I had to euthanize Oakland, my dear 25 year-old Thoroughbred suddenly four months ago. It was a chronic condition, benign intestinal tumors acting like ticking time-bombs in his gut. I had no idea they were there until one got wrapped around a portion of his small intestine, throwing him into horrific, agonizing pain. I got [...]
Jupiter’s transit December 5th has doshic influence of which we need to be aware. Jupiter is considered a kapha planet but his element is ether. This is because Jupiter requires great space in which to expand and spread. Jupiter currently is in Aquarius, an air sign. The symbol of Aquarius is a man holding a [...]
Funny how dried balls of manure can look just like so many hundreds of rocks. These tricky and deceptive rock push themselves up out of the ground in Oakland’s pasture on a daily basis. There are hundreds if not thousands of these ancient things laying around and I was determined to remove them. Fragile Footing [...]
Secretariat won the Triple Crown in 1973, within one month of the Watergate scandal that exposed Nixon’s political indiscretions. Secretariat’s racing career spanned Vietnam and the 1972 recession. Sea Biscuit became the symbol of the underdog during the 1930′s depression, Roosevelt’s New Deal and the build-up to WWII. Sea Biscuit was foaled in 1933 and [...]
The guiding principal of Ayurveda is disease prevention through harmonizing our body’s rhythm with nature. One way to create this balance is to align the body’s healing energies through marma massage. Marma is a Sanskrit word meaning hidden, or secret. By definition, a marma is a juncture on the body where two or more types [...]
Today, Saturn is matching degrees with the nodes of the Moon. Saturn is at 13:20 degrees with Ketu and Rahu quickly closing ranks. Ketu in Gemini and Rahu in Sagittarius create an interesting juxtaposition (square) with Jupiter Rx and Saturn. In addition, Ketu in Mercury’s sign adds a nice twist to Saturn’s position in Virgo [...]
The Vedic Horse The Aswini are luminal, twin Vedic deities giving spiritual strength. One twin fills the universe with light while the other twin with fluidity. The Aswini represent the dawn, the stage between night and first breaking of light. They guide our transcendent quest for reality and truth and are symbolized by twin horses [...]
In the foot hills of Fall City, Washington, along the old Snoqualmie railroad grade, there is a great network of trails. On any given day, mountain bikers, equestrians, hikers and joggers, trace their way along the grade. Arteries of trails branch off the grade into the trees, rising quickly. One particular trail, followed after a [...]
Nimitta is one of six branches in Jyotish and is defined as ‘omen’ or sign. Nimitta is essential in practice. The classical texts list several signs to observe in our waking state as well as in the dream state. Dreams are where desire and repulsion, fear, grief and love, all rise to be exposed [...]
Ever have wonder why one event or a series of life changing events has occurred in your life over a particular period? Have you ever experienced periods of time where your health and well-being ran high or low for weeks, months, even years at a time? These patterns are related. Insight to life-cycle event patterns [...]
