Embracing Saturn

Embracing Saturn

In my practice the vast majority of my new clients are dealing with a difficult Saturn Dasha or transit. In fact, I can follow Saturn’s movement around the zodiac in my client’s chart – for example since the fall of 2009 when Saturn entered Virgo, most of my new clients are either in the Saturn Dasha or have their moon or rising sign in Virgo or Libra, as Saturn is putting stress on those two signs right now.

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Is Yoga a Religion?

Is Yoga a Religion?

A recent Yoga Journal article asked the question “Is Yoga a Religion”? During the closing ceremony of Yoga into the 21st century conference in NYC the renowned Yoga teacher T.K.V. Desikachar told the audience that Yoga is not a religion and should not affiliate with any religion.

While I agree that Yoga need not be associated with any religion, I am more curious to explore the premise of the question itself, which I think keeps Yoga from unleashing its full potential in our lives.

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Shiva/Shakti, Sun/Moon - Union of the Masculine and Feminine

Shiva/Shakti, Sun/Moon - Union of the Masculine and Feminine

Goddess worship is an integral part of Hinduism and both male and female aspects of the divine, personified through the deities, are worshiped by men and women alike. Indeed, the word for strength, power and energy in Sanskrit, is the feminine aspect of the divine – or “Shakti”.  While, Shiva, the masculine impulse in the universe is the transcendent eternal principle; it is the feminine Shakti that transforms spirit into material form.

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