Nathan Naicker Vedic Astrology

 

 ...continued from Part 2 F. CURRENT ERA CHART  Below is the Current Era chart for 9 September 1921, 23:13:41 (-05:00) set for Washington, DC, USA.  As stated previously, the conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter occurs in Virgo, so this Era chart indicates a roughly 300-year period in which the world will progress through the paradigm of Virgo: consumerism, business, resource yield, resource access, environment use and optimization, and all sciences related to these fields. Virgo contains four planets: Rāhu, Saturn, Jupiter, and Mercury. Jupiter focuses on quality and integrity of outcomes, whereas Mercury brings a focus on material exchange, measures, and quantity optimization or yield. The association of Rāhu and Saturn indicate major upheavals in this development due to political and innovative forces (Rāhu) and systems becoming naturally outdated or less useful (Saturn) - perhaps healthcare systems needing optimization.  Virgo, as one of the scientific-leaning signs...

Whichever astrological cycle we study, whether it pertains to an individual or the world, it is important to do so with some proper context. When we look at human history, we see that human beings on the cusp of moments of big change experience and express great anxiety and tend to become apocalyptic. However, from a higher or more absolute perspective, which we often have in hindsight, we see these times of change pregnant with reason and meaning. In the world today, we appear to be in one of those moments of history, between uncertainty and  potential. The aim of this article is to provide proper context and meaning for what is happening to us today, by exploring one technique.  A. BACKGROUND  To this end, we will describe two planetary indicators of change (A and B) and their simultaneous occurrence in a chart will be taken to mark the advent of a major new cycle in the world.  A1. Major Cycle A: Mūlatrikoṇa Ketu  The Vedic understanding or conceptualization ...

When we talk about ourselves, we tend to use as reference the titles, relationships, activities, and different personages we have taken on for the sake of experience. But there is so much lack of self-knowledge beyond these things, that it is no wonder it is difficult for people to connect with and feel loved, in and of themselves without needing validation or support from others. For a truly holistic view of ourselves, we have to understand how our being manifests itself in our life. Usually, our being expressing itself in four ways: our physical body, our heart, our mental conceptions, and our energy. So, our being is the sum total of our activities, our feelings, our thoughts, and our energetic will. In this way, we can use any of these four tools to pursue and observe and eventually settle in our being or spirit. The four ways are the traditional four paths of Yoga: through action (Karma yoga), through emotion (Bhakti yoga), through reasoning (Jnana yoga), and through our energetic...