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A retrograde planet appears to be moving backward relative to the Earth at any given time. This retrograde motion shows a tendency of the planet to “back up” in our mind and consciousness.

Saturn is retrograde almost half of the time, so his current retrograde motion is nothing new or even unusual.

Saturn has to do with the nature of our commitments and plans. We are usually half committed to our current plans and half reevaluating new ones. This comes from Saturn.

He is currently in Virgo and will be retrograde until May 30, 2010. Between now and then it is better *NOT* to try or implement NEW plans or strategies, but rather to deepen our commitment to the things that have been working.

Perfecting Not Prospecting.

In Virgo, Saturn’s detail oriented nature is perfect for this implementation. After dismantling the flawed power structures in Leo (November 2006-September 2009) Saturn is now poised to build a life of meaning from the shards of the old, worn out paradigm.

The tendency might be to feel overwhelmed by all that needs to be done and to worry about it. This is the nature of Saturn, creating pressure so you take it seriously.

He is a Tamasic planet in a Tamasic sign, showing a need for protection. The power of Tamasic energies come forth when we are connected to the body in real time, not in the accompanying thoughts or ideas.

When Tamasic energies go into the head, they create fear (Saturn), anger (Mars) and confusion (Nodes).

But you are never overwhelmed in the moment.

Here are a few keywords for Saturn retrograde in Virgo.
Reflect.
Organize.
Commit.
Create.

One detail at a time.
One breath at a time.

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Venus has just entered Gemini. This is a good thing.

Venus is the force in life that make things enjoyable. Venus gives us appreciation of beauty in the natural world, in each other and in life itself. We want to feel captivated by the beauty of life, and when we don’t feel connected to beauty, we suffer.

Enjoying this beauty is a tricky thing because of one simple, yet profound concept: possessiveness.

Because we forget who the real owner is of everything here, the limited Self tries to possess something beautiful for itself – then the trouble starts. On a deeper soul level, this entire creation is ours and in fact is us. But on that soul level there is no possession, just sharing and an inner appreciation that turns to love (for our beloved) and devotion (to all of creation). Once we feel this love and devotion we willingly compromise our individual/ego desires in order to please the object of our appreciation and love.

This miraculous transformation of our selfish drives to our deeper, unselfish nature is driven by Venus. The engine of that transformation is the beauty and appreciation of life and the desires that become awakened once our heart becomes captivated by something beautiful.

But as was said, we have to be careful with the objects of our affection and the desire to possess. Because really, we own nothing here. We have to give it all back at some point. In this way I often say, “do you own it or does it own you?” – or “do you have those ideas or do those ideas have you?”

Venus entered Gemini on July 26 and will be there until August 20. The transit of Venus through Gemini is powerful. This is quite a strong sign for Venus to occupy – an Air sign – probably the best element for Venus. Air is related to freedom and movement and as was said, the less we try to possess the objects of our affection, the better.

Air is the sign of intelligence and ideas. When planets occupy air signs, they activate our intelligence. We try to figure them out intellectually – rather than become attached to them emotionally (water) – possess them (Earth) or act upon them (fire).

We have to be playful, light and intelligent in order to navigate the minefield of our desires and not have them own us. Few things in life feel worse than to be objectified through possessiveness and jealousy. We have all felt this and done this to others.

Between now and August 20 is a good time to ponder the nature of desires and the cycle of attachment based on the desire to possess. Gemini is the sign of intelligence, inquiry, playfulness and flexibility. This is a time to consider all forms of beauty, including things that might at first seem repulsive – including ideas. This is also a time for new romances, flirtations and attractions.

Ask yourself these questions:

1. What pleasures am I afraid of losing?
2. How much energy do I spend trying to be happy?
3. Who is the “experiencer of pleasure” in me?
4. What (if anything) is beyond life’s “momentary pleasures” – or is this all there is?
5. What is the most beautiful thing in life and how has it changed me?

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Six Steps for Surviving Mercury Retrograde

1. Slow down before you speak, especially if you are excited. This is one reason Mercury gains power when retrograde. We are usually babbling at the mouth without thinking. Now we can choose our words more carefully and all will benefit.

2. Journal. Write your thoughts down and be more introspective. This is another reason why the retrograde cycle is powerful. Internalizing ideas, and allowing them to gain strength can happen now.

3. Defragment your hard drive. Over consumption of information and clutter on you r computer can lead to problems.

4. Reflect on recent communication decisions. If you revisit them / the people involved – listen more than talk. There is valuable information that you can get at this time. This is a good time to learn better communication skills. Better to do it in the least painful way by also strngthing your listening skills. Lord Vishnu is the pervader and a good listener – He is the Deity of Mercury.is
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5. Pay attention to your intuition. Mercury Retrograde has us kind of “thinking backwards” – we may get all the details before we even know what is happening.

