What is Vedic

Astrology?



Shyamasundara Dasa. Jyotish Sastri
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DedIcuLed Lo:

Dm VisnupcJc Pcrcmchcmsc Pcricrcjcccrc
:o8 Sri SrimcJ hclticeJcntc Sucmi Srilc PrcbhupcJc

By IIs gruce und bIessIngs dIscovered VedIc usLroIogy.


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Table of Contents

nLroducLIon

VedIc versus WesLern AsLroIogy

FuLe Free WIII und VedIc AsLroIogy

AsLroIogy us u Lunguuge

NuLuI ReudIng
How Long WIII IL Tuke?
Picuiciivc icauing
SIrILuuI-PsycIoIogIcuI ReudIng
PredIcLIve und SIrILuuI-PsycIoIogIcuI ReudIng

Your PurL

CIurL UduLes

TIe Need For CounseI

JuLuku-VIcuru ComuLIbIIILy CIurLs
PurenL-CIIId ReIuLIonsIIs

Mundune und FInuncIuI AsLroIogy

MedIcuI AsLroIogy

ReIocuLIon AsLroIogy

MuIurLu

Prusnu
How Lo Ask u Prusnu
ExumIe oI Prusnu

How Lo CIoose un AsLroIoger

GuIdeIInes

Abuse und MIsuse oI AsLroIogy by LIe CIIenL

ConcIusIon



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A hoioscoc in youi hanus is a ma ol ucsiiny. Thc sccicis ihai ii coniains can lc
icvcalcu only ly a Vcuic Asiiologci.

Now you may lc wonuciing Whai is Vcuic Asiiology.` You iolally havc hcaiu ol
asiiology--who hasn`i. Mosi colc Inow whai ihcii Sun sign is in Wcsicin Asiiology,
lui vciy lcw Inow aloui Vcuic Asiiology, ihc sulcci ol ihis icoii. Evcn colc who
havc only ihc slighicsi smaiiciing ol Inowlcugc aloui asiiology wani io Inow whai is
Vcuic Asiiology anu how ii uillcis liom ihc Wcsicin Asiiology ihai ihcy aic
accusiomcu io. To answci ihcsc qucsiions I woulu liisi liIc io vciy liiclly cxlain a
liiilc aloui Vcuic Asiiology anu how ii is uillcicni liom iis Wcsicin cousin.


Ved|c versus Western Astroloy

Thc Vcuas aic ihc olucsi sciiiuics Inown io cxisi, lcing wcll ovci ,000 ycais olu.
Thc vasi occan ol Vcuic Inowlcugc cncomasscs loih maiciial anu siiiiual
Inowlcugc: ii is cilcci Inowlcugc ihai was icvcalcu ly Sii Kisna Thc Gouhcau) io
ihc Rishis, ihc sagcs ol Vcuic culiuic. Asiiology is aii ol ihc Vcuic liiciaiuic, anu has
lccn icscivcu anu hanucu uown in ihc guiu-aiamaia, ihc chain ol aosiolic
succcssion, sincc iimc immcmoiial. Vcuic Asiiology is ihc oiiginal loim ol asiiology
ihai cxisicu ihousanus ol ycais ago in whai is now Inown as ihc Inuian sulconiincni.
Ii giauually sicau ly uillusion inio oihci culiuics such as ihc Balylonian, Pcisian,
GiccI, Chincsc, cic. Thc maoi uillcicnccs lciwccn Vcuic Asiiology anu moucin
Wcsicin Asiiology aic ihicclolu:

Iiisi ol all, Vcuic Asiiology is icchnically icimcu a siucical sysicm` whcicas Wcsicin
Asiiology is iioical.` Whai ihis csscniially mcans is ihai u in ihc sIy ihcic aic siais
which maIc u ihc vaiious consicllaiions ol ihc Zouiac such as Viigo, Aquaiius, cic.
Vcuic Asiiology is lascu uon ihc aciual sicllai consicllaiions siucical), whcicas
Wcsicin Asiiology is lascu on a liciiiious zouiac ihai slowly movcs lacIwaius in sacc
as a lunciion ol iimc iioic` in Iaiin mcans io iuin`). Thcsc ucliniiions can lc
lounu in any goou uiciionaiy. As ol ihis wiiiing Ociolci, 199S), ihc lcginning ol ihc
Wcsicin imaginaiy zouiac--ihcii liisi oini ol Aiics--is ai 6.2 ol ihc consicllaiion
Pisccs. This is callcu ihc Agc ol Pisccs in Wcsicin Asiiology. This liisi oini will movc
in a iciiogiauc lacIwaiu) moiion ai a iaic ol aloui 1 ci 72 ycais uniil ii cnicis inio
ihc consicllaiion ol Aquaiius. Thai will lc ihc lcginning ol ihc lamous Agc ol
Aquaiius ihai wc havc all hcaiu aloui. Ai ihc iaic ol moiion ol 72 ycais/ucgicc
6.2 ii will iaIc 40 ycais lcloic ihc so-callcu Agc ol Aquaiius iaIcs lacc. Oui ol
ignoiancc ol asiionomy, ihc Ncw Agc communiiy has umcu ihc gun` ly almosi hall
a millcnnia in ucclaiing ihai wc aic alicauy in ihc Agc ol Aquaiius.

Scconuly, as alicauy mcniioncu, Vcuic Asiiology is lascu on a vciy olu, unlioIcn
iiauiiion sincc iimc immcmoiial whcicas Wcsicin Asiiology has hau a vciy chccIcicu
hisioiy. Asiiology viiiually uisacaicu in ihc Wcsi uuiing ihc DaiI Agcs ciica 00-
1000AD): ii icsuilaccu uuiing ihc Rcnaissancc, only io lall oui ol lavoi uuiing ihc so-
callcu Agc ol Rcason. In laci, ii ioially uisacaicu liom ihc Euiocan coniincni uniil
ihc laic 19ih ccniuiy. Ii hau lccn Ici laicly alivc in Englanu uuiing ihai iimc.


Wcsicin Asiiology as wc Inow ii iouay has cxisicu loi aloui 1S0 ycais sincc ii lcgan a
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ccniuiy. Thc oini is ihai ihc Vcuic iiauiiion is vciy siiong
anu viliani, wiih ihc hciiiagc ol many millcnnia ol accumulaicu Inowlcugc, whcicas
Wcsicin Asiiology uocs noi havc ihc auvaniagc ol an unlioIcn iiauiiion.

Thiiuly, Vcuic asiiology, lcing an acnuix io ihc Vcuas, is ihoioughly sicccu in
Vcuic ihoughi anu hilosohy. This mcans ihai ihc iaciiiionci ol ihc scicncc musi
havc caincsily assimilaicu ihc Vcuic hilosohy anu livcu ihc lilc ol a Vcuic
Biahmana, wiih all iis aiicnuani siiiiual iaciiccs. By coniiasi, moucin Wcsicin
asiiology is a icllcciion ol cimissivc Wcsicin culiuic, in which anyihing gocs.`
Wcsicin asiiology has no ical oi consisicni hilosohical lasis: whai asscs loi a lasis
is waicicu uown, uisioiicu, ihiiu-hanu Vcuic hilosohy. Thc Wcsicin Asiiologci has
in comaiison io ihc Vcuic Asiiologci) no hilosohical iiaining, noi uocs hc Inow
whai ii mcans io lollow a siiiiual uiscilinc. Thc comlincu cllcci ol gcnuinc
hilosohical Inowlcugc coulcu wiih an auihcniic siiiiual lilcsiylc cannoi lc
ovcicsiimaicu whcn ii comcs io ucvcloing ihc uivinc vision anu aliliiy ihai is so
ncccssaiy loi cnalling an asiiologci io iocily guiuc oihcis.

I havc haiuly uonc usiicc io ihc sulcci ol comaiing-coniiasiing Vcuic anu Wcsicin
Asiiology, lui hoclully whai I havc saiu will givc ihc icauci an inIling ol ihc
uillcicnccs. Thcsc aic noi usi icchnical uillcicnccs lui uccnu on an cniiicly
uillcicni woiluvicw. Now ihai wc havc comlcicu oui uigicssion, lci`s iciuin io ihc
main olcciivc ol ihis iicaiisc.

Thc liiih-ma, oi hoioscoc, is a symlolic icicscniaiion ol ihc Eaiih, lancis, anu
siais ai ihc iimc ol onc`s liiih. Ii is a uivinc languagc, a mysiic ciyiogiam ly which
Gou has communicaicu whai a cison`s ucsiiny will lc, Inowing which a wisc cison
will cxcicisc his licc will io oiimizc ihc icsuli.


Fate Free W|ll and Ved|c Astroloy

Thc vicwoini ol Vcuic Asiiology is ihai lilc is an inicilay ol loih laic anu licc will--
laic lcing ihc icaciion io oui icvious cxcicisc ol licc will. In oui livcs wc aic olicn
laccu wiih choiccs icscnicu io us ly oui cnviionmcnial ciicumsianccs. Wc havc ihc
liccuom io chosc a` oi l,` lui oncc ihai uccision is mauc wc musi accci ihc
icaciion io oui choicc. Thc icaciion may lc immcuiaic, oi ii may lc uclaycu ly
ihousanus ol lilciimcs. In any casc, ihc icaciion, lcasani oi unlcasani, will comc ai
ihc aoinicu iimc ucicimincu ly highci auihoiiiics. As CanaIya Panuiia says, usi
as a call can linu iis moihci in a hciu ol 10,000 cows, in ihc samc way youi {ic|aciions
will linu you.` Thc icaciions io lilc`s aciions aic incscaallc ly cvciyonc cxcci ihosc
who aic comlcicly ucvoicu io Gou via BhaIii-yoga). Whcn a Iaimic icaciion iicns
anu liuciilics ii cicaics a ncw siiuaiion, a ncw cnviionmcni ihai icscnis us wiih moic
choiccs uon which io cxcicisc oui licc will. Thus, lilc is an inicilay ol loih laic anu
licc will as icviously siaicu.

Ici`s consiuci an cxamlc ol how ihis woiIs. Suosc somconc is loin inio a ooi
lamily lccausc ol his lau Iaima liom a icvious lilciimc anu so is iaiscu in a ghciio

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lcsci wiih ciimc anu ovciiy. Ici us say, hyoihciically, ihai hc has iwo choiccs. Hc
can llamc sociciy loi ihc cvils hc laccs anu ihus iiy io viciimizc sociciy ly iaIing io a
lilc ol ciimc io acquiic wcalih: oi hc can iaIc icsonsililiiy loi his siiuaiion anu iiy io
lciici himscll ly cuucaiion anu honcsi cnucavoi. Suosc hc chooscs ihc liisi oiion
ol ciimc anu iols scvcial csiallishmcnis. Evcniually hc will gci caughi il noi Iillcu
liisi) anu scni io ail, a naiuial icaciion loi his ciiminal lchavioi. Bui cvcn whilc in ail
hc siill has oiions, ihough moic limiicu ihan ihosc ol a licc man. Hc can choosc io
lc a haiucncu ciiminal oi io lc a moucl iisonci anu icloim himscll. Each choicc will
havc a icaciion. Thus wc can scc ihai lilc is an iniiicaic inicilay ol laic Iaima) anu
licc will.


Astroloy as a Lanuae

Gciiing lacI io ihc hoioscoc: IooIing ai a chaii, ihc Vcuic Asiiologci siuuics ihc
iniciaciion ol ihc lancis, signs, houscs, anu ihc asccis lciwccn ihcm. This is ihc
languagc ol ihc siais. Evciyihing Inown is in ihc oiilolio ol onc oi moic lancis,
signs, oi houscs. Anu, ii is ly siuuying ihc iniciaciivc iicnus in ihc chaii ihai ihc
asiiologci can ascciiain so much inloimaiion aloui a cison.

Thc vaiious clcmcnis in ihc chaii--lancis, signs, naIshaiias lunai mansions), houscs,
clcmcnis, moualiiics, olaiiiics, anu asccis--aic ihc comoncnis ol ihis uivinc
cclcsiial languagc anu aci liIc nouns, vcils, aucciivcs, auvcils, cic., wiih iulcs ol
giammai anu syniax usi as in a icgulai languagc, lui lai moic comlcx, as onc mighi
assumc. To givc an iuca ol whai wc aic ucaling wiih, consiuci ihc lollowing vciy
cuisoiy mcanings ol ihc lancis anu houscs. Anu, lcasc noic ihai comlcic looIs
havc lccn wiiiicn aloui any givcn lanci, sign, oi housc: so whai I am icscniing only
sIims ihc suilacc yci uocs givc a laii iciuic ol whai is iiansiiing.

Thc lancis icicscni ihc lollowing:

Sun : Aima soul), scll, scll-icalizaiion, inllucncc, icsiigc, owci, valoi, hcalih, cyc,
gcncial wcll-lcing, hcai, slcnuoi, laihci, Iing, ioyaliy, ioyal lavoi.

Moon !: Thc hcaii, unucisianuing, inclinaiions, cmoiions, slcc, haincss, goou
namc anu lamc, lacial lusici, moihci, ioyal lavoi, alllucncc, iiavcl, waici icscivoiis.

Mars $: Siamina, couiagc, ucsiic, angci, scanual, uiscascs, cncmics, oosiiion,
coniiovcisics, wcaons, commanuci ol an aimy, lanu, immovallc iociiics, youngci
lioihci, iclaiions such as cousins.

Mcrcury ": Iniclligcncc, uisciiminaiion, sccch, cxicssion, cuucaiion, lcaining,
maihcmaiics, logic, asiiology, mcuical Inowlcugc anu iolcssion, wiiiing, ullishing,
aciing as a miuulcman in iiauc oi oliiics uilomacy), uancing, mixiuic ol ihings,
lcaly iiccs, icsiing ol iccious sioncs, chaims amulcis), maicinal unclcs, liicnus.

]upitcr %: Wisuom, lcaining, coiulcncc, acis ol icligious mciii, ucvoiion io Gou,
anccsiois anu suciioi lcings, holy laccs, sciiiuics, iolicicncy in lcaining,

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hilosohy, giving alms oi uonaiions, lcncvolcncc, wcalih, icscci, sons, icligion,
iccciois, liuii, liuii iiccs.

Vcnus #: Sousc, maiiiagc, scxual maiicis, lcasuics ol ihc scnscs, singing, ociiy,
sccnis, oinamcnis, cwcliy, all aiiiclcs ol luxuiy, coociaiion wiih anu liom oihcis,
llowcis, llowciing iiccs, lcauiy, luying anu sclling, cows, waiciy laccs.

Saturn &: Iongcviiy, lilc, ucaih, auvcisiiy, calamiiics, uisicscci, uiscascs, ovciiy,
livclihoou, sciviliiy, uniighicous conuuci, lcaining ol scicnccs anu loicign languagcs,
agiiculiuial uisuiis, mincials, oils, ihings luiicu ucc in ihc giounu anu coming oui
ihcic liom, scivanis malc anu lcmalc), scivicc, ihcli, ciucl uccus, malicc, lamcncss,
vciy olu, cisons.

Rahu Noiih Nouc ol ihc Moon): Paicinal gianulaihci, lallacious aigumcni, haish
sccch, gamlling, movcmcni, iiavclling, ouicasics, loicigncis, snaIcs, snaIcliic, ihcli,
wicIcuncss, wiuowci), iniiiguc wiih a wiuowci), sIin uiscascs, iichcs, cczcma, acuic
oi shai ain in ihc louy, hiccoughs, swclling in ihc louy.

Kctu Souih Nouc ol ihc Moon): Maicinal gianulaihci, consumiion, ain, lcvci,
wounu, wiichciali, causing iioullc io cncmics, hoincu animals, uog, cocI, liius wiih
sois oi ol vaiicgaicu colois, hilosohy, salvaiion.

Thc mcanings ol ihc signs ol ihc Zouiac aic wcll Inown io mosi cvciyonc anu can lc
icscaichcu casily, so wc will noi cxlain ihcm hcicin. Thc lollowing liicl mcanings loi
ihc iwclvc houscs ol ihc hoioscoc aic suiiallc loi oui lasic cuucaiional uioscs:

First Housc: scll, hcau, louy, cisonaliiy, mcnial icmciamcni, hcalih.

Sccond housc: cycs, lacc, iccih, uci aii ol ihc ihioai, sccch, wcalih, lamily.

Third Housc: aims, lowci aii ol ihc ihioai, shoulucis, lioihcis, sisicis, valoi.

Fourth Housc: chcsi, hcaii, moihci, lanucu iociiy, liicnus, convcyanccs, haincss.

Fifth Housc: siomach, cuucaiion, iniclligcncc, sons, uaughicis.

