planet do not disappear in 6,8, and 12th bhavas

In the field of astrology the 6, 8 and 12  bhavas are malefic planets and they are known as (Maraivu sthanam, which means a place to hide) when the literal meaning is considered it means any planet in this place will disappear.  How on universe will planets disappear (of course, pluto did!); however, the reality of the expression goes like since the effects can be malefic, astrologers were warned not to horrify their clients by telling all the details.  Astrologers were required to hide major malefic details and send...

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Is Astrology related to religion or science?

Is Astrology Related to Science or Religion Question:  Is astrology related to religion or science? This is a very common question. This is indeed a controversial question.  There have been many situations where I had to spend several hours providing clarifications for the same, and many classroom sessions on this topics have crossed more than 2 hours.  This is an important question to be clarified because at a global level people are forever looking at astrology as a concept that is based on religion. First of all we...

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Rashi Chart is very important. Navamsha is just supportive

Is Astrology Related to Science or Religion Question:  Is astrology related to religion or science? This is a very common question. This is indeed a controversial question.  There have been many situations where I had to spend several hours providing clarifications for the same, and many classroom sessions on this topics have crossed more than 2 hours.  This is an important question to be clarified because at a global level people are forever looking at astrology as a concept that is based on religion. First of all we...

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Western astrology and Indian astrology predictions are completely different

Question:  We are able to see sun sign and moon sign predictions in the newspapers.  Are the predictions for sun and moon signs similar or are they different from each other?  There is a question about how the predictions might differ between these two signs? In Indian astrology, daily or weekly predications are given based on the moon signs. In Western astrology, daily or weekly predications are given based on the sun signs. There is a very important difference in the Ayanamsha Calculation between Western and Indian astrology. There...

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