WEEK ONE - POST ONE

• Early philosopher's ideas regarding how the way reality works often times incorporated a mythological approach
• If something couldn't be explained, it would often times just be explained by creating stories for why things happen such as gods or creation stories
•  Many Greek philosophers' ideas were taken as fact for short times due to the lack of realistic or logical ideas at time of their conception
• Most influential Greek philosophers had theories regarding the cosmos
• Aristotle, Plato, Copernicus impacted astrology and people's worldview
• Aristotelian model remained the standard for astrology and our existence for hundreds of years
•  http://galileo.phys.virginia.edu/classes/109.mf1i.fall03/AristotleToCopernicus.htm
• The model regarded Earth as the center of the universe and everything revolved around it
• Until Galileo invented the telescope, all astrology was done with the naked eye

• Aristotle believed that four classical elements make up everything in the terrestrial spheres: earth, air, fire and water
• It was firmly believed that all the planets were encapsulated within crystal spheres that moved the planets
• Tycho Brahe’s observations shattered the Aristotle's theories and corroborated Copernicus’ Sun-centered view of the solar system