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Field notes from the sidereal sky.
Essays, charts, and shadow-side commentary on Vedic astrology, written between transits.
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The Nodes Are Not Planets — and That Changes Everything
Rahu and Ketu have no mass, no orbit, no physical existence. They are the two points where the Moon's path crosses the Sun's path. That geometry is not a footnote — it is the whole interpretation.
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What Is Ayanamsha and Which One Should You Use
There are dozens of ayanamsha values in use today. They all measure the same drift — the gap between the tropical and sidereal zodiacs — but they don't all agree on the number. Here's what that means in practice.
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Why Vedic Astrology Gives You a Different Rising Sign
In Western astrology your Sun sign is your identity. In Jyotish your rising sign runs the whole chart — and it's almost certainly not the one you think it is.
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Vedic vs Western Astrology — Why Your Sign Changes
You've been a Scorpio your whole life. Then someone runs your Vedic chart and you're a Libra. Nothing is broken. Two different systems are measuring two genuinely different things.
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Jyotish — The Eye of the Vedas
Two readers, one chart, two different readings. Jyotish isn't broken. That's exactly how it's supposed to work — which is why you should learn it yourself.
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Rahu - Your Alternative Point of View
He has no body, no orbit, no light of its own. Rahu is a place where two paths cross — and that geometry is the whole personality.
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