Sure there's lots not to like about ancient astrology, but maybe we're ready for the pendulum to swing back to the middle at least a little bit. Okay, sometimes such placements can be positive in Vedic astrology for sure, but the fact remains that there is a clear assessment of which forces directly support an abundant life, like Jupiter, Venus, and the 5th and 9th Houses in Vedic Astrology, and which forces do not. There is a siding with morality and spirituality, and a rejection of deceit and excessive materialistic desire. Vedic astrology is old age, and i think there's something beautiful about it. If i had to choose one over the other, i'd go with the modern, Western approach where everything is both good and bad and no one really takes a stand for anything with a passion, other than maybe being open-minded.
Old age takes a clear stand.
It is useful to have conscious beings who can point us affirmatively this way instead of that way, choosing one thing over another. Let's be honest. But even better, is a way of putting both together, and retaining awareness of both simultaneously. It's actually more evolved to include a little bit of the 'old-time religion,' so to speak. The ancients weren't idiots.