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Vedic Progression Secrets of Bhrigu Samhita and Nadi Granthas Unveiled by

Dinesh S. Mathur

Foreword This is a novel attempt in a field totally uncharted at present. There is no extant literature on Vedic progression to provide guidance. The Bhrigu Samhita and Nadi Granthas are terse in their approach to the principles and do not explain the methods of analysis. Yet the field is fascinating and also challenging. A very large number of people have availed of the services of custodians of Bhrigu Samhita and Nadi Granthas and have marvelled at the detailed predictions that these works offer them. Bhrigu Samhita is available in parts in the north oflndia and the south has numerous Nadi Granthas. A question has been asked time and again as to how our seers ofthe old could predict unerringly in the Bhrigu Samhita and Nadi Granthas with such finesse details of lives that have been lived several centuries later. Was it pure intuition and extra sensory vision, or was the ability to predict based on astrological principles that have gradually faded away over centuries and are now lost to us? The Bhrigu Samhita and Nadi Granthas have used unknown systems of prediction but the outcome has been astounding. Even today people consult keepers of this literature who only relate a chart given in the book to the individual present, and read out reams of details relating to the person that are most of the time so accurate as to be unbelievable. These details cover full life of the individual, from the moment of his birth to his return to the Creator. These keepers have no knowledge themselves of the innate complex astrological principles on which these graphic details are based. They cannot enlighten you on these matters. The literature in incomplete state has come down

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to them over generations written on leaves and other material. The method to relate the data to the querist has also been told by the father to the son. But beyond this they have no further knowledge. This has been a challenge. Some individuals had attempted to find a method in this treasure of esoteric knowledge, but according to their own admission their efforts have not met with success. The great Bangalore astrologer Shri BV Raman had also studied the Nadis and had planned to write on it, but it could not happen. He passed away after a long and illustrious career in astrology without unravelling the mystery ofthe Nadis. I have been studying the riddle for a while now. To say that I have succeeded very much more than the others would be an inaccuracy, but I have definitely been successful in finding enough to be able to lay down a system. Admittedly this system does not enable a practitioner to predict in such details as the seers of the past could do, but it does help him to reach a conclusion almost independent of the usual period system. It is a major tool to cross check the veracity of predictive conclusions drawn through the traditional methods. This system is simple and very interesting. It can also be used through a computer. It is based on relationships with karakas. It is very elegant in approach. Many persons have asked me as to why I have been trying to present a method of prediction that is now not used in India and has been extinct here since long. Its namesake in the west is but a poor comparison. My justification lies in several directions. The first of course is to rediscover something of our grand tradition that has been lost. I have been partially successful at it. My sincerest hope would be that this system comes back into vogue again. I also hope that others may find inspiration

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through this work to build on the system that I have so perfunctorily attempted to lay down in these pages. The second is to provide a method of prediction that is so simple that even mental analysis could help us reach the right conclusion. Third, it provides an alternative to an astrologer to reassure himselfthat the conclusion that he has reached through the use of period system is correct. I have been careful in presenting the reader the principles that have been stated in this book. Only those principles have been described that have been applicable across the board to more than one hundred charts each. I do not subscribe to the profession of selective applicability. A rule that applies to a majority of charts but not to each and every one cannot be a rule. Since the concept is new I have tried to clarify it through a good number of charts drawn from real life. The charts have been numbered in each chapter. The principles have also been stated as clearly as possible. However, I cannot pretend to say that these principles have been culled from the classical literature. It is not so. The principles have been drawn after much analysis and study. The analysis of so many charts can prove to be tedious to some readers. They may be more interested in the principles of analysis. They may skip over some of the illustrative charts. They may return to them later as and when they feel the need. We sometimes dismiss anything new as unreliable, firstly, because we are not familiar with it; and, secondly because the principle in its holistic form does not have the sanction of classical literature. I feel that the proof of the concept lies in its applicability. If it yields good results it should not be dismissed off hand. An open mind is the way to progress, a preconceived notion is the greatest obstacle in the path to knowledge.

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I leave my efforts here to the reader. I am sure that when he goes through the book he would realise the novelty of the concept. He would also be struck by its utility in support ofthe traditional method ofprognostication. But the new concept may initially need a more careful application on the part of the reader to grasp it properly. Some of the principles used in this book were enunciated for the first time in my previous work-How to Time an Event-published by M/s Sagar Publications, New Delhi. A reference to it would be of much use to the reader of this book. An index has been added for the convenience of the reader. I wish to record my gratitude to Shri Narinder Sagar of Sagar Publications for providing constant support and encouragement to me to write this book. Under pressure of my official duties the writing used to flag and peter out till Shri Sagar would coax me to fresh effort. It has finally resulted in this book. The size of the book is small but the concept is original and it may spur other astrologers to delve deeper into the matter and come up with newer finds.

August 18, 2007 Rahul's birthday New Delhi

Dinesh S. Mathur

CONTENTS I.

Acknowledgement ..

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Foreword ..

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Description

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What is progression ? .............................................. I 2

What are the Important Basic Concepts?.

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How to Calculate a Progressed Position?. ...69 How to Interpret the Progression of a Vimshottari Major-period Planet? ....................... .91

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Vimshottari Period and Progression of Major-period Planet............................

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How to Interpret the Progression of a Ruler of the Band ofYears? ............................. .234

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How to Interpret the Progression of the Major-Period Planet in an Annual Chart?..

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Progression of the Karakas....

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INDEX ................................................................. .291

Chapter One

What is progression ? Progression has different meanings in different contexts. To a western astrologer it means imaginary advance of a planet from its place at birth (called natal position) to another house in the birth chart. During such movement the planet projects aspects to and receives aspects from natal planets (planets that are at their original birth positions) and astronomical points. These aspects give rise to events in the life of an individual. Progression means the annual chart to some. When we talk of Vedic Progression it means advance or retreat of a planet at a fixed pace through the houses. The planet forms relationships with natal karakas (significators) and houses during such motion. Such developing relationships point to likely events in future. In Vedic progression, planets move from house to house at a fixed pace and when they form relationships with karakas and houses they materialise events. These relationships are generally not based on aspects. They are formed by occupation of a house, constellation or navamsha. They are also formed by association or sambandha. The movement of a planet could be forward if it is in direct motion at the time ofbirth, or backwards, if it was retrograde at that time. The forward movement is called the progression, the backward, regress10n. Vedic progression has gone out of vogue now. If you talk of it, it does not elicit an intelligent response. No Indian astrologer now uses Vedic progression. It used to be a primary instrument for prognostication in the ages

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past, but it has lost its primacy now to gochar (transit) analysis. Bhrigu Samhita and Nadi Granthas (works) depended heavily on progression.

N adi Astrology Nadi astrology is a form of astrology practised mainly in Tamil Nadu. Its counterparts are Bhrigu and Arun Samhitasin North India. Nadi Astrology is based on the belief that the past, present and future lives of all humans were foreseen by Hindu sages in ancient times and they had inscribed these on palm leaves. This belief may be somewhat exaggerated. Nadi astrologers themselves admit that only a given number of birth charts have been analysed for predictions in the leaves. There are however several reported cases of exact match in the past details and future predictions. The predictions are written in the form of Tamil verses. The text is written in Vatteluttu, which is an ancient Tamil script. Their interpretation is subject to the Nadi astrologer's way of understanding and interpreting them. But those who can understand poetic Tamil can understand the verses without the help of an astrologer. The main question is to find out the right chart and related analysis from the mass of literature that is available with the custodian. Once the relevant analysis has been located, it can be read by anybody who is proficient in old poetic Tamil. The Nadis were said to be written down by different Hindu sages in the hoary past, who had divine revelations. Some of the sages include Agastya, Brighu, Kaushika, Vyasa, Valmiki and Vasishtha. This astrology was made famous by astrologers around the Vaitheeswaran Temple in the state of Tamil N adu and is still practiced around the temple by their descendents.

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These Nadi leaves were initially stored in the premises of Tanjore Saraswati Mahal Library of Tamilnadu. The British later showed interest in the N adi leaves concerned with herbs, medicine and astrology. Some leaves got destroyed and the remaining were disposed of by sale during the British rule. These N adi leaves were obtained and possessed by the families of astrologers in Vaitheeswaran Temple. Some of them had such leaves traditionally being handed down from generation to generation. Some of the Nadis known to exist even now are Agastya Jeeva Nadi, Vashista Nadi, Kousiga Nadi, Mahasiva Nadi, Saptha Rishi Nadi, Suka Nadi, Markendaya Nadi, Kagabujandar Nadi, Visvamitra Nadi, Bhrigu Samhita, Arun Samhita, etc. Most of the Nadis give predictions based on natal dispositon of planets but reading can also be had by asking concrete questions through the Prasna Nadis. A good reading gives a full life history from birth to death and often also about one's previous and possible next lives. Usually, the custodian asks for the thumb impression (right hand for males and left hand for females). He then searches his repository of leaves for the seeker's classification of th urn b print. Finally, the minim urn possible set of matching leaves is brought. The individual is asked a series of questions so as to find the exact match. Once the exact leaf is found, the custodian of the Nadi tells the seeker's name, parents' name, the name ofhis spouse, etc. Once these are confirmed many other details about his past and future are then read out from the leaf. The first chapter (kandam)in the leaf has the general overview of seeker's life. Thereafter eleven more kandams follow. The second kandam is about family, education, eyes, money and intuition. The third is about brothers and sisters, and relationships between them and the self. The fourth is about mother and comforts through house, land

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and vehicles. The fifth relates to details about the children and their births, reason if any for not having children, future lives of children, etc. The sixth deals with troubles and hardships, illnesses, debts, enemies, litigations, etc. The seventh talks of first marriage and the nature of married life. It also contains hints about age of marriage and name and characteristic features of the spouse etc. The eighth chapter deals with lifespan and dangers with indication of time and age during one's lifetime. Father and wealth, pilgrimages, fortune, guru and holy persons, and charitable deeds are described in the ninth chapter. Career, job, profession and business, good and bad times in career and business and its growth and consequent prosperity or losses are covered in the tenth chapter. The eleventh chapter deals with second or further marriages, gains and acquisitions and profits in business etc. The expenditures, journeys abroad, next birth and emancipation are covered by the last chapter. Any astrologer would immediately make out that the arrangement of chapters is according to the houses in the birth chart. But the Nadi then goes on. There are chapters on shanti pariharam, mantra raksha, and medicine. The chapter on shanti deals with past lives and misdeeds committed in those births and suggests a series of rituals that can help reduce the effect of such past bad deeds. The chapter on mantra raksha suggests mantras that would shield the individual from evil forces of jealousy and envy, and the chapter on aushadha or medicine would prescribe such medicines that according to the deeds and chart of the individual would ameliorate his chronic illnesses. Initially, only the first chapter is read to the seeker. If the seeker needs further details on certain aspects of

his life like Children, Business, Health, Marriage, Litigation, etc, then the corresponding chapters are read


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to him. The individual is also advised rituals which can correct and check future mishaps and tragedies. Reading out the Nadi predictions does not require the kind of competence required for accuracy that other forms of astrology demand. In most cases, only people facing problems in life get attracted to this astrology. A very small number is of curious seekers. Many people are stunned by the accuracy of foretelling and, for the first time in their lives, believe in the concepts of soul and reincarnation. Many a time, sound advice or warning is given on matters like mental and physical health, career, relationships and spiritual progress. Sometimes, instead of giving a single direction to future, the Nadi may give multiple conditional guidelines depending on freewill. Like Feng shui, Nadi Astrology attracts clients from diverse fields oflife. Many ofthem are from business and corporate sectors. In recent years, there has been criticism regarding N adi Astrology, denouncing it as a pseudoscience. The fortune tellers are accused of extorting exorbitant amounts from customers. However, no amount of criticism can take away from the uncanny ability of the Nadi to delve into the future and come up with detailed prognostication for the individual.

Vedic Progression The movement of a planet through progression is only hypothetical and it does not correspond to its actual celestial presence at any given moment oftime. In a rare case when the positions do coincide it is purely coincidental. We calculate the progressed position of a planet according to certain rules, but it must be clarified that the planet is physically not present at the calculated place.

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This may engender scepticism among modem day astrologers. How can a hypothetical location of a planet give rise to actual events in the life of an individual? In practice it is seen that a planet having reached the hypothetical position does give rise to events. It is also seen that an event pointed out by progression is confirmed by the period time frame for the event under the Vimshottari period system. A chapter has been devoted to this statement in this book. An event indicated by progression can be independently predicted through Vimshottari period time frame. We shall show through analyses of a large number of charts that progression does invariably indicate the event. It is therefore a valuable tool to check whether conclusions drawn on the basis of Vimshottari period-system are correct. Progression had been used widely in India of the past and is being used in the present day west in another form. The method to analyse the impact of a progressing planet is different in the two astrological traditions but the basic concept that a planet could move hypothetically in a manner that does not conform to astrophysical laws of planetary motion and yet give rise to events in the life of an individual has been accepted by both the systems. The system of progression used in Bhrigu Samhita and other Nadi granthas is not aki~ to the system of progression used in Occidental astrology today. There is no similarity between the two except in name. We shall discuss the concept in detail with a view to use the system of progression propounded in Bhrigu Samhita and the Nadi granthas for predictive purposes. We shall describe the systems of progression that are in vogue in the west in clarifying details to enable the reader to appreciate the difference between the two. The system ofprogression in use in the Samhita and these granthas is much simpler and descriptive and far more accurate than the systems


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that are in use in the west. It has been used as an effective tool for predictive purposes. No Nadi grantha or even the Bhrigu Samhita clarifies and describes the system of foretelling used by it. One or two such works make vague and random passing remarks regarding the use of karakatwa (signification) of a planet and of its movement in progression. Much study and introspection have revealed to a limited extent the method of timing of events through progression that these works have used. This author claims originality in deciphering the secret to an incomplete extent, not in devising it.

Progression m the West Marcus Manilius (48 B.C.- 20 AD.) was a Roman poet, astrologer, and author of a poem in five books called Astronomica. According to Richard Bentley, who flourished in the 18th century and who made a thorough study of Greek authors, he was an Asiatic Greek, according to F. Jacob an African. His work is one of great learning. He had studied his subject in much detail and through the best writers, and he represents the most advanced views of the ancients on astrology in the West. According to Manilius the horoscope may be divided into four quarters which represent the four ages ofMan. Starting from the Ascendant and moving clockwise, the first quadrant from the Ascendant to the Midheaven (the X house) represents the years of Infancy; the second quadrant from the Midheaven to the Descendant (the VII house) is for Youth; from the Descendant to the Nadir (the IV house) is for Manhood; and last of all, from Nadir to the Ascendant is for Old Age. William Lilly (1602 - 1681 AD.) was the. foremost astrologer of the 1ih c.entury England. His--treaties on

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horary astrology called Christian Astrology is a masterpiece. He is most famous for predicting the Great Fire of London in September 1666. The Great Fire of London was a major conflagration that ravaged through the central parts of London, from Sunday, 2 September to Wednesday, 5 September 1666. The fire gutted the part of City of London inside the old Roman City Wall. It threatened, but did not damage, the aristocratic locality ofWestminster (the modern West End), and Charles II's Palace of Whitehall. It destroyed 13,200 houses, 87 parish churches, St. Paul's Cathedral, and most ofthe buildings of the City authorities. It is estimated that it destroyed the homes of70,000 ofthe City's 80,000 inhabitants. William Lilly is still referred to with awe and reverence in Occidental astrological circles. He says in his Christian Astrology "the quarter of the heaven containing the fortunes (naturally beneficial planets) does show which part of life will be best, bringing the most of happiness and content into the life of the native. Contrary, that quarter containing the infortunes (naturally malefic planets) shows which part ofthe life will bring the most hardship. At this time the native will have little comfort, but encounter much labour and trouble, and there will be calamities and misfortune..... Usually we give each house five years, but sometimes more or less..... n Thus according to these two authors each house was to represent five years in the life of an individual. Here we for the first time find a system akin to the concept of progression that the ancient astrologers in India used so successfully. Progression is rarely used in present day India. It is the backbone for timing of events in the west in another form and is therefore very commonly used in that part of the world. Progression in the form of Primary and Secondary Directions is popular in the west. However,


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western method requires much calculation and is not really very descript_ive. It fails to many a time to locate a future event or indicate it in sufficient detail. It appears to be a suitable method to study astrological phenomena in the retrospect. The commonest system of progression in the west, which is a Secondary Direction, is the 1o equal to one year method. Under this method we advance the cusps of the first and X houses by 1o for each year and evaluate the effect that various natal planets cause through their aspects on the advancing cusps. Some astrologers advance the ascendant cusp by 1o and calculate the equivalent cusp ofthe X house. Thus, ifthe l house cusp were at 10° in Pisces at the time ofbirth, at the beginning ofthe second year oflife, it would be at 11 o in the sign. At the close of the second year it shall be at 12° in Pisces. Its position at any moment during the second year can therefore be fixed very accurately. The beneficial distance that the cusp develops with a natal planet, or otherwise, shall show its imprint in a favourable or adverse event. The cusp ofthe X house can be worked out mathematically proportionate to the ascendant cusp, and impact of natal planets on it considered. Further, we advance each natal planet by the same rate of 1o and consider the impact of its progressed position on the two natal cusps. This is a system of progression that is said to have essentially originated from Bhrigu, but it is not actually found used in the Bhrigu Samhita or the Nadi Granthas. However, this system appears to have merit and many an event can be explained through it. Two western astrologers namely Sepharial and Raphael seem to have put this method to good use. Sepharial, the popular name of Walter Richard Old, as we know, had been to places of astrological learning in India in 1892 and had, under his own admission, benefited much from this tutoring. He was a Theosophist and had close

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links with Helena Blavatsky. He became a trusted companion ofBlavatsky. He saw the phenomenon of letters from Masters supposedly residing in remote fastnesses of Tibet materialising before Blavatsky_ Later Old, after passing of Blavatsky, questioned the genuineness of these letters from the Masters and became persona non grata in Theosophical circles. Old was however an astrologer of much merit and has contributed substantially to astrological literature. An alternative Western method ofprogression is to take one day equal to one year in the life of an individual. lfyou take the ascendant and planetary positions at the time of birth on the day after birth, the chart so calculated would yield predictions for the second year in the life of that individual. Suppose an individual was born on June 6, 2003 at 11:30 am at New Delhi. If we prepare a birth chart for June 7, 2003 at 11:30 am at New Delhi this chart would be a chart for the second year of the life of the individual. If we draw up a chart in this fashion for the 31st day, it would show the life of that individual in the 31st year. Any date in the year can easily be fixed during the intervening 24 hours. A modification to this is the ,system of fixed ascendant. In this the planetary positions are taken for the next day or any day as the case may be, but the ascendant remains the one that existed at the time of birth. This too is a Secondary Direction. The classical western progression is taken to be in the form of Primary Directions. Any method for determining the changing influence of the altered relationship between the positions ofthe cusps ofhouses and the planets that is based upon the diurnal rotation of the Earth upon its axis is known as Primary Direction. This is based on trigonometric calculations and is a highly complex and laborious process. Only the first six hours


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after the birth are important in this analysis because they correspond to a normal duration of a person's life of about 90 years. Consequently, in the first 4 minutes from birth we can identify the influences, causing the corresponding events in the span of first one year of our, life. There are various systems of Primary Directions, their sole object being to determine the time of events. One such system is ascribed to Claudius Ptolemaeus. He lived between 90 and 168 AD. He is known in English as Ptolemy. He was a Greek mathematician, geographer, astronomer, and astrologer, who was born in Roman Egypt, probably in or near Alexandria. Ptolemy's treatise on astrology, the Tetrabiblos, was the most popular astrological work of antiquity. It enjoyed great influence in the Islamic world and the mediaeval Latin West. The Tetrabiblos is an extensive treatise on the ancient principles of astrology in four books. The Greek word tetra means "four" and bib los is "book". There are two Latin editions of the work and one in Greek. The best translation that we have is the paraphrase ofProclus from the Greek text rendered into English with extensive commentary by J. M. Ashmand. Ptolemy's system of measurement employed arcs of direction based upon the apparent motion of the heavens about the Earth by virtue of the rotation of the Earth on its axis. Placidus de Titus, a professor of mathematics, later added mundane aspects. He studied Ptolemy's work on astrology and produced another version. It appears that he was known as Didacus Placidus, and was born in Bologna in Italy. He became a monk, and was appointed mathematician to the Archduke Leopold William of Austria. He wrote in the early part of the seventeenth century a work entitled the PrimumMobile, in which he gives a thorough digest ofthe teachings ofPtolemy. The

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best English translation is by Cooper. In his system one third of the semi-arc of a planet was equal to the space of one House. In both systems the motions ofthe planets are due to the motion of the Earth on its axis after birth. The natal positions of the planets, taken in connection with the planet to which direction is made, are held to determine the nature ofthe event. The Vedic system used in the Samhita and other Granthas is radically different, but it is very simple and versatile. It does not involve calculations to the degree that western methods entail. In fact the calculations are very simple in nature. It can be used in a birth or annual chart with equal effectiveness. It is also used for progressing the ruler ofthe band ofyears. We will study it in the ensuing pages.

Progression and Transit The progression is not transit. Transits are used very commonly in India. Many astrologers rely only on transits while giving a prediction. The daily predictions published in newspapers for each sign in India are based only on transits. Whereas Indian analysis of transit results is based on the movement of a planet through various houses, in the west, its distance from natal planets is more taken into account. Both systems have their limitations but western astrologers like William Lilly have shown astounding results with such transit analysis. Transit analysis is study of motion of planets after birth over time. Progression is also a study of motion of the planets, but there are fundamental differences between the two. In Vedic astrology, the motion of a planet in transit is its real movement across the sky. The Vedic zodiac is a I


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sidereal zodiac. The position of a planet at any time in the sky actually corresponds to its position determined mathematically in sidereal zodiac. This means that the calculated position of a planet can be confirmed by observation of the actual position of the planet in the firmament. In fact, Indian astrologers of yore many a time fixed the position of a planet in the sky by observing its position and then considered its effect on the individual. Therefore, in India we consider the actual physical movement of a planet across the sky. The western astrologer uses tropical zodiac. The position of planet calculated according to this zodiac does not correspond to its physical position in the sky. It is also in a way a hypothetical position. Its distance however from natal planets is then considered and effect determined. Progression is different. Here the position is only calculated mathematically. It cannot be related to the position of the planet in the sky. The planet does not progress or regress (move backwards) physically. If through calculation we determine that Jupiter had progressed to Leo, it would actually not be in Leo at that time. It could be anywhere in the sky, including Leo perhaps. We shall only take its location in Leo to study the complex relationships that would develop through its hypothetical placement there and their net effect. Thus in Vedic astrology a transit position of a planet is its actual position according to its motion through the signs in the sky whereas in Vedic progression the position determined would not be the real position of the planet at that moment oftime. The direction of the progression of a planet depends on its natal direction of movement. In case it is direct at the time of birth, it would always progress in the chart. If it were retrograde it would only regress throughout life.

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During transit the planet could move in a forward or retrograde manner according to rules ofits movement in astronomical terms. The time that a planet spends in a house is mathematically precise in progression. Jupiter as a majorperiod planet in Vimshottari time frame would spend 487.01 days in each house; the Moon would spend 304.38 days in each house, etc. This is not true in transit. Jupiter would spend about a year in a house but not exactly 365.2564 days. The Moon too would spend about 2.25 days in a house but not necessarily the same quantum oftime in each house. Further, as we will see later, the length of the major-period of a planet would determine the period that a planet would spend in a house during progression. This is not true for transit. It is noticed that in Vedic progression the movement of a planet through houses causing relationships to develop with natal karakas is of much significance. If a reference is made to my 'How to Time an Event' published by M/s Sagar Publications, New Delhi, it would be noticed that in transit analysis karakas in actual motion are also taken into account. In Vedic progression only the natal karakas that are fixed in the chart are considered. We do not consider progressing karakas at the same time too. Therefore in Vedic progression a progressing planet would produce an event when it develops contact with a natal karaka. It may be reasserted that the natal karaka is ·not progressing. It remains at the place where it is shown in the birth chart. In Vedic transit analysis natal karakas are not taken into analysis when moving planets pass over them.

A progressed planet, as has been said, is only notionally present in a house at any given moment of time, but its effect in that house is very material. It gives effect


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to some results of the house and karaka. In effect, it means that a planet during the course of its major-period (the period of operation) marks out sections of time during which it is likely to cause certain events to materialise. These sections of time can be demarcated in the life of an individual through the use of progression and confirmed through Vimshottari period time frame, if necessary. Therefore, if we study the progression of a planet through houses, we should be in a position to map out the events that would follow each other. Our astrological masters of yore have done this. They could identify the section of time for each event in the life of an individual through the use of progression. We will clarify the difference between transit and progression through an illustration. Suppose the Vimshottari major-period ofJ upiter is current in a chart. We should study the progression of Jupiter. Suppose it is in direct motion and in Gemini in the chart at birth. Jupiter in progression will remain for nearly 16 months in each house of the chart. (This is clarified in a later chapter). It will start from its natal position in Gemini and end at the same place after 16 solar years. In its progression, Jupiter will traverse all the 12 houses of the chart in direcfmotion. Suppose the major-period of Jupiter begins in the 40th year of an individual's life. For the first few months (depending on natal longitude of Jupiter) Jupiter would progress through the natal sign of Gemini. We know that Jupiter takes one year on an average to physically move through a sign in transit. Therefore it is likely to be in Virgo in his 40th year. It will therefore progress through Gemini and transit through Virgo in his 40th year. It can only be observed in Virgo physically during this period. It shall not be found in Gemini in the sky at that time. It will be in Gemini only hypothetically. Since transit is at a faster pace than progression, the distance between the two

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positions ofJ upiter would continue to increase. We will now take up a birth chart and show the difference between transit and progression through it.

Chart 1-1 Ket

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Male, December 9, 1957, 1750 hours, 20°N56', 77°E45', 0530 hours East of GMT.


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Longitude Owner/C Planet Longitude Owner/C 7s23°54'9" Mercury Venus 9s9°5'8" Sun 2s22°ll'41" Jupiter 7s23°32'42" Mercury Saturn 6s27°25'3" Jupiter 6sl6°45'3" Rahu Rahu 8sl4°42'4" Venus Os16"45'3" Venus Ketu 6sl 0 56'40" Mars Ascdt ls27°39'40" means owner of the constellation in which the planet is placed.

This individual got married on April 29, 1989 in the major-period of Saturn. Progressed Saturn was in Scorpio since January 22, 1989. (The method to calculate the position of a progressed planet is given in Chapter-Three). Transit Saturn was in Sagittarius on the date of marriage. A child was born to him on June 27, 1993 in the majorperiod of Mercury. Progressed Mercury was in Aquarius since June 11, 1992. Transit Mercury on the date ofthe event was in Cancer. The study of a chart through progressions is a very effective method to place a likely event in a small slot of time, and thereafter, we can fix the date of the event through the use ofVimshottari period system, annual chart and transits.

Chapter Two

What are the Important Basic Concepts ? We have described the concept ofVedic progression as it is taken in this work in some detail in the preceding Chapter. We have also distinguished the meaning of progression as it is understood in the west from its meaning in Bhrigu Samhita and Nadi Granthas. The distinction between progression and transit was also clarified. We will now define some concepts that are fundamental to analysis of progression.

Planets Capable of Being Progressed (Or Regressed) The major-period (mahadasa) planet in the V imshottari period system can be progressed but the inferior period planets such as a sub (antar), inter (pratyantar ), sookshma or prana -period planet cannot be progressed. This applies to Mudda period planets too. Only the major-period planet in the Mudda period time frame in an annual chart can be progressed. The karakas in a chart can be progressed. The method of their progression is somewhat different. The ruler of a band of years can be progressed.

What are the Important Basic Concepts ?

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Aspects Each planet projects an aspect to the VII sign from its position. Some planets have special aspects. Mars projects aspects to the IV and VIII signs also from its position. Jupiter projects aspects to V and LX signs too. Saturn projects aspects to the III and X signs as well. A progressed planet too retains this ability. Therefore each progressed planet would also project aspects according to its general and special rules. There is no consensus on the manner in which the Nodes project their aspects. There is a view that as the Nodes are not corporeal entities, they do not project aspects at all. We have not considered the aspects ofthe Nodes in this system.

Strength of Progressing Planets A planet would be strong in progression in a sign in case: (i)

it is in a friendly or its exaltation sign,

(ii)

it is associated with friendly planets there,

(iii)

it is in sambandha with a friendly planet there, or,

(iv)

it is associated with or receives aspect from its natal position. Saturn for example in Aries would be strong in progression in case it receives aspect from natal Saturn in Cancer.

(v)

It is in an exaltation or friendly navamsha or in a friendly constellation during progression.

The strength would proportionately reduce in case the planet does not qualify for strength in the above manner.

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A planet weak in progression is likely to cause adverse results; a strong planet tends to give good results.

Strength of a House The owner of the house should be strong. The strength of the owner can be assessed on the same lines as that of a progressing planet. The house also should only have in it its owner, or a friendly or exalted planet. A strong progressed planet in a strong house would tend to give good results, and vice-versa.

Karakas These are the traditional karakas that represent various aspects oflife. These are the fixed karakas. The Sun for example is a karaka for father, status, physical self, abdomen, heart, etc. The Moon is a karaka for mental self, mother, residence, mind, etc. Mars is a karaka for siblings, valour, injury, enmity, etc. Mercury is a karaka for speech, education, maternal uncles, etc. Jupiter is a karaka for happiness, wealth, income, scholarship, elder sibling, success, marriage (female chart), etc. Venus is a karaka for vehicle, love, marriage (male chart), luxury, etc. Saturn is a karaka for profession, hardships, disease, danger, worry, loss, etc. Rahu is a karaka for incarceration, journey abroad, fraud, stranger, etc. Ketu is a karaka for spirituality, super-consciousness, discarnate entities, ghosts, etc. We have already dealt with karakas in much detail in our previous work-How to Time an Event. We have also related each event to a planetary karaka and house. We have not considered chart specific Jaimini karakas in our system of analysis. We will recapitulate these details for the benefit ofthe reader.

