About Me

I first became interested in astrology while living in Los Angeles around 30 years ago. This interest was prompted by my spiritual path at the time, which was Kriya Yoga. It was recommended that we wear a bracelet of gold, silver and copper to “placate the planets”. Piquing my interest, I had to discover more.

My first astrology book was James Braha’s “Ancient Hindu Astrology for the Modern Western Astrologer”. From there, I went on to study ancient astrological texts such as Saravali and Brihat Parasara Hora Sastra.

A few years and several moves later, I attended the American College of Vedic Astrology, where I received a diploma and met my mentor, Ernst Wilhelm. Through his instruction and my own professional practice, I have become proficient in many techniques for prediction and using the Birth Chart as a guide for mental, emotional, spiritual and physical healing.

Most astrological techniques I use are based upon four Hindu texts: Brihat Parasara Hora Sastra or BPHS for short, Jaimini Sutram, Srimad Bhagavatam and the Puranas. All other medieval texts with a few exceptions, that were authored later, are based upon these B.C.E. era texts.

I am currently using the Aditya Zodiac and the 84 Beings for prediction and Birth Chart analysis.

Vedic astrology is especially fascinating because of the psychological sophistication of Hindu myths. These are ancient techniques that can be employed to placate the planets to improve the quality of one’s life and understanding.

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