AstrologyNow - Vedic Astrology Guide

This New Moon is taking place on March 6, 2019. It will occur in the sign of Aquarius in the nakshatra of Purva Bhadrapada.  This nakshatra is symbolized by a funeral cot and endings. Which automatically eludes to new beginnings. In this podcast we discuss endings, beginnings, karma of the past/future, and suggestions on where to direct your energy on March 6th.  For questions, email me...

Rahu and Ketu are shadow planets... and quite karmic!  Rahu and Ketu show what past life karma you've completed already, and what karma you are here to create in this life time. Remember, "karma" simply means "action". Therefore, we can see what you spent time doing in previous lives, and what you are here to work towards in this life.  Rahu brings unconventional thinking, foreigners, mi...

Saturn delays but it never denies. Saturn is a guru, but generally delivers his messages by demanding us to work... hard. But once we fully understand the messages of Saturn, we will generally reap the rewards for a long time. Saturn is longevity, hard earned lessons, discipline, determination, service to others, and also restriction, calamity, death, and karmic lessons.  With a strong,...

Venus is luxury. Pleasure, senses, the type of foods we consume, clothes we wear, and cars we drive. Most importantly of all, Venus is love, romance, attraction -AND out ability to give and receive love. A strong Venus can create someone that's idealistic in love, delves deep into artistic expression, and is naturally attractive. Those with a weaker Venus may approach love with a much more ca...

In this podcast we discuss auspicious activity for the upcoming full moon and talk a little bit about Magha and it's qualities.  Magha is a nakshatra of Leo and represents wealth, beauty, fame, power, politics, authority, lineage, and paternal figures.  It's a great time to research about your family lineage or even reflect on your own personal history. It's a great time for ceremonies a...

Jupiter is the great benefic. Wherever Jupiter lies it generally brings prosperity, growth, expansion, good fortune, spirituality, and knowledge.  Jupiter represents good karma, generosity, philosophy, faith based practices, preaching, and tradition. Jupiter is the type of teachers that we are drawn to and the teachers that we will find. Those with a strong Jupiter may find themselves keeping...

In comparison to the moon which is your emotional and intuitive mind, Mercury is your analytic and intellectual mind. Mercury represents logic, organization, technology, speech, analysis, math, astrology, writing, sense of humor, and ability to communicate. Mercury is your ability to gather, process, analyze, and utilize information. Those with a strong mercury may be mathematicians, wri...

This new moon will occur in Shravana Nakshatra of Capricorn. This nakshatra is considered "the ear of God". It's a wonderful time to listen, reflect, evaluate, and absorb.  This is a wonderful time to set new intentions towards education, learning endeavors, spirituality, manifesting wealth, and prosperity.  New moons represent releasing the past and cultivating new intentions to move fo...

Mars represents energy, your ambition, independence, determination, aggression, ruthlessness, courage, anger, stamina, and prowess. A strong mars can show someone that has the motivation and drive to fulfill their desires. They won't stop until they achieve their goals and aspirations. They may have a natural inclination to protect and defend others.  On the contrary, a weak mars may show som...

The moon represents the mind. It represents emotions, intuition, creativity, imagination, and how you process and respond to the world around you. The moon therefore signifies your personality and expression to the world. A strong moon may find themselves nurturing others, being strongly empathic, and well attuned to those around them. They may have a strong relationship with their mother. Those w...

In this podcast I discuss what the Sun represents in Vedic Astrology.  The Sun is the natural atmakaraka, or soul significator. It represents the ego, the father, authority, government, power, leadership, influence, strength, vitality, and self-esteem. The Sun shows how the outer world perceives you. In the podcast I give a few brief examples of how the Sun may act in various placements in yo...

Pisces is the 12th sign of the zodiac and highly spiritual. The "dancers and dreamers" of the 12 signs, Pisces has the natural ability to understand, process, and teach about the occult. Pisces is led by Jupter, the great benefic. They are extremely devoted to their partners, but may have a tendency to feel moody and lonely if their partner can not reciprocate their unyielding sensitivity and love...

