Debunking Astrology

Astrology is said to be the discipline that teaches us how to create horoscopes and use the positions of celestial bodies, to understand and interpret Human existence on Earth, at least that what it says on PowerFortunes.com. I often encounter articles and comments questioning whether astrology is a science or trying to prove or disprove astrology in scientific terms. Personally, I don't see how an analogy between astrology and modern day science can be drawn. Science and astrology are two very different disciplines, based on very different principles. Science follows the principles of experimentation, observation and inference, scientific principles must have theoretical or mathematical proof that must always be consistent. Although astrology has it's own set of well defined principles, they very different to those of science.
In spite of what many astrologers may claim, astrology is not without limitations and before we can go about proclaiming astrology a science or otherwise, we have to understand what these are. Astrology (Vedic) is believed to be the product of divine inspiration and was imparted to the Hindu sage, 'Bhrigu' by the Goddess of wealth, 'Mahalakshmi'. This knowledge was recorded in ancient sacred texts, of which only remnants still remain. As explained on www.PowerFortunes.com, science and astrology are base on diametrically opposite points of view, in that science is still grappling with compelling questions about the Universe, about the creation of the Universe, the possibility of parallel Universes, that infinitesimally small fraction of a second after the Big Bang and the beginning of time.
Our knowledge is so limited that these questions themselves sound absurd. For instance, the twin Vedic planets, 'Rahu' and 'Ketu' are unique to Vedic astrology. The colour of 'Rahu' is black and that of 'Ketu' is grey. The similarity between 'Rahu' and 'Ketu' and black holes is quite striking, the opposite end of a black hole is thought to be a white dwarf. Another case in point and also featured on PowerFortunes.com, is the relevance of the number, '108', which is the number of beads in a Hindu prayer bead rosary. The Sun's diameter is about 108 times that of the Earth's and the distance between the Earth and the Moon is approximately 108 times the Moon's diameter. In my opinion, in order to explain or debunk astrology, a scientist would have to first understand and be well versed with the principles of astrology and should be able to practice astrology. In addition to being used to make predictions about the future, Vedic astrology also allows for remedial measures, through the use of gemstones, talismans, prayer ceremonies, chanting of Mantras etc.
According to the ancient Vedic scriptures, a parallel Universe, complete with planets, stars, constellations etc exists in the human body. Vedic astrology recognizes nine planets, twelve zodiacs and 28 constellations. When we on Earth pray to or appease the power representing a planet, by acquiring it's gemstone or Yantra, we are actually tapping into the power of the planet, present in our own parallel Universe. What we have to remember is that astrology notwithstanding, everybody goes through good times and bad times. The basic principle of astrology is that deeds and actions (karam) are above all. Just like God, astrology helps those, who help themselves, but using our knowledge of astrology, we can change the influences of astrological forces, so we can make more of good times and reduce the negative effects of bad times.