posted September 29, 2015 03:31 PM            

Even my nodes have switched to the preceeding sign and I don't relate to them at all. The tropical sign for my nodes is more fitting.

posted September 30, 2015 08:22 AM            

Anyway I think the problem here lies in you applying Western astrological thought onto the Vedic system and you can't do that. For one thing, Aquarius in Vedic is ruled by Saturn and Pisces by Jupiter. You should also check out your nakstra (I know I spelled that wrong). It gives you more insight into your ascendant. It's also important not to get caught in one placement/aspect you don't completely resonate with without looking at the WHOLE chart first.

posted October 01, 2015 03:44 AM            

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Originally posted by Belage:
In Western astrology I am Pisces rising, but in Vedic I am Aquarius rising. I don't resonate with Aquarius rising at all. I really feel the Neptunian influence as an underlying fabric of my life in practically everything I do.

Even my nodes have switched to the preceeding sign and I don't relate to them at all. The tropical sign for my nodes is more fitting.

Is it possible to use Vedic astrology while keeping the tropical zodiac instead of the sidereal zodiac?

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hey there
try going to astrosage.com and see what ascendant you get?
some astrologers mix the house systems, depends what works for you. personally i don't mix the 2 doesn't really work for me.

check your moon nakshatra, google has tons of descriptions for nakshatras.

that should give you a clearer picture.
aspects to your ascendant changes things around too. vedic is deep they call it a super science, so many things to consider.

in vedic astrology your ascendant is basically your entire
existence.

posted October 01, 2015 08:34 AM            

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Originally posted by Belage:
You're right.
I just checked my Nakshastra (??), and even though I am Aquarius rising in Vedic, the lord of that particular rising degree is Jupiter. So that brings me back to feeling more Piscean than Aquarian.

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If that's the case then maybe you just have a lot of Piscean energy in your chart. That doesn't necessarily mean you're a Pisces though. Take me for example.

For the longest time when I really young and dabbling in Western astrology, I thought I wasn't an Aries entirely. The generic descriptions simply weren't me. I wasn't aggressive, etc. (in fact it seemed like everyone around me was aggressive/pushy towards me). But once I saw my whole birth chart I started to understand why I was indeed an Aries.

My sign was on the 12th along with my Sun. Obviously that made some major changes. I also had a bad aspect to Neptune which is somewhat powerful in my chart. My ruler, Mars, was retrograde and in an earth sign. In fact I was earth and fixed dominant. So with all that in mind, it actually did make sense that I was an Arian, just not the typical one due to my placements heavily modifying that standard description.

posted October 01, 2015 09:19 AM            

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Originally posted by KilowJay:
Hey, could you guys give me the link to a reliable Vedic astrology natal chart calculator, one that also lists the nakshatras

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posted October 01, 2015 07:14 PM            

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Originally posted by NoireAries:
If that's the case then maybe you just have a lot of Piscean energy in your chart. That doesn't necessarily mean you're a Pisces though. Take me for example.

For the longest time when I really young and dabbling in Western astrology, I thought I wasn't an Aries entirely. The generic descriptions simply weren't me. I wasn't aggressive, etc. (in fact it seemed like everyone around me was aggressive/pushy towards me). But once I saw my whole birth chart I started to understand why I was indeed an Aries.

My sign was on the 12th along with my Sun. Obviously that made some major changes. I also had a bad aspect to Neptune which is somewhat powerful in my chart. My ruler, Mars, was retrograde and in an earth sign. In fact I was earth and fixed dominant. So with all that in mind, it actually did make sense that I was an Arian, just not the typical one due to my placements heavily modifying that standard description.

The point in that little example is to show that maybe you are an Aquarius rising Vedically but the only reason you don't feel that way can be a mix of denial and other modifications in your chart you're not looking at because you're so caught up in feeling like being an Aquarius rising is wrong. Anyway, look at the rest of your chart and check out what nikki01 said.

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posted October 02, 2015 04:31 PM            

i guess it's just hard for me after so many years of understanding myself as Western Pisces rising to make the switch to Vedic Aquarius rising. For some people, making the switch feels natural, like "ahh, that explains why I didn't quite relate to my western rising sign", but for me it doesn't.

posted October 19, 2015 05:15 AM            

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Originally posted by Belage:
I just wanted to come back to this thread to say that as I am learning more about Vedic and as I am studying more what Aquarius means in Vedic, I can see better how I can be Aquarius rising, as a Poorva Bhadra Nakshatra. The interpretations I read even provided a perfect description of my dad and that was a wow moment. The physical appearance also fits to a T except that I am rather tall.

So as I am learning more Jyotish, I am going to use and compare both system (tropical vs sidereal) for rising signs and see which one I am going to keep for good in the end.

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