Astrology in Action

G Kumar asked:


We have seen that the primary trend is always interrupted by secondary trends and a bust can happen in a primary booming market. Most deceptive is the secondary reaction ! Investors shiver when such a secondary reaction happens. Many panic and sell off their entire holdings. It is difficult to identify this secondary trend because one does not know whether it is the beginning of a primary bear market or a secondary reaction. Intuition alone can identify secondary trends. The foremost amongst the intuitive sciences, Astrology, here comes to our rescue.

The investor population in India did panic when the Sensex slid from 20400 to 18000. Normally a secondary reaction lasts from 3 weeks to 3 months. The market recovered only after 3 weeks. Many panicked and thought that this signalled a bear phase. It was disproved only after 3 weeks when the market surpassed 20000 !

We have declared that Intuition alone can determine trends. Amongst the Scientia Intuitiva, the foremost science Astrology can definitely determine primary, secondary and tertiary trends. That Jupiter’s transit of the second can fuel an economic boom was known to the sages. ” Nana Dukham Vitha Samriddhi ” - thus runs an aphorism, meaning that Jupiter’s transit of the second can trigger a stock market boom, if the stock market can indeed be taken as a barometer of the economy !

We will define secondary reactions which are a bull decline in a Bull Phase and a bear rally in a Bear Phase.

Secondary Reactions

Nelson remarks that ” A secondary reaction is considered to be an important decline in a bull market or advance in a bear market usually lasting from 3 weeks to 3 months during which intervals the price movement generally retraces from 33 percent to 66 percent of the primary Price change since the termination of the last preceding secondary reaction. The reactions are frequently erroneously assumed to represent a change of primary trend, because obviously the first stage of the bull market must always coincide with a movement which might have proved to have been nearly a secondary reaction in a bear market, the contrary being proved after the peak has been attained in a bull market. ” ( The ABC of Stock Speculation ).

While theoretically it is easy to talk about primary trends and secondary reactions, practically it is difficult for an invester who has invested all his savings in an unpredictable market. The investor’s normal reaction to a decline is to panic. Suppose you buy Reliance for 2800. After 2 days Reliance becomes 2780 ! What will you do ? You panic thinking that a bear phase has started and will sell the scrip at a loss. Then later, say after 3 weeks Reliance starts its climb and becomes 3000 ! So the investor needs guidance from technical and fundamental experts. But can Fundamental Analysis and Technical Analysis guide him ? If FA and TA could guide millions, we wont have so many losers ! This indicates the scope for another analyst - The Stock Market Astrology expert - who alone can determine trends based on the intuitive sciences !

Now a secondary reaction is taking place and the Sensex had slid down to 4700 levels. 4930 meant an overbought situtation and a correction had to occur. You can either hold on to your portfolio ( as this is merely a secondary reaction in a primary upward market ) or sell off and enter when the Sensex is 300/400 points down. There is no need to panic as this reaction is secondary and not primary.

Even though we are confronted with a Bull Market now, we will deal with a Bear Market which will come after some time as the Market is cyclical.

The Primary Bear Market

According to Nelson ” A primary bear market is a long downward movement interrupted by important rallies. It is caused by various economic ills and does not terminate until the stock prices have thoroughly discounted the worst that is apt to occur. ” ( The ABC of Stock Speculation ).

When we take a graph and when we find falling resistance ( high ) and support ( low ) levels, we can deduce the primary trend as a Bear Phase. When we see secondary rallies known as bear rallies, we can identify the secondary trend as rallies in the primary bear market .Tertiary trends are unimportant.

Nelson categorically states that ” a primary downward market is characterised by a) extinguishment of all hopes upon which the stocks were purchased at inflated prices b) selling due to decreased business and earnings c) distress selling of sound securities, ragardless of their value, by those who must find a cash market for at least a portion of their assets.”

When the Sensex slid from 6151 in 2001 to 2900 at the beginning of 2003, it signalled a Bear Phase. There were many rallies but they were all secondary rallies in a primary falling market. Stock markets are cyclical and he who knows about the cyclical nature of the stock market grieves no more !

