Jupiter transits Virgo 2016/2017: Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer

On August 11 Jupiter will move from Leo to Virgo. Of course Jupiter likes his friends sign of Leo more than Virgo who is ruled Mercury who does not particularly like him. This means that many of the significations of Mercury make it difficult for Jupiter to do his job. Jupiter’s main job is wisdom;…

Tantric and Astrological means to Self-Relaization
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Tantric and Astrological means to Self-Relaization

Part 7: How do we prevail? “Aath pinde, tat brahmade [As the world is inside, so it is outside.]” (Manduka Upanishad) Self knowledge, the equal of universal knowledge in most of India, is one of the most prized areas of knowledge. Various sciences and systems have been created just for this purpose. One of the…

Arjuna’s Doubt

Doubt is a big part of all of our lives. This can be especially so in regards to our spiritual lives. The scriptures abound with stories of our most revered saints doubting their path. The Bhagavad Gita can be said to be a story of how Arjuna overcomes his doubt. These doubts of Arjuna are…

Maya: Our personal world measured out

“Maayaa is the lack of discernment of the principles beginning with Kalaa.” “The principles (that obscure the individual soul) form a group that ranges from Kalaa to Earth. (They are called) “principles” tattva because the entire universe is pervaded by them. Kalaa is said to be (the individual soul’s) limited power of action.” (Aphorisms of…

36 Tattvas: Elements of Existence

“…. Then he unfolds Himself in the totality of manifestations viz., principles (tattvas), worlds (bhuvanas), entities (bhaavas) and their respective experients that are only a solidified form of Cit-rasa [the juice universal consciousness].” (Pratyabhijnaahrdayam: The Secret of Self Recognition. Trans. Jaideva Singh. Sutra 4) Macrocosmos & Metaphysical Existence Shiva Tattvas (Shaktyanda; sphere of shakti functioning…

Note to the Yoga Critics: Educational Model of Yoga

I’m going to start this in a very easy way with a discussion of the various levels of education and how this is related to yoga teachers and teaching. I will make broad reference to the kinds of yoga discussed in the Gita, which in many ways parallels the upayas (means of liberation) outlined by…

The Self: A Tantric & Astrological Perspective

The Self: A Tantric & Astrological Perspective

“The individual experient also, in whom citi or consciousness is contracted has the universe (as his body) in a contracted form. …. Then he unfolds Himself in the totality of manifestations viz., principles (tattvas), worlds (bhuvanas), entities (bhaavas) and their respective experients that are only a solidified form of Cit-rasa [the juice universal consciousness].” (Pratyabhijnaahrdayam:…

Gemini Transits for 2016: Focus on Rahu/Ketu move into Leo/Aquarius

Gemini Transits for 2016: Focus on Rahu/Ketu move into Leo/Aquarius

Rahu & Ketu move into Leo and Aquarius for people or places with Moon in Gemini or Gemini Langna  For other moon or rising signs as well as other articles on astrology, follow this link: https://mikessleepingdog.com/category/vedic-astrology-2/ Rahu transits Leo (3rd house) Ketu transits Aquarius (9th house) Jupiter transits Leo (3rd house) Saturn transits Scorpio (6th…