February 2017 Lunar Eclipse in Āśleṣā
Our first lunar eclipse of 2017 occurs on the evening of Friday, February 10 for most of us in the western hemisphere and on February 11 for many in the eastern hemisphere. The eclipse,...
Category: Graha
Śani and Self-Compassion
Perhaps many of Śani’s “ailments” are a result of compassion of others over compassion of self. The strong desire for justice with a heavy tendency for judgment and fairness often outweighs the fairness of...
Budha (Mercury) & the Tattvas of Mental Operation
Prakrti (manifested matter/objective energy) differentiates into antahkarana (the psychic apparatus), indriyas (the senses), and bhutas (matter). Antahkarana as the “psychic,” or information processing mechanism of an individual, consists of three sattvas: the buddhi, ahamkara,...
The Mala as Bṛhaspati & Tara
At the crux of a mala is the “guru bead,” representing the teacher. Surrounding Guru are 108 beads, each which is counted and a mantra spoken or internalized during japa (the practice of repeating...
Budha Vakri (Mercury Retrograde) September 2016
Pre-Shadow (29 August) As tomorrow begins the first day of Mercury’s apparent retrograde motion, and today I have absolutely nothing to amuse my interest, it’s really a perfect time to do something that I should...
The Resonance of Bija Mantras
The frequency of Om is 7.83 Hz. The frequency of Om itself is inaudible to humans, as most people can’t consciously pick out frequencies less than 20 Hz. We can, however, hear the harmonics of low-frequency emissions, which...
Rasas & the Navagraha
Every trait, characteristic, behavior, and effect of everything we know of the past, present, and future can be described in terms of the Navagraha (nine planets). This includes emotion, energy in motion, which are...
Hanuman & Sūrya-Ketu Yuti
In the Ramayana, after being introduced to Hanuman of Kishkindha and helping Rama and Lakshman search India for kidnapped Sita, we learn that Hanuman was cursed as a child. We normally think of a...
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