In the Latin Vulgate, St. Jerome translates Mazzaroth directly, recognizing that the celestial constellations were appointed by God as signs and seasons (Genesis 1:14). St. Thomas Aquinas in the Summa Theologiae explicitly notes celestial influence upon matter, preserving free will under grace...
In Orthodox liturgical theology for the Nativity of Christ, the troparion proclaims: "for thereby they that worshipped the stars were taught by a star to worship Thee, the Sun of Righteousness." The stars were not gods, but icons in the cosmic temple...
We must be rigorously clear: Deuteronomy 18 condemns witchcraft and worshipping the host of heaven. But Psalm 19 declares "The heavens declare the glory of God." Studying God's handiwork as a celestial tapestry of redemption is worship; using it to predict egoic fortunes is idolatry...