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ज्योतिषJyotishaWhat Jyotish is, and the classical texts
Where Jyotish comes from and the texts it rests on
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Learn Jyotish from the classical texts
Vedic astrology explained in plain English, one topic at a time: what the classical texts actually say, what it means in practice.
- Anyone can learn JyotishNo background in astrology needed
- Step by step12 chapters, each building on the last
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One-stop shop: Jyotish simplified in 12 chapters
No prior knowledge needed. The chapters follow the order a student would learn Jyotish, from the signs and planets to timing events, and each one builds on the last.
Part I · chapters 1 to 4
The building blocks
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राशिRashiThe 12 signs
The zodiac signs, their elements and qualities
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ग्रहGrahaThe 9 planets
What each planet signifies, and how it behaves
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भावBhavaThe 12 houses
What each house of the chart governs
Interactive guide: Houses and lords →Part II · chapters 5 to 8
Reading a chart
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नक्षत्रNakshatraThe 27 nakshatras
The lunar mansions and their padas
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आधिपत्यAdhipatyaLordship: functional benefics and yogakaraka
Which planets help or harm each ascendant
Interactive guide: Yogakaraka →07Start →
दृष्टिDrishtiAspects and conjunctions
How planets influence one another
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बलBalaPlanetary strength: dignity and shadbala
How strong a planet is to deliver its results
Part III · chapters 9 to 12
Refining and timing
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वर्गVargaDivisional charts and the navamsa
How the divisional charts refine a reading
Interactive guide: Navamsa finder →10Start →
योगYogaYogas
The planetary combinations the texts describe
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दशाDashaDashas: timing
How the planetary periods time events
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गोचरGocharaTransits
How the moving planets trigger what the chart promises