Dear Shri KRS, Well, it is true that I have closed my mind about certain things, but I disagree that it was never open. As one trained in science I am surprised you are saying this. Scientists are required to do nothing that does not interest them. It is up to the interested people to make it happen. With thousands of crores of rupees in their coffers, I don't know why one of the religious mathams that believe in this sort of thing fund such a study and show it to the skeptics that it really works. It is not about money - it isw about finding able researchers who can find peers to evaluate their research, and more importantly the ability to publish in reputed Scientific Journals. Professor Mark Urban-Lurain teaches Statistical Mathematics. He wanted to do his research applying Statistics to Western Astrolgy, trying to find correlations. Guess what? It was not easy. Especially read his words on the fate of a couple of Professors who supported him. Please read the following speech by him:2005 Graduation - Speech by Mark Urban-Lurain: Kepler Graduates' Influence in Academia Again, this is surprising coming from one trained as a scientist. Of course, the scientific community will reject unsubstantiated claims, like the one about Mayandi Swamigal, but if you demonstrate using valid statistical procedures and replicate it, people will take notice and it will no longer be mere superstition. But this can come only from true believers. A non-believer has two things going against him/her (i) proving a negative is impossible and (ii) even if they show it does not work in one study, the believers will go on believing, nothing will be achieved. Careers are involved. Institutional mindset against anything unconventional comes in to play. Add to it the lack of tools to prove correlation. You should know these, as you are in Academics as well. Please read the presentations here given by the above cited professor: https://www.msu.edu/~urban/kepler/sy...2001/index.htm I know there was an adjustment made to the zodiac signs, but AFAIK, it was not about the validity or untenability of astrology in general. The point is the 'scientific' person twisted the facts to sensationalize the hypothesis that Astrology is wrong. He did not know what he was talking about. I think it is wrong to write them as facts. and scientists are aware of this than anyone else. I have said this many times, science is not complete and it may never be complete. Taking a cue from Mahakavi, ஆயிரம் உண்டிங்கு சந்தேகம், எனில் மூடநம்பிக்கை ஆமோ விவேகம். The mistake you make is that an absence of scientific proof does not relegate something as 'superstition'. There are eye witness accounts as Sri Nacchinarkiniyan posted about a car not starting in a clearance in the middle of a forest. My own grandmother, who was exposed to a location where there were dead bodies, started speaking in fluent French (attested by those who knew French) that lasted for a while. She was barely literate. These are valid eye witness accounts. Now are these accounts false and the events did not happen, because Science can not explain them? I have studied and applied the vedic astrology principles to predict events in my life. It has been more than 60% accurate, I must say. About 15% of things I predicted were not accurate, it was due to timing (Events happened, but not in the time frame I predicted). This is called empirical evidence. I really think that Science has an inbuilt prejudice against thease ancient disciplines, because they are now controlled by atheists who have no use for the idea that life is magic. I make a promise to you Shri KRS, if astrology or psychic power or any other supernatural claims is methodically shown to be true to the satisfaction of the scientific community, I will have no hesitation offering an unconditional apology to all of you and even support the advancement of these fields. Sorry to say this: Bah Humbug! Cheers!