Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Why India is Fascinated with Astrology

2014-09-26 Thread 'Richard J. Williams' pundits...@gmail.com [FairfieldLife]
On 9/25/2014 2:00 PM, Duveyoung wrote: I put up my first Web sites in 1996, and for YEARS before that I was already thinking I should do so. Therefore, it's not a big stretch for many an astrologer to be hep to the Web's eventualities in the early 90s. First computer I owned was in 1980

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Why India is Fascinated with Astrology

2014-09-26 Thread danfriedman2002
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, punditster@... wrote : On 9/25/2014 2:00 PM, Duveyoung wrote: I put up my first Web sites in 1996, and for YEARS before that I was already thinking I should do so. Therefore, it's not a big stretch for many an astrologer to be hep to the Web's

[FairfieldLife] Re: Why India is Fascinated with Astrology

2014-09-25 Thread salyavin808
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, noozguru@... wrote : Some FFL members here will delight with this NPR report on India and astrology while other members entertain us with their impressions of Gerald McBoing Boing. Some of us have studied with K N Rao. Wow, he saw that America

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Why India is Fascinated with Astrology

2014-09-25 Thread Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net [FairfieldLife]
I was going to educate some of the science illiterate commenters on the piece who appear to think astronomy came first. But get this, Stalinist NPR wanted my Disqus login so they could comment on my behalf. Nah gonna happen! First we have the right going looney and now the left. On

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Why India is Fascinated with Astrology

2014-09-25 Thread salyavin808
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, noozguru@... wrote : I was going to educate some of the science illiterate commenters on the piece who appear to think astronomy came first. But get this, Stalinist NPR wanted my Disqus login so they could comment on my behalf. Nah gonna happen!

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Why India is Fascinated with Astrology

2014-09-25 Thread Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net [FairfieldLife]
On 09/25/2014 09:57 AM, salyavin808 wrote: ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, noozguru@... wrote : I was going to educate some of the science illiterate commenters on the piece who appear to think astronomy came first. But get this, Stalinist NPR wanted my Disqus login so they could

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Why India is Fascinated with Astrology

2014-09-25 Thread Duveyoung
I put up my first Web sites in 1996, and for YEARS before that I was already thinking I should do so. Therefore, it's not a big stretch for many an astrologer to be hep to the Web's eventualities in the early 90s. First computer I owned was in 1980 -- 16 years before the Web had it's first

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Why India is Fascinated with Astrology

2014-09-25 Thread Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net [FairfieldLife]
This was probably in 1993 or 94. Rao didn't even own a computer back then. In his next US visit he had acquired a laptop and was figuring out how to use it during his visit. Rao is not into fudge factors and has principals by how you should judge a horoscope. You can discount astrology if

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Why India is Fascinated with Astrology

2014-09-25 Thread jr_...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Edg, Six planets in Leo indicate that the person has a fiery temperament since Leo is a fiery sign. With most of the planets bunched in one sign, a wise astrologer would and should look at the navamsha chart to see if the planets have dispersed onto the other signs. As such, he or she can

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Why India is Fascinated with Astrology

2014-09-25 Thread jr_...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
KN Rao is a very intelligent man. He did not rely on jyotish for a living. From what he told us, he was the equivalent of the Auditor General of the US General Accounting Office in India. But, through jyotish, he also knew his limitations. He had the conjunction of Venus and Mars in his

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Why India is Fascinated with Astrology

2014-09-25 Thread Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net [FairfieldLife]
Yes, I recall the controversy. Rao also criticized US astrologers for their lack of interest in sports. He was a big soccer and cricket fan. However his visits seemed to open up the door for ACVA bringing in more Indian astrologers to symposiums. He also had a tendency to digress a lot when

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Why India is Fascinated with Astrology

2014-09-25 Thread jr_...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Frankly, after KN Rao left, ACVA was not able to sustain the interest of people in jyotish. I soon discontinued my membership with them. Then, when I moved back here in California from Seattle, I started attending seminars made by Sanjay Rath. Then, he too created another controversy

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Why India is Fascinated with Astrology

2014-09-25 Thread Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net [FairfieldLife]
I think AVCA's problem was not due to Rao. It was due to their push for certification. Some western jyotishis scoffed at the idea since India had no such program. Either you're good at jyotish or you're not. The second problem was not ACVA's but the economy. In the 1990s folks including

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Why India is Fascinated with Astrology

2014-09-25 Thread jr_...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Yeah, I went there a few years to see if they're offering any jyotish classes. I found that they usually have Hart Defouw teaching classes there. But his classes are very expensive. So, now, the best source of new jyotish materials is YouTube, IMO. If Umang Taneja ever lectures here in

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Why India is Fascinated with Astrology

2014-09-25 Thread awoelfleba...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, jr_esq@... wrote : Edg, Six planets in Leo indicate that the person has a fiery temperament since Leo is a fiery sign. With most of the planets bunched in one sign, a wise astrologer would and should look at the navamsha chart to see if the planets

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Why India is Fascinated with Astrology

2014-09-25 Thread jr_...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Ann, Thank you for the compliment. However, I do poke at some people here just for fun. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, awoelflebater@... wrote : ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, jr_esq@... wrote : Edg, Six planets in Leo indicate that the person has a fiery temperament

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Why India is Fascinated with Astrology

2014-09-25 Thread awoelfleba...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, jr_esq@... wrote : Ann, Thank you for the compliment. However, I do poke at some people here just for fun. Really? They all seem like caresses in comparison to other people's pokes. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, awoelflebater@... wrote