Revealed to the Indian Seers in yogic flashes of heightened Consciousness,

Astrology was developed strictly on scientific laws. Backed up by Astronomy

and Maths, Astrology continues to rule as the Queen & Mother of

all Sciences.

Astro Cycles Theory

Long Astro Cycles have fascinated mankind. This is the Vedic perspective of

Astro Cycles.

The Vernal Equinoctial Point was found to precede one degree in every 72

years. Hence as one Zodiacal Sign is 30 degrees in length, 2160 years is

the duration of an Age Cycle. We are at the moment undergoing the Piscean

Age which will give way to the Aquarian in 2444 AD. It is called

the Piscean Age because the Vernal Equinoctial Point is passing through

Pisces and is at the moment 06 degrees 40 minutes 24 seconds in Pisces.

Age Cycle ( 72*30) = 2160 years

Precessional Cycle (72*360) = 25920 years ( as the Zodiac is 360 degrees )

Equinoctial Cycle (2000*2160) = 43,20000 years

Cosmological Cycle ( 2 million * 2160 ) = 4.32 billion years

One Cosmological Cycle ( Brahma Kalpa) was considered to be one

Brahma Day and another 4.32 billion years was considered to be

one Brahma Night. One Cosmological Cycle was one thousand

Equinoctial Cycles ( Chatur Yugas) or 2 million Age Cycles!

The Vedic Calendar - Based on Equinoctial Cycles

An Equinoctial Cycle comprises of 4 Ages.

Satya Yuga = 800 Age Cycles

Threta Yuga = 600 Age Cycles

Dwapara Yuga = 400 Age Cycles

Kali Yuga = 200 Age Cycles

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Maha Yuga = 2000 Age Cycles

( Equinoctial Cycle )

As per Vedic Astronomy, the Dark Age ( Kali Yuga ) commenced from 3102 BC ,

16th February Midnight.

The Concept of Ayanamsa

The Date of Coincidence of the Tropical and the Sidereal Zodiacs was found

to be 285 AD and the Ayanamsa ( precessional distance ) was called Lahiri's

Ayanamsa. Different scholars gave different dates but the Indian Govt in

order to standardise the Ayanamsa value took the initial point of the

Zodiac as the point in the Ecliptic opposite the star Chitra ( Alpha

Virginis ) which was the vernal equinoctial point on the Vernal Equinox day

of 285 AD. The rate of precession of the Vernal Equinox was taken as 50.3

seconds per sidereal year.

In Vedic Astrology, Ayanamsa value is deducted from the Tropical longitudes

of planets to get the Sidereal longitudes. Hence the longitudes of planets

in Western Astrology ( Tropical ) and Indian Astrology differ by 23.5

degrees this year. Natal charts cast in these 2 systems will be entirely

different!

The Tropicalists ( Western Astrologers) maintain that the Vernal Point is in

the 6th degree of Pisces now . The Siderealists ( Vedic Astrologers )

maintain that the Sidereal Starting Point remains to be 0 degrees Beta

Arietis ( Aswini ) and that the Sidereal Zodiac doesn't change.

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Scientific Offshoots of Astrology

Pythagorus discovered that the Nine numbers correspond to the Nine

revolving heavens and became the founder of Astro-Numerology. The

most auspicious number Three was represented by the monarch of

the sky, Jupiter.

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Another intuitively scientific offshoot of Astrology was Vedic Planetary

Gemology. The nine gems correspond to the nine planets and Gems

were found to heal humans.This gave birth to the science of Gem Therapy.

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Astrology as related to Yoga

As per Indian Philosophy, Astrology was considered to be the foremost

amonst the six auxiliary sciences as Yoga was considered to be the

foremost amongst the six main sciences. Even Yogis used to consult

astrologers about gaining Self-Actualisation. Jupiter, Saturn and the

South Node were considered to be the spiritual planets which bring in

Immortality or Self-Actualisation.

The Law of Correspondences

There is correspondence between the Seven planets and the Seven

Chakras or Dynamos of Cosmic Energy in Man. The Sun at the Centre

of the Solar System is represented by the Anahata Chakra and Saturn

by the Mooladhara Chakra. " As Above, so Below "- the seven energy

centers are arranged exactly as in the Solar Logos. We are, indeed ,

made in the image of Godhead, in His Image, in the image of the Almighty

Solar Logos!

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heavens and their significations.

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