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Your Signs
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… Calculating your chart using my personal system of astrology, I put your planets in order of their prominence and recount to you the essential destinies announced by each planet being in the sign it is in. I conclude by doing the same for your rising sign.

This is a very simple way of giving a reading, but is very effective nonetheless, especially if you approach it calmly and with a patient and open mind. There are many, many things about your horoscope that this reading does not include, and those details surely narrow down and clarify what you will read here. But if you approach this with a meditative spirit you should be able to clarify many of those details on your own, using your own God-guided intuition.

I’ve tried to be as short and succinct as possible, so you don’t have to wade through an ocean of words to get to the pertinent stuff.

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What is the Ultimate Spiritual Benefit of Studying Astrology?

If a spiritualist is already perfect there is no fruit in studying astrology or doing anything besides constantly dancing, singing and discussing the All-Attractive Divine Beloved. The vast majority of spiritualists, however, are not perfect. They are human beings on the path towards perfection. Therefore the benefit of astrology for a spiritualist is quite similar to the benefit of astrology for any human being.

The benefit of studying astrology is that you will have a direct vision of the Hand of God. You attain this vision by understanding the clockwork within the mystical operation of the universe, and how the unfolding of time, measured by the motion of universal bodies such as planets, generates the conditions to fulfill the fates acquired by living beings as a result of accountability for their freewill. The more deeply one comprehends astrology, in theory and practice, the more vividly this vision of divine clockwork appears within the trees and clouds and cars and dogs and people of humdrum daily life. Eventually this vision intensifies into direct perception of the Hand of Godhead. It is a form of Godhead called “kAla” in Sanskrit: Fateful Divine Time.

Thereafter the spiritualist is left to use this vision as a catalyst for whatever particular spiritual proclivity or aspiration he or she may have. A karmi, for example uses this vision to perfect the selflessness in their dutiful responsibilities. A jnani uses it to better see the world through philosophical and objective eyes. A yogi uses it to better control the energies and powers in the world and the mind. A bhakta uses it to more deeply fall in love with the All-Attractive.

Since there is a gradation of perfection in selflessness among the above which culminates in the bhakta – the selfless lover of the Divine, we can therefore conclude that the ultimate spiritual benefit of studying astrology is Divine Love, although it is by no means assured that astrology will lead to this pinnacle. It can support it.

Reconciliation of the Tropical and Sidereal Zodiacs. Part V: Conclusion.

This is a continuation from previous posts.

The True Sidereal Zodiac

One thing is very certain, there is a sidereal zodiac in Indian astrology, and I bet in all astrological systems from the ancient great cultures. Yet this sidereal zodiac is not twelve but twenty-eightfold!

The Sun and Moon, kings of the heavens, travel through space. During one complete journey of the Sun, the Moon makes twelve revolutions (each year there are twelve full-moons, “months”). Therefore, the Moon divides the Sun’s path into twelve sections. Conversely, while the Moon makes one complete journey through the heavens, the Sun makes twenty eight (in each moon cycle there are twenty eight sunrises, “days”). Therefore, the Sun divides the Moon’s path into twenty eight units.

Thus we have interwoven manners of dividing the zodiac. One has twelve and pertains to the path of the Sun. The other has twenty-eight and pertains to the path of the Moon. One of them is tropical by nature, the other sidereal!

I’ve already explored the logic, evidence and common sense decisively concluding that the Sun’s twelvefold zodiac is tropical. Now let’s explore the sense, logic and evidence in concluding that the Moon’s twenty-eightfold zodiac is sidereal.

Common Sense

The stars cannot be seen when the Sun is out, but we can almost always see the Moon against a backdrop of stars. Thus it appeals to common sense to the Moon’s movements be measured by its reference to stars.

Logic

While I could thoroughly explain the meanings of the twelve signs by reference to the tropical phenomena they demarcate, the themes of the twenty-eight stars of the Moon’s zodiac cannot be understood with any reference to tropical or even lunar observation. Some correlation to the phases of the Moon to the stages of development over a human lifetime can be utilized for interpretative purposes. But honestly, this only supports some of the meanings within the stars. The root cause of all meaning in the twenty-eight stars has no relationship to the earth (i.e. it is not tropical), and has everything to do with purely heavenly (sidereal) factors. The deities of the heavens reside in or empower each of the twenty-eight stars. The nature of the deity who empowers a star creates the full meaning of that star.

If this leaves some room for doubt, that doubt is removed by the evidence of authority.

Evidence from Authority

We examined Sūrya Siddhānta previously. The second chapter is dedicated to sidereal calculation of the twenty-eight star-sections in the lunar zodiac. The treatise says to convert planetary positions to tropical coordinates, but leaves the twenty-eight stars as they are: as stars, sidereal entities.

We also previously examined the astronomical section of Śrīmad Bhāgavatam. In the 23^rd chapter of the fifth division, two chapters after tropically defining the twelvefold zodiac, the Bhāgavata defines the twenty-eight stars of the lunar zodiac sidereally – in terms of their relationship to the north star, milky way and other purely stellar objects.

Conclusion

Doubtlessly the lunar zodiac is sidereal. That’s why we say it is composed of “stars” (literally, nakṣatra), twenty eight of them. It is now also beyond doubt that the solar zodiac is tropical. That’s why we say it is composed of “signs” (literally, rāśi), twelve of them.

