Primbon

Dunia Mistik dan Supranatural

Most of the time, the planets in our solar system move eastwards across the sky. However, they sometimes move westwards. This is known as retrograde or “backwards” motion. Take for example, Mars. This is illustrated in the diagram below.

As the orbit of Mars around the Sun is much larger than the orbit of the Earth, the relative movement of Mars appears to be largely tangential. The relative movement of the Earth can vary from being tangential to being normal to the orbit of Mars. The tangential vs. normal movement results in retrograde motion. Read the rest of this entry »

The planets in our solar system play an important role in astrology. Analysis of them involves tracking their ovement across the sky. This is not a simple task, as their motions are varied – some take days or even weeks to record any changes in position. Furthermore, only five of the planets are visible to the naked eye: Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn. Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were discovered after the invention of the telescope, in 1781, 1846, and 1930, respectively. Together with Earth, they make up the nine planets of our solar system. It is interesting to note that when astrologers use the term “planets”, they include the Sun and Moon as well. Specifically, the Sun and Moon are referred to as “luminaries”. Listed below is a table of the planets, their astrological symbols and the corresponding
meanings, as claimed by astrologers. Read the rest of this entry »

According to Javanese traditions, most Indonesians will consult a Primbon expert before undertaking important decisions in their life. Primbon Jawa, or Javanese Horoscope, originates from ancient philosophy based on dates calculations from 35 star orbits: thus days, months and years are equated to distinct values. The present-day Primbon compilation is based on the work of ten books written over the years by Indonesian astrologists.

In Bahasa Indonesia the weekday names are Minggu/Sunday, Senin/Monday, Selasa/Tuesday, Rabu/Wednesday, Kamis/Thursday, Jumat/Friday and Sabtu/Saturday. The five Javanese Pasaran days are Kliwon, Legi, Paing, Pon and Wage. From this we can find good and bad days before any undertaking on a day-to-day basis. Read the rest of this entry »

Each of the signs in the zodiac is supposed to have certain astrological properties. Listed below is a table of the characteristics of the signs, according to the astrologers:

There also exist further divisions of the Zodiac. Using perhaps a smart play of geometry, the ecliptic is further divided using a triangle, a square and a hexagon, as shown below:

The signs located on a triangle are connected with the ancient Greek natural elements of fire, earth, air and water. The division according to the squares are the cardinal signs, the fixed signs, and the mutable signs. The geometrical group formed by the inscribed hexagon are either positive or negative signs. The positives signs are supposed to be masculine, while the negative signs are feminine. Read the rest of this entry »

The traditional Javanese philosophy is basically based on sincretism between Hinduism and Islamic heritage. What I meant by Javanese people is those people who living in central and eastern Java island, Indonesia. The special Javanese philosophy is based on what so called Primbon – the mythical dictionary of Java.The traditional Javanese people used primbon to set up a new house, preparing a new life, marriage and other day to day living.
The most popular Javanese Primbon is Kitab Primbon Betaljemur Adammakna, a mythical heritage from old time. The initial manuscript on Betaljemur Adammakna is belong to Kangjeng Pangeran Harya Tjakraningrat ing Ngayogyakarta Hadiningrat (Your Highness Princess Harya Tjakraningrat from Yogyakarta Palace. The Betaljemur Adammakna is acknowledged as the mother of every other Javanese primbon, because it is compiled from ten other primbons: Read the rest of this entry »