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Horoscopes, Astrology & Astral Charts - Destiny written in the Stars

202452 minPGdocumentary

In Colombia's Infiernito, ancient Muisca astronomy meets the beliefs of the Tucanos and Baniwas tribes, while skeptics in Chile challenge astrology's validity.

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Horoscopes, Astrology & Astral Charts - Destiny written in the Stars

2024• 52 minPG

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In Colombia's Infiernito, ancient Muisca astronomy meets the beliefs of the Tucanos and Baniwas tribes, while skeptics in Chile challenge astrology's validity.

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Infiernito, an ancient astronomical observatory of the Muisca people in Colombia, serves as a focal point for exploring indigenous perspectives on the cosmos. The Tucano and Baniwa tribes in the Brazilian Amazon share their celestial beliefs, while the Association of Skeptics in Chile critiques the validity of horoscopes and tests astral charts. The distinction between astrology and astronomy is examined, alongside reflections on the relationship between the cosmos and human history in California. In the Elqui Valley, the coexistence of shamanic mysticism and the Gemini and Cerro Tololo Interamerican Observatories is highlighted.

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