Vedic astrology course
Twenty lessons from the sidereal zodiac to reading your own kundli, dashas and the panchang, each ending with the calculator it explains.
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Module 1 · Foundations
- 1What is Vedic astrology? Jyotish and the Western zodiacWhat Jyotish reads in a birth chart, how it differs from Western astrology, and why the Moon and the rising sign matter more than the Sun. Lesson 1.
- 2The sidereal zodiac and the ayanamsaWhy Vedic and Western signs differ by 24 degrees, what the Lahiri ayanamsa is, how it changes each year, and why your sign may move. Lesson 2.
- 3The twelve rashis: signs, elements, qualities and lordsMesha to Meena, the four elements and three qualities, each sign's lord and Western name, and how a sign reads as Moon sign and as lagna. Lesson 3.
- 4The nine grahas: Sun to KetuThe seven planets and the two lunar nodes of Jyotish, what each signifies, their friendships, and why Rahu and Ketu count as planets. Lesson 4.
- 5The twenty-seven nakshatrasThe lunar mansions of 13°20′, their lords and padas, the symbols and deities of each, and the naming syllables that come from the birth star. Lesson 5.
Module 2 · Grahas and bhavas
- 6The Moon sign: why your rashi is the Moon'sWhy Jyotish reads the Moon as the mind, what the Moon sign says, how it differs from the Sun sign, and finding it without a birth time. Lesson 6.
- 7Lagna: the ascendant and why birth time mattersWhat the rising sign is, how it is computed from time and place, why it changes every two hours, and how the lagna lord sets up the chart. Lesson 7.
- 8The twelve bhavas: houses and what they governThe twelve houses of a kundli from the lagna, what each governs, the kendra, trikona and dusthana groupings, and how whole-sign houses work. Lesson 8.
- 9Graha strength: exaltation, debilitation, own sign and retrogradeHow a planet's sign changes its reading: exaltation, debilitation, own and friendly signs, retrograde and combustion, with the table. Lesson 9.
- 10Navamsa and the divisional chartsWhat a divisional chart is, how the navamsa (D9) is built from ninths of a sign, why it is read for marriage and strength, and vargottama. Lesson 10.
Module 3 · Reading a kundli
- 11How to read a kundli, step by stepA method for a first reading of any chart: lagna and its lord, the Moon, planets by house, house lords, dignity and the dasha, in order. Lesson 11.
- 12North Indian and South Indian charts: reading both stylesHow the two chart drawings work, where the houses and signs sit in each, how to count houses, and how to read the same chart in either style. Lesson 12.
- 13Conjunctions, aspects and yogasHow planets combine: conjunction, the special aspects of Mars, Jupiter and Saturn, and classical yogas such as Gajakesari, Raja and Dhana yogas. Lesson 13.
- 14Mangal dosha explainedWhat makes a chart Manglik, the houses from the lagna and the Moon, the common cancellations, and why the dosha is matched, not read alone. Lesson 14.
- 15Kundli matching: the eight kootasHow Ashtakoot guna milan scores two charts out of 36 from the Moon positions: each koota, the nadi and bhakoot doshas, and what the score means. Lesson 15.
Module 4 · Timing and matching
- 16Vimshottari dasha: the planetary periodsHow the 120-year cycle of mahadashas starts from the birth nakshatra, how antardashas subdivide it, and how to read a period from its lord. Lesson 16.
- 17Sade Sati: Saturn's seven and a half yearsWhat Sade Sati is, its three phases as Saturn crosses the signs around the Moon, the dhaiya transits, and how to read it without fear. Lesson 17.
- 18Transits (gochar): reading the sky now against your chartHow current planetary positions are read against the natal chart, which transits matter, counting from the Moon, and the Ashtakavarga idea. Lesson 18.
- 19Reading the panchang: tithi, vara, nakshatra, yoga, karanaThe five limbs of the Hindu almanac, how each comes from the Sun and Moon, why they are taken at sunrise, and how to read a day's panchang. Lesson 19.
- 20Muhurta and choghadiya: choosing a timeHow the tradition picks a time for beginnings: the choghadiya table, Rahu Kaal and its companions, Abhijit, and what a muhurta does not claim. Lesson 20.