Monthly Archives: June 2010

“Light On Life” DeFouw/Svoboda

Posted on June 24, 2010 by Savitar

[original post 2005-03-21]  Light On Life by Hart de Fouw & Robert Svoboda is one of my most-valued and most-thumbed astrology reference books.  The two main reasons for this is that it’s firstly a fabulous reference book, and secondly, perhaps … Continue reading →

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14th Dalai Lama

Posted on June 24, 2010 by Savitar

[original post 2005-03-21] Astrology books and websites give a variety of ascendants for the Dalai Lama; however there is clear evidence he was born at sunrise. In Kundun Mary Craig says “He came into the world by the light of … Continue reading →

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Pablo Picasso

Posted on June 24, 2010 by Savitar

[original post 2006] Here is the chart of the great artist of the 20th Century, Pablo Picasso. The data comes with a Rodden AA rating, apparently deriving from Picasso’s birth certificate. The most immediately astonishing thing about this chart is … Continue reading →

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Recovery Time!

Posted on June 24, 2010 by Savitar

A year or two later (2008?) the Singing Sun website crashed during a WordPress upgrade and wiped all the text out. There turned out to be no good backup later than the previous restore in 2006 (my bad!), and I … Continue reading →

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Feeling blah and Soggy?

Posted on June 24, 2010 by Savitar

[original post 2005-03-26] If you haven’t got the flu you’re probably feeling Mercury. Mercury is currently debilitated, retrograde and afflicted. The only thing it isn’t is eclipsed – that comes in a couple of weeks time, but fortunately Mercury will … Continue reading →

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Difference from Western Astrology

Posted on June 24, 2010 by Savitar

[original date 2005-03-21] Jyotish or Jyotisha, is a Sanskrit word meaning “the science of light”. It refers to the practise of Astrology, sometimes known in the west as “Vedic Astrology” or “Hindu Astrology”. Jyotish differs from western “Sun Sign” astrology … Continue reading →

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Aspects and Earthquakes

Posted on June 24, 2010 by Savitar

Mount St Helen’s erupted into life this afternoon after being quiet for weeks. I don’t study earthquakes and eruptions in detail like some astrologers, but perhaps it’s not a surprising event, coming on the heels of the current Mars-Saturn opposition. … Continue reading →

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How this got started

Posted on June 24, 2010 by Savitar

[original post 2005-03-09] Today at Carkeek Park, a north Seattle park at the edge of Puget Sound, there is a new log on the beach. It must be fairly recent – no barnacles, and still has bark in places. The … Continue reading →

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Welcome to Singing Sun!

Posted on June 24, 2010 by Savitar

[original post 2005-03-09] Welcome to SingingSun!  I’m going to start a Vedic Astrology blog today.

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