Elna Vedic Astrology
Vedic Astrology, also known as Jyotish, is an ancient Indian system of astrology that uses the positions of celestial bodies to provide insights into an individual's life and destiny. Elna is an experienced Vedic Astrologer with 15 years of practice.
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About Elna
Elna has a deep connection to India, having studied and visited various sacred places and temples in the country, particularly in the Himalayan region.
Her journey began with Western Astrology certification under Rod Suskin. Her interest in Vedic Astrology shifted after completing Yoga and Ayurvedic Health Care courses.
She then embarked on a journey studying holistic Vedic astrology based on the sidereal zodiac and ancient Vedic scriptures. She obtained her Vedic Astrology diploma in India from Komilla Sutton, Vedic Astrologer and founder member of the British Association of Vedic Astrologers (BAVA). Elna's studies extended to Jaimini's Upadeśa Sūtras, Mantra Śāstra, Bṛhat Parāśara Horā Śāstra, and Śiva Mahāpurāṇaunder the guidance of Pandit Sanjay Rath, who belongs to a traditional family of astrologers in Puri, Orissa, tracing their lineage back to Śri Achyutānanda Das. There she received a certification in the Parāśara JyotiṣaProgram as Jyotiṣa Paṇḍita in 2023.
Why Vedic Astrology
Astrology is a science that deals with time. The Sun, Moon and planets are constantly in motion with respect to earth and therefore the signatures of time.
Western Astrology is based on the fixed Tropical zodiac and the movement of the Sun. Its focus is mainly on the Sun and is based into categorising birth into the 12 solar months in a year. Although used in personal, financial, predictive and other analyses, the tropical zodiac is most accurate in predicting seasonal weather patterns and when it is most likely to be disturbed. Outer planets are included in casting a birth chart.
Vedic Astrology, known in Sanskrit as Jyotish, is called the science of light, it is an ancient science that goes back thousands of years and are understood to be one of the six limbs of the Vedas known as the ‘eye of the Vedas’, the earliest body of the Indian scriptures. It is based on the Sidereal zodiac showing the exact position of the planets in the sky, and only planets that can be seen with the naked eye are used in casting a birth chart. There are 27 constellations (Nakṣatra), and not just the 12 star-signs that form the core of western understanding of celestial influences on planet earth.
Jyotish without Nakṣatra is as incomplete as the human body is without eyes. If Jyotish is the eye of the Vedas, then Nakṣatra are the eyes of Jyotish – Prash Trivedi