Overview of the basic elements OF ASTROLOGY
Out of the many luminous bodies in the sky, there are ones that are fixed and
ones that move. The background of the fixed stars is called the zodiac and is
divided in separate, distinct spaces, called nakshatras. The heavenly bodies
that move are called Grahas (for the lack of a better word translated as
"Planets").
For predictive purposes Jyotish looks at the positions of the planets in
relation to the stars in the Zodiac at the time of one's birth. These positions
reveal how the universe was functioning at that instance. In a way, planets
are like 9 special measuring points from which the entire subtle state of
natural law can be measured. At the time of birth, when the body enters the
world, this state of the universe gets projected into the structure of
the life of
an individual.
Therefore, the conditions of these nine measuring points, the nine planets,
define the entire life span of events and circumstances for an individual.
The 9 Grahas
We just mentioned nine planets, even though not all of them are actual
planets. Only five of them are planets, one is a star, one is a moon, and the
remaining two are special mathematical points. Everyone is familiar with the
Sun, the Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, and Saturn. The other two
elements included into the group are Rahu and Ketu, known as the North and
South Lunar nodes. Rahu and Ketu do not have physical substance, they are
two mathematical points that mark the point of intersection of the plane of
the Moon's orbit around the Earth with the ecliptic plane. Lunar or solar
eclipses occur when the Sun and the Moon are close to one of the nodes. From
now on, we shall refer to this group of "planets" with a proper Sanskrit term
Grahas.
Each graha (planet) represents certain facets of human life. Traditional Vedic
astrology does not consider the influences of Neptune, Uranus, and Pluto.
Here are the names of the grahas in Sanskrit:
SUN is SURYA MOON is CHANDRA
MARS is MANGALA
MERCURY is BUDHA
JUPITER is GURU
VENUS is SHUKRA
SATURN is SHANI
The NORTH NODE is RAHUTHE
SOUTH NODE is KETU
Out of the many luminous bodies in the sky, there are ones that are fixed and
ones that move. The background of the fixed stars is called the zodiac and is
divided in separate, distinct spaces, called nakshatras. The heavenly bodies
that move are called Grahas (for the lack of a better word translated as
"Planets").
For predictive purposes Jyotish looks at the positions of the planets in
relation to the stars in the Zodiac at the time of one's birth. These positions
reveal how the universe was functioning at that instance. In a way, planets
are like 9 special measuring points from which the entire subtle state of
natural law can be measured. At the time of birth, when the body enters the
world, this state of the universe gets projected into the structure of
the life of
an individual.
Therefore, the conditions of these nine measuring points, the nine planets,
define the entire life span of events and circumstances for an individual.
The 9 Grahas
We just mentioned nine planets, even though not all of them are actual
planets. Only five of them are planets, one is a star, one is a moon, and the
remaining two are special mathematical points. Everyone is familiar with the
Sun, the Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, and Saturn. The other two
elements included into the group are Rahu and Ketu, known as the North and
South Lunar nodes. Rahu and Ketu do not have physical substance, they are
two mathematical points that mark the point of intersection of the plane of
the Moon's orbit around the Earth with the ecliptic plane. Lunar or solar
eclipses occur when the Sun and the Moon are close to one of the nodes. From
now on, we shall refer to this group of "planets" with a proper Sanskrit term
Grahas.
Each graha (planet) represents certain facets of human life. Traditional Vedic
astrology does not consider the influences of Neptune, Uranus, and Pluto.
Here are the names of the grahas in Sanskrit:
SUN is SURYA MOON is CHANDRA
MARS is MANGALA
MERCURY is BUDHA
JUPITER is GURU
VENUS is SHUKRA
SATURN is SHANI
The NORTH NODE is RAHUTHE
SOUTH NODE is KETU
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