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Vedic Astrology – Shaivism – Pilgrimage

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Get a map of time and explore life purpose, relationships, career, timing and spiritual growth through the lens of traditional Vedic Astrology. Gain greater clarity about where you are, where you’re going and the patterns shaping your life.

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Personalized one-on-one mentorship, counselling and coaching for students, practitioners and seekers. Practical guidance for astrology, spiritual practice, relationships, life transitions and finding greater clarity and direction.

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Private and group retreats, pilgrimages and spiritual journeys. Join me on the road or invite me to come to you for an immersive experience rooted in sacred places, traditional practice, direct experience and the deeper journey of self-knowledge.

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Mike Baba

20+
years in Varanasi

4,000+ km
of pilgrimage

4,000+
chart studies

Trained in Varanasi through the gurukula tradition, with deep immersion in Shaivism, Jyotish, yoga, Ayurveda, pilgrimage and contemplative practice. Mike’s work is rooted in traditional teachings, direct experience and a lifetime spent exploring the meeting place between self-knowledge and self-realisation.

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“Astrology is the science of light that provides a map of the individual journey through time;
it’s both diagnostic and remedial.”

The Nakshatra Project

An Encyclopedic Exploration of the 27 Nakshatras.

The Nakshatra Project is a long-term exploration of astrology as a living tradition connecting mythology, history, spirituality, pilgrimage, phycology and the study of human experience.

Much of this research was conceived, developed, and written during more than two decades of study and practice in India (mostly Varanasi), under the guidance of traditional teachers and within one of the world’s oldest living centers of traditional spritual learning.

This massive archive explores the twenty-seven nakshatras through natal charts, planetary cycles, mythology, historical figures, and real-world case studies.

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15,000+ pages

4,000+ case studies

300+ articles

15+ years of research

What people say about Mike’s work

  • “I came to Mike looking for answers about a major life transition. The reading provided clarity, direction, and a much deeper understanding of the patterns shaping my life. Months later, I still find myself returning to the notes from our session.”
    Janice Novak
  • “His skills building workshop was deep and intimate in a way I didn’t expect. He has a way of getting people to share their lives and stories in a way that we all learn so much on every level. I’m still friends with a few people from that course.”
    Robert Davies
  • “I have been to hundreds of astrologers and fortune tellers. Mike was the only one who took the time to rectify my birth time. And his predictions have happened.”
    Apurva Patal
  • “Traveling through India with Mike was unlike any tour or retreat I have experienced. His knowledge of pilgrimage traditions, sacred places, and local culture opened doors that I would never have discovered on my own.”
    Jessica Rhodes

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Latest Posts

  • Rahu in Dhanishta & Ketu in Magha
    by Mike Holliday
    Rahu in Dhanishta and Ketu in Magha describes a movement from inherited authority, lineage and established identity toward mass participation, organization, broadcasting, public recognition and scalable systems. In natal charts this can create tension between intimate or ancestral obligations and the desire for wider influence. In mundane astrology, the same axis repeatedly coincides with challenges…
  • 26. Saturn Transits Uttara Bhādrapadā
    by Mike Holliday
    Stars: Andromeda or Mirach’s GhostSign – Sign Ruler: Pisces – JupiterNakshatra Ruler : SaturnPada Signs: Leo/Virgo/Libra/ScorpioGod: Ahirbudhnya: Serpent of the DeepMeaning: The left foot, or the back footMain Symbols: Back legs of a funeral cotSecondary Symbols: Cosmic rain, ThunderboltSecondary Deities: LeviathanBody part: Sides of the body, ribs, shins, soles of feetSexual Animal: Female CowTree: Mango,…
  • Sṛṣṭi Kālī: The Mystic Journey Begins with the First Impulse of Perception
    by Mike Holliday
    When I left society 20 years ago to follow the path of Classical Yoga, I swore to myself and to god that I would my best example of Sanyasi Yogi life that I could, or die trying. Going back to society, to the typical career and relationships, the whole political divide, to all the noise…
  • Identity: The difference between tantra, psychology & psychoanalysis
    by Mike Holliday
    Psychology and psychoanalysis of modern times is not so different from the self exploration work we do with the various Tantric techniques. I would say the difference between them, and not just between tantra and psychology, but between each lineage, psychologist or baba, is their vision of who is the Self. One of the great…
  • Sun in Taurus: Krittika, Rohini, Mrigasirsha
    by Mike Holliday
    Bepin Behari Sun in Taurus: “The powerful voice indicating fruitlessness of sensual involvements will much impress upon the Moon chart, and if the Moon chart is not well attuned to this message, the individual will have too be prepared for some stress and strain.” Sun in Krittika Exaltation point is already way back at 10…