VEDIC astrology
for the soul traveller
by Darinka
What’s Your Vedic Sign?
Sidereal Sun Sign dates: (They change slightly from year to year)
Libra: October 16 - November 15
Aries: April 14 - May 13
Scorpio: November 15 - December 15
Taurus: May 13 - June 15
Sagittarius : December 14 - January 13
Gemini: June 15 - July 15
Capricorn : January 13 – February 13
Cancer: July 15 - August 16
Aquarius: February 13 - March 13
Leo: August 16 - September 16
Pisces: March 13 - April 13
Virgo: September 16 - October 16
One of the key features of vedic sidereal astrology,
which is almost never mentioned in the “back of
the paper” astro blurbs, is that the current state of
planets and their effect on a personal level, really
has to do with the configuration of the planets
within one’s chart.
There are 12 possible rising signs, or ascendants,
and each ascendant modifies the whole chart
due to the shift of signs upon the houses. Each
ascendant will have planets that are strong for that
sign and others that are inimical to it.
It is also important to remember that if someone
has a weak planet, say mars, and the moon comes
along and makes a stressful relationship to it by
transit, the effect of that would be very different,
than to those who do not have that weak planet.
Taurus were in fact born when the sun was actually
passing through the constellation of Aries.
Saraswati Yoga
There is a special combination of Jupiter, Venus
and Mercury this month in June. It occurs when
these 3 planets are placed in their own signs, in
exaltation or in certain auspicious houses.
On June 18th, Venus will move into her own sign of
Taurus, Jupiter will move into his exaltation sign of
Cancer and Mercury is currently in his own sign of
Gemini. This combination creates what is known in
Vedic astrology as Sarswati Yoga.
Saraswati is also sometimes known as Gayatri. Her
name originally means “having many pools” and
is also a river goddess, however more commonly
First of all, it needs to be understood that the vedic she is known as the goddess of music, knowledge
seers have some of the oldest recorded astrological and the creative arts. She represents the flow of
knowledge in known history. Greek astrology came wisdom and higher consciousness; all the arts, new
and ancient spring from her.
much later and emerged from the roots of vedic
astrology and as a result omitted most of the vedic
predictive methods, including the 27-sign zodiac of Jupiter and Venus are two brahmin planets,
meaning they are most beneficial energies in the
the lunar calendar and divisional charts.
sky, and as a result they bestow their blessings in
a warm and congenial manner, especially when
Secondly, the western greek zodiac is incorrect by
placed in these signs.
approximately 23-24 degrees, which is almost a
whole sign. This means that the majority of people
who thought they were born under the sun sign of To add to that, Mercury being in his own sign as