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Secrets of Retrograde Planets
SECRETS OF RETROGRADE PLANETS We are down to 5 retrogrades now with Mercury direct and then down to 4 with Mars direct on August 26th and then Saturn goes direct on Sept. 6th and we will be down to the outer planet only. I frequently get questions about retrograde planets and they are often misunderstood…...
Points of Wealth Part 4: Yamaganthaka – The Grace of Jupiter
POINTS OF WEALTH PART 4: YAMAGANTHAKA—the Grace of Jupiter While not talked about very much, there are planetary upagraphas or mathematical shadows of planets that are kind of like gravitational points that exist because of the results that manifest from them. In the same way that Pluto was discovered first mathematically, and then found in…...
The Unbearable Lightness of Being in an Anxious World – Getting Through the Summer
EYE ON BEING: THE UNBEARABLE LIGHTNESS OF BEING IN AN ANXIOUS WORLD I have personally been going through a lot of physical and emotional challenges and when I talk to my friends, I am hearing great distress also. We have discussed the challenge of retrograde Saturn in the early part of Sagittarius with some of…...
Secrets of the 11th House Part 2: Income From Work
SECRETS OF THE 11TH HOUSE: PART 2–INCOME FROM WORK. The 11th house is 2nd from the 10th so it represents gains from work. The sign owning the 11th house and planets associated with the 11th house (aspect, yoga, exchange of houses or planets in the house) will have an impact on your income tendencies and…...
Discovering Our Unconscious Patterns And Blind Spots Part 1
The deepest purpose of Vedic Astrology should allow us to see the maya or illusion that runs through our mind and blocks us from seeing our own Divinity. Astrology should reveal our hidden patterns and not just affirm what we know about our self already. It is our hidden patterns and blind spots which get…...
Eye on Astrology: Life is like Groundhog Day – Getting it Right
Yesterday, at my talk at the United Astrology Conference in Chicago, I was reminded of one of my all time favorite movies, Bill Murray in Groundhog Day (1993). If you are not familiar with the movie, Bill Murray plays a weather man who goes to Pennsylvania every Feb. to see if the groundhog will see…...
Secrets of the 11th House: Expressing Your Talent For Benefit of Society
SECRETS OF THE 11TH HOUSE PART 1: EXPRESSING OUR TALENTS IN THE WORLD The 11th house is the most treasured of houses because it is said that all planets do well here and fulfill our desires. It is connected to gains from work (2nd from the 10th). Still it is a much more complicated house…...
Hidden Psychological Blocks Part 1 – The Strange Case of Badhaka
Badhaka is a block or obstruction and represents planets that block your personal growth. It is like Rahu with a shadow influence that runs your life but it hard to understand or unblock because it is invisible. They can be good planets but they have hidden shadow influences that are difficult to understand and may…...
Tips For Mars And Relationships: Getting Through Stubborn And Stuck
EYE ON ASTROLOGY: UNDERSTANDING KUJA DOSHA AND UNBENDING A STUCK EGO Mars is feared in relationship compatibility because if our partner gets too caught in their ego or doing it their way or is too selfish or unbending, then Venus gets overpowered. Secret of relationship is harmonizing and compromising and when Mars gets stuck then…...
Why Are We On This Planet: Not Repeating Past Mistakes
EYE ON SPIRITUALITY: I just came off a very deep spiritual retreat and had many deep insights that easily get lost in the fast pace of life and making a buck. Wanted to share them with you while they are fresh. 1) We are here to enjoy and not work ourselves into our grave. The…...