Dr. Dennis Harness has compiled a lucid, informative and very readable text on the all important subject of the nakashtras. In the Vedic or Hindu system of astrology, the nakshatras play a prominent role in the art of prediction. In fact, the mysterious and ancient Nadi leaves are based on the nakshatras. This book entitled The Nakshatras: The Lunar Mansion of Vedic Astrology will be very useful to all those interested in the sacred science of astrology, both scholars and students alike. Dr. Harness reveals how Hindu mythology plays on imperative role in understanding the deeper symbolic meaning of the nakshatras This text will also be very useful to Western astrologers who can easily calculate the astronomical position of their planets by subtracting the approximately 23 degree difference between the tropical and sidereal zodiacs. This book demonstrates how the nakshatras can be easily utilized in both natal chart analysis and muhurtha or electional astrology. An additional section of the book also explores the use of nakshatras in relationship compatibility.