Articles Rituals to Strengthen Your Soul Planet In Vedic astrology, the Ātma Karaka, or the Soul Planet is the planet with the highest degree in your birth chart, acting as a cosmic guide shaping your life’s journey. Symbolically, the Soul Planet is the king of your birth chart, offering profound insights into your soul’s purpose and the lessons it seeks in this […] November 2, 2025November 3, 2025
Articles Find Out the Deepest Desire You Carried Into This Life The core desire your soul brought into this life We are all born because of unfinished desires from our past lives – subtle yearnings that the soul carries forward into this lifetime. In Vedic Astrology, your Soul Planet, called the Atma Karaka, reveals the deepest longing of your soul. It carries the memories of past […] May 12, 2025May 12, 2025
Articles What your Soul Planet’s Nakshatra reveals about you Did you know that a single planet in your birth chart holds the key to your soul’s deepest purpose and karmic lessons? This planet—your Atma Karaka (Soul Planet)—reveals your true calling, challenges, and spiritual evolution. You’ve already explored how its sign and house placement influence your life on the align27 app. Your Soul Planet Predictions With […] February 17, 2025February 17, 2025
Articles Your Most Comprehensive Birth Chart Reading We recently made a few updates in the app and the one that everyone’s talking about is the deep-dive into your Birth Chart. Available for the first time ever, we have not only gone and incorporated your basic birth chart in the app, we’ve dug deeper giving you really useful deep insights into your Self. […] May 2, 2024June 21, 2024
Articles What is your Soul Planet? #PurposeofLife According to the Vedic philosophy a soul is reborn because it has unfinished desires that were left unfulfilled in the previous lives and it is born again to get another opportunity to satisfy them. What are these desires? Will they be fulfilled or will you struggle with them? This is revealed by the Soul planet. […] March 5, 2024March 5, 2024
Articles The A – Z of Vedic Astrology Whether it is Gandanta, Badaka, Karakas or Vargas, astrological vocabulary can be challenging to get your head around, especially when you are just starting out on your journey with Vedic Astrology. So, we’ve put together a simple A-Z of Vedic Astrology that you can refer to when you need to know your Aspects from your […] May 24, 2023May 25, 2023
Your Palana Devata – The Deity of Sustenance Your Palana Devata is the nurturing deity in your birth chart – the divine energy that sustains you and provides for your material wellbeing. In Vedic astrology, this deity governs the Artha aspect of life, which relates to stability, career, money, and the resources you need for comfort and security. Who is your Palana Devata? […] Written by Align27 October 28, 2025October 28, 2025
You Might Be A Different Sign Than You Thought If you’re checking your birth chart on align27 and notice that some planets are in different zodiac signs than you expected, don’t worry! This might be because you’re more familiar with the Western astrological system, whereas align27 uses Vedic, or Indian astrology. So, what’s the difference between these two systems? Essentially, Western Astrology is based on the tropical zodiac, which aligns […] Written by Align27 October 27, 2025October 27, 2025
Dec 29, 2025 – Jan 06, 2026 ~ Mercury (in Mula) ~ A deep dive into your subject Mercury, planet of intellect and commerce, is in Mula within the sign of Sagittarius from December 29th, 2025, to January 6th, 2026. This transit is part of a complex picture, where Mercury picks up speed after its most recent retrograde phase in November and now joins multiple planets in Sagittarius. Mercury is further impacted by […] Written by Align27 November 21, 2025November 21, 2025
Dec 26 – 31 ~ Mercury (in Gandanta) ~ From complexity to simplicity Mercury, planet of intellect and communication, crosses the Gandanta zone between fire and water signs and nakshatras from Dec 26th to Dec 31st 2025. The transition from Scorpio-Jyeshta to Sagittarius-Mula is a particularly intense Gandanta phase, or junction area, which translates to ‘knot-end’, and has a quality of instability and karmic experience. The ‘knot’ symbol […] Written by Align27 November 21, 2025November 21, 2025
Dec 25, 2025 – Jan 11, 2026 ~ Mars (in Purva Ashadha) ~ Renew your invincible energy Mars, planet of action and energy, is in Purva Ashadha from December 25th, 2025, to January 11, 2026, the nakshatra within zodiacal Sagittarius, which translates to ‘the Unconquered’. Uttara’s energy gives you a feeling and aspiration for Invincibility, despite any confrontation, and its Shakti or unique power, for Invigoration and Renewal, is perfect for a […] Written by Align27 November 21, 2025November 21, 2025
Vedic Astrology based Rituals for Radiant Skin Skin is the largest organ in our body, and skin issues primarily occur with a flared-up pitta dosha. According to Vedic Astrology, the skin is ruled by the planet Mercury. When Mercury is afflicted by Mars, Sun, or Ketu (the planets connected to the fire element), we are more prone to skin-related problems as they […] Written by Align27 May 27, 2024June 6, 2024