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Special Bulletin: A special announcement: Please note that songs to Ganesh and to Lakshmi to enliven abundance as recited by Dr. Henry Herzberger are at the bottom of the trends. See Below:

Wishing everyone a Healthy and Productive Year of 2025 ― may this time bring Greater Unity, Peace and Healing to All Mankind! And also may it bring perfection in your activities and goals!

Please note: Personal Jyotish readings are available by Dr. Herzberger to address specific issues in a person's Vedic Chart, with opportunity to balance planetary energies through yagyas (Vedic ceremonies) that he performs.

Dr. Herzberger also has a team of some of the finest pundits of India (a number of whom are professors emeritus of yagya and Jyotish at Varanasi, India) that have chosen to work with him as per very specific yagya instructions. Upon request he also has done yagyas in synergy with his team.

Monica, Dr. Herzberger's sister, is also available to do intuitive readings. Monica has helped people with her direct clarity of spiritual insight. She is skilled in pinpointing the nature of specific times. You might enjoy reading her Lunar Calendar for the month on her and Dr. Herzberger's website.

Dr. Herzberger's website is www.jyotishcenter.com/ You can also read about yagya and Jyotish on this website. You can also read the Jyotish Trends for each month here. I encourage everyone to look here, as in practice it is not always be practical to send everyone an individual e mail with this information.

Dr. Herzberger also has published a paperback and e book special word by word Sanskrit translation of the YOGA SUTRAS OF PATANJALI, the Foundation text of Yoga and Meditation. For those who wish to delve deeper into the psychology and philosophy of Enlightenment one can go to:

https://www.amazon.com/Yoga-Sutras-Patanjali-Development-Nirvana-ebook/dp/B08KSJKQ9N




Copyright 2025 Henry G. Herzberger. All rights reserved.

JYOTISH-ASTROLOGY ORIGINS OF THE 27 NAKSHATRA MEANINGS

About 6000 years ago, during the time of ancient Sumeria, when the rising of the Spring equinox occurred, …at that time, the Moon started its travels that Lunar Month in the increment of the sky which we call Taurus in the Tropical zodiac. The star at that time was known as Krittika.

We know this from an ancient text known as the Yajur Veda. In its Aranyaka section, known as Taittiriya Aranyaka, where the 27 Nakshatras or Stars form a circle around the Zodiac.

In this ancient text meanings to each star marking an increment of the sky circle of 12 Lunar months of Soli-Lunar travel above and below the equator. That circle is the zodiac circle used in Astrology charts.

These stars defined energy increments within each Lunar month 30 degree sector of sky. The energetic meaning of each nakshatra position (its devata/ Divine quality, as well as its qualities for personality) was defined thus 6000 years ago in Taittiriya Aranyaka of Yajur Veda. This was a time when in Middle East, Sumerian Astrologers made use of the 12 sectors or sign markers of the zodiac we currently use in Western astrology/ Vedic Astrology.

About 2000 years ago during the time of the Roman Empire, which united East and West in terms of knowledge, the principles of current astrology were written down as sacred texts of East and West. During that time Greek, Sumerian, Roman, Indian astrologers had interchange and wrote down the wisdom as best they knew.

When they wrote down delineating the qualities of the 27 stars/ Nakshatras defining the zodiac circle, they made use of Taittiriya Aranyaka’s description of star positions and qualities. Those positions were defined by the increment of each season’s month they were lined up with in the sky 6000 years ago.

At the Spring equinox when the Sun is at equator and Light increases and energy of creativity and life energy increases, that star energy was said to be like Agni, the Spirit of Fire, and full of Light energy. The next Star increment was said to be energized by water Apa, and when plants are growing being nourished by the waters. This corresponds to the beginning of spring rains when plants start growing after winter silence.

6000 years ago these first increments of Spring were lined up with star or Nakshatra names of Krittika followed by Rohini. Thus the first definitions of each of the 27 Lunar position stars were determined based on cycles of Nature starting the year at the Spring Equinox. At that time the Zodiac Circle alignment of Sun and Moon at equinox started with Taurus constellation.

We can see from the later Vedic literature in the Puranas like Shrimad Bhagavatam, as well as in Jyotish texts like Varaha Mihira and Prashna Marga, etc. that approximately 2000 years ago when many astrology classic texts were written down, position of Sun, Moon and Stars/ Nakshatras at the Spring Equinox was different. At that time Aries was the sign the Sun and Moon were lined up with, and the star or Nakshatra beginning the 27 Lunar star circle of Zodiac was called Ashvini.

The problem arises when the astrologers defined qualities of Ashvini Nakshatra in terms of earlier texts of 6000 years ago when sky positions were different. In reality now Ashvini took on the energetics role of Krittika Nakshatra, and Bharani took on the role of Rohini in terms of qualities.

Therefore in order to get the proper match of Moon nakshatras to energies of a particular increment of one of 12 Lunar months of a year, it is essential to re-label the names of the Nakshatras using Kala Purusha (Spring-Fall and Summer-Winter Solstice reference point) energies. So Ashvini really carries the qualities of Krittika and Bharani that of Rohini.

There is one further point of challenge here. Ashvini of 2000 years ago was lined up with Lunar position at Spring Equinox when Aries was zodiac sign rising. Today the Spring equinox starts with the Pisces constellation, so if we are really to have correct energetics of nakshatras —-first step is to use Tropical zodiac calculation, matching how sky looked 2000 years ago.

