A conversation between Claudia Anfuso and Shakti Caterina Maggi in honor of Pitṛ Pakṣa – dealing with our past, facing death and death of ego patterns.
Classical Indian Traditions Articles
Your Destiny in Your Hands: An Introduction to the fascinating world of Indian Hand Analysis
Your Destiny in Your Hands: An Introduction to the fascinating world of Hasta Sāmudrika (Indian Hand Analysis) by Claudia Anfus
Un Portale di Trasformazione – Dicembre 21, 2020
Conversazione tra Shakti Caterina Maggi e Claudia Anfuso riguardo l’astrologia del momento e la congiunzione tra Saturno e Giove (12/21/20 – Italiano)
Yoga Vāsiṣṭha
Image by Penabranca Nirvana section II 88-93 Once upon a time when I was the pure sky of consciousness, in that sky of consciousness arose the moonlight of awareness. I was then Brahman. I, the Brahman meditated upon my own being, my own nature, with the cool...
Hymn Of Creation
Image by Penabranca Rig Veda. Mandala 10 Hymn 129 There was not the Non-existent nor the Existent then; there was not the air nor the sky which is beyond. What did it contain? Was there water, unfathomable and profound ? There was not death nor...
Adding a dimension to the Teacher Student Prayer
This reflection is the fruit of inspiration by three wonderful teachers that light the path underneath my feet: Dharmanidhi Sarasvati, Rami Shivan and Hart de Fouw. May they continue to benefit all beings in all times and spaces. One of the most precious prayers we...
Astrologia e Nondualità
Astrologia e Nondualità – Claudia Anfuso e Shakti Caterina Maggi (Italiano). Una serata dedicata all’essere Uno con l’Universo.
The Value of Muhūrta
The old world science of Jyotiṣa is comprised of 6 different branches, or limbs. Each one of these limbs offers a different understanding of how manifestation unfolds, and how we can tune into that unfolding to support the human condition. Muhūrta, one of these limbs,...
The Body is the Yajna – Connecting to the Sacred Fire of Our Body
This article is fruit of a specific inspiration by one of my teachers, Hart de Fouw.Living and growing up in a society where ritual is not at the forefront of our experience, how can we relate to fire ritual in an embodied sense? The external act of offering items...
How does Jyotiṣa differ from Western astrology?
There are a many differences between what is known as Western astrology and Jyotiṣa, or Vedic astrology. Some major ones are: First and foremost, Jyotiṣa is based on the sidereal zodiac. A planet’s position in the heavens is measured against the backdrop of fixed...
Hasta Sāmudrika Śāstra – An Introduction to Vedic Palmistry
Abhyāsa: Re-discovering the Value of Repetition
Abhyāsa: continuous endeavor, constant practice, repetition, exercise, exertion.'as' to throw, 'abhi' toward In Dharmanidhi's class Texts of the Yoga Tradition, we were introduced to the concept of abhyāsa as one of the principles of exegesis. Exegesical analysis is...