Sixth Housc: ihc icgion ol ihc navcl, illncss, cncmics, uclis, uisiicss.

Scvcnth Housc: aiincishi, scxual iclaiions, sousc, ihc aii ol ihc louy lclow ihc
waisi anu uown io ihc gcniials.

Eighth Housc: gcniials, anus, ucaih, lcgacics.

Ninth Housc: his, ihighs, icligion uhaima), ucvoiion io Gou, iosciiiy, icligious
icccioi guiu), laihci.

Tcnth Housc: Inccs, lacI, siaius anu osiiion in lilc, aciiviiy, honoi liom govcinmcni.


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Elcvcnth Housc: calvcs ol lcgs, liicnus, incomc.

Twclfth Housc: cxcnuiiuic, loss, scxual cnoymcni, lcli cyc, lcci, conlincmcni.

Thc alovc inloimaiion is giossly simlilicu lui givcs an iuca ol whai wc aic ucaling
wiih. Consiuciing ihai ihcic aic ninc lancis, iwclvc signs, anu iwclvc houscs, onc can
casily imaginc ihc cxicni ol ossillc comlinaiions anu cimuiaiions ol ihcsc. Anu,
ihis wiihoui iaIing inio consiuciaiion ihc inuiviuual ucgiccs anu uivisional chaiis.)
Thc cncigics ol ihc lancis, signs, anu houscs iniciaci wiih cach oihci in myiiau ways.
By siuuying ihc comlinaiions, a wcll iiaincu asiiologci can Inow an amazing amouni
ol inloimaiion aloui ihc sulcci ol a chaii--a icmaiIallc lcai, consiuciing ihai ihc
oiiginal inui uaia consisicu ol only ihc uaic, iimc, anu lacc ol liiih.


Natal Read|n

Thc naial chaii is ihc liiih chaii. Thc icauing ol ihis chaii is whai mosi colc
consiuci io lc ihc sum ioial ol asiiology. Wiih icgaiu io Vcuic asiiology, ihc mciahoi
I liIc io usc is ihai ol hoiogiahy. In hoiogiahy ihcic aic uillcicni Iinus ol lcnscs
ihai onc can usc. A wiuc-anglc lcns lcis onc scc ihc lig iciuic, ihc wholc anoiamic
vicw, lui will noi allow onc io scc much uciail. Ii uocs, howcvci, givc onc ihc gcncial
sccnaiio, liom which onc can scc inicicsiing oinis. Il onc wanis io sciuiinizc luiihci,
hc woulu usc a zoom lcns, which locuscs on a much naiiowci liclu ol vision lui wiih
ihc auvaniagc ol gicaici ucih anu uciail. Anu onc coulu go cvcn linci inio uciail ly
using a micioscoic lcns. Vcuic asiiology has similai iools ihai can iaIc us liom ihc
macioscoic io ihc micioscoic lcvcl ol inquiiy.

Thc gcncial icauing ol ihc naial chaii woulu lc liIc ihc wiuc-anglc lcns in oui
hoiogiahic mciahoi. In ii, ihc asiiologci is allc io aini youi lilc wiih lioau liush
siioIcs, showing ihc gcncial aim anu iiaccioiy ol youi ucsiiny, ihc liclu in which you
will cxcicisc youi licc will. In ihis iniiial icauing onc shoulu cxcci io lc iolu who hc
is, whcic hc has lccn, whai his oicniials aic, anu whcic his cuiicni aciions will iaIc
him. Dccnuing on whai ihai ucsiinaiion is, onc may wani io changc couisc.

In iiuih, mosi colc uo noi unucisianu ihcmsclvcs, anu in laci aic quiic conluscu
aloui who ihcy aic, how ihcii minu woiIs, why ii woiIs ihai way, cic. Thc vasi maoiiiy
ol colc uon`i ically Inow who oi whai ihcy aic, on ciihci ihc sychological oi
siiiiual lanc. Thcicloic, ihc liisi ihing ihc Vcuic asiiologci uocs is analyzc ihc
gcncial conliguiaiion ol ihc chaii. This analysis will givc a goou inuicaiion ol ihc
cison`s sychology, chaiacici, anu lilc oicniial. Thc asiiologci will uiscuss ihc
cison`s qualiiics, inicllcciual aliliiics, anu aiiiuuc: colc sIills anu iclaiionshis
wiih lamily, liicnus, anu lovcu oncs: linancial acumcn anu siaius: cuucaiion: iiavcl:
hcalih: cic. Iilc oicniial inuicaics a cison`s icuisosiiion anu icuilcciion in
cciiain aicas. Ioi cxamlc, a cciiain comlinaiion ol lancis may inuicaic a cison
wiih acuic iniclligcncc anu lovc ol Inowlcugc: ihis woulu givc a siiong oicniial loi
acaucmic achicvcmcni oi a caicci in icscaich, icaching, scholaishi, cic.


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This iniiial analysis scivcs scvcial lunciions: 1) To liing ihc sccIci a lig sic closci io
achicving ihc Sociaiic iucal ol Know ihyscll.` 2) To vciily ihc accuiacy ol ihc liiih
iimc anu ihc hoioscoc. A goou asiiologci will lc allc io aini a iciuic ihai shoulu
lc insianily iccognizallc ly ihc sccIci. Thc sccIci shoulu lccl illuminaicu ly ihc
Inowlcugc, as wcll as sccuic anu conliucni ihai hc is ucaling wiih a qualilicu
asiiologci. This is csccially imoiiani, sincc in mosi cascs ihis will lc ihc liisi iimc
ihai ihc sccIci will havc mci ihc asiiologci.) S) Thc asiiologci will also unucisianu
ihc sychic naiuic ol ihc sccIci anu lc lciici allc io guiuc him.

Dccnuing on ihc siiuaiion anu nccus ol ihc sccIci, ihc asiiologci will usually lcgin
io icau ihc iimclinc ol ihc cison`s lilc, liom liiih u io ihc icccni asi anu on io ihc
icscni siiuaiion which causcu him io consuli ihc asiiologci in ihc liisi lacc. This
will ui ihc oiiginal analysis inio gicaici ciscciivc. Thcn ihc asiiologci will iocccu
io uiscuss ihc ucoming luiuic iicnus anu lanciaiy ciious ihai ihc sccIci can
cxcci io cxciicncc, loih cxicinally in ihc woilu anu inicinally in icims ol
sychological aiiiiuucs. Thc inicinal anu cxicinal icaliiics aic loih vciy iniimaicly
iclaicu, loi a ncgaiivc mcnial aiiiiuuc can aiiiaci, anu olicn is ihc iccuisoi io,
cqually ncgaiivc cxciicnccs in cxicinal icaliiy. Thc convcisc is also sccn, ihai
icvciscs in lilc can insiill a ncgaiivc anu ucicsscu woiluvicw in ihc sccIci, ihus
cicaiing a vicious cyclc ol gloom anu uoom.

Wc shoulu cxlain ihai icauing a chaii is a ioccss ol uiscovciy, much liIc an
aichcological uig: as wc icau ihc chaii, lanciaiy comlinaiions icicscniing vaiious
ihings icscni ihcmsclvcs. As hc gocs uccci inio ihc icauing anu lccomcs moic
lamiliai wiih ihc iciiain, ihc asiiologci gaihcis moic anu moic liis ol inloimaiion,
which hc icccs iogcihci io solvc ihc uzzlc. Ii will olicn lc ihai a consisicni aiicin
cmcigcs anu ihai ihc uaia icconliims ihis aiicin. Bui somciimcs ncw inloimaiion
will icscni iiscll, iomiing ihc asiiologci io icasscss ihc siiuaiion. Hc may ihcn
havc io wiihuiaw a icvious siaicmcni. Onc shoulu noi misiaIcnly ihinI ihai ihc
asiiologci is coniiauiciing himscll-- insicau, ihiough ihc ioccss ol uiscovciy hc has
lounu ncw inloimaiion which sulanis a icvious conclusion.)

This is whcic ihc ical sIill ol ihc asiiologci is icsicu. A ical Vcuic asiiologci uocsn`i
usi maIc somc icuiciions anu ihcn sianu asiuc. Raihci, hc is a Vcuic Biahmana who
has lccn iiaincu in yoga, hilosohy, counscling, cic. Il hc loicsccs uilliculiy ahcau,
ihc asiiologci shoulu lc allc io ioviuc ihc sccIci wiih siiaicgics loi mcciing ihc
uilliculiics in a maiuic anu wisc way. This, alici all, is ihc csscniial lcnclii ol Vcuic
asiiology anu ihc ioci usc ol oui licc will: io aci wiih wisuom,` as ooscu io
icaciing in ignoiancc.` Simly Inowing ihai uilliculiy lics ahcau may lc sullicicni io
avcii ical uangci. Onc mighi siill lc inllucnccu ly ihc iollcm lui will Inow whai io
uo, noi iaIcn ly suiiisc. In clichc icims, Ioicwaincu is loicaimcu.`

In 1992 Huiiicanc Anuicw ucsiioycu a laigc aica ol Souihcin Iloiiua. Thcic was
massivc hysical uamagc io iociiy, lui consiuciing ihc hoiiilic naiuic ol ihc sioim,
ihc loss ol human lilc was iaciically nil. Why. Bccausc ihc Naiional Wcaihci Scivicc
hau waincu icsiucnis ol ihc aioaching sioim anu so ihcy hau hau sullicicni iimc io
icaic loi ihc incviiallc. Thcy cvacuaicu uangcious aicas, loaiucu u winuows,
cachcu loou anu waici, soughi high giounu, anu iooI shclici. Thcy acicu wiih

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wisuom. Wc can imaginc whai ihc ucaih ioll woulu havc lccn il Anuicw hau ounccu
on Iloiiua wiih no waining ai all. Thc cainagc woulu havc lccn asiionomical, anu ihc
colc woulu havc lccn iccling liom ihai ucaih llow, noi Inowing whai io uo ncxi.
Thai sccnaiio is onc ol ignoiancc--ihai is, icaciing io a siiuaiion alici ii has alicauy
siiucI, wiihoui loicInowing ihai ii woulu hacn. Gcncially ihcic aic much lcwci
casualiics liom huiiicancs as comaicu io caiihquaIcs, lccausc icscnily huiiicancs
can lc icuicicu ly ihc wcaihci scivicc whcicas no govcinmcni agcncy can icuici
caiihquaIcs--which siiiIc wiihoui waining. Thcic is lianch ol asiiology ihai ucals
wiih wcaihci loiccasiing as aii ol Munuanc Asiiology, ii is noi much iaciiccu ihcsc
uays lccausc govcinmcnis no longci aiionizc such asiiologcis as ihc Iings ol ihc
asi oncc uiu.)

Thc alovc uiscussion shoulu noi unncivc onc inio ihinIing ihai ihc asiiologci will
icau only uiic icuiciions ol imcnuing iuinaiion anu cxisicniial calamiiy. This is
haiuly ihc casc. Wc simly havc consiucicu a woisi-casc sccnaiio liisi.) usi as olicn,
anu much casici anu lcasani loi ihc asiiologci, aic icuiciions ol ucoming ciious
ol goou loiiunc anu haincss, licc ol uilliculiy anu lull ol ooiiuniiy. Pcolc lovc io
hcai aloui goou loiiunc. Anu scaIing lianIly, ii is much casici loi ihis asiiologci
whcn I havc io icoii icuominanily goou ncws. You cihas Inow whai woulu
hacn in ancicni iimcs io ihc lcaici ol lau ncws')

Ii is commonly saiu: MaIc ihc lcsi usc ol a lau laigain.` Olicn, haiushi will liing
ihc lcsi oui ol a cison. Ii has lccn olscivcu ihai ihc only uillcicncc lciwccn ihc
cailon in a uiamonu anu ihai in a giahiic lcau cncil is ihai ihc loimci has lccn
sulccicu io iicmcnuous hcai anu icssuic loi a long iimc, ihcn chisclcu anu
olishcu io cilcciion. So whilc giving colc lau ncws is noi so lcasani, ihcy olicn
iaIc ii moic sciiously ihan whcn givcn goou ncws.

Thc oosiic ol MaIc ihc lcsi usc ol a lau laigain` is io squanuci a goou
ooiiuniiy` oi io icsi on youi luiuic` lauicls.` Suiiisingly, colc olicn ihinI ihai
il goou iimcs aic ahcau ihcy uon`i havc io uo anyihing. Wiong. Whcn an asiiologci
inuicaics ihai ihcic is smooih sailing ahcau, ii is noi iimc io iaIc ii casy lui iaihci io
siiivc haiuci. Bccausc icsisiancc is lowci, onc is moic liIcly io succccu: yci hc musi
siill cnucavoi wiih uciciminaiion, alihough now ihc going will lc casici. Anu who
Inows ihc cyclc may changc. So ii is ihc iaciicc ol a wisc asiiologci io auvisc his
clicni io mainiain anu cvcn incicasc his momcnium in goou iimcs. In ihai way, il
cvcnis shoulu iuin loi ihc woisi, ihc sccIci will casily lc allc io ovcicomc ihc
iollcm. Ioi cxamlc, il onc is uiiving on ihc llais anu aioaching a hill, hc sccus
u: ihc momcnium ol ihc cai will caiiy him ovci ihc io wiih lcss clloii.)

Thc usual siiuaiion among ihc vasi maoiiiy ol colc is ihai ihcii luiuic Iaima will lc
a mixiuic ol goou anu lau. So ii is u io ihc asiiologci io soii oui, as much as
ossillc, which is which, anu ihcn auvisc how io minimizc ihc ncgaiivc anu maximizc
ihc osiiivc wiih suiiallc siiaicgics.

Thc ioccss ucsciilcu alovc is how ihc asiiologci iclls ihc sccIci who hc is,` whcic
hc has lccn,` anu whcic hc is going.`


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How Lon W|ll |t Take?

You shoulu lc icaicu io scnu liom onc io ihicc houis oi in somc cascs longci)
wiih youi asiiologci loi ihc iniiial icauing. Thc lcngih ol iimc will lc ucicimincu ly
ihc sulccis covcicu, qucsiions asIcu, anu ihc iniiicacy ol ihc casc. I havc ucsciilcu a
gcncial liisi icauing. Somciimcs a cison has a sccilic iollcm hc wanis io ucal wiih,
such as caicci, maiiiagc, hcalih, cic. Thc asiiologci shoulu auusi io lii ihc nccus ol
ihc sccIci. In so uoing, howcvci, scvcial ol ihc iicms ucsciilcu alovc may lc omiiicu.

Il ihc liiih iimc is noi accuiaic oi is unInown, ihc asiiologci may havc io icciily ii ly
asIing cciiain qucsiions anu auusiing ihc iimc accoiuing io ihc answcis. This
icquiics cxiia iimc. Anoihci lacioi ihai will vaiy ihc lcngih ol ihc icauing is ihc
aiiiculai Iinu ol icauing ihc sccIci wanis: icuiciivc, siiiiual-sychological, oi a
comlinaiion ol loih.


Pred|ct|ve Read|n

In ihis Iinu ol icauing ihc cmhasis is solcly on icuiciion, wiihoui any cxlanaiion as
io unucilying siiiiual oi sychological causcs ihai may cxisi. This is mosi usclul io
colc who usi nccu io lan loi ihc luiuic.

Sp|r|tual-Psycholo|cal Read|n

In ihis iyc ol icauing wc iiy io unucisianu moic aloui ihc mcnialiiy ol ihc
inuiviuual, why hc is ihc way hc is, anu also ihc uccci, csoiciic mcaning ol why hc
has iaIcn his icscni liiih anu whai hc is mcani io lcain in ihis lilc. Each clcmcni ol
ihc hoioscoc--sign, lanci, housc, cic.--has a ucc siiiiual signilicancc. By analyzing
ihcsc clcmcnis ihc asiiologci can hcl ihc sccIci io unucisianu whai ii is hc shoulu
lcain in ihis lilciimc, anu how hc musi aci io accomlish ihai mission. This Iinu ol
icauing is mosi usclul loi ihosc who aic on a siiiiual qucsi, iiying io linu a uccci
mcaning io ihcii lilc, sccIing scll-unucisianuing, cic.

Pred|ct|ve and Sp|r|tual-Psycholo|cal Read|n

This is a comlinaiion ol loih iycs ol icauing, icuiciivc anu siiiiual: ii is a much
moic comlcx anu lcngihy icauing, lccausc loih clcmcnis aic comlincu. Ii is also
ihc mosi usclul ol all.


our Part

Thus lai wc havc uiscusscu ioccuuics ihai ihc asiiologci is liIcly io cmloy, anu whai
sulccis hc will scaI on. Bui whai aloui you. Whai shoulu you say oi uo. Shoulu you
say anyihing, oi usi lisicn. Thc lollowing iccommcnuaiions will hcl you io lcnclii
ihc mosi liom youi icauing:

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Bcloic going io ihc asiiologci linu oui il hc is going io iccoiu ihc scssion. Il noi,
icqucsi cimission io iccoiu ii youiscll. Biing ai lcasi iwo C-90 iacs io aucquaicly
covci ihc mcciing.

