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Frequently
Asked Questions
I
had a free reading done and I'm wondering why my chart doesn't
match up with previous readings I've had?
Those having a Vedic
Astrology reading for the first time may wonder why their
horoscope is different, the planets can be in different houses,
and will usually even be in different signs. Vedic Astrologers
use the sidereal zodiac, which is a zodiac based on the stars
in the heavens. For a Vedic Astrologer a particular point
in space in reference to the fixed stars marks the beginning
of Aries. Western astrologers use the tropical zodiac, which
is based on the equinoxes.
For a
Western astrologer, the position of the Sun when it crosses
the equator on the first day of spring is the beginning of
Aries. Every year, however, the position of the Sun as it
crosses the equator is in a slightly different place in reference
to the fixed stars and galactic center. After several hundred
years this creates a sizable difference from the Vedic Zodiac.
Right now this difference is almost 24 degrees, which means
that most of the time all the planets in the Vedic horoscope
will be in a different sign then in the Western horoscope;
they will be in the previous sign. So if you Sun is in Taurus
in Western astrology, chances are it will be in Aries in Vedic
Astrology. After about 25,600 years the position of the Sun
on the first day of spring will have moved backwards a full
360 degrees to return to where it was about 25,600 years ago.
In about 12,000 years the difference between the Vedic (sidereal)
zodiac and the Western (tropical) zodiac will be 180 degrees!
Vedic astrologers usually divide the zodiac into the houses
in a slightly different way then do Western astrologer. In
fact, Western astrologers also divide the zodiac into the
houses differently, so if you go to a different astrologer
there is always a chance that one or a few planets may actually
be in a different house then you are used to. The best thing
to do is to not be to concerned about that, let the astrologer
do his job, whatever system he is using is the one that he
is used to and will do the best job with.
Different astrologers recommend gemstones along different
lines. Your Astrogems Gem Analysis lists your gems in order
of importance from the one that will reduce the suffering
and difficulty in your life the most, to the one that will
reduce the suffering and difficulty in your life the least.
The planets that are doing well in your horoscope will indicate
the good things in your life that are already a source of
happiness. The planets that are not doing well will indicate
the things in your life that are a source of trouble or misery,
so by wearing the stones for those planets, the things that
are a source of unhappiness can improve.
Some astrologers like to recommend gems primarily for the
good planets in your horoscope, in order to augment the good
in you life. But we think that happiness is primarily the
absence of misery, more then having more of what you already
have, so recommend gems that will heal the troubled planets.
If you find a stone in your gem analysis that that the gem
analysis says will support something that you want to augment,
then you can make that gem a priority.
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