Bharatiya Jyotihshastra (History of Indian Astronomy), translated by R. V. Vaidya v2.c14.23

v2.c14.23

Blessed are they who first determined the fundamental principles of astrology: They, for instance, discovered rules like the following: That certain peculiarities attend certain ascendants; that the bodily condition of the native is to be judged from the first house; that the wife from the seventh; that of wealth is considered from a particular house; that a particular line on the palm denotes that the sun occupied a particular sign at birth and so on. We can safely say for the present that the science of astrology is built on some good foundation and that man is *en rapport* with planets.* It is difficult to describe briefly the true nature of astrological works. It is, therefore, proposed to relate the history of this branch in brief.