Birth Chart Compatibility & Vedic Synastry Reading
Self-Awareness Astrology Compatibility

In traditional Vedic astrology (called jyotiṣa or sometimes Hindu astrology), astrological compatibility analysis—called kundli milan [kuṇḍlī milān], which means something like “horoscope matching” or horoscope compatibility—emphasizes two factors: ashta kuta [aṣṭa kūta] and kuja dosha [kuja doṣa]. Ashta kuta is based on the position of moon in what are called “lunar mansions” nakshatra [nakṣatra] (sometimes called a “birth star”), which is something like a zodiac based on 27 or 28 signs established around prominent stars. This calculation can be repeated with other planets (such as the planet Venus) in order to analyze different domains of one’s relationship. Kuja dosha is based on one’s Mars sign (and the placement of the planet Mars relative to other chart elements).

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This traditional relationship astrology analysis is generally sought for a straightforward prediction about the longevity of a prospective relationship. In other words, the question being asked is essentially, “will this relationship last [forever]?” Perhaps implied in this question is another question: “will we be happy?” or even something like, “will there be “love”? And always implied is the question, “will I be happy?” The question almost never implied is, “what can I change about myself to deepen my own capacity for happiness in relationships?” Or, similarly, “what am I already doing to get in the way of my own happiness? How am I sabotaging myself in my relationships?”

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Contemporary approaches to relationship compatibility (romantic/love relationships or otherwise) continue to focus on the life of the relationship rather than the life of each individual. Balrāj emphasizes the life of the individual and addressing individuals before addressing the couple; he emphasizes self-awareness, mutual understanding, and shared values. He wants you to learn how to be more self aware in (and before) a committed relationship with someone. He wants you to become more self-connected and address the life questions that are always seemingly in the background, defining your experience.  You cannot control your partner’s will (and you cannot control how much self awareness someone has vis-a-vis their relationships); the good news is that developing self awareness is something that is entirely in your control. This is the first step to robust “horoscope matching/meeting” [kuṇḍlī milān].

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In addition to using traditional moon-based chart interpretations, Balrāj’s spiritual-psychological approach to astrology adds other (overlooked) classical Vedic astrology compatibility methods and a unique evaluations of compatibility based on comparing each partner’s entire birth chart—not just the position of the Moon and Mars—and also includes an evaluation based on the sun and planets that are not commonly evaluated. This approach provides rich insight into the spiritual-psychological dynamics of a relationship.

 

Balrāj also analyses the relationship by examining both a “synastry chart” and a “composite chart”. A synastry chart is made by overlaying the birth chart of each partner onto one another and interpreting this combined chart as a single, “synastry” chart. Synastry chart interpretation involves examining the relationships between planets in one partner’s chart and the other partner’s chart. A synastry chart provides further insight into the compatibility of individuals’ instinctive selves. A composite chart is something like a merging of the two birth charts; it involves creating a new chart based on the based on the mid-points between planets on each partner’s personal chart. For example, the mid-point between one partner’s Sun and the other partner’s Sun is the composite Sun. (This is done for each planet until a new chart is created.)

 

What makes Balrāj’s approach to interpreting synastry and composite charts unique is in his interpretation, which is based on a spiritual-psychological principles. Balrāj emphasizes inner clarity, self-awareness, and freedom (and not solving the ego’s problems). In fact, because of how he interprets both synastry charts and natal charts, his method could readily be called a kind a “spiritual-psychological Vedic synastry”. This type of reading is not at all similar to a generic, programmed report (such as a compatibility report or synastry report) or any a kind of generic report based on birth dates or zodiac signs (e.g., sun sign, moon sign, rising sign, Venus sign, Mars sign, etc.), any kind of “love compatibility” (or synastry), and exceeds an analysis of any specific types of compatibility/synastry: physical compatibility, financial compatibility, spiritual compatibility, intellectual compatibility, etc. This kind of synastry chart and composite chart interpretation is interpreted in order to produce self-awareness. Balrāj does not analyze relationship compatibility (and/or the the synastry chart or composite chart) in order to predict the longevity of a relationship.

 

Compatibility and synastry chart interpretations based on these additional methods could provide enough information to warrant its own reading, but no such compatibility reading (and certainly no compatibility report) could replace the insights gained using a self-awareness approach. It’s easier to continue to avoid ourselves and instead attempt to fix something outside of ourselves, like our relationship or even our partner (whom we often feel is the problem, perhaps because, we believe, they are the ones lacking self awareness).

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Most importantly, however, while it may not seem like it, your individual fulfillment exceeds the success/failure of any one of your relationships. A healthy relationship requires a kind of openness and vulnerability. Conflict in our most intimate relationships often reveals parts of ourselves we spend much of our time and resources trying to avoid. And this relationship with these parts of ourselves are affecting every area of life: our deepest fulfillment is tangled up in the emotions connected to the things that we avoid.

 

In our readings, we address each individual’s capacities, challenges, and their paths to freedom, fulfillment, and meaningful living. These readings are, first and foremost, about inner clarity—self-awareness—and then (and only then) are they about relationship awareness. This approach to astrological relationship compatibility emphasizes the way(s) in which each partner’s own individual struggles affect their relationship. This approach acknowledges the in-finite importance of our individuality, but also of self awareness/understanding and self-acceptance or self-compassion. Self-connection is what allows one to ask the most genuine questions (and to stop asking the wrong ones).

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It is only after each partner is aware of their own unconscious dynamics that Balrāj can discuss the unconscious dynamics and vulnerabilities of their relationship (because each partner is able to see how, where, and in what ways each partner can get more out of all of their relationships with people).

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This is not a report. This is a live reading intended for those inquiring about a serious relationship (romantic/love or otherwise), though it is not designed for both partners; only one partner should attend.

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BIRTH TIME REQUIREMENT & LOCATION PREFERENCE: your birth information—your date of birth, birth location, and your birth time (accurate within five minutes)—is a requirement for each person in the couple because a separate a birth chart calculation is required for each partner in order to carry out synastry and compatibility readings. If you are not sure if your birth time is accurate enough, please let us know before scheduling. Your precise birth location (e.g., place of birth or birth hospital) is preferred since we enter coordinates manually. After scheduling, we will review the birth details that you provide and contact you to confirm their accuracy.