Dennis Flaherty is an internationally recognized Vedic Astrologer with over 25 years of experience as a full-time consulting astrologer.  He is the founder and director of the NW Institute of Vedic Sciences, where he teaches and practices Vedic Astrology.  He is one of the few westerners who is experienced and practiced in both Western and Vedic astrology.  He is one of the four foundational people who have brought the great teachers of Vedic Astrology to the West having co-sponsored  the International Symposiums on Vedic Astrology since the early nineties with Dennis Harness, David Frawely and James Kelleher. These historical symposiums featured the teachings of such illustrious Vedic astrologers as B.V. Raman, Bepin Behari, James Braha, Dr. K.S. Charak, Narendra Desai, Chakrapani Ullal and many others.

Dennis consults and lectures on Vedic astrology throughout the world and serves a busy local and international clientele. In over two decades of consulting for the public Dennis has read tens of thousands of astrological charts.  His clients range from celebrities, business professionals, and politicians, but most importantly he has read for people who are looking for life direction, path and purpose in order to lead a more meaningful existence.

In the last decade Dennis has been recognized by his peers with the following honors. He is one of the original six recipients of the esteemed Jyotish Kovid (1994) title and Jyotish Vachaspati (1996) title awarded by the late B.V. Raman, the modern Grand Father of Vedic Astrology, through the Indian Council of Astrological Sciences.  He was further awarded the Jyotish Navaratna title (2005) by the American College of Vedic Astrology for his outstanding service in the field of Vedic Astrology.

Dennis has developed an Audio Correspondence Course for people who want to learn Vedic Astrology.  In this course, he will teach you Jyotisha, the “Science of Light,” from the basics.  This easy-to-follow Audio Correspondence Course contains 100 hours of guided instruction, including professional handouts, charts and all course materials.  The 8-series correspondence course is available on CDs format and is fully described on Dennis’ website at www.vedicsciences.com.  To order the full course, call his office at 425-778-6487.”

Dennis is one of the original eight founding board members of the American Council of Vedic Astrology (ACVA) in 1993, and one of the original six founding members of the American College of Vedic Astrology.  He has served four terms as President of the Washington State Astrological Association (WSAA), and four terms on the board of The Association for Astrological Networking (AFAN) and was the first elected President Emeritus of the Council of Vedic Astrologers.