Saturn Enters Virgo 09.09.09 – Jeffrey Armstrong Kavindra Rishi

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Full Moon Sept 4, 2009

As Above So Below:
One of the premises of Vedic Astrology is that the external movements of the visible planets are causing invisible movements within our own being. The Sanskrit for this “outer-inner” relationship is “yatha pinde, tatha brahmande” or “as above so below.” To say this in modern scientific terms, everything in the world around us is subtly and invisibly interconnected. In our age of wireless communication, we now take for granted a great truth that yogis and seers perceived through observation and intuition over thousands of years.

So as the planets move through the stars, they act as the hands of a complex mechanism, like a clock with many hands, each correlated to something in our world. Our planet is within this invisible energetic web and so are we.

Your Personal Gene Code:
A further principle of Vedic Astrology is that the moment of our birth, recorded as the planets placements in the stars relative to our place of birth, forms a “scope” or instrument by which we can view the universe’s continuing energetic unfoldment. But our own “hora-scope” or “hour of birth” is like a photograph of our gene code. For understanding the impact of what our solar system is doing to us, we refer to our personal horoscope.

As everyone knows, there are twelve signs or groups of stars. This grouping of stellar influences is one of the easiest ways to keep track of and talk about where planets are in their journey around the Sun relative to our planet the Earth. After all, first the planets are pulling on our planet and then within that on us. The word planet comes from ancient Greek and means “wanderer” whereas the Sanskrit word for planet is even more telling. It is “graha,” which means to “grab” or “grasp.” Graha gave us the English word “gravity.” Just as we are in the grip of the gravitational fields of the Sun, Moon and Earth, so on a more subtle level we are in the “grip” of invisible pushes and pulls that correlate with the movements of the planets. For each of us, as the planets move through the sky, they also move through our own horoscope, signalling particular things to each of us. Where modern science is confused about astrological theory is their thinking that astrology says the planets “cause” events in human lives.

How Your Free Will comes Back to YOU
Whereas the truth is that Vedic Astrology says that the planets indicate the ripening of cause and effect created by each individual at some time in their previous lives. The planetary movement or “transit” through our own horoscope signals the delivery schedule of events previously put in motion by each of us through some purposeful act of free will. Free will is balanced in the world of matter by a system of delayed response to our actions. It may seem confusing and unfair that previous cause and effect is delivered after we have forgotten what we did to create the response, but since we are all eternal beings, visiting this material world, there is no other way to be fair than to keep sending us what we have created and requested, even when our forwarding address has changed to a new body. What “goes around comes around” and the delivery schedule is timed to the transits of the planets through space, which on a personal level also appear to be moving through our horoscope of birth.

Your 3 Main Planetary Markers:
Now with that in mind, there are three things everyone should know from their Vedic chart: the rising sign, meaning the group of stars rising in the East at your birth, the Moon sign and the Sun sign. Thus to summarize someone’s chart, we would say you are “this” sign rising, your Moon was in “this” sign and your Sun is in “this” sign. For example, in my own birth chart Sagittarius was rising, the Moon was in Pisces and the Sun was in Scorpio.

As a general idea, think of this as body, mind and soul. The Rising sign generally refers to your physical body, the Moon to your mind as thinking, feeling and willing, and the Sun as your core self and ego structure. Thus, for transits the first thing you should notice is if a planet is currently transiting the sign of your rising, Moon or Sun. When a planet crosses one of these most crucial centers, it will have maximum effect upon your life.

The Most Famous Planet:
The next thing to know is that some planets, like the Moon or Mercury, are fast. The Moon stays in a sign for about two and a half days, Mercury a few weeks. Other planets move more slowly. Jupiter for example stays in one sign for about a year, taking twelve years to orbit the Sun. The slowest of planets visible to the naked eye is Saturn, which stays in one sign for about 2 ½ years, taking 28 ½ or so years for one orbit of the Sun. This slowest of the visible planets is most famous for the long term effects of its transit.

Of all the points in your horoscope, the most important and sensitive to transit is the Moon. Since the mind is the pivot for all we do, everything depends upon our thinking, feeling and willing. Even if the body is sick, we can exercise “mind over matter,” but if you lose your mind, a healthy body is of no avail. So the most famous transit in Vedic Astrology is called “Sade Sati” or the 7 ½ years during which Saturn transits the sign before, during and after your Moon sign. In my case, that would be when Saturn is in Aquarius, Pisces and Aries. If your Moon was Cancer at birth, Sade Sati would be the 7 ½ years when Saturn was in the sign Gemini, Cancer and Leo. In this way, Saturn moves from one group of humans to the next, according to their Moon sign and gives them special attention.

