Here is Aries (NOTE the dryness of the dead land into which the Ram is entering the "drought" of March is seen there, as well as a more T.S.Eiot-like waste land). In that image the Zodiac is shown surrounding the four elements (earth, air, fire, and water). Here is a manuscript painting (from the Bibliotheque nationale in Paris) of the zodiac. The signs are, in the order in which they apppear in the solar year, starting in March: The seven planets move through the zodiac, which consists of twelve "signs" (30 degrees each, of the 360 in the circle). The cosmos consists of the earth surrounded by the nine concentric circles: John Gower provides a good general introduction to the subject in Book VII of his Confessio amantis "Judicial" astronomy concerned the influence of the planets on the actions of humans, a subject of considerable debate. The terms "astronomie" and "astrologie" are more or less interchangeable it was understood that the astrological condition of the skies affects the weather and influences the seasons and times for planting and harvesting (hence even today the Old Farmer's Almanac provides detailed astrological information for the benefit of those whose labors may be affected by the skies.
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