Learn Vedic astrology
learn vedic astrology
Learn Vedic Astrology
Dennis teaches in the time honored oral tradition of Shruti, which in Sanskrit means that which is heard. In this way there is a direct connection between the teacher and student. This is available through a platform of live interaction so that students can participate in a real time learning environment regardless of location nationally or internationally. Your instructor, Dennis Flaherty, is one of the foundational people who have brought the astrology of India to the West these past three decades. Dennis is an approved teacher of the Council of Vedic Astrology (CVA), the oldest Vedic astrology organization in the West.
Your instructor, Dennis Flaherty, is one of the four foundational people who co-sponsored the International Symposiums on Vedic Astrology that brought the great teachers of Vedic Astrology to speak to live western audiences the last two decades. He continues that tradition each year by offering distance learning in Vedic Astrology at the Northwest Institute of Vedic Sciences. Dennis is one of the founding members of the CVA.
The Master Mentor Program:
Distance Learning
The mentoring program is only available as an option for audio course students after obtaining permission from the instructor. This is a live interactive program that aspires to build the student's Vedic chart interpretation skills in a structured progressive learning environment. Please call for more information.
The Secret and Passionate Life of Venus
Vedic sage, Parasara, says Venus is joyful in spirit, charming in physique, is splendorous and has beautiful, brilliant eyes - the inspirer of poets. Although often relegated to the title “lesser benefic”, Venus nonetheless is also of Brahmin caste, same as Jupiter, and is a first rate benefic planet in his own right. The Sanskrit name, Shukra, means brilliant light. Venus is never more brilliant than at his closest approach to the earth, and at those times will rival all the planets in brilliance to become the most brilliant planet in the sky, even observable during the day!
Venus is a cloud-covered planet that has held its secrets closely. Recent probes have revealed a tumultuous landscape swept by violent storms. Venus is the only planet whose day is longer than its year. It rotates on its axis in 243 days and only takes 225 to circle the Sun. The inferior conjunction of Venus with the Sun takes place when Venus is close to the earth, between the Sun and the Earth, during his retrograde cycle. During this time Venus can spend up to 4 months in a constellation rather than his usual 3 weeks.
The nature of Venus becomes intensified during this period of proximity to the earth, and the stormy secrets of Venus’ passions are revealed. Join Dennis as he reveals the secrets of the most brilliant and passionate of the planets for each of the astrological constellations.
Instructor: Dennis Flaherty
Date: Sunday, October 4th, 2026
Time: 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM PDT
Includes teleconference and class recording.
Tuition: $110
The Serpent’s Snare: The Mythic Struggle of Rahu /Ketu in Capricorn/Cancer.
The nodes of the Moon, Rahu and Ketu, are recognized as shadowy planets, and are likened to serpents and dragons due to the serpentine trajectory of shadow, which is the opposite of the linearity of light. The etymology of the English “node” is derived from the Latin meaning a knot of complications.
These snakes, serpents and dragons are found in all eastern and western- creation myths, and these myths symbolically explore the nature and effects of Rahu and Ketu, likening them to storms, struggles and heroic battles between the forces of light and darkness. Dennis will share these myths and symbols regarding this primordial struggle.
In late November Rahu will enter the constellation of Capricorn, and Ketu the constellation of Cancer where they initiate storms and heroic battles for these constellations for the next year and a half. Join Dennis to see where the epic struggle of Rahu and Ketu influence your chart.
Instructor: Dennis Flaherty
Date: Sunday, December 6th, 2026
Time: 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM PST
Includes teleconference and class recording.
Tuition: $110
