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Siddhanta (Astronomy):
Astronomy & its application to astrology
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Samhita (Mundane
astrology): Covers Mundane astrology, predicting important events related to
countries such as war, earth quakes, political events, astro - meteorology,
financial positions, electional astrology; house & construction related
matters (Vaastu Shaastra), animals, portents & omens etc.
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Hora (Predictive
astrology):
This branch has the following
different styles / sub branches:-
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Jaatak Shaastra / Hora
Shaastra (Natal Astrology / horoscopy): Prediction based on individual
horoscope.
o
Muhurt or Muhurtha
(Electional astrology): Selection of beneficial time to initiate an activity to
get maximum fruition from the life activities.
o
Swar Shaastra
(Phonetical astrology): Predictions based on name & sounds.
o
Prashna (Horary
astrology): Predictions based on time when a question is asked by querent /
querist.
o
Ankjyotisha / Kabala
(Numerology): A branch of astrology based on numbers.
o
Nadi Astrology: An
ancient treatise having detailed predictions for individuals.
o
Tajik Shaastra /
Varsha Phal (Annual Horoscopy): Astrology based on annual solar returns.
o
Tajik Shaastra /
Varsha Phal (Annual Horoscopy): Astrology based on annual solar returns.
o
Jaimini Sutras: A
non-conventional method of timing of events based on Famous Indian astrologer,
Acharya Jaimini.
o
Nastjaatakam (Lost
Horoscopy): Art of tracing / construction of lost horoscopes.
o
Streejaatak (female
astrology): A special branch of astrology dealing with female nativities.
DIFFERENCE BETWEEEN VEDIC
AND WESTERN ASTROLOGY
The most easily referred to
difference between the two lies in the method of measurement of the Zodiac.
Vedic astrology uses primarily the sidereal zodiac (in which stars are
considered to be the fixed background against which the motion of the planets
is measured), whereas most Western astrology uses the tropical zodiac (the
motion of the planets is measured against the position of the Sun on the Spring
equinox). This difference becomes only noticeable over time, after the course
of several centuries, as a result of the precession of the equinoxes.
Synchronically, the two systems are identical, with just a shift of the origin
of the ecliptic longitude by about 22 degrees or days, resulting on the
placement of planets in the previous sign in Western charts about 80% of the
time.
Ancient Hindu literature is
full of mythology related to zodiac signs, constellations (also known as
Nakshatras) and planets, which explain a lot of astrological rules. However the
popular opinion is that the mythology was just a method that our ancient seers
used to explain some very complex physical laws, which were beyond the
comprehension of common people. Unfortunately even today's modern science has
not been able to fully understand those physical laws behind this ancient
method although it's getting there very fast. Our current understanding of the
science of astrology lies in statistics and probability. Statistics is the
branch of mathematics, which can deal with correlation between two or more
seemingly independent events without knowing the cause of that correlation. If
in a chart of 1000 people have the same astrological chart then it can be seen
that certain astrological rules hold true in 70%-80% of them. In statistical
terms we may say that the occurrence of a specific event in one's life when certain
planetary combination exists is "statistically significant". Let's
say that you flip a coin 1000 times then the probability of "heads"
is always near 50%. Now let's say that you observe the results of flipping a
coin during the sun set and sun rise. If you find, after an year long test,
that probability of "heads " coming up during sunrise is not actually
50%, as expected, but its 70%, then you can actually construct a rule that if
you flip a coin during sun rise, the chances of you getting a "heads"
will always be more. Vedic astrology can be explained in a similar way. Certain
combinations in one's chart actually result in a prediction, which turns out to
be correct in 70-80% of the charts having that combination. We may not explain
it yet as to why it happens but the evidence is pretty strong that events can
be predicted with very reasonable statistical significance.
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