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Basic level
Start from zero: read a birth chart, name every part of it and describe the current Dasha period in plain words.
By the end: You can open a birth chart, name its signs, houses, planets and nakshatras, read the day's Panchang, find your current Dasha, and write a balanced first reading.
Who it is for: Complete beginners. No earlier study is needed.
Syllabus: 9 sections
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1.1 What Jyotish is and how to use this course
What Jyotish studies and does not claim, the sidereal zodiac, and the birth data a chart needs.
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1.2 The twelve signs (Rashis)
The signs in order, their rulers, elements and qualities, and the character of each.
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1.3 The nine planets (Grahas)
The nature and main meanings of each graha, benefics and malefics, friendships and dignity.
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1.4 The twelve houses (Bhavas) and the Ascendant
What each house stands for, the house groups, and how to find the Ascendant and count houses.
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1.5 Reading the chart layout
The North, South and East Indian chart styles, and placing planets in signs and houses.
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1.6 The 27 Nakshatras and the Moon
The lunar mansions, their lords and padas, and why the Moon sign and nakshatra matter so much.
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1.7 The Panchang
The five limbs of the Panchang: tithi, weekday, nakshatra, yoga and karana, and how to read a day's Panchang.
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1.8 Vimshottari Dasha basics
The 120-year cycle of planetary periods, the starting period from your birth nakshatra, and your current period.
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1.9 Your first chart reading
Combine the Lagna, its lord, the Moon and the current Dasha into a short, balanced reading, with the ethics of reading.
Every section: presentation, subject material, a 20-question test, and your result. Pass mark 60 out of 100; repeat until you pass.