The Fated Sky : Astrology in History

Whether you believe astrology to be a science, a pseudo-science, or just plain hocus pocus, you may find it interesting to take a historical look at how astrology has influenced the history of mankind from ancient Baghdad to modern times. Take a historical look by reading the book
The Fated Sky : Astrology in History by historian and author, Benson Brobrick.

According to Bobrick,``America would never have been discovered by Christopher Columbus in 1492 had it not been for the thought of Arab astrologers in Baghdad in the 9th century A.D.''

In this historical look at astrology you will read how kings, popes and presidents and even the stock market have been influenced by astrology.

Is the stock market influenced by astrology today? I don't know. But bloomberg.com columnist, A. Craig Copetas, makes reference to Bobrick's historical observations.

"By 1920, Wall Street trader William Gann was all but minting money by using ``astroinvestment'' strategies to predict commodity prices and stock-market swings. Part of his success was apparently based on calculating the birthday of the New York Stock Exchange, Bobrick writes.

That would be May 17, 1792. Think Taurus, sign of the bull."

If you have 51 minues and 30 seconds of free time on your hands and Widows Media Player installed on your computer, listen to Laura Knoy of NHPR interview Bobrick about The Fated Sky: Astrology in History and about ancient sunsign systems vs modern astrology: Laura Knoy interviews Benson Brobrick