Tradition points to a distant Age of the Dwápara, the venerable sages of ancient India, foresaw ignorance and turbulence in the age to come – the Age of Kali. A time, just as foretold in the Srimad Bhagvatam, when humans shall endure impoverished fortune (manda bhagya), dullness of intellect (manda buddhi) and diminished lifespans (alpa ayushka). That Age of Kali, is upon us.

 

The sages devised ways to enable humans to continue to draw from the Divine. Krishna Dwaipáyana divided the Vedas into four, becoming the 28th Vyasa (the one who divides) of the Vaivaswata Manwantara. Along with the Vedas, as a Vedanga (a limb of the Vedas) we have been bequeathed with the peerless gift of Jyotisha. Literally, the light of the Divine and the science of foreseeing the future which tradition dates to at least ~3000 BCE.

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Vedanga Jyotisha, the oldest extant text on Jyotisha has links to Rigveda and Yajurveda.

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The sage Parashara, father of Krishna Dwaipáyana Veda Vyasa, composed the most profound principles of Jyotisha in an accessible Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra, the foundational source and link to the knowledge of the ancients.

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Jyotisha is considered as the eyes of the Vedas, bestowing upon us the ability to see clearly through time and space. To help us find our place in it and chart our path through a lifetime.

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One of the defining and distinguishing premises of Jyotisha is the principle of Karma. At its most profound, Jyotisha is meant to enable the individual soul to navigate through the crests and troughs of Karma, to a point of ultimate dissolution. This navigation happens through lifetimes that the soul takes on. Jyotisha traces and illumines these karmic roots with high fidelity. The individual’s Prarabdha, karma that has lead one to the present birth, is laid bare in one’s natal horoscope. Even a deeper, cumulative sum of karmas, like Sanchita, are revealed. One’s personality characteristics and tendencies are understood from the influence of the Grahas – the celestial ones who seize – commonly understood as planets, but in reality includes five planets, two luminaries, Sun and Moon and the Aprakasha (devoid of light) Rahu and Kethu. Prior knowledge of the circumstances that one may encounter spatially and temporally, can help the individual navigate them towards meaning and fulfillment. Jyotisha helps one to mitigate or reduce the impact of challenging and difficult circumstances through suitable remedies.  

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Through the ages, the treasures of Jyotisha has been passed down and new insights have been added by sages and illumined masters among whom have been Parashara, Jaimini, Kalyana Varma, Mantreshwara, Varahamihira, Kalidasa, Vaidyanatha Dikshita, Venkatesa Sharma and Neelkantha.

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