Cosmobiology

Roughly stated, the theory that cosmic energies influence biological processes on Earth. The most well-known example is the influence of the Moon (Causality). In a narrower sense, cosmobiology is a branch of astrology which integrates aspects of psychology, medicine, sociology and biology. Its exact title is the Cosmobiological Academy of Aalen or the Aalen School. It was one of the first branches of astrology (in the 1930s) to consider findings from a variety of scientific disciplines. The astrologer Reinhold Ebertin is considered to be the school's founder, although the term cosmobiology had already been used in 1914 by Baron Feerhow in his book "Medizinische Astrologie" (Medical Astrology). Ebertin's "The Combination of Stellar Influences" is considered to be the reference work on the subject.

In Cosmobiology, the cosmic factor is seen as the most significant defining factor in the human and natural spheres, with factors such as parental upbringing, nationality and social trends having a secondary - but by no means negligible - influence.

Cosmobiology also uses horoscope factors that receive little attention from the majority of astrologers, including the 90 degree dial or midpoints, aspect patterns, minor aspects, in particular the semi- square and sesquisquare, graphic methods such as the graphic 45 degree ephemeris (Graphic Ephemeris). The combination of the zodiac and the superimposed 90 degree dial is called the cosmogram.

Since the 1970s, the possible influences of Transpluto, Vesta and Chiron have been studied and sometimes included in astrological consultations.

Modern Cosmobiology, which has been further developed by Ebertin's son Baldur R. Ebertin, believes that combining the cosmogram with an individual's biography and history of health gives rise to ten dimensions of interpretation: constitution, expression and behaviour, psychosomatic tendencies, depth-psychology, intelligence, drive and achievement, emotionality, communication, eroticism and sexuality, interests and profession. Herbert Boess and Baldur R. Ebertin continued to organise the "Workshops for Cosmobiological Research", since 1980 in Stuttgart.