Tuesday, November 8, 2011

The Argument For the Tropical Zodiac in Vedic Astrology

By Ganesh Kevin


I am a Vedic Astrologer and I use the Tropical Zodiac. To quite a few this can be incredibly close to sacrilege including a contradiction in terms. This novel way of delineating the horoscope is gaining momentum and validity in the Hindu Astrological community. I am writing this article on the purpose of giving valid and logical reasons why the Tropical Zodiac of Rasis (Signs) is to be utilized rather than the Sidereal Zodiac of Rasis. "Of Rasis" is mentioned because it is really clear how the Sidereal Zodiac is being utilized when delineating Nakshatras.

What could be the Tropical Zodiac? In America, Europe and in ancient Greece, Persia and Egypt, the Tropical Zodiac is and was always used. The Tropical Zodiac measures 12 portions of 30 degrees each beginning inside the Vernal (Spring) Equinox. The Vernal Equinox is the issue where the Sun crosses the equator on its way North. This is the very first day of Spring and is 0 degrees Aries. Thus, a portion of 30 degrees was given to Aries, 30 degrees to Taurus, 30 degrees to Gemini and so on for 12 Signs until 360 degrees are covered. As soon as the Sun is at its farthest northern factor and begins to move South, then it's the Summer Solstice and the Sun is at 0 degrees of Cancer. For example, if a single has a Sun positioned at 12 degrees of Taurus, that methods that one's Sun is 42 degrees north on the celestial equator. If someone has their Sun at 24 degrees of Leo, then their Sun is 54 degrees South on the Tropic of Cancer and 36 degrees north in the equator. The same principle of measurement is applied to all of the planets. Thus, the Tropical Zodiac is based upon the Sun's longitudinal relationship on the Earth.

What is the Sidereal Zodiac? In regards to Rasis or Signs, the Sidereal Zodiac is made up of 30 degree portions beginning in the Nakshatra of Aswini as measured from particular fixed stars. Because astrologers use numerous fixed stars to determine the first issue of Sidereal Aries, we now have numerous Ayanamshas. An ayanamsha will be the difference between the vernal equinox (the Sun at 0 degrees Tropical Aries) and also the very first point of Sidereal Aries. The Sidereal Zodiac bases the measurement of Signs on a fixed stars rather than measuring Signs from the relationship on the Sun on the Earth as during the Tropical Zodiac.

The Argument for your Tropical Zodiac A rasi merely approaches a "heap of thirty". That's all. Hindus use rasis in their calculations with all circles and arcs and it does not automatically infer that Zodiac signs are to become used. In about 100 A.D., a Greek astronomer by the name of Hiparchius, took the names of Aries, Taurus, Gemini and so forth and gave these names to the fixed stars commencing on the first thing of Aswini. This was a extremely grave mistake and would lead to the science of astrology to be looked down upon from then on. The reason he named the constellations thus is because close to this time, after the Sun was as the vernal equinox, or the First thing of Tropical Aries, it was also at the Very first thing of Aswini. Suddenly, on the help of Hipparchius, the birth on the Sidereal Zodiac of Rasis was about being born. 100 A.D., according to Sri Yukteswar, was a time extremely close to the heart of Kali Yuga, the Dark Age, once essential astronomical and astrological knowledge was lost and this included knowledge of the precession on the equinox. Because evidence clearly supports that the Hindus exchanged details on the Greeks and Persians, the names for the Fixed Stars had been also exchanged and also the Hindus referred to as these star constellations the familiar Aries, etc. What's forgotten is that these star constellations already had names.

They have been the names from the Nakshatras and the names on the Chaldean and Chinese lunar mansions. The star constellations had been and are the "realm on the gods". "Swarga Loka" could be the name of this heavenly realm. The story goes that they are the heavenly abodes of quite pious beings that became "godlike" because of their austerities and had been given a place in the heavens to influence the Earth. To name these stars after animals (the Signs) was a grave mistake with unfathomable ramifications. At the same time the Hindus known as their star constellations right after the 12 Signs, evidence from quite a few ancient texts shows they lost knowledge from the precession of the equinox and these measurements of 30 degrees every of the star constellations became FIXED and remained so up to the supply day. Only in the support of astrologers which are also astronomers and that have studied the history of Astrology at this time, are we able to type through this mess from the Rasis and the Sidereal Zodiac.

