Light on Vedic Astrology Newsletter September 2004

		September Light On Vedic Astrology Newsletter

In This Issue:

September 1, 2004

•	Navigating By The Stars

•	Thirunallar: Saturn Temple in South India

•	September Printable Ephemeris

•	Jyotish Seminar in Tokyo Oct 8-11

•	The Double Transit of Jupiter and Saturn

•	Revised and Expanded Lessons Available

Navigating By The Stars

Namaste Friends,
This article is so far the favorite article that I've written (it took the longest to write as well… embarrassingly long - so I won’t tell you how many hours!) because it discusses how astrology can help us navigate our life journey, and align with our dharma or life purpose. It will appear this fall in Zento magazine. To learn more about this publication please visit www.zentomag.com

Ever considered following a star? Many ancient cultures relied on the stars to chart their destinies. Polynesian navigators discovered the Hawai'ian Islands more than 1500 years ago by primarily following Arcturus or "Hokule'a" - the star of happiness. They followed a 'star map' to accomplish the amazing feat of voyaging thousands of miles in small double-hulled canoes.

Astrologers in India have used a different kind of 'star map' for more than 4000 years to navigate the less tangible terrain of one's life journey. Their sophisticated system of astrology is renowned for its accuracy in charting planetary influences on time. The Polynesian system of star navigation, on the other hand, is renowned for its precision in charting influences on space. Whether navigating the turbulent seas or the complexities of our personal lives, these ancient traditions have much to teach us about living in harmony with life and staying on course with our purpose.

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September Printable Ephemeris

Here's this months printable 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 or oher people's charts.

MONTHLY PLANETARY INFO

Full Moon (Purnima):
Sep 28th 1:10 pm GMT
Sep 28th 9:10 am EST

New Moon (Amavasya):
Sep 14th 2:29 pm GMT
Sep 14th 10:29 am EST

Crescent Moon near Jupiter in predawn sky
Sep 4th

Krishna Janmashtami
(birthday of Sri Krishna)
Sep 5th

Fall Equinox
Sep 22 12:31pm EST

Click to View Printable Ephemeris

The Double Transit of Jupiter and Saturn

This month both Jupiter and Saturn will be changing signs into Virgo and Cancer respectively. An important chart interpretation method is to see which houses in your chart are aspected by both Jupiter and Saturn by transit at any given time. These houses will become emphasized as well as the planets that they both aspect. This is called the double transit phenomenon.

From Aug 28th 2004 through Sept 28th 2005 the houses that Virgo and Capricorn represent in your chart will receive the double aspect of Jupiter and Saturn. However, from January 14th 2005 through May 27th 2005 Saturn will transit back into Gemini shifting the double transit to into only Pisces for those 5 1/2 months.

Here's a brief list of indications for the houses so you can get an idea of how the doubel transit may be influencing your chart:

1st house - Body, one's identity, self-confidence, overall success.
2nd house - Earned income, acquisitions, food/diet, speech.
3rd house - Communication, advertising, hobbies, writing, siblings, short journeys, short-term goals.
4th house - Home/residence, real estate, mother, vehicles, general happiness.
5th house - Creativity, children, romance/dating, investments, education.
6th house - Health, disease, acute illness, daily work, litigation, debts.
7th house - Relationship, marriage, partnerships - business or romantic, foreign places.
8th house - Other's money - loans, inheritance; litigation, chronic illness, sexuality, transformation, occult knowledge.
9th house - Long distance travel, spiritual teaching and teachers, good fortune, father.
10th house - Career, employer, work/action, outer achievements.
11th house - Monetary gains, side incomes, major long-term goals, groups, friends.
12th house - Distant places, introspection, debts and expenditures, isolation.

Thirunallar: Saturn Temple in South India

Not less than 200,000 pilgrims visit a small temple to the planet Saturn every Saturday (Saturn day) in Thiruvanallar, South India. Hard to believe? It's been going on for hundreds of years.

Devotees from all over the world seeking the blessings of Saturn (Shani) will also visit the shrine during Sani Peyarchi, an astrological event when Saturn moves from one planetary position to another every two and a half years. This will be happening this month as Saturn transits into Cancer September 5th.

The central government is currently studying the possibility of promoting this small temple town where there is a shrine of Lord Saneeswarar (Saturn), as a heritage site.

Jyotish Seminar in Tokyo Oct 8-11

I will be giving 4 days of classes in Tokyo October 8-11. The schedule is as follows:

October 8: Multimedia presentation - 7-9:30pm
October 9 and 10: Level I Seminar - 11am-7pm
October 11: Advanced Class - 6-9:30pm
October 11 and 12th - Individual Readings

If you know anyone who may like to attend any one of these classes please have them contact me at vaughnpaul@yahoo.com or 808 573-6577. If they speak Japanese then they click on the link below or visit: http://jyotish.holy.jp

Click for more information in Japanese

Revised and Expanded Lessons Available

I just completed major revisions on Lessons 4, 6, 8 - the Essential Meaning of the Planets, Houses and Signs. These should be posted anyday by the webmaster on my website . I've added many new graphics and much new material. Check it out on my homepage link below.

Thank you for reading this newsletter. I enjoyed sharing it with you. If you want to share this with friends please feel free to do so. To forward this you can click on the "Forward" link below. If you have any questions or comments I'd love to hear from you.

Namaste,

Vaughn Paul Manley, M.A.

(808) 573-6577
vaughnpaul@yahoo.com

Readings by email, phone or in person (on Maui, Hawaii)

Click to read the revised Lesson #6 - Essential Meaning of the Houses