Foundations
The free lesson track for reading your own birth chart, step by step.
The sidereal zodiac and why the ayanamsha exists
Precession shifts the equinox about one degree every 72 years. Here is how the sidereal zodiac, the Lahiri ayanamsha and your tropical chart fit together.
Go to lesson → Lesson 2Reading the Rasi, the D1 birth chart
The Rasi or D1 chart uses whole sign houses, so the Lagna sign is the entire first house. How to read it, and how the North and South Indian layouts differ.
Go to lesson → Lesson 3The nine grahas
The nine grahas of Jyotish, why Rahu and Ketu count as shadow points, how supportive and challenging natures work, and what the karaka layer really adds.
Go to lesson → Lesson 4The bhavas: twelve houses, read whole sign
The twelve bhavas of a Jyotish chart, worked out from one tenth house example, with the kendra, trikona, dusthana and upachaya groups clearly explained.
Go to lesson → Lesson 5The nakshatras: twenty seven lunar mansions
Where the lunar mansions came from, how 27 nakshatras of 13 degrees 20 minutes divide into padas, their ruler sequence, and why the janma nakshatra matters.
Go to lesson → Lesson 6Tropical and Vedic, compared honestly
A point by point comparison of tropical and Vedic astrology, covering zodiac reference, house systems, the planetary roster, timing methods and emphasis.
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