Astrological compatibility (synastry) is the branch of the

astrology Astrology is a range of Divination, divinatory practices, recognized as pseudoscientific since the 18th century, that propose that information about human affairs and terrestrial events may be discerned by studying the apparent positions ...

, that is meant to show compatibility of romantic partners. A natal horoscope is a chart or map of the angles of the

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s in the

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and their positions in the

zodiac The zodiac is a belt-shaped region of the sky that extends approximately 8° north and south celestial latitude of the ecliptic – the apparent path of the Sun across the celestial sphere over the course of the year. Within this zodiac ...

at the exact time of a person's birth. These

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s represent the positive and negative relationships between the

s. These relationships describe the relationship between the two people under consideration. Compatibility between Zodiac signs is always approached within a particular branch of astrological tradition:

Western astrology Western astrology is the system of astrology most popular in Western countries. It is historically based on Ptolemy's '' Tetrabiblos'' (2nd century CE), which in turn was a continuation of Hellenistic and ultimately Babylonian traditions. West ...

, Vedic astrology or

Chinese astrology Chinese astrology is based on traditional Chinese astronomy and the Chinese calendar. Chinese astrology flourished during the Han dynasty (2nd century BC to 2nd century AD). Chinese astrology has a close relation with Chinese philosophy (theor ...

Compatibility in Western astrology

This principle was most clearly demonstrated in modern times by the work of

Carl Jung Carl Gustav Jung ( ; ; 26 July 1875 – 6 June 1961) was a Swiss psychiatrist, psychotherapist, and psychologist who founded the school of analytical psychology. A prolific author of Carl Jung publications, over 20 books, illustrator, and corr ...

in his book ''

Synchronicity Synchronicity () is a concept introduced by Carl Jung, founder of analytical psychology, to describe events that coincide in time and appear meaningfully related, yet lack a discoverable causal connection. Jung held that this was a healthy fu ...

''. Jung was exploring the nature of coincidence for a study. He was offered a collection of over 400 pairs of horoscopes of married couples for this purpose. Jung randomized half of the pairs of horoscopes and attempted to find the couples who were actually married. Jung found a correlation between the married couples that matched astrological prediction. Astonished, he questioned his influence in the study and repeated the experiment with the same results. He again changed his methods and again arrived at the results astrologers predicted. He could not find a causal relationship to explain his correlations, so he termed Synchronicity an acausal principle.

Compatibility in Indian astrology

The Hindu/Indian system of examining compatibility based on horoscopes of the aspirant couple is unique. The fundamental concept of matching horoscopes emanates from constellations occupied by the Ascendant/Lagna ( Lagna) at the time of births of bride and bridegroom. Individuals inherit qualities of the birth constellation. Various constellations represent different nature in respect of their casts, animals presented by them, sex, ''Gana'' (God/man/demon), humour, birds ruled, primordial elements, Gotra, directions ruled, consonants and vowels, mutual harmony and repulsion with certain stars, beneficence to the other stars by virtue of mutual distance etc. Based on the birth constellations, the following aspects are examined ''Varna, Vashya, Tara, Yoni, Gana, Graha Maitri, Bhakoota, Nadi, Mahendra, Vedha, Rajju, Stree Deergha, Linga, Gotra, Varga and Yujja'' for checking compatibility. In another system, only eight of these factors are given importance and are assigned numeric values – ''Varna'' (1 point), ''Vashya'' (2 Points), ''Tara'' (3 points), ''Yoni'' (4 points), ''Graha Maitri'' (5 points), ''Gana'' (6 points), ''Bhakoota'' (7 points) and ''Nadi'' (8 points). The total of these factors adds up to 36 points and a horoscope is considered to be matched only if the compatibility score is more than 18.

Synchronicity: An Acausal Connecting Principle. Bollingen, Switzerland: Bollingen Foundation. * Joseph F. Goodavage, Write Your Own Horoscope (1968, Hardcover) * The Diagram Group. (2004). "The Book of the Zodiac". Publisher: Sterling Publishing Co., Inc. * Ronald Davison. (1983). "Synastry: Understanding Human Relations Through Astrology". Publisher: Aurora Press, Inc. * E. W. Neville. (1997). "Planets in Synastry: Astrological Patterns of Relationships". Publisher: Whitford Press, Inc. * Christine Rakela. (2004). "Love Relationship Formula: Predicting Romantic Success with Astrology ". Publisher: Llewellyn Publications, Inc. * Paul Westran. (2006). "When Stars collide : Why we love, who we love and when we love them". For astrological compatibility in Indian Astrology * H.Defouw – R.E.Svoboda (2000). "Light on Relationships: The Synastry of Indian Astrology". Publisher: Weiser Books. For astrological compatibility in Chinese astrology, see: * Theodora Lau. (1997). "Chinese Horoscopes Guide to Relationships". Publisher: Doubleday Publishing. * Suzanne White. (1998). Chinese Astrology: Plain and Simple. Publisher: Tuttle Publishing. * Suzanne White. (1998) New Astrology: A Unique Synthesis of the World's Two Great Astrological Systems: The Chinese and Western * Theodora Lau. (1999). Handbook of Chinese Horoscopes. Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers.

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