What Saturn is up to this September?

Saturn moves into Virgo on September 9th 2009 (for the world) and September 26th (for India) and will stay there till November 15th, 2011. Both are powerful days for Lord Saturn and will bring significant impact on the functioning of the world.

Saturn is the most feared of all planets. During his transit he puts those who come under his influence through trials and tribulations. Even people who had been successful all along suffer significantly during their Saturn period.

Saturn is not meant to inflict purposeless painful experiences. It teaches you to become closer to your higher source and be more compassionate and humble, by putting through difficult trials. Its in our darkest moments, that we either become more grateful or considerably depressed for what has happened to us.

Saturn is like a surgeon who surgically removes the tumors of our souls. No doubt surgery is painful, but it is also necessary to remove the hardships that are blocking our true fulfillment.

In India Lord Hanuman is considered to be a guardian angel. He is a true epitome of devotion and dedication. Lord Hanuman or Anjaneya is the eleventh Rudra and is a divine incarnation of  Lord Shiva. Lord Hanuman is a symbol of strength and resolve. He is ever present in this earth plane and is often referred to as 'Chiranjeevi' or 'the immortal one'.

Lord Hanuman wields considerable influence over the planet Saturn, dreaded by everyone. Symbolically Hanuman has such power that he holds Saturn with his tail. Those who are in the Saturn Seven and half year period called as Sade Sati will find immense relief praying to Lord Hanuman on the Saturn transit day.

There are 3 vitally important action steps you need to do when a planet as powerful as Saturn transits one constellation to another.

First, understand how the transit will impact you.

Second, you should ensure you have the proper energetic empowerment to handle the changing energy of Saturn.

Finally, you can receive the intervention and blessings of the most powerful guardian, Lord Hanuman.

Lord Hanuman or Anjaneya - a symbol of strength.

As the year 2008 is ending we can go back on this year to briefly examine the undesirable happenings in your life such as arguments, Jealousy, anger and depression related to unfulfilled longings. Some year-end karma clearing, curse removal rituals can be performed to bring to a close 2008 and not let the past continue into 2009.

There is no better day to do this than the New Moon Day in the star of Moola that occurs on December 27th, 2008. This day is Lord Hanuman’s birthday. Lord Hanuman or Anjaneya is the eleventh Rudra or the divine incarnation of Shiva. Lord Hanuman is a symbol of strength and resolve. He is ever present in this earth plane and is often referred to as 'Chiranjeevi' or 'the immortal one'.

In India he is considered to be a guardian deity. He is a true epitome of devotion and dedication. It is said that Lord Hanuman makes his presence felt wherever the name of Ram is chanted or Lord Ram's stories recited. Prayers to Hanuman are incredibly powerful and bring desired results quickly. Lord Hanuman has the power to change your destiny and remove karma. His birthday represents one of the most powerful days to get his blessings and bring positive results to your life. It is said that if one constantly prays to Hanuman, he gets blessed with incredible intelligence, strength, name & fame, courage, good health, longevity, skilful speech and elimination of laziness. The birthday of Lord Hanuman, falls on the New Moon day of December 27th with ruling star Moola.

Those who surrender at his powerful feet will never be put to trouble by any of the nine planets. It is said that even Lord Saturn fears to influence Lord Hanuman and his devotees. Such is his power that he holds Saturn with his tail. Lord Hanuman is considered the greatest of greatest heroes and also the servant of servants. There is a special form of Hanuman name 'Havi Mukteswara Anjaneya'. He has five faces and also called as 'Pancha Muga Anjaneya'. Lord Hanuman in this form has the power to deliver the benefic effects of ancestor rituals directly to 'pitru lokha' where our ancestors are supposed to reside.

So performing ancestor rituals on Lord Hanuman's birthday is auspicious and very effective. Furthermore as this happens to be a New Moon day you get incredible blessings from your ancestors. Betel leaves is very dear to Lord Hanuman. It is said Betel leaves represent Lord Shiva and Shakti themselves and offering this to Lord Hanuman pleases him so much. Offering butter, Senduram (a orange color holy powder) and Tulsi leaves is very auspicious as well. As Lord Hanuman was a great devotee of Lord Ram, writing mantras which invoke Lord Ram is incredibly powerful. One such powerful mantra is:
'SRI RAMA JAYAM'

Write this mantra 10,008 times for Hanuman's Blessing.

What makes this Hanuman birthday special is that it falls on a Saturday, a day special for Saturn. So offering prayers to Lord Hanuman indirectly gets the blessings of Lord Saturn himself.