ASTROLOGY IS A NOBLE SCIENCE

Astrology is a noble science. Some say that it is indeed an art. Some others reject it as they would an idol or an illusion. Some people who have no disappointments or difficulties in their lives say that they have no faith in astrology. I submit that astrology is not only a science, but that it can very accurately guide you in making correct decisions at every level of your life. It can give very precise results, such as a person’s educational path and career in life, the sharpness of his/her mind or the degree of an individual’s brilliancy for example. Astrology is not fortune telling. It is based on the scientific calculations of the different aspects of planetary constellations at a certain time. People born into this world at any instant have certain characteristics which are related to the positions of the heavenly bodies. These characteristics are different than those people born at other times, according to the planetary positions at their birth. The horoscope is the time chart of the person at the time of birth and from this horoscope, by reverse calculations, one can determine the birth time, birth date and birthplace as well. However, it should be noted that as soon as a child is born, his environment begins to modify his character. Mostly, education and upbringing molds the personality of any individual. We all have certain qualities which, according to our environment, develop in a positive or negative manner. Thus, selfishness may emerge as unselfishness, kindness may become cruelty, and a constructive person may, through frustration, become destructive, and so on. The apparent character depends upon so many variables. . . the country, the area, the surroundings, the family and their customs, the mother and her education, the foods they eat, the teachers and of course, the friends. The latent characteristics with which we were born can therefore, through environment and good or bad training, become something superficially different, and act in contradiction with the astrological descriptions of the character. The true character will be buried deep beneath these essentially superficial traits. As of today, the knowledge of astrology is still incomplete. This is due to a misinterpretation of the writings of the ancient sages because of language barriers and the inability to correctly translate the inner essence of these teachings. Most of these works have been lost through the course of time. The translations of the verses, interpreted by individuals, may not be correct or may be colored by personal opinions. Major untranslated portions are either unavailable or known to certain people and yet have remained hidden. Therefore the present concept of this science contains only a certain portion of it. The same case applies with the Ashtakavarga system. The major portion of it is lost, and 3 therefore not available. That is the reason why this very important system is not followed. The Upachayas are referred to in all the textbooks, but its use in finding the results of timed events is not described anywhere. The Ashtakavarga system is a very precise and systematical way of finding the true strengths of the planets.