Why I No Longer Deal With Gemstones

Some astrologers prescribe gemstones as a therapeutic measure. I have in the past, but now cease to do so. It is not that I think gemstones are not powerful and wonderful things, they are. Rather I have come in my continuing study of the ancient classics to understand with undeniable clarity that there simply is no reliable correlation of a specific gemstone to a specific planet. Therefore a gem that may work therapeutically for one person often fails to be potent for another person with similar astrological factors, sometimes even being outright detrimental. Gems and crystals are gems and crystals. I encourage you to seek a specialist in that area if you wish to use them.

It is my clear understanding of astrology which makes me conclude that gemology and astrology are not directly correlated. In tens of thousands of ancient verses on the science of astrology, there is simply no definition of the principles astrologers attempt to employ regarding gemstone. That is why I no longer prescribe gemstones as a part of my suggestions for making peace with your planets.

There is no “abracadabra” way to make peace with your destiny, it is a real and practical affair of your inner heart. This is why my favorite techniques involve meditations on ancient prayers, mantras and devotional rituals specifically and clearly recommended by the ancient founders of astrology for making peace with specific planets.

- Vic DiCara

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Some Predictions Based on Saturn & Jupiter

When Saturn and Jupiter influence one another you  get potential for very great persons to be born. Persons who lead society forward in new directions and who have heightened spiritual interests and talents.

For example a lot of really cool stuff happened the in 1969-1971 when this happened. Cool events, movements, and very interesting, often spiritually inclined kids were born. So let’s take a look at the relative transits of Jupiter and Saturn and see what strikes us in the way of making predictions.

c. 2000 – 2001 they were conjunct in Aries & Taurus. This was certainly a fascinating time. This kids will be adults around 2020. That will be an important milestone  for society

c 1991 they were opposite one another, Jupiter in Cancer, Saturn in Capricorn. Thus Jupiter was exalted and Saturn was strong. There were a lot of very very powerful underground movements going on at this time with the energence of Rap and Hardcore punk as strong forces to shape the nature of society for the next two decades and counting. There was an alarmingly powerful spiritual movement among the punk rockers at this time.

Planet Jupiter - "Guru Brihaspati"

Kids born during this conjunction are now 19 or 20 years old. They are now becoming adults. So my prediction is that we are bound to see a lot of new changes and new directions in the world, and these kids will take the wheel and make significant contributions to lead us in new directions. This will be a strong generation of adults.

c. 1981 The two were conjunct in Virgo. This is a rather neutral sign for the both of this, less pleasant for Jupiter.

So we should find, by examining history, that there is a generation theme caused by the different ways that Jupiter and Saturn interact every 10-11 years. Every 10-11 years they are either conjunct or opposite. This is what causes different trends and themes on a generational scale. This could be examined in far more detail by astrologers, using the specific signs involved and aspects from other planets to make sense of the generational specifics from one wave to the next.

- Vic DiCara

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From Generations to Microseconds in Astrology

Each generation has a sort of signature or theme to it. It is the slow moving planets – Saturn and the lunar nodes – Rahu & Ketu – which govern these long term themes as they gradually move through the 12 signs.

Even every year has a certain flavor to it… determined mostly by the yearly movement of giant Jupiter from one sign to the next.

But within the years and generations there are huge variations of people and themes and experiences. These are the domain of the quick moving planets, especially the Sun (who changes signs from month to month) and the Moon (who changes signs about every 2 and a half days).

Still, even within 2 and a half days there are a tremendous variety of different types of people born and different flavors or themes and moods. This is governed by the most important of all astrological bodies, the Earth!

Most people think the Earth is absent from an astrological chart. This is myopia! The fact is that the very chart itself is the Earth!!! The 12 houses of the chart are the different portions of the Earth’s sky, with the most important point of all being the Ascendant – which is the Earth’s Eastern horizon.

The entire 360º of the zodiac and all the planets in it will pass over the Eastern horizon and “rise” within the course of each and every day. Thus every two hours places the larger and longer moving context of generational, yearly, and monthly influences into a unique configuration – every two hours creating people who would be influenced by those factors in a significantly different way!

Still, even within two hours, not everyone or everything is identical. This is the “sub-atomic” realm of astrology – the fine (and extremely crucial!) divisions of the zodiac which are smaller than the commonly understood “astrological building-block” of a sign:

The “hora” (which is the source of our clock’s 24 hours) creates a unique situation from hour to hour. The drekkan does so again every 40 minutes. Smaller and smaller divisions proceed through the navamsha which changes about every 13 minute and 20 seconds! The finest division is the sashtyamsha – creating a new quirk in the astrological scenario once every 2 minutes.

Then we must enter what is equivalent to Einstein’s 4-dimensional realm of relativity: the realm of astrological time integrated with astrological space. This is the domain of the great dasha cycles of the planets. And in this wavelike realm, each and every second of time has a new impact on how the future unfolds!

- Vic DiCara

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