ASTRO BLOG

MERCURY IN SAGITTARIUS:  Nov. 26-Feb. 1st Mercury goes into the difficult gandanta area or the emotional knot at the end of Scorpio. Nov. 24th-26 as it gets ready to transit into Sagittarius on Nov. 26th.  The end of Scorpio, 27-30 degrees is called the stinger’s tail and is known as gandanta which means drowning.  Mercury […]

Venus in Libra: Nov 29-Dec. 24th  The next few days are a low point for Venus with the exact point of the annual debilitation on Nov. 28th at 28 degrees Virgo.  The weakest part of that energy will be felt on Friday, Nov. 24th, ruled by Venus when the Moon is in Bharani Nakshatra (Aries

FOCUS ON SCORPIO: MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR Sun in Scorpio–Nov. 16-Dec. 15th Mercury in Scorpio- til Nov. 26th Mars in Scorpio—Nov. 16- Dec. 27th Rahu trining Scorpio  Nov. 28 2023-May 2025 Saturn square Mars in Scorpio—Exact Nov. 25th We are in Scorpio season with the Sun moving in Scorpio since Thursday and Mars since Thursday also.

EYE ON SPIRITUALITY: THANKSGIVING MESSAGE Travel and holidays give us a break from our daily grind and force us to reflect on the true meaning of our life and why we are here. I was re-reading Emmanuel’s Book: The Choice for Love.  I  was reminded and made aware of the many ways that fear creeps

LAYERS OF EGO AND ILLUSION IN VEDIC ASTROLOGY: Part 1 –Mars The ego represents our deepest level of identity and existence. So often the ego is distorted and out of balance and it protects us from facing the harsh reality of who we are. On the deepest level, it blocks our Divine identity so it

EYE ON THE SKY: SUN IN SCORPIO NOV. 16-DEC. 16 The Sun moves into Scorpio on Nov. 16th at 14:48 CST and ends its difficult month in Libra.   Scorpio is the natural 8th sign of the zodiac owned by Mars and Ketu and represents the mystery of life, sexual or kundalini energy, the occult. It

FOCUS ON VEDIC FESTIVALS DIVALI: NOV 9-14 The ancients were very wise.   Divali occurs when the light is very dark on the New Moon in the month when the Sun and its light are at the lowest part of the year in Libra. The New Moon in Libra is Nov. 13th at 4:27 am

EYE ON SPIRITUALITY: MAKING PEACE WITH DEATH It’s been a tough week.  At least three people that I was close to at some point in my life have passed and I have heard of a few other great souls passing. One of my dear Pundit friends, Gananathamritananda Swamiji, noted that there is a Vedic calendar

VENUS IN VIRGO: Nov. 2nd-Nov. 29th  Venus transited into Virgo on Nov. 2nd    and it is a time for her to rest and for meditation for Libra and Taurus rising. Technically, it is debilitated here but that just means that it has to work three times as hard to get results.  The debilitation is

EYE ON THE SKY:  SATURN/STATIONARY DIRECT Nov 4-June 29th We are getting closer to the Saturn station on Nov. 4th at 1:34 am EDT this weekend as we change the clocks officially at 2:00 am.   Saturn has been slowing down to a crawl like a steamship getting ready to turn around in the vast ocean