The Astrology Spot

Astrology – a Scientific Outlook

admin — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 22:24:49 +0000

From time immemorial, the concept that celestial bodies in the sky can provide a map of the future has fascinated mankind. Mankindâs romance with Astrology ranges from a casual glance at the newspaperâs 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. Read More

Super Bowl XLlV & Numerology: Revolution No.9

admin — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 17:58:36 +0000

Because his affinity for Red Sox [team stats] legend Ted Williams led him to choose the No. 9 for his football jersey, New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees heads into Super Bowl XLIV next weekend with some weird numerology seemingly aligned.
Were the Saints to beat the Colts on Feb. 7 -- a date that in the standard format (i.e., 02/07) adds up to nine -- Brees would become the just the ninth quaterback with a single-digit jersey to win the Super Bowl. Read More

Free Numerology Calculator

admin — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 12:54:17 +0000

Numerology has perhaps been around since humans first learned to count. Special significance attached to numbers or their position in a sequence can be found in most belief systems.

The study of numerology allies the significance of numbers to the alphabet. This makes it possible to analyze names to find their numeric significance. There are two widely used systems. The Chaldean and the Pythagorean systems of numerology.
Chaldean Numerology
The Chaldean System of numerology has its roots in Ancient Babylon. This system is related to the Vedic System of India and the Kabbalah System of the Hebrew mystics.

The underlying premise of Chaldean numerology is that every letter has a unique vibration. Numbers are assigned to letters based on the vibrational value. In the Pythagorean System of numerology numbers are assigned by sequence. Read More

Shichi-go-san (seven-five-three): The Coming of Age Day

admin — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 08:14:13 +0000

The Coming of Age Day is so significant in Japanese society that it is a national holiday.

JAPAN is steeped in tradition. From birth to adulthood, there are rites of passage to mark a child’s growth at a certain age.
A boy in haori and hakama with the chitose-ame (candy).

Shichi-go-san (seven-five-three) is observed on Nov 15 for girls aged three and seven, and for boys aged five. But why seven, five and three? It could have originated from the belief that children of certain ages are susceptible to bad luck and thus are in need of divine protection. They are also lucky numbers in the Japanese numerology.

It is said that Shichi-go-san dates back to the Heian Period (794-1185) and was observed among the aristocrats who celebrated their children’s stages of growth, on an auspicious day in November. The date was subsequently fixed on Nov 15 during the Kamakura Period (1185-1333).

The samurais in the Edo Period (1603-1858) adopted the tradition, albeit with some rituals added. By the Meiji Period (l868-1912), the practice had become widespread among commoners. Read More

Celebrity Horoscope Predictions 2010

admin — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 18:29:37 +0000

Now’s astrologer David Wells reveals what’s in store for you and the A-list
Aries
21 March-20 April
Take a chance
You can't go wrong this year. An exceptional line-up of planets in your sign is guaranteeing you 12 months of great abundance. Uranus has waited 88 years to visit you and arrives with the gift of unusual and fortunate circumstances. Make the most of it.

Love and lust
Life gets steamy for single Aries as spring arrives in March and passionate Mars sets your pulses racing. Rams who are already entwined will reach new understanding between January and April - as long as they‘re prepared to compromise a little.

Climbing the ladder
Career success is linked to who you know this year and you‘ll  get the chance to step up several rungs, particularly after June. If you're an early Aries born before 26 March, promotion will come even faster - probably between April and July.
2010'S WHEN YOU'LL... Stand out from the crowd! Read More

Chinese Astrology

admin — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 03:33:53 +0000

Chinese Astrology makes use of twelve diverse signs or symbols to describe and classify twelve fundamental groups of human beings. These are identified as Chinese Animal Signs. The Chinese Astrology System utilizes an individual or an occurrence of birth date as the basis for his/her sign.
Chinese zodiacal symbols run in a year based arrangement. Every Chinese sign has a separate animal name and associated to one Chinese calendar year. Chinese astrology is intertwined into the Chinese calendar and its 12-year cycle of animals. The fortune-telling feature of a person’s animal sign is dogged according to the movement of the planets across the Chinese constellations in the sky.
Definite date of derivation of Chinese Astrology is not known. Various scholars place its origin between 4000 and 2000 BC. It is supposed that the Astrology in China was all widespread approximately from the time of the middle ages. The Chinese Zodiac consists of a 12-year cycle; every year of the cycle is named after a different animal that gives dissimilar and discrete uniqueness to its year. A 13th "leap" year is occasionally added to maintain the system in balance. According to one myth, a Chinese emperor invited all the friends of the forest to a New Year party, he was expecting many visitors, but only twelve animals came. The rat was first, followed by the ox, and so on. The emperor pleased the animals by naming the years after them. Another Chinese myth suggests that more than five centuries before the birth of Christ, when Chinese Astrology was at it's peak, the dying Buddha asked all the animals of the planet to come before him to bid them farewell, for which they would be given gifts. Most of the animals failing to understand the cause behind the appeal, failed to appear before the Buddha. Those who did emerged before the Buddha, however, were only 12 in number. These twelve animals were the rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, goat, monkey, rooster, dog and pig. These twelve animals bearing Chinese Signs represent the Chinese zodiac cycle, each of which have control over one year in the same order of their arrival at the meeting. According to popular Chinese beliefs, the year of a person's birth is the main factor in shaping that person’s character traits, physical and mental attributes, aptitude and degree of success and happiness all through his or her lifetime. Proceedings and occurrence in a given year are prejudiced by the nature of that year's animal.

Why people believe in Astrology?

admin — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 01:28:54 +0000

The answer to this question lies incredibly a great deal in the similar realm as why people believe in any superstition. Astrology offers a number of things which many people find very attractive and pleasing. People believe in the knowledge and assertion concerning the upcoming, a method to be released of their existing circumstances and potential result, and a method to believe associated to the total universe.

