Margaret Thatcher, the first woman prime minister of UK, was born on October 13th, 1925 9:00 am, in Grantham, UK. Below is Margaret Thatcher Vedic Chart. Lagna vichara At first glance, we see a strong lagna. The ascendant sign is Libra. Saturn is in its sign of exaltation and Mercury has dig bala and vargottama […]
Archetype is a very typical example of a person or thing. In this blog we explore the Leo archetype. The association with a person helps us remember the salient points of the sign. Leo represents regality, much like its symbol, the Lion; the king of the jungle. Leo is a male and active sign. It […]
Archetype is a very typical example of a person or thing. In this blog we explore the Aries archetype. The association with a person helps us remember the salient points of the sign. Aries represents energy and lots of it; like its symbol – a Ram Aries is a male and active sign. It is […]
Emmanuel Macron, the current French President, was born on December 21st 1977, at 10:40 am, in Amiens, France. Below is Emmanuel Macron Vedic chart. Emmanuel Macron’s vedic chart is very interesting. At first glace we see a weak lagna. The ascendant lord, Saturn, is in the 8th house and Mars, in its sign of debilitation, […]
2021 is the year for Pisces (Meena) and Leo (Simha)! 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 […]
In pursuit of the ultimate goal of realization it is natural to stumble upon multiple “why”s in the journey. The “Why?” in philosophy can take multiple forms. At the mundane level there are questions like – Why is someone more successful than me? Why am I not lucky? Why do problems always find me?… At […]
July 13th 1942 is the birth date of two entertainers; Harrison Ford and Stephen Jo Bladd. Harrison Ford was born at 11:41 am in Chicago while Stephen Jo Bladd was born at 3:15 am in Boston. Stephen played drums for “The J. Geils Band”, a popular band in the 1970s and 1980s. While famous in […]
Trimurthi or Hariharabrahma yogas are a set of three yogas. The first is Hari yoga, the second is Hara yoga, and the third is Brahma yoga. Hari, Hara, and Brahma represent the three main gods in Hinduism – Vishnu, Shiva, and Brahma – the Trimurthi. Therefore these yogas are Trimurthi or Hariharabrahma yogas. The general […]
In vedic astrology the lord of the ascendant is very important. For yogas to give their full effect, the lord of the ascendant must be strong. Sometimes, when you look at the charts of famous people, the lord of the ascendant is not strong. You wonder how the yogas provided their effects. The answer very […]
So far, we have looked at many classic Advaitic examples. The first blog on “illusions” makes us aware that what we see and experience is not the ultimate reality. The second blog on “cause” shows a material cause behind creation, leading to the dualistic schools of philosophies. The third blog, combines “illusions” and “cause” to […]