Which One Best- Indian Astrology vs. Western Astrology

 

Astrology has been fascinating us with its mind-blowing predictions that always come true. Astrology is very much real whether you believe it or not.

It is an ancient art and science performed by astrologers around the world for decades and now you can even Talk to Astrologer Online.  But there is something that catches our attention even more, is the debate on which astrology is better, Indian astrology or western astrology.

As astrologers, we have also developed our interest in this debate and so here is a very interesting blog for you.

Indian Astrology

India’s astrology system is the ancient form of astrology; it uses the actual positions of planets, stars, constellations, and the sun to predict anything from a person’s luck to what hardships a person is going to face in a year and a lot more.

Our system is the Vedic system with 6 branches Gola, Ganita, Jataka, Prahsna, Muhurat, and Nimitta, we will explain each one in brief so that these terms don’t confuse us when we discuss the key differences between Indian and western astrology.

1.      Gola is the branch of positional astronomy that uses the positions of planets, stars, and constellations.

2.      Ganita is the branch of mathematics; calculations are done mathematically to find Gola.

3.    Jataka is natal astrology which is related to birth charts for example the 12 houses in a person’s birth chart.

4.    Prasna is the branch where you can Chat with Astrologer Online or offline to know the answers to your questions based on the time when it was asked.

5.    Muhurat is the branch that can find out the auspicious time to commence anything such as Marriage Astrology Prediction Service. Nimitta is the branch of omen and portents, astrologers under this branch find out the good or bad omen for a particular year.

Western Astrology

Western astrology is a 1000-year-old system practiced in Europe and Arab countries, the system works according to the sun’s path through the heavens as seen from earth; it believes that constellations are formed along this path which is now known as zodiacs.

This system is geocentric meaning that the earth is the center around which the sun revolves. According to the western system, a person’s horoscope is made according to the birth time of that person. The sun sign of a person is determined by the zodiac through which the sun passed at that person’s birth time. It is believed that a person’s ego, personality, and willpower are ruled by the sun and thus distinguishes individuals.

There are 12 zodiac signs known as Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, and Pisces. Each individual’s life is influenced by 9 main planets regardless of their zodiac sign.

1.      Sun influences life force and self-expression.

2.      Moon influences emotions, intuition, cycles, home, and parents.

3.      Mercury influences thoughts, speech, communication, business matters, and short journeys.

4.      Venus influences love life, creativity, beauty, and social life.

5.      Mars influences action, energy, accidents, willpower, and sexual expression.

6.      Jupiter influences luck, expansion, opportunity, and excess.

7.      Saturn influences duties, responsibilities, burdens, lessons, and ambitions.

8.      Uranus influences sudden changes, stress, and insights.

9.      Neptune influences dreams, illusions, deceptions, and arts.

10.  Pluto influences elimination, death, birth, and regeneration.

11.  North node influences past life and ingrained habits.

12.  South node influences the purpose of your soul.

The Key Differences

We are getting closer to the end of the discussion, just stick with us and soon you will sleep soundly. 

Indian Astrology	Western Astrology
It is originated from the Vedas.	It is originated from life and intellectual development in ancient Greece.
Calculations are based on fixed zodiac	Calculations are based on moving zodiac
Indian astrology doesn’t consider Uranus, Neptune and Pluto.	Western astrology does not consider Rahu, Ketu and the Constellations.
It doesn’t use tarot cards	It uses tarot cards
A special method is used to time the planetary system	Planetary transits are studied based on its movements and advances
It relies more on the moon’s movements	It relies more on the sun’s movements