Many people are of opine that 'unfortunately and however much we may wish, we cannot get a glimpse of our past or future life, as an impenetrable iron curtain seems to hang down at birth and death, separating the past, the present and the future'. Therefore, many people take it granted that an entirely new life comes in to being at the birth, after its life span and disappears forever. Good and bad actions earn their reward and punishment right here on the earth. Any sin committed, is liquidated by sincere repentance and confession before God, probably at later age –after retirement?

The fact is that 'no life comes into being suddenly out of void nor disappears at the death into nothing, life is a continuum; an endless cycle of births'- is how put by the great Sri Shankaracharya :

PUNARAPHI JANANAM PUNARAPHI MARANAM
PUNARAPHI JANANI JATRE SHAYANAM

Once Again Birth, Once Again Death,
Once Again Lying In Mother's Womb.

Nevertheless, to have a peep in to the future and learn if possible of what is there in store has held fascination for many all over the world from times immemorial. No wonder man has investigated every possible avenue, which holds promise. Many interesting methods of forecasting like Palmistry, Prasna, Upasaka, Samudrika, Tarot, Nadi etc and etc are prevailing in our country, but Vedic Astrology and to very lesser extent of the above said methods can rightfully claim a large number of votaries.

Vedic Astrology is a brilliant subject and a careful handling and thorough practice of this sacred subject will definitely yield required positive results. Astrologers may err but not the antiquity of Vedic Astrology.