The Giver of Life - Hillāja, Hīlāj, the Hyleg, and Primary Directions in the Tājika tradition
A PhD takes you to places you do not expect. When I began mine, I expected long days with books and open screens. It…
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Saturn in Revati
Before leaving for my trip to the mountains, I invoked Pūṣan in my fire ritual, asking for a safer path on the journey…
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The Vessel and the Waters: Jupiter in Cancer
Jupiter enters Cancer on the 25th of May 2026 and remains there until the 17th of June 2027, a little over a year in the…
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The New Moon in Aśvinī in Aries Before the Saturn-Mars Conjunction
The New Moon in Aśvinī is one of the triggers in the month of April that helps us move forward, but that only takes us…
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Precursor to Saturn-Mars Conjunction
Mars in Aquarius without reception from Saturn can flare things up and blow them out of proportion, which has been the…
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Reconsidering the Horse in the Rig Veda
In a recent social media exchange on Vedic ritual traditions, a critique was raised suggesting that the Vedas were not…
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When Critique Ignores Framework: On Debility in Traditional Astrology
Criticisms and attacks on traditional astrology are most often made by those who have not spent serious time studying…
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Full Moon in Aslesha in Cancer
Soma is celebrated in the Rig Veda for what it is: the nectar of immortality.
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