Tertiary Trends - Daily Fluctuations

Nelson averrs that ” the third and usually unimportant, movement is the daily fluctuation. Nevertheless, the day to day pattern must be studied because they nearly always develop into a pattern easily recognised and having a forecasting value.” ( The ABC of Stock Speculation )

Relation of Volume to Price Movements

Says Nelson ” the market, which is in an overbought state, becomes dull on rallies and develops activity ( read as volume ) on declines. Conversely, when the market is in an oversold condition, the tendency is to become dull on declines and active on rallies. Bull markets terminate in a period of excessive activity and begin with comparitively light transactions. ” ( The ABC of Stock Speculation )

Manipulation

“Manipulation is possible in the daily movements and secondary reactions are subject to such an influence to a more limited degree, but the primary trend can never be manipulated”. ( The ABC of Stock Speculation ).

The primary trend is caused by a variety of economic factors and is not manipulated although there were some manipulations in the tertiary and secondary movements.

There can be corrections. We have to understand that they are mere secondary corrections in a primary bull market. Patience alone can win the game for us ! He who exhibits one man’s intelligence and six men’s patience alone can win !

Article by G Kumar, astrologer, writer and programmer of

www.eastrovedica.com . He has 15 years research experience in Stock Market

Astrology and various other branches of Astrology. Recently he was awarded

a Certificate by the Planetary Gemologists Association Global as a Planetary Gem

Advisor. His Stock Market Astrology Blog is up at

http://stockmarketastrology.blogspot.com & lens at

http://squidoo.com/FinancialAstrology

reddy r asked:


I am not happy with my study i have completed my B.TECH in 2007.I have attend the interview in Apex .I want to do job.Is any good news in that.I am waiting for result of Apex .Please tell the tips.And may i get job or not on or before June 20th of this year.Please clarify my doubt.

Lucanus asked:


What do zodiacal signs, some arbitrary configuration of some stars lined together, have to do with complex entities like “Water Bearer” for example? Where do these zodiacal names come from? And what is the basis of association between the arbitrarily joined stars, the signs and certain human traits?
When you check the astronomical position of the sun, you find it is not really in the sign where a common horoscope would say it is (Sidereal vs. Western Astrology). Why?
Is there logic and natural laws playing in this at all, or is astrology just some empty show to make fools of and get the money of many?

Laura Barat asked:


I am a Vedic Astrologer and I use the Tropical Zodiac.  To many this is very close to sacrilege and a contradiction in terms.  This novel way of delineating the horoscope is gaining momentum and validity within the Hindu Astrological community.  I am writing this article with the purpose of giving valid and logical reasons why the Tropical Zodiac of Rasis (Signs) is to be used instead of the Sidereal Zodiac of Rasis.  “Of Rasis” is stated because it is quite clear that the Sidereal Zodiac is to be used when delineating Nakshatras.



What is the Tropical Zodiac?

In America, Europe and in ancient Greece, Persia and Egypt, the Tropical Zodiac is and was always used.  The Tropical Zodiac measures 12 portions of 30 degrees each beginning from the Vernal (Spring) Equinox.  The Vernal Equinox is the point where the Sun crosses the equator on its way North.  This is the first day of Spring and is 0 degrees Aries.  Thus, a portion of 30 degrees was given to Aries, 30 degrees to Taurus, 30 degrees to Gemini and so on for 12 Signs until 360 degrees are covered.  When the Sun is at its farthest northern point and begins to move South, then it is the Summer Solstice and the Sun is at 0 degrees of Cancer.  For example, if one has a Sun positioned at 12 degrees of Taurus, that means that one’s Sun is 42 degrees north of the celestial equator.  If a person has their Sun at 24 degrees of Leo, then their Sun is 54 degrees South of the Tropic of Cancer and 36 degrees north of the equator.  The same principle of measurement is applied to all the planets.  Thus, the Tropical Zodiac is based upon the Sun’s longitudinal relationship to the Earth.

What is the Sidereal Zodiac?

In regards to Rasis or Signs, the Sidereal Zodiac is made up of 30 degree portions beginning with the Nakshatra of Aswini as measured from certain fixed stars.  Since astrologers use different fixed stars to determine the first point of Sidereal Aries, we have different Ayanamshas.  An ayanamsha is the difference between the vernal equinox (the Sun at 0 degrees Tropical Aries) and the first point of Sidereal Aries.  The Sidereal Zodiac bases the measurement of Signs on the fixed stars as opposed to measuring Signs from the relationship of the Sun to the Earth as in the Tropical Zodiac.

