To mark the movements of the planets, astrologers in ancient Babylon, and their descendants in Europe and the Middle East, mark off twelve definite regions of the sky, in each of which is placed a symbolic animal or mythological feature. These ascriptions vary from one culture to another, and also have changed over time, but a typical example of such symbolism is that the Moon is a female whose day is Monday her metal is silver her element is water her gems include moonstone and pearls and the silvery herbs artemisia, wormwood, and mugwort are representative of her influence in the vegetable kingdom. Western Astrology also called Babylonian Astrology has been practiced since ancient times, when astrologers began to ascribe different weekdays, colours, symbols, minerals, precious stones, plants, animals, and fragrances to the two luminaries (the Sun and the Moon), and the visible planets (Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn). 4 AIRR Readers & Rootworkers Who Perform This Work for ClientsĪstrological Systems Western or Babylonian Astrology.2.7 Astrological Remediation Fixes the Problem.2.6 Relocational Astrology Assists the Move.2.5 Horary Astrology Answers the Question.2.3 Predictive Astrology Tells the Future.2.1 Character Analysis and the Natal Chart.