Light on Life,9780940985698

Light on Life

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ISBN13: 9780940985698
ISBN10: 0940985691
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Pub. Date: 2003-12-01
Publisher(s): Lotus Pr
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Table of Contents

LIST OF TABLES xii
LIST OF FIGURES xiv
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS xvii
NOTE xviii
FOREWORD xix
INTRODUCTION xxii
JYOTISH FOR EXPORT
xxiii
CHAPTER ONE THE ORIGINS OF JYOTISH
ORAL VERSUS WRITTEN
1 (1)
VEDA, VEDANGA, VIDTA
2 (2)
THE ETERNAL FAITH
4 (1)
MYTH AND OBSERVATION
5 (2)
TEACHING TALES
7 (2)
JYOTISH'S LIMBS: Ganita Skandha; Samhita Skandha, Hora Skandha; Gola; Ganita; Jataka; Prashna; Muhurta; Nimitta
9 (5)
STYLES OF JYOTISH: Nadi Jyotish; Parashari Jyotish; Jaimini Jyotish; Tantric Jyotish; Tájika Jyotish
14(6)
CHAPTER TWO THE PHILOSOPHY OF JYOTISH 20(19)
SANSKRIT
20(2)
THE SANKHYA PHILOSOPHY
22(2)
KARMA AND JYOTISH: Sanchita Karma, Prarabdha Karma; Kriyamana Karma; Agama Karma
24 (4)
KARMIC INTRICACIES: Dridha Karma, Dridha-Adridba Karma; Adridba Karma
28 (3)
REMEDIES
31 (2)
THE GRAHAS
33 (1)
THE ISHTA DEVATA
34 (2)
JYOTISH IN ACTION
36(3)
CHAPTER THREE ESSENTIAL ASTRONOMY FOR JYOTISH 39 (16)
THE ZODIAC
39 (2)
THE AYANAMSHA
41(1)
PLANETARY MOTION
42 (3)
THE HOUSES OF A HOROSCOPE
45 (1)
MAPPING A HOROSCOPE
46(9)
CHAPTER FOUR THE GRAHAS (PLANETS) 55(43)
THE LANGUAGE OF JYOTISH
55(1)
JYOTISH IN TRANSLATION
56(1)
PLANETARY ASSOCIATIONS AND ASPECTS: Association; Full Appects; Special Aspects; Mutual and One-sided Aspects; Partial Aspects
57(3)
PLANETARY STRENGTHS: Exaltation and Debilitation, Constellational Rulership; Trinal Strength; Friendliness and Enmity; Planetary States; Directional Strength; The Six Strengths
60(8)
PLANETARY CHARACTERISTICS: Ages; Animal, Vegetable and Mineral; Bodily Constitution; Bodily Substances; Body Limbs; Cabinet; Castes, Clothes; Colors; Direction, Diseases; Distances; Elements; Flavors; Flowers, Food and Trees; Geometrical Shape, Glances, Height; Metals and Gems; Nature; Nature of Birth; Personification, Persuasion Method; Places; Profession; Psychology; Qualities; Relations; Seasons; Sex; Sexual Union, Temperament
68(30)
CHAPTER FIVE THE RASHIS (CONSTELLATIONS) 98(17)
CONSTELLATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS: Method of Rising; Appearance; Bodily Constitution; Bodily Parts; Directions; Elements; Fruitful and Barren; Height or Length; Odd/Even; Places or Haunts; Qualities; Vegetable, Animal and Mineral
99(10)
THE DIVISIONS OF A CONSTELLATION: Calculation of Navamsha; Employing the Navamsha
109(6)
CHAPTER SIX THE BHAVAS (HOUSES) 115(60)
THE FOUR GOALS OF LIFE: Dharma, Artha; Kama; Moksha
116 (3)
KENDRA AND KONA HOUSES
119 (1)
DUSSTHANAS
120(1)
UPACHAYAS
121 (1)
MARAKAS
122 (1)
DERIVATIONS OF HOUSE MEANINGS: Astronomical Realities; Numerical Value of the Houses
123 (6)
HOUSE MEANINGS: First House; Second House; Third House; Fourth House, Fifth House; Sixth House; Seventh House; Eighth House; Ninth House; Tenth House; Eleventh House; Twelfth House
129 (19)
SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS: Anatomical Rulerships; Bhava Karakas; Rotating the Chart
148(5)
LAGNAS: Aries, Taurus; Gemini; Cancer, Leo; Virgo; Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius; Pisces
