Full Potential of Life....as well as in Jyotish.... ..4/18 ....> Mark Kincaid.....

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Full Potential of Jyotish & In Life.....

 

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Jyotish Course:

Introduction...

"The Nature of Life is To Grow"

 

 

 

 

There's a very important need in Jyotish to understand the overall Goal and

Purpose of Astrology as well as our own individual charts.

 

According to all Vedic Science the Goal and purpose of life, is the growth

and final attainment of perfection or enlightenment.

 

Jyotish helps us find ourselves somewhere along that path towards

perfection.

 

In fact, Jyotish defines each Planet's position in our birth chart, as being

somewhere along that path or sequence of perfection.

 

Jyotish has this concept of the relative strength or weakness of a planet

being expressed by whether it's in it's Own Sign, a friendly sign,

debilitated or Exalted.

 

Planet's that are in their Signs of Exaltation, represent the end product,

or 'perfection' of their nature.

 

For example, right now, the Sun's in it's Sign of Exaltation, Aries, and so

during this whole month, individuals being born now, will express this very

laudable quality of Exaltedness, at least in terms of their Suns.

 

Take then, the Moon's Exaltation, Mercury's, Mars and Jupiter's too, and you

get the idea.

 

As we evolve, grow and get better and better, what happens is that the

internal dynamics of our planets also, improve.

 

When I was in India in 1988, where I got introduced to Jyotish, for the

first time, I heard a famous Vedic scholar who said:

 

 

"Don't take your charts, seriously like they were written in stone.

They just represent the state of your Physiology, at birth."

 

 

 

I've thought a lot about this expression over the years in my subsequent

study of Jyotish.

 

Now, I realize that our planets do represent our hearts and minds,

Psychology as well as Physiology. And, their relative beginning strengths,

or weaknesses, due to their Sign, House, or relative placement do represent

the relative strength, and/or development of each one of those aspects of

ourselves.

 

For example, if our Moon was strong, more of a full Moon, or in it's Own

Sign, or Exalted, then our Emotional nature could be termed mature, or well

developed.

 

Recently modern science came out with the emotional equivalent to the

intellectual idea of IQ or intellectual intelligence. They call it EQ, or

emotional quotient to try and determine the emotional maturity and

development of an individual.

 

This range of emotional maturity and development is perfectly describable by

the Moon's, in our charts.

 

Likewise, our Intellectual maturity and development is characteristic of the

state of strength of our Mercury's, in our charts.

 

For Spiritual matters, we look to our Jupiter's.

 

For physical prowess, coordination and athleticism, we look to our Mars.

 

For 'stability' in general as well as wisdom, Maturity and how 'in-tune' we

are with the Universe, we look to our Saturns.

 

For our lovingness, how appreciative and affectionate we are we look to our

Venus.

 

All together, our human stage of evolution along this path of life, and

perfection, is perfectly understandable in the Jyotish system of looking at

all of the Human parts or Astrological configurations.

 

 

In conclusion, we now can see that the growing improvement and even

attaining perfection, or Exaltation of each planet is the inherent goal and

purpose of our lives.

 

 

Therefore as we learn how to improve the nature of each of our Planet's

then, we will find the inherent characteristics of each of those aspects of

ourselves, will also improve.

 

Think of all the Planets like muscle groups, on the body of a world class

athlete. Some of the muscle groups are naturally strong, while others, need

to be strengthened and improved for maximum success and performance.

 

Like that, each of our Planets, refers to an aspect of our human body and

mind, which are indicative of all the components of our 'human' nature.

 

As we improve each of these planets it's like we're learning how to

strengthen one of our, muscle groups.

 

The result will be that we learn to perform better. We become more

successful in life, because we learn how to develop ourselves, more

profoundly.

 

 

Individual Charts

Also

Express Life's Purpsoe...

 

 

 

There's another way of understanding our live's purpose and goals and that

is to look at the particular's of each one of our charts.

