“What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell just as sweet.” William Shakespeare uses this line in his play Romeo and Juliet to convey that the naming of a thing is irrelevant to its nature. He could not have been further from the truth, especially if had he lived in the Subcontinent.
The sounds of your name has a profound impact. What it constellates in your natal chart, and the house it influences, will stay with you for the rest of your life. Hence, people who change their name change have remarkably different experiences afterwards.
We will explore in depth how the sounds of the Nakshatras, or lunar constellations, have unique sounds and thus lend those sounds to the Rashis, or the zodiac signs. Planets too have sounds assigned and classified by elements.
Through understanding these relationships, it is easy to gauge compatibility in partnerships, etc., simply based on the sound of the names.
We will focus on the practical application of these name, sound, and celestial associations, as well as discuss ideas for choosing names for businesses, children, pets, and renaming alike.
Sonal Sachdeva is an certified Vedic Jyotiṣa Paṇḍita (Vedic Astrology), holds the Diploma from Liz Greene's School of Centre of Psychological Astrology and an on-going Student of Vedic Scriptures (Bhagavad Gita, Mantra Sastra, Jaimini Sutra, Puranas and Upanishads). Her learning of the Vedic Astrology began under the tutelage of celebrated Indian astrologer, Pandit Sanjay Rath and Vedic learning through Swaminiji Brahmaprajnanda of Arsha Vidhya gurukulam. She is the founder of the Divinations Bhārata Conference
She is also Vedic Astrology Consultant at Watkins Books, the highly acclaimed and one of the oldest esoteric bookshops, based in Central London.
A few years ago, she launched Divine Astro Essences – a range of skin care and wellbeing products using the principles of Aromatherapy and the ancient wisdom of planets and Astrological influences.
Currently she runs various courses from 'Foundation in Vedic Astrology' Vedanga Jyotisha to a on-going course in Pañcāṅga and Nakshatras.