Lights Out Library: Sleep Documentaries26 Jan 2025

History of Astrology | Story for Sleep

In this soft-spoken sleepy bedtime story, I tell you about the History of Astrology: how it appeared as a discipline that was not formally separated from Astronomy across different cultures (Babylon, China, India, Egypt, Greece, the Islamic World, the Maya...), and how it evolved. Western Astrology, with its zodiac signs, birth charts, horoscopes, and individualized predictions, is a tradition that began to form more than 2,000 years ago in the Eastern Mediterranean. Even though critiques of the practice are probably as ancient as Astrology itself (some Roman authors, Muslim scholars, and various religious traditions were vocal about their rejection of it), Astrology survived its separation from Astronomy and even thrived in the West since the 20th Century. Timestamps 00:00 Mysterious Celestial Bodies 06:17 First Astrological Systems 12:29 Babylonian Astrology 20:30 From Babylon to Greece and Rome 25:47 Antique Critiques 36:36 Chinese Astrology 40:20 Mesoamerica and India 45:43 Medieval Astrology 1:03:22 Modern Resurgence Welcome to Lights Out Library Join me for a sleepy adventure tonight. Sit back, relax, and fall asleep to documentary-style stories read in a calming voice. Learn something new while you enjoy a restful night of sleep. Listen ad free and get access to bonus content on our Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/LightsOutLibrary621⁠⁠⁠ Listen on Youtube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@LightsOutLibraryov⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ¿Quieres escuchar en Español? Echa un vistazo a La Biblioteca de los Sueños! En Spotify: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/1t522alsv5RxFsAf9AmYfg⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ En Apple Podcasts: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/la-biblioteca-de-los-sue%C3%B1os-documentarios-para-dormir/id1715193755⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ En Youtube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@LaBibliotecadelosSuenosov⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Greek Myths: Pandora, Danaïdes, Sisyphus, Icarus | Sleep Story, Human Voice, No AI

In this soft-spoken bedtime story, I tell you about four Greek myths: • Pandora and her jar (or box), which according to Hesiod contained countless plagues that she let escape, providing a backstory f...

8 Nov 1h 4min

Anatomy of a Myth: The Complete History of the Vampire (Bedtime Story)

Where did the idea of the vampire come from? In this Halloween special, we will trace the myth from ancient creatures like Lilith and Lamia to medieval stories of the restless dead, vampire panics in ...

1 Nov 1h 6min

Counting sheep, but with the Periodic Table - detailed review of the elements, sleep story

In this science talk for bedtime, I review the entire periodic table of the elements methodically and explain in simple terms plenty of phenomena and concepts about chemistry and physics. We have 118 ...

25 Okt 4h 8min

Greek Mythology and History: The Trojan War and the Iliad

In this soft-spoken story, I tell you about Greek mythology around the Trojan War. We explore its storylines and numerous characters, from gods like Zeus, Athena, Apollo, Aphrodite, and Hera to heroes...

18 Okt 1h 9min

The World of Bees | Documentary Sleep Story

Tonight, I take you to the wonderful world of bees. I tell you about the most famous social species, the western honey bee, but there are thousands more and not all of them are social. We will also di...

11 Okt 57min

What is the Multiverse? Science, Philosophy & Science Fiction Story for Sleep

This episode will give you an overview of the concept of multiverse: where does it come from? What are the various meanings and ideas behind that term? I detail different versions of this idea, coming...

4 Okt 1h 3min

History of Cosmetics, From Antiquity Down to Our Days

Tonight’s episode is a remastered version of one of the first stories ever released on the podcast. The original version covered cosmetics and perfumes; in this new version we expanded the history of ...

27 Sep 1h 18min

History of Castles | Documentary for Sleep

In this relaxing story, I tell you about the history of castles in Europe, from the first earthworks from the Bronze Age to Roman castra and finally medieval castles. We follow their development from ...

20 Sep 1h 1min