Bcloic siaiiing ihc scssion ic-aiiangc wiih ihc asiiologci io iuin oll ihc iac
iccoiuci whcn you maIc a aiiiculai signal: ihis inuicaics ihai you wish io uiscuss
somcihing noi io lc iccoiucu.

Ii is goou io icaic any qucsiions oi asccis ol youi lilc ihai you wani covcicu in ihc
icauing. Ii is gcncially lcsi io lci ihc asiiologci Inow ihis in auvancc so ihai hc will lc
allc io locus cxiia aiicniion on ihosc aicas. Somc ioics may icquiic cxiia icscaich.

Avoiu licaIing his iiain ol ihoughi whilc ihc asiiologci is scaIing. Biing a noic au,
anu il you havc a qucsiion wiiic ii uown: il ii isn`i icsolvcu in ihc couisc ol ihc
icauing, ihcn you shoulu asI ii ai ihc cnu. BicaIing ihc asiiologci`s iiain ol ihoughi
will causc uigicssion: similaily, asIing anoihci qucsiion lcloic ihc icvious onc has
lccn answcicu will lc uisiiaciing. Ol couisc ihc clicni shoulu ollci lcculacI, loih
osiiivc anu ncgaiivc, so ihai ihc asiiologci Inows ihai hc is on ihc iighi iiacI.
Asiiology is, alici all, a uilliculi scicncc. Il ihc asiiologci maIcs a misiaIc, lci him
Inow--hc will auusi his calculaiions. Il hc is iighi, conliim ii ly a nou oi simlc
gcsiuic so ihai ihc asiiologci may coniinuc in conliucncc. Whaicvci ihc casc, uon`i
usi sii ihcic liIc a iccc ol woou. Iniciaci. Bui uo so in such a way as is conuucivc io
ihc icauing. This may mcan ihai you havc io go inio a long cxlanaiion ol youi
siiuaiion, oi ii may mcan ihai you simly lisicn whilc hc cxlains. Thc oini is ihai
loih ol you shoulu siay on iiacI.

Bc honcsi wiih youi asiiologci. You woulun`i lic io youi hysician, woulu you. Il you
uon`i lccl comloiiallc iclling ihc asiiologci ihc iiuih aloui youi siiuaiion ihcn linu
an asiiologci whom you can iiusi. Mislcauing youi asiiologci coulu havc sciious
conscqucnccs. Anu uon`i iiy io iiicI oi icsi him. Il you inicnu io havc a long-sianuing
iclaiionshi wiih anyonc, whai io scaI ol youi asiiologci, ii woulun`i lc goou io siaii
oui on such a looiing. Thc asiiologci will lc allc io icll ihai ihcic is somcihing alooi,
anu ihai will only hamci ihc ioccss.

Whai has lccn saiu aloui youi aii in a naial icauing similaily alics, wiih sccilic
auusimcnis, io oihci Iinus ol icauings.


Chart Updates

Picviously wc uscu ihc mciahoi ol hoiogiahy in icgaiu io asiiology anu saiu ihai
ihc gcncial naial icauing was liIc using a wiuc-anglcu lcns. Oncc onc has goi a
gcncial iuca ol whcic his lilc is going, hc may wani io zoom in` on a aiiiculai iimc
liamc io gci moic uciails. This is callcu an uuaic icauing.`

A cison`s lilc cannoi lc cncasulaicu in a lcw houis. Bccausc ii is imossillc io uo
cvciyihing in onc siiiing, colc olicn havc lollow-u icauings ihai covci cciiain iimc
liamcs. Pcolc usually asI aloui whai ihc ncxi six monihs oi onc ycai will holu in
sioic loi ihcm. Many colc havc ihcii chaiis uuaicu aiounu ihc lcginning ol ihc
Ncw Ycai, oi ncai ihcii liiihuay, anu ihcicly havc a icoii loi ihc ucoming ycai.
Onc may wani a chaii uuaicu lccausc ol conicmlaiing a ncw lusincss, changing his
icsiucncc, having maiiial, lcgal, oi hcalih iollcms, cic. Thcic aic no haiu-anu-lasi
iulcs icgaiuing whcn oi why io havc a chaii uonc, oi loi whai san ol iimc. Onc`s
nccus shoulu lc ihc guiuclinc loi ihis.


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Iollow-u icauings aic almosi cxclusivcly icuiciivc in naiuic. Thcy will icvcal in
gicaici uciail ihc iycs ol siiuaiions, loih hysically anu mcnially, ihai you onc will
linu oncscll in--iimcs ol siicngih oi wcaIncss, haincss anu sauncss, iomancc, lovc,
hcalih, illncss, iiavcl, cuucaiion, cic. This iyc ol icauing is quiic oulai wiih
lusincss colc, cxccuiivcs, anu anyonc ihai incluucs you) who nccus io havc ihc
lcsi inloimaiion availallc loi uccision- maIing anu lanning. Thcsc Iinus ol colc
Inow ihc valuc ol a goou auvisoi who can suggcsi siiaicgy loi iogicssing in maiciial
oi siiiiual lilc.

Closcly iclaicu io uuaic chaiis lui ol gcncially longci uuiaiion aic chaiis ihai locus
on a aiiiculai lanciaiy ciiou oi sul-ciiou. Thcsc will noimally covci iimc liamcs
ol scvcial ycais in uuiaiion. Ii is auvisallc loi anyonc who hau such a longci loiccasi
uonc io havc his chaii uuaicu ai lcasi annually, il noi cvciy six monihs. Thc icason is
simlc: ihc shoiici ihc san ol iimc invcsiigaicu, ihc moic uciail icvcalcu.


The Need For Counsel

Now wc shall liiclly uivcigc anu iaIc a glimsc ai whai Vcuic ihinIcis havc saiu aloui
ihc nccu ol goou counscl: ihcn wc shall iciuin lacI io ihc ioic. Sincc ancicni iimcs,
goou asiiologcis havc lccn iccognizcu as among ihc lcsi ol auvisois. CanaIya Panuiia
ciica 10 BC) has saiu ihai cvciy Iing shoulu havc minisicis io guiuc him:

Onc wiihoui an auvisci has no cciiainiy ol counscl.`
All ihings lcgin wiih counscl.`
Thc couniiy ioscis ly ioci minisiciial counscl.`
Thiough minisiciial cycs oihcis` wcaIncsscs aic sccn.`
Counsclois minisicis) aic ihc oncs who scc ihc iiuc imlicaiions ol whai oughi io
lc uonc anu whai oughi noi io lc uonc.`
Govcinancc is ossillc only wiih assisiancc. A singlc whccl uocs noi movc. Hcncc
minisicis shoulu lc aoinicu anu ihcii counscl lisicncu io.`

Ol ihc many minisicis io ihc Iing, CanaIya cxlains ihai:

Thc ioyal asiiologci shoulu Inow icauing, wiiiing, anu aiiihmciic, cxlain wcll anu
iniciici ihc sccicis ol ihc lancis.` Anu, Thc liahmana who Inows maihcmaiics,
iniciicis sciiis, is inicicsicu in ihc ancicni sciiiuics, anu is allc io iniciici ihc
sccicis ol lancis, is woiihy ol woishi liIc a gou.`

Anu linally Vaiaha Mihiia saiu: Thcic is no lciici loai ihan a hoioscoc io hcl a
man cioss ovci ihc iioullcu sca ol lilc.`

Though you may noi lc a Iing, you can siill avail youiscll ol goou asiiological counscl
io hcl you lan youi lilc.


|ataka-V|cara Compat|b|l|ty Charts

Thc oicniial ol ihc naial chaii has noi lccn cxhausicu yci: ii can also lc uscu io
uciciminc maiiiagc comaiililiiy.

Ii is saiu ihai Maiiiagcs aic mauc in hcavcn.` Anu ihc cynics havc auucu: Bui olicn
cnu in hcll.` Thc siiuaiion is common: you mcci somconc, you aic aiiiacicu, lccomc
aiiachcu, gci inio ihc iclaiionshi, lui alici somciimc linu oui ihai ii is noi iighi loi
you--usually alici much ain. Thcic musi lc a lciici way. Thcic is'


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Ii is a iimc-honoicu iiauiiion in Inuia io comaic anu maich hoioscocs ol
ioscciivc maiiiagc aiincis. This is usually uonc ly ihc aicnis who wcic uciachcu
liom ihc cllccis ol ihcii ollsiing`s` hoimonal iniciaciions.) Noi suiiisingly, ihc
guiuancc ol goou asiiologcis has icsulicu in a high maiiial succcss iaic loi hay
maiiiagcs.

A main iollcm is ihai many Vcuic asiiologcis nowauays uon`i Inow how io uo
comaiililiiics coiiccily. Thcy icly on a vciy simlisiic sysicm callcu ihc Kuia mcihou.
In ihc Kuia mcihou ihc Moons in loih chaiis aic comaicu ly a sci ol iwclvc ciiiciia
lascu on ihcii osiiion in NaIshaiia anu Rasi lunai mansion anu sign ol ihc zouiac).
Poinis aic alloiicu loi cach ol ihc iwclvc ciiiciia. Thc maximum valuc ihcoiciically
ossillc is S6 oinis, yci in iaciicc no iwo Moons can gci a comaiililiiy iaiing ol
moic ihan SS oinis oui ol S6. Thcic aic iallcs availallc which givc ihc icsuli ol all
ossillc comlinaiions. I oncc iaughi a non-asiiologci how io uo ihis Kuia mcihou ol
chaii comaiililiiy in 1 minuics. Ii is ihai simlc, yci many asiiologcis aic chaiging
S0-S60 loi ihis scivicc, which is liiilc moic ihan looIing u a numlci on a iallc.) I
havc icccnily sccn a wclsiic ihai uocs a comuiciizcu vcision ol ihis scivicc loi S4.9.
Ii shoulu noi lc suiiising io uiscovci ihai ihis mcihou has a high lailuic iaic.

Asiiologcis using ihis mcihou will simly calculaic ihc chaiis, looI u ihc lunai
osiiions, looI ai ihc iallc, anu ihcn ucclaic ihai ihc coulc has X% maiiial
comaiililiiy. Ioi cxamlc, il ihc loy has goi his Moon in Scoiio in ihc naIshaiia
VishaIa, anu ihc giil has goi hci Moon in Sagiiiaiius in ihc naIshaiia Puivashauha,
ihcn accoiuing io ihc Kuia mcihou ihc iallc says ihai ihcy havc only 16 oinis oui ol
a ossillc S6, oi only a 44% comaiililiiy.

Bcloic having a comaiililiiy icauing uonc, asI ihc asiiologci il hc uscs ihc Kuia
mcihou. Il hc says ycs, ihcn avoiu him.

A wcll iiaincu anu cxciicnccu asiiologci cmloys a sysicm ihai ihoioughly cxamincs
ihc iwo hoioscocs on ihicc iicis: 1) Thc gcncial siicngih ol cach chaii inuiviuually,
wiih sccial aiicniion aiu io caaciiy loi iclaiionshi anu maiiiagc: 2) A uciailcu
cxaminaiion ol comaiililiiy lciwccn ihc iwo chaiis lascu on all ihc lancis, noi usi
ihc Moon: S) Calculaiions io uciciminc ihc uuialiliiy ol ihc iclaiionshi. Many
coulcs aic aiiiacicu anu sccm comaiillc lui laici cnu u in uivoicc couii, giving
iisc io ihc saying: Maiiy in hasic: lamcni ai lcisuic.`)

Ioi cisons who aic caallc ol mainiaining a iclaiionshi loi ii will lc imossillc io
maich u somconc whosc Iaima is noi io maiiy), ihis Vcuic mcihou ol hoioscoic
maiching is quiic usclul. Ii savcs ihc clicni much iimc, cncigy, anu moncy, anu
ioiccis scnsiiivc cmoiions liom unncccssaiy ain. Onc nccus io Inow only ihc uaic,
iimc, anu lacc ol liiih ol ihc sulccis.

So lc suic ihai ihc asiiologci you aic consiuciing io uo a comaiililiiy icauing is
cxciicnccu in ihis aica anu ihai hc uscs a sohisiicaicu icchniquc such
as ouilincu alovc.

Though comaiililiiy siuuics aic gcncially uonc loi ioscciivc maiiiagcs, ihcy aic
noi limiicu io ihis usc. Ioi cxamlc, ihc samc iincilcs can lc auusicu anu uiilizcu
in conunciion wiih oihci asiiological icchniqucs io ucvclo an cxccllcni mcihou loi
choosing cisonncl.

Ici`s say you aic icaicu io ay somconc a salaiy ol S0,000 oi S100,000 oi moic)
ci ycai. Ii woulu lc wisc io hiic somconc who noi only icscnicu a goou icsumc
which coulu havc lccn loigcu) lui who liis ihc ol, liis in wcll wiih ihc oihcis on
youi icam, anu, mosi imoiianily, woiIs wcll wiih you. An asiiologci coulu casily
uciciminc il ihc canuiuaic is honcsi oi a chcaici, anu il hc has ihc caaciiy io lullill

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ihc osiiion. Anu ly comaiing his chaii io ihc oihcis hc woulu lc iniciaciing wiih, ii
coulu lc quicIly ucicimincu wiih whom hc woulu gci along wcll anu wiih whom hc
woulu noi. Il hc liis in wiih mosi ol youi colc, you coulu ucciuc io iaIc him on ihc
icam lui lcing caiclul io minimizc his iniciaciion wiih ihosc whosc chaiis showcu a
ncgaiivc icaciion. Thus ly niccly haimonizing woiIcis inio an cllcciivc icam, e.I Je
o. is insiillcu, anu comciiiivcncss is gicaily cnhanccu.


Parent-Ch|ld Relat|onsh|ps

Paicnis olicn consuli asiiologcis io linu oui how ihcy can lcsi guiuc ihcii lclovcu
chiluicn. Asiiology can oini oui whai ihc comaiililiiics anu incomaiililiiics aic
lciwccn aicni anu chilu. An asiiologci can suggcsi siiaicgics loi ucaling wiih
iollcm aicas in ihc aicni-chilu iclaiionshi, anu can guiuc ihc aicnis in
unucisianuing ihc naiuic ol ihcii chilu, whai ihc chilu`s cicaiivc oicniial is, whai
aicas shoulu lc cncouiagcu, oi whai aicas may lc iollcmaiic.


Mundane and F|nanc|al Astroloy

An cxansion ol asiiology liom ihc cisonal io ihc glolal lcvcl is munuanc oi
oliiical) asiiology. This is a comlcx anu cnihialling sysicm ihai uscs vaiious
asiiological mcihous io iiacI ihc hoioscocs ol couniiics, insiiiuiions, anu oliiical
lcaucis. On ihc Machiavcllian siuc, asiiology has lccn uscu io iiacI lusincss anu
oliiical comciiiois, anu io Inow ihcii wcaI oinis anu how io iaIc auvaniagc ol
ihcm. I`ll givc you an cxamlc ol ihis ly iccouniing an anccuoic liom my own
iaciicc:

Scvcial ycais ago whcn I was living in Manhaiian, Ncw YoiI, somc clicnis ol minc
wanicu io uo lusincss wiih Daviu RocIclcllci, Picsiucni ol ihc Chasc- Manhaiian
BanI. My clicnis hau ncvci mci Mi. RocIclcllci anu Incw iaciically noihing aloui
him--whai hc liIcu oi uisliIcu, whai wcic his quiiIs, whai was ihc lcsi way io aioach
him, oi which ol ihc mcn among my clicnis, il any, woulu gci along wcll wiih him.
Sincc ihcy uiun`i havc ihc linancial icsouiccs ol ciihci ihc CIA oi IBI, wiih which io
cicaic an in-ucih uossici ol Mi. RocIclcllci, ihcy aioachcu mc insicau. Thc lcauci
ol ihc consoiiium asIcu il I coulu lill in ihcii gas ol Inowlcugc anu icvcal ihc
csscniials iiaiis ol Mi. RocIclcllci, in oiuci io cnsuic a mosi succcsslul liisi mcciing
wiih him.

