Astrology, explained honestly
Kundli, panchang, nakshatras and numerology - what the tradition actually says, and where it stops.
Combustion (Astangata): When a Planet Is Burnt
Combustion or astangata is what happens when a graha stands too close to the Sun to be seen. This guide covers the orbs each authority gives, why Mercury is combust so often, how to read a burnt graha and what combustion does not do.
Retrograde Planets in Vedic Astrology
Retrograde planets never actually move backwards - it is a line-of-sight effect. And in classical Jyotisha a vakri graha gains chesta bala and is read as stronger, not broken.
Shadbala: How Planetary Strength Is Measured
Shadbala is the six-fold calculation Jyotisha uses to measure how strong each graha really is: positional, directional, temporal, motional, natural and aspectual strength, added up in rupas.
What Is Ashtakavarga, and How Is It Used?
Ashtakavarga is the closest thing Jyotisha has to a quantitative model. This guide explains bindus, Bhinnashtakavarga, the 337-point Sarvashtakavarga total, the kaksha refinement, and where the numbers stop being evidence.
Dashamsha (D10): Reading Career from the Chart
The Dashamsha divides every sign into ten parts of three degrees to magnify professional life. Learn how to read career properly - the 10th house first, the D10 second, the dasha for timing.
Navamsa (D9): The Most Important Divisional Chart
The D9 or navamsa chart divides every sign into nine parts of 3 degrees 20 minutes, and its boundaries land exactly on the 108 nakshatra padas. Here is what it shows, how to read it, and where it fails.
The 12th House (Vyaya Bhava) in Vedic Astrology
The 12th house is the most misread bhava in the chart. Vyaya means expenditure, not simply loss - and the same house that governs drain and isolation also governs moksha, the highest aim of human life.
The 11th House (Labha Bhava) in Vedic Astrology
The 11th house, Labha Bhava, rules income, networks, elder siblings and the fulfilment of desire. Learn why it is the strongest upachaya, and why a strong 11th with a weak 2nd earns well but saves nothing.
The 10th House (Karma Bhava) in Vedic Astrology
The 10th house, Karma Bhava, governs career, status and action in the world. A plain guide to its kendra-upachaya nature, its four karakas, and what it can and cannot tell you about your work.
The 9th House (Dharma Bhava) in Vedic Astrology
The 9th house or Dharma Bhava is the classical house of fortune - father, guru, higher learning, long journeys and belief. What it governs, its lord the bhagyadhipati, all nine grahas in it, and honest limits.
The 8th House (Randhra Bhava) in Vedic Astrology
A steady, accurate guide to the 8th house in Vedic astrology - longevity, upheaval, inheritance, joint resources, research and the occult - and why no honest astrologer predicts a date of death.
The 7th House (Yuvati Bhava) in Vedic Astrology
The 7th house or Yuvati Bhava governs marriage, the spouse, business partners and open enemies. Learn why it sits opposite the Lagna, what each graha does there, and why a difficult 7th is never a reason to end a relationship.