Astrology emerged in the context of the Vedas, the ancient holy
writings of the Indian people, which through the Vedic hymns offered
a positive worldview oriented to nature and the pastoral agricultural
life. Astrology, also called Joytisha (meaning of the shining
world of light), complemented this worldview in its attempt to
shine the divine light on the individual's life. As a teacher,
astrological knowledge attempted to dispel the darkness of illusion
and assist the person to understand the purpose of the soul's
present incarnation.