ASTRO BLOG

The Secret of Birthdays   During my doctoral minor in folklore, I wrote a paper on my fascination with birthdays and why we celebrate them with the rituals of inviting people over for cakes lit with candles. The time just before your birthday is known to be a bit depressing and that is because the […]

EYE ON THE SKY: SUBTLE DERANGEMENTS IN THE ASTROLOGICAL FABRIC I talk with a lot of people and there is a lot of suffering popping up and it’s on a subtle level.  Vedic astrology is always more complex than one might imagine.  Mars in it’s friend’s sign of Sagittarius but it is the difficult Nakshatra

Hidden Psychological Blocks   Bhadaka is a type of block or obstruction and represents planets that hinder your personal growth. Itis like Rahu with a shadow influence that runs your life but is hard to understand. It is also difficult to unblock because it is invisible. They can be good planets but they have hidden

EYE ON THE YEAR:  YOUR PLANNER  PART 2 While I am not wanting to predict wars and falls of Presidents and global economic disasters for the sake of being sensational, it is useful to know the astrological weather for the year and when to plan a picnic and when to watch out for tornado warnings. 

EYE ON THE SKY: MERCURY RETROGRADE IN  CAPRICORN JAN. 14-FEB. 3RD Mercury went retrograde on Friday in the morning at Capricorn at 16 degrees  and starts retrograding away from Saturn at 18 degrees all the way back to 0 Capricorn on Feb. 3rd.     It is afflicted transit as it is conjunct Saturn and then will

EYE ON THE SKY:  MARS IN TRANSITION–SCORPIO TO SAGITTARIUS Mars rules Aries and Scorpio rising and they are starting an important new journey and transformation now.   Mars is getting  ready to leave Scorpio on Jan. 16th  and move into Sagittarius and moves The end of Scorpio, 27-30 degrees is called the stinger tale and

Vedic Holiday: Makara Sankranti – A New Beginning January 13-14th 2022  Sun enters Capricorn late Jan. 14th in the US.  Sun moves into Capricorn on Jan. 4th—and it is a larger event than you might imagine. In the Vedic calendar, it is the real beginning of the New Year where the days start lengthening, and

EYE ON THE SKY:   SUN IN CAPRICORN: JANUARY 14 – FEBRUARY 12 Sun enters Capricorn: January 14th The Sun moves into Capricorn on January 14th, and and then will be joined by Saturn  on Feb. 4th .  It is a mixed transit and while the Sun does well with  work, it is still in

EYE ON THE YEAR:  YOUR PLANNER  While I am not wanting to predict wars and falls of Presidents and global economic disasters for the sake of being sensational, it is useful to know the astrological weather for the year and when to plan a picnic and when to watch out for tornado warnings.  I have

Jupiter transited into the constellation of Shatabishak (Aquarius 6.40-20.00) on Jan. 2nd and stays there until March 18th.  This connects Jupiter, with Rahu the owner of the star and with Varuna, the deity.  Jupiter enhances and exands the energy of wherever it transits and bring great wisdom for bio-technology wisdom and healing and let’s hope