 

Not only do our chart's express where we're beginning in this vast range of

evolution, but, our chart's also express the unique individual path that

we're already on and living.

 

So, as we come to understand this path, of our chart's, then we can better

understand the pluses and minuses of our lives, and the many conflicts and

challenges that are often times the most difficult to understand.

 

Our Goal, in life, though it's to walk this path of increasing perfection,

is, also, to learn the lessons and challenges of each one of the details of

our chart.

 

Our chart's then, are the expression of the unique path that is the nature

of each one of us.

 

As we do this, we realize how to live the truest meaning of our live's and

can in fact, learn how to resolve many conflicts, which are really

self-made, even before they become dramas on the outside.

 

Someday, we'll be able to teach our children, how to face the weaknesses,

and malefics in their charts, much earlier, say within the years of their

education, so that by the time they begin their adulthood and move into

careers, and family life; they'll have learned how to become the 'best' that

they can be, even before they have to face their 'demons' outside.

 

In the Jyotish course, we've recently started, we'll continue this

discussion regarding the overall goals of Jyotish and Vedic Science and how

they're echoed in all the details of our individual charts.

 

We'll examine how closely are we aligned with the Signs, of Perfection or

Enlightenment already and especially which planets are our greatest

obstacles.

 

Also, we'll discover how the malefics in our charts have such an important

symbolism and meaning for us, and themselves, actually represents the real

focus and purposes of our lives.

 

Living the Benefics, of our chart's, generally is not a problem.

 

We can learn how to better utilize our natural strengths, but, it's those

pesky malefics that have been the greatest thorns in the side of our Jyotish

as well as life.

 

Generally, in the past, it has been thought that it was very difficult to

change, to improve oneself, so the hope and even the theory of Malefic

improvement was very weak.

 

Now, however, we've entered into a time, where the Philosophy of remedies of

Jyotish and Vedic Science, are now beginning to be more profoundly believed.

 

50 years ago, now, meditation, for example began to be taught in a

completely new and unprecedented way.

 

Where before, meditation was taught in terms of concentration and control,

then, it began to be thought of in terms of naturalness and ease and no

effort.

 

Since this time, the whole Philosophy and practice of Meditation, has been

turned on it's head.

 

This one experience has completely changed how millions of people think of

themselves in terms of self-improvement.

 

Now, people believe and experience that self-improvement is more easy and in

fact, natural and a very natural and important part of life.

 

Without this fundamental insight, hard work, great difficulties, and

especially 'fate' were thought to be the norm.

 

Previously, it was thought that our live's were predominately ruled by this

'fate'.

 

Within the confines of our chart's there was very little that we could do to

change that.

 

When I first stared studying Jyotish, 'every' book that you'd pick up would

have say, 195 pages about the Jyotish, and then, at the end, as if tacked

on, without really much thought, would be 5 pages on the remedial measures.

 

Now, that percentage is changeing!

 

Where it used to be 95/5%, now it's becoming more like 60/40, and even

50/50.

 

It may be in fact, only necessary to spend 20, or 30 % of one's time

understanding one's chart and Jyotish, issues, and then, focus the

predominately on all the areas of one's self-improvement!

 

Because of my background in the power, and rejuvenative qualities of this

'new' meditation experience, I innocently just assumed that growth, and

improvement would be the 'norm' of Jyotish as well.

 

As a result, I saw that the malefics in our charts, not only represented our

challenges, problems and lessons; but, I, also, understand that these same

malefics, actually represented our opportunities, and the very aspects of

our self, that we are supposed to change.

 

So, if someone has a weak Sun in their charts, this doesn't have to be

thought of as a life-long curse. In fact, one can learn to practice many of

the natural Sun, self-improvement strategies that will have an immediate

effect of improving one's Sun and therefore self-confidence.

