One of the biggest problem with astrology today is the illusion of mastery.
Jyotish is profoundly complex—it requires decades of study, deep observation, and relentless refinement. And yet, people complete a few courses, get a certificate, and suddenly become "masters" or "acharyas." This is absurd. We are barely even good students of this subject, let alone authorities on it.
But modern astrology thrives on the fast-track to expertise. Certifications are handed out. Workshops promise to turn you into a professional astrologer in six weeks. Social media rewards confidence over competence, and before you know it, someone who has read fewer than 50 charts is now teaching others.
Jyotish isn’t something you just memorize. It’s not about knowing which planet "rules" what or reciting yogas from a book. Every chart is a living structure of time and consciousness. And until you’ve seen planetary principles play out in real life, over and over again, across hundreds of cases, you don’t actually know anything—you just think you do.
Even the greatest Jyotishis of the past never claimed mastery. They worked for decades refining their understanding. They approached charts with humility, not certainty. Meanwhile, today’s astrology scene is flooded with overconfident astrologers handing out predictions and remedies as if they were absolute truths.
This isn’t just an intellectual issue—it’s ethically irresponsible. Astrology deals with real people’s lives. It’s one thing to be wrong in a debate. It’s another to misguide someone who has come to you for clarity. The moment an astrologer stops questioning their own knowledge, they stop being a Jyotishi.
Most people practicing astrology today aren’t actually testing their knowledge. They’re parroting book definitions, repeating what their teacher told them, or making claims that sound profound but have never been verified through actual observation. That’s not Jyotish. That’s ideology disguised as knowledge.
The only real way to respect Jyotish is to acknowledge how little we actually know. Instead of rushing to claim expertise, we should be deepening our own study, refining our ability to observe, and questioning everything we think we understand.
The problem is not astrology itself. The problem is the way astrology is practiced, taught, and sold.
If there’s any real “mastery” in Jyotish, it starts with admitting that we are lifelong students. And if you can’t do that, you have no business practicing it.
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