Part 1: Chart Analysis - Basic Concepts

Several important principles and techniques of chart analysis are explained in this part. This part forms the basis for the rest

of the websites.

Based on the positions of all the planets when a person is born,several charts are prepared. They go by the names – “rasi chart”and “divisional charts”. Based on the analysis of these charts,

several conclusions can be drawn regarding the results that canbe given by different planets to the native. This part covers the analysis and judgment of these charts.

It can help if the reader has basic understanding and prior knowledge of Vedic or western astrology, but it is not reallyrequired. This part is intended to be self-sufficient. However,

bear in mind that extra reading can only do good!

Vedic Astrology: 

An Integrated Approach1. 

Basic Concepts.

1 What is astrology

Planets are constantly in motion with respect to earth in the skies. The positions of Sun, Moon and some planets close to earth can give important clues about the fortunes of individual human beings and groups of human beings. That is the basic

premise of astrology. How exactly we can make guesses about the fortunes ofindividual human beings and groups of human beings based on the positions of those planets in the skies is the question that we will attempt to answer in this book. While

astrology is the subject that deals with this question, there are many theories and philosophies in vogue and they are significantly different from each other. Sunsign astrology, for example, is based on categorizing people into 12 groups based

on the solar month of birth. 

Some people may be convinced, based on their experiences, that people born in the same month share certain qualities. It is,however, not very logical from a rational perspective – there are just too many

people in this world, who are totally different from each other. So the month of one's birth is totally inadequate for guessing one's nature or fortune. Even the date and the hour of birth are not enough. We know that there are many twins in this world, who are significantly different from each other!

What we mentioned just now is, by the way, a very important question to be answered – it is like an “acid test” for any astrological doctrine. It is a known fact that there are many twins in this world, who are significantly different from each other and who lead totally different lives. Of course, some twins may have some common qualities between them, but the fact remains that several twins are

significantly different. An astrological doctrine should be capable of explaining this

fact in order to be considered as a meaningful subject.

Most astrological doctrines of the world fail this acid test. If an astrological doctrineassumes, like in the case of many popular astrological theories of the world, that two persons born within a couple of hours in nearby towns will have the same fortune,

then that doctrine is obviously lacking in completeness and inadequate for confident use in real-life. It fails the acid test of twins.