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Can Vedic Astrology Foretell the Future?

Can Vedic Astrology Foretell the Future ? The unpredictability of future has always driven mankind willy-nilly to the soothsayers. But can the future be truly foretold? The question is highly debatable. Fortune-tellers read the palm and the forehead, the stars and the planets, and most essentially a person's heart and mind. Then they magniloquently state the fate of the person and enlightens her,  as they say, by attempting to focus the cosmic light on an individual's true life path. 'Jyotish' - Dispeller of Darkness The Indian 'science' of foretelling the future - which has become popular as Vedic Astrology the world over, is called 'Jyotish Vidya' or the 'Science of Light'. 'Jyotish', (jyot = light, ish = god) can also be defined as the 'Light of God'. Sacred scriptures refer to Jyotish Vidya as the key to understanding the soul's intention for incarnation. And the Vedic Astrologer or 'Jyotishi', is considere...