Michael Laughrin's North American Jyotish Newsletter December 2008/January 2009

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Michael Laughrin's North American Jyotish Newsletter

December 2008 / January 2009

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Happy Winter Solstice. Yuletide Greetings. Happy Chanukah. Happy

Kwanzaa, Merry Christmas, Happy New Year! I wish you great blessings

and fulfillment in 2009.

 

I offer you this newsletter to enhance and deepen your experience of

Vedic Astrology. In these newsletters, expect to find a combination of

helpful articles, book reviews, Jyotish links and more. The purpose of

this newsletter is to educate and titillate the Jyotish-loving public.

The opinions given within are solely those of the author.

 

In this issue, I offer predictions for 2009. Judylynn Schmidt sings a

comical song that only astrology fans will appreciate: Twelve Houses

of Xmas. I also try my hand at humor with suggestions on who to avoid

at a holiday party. Renay Oshap examines an interesting connection

between numerology and the winter solstice. And I recommend valuable

public-domain archive, sacred-texts.com.

 

 

Please visit my website, www.Jyotish.ws at your convenience. The best

articles from these newsletters are archived on this site. I offer

access to an excellent yagya program.

 

- Michael Laughrin (michael)

 

 

General Prediction for 2009

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By Michael Laughrin (michael)

 

In many ways, I think the worst is over now as far as the economic

meltdown is concerned. For the past six years or so, Jupiter has been

getting weaker and weaker as it has been going from maximum exaltation

to maximum debilitation at 5 degrees of Capricorn on about January 1,

2009. Then, for about the next six years, Jupiter (the general planet

of wisdom, the Law, politics, and money - among other things) will

improve more -- month by month -- until it reaches its maximum degree

of exaltation at 5 degrees of Cancer around July 11, 2014. So, from

the point of view of Jupiter at least (the greatest of the natural

benefics - " the good guys " ), things will soon be on their way up.

 

But, I hear some of you saying, isn't the fact that Rahu (the planet

of Maya, superficiality, and insatiable desires) is with Jupiter

indicate that we are in for a very rocky ride indeed for the next year

or so? Maybe.

 

However, in Western Astrology, there is something called 'applying'

and 'separating.' When two planets are moving toward an exact

conjunction (or other strong angle like an opposition, square or

trine), their effect on each other tends to get stronger and stronger

as each day goes by.

 

That is the case right now with Jupiter and Rahu. Jupiter, as of this

writing, is at about 2 degrees of Capricorn. Rahu is at about 17

degrees of Capricorn (and remember that Rahu moves in a retrograde or

backward motion). So they are applying toward each other. Not so good.

However, they will be exactly conjunct around February 14, 2009. After

that, they will separate from each other, i.e., move further and

further apart. This means that Rahu's rough and unsettling effects on

the blessed Jupiter will become less and less after mid-February.

 

Several things, from the Jyotish point of view, have caused our

present crisis. The most important of them has been the Kala Sarpa

Yoga which began in August 2008 and is just starting to end in

December 2008. Secondly, according to James Kelleher, the U.S.A.

entered the Mars mahadasha on September 30, 2008. Whenever one leaves

one mahadasha and enters another, there are a few months of

" re-arranging the energies " until the patterns of the new dasha takes

over. I believe that that is starting to occur now.

 

What are the positive signs, astrologically, so far:

 

New dasha - September 2008.

End of Kala Sarpa Yoga - December 2008.

Jupiter going past its lowest degree of debilitation - January 2009.

Rahu and Jupiter starting to move away from each other - February 2009.

Then, skipping forward a few months, we see that Saturn finally will

leave the sign of Leo around September 8, 2009. Why is that so good?

In Leo, the sign of kings and governments, Saturn (the planet of

restriction and delay) has been creating difficulties for governments

and big finance for several years now. Plus, in both Cancer and Leo

(since September 2004), Saturn has been in an enemy's sign. An unhappy

Saturn is a dangerous Saturn. When Saturn enters Virgo in September,

it enters the sign of its good friend Mercury. This should be good for

all of us. Furthermore, when Saturn enters Virgo, it will again be

fully aspected by the divine Jupiter. That should help the working

class and the health care system. Also, I feel that the foreign policy

of the U.S. should start to be more benevolent. And the whole mortgage

situation should seriously start to free up by that time also. I use

the U.S. chart discovered by James Kelleher - July 4, 1776 at 6:30 pm

- with Sagittarius Ascendant.

