VEDIC ASTRLOGY-BEGINNERS COURSE -Foundation Course

CONTENT INTRODUCTION   

Chapter 1 - Vedic Astrology -The Essence  

Chapter 2 - Differences between Vedic and Western Astrology 

Chapter 3 - Zodiac signs in Astrology 

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Chapter 4 - Planets in Astrology 

Chapter 5 - Houses in Astrology 

Chapter 6 – Dashas 

Chapter 7 – Yogas

Chapter 8 – Nakshatras 

Chapter 9 - The Cherries on the Vedic Cake

REFERENCES AND CREDITS: 

1. Malakov, Anatoly. Vedic Astrology: Easy Simple (Vedic Astrology for beginners) (p. 3). Kindle Edition. 

Three types of Jyotish are most often employed: •Jataka is the natal horoscope, most often referred to as the birth chart for an individual. •Muhurta, or election astrology, is used to plan important life events, such as weddings, health treatments, business creation, and home purchases and moves. •Prashna, or horary astrology, can be used to cast the Prashna chart. The Prashna chart is said to show the karma of the birth chart (prarabdha karma) and all the karmas of an individual up until the moment his or her Prashna chart is cast (kriyaman karmas).

PURPOSE OF JYOTISH Many of us move through our daily lives in a reactive way. Wouldn’t it be useful to have a tool to better understand the seemingly random flow of life events? Jyotish is that tool. It provides insight into our dharma (life path) and reveals our innate gifts and challenges. By helping us better understand our physical, emotional, spiritual, and even monetary experiences, it relieves stress and balances our emotional ups and downs. Its timing tools, such as the Vimshottari Dasha and planetary transits, can help us plan life events and, more importantly, help us know when it is a good time to sit back and not make big life decisions.

IMPORTANCE OF THE BIRTH CHART 

When you hold a birth chart, you are not just holding a piece of paper: You are holding the symbolic representation of an individual’s life. The birth chart is based on the date, time, and place of birth. It holds the key to each person’s karmic patterns. Ultimately, the information from our own birth chart can bring us closer to the purpose of our soul and to our connection with the divine. Chart analysis depends, in part, on •Understanding the birth chart rising sign (Lagna), the zodiac sign that is rising on the eastern horizon at the time and place of birth •Observing the placement of the Sun and Moon in relationship to one another and their positions in the birth chart •Analyzing the patterns of the planets (grahas) in the signs (rashis), houses (bhavas), and lunar mansions (nakshatras) •Examining the aspects, or focused gazes (drishti), that planets cast to the houses and other planets •Judging the strength (bala) of the planets •Using timing tools such as the transits of planets and the Vimshottari Dasha system, a fixed cycle of planetary periods The Vedic birth chart (Janma Kundali) represents our karmic patterns and shows our prarabdha karma. Prarabdha is the karma that is ready to be experienced now and that can be seen from birth in the horoscope.

•Jyotish represents the eyes of the Vedas; astronomy and astrology. The light from the Sun and Moon provides vision. This “sight” can be both external and internal. External vision is used in everyday life, but internal vision, such as what can be found within the birth chart, is used to understand the whole self—body, mind, and soul.

2. McDonough, Pamela. Vedic Astrology for Beginners: An Introduction to the Origins and Core Concepts of Jyotish (p. 14). Rockridge Press. Kindle Edition. 

Syllabus

• Vedic Philosophy
• Soul's Journey and Karma
• The Overview of Vedic Astrology
• The Navagraha
• The Nine Planets
• Rahu Ketu - the Shadow Planets of Past life
• Rashis
• The signs of the Zodiac and the Solar Influence
• Nakshatras
• The Lunar Mandala
• Navamsha and the Vargas
• Planetary Yogas Dasha System, a Unique System to Vedic Astrology that Relates to Times of Life and Events
• Transits - How Planets Travel through the Sky
• Panchanga
• Remedial Measures
• Chart Analysis

• A homework assignment will be given at the end of some classes.

