In January 1999 I was in Kerala in India. An astrologer looked at my chart and told me I would face a life threatening illness in 9 months. In September that year, I had a burst colon from a completely unsuspected problem with diverticulosis (didnt even know that I had a problem before) and had emergency surgery. I was on a bowel bag for a year before it was repaired. As I am allergic to penicillin, this was indeed a life threatening situation for me.

I have seen very accurate predictions made by other astrologers, some of them years in advance. These convinced me that there was something in Indian astrology. However, I must say that I have only seen this accuracy with Indian astrologers and Sri Lankan astrologers. So far I havent had any such experiences with western astrologers practicing Indian astrology, but that may just be my luck.