I acccicu ihc challcngc. My only signilicani iollcm was io linu oui Mi. RocIclcllci`s
liiih uaia. Iiisi I callcu ihc NYC Pullic Iiliaiy iclcicncc ucsI. Thcy coulu noi givc
mc his liiih uaia lui uiu givc mc ihc iclchonc numlci ol his iivaic scciciaiy ai ihc
Chasc Manhaiian BanI: ihis man was uclighilully coociaiivc anu sulicu all ihc
uciails I icquiicu. Wiih ihai inloimaiion I uicw u his chaii anu mauc a icoii loi my
clicnis. Thcy laici iolu mc ihai ihc inloimaiion gicaily hclcu ihcm io asscss Mi.
RocIclcllci anu ihcn loimulaic a lan loi ucaling wiih him.

So onc can unucisianu ihai a laigc volumc ol viial inloimaiion can lc uciivcu liom
ihc lcw liis ol inloimaiion ihai aic icquiicu io cicci a hoioscoc. Thioughoui
hisioiy anu u io moucin iimcs, ihc lcaucis ol Inuia havc hau couii asiiologcis io
hcl ihcm loim olicy.)

A sul-lianch ol munuanc asiiology is linancial oi siocI maiIci) asiiology. Thc suci-
wcalihy inuusiiialisi .P. Moigan is quoicu io havc saiu: Asiiology is noi loi
millionaiics--ii`s loi lillionaiics.` Bui ihc cavcai cmioi is ihai ihcic aic many who
claim aliliiy io icuici ihc maiIci`s lluciuaiions i.c. whcn ihc iiccs ol oil oi golu will
go u oi uown), whilc ihcii aciual succcss iaic icmains unInown onc woulu havc io

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iaIc ihcii woiu loi ii). This is noi io say ihai ihcic aic no asiiologcis who can icuici
maiIci lluciuaiions--usi ihai onc musi lc caiclul, csccially whcn ii comcs io
invcsiing lig moncy.

Whai mosi colc, incluuing somc asiiologcis, uon`i icalizc is ihai ihc cisonal chaii
coniains inloimaiion aloui onc`s linancial succcss oi lailuic: ihcicloic all ihc hoi
iis` in ihc woilu will noi hcl onc whosc Iaima is noi io lc wcalihy in ihis lilc. Bciici
ihan going io somconc who claims io Inow how ihc maiIci will iuin, anu ihcn
invcsiing accoiuingly, is io consuli a goou asiiologci io havc onc`s own chaii icau, io
scc whai cconomic ooiiuniiics icsiuc in ihc luiuic. Il liom onc`s chaii ii is sccn ihai
linancc anu loiiunc shinc liighily, ihcn onc can salcly invcsi in anyihing accoiuing io
his insiiaiion, anu mosi aiiiculaily in ihosc iicms lounu via ihc chaii io lc lucIy. Il
on ihc oihci hanu ucsiiny is againsi onc, ihcn no maiici whai hc may you uo, his
invcsimcni will go lau: ii woulu lc wisci in such siiuaiions noi io gamllc on ihc siocI
maiIci. To illusiiaic, lci mc givc an cxamlc liom my uays as an asiiology siuucni in
Inuia.

I was siuuying iasna which will lc cxlaincu laici) in Souih Inuia wiih my icachci
Sashi Kani ain. I was iiaining unuci ihc sucivision ol Mi. ain`s louiih son hc hau
livc asiiologci sons), Di. S.K. ain who is now a vciy lamous asiiologci in Souih Inuia
wiih his own TV iogiam in Bangaloic). Onc uay a succcsslul lusincssman camc io us
wiih a iollcm. Ici`s call him Mi. Paicl.`) Mi. Paicl hau somchow lccomc involvcu
in laying ihc onics` anu hau losi aloui 200,000 iuccs which in Inuia in 19S2 was
a signilicani sum). His lca io us was io hcl him win lacI his moncy. Il hc coulu
iccou his losscs, hc woulu quii gamlling. I iolu him ihai now hc shoulu usi cui his
losscs ly noi laying anymoic. No'` Hc insisicu ihai wc usc asiiology io hcl him win
lacI his moncy. On iaIing u his chaii, ii lccamc vciy clcai ihai hc uiun`i havc ihc
ncccssaiy Iaima io win ly gamlling: so again I auviscu Mi. Paicl io quii now anu losc
no moic. Bui hc wanicu io iocccu. Sincc hc uiun`i liIc ihc auvicc I hau givcn him,
hc wcni io my asiiology icachci`s scconu son, Chanuiu now ucccascu), who
sccializcu in gamlling- asiiology.

Chanuiu hau ihc aliliiy io icI ai lcasi six winning hoiscs liom a ioial ol cighi iaccs.
Hc was so goou ihai hc himscll uiun`i cvcn loihci io lci. Gamllcis woulu comc io scc
him, anu Chanuiu woulu icll ihcm which hoiscs io lci on. Invaiially ihcy woulu win
anu ihcn comc lacI anu givc him a goou ciccniagc ol ihc winnings. Hc acquiicu
many iuccs in ihis way')

Mi. Paicl aioachcu Chanuiu anu aiiscu him ol his iollcm. Chanuiu consolcu
him anu gavc ihc namcs ol scvcial hoiscs io lci on ai ihc iaccs. Ncxi uay, Mi. Paicl
was aloui io wagci on ihc hoiscs ihai Chanuiu gavc him, lui ai ihc lasi minuic a wavc
ol uouli ovcicamc him anu hc chosc uillcicni hoiscs, nonc ol which cvcn laccu.
Ncculcss io say, mosi ol ihc hoiscs Chanuiu icIcu won ihcii iaccs. Hoclully, now
you unucisianu whai I mcani ly unloiiunaic in gamlling.` Bui ihc sioiy uocs noi
cnu ihcic....

Chasicncu ly ihis cxciicncc wiih Chanuiu, Mi. Paicl camc lacI io asI mc io hcl
him iccou his losi loiiunc. I iiicu io uissuauc him, lui hc woulu noi iclcni. Wc iooI
u ihc iasna chaii loi ihc iimc hc hau aioachcu us: anu uon cxamining ii, I
coulu scc ihai ai ihc ncxi uay ol lciiing hc woulu win lui ihcn again losc. Whai io uo.
Sincc hc insisicu on gamlling io win lacI his moncy, I gavc him ihc scconu lcsi
auvicc I coulu. I hau alicauy givcn him ihc lcsi auvicc, io quii.) I now auviscu him io
lci 1000 iuccs on ihc liisi iacc. Alici winning, which I Incw hc woulu, hc shoulu
Icc ihai oiiginal moncy asiuc anu noi iouch ii, lui usi lay wiih his winnings. I iolu
him ihis lccausc I Incw hc woulu losc in ihc cnu: lui ihai way, ai lcasi, hc woulun`i
losc ihc oiiginal 1000 iuccs.


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Two uays laici hc camc lacI wiih a vciy sau lacc. Hc hau lollowcu my auvicc, iaIcn
ihc 1000 iuccs, lci, anu won lig' Hc hau ui ihc oiiginal moncy asiuc anu laycu
only wiih ihc winnings anu hau coniinucu io win' By ihis iimc hc was ovcicomc wiih
lciiing lcvci, anu so ai ihc lasi iacc hc calculaicu ihai il hc lci all his moncy,
incluuing ihc 1000 iuccs, hc woulu lc allc io iccou his losscs liom icvious uays.
Hc ihcicloic lci all ihc moncy...anu losi.

Alici ihis uclaclc hc no longci camc io Chanuiu oi myscll loi auvicc, noi woulu I
havc givcn him anymoic. Whai was ihc usc. Bui cvcniually, alici losing aloui 400,000
iuccs, Mi. Paicl linally icalizcu ihc wisuom ol my liisi auvicc anu ihcicly quii
gamlling. Il hc hau lisicncu io mc iniiially, hc woulu havc savcu himscll 200,000
iuccs.

Whilc ihis cxamlc is noi aloui siocI maiIcis ci sc, ncvciihclcss uay iiauing,
commouiiics, anu oihci shoii-icim invcsimcnis aic vciy high-iisI cnucavois anu aic in
cvciy way liIc gamlling, csccially loi ihc uniniiiaicu. Whai ihis cxamlc illusiiaics is
ihai no maiici how ucicimincu onc may lc io win ai gamlling oi maiIci
scculaiing)--cvcn ihiough asiiology--hc will noi lc succcsslul il ii is noi his ucsiiny io
acquiic moncy in ihai way.

Anoihci cxamlc is ol a man who was aciually a lioIci in ihc siocI maiIci lusincss.
Iiom his chaii I coulu scc ihai hc hau iicmcnuous insighi inio ihc iiauc, lui lccausc
ol a slighi llaw in his hoioscoc hc woulu lc unsucccsslul no maiici whai hc uiu. Ioi
cxamlc, hc woulu icll his lioIci io uo somcihing anu ihcic woulu lc somc
conlusion, anu so ihc ucal woulu lall ihiough. Hc was iaciically in icais, lccausc hc
was uoing all ihc iighi ihings anu icIing all ihc iighi siocIs yci ncvci icalizing any
succcss.

Anoihci siocIlioIci clicni ol minc hau ihc InacI io always icI winncis anu uo
ihings iighi. Hc was so succcsslul ihai hc cvcniually quii io cnioll in mcuical school,
his iiuc asiiaiion. To ay loi his schooling hc woulu uo a maiIci iiauc oi iwo anu
ica ilcs ol cash. His chaii showcu ihai hc woulu lc loiiunaic in such cnucavois.

Onc linal cxamlc ol lusincss anu asiiology: In 1990 Docioi Manohaia callcu mc hc
has givcn mc cimission io usc his namc anu is availallc as a iclcicncc). Hc wanicu io
luy a small hosiial anu sci u a sccial clinic. To uo so hc woulu havc io loiiow
S900,000. Hc hau alicauy consulicu anoihci asiiologci who iolu him io iocccu, lui
Di. Manohaia wanicu a scconu oinion. I siuuicu his liiih chaii, anu also uscu iasna
cxlaincu laici), anu concluucu ihai ii woulu noi lc a goou iuca loi him io luy ihc
hosiial: lccausc laici hc woulu havc linancial iioullcs anu ihcn ihis hugc ucli woulu
lc a sciious iollcm loi him. Alici hcaiing my icsonsc, hc iolu mc ihai loih his
lanIci anu accouniani also ihoughi ii was a lau iuca. In 1994, wiih ihc uowniuin in
ihc Caliloinia cconomy anu ihc icvoluiion ihai is siill going on in ihc hcalih-caic
inuusiiy, hc was vciy hay io noi owc S900,000.

Di. Manohaia icccnily 1999) callcu mc anu saiu ihai ai ihc iimc ol his oiiginal
consuliaiion wiih mc, hc hau lollowcu onc iccc ol auvicc lui ignoicu anoihci. Thc
liisi hau conccincu ihc loan uiscusscu alovc, lui hc hau ignoicu auvicc icgaiuing a
oicniial lusincss aiinci. I hau waincu ihai ihc oicniial aiinci was noi
iiusiwoiihy, anu ihcicloic woulu causc much iioullc. Di. Manohaia iolu mc ihai hc
hau siulloinly ignoicu my auvicc wc hau usi mci) lui ihai ihc luiuic hau iovcu
mc iighi. In 199S Di. Manohaia hau io lilc suii againsi his loimci aiinci, lccausc ii
was uiscovcicu ihai hc hau lccn sicaling millions ol uollais ovci ihc ycais. Now, loi
ovci ihc asi icn ycais ol oui iclaiionshi, Di. Manohaia has comc io icly on my
auvicc loi maIing lusincss uccisions. Hc has hau many consuliaiions wiih mc.
Thioughoui ihai iimc only oncc was my auvicc wiong, loi which I ollcicu him a
iclunu lui which hc icluscu, saying, You havc lccn iighi so olicn. Evcn wc uociois in

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oui mcuical iaciicc uon`i havc such succcss iaic. Wc uon`i givc iclunus il wc go
wiong--why shoulu you.` Sincc wc aic now on ihc sulcci ol mcuicinc, ihis lcaus us io
oui ncxi ioic:


Med|cal Astroloy

Anoihci uciivaiivc ol naial asiiology is mcuical asiiology. Whilc much mcuical
inloimaiion can lc acquiicu ihiough naial asiiology anu iasna, i.c. iolallc iimcs ol
sicIncss, suscciililiiy io cciiain uiscascs, wcaI consiiiuiion, ioncncss io acciucnis,
cxosuic io vcncical uiscasc, whcn io ciloim suigciy oi givc mcuicinc, choosing a
hysician, cic., mcuical asiiology is aciually siiicily ihc uomain ol Ayuivcuic
hysicians, who havc ihc naiuial ooiiuniiy io ihoioughly siuuy so many mcuical
cascs.

Mcuical asiiology is ihc lull-llown invcsiigaiion anu uiagnosis ol mcuical iollcms via
asiiology. Ii was oncc vciy much in voguc. Evcn iouay in Inuia, Ayuivcuic uociois aic
uigcu io siuuy asiiology. Bui ihc uilliculiy is ihai io iocily iaciicc mcuical
asiiology onc musi lc a qualilicu hysician. Ii is a valuallc iool ol ihc asiiologci-
hysician, lui lcw asiiologcis lall inio ihis caicgoiy.

Unlcss ihc asiiologci is also highly iiaincu in mcuicinc, hc shoulu limii his mcuical
auvicc anu iclci ihc aiicni io a hcalih iolcssional. Anu liIcwisc in oihci shcics--
such as law, linancial lanning, anu maiiiagc counscling--ihc asiiologci uocs his aii,
ihcn iclcis ihc sccIci io ihc aioiiaic sccialisi io coniinuc io uisuc ihc iollcm.
Ii is noi cxccicu ihai ihc asiiologci shoulu lc an cxcii in all liclus. Hc shoulu lc
vciy Inowlcugcallc, lui hc shoulu Inow his own limiiaiions: anu loi ihc saIc ol his
clicni`s lcnclii, hc shoulu iclci him io ioci souiccs ol hcl whcn nccucu, iaihci
ihan vcniuic ouisiuc ol his liclu ol cxciiisc.

Mcuical asiiology is a conglomciaic ol many lianchcs ol asiiological Inowlcugc, anu
wc shall mcniion ihc mcuical uscs ol oihci lianchcs whcn aioiiaic. As has alicauy
lccn mcniioncu, liom ihc naial chaii ihc gcncial hcalih ol ihc inuiviuual can lc
ucicimincu, ciious ol siicss anu uiscasc can lc sccn, cic.


Relocat|on Astroloy

Havc you cvci wonucicu il lilc woulu lc uillcicni in anoihci ciiy oi siaic, oi cvcn
anoihci couniiy oi coniincni. Wcll lcloic you acI u youi lags loi Bali oi ihc Iialian
Rivicia, chccI wiih youi Vcuic asiiologci. On ihc lasis ol youi naial chaii lus oihci
mcihous sccilic io iclocaiion asiiology, hc can auvisc you lcsi whcic io livc.

Thc aioach ihai I usc is iwo-iicicu. Iiisi, I usc a sccial comuici iogiam io
gcnciaic vaiious mas ol ihc woilu wiih lanciaiy lincs on ihcm lascu on ihc liiih
chaii. Thcn, ly analyzing ihc chaii I uciciminc which lincs aic mosi lavoiallc. This is
ihc moic gcncial aioach, anu ii is usclul in analyzing laigc gcogiahical icgions. To
naiiow uown io a aiiiculai ciiy, I woulu usc a iclocaiion chaii loi ihc aiiiculai ciiy
onc is inicicsicu in. I woulu also usc iasna cxlaincu laici.)

Rclocaiion asiiology is a vciy owcilul anu accuiaic icchniquc which has lccomc
oulai sincc ihc 19S0s. This mcihou can lc uscu io linu ihc lcsi lacc in ihc woilu
io maIc moncy, siuuy, wiiic a looI, linu a sousc, cic.





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Muhurta

So lai, wc havc ialIcu aloui ascciiaining ihc luiuic liom ihc iimc ol liiih. Bui
suosc onc is lanning an imoiiani cvcni oi iocci anu csccially wanis ii io lc
succcsslul. Iogically, hc shoulu choosc ihc lcsi iimc availallc wiihin a aiiiculai
winuow ol iimc,` io gci ihc lcsi icsulis. This is callcu muhuiia oi clcciional)
asiiology. Basically ii is ihc scicncc ol iiming, choosing ihc lcsi iimc io siaii
somcihing in oiuci io gci ihc lcsi icsuli. Thcic aic cciiain cvcnis in lilc ihai wc woulu
csccially liIc io scc iuin oui succcsslul, such as a lusincss oi maiiiagc. Il onc has
unucigonc all ihc iioullc io maich chaiis loi comaiililiiy, ihcn hc shoulu also
choosc a goou muhuiia loi ihc wcuuing, in oiuci io ncuiializc any uclccis ihai ihcic
may lc in ihc maich.