153(22)
CHAPTER SEVEN THE PANCHANGA 175(23)
SOLI-LUNAR JYOTISH
175 (1)
SVARODAYA
176 (2)
THE YARDSTICK OF JYOTISH
178 (2)
THE VARANAS (WEEKDAYS): The Origin of the Seven Days of the Week; The Hours of the Day (Horas); How to Use the Seven Days and the Planetary Hours
180 (5)
THE TITHIS: How to Calculate the Tithis; Tithis in Jyotish; Meanings of the Tithis
185 (8)
THE KARANAS
193 (1)
THE YOGAS: How to Calculate the Soli-Lunar Yogas; Meanings of the Soli-Lunar Yogas
194(4)
CHAPTER EIGHT THE NAKSHATRAS 198(50)
GANDANTA
203(1)
NAKSHATRA CLASSIFICATIONS: Activity; Caste; Creation, Maintenance and Dissolution; Direction; Gender; Nadi; Nature; Qualities; Sexual Type; Species; Tattvas
204(11)
THE INDIVIDUAL NAKSHATRAS: Ashvini; Bharani; Krittika; Rohini, Mrigashirsha; Ardra, Punarvasu; Pushya; Ashlesha; Magha; Purva Phalguni; Uttara Phalguni; Hasta, Chitra; Swati, Vishakhá; Anuradha; Jyeshtha; Mula; Purva Ashadha; Uttara Ashadha; Shravana; Dhanishtha; Shatabhisha; Purva Bhadrapada; Uttara Bhadrapada; Revati
215(31)
NAKSHATRAS IN INTERPRETATION
246(2)
CHAPTER NINE INTERPRETATION OF THE HOROSCOPE 248(31)
INTERPRETATION - SIMPLE AND COMPLEX
248 (2)
PRELIMINARY CONSIDERATIONS
250 (2)
BASICS OF INTERPRETATION: Grahas; Houses; Planetary States
252 (1)
THE GOLDEN KEY: Verse One and Verse Six of Chapter Fifteen of Phaladipika
253 (8)
EIGHTEEN CRITERIA: Eighteen Basic Principles of Interpretation
261 (5)
STRENGTH VERSUS INFLUENCE
266 (3)
COMBUSTION, RETROGRESSION AND GRANA AVASTHA
269(5)
APPLIED INTERPRETATIONS
274(5)
CHAPTER TEN GRANA YOGAS 279(28)
THE PANCHA MAHAPURUSHA YOGAS: Ruchaka Yoga; Bhadra Yoga, Hamsa Yoga; Malavya Yoga, Shasha Yoga
282(3)
THE DHARMA KARMA ADHIPATI YOGAS: Raja Yogas; Raja Yoga Karakal
285(5)
OTHER GRANA YOGAS: Adhi Yoga; Amala Yoga; Ashubha Mala Yoga; Budhaditya Yoga; Chandra Mangala Yoga; Dur Yoga, Gaja Kesari Yoga; Kemadruma Yoga; Lakshmi Yoga, Maha Bhagya Yoga; Neecha Bhanga Raja Yoga, Parivartana Yoga; Parvata Yoga; Pushkala Yoga, Saraswati Yoga; Shakata Yoga; Shubha or Papa Kartani Yoga; Sumpha, Anapha and Durudhara Yogas, Vasumat Yoga, Velhi, Voshi and Ubhayachari Yogas; Viparita Raja Yoga
290(9)
THE TWENTY-FOUR YOGAS: Chamara Yoga, Dhenu Yoga, Shaurya Yoga; Jaladhi Yoga; Chhatra Yoga; Astra Yoga; Karna Yoga; Asura Yoga; Bhagya Yoga; Khyati Yoga; Suparjata Yoga; Musala Yoga; Ava Yoga; Nissva Yoga; Mriti Yoga; Kuhu Yoga; Pamara Yoga; Harsba Yoga; Dushkriti Yoga; Sarala Yoga; Nirbhagya Yoga; Dur Yoga; Daridra Yoga; Vimala Yoga
299(2)
KUJA DOSHA
301(2)
KALA SARPA YOGA
303(2)
BHANGA
305(2)
CHAPTER ELEVEN DASHAS AND GOCHARAS 307(31)
DASHAS
307 (2)
VIMSHOTTARI DASHA
309 (2)
DASHA ANALYSIS: Basic Principles; Analysis of Jupiter Dasha and of Saturn Dasha for Chart 1
311(9)
BHUKTIS
320 (6)
BHUKTI INTERPRETATION
326 (3)
RAHU-KETU
329 (1)
GOCHARA (TRANSITS)
330 (4)
TRANSITS FROM THE CHANDRA LAGNA
334(1)
SADE SATZ
335 (1)
A BINARY METHOD
336(2)
CHAPTER TWELVE EXAMPLE CHARTS 338(76)
PARAMAHAMSA YOGANANDA
340 (7)
MARILYN MONROE
347 (10)
ADOLF HITLER
357 (8)
INDIRA GANDHI
365 (10)
ALBERT EINSTEIN
375 (10)
RAMAKRISHNA PARAMAHAMSA
385 (13)
ANAIS NIN
398 (9)
ANONYMOUS
407(7)
AFTERWORD 414(1)
APPENDIX 415(5)
Chart 1
415(3)
Chart 2
418(2)
BIBLIOGRAPHY 420(3)
INDEX 423

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