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Matter Body Head Right eye (in males)/ Left eye (in females) Heart Stomach Animals Fire Father Rank/status/fame Place ofworship Infancy Place of birth Face/Mouth Lungs Short journey Breasts Mind Mother Place of residence/Home Emotion/Emoting Ovaries/uterus Urinary bladder Pregnancy Residence at a distant place Sea cruise

Karaka Sun Sun

House 1 1

Sun Sun Sun Sun Sun Sun Sun Sun Moon Moon Moon Moon Moon Moon Moon Moon Moon Moon Moon Moon Moon Moon Moon

2/12

4 5 6 6

9 10 12 1 1 2 3/4 3 4 4 4 4 5 6

7 7 7 8

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Matter Left eye (in males)/ Right eye (in females)

Karaka

House

Moon

12/2

Sleep Blood relations/Family

Moon

12 2

Nose Courage Younger siblings

Mars Mars

2

Immovable property

Mars Mars

3 4

Enemies/disputes/Litigation

Mars

Accident

Mars

Competition

Mars

6 6 6

Injury

Mars

Penis Testicles

Mars

Mars

3

6 7

Mars Mars Mercury

8

Sense of smell

Mercury

2

Speech

Mercury

2

Communication/Letter

3

To write

Mercury Mercury

Education Clan

Mercury Mercury

3 4 4

Friends

Mercury

4

Relatives

Mercury

4

Intelligence

Mercury

5

Intestines, small

Mercury

6

Blood Early childhood

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Matter Maternal uncle· Busine'ss Intestines, large Trade Wealth/Bank balance Hearing, sense of/ Right-Left ear Happiness Liver Love for the divine Scholarship Gall Bladder Pancreas Husband Prominence in society Good fortune Pilgrimage/long inland journey Religious inclination Elder siblings Income/ gain Jewellery Poetry Upper Neck/Throat Music/dance Lower Neck Vehicle Romance I

Karaka Mercury Mercury Mercury Mercury Jupiter Jupiter Jupiter Jupiter Jupiter Jupiter Jupiter Jupiter Jupiter Jupiter Jupiter Jupiter Jupiter Jupiter Jupiter Venus Venus Venus Venus Venus Venus Venus

House 6

7 7 7 2 3/11 4 4/5 5 5 5 6

7 7 9 9 9 11 11 2 2 2

3 3 4 5


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Matter

Karaka Venus

House

Partnership

Venus

7

Sexuality

Venus Venus

7 7

Wife Female genitals

Venus

7

Venus

8

Fountain of wealth

Venus Venus

11

Kidneys

Sex act

Sexual pleasure Hair

Saturn

Teeth

Saturn

Agriculture

Saturn Saturn

Common man/masses Discomfort Debts

Saturn

Disease/obstacles

Saturn Saturn

Intestines, large Servant/subordinate Bodily exertion/hardship

Saturn

Saturn Saturn

5

12 1 2 4 4

4 6 6 6/7

6 6 6 8

Worries Danger

Saturn

Longevity Rectum

Saturn Saturn

8

Sorrow

Saturn

8

Joints

Saturn

Profession/Deed/Livelihood

Saturn

Feet

Saturn

10 10 12

Saturn

8



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Matter

Karaka

House

Riots

Rahu

4

Diplomacy/Diplomat Paternal Grandfather

Rahu Rahu Rahu

5 5

Fraud

Rahu

6 7

Rahu

7

untreatable disease

Rahu

8

Vice/filth/sin

8

Journey abroad

Rahu Rahu

Imprisonment

Rahu

12

Appropriate Mantra/ Ishta Devta (Chosen Deity)

Ketu

5

Ghosts/Discarnate beings

Ketu

6

Tantra/Black magic

Ketu

8

Spiritual pursuits Paternal Grandmother

Ketu Ketu

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Maternal Grandfather Nirvana

Ketu Ketu

12 12 12

Superconsciousness/ Extra Sensory Perception/ Occult powers/Siddhis

Ketu

12

Stranger Maternal Grandmother

Malignant/Undiagnosable or

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A reference to Chapter 32 verses 22 to 24 of Brihat Parashar Hora Shastra is highly instructive. Here Parashar says that the LX house from the Sun will also represent the father; the IV from the Moon, the mother; the III from Mars, the brother; the VI from Mercury, the maternal uncle; the V from Jupiter, the children; the VII from Venus, the wife (in a male chart) and the VIII from

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Saturn, death. The VII house from natal Jupiter represents husband. This has been reiterated in Chapter 70. Hora Sara Chapter 17 supports this statement. Prithuyasas, the author of Hora Sara, has stated in this chapter that the IX house from the Sun and V house from Jupiter relate to the father and child respectively. A planet that is related to karaka Jupiter would give results of the karaka too. Since Jupiter is a karaka for children besides other things, the planet would possibly give results relating to children as well. Karaka Jupiter would also possibly give such results. If the planet or Jupiter were also related to the V house it would be inclined to give results relating to children out of multifarious karaka significations of Jupiter. A house from the ascendant offers a wide choice of aspects of human life. The V house from the ascendant refers to children, stomach, emotions, intelligence, etc. The V house from Jupiter is a more specific house. It refers only to children. Hence when the planet or Jupiter is related to this house too, it would definitely give results relating to children. A planet expected to give results to children for example has to refer to the general house that refers to children amongst many other things and to the specific house for children. This would be further confirmed when it is also related to the Arudha of the V house from Jupiter. The concept of Arudha is explained in detail later. Similarly if a planet were related to Jupiter and the II house from the ascendant, the likelihood would be that the planet would give results relating to the wealth of the individual. If the planet were also related to the II house from Jupiter, it would definitely give results relating to wealth of the individual. The same planet when related to Jupiter and the II houses from the ascendant and Jupiter would give results relating to wealth; would give results relating to children when related to the V houses from the ascendant


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and Jupiter; when related to the IX houses from the ascendant and Jupiter would give results relating to religion, and when related to the XI houses from the ascendant and Jupiter would give results relating to gains and acquisitions. Thus there are three basic elements that determine the inclination of a planet: the karaka, and the two relevant houses from the ascendant and the karaka. The above table helps us in determining the karaka and the houses that should be related to the planet for a particular result. What happens when the karaka is operating as the major-period planet? Then we should see the houses the karaka is related to. In case the karaka is related to a particular set of houses its results would relate to that specific aspect of its significations. Suppose Mercury majorperiod is going on. Suppose Mercury is related to the II houses from the ascendant and itself, it shall give results relating to speech, but if it were not related to the VI houses from the ascendant and itself, though it is a karaka for maternal uncles too, it would not cause results relating to them to materialise in its major-period. Having understood the above principle, we should proceed a little more in this direction. Suppose a planet is related to a karaka and a set of relevant houses. It would give results relating to that particular aspect of the signification of the karaka, but what would be the nature of the result? Would the result be palatable, favourable or undesirable? Let us take a concrete example. Suppose a planet is related to Saturn and the X houses from the ascendant and Saturn. It should cause matters relating to profession of the individual to appear in its major-period. Does it mean that he would prosper in his profession? Would he get a new job? Would he lose his job? Would he get a promotion? Mere relationship of the planet with Saturn and the two X houses would not tell us answers to

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these questions. The planet should also have similar relationships with other related elements to cause qualifications to appear. Suppose a planet tha~ is qualified to give results relating to profession, as discussed above, is also related to Saturn and the XII houses from the ascendant and Saturn. It would also thus be qualified to cause separations and loss. Thus a planet that is qualified to give results relating to profession and. is also inclined to cause separation or loss would, in the combined effect, make the individual lose his job or suffer losses due to his profession. On the other hand, suppose the planet that is inclined to give results relating to profession is also related to Jupiter and the XI houses from the ascendant and Jupiter. Such a planet would cause an event that would make the individual get a job or gain through his profession. We may have a situation where the major-period planet is related to Rahu and the LX houses from the ascendant and Rahu. This would indicate that the planet would cause journeys abroad. Suppose it is related to the Moon and the IV houses from the ascendant and the Moon. This would mean that the planet would give results relating to the mother of the individual. Suppose the majorperiod planet is also related to Mars and the III houses from the ascendant and Mars showing that the majorperiod would have results relating to younger siblings of the individual. Thus the major-period planet shows journeys abroad, it shows results relating to the mother and it also shows results relating to younger siblings. Does it mean that the mother and the younger siblings would both go abroad during this major-period at the same time? It may not happen so. In case the karaka for journey abroad (Rahu) is related to the karaka for mother (Moon) and the karaka for younger siblings (Mars), we should take that the mother and younger siblings would go abroad in the


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major-period. However the time of their going abroad in this major-period would depend on the progression ofthe major-period planet. When the major-period planet comes in contact with the natal Moon and natal Rahu and it is related to the IX houses from the ascendant and natal Rahu, and it is also related to the IV houses from the ascendant and the natal Moon, the mother of the individual would go abroad. In place of the Moon when the majorperiod planet comes in contact with natal Rahu and natal Mars and it is also related to the IX houses from the ascendant and natal Rahu, and the III houses from the ascendant and natal Mars, the younger sibling of the individual would go abroad. It is only when the progressed planet relates simultaneously to both the sets of elements, i.e., Moon and the two IV houses from the ascendant and the Moon, and Mars and the two III houses from the ascendant and Mars that the mother and younger sibling would both go abroad together. Any event that we are looking for can thus be broken down into its constituent elements and analysed astrologically. Suppose somebody is looking for a new romance to blossom. If we refer to the table above we would notice that Venus is the karaka (significator) for romance and the V houses from the ascendant and Venus would represent romance. A planet that is related to these three elements would cause matters relating to romantic involvement to arise in its major-period. What would happen to this romance can be determined by analysing the planet further. If the planet were related to Saturn and the XII houses from the ascendant and Saturn, the romance would peter out and die. What happens when Saturn and the VI houses from it are involved. The individual would find obstacles in a romantic involvement. In case the planet is related to Mars and the VI houses from the ascendant and Mars, there would be

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disagreements in the romantic relationship. Again, in case the planet is related to Jupiter and the XI houses from the ascendant and Jupiter, there would be a new romantic relationship or the romance would flourish. What happens when the Sun and the X houses from the Sun and ascendant are involved? These three elements stand for a high status. The individual would have romance with a highly placed person. Such illustrations can be given ad infinitum. A question may arise as to how this kind of analysis that is relevant to a major-period planet can help us in the analysis ofprogression. The relevance is as follows:

(a)

Only a planet that is inclined to cause an event to happen can generate that event during its progression. Suppose we are studying the progression of the Sun. Suppose the Sun is not related to Venus and the VII houses from the ascendant and Venus in a male chart. The Sun therefore cannot give result relating to marriage of the individual in its major-period. It would thus also not give any result relating to marriage of the individual in its progression, because the progression would run only during its major-period.

(b)

An event can happen through the progression of that planet only when the planet generates these three relationships in its progression. Taking the above illustration, suppose the Sun is related to Venus and the two VII houses from Venus and ascendant in the birth chart. It would then be qualified to cause matters relating to marriage to take place. Suppose


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when it reaches Gemini it gets related to Venus and the two VII houses. The Sun would then cause marriage to take place in case it also gets related to Jupiter and the two XI houses (from the ascendant and Jupiter) there. Suppose on the other hand the Sun gets related to Saturn and the two XII houses from the ascendant and Saturn in progression. In such a case the Sun would bring the marriage to an end or cause the couple to separate. This analysis has been given in more detail in a later chapter. (c)

A question can arise that when a major-period planet is related to the three elements pertaining to an event at its natal location, why should it progress before causing the event? Why should not the event happen as soon as the progression starts in the natal sign? This is an important point and needs careful consideration.

The Moon is by nature inclined to give its result immediately in its period; Mars after a very short while of the beginning; Mercury a little later than Mars; Venus in the first quarter of the span of time; Jupiter just before the middle of the span; Sun after the middle of the span in the third quarter; and, Saturn towards the end in the fourth quarter of span or even later. Rahu and Ketu are equated to Saturn and Mars respectively. When a planet is placed in a movable sign, it is likely to give results early; in a fixed sign, late; and, in a common sign in the middle of its period. We can determine the resultant probable time of the event in a sign according to the following table:

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Planet

Nature

Sun Moon

3'd quarter

Immediately

Movable sign-Early 2nd quarter Immediately

Mars

1'' quarter

1'' quarter

Mercury 1'' quarter

1'' quarter

Jupiter

middle

Venus

Beginning 2nd quarter 41h quarter 41h quarter 1'' quarter

End 1'' quarter End 1"' quarter 3'ct quarter 3'd quarter 1'' quarter

Saturn Rahu Ketu

Common sign-Middle 3'd quarter End 1'' quarter Beginning 2nd quarter Beginning 2nd quarter End 2nd quarter 2nd quarter 3'd quarter 3'd quarter

Beginning 2nd quarter

Fixed sign-Late 41h quarter 2nd quarter End 2nd quarter End 2nd quarter 3'd quarter Beginning 3'd quarter 4 1h quarter 4'h quarter End 2nd quarter

In the above table the second column shows the normal time at which a planet would give its result. For example, the Sun would give result in the third quarter of its period. In the next three columns the effect of sign is shown when the Sun is in a movable sign, the result would be given earlier in the second quarter, and when its in a fixed sign, it would be deferred to the fourth quarter. (d)

The question remains ofthe probable time when a planet would yield its results in its progress10n through the twelve signs. (i)

Parashar has mentioned in his Brihat Parashar Hora Shastra, Chapter 47 verses 3' and 4 that a planet becomes ·operational according to its location in a drekkan. When in direct motion and in the first drekkan (113rd of a sign), a planet will give results at the beginning of its period. It will give results in the middle of the period if it is placed in the


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second drekkan; and, at the end ofthe period if placed in the last drekkan. This order will be reversed ifthe planet is retrograde. It will give results at the end of the period if it is placed in the first drekkan. It will become operational in the middle ofthe period when it is in the second drekkan, and at the commencement ofthe period when it is placed in the last drekkan. Since Rahu and Ketu are always in retrograde motion, they will yield results in the same manner as a retrograde planet. (ii)

When a planet is placed in a movable sign, it is likely to give results early; in a fixed sign, late; and, in a common sign in the middle of its period. These are modified by the category of the sign. The net effect is given in the next paragraph.

(iii)

Parashar has mentioned in his Brihat Parashar Hora Shastra, Chapter 50 verses 88, 89 and 89.5 that a planet will become operational depending on the category of sign that it is placed in. When placed in a shirshodaya (rising headfirst) sign it will give results at the beginning of the period. The shirshodaya signs are Gemini, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, and Aquarius. All the fixed signs, except Taurus, fail to influence the timing as they by nature being fixed delay matters but being shirshodaya try to advance it. The two tendencies cross each other out. When in an ubhayodaya sign (head and hind quarters both rising at the same time) it will give results in the middle of the period. The ubhayodaya sign is Pisces. Since the sign as a

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common one is also inclined to give the result in the middle, Pisces has a very powerful influence to defer the result to the middle of the period. When in a prishthhodaya sign (rising hind quarters first) it will give its results at the end of the period. The prishthhodaya signs are Aries, Taurus, Cancer, Sagittarius and Capricorn. Taurus fully delays matters. All the movable signs, except Libra, fail to influence timing, as being movable they try to advance matters but being prishthhodaya they try to delay them at the same time. Libra expedites matters. It takes matters to the very beginning. Thus only Taurus among fixed signs, and Libra among movable signs, should be taken into account when considering the influence of a sign on timing. Among common signs Gemini and Virgo take the timing to the first quarter of the period; Sagittarius takes it to the last quarter, and Pisces keeps it in the middle. The net effect of signs on timing can be summarised in the following manner: •

Brings the event to the beginning ofthe period-Libra

•

Takes the event to the first quarter of the period-Gemini and Virgo

•

Takes the event to the middle of the period-Pisces

•

Takes the event to the third quarter of the period-Sagittarius

•

Takes the event to the end of the periodTaurus


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Other signs are immaterial. They have no effect on timing. (iv) A planet under the influence of the Moon, Mars, Mercury, Venus and Ketu tends to give its results in the very beginning of its period. When the planet is under influence of the Sun, Jupiter, Saturn and Rahu, it delays matters. The net result is as follows: (i)

Therefore a direct planet in the first drekkan of Gemini, Virgo or Libra, or a retrograde planet in the last drekkan of any of these signs would give results at the very beginning ofthe progression.

(ii) If the planet were under the strong strong influence of the Moon, Mars, Mercury, Venus and Ketu then too the progression would yield results immediately. (iii)

When the planet is in Taurus or Sagittarius in the third or first drekkan depending on whether it is direct or retrograde, the results would be deferred to the end ofthe progression.

(iv)

Alternatively, when the planet is under strong influence of the Sun, Jupiter, Saturn or Rahu then too the results would appear at the end of the progression.

A planet in Pisces in a common sign in second drekkan would give its result in the middle ofthe period. In all other signs the timing of results would largely depend on the drekkan in which the planet is situated.

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Remedial Measures This is a vast field and I do not have pretensions to being an expert at it but there are certain deductions one can make from the theory of progression that would be of help to an individual in trouble. We have seen that only a naturally malefic planet causes unpleasant results. Mars, Saturn, Rahu and in some cases Ketu give rise to situations that are unpleasant for which the individual looks for palliative measures. Beneficial planets do not create situations for which such measures are required. The planet of which the major-period is current in the life of an individual is the main governor of his life at that time. It would give rise to events in progression as it develops relationships with natal naturally beneficial or malefic planets. The major-period planet in progression would cause unhappiness, separation, disease, loss, danger etc when it comes into relationship with natal Saturn. The exact nature of the developments would depend on the natal nature ofthe major-period. The major-period planet would cause enmity, injuries, disputes, surgery, etc when it gets related to natal Mars. Happiness, gain, income, success, birth of a child, etc would be caused when it gets related to natal Jupiter. It would cause pleasure, luxury, comforts, romance, marriage (in a male chart), happy married life, etc when it develops relationship with natal Venus. It therefore stands to reason that when a particular unpleasant situation arises, knowing its karaka we should attend to it with relevant remedies. If we are able to mollify the karaka we can expect the trouble too to subside or reduce. Since the relationship between the major-period planet and the naturally malefic planet would form,


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depending on the movement of the two planets, between specific dates, we can clearly specify specific dates during which such remedial measures have to be taken. The trouble would remain only while the transiting naturally malefic planet is related to the major-period planet in progression or transit. Transits generally are short lasting as compared to progression. The principle enunciated above applies equally to progression. When the major-period planet progresses (or regresses) to a place where it comes into relationship with a naturally malefic natal planet, it is likely to start causing trouble to the individual. The specific karaka can be determined by analysing the nature of the trouble. If the individual is facing loss the karaka for trouble can be determined to be Saturn; if it is injury or surgery, Mars; if loss of freedom, Rahu; if trouble from disncarnate entities, Ketu, etc. We should then take up the right remedy. According to numerology the planets have the following numbers assigned to them:

The Sun-1 The Moon-2 Jupiter-3 Rahu-4 Mercury-5

Venus-6 Ketu-7 Saturn-8 Mars-9

The remedies for each naturally malefic planet are given below: Mars-Recite Hanuman Chalisa or Kunjika Stotra (for Mother Durga) and worship Lord Hanuman or Mother Durga. Saturn Worship Lord Shiva and recite Shivasahasranama or Mahamrityunjaya mantra. The

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recitation of 'Om Namah Shivaya' is also helpful. lf the individual is facing obstructions in his affairs, recite 'Om Sri GaneshayaNamah' and worship Lord Ganesh. Worship of Lord Sai Baba of Shirdi when trouble is attributed to Saturn is always very effective. Rahu-Do Rudrabhisheka. Worship Lord Shiva and recite 'Om Namah Shivaya'. Ketu-Recite 'Om Gum (same pronunciation as in English) Ganapataye Namah' and worship Lord Ganesh. 1 am not aware of similar divine names for mollifying planets in other religions. However, the name of the Lord is all powerful. 1 am convinced that prayer to the Lord using any name would help the individual. A Christian can use the name ofthe Lord as it appeals to him, and a Muslim too can do in a similar way according to his religion. A trouble in life has generally two faces. Suppose an individual is facing losses. He is facing loss (Saturn) of wealth or assets (Jupiter). Here Saturn is causing trouble and it is impacting on Jupiter. Hence we have to mollify Saturn and support Jupiter. We must therefore recite a mantra for Saturn according to the assigned number for Jupiter. The number for Jupiter is three. Therefore a mantra for Saturn should be repeated 3, 12 (1 + 2 = 3), 21 (2 + 1 = 3), 30 (3 + 0 = 3), or 3 + 9*n where n can be any number, times according to one's wish daily. Suppose we assign a number 8 ton. The sum would be 3 + 9*8 = 3 + 72 = 75 = 7 + 5 = 12 = 1 + 2 = 3. Suppose an individual falls again and again in a period. His physical body (Sun) falls (Saturn). The planet causing the problem is Saturn. The sufferer is the body (Sun). The Sun has to be supported. The number for the Sun is one. Hence the mantra for Saturn should be recited 1, 10 (1 + 0 = 1), 19 (1 + 9 = 10 = 1 + 0 = 1), 28 (2 + 8 = 10 = 1 + 0 = 1), or 1 + 9*n number of times daily. Again,


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suppose an individual is in a foul argumentative mood during a progression. Here Mars is causing the problem. We will recommed that a mantra for it should be recited. The mood is an aspect of mind. Hence the Moon is involved. It is the sufferer. It has to be supported and protected. Hence the mantra for Mars should be read 2, 11, 20, 29, or 2 + 9*n times. Suppose an individual's child is seriously sick during a transit or progression. The child (Jupiter) is the sufferer. Saturn causes sickness. Hence Saturn has to be mollified and Jupiter has to be supported. We must therefore recite a mantra for Saturn according to the assigned number for Jupiter. The number for Jupiter is three. Therefore a mantra for Saturn should be repeated 3, 12 (1 + 2 = 3), 21 (2 + 1 = 3), 30 (3 + 0 = 3), or 3 + 9*n where n can be any number, times according to one's wish daily. Suppose an individual is expected to undergo a heart surgery. The heart is represented by the Sun. Surgery is represented by Mars. The heart is the sufferer. Mars is the tormentor. We should recite a mantra for Mars for 1, 10 (1 + 0 = 1), 19 (1 + 9 = 10 = 1 + 0 = 1), 28 (2 + 8 = 10 = 1 + 0 = 1), or 1 + 9*n number oftimes daily. Suppose again that an individual apprehends incarceration. This means that his physical body (Sun) would be placed in a jail (Rahu). Rahu would be the tormentor and the Sun the sufferer. Hence a mantra for Rahu should be recited according to the number for the Sun, i.e., 1, 10 (1 + 0 = 1), 19 (1 + 9 = 10 = 1 + 0 = 1), 28 (2 + 8 = 10 = 1 + 0 = 1), or 1 + 9*n number of times daily. A person facing anxiety (Saturn tormenting the Moon) should read a mantra for Saturn 2, 11, 20, 29, 2 + 9*n times daily. Suppose the younger sister of an individual is sick during a transit or progression. The younger sister is represented by Mars; sickness by Saturn. Here Mars is tormented by Saturn. Hence a mantra for Saturn should be read 9, 18 (1 + 8 = 9), 27 (2 + 7 = 9), or 9 + 9*n times daily. What should one do if one is likely to lose (Saturn) one's job (Saturn). Here

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Saturn would torment itself. Hence a mantra for Saturn should be read 8, 17 (1 + 7 = 8), 26 (2 + 6 = 8), or 8 + 9*n times daily. Suppose the wife of an individual has left him and gone away to her parent's house due to some misunderstanding. A mantra for Saturn should be read due number oftimes for Venus. What should those who do not subscribe to these mantras do? They should take the name ofthe Lord that appeals to them in the above manner in place of a mantra. The recitation/reading of a mantra or name according to the above method has to be done every day without fail till the trouble has subsided or its intensity has come down. We must keep in mind that trouble and happiness are results of the prarabdha (the portion of the karma that has to worked out in this lifetime) and cannot be deleted completely through remedial measures. The intensity of the trouble can be reduced substantially and the ability to stoically bear it would develop through such measures. Selective remedies for appropriate planets would be sufficient to bring succour to the individual. There is neither a need to go in for arcane mantras or rituals nor for any cumbersome method. Hence there is no need to spend millions over journeys to specialised places and over rituals that require elaborate brahminical intervention. These measures are between our Creator and us. Any third person has no place in it. These are measures that through the Grace of the Divine help abate the karmas that have come to us as legacy. Either the Almighty writes offpart of the corpus of karmas when we pray to Him or we go the difficult way and expend them through experience. There is no third alternative. The pleasure and pain of life are the surest proof that a Divine Entity exists beyond us. It is an Entity that is compassionate and responsive. We have to turn to Him for help that is always readily forthcoming.


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If we deny His existence we are closing the only door to

Succour. Then we are alone to face the pain here. No third person should do the propitiary measures generally. The effected individual should do these himself according to his capacity. The intensity of devotion and faith would do the job. When the effected individual is incapacitated and cannot do the needful, one of the closest relatives should do it after specifically vowing to do it for the welfare of that individual.

Rahu and Ketu These Nodes are spectral. They are disembodied and ethereal. They therefore are prone to take on the colours and qualities of other physical planets with which they are in contact. The maximum influence a Node would have would be of the planet with which it is associated. It would also take on the nature and qualities ofthe planet in the sign of which it is placed. The analysis of the dispositor of the Node is therefore ofprime importance. For example, if the Node is in Gemini, we should analyse Mercury properly.

Arudha Parashar has dealt with the concept of Arudha of a house in Chapter 29 of Brihat Parashar Hora Shastra. Arudha means elevated. The Pad or Arudha of a house represents the matters of a house in a more prominent manner. Therefore Arudha of a house represents more prominently whatever the house represents. The Arudha of a house is determined by first finding the location of the owner of the house in the birth chart. We then determine as to how many houses it is away from the house. We then count that many number of houses

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from the location of the owner, and the house that is so arrived at is taken as the Pad or Arudha of the house. Arudha of any house can be determined in this manner subject to the exceptions given below. There are two exceptions as per verses 4 and 5 of Chapter 29 of Brihat Parashar Hora Shastra to the procedure for determination of Arudha of a house. The Pad or Arudha of a house cannot be in the same house or in the VII house from it. Ifthe Arudha ofthe house comes out to be in the same house, we will take the X house from the house as the Arudha of the house. If the Arudha comes out to be in the VII house from the house, we will take the IV house from the house as the Arudha. This is a very useful concept and serves well in the analysis of a chart. Let us presume that Saturn and Venus are related in a male chart. Since Saturn is a karaka for separation and Venus for wife, there is a possibility in this chart that the individual may separate from his wife. How do we confirm this? We will determine the Arudha of the VII house from karaka Venus and the Arudha of the XII house from karaka Saturn. In case these two Arudhas are also related, we may conclude that there would be a separation. In case the Arudha of the VI house from Saturn is related the Arudha ofthe VII house from Venus we can conclude that the wife would keep poor health. Further, in case we notice that the Arudha of the X house from Saturn is related to the Arudha of the VII house from Venus we can say that the wife ofthe individual would be a professional. Let us now presume that the Sun and Rahu are related in a birth chart. Among other things, we can presume that the father of the individual would go abroad. As we know, the Sun is the karaka for the father and Rahu for journey abroad. In case the Arudha of the IX house


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from Rahu and that of the IX house from the Sun are related, this conclusion would be confirmed. It can also be that the Arudha of the XII house from Rahu and the Arudha of the IX from the Sun are related. We will then say that the father of the individual would be incarcerated. In case, the Arudha of the IX house from the Sun is related to Arudhas of the IX and XII houses from Rahu, we will have to conclude that the father of the individual would either go abroad in custody or he would be jailed/put in a hospital while abroad. The conclusion that the father would be put in a hospital in a foreign country will have to be substantiated by the relations of these Arudhas with the Arudha of the VI house from Saturn. Only then we can conclude that the father had gone abroad and while there he took ill and was admitted to a hospital. What happens when the Sun and Saturn are related in a chart? There can be so many possibilities-the individual or his father could keep poor health; the individual could develop disease in his eye, heart or stomach; the profession ofthe individual could cause him to have a high status; the profession ofthe father could be related to eye, heart or stomach; etc. Suppose the Arudha of the first house from the Sun is related to the Arudha of the VI house from Saturn. This would mean that the individual would keep poor health. Suppose the Arudha of the IX house from the Sun is related to the Arudha of the VI house from Saturn. This would cause poor health in father. Suppose the Arudha of the II house from the Sun is related to the Arudha ofthe VI house from Saturn. The individual would have some trouble in his eye. Suppose the Arudha of the IV house from the Sun is related to the Arudha of the VI house from Saturn. The trouble would be in the heart. When the Arudha ofthe V house from the Sun is related to the Arudha of the VI house from Saturn, the trouble would be in the stomach. The Arudha ofthe X

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house from Saturn in relation with the Arudha of the X house from the Sun would take the individual to a high position in his profession. The Arudha of the X house from Saturn related to the Arudha of the LX house from the Sun would describe the profession of the father. When the Arudha of the IV house from the Sun is also involved the profession would relate to the heart. We can use the Arudha in this manner in an unlimited way. It would be a great help in the analysis of a chart. We should develop some proficiency in determining Arudhas quickly. It would help us in our analysis much. Otherwise if we find the concept difficult, we can ignore the portion relating to Arudha and yet get along with the overall analysis given in this book quite satisfactorily. Let us determine Arudhas of the VII house from Jupiter and LX house from Rahu in the following chart: Chart 11-1 Jup

Ket

Mar

Sat

Sun Lagna Mer Ven Asc Mon

Rah

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Jup

Rah Ven

Mer

Navamsha Moo Sat

Sun

Asc Ket

Mar

Female, February 25, 1976, 0401 hours, 26°Nl4', 78°El0'1 Time Zone 0530 hours East of Greenwich. Planet Longitude Owner/C Planet Longitude Owner/C lOs 11' 55'19" Rahu Venus 9s12'55'18" Moon Sun 8s13'53'6" 3s3'24'14" Venus Saturn Saturn Moon ls27'41'8" Mars Rahu 6s21 '59'11" Jupiter Mars Os21.59'11" Venus 9s16'56'18" Moon Ketu Mere 8s23'11'56" Jupiter lls29'53'0" Mercury Ascdt Owner/C means owner of the constellation in which the planet is placed.

The VII house from Jupiter is in Virgo. Mercury owns this sign. Mercury is placed in the V house from Virgo. The V house from Mercury is in Taurus. Therefore the Arudha of the house shall be in Taurus. The IX house from Rahu is in Gemini. Its owner is in the VIII house from Gemini. The VIII house from Mercury is in Leo. The Arudha of the LX house shall be in Leo. To study the exceptions, let us consider the Arudha of the LX house from the Sun in the chart referred to above. It is in Libra. Venus is in the IV house from Libra. The IV house from Venus is in Aries. This is the VII house from Libra. Since under the exception, the Arudha shall be in the IV house from the house, in the instant case the Arudha shall be in the IV house from Libra. Therefore the Arudha

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of the house shall be in Capricorn. Let us now consider the Arudha of the IV house from the ascendant. The IV house is in Pisces. Jupiter owns the sign and is placed therein. The Arudha should therefore be in Pisces. Since the exception says that in such a situation the Arudha of the house shall be in the X house from it, the Arudha of the IV house from the ascendant shall be in Sagittarius. The Arudha of the ascendant is called the Arudha lagna.

Sensitive Point We first determine the rising degree of the ascendant. This is the sensitive point of the ascendant. We then add thirty degrees to it. This is the sensitive point of the II house. We can thus determine sensitive point of each house. Any influence on the sensitive point is productive of maximum result relating to that house.

Band ofYears A rough method to declare a year in the life of an individual to be of particular good or bad effect is given by Mr. Shivnath Jharkhandi in the appendix to his translation in Hindi of Bhartiya Jyotish by Mr. Shankar Balkrishna Dikshit. According to him each planet will show its result in the year stated in the table below. Each planet is shown to own a particular year in life in Vedic astrology. In Lal Kitab each planet rules a band of years. Both have their use. We will first give the table ofyears for planets according to Vedic astrology.


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The relevant year of life in which a particular planet will show its effect

Year Planet 16th Mercury 22"d Saturn 24tn Rahu 25th Ketu

Planet Jupiter Sun Moon Venus Mars

Year 32"d 36th 42"d 48th

28th

Pandit Roop Chand Joshi of village Pharwala, district J ullandhar, Punjab is reported to be the originator of a new system of astrology, which is contained in a unique compilation of axioms called the Lal Kitab. The Pandit was born in 1898 and lived till the ripe old age of 84 years. The Lal Kitab system is said to have been revealed to this person by a supernatural entity. Five books containing the revealed knowledge were originally written which have now been shortened into one volume. The Lal Kitab is essentially palmistry and has interwoven principles of astrology and palmistry very intricately. We will now give the band of years as described by Lal Kitab: The relevant year of life in which a particular planet will show its effect

Sun

Lal Kitab years Planet 16th to 21st (51" 1-56 1h) Mercury 22"d to 23'd (57 1h-581h) Saturn

Lal Kitab years 34th to 35th (69 1h-70'h) 36th to 41"t (1 st_6th)

Moon

24th (59th)

Rahu

42"d to 47th (7 1h-12'hl

Ketu

48th to 50th (13th-15'h)

Planet Jupiter

C601h-62"dl

Venus

25th to 27th

Mars

28th to 33'd (63ro-68 1hl

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The Lal Kitab has dwelt on it in much greater detail. The years stated for all planets except Mercury are similar in these two books. Whereas the traditional astrology ascribes a specific year to each planet, the Lal Kitab specifies a band of years repeating after every 35 years. It appears that the band of years that Lal Kitab has given is more applicable to real charts. We give below, in chronological order from birth, the specific years of age in which each planet remains operational and prominent, and the total number of years it operates at a time.