Wiih a liiilc imaginaiion, wc can cxanu ihc ossililiiics loi muhuiia asiiology wcll
lcyonu ihcsc iwo iicms, lusincss anu maiiiagc: Whcn io luilu a housc, maIc a
signilicani uichasc, siaii any imoiiani iocci liIc wiiiing a looI, whcn io iclcasc a
looI oi movic, oi whcn io lcgin a long ouincy. Vcuic Kings woulu consuli ihcii
asiiologcis icgaiuing whcn io lcgin a miliiaiy camaign oi sign a cacc iicaiy. Vcuic
aicnis woulu consuli as io whcn io conccivc a chilu anu whcn io ciloim ihc chilu`s
samsIaias saciamcnis). Guius anu acaiyas gicai siiiiual lcaucis) woulu choosc
ausicious muhuiias loi conuuciing an iniiiaiion ccicmony, insialling a Dciiy, oi
laying ihc coincisionc ol a icmlc Examlc: Solai anu lunai ccliscs aic consiucicu
vciy goou loi iniiiaiions.) Vaiuyas Ayuivcuic hysicians) woulu choosc ausicious
iimcs loi ciloiming suigciy oi lcginning a icgimcn ol iicaimcni Examlc: Sincc
ihc moon iulcs ovci lluius, ii is consiucicu vciy unucsiiallc io havc suigciy ncai ihc
lull-moon uay, lccausc ol ihc icnucncy loi cxccssivc loss ol lluiu anu uangci ol
hcmoiihaging.)

Hcic is an cxamlc ol a iaciical alicaiion ol muhuiia asiiology. In 1992 somc
clicnis ol minc hau io maIc an imoiiani icscniaiion io ihc loaiu ol uiicciois ol an
imoiiani siiiiual oiganizaiion. By siuuying ihc chaiis ol ihc mcn involvcu anu ihc
iimc sloi availallc, I chosc whai I consiucicu io lc a cilcci iimc. Thcy hau icviously
wanicu a much laici iimc, lui I ui icssuic on ihcm io accci ihc uaic ihai I hau
choscn. Somchow ihcy wcic allc io aiiangc ihcii icscniaiion loi ihc aoinicu uay,
anu ii wcni oll cilccily. Thcy laici iolu mc ihai in ihc uays lollowing ihcii
icscniaiion, ihc moou ol ihc uiicciois hau changcu uiasiically, so hau ihcy waiicu
uniil ihc iimc oiiginally lanncu loi maIing ihc vciy samc icscniaiion, ii was vciy
uoulilul ihai ihcy woulu havc lccn allc io caiiy ii ihiough.


Prasna

I havc savcu onc ol ihc mosi usclul anu uynamic lianchcs ol Vcuic asiiology uniil lasi-
-ihai lcing iasna, which liicially mcans qucsiion.`

Wc again icminu you ol ihc mciahoi ol hoiogiahy, in which naial chaii icauing is
liIc using a wiuc-anglc lcns. Onc gcis ihc lull vicw, lui ii sccms lai away, anu onc
cannoi scc all ihc uciails. To gci moic uciail onc coulu zoom in anu looI ai a smallci
scgmcni ol iimc, say, ihc uuiaiion ol a lanciaiy maoi ciiou oi, cvcn smallci, ihc
lanciaiy sul-ciiou, oi cihas a ycai oi six monihs. Thc ical closc-u shoi oi
micioscoic vicw woulu lc io locus usi on onc qucsiion loi a sccilic ciiou ol iimc.
This is iasna.

Imaginc aicnis ol a iiauiiional Inuian houscholu, who mcci a aiiiculaily qualilicu
giil who cichancc is ihc cilcci maich loi ihcii son. Bui ihcy uon`i wani io maIc any
commiimcni usi yci oi icvcal ihcii inicniions: ihus ihcy cciiainly uon`i wani io
coaiuizc ihcii inicicsi ly uiiccily asIing loi ihc giil`s liiih aiiiculais. Whai io uo.

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Alici suiially onuciing ihc siiuaiion, ihcy woulu asI a Vcuic asiiologci ihc qucsiion:
Whai will lc ihc icsuli loi my son il hc maiiics giil X. Thc Vcuic asiiologci noics ihc
iimc ihc qucsiion is asIcu, calculaics ihc chaii, analyzcs ii, anu ihcn givcs a scicniilic
answci.

How uocs ii woiI. Thc concciion ol a qucsiion is ihc ihoughi which cnicis onc`s
minu. Ponuciing, woiiying, anu lioouing ovci ii is ihc gcsiaiion ciiou. Anu asIing is
ihc liiih ol ihc qucsiion. You mighi lc suiiiscu io lcain how accuiaicly a iiaincu
asiiologci is allc io zcio in on ihc coiicci answci.

Ol couisc iasna is noi limiicu io iomaniic onuciings, lui can lc alicu io almosi
any siiuaiion whcicin humans havc qucsiions. Thc lollowing lisi is a small samlc ol
ihc ihousanus ol qucsiions I havc lccn asIcu in ihc couisc ol my iaciicc. I havc
choscn ihcm io show ihc wiuc vaiiciy anu almosi cnulcss alicaiion ihai is limiicu
only ly onc`s own imaginaiion anu cisonal cxciicnccs:

Which ol ihc lollowing ihicc laccs, A, B, oi C, is ihc lcsi lacc io sinI a wcll.
My uaughici is missing. Is shc all iighi. Whcn will shc iciuin.
Who muiucicu ihc viciim: whai can you icll mc aloui ihc muiucici.
Whai shall lc ihc icsuli loi mc il I movc io Ios Angclcs ncxi monih.
Shoulu I lilc a lcgal suii againsi X.
Will ihc IRS comc alici mc.
My hcalih isn`i goou. Thc uocioi iccommcnucu somc iicaimcni: shoulu I uo ii.
I havc losi my wcuuing iing: will I iccovci ii.
Whai is ihc scx ol my unloin chilu.
Shoulu I iaIc {siiiiual| iniiiaiion liom X.
Shoulu I uichasc ihc lanu in Inuia.
Whai will lc ihc icsuli loi mc il I maiiy X.

Many colc havc hcaiu ol iasna anu iis owci: lui unloiiunaicly ihcy cannoi always
iaIc auvaniagc ol ii loi iwo icasons:

Piasna is vciy uilliculi io ciloim, anu ii icquiics cxicnsivc sccial iiaining. Evcn
an asiiologci caallc io aucquaicly icau a naial chaii will noi lc allc io uo a
iasna chaii iocily unlcss iiaincu io uo so, lccausc ihcic aic sccial iulcs in
iasna ihai aic noi alicallc io naial asiiology, anu vicc vcisa.

Thc cison lails io asI ihc qucsiion iocily. Evcn a iocily iiaincu asiiologci
will noi lc allc io answci an ill-conccivcu qucsiion.

In ihc liisi casc, ihc sccIci shoulu caiclully ascciiain il ihc asiiologci hc is ucaling
wiih has hau any sccial iiaining in iasna. Il hc has noi hau ihis sccial iiaining yci is
consulicu, ihc icsulis coulu lc uisasiious. I Inow ol onc casc in which a woman asIcu
a wcll icgaiucu Wcsi coasi asiiologci ihc qucsiion: Shoulu I aioach ihc man I am
inicicsicu in.` Thc uniiaincu in Piasna) asiiologci iolu hci ycs. Bui ii was liIcly ihc
woisi misiaIc ol hci lilc: ii lcu io a maoi scanual, loicing hci io lcavc iown in a iush,
huiiiculy giving away all hci osscssions. Thc asiiologci was uniiaincu in iasna, so
hc uiu noi chaigc hci much: lui ii iuincu oui io lc a vciy cosily consuliaiion inuccu.
Ii cosi hci ihousanus ol uollai lus ihc comlcic iuinaiion ol hci icuiaiion. Thc iiy
was ihai whcn shc showcu mc ihc iasna chaii, ii was olvious ihai shc shoulu noi
havc gonc loiwaiu.

Thc scconu casc simly icquiics somc lasic iiaining on ihc aii ol ihc sccIci as io
how io asI a iasna.




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How to Ask a Prasna

I havc uonc liicially ihousanus ol iasnas sincc 19S1 anu ihc icsulis aic amazingly
accuiaic I havc a 9+% succcss iaic), ioviucu ihc sccIci lollows a lcw simlc iulcs
whcn asIing a qucsiion. Thc imoiiancc ol coiiccily loimulaiing a qucsiion cannoi lc
ovcisiaicu. In ancicni Gicccc, ihc Oiaclc ol Dclhi was lamous loi giving accuiaic
answcis. Bui somciimcs ihc answcis wcic so cnigmaiic ihai no onc coulu unucisianu
ihcm, ihc icason lcing ihai ihc qucsiion iiscll was unclcai. Thc asiiological icxis also
siaic ihai ihc qucsiions ol cciiain cisons shoulu noi lc cniciiaincu:

Onc who asIs in a casual mannci

Onc who uscs alusivc languagc whilc asIing

Onc who is a hciciic oi aihcisi

Onc who comcs cmiy-hanucu

Onc who is iocccuing on a ouincy

Onc who is answciing ihc calls ol naiuic

Onc who asIs qucsiions ai uusI

Onc who uocs ii in a nonchalani mannci


Ioi loimulaiing a qucsiion io gci a clcai unamliguous answci, consiuci ihc lollowing
guiuclincs:

Piay io Gou ihai Hc will icvcal His answci io you ihiough ihc asiiologci.

Kcc youi minu clcai, anu mcuiiaic on youi qucsiion. Il youi minu is conluscu
anu you aic ihinIing ol many uillcicni qucsiions ai oncc, ihcn ihc chaii will icllcci
youi nclulous siaic ol minu anu lc cxcccuingly uilliculi, il noi imossillc, io
answci. This can lc liIcncu io a woman who givcs liiih io livc oi six chiluicn ai
onc iimc: ihc suivival ol any ol ihcm is uoulilul.

AsI only onc qucsiion ai a iimc. Il you havc oihci qucsiions, Icc youi minu clcai
anu asI ihcm only alici you havc icccivcu an answci io youi liisi qucsiion.

Don`i asI moic ihan ihicc qucsiions in onc uay. Bighu Muni says ihai ii is lcsi io
aioach ihc asiiologci wiih only onc qucsiion, ol an ausicious naiuic.)

Ii is ncccssaiy io loimulaic a clcai, iiuihlul qucsiion in onc`s minu, gciiing iighi
uown io lunuamcnials anu lcaving oui iiiclcvani uciails which can lc auucu laici il
ncccssaiy, ossilly ly asIing luiihci qucsiions. Dcciuc cxacily whai ii is ihai you
wish io Inow. Thc clcaici ihc qucsiion, ihc clcaici ihc answci will lc. A vaguc oi
amliguous qucsiion will lc icllccicu in ihc iasna chaii, anu ii will lc imossillc
io answci.

Always wiiic youi qucsiion lcloic asIing ihc asiiologci. This loiccs you io ihinI
clcaily anu conciscly. Thc qucsiion shoulu lc loimulaicu inio onc scnicncc--noi a
novcl.


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Don`i asI convoluicu qucsiions. Kcc ihcm as siiaighiloiwaiu as ossillc.

Amliguous, ciihci/oi` qucsiions musi lc avoiucu: oihciwisc, onc cannoi Inow
which aii ol ihc qucsiion has lccn answcicu. Bciici io uiviuc inio iwo oi moic
qucsiions anu asI ihcm ai scaiaic inicivals, as mcniioncu alovc.

Similai io ihc ciihci/oi` qucsiion is ihc il/ihcn` qucsiion: ii also musi lc
avoiucu.

To avoiu conlounuing ihc mcaning ol an answci, onc shoulu lc caiclul io asI
qucsiions in ihc osiiivc, iaihci ihan ihc ncgaiivc, aiiiiuuc. Ioi cxamlc:

Coiicci way

Qucsiion: Shoulu I visii Mi. X.`
Il ihc conliguiaiion ol ihc chaii is osiiivc, ihcn ihc answci will lc ycs--
oihciwisc ii woulu lc no.

Incoiicci way

Qucsiion: Shoulu I icmain ai homc anu noi visii Mi. X.`

Il ihc conliguiaiion ol ihc iasna chaii is osiiivc, uocs ii mcan ihai you
shoulu siay ai homc. Oi uocs ii cihas mcan ihai you shoulu aciually
go io visii Mi. X. Which is coiicci. Oi il ihc conliguiaiion wcic ncgaiivc,
uocs ii mcan ihai you shoulu noi visii him. Oi uocs ii cihas mcan ihai
you shoulu noi icmain ai homc. Which is coiicci.

An cxamlc ol a convoluicu qucsiion ihai woulu lc imossillc io answci
is as lollows: Shoulu I gci inio ihc hcilal imoii lusincss. Il noi, ihcn
shoulu I gci inio ical csiaic, oi movc lacI io Englanu.`

Thc alovc cxamlc uscs ihc ciihci/oi`, il/ihcn,` anu ncgaiivc
aiiiiuuc. Ii shoulu lc uiviucu inio a sciics ol qucsiions, lcginning liisi
wiih, Shoulu I gci inio ihc hcilal imoii lusincss.` Dccnuing uon
ihc answci, ihc cison woulu ihcn asI ihc ncxi qucsiion. In any casc,
onc shoulu noi umllc so many qucsiions inio onc.

Do noi asI ihc cxaci samc qucsiion wiihin a ihicc-monih ciiou: allow iimc io aci.
Somciimcs colc uon`i liIc ihc answci ihcy gci, so ihcy Icc asIing ihc samc
qucsiion hoing ihai ihcy`ll gci a lciici answci. Oi ihcy aic imaiicnily waiiing loi
icsulis io aiiivc. This is aciually uisicsccilul io Gou. Don`i loigci ihai wc aic
uoing uivinaiion, ihai is, aioaching Gou loi oui answci ihiough ihc asiiologci.
Ii is also vciy iiiiiaiing io ihc asiiologci.)

Il youi minu is sci uon gciiing only a cciiain answci, ihcn you shoulu waii lcloic
asIing ihc qucsiion. In oihci woius, il you wani only a ycs` anu noi a no` io a
qucsiion, ihcn you aic noi ically icaicu io icccivc ihc mcicy ol Gou via ihc
asiiologci`s icly. You musi icalizc ihai which cvci answci Hc givcs ihiough ihc
asiiologci) is in youi lcsi inicicsi, cvcn a no.` Il you aic aiiachcu io iccciving only
onc answci, ihcn you aic noi ically ocn io uivinc guiuancc. Anu ihc answci which
you wani coulu aciually lcau you io uisasici.

Somc qucsiions may havc oiions which acai io lc liIc muliilc qucsiions lui
aic aciually only onc qucsiion. Suosc a cison wanicu io movc io a uillcicni
locaiion anu hau scvcial uillcicni oiions in minu. Thc qucsiionci shoulu iiy io
naiiow his choiccs as lai as ossillc, wiih ihc unucisianuing ihai hc is allowcu u

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io ihicc oiions. Thcn hc shoulu wiiic on aci: Shoulu I movc io A`, B`, oi C`
whcic A, B, anu C icicscni ihc namcs ol ihc laccs hc is consiuciing).

Whcn asIing ihc asiiologci, hc nccun`i cvcn icvcal ihc aciual namcs ol ihc laccs,
as long as hc Inows whai ihcy mcan. Bui ihis mcihou ol using oiions can lc uscu
only whcn A, B, anu C icicscni ihc samc caicgoiy ol cniiiy in ihis casc,
locaiions). Il ihc sccIci has moic ihan ihicc oiions, ihcn hc will havc io asI moic
ihan oncc in oiuci io covci all ihc oiions.

You uon`i havc io uiiccily namc an olcci oi cison you can usi call ii oi ihcm X`
io mainiain conliucniialiiy.

Il you aic consuliing ly mail, wiiic cach qucsiion on a scaiaic iccc ol aci, lolu
ii, anu ihcn numlci ihc qucsiions consccuiivcly. Maximum ol ihicc.

Wiih ihcsc simlc oinicis, you now Inow how io asI qucsiions iocily in oiuci io
gci a clcai answci: cilcci qucsiions, cilcci answcis.


Example of Prasna

Bcloic wc lcavc ihc sulcci ol iasna, I woulu liIc io givc an cxamlc liom my lilcs as
io how ii is uscu.

