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Prashna (Horary)

Casting and judging a prashna chart.

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Level 1Units: 5

Level 1 · Unit 1

Casting a prashna

Fix the moment and place, cast in the sidereal zodiac, name the querent and the matter, link their lords, and weigh the Moon in depth.

  1. The moment, the place and the zodiac
  2. Querent, matter and karyesha
  3. Linking lagnesha and karyesha
  4. The Moon in depth
  5. Checkpoint: Casting a prashna

Level 1 · Unit 2

Arudha and the omens tradition

Meet the main prashna texts and schools, work out the arudha in two senses, and study nimitta and shakuna as a cultural tradition.

  1. Texts and schools of prashna
  2. The arudha lagna of a prashna
  3. The Kerala arudha
  4. Nimitta and shakuna
  5. Checkpoint: Arudha and the omens tradition

Level 1 · Unit 3

Judging yes and no

Weigh the lagna and karya bhava, the rising rashi's nature and a clearly labelled Tajika layer, then combine testimonies into a careful answer.

  1. The two key houses
  2. The rising rashi's nature
  3. A Tajika layer: ithasala
  4. Weighing testimonies
  5. Checkpoint: Judging yes and no

Level 1 · Unit 4

Casting practice: one chart, start to finish

Work one chart from a real sky through every Level 1 step: sidereal conversion, bhavas and lords, drishti, the Moon, and a careful tally.

  1. From tropical to sidereal
  2. Bhavas and lords in the practice chart
  3. Tracing drishti
  4. The Moon and the tally
  5. Checkpoint: Casting practice

Level 1 · Unit 5

Tajika links in prashna

Beyond ithasala: applying and separating in practice, nakta and yamaya when the lords have no direct link, kamboola, and a clearly labelled report.

  1. Applying, separating, out of orb
  2. Nakta: a faster graha carries the link
  3. Yamaya: a slower graha collects it
  4. Kamboola and a labelled report
  5. Checkpoint: Tajika links in prashna
Level 2Units: 5

Level 2 · Unit 1

Question categories

Houses and methods for lost items, travel, career, relationships and disputes, plus the questions prashna declines and where to refer them.

  1. Lost and misplaced items
  2. Travel and career
  3. Relationship questions, with consent
  4. Disputes and questions to decline
  5. Checkpoint: Question categories

Level 2 · Unit 2

Timing in prashna

Simple traditional timing: the nature of the rashis, the Moon as a clock, choosing a time scale, and honest windows instead of dates.

  1. Timing comes last
  2. The Moon as a clock
  3. Choosing the time scale
  4. Honest timing
  5. Checkpoint: Timing in prashna

Level 2 · Unit 3

Case studies and ethics

Four invented prashna charts walked step by step, from checking the question to a careful answer, including a case that is declined.

  1. Case A: the lost ring
  2. Case B: the job offer
  3. Case C: a relationship question
  4. Case D: questions to decline
  5. Checkpoint: Case studies and ethics

Level 2 · Unit 4

More question categories

Houses, karakas and limits for home and property, study and exams, money and loans, and questions asked about someone else.

  1. Home, property and vehicles
  2. Study and exams
  3. Money, loans and deals
  4. Questions for someone else
  5. Checkpoint: More question categories

Level 2 · Unit 5

Casebook II

Four more invented charts from real skies: a flat to rent, an exam with a Tajika layer, money owed after a sale, and a sister's move abroad.

  1. Case E: the flat
  2. Case F: the exam
  3. Case G: money owed
  4. Case H: a sister's move
  5. Checkpoint: Casebook II
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