#depth astrology

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ASCENDANT

Impression of me

Ascendant in Gemini

People with Gemini rising tend to be friendly, communicative, flexible, indecisive, unsure, liking to do two or more things at once, witty, clever, very active mentally, high-strung, temperamental, nervous or anxious, talkative, superficial, and always ready for something different. There may be two distinct sides to you as Gemini represents the Twins. You have a strong need to communicate what you already know and to learn more. You enjoy reading and traveling as they both give plenty of scope for picking up new knowledge. You need variety and can be the jack of all trades and the master of none. You tend to go wide for breadth, not depth. You may appear confident, but you can lack self-confidence and inner sureness. You love to talk, both with your mouth as well as your hands. Spiritual lesson to learn: Control (learn to control and not scatter energies and to prioritize). Mercury rules Gemini so Mercury will be important in your chart.

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Understanding the 4th house: natal and synastry

The 4th house is not easy to comprehend, and often not enough attention is paid to its interpretation. Reducing its meaning to “home, safety and one parent” completely discredits its merit in the entire picture, and leaves a vast area of ​​the natal chart almost opaque.

What is the 4th house indeed? And why is it so important to understand it when reading a chart, including the synastry?

The 4th house is the lowest point in the chart. Midnight.

The place where the border between the light and darkness lies. It is the point of the deepest foundations of one’s psychic universe. In fact, this is the place where psychotherapists and psychologists try to get, but most often they cannot, and end up in the 1st house. And this is a place where no one will consciously let another person in.

The 4th house represents not only the feeling of the inmost security, it contains all the data about a particular structure pattern inside of one’s psychic on which their universe is built. This is the basis of the spine, which runs through the entire chart up to the 10th house. The 4th house is the place where your inner voice lives. Looking at the sign and the planets in the 4th house, we can understand exactly how this voice of intuition sounds, what is your connection with it, and what it takes for you to hear this voice. 

The 4th house reflects the imprints that we received as a result of our after-birth condition and that have become the cornerstones of our sense of trust (or mistrust) to life. This is inevitably something upon which the huge part of our personality and all relationships are built. 

For some people, personal security is inherently linked with beauty and harmony (Venus/ Taurus/ Libra in the 4th house). For others, security means transformation and the ability to get to the depths (Scorpio/Pluto). Sometimes the security goes only with the sense of independence and freedom (Aquarius/ Uranus). Not rarely will the 4th house qualities remain a mystery for the person themselves until some good work is done on it. And it is almost impossible to work on the 4th house directly. 

The 4th house is the same area where we are entering during deep transpersonal experiences. In my work with plant medicine, in particular Ayahuasca, I was convinced more than once that all that is happening during the ceremony encompasses the 4th house domain, which is the reason why this work can be so disturbing but is unprecedentedly effective. Getting in touch with the material of their own 4th house, a person will not only experience fear, but the whole intensity of realising their own internal structure (or the absence of it), its flaws and disruptions, as well as its strengths and flawlessness. This contributes to the process which in psychotherapy is called "the integration of the personality”, or the return to the wholeness. Of course, all the houses of the natal chart are involved into this dynamics, but the footing lies precisely in the 4th house.

The same as a talented actor would have a strong 1st house, the good psychotherapist usually has an emphasised 4th house.

With all that in mind, the importance of this area in the synastry can’t be overlooked.

To begin with, it is hardly possible to imagine an intimate situation between the two where the 4th house would remain “switched off". The 8th house is invariably considered the house of sex, but never it is the only house involved at the moment of physical intercourse. The turning on of the 4th house occurs in all the transformational experiences including physical intimacy. Our openness to receive sexual pleasure and the ability to merge with another person are totally linked with our deepest security (the 4th house), which in many ways is unconscious for us ourselves. In addition, any sensual pleasure involves egoism, but NOT the egoism of the 1st house, or the 5th house, it is the egoism that is so elemental and even primitive that it is totally beyond our control. The 4th house egoism is almost animalistic.

The 4th house cannot be ignored when looking at the synastry of the two people whose relationships are meant to be long term. Not only it brings some structure into the relationships, but also reveals if these relations can endure time. The 4th house provides the basis and cements the connection.

