A Reading List in Vedic Astrology

byHankFriedman

IspentseveralhoursgoingthroughmyentireVediclibraryforthebest
booksinmycollection.Heretheyare.Ihopethatmyresearchservesyou
well.

[Note:about90%oftheVedicastrologybooksthatI'vepurchased
andI'vepurchasedalotofVedicbooks!havebeeneitherrehashesof
Classicalworkswithnonewinsights,orpoortranslations,orsimplythe
speculationsofauthorswhohaven'tmasteredVedicastrology.Thatis,in
part,whatinspiredmetoprovidethefollowingreadinglist.Idon'twant
youtowasteyourtimeormoney,whichiseasytodobecausesomany
Vedicbooksarejustnotworthgetting.]

ImportantUpdate:IhavejustexpandedthisVedicAstrologybooklist
andcreatedapageonAmazonthatbothdescribeseachbookandallows
youtoeasilyorderanyofthem.Youcanviewthisnewlistingbyclicking
heretoseewhatbooksshapedmyunderstandingofastrology,andeven
getcopiesforyourself.

Note:YoucandownloadformattedcopiesofClassicalVedictextsfor
freehere.

ModernBooks
LightonLife(NotonlythebestVedicastrologybookinEnglish,buta
hugenumberofinsightsandgemsforWesternastrologerstoo.)

byHartdeFouwandRobertSvoboda

PathofLightvol.1&2(Trulyexcellentnewbooksbyabrilliantand
generousastrologerwhoshareshisgreatdepthofunderstandingof
Jyotish.HighlyRecommended!)

byJamesKelleher

NewTechniquesofPrediction1&2(ForadvancedVedicastrologers
only,thebrilliantpredictivemethodsandunderstandingsofagreat
Jyotishmaster)

byH.R.SeshadriIyer

LearnAstrologyTheEasyWay(Forbeginningtointermediatestudents
ofVedicastrology,thisprovidesaverygoodeducationinVedic
astrology.)

byDr.G.S.Kapoor

AThousandSunsanexcellentnewVedicbookthatcoversahugerange
ofVedictopicsinaveryaccessibleandeasytoreadconversationalstyle.
HighlyRecommended!

byLindaJohnsen

AstroSutras
EventsandNativities
andArtofPredictions(excellentbooksbythelateexcellentastrologer
Bhasin)

byJNBhasin

HowtoReadaBhava(averysmallbookthatcondensesdivisionalchart
analysisquitewell)

byDr.T.S.Vasan

VarshphalorAnnualHoroscope(anexcellentbookonVedicSolar
Returns)

bySumeetChugh

PredictiveAstrologyAnInsight(acomprehensive&excellentanalysis
ofplanetsinhouses)
 byDineshS.Mathur

PracticalVedicAstrology(afinecompendiumof25yearsoftheauthors
notes,wellorganized)

byG.S.Agarwal

HowtoReadYourHoroscope(newlyreprintedexcellentmodern
interpretationsoflordships,planetsinsignsandhouses,etc.)

ByJamesE.HigginsIIIandTomHopke

VaultoftheHeavens(alovelyandcomprehensivetextbookonVedic
astrology,completewithmoderninterpretationsofthelordshipsfor
eachLagna,andmore.)

&CoreYogas(aunique,descriptive,andcomprehensiveanalysisof
yogas)

bothbyErnstWilhelm

NavamsainAstrology(extensiveexaminationofthenavamsaand
classicalapproachestoit.)

byChandulalS.Patel

ACourseinIndianAstrology(101lessonsinastrologybyknowledgeable
Jyotishis)

byProf.N.E.MuthuswamyandProf.K.P.DharmarajaIyer

Dr.K.S.Charakhasmanybooks,includingatwovolumeElementsof
VedicAstrology,Varshaphal(whichHartendorses),andmyfavoriteof
hisYogasinAstrology
AstrologyandJyotirvidya(averyintelligentandwellthoughtoutbook
onmanyfacetsofJyotish,includingNakshatras,Dasas,Prognosis,and
muchmore.)

byViswanathDevaSarma

MansionsoftheMoon(awonderfulbookonNakshatramyths,
meanings,etc.)

byKennethJohnson

PredictiveAstrologyoftheHindus(extensiveandexcellent)

byPanditGopeshKumarOjha

TheAstrologyoftheSeers(averygoodbook,butitmixesalittle
Westernastrologyin)

byDavidFrawley

TheLunarNodes(someverygoodinsightsinthisone)

byKomillaSutton

alsoherEssentialsofVedicAstrologyandherIndianAstrologycoffee
tablebookhavemerit.

GaneshaHoraShastram(Anincrediblydeepexplorationofeachhouse,
itsoccupants,andlord.)

byS.Ganesh

Nakshatras(ThefirstWesternbookonNakshatras,theproductofa
greatdealofresearch.)

byDennisHarness
 ClassicalVedicTexts

BrihatParasharaHoraShastra(the"bible"ofVedicastrology)

TranslatedbyR.Santhanam

Phaladeepika(thesecondmostimportant"bible"inVedicastrology)

TranslatedbyS.S.Sareen

(DoNOTgetthetranslationbyKapoor,it'sriddledwitherrors)

UttaraKalamrita(anexcellentbookshowingthemesofeachhousein
depth)

TranslatedbyS.S.SareenorbyDr.P.S.Sastri

Saravali(twovolumeclassicfocusesonplanetsinhouses,decanates,etc.)

TranslatedbyR.Santhanam

BhriguSutram(alookateachplanetineachhouse,withreferenceto4
Vedicclassics)

TranslatedbyG.S.Kapoor

BrihatJataka(onevolumewithextensiveandinterestingnotesbythe
translator)andSriSarwathachintamani(twovolumesetwithextensive,
usefulcommentaryofthismajorVedicclassic)

bothtranslatedbyB.SuryanarainRao

JatakaParijata(3Vol)(/wOriginalSlokasinSanskritandEnglish
Trans.MyVedicteacher,Hartoftenquotesthisimportantworkthatis
usedasthetextbookinVedicstudiesinIndia)

bySubramanyamShastri

Kalaprakasika(Ihaven'tseenthisone,butit'srecommendedbyHart)

translatedbyN.P.SubramariaIyer

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