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Astrology is the study of the movements and relative positions of celestial objects as a means for divining information about human affairs and terrestrial events.

Astrology has been dated to at least the 2nd millennium BCE, and has its roots in calendrical systems used to predict seasonal shifts and to interpret celestial cycles as signs of divine communications.

Many cultures have attached importance to astronomical events, and some – such as the Indians, Chinese, and Maya – developed elaborate systems for predicting terrestrial events from celestial observations.

Western astrology, one of the oldest astrological systems still in use, can trace its roots to 19th-17th century BCE Mesopotamia, from which it spread to Ancient Greece, Rome, the Arab world and eventually Central and Western Europe.

Contemporary Western astrology is often associated with systems of horoscopes that purport to explain aspects of a person's personality and predict significant events in their lives based on the positions of celestial objects; the majority of professional astrologers rely on such systems.

Crystal healing is a pseudoscientific alternative medicine technique that employs stones and crystals.

Adherents of the technique claim that these have healing powers, although there is no scientific basis for this claim.

In Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism, a chakra (Sanskrit: Cakra, Pali: Cakka) is thought to be an energy point or node in the subtle body.

Chakras are believed to be part of the subtle body, not the physical body, and as such, are the meeting points of the subtle (non-physical) energy channels called Nadi.

Nadi are believed to be channels in the subtle body through which the life force (prana) (non-physical) or vital energy (non-physical) moves.

Various scriptural texts and teachings present a different number of chakras.

It's believed that there are many chakras in the subtle human body, according to the tantric texts, but there are seven chakras that are considered to be the most important ones.

Metaphysics is a branch of philosophy exploring the fundamental nature of reality.

While various views and methods have been called 'metaphysics' across history, this article approaches metaphysics first from the perspective of contemporary analytical philosophy, and then explores metaphysics in other traditions.

In this vein, metaphysics seeks to answer two basic questions:

A spiritual practice or spiritual discipline (often including spiritual exercises) is the regular or full-time performance of actions and activities undertaken for the purpose of inducing spiritual experiences and cultivating spiritual development.

A common metaphor used in the spiritual traditions of the world's great religions is that of walking a path.

Therefore, a spiritual practice moves a person along a path towards a goal.

The goal is variously referred to as salvation, liberation or union (with God).

A person who walks such a path is sometimes referred to as a wayfarer or a pilgrim.