Vedic Astrology

Ever since I got to know Marie Callas, I have taken a great interest in stuffs related to spirituality and para physics. I think they are fascinating, very much necessary even at this advanced age, generally because, humans, no matter one thousand years ago, present, or one thousands years in the future, will always remain similar as they are all spiritual in nature. At certain stages of their lives, humans will learn to seek to know about their spiritual roots, no matter whether they are very successful or mediocre.

So here I am, learning something about astrology, spirituality and stuff like that. I'm neither successful or mediocre, nor am I a religious Indian as compared to some of my friends. I think I've lost of my Indian roots as we speak only English, or "Malglish" if you know what I mean!

Today I read a book about Vedic astrology which has nearly 6000 years of ancient Indian history. The four Vedas, Yajur Veda, Rig Veda, Sama Veda and Atharva Veda are scriptures from the ancient India with full range of information in various aspects of humanity like philosophy, spirituality, religion, art and science. They show the complete way of life. Vedic Astrology is also called Jyotish or the Science of Light and was first mentioned in Rig Veda.

The centre or fundamentals of Vedic astrology is the theme of Karma which is a reward or punishment for our actions. A Vedic horoscope reveals the past (which is unchangeable), and what is coming in the future. Vedic Astrologers consider the horoscope to be a draft of our problems, our talents, and attachments, in addition to our tendencies. It also tells us how good Karma can be accumulated.

The written proofs left behind by the Vedic astrologers display that the rising and setting of the planets and the stars were due to the movement of the earth and this concept was centuries ahead of medieval Europeans which regarded Earth as flat! These astrologers had great visions, intuition and psychic abilities and these made them important figures in the ancient Indian civilisations.

I think I shouldn't go much into the details as there is a limitation of what I can comprehend. The above is just based on my own understanding but I hope as I learn, I will become more spiritual.