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James Braha is the author of the first easily understandable book on Hindu/Vedic Astrology in the West: Ancient Hindu Astrology for the Modern Western Astrologer (1986) – Revised and Expanded in 2020, with 200 extra pages. James learned astrology in 1978 and studied Jyotish in Delhi and Bombay in 1982 and 1984 with renowned author/scholar R. Santhanam and P.M. Padia, respectively. He has professionally analyzed over 10,000 horoscopes, and is known for training astrologers worldwide how to use both Vedic and Western astrology. James can be seen in over 85 YouTube videos as of 2023, and is the author of five more astrology texts, shown below. He is also the author Living Reality; My Extraordinary Summer with Sailor Bob Adamson, a classic text on Advaita (non-duality).

Iceland, 1990 (photographed for Heimsmynd magazine)

SCHEDULE a Hindu/Vedic Full-Life Birth Chart Interpretation

See the Consultations tab, above. Or, e-mail jamesbraha@gmail.com.

WATCH over 85 YouTube Videos

James teaches Hindu/Vedic Astrology (as well as some Western astrology features) on YouTube. Click the YouTube tab above.

ALTER YOUR KARMA

Learn about Yagyas: seven Vedic pandits (priests) chant mantras (prayers) for three hours per day over nine days. Chant your own astrological mantras, and learn about wearing astrological gems. See more under the GEMS, MANTRAS, YAGYAS TAB, above.

BOOKS BY JAMES BRAHA

As of 2024, James has written five books on Astrology, one on Non-Duality. Click each book cover below for details, or click the green softcover, hardcover, and ebook options to go to the book’s Amazon page.

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  • Book cover of The Braha Sutras by James Braha showing a shimmering lotus-like lamp against a rich shaded maroon background.
    Astrology
    The Braha Sutras, Insights From a Lifetime of Vedic Astrology 

     

    Straight talk on issues found nowhere else for all levels of experience! 216 of the most challenging issues based on 10,000+ birth charts.

    500 pages, © 2022. Formats:

    Hardcover

    Softcover

    eBook

  • Book cover of Art and Practice of Ancient Hindu Astrology by James Braha the author against a background of the deep blue starry cosmos with light emerging from behind a nebula.
    Astrology
    The Art and Practice of Ancient Hindu Astrology: Nine Intimate Sessions Between Teacher and Student 

    Students report that they have been able to make the leap from hobbyist to professional astrologer with this book.

    460 pages, © 2020 rev. from 2001.

    Softcover

    eBook Part I

    eBook Part II

  • Book cover of Ancient Hindu Astrology by James Braha with a South Indian birth chart of planet glyphs framed with red and white against royal blue.
    Astrology
    Ancient Hindu Astrology for the Modern Western Astrologer REVISED & EXPANDED

     

    Critics call this book “a masterpiece” and “the clearest exposition of Hindu astrology ever written” and “the classic reference on Hindu astrology for westerners.”

    564 pages; © 2020 Revised & expanded has 200 more pages than the 1986 edition.

    Softcover

    eBook

  • Book cover of Living Reality by James Braha is awash with sunrise colors.
    Advaita (Nondualism)
    Living Reality: My Extraordinary Summer with “Sailor” Bob Adamson

     

    A story of liberation, friendship, humor, and love. One of the warmest, most heartfelt writings on non-duality.

    355 pages. Black and white photos throughout.

    Softcover

    E-Book

  • Book cover of How to Predict Your Future by James Braha shows eight planets and the Moon against deep violet space with a nebula type formation.
    Astrology
    How to Predict Your Future: the Power of Planetary Transits (Secrets of Eastern and Western Astrology) 

     

    A reference text teaching the best methods that Western and Hindu astrology has to offer in predicting a person’s future.

    521 pages. © 1995 re-issued in 2023 with a new cover.

    Softcover

    eBook

  • Book cover of How to Be a Great Astrologer by James Braha has luminous outlines of a geometrical figure inside of another, against a deep teal blue image of space with cloud like nebulae.
    Astrology
    How to be a Great Astrologer: the Planetary Aspects Explained 

     

    Simply the best book on Western planetary aspects (squares, trines, sextiles, and oppositions)!

    273 pages. © 1992 re-issued in 2023 with a new cover.

    Softcover

    E-book

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