Astro Q & A w/ Vic DiCara

Astro Q & A w/ Vic DiCara

Vic DiCara answers common questions about astrology with uncommon depth, friendliness, humor, scholarship and experience!

Episodes

The Vedic Stars: Maghā - Afterlife, Past-life, Ancestral Inheritance

February 26, 2016 • 10 mins
Maghā is the star of the Pitṛ, ancestral spirits who ferry us through the afterlife, on our journey from one lifetime to the next. Explaining the Pitṛ and the qualities of their star, Vic DiCara reads and explains the chapter on Maghā from his book, 27 Stars 27 Gods - available on Amazon or directly through his website: http://www.vicdicara.com.
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Passionate Embraces! Luxury! Pleasure... and spirituality!? Aslesa Nakshatra

February 19, 2016 • 12 mins
The star of dragons! Passionate embraces! Loyal emotion! Luxury! Pleasure! A star of nāga demons who are cunning and jealous, as well as nāga gods who are moral and spiritual! Vic DiCara reads from and explains his book, 27 Stars 27 Gods - available on Amazon or through his website: www.vicdicara.com
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The Star that Fulfills your Fullest Potential: Puṣya

February 12, 2016 • 12 mins
Vic DiCara reads from and explains his book, 27 Stars 27 Gods (available from http://www.vicdicara.com) to reveal all the fascinating qualities of the constellation known in Vedic astrology as Pushya, home of the guru of the gods, Brihaspati. [Video version of this podcast is available through my YouTube channel.]
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The Goddess Nakṣatra! Punarvasu.

February 5, 2016 • 11 mins
Punarvasu - the Vedic Constellation of unity, harmony, cooperation, self-replication, and self-invention. Learn how all these qualities come from the goddess of this constellation, Aditi - the very fabric of reality, mother of God and gods, mother of her own father, source of her own creation. The image of Aditi, known commonly as “Lajja Gauri” shows her as the source of Brahmā (since she has Brahmā’s lotus as her head)...
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The Star of Destruction and Tears - Ardra. Rudra's Vedic Nakshatra

January 29, 2016 • 14 mins
Ardra is the star of destruction and tears, but symbolizes all the things we must destroy before we can truly blossom. In this video, Vic DiCara explains all about the deity of Ardra, Rudhra - god of storms and destruction, and explains how his traits generate all the most important traits of Ardra.
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Search for Happiness, meaning, and purpose: Mṛgaśīrṣā - The Vedic Stars

January 22, 2016 • 13 mins
Learn all about the Vedic constellation called Mṛgaśīrṣa, which is all about the search for meaning, purpose, and happiness. Soma. Amṛta. Rasa. The nectar of immortality and the ultimate bliss!
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Vedic Astrology - The Nakshatra: Rohini

January 15, 2016 • 21 mins
Vic DiCara explains the key traits of Rohini Nakshatra and how they derive from the Nakshatra's god, Brahma. He reads from and explains his book, 27 Stars 27 Gods (available at www.vicdicara.com) and Varaha, Vidura & Kapila (available at www.vrajakishor.com).
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Krittika Nakṣatra - The Stars of Vedic Astrology

January 8, 2016 • 13 mins
Vic DiCara explains the key traits of Krittika Nakshatra and how they derive from the Nakshatra's god, Agni. He reads from and explains his book, 27 Stars 27 Gods.
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What's the Difference? Ep 9

November 17, 2015 • 6 mins
Q: What is the real difference between Vedic and Western? Q: In western I am Sagittarius but in Vedic I am Capricorn – which one is more accurate??? Q: Why is the East on the left? Q: In a chart what would show prosperity in a foreign land?
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Astro Q & A w. Vic DiCara Ep. 8 - Signs, Subdivisions, and Houses

November 10, 2015 • 7 mins
1) "I’m a Taurus and so-and-so is a Virgo…" 2) Is Western Astrology wrong and Hindu Astrology correct? 3) What houses represent which family members? 4) Can you share a little know fact about the houses? 5) What the heck is a navāṁśa, and how do I use it?
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Astro Q & A w. Vic DiCara, Ep 7: Exalted Baddies

October 19, 2015 • 7 mins
What if a bad planet is exalted or in its own sign - is it a good or bad thing? In synastry what do we consider to be a conjunction, opposition, trine, and so on? Is it by degree or by sign or both? Where does the first house start? I’ve heard that the first house is considered 15 degrees before and after the ascendant. If my ascendant is 27º Gemini and my Moon is 1º Gemini... is my moon in 1st house or 12th house? ...
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Sexual Orientation, Evil Houses, & more! Astro Q & A w. Vic DiCara, Ep. 6

September 29, 2015 • 13 mins
Vic answers: 1. Why should astrology work? What's the idea behind it? 2. How reliable is astrology? 3. Are people into astrology going to hell because they are sinners? 4. How do you read sexual orientation in a birth chart? 5. What does a bad Jupiter symbolize? 6. What are the "evil houses"?
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Exaltation & Enlightenment - Ep. 5 of Astro Q&A w. Vic DiCara

September 22, 2015 • 10 mins
Vic explains the logic behind “exaltation” and reveals the system for calculating degree-specific dignity based on layers of signs within signs. He also explains how to predict enlightenment, illustrating the principles with the birth chart of Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda.
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Why is the Zodiac the Way it is? :: Episode 4 of Astro Q&A w. Vic DiCara 

September 16, 2015 • 14 mins
Vic answers the most fundamental questions about the nature of the zodiac, showing in the process that everything makes perfect sense if the twelve signs are tropical, not sidereal. (1) Why are there 12 signs (not 13 or 342.8)? (2) Why are they all the same size? (3) Why do certain planets rule certain signs? (4) Why do certain signs have certain elements? (5) Why do certain signs have certain modalities? ...
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Astro Q & A w. Vic DiCara ep 3

September 8, 2015 • 11 mins
What is a Virgo’s favorite guitar? Are Mars-people happier, since they take what they want? What are the astrological signs of a "PLAYA"? How do I know what I’ll be in my next life? Why do Vedic and Western Astrologers see the planets in different places? How do daśās work?
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Astro Q & A w. Vic DiCara, Ep. 2

September 2, 2015 • 11 mins
Common Questions, Deep Answers... Q: What's more accurate, Vedic or Western Astrology? Q: How come I can't stand Geminis? Q ["A Scorpio"]: What is the general dynamic between Leo and Aquarius. Q: I have no planets in my 12th house, so how do I interpret my 12th house. Q ["cloverskies77"]: They say Sun & Saturn BOTH represent the father in a natal chart... what is that all about? Q: Is Saturn the laziest planet...
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Astro Q & A w. Vic DiCara Ep. 1

August 27, 2015 • 14 mins
Common Questions - Deep Answers! What's more important, Sun-sign or Moon-sign? Is there good and bad in every sign? Are horoscopes silly? Is Scorpio sensitive or tough? What signs "use" people? Is Chinese Astrology better than Western Astrology?
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