What
does the word "Vedic" imply
about this type of astrology?
Vedic astrology differs from Western or
Tropical astrology mainly in that it
uses the fixed zodiac as opposed to the
moving zodiac. Because of the gradual
tilting of the earth in space on it's
axis, the zodiac, if you calculate it
from the Sun's relationship to the
Earth, appears to be moving at the rate
of a little less than 1/60th of a degree
per year. Currently, the relative or
movable zodiac is off or out of
alignment with the fixed or real
star-based zodiac by roughly 23 degrees,
which is almost one whole sign of the
zodiac.
So, first and foremost you should know
that Vedic astrology sticks with that
original, star-based zodiac and thus
another term to describe Vedic astrology
is that it is "sidereal
astrology", which simply means that
the real zodiac is used to locate WHICH
SIGNS THE PLANETS ARE CURRENTLY LOCATED
IN.
The signs the planets are in is one
important part of astrology. Because the
two systems are skewed from each other
by nearly one whole sign, most people's
"Sun Sign", that which you can
get from the paper each day, is usually
one sign back when the chart is
refigured using Vedic astrology.
So, the first surprise using Vedic is
that you are no longer the Sun Sign you
always thought you were. This happens
with many charts. However, if you were
born in the last 5 days or so of the
Western Sign month, then you will
probably still be that sign in Vedic
since the difference is 23 degrees
currently, and signs are 30 degrees long
in space (12 signs times 30 degrees each
each a 360 degree circle surrounding the
Earth).
Vedic astrology also has a great number
of techniques for studying the charts
once they are cast which give Vedic a
predictive edge. For example, the
"dashas" or "planetary
ruling periods" system which is a
part of the Vedic system give Vedic
astrologers a tool for quite accurately
predicting the trends, changes and
events in your life with good accuracy
regarding dating when things will take
place. Therefore, Vedic astrologers are
less limited to talking about your
general overall self and can get more
deeply into what's going to happen in
your life.
Swami Veet Chintan T'Zorba-Krsna
Jyotish
Shastracharya
& Vedic Astrologer of India
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