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On 17th November2009 Rahu and Ketu had changed their sign from Capricorn and Cancer sign to Sagittarius and Gemini sign respectively. Rahu in Sagittarius and Ketu in Gemini sign will stay here for the next one and half years. You can read this post in continuation of the one I wrote one and half years ago when Rahu transited to Capricorn and Ketu to Cancer.
Rahu commonly known as Dragons Head is also called as North node; Ketu as Dragons Tail is regarded as South node of Moon. As the name signifies they are the shadows of Moon and Vedic astrology considers them as shadow planets. They take their identity from its location or sign where it is placed in the chart and from association with other planets. They take the power of associated planets and magnify the influence of that particular planet. They are always in retrograde motion. It means that they always move backward in the sign.
To understand the effects of Rahu Ketu and which areas of life will be churned up by this new transition, we must first know the attribute of these planets.
Rahu
Rahu makes a person materialistic, ambitious and desirous to achieve wealth and power. He sees trends well in advance, clever in getting needs met by hook or crook. In emergency he will come up with unusual solutions to problems at hand. Rahu works with innovative technology and creativity. Rahu is the main planetary factor behind insanity, neurological disorders, indigestion, restlessness, phobia, obsession, hallucination, small pox, snake bite, epilepsy and
imprisonment.
Ketu
Ketu is the significator of enlightenment (moksha karaka). It creates power of concentration, independence, transforming things into higher value and sudden changes in life. Ketu indicates a karmic connection with a past life; a clinging to issues on a psychological level. An individual still remembers and feels past events which should have dismissed. There is a real need to have an emotional clear out every so often otherwise person will suffer psychologically. It signifies isolation, low self image, full of doubt and fear, directionlessness, drug addiction or alcoholism, ulcers, anemia, disease caused by worms, muscular problems and nervous disorder.
When Rahu Ketu combines with Sun and /or Moon, the individual suffers the most. Other planets get influenced depending on their benefic or malefic nature. I will be writing the effects of Rahu and Ketu in different signs with the new year prediction.
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Christmas is for Christians as Diwali is to Hindus the most awaited festival of the year. It is the time to clean and decorate the house, exchange gifts with friends and relatives, seek blessings from elders and prepare and distribute goodies.
Why not apply Vastu principles to prepare for this Christmas? Here is what I recommend you to do.
After you have re-painted the house and cleaned it perform a space clearing ritual. Dissolve a lump of rock salt in water and mop the floor of the apartment with this salt water. Take some camphor in a bowl, burn it and walk along the sides of each room of the house thereby allowing the space to be filled with the fragrance of camphor. Before performing these two steps, you can repeat a positive affirmation By performing this space clearing ritual, my house is freed from all negative energies and full of positivity. All the inmates of the house are leading a healthy, harmonious and prosperous life this Christmas and the full year ahead.
Space clearing ritual removes all negative energies from the space and it can be performed even if you have not re-painted the house on Christmas. Along with re-painting and space clearing do not forget to remove all clutter from the house.
Once you have cleaned the house and the space within, you can now proceed to decorate it with bright colors and décor.
Use fresh flowers to decorate the house. Take a bowl filled with water and let colorful flowers float in it along with floating candles. Light up the entrance with lanterns, candles and lamps.
Place a turtle family (for harmony), green colored dragon for career luck, a figurine of running horses (for success) and an elephant figurine for wisdom, and a set of three Chinese coins (for prosperity) in the living area of the house where you plan to receive your guests during Christmas. All these feng shui cures are available in the market in different price ranges. Just remember, the richer they look the better results they give. Buy the ones which your wallet permits.
For performing Christmas prayers choose a room which is located in the north-east of the house and face North or East while praying.
I have written this article, much ahead of Christmas, to ensure its maximum reach. Feel free to share the link with friends and relatives.
God Bless you on this Christmas and always
Ma Upma
Fresh flowers bring luck and fortune. Place fresh flowers in your living room and in your office. They have the ability to uplift your mood by their beauty and fragrance.
