Summary Since the dawn of time, humankind has looked to the heavens for answers to earthly problems. Do the movements of the stars and planets hold the secrets of human destiny? Can the stars and planets determine one's hidden character? Over 4,000 years ago, astrology was born in the fertile crescent known as modern day Iraq and Iran. The Babylonians created the first zodiac, which basically remains unchanged today. Who were these first sky-watchers? Why did they develop astrology? Today, science denies any validity to astrology. Yet for 4,000 years, millions of people have believed in it. They point to tantalizing evidence from history: Did astrologers predict Hitler's rise to power or foretell the rise of Queen Elizabeth I? Were the three Wise Men astrologers and did they use astrology to follow the Star of Bethlehem? Has the planet-based Mayan calendar predicted the end of the world? Is belief in the power of stars merely a baseless superstition, or one of humankind's oldest truths? Scientists and scholars may be on the verge of answering these age-old questions, as they explore ASTROLOGY: SECRETS IN THE STARS.
Directed : Unknown
Written : Unknown
Stars : Leonard Nimoy Kathleen Turner Carole Fontaine Bob Brier
Genres : Mystery History Documentary
Release date : Mar 27, 1996
Countries of origin : United States
Language : English
Production companies : A+E Networks
Summary Since the dawn of time, humankind has looked to the heavens for answers to earthly problems. Do the movements of the stars and planets hold the secrets of human destiny? Can the stars and planets determine one's hidden character? Over 4,000 years ago, astrology was born in the fertile crescent known as modern day Iraq and Iran. The Babylonians created the first zodiac, which basically remains unchanged today. Who were these first sky-watchers? Why did they develop astrology? Today, science denies any validity to astrology. Yet for 4,000 years, millions of people have believed in it. They point to tantalizing evidence from history: Did astrologers predict Hitler's rise to power or foretell the rise of Queen Elizabeth I? Were the three Wise Men astrologers and did they use astrology to follow the Star of Bethlehem? Has the planet-based Mayan calendar predicted the end of the world? Is belief in the power of stars merely a baseless superstition, or one of humankind's oldest truths? Scientists and scholars may be on the verge of answering these age-old questions, as they explore ASTROLOGY: SECRETS IN THE STARS.
Genres : Mystery History Documentary
Release date : Mar 27, 1996
Countries of origin : United States
Language : English
Production companies : A+E Networks
