ASTRO BLOG

EYE ON THE SKY: KETU  IN DHANISHTA APRIL 29-DEC. 2ND  (Capricorn 23.20-Aquarius 6.40) Ketu  moves into the constellation of Delphini the Dolphin know in Vedic astrology as Dhanishta  April 29th if you use the true  node calculation. (I like true nodes for transits).   It is a long transit as nodal transits through nakshatras take […]

EYE ON ASTROLOGY: THE TYPES OF KARMA As an astrologer, I am fascinated by dissecting karma and helping people understand it and its manifestation and when it will run its course. Karmas connected to the 3rd house teach us to find the courage and perseverance to plow through problems and are most easy to handle.

EYE ON THE SKY: SUN CONJUNCT URANUS Sun is moving into Aries today on April 13th late in the afternoon to inaugurate a new solar year. It is considered weak when it is moving between 29.40 Pisces and 0.40 Aries and it is hitting that surprising planet Uranus exactly tonight at 1:30 am EDT.  Usually

EYE ON THE SKY:  SUN EXALTED IN ARIES–GREAT LEADERSHIP OR OVERBEARING POWER Sun moves into Aries, April 13th and it is a bit weak in transition today on April 12th as it moves toward its highest point of exaltation into April 23rd.   Exalted planets are misinterpreted often and my personal feeling is that they have

EYE IN THE SKY:  MARS IN TAURUS APRIL 12-26TH Mars transits into Taurus on April 12th and is a bit wobbly in the sky today as it is getting ready to change signs and this can hurt risk-taking and increase problems with aggression and certainly the global saber-rattling with North Korea and Russia has to

EYE ON THE SKY: VENUS RETROGRADE INTO CONSTELLATION OF PEGASUS Venus retrograded into new constellation and stays there until April 20th as it moves toward stationary/direction motion on Saturday, April 14th.   This constellation is know by Western astronomers as Pegasus (sidereal Aquarius 20-Pisces 3.20) and the in the Vedic lore is called Purvabhadrapada. On

EYE ON THE SKY: THE BLESSINGS AND  CHALLENGES IN APRIL Spring is here but April looks like it will bring challenges for growth. On the positive side we get the exalted Sun in Aries April 13-May 14th relatively unafflicted except by a Rahu aspect into April 19th creating optimism and confidence and leadership and joy

EYE ON THE SKY: UNDERSTANDING MERCURY RETROGRADE–NOT AS BAD AS YOU THINK Everyone cringes at the thought of Mercury retrograde but it is not bad for everyone and gets a lot of bad press.  You all  know about Mercury retrograde so I wanted to share some new things.  First of all if you were born

EYE ON THE SKY: MARS IN THE CONSTELLATION OF KRITTIKA (ARIES 26.40-TAURUS 10) Mars transits into a new constellation of Krittika know by the West as the Pleiades on Saturday, April 8th and stays there until April 28th.  Mars and Sun are friends and it promotes courage and leadership and is good transit after April 13th-15th.

EYE ON THE SKY: SUN AT END OF PISCES/SQUARED BY PLUTO Sun is being square by Pluto Saturday, April 8th but it will probably be most felt on the day owned by the Sun on April 9th.   If you are Leo rising or if you have a birthday around April 7th-10th,  you may particularly feel