Aspects to the 4th house that arise between the two may reveal the potential for the deepest healing (and deepest wounds as well) that one person can bring to another. This is the place where it is possible to get to the inner altar of another soul, to the sphere that the person who owns the 4th house does not know consciously themselves but feels its power in most life-changing events. 

It is especially favourable if the Venus and/or the Moon fall into the synastry 4th house. This can be an opportunity for a planet person to illuminate the 4th house person’s deepest fears with love and care, thus repeating the experience of unity with one of the parents, but in a more conscious form.

If we consider the 5th house to be the continuation, the body of the 4th, or the zone of “its possession”, then we see that, in fact, our personal creativity, our romantic preferences and our games (both in the childhood and and in the adulthood) are completely saturated with the material of the 4th house, i.e. our emotional imprints and our connection with the subconscious.

Drop me a line if you want a personal look at your chart ...

Yours,

AlSheren

[hwiyoungies]

much love but this is why idols shouldn't say the time they were born lmao

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it is yannis day in three weeks

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Hii! I read somewhere that some of jaehyun's placements (his saturn being one I think) indicates that he's either insecure or unsure about himself and has a lot of inner conflict and I was wondering if you could expand on that.

Some astro musings on Jaehyun - our beloved Valentine...

Hello!

Buckle up, this is going to be interesting, because I have a lot to say on this topic, lol.

People mainly talk about his 12th house stellium in Aquarius (which is co-ruled by Saturn), as well as his Saturn influence in his chart.

The 'not knowing himself' mainly refers to his 12th house, and while I do get where this train of thought is coming from, I have to disagree that it makes Jaehyun unaware of who he is. The 12th house is known to cause an absence of the themes of said planet that sits in it, therefore the individual will develope their very own and usually very unique definition of the themes of the planet. The 12th house is also our subconscious and subconscious self, the side of us we don't see/have troubles accepting,but also the side of us we wished we could personify, it is literally the self we dream of being and wished we could be in another life.

Same as retrograde planets, 12th house placements manifest differently than those who have them direct or in other houses. Usually the individual will gain a better picture of how to approach and define these 12th house planets/topics after a lot of retrospection: at best they seek solitude to develope mindfullness about their dream and desires. Jaehyun having his 12th house stellium in Aquarius can add to a rather closed off, introverted and even stand off-ish nature.

You know what, now that we're talking about this, I know a lot of people wonder why his character (at least to what he seems to be showing to us) changed so drastically when he started out as a nct member. Think about Jaehyun during the 7th sense, fire truck and limitless era and then when they moved on to Simon Says, Regular, Superhuman, etc. One theme about the 12th house (more so when you have placements in there) is the disillusion. Since the planets themes seem always somehow out of reach, you spend a lot of time dreaming and imagining what it must be like finally experiencing it, bathing in it's pure essence. But when it happens and the expectations can't be fulfilled it can lead to massive disappointment. To summarize, I think all the reasons why and how he changed his public persona and character play into the ways the 12th house manifests. We have the Sun, Venus and Mercury in the 12th house, all very important planets when it comes to how you connect with others, what your self is, and how you verbalize yourself and articulate your inner world to others. I do think that one part of the massive disillusion of the 12th house (especially since Sun and Venus in the 12th house can hint to an individual dreaming of being popular/famous, and being socially in touch with his world) happened when it came to him being a public persona, the character he had to play, and the way fans had access and wanted to have access to his personality.

This makes especially sense since they all start out as children and mostly all debuted as children, being right in the process of building the foundation of your sense of self. Fame has its price. And someone who has Sun, Venus and Mercury in the 12th (with whole signs his second chart ruler Jupiter, and Uranus are also in the 12th house), he was perfect to be modelled to the company's wishes as well as the fans desired persona of him.

That's why the 12th house his also known for projection. 12th house placement natives spend a good time of their life constantly figuring out and forming the themes of the planet(s) in this house. While they do that, they are usually very lowkey in expressing said planet. 12th house planets generally can lack assertiveness in their self expression too, adding to others projecting onto them and modeling their character to their wishes.

That's why you hear people say 12th house Sun natives are often perceived as trying to hold back and unassuming (or compensating by being overly ego focused). That's why you hear people say 12th house mercury natives only speak up when they really have something important to say, something of the heart.

