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A frequent mistake which is often made in Jyotisha thought is to consider events in Vedic astrology charts as complete or absolute or all encompassing . These words and phrases may not accurately capture the essence of what is being communicated, and so illustrations follow.   The first and foremost mistake is to consider the horoscope as containing everything . One has an erroneous  conviction that everything that happens in life must show up in some way in the horoscope, and even more acutely, something that appears to be indicated in the horoscope must happen, otherwise something is wrong.  In the Ramayana, why was the Vanavasa or Agyatavasa not predicted by the great astrologers of the time, especially in the incarnation of Sri Rama Avatara. It could not have been that it was not known. One may conjecture but it is certain that there was no prediction. Still, Moola Dasha system which is used to  time  curses in the charts, effectively indicates the 14 ye...

One of the entities one encounters in spirituality a lot is the soul. On the rare occasion, one would encounter the funny man, invariably in western philosophy who would scoff at the notion of the soul. And why not- if you are going to go primarily by empiricism and so on, then where is the proof of the soul in thought systems across the world. These disciplines are founded on the belief that all knowledge is sensory. We are not really on these systems, but we are brushing past them merely to found this discussion regarding testing the reality of the existence of the soul on the seeming solidity of this plain jane proposition.   While the soul is beyond the Manas or the mind and the Tanu or the body and its senses, in Vedic astrology the  existence of the soul is proved as being self-evident because of the measurable performance of the Atmakaraka, the significator of the soul in Jyotisha; measurable, as in capable of being directly perceived by the mind and the senses, since...

One wants to understand the unfolding of Karma through Vedic astrology, once it becomes clear that surprising though it is to the modern, uninitiated mind, you could readily say, broad brushes, that everything happens as indicated in the horoscope; barring minor irritants such as wanting things to happen at a particular time and in a particular way, but then what is actually happening is very much in conformity with what a well-versed person would fathom from the various combinations formed by the Grahas, Rashis and any number of Jyotisha parameters.   So, suppose one is at a crucial juncture in life for example, and either has sufficient knowledge of the Vedanga or is in a position to consult a Jyotishi, what could some of the more important areas of scrutiny be, so as to get a firm grip on the prospects. These need not be discussed in any particular order since quite obviously the meaning is that they ought to all be considered, apart from any other areas that come to mind, for...

  In Jyotisha, Dasha is very crucial in determining what is actually happening in life at a given time or during a span of time . If we think about it, this is the foremost practical consideration in the life of a human being who has the Karma to bow before the Shastra for insight.   When we consider Dasha, we must consider whether the lord of the Dasha, the Dashanatha , is alone or conjoined another Graha or Grahas. If there is a conjunction, and one proceeds to read the results only from the Dasha lord, literally, the understanding will go astray. The planet ruling the Mahadasha, and any others in the Bhava have to be arranged according to the level of beneficence or maleficence, and then the most benefic planet will give the results of the most malefic planet and vice versa; this will work in the case of multi-planet conjunctions starting from a three-planet conjunction. For example, if Mangala is joined Surya and Budha for Kanya Lagna then Budha Mahadasha,, which one mig...