Astrology and You

Astrology is the science of the effects of planetary movements on our lives. Astrology is based on astronomy, and astrologers need to know the correct positions of the planets at any given time, as well as the correct positions of the zodiacal fixed star signs in relation to any place on earth at any given time. Once the correct positions of the signs and planets are known, astrologers can construct charts representing these positions. And using his knowledge, the astrologer can study the charts and can make a wide range of conclusions about the moment the chart was cast for. Primarily, astrology is used to understand one's self, and our karma for this life. The basic premise of astrology is that all things are linked. Your karma or fortune is determined by a predestined cosmic design. You are a soul incarnating in a body at a very specific time and place, and your life is a reflection of the greater whole into which you are born just as flowers bloom at certain times, say during spring time, when all conditions are perfectly congenial. So is the case with our births on this planet. In Astrology, the main item is your chart. It's a map of the planets in the signs of the Zodiac. Charts are drawn based on an exact moment at an exact place on earth. Therefore, the moment you were born and the place you were born has a chart, and that is your "birth chart" or "natal chart".
By reading the chart, the astrologers can know much about you. The positions of the planets in the real star-based zodiac are taken and your "dashas" (planetary ruling periods) are arranged. Your chart will most likely reflect your real life and your dashas are probably operating the way they should. The astrologer looks at these planets, signs and house placements in your chart and can "see" your personality, as well as life events and possibilities - both the good and the bad times in your life. The dashas are then used to determine "when" the events will unfold in the life. Dashas (planetary ruling periods) give astrologers a tool for quite accurately predicting the trends, changes and events in your life with amazing precision. 

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