 

I believe that we will see far more good news in 2009 than the bad

news that we have experienced in 2008, in spite of Jupiter's so-called

weakness in the sign of Capricorn.

 

Time will tell.

 

About the Author: Michael Laughrin is a Vedic astrologer and editor of

" Michael Laughrin's North American Jyotish Newsletter. " He was

originally self-taught in Western astrology, and later, Vedic

astrology. Jyotish is his dharma (life work). Michael studied with

Hart de Fouw. He is the recipient of the Advanced Certificate in

Jyotish from the Ayurvedic Institute in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He

also studied with Jyotish master Narendra Desai. Michael offers access

to an excellent yagya program. He can be reached at (440) 582-9848 or

by email at michael. His website is www.jyotish.ws

 

Twelve Houses of Xmas

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By Judylynn Schmidt (hellojudylyn)

 

In the First House of Christmas

Lord Aries gave to me

A race to find

The very best Christmas tree

 

In the Second House of Christmas

Lord Taurus gave to me

A plot of land and

Dominion over all I see

 

In the Third House of Christmas

Lord Gemini gave to me

A psychiatrist to

Discuss my polarities

 

In the Fourth House of Christmas

Lord Cancer gave to me

A moonlit nite (with mom) to

Find some serenity

 

In the Fifth House of Christmas

Lord Leo gave to me

The Center of Attention

With a golden mirror to reflect my vanity

 

In the Sixth House of Christmas

Lord Virgo gave to me

A cleaning lady with whom

I could freely disagree

 

In the Seventh House of Christmas

Lord Libra gave to me

A chance to host the dinner

With a partner to hide my insecurity

 

In the Eighth House of Christmas

Lord Scorpio gave to me

Black lace for the bedroom

And a lovely book of my favorite fantasies

 

In the Ninth House of Christmas

Lord Sagittarius gave to me

My very own big stage to

Perform Divine stand up comedy

 

In the Tenth House of Christmas

Lord Capricorn gave to me

An MBA, a resume and

An amazing job for all to envy

 

In the Eleventh House of Christmas

Lord Aquarius gave to me

A huge group of friends to

Enjoy my new HDTV

 

In the Twelfth House of Christmas

Lord Pisces gave to me

An intuitive hit to

Escape my Reality

 

 

Who to Avoid at a Christmas or New Year's Party

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By Michael Laughrin (michael)

 

This is a humorous, short guide that should help the reader avoid

boredom, anger and potential flare-ups at parties this Holiday season.

 

I am assuming that you, dear reader, know your own Jyotish chart. If

so, then you will know that certain signs are anathema to you and you

want to avoid those unfortunate individuals who have malefics in that

sign and/or other terrible afflictions to that sign or its ruler.

 

Afflicted sign and how the potential " disaster " person may act:

 

Aries - turns red in the face and looks of anger, depression and fear

alternate on the face of one with a severely afflicted Aries. Give

this person sweets! Or, better yet, just avoid him altogether.

 

Taurus - laughs too loud, keeps glancing lustfully at the buffet

table. Stay away from the beastie when it is eating.

 

Gemini - engages in 100-word long run-on sentences. Bad case of

extreme motor mouth. Cannot sit still. This creature is a tremendous

danger on the dance floor due to its unnatural twitching, shaking, and

spasms. No, do not call 911.

 

Cancer is especially dangerous in its afflicted female form. She will

want to mother you to death - whether you are male or female - and

will psychically grok onto you like a small jellyfish.

 

Leo -There is a strong chance that you will fall asleep listening to

this loser talk about himself/herself. The only cure for an afflicted

Leo person is to utterly and entirely ignore them! They thrive on

unneeded attention. Don't give it to them.

 

Virgo's talk of gardening may make you feel like a weed. The antidote

for their sappy talk is to tell them an extremely off-color and

obnoxious joke. This will make them angry and they will march away,

leaving you alone to enjoy the party.

