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Understanding Magha Nakshatra: Ancestral Karma and DNA Influence

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The ancestral fathers are called the Pitris, and they rule Magha nakshatra. They pass down the most important gift, DNA. The ancestors paved the way for us to live, and in Vedic philosophy it is important to honor the ancestors, and even to do rituals for them. We are all descendants of great Gods or God-like beings according to Vedic teachings. 

The Sun and Mercury are currently in Magha nakshatra. I just put up a new video on Magha nakshatra for my patreon course. I came to find that Magha nakshatra is the star of ancestral karma. It is also the star of ancestral trauma, as that is a part of our karma. Magha is ruled by the Pitris, the ancestral forefathers. Magha thus speaks to all that we inherit from our forefathers. It is the nakshatra of DNA and the gifts or trauma that is passed down through our genetic line. This is actually the meaning of the word magha in sanskrit. It means a “gift”, or a “reward”, or a special boon inherited, that gives one authority. Magha natives will have some type of gift like this that they inherit.

Image of Ketu, the Graha that Rules Magha Nakshatra

Because the ancestors rule this star, natives of this star often have a more unique and pronounced type of ancestral karma. They have a more unique gift of power and authority that they bring along into this life. For this reason it is important to also study the lunar nodes Rahu and Ketu, the karakas of ancestral karma, in order to know more about the Magha ruled native. Magha nakshatra is thus a star of inherited talents and qualities.

“The gifts [maghāḥ] of the pitaraḥ (The Ancestors) are crying [rudantaḥ] from above and the fallen down [apabhraṁśaḥ] from below.”  – Taittireya Brahmana

It is actually the star of DNA, genetics, ancestral karma, ancestral blessings, and also even our ancestral trauma and epigenetics. Our ancestral trauma is what “demoralizes” us, cuts us down, and holds us back in life, like the above sutra states. Both the good and bad that we carry over from our parents is related to this star. And this is the secret of why Magha is a cruel and violent nakshatra, because it’s the star of our ancestral karma and the trauma that goes with it, which leads to our “wailing” (rudantah) and feeling cut down (apabrahmsah). There was a great saint who once said something to the effect that the purpose of our parents is not to make us perfect, but to mess us up. It’s the karmic job of our parents to limit us in the ways that we have limited our own selves in past lives.

And this is the deep side of Magha nakshatra, it speaks to the inhibitions and also the gifts and power that is karmically passed on to the son from the ancestral fathers. Our parents inhibit us in so many ways, and it is unique with each person. This is all part of what is needed for the child to work out its karma. But when you think about it, it’s all based on limitation. In this sense our relationship with our parents, even if they are the best people on earth, is really a “cruel” type of relationship. This is especially true of our relationship with our Father. Our Father is really our first source of authority in life, and therefore the first limiting and demoralizing figure in our life.

(There is much more that I share in the course, this is an excerpt from the course manual…)

This class on Magha nakshatra is currently 1.5 hrs long, and I want to add one more example video to it using mundane astrology examples. For natal chart examples I use Donald Glover, Donald Trump, Bill Gates, Kim Catrell, Dave Chappelle, Bill Burr, BV Raman, and Yogananda.

The example video was actually removed from youtube! I guess I got too real. First time I ever had a youtube video removed, and I have said a lot of crazy things on that channel! I uploaded it to the patreon page so it can be viewed there in entirety for eye of the veda patrons. The class and all my courses can be found here https://www.patreon.com/eyeoftheveda

I decided to upload the first part to my rumble channel, which you can watch below, just because I dont like censorship in any form. Youtube removing it makes me want to share it even more. I may upload both parts here to rumble eventually.

Pandemics And Predictions With Corey Dowds: An Interview With The Vedic Astrology Podcast

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Shukra (Venus). Guru of the Asuras.

Back in January of 2022, during the Venus retrograde in Capricorn, I had the pleasure of being interviewed by Fiona Marques on The Vedic Astrology Podcast. We talked about pandemics and what it is like to be an astrologer that gives predictions. While both Jupiter and Venus are Brahmin planets that can make one an astrologer, it is Venus that is the planet that makes one a predictive astrologer, at least in Vedic Astrology. The Rishi Jaimini highlights Venus as the planet of “knowing prophecy” in his Upadesa Sutras. I found it interesting that I was invited to speak on this topic of predictions while Venus was retrograding over my own natal Venus in Capricorn.

