Diwali celebrates Lord Rama’s return back home after a 14 year period of exile. It is the festival of lights where we honor all the abundance in our lives.
Rahu in Ardra Nakshatra
Navratri 2019: The Nine Nights of the Goddesses
Navratri 2019 marks nine nights of celebrating the goddesses Kali, Lakshmi, and Saraswati. Thus, there is one night for each of the Nav Durga (the nine embodiments of Durga).
Pitru Paksha 2019: Honor Your Ancestors
Pitru Paksha (“the fortnight of the ancestors”) is a period dedicated to honoring our ancestors. This includes our blood relatives as well as significant teachers and close friends who were in our lives.
Krishna Janmashtami 2019: Happy birthday to Lord Krishna
As we celebrate Krishna Janmashtami 2019, we are honoring the birth of our beloved Krishna, who is an incarnation of Lord Vishnu. He was a cowherd in this particular incarnation.
Vedic astrology and world events for the second half of 2019
Planetary correlations for Vedic astrology and world events for the second half of 2019 There have been countless problems with water contamination, pollution, lowering of environmental standards, and disasters at sea. Unfortunately, these are not likely to diminish in the near future. How to navigate the rest of 2019 How can you manage the planetary […]
July 16, 2019 lunar eclipse
A powerful lunar eclipse is happening on July 16th. It coincides with the auspicious day of Guru Purnima. There are specific practices to be followed on this day.
Guru Purnima 2019
Guru Purnima is the most auspicious day of the year for disciples to honor their spiritual teachers. However, this year it coincides with a partial lunar eclipse.
Thursday Moon in Guru Pushya Nakshatra
Vedic astrology or Jyotish, places great emphasis on the placement of the Moon. The Moon represents our emotional body. Jyotish tracks the movement of the Moon through the zodiac and the 27 lunar constellations or nakshatras. Thursday, July 4, 2019 marks a spiritually auspicious placement of the Moon. The Thursday Moon is in Pushya nakshatra. The […]