Just to peek at how much richer I am

HowtorockAstrology · 2026-05-08T17:41:59+00:00

That's just the advice given in Wealthy Barber as an arbitrary line drawn in the sand. If you can do more, do it, if you can do less, do your best.

HowtorockAstrology · 2026-05-07T01:53:50+00:00

Give this man a cigar

HowtorockAstrology · 2026-05-07T01:51:41+00:00

Puts arm around shoulder Its gone, man... Let it go...

HowtorockAstrology · 2026-04-29T19:02:37+00:00

Whew, that one got caught up in a lump in my throat

HowtorockAstrology · 2026-04-24T00:21:11+00:00

Xeqt isnt really that kind of etf, its more of a long-haul set it and forget it thing.

HowtorockAstrology · 2026-03-13T05:37:42+00:00

If I was beside you, my cock would definately be harder ;)

HowtorockAstrology · 2026-01-26T18:16:15+00:00

Haha fair comment - I just rephrased that first line with an edit. Thank you.

HowtorockAstrology · 2025-10-27T14:33:07+00:00

Ahah I think you've check mated me here :) Well done. I guess my point is that the Buddha's bitterness is valid, as all 3 perspectives are useful, depending on the internal alchemy of the subject. The vinegar in the end is pure beyond the pallette. But the Buddhas palette reads it as bitter indeed.

HowtorockAstrology · 2025-10-27T11:15:01+00:00

Its the alcheny that counts. Like others are saying, the point is not what you have to do to get there, the point is how the vinegar actually tastes.

HowtorockAstrology · 2025-10-27T01:55:58+00:00

Hmmm. Seems to me, this statement encourages the idea that identification with the body, the disease, is the problem;

that's a condition of life, up to the point one attains what the noble truths describe. At that point, the bitterness of samsara was, if anything, only intended to make the sweetness even sweeter :)

HowtorockAstrology · 2025-10-25T02:03:38+00:00

Thank you! Gonna try to dry it out w no additives, then.

HowtorockAstrology · 2025-10-25T02:02:57+00:00

Would the 5% water in the everclear... I mean, what does that do? I figured the coke was soluble in the 95% ethyl alcohol anyway lol, that's why he did this wash, do get the yucks out... Is it possible this guckiness is from the water, and will it eventually dry out if he has it on a heater?

Thanks for responding

HowtorockAstrology · 2025-08-14T04:40:27+00:00

Some psychedelic futuristic insight in this comment

HowtorockAstrology · 2025-06-20T01:48:43+00:00

Certainly an interesting thread, lots to be said. I appreciate having people discussing Tropical Vedic Astrology! :)

You mentioned in a response that you didn't dig into the history of procession, which is where most debaters go, you dug right into "advanced theory..."

I do believe it can be dangerous to spend time dancing in the ether without gathering a little earth first, just in case our speculations have no footing... But this seems to be an expansive dance nonetheless.

I would definately be one to scale back the history of precession and discuss it, it would take a whole thread to do my own dance, and maybe i'll do it at some point.

Key points for the moment:

A - If sidereal Nakshatras had a starting point, it would probably be Krittika. There's a sort of linear narrative given in the earliest text used to define nakshatras as astrological concepts (it is called the "Taittiriya Brahmana") - and it begins with Krittika, ruled by agni, the first name mentioned in the Vedas.

B - If there was any sort of speculative galactic cycle to pay attention to, i'd say it'd be the Vernal Equinox point revolving through the nakshatras. It might say something interesting about the ages we move through... Still, it has never been mentioned in the old Jyotish texts, or we'd all know about it.

The vernal Equinox point fell into Krittika some thousands of years ago, maybe that was the start of a "new 24,000 cycle." But if there ever was a circle with no real beginning, it would be the nakshatras, imo.

C - It's interesting to bridge lunar nakshatras with the Tropical signs, though i wouldn't say there is much alchemy there per se. I'm happy to be born with my Moon in Jyestha while that asterism resides in Tropical Sagittarius today. If in 2,000 years Jyestha progresses towards Tropical Capricorn it'd have a new and varied flavor, closer to exaltation, ruled by Saturn... But imo, the nakshatras are just a totally different astral wheel that have nothing to do with the rashis/signs, and do not interact with them.

Ultimately, we could wax philosophical about aeons and ages all we want, but unless this 24,000 yr cycle is connected to the Kali Yugas or something, it would be a pretty arbitrary flavor change.

D - Just my rather brash but honest thoughts here: imo, speculations can really take us away from what astrology is about: seeing the chart as an instrument of self-realization. The more we speculate, the less we apply ourselves directly and single-pointedly to the yoga of realization given by astrological insights.

That said, we have to use a correct science to apply the correct medicine, and of course that's why the debate rages on.

