Shadow Work Astrology
Where you are. Where you're going. What's getting in the way.
Vedic chart readings in the bhakti tradition. Delivered live or as a single-take audio recording, by a working practitioner.
The Reading — D1 Prashna
What you'll leave with
A focused reading of your birth chart — the D1, the Rasi — addressing one specific question or area of your life.Prashna means question. You bring a real one. I read what the chart says about where you're standing in relation to it: the karma in motion, the current pattern, what's actually being asked of you right now. Not a forecast. A map of the terrain you're already on.The reading is for people who want to look honestly at what's happening — not for confirmation, not for prediction, but for orientation.A wider perspective on your current seat — what's actually under you, not just what you've been telling yourself.A deeper keel for navigating the emotions around the question you brought.And a remedial reframe that puts you in a stronger, more leveraged position to make the next wise choice.
Choose your format
D1 Audio Reading
$120 CAD
A single-take audio reading delivered as an MP3 within five days of your intake.
Best for: people who want the chart-truth without the social load of a live call. You receive the recording, sit with it on your own time, and revisit it as often as the question stays alive.
Format: MP3, focused and dense — usually 10–15 minutes
Delivery: email link
Includes: the recording is yours to keep
D1 Live Reading
$180 CAD
Forty-five minutes, live on video. You'll see the chart on screen with me.
Best for: people who want to ask questions in real time, follow threads as they surface, and have the reading respond to what comes up. Recording included.
Format: live video, 45 minutes
Delivery: video call + recording sent within 24 hours
D1 Combined
$240 CAD
Audio first, delivered as an MP3 within five days. Then a 45-minute live follow-up scheduled at least 48 hours after you receive the audio.
Best for: people who want time to sit with the reading before responding to it. You arrive at the live call with the chart already in you — the conversation goes where the surface readings don't.
Format: audio MP3 + live video
Delivery: MP3 first, then live call
Includes: both recordings yours to keep
Beyond the D1, deeper readings using the D9 (Navamsha) — dharma and relationships — and the D10 (Dasamsha) — work and career — are available individually. The Three-Chart Full integrates all three into a comprehensive diagnostic map across your current seat, your dharma, and your work in the world. These are not first-step offerings. Available on request once we've completed a D1 reading together.
About the Practitioner
I'm Lakshman Prabhu Das. I've been a practicing bhakta for twenty-nine years, formally initiated into the Gaudiya Vaishnava lineage twenty years ago, in 2006. I read charts in the Vedic tradition, with a working emphasis on shadow integration — using the chart to see what's operating beneath conscious awareness, not to predict surface events.Most of what people call astrology in the West is event-prediction theatre. The chart I read is older and more useful than that. It's a map of karma in motion — the patterns the soul brought into this birth, the assignments encoded in the difficulty, the dharma waiting underneath the wound. The reading puts that map in your hands.Outside this work, I'm a husband, a father, a painter, a futures trader, and a bhajan musician — I write what I call Western Bhajan, original folk rock songs, under the name Varuna Das. The readings are informed by what I've actually had to live through, not what I've only studied.
What to Expect
Before
When you book, you'll fill out a short intake — birth details and what's bringing you to the reading. For audio readings, your question is required (this is what I record into). For live, it's encouraged. I prepare the chart in advance so we use the live time well, or so the audio is targeted.
During
For live: forty-five minutes on video. You'll see the chart on screen with me. No padding, no horoscope-tone, no upsells. Bring a notebook.For audio: there is no live "during" — I record in one pass within five days of your intake and send the MP3 by email.
After
You'll receive the recording (audio or live) within 24 hours of delivery. The reading is yours to revisit. No subscription, no follow-up funnel — if you want to come back at a future turning point, you book another one.
Book a Reading
Select your tier and a time below. Payment is taken at booking through Stripe (secure). You'll receive a confirmation email with the intake form linked.
Until the live booking calendar is live, send me an email to book a reading — I'll send you the intake form and confirm your time within 24 hours.
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YouTube: Varuna Das / @shadowworkastrologyAstrology readings are not a substitute for medical, legal, or psychological advice. If you are in crisis, please contact a licensed professional or, in Canada, call or text 988.© 2026 Shadow Work Astrology · Vancouver, BC