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What is Jyotish?
Jyotish is a Sanskrit term composed of two root words:
jytoi: LIGHT
Isha: LORD or GOD
Jyotish, Lord of Light, is a science that studies the cosmos and their effect on human life.
Jyotish uses the Sidereal Zodiac vs the Tropical Zodiac, which is used in Western astrology.
Additionally, Jyotish does not recognize the outer planets Pluto, Uranus, and Neptune.
We check the weather report every day to discern if we need an umbrella or an extra layer. The same applies to the planets and stars. When a planet transits from one zodiac sign to another, it can bring sudden and unexpected changes.
Understanding planetary transits can equip you with a metaphoric umbrella, so to speak. When you are aware of the various shifts of the planets, you can align your expectations with what’s available above.
East vs. West
While the zodiac signs originally corresponded with their namesake constellations due to an astronomical phenomenon called the procession of the equinoxes, they no longer do in Western Astrology. This is because western astrologers use the tropical zodiac, which places the first degree of the zodiac – Aries – at the vernal equinox.
Alas, the Earth is not a perfect sphere in a perfect universe. Instead, it ‘wobbles’, shifting the vernal equinox 1° every 72 years, which places it currently in the sign of Pisces rather than Aries.
Practitioners, Vedic Astrology aka Jyotish, use the Sidereal Zodiac, which utilizes the actual position of the sun at the vernal equinox and the current position of the stars.
The fact that in most of Western Astrology, the zodiac signs no longer align with their namesake constellation in the sky fuels critics who argue that such incongruous is proves all astrological claims. After all, if you're looking for messages from the stars, shouldn't you base that language on their correct positions?
Source: The Library of Esoterica, Astrology