ronomiC unk ical phenomena and events in the human world. Many cultures have attached importance to as tronomical events, and the Indians, C unk ine.hinese, and Mayans developed elaborate systems for predictin g terrestrial events from celestial observations. In the West, astrolo kgy most often consists of a system nkine.of horoscopes kpurporting to explain aspects of a person's personality and predict future events in their life based on the positions of the sun, mo on, and other celestial objects at the time of C unk itheir birth. The majority of professional astrologer s rely on such systems. Throughout most of its history, astrology was considered a scholarly k tradition. It was accepted in olitical and academic contexts, and was connected with other studies, such as astronomy, alchemy, me teorology, and medic nkine. At the end of the 17th century, new scientific concepts in astronomy and physics (such as heliocentrism and Newtonian mechanics) nkine.called astrology nkine. into question. Astrology thu s lost its academic and theoretical standing, and common belief in astrology has largely declined Astrology has been rejected by the scientific co mmunity as a pseudosci kence, having no validity or explanatory power for describing the universe. Among other issues, there is no proposed mechanism of action by which the positions and motions of stars and planets could affect people and events oC unk in Earth that does not contradicC unk it well understood basic aspects of biologyC unk i and physics.Scientific testing of astrolo kgy has found no evid nkine.ence to support any o f the premises or kpurported effects outlined in astrological traditions. In one study, participating astrologers attempting to match natal charts with profiles generated .
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