Saturn’s Transit – Sade Sati – Everyone Gets One!
What exactly Saturn’s transit of your Moon will bring varies with the past actions of each soul. For some it is a time of escalating their growth and a rapid rush to the heights of possibility. For others it will witness the destruction or transformation of many things in their life. One should not superstitiously regard Saturn’s approach to the Moon as negative or bad in any way. But of all the planets, Saturn is slow, heavy and serious in its impact. As a practitioner of Vedic Astrology for the last 40 years, I have observed that 50-70% of my clients come to see me under the influence of Sade Sati, even though they have no formal idea of Saturn’s transit. They simply see so much change in their lives that the natural response is “I should see an astrologer.”

Are BIG changes coming for You ?
So if you know your Vedic horoscope and are receiving this message, the planet Saturn is about to change signs. The change is focused on September 9, 2009. For anyone with Moon in Cancer, this signals the end of 7 ½ years of lessons with Saturn. For those with Moon in Leo, you are moving into Stage 3, for the last 2 ½ years of your Saturn’s transit. For those with Moon in Virgo, you are moving into Stage 2 of your transit. And for those with Moon in Libra, your dance with Lord Shani (Saturn) is just beginning. For anyone in Sade Sati, annual visits to a Vedic Astrologer are a good idea, since we are used to bringing clarity to what are often complex life choices that arise in big transits.

Specific Dates for everyone:
Since Saturn is a slow planet, you should consider that from September 2, 2009 until September 16, 2009, Saturn is in motion and the surf is up. At the very least, when big planets change sign, the waves of energy also change significantly. You should consider this a kind of cosmic weather advisory, indicating turbulence in the invisible energies of our cosmos. If your Moon is in Libra especially, I highly recommend a visit to an experienced Vedic astrologer for training in how to work cooperatively with Saturn, optimize your use of free will and find the path to the best possible outcome for both you and the good of all.

Lastly, always remember that even the planets are only emissaries of the love and intention of the Supreme Being, whom ever you envision that to be. Not a blade of grass moves without the grace of that greatest of Beings. Destiny is the fingerprints of Divine Grace. Hari OM.

Saturn in the Sign Virgo – Calculated for Vancouver BC, Canada
1. September 9, 2009 Saturn into Virgo 0 degrees
2. January 13, 2010 Saturn Retrograde 10 degrees
3. May 30, 2010 Saturn Direct 3 degrees
4. April 25, 2011 Saturn Retrograde 18 degrees
5. June 12, 2011 Saturn Direct 16 degrees
6. November 14, 2011 Saturn into Libra 0 degrees
7. February 7, 2012 Saturn Retrograde 5 degrees
8. May 15, 2012 Saturn Virgo Retrograde 29 degrees
9. June 25, 2012 Saturn Direct 28 degrees
10. August 3, 2012 Saturn into Libra 0 Degrees

” Always remember that even the planets are only emissaries
of the love and intention of the Supreme Being, whom ever you envision that to be. Not a blade of grass moves without the grace of that greatest of Beings. Destiny is the fingerprints of Divine Grace.”
Hari OM.
Jeffrey Armstrong

This particular transit particularly affects people who have:
Moon in Cancer,
Moon in Leo or
Moon in Virgo
by VEDIC Astrological calculations.

Remember Western astrology charts are approx 24 degrees off from where the planets actually are. Western astrology is the only astrological system which has deviated from the stars actual position. For the most accurate chart one should use the Vedic Sidereal calculations and the services of an experienced Vedic Astrologer.

A Personal Note from Jeffrey
I’m not usually inspired to write astrology columns.but this is a significant planetary change for so many of my clients. I hope this information will provide helpful information and alert you to the big changes that some of you will experience in the next 7 ½ years.
I would be happy to explain the significance to your “personal chart”. Please call my office and make an appointment with Sandi.

Sincerely,
Jeffery Armstrong
AyurVedic Astrologer – 40+ years experience

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Jeffrey is the author of numerous books including: KARMA -The Ancient Science of Cause & Effect, God/Goddess the Astrologer – Soul Karma and Reincarnation How We Continually Create Our Own Destiny, The Vedic Astrology Learning Deck and The Night We First Met.
Full Bio on his site.

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