| You might be a bit surprised when you first heard | | | | the so-called four pursuits of life as outlined in the |
| the term "Vedic Astrology". You had never thought | | | | Vedas (spiritual bible) are: Dharma, Artha, Kama, and |
| that Astrology has branches or types. What you | | | | Moksha. The Sanskrit term Dharma means the |
| simply knew was that Astrology assumes and | | | | purposeful unfolding of self in life; Artha reflects one's |
| attempts to interpret the influence of celestial | | | | attitude toward the accumulation of money and the |
| bodies---the stars, the planets, the sun and the | | | | resources necessary to fulfill the self; Kama refers to |
| moon---on human affairs. | | | | the rightful fulfillment of the desires of the self; and |
| Curious, you must have did a little research on the | | | | Moksha refers to the desire of every soul to |
| subject. With the multitude of websites discussing | | | | enlighten the self from the confinement of this world. |
| about it, you wish there was a vedic astrology online | | | | These pursuits are reflected upon when consulting |
| or something where you could gather the information | | | | the Vedic astrological chart. The spiritual infrastructure |
| you need from just one site. Anyhow, you stumbled | | | | of the Vedas lends a distinctive perspective to a |
| on this: | | | | Vedic astrology reading that could not be found in |
| Unlike Western Astrology, Vedic Astrology uses a | | | | the current western practice. |
| different Zodiac. Surprise! Yes, there are two types | | | | You have just started learning about Hindu Astrology, |
| of Zodiacs: the tropical upon which our popular | | | | and like any grader, you must be excited to know |
| horoscope is based, and the sidereal. There is a | | | | more. Seriously, a website say, vedic astrology online |
| lengthy technical discussion on the difference | | | | would be most welcome. With this fast-paced |
| between the two, but to make things easier, the | | | | lifestyle, people hardly have time to research in the |
| tropical zodiac starts in March, while the sidereal | | | | library, more so approach a Vedic Astrologer to |
| zodiac starts in April. This means that in the latter, | | | | discuss about the subject or get a Vedic reading. |
| the sign of Aries will be recognized as Pisces, the | | | | People want information with a click of a mouse and |
| previous sign. In this manner, all the signs in the | | | | in seconds, this is where vedic astrology online would |
| tropical astrological chart will move backward into the | | | | be very convenient. |
| previous degrees of the same or earlier sign. | | | | Hmmm, just a thought...in case nobody wants to |
| Also known as Hindu Astrology, Vedic Astrology is | | | | initiate this vedic astrology online project, maybe you |
| deeply rooted on the cosmological, psycho-spiritual | | | | should do the job. That would surely keep you busy |
| precepts of the ancient Indian culture. For instance, | | | | the next days or months. |