The Astrological eMagazine

Dear Readers, Longevity, occupation, wealth, knowledge, and death – these five aspects of a living being are initiated while in the womb itself. Astrology is often misunderstood as a miracle-making science and an astrologer, a magician! Astrologers neither control nor strive to control the lives of individuals. Their only purpose is to inform and caution an individual about the possible personality traits, events, and dangers in one’s life based on the scientific calculations of constellations and planetary movements at the time of one’s birth. In this issue, we reflect upon the Sun’s role in making singers by Dr. Nemani Venkata Raghunatha Rao and astrological Study of Chess Grandmasters by Kohulen Sundaram, in which he has used a novel astrological method termed “Nakshatra Neuro Scheme” (NNS) to validate the Grandmaster ranking…

The author holds a PhD in Plant Biotechnology and currently works as a Research scientist in a Conservation Laboratory (Aushmath Biosciences) located at Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. He has done a course on Jyothish from Bhagyalipi Jyotirvidya Gurukula Ashram, Odisha and was awarded the ‘Jyotisha Shree’ title in 2018. His research is broadly focussed on two aspects of nature, viz., tangible aspects and intangible aspects. Self-transformation can be defined as the changes in the self that occurs following (Carpenter et al., 1999) an event or a sequence of events that can be physical or non-physical. In medicine, the process of self-transformation generally involves a process called ‘Biographical work’ (Corbin and Strauss, 1988) that indicates, in general, the understanding of various parameters influencing ‘self’ and integrating the meaning of such things into…

Sri Appaji, as he is fondly called by his devotees will be completing 80 years, this month of the year 2022 which also relates to the Sahasra Chandra Darshana year for Sri Swamiji. We wish Sri Swamiji a very happy birthday and look forward to receiving His benign blessings for years to come. Avadhoota Datta Peetadhipati Sri Ganapathi Sachchidananda Swamiji was born at Mekedatu, Karnataka in southern India on May 26, 1942. Sri Swamiji was born to Sri Narasimha Sastry and Smt. Jaya Lakshmi Mataji. It is said that Swamiji’s birth occurred on the rocks of the sacred Kaveri river. Jayalakshmi Mata was in deep meditation when the child was born covered with holy ash. The child was named Satyanarayana. Sri Swamiji’s mother, whom His Holiness calls his first Guru,…

Surya Ramkumar is a writer and business leader, with over 20 years of experience in the corporate world in Asia and Europe. She is an ardent student of Astrology, starting with Dr. B.V. Raman’s book “Prasna Marga” which she received in 1998. Her research interests include statistical analysis and structured interviews to understand the relevance and application of this ancient science for the modern age, and applying a multi-disciplinary approach juxtaposing metaphysics, psychology, adult development theory and astrology. More details at suryaramkumar.com Introduction “Pain is inevitable, suffering is not,” said the Buddha. The crux of the difference between pain and suffering lies in awareness and acceptance. When certain events happen that cause discomfort or distress in our external environment, a learned person can distance him/herself and look at the unfolding…

Dr. Nemani Venkata Raghunatha Rao is from Parvatipuram (Near Vizag), India and lives in San Francisco, USA. Dr. Raghunatha Rao has been practicing Vedic Astrology since 2002. With a doctorate in Business Management by profession, he considers H. Ramadas Rao, Pt. Sanjay Rath, Pt. Dakshinamoorthy Ramasamy and Swami Omkar as his Jyotish Teachers. Dr. Rao has recently received Jyotish Visharada from the Council of Vedic Astrology (CVA), USA. We have used Navamsa Varga Chakra for various purposes in Jyothisha. In this article, I am sharing some additional applications of a variation of Navamsa called Rangacharya’s Krishna Mishra Navamsa (D-9, KM) in determining a profession that would provide maximum satisfaction to the native by enabling their natural talent to excel professionally. In this article, I am specifically focusing on some principles…

Kohulen Sundaram is an astrologer. He is the founder of Sai Krishna Astro (saikrishnaastro@outlook.com) and a member of Innovative Astro Solutions. He learned astrology from Muthu Vijayan Elango and has been immensely inspired by Dr. B.V. Raman’s work. After completing a bachelor’s degree in engineering in Canada, he has been working full-time in management positions. Writing in astrology brings him a great deal of happiness and a sense of fulfillment. His ultimate goal is to spread his love for astrology and spark the readers to think distinctively. Chess is a famous strategic board game played worldwide by many. It is a 2-player game with the objective to put the opponent’s king in a checkmate position. This game is mentally demanding. It requires a lot of patience, concentration, deep thinking, and…