A major difference between tropical and sidereal astrology does not start with learning planetary names per se, but with how each practitioner’s world is seen. Once the differences are understood, the challenges between the systems become understandable.
The Western separation of nature from humanity creates a different worldview than held in Eastern thought, which is based on the unity of all things. As a result, in the West, the planets are seen as being outside and distant from individuals. Whereas, in Eastern thought, the planets, like everything else, are within every individual. This highlights a different attitude toward the importance of space and affects how astrological information can be used.
In the West and the East, the external position achieved by planetary positions in a birth chart can positively or negatively influence according to Western thought or reflect human choices. According to Eastern thought. Next week this mystery will begin to unfold.
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