This episode is all about the 11th sign of the zodiac, Aquarius! Aquarius are humanitarians and revolutionaries by nature. They, like Capricorn, are led by Saturn. They are hard working and diplomatic.  Aquarius loves to think for themselves and express themselves creatively. They surround themselves with people, places, things that inspire them and keep them free thinking. They can be cold a...

The first full moon of 2019 is coming up on January 21st, 2019. In the sidereal zodiac system, the full moon will be in the sign of Cancer. Specifically, in the nakshatra of Pushya.  Pushya is all about nourishment, friendship, hospitality, academics, and service to others. Being in the full moon, it's a great time to really evaluate relationships. Which relationships in your life are serving...

This episode of AstrologyNow is all about the 10th sign of the zodiac, Capricorn! Ruled by Saturn, Capricorn is serious, structured, reliable, predictable, and diplomatic. They are old souls and generally age well over time. They portray themselves as stoic and emotionless, but deep down, you'll often find Capricorn to be quite soft and emotional.  Though they are excellent long term friends,...

Sagittarius is the 9th sign of the zodiac and ruled by the planet Jupiter. Sagittarius represents freedom, expansion, philosophy, travel, higher learning, and religion.  Sagittarius is also a fire sign. Depending on aspects and placements, this can make a Sag either strict in religious doctrine or liberal/all inclusive in their spiritual beliefs... either way, they are HIGHLY passionate about...

Libra is the seventh sign of the zodiac... represented by the scales of finding balance and led by the planet Venus. Libra is all about beauty, refinement, spirituality, and relationships. If you were born between October 17th and November 16th, you would be born with a Libra sun sign. However, if this sign resonates well with you and you aren't born with this sun sign, you probably have many plan...

The eighth sign of the zodiac, Scorpio. All about yoga, kundalini, occult knowledge, death, and sex. Scorpio is all about digging deep and transformation. If you were born between November 16th to December 16th, in the Sidereal zodiac system, you will have your sun in Scorpio. If this doesn't resonate with you, you probably don't have many other planets in Scorpio. If you REALLY resonate, and don'...

All about the sign of Virgo.. notorious for their perfectionism, analytical mind, and critical thoughts, Virgos are also master business people and service oriented. The Virgo sun is born between September 17th and October 17th. The planet Mercury is exalted in the sign of Virgo, making them extremely well articulated and excellent communicators. They're practical and reasonable. If this sounds li...

Leo is the 5th sign of the zodiac, led by the sun. The sun represents the ego, the soul, the father, and how you show up to the outer world! When the sun moves into leo, it makes someone that is hard to miss. Leos are generous, warm, loyal, and charismatic.  For more information on leo or to learn more about how this sign influences you personally, you can email me at astrologynowpodcast@gmai...

I got feedback that I needed to slow down the transits a bit! Here is a VERY brief explanation to transits. To really become proficient, follow along as I discuss the planets, signs, and houses! Thank you for listening. For more visit innerknowing.yoga or email me at astrologynowpodcast@gmail.com

In the Sidereal Zodiac system, the signs are broken down even more specifically into Nakshatra. This full moon will land in the sign of Gemini, more specifically Ardra. Ardra is the business man. They are passionate, innovative, impulsive, charming, swift, and compelling. Ardra is ruled by Rahu and represented by the Tear Drop of Lord Shiva. This is a great time to rid yourself of addiction, set u...

In this episode I briefly describe what a "transit" means. I explain how to read transits from your Natal birth chart (from your rising sign) and your moon chart (turning the chart to put moon in the first house). I give a few examples of what transits can look like in a birth chart using various planets and how they can play out in ones life. Stay tuned for more specific episodes and current tran...

The planets placed in your birth chart are indicative of how the planets influenced YOU at the moment of your birth... who you came to be and who you are becoming. Transits are where the planets are moving in this very moment. To look at transits, we look at your individual birthchart and superimpose the night sky as it is today. Depending on where the planets are moving, it's going to effect each...

This episode is all about the second sign of the zodiac, Taurus. Taurus is led by the planet venus and all about luxurious things! Material goods, clothing, art, music, creative outlets... Taurus loves it all. Taurus is also extremely loyal, practical, and grounded. Taurus is an earth sign and truly displays all of the best qualities of earthy humans. Taurus is also incredible intuitive... sometim...