How to Predict Your Future

This is an extremely comprehensive reference text on Western planetary transits that belongs on the shelf of every practicing astrologer and student. The information is extraordinarily well researched and builds on the work previous generations of astrologers. Transits are the most essential part of making astrological predictions in peoples' lives. The descriptions detail not only the actual events and circumstances likely to occur, but also the meaning and significance for the person undergoing them. The beginning pages explain what transits are and how find them in horoscopes. This is followed by thorough descriptions of the cycles of five major planets (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto) through all twelve houses. After that comes transits of the five major planets transiting all the natal planets. The aspects used are threefold: the conjunctions, the "hard" aspects (squares and oppositions), and the "soft" aspects (trines and sextiles). Part 2 is an introduction to the major predictive system used in India in Hindu/Vedic astrology, also known as Jyotish. There are detailed explanations with examples of celebrity charts such as Actor Marlon Brando, Vice President Al Gore, singer John Denver, Actress Jodie Foster, and others. This is a book every practicing astrologer and student must own.

This is an extremely comprehensive reference text on Western planetary transits that belongs on the shelf of every practicing astrologer and student. The information is extraordinarily well researched and builds on the work previous generations of astrologers. Transits are the most essential part of making astrological predictions in peoples' lives. The descriptions detail not only the actual events and circumstances likely to occur, but also the meaning and significance for the person undergoing them. The beginning pages explain what transits are and how find them in horoscopes. This is followed by thorough descriptions of the cycles of five major planets (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto) through all twelve houses. After that comes transits of the five major planets transiting all the natal planets. The aspects used are threefold: the conjunctions, the "hard" aspects (squares and oppositions), and the "soft" aspects (trines and sextiles). Part 2 is an introduction to the major predictive system used in India in Hindu/Vedic astrology, also known as Jyotish. There are detailed explanations with examples of celebrity charts such as Actor Marlon Brando, Vice President Al Gore, singer John Denver, Actress Jodie Foster, and others. This is a book every practicing astrologer and student must own.

James Braha is the author of five astrology books, two that cover Western astrology and three that are Hindu/Vedic. After practicing Western astrology in the late 1970's, James made two trips to India to study the predictive system of the ancients. In 1986 he altered the world of astrology when he wrote the first easily understandable and accessible book on the Eastern system, Ancient Hindu Astrology for the Modern Western Astrologer. It is widely recognized as a modern classic, and Robert Hand, the world's foremost Western astrologer, called it a masterpiece. James is known for his ability to explain complicated astrological and spiritual concepts in the simplest, most digestible manner. Ancient Hindu Astrology was followed by four more astrology books: Astro-Logos: Revelations of a Hindu Astrologer © 1989. How to be a Great Astrologer: The Planetary Aspects Explained © 1992. How to Predict Your Future: Secrets of Eastern and Western Astrology © 1995. The Art and Practice of Ancient Hindu Astrology: Nine Intimate Sessions Between Teacher and Student © 2001. James Braha studied Hindu/Vedic astrology with two highly respected teachers in India; R. Santhanam of Delhi, scholar and translator of numerous ancient Jyotish texts, and P. M. Padia in Bombay. James maintains an international practice from his home in Longboat key, Florida and has given classes and workshops all over the globe. He is the recipient of many awards, including the Jyotish Kovid and B. V. Raman Jyotisha Choodamani. He has done podcast interviews and teaching sessions with Chris Brennan, Anuradha Sharda, Shubarani Unichigid, Kapiel Raaj, John Sunil, Saptarishi Astrology Magazine, Bhabajeet Kalita, Robert Kosmar and others, which can be seen on YouTube. James' 2006 book Living Reality; My Extraordinary Summer with Sailor Bob Adamson is a detailed account of hosting the Australian spiritual master in his home. Seekers came from all over the U.S. to hear Bob's talks during his five-week stay. Living Reality has been called "A modern classic representation in the field of non-duality."