A Moon inside every human being.

There is a moon inside every human being. Learn to be companions with it.

-Rumi

from Paulette Marsh's photos.

Stop negotiating with yourself.

from Christina Richa Devi.

Rahu Ketu ingressing in Karkata and Makara

There are two calculations (True and Mean) for Rahu and Ketu. True node is reflecting the real position in the sky and mean nodes always moves backward.

Rahu and Ketu stays in Karkata (Cancer) and Makara (Capricorn) from August 17th to March 6th, 2019 by mean node.
Rahu and Ketu stays in Karkata (Cancer) and Makara (Capricorn) from September 8th to March 23th, 2019 by mean node.

Rahu is in gantanta from August 2nd to September 2nd, 2017.
During Rahu Ketu in Karkata and Makara,
Rahu will meet Sun on August 16th, 2017, July 28th, 2018;
Rahu will meet Moon on August 21th, 2017 (Total Solar Eclipse), September 17th, 2017, ...;
Rahu will meet Mars on August 26th, 2017;
Rahu will meet Mercury on July 3rd, 2018;
Rahu will meet Venus on September 13th, 2017, June 20th, 2018;
Ketu will meet Sun on February 3rd, 2018, January 16th, 2019;
Ketu will meet Moon on October 1st, 2017;
Ketu will meet Mars on June 13th, 2018, Rx Mars on July 18th, 2018, September 22nd, 2018;
Ketu will meet Mercury on February 9th, 2018, January 21st, 2019;
Ketu will meet Venus on January 30th, 2018, February 24th, 2019.

We will have unsettle emotion and we will feel struggle and conflict. We will not feel happiness and we will seek for love. We will not follow the rules or the discipline.

Death rate may be raising. The war tendency will be watched. The depression and mental illness shall be watched. The issue of discrimination shall be watched.

The natural calamities (magma from volcano, fire, earthquake, seismic activity, storm, flood, tsunami, etc.), natural/human made explosions, trending of war, and accident of the transportation (airplane, vehicle, etc. ) we shall keep a watchful eye on.

We shall not only consider ourselves and we shall have self-discipline. Haste makes waste. Think twice or more before taking an act. We shall have the open mind to accept the new ideas or persons who are the same class as us coming. We have to practice mediation or yoga.

China - The impetuous temper and the inclination towards violence to the countries (special for the adjacent countries) shall be watched. The contract of the business from the other countries will be taken at any cost. The irrational fear of the nation will be happened.

India - The changes and innovation will be the topic of the nation. The communication with the adjacent countries will also be the topic. The media, the transportation and the issue of the religion shall be watched.

U.S.A - The policy to the nation or to the international countries will not be clear and definite. The health of the president of the nation may be watched. The new technology or ideas will be developed. The revenue of the nation will be reduced.

Reference:
Saturn will enter in Dhanus.
http://vedicsky.blogspot.com/2017/01/saturn-will-enter-in-dhanus-sagittarius.html

For fast acting relief, try slowing down.

For fast acting relief, try slowing down.
-Lily Tomlin

from Deidre Raven.

Saturn (Shani) Fast 2017

The days to do fast are every Saturday, sunrise Saturday to sunrise Sunday, from July 29th to November 11th, 2017.

You may do Saturn fast if you are in the difficult time, or in Sade Sati.
Moon in Taurus, Leo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn may consider Shani Fast. If you are in Shani dasha or have Shani in poor place of the chart, Shani fast may help you.

There are two fast ways. One is half fast that we should not eat anything and drink water, juice, and fruit if needed during daylight. Eat a simple vegetarian meal without meat, fish, eggs, chicken, grains, and salt after Sunset. Avoid alcohol. Another is full fast. Only water, fruit, and juice can be taken. Avoid alcohol.
If you are unable to do fast, you just eat pure vegetarian and avoid alcohol.

Saturn mantra
Om Nilanajana Samabhasam, Ravi putram Yamagrajam
Chhaya Martanda Sambhutham, Tam Namami Shanischaram
Bija mantra 

Om Praam Preem Praum Sah Shanicharaya Namah

(recite 108 times daily during the fast)

Before you find the right path

It sometimes takes a lot of wrong turns before you find the right path.

- Steven Aitchison

credit: Steven Aitchison