# May 2026 · The Astrological eMagazine

Published 1 May 2026. Digital edition.

A clear doorway into Jaimini through Ātmakāraka, followed by the practical forecasting discipline of Ashtakavarga for readers who want both principle and application.

## Contents

- [Ātmakāraka: The Soul's Significator in Jyotiṣa](https://www.astrologicalmagazine.com/digitalviewer/index.html?article=2026-may-atmakaraka)
  How the Ātmakāraka, the planet with the highest degree in the natal chart, is read in Jaimini Jyotiṣa as the soul's significator and karmic guide.
- [The Sun in Vedic Astrology: Power & Influence](https://www.astrologicalmagazine.com/sun-series/sun-all-house-lessons.html) - Raman Suprajarama
  The opening lesson of the beginner's course: what the Sun represents in a chart, from identity and will to the authority a person projects.
- [Vastu Tips: Home Office & Study](https://www.astrologicalmagazine.com/digitalviewer/index.html?article=2026-may-vastu-guide-home-office) - Bangalore Niranjan Babu
  Vastu-rooted adjustments for the home office and study: desk placement, lighting, storage and orientation that support steady work.
- [Accurate Predictions with Ashtakavarga: Part II](https://www.astrologicalmagazine.com/digitalviewer/index.html?article=2026-may-accurate-predictions-ashtakavarga-2)
  The concluding part of the Ashtakavarga series covers transit assessment and the advanced techniques used to make precise predictions.
- [Āyurdāya: Classical Methods of Longevity Assessment](https://www.astrologicalmagazine.com/digitalviewer/index.html?article=2026-may-ayurdaya)
  An introduction to Āyurdāya, the classical Jyotiṣa discipline of longevity estimation, surveying Piṇḍāyu, Aṃśāyu and Naṣṭrāyu and how practitioners reconcile the schemes.
- [Rāmāyaṇa: Reflections on Dharma and Karma](https://www.astrologicalmagazine.com/digitalviewer/index.html?article=2026-may-ramayana-dharma-karma)
  How the choices of Rāma, Sītā, Bharata and Hanumān in the Rāmāyaṇa illustrate righteous duty working against the inheritance of past action.
- [The Sun Through the Houses](https://www.astrologicalmagazine.com/sun-series/index.html)
  A beginner's course on the Sun's effects in every bhāva, taught from the basics, with a new part released each Sunday.

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