• All classes will be recorded and available to download.
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Vedic Astrology Foundation Course Syllabus 8 March  to 8 November 2021 — Mondays Only - 6pm Pacific | 7pm GMT
Week 1	The overview of the Course - The Philosophy of the Vedic Astrology- Understanding Karma, the transmigration of the Soul, the four aims of life and the spiritual basis on which all Vedic principles are formed, Gunas, Prakriti. Vedas, Upanishads. The Sidereal Zodiac, The North Indian and the South Indian Charts. The Ayanamsha, Whole signs, Bhavas, House cusps, etc. The Five Great Elements, Panchang, the Overview of Vedic Astrology.
Week 2	The Nava Grahas — The Nine Planets Surya, Chandra, Mangala, Mithun, Guru, Shukra and Shani - Sun, Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus and Saturn. Rahu Ketu, the Shadow Planets.
Week 3	The nine planets continued.
Week 4	Saturn and Rahu Ketu - Shadow planets, How past karma controls our present and more.
Week 5	Planetary relationships, exaltation and debilitation, planetary strengths and aspects, karakas.
Week 6	TThe Rashis (Zodiac signs) Mesha (Aries) to Mina (Pisces), Kalapurusha.
Week 7	The Rashis (Zodiac signs) Mesha (Aries) to Mina (Pisces), Kalapurusha.
Week 8	Rashis, the Zodiac signs continued.
Week 9	Characteristics of Rashis, their rulers and how they influence planets. Prakriti, Rashi aspects and much more.
Week 10	The Bhava Chakra - the twelve houses of the Zodiac. The karakas (significators), the meanings, the rulers of each house. How the placement of house rulers affect the chart. 1st to 12th houses. Lagna Bhava Chakra continues.
Week 11	Bhava continues.
Week 12	Bhava continues.
Week 13	Bhava qualities.
Week 14	Lagna, the ascendant Sudharshan chakra and different view-points from Sun and Moon Lagna. The positive and the negative planets for each Lagna.
Week 15	Lagna is continued. The importance of Lagna Lord.
Week 16	Introduction to Nakshatras, the stars beyond the zodiac, the role of symbols, deities, gunas and lunar mandala.
Week 17	Nakshatra characteristics.
Week 18	Strengths and weaknesses from Nakshatra.
Week 19	Ashwini to Rohini.
Week 20	Mrigasira to Ashlesha.
Week 21	Magha to Swati.
Week 22	Vishkaha to Uttara Ashadha.
Week 23	Shravana to Revati.
Week 24	Planetary Yogas - Panchamahapurusha, Raja yogas, Pravrajya, Sun and Moon yogas, Gajakesari, Kemadruma - many yogas will be taught.
Week 25	Yogas - Panchamahapurusha, Sun and Moon.
Week 26	Yogas – Raja Yoga, Neechabhanga, Cancellation of Debilitation Yoga and more.
Week 27	Vimshottari Dasha system - the unique predictive system of Vedic astrology based on the Nakshatras. The predictive techniques that will make the knowledge of Jyotish come alive.
Week 28	The Various Dashas.
Week 29	How to analyse Dasha and Bhuktis.
Week 30	Gochara, the transits to include Jupiter good transits and Saturn's Challenging one including sade sati, daily, monthly, yearly movement of the planets and how they affect and change the quality of the chart.
Week 31	Panchanga, the 5 limbs of the day. Dina, Nakshatra, Tithi, Karana, Yoga.
Week 32	Introduction to Vargas,  the 16 harmonic charts with special emphasis on the Navamsha- the 9th harmonic dealing with relationships and dharma. Vimshopaka, Visheshika amsha.
Week 33	Rules for Varga, Hora, Drekkana, Saptamsha.
Week 34	Navamsha, Dasamsha and Shastiamsha.
Week 35	Upaye - remedial measures, the different ways to improve the birth chart.
Week 36	Putting it all together - chart analysis.
	All Classes will be recorded and available for download.