I am choosing the one that gives a clear overview of the chart and which is the farthest away from western astrological practice, for a better shift from one system to the other.
The south Indian chart is a fixed chart. The signs always remain in the same place. It is the ascendant or lagna that moves. To help get oriented I have indicated where Aries is located. Aries will always be in the second box from the top left. The signs also move clockwise, contrary to western practice. So Taurus will be in the third box from the top left and Sagittarius in the lower left box.
You will notice a certain symmetry, especially in the domicile chart. If you divide the domicile chart down the middle you will find that the outer planets are all on the left side while the Sun Moon and inner planets are all on the right side. There are some other interesting interrelationships. For example the common signs are always in the corners with the fixed signs behind and the cardinal signs following.
I find the chart supports the symbology in a most satisfactory manner. The dual or common signs in the corners look in two directions. The cardinal signs, following clockwise motion, move away and so show themselves as moving signs. Rahu and Ketu do not correspond to real astronomical bodies. They are described as "shadow planets" with an orbital cycle of 18 years and are always degrees from each other, being diametrically opposed twins.
Rahu's cycle approximates the pattern of solar and lunar eclipses for which Rahu is believed to be the cause. A natal chart shows the position of the grahas at the moment of birth.
Since that moment, the grahas have continued to move around the zodiac, interacting with the natal chart grahas. This period of interaction is called gochara Sanskrit: In Hindu astronomy, yoga Sanskrit: Grahas cast only forward aspects, with the furthest aspect being considered the strongest.
For example, Mars aspects the 4th, 7th, and 8th houses from its position, and its 8th house aspect is considered more powerful than its 7th aspect, which is in turn more powerful than its 4th aspect.
The principle of Dristi aspect was devised on the basis of the aspect of an army of planets as deity and demon in a war field. Planetary aspects are a function of desire, while sign aspects are a function of awareness and cognizance.
Astrology has been rejected by the scientific community as having no explanatory power for describing the universe. Scientific testing of astrology has been conducted, and no evidence has been found to support any of the premises or purported effects outlined in astrological traditions.
Astrologers in Indian astrology make grand claims without taking adequate controls into consideration. Saturn was in Aries in , and , yet the astrologer Bangalore Venkata Raman claimed that "when Saturn was in Aries in England had to declare war against Germany", ignoring the two other dates.
Predictions by the head of the Indian Astrologers Federation about war between India and Pakistan in also failed. In , when several planets happened to be close to one another, astrologers predicted that there would be catastrophes, volcanic eruptions and tidal waves. This caused an entire sea-side village in the Indian state of Gujarat to panic and abandon their houses.
The predicted events did not occur and the vacant houses were burgled. In one test, 27 Indian astrologers, with the appropriate horoscopes, failed to determine the intelligence difference between mentally bright and mentally handicapped children at a rate higher than that determined by chance alone in a double blind test. The astrologers had, on average, 14 years experience.
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A team of astrologers from one astrologers institute also performed at chance expectation. The president of the Maharashtra Astrological Society claimed to be able to predict sex and intelligence 60 per cent of the time each, but he performed no better than chance in double blind conditions.
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