Entries by Dr. Christof Niederwieser

New Video Lectures & Seminars

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Astrology is a fascinating way to understand yourself and the world better. In recent years I have given several hundred lectures and seminars, mostly on the innovative new methods that I have developed in over twenty years of research and practice (e.g. the Group Horoscope for analyzing whole families or teams, the Astro-Kondratieff Business Cycle […]

Astrology in early Modern History

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In the wake of Islamic expansion, Arabian astrology spread from the 8th century via Spain to the borders of the Frankish Empire. From the 11th to the 13th century, numerous Arabic and Jewish works were translated into Latin. Oriental magic, Kabbalah and astrology thus entered the occidental cultural sphere and soon took on an independent […]

The History of Astrology in India, Arabia and China

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The history of astrology began in Mesopotamia in the 3rd millennium BC. But it was a long way from the pure observation of celestial signs to the calculability of planetary movements to the first personal horoscopes, as they emerged in Greece in the 5th century BC. Astrology finally took on its present form in the […]

The History of Ancient Astrology

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Since time immemorial, man has looked up to the sky. When the daily hustle and bustle slowly comes to rest at dusk and the sun disappears on the horizon, the eternal order of the stars appears in the firmament. While everyday life is full of impasses, surprises, dangers and unknowns, the night sky offers stability […]