There are 3 books attributed to Enoch. In the first book, it was recorded that God literally brought the prophet's soul & spirit into the 'heavenly realms' to show him the intricate calculation of all the planetary influences, the solar calendar, the lunar calendar & the holy days of the year.
1 Enoch Chapter 41, verses 5 to 7: And I saw the chambers of the sun and moon, whence they proceed and whither they come again, and their glorious return, and how one is superior to the other, and their stately orbit, and how they do not leave their orbit, and they add nothing to their orbit and they take nothing from it, and they keep faith with each other, in accordance with the oath by which they are bound together. And first the sun goes forth and traverses his path according to the commandment of the Lord of Spirits, and mighty is His name for ever and ever. And after that I saw the hidden and the visible path of the moon, and she accomplishes the course of her path in that place by day and by night - the one holding a position opposite to the other before the Lord of Spirits.
The 'chambers of sun & moon' hint at the 12 solar signs of the zodiac & the 27 or 28 lunar mansions (depending on your school of thought).
These books are incomplete as only fragments had been preserved. A lot of information is missing. Why would Enoch be shown all these things if they are, as assumed, forbidden demonic knowledge? If God reveals this knowledge to Enoch directly, it is not considered demonic, but if Azazel teaches the same things to humans, then it is? One could argue that observations of holy days and festivals are different from demonic practices of magic. The former is passive observance, that latter is aggressive manipulation.
If the study of the stars is already intrinsically evil in itself, then the root isn't very far from the fruit. One should not study or know anything about it at all, regardless of whether it is active or passive.
Azazel taught astrology to humans. He also taught them how to make weapons of war, and taught women how to put on make-up. By the same standards, we should condemn all cosmetic enterprises and every woman who puts on make-up. Every country that produces weapons of mass destruction as well as weapons of any nature should also be seen as evil. (That would be every country in the world.) Albert Einstein should also seen as a war criminal, together with Robert Oppenheimer. Sun Tzu, the writer of 'The Art of War', should also be condemned.
There is a lot of misunderstanding regarding astrology. It's a powerful tool that can be used for good, and can likewise be used for evil.
I can think of at least 2 reasons why most churches do not consider 'The Book of Enoch' as canon. First, taboo topics like sex between humans and angels were depicted. Second, the fragmented texts go too much into detail about astronomical calculations - Enoch himself was given revelation of 'the hidden secrets', the 'chambers' of the sun and moon - so much so that condemning astrology makes the text inherently self-contradictory and self-stultifying.
In Islamic texts, Enoch was known as Idris. He was believed to be the first person to teach astronomy to the human race. Some mystical traditions suggest that Idris and Hermes Trismegistus were actually the same person. In other words, he was not only a powerful astrologer / magician. He himself invented astrology & magic.
In the Western occult tradition, Enochian magic is considered dangerous. In a sense, all magic is dangerous. But Enochian magic is more dangerous.
So here's the golden question: who actually taught the human race astrology? Azazel? Enoch? Or Hermes? We may never know.
I have a personal interpretation of the Book(s) of Enoch. I think that Enoch's journey can be seen as a parable of the individual human soul & how one must progress from lower spiritual levels to higher ones (represented by the 10 heavens). Metaphorically, I think Azazel, Enoch & Hermes are one & the same. They all taught us astrology. They are all parts of our psyche that we have to learn to integrate to master ourselves.
A careful reading of all these texts implies that there are correct ways of practising astrology, just as there are wrong ones. Without white magic, its black counterpart cannot exist.
