Spirituality and Astrology

[Guest guest]

Hi, I find that there is no better place to ask this question , Is spirituality related to astrology? An Astrologer told me many things about my behavior, my past experiences and about my "past lives" and the lessons to be learnt. He even said that I am very religious and philosophical, which is true. He says I am religious because the planets have that effect on me. Is this true? If it is, how is this related to ishvara and the concept of God controlling everything?

[Guest guest]

Vedic astrology has very deep routes in certain avenues of spirituality, yes. But the science is too approximate to be taken wholly seriously. You are better off not thinking about what the Astrologer says about you and the planetary influences on you - better to discover yourself and God through Bhakti Yoga.