MY EXPERIENCE WITH ASTROLOGERS AND ASTROLOGY
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I had fascination for Astrology right from my adolescent age. It is because of my enchanting personal experience with some of the traditional Astrologers who could predict the nature and timing of events precisely. Till my twenties I did not have any idea about learning of Astrology, because I was not in a conducive environment. But I had a keen interest to learn Astrology.
I was born at Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu. My school days were spent at this place. I studied up to Diploma in Electrical and Electronics Engineering at my birth place. On completion of Diploma in Electrical and Electronics Engineering, I joined government service at age of twenty. The first place of posting was at Bangalore. I stayed there from March 1989 to December 1996.
I was forced to spend my evening hours alone at Bangalore as a bachelor. In order to kill the free time I started reading books. Once I went in search of old books. While walking on the road side of Avenue Road, I found an Astrology book written in Tamil. I bought it for two rupees. I read the book; again I went in search of Astrological books on the road side of Bangalore city. I could collect good number of old books written in English.
I started reading several books on ‘Astrology’. In the mean time I could collect many more new books from ‘SAPNA BOOK HOUSE’, Bangalore. I collected many Tamil books also from my birth place. I read those books like a mad man. After reading several Books, I tried to apply the astrological rules to horoscope, but nothing was fitting to my birth chart. I was very much disappointed. I was about to lose my confidence in Astrology.
One day a thought occurred to me that I should meet some experienced Astrologer and get his guidance, so that I can continue my learning. I approached many senior Astrologers for guidance. But I could not get anything out of them. I was almost about to leave the idea of learning.
In the mean time I saw an advertisement of Shri.R.G.Rao, an Astro-Palmist from Bangalore, in a Tamil magazine by name ‘Matha Jothidam’. He had given the advertisement for sale of his book with a title “Transit of planets on thy birth chart” This book has been written on the basis of Nadi granthaas available in Tamil Nadu.
I visited Shri.R.G.Rao’s house at Bangalore, and bought his book. I started reading his books. I visited him several times and got some guidance from him. He took palm print of mine, and analyzed my birth chart along palm print. He gave me in writing that you will become a known person in the society at the age of thirty three, which has come true in my life. After gaining some confidence in me he gave two books titled as “ CORE OF NADI ASTROLOGY” AND “ADVANCED COURSE ON ASTRO PALMISTRY” . He told me that these books have not yet been published, but I am giving these books to you since I have a confidence in you and you are the second person receiving these books from me. He blessed by putting akshata over my head. Further he told me that do not go to any body for any guidance; you can learn Astrology by yourself.
I acquired good knowledge on ‘Nadi Astrology’ by the grace of my Nadi guru Shri.R.G.Rao. Till today I have not found any equals to him. I have read his entire lot of books. His books are really a great boon to Astrologers. Those who do not read his books are really unlucky.
In December 1996 I was transferred to Secunderabad, Andra Pradesh. There I met a friend by name Shri.RSN Murthy. He helped me in typing my first book ‘SECRETS OF NADI ASTROLOGY’. I was looking for a publisher to publish my book. During my search I met a person by name Shri. SATHYANARAYANA NAIK’. Basically he was a KP Astrologer. He developed interest in Nadi Astrology by seeing my successful predictions. Shri. RSN Murthy and Shri. SATHYANARAYANA NAIK both of them learned Nadi Astrology from me. They were my first students.
Shri. SATHYANARAYANA NAIK took a copy of my first book and he promised me to publish it through some publisher in Hyderabad. He did not keep his promise, but did something else which I do not want mention here. I up loaded the copy my first book in one of the astrology discussion forum in yahoo groups for the benefit of public. Today the book ‘SECRETS OF NADI ASTROLOGY’ is everywhere in internet without an address of the Author. I dropped the idea of writing in English further.
I wrote a book in Tamil during my stay at Secunderabad. I shown un published manuscript to one of the Tamil speaking Astrologer by name Shri. GURURAMASUBBU, during one of his visit to Secunderabad to attend a Astrological conference arranged by Shri.Srinivas. He took a Xerox copy from me. I think it was in 1997.
In between I got married in Jun 1997. I had two children, first child was born in Aug 1998 and the second one was in Aug 1999. I was totally absorbed in family life. In June 2001 I was transferred to Trivandrum, Kerala.
During my journey to Trivandrum I met one of my relative; he encouraged me to write in Tamil magazine. I started writing in Tamil. Initially many Astrologers ridiculed me of my writings about Nadi Astrology. They demanded evidence of my writings from classical astrological books. Today the same Astrologers are stealing my writings and trying to establish themselves as authority on Nadi Astrology.
I have written 16 books on Astrology so far; out of which 14 have been already published 2 are yet to be published.
I feel proud that my writings are worth stealing. Many have acquired degrees by using my writings, but without any acknowledgement. I did my duty, rest I left with god.
Today many are trying to establish themselves as Nadi gurus, without knowing the base of Nadi Astrology. God only must help the students.