Sorry,  i  have  had  some  further insights  here on  an  intuitive  level,  stemming  from  personal  experience.  I  would  go  with  your  heart. Follow  your  dreams.  Go  for  it.  One  other  thing  about  your  chart.  You  are  currently  running  a  sade  sati.  This  will  explain  your  present  ungroundedness  considering  that  you  are  not  in  a  ketu  period.  anymore.  THat's  why  i  said  about  fasting  on  saturday.  'THe  miracle  of  fasting'  book (P.Bragg)  i  would  read  before  really.  Sade  sati  is  a  time  of  electtrical  storms  and  hurricanes,  so  take  shelter,  it  will  pass,  instead  learn  and  take  the  opportunity  to  develop  the  inner  life  more  and  more.  Enjoy  family  and try   and  do  some  volunteering  work  with  a  charitable/  religious  organisation  of  your  choice.  for  a  few  hours  or  more  every  week.  Warm  unrefined  sesame  oil  on  the  feet  can  be  good  too.  Wear  socks  after.  Enjoy  nature  and  take  good  rest.  You'll  be  allright,  you'll  come  out  a  whole  lot  stronger.  Saturn  or  the  Grandfather  spirit  is  trying  to  make  you  wise These  are  blessings  in  disguise.  
Hari  om  tat  sat
Ian

Hey,

Personally, i think that sometimes a merge of both could more accurately tell you your personality. It may or may not clash with each other. So why do we have to choose? Get the best of both worlds!!  

A very good example is me.... I am a Virgo and in the Chinese Zodiac, i am the Ox and both complements each other pretty well....


Hope this helps



Cheers
Mandy

Ya those 2 do compliment each other.

Why i wanted to choose was because mine are opposties.

Western: Taurus
Chinese: Horse

As you can tell..   not quiet best of friends.

Hi,

I have a beginner's level of knowledge regarding western astrology, and very little knowledge about Chinese and Vedic astrology.

My thoughts are that it isnt necessarily a case of each being "true" or "false".

I think that each have different aspects that they contribute, and may be best applied in different scenarios, depending on what it is that you are trying to learn, or take from it. I prefer to use multiple avenues rather than just one, as surely this would allow a better understanding?


I also think that the degree of accuracy also relates to level to which you learn and understand the craft. For example, if someone only know about "sun signs" in western astrology, it would appear that it has limited accuracy. However that (in my view) is because they only have a fragment of the whole picture, and as more is learnt, the bigger and clearer the picture gets.

Is it the same for Vedic and Chinese astrology?

Well i studied western, vedic and chinese astrology...all are good in their own ways but i was really impressed when i read somewhere that ancient emperors of China were using western or arabic astrology for their prophecies...Anyway in vedic astrology there are castes and other stuffs not specific for western people...but vedic astrology is for sure very accurate...Just try !


Hi,
Castes are used in Vedic astrology to denote the 'nature and professions of persons'. There are 4 natures and professions like the 4 castes.

RishiRahul