The Need of Astrology
Various theories have been set up to discover the influences of planets upon the terrestrial phenomena. It is admitted by some people that close relationship does exist between the movement of the celestial bodies in the heaven and the ups and downs of men, renaissance of different empires, changes of human passions and the resurgence of Arts, Sciences and Literature. There are others also who denies the existence of any sort of connection between the stars and the inhabitants of the Earth i.e. we, the human beings!! The reason of their attitude is due to the fact that they do not approach the subject with prejudice free and an unbiased mind. In any field of enquiry, the student will find it useful to remember, it is a major error of the intellect to attempt to oppose the prejudices based on priori arguments to the evidence afforded by the facts.
While the modern scientists acknowledge astrology, some of them sneer at astrology and neglect as well as reject it with contempt. And not only that they also charge it with dogmatism of charlantry and superstition. They preach frankness and research as fair and reasonable; but show the greatest bigotry, when the subject of astrology is taken up or introduced.
Astrology is the science which compromises the foretelling of the regular movement of planets, the fortunes and misfortunes of men, fates of nation, inundations, earthquakes, plagues, volcanic eruptions, pestilences, and other incidents relating to terrestrial phenomena. In Sanskrit it is called Hora Sastra meaning the science of Time. Astrology is also popularly termed as Jyotisha or the Knowledge of Light from Jyoti which is the root-cause of all the creations on earth. According to the Western