is an ancient science foretelling or analyzing horoscopes,moon sign or rasi, sun sign to identify a native's traits,
characteristics of zodiac signs, love life, marriage compatibility,partner or spouse,job,career, sex life,romance,affinity,money,business,education, misery,happiness,ailments,health,sickness,couple match.
Based on the most essential information like birthday or date of birth, time of birth,and place of birth, a horoscope is prepared on computer or manually calculated with the help of ephemeris or almanac to ascertain the rising ascendant or lagna, cusp of every house and find planetary positions in the zodiac or zodiacal signs viz.,aries,taurus, gemini,cancer, leo,virgo, libra, scorpio,sagittarius,capricorn, aquarius,pisces.
Firstly, astrology has not evolved much from the age-old days. Still in India, people are trying to decipher old texts of astrology or translate them from Sanskrit. The mystery of 'Nadi Astrology' (predictions written on Palmyrah leaves) is not yet fully solved though some had made investigations. The owners of these leaves would not let out the secrets to anyone except their kith and kin for fear of losing their livelihood. Some dismiss these as rubbish while some hail them as the most complex of all mysteries. The principle appears to be that all planetary positions in a horoscope will repeat after an interval and so will the destinies of people.
Secondly, there is no formal education in occult subjects like astrology, though, a few universities have, of late, initiated some diploma courses. Most of the astrologers learn astrology by self-study while some approach a Guru. Proficiency levels of astrologers vary and are also questionable. There are different aspects in Indian Astrology like 'Hora Shastra','Stree Jataka','Nashta Jataka', 'Muhurtha','Prasna' etc. There are also different methods and systems like 'Parasari','Jaimini','Kala Chakra' etc. Complete mastery even in one school of astrology differentiates the best from the beast!
Thirdly, there are many assumptions and presumptions in astrology which are ignored. Basically, three data are essential in horoscope astrology :- Time of Birth, Date of Birth and Place of Birth. After casting the horoscope either by computer or manually, the astrologer gets ready to judge and predict based on a set of principles. But there are issues in astrology! First, what is meant by time of birth? Is it the first cry of the baby, or is it the touching of ground, or is it the time when the umbilical cord is cut? It has also been opined that the time of conception is more important. Second, there is a dispute about the 'ayanamsa' or precession in casting a horoscope. Most of the astrologers adopt the value given by Lahiri. The late Dr.B.V.Raman had advocated the 'Raivatha Paksha Ayanamsa' in Indian astrology. Krishnamurthy had given another. The Western counter-part is lucky in that he follows the 'Sayana' method of astrology wherein the first point of Aries is considered movable. In other words, a horoscope casted by the Western Tropical method (Sayana), say, locates Jupiter in Aries,in the other chart casted by the Eastern Sidereal method (Nirayana) may place it in Pisces!
Lastly, opinions differ about signs and houses. The 'bhava' (house) chart can be different depending upon the system of astrology adopted for calculations. Many Indian astrologers adopt the Equal House system but are mostly unaware when to use the 'Rasi' chart and when the 'Bhava' chart. A salient point, however, remains. What is a rising sign? Is it right to consider it as the cusp?
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