ASTRO BLOG

EYE ON THE SKY: FOCUS ON SATURN IN TRANSITION We have discussed the key transit of Saturn through the gandanta (Scorpio 27-29.59) which goes on until Jan. 26th before it enters Sagittarius.  (See: https://www.appliedvedicastrology.com/2017-sneak-preview-part-1-saturn-transition-dec-27-nov-28th/  There is a whirlpool of emotional churning going on as deep emotional patterns come up to be purified so that can […]

EYE ON ASTROLOGY: ATMAKARAKA–JOURNEY OF THE SOUL The son of 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

EYE ON THE SKY: SATURN IN TRANSITION PART 3 When Saturn shifts houses ie Jan. 27th,  I find that big events may happen.  You may suddenly hear from friends that they are moving, divorcing, losing and getting new job or having new health issues come up.  After Jan. 26th, Saturn will be influencing different houses

EYE ON THE SKY: THE FIRST WEEK OF THE NEW YEAR OF 2017 We are still dealing with the exact conjunction of Mars and Neptune right around Midnight as we welcome in the New Year. Neptune will be within a few degrees of Mars and will most impact Mars on Tuesday most which Mars rules. 

EYE ON THE SKY: NEW PERSPECTIVES ON A NEW YEAR As a Vedic astrologer people look to me to predict the future to help them move beyond their fears. I embrace that dharma and yet in my later years, I am starting to look at it differently and this year I am not going to

EYE ON THE SKY: MARS/NEPTUNE  DEC. 30-JAN. 3RD MARS CONJUNCT NEPTUNE ON JAN. 1ST REVISIT I wrote about this transit a week early but was feeling it strongly today so I decided to reprint this part as the impact is more relevant the next few days: On Jan. 1st as we go into the New

EYE ON VEDIC ASTROLOGY: THE NEW YEAR IN VEDIC ASTROLOGY STARTS MARCH 27TH. Whereas western culture delights in January New Year predictions, the Vedic New Year calendar is often run for the new Moon in March after the spring solstice for the capital city of a country. This year the Vedic New Year does not 

EYE ON THE SKY: VENUS IN AQUARIUS DEC 28-JAN. 27TH Venus transits into Aquarius on the afternoon of Dec. 28th and stays there until late January.  It is an afflicted transit as it moves toward Ketu into Jan. 7th with an exact aspect and will be  in the same sign as Mars although they are

EYE ON THE SKY: MERCURY RETROGRADE INTO SAGITTARIUS/MULA NAKSHATRA:  SPIRITUAL AND INTELLECTUAL AWAKENINGS AND  MATERIAL DISCORD Mercury goes retrograde and  into the challenging constellation of Mula from Dec. 29th-Jan. 20th and because it stations there on Jan. 8th, it stays there a long time.  Our last quick visit there was Nov. 29-Dec. 8th so whatever

EYE ON THE SKY: 2017 SNEAK PREVIEW PART 2 At holiday gatherings and in conversing with folks yesterday, there is great worry and  confusion and a   bad taste in people’s mouths with a sense of dread.  We can blame this a bit on the Neptune/Ketu conjunction that peaked in Nov. and which is still