Tibetan Astrology Class

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Tashi delek,


Tibetan Astrology Class for weekend
Posted on: 02-17-2018 by: Gyalshen Institute

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February 2-3 10am-4:30

Using astrological wisdom in navigating the challenges of life is an ancient and respected part of the Tibetan Bön spiritual tradition.

Tibetan astrology reflects the interdependence of all beings.

Rooted in the study of the 5 Elements of:

- wood
- fire
- earth
- metal
- water

Tibetan astrology is expressed figuratively as tri-grams, numbers, and animal signs.

Tibetan astrology reveals the hidden connections between cosmology, worldly elements, and human beings.

Learning to understand and calculate this knowledge yourself can provide a powerful tool for the improvement of your own life journey as well as be of benefit to others.

In Tibet, astrological calculation and practice is widely used in society for daily life, especially in business, personal desires, marriage, health, travel, and spiritual practice. By charting the array of influences that surround us, and examining the flow of natural energies patterns, you can determine the strengths and weaknesses at given moments.

Tibetan astrology describes the circumstances of our lives through the Bön philosophical understanding. It connects the effects of external and internal phenomena. Through using astrology we can have insight about our past circumstances that brought us to this point in our lives, so we can make wiser choices and create a better future.

Tibetan astrology is a part of the Bön knowledge passed down from the long vanished Himalayan kingdom of Zhang Zhung.

Called the Way of the Shen of Prediction, this wisdom system began with teachings by the Bön Buddha Tonpa Shenrap. Over time, the practice developed further elaboration in other cultures like China and India, but the Tibetan methods are most directly descended from the original source.

Chaphur Rinpoche will teach participants how to accurately read and create Tibetan astrological calendars for their personal use using this ancient system.



The study of traditional Tibetan astrology can open many opportunities for life improvement, including:

1) Showing the most effective way to achieve important personal goals with positive and beneficial actions;
2) Developing approaches to getting the resources needed to live comfortably, overcoming guilt, selfishness, and fear of loss;
3) Communicating clearly with others to join compassion with skillful means, so the world can become a happier and healthier place;
4) Gaining stronger insights about long term patterns and potentials.
5) Enjoying being creative, authentic, and free in the expression of your life, without clinging to negative ideas and attitudes that keep you from the experiences you want.

In the context of understanding correct practice, Chaphur Rinpoche will also discuss the nature of karma in our experience, indicate mantras and rituals that can be used to purify negativities and dissolve obstacles, and give instructions about the right view and use of astrological information.

This class is a beginning teaching. All students at any level are welcome.

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IN ADDITION:


AN INTRODUCTION TO TIBETAN ASTRO. SCIENCE
by Professor Jampa G. Dagthon
Translated by Jhampa Kalsang


Tibetan Astro Science is the ancient art of calculation and interpretation of celestial phenomena.

We classify Astro Science into 2 categories:

- Elemental Astrology (Byung-rtsis)
- Astronomy (Kar-rtsis)

and have drawn from the teachings of neighboring countries such as India, China, Persia and Greece in synthesis with the tenets of Buddhism to create a uniquely Tibetan system.

Elemental Astrology Byung-rtsis or Elemental Astrology has been strongly influenced by the Chinese system of Elemental Astrology since the time of Tibet's first king, gNya-khTri-bstenPo (2nd century B.C.).

The practitioners of Tibet's ancient Bön religion had acknowledged the 5 elements many years earlier, and used a system of astrological prediction and divination which was similar to shamanism with its techniques of black and white magic.

The Bon doctrines were presented in a detailed system of categories and sub-categories, two of which were Astrology and Medicine.

The advent of Buddhism into Tibet in the 4th century A.D. also brought advances in the study of Astro Science.
Tibetan astrologers observe the 5 elements of Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal and Water, 12 animal signs, and 9 magic
square numbers (sMewa).

From China comes the principle of the eight Parkha, or trigrams, which are arranged in a circle around the sMewa within the astrological chart.

One's life may be influenced by the planets and their movement, one's past karma, or by beneficent or malevolent
spirits.

The spirits are classified into 9 categories, represented by the 9 numbers inside the sMewa; although the numbers
change position within the square each year, one's birth sMewa will always remain constant.
Each Parkha Iikewise symbolises a spirit or a deity; the 8 Parkhas also move around the chart from year to year,
and their relationships to each other are said to be like a family, with positions of mother, father, eldest son and daughter,
nephews and nieces.

The Chinese principles of yin and yang find expression in the Parkhas and their concept of the Sky as the father and the Earth as the mother, and the ancient Chinese consulted the Parkhas on every subject from life prediction to military
strategy.


The Tibetan Astrologer will examine:

- the 8 Parkhas
- the 9 sMewas
- the 12 animals
- the 5 elements


in conjunction with the individual's year, month, day and time of birth to construct a prediction about any of the 4 categories of life.

The most important of these is Srog, or life energy, followed by Lus, health condition; Wangthang, financial situation;
and rLungtha, or success.

One's horoscope will feature observations and forecasts for each of the four categories. Where he notices an imbalance of energy in any of the four, he will recommend an antidote to offset negative influences or to prevent them in the future.

Antidotes vary; one may be instructed to perform puja or to give alms, and more serious cases may require a ritual
known as gto.

In an effort to placate or deceive evil spirits, the practitioner may prescribe this ancient technique, which was first practiced in the Bön tradition.

A doll is fashioned in effigy of the patient and is offered to the spirits in case of illness; before construction of important buildings, a small replica may be built and the evil spirits enticed to inhabit it.

Gto is only practiced in the most desperate cases and in Iife-threatening situations.

The astrologer may also use Elemental Astrology in constructing a birth horoscope, a marriage compatibility chart,
yearly predictions (skag rstis), medical calculations and death calculations.

Since the 2nd century B.C., Elemental Astrology was in wide use, and it remained close to the Bön tradition for hundreds of years.

During the 7th century A.D., the king's fifth wife, a Chinese princess and an accomplished astrologer, brought many
books on Elemental Astrology and medicine from China.

Thus the Bon and Buddhist astrological principles were influenced by Chinese classical Elemental Astrology, as well as by astrological principles from several neighboring countries such as India and even Persia and Greece.

The 8th century A.D. saw the development of astrology and astronomy reach its peak, and is referred to as the "Golden Age" because every field of learning such as Dharma, Astro. Science and Medicine enjoyed its highest patronage
and development.

Many Dharma texts were translated into Tibetan at that time, and it is the high standards set by the scholars of that
century that still inspire us at the Tibetan Medical and Astro Institute today.

The 10th century A.D. saw a decline in Tibetan power and influence, due to weak leadership; but by the 17th century,
Tibet, under the benevolent direction of the 5th Dalai Lama, Ngawang Lobsang Gyatsho, rose to its earlier glory and an
official system of Astro.

Science was established. This system was handed down to his regent Desi Sangyay rGyatso, compiled into a folio, and remains in use today

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Tashi delek,

For a Bön Astrology Reading please specify the type of astrological reading:

- Life
- Marriage
- Birth
- Death
- Business venture
- Annual reading
- or any combination of these.

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