6. Try to avoid entering into any NEW contractual agreements until after May 31. Ok, it is not so unique – but there is good reason for it. We (or someone else) may confuse the details and get us in all kinds of trouble later.

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Vedic astrology is unique in that the moon enters a new star every day. These stars are each ruled by a Deity thus, each day is guided by a specific divine force. It is better to be on the right end of that force – fer sure.

Monday the Moon is in Jyeshta Nakshatra – (16:40 – 25.59 Scorpio) Lord Indra is the Deity.

Indra was the supreme ruler of the gods. He was the leader of the Devas, the god of war, the god of thunder and storms, the greatest of all warriors, the strongest of all beings. He was the defender of gods and mankind against the forces of evil. He had early aspects of a Sun god, riding in a golden chariot across the heavens, but he is more often known as the god of thunder, wielding the celestial weapon Vajra, the lightning bolt. More hymns in the Rig Veda (about 250) are dedicated to him than any other God. He was known as a great drinker of Soma; sometimes he did this to draw strength, and when he did he grew to gigantic proportions to battle his enemies, but more often he merely wanted to get drunk – There is much ego surrounding Indra and the myths about his delusions of grandeur. There is quite a fall from grace with Indra from the early Vedic days. Much of his power was replaced by that of Siva and Vishnu in later Vedic texts and Ganesha in Puranic myth.

Jyestha is where the hubris and power of Scorpio can run amuck as shown by the
ambiguous nature of Indra. Mercury shows worldly manifestation at its highest through
Jyestha. This “King of the World” attitude presents a choice, to either become intoxicated
with power or be the good king that uplifts and protects others. So is the power of this
Nakshatra.

There is no transitional Nakshatra in this part of the Zodiac.

C. The final group of Nakshatras has to do with the dissolution of energy and its
regeneration and our rebirth.

As shown by the powerful “Ashada” (victory) Nakshatras and the Moon Nakshatra
being ruled by Lord Vishnu and symbolized by an ear. Sravana means “hearing” and is
related to Mantra. It is through mantra that man reclaims his Spiritual truth. The Bhadra
(blessed) Nakshatras finally give way to Revati and his lord, Pushan, who is the protector of the herds.

Tuesday the Moon is in Mula – (0 – 13:29 Sagittarius) Nirriti is the Deity.

Nirriti is the goddess of dissolution and chaos who later became the fierce Kali. As this verse from the Atharva Veda shows, Nirriti was often referred to as the bringer of death itself.

“When, O Brihaspati, thou didst liberate (us) from existence in yonder world of Yama, (and) from hostile schemes, then did the Asvins, the physicians of the gods, with might sweep death from us, O Agni! – O in-breathing and out-breathing, go along with the body, do not leave it: may they be thy allies here! Live and thrive a hundred autumns; Agni shall be thy most excellent shepherd and overseer! – Thy vital force that has been dissipated afar, thy in-breathing and thy out-breathing, shall come back again! Agni has snatched them from the lap of Nirriti (the goddess of destruction), and I again introduce them into thy person.- Let not his in-breathing desert him, nor his out-breathing quit him and depart! I commit him to the Seven Rishis: may they convey him in health to old age!”

This first Nakshatra of the final Cosmic Zodiacal cycle shows clearly the need to transform
the materiality and Tamas of the previous cycle into something beyond.

Mula shows the quality of Sagittarius that is courageous fierce and independent.

Wednesday the Moon is in Purva Ashada – (13:20 -26:39 Sagittarius) The Deity is Apas.

Apas is the Goodess of the Oceans and an early reference to water as a balancing and nourishing principle. From the Shatapatha Brahmana (II.1.1.13), it clearly states that
“The waters (of Apas) are female, Agni is male.” This message is repeated in II.1.1.14. “In this context the waters (Apas) serve as the shakti of agni, or at a minimum the flow and movement of Agni.” Within the ritualistic teachings of the Yajur Veda this relationship between Apas and Agni is very important. Apas as water shows the feminine principle of receptivity and nourishment and Agni as fire shows the male principle of clarity and perception. They must be in balance or there is too much emotion or intellect. The connection to Venus is clear. (The Planetary ruler)

Purva Ashada shows the devotional nature of Sagittarius.

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For Example: The seat of the Kundalini is at the point where Capricorn and Aquarius meet in the root Chakra, Opposite that are the Signs Leo and Cancer – the Ajna (third eye) Chakra. This meeting point is the exaltation point of Mars, who also rules that Nakshtra (Star) – 23:20 Capricorn – 6:40 Aquarius – Mars is the son of the Earth, the fire in the earth. Exalted at the places of Saturn (form and Structure). The courage and power of Mars must overcome the fear of Saturn – thereby creating a structure for our higher development, not just our worldy development. All Vedic literature supports astrology and its connection to mysticism.

