Does Astrology Have Anything to Do With the Devil, Demons or Evil Spirits?
TOP There are two basic objections to astrology: first, that it works, but is inherently evil and second, it does not work because it is unscientific. With regard to the first objection and the question of the relationship between the Devil and astrology, to a certain extent the answer depends on your view of the Devil. If you believe that the Devil is active in the world, then astrology can expose his works, just as it shows the works of God. Renaissance philosophers and astrologers were Christians, and generally fairly orthodox in their views. They did not see astrology as dependent on the intervention of the Devil, demons or evil spirits for prediction of future events. Albertus Magnus, the great 13th century philosopher says, The second great wisdom…is the science of the judgements of the stars, which provides a link between natural philosophy and metaphysics. For if God…should wish to operate through the created things found in these four inferior elements, using the mute and