the first Astrologers

In ancient times the first Astrologers would get their information by looking up at the sky. And while a star-gazer does not see the entire sky at one time, they do see the actual planets and where they are in relation to the rest of the fixed sky.
Somewhere along the line the ancient Greeks figured out a way to make a MAP of the planets in the sky by using a wheel with the earth at the center. These maps were called Horoscopes or The Zodiac. To put it simply the Zodiac is the Horoscope wheel and the signs on that wheel. This was great at the time, because it allowed Astrologers to see what the stars were doing - even in bad weather conditions. But there was one problem with this, these maps were 2 dimensional, while the actual sky is 3 dimensional. But Horoscopes, or the Zodiac became extremely popular. So popular in fact, that it wasn’t long before people forgot to look at the sky altogether when consulting Astrology.
They lost crucial information at that time however, and it still hasn’t been returned to it’s place in the world of Astrology. The information that was lost was the declination or if you prefer the elevation of a planet in relation to the equator of the Earth. This elevation is responsible for many things including the Winter and Summer Solstices and the Fall and Spring equinox’s.