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A Primer on the Super Blue Moon Lunar Eclipse and Astrological Implications | LALITHA DEVI Does an eclipse affect every being on earth? Will it be positive or negative? Read on
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Lalitha Devi is a Pillai Center teacher and author of many articles and blogs on the Tamil Siddha tradition, yoga philosophy, Jyotisha and other Vedic arts and sciences. She holds an advanced certification in Vedic astrology and lives in New York, USA.
ccording to the yogis and Vedic astrologers, light and intelligence are synonymous, and the brighter is the light in our brain and consciousness, the higher is our evolution. Needless to say, the Sun and the Moon are responsible for our light and well-being on Earth, thanks to the various biological processes and the yearly seasons. But these luminaries have also considerable impact on our moods, thoughts and well-being. Although modern science shows general disregard for any consciousness not related to the physical brain, it’s the millennial domain of yogis, rishis and vedic astrologers to talk about the interconnectedness of all species, cosmic phenomena, human consciousness and evolution. So many people are wondering how the total lunar eclipse on January 31, 2018 will affect humanity physically, mentally and spiritually. In the vedic scriptures, it’s pretty obvious that the rishis, astronomers and astrologers were fully aware of the eclipses (or grahanam), and could easily calculate their occurrences. Reference to eclipses can also be found in the Rig Veda. Similarly, the Surya Siddhanta and Bhagavata Purana mention calculations of the eclipses and the reasons for them, respectively. Another example can be seen in the Ramayana when King Dasharatha, Rama’s father, expresses his concern for the upcoming transit of the north lunar node Rahu on his birth star. In fact, for Vedic astrology, Rahu and Ketu are considered the causes of the eclipses. Again, in the Ramayana, when Rama was about to battle the demon Khara and his relatives, the Sun went dark due to a total solar eclipse. Another epic eclipse was mentioned in the Mahabharata when Krishna calculated a solar eclipse that would benefit Arjuna and grant him victory at Kurukshetra.
&RXQWULHV 0RVW $HFWHG E\ WKH 7RWDO /XQDU (FOLSVH It is said that an eclipse affects every being on earth due to its significant amounts of radiation, and its impact on human consciousness and all life forms. This temporary darkness is, however, believed to be more eventful for people living in locations where the eclipse will be visible to the naked eye. This is the second Full Moon in January 2018. The second Full Moon in a month is called a Blue Moon. THE ASTROLOGICAL eMAGAZINE
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Words of Wisdom FROM
SRI SRI SRI GANAPATHI SACCHIDANANDA SWAMIJI, SENIOR PONTIFF, AVADHOOTA DATTA PEETHAM, MYSORE
WE ARE NOT GOING TO CHANGE THE WHOLE WORLD, BUT WE CAN CHANGE OURSELVES AND FEEL FREE AS BIRDS. WE CAN BE SERENE EVEN IN THE MIDST OF CALAMITIES AND, BY OUR SERENITY, MAKE OTHERS MORE TRANQUIL. SERENITY IS CONTAGIOUS. IF WE SMILE AT SOMEONE, HE OR SHE WILL SMILE BACK. AND A SMILE COSTS NOTHING. WE SHOULD PLAGUE EVERYONE WITH JOY. IF WE ARE TO DIE IN A MINUTE, WHY NOT DIE HAPPILY, LAUGHING? IF YOU HAVE DONE SOMETHING MERITORIOUS, YOU EXPERIENCE PLEASURE AND HAPPINESS; IF WRONG THINGS, SUFFERING. A HAPPY OR UNHAPPY LIFE IS YOUR OWN CREATION. NOBODY ELSE IS RESPONSIBLE. IF YOU REMEMBER THIS, YOU WON’T FIND FAULT WITH ANYBODY. YOU ARE YOUR OWN BEST FRIEND AS WELL AS YOUR WORST ENEMY.
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Adi Shankaracharya Advaita and Astrology | DR. BANGALORE SURESHWARA Sri Shankara’s Advaita is considered as one of the grandest ever philosophy conceived by a person. In Sri Shankara’s chart, certain planet patterns clearly indicate a spiritual grandmaster. Read on.
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ri Shankara was born in Kerala. His father was Shivaguru and mother was Aryamba Many consider or believe that the actual date of birth of Sri Shankara is uncertain. A common birth date has not been agreed upon by various researchers, historians and institutions.
