Jyotiṣa

What Has Been Said About Vedic Astrology — the testimony of the great sages Nārada, Parāśara, Kaśyapa, and Vaśiṣṭha on the nature, branches, and supreme dignity of Jyotiṣa Śāstra.

Just as the Rāśis correspond to the parts of Kāla Puruṣa, the Bhāvas correspond to our attitudes and experiences. A study of the three Kārakas and how the lord of a house carries the inner qualities of its Kāraka and the outer qualities of its natural ruler.

Yoga Kāraka means ‘the giver of unity’ — the unity between a person’s path (Kendra) and their spiritual practice (Koṇa). A complete survey of which Grahas become Yoga Kārakas for each of the twelve Lagnas.

A detailed analysis of Sir Winston Churchill’s birth chart using Ṣoḍaśottarī Daśā — childhood, marriage, profession, and the Second World War through the lens of Jyotiṣa.

An exploration of Guru Bhakti — devotion to the spiritual teacher — through Jyotiṣa: the five Bhāvas of Bhakti, the nine forms of devotion, the determination of Iṣṭadevatā and Guru Devatā, and case studies of meeting and receiving Dīkṣā from one’s Guru.

Kaṇṭaka Śani — Saturn behaving like a thorn in one’s life, disrupting career, finances, and well-being. A study with seven historical examples including Milošević, Šešelj, Napoleon, and Ceaușescu, and the protection of the Dharma and Siddhi Bhāvas.

An astrological analysis of musicians who lived brilliantly but briefly — the role of Śukra, Maṅgala, and the burnout of Ojas in the charts of Layne Staley and Amy Winehouse.

ॐ – AUM or OM. The 51 sounds of the Sanskrit alphabet mapped to their planetary rulers, presiding deities, and esoteric Śaktis, following the Śāradā Tilakam.

How to identify the focal point of karma in a birth chart by mapping the Navāṁśa Lagna back into the Rāśi chart, with case studies including an engineer-turned-astrologer, Svāmi Rāmakṛṣṇa Paramahamsa, Śrīla Prabhupāda, and a chart on care for children.

Kāla Chakra, the Wheel of Time, and the soul’s attachment to material creation through eight directions. A study of Kāla Chakra, Dig Chakra, the Digpāla, the Praśna Marga method for drawing the Chakra, and the placement of the Tithis.