Astrology
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Tropical vs Sidereal Zodiac
Some of you who have read my posts may have noticed the use of the word “sidereal” when I mention zodiac signs, and may perhaps be wondering what does “sidereal” mean, and why do I need to mention it. Why didn’t just say “Venus entering Virgo” but instead I wrote “Venus entering sidereal Virgo”? Well,… Continue reading
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Eclipses – What to watch out for
An astrological perspective on eclipses We will be entering into “eclipse season” soon, with eclipses happening on the following dates: This is part two of a two-part series on eclipses. In part one here, I gave an astronomical perspective on eclipses, sharing how they come about in the sky. In this second post, I will share from an astrological perspective,… Continue reading
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Eclipses – How do they come about?
An astronomical perspective on eclipses We will be entering into “eclipse season” soon, with eclipses happening on the following dates: In this post, I will share an astronomical view on eclipses and how they come about. In the next post, I will dive into the astrological significance of eclipses, what to watch out for, what to do and not… Continue reading
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Venus enters sidereal Virgo
Venus enters sidereal Virgo tomorrow, and will remain there until 18 Sep 2024, when it will enter Libra. Venus is said to be debilitated in the sign of Virgo. One simple way to look at the concept of “debilitation” is that the planet involved does not have the strength and resources to do its job well. It… Continue reading
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Sun – Routine, Health, Self-confidence
The Sun moves into the sidereal constellation of Leo during the night of 16 August 2024 here in Singapore. I thought it is a suitable time to share a bit about the Sun. Regularity, rhythm, routine Of the 9 “planets” that we look at in astrology, the Sun has the most direct and noticeable impact… Continue reading
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Zodiac Signs – Why 12, and not 13?
This was one of the big questions that I had when I started learning astrology. Why 12 zodiac signs, but not 11 or 13? There are information on the internet saying that there is a “new” zodiac sign, making it a total of 13 signs instead of 12, which was rather puzzling. And some took… Continue reading
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Problems with the Moon – Rahu or Ketu conjunct the Moon
This is the 3rd and last post in this series that looks at the Moon as our mind and emotions, and how malefic planets conjunct the Moon shape our behavioural tendencies. Part 1 of the series can be found here, and the summary can also be found below: In part 2 here, I gave a brief introduction on malefic… Continue reading
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Problems with the Moon – Mars or Saturn conjunct the Moon
This is the 2nd part of a 3-part series about the Moon, where I will share how malefic planets conjunct our Moon influence our behavioural tendencies. Part 1 of the series can be found here, and the summary can also be found below: Now, back to the content of our second post… Malefic Planets Malefic planets are… Continue reading
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Moon – Our mind, our emotions
In vedic astrology, there are several planets that we look at: All of these planets have multiple significations, and they must all be considered, along with their placement in the various zodiac signs and houses to draw meaningful interpretations about a person’s karma. In this 3-part series, I will share a little bit about the… Continue reading
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Our karma, our experiences
In last week’s post, I wrote about my guru’s teaching to interpret things within the right context. This week, I wanted to take a zoomed out view around “context” by touching on the topic of karma. Karma in sanskrit means “action” or “doing”, and karma-phala refers to the “fruits of our actions”. However, in today’s context, the use… Continue reading
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Context matters – Good for who? Good for what?
I will always remember these words by my astrology guru – “Good for who? Good for what?” He mentioned this rather early on in our classes. At that point of our studies, us students often pester Guruji with questions like, “If this planet is in this house, is it good?” or “if this house lord… Continue reading
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What is astrology?
Astrology is the interpretation of the positions and movements of planets in the sky to derive information about a person’s life and/or events. Through the ages, astrologers before us have studied and put together the movements of the planets along with the events that take place on Earth. After a sufficient amount of “data-collection”, they… Continue reading
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