Frequently Asked Questions How does Vedic Astrology differ from Western Astrology? Western astrology is basically concerned with the psychological and thinking patterns of an individual. The Western astrologer concentrates on the mathematical relationships between the planets. Vedic astrology, on the other hand, is more concerned with the individual's spiritual power and karmic patterns and how they are going to unfold during the present life of the individual. So Vedic astrology is not as concerned with who you are but how your life is going to unfold. A Vedic chart looks different from a Western chart in that it is square rather than round. The relationships between the planets are viewed differently in each system. The planets themselves are looked upon differently as well. For example, a Vedic astrologer sees the Sun not as a planet but as a God figure and the Moon as a Goddess. The influence of Hindu mythology can be seen in Vedic astrology. It should be noted that in this day and age, a good Vedic astrologer also has a working knowledge of Western astrology. Can Vedic Astrology help me understand my health problems and what to do about them? There is a branch of Vedic astrology called medical astrology that deals with the physical aspect of the individual. Just by looking at the chart, a Vedic astrologer can determine what physical problems one is going to encounter. Vedic astrologers are trained to prescribe remedies for the unpleasant effects of various planetary aspects. These remedies usually take the form of specific gemstones or amulets. Gemstones can help to balance the color spectrum and energies in the physical/emotional body. For example, Mars is a fiery planet. Mars in the sign of Leo will gain excess power and become more fiery. Based on the position of a person's ascendant, this can cause excess heat in the body, leading to tumors, boils, heating of the blood, brain hemorrhages, high blood pressure, etc. If traditional medical treatment does not yield positive results, a person can wear a natural pearl laid in silver and an improvement in health will follow. Why do you need the pictures of hands, feet, face etc.? Your physical features are the indicators of your body, mind and soul. Every feature on your body is connected with a certain area of the brain and any major variation in your thinking pattern and/or your actions influences a change in your physical features. By looking at the pictures of your face, hands and feet, I am able to know about your past karma, your present state and your future. How can Astrology help me with my business? Vedic astrology can certainly help you in your business by letting you know in advance about good and bad periods so that you can make effective decisions when the times are good and delay major changes during negative periods. Can you help me find a fulfilling career path? Most people lack direction and are unhappy with their career choices, choices often made because of financial considerations, social pressures, fear, etc. In order to live a happy and fulfilling existence, all we have to do is look for the careers which can be satisfying on all levels, where money or status is not the criteria for living this life. Money was initially created to work for us but sadly the majority is working for money. A Vedic astrologer can guide you toward a career that will be in tune with your natural vibration. From your chart it is possible to determine what fields would be the most suitable for you and bring you happiness. Can you do a compatibility chart to see how I will fare in my relationship? Yes. We compare various aspects of the charts including: emotional compatibility, spiritual compatibility, sexual compatibility, material desires and fertility issues. You will be amazed to know that we even look at Ayurvedic doshas when doing a compatibility analysis. In India, where Vedic astrology originated, marriages are very stable. Couples are made aware of the drawbacks of their partner and learn how they can work in harmony to help each other on different levels. Instead of grumbling about their shortcomings, they can transform them into challenges and help each other grow in awareness. Can Vedic Astrology help me cope with the stress in my life? Vedic astrology can help you minimize stress by helping to eliminate some of the uncertainty in your life. By understanding the forces moving your life forward, you can know what to expect in general terms. This knowing can help you deal with the rapid rate of change that is occurring on the planet now. Also, working with a Vedic astrologer will help you make wiser choices, leading to less stress. You will not only have the advantage of knowing when to make major decisions and changes but you will also know the best direction in which you should move. What is Astrology all about and is Astrology 100% accurate? The human body consists of 70% water. The same goes for Earth—70% water and 30% land. The water within us are influenced exactly the same way as the ocean water during a full moon. We also go through high tides and low tides. Astrology is the science of knowing the timing of these high and low tides. On a broader level, astrology has got everything to do with what goes on in our solar system. The movement of the planets affects everything from the smallest amoebae to the largest bodies in our galaxy. Astrology is 80% accurate. Why 80%? Because 10% goes to life and 10% goes to death, two things that are still not in the hands of mankind. In between life and death everything takes place exactly the way it is destined. There are ways to predict death but not with 100% accuracy. There are not many astrologers in this world who can predict the death of a person to the minute and second and if someone could, he would not be using astrology but would instead ask the