The Rasis just before Hiparchius The Surya Siddhanta may be the best astronomical text in the Hindus and gives all of the calculations to calculate the Lagna, the Nakshatras, planetary positions inside Nakshatras and Tropical positions with the planets. NOWHERE inside the Surya Siddhanta does it say to use Sidereal Signs and Sidereal positions of planets to erect a horoscope. In fact, there's more evidence from the Surya Siddhanta how the Tropical Zodiac is to become applied instead of the Sidereal Zodiac once erecting horoscopes. And the following is why....The Surya Siddhanta gives the calculations for finding the Nakshatra position with the planets. It then uses an ayanamsha to convert the planetary positions back to Tropical positions and from there find the Tropical Lagna. Following finding the Tropical Lagna the Surya Siddhanta leaves it there. Since it is impossible to find the Sidereal Lagna with out the use with the Tropical Zodiac, then it would be concluded that the Surya Siddhanta would mention to convert the Tropical Lagna back to its Sidereal position if that had been indeed the method to be used. It doesn't mention this at all. The Yavana Jataka, the Srimad Bhagavatam as well as the works of the very good Varamahira all mention the Tropical Zodiac as the harbinger with the signs. Oddly, they also mention the first component of Aswini as the beginning of Aries.

It becomes clear that the authors had been not aware in the Precession on the Equinox and summarily idea how the 12 constellations known as right after the Solar Months would forever coincide with individuals Solar Months. From the introduction in the significance of Rasis of the Yavanas as per Yavana Jataka and the religious and philosophical significance on the Nakshatras during the daily life in the Hindu, during the time on the alignment with the 2 Zodiacs (around 100 A.D.), the Indians lost knowledge of precession from the equinox and consequently the Sidereal Zodiac for ones Rasis was born.

The Realm of the Gods as well as the Realm with the Earth The Nakshatras on the Hindus and the Lunar Mansions from the Chaldeans and the Chinese are deified. They are also named Swarga Loka, the heavenly realm. Via Parasara we know that the Planets are incarnations of God and have consciousness so they're also deified. The Rasis are also incarnations of God even so they do not have consciousness and are referred to as after earthly creatures. Their manifestation depends upon the Earth's relationship towards Sun, consequently they're Tropical. The Nakshatras are deified beings living during the heavenly realm and as a result they are star based and are rightly represented via a Sidereal Zodiac.

Modalities on the Rasis (Signs) Another valid argument for with the Tropical Zodiac and confirming the relationship of Rasis towards the intertwined movement of the Sun and the Earth could be the modalities on the Signs. Aries, Cancer, Libra and Capricorn are called moveable signs. Their common characteristic is alter and their beginning heralds a alter inside the Sun's movement. At 0 degrees Aries the Sun crosses the equator on its way North, changing during the Southern hemisphere towards the Northern hemisphere. At 0 degrees Cancer the Sun changes from moving North to moving South. At 0 degrees Libra the Sun crosses the equator on its way South, changing hemispheres and at 0 degrees Capricorn the Sun begins to move North. If the Rasis have been sidereal and not based upon the Sun's movement in relation on the Earth, there is no valid reason why these specific signs would herald change.

The fixed Rasis, Taurus, Leo, Scorpio, and Aquarius, represent the Sun becoming steadfast and resolute on its course. The dual Rasis, Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius and Pisces, represent the Sun losing momentum on its course and having able to your new beginning. This really is why these signs are energy transformers. The dual signs are steadfast and resolute just enough to obtain the career done but are also flexible more than enough to allow for required change. Again, there's no reason to your aforementioned Signs to carry any of these qualities divorced in the reality in the Earth's relationship towards the Sun. Just with a particular constellation of Stars behind the Sun does not automatically bring these characteristics, in particular if this sort of "constellations" don't carry consciousness as they do not per Parasara. The qualities are ONLY said by the Sun's motion relative towards Earth.

One Zodiac, A single Astrology Astrology systems are as varied as you'll find cultures upon the Earth. Nonetheless the quite a few variances are rather tiny compared to the numerous similarities. This issues to the truth that at 1 time, several centuries ago, the numerous several cultures practiced a unified Astrology with varying techniques and shared these methods between themselves. And they all utilized the Tropical Zodiac as soon as it came to Rasis. Once delineating a horoscope, an astrologer has numerous approaches at his/her fingertips, the Parasara techniques, the Jaimini techniques, the Tajika techniques, the Bhrigu techniques, Western methods and on and on. All of these techniques can accurately read the horoscope and they are all valid. That is, unless, 2 numerous Zodiacs are used.

Tajika techniques, which originated in Tajikstan, an ancient Persian culture, are the originators of Greco-Roman astrology and thus, modern Western Astrology. Tajika is broadly utilized in India today. So we now know how the Indians use their aboriginal astrology techniques, Parasara, Jaimini, and Bhrigu, as well as Western Astrology. Western Astrologers should be encouraged to use Parasara techniques too and they must also incorporate the Nakshatras into their practice. The Nakshatras had been widely used by Western Astrologers up until the time on the Inquisition. They had been associated with black magic, black magic getting something that was not sanctioned by the Catholic Church.




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