Then from that arrangement we can change label of each nakshatra to that of 6000 years ago. Only then will we have the correct astrology chart energetics preserved.

In fact even the signs of the Zodiac meanings were defined 6000 years ago. So for proper accuracy we may need to match the sky of 6000 years ago.

Then during the time of the origins of Sumerian astrology and dating of Yajur Veda Taittiriya Aranyaka, the year started with Sun and Moon lined up with Taurus at the Spring equinox. Hence Taurus was given the natural meaning of Spring and fertility as Nature was coming back after Winter hibernation.

At that time bulls were used to plow the earth for planting, associating Taurus constellation with Spring Equinox and creative/ movable sign energy.

In height of Summer Solstice, the highest point of Sun above equator, the Sun-Moon lined up with Leo Constellation. Hence Leo zodiac sign was associated with strong Sun and powerful ability to be active and rule. Because Sun was hottest and fiery at that time when Sun was highest in sky, Leo was known as a fire sign.

At the Fall equinox, Nature was starting to shut down in preparation for Winter, and the Sun-Moon aligned with Scorpio at the equator. Therefore the meaning of Scorpio came to be associated with transcending, going inward. It also was known as a water sign as the Fall rains started.

At the height of Winter Solstice, when Sun was at the lowest point below equator, the Sun-Moon started their Lunar month journey lined up with Aquarius.

As the height of Winter can be challenging to survive alone, this position of Aquarius was associated with society trying to work together in brotherhood or sisterhood to survive the cold.

Similarly, each sign of the zodiac was initially given meaning 6000 years ago.

In the case of zodiac signs, it is more problematic to simply set the present sky aligned with Equinox positions and relabel first lunar month sector of Sky as Taurus of 6000 years ago to obtain correct energetics meaning (through using Ayanamsha (precession of Earth) correction for that time).

Things became more complicated because astrologers 2000 years ago apparently took SOME meanings and then added their own. So Aries is associated with creativity and New meanings as a movable sign. And Taurus with second Lunar month when birds and animals nest and there are family and stable fixed values in Nature.  Also the highest most powerful position of Sun above equator became Cancer zodiac.  This creates a bit of muddling as Cancer used to be more associated with summer rain and as a water sign therefore.

I’m still trying to integrate these discrepancies and find resolution for these label and calculation issues, so that astrology can be most accurate and assume its rightful position as a vast science of astronomy combined with psychology and planetary influence on geology and environment.

To my mind, it seems instead of labeling the 12 sectors of sky circle above and below equator using constellation and star positions, which invariably keep changing over centuries and the millennia, we need to assign numerical values using Kala Purusha reference frame of the equinoxes and solstices. Thus the numbers 1-12 used for the different sectors of zodiac spatial positions. In addition can use s1,s2, s3 label for first month of Spring, second month etc.

Similarly we need to use number values for the 27 star positions, as starting from Spring Equinox numbered as 1.

Then irrespective of the century or millennia astrologers are in, they will have the correct matrix of planetary energies in order to make accurate assessments and predictions.


Copyright 2025 Henry G. Herzberger. All rights reserved.

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SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT

Dr. Herzberger has published a paperback special word by word Sanskrit translation of the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, the Foundation text of Yoga and Meditation. For the who wish to delve deeper into the psychology and philosophy of Enlightenment one can go to:os

https://www.amazon.com/Yoga-Sutras-Patanjali

SONG TO GANESH AS RECITED BY DR. HENRY HERZBERGER

SONG TO LAKSHMI AS RECITED BY DR. HENRY HERZBERGER

DURGA (REMOVER OF DIFFICULTIES) MANTRA OF REFUGE

(c) 2025 Sound files as recited by Dr. Henry Herzberger

LAKSHMI GANAPATI MANTRA;

AUM SHRIM HRIM KLIM GALAUM GANAPATAYE VARA VARADA SARVA JANAM ME VASHAMANAYA SVAAHAA

AUM is the Cosmic frequency of Creation ----the Nature of Ganesha SHRIM is the Glory of Creation, the Radiance of Divine Light which brings Prosperity HRIM is the Divine Vibration of the Heart which evokes the deepest value of Love in the Heart KLIM is the gathering together of the Wish in the Heart for Manifesting the object of Desire GLAUM is the Energy of congealing desire in terms of Ganesh Consciousness GAM is the vibration of Lord Ganesh----the Supreme Consciousness at the junction point between Absolute and Relative GANAPATAYE is honoring Ganapati which means the Lord of the Cosmic Vibrations VARA VARADA is appreciating Ganesha as the giver of All Boons SARVA JANAM is asking Ganesha to bring ability to have influence over all things ME VASHAMANAYA is asking Ganesh to grant oneself (ME) ability to have Mastership SVAAHAA means I offer my breath, my small self, to the big Self which is represented by Lord Ganesha

So the whole mantra means:

" AUM (I enliven in myself) the Divine Radiance/Light of Life, the Divine Vibration of Love in the Heart, the deepest desire of my Heart, Gathering my intention in terms of Thee Oh Ganesha, Sending forth the Energy of Manifestation (Gam), O Lord Ganapati (Father of the Divine Energies, the Angelic Forces) I offer my life breath to Thee the Self----may You grant me the Boon of Boons of having Mastership over All (phases of my life inner and outer). "
(c) 2025 Henry G. Herzberger

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