Meanwhile the people engaging with the 12th house native will read into their lowkey behavior and project their ideal onto them. And at worst, the 12th house person will play into it and be shaped by the expectations of others. Why? Self exploration. Even if it's out of character behaviour for them, they understand that the themes of the planet in the 12th house is without boundaries, there is more to it than other people usually see, so they dive right into it: to experience the themes of the planets in the 12th house is to find and explore the (hidden) self, and that comes with every single possible outcome, good and bad.

I'm not trying to victimize and belittle 12th house natives at all (using whole signs I have 12th house placements as well), but that's why people say the 12th house individual can fall victim to those with ill intentions. And I always believed wholeheartedly Jaehyun is a good example of becoming a victim of fame when we look at the way a lot of fans see him and treat him. All of the members have to act accordingly to the company’s wishes and perform a role as a public figure, they have to play into fantasies, but the character that was oh so neatly constructed by the company (and the fans) for Jaehyun seems to be causing him to retreat more and more into the 12th house shell.

And with that I don't think he is fake. I don't think he fakes a lot at all tbf, his unassuming and laid back nature caused by the 12th house is just too perfect for people to continue projecting onto and reading into him. It all works too well, but it's also a vicious circle. And yes, his Pisces Ascendant adds right into it by subconsciously mirroring and becoming exactly what people want him to be.

Also, Aquarius sitting in the 12th house is an interesting mixture too, since Aquarius is a sign that actually stands for detachement and observing groups. Small excourse here pls do not mind It's often wrongly portrayed as the sign that is inherently just very fond of groups and friendships (that's 11th house matters tho), but actually Aquarius is the lone scientist, the field explorer that joins and experiences a lot of groups for its studies on humanity. That's why Aquarius is the water bearer, the one who dedicated their life to study humans and human emotion. After all, Aquarius has to find the group they feel most comfortable with, since they can easily feel pretty alienated all the time, I feel like that's more so the inherent emotion this sign can carry, therefore it seeks and dreams of belonging to a group often times.

That all being said, I feel like this also adds to Jaheyun's detached behaviour. The members also say he is sometimes suddenly unavailable (doesn't answer texts/calls, doesn't appear to meet ups) and we know he is fond of his alone time, and indulging in his hobbies and the arts. Let's not forget he has a Taurus Moon, this man probably looooves leisuring, lol.

Okay, I want to shortly touch on his Saturn in Aries in the 1st. Saturn in Aries can easily cause feelings of powerlessness, since it puts a restriction on actualizing the self, and using ones power to go for what one really wants. Aries fighter nature gets toned down by Saturn, and on top of that it's in a opposition with his Libra Mars, which is already a sign that is in detriment in Mars.

I can imagine that, especially when we add the themes and topics of his 12th house stellium and Pisces Ascendant, it can cause a feeling similar to fainting when looking in the eye of the problem. It's causing defeat, and denying the self due to limited options. And I feel that people directing who he is, especially under the management of SM, can be one root of this problem. Using the whole sign house system his Saturn in Aries would be in the 2nd, and while now, especially in the year 2022 Jaheyun has had many opportunities to work for brands, I do think that this inability to assert the self led to him missing opportunities in solo activities he really wanted to do, establishing his 'own brand' and ofc making money in his prefered ways and desires caree fields. But also, looking at his solo activities now I'm glad thing seem to work out better his way, allthough I need to check out other charts of his, such as transits, solar return, etc. to get a better look inside of the current energies.

Oh, and on the last note, because you've mentioned 'he's hard on himself'. Yeah, I think when he's not avoiding and detached, fleeing from his feelings and the reality of a situation (typical 12th house and Pisces Ascendant thing to do), he is probably very hard on himself. Saturn has a tight grip on his chart, but how he deals with that depends heavily if he is able to take responsibility, even if it's things that weren't necessarily caused directly by him.

Saturn forces us to take responsibility, the Pisces, 12th house, Neptune (and also Jupiter tbh) influence want him to remain in a dream as long as he can, till the pain is too big to ignore any longer. He might be constantly battling between feeling hopeful and powerless.

He might be in a weird limbo state of being half awake, half aslepp, half conscious, half unconscious.

Whatever it might be, this Neptunian chart will make sure that we will never truly know.

