Where did astrology originate?

Western astrology originated in Mesopotamia.

Two thousand years ago, primitive ancient Sumerians built seven temples in Ur and uruk, each layer representing a celestial body: the moon, the sun, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn. These seven celestial bodies should pave the way to God for the priests. Sumerians already have their own constellations. They divided the sky into three parts. Besides, they know the white road. They believe that celestial bodies operate according to God's will.

In 2778 BC, the most accurate calendar was born in ancient Egypt. Egyptians realized the relationship between the rise of Sirius and the Nile flood. They tried to infer political development from Sirius's position.

The four sides of the ancient Egyptian pyramids are determined according to the four directions of the sky. They want to pave the way for the Pharaoh's soul to ascend to heaven after his death. The Pharaoh's soul is the North Star. Under the influence of Babylon, they divided the ecliptic into twelve constellations. In Europe, Stonehenge in Britain (about 2200 BC) may have astrological significance.

China's astrology began in ancient times. It is mainly used to determine calendars and measure world events. Stargazing in a big sense. As described by Beszhan and Kaiyuan Zhan Jing. What is used to measure one's destiny is called five-star technique, star life technique and so on. For example, "Lao Guo Xingzong" is its peak representative.