Astrology is very ancient science. The origin of astrology is from Vedas. This is mentioned in the Vedas, that the astrology is the eye of Veda. In real sense Indian saints have highly intuitive and spiritual power and they are devoted towards God. They have given their entire life in analyzing and studying the creation of the God and their sciences. They worship the God with full concentration and with excellent devotion. Some of the famous ancient vedic saints are saint Parashar, Maharishi Bhrigu, Saint Viramihir, They have devotee their life to know astronomy and secrets of astrology. Their great passion towards astrology and astronomy gives us very useful and essential information in the form of text of astrology. Since ancient times to recent times, so many people are becoming vedic astrologer by studying their vedic scripts and their information was absolutely correct as per universal truth.

 Astrology is the philosophy that studies the effect or relationship between the stars, planets and our environment that surround us. Some say, Astrology is another way that God symbolically tells us who we are based on the time & day we were born.

 Astrology is both the Art and Science. Astrology is the science up to the level of calculations and predictive part is the art. It demands extra ordinary excellence and intellectual attitude. As science they are based on calculations and as art these requires extraordinary excellence and intellectual attitude and great spiritual power. Astrology and astrological facts can not completed by writing many books. All the matter we had got till now is just like drop in the ocean. I will try my best to describe you in brief: What is the astrology?

 First of all astrology needs calculations and these calculations are based on astronomy. There are 12 zodiac signs: Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius and Pisces and each zodiac sign have their own shape and symbol. Our saints who have extra ordinary spiritual power from birth have found in the sky these symbols of the 12 signs of the zodiac. Every sign has its own area in the form of circle. Each sign consist area of 30⁰, so adding area of all the 12 signs will give the total of 360^o. Each sign depicts its own shape and picture, Like zodiac sign Leo shows the imagery of Lion, Cancer depicts the imagery of Crab and so on. Each shape has its own nature, category, habits and Characterstics. All these signs are governed by planet. There are 7 planets Sun, Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus and Saturn. There are 2 very important planets in the form of shadow, Rahu- Dragon head and Ketu Dragon tale. All these signs and planets affect the human being in different circumstances.

 Apparently Sun and Moon both move around the earth on apparent circular paths, with their centres as the centre of earth. The two circles cut each other on two points. These two points are 180 degree apart from each other. Because of the movement of the path of Moon, the two cut points also move on the zodiac from east to west, i.e. opposite to other planets. It takes around 18 years in completing one revolution. These two points are called Rahu and Ketu. It is why "No Moon" and "Full Moon" falling near these two points cause Solar and Lunar eclipses respectively and it appears that Rahu and Ketu are trying to swallow Sun and Moon.

 There are different timings and motions of different planets. The motion of Sun 1^o per day, Moon 12^o -14^o per day and gradually every planet has its own degrees and motions. Venus, Mercury and Mars are fastest moving planets and Jupiter, Saturn, Rahu and Ketu is slow moving planets. Jupiter takes the time of 13 months to complete the circle. Saturn takes the time of 2.5 years. This is very slow moving planet. Rahu and Ketu take the time of 18 months to complete the circle. All these planets have their own nature and Characterstics.

 As I mentioned above there are 12 signs in the Zodiac. These signs are divided into 3 categories as per universal truth. 

1. Moveable – Aries, Cancer, Libra, Capricorn
2. Fixed – Leo, Scorpio, Aquarius, Taurus
3. Dual – Virgo, Gemini, Sagittarius, Pisces

 Each signs are have sub categories, which have detailed descriptions. So, this is impossible to give them.

 Each sub category of sign has 2 sub very important categories, Male and Female.

 All signs and planets have 5 types of property, fire, water, air, earth and space. These are 5 essential properties of human being and entire world.

 Just like sign, there are 7 planets and 2 very important sensitive points Rahu / Ketu. Each planet has its own nature and property.

Sun is king, fiery masculine and has the property to enlighten soul, prestige, fame etc..

Moon is queen, feminine and has the property of plenty of water and represents mood of person, mother and mental activities.

Mars represents fire, courage, weapons, agriculture, cooking items, material used in wars and warriors and so on.

Mercury Represents wisdom, Vocal speech, expertise in mathematics, youth, marketing skills and so on.

Jupiter represents spiritualism, religion, intelligence, wealth, prosperity protection against any problem and so on.

Venus represents glory, glamour, luxury, love, entertainment, sex and so on.

Saturn represents attitude, laziness. It delays the matters, give tears and compel the person to do hard work and struggle.

Rahu creates uncertainty, conspiracy, cheating, theft but Rahu provides higher level of spiritual knowledge. The basic nature is sudden up swings and sudden down fall.

Ketu – represents disasters, frustrations, and uneasiness and also give brutally used  by weapons etc..

 Another important factor that zodiac is divided in to 12 houses as per their signs

 1^st house represents whole personality of human being, basic nature and essence of entire life.

2^nd house represents wealth, primary education, letters (mail) etc.

3^rd house represents younger siblings, courage, efficiency, commuination, short distance tour and travel and so on.

4^TH house represents home pleasure of human being, luxurious items, own property, vehicle, peace and harmony in family life, all sorts of home comfort, agriculture etc.

5^th house represents higher education, own wisdom, progeny, intellectual power, pullic relation etc.

6^th house represents illness, enemies, loans, servants, job and career.

7^th house represents spouse, marriage, sexual life, trading with foreign country, foreign exchange.

8^th house represents unexpected problems, death, allegations, litigations, humiliation court cases etc..

9^th house represents father, position of father, fate, long journeys and spiritualism

10^th house represents profession, business, nature of job.

11^th house represents elder brother, income, earnings profits and gains.

12^th house represents wastage, expenditure, losses, hospitalization, Moksh, imprisonment etc.

 All these planets move in all houses passing though all 27 Nakshatra. This type of zodiac combination affects whole atmosphere, life of living beings. This Zodiac combination affects in totality to the orbit, mortal and immortal substance. In the modern language, this is the most sophisticated computer of God in the Zodiac. We use to see that there is no similarity between one to another living or non-living substance of same family. This difference comes from Karmas and Karma Phal. But on this earth we use to obtain or lose is the destiny of every one, which is fixed and created by God. These planets and combinations provide the person different type of fate, gains according to their Karma Phal.  There are 3 types of Karmas are mentioned in ancient astrology and mythology.

1. Deposits may be very good and may be very bad. Deposits Karmas are those Karmas which we had collected in the previous life (Previous life indicates the time of rebirth from birth to death).
2. Present – Present Karmas are those Karmas which we are performing in current life in present times.
3. Forecoming - Forecoming Karmas are those Karmas which we will perform in future.

Karma – are those work which we do in day to day life for family, society, nature. For example, someone did charity for poor without having own self interest this is good karma comes into assets. If husband always torture his wife on regular basis, this is bad Karma and becomes liability on his balance sheet of Karam phal, which is registered by God. Like this, everyone has its own balance sheet of Karma. The impact and effect in the next birth is called Destiny. This destiny is fixed and unavoidable. Destiny all the living being are govern by heavy bodies and their nature.

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