Jeffrey’s Lectures:

SATURDAY: Short presentation of Vedic Astrological Poetry at the Banquet

SUNDAY 11/24  | 2pm – 4:30pm :  The Archetypes or Essential Nature of the Planets (Grahas)

SUNDAY MANTRA LECTURE | 4:30pm – 5:30pm: Initiation to the Planetary Mantras

The Archetypes or Essential Nature of the Planets (Grahas)

SUNDAY 2 – 4:30

Jeffrey Armstrong will name and illuminate the most essential qualities and characteristics of the 9 grahas, with a special view to client therapy and recommendations for upaya to remedy a variety of imbalances. Learn how to explain the atma and the qualities of the planets to clients so they see how they manifest within them – so they don’t confuse these qualities as “self”.

Mantra Initiation to the Planets (Grahas)

SUNDAY  4:30 – 5:30

This initiation will reveal the 9 japa mantras of the grahas which are use for upaya and sadhana upon their essential natures. When the dhyana of ashtanga yoga is held while chanting these mantras, the Ishas of the grahas, who are the devas working on behalf of Sri Vishnu, gradually reveal their own true natures. This will result in the samadhi and siddhi stages of yogic awareness. At this point, the aspiring Jyotishi is accepted as a qualified channel through whom the grahas can reveal the benefits of a long-term perspective on karma and reincarnation.   

How to Become a Better Karma Mechanic: The Secrets of Cause & Effect for Jyotishas

In the Bhagavad-Gita Krishna says, “The intricacies of karma are very difficult to understand.”

With over 50 years of experience examining karmas, Jeffrey Armstrong illuminates the Sanskrit terminology of cause and effect as well as the many nuanced and subtle intricacies of long-term justice on a universal scale.

In this full day workshop…You will learn:

1. The secrets of how karmas are exchanged. The three human debts all must pay. How action and inaction are related to moksha. How the 14 lokas of the cosmos are connected. How we transition between lives. How actions progress from thoughts, to words, and to consequences. The function of the deva’s cosmic air traffic control. Interactions between devas and humans and how humans could become devas. The actions and purpose of the avatars.
2. How karmas are altered through the practice of yoga, upayas and Vedic yajna. Who holds the scales of karmic justice and how do they function. How the cosmic tug of war between the devas and asuras affects humans. How to determine the stage of development of karmas. Which karmas can be changed and how much free will do we really have.
3. How karmas are altered through sex and intimate exchanges. The relationship between genetics and the mysterious Rahu and Ketu. Understand the subtle and ongoing relationships between humans and their ancestors. The Vedic secrets of nature and nurture in relationship to longevity.