An infrequent condition called “planetary war” (Graha Yuddha) also affects the strength or weakness of the planets. When planets get within 1º absolute distance from each other, they fight. This only applies to the five real planets. The luminaries and nodes do not resort to war at any time. Who wins the war? Venus never [...]
When you project the Earth’s equator into space (the “ecliptic”), you will find that the Sun, and all the planets orbiting the Sun, are at a 23 some-odd degree incline to it. The Sun exactly crosses the equator twice a year, once on about March 21st (the Vernal Equinox, when spring begins), and once again [...]
Astrological time is interesting. Have you ever wondered why there are 12 months in a year? 7 days in a week? 24 hours in a day? There are 12 months because the moon completes 12 cycles (12 full moons) during a year (see the word “moon” in “month”?). That’s also why there are 12 zodiac [...]
He began by telling the names of the 9 planets: Sun, Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn, Rahu and Ketu. Of course these are translations of the names he gave. Since names are names after all, translations are not always terribly appropriate. So let’s look at the Sanskrit names the master actual gave for the [...]
He explained that there are many lights in the sky. Most of them stay put in the same places day after day. We call them stars. A very few of them don’t stay put, they constantly move about through the sky. We call them planets. The planets move through a specific zone of stars. We [...]
The student had learned that some souls attain the power to act in the role of Vishnu, Godhead. For example, the Creator and the planets are individual beings empowered to act in the role of God and cause the manifestation and operation of the universe. But now he had a question. “Are all incarnations of [...]
Astrology is the study of the life itself. To know the depth of astrology is to understand the meaning of life. Life is a spiritual phenomenon, which springs forth from the Fountainhead. From this flowing fountainhead of life, the universe comes to exist. Before we undertake to comprehend astrology we should take shelter of the [...]
The First Group This is the development of the desire to understand oneself. First one is conceived (Ashvinii), then developed with difficulty in the womb (Bharanii), then is born and cut from the mother (Krittika), then one enjoys growth (Rohini), then one starts to look for a purpose (Mrigashiirzha), which becomes confusing and chaotic (Ardra), [...]
I am a huge fan of the glyphs developed in the West to represent the signs and planets. The essential meaning of every planet and sign is encoded into these fascinating symbols. Glyphs for the Planets Each planet’s glyph is made of the same primary symbols: a circle and a cross. The circle is symbolic [...]
Why does astrology work? What is destiny? Does it co-exist with freewill? What is karma and, more importantly why is karma… what is its purpose? What role do the stars and planets play in this whole thing? Is the destiny they seem to create for us something inescapable and unalterable – or can we alter [...]
