The Greeks, and later the Romans, began using the word poetically to describe how life and habits "stamp" unique patterns onto a person's soul, creating a mark of personality.
We live in a world where people will absolutely mock someone for believing in some random pseudoscientific bullshit, but the moment it's astrology most just go “well, it's just harmless fun.” There were many old pseudoscience practices we outright banned or frown upon,