Why Does Astrology Not Work All the Time
Astrology is one of the oldest sciences mankind has known. It is a Vedanga, which means one of the branches, parts or components of the Vedas. It helps in understanding Veda mantras. In fact, astrology is often referred to as the eyes of Vedas. It is believed that a proper spiritual knowledge is not possible without understanding the karmic influences in a person’s life. Astrology is an effective tool to understand the same.
The astrologers of yesteryears like Parashara, Jamini etc were generally Rishis. They laid down different dasa systems like Vimshottari, Yogini, Chara, Mandook etc. They wanted us to crosscheck astrological indications through different methods before giving any prediction. Parashara has described many such steps in his book “Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra”.
Many causes can be cited which lead to erroneous astrological predictions. Some of the causes, which lead to prediction failures are discussed below.
(a) Mixing Hora Jyotish (Native astrology) with Medini Jyotish (Mundane astrology):-
Hora Jyotish is concerned with astrological prediction of individuals. For this there are tenets to be followed as prescribed by Jaimini Rishi, Parashara Rishi etc. This is the field of native astrology or Hora Shastra.
On the other hand Medini Jyotish is concerned with prediction about the land and the people on a larger scale. Any celestial happening like Surya Grahan (solar eclipse) or Chandra Grahan (lunar eclipse) affects the world as a whole. The occurrence of earthquakes, wars, Tsunamis, droughts, floods and other ethnical issues can be predicted through the system of Medini Jyotish. My esteemed Guru Shri K N Rao says that it is not correct to divide the world in 12 parts for mundane matters as is the practice in Hora astrology.
However, it has been found that astrologers try to connect the effects of celestial events like Surya Grahan and Chandra Grahan with the horoscopes of individuals based on their rashi. If a Tsunami or earthquake becomes a killer, it will kill everyone irrespective of rashi. Chance survivors cannot claim that they survived because they belonged to a particular rashi. However, there may be dasa systems as per Hora supporting them in surviving.
Therefore, one of the causes of failure of astrological prediction is mixing the system of Medini for prediction of events of individuals.
