ASTRO BLOG

EYE ON THE SKY: JUPITER IN AQUARIUS (6.40-19.59)-CONSTELLATION OF SHATABHISHA May 21-July 22, 2021 Jan 1, 2022-April 13, 2022 Jupiter transits into the constellation of Shatabhisha on May 21st and stays there until late July and then goes back into that constellation on Jan. 1st after its retrograde movement from June 20-Oct. 17th, 2021.   […]

EYE ON THE SKY:  MOVING BEYOND THE ASTROLOGICAL GRUNGE The planets are climaxing into May 15-18th as Mars completes its sneaky 8th house aspect (210 degrees ) onto Saturn into May 15th and finally moves out of channeling Rahu’s energy from the constellation of Ardra and moves into the gracious constellation of Purnavasu (Gemini 20-Cancer

EYE ON THE SKY: SATURN AND FEAR OF THE FUTURE. Saturn is slowing down in the sky as it prepares to go stationary retrograde on May 23rd. Usually 8 days before and after the station it is particularly powerful in the sky. The sneaky 8th house aspect from Mars to Saturn peaking into the 15th

EYE ON THE SKY: WAITING FOR GODOT AND ASTROLOGY Samuel Beckett’s seminal play involving two hobo- like characters  waiting for the arrival of Godot, an embodiment of living in hope of the future rather than embracing the present and the existential void is a hallmark in world literature and a reminder of our plight in

EYE ON THE SKY:  EMOTIONALLY GRUNGY FEW WEEKS We have an unusual planetary configuration peaking into May 12-15th that is a bit intense emotionally and it depends on how it hits your chart. It involved Mars in Gemini at about 19 degrees throwing a sneaky 8th house aspect to Saturn in Capricorn at 19 degrees.  

EYE ON THE SKY: SATURN RETROGRADE  — MAY 23-OCT 10, 2021 Saturn starts slowing down about 8 days before it goes retrograde and has a stronger influence as it gets ready to go stationary/retrograde on May 23rd.  You may start feeling its intensity this week.  Saturn is often misunderstood. If you have a strong Saturn

EYE ON THE SKY: VENUS IN TAURUS: MAY 4-28TH   Venus will be very strong in the sky in Taurus for a month and afflicted by only Rahu in Taurus  toward the middle of the transit with the exact conjunction May 18th in the Mean Node system.  If you are Taurus or Libra rising or

MARS IN ARDRA (GEMINI 6.40-20.00)   Mars transited into the constellation of Ardra which is located at Gemini 6.20-20.00 on  April 24th and stays there until May 15th.  Western astronomers connect it with the constellation of Betelgeuse in the constellation of Orion, and Sirius, the Dog star. Ardra is one of the more difficult constellations

Secrets of the 3rd House: Primal Energies The third house is connected to the reptilian brain that governs our core sexual drives and aggressive impulses in the primal mind. The natural third sign of the zodiac is Gemini, which in Sanskrit comes out as Mithuna, which means copulation. The third house is a very creative

Vedic astrologers usually lump the third house into younger siblings, artistic expression, and communication, but it has deeper spiritual and psychological depths that are not discussed enough. John Frawley writes of the 3rd house: “Of all the houses of the astrological chart, it is probably the third house that arouses the least interest. In most