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Ella was happy about her points. Good! She raised her hand for the next question, "The origins of much of the astrological doctrine and method that would later develop in Asia, Europe, and the Middle East are found among the ancient Babylonians. And the Horoscopy Astrology, which appears to have originated in Alexandrian Egypt, quickly spread across the ancient world into Europe, the Middle East and India, Professor.." she paused , "and moreover there are more types of astorlogies, named as:
Arab and Persian astrology (Medieval, near East)
Babylonian astrology (Ancient, near East)
Egyptian astrology
Hellenistic astrology (Classical antiquity)
Mayan astrology.." hoping that she was right this timetoo.

Erica raised her hand and said "The are three modern branches of Astrology and they are Vedic astrology, Western astrology and Chinese astrology."

"There is also if you look at a more historical point of view Arabian and Persian astrology, Babylonian astrology, Egyptian astrology, Hellenestic astrology and Mayan astrology."

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Originally Posted by camirayaxley (Post 7319195)

Camira raised her hand again, glad she had studied. "Horoscopic astrology is a form of astrology which uses a horoscope, a visual representation of the heavens, for a specific moment in time in order to interpret the inherent meaning underlying the alignment of the planets at that moment. The idea is that the placement of the planets at any given moment in time reflects the nature of that moment and especially anything which is born then, and this can be analyzed using the chart and a variety of rules for interpreting the 'language' or symbols therein.

Horoscopic astrology developed in the Mediterranean region and specifically Hellenistic Egypt sometime around the late 2nd or early 1st century BCE"

"That is a very well-researched answer, but I'm afraid you are over-thinking it, Miss Yaxley. The answer or answers are quite a deal simplier that this."

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Originally Posted by SilverTiger (Post 7319196)

Elizabeth raised her hand again. "Well, there are three general branches of astrology, which deal with similar information, but are still different. Namely, Western, which would be the main school of thought here, in the US, and everywhere else in this general area. And then there's Hindu astrology, based on the Sanskrit Vedas of India. And then the third is Chinese astrology."

"Exactly! Nearly everywhere else in this general area uses the Western standard. But, the three you mention definately are amongst the most popular. Three points."

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Originally Posted by Elphie The Wicked (Post 7319197)

Raiden raised his hand... history, he could do that much, at least. "Uhm... The Aztecs and Mayans had forms of Astrology... as do the Chinese, and there's also Indian Astrology too..."

Chinese Astrology was something he knew a bit about, at least...

"Good. Four points for Slytherin."

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Originally Posted by aussiegirl (Post 7319202)

Kayla raised her hand again, she wasn't too sure of this but decided to give it a go anyway. "The origins of much of the astrological doctrine and method that would later develop in Asia, Europe, and the Middle East are found among the ancient Babylonians and their system of celestial omens that began to be compiled around the middle of the 2nd millennium BCE. This system of celestial omens later spread either directly or indirectly through the Babylonians and Assyrians to other areas such as India, Middle East, and Greece where it merged with pre-existing indigenous forms of astrology."

"Strange how the Americas seemed to develop their own astrological systems independently, isn't it?" He cleared his throat. "This is a good answer. You and Miss Yaxley may take two points for the information. The historical aspect is actually quite advanced, but the answer I'm looking for is a lot more simplier."

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Originally Posted by NicoT (Post 7319204)

Nico thought for a second before raising his hand, "Sir? There is Western Astrology which is popular throughout the western world; Vedic and Jyotish astrology- which is made up of Siddhanta, Samhita and Hora- and that developed in India; Chinese Astrology; Hellenistic/ Egyptian Astrology and Islamic Astrology- which developed in Persia/Iran. Also the Aztecs developed a form of astrology independently."

"Well done, Mr. Toussaint. 7 points."

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Originally Posted by camirayaxley (Post 7319205)

Oh. Is that what he meant. Oops. She raised her hand again. "There's Vedic Astrology, which is native to India. Vedic astrology Vedic astrology is more interested in the kind of karma you have brought into this life, rather than Western Astrology, which attempts to predict what you can expect in the future. Vedic astrology is said by some to bemathematics at a higher level."
There. That was better, wasn't it?

"There we are! Three points, Miss Yaxley."

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Originally Posted by mathi (Post 7319207)

Ella was happy about her points. Good! She raised her hand for the next question, "The origins of much of the astrological doctrine and method that would later develop in Asia, Europe, and the Middle East are found among the ancient Babylonians. And the Horoscopy Astrology, which appears to have originated in Alexandrian Egypt, quickly spread across the ancient world into Europe, the Middle East and India, Professor.." she paused , "and moreover there are more types of astorlogies, named as
Arab and Persian astrology (Medieval, near East)
Babylonian astrology (Ancient, near East)
Egyptian astrology
Hellenistic astrology (Classical antiquity)
Mayan astrology.."hoping that she was right this timetoo.

"Two points for the history aaaand, five points for your examples."