Saturn-

Jupiter-

Venus-

(1 st_sth), (36th_41 st), (71 81 -76th)-6 yrs

(16th_21 st), (51 8t-56th), (86th-91 5 t)-6 yrs

(25th_27th), (6oth_62nd), (95th_971h)-3 yrs

Rahu-

Sun-

Mars-

(7th-12th), (42nd_47th), (77th_g2nd)-6 yrs

(22nd_23rd), (571h-58th), (92nd_g3rd)-2 yrs

(28th_33rd), (63rd-6gth),

Ketu-

Moon-

Mercury-

(13th_ 15th),

(24th)' (59th),

(34th-35th), (69th_ 7oth), (104th_105 1h)-2 yrs

(48th-50th), (83rd_85 1h)-3 yrs

(941h)-1 yr

(981h-103rd)-6 yrs

The Ruler of the band can also be progressed and made to help us in fixing time for an event.

Sambandha Two planets are said to be in sambandha in the five following ways: (i)

They are placed in each other's sign. For example, the Sun is placed in Aquarius and Saturn in Leo. This is called an exchange.

(ii)

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in Virgo shall be in association in that sign. (iii)

The owner of a sign projects an aspect to a planet in that sign. For example, if Jupiter is placed in Capricorn and Saturn projects an aspect to it, Jupiter and Saturn shall be in sambandha.

(iv)

A planet in a sign projects an aspect to the owner of the sign. Let us take Mars in Gemini and Mercury in Capricorn. Mars projects an aspect to Mercury. Mercury and Mars are in sambandha in this manner.

(v)

Each planet is in a constellation ofthe other. As an illustration if the Sun is in Rohini constellation of the Moon and the Moon is in Krittika constellation of the Sun, this relationship would exist between these two planets.

Since Rahu owns Aquarius and Ketu Scorpio the sambandha analysis based on ownership for these two Nodes will not be different. The aspects that the Nodes are supposed to project have not been considered. When two planets are in sambandha with each other, each ofthe two behaves like the other. An important clarification on sambandha has been given at the end ofthis chapter under Active and Inert Principles.

Relationship Between a Planet and House Determination of relationship between a planet and house is the crux of analysis. We have dealt with relationships of different kinds between a house and planet in detail in How to Time an Event. We will give the principles succinctly below. The relationship of a planet with a house is of great importance. A planet shall give

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results relating to a house in its period only if it is related to that house. Thus, if we are analysing a chart to determine the time when a child would be born to the individual we must first select the major-period of a planet that is related to the V house from the ascendant. We will notice that based on this assumption, we can develop a method through which it would be easy to know the events that would take place in a particular major, sub or inter-period. Further, if an event is going to take place in a major, sub and inter-period, each of the three planets should independently and jointly indicate the event. Suppose the father of an individual passed away in the inter-period of Mercury in the sub-period of Jupiter and in the major-period of Saturn. Saturn should indicate the event in its major-period when we analyse Saturn in the birth chart. Saturn covers a span of 19 years during which the father ofthe individual had died. Saturn must therefore, as a major-period planet, show this event. Similarly, Jupiter would cover a much smaller span of time within the major-period of Saturn. Since the event happened in that span, it should also indicate the event in its sub-period with respect to the major-period of Saturn. The inter-period ofMercury would still be a smaller span of time in the sub-period of Jupiter in the major-period of Saturn. The event had happened in that span. Mercury too should indicate the event in its inter-period with respect to the sub-pe~iod planet Jupiter. Suppose we wish to know if the major-period of a planet would cause death of the mother of an individual. The planet in such a case should be related to the IV house as otherwise it would not give result pertaining to mother of the individual. The loss of a matter relates to the general house of loss, i.e., the XII house from the ascendant.


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Therefore, the planet should also be related to the XII house from the ascendant. Death relates to the VIII house. The planet will relate to this house too. There is many a time a debate over the relative importance ofthe major, sub and inter-periods. The fact of the matter is that all the three periods are equally important. If the major-period does not indicate the event, the sub and inter-periods would be powerless to produce that event. In case the major-period shows the event but the sub or inter-period that we are considering does not show the result then some other sub or inter-period in that major-period would cause the event to arise. Events materialise, among other things, according to the houses that operate at any given moment oftime. The planets operate houses. A planet gets related to a house in different ways as described ahead. When its major-period starts all the houses that it is related to, get activated. A house will yield its results only through a planet related to it in the major-period of that planet. The inferior periods would also similarly yield results according to the relationships that inferior period planets have with houses. A planet, including a Lunar Node, i.e., Rahu or Ketu, can be related to a house in different ways. These are as follows: · (a)

The planet occupies a house. This is the strongest relationship of a planet with a house. It is also observed that the relative strength of relationship changes with the distance of the planet from the sensitive point ofthe house.

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Chart II-2 Asc

Sensitive Point 5° Mer 17° Jup 1°

A planet exactly over the sensitive point of a house is very powerfully related to that house. One that is 3° away from the sensitive point is not that strongly related. A planet that is 12° away from the point would be even less strongly related. It ought to be however clear that the occupant is the most strongly related planet to a house. The distance from the sensitive point only determines the relative strength of relationship that various occupants have with the house. In the above chart, Mercury is 12° degrees away from the sensitive point ofthe house. It is not that strongly related to the house as Jupiter, which is 4° away from the sensitive point. It will be related to the VII house more powerfully than Mercury. During the period of Mercury or Jupiter the individual may get results relating to marriage, partnership, business or prominence in society. The short point is that when a planet occupies a house, it will give results relating_ to that house. (b)

The planet owns a house. A planet will give results of the houses that have the signs that it owns. Suppose the VII house from the ascendant has Sagittarius and the X Pisces. Since Jupiter owns


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these signs, it shall be related to the VII and X houses from the ascendant. (c)

A planet shall be related to a house if it projects an aspect to its sensitive point within so. Suppose the sensitive point of the house is at 10°. This means that the Moon would be related to a house if it projects an aspect to its sensitive point with in 8°. The Sun would be so related to the house if the aspect is with in 10°. A planet that is projecting an aspect between so and lS 0 would be considered related to the house. How does a planet project an aspect at a particular degree? Suppose Jupiter is in Aries at 7°. It would project aspects to Leo, Libra and Sagittarius. In each of these signs the aspect would go to the point at 7°. In the case of the Moon the distance could be till so. For the Sun this could be upto 10°. This is a specific relationship. The aspects are calculated according to the traditional methods.

(d)

A planet shall be related to a house if it projects an aspect within the stipulated distance as stated above to a planet occupying the house. Suppose Mars is in Aries at so and the Sun is placed in Cancer at so. Mars would project an aspect at so in Cancer. The aspect would fall 3° from the Sun. Since we consider aspects upto so, we will say that Mars is projecting an aspect to the Sun and since the Sun occupies a house, Mars would be considered related to that house. On the other hand in case Mars were in Aries at 2S 0 its aspect would be falling 23° away from the Sun. Therefore Mars would not be related to the house having sign Cancer. This is also a specific relationship.

These are two basic and two specific relationships between planets and houses. Finer relationships emerge

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from the basic ones. We consider these finer relationships based on the sign, navamsha and constellation positions of each planet. The navamsha is the ninth division of a sign. Its extent is 3°20'. The method to determine the navamsha in which a planet or celestial point is placed is simple. First determine the number ofnavamsha in which a planet is placed in a sign. For example, the Sun at 15°53'54" in Cancer shall be in the fifth navamsha. It has completed first four navamshas in the sign and it is in the fifth navamsha. When a planet is in a movable sign count as many signs from the sign in which the planet is placed as the number of navamsha in which the planet is placed. The sign so determined shall be the navamsha sign. Let us take the illustration given above. When we count from Cancer, Scorpio is the fifth sign. The navamsha sign in which the Sun shall be is Scorpio. When a planet is in a fixed sign, count from the ninth sign in which the planet is placed. Taking the above illustration, if the Sun were at 15°53'54" in Leo, we will count the fifth sign from Aries which is the ninth sign from Leo. The Sun will be in Leo navamsha. When the planet is in common sign, count from the fifth sign from the sign in which the planet is placed. For example, if the Sun were at 15°53'54" in Virgo, we will count from Capricorn. The Sun would be in Taurus navamsha. Sometimes a planet occupies the same sign in navamsha chart as in the birth chart. It is then called Vargottama. If the Moon were in Capricorn in the birth and navamsha charts, we will call the Moon to be Vargottama. In the above illustration, when the Sun was in Leo, it was Vargottama since it was also in Leo navamsha. (i)

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relates the planet to the house that the owner occupies. We call the planet that owns the sign in which the planet is placed the dispositor of the planet. This forms a link between the two houses. Let for instance Ketu be in Taurus. Let Taurus be the first house of the chart. Venus will be the dispositor ofKetu. If Venus occupies the IV house in the birth chart, Ketu will be related to the IV house. Let us take a live illustration. We will study relationships in this chart. Let us consider Mars in Chart II-3.

Chart 11-3 Ket

Asc

Mon

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It occupies Libra in the birth chart. The owner of Libra is Venus. It is placed in the IX house. Thus, Mars is related to the DC house.

(ii)

A planet shall occupy a sign in the navamsha chart. The owner of this sign shall be in a house in the birth chart. The planet shall be related to this house in the birth chart. Taking Chart II -3, Mars occupies Gemini in the navamsha chart. Mercury owns Gemini. Mercury is in the VIII house in the birth chart. Therefore Mars is related to the VIII house too. Ketu is in Virgo navamsha in this chart. Mercury is in the VIII house in the birth chart. Ketu too is therefore related to the VIII house from the ascendant.

(iii)

A planet shall be related to a house in the birth chart that has the same sign as the one the planet occupies in the navamsha chart. We take the illustration given above. In Chart II-3 Mars occupies Gemini in the navamsha chart. This sign falls in the II house in the birth chart. Therefore Mars is relateq to the II 1 house from the ascendant. This gives specific relationship with a house. Let us presume that we are trying to find out planets that are related to the IV house from the Moon in the birth chart in the above illustration. The sign in that house is Virgo. Ketu is in Virgo in the navamsha chart. It shall be specifically related to the IV house from the Moon.

(iv)

We next take the constellation that a planet occupies. The owner of the constellation shall be placed in some house in the birth chart. The planet shall be related to this house. In Chart II-3 the Sun occupies Jyestha constellation of Mercury. The latter occupies the VIII house from the ascendant in the birth chart. The


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Sun would thus be taken to be related to the VIII house from the ascendant and would be capable of giving results relating to this house in its majorperiod. (v) A planet shall be related to a house if it is related to its owner. The relationship between planets is described ahead.

On Relative Strength of Relationships Between a Planet and a House We know that a planet that occupies a house has the strongest relationship with a house. The relationship through ownership is the next important in strength. After it comes the relationship through aspect. Thus, based on the above principles the relative strength of relationships in descending order is as follows:

Strong: (i)

The planet occupies the same sign in the navamsha chart that is placed in the house under consideration in the birth chart. For example, suppose the house under consideration has Cancer c;gn. If the planet is placed in Cancer navamsha, it will have a relationship with the house in the birth chart.

(ii)

The planet occupies the house in the birth chart. When two planets occupy the same house, their distances from the sensitive point of the house should be considered to determine the relative strength of relationship between the two occupants.

(iii)

The owner of the navamsha sign that the planet occupies is placed in the house under consideration in the birth chart.

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(iv)

The owner of the constellation that the planet occupies is placed in the house under consideration in the birth chart.

(v)

The owner of the sign that the planet occupies is placed in the house under consideration in the birth chart.

(vi)

A planet with which the planet is in sambandha occupies the house under consideration in the birth chart. For example, suppose Saturn is in Krittika. This is a constellation ofthe Sun. Suppose the Sun is in Anuradha. This is a constellation of Saturn. The two planets shall be in sambandha. Each would be related to the house the other occupies.

Not so strong: (vii) The planet owns the house in the birth chart. (viii) A planet with which it is in sambandha owns the house in the birth chart. (ix)

The planet projects an aspect within the stipulated orb to a planet occupying the house.

(x)

The planet projects an aspect within the stipulated 1 orb to the sensitive point ofthe house.

A planet could be related to a house in more ways than one. It could, for example, own the house; and at the same time, it could have its navamsha dispositor placed in the house. The most powerful relationship is through occupation. When a planet occupies a house, it is considered to be the most powerfully related to that house. Other kinds of occupations are also of considerable importance. The owner of the navamsha sign that a planet occupies could be placed in a house; or, the owner ofthe constellation that a planet is placed in could occupy a


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house. Each relationship to a house is like a strand. A weak relationship is a weak strand. When there are several weak strands, they can yet form a strong rope binding the planet to the house. A planet related to a house through a single or two weak strands might not be able to produce a result relating to the house. It can only cause a matter relating to the house being discussed and coming to the fore for a while and then subsiding without taking any concrete form. We notice that a planet sometimes through weak relationship indicates an event. Such an event is unlikely to materialise. It could only be talked or thought of or it may start taking shape but fail to later develop fully. It would be particularly so ifthe planet is also associated with a naturally malefic planet. When a planet is related strongly to a house, only then it will show noticeable effect on matters relating to that house, otherwise the effect would be ephemeral and passing. The more number of strong relationships that a planet has with a house the more clear-cut manner an event relating to the house would happen. It would be all the more so in case the planet is also associated with a naturally beneficial planet. Suppose Mercury in a chart is indicative of enmity and it is placed in the same sign in the navamsha chart as the VII house from the ascendant has in the birth chart. It could cause acrimonious relations in marriage. Suppose Mercury projects an aspect to the sensitive point of the VII house, the effect could be a tendency on the part of the wife to differ from the husband from time to time, but the overall relationship would remain stable. Some birth charts have almost all planets related to each other. In such charts, the premise from the outset is that each planet is related to almost each of the 12 houses. In such cases we should look for strong relationships of

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planets with houses. Only such relationships would indicate the feasibility of a planet to materialise the result. When we analyse a chart for an event we sometimes find that the same event is indicated by several planets. The question arises as to which planet would give the result in its period. Here, the relative strength of relationships-that these planets have with the house would help us choose the right planet. The planet that has the strongest relationship would give the result. In case there are two planets that have relationship of the same strength, the planet that is stronger of the two would give the result. The method of determining strength of a planet is dis~ussed later in this work.

Relationship Between Planets Two planets can be related to each other in the following ways: (i)

They are in sambandha with each other in the birth chart. When two planets are in sambandha in a birth chart and both are related to a house, the stronger ofthe two planets shall give results relating to that house. Brihat Parashar Hora Shastra Chapter 28 verses 37-38 Chaukhamba edition say that when several planets form a yoga (combination for happening of an event) in a chart, the most powerful of these planets is called the karta (the executant) and it gives the result. A similar statement is made in Chapter 27 verses 37-38 in Santhanam's translation of Brihat Parashar Hora Shastra. This helps us select a planet out of the many that appear likely to bring about an event.

(ii)

They are in sambandha in the navamsha chart.


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(iii)

A planet placed in the sign of a planet in the birth chart shall be considered related to that planet. Thus, when the Moon is in Sagittarius it may also give results that Jupiter indicates in the birth chart.

(iv)

A planet occupying the sign of a planet in the navamsha chart shall be considered related to that planet. Thus, when the Moon is in Leo navamsha it may also give results that the Sun indicates in the birth chart.

(v) A planet occupying the constellation of a planet shall be considered related to that planet. Thus, when the Moon is in a constellation ofVenus it may also give results that Venus indicates in the birth chart. (vi)

When two or more planets are placed in the same constellation of a planet, they would be related to each other. Let the Sun and Mars be in Rohini constellation of the Moon. The Sun and Mars shall be considered related to each other, though they may be in different signs.

(vii) Two planets would be related if the dispositor of one were in sambandha with the dispositor ofthe other in the birth chart or in the navamsha chart. Let us suppose that Jupiter and Saturn are together in a sign. Let us also suppose that Rahu is placed in Pisces and the Moon is in Capricorn. We will take the Moon to be related to Rahu, and the latter to the Moon. (viii) If a planet were placed in a sign in the navamsha chart it would be considered associated with any planet that occupies the sign in the birth chart. Suppose Mars is in Libra in the navamsha chart. If Mercury were in Libra in the birth chart, Mars and Mercury would be considered in association.

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A planet placed in a sign in the birth chart shall be considered associated with any planet that occupies the sign in the navamsha chart.

On Relative Strength of Relationships Between Two Planets The importance of relative strength of relationships between a planet and a house has been given above. The comparison of strength of various kinds of relationships between planets is also equally important. The relative strength of relationships between planets is as below in descending order. This means that the relationship number (i) is the strongest and the last one is the least important of the lot:

Strong: (i)

Planets are in sambandha in a navamsha chart.

(ii)

A planet is in the same sign in the navamsha chart that the other planet occupies in a birth chart.

(iii)

A planet is in the same sign in a birth chart that the other planet occupies in the navamsha chart.

(iv)

The planets are in sambandha through constellations. This means that two planets in the same constellation too shall be in sambandha and this relationship shall be of a powerful order.

(v)

The planets are in sambandha in a birth chart.

Not so strong: (vi)

The dispositors of planets are in sambandha.

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(viii) A planet is in a constellation of another planet. (ix)

A planet is in a sign of another planet in a birth chart.

The defition of sambandha has been given earlier. That definition alone should be used.

Active and Inert Principles Signs, navamshas and constellations are inactive. Planets are active. Sign, navamsha or constellation influences a planet when it is received in it. When a planet, say Mars, is placed in Leo sign or navamsha or in a constellation ofthe Sun, it gets related to the Sun. This does not relate the Sun to Mars. This means that Mars would give results of the karakatwa (signification) of the Sun and of the houses that the Sun is related to in the birth chart but the Sun would not give results of the karakatwa ofMars nor of the houses that Mars is related to. Suppose a person enters a swimming pool. He will get wet but the water would remain unaffected. Similarly a planet (person in this illustration) would be qualified to give results of the owner of the sign, constellation or navamsha, but the owner of the sign, constellation or navamsha (water in the illustration) would not be inclined to give the results ofthe planet. When a planet is in sambandha with another planet, it would give results of the other as well. Each planet would give results of the other only when the two are in sambandha. What happens when two planets are in sambandha? Let us take the example of a cup of coffee. A single planet is like a cup of black coffee. The second planet can be likened to cream/milk. When the two are in sambandha, it is like adding cream/milk to coffee. Mixing the two

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produces a third item. The two cannot be separated once mixed. Similarly, sambandha between two planets produces a new entity, which has the characteristics of both but it is not wholly like one or the other. Each planet would take over the good and bad properties of the other. The good of one would be partially neutralised by the bad ofthe other, and the bad ofthe other would be diluted by the good of the first, and vice-versa. When Mars and Jupiter are in sambandha, the aggression and violence of Mars would be partially neutralised by the sobriety of Jupiter; the corpulence of Jupiter would be reduced by the muscularity of Mars. The next question would be to what extent? The strength ofblack coffee is reduced as cream or milk is added to it. Coffee would be strong when only a little milk or cream is added, but when lots of it is added, coffee would turn milky. Similarly, in a sambandha between two planets, the stronger planet would have its characteristics dominant. These are important considerations when we use the concept of relationship between a planet and a house, and between planets. We have to appreciate that the admixture of qualities has its influence on the over all predictive analysis. The predictive analysis would depend on these considerations to a major extent. As has been stated earlier, each planet in a sambandha acts as the other planet too. Thus, ifJupiter and Mars were in sambandha, Jupiter would also act as Mars, and vice-versa.

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female influence than male, the result would be predominantly feminine. For example, if the III house from the ascendant, the III house from Mars and its Arudha have feminine signs, and Mars itself is in a feminine sign, the individual would have female siblings only. In case the V house from the ascendant, the V house from Jupiter and its Arudha have male signs and Jupiter is in a male sign, the individual would have male children. Signs starting from the first are sequentially movable, fixed and common. The first sign Aries is movable, the second Taurus is fixed and Gemini the third is common, and so on. A planet in a movable sign tends to cause movement. This planet would tend to relate to minerals. A planet in a fixed sign would relate to vegetation and would eschew movement. A planet in a common sign would relate to fauna. A planet in a movable sign causes swift changes, a fixed sign promotes permanency, and a common sign promotes both. A planet in a movable sign will show aggression, independence and dynamism; one in a fixed sign stability and equanimity, and the one in common, adjustment and subordination. The signs sequentially have elements fire, earth, air and water. Thus Aries has fire element, Taurus earth, Gemini air, and Cancer water, and so on. A planet in a sign that has fire element would tend to separate. The karaka for separation is Saturn. Therefore when Saturn is in a fiery sign, and the XII houses from the ascendant and Saturn are in fiery signs, these three elements would indicate separation very powerfully. On the other hand when the Arudha of the XII house from Saturn is in a fiery sign, then too the Arudha would be a powerful element for separation. A fiery sign would cause acute and inflammatory illnesses. It would promote professions related to fire, electricity, metals, and engineering. We

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should therefore keep the fact in mind that the Arudha of the X house from Saturn in a fiery sign would tend to propel the individual to take up a profession relating to fire, electricity, metals, or engineering. A planet in a sign having earth element would tend to provide stability and would cause aggregation and accumulation. When the II houses from the ascendant and Jupiter and Jupiter itself are in fixed signs, and the three are strong, the individual would tend to have a huge bank balance. Alternatively, when the Arudha ofthe II house from Jupiter is in a fixed sign, a similar conclusion can be drawn. A fixed sign would promote professions that relate to agriculture, construction, trade and professions demanding painstaking work. Hence Saturn in a fixed sign and the X houses from the ascendant and Saturn in fixed signs would make the individual take up a profession related to agriculture, construction or trade. In such a case, his job could be one of much application and detail. A planet in a sign having air element tends to work for harmony. Mars in an airy sign and the VI houses from the ascendant an!l Mars also in the same category of signs would be very reassuring. Such an individual would be conciliatory in approach. The Arudha of the VI house from Mars in an airy sign would also work in the same direction. An airy sign would promote professions that are intellectual, require much mental application, have communicative inputs and are computational. A planet in a sign having water element would be good for imaginative and psychic work. Ketu in a watery sign and the XII houses from the ascendant and Ketu also in watery signs would make the individual progress rapidly in the spiritual field. The Arudha of the XII house from Ketu in a watery sign would also work in the same direction. A watery sign would make the individual


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introverted. Professions promoted by such planets would relate to liquids and emotions. When Saturn is in a watery sign and the X houses from the ascendant and Saturn are also in this category of signs, the individual is expected to take up a profession relating to liquids or emotions. The Arudha of the X house from Saturn in a watery sign would also show similar results. The Moon is the karaka for emoting. The V house from the ascendant is the one for emotions. The V house from the Moon therefore would be a strong representative of emoting. In case the Moon, the V house from the ascendant and the V house from the Moon are in watery signs; or the Arudha of the V house from the Moon is in a watery sign, the individual would have good ability to emote. Planets in Aries, Taurus and Leo are prone to cause blindness. Planets in Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius and Capricorn tend to cause hearing defects. A planet in Aries, Gemini, Leo or Virgo would not be inclined to be productive. These are barren signs. Therefore when the Arudha of the V house from Jupiter is in one of these signs, and a planet occupies or owns it, or even is related to it in an intimate manner, no child would be born in the majorperiod ofthe planet. These signs or planets in them when relating to the V house, the V house from Jupiter and its Arudha, and Jupiter in one ofthese signs would promote childlessness. All other signs are fruitful. Cancer, Scorpio and Pisces are mute signs. These signs or planets in them in the II houses from the ascendant and Mercury, in the Arudha ofthe II house from Mercury and Mercury in one of them would produce a person with serious speech handicap. A planet related in an intimate manner to the Arudha ofthe II house from Mercury having one ofthese signs would cause serious speech handicap in its majorperiod. When airy signs are so involved it produces an orator. These are vocal signs. A planet intimately related

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to the Arudha of the II house from Mercury having an airy sign would make the individual an orator in its majorperiod. We know that mind is governed by the following elements: the TV house from the ascendant, the TV house from the natal Moon, the Arudha of the IV house from the natal Moon and the Moon itself. Aries, Scorpio and Capricorn are violent. Therefore when the four elements of mind combine with these signs, it produces a very violent person. Any relationship of the Arudha of the IV house from the Moon having a violent sign with the Moon would cause a violent mind. The elements that govern gain are the XI house from the ascendant, the XI house from Jupiter, the Arudha of the XI house from Jupiter and Jupiter itself. When these elements are related to common signs, gain would be through animals; when to movable, through minerals; and when to fixed, vegetation.

Chapter Three

How to Calculate a Progressed Position ? We will calculate progression of a major-period planet in Vimshottari time frame, the progression of a karaka, the progression of a ruler of the band of years and the progression of a major-period planet in the annual chart. The progression of a major-period planet in Vimshottari time frame, the progression of a ruler of the band of years and the progression of a major-period planet in the annual chart are all calculated in the same manner. The progression of a karaka is calculated in a slightly different manner. It is given in Chapter Seven. A planet in progression has the same number of months in a sign as it has number of years in its Vimshottari major-period. However, due to the average length of a year being 365.2564 days, it is better to calculate the length of its stay in a sign in days. For the convenience of readers we give below the duration for each planet that it takes to progress through a sign. We have also given below the length of time that a planet takes to cover a degree of arc. It may be noticed that each planet takes approximately that number of days for travelling over 1o degree of arc as the number of years in its Vimshottari major-period. It spends almost the same number of months in a sign as the number of years in its Vimshottari majorperiod. The numbers are not exactly equated since the

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circle has 360 degrees while a year has 365.2564 days. The difference between the two becomes significant once the progression has continued for some period oftime. Months in a sign Venus Sun Moon Mars Rahu Jupiter Saturn Mercury Ketu

20 6 10 7 18 16

19 17 7

Days in a sign 608.76 182.63 304.38 213.06 547.88 487.01 578.32 517.45 213.06

Days per deg 20.29 6.09 10.15 7.10 18.26 16.23 19.28 17.25 7.10

lt would be noticed that there is a discrepancy in the number of months in a sign and number of days in the sign. If we take a year to have 12 months and a month 30 days, each planet would have as many number of months in a sign as the number ofyears it has in its Vimshottari major-period. This is used for rough calculation of probable span of time in which an event is likely to happen. However, a year has 365.2564 days and for exact calculation we must use this length of the year. Therefore, the number of days in a sign would be somewhat more than the number of days according to the months in a sign.

Each planet in progression travels over each sign according to the pace mentioned in the table above. When it comes in contact with a natal karaka it becomes inclined to give results relating to the karaka. There are other

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conditions too that the planet in progression should fulfil for an event to happen but the contact with the karaka is a good indication of the possibility of the event to take place at that time. We have already stated in How to Time an Event that each specific band of years in the life of an individual is ruled by a planet. For example, Saturn rules the first six years oflife since birth, Rahu rules the next six years, Ketu rules the next three, and so on. We shall, for the sake of convenience, state the band of years in a tabular form.

Saturn-

Jupiter-

Venus-

(1 st_6th), (36th_41 st),

(16th_21 st),

(25 1h-27th), (60th_62nd), (95th-97th)-3 yrs

(71 "1-761h)-6 yrs

(51 "1-56th), (86th -91 "1)-6 yrs

Rahu-

Sun-

Mars-

(7th_12th),

(22nd_23rd),

(28th_33rd),

( 42nd_4 7th),

(57th_58th),

(771h-82nd)-6

yrs

(92nd_g3rd)-2 yrs

(63rd-68th), (981h-103rd)-6

yrs

Ketu-

Moon-

Mercury-

(13th_15th), (481h-50th), (83rd-851h)-3 yrs

(24th), (59th),

(34th_35th), (69th_7oth), (104th-105th)-2 yrs

(941h)-1 yr

The first band of years with the beginning oflife is that of Saturn. It is for six years. Each band is repeated after every 35 years. The ruler of a band of years stays in a sign according to the length of the band. This is given in a table below:

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Years in the band Saturn 6 Rahu 6 Ketu 3 Jupiter 6 Sun 2 1 Moon Venus 3 Mars 6 Mercury 2

Months in sign

Days per sign

Days taken to travel over a Degree

6 6 3 6 2 1 3 6 2

182.63 182.63 91.31 182.63 60.88 30.44 91.31 182.63 60.88

6.088 6.088 3.044 6.088 2.029 1.014 3.044 6.088 2.029

The major-periods in an annual chart are calculated exactly in the same manner as Vimshottari major-periods. Here the total duration of all the nine major-periods is 365.2564 days instead of 120 years. The first major-period shall be that of the planet in the constellation of which the Moon is placed in the annual chart. The distance that remains for the Moon to traverse in the constellation shall determine the balance of the major-period. This is called the Mudda time frame based on the position of the Moon in the annual chart. The duration of each major-period is given below in the table. For example, the Moon majorperiod remains operational for 30.44 days, and the Moon remains in a sign for 2.54 days.


Days in major-period 18.26 30.44 21.31 54.79 48.70 57.83 51.74 21.31 60.88

Sun Moon Mars Rahu Jupiter Saturn Mercury Ketu Venus

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Days per sign 1.52 2.54 1.77 4.56 4.05 4.81 4.31 1.77 5.07

The principles for calculation of progression of each ofthe three types are the same. The method to calculate the progression of karakas is slightly different. We will explain it in a separate chapter. We will now state the principles of calculation of progression of Vimshottari major-period planet, the ruler of a band of years and the Mudda major-period planet: 1. Once the major-period or the band of years of a planet begins the concerned planet would travel over all the twelve houses starting from its position in the sign at the time of birth through progression. Suppose the planet is at 10° in Libra in the birth or annual chart. It would start progressing from 10° Libra. The planet will progress to Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, etc. till it enters Libra at 0° and reaches 10° in the sign again. The major Vimshottari period, or the major Mudda period as the case may be, shall come to an end when the planet through progression has returned to its natal or annual chart position respectively. Thus starting from 10° Libra, the planet will travel over full 360°

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ending at the point from where it had started. Therefore, a planet that is at 10° Libra in the birth chart shall start progressing with the start of its Vimshottari or Mudda major-period and return to 10° Libra with the close ofthe period. Let us take the case of Mercury in a chart. Suppose it is at so Virgo at the time of birth of the individual. When its major-period starts in the life of the individual, it would start to progress from so Virgo. It would proceed from Virgo to Libra to Scorpio etc. till it reaches its original position at so in Virgo. It would take 17 years, the duration of its major-period, to make this circuit. IfMercury were at so in Virgo in an annual chart it would start progressing as soon as its Mudda major-period started. We have seen that the duration of the Mudda major-period of Mercury is for 51.74 days. Mercury would progress through the twelve houses of the annual chart in this number of days and would return to its original position with the close of the progression. 2.

A planet that is in direct motion in the birth chart shall always progress (move forward). Such a planet should move from a sign to the next sign. If for example, it is in Cancer, it should move to Leo, Virgo, Libra, etc. A planet that is retrograde in the birth chart shall always regress (travel backwards). Such a planet, if in Cancer should move to Gemini, Taurus, Aries, etc. The Sun and Moon shall invariably progress. Rahu and Ketu shall invariably regress. The same applies to a major-period planet in an annual chart or to a ruler of the band ofyears. We have to be careful when we count the number of houses from the natal planet and the progressing/ regressing planet. When the number of houses is counted from the natal planet, it is always in the

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direct or forward manner. If we refer to the following chart:

Chart 111-1 Jup

Asc Sun Mer Ven

Rah Lagna Ket

Mon

Mar

Sat

Ket

Sat

Ven

Sun Mer Navamsha

Jup

Mar

Rah

Asc Mon

Male, June 7, 1952,0500 hours, Istanbul, Turkey, 41 °N01', 28°E58', 0200 hours East of Greenwich. Planet Sun Moon Mars Mere Jupiter

Longitude ls23°6'23" 7s8°23'14" 6s8°1'47" ls20°39'35" Osl5°48'8"

Owner/C Moon Saturn

Planet Venus Saturn

Longitude lsl8° 14'40" 5sl5°0'26"

Rahu Moon

Rahu

10s0°4 7'11" Mars 4s0°47'11" Ketu ls28°49'44"

Ketu

Owner/C Moon Moon

Ascdt Venus Owner/C means owner of the constellation in which the planet is placed.

