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Debunking Astrology
Astrologyis said to be the discipline that teaches us how to create horoscopes and use the positions of celestial bodies, tounderstand and interpret Human existence on Earth, at least that what it says onPowerFortunes.com. I often encounter articles and comments questioning whether astrologyis a science or trying to prove or disproveastrology in scientific terms. Personally, I don’t see how an analogy betweenastrologyand modern day science can be drawn. Science and astrology  are two very different disciplines, based on very different principles. Science follows the principles of experimentation,observation and inference, scientific principles must have theoretical or mathematical proof that must always be consistent.Although astrology has it’s own set of well defined principles, they very different to those of science.In spite of what many astrologers may claim,astrology is not without limitations and before we can go about proclaiming astrology a science or otherwise, we have to understand what these are.Astrology (Vedic) is believed to be the product of  divine inspiration and was imparted to the Hindu sage, ‘
Bhrigu 
’ by the Goddess of wealth, ‘
Mahalakshmi 
’. This knowledgewas recorded in ancient sacred texts, of which only remnants still remain. Astrology is not a perfect discipline and is only asgood as theastrologer  who practices it. His or her proficiency determines how accurate the results turn out to be and depends largely on his or her depth of knowledge, type of experience (nature of the predictions made) and length of experience. It would be still however, be logical to assume that even an astrologer, who is by all accounts wellaccomplished, could not claim to have complete knowledge of astrology, as his or her knowledge cannot exceed that whichis contained in the texts that still exist, as these are incomplete themselves.As explained on www.PowerFortunes.com, science and astrology are base on diametrically opposite points of view, in thatscience is still grappling with compelling questions about the Universe, about the creation of the Universe, the possibility of parallel Universes, that infinitesimally small fraction of a second after the Big Bang and the beginning of time.So what was there before the beginning of time? If the Universe has continued to expand ever since it’s creation, what is itexpanding into? Our knowledge is so limited that these questions themselves sound absurd. Vedic astrology on the other hand, comes from a belief system that is based on the principle that an explanation for everything that exists can be found inthe Hindu scriptures, or with their help. Many Vedic scholars believe that what scientists are discovering today was known tothe sages all along. For instance, the twin Vedic planets, ‘
Rahu 
’ and ‘
Ketu 
’ are unique to Vedic astrology. They are said to berepresent a mythical serpent, of which ‘
Rahu 
’ is the head and ‘
Ketu 
’ the tail. These two planets are considered to be maleficand devour other forms of energy like endless pits and eclipse or debilitate the Sun and the Moon. The colour of ‘
Rahu 
’ isblack and that of ‘
Ketu’ 
is grey. The similarity between ‘
Rahu 
’ and ‘
Ketu 
’ and black holes is quite striking, the opposite end of a black hole is thought to be a white dwarf. Another case in point and also featured on PowerFortunes.com, is the relevanceof the number, ‘108’, which is the number of beads in a Hindu prayer bead rosary. Although these prayer beads are aproduct of the ancient Vedic period, through modern science, we now know that the figure '108' is of particular relevance, asthe distance between the Earth and the Sun is approximately 108 times the Sun's diameter. The Sun's diameter is about108 times that of the Earth’s and the distance between the Earth and the Moon is approximately 108 times the Moon'sdiameter. Is it possible that the ancient Hindu sages were able to determine these celestial measurements, with suchaccuracy, long before telescopes existed?Admittedly, none of the above proves anything scientifically, but it does question whether science is really advanced enoughto explain astrology. In my opinion, in order to explain or debunk astrology, a scientist would have to first understand and bewell versed with the principles of astrology and should be able to practice astrology. I feel that he or she would thenunderstand that astrological predictions are not binary in nature, everything is not black and white, as it in science and thereare authentic shades of grey.In addition to being used to make predictions about the future, Vedic astrology also allows for remedial measures, throughthe use of  gemstones, talismans,prayer ceremonies, chanting of Mantrasetc. According to the ancient Vedic scriptures, a parallel universe, complete with planets, stars, constellations etc exists in thehuman body. Obviously, this Universe does not exist in the same physical form we know through astronomy. However, it’sexistence this can be experienced by the awakening of the ‘
Kundalini 
', or 'Sleeping Serpent', a brilliant thread runningthrough the spinal cord, the awakening of which is the highest step in ‘
Tantrik 
’ practices. Vedic astrology recognizes nineplanets, twelve zodiacs and 28 constellations. Pandit Sarvesh Nagarvedic, the chief astrologer at PowerFortunes.comexplains that the nine Vedic planets have been accorded the status of demigods, however these heavenly bodies are not allpowerful and rely on offerings made on Earth for strength. When we on Earth pray to or appease the power representing aplanet, by acquiring it’s gemstone or Yantra, we are actually tapping into the power of the planet, present in our own paralleluniverse. In this way, the planets are easily gratified and respond by bestowing their blessings on their worshippers.So what does this all this mean? Do the same powers that control our lives by virtue of astrology, exist in the heavens or inside us? “As is above, so is within”, would seem to be the answer. Astrological influences are not far removed objects thatwork in isolation, they are a part of the Universe that we are also a part of and we have the means to strengthen or appeasethem, as we desire. This is not to suggest that we can completely alter fate, to do that would mean we have the ability tochange the position of the planets in our horoscopes, which is of course, impossible. What we have to remember is thatastrology notwithstanding, everybody goes through good times and bad times. The basic principle of astrology is that deedsand actions (
karam)
are above all. Just like God, astrology helps those, who help themselves, but using our knowledge of 
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