Book Presentation

Astrology - An Occult and Spiritual Perception

by Master EK (Ekkirala Krishnamacharya)

The ancient Indian seers compared astrology with a lamp in the room. If you illuminate the lamp in the room, then you will be able to see what is there in the room and walk around without stumbling and faltering. But the light in the room never adds anything to the already existing articles in the room. In a similar manner, the knowledge of astrology works only as a light in your own life. Neither does it add anything to your life, nor does it take away anything from your life. It decides what is there in you and what you are born for and what your endowments are in this world. In that way it is very valuable.

The anthology “Astrology - An Occult and Spiritual Perception” of Master EK's lectures unlocks many mysteries and occult secrets and takes the seekers into the unknown realms of spiritual awakening.

Lectures in the book: 1. The Law of Correspondences; 2. Basics of Spiritual Astrology; 3. The Occultism of Zodiac; 4. The Purpose of Astrology; 5. The Concept of Astrology 6. Spiritual Astrology.

Kulapathi Book Trust, Visakhapatnam, India 2022

Sample:

Question: Is the sickness written in the horoscope?

Answer: Yes, sickness is indicated in the horoscope in the form of the result of what we do. It is said in astrology that self-control neutralises Karma. If the causes of our sickness are controlled, then the disease need not take place. That is what astrological science says. As Alan Leo says to us, "The stars will condition you. They do not compel you to do anything." They work only as your tendencies according to your past habits. We behave only according to our past habits and tendencies.

Suppose, I have been very much addicted to coffee for the past thirty years whereas my brother Michael is not at all addicted to coffee. Now, in the middle of giving a great lecture on astrology, let's presume that someone brings here delicious, fresh coffee. As soon as I smell coffee, my lecture stops. My mind gets diverted towards coffee. Do you think that the cause is coffee? No, the cause is my habit and my addiction to coffee for thirty years. It will not disturb my brother Michael because he has no habit of taking coffee. So, the presence of coffee is not the cause, but my behaviour towards coffee for thirty years is the cause. This is what we call the force of habit. This is what we call tendency. This is what we call Karma and its result and this can be overcome.

Because the presence of God is there in you also, this karma can be burnt into ashes within a split second when His grace showers. That is what astrology also says.

A sickness need not be enjoyed and experienced at all. The ending which we call death may be very healthy without any sickness at all if we understand astrology properly and begin to behave well with our food, with our drink, with our sleep and with our work. That is what the philosophy of astrology says.

Question: Does Pluto influence all the persons and horoscopes?

Answer: Not in all horoscopes. But in the horoscopes where Pluto is on the important degrees of the houses, then only Pluto influences the person. Otherwise Pluto influences only nations and races. The influence upon individuals only indicates that the individual is of a very public nature; he has an important role in the history of the nations. Otherwise in all horoscopes we need not consider Pluto. Only if Pluto exists in one of the cardinal points, exactly to the degree, then only he will influence the individual horoscope. Otherwise the individual is too little to be influenced just as the man on the street is too little to be influenced separately by the government. There is the influence of the government on any of us, but independently and separately there is no influence upon many of us. Either if one holds a very high position with the government, he will be recognized separately or if one goes to the Gallows or Guillotine then he will be recognized.

Pluto indicates either very seriously good or very seriously bad in individual horoscopes. Of course, if the important degrees of that house do not fall upon Pluto, then definitely Pluto has no influence upon the individual horoscope. I know individual horoscopes where Pluto influenced them.

For example, in our native place, there is a great musician who has been my friend since we were students. The seventh house in his horoscope fell exactly upon the degree of Pluto. His astrologer clearly advised him not to get married. But he got married against his advice. As a result his wife died of some un-understandable disease within two years. He remarried but the second wife killed herself with kerosene and fire and the cause was not known by anyone. Owing to this he didn't want to get married the third time but some five years later, he got attached to a nurse who was unmarried. The moment he planned and decided to marry her, her brother who was a police officer suddenly appeared on the scene. He didn't like the idea of them getting married. So, he sent my friend behind bars in the police station for three nights and three days and thus the marriage couldn't materialize. He tried getting married seven times. He has still not succeeded in getting a wife. Therefore the horoscopes get influenced only if exactly the seventh house falls on the degree of Pluto.