The Nodal axis is the activating point of the Kundalini – North Node the bottom (Root Chakra) and the South Node the top (Crown Chakra)

This is why the Nodes are related to the fascinating dance of the Goddess Maya (illusion of separateness) that has us enchanted here on Earth. The Kundalini awakening is the Goddess revealing the true nature of life,.. But that serpent can bite you too if the Goddess is stirred through impure means. One can have kundalini experiences through drugs and other impure methods or other forceful, accelerated and riskier Tantric practices (VamaMarga – The Left Handed Path) .

That is why consciousness and love (maturity) must accompany experience and things like Yoga (Karma, Bhakti, Raja and Jnana) are given as we develop.

Love is the best Yoga and will awaken the kundalini naturally. (Real Love, devotional love – not our typical ego-centric love)

There needs to be a balance between honoring the technical mastery of Indian Yoga (because these cowboy approaches are dangerous and fraught with confusion and illusion) and modernizing the practices in a way that all cultures can relate to.

Yoga and these other esoteric practices do not just belong to India, but the technical mastery and beauty exists there like no other.

In my (very experienced) opinion.

I have been doing Yoga and Tantra for more than 25 years, but I am an American.

The benefit and genius of Yoga, Tantra and Indian systems is it takes this out of the “religious experience” and reveals the Science behind it.

Yoga is spiritual Science. There is an unfortunate false choice between the two now, where people mistake religion (based on belief, not experience) with spirituality (based on experience rather than a specific belief).

Those who are more religious (more belief oriented) tend to be narrow-minded. Those more spiritual (more experience oriented) tend to be more open-minded.

The reason the Indian system is so beautiful is that it is still preserved from the time when all cultures possessed this occult wisdom. In other cultures the teachings are fragmented, but in India we can still trace the roots back to its holistic origins and uncorrupted truth.

So, a kundalini awakening is something that can be done through the scientific methods of Yoga (and similar shamanic practices from other cultures). It is a spiritual/mystical experience, but totally under the control of a person. This experience changes the paradigm immediately in a person. Once you touch a deeper level of Self in you that you had not touched before, you never forget, but you do fall back – again and again – then aspire to opening higher and higher Chakras.

The Chakras open sequentially – giving the understanding of each element and lesson they rule.

First the knot is closed, protecting you from the energy and wisdom you cannot handle, control and have not earned through purification. This is protecting you. That is the state of people before the kundalini awakens. If you awaken through impure means, you may go crazy. When people become psychotic through drug use, etc.. this is what has happened to their energetic body from the Yogic perspective. They were trying to get powers that can only be earned through sacrifice, discipline, love and devotion. You cannot rape the Goddess. You must charm the snake. If you try to grab it by the throat it will bite you hard.

THE CHAKRAS OPEN LIKE THIS:

** Brahma Granthi – The Knot of Brahma (Creator) – (Closed Kundalini Channel) **

Muladhara – Root – Earth – Saturn – Give knowledge of form (You realize that you are not the body when that chakra opens)
Swadisthana – Sex – Water – Jupiter – Gives knowledge of feeling (You realize that you are not the emotions when that chakra opens)
Manipura – Will – Fire – Mars – Give knowledge of Action and Power (You realize that you are not your Self-Will when that chakra opens)

** Vishnu Granthi – The Knot of Vishnu (Love) **

Anahata – Heart – Air – Venus – Gives knowledge of Love (You realize that you are not just Love when that Chakra opens)
Visuddha – Throat – Ether – Mercury – Give knowledge of Awareness (You realize that you are not just awareness when that chakra opens)
Ajna – Third Eye – No Element – Sun / Moon – Gives knowledge of Self (You realize that you are not Self when that chakra opens)

** Rudra Granth – The Knot of Siva (Creation) **

Sahasrara Chakra – All perceptions of an individual Self have merged with All (in the Ajna Chakra). You are eternally established in oneness – merged with it like heat is merged with fire.

One thing to realize. Everything that you see represented in (what Westerners incorrectly call) “Hindiusm” is to support this awakening. All of the Deities represent aspects of this awakening. Astrology, Ayurveda, Yoga all refer to this truth (Called Santana Dharma – the eternal truth).

There are many meditations on Chakras and scientific ways to balance the wavering mind of duality. Many of them have to do with breath – right and left nostrils – Ida and Pingala Nadis. Once right and left is balanced, and the tossing of the mind controlled – the kundalini enters the central channel – and usually the first time it makes a hissing noise like a snake.

