D                 —Fundamentals of Vedic Astrology —
Behari is uniquely qualified to give Westerners a sense of the spiritual
astrology they seek. He focuses on the inner principles upon which Vedic
astrology is based, then defmes those principles in the light of contempo-
rary psychology and scientific speculation. He joins the ranks of those
who seek to re-formulate Vedic wisdom for the modem world so that it
may regain its rightful place as a tmly integrated path which encompasses
science, religion, psychology, and life in general. During the middle years
of the twentieth century, Dane Rudhyar — another Renaissance man who
was deeply influenced by Theosophy — gave Western astrology a thor-
ough re-structuring which made of it a deeply meaningful form of
psychology. Behari, in giving Hindu astrology an equally thorough re-
structuring, makes it a true spiritual science.
      Fundamentals of Vedic Astrology, Vedic Astrologer's Handbook I
is the second of Behari's works to be pubhshed by Passage Press (Myths and
Symbols of Vedic Astrology was the first). Many more are planned. The
Handbook is intended primarily as a teaching manual, though it is a
teaching manual enriched with philosophical speculation and spiritual
exegesis. The first volume covers the basic principles of the art, while the
second is devoted to an extremely detailed treatment of planets in the
various signs and houses. The third volume will deal with predictive
techniques and with synthesizing all the information into a practical but
spiritual method of interpreting the horoscope, while the fourth will be
comprised of essays on various astrological topics.
      Hindu astrologers have never pretended that their art is simple. Behari
will demand your full attention. You will study! But those who take the
time to master the techniques offered in the Fundamentals of Vedic
Astrology will find the spiritual astrology they have been seeking. They
will also find unexpected gems of wisdom in the more philosophical
portions of the book
      To all those about to enter Bepin Behari's rich inner world: Happy
wandering.
    Kenneth Johnson
    March 1991
    Santa Fe, New Mexico