ASTRO BLOG

EYE ON ASTROLOGY: ATMAKARAKA–JOURNEY OF THE SOUL The  great sage, Maharishi Parashara, had a son called Jaimini who did commentaries on some of his father’s materials.  In those days there might have been a 2-3 hour talk and we got a sutra for it and some of the more obscure items were then later gone […]

EYE ON ASTROLOGY:  IS THERE MONEY IN YOUR CHART PART 1–TITHING There are three or four major luck points in your chart for money that we will discuss in a series of articles including how to unlock more financial resources in your chart by donating to specific charities on specific days of the week to

EYE ON THE SKY: MARS IN ARDRA JUNE 5-26TH Mars transits into the constellation of Ardra which is located at Gemini 6.20-20.00 on June 5th and Western astronomers connect it with the constellation of r Betelgeuse in the constellation of Orion, and Sirius, the Dog star. Ardra is one of the more difficult constellations in

EYE ON ASTROLOGY: UNDERSTANDING THE QUALITIES OF PLANETARY ASPECTS There are two types of planetary aspects or glances and light that planets throw around the sky.  The one that people understand most are called Graha  Drishtri or aspects from planets to other planets or planets to signs and houses.   This article is intended to

EYE ON THE SKY: MERCURY IN TAURUS JUNE 3RD–JUNE 17TH Mercury finally gets out of Aries after being there for an unreal period since March 26th and Virgos and Geminis can finally get major relief going into a friends sign.  The transit is relatively unafflicted except a trine from Ketu which many think does not

EYE ON THE SKY: SATURN RETROGRADE IN TRANSITION: JUNE 10-JULY 2ND Lately we have not focused too far ahead but we are making an exception so that you can enjoy the better astrology of the next few weeks until June 9th and be ahead or the game as we move into July. Saturn enters the most

EYE ON THE SKY: JUPITER TRINE SUN SATURDAY JUNE 3RD–IMPACTING MAY 31-JUNE 4 Jupiter, the planet of optimism and expansion, is throwing an exact aspect onto the Sun between Virgo and Taurus on Saturday, June 3rd.  This will be most felt on Sunday, June 4th ruled by the Sun and when the Moon is transiting

EYE ON THE SKY: VENUS IN ARIES Venus leaves Pisces on Wednesday and moves into Aries  where it it has been holding up  the material world and the art world and our relationships since  being exalted there since late January.  Venus is relatively unafflicted in this transit except this week until June 3rd where it

EYE ON ASTROLOGY: NEW LIGHT ON ZODIACAL SIGNS PART 2: VIRGO-PISCES The 2nd half of the zodiac has more karmic challenges than  shakti although Libra and Pisces, the natural benefics of course offer brighter spots.  Our goal is to help you develop a deeper and richer vocabulary to quickly describe and translate the meaning of signs, in whatever

EYE ON ASTROLOGY: NEW LIGHT ON ZODIACAL SIGNS PART 1: ARIES-LEO From our first glimpse into astrology from the newspaper, we became proud to pronounce our Sun sign and say, “I am an Aries,” and read about our transits.  We are also fascinating by zodiacal signs but do we know their true meaning and power