In Search of Destiny: Biography, History & Culture As Told Through Vedic Astrology
"Truly an astounding work and a very good read.  I recommend it for every practicing astrologer, regardless of background or system.... Encyclopedic and scholarly...new and unique information...clear, well thought out, and useful.... [Many] tie ins with the way we work in western astrology....Destined to be a 'must read' classic....You will be absolutely amazed by the number of things you will learn about astrology and about the world. It is worth the effort to read and re-read."Bob Mulligan (USA), The Career Astrologer, OPA Newsletter [Org. for Professional Astrology], Summer 2013"One of the most outstanding books on Vedic astrology to come out of the West in recent times....[Among books conjoining astrology, biography and history] no other book written by an Indian or a westerner ... comes anywhere close to this one in its breadth and depth, its sensitive and meticulous research."Vinay Aditya (India), Modern Astrology, Bangalore, India, Nov. 2012; The Mountain Astrologer, April/May 2013."An astrological sensation on many levels...an ambitious, voluminous work. Vast in conceptualization, yet appropriate for the novice [and] the advanced student...each page more compelling than the previous. Innovative analysis of the 20-year Jupiter/Saturn conjunctions. A fabulous annotated list of conjunctions, 1405 to 2020. A complex cast of 31 characters [play] out their worldly dharma. An astrological tome of spiritual, historical and political theater, engaging, informative and entertaining. Bravo!"Dennis Flaherty (USA), ISAR Journal, April 2013; CVA Journal, March 31, 2013."... A ground-breaking book... In the hands of an excellent astrologer, teacher and writer, Vedic astrology ... can become completely accessible to the western astrologer... This book is brilliant in the way it conveys historical cycles and biography through Vedic astrology... Masterful... The first chapter, 'Historical Context and Collective Destiny' is a brilliant tour de force in explaining the Jupiter-Saturn conjunctions from 1405-2398 from the perspective of the sidereal zodiac."Ronnie Gale Dreyer (USA), NCGR memberletter, July-Aug. 2012; Horoscope Guide, Oct. 2012."This book does what it promises, covering history, culture, and biography through the lens of Vedic astrology... Rare to find a book of any sort that is able to incorporate such a wide range of topics...rarer  still to find one that actually...integrates them into a cohesive whole...[It] does with Vedic astrology what Richard Tarnas' Cosmos and Psyche did with Western astrology...[giving] cohesion and meaning to our  shared experience."Armand Diaz (USA), Astrology News Service, March 17, 2013.