Mercury in I house If strong Mercury is in lagna, the native will be intelligent, have proficiency in writing, a  magician mind, will know two languages, will be handsome and attractive to …

The Path Of Knowledge Shri Krishna Consoles Arjuna Shri Krishna said, “Arjuna, first think whether this kind of talk and behaviour on the battlefield becomes you. Realise who you are and what you are doing. (2:6). What has come over you? What is it you are feeling sorry about? It …

While I have been studyingAstrology for a number ofyears, I was wondering ifthere is a connection between Astrologyand Numerology. I found out in a numberof horoscopes that numerology is reflectedin the astrological D-1 and D-9 charts plus the Nakshatras and the birth dates. This isillustrated in this article using the …

Introduction: In the first part on the above topic I covered the first 10 charts of Saptarishi Nadi. In this second part I am taking up the next 10 charts. I have already hinted at the concluding portion of the earlier article, that I will give my explanation very briefly. …

Iranganti Rangacharya, India. Typed and proofread by Ravi Gollapalli, Hyderabad, India  My humble attempt in this article is to explore the possibility of calculating life-span based on the method of determining longevity revealed from Jaimini aphorisms in the beginning of the 1st pada of 2nd Chapter. The factors involved in …

Lal  Kitab (Red Book) is a common name heard by many people across India. The remedies given in Lal Kitab are very simple and require very little time and they are inexpensive. There are many books available in the market by many authors and all of them have nearly the …

Introduction: This is the 3rd part of the series. As said in the 2nd part, I am trying to analyse the time of marriage as given in the Nadi for each of the chart with the help of some independent methods of timing. In the first part I have taken the assistance …

Copy Editor: Navin Naithani Editor: Bhagavathi Hariharan, USA Background    SLOKA (5-6, B) Uttar Kalamrita, Man- Woman Janma Shuddhi Method Discovered One of the toughest jobs for an astrologer is to find out whether any horoscope belongs to a male native or a female native. One day a person known to …

“The inhale is both new life and testament to the death of its predecessor. The exhale is likewise an end, and also the primordial promise of a new beginning.” – Author, from the unpublished “Sacred Breath Alive: the Breath of the Soul” In classes and readings with clients who are …

If a path of journey is straight and clear without any obstruction, our journey can be simple and easy without any tension. But whenever our journey passes through a dark portion, it becomes very difficult and obstructive to our journey while passing through this dark portion. We become very perturbed …

Typed and Proof-read by Smt. R. Shakuntala, India The earliest book in antiquity on Hindu Astronomy is Vedanga Jyothisha. The Hindu astronomers refrained from making alterations of some of the readings of Vedanga Jothisha, though necessary, lest they may be labelled irreligious. But by using the pseudonyms like Brahma Siddhanta, …

[The article is reproduced from the very first issue of “The Times of Astrology”, 1985 for the benefit of our esteemed readers. – Editor ] Varaha Mihira occupies an unrivalled niche in the three ramifications of Vedanga Jyotisha.  It wouldn’t be a hyperbole if Varaha as an effulgent luminary is …

It is a common principle observed in Vedic Astrology that whenever Sun transits through Sagittarius and Pisces, this period of Sun transit is not considered auspicious period for marriage. Similarly when Jupiter transits through Leo, it is also not considered favourable period for marriage. So combining above astrological principles, it …

The relevant Jaimini aphorism of Trikona Dasa is:   मातृ पितृ धर्म प्राण्यादि स्त्रिकोणेmātṛ pitṛ dharma prāṇyādi strikoṇe which simply states that Trikona Dasa begins from Janma Lagna or the 5th house or the 9th house whichever is stronger. There is no divided opinion among the commentators with regard to …

Two articles were published in previous issues of Saptarishis Astrology Volume-3 and Volume-4 on this topic. This is the third article in continuation of the same theory of Gripping of Planets by the Nodes. We may summarize the rules given in the previous articles as under:- A Planet in conjunction, …