Jyotish texts

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At 12:20 PM 7/12/04 -0700, RL wrote:

>Have been a jyotish (sidereal?) believer for some years now (when my one

>and only jyotish reading actually identified me to a T as opposed to

>tropical astrology).

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>Would like to seriously study it now and have the time. Any advice re:

>rookie books would be very welcome as well as any online courses you could

>recommend (live in the toolies in Oregon and thre would not be much

>educational opportunity in my region, I fear).

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The very best book on Jyotish which can be read and constantly used as a

reference is Hart deFouw's LIGHT ON LIFE. There are several newer

introductory books to Jyotish written by western astrologers. The best way

to get a feel for these is find a book store that stocks them and spend an

afternoon finding the book that appeals to you the most. I haven't seen all

of them, so can't make a recommendation.

 

Therese

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At 06:10 PM 7/13/04 -0700, Cynthia wrote:

>Andrew Bloomfield's book is probably the most user-friendly and is the best

>laid out. I think it's called How to Practice Vedic Astrology.

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>De Fouw's book tend towards the ponderous IMO, although I know it's popular.

 

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DeFouw's book is very good as a reference. If you're looking for something,

it's there. The analysis of individual charts near the end of the book is

an excellent way to learn Jyotish. But yes....it's not a book to read

through. It's a book to check when you want references for individual

charts, or, for example, you want good information on the lunar mansions. I

still think deFouw's book is the best on the mansions/nakshatras, though we

still have an awful lot to learn about the mansions. No, I don't agree with

everything in LIGHT ON LIFE. But it's comprehensive.

 

Therese