Ancient India, and most likely all ancient great cultures, gave us knowledge that our dank and small modern intuition and cognition still hobbled weakly to grasp the basic definitions of. We waste our effort arguing if tropical or sidereal is the correct definition of the zodiac. If we listen to the ancients carefully, we hear them tell us is that both co-exist in a unified truth.

The two zodiacs, the twenty-eight stars of the sidereal and the twelve divisions of the tropical, are two aspects of one reality – interwoven like yin and yang. The language of astrology cannot fully and clearly sound out by transposing one zodiac definition on another, or by trying to divorce them from their eternal marriage and discount one or the other. We must read both zodiacs simultaneously to hear the full communication from mother nature.

How? When any astrological chart based on an ascendant is cast, we have two strands of interwoven information, calling to mind the two strands of DNA: the tropical positions of planets in the twelve signs and houses, and the twenty-eightfold sidereal positions among the glittering stars of the heavens.

Now it is upon us to explore and uncover the correct methods and sciences for such interpretations. It will not be difficult, because our basic grammar will be far more clearly defined. If your experience is anything like mine, you will find that all of the fundamental techniques preserved in the interpretive texts for regarding signs, houses, lords and combinations, and all the nakshatra based timing techniques will shine forth much more clearly. You will, I think, comprehend the messages they declare to your inner ear with far greater ease and clarity.

May we be so blessed.

Closing Remark

oṁ bhur bhuvaḥ svaḥ

There is bhu: the earth, with its sky of twelve houses.

There is svar: heaven, with its twenty-eight principle sidereal stars.

There is bhuvah: The uniting space linking them, with its twelve tropical divisions – The heavenly Sun, planets and stars shining upon and wandering across the Earth’s equator.

tat savitur vareṇyam, bharga devasya dhīmahī

The brilliant knowledge which will shine forth in the intuitive contemplation of an astrologer is the effulgence of this paradigm uniting heaven and earth: the twenty eight stars hosting the planets, tied to the earth via the twelve divisions.

Hare Krishna

May we blessed with divine knowledge of such incomprehensible subjects. May such knowledge lead us only to divine love, the soul of true peace and joy.

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CONCLUDED

Vic DiCara

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Venus in the 12 Signs

 

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Venus is the planet of our senses. She therefore largely determines our level of good behavior and our wealth. “Good behavior” means how well we go about enjoying our sensual lives. “Wealth” refers to the quality of sensual objects we have at our disposal.

 

The resources available in the sign that Venus occupies determine how Venus can manifest our good behavior and wealth. You can break down her relation to the sign owners like this:

Difficult	Neutral	Positive
Mars Moon	Sun Saturn	Mercury Jupiter

 

Venus does not find it easy to create productive outcomes when she is in a sign that belongs to Mars. The main reason is that Mars’ resources are too passionate and independently ambitious. Venus in such an atmosphere becomes prone to selfishness and greed.

The Moon’s Cancer is a bit easier for Venus to work with, but still the Moon’s resources involve desire and emotion. Venus in such an environment is more susceptible to becoming overly passionate and desirous.

The resources of the Sun and Saturn are fairly neutral for Venus, meaning that they present as many challenges as opportunities.

Although Saturn is in the same camp as Venus, there are some unusual outcomes that become likely when Venus must operate through Saturn’s resources. She becomes prone towards making us enjoy unusual or unaccepted things. On the other hand Venus in Saturn’s signs is able to generate very enduring desirable results, too.

The Sun’s resources are slightly positive for Venus, although it again seems to go against the rule of “camps.” Venus here is able to produce power and success through beauty and females.

Venus can make good use of Mercury’s signs, but of these Virgo debilitates Venus. Therefore Venus’ good results in Virgo take a humble turn, and she becomes prone to forego personal happiness for the sake of serving the happiness of others. Gemini, on the other hand, is a place Venus can easily thrive in an artistic, enjoyable way.

Venus is surprisingly happy and productive in Jupiter’s signs. It’s a surprise because they are members of opposite “camps,” but the synergy is quite practical. Jupiter’s resources provide excellent moral guidance to Venus, who therefore becomes more capable of producing good character and true happiness. Pisces, in particular exalts Venus.

Of course, like every planet, Venus operates quite well in her own signs.

To look at this topic from an elemental point of view, Venus seems very neutral to all the elements but does better in the more moderate elements: air and, especially, earth.

Venus in fire signs raises a danger of our sensuality becoming too “hot” but this only really becomes a strong issue in Aries, where Mars rules. It is less of an issue in the Sun’s Leo. In Sagittarius it is entirely overcome by the moral guidance of Jupiter.

Venus in water signs presents a danger of becoming too sensually desirous, but again this is entirely overcome in Pisces due to the influence of Jupiter there. It is somewhat of a concern in Cancer and a definite issue in Mars’ Scorpio.

Air signs give Venus the ability to be smart and intellectual about pleasures, though this outcome is less easy to obtain in full from Saturn’s Aquarius. It is particularly ample, on the other hand, in Mercury’s Gemini.

Earth signs allow Venus to be grounded yet powerful about how we can enjoy life. In Saturn’s Capricorn this can more easily wind up in a negative permutation. In Mercury’s Virgo this grounding causes humility and a servile attitude about enjoyment. The positive ramifications of Venus in an earth sign are most abundant in Venus’ own Taurus.

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Vic DiCara

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