Shri Ganeshay Namah A small Prayer to The Lord who is Omnipresent, Omniscient, and Omnipotent.

Dear Loving Lord, we are on the way to Learning of this Divine Science of Astrology, which knowledge has been imparted by You to the selected few in Your close circle, and who in turn have imparted this to the ancestors of humanity, coming down now , to us fortunates, blessed with Your Grace. May we use this knowledge only for good of those who come in contact of us, to help them, to make the quality of their life better, to guide them, show them a way in their times of stress, and may we never put fear in these troubled souls , nor take any advantage of them, by doing so, and the day we do this, You have our full permission, to take back whatever You have given us, including the breath of life . We thank You for allowing us access to the Noble study of this Great Science and promise to use it for worthy causes. Dear Friends, You must be knowing that when You buy a Casio Diary, a manual comes alongwith, Or when you buy a Laptop, a manual comes alongwith. Did you ever wonder that when You were born, then too there was a certain design to it, A purpose ,an intention, available in the manual related to you , which contains heaps of information about you , which you may not be aware of , but which can be known partly , what is intended only to be known to you by God . Yes you guessed right. Your manual is your horoscope which shows the configuration of the stars , planets & constellations in the heavenly skies at the time of your auspicious birth. Why auspicious ? Because Your birth is not a default , but a purposeful entry. Any way coming to the point ,this knowledge of deciphering the effects of particular planetary combinations at the time of your birth is known as Astrology. A Quote from Mark Edmund JonesMan is not what he is because he was born when he was, but he was born when he was because he was, potentially, what he is . A person is not born just for the sake of it, or lands up here by Fluke or a mistake by Nature. He is born only because it is intended From him to complete the debts and credits he owes to Sundry Creditorsa

and from Sundry Debtors. This owing business continues from past lives, and continues till he is able to form a space where nothing remains , no past debts owed and no future gains to be received, but just He remains with He. The former He here is the native himself and the latter He is the Creator or God. This merging would complete the story of the creation and Evolution of a Particluar Individual. Till the time he completes this story, and Whenever Takes human form , The Birth Chart is the Pointer for the debts owed, the credits due and the happiness or sorrow in store for the present human life. Some Questions and ther Answers Is Astrology to be relied on completely ? How does it help ? Astrology is never to be taken in with a fatilistic approach. It has to be taken for Guidance. For example a person who drinks a quarter of Whisky daily And once visits an astrologer and comes to know that he has an afflicted Jupiter (Weak Liver) by birth , then armed with this knowledge, he Is now supposed to come down in his intake of hard drinks, as he now knows the minus area of his life health wise. Another example If one knows the coming year is going to give him good wealth through bsuiness, then the native should work towards fructification Of the same a few months before this next year begins, so that the New Year which ushers in, actually welcomes him in his enterprise. Another exampleIf one knows that he is running a bad time astrologically, then He would be cautious and not start a new business enterprise in that period with life-long capital, and thus save it from extinction, and can postpone the Start of this business, till better times as advised by his astrologer. MOST IMPORTANT Remember that Efforts cannot be substituted by knowledge of astrological Inputs. The Promises shown in a Birth Chart can only come with the Efforts put in by the Native. Do You know that even the Lion has to come out of his cave and search for food when he Is hungry. No one goes inside the cave to give him food. In the same way the promises of the chart have to be coupled

with proper support in form of hard work , efforts and Labour from the native. How can stars and planets which are Millions of Miles away from us Effect us ? Dont we not feel the heat of The Sun billions of Miles away ? Does not The Moon cause the Tides in the sea ? Does not their particular movement and positioning cause Eclipse and darkness on Earth ? SO why can they not influence the Human Body and affairs thereof which is also containing major part of liquid in it ? How can a particular configuration cause a separate chart and effects For various persons born at different times and thus different configurations ? Do not think that these planets are just round or spherical balls Of solid, gas and ether. These Planetary bodies are not anything but Manifestations of the Almighty to Disperse justice, pains, sorrows, joys, and happiness to various Individuals making cause for same. Like we see the VIBGYOR in The Rainbow apparently or through priism, these Planetary Bodies contain storehouse of Cosmic rays within them. And we ourselves and all animate and inanimate entitities in this Universe are made from Cosmic Rays, either in Solid, Gaseous or Liquid Form, just Like Air,Water or Ice which in essence contains the same. When a birth takes place, these Planetary bodies influence through the atmosphere strong or Weak rays, which effect the Astral and Flesh body of the soul taking birth in Womb and after touching atmosphere of Air. Which also explains why certain children with weak Moon and Weak Mercury are considered to be not normal because they Have not received sufficient influence of the rays from these Planets. Or why certain people with strong Jupiter and strong Sun Reach legendary positions in society and their Nations, its Only because they have received strong power of these rays in full when they were born.

In the Next Chapter we shall continue the Introduction and talk a little about the Planets, Houses and ALSO the North Indian Vedic Chart, how to see it IF The Note does not become too long.