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Essentials of Medical Astrology
by K.S. Charak
The ‘Essentials of Medical Astrology’ is the standard book on Vedic astrology which lays down detailed principles relevant to the analysis of a horoscopic chart, with disease and its various aspects as the main focus of attention. Some of the prominent features of this work are: Standardisation of approach to analysis of a chart related to disease. Use of four vargas, or divisional charts, and two dashas to ensure an accurate assessement of the chart. Discussion of principles of sound and unsound health. Indications for congenital ailments. An elaborate approach to ensure accurate timing of onset of disease and its outcome. Hints about the possible site of disease as well as the nature of disease using the significations of houses and planets, and the Drekkanas. A detailed account of the principles of Balarishta and Arishta-Bhanga. The use of such subtle principles of Vedic astrology as the twenty-second Drekkana, the sixty-fourth Navamsha, the Sarpa Drekkana, and Gulika or Mandi, to decide on the onset and outcome of illness. Classical combinations indicating some of the common ailments, and the scientific approach to application of these principles to actual horoscopic charts.
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Subtleties of Medical Astrology
by K.S. Charak
The Subtleties of Medical Astrology is the second, and more advanced, work on medical astrology by the author who is both an astrologer and a surgeon. His earlier work titled Essentials of Medical Astrology has earned wide acclaim all over the world. The present work, now in its second edition, consists of his further research into more subtle areas of medical astrology. The salient features of this book are: 1) A highly scientific approach toward analysis of horoscopic charts for purposes of medical astrology. 2) Use of multiple dashas (Vimshottari, Yogini, and Chara) to confirm the same event. 3) Use of divisional charts as well as transits as applicable to charts for medical astrology. 4) Varied aspects of the role of retrograde planets in causing disease. 5) Malefic conjunctions leading to ill health. 6) The adverse role of the Trika houses and their lords. 7) The dreaded twenty-second Drekkana and the sixty-fourth Navamsha. 8) Rich astro-medical data which has been used to profusely illustrate the book.
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