Jupiter’s sidereal transit into Pisces on April 13, 2022, is the best cosmic thing that has happened to us in a long while. Jupiter is the planet that represents mentors, guides, spirituality, and unity consciousness. When he arrives in Pisces, his abode and favorite 12th sign of the Zodiac it represents an end a cycle of the Hero’s Journey and the end of the battles our ego has been waging in the last eleven signs.
On Sept 22, Joe Biden will start his Saturn Dasha. After a 17 year Jupiter Dasha that is supportive of all our endeavors and in which providence seems to be a prominent theme, Saturn Dasha feels dreary, bleak. and unwelcomed. The beginning of the Dasha is particularly thorny as we experience a rude awakening after 17 years of Jupiter’s slumber.
Eclipses play an important role in Vedic astrology, both in our natal chart (i.e., if we were born during an eclipse) and world events. In Vedic astrology, eclipses not only block out the light of the luminaries (Sun and Moon), but also bring the influence of the lunar nodes Rahu and Ketu. These nodes twist and obstruct the creative energies and clarity of our Sun—the atman— and our Moon, the mind that creates a unique subjective experience for each earthbound soul.
Have you ever wondered why so many gurus and spiritual teachers fall from grace?
And why do we blame Mercury retrograde for all the havoc and confusion in our life?
To see the connection between these two seemingly unrelated topics let’s turn to an excerpt from my book, Before Your Future. In this Vedic myth, a notorious love affair and scandal in the celestial circles between Jupiter (Guru/Ideals) and his student Moon (emotional impulses) gives birth to Mercury who doesn’t want to be like either of his parents.
In my book Before your Future, I lay out a step-by-step process to help you predict the potential outcome of each Dasha and how to optimize each state. Certainly, there are some Dashas that can be brutal and often out of our control. However, in the vast majority of cases, there are no “bad” Dashas or states. Most of our suffering is created by our resistance to, or superficial embrace of, a Planet, Zodiac Sign, or House.
By intersecting the Vimshottari Dasha with Joseph Campbell’s Hero’s journey and introducing examples from Vedic mythology as well as familiar stories like Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter, my goal in writing this book was to help you find your own answers and pathways to becoming.
The head (Rahu) is the doorway to this world. When our heads fall off in Ketu dasha planetary periods, the lines blur between the physical and metaphysical world, as do the blocks (Rahu) that keep past-life memories and experiences (Ketu) from spilling over and merging into the current life. Ketu planetary periods are most inexplicable and indescribable because we no longer know where the present life begins and the past life ends. As the boundaries between the physical and spiritual world disappear, there is much confusion and anxiety, but also a potential for total freedom.