In the Vedic pantheon of deities, Venus is known as the Asuracharya, or guru to the demons. Judging by the invective heaped upon her by Republicans and conservative news media alike, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez seems nothing short of the anti-Christ. But maybe that’s just the price you pay when you arrive on the battlefield announcing yourself […]
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: the face of America’s New Deal
March 6th, 2019 · 4 Comments · Astrology, celebrity, Instruction
Tags: alexandria ocasio-cortez·american politics·democratic socialist·green new deal·jyotish
Nodal “weather” forecast: March 2019
March 1st, 2019 · No Comments · Astrology, Instruction, Science
As I explained in my initial post for this series, I’m conducting an experiment in visual display to help people appreciate the role of the nodes as proxy agents. The nodes act on behalf of planets (1) with which they’re associated, (2) by which they’re aspected, (3) whose sidereal sign they occupy, and (4) whose […]
Tags: chaya graha·gochara·jyotish·lunar nodes·rahu ketu·transits
Kala Sarpa: the astronomical rationale for “yoga”
March 1st, 2019 · 5 Comments · Astrology, Instruction, Science
As I discussed in last month’s article, one of the great uncertainties among devotees of jyotisha is whether Kala Sarpa is a yoga or a dosha. The existential question is: does it promise success or threaten destruction? As I explained in that article, there are multiple consequences when the chart is split in two by […]
Nodal “weather” forecast: February 2019
February 1st, 2019 · No Comments · Astrology, Instruction, Science
As I explained in my initial post for this series, I’m conducting an experiment in visual display to help people appreciate the role of the nodes as proxy agents. The nodes act on behalf of planets (1) with which they’re associated, (2) by which they’re aspected, (3) whose sidereal sign they occupy, and (4) whose […]
Tags: chaya graha·gochara·jyotish·ketu·lunar nodes·rahu·transits
Kala Sarpa: the astronomical rationale for “dosha”
February 1st, 2019 · 2 Comments · Astrology, Instruction, Science
At the core of the mystique surrounding Kala Sarpa is the existential question: is it a yoga, or is it a dosha? Does it promise success or threaten destruction? That question can only be answered via yoga vichara, the careful analysis of a configuration in order to determine its nature, its strength, and its ultimate […]
Tags: astronomy·combustion·dosha·kala sarpa·lunar phase·retrogression
Nodal “weather” forecast: January 2019
January 7th, 2019 · No Comments · Astrology, Instruction, Science
This is an experiment in visual display to help people appreciate the role of the nodes as proxy agents. The nodes act on behalf of planets (1) with which they’re associated, (2) by which they’re aspected, (3) whose sidereal sign they occupy, and (4) whose nakshatra they occupy, in descending order of effect. Although assigning […]
Tags: ketu·moon's nodes·proxy·rahu·weather report
The Mathematics of Yogas, part 7: Spiritual Yogas
January 2nd, 2019 · No Comments · Astrology, Instruction, Science
Although there are many spiritual yogas defined in the literature of Jyotish, in practice it is surprisingly difficult to find actual charts that meet those specifications. Take, for example, the three classic spiritual yogas defined in Mantreswara’s Phaladeepika (6:28): When the lord of the Ascendant, the Sun and the Moon occupy an Angle or Trine […]
Tags: ramakrishna·spiritual yogas·srikanta·srinatha·virinchi
Kala Sarpa: everything you wanted to know but were afraid to ask
November 30th, 2018 · No Comments · Astrology, Instruction, Publication
“If the Sun and Moon would doubt,” poet William Blake once wrote, “they would immediately go out.” As for me, there were times over the past 18 months when my own vision blurred, and I doubted whether I could write a book on Kala Sarpa that would do justice to its myth. But as it […]
Tags: dosha·kala sarpa·yoga
Webinar review: Kepler’s Astrology Research Team (ART)
September 19th, 2018 · No Comments · Astrology, Instruction, Science
Interested in learning how to conduct astrological research? Set your agenda for the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of every month. That’s when Kepler’s Astrological Research Team (ART) meets to discuss past studies, current best practices and future projects. The series, coordinated by Courtney Roberts and facilitated by Glenn “Mitch” Mitchell, seeks to provide potential researchers […]
Tags: astrological research software·canaveral research center·control groups·fact-based astrology·statistics·the kepler conference
Webinar review: Qualitative Research Methods for Astrologers
September 9th, 2018 · No Comments · Astrology, Instruction, Science
Yesterday I “attended” a webinar offered by the Canaveral Research Center (home of the Kepler Conference) coordinated by Courtney Roberts and moderated by Glenn “Mitch” Mitchell. The workshop featured Dr. Will Morris who, as “guest lecturer,” has an extensive background in academic research methods, as well as a comprehensive acquaintance with the full spectrum of […]
Tags: astrological research·canaveral research center·courtney roberts·david perkins·faith mcinerney·kepler conference·kyle pierce·russell ohlhausen·will morris