Uploaded November 2019 | Updated September 2026, 11 hours ago
MythStories on Explore Mode: youtu.be/MfTsHDYNKtk
At the beginning of November, Mercury went into retrograde for the second time this year. According to astrologers, this retrograde in Scorpio is all about our professional lives, making us rethink our career path and life goals. According to some retail companies, this is the perfect time to release products like… Mercury retrograde bath bombs...?! What’s all this about?
In the early aughts, people’s weekly love and career predictions were printed out in the horoscope section of fashion magazines and newspapers. Today, it comes in the form of YouTube video astrological forecasts and #relatable Instagram memes that make us realize how much of a Virgo we truly are. Or are we?
Did you know that, according to astrology, it’s not only one sign that defines our character? You’ve also got your Moon sign, Venus sign, north, and south node signs… We explain all these in this episode!
However, although astrology now is seen by some as too “woo woo” to be trusted, there was a time where it was actually a trusted science.
So, when did astrology become a thing? When did we start associating them with personality traits? Who invented it? And once and for all, what is a Mercury retrograde?!
You’re watching Explore Mode and in this video, we’re diving into the origins of astrology.
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Time Stamps:
01:45 Babylonians and Astrology
03:00 Mercury Retrograde, Explained
04:36 Greek people and the Zodiac
05:01 Zodiac, Explained / The Ecliptic Plane, Explained
07:15 Birth Charts, Explained / Natal Charts, Explained
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Music:
Darkest Child and Mysterioso March
Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Sources:
History of Astrology / History of Horoscopes
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_astrology
historyworld.net/wrldhis/PlainTextHistories.asp?historyid=ac32
time.com/5315377/are-zodiac-signs-real-astrology-history
ancient-origins.net/history-ancient-traditions/4000-year-history-horoscopes-how-astrology-has-been-shaped-throughout-021321
gaia.com/article/history-of-astrology
livescience.com/17943-oldest-astrologer-board-zodiac.html
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horoscope
smithsonianmag.com/history/how-are-horoscopes-still-thing-180957701
Mercury retrograde
vox.com/videos/2018/11/16/18098729/what-is-mercury-retrograde-meaning
time.com/5207161/mercury-retrograde-astrology-history
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Produced by Sofia K.
Edited by Amanda Lee
MythStories on Explore Mode: youtu.be/MfTsHDYNKtk
At the beginning of November, Mercury went into retrograde for the second time this year. According to astrologers, this retrograde in Scorpio is all about our professional lives, making us rethink our career path and life goals. According to some retail companies, this is the perfect time to release products like… Mercury retrograde bath bombs...?! What’s all this about?
In the early aughts, people’s weekly love and career predictions were printed out in the horoscope section of fashion magazines and newspapers. Today, it comes in the form of YouTube video astrological forecasts and #relatable Instagram memes that make us realize how much of a Virgo we truly are. Or are we?
Did you know that, according to astrology, it’s not only one sign that defines our character? You’ve also got your Moon sign, Venus sign, north, and south node signs… We explain all these in this episode!
However, although astrology now is seen by some as too “woo woo” to be trusted, there was a time where it was actually a trusted science.
So, when did astrology become a thing? When did we start associating them with personality traits? Who invented it? And once and for all, what is a Mercury retrograde?!
You’re watching Explore Mode and in this video, we’re diving into the origins of astrology.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Time Stamps:
01:45 Babylonians and Astrology
03:00 Mercury Retrograde, Explained
04:36 Greek people and the Zodiac
05:01 Zodiac, Explained / The Ecliptic Plane, Explained
07:15 Birth Charts, Explained / Natal Charts, Explained
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Music:
Darkest Child and Mysterioso March
Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Sources:
History of Astrology / History of Horoscopes
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_astrology
historyworld.net/wrldhis/PlainTextHistories.asp?historyid=ac32
time.com/5315377/are-zodiac-signs-real-astrology-history
ancient-origins.net/history-ancient-traditions/4000-year-history-horoscopes-how-astrology-has-been-shaped-throughout-021321
gaia.com/article/history-of-astrology
livescience.com/17943-oldest-astrologer-board-zodiac.html
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horoscope
smithsonianmag.com/history/how-are-horoscopes-still-thing-180957701
Mercury retrograde
vox.com/videos/2018/11/16/18098729/what-is-mercury-retrograde-meaning
time.com/5207161/mercury-retrograde-astrology-history
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Produced by Sofia K.
Edited by Amanda Lee