[feminariddens]

Little Tips about Eclipse Seasons

(May be obvious to many, but as a Scorpio lagna, it took me time to make peace with my weird needs and experiences, so everything is a discover til today)

If you're in doubt about it, don't do it

If it demands a lot - even if it looks simple and everyone is doing it - don't do it. Let it be. You need to save your energy.

Wait a little to start projects

Maybe it's nice to start some energy treatment (I'm back to mine, hopefully before Oct. 25th).

Stick only to your routine obligations.

Dedicate free time to recharge as much as you can - and in ways as silly/simple as can be.

Journaling, Pranayama, prayer, abdominal breathing, mantra chanting/listeing, Abhyanga/massage with oils according to your Ayurveda constitution, etc.

When in doubt, choose the activity that brings you more SILENCE

Relaxing and recharging, clearing your thoughts and vision is more urgent than having fun and socializing. Just for a while, ok?

Again, my experience:

Water placements (specially Scorpio), 8th house and 12th house placements:

If neglected, come back to spiritual practices you used to do.

It's never too late God is always eager to help.

Also, unless you have a very strong Pitta in your constitution, go slow with physical exercise. Priotize calming your mind.

Save energy by not overextending your body

nor your attention to intrusive thoughts and fantasies.

See how it looks like a very famous and feared insect?

"Scorpio is the structure of the nadis and the pran movement in them." - Tejaswini Arvind Patil here, and that's why it was so helpful to learn how to deal with my nervous system/energy (highly associated to Jyeshta, my ascendant nakshatra).

This next one is maybe the most important, and applies to everyone of any placements (not only in ecipse seasons, but mainly during them):

Limit your exposure to the collective mind

News, social media, gossip pretending to be important commentary, etc.

What looks so rational and urgent is a net of emotions unchecked, eager for hosts and sources of energy.

Exercise your faith when you need to look at social events and news

Remember God never fails and exerts control over the most difficult things in life.

Remember God always means well and works by yourside.

Evil is as strong as our minds (our free will) allows it to be.

Avoid enemeshing yourself with the collective...

...by identifying yourself with social events = emotionally reacting to them.

This is your ego masking as organic emotion.

It starts with classifying the event: 'good', 'bad', 'unaceptable', 'disgusting', 'life-changing', 'life-saving'.

The ego demands a position - what it's incredibly arrogant. Who are you to know? Who are any of us to know for sure?

Even specialists admit to know little and refrain from manifesting emotions around historical or social events.

Labels and emotions are not solutions, but displays of virtue that your ego demands from you (and creates them itself) in order to convince you that it IS you and it IS good...

...so you keep being a slave of coping mechanisms and racing thoughts disguised as reason and morality.

Be humble:

Silence you mind when approaching reality

Save energy:

Your attention and emotions are preserved by humbling yourself to reality and refraining from labeling it.

Use this energy to exert your free will:

Use your imagination to conceive concrete things that bring you pleasure/joy

Use your conscious mind to execute these plans relentlessly in the present time.

These are what the mind is for. It should serve your birth right to cocreate reality with God.

Not to deny it or override it, not to defend yourself from it.

And finally:

If no one is doing it, or you feel like no one is doing it,

Remember I'm rooting for you.

Whoever you are - and whomever I am,

I deeply believe you can make all your dreams come true

and overcome anything in your way,

no matter how big it looks (today)

May God bless you all.

Nina Simone, Uttara Ashada ("Former Victorious One", in approximate translation from sanskrit) Moon.

Tomorrow is my turn No more doubts no more fears Tomorrow is my turn When my luck is returning All these years I've been learning to save fingers from burning Tomorrow is my turn No more doubts no more fears Tomorrow is my turn to receive without giving Make life worth living Now it's my life I'm living My only concern for tomorrow is my turn

[emoprincey]

The fact that Remus isn't a Gemini is an absolute crime

[therhetoricofmagic]

Chiron in the 8th House: Delving into Deep Wounds and Creating Transformative Healing

Astrology can be one of the most effective tools for self-discovery and introspection, providing insights into our personalities, life paths, and the challenges we may face along the way. One celestial body that carries profound significance in astrological interpretations is Chiron, often referred to as the “wounded healer.” When Chiron is placed in the 8th House of a natal chart, its presence…

