“Rahu made me do it,” Falwell explains to a packed media scrum, in response to a series of allegations, revelations and speculations that have come spilling out of his now-unzipped private life. For years, it’s been an open secret at Liberty University, the flagship of Christian evangelical higher education where Falwell was President until this […]
The Mathematics of Yogas, part 6: Viparita Raja Yo...
Viparita Raja Yoga Not every cloud has a silver lining, but when it does, it provides an example of how Viparita Raja Yoga works. This yoga operates on the principle that, effectively, two wrongs make a right. For the mathematically-inclined, this is like multiplying two negative numbers and getting a positive, as in (-2) x […]
Mathematics of Yogas, part 5: Dhana Yoga
It’s 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 that’s not possible, with a birth chart containing multiple wealth yogas. Although there […]
The Mathematics of Yogas, part 1: Pancha Maha Puru...
As astrologers, we routinely scan astrological charts looking for yogas. If we’re observant, we’ll notice that some yogas turn up frequently, while others turn up only rarely. And if we’re mathematically-inclined, some of us might ask ourselves, what are the odds of seeing this or that yoga? But if you’re not inclined to engage in […]