There are three main branches:
- Siddhanta - Astronomy and its use in astrology
- Samhita - Astrology predicting important events such as wars, earthquakers, political events, stockmarket, etc.
- Hora - Astrology for prediction of personal matters
Indian astrology is generally based on the concept of fate, and this includes Hora (personal astrology). The theory is that a person is born at the exact time and place when their fate is in mathematical harmony with the progress of the stars in heaven. Furthermore, the good and the bad actions of your past life determine your fate or karma of your present life, and equally the actions that you do now will determine your fate or karma in future.
However it would be a misunderstanding to believe that your future is completely predetermined. Astrology simply provides a tool to help you understand who you are when you are born, what your future possibilities are, what are your limitations, what are your personal strengths and weaknesses. From this, a vedic astrologer can make recommendations about matters such as what type of profession and life partner will suit you, and what remedial measures you should take in your life to avoid problems and pitfalls. In other words, astrology simply provides a roadmap of your destiny, but your final destination remains in your hands.
One way to think of it is: fate is like a card of games. You can not change which cards you have been dealt, but how you play those cards remains your decision. If you get good cards and play them poorly, you will do badly. Conversely even if you are dealt bad cards, if you play carefully, you may still win!
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By S. Tanna. First published at http://www.astro-stone.com/vedic.php
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