Rohinaa · Vedic astrologer
Rafał Gendarz,
MA.
Reading birth charts in the classical Jyotiṣa tradition since 1998.
Consulting one-on-one and teaching online, from Berlin.
Since 1998
28 years of practiceMA
PhilosophySJC
Parāśara · Jaimini · Mantra ŚāstraEN·PL·DE
Worldwide via Zoom
How I got here
Rafał GendarzBerlin · 2026
A philosopher’s path
into
Jyotiṣa.
In
1998, I was a philosophy student practicing Western astrology
when
Gaudīya Vaiṣṇavism
and meditation opened the door to Indian thought. The
encounter with Jyotiṣa, the forecasting system rooted in
Vedic astronomy, changed everything I thought I knew about
charts. Its timing systems were more precise, its philosophy
deeper.
In
2004
I met my teacher
Visti Larsen
and was accepted into the
Śrī Jagannāth Center, a school known for its methodical, text-based approach to
event forecasting. Its teachers carry a line passed down
from the royal astrologers of
Odisha.
There I completed the full arc of classical training: the
Parāśara Horā Śāstra
and a three-year
Mantra Śāstra
program under
Paṇḍit Sanjay Rath, and the
Jaimini Upadeśa Sūtra
under Visti Larsen, with whom I still compare charts almost
daily.
I keep a vegan and drug-free lifestyle, which I find in sync
with the practice.
Teaching & lecturing
Teaching the
tradition.
Conference lectures, online courses, software, and chart
breakdowns, all in service of the next generation of students.
May 2026
Speaker ·
Divination Bhārat Conference, London
Three online lectures on the Jyotiṣa of rise, fall, and
bankruptcy, alongside Visti Larsen, Paul Barker, Andrew
Foss, and Marc Boney. Organised by Sonal Sachdeva.
Apr 2026
Guest lecture · Polskie Towarzystwo Astrologiczne
Online lecture on the Vedic sidereal zodiac, hosted by
Piotr Piotrowski.
2025
Lecturer · Leeds Conference
Jyotiṣa techniques for an international audience,
alongside Visti Larsen and Sarbani Rath.
2023
Teaching · Economy School, Poland
A program on Vedic astrology in practice, including
lectures on the link between Āyurveda and Jyotiṣa.
Projects & ongoing work
Podia
A complete three-module foundations course in English
and Polish, and a Nārāyaṇa & Audāyika daśā program.
Viveka
A local-first chart-reader’s workbench built around daśā
and divisional analysis.
YouTube
@RafalGendarz
· 500+ videos
Chart breakdowns, classical techniques, and
conversations on Jyotiṣa, free to watch. The
easiest way to see how I read a chart before
booking one of your own.
The lineage
A living
tradition.
The Śrī Jagannāth Center preserves astrology as a branch of
the Vedas, inseparable from mantra, mudrā, and spiritual
practice. Four generations of teachers stand behind every
reading I give.
Jagannāth Rath
Royal astrologer (Rāja Jyotiṣi) of Odisha. Known for
austerity, deep scholarship, and the title
Jyotish Ratna.
Kasinath Rath
Custodian of the Horā Śāstra tradition, shaping the next
generation through oral transmission.
Paṇḍit Sanjay Rath
Trained from childhood by his uncle and grandfather.
Founded the Śrī Jagannāth Center, joining Jyotiṣa with
mantra-śāstra, prāṇāyāma, and Sanātana Dharma. My
teacher of
Parāśara Horā Śāstra
and the three-year
Mantra Śāstra
program.
Visti Larsen
my direct teacher
Author of
Jyotish Fundamentals. Teaches worldwide, grounding Jyotiṣa in classical
sources and daily spiritual practice. Under him I
studied the
Jaimini Upadeśa Sūtra, and for more than twenty years we have compared
charts and classical principles almost daily, from Yahoo
Groups in the early days to Telegram now.
Next step
Curious what your chart says?
30, 60, or 90 minutes, worldwide via Zoom.
Rohinaa · Rafał Gendarz
© Est. 1998 · Berlin · Jyotiṣa