"Astrology is neither a religion, nor a philosophy, nor a system, even though it overlaps with these three elements. If anything, astrology is knowledge of specific techniques related to its practice. Some of the methodologies on which astrology is based are in the scientific domain of logic and mathematics, without any link to the occult or magic. Even though astrology originates from ancient astral religions, it secularizes their contents."
Ornella Pompeo Faracovi, 'Scritto negli astri. L'astrologia nella cultura dell'Occidente, 1996 (Italics/bold mine)
