Suppose you are analyzing the chart of a friend. She says her birth data is this: June 1, 1980, 7:30 pm, New York, USA. Can your friend, and you, guarantee that the birth time is… Read More »Quick Confirmation of Birth Time – Eyeballing Solar Arcs
When assessing the quality of any issue in the Jyotish chart, you need to look at that issue from three perspectives: the house that represents it, its functional karaka (the ruler of that house), and… Read More »Jyotish Chart Assessment: The Power of Three
In a previous post, I presented the first, second, and third houses in Jyotish – their significations, with examples of how these might show up in horoscopes. Let’s move forward and look at the fourth,… Read More »Jyotish Houses – Fourth, Fifth, Sixth
In a previous post, I introduced the houses in a Jyotish horoscope, including the various ways in which they are categorized according to various perspectives of interpretation. Let’s get into the detailed description of these… Read More »Jyotish Houses – First, Second, Third
I introduced Jyotish or Vedic astrology in a previous post, where you saw how a Western chart can be translated into its Jyotish equivalent by subtracting the applicable ayanamsa for the date of birth. You… Read More »Planets in Jyotish
On Jun 25, 2022, an article titled, “The Affair of Donald Trump and Rudy Giuliani” appeared in the New York Times. It was an arresting story about the professed love of Donald Trump for Rudy… Read More »I Happen to Be in Love
In a previous post I introduced the markers of marriage. Promise of marriage is shown by transits of Saturn through Pluto to the descendant, its ruler, planets in the 7th house, and Venus. And the… Read More »Marriage Markers – Solar Arcs
In 1947, a reputed astrologer named C.E.O. Carter wrote a compact book titled “Essays on the Foundation of Astrology”, packing it with a great deal of insight. In this post I want to highlight his… Read More »Mercury, Venus, and Mars: Insights by C.E.O. Carter
“When will I get married?” Over the years, I have been asked this question numerous times, as in “can you look at my horoscope and tell me when.” To even consider this question seriously, I… Read More »Marriage Markers – Transits
I was watching a YouTube video on the last 3 minutes of Michael Jordan’s NBA career, a championship playoff game with the Chicago Bulls facing off the Utah Jazz. The end game is a nail… Read More »Killer Instinct