Working Papers
Formally structured frameworks
These working papers present the theoretical frameworks underlying the writing and practice at The Elysian Press in a format suitable for practitioner citation and research reference. Each paper is structured academically — with abstract, numbered sections, and a full reference list — though working papers are not peer-reviewed.
September 2026 · ~4,800 words · Working paper
The Polyvagal-Jyotish Bridge: A Framework for Mapping Nervous System Patterns to Natal Astrological PlacementsA working paper proposing a systematic correspondence between Stephen Porges's polyvagal theory and the natal chart system of Vedic astrology (Jyotish). The framework maps the three-state autonomic hierarchy (ventral vagal, sympathetic, dorsal vagal) to planetary significators and their natal house placements, offering practitioners a dual-language tool for pattern recognition in clinical and educational contexts.
Cite as: Datar, N. (2026). The Polyvagal-Jyotish Bridge. Working Paper. The Elysian Press.
Read paper →October 2026 · ~5,200 words · Working paper
Saturn-Moon Aspects and Attachment Wounding: A Jyotish Framework for Mapping Developmental Relational Wounds to Natal Astrological SignaturesA working paper mapping Saturn-Moon aspect configurations in the natal Jyotish chart to specific developmental attachment wound profiles. The framework draws on Bowlby, Ainsworth, Main, Fosha, Schore, Yehuda, and Porges to connect the five primary aspect relationships (conjunction, opposition, square, trine, sextile) to corresponding attachment strategies, neurobiological signatures, and epigenetic dimensions.
Cite as: Datar, N. (2026). Saturn-Moon Aspects and Attachment Wounding. Working Paper. The Elysian Press.
Read paper →November 2026 · ~4,800 words · Working paper
The Dasha Cycle as a Temporal Map of Reparenting Phases: Planetary Periods as Developmentally Staged Healing WindowsA working paper proposing that the Vimshottari Dasha system of Jyotish maps onto developmentally sequenced reparenting phases. Each of the nine planetary periods is examined as a specific healing window, drawing on Siegel, Cozolino, Fonagy, and Yehuda to describe the developmental content, the wound most naturally addressed, and the quality of therapeutic engagement each period calls for.
Cite as: Datar, N. (2026). The Dasha Cycle as a Temporal Map of Reparenting Phases. Working Paper. The Elysian Press.
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