LATEST NEWS!
Sept 4, 2023 - This is to inform you that, sadly, Krushna Jugalkalani, the founder and creator of the KAS astrology system, passed away on August 31, 2023 after a brief illness, just before his 80th birthday on October 31st of this year. He will be greatly missed. You can go to the KAS ASTROLOGY header on this site to learn more about this very accurate Ashtakavarga System of astrology as taught to Krushna by his own guru, the late Shri BriGopal Shastri of Amravati, India.
Oct 15, 2022 - Jupiter's Web now resides on my Sageasita site, since my friend and colleague, Sandy Crowther has decided to close it down in the near future for personal reasons. Please proceed to Jupiters Web in the header of this site and then click on What's New? for more of the newest update information. Thanks.
Sept 12, 2016 - As of today, KAS-ASTROLOGY has been taken offline and moved over to this website. Old pictures, photos, etc. have not been included in this transfer. Just the basic lessons and the important information needed for those students who are interested.
August 10, 2016 - Much of the KAS-ASTROLOGY website has now been moved over to this website for those people who are interested in the further pursuit of this study of Krushna's Ashtakavarga System.
The KAS-ASTROLOGY website will be discontinued around mid-September, 2016.
The KAS-ASTROLOGY website will be discontinued around mid-September, 2016.
March 23, 2011 - For the 10th anniversary of my friend, Rick (Richard) Houck's passing (April 1st, 2011), I've decided to add a section on my website in memory of him and his contributions to astrology. Please click here for further information - Rick Houck
Feb 22, 2011 - For the last month, my friend and fellow astrologer, Sandy Crowther and I have been working side by side, 24/7, to revamp her old site, Jupiter's Web, which was badly in need of a huge overhaul. And we finally did it! It's still huge but a lot more fun to visit now! Click here to see the new Jupiter's Web, which went officially online February 22, 2011 at 9pm. ( I still think she should've renamed it Jupiter's Bottomless Web Pit of Astrology. . . )
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INTRO:
In March of 2005, Ron Grimes, the former owner of this Sage Asita website, transferred over everything to me, Donna Quinn. We were both sharing this site for different purposes at the time, but since he had decided to move on in another direction, I've become its sole owner. I didn't want Ron to totally discard everything that he had written on this site however, because the material and content is so astrologically invaluable to those people out there who know how to put it to good use and learn from it. So he gave me permission to use all of it and keep it on this site as long as I want.. I especially thank him for that and now have a special section on Sage Asita put aside for just this purpose alone. This section will be called Ron's AstroNews and will contain all four past issues of astrological content that he had put together for the year 2004, plus other miscellaneous articles and astrological methodologies created by him throughout the years. I will add to this section as time permits. Hopefully he will come back and write more articles in the future. You just never know with Ron. . . .In the meantime, I will let him tell you the original purpose for this site and why he named it Sage Asita.
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The Sage Asita Story
Shortly after the birth of Prince Siddhartha in the groves of Lumbini, his father, King Shuddodana, consulted with the Sage Asita regarding the future of the child.
Asita proclaimed that there were two possible paths: he would either become a great emperor or he would become a great sage and savior of humanity.
During the course of their conversation, Asita's noticeable joy turned to sadness and weeping. The king asked whether the sadness was due to seeing some misfortune befall the child. Asita replied,
"Among men, he is unique. I foresee no harm to the boy. He will achieve the highest knowledge. He will become a Buddha, a sage of unequalled purity. Through compassion for the many, he will spread his teaching. Little of my lifespan remains and I shall die soon. I shall not hear his good teaching. This is what saddens me."
Why Name This Site In His Honor:
Sage Asita embodies the qualities I try my best to emulate as an astrologer:
1) Even if you are nearly 100% sure of the course events will take, remain humble enough to know that nothing is set in stone. There are always two paths, or more, a person may take. Free will is always there. Things are not predestined.
2) Realize that your predictions and assessments may outlive you. Therefore, your duty is to the accuracy of the predictions and the realistic hope they give to others.
3) Realize that those who call upon your services may be greater than you, and it is an honor to be given a small role to guide them along their path. Make sure it is correct advice. There is no room for error.
4) Realize that leaving your name in the minds of others, either while alive or dead, is irrelevant. Your deeds are all that might remain. Make sure it is worthy of outliving you.
There is no evidence that Asita cared about building a name for himself or leaving a legacy. We only know he served well in the present moment and left it up to others what would be recorded and passed on over time.
While remaining ever aware of free will, he did not let this possibility of multiple directions be an excuse for ambiguity and excuse making. Be as specific as possible, refraining from "may" and "might" language. Make your prediction and let time bear you out or prove you wrong.
Let me clarify this apparent contradiction. Even though Asita saw two possible paths, he still managed to plainly say, "If he lives the life of the householder, he would become a an emperor, but if he adopted the religious life he would become a Buddha, removing from the world the veils of ignorance and sin..." This is specific while recognizing individual choice.
- Ron Grimes
Asita proclaimed that there were two possible paths: he would either become a great emperor or he would become a great sage and savior of humanity.
During the course of their conversation, Asita's noticeable joy turned to sadness and weeping. The king asked whether the sadness was due to seeing some misfortune befall the child. Asita replied,
"Among men, he is unique. I foresee no harm to the boy. He will achieve the highest knowledge. He will become a Buddha, a sage of unequalled purity. Through compassion for the many, he will spread his teaching. Little of my lifespan remains and I shall die soon. I shall not hear his good teaching. This is what saddens me."
Why Name This Site In His Honor:
Sage Asita embodies the qualities I try my best to emulate as an astrologer:
1) Even if you are nearly 100% sure of the course events will take, remain humble enough to know that nothing is set in stone. There are always two paths, or more, a person may take. Free will is always there. Things are not predestined.
2) Realize that your predictions and assessments may outlive you. Therefore, your duty is to the accuracy of the predictions and the realistic hope they give to others.
3) Realize that those who call upon your services may be greater than you, and it is an honor to be given a small role to guide them along their path. Make sure it is correct advice. There is no room for error.
4) Realize that leaving your name in the minds of others, either while alive or dead, is irrelevant. Your deeds are all that might remain. Make sure it is worthy of outliving you.
There is no evidence that Asita cared about building a name for himself or leaving a legacy. We only know he served well in the present moment and left it up to others what would be recorded and passed on over time.
While remaining ever aware of free will, he did not let this possibility of multiple directions be an excuse for ambiguity and excuse making. Be as specific as possible, refraining from "may" and "might" language. Make your prediction and let time bear you out or prove you wrong.
Let me clarify this apparent contradiction. Even though Asita saw two possible paths, he still managed to plainly say, "If he lives the life of the householder, he would become a an emperor, but if he adopted the religious life he would become a Buddha, removing from the world the veils of ignorance and sin..." This is specific while recognizing individual choice.
- Ron Grimes