help of higher channels. All types of astrology are BLIND. For example: Bill Gate's wife is giving birth to her child and at the same time a poor women gives birth to her child in the Seattle area. They will both have the same horoscopes but are they born in the same circumstances? The answer is NO! Will they live the same lifestyle? Again the answer is NO! So where does astrology fit in? They both grow up and though the influence of the planets on their lives will be the same, their circumstances will be different. One will get a 50 cent raise from his job while the other will sign a 50 million dollar contract on the same day. This is what astrology is all about. They will fall sick in the same period though one will be pampered by doctors and nurses while the other will have to go through the agony of sickness. This is what karma is all about. Unless an Astrologer has a highly developed intuition or is very well familiar with either palmistry or phrenology, he is no better than a blind man who has memorized a 20, 30 or 40 year old map—and in 40 years even though the map remains the same, the actual location will have changed with time. The same goes for your body features—they change with time based on your actions and thinking patterns. Can the future be altered? Yes! If the outcome of future events was unchangeable then we would become puppets in the hands of destiny and existence. Then we should trash astrology and all the ancient sciences and religions. As far as I have understood life, astrology is a tool with which we can know well in advance about the stormy times ahead and take necessary precautions to face these karmic challenges. On the other hand, if we reach a stage where we are very close to enlightenment then we do not need tools like astrology and at that stage there is trust and understanding for the supreme power. One is aware enough then to realize that he/she is not the driver, so why even know what is going to come in the future? Until we develop such an understanding, tools like astrology are very helpful. After all, when we learn to swim we take precautions so as to not drown and once we have become a master we can jump into even the ocean. Man by nature is inquisitive, but it doesn't help. It is exactly like the ancient wisdom: when someone is learning to ride a bicycle and you tell the person to watch the stone lying a few feet away from him, his whole concentration will focus on the stone instead of saving himself from the stone and he will hit it and fall. In the same way the purpose of an astrologer is not just to spit out what the chart is telling him. He must utter negativity with extreme caution. He must understand the state of client's mind. Otherwise he not only programs the mind of the individual but also injects the power of his own spirit into that particular thought. An astrologer who has no concept of how the mind works is no more than a hunter because if in one's chart a certain period is going to be fatal for an individual and he is bluntly told about the outcome, the astrologer has already shot the poor soul and left him to the vultures of fearful thoughts until the actual moment arrives. The majority of people live in fear and it is unfair to breed more fear in humans by directly telling them about the suffering they are going to face in the times to come. An astrologer has a great responsibility and he cannot limit himself to just astrology. In order to help mankind, an astrologer must be a palmist, philosopher and psychologist. Astrologers are divine weathermen and existence does not permit them to say the worst—otherwise they become messenger to the Devil, beating the divine plan and divinity with us. Astrologers who try to take the place of God suffer immensely in their lives. By the way there are some people who use astrology and black magic to inflict catastrophes on people. Every country and religion has its own percentage of these people, blackmagic is spreading like wildfire all over the world and India, Africa, Vietnam, Thailand, Malasiya, China dominate in the witchcraft, All of North America, Carrebian, South America, Haiti and the Middle East dominate the world market in Black Magic and voodoo arts. I have come accross very few cases from Newzeland and Australia but from other countries the situation is pathetic and is growing at an alarming rate. How do remedies work? Normally people live their lives by using either the right brain or left brain and when someone is able to combine and channelize the thought patterns of both the left and right brain he is able to materialize his thoughts. Remedies are nothing but anti-virus software to clean the negative thought patterns accumulated from the past or past lives. Remedies raise the level of acceptance by removing the negative blocks, patterns or belief systems that have accumulated from all the lives we have lived so far. In other words, remedies balance the discrepancies in your karmic account. Here the consciousness is Uncle Sam keeping a log of your good and bad karma. Do you prescribe Lucky Gemstones and is it necessary for everyone to wear one's birth stone? What other forms of remedies do you prescribe? Yes! I do prescribe gems but only if I see a dire need. It depends on the chart as well as the quality of one's body features. It is not necessary for everyone to wear a gemstone; on the contrary gemstones can be quite fatal if the right ones are not prescribed. I have seen many charts where the person should stay away from gemstones all his life and should depend only upon prayer. Other forms of remedies include: affirmations, chanting of sacred mantras, changing one's diet, yogic exercises, Vedic therapies and other forms of remedies that can be easily followed by the individual. Vedic Wisdom Copyright © 1996-2011 Vedic Wisdom. All Rights Reserved