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The Purpose and Goals of the American Council of Vedic Astrology Dennis Flaherty The American Council of Vedic Astrology was founded during the Second International Symposium on Vedic Astrology, held at San Rafael, in the bay area of California in the fall of 1993. It was founded with the help of India’s leading astrologers. Both Dr. B.V. Raman and Mr. K.N. Rao of the Indian Council of Astrological Sciences (ICAS), which is the largest Vedic Astrology organization in India, and Mr. Chakrapani Ullal, noted Indian astrologer living in America and Honorary Chairman for the American Council of Vedic Astrology, gave their experience and blessings in the formation of the Council, and were instrumental in the formative stages of the Council’s development. ACVA, as the Council is known, is the first organization in the Western world dedicated to the dissemination and teaching of Vedic astrology. ACVA’s infrastructure consists of a national center, several regional centers in major metropolitan areas, as well as local chapters. The national center serves as the primary communications network, while the regional and local centers serve to provide teaching and instruction in Vedic Astrology. Regional and local centers will at least initially be independent financially of the national center. Approved teachers in the Council can also function independently as teachers and tutors of Vedic Astrology with recognition by the Council. The purpose and the goals of ACVA are broad in scope: • To establish and maintain an educational program designed to teach the profession of Vedic astrology. • To provide levels of certification for both practitioners and teachers of Vedic Astrology. • To establish and maintain a professional association for Vedic astrologers. • To suggest standards and a code of ethics for the practitioners of Vedic astrology. • To serve as a networking center for Vedic astrology, including coordination of activities and communication between regional and local centers, and between different teachers approved by the Council. • To provide support for national symposiums to enable members and the public to hear from leading teachers of Vedic Astrology. These classes will help to develop and improve the skills of those in the profession of Vedic Astrology. • To encourage empirical research studies into astrological principles of all types. • To sponsor speaking engagements. • To publish a quarterly journal. ACVA’s credo is that we hold the science of astrology to be of utmost importance for all humanity. We regard the differing types of astrology devised throughout the world as different branches or different techniques within a universal science of astrology. Within this universal science of astrology, Vedic astrology represents one of the oldest, most continuous and developed systems. It is the goal of this council to promote Vedic astrology in its global relevance as part of an effort to revive astrology throughout the world in its true depth and breadth. We encourage in a spirit of complete openness, dialogue with tropical astrologers, and astrologers from all schools of thought. ACVA has over 130 founding members and over 20 approved teachers in such diverse places as San Diego, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, Santa Fe, Sedona, Boulder, Dallas, New York, Boston, Washington, D.C. and Toronto. There are currently three levels of membership in the Council, professional, student and patron. For an annual donation of $50 you can become a student member of ACVA, or for a donation of $108 you too can become a founding member of the Council. To be recognized as a patron, a donation of a minimum of $500 is required, thought donations of any amount will be gratefully accepted. ACVA is currently pending non profit status as an educational institution in the state of Arizona. If you would like to support ACVA’s work, set up an apprenticeship program, or begin your study of Vedic astrology, please consider becoming a member of the American Council of Vedic Astrology. The Council is open to people of all backgrounds, to anyone who sincerely wants to learn or support Vedic Astrology. Won’t you join us? The American Council of Vedic Astrology’s Steering Committee Honorary Chairman, U.S.A.: Chakrapani Ullal, 310/476-9942 Honorary Chairman, India: B.V. Raman Honorary Dean of Instruction: K.N. Rao, Delhi, India President: Dr. David Frawley, 505/9839385 Executive Vice President: Dr. Dennis Harness, 602/282-6595 Secretary: Christina Collins, 303/786-7868 Secretary: James Kelleher, 408/354-6719 Treasurer: Dennis Flaherty, 206/525-2229 International Liaison: Deborah Ress, Coinbature, India