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Grounded in Taurus with Mars & Rahu
Grounded. Sounds good, right? Not if you are trying to fly! The grounding of 777 flights around the world is a good example of Mars having just entered Taurus alongside Rahu, the north node of the Moon, as Venus transits Aquarius, Rahu’s sign. It highlights, not only the possibility of Mars getting stuck in Taurus,…...
Snakes and Ladders: Kala Sarpa Yoga 2021
Image: Jnana Chaupar 18th Century Have you ever played the board game Snakes and Ladders? It is a great teaching tool for life, actually. This is what it was first used for. Surviving game boards suggest Snakes and Ladders emerged somewhere in Northern India or Nepal, where the game was known as the ‘Game of…...
2021 Timelines
(Taken from the 2021 Edition of Timeline Astrology Magazine). Revolutionary impulses already begun take a firmer hold in 2021, as Pluto returns to Capricorn, joining Saturn and Jupiter in a square to Mars and Uranus in Aries. This continues to highlight the stark contrast between personal freedoms and the needs of the many. This…...
The Great Conjunction
2020 ends with a special astronomical event: the closest ‘great conjunction’ of Jupiter and Saturn in 397 years! The above image is from the Night Sky App which is great to be able to see the planets if you do not have a telescope. As you can see from the screenshot I took for Dec…...
The Astrology of the Doṣas
Āyurveda is the study of life and longevity, while Jyotiṣa is the study of the stars, of light. When combined, these two ‘sister sciences’, known as Āyurjyotiṣa, offer insights into the interplay between the movement of the heavenly bodies and our mental-emotional-physical body. There are ‘five wheels of energy’, or chakras, which run along the…...
The Promises & Pitfalls of Prediction
We astrologers are the new prospectors. But we do not carry shovels or search for gold. We are mining for the gems within, using maps of the heavens to guide us. This search is not a digging into our past for the sake of it, but to clearly understand our current state and possible future…...
Lunar Nodes in Taurus & Scorpio
On September 24, 2020 Rāhu, the north node moves into sidereal Taurus, as Ketu, the south node moves into Scorpio, transiting these signs until April 12, 2022*. *mean node calculation. Rāhu points us eagerly forward; sometimes, obsessively so, as we reach for new goals and attainments. But as we do so, Ketu points us back,…...
A Webinar about the lunar nodes in Taurus/Scorpio
In September 2020, the north node moves into Taurus as the south node moves into Scorpio, transiting these signs until April 2022. Discover how the ‘shadow planets’ impact our lives and the best way to approach them in these signs…. This content is for Monthly Subscription , Yearly Subscription , and 6 month Subscription members...
Mars Retrograde: Finding Strength Within
Artwork @Ranasamir Mars is retrograde from September 10 to November 14, 2020, from 4° Aries to 21° Pisces (Sidereal Zodiac). Mars retrograde represents the courage to act based on previous actions. This builds inner strength and resolve, but it does not always come easily. We must be patient as the internal strength builds and…...
Ārūdha Lagna: Attained Ascendant
Ārūdha is a Sanskrit word to mean ‘attainment’, or ‘mount’, and shows what is being attained, a tangible thing that is achieved as a result of who we are and where we put our energy. So, for example, the 2nd house represents many things that are not tangible, including values, but to see something tangible in…...
