The Art and Science of Vedic Astrology

by Richard Fish, W. Kurczak

As a Yogic science, Vedic Astrology has been practiced for more than 5000 years with one ultimate to provide insight and guidance towards the fulfillment of the soul’s destiny. Vedic Astrology provides a map of the soul’s territory, to quicken the journey and avoid delays in the process. You can learn to read the map of the birth chart and thereby harness the trends of the cosmos. This book is based on a tutorial course, and is arranged to systematically introduce the most important variables necessary to understand a Vedic horoscope. Topics ∙ Meditation and Astrology ∙ The Planets ∙ Planetary Conditions ∙ The Houses ∙ Planetary Aspects ∙ The Ascendant ∙ Planetary Yogas ∙ Divisional Charts ∙ Vimshotari Dasha System ∙ Transits ∙ Jyotish and Ayurveda ∙ Astrological Remedies ∙ The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali.Through "The Art and Science of Vedic Astrology", by Richard Fish and Ryan Kurczak, you will gain a solid understanding of the foundational material needed to comprehend the mystical science that is Vedic Astrology.

Genres: Astrology, Occult, Spirituality

219 pages, Kindle Edition

First published June 20, 2012

Reviews

[C · Rating 5 out of 5]

The best way to read this book is to supplement it with Ryan Kurczak's free astrology course online, and then to follow it up with his 101 Astrology class. Ryan is the co-author, and he gives examples using the South Indian chart (while this book uses the North Indian). Ryan's style is practical, simple to understand and essential if you're looking to understand the fundamentals of astrology.

Link to the course:

https://www.youtube.com/user/RyansVed...

Also, today Ryan has posted a link to his favorite vedic astrology books so here is that list as well:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bwO8...

Tomorrow I'll be finishing up my last class in Ryan's 101 spring semester and it was amazing. I highly recommend it!

[Avineesh Khare · Rating 4 out of 5]

From a beginner

The book is great as it helped me in ynderstanding of the various important aspects of vedic astrology. The only challenge which I faced was with the example charts as instead of the names of the planets their symbols we're used which is little confusing for a beginner like myself. Otherwise, the book is fantastic and I can confidently say that after reading this book my understanding has improved a lot.

[Mrinalini · Rating 4 out of 5]

A brilliant holistic primer to Jyotisha that not only discusses the mathematical aspects of the subject ( there's a lot) but also the spiritual and scriptural, quoting from several of the classics including Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra , Jaimini sutras & Phaladeepika. Kurczak emphasizes the fact that Jyotisha is not just about prediction as is widely believed but also one of the best self improvement tools. The horoscope is a map of your personality, your strengths and weaknesses & most importantly your karmic patterns. Once the pattern is known, Jyotisha also shows you how to overcome it ( if at all it can be, not all karmas can). Kurczak also talks about the outlook a beginning astrologer must adopt, along with practices that aid in sharpening one's intuition ( the other big component of Jyotisha) like yoga, meditation etc. All in all an excellent introduction to the subject for those who wish to delve deeper into it.

[Alisha · Rating 5 out of 5]

"It is important to note that superstitious reliance on astrological information dilutes the potency of the information provided. Looking to the position of the planets for answers to every decision made in life serves no purpose. Self-realized souls are guided by an inner knowing. Prior to Self-realization, we should do everything we can to encourage that inner knowing. If every challenge impels us to consult the planetary transits or the astrological chart, we are not allowing our own inner knowing to develop. When a person is sincerely in need of guidance, an astrologer can provide that guidance."

[NB Prime · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good for beginners

I wanted to learn about Vedic Astrology, after skimming various, I decided to give it a try because I was able to rent it on Kindle Unlimited subscription. Although writtten by a foreign author, it still covers all the areas of Vedic Astrology from a beginner's perspective. It has been written keeping in mind the readers are novice, making the book simple to understand. Would recommend the book for beginners.

[Deepak Shah · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nice overview

This book addressed a lot of questions that some of the other books did not answer. It covers lot of topics and is sufficient to to provide all all round skill to a budding Astrologer. Good job authors !

[Naveen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good one

Good one for building a base or making the foundations a little stronger. Looking forward to reading the next part.

[Hogarth Brown]

A good practical guide

Logical, sensible and uncluttered information that provides a good grounding for anyone that wishes to grasp the essentials of Vedic Astrology.

[Ravi · Rating 1 out of 5]

How to open this book

[Anjalica · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great read so much information and easy to understand. Thank you for knowledge and wisdom your book is a great help for me.

[Stephen Russell · Rating 5 out of 5]

An excellent introductory text for those new to the practice. The last chapter on the relationship between Jyotishi and the Yoga Sutras is essential knowledge missing from most other writer’s work.