SAVol8June2010Indian.. - Saptarishis Astrology

356a) Astrologers deal with death as an issue in the cases of clients or themselves, and they must be asbrave as Ron to embrace disease in their own livesb) Remedial Astrology is a crucial part of astrology and West and East both must study EdgarCayce, the most successful predictor and remedialist ever. He was guided by authorities farsuperior than any of us ever might encounter so why not take the clues he left for us.c) Indian Astrology, of late, has become too addicted to mantras for all their remedies withoutunderstanding the meaning of the word Karma. Herbs found both in East and West arewonderful tools for astrologers and one needs to dig deeper and find out remedies via herbs aswas done in the ancient days in India. Herbs & certain foods balance that element in your chakrasystem which would be created by say a retro Saturn in the 8 th or Rahu in the 6 th – these herbsbalance the bad planetary combinations in your chart. Learn it from an expert if there are any orexperiment with it carefully. Moon is the ruler of herbs & it should not be afflicted badly foreffective usage of herbs. It has been observed that side effects can once in a while happen fornatives whose moon is afflicted, though for Moon & Jupiter related afflictions in horoscopes,herbs have been recommended in ancient texts. 4 Readers may read the article on the herbAshwagandha by Rushikesh Deshpande where we had recommended that herb; more miraclestook place in the life of the native which have not been documented in that article as it washurriedly written. Please note herbs only act if you have specific planetary combinations in yourchart, classics give clues to it.d) Embracing Death is no doubt difficult but it becomes a great spiritual tool when knownbeforehand and, for this reason, we reveal a technique in this issue that has been hidden for along time – on how to find out the cause of death. Vedic astrology has spent a lot of time infinding mathematical formulas in calculating the age when one will die but not on the cause ofdeath. This new technique is published in the Vedic Astrology section under the title ‘ThyExperiments Towards Truth – The Clue of Death’.e) Herbs tradition has been there in the West & in the East; it’s not just an Indian thing and readerscan search on the net. Here is one ready reckoner from American scholar Dr. David Frawleywhich appeared in Vol 6 of Saptarishis Astrology. He writes …This is from my own private research. Of course some herbs may have a relationship with more than one planet intheir effects.Sun—Black pepper, cayenne pepper, ginger, cinnamon, cardamom, calamus root, sassafras, cloves, bay leaves, sage,thyme, juniper berries, eucalyptus, basil, bayberry, turmericMoon—Milk, comfrey root, slippery elm, marshmallow, wild mallow, licorice, solomon's seal, kelp, Irish moss,chickweed, sandalwood, oyster shell (sea shells), psyllium, flaxseedMars—Onions, garlic, mustard, coffee, alcohol, tobacco, asafoetida, horseradish, nutmeg, marijuana, jimson weed,poppy, nightshade, damianaMercury—Gotu kola, skullcap, basil, mint, camomile, valerian, wintergreen, betony, tea, alfalfa, lady's slipper,yarrow, coriander, plantain, nettles, self-heal, red root, hops, chia seeds, horehound, mullein, haritaki, castor oil4 Those who are into Vedic astrology are recommended to read ancient classical texts in Vedic Astrology for herbs & mustrefer to Sushruth & Charak Samhita in Ayurveda.