ANSWER:
Jyotish (also known as Vedic
Astrology) is one of the predictive sciences of the Vedas. Jyotish is
based on the premise that all of life is guided by intelligence and
order is inherent in nature. The laws of nature are sequential. For
example, a bud becomes a flower. The flower fades and a fruit is
formed. If the sequence is known, any part of the sequence can be
pinpointed and projections can be made forward to know the future or
backwards to know the past.
The laws of nature are universal and
interconnected. Each field of knowledge informs other fields of
knowledge. Because of the interconnectedness of knowledge,
sequencing information from one field potentially can be applied to
any other field. From this premise, Jyotish takes the longest lived
and largest systems in the universe, the planetary systems, to use
as reference points for predicting sequences and trends.
In Jyotish the planets are not
regarded simply as physical masses moving in space, they are
understood to structures of cosmic intelligence that have a direct
corollary in human structure --- “as is the universe, so is the
individual.” The intelligence that administers the cosmos also
administers human life and evolution. Jyotish interprets the
patterns of the interactions of the planets with the universe to
predict human destinies. “Jyotish” means “light” in Sanskrit.
Jyotish shines light on or illuminates the trends of time.
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Answered by Nafeeah,
January 10, 2010
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