Well first thing is how do you measure success.
For example
- The success of a cricketer like Say a Virat Kohli (cricketer) is measured by how many runs he makes in a match.
- The success of an actor(ess) like say Anushka Sharma (actor) is measured by how well their movie does in the box office
- The success of a businessman/ like say a Jeff Bezos (of Amazon fame) is measured by how well they run their company (keep employees, vendors, customers and shareholders satisfied) and how much value are they creating for their stakeholders (customers, vendors, employees & shareholders)
- The success of a CEO like Sundar Pichai is measured by how well he runs the company, how satisfied are the customers, employees ,vendors, shareholders, the board and the promoters with his performance.
- The success of a singer like say Shreya Ghoshal (singer) is measured by how well she sings and how many people wish to hear her singing.
- The success of an athlete like say a Dipa Karmakar (gymnast) or a P. V. Sindhu (Indian Badminton Player) is measured by the medals they win for the country.
- The success of a Finance Professional like me is measured by how well we manage deliverables, how accurate am I with my forecasts (revenue, cost, margin)
- SIMILARLY, THE SUCCESS OF AN ASTROLOGER NEEDS TO BE MEASURED by HOW WELL IS THIS PERSON ABLE TO PREDICT THE FUTURE.
Now the next thing is the monetary success which I think was your actual query.
Astrology in a broader sense is a tool to understand the purpose of life of an individual or an entity (company , country, organization – yes you can do that! its called Mundane astrology).
Vedic ASTROLOGY is based on the paradigm of how HINDU SCRIPTURES look at the COSMOS and LIFE per-se. So there’s the circle of birth, death and re-birth., there’s also the concept of KARMA – which is like the running ledger of your good and bad deeds.
There are 3 kinds of Karma
- SANCHITA KARMA – the ledger of all accumulated deeds from all past life’s
- PRARABDHA KARMA – the part of the SANCHITA KARMA that is responsible for the current life and physical body.
- AGAMI KARMA – is the Karma you create in your current life which will bear fruit in a future life.
More about that here – The Three Kinds Of Karma Sanchita Prarabdha and Agami
Now essentially when someone is born, Prarabdha Karma has already been activated. In fact Prarabdha karma is what’s responsible for the current birth & current life.
Astrology is the MYSTIC SCIENCE that helps interpret this PRARABDHA KARMA.
Astrology was a something the KINGS of ester years depended on to run and manage their kingdom. Every court had a ASTROLOGER who was so respected that even the King would listen to him. Prediction requests would range from WHEN TO GO TO WAR with an erring neighbor, to when will the next natural disaster (famine, flood, earthquake, flood) hit the kingdom and many more.
It was something limited to ROYALTY.
Over the years, it has percolated to the masses.
Now an good astrologer, if he understands astrology well – will surely understand the concept of KARMA and therefore his PRARABDHA KARMA.
A skill like this is bestowed upon someone for greater well being people who come in contact with this astrologer. Most of the astrologers are sensitive of that. Some are not, they make a volume business out of it and that’s when predictions start going SOUTH (WRONG).
Yes there are some people who make ton’s of money doing predictions, that again should be in your PRARABDHA KARMA. Astrology is NOT A MAGIC WAND that can conjure up something from thin air.
Hope this answered your question.