I finally got the hardbound Sanskrit version of one of the most important astrological books in history. It’s name is really long. Would you like to try to say it? Ok, try this: Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra. Good try. In English it means something like “Parashara’s Encyclopedic Scripture of Astrology”. Parashara, by the way, is [...]
In my opinion, reading ones own chart correctly requires humility, sincerity, tolerance, patience and so forth – far more than it requires technical astrological expertise or experience. Therefore it is really good to hear from OTHER PEOPLE about one’s own chart. Here is my response to the insights another astrologer (who is not at all [...]
Male and Female are equally blessed and cursed. Neither is better than the other. Both have to struggle to unlock the blessings in their curses. Women, due to being made from water and earth, exist on a very deep level. A woman would be shocked to enter the being of a man and see how [...]
The Vedic Paradigm holds that there are 4 essential roles a person can play in society: Intellectual – Thinkers, students, philosophers, scientists, teachers, guides and advisors. Leader – Rule makers & enforcers, ralliers, and sportspersons. Business – Bankers, merchants, and food growers. Tactile – Artists, builders, manual laborers There are other groups as well, subgroups [...]
Vedic Psychology considers the emotional universe to be made of three building blocks. This is very similar to the theory of color, in which the infinite spectrum of colors is a result of combining just three primary ones, usually red, green and blue. This similarity between the three building blocks of Vedic Psychology and the [...]
In a previous article (Psychology of Vedic Astrology) I introduced the psychological underpinnings available in Vedic Astro-Psychology. Now, in this article, I want to show you just how rich these three basic building blocks become when you consider all their layers. Please do have a look at the previous article first if you havent already, especially [...]
You have the sky itself, which is a complete circle. We measure it to have “360º”. From there we divide it in different ways to get astrologically meaningful sections. You are most familiar with how the sky is divided into 12 sections – the “12 signs of the zodiac”. This division is based on the [...]
The stuff written in Vedic astrology text is meant for TEACHERS of astrology, not directly for learners or laypeople. The statements are always extreme, because they depend on the expertise of the teacher to modify and apply in the context of a specific chart of a given individual. That’s why reading these things directly is [...]
I finally finished a huge project! I wanted to show how Vedic Astrology works, and at the same time I wanted to show who Krishna is. So I took Krishna’s horoscope and explained how to read it. This was a project that spanned 3 months, and took over 200 hours of effort, easily. It resulted [...]
In the West we have something we call “birth stones” – the concept that a particular gemstone is “yours” based on your zodiac sign. The logic behind this is that specific crystalline structures amplify the ketheric resonance of specific planets. So, a ruby, for example, amplifies the astrological energy of the Sun – and therefore [...]
