We published the first edition of the Vedic Astrology Practitioner Manual in March 2017. Many readers enquired about my notes on advanced topics. Finally, I am pleased to share my notes with all of you. In this book, I have covered Nonluminous planets or Upagrahas, Vivshotthari Dhasha, Vargas or Divisional Horoscopes, Grahas and Bala or Planetary Strength, Ashtakvarga, Gochara or Transits, and Nashtajataka or lost horoscopes. While making my notes I referred to many classical texts including Bruhat Parashara Hora Shastra, Hora Saar, Hora Shathak, Jatak Chandrika, Jatak Tatwam, Chandra Kala Nadi, Sarvartha Chintamani, Uttarkalamrutha, Shambhu Hora, Shripathi Paddhati, Faladeepika, Jataka Parijata, and Saravali. I hope you will thoroughly enjoy the content in the book.

As a student of Vedic Astrology, one of the challenges that I faced was to study classical texts. We have so much data and every text has some exceptional content. Most of the translators did not get a chance to validate the principles mentioned in the texts and due to this; the accuracy of translation was reduced. Over the period, I also felt that novice students of Astrology could progress faster if they get validated knowledge. This is also good for the development of Vedic Astrology. Therefore, I decided to publish my notes from various classical texts as a manual. This book consists of my notes from Brihat Parashari Hora, BrihatJatak, Brihat Samhita, Jataka Bharanam, Faladeepika, Saravali, Bhavartha Ratnakar, Muhurta Chintamani and Vishwakarmaprakash. It is a good reference book for a novice student of Vedic Astrology.

Many times, we learn astrology in the form of rules. Any life science has aspect of analysis and just applying rules maybe ineffective. To analyse the horoscope deeper understand of principles is required. We get deeper understanding when we learn proof of any theorem. This book gives proofs of many principles in Vedic astrology along with deeper understanding of important principles. I am confident that after reading this book you would feel much more confident during analysis. This shall also increase accuracy of your prediction. The Book Covers Vital Principles to increase accuracy of predictions 12 Important Principles from Vedic Culture How significations of houses and signs were identifiedInterrelation of Graha (Yoga and Rajayoga) and their movements (Gati and Avastha) How to analyse Rahu and Ketu How to Identify purpose of life of a native How rules of astrology were formed Technical understanding of Bhava Chalith Kundali Challenges in analysis and workarounds Original References from Classical Texts The book also connects Vedic Astrology with Triune Brain Theory Multiple Intelligence Theory Quantum Physics Ayurveda and Modern Medicine Body Clock Astronomy

DEVELOPED UNDER THE SHADOWS of the Egyptian temples, Hellenistic astrology is an ancient form of divination inherited from Mesopotamian wisdom traditions. Distilled in Græco-Roman antiquity, and refined in the fires of philosophy and astronomy, it forms the bedrock of traditional western astrology (while also bearing profound similarities to Jyotish or Vedic astrology). Drawing on a body of Greek texts that have remained largely untranslated for almost two-thousand years, Demetra George brings the contemporary practice of astrology back to its ancient roots. Scholar, translator, and practitioner, her work reveals the potent cosmological veins that bear the lifeblood of traditional astrology. Ancient Astrology in Theory and Practice is, in essence, a training manual for the study and practice of Hellenistic astrology. In two volumes, it provides the complete foundations and detailed dynamics of ancient chart-reading techniques. Each volume and each technique is richly illustrated with diagrams, example charts, and practical exercises. Volume 1: Assessing Planetary Condition In ancient cosmology, the planetary divinities symbolised the hierarchy of forces that shape our lives in the sublunary world. Not all planets are created equal in a given nativity, however, and so the first step of the practicing astrologer is to assess the condition of each planet in a chart in order to determine its effectiveness (or lack thereof) in the native's life. To this end, this volume provides a series of rigorous methods for evaluating the condition of each planet in a birth chart through the lenses of classification (sect, gender, benefic/malefic), signs and rulerships (residences, reception, exaltation, trigons, bounds), the solar phase cycle (speed, direction, visibility, phase, phasis), lunar considerations (course, phases, bonding, nodes, bending, eclipses, prenatal lunation), and aspects (configurations, witnessing, testimony, bonification, maltreatment, adherence, overcoming, rays). Finally, it brings all of these factors together in a powerful synthesis that unlocks the layers of a chart with unrivaled precision.

Reprint of the original, first published in 1867.

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