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WHAT IS ASTROLOGY?
什么是占星术？

Astrology is all about studying the movements and patterns of the planets, stars, and other elements in space and showing how they affect who we are and how we behave.
占星术是研究行星、恒星和其他空间元素的运动和模式，并展示它们如何影响我们是谁以及我们的行为。

How astrology began The kind of astrology practiced today began in the ancient world of Babylon and Greece.
占星术是如何开始的今天的占星术始于古巴比伦和希腊的古代世界。
The Babylonians created the concept of the zodiac (the 12 animal constellations) and the practice of finding meaning in the movements of the planets.
巴比伦人创造了十二生肖（12个动物星座）的概念，以及在行星运动中寻找意义的实践。
The Greeks took up these ideas after the conquests of Alexander the Great in the 4th century BCE. Shaped by their
希腊人在公元前4世纪征服亚历山大大帝后接受了这些思想。由他们的

own beliefs about the stars and heavens, they created the “horoscope” we know today.
他们自己对星星和天堂的信仰，创造了我们今天所知道的“星座”。
What is a horoscope?
什么是星座？
A horoscope is a wheel-shaped picture of the heavens at a particular time and place, with the person looking at it in the centre. The 12 zodiac signs are at the edge of the horoscope wheel, and the Sun, Moon, and the planets are arranged
占星术是一幅特定时间和地点的天空的轮状图片，人们在中心观看。十二生肖位于星盘边缘，太阳、月亮和行星排列在一起

Your birth chart is an image of you and how you fit into the world.
你的出生图是你和你如何融入这个世界的形象。

around the wheel according to their position in the sky.
根据它们在天空中的位置绕着轮子转。
Your birth chart
你的出生图
Your horoscope is also called your birth chart. It is an image of you and how you fit into the world. Its symbols describe your unique personality and how this guides your feelings and behaviour. It shows what is important to you and how you can find ways to shine.
你的星座也被称为你的出生图。这是你和你如何融入这个世界的形象。它的符号描述了你独特的个性以及如何引导你的感觉和行为。它展示了什么对你来说是重要的，以及你如何找到闪耀的方式。

IN THE BEGINNING

Astrology has existed since ancient times. It began in Mesopotamia (the modern-day Middle East) and spread to Europe, then worldwide.
占星术自古以来就存在。它起源于美索不达米亚（现代中东），并传播到欧洲，然后传播到世界各地。
It has had highs and lows of popularity. Today, as in the past, people use it to help them live their best lives.
它的受欢迎程度有高有低。今天，和过去一样，人们用它来帮助他们过上最好的生活。

Starting in Babylonia
从巴比伦尼亚开始
Humans have always looked to the skies to answer questions about religion, farming, and the passage of time. Lunar cycles, for instance, were recorded as long as 25,000 years ago.
人类总是仰望天空来回答有关宗教、农业和时间流逝的问题。例如，月球周期早在25000年前就有记录。
Babylonian astronomers were the first to document the cycle of the planets. From them, we get the 12 signs of the zodiac, which track the Sun’s movement
巴比伦天文学家是第一个记录行星周期的人。从中，我们得到了十二生肖的12个星座，它们跟踪太阳的运动

through the constellations. By charting how and when the planets move, ancient astronomers could make predictions about the future
通过星座。通过绘制行星运动的方式和时间，古代天文学家可以对未来做出预测

To Greece and Rome
去希腊和罗马
Astrology next spread to Greece and Egypt, where the horoscope was born. It combined the zodiac, Greek ideas of the four elements and heavenly bodies, and Egyptian
占星术随后传播到希腊和埃及，占星术就是在那里诞生的。它结合了黄道十二宫、希腊的四行学说和天体学说以及埃及神话

It seems a natural part of human experience to seek meaning in the sky.
在天空中寻找意义似乎是人类经验的自然组成部分。

symbolism. In ancient Rome, everyone—from emperors to common people—looked to astrology for answers.
象征意义。在古罗马，从皇帝到普通人，每个人都从占星术中寻找答案。
A high point
高点
The Medieval and Renaissance periods in Europe were a high point in astrology’s history. It was often classed as one of the liberal arts at universities, and it formed the basis of some medical practices.
欧洲的中世纪和文艺复兴时期是占星术史上的一个高峰。它通常被列为大学的文科之一，并形成了一些医学实践的基础。

Most royal courts had an astrologer-astronomer in residence. At the same time, the Renaissance brought a new search for scientific knowledge, and astrology’s popularity declined.
大多数宫廷都有占星家和天文学家居住。与此同时，文艺复兴带来了对科学知识的新探索，占星术的普及率下降。
Astrology now
现在占星术
At the end of the 19th century, people began to believe that there was a link between astrology and psychology.
19世纪末，人们开始相信占星术和心理学之间有联系。

Astrologers also saw that our universe happens both outside and within us and that the two realms are linked. Today, people are again turning to astrology. As in ancient times, it shows us how we can live our best lives in rhythm with the heavenly pattern.
占星家还发现，我们的宇宙发生在我们的外部和内部，这两个领域是相互联系的。今天，人们再次转向占星术。就像在古代一样，它向我们展示了我们如何按照天堂的模式生活在最美好的生活中。

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