ASTRO BLOG

EYE ON THE SKY:  MARS WITH A SPIRITUAL FIRE Mars is in a tight conjunction with the Sun within two degrees until the end of the month with an exact conjunction into July 26th.  Fighting energy is strong and you will stand up against anyone and not give way.  This can be a problem at […]

EYE ON ASTROLOGY: Mercury in Transition Mercury enters the gandanta or drowning area between the water and fire signs between 26.40 Cancer and 3.20 Leo,  July 19-23rd and then becomes conjunct Rahu on July 21st.   The end of the constellation Ashlesha is a place were people need to encounter their karmic past and unravel

EYE ON THE SKY: MARS IN PUSHYA : JULY 17-AUGUST 6 Its Tuesday and a day ruled by Mars the warrior and protector.  Mars moved into the constellation of  Pushya (Cancer 3.21-16.39) on Monday and stays there until August 6th.  For Western astronomers, Pushya is formed by North and South Aselli, the two donkeys, which reflect

EYE ON ASTROLOGY: SECRETS OF RETROGRADE PLANETS I frequently get questions about retrograde planets and they are often misunderstood because everyone always thinks of Mercury retrograde as being universally bad and that is not true for everyone. It is thought if the retrograde planet is the owner of the chart that it become stronger for

EYE ON ASTROLOGY: MULTIDEMENSIONS IN VEDIC ASTROLOGY I find that people get too identified too much  with their natal chart as if they were a line on  stone and if they are Scorpio rising in their birth chart than they can talk about themselves only in that way. In reality we are more of a

EYE ON THE SKY: JUPITER TRINE VENUS FROM FROM VIRGO TO TAURUS Its Friday, ruled by Venus and Venus is very strong in the sky today in Taurus and in the constellation of Rohini and in its own sign in the D-9 chart and receiving a strong aspect by Jupiter.  If you are Taurus or

EYE ON ASTROLOGY:  Mercury in Ashlesha (Cancer 16.40-29.59)/Hydrae July 12-July 20th Mercury moved into its own constellation in Cancer yesterday and it is a darker one, Ashlesha.  The symbol for this intense nakshatra is the coiled serpent at the base of the spine, reflecting the potent kundalini energy that resides here. Ashlesha means the tangled

EYE ON ASTROLOGY:  FOCUS ON DEBILITATED PLANETS PART 2 When the astrologer uses the word “debilitated”, his clients often cringe. Its one of the words we need to take out of our vocabulary. It really means that we have to work 3 times as hard to get results out of that planet and that we

EYE ON THE SKY: MARS IN CANCER–NOT A TIME TO PICK A FIGHT Mars goes into his sign of debilitation today on July 11tth and that word gets misused and misunderstood so much. Debilitated planets have to work 3 times as hard to manifest their significations and their negative qualities may come out, but they

EYE ON SPIRITUAL ASTROLOGY: DIVINE GRACE AND ASTROLOGY In Vedic astrology, Jupiter represents the Guru of the spiritual realm and Venus the Guru of the material realm.  We just completed Guru Purnima and it has me reflecting on the power of the Divine. Both Gurus bring Divine grace to counter the malefics.  We have to