Astrologer, just a learned man ?

We cannot limit him by naming him just an Astrologer. The Shasthras name him as “Deivakkaya” the one who is close to the God. One cannot become an Astrologer by merely having mastery over the Shastras. The knowledge of Shastras hardly take him closer to God. Nor the mastery alone will equip him to guide a seeker. Therefore what is the quality of an Astrologer who could entertain closeness with God ? An Astrologer howsoever knowledgeable he may have, will practically find it harder to ascertain the planetary positions that are changing in immeasurable scale of time unit. An Astrologer, says the shasthras, must have learned the 18 Horas. But it takes 500 years to learn even one Hora!, therefore it is practically impossible to learn all the 18 Horas. Then what is the reason for the existence of that 18 Horas ? The mastery in an Art, any art for that matter is achieved by becoming one with the art and dissolving in it.

We cannot limit him by naming him just an Astrologer. The Shasthras name him as “Deivakkaya” the one who is close to the God. One cannot become an Astrologer by merely having mastery over the Shastras. The knowledge of Shastras hardly take him closer to God. Nor the mastery alone will equip him to guide a seeker. Therefore what is the quality of an Astrologer who could entertain closeness with God ? An Astrologer howsoever knowledgeable he may have, will practically find it harder to ascertain the planetary positions that are changing in immeasurable scale of time unit. An Astrologer, says the shasthras, must have learned the 18 Horas. But it takes 500 years to learn even one Hora!, therefore it is practically impossible to learn all the 18 Horas. Then what is the reason for the existence of that 18 Horas ? The mastery in an Art, any art for that matter is achieved by becoming one with the art and dissolving in it.