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Astrology is not a movie unfolding your past,
present and future with all its details, colours
and sound effects. No, it is not even a predictive
science that hands over your key to success. It is
just a science of probabilities, within certain
limited possibilities.
The study is similar to statistics. The
predictions can or more precisely might happen if
the person assists the event to take place. He
cannot just sit in his closed house and expect
things to happen on its own accord.
Astrology can only show you the road to success,
and warn you about your accident zone. Now, making
use of the acquired information and converting it
into a success study or a pile of failures depends
completely upon your individual effort.
Sages, Seers, Maharishis, Mathematicians,
Astronomers, Astrologers, Scientists and other
great personalities have used Indian astrology or
"Jyotisha" – as the science of light
since ancient times to guide millions of troubled
souls. And of course, the quacks are also in it.
The science of real astrology as practised in
India is much more complex and intricate, when
compared to the fun we have with Sun Signs.
Sage Garga had said that astrology was propounded
by God Himself, and that Lord Brahma had handed
down this sacred knowledge to other earlier
masters. From then on, it was passed on from
Masters to the students in the educational system
called Gurukula - where the master spoke directly
to his students. In this way, it has reached the
present practitioners of astrology.
In the West, it is believed that Astrologer Seth
(around 3600 AD) was the world's first astrologer.
The westerners claimed that around 2600 years ago
the priest and the shepherds of Chaldea not only
took seriously to the study of astrology but also
developed it further, by relating the movements of
the planets to the event's in the life of an
individual. Sumerians, Babylonians and the
Egyptians made further contributions. In the
classical books of Indian astrology, we find
foreigners being mentioned by great writers like
Maharshi Parasara, Shri Varaha Mihira. In all,
such instances the word "Yavanas" had
been used to denote the writers and contributors
of foreign origin. This clearly establishes that
even around the Mahabharata times astrology was
simultaneously used and developed by many nations.
It would do well to the cause of astrology to
avoid useless and unnecessary debates relating to
the origin of astrology but instead bring together
the contributions of great masters of astrology
from various nations together.
Astrology is rightly called the eye of the Vedas.
The word Veda means knowledge and has perhaps
nothing to do with a particular religion. The
right knowledge is for everyone. The science of
astrology was mainly intended to create an
awareness of the stars and their influence on us,
on the comparatively tiny earth on which we exists
as tiny dots in the Universe. To have belief that
there is an external force, which governs us is in
itself a great knowledge instead of believing that
everything is possible just by mere effort.
Indian Astrology has been used from the time of
ancient civilisation of India until now. At
present Hindus, Buddhists, Jains, Sikhs are
regular users of it. Some sections in Persia,
Afghanistan, and Central Asia, in Tibet, Sri Lanka
and Burma also use it. It had spread from India
into China, the Middle East, to Egypt and to
Babylon. So, it may be a mistake to refer
Astrology as Hindu Astrology. It is surely not
bound by any particular faith or nation, though it
may have originated in India, it can be used by
anyone. The language of the planets is for all and
beyond Earth. How can it be bound to one faith or
one nation?
Proof that horoscopes were used by other
civilisations in the world can be had from the
British Museum, where a Greek horoscope written in
Papyrus, about 2000 years ago is been displayed.
The Saracens spread the science of astrology in
Spain in 711 AD and the North Africans carried the
signs to Europe. Dr Brewster admits that in China
about 2752 BC from the days of King Foli, they
developed astronomy solely for the purpose of
studying astrology and the emperors were chosen
based on the advice of astrologers. The Pharaohs
of Egypt used astrology regularly, and the best
astrologer in those times was Babilus. Astrologers
were also often asked to interpret the dreams of
the pharaohs. The monuments in Egypt show
inscriptions of astrology and astronomy.
Referring to Rig Veda, it can be said without
doubt that Astrology was practised even before
6000 B.C. From that time onwards there has been a
continuous development in astrology, though for
the last 500 years the pace has slowed down due to
perhaps the foreign invasions and influence of
other cultures. Now the stage is perfectly set for
a major comeback of Indian astrology as more and
more people have started to understand and use
astrology in the right perspective. The science of
astrology is today able to answer many of the
questions and problems faced by people, which is
not possible even by studying medicine or other
applied science.
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