ASTRO BLOG

EYE ON THE SKY: SUN IN A NEW CONSTELLATION–BHARANI STARTING THURSDAY Sun  transits into Bharani (pronounced BAR-AN-NEE) which is located at 13.20 Aries to 26.40 Aries and is ruled by the planet Venus on Thursday   To astronomers, it consists of 3 stars know as 35, 39 and 41-Arietes and its symbol is the female vagina […]

EYE ON VEDIC FESTIVALS: Akshaya Tritiya And now for some good news!  The third day (Tritiya) of the waxing Moon in Vaishakha month – the only day when both Sun and Moon are exalted annually. Akshaya means that which never ends. All over India people celebrate weddings, plan new business ventures, long journeys and other events

EYE ON THE SKY: SATURN IN EARLY SAGITTARIUS–AGAIN !  (sigh!) We get another chance to work on our Saturn issues of responsibility, hard-work, strong ethics and beating ourselves up as Saturn retrogrades into the early degrees of Sagittarius know as the gandanta or drowning area.   We went through this area Jan. 26-March 16th and this

EYE ON THE SKY: MARS SQUARE RAHU MARS SQUARE RAHU:   Full impact on Sunday April 23rd but very strong on Tuesday, April 25th. Leos will be impacted most by this aspect with Rahu at about 7 degrees Leo and get afflicted by Mars. This will bring out strong energy to move forward with martian energy

EYE ON THE SKY: SATURN RETROGRADE IN EARLY SAGITTARIUS Saturn will retrograde into the first pada of Sagittarius on April 27th and stay there until June 20th.  It will repeat the difficult lessons of Jan. 26-March 16th in the Aries pada of Sagittarius know as the gandanta much of May and June.  Saturn in the

EYE ON THE SKY:  SATURN SQUARE VENUS: SATURDAY APRIL 22 Saturn is very powerful still in the sky as it is still very slow in motion and so is Venus and they been both been lingering at around 3 degrees between Sagittarius and Pisces and this influence will continue for another week until April 27th

EYE ON ASTROLOGY:  ASTROLOGICAL BYPASSING This week into April 20th-25th, we have a very complex set of difficult transits and aspects that we have written about.  Saturn squaring Venus exactly with their stations is churning up deep depression and anxiety for Taurus and Libra rising. Mars is throwing an 8th house aspect to Saturn which

EYE ON THE SKY: SUN CONJUNCT RETROGRADE MERCURY Wednesday was  the most difficult day of the Mercury retrograde as it was a Wednesday ruled by Mercury and was exactly conjunct to the Sun, Thursday morning at 1:54 am Eastern Time.   Mercury is considered combust when direct within 14 degrees of the Sun but when retrograde

EYE ON THE SKY:  PLUTO RETROGRADE If I had not had so many experiences with Pluto, I could easily disavow this tiny planet but its power is anything but tiny.  As it stations to go retrograde, I often experience intense energy in my solar plexus and great energy and that also may be because I

EYE ON ASTROLOGY:  KETU/SATURN LESSONS REVISIT With Saturn stationary at 3-4 degrees Sagittarius and aspecting Ketu with a 60 degree aspect and within a few degrees, the intensity of this transit is heating up and deserves revisiting. This association can bring up emotional despair, melancholy, constriction, gloominess and selfishness. It can lead to stubbornness and