What “Method” Means in Astrology (and What It Does Not)

Astrology discussions often collapse into outcomes: predictions, accuracy claims, and anecdotal success or failure.

This forum begins at a different level — method.

By method, I mean the underlying rules that govern interpretation:

• what is allowed to signify what

• how contradictions are resolved

• what assumptions are made before interpretation even begins

Different systems (Vedic, KP, Western, etc.) disagree less on symbols than they do on methodological commitments — often implicitly.

This thread is meant to clarify:

• what “method” actually refers to in astrological practice

• where methodological disagreements genuinely lie

• and where discussions confuse method with outcome

This is not a place for predictions or chart readings.

If you reply, focus on rules and assumptions, not results.