Articles Ashtalakshmi: Activate Life’s Eight Wealths The festival of Lakshmi Panchami is coming up on April 12th, and as we honor the Goddess of Wealth we are offered the ideal opportunity to reflect on and feel grateful for the many different forms of wealth we have in our lives. Material wealth is needed for us to live in today’s world and […] April 9, 2024March 12, 2025
Transits May 6 – 13 Mercury (in Gandanta) ~ Think softly then act Mercury, the planet of intellect and communication, crosses the Gandanta zone between fire and water signs and nakshatras from May 6th to 13th 2024. This phase, which translates to a ‘knot-end’, stretches from the final pada of Pisces-Revati through the first of Aries-Ashwini, and has a quality of instability and karmic experience. Mercury moved through […] April 9, 2024April 9, 2024
Transits May 4 – June 3 Jupiter combust (in Taurus) ~ Flying close to the Sun Jupiter, a planet of expansion and belief, is combusted by the Sun from May 4th to June 3rd, 2024. Combustion arises when a planet moves too close to the Sun and is effectively burnt up in its glare. Jupiter is obscured in the sky, and its influence is dimmed, to the point where it becomes […] April 9, 2024May 1, 2024
Transits May 1 – 15 Jupiter (in Krittika) ~ Trust but verify Jupiter, the planet of protection and expansion, is in Pada (part) Two of Krittika, in the sign of Taurus, from May 1st to 15th 2024. Krittika is represented by a Flame or Razor and its ruling deity Agni embodies sacred fire. Pada two of this asterism relates to Capricorn navamsa, the subtle chart of marriage […] April 9, 2024April 9, 2024
Transits April 13 – May 1 Your Forecast is Ready! – Sun in Aries with Jupiter Sun and Jupiter in Aries The Sun, centre of the cosmos, comes together with philosophical Jupiter in Aries from April 13th to May 1st 2024. These two bodies are great planetary friends, which support each other’s symbolism, and their conjunction has great promise for confidence and charisma, especially with the Sun in its exaltation sign. […] April 9, 2024April 9, 2024
Transits April 27 – May 14 Mars (in Uttara Bhadrapada) ~ A finer kind of action Mars, planet of energy and action, is in Uttara Bhadrapada from April 27 to May 14th 2024. This nakshatra within the zodiacal sign of Pisces, is known for benevolence and renunciation, and its symbol is the front legs of a bed, or a person facing both ways. Mars operates more subtly here than its […] April 8, 2024April 8, 2024
Transits April 6 – May 12 Embrace the Transformation: Saturn’s Journey through Purva Bhadrapada Saturn’s transit into Purva Bhadrapada’s first pada (part) in the Aquarius portion of this nakshatra from April 6th to May 12th heralds a period rich with the potential for personal evolution and deep, karmic cleansing. This phase beckons with the promise of purification and renewal, aligning with Purva Bhadrapada’s fiery essence that incites the shedding […] April 3, 2024April 3, 2024
Transits Do’s & Don’ts For April What to do and what not to do – here’s your list for April. Tap below to see personalized do’s and don’ts based on your Vedic Moon sign in your birth chart (which we calculate for you in the align27 app). April 1 – 13 Sun, Venus Conjunction in Pisces ~ A journey to the soul of […] April 1, 2024April 1, 2024
Transits April 10 – 13 Mercury Combust (in Pisces) ~ Find your true voice Mercury, the planet of thought and commerce, is in proximity to the Sun in Pisces from April 10th to 13th 2024. This is Mercury’s closest ‘combustion’ or burnt-up phase, where the Sun’s rays have an overpowering effect on your decision-making and overall train of thought. In Pisces, your mind is imaginative and empathetic, and Mercury […] April 1, 2024April 1, 2024
Transits April 9 – May 10 Mercury (in Revati) ~ Indulging your imagination Mercury, the planet of communication and intelligence is in the nakshatra of Revati within the zodiacal sign of Pisces from April 9th to May 10th 2024. This extended transit includes Mercury’s retrograde phase up to April 26th and puts an extra focus on the affairs of this imaginative nakshatra. Revati translates to ‘The Wealthy’, where […] April 1, 2024April 1, 2024
