The Search for Purpose Often, the search for purpose is not a lack of direction, but a misunderstanding of what direction looks like. Let’s take a step back and distinguish Dharma  from Purpose . Dharma refers to right action and the pursuit of relational responsibility in alignment with one’s inherent nature and capacity, while modern “purpose” normally refers to personally chosen aims and life directions, which can still be grounded in dharma. Today we will speak mostly abo

mars in Christianity Most if not all religions embody the energy of all nine Grahas in some way and their symbolism can be found in many aspects of religious architecture and scripture. Per Christianity, seven Archangels represent the seven physically embodied planets. St. Michael’s Church is one of Hamburg’s five Lutheran main churches and is considered to be one of the finest Hanseatic Protestant baroque churches. It was purposely built Protestant unlike many others which w

Healing versus Transformation In Vedic astrology, we can derive deeper meaning from houses by learning about them in pairs. As in the I...

Visit to Enoshima shrine: Benzaiten as saraswati Recently, I paid homage to Benzaiten, or Benten, at Enoshima Shrine built in 552 C.E. in...

Fortune-telling through omikuji in japan. In Japan, omikuji are written fortunes offered at shrines and temples in Japan. Usually,...

Birth on amavasya, the dark moon. Amavasya is the day the Moon achieves its darkest phase before growing to full once again. In Jyotish,...

Using Jyotish to assess compatibility. Photo credit: @rosa.saito @lukomarcos Every connection we make with others will somehow shape or...

How does the Moon show your mother, mind, and relationships? Photo credit: @tailsandwingsphoto To a great extent, the health of your...

How do you see yourself? Photo credit: @ivana.bari Arudha Lagna is the public image and how others perceive you, but how do you perceive...