Let’s get some basic astronomical and physical concepts ironed out. First of all motion is relative. If Car A is going 50kph and Car B is going 45kph. Than Car B is moving backwards at 5kph relative to someone looking at it from Car A. And someone sitting in Car A experiences the car itself [...]
Nakshatras are not the basis of all dasa systems. There are several dasa systems that have nothing to do with nakshatras. However, the most popular systems are nakshatra based. And the most popular of all, vimshottari dasa, is among the nakshatra systems. The reason nakshatras are essential in calculating the flow of time can be [...]
A sign is a place in the heavens which can be occupied by the planets. The planets are like people, who utilize the resources of a place to achieve whatever ends they desire. So the zodiac signs influence astrology not directly, but indirectly by providing specific resources which limit, facilitate and otherwise modify what the [...]
Q: Can you tell em lil bit more about Durga Mata as to how she is the Base diety of Rahu? etc yes that is an important topic actually, because it explains what gives planets “power over us.” the essentials are this… (i may have to stop suddenly if/when the appointment comes online) Q: np [...]
When will the world end? How long will it last? What happens after that??? These questions are always on the minds of thoughtful human beings. As a result we always prematurely ascribe dramatic importance to events like planetary alignments in the ’80s, the “rapture” in the ’90s, the “y2k” at the turn of the millenium, [...]
What is a Calendar? A calendar is a way of marking time. Why is it important to mark time? Because time is God, and we must make ourselves aware of God. “Time is God”??? Why? Because time is all-powerful. God is much more than time, yes, but time is one way God becomes a tangible [...]
Question Do you believe that the idea that eclipses occur because Rahu‘s immortal head is swallowing the sun is a metaphor, or that there is actually a being named Rahu who is actually swallowing the sun when an eclipse occurs? My Answer First it would be good to admit that the culture who came up [...]
Firstly the nodes (Rahu and Ketu) are not “real” bodies in space. They are locations at which the path of the moon crosses the path of the sun. When the Moon and Sun are present at the same time at either of these two locations, we get an eclipse. In between eclipses we infer the [...]
Let’s start to understand the twelve signs by exploring how their element and mode combine to create their basic qualities. We are talking about the signs themselves, not people born into those signs. Real astrology does not consider a person to be a single sign, but a unique combination of the all twelve signs. CARDINAL [...]
The world exists inside of space, which the ancients called “ether.” It is made of four fundamental ingredients: 1) Earth 2) Water 3) Fire 4) Air What the ancients called “earth” is the thing which makes the solidity in all the solid things around you. “Water” is what they called the thing that makes things [...]
