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Practical Spirituality: Hinduism & Current Events with Premanand Das Bhagat150 Real Bhakti – Shelter's Bassist Said What I Wish Gurus Would Say About TruthSharing thoughts on finding truth, being in a cult, and my time in Adidam following cult leader Adi Da Samraj, based on an e-mail I received from Krishna Chaitanya Dasa the former bassist of Krishnacore Straight Edge punk band Shelter (with the line-up of Ray Cappo, John Porcelly, Eric Dailey, Vic DiCara. They did the albums "In Defense Of Reality" & "Attaining The Supreme"). Live 3.29.2025This is his Sanatana Dharma blog: https://vedasonic.org/Shelter official facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shelterofficial/0:00 – Sharing letter about truth from Krishna Chaitanya Dasa the bassist of Shelter4:12 – Trut...2025-03-3018 min
Dead Ramones11. INSIDE OUT - 'NO SPIRITUAL SURRENDER' (1990) w/ SHAD WICKAShad Wicka joins host Ryan Sim to discuss the landmark pre-Rage Against The Machine record. Inside Out is legendary mostly because retrospect is 20/20 and we all want some claim to the mainstream, ie. Zach De La Rocha is actually a hardcore kid. We also talk guitarist Vic DiCara's legacy with the band 108 & Krishnacore, and more generally the arbitrary delineations between hardcore and the mainstream.Topics discussed: identity theft, Eastern medicine, tibetan prayer flags, compliments, my sore back, those damn white people. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2024-01-211h 06
Luminaries In and Out of SectVirgo Moon as Luminary Out of Sect - J.M. HamadeHi, and welcome to the 'Luminaries In and Out of Sect' podcast, a show about the Moon and how astrologers embody and relate to it. My name is SP Hall and I'm your host.
In today’s episode on the Virgo Moon as the Luminary Out of Sect I speak with the artist, diviner, writer, and educator J.M. Hamade.
In addition to discussing the Virgo Moon in Jay’s 3rd WSH in this conversation we also touch on the Lunar Mansions, or Nakshatras. As Jay is a student of both the Vedic and Arabic Trad...2023-09-211h 41
Cosmic CocktailsS2 #4 Vic Dicara - Finding meaning in the (Vedic) stars‘If astrology is used to predict events, that’s exactly the same as astrology used to do psychology. It’s just the way that you enunciate your interpretation, is in words about prediction or in words about a description, but it’s the same exact thing.’
Google the name Vic Dicara… Guitarist? Punkrocker? Who’s this longhaired dude who used to slam the guitar during the #krishnacore heydays? The warm but sometimes raspy voice that back in the days blasted through the microphone, but now calmly explains the beautiful Vedas. May we introduce to you the Mick J...2023-06-031h 06
Practical Spirituality: Hinduism & Current Events with Premanand Das Bhagat34 Cult Detox – Is ISKCON a Cult? A Look at Indoctrination and DevotionIs ISKCON a cult? Does it brainwash to get members? I answer this question via a book recommendation on a book looking at this question. Live 5.6.20230:00 – Intro, announcements, Om Shri Swaminarayanaya Namah 7x2:41 – Reading from "Train Wrecks & Transcendence: A Collision of Hardcore & Hare Kirshna" by Vic DiCara of the Krishnacore punk rock movement, Cro-Mags6:30 – Researching if ISKCON/Hare Krishnas is a brainwashing cult, investigating Freemasonry story, reading books opposing my views are forced to prove their points13:46 – Recommending 1987 book "The Dark Lord: The Cult Images & The Hare Krishnas In America" by Larry D. Shinn14:31...2023-05-0843 min
Practical Spirituality: Hinduism & Current Events with Premanand Das Bhagat10 Cult Detox – 3 ISKCON Books That Changed My View on Prabhupada, Punk rock, Guru PoliticsRecommending some controversial ISKCON books including one on Krishnacore Straight Edge punk rock, biographies of Swami Prabhupada, & a debunking of the acharya/guru system in ISKCON. Live 1.28.20230:00 – Gayatri Mantra & reading from Sri Dharma Acharya's book "Living Dharma"1:45– Religion is a journey, changes in show format (future episode on John de Ruiter recorded with problems and deleted)5:18 – Religion is personal, lived experiences in arguments8:02 – Questioning ISKCON and bad reading recommendations, honesty as a devotee12:30 – Vic DiCara's book "Train Wrecks & Transcendence" on conversion to ISKCON and Krishnacore Straight Edge punk rock (airplane flight in which this was r...2023-01-2934 min
The Late Morning Program with NamarasaEp. #108 | Substance Over Form - Gimme Da Gum | feat. Vic Dicara - Vraja Kishor DasVraja Kishor Das (Vic Dicara) is a musician, astrologer, and lover of the Bhagavatam. Join us has he details his fascinating spiritual journey from being in a successful hardcore band to moving to Japan and becoming an astrologer. Do not miss this!
