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譯者 雪素、夢鷹
整理 雪素
All great ancient civilizations centered their cultures on profound systemsof astrology, connecting conditions and events on the Earth with cosmicinfluences deriving from the stars.
一直以來，所有偉大遠古文明中的文化，都圍繞著一個深奧的佔星系統發展，藉助來自宇宙星辰的影響將地球上的狀況和事件聯繫起來。
Whether it isIndia or China, Egypt or Babylonia, or the Mayas and Incans of America, we findin each case an astrological foundation for their spiritual cultures.
不論是印度還是中國，埃及還是巴比倫，抑或是瑪雅人和印加人，在這每一種古老文明中，我們都能找到與它們精神文化相應的佔星基礎。
Astrology andits measure of sacred time formed the basis of their calendars, which sought toorganize human life according to celestial forces more certain than our merelypersonal desires and calculations.
佔星術以其對神聖時刻 (sacred time) 的測量，形成了這些古文明的曆法基石，通過天體的運行(celestial forces) 來規劃人類的生活，這樣的規劃比我們單純靠個人的欲望和考慮更加準確。
Even theancient cultures of Europe like the Greeks, Romans, Celts and Germans, haddetailed systems of astrology, as have all communities that recognize thesacred nature of the universe.
甚至歐洲的古老文明，如希臘文明、羅馬文明、凱爾特文明，日耳曼文明以及所有其他認識到宇宙神聖本質的文明體系，都有著詳細的佔星系統。
Similarly, all systems of traditional medicine East and West possess correspondingforms of astrology, which are essential to both their theory and theirpractice.
相似的，東西方所有傳統醫學體系都有著相對應的來自佔星的理念，這對它們的理論與實踐都是至關重要，必不可少的。
Notably,Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has the IChing and Chinese astrology， while the Ayurvedicmedicine of India has Vedic astrology.
值得一提的是，中國的中藥體系紮根於易經與中國佔星術，而印度的阿育吠陀醫學則紮根於吠陀佔星術。
TraditionalEuropean medicine going back to the Greeks included western astrologicaltraditions, which were part of pagan traditions in general.
追溯到古希臘傳統的歐洲醫學，它們包含著西方的佔星傳統，總的來說曾經是被視為異教傳統的一部分。
Connecting healing and astrology - or the practice of medical astrology - isone of the deepest and most lasting investigations of our species.
把療愈與佔星結合，換言之，佔星醫學的實踐，是我們人類最深入、最持久的研究領域之一。
It is as oldas all such great ancient cultures and their astrologically based rituals tokeep human life in harmony with the cosmos.
而正是這些偉大古老的文明與他們建立於佔星術的儀式，保持了人類的生命與宇宙相和諧。
We have longlooked to the stars and the heavens for guidance, grace and healing energy, forunderstanding human existence in a deeper perspective in which we can touch theeternal and the infinite.
我們長久以來都仰望星空，看向天堂，為了尋找指引、賜福與療愈的能量，為了找尋更深層次的視角來理解我們自身的存在，並於其中觸摸到永恆與無限。
Today we areentering into a new planetary age, in which ancient, native and traditionalsystems of healing and spirituality are once more being honored.
今天，我們正在進入一個新的行星時代，這是一個古老的、原生的並且傳統的靈性與療愈系統再次被看見、被尊重的時代。
In thiscontext an examination of the astrology of healing is relevant, if not crucialfor reclaiming that older and perhaps wiser heritage of our species.
在這個時代背景下，對於與療愈有關的佔星術的再度審視，就算不是對於重現人類這一更古老更智慧的文明遺產是關鍵的，也至少是相關的。
阿育吠陀是吠陀的一個分支。阿育吠陀是一個比較古老的偏醫學和生命方面的分支。
【資料】
吠陀：吠陀，意為明、知識，它是印度最古老的文獻材料和文體形式，主要文體是讚美詩、祈禱文和咒語，是印度人世代口口相傳、長年累月結集而成的。「吠陀」的意思是「知識」、「啟示」的意思。"吠陀"用古梵文寫成，是印度宗教﹑哲學及文學之基礎。
分類：它包括很多具體的經典，通常的說法包括"四吠陀"，分別是:
①《梨俱吠陀》(ṛgveda)[即"贊誦明論"]，
②《娑摩吠陀》(sāmaveda)[即"歌詠明論"],
③《夜柔吠陀》(yajurveda)[即"祭祀明論"]，
④《阿達婆吠陀》(atharvaveda)[即"禳災明論"]。
更廣義的說法，還包括其他經典。如"奧義書(Upaniṣad)"、"薄伽梵歌(BhagavadGītā)"等。
阿育吠陀：「Ayurveda」為梵文，中文一般譯為「阿育吠陀」或「生命吠陀醫學」，阿育吠陀是梵文，由兩個字合成的：Ayur意指「生命」， Veda意為「知識」，因此阿育吠陀一詞的意思為生命的科學。阿育吠陀醫學不僅是一門醫學體系，而且代表著一種健康的生活方式。
Vedic astrology is India's traditional system of reading the stars, the planetsand the entire movement of time.
