Looking at Own Horoscope

One of the confusions around Astrology Practice is that whether an Astrologer should look at his own chart and predict for himself?

Most of the people I read/heard are of the view that an Astrologer should not read his own chart and I am unable to understand why?

The only analogy we get in response is that like a Doctor doesn't treat himself, an Astrologer should not look into his own chart and predict for himself. But then an Advocate can or does fight his own case then why an Astrologer should keep himself away from reading his own chart.

The analogy of Doctor is irrelevant here because there are many practical obstacles if a Doctor tries to have his own physical check-up and the diagnosis may not be correct due to those obstacles. But there are no such practical obstacles in an Astrologer looking at his own chart. Astrologer and his chart have completely separate physical existence. An Astrologer can easily look at his own chart and read it.

I have done it many a times and made few correct predictions for myself. Like last year buying a flat at Hyderabad was my prediction for myself which came true. Basically, if I know one chart by heart then it has to be my own chart. So, it is the easiest job for me to predict for myself.

The only logical reason I can see here is to separate yourself from your own egoistic desires. Like,if I am looking at my chart and trying to see the time of relationship and if somehow my chart has no scope for relationship but I still make a prediction of relationship as I am unable to let go of my desires then that prediction can be incorrect one. So, as I see, the basic test is if an Astrologer can separate himself from his chart and his egoistic desires or not? If he can look at his chart the same way as he looks at others' chart or not? If yes, then go ahead. You are just looking at yet another chart. If not, then may be you are trying to predict what you desire, not what God desires.

Hope this helps. Thanks, 

SPB