Astrology as a Spiritual Science
From the Classic Text “Astrology of the Seers” by Dr. David Frawley Astrology should be a spiritual science. Our birth chart is a mirror of our soul and its particular incarnation. In our stars we see...
View ArticleSecrets of the Yugas or World-Ages
The following article by David Frawley (Pandit Vamadeva Shastri) is adapted from Astrology of the Seers, by David Frawley – Who knows now and who can declare the paths that lead to the God; only their...
View ArticleSpecial Planetary Mantras, Name and Shakti Mantras
The following is one of several articles by David Frawley on Vedic and Tantric Mantras and their applications. The following are the name (nama) mantras for the planets as preceded by their Shakti or...
View ArticleFruits of Worshipping Each Nakshatra
This is one of several articles by David Frawley on the Vedas, Vedic Astrology and the Nakshatras. Each Nakshatra reflects certain wishes or desires that those who born under them are inclined to have....
View ArticleShaktis of the Nakshatras
This is a key article by David Frawley on the Nakshtras and how to use them, widely circulated and used, including as a predictive tool. Each Nakshatra has its particular power or Shakti. These are...
View ArticleThe Milky Way and the Cosmic Soma
By David Frawley (Pandit Vamadeva Shastri) Soma and the Orientation of the Zodiac The key to the meaning of the signs of the zodiac should be evident from the orientation of the zodiac itself. The most...
View ArticleNakshatras and Upanakshatras
Dr David Frawley (Pandit Vamadeva Shastri) The Vedas show a division of the zodiac into 27 Nakshatras or lunar mansions. That they might have more subtle divisions of the zodiac than 27 should not...
View ArticleThe Twelve Signs of the Zodiac and the Vedic Fire Ritual
By David Frawley (vedicinstitution.com) written 2003, posted Dec. 2008 The following article proposes a Vedic rationale for the nature and sequence of the twelve signs of the zodiac. It shows how the...
View ArticleVedic Origins of the Zodiac: The Hymns of Dirghatamas in the Rig Veda
(one of a series of articles by David Frawley on Astrology in the Vedas) The Zodiac and Dirghatamas Some scholars have claimed that the Babylonians invented the zodiac of 360 degrees around 700 BCE,...
View ArticleVedic Astrology as a Way of Self-knowledge
Vedic Astrology and Self-knowledge Vedic astrology is an integral part of our Vedic teachings as one of the most important aspects of Vedic knowledge. Yet we approach Vedic astrology in a way that...
View ArticleSecrets of the Yugas or World-Ages
The following article by David Frawley (Pandit Vamadeva Shastri) is adapted from Astrology of the Seers, by David Frawley – Who knows now and who can declare the paths that lead to the God; only their...
View ArticleSpecial Planetary Mantras, Name and Shakti Mantras
The following is one of several articles by David Frawley on Vedic and Tantric Mantras and their applications. The following are the name (nama) mantras for the planets as preceded by their Shakti or...
View ArticleThe Milky Way and the Cosmic Soma
By David Frawley (Pandit Vamadeva Shastri) Soma and the Orientation of the Zodiac The key to the meaning of the signs of the zodiac should be evident from the orientation of the zodiac itself. The most...
View ArticleNakshatras and Upanakshatras
Dr David Frawley (Pandit Vamadeva Shastri) The Vedas show a division of the zodiac into 27 Nakshatras or lunar mansions. That the Vedas might have more subtle divisions of the zodiac than 27 should not...
View ArticleThe Twelve Signs of the Zodiac and the Vedic Fire Ritual
By David Frawley (vedanet.com) written 2003, posted Dec. 2008 The following article proposes a Vedic rationale for the nature and sequence of the twelve signs of the zodiac. It shows how the zodiac...
View ArticleVedic Origins of the Zodiac: The Hymns of Dirghatamas in the Rig Veda
(one of a series of articles by David Frawley on Astrology in the Vedas) The Zodiac and Dirghatamas Some scholars have claimed that the Babylonians invented the zodiac of 360 degrees around 700 BCE,...
View ArticleWishes Granted through Each of the 27 Nakshatras or Lunar Mansions
This is one of several articles by David Frawley on the Vedas, Vedic Astrology and the Nakshatras. It reflects his special Vedic research. This particular information is not available in any other...
View ArticleShaktis of the Nakshatras
Each Nakshatra has its particular power or Shakti. These are also the powers of the Devatas or the deities that rule them. Each of these shaktis has various effects described metaphorically as “above”...
View ArticleAyurvedic Astrology
All great ancient civilizations centered their cultures on profound systems of astrology, connecting conditions and events on the Earth with cosmic influences deriving from the stars. Whether it is...
View Article2020 and its Dangers for Humanity
Many of us are looking with deep concern about the current state of the world and what 2020 will bring. The division and conflict on every continent is easy to see, but how to reduce it remains...
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