Yesterday I âattendedâ a webinar offered by the Canaveral Research Center (home of the Kepler Conference) coordinated by Courtney Roberts and moderated by Glenn âMitchâ Mitchell. The workshop featured Dr. Will Morris who, as âguest lecturer,â has an extensive background in academic research methods, as well as a comprehensive acquaintance with the full spectrum of […]
Prime malefics in homicidal charts
Prime malefics in homicidal charts Despite our best intentions, many people find murder fascinating. And yet because it’s the worst of crimes, to rob another person of their life, we hold killers in contempt. Even as we despise them, however, we struggle to understand them, to know what quirk of gene, character or fate compelled […]
Mercury Retrograde in Disasters
Mercury Retrograde in Disasters A commonly-accepted notion in Western astrology is that when Mercury goes retrograde, as happens three times a year for roughly three weeks at a time, things go terribly wrong for people. But if thatâs really true, shouldnât it be reflected in events when hundreds â perhaps thousands, or even hundreds […]
Season of the Serpent
Take cover. It’s Kala Sarpa season. While everyone was focused on the solar eclipse of August 21st, another significant phenomenon was taking place on the same day. Ever since the Rahu/Ketu axis had shifted into Cancer/Capricorn on August 17th, only one other element remained to put things in play. So when, in the early hours […]
Mathematical Frequency of Common Yogas
As Vedic astrologers, we routinely scan a chart to note the presence of yogas, ie, the planetary combinations that portend one effect or another for the person under consideration. These anticipated results derive, typically, from the houses the participant planets own, the signs and houses they occupy and, sometimes, the basic nature of the planets […]
Mathematics of Yogas, part 5: Dhana Yoga
Itâs a truism in the medical world that the best guarantee of longevity is to be born to healthy parents. For those who take their health for granted, the next-most-desired aspect of a perfect life is to be born rich or, if thatâs not possible, with a birth chart containing multiple wealth yogas. Although there […]
Length of ring finger predicts physical aggression...
Without pointing any fingers, a new study suggests a way to take the measure of tough characters. The research, done at the University of Alberta and announced Wednesday, found a connection between the length of the male index finger relative to the ring finger and the tendency to be aggressive. No such connection was found […]
Researchers finger top financial traders
WASHINGTON, (AFP) – A longer ring finger than an index finger denotes a more successful financial trader, British researchers said in a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Previous research found that the length ratio between the index finger and the ring finger, termed 2D:4D, is a measure of prenatal […]
The Mathematics of Yogas, part 2: Parivartana
Parivartana Yoga Parivartana Yoga is formed when two planets simultaneously occupy a sign ruled by the other, eg, with Saturn in Cancer and the Moon in Capricorn, or Mars in Leo with the Sun in Scorpio, and so on. The two houses thus occupied and ruled become the focus of a symbiotic relationship rich for […]
The Mathematics of Yogas, part 1: Pancha Maha Puru...
As astrologers, we routinely scan astrological charts looking for yogas. If weâre observant, weâll notice that some yogas turn up frequently, while others turn up only rarely. And if weâre mathematically-inclined, some of us might ask ourselves, what are the odds of seeing this or that yoga? But if youâre not inclined to engage in […]