Once, when asked by someone what it felt like to be the smartest man in the world, Albert Einstein said, âI donât know. You should ask Nikola Tesla.â Tesla, an electrical engineer and physicist renowned for his showmanship in demonstrating his inventions, was something of a mad scientist. Over the course of his career he […]
Viparita Raja Yoga: going under to cross over
Viparita Raja Yoga: going under to cross over…Â At some point in our mathematical education, we learned that two negatives can make a positive. For example, if we multiply two negative numbers, the product is positive. Logically, it doesnât make sense, but mathematicians who know better say it does. Who are we to argue? The […]
Indira Gandhi: Parivartana power!
Indira Gandhi was a remarkable woman on two scores. On a mundane level, she is Indiaâs only female prime minister to date. On a stellar level, she has three Parivartana Yogas in her chart. How rare is that? Although 40% of the general population has one Parivartana Yoga, only 3% has two, and only 0.03% […]
The Ashley Madison affair: Venus & Mars are not al
In 1975 Paul McCartney sang, âA good friend of mine follows the stars: Venus and Mars are alright tonight.â But as of this week when a hacker group made public the customer database for the Ashley Madison website, Venus and Mars are not alright. In fact, theyâve been up all night fighting⦠For those who […]
Club 27 rockstars: “Hope I die before I get old…”
âI hope I die before I get old.â ~ Pete Townshend, The Who. Sadly, half of people donât get what they want, and the other half donât want what they get. Death is like that for some. They flirt with it, dance with it, lie down with it at night, and sometimes they just donât wake up. […]
Swami Prabhupada: a choice of ascendants
 Swami Prabhupada Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada was a guru and the founder of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), commonly known as the âHare Krishna Movementâ. His mission was to propagate Gaudiya Vaishnavism, a school of Hinduism taught by his guru, throughout the world. A charismatic leader, he emerged as a major figure of […]
Book release: STELLAR ASTROLOGY by Alan Annand
STELLAR ASTROLOGY by Alan Annand: applications of jyotish (Vedic astrology). This is a compilation of essays on techniques, in-depth celebrity profiles, and analysis of mundane events. A highly informative reference work intended for serious students of astrology, it is written in a clear and lively style by an astrologer experienced in both western and Vedic systems. Available in […]
The world’s most interesting astrologer: sidereal
Alan Annand is a graduate of the American College of Vedic Astrology and the British Faculty of Astrological Studies. For a compilation of his writings (astrological techniques, in-depth celebrity profiles, and analysis of mundane events) see his book Stellar Astrology. He’s also a writer of crime fiction. His NEW AGE NOIR series (Scorpio Rising, Felonious Monk, Soma County) features astrologer/palmist Axel Crowe, whom one reviewer dubbed âSherlock […]
The world’s most interesting astrologer: stellar a
~~~ Alan Annand is a Canadian astrologer with diplomas from the American College of Vedic Astrology and the British Faculty of Astrological Studies. For a compilation of his writings (astrological techniques, in-depth celebrity profiles, and analysis of mundane events) see his book Stellar Astrology. He’s also a writer of crime fiction. His NEW AGE NOIR series (Scorpio Rising, Felonious Monk, Soma County) features astrologer/palmist Axel Crowe, […]
Kanye West: the mouth that roared
In October 2002 Kanye West had a car accident that broke his jaw and obliged him to have his mouth wired shut for a few weeks. But after this year’s Grammy Awards, many people are thinking it should be wired shut again. At the last moment, Kanye seemed to pretend it was all a joke, […]