In Dcccmlci ol 19SS, I icccivcu an uigcni call liom a liicnu. His moihci-in-law hau
usi lccn iushcu io ihc hosiial io unucigo cmcigcncy suigciy loi uialcics- iclaicu
iollcms. Thc woman, an agcu, iiauiiional Inuian lauy, woulu noi sign ihc conscni
loims uniil I was consulicu anu hau givcn aioval. I hau noicu ihc iimc ol ihc call, so
wiih ihai I lcgan my calculaiions. My conclusion was ihai hci conuiiion was sciious
lui noi lilc-ihicaicning. My clicni ihcn convcycu ihis icoii io his wilc anu moihci-in-
law. Bui soon alici, I icccivcu anoihci call liom my clicni: Aic you suic. Thc
conuiiion is vciy sciious, anu my wilc is uoulilul.` To allcviaic hci anxiciy, I callcu ihc
hosiial cmcigcncy ioom io asI ihc wilc why shc was uoulilul. Shc answcicu ihai ihc
uociois hau iivaicly iolu hci ihai hci moihci hau lcss ihan a % chancc ol suivival:
naiuially shc hau iioullc icconciling ihis wiih my assuiancc ihai ihc suigciy woulu lc
succcsslul. I looIcu ai my calculaiions again anu saw no inuicaiion ol ucaih. So I iolu
hci, Il youi moihci uics uuiing oi lccausc ol ihc suigciy, I will noi lc allc io cxlain
ii asiiologically. Il ihai hacns, I will givc u ihc iaciicc ol asiiology.` I was sciious.
My conviciion was so liim ihai ihc wilc`s moihci ihcn signcu ihc conscni loims anu
unuciwcni suigciy. Iaici ihai uay whcn I camc lacI io my aaiimcni, I lounu a
mcssagc on my answciing machinc: Shyama, you uon`i havc io givc u asiiology: my
moihci suivivcu anu is uoing linc.`


How to Choose an Astroloer

Asiiology is cilcci, asiiologcis aic noi.` Shyamasunuaia Dasa

Il ihis cssay has lccn cvcn somcwhai succcsslul, you now lasically Inow whai asiiology
is anu whai ii can uo loi you. Bui lcsi is io cxciicncc asiiology liisi-hanu, ihiough a
goou asiiologci. Only ihcn will you icalizc how owcilul a iool asiiology is anu how ii
aly ii iaciically in youi lilc: ihai will lc ossillc only il you consuli a goou
asiiologci.





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The ood the bad and the uly/How to d|fferent|ate the ood astroloer from the bad?

UnliIc uociois, ucniisis, cnginccis, aichiiccis, oi oihci liccnscu iolcssionals,
icscnily ihcic is no icgulaiing louy loi Vcuic asiiologcis such as ihc AMA, which
oliccs alloaihic hysicians. Ol couisc quacI uociois siill cxisi, anu somc colc
scoin ihc cniiic cniciiisc ol alloaihic mcuicinc: lui ai lcasi, io lc a liccnscu MD
ihc liccnsc-holuci has hau io ass sccilic ciiiciia ol iigoious cuucaiional iiaining
sanning scvcial ycais.) Vcuic asiiology is usi now lccoming oulai in ihc Wcsi:
unloiiunaicly ihis has givcn iisc io a numlci ol ooily iiaincu cisons claiming iighis
io ihc iiilc ol Vcuic asiiologci, anu in ihc ioccss giving Vcuic asiiology a llacI cyc.
Tyically, such icicnucis havc icau onc oi iwo looIs anu ihcn claim io lc
asiiologcis, oi aic uilciianics who havc ualllcu in ii loi ycais lui ncvci unucigonc
any sciious iiaining.

I oncc saw an auvciiiscmcni ly a Vcuic asiiologci whom I uiun`i Inow, anu lccausc I
Incw mosi ol ihc conicmoiaiy iaciiiioncis, I was cuiious as io who hc was. So I
iclchoncu him anu asIcu il hc was inicicsicu in ihc asiiology soliwaic I hau wiiiicn.
Duiing ihc convcisaiion I asIcu him whom hc hau siuuicu unuci anu loi how long. I
was siunncu whcn hc saiu ihai hc hau ncvci lcaincu liom any icachci: hc hau icau an
asiiology looI only a ycai iioi anu now consiucicu himscll an asiiologci. Anu his is
noi a uniquc casc. Somc iyios havc cvcn wiiiicn oulai icxis on Vcuic asiiology,
moic liIc cooIlooI` asiiology, wiih no icalizaiions incluucu ihcicin. How coulu
ihcic lc. Thcy hau usi comc in coniaci wiih ihc scicncc only a ycai oi iwo lcloic.)
Thcicloic ii is csscniial loi ihc sccIci io aciually linu a masici asiiologci, noi a
lcginnci: loi ii is an olscivcu hcnomcnon ihai mosi colc whcn liisi sccIing
asiiological consuliaiion aic vciy much sychologically suscciillc, cicuulous, anu
imicssionallc io whaicvci ihc asiiologci will say. Thc novicc asiiologci can ihus
haim ihc sccIci anu ihcicly liing uisicuic uon ihc scicncc. To aiu youi scaich loi
a goou asiiologci, I ollci ihc lollowing guiuclincs anu qucsiions ihai you shoulu asI
lcloic consuliing a givcn asiiologci:


. How lon has he stud|ed astroloy? Was |t cont|nuous study or sporad|c?

IiIc mcuicinc, maihcmaiics, cngincciing, oi any oihci scicncc, asiiology is vciy
icchnical, comlcx, anu sulilc, wiih many lianchcs anu sul-lianchcs. In laci, ihc
Vcuas say ihai asiiology is ihc mosi comlcx scicncc ol all, lccausc ol iis uniquc
iniciuiscilinaiy naiuic. Ii icquiics ai lcasi livc io scvcn ycais ol inicnsc, iigoious, lull-
iimc siuuy unuci qualilicu icachcis. Thcicloic, you shoulu lc uoulilul ol any
asiiologci wiih lcss ihan livc ycais ol iiaining Anu wc musi cmhasizc ihc imoiiani
uisiinciion lciwccn ycais ol cxciicncc, anu ycais ol iiaining. An asiiologci may havc
icn ycais ol cxciicncc, lui ihai iclls noihing ol his iiaining. Hc may havc siuuicu loi
scvcn ycais anu iaciiccu loi ihicc ycais, oi vicc vcisa.) Whilc liclu cxciicncc is vciy
imoiiani, ii is no sulsiiiuic loi a soliu asiiological cuucaiion: ihc lcnclii uciivcu
liom cxciicncc will lc vasily uillcicni loi an cuucaicu vcisus an ignoiani asiiologci.

Rcgaiuing ihc uniuioicu asiiologci, olicn ihc casc is onc ol ic-invcniing ihc whccl.`
Hc will maIc many misiaIcs, wiih you as ihc guinca ig. Ioi ihc lcaincu asiiologci,
cxciicncc liings olish anu clcgancc--hc also cxanus his Inowlcugc, lui noi ai youi
cxcnsc.

Thcic aic also cisons who claim io havc siuuicu asiiology loi iwcniy ycais. Bui
luiihci inquiiy icvcals ihai iwcniy ycais ago a liicnu icau ihcii chaii, anu ihai ovci
ihc ycais ihcy ucvclocu an inicicsi in asiiology, icauing a looI hcic anu ihcic,
having a chaii uonc hcic anu ihcic. This iaihci sasiic, unsysicmaiic mcihou ol siuuy
shoulu maIc you cauiious, ai ihc vciy lcasi. This is liIc somconc who hau his ionsils
icmovcu whcn a chilu anu ihcn ucvclocu an inicicsi in mcuicinc: ovci ihc ycais,

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lciwccn occasional visiis io ihc lamily uocioi anu icauing a lcw clcmcniaiy mcuical
looIs, hc ucciucu ihai hc was now comcicni io iaciicc mcuicinc. Woulu you wani
io lc iicaicu ly such a cison. Ol couisc noi. Thcn why consuli ihc asiiological
cquivalcni.

Iuiihcimoic, any icuiallc cuucaiional insiiiuiion scis iimc limiis on iis couiscs ol
siuuy, io cnsuic ihai cuucaiion is coniinuous, ihai ihc siuucni is mcciing couisc
icquiicmcnis iimcly, anu ihai hc is mainiaining maximum icicniion ol ihc siuuy
maiciial. Ioi cxamlc, il a loui-ycai couisc is sicau ovci icn oi liliccn ycais, ihcn ly
ihc iimc ihc siuucni has linishcu hc will liIcly havc loigoiicn whai hc lcaincu in ihc
lcginning. This is csccially iiuc in uocioial iogiams.)


. Where d|d he study? Who were h|s teachers?

Inuia, csccially Souih Inuia, is ihc lanu ol Vcuic asiiology. Thcic onc will linu ai lcasi
somc iccognizcu asiiological oiganizaiions sonsoiing asiiological siuuy, anu somc
univcisiiics ollciing ucgicc iogiams in asiiology. Bui ihc lcsi way io siuuy asiiology
is ihc olu, iiauiiional way ol guiu-sisya icachci-uiscilc): ihis is a vciy cisonal anu
inicnsc way ol lcaining liom a masici asiiologci. Whilc noi cvciy asiiologci in Inuia is
woiih siuuying unuci, siill ihcic aic many cmincni anuiias who aic iccognizcu ly
ihcii ccis loi ihcii accomlishmcnis as aciual scholais anu masicis ol asiiology.
Noicu asiiologcis havc wiiiicn lcaincu looIs on ihis scicncc anu/oi aic soughi oui ly
ihc cliic anu ihcii own ccis. Ol couisc, lcing Inuian is no guaianicc ihai an
asiiologci is comcicni. Thcic aic liicially millions ol asiiologcis in Inuia, lui only a
liaciion ol ihcm aic accomlishcu.

Il an asiiologci says ihai hc is scll-iaughi liom a looI, ihcn icmcmlci whai ihc wii
saiu: Onc who icachcs himscll has a lool loi a siuucni.` Anu wc mighi auu ihai hc
also has a lool loi a icachci.` Ycs, ihcic aic many looIs on Vcuic asiiology, lui ihcy
can ncvci iclacc a living icachci. Vcuic asiiology looIs wcic mcani as mncmonic
guiucs io hcl ihc siuucni icmcmlci lcssons iaughi ly ihc guiu. As Vaiaha Mihiia, a
lamous asiiologci, has saiu: Iiiilc is wiiiicn lui much is mcani.` In oihci woius ihcic
is cvcn moic inloimaiion, noi in looIs, ihai can lc iaughi only cisonally. Anu, ihcic
is also so much inloimaiion wiihin looIs ihai cannoi lc unucisioou iocily wiihoui
ihc hcl ol a guiu.

Ii is also imoiiani io consiuci il his asiiology icachci was himscll a succcsslul
asiiologci oi an amaicui. Il ihc icachci coulu noi suoii himscll ly uoing asiiology
how goou coulu hc havc lccn.

Ai ihis iimc ihcic aic vciy lcw qualilicu icachcis in Noiih Amciica, lui ihis is
giauually imioving. Thcic aic cvcn somc accicuiicu, ucgicc gianiing insiiiuiions
ihai aic ucvcloing couiscs in Vcuic asiiology, c.g. ihc BhaIiivcuania Collcgc BVC),
www.BhaIiivcuaniacollcgc.oig. Thc BhaIiivcuania Collcgc iaIcs ihc iiauiiional
aioach io icaching asiiology.

In summaiy, il an asiiologci` says hc has no icachci, is scll-iaughi, oi has ncvci lccn
io Inuia, you shoulu lc uoulilul ol his qualilicaiions.


. How many branches of Ved|c astroloy d|d he study?

Thcic aic six lianchcs ol Vcuic asiiology: gola asiionomy), ganiia maihcmaiical
asiiology), aiaIa naial asiiology), iasna, muhuiia, anu nimiiia omcns). A goou
asiiologci will havc siuuicu livc ol ihcsc lianchcs. Thcsc uays, wiih ihc auvcni ol

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comuicis anu chcmciiucs, lcw asiiologcis siuuy gola. Exciiisc in ganiia, aiaIa,
anu iasna aic csscniial. Tiaining in muhuiia anu nimiiia is siiongly iccommcnucu.

Il ihc asiiologci Inows only naial asiiology hc is iolally scll-iaughi. Oi cvcn il
iocily schoolcu, hc will liIcly lc ol limiicu usc, loi hc will lc lacIing in vcisaiiliiy.
Olviously ihc moic Inowlcugc anu cxciiisc, ihc lciici.


. How much exper|ence does he have?

Gcncially, moic cxciicncc is lciici. Bui suosc you havc a choicc lciwccn onc
asiiologci wiih liiilc oi no loimal iiaining lui icn ycais ol cxciicncc, anu anoihci
asiiologci wiih livc ycais ol loimal iiaining anu only iwo oi ihicc ycais cxciicncc.
Thc asiiologci wiih ihc loimal iiaining is mosi suic io lc in a suciioi osiiion ol
Inowlcugc. Consiuci ihis: as a sciious siuucni ol asiiology, as hc iogicsscu io highci
lcvcls ol Inowlcugc hc may havc siuuicu unuci iwo oi ihicc asiiology icachcis, cach ol
ihcm having hau cihas 0 ycais oi moic ol iiaining anu cxciicncc. In oihci woius,
ihc loimal iiaining hc has icccivcu is ihc uisiillcu csscncc ol 10 oi moic ycais ol his
icachcis` comlincu cxciicncc. Also, ihc iiaining ciiou incluucs aicniiccshi in
which ihc siuucni iaciiccs asiiology--ii is noi usi ihcoiy. Ol couisc il ihc asiiologci
has loih ical loimal iiaining lus long cxciicncc, so much ihc lciici. Bui lc caiclul
ol ihosc who couni ihcii ycais ol scll-siuuy as cxciicncc--ihai is noi siiicily honcsi,
usi as no onc woulu couni ycais scni in collcgc as woiI cxciicncc. So whcn
inquiiing aloui an asiiologci`s cxciicncc, lc suic io uciciminc il ii is cxciicncc
alici loimal siuuy wiih a icachci, alici scll-siuuy, oi a comlinaiion ol loih siuuy anu
aciivc iaciicc iimc.


. What |s the astroloer1s backround educat|on?

A. Tiauiiionally in Inuia ihcic was a naiuial sciccning ioccss ihai allowcu only ihc
mosi gilicu inicllccis io siuuy asiiology. Iiisi ol all, ihc cison hau io masici SansIiii
in oiuci io icau maihcmaiical icxis. Alici masiciing maihcmaiics, ihc siuucni
masicicu asiionomy in oiuci io lc allc io calculaic ihc lanciaiy osiiions. In ihosc
uays ihcic wcic no chcmciiucs, calculaiois, oi comuicis-- only goou liains.) Thcn
only, ai ihc culminaiion, woulu ihc siuucni siuuy asiiology.

Evcn iouay in Inuia I havc sccn ihai ihc mosi icscciallc anu allc asiiologcis aic
scholais in liclus oihci ihan asiiology. I havc mci asiiologcis who wcic high-couii
uugcs, uociois, cnginccis, SansIiiiisis, cic.--mcn cmincni anu lcaincu in scvcial
liclus. Ioi cxamlc, my asiiology icachci liom Calcuiia, ihc laic Haiihaia Maumuaia,
asiuc liom lcing an auihoi ol scvcial asiiology looIs in English anu Bcngali, was also
a laiiisici anu SansIiiiisi. Anu, my asiiology icachci in Bangaloic, Sashi Kania ain,
was iiuly a vcisaiilc gcnius who coulu: icau, wiiic, anu scaI ai lcasi icn languagcs:
was a qualilicu Ayuivcuic hysician: was lcaincu in maniia-sasiia, hilosohy, anu ihc
Vcuas: anu Incw maihcmaiics anu Vcuic asiionomy: as wcll as lcing a liisi-class
asiiologci. Anu, Kisnan Poiii ol Tiivanuiam, wiih whom I siuuicu iasna, was a wcll-
Inown scholai anu auihoi ol ovci a uozcn looIs. So ii is imoiiani io Inow ihc
lacIgiounu ol ihc asiiologci. Is hc a scholai anu uccly lcaincu. Il so, ihis inuicaics
ihai mosi liIcly hc is also a scholai ol asiiology.

Il on ihc oihci hanu an asiiologci` is ucvoiu ol scholaishi anu maihcmaiical aliliiy,
oi his oihci inicicsis ccnici on aciiviiics such as laying in a iocI n` ioll lanu,
suiling, oi somc oihci incomaiillc aciiviiy, you mighi wani io icconsiuci lcloic
having him uo youi chaii. Hc uocsn`i cxacily lii ihc ioioiyc ol ihc lcaincu
Biahmana asiiologci, which mighi cvcn lc giounus io qucsiion his comcicncc io
ciloim ihc maihcmaiics involvcu in asiiology.

