Indian Astrology

Indian Astrology is the most ancient form of astrology. It differs a lot in comparison with the Western astrology.  It correlates the ever changing planetary positions with the fate of the human being. It follows the date, time and place of birth of the individuals to make horoscope or the respective birth chart. It differs from the Chinese astrology as the Chinese people use only the birth year to calculate the prediction. They believe year of birth certainly indicates a special aspect of a circle of sixty year of time. So people who born in a particular year certainly share some common traits of that particular animal as people share under a same zodiac sign. But Indian astrology shares very particular traits regarding character, the future, marriage compatibility, jobs and career and so on.

This astrology is to be considered as one of the six disciplines of the Vedanta. So it is also called as Vedic astrology. According to it all things are wonderfully linked with each other.  It says one’s future is designed on the basis of his or her past. If someone did well in the past, future of the same will be obviously very nice and vice versa. When the people born, at the time or even before that the fate of them are already decided according to this belief.

In this Vedic astrology emphasis is far more on the moon rather than the sun. According to this, the moon could be the agent through which people interact with the rest of the world. In India everything somehow connected with relationships. One has biological and acquired family members and each and every time he is related to these. The Vedic astrology can analyze the relationships and can also help it to become better. Indian astrologers usually make birth charts. It is cast based and also based on a particular moment in a particular place where the child has born at a particular time.

Birth charts are important to predict the details of the possible events in life and make cautious about this as much as possible. From birth chart astrologer can say the important things about the people such as what attracts, what adverse, characters and so on.  Zodiac sign is necessary also in the sense that it influences the planets when they undergo through each zodiac sign. Different zodiac sign and different planetary  positions are meant for different expression of human being and their life consequently.

This astrology tries to solve the problems of human being and for those, astrologers suggest some solutions.  According to the belief, each planet must emit certain rays. Some are beneficial when some are harmful. Astrologers guides some gemstones that may help in filtering the harmful rays as much as they can.  These gemstones are very costly. So it is not possible for everyone to buy these. So the alternative solutions for the others are special herbs, mantras.  There are specified days and rules are there following which these gemstones, herbs are needed to be worn. Otherwise these will unable to do their particular work. According to this trust, it is believed that some special colors attracts and controls the effects of some particular planets or stars.