Vault of the Heavens: Treatise on
Vedic Astrology
by Ernst
Wilhelm
Ernst Wilhelm earned a degree in
Naturopathy at the age of twenty-one.
After practicing in that field for one
year, particularly Iridology and
nutritional counseling, he quit due to
believing that physical well-being was
secondary to mental, emotional and
spiritual well-being, and turned his
attention instead onto astrology. Since
then he has made an extensive study of
the classical texts from India as well as
having studied many texts by Western
Astrologers. He now has a private
practice and teaches regular Vedic
Astrology classes in addition to offering
comprehensive Vedic Astrology
correspondence classes. He is a regular
contributor to Vedic Astrology magazine,
and an American Council of Vedic
Astrology certified teacher. He is the
author of Tarot- Bringing Us Closer to
the Truth. His current writing projects
include the translation of an important
Sanskrit astrology text- Upadesa Sutras,
and books on Yogas and Relationship
Compatibility, and he is also developing,
Käla- Vedic Astrology Software in
partnership with his Indian wife.
Good reference for vedic
astrology students, December 5, 2002
Reviewer:
A reader from Bloomfield,
NJ United States
I have been studying vedic astrology
for less than a year and have amassed a
fair amount of material in that time.
This is one of my favorite books thus
far. The author is insightful as well as
knowledgeable, and I really enjoyed his
spiritual perspective. I have recommended
it to other students of vedic astrology
because I think it gives both basics and
specifics for understanding vedic charts.
Definitely worth getting.
4 of 4
people found the following review
helpful:
Great Reference,
September 19, 2002
Reviewer:
A reader from Southern
California
This is a great reference book for
students as well as practising Vedic
Astrologers. The treatment is clear,
complete, to-the-point and authentic. The
author has obviously referred to all the
classics before compiling this book. This
is very important in a discipline where
most authors disagree about the very
basics. Where there is a controversy, the
author mentions it, expresses his
opinion, and gives his reasons. The
drawings in this book are fabulous!
There are two minor problems with this
book: Firstly, the lack of an
introductory chapter means this is not an
ideal first book for beginners. The
material and the terms of this subject
are so interwoven that it is difficult to
understand for a beginner unless a
"50-thousand foot" view is
first presented. Secondly, there are no
example charts at all in this book.
Fixing these two problems would make this
book appealing to a much wider audience.
Despite these two minor faults, I
would heartily recommend this book to any
serious student of Vedic Astrology, along
with his second book "Core
Yogas" which does have plenty of
examples. The amount and depth of
material covered in these two books is
simply amazing and unrivalled.
astrology
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Good reference for vedic
astrology students, December 5, 2002 