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June Starry Times – Retrograde Season Begins!

Hey Psychonauts, How is it June already? Tempus fugit … in every sense! We end the month of May with a New moon in Taurus.Mercury moves direct on the 3rd and Saturn begins retrograding on the 5th.There will be a second Scorpio Full Moon on the 14th, Gemini Season begins as Sun moves into the signContinue reading “June Starry Times – Retrograde Season Begins!”

May Starry Times – Lunar Eclipse, Mercury Retrograde & More

Hey Star Travellers, This month is comparatively lighter than the year so far – we have many planets in strength, and although Mercury will retrograde on the 10th of May, there is a sense of optimism and faith which has felt absent for quite a while.  Venus and Mars move signs, we are in-between eclipses,Continue reading “May Starry Times – Lunar Eclipse, Mercury Retrograde & More”

Vedic New Year – All Planets Change Signs

April Game changer – All planets change signs – A month of significant and unavoidable change – Fresh cyclical beginnings ensue. People may be starting new ventures, move house, decide to renovate, move city, state or country, do a massive cull, throwout, cleanup. Breakups and reunions may occur. It is a time of recycling, sorting throughContinue reading “Vedic New Year – All Planets Change Signs”

5 Ways to work with Saturn …. and improve your Karma

“Lord Brahma (The Creator) has written ‘Prarabdha’ – The Destiny (in the form of garlands of alphabets) on the forehead of each newborn which can be deciphered only by the learned astrologer (or seer)”In this context, Bala Bhadra (15th century persian astrologer) quotes of a verse of VarahaMihira (ancient indian astrologer) :“Whatever auspiciousness (subha) and inauspiciousnessContinue reading “5 Ways to work with Saturn …. and improve your Karma”

March Starry Times – A time of Chaos, Conflict and Change

1 Maha Shivratri3 New Moon Aquarius – Shatabhishak 6 Mercury moves to Aquarius8/9/10 Emotional Care Days – Moon Rahu Taurus15 Sun Moves to Pisces18 Full Moon Virgo Uttara phalguni  22/23/24 Emotional Care Days – Moon Ketu in ScorpioNodes preparing to move signs Gears start to slowly change in March as the Sun moves away from theContinue reading “March Starry Times – A time of Chaos, Conflict and Change”

Mercury Retrograde : Detours Ahead & Un-pretzeling the Mind

“Instead of resisting to changes, surrender. Let life be with you, not against you. If you think ‘My life will be upside down’ don’t worry. How do you know down is not better than upside?”― Shams Of Tabriz 14 Jan – 4 FebCapricornMeeting with Saturn, Pluto, Combust the Sun Esoterically, Mercury is the celestial bridge fromContinue reading “Mercury Retrograde : Detours Ahead & Un-pretzeling the Mind”

Portal : 2022

Hey Star Travellers — Welcome to 2022 ! The Gregorian new year begins without any specific astronomical relevance, and so we ‘begin’, yet are continuing the themes of 2021 (until the *true* new year in April) In India and to followers of Sanatana Dharma, the new year is marked by the month ‘Chaitra’, which spansContinue reading “Portal : 2022”

Dec 2021 – The Grand Finale ⚡️

4th – Full Solar Eclipse/ New Moon – Scorpio5th – Mars moves to Scorpio9th – Venus moves to Capricorn10th – Mercury moves to Sagittarius14th – Mars Ketu conjunction – Kaal Sarpa begins15/16 – Sun moves to Sag- Sankranti19th – Venus retrograde – 29th Jan – Full Moon Gemini Key Events We end the year withContinue reading “Dec 2021 – The Grand Finale ⚡️”

Jupiter in Aquarius : 21 Nov – 14 April 22. New Trends, Innovation & Healing

Jupiter entered Aquarius on the 6th of April, moving up to 8 ° before retrograding on the 21st of June (the exact day cases began to rise and lockdowns began in Sydney)  Now Jupiter has re -entered the sign of the water bearer, emerging from debilitation of Capricorn, for the next 12 years. He willContinue reading “Jupiter in Aquarius : 21 Nov – 14 April 22. New Trends, Innovation & Healing”