03-03-2006, 02:57 PM
a few random questions....
is it true that people who's surnames are Joshi were actually traditionally Jyotishis?? (thats where the surname comes from).
there was some indian king who could have won a war but was advised by some jackass astrologer not to attack on that day but wait for a more favourable day. he waited, his enemy gathered more resources and then he attacked - and lost. who exactly is this king and what consequence did this loss have on indian history?? maybe there is a lesson in this incident for us.
what are the kinds of astrology?? one is rashi based and other nakshatra based as far as i know. could someone elucidate these two - i mean what eaxctly is a rashi and whats a nakshatra?? and how are these different from the "zodiac" system of the greeks/westerners??
Alan leo in his books on astrology said that apart from the indians the other people who had a very ancient astrology are the chaldeans. from abraham seidenberg's writtings, most of chaldean math can be derived from indian math (the reverse derivation isnt possible). does someone know if the chaldean astrology was also similarly influenced by hindu astrology?
just at what point does the belief in astrology become superstition?? are believers in astrology to be considered credulous, fatalistic and superstitious types, who for every aspect of their life, rely on the pronouncements of their family astrologer??
whats the real purpose of astrology?? to predict the future or to state the character of a person. the future may turn out different, but a person's character generally stays the same throughout their life.
finally, between astrology and palmistry which is more accurate. whats the basis of palmistry, as different from astrology??
is it true that people who's surnames are Joshi were actually traditionally Jyotishis?? (thats where the surname comes from).
there was some indian king who could have won a war but was advised by some jackass astrologer not to attack on that day but wait for a more favourable day. he waited, his enemy gathered more resources and then he attacked - and lost. who exactly is this king and what consequence did this loss have on indian history?? maybe there is a lesson in this incident for us.
what are the kinds of astrology?? one is rashi based and other nakshatra based as far as i know. could someone elucidate these two - i mean what eaxctly is a rashi and whats a nakshatra?? and how are these different from the "zodiac" system of the greeks/westerners??
Alan leo in his books on astrology said that apart from the indians the other people who had a very ancient astrology are the chaldeans. from abraham seidenberg's writtings, most of chaldean math can be derived from indian math (the reverse derivation isnt possible). does someone know if the chaldean astrology was also similarly influenced by hindu astrology?
just at what point does the belief in astrology become superstition?? are believers in astrology to be considered credulous, fatalistic and superstitious types, who for every aspect of their life, rely on the pronouncements of their family astrologer??
whats the real purpose of astrology?? to predict the future or to state the character of a person. the future may turn out different, but a person's character generally stays the same throughout their life.
finally, between astrology and palmistry which is more accurate. whats the basis of palmistry, as different from astrology??