Birth Time Rectification (BTR)
Even when a birth time is formally recorded, the practice of rectification often resembles a watermelon hanging from a banyan tree—an unnatural fruit claimed to be authentic. Proponents then insist that this dangling fruit is the certificate of correctness.
Under the pretext of BTR, practitioners demand a catalogue of your major life events. The method employed is what may be called fittology—like forcing Cinderella’s slipper onto Stella, Bella, or Hella. Every event is retrofitted to their chosen time, and suddenly the native is handed a “new” birth time, which may differ from the recorded one by a few minutes or even a quarter of an hour.
Others go further, arguing that unless one has the exact coordinates of the hospital of birth, the recorded birthplace itself is erroneous.
Note 1: It is better to be eccentric than to be credulous. Note 2: In North India, Moon-sign horoscopes were traditionally in vogue. Predictions were made from the Moon chart, so even without an exact recorded time, natives could still be guided using only the date of birth. Note 3: A Prashna (horary chart) is probability-based and can never replace the authority of the natal chart.