The Argument for a Tropical Zodiac

A rasi simply means a “heap of thirty”.  That is all.  Hindus use rasis in their calculations with all circles and arcs and it does not automatically infer that Zodiac signs are to be used.  In about 100 A.D., a Greek astronomer by the name of Hiparchius, took the names of Aries, Taurus, Gemini and so forth and gave these names to the fixed stars starting with the first point of Aswini.  This was a very grave mistake and would cause the science of astrology to be looked down upon from then on.  The reason he named the constellations thus is because around this time, when the Sun was as the vernal equinox, or the 1st point of Tropical Aries, it was also at the 1st point of Aswini.  Suddenly, with the help of Hipparchius, the birth of the Sidereal Zodiac of Rasis was about to be born.  100 A.D., according to Sri Yukteswar, was a time very close to the heart of Kali Yuga, the Dark Age, when important astronomical and astrological knowledge was lost and this included knowledge of the precession of the equinox.  Since evidence clearly supports that the Hindus exchanged information with the Greeks and Persians, the names for the Fixed Stars were also exchanged and the Hindus named these star constellations the familiar Aries, etc.  What is forgotten is that these star constellations already had names.  They were the names of the Nakshatras and the names of the Chaldean and Chinese lunar mansions.  The star constellations were and are the “realm of the gods”.  “Swarga Loka” is the name of this heavenly realm.  The story goes that they are the heavenly abodes of extremely pious beings that became “godlike” due to their austerities and were given a place in the heavens to influence the Earth.  To name these stars after animals (the Signs) was a grave mistake with unfathomable ramifications.

At the same time the Hindus named their star constellations after the 12 Signs, evidence from several ancient texts shows they lost knowledge of the precession of the equinox and these measurements of 30 degrees each of the star constellations became FIXED and remained so up to the present day.  Only with the help of astrologers that are also astronomers and that have studied the history of Astrology at this time, are we able to sort through this mess of the Rasis and the Sidereal Zodiac.

The Rasis before Hiparchius

The Surya Siddhanta is the greatest astronomical text of the Hindus and gives all the calculations to calculate the Lagna, the Nakshatras, planetary positions within Nakshatras and Tropical positions of the planets.  NOWHERE in the Surya Siddhanta does it say to use Sidereal Signs and Sidereal positions of planets to erect a horoscope.  In fact, there is more evidence in the Surya Siddhanta that the Tropical Zodiac is to be used instead of the Sidereal Zodiac when erecting horoscopes.  And here is why….The Surya Siddhanta gives the calculations for finding the Nakshatra position of the planets. It then uses an ayanamsha to convert the planetary positions back to Tropical positions and from there find the Tropical Lagna.  After finding the Tropical Lagna the Surya Siddhanta leaves it there.  Since it is impossible to find the Sidereal Lagna without the use of the Tropical Zodiac, then it would be concluded that the Surya Siddhanta would mention to convert the Tropical Lagna back to its Sidereal position if that were indeed the method to be used.  It does not mention this at all. 

The Yavana Jataka, the Srimad Bhagavatam and the works of the great Varamahira all mention the Tropical Zodiac as the harbinger of the signs.  Oddly, they also mention the first part of Aswini as the beginning of Aries.  It becomes clear that the authors were not aware of the Precession of the Equinox and summarily thought that the 12 constellations named after the Solar Months would forever coincide with those Solar Months.  With the introduction of the importance of Rasis with the Yavanas as per Yavana Jataka and the religious and philosophical importance of the Nakshatras in the daily life of the Hindu, during the time of the alignment of the two Zodiacs (around 100 A.D.), the Indians lost knowledge of precession of the equinox and therefore the Sidereal Zodiac for the Rasis was born.

The Realm of the Gods and the Realm of the Earth

The Nakshatras of the Hindus and the Lunar Mansions of the Chaldeans and the Chinese are deified.  They are also referred to as Swarga Loka, the heavenly realm.  Through Parasara we know that the Planets are incarnations of God and have consciousness so they are also deified.  The Rasis are also incarnations of God however they do not have consciousness and are named after earthly creatures.  Their manifestation depends upon the Earth’s relationship to the Sun, therefore they are Tropical.  The Nakshatras are deified beings living within the heavenly realm and therefore they are star based and are rightly represented through a Sidereal Zodiac.

