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CONCEPTS OF ASTROLOGY

Astrology is a technique to reveal the divine drama of the life of a person.
If we treat the horoscope to a person then houses of horoscopes act as
stage, planet as an actor and the Rashi as the costume of the planet. If we
understand houses, planets, Rashi, it becomes easy to read the script of
one’s life. At first our aim will be to develop an understanding of houses,
rashis and the planets. After that we will try to learn to apply these
concepts to read the script of life.

1. Significance of a Horoscope

The twelve signs of the Zodiac form the basic clock relating to the
journey of the Sun through the heavens, a cycle that takes a year to
complete. This astrological year starts in late March at the time when the
Sun enters Aries. Thereafter the signs change at monthly intervals. The
Zodiac is divided into twelve Signs or Rishi’s . Theoretically each sign is
of 30. Aries is the first sign of the Zodiac ; followed by Taurus and the
others.

The Zodiac chart is the map of the heavens at the time of the event is
under reference. Hence the birth chart is the map of the heavens at the
time of the birth at the given place of birth of the child and is known as
the “Birth Chart”. The rising sign at the time of the birth is known as the
Ascendant and signifies the East direction and is the 1st. house of the
horoscope. The sign opposite the ascendant is known as the descendent,
is the West direction and is the 7th. House of the horoscope. The sign at
the top and at right angles to the ascendant is the known as the Mid
heaven, is the South direction and the 10th. House. The sign opposite the
Mid heaven is known as the Nadir, is the North direction and the 4th.
House.

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