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Sri Ganesha in Vedic Astrology

  Most traditional birth charts drawn up in India have drawings of Sri Ganesha at the top of the documents, honoring him and seeking his guidance and blessings. Ganesha rules over knowledge,...

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Shaktis of the Nakshatras

Each Nakshatra has its particular power or Shakti. These are the powers of the Devatas or deities that rule over and define them. This is a special teaching that derives from an ancient Vedic text...

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Empowering the Yogini Shakti in Every Woman

By Yogini Shambhavi Yogini Shambhavi Vedic Astrology   Women Hold the Shakti of Dharma What is Shakti? Shakti has very much been misunderstood. It is not a mere outer self-assertion, control or power...

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Kali as the Yuga Shakti: the Power to Create a New World Age

By Yogini Shambhavi   As the great power of time, Kali’s Shakti creates the different Yugas or world ages that humanity passes through during the long cycles of cosmic evolution. Kali is the Goddess of...

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Karma, DNA of Our Soul

By Dr David Frawley (Pandit Vamadeva Shastri) Karma, meaning action, is a Vedic term for explaining the reincarnating soul’s evolution from life to life. Karma is portrayed as the effect of our...

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Ayurvedic Astrology

All great ancient civilizations centered their cultures on profound systems of astronomy and astrology, connecting conditions and events on the Earth to cosmic influences deriving from the stars....

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Yogananda’s View of Dwapara Yuga: Dangers Ahead

For those who know the Yuga theory of Sri Yukteswar as taught by his closest disciple the great Yogi Paramahansa Yogananda of Autobiography of a Yogi, Sri Yukteswar states in book the Holy Science,...

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Vedic Astronomical New Year (Yugadi), April 8, 2024, Total Solar Eclipse

The Vedic astronomical New Year for the entire planet begins with the New Moon in the stars of Pisces, which usually occurs in March or early April. In this article, we will discuss the astronomical...

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VEDIC NEW YEAR SOLAR ECLIPSE AND THE USA

In the following article we will examine the main factors of Vedic Astrology relative to this important event for those who have some background in the subject. I have tried to simplify the main points...

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Lord Vishnu and Vedic Astrology

Vishnu is the primary Devata for the Sun in Vedic knowledge, notably Surya-Narayana. Narayana is the cosmic form of Vishnu who rules over the entire universe. The mantra – OM Namo Narayanaya! – is a...

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