Life is highly unpredictable and so are we human beings. Life gives us a lot of miseries sometimes, again sometimes it comes like a bed of roses. Although life is full of happiness and sadness, the fact is that none of us knows what is going to happen to us in the next few days or even the next few hours. Why is our life so erratic? What are the factors responsible for these uncertainties?

Although science has advanced so much that it can predict the next tsunami, the characteristics of the galaxy that is billions of light years away from us and many more facts that we were also unaware of a few years ago, it is still unable to predict our future. .

And where science raised its hand and gave up, pseudoscience, that is, astrology, advanced. Some people consider astrology to be a false belief. They think that how is it possible that we can foresee our next days by calculating the position of the celestial bodies? How are the heavenly bodies capable of changing one’s life?

But is astrology really a pseudoscience, or is some kind of science underlying all astrology calculations? I am among those people who believe that astrology has science in it. This mysterious science has caught my attention for a long time and motivated me to find out the origin of astrology and much more about it. Today I will share some facts about astrology with all of you.

Origin of astrology

The origin of astrology dates back to the ancient cradle of civilization: Babylon in the 19th century BC. Through the studies of Plato, Aristotle, and others, astrology is highly regarded as a science. Although people initially used it to predict weather, agricultural development, natural disaster warfare, etc., it has recently been incorporated into our daily lives. We use astrology these days mainly to foresee our future.

Different schools of astrology.

Today there are three main schools of astrology. They are:

indian astrology– is popularly known as Vedic astrology or “Jyotish”. The great sage “Parasara” developed the concept of Indian astrology. Although Indian astrology is known as Vedic astrology, the interesting fact is that it is not mentioned anywhere in Veda but in “Vedanga” which is a branch of “Veda”. Later some eminent philosopher like Satyacarya, Varaha Mihira did some amazing works on the Indian school of astrology and they wrote books about it. Until now, the period of origin of Indian astrology is not clear. But according to some, it originated within a period of 1200 BC. C. to 2500 a. c.

Vedic astrology has three main categories. They are:

1. Siddhanta– is the study of arithmetic, algebra, trigonometry, astronomy and geometry. It helps to calculate the planetary positions of different celestial bodies.
2. samhita– is the study of the planetary site of the sun and other celestial bodies and their effect on natural disasters, wars, hurricanes, different geopolitical effects, etc.
3. time– is a predictive astrology of a person that is divided into the following sub-branches-

• ruff– is positional astronomy
• ganite– are the numerical analytical tools to analyze Gola results
• Jataka– is natal astrology and is a person’s horoscope
• Prasna– this is the answer to specific questions, depending on when the question is asked
• Muhurta– this is the propitious moment selected to start something
• Nimitta– are the omens and omens
• Swarshastra- usually based on names and sounds
• Ankjyotisha- this is about the relationship between numbers and humans
• Nadi- It is the comprehensive study of the past, present and future of a person.
• Streejaatak- is the female astrology that deals with female genders
• Tajik Shaastra – it is the annual solar yields
• Nastjaatakam- reform lost horoscopes

chinese astrology- Apart from Indian astrology or Hindu astrology, one of the oldest schools of astrology is the Chinese school of astrology. According to some people, Chinese astrology originated thousands of years ago. It has entered China through the same Silk Road, which is the Central Asian trade route through which Buddhism entered China from India. Chinese astrology depends on the lunar cycle and takes twelve years to complete. It is made up of five elements: Metal, Water, Wood, Fire and Earth. Yin and Yang are the vibratory and balancing forces that keep the universe in a balanced situation at all times and on all levels. Although it is mainly popular in East Asia, it is still one of the most popular beliefs of ordinary people around the world and they refer to Chinese astrology in their daily lives.

western astrology- It is popular especially in Europe and the United States. Western astrology originated in Mesopotamia during the second millennium BC. It was developed long after Chinese astrology. The Arabs brought Western astrology to Greece.

There are two main branches of Western astrology. They are-

• Native- this type of astrology deals with the nativity of a person
• Judicial- eclipse, lunation, income or some specific moments in time is the basis of this type of astrology

Different astrologers in different parts of this world follow different types of astrology to predict the future of a person or nation. Many astrologers, fortune tellers, predict the future of an individual although they do not give any written evidence as to its authenticity. People called “scientists” see these astrological predictions as “quackery”.

But recently scientists have established the science behind astrology. It is true that the tabloid-astrology that we sometimes see on the Internet or tabloids as a daily horoscope does not have any scientific basis that predicts that you are a scorpion and today you will win the lottery. But there is no denying the calculations of an eminent astrologer who had predicted long ago what is going to happen to you and the same thing is happening to you now. It is also a fact that if the rotation of the moon has an effect on the oceans and seas and is responsible for the tides, then it will definitely have an effect on human life as well.

The debate that astrology is a science or a pseudoscience will continue in the coming days as well. But considering its historical origin, the correct predictions of some astrologers before the incident happened, and scientific research, can we really say that all this is just a quack? Should we really show the spirit of denying the science behind astrology?