Jyotish Tutorials
OM Ganeshaya Namaha
Jyotish is a remarkably powerful tool for interpreting a birth chart.
But a Vedic birth chart contains so much information that sometimes it can be down-right overwhelming.
Welcome to the Jyotish Tutorial series!
Pundit Mahesh Shastriji recently invited me to present some Jyotish lessons to you.
The result is a new series of tutorials hosted at his site My Panchang (an excellent site that I’ve referred you to before).
The tutorials are sequential, bite-size lessons on how to interpret a Vedic chart.
The lessons are intermediate level, assuming you already know the basics of Jyotish. If you’re brand new to Jyotish and want to learn some basics and then follow along, I recommend some good beginner books here.
Each sub-series will center around a given aspect of life.
First Up: Finan¢ial A$trology
Given what’s going on in the world, I thought it would be good to start with the area of financial astrology.
You will learn:
- What the financial indicators are in an individual’s chart
- How to interpret and translate them into meaningful and useful information
- How to spot both opportunities and challenges
- How to take best advantage of both
Links to the Individual Articles (will go live as they publish)
Published:
Announcing a New Jyotish Tutorial Series
An announcement about the series with details about what I’ll cover in this first set of lessons which will be on Financial Jyotish.
0.0 Introduction to Financial Jyotish
Good ideas to keep in mind as you look at financial indicators. Some important concepts that are not specific to financial analysis are covered briefly.
1.3 Difficult houses (dusthanas) and ways to work with them
Next up:
2.0 Planets and Yogas (combinations)
2.1 Functional money planets & Dhana Yogas
2.2 Each planet as a money planet or as influenced by other planets (non-yoga combinations)
2.3 More good money yogas
2.4 Difficult money yogas
2.5 Lifelong vs. temporary influences
3.0 Placement
3.1 Houses
3.1.1 Lagnas: Ascendant, Moon, relevant karakas
3.1.2 Houses 1-12
3.2 Signs
3.3 Nakshatras
4.0 Harmonic Charts
4.1 Harmonic Charts as they relate to finance
4.2 A special way to calculate the Hora (money) chart
Note that the My Panchang site doesn’t have the ability for us to interact. So …
You can leave your questions and comments here so we can interact directly.
I hope you’ll join us. You can also share this series with your friends on Twitter and Facebook using the buttons below.
And now: Comments? Questions? Please leave them below and I’ll respond … Thank you!
Thank you very much for taking time to teach us . I am at present in Germany and am looking forward to your tutorials.kk
Hi kk,
Great! Thanks so much for letting me know.
I’m looking forward to it all, too.
This is an ignorant question, but how does Vedic Astrology differ from the Western Astrology? (I’m not even sure if that’s what its called!). I have been very interested in digging deeper into Astrology and this comes at the perfect time.
Will there be an email list we can sign up for to get notifications of new lessons?
Not an ignorant question at all (and yes, that’s what it’s called). It’s THE question I get about Jyotish. It’s a lot to go into in a comment reply but I’m writing a guest post for Angela at Powered by Intuition right now about exactly that. It’s a complex form of astrology and there are quite a lot of technical differences, most of which I can’t possibly cover in one article.
Hey all! I’ve since written 2 articles to answer Lindsay’s question “How does Vedic Astrology differ from the Western Astrology?”
Here’s Part 1, and here’s Part 2. Enjoy!
The thing is, the tutorial series is hosted at My Panchang where most readers are already very familiar with Vedic astrology. So I won’t be teaching the basics, but jumping into ways to apply them. Sorry I didn’t make that clear.
Personally, I think Jyotish is amazing, and if you want to learn it, I encourage you! I could recommend some beginner books (and you only need one). You could pick up the basics and then benefit from the tutorials, I think.
As to the email list, I’m not sure it still applies for you, but let me think about that. (Maybe I can use my newsletter list…)
Thanks for your interest. (You’ve got me thinking about perhaps a beginner’s class at my site — or something!)
When will the lessons become available? I’m excited! Thank you!
I’m so sorry and apologize to you and everyone. Soon after announcing, life threw one of those wild cards at me and the tutorials have been delayed as a result. It shouldn’t be too much longer though. A week or so, I think.
Thanks so much for your interest and also for your patience!
looking forwardto read yur lessons!
Oh, good! Thanks for your participation!
Hi Patti
I enjoyed 1.1. I appreciate the way you are breaking such a complex microcosmos down into simple units for teaching and reflection.
Thankyou!
Aw, thanks, Nanette. Yes… I decided that unless I keep them simple, bite-size pieces, some of the topics could quickly get unweildy. Of course the units ultimately tie together which we’ll begin to see shortly. So glad you’re checking in!
My Jupiter is in Virgo – House 1. I think this means I’d be good in health services – makes sense to me! I suppose that’s where I’ll make my money, too. Well, I work for the Arthritis Society & I am a doula & Reiki practitioner, so sounds like this is accurate in my case!
Hi Lindsay,
That would all fit, definitely — good interpretation!
I’m curious, are you talking tropical zodiac? Do you know how this all falls in a sidereal chart? That’s what all this is based on.
(If you want your sidereal chart, send me your birth info and I’ll send you your chart w/a few little comments.)
Thanks for coming by and for commenting!
This post is very much informative in context. I like to admire the way you explain the topic.
While this journey culminates with the gain of divine knowledge we know it has to start with the ability to address and seek solutions to your current problems. This is a journey of faith and that can only happen with the results you see today. We seek to enable that through the most ancient, accurate, consistent, widely practiced and appreciated science in every culture and civilization known as JYOTISH
Thanks for coming by, for expressing your appreciation of Jyotish, and I hope you’ll continue to participate in the tutorials.
Hello Patti,
OMG I love your financial astrology tutorials. I have a copy of my vedic chart but didn’t know anything about how to interpret it and your basic tutorial opened my eyes.
No matter how careful I am with my money and resources I’m always just barely getting by, so I’ve been focused on finding my “wealth formula” and overcoming what seems to be a chronic dilemma.
After reading your tutorial I think I may be doing the wrong work. My Jupiter is in Pisces in the 8th house. I have Venus in Leo in the first house and Saturn in the second house in Virgo. I was beginning to think I was destined to be poor but maybe that’s not the case at all. Maybe I could improve this area of my life by looking at a different way of working.
Funny…just yesterday I caught myself thinking that I really like to work behind the scenes.
I wish I could hire your services but as usual, I need to pay some bill. I hope you will continue this series.
By the way I found your blog when I saw you on the A-List Blogging site and I’m so glad I did. I share your outlook on life.
Hi Gail,
Oooo, how exciting! I love your enthusiasm for this amazing art/science of Jyotish — you’re contagious!
I’m so glad you’re enjoying the tutorial series. I think the next article will give you a lot more to sink your teeth into.
In fact, both your Jupiter and Saturn seem very well-placed and together create a Raja Yoga — good for ability and fulfillment. And the lord of your 10th of career is creative and artistic Venus, right there in your ascendant — creative Leo! I sure hope that whatever you’re doing you get to exercise your obvious creativity!
As to money, that Jupiter is doubly signifant (as you already know) — and/but you have to remember that your dasha periods play a big role in if/when a certain planet’s energies manifest strongly. So maybe it’s largely about timing in your case (or maybe not — I don’t have your whole chart).
I’m so happy you’re joining us for the series. And thanks so much for your comment — it did my heart good.