Astrology is an ancient symbolic system that explores the relationship between the movements of the celestial bodies and planets and our human experience.

The practice is based on the idea that the sky at the exact moment of someone’s birth forms a kind of map, or birth chart, which can be interpreted to explore personality patterns, emotional tendencies, and life themes. Used as a reflective tool, astrology helps people notice how they think, feel, relate, and move through different phases of life.

Astrology can be turned to during periods of change, uncertainty, or self-reflection. It can offer a different way of seeing yourself and your experiences, and provide clarity and grounding.

During an astrology reading, you can:

𖦹 Recognise repeating emotional or behavioural patterns

𖦹 Understand parts of your personality with more depth and compassion

𖦹 Make sense of transition periods or identity shifts

𖦹 Notice natural strengths, instincts, and ways of relating

𖦹 Connect your inner world to broader cycles of time and change

For many, it becomes a way of stepping back from day-to-day noise and reflecting on life from a wider, universal perspective.

Our human understanding of the movement of the planets, and our relationship with their celestial shifts have always existed. Whilst astrology has been shaped over thousands of years through many different cultures and belief systems, the foundational principles have never altered, and similarities have always found to be more common than differences.

The strongest early astronomical evidence of early humankind dates back 20,000 years ago. The "Ishango bone', found in Central Africa, depicts lunar cycles, with linear marks representing time intervals.

In ancient Mesopotamia (around 2000 BCE), some of the earliest written records of astrology came from ancient Babylon. People observed the sky, linking planetary movements with seasonal patterns, harvests, and major world events. An example of this is the recently discovered petroglyph of the Sumerian god Enki and the Akkadian (2112 - 2004 BC), which are understood to be manifestations of the stars that make up Capricorn.

In the Classical period across ancient Greece & Egypt (2nd century BCE), astrology developed into a more structured system in the Hellenistic world, where Egyptian, Babylonian, and Greek ideas blended together. This is where core elements like the zodiac signs and structured birth chart systems began to form. The 'Tetrabiblos', 4 books written by the Alexandrian scholar Claudius Ptolemy - which mapped out the foundational rules of astrology - noted how the planets emitted physical qualities (heat, cold, moisture, dryness) that influenced human temperaments and physical earthly qualities.

In Armenia during the 5th - 3rd Millennium BCE, the Ughtasar Petroglyphs located on the slopes of Mount Aragats, were created. These contain thousands of rock carvings that illustrate stellar maps and ancient astrological systems.

In Vedic Astrology, which came from India over 2,000 years ago, 'jyotish' - an ancient system of timekeeping, astronomy, and spiritual guidance - was developed. This spiritual science and practice is connected to karma ('action' or 'deed'), dharma ('that which upholds' or 'duty'), and life path interpretation. It remains a continuous and widely practiced system today.