On Prasna, or Vedic Horary Astrology - Comments?

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On Prasna, or Vedic Horary Astrology - Comments?

 

3:23 PM 4/26/05 Tue

 

In the years since I was first indtroduced to Vedic

Astrology, May 1998, I have studied mainly natal

horoscope applications. This is due mainly to the fact

that I have not been able to gain access to a wide

degree of the literature available on Prasna, as I

have on Jatak, or Natal Astrology.

 

Moreover, it seems that there are as many different

approaches to Prasna as there are different approaches

to Vedic Astrology itself. Of the books I have read, I

have found such varied and different approaches coming

from B.V. Raman (who's methods closely mirror Western

Horary), Krishnamurti (who seemed to advocate using a

number method and applying it to the naksatra rising

at the time of question), VK Choudry's "System's

Approach" method, which seems to focus on his 6, 8 and

12 House functional malefic system, along with Ketu,

whom he considers to be more malefic than Rahu) and

Hart deFouw (who, in the book "Hindu Astrology

Lessons" advocates a "four cornerstone approach" where

the angles of the chart are focused on in terms of the

various questions that are asked and are to be

answered. No doubt these are but a few of the methods

that can be and most likely are employed by Vedic

astrologers worldwide and especially in India.

 

Because I love horary so much I would really love to

learn more about how some of the readers actually use

prasna; perhaps I can pick up on some really good hard

and fast rules. In particular I'm very interested in

learning the more "Vedic" principles instead of merely

aping the Western methods (no disrespect to the great

William Lilly); I guess I'm something of a purist at

heart.

 

Right now I'm finding that the method advocated by

deFouw seems to work best but I'm still seeking and

learning.

 

Any ideas or input on this?

 

Thanks

 

Salaam,

Mu

 

Mu'Min M. Bey

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