Saturday, March 17, 2007

Basic Palmistry



  1. Palmistry is a great way to determine who we are and know more about others before we enter into personal or professional relationships. Ancient Japanese warrior Musashi said that the only way to win is to know our self, the competition and then determine an appropriate strategy.
    Palmistry is an ancient science used extensively in India to ascertain your past and future. This reading is typically done by a professional palmist who understands the meaning and relationship of many of the uncommon lines which can have profound effects on our life. The drawing of a basic palm shows the principal lines in the hand and these lines by no means are capable of providing a complete analysis of one's life. Lines keep changing and a perfect judgement of the future is tough using palmistry. Other sciences like astrology would be more appropriate for analyzing the future. One thing to keep in mind with palmistry is that it depicts emotional lines and they tell you a lot about the mental state of your life at a specific period in time. This is done using a time line that is drawn for each major line.
    The Lines:

1. Life Line - this line depicts the longevity and quality of life of the person, however it would not be appropriate to judge the age of a person using the length of this line. A clean line depicts an uneventful life, a broken line means changes in life or career, chained lines depict indecisiveness during that period in life and so on.

2. Heart Line - this line depicts the individuals capabilities to take decisions of a personal and emotional nature. A chained line shows difficulty in taking decisions of the heart. Also this line starts at the little finger and moves towards the index finger. The longer the line the less judgemental the individual and the shorter the line the more judgemental.

3. Head Line - this line shows education and academic achievements. It is the line of learning and even if a formal education is not achieved yet deep learning takes place, the line will be long. The longer the line is starting from the thumb side of the hand, the more the person invests in learning.

4. Marriage Lines - depict relationships of an emotional nature with persons of the opposite sex. These lines are timed starting from the heart line moving towards the little finger. If a line is present close to the heart line it depicts a relationship at an early age and if the line is towards the little finger it is a relationship at an older age.

5. Career Line - this line shows our progression in our career. It starts at the base of our palm and moves towards our fingers. Breaks in the line depict breaks or changes in our career.

One thing to always remember with palmistry is that the lines are relative to your birth conditions; hence two people with similar lines could have completely different lives. Also you read the right hand for right handed people and left for lefties. The other hand is taken as a reference point where you should have gone based on birth conditions.

Hope the above introduction to this ancient science can help as a tool to improve the quality of your personal and working relationships. We are all different and the important thing to know is that rather than assume intentions from others, we should learn to understand, work with and accept each other.

Monday, March 5, 2007

Seattle Vaastu Presentation






















The presentation was on March 1st, 2007 and was held at Mark and Hal's great venue in downtown Seattle. The audience was fabulous and included some extremely knowledgeable individuals who were well rounded in ancient building sciences.
Some pictures of the presentation are seen with participants enjoying the thoughtful Indian menu and pondering over the secrets their palms held.

Sunday, March 4, 2007

Astrological Charts and their meaning



Jyotisha or astrology is one of the oldest sciences that is used in India and means the study of light and some schools believe that the Sanskrit word derives from jyótis (disjointed as "Ja"+"Ya"+"O"+"T"+"ish" to get the root meaning as "water or birth"+"in addition to" + "earth" and "stars" + "knowledgeable" equating as one who is knowledgeable, or enlightened with knowledge, of birth, fate, and relationship to water, earth and stars) or which means "light, brightness".
Jyotish has historically been part of a continuous "holistic" approach to living and to spiritual practice within the life of Hindus predominant in India. There are two primary schools of Jyotish - one from the Northern part of the country and the other from the south. The two schools represent the astrological charts differently, but use the same principles to read and construct the charts.

A thorough and accurate study of astrology can reveal the secrets of our past and present and help us with taking better decisions in business and in personal subjects. Astrology along with other sciences like palmistry, numerology and Vaastu can prove to be a powerful tool to use for ourselves and our clients or friends.
The Houses
The houses have different characteristics and tell you more about specific aspects of an individuals life.
1st house Native, Appearance, Character, Purpose of Life
2nd house Wealth, Family, Meal, Early Education
3rd house Sibling, Communication (phone, sms, chatting etc)
4th house Mother, Education, Home, Property, Vehicle
5th house Children, Lover, Recreation, Devotion, Creativity
6th house Health, Maternal uncle and aunt, Litigation, Servants
7th house Spouse, Business partner, Death, Trade, Agreement
8th house Sex, Longevity, Failure, Family of spouse, Dowry
9th house Luck, Higher learning, Travelling, Religion, Mentor
10th house Profession, Status, Power, Father, Mother-in-law
11th house Friends, Hopes, Earnings, sibling, Daughter/Son-in-law
12th house Expenses, Sleep, Donation, Foreign stay
There are planets that are placed within these houses based on the time and place of your birth. These planets depict effects that can tell you more about your life and the people surrounding you. To create an accurate chart you need the following information:
  • Date of birth
  • Time of birth
  • Place - city and country of birth

The above information is inserted into a software available on a number of free web-sites like vedicscholar.com which will create a basic birth chart for you. A detailed analysis needs an expert astrologer and should not be done using online tools and web-sites.

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