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Tishya AyurvedaEpisode 2: Happy Diwali! Dhanteras StorytimeThis episode we explore the origin of Dhanvantari and the Incarnations of Vishnu with a reading from "27 Stars, 27 Gods" by Vic DiCara, learn about a Vedic tradition called Diwali, and I give some simple tips to begin your journey with Ayurveda. Listen for a special Diwali recipe to include on your altar! As always, thanks for listening and I hope you all have a blessed and abundant New Moon & Diwali. 2021-11-0428 min
Where It Went PodcastEpisode 019 : Inside Out "No Spiritual Surrender" EP - Part 1 w/ Vic DiCara, Sterling Wilson & Alex BarretoWelcome to Episode 019 of Where It Went Podcast. Since we began this last year, this is the episode we've had the most inquiries about. Well, it's finally here and we have to say...it was well worth the wait. This is not an episode to be missed. We sat down to talk with the lineup of the band that wrote most of the 7" and talked about the writing, the live shows and all things in between. We are also joined by Jordan Cooper for a brief cameo. Stay tuned next week for Part 2 with a whole new set of...2021-01-202h 25
Astro Q & A w/ Vic DiCaraThe Vedic Stars: Maghā - Afterlife, Past-life, Ancestral InheritanceMaghā is the star of the Pitṛ, ancestral spirits who ferry us through the afterlife, on our journey from one lifetime to the next. Explaining the Pitṛ and the qualities of their star, Vic DiCara reads and explains the chapter on Maghā from his book, 27 Stars 27 Gods - available on Amazon or directly through his website: http://www.vicdicara.com.2016-02-2710 min
Astro Q & A w/ Vic DiCaraPassionate Embraces! Luxury! Pleasure... and spirituality!? Aslesa NakshatraThe star of dragons! Passionate embraces! Loyal emotion! Luxury! Pleasure! A star of nāga demons who are cunning and jealous, as well as nāga gods who are moral and spiritual! Vic DiCara reads from and explains his book, 27 Stars 27 Gods - available on Amazon or through his website: www.vicdicara.com2016-02-2012 min
Astro Q & A w/ Vic DiCaraThe Star that Fulfills your Fullest Potential: PuṣyaVic DiCara reads from and explains his book, 27 Stars 27 Gods (available from http://www.vicdicara.com) to reveal all the fascinating qualities of the constellation known in Vedic astrology as Pushya, home of the guru of the gods, Brihaspati. [Video version of this podcast is available through my YouTube channel.]2016-02-1312 min
Astro Q & A w/ Vic DiCaraThe Goddess Nakṣatra! Punarvasu.Punarvasu - the Vedic Constellation of unity, harmony, cooperation, self-replication, and self-invention. Learn how all these qualities come from the goddess of this constellation, Aditi - the very fabric of reality, mother of God and gods, mother of her own father, source of her own creation.
The image of Aditi, known commonly as “Lajja Gauri” shows her as the source of Brahmā (since she has Brahmā’s lotus as her head) and the mother of everything (since she is shown in the birthing position). Aditi is one of the many aspects of Vedic culture that destroys any misconception of it being...2016-02-0611 min
Astro Q & A w/ Vic DiCaraThe Star of Destruction and Tears - Ardra. Rudra's Vedic NakshatraArdra is the star of destruction and tears, but symbolizes all the things we must destroy before we can truly blossom. In this video, Vic DiCara explains all about the deity of Ardra, Rudhra - god of storms and destruction, and explains how his traits generate all the most important traits of Ardra.2016-01-3014 min
Astro Q & A w/ Vic DiCaraSearch for Happiness, meaning, and purpose: Mṛgaśīrṣā - The Vedic StarsLearn all about the Vedic constellation called Mṛgaśīrṣa, which is all about the search for meaning, purpose, and happiness. Soma. Amṛta. Rasa. The nectar of immortality and the ultimate bliss!2016-01-2313 min
Astro Q & A w/ Vic DiCaraVedic Astrology - The Nakshatra: RohiniVic DiCara explains the key traits of Rohini Nakshatra and how they derive from the Nakshatra's god, Brahma. He reads from and explains his book, 27 Stars 27 Gods (available at www.vicdicara.com) and Varaha, Vidura & Kapila (available at www.vrajakishor.com).2016-01-1521 min
Astro Q & A w/ Vic DiCaraKrittika Nakṣatra - The Stars of Vedic AstrologyVic DiCara explains the key traits of Krittika Nakshatra and how they derive from the Nakshatra's god, Agni. He reads from and explains his book, 27 Stars 27 Gods.2016-01-0913 min
Astro Q & A w/ Vic DiCaraWhat's the Difference? Ep 9
Q: What is the real difference between Vedic and Western?
