Jyotisha for Beginners

Book excerpt: In this two volume book aimed at pure beginners (as well as those who may need to begin again!) Marc Boney shares the highly effective approach to learning the astrology of ancient India that he learned from his teacher, the legendary jyotishi K.N. Rao. Beginning with an insightful discussion of the relationship between astrology, the law of karma and reincarnation, Volume One instructs students in all the fundamental concepts of this divine science in an encapsulated and engaging way, and then profusely illustrates these using the charts of world famous personalities. By the end of the first volume students will have learned all the basics of birth chart interpretation and will be able to draw many accurate inferences regard their own or anyone's chart.Volume Two introduces a more sophisticated, systematic approach to birth chart interpretation pioneered by K.N. Rao using the memory device. PAC-DARES, in which PAC stands for the analysis of every planet in terms of its position, aspects, and conjunction. This then becomes the basis for identifying planetary combinations in a birth chart that can indicate the karma for prosperity, status and success, health issues and so on. Volume Two concludes with a proven methodology for predicting such important life events such as marriage and child birth using the planetary periods of Jyotisha