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The VI house from natal Saturn shall be in Aquarius. When we consider the moving (progressing/ regressing) planet, it shall depend on the direction in which the planet would be moving. In case it is direct, the movement shall coincide with the direction of counting, but in case it is retrograde, the direction would be in reverse. Therefore, in this case if Saturn were retrograde, Saturn would have to cross eight houses to be in Aquarius. 3.

A planet through progression or regression, as the case may be, shall cover the full circuit of 360° (all the 12 signs) in the duration ofits major-period or rulership. Suppose we are considering the progression of the Sun as a major-period planet in a birth chart. The full duration of its Vimshottari major-period is six years. The Sun shall start progressing from its natal position with the start of its major-period and return to the same position after it has done the full circuit ofthe zodiac in six years. The Sun shall thus remain in each sign for six months. The total duration of the Mudda majorperiod ofthe Sun in an annual chart is 18.26 days. The Sun as the ruler of the Mudda major-period shall do a full circuit in 18.26 days. It will remain in a sign for 1.52 days.

4.

A planet would travel in the sign that it occupied at the time ofbirth, or at the start ofthe year, as the case may be, twice. This would not be true only in case the planet was exactly at 0° or 30° in the sign. Otherwise it would first travel over the remaining part of the sign that it occupies initially, and then on return it shall travel over part of the sign that lay behind it. Suppose the Sun is at 6° in Gemini in an annual chart. When it progresses it would traverse the part of sign Gemini that lies between


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6° and 30°. It would then travel over Cancer, Leo, Virgo, etc., till it reaches 30° of Taurus. It would then enter Gemini at 0° and end up at 6°. In case of a retrograde planet, it would travel over the balance part of the natal sign and return via the end of the sign. Suppose, as an example, Mars is retrograde and it is at 3° in Pisces. In its backward movement it would first travel over these 3°. It would then enter Aquarius and go on to Capricorn etc., till it re-enters Pisces. It would then travel in Pisces from 30° to 3° and end. 5.

When the planet is retrograde in a chart, it shall always regress and never progress in the lifetime of the individual (in case we are considering a birth chart), in the band of years or in the year (in case we are considering an annual chart).

6.

The last issue is the date from which a planet starts progressing (or regressing). The date would be the date of start of the major-period for a Vimshottari major-period planet. Suppose the Vimshottari majorperiod of Saturn that is in direct motion in the natal chart starts on January 1, 2000 in a birth chart. Saturn would start progressing from this date and end on the last day of its major-period. In an annual chart the major-period planet would progress (or regress as the case may be) from the date its majorperiod starts and shall complete a full circuit of 360° by the time the major-period ends. For the ruler of band ofyears, the date would be the one on which the individual enters the band ofyears. Let us take an individual born on April 8, 1956. The Moon rules the 241h year. Therefore it would start operating once the individual has completed 23 years of age. This would be on April 8, 1979. The Moon would operate between April 8, 1979 and April 8, 1980. It would

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progress over all the twelve signs during this period. We can calculate the time frame of progression easily. Let us take an illustration. Suppose Vimshottari major-period planet is Saturn. Suppose it is direct and is in Virg9 at 4°. Suppose the Vimshottari majorperiod of Saturn starts on October 1, 2001. lt has to travel over 26° in Virgo. The total duration of the major-period is 19 years. Therefore in each sign it will remain for 578.32 days. Saturn will travel over 501.21 days in Virgo before it moves on to Libra. lt will remain in Libra for 578.32 days. It then goes to Scorpio, and so on. The progressive dates shall be as follows:

Date of entry 01-0ct-01 501.21 days

14-Feb-03 578.32 days 14-Sep-04 15-Apr-06 15-Nov-07 15-Jun-09 14-Jan-11 15-Aug-12 16-Mar-14 15-0ct-15 16-May-17

House from natal place of Saturn

Sign in the house Virgo

I To be travelled in Virgo at the start of the period II Libra Full duration in a sign m Scorpio Sagittarius IV Capricorn v VI Aquarius VII Pisces VIII Aries IX Taurus X Gemini XI Cancer Contd .... on next page


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Date of entry 15-Dec-18 15-Jul-20 77.11 days

01-0ct-20

House from natal place of Saturn XII I To be travelled in Virgo at the close of the period END

Sign in the house Leo Virgo

Saturn starts progressing on October 1, 2001. It is at 4° in the sign Virgo. It is therefore placed 578.32*4/30 = 77.11 days away from the beginning of Virgo. It will travel away from the beginning ofVirgo and head for Libra. It covers a sign in 578.32 days. It will therefore take 578.3277.11 = 501.21 days to cover the balance of Virgo from 4° to 30°. The number of days 501.21 should be added to October 1, 2001. This gives us February 14, 2003. This would be the day on which it enters Libra. This is the II house. It enters the III house from its natal position on September 14, 2004, etc. till it reaches the end of the XII house from its natal position and enters Virgo on July 15, 2020. To this date we add the balance of Virgo that Saturn has to now travel to reach 4° in the sign. This is 77.11 days as calculated above. This gives us October 1, 2020. It will end up at the natal position on October 1, 2020 and the progression would end. Such calculations are best done through a spreadsheet. We will now take a live illustration and consider the chart through progression as we develop this thesis. We shall in pages ahead show through a number of charts that progression is a mighty tool in the hands of an astrologer. It is a great help to confirm the finding ofthe astrologer whether a particular combination of major, sub

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and inter-periods would yield the desired result. The calculation of progression over a chart is only arithmetic and should pose no difficulty once its method of calculation is understood. We can also calculate in months but that could send the exact dates slightly awry. We will calculate through both the methods to understand the procedure. Chart 111-2 Jup

Ket

Mar

Sun

Sat

Lagna Mer Yen Asc Mon

Jup

Rah

Rah Yen

Mer

Navamsha Mon Sat

Sun Asc Ket

Mar

Female, February 25, 1976, 0401 hours, 26° N14', 78oE10', Time Zone 0530 hours East of Greenwich.


Owner/C

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Planet

Longitude

Planet

Longitude

Owner/C

Sun

lOsll o 55'19" Rahu

Venus

9sl2°55'18"

Moon

Moon

8sl3°53'6"

Venus

Saturn

3s3°24'14"

Saturn

Mars

Mars

Rahu

Moon

Ketu

6s21 °59'11" Os21 °59'11"

Jupiter

Mere

ls27"41'8" 9sl6°56'18"

Jupiter

lls29°53'0"

Mercury

Ascdt

8s23°ll'56"

Venus

Owner/C means owner of the constellation in which the planet is placed.

This person had the following major events in her life during the Vimshottari major-period ofthe Moon: (a)

She went abroad on September 29, 2001.

(b)

She went abroad on June 14, 2002.

(c)

She got married on December 18, 2003.

We will work out the progression ofthe Moon first. Its major-period runs from April28, 2001 to April28, 2011. The major-period of the Moon has started in her 26th year and ended in her 36th year. The rulers of the bands of years during this major-period shall be Venus, Mars, Mercury and Saturn. Since the events we have referred to above, have happened only in the bands ofVenus and Mars, we will work out the progression ofthese planets only. The Moon, being the Vimshottari major-period planet shall remain in each sign for 10 months. We will first determine the progression of the Moon through the rough method to show the ease with which most of the events in the life of an individual can be found through progression. The Moon is at almost 14° in the sign. lt has therefore passed slightly less than 5 months in the sign. Let us take that the Moon has passed 4.5 months in the sign. It would remain in Sagittarius for another approximately 5.5 months. She went abroad after 5 months of the commencement of the Moon major-period. Therefore the Moon was in Sagittarius in progression when she went abroad.

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We will now calculate the progresswn more accurately. The Moon is at 13°53'6" in the sign. This is equal to 13.885°. The Moon stays in a sign for 304.38 days. Its location in the sign at 13.885° is equal to 13.885*304.38/ 30 = 140.88 days. It will therefore remain in Sagittarius only for 304.38-140.88 = 163.50 days. The progression shall be as follows:

Begin from natal position 28-Apr-01

Enters house from the natal position of the Moon

Sign in the house

I

Sagittarius-The individual went abroad while the Moon was progressing through this sign

163.5 days

To be travelled in the sign at the start ofthe major-period II

08-0ct-01

304.38 days Full duration in a sign 08-Aug-02 III 09-Jun-03 IV 08-Apr-04 v 07-Feb-05 VI 08-Dec-05 VII

Capricorn- The individual went abroad while the Moon was progressing through this sign

Aquarius Pisces-Got married Aries Taurus Gemini Contd .... on next page


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Begin from natal position 08-0ct-06 09-Aug-07 08-Jun-08 08-Apr-09 07-Feb-10 08-Dec-10 140.88 days

28-Apr-11

Enters house from the natal position of the Moon VIII IX X XI

XII 1 To be travelled at the close of the period in the sign END

Sign in the house

Cancer Leo Virgo Libra Scorpio Sagittarius

We notice that the Moon was in Sagittarius when she went abroad the first time. Let us now calculate the position of the Moon in progression when she went abroad the second time on June 14, 2002through the approximate method. The progression of the Moon had started on April 28, 2001. The date of second journey abroad was therefore one year and one and a half months after the commencement of the progression. We can say that the Moon had been pro~ressing for 13 months and the event happened in the 14t month. Since the Moon was in its natal sign for 5.5 months and for 10 months in Capricorn, it would be in the second house from its natal position in the 14th month. This is confirmed by exact calculations given above in the table. She got married on December 18, 2003. This was after two years and 7.5 months or 31.5 months of the commencement of the Moon. The Moon would then be

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obviously in Pisces since it would take about 25.5 months to reach Pisces (about 5.5 months in Sagittarius + 10 months in Capricorn + IO months in Aquarius = 25.5 months) and it would remain in this sign for the next IO months. This is confirmed by accurate calculation in the above table. We will work out the regression of Saturn (it is retrograde in the chart) in the above chart as an illustration. The major-period of Saturn starts on April 27,2052. It is at 3°24'14" in Cancer. This is equal to 3.40°. Saturn remains in a sign for 19 months or 578.32 days. Its longitude is equal to 3.40*578.32/30 = 65.62 days. It is retrograde in the chart. It will therefore always regress (move backwards). Therefore when the regression starts it will first move in Cancer for 65.62 days before it enters Gemini. At the close of the major-period it would regress from 30° to 3.40° Cancer and therefore regress in Cancer for 578.32-65.62 = 512.70 days more before the majorperiod ends. Its regression is as follows:

Begin from natal position 27-Apr-2052 65.62 days

01-Jul-2052 578.32 days 30-Jan-2054 01-Sep-2055 01-Apr-2057

Sign in Enters house the house from the natal position of the Saturn Cancer I To be travelled in the sign at the start of the major-period Gemini Il Full duration in a sign Taurus m Aries IV Pisces v Contd .... on next page


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Contd .... from lost page

Begin from natal position 31-0ct-2058 01-Jun-2060 31-Dec-2061 01-Aug-2063 02-Mar-2065 01-0ct-2066 OI-May-2068 01-Dec-2069 512.70 days

27-Apr-2071

Enters house from the natal position of the Saturn

Sign in the house

Vl VII VIII IX X XI XII I To be travelled at the close ofthe period in the sign END

Aquarius Capricorn Sagittarius Scorpio Libra Virgo Leo I Cancer

Progression of Major-Period Planet through Navamsha Each progressing planet in a sign travels through nine navamshas in the sign and results differ in each navamsha. The progression of a planet in a sign is like the major-period of that planet. Its progression through each navamsha can be equated to the sub-periods in the major-period. The results in the various navamshas would be in totality those that are to happen in the progression ofthe planet through the sign, but these results would be generally dispersed over different navamshas in the sign. Suppose a planet while progressing through Leo indicates a new job for the wife of the individual and death

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of his father. Both the events would happen during the progression of the planet through Leo, but these could happen during the progression of the planet in different navamshas ofthe sign. Here we will only study the method to calculate the navamshas. We will study the navamsha analysis in the next chapter. We have already understood the method to determine the date on which the progressing planet would enter a sign. It would be at 0° in the sign on that date. If the planet were regressing, it would start with the last navamsha. The first navamsha extends from 0° to 3°20'. We know the rate at which each planet progresses in a sign. This rate has been given at the very beginning of this Chapter. It is reproduced here: Major-period Days per deg Days taken to cross planet a navamsha Venus 20.29 67.6 Sun 20.3 6.09 Moon 33.8 10.15 Mars 23.7 7.10 Rahu 60.9 18.26 Jupiter 54.1 16.23 Saturn 19.28 64.3 Mercury 17.25 57.5 Ketu 23.7 7.10 Venus would take 3°20'*20.29 = 67.6 days to cover each navamsha. If we add 67.6 days that Venus would take to travel over the navamsha to the date on which it had entered the sign, it would give us the date on which Venus would leave the first navamsha. We can determine


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the date of its leaving the second, third, fourth, etc. navamshas. Let us take a concrete illustration. ln Chart III-2 the Moon enters the III house from its natal position on August 8, 2002. The Moon takes 10.15 days to cover one 1° in a sign through progression. The length of a navamsha is 3.3°. It will therefore take 10.15*3.3 = 33.8 days to cover a navamsha. We add this number of days to the date on which the Moon had entered Aquarius, which is the III house from its natal position. This gives us September 10, 2002. The progressing Moon shall leave the first navamsha on this date and enter the second navamsha. If we add 33.8 days to this date we get October 14, 2002. The progressing Moon would leave the second navamsha in Aquarius on October 14, 2002 and enter the third navamsha, and so on. A progressing planet would not start from 0° generally when it starts its progression/regression. At the time ofbirth the planet would be somewhere in the sign. How do we determine the navamsha in such a situation? Let us take the above illustration again. The Moon is at 13°53'6" in Sagittarius. It is in Leo navamsha. This navamsha ends at 16°40'. The Moon has to travel 2°46'54" to reach the end ofthe navamsha. This distance is equal to 2.78°. Since the Moon progresses 1o in 10.15 days, it would progress for 10.15*2.78 = 28.23 days before it reaches the end of the navamsha. The progression of Moon started with its major-period on April 28, 2001. We add 28.23 days to this date we get May 26, 2001. The Moon would travel through its natal navamsha and reach the next navamsha on May 26, 2001. Now on we have only to deal with full navamshas.

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Progression of the Ruler of Bands We will now work out the progression for each of the two rulers of bands. We will first take up Venus. It is direct (i.e. it is in direct motion and not retrograde) in the chart. It is at 12°55'18" in Capricorn. This is equal to 12.92°. Venus, as ruler of a band of years, travels over a sign (= 30°) for 91.31 days. Its longitude is equal to 12.92*9 I .3 II 30 = 39.33 days. Venus shall travel for9I.3I-39.33 = 51.98 days in the sign before it enters Aquarius. It would thereafter travel over each sign for 91.31 days. Towards the end of the band it shall travel in Capricorn for another 39.33 days. Venus starts once an individual has completed 24 years. This individual completes her 24 years of age on February 25, 2000. Venus would start progressing from this date. The progression shall end once she has completed 27 years of age. This happens on February 25, 2003. The progression shall be as follows: Ruler of the hand Venus starts February 25, 2000 51.98 days April 16, 2000 91.31 days July 17,2000 October 16, 2000 January 15, 2001 April I7, 2001 July 17, 2001 October 16, 2001

Enters house from the natal position of Venus I To be travelled at the start of the band II Full duration in a sign III IV

v VI V1I V1II

Sign in the house Capricorn

Aquarius Pisces Aries Taurus Gemini Cancer Leo



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Ruler of the band Venus starts January 16, 2002 April 17, 2002 July 17,2002 October 17, 2002 January 16, 2003 39.33 days

Enters house from the natal position of Venus

IX X XI XII I To be travelled at the close of the band February 25, 2003 END

Sign in the house Virgo Libra Scorpio Sagittarius Capricorn

We will now work out the progression for Mars. lt starts progressing once the individual has completed 27 years of age. ln this case she completes the age of 27 years on February 25, 2003. Mars is direct in the chart. It is at 27°41'8" in Taurus. This is equal to 27.68°. Mars travels over a sign for 182.63 days.lts longitude is therefore equal to 27.68*182.63/30 = 168.54 days. Mars shall travel for 182.63-168.54 = 14.09 days in the sign in the first instance. lt would thereafter travel over each sign for 182.63 days. Towards the end of the band it shall travel in Capricorn again for 168.54 days. The progression shall end once she has completed 33 years of age. This happens on February 25, 2009. The progression shall be as follows:

Ruler ofthe band Mars starts February 25, 2003 14.09 days

Enters house from the natal position of Mars

Sign in the house

l

Taurus

To be travelled at the start ofthe band Contd .... on next page

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Ruler of the hand Mars starts March 11 , 2003 182.63 days September 9, 2003 March 10, 2004 September 8, 2004 March 10, 2005 September 9, 2005 March 10, 2006 September 9, 2006 March 11 , 2007 September 9, 2007 March 10, 2008 September 9, 2008 168.54 days February 25, 2009

Enters house Sign in from the natal the house position of Mars II Gemini Full duration in a sign CancerIII Marriage Leo rv v Virgo VI Libra VII Scorpio VIII Sagittarius IX Capricorn X Aquarius XI Pisces XII Aries I Taurus To be travelled at the close ofthe band END

Progression or regression of a major-period planet in an annual chart shall be calculated in the same manner as in the case of a Vimshottari major-period planet.

Chapter Four

How to Interpret the Progression of a Vimshottari Major-period Planet? Progression is a unique concept. Its utility lies in its simplicity and in its ability to make predictive work much easier. The progression of a major-period planet is used as the hour hand of a clock. It tells us in a broad sweep the span oftime in which an event could happen. This helps us also determine the correct sub-period in a Vimshottari major-period when judgement of the right sub-period has become difficult. This span of time can be as long as twenty months as Venus has a Vimshottari major-period of twenty years. The analysis ofnavamshas in any sign where the progressed planet has reached would help us fix the time within 20 days. We can then use transit analysis to fix the event to the day. I have given the progression of the ruler of a band of years and of the Mudda major-period planet to show that these are also amenable to progression analysis, but the progression of the major-period planet is sufficient to fix the time span with reasonable brevity. The navamsha analysis in the progression of a Vimshottari major-period planet would also tell us the sequence in which events would take place when the major-period planet has reached a particular sign. We will analyse the relevant navamsha for each illustration given henceforth in this chapter.

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We will first gtve the theoretical bases for the analysis of the progression of a major-period planet. We will give the navamsha analysis later in this chapter. There are few rules for interpretation of the progressed position of a Vimshottari major-period planet. These are a~ follows: (a)

The Vimshottari major-period planet should be capable of causing a matter to happen in the birth chart. In case it is not so qualified in the birth chart, it cannot assume this responsibility during progression, period or transit. This is extremely important. Each major-period planet would cover all the twelve houses during its major-period and it shall generally form identical relationships with the natal karaka and the relevant houses. This would lead us to the conclusion that each major-period would cause identical events. This would be absurd. Further, when an event is not ~ndicated in the major-period it cannot materialise during the progression of the major-period planet as the periods covered by the major-period and progression are the same. We will take up Chart IV-1 to illustrate.

Chart IV-1 Ket

Asc

Lagna Ven

Mer

Sun Sat

Mar Rah Jup

Mon

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Rah Ven

Mon

Mar

Sun Sat Navamsha Mer

Asc Ket

Jup

Male, December 9, 1957, 1750 hours, 20°N56', 77°E45', 0530 hours East of GMT. Planet

Lonl(itude

Owner/C

Planet

Lon2itude

Sun

7s23°54'9"

Mercury

Venus

9s9°5'8"

Sun

Moon

2s22°11'41"

Jupiter

Saturn

7s23°32'42"

Mercury

Mars

6s27°25'3"

Jupiter

Rahu

6sl6°45'3"

Rahu

Mere

8sl4°42'4"

Venus

Ketu

Osl6°45'3"

Venus

Jupiter

6sl 0 56'40"

Mars

Ascdt

ls27°39'40"

Owner/C

Owner/C means owner ofthe constellation in which the planet is placed.

The individual got married in the major-period of Saturn. Saturn is in sambandha with Venus, the karaka for marriage in a male chart. Saturn occupies the VII house from the ascendant. Saturn is in a constellation of Mercury. The latter is in sambandha with the Moon. Saturn is thus related to the VII house from the karaka. The Arudha of the VII house from Venus is in Taurus. Venus is in sambandha with Saturn. Saturn is related to Jupiter in the chart. It is therefore related to the XI house from the ascendant. The XI house from Jupiter is in Leo. The Sun is with Saturn in the birth chart. The Arudha of the XI house from Jupiter is in Scorpio. Saturn is placed there.

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Saturn is therefore capable of causing marriage of the individual. (b)

The planet would be inclined to give the result when it gets related to the natal karaka for the event in progression. We do not progress the karaka. We take the natal position of the karaka. We only progress the Vimshottari major-period planet. Saturn, in progression was back in Scorpio in Chart IV-1 at the time of marriage. It is in sambandha with the natal karaka there.

(c)

The planet in progression should be related to the relevant houses from the ascendant and karaka. We have already seen that all these conditions are satisfied by Saturn.

(d)

The Arudha of the relevant house from the concerned natal karaka should be related to the progressed planet for the desired result to materialise. Thus if Mars is being progressed and we are looking for journey abroad, Mars in progression should be related to the Arudha of the IX house from natal Rahu to cause a journey abroad.

The condition (b) is the only one mentioned in the Nadi Granthas. This condition is rather general. The major-period planet may develop relationship with the karaka during progression more than once. Each time the event may not happen. There is no hint in the Bhrigu Samhita or Nadi Granthas of such a situation and the method to determine the relationship with the karaka that would be productive of the result. It is noticed that use of the relevant houses helps determine the right relationship. It obviates the possibility of an erroneous conclusion being drawn every time the major-period planet develops relationship with the karaka in progression.


Therefore the principles simply stated are that a planet will cause a result during progression when it reaches a house where it gets related to the (i) concerned natal karaka, and (ii) the relevant houses from the natal karaka and the ascendant, and (iii) the Arudha of the relevant house from the natal karaka. Ifwe wish to know as to when Mars in progression would cause illness we should see as to from which house it develops a relationship with natal Saturn, the VI houses from natal Saturn and the ascendant and the Arudha of the VI house from Saturn. When these relationships develop the progressed Mars would cause disease, provided it has that inclination in the chart. As has been stated earlier, a planet that is weak in a sign in progression would tend to cause unpleasant results. Good results could be expected in a situation when the progressing planet is strong in a sign. We will first take up a few charts to show as to how simply we can reach conclusion on a possible event through the approximation method.

Chart IV-2 Mer Sun Yen

Jup Ket

Mon

Mar

Sat

Lagna

Rah

Asc

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Rah

Jup

Mer Mar

Sat Ven

l

Navamsha Sun

Mon

Asc Ket

Male, April 5, 1976, 1848 hours, 23°NIO', 79°E59', 0530 hours East of Greenwich Planet Sun Moon Mars Mere Jupiter

Longitude lls22°21'16" ls26°12'52"

Owner/C Mercury

2sl4°5l'l4" lls26°27'6"

Rahu

Mars

Planet Venus Saturn Rahu Ketu

Longitude lls2°59'55" 3s2°34'4"

Owner/C Jupiter

6sl9°11'57"

Rahu Venus

Jupiter

Mercury Osl9°ll'57" Ketu Ascdt 5s27"56'27" Owner/C means owner of the constellation in which the planet is placed. Os8°49'32"

The question is of the marriage of the individual in the major-period of Jupiter. It would cause the individual to get married during its progression only in case it is inclined to do so in its major-period. We must examine this first. Jupiter and Mercury are in sambandha in the navamsha chart. Mercury is with Venus in the birth chart. Therefore Jupiter is related to natal Venus. Jupiter owns the VII house from the ascendant and it is related to VII house from natal Venus as we have seen just now. The Arudha of the VII house from the karaka is in Gemini. Jupiter is related to this house too as it is in sambandha with Mercury in the navamsha chart. Jupiter is also the karaka for fulfilment of wish and successful completion of


a venture. It is in sambandha with Mercury in the navamsha chart. Mercury and Saturn are related to Venus. Therefore Jupiter is related to the XI house from the ascendant. The XI house from Jupiter is in Aquarius. We have just examined the relationship that Jupiter has with Saturn. Let us now examine the progression of Jupiter. Marriage can only happen when Jupiter forms a relationship with natal Venus. Jupiter gets related to Venus when it enters Taurus. It is also related to the two VII houses and the XI house from the ascendant but it does not relate to the XI house from natal Jupiter. Hence marriage in Tuarus is not possible. When Jupiter reaches Gemini, it again contacts Venus but it is not related to all the relevant houses. Hence marriage here too would not be possible. Jupiter then reaches Cancer. It gets in sambandha with natal Venus. It is also in sambandha with natal Mercury that is the owner of the VII house from Venus. Jupiter is related to the VII house from the ascendant and the Arudha of the VII house from Venus. Jupiter is therefore going to give results relating to the marriage of the individual. It occupies the XI house from the ascendant. It·is the karaka for success and gain. It would be over the owner ofthe XI house from natal Jupiter. It is related to the Arudha of the XI house from natal Jupiter, which is in Sagittarius. Therefore Jupiter would cause marriage when it reaches Cancer. We should now decide the possible year when this would happen. Jupiter is roughly at 9° in Aries. It has still to travel over 21° in this sign. Jupiter takes 16 days to cover one degree. Hence Jupiter would take 16*21 = 336 days to cover the balance of Aries. This is equal to slightly more than 11 months. Jupiter would then take 16 months each to

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cover Taurus and Gemini. Therefore Jupiter would take 11 + 16 + 16 = 43 months to reach Cancer. This is equal to three and a halfyears approximately. Jupiter has started progressing when its majorperiod started on October 1, 1999. We add three and a half years to this date. We get April!, 2003.Jupiter would reach Cancer approximately around this date. Marriage should take place 16 months from this date during which Jupiter would travel over Cancer, i.e., till July 2004. From the exact calculations as seen in the table below, Jupiter is to remain in Cancer till September 8, 2004. He got married on February 22, 2004. We can see that this analysis gives us very satisfactory results and involves no mathematics at all. We will deal with some more events in the life of this individual. Before that we should work out the accurate date ofprogression ofJupiter. These are as follows:

Begin from natal position 01-0ct-99

Enters house from natal position I

343.74 days

To be travelled in the sign at the start of the major-period II Taurus Full duration in a sign Ill Gemini IV CancerMarriage v Leo-Child VI Virgo

08-Sep-00 487.01 days 08-Jan-02 IO-May-03 08-Sep-04 08-Jan-06

Sign Aries



Contd ... .from last page

Begin from natal position 10-May-07 08-Sep-08 08-Jan-10 10-May-11 08-Sep-12 08-Jan-14 10-May-15 143.27 days 01-0ct-15

Enters house from natal position

Sign

VII

Libra Scorpio Sagittarius Capricorn Aquarius Pisces Aries

VIII IX X XI

XII l

Balance in Aries END

A daughter was born to this person on July 3, 2005. Progressed Jupiter gets into sambandha with natal Jupiter from Leo. Hence karaka is strongly contacted. The dispositor of progressed Jupiter in Leo is in Capricorn, which is the V house from the ascendant in the birth chart. Leo is the V house from natal Jupiter. The Arudha ofLeo is in Libra. The dispositor of progressed Jupiter and Venus are in sambandha. Hence progressed Jupiter is related to the Arudha too. Since Saturn and the Sun are in sambandha in the navamsha chart, progressed Jupiter is related to the XI house from the ascendant and from natal Jupiter. The individual would have a child born him while Jupiter progresses through Leo. We have already determined that Jupiter would enter Leo sometime in July 2004. If we add 16 months to this we get a date in November 2005. His daughter was born on July 3, 2005. We will now consider the following chart ofwife of the previous chart:

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Chart IV-3 Ket

Asc Jup

Sat Lagna

Ven

Sun Rah Mon Mar

Mer

Asc Ket

Jup

Mar

Navamsha

Sat Mon Rah Sun

Ven Mer

Female, October 23, 1976, 1930 hours, 24°N43', 75°E50', 0530 hours East of Greenwich Planet Sun Moon Mars Mere Jup.Ret. Owner/C

Longitude Owner/C Planet Longitude Owner/C 6s6'45'24" Venus 7s9'56'55" Saturn Rahu 6sll '59'28" Rahu Saturn 3s22'12'43" Mercury 6sl6'31'39" Rahu Rahu 6s10'0'17" Rahu 5s26'59'6" Osl0'0'17" Mars Ketu Ketu ls5'49'14" ls5'21'32" Sun Ascdt means owner of the constellation in which the planet is placed.

She was married on February 22, 2004 and she had a daughter on July 3, 2005. Her major-period of Saturn had started on August 16, 2003.


We will try to determine the span of time for her marriage. Saturn is in direct motion and has covered about 22° in Cancer. Its dispositor is in Libra and Mars relates the dispositor to natal Jupiter. Saturn here is thus indirectly related to Jupiter. This relationship is not strong enough to cuase an event relating to marriage to arise. Since it takes 19 days to cover a degree, it would move out of Cancer in 152 days. This is about five months. Saturn would leave Cancer in the middle of January 2004. According to the table below it did so on January 13,2004. It would remain in Leo for the next 19 months. Here it would be in sambandha with natal Sun. Mars is associated with natal Sun and it is with Jupiter in the navamsha chart. Venus and Mars have exchanged houses in the chart. Hence progressed Saturn is related to the VII house from the ascendant. This is also the VII house from the karaka Jupiter. The Arudha of the VII house from Jupiter is in Virgo. Mercury and Venus are associated in the navamsha chart. The dispositors of progressed Saturn and Venus are in sambandha. We have seen that progressed Saturn is related to natal Jupiter and the XI house from Jupiter and the Xl house. Hence progressed Saturn gets related to the karaka for marriage and all other concerned houses. This is the sign in which the individual would get married. We will calculate the exact dates of progression. These are as follows:

Begin from natal position 16-Aug-03 150.14 days

Enters house from its natal position I To be travelled in the sign at the start of the major-period

Sign in house Cancer -


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Begin from natal position 13-Jan-04

578.32 days 13-Aug-05 14-Mar-07 13-0ct-08 14-May-10 13-Dec-11 14-Jul-13 12-Feb-15 12-Sep-16 14-Apr-18 13-Nov-19 13-Jun-21 428.18 days 15-Aug-22

Enters house from its natal position Il

Sign in house LeoMarriage and Child

Full duration in a sign Ill N

v Vl VII VIII IX X XI XII l Balance in Cancer END

Virgo Libra Scorpio Sagittarius Capricorn Aquarius Pisces Aries Taurus Gemini Cancer

Let us now see as to when she would have a child. We have seen that progressed Saturn gets related to Jupiter in Leo. It is also related to the V house from the ascendant and karaka. The Arudha of the V house from Jupiter is in Gemini. Progressed Saturn is clearly related to Gemini too. We have also seen that progressed Saturn in Leo is also related to the XI house both from the ascendant and Jupiter. Hence birth of a child while Saturn is in Leo is likely. By rough calculation we can say that Saturn would remain in Leo till middle of August 2005. From the above table it is seen that it is going to be in Leo


till August 13, 2005.

Navamsha Analysis (A)

We have seen that through progression/regression a planet causes events to happen. When it reaches a sign, it develops relationships with other planets that are placed in that sign in the birth and navamsha charts and points out the likelihood of certain events. It thus carves out a span of time varying from six months to twenty months in which those events could happen. This is a long span oftime and needs to be more specific. The analysis of navamsha is useful for this purpose.

