Let us evaluate what the Kal Purushalagna is and what the basis of Vedic Astrology itself is.
For that matter, any Astrology, you take side real, tropical, live kind of mix both of them
because there's only one place, one system.
There's no meaning in differentiating 20,000 different types of calendars.
And this is all based upon the balance of light and shadow.
The entire Astrology and everything that is the basis of these esoteric sciences of Vedic Astrology
or any Astrology for that matter is of balance of light and shadow and how we work with it individually.
Okay? So there's earth.
First we see the earth in the center.
And this is the chart we normally draw in the Vedic Astrology system of Northern India.
This is called the Diamond Style Chart.
This looks like a diamond in the center.
And here we are going to examine what the Kal Purushalagna is
or what the basic fundamental truth of Astrology itself is
as the balance of light and shadow, as the balance of the sun's power on earth
and everything that affects us on this earth.
Yes, that's the first step.
So now we see the Diamond Chart marked with four numbers, 1, 4, 7 and 10.
We'll come to see what this means.
The 1, 4, 7 and 10 are put in the four rhombuses in the center of the chart.
These numbers correspond to the core or what is called as the Kendra, the foundation.
Kendra means the foundation of a chart.
Everything that falls in these houses is given a dominance of play out of energies and life themes in your life.
If there are more planets or points in this Kendra, they become powerful in their manifestation in your reality.
That's the way Vedic Astrology evaluates.
The Kendra houses are the most powerful houses because they form the foundation of your very life theme in this life.
Why is that?
Let's see number three.
Now I have added the four movable signs there.
Aries, Cancer, Libra and Capricorn.
All these four signs are movable signs or what is called as Cardinal signs in tropical astrology.
So Aries, Cancer, Libra and Capricorn form the basis.
Why are we always forming this the basis of Kal Purusha Latna?
Well, let's see in number five.
This is because the earth's movement around the sun creates seasons and those seasons are basically divided into equinoxes and solstices as the defining point.
Our year should technically begin at the vernal equinox or the beginning of the Aries month.
Okay.
And then we move on to Cancer.
Cancer falls in the summer solstice.
Solstice is where the sun stands still or appears to stand still.
Equinox is where the light and shadow are balanced on the earth.
Equal amounts of day and night.
Solstice is where the sun appears to stand still in the sky.
That is, it's seemingly at the same spot before it goes on to the next cycle.
So we are moving in cycles of equinoxes, two equinoxes there,
vernal equinox and autumnal equinox, the Aries and the Libra,
versus the two solstices, the summer solstice of Cancer and the winter solstice of Capricorn.
These seasons that we are living on this planet is what is defining the Kal Purusha Latna because this is where we are living.
This is the system we are living. This is the earth we are living in.
This is the seasons we experience.
Maybe Northern Hemisphere, maybe Southern Hemisphere is different.
The seasons might differ, but the earth is still the same.
The balance of light and dark on this planet is still the same,
defined by the movement of the earth around the sun.
Simple.
This also means that we should be having defining points in a year in our calendars
with the new year beginning in Aries.
Solstice is going into evaluation points.
The half year evaluation point should be Libra, month of Libra.
Okay.
And in Capricorn we should be taking once again a pause.
So here is falls in March, Cancer falls in the end of June.
Libra falls towards September and Capricorn towards December.
This should be the way we should evaluate our calendars.
It is already being done in Hindu calendars of Vedic astrology.
It's called the Panchanga, which defines these equinox points and the solstice points.
And different kind of goals are set, targets are set, evaluation is done.
At individual level and as a collective we should be doing this.
There is nothing like New Year on January.
The Gregorian system is rubbish.
It doesn't define anything with respect to the balance of light and dark and light and shadow on the planet.
We are dealing with balance of light and shadow.
The whole astrology is about balance of light and shadow.
Every planet has a light and shadow.
Every sign has a light and shadow.
Everything in a chart is about balance of light and dark.
Okay.
So that being said we are dealing with Aries, Cancer, Libra and Capricorn as the cardinal points.
That's why it's called as Kal Purushal Lagna.
Now you might say, well equinox is an equinox.
What am I supposed to do on an equinox?
Let's see what the equinox is.
Both the equinoxes are equal amounts of light and shadow on the planet.
The other side of the earth where sun is not falling, the night time is basically the shadow of the sun.
The lit side is the well the lit side of the planet.
So earth is always in a balance of light and shadow of the sun.
So the equinox is good for initiating points of a new cycle because there is equal amount of light and dark on the planet.
So this means these vernal equinox and autumnal equinox become defining points of what you want to achieve, what you want to examine here.
What I suggest we examine and what I've taken from many sources is the balance of inner and outer because it is Aries and Libra.
Opposing each other.
So we have to study the balance points.
Balance points of what?
Here in case of Aries and Libra, I think Aries and Libra for a minute.
Balance between inner and outer.
Balance between the self and other.
Balance between male and female.
Aries is very male like.
Libra is very female like.
Although it's a male sign, we shall see all those complexities later on.
Balance between light and shadow because these are balance points.
The number one and the number seven are the balance points.
