Source: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Every time we had to schedule an important event in our family, my mom always used to visit a Jyotish. That’s a very sweet affection of my mother, but also a bad practice and belief unknowingly inherited by her because of deep-rooted astrology influence through society, her ancestors, the media, and the newspaper. There are hardly any parents in Nepal who don’t believe in astrology. The theory behind astrology originates from a background that is associated with an extremely long history of humanity. Astrology started as a scientific thing under the domain of astrophysics in the beginning but later went on to become a pseudo-scientific concept that relied mostly on overly generic statements. The concept of astrology is based on the different movements and alignments of celestial bodies and stars and their impact and influence on human affairs, the future, and behavior. There is no scientific evidence as to how it is possible. My generation as a whole i...