Kabbalistic astrology
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Kabbalistic astrology, also called Mazal or Mazalot, ("zodiac," "destiny") is a system of astrology based upon the Kabbalah. It is used to interpret and delineate a person's birth chart, seeking to understand it through a Kabbalistic lens. In Hebrew, astrology was called hokmat ha-nissayon ("the wisdom of prognostication") in distinction to hokmat ha-hizzayon ("the wisdom of star-seeing" or Hebrew astronomy). Although Kabbalah is part of the mystical Jewish tradition, its use of astrology does not represent the complete Jewish views of astrology, which have been both positive and negative, depending on the authority.
Most astrologers cast and use horoscopes to depict planetary placements which are believed to influence daily activities. Kabbalistic astrologers tend to take a slightly different approach because they wish to observe the planets as they relate to each sephira in the Tree of Life. Therefore, the sign and house placement is written on the associated node of the trestleboard.[clarification needed]
Each sephira points to a specific character trait which helps us to identify exactly where we are in our evolutionary path to enlightenment. Each sephira in the trestleboard corresponds with a specific planet and is therefore closely aligned with the celestial art of astrology.
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- Wedel, Theodore Otto. Astrology in the Middle Ages. Dover Publications: Mineola, 2005. ISBN 0-486-43642-X.
