These are the last few hours before winter solstice, the moment when Sun changes its course & moves northwards. The exact moment of winter solstice is 7:59am PST. As the light emerges again in the Northern Hemisphere, the Southern Hemisphere commences its journey inwards – not to be confused with Makar Sankranti (Uttarayana & Makar...
Yes, it is one more thing to give life a twist before we close 2021. Retrograde (Rx) motion is an optical illusion created by apparent motion of objects. Venus Rx occurs about once every 18 months for ~40days. Venus turned Rx in sidereal Capricorn & will travel backwards (from our vantage) into Sagittarius . Venus...
“Of the (12) months, I am Margashirsha” Shri Krsna tells Arjuna at the dawn of the Kurukshetra war – Bhagvad Gita, ch.10. This Full Moon (FM, on 12/18) in Gemini in the nakshatra of Mrigashira (MS) marks the lunar month (in fact the midway point) of Margashirsha or Marghazi (Tamil). Bhagvad Gita describes this month...
In Indian mythology, Vaikunta Ekadasi, the 11th lunar phase in the waxing cycle (Shukla Paksha) in the lunar month of Margashirsha is said to be the day when Vishnu wakes up from his deep slumber, & the doors to Vaikuntha open. Vaikuntha is loosely translated in English as heaven but it is the realm where...
Yes, you may feel the need to blow-off steam now. But why is that? Mars entered Scorpio on 12/4/21 right as we were finishing the solar eclipse. In fact, spatially speaking, Mars in Libra was really close to Ketu influencing the eclipse. When in Libra, Mars was already bringing fire to issues of justice,...
This is Jupiter’s last, albeit short stint in Aquarius for next 12 years. It poked its head in Aquarius earlier this year (from Jun-Sep 2020). Expect similar themes to unravel in the next 4 months as that of summer of 2020. After we have faced our tangible fears in Capricorn, Aquarius is the sign where...
Courage to Purge and Release! This is the last eclipse in the Scorpio-Taurus axis for the next ~18.5 years. Solar eclipse occurs when the Moon positioned between Earth and Sun, such that Moon’s shadow cast on Earth blocks Sun’s light. Have you pondered how is it possible that the Moon, a much smaller object in...
Yes, the moon is exalted this full moon in Krittika while we experience the lunar eclipse in many parts of the world. Is ot good or bad? Well for those looking for a simplistic answers, it’s neither – actually is is both! Let’s examine it more closely . Rahu & Ketu are 2 points in...
This Full Moon in the lunar month of Phalguna, spanning the nakshatras of Uttara Phalguni (UP), Hasta & Chitra in Virgo (this year) is celebrated as Holika Dahan. The month of Phalguna is auspicious as we celebrate Mahashivratri, the night before new moon and then Holi, the day after the full moon . Let’s reflect...
This Full Moon in Leo, we have the Sun in Aquarius illuminating the Moon directly opposite it in the constellation of Purva Phalguni (PP) in Leo. The energy of this full moon is very layered & it will neet you where you are in your relationship to power. To understand this energy we need to...
