The Real Secret of Vedic Astrology

~ Nakshatra ~

In the Vedic (Hindu) system of Astrology, known in Sanskrit as Jyotish, the 27 constellations and not the 12 star-signs are the key to understanding celestial influences on our planet. These 27 constellations are known as the 27 Nakshatras, which are 300 to 400 light years away from earth. Based on a person's moon Nakshatra at the time of birth, Jyotish offers a most powerful predictive technique compared to other forms of astrology.

The term "Nakshatra," when broken down into its constituent parts: "naks" meaning "sky" and "shetra" meaning "region", translate into "Sky Map." Another translation is arrived at using a different dissection: "naksha" is "map" and "tara" is "star" and so Nakshatra is "Star Map." Both meanings clearly show that in the eyes of the ancient Vedic (Indian) seers the 27 Nakshatras (constellations) and not the 12 zodiacal star-signs map the sky.

It was the Moon that ancient people first looked to for calculating time and connecting to the stars. 'Nakshatras' is the name given to the constellations or mansions of the Moon, as the Moon resides in each of these constellations for one day.

The system of constellations is very ancient, dating back more than 5,000 years as they were referred to in the oldest Veda (Hindu's scripture). These lunar mansions appear in Chinese and Arabic astrology but have not received much attention in Western or European astrology. Each of the 27 Nakshatras consists of 13º and 20 minutes of the zodiac. Multiplying this length by 27 equals the entire zodiacal belt of 360 degrees.

The Nakshatras are classified in various ways, according to basic attribute, primary motivation (Kama - sensual desires; Artha - material desires; Dharma - living life based on spiritual principles; Moksha - liberation from birth and death), sex, caste, species and so on. They are particularly revealed by their presiding deities, ruling planets and their symbolic form.

Predict Your Future With Chinese Astrology

This basal aeon has been complete from two cycles, such as the 10 adorable stems, i.e. the 5 elements in their yin and yang forms and the 12 alluvial branches, or the 12-year aeon of animals referred to as the Chinese zodiac. The Chinese beastly zodiac operates on a aeon of the moon in a ages and hours of the day. This zodiac refers to a authentic calendrical cycle. In this there are agnate constellations like those of the occidental zodiac. In age-old times there were astrologers who watched the sky for adorable symbols and again would adumbrate the future. The predictions ceramics done on abounding things like the state, but this was a absolutely altered convenance of divination from the accepted abreast methods.

In fact, these age-old astronomers accompanying 5 above planets by the names of the aspect they were associated with. The planet Venus corresponds to metal decidedly with gold; Jupiter to wood; Mercury to water; Mars to blaze and Saturn to earth. According to Chinese astrology, a person's afterlife can be bent by the position these planets, forth with the positions of the sun, moon, comet and the person's time of bearing and zodiac sign.

One’s fate and afterlife are predicted by bearing date and bearing hours, and the arrangement is still acclimated in avant-garde day Chinese astrometry to adumbrate fortune. The 28 Chinese constellations are actual altered from the 88 western constellations. For example, the big buck or Ursa Above is accepted as dǒu; the belt of Orion is accepted as shēn, or the happiness, fortune, constancy leash of demigods. The seven arctic constellations are referred to as xúanwǔ. Xuan Wu is aswell accepted as the spirit of the arctic sky or the spirit of baptize in Taoism belief.

What If Astrology Really Worked?

There is a large population which looks at todays forecast the first thing in the morning newspaper. Every one of them desires to find out about their day in the columns. Do the predictions come true? Let me talk about this. Most of the forecast columns have four to five predictions. Practically no body writes down all of them and compares the forecast with actual happening at the end of the day. What we do is to remember something of the forecast and if anything comes true, we are delighted. We forget that the other three to four forecasts did not come true.

That is human nature. We want to believe something and find ways to prove that right. This is what we do with forecasts. None of us wants to critically analyze them because we are subconsciously worried that they can prove to be largely false. We also like to hear about what good may happen. We are all tired with worries and anxieties that we want some assurance that things are not that bad and they will improve. Astrologers use that weakness very intelligently.

What if astrology really worked? What if every astrologer made absolutely correct predictions? Say my prediction for today is that I may meet today with an accident. I will believe that and not move out of the home at all. If my prediction says that i may get a windfall soon, I will stop all my work and begin buying Lottery tickets or waiting for a rich relative to die. But despite all the reading of the predictions, none of us acts like this. That proves that we do read the columns to feel good and give no value to them as far as real life is concerned. Some people may be exceptions to this, but this is true for a very large majority. The biggest fun of life is in unexpected happening. That continues.