This year-long course guides students through the basics of Vedic Astrology to be able to comfortably read an astrological chart. Freedom Cole has taught Vedic astrology to beginners for many years and has developed an effective format (and a new class offering in Spanish is available). Each lesson in the course goes with a chapter from his book, Science of Light (SOL). The book is based on an ancient astrological text, and it is geared to give the student a traditional understanding of Vedic Astrology and to link the individual with the ancient texts of the sages of India.
The first class/video is the first chapter of the book. The first chapter gives a general overview of the entire system and how it works. Then each chapter/class has a focus of its own, going deep into the various parts of the astrological system. Each builds on the other and nothing is random (though it may seem that way for a beginner). The final chapters bring everything together for the practical application of reading a chart.
This video is the free introductory class that Freedom used to give the night before the course began. He discusses who he is, his teachers and the tradition. The course material is discussed and a small lesson is given about calculating the time of Moonrise (from the end of chapter one).
After paying the fees, one can begin watching the classes. Live classes have a yearly schedule (see below). Live classes are optional, but highly recommended.
The goal of this course is to help the student-practitioner get a deeper grasp of the internal world of Jyotish so that you understand it from the foundations. We present multiple teachings on the same subject to insure the information is heard more than once and really gets into you so it can be utilized. It is suggested to first read the chapter, then watch the video. After that you can re-listen to the audios while you are driving or doing other activities so that you can get the things you might have missed the first time through. There are multiple recordings (from different years), with new ones added yearly. Often people like to listen to the information again after going through the entire course. You will be reading charts after the course, and therefore listening from a new place. With this in mind all this is offered with each class.
There are two final assignments:
1. The Practicum is for each student to read a chart for another person. This chart and its reading are discussed in depth with the teacher amongst other students. This assignment allows students to integrate all techniques and is utilized as an assessment of the student’s capacity with the learning material.
2. The Research Project of ten charts is done to learn astrological research skills which are important to continue growing in Jyotish. We make a logical approach to uncovering the rules of astrology through observation. Students learn that each client’s chart is a learning opportunity.
The yearly cohort starts in February or March and practicum is in October. Students can sign up and begin learning at anytime before their cohort starts. See Frequently Asked Questions here.
2026 Science of Light Jyotiṣa Praveśika Course will start Thursday, January 22nd
Classes are Thursday night, 6-8pm Pacific time
(Friday and Saturday intensives go from 9AM to 7pm Pacific time with breaks)
2026 Course One Syllabus:
Jan 22 - Introduction
Jan 29 - Chapter 1
Feb 05 - Vedic Foundations
Feb 12 - No Class (Sankranti)
Feb 19 - Planets
Feb 26 - Planets, Kārakas
March 5 - Devatā
March 12 - Rāśi
March 19 - Rāśi divisions
March 26 - Bhāva
April 2 - Bhāva
April 9 - Bhāveśa
April 16 - No Class (Amavasya)
April 23 - Strengths
April 30 - Pañcāṅga
May 7 - Pañcāṅga Application
May 14 - Strengths & Status
May 21 - Review
May 28 - Ārūḍha (w/strength)
June 4 - Ārūḍha (3-6/11-12)
June 11 - Argalā
June 18, 19, [20] - Argalā Intensive
June 25, 26, (27) - Argalā Intensive
July 2- Yogas
July 9- Yogas
July 16- No Class (Sankranti)
July 23- Nakṣatra
July 30- Nakṣatra
August 6- Nakṣatra (w/eclipse discussion)
August 13- Daśā
August 20- Daśā
August 28, 29- Daśā Intensive (Fri/Sat)
September 3, 4 (5)- Daśā Intensive
September 10- No Class (Amavasya)
September 17- Varga
September 24- Varga
October 1- Varga
October 8- Remedies (Pitri Paksha intro)
October 15- Remedies (Navaratri)
October 22- Interpretation
October 29- Interpretation
November 5, 6 - Practicum
Nov 12, 13, (14)- Practicum
Nov 19- Research Projects
Sunday 22nd- Full moon class on Mantra
Sunday Graduate Classes
$1800 for lifetime access
to Course I Material
Payment Plan
4 payments of $550
10 payments of $220
For the Science of Light 1 course beginning on Thursday February 18th from 6PM-8PM, Freedom offers three options to pay for this course. It is important to Freedom to keep the course cost low, accessible and available to all financial situations.
Please read the outline terms for each payment option and choose which you will commit to.
Option A:
Student makes a one time payment in full of the $1,800 tuition. Upon payment, student is granted access to all course materials. This class portal does not have a time limit and is always a resource to you. See refund policy below.
Option B:
Student makes 4 quarterly payments of $550 to complete the tuition total of $2,200. The student’s first payment of $550 will grant them access to the course materials up to Chapter 7. The next 3 payment dates will be approximately May, August, and October which open up further course material. Students are required to manually pay their subscription each quarter and end after the 4th payment. When tuition is complete, the online student portal does not have a time limit and is always a resource to you. See refund policy below.
Option C:
A monthly $220 fee is taken automatically with a 10-month subscription to complete the tuition total of $2,200. The student’s first payment will grant them access to the course materials up to Chapter 7. This subscription can begin at anytime before the live course starts. When tuition is complete, the online student portal does not have a time limit and is always a resource to you. See refund policy below.
If a student has not completed their payments by the end of live classes, we will have to close their access to the student portal until payment is complete. Students will receive certificates once tuition is paid in full.
Practicum fees are $108.00 for students who are ready for testing to complete the program and receive certification. Some students take more than one year before taking the practicum.
The primary payment buttons are found on the bottom of the Course 1 page. Alternative payments are listed below (and generally require an additional email to clarify source/reason after payment):
Blockchain-currencies are accepted:
This coinbase app accepts BTC, BCH, DAI, ETH, LTC, and USDC
or Stellar Lumens (XLM)
- future options
Donation by paypal:
Refund Policy:
A full refund will be granted to Option A and B payment methods if students are not happy within 30 days of purchase. After this time the course is non-refundable.
There is no refund for Option C (220/month plan), these students can cancel their subscription if they wish to discontinue. If cancelled within the first 30 days, this payment may be used towards joining the next 6 or 12 week Introduction Course.
Payment plans can be stopped by signing into PayPal and cancelling the plan associated with the email used at registration. If a student wishes to stop the payment plan they must sign in and cancel.
If a student stops the payment plan before completion (such as from a leave of absence or drop-out), the account access to the level of the "unpaid" course is removed. If the payment plan is stopped, then it will need to be restarted from the beginning if student re-applies to the course. If finances are an issue, a personalized payment plan is possible to support dedicated students.
If the course is paid in full and the student takes a leave of absence or drops-out, the student will keep all access to the paid level of the material and only need a continuing education fee to continue in a future live class cohort.
Continuation Fee:
The above fees include access to online video and audio, live class, an active facebook group, Teaching Assistants, the final practicum with Freedom, and a research project with students from multiple years. Students are responsible to stay on schedule and finish the program within a 1 year period. For those that can’t finish the course in 1 year, there is an additional $300 fee to join the next live cohort.
Completion:
Students that successfully complete Course 1 are invited to the Graduate Facebook group for continued discussion and are welcome to sit in on live courses (which they have completed) for free. Graduates also have the opportunity to join free monthly Sangha classes and to be Teaching Assistants for the later programs- all aimed at deepening the core principles and subtle details of this Jyotish tradition.
A Certificate of completion for 220 hours of CVA credit is given for Course 1, and 240 hours for Course 2.
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