Astrology A Sin? Options

Some of you may notice I'm currently researching lots about the "allowed and not allowed" aspects of magick. More over the "good" or "bad" perspective I'm forced to take being a loyal follower of God and Jesus Christ. This explains why everything I'm involved with now is strictly research. Research and understanding concerning how potentially living and participating a certain area of magick will effect my "good person status" in Gods eyes. I intend to ask questions here a lot regarding things to which I cannot find answers to through other means. I need to listen to arguments that would allow me to make a choice for myself. By the time I have completely gone through it all an established a sort of "end" to these types of questions, there will be enough information on the forum for people in exact situations as mine (IMG:style_emoticons/default/hideingbhindcurtian.gif)
So, unfortunately I've witnessed on several accounts that astrology is a sin. In fact, I've heard that ALL forms of divination are sins and should be completely avoided to stay in God's good graces. As most of you can understand, this has halted my magick research as of now seeing as though Astrology eventually intertwines itself our magick learnings. Again, I have heard lots on the argument of astrology being a sin, I must hear a counterargument to make my own choice. Or I must hear agreements to it being sin. Any help is appreciated as always. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/egypt1.gif)

The Catholic Church has been highly suppressive of the attribution of any sort of influence of a particular nature to the activity of the planets. This is on two major premises:

1. Astrology is all invented fiction, and belief to the contrary is an invitation for the delusions of the devil. Indeed, a very large amount of the earliest Christian-era demonology texts rely heavily upon astrology.

2. Astrology is historicallty a major principle behind the organization of the State, which was also historically "idolatrous." All the great nations, whose knowledge of astrology was so vast, were to be regarded as barbaric and ignorant, their ways and lore to be discarded.

The Church encouraged astronomy until it became dangerous to their position in regard to the supremacy of mankind, but in general it supports astronomy as a valid and not-sinful pursuit. The Bible itself speaks often of seasons and several times of astronomy, but astrology is nonexistent within it.

Nonetheless the Church preserves some of the very finest astrological archives. There are truly rare gems of art, math, and language kept deep in the Church's vaults and many are available to their scholars. The study of astrology is not sinful, but to apply it diligently to your life (according to them) leads to moral decay.

Other religious groups have differing views. It's perfectly acceptable to Allah!