I will link to the interview on Spotify below. Fiona wrote a lovely little intro about it here:

“Cast your mind back to the Solar Eclipse on 26 December 2019 – What goes on inside an Astrologer when they are making a prediction? And how can we get better at it?? It’s not often that you find an Astrologer who is public with their predictions AND one who is open and willing to share their self-reflection and learnings from the process. And this is what we have in today’s special guest, Predictive Astrologer and Teacher, Corey Dowds. In this episode, he selflessly shares his approach, tips, techniques, and understandings of predicting in Vedic Astrology. We examine a case study that you can follow along with us and consult the transcript for even more links and deeper research. We cover rashi aspects, financial astrology, pandemics, nakshatras, the bhava lagna and more. You can also learn from Corey at https://eye-of-the-veda-university.teachable.com/

Click here for the interview:

https://open.spotify.com/embed/episode/1lS6J8p3aXxluXXm5QC1bQ?utm_source=generator

Interviewing Laura Barat on Solar Return Charts AKA Varshaphala

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I recently have been very fascinated with the solar return system of astrology called Varshaphala. In Sanskrit the word Varsha can be defined as “year” and phala means “fruits”, so Varshaphala is the system that shows us the “fruits of the year”. I interviewed Laura Barat who has been practicing this ancient system of astrology for over 12 years and has recently taught a course on it.

It is based on the exact moment that the sun goes back to its original degree and minutes that it was at when you were born at the exact place that you were born. We cast a chart for that moment each year , which is not always on your birthday because of the nature of the modern gregorian calendar, but it is usually on the day before, of, or after your birthday. So each year at that exact moment of the Sun returning to its place where it was when you were born, you cast a chart for it. This chart is therefore unique each year, and so you get a completely unique and different chart for each year, and this system works great for predictions.

There is an entirely unique system of techniques that has developed for just this purpose of divining the state of affairs for each year. It was used for Royalty when normal birth chart astrology got too complicated. Check out this interview for great tips on how to read your yearly varshaphala chart

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXq6gs7KxJU&lc=z23mdjijdrzpfjzvwacdp43avekrmlt5fdij0kckus1w03c010c

And in part 2 she gives a lot of different examples. I learned a lot here as she was giving chart analysis of Serena Williams, Brad Pitt, Princess Diana, Steve Jobs, and even my own chart as well.

The Zodiac and Environments – Free Course

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I have been making a series of videos detailing the zodiac and the environments that each sign represents. For example, Scorpio rules desert regions, while the opposite sign, Taurus, rules farmland.  Here is part 1, where I explain how this information comes from the Yavana Jataka, an incredibly ancient text that has been preserved in India.

In part 2 I cover the places ruled by Aries, Taurus, Gemini, and Cancer. There are many ways to apply this information to our modern life. Aries can signify skyscrapers within the context of a city, for example. The city itself would also be ruled by Gemini, but within the context of that city, Aries would rule a skyscraper.

If you enjoyed these videos, subscribe to my channel, and stay tuned for more!

 

Why Scientists Should Study Horary Astrology

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Prashna is a method of divination that uses the position of the planets at the moment a question is asked to the Astrologer.  By studying the chart of the heavens above, one gains special insight on the coinciding situations happening down below on Earth.  This system was also used in the in Persian, Hellenistic, and Medieval Western Astrological traditions as well as in India.  The North Indian Tajika system of Prashna is, in fact, a more perfectly preserved version of the exact same system as used in Persia many centuries ago. Tajika itself even refers to a region of Persia known as Tajikistan, so there should be no misunderstanding here.  It is really a wonderful thing that this system has been preserved and was not lost completely to time, like much of the western and eastern astrological traditions.

Please enjoy this two-part video series on Prashna, and why scientists would actually appreciate and, dare I say, want to begin to consider looking at this very intricate system of divination.

In this first part, I elaborate on what “Prashna” means, and how it works.  It gives an objective yes or no answer to questions, which should be appreciated. Too often Astrology is ignored because people think it cannot offer objective answers to questions, but rather think it only offers vague statements about our psychological states that anyone could relate to at some point in life. That is a misnomer.

In part 2, I give some actual examples of how I have used Prashna in my own personal life to answer very practical and useful questions, such as where a lost object is, and if I will find it or not.

Please enjoy these videos, and subscribe to keep updated on more to come. I have a lot of interesting videos planned for the future, so stay tuned!

(Also, forgive me for the low production value at present. I just began to make videos, but in time the audio and editing will improve.  I know they are not the best quality videos on youtube for astrology at present, but I hope you can appreciate the content nonetheless.)