| Astrology is a type of divination based
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| | many in India. It is regarded as vital in
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| upon the idea that information about the
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| | Indian culture. It is used to make
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| future or about a person's personality
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| | decisions about marriage, starting of new
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| can be discovered through the examination
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| | business, and moving into a new house
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| of heavenly bodies such as stars,
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| | etc. Ancient Hindu Scriptures too gives a
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| planets, the moon, comets etc. Astrology
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| | lot of importance to the various aspects
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| means the study that assumes and attempts
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| | of planetary motions and its effects on
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| to interpret the influence of heavenly
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| | humans. Chinese astrology stresses on the
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| bodies on human affairs. American
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| | five elements, metal, wood, water, fire,
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| Heritage Dictionary defines Astrology as
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| | and earth. Even the zodiac signs used by
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| the study of the positions and aspects of
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| | them are also different from other forms
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| celestial bodies in the belief that they
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| | of astrology. China was isolated from the
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| have an influence on the course of
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| | western for a long time. That is why
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| natural earthly occurrences and human
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| | Chinese astrology was unknown to the
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| affairs. The practice of astrology was
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| | western world. As Chinese astrology
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| prevalent in the ancient times too. Some
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| | developed independently, a lot of
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| of the well-known civilizations of the
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| | difference can be seen between the
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| world used this field extensively. For
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| | western concepts of astrology and the
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| example, the ancient Chinese
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| | Chinese version. But the Chinese and
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| civilization, the Egyptian civilization,
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| | Indian astrologers were in touch every
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| the ancient Indian civilization, etc all
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| | now and then. Therefore, these two
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| practiced astrology at some point or the
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| | schools have a few things in common. In
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| other. Arabs too practiced Astrology
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| | spite of the geographical isolation,
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| before the advent of Islam. The ancient
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| | there are a few surprising similarities
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| Babylonians were probably the first to
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| | between the western and the Chinese
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| use Astrology. After that this science
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| | thoughts on astrology. It can only be
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| moved to countries like China and India.
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| | termed as a coincidence. Even though the
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| Greek astronomer Ptolemy was the first
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| | science of astrology was started and
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| ever person to write a book on Astrology.
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| | developed in the east, the west was never
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| He codified the sun sign astrology that
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| | without its share of astrology. Recently,
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| we know today. Ptolemy tried to predict
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| | the trend of reading the daily horoscopes
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| the positions of celestial bodies
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| | have caught up the western world.
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| relative to each other and the earth
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| | Suddenly, the western world has woken up
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| through knowledge of their orbital
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| | to the possibility of knowing and
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| motions. During his time, astrology was a
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| | improving their future with the use of
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| part of astronomy. Later, astronomy
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| | astrology. More and more westerners have
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| became an exact science and Astrology
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| | started to believe in the possibility of
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| remained a part of Theology. Planetary
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| | getting affected by the powerful planets
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| observation is the basis of Astrology.
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| | and stars. Western scholars have included
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| History of Astrology is an important part
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| | the subject of astrology in their
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| of civilization and goes back to the
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| | research. Astrology was never scrutinized
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| early days of the human race. Apart from
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| | and researched ever before the way it has
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| being centers of learning in medicine,
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| | been done over the last few years. The
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| Baghdad and Damascus were also known as
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| | astrologers in India claim that it is a
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| centers of astrology and astronomy. Arabs
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| | scientific method to predict the future.
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| were pioneers in astronomy before the
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| | They still club this field of study
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| advent of Islam. The Babylonians were the
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| | within the parameters of Hinduism. They
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| first to name the days of the week after
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| | say they can prove that astrological
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| the Sun, Moon, and planets. They were
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| | predictions are indeed scientific. Hindus
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| also the first to set out the twelve
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| | almost unanimously believe in
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| houses of the horoscope. Egypt was one of
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| | astrological predictions. In fact,
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| the most important places in the
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| | religious Hindus cannot imagine life
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| development of astrology. It is thought
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| | without Astrology. More and more Indians
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| that some of the astrological signs of
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| | have started to build their houses
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| the zodiac originated in Egypt. Astrology
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| | according to the principles of Vastu
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| was practiced even in the Vedic times in
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| | Shashtra. This ancient Indian tradition
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| India. Astrology is one of the six
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| | is also governed by astrological
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| disciplines of vedanga. The Hindus
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| | implications. Hindus believe that the
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| believe that human fortune or misfortune
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| | overall prosperity and benefits of the
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| in life is due to karma, and karma is
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| | occupants is dependant on the Vastu
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| believed to be influenced by the
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| | principles while building the house. Feng
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| movements of the planets. Among the
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| | shui is one of the ancient Chinese
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| Hindus, Brahmins are considered to be the
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| | practice of placement and arrangement of
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| best authorities on astrology. In Modern
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| | space to achieve harmony with the
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| India too, astrology is extensively used
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| | environment. It is also an off shoot of
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| to determine the future and improve life.
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| | Chinese Astrology. This again is said to
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| Astrology is studied and practiced by
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| | be scientific in nature.
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