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Noteson the Art and Science of VedicAstrology

Chapter 1:

Veda means Higher Knowledge. When weunderstand the fullness of our Real Self thenwe now the V!"AS.

Vedic Astrology# Ayur$eda and %oga are the

& main 'ranches of Self Reali(ation. %ogatrains the mind# Ayur$eda trains thephysical 'ody and Astrology pro$ides themap.

)nce we tae responsi'ility for our state ofconsciousness# we can surpass thein*uence of planets in the 'irth chart.

+he two most important remedies for a'irth chart are 'eha$ior modi,cation and%ogic meditation.

%amas and -iyamas are the ,rst twomeans of o'taining 'eha$ioral modi,cation

in %oga.

+he %ama includes: non$iolence# truth# nonstealing# and conser$ation of $ital energy.+hese are the eternal practices. +he

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-iyamas as personal mantras# alignment ofintention# etc.

%ou are only in*uenced 'y arma to thedegree that you identify with it.

"aily meditation as well as meditation prior

to a reading is highly recommended.

/rom the top of the head to the 'ase of the

spine is the pathway called S0SH0-A. 2tis here that the charas line up.

+o directly in*uence the S0SH0-A# thereare 3 types of meditations which are $erye4ecti$e:

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2n Vedic astrology# the ascendant

constitutes the ,rst house and theWH)6! S27- !80A6S the whole house.

Vedic astrologers can use up to 19di4erent rashi main; charts tointerpret a horoscope.

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+he most used "i$isional chart is the

-AVASA which corresponds to the ue

to V!"2C AS+R)6)7%. A yoga is a unionof certain planetary factors

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CAR"2-A6 S27-S are inno$ati$e# changing

and intense since they signal the start of anew season.

/2?!" S27-S are sta'le and unchanging.

0+A@6! S27-S are adapta'le and open to*ei'ility.

+he S27- in which a planet is locatedrepresents the >ualities through which theplanet must operate.

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+here is another way of di$iding the (odiac

in Vedic Astrology +hey are 3B sectionscalled 60-AR A-S2)-S or -AKSHA+RAS.+he ,rst one has the same starting point asAR2!S.

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+he diagram used for a horoscope in 2ndia

is called K0-"A62 or CHAKRA.

=6A-!+S are seen as 'ene,c and male,c in

Vedic astrology. V!-0S and 0=2+!R are'ene,c planets

+he oon is considered its most 'ene,c at

the /066 ))- and at its weaest whenconDoined with the Sun at -!W ))-.

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ercury is $aria'le when it comes to

polarity and pics up the traits of planets itis housed with.

ars and Saturn are the main male,cs.

RAH0 and K!+0 are considered to 'e!62/2CS.

Sun# ars and upiter are masculine#

Saturn and ercury are neutral and oon

and Venus are feminine.

-either of the -odes are happy in Cancer

or 6eo since they are owned 'y oon andSun respecti$ely.

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+he ool+R2K)-A houses are 1# E# B# and

1F.