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Namaste All,
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Do you know that we started this forum in January 2006? Nineteen years later and we're still ticking, but it's more ...

I recommend 7 karakas and no Rahu. Most Jaimini scholars recommend the7 karaka system. With Jyotish software we can determine the degrees down to the second, making it unnecessary to use 8 karakas since the classics recommended 8 karakas only when two planets were at the same degree.

Ok let us know if you'd ever like your account activated again. Namaste, Vaughn Paul

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Thanks very much for your birthday well wishes! Much appreciated! Vaughn Paul

Happiest of Birthdays Ramanan ji!

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Dear Varun,
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Dear Khoo, Myhead and all others,
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Hi Everyone,
As you can see, the new LOVA forum has arrived! We will be making more changes in the following weeks so be patient. The best news about this is that the LOVA Forum is finally responsive and functional from your mobile devices. Now you will be able to login, post, check responses, chat ...

Yes, this is a famous poem by Rumi. I included this in an article because as astrologers we often jump to conclusions with arrogant all-knowing attitude, whereas the humility and surrender to ask to be guided by spirit in understanding leads to astronishing insights sometimes.

Hi Everyone,
I've got an idea to ask people to participate in a Birth Time Rectification challenge where participants with accurate birth times give me 10-15 dates of various life events, their birth data WITHOUT the time, plus their ascendant. The challenge is that I have to tell them what time ...

Hi all,
Someone just asked me about manglik dosha with Mars in the lagna. She was doubtful that remedial measures work for it, like rituals and pujas to try to eliminate it. Here was my response:

If Mars is in lagna, a person could be short tempered, controlling, pushy, unable to compromise, which ...

Thanks Rathodp!

Hi everyone,
I am leaving for India tomorrow and will be in New Delhi for 3+ weeks until Oct 31. I'll be attending and teaching at the Twin Programs at K.N. Rao's astrology school Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan: Jaimini Intensive and International Course. The Jaimini Intensive goes from Oct 12-17th and the ...

Dear Tamil,
Yes, for sure. This trip to India I'll be teaching a basic and advanced class in Jaimini, and will be writing lessons in Jaimini very likely as part of my course. But this is a different school of Jaimini then Sanjay Rath and other's who use 8 karaka system. KN Rao advocates a 7 karaka ...

Hi Ioreoea,
It's been an overwhelmingly busy year due to KRS channel exposure and requests for readings. I've also moved and have redone my website (will be up in the next week I hope). All these factors have set me back with regards to writing. I'm planning on restructuring things so that I'm doing ...

I fully agree Rosebud. I would add that not only can so-called "bad" events be communicated in a tactful way, but in a helpful way that gives them tools to work with the challenges and explains the psychological underpinnings/karmic influences. Vaughn Paul

Hi all,
I was interviewed a couple days ago by a large YouTube Channel (KRS Channel). You can watch the 45 min video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SzQqjuNLms Vaughn Paul

Dear All,
I think the issue here is whether an interpretation by an astrologer as to the gender of a fetus could lead to violence (the ideal being to live by ahimsa, non-violence). It certainly can, because every Indian probably knows that there is a bias toward male offspring and female fetuses and ...

Dear Dev, Deeps, Yellow and others,
Telling a person that a negative event "may" happen is still being honest. By saying it's a strong possibility, while conveying a sense of urgency with regards to taking right action, employing remedial measures to avoid it, is empowering the person.

If you ...

Dear Saindavi,
I like that distinction between saying "This may happen" versus "This will happen." It can make an enormous difference in the client's experience of the reading and what they go away with. "This may happen," gives the impression that they may have the free will to avoid the negative ...

Recently I posted an article entitled, Some Do's and Don't's in Vedic Astrology. I feel it's important to read, especially for those on the forum who are giving readings and making predictions. Here's the link: http://lightonvedicastrology.com/dailyjyotish-102012.htm , and here's the article ...

There will be a choice to remove the reading afterwards, or the entire reading could be done by email also. It will all be explained soon. Vaughn Paul.