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February's Featured Astrologer

A Conversation with Astrologer Dennis Harness, Ph.D.

By Charlotte Benson
Interview Date: 2/10/10

Charlotte Benson: Thanks for giving me some time to catch-up with you. How have you been keeping busy lately, since you retired from the presidency of the American College of Vedic Astrology?

Dennis Harness: I have a private practice, working with clients. I�m fortunate to be able to see some really wonderful people � they�re really great clients � I�m happy about that. And I�ve been starting to teach again. I�m teaching a Monday night class here in Sedona (Arizona). An introductory class that I really enjoy, with eight students. I�m finding that teaching is one of my great joys.

This coming week-end (2/12 � 2/13), in Tucson, Arizona, I�ll be teaching a workshop on a new book I�m writing called �The Karmic Code - Exploring your Spiritual DNA� This is looked at through the predictive planetary periods.

Charlotte: That�s a great title! So � who are your students these days? Who is finding you?

Dennis: Many are coming from the Yoga, and from the Ayurvedic communities.

Charlotte: That makes sense. They�re already interested in the Vedic sciences, so they�re coming to you for Jyotish � the Eye of the Vedas. And you like the classroom teaching experience?

Dennis: Yes. That�s what I enjoy. I do refer students to the on-line program � it�s really great, and really thorough, to have that resource available, as well. Some of the students need the direct connection with the teacher, as well as the on-line format. So it�s kind of a nice balance. The state of the art, I think, would be a blended program. Which is what ACVA is doing with the webinars. Where there�s some live teaching going on, along with the on-line teaching program. (editor�s note www.acvaonline.com)

Charlotte: That�s the combination that I like, too. Some live, and some on-line. What do you think about the current planetary weather? It�s a little harsh out there lately, isn�t it?

Dennis: I really been watching Mars, and Saturn, retrogrades- what kind of energy that�s been creating in the world. I�m looking forward to Mars getting out of Cancer, and into Leo!

Charlotte: Aren�t we all! Where will your travels be taking you this year?

Dennis: I�ll be teaching at Dennis Flaherty�s conference, in Washington, in June. And I�ll be taking a group of people to Egypt, in October through Ancient Oracle Tours.

Charlotte: It�s my dream to go to Egypt with you and Demetra George this year.

Charlotte: What else is new?

Dennis: I�ve just revised my website, www.dennisharness.com . There�s a lecture there, which I gave on �The Panchanga.� And a number of articles there that you can download for free.

Charlotte: I use your great book, �The Nakshatras�, every day in my own practice. Is that still in print?

Dennis: Yes. You can order it through my website, or through www.amazon.com.

Charlotte: Back to the current planetary patterns � what have your clients been asking you about lately?

Dennis: I�d say that it has been a difficult time for relationships. It�s been a real challenge with Mars retrograde in Cancer, and Saturn retrograde. It�s written in the shastras that when two malefic planets are retrograde at the same time, it�s just not so great for mundane affairs. So we�re still under that influence. �No time for bungee-jumping, or hang-gliding�, as I like to say to my clients. And also, in general, the real estate market is still declining. Mars and Saturn are both planets connected with property. My feeling is that perhaps the real estate market will get better when Mars gets into Leo, and Saturn goes direct, at the end of May.

Charlotte: That�s something to look forward to. Dennis � it�s been great to hear a bit about your life lately. I hope we can continue our conversation soon! Thank you for all you�ve done for Jyotish in America.

Dennis M. Harness, Ph.D. Biography:

Dennis M. Harness, Ph.D. is a professional vedic astrologer and lecturer who received his doctorate degree in Counseling Psychology from the California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco, California.

For more than twenty years, Dennis has studied both Eastern and Western astrological techniques with some of the world's most respected astrologers. He has published numerous articles, research papers and book chapters in the fields of astrology, psychology, and medicine.

Dennis was a founding member of the American Council of Vedic Astrology and served as president of the American College of Vedic Astrology, located in Sedona, Arizona, from 1999-2009. His book, The Nakshatras: The Lunar Mansions of Vedic Astrology, is published by Lotus Press and continues to be one of the few works dedicated to uncovering the mysteries of these important, and often overlooked, asterisms of Vedic Astrology.

Dennis Harness Contact Information:
Dennis M. Harness, Ph.D.
P.O. Box 2149
Sedona AZ 86339

Phone: (928) 282-6595

Website: www.dennisharness.com

Email: [email protected]

Interview by:

Charlotte Benson, International Liaison and Jyotish Star Chief Correspondent
Diplomate: AFA, NCGR, ISAR
Executive Director, American College of Vedic Astrology, Inc.
President, Arizona Society of Astrologers, Inc.
www.charlottebenson.com
602 952-1525
Phoenix, AZ USA.



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