General Question about Vedic Astro readings

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Joanna,

> I am strong

> beliver in grace and Guru's grace ! )) with Whom

> the impossible

> becomes possible.

>

JAI JAI MA on that one!!!!!!

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Om Namah Sivaya all...

 

Once upon a time, a little boy grew up in southern California. His

family was an "outdoors" kind of clan, and the little guy grew up full

of wonder at the magnificent night skies all around him when he was

out at night. His love for the planets, the moon and stars fueled his

dreams when he finally couldn't keep his eyes open any longer. Huge

planets with rings and colored bands hung precariously overhead as he

traveled in the lands of his dreams. The paths he trod always seemed

to wind upwards, ever closer to these wonderful celestial occupants.

By the time he was 7 he had cajoled his parents into getting him a 4"

reflector and he spent many hours peering into the eyepiece of that

telescope to see the rings of saturn, the craters on the moon, the

moons of Jupiter, and all the wonders of the sky within his reach.

 

This little boy grew up. His love for the night sky grew right with

him and so did the size and quality (and price) of his telescopes.

Spending quiet solitary nights outside at the telescope have always

been part of what makes this boy-no-longer's life rich and full. Now

he also enjoys sharing his knowledge of the heavens and travels to

local Boy and Girl Scout camps and GATE classes in area schools and

shares his telescope and love with young people, hoping to instill a

desire to look up and ponder other things besides what's directly in

front of them, which in these days of sensory glut, can be a chore.

 

One of the things that are done, is to try to give these watchers a

fundamental understanding of the mechanics of our solar system, so

that when they look at the 2 or 3 day old crescent moon near the

horizon after sunset, they understand that it is between us and the

sun, and that is why we only see a little of the lit side, because we

are behind it, looking over its shoulder.

 

Many times, when learning about something, one bumps into something

else and follows that track for a bit, hoping to expand one's

knowledge and horizons. This happened when astrology was bumped into.

It is kind of difficult for one to be an astronomer and not bump into

astrology. Many people think they are equivalent, and when one

mentions that they are an astronomer, the conversation's next exchange

many times contains information as to one of the participant's signs.

 

As this astronomer read about astrology, he learned that everyone's

"sign" was actually supposed to be the constellation of the zodiac

that the sun was in on the date of the person's birth. Since it was

Summer and very near this astronomer's birthday, it seemed a simple

thing to verify. After all, everyone always said, "Oh,... You're a

Cancer..." when asked for signage. A quick look at the daily

horoscope column in the paper verified that indeed he was a Cancer,

but dangerously close to being a Leo, only a couple of days off.

 

So the astronomer stepped outside at sunset, gazed west right after

sunset and was quite surprised to see Cancer in all its glory high

above the horizon yet, in fact, Castor and Pollux of Gemini were still

visible, just beginning to disappear into the twilight near the

horizon! This can't be right!

 

A trip into the house for the planisphere was in order. He set the

outer rings on July 15th at 7:30 PM allowing for the hour correction

for daylight savings time and read the western horizon of the star

map. It was exactly what he saw. The sun wasn't in Cancer at all,

but was still in Gemini on July 15th!

 

He always wonders how accurate this western version can possibly be,

when their charts are over one sign off. Their charts say that for

one born today, they would be in the tail end of Leo, but anyone can

walk outside right now at sunset here on the west coast and see the

trailing edge of Cancer on the horizon as the sun disappears. The sun

hasn't even entered Leo yet. Anyone can verify this with one of those

little planisphere wheels. Just set the date of Aug. 15 on the edge

and the time of 7 PM (because it is daylight saving time) and look at

the western horizon.

 

This astronomer could never understand how someone could grant weight

to what a system predicts based on the positions and alignments of

objects in our skies, when that system doesn't have a clue as to what

objects are even in the sky.

 

Unless of course, that really doesn't matter.

 

On the other hand, the Vedic people do know what the skies are up to.

 

It seems like it would be such a blow for a practicing Western

astrologer to have a Vedic reading and find out everything they knew

was wrong.

 

Just like the astronomer before he fell in love with Amma....

 

In Mother's arms,

Mike

 

 

 

Ammachi, "Prashanti " <ammasprashanti wrote:

Western,

> because it was incredibly insightful about all of my deep psychological

> patterns.

> Nothing since has been quite as revelatory.

> It's just useful to pay attention to where planets are transiting

through

> your houses

> and what aspects they are shedding on your "natal" chart.

> Few can predict with any certainty - things could go this way or

that way.

> But if you're paying attention yourself, you'll learn your own

reactions to

> certain cosmic triggers.

>

> For example, I always get a lot of energy when any planet passes

over four

> or six specific points in my chart.

> Mars here does this, Venus there does that, Jupiter always expands the

> energy, whether for good or for bad, the Moon brings an emotional

cast, etc.

> etc. Whatever planets rule your ascendant and your Moon signs, and

maybe

> the house that your Sun is in, will probably be most noticeable in your

> awareness of their effects "in transit." Saturn will be giving you

messages

> about karma and discipline and structure. At least that's what I've

figured

> out over the last dozen years of studying my stars.

>

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