Preview Pai Team | Parashara Conference 2026 | Unity, Collaboration & the Future of Jyotish

Conference Overview

The video previews the fifth Maharishi Parashara Conference, scheduled online for November 19–23, 2026. The organizer describes two priorities for this year:

• Primary research: Presentations are expected to share original research, whether based on applying classical texts to charts and practical work or on academic study.
• Unity across Jyotish: The conference aims to bring practitioners from different lineages and schools of thought together for respectful discussion. Collaborative sessions are designed to support healthy debate and, where necessary, to “agree to disagree” with kindness.

The organizer frames unity as beginning with individuals, extending to professional and spiritual communities, and ideally contributing to greater unity more broadly.

Conference Sessions

Eight collaborative events are planned:

• Rahu–Ketu summit
• Nakshatra summit
• Planetary dignity summit
• Dasha summit
• World-prediction and mundane astrology panel
• Jyotish ethics panel
• Live attendee chart reading
• Live attendee Jyotish Q&A

Featured Presentations and Research

Eve Mendoza — Dreams and Jyotish

Mendoza plans to explore connections between dreams and Jyotish, including references in classical texts to dreams as omens or spiritual guidance. Her research will consider possible relationships with planetary transits, planetary periods, and nakshatras.

She will also join the nakshatra and mundane panels. For the latter, she intends to emphasize personal empowerment and agency rather than fear-driven predictions.

Dr. Aditya Togi — Long-Cycle Planets and Global Events

Togi’s research examines Jupiter, Saturn, Rahu, and Ketu and their possible relationship to global developments. He plans to look at post-eclipse patterns, wars and other major events, nakshatras, and financial trends such as gold prices.

For the nakshatra panel, he will compare the astronomical properties of stars associated with nakshatras with qualities described in Jyotish texts.

Dr. Arjun Pai — Nimitta and Shakuna (Omens)

Pai’s central principle is:

“Before you predict, observe.”

He argues that the consultation itself may offer clues before the astrologer studies the chart. These may include how a client arrives, what they say, interruptions, sounds, gestures, or other circumstances.

His proposed approach is to treat such signs as disciplined observations—not automatic or superstitious verdicts—and to give them weight when they corroborate the question, chart, and timing factors.

Pai will also contribute research on symbolic correspondences across cultures to the nakshatra panel. His contribution to the planetary-dignity panel is not yet settled.

Dr. Kanholy Santhip Krishnan — Altars, Temples, and Observation

Krishnan plans to present observations suggesting that the arrangement, lighting, and shadows of deities in a person’s sacred altar may reflect challenges in that person’s life. He also describes possible symbolic relationships between altar layout and yogic nāḍīs, and plans to discuss what practitioners might observe at temples.

For the world-prediction panel, he expects to examine Jupiter’s transit in relation to countries’ charts, including its passage through the seventh house from natal Jupiter, and compare this with historical events.

Several speakers stress that signs should be interpreted in context and alongside other indicators rather than treated as meaningful in isolation.

Financial Aid and Future Plans

This is the first year the conference is offering scholarships and financial aid. The announcement includes:

• Automatic 50% aid for attendees from India
• 75% aid for unemployed attendees in India
• The possibility of greater or full assistance depending on financial circumstances

The stated aim is to make the event accessible while also supporting participating Jyotish practitioners.

The organizer also previews a future conference format that will give senior and newer astrologers equal presentation time, with at least 15 new faculty members. An in-person Parashara Conference is planned for November 2028 in Sedona, Arizona.

Speakers and Sources Featured

• Ksanati — Host and conference organizer
• Eve Mendoza
• Dr. Aditya Togi
• Dr. Arjun Pai
• Dr. Kanholy Santhip Krishnan