A planet entering a sign starts interacting with the sign and any planet that is placed in that sign. It interacts with the constellation in which it would be at that time and also with any planet in it. It enters the first navamsha ofthe sign ifit is progressing, and the last navamsha if it is regressing. In any navamsha it interacts with the navamsha and a planet that is placed in that navamsha. Let us take Chart IV-3 to clarify this concept. Let us presume that Saturn is progressing and it enters Virgo. The first constellation in Virgo is that ofthe Sun. Saturn would interact with the Sun during its progression through this constellation. There is no planet in this constellation. The first navamsha is that of Capricorn. In the navamsha chart, the Moon, Saturn and Rahu are placed in this navamsha. Saturn owns this navamsha. Hence Saturn would associate with these three planets as soon as it enters Virgo. Saturn would therefore give results of the Sun, Moon, itself (being owner of Capricorn) and Rahu while it is progressing through the first navamsha of Virgo. Progressing Saturn would then proceed to the next

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na vamsha of Aquarius. The constellation remains the same. So its interaction with the Sun would continue. In addition, since Mars and Jupiter are placed in this navamsha in the navamsha chart, Saturn would also interact with them. Saturn continues to own this navamsha too. Saturn would therefore cause results to appear due to the combined effect of the Sun, Mars and Jupiter while it progresses through this navamsha. The third navamsha is that of Pisces. The constellation continues to be the same but Saturn would now also interact with Jupiter, the owner of the navamsha. Pisces navamsha has no planet. Saturn would give the effects ofthe Sun and Jupiter in this navamsha. The fourth navamsha is that of Aries. The constellation now changes. It is the Hasta constellation of the Moon. There is no planet in this constellation. However, progressing Saturn would interact with the Moon as well. The owner of the navamsha is Mars. There is no planet in this navamsha. Saturn would interact with Mars while in this navamsha. Saturn, while in this navamsha would present the results of the Moon and Mars. The fifth na vamsha is Taurus. The constellation remains unchanged. The owner of the navamsha is Venus now. Saturn would interact with it. There is no planet in this navamsha. Saturn would give results of the Moon and Venus. The sixth navamsha is that of Gemini. There is no planet in this navamsha. Saturn would give the results of Mercury and the Moon. The seventh navamsha is that of Cancer. When Saturn reaches 20° in the sign, it would enter this na vamsha. The constellation remains the same. The navamsha has Ketu. Saturn would interact with Ketu,


which is placed in Cancer navamsha, and with the Moon, which is the owner of this navamsha. Saturn would produce results due to the combined effect of the Moon and Ketu. The eighth navamsha is that of Leo. The constellation changes to Chitra of Mars. Mercury is placed in this constellation. Saturn would therefore interact with Mercury and Mars. There is no planet in this navamsha. The owner is the Sun. Saturn would be inclined to give results ofMercury, Mars and the Sun. The last navamsha is that of Virgo. The constellation remains unchanged. Mercury and Venus are placed in this navamsha. Hence Saturn would interact with these planets too. Saturn would produce results of Mercury, Mars and Venus. It also be noticed that the effect of Mercury here would be very strong as it is exalted in this navamsha. In the navamsha analysis we do not consider the sign. We consider the constellation and planets in it and the navamsha and planets in it. Based on the constellation and navamsha we draw fresh conclusions. If the navamsha analysis shows the same result as the sign analysis, we conclude that the event would happen in that given navamsha. Suppose a planet is placed in Libra during its progression. Suppose natal Saturn is in this sign at r in Swati constellation of Rahu. It would be in Sagittarius navamsha. Suppose there is no other planet in this sign. A progressing planet entering Libra would first enter Libra navamsha in Chitra constellation ofMars. Since there are no planets in this constellation and navamsha, it would give results of Mars and Venus only. It would then move to Scorpio navamsha and would only give the results of Mars, as the constellation remains the same. The progressing planet would thereafter enter Sagittarius

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where it would change constellation and enter Swati constellation of Rahu. Sa turn is placed in this constellation in this navamsha. Hence the progressing planet would give results of Rahu, Saturn and Jupiter. When it enters Capricorn constellation it would continue in the same. Since the navamsha and constellation have no planets, it would give results ofRahu and Saturn. We would continue in this fashion. We have thus divided the sign in nine parts and have clearly demarcated regions in which influence of different planets would operate. We have also identified planets that would operate in each region. (B)

This analysis gives us a very useful clue. Planets placed in the same sign would give their results according to their position in the sign. A planet at the end ofthe sign would give results later than the one that is placed in the beginning. Further, planets in the same navamsha would tend to give their results together, those in different navamshas, though in the same sign, would give results separately. Suppose a sign has Mars and Mercury. Further suppose Mars shows death of the mother and Mercury shows a journey abroad. If the progression in the sign shows death of the mother and journey abroad, we should see whether Mars is ahead ofMercury in the sign when we are analysing a progressing planet. If the progressing planet meets Mars first, the death of mother would happen before the individual undertakes ajourney abroad. On the other hand, if the progressing planet meets Mercury first in the sign, the individual would go abroad and would get the news there of the death. In case the two planets are together in the same navamsha, the death could happen almost at the same time as the


journey. Let us be clear about a regressing planet. The results in case of such a planet would be reverse. If Mars were ahead of Mercury in the sign, the journey would be undertaken first since the regressing planet would meet Mercury first. The death would take place later when the planet meets Mars. (C)

We know that the Sun among other things represents the heart, and the IV house from the Sun also represents the heart. Suppose the Sun is in Virgo at 20°. The IV house from Virgo would be in Sagittarius. Therefore 20° in Sagittarius would represent the heart. Similarly, the Moon represents the mother. If the Moon were, for example, at 6° in Leo, the IV house from Leo would represent the mother. This would be in Scorpio. Scorpio 6° would be the specific point representing the mother. When Venus in a male chart is at 10° in Aries it would represent the wife of the individual through the specific point at Libra at the same degree. Suppose Saturn is at 25° in Gemini. The point at 25° in Pisces, being the X sign point from Gemini, would stand as the specific point for profession. We can determine any point in the chart like this. What can be the use ofthis concept?

Let us suppose that the point for profession has the influence of a specific karaka through association or its influence is transported through another planet. The profession would predominantly have the characteristics of that planet. Let us first understand as to how the influence is transported by another planet. Suppose Venus and Jupiter are together in the birth chart and Jupiter is in a sign or with a planet in the navamsha chart. We would say that Jupiter is transporting the influence of Venus to that house or planet.

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Suppose in the above illustration, the Sun is placed at the specific point for profession at 25° in Pisces. This would be a clear indication that the individual would serve the government and he may rise to a high position due to the influence of the Sun. Similarly if Saturn is placed at the specific point for the heart, there would be some malfunction or deformity in the heart of the individual. We would give an interesting illustration here though it may not be taken to be a direct illustration of the principle stated above. The individual has a rare deformity in his heart. His heart is on the right hand side of the chest. Dextrocardia (the heart being located on the right side of the thorax) was first recognised by Marco Severino in 1643. However, it was first described more than a century later by Matthew Baillie. The prevalence ofthis phenomenon varies among different populations but the incidence is less than 1 in 10,000 people. ln the absence of congenital heart defects, individuals with this deformity can lead normal healthy lives, without any complications related to their medical condition. Many people with this deformity are unaware of their unusual anatomy until they seek medical attention for an unrelated condition. There are some well known personalities who have this condition. Randy Foye, an American basketball player for the NBAs Minnesota Timberwolves has this deformity. He has suffered no complications and the condition is not expected to jeopardize his career as a professional athlete. Donny Osmond is an American entertainer. He is a singer, musician, actor and former teen idol. He has also been a talk show and game show host, record producer, race car driver and author. Donny became a teen idol in the early 1970s as a solo singer. He and David Cassidy were the biggest pop stars for Tiger Beat magazine in the


early 1970's. Osmond found success in musical theatre in the 1990s when he starred in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat for over 2,000 performances. It was discovered that he had Dextrocardia when he was taken to the hospital when on tour with his family in England. He had developed severe abdominal pain and during examination it was found that he had his heart on the wrong side. We will give his chart later but first the chart ofthe unknown person mentioned above.

Chart IV-4 Sat

Ven

Mon Sun Mer

Rah Lagna Ket

Asc

Jup

Mar

Ven

Sun

Rah

Jup Mer Navamsha Sat

Ket

Mon

Asc

Mar

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Male, July 12, 1969, 1808 hours, 13°N04', 80°E17', 0530 hours East of Greenwich. Planet Sun Moon Mars Mere Jupiter Owner/C

Longitude Owner/C Planet Longitude Owner/C 2s26°32'22" Jupiter Venus lsl2°32'48" Moon 2s4°1'9" Mars Osl4°10'25" Venus Saturn 7s8°23'34" Saturn Rahu 10s29°52'47 Jupiter 2sl4°56'7" 4s29°52'47" Sun Rahu Ketu 5s6°9'47" Sun Ascdt 8sl9°50'35" means owner of the constellation in which the planet is_placed.

Here the IV house from the Sun is in Virgo. Saturn and Mercury are apart by even less than a degree. These planets are in sambandha in the navamsha chart. Therefore the IV house from the Sun has very strong influence of Saturn. Saturn is related to the VI houses from the ascendant and itself. We will now take up the birth chart of Donny Osmond. The important thing to note in this chart is the presence of Saturn within less than one degree of the Sun.

Chart IV-5 Ket

Mon

Lagna Ven

-Mer

Sun

Jup

Rah Sat - Mar

Asc


Rah Ven Mon

Mar

Sun Sat

Navamsha Mer

Jup

Ket

Donny Osmond, December 9, 1957, 0055 hour, Ogden, UT, USA, 41 °N13', 111 °W58', 0700 hours West of Greenwich. Planet Longitude Owner/C Planet Longitude Owner/C Sun 7s23°42'56" Mercury Venus 9s8°56'16" Sun 2s19.39'8" 7s23.31'24" Mercury Rahu Moon Saturn 6s27• 17'30" Jupiter 6s16.46'14" Rahu Mars Rahu 8sl4.31'56" Venus Os16.46'14" Venus Mere Ketu 5s2•26'27" Jupiter 6s1.54'48" Mars As edt Owner/C means owner of the constellation in which the planet is placed.

The Sun and Saturn are within one degree of each other. The VI house from the Sun is in Aquarius. The VI house from Saturn is in Aries. Saturn is in a sign ofMars. The deformity in the heart is present in this individual. When Venus occupies the specific point for wife in a male chart, the wife of the individual would be very beautiful. Let us suppose that Venus and Jupiter are together in Capricorn in a male chart. Let us further suppose that Venus is at 17° in Capricorn and Jupiter at 20°. The specific point for wife would be at 17° in Cancer. If Jupiter has gone to Cancer in the navamsha chart, it would transport the influence of Venus to the specific point. The wife of such an individual would be beautiful.

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The house containing the specific point when strong would indicate a good growth in that field of life. The specific point for high status in Adolf Hitler's chart was in Capricorn. Saturn was projecting an aspect to it from Gemini. In his chart, the specific point for profession was at 21 °9'11" in Aries. Mars was in Aries at 24°4'25" showing a strong martial influence on his career. In the chart of President Kalam the specific point for profession is at 24°11'34" in Virgo. The Sun is placed at 28°01'03" in Virgo showing a high status.

Analysis of Charts We will study some live charts to understand the concept of progression and navamsha analysis better. ln every case we notice that the first prerequisite is the relationship with the karaka. Unless this is established the event would not happen. Hence a look at the chart would tell us the periods in which the individual concerned would face trouble, danger or would be happy ·and he would gain. Thus a map of life can be erected without much ado. We will first take up Chart IV-2. We have already analysed the progression of Jupiter and have concluded that Jupiter in Cancer would see the individual married. We will now only do the navamsha analysis and determine the span of time in which marriage is likely. This is a male chart. Hence the karaka for marriage is Venus. Marriage took place when Jupiter had reached Sagittarius the sixth navamsha of Cancer. As we know,

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Jupiter in progression entered Cancer on May 10, 2003. Since Jupiter takes 54.1 days to progress over a navamsha, it would enter Sagittarius navamsha on February 4, 2004 and quit it on March 29, 2004. The constellation in the sixth navamsha is Aslesha of Mercury. There is no planet in this constellation. Hence Jupiter would interact with Mercury. Mercury is with the Sun and Venus. In Sagittarius, Jupiter gets in sambandha with natal Jupiter in the birth chart. It is therefore related to the karaka, to the VII house from the ascendant and to the VII house from the karaka. The Arudha of the VII house from Venus is in Gemini. Natal Jupiter is in Gemini navamsha. Being in sambandha with natal Jupiter it is related to the karaka for success and gain. The sign Cancer is the XI house from the ascendant. Moon is in a sign of Venus that is associated with Mercury. The XI house from natal Jupiter is Aquarius. Mercury and Jupiter are in sambandha in the navamsha chart. Therefore the owner of the constellation harbouring progressed Jupiter in Sagittarius relates it to Aquarius. This is the XI house from natal Jupiter. The Arudha of the XI house from Jupiter is in Sagittarius in which navamsha Jupiter is placed in progression. The navamsha analysis shows marriage when Jupiter progresses through this navamsha. Hence marriage should take place between February 4, 2004 and March 29, 2004. Now with the use oftransit and annual chart ifnecessary we can reach the day of the marriage.

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Chart IV-6 Jup

Ket

Mar

Sun

Sat Lagna

Ven Mer Asc Mon

Jup

Rah

Rah Ven

Mer

Navamsha Mon Sat

Sun

Asc Ket

Mar

Female, February 25, 1976, 0401 hours, 26° N14', 78°El0', Time Zone 0530 hours East of Greenwich. Planet Sun Moon Mars Mere Jupiter

Longitude 10sll 0 5519" 8sl3°53'6" ls27°41'8"

Owner/C Rahu Venus Mars

9sl6°56'18"

Moon Mercury

Planet Venus Saturn Rahu Ketu

Longitude 9sl2°55'18" 3s3°24'14" 6s21 °59'11"

Owner/C Moon Saturn Jupiter

Os21 °59'11" Venus 8s23°11'56" As edt Owner/C means owner of the constellation in which the planet is placed. lls29°53'0"

Let us examine the chart. The above individual went abroad as soon as the major-period of the Moon started.


She went abroad in the sub-period of the Moon in its majorperiod. Related to karaka Rahu

Related to LX house from the ascendant Related to IX house from the karaka Related to Arudha of the LX house from the karaka

Yes. The Moon is in sambandha with Venus as the two planets exchange constellations. Venus and Rahu are associated in the navamsha chart. Yes.The IX house from the ascendant has Leo. The Moon occupies this sign in the navamsha chart. Yes.The LX house from Rahu is in Gemini. Mercury is associated with Venus. Yes.The Arudha of the IX house from Rahu is in Leo. The Moon occupies this sign in the navamsha chart.

The Moon as the major-period planet would take the individual abroad. The progression of the Moon is as follows:

I

Begin from natal position


Sign in the house

28-Apr-01

I

Sagittarius - The individual went abroad while the Moon was progressing through this sign

163.5 days

To be travelled in the sign at the start ofthe major-period Contd .... on next page

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Begin from natal position 08-0ct-01


Sign in the house

II

Capricorn - The individual went abroad while the Moon was progressing through this sign

304.38 days Full duration in a stgn 08-Aug-02 III 09-Jun-03 IV 08-Apr-04 v 07-Feb-05 VI 08-Dec-05 VII 08-0ct-06 VIII 09-Aug-07 IX 08-Jun-08 X 08-Apr-09 XI 07-Feb-10 XII 08-Dec-IO I 140.88 days To be travelled at the close of the period in the sign 28-Apr-11 END

Aquarius Pisces-Got married Aries Taurus Gemini Cancer Leo Virgo Libra Scorpio Sagittarius

The Moon is under influence of Mercury. It is in sambandha with Venus that is with Mercury in Capricorn. The dispositor of the Moon is in Revati constellation of Mercury. The Moon is in association with Saturn in the


navamsha chart. Saturn is in sambandha with Mercury in the birth chart. The Moon is inclined to give results early. Hence the Moon would give its results very early while it was progressing through its natal sign. · The first journey abroad took place on September 29, 2001. The Moon was in its natal sign where it had started progressing from April 28, 2001. It was in its fifth navamsha when the event happened. This is Leo navamsha. Let us examine this navamsha. The progressed Moon was in a constellation of Venus. There is no other planet in this constellation. The Moon and Saturn are in Leo navamsha. Hence progressed Moon would interact with Leo navamsha, and the Sun, Moon and Venus. The Sun owns the LX house from the ascendant. Venus is associated with Mercury that owns the LX house from Rahu. Venus is associated with Rahu in the navamsha chart. The Arudha ofthe IX house from Rahu is in Leo. The progressed Moon is obviously related to the LX house. Hence progressed Moon in this navamsha shows matters relating to journey abroad fructifying. The individual went abroad again on June 14, 2002 when the progressed Moon reached Capricorn. Let us now see the relationships that develop in Capricorn. The progressed Moon will be related to the karaka Rahu since Venus is with Rahu in the navamsha chart. The IX house from the ascendant is in Leo. The LX house from the karaka is in Gemini. The Arudha of the IX house from Rahu is again in Leo. Capricorn has Mercury and the Sun (in navamsha). The individual would therefore go abroad again when the Moon reaches Capricorn. She went abroad on June 14, 2002. The progressed Moon was in the eighth navamsha. The navamsha is ruled by the Sun. Hence we get the same planets that were responsible for her journey abroad the first time. The eighth navamsha starts on June 1, 2002 and ends on July

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5, 2002.

The individual got married on December 18, 2003 when the Moon had progressed to Pisces. Jupiter is the karaka for this event in a female chart. The Moon entered Pisces on June 9, 2003. It is strong here. It would be travelling over natal Jupiter giving us a strong hint that this was the opportune time for marriage. As we have said an event cannot happenjust because the karaka for it has come into contact with the progressed planet. The relevant houses should also get related. The VII house from the ascendant is in Gemini. The VII house from Jupiter is in Virgo. Hence Mercury is an important element for the build up of the event. Natal Jupiter is in Revati constellation of Mercury. The Arudha of the VII house from Jupiter is in Taurus. Mercury and Venus are together in Capricorn. We should now see if her marriage would successfully come through. Since the Moon is progressing over natal Jupiter, this is also a good time for successful completion of projects. The two XI houses are clearly related to Mercury. The Arudha of the XI house from Jupiter is in Libra to which the progressed Moon is related. The marriage would be successfully performed. The progressed Moon was in the sixth navamsha when the event happened. Jupiter rules this navamsha. It has Sagittarius sign. It does not have any planet. It was in Revati constellation ofMercury. Jupiter is placed in the constellation. Hence Jupiter and Mercury would operate in this navamsha. The progressed Moon thus gets related to the karaka for marriage. The VII house from the ascendant and karaka are houses of Mercury. These planets also relate the progressed planet to the XI houses from the ascendant and Jupiter. Hence the navamsha analysis clearly points to marriage while the Moon progresses through Sagittarius navamsha. This would be between November 25 and December 28, 2003.


We will take up the following birth chart to study birth of children and journey abroad through this method:

Chart IV-7 Ven Mer Rah Sun Mon

Sat Mar

Lagna

Asc

Ket

Jup

Rah

Sun

Mon Mar

Sat Navamsha Mer Jup

Asc Ven Ket

Female, March 8, 1970, 0457 hours, l7°N23', 78°E29', 0530 hours East of Greenwich. Planet Sun Moon Mars Mere Jupiter Owner/C

Longitude Owner/C Planet Longitude Owner/C 10s23'32'17" Jupiter lls3'45'23" Saturn Venus 10s26'50'56" Jupiter Os12'1'51" Saturn Ketu Os7'12'49" Ketu Rahu 10s18'23'52 Rahu 10s10'9'6" 4sl8'23'52" Venus Rahu Ketu 6s12'7'28" Rahu Ascdt 9s24'39'52" means owner of the constellation in which the planet is placed.

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A son was born to her on February 24, 1991 in the major-period of Saturn, which had started on December 18, 1977. Jupiter is in Libra. Saturn and Jupiter are in sambandha in the navamsha chart. Venus and Jupiter are in sambandha in the birth chart. Hence Saturn is related to the V house from the ascendant. Saturn is the owner of the V house from natal Jupiter. The Arudha of the V house from natal Jupiter is in Gemini. Saturn and Mercury are in sambandha in the navamsha chart. We have seen that Saturn is related to Jupiter. Scorpio is the XI house from the ascendant. Saturn and Mars are together in the birth chart. The XI house from natal Jupiter is in Leo. Ketu occupies this sign. Saturn is in a constellation of Ketu. Thus Saturn is a planet that would ~ause birth of children. We will work out the progression of Saturn. It is as follows: · · · Entry 18-Dec-77 346.4 days

29-Nov-78 578.32 days 29-Jun-80 29-Jan-82 30-Aug-83 30-Mar-85

Begin from natal position I To be travelled in the sign at the start of the major-period

Sign in House Aries

II Taurus Full duration in a sign m Gemini Cancer IV

v VI

·Leo Virgo Contd .... on next page



Entry 30-0ct-86 30-May-88 29-Dec-89 30-Jul-91 28-Feb-93 29-Sep-94 29-Apr-96 231.92 days

17-Dec-96

Begin from natal position VII VIII IX

X XI XII I To be travelled at the close of the period in the sign END

Sign in House Libra Scorpio Sagittarius -Son Capricorn Aquarius Pisces-Son Aries

Jupiter is the karaka for children. The V house from the ascendant shows children. Therefore the V house from Jupiter would be the prime house for children. The Arudha of this house too would be a dominant house for children. When the progressed planet gets related to these elements it would be inclined to.cause an event relating to children ' to materialise. Saturn had progressed to Sagittarius, which is the LX house from its natal position, when the first child was born. Saturn in Sagittarius is related to Jupiter. Further, progressed Saturn gets in sambandha with natal Mercury. It is thus related to the V house from natal Jupiter and to the Arudha of the V house from Jupiter. Mercury and Jupiter are together in the navamsha chart. Since it is now in contact with the karaka it is qualified to give the result. Saturn gets into sambandha with the natal Sun

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too from Sagittarius. It is in Taurus in the navamsha chart. This is the V house from the ascendant in the birth chart. Saturn is thus inclined in Sagittarius to cause matters relating to birth of children to come to the fore. Let us see if progressed Saturn is also inclined to cause gain. The progressed Saturn in Sagittarius gets in sambandha with the natal Moon. The Moon and Mars are associated in the na vamsha chart. This relates progressed. Saturn to Scorpio. It is also related to Leo. Thus the progression of Saturn to Sagittarius shows birth of a child. ·Let us now do the navamsha analysis. The event happened when the progressed planet had entered the VII navamsha of Sagittarius. This is Libra. The progressed planet is in a constellation of Venus and a navamsha of Venus. Venus is in sambandha with Jupiter in the birth chart. Rahu is in the same sign in the navamsha chart where Venus is placed in the birth chart. Venus owns the V house from the ascendant. It is related to the V house from the karaka. Hence progression of Saturn through Libra would bring matters relating to children to the fore. Venus is in Leo in the navamsha chart. This is the XI house from Jupiter in the birth chart. Ketu is placed in this sign in the birth chart. Venus is in a constellation of Saturn. This relates Venus to Mars, which is the owner of the XI house from the ascendant. Therefore there would be birth of a child. Her second child was born on May 10, 1995 when Saturn had progressed to Pisces.


Related to karaka Jupiter Related to V house from the ascendant Related to V house from the karaka Related to Arudha ofthe V house from the karaka

Yes. Natal Venus is in sambandha with natal Jupiter. Progressed Saturn is over natal Venus. Yes. Natal Venus is the owner of the house. Yes. Natal Rahu is in Pisces navamsha. Progressed Saturn is in this sign. Rahu is in Aquarius in the birth chart. Yes. Progressed Saturn is re!ated to natal Mercury through natal Rahu.

Let us see ifprogressed Saturn is inclined to let the individual gain a child. Related to karaka Jupiter Related to XI house from the ascendant Related to XI house from the karaka Related to Arudha of the XI house from the karaka

Yes. As above. Yes. Natal Venus is in a constellation of Saturn. The latter is with natal Mars. Thus progressed Saturn is related to Scorpio. Yes. Rahu relates the XI house from natal Jupiter to the progressed Saturn as above. Yes. Venus owns the Arudhain Taurus.

Thus the progression of Saturn to Pisces shows birth of a child.

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This person went abroad on June 8, 2003 in the major-period of Mercury, which had started on December 17, 1996. Mercury is with Rahu and is related to the owner of the LX house from natal Rahu through the latter. The LX house from the ascendant is in Virgo. The Arudha of the LX house from natal Rahu is in Leo. The Sun is with natal Mercury. Therefore the major-period of Mercury would cause journey abroad. The event happened when Mercury had progressed to Gemini. We will work out the progression ofMercury. It is as follows:

Entry

.

17-Dec-96 342.35 days

24-Nov-97 517.45 days 25-Apr-99 24-Sep-00 23-Feb-02 26-Jul-03 . 24-Dec-04 26-May-06 25-0ct-07 25-Mar-09 25-Aug-1(} 24-Jan-12

Begin from natal position I To be travelled in the sign at the start of the major-period II Full duration in a sign

Sign in house Aguarius

III

Aries Taurus GeminiAbroad Cancer Leo Virgo Libra Scorpio Sagittarius Capricorn

IV

v VI VII VIII IX

X XI

XII

Pisces




Entry 25-Jun-13 175.10 days

17-Dec-13

Begin from natal position I To be travelled at the close of the period in the sign END

Sign in house Aquarius

Rahu is the karaka for journey abroad. The LX house from the ascendant also stands for journey abroad. Therefore the IX house from Rahu and its Arudha are the prime houses for journey abroad. Related to karaka Rahu Related to LX house from the ascendant Related to IX house from the karaka Related to Arudha of the LX house from the karaka

Yes. Progressed Mercury is in Gemini. Natal Mercury is with natal Rahu. Yes. The natal Moon is with natal Mercury. Progressed Mercury is with natal Moon in the navamsha chart. Yes. Progressed Mercury is in Gemini. Natal Mercury and Jupiter are together in the navamsha chart. Natal Jupiter and Venus are in sambandha. Yes. The Arudha is in Leo. Natal Mercury and Sun are together.

Progressed Mercury is in its own sign making the house strong. Thus the progressed Mercury in Gemini shows ajourney abroad. Let us now do the navamsha analysis for this event. The event happened in the last navamsha of Gemini. This is Gemini itself. Progressed Mercury is thus related to the

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IX house from the ascendant. The constellation is Punarvasu of Jupiter. Natal Mercury is with Rahu and the Sun. Hence progressed Mercury is related to karaka Rahu and Arudha of the LX hoqse from Rahu. The LX house from Rahu is Libra where natal Jupiter is ·placed. This navamsha therefore shows a journey abroad. We will study the following chart to see as to how a progressed planet has caused the individual to meet with an accident. The individual works for Indian navy. He appears to be prone to accidents. In May 2007 he had two accidents. All the accidents in which he is involved are major ones. The Arudha ofthe Sun sign is in Leo where Mars is placed. The Arudha of the VI house from natal Mars is in Pisces. The Sun and Jupiter are together in the birth chart. Saturn and Venus relate Mars in the birth chart to the Sun in the navamsha chart. It shows that the individual would be injured several times as the conjunction is in Gemini, a sign of Mercury. Mars also represents vehicles, as it owns the TV house from natal Venus. The association ofVenus with Mars and the Sun indicates vehicular accidents. Saturn is also similarly associated with the Sun and Mars. It is in Magha constellation of Ketu. Ketu is in the VIII house from Saturn. Therefore the accidents are going to be dangerous and serious.


Male, July 12, 1978, 0610 hours, 18°N26', 79°E9', 0530 hours East of Greenwich. Pfanet Sun Moon Mars Mere Jupiter Owner/C

Longitude 2s25°46'35" 5s8•58'35" 4s22.20' 3s20.29'17" 2s24.37'17"

Owner/C Planet Longitude Owner/C 4s6°22'5" Jupiter Venus Ketu 4s4.48'15" Sun Saturn Ketu 5s5.43'38" Venus Rahu Sun lls5.43'38" Saturn Mercury Ketu 3s0•42'26" Jupiter Ascdt means owner of the constellation in which the planet is placed.

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The accident happened in the major-period ofRahu. It is in sambandha with Saturn in the navamsha chart. Saturn is associated with Mars in the birth chart. Hence there is a relationship between Rahu and the karaka of accidents. Since Saturn is with Jupiter in the navamsha chart, Rahu is related to the VI houses from the ascendant and Mars. The Arudha of the VI house from Mars is in Pisces. Rahu is with the Moon in the birth chart. The Moon has gone to Pisces in the navamsha chart. Rahu is in Uttaraphalguni constellation of the Sun. Rahu majorperiod would therefore see the individual getting hurt in accident. We notice that Mars is with Venus and Saturn in the birth chart. Venus is the karaka for vehicles. The IV house from Venus is the specific house for vehicles. Mars owns it. Therefore the accident would involve a vehicle. The VIII house from Saturn shows danger. Saturn is in Magha constellation of Ketu. The latter is in Pisces in the birth chart. Therefore the accidents that would happen would involve vehicles and they would be serious. In May 2007 Rahu was in the LX house from its natal position in regression. This is in Capricorn. The owner of the sign relates the regressed planet to Mars. Mercury in the sign in navamsha chart relates the regressed planet to the ascendant. This is the VI house from the karaka for accidents, i.e., Mars. Saturn and Venus are associated with the Sun in the navamsha chart. Therefore the self is very clearly involved in the happening. We can easily see that the event was fully indicated at that time. We will now study as to how a progressing planet causes grievous injury and hospitalization to an individual:


Chart IV-9 Mon

Sat

Asc Rah Lagna Jup

Ket Mar Ven

AL

Sun Mer

Sat

Sun

Ven Mer

Mon Rah Navamsha

Ket Mar Jup

Asc

Roy Horn, Male, October 3, 1944, 2357 hours, Nordenham, Germany, 53°N29', 8°E58', 0100 hour East of GMT. Planet Longitude Owner/C Planet Longitude Owner/C Venus 6s13'55'8" 5s17'30'50" Moon Rahu Sun Os12' 39'7" Saturn 2s17'21'46" Rahu Moon Ketu 6s0'29'19" Rahu 3s1 '15'1" Jupiter Mars Mars 5s4'52'21" Ketu 9s1 '15'1" Sun Mere Sun 3s9'13'6" Jupiter 4s21'49'3" Venus Ascdt Owner/C means owner of the constellation in which the planet is placed.

