Affirmations For Living The most we know about astrology or horoscopes has been what we’ve read in the newspaper or had delivered to our email but how accurate are they? In truth astrology can be traced back to the 1st century BC with two varieties of astrology in existence, one that required the reading of horoscopes in order to establish precise details about the past, present and future; the other being theurgic (literally meaning 'god-work'), which emphasised the soul's ascent to the stars. While they were not mutually exclusive, the former sought information about the life, while the latter was concerned with personal transformation, where astrology served as a form of dialogue with the Divine.