Vedic Vs Western Astrology
Interpretive Differences
The first thing you will notice when you compare a Western and Vedic chart is that the Vedic chart
looks very different. You are probably familiar with the round shape of a Western chart; the Vedic chart is
square. If you are familiar with Western astrology, upon careful examination, the Vedic chart will appear to have
planets aligned with the wrong constellations (signs).
For example, suppose, according to Western astrology, your Sun sign is in Capricorn. In the Vedic system, it
could be in Sagittarius. Your rising sign and the other planets might also be in unfamiliar signs.
However, this does not mean that Vedic astrology is inaccurate. It simply calculates a horoscope
differently. The interpretations are most often more precise than in Western astrology.
Western astrology emphasizes the psychological nature of the individual, but lacks
reliability for predicting future cycles and events. Although Vedic astrology also defines a
person's psychological nature, it gives more focus to understanding when certain events
are likely to take place.
Vedic astrology gives a better view of:
1. A person's karmic tendencies
2. When such tendencies are likely to manifest for that person.
The times of life events are shown through a detailed system of planetary time cycles, called "dashas." There is no
corresponding method in Western astrology.
Western astrologers who make a study of it, often find themselves converting to Vedic astrology because of its
greater scope, depth and accuracy for predicting the future.
Astronomical Differences
The basic difference between the two systems is that the Vedic zodiac is Sidereal and the Western is
Tropical.
In Sidereal astrology, the zodiac is aligned with 27 constellations, or fixed star groups. Aries, the first sign
of the zodiac, aligns with the first constellation, called Aswini.
In the tropical zodiac, the point in space when the Sun crosses the earth's equator is the beginning point
of the zodiac, or Aries.
The earth's equator shifts backward through the signs of the zodiac at the rate of about 51" of
longitude per year. This is called "precession of the equinoxes." Because of this phenomenon, the theoretical
Aries of the western zodiac drifts further and further from the Aries used by Vedic astrologers -- at the rate of
about 1 degree every 72 years.
The tropical (Western), and the Vedic Aries were on the same zodiacal plane around 336 AD. Because of the
precession of the equinoxes, at present, there is approximately a 23 degree difference. Thus all of the planets in
a Vedic horoscope, including the rising sign, will be about 23 zodiacal degrees earlier than they would
be in a Western chart.
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