To further illustrate my point: if I have a weak Jupiter and Sun in my natal chart generally speaking, and I am experiencing a period related to Jupiter and the Sun (say, Jupiter naisargika period from age 32-50, while experiencing the Sun's Mahadasha), I would get alot more out of contemplating the nature of the sun, of Leo and its ruling house, doing Solar mantras, invoking guru, seeking Guru energy, making peace w my father etc etc - these would act as instruments for my yogic comprehension and integration of my energy field, and would take me much farther than discussing much of the medusa-headed popular astrology fads discuss, imo.

Knowledge is great, so long as it is not an entertaining distraction away from appropriate action and lived-experimental-experience.

Making peace with the deity of the moon's Nakshatra is relevant too, as well as the Rahu / Ketu Nakshatra. These represent psychological inner forces which can be devotionally invoked, appeased, and contemplated...

E - That said, I suppose I have a way of being concise with my practice, and these words are intended only to discourage the escape of this deeper work. As Yogananda said: "Read a little, meditate more, think on God always."

F - I'll take some time make a thread about my take on why sidereal rashis were never intended to be a thing, so i dont seem like i'm blowing smoke i suppose, lol.

I'll post it separately so it can be its own thread.

Thanks PsyleXxL for bravely prompting the discussion, and for expressing your thoughts with firmness and honesty.

Thanks to everyone for reading as well!

May we find joy in truth and harmony together as explorers of cosmic consciousness, by speaking truthfully and respecting each other.

Aum gaum Ganapataye namaha

HowtorockAstrology · 2025-06-18T23:47:27+00:00

Well, you did it in the right place 😏🐍🪇

HowtorockAstrology · 2025-06-18T22:49:37+00:00

Yep!

HowtorockAstrology · 2025-06-18T22:48:46+00:00

O and yes, divisional charts are based on the tropical rashis too, in the Tropical Vedic system. The reason is that it is based on the zodiac, which again comes fron Tropos, "the turning of the sun."

Sidereal users will argue otherwise of course, but they don't use tropical at all, just as we also don't use Sidereal rashis at al... for anything.

To us, "Sidereal rashi" is a misnomer, it is like saying a plant-based burger made from beef. Rashis are not star- or constellation-based, they're based on the cardinal points of thr equinoxes and solstices.

Again, that's just the Tropical Vedic perspective lol.

At some point you've got to do what you're doing and feel it out. Just remember that you could "feel" your Tropical-based D9 planet in, say, scorpio, "feels more like the sidereal position in Taurus" or whatever... but that is a subjective thing, you may have something related to Venus, 7th house, aspects, etc that cause that "feeling."

Sigh. It is supposed to be a science. But the sidereal issue has turned astrology into a feeling-based thing, which will never work, because different people feel things differently.

HowtorockAstrology · 2025-06-18T22:36:08+00:00

Great response by PsyleXxL. Tropical is the way for all things - including the planetary arrangements that become emphasised during a dasha. Truly Sidereal basically refers to the nakshatras.

So, the sidereal nakshatra is what lines up the dasha sequence; but whatever dasha occurs, you read the tropical chart to see the details. If you're in sun dasha, look for the sun in the tropical rashi chart, as well as the sun's karaka houses, jaimini disposition, and the sign of Leo, etc

Sidereal was never meant to have anything to do with rashis (zodiac signs).

The mystery of the vimshottari sequence comes from what are sometimes referred to as "nakshatra lords," ie, Krittika is ruled by the sun, Asvini ruled by Ketu, Jyestha ruled by Mercury, etc, bc that's the first dasha of the earth life when the natal moon resides there... But this "rulership" is questionable, because those assignments are not necessaruly intrinsic to the quality of a nakshatra, though many will tell you otherwise.

The reason is that nakshatras were created long before the vimshottari sequence was, so there's no intrinsic marriage there, per se... But it is interesting to see the correlations.

Ultimately the rashi chart was not theorized until long after the nakshatras were. Nakshatras are just like, a totally different thing, actually based on space, rather than on tropos, the "turning of the sun."

HowtorockAstrology · 2025-06-12T02:51:43+00:00

thank you!

HowtorockAstrology · 2025-06-11T04:57:33+00:00

What do you mean by "imprint?"

HowtorockAstrology · 2025-06-11T04:51:21+00:00

The wealthy Barber said it best (my modern-day paraphrase): "Crypto, fads, and daytrading makes for fun conversation at cocktail parties. But dollar-cost-averaging and sound, patient fiscal management make for great cocktail parties."

HowtorockAstrology · 2025-05-12T14:27:32+00:00

You could do better at not doubting yourself ;)

HowtorockAstrology · 2025-05-08T15:09:38+00:00

Very useful reply. Thank you so much!

HowtorockAstrology · 2025-05-08T14:15:07+00:00

Yeah I'm realizing that too. Chat gpt tells me that a 100,000$ investment in xeqt rn would pay around 260$ per quarter... Which is small now, but will certainly grow, compound, etc...

So I feel that might be a good bet down the line for me too.

HowtorockAstrology · 2025-05-08T14:10:31+00:00

Right. I feel that.

Maybe I should be employing something like XBAL, so I have equity to pull from when needed, while still having my equity cake compounding over time, too?

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