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A Thoughtful Blog on Jyotish Practice
By K.N. Rao
What we teach in the classes we run at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan (astrology school in New Delhi, India) is a plain approach to predictions first based on the birth horoscope and mainly springing from the birth horoscope. The varga charts are referred to for confirmation not for the main p...
By Vaughn Paul Manley, M.A.
It’s important to clearly understand the difference between the two primary systems of astrology in use today: the Vedic or sidereal, and the Western or tropical. Without this understanding it’s easy to think that one system is superior or inferior to the other and d
What are the effects of a retrograde exalted planets? What is Dasha Pravesh and how can it be used for greater predictive accuracy. Watch this video and find out.
When learning Vedic astrology, as with any discipline, it’s important to apply the principles you learn with many practical examples. This article presents a very useful and reliable chart interpretation method, involving the transits of Jupiter and Saturn, which you can immediately apply to any cha...
Vaughn Paul Manley, M.A.
There are several heated debates among Vedic astrologers, and one that hovers near the top of the heat index is, “Which is the primary house of education?” Generally, north Indian astrologers attribute the 5th house, while south Indians give the 4th house. I’ve addressed this...
Vaughn Paul Manley, M.A.
THE DHARMA HOUSES
The dharma houses 1, 5, 9 are the houses of meaning, purpose, and inspiration. They can be also considered ‘fire houses’ since they correspond to the fire signs Aries, Leo, and Sagittarius. When we are living in harmony with the dharma houses in our char...
By K.N. Rao
All that has been said here forms the background for the discussion of the horoscope of my Guruji, late Swami Paramananda Saraswati. He was like any true and genuine saint of India encouraging the study of astrology, not for any mercenary motives, but for the twin purpose of keeping ali...
A video class on KRS Channel about the fluctuations in career that happen under certain planetary influences.
This article appeared in the KRS Magazine - July 3, 2014
Vaughn Paul Manley, M.A.
For most people, if they could pull off making a living doing what they loved, they would. There’s plenty of advice out there that encourages us to follow our passion and live an inspired life, but how often do
...Learn how to predict the timing for foreign residence in Vedic astrology.
Learn how Rahu and the influences of eclipses can lead to sudden dramatic change, particularly if the eclipse takes place on or near key degree points in the natal chart.
Here's a class on the double transit effect of Jupiter and Saturn with Kapiel Raaj on KRS Channel.
How is career effected when there are influences of the dusthana houses or house lords 6, 8, 12? In this video we discuss this in depth and show examples.
Learn key methods for predicting marriage in Vedic astrology.
Learn key methods for predicting childbirth in Vedic astrology.
Learn the importance of using alternate ascendants, also called alternate lagnas, to increase predictive accuracy as well as accuracy in describing character traits and karmic patterns in the natal chart.
Learn key methods for timing marriage in Vedic astrology.
Learn how to predict childbirth using Jaimini methods, particularly the putra karaka or PK in the natal chart as well as the Saptamsha or D7 chart.
Learn from this informative interview with Marc Boney by Kapiel Raaj on KRS Channel.
Learn about how Jaimini and Parashari Astrology can both be synthesized for more accurate predictions.

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