吠陀佔星是印度觀測恆星、行星和整個時間運動的傳統系統。
It wasoriginally called Vedanga Jyotish,meaning the study of light (Jyoti) which is a limb of the Veda (Vedanga).
吠陀佔星最初被稱為 Vedanga Jyotish，意為「光 (Jyoti) 的研究」，對光的研究是吠陀的一個分支。
It was alsocalled Jyotirveda, the 'light Veda'or 'science of light'.
它也同時被稱為，Jyotirveda，意為「光之吠陀」或者「光的科學」。
Ayurveda, which means the 'science of life', is the corresponding Vedic system ofnatural healing for both body and mind.
阿育吠陀，意為「生命的科學」，是和吠陀系統中對身體與心靈的自然療愈相對應的分支。
Both areliving branches of an ancient sacred science that arose in an older era inwhich humanity had a greater intuitive connection with continuity, thoughshaken by hostile forces, has remained unbroken.
VedangaJyotish 和 Ayurveda 兩個分支都屬於古老神聖學問 (science) 的活化石，它們都是起源於一個更古老的時代，那個人類與當下的連續性有更高的直覺連接的時代，這是一種雖然被衝突的敵對的力量動搖，但也依然屹立不滅的直覺，延續至今。
These systemsare undergoing a renaissance today as we once more learn to look within.
這些系統如今正在進行著一場復興，因為我們正重新學會看向內在。
Vedic astrology is an extraordinary predictive and counseling tool.
吠陀佔星是一個非凡的預測工具和諮詢渠道。
There are manywonderful stories of how Vedic astrologers can pinpoint specific events in aperson's life with uncanny accuracy.
關於吠陀佔星師，以一種不可思議的精準性準，確指出一個人人生中的具體事件的這種精彩故事，數不勝數。
Yet Vedicastrologers are not only good at prediction, they can relate deep wisdom abouta person's life purpose, karma and spiritual path.
然而，吠陀佔星師不僅僅擅長於預測，他們可以將生命意義，因果業力和靈性道路與更深層次的智慧聯繫起來。
I myself havevisited several Vedic astrologers in India who could relate the main events ofmy life, my future development, and past and future life implications withextraordinary precision and with notable wisdom.
我個人曾經就在印度親自拜訪過很多吠陀佔星師，他們可以把我生命中的主要事件，我的未來發展，我的過去和未來課題，用一種極高的精準性和極為顯著的智慧聯繫起來。
Some Vedicastrologers are thought to be psychics for this reason, though they may be onlydescribing what the Vedic birth chart can reveal to one trained and experiencedin astrological insight.
因此，有些吠陀佔星師被認為是通靈者，然而他們也許只是從一個受過訓練、經驗豐富的佔星師的角度來描述吠陀本命星盤給他們揭示的信息。
Similarly, Ayurveda is a precise and comprehensive tool for healing physicaland psychological well-being, promoting optimal health, energy and vitality.
相似的，阿育吠陀是一個用來療愈身心健康，促進最佳健康狀況、最佳能量和氣場的精確並全面的工具。
There are manyinstances of Ayurvedic doctors introducing changes in a person's life, fromsimple dietary or life-style modifications, to special herbs or internalcleansings that can literally rejuvenate us, curing long standing andintractable health problems of various types.
經常會有阿育吠陀的醫生通過提出對簡單飲食、生活習慣的改變，或者使用特殊草藥或者使人們真正重新充滿活力的內在淨化，這一系列的手法，成功去除病人一些長期病痛或者疑難雜症的例子。
Because ofsuch occurrences, some Ayurvedic doctors are regarded as magical healers,though they may only be employing practices based upon understanding the lawsof nature and the movement of the life-force, such as Ayurveda has taught them.
正因為這些例子，很多阿育吠陀醫生被認為是魔法療愈師，儘管他們也許只是在運用阿育吠陀中所教導的自然法則和生命力量運轉方式。
These two Vedic systems and their magic come together in the 'Vedicastrology of healing' or 'Ayurvedic astrology'.
這兩個吠陀體系和它們蘊含的不可思議的魔力，匯聚成了「吠陀佔星療法」，又稱為「阿育吠陀佔星術」。
Ayurvedicastrology shows us how to optimize both factors of our health and our destiny,our vitality and our karma, so that we can realize our highest potential inlife, with our earthly life following the model of heavenly forces and theirconsciousness-promoting outcomes.
阿育吠陀佔星像我們展示了如何最大限度優化我們的身體與命運，能量與業力這兩個因素，從而實現自我在生命中的最大潛力，讓我們在地球上的生命遵循著神聖力量的模式，遵循著它們帶來的意識進化的結果。
Ayurvedicastrology shows how we can heal ourselves through the stars, bringing theenergies of the cosmos into our lives so that we can once more touch theuniversal light.
阿育吠陀佔星向我們展示了我們該如何通過星辰療愈自我，如何將宇宙的能量帶入我們的生活，如此我們可以再一次觸碰到宇宙之光。
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