“Astrologers” today are busy cranking out thousands of “predictions” in the hope that one will come true and make them famous in the eyes of innocent, naive onlookers. When one prediction comes true, the dozens of failed predictions suddenly disappear. The astrologer is praised by fools, and like a fool he accepts this praise around [...]
Let’s start by defining classical. Classical – 1. Having the form used by ancient standard authors; 2. Being of recognized authority or excellence. Now let’s define vedic, which is a form of the word veda. Veda – 1. Knowledge 2. Written compilation of knowledge Something is vedic if it is directly related to this [...]
What is “malefic”? In Sanskrit it is क्रुर (“krura”) - “rough, harsh, strong.” Malefic planets possess this nature, that is why they are called क्रुर or “malefic.” By contrast, “benefic” planets are सैम्य (“saumya”) or “gentle, soft, and generous.” What we really learn about life is that there is a right time and place for [...]
There are several medieval and ancient Sanskrit astrology textbooks that have a great wealth of knowledge – but are completely misunderstood by readers without the cultural background required to correctly approach them. This handicap is not the special curse of non-Indian’s by any means! All humans since the dark ages have lost the intellectual culture [...]
At any given point in my life, I am experiencing a moment within a minute within an hour within a day within a week within a month within a year within a decade within a century. Vedic astrology reflects this reality by deliniating 5 levels of cycles within cycles within cycles, and refering to the [...]
I just completed this video yesterday. It attempts to share with you a very simple, yet profoundly deep way to understand the 12 houses of astrology. Please enjoy and share it! – Vic DiCara www.vicdicara.com
Oftentimes a single horoscope will have some placements that indicate one outcome, and some placements that indicate an opposite outcome. For example, a single horoscope may have several factors in it indicating poverty, while several other factors indicate wealth. How do you read this? Some think that opposites “cancel each other out.” So that if [...]
I would like to open this discussion to other astrologers, so I will enable comments and welcome input. I am looking at a chart of Miyagi, Japan on March 11, 2011 at 14:41. I am not really looking much at houses, so if there is a better time it wont make much difference to the [...]
The medicinal science of Sanskrit culture (ayur-veda) primarily approaches health as a balance between three primary factors (doshas) in the body: Tissue (kapha) Metabolism (pitta) Circulation (vata) A unique ratio of these three blends to constitute each individual’s health (prakriti). The more unbalanced the ratio, the more there is illness (vikriti). Various types of imbalances [...]
To become a chef, first you have to learn about the ingredients, then you can learn how to cook. Finally, having mastered both the ingredients and the cooking, only then can you make delicious meals all the time, consistently, and thus call yourself a chef. To become an astrologer first you have to understand the [...]
