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Who’s in the News B. B. King The Thrill is Gone!
In Austin, Texas recently I noticed everywhere on billboards “The Thrill is Gone.” I then realized legendary blues singer B.B. King had passed way on that day. Everywhere you went in Austin you heard his iconic songs that we all grew up with. Austin, Texas is known for its music scene and one of their…...
Spiritual Insights May 2015
I have to share with all my readers my happiness with the marriage of my son Christian. He was married in April in Kiawah, South Carolina. The wedding was magnificent on lush lawns with a setting that would rival scenes from “Gone with the Wind” as huge oak trees draped with moss shaded all the…...
Excerpt from Secrets of Prediction: World and Personal Cycles using Vedic Astrology
Secrets of Prediction: World and Personal Cycles using Vedic Astrology Chapter One The Beginning It was November 21, 1963. I was 8 years old watching our black and white television as Jeane Dixon came on the evening news making a stark prediction. I can remember it like yesterday for it made a lasting impression. She…...
Predictions and Aspects May 2015
The most significant astrological events for the month of May are the Mars opposition to Saturn, Mercury retrograde in Taurus and Venus setting off a grand cross with Rahu/Ketu, Pluto and Uranus and Venus and Mercury parivartana (mutual exchange of signs). This accentuates the signs Taurus, Scorpio and Gemini. Whenever Taurus and Scorpio are triggered…...
Ask Joni: Sade Sati
With so much hype around the concept of Sade Sati I want to clear up some of the terror that surrounds this feared period of life. Sade Sati means seven and a half years because it takes seven and one-half years to complete this process. This process entails the cycle of transiting Saturn transiting close…...
Awakenings & Affirmation May 2015
From my book Awaken to the Power within you. Karma As a Vedic astrologer, I believe that karma is a factor that determines the lives we come into, and opportunities or challenges we experience. Karma is the past dues or credits, which may be good or bad depending on our previous incarnations. The planets in a birth…...
AstroFinance: Real Estate
What is up with this real estate market? Prices just seem to keep increasing. I am not an expert but I can’t help but wonder when will this stop? Will the bubble burst? Interest rates are at historical lows and they keep saying they will go up but they don’t. The main issue here in…...
Who’s In the News: Jordan Spieth
By: Joni Patry Jordan Spieth, age 21, just won the Master’s Golf Tournament, the highest accomplishment in golf. Jordon has beat all of Tiger Woods records. This particular Who’s In the News is very personal to me because the Spieth family are our personal friends. My son Austin is best friends with Jordan’s brother Steven…....
How Will this Solar and Lunar Eclipse Affect You?
This eclipse season is a powerful time to peer into ourselves. The houses in your personal chart in which the eclipses are occurring give direct information about you. The solar eclipse reveals the main focus and changes occurring, and the lunar eclipse indicates how this will manifest. The solar eclipse is where there is a…...
Spiritual Insights April 2015
As spring approaches in the northern hemisphere many feel this is a long awaited transition out of hibernation. And the aspects around the recent solar eclipse on March 20th have been very difficult. The 2-week stretch from the solar eclipse (new moon) to the lunar eclipse (full moon) April 4th brings out important information that…...