Dr. Bangalore Sureshwara has been actively involved in the study of the application of Ramayana, Mahabharatha, Sri Bhagavad Gita & Vedic Astrology in modern life. His lectures, seminars, workshops and writings on Ramayana, Mahabharatha, Sri Bhagavad Gita, Hindu Theolog y, Vedic Astrolog y, “R amayana and Management” have been well-received in India and USA. Dr. Sureshwara has taught “Ramayana and Management”, “Ramayana, Sri Bhagavad Gita and Management” and related courses to MBA classes. Dr. Sureshwara studied Vedic Astrology under his illustrious father Dr. B.V. Raman. He was the principal speaker on Vedic Astrology at the Second Parliament of the World’s Religions held in August-September 1993. He has been a distinguished contributor to The Astrological Magazine founded in 1895 by Professor B. Suryanarain Rao. Dr. B. V. Raman was its Chief Editor from 1936 to 1998. Dr. B. Sureshwara has a Bachelor of Engineering from Mysore University (India) and a Doctorate in Engineering from the University of Notre Dame (USA). He has taught Engineering at various Universities in USA. His extensive industry experiences in USA include Civil, Structural, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. THE ASTROLOGICAL eMAGAZINE
Some of the birth dates indicated are 509 BC, 44 BC, 788 AD, etc. However, according to Professor B. Suryanarain Rao, an eminent historian and author of renowned historical treatise A History of Vijayanagar, the Never to Be Forgotten Empire (1905), The Royal Horoscopes and many other books, Sri Shankara was born on the fifth day of the bright half of the lunar month of Vaisakha of the cyclic year Eswara in Vikrama 14. This corresponds to 25th March 44 B.C. My father, Dr. B. V. Raman, the internationally recognized notable Vedic Astrology scholar of the twentieth century concurs with the date of 44 B.C. Scholars agree that Sri Shankara lived only for 32 years. It appears that God (Brahma) recalls those whom he loves dearly. Sri Shankara lost his father when he was three years old. He completed his Sanskrit and Vedic studies early in life. The young Sri Shankara with the consent of his mother becomes a Sanyasin in his eighth year. Then, with his mother’s permission, he went searching for a Guru and found Sri Govindapada on the banks of Narmada River. His studies were completed by the age of 16. Sri Govindapada sent his gifted student to Kasi (Varanasi) so that he could present and explain Vedanta systematically and in detail to the people. Scholars and students quickly recognized Sri Shankara’s immense knowledge and learning. During his stay in Kasi, he wrote commentaries on Sri Bhagavad Gita, Upanishads and Brahmasutras.
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Question I am from Bangalore but live outside India with my husband & his mother. I am recently married. Can you give your Vastu appropriate guidelines for the architect plan?
Answer The floor plan indicates that the site is angularly oriented from the north by 27.5 degrees. With proper orientation of the paramasayika mandala (81 module plan), it is noticed that the entry zone falls on the north in the third module (from east) of the mandala. &RPSDWLEOH 'LUHFWLRQV The astrologically compatible directions for you are north and west while for your husband, they are south and east, The compatible colors for you are blue, green and red while for your husband red, white and rainbow colors are compatible. The dimensions – length, breadth and height - of the building given by your architect as desired by you have to be slightly modified using the building formulae called Ayadi Shadvarga. The house can be on either end of the site allowing at least 1/9th of space from the end. However since the primary element for you is Vayu and lord of the sector is Moon who signifies mind and mother, you can have your home oriented to the north. $GGLWLRQDO ([WHUQDO 'RRUV You can have two additional doors as these two directions are compatible to you and your husband. This amounts to your home having three external doors and goes by the name of Vardhamana which is very much approved by the Vastu texts. The main door THE ASTROLOGICAL eMAGAZINE
which allows the breath of life (prana vayu) into the house falls in the third module from east on the north. This therefore falls into the permitted seventh module from the west. However, if you can also have a dwara on the east, it is indeed powerful life breath flowing into the habitation. Home Temple Placement of the temple room is in order. The platform can have three steps as indicated. Dining area is identified properly by your architect. You can have a big painting of morning Sun on the east wall here between the suggested door and the proposed window.
