EP 47: The Universe and You with Vedic Astrologer Blaine Watson (Part One)

This week on the podcast, I’m speaking with my vedic astrologer - Blaine Watson. Blaine has been a life-long student of astrology, having studied it since childhood. In 1980, on a trip to India, he became specifically interested in Vedic astrology, and after almost 9 years of self-study, the Dean of the Department of Sanskrit at Benares Hindu University in Varanasi, India certified him as an expert in Jyotish.

He’s been a personal astrologer for the past 30 years, seeing over 30,000 clients in over 30 countries. And because the Vedic tradition prohibits him from advertising, clients find him only via word of mouth, which is a true testament to his expertise.

In addition to Jyotish, Blaine is well versed in Ayurveda and the Vedic system of temple architecture known as Vastu Vidya (you can listen to my episode about Vastu with Hunter Cressman here). He is also a lifelong meditator and has taught Transcendental Meditation to over 4,000 people.

This episode is part one of a two-part series on Vedic astrology, karma and transcendence. Honestly, I could have talked with Blaine for so much longer than we did (and we talked so long we had to split the episodes into two parts). In this conversation, we discuss: Blaine’s relationship to nature as a child growing up on a farm, what led him to seek out astrology when he was very young, the role of past life karma in a person’s present life, all about Jyotish: what it is, its purpose, the difference between eastern and western astrology, what speeds up the process of our evolution, the incredible thing that astrologers in India do to gain trust from their clients, why there is no such thing as free will, and why it’s almost impossible to miss your dharma (which is your life’s purpose).

Blaine is really fun to talk to as you’ll hear in the first couple minutes of our conversation. He has a wonderful sense of humor while also speaking about complex and deep topics and concepts. I’m so grateful to know him and that he agreed to be a guest on this podcast.

“You have a mountain of karma...this lifetime is like going to that mountain and filling a suitcase with karma and then coming into birth...you can work off the entire mountain of karma through that one suitcase.” - Blaine Watson x Our Nature
“No one can tell you what the purpose of life is, only you can tell yourself that.” - Blaine Watson x Our Nature
“With sufficient transcendence (sufficient experience of one's own self within oneself), the guru becomes nature. Your environment becomes your teacher.” - Blaine Watson x Our Nature

Resources

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Our Nature EP 16: The Architecture of Nature With Vaastu Consultant Hunter Cressman

Show Notes

Blaine’s relationship to nature as a child growing up on a farm
What led Blaine to seek out astrology when he was very young
The role of past life karma in a person’s present life
Jyotish 101 - what it is, why its purpose is, the difference between eastern and western astrology
What speeds up the process of our evolution
The origins of Jyotish astrology
What Blaine is looking for when he first reviews the chart
The incredible thing that astrologers in India do to gain trust from their clients
Discussing the predictive power of Jyotish and what that means during a reading
Why there is no such thing as free will
What it means if you’re born into wealth and fame or into a family of yogis
Why it’s almost not possible to miss your dharma (your life’s purpose)