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Siegfried and Roy are two German-American entertainers who worked on the Las Vegas Strip, USA. Their long running show of magic and illusion was well known for presentations with Big Cats, in particular white tigers. They were born in Germany and immigrated to the United States where they are now naturalized citizens. Siegfried is a traditional illusionist. Roy grew up among exotic animals and is known for his uncanny ability to establish rapport with them. Roy and Siegfried met in 1959 when they both found work on a German ocean liner. Siegfried was a cabin steward and Roy a waiter. Siegfried began performing magic for the entertainment of some of the passengers, and was so good that he was eventually allowed to have his own show, with Roy as his assistant. Unknown to the ship crew, Roy had smuggled a cheetah whom he had got to know from his frequent visits to Bremen zoo, aboard the ship. These two developed their show and started performing regularly in Las Vegas. In 1972 they received an award for the best show of the year. In 1990 they were hired by The Mirage for an annual guarantee of $57.5 million. The duo has appeared in around 6000 shows together, mostly at The Mirage. Their long-running illusion and magic act came to a close on October 3, 2003 after Roy was injured by one ofthe tigers during a performance. He was badly mauled by the tiger and had to spend several months in a hospital to recover from the attack. He was having Rahu's major-period when the incident happened. We can easily see that natal Rahu is related to Mars and the VI houses from the ascendant and Mars. Saturn is placed in a constellation ofRahu. Rahu is related to the VIII house from the ascendant and Saturn. Rahu is inclined to cause injury and great danger to his life. The regression ofRahu is as follows:


Entry 12-Feb-88 22.83 days

05-Mar-88 547.88 days 04-Sep-89 06-Mar-91 04-Sep-92 06-Mar-94 05-Sep-95 06-Mar-97 04-Sep-98 05-Mar-00 04-Sep-OI 06-Mar-03 04-Sep-04 525.05 days

11-Feb-06


Sign in house Cancer

III IV

Taurus Aries Pisces Aquarius Capricorn Sagittarius Scorpio Libra Virgo LeoAccident Cancer

v VI VII VIII IX X XI XII I To be travelled in the sign at the start of the major-period END

Gemini

The event happened when Rahu was in Leo in the XII house from its natal position. The regression ofRahu over Jupiter appears very innocuous but natal Jupiter moves to Libra in navamsha and joins Mars there. Mars and the Moon are in sambandha in the birth chart and Rahu and Moon too are closely associated. Thus prima facie stage appears to be set for injury- (Mars) and

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hospitalisation (Rahu). That the injury would be life threatening could be seen from the fact that the dispositor of regressed Rahu is in Gemini in the navamsha chart where Saturn is placed in the birth chart. The latter is the owner ofthe VIII houses from its natal position and the ascendant Related to Yes. Rahu is in Leo. Jupiter is in Leo in karakas Mars the birth chart. It is associated with Mars in the navamsha chart. The Sun and Saturn is in the same sign in the navamsha chart where Saturn is placed in the birth chart. Related to the Yes. Natal Jupiter, owner of VI house, is in Leo. The Sun is in Gemini in the VI and VIII houses from navamsha chart. Saturn, the owner of the ascendant VIII house, occupies this sign in the birth chart. Related to the Yes. As above. VI house from Mars and VIII house from Saturn Related to Yes.The Arudha of VI house from Mars Arudhas of tlie is in Capricorn. Saturn is related to VI house from regressed Rahu.The Arudha ofVIII Mars and VIII house from Saturn is in Scorpio. house from Saturn The regressed Rahu is related to the natal Rahu, as the latter is in a constellation of Jupiter. The regressed Rahu is also related to the XII houses from Rahu and the ascendant. The XII house from· natal Rahu is in Gemini. Its Arudha is -in Virgo where the owner of Leo is placed .. Regressed Rahu is related to Virgo through its dispositor.


Hence this regression also shows that the individual had to be confined for a while due to the injury. This incident had all the elements of fatality in it yet the individual survived. Please see the location of Jupiter in Leo over which Rahu was passing when the incident happened. The IX house from Jupiter is in Aries. Mars is with Jupiter in the navamsha chart. Thus Jupiter is related to the IX house from its natal position. Jupiter owns the IX house from the ascendant. The Arudha of the IX house from Jupiter is in Cancer. The Moon and Mars are in sambandha. This relates Jupiter to the Arudha ofthe LX house from its natal position. This too corroborates the helpful nature of Jupiter. Jupiter is inclined to give divine succour to the individual. Let us now examine the navamsha. The event happened in the fifth navamsha. This is Leo. The constellation is Poorva Phalguni of Venus. Jupiter is placed in this constellation. The Sun owns the navamsha. Jupiter relates regressed Rahu to Mars and and VI houses from the ascendant and Mars. The Sun relates it to Saturn and VIII house from the karaka Saturn. The VIII house from the ascendant is in Aquarius. The Sun is in Hasta constellation of the Moon, and Venus is in Swati constellation of Rahu. Regressed Rahu in this navamsha is also related to Rahu and the XII houses from it. Thus the event is fully indicat,ed by the regression of Rahu through navamsha. · · The Sun and the IX house from the ascendant represent the father of an individual. Therefore the IX house from the Sun and its Arudha are the prime houses for father. We will now examine the effect of progression on the father ofthe individual. In this case the father of the individual passed away on February 1, 2006. The event happened in the major-period of Jupiter. Jupiter is related to the Sun through Venus. The LX house from the Sun

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and ascendant is in Virgo. Jupiter is placed in the same sign in the navamsha chart as Mercury in the birth chart. The Arudha of the IX house from the Sun is in Sagittarius. Therefore Jupiter is inclined to give results relating to the father of the individual. Saturn and Jupiter are in sambandha in the navamsha chart. Jupiter is placed in the XII house from Saturn. We have seen that Jupiter is related to the XII house from the ascendant. The Arudha of the XII house from Saturn is in Capricorn. Jupiter is related to this sign. Hence loss of father is indicated in the major-period of Jupiter. Jupiter is related to the VIII house from the ascendant through Rahu. The VIII house from Saturn is Gemini. Jupiter is related to Mercury. Therefore death is involved in loss. We will determine the event through progression. Chart IV-10 Ket

Lagna

Asc Ven Sun Mer Mon

Mar Sat

Rah Jup


Sat San Rah Mar

Navamsha

Asc Mer Ven Ket

Jup

Mon

Male, January 19, 1958, 0752 hours, 25°N20', 83°EO', 0530 hours East of Greenwich. Planet Sun Moon Mars Mere Jupiter Owner/C

Longitude 9s5°14'10" 8s25.37'47"

Owner/C Planet Longitude Owner/C Venus 9s20°32'54" Moon Sun Mercury Venus Saturn · 7s28.7'29" 7s25°35'51" Mercury 6sl3°36'52" Rahu Rahu Ssll •aa'58" Ketu Osl3°36'52" Venus Ketu 6s.13'36" Rahu Ascdt 10s22°57'25" means owner of the constellation in which the planet is placed.

The father of the individual passed away on February 1, 2006 in the major-period of Jupiter. The progression of Jupiter is as follows: Entry 09-Aug-00 369.7 days

13-Aug-01 487.01 days 13-Dec-02

Begin from natal position l To be travelled in the sign at the start of the major-period ll Full duration in a sign

Sign in house Libra

m

Sagittarius

Scorpio


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Entry


Sign in house

13-Apr-04 13-Aug-05

IV

v

13-Dec-06

VI

Capricorn AquariusFather died Pisces

13-Apr-08

VII VIII

13-Aug-09 13-Dec-10 13-Apr-12 13-Aug-13 13-Dec-14 13-Apr-16 117.31 days

09-Aug-16

Aries

X

Taurus Gemini Cancer

XI

Leo

XII

Virgo

I

Libra

IX

To be travelled in the sign at the close of the major-period END

The event happened when the progressed Jupiter was in Aquarius in the V house from its natal position. Related to the Yes. The Sun is in Aquarius in the Sun, karaka navamsha chart where progressed Jupiter is placed. Related to the LX house from the ascendant

Yes.The IX house from the ascendant and the Sun is in Virgo. Progressed Jupiter is in sambandha with natal Jupiter. Natal Jupiter is in Sagittarius in the navamsha chart where natal Mercury is placed in the birth chart. Contd.... on next page



Related to LX house from the karaka Related to Arudha of the LX house from the karaka

Yes.As above.

Yes.The Arudha is in Sagittarius. The two Jupiters are in sambandha.

Thus progressed Jupiter is in relationship with the elements representing the father. Yes.Occupies a sign of Saturn. Further, Related to Saturn, karaka natal Sun is in Aquarius in the navamsha chart. It is in sambandha for loss with natal Saturn. Related to the Yes.Progressed Jupiter and natal J XII house from Jupiter are in mutual aspect. Hence the ascendant progressed Jupiter is related to the XII house from the ascendant. Related to the Yes.Natal Jupiter is in the XII house XII house from from natal Saturn. Progressed Jupiter the karaka is in sambandha with natal Jupiter. Related to Yes.The Arudha is in Capricorn.The Arudha of the Sun relates the Arudha to progressed XII house from Jupiter. the karaka This progression therefore shows loss offather. The way in which the loss would take place can also be seen through the progression. The progressed planet is related to Saturn and the VIII houses from the ascendant and Saturn. This shows death intervening to separate the father from the individual. Let us now do the navamsha analysis. The event happened in the fourth navamsha of Aquarius. This is

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Capricorn. The constellation is Satabhishaka. There is no planet in this constellation. Rahu owns this. Saturn owns the navamsha. There is no planet in this navamsha either. Therefore let us see if Rahu and Saturn together would cause loss of father. Saturn is in sambandha with Jupiter in the navamsha chart. A simple analysis would now show that all the relationships exist. The above individual was blessed with a daughter. on August 24, 1998. The major-period of Rahu was current at that time. Rahu is with Jupiter, the karaka for children and fulfillment of desire. Rahu is related to Venus, the owner of Taurus, the V house from the ascendant, through the Sun. The V house from Jupiter is Aquarius. Rahu occupies this in the navamsha chart. The Arudha of the V house from Jupiter is in Taurus. Mars relates Rahu to the XI house. The XI house from Jupiter is in Leo. Rahu and the Sun are together in the navamsha chart. Thus Rahu major-period should see birth of a child. The regression of Rahu is as follows:

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09-Aug-82 24~.64 days

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I4-Apr-83 547.88 days 13-0ct-84 I4-Apr-86 14-0ct-87 14-Apr-89 14-0ct-90

Sign in the house . Libra

To be travelled in the sign at the start of the major-period II Virgo Full duration in a sign III Leo IV Cancer v Gemini VI Taurus VII Aries Contd .... on next page



Entry 13-Apr-92 13-0ct-93 14-Apr-95 13-0ct-96 14-Apr-98

Begin from natal position VIII IX

X XI

XII

14-0ct-99 299.24 days

I To be travelled in the sign at the start of the major-period

08-Aug-00

END

Sign in the house Pisces Aquarius Capricorn Sagittarius ScorpioBirth of daughter Libra

Rahu was regressing through Scorpio when the child was born. We will analyse it through the following table: Yes. Saturn is in sambandha with Related to karaka Jupiter Venus and the Sun in the birth chart and with Jupiter in the navamsha chart. Saturn is in Scorpio. Rahu would be regressing over it. Related to V Yes. As above. house from the ascendant Related to V Yes. As above. house from the karaka Yes. The Arudha is in Taurus. As above. Related to Arudha of the V house from the karaka

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Regressed Rahu should be related to Jupiter, the Arudha of the XI house from natal Jupiter, and the XI houses from the ascendant and natal Jupiter for the event to have happened .. Related to karaka Jupiter Related to XI house from the ascendant Related to XI house from the karaka Related to Arudha of the XI house from the karaka

Yes.It is over natal Saturn. Saturn is in sambandha with the karaka. Yes. It is in Scorpio.

Yes. Saturn is in sambandha with the owner of the XI house from the natal karaka. Yes. The Arudha is in Gemini. The natal Moon is in Sagittarius with Mercury and lll Scorpio lll the navamsha chart. Regressed Rahu is in Scorpio.

The regression of Rahu in Scorpio therefore points to birth of a child. We will now do the navamsha analysis. The birth occurred in the third navamsha of Scorpio. This is in Virgo. The constellation is Anuradha of Saturn. There is no planet in this constellation. There is no planet in this navamsha. Hence the only planets to be considered are Mercury and Saturn. Regressed Rahu is related to karaka Jupiter since Saturn and Jupiter are in sambandha in the navamsha chart. Saturn is in sambandha with Venus. Therefore regressed Rahu is related to the V house from the ascendant. Saturn owns the V house from Jupiter. The Arudha of the V house from the karaka is in Taurus to which the regressed planet is related. Hence an event relating to children should happen while Rahu is regressing through this navamsha.


Regressed Rahu is related to Saturn in the above navamsha of Virgo. Saturn occupies the XI house from the ascendant and it is in sambandha with the owner of the XI house from karaka Jupiter. Hence Rahu in regression would be related to the karaka and houses for gain. There would be birth of a child. We will take up the chart ofOrhan Pamuk. He is a Turkish novelist. His work has been translated into more than forty languages. His works are The White Castle, Darkness and Light, Mr. Cevdet and His Sons, The Silent House, Kara Kitap, My Name Is Red, Istanbul -Memories ofa City, etc. He has been awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in September 2006. He is the first Turkish person to be awarded the Nobel Prize. In 1985 his novel "The White Castle" brought him to the attention of the English-speaking world, and he was invited as a visiting scholar to Columbia University in New York City. Three years later, he returned to Istanbul. In late summer 2005, Pamuk was put on trial by the Turkish government, charged with "insulting Turkishness." After much popular support the charges were dropped against him. His birth chart is as follows:

Chart IV-11 Jup

Asc Sun Mer Ven

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Mar

Sat

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Ket

Sat

Ven Sun Mer

Navamsha Jup

Mar

Rah

Asc

Mon

Orhan Pamuk, Male, June 7, 1952, 0500 hours, Istanbul, Turkey, 41 °N01', 28°E58', 0200 hours East of Greenwich. Owner/C Planet Longitude Owner/C lsl8'14'40" · Moon Moon Venus 5sl5'0'26" 7s8'23'14" Sa tum Sa tum Moon Moon 10s0'47'11" 6s8'1'47" Rahu Rahu Mars Mars 4s0'47'11" Ketu ls20'39'35" Moon Ketu Mere As edt ls28'49'44" Jupiter Osl5'48'8" Venus Owner/C means owner of the constellation in which the planet is placed.

Planet Sun

Longitude ls23'6'23"

Both the events in his life, i.e., his trial in summer of 2005 and award of Nobel Prize took place in Venus major-period. Venus is with Mercury (writing) and the Sun (fame). Venus is in Rohini constellation of the Moon (imagination). Ifyou study JK Rawling's chart, a similar combination can be seen. The chart is as below:


Chart IV-12 Rah Jup

Sat

Sun Lagna Mer Mon

Ven

Ket

Asc

Mar

Sat

Mer

Rah

Navamsha Mar

Asc

Mon Ket

Ven

Sun

Jup

JKRowling, Female, July 31, 1965, 1400 hours, Yate, UK, 51 °N32', 2°W25', 0100 hour West of Greenwich. Planet Sun Moon Mars Mere Jupiter Owner/C

Longitude Owner/C Planet Longitude Owner/C 3sl4°43'20" Saturn Venus 4sl3°47'12" Venus 4s27°4l'8" Sun Saturn 10s22°57'47 Jupiter 5s24°25'18" Mars lsl8°48'46" Moon Rahu 4s6°38'9" 8sl8°48'46" Mercury Ketu Ketu Ascdt ls28°59'30" Mars 6sl2°46'39" means owner of the constellation in which the planet is placed.

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In 1998, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone was published in the United States, kicking offHarry-mania. The major-period at that time was of Rahu in the author's chart. The last book, Harry Potter and Deathly Hallows, has come out on July 21, 2007 in the major-period of Jupiter. In 2007, The Sunday Times Rich List has assessed her fortune at £545 million (about US$1 billion), making her the first person to become a billionaire in terms of USdollars by writing books. She is both the !36th richest person and the 13th richest woman in Britain. In 2006, Forbes named Rowling the second richest female in entertainment business in the world and ranked her as 48th of the 100 most powerful celebrities of 2007. There is a combination of the Moon, Mercury and Venus in the chart and both Rahu and Jupiter are related very closely to this combination. We revert to Orhan Pamuk's chart. The Moon owns the III house from the ascendant and Mercury. This is the house of writing. The Arudha of Cancer is in Pisces. Mars is in sambandha with Jupiter and with Venus in the birth chart. The X house from the Sun and ascendant is in Aquarius. Saturn is in Virgo and therefore related to Venus. Further, Saturn occupies Taurus in the navamsha chart where Venus is placed in the birth chart. The Arudha of Aquarius is in Aries. Venus is a planet for entertainment. The Moon governs imagination. Therefore the individual became famous and was felicitated for writing imaginative pieces of literature for entertainment. The progression ofVenus is as follows:


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25-Mar-88 238.54 days

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18-Nov-88 608.76 days 20-Jul-90 20-Mar-92 18-Nov-93 20-Jul-95 20-Mar-97 19-Nov-98 19-Jul-00 20-Mar-02 19-Nov-03 20-Jul-05

20-Mar-07 370.22 days

25-Mar-08

Sign in house Taurus

To be travelled in the sign at the start of the major-period II Gemini Full duration in a sign III Cancer Leo IV Virgo v Libra VI VII Scorpio VIII Sagittarius IX Capricorn X Aquarius XI Pisces AriesXII Nobel . Prize I Taurus To be travelled in the sign at the start of the major-period END

The progressing Venus was in the XII house from its natal position in Aries when the honour was conferred on the individual.

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Related to karaka Sun

Related to X house from the ascendant

Related to X house from the karaka Related to Arudha of the X house from the karaka

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Yes.Progressed Venus is in sambandha with natal Mars. Hence it IS Ill sambandha with natal Venus. It is thus related to the Sun. Yes. Mars IS Ill sambandha with progressed Venus.Rahu is in Libra in the navamsha chart where Mars is placed in the birth chart. Rahu is in the X house from the ascendant and the Sun. Yes. As above.

Yes. The Arudha is in Aries.

We will now study the navamsha in which the event has taken place. The event happened in the seventh navamsha of Aries, which is Libra. The constellation is Bharani ofVenus. Jupiter is placed in this constellation. Rahu occupies Libra navamsha. Therefore we should study Jupiter, Venus and Rahu. Progressed Venus in this navamsha would be related to the Sun that is the karaka for honour. It would also be related to the X house from the ascendant and the Sun. Jupiter is the karaka for gain. Jupiter owns the XI house of gain from the ascendant. The XI house from Jupiter is Aquarius where Rahu is placed. Hence the navamsha clearly shows gain of honour. The following is the birth chart of a senior politician who lost his position ofpower in December 2003.


Chart IV-13 Asc

Mon

Rah

Mer R

Sun

Sat

Mar

Lagna Yen

Ket

Jup

Mon

Rah

Sun

Mer Navamsha Jup

Ven

Ket

Mar

Asc Sat

Male, February 28, 1947, 0802 hours, 22°N44', 75°E50', 0530 hours East ofGeenwich. Planet Sun Moon Mars

Longitude Owner/C 10s15'33'10" Rahu lsll '57'21" Moon

I Os3' 16'3" lls0'1'21" Mere Jupiter 7s4'7'39" Owner/C means owner

Mars

Planet Venus

Longitude 9sl'3'5"

Owner/C Sun

Saturn

3s9'53'38"

Saturn

Rahu

lsl3'44'45"

Moon

Jupiter Ketu 7sl3'44'45" Saturn Hs8°5'37" Saturn As edt of the constellation in which the planet is placed.

The major-period of Saturn was running in December 2003. Saturn is retrograde. Saturn and Venus are in

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sambandha in the birth chart. Venus is in a constellation of the Sun. Venus is therefore related to the karaka for high position. The X house from the ascendant has Sagittarius. Jupiter and Mercury are in sambandha. Mercury occupies Cancer in the navamsha chart. Saturn occupies it in the birth chart. Therefore Saturn is related to the X house from the ascendant. The X house from the Sun has Jupiter. Therefore Saturn is related to this house as well. The Arudha of the X house from the Sun is in Aquarius. Hence Saturn would be related to matters pertaining to high status. Saturn is a karaka for loss. It owns the XII house from the ascendant. It has close relationship with Mercury as we have seen. Therefore it is also related to the XII house from its natal position. The Arudha of this house is in Virgo to which too Saturn is related. Saturn would cause loss of high position. We will exainine the regression pf Saturn. The regression of Saturn is as follows:

Entry 09-Sep-96 190.73 days

18-Mar-97 547.88 days 17-Sep-98 18-Mar-00 17-Sep-OI 19-Mar-03



III IV

Taurus Aries Pisces AquariusLoss of position

v VI

Gemini




Entry 17-Sep-04 19-Mar-06 17-Sep-07 18-Mar-09 17-Sep-10 18-Mar-12 17-Sep-13 357.15 days

09-Sep-14

Begin from natal position VII VIII IX X XI XII

I To be travelled at the close of the period in the sign END

Sign in house Capricorn Sagittarius Scorpio Libra Virgo Leo Cancer

The loss of position happened when Saturn had regressed to Aquarius. The sign has natal Mars and the Sun located there. Related to karaka Sun Related to X house from the ascendant Related to X house from the karaka Related to Arudha of the X house from the karaka

Yes.The Sun is placed in this sign. Yes.Jupiter is related to progressed Saturn through Mars.Further the Sun and Jupiter are in sambandha in the navamsha chart. Yes.Mars is the owner ofthe X house from the natal Sun.Also Jupiter occupies this sign. Yes.The Arudha is in Aquarius. As above.

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It is obvious from the above that regressing Saturn would cause matters relating to high position to come to the fore in Aquarius.

Related to karaka Saturn Related to XII house from the ascendant Related to XII house from the karaka Related to Arudha of the XII house from the karaka

Yes .It is in a sign of the karaka for loss. Yes.It occupies the XII house from the ascendant. Yes .This is Gemini. Jupiter is related to regressed Saturn. Jupiter is in sambandha with natal Mercury. Yes.The Arudha is in VirgoAs above.

Therefore regressed Saturn would cause loss of high position. Mars has gone to Libra in the navamsha chart. Thus the regressing Saturn is related to the VIII house from the ascendant. The VIII house from the natal Saturn is in Aquarius. Saturn is a karaka for humiliation and defeat and the VIII houses from the ascendant and Saturn also show the same thing. The Arudha of the VIII house from Saturn is a prime house for humiliation. This is in Sagittarius. Mercury is in sambandha with Jupiter in the birth chart. Mercury in the navamsha chart is in Cancer where Saturn is placed in the birth chart. Thus Saturn here in regression shows humiliation and defeat.


We will now do the navamsha analysis. The event happened when the regressing Saturn had entered the fifth navamsha of Aquarius. This is Aquarius itself. Saturn owns it. The constellation is Satabhishaka that Rahu owns. The Sun is placed in this constellation. The Sun also occupies the Aquarius navamsha. We should analyse the Sun, Saturn and Rahu. The regressed planet in this navamsha is related to Sun, the karaka for high position. The Sun is in sambandha with Jupiter in the navamsha chart. Therefore the regressing planet is related to the X houses from the ascendant and Sun. Since the regressing planet is also related to Saturn in this navamsha, we should examine the XII houses from the ascendant and natal Saturn. Aquarius is the XII house from the ascendant. The XII house from natal Saturn is in Gemini. Mercury is in Cancer navamsha in which sign Saturn is placed in the birth chart. Therefore the navamsha shows loss ofhigh position. Murder of the individual by his son is seen in the following chart:

Chart IV-14 SatR

Asc

Rah Mar R

Lagna

Ven Sun Ket

Mer

Mon Jup

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Ven

Asc

Ket Sat Sun

Navamsha Mer

Rah

Mar

Mon

Jup

Male, December 28, 1945, 1216 hours, 27°N43, 85°E19, 0530 hours East of Greenwich. Planet Sun Moon Mars Mere Jupiter Owner/C

Longitude Owner/C Planet Longitude Owner/C 8sl3°5'13" Venus 8s4°38'20" Ketu Ketu 6s4°27'34" Mars Saturn 2s29°32'43" Jupiter 3s6°24'13" Saturn Rahu 2s6°50'42" Rahu 7s2P1'50" Mercury 8s6°50'42" Ketu Ketu 6sl 0 15'26" lls25°20'58" Mars Ascdt means owner of the constellation in which the planet is placed.

The above individual had got married in February 1970, a son was born to him in June 1971, a daughter was born to him in October 1976, another son was born to him in November 1978, and the individual was killed in June 2001. All events except the murder happened in the majorperiod of Jupiter, which started on February 24, 1965. He was killed in the major-period of Mercury, which started on February 24, 2000. Most ofthe events have happened in the progression of Jupiter. We will first study the progression of Jupiter:


Entry 24-Feb-65 466.6 days

05-Jun-66 487.01 days 05-0ct-67 03-Feb-69


Sign in house Libra

III IV

Sagittarius Capricornmarnage Aquariusson Pisces Aries Taurus Geminidaughter Cancer Leo-son Virgo Libra

05-Jun-70

v

05-0ct-71 03-Feb-73 05-Jun-74 05-0ct-75

VI VII VIII IX

03-Feb-77 05-Jun-78 05-0ct-79 03-Feb-81 20.41 days

X X1 XII I To be travelled at the close ofthe period in the sign END

24-Feb-81

Scorpio

The Moon is with Jupiter in the birth chart but it joins Mercury in the navamsha chart. Therefore Jupiter is related to the VII houses from the ascendant and Venus. Since there is an exchange of signs between Jupiter and Venus, Jupiter is related to the karaka for marriage. The

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Arudha of the VII house from Venus is in Aries. Jupiter is in a constellation ofMars, and Mars and the Moon are in sambandha. Hence marriage related matters would arise in the major-period of Jupiter. Jupiter is the karaka for gain and acquisition and it is related to the XI houses from the ascendant and itself. Therefore marriage would be performed in its major-period. The event happened in the progression of Jupite_r when it had reached Capricorn. Related to karaka Venus

Yes.The dispositor of progressed Jupiter is with Ketu in the navamsha chart. Ketu is with Venus in the birth chart. Progressed Jupiter is related to Venus through Ketu. Yes.Mercury is in Capricorn in the navamsha chart.

Related to VII house from the ascendant Related to VII Yes.As above. house from the karaka Related to Yes.The Arudha is in Aries. Further Arudha of the ' Mercury is in Capricorn in the VII house from navamsha chart. The Moon is in Scorpio the karaka in the navamsha chart where Mercury is placed in the birth chart. The Moon and natal Mars are in sambandha. Progressed Jupiter is therefore inclined to cause matters relating to marriage to come to the fore. Jupiter is in the XI house from the ascendant. The XI house from natal Jupiter is in Leo. Rahu relates progressed Jupiter to the natal Sun. Hence this progression ofJupiter would cause marnage.


Jupiter is the karaka for children. It is related to the V houses from the ascendant and karaka. The Arudha of the V house from the karaka is in Libra. Therefore Jupiter would cause matters relating to children to come to fore. Since, as we have seen above, Jupiter is also inclined to cause gain, it would make birth of children to take place. A son is born when Jupiter is in progression in Aquarius. It is in sambandha with the natal Jupiter and natal Saturn here. Related to Yes.Progressed Jupiter is in karaka Jupiter sambandha with natal Jupiter. Related to V Yes.It is clear from the above that house from the progressed Jupiter is related to the V ascendant house through the Moon. Related to V Yes. Aquarius is the V house from the house from the karaka. karaka Related to Yes. Progressed Jupiter is related to Libra through the natal Jupiter. Arudha of the V house from the karaka Hence progressed Jupiter in Aquarius would make matters relating to children to appear prominently. Let us see ifJupiter shows gain here. Related to YesAs seen above. karaka Jupiter Yes.It is in sambandha with natal Related to XI house from the Saturn. ascendant Contd .... on next page

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Related to XI house from the karaka Related to Arudha of the XI house from the karaka

Yes.Through Ketu since it is in sambandha with natal Saturn. Yes.Since it is in sambandha with natal Jupiter.

Hence progressed Jupiter shows birth of a child in this sign. A daughter was born to him when the progressed Jupiter had reached Gemini. Related to karaka Jupiter Related to V house from the ascendant Related to V house from the karaka Related to Arudha of the V house from the karaka

Yes.Progressed Jupiter is in sambandha with natal Jupiter. Yes .Progressed Jupiter is related to the house through the Moon. Yes.The owner of the V house from natal Jupiter is in Gemini. Yes. The Arudha is in Libra. Progressed Jupiter is related to natal Jupiter in the sign.

The above analysis shows that while Jupiter is progressing through Gemini it would bring matters relating to children to the fore. It must also be inclined to . . give gams.


Related to karaka Jupiter Related to XI house from the ascendant Related to XI house from the karaka Related to Arudha of the XI house from the karaka

Yes. As above. Yes.The owner of the XI house from the ascendant is in Gemini. Yes.Progressed Jupiter is related to the Sun through Ketu. Yes.The Arudha is in Aries. Progressed Jupiter is in sambandha with natal Jupiter. The latter is with the Moon. This relates the progressed Jupiter to Mars.

We will now study the progression ofMercury. It is as follows:

24-Feb-00 154.71 days


Sign in house Scorpio

27-Jul-00

II

Sagittarius -Killed

517.45 days 27-Dec-01 28-May-03 27-0ct-04 28-Mar-06 27-Aug-07 26-Jan-09

Full duration in a sign III Capricorn Aquarius IV v Pisces VI Aries VII Taurus VIII Gemini

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27-Jun-10 27-Nov-11 27-Apr-13 27-Sep-14 26-Feb-16 362.74 days

IX X XI XII I To be travelled at the close ofthe period in the sign END

23-Feb-17

Sign in house Cancer Leo Virgo Libra Scorpio

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Death takes place when longevity is exhausted and the body dissolves into its constituent elements. Saturn is the karaka for longevity. The VIII house from the ascendant too represents longevity. Therefore the VIII from Saturn and its Arudha are primary houses for longevity. Exhaustion is represented by Saturn and XII house from the ascendant. Therefore the primary houses for exhaustion are the XII house from Saturn and its Arudha. The dissolution of the body is shown by the relationship between the I and XII houses. Related to karaka Saturn Related to VIII house from the ascendant Related to VIII house from the karaka

Yes.Progressed Mercury is in sambandha with natal Saturn. Yes.Progressed Mercury is with the owner of the VIII house from the ascendant. I Yes.The VIII house from natal Saturn is in Capricorn. Hence progressed Mercury is related to Saturn. Contd .... on next page


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Related to Arudha ofthe VIII house from the karaka

Yes. The Arudha is in Scorpio. Progressed Mercury is over natal Venus. There is an exchange between natal Jupiter and Venus. Natal Moon is with natal Jupiter and in the navamsha it is in Scorpio.

Let us see ifprogressed Mercury in Sagittarius also points to exhaustion oflongevity. Related to karaka Saturn Related to XII house from the ascendant Related to XII house from the karaka Related to Arudha ofthe XII house from the karaka

Yes.Natal Rahu relates Saturn to progressed Mercury. Yes. Progressed Mercury is in sambandha with natal Saturn.

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Yes. Progressed Mercury is over the owner ofthe XII house from natal Saturn. Yes. The Arudha is in Cancer. The natal Sun relates progressed Mercury to this sign.

This shows that progressed Mercury in Sagittarius indicates depletion and end oflongevity. Death also brings about loss and disintegration of the physical body. Therefore Mercury should be related to the elements representing physical body, i.e., the Sun, the I house from the ascendant and the I house from the Sun, and Mercury should also be related to the elements representing disintegration, i.e., Saturn, the XII house from the ascendant and the XII house from Saturn.

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Saturn and Mercury are in sambandha in the navamsha chart. Therefore each can be taken for the other since each would behave like the other. Saturn is with Rahu in the birth chart and Rahu is in Sagittarius in the navamsha chart. Thus through Rahu Mercury is related to Venus and the Sun. Mercury is thus related to the Sun and the I house from it. The ascendant is in Pisces. Jupiter and Venus are in sambandha. Therefore Mercury will be taken to be related to the ascendant too. Thus all the three elements representing the physical body are related to Mercury. Let us also take the Arudha of the I house from the Sun. This is in Leo. Hence Mercury is related to the Arudha as well. Mercury would give results relating to the physical body. The XII house from the ascendant is in Aquarius and the XII house from Saturn is in Taurus. Mercury is related to both. Mercury is also related to Saturn. The Arudha of the XII house from Saturn is in Cancer. The dispositor ofMercury is in this sign. Mercury is therefore related to all the elements that represent dissolution. This individual is likely to pass away in the majorperiod of Mercury. It should be noted that progressed Mercury in Sagittarius is related to natal Mars. It is related to the VI house from the ascendant and from natal Mars. It is also in sambandha with natal Saturn. The latter owns the VIII house from itself. Progressed Mercury is also related to the VIII house from the ascendant. The Arudhas of the VI and VIII houses from natal Mars and Saturn respectively are also related to progressed Mercury. Hence death would be due to severe injuries. Since the two V houses, the Arudha of the V house from Jupiter and Jupiter are also


related to progressed Mercury, death would be closely related to a child of the native. The fact is that the individual was done to death by his own son. We will now study Sourav Ganguly's chart. The birth details are taken from Mr. KN Rao's statement on sify.com/ astrology on December 25, 2005. This player had reached great heights as a member ofthe Indian cricket team but his performance took a nosedive later and he lost his place in the team. It was despaired that the country would lose a player of much talent but he came back from the threat of oblivion and performed remarkably well recently. Some indicators ofhis performance are as follows: He played at Sedgars Park, Potchefstroom, South Africa on December 7, 8 and 9, 2006 and scored 83. He played the first test at New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg on 15,16,17,18 December 2006 and scored 51 not out and 25. He played a two day match at New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg and scored 41 not out. He scored a duck in the second test. In the third test at Newlands, Cape Town he scored 66 and 46.