7KH )XUQDFH The furnace can be relocated to the marked place. The store and central heating unit are in order. Room two (in the northwest) can be used by you until the birth of the first child. Lot of blue in various shades and hues can be used by way of wall colors, flooring, bed linen, curtains, seat cushions, paintings (of water and sky), etc. Later on it can be the room for the daughter. The ground room in the northeast is ideal for your mother-in-law. The master room (southwest) now indicated can be your study room while after the birth of a child can become the master bedroom and color schemes incorporated as indicated earlier. Room three (in the south) can be your husband’s study now and later if you have a son, this room can be his. Toilet seats can be oriented to the north. The center of the structure can be free of pillars, columns, dirt and water. | CONTINUED ON PAGE 38 FEBRUARY 2018
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Acknowledgement: Manidweepa Prakashanam
Thus Spake Sublimity
(We reproduce extracts from the book titled ‘Thus Spake Sublimity’ being a collection of discourses of Sri Sri Sri Jayendra Puri Mahaswamiji, Kailash Ashram, Bangalore) Salutations to the Noble Guru, who has opened the eyes blinded by the darkness of ignorance with the collyrium—stick of Knowledge. Salutations to the Noble Guru whose Lotus Feet are radiant with the lustre of the essential crest jewel of all Vedic lore and who is the Sun that causes the Lotus of Védanta (Knowledge) to blossom.
2017 WFEO Medal of Excellence in Engineering Education Awarded to Dr. B. V. A. Rao We are happy to inform that our Uncle Dr. B.V.A. Rao has been awarded the prestigious 2017 WFEO Award of Excellence in Engineering Education in Rome, Italy on December 1st, 2017 Dr. B.V.A. Rao, a Mechanical Engineer and a Fellow of Institution of Engineers (India) (IEI) since 70s and former Chairman of National Design Research Forum of IEI has had an outstanding academic career serving over 55 years in different capacities at Higher Institutes of Technology and Deemed Universities in India and a visiting Faculty in Germany and Singapore. Besides his contribution to many major industries, both in public and private sectors of this country such as Defence, Space, Atomic Energy, Oil and Natural Gas Commission, Process Industries etc. are noteworthy and many of them have brought distinguished awards to him. In this context, his concern and contribution for the growth of many Engineering Professional Societies in the country is highly commendable and unique. Dr. Rao has also distinguished himself with large number of publications, both in national and International journals, guiding nearly 22 Ph.D. candidates and other large number of Master’s Thesis resulting in over 200 papers, quite a few of them well cited. He has been awarded the Golden Doctorate, a distinction given by the Technical University of Dresden in Germany to their Ph.D. candidates (Dr. Ing.) after 50 years of their completion. Dr. Rao has received the Fellowship of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (FNAE) in 1988 and the National Design Award by the Institution of Engineers (India) in 2004. 14
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Yearly Forecast | YAGNAVALKYA
Sun enters Capricorn on 13th January, Aquarius on 11th February, Pisces on 13th March, Aries on 12th April, Taurus on 13th May, Gemini on 13th June, Cancer on 15th July, Leo on 15th August, Virgo on 15th September, Libra on 16th October, Scorpio on 15th November, and Sagittarius on 14th December. Mars enters Scorpio on 14th January, Sagittarius on 5th March, Capricorn on 29th April, retrogrades on the 28th June and becomes direct on 28th August, enters Aquarius on 3rd November and Pisces on 21st December. Mercury enters Sagittarius on 5th January, Capricorn on 27th January, Aquarius on 14th February, Pisces on 2nd March, retrogrades on 24th March and becomes direct on 16th April, enters Aries on 8th May, Taurus on 26th May, Gemini on 9th June, Cancer on 24th June, Leo on 22nd July, retrogrades on 27th July, Cancer on 30th July, becomes direct on 20th August, Leo on 1st September, Virgo on 18th September, Libra on 5th October, Scorpio on 25th October, retrogrades on 18th November and becomes direct on 8th December and enters Sagittarius on 31st December. Jupiter enters Scorpio on 18th February, retrogrades on 10th March, enters Libra on 28th March, becomes direct on 11th July, enters Scorpio on 4th October. Venus enters Capricorn on 12th January, Aquarius on 5th February, Pisces on 1st March, Aries on 25th March, Taurus on 18th April, Gemini on 13th May, Cancer on 7th June, Leo on 3rd July, Virgo on 31st July, Libra on 31st August, retrogrades on 7th October and becomes direct on 17th November and enters Scorpio on 31st December. Saturn is in Sagittarius, retrogrades on 19th April and becomes direct on 7th September. Rahu is in Cancer and Ketu is in Capricorn.
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