Here is Novak Djokovic’s vedic chart. Novak Djokovic was born on May 22nd 1987 at 23:25 in Belgrade, Serbia. Yogas indicate the opportunities given in life. The strength of the lagna indicates the individual’s potential to use those opportunities. Yogas that connect to the lagna or the lagna lord bring fame to the individual. General Characteristics General Sagittarius traits […]
Here is Rafael Nadal’s vedic chart. Rafael Nadal was born on June 3rd 1986 at 18:20 in Manacor, Spain. Yogas indicate the opportunities given in life. The strength of the lagna indicates the individual’s potential to use those opportunities. Yogas that are tied to the lagna or the lagna lord bring fame to the individual. General Characteristics General Libra […]
Today is Ganesh Chaturthi and it got me thinking about why we call Lord Ganesha the remover of obstacles. Lord Ganesha’s life is full of examples in which a difficult problem is solved by a seemingly impossible solution. Here are some examples from the life of Lord Ganesha. Conception of Lord Ganesha Conception – the […]
Vedic astrology uses dasas and transits to determine good and bad periods in a person’s life. In the dasa system we look at grahas at three levels – maha dasa, antar dasa, and pratyantar dasa. Among these, the graha running the maha dasa is the most important. The dasa analysis is done from the individual’s […]
As you look at many vedic charts, a natural questions that comes to mind is – is there a perfect horoscope? The chart of Lord Rama is one such chart. Let us consider the chart below. It is the chart of Lord Rama’s. The chart below is an astronomically possible chart and can be dated […]
The ultimate goal for a vedic mystic is moksha or liberation. This is harder than becoming the CEO of the largest corporation, becoming the President of the richest country, or becoming the most famous celebrity in the world. If we look back at human history you will probably find less than ten universally accepted liberated […]
Continuing our discussion from the previous post about the Navagraha family, let us, now, look at the nature of the grahas. Grahas are natural benefics or natural malefics. Natural benefic grahas bring out growth and natural malefic grahas restrict growth. In keeping with the vedic tradition, the Ministers (teachers) are benefic. In fact, Jupiter and […]
It is important to understand the nature of the grahas and the role they play in the navagraha family to infer the results of many things in vedic astrology, like strengths, combinations, aspects… We will exclude Rahu and Ketu in the navagraha family because they are not real entities. Analysis of Rahu and Ketu is […]
Is it desirable to be born in one lagna over another? This is a tough question and, yes, there are successful and unsuccessful individuals in all lagnas. However, does having a particular lagna increase or decrease the probability of success? To analyze this question we will look at a few dimensions and evaluate each lagna […]
Every vedic chart will have many yogas. However, most lives are average at best. How do you account for this contradiction? How to you analyze yogas? Let us take the Budha-Aditya yoga, for example. It forms when Sun and Mercury are conjunct in a rasi. A person with Budha-Aditya yoga will be very intelligent. Given […]