Forecasting the Future
There are 3 major
general techniques used to forecast the future in western
astrology and several additional ones that are used in Vedic
astrology.
The 3 major techniques
are:
Some astrological forecasting
does not involve predictions for an individual. Some astrologers
make predictions for companies, for example. This is done
in almost the same manner as predicting for an individual;
instead of using the birth chart of a person, the chart of
the time that the business was incorporated or in some other
manner became a legal entity is used. Some astrologers make
predictions for countries or other politically defined areas.
This is often done by analyzing the chart of the time that
the country or city became a legally independent entity. Charts
of major political figures are also sometimes used as they
can influence the destiny of the country or other geographic
area that they administrate over.
Other kinds of predictions
are predictions of weather or natural phenomena such as earthquakes.
This kind of prediction is different from forecasting for
individuals, companies, and countries in that no birth chart
is involved; generally the astrologer analyzes the positions
of the planets in the sky, particularly at critically important
times such as new moon, full moon, or when the Sun enters
a new zodiac sign.
Some astrologers claim
to be able to predict specific events in the future; this
is a fairly common practice in Vedic astrology, for example.
Most western astrologers, however, talk only about trends
and not definite events. For example, an astrologer may predict
that during a certain time period you are likely to attract
erratic things into your life and there is a good possibility
that you will be in an accident, but this can be avoided by
being extra careful. Most astrologers feel that the astrological
influences can be handled by the individual with varying degrees
of success and it is up to the ingenuity of the person and
the person's free will to determine the ultimate outcome of
how the astrological influence will manifest itself.
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