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. Is he an |ntu|t|ve or psych|c astroloer?

Il hc answcis ycs, ihcn lc caiclul. Thcsc uays, colc who aic ioo lazy io unucigo ihc
haiu woiI ncccssaiy loi siuuying asiiology olicn icscni ihcmsclvcs as iniuiiivc` oi
sychic` asiiologcis, which simly mcans ihai ihcy scaI whaicvci noiions cnici inio
ihcii minus--wilu gucssing, you mighi say. Woulu you go io an iniuiiivc` mcchanic oi
ucniisi a ucniisi who uocsn`i iaIc X iays io scc il you havc caviiics--hc usi uiills).

Il an asiiologci has unucigonc ihc ausiciiiics icquiicu ol him, ihcn naiuially hc
ucvclos a lccl loi his aii. In vciy iaic cascs onc may lc a iouigy wiih a gili loi such
ihings, lui ihcy aic quiic iaic inuccu. Evcn ihcsc gilicu cisons imiovc siill luiihci
wiih iiaining. A gilicu siuucni will asiic loi a gilicu icachci who can insiic him io
lccomc cvcn lciici: ihcic is always moic io lcain. Anu lcsiucs, ii is ihc Vcuic
iiauiiion loi cvciyonc io accci a masici as icachci.


. Does he recommend wear|n jewels?

Il so, ihcn maylc you shoulu looI clscwhcic. Rccommcnuing anu sclling gcms as an
asiiological icmcuial mcasuic has lccomc onc ol ihc liggcsi scams in ihc asiiological
woilu. Thc ihcoiy is ihai il somc lanci in youi chaii is giving you iioullc, ihcn, io
miiigaic ihc cllcci, you shoulu wcai ihc aioiiaic gcm ihai will acasc ihai lanci.
This is a logus iuca, unsuoiicu ly any auihoiiiy in asiiology--nciihci Bighu,
Paiasaia, Vaiaha Mihiia, cic. Gcms uo havc owci, anu ihc sciiiuics scaI ol ihc
goou anu lau cllccis ol gcms, lui ncvci in asiiological icims. Thc lallacy is in ihinIing
ihai ly wcaiing a aiiiculai gcm onc will ncuiializc all ihc ncgaiivc Iaima associaicu
wiih ihc coiicsonuing lanci. Bui lancis aic noi causal agcnis: ihcy mcicly inuicaic
whcic iioullcs in lilc oiiginaic, ihcy uon`i causc iioullc. In iis oiilolio, a lanci has
counilcss iicms incluuing gcms, iiccs, hcils, mcials, liuiis, llowcis, uiicciions, cic. By
ihc alovc ihcoiy, a cison shoulu lc allc io ncuiializc ncgaiivc lanciaiy cllcci ly
uiilizing any oi all ol ihc iicms associaicu wiih ihc lanci, many ol which aic much
chcaci ihan cosily cwcls. Il a cison is having iollcms wiih a wcaI Sun in his chaii,
loi cxamlc, ihc ihcoiizcu icmcuy is io simly lani a ihoiny iicc iulcu ly ihc Sun)
in his yaiu, io hcl loosi ihc solai cncigy.

Classical asiiological icxis uo givc icmcuial mcasuics, lui ihcy uo noi incluuc wcaiing
cwcls. In his looI, Paiasaia Hoia Sasiia,` Paiasaia Muni has cxlaincu ihc cilcci
mcihou loi allcviaiing allliciions inuicaicu ly lancis, anu ihai is ly ihc sinccic
woishi ol Gou. Hc wiiics ihai ihc lancis aic cicaicu ly Kisna, anu ihai cach lanci
is a manilcsiaiion ol a aiiiculai avaiai ol Kisna. So il a lanci is signilying iollcms
in onc`s lilc, ihcn hc shoulu woishi ihc aiiiculai avaiai who coniiols ihai lanci.
Thc avaiais aic as lollows: Rama coniiols Sun: Kisna, Himscll--ihc Moon:
Nisimhaucva--Mais: Ioiu Buuuha--Mcicuiy: Vamanaucva-- uiici: Paiasuiama--Vcnus:
Kuima--Saiuin: Vaiahaucva--Rahu: anu Maisya--Kciu.

Aciual icmcuial mcasuics incluuc lasiing, chaniing ol maniias, woishi ol ihc cow,
giving in chaiiiy, ciloiming vaiious saciiliccs, cic. In iclaiion io ihc aioiiaic
avaiai, ihis is a highly cllcciivc mcihou. By ihis is mcani ihai ihc iyc ol icmcuial
mcasuic will lc uillcicni accoiuing io ihc siiuaiion anu lancis in qucsiion.)

Picsciiling ol gcms loi asiiological uioscs is lallacious ai lcsi, oi ai woisi, cvcn
haimlul. Ii is lallacious lccausc ihcic is no sciiiuial auihoiiiy io conliim ihc usc ol
gcms loi such uioscs. Anu lcsiucs, whcic uo gcms gci ihcii owcis, il noi liom
Kisna Gou). Thcn ihcic is ihc cxcnsc. To gci aciually goou cllccis liom gcms, onc
musi usc only ihc vciy lcsi qualiiy, which in ihc casc ol cwcls liIc iuly, uiamonu,

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cmcialu, lluc sahiic, anu cai`s cyc, cosi a small loiiunc. Oi, il ihc sioncs aic
incxcnsivc, ihai mcans ihcy aic llawcu, chicu, uiscoloicu, anu in many ways
unsuiiallc loi ihciacuiic usc. In laci, ihc sciiiuics say ihai ihcy will cicaic ncgaiivc
cllcci. So unlcss you aic willing anu allc io ay S20,000 loi a iwo-caiai igcon lloou`
iuly, uon`i loihci. Bciici io scnu youi moncy, iimc, anu cncigy loi woishiing
Kisna oi onc ol His avaiais.

Ii may sccm ihai I havc coniiauicicu myscll ly saying ihai gcms havc owcis, lui I
havc noi. All iicms unuci ihc uiisuiciion ol a lanci havc somc cllcci. Ioi cxamlc, a
ooily laccu Sun oi Mais conoincu wiih Saiuin coulu givc inuigcsiion, lccausc ol
Saiuin`s suicssing ihc hcai icicscnicu ly ihcsc lancis. A gcm- icsciiling
asiiologci woulu uiicci ihc sulcci io wcai a iuly oi icu coial, io incicasc ihc owci
ol Sun oi Mais, icscciivcly. Bui aciually no such lcnclii woulu icsuli. Thcic mighi lc
somc oihci lcnclii associaicu wiih ihcsc gcms, as mcniioncu in Gaiuua Puiana oi
Bihai-samhiia, lui noi ihc imiovcmcni ol uigcsiion. A much simlci, cllcciivc, anu
incxcnsivc icsciiiion woulu lc io iaIc moic gingci, oi chilics anu hoi siccs, in
onc`s loou, cai only loous ihai aic hoi in icmciaiuic, avoiu colu loous, cic. Thcsc aic
iaciical mcasuics io couniciaci ihc colu cllcci ol Saiuin. Anu io cllcci Sun anu Mais
on ihc asiiological lcvcl onc coulu, il his hcalih was lau cnough io waiiani ihc cxiia
clloii, woishi Sii Rama oi Sii Nisimhaucva in a icsciilcu mannci as iccommcnucu
ly ihc lcaincu asiiologci.

I`ll givc an cxamlc ol ihc cllicacy ol sagc Paiasaia`s mcihous ol ucaling wiih ihc
ncgaiivc Iaima icicscnicu ly ihc lancis:

Oncc, whilc I was visiiing somc asiiologcis in Souih Inuia, a gcnilcman camc io us
wiih a sciious iollcm conccining his auni who livcu in Bomlay. Aaicnily shc hau
a wiong-hcaucu lanuloiu who wanicu io cvici hci liom ihc aaiimcni in which shc
hau livcu loi many ycais: anu shc was nciihci linancially oi hysically allc io scaich
loi anoihci aaiimcni. Whai shoulu shc uo in oiuci io Icc ihc aaiimcni.

Alici cxamining ihc chaii ol ihc woman anu uoing a iasna, ihc scnioi asiiologci
suggcsicu a icmcuy: a yaniia ialisman) shoulu lc mauc anu sccial ianiiic maniias
invoIcu inio ii. Ii shoulu ihcn lc laccu unuci ihc uooimai ol ihc lanuloiu. Whcn ihc
lanuloiu woulu sic ovci ihc yaniia, his minu woulu lccomc changcu. In ciloiming
iasna ihcic aic ways io uciciminc il a aiiiculai icmcuy will woiI. On alying ihc
icsi, ii was lounu ihai ihc yaniia woulu noi woiI.) Oihci icmcuics wcic suggcsicu,
incluuing wcaiing cwcls anu maIing a sccial liic saciilicc, gaihciing ihc icsuliing
ashcs, anu mailing ihcm in an cnvcloc io ihc lanuloiu. On ocning ihc cnvcloc, ihc
lanuloiu woulu ncccssaiily sill somc ash on himscll, anu ly ihc owci ol ihc saciilicc
his minu woulu changc. Bui all ol ihcsc vaiious oicniial icmcuics lailcu ihc icsi anu
so wcic alanuoncu.

Iinally, alici sccing ihc lailuic ol ihc oihci asiiologcis, I ollcicu a suggcsiion lascu
on Paiasaia`s auvicc. I icasoncu ihai sincc ihc iollcm inuicaicu in ihc chaii was
causcu ly Saiuin, ihc icsciilcu soluiion was io woishi Kuimaucva, ihc avaiai ol
Kisna associaicu wiih Saiuin. My iccommcnuaiion icsicu cilccily--ihc lcsi ossillc
comlinaiion, inuicaiing ihc inlallililiiy ol ihc soluiion. Bui whai hacncu ncxi loih
suiiiscu anu uisaoinicu mc. Evcn alici having asscu ihc icsi wiih llying colois,
my suggcsiion was icccicu. Vciy uulious icasons wcic givcn: ihcn I unucisioou ihai
hau my suggcsiion lccn lollowcu, ihc asiiologci--who was also a ianiiic--woulu maIc
no iolii. Thc auni nccucu only io woishi Kuimaucva on hci own: shc woulun`i nccu
io luy a gcm liom ihc asiiologci, oi havc him ciloim an cxcnsivc liic saciilicc oi
maIc a cosily yaniia. So ihc asiiologci Ici iiying io linu oihci moic comlcx, scll-
sciving ways io hcl ihc lauy.



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. Does he sell jewels?

Woisc ihan ihc asiiologci who iccommcnus gcms is ihc onc who sclls ihcm ioo. Hc
who only iccommcnus gcms may mcicly lc ignoiani ol hilosohy anu auvanccu
asiiological ihcoiy, whcicas ihc onc who also sclls cwcls is olicn a ioial scam aiiisi oui
io swinulc cicuulous colc who havc mislaccu ihcii laiih in him. Olicn such
ciooIcu asiiologcis woiI in cahoois wiih a cwcliy sioic. In laci, ianiiic asiiologcis
siaiicu ihis mislcauing iaciicc, anu cwclcis suoii ii. Iow-lcvcl ianiiics lcgan ihis
io ucviaic cisons liom woishiing Gou: anu cwclcis suoii ii lccausc ii incicascs
ihcii lusincss.

In Inuia, aiiiculaily in a ianiiic-ccnici liIc Bcngal, il onc cnicis a cwcliy sioic,
ihcicin hc will liIcly noiicc many small olliccs lull ol almisis anu asiiologcis who
icau chaiis loi a moucsi lcc anu ihcn iccommcnu an cxcnsivc sionc io couniciaci
iioulling lanciaiy inllucnccs. Thc cusiomci luys ihc gcm liom ihc sho, anu ihc
asiiologci gcis a commission. Il ihc asiiologci loih iccommcnus anu sclls ihc cwcl,
hc maIcs a sizallc iolii.

I Inow ol a lcw so-callcu asiiologcis ol vciy limiicu ialcni who sccializc in icauing
innoccni cisons` chaiis, saying all Iinus ol ominous ihings io scaic ihc hcclcc-
cclccs oui ol ihcm, ihcn calming anu assuiing ihc clicni ihai all will lc linc il hc usi
wcais a iuly oi cail oi somc oihci sionc. Ol couisc, ii usi so hacns ihai hc has
somc gcms wiih him usually incxcnsivc anu ol low qualiiy), which hc is willing io
saciilicc loi a hanusomc iicc io ihis now-iclicvcu sucIci--iclicvcu ol moncy as wcll as
anxiciy.

Bcloic moving on io ihc ncxi oini I woulu liIc io claiily ihai somc gcms uo havc
oicncy, anu ihai in somc iaic insiancc ihcy may cihas lc usclul as a icmcuial
mcasuic. Thc oini is ihai ii musi lc ascciiaincu ihiough Piasna ihai ihai aiiiculai
icmcuial mcasuic, whcihci ii lc gcm sionc oi whaicvci, musi lc guaianiccu io woiI.
This can only lc lounu oui ly using icchniqucs liom Piasna lcloic iiying ihc
icmcuial mcasuic. My main comlaini is ihai in a mciccnaiy anu mcicaniilc way
simly moiivaicu ly iolii an asiiologci will scll oi iccommcnu a gcm wiihoui cvcn
Inowing il ii will woiI as hc claims ii will. I scluom iccommcnu cwcls, noi lccausc I
am againsi ihcm lui lccausc whcn I cvci I havc icsicu io scc il a gcm will uccicasc ihc
iollcm I vciy scluom gci a osiiivc answci. I havc noihing io gain on ihis oini,
unliIc ihosc who scll oi iccommcnu cwcls.

Lesson: Don`i iiusi any asiiologci oi almisi who sclls cwcls. Thcy aic moic liIcly
inicicsicu in incicasing ihcii lanI lalancc ihan in iiuly hcling you.


. Does he recommend the worsh|p of dem|ods such as S|va, Dura, Ganesha, Skanda,
or planets l|ke Saturn, Mars, etc.?

Scc icvious answci in iclcicncc io wcaiing cwcls.) Any cison sciious aloui
auvanccmcni in siiiiual lilc will suin such iaciiccs. Thc lancis anu ucmigous aic
oiuci caiiicis ol ihc Suicmc Ioiu, Sii Kisna. Onc nccu only iaIc shclici ol Him.


. Does he tell you about your past l|fe?

I Inow ol onc asiiologci who always iclls his clicnis ihai ihcy wcic cxalicu
cisonaliiics oi lcings liom cclcsiial lancis in ihcii icvious livcs. Thc laci is ihai
onc`s asi lilc is iaciically imossillc io vciily. Alihough ii is ossillc io lcain aloui
asi anu luiuic livcs ihiough asiiology, ii is wcll Inown in asiiological ciiclcs ihai io
uo ihis wiih cciiainiy is gcncially only ossillc loi ihc gicaicsi ol ihc gicai asiiologcis-

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-iisis liIc Bhigu, Vasisia, anu Paiasaia. Gcncial icxis ol ihis agc givc somc clucs loi
ucicimining asi anu luiuic livcs, lui ihc scicncc is noi wcll ucvclocu. Anu cvcn il an
asiiologci wcic io icll somcihing aloui a asi lilc, how coulu ihc sccIci vciily ii. Thc
sulcci can icsi ihc vciaciiy ol cvciyihing conccining ihis lilc as iolu ly ihc asiiologci:
lui icgaiuing asi livcs ol which onc icmcmlcis noihing, ii is imossillc io Inow
whcihci ihc icauing is ical oi concocicu. Asiiologcis who iouiincly uiscuss asi anu
luiuic liiihs aic gcncially scnsaiionalisis. I Inow ol vciy lcw icsonsillc asiiologcis
who uo ihis, oihci ihan in sccial cascs ihai waiiani such invcsiigaiion. Only
asiiologcis wiih acccss io naui-gianihas such as BL.gu-nLIn, VnIn-rnJI, cic., can
maIc accuiaic icuiciions aloui oihci livcs, via ihc hcl ol ihosc gicai sagcs.


. Does he use the planets Neptune, Uranus, or Pluto |n h|s calculat|ons? Does he m|x
Western astroloy w|th Ved|c?

Il hc uscs Nciunc, Uianus oi Pluio in his calculaiions, hc is noi iaciicing Vcuic
asiiology lui hougcougc asiiology. Onc shoulu noi uclasc Vcuic asiiology ly mixing
ii wiih Wcsicin asiiology anu siill call ii Vcuic asiiology. Anyonc who uocs so is lalscly
claiming io lc a Vcuic asiiologci anu is, ai lcsi, uishoncsi.


. Does the astroloer have references?

