This new moon (NM) brings together the duality of fierceness & innocence. Gemini being a dual sign, represented by two opposite energies or twins reminds us of acknowledging this contrast in life. Ardra is the only nakshatra which is fully in Gemini, smack in the middle of the sign. Gemini gets many its qualities from...
The lull you are feeling for a few weeks – this time around you can blame on Saturn retrograde (SaR) instead of Mercury. Saturn is the slowest moving planet in our sky. So, when it turns retrograde, it slows down even further, goes almost stationary for a few weeks before it gains its regular momentum...
This Full Moon brings the energy of the starspace, Jyestha – translated as the elder one. To understand we are dealing with let’s ponder over the triple moon Goddess – maiden, mother & crone. Jyestha would be similar to the crone while Rohini, the nakshatra opposite Jyestha would be the maiden. Both Jyestha & Rohini...
Writing for this Solar Eclipse has required me to find new levels of inner strength as I move through waves of personal grief urging me to coil up in my solitude. But I recognize the healing potential in connecting with you albeit through the veil of this post; so here it is… The eclipse...
Is power given, taken, or are you born into it? This Full Moon (FM) we have the Sun in Aquarius illuminating the Moon directly opposite it, in the constellation of Magha in Leo. Magha is ruled by Pitris, our divine ancestors & symbolized by the throne. FM in Magha is a reminder of our own...
New Moon (NM) in Capricorn (Cap) mapped to the starspace Shravana sets off a cycle that requires us to tap into the subliminal energies. Cap as such is a practical, structured sign rooted in a version of fear that makes us look for everything that can go wrong & be ready with Plan B. Shravana...
Full Moon (FM) in Cancer is a time to tap into the tenderness of the heart & nurture what your creativity or your creation. For some, it is literally children while for others it is their various creative pursuits The exact degrees of this FM lies at the intersection of Punarvasu & Pushya nakshatras. Punarvasu...
Within 3 hours of Sun entering Capricorn (Cap), Mercury (Mer) turns retrograde (R) in Cap. Since, Mer is exalted in an Earth sign (Virgo), Cap’s energy (Earth sign) aids Mer. Mer is the minister or advisor to the king (Sun). Mer represents our intellect, all forms of communication (verbal, written, electronic, virtual, non-virtual), our capacity...
Gandhanta (Gand = knot, anta = end) literally means a knot at the end of flow of energy, like, the knot at the end of a sewing needle & thread that holds the stitch together (bottom pic). At the end of every 9 nakshatras, there’s a gandhanta, a knot that stitches the energy of those...
If you are one of those who are setting off your new year’s resolutions, take notes. January 1st as a new year is a random date picked up to account for a new cycle of Earth going around the Sun. There is no astronomical event pinning the new year to the sky. It makes more...
