JYOTISH, HAST JYOTISH

Articles on Jyotish:
Jyotish for Ayurvedic Consultations: Some Considerations, by Tamiko Fischer (excerpt)
Seven Steps in Managing Your Destiny, by Dr. Gyansham Birla (full article)
Ayurveda and Jyotish: An Overview by Jeffrey Armstrong (excerpt)

The Role of Planets and Remedies in Diabetes, by Shrilakshmi Tummula

Ayurveda and Joytish: An Overview

by Jeffrey Armstrong (Excerpt from Fall issue, 2008)

Ayurveda and Jyotisha are sister sciences, which look at the same reality from their own perspective. Both observe karma or cause and effect, in various states and stages of manifestation. The context for all Vedic science is the “Pancha Maha Bhutas” or “Five Element” world view. What makes this scientific approach so useful is that the five elements can be perceived directly through our unaided senses, without the use of expensive technology.

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Author Jeffrey Armstrong is the Media and Communications Director for both the Vedic Friends Association and the Hindu Collective for North America, and founder of VASA, the Vedic Academy of Sciences and Arts. In this role, he speaks at corporations, yoga ashrams and centers, temples, ayurvedic and astrological conferences, and teaches a wide variety of seminars based on the Vedic knowledge. Web site

Jyotish for Ayurvedic Consultations: Some Considerations

by Tamiko Fischer (Excerpt from Fall issue, 2008)

Ayurvedic practitioners in India and in the West have varying levels of experience in the study and practice of Jyotish, and their day to day inclusion of this sister science has many different faces. The Ayurveda practitioner’s application of Jyotish can range anywhere from a brief assessment of the natal chart to a deeper understanding of prakriti (genetic constitution), to a predictive chart reading that includes concrete descriptions of life events to come. He or she might check the birth chart in order to recommend upayas (astrological remedies), the prescription of which may include specific mantras (sacred words), wearing of gemstones, charitable offerings to specific people or animals, homas (Vedic ritual fire sacrifice) and other unique and subtle healing practices. At the very least, the healer might simply consult the Panchanga, or Vedic Almanac, in order to choose a favorable nakshatra and tithi or lunar asterism and lunar day combination to begin administering a course of treatment.

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Tamiko Fischer began her study of Jyotish in 1998 under Hart De Fouw, and is a student of Dr. T.S. Vasan of Bangalore. Since 1999 she has offered Jyotish as a service in the charitable organization of Sri Mata Amritanandamayi Devi while a resident of M.A. Math, Amma’s South India Ashram. From 2001-2006 she provided Jyotish consultations as a staff astrologer at programs during Amma’s yearly tours of the U.S. She has published research articles in K.N. Rao’s Journal of Astrology, Dr. K.S. Charak’s Astrology magazine, and in the U.S. writes a monthly Jyotish forecast for LA Yoga magazine. She has a Jyotish practice in the U.S. Email Web site

Seven Steps to Managing our Destiny

by Dr. Ghanshyam Birla

No matter what tendencies we have, we need not be affected by them throughout our whole life. We have the free will to change.

What steps can we take to bring about positive changes? We must be patient and diligent. It takes time before a conscious mode of behavior filters through into our subconscious and becomes automatic. By understanding the implications of the following sequences of steps, we can teach ourselves to exercise our free will constructively.

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Dr. Ghanshyam Birla founded the National Research Institute for Self-Understanding and the Palmistry Center in Montreal, Canada, in 1972. He lectures extensively and written on the powerful insights of the Vedic sciences, including “Love in the Palm of Your Hand”, “Magnet Therapy” and “Destiny in the Palm of Your Hand....”. He will soon be seen on “Inquiring Minds” on Discovery Channel. In 1998, Dr. Birla established a 300-acre lakefront retreat in Chénéville, Québec, which serves as an international facility for studies and services in palmistry, astrology, and Ayurvedic healing.
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The Role of Planets and Remedies for Diabetes
bySrilakshmi Tummala, M.B.B.S.

Abstract :  The astrological combinations for diabetes are explained. Astrological remedies can be used to nullify the malefic effects of planets that have resulted in diseases such as diabetes. The malefic effect of one planet can be neutralized by another planet. Planets rule certain herbs; herbs ruled by a balancing planet can be used to control the diseases caused by a malefic planet. Pujas, a Hindu ritual, offers leaves, fruits and preparations to appropriate Deities to nullify a planet’s malefic effects. Pujas also helps to bring about lifestyle changes and maintain good mental health, both very important in controlling diabetes including at the karmic level.

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