Dear Friend,May has been a month of quiet rest. The book is moving towards production, Batch 3 of the Diploma begins on June 14, and the nature of the season has settled into long writing mornings and slower afternoons spent with charts and correspon...

Dear Friend,Mercury in Taurus last week and although I drafted this last week, I am only now getting around to sending it. I have been traveling recently to step away from some turbulence and to clear my head. It is my pleasure to share a photograph...

Dear Friend,Jupiter moves into Cancer this year and stays there for about twelve months. I have been thinking about this transit for a while, partly because the older texts treat it as one of the most benevolent placements. I wanted to go back to the...

Dear Friend,The past two or three weeks have been somewhat challenging on my end, though I hope they have been gentler with you. There has also been a curious spectacle here in Tamil Nadu, India. The newly elected Chief Minister has officially appoin...

Dear Friend,There is a beautiful verse in the Ṛgveda that describes how the ancient seers "fashioned speech with their mind, filtering it like grain through a sieve."It suggests that true understanding isn’t something we just inherit fully...

Dear Friend,The month of May begins with a Full Moon in Svātī Nakṣatra. Svātī speaks of individuality and personal freedom, and it carries the symbolism of Vāyu, the wind god. There is something quite instructive with Svātī and Vāyu. The wind does no...

Dear Friend,Venus entered Taurus a few days ago, and I wanted to take a moment to share my thoughts with you. Venus in Taurus is a reminder of what we truly need to live the life we envision for ourselves. More importantly, it helps us re-examine our...

Dear Friend,In my own limited years of life experience, I have observed something quite consistent.Most people are not lacking in ambition or even clarity. What I have often noticed is how difficult it can be to stay with something long enough for it...

Dear Friend,As I write this, Mars stands just 20 minutes away from Saturn in Pisces, in Uttarabhādrapadā nakṣatra. I have spoken at length about Saturn and Mars in Uttarabhādrapadā on many forms, so in this letter I would like to turn our attention t...

Dear Friend,The New Moon in Aśvinī is one of the triggers in the month of April that helps us move forward, but that only takes us close to the Saturn-Mars conjunction. However, Aśvinī, associated with the Aśvin twins, will eventually indicate speed,...