GREETINGS EARTHLINGS!

Welcome to my blog!

My name is Chris, and I created this blog at the urging of my friends Jay and Dr. Behrang to share some of my ideas with you all.

I named the blog “Astro Mythological Insights”.   Why such a bizarre-sounding name?  Well, there are really two parts to this. 

Firstly, there is the predictive part, where I give my astrological readings.  I tend to like mundane astrology, so I will share some of my astrological insights into world events, although I give myself some leeway to delve into other astrological branches when I feel like it.

Note that I use mostly Vedic sidereal astrology, but I do combine with certain aspects of Western astrology to give predictions.  I believe in the best of both worlds.

Secondly, there is the non-predictive aspect of astrology, which I call “astromythology”. Yes, astromythology is a term that I coined to show the application of astrology to uncover the mysteries of ancient mythology.    

My inspiration for astromythology comes from my late Vedic astrology teacher, who went by the pen name, Dr. Agnihotri.  He used to repeat an ancient maxim that “Astrology is the Eyes of the Vedas”.   I investigated this maxim, and found it to be very true, for I could reverse engineer Vedic deities into their stellar forms.  In other words, I realized that I could figure out what star, constellation, or planet the deities were. I also used the principles that I figured out along the way to reinterpret deities of other mythologies – Egyptian, Greek, Norse, and Chinese to name a few.  I found this to be far more accurate in identifying deities in their stellar forms than simply using pure astronomy to try to figure out who these deities were.  That’s because in ancient times, astrology and astronomy were one and the same subject.   Unfortunately, astronomy and astrology went their own separate ways, beginning in the 17^th century CE. 

I find my explorations into this hitherto little known aspect of the various mythologies, or astromythology, to be fascinating.  I hope that you will find it fascinating too, as I open the door to you to an entirely different world.

I shall end here with a salutation of my late and great astrology guru, Dr. Agnihotri.

May your stars shine brightly always.

 

Chris