ASTRO BLOG

EYE ON THE SKY:  DEALING WITH ANXIETY Saturn is still weak in transit until March 16th and then we only get a relief for about 5 weeks until the retrograde brings it up all over again through Thanksgiving.  We are going to have master fear of the future or be miserable all year. The mind […]

EYE ON THE SKY: SUN CONJUNCT KETU FEB 22ND This is a weird week between the eclipses with the Sun conjunct Ketu on Wednesday, Feb. 22nd using the true node system.   Sun and Ketu are both fiery planets and their conjunct will increase that element. This transit brings up a lot of rajasic energy which

EYE ON HEALTH AND VEDIC ASTROLOGY: The Sun went into the constellation of Shatabhishak Feb. 19-March 4th (Aquarius 6.40-19.59) and we have focused on the need to stay on top of health and healing this month with the conjunction to Ketu on Feb. 22nd and the solar eclipse into Feb. 26th. If Vedic astrology the

EYE ON THE SKY: SUN IN AQUARIUS (6.40-19.59) The transits into the the constellation of Shatabhishak (on Sunday, Feb. 19th for 13 days is a complicated.  This star in Western astronomy is know as Gamma Aquarri and is located at 6.40-Aquarius to 20.00 Aquarius in the zodiac.  This constellation  is ruled by Rahu the North

EYE ON ASTROLOGY:  THE HIDDEN FLAWS OF THE ELEMENTS BY RISING SIGN PART 2 As we discussed in Part 1, (see: https://www.appliedvedicastrology.com/hidden-challenges-rising-signs-achilles-heals-part-1/) our  rising sign, which is called the Lagna in Vedic astrology, represents our personality, our temperament, disposition, tendencies, confidence, self-love and self-esteem and its afflictions reveal our inherent internal struggles.  If the owner

EYE ON ASTROLOGY: SHINING LIGHT ON OUR HIDDEN FLAWS   Part 1 With the Sun very afflicted this month at least until March 5th when it goes into Jupiter’s constellation of Purvabhadrapada (Aquarius 20-Pisces 3.20)  there is a tendency to be very hard on oneself but it can also be a time for looking deeply at

EYE ON FINANCIAL ASTROLOGY: INTEREST RATES The Mystery of Interest Rate Futures  and the Stars Interest rate futures  have evolved into one of the most heavily traded and popular, markets and have become particularly popular for day trading. Yet, often their mysterious gyrations appear to be baffling. Bullish reports are sold-off; bearish reports are aggressively

EYE ON THE SKY: SUN IN AQUARIUS PART 2 Sun  is one of the symbols or karakas for health and vitality and also for medical doctors and through the early part of March it is rather afflicted so you have to stay on top of your health with proper diet, disciplined exercise, and regular yoga. 

EYE ON ASTROLOGY: UNDERSTANDING RAHU PERIODS We are starting a series of articles on major planetary periods in connection to our on-going course on New Dimensions in Planetary Periods.  Rahu is always the most colorful planet period and we thought we would start there. Rahu does well in the signs of Gemini, Virgo and Taurus

EYE ON ASTROLOGY:  THE SCHOOLS OF KARMA–DOING YOUR WORK I often find people lamenting the state of their planets or boasting about them. Oh, my Venus is debilitated or have an exalted Mars.  The rules around these strong or weak planets are very complex depending on the ruler of the chart, what houses and constellations