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Posts tagged ‘Jyotisha’

Reconciliation of the Tropical and Sidereal Zodiacs. Part III.

Which is the Correct Twelvefold Division of the Zodiac? The evidence so far convinces me that about 2,000 years ago we made the mistake of projecting one zodiac system onto another. The question remains: which zodiac was original and which was the erroneous projection? Now I will set out to answer this question. Some feel [...]

The Most Important Planet

If you look at your own horoscope/ birth chart, or at someone elses, the first thing you wonder is, “what the heck… where do I start understanding this?” There are a few ways to answer that question, and several of them are good answers. Let’s explore one answer right now… The first, most important thing [...]

Meditation on Rahu

The following is what the grandfather of Vedic Astrology, Sage Parashara, reccomends we meditate on in order to attain “graha-shanti” – a peace with Rahu. It is from the ancient Rig Veda, 4.31.1 कया नश्चित्र आ भुवदूती सदावृधः सखा । कया शचिष्ठया वृता ॥   kayā naścitra ā bhuvadūtī sadāvṛdhaḥ sakhā | kayā śaciṣṭhayā vṛtā [...]

The Astrology of Serial Killers

A recent question on Yahoo! Answers made me look into the horoscopes of three famous serial killers to identify the causes of their perversions and see if any of these causes were held in common between the three. This is the beginning of a “scientific” approach to investigating this, but a truly thorough investigation (currently [...]

Astrology and Bhakti? Is Karma Relevant to Spiritualists?

Student: Before I studied astrology with you, I thought that it could never predict spiritual things since spiritual things transcend karma. But reading your descriptions of Prabhupada and Aindra’s horoscopes shows me this is not the case. Vic: Yes, excellent question. It is important to have a clear and conclusive understanding of this topic. The [...]

Transits, Cycles and Eras of Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

In this article I analyze the transits, cycles and eras of the founder of the Hare Krishna movement, A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. I previously overviewed his birth chart. The vimshottari dasha cycles and eras referred to herein are calculated with the nakshatra year, which is 359.017 modern days. Prabhupada was born into the Mars era. [...]

Spiritual Initiation

I was initiated into the “Gaudiya Vaishnava” school of the path of esoteric divine love (“Bhakti-yoga“) on Sri Nityananda Trayodashi in Vrindavana India – the thirteenth lunar day of the waxing half of the lunar month called Magha. The year was 1993. Thus my initiation occurred during my Rahu era, so let’s take a moment [...]

Election of Barack Obama

Barack Obama, August 4, 1961 at 19:24 in Honolulu, Hawaii. Vimshottari dasha eras and cycles calculated using the correct nakshatra year length of 359.017 days. Barack Obama was elected the 44th president of the United States of America on the 4th of November 2008. At the time, he was in his Jupiter era. Let us [...]

The Life of Albert Einstein

Albert Einstein, March 14, 1879 at 10:50am in Ulm, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany. Vimshottari dasha cycles calculated according to the correct nakshatra year equivalent to 359.017 modern days. Einstein was an intellectual genius. He was born under Mercury’s sign, Gemini, with Mercury in the 10th house in a stupendous array of Power Combinations. Looking at Einstein’s eras, [...]

The Zodiac, Godhead, and You

The universe is a mirror. It reflects the truth of your soul. The most active area of the universe, from our point of view on Earth, is the Zodiac, through which all the planets move and thus mark the unfolding of divine, universal time. The zodiac is a circle. Circles have no beginning and no [...]

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