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Jordan and Leann hear from a Dear Listener, Sheena, about her experiences growing up with Vedic (Indian) astrology and how it is similar, and different, from Western astrology. 

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Timestamps 

00:49 — Email!

2:02 — Main topic w/ Sheena: Vedic/Indian astrology 

5:22 — Guess the Scorpio 

11:55 — introducing Sheena’s signs

13:17 — what do we call Indian / Vedic astrology? 

13:55 — The major differences between Vedic and Western astrology 

16:22 — Sheena’s mom’s guru 

17:41 — how Sheena got interested in Western and Vedic astrology and her personal experience with Hinduism 

22:11 — the planets in Vedic astrology 

22:33 — astrology in the day to day 

23:43 — starting with the chart in Vedic astrology 

25:25 — Nodes 

26:40 — tropical vs sidereal

27:40 — deciphering the chart 

33:27 — is a Scorpio a Scorpio? 

34:25 — so what if you believe in western astrology but in Vedic astrology you’re something different? Does it matter?

39:07 — wrapping up Vedic astrology 

47:15 — post interview with Jordan and Leann 

Glossary

Nakshatra pada - star sign/constellation sign

Lagna - rising sign

Rashi - moon sign

Pandit ji - Hindu priest/astrologer/guru

Lakshmi - goddess of wealth

Rahu - north lunar node - materialism, mischief, fear, insatisfaction

Ketu - southern lunar node - good and bad karmic collections, spirituality, and supernatural influences

Mandir - temple

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05:40 – Vindication
12:05 – Royal Palace
17:28 – Throw Throw Burrito
21:37 – Pipeline 
29:48 – Optimal Player Counts
31:51 – Eternal: Chronicles of the Throne
32:50 – Caverna: The Cave Farmers
33:13 – Alien Frontiers
34:19 – Dead of Winter
37:13 – Throw Throw Burrito
38:20 – The Resistance
39:17 – Inis
39:45 – Rising Sun
40:09 – Maria
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04:46 - Food Chain Magnate
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21:04 - Baseball Highlights: 2045
21:36 - Automobiles
23:04 - Too Many Variants
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26:26 - Mezo
27:33 - Battlestar Galactica
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32:17 - Rising Sun
33:03 - The Great Zimbabwe
33:52 - Leonardo da Vinci
36:13 - Zombicide
37:20 - Sidereal Confluence
38:16 - Punishing the Leader
38:27 - Power Grid
39:35 - Gravwell
41:14 - Flamme Rouge
41:35 - Suburbia
43:03 - Point Salads
44:18 - Agricola
44:45 - Village
48:10 - Blue Lagoon
52:50 - Roleplaying and Improv
53:27 - Fog of Love
53:58 - Thornwatch
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12:28 - Root
18:08 - Scoreboard Update
20:04 - Balancing Asymmetry
26:49 - Vast: The Crystal Caverns
27:26 - Cosmic Encounter
30:05 - Scythe
30:55 - Terra Mystica
33:20 - Cry Havoc
40:08 - Cthulhu Wars
44:14 - The Voyages of Marco Polo
45:27 - Rising Sun
47:55 - Sidereal Confluence
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