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November *Light On Vedic Astrology* Newsletter |
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November 9, 2006
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Important Clues from the Previous Dasha
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Allopathic Doctor Seeks Legislation to Prescribe Ayurveda
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November Sidereal Ephemeris
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The Importance of Being Lazy
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Ted Haggard's Devastating Saturn Transit
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Namaste Friends,
A professional psychic friend of mine whom I highly respect once said to me, "The future foreshadows itself. If you want to know the future, look at the present and the past."
I've found this invaluable advice as I've pursued the predictive work of Jyotisha. In dasha analysis this concept is often neglected. We usually try to understand the upcoming dasha in isolation, without seeing it as a link in a developmental sequence, where one dasha builds upon the previous one. If you consider how we naturally develop this makes good sense. Our formative years of childhood, for instance, set the trend for our adult life. Likewise, the dashas need to be seen as a continuation from the previous dasha.
The chart of the spiritual leader, Elizabeth Clare Prophet, is a rather dramatic example of how wrong we can be in our interpretation if we don't consider the previous dasha. She's currently in the mahadasha of Rahu, which began on September 20, 2000. Rahu is in the 5th house, aspected by Jupiter, the 7th and 10th lord. This forms a raja yoga, or royal combination, between Rahu and Jupiter. You may be inclined to conclude that this is a good period for her career or marriage if you just look at Rahu in isolation.
However, to get to her 18-year Rahu dasha she had to pass through her 7-year Mars dasha. Her Mars dasha tells the real story of her Rahu dasha. Notice how Mars is involved in an arishta yoga, or combination of misfortune.
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"The great American fantasy is about leisure: wooded getaways, Caribbean cruises, white-water rafting, the lights in Las Vegas. Yet one in four Americans does not take a vacation at all. As a culture whose mythology is steeped in the hard work and accomplishments of our pioneering forebearers, we just don't do nothing well! We know how to work hard but not how to play."
Thus writes author, Al Gini, professor of business ethics at Loyola University. His latest book, The Importance of Being Lazy, is aimed at getting us to look at the myths we embrace and how they effect the quality of our life.
I once did a five day retreat with the Vietnamese Buddhist monk, Thich Nhat Hanh, who 'requires' that all his monks and nuns take one lazy day per week. Personally, I've been slow to take up this practice. My fiancee, Eleykaa has had to practically force me out of the office in order to institute a lazy day system - no email, phone calls, or any work at all.
This last week we had the nicest lazy day ever. We ate in a very local restaurant and talked to the owner who's been running the place over 40 years. We took time to chat without rushing off to the next item on our to-do list. We walked in the woods, went to a movie etc, nothing was pre-planned. At the end of a day of wonderful spontaneities I said to her, "I felt like I've regained my humanity and restored my sanity." It was a revelation. The next couple of days were far more productive then my previous days. I'm a convert to lazines, at least 1 day a week, (Thursday, by the way, so don't try to reach me unless you don't mind waiting a day!).
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