ASTROLOGY
Astrology basically is a Greek word that has two parts, one is “astro” that means stars and “logos” that refers to study or theory. Thus astrology is the study of stars. It is knowledge in which the positions of various celestial bodies and their relative motion with each other is used to understand the personal behavior of a human being, his livelihood, his style of living and in some cases it is also used to predict that what future holds for that person. This is what astrology is all about. The person who knows this practice and uses this thing for a living or as a charity is known as astrologer. Astrology has evolved from various parts of the world resulting in large number of astrological practices giving shape to various kinds of studies and new theories that are unleashed by astrological studies. Astrology has played an important part in shaping the cultures and astronomy in the world from the past to date. So let us now explore the various facts, beliefs, rumors associated with this age old tradition that keeps on memorizing more and more people around the word.
Another term that is misinterpreted as astrology is known as astronomy. These two terms were considered to be the same a few centuries back. It is this modern era that led to thin kings around the two and finally concluded that these two are not exactly same definitions of one science. Astronomy is a part of astrology. It separated from astrology in the 18th century and finally was defined as the scientific study of astronomical objects, heavenly bodies and the various phenomenons related to them. Astronomy does not specify the meaning behind these phenomenons and is not used to predict anything in particular regarding the future. Astrology is much more prominent in Asian countries like India, china etc. these are known to be the originators of various astrological teachings. India specifically has a deeply routed culture that revolves around astrology, especially in Hindu religion. Let us now explore the Indian astrological teachings and how the people relate to them as masses.
Indian astrology is generally based on the concept of luck, fate whatever you want to call it. People here believe in fate to a large extent. There are astrologers who can predict your future to approximate accuracy. All this may seem magical and supernatural, but these astrologers are not fake guessers, they make predictions on the basis of exact calculations and numbers. So it is not something that you can consider as a fake guess. There are various types of astrology in India; one is called the personal astrology which is also known as Hora in the Sanskrit language. The calculations about a persons fate starts of with a personal book known as the kundli of the person. In this book you will find the position of all the stars and their relative motions in the coming year. These positions of the stars decide the sun sign of the person.
The theory behind this personal astrology is that a person is born when his or her luck and stars all meet in the heaven that too in a mathematical harmony. Once the sun sign of the person is found, then all the predictions can be made depending on the sun sign. We will learn about the 12 sun signs and what are the various facts related to them in the later part. It Is also said that what you did in the past determines what you are going through in life presently and whatever you are doing in the present will determine your future life and events that are going to occur in the future. Thus according to astrology you cancel all your good and bad energies in this birth only. If you do well in your present then you will also get good in the future. All this sounds really fascinating and it is much more fascinating when explored in detail.
The question arises that if astrology can predict future then why can’t man live forever by predicting his or her death date and the reason of the death and then try to avoid the same on the day. Well, astrology cannot pin point the events and the dates, it can only give you a brief idea about the way things will shape up in the future and then what actually happens is completely in your own hands. Thus we must take astrology as a tool that helps you understand what are the future possibilities, what are the things that can happen in future and what kind of life partner will you get. Eventually what happens is your fate. A Vedic astrologer can only help you in understanding broadly the kind of future that awaits you. For example he can help you in understanding the type of business or type of profession that suits you depending on the sun sign and other things. It is up to you whether you go for that profession or not. It is not certain that if you do any other professional job then you will have to suffer losses. It is just like that if you do what the astrologer predicts you to do then you can achieve more success in life than any other profession. Similarly the astrologer can help you in finding the perfect match for you. This is a usual practice in Hindu religion that the kundlies of both the boy and girl are matched by an astrologer, if the astrologer predicts that there will be some problem in the marital life then the marriage is postponed to a date that can reduce the ill effects. Some people do not go for it if the astrologer predicts certain obstacles in the marriage. Luckily the astrologers also have the solution to the problems that are arising in the scenario. They can guide you to various remedial measures that you should take to remove any kind of problem later in life.
Thus we can put this is this way. Astrology is not predicting the exact future, but it is the guidance that can help you understand the future. It is like a game of cards. You cannot change your fate, likely you cannot change the cards that you pick. The thing you can control is how to play with the cards. This is what astrology helps you in doing; it helps you in living life in a certain way to avoid any obstacles in later part of life. If you have very good cards but you are not good at how to play then surely you will loose. On the other hand if you have bad cards but you are good at playing then you will do better.