Astrology and Spirituality

This blog is a continuation of my previous blog that is based on the universe in our palm. As I have mentioned earlier that the human beings are miniature universe and planets and their energy represents different parts of our body, astronomy or astrology also has some direct connect in our lives. Here, I would like to explain astrology in spiritual terms rather in religious terms. With this I mean that there are planets that also represent gods in Hindu mythology, such as the Lord Surya (the Sun), Lord Shani the Saturn (the son of Lord Sun), Jupiter (The Guru), Rahu and Ketu (2 notorious demons), Mars (related to Lord Hanuman) and so on.
So what is astrology? In spiritual terms, I would say the study of the position of planets at the time of our birth and how each planet is placed that provides some degree of power or energy from the universe.
Other definitions say that Astrology is science, the study of the cosmic objects that are planets. The astrologers study the position of the Sun, Moon and other planets to predict the personality, relationships, life events, marriage, family, career and fortunes. And yes, it a very deep study and requires great knowledge and here I would stick to its basic use in spirituality and have a better life. Where one wants to know about things will shape up in their life, this should make a person think towards the higher purpose of life. 
Astrology is also a science of reawakening of the spirit. Astrology helps in knowing our previous life and the kind of life we led in the past and what kind of life we are living now both in terms of happiness and suffering that we have seen or seeing. In other words, we can say this is the law of our karma. In an astrological horoscope, we can find what kind of life we may lead with the help of reading Kundali and the position of the planets. We can understand our talent, capabilities and what directions we can take to be successful in life. But it should not only be considered in terms of the material world but also at the spiritual level. Astrology is a medium to make us think about our true nature, our spiritual nature, leading to self-realization. Astrology also tells us that we are not just a body made of bones, veins and tissues, but also a spirited soul.  In spiritual terms, the body will decompose after death but the soul would never die. We can learn from an experienced astrologer about balancing our physical and spiritual health to live a happy and satisfying life.
Astrology is the science of Spirituality. As we all know that there are 7 spiritual centres in our body, namely, Sahasrara, Ajna, Vishuddha, Anahata, Swadhishtana and Muladhara, they do affect the emotion and motivational level of a spiritual seeker. Astrology has various methods that affect these centres and help a person to positively advance towards the path of spirituality.
To learn the methods and experience the process one should be a part of the special retreats designed by NTM.

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