Light On Vedic Astrology Newsletter: May 2006

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		May Light On Vedic Astrology Newsletter

In This Issue:

May 8, 2006

•	Amma on the Practice of Jyotish in the West

•	Will Ferrell as Bush on Global Warming

•	May Sidereal Ephemeris

•	The Vishnu Sahasranam as a Remedial Measure

•	Status, Recognition and the 11th House

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Namaste

Amma on the Practice of Jyotish in the West

Namaste Friends,
Summer is almost here and you may or may not know that the 'Hugging Saint' Amma comes every summer to the US on her US Tour to give hugs, called darshan, to thousands of people. Click on the her picture to the right to watch a video of her darshan while she's also answering questions during an interview.

Last month I posted a daily article entitled "Amma on the Practice of Jyotish in the West," in which she discusses the good and bad effects of the practice of Jyotish in the West. She said, "It is a good thing, because so many people can be helped. But at the same time it has a dark side. When a powerful predictive system falls into the hands of a powerful materialistic culture, the potential for abuse is enourmous."

May Sidereal Ephemeris

Here is May's sidereal (Vedic) ephemeris. This gives you everything you need in order to see exactly where the planets are on any day of the month so that you can follow the transits in your own chart or oher people's charts.

MONTHLY PLANETARY INFO
Full Moon (Purnima):
May 13th 6:51 am GMT
May 13th 2:51 am EST

New Moon (Amavasya):
May 27th 5:26 am GMT
May 27th 1:26 am EST

Jupiter Retrograde
entire month

Click to View Sidereal Ephemeris

Status, Recognition and the 11th House

The 11th house is commonly known as the "house of gains." It is the 2nd house (money) from the 10th house (career), which indicates that it represents the gains or income from our profession. It is also a public house because it resides in the visible or public quadrant of the sky overhead along with the 9th and 10th houses. As one of the three kama houses (3, 7, 11) it corresponds with the air signs or social signs. For these reasons, the 11th house is also a house of status and recognition. Favorable planetary influences on the 11th house and 11th lord can represent someone with a strong position of influence.

The following is a chart is of a University Professor who has taught for over forty years. Her position is about as solid as one could hope for in a job.

Will Ferrell as Bush on Global Warming

With Al Gore's movie coming out this summer on global warming entitled, 'The Inconvenient Truth,' I thought it would be fun to share a humorous video Will Ferrell did about President Bush. Enjoy. And by the way, be sure to see Al Gore's must see movie.

Watch the video

The Vishnu Sahasranam as a Remedial Measure

In the classic text, the Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra, the Sage Parashara frequently recommends the recitation of the Vishnu Sahasranam, the thousand names of Vishnu, as the best remedial measure for planetary afflictions. See the following verse:

"The most effective and beneficial remedial measure for the prolongation of longevity and to obtain relief from other evil effects is recitation of Vishnu Sahasranam." ch 56 verse 30

Sage Parashara mentions this practice more than ten times in his text. Here's another verse:

"The remedial measure to obtain relief from the above evil effects, is recitation of Vishnu Sahasranam." ch 59 verse 77

Sri K.N. Rao is also a strong proponent of this practice. Not only does he recite it everyday himself but he regularly recommends it to clients.