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Mars has moved to Libra recently and Venus has moved to Scorpio where it has joined Saturn. The curious aspect of this transit in Vedic astrology is, that Libra is owned by Venus while Scorpio is owned by Mars, making this an exchange of signs, also called Parivartana Yoga. Parivartana also means change apart from exchange in astrological parlance. The thing with change is that it occurs within a reference frame of the status-quo. In fact it is this departure from what exists that defines change. What exists? Venus has moved to Scorpio (Vrishchika Rashi) and is conjoined Saturn. Scorpio is an intense sign and Venus placed here has deep roots in sensual experience and transformation. The easier, more sociable facets of the planet Venus are not predisposed to manifestation in Scorpio. Scorpio is owned by Mars and Ketu, the South Node of the Moon. We should contemplate the fact that the signs of Venus and Mars are opposite to each other in the zodiac and that which is opposi...

Power in the Vedic horoscope - From the Vedic astrology horoscope, just like all other things in life, proclivities to great power, and sometimes unanticipated power, can be seen. The Rāśi Chakra is extracted below for immediate reference.   Rashi Chart- Exalted Sun - Just at first glance we can see that it is not an ordinary horoscope. Exalted Sun (Surya) is in the Lagna in Aries (Mesha). Sun indicates royalty and political power and authority. Nature of the power - The individual was amongst the highest ranking government functionaries in one of the States in India. The Sun is the 5 th Lord of power and he was known to be extremely close to several executive heads of State in succession. Parivartana Yoga - There is Parivartana Yoga between the Sun and Mars as Sūrya is in a Rāśi lorded by Mangala and Maṅgala is in a sign ruled by the Sun. Mars is the lord of the Ascendant and in exchange with the 5 th Lord produces a Rajayoga of great mag...

Mercury is in direct motion in Virgo - Mercury has now turned direct in Virgo in Vedic astrology transits, and is therefore now simply exalted. Earlier in retrogression, it was giving the results of Pisces which is the sign of its debilitation. I discussed some of these facets in this article- http://planetarytransformation.blogspot.in/2015/09/exaltation-of-planet-mercury-in-virgo.html . This paper discusses the exaltation of Mercury in Virgo, which is the situation obtaining at the present time. The effects of Mercury retrograde , as it was at the time, in Virgo and approximating to placement in Pisces are discussed in my article at this link- http://planetarytransformation.blogspot.in/2015/09/mercury-retrograde-in-virgo-on.html .  What’s new with Mercury direct - As Mercury turned direct, we embarked on an exercise of interpreting two Vedic horoscopes and dispatched the findings to our consulters, readers and subscribers through our Newsletter . Our Vedic ast...

The latest Newsletter titled Implications of the Current Transits of Saturn and Mars and their Mutual and Other Aspects is now available for reading at- http://eepurl.com/bz_H8j . You can subscribe to the exclusive Vedic Astrology Newsletter containing advanced and elaborate classical content on the subject at- http://eepurl.com/W02V1 . This newsletter covers the direct impact of the transit of Mars in Leo. The implications of its conjunction with Jupiter and the formation of the Guru-Mangala Yoga are delved into at length. The fact that the Sun has transited into Virgo and joined Rahu and Mercury is noted. There is a mutual aspect between Mars and Saturn and some of its ramifications are expressed in the Newsletter. It contains links to past Newsletters and related posts on this website as well. Consultations- http://planetarytransformation.blogspot.in/2006/08/choose-chart-analysis-you-want.html Onwards, Anurag Sharma © Anurag Sharma All Rights Reserved ...

Vedic astrology and the weekend ending September 20, 2015 - From a Vedic astrology perspective, it is little wonder that people have reported that the weekend ending September 20, 2015 has not been very comfortable. The Moon (Chandra or Cañdra) holds the chariot reins for this life, being the significator of the mind of the human being, and the Moon has been debilitated in Scorpio (Vrishchik or Vṛṣcika Rāśi). Transit Moon debilitated in Scorpio - The Moon further signifies the inputs and stimuli coming from society and participation of the being with the community. It also indicates the flow of events and the ebb and flow of emotions and feelings. In deep and inscrutable Scorpio, the Moon gets Nīca or debilitated as this is the 8 th sign of the natural zodiac and the Moon therefore becomes caught in the death-like situation in any horoscope irrespective of the Lagna rising, in the 8 th House. This is the Maraṇa Kāraka Sthāna placement for the Moon. Impact of the debilitat...

Mercury Retrograde in Virgo on September 17, 2015 - I have written at this website about the exaltation of Mercury in Virgo in Vedic Astrology sidereal transits and therefore must also address the fact that Mercury (Budha) will become retrograde late at night on September 17, 2015 and shall continue to be so till October 9, 2015. Retrogression - Retrogression or Vakra Gati of a planet is a situation where the planet is exerting heightened effort (three times the effort) and therefore indicates intensity of striving. Why does one strive? In order to get something. Why does one wish to get something? He does not have that thing or wants more of it. It is an expression of desire in any case and to this extent retrogression is like Rahu, the North Node of the Moon. It also indicates lack or refusal of something to occur and one keeps trying again and again, hoping for the result to come to pass. Retrogression is not desirable for these reasons although the planet becomes very ...

As you are aware we have been sending out a Newsletter, at certain intervals, to the consulters, subscribers and readers of this web resource. The archive of these Vedic Astrology Newsletters is now over a year old with the number of issues approaching ten. We find that owing to the use of diacritical signs to preserve the authenticity of the pronunciation of words in the Sanskrit and also owing to the image of the charts in the Vedic Astrology horoscope, some of your email inboxes never receive the newsletter at all. The only way to ensure reading these comprehensive papers intended for you is to add our email address to your safe senders' list and/ or to mark these emails as Not Junk or Not Spam . If some of you visit your Spam or Junk folders in your respective email clients you might find a Newsletter or two there which you have not been able to read simply because you are not aware it exists. These email Newsletters can be accessed here in case you missed them in the...

The most recent Vedic astrology Newsletter titled   How Life Mirrors Karma in the Horoscope in Vedic Astrology  is now in circulation and can be read at- http://eepurl.com/by4Qqj . This paper is entirely comprised of practical application of the principles of classical Vedic astrology.  The horoscopes studied and elaborated on in this Newsletter include one with notable features in the career , prominently a Rajayoga , and how these positives play out against some other lesser combinations and placements in the charts. Very often we have instances of people wondering what makes someone tick and with pragmatic appreciation, convincing answers are simply not forthcoming. The simple reason is that truth lurks elsewhere, in the Yogas in the horoscope.  A horoscope with political aspirations and extant governmental connexions is also interpreted, even though the basic career is distinct from the two realms aforesaid. Impediments in statesmanship are identifi...