{"id":5602,"date":"2017-07-29T13:23:22","date_gmt":"2017-07-29T17:23:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theyogasanctuary.biz\/staging\/?p=5602"},"modified":"2023-07-31T12:02:13","modified_gmt":"2023-07-31T16:02:13","slug":"the-distant-stars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theyogasanctuary.biz\/the-distant-stars\/","title":{"rendered":"The Distant Stars"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The billions of years old and never-changing distant stars visible in the night sky\u00a0make up the\u00a0circle that mankind has observed and described as the zodiac. Vedic Astrology, Jyotish<\/em> in Sanskrit, divides the 360 degree sky into 27 stellar constellations known as Lunar Mansions or Nakshatras<\/em>. The Nakshatras<\/em> begin at 0 degrees Aries and end at 30 degrees Pisces. The precise 27 equal sections of the sky, each 13 degrees 20 minutes, are further divided into 4 padas<\/em> or feet. Simple math skills (27×4) reveal the familiar and sacred 108.<\/p>\n According to Jyotish, sister science to Yoga and Ayurveda, the sattvic Moon (Chandra) is the incarnation of the Jiva Atman<\/em> or individual heart\/mind in each of\u00a0us. It is the fastest moving and most changeable of the planets from our vantage point on Earth. Chandra, which governs receptivity, nurturance and emotion, expresses in a different stage via a 27\/28 day cycle from new moon to next new moon. This means that every day the Moon moves into a different area of the sky, or Nakshatra<\/em>, seen from our point of view. A complete cycle through the 27 Lunar Mansions occurs very nearly once a month.<\/p>\n The ancient astrology texts explain each Nakshatra<\/em> as an energy field having an associated Vedic deity, ruling planet, symbol, spiritual lesson and transcendent energy that affect the Moon, and therefore our mind, in everyday life. Knowledge\u00a0of which Nakshatra<\/em> the moon occupies daily can be of enormous assistance. As an example, the tenth Nakshatra<\/em> called Magha<\/em>, “the mighty one”, exists from zero to 13 degrees of Leo. It is associated with the Pitris<\/em> (divine ancestors), is ruled by Ketu<\/em> (the south lunar node), is the seat of power symbolized by the throne. When the moon passes through Magha,<\/em> activities that require personal vision, integrity and authority are supported. This recognition of good times to start or stop planned activities is called Muhurta<\/em> in Sanskrit and can and should be employed by anyone with basic understanding of the Vedic sky.<\/p>\n The Yoga Sanctuary offers on-going and in-depth workshops to explore these astrological concepts and how to apply them in one’s life. Watch for our next offering and follow our workshop schedule by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" By Gwen Burdick<\/p> The billions of years old and never-changing distant stars visible in the night sky\u00a0make up the\u00a0circle that mankind has observed and described as the zodiac. Vedic Astrology, Jyotish<\/em> in Sanskrit, divides the 360 degree sky into 27 stellar constellations known as Lunar Mansions or Nakshatras<\/em>. The Nakshatras<\/em> begin at 0 degrees Aries and end at 30 degrees Pisces. The precise 27 equal sections of the sky, each 13 degrees 20 minutes, are further divided into 4 padas<\/em> or feet. Simple math skills (27x4) reveal the familiar and sacred 108.<\/p> According to Jyotish, sister science to Yoga and Ayurveda, the sattvic Moon (Chandra) is the incarnation of the Jiva Atman<\/em> or individual heart\/mind in each of\u00a0us. It is the fastest moving and most changeable of the planets from our vantage point on Earth. Chandra, which governs receptivity, nurturance and emotion, expresses in a different stage via a 27\/28 day cycle from new moon to next new moon. This means that every day the Moon moves into a different area of the sky, or Nakshatra<\/em>, seen from our point of view. A complete cycle through the 27 Lunar Mansions occurs very nearly once a month.\u00a0<\/p> The ancient astrology texts explain each Nakshatra<\/em> as an energy field having an associated Vedic deity, ruling planet, symbol, spiritual lesson and transcendent energy that affect the Moon, and therefore our mind, in everyday life. Knowledge\u00a0of which Nakshatra<\/em> the moon occupies daily can be of enormous assistance. As an example, the tenth Nakshatra<\/em> called Magha<\/em>, \"the mighty one\", exists from zero to 13 degrees of Leo. It is associated with the Pitris<\/em> (divine ancestors), is ruled by Ketu<\/em> (the south lunar node), is the seat of power symbolized by the throne. When the moon passes through Magha,<\/em> activities that require personal vision, integrity and authority are supported. This recognition of good times to start or stop planned activities is called Muhurta<\/em> in Sanskrit and can and should be employed by anyone with basic understanding of the Vedic sky.<\/p> The Yoga Sanctuary offers on-going and in-depth workshops to explore these astrological concepts and how to apply them in one's life. Watch for our next offering and follow our workshop schedule by clicking here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[92,125,129],"tags":[149,147,148],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theyogasanctuary.biz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5602"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theyogasanctuary.biz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theyogasanctuary.biz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theyogasanctuary.biz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theyogasanctuary.biz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5602"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.theyogasanctuary.biz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5602\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5607,"href":"https:\/\/www.theyogasanctuary.biz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5602\/revisions\/5607"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theyogasanctuary.biz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5602"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theyogasanctuary.biz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5602"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theyogasanctuary.biz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5602"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}