Astrology and the Renaissance:
For straightforwardness, it is enticing to state that this paper on astrology in the Renaissance starts with Petrarch (1304-1374) and closes with Shakespeare (1564-1616). Petrarch, “the main man of the Renaissance,” was no devotee of crystal gazing and railed against its fatalistic leanings. “Leave free the ways of truth and life… these globes of fire can’t be guides for us. Lit up by these beams: … Continue reading Astrology and the Renaissance:
