In Vedic astrology, a Kala Sarpa pattern is formed when all of the visible grahas are restricted to one half of the zodiac as divided by the axis of the lunar nodes, Rahu and Ketu. Roughly one in eight of all horoscopes, or 12.5%, reveals the pattern. There are four classes of Kala Sarpa, subject […]
Kevin McCarthy: who let the dogs out?
In the first week of January 2023, it took the US House of Representatives 15 rounds of voting before they could finally award Kevin McCarthy the coveted role of Speaker of the House. While watching the horse-trading, name-calling, and body-slamming among Republican House members, I was reminded of an observation from the late comic George […]
King of Crypto dethroned
Sam Bankman-Fried, former CEO of the cryptocurrency exchange FTX, was arrested in the Bahamas on December 12th. He has since been extradited to the USA to face trial in the Southern District of New York, likely for wire fraud, wire fraud conspiracy, securities fraud, securities fraud conspiracy, and money laundering. SBF, as Bankman-Fried is frequently […]
Bernardo and Homolka: Barbie & Ken of sexual homic
In the mid-Nineties, a crime story out of Toronto horrified the rest of Canada. Paul Bernardo, a clean-cut boyish-looking accountant was arrested and charged with the sexual assault and murder of two teenage girls. The key Crown witness against Bernardo was his attractive young spouse Karla Homolka whoâd participated in the two rape/murders but negotiated […]
Jordan Peterson: agent provocateur
Jordan Peterson is a Canadian clinical psychologist and a professor emeritus at the University of Toronto. Thanks to three published books, and a substantive YouTube presence, heâs also become a media personality and a lightning rod for intellectual debate on a wide range of subjects â climate, gender identity, political correctness, psychology, religion, and much […]
Sharon Stone: the trauma of miscarriage
In a recent post on Instagram, while expressing sympathy for other women whoâve borne the same trauma, Sharon Stone revealed that she has âlost nine childrenâ through miscarriages over the years. Although men are inevitably acquainted with and affected by such tragedies, nothing quite compares to the grief experienced by a prospective mother whoâs carried […]
The Righteous Brothers: blue-eyed soul
In the mid-Sixties, âYouâve Lost that Loving Feelingâ was a trans-Atlantic hit that catapulted two American white boys to the top of the Billboard charts and other play-lists around the world. Produced by Phil Spector, the single showcased a remarkable duet of voices â Bill Medleyâs bass baritone and Bobby Hatfieldâs soaring tenor. The Righteous […]
David Berkowitz: Son of Sam
For an entire year, from late July 1976 to late July 1977, the New York boroughs of the Bronx, Queens and Brooklyn were in a high state of anxiety. Young women with long dark hair cut it short, dyed it blonde, or bought wigs to disguise their looks. A serial killer was on the loose, […]
Planetary wars: Russia & Ukraine
For most Vedic astrologers, graha yuddha is an abstract thing. This time itâs different. With Russiaâs invasion of Ukraine in the pre-dawn hours of February 24th, the planetary war in the heavens has come to Earth. February and March of 2022 will have seen a highly unusual celestial drama played out. After coming out of […]
Thich Nhat Hanh: spiritual warrior
Thich Nhat Hanh, after a lifetime of service to Buddhism, died recently at age 95. Born 11 October 1926 in central Vietnam, he entered a monastery at age 16, where his primary teacher was a Zen master. He received training in the Vietnamese tradition of Mahayana Buddhism, and was ordained as a Bhikkhu in 1951. […]