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January *Light On Vedic Astrology* Newsletter |
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January 5, 2006
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New Astro-Profile of Celebrities
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News: Project to Record the Entire Veda
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January Sidereal Ephemeris
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The Value of Mantras as an Astrological Remedy
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Namaste Friends,
This month I'm launching a new monthly Astro-Profile program. Each month we'll have an article on a celebrity's chart or on several celebrities charts that demonstrate an astrological principle. This is a fun and effective way to learn Vedc astrology.
The first article is entitled "The Importance of Alternate Lagnas." The word "lagna" means to be "fixed to" in Sanskrit. It is usually considered to be synonymous with the ascendant, but the lagna can be fixed to any position in the horoscope, thereby becoming an "alternate lagna" or alternate ascendant.
The most important alternate lagnas are the Moon and Sun. The ascendant, Moon, and Sun represent the body, mind and spirit respectively. Analyzing the chart from all three positions give us a more complete and accurate chart interpretation.
In this Astro-Profile article we will be demonstrating the importance of alternate lagnas with dramatic examples in eleven charts, including Dennis Rodman, Harrison Ford, Julia Roberts, Donald Trump, Ravi Shankar, Stephen King, Muhammad Ali, Matt Damon and others.
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HYDERABAD, INDIA, November 16, 2005:
He started with no resource except his will. Almost a decade later, he is aware that only small steps in the journey have been completed. Yet the man is unflinching in his commitment of digitising Vedas. "It may take a decade or more but I am determined in my pursuit to put the available Vedic literature on the electronic medium," says R.V.S.S. Avadhanulu, working as a Deputy Director (Computers), Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS).
"It's an alarming situation since most of the vast Vedic material has been lost. I would say that only one per cent of the original material is available. That too would be lost if we do not take steps to conserve it," says the scholar. A post-graduate in nuclear physics, he has dipped into his personal finances for the mission. A few others joined the endeavour and some donations too have trickled in. But all that is not enough. "A lot of money is needed for the project as we are recording each and every hymn of the Vedas that we can lay our hands on." Since he could not afford recording studios, the operation was recently shifted to a rented room which was made soundproof as best as it could be. There are 11 different types of chanting the Vedas and locating a person who could render them in all the styles was quite a task. In Pandit Narendra Kapreji, he found his man and together, they are pooling free time to record the hymns. The Herculean effort Dr. Avadhanulu has taken up can be gauged from the fact that it is estimated to cost US$1.13 million for recording the available Vedic material and expected to run into 3,000 hours of recording.
Read More
www.hindu.com/2005/11/17/stories/2005111719030400.htm
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