It has often been propagated by some scientists and rationalists that astrology is not a science. Some others say it to be a pseudo-science. My own scientific background does not allow me to accept the above theory which is undoubtedly prejudiced. According to my point of view, astrology is a divine science.
Astrology versus Science
- In fact, science is defined as the systematic study of part of the physical world.
- We know that just like science various tests, experiments and research works are continuously carried out in the field of astrology too.
- There is ample scope for research and experiments in all the astrological branches, whether it be Vedic or KP or Jaimini astrology.
- Just like science in astrology too, we often come across new findings through our painstaking research and experimental works.
- Consequently, the old findings are replaced by the new ones.
- Even in science, we have to resort to numerous postulates for carrying out or pursuing any scientific research work.
- These postulates are nothing but self-proven axioms which means that there is no logical proof available to the effect that how these postulates have come out in existence.
Astrology versus Astronomy
- It is a universal fact that in astronomy, we adopt solar-centric system of calculations. On the other hand, in astrology, we adopt geocentric system of calculations.
- The solid reason behind it is that we as observers are present in the earth instead of in the Sun.
- For this very reason, we take Sun as a planet instead of as a star.
- We all know that the earth like other planets revolves around the sun from west to east direction. Simultaneously, earth rotates around its own axis too.
- We know that Sun is stationary and does not revolve around the earth.
- But, for astrological purposes, the path of earth is taken as path of Sun.
- This path is known as ecliptic.
- Similarly, Moon being earth’s satellite revolves around the earth but it is also taken as one of the planets.
- The points where the orbits of Earth and Moon intersect each other are said to be ascending node (Rahu) and descending node (Ketu) respectively.
Astrological Prediction – A Scientific Phenomenon
- The other planets of the Solar system viz., Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto are also taken into consideration in astrology as planets.
- The astrological prediction is mainly based on scientific phenomena such as force of gravitation, geomagnetic & solar radiation, force of attraction or repulsion, etc.
- The parameters determined by our learned sages in the Astrological Classics have been found to be remarkably accurate.
- But, pre-requisite condition is that these parameters are to be used in composite way instead of in isolation.
- Moreover, all the learned sages and astrologers have left ample scope for the continuous research and experimental works in the successively changing environment.
- In this sense too, astrology is of the same nature as science.
- Consequently, new findings in astrology help in developing more and more sharpened predictive skills.
- Today millions of professionals associated with purely scientific background are pursuing astrology across the world.
- Not only this, they are also doing painstaking research and thus, contributing immensely in this field of astrology.
Conclusion: Astrology is a Divine Science
Thus, I claim with all humility that astrology is a divine science. As we have discussed above that under the domain of astrology, scientific study of position and movement of heavenly bodies is involved. These celestial bodies directly or indirectly influence all the animate and inanimate objects of the universe.
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