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hi ! i’ve noticed some astrological similarities between this blog’s chart, my personal chart, and some of your birth charts. so, i wanna do a simple and small astrological study—if ur interested, fill out this form with your sun, moon and rising signs <3

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@opportunity-strikes​ HI HELLO I’m gonna answer this heeere because I just realized I did a couple of sketches of them way back but never posted them aaahah

Indigo "Skylights" Asterix Pollux Kosjisk Ankabut Fatespinner is my pirate!! Quite awhile back one of my friends mentioned the idea of an all-gnome pirate crew whose ship’s name is comprised of the names of all the ships they’ve successfully raided and/or destroyed, and long story short it ended up being a one-shot and hopefully an ongoing series of one-shots :D

Indigo is the ship’s navigator and lookout; they’re a circle of stars druid, and their star map is a gold false eye etched with constellations, with a Gem of Brightness core that can project the stars outward-- which is, not to brag, the coolest idea I’ve ever had about anything (it’s an admittedly low bar; I’m not a very creative Ideas Guy lmao)

also their Archer starry form gives them a flintlock that shoots comets, and their Primal Savagery cantrip is flavored as a cutlass that’s formed from an extension of their starlight :D

[kryptoniteheadcanons]

In Depth Slashstrology...6?

Amanda Young: 

She searches for balance in her life but rarely finds it, often swinging between extremes. She’s spent most of her life trying to hide herself. She’s perennially terrible at it, but she still tries. More likely to be stubborn or overly critical than out right aggressive or snide. She loves to root for the underdog but has trouble believing in her own abilities. Her sense of justice is likely wildly skewed but she still seeks it out. People rarely take notice of her in daily life, and she can feel ignored because of it. She’s more fun and dynamic than she seems on the surface a lot of the time. That’s only because she can be very picky on who she opens up to. She tries to intellectualize her emotions but has a hard time with it, as if the separate parts of her refuse to work together. She’s a quick study, her intelligence can’t be oversold here, but it compounds her sensitivity to the opinions of others in a way that can become very confusing. Being comfortable is more important than anything else to her, however she’s far more likely to leave her comfort zone for other people than for herself. Enjoys putting her all into something, even if she frequently feels like it isn’t enough. 

She’s cautious in love, though when she settles on someone she can romanticize and idealize her partner and the relationship itself. She needs someone she can trust completely. She berates herself internally for not being better, so she’d likely take even small criticisms harshly. She can actually be a very fun person to be around! She’s very playful once she lets her guard down and likes indulging in every pleasurable and romantic. Incredibly loyal, almost to a harsh detriment. She spends a lot of emotional energy on deciding on someone, so it's hard for her to let go once she’s decided. It might take her a while to get used to having another person in her space. Doesn’t like feeling jealous or having her efforts go unnoticed. She may not be perfect, but she’s incredibly loving and dedicated.

Main Placements: Libra Sun in 4th House, Leo Moon in 3rd, Cancer Rising, Scorpio Venus 5th House, Virgo Mars in 4th House, Scorpio Jupiter in 5th House, Taurus Saturn in 11th House (retrograde), 4th House Stellium, Virgo Lilith, Pisces North Node 

Mark Hoffman: 

In a word, observant. Between his natural curiosity and constant self monitoring he tends to notice the small things that people do. He knows how he comes off to people, and he uses it to his advantage. He has the remarkable ability to work through almost anything. He’s got a lot of pain under the surface, and it’s under the surface because he takes such care to not show it to anyone. He feels like one big contradiction, keeping things professional and at arms length despite being so keenly interested in the deeper meaning of things. He’s not naturally aggressive, but can absolutely be cold or harsh. Very protective of people he cares about, almost to the point of annoyance. He absolutely hates it when other people underestimate or undersell his intelligence, though he would never be the kind of person to come right out and say it. He doesn’t like change but desperately needs it in his life. The best thing for him would be to learn to be less rigid and more introspective. After all, he’s not how he is because he wants to be, he’s like this because he has to be. 

