Jyotish

Andrew Mason is an expert in Eastern Alchemy. He started studying holistic medicine 20 years ago, completing his training as an Ayurveda practitioner in 2006. He then undertook a unique and intensive apprenticeship in the east, learning the closely guarded processes involved in the manufacturing of these ancient remedies. Since his return to the UK, Andrew has undertaken the task of recording and cataloguing these traditional processes, preserving these techniques which in some cases would have remained as tenuous oral traditions only. He is the author of Rasa Shastra, also published by Singing Dragon.

Introduction. PART I - Setting Up Shop. 1. Ayanamsa. 2. Celestial 'Royal' Court. 3. Surya (Sun). 4. Chandra (Moon). 5. Budha (Mercury). 6. Kuja (Mars). 7. Brihaspati (Jupiter). 8. Chukra (Venus). 9. Shuni (Saturn). 10. Rahu and Ketu (Luna Nodes) and Mandi (Upagraha). PART II - Rashi, the zodiac and the symbolism of the twelve signs. 11. Rashi (Zodiacal Signs). 12. Bhava (Astrological Houses). 13. Bhavakaraka (House Significations). 14. Important House Combinations. 15. Dik Bala (Directional Strength). 16. Karma. 17. Retrogade Planets. 18. Dagdha (Combustion). 19. Graha Yuddha (Planetary War). PART III - Medical Astrology and Ayurveda. 20. Medical Astrology. 21. Varga. 22. Dasha. 23 Drsti (Graha Aspects). PART IV - The Moon and its Lunar Mansions. 24. Lunar Curiosities. 25. Nakshatra (Lunar Mansions). 26. Planetary Rulership of Nakshatra. 27 Nakshatra Portraits. 28. Nakshatra Qualities. PART V - The Propitiation of Planets and Remedial Measures. 29. Upayes (Remedies and Propitiation). 30. Supernatural Origin of Gemstones. 31. Rudraksa. 32. Pooja. 33. Pacifying Graha (Daily Routines and Rituals). 34. Bali/Shanti Karma. Conclusion. Appendix. Index.