Vedic Astrology
Jyotish, the grahas, houses, and nakshatras.
Course outline
Move through the published studies in order.
Foundations of the chart
3 studies
Nakshatra AtlasExplore all 27 guides. Select to open the reference library.
The lunar mansions
The Nakshatra Atlas
Twenty-seven places to begin a closer reading.
Use your chart to find a nakshatra, then open its reference page. Each spans 13°20′ of the sidereal zodiac. Read its symbolism alongside the planet, house, and whole chart.
27 reference pages
Ashwini
Quick starts and first impulses; the urge to begin before deliberation.
0°00′–13°20′ AriesBharani
Carrying what has been started; limits, restraint, and the cost of seeing something through.
13°20′–26°40′ AriesKrittika
Cutting and clarifying; the attention that separates what is true from what is merely comfortable.
26°40′ Aries–10°00′ TaurusRohini
Growth and attachment; the pull toward what is beautiful and sustaining.
10°00′–23°20′ TaurusMrigashira
Searching; a mind that keeps scanning for something not yet found.
23°20′ Taurus–6°40′ GeminiArdra
Disturbance that clears; storm, grief, and the honesty that follows them.
6°40′–20°00′ GeminiPunarvasu
Return and renewal; the capacity to begin again after loss.
20°00′ Gemini–3°20′ CancerPushya
Nourishment and steadiness; the instinct to protect and feed what matters.
3°20′–16°40′ CancerAshlesha
Coiled focus; intimacy, influence, and the uses of concealment.
16°40′–30°00′ CancerMagha
Inheritance and lineage; the weight of what came before you.
0°00′–13°20′ LeoPurva Phalguni
Pleasure and rest; the ease that makes creation possible.
13°20′–26°40′ LeoUttara Phalguni
Contracts and reliable support; friendship as an ordered thing.
26°40′ Leo–10°00′ VirgoHasta
Skill of the hand; making the abstract concrete.
10°00′–23°20′ VirgoChitra
Design and appearance; the pleasure of a well-made surface.
23°20′ Virgo–6°40′ LibraSwati
Independence and movement; the self-correcting quality of wind.
6°40′–20°00′ LibraVishakha
Directed ambition; a fixed goal and the patience it demands.
20°00′ Libra–3°20′ ScorpioAnuradha
Friendship under pressure; devotion that survives difficulty.
3°20′–16°40′ ScorpioJyeshtha
Seniority and its burden; authority earned, then defended.
16°40′–30°00′ ScorpioMula
Getting to the root; dismantling in order to understand.
0°00′–13°20′ SagittariusPurva Ashadha
Early conviction; the confidence that carries a thing forward.
13°20′–26°40′ SagittariusUttara Ashadha
Late and durable victory; conclusions that hold.
26°40′ Sagittarius–10°00′ CapricornShravana
Listening and transmission; learning by hearing rather than asserting.
10°00′–23°20′ CapricornDhanishtha
Rhythm and timing; the pulse that organises shared effort.
23°20′ Capricorn–6°40′ AquariusShatabhisha
Diagnosis and isolation; the healer who works apart.
6°40′–20°00′ AquariusPurva Bhadrapada
Intensity and the ascetic edge; conviction that risks extremity.
20°00′ Aquarius–3°20′ PiscesUttara Bhadrapada
Depth and calm; still water beneath the surface.
3°20′–16°40′ PiscesRevati
Safe passage and completion; caring for a thing to its end.
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