Chart IV-15 VenR Mon Sat

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Jup R

Asc

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Mer

Ven

Mar

Saurav Ganguly, July 8, 1972, 0830 hours, Calcutta, 22°N32', 88°E22', 0530 hours East of Greenwich. Planet Sun Moon Mars Mere Jupiter Owner/C

Longitude Owner/C Planet Longitude Owner/C 2s22°34'1" ls24 o 45'53" Mars Jupiter Venus lsl6°12'50" Moon ls21"14'4" Saturn Moon 3s12'30'25" Saturn 9s2°33'6" Rahu Sun 3sl8°45'41" Mercury 3s2°33'6" Jupiter Ketu 8s8'18'16" 4s8°34'42" Ketu Ascdt means owner of the constellation in which the planet is placed.

The major-period of Jupiter started on November 9, 2002 and will last till November 9, 2018. Jupiter is a karaka for good fortune and success. It is related to the IX houses from itself and the ascendant. The Arudha of the LX house from itself is in Aries. It is the LX house from the ascendant. Hence the major-period of Jupiter is capable of giving good results. The sub-period current in the majorperiod is that of Saturn. It is related to the IX house from Jupiter through Venus. There is an exchange of constellations between Ketu and Jupiter. Saturn and Ketu are together in the navamsha chart. Therefore the subperiod of Saturn could prove good for the individual. We will now study the progression ofJupiter:


Entry 09-Nov-02 134.74 days

Begin from natal position I

Sign in house Sagittarius

23-Mar-07 22-Jul-08 21-Nov-09

To be travelled in the sign at the start of the major-period II Scorpio Full duration in a sign III Libra IV VirgoSuccess v Leo VI Cancer VII Gemini

23-Mar-11

VIII

22-Jul-12 21-Nov-13 23-Mar-15 22-Jul-16 21-Nov-17 352.27 days

IX X XI XII I To be travelled at the close of the period in the sign END

23-Mar-03 487.01 days 22-Jul-04 21-Nov-05

09-Nov-18

Taurus Aries Pisces Aquarius Capricorn Sagittarius

Jupiter is in sambandha with the owner of the LX house from its natal position. Jupiter is also in sambandha with Mercury in the navamsha chart. Jupiter is in Virgo since November 21, 2005. Here it gets related to the IX houses from the ascendant and its natal position. It also gets related to its natal position. Therefore Jupiter will cause fortunate events for him while in this house. It will

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move to Leo thereafter. Here it would be related to the natal Jupiter but it is not related to the LX house from the ascendant. We therefore cannot draw the same inference for the progressed position of Jupiter for Leo. The good period therefore appears to be drawing to a close for him. The following is the birth chart of Mr. JL Nehru, our first prime minister. He was arrested on August 9, 1942 during the Quit India Movement in response to Mahatma Gandhi's call for immediate independence oflndia.

JL Nehru, November 14, 1889, 2304 hours, Allahabad, India, 25°N27', 81 °E51', 052724 hours, East of


Greenwich. Planet

Longitude

Owner/C

Planet

Longitude

Owner/C

Sun

7s0°!5'53"

Jupiter

Venus

6s7°2!'18"

Rahu

Moon

3str53'10"

Mercury

Saturn

4sl0°47'39"

Ketu

0

Mars

5s9°58'48"

Sun

Rahu

2sll 26'40"

Rahu

Mere

6sl7°8'19"

Rahu

Ketu

8s 11 °26'40"

Ketu

Jupiter

8sl5°10'26"

Venus

Ascdt

3s23°10'34"


He was arrested in the major-period of the Moon that had started on April 27, 1938. The major-period of the Moon must show an indication for the arrest of the individual. The natal Moon is in Cancer where Saturn is placed in the navamsha chart. Saturn and Rahu are in sambandha in that chart. Therefore the Moon is related to Rahu. The Xll house from the ascendant is in Gemini. The Moon is in Aslesha constellation of Mercury. The XII house from Rahu is in Taurus. Venus and Moon are together in the navamsha chart. The Arudha of Taurus is in Pisces. The Moon is in the same navamsha in which Jupiter is placed in the birth chart. Thus the inclination of the Moon to incarcerate the individual is clear. The progression of the Moon is as follows: Entry 27-Apr-38 122.91 days

27-Aug-38 304.38 days 28-Jun-39 27-Apr-40



m

Virgo Libra

IV

Leo


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Entry


26-Feb-41 27-Dec-41

v

27-0ct-42 28-Aug-43 27-Jun-44 27-Apr-45 26-Feb-46 27-Dec-46 28-0ct-47 181.47 days

VII VIII IX X XI XII I To be travelled at the close of the period in the sign END

26-Apr-48

VI

Sign in house Scorpio Sagittarius -Arrested Capricorn Aquarius Pisces Aries Taurus Gemini Cancer

We will examine the progression and examine if progression shows ~.-•:.res.t8t the t.;me jt actually bappeneil:

Related to karaka Rahu

Related to XII house from the ascendant Related to XII house from the karaka

Yes. The progressed Moon is over natal Jupiter. Jupiter is in Leo in navamsha chart.Saturn is in this sign in birth chart. Saturn and Rahu are Ill sambandha in the navamsha chart. Yes.Venus is in Sagittarius in the navamsha chart. It is with Mercury in the birth chart. Yes .Progressed Moon is related to Venus as above.

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Related to Arudha ofthe XII house from the karaka

Yes.The Arudha is in Pisces. Hence progressed Moon is related to it.

We will take up the chart of Clifford Robert Olson. Despite having been raised in a reportedly stable home he soon showed signs of delinquency. He skipped school frequently, and was first arrested for theft at the age of 13. He was known as a bully and a show-off, and was rumoured to torture and kill animals. ln adulthood, he was convicted dozens of times for crimes ranging from fraud, armed robbery to firearms offences, and he spent a great deal of time in prison. He escaped on several occasions from the prison. He was convicted for long-term imprisonment for murder of eleven teenagers in 1980-81. He was arrested on August 12, 1981. This happened in the major-period of Jupiter that had started on September 28, 1968.

Chart IV-17 Mar Jup

Ket Sat

Lagna Ven Mer Sun

Asc

Rah

Mon

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Mer

Mon Ven

Sat Ket

Navamsha

Mar Asc Rah

Jup Sun

Clifford Robert .Olson, male, January 1, 1940, 2210 hours, Vancouver, British Columbia, 49°Nl6', 123°W07', 0800 hours West of Greenwich. Planet Sun Moon Mars Mere Jupiter Owner/C

Longitude Owner/C Planet Longitude Owner/C 8sl7°40'43" Venus 9sl6°49'55" Moon Venus 5sl8°20'35" Moon Sa tum Osl 0 25'09" Ketu lls5°4 7'39" Sa tum Rahu 6s3'10'52" Mars 8s0°58'10" Ketu Ketu Os3'10'52" Ketu lls8°16'57" Sa tum 4s22°35'25" Ascdt means owner of the constellation in which the planet is placed.

Jupiter is with Mars in the birth chart. Rahu is in Chitra constellation of Mars. Hence Rahu is related to Jupiter. Jupiter is in Virgo in the navamsha chart where natal Moon is placed in the birth chart. Jupiter is therefore related to the XII house from the ascendant. The XII house from Rahu is in Virgo. The Arudha of Virgo is in Sagittarius. Jupiter is thus related to all the four elements for incarceration. The progression ofJupiter is ~s follows:


Entry


28-Sep-68 352.55 days

I

15-Sep-69 487.01 days 15-Jan-71 16-May-72 15-Sep-73 15-Jan-75 16-May-76 15-Sep-77 15-Jan-79 16-May-80

II

15-Sep-81 15-Jan-83 16-May-84 134.46 days

.

28-Sep-84

Sign in house Pisces

To be travelled in the sign at the start of the major-period Aries

Full duration in a sign Ill N

v Vl VII VIII IX

X XI

Xll l To be travelled at the close ofthe period in the sign END

Taurus Gemini Cancer Leo Virgo Libra Scorpio Sagittarius -Arrested J Capricorn Aquarius II Pisces

Let us examine the progression of Jupiter through Sagittarius.

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Related to karaka Rahu

Related to XII house from the ascendant Related to XII house from the karaka Related to Arudha of the XII house from the karaka

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Yes.Rahu is in constellation of Mars. The latter is with Jupiter in the birth chart. Mercury is placed in Sagittarius in the birth chart and with Saturn in the navamsha chart. Saturn is in sambandha with Venus in the birth chart. This is the dispositor ofRahu. Yes .Jupiter is in the same sign in the navamsha chart where the Moon is in the birth chart. Yes.Jupiter is in Virgo in the navamsha chart. Yes.The Arudha is in Sagittarius.

Henry Charrier was a member of the Paris underworld. He was sentenced to life imprisonment in French Guiana at the age of 25 for the murder of a pimp, Roland le Petit, that he had not committed. He was nicknamed "Papillon" or butterfly because he managed to escape several times from his places of detention until he made a final escape to freedom in Venezuela. In 1933, Charriere successfully escaped from a hospital on the mainland with two companions, Clousiot and Maturette. He sailed along the coast via Trinidad and Cura~ao to Riohacha in Colombia. He received help along the way from inhabitants of an island of lepers, a British family and others. Poor weather did not allow them to leave the Colombian coast and they were all recaptured and imprisoned. Charriere however again managed to escape with the aid of a fellow prisoner to the region of Guajira. Here he spent several months living in a native village of


pearl divers. A young native woman and her sister fell in love with him and later both became his wives and the mothers ofhis children. He spent several blissful months there with them, but he eventually left and headed westward. He was captured and imprisoned at Santa Marta, and later transferred to Barranquilla where he was unexpectedly reunited with Clousiot and Maturette. In spite of numerous escape attempts, Charriere was unable to free himself from these prisons and was extradited back to French Guiana in 1934 along with his two comrades. Charriere spent two years in solitary confinement for the escape. This confinement was nicknamed the "Devourer of Men" by the island convicts on the island of Saint-Joseph. His friends Clousiot and Maturette received the same fate. Upon release Charriere was transferred to the island of Royale, from where another escape attempt was foiled by an informer. Charriere was condemned to eight years in solitary confinement, a sentence nearly impossible to survive, for the escape attempt and the murder of the informer. He was freed after only nineteen months, after valiantly attempting to save a drowning little girl, Lissette, in shark infested waters. Charriere now feigned madness in an attempt to escape from the island's mental hospital, which wasn't nearly as heavily guarded. A person considered mad is viewed as someone not in control of his actions, thereby making it impossible to punish him for escaping. Unfortunately, this escape attempt proved futile with Charriere being almost dashed to bits against cliff rocks and his companion drowning. After some time Charriere requested to be transferred to Devil's Island. Authorities were more than happy to oblige, for it was considered virtually impossible to escape from Devil's Island. But it

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was there that he finally succeeded. Having spent time studying the ocean, Charriere discovered that the waves came in a particular succession and that every seventh wave appeared much larger and more powerful than the others, and that it might be enough to push him into the sea far out to not be pulled back in. After several experiments with weighted down sacks of coconuts, he finally decided to ride this wave. He named the seventh wave that would carry him out to freedom Lissette, after the little girl whose life he had tried to save and that had reduced his sentence of eight years in solitary confinement to nineteen months. Charriere convinced a fellow convict, Sylvain, to accompany him. He and Sylvain, drifting on bags of coconuts, spent four days and three nights in the sea, surviving on coconut pulp. Sylvain didn't survive but Charri~re managed to reach the shoreline. There Charriere came in contact with a Chinese Cuic Cuic. Charriere joined Cuic Cuic and together they escaped by boat to Georgetown. Even though he could·have lived there as a free man, he and five others later continued by sea to Venezuela, where they were captured and imprisoned in ElDorado Prison. Charriere was finally freed on 18 October 1945. He chose to live in Venezuela for the rest of his life. He had published his autobiography entitled Papillon. It is available in English. The book is a saga of an individual who had immense urge to freedom and who made stupendous efforts to regain his liberty after a long bout ofincarceration. He was convicted and sentenced to hard labour for life on 26 October 1932. He was transported to French Guiana. His birth chart is as follows:


Chart IV-18 JupR

Sat

Rah Lagna

Ket

Jnp

AscSun Mon VenR Mer

Mar

Ket

Mar

Asc

Sun Mon

Sat Navamsha Mer Ven

Rah

Henry Charrier, tnale, November 16, 1906, 0900 hours, St. Etienne de Lugdares, France, 44°N39', 3°E57', 0010 hour East of Greenwich. Planet Sun Moon Mars Mere Jupiter Owner/C

Longitude Owner/C Planet Longitude Owner/C 7s0'32'39" 7s21' 16'58" Mercury Jupiter Venus 7s0'40'48" Jupiter lOs 15'45'46 Rahu Saturn 5s18'10'36" Moon 3s 12'48'59" Saturn Rahu 7s21 '56'42" Mercury 9s12'48'59" Moon Ketu 2s18'0'56" Rahu 7s24'53'41" Ascdt means owner of the constellation in which the planet is placed.

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He was imprisoned in the major-period ofMercury. Let us see if Mercury is inclined to cause imprisonment. It is related to Rahu through the Moon. It is with the owner of the XII house from the ascendant. It owns the XII house from Rahu. The Arudha ofthe XII house from Rahu is in Aries. Mars and Mercury have exchanged signs. Therefore Mercury is likely to cause severe restrictions on the freedom of the individual. This major-period had started on January 21, 1929. He was imprisoned on October 26,. 1932 when Mercury in progression had reached the IV house from its natal position. The progression ofMercury is as follows:

Entry 21-Jan-29 138.94 days

08-Jun-29 517.45 days 08-Nov-30 08-Apr-32 08-Sep-33 07-Feb-35 09-Jul-36 08-Dec-37 IO-May-39 08-0ct-40 09-Mar-42



III

Capricorn AquariusImprisoned Pisces Aries Taurus Gemini Cancer Leo Virgo II

rv v VI VII VIII IX X XI

Sagittarius




Entry 09-Aug-43

Begin from natal position XII

07-Jan-45

I

378.51 days

To be travelled at the close of the period in the sign

21-Jan-46

END

Sign in house Libra Scorpio

We will examine the progression of Mercury in Aquarius. Related to karaka Rahu

Yes.Rahu and Saturn have exchanged constellations.

Related to XII house from the ascendant

Yes.Venus is in a sign ofSaturn in the navamsha chart.

Related to XII house from the karaka

Yes.Jupiter is in sambandha with progressed Mercury. Jupiter is in the XII house from natal Rahu.

Related to Arudha of the XII house from the karaka

Yes.The Arudha is in Aries. Mars is in Gemini in the navamsha chart where Jupiter is placed in the birth chart.As we have seen Jupiter is in sambandha with progressed Mercury.

He was transported to French Guiana. This means that the progressed Mercury in Aquarius should be related to Rahu and the IX houses from the ascendant and Rahu. It should also be related to the Arudha of the IX house from Rahu. We have seen that it is related to Rahu. The natal Rahu is in the IX house from the ascendant. The LX house from natal Rahu is in Pisces. Since progressed

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Vedic Progression

Mercury was in sambandha with natal Jupiter in Aquarius this condition is also satisfied. The Arudha is in Gemini where natal Jupiter is placed. Hence progressed Mercury in Aquarius would take the individual abroad too. Therefore the individual was sent abroad under confinement.

Chapter Five

Vimshottari Period and Progression of Major-period Planet There is close interaction between progression and Vimshottari period. Progression makes the task of the astrologer who is looking for the right combination of major, sub and inter-periods very easy. We will study some more charts to understand the progression/regression of major-period planet and its relationship with the Vimshottari time frame. The major-period planet coming into contact in progression with the karaka for an event becomes inclined to cause events relating to that aspect of life to materialise. A son was born to the individual whose chart is given below after much delay on February 4, 2005. The event happened in the major-period of Venus. The birth chart is as follows:

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178

Chart V-1 Rah Jup

Mon

Lagna Ven

Ket

Sat Mer Mar Ven Rah Navamsha

Asc Sun

Ket Mon Jup

Male, February 23, 1966, 0651 hours, 23°Nl6', 77°E36', 0530 hours East of Greenwich. Planet Longitude Owner/C Planet Longitude Owner/C Sun 10sl0°35'49" Rahu Venus 9s5°52'30 Sun lls9°2'37" 10s24°33'0" Moon Saturn Saturn Jupiter 10s25°19'28" Jupiter Mars Rahu ls5°49'59" Sun 10s24°l2'12" Jupiter 7s5°49'59" Mere Ketu Saturn Jupiter ls27°58'10" Mars 10sl0°43'15" Ascdt Owner/C means owner of the constellation in which the planet is placed.

The major-period of Venus that had started on January 3, 2001 was running at that time. Venus is in

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sambandha with Jupiter. It occupies the same sign in the navamsha chart as Mercury in the birth chart. It owns the Arudha of the V house from Jupiter. Venus is definitely going to cause matters relating to children to come to fore. Jupiter is the karaka for wish fulfilment. Venus is related to the XI houses from the ascendant and karaka since it is in sambandha with Jupiter. The Arudha of the XI house from the karaka is in Cancer. Venus is related to the house. Therefore the major-period of Venus is going to cause birth of children to the individual.

Venus is in sambandha with Saturn in the navamsha chart and in the birth chart it is in a sign of Saturn in the XII house from the ascendant. Therefore it is difficult to presume that Venus would give its results at the start of its major-period. It is unlikely to give results while it is in Capricorn and Aquarius. In Pisces it would be free of direct influence of Saturn. The event is likely in this sign, as it would be related to Jupiter here. We should examine this further. Venus is exalted in Pisces. The progression ofVenus is as follows:

Entry 03-Jan-0 I 489.55 days

Begin from natal position I To be travelled in the

Sign in house Capricorn

sign at the start of the major-period 07-May-02

II

Aquarius

608.76 days 06-Jan-04

Full duration in a sign III Pisces-Son

06-Sep-05

IV

Aries

07-May-07

v

Taurus Contd ....on next page

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180


Entry 05-Jan-09 06-Sep-10 07-May-12 05-Jan-14 06-Sep-15 07-May-17 06-Jan-19 05-Sep-20 119.21 days

03-Jan-21

Begin from natal position VI VII VIII IX X XI XII I

Sign in house Gemini Cancer Leo Virgo Libra Scorpio Sagittarius Capricorn

To be travelled at the close of the period in the sign END

Let us examine the progression ofVenus in Pisces. Related to karaka Jupiter Related to V house from the ascendant Related to V house from the karaka Related to Arudha of the V house from the karaka

Yes .It forms an exchange of signs with Jupiter. Yes. Mercury is in the same sign in the navamsha chart as Jupiter in birth chart. Yes. As above.

Yes.The Arudha is in Cancer. Venus in Pisces is over the natal Moon.

Progressed Venus is in sambandha with Jupiter. Sagittarius is the XI house from the ascendant and Pisces


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is the XI house from natal Jupiter. The Arudha of the XI house from Jupiter is in Cancer. The natal Moon is placed in Pisces. Therefore progressed Venus in Pisces would cause birth of a child to the individual. The sub-period of Venus in its own major-period would not produce results due to the influence of Saturn on Venus. The sub-period of Sun would be current when the planet reaches Pisces. The Sun is in sambandha with Rahu. The latter is with Jupiter in Taurus in the birth chart. Rahu is exalted here. This is the V house from natal Venus. The Sun is with Mercury. The V house from natal Jupiter is in Virgo. Therefore the Sun is related to all the concerned elements. We can easily see that the Sun is also related to the XI houses from the major-period planet and Jupiter. A birth is likely in this sub-period. The individual whose chart is given below was involved in a serious helicopter accident. He suffered major head injuries and was hospitalised for a long period of time.

Chart V-2 Sat Ven

Sun Mar Mer

Rah

Jup

Mon Lagna

Ket

Asc

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182

Mon

Asc

Ket Navamsha Mer Sat

Rah Ven Sun Jup

Mar

Male, May 14, 1966, 1535 hours, 26°N55', 80°E59', 0530 hours East of Greenwich Planet Longitude Owner/C Planet Longitude Owner/C Os29°46'25" Sun Venus llsl6°53'33 Mercury Sun Moon 10s21 °3'54" Jupiter Saturn lls3°38'12" Saturn 0 lsl 57'25" Mars Os26°11'20" Venus Rahu Sun Mere Osl5°23'32" Venus Ketu 7s1"57'25" Jupiter Jupiter 2s8°20'22" Rahu 5sl9°2'50" As edt Owner/C means owner of the constellation in which the planet is placed.

The accident took place in the major-period of Saturn. Saturn is related to Mars and the VI house from Mars through Mercury. Scorpio is the Arudha of the VI house from Mars. Saturn is clearly related to Scorpio too. Saturn is the karaka for grave danger. The VIII from it is Libra. Venus is with Saturn. We have seen that Saturn is related to the VIII house from the ascendant. In the navamsha chart, Saturn is in Leo. This is the Arudha of the VIII house from Saturn. The incident appears to be extremely dangerous. Saturn has a very close aspect on Rahu and the dispositor ofRahu is with Saturn. Saturn is related to the XII house from the ascendant and Rahu. It owns the Arudha of the XII house from Rahu. Therefore the accident is going to keep the individual in confinement for a while.


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We will study the progression of Saturn. It is as follows:

Entry

Begin

01-Feb-81 508.21 days

I Days to be travelled in the sign II Aries Full duration in a sign III Taurus IV Gemini v Cancer VI Leo VII Virgo VIII Libra IX ScorpioAccident X Sagittarius XI Capricorn Aquarius XII I Pisces To be travelled in the sign END

24-Jun-82 578.32 days 23-Jan-84 23-Aug-85 25-Mar-87 23-0ct-88 24-May-90 24-Dec-91 24-Jul-93 22-Feb-95 23-Sep-96 24-Apr-98 23-Nov-99 70.11 days 01-Feb-00

Sign in house Pisces

The air accident took place when the sub-period of Rahu in the major-period of Saturn was going on. Rahu is in a sign ofVenus and it is in Krittika constellation of the Sun. Saturn has a close aspect on Rahu. Therefore Rahu is related to all the concerned houses and karakas. The following person was killed by a robber on November 7, 2004. It happened in the major-period of

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Saturn.

Chart V-3 Rah

Ven Mar Lagna Sun

Mer Ket

Asc Jup

Sat Mon

Mar Mon

Ket

I

Sun/

Ven Navamsha

Asc Sat

Rah

Jup Mer

Male, February 5, 1983, 0300, 22°Nl7' l14°E09', 0800 hours East of Greenwich Planet Sun Moon Mars Mere

Longitude Owner/C Planet Longitude Owner/C 9s21'46'41" Moon Venus 10s13'56'3" Rahu 6s10'46'6" 6s21 '38'34" Jupiter Saturn Rahu 10s20'40'37" Jupiter Rahu 2s9'49'25" Rahu 8s26'29'57" Venus Ketu 8s9'49'25" Ketu 7s' Jupiter 7s13'29'20" Saturn Ascdt Owner/C means owner of the constellation in which the planet is placed.


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When we examine Saturn we notice that it is related to the VIII house from the ascendant through the owner of the constellation in which it is placed. The owner is Rahu, which is placed in the VIII house from the ascendant. Rahu is in sambandha with Mercury in the birth chart chart. The XII house from Saturn is Virgo. Hence Rahu relates Saturn to Virgo too. Venus and Saturn have exchanged signs in the chart. Saturn is therefore related to the VIII house from itself. Hence end of longevity is indicated in the major-period of Saturn. Mars and Saturn are related through the Moon. Saturn is therefore related to the VI house from the ascendant. It is also related to the VI house from Mars. Saturn is related to the ascendant and the first house from the natal Sun. Therefore the end oflongevity is likely to be through violence. Since Sa turn also relates the ascendant with the XII house from it, and the I house from the Sun to the XII house from itself, there is going to be the end and dissolution ofthe physical body. Evidently, the individual would die due to an act of violence. The progression of Saturn is as follows:

Entry

Begin

14-Feb-97 370.74 days

I To be travelled in the sign II Full period in a sign III IV

19-Feb-98 578.32 days 21-Sep-99 21-Apr-01 20-Nov-02

v

Sign in house Libra

Scorpio Sagittarius Capricorn Aquarius


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Entry

Begin

21-Jun-04

VI

20-Jan-06 21-Aug-07 21-Mar-09 21-0ct-10 21-May-12 20-Dec-13 22-Jul-15 207.58 days

VII VIII

14-Feb-16

END

IX X XI

XII l To be travelled in the sign

Sign in house PiscesKilled Aries Taurus Gemini Cancer Leo Virgo Libra

The individual was murdered when Saturn had reached Pisces. Jupiter is in sambandha with Mars in the navamsha chart. Jupiter gets into sambandha with progressed Saturn when it reaches Pisces. Progressed Saturn is therefore related to the VI house from the ascendant. Through the Moon progressed Saturn gets into contact with natal Saturn. The natal Moon owns the VI house from natal Mars. Therefore progressed Saturn is related to this house. The progressed position of Saturn is therefore indicative of an injury as it is also related to the natal Sun and the ascendant. Progressed Saturn is also related to other concerned houses. The murder of this individual happened in the subperiod of Venus in the major-period of Saturn. Venus is associated with Mars. It is related to the VI house from Mars and its Arudha. Since Mars is in sambandha with Jupiter in the navamsha chart, Venus is also related to


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the VI house from Saturn. Venus is the owner ofthe VIII house from Saturn. Mars is in sambandha with Mercury in the navamsha chart. Venus is therefore related to the VIII and XII houses from Saturn. The individual is likely to succumb to a murderous assault in this sub-period. The following individual got a promotion in service on July 6, 2006 in the major-period ofJupiter. He is well off and working abroad. He has invested heavily in immovable property in India in the sub-period ofMars in the major-period of Jupiter.

Chart V-4 Mer

Sun

Ket

Mar Sat

Mon Ven Jup

Lagna

Asc

Rah

Rah Ven

Sun

Jup

Navamsha

Mar Mon Mer Sat

Asc Ket

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188

Male, April17, 1954, 1815 hours, 28°N26', 77°E19', 0530 hours East of Greenwich Longitude Os3•37'27"

Owner/C

Planet

Ketu

Moon

10s5°29'24"

Mars

Venus Saturn

Mars

2s4°49'27"

Mars

Rahu

Planet Sun

Longitude Owner/C 10s17.44'16 Rahu 2s6°22'52" Mars 7s27°29'55" Mercury ls27.29'55" Mars

Mere llsl6°22'49" Saturn Ketu 5s27°27'42" Jupiter 10sl5°16'2" Rahu As edt Owner/C means owner of the constellation in which the planet is placed.

Jupiter is the major-period planet. He got a promotion when the major-period of Jupiter was going on. It is in sambandha with Saturn. Since Saturn is the karaka for profession Jupiter is likely to give results relating to his profession. It is related to the X houses from the ascendant and Saturn. The Arudha for profession is in Capricorn. Since Jupiter is in sambandha with Saturn, it is related to this house. It is clear that the individual would experience results relating to his profession too in the major-period of Jupiter. Would the individual gain an advancement/success in his profession? This is ruled by Jupiter and the XI houses from the ascendant and Jupiter. The owner of the XI house from the ascendant is with Jupiter. The XI house from Jupiter is Sagittarius. So the answer to our question is yes. We will examine progression ofJupiter. Entry

Begin

28-Nov-92 239.17 days

I To be travelled in the natal sign II

25-Jul-93

'Sign in house Aqaurius

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Entry

Begin

487.01 days

Full period to be travelled in a sign

24-Nov-94 25-Mar-96 25-Jul-97 24-Nov-98 25-Mar-00 25-Jul-01 24-Nov-02 25-Mar-04 25-Jul-05

III IV

24-Nov-06 25-Mar-08 247.84 days

XII I Balance period to be travelled in the sign END

28-Nov-08

v VI VII VIII IX X XI

Sign in house

Aries Taurus Gemini Cancer Leo Virgo Libra Scorpio Sagittarius -Promotion Capricorn Aquarius

There is no planet in Sagittarius. The dispositor of the progressed planet is Jupiter. Therefore whatever analysis has been done for natal Jupiter would apply to progressed Jupiter in Sagittarius. The event happened in the sub-period of Rahu in the major-period of Jupiter. Rahu is placed in the X house from Jupiter. In the navamsha chart it occupies the X sign from the natal sign of Saturn. Its dispositor is with natal Saturn. Therefore Rahu would give results relating to the profession of the individual in its sub-period in Jupiter major-period.

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190

Rahu is in a navamsha sign of Jupiter. It is thus related to Jupiter and the XI house from it. It is inclined to cause success and advancement. We had mentioned that the individual had acquired immovable property in the sub-period of Mars in the majorperiod of Jupiter. Let us, in passing, examine this fact too. The IV house from Jupiter is in Taurus. Its owner is associated with Jupiter. The latter is in sambandha with Saturn with which Mars is associated. Hence Mars is related to the TV house from Jupiter. It is in a sign of Mercury. It is associated with Mercury in the navamsha chart. Hence it is also related to the IV house from itself. The sub-period of Mars would bring matters relating to property to the fore. Mars is related to Jupiter. It is therefore related to the XI house from the karaka and major-period planet. Mars would therefore cause gain of property. We will now discuss the birth chart, given below, of a person who was arrested in the major-period of Saturn and sub-period of Mercury on June 30, 2005 in a foreign country.

Chart V-5 Mon

Mar

Asc

Rah Lagna

Ket

Sun Mer Ven Sat Jup


Asc Ket Mon

191

Ven Sat

Jup Sun

Mar Navamsha

Mer

Rah

Male,August25, 1981,1913 hours, 28oN40', 77°E26', 0530 hours east of Greenwich Planet Sun Moon Mars Mere Jupiter Owner/C

Longitude Owner/C Planet Longitude Owner/C 5sl4.43'51" Moon 4s8°39'25" Venus Ketu 5sl4°20'25" Moon 2sl7°43'13" Rahu Saturn 3s7.51'40" 3st•36'3" Jupiter Rahu Saturn 9s7.51'40" 4s22• 49'11" Venus Sun Ketu 5sl6°49'33" Moon Ascdt 10sl7°53'35" means owner of the constellation in which the planet is placed.

Rahu occupies Virgo in the navamsha chart where Saturn is placed in the birth chart. Saturn is in Hasta constellation of the Moon. Since the Moon is placed in the XII house from Rahu, Saturn develops a relationship with this house. Saturn owns the XII house from the ascendant. The Arudha of the XII house from Rahu is in Libra. Saturn is associated with Venus in the birth chart. So it is clear that Saturn would cause restrictions on the freedom of the individual. Let us now take up its progression. It is as follows:

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Entry

Begin

22-Sep-00

I

301.88 days

Balance period to be travelled in the sign II Full period in a sign III

20-Jul-0 1 578.32 days 19-Feb-03 19-Sep-04 20-Apr-06 20-Nov-07 20-Jun-09 19-Jan-11 20-Aug-12 21-Mar-14 20-0ct-15 21-May-17 20-Dec-18 276.44 days 22-Sep-19

rv v VI VII

VIII IX X XI XII I Balance period to be travelled in the sign END

Sign in house Virgo

Libra Scorpio Sagittarius -Arrest Capricorn Aquarius Pisces Aries Taurus Gemini Cancer Leo Virgo

Progressed Saturn in Sagittarius is in sambandha with natal Saturn. It then works in the same manner as the natal Saturn. The event happened in the sub-period of Mercury. The XII house from Saturn harbours Mercury in the birth chart. It owns the XII house from Rahu. Rahu is placed in its sign in the navamsha chart. Mercury is in Poorva Phalguni constellation of Venus, which owns the Arudha

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of the XII house from Rahu. Therefore the sub-period of Mercury shows his arrest. We will now consider a chart of a person who keeping very good health suddenly fell ill and remained so for more than one year. The disease is even today undiagnosed and untreatable. The treatment has been prolonged but the disease has remained intractable. The doctors are baffled and they cannot predict the time that would be taken for recovery. The birth chart is as follows:

Chart V-6 Asc Sat

Ket

Lagna Ven

Jup Rah

Mon

Mer

Mar Sun

Asc Mar

Jup Ket

Navamsha Mon Mer

Ven Sun

Rah

Sat

Male, October 12, 1972, 2240 hours, 37°857', 145oE09', 1000 hours East of Greenwich.