 

Take the Moon, too. Often it's described if one has a small, or maleifcally

challenged, Moon, that one will face emotional issues all of one's life.

Now, however, with the advent of the growing awareness that it's possible to

grow and improve oneself, it shouldn't be surprised that our Moon's, too can

be improved.

 

This has been the greatest fortune and result of this new avenue of Jyotish

for myself.

 

Having Moon with Saturn in my 12th house, emotional issues, shyness, lack of

self-confidence, being self-conscious, etc. were just some of the many

emotional calamities that I faced, growing up.

 

But I didn't know that you weren't supposed to be able to improve oneself,

so I didn't know that you shouldn't be looking for a real, solution.

 

Therefore, I innocently looked for that, and any solution, and as a result,

the possibility and realities of meditation, fell into my lap.

 

>From the very first time, I learned to meditate, immediately I felt better,

emotionally.

 

And, with each subsequent meditation, each one building on the other, more

and more power of mind, as well as sophisticated emotional maturity, even

intuition improved as a result of this growth of Consciousness.

 

After about 18 years of meditating, then I got into Jyotish.

 

Then, my 'evolution' within all the calamities of my malefics, really began

to take off.

 

Some have said that:

 

"Knowledge is the greatest purifier!",

 

 

which I always felt a little confusing.

 

Having grown up within the culture of meditation, I always assumed that

meditation and the growth of Consciousness, would be the 'greatest

purifier'.

 

But, when I started studying Jyotish, immediately I experienced an amazing

shift, and startling realization that it was indeed possible to improve any

and every aspect of one's life, simply by coming to a better Understanding

as to one's Planets!

 

In other words, theres' an inherent knowledge and Wisdom within each Planet,

that can be understood.

 

This experience, now, has catapulted me into this new field of Enlightenment

or Consciousness Jyotish.

 

 

Now, when you reflect on your chart, don't just think of your chart, and

life as being eternally dominated by positives and strengths, weaknesses or

malefics.

 

Now, begin to conceive that your strengths, are your 'rock', and the

malefics, are actually, the areas of your opportunities, and the literal

areas in which you're meant to grow.

 

As you grow within the wisdom of each of the Planets, (though they may have

started out 'functioning' malefically), with each step of growing wisdom you

will find more and more positive experiences of the truer, benefic nature

and possibility of each planet!

 

Understanding the Wisdom of each of these Planets, is the first step, then,

and in addition, some of the great techniques of Ayurved, for example, can

also be added.

 

Ayurved understands the inherent balance and imbalances of the Physiology.

With a simple feeling of the pulse, one's body 'doshas', as they're called,

can be felt.

 

Then prescriptions are given to bring the Physiology, back into balance.

 

Also, unique techniques also exist in Ayurved how to change any frustrating

habit or thought or physical pattern that may be causing us our grief.

 

For example if one is addicted to certain kinds of foods, or behaviors,

Ayurved has a regimen of strategies as to how to change those habits.

 

We'll be exploring these in some depth during the course, presently

beginning.

 

 

Today, we're entering such an exciting and promising stage of human

evolution, and Jyotish can help champion the way with it's amazing ability

to understand the problems sooooo accurately.

 

Now, that Jyotish is expanding it's reasonings to include Jyotish

Transformation, the entire field of Jyotish will be complete and able to

help any and every human being with the inherent conflicts within.

 

 

 

Nice talking with you all.

 

 

 

Sincerely,

 

 

 

Mark Kincaid

 

 

 

 

ps.... During this first month of my course, we will study the inherent

Wisdom and Grace, the Full Potential, if you would, of literally each Planet

in our Astrology.

 

This will serve as a great basis for the future Planetary transformations

that will follow.

 

 

Anyone still interested in joining this course, there's still time to join.

Go to:

StudingYourStars/

 

to check it out.

 

 

 

 

 

Astrologer,

Teacher of Meditation, & Ayurved

m.kincaid

641 472-0000.