Astrology - to be believed or not

Long time back when I was doing my UG, I wrote an article in “Guindy times” along with my friend saravana kumar. I would like to share the article to everyone.

As science advances, we realize that the universe is not erratic, but well planned, interlinked and operates in rhythmic manner. Every object in the universe is under the continuous influence of every other object. Recent developments in astronomy like black hole, dark energy, solar flare etc help us to understand the physics behind the universe better. The deeper we analyze, the stronger becomes the belief that there should have been a creator of the universe.

Earth is under influence of numerous heavenly bodies, particularly the sun and other planets in the solar system. Tides, earthquakes, weather conditions and every physical phenomenon on the earth are due to these influences. It is not surprise that the planets influence man on earth, since human body is made up of earthly matter like water, iron, calcium etc. The study of planetary influence on human affairs is called “Astrology” (Aster- star, logos-science). Thus, in contrast to modern thought ‘astrology’ is not superstition or magic but the combination of maths, physics, medical science, geography and so on.

Astrology had been an ancient part of ancient Hindu culture, a fact to be realized up on. Before Galileo could prove earth to be a sphere, Newton could discover the gravitational effect, and Kepler could formulate the laws of planetary motion, it was Maharishis of India who had viewed the solar system as it did exist with their power of ‘yoga’.

Let us see some of the facts that stand as proof of astrology. It has been observed that like earthquakes usually occur in full moon or new moon day combined with certain planetary combinations. It has been also noted that the appearance of comet correlates to earthquake. In 1531, the appearance of Halley’s Comet was coupled with Lisban earthquake. It is interesting to note that during the reappearance of this Halley’s Comet in 1682, there occurred earthquake in Catana. The origin of the dreadful disease, ‘SARS’, is mainly attributed to the deadly combination of Saturn and Rahu.

There are evidence in the history, of astrologers having predicted the nature of death Alexander the great, Julius Caesar and Napoleon. The predictions of Dr. B.V. Raman, during the World War II, were astonishingly true. There are very many facts that prove that astrology can withstand the test of time. Astrology mainly helps to improve one’s self confidence by eliciting the positive aspects in the horoscope.
Interpretation of one’s horoscope depends on the Astrologer’s skill; of course it is not an easy job without lot of study and experience. If some predictions go wrong it is solely due to astrologer’s misinterpretation and not that astrology is defective. The purpose of this writing is not to bring in belief on astrology but to make you think rationally before rejecting any conventional belief. Please kindly post your comments and suggestions.