A Wisdom Archive on Vedic Astrology

Vedic Astrology: Vedic Astrology and Physical Health
Everyone is concerned with their health as well they should be. If you do not maintain your body properly then disease naturally has an open door to enter. Many of us put the emphasis on our physical health nowadays but, unless you have good mental & emotional health, you will still not feel whole or healthy. Even if you take care of your body and also study to develop a healthy mind, you will still feel incomplete without developing spiritual health In the eternal scheme of things we are spirit, not matter - with which we seem to constantly identify. How to be healthy spiritually is a matter of grave importance.
 
Excerpt from "An Introduction to Vedic Astrology" by Howard Beckman
 

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Relationship Compatibility Using Vedic Astrology
So many people nowadays are experiencing problems in their relationships and could well benefit by utilizing the science of astrology to understand themselves, as well as their partner, or prospective partner. When I'm asked to do compatibility charts for couples, I begin by doing each of their lifetime horoscopic charts. I will then compare the two using the eastern astrological system of comparison for marriage but most importantly I look at the two individuals, their goals in life and the way they think and act. These things can be understood by careful analysis of the horoscope.
 
Excerpt from "An Introduction to Vedic Astrology" by Howard Beckman
 

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Vedic Astrology and Mental, Emotional and Spiritual Health
In order to maintain a healthy mind we must realize the true realities of life. Therefore we must consider our spiritual nature to understand the subtleties of mind, intelligence and ego. Accordingly mental, emotional and spiritual health go together and, unless you have some knowledge in this regard, you cannot stop the onslaught of negative emotions brought on by ignorance and fear. We not only need to engage ourselves in some sort of fulfilling work to occupy our minds but need to understand why we fall victim to feelings of hate, envy, greed and avarice. These emotions only serve to destroy us intellectually, psychologically, emotionally and spiritually. Why is there so much hate in the world, anyway?
 
Excerpt from "An Introduction to Vedic Astrology" by Howard Beckman
 

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Gems and the Planets
The 9 planets considered by Vedic astrologers are the Sun, Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn, Rahu (MoonÕs north node) and Ketu (MoonÕs south node). The outer planets of Neptune, Uranus, and Pluto are not used in ancient classical Vedic astrology and thus have no gemstones assigned to them. The main gems for these 9 planets are called the "navaratna", meaning 9 jewels, and the substitute gems are called "uparatna".
 

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Vedic may refer to: Hindu scriptures: The Vedas, the oldest preserved Indo-Aryan texts Vedic Sanskrit, their language Vedic religion Vedic civilization Hindu culture: Vedic astrology the Ayurveda (Vedic medicine) Maharishi Mahesh Yogi: Vedic science Maharishi Vedic Medicine

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Astrology is not limited to Western astrology alone, which by itself has dozens of branches and various offshoots. In modern India the ancient Vedic astrology (or Jyotish) is commonly used to this day, and in China Chinese astrology has existed for thousands of years and continues to flourish. The ancient Greeks formed Hellenistic astrology while the Mayans of Central America also developed their own form of astrology. The ancient Egyptians also had another system of astrology. A unique system of astrology eventually emerged in Tibet as well. Other cultures and civilizations around the world also develo ...

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In Hellenistic, Vedic, Medieval and Renaissance astrology each house is ruled by the planet that rules the sign on its cusp. For example, if a person has the sign Aries on the cusp of their 7th house, then the planet Mars is said to "rule" their 7th house. This means that when a planet is aloted a house, it's nature comes to have some bearing on that specific topic in the person's life, and that planet is said to be very important for events specifically pertaining to that topic. The placement of this planet in the chart will have at least a ...

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The zodiac (from Greek zoon, "animal") is an imaginary belt in the heavens extending approximately 8 degrees on either side of the Sun's apparent path (the ecliptic), that includes the apparent paths of the Moon and the planets Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn. There is a zodiac in western astrology, a different one in Vedic astrology, and a very different one in Chinese astrology. Zodiac - Historical origin. The origins of the zodiac lie in Sumer in Mesopotamia. See the History of astrol ... Including:

• Zodiac - Historical origin
• Zodiac - Astronomy
• Zodiac - Astrology
• Zodiac - Zodiacal Constellations
• Zodiac - Angels of the zodiac
• Zodiac - The zodiac as a calendar

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The most easily referred to difference between the two lies in the method of measurement of the Zodiac. Vedic astrology uses primarily the sidereal zodiac (in which stars are considered to be the fixed background against which the motion of the planets is measured), whereas most Western astrology uses the tropical zodiac (the motion of the planets is measured against the position of the Sun on the Spring equinox). Of course, the ancient rishis were aware of the tropical, season-based cycles of northern and southern declination paths of the S ...

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