 

Libras want to share - to communicate - to be together. Arrange for

your significant other to call you after three minutes in the company

of this non-entity. Or, better yet, set the alarm on your cell phone

to go off at the touch of a button. " Oh, gotta go, important call to

make. Big client. Bye. "

 

Scorpios give special meaning to the phrase passive/aggressive. Their

eyes burn with the fires of their hidden evil plans. Shower them with

love and extra-toothy grins and they will get bored and look for

someone else to resent and argue with.

 

Sagittarius' will want to move, move and move. Therefore, the cure is

to feign exhaustion and just sit down and close your eyes. Pretend

that you are either asleep or are in a deep meditation and they will

bop away and try to " move " somebody else.

 

Capricorn's doom and gloom and dull clothing and dull talk will

depress any normal soul. Jump up and down, talk a mile a minute (but

do not try to be logical). Act like you are on drugs and the Capricorn

and his dark cloud will try to rain on somebody else's parade.

 

Aquarius tries to impress you with how smart they are and what a deep

thinker they are. Talk about your obsession with buttons or tomatoes

or wines or tobacco and they will give up, thinking you too shallow to

bother with.

 

Pisces will talk about the vibrations and the essences and the psychic

this and the ethereal that. Tell them about your investments or the

mechanical innards of your vehicle or the latest stock car race you

watched on TV. Do not discuss mantras, meditation, or anything New

Age. Be earthy and practical and they will float away to the next victim.

 

Hopefully this little guide will help you survive the holidays intact

without any neurotic new " friends. "

 

 

Numerology and the Winter Solstice

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By Renay Oshop (renay.oshop)

 

Happy Holidays, everyone. In this article I point out an interesting

general relationship between Jupiter in the chart of the Winter

Solstice, its placement relative to the Sun, and the numerology of the

year.

 

Winter Solstice is the shortest day of the year (due to the tilt of

the Earth around the Sun) and is fundamentally a time of closure, as

we shall see. Tradition holds that we may celebrate with anything from

a fertility ritual (Romania) to the taming of monsters (ancient

Mesopotamia). Deep reflection supported by a long dark night might

offer the taming of inner monsters as well.

 

To help, some guidance could come from a simple observation that the

Sun at every Winter Solstice is always in Sagittarius, the place of

cosmic teaching and wisdom. Moreover, the nakshatra (fixed star) of

the Sun at Winter Solstice is Mula, the " root star " associated with

" getting to the bottom of things " at the " end of materialization and

the beginning of spirituality. "

 

The placement of Jupiter synchronizes well with the numerological

interpretations of the previous year. A type of cosmic retrospective

varshaphala (fruits of the year) can be gained by the Winter Solstice

chart that is consistent with and supportive of numerology.

 

Chart M1: Winter Solstice Chart and Numerology - view chart at

http://jyotish.ws/materials/chartm1.html

 

The number is derived in the following way: 2008 = 2 + 0 + 8 = 10;

2013 = 2 + 0 + 13 = 15. Note the use of compound numbers (numbers

greater than 9). This is a hallmark of the Chaldean numerological

system as compared to the Pythagorean one common in the West. Also,

the Chaldean seems like a good fit because of its traditional

resonance with the Vedic Astrology used here.

 

Noting the preeminence of the number 9 in the Chaldean method, we see

that the 9 year is when the Sun AND Jupiter are in guru-like

Sagittarius on the Winter Solstice.

Did this concept also hold 1000 years ago and so on? Yes, because of

the reliability of Sun and Jupiter in their transits.

 

Regardless, enjoy the quiet, the absolute stillness, as provided

always at this time of year by the holy planets themselves.

 

References:

1. http://www.candlegrove.com/solstice.html

2. http://www.archaeoastronomy.com

3. Harness, Dennis, The Nakshatras, Lotus Press, 1999.

4. De Fouw, Hart and Svoboda, Robert; Light on Life, Lotus Press, 2003.

 

http://www.professionalnumerology.com/chaldeansystem.html

 

Note: In 2008, Winter Solstice occurs in the Northern Hemisphere on

December 21st at 12:04 PM UT, 7:04 AM EST.

 

 

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