I was fascinated with astrology as long as I can remember. I think my passion was fueled by persistent belief that we live in a very wise and conscious Universe, which simply can not give you question without an answer. Like in school textbook, somewhere on the last page, the answer always (should be!!) there! And also, if your intention is true, there’s always a “good teacher” (in any form) that helps you.

I remember vividly one episode that greatly reinforced that feeling in me. Back in my home country (Urkaine) and still being a university student, I was trying to get into my first astrology course. I had really no money for it, but I knew that I just need to attend it, and that I need to find 25 “hryvnias” until tomorrow. I walked past small shoe store on the street, and wandered into it without particular reason. Right away I saw a pair of nice children’s boots, and my thought was: “these boots seem more expensive than they cost in this store”. I never was in sales business before, but I had a feeling that I might take a chance to sell them in the flea market for higher price. So I bought the boots and took them right away to the market. It was late afternoon, and the marked was empty, only couple of merchants were wrapping up their counters. So I bravely walked up to one woman and asked her if she would buy a boots from me for resale. Immediately she liked the idea, and named me the price - what would you think? - exactly 25 hryvnias higher than I paid for them! So I remember being little foggy, when I was walking away with the money in my hands just enough to pay for my 3-day astrology course.  

That is why Vedic System resonated with me instantly. In Vedic Cosmology, which includes Ayurveda, Yoga, Astrology and other branches of knowledge, all matter in the world is permeated with consciousness. Everything evolves. Everything has a reason and a purpose. Everything unfolds into an intricate pattern, ever repeating, but beautiful and unique every day…

I remember when I was as a child, I did not want to talk “bad” about clothes on the store hangers, or to kick a tree trunk, because I felt that even inanimate objects or plants still might be “hurt”. Maybe in early years of life we still possess some fragments of sacred knowledge? According to the Rishis, even stones have some inert memory on very low level.

After settling in Canada, I studied astrology with R​obin Armstrong through his school R​​A​SA​​ School of Astrology, and later with Sam Geppy at American Academy of Vedic Art and Science. I loved that both these school teaches a very grounded,  no-nonsense approach to chart reading. Vedic Astrology works with planetary cycles, and each cycle opens in our life a new chapter, bringing experiences of a new kind. And whether we are happy with this new experience, or it descends on us in the form of a sudden wake up call, change is inevitable and it forces us to make a choice.

Sidereal operation is not exactly quiet and peaceful "clockwork nirvana". We live intensely through our experiences. We often get entangled in dread of fears, self-doubts and subjected to outer influences. But the good news is, that even while the planets can predetermine events that happen to us, they don't make decisions for us! It’s up to us to choose an action based on the best awareness we have at the moment. How beautiful is it to have this freedom!

The underlying principle of Vedic Astrology is called "Sanatana Dharma". It states that every experience in physical world brings us one step closer to discovery of our True Self. True Self is a Vedic term for our pure creative identity, which in itself contains the pattern for our growth. When freed from external influences and false perceptions, this identity would guide us towards fulfillment.

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I wish you an exciting life journey!

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Your Passionate Astrologer,

Ludmilla Bogucharska,

Toronto, Ontario.

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