The main belief concerned with astrology is nothing in the world is accidental. Lying on this outlook of existence, everything which occurs, even the negligible or outwardly most irrelevant happening, occur intended for various causes. Astrology subsequently claims to offer few of the reasons as to why they take place, and possibly also a mode to forecast them from before. Thus astrology professes to aid people comprehend their existence and the world around them.

In some ways, astrology does work. As practiced nowadays, it works really well. After all, the majorities of persons who visit an astrologer are satisfied and feel that they have been at an advantage. The meaning of it is not that astrology has precisely forecasted the person's upcoming, but moderately it signifies that meeting an astrologer or having a horoscope cast is satisfying and individually a pleasing practice.Reflect in relation to what happens throughout the meeting with an astrologer- somebody holds your hand, gazes into your eye, and gives enlightenment how you, as a person, are really linked to our whole universe. You are made to realize how inexplicable forces in the cosmos around us, extremely superior to ourselves, toil to outline our cherished destinies. You are told moderately gratifying and pleasing things about your nature and life, and at the end of it you are obviously delighted that somebody is concerned about you. In the chaotic and usually detached contemporary civilization, you sense associated - mutually to another human being and to the world around you.Its not that an astrologers advice is by no means superior. The advice given by the astrologers is by and large very unclear and broad; nevertheless it can frequently be superior to no advice at all. A number of people just require another person to pay attention to them and display a little concern for their tribulations. Astrologers who suggest against particular marriages or projects because of the "stars" might be providing disastrous advice. There is, sadly, no way to differentiate between the two.

Daily Horoscope and Astrology

admin — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 01:20:49 +0000

Many people start the day by reading their daily horoscopes in the newspapers. For people who believe in astrology, the horoscopes help them to plan their day. Astrology Horoscopes found in newspapers and magazines are based on twelve zodiac signs. These are developed with no personal information about people but by using lunar cycle.The forecasting is done according to the movement of the moon and the results of the astrology readings are much generalized.For a personalized horoscope, an individual’s birth date is required. By investigative the positions of the planets at the moment of your birth, astrologers are capable to foresee events that are exclusive to the individual. Astrologers consider that the significant constellation are the ones the Sun surpass through during the course of a year and are referred to as the constellations of the Zodiac.Depending on the month and time of birth each person has a zodiac sign. It is supposed to impact your character and behavior traits. Each sign has definite individuality and uniqueness, but the signs are further categorized. They are grouped by the fundamentals of fire, water, earth and air.

Those who are born in the fire signs of Aries, Leo and Sagittarius are connected with achievement, eagerness and headship, as well as a sincerity to modify. Those born under the water symbols of Cancer, Scorpio and Pisces personify sentiments, warmth and empathy.Births under the earth symbols of Taurus, Virgo and Capricorn, represent realism and a spotlight on substance ambition. Those people born under the air signs of Gemini, Libra and Aquarius, relate to the intellect.An every day horoscope scheduled under a persons specific sign, can reveal a lot about them. Accordingly they can use the detailed information to progress their existence. Specialized and professional astrology readings can be tremendously comprehensive, filled with information concerning the connections of the various astrological rudiments and how they concern the area under discussion.Even if you don't trust in astrology, a birth chart can read like a psychological profile. At the very least, it can make you reassess your life and the decisions that you take.A day by day horoscope may disclose unanticipated information that can be used for your benefit. For example, your stars may disclose a certain prime time in your life to apply for a job, make an investment or other beneficial information.A more comprehensive analysis can suggest phases of your life that can be enhanced upon and even explain difficulties that you may have experienced long-ago. Equipped with this precious information, people can alter their mindsets and modify lifestyle to create a happier life.

The Importance of an Astrological Chart

admin — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 18:26:41 +0000

Astrology began in India and has been practiced for several years. Spiritual groups began estimating the location of the stars and heavenly bodies. This practice became classier in the era of Copernicus, once Kings and spiritual leaders began to depend on the astrological chart to provide details to them about their exact personality and the likelihood of their achievement or downfall in the years to come.

Astrological chart is also known as natal chart. It is a map of terrestrial coalition of each human being, depending upon the precise moment and place of birth. It is alleged that an astrological chart permits us to see our up comings and helps in making wiser choices in our lives.By means of the person’s time and location of birth, an astrological chart is created presenting the situation of every planet, and the relative location of the stars. The majority charts are earth-centered, but a few astrologers use sun centered maps.An astrological chart is either a circle or square. There are twelve segments in the chart, each representing the astrological houses.

Astrological houses are identical to the zodiac, however not identical. The astrological chart is separated by oblique lines, creating four quadrants. Inside each quadrant are three houses. This is acknowledged as a quadrant system, with each segment holding fraction of a zodiac symbol. Every segment has three kinds of houses in it, each one identified as a succedent house, a cadent house and an angular house, each having their own importance.

Inside the whole astrological chart, the angular house is mainly significant to the lay person, representing character and personality most vital to the human being, with the cusp, increasing, Imum Coeli, sun, and descendant symbols, each and every symbol must be carefully studied and interpreted before an exact horoscope interpretation can be done.

The study of astrology is intricate and needs years of study for a total understanding and the capacity to give perfect reading. When each house is identified, each sign is scrutinized. Houses often contain concealed implication which can be comprehended only by an accomplished astrologer. The astrologer must have a wide-ranging knowledge of mapping astrological charts. A minor mistake could toss off an entire astrological chart, providing a totally dissimilar – and imprecise - interpretation. A well-informed astrologer can offer you with your individual astrological chart and an extremely captivating and attractive reading that will develop a sense of positivism in you.