Današnja civilizacija donijela je mnoge dobrobiti, od kojih bi neke ljudima iz prošlosti izgledale kao znanstvena fantastika – čak i ljudima od prije samo 15 ili 20 godina. Usporedo s tim događaju se ironije novog doba. Umjesto da nas napredak nadahnjuje i otvara nove vidike, moderni trendovi čine da se sve više zatvaramo u sebe i uzgajamo strahove od društvenih kontakata. Pogledi su usmjereni prema dolje: nekad bismo duboko zamišljeni o neizvjesnoj budućnosti gledali u asfalt pod nogama, danas samo zadivljeni u šarene ekrane naših pametnih telefona. To se danas tako zove – više nisu mobiteli.

Zamislite sada trenutak nekoliko tisuća godina unatrag: bez javne rasvjete, bez gužve u gradovima, samo vi i priroda. Blažena tišina, okružuju vas zvukovi koje možete čuti samo u prirodi. Noć je, nebo preplavljeno zvijezdama – nešto što danas u gradovima, pa čak i u okolici, ne možete ni zamisliti. Samo vi, priroda, poneki ljudi, kuće u daljini. Osjećate snagu prirode, znate da postoje sile koje nadilaze ne samo vašu fizičku snagu i sposobnosti, nego i vaše poimanje svijeta. Istovremeno osjećate da ste neraskidivi dio te prirode, dio veće cjeline.

Upravo taj osjećaj povezanosti s prirodom i pripadnosti kao dio veće cjeline nedostaje današnjoj civilizaciji. Zato je pogled čovjeka u zvijezde bio nešto prirodnoModern civilization has brought countless benefits—some of which would have seemed like science fiction to people from the past, even to those living just 15 or 20 years ago. At the same time, new ironies emerge in this era. Instead of inspiring us and opening new horizons, today’s trends increasingly close us off from one another and nurture fears of real social contact. Our gaze is directed downward: once we would stare thoughtfully at the asphalt beneath our feet while pondering an uncertain future; today we stare, captivated, at the colorful screens of our smartphones. That’s what they’re called now—no longer just “mobiles.”

Imagine now a moment several thousand years ago: no streetlights, no city crowds, just you and nature. Blessed silence, surrounded by sounds you can only hear in the wild. It’s night, the sky flooded with stars—something unimaginable today in cities, or even their outskirts. Just you, nature, a few scattered people, houses far in the distance. You feel the power of nature, you know there are forces that surpass not only your physical strength and abilities, but also your understanding of the world. At the same time, you feel you are an inseparable part of that nature, part of something much greater.

That very feeling of connection to nature and belonging as part of a larger whole is what today’s civilization lacks. That’s why looking up at the stars was once the most natural, self-evident thing for humanity. Moreover, for people of those times, the connection between the stars and events on Earth was obvious. In regions like Mesopotamia and Egypt, this link to the seasons of flooding was literally a matter of life and death. The ability to predict floods and droughts by reading the sky was a question of survival—not just for one person or a small group, but for entire nations. The cycles of those floods determined the wheat harvest, and for the ancient peoples of Egypt and Mesopotamia, that harvest was the only source of food. There was no global market or supermarkets where food could simply be bought.

That’s why the approach to astrology was extremely serious and responsible—much like how we today approach earthquake forecasting.

The stars were, for ancient people, embodiments of gods—through them they explained the forces of nature and events that exceeded their strength and understanding.

Even in the Stone Age, when our distant ancestors lived in caves, there was fascination with the stars: to explain the will of the gods, to appease their anger, or to call for help when it seemed the forces of nature had turned against humanity and threatened destruction.

Although today such an approach to observing the stars is dismissed as superstition and pseudoscience, we can see that in its time it was real knowledge and science in the right place—with a clearly defined purpose.

Official modern science denies any connection between celestial bodies and events on Earth—except for the tides influenced by the Moon. Yet the symbolism of planets, their energies, and their influence on living human beings continues to break through in psychology and spiritual practice.

The value of astrology in our time lies precisely in its relentless reminder that we humans are still just as much a part of nature and the Universe as ever—no matter how advanced, developed, and powerful we may feel today.čovjeka tih vremena bila je razumljiva i veza između zvijezda i događaja na Zemlji. U krajevima poput Mezopotamije i Egipta ta veza sa sezonama poplava bila je od životnog značaja. Mogućnost predviđanja poplava i suše na temelju čitanja neba bila je pitanje života i smrti – ne samo jednog čovjeka ili grupe ljudi, nego cijelog naroda. Od tih ciklusa ovisila je žetva pšenice, a drevnim narodima Egipta i Mezopotamije to je bio jedini izvor hrane – nije bilo globalnog tržišta ni supermarketa gdje bi se mogla kupiti hrana.

Stoga je pristup astrologiji bio iznimno ozbiljan i odgovoran – kao što mi danas pristupamo ozbiljno, primjerice, predviđanju potresa.

Zvijezde su za drevne ljude bile oličenje bogova, kojima su objašnjavali sile prirode i događaje koji su nadilazili njihove snage i mogućnosti.

Čak i u kamenom dobu, kada su naši drevni preci obitavali u pećinama, postoji zanimanje za zvijezde – kako bi objasnili želje bogova, umirili njihov bijes ili dozvali pomoć kada se činilo da su se sile prirode urotile protiv čovjeka i prijetile mu uništenjem.

Iako se danas takav pristup promatranju zvijezda smatra praznovjerjem i pseudoznanošću, vidimo da je u to doba to bilo stvarno znanje i znanost na svom mjestu – s jasno izraženom svrhom.

Današnja službena znanost poriče bilo kakvu vezu između nebeskih tijela i događaja na Zemlji – osim plime i oseke pod utjecajem Mjeseca. No simbolika planeta, njihovih energija i utjecaja na živog čovjeka probija se kroz psihologiju i duhovnu praksu.

Vrijednost astrologije u današnjem vremenu je upravo u tome što nas neumorno podsjeća da smo i mi ljudi još uvijek jednako dio prirode i samog Svemira – koliko god nam se danas činilo da smo napredni, razvijeni i moćni.