The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. - Albert Einstein
personal commentary and notes on ‘Lessons on Vedic Astrology’ by P.V.R. Narasimha Rao.
Vedic astrology is a probabilistic knowledge of the future happenings. It may be used to mentally prepare for the good and the bad in the future.
It can also reveal your own personality, arguably, better than a psychology test.
A horoscope is seen from three different standpoints,
- Lagna (Hari) :- (Ascendant/ASC) represents you, self. All the other planets show other people or circumstances that are influencing Lagna.
- Sun (Rama) :- represents soul/atma
- Moon (Krishna) :- represents the mind
Universe
The whole universe is made of a ‘material’ called Narayana. Out of it, only 1/8th part is perceivable by us and it is called Vasudeva.
Signs
The 12 zodiac signs were not selected randomly. The entire zodiac is divided into 12 equal parts (each of 30 degrees) and each such part is called a rasi (sign). These 30 degree divisions are based on real stars in the sky. The stories and myths behind each zodiac sign resembles the properties of that sign.
1 rashi = 360 / 12 = 30 degree
Solar divisions = 12 rashi = 30 degree each Lunar division = 27 nakshatra = 3 deg 20 min each
Vrishchika
वृश्चिक scorpion
Rulers : Mars, Ketu
sacrifice, fertile imagination, sharp intelligence, intuition, occult, courage, vindictive, crush obstacles
WIP