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Astrology unplugged
Astrology has got wide-ranging application in our everyday life. Following are some of the uses it can be put to:
Astrology has got wide-ranging application in our everyday life. Following are some of the uses it can be put to:
1. Medicinal: It is of immense value as far as medicine and surgery is concerned. With the help of astrology one can accurately predict when a person would suffer from any particular disease and when will the cure come.
Hippocrates known as father of medicine once said, “No doctor can safely administer medicine if he is not acquainted with astrology”.
2. Meteorological: Prediction of weather to pre-plan and prevent catastrophe. - In US met office also takes into account astrological prediction before venturing a weather forecast.
3. Mundane affairs: Predicting important events which a country will pass through and also wars, earthquakes, fires, crises, loss etc.
4. Partnership and marriage: When two parties unite a certain amount of ‘give and take’ takes place — The reactions are not only chemical, physical or biological but also ethical and psychological. All these things like suitability, adaptability and compatibility of the two persons are taken into account while considering their charts for marriage..
5.Auspicious time: For any project to be successful, it should be launched at such a time and place where energies of universe synchronize with the nature of the job. Even the foundation stone of Greenwich laboratory was laid accordingly, at an auspicious hour after considering the planetary position.
The planetary disposition in relation to time and place thus presents an index of our life. The stars are not, however, the last word unto themselves. The potential is there in each of us to harness their energy and mould our life accordingly. He who can convert this potential into kinetic energy finds success knocking at his door.
Astrological FAQs
Q. Is time of birth essential in astrological predictions?
A. Yes time of birth is extremely essential in making of horoscopes, which form the basis of all astrological predictions. Astrology deals with the effect of light rays incident on any specific location on earth. Earth constantly rotates on its axis covering one degree in about four minutes. Hence angle of incident rays is bound to change every four minutes. And since rotation is a continuous process, even a minute can make all the difference.
Q. What if we don’t know the time of birth?
A. Astrology can still help people who have no way of finding out there time of birth. Just as a doctor can pin down a disease merely on symptoms, so can an astrologer note down the important events in one’s life and work out backwards, matching the events and time period to prepare a chart.
Q. What is horary astrology. How far is it effective?
A. Horary astrology is a branch of astrology which deals with answering people’s questions based on horoscopes cast for the time of query. It can answer people’s individual queries very accurately. However, the chart made for horary prediction is specific to the query and should not be used for seeking answers to all questions under the Sun.
Q. With so many different ways of predictions prevalent, which one to choose?
A. True, there are a number of ways of making predictions. All have their following. But not all are based on sound scientific principles. Again some, like palmistry, are simply manifestation of the results of astral configurations and are themselves subject to change with time. Lines on hand keep on changing with time, hence distant prediction may become a problem. Besides, palmistry calls for experience, whereas astrology, being based on pure sciences like mathematics, physics and astronomy, can be tried by anyone with a logical bent of mind. Some other fringe studies like numerology give us a clue to our personality without going into voluminous text. While others like I-Ching deal with the effect of changes in one’s life.
Q. Are astrological results the same for men and women?
A. While basic concept remains the same, a special section in astrology deals with female nativities, providing clues to women-oriented problems and their solution.
Q. What use is astrology, if destiny can’t be changed?
A. Astrology just provides an index to the events. The results can be modified and ill-effects mitigated to a great extent within certain parameters. Suppose you are going out in the Sun, you take an umbrella to protect you, put on goggles to shield your eyes and apply sunscreen lotion. Why? To lessen its ill-effect, of course. Again you feel like you are going to catch cold, you take preventive medication and carry on with your work. Astrology can similarly guide you to the protective shield to ward off evil effects of the cosmic influence.
