Jyotiṣa
Unlocking the Wisdom of the Stars
Wednesdays, 12:30–2:00pm ET — register once, attend every session.
The Sky as a Clinical Tool
This class was taught live, but the recording was not captured. A makeup session is already being scheduled, so you will have another chance to join live, recorded this time. The updated date will be posted to your Live Calendar as soon as it is set. Thank you for your patience here — we are sorry for the gap, and glad you came looking.
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Spend thirty minutes with a birth chart — your own or one you know well. Do not interpret. Only observe: which signs are prominent, which are empty, where do the planets cluster? Write seven observations the way you would write a clinical intake note.
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Bring one observation from this practice into the community. What did you discover that others should know?
3 HoursThe Nine Grahas — Planetary Archetypes
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Find the ruler of your sixth house — the house of health, disease, and daily practice. Research what that planet governs in the body according to classical Jyotiṣa. Write one connection between what that planet rules and a pattern you have observed in yourself.
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Bring one observation from this practice into the community. What did you discover that others should know?
3 HoursRāśis and Bhavas — Signs and Houses
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The Navāṃśa chart refines the Rāśi chart the way Vikṛti refines Prakṛti. Pull a Navāṃśa chart for yourself or a person you know. Note where the Moon and the Lagna lord sit. What does this add to the picture?
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Bring one observation from this practice into the community. What did you discover that others should know?
3 HoursThe Ascendant and the Body
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Research the concept of Daśā — planetary periods. Find out which Daśā you are currently in. Write: what quality does this period carry? What health themes does the ruling planet suggest? How does this align with your experience of the past year?
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Bring one observation from this practice into the community. What did you discover that others should know?
3 HoursPlanetary Periods — Daśā and Antardaśā
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A client presents with chronic Vāta aggravation that does not respond to standard intervention. Look at their Saturn placement. Write: what would you ask the Jyotiṣī, and what would you modify in your Āyurvedic approach based on what you find?
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Bring one observation from this practice into the community. What did you discover that others should know?
3 HoursReading Health Tendencies in the Chart
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Choose one of the Navagrahī — the nine planets — and spend a week observing its qualities in the world around you. Sun: leadership, authority, vitality. Moon: nourishment, fluid, mind. Mars: heat, drive, conflict. Write one clinical observation from each week's focus.
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Bring one observation from this practice into the community. What did you discover that others should know?
4 HoursTiming — Transits and Health Transitions
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The Muhūrtā tradition chooses auspicious timing for important actions. Research Muhūrtā for health interventions — when to begin a cleanse, when to introduce a new herb, when to rest. Write one timing consideration you could offer a client.
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3 HoursGems, Mantras, and Remedial Measures
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Research the gem recommendation for your Lagna lord. Then research the contraindications. Write: who should not use this gem, and what Āyurvedic principle underlies that caution?
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3 HoursThe Jyotiṣī and the Āyurvedic Practitioner in Dialogue
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Interview someone who works with Jyotiṣa clinically — a Jyotiṣī, an integrative practitioner, or a senior Āyurvedic practitioner who uses it. Ask: how do you use the chart in your clinical intake? What does it show you that the pulse does not?
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Bring one observation from this practice into the community. What did you discover that others should know?
3.5 HoursChart Reading in Clinical Context
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Take a case you know well — a client, a family member, yourself — and write a brief chart interpretation focused only on health themes. Then show it to someone who knows that person and ask: does this match?
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Bring one observation from this practice into the community. What did you discover that others should know?
3.5 HoursIntegration and Referral
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Write your referral statement for Jyotiṣa: when would you refer a client to a Jyotiṣī? What question would you ask them to help the Jyotiṣī? What information would you want back?
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Bring one observation from this practice into the community. What did you discover that others should know?
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