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The Queen of Mean
Leona Helmsley was a very successful realtor. In her life she made a fortune and was considered, “a genius in turning over property.” Unfortunately, as the title suggests, she was known for other things besides her ability to make money. By focusing on this chart it...
A Time To Remember
Yesterday, September 28, 2015, began a 14 day celebration called Pitras Paksha. Take advantage of this special time by recalling and thanking your fore bearers. After all, we have them to thank for who we are today. If you had the privilege of knowing your...
Everyone is different.
Jyotish practitioners each have their own way of looking at a chart. No practitioner can cover every detail contained within a chart in one reading. Questions are usually answered during a reading and frequently advice relating to a client’s current desires, is...
An Obscure Sutra
One of the joys of reading the Masters is tripping over some of the statements they make and then checking them out so see if what they wrote is true in real life. What follows is an example. I apologize ahead of time to those readers who do not understand all the...
The Purpose of a Chart
“On him does death lie heavily who, but too well known to all, dies to himself unknown.” -Seneca The purpose of a chart reading is not to confirm a special status or to find out whether specific desires will be met. Rather, it is to enable an individual to get to know...
Similarities Abound
The ancient Vedic culture acknowledged gender equality and interdependency. Roughly five thousand years ago when darkness descended, bringing in the age of Kali, that attitude changed. Patriarchy[i], a social system giving supremacy to the male gender, gained...
Expanded Study
In 1933, Manly P. Hall, a name well known to Western astrologers, wrote a short introduction to all branches of the subject. His purpose in writing ‘The Story of Astrology’ was to achieve two goals. -to supply students of astrology with some tangible data concerning...
The New Comers
The planets Uranus, Saturn and Pluto definitely exist and there is no question about their influence on a tropical chart. So, why aren’t these planets used in Jyotish? In order to answer this question a little background information must be provided. A tropical chart...
It’s Official –
Summer is here and is a perfect opportunity to acknowledge duality and the difference between what appears to be and what actually is. Our language suggests it is the sun moving across the sky when in reality it is the earth moving around the sun which causes this...
A Practical Application
Mercury has started its forward motion in both sidereal and tropical systems. The only difference between the two systems is the reference point for Mercury’s movement. For example, using a sidereal system Mercury is placed at 10° 31’ Taurus whereas in the tropical...