Okay.
Balance between male and female.
Why?
Because this splits the chart into two equal parts on the left and the right side.
Our left side is feminine side.
Our right side is masculine side.
We shall examine this in detail in the coming videos of how this plays out in the planets zodiac as well as in the nakshatras.
So we are talking about equinox points, vernal and autumnal equinox where you take a check where you initiate a new cycle.
So if you are running a company, a corporation, a business or anything, these equinox points should be your beginning cycle.
You should take a check of all your balance sheets or your accounts, your new goals, targets, your practical goals of life, even as an individual.
You should set at the equinox points because the equinox brings about the light and shadow from the sun in equal measures.
The equality factor is there.
It's all about balance.
As you can see the key word here is balance.
The equinox points therefore define the balance points of what you need to do initiating a new cycle.
So in this context, we are talking about vernal to autumnal equinox is one cycle, six months of the year.
And autumnal going back to vernal is a second half of the year, the other six months.
So technically you should be taking a check every six months of the year.
You should be doing your planning this way.
Now before we get to the solstice, there is a concept you need to understand in Vedic Astrology, which is called Gandanta, the end of a cycle.
Gandanta means where the energies itself transit from water science into fire science.
Okay.
So which means going forward, it means transiting from a bices to aries.
That red line marked over there, transiting from cancer to Leo, the second red arrow over there and transiting from Scorpio into Sagittarius.
So Pisces is a water sign going into aries, the fire sign.
Cancer is a water sign going into Leo, the fire sign.
And Scorpio is a water sign moving into Sagittarius again, which is a fire sign.
This is called Gandanta or end of a cycle.
What does this signify?
End of a cycle as in what?
The end of anything is the beginning of something else.
Obviously, there is no end.
There is just the ending of one thing and transiting into another.
Why is this significant?
Because the water and fire are mutually opposing energies.
They are completely of a different kind and nature.
Therefore, they obliterate one another.
They are mutually self-destructive to one another.
Water will extinguish fire and in the process, get extinguished itself.
Both become transformed.
That's what it means.
So when we are going from equinoxes, going towards solstices, something happens in between.
You approach the Gandanta point every single time.
As you can see, every six months you approach this Gandanta point.
It happens going from solstices into the next half of the equinox.
Like moving from cancer towards Libra.
Moving from Libra towards Capricorn.
Moving from Capricorn towards Aries.
Every single one of these journeys that we undertake, typically every four months,
you are coming across this Gandanta point.
What does this give you an opportunity to do?
It brings you from the solstice forward into a new cycle, a fresh cycle.
Remember this.
So the Gandanta point is ending of a particular kind of energy.
It brings you to a null point of evaluation.
Gandanta means basically the two mutual energies are destroying itself, fire and water.
This gives you a chance to come to a null point, reevaluate whatever decisions you want to take,
to the null goals as an individual and then go forward.
So when cancer goes into Leo, in the cancer to Leo month, this is a good time to evaluate stuff.
Whatever new things you are coming to a null point.
Null points are the best points to evaluate and set new goals, so to speak.
Okay.
Now let us speak of solstice because we have good coming to the summer solstice
and winter solstice.
The summer solstice happens in cancer, the winter solstice happens in Capricorn.
So what do solstice points mean for us?
Solstice are pause and evaluation points.
Why?
Because the sun is appearing still.
Sun is not appearing to move towards the north or the southern hemisphere, it is standing still.
Okay.
So these become the pause and evaluation points.
So what do we need to do best in this solstices?
Check mental versus emotional.
Why?
Because there is cancer and Capricorn.
These are oppositional energies.
Okay.
Mental versus emotional are two different kind of energies we all possess.
So we need to check that.
Am I going too mental?
Am I going too emotional?
You need to check the balance between these two.
Check between inner and outer.
Why?
Because number four, cancer falls in summer solstice.
Number ten, Capricorn falls in winter solstice.
Capricorn is all about external world.
Summer solstice cancer is the most private, most inner world, your heart.
Between your heart and mind, so to speak.
Check between self and selfless.
Self is what cancer stands for, your inner self.
Selfless is what you produce outside in the external world in Capricorn.
So check your attitude and emotions and your goals and your...
what you need to bring to the world or whether you need to go within.
So check that between self and selfless actions.
Check between creation and dissolution.
Dissolution point, the first dissolution point is cancer because it's the first beginning of the moksha science, the liberation science.
Creation is where you create in the external world in Capricorn.
Creation and dissolution, what do you want to create?
What do you want to dissolve in your life?
Sometimes you need to just let go or something.
Sometimes you need to use whatever knowledge, wisdom you have gained as the propelling force or as the fuel for creating the next step or next goal of your life, any area of your life.
So these are the generic points of solstice you need to bear in mind.
They are pause and evaluation points. Solstice stands still, just like the sun.
It's all about the sun, it's all about the light and balance of dark and light on this planet folks.
In the next one, we shall get into details of the same chart of the same Northern India Vedic style chart.
But now we will talk in terms of day and night and how this affects the different houses and we'll get into that.
So keep watching, Take Care, Be Safe.