{"id":1320,"date":"2026-04-02T12:14:35","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T12:14:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/monicabarbosajyotisa.com\/about\/"},"modified":"2026-05-06T21:51:47","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T21:51:47","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/monicabarbosajyotisa.com\/en\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1320\" class=\"elementor elementor-1320\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89032d2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"89032d2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce1e429 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ce1e429\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03b3057 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"03b3057\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"548\" src=\"https:\/\/monicabarbosajyotisa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Monica-Barbosa-Foto-perfil-instagram-e1774627810434.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-41\" alt=\"Monica Barbosa Foto Perfil Instagram E1774627810434\" title=\"About\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55282fc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"55282fc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd82bf2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fd82bf2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About me<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d48045a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d48045a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"1552\" data-end=\"1728\">My name is Monica Barbosa, and I am from Barcelos, Portugal. I hold a degree in Administrative Assistance and Translation from the Porto Accounting and Business School (ISCAP).<\/p><p data-start=\"1730\" data-end=\"1926\">From an early age, I have been drawn to the study of the occult sciences. Over time, this interest developed into a dedicated path, eventually leading me to the study of Jyoti\u1e63a (Vedic Astrology).<\/p><p data-start=\"1928\" data-end=\"2113\">My journey began in Modern Western Astrology, followed by Traditional Western Astrology, and ultimately, decided to deepened the knowledge of astrology through the study of Traditional Jyoti\u1e63a within a classical <strong>Parampar\u0101<\/strong> (lineage) of <strong data-start=\"493\" data-end=\"557\">\u015ar\u012b Achyut\u0101nanda Dasa.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34069f1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"34069f1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-101f62c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"101f62c\" data-element_type=\"container\" 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Visti Larsen<\/strong>.<\/p><p data-start=\"402\" data-end=\"558\">I later entered the parampar\u0101 of \u015ar\u012b Achyuta Dasa, a 500-year-old Vedic lineage founded by <strong data-start=\"493\" data-end=\"557\">\u015ar\u012b Achyut\u0101nanda Dasa, through the Devaguru B\u1e5bhaspati Center<\/strong>.<\/p><p data-start=\"560\" data-end=\"814\">I completed the <strong data-start=\"576\" data-end=\"609\">Par\u0101\u015bara Jyoti\u1e63a Course (PJC)<\/strong> after five academic years of study under my Jyoti\u1e63a Guru <strong data-start=\"667\" data-end=\"690\">Pandita Sanjay Rath<\/strong>, with mentorship from <strong data-start=\"713\" data-end=\"738\">Pandita Branka Larsen<\/strong> and <strong data-start=\"743\" data-end=\"769\">Pandita \u017deljko Krgovi\u0107<\/strong>, receiving the title of <strong data-start=\"794\" data-end=\"813\">Jyoti\u1e63a Pa\u1e47\u1e0dita<\/strong>.<\/p><p data-start=\"816\" data-end=\"928\">I continue my studies in <strong data-start=\"841\" data-end=\"875\">Mantra \u015a\u0101stra (MSP \u2013 Level II)<\/strong> under the guidance of <strong data-start=\"898\" data-end=\"927\">Pandita Kartik Srinivasan<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0dbf7e5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0dbf7e5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ccdde62 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ccdde62\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33081de elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"33081de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Approach<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab240aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ab240aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"2768\" data-end=\"2888\">My work is grounded in traditional Jyoti\u1e63a, following a lineage-based transmission rather than modern reinterpretations.<\/p><p data-start=\"2890\" data-end=\"3040\">I focus on understanding the structure of the birth chart and the unfolding of planetary periods, offering clarity on patterns, timing, and direction.<\/p><p data-start=\"3042\" data-end=\"3126\">This is not general advice, but a structured analysis based on classical principles.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-770ff74 elementor-widget 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