Joni Patry lives in Dallas, Texas and is one of the most recognized teachers and Vedic astrologers in the world. She was a faculty member for ACVA, CVA and Instructor for online certification programs, published many books, journals and appeared on national and international television shows. As the keynote speaker for international conferences, she has a Japanese website, and teaches in Turkey and India. She has been awarded the 2015 Jyotish Star of the year and Dr B. V. Raman's Janma Shatamanothsava Award Jyotisha Choodamani. She publishes an online astrological magazine, Astrologic Magazine and has an online University for certification, the University of Vedic Astrology.
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Spiritual Insights January 2017
Everyone has an opinion for the future based on their political views. The world is in a curious place. The U.S. is divided by extremes on both sides. I wonder why people are so overly emotional concerning politics. The one thing that I believe should unite us is that we all want the same thing, a better world and humanity. I hope we can all agree on this. The separation comes from the ways we believe this can come about. A core reason is people have the need to be right. I always remind myself of the powerful saying in The Course of Miracles, “Would you rather be right or would you rather be happy?” Being right validates the sense of who we are. A person’s core essence is based on their beliefs which are formed through our life’s experiences beginning in childhood. This formulates our perception of the world.
Astrologically speaking the transit of Saturn into Sagittarius concerns me since it is the sign of righteousness and fundamentalism. The world is leaning more in that direction than ever before. Furthermore, by the end of 2019 Pluto, Saturn, Jupiter and Ketu will all be in Sagittarius with Rahu in Gemini in the nakshatra Ardra. This indicates extremist behavior concerning fundamentalism. During the time of September 11, 2001 Mars and Ketu were in Sagittarius (Mula) and Rahu and Jupiter were in Gemini (Ardra) and Saturn and Pluto were in aspect (opposition). So the signs of extreme fundamentalism will be activated even more extremely than before.
Observing the reactions of people through the response of this U.S. Presidential election is a fascinating study. Any event outside of ourselves gives us the opportunity to truly see ourselves. The way to understand the core of our being based on our past comes through the initial emotional reaction we experience from the stimuli in our environment. The more emotionally charged, the better the opportunity to understand where the core of the reaction is coming from.
People believe their way of thinking is right and justified. But if there is a powerful emotion triggered from an event then it has a negative effect on the physical body. Consequently, unbeknown to them it affects all other areas of their lives.