Monday Moon Muse: Moon Transits Shravana, “The Listener” Sep 25, 2023

This week begins with the Moon transiting Shravana, which means “she who listens.” This planetary transit, in sync with the changing seasons, presents us with a golden opportunity for introspection. It's a call to pause, reflect, and align ourselves with our higher Self.

In the realm...

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Monday Moon Muse: When Autumnal Equinox Aligns with Swati, the Center Sep 18, 2023

Hello, dear readers! As we approach the autumnal equinox, there's a beautiful balance unfolding both in nature and the skies, particularly influenced by the planetary transits. The equinox brings a perfect harmony between day and night, and this week, as per Vedic astrology, it's complemented by...

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Dive Deep with Ashlesha, “The Intuitive Healer”: This Week's Vedic Astrology Forecast Sep 11, 2023

Recently on the Monday Moon Muse podcast, we took our listeners on a journey through the week's Vedic astrology forecast, focusing on the intriguing Ashlesha Vedic Moon Sign (Nakshatra) and the ongoing planetary transits that are influencing your Vedic birth chart—and your life!

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Navigating This Week’s Moon's Transit through Bharani (“The Guide”): A Vedic Astrology Perspective Sep 05, 2023

 Understanding the planetary transits each week, especially through the lens of Vedic astrology, offers a profound tool for self-awareness and growth. This week, as the Moon journeys through Bharani— “She Who Bears”—we’re provided insights that are especially...

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Lunar Eclipse May 18, 2022

I’ve got my eyes on the lunar eclipse happening May 15 and 16!

On this same full moon eclipse within Vishakha, “the radical change of direction,” Buddha was born, left home and discovered enlightenment. His life story reveals what this eclipse can mean for us.

Soon after the...

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This happens every year ... Jan 14, 2022

Outside my gate here in India the neighborhood is a sea of orange-robed ascetics arriving to beg for alms.

It happens every year on January 14th when the Sun enters the sign of Capricorn. It’s Makara Sankranti, an astrological moment when the Sun appears to head north.

It’s believed...

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Wishing you a warm and happy New Year! Dec 29, 2021

As the year winds to a close, I wish you a warm and happy New Year!

Reading over my journal from this same time last year, I came across this quote from St. Augustine I’d written as my guiding reflection for the year ahead:

“Love and do what you will.”

So many times over 2021 I...

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The final solar eclipse of 2021 Dec 01, 2021

Welcome to the grande finale of the year!

December is a jitterbug of ironies, pelleting us one by one with confusing oppositions. What you see isn’t what you get. The senseless makes sense. The reverse is also true.

Our journey through the misty moors of irony begins on December 4th with...

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Welcome to eclipse season! Nov 17, 2021

Eclipses provide a moment of wonder. They interrupt the constancy of the sun and moon - our emotions and the "I" who feels them. They make us aware of a bigger Presence behind all we experience.

For this reason, eclipses are good for some things and not good for others.

If you crave certainty...

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Mūrti: The Living Form of God Nov 11, 2021

 

Whatever you wish to see, can be seen all at once within this body. This universal form can show you all that you now desire. Everything is here completely. (Bhagavad Gītā 11.7)

 

I was late for the train back to Delhi, but Auntie was not bothered. “First things, first,”...

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Returning to Wholeness in Holy Bhadra Month Sep 01, 2021

Welcome to September, which in the Vedic calendar is the month of Bhadra.

Bhadra means “auspicious,” “lucky,” “fortunate." During the first dark half of the month, it’s the tradition to invoke and feed your ancestors.

I never understood the connection between...

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How my Guru Fixed my Greatest Flaw Jul 24, 2021

My dear all,

With a full and grateful heart, I wish you a Happy Guru Purnima…the full Moon dedicated to the one who leads you home to your highest Self.

Many of us who practice yoga tend to discount the role of Guru. We tend to think it’s enough to have an “inner”...

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