| Astrology is the study of planetary position to | | | | feature not present in western astrology, but is |
| determine the course of things ahead in life as well as | | | | considered of paramount importance in Vedic |
| event and details concerning past life or karma. The | | | | astrology. The chief characteristic of Vedic astrology is |
| earliest recording or sign of astrology was found in the | | | | in it’s use of nakshatras or lunar mansion and |
| 3rd millennium BC. Astrology has over the course of | | | | planetary periods known as dashas in future |
| time, influenced culture, early astronomy and other | | | | predictions. |
| disciplines. | | | | Chinese astrology uses a means that is very different |
| Astrology uses two ways of predicting the future – | | | | from Vedic and western astrology. |
| one is astrological transits and the other is astrological | | | | Instead of diving zodiac signs according to the sky, |
| progressions. It is important to understand how both | | | | they are divided according to the celestial equator. |
| play, in the way a horoscope is read out and | | | | Every zodiac sign here stands for a year and the sign |
| predications made. Astrological transits look into the | | | | is combined with a system that uses the five elements |
| movement of planets and the impact of such | | | | of Chinese cosmology to give a 60 (12 x 5) year |
| movements in space and n personal horoscope. | | | | cycle. Chinese astrology is a method not just used in |
| Astrological progressions use a set of methods to | | | | China, it is used in m many Asian countries. |
| determine how a horoscope ha s moved forward in | | | | Now, the question is – can the future be predicted |
| time. Now-a-days, astrologers no longer predict actual | | | | by astrology? Yes to some extent. Astrology, though |
| events. Instead what they do is bring out various | | | | considered by many scientific thinkers as some sort of |
| general astrological events in order to have better | | | | superstition, is actually a science because there is |
| results and give importance to arbitrary and unrelated | | | | considerable study that goes into making each |
| events. | | | | prediction. Reliable astrologers have been able to bring |
| There are three main astrological traditions. These are | | | | out future influences to accuracy, but accuracy also |
| Vedic astrology, Western astrology and Chinese | | | | depends upon providing correct information and doing |
| astrology. Vedic and western astrology make use of | | | | knowledgeable calculations. Of the many forms of |
| an astrological chart or horoscope and make their | | | | astrological methods available nadi jyosiam is |
| prediction using the position of the Sun, Moon, and | | | | considered to be highly accurate as it is based on |
| planets. However, the point of difference between | | | | readings of past life taken from leave available in |
| Vedic and Western astrology is in the linking of zodiac | | | | Videesvaran temple in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. |
| signs to their original constellations, which while is a | | | | |