Light On Vedic Astrology Newsletter: June 2006

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		June Light On Vedic Astrology Newsletter

In This Issue:

June 9, 2006

•	Confusions about Karma, Fate and Free Will

•	The Car that Runs on Water!

•	June Sidereal Ephemeris

•	The Purpose of Life

•	The Value of the Navamsha Chart

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Namaste

Confusions about Karma, Fate and Free Will

Namaste Friends,
People are often confused about the concepts of karma, fate and free will. Rightly so. There are a lot of varying opinions about how much free will we actually have, and how much our lives are pre-destined. The following quote by Swami Sri Yukteswar, the guru of Paramahansa Yogananda, sets the record straight better than any I've seen.

"A child is born on that day and at that hour when the celestial rays are in mathematical harmony with one's individual karma. His horoscope is a challenging portrait, revealing his unalterable past and it's probable future results.The message boldly blazoned across the heavens at the moment of birth is not meant to emphasize fate-the result of past good and evil-but to arouse man's will to escape from his universal thralldom. What he has done, he can undo."

June Sidereal Ephemeris

Here is June'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):
June 11th 6:03 pm GMT
June 11th 2:03 pm EST

New Moon (Amavasya):
June 25th 4:05 pm GMT
June 25th 12:05 pm EST

Spring Equinox June 21st

Jupiter Retrograde
entire month

Click to View Sidereal Ephemeris

The Value of the Navamsha Chart

Divisional charts, or vargas, are an important tool used in Vedic astrology to help refine predictive accuracy. Each are mathematical divisions of the natal chart, which is the only chart that reflects the actual astronomical positions of the planets. There are sixteen divisional charts in total with the navamsha chart, or the ninth division, being the most widely used of them all. The natal chart is considered the tree, while the navamsha chart is considered the fruit of the tree. It generally indicates the future or the direction that the planets are headed. If a planet is strong in the natal chart but weak in the navamsha chart then the planet is only moderately strong. K.N. Rao recommends always considering the navamsha chart before making any prediction.

The navamsha chart is also considered the chart of the spouse and relationship matters can be seen quite clearly in this chart. For instance, the following chart is of a woman who recently went through a divorce during her Mercury-Moon dasha.

The Car that Runs on Water!

We definitely live in exciting times when many new technologies will need to come into existence to offset the trend of environmental devastation. The following video clip reveals the latest in automobile technology - the water car. That's right, a car that runs on water - tap water, salt water etc. It's been developed by a Phillipino researcher, Daniel Dingle, over the past twenty years. He's converting dozens of normal, everyday cars so that they can run on water. Check it out!

Watch the video

The Purpose of Life

Neem Karoli Baba, a great saint from north India, gave these instructions to his American-born disciple, Ram Dass, upon his return to the U.S.: Love everyone, serve everyone, and remember God. This is the purpose of life.