Recommended Books on Jyotish and Vedic Astrology:
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where you can order them at 20% off of the
retail price.
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Ancient Hindu Astrology for the Modern Western Astrologer,
360 pages, by James T. Braha, published 1993 by Hermetican Press,
list price $21.95.
This is the book that I learned Jyotish from! (It was
originally published in 1986.) It has the
best interpretations I've seen for the effects of all of the
different planets in the twelve houses.
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How to Be a Great Astrologer: The Planetary Aspects Explained,
255 pages, by James T. Braha, published 1992 by Hermetican Press,
list price $19.95.
This book contains interpretations for all of the combinations of
two planets, both their aspects and conjunctions. The interpretations
are often over a page apiece, so there is quite alot of information.
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How to Predict Your Future: Secrets of Eastern and Western
Astrology,
356 pages, by James T. Braha, published 1995 by Hermetican Press,
list price $22.00.
This used to be titled: "Transits of the West, Dashas of the East:
How to Predict Your Future."
It has some very interesting and accurate material on Dashas and
transits. As you might expect, it has much more detail on the
subject than Ancient Hindu Astrology does.
Amazon.com offers all three of Braha's books at a
20% discount,
for $17.56, $15.96 and $17.60, respectively.
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Light on Life: An Introduction to the Astrology of India,
438 pages, by Hart deFouw and Robert Svoboda, published 1996 by
Penguin, list price $14.95.
Among the people I know here in Fairfield, Hart deFouw is one of the
most popular Jyotish teachers. His book explains many things
which most other books don't cover. He explains how to
interpret a chart, rather than just giving the reader examples.
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The Astrology of Seers: A Comprehensive Guide to Vedic Astrology,
342 pages, by David Frawley, published 1990 by Morson Publishing,
$18.95. Sorry, no discount on this one.
This book, like deFouw's above, is also very thorough. Each one
covers subjects which the other doesn't though. Ce la vie!
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Myths and Symbols of Vedic Astrology,
278 pages, by Beepin Behari, published 1990 by Morson Publishing
$14.95. Sorry, no discount on this one either.
Fortunately this book has just come back in print! It has the
best descriptions of all of the Nakshatras of any book
I've seen, and since it was edited by David Frawley, it is quite
clear and easy to understand.
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The Astrology of Death,
400 pages, by Richard Houck, published 1994 by
Groundswell Press, list price $21.95.
For more obscure books my other favorite bookstore is the
Twenty-First Century Bookstore,
in Fairfield, Iowa. They have quite a few books from India,
including ones by B.V. Raman, and they will ship them all over the world.
(They don't usually offer any discount, though.)
Their phone number is (641) 472-5105.
The used bookstore Revelations in Fairfield often has
a few copies for at least one-third off. Their number is
(641) 472-6733.
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