You are most likely know plenty about Indian Astrology if you are familiar with western astrology. Both systems use all the same signs, for example Aries and Virgo, in addition to the planets and the twelve houses. However, along with all of these familiar aspects you can find one main difference which completely transforms a chart.
A planet which falls under a particular sign in Western astrology will instead fall under the previous sign in Indian astrology. This is due to the fact that Indian astrology is based on a sidereal zodiac. The sidereal zodiac uses the positions of the actual stars that make up the constellations. In comparison, tropical zodiac is used in Western astrology. Tropical zodiac is based on where the vernal equinox falls.
However, regardless of this important difference Indian astrology and Western astrology have much in common. The geometric relationships between various planets, which are called aspects, are the primary points of both system’s charts analysis. One example is a square, which occurs when two planets form a ninety degree angle.
Indian astrology, which is also referred to as Vedic astrology, is an astrological system based on traditional Indian culture and philosophy. Indian astrology put more emphasis on past lives and karmic issues whereas Western astrology does not.
All those functions that are performed by Western astrologist are also performed by Indian astrologist. These functions include:
- Analyzing the personality
- Analyzing life patterns of a person
- Predicting the success or failure or a project
- Using horoscope matching to determine the romantic compatibility of two people
- Identifying which gemstones would be best suited to someone