Scare Yo Ass Silly!

Seriously, entering this path is entering your own conscious death – the death of your ignorance and illusion around who you are. Most people never get anywhere close to actually opening the first Chakra.

The “Chakra opening” that is falsely talked about is not the same as the Chakra opening that happens when the Goddess Maya enters it through the kundalini.

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Then Monday, September 15, the Dow Jones dropped 504 points, setting off global panic and fears of economic collapse.

The Industrials then rallied 410 points Thursday the 18th (when Venus entered Libra), and another 368 on Friday the 19th (the first day she was established in Libra).

Here is what I did last Thursday in Sedona.

Early last week had one of the most tangled up, nasty alignments for Venus that I had seen in a while. She was debilitated, defeated in a planetary war, joined Mars and sandhi (at the end of a sign). All of these happening as our economic system approached meltdown.

Right now Mercury is stationed in Virgo, defeated by Mars in a planetary war. Uugh!.. I hope whatever financial solution our government comes up with does not happen until mars enters Libra, at least until Mid week. Yet, this solution will happen when Mercury is retrograde. September 24 Mercury turns retrograde and Mars changes signs.. eek! A very volatile day couple of days possible to say the least.

More on this later,..

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So, I said several weeks ago that there would be a conjunction of Venus, Mercury and Mars in Virgo — and it would last for a while.  And so it is,..  Lasting for a while.

Venus is debilitated which shows a general discontent with things, a lack of devotion, and a general sort of “bitchiness”.  Even if these things are not expressed externally, we are feeling them internally.

Venus is the energy in life that makes things enjoyable and pleasant, beautiful, et cetera.  In many ways these are the simple pleasures in life, other people, sensual pleasures, natural beauty, et cetera.  When Venus is in Virgo, like it is now, there are many details, reasons, excuses and problems that interrupt our capacity to enjoy the simple pleasures in life.

Virgo is a “tamasic” sign, one oriented toward fixing problems and protecting ourselves.  In of itself this is not bad, but it has nothing to do with the part of life that Venus rules.  Venus is exalted in the opposite sign, the sign of Pisces – the sign where we have no conditions for the world.  Pisces is a sign where our individual nature most easily merges with the cosmic purpose.  Pisces is the sign where we can feel the pulse of the infinite and magnificent universe.  If a person has Venus in Pisces natally (in their birth chart) the thing that makes them happiest will be connecting to this mystical, abstract, universal energy.  Of course, this makes for a person who is quite spiritual, creative, loving.  Yet, they may have boundary issues or become disappointed easily in the world – preferring to escape into a nether land of fantasy.

But, that is not where we find ourselves right now, .. is it? No.  Not many “Netherworlds and fantasies” these days – except what may be fantasizing about when we will feel more lighthearted and loving again. Venus is in protective Virgo — joined Mars, a planet of protection, and Mercury planet who is very good managing and organizing all of these details.

In fact, Mercury is exalted in Virgo.  This is because Mercury is the part within us that is way too playful, not serious and somewhat distracted.  When you get Mercury in the sign of the Virgo, his skilled nature becomes focused on important things.  In fact, Mercury is the ruler of Virgo.  This rulership of Mercury to Virgo shows how we must handle these problems, issues and laborious details in life – playfully and with skill, humor and flexibility.

We have another few days, then Venus will be much happier — in her own sign of Libra.  Thursday, September 18 Venus will enter Libra – with balloons popping and aplomb.

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Monday, September 8, 2008. The moon is in Sagittarius, joined Jupiter. It is in the Nakshatra of Mula – ruled by the South node. The work Mula means “root”. Today is a day where you can get to the root cause of your problems. You can apply a lot of focus and scrutiny to the things in life that are holding you back today. This probing leads to a deeper hope and optimism later. Be careful of unnecessary destruction that comes from an air of invincibility.

Tuesday, September 9, 2008. The moon is in the Nakshatra of Purva Ashada today – ruled by Venus. The moon is still joined Jupiter and in the sign of Sagittarius. This Nakshatra is related to the ocean, water and the devotion to love that nourishes the flame of knowledge, consciousness and growth. We are all a product of what we love the most. Today is a good day to remind yourself of that. Focusing on and destroying your root problems was yesterday’s work, connecting your strengths with your heart is today’s work.

Wednesday, September 10, 2008. The moon is in the Nakshatra of Uttara  Ashada today – ruled by the Sun. The Deities here are the Vishwa Devas, the Universal gods. This is where the things we love the most infuse a confident and inspired course to the truth of who we truly are and what we truly want. By understanding our duty (dharma), the value of time (kala), and other universal principles that becomes clear. Yesterday’s devotion to truth is the fuel for today’s illumination.

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