Astrology looks to me like one of those fourth-hand disciplines. (Like much religion. And even science if you get far enough away). It was useful and empirical

Astrology looks to me like one of those fourth-hand disciplines. (Like much religion. And even science if you get far enough away). It was useful and empirically grounded at first. But by the fourth hand, a story of a story of a story, it's a bit of a mess. But that's just me. I haven't delved into it very far. Probably started as a nice model.