History Main / Astrologer

The astrologer may use the WesternZodiac or the EasternZodiac, or instead substitute a wholecloth new astrological system of meaning. This last one is especially common in fully original fantasy settings. If they ''do'' use a zodiac of some sort, they may also happily engage [[TheMatchmaker in matchmaking,]] whether they're asked to or not.

* The main character of Friedrich Schiller's play ''Theatre/{{Wallenstein}}'' employs one. Based on RealLife - at this time, many famous persons had their horoscope made. And even famous astronomers of this time like Kepler[[note]]who actually worked for Wallenstein in RealLife, even[[/note]] side-worked as astrologers, if only [[MoneyDearBoy to pay the bills.]]

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* Centaurs in ''Literature/HarryPotter'' have fairly accurate predictions this way, Firenze in particular was skilled enough to teach a class in it, but even he admitted that it required a certain knack that was hard to grasp. Astro''nomy'' is also part of the Hogwarts curriculum.

* ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'' series: As the disc rests on the back of four elephants standing on a giant turtle which constantly flies through space, astrology is "cutting-edge research rather than, as elsewhere, a clever way of avoiding a proper job".

* Mameha in ''MemoirsOfAGeisha'', a good guy, consults and follows her forecast very carefully.

* Mama Sutra in Shea and Wilson's ''Illuminatus!'', a seeress who can also tell the ''past'' - a lot more accurately than the historians can... she predicts Putney Drake's rise to the top in the criminal world, and she can also look back to a world in which the events of Tolkien's ''Literature/LordOfTheRings'' actually ''happened''....

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* In the ''[[{{Belgariad}} Malloreon]]'', the Dal race studies many supernatural things, such as necromancy (as in summoning and ''speaking'' to the dead, not raising them as undead hordes) and alchemy, but the Seers are in charge of the civilisation. [[BlindSeer Blindfolded]] except when they look at "the Book of the Heavens", one of them takes the reigns of the conflict between the two opposing Prophecies.

* ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'' series:

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[[caption-width-right:350:"The stars foretell... a change in wardrobe?" [[note]]''Habit d'Astrologue'' by Nicolas de Larmessin.[[/note]]]]

* ''ComicBook/Red Sonja'': Emperor Samala seeks Plaitius, the greatest stargazer in the world, to use astrology to read his horoscope. Unfortunately Plaitius is actually an indignant astronomer.

* The Unseen University Professor of Astrology briefly appears in ''Discworld/TheLightFantastic'', when Trymon asks him to cast Rincewind's horoscope and thereby establish his exact location. He comes up with a paragraph of vague advice similar to a newspaper astrology column.
** Also from ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'' is Wilf, the mysterious figure who writes the astrology section of the ''Ankh-Morpork Almanack'', and may in fact be the God of Astrology.

This character is a pretty old staple in fiction. This characters claims to have the skill to see past, present and future events based on the position of stars and planets, often using big heaps of {{Symbolism}} to link characters and events with astrological bodies and movements. They're a type of FortuneTeller that uses telescopes, star charts and zodiac's rather than a CrystalBall or [[TarotMotifs Tarot cards]]. Typically they're a PhonyPsychic in modern non-fantasy stories, the astrologer is usually a fake, whether they will admit it or not. If they can ''actually'' divine the future through some form of RitualMagic or PsychicPowers they're effectively a {{Seer}}, and they may {{Invoke|d Trope}} the PhonyPsychic trope as a cover for their real psychic powers.

* ''Franchise/{{BIONICLE}}'': in Metru Nui, Ko-Matoran scholars partly work as these. Nixie is a Ga-Matoran astrologer.

* The main character of Friedrich Schiller's play ''Theatre/{{Wallenstein}}'' employs one. Based on RealLife - at this time, many famous persons had their horoscope made. And even famous astronomers of this time like Kepler side-worked as astrologers, if only [[MoneyDearBoy to pay the bills.]]

* TadWilliams's ''Literature/MemorySorrowAndThorn'' series has astrological motifs, particularly the recurring Conqueror's Star. Also, the court of Nabban has an astrologer who makes very accurate predictions. Unfortunately, they're not very ''precise'' predictions.

The Astrologer is not to be confused with an Astro'''n'''omer; the latter studies the stars and the former attempts to use them to explain things on earth. He is also not to be confused with the '''psychic''' as no supernatural power or abilities are involved in an Astrological reading.

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* The protagonist of the 16th century Latin comedy "Morosophus", which was an extended TakeThat against the playwright's contemporary Nicholas Copernicus, is a [[TVGenius reclusive]], [[KnowNothingKnowItAll foolish]] astrologer who predicts that a rain will fall that will make everyone foolish. He thus resolves to [[ShutIn stay indoors all the time]] so he can become the ruler of the fools, and is rumoured to have a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_revolutionibus_orbium_coelestium large book]] that's just collecting dust. Of course, he's regarded as being a complete lunatic by everyone else. [[ShallowParody Note that there is no evidence that Copernicus ever practiced astrology beyond the mandatory courses he had to take as part of contemporary astronomy courses.]]

* The protagonist of the 16th century Latin comedy "Morosophus", which was an extended TakeThat against the playwright's contemporary Nicholas Copernicus, is a TVGenius who predicts that a rain will fall that will make everyone foolish. He thus resolves to [[ShutIn stay indoors all the time]] so he can become the ruler of the fools, and is rumoured to have a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_revolutionibus_orbium_coelestium large book]] that's just collecting dust. Of course, he's regarded as being a complete lunatic by everyone else. [[ShallowParody Note that there is no evidence that Copernicus ever practiced astrology beyond the mandatory courses he had to take as part of contemporary astronomy courses.]]

* The protagonist of the 16th century Latin comedy "Morosophus", which was an extended TakeThat against the playwright's contemporary Nicholas Copernicus, is a KnowNothingKnowItAll who predicts that a rain will fall that will make everyone foolish. He thus resolves to [[ShutIn stay indoors all the time]], and is rumoured to have a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_revolutionibus_orbium_coelestium large book]] that's just collecting dust. Of course, he's regarded as being a complete lunatic by everyone else. [[ShallowParody Note that there is no evidence that Copernicus ever practiced astrology beyond the mandatory courses he had to take as part of contemporary astronomy courses.]]

* The engineer from PiersAnthony's ''Macroscope'' dabbles in astrology. Harold defends his hobby by pointing out that astrologers spent thousands of years refining their methods, and they were often the most highly educated people of their eras.

* ''QuestForGloryII'' has the astrologer Abu al-Njun.

* In ''MoribitoGuardianOfTheSpirit'', the primary mystical advisors to the Emperor are skygazers and astrology is a part of their divination process.

* On ''TheSimpsons'', a Treehouse of Horror segment follows Homer after his horoscope claims "Today you will die, and you will be complimented by an attractive co-worker." Both ultimately come true.

* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyTactics'' features the side character Orran Durai, who is an Astrologer who bears the overpowered ability [[TimeStandStill Celestial Stasis]].

* In ''MoribitoGuardianOfTheSpirit'', the primary mystical advisors to the Emperor are skygazers and astrology is a part of their divination process.