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Originally Posted by KatieTessa (Post 7319209)

"Good. Two and three points for you."

"Well done, everyone. But, there are three types of astrology that you have managed to leave out, however. Anyone care to venture a guess as to what these are?"

raising his hand Nicholai answered, "The only others I can think of are Sidereal, Synastry and Mundane." Nicholai frowned, trying to remember.

Eh. Now she was confused. There were more? Great. She started flipping through her notes. "There's Esoteric astrology, also Kabbalistic astrology, and Synastry, which is a special branch of astrology that is comparing natal charts to find relations amongst people." Hmm. Divination was kind of fun so far.

Raiden thought for a moment... "Sidereal?" He'd read that word in his book somewhere, hadn't he? "And uhm... Islamic?" No wait, Nicholai had mentioned that one... He bit his lip. "Uhm... Don't centaurs have their own version of astrology, too?"

Raiden's brain puttered along as he tried his best to grind out the answers.

"Esoteric... Electional...Mundane..." They were types, right?

Ella thought for a second before answer with a raise hand, "It may be, Agricultural astrology, medical astrology and Astro_economics.." she said, bitting her lip and waited for the professor's reply.

Qaz raised her hand and replied, 'or perhaps Astrology can be seen as a type of Symbolic Language, a type of Art Form and a Type of Divination'

Elizabeth raised her hand again, a little less sure of herself. "Well, the most common form of astrology is horoscopic astrology, which can be further broken up into Horary astrology, which is when a person gets a question answered by use of their chart, Electional or event astrology, where a specific time to do something, or undertake an important event is looked for, Natal, or genethelical astrology, which is birth charts and horoscopes, and Mundane or political astrology, which is astrology applied to world events and natural disasters. There's also Astro-meteorology, or astrology used to predict weather and the future through use of comets, shooting stars and eclipses. And then there's Uranian astrology, which was developed in Germany in the 1920s, and uses special charts and measurements to interpret personality and events."

She then took a deep breath.

"Native American, or Hopi, African, aaand,...I'll give you a hint; it's a place very near to Wizarding Britain geographically, but smaller.". He took a good look at the class. He didn't see anyone from the region, at least not that he knew.

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Originally Posted by SlytherinSistah (Post 7319231)

Nico raised his hand to guess, "Celtic, Sir?"

Camira raised her hand tentatively. "Celtic astrology, sir?"

Qaz beat herself up mentally....half Irish and didn't get it....

Unsurely, Raiden whispered, "Didn't the druids have astrology?"

Unsure Erica raised her hand and asked "Sir, are you referring to the early Irish/Celtic astrology? The Irish astrology system isn't as commonly- known as the Vedi, Western and Chinese astrologies."

Jessica raised her hand:
"Celtic, professor?"

Ems raised her hand “Sir, there is archaeological evidence to prove that the Celts had knowledge of the heavenly bodies and their movements.”

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Originally Posted by Amelie (Post 7319264)

Ems raised her hand “Sir, there is archaeological evidence to prove that the Celts had knowledge of the heavenly bodies and their movements.”

Nicholai turned his head and thought for a second, "Like stonehenge?"

Qaz raised her hand and offered 'The Italians must have been good at it because they excelled at Astronomy.'

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Originally Posted by Elphie The Wicked (Post 7319238)

Unsurely, Raiden whispered, "Didn't the druids have astrology?"

"Yes. The Celtic astrological symbols or characters are trees, such as ash, oak, and pine."

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Originally Posted by NicoT (Post 7319233)

Nico raised his hand to guess, "Celtic, Sir?"

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Originally Posted by camirayaxley (Post 7319234)

Camira raised her hand tentatively. "Celtic astrology, sir?"

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Originally Posted by KatieTessa (Post 7319259)

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Originally Posted by relly1611 (Post 7319261)

Jessica raised her hand:
"Celtic, professor?"

The Divination Professor beamed, simply adoring his students for guessing correctly. "Yes! Exactly right. 3 points for each of you for the lightning round."

"Alright, next question,...In Western Astrology, what is a natal chart?"

Jessica raised her hand:
"The most common form of horoscope is the natal chart based on the moment of a person's birth; though in theory a horoscope can be drawn up for the beginning of anything, from a business enterprise to the foundation of a nation state."

Qaz raised her hand and replied, 'A natal chart drawn for the exact time of an individual's birth at a particular place on Earth for the purposes of gaining information about the individual.'

Erica raised her hand again smiling "A Natal chart is based upon the concept that each individual's personality or path in life can be determined by constructing a natal chart for the exact date, time, and location of a person's birth."

Elizabeth raised her hand again. "A natal chart is a horoscope/astrological chart drawn for the exact time of an individual's birth at a particular place on Earth for the purposes of gaining information about the individual."

"A natal chart is a horoscope or astrological chart drawn for the exact time of an individual's birth at a particular place on Earth for the purposes of gaining information about the individual." Emily answered with her hand raised.