Q: In western I am Sagittarius but in Vedic I am Capricorn – which one is more accurate???
Q: Why is the East on the left?
Q: In a chart what would show prosperity in a foreign land?2015-11-1806 min
Astro Q & A w/ Vic DiCaraAstro Q & A w. Vic DiCara Ep. 8 - Signs, Subdivisions, and Houses1) "I’m a Taurus and so-and-so is a Virgo…"
2) Is Western Astrology wrong and Hindu Astrology correct?
3) What houses represent which family members?
4) Can you share a little know fact about the houses?
5) What the heck is a navāṁśa, and how do I use it?2015-11-1107 min
Astro Q & A w/ Vic DiCaraAstro Q & A w. Vic DiCara, Ep 7: Exalted BaddiesWhat if a bad planet is exalted or in its own sign - is it a good or bad thing?
In synastry what do we consider to be a conjunction, opposition, trine, and so on? Is it by degree or by sign or both?
Where does the first house start? I’ve heard that the first house is considered 15 degrees before and after the ascendant. If my ascendant is 27º Gemini and my Moon is 1º Gemini... is my moon in 1st house or 12th house?
Birth Certificates are often a few minutes off… How important is accurate birthtime?
What are “muhurtas...2015-10-2007 min
Astro Q & A w/ Vic DiCaraSexual Orientation, Evil Houses, & more! Astro Q & A w. Vic DiCara, Ep. 6Vic answers:
1. Why should astrology work? What's the idea behind it?
2. How reliable is astrology?
3. Are people into astrology going to hell because they are sinners?
4. How do you read sexual orientation in a birth chart?
5. What does a bad Jupiter symbolize?
6. What are the "evil houses"?2015-09-3013 min
Astro Q & A w/ Vic DiCaraExaltation & Enlightenment - Ep. 5 of Astro Q&A w. Vic DiCaraVic explains the logic behind “exaltation” and reveals the system for calculating degree-specific dignity based on layers of signs within signs. He also explains how to predict enlightenment, illustrating the principles with the birth chart of Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda.2015-09-2310 min
Astro Q & A w/ Vic DiCaraWhy is the Zodiac the Way it is? :: Episode 4 of Astro Q&A w. Vic DiCaraVic answers the most fundamental questions about the nature of the zodiac, showing in the process that everything makes perfect sense if the twelve signs are tropical, not sidereal.
(1) Why are there 12 signs (not 13 or 342.8)?
(2) Why are they all the same size?
(3) Why do certain planets rule certain signs?
(4) Why do certain signs have certain elements?
(5) Why do certain signs have certain modalities?
(6) Why don't I use modern planets?
Please subscribe to the YouTube channel, and like and share the episode. For much more of Vic's astrology, please visit his website www.VicDicara.com2015-09-1614 min
Astro Q & A w/ Vic DiCaraAstro Q & A w. Vic DiCara ep 3What is a Virgo’s favorite guitar?
Are Mars-people happier, since they take what they want?
What are the astrological signs of a "PLAYA"?
How do I know what I’ll be in my next life?
Why do Vedic and Western Astrologers see the planets in different places?
How do daśās work?2015-09-0911 min
Astro Q & A w/ Vic DiCaraAstro Q & A w. Vic DiCara, Ep. 2Common Questions, Deep Answers...
Q: What's more accurate, Vedic or Western Astrology?
Q: How come I can't stand Geminis?
Q ["A Scorpio"]: What is the general dynamic between Leo and Aquarius.
Q: I have no planets in my 12th house, so how do I interpret my 12th house.
Q ["cloverskies77"]: They say Sun & Saturn BOTH represent the father in a natal chart... what is that all about?
Q: Is Saturn the laziest planet?2015-09-0211 minAstro Q & A w/ Vic DiCaraAstro Q & A w. Vic DiCara Ep. 1Common Questions - Deep Answers!
What's more important, Sun-sign or Moon-sign? Is there good and bad in every sign? Are horoscopes silly? Is Scorpio sensitive or tough? What signs "use" people? Is Chinese Astrology better than Western Astrology?2015-08-2814 min