NAVARATRI 2026 - Nine Nights for Nine Inner Transformations Sharad Navaratri 2026 (11–20 October 2026) and Vijayadashami 21 October 2026 Navaratri 2026 · Day 3 - Maa Chandraghanta: Courage with Grace 1. Who Is Maa Chandraghanta? On the third day we worship Maa Chandraghanta, the Mother who wears a half-moon shaped like a bell (ghanta) [...]
NAVARATRI 2026 - Nine Nights for Nine Inner Transformations Sharad Navaratri 2026 (11–20 October 2026) and Vijayadashami 21 October 2026 Navaratri 2026 · Day 2 — Maa Brahmacharini: The Fire of Tapas The first day of Navaratri asked us to become steady. On the second day, the Divine Mother asks something more demanding: Can we [...]
ॐ Venus Retrograde in Libra (3 Oct 2026 - 6 Nov 2026) Venus turns direct on 14 November 2026 Last month I wrote about Venus moving through Libra. Now Venus turns retrograde on 3 October 2026 at 14°21′ Libra, beginning a period of review in relationships, agreements, money matters, creativity, and, above all, what [...]
ॐ October–November 2026: A Month for Pausing Mars in Cancer, Jupiter’s Gandanta, the Eclipse Points and the Turn Inward A KP and Vedic reading of the sky, with guidance from the scriptures · Ravinder Grover In my forty years of studying the sky, I have learned that some months ask us to act, [...]
Pitru Paksha: The Fortnight When the Ancestors Come Home Scriptural roots, cosmic meaning, and living practice for Pitru Paksha 2026 We inherit more than a family name. Our lives have been shaped by people we knew and by many we never met: their work, their sacrifices, their values, and their prayers. Tradition [...]
Ganapati Atharvashirsham and Its Significance in Vedic Astrology Beyond planetary remedies towards wisdom clarity and knowledge of the Self Lord Ganesha is invoked before a journey, a ceremony, a new undertaking, or the study of sacred knowledge. He is loved as Vighnaharta, the remover of obstacles, and honoured as the giver of buddhi, [...]
June 2026: Jupiter Exalted in Cancer and the Planetary Winds of Change Return of Wisdom to the Heart On 2 June 2026, Jupiter (Guru), the planet of wisdom, faith, dharma, and higher knowledge, enters Cancer, the sign of its exaltation. This is one of the most important astrological developments of 2026 and [...]
Saturn Enters Revati – The Karmic Closing of a Great Chapter A Spiritual and Astrological Reflection on Saturn’s Journey Through the Final Nakshatra There are planetary movements that merely shift circumstances. And then there are transits that quietly signal the closing of an entire karmic chapter. Saturn’s entry into Revati Nakshatra on [...]