To lc suic ihai ihc asiiologci is icuiallc, you shoulu asI him loi a lisi ol iclcicnccs,
incluuing comcicni iolcssionals anu cuucaicu cisons whom you woulu cxcci io
havc sullicicni inicgiiiy anu owcis ol uisciiminaiion io lc allc io uciciminc ihc
asiiologci`s lcvcl ol cxciiisc. Call scvcial ol ihcm io maIc suic ihai ihcy aic noi usi
liicnus lanicu as uccoys. AsI ihcm il ihc asiiologci is iolcssional in his ucalings.
Docs hc givc goou auvicc. Do his icuiciions comc iiuc. Is hc honcsi. Is hc a scholai.
Is hc vcisaiilc. Docs hc lccomc ioo lamiliai wiih ihc oosiic scx lcyonu iolcssional
ncccssiiy. Scc il ihcii answcis ially wiih whai ihc asiiologci iolu you.


. Does he follow sp|r|tual pract|ces and observe the l|fe style of a Ved|c 8rahmana?

usi as you shoulu lc lcciy ol a scll-iaughi asiiologci, you shoulu lcwaic ol an
uniniiiaicu asiiologci wiih no siiiiual masici. Siiiiual uiscilinc as icsciilcu in ihc
sciiiuics uiilics ihc consciousncss anu givcs ihc asiiologci hcighicncu asiiological
owcis anu incicascu wisuom ihiough which io guiuc ihc sccIci. Shun ihc asiiologci
wiih no auihcniic guiu, oi onc having a guiu lui noi lollowing ihc uiscilinc ol ihc
guiu. Rccci ihosc who aic non-vcgciaiian: who uiinI, smoIc, oi iaIc inioxicanis: oi
who lusi alici womcn, havc allaiis wiih ihcii clicnis, oi aic gcncially immoial anu
uissoluic.


. Does he do consultat|ons by telephone, by ma|l, or only |n person?

This won`i inuicaic how goou an asiiologci is, lui ii will icll whai oiions aic availallc,
csccially il you uon`i livc in ihc samc aica as ihc asiiologci. Olviously ii woulu lc
moic convcnicni il you coulu mcci ihc asiiologci in cison anu havc cisonal
iniciaciion, lui ihai is noi always ossillc. I havc clicnis ihai I`vc ncvci mci, in scvcial
loicign couniiics. I uo all my asiiological woiI loi ihcm on iacs, ciihci ihiough ihc
mail oi ovci ihc iclchonc I iccoiu ihc honc convcisaiion anu mail ii io ihcm).
Ovci ihc ycais I havc uonc many consuliaiions in cison anu also many via iac
iccoiuing which I mail io ihc clicni. Thcy loih havc ihcii auvaniagcs. Il you aic in
cison you can coiicci ihc asiiologci il hc maIcs a misiaIc, as wcll as asI qucsiions.
Bui I also linu ihai whcn I uo iacu icauings I uo moic ihan I woulu il ihc clicni wcic

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ihcic. I will sio anu uo somc icscaich on a oini. Oi, I will uo moic iniiicaic
calculaiions io scc how long ihc cison will livc cic. Things I woulu lccl
uncomloiiallc uoing wiih somconc looIing ovci my shouluci. I also givc ihc clicni ihc
oiion ihai alici lisicning io ihc iac il ihcy havc any qucsiions ihai nccu io lc
claiilicu ihcy can asI. This sccms io cqualizc ihc laci ihai ihcy wcic noi ihcic wiih mc
in cison loi ihc icauing.


. Does he prov|de a pr|nted copy of h|s read|n?

Again, ihis givcs no inuicaiion aloui his qualiiy oi iiaining, lui iaihci ihc cxicni ol
ihc scivicc hc ioviucs. Mosi cisons aic saiislicu wiih iacs anu cvcn iclci ihcm io
iycu uocumcnis: ihcy usi uon`i havc ihc iimc io icau, so ihcy lisicn io ihc iacs
whilc uiiving oi uoing oihci ihings. Bui ihcic aic somc who uo iclci a iinicu icoii
which ihcy can siuuy anu cihas maiI wiih highlighicis) anu iclci io on a
coniinuing lasis. Ioi ihcsc cisons, ihc asiiologci shoulu ioviuc an oiion, so ihai
loi an auuiiional iying lcc ihc sccIci can havc a iinicu icoii. Thc lcc shoulu usi
covci iying chaigcs anu noi incluuc iolii. In ihis way ihc asiiologci ioviucs an
cxiia scivicc io ihosc who ucsiic ii. Bui il a goou asiiologci uocs noi ioviuc iycu
icoiis, onc can givc ihc iacs io a scciciaiial scivicc anu havc ihcm iiansciilcu. A
noic ol cauiion: Givc uulicaic iacs, noi ihc oiiginals, anu only io cisons who will
ioicci youi conliucniialiiy.)


. Does he uarantee your sat|sfact|on?

This says a loi aloui ihc sIill anu conliucncc ol ihc asiiologci. Hc shoulu ollci io
maIc suic ihai you aic saiislicu wiih ihc qualiiy` ol ihc icauing. Hc can`i guaianicc
ihai you will lc hay` wiih ihc icauing, lui you shoulu ai lcasi lc saiislicu wiih ihc
iolcssional way in which ihc icauing was conuucicu anu ihc lcvcl ol accuiacy anu
cxciiisc. I always icll my clicnis Il you aic saiislicu wiih icauing ihcn lcasc icll
cvciyonc. Bui il you aic noi saiislicu wiih ihc icauing, loi whaicvci icason---you aic
ihc uugc anu only youi ciiiciia maiici, ihcn uo noi icll anyonc clsc lui lc suic io icll
mc anu I will uo whaicvci ii iaIcs io saiisly you.`


. Does he wear a b| beard or wear h|s ha|r lon?

This may sccm liIc a siiangc qucsiion lui I havc noiiccu a giowing iicnu in icccni
ycais, csccially in ihc Wcsi, ol asiiologcis iiying io imiiaic` ihc way cciiain yogis
lchavc wiihoui having ihc aiiainmcnis ol ihc yogis. Onc luminaiy` in ihc Wcsicin
Asiiological woilu uiiccily iolu mc ihai hc woic his haii long anu gicw a lcaiu usi io
imicss colc. I was noi imicsscu. Ii iaIcs moic ihan a loi ol haii io lc a goou
asiiologci. You may uccm ii wisc io avoiu hiisuic asiiologcis.


. Is he able to support h|mself as an astroloer?

This can lc a goou inuicaioi ol ihc comcicncc anu cxciiisc ol ihc asiiologci. An
asiiologci who gcis many iciuin clicnis oi clicnis iccommcnucu ly oihcis is olviously
goou anu will lc allc io suoii himscll anu lamily aucquaicly. Bc uisiiusilul ol aii
iimc asiiologcis oi ihosc who havc oihci ols io sulcmcni ihcii incomc. This
suggcsis ihai ihcy aic noi commiiicu io ihcii scicncc oi aic noi goou ai ii. Thcic is
onc ioviso io ihis: il ihc asiiologci uciivcs a sizallc amouni ol his incomc liom
ucaling in gcms ihcn siay away lccausc ii inuicaics ihai hc will iolally convincc you
io luy a gcm you uon`i nccu.


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Gu|del|nes

Asiuc liom ihc alovc qucsiions, hcic aic a lcw guiuclincs io hcl you linu a goou
asiiologci:

A goou Vcuic asiiologci is chaiaciciizcu ly a siiong siiiiual siuc, osscssing:
inicgiiiy, goou chaiacici, honcsiy, anu Biahminical iniiiaiion inio a lona liuc
samiauaya Vcuic aosiolic succcssion): hc mainiains goou sauhana siiiiual
icgimcn) anu lollows ihc icgulaicu iincilcs ol liccuom uic vcgciaiianism,
alsicniion liom inioxicanis, cic.): hc is a scholai in hilosohy anu yoga, anu
iaciiccs ihcm: hc is ucvoicu io Gou anu livcs a gouly lilc, cic.

On ihc asiiological siuc: hc is a savani who has siuuicu long anu uiligcnily wiih
accomlishcu asiiology masicis iclcially in Inuia), is vcisaiilc anu shows ucxiciiiy
wiih ihc many lianchcs ol asiiology, has lccn in iaciicc loi somc iimc, has scvcial
goou iclcicnccs, uocs noi scll cwcls oi iccommcnu you io uichasc ihcm, cic. Thc
icauings hc givcs aic iiuihlul, lalanccu, anu wiihoui scll- moiivaiion. His moou is io
sinccicly hcl you. Thcsc aic somc ol ihc iomincni chaiaciciisiics ol a qualilicu
asiiologci. Thc lollowing aic somc qucsiionallc iycs.



Dr. Doom and Gloom

Somc liicnus ol minc iolu mc ol a man who moonlighis as an asiiologci. Thcy call him
Di. Doom anu Gloom,` lccausc hc has ihc halii ol homing in, liIc iauai, on any
ncgaiiviiy ihai mighi cxisi in a chaii, no maiici how slighi. Oncc uiscovciing
somcihing cvcn icmoicly auvcisc, hc woulu uisioii ii anu magnily ii io awcsomc
iooiiions, anu ihcn iaIc Mchisiohclcan uclighi in mcllow-uiamaiically
ucsciiling all ihc ouious imlicaiions ihis hau loi ihc sccIci. His icauings wcic
icminisccni ol hcll-liic anu liimsionc` anu coulu lc iccommcnucu only io ihosc ol a
masochisiic naiuic oi sccIing icasons io commii suiciuc.


The Flatterer

Anoihci uangcious iyc is ihc llaiicici. Hc iclls cvciyonc: I`vc ncvci sccn such a
goou chaii as youis.` Hc iclls you only goou ihings ihai sounu ioo goou io lc iiuc')
Hc coniinually iaiscs you anu iclls whai a gicai cison you aic. Hc may say you wcic
somc gicai oi lamous cison in youi icvious lilc. Hc always ainis a iosy iciuic ol
youi luiuic, alihough ii ncvci manilcsis. Pcolc aic only ioo hay io givc ihis cison
moncy, lccausc hc always givcs ihcm whai ihcy wani. Ioi colc who wani io lc
chcaicu, ihcic aic ihosc icauy io chcai.)


The Explo|ter

This cison uscs his Inowlcugc ol youi chaii io gci you io uo ihings ihai you woulu
noi oiuinaiily uo. This cxloiiaiion ol youi iiusi may lc in ihc loim ol loiiowing
moncy liom you, oi gciiing you io invcsi in a lusincss vcniuic wiih him alici luiluing
u youi scll-conliucncc loi succcss in such cniciiiscs. I Inow ol onc asiiologci who
iiicu io convincc a cison io givc u his icscni occuaiion anu insicau ucuicaic
himscll io managing ihc asiiologci`s iocI n` ioll lanu. Thc clicni was Iccn cnough io
scc ihiough ihis alcci aiicmi ai maniulaiion. Any asiiologci aiiachcu io lccoming
a iocI n` ioll siai is liIcly lull ol inicinal conllici anu noi suic aloui his own aih in
lilc, no lcss oihcis`.) Anu somc cxloiicis sccializc in scuucing ihcii clicnis: inuccu I

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Inow onc so-callcu asiiologci who simly uscs asiiology as a loy io mcci a womcn,
scuucc hci, anu ihcn iocccu on io ihc ncxi onc.


The 8labber

This cison can`i Icc a sccici. No maiici how uclicaic ihc sulcci uiscusscu, ihis
cison sccms unallc io Icc his lis luiioncu u. Hc always ialIs aloui So-anu-so`s
chaii, how ii is liIc ihis oi ihai, anu how hc was iolu such n` such. An asiiologci who
icauily uiscusscs oihci colc`s chaiis wiih you, will no uouli uiscuss youis whcn you
aic alscni. So unlcss you wani cvciyonc io Inow youi lusincss, avoiu ihis cison liIc
ihc laguc.

Onc cxcciion io ihc alovc is uiscussion ol ullic liguics who aic noi an asiiologci`s
clicnis: anoihci is io givc anonymous cxamlcs liom oihci clicnis` chaiis, ciihci loi
asiiological insiiuciion oi loi ihc cuilicaiion ol a aiiiculai sccIci. In loih cascs, ihc
sulcci ol ihc cxamlc chaii musi lc Ici anonymous. Siiici conliucniialiiy is ihc sinc
qua non ol a goou asiiologci.


Abuse and M|suse of Astroloy by the Cl|ent

Wc havc ucsciilcu how somc uncihical asiiologcis misusc ihis cclcsiial scicncc, lui
can a sccIci misusc asiiology. Thc answci is ycs. Pcolc can lc siiangc: somc can linu
a way io misusc anu alusc usi aloui anyihing, no maiici how goou ii is. Thcy liguic
ihai il ii`s woiih uoing, ii`s woiih ovci-uoing.`

Gou has givcn us iniclligcncc anu uisciiminaiion, which wc can anu shoulu usc as
much as ossillc. Bui ihcic will comc iimcs whcn wc aic uzzlcu, uazcu, oi conluscu--
noi Inowing whai wc shoulu uo, cvcn alici lully alying oui icasoning caaliliiics.
Anu somc siiuaiions iniiinsically aic noi amcnallc io oui cicciion. In ihcsc
siiuaiions, a cison wiih goou scnsc consulis an asiiologci.

A sccIci`s misusc ol asiiology is whcn hc givcs u using his Gou-givcn aliliiics ol
logic, icason, anu uisciiminaiion, anu simly consulis asiiologcis in ihc hoc ihai onc
will icll him whai wc wanis io hcai. Ii is inaioiiaic io cxcci asiiology io uo oui
ihinIing loi us. Asiiology is a wonucilul iool loi loiming olicy, lui ii is noi a
sulsiiiuic loi icsonsillc ihinIing. Asiiology is an auunci io lilc, noi a sulsiiiuic loi
living.


How does one know |f he has d|ressed from the jud|c|ous use of astroloy |nto the
realm of abuse?

Il you linu youiscll consuliing an asiiologci loi insignilicani maiicis ihai icviously
you wcic allc io coc wiih youiscll, you aic in iioullc. Il you avoiu iouay`s giocciy
shoing lccausc you`vc icau in ihc ncwsaci ihai ii`s a lau uay loi you, you aic in
iioullc. Il you wcai a uillcicni asiiological gcm on cach lingci, you aic an asiio-
unIic. Somc colc who Inow liiilc aloui asiiology ihinI ihai I calculaic my own
luiuic uown io ihc mosi ausicious iimc io go io ihc icsi ioom. This is iiuiculous.)
Unloiiunaicly, ihcic aic colc who livc in such an asiiologically calculaicu woilu:
iaciically scaIing ihcy havc ucvclocu a mania loi asiiology. No icsonsillc
asiiologci will lci a clicni go io such cxiicmcs as ihcsc: lui cisons who alusc
asiiology gcncially go io many uillcicni asiiologcis, ihus maIing ii uilliculi loi ihc
inuiviuual asiiologci io coniiol. Anu as was uiscusscu cailici, uncihical asiiologcis
iaIc auvaniagc ol such cisons, ai ihc vciy lcasi, gciiing as much moncy liom ihc
clicni as ossillc.

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I woulu also suggcsi ihai you linu onc oi iwo asiiologcis who you iiusi as lcing
comcicni in ihcii scicncc as wcll as cihical, anu siicI wiih ihcm. A iyical sign ol
somconc who misuscs asiiology is ihai ihcy may go io a vciy goou asiiologci, lui ihcn
il ihcy uon`i liIc whai hc says ihcy Icc going io oihci asiiologcis uniil ihcy linu
somconc who will icll ihcm whai ihcy wani io hcai. This is ihc lasi woiu in loolishncss.
Thcy aic ciihci aying a cison io lic io ihcm oi shclling oui moncy io succcssivcly
moic incomcicni asiiologcis who cannoi icau iocily. This is guaianiccu io winu
ihc scll-ucluucu cison inio a woilu ol iioullc.


Conclus|on

Wc havc givcn a liicl suivcy ol whai Vcuic asiiology is, in coniiauisiinciion io iis
Wcsicin cousin: ihc Vcuic vicw ol laic anu licc will: ihc comoncnis ol ihc languagc
ol asiiology: ihc vaiious lianchcs ol asiiology anu how ihcy aic uscu: how onc can
oiimizc his icauing: hinis loi choosing an asiiologci: whai Iinus ol qucsiions io asI:
whai iycs ol asiiologcis io avoiu: anu ihc oicniial loi alusc anu misusc ol asiiology.

Il you havc any luiihci qucsiions, lcasc lccl licc io coniaci mc via ihc inloimaiion
ioviucu on ihc lioni agc.

Shyamasunuaia Dasa