| The practice of astrology was prevalent
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| | in Indian culture. It is used to make
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| in the ancient times as well. History of
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| | decisions about marriage, starting of new
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| Astrology is an important part of
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| | businesses, and moving into a new house
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| civilization and goes back to the early
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| | etc. The Hindus believe that human
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| days of the human race. Some of the
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| | fortune or misfortune in life is due to
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| well-known civilizations of the world
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| | karma, and karma is believed to be
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| used this field extensively. For example,
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| | influenced by the movements of the
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| the ancient Chinese civilization, the
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| | planets. Among the Hindus, Brahmins are
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| Egyptian civilization, the ancient Indian
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| | considered to be the best authorities on
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| civilization, etc all practiced astrology
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| | astrology. The astrologers in India claim
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| at some point or the other. Arabs too
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| | that it is a scientific method to predict
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| practiced Astrology before the advent of
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| | the future. They still club this field of
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| Islam. Arabs were quite advanced in the
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| | study within the parameters of Hinduism.
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| field of Astronomy.
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| | Hindus almost unanimously believe in
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| The ancient Babylonians were probably the
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| | astrological predictions. In fact,
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| first to use Astrology. The Babylonians
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| | religious Hindus cannot imagine life
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| were the first to name the days of the
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| | without Astrology. More and more Indians
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| week after the Sun, Moon, and planets.
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| | have started to build their houses
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| They were also the first to set out the
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| | according to the principles of Vastu
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| twelve houses of the horoscope. Baghdad
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| | Shashtra. This ancient Indian tradition
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| and Damascus were known as centers of
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| | is also governed by astrological
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| Astrology and Astronomy in olden times.
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| | implications. Hindus believe that the
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| Egypt contributed a lot towards the
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| | overall prosperity and benefits of the
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| development of Astrology. It is thought
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| | occupants is dependant on the Vastu
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| that some of the astrological signs of
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| | principles while building the house.
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| the zodiac originated in Egypt.
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| | Indian Astrologers claim that they can
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| Greek astronomer Ptolemy was the first
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| | prove that astrological predictions are
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| ever person to write a book on Astrology.
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| | indeed scientific.
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| He codified the sun sign astrology that
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| | Horoscope is a part of Astrology. Reading
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| we know today. Ptolemy tried to predict
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| | the horoscope daily has become a trend
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| the positions of celestial bodies
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| | even in the developed countries of the
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| relative to each other and the earth
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| | West. The Western mind has always put
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| through knowledge of their orbital
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| | everything subject to scrutiny and they
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| motions. During his time, astrology was a
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| | tend to rely solely on scientific facts.
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| part of astronomy. Later, astronomy
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| | But that is not preventing the western
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| became an exact science and Astrology
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| | people from being obsessed with their
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| remained a part of Theology.
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| | horoscopes. Suddenly, the western world
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| Chinese astrology stresses on the five
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| | has woken up to the possibility of
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| elements, metal, wood, water, fire, and
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| | knowing and improving their future with
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| earth. Even the zodiac signs used by them
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| | the use of astrology. More and more
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| are also different from other forms of
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| | westerners have started to believe in the
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| astrology.
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| | possibility of getting affected by the
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| India has a rich history of Astrology.
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| | powerful planets and stars. Western
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| Astrology was practiced even in the Vedic
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| | scholars have included the subject of
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| times in India. Astrology is one of the
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| | astrology in their research. Astrology
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| six disciplines of Vedanga. Ancient Hindu
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| | was never scrutinized and researched ever
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| Scriptures too give a lot of importance
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| | before the way it has been done over the
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| to the various aspects of planetary
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| | last few years. In this regard, the
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| motions and its effects on humans.
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| | Indian astrologers should come forward
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| Astrology is still studied and practiced
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| | and show the world the power that
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| by many in India. It is regarded as vital
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| | astrology holds.
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