It had some of the flavors of science: astrologers observed the skies, made predictions about how it would affect people, and then those people would provide evidence for it by swearing up and down it worked.
The inventions and innovations of the Sumerians were adopted by other Mesopotamian cultures by the 7th century BCE, and Babylon became famous for its astronomers and astrologers.
Astrologers are people who say they can find out about your personality, and maybe your future, by analysing the position of stars and planets the day you were born.
Around the third century BC, Greek astrologers writing horoscopes in Egypt decided that each God was only in charge for one hour at a time, so Satan would rule for an hour and then Jupiter, Mars and so on.
He eventually makes his way to Prague, which is the imperial capital of the Herman Empire under Rufus II, himself a great patron of artists and artisans and mathematicians and alchemists and astrologers.
Every Wednesday, astrologer Ali Luber sits down with celebrity guests for raw, in-studio astrology readings that uncover the faded twists, planetary influences, and life-changing moments written in their stars.
He thus described himself as a philosopher, astrologer, and prophet, which makes me think that he'd be very pleased to find himself included in this podcast.