Article by Grazia MirtiWith his sight, man contemplates the harmony around him, to then realize it in his soul” Plato, Timaeus, 47dAccording to Marsilius Ficino the 5 senses are the channels through which man, the Microcosm, is connected to the world, the Macrocosm. In Ernst Gombrich’s History of Art (1) …

Article by GH. VisweswaraIntroductionRashi sandhi and Gandantha: What literature on astrology saysLiterature on Astrology says that planets positioned at the end of the all the signs cause health as well as relationship problem. The karakatwas related to those houses   such as marriage, profession would not be stable. Whereas, planets at the …

Article by GH. VisweswaraIntroduction:The following panchangas published in Kannada were used for this comparison.Ontikoppal Panchanga (OP): published from Mysore & very popular in ‘old Mysore’ area. Being published for 125 years.(2011-2012 edition) Vyjayanthi Panchanga (VP): Published from South Kanara (Dakshina Kannada District) & popular in that area (Mangalore belt). Being …

Article by GH. VisweswaraThe medical factors P2 to P5 given below are taken from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM IV): DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA FOR 299.00 AUTISTIC DISORDER. This is a universally accepted set of criteria by medical community.Parameter 1 (P1)Medical factor: Some kind of brain damage is considered …

Article by AK. GourThe AuthorCol. A K Gour is a senior faculty member in the Institute of Astrology at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan (school founded by the great astrologer & guru of many Sri. K N Rao) teaching astrology to a large number of students & researchers since long. Col. A …

Article by GH. VisweswaraAlzheimer’s: IntroductionMedical:Medline Plus describes this disease briefly as follows: Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common form ofdementia among older people. Dementia is a brain disorder that seriously affects a person’s ability to carry out daily activities.AD begins slowly. It first involves the parts of the brain that …

Article by GH. VisweswaraIntroduction – Translator’s noteA scanned version of the work “Vachana Meghamala” in Kannada was made available to me for translation. The word “Vachana” in the title suggests that this is an easy to read prose rendering of an earlier popular work in non-prose form (poem or shloka, perhaps …

Article by Gary Gomes,USAThe use of remedial measures in Jyotish is actually a point of controversy among many individuals who practice astrology. I know of quite a few Jyotishis who believe that an individual who engages in any form of remedial measure is interfering with their karma and attempting to …

Article by Gary Gomes USACourtesy: Council of Vedic Astrology, AmericaThis interview of the Late C S Patel was published in the CVA Journal just in June 2007, 2 months before he left his mortal coil at the age of 92. As some special points have been highlighted in this interview conducted …

Article by Ehsan Iran (Chakra Analysis)Jyotish as “Drishti Anga” is directly connected to the other vedangas, Thus all vedic concepts should have seen in the birth chart. There are various ideas about astrological correlations between the birth chart and subtle body. There are also several methods in order to check …

Article by Ehsan Iran (An Introduction to Islamic Remedies)As the subject of this article is Islamic astrological remedies, it’s better to introduce the Islamic astrology. In fact Islamic astrology is the process of Ptolemaic astrology in Islamic Point of view. They Took the Greek astrology as it was. Because It …

Article by Deepak BisariaThe more you delve into astrology and look at the dashas available, the easier it gets to understand every aspect of a horoscope. Generally, astrologers all over the world follow nakshatra dashas. Among them the vimshottari dasha reigns as the king. All nakshatra dashas have one thing …

Article by Deepak Bisaria[This article was written by Mr Bisaria in 1995 when he was in Mr Raos research class, it was published in 2008 in JOA. – SA]In the wake of economic liberalization, globalization and the big leaps in information technology now, when India is gripped with the frenzy …

Article by Deborah Houldingbe a good example thy selfe, avoid the fashion of the times”William Lilly, CA, ‘Letter to the Student of Astrology’ (1647)During the last century the word ‘prediction’ (predict: ‘to say before’) came to be something of a dirty word in astrology. When I started studying astrology in the …

Article by David Osborn (Temperaments of the Zodiac Signs)In terms of their basic or fundamental temperaments, the Fire signs are Choleric, the Earth signs Melancholic, the Air signs Sanguine, and the Water signs are Phlegmatic in temperament.  However, the subtemperaments, or finer shadings of nature and temperament of the signs …