A bit shy romantically. He’s not used to being able to express himself authentically in romantic situations, and it really shows. Despite that, he does love deeply. Surprisingly tender and caring. If he’s serious about someone then they’re going to get a whole side of him that almost no one else has gotten. He’s loving but he does need his space. His emotions are very tangled due to him neglecting them. Sentimentality runs deep with him, and is unlikely to throw something out if it has tender feelings connected to it. He doesn’t have time for people who are always down on themselves, as it goes against his own nature too strongly. He may also simultaneously find himself attracted to and looking down on people he considers strange. Maybe it’s because he loves control too much and finds them more chaotic than he can handle. Even if it takes a while for him to open up, it’s more than worth it.

Main Placements: Leo Sun in 7th/8th House, Scorpio Moon in 10th, Capricorn Rising, Virgo Mercury in 8th house, Cancer Venus in 6th House, Cancer Mars in 6th/7th House,  Part of Fortune in Aries, Saturn in Pisces 2nd House, Virgo Pluto in the 8th House, Sun square Moon 

[nuitsbody]

Dreams of a Serpent ☽🐍🪞

Encountering unconscious fears on the journey to liberation

“More especially the threat to one’s inmost self from dragons and serpents points to the danger of the newly acquired consciousness being swallowed up again by the instinctive psyche, the unconscious… snake-dreams usually occur, therefore, when the conscious mind is deviating from its instinctual basis."

— Carl Jung, ‘Archetypes of the Collective Unconscious’

☽ Upon waking to a new dawn and shedding the old skin of a previous, unwanted life, it can be easy to fall into paranoia regarding the future. The passion, the drunkenness coming from the first taste of liberation can easily become poisoned by instinctive fears arising from the unconscious, and feelings/memories left unaddressed. These fears usually take the form of a serpent in our dreams - terrifying, destructive and devouring.

Breaking free takes an enormous amount of effort and exertion and only those who have tasted freedom after living in bondage will understand how terrifying the idea of returning to the underworld can be. After waking up to your independent destiny and taking the first baby steps to living it, you can sometimes hear the underground movement of the serpentine unconscious, threatening to throw you off balance and end your journey before it has even began. Astrologically, this experience corresponds to the 8th to 9th house journey (Scorpio to Sagittarius). The 8th house is the psychic underworld, where we’re called to journey within to sort out any outstanding evolutionary debts that are holding us back from shedding old skin, gaining new modes of perception and broadening our horizons so that we may bask in the endless possibilities of the liberating 9th house.

According to Carl Jung, dreaming of dragons or serpents can “point to the danger of the newly acquired consciousness being swallowed up again by the instinctive psyche, the unconscious.” In other words, these dreams are a warning - there’s no greater force more powerful than fear and if we leave it unchecked, then all we have feared will come true and we’ll be dragged back to the underworld (8th house) kicking and screaming to start all over again. All of our progress will be for nothing, as we have missed the crucial lesson of Scorpio and the 8th house, which was to confront our fears and learn from them. By going back, the wine of liberation on our lips dries up before it has even reached our throats. Although returning to the underworld to learn lessons missed can be a positive thing, it is still a painful process and one not everyone is pleased to go through again.

It’s important to step back and take a breather if you’ve noticed these motifs pop up in your dreams. Try to journal and pinpoint what exactly you’re afraid of regressing to (as symbolised by the dragon/serpent in your dreams) and take some constructive steps towards accepting these fears and working with them, instead of running from them. Dreaming of fearsome dragons and serpents can be a terrifying and even traumatic experience, but all poisons contain the cure!

“The serpent represents magical power, which also appears where animal drives are aroused imperceptibly in us.”

— Carl Jung, ‘Liber Novus’

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Tonight - Tuesday, December 12, 2023

New Moon in Sagittarius (12/12/23)

[eggshells-and-simple-spells]

astrology is like. peak mischararacterization for me. i would not fucking say that

[thecosmicriver]

Exploring the Depths of Astrology | Manwinder Rawat at The Cosmic River Occult Awards 2023

Welcome to our channel! In this captivating video, renowned astrologer Manwinder Rawat takes the stage at The Cosmic River Occult Awards 2023 to deliver an enlightening speech on the fascinating world of astrology.

Join us as we delve into the depths of astrological insights and unravel the mysteries of the celestial realm. Manwinder Rawat, a respected authority in astrology, shares his profound knowledge and expertise, offering profound insights into the ancient art of interpreting the stars.