Modalities of the Rasis (Signs)

Another valid argument for using the Tropical Zodiac and confirming the relationship of Rasis to the intertwined movement of the Sun and the Earth is the modalities of the Signs.  Aries, Cancer, Libra and Capricorn are called moveable signs.  Their common characteristic is change and their beginning heralds a change in the Sun’s movement.  At 0 degrees Aries the Sun crosses the equator on its way North, changing from the Southern hemisphere to the Northern hemisphere.  At 0 degrees Cancer the Sun changes from moving North to moving South.  At 0 degrees Libra the Sun crosses the equator on its way South, changing hemispheres and at 0 degrees Capricorn the Sun begins to move North.  If the Rasis were sidereal and not based upon the Sun’s movement in relation to the Earth, there is no valid reason why these particular signs would herald change.

The fixed Rasis, Taurus, Leo, Scorpio, and Aquarius, represent the Sun being steadfast and resolute on its course.

The dual Rasis, Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius and Pisces, represent the Sun losing momentum on its course and getting ready for a new beginning.  This is why these signs are energy transformers.  The dual signs are steadfast and resolute just enough to get the job done but are also flexible enough to allow for necessary change.

Again, there is no reason for the aforementioned Signs to carry any of these qualities divorced from the fact of the Earth’s relationship to the Sun.  Just having a certain constellation of Stars behind the Sun does not automatically bring these characteristics, especially if such “constellations” do not carry consciousness as they do not per Parasara.  The qualities are ONLY explained by the Sun’s motion relative to the Earth.

One Zodiac, One Astrology

Astrology systems are as varied as there are cultures upon the Earth.  However the many variances are rather small compared to the many similarities.  This points to the fact that at one time, many centuries ago, the many different cultures practiced a unified Astrology with varying techniques and shared these techniques among themselves.  And they all used the Tropical Zodiac when it came to Rasis.  When delineating a horoscope, an astrologer has many techniques at his/her fingertips, the Parasara techniques, the Jaimini techniques, the Tajika techniques, the Bhrigu techniques, Western techniques and on and on.  All of these techniques can accurately read the horoscope and they are all valid.  That is, unless, 2 different Zodiacs are used.  Tajika techniques, which originated in Tajikstan, an ancient Persian culture, are the originators of Greco-Roman astrology and thus, modern day Western Astrology.  Tajika is widely used in India today.  So we now know that the Indians use their aboriginal astrology techniques, Parasara, Jaimini, and Bhrigu, along with Western Astrology.  Western Astrologers should be encouraged to use Parasara techniques as well and they should also incorporate the Nakshatras into their practice.  The Nakshatras were widely used by Western Astrologers up until the time of the Inquisition.  They were associated with black magic, black magic being anything that was not sanctioned by the Catholic Church.  

 

The Role of the 3rd and 9th Houses

There is a saying, “with effort comes grace”.  While many Vedic Astrologers are open to the idea of a Tropical Zodiac, many are not.  Some resist it forcefully because of their religious beliefs or because it is not what was taught by their guru.  Some resist it because they have become comfortable with their own horoscopes and do not want change.  But research into the mystery of the Zodiacs by human beings weighs in favor of a Tropical Zodiac being used to delineate all horoscopes while using Rasis and not a Sidereal Zodiac for using Rasis. Human research and self-effort into this mystery has revealed a mistake was made in computation of the Zodiac around 1900 years ago.  And this mistake has cost the reputation of Astrology.  Human effort and scientific enquiry are 3rd house endeavors.  The 3rd house is the opposite of the 9th house which is divine inspiration and knowledge or knowledge that can only be revealed through grace.  The rule of opposites states that opposites at their extremes are exactly the same.  Thus, the 9th house which is higher knowledge and divine grace must be balanced out with self-inquiry, research and one’s own effort to find the Truth.  With a sincere effort by the individual (3rd house) the Truth will be revealed (9th house).  Dogmatic beliefs and unwillingness to research has no place in Astrology if it is to become a worldwide respected science by the general populace again.

