Hi Morning Storm,

I now realise that you are the Auriel people keep referring to in their posts here. They miss you, they keep saying and now I know why

Ani

Hi Ani,
Thanks a lot for drawing up my chart.So my lagna or ascendant is scorpio after all, atleast according to vedic. What would that translate to in the western system of astrology?? Auriel says its sagittarius but i do not exhibit any sagittarian traits. And I'm not married , not yet.
Hello Auriel , I am a 'he' and not 'she'.And as far as love life going great - wish you were true.The truth is far from it - and it is really very far indeed.
Thanks for the help.

simply pisces,
Piscez

Ani, I used to be the Relationship Astrologer here at the site but the forum was closed due to financial situations.

Picez, You are responsible for your life and the planets merely incline, they do NOT compel. The transits ARE in your favor. If you choose to utilize that energy for the best is completely up to yOu. I didn't say you were married now, I said it was a definite possibility in this year or next year given the birth data you gave me. If you don't demonstrate Sag rising traits, then you should get your correct birth data from your mother or birth certificate. I can only go on birth data given. I was only trying to help for FREE when I charge members on my own astrology site. Most people are gracious for my free help and paid help for that matter.

Sorry about the gender mistake but there was no way of knowing since you never said and your name is not mentioned.

Love and light,
Auriel

Dear Auriel,
I am not accusing you or anything of that sort.Please do not misunderstand me. I appreciate your help.And the birth data is correct as far as I know except for the place of birth. There are many places which are not listed on maps and it is one such place.
Thanks anyway. Thanks to Ani too.

simply pisces,
Piscez

PS: Auriel, I apologize if my wordings in the previous post were tinged with rudeness. Not intended really. And I said I'm not married yet to Ani coz she mistakenly concluded from her calculations that I should have been married 4 years back. That was not pointed to you.

[This message has been edited by Piscez (edited 05-17-2001).]

Just for the record, there is really a BIG difference between Western astrology and Vedic ... although the two have common roots, they have diverged over the centuries. Both ani and Auriel are correct about your ascendant, each using their respective systems. You are Scorpio rising in Vedic and Sagittarius rising in Western. However, in Vedic astrology, your Sun sign is not Pisces, but Aquarius (as ani identified)! So it sounds like you are mixing placements from the two different systems, which will not make sense.

Vedic astrology uses the physical constellations as the basis for the Zodiac, while Western astrology uses the Vernal equinox as the "starting point" for the sign of Aries. Over 2,000 years ago, these two systems coincided, but due to the "precession of the equinoxes" caused by wobble in the Earth's rotation, they are now approximately a full sign different, depending on where you draw the "ayanamsha" (the difference between the tropical and sidereal zodiacs ... which is uncertain itself, because unlike the vernal equinox that can be measured exactly, there is no measurable "line" between constellations where you can say definitely that one ends and the next one begins!)

Both systems have value, but they have different calculations, methods, and purposes, and they CANNOT be mixed meaningfully. Western astrology is more psychologically oriented, and focuses on understanding personality, potentials, and times when certain activities or departments of life will be easier or more difficult ... it aims to provide an understanding of the forces that act on you, with an eye to adjusting yoursef to the circumstances and making the most of whatever influences are affecting you. Vedic astrology, on the other hand, focuses more on prediction of specific events, and emphasizes destiny over free will.

As a result, both the planetary placements AND the way in which the placements are interpreted by the two systems are quite different!

Hope this confusing information somehow makes things less confusing.

Love,
Greg

Beautifully explained Greg

Hey Morning Storm!!!

Great to see you back here just yesterday
Looking forward to seeing more of you

Love and light

Yellow

Thank you , Gregory.

I still am not sure "whats with saturn??". :-)

Thanks for adding that Greg. I wish I would have known it was here earlier....

Love and light,
Auriel