Feng Shui recommends that you change the flowers once they start to die. I have seen many people use dry flowers to decorate their home. In Feng Shui, dry flowers are believed to bring misfortune and hence should be avoided. In case you find it difficult to maintain fresh flowers, artificial flowers are a far better option than dry flowers and they are believed to bring luck.
Couples wishing to increase their family should avoid placing fresh flowers in their bedroom, a basket of fruit especially pomegranate is a potent symbol of fertility.
Similarly feng shui suggests that you avoid placing any fresh flowers in the bathroom as this will result in the good luck back firing and turning into bad luck.
Similarly avoid placing flowers which come with thorn as a décor, if you just love roses, chip off the thorns before placing it in your living room or office.
With the active patronage of you, I am pleased to celebrate the third anniversary of the now famous blog www.indusguru.com.
In these three years the blog has moved from the absolute bottom to the top 20 of the Orble Network. Indusguru now has more than 4000 hits and 1500 unique visitors a day. This is no mean feat considering that the topics covered are not so hot when compared to Hollywood and Celebraties. Moreover, topics like Astrology, Vastu and Feng Shui are searched less often than some of the current affairs topics related to international politics and sports
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Saturn is transitting from one house to another on September 9, 2009. After having spent two and a helf years in Leo, Saturn is ready to enter Virgo on this date and stay there for another two and half years. This transit will cause several changes in the lives of all humans on the planet. This post is the fourth and the last of the four part series which I have been publishing on Saturn Transit 2009. Please note that these predictions are based on Moon Signs and not Sun Signs. This post covers the last three zodiacs namely Capricorn, Aquarius and Pisces
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Saturn the slowest moving planet in Vedic Astrology is transiting from Leo to Virgo on September 9, 2009. This transit is sure to effect all the human beings on this planet in some way or the other. In the last two posts I have covered Moon Sign based predictions for Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo and Virgo. In this post which is the third in the series, I cover the Moon Sign based predictions for Libra, Scorpio and Sagittarius.
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Saturn is transiting to the Vrgo Sign on September 9, 2009 and will stay there for the next 30 months (2.5 years). This movement of the Planet will effect almost all human beings on this earth to some extent. Some will be benefitted and some will get flustered. This post is the 2nd in the 4 part series where I predict using Vedic Astrology the effect of Saturn's Transit on the Moon Signs - Cancer, Leo and Virgo.
Cancer
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Saturn is moving from Leo to Virgo on 9-9-9 causing several changes in lives of all humans on the earth. Saturn a slow moving planet, known as shani in vedic astrology. It takes two and half years to move from one sign to other. Saturn in a positive way indicates spiritual life, meditation, concentration, longevity, law and judgment. It is the guardian of the mysteries of true awareness, also gives detachment and independence.
A negative Saturn indicates misfortune, poverty, loss, obstruction, hindrance in self expression, separation, depression, disease and increased worry, fear & anxiety. As the slowest moving planet its influence is to delay, to hold the developments. It takes away vitality on a physical or a mental level. It plays an important role in disease like chronic ailments of old age, arthritis and cancer
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Lord Ganesha is the most prominent deities in Hinduism. His name is always invoked before any other Gods name in any prayer ceremony held by Hindus. Lord Ganesha is the son of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati. Ganesha is the only son of a God who is also worshipped with that prominence. The name Ganesha means Chief of all servers (Shivas servers).
Lord Ganesha is considered to be the Lord of intellect as he penned the Indian epic Mahabharata on the request of its author Sage Ved Vyas. Lord Ganesha is the remover of all obstacles in life and salutation to Him helps the devotees to overcome all obstacles in career, relationships, health and plans. Due to this His devotees present Him the first invitation card to marriage and recite his Mantra before all good deeds in their lives
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Dear Readers and Subscribers
I thank you for your patronage to my blog. With an intention to share my knowledge and tips on Vastu, Astrology, Feng Shui, Reiki and Meditation more frequently I have recently created an account on Twitter and would be micro-blogging daily on it
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