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Rahu, the North Node of the Moon, is going to be changing signs and moving to Leo on January 30, 2016, in the conspectus of Vedic astrology transits, from its current position in Virgo where it has been very strong. Why Leo - Rahu is always retrograde and hence travels the zodiac in reverse motion. Else from Virgo it should have ordinarily moved to Libra. It is by definition opposed to the direct motion of the luminaries, the Sun and the Moon, and therefore we use the Mean Nodes rather than the True Nodes in these calculations. We cannot have the Nodes being sometimes direct and sometimes retrograde as in direct motion they would lose the character of opposition to the Sun and the Moon which defines their very nature and characteristics.  Karma - Rahu is a slow moving planet and indicates the axis of Karma together with its other extreme Ketu. The Nodes indicate powerful desire and freedom from desire respectively and in one sense the traversing of the Rashis and lifeti...

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...