 

As always, research into this fascinating subject is welcomed and encouraged.  Studying several horoscopes with both Zodiacs along with the history of Astrology is the only way to convince oneself of the validity of one over the other.  But as we move from the Dark Age into a more enlightened age, the Truth will slowly reveal itself.  It is imperative that Astrologers of all disciplines keep an open and scientific mind with regard to this subject.  As an astrologer I welcome any comments and discussion to this novel approach.

 

 

Angel asked:


I’m asking about the “age” of pisces not the month so please make sure you understand the question correctly. Thanks.

Amit Bhalla asked:


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namgay c asked:


I want to become an astrologer or a tarot card reader or a psych, so is there any kind of study that needs to be qualified for one to become one of those?

georgia asked:


I just want to do this for fun..but is astrology just like horoscopes and i can get it anywhere? orr whatt?

Sean M. Clarke asked:


From time immemorial, the concept that celestial bodies in the sky can provide a map of the future has fascinated mankind. Mankind’s romance with Astrology ranges from a casual glance at the newspaper’s zodiac signs section, to making important decisions in life such as matrimonial, financial and even medical on the advice of astrologers. It is known that some heads of state too have consulted astrologers to help make decisions that could influence the course of history.

So what is the accuracy of Astrology when used as a tool to predict the future or for decision making? Spiritual Science Research Foundation (SSRF) has used spiritual research methodologies to assist in shedding light on this question along with providing a spiritual perspective to the accuracy of Astrology and the parameters that could affect it.

1. Astrology as a science

Astrology has been confirmed and reconfirmed based on observation, inference and conclusion just like modern sciences. However the use of intuition in the science of Astrology is only possible if the astrologer is of a high spiritual level.

2. Accuracy of Astrology

Maximum amount of accuracy that can be obtained on average in the below four applications of Astrology:

• Predictive – 30%

• Diagnostic – 27%

• Basic human nature and compatibility between people – 27%

• Decision-making – 5%

(To view the chart in detail and read the interpretation of the percentages, please click on the link at the end of the article and go to point 5.4.)

3. Factors influencing accuracy of Astrology

3.1. Depending on tradition of Astrology used

There are various traditions used in Astrology. Each of them has varying methodologies. The following table (to view the table please click on the link at the end of the article and go to point 5.5.1) is a comparative chart of the accuracy able to be achieved by the more significant traditions obtained through spiritual research.

3. 2. Based on the spiritual level of the astrologer

Depending on the spiritual level of an astrologer results can vary in accuracy. An accuracy of 100 % can only be achieved by a Saint of a spiritual level of 90% and above and that too only if He wishes to know. (To view the chart in detail, please click on the link at the end of the article and go to point 5.5.2)

3.3. Based on the person doing spiritual practice

The only way to overcome destiny, which Astrology attempts to view and predict, or be insulated from it, is to do spiritual practice. This is because destiny is a spiritual problem that can only be overcome by a spiritual remedy. However the effect of spiritual practice and religious rituals done to overcome a problem where the root cause is spiritual in nature is not reflected in the astrological chart. Hence an astrological reading does not reflect the spiritual practice undertaken by the person.

3.4. Based on the type of question asked to the astrologer

Accuracy also depends on the type of question asked to the astrologer. For example, someone may ask an astrologer whether to invest in one venture or the other. Another person may ask whether to get married to person A or person B. A better result of accuracy could have been achieved if the person asked whether to invest or not in the first place or whether to get married or not.

3.5. According to the time of one’s birth

Mapping the horoscope as per the time of conception increases its accuracy.

Summary

• The accuracy of a horoscope is directly dependent on the power of interpretation of an astrologer.

• The power of interpretation and intuition can only be increased by spiritual practice.

• People mostly turn to Astrology for some hope and to try bracing themselves for the destiny in store. In this current era 65% of our lives are destined. If we use the 35% of our free will to do spiritual practice we can overcome or be insulated from our destiny. Once one is at peace with one’s destiny and strong enough to calmly undergo it, one’s need for astrological assistance decreases and one lives a calmer and more content life.

For more information, please visit - http://www.spiritualresearchfoundation.org/spiritualresearch/spiritualscience/astrology/

Declara asked:


Can anyone give me any scientific research that has been conducted on this?

Thanks