This is a continuation of my series on the “power levels” of the nodes. Readers interested in the attributed values governing the appearance of this graph are encouraged to read earlier posts in this series. Here’s the logic behind the graph: the blue line represents the cumulative energy that Rahu carries on behalf of planets […]
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Paris Jackson: you can’t go back to Neverland
April 4th, 2019 · No Comments · Astrology
Paris Jackson’s name turned up on social media last month when TMZ reported that she’d allegedly made a suicide attempt back in February. She vehemently denied this, but it’s not the first time she’s been in similar circumstances. Can astrology confirm or deny a rumor such as this? Normal people don’t understand depression, let alone […]
Tags: atmakaraka·graha yuddha·kala sarpa·paris jackson·pravrajya
Nodal “weather” forecast: April 2019
April 1st, 2019 · No Comments · Astrology
This is a continuation of my series on the “power levels” of the nodes. Readers interested in the attributed values governing the appearance of this graph are encouraged to read earlier posts in this series. Here’s the logic behind the graph: the blue line represents the cumulative energy that Rahu carries on behalf of planets […]
Tags: ketu·lunar nodes·rah
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: the face of America’s New Deal
March 6th, 2019 · 4 Comments · Astrology, celebrity, Instruction
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 […]
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