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chopra.com10.2.2016

In India, the study of astrology or Jyotishshastra can be traced to the Vedic times. Glimpses of astrological traditions are visible in the Atharva-Veda, one among the most sacred texts of India.

In Sanskrit, the word Jyotish, translated as “science of light,” refers to the profound and mathematically sophisticated form of astrology originating in the ancient Vedic traditions of India. Sometimes known as Vedic astrology, Jyotish describes the planetary patterns at the time of our birth and can give us valuable clues to understanding our life’s journey.

Through careful analysis of these cosmic influences, Jyotish can help us to realistically evaluate our strengths and challenges in order to optimize our full potential. By forecasting the changing trends and periods of our lives, Jyotish can also enable us to make more evolutionary choices. It offers practical remedial measures to alleviate areas of difficulty, giving us the confidence to manifest our true destiny and create success, happiness, and harmony on all levels.

According to the Indian Vedic Astrology in India, all celestial bodies, be it the sun, the moon,, the planets or stars, influence the terrestrial phenomena, or indicate such phenomena by their various configurations. The configuration of the planets and stars at the moment of birth determine one’s basic life story inclinations, characteristics, strengths, weaknesses. Horoscope, or the natal chart, is therefore the construction of the basic placement of planets at the time of birth. That is why it is termed as a Janam-Patri in Indian Vedic Astrology.

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Jyotish is distinctly different from what we think of as astrology here in the West. The difference is that in Jyotish we use the sidereal zodiac, which is based on the fixed, observable positions of the constellations, as we see them in the sky. Western astrology, in contrast, uses what is called the tropical zodiac. The tropical zodiac is based, not on the fixed, observable positions of the constellations but rather on the relative and changeable position of the sun.

Because of a phenomenon called “precession of equinoxes” and a wobble in the axial spin of the Earth, the tropical positions have gradually moved away from the fixed, sidereal constellations at the rate of about one degree every 72 years. By the time most of us were born, the tropical positions, and therefore the Western astrology chart, have moved away from the fixed, observable positions by about 24 degrees. In short, there is a difference between these two astrological systems by that many degrees.

The basic difference between Indian Vedic Astrology and the Western astrological traditions and systems lie in the technique of calculations. Western astrologers base their zodiac on the equinoxes. The positions of the planets the westerners calculate, continue to change with respect to the stars. Indian Vedic Astrology, on the other hand, bases its computations on the twelve constellations from the Babylonian calendar, and also has an additional “lunar” zodiac based on 28 lunarconstellations or Nakshatras.

The constellations or Nakshatras that are studied in Indian Vedic Astrology or Jyotish-vidya are based on the approximate number of days that the Moon takes to complete a cycle with respect to the stars. The Vimshottari dasha in ancient Indian Vedic Astrology predicts the moon’s position as per the Lunar calendar employed for centuries in the Indian tradition.

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