Saptarishis Astrology Magazine Into Creating Astrologers
wrote on 09/01/2010
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6:21 am
Dear Sir,
I think making a digital astro-magazine is a very good idea, and by making it available for free you are most certainly doing good service to astrology, and this effort should be saluted.
I have read a number of good and well-written articles in your magazine and these articles no doubt serves as great inspiration to many people. So keep up the good work.
Your magazine could however be improved if its basic concept was narrowed down a bit. It is too ambitious as it is and much too long.
In my opinion a more critical approach toward the quality of the articles is needed regarding research, relevance etc. I seriously think You should get rid of the articles about western astrology and focus on Hindu astrology. If the magazine wants to be a Jack-of-all-trades, then it may end up being a Jack-of-no-trades, which is not in the interest of anybody.
Finn Wandahl
I think making a digital astro-magazine is a very good idea, and by making it available for free you are most certainly doing good service to astrology, and this effort should be saluted.
I have read a number of good and well-written articles in your magazine and these articles no doubt serves as great inspiration to many people. So keep up the good work.
Your magazine could however be improved if its basic concept was narrowed down a bit. It is too ambitious as it is and much too long.
In my opinion a more critical approach toward the quality of the articles is needed regarding research, relevance etc. I seriously think You should get rid of the articles about western astrology and focus on Hindu astrology. If the magazine wants to be a Jack-of-all-trades, then it may end up being a Jack-of-no-trades, which is not in the interest of anybody.
Finn Wandahl
Admin Reply by: SA Admin
Dear Finn,
As a friend of ours since many years thanks for your kind comments of encouragement, it means a lot to the team, to our writers and volunteers. Your comments are well taken and we take this as an opportunity to address issues raised by you and others here in a humble manner.
Regarding making it only Hindu astrology, many concepts in Western Astrology does open our minds which is a lacking in todays indian astro students. As you know modern research in Progressions in Western astrology is one of the most superior techniques that Indian Astrology should not avoid.
Saptarishis means Seven Sages or Seven ArchAngels which are there in every culture so astrology for each culture is different, focused and also broad at the same time, you would agree. Out of the box thinking and accepting different systems and cultures is the need of the hour hence Saptarishis Astrology must remain a Jack of No trades though we are tempted to make it only hindu astrology at times considering the distance between mumbai and the west. We are told that Hellinistic Astrology will bridge the gap between Vedic and Western astrology and we await Rob Hand to bring out more on that to explore more.
Regarding the size of the magazine yes it is the complain & suggestion of many. Saturn (discipline and hard work) is one of the key planets which makes one an astrologer but this planet in regards to astrologers have been ignored so far. In Hindu Astrology there are 3000 basic classic books in Sanskrit & Hindi, then some 2000 books written in last 100 years and minimum 30,000 manuscripts gathering dust which libraries would not part with copies easily . To study this would take time and space, an average client assumes that his/her astrologer has read and mastered all the available material before he goes to the astrologer. Whereas these days in last 15 years most astrologers have read 100-200 books in total before he begins practicing astrology. It is due to the sheer size of literature not read so far that scares us as to what is the state of astrology students these days before they venture out practising or writing on forums and this instigation via the size of our magazine (translation of manuscripts that we have started) to visit as many classics as possible is the aim of Saptarishis Astrology.
Re Quality of the magazine it infact should be reduced and as mentioned in earlier Volumes we are trying to reduce the quality so that new entrants in this science can read and benefit out of Saptarishis Astrology.
Some of the secrets of astrology are with you, which if not revealed Indian Astrologers will never ever get it and we once again request you with folded hands to write articles on it.
Love & Light
Saptarishis Astrology
As a friend of ours since many years thanks for your kind comments of encouragement, it means a lot to the team, to our writers and volunteers. Your comments are well taken and we take this as an opportunity to address issues raised by you and others here in a humble manner.
Regarding making it only Hindu astrology, many concepts in Western Astrology does open our minds which is a lacking in todays indian astro students. As you know modern research in Progressions in Western astrology is one of the most superior techniques that Indian Astrology should not avoid.
Saptarishis means Seven Sages or Seven ArchAngels which are there in every culture so astrology for each culture is different, focused and also broad at the same time, you would agree. Out of the box thinking and accepting different systems and cultures is the need of the hour hence Saptarishis Astrology must remain a Jack of No trades though we are tempted to make it only hindu astrology at times considering the distance between mumbai and the west. We are told that Hellinistic Astrology will bridge the gap between Vedic and Western astrology and we await Rob Hand to bring out more on that to explore more.
Regarding the size of the magazine yes it is the complain & suggestion of many. Saturn (discipline and hard work) is one of the key planets which makes one an astrologer but this planet in regards to astrologers have been ignored so far. In Hindu Astrology there are 3000 basic classic books in Sanskrit & Hindi, then some 2000 books written in last 100 years and minimum 30,000 manuscripts gathering dust which libraries would not part with copies easily . To study this would take time and space, an average client assumes that his/her astrologer has read and mastered all the available material before he goes to the astrologer. Whereas these days in last 15 years most astrologers have read 100-200 books in total before he begins practicing astrology. It is due to the sheer size of literature not read so far that scares us as to what is the state of astrology students these days before they venture out practising or writing on forums and this instigation via the size of our magazine (translation of manuscripts that we have started) to visit as many classics as possible is the aim of Saptarishis Astrology.
Re Quality of the magazine it infact should be reduced and as mentioned in earlier Volumes we are trying to reduce the quality so that new entrants in this science can read and benefit out of Saptarishis Astrology.
Some of the secrets of astrology are with you, which if not revealed Indian Astrologers will never ever get it and we once again request you with folded hands to write articles on it.
Love & Light
Saptarishis Astrology