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Planet

Longitude

Owner/C

Planet

Longitude

Owner/C

Sun

5s25°48'13"

Mars

Venus

4sl4°47'32"

Venus Mars

Moon

7s22°39'3"

Mercury

Saturn

ls27°1'39"

Mars

5sl3°59'35"

Moon

Rahu

8s27°52'26"

Sun

Mere

6sl1°12'2"

Rahu

Ketu

2s27°52'26"

Jupiter

Jupiter

8s8°26'53"

Ketu

Ascdt

lsl6°!3'55"


He fell ill on February 16, 2006 and continues to be unwell for the last one year. The medical prognosis is that he may remain unwell for another year. It has been more than one year ofillness. It happened in the major-period ofVenus. Illness is signified by Saturn and the elements for it are Saturn and the VI houses from the ascendant and Saturn. The Arudha of the VI house from Saturn is in Gemini with Ketu placed in the sign. A planet related to these elements is potentially dangerous as it would be able to cause illness in case it is also related to the elements of physical body, i.e., the Sun and the first houses from the ascendant and the Sun. Saturn is in a sign of Venus. Mars is in sambandha with Venus in the navamsha chart. Mars is in the same sign in the navamsha chart in which Saturn is placed in the birth chart. Thus there is a relationship between Saturn and Venus. The VI house from the ascendant and Saturn is the same. It is in a sign ofVenus. There is an exchange of signs between Mercury and Saturn in the navamsha chart. Since Saturn is related to Venus, the latter is related to the Arudha as well. Therefore Venus is dangerous as it has the potential to cause disease. Venus is in sign ofthe Sun and the latter is with it in the navamsha chart. The Sun relates Venus with the I house from it. Venus owns the ascendant in the birth chart.


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Thus Venus represents the physical body and it is expected to cause disease in it in its major-period. We will now study the progression of Venus to see as to when it would do so.

Entry


24-Feb-89 308.6 days

I To be travelled in the sign at the start of the major-period II Virgo Full duration in a sign III Libra Scorpio rv v Sagittarius VI Capricorn VII Aquarius Pisces VIII IX Aries X Taurus Gemini XI -Illness Cancer XII I Leo To be travelled at the close ofthe period in the sign END

29-Dec-89 608.76 days 30-Aug-91 30-Apr-93 29-Dec-94 29-Aug-96 30-Apr-98 30-Dec-99 29-Aug-01 30-Apr-03 29-Dec-04 30-Aug-06 29-Apr-08 300.16 days

24-Feb-09

Sign in house Leo

The individual fell ill when Venus reached Gemini.

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Related to karaka Saturn Related to VI house from the ascendant Related to VI house from the karaka Related to Arudha of the VI house from the karaka

Yes.We have seen that Mercury and Saturn are related. Yes.Mercury is in the VI house from the ascendant. Yes.Same as above.

Yes.The Arudha is in Gemini where progressed Venus has reached.

The natal Sun is in a sign ofMercury and Saturn is placed in the ascendant. Hence progressed Venus gets related to the I house from the Sun and the ascendant. Hence Venus would make the individual unwell. The individual became unwell in the sub-period of Mercury in the major-period of Venus. The VI house from Venus is in Capricorn. Mercury is placed in this sign in the navamsha chart. Mercury is in the VI house from Saturn. Mercury owns the Arudha of the VI house from Saturn. Saturn and Mercury are related due to the exchange that has taken place in the navamsha chart. This sub-period would make the individual unwell. We will examine the following chart. This individual is moderately educated and indifferently employed. He had his marriage arise out of a long standing love affair. The wife is very good looking. She belongs to a good family. The marriage is inter-caste but not inter-religion or interracial.


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Chart V-7

Ket Mon

Mar Lagna Rah Jup

Sat

Asc Mer

Ven Sun

Ven Rah

Mar

Jup

Navamsha Ket Sun Sat

Mer

Asc Mon

Male, October 30, 1979, 0915 hours, 28°N39', 77°E13', 0530 hours East of Greenwich. Planet Sun Moon Mars Mere Jupiter Owner/C

Longitude Owner/C Planet Longitude Owner/C 6s12.33'0" 6s29• 46'53" Jupiter Rahu Venus 10s3.36'44" .Mars Saturn 4s29.31'51" Sun 3s26°17'33" Mercury Rahu 4sl3°6'33" Ketu 10sl3°6'33" Rahu 7s6°17'32" Saturn Ketu 7s16.38'45" 4sll 0 51'42" Ketu As edt means owner of the constellation in which the planet is placed.

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The individual got married on February 13, 2005. The major-period of Jupiter was running at that time. This major-period started on June 7, 1999. The dispositor of Jupiter is with Venus. Hence Jupiter is related to Venus. The VII house from the ascendant is in Taurus. Obviously Jupiter is related to it due to its relationship with Venus. The VII house from Venus is in Aries. Jupiter occupies Cancer in the navamsha chart where Mars is placed in the birth chart. The Arudha of the VII house from Venus is in Cancer. Jupiter is related to this house. Jupiter is a planet that causes gains and fulfilment of ambitions. The XI houses from the ascendant and Jupiter are houses of Mercury. Mercury is in the same sign in the navamsha chart as Jupiter in the birth chart. This shows that Jupiter would bring about the marriage of the individual. We will now study the progression ofJupiter. It is as follows:


Sign in house Leo

27-Mar-00 487.01 days 27-Jul-01 26-Nov-02 27-Mar-04

II

Virgo

27-Jul-05

VI

Entry 07-Jun-99 294.45 days

Full duration in a sign

m IV

v

Libra Scorpio Sagittarius -Marriage Capricorn Contd .... on next page


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Entry 26-Nov-06 27-Mar-08 27-Jul-09 26-Nov-10 27-Mar-12 27-Jul-13 26-Nov-14 · 192.56 days

07-Jun-IS

Begin from natal position VII VIII IX X XI XII I To be travelled at the close ofthe period in the sign END

Sign in house Aquarius Pisces Aries Taurus Gemini Cancer Leo

The individual got married when Jupiter came to Sagittarius. We will examine this progression. Related to karaka Venus Related to VII house from the ascendant Related to VII house from the karaka Related to Arudha ofthe VII house from the karaka

Yes.Progressed and natal Jupiter are in sambandha. The latter is related to natal Venus. Yes. As above.

Yes. Natal Jupiter is in the same sign in the navamsha chart as Mars in the birth chart. Yes. The Arudha is in Cancer. As above.

Jupiter in Sagittarius is therefore capable of bringing matters relating to marriage of the individual to the fore.

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Let us now see if this progression would cause the 'gain' of a wife. Related to Yes. karaka Jupiter Related to XI Yes.Progressed Jupiter is in house from the sambandha with natal Jupiter. ascendant Mercury is in the same sign in the navamsha chart as Jupiter in the birth chart. Related to XI Yes.As above. house from the karaka Related to Yes.The Arudha is in Aries. As above Arudha of the XI house from the karaka Progressed Jupiter in Sagittarius would cause marriage of the individual. The marriage took place in the sub-period of Mercury in the major-period of Jupiter. Mercury is in Leo in the navamsha chart where Saturn is placed in the birth chart. Mercury is therefore related to Aquarius, the VII house from Jupiter. Mars in the birth chart is in sambandha with the Moon. Mercury is in Scorpio where the Moon has gone in the navamsha chart. Hence Mercury is related to the VII house from Venus. As seen above, Mercury in Leo in the navamsha chart is related to Jupiter and the XI house from the major-period planet. It owns the XI house from Jupiter. Therefore marriage would be performed in this sub-period. We will now study David Beckham's chart. Sir David Robert Joseph Beckham, OBE, is a professional footballer who currently plays clubs. He is also only the ninth player


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in World Cup history to score twice from direct free kicks. He was captain of the English national team from 15 November 2000 to 2 July 2006. In 1999, Beckham married Victoria Adams, widely known as "Posh Spice" of the pop music group Spice Girls, and it attracted a great deal of media interest. He is synonymous with wealth, beautiful wife, personal attraction, fame and success. Chart V-8 Jup

Sun

Asc Ven Mer

Sat

Ket

Mar

Lagna

Mon

Rah

Ket

Mar Sat

Asc

Mon Navamsha Mer

Jup

Sun Rah Ven

Male, May 2, 1975, 0617hours, Leytonstone, London, 51 °N29', 0°WO', 0100 hour West of Greenwich.

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Planet

Longitude

Owner/C

Planet

Longitude

Owner/C

Sun

Oslr40'46" 9s6°20'33"

Venus Sun

Venus Saturn

ls2r48'0" 2s20°31'41"

Mars Jupiter

Mars

10s22°l'20"

Jupiter

Rahu

7s7°33'56"

Saturn

Mere

ls2°18'44"

Sun

llsl7°1'9"

Mercury

lsr33'56" ls4°9'12"

Sun

Jupiter

Ketu Ascdt

Moon


The Sun is the karaka for fame and high position. Its dispositor is in the X house from the ascendant. The X house from the Sun is in Capricorn. The owner of this house is in Aries in the navamsha chart where the Sun is placed in the birth chart. The Moon is in Capricorn in the birth chart. It occupies a constellation of the Sun. Therefore the Sun is a highly potent planet for giving fame. The majorperiod ofRahu is going on since December 23, 1993. It is with the Sun in the navamsha chart. Jupiter is the karaka for wealth. The II house from it is the house of wealth. The Sun occupies it. The Sun and Rahu are together in the navamsha chart. Rahu is in a constellation of Saturn. It occupies the II house from the ascendant. Jupiter is in a constellation of Mercury. The latter is the dispositor of Rahu in the navamsha chart. Venus and Rahu are together in the navamsha chart. Venus is with Mercury in the birth chart. Hence Rahu would show results relating to wealth in its major-period. Since Rahu is related to both the XI house from the ascendant (Pisces) and from Jupiter (Capricorn) it would cause much wealth to accrue. The specific point for property is in Taurus at 22° 1'20", which is the D7 house from Mars. Venus is placed very close to this point. He would have beautiful houses and property. The Sun is placed close to the specific point for younger siblings in the third house from Mars. He may have dignified and impressive siblings. The specific point


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for wealth being in the II house from Jupiter with the Sun close to it shows a very impressive bank balance. The position of the Moon very close to the IX specific point from Ketu shows a mind or mother inclined to spiritual pursuits. Rahu is related to Venus and it occupies the VII house from Venus and the ascendant. It has caused marriage of the individual on July 4, 1999 in its majorperiod. We will examine his marriage through regression of Rahu. It is as follows:

Entry 23-Dec-93 138.17 days

10-May-94 547.88 days 09-Nov-95 09-May-97 08-Nov-98 09-May-00 08-Nov-01 10-May-03 08-Nov-04 10-May-06 09-Nov-07 09-May-09



III IV

Virgo Leo Cancer -Marriage Gemini Taurus Aries Pisces Aquarius Capricorn Sagittarius

v VI VII VIII IX X XI XII

Libra


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Entry 08-Nov-10 409.71 days

23-Dec-11

Begin from natal position I To be travelled at the close ofthe period in the sign END


We will examine regressed Rahu m Cancer for marriage of the individual. Related to Yes. Regressed Rahu in Cancer is in karaka Venus sambandha with the natal Moon. ___..-Mercury is with Venus. In navamsha chart it is in the same sign as the natal Moon in birth chart. Related to VII Yes. The Moon in navamsha chart is in house from the the same sign as Mars. ascendant Related to VII Yes.As above. house from the karaka Related to Yes.The Arudha is in Aquarius. As Arudha of the above. VII house from the karaka Regressed Rahu would therefore cause matters relating to marriage to arise while it is travelling through Cancer.


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Regressed Rahu receives aspect of natal Jupiter from the XI house from the ascendant and it is related to the XI house from natal Jupiter through the natal Moon. The individual would get married when Ra~u reaches Cancer. He got married in the sub-period of Saturn in the major-period of Rahu. The dispositor of Saturn is in the VII house from Rahu. This also relates Saturn to the karaka Venus. Saturn is associated with the owner of the VII house from Venus in the navamsha chart. Saturn is in Punarvasu constellation of Jupiter. It is thus related to the karaka of gain and success and to the XI house from the ascendant. It owns the XI house from Jupiter. Hence marriage in the sub-period of Saturn is clearly indicated. The individual ofthe following chart lost his father on July 7, 2001 in the major-period of Rahu. His father died on this date. The individual emigrated to a western country on February 1, 2002 in again the major-period of Rahu where he is not happy.

Chart V-9 Ket Mon

Sat R

Jup Lagna

Asc Sun Ven Mer

Rah Mar

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Jup Mon

Sat

Ket

Sun Navamsha Mer

Mar

Rah

Ven

Asc

Male, December 26, 1974, 2240 hours, 29°N37', 76oE07', 0530 hours East of Greenwich. Planet Longitude Owner/C Planet Longitude Owner/C Sun 8s11 °2'19" 8s23°14'14" Venus Ketu Venus 1s8"43'22" Moon Sun Saturn 2s22° 4 7'25" Jupiter Mercury Mars 7s17°40'8" Rahu 7s16°39'41" Saturn ls16"39'41" Moon Mere 8s14 °59'17" Venus Ketu 4s17°40'54" Jupiter 10s18°56'44" Rahu As edt Owner/C means owner of the constellation in which the planet is placed.

Let us see if natal Rahu is inclined to cause the death of his father. Rahu is in Scorpio with Mars. The latter has gone to Sagittarius in the navamsha chart. The Sun is in Sagittarius in the birth chart. Rahu is thus related to the Sun. The LX house from the ascendant is in Aries. Mars is with Rahu. The LX house from the Sun is in Leo. We have seen that Rahu is related to the Sun. The Arudha ofthe LX house from the Sun is in Aries. Thus Rahu would give results relating to the father ofthe individual. Mars and Jupiter are in sambandha in the navamsha chart. Jupiter is with the Moon in the navamsha chart. This relates Rahu to the Moon that owns the XII house from the ascendant. Since the Moon is in the XII house from Saturn, this relates Rahu to the XII house from


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Saturn. Rahu is in a cpnstellation of Saturn. The Arudha ofthe XII house from Saturn is in Cancer to which Rahu is related. Rahu is therefore likely to cause separation from/loss of father. Since Rahu is related to Saturn and the VIII houses from the ascendant and Saturn, Rahu would cause separation from/loss of father through death. We have seen that Rahu is related to Cancer and Aries, the two LX houses from the ascendant and karaka. Rahu is the karaka for journey abroad. The Arudha of the LX house from Rahu is in Pisces to which Rahu is related. Therefore Rahu would take the individual abroad. Rahu is related to the IV houses from the Moon and ascendant and it is also related to the Moon. The Arudha of the IV house from the Moon is in Aries to which Rahu is related. Hence the individual would live abroad. Rahu therefore shows all the events that happened in its majorperiod. The regression ofRahu is as follows:

Entry 23-Jul-92 304.28 days

23-May-93 547.88 days 22-Nov-94 23-May-96 21-Nov-97

Begin from Sign natal position I Scorpio To be travelled in the sign at the start of the major-period II Libra Full duration in a sign III Virgo Leo rv Cancer v Contd.... on next page

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Entry 23-May-99 21-Nov-00

23-May-02 22-Nov-03 23-May-05 22-Nov-06 23-May-08 21-Nov-09 243.60 days

23-Jul-10

Begin from natal position VI VII

VIII IX X XI

Xll I To be travelled at the close of the period in the sign END

Sign in house Gemini TaurusFather killed and individual emigrated Aries Pisces Aquarius Capricorn Sagittarius Scorpio

Let us anlayse the regression ofRahu in Taurus. Related to karaka Sun Related to LX house from the ascendant Related to LX house from the karaka

Yes. Venus is with the Sun. Yes.We have seen that natal Moon is related to natal Mars. Hence regressed Rahu in Taurus is related to Aries. Yes.As above.



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Related to Arudha of the LX house from the karaka

Yes.The Arudha is in Aries. As above.

Rahu in Taurus would therefore cause events relating to the father ofthe individual to happen. Related to karaka Saturn Related to VIII house from the ascendant Related to VIII house from the karaka Related to Arudha ofthe VIII house from the karaka

Yes.The dispositor of regressed Rahu in Taurus is with the dispositor of natal Saturn. Yes.The Moon is with Jupiter.

Yes.Since regressed Rahu is related to Saturn. Yes.The Arudha is in Scorpio. Natal Mars is related to natal Moon.

We will now see if regressed Rahu is inclined to cause loss when it travels through Taurus. Related to karaka Saturn Related to XII house from the ascendant Related to XII house from the karaka

Y esAs above. Yes.It is with natal Moon.

Yes.It is in the XII house from natal Saturn. Contd .... on next page

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Related to Arudha of the XII house from the karaka

Yes.The Arudha is in Cancer.

It is clear from the above that Rahu in regression in Taurus would cause loss of father. Let us see if it would also take the individual abroad.

Related to karaka Rahu Related to LX house from the ascendant Related to LX house from the karaka Related to Arudha of the LX house from the karaka

Yes. Yes.As above.

Yes. It is with the Moon.

Yes.The Arudha is in Pisces. Regressed Rahu is related to this house through the Moon.

Since Rahu in Taurus is related to the Moon, the IV house from the ascendant and the TV house from the Moon and its Arudha, it is inclined to make the individual change his residence to a far away place. The following individual retired from the Indian Administrative Service. He met with several major accidents and suffered severe injuries time and again.


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Chart V-10 Sat

Mar

Jup

Ket

Mon

Lagna Sun Mer Rah

Ven Mar

Asc

Ven

Sun

Ket Mer

Sat Navamsha Jup

Asc Rah

Mon

Male, August 21, 1941, 1050 hours, 25°N27', 77°E40', 0530 hours East of Greenwich. Planet Sun Moon Mars Mere Jupiter Owner/C

Longitude Owner/C Planet Longitude Owner/C 4s4°42'40" Ketu 5s7°12'3" Sun Venus 3sl5°14'24" Saturn ls5°8'1" Saturn Sun lls28°47'16" Mercury 4s29°50'35" Sun Rahu 4s6°57'41" Ketu 1 Os29°50'35 Jupiter Ketu 'Ascdt ls24°34'3" 6s9°55'18" Mars means owner of the constellation in which the planet is placed.

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The ascendant is in Libra. The VI house from the ascendant is in Pisces with Mars placed in it. There is a sambandha between Jupiter and Venus in the chart. Venus is placed in Pisces in the navamsha chart. Hence the VI house and ascendant are related to each other. The Sun is placed in the VI house from Mars. The latter is related to the Sun through Mercury. These indications in his chart show that the individual would suffer injuries. The house of profession in the chart is Aquarius, which is the X house from natal Saturn. The house of high position is Taurus. This is the X house from the natal Sun. These two houses are related. Saturn is in Krittika constellation of the Sun. Therefore the individual would join a profession with high status. Let us analyse the accidents that he met with and injuries that he suffered due to them. The individual met with two accidents in the majorperiod of Venus. The first one happened on March 9, 1970, the second on September 25, 1975. Venus is with Mars in the navamsha chart. It is in sambandha with the owner of the VI house from the ascendant, and it occupies the sign Pisces that is placed in the VI house in the navamsha chart. Venus is related to the VI house from Mars through its dispositor and the owner of the constellation that Venus occupies. The Arudha of the VI house from Mars is in Taurus that Venus owns. Venus owns the ascendant and it is related to the Sun. Thus Venus is likely to cause injuries to the individual in its major-period. Its progression is as follows:


Entry

Begin

02-Sep-67 462.64 days

I To be travelled in the sign at the start of the major-period II

07-Dec-68 608.76 days 08-Aug-70 08-Apr-72 07-Dec-73 08-Aug-75 08-Apr-77 08-Dec-78 07-Aug-80 08-Apr-82 08-Dec-83 08-Aug-85 09-Apr-87 146.12 days

02-Sep-87

.

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Sign in house Virgo

Libra -Accident

Full duration in a sign III Scorpio Sagittarius rv Capricorn v Aquarius VI -Accident VII Pisces Aries VIII IX Taurus Gemini X Cancer XI XII Leo I Virgo To be travelled at the close ofthe period in the sign END

Venus in Libra would behave like natal Venus since there are no other planets in the sign in the birth or navamsha chart. We have seen that Venus is a highly potent planet for causing accidents.

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Vedic Progression

The first accident happened in the sub and majorperiod of Venus. Venus is under consistent influence of Mercury. It will give its result early. Venus is related to Mars and the VI houses from itself and Mars. It therefore caused the first accident within its own sub-period. The second accident happened when the sub-period of Rahu was going on in the major-period of Venus. Rahu is in sambandha with Jupiter in the navamsha chart. Also, Jupiter is in the same sign in the navamsha chart as Rahu in the birth chart. Jupiter and Saturn are associated in the navamsha chart. Saturn owns the VI house from Venus. Rahu is also related to Mars as Jupiter is in Mrigshirsha constellation of Mars. Rahu occupies the VI house from natal Mars. Rahu is therefore capable of . . . causmg mJury. The second accident happened when Venus had started travelling in Aquarius. Ketu occupies this sign. It is in sambandha with Saturn. The latter is with Jupiter in the birth chart. Further, Ketu is in a constellation of Jupiter. We have seen that Jupiter is in a constellation of Mars, it owns the VI house from the ascendant and it is in sambandha with Venus. We will see in Chapter Seven that Mars, the karaka for accidents and injuries, was in Pisces through progression when the first accident happened and it was in Aquarius at the time ofthe second accident. This individual got married on February 13, 2005 during the operation of the sub-period of the Sun in the major-period of Jupiter. The husband ofthe individual whose chart is given below died within a year of their marriage on November 5, 2005. The sub-period of the Moon was current in the major-period of Jupiter when the husband died. The


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individual was pregnant at the time of his death. She was grieving for several months after his death.

Female, November 8, 1979, 0536 hours, l9°Nl2', 72°E58', 0530 hours East of Greenwich. Planet Longitude Owner/C Planet Longitude Owner/C 6s21 °24'29" Jupiter Sun Venus 7sl0°47'54" Saturn Moon 2s9°32'15" 5s0°24'5" Sun Rahu Saturn Mars 4s0°47'27" 4sl2°6'27" Ketu Rahu Ketu 7sl2°3'44" Mere lOs 12°6'27" Rahu Saturn Ketu Jupiter 4sl3°8'22" Ketu Ascdt 6s5°35'24" Owner/C means owner of the constellation in which the planet is placed.

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Mars owns the VII house from the ascenda~t. This house is also the Arudha of the VII house from karaka Jupiter. Mars is associated with Jupiter. Jupiter occupies Magha constellation ofKetu. Ketu is in Aquarius, which is the VII house from karaka Jupiter. Jupiter will therefore cause matters relating to marriage to come to the fore. Jupiter occupies the XI house from the ascendant. It is in sambandha with the Moon in the navamsha chart. The Moon occupies the XI house from Jupiter, karaka for gain/ acquisition and success. Since Jupiter is related to the II house of family through Mars, this shows that the individual would get married in the major-period of Jupiter. We have seen that Jupiter shows gain and acquisition. The owner of the constellation that Jupiter occupies is placed in the V house from the ascendant. Jupiter owns the V house from itself. It is a karaka for children. Therefore pregnancy and birth of a child is also likely in the major-period of Jupiter. Jupiter is placed in the XII house ofloss from Saturn. Mars is in sambandha with Mercury and Venus. Saturn is also in sambandha with Mercury. This relates Jupiter to Saturn and to the XII house from the ascendant. Jupiter thus indicates loss ofhusband too. The VIII house from the ascendant shows grief. Saturn is the karaka for it. The VIII house from the ascendant is Taurus. Jupiter is related to Venus. The VIII house from Saturn is in Aries. Mars is with Jupiter. Since grief is a mental state, Jupiter should also therefore be related to the mind. Jupiter and the Moon are in sambandha in the navamsha chart. Since Jupiter is related to Saturn, it is related to the TV house from the ascendant. The IV house from the Moon is in Virgo to which Jupiter is related. Hence Jupiter will cause grief as well.


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The progression of Jupiter is as follows:

Sign in house Leo

Entry

Begin

23-Dec-93 273.71 days

I To be travelled in the sign at the start of the major-period II Virgo Full duration in a sign III Libra IV Scorpio Sagittarius v Capricorn VI Aquarius VII VIII Pisces IX Aries -Marriage X Taurus -Death of husband XI Gemini Cancer XII Leo I To be travelled at the close of the period in the sign END

22-Sep-94 487.01 days 22-Jan-96 23-May-97 22-Sep-98 22-Jan-00 23-May-01 22-Sep-02 22-Jan-04 23-May-05

22-Sep-06 22-Jan-08 23-May-09 213.30 days

23-Dec-09

,.

The event happened on November 5, 2005. Jupiter was in the X house from its natal position. It was in Taurus. This is the VIII house from the ascendant. The VTII house from Saturn is in Aries. Progressed Jupiter gets in

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Vedic Progression

sambandha with natal Venus here. The latter is in sambandha with natal Mars. Therefore progressed Jupiter is related to Mars as well. Venus is associated with Mercury. The latter is in sambandha with. natal Saturn. This relates progressed Jupiter to Saturn. This relationship of progressed Jupiter with Saturn, the VIII house from the ascendant and the VTII house from natal Saturn shows that an event relating to death is possible while this progression is continuing.

The VII house from natal Jupiter is in Aquarius. We have seen that progressed Jupiter is related to natal Saturn. The VII house from the ascendant is in Aries. Progressed Jupiter is related to this sign. Progressed Jupiter is related to natal Jupiter through Mars. Thus an event relating to marriage during this progression is possible. The Moon and the IV houses from the Moon and ascendant are related to progressed Jupiter since Mercury is associated with natal Venus. Therefore progressed Jupiter shows grief too. Since progressed Jupiter is related to natal Saturn in the XII house from the ascendant and the XII house from natal Saturn through Mars this progression also points to a loss. Thus the progression shows loss of husband through death causing much grief. Her husband died while the sub-period ofthe Moon was gomg on. In the following chart let us examine the effect of progression when the major-period planet Jupiter came to the TV house from its natal position. This is Aries. It remained here from February 9, 2005 to June 1 I, 2006. Detailed progression is given in the table below.


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Chart V-12 Mer

Ven Sun

Sat

Ket

Asc Lagna Jup

Mar

Rah

Ket

Mon

Sun

Ven Jup

Asc

Mon

Mar Navamsha Mer Sat

Rah

Male, April 16, 1973, 1408 hours, l8°N57', 72°E49', 0530 hours East of Greenwich. Planet Longitude Owner/C Planet Longitude Owner/C Os2'43'54" Os4'25'36" Ketu Sun Ketu Venus Moon 5s 18'38'33" Moon Saturn 1s23'26'48" Mars 9s21'3'23" 8s17'17'58" Venus Mars Moon Rahu lls5'51'30" Saturn Ketu 2s 17' 17'58" Rahu Mere Jupiter 9s15'39'30" Moon 3s26'1'41" Ascdt Own eriC means owner of the constellation in which the planet is placed.

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Jupiter contacted the natal Sun and Venus in Aries. Since natal Mars is in sambandha with these two planets, progressed Jupiter is also related to natal Mars. Progressed Jupiter is also obviously related to natal Jupiter and Saturn. From Aries it is also in sambandha with natal Rahu.


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22-0ct-01 232.82 days

I To be travelled in the sign at the start of the major-period Aquarius II Full duration in a sign III Pisces Aries IV -Individual met with an accident, father committed suicide. v Taurus VI Gemini Cancer VII Leo VIII Virgo IX X Libra XI Scorpio XII Sagittarius

11-Jun-02 487.01 days 11-0ct-03 09-Feb-05

11-Jun-06 11-0ct-07 09-Feb-09 11-Jun-10 11-0ct-11 09-Feb-13 11-Jun-14 11-0ct-15



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09-Feb-17 254.19 days

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Relationships with natal Sun can mean two persons: the individual himself and his father. We know that the Sun represents the physical body of the individual and his father. We will confine ourselves to the effect of relationship that progressed Jupiter develops with the natal Sun. Let us first examine the effect that this progression could have on the physical body of the individual. Mars occupies Cancer in the navamsha chart. This is the ascendant in the birth chart. Therefore the progressed Jupiter is related to the I houses from the ascendant and the natal Sun. Since progressed Jupiter is related to the natal Sun, this progression points to an event relating to the physical body of the individual. We notice that the Sun is in close sambandha with Mars. This points to an injury to the individual and his father. Let us examine it further. Both the Sun and Venus are inAswini constellation ofKetu. Natal Ketu is in Gemini in the navamsha chart. This is the VI house from Mars in the birth chart. We have seen that progressed Jupiter is in sambandha with natal Rahu. Rahu is placed in the VI house from the ascendant. Therefore progressed Jupiter is related to Mars and the VI houses from the ascendant and Mars. This means injury to the individual and his father.

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Since natal Mars is in Sravan constellation of the Moon, it is related to the IV house from Venus. The IV house from the ascendant is in Libra. Progressed Jupiter is related to natal Venus and the IV houses from the ascendant and Venus. This means that vehicle would be involved in injury. Jupiter is the owner of the IX house from the ascendant and it is in Sravan constellation of the Moon. It is thus related to the IX house from its natal position. Natal Jupiter is highly beneficial to the individual. The natal Sun and Venus are close to each other but in the navamsha chart whereas Venus is with Jupiter the Sun has no such benefit. The injury caused by vehicle would therefore not be fatal. The progressed Jupiter indicates the father of the individual as well since it is over the natal Sun in Aries, it is related to the LX house from the natal Sun and through Venus it is related to the LX house from the ascendant. As in the previous case this progression indicates injury. It would therefore indicate injury to the father too, but since there is no redeeming influence of natal Jupiter, the father would have more severe consequences ofthe injury. We have seen that progressed Jupiter is related to the XII house from the ascendant. It is in the XII house from natal Saturn. It is related to natal Saturn as the dispositor of Saturn is with it in Aries. The Arudha of the XII house from natal Saturn is in Virgo where Rahu is placed in the navamsha chart. Hence there is going to be separation from or loss of the father. The relationship pf progressed Jupiter with the VTil house from the ascendant and from natal Saturn is very obvious. The Arudha of the VTil house from Saturn is in Aquarius too. Therefore the father is likely to die in this period through an injury. Please see that the natal Moon is in Virgo. Natal Rahu in


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Sagittarius (IV house from the natal Moon) and the relationship of the progressed Jupiter in Aries with Mars (that is in Sravan) shows that the mental self of the father is involved in this incident. The individual met with an accident on October 24, 2005 in which he was severely injured. His father committed suicide on December 4, 2005. We will take up the following chart now.

Chart V-13 Rah

Lagna Yen

Asc Ket Sun Mer

Jup

Mar Mon Sat

Mer

Rah

Asc Mar

Sun Yen

Navamsha Mon Jup

Ket

Sat

Male, December 18, 1981, 0710 hours, 27°Nl3', 77°E29', 0530 hours East of Greenwich.

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Planet Sun Moon Mars Mere Jupiter Owner/C

Longitude 8s2'26'45" 5s0'26'15" 5s7'21'41" 8s6'37'8" 6s10'16'2"

Owner/C Ketu Sun Sun

Planet Venus Saturn Rahu

Ketu

Ketu

Rahu

As edt

Longitude Owner/C 9s1P48'23" Moon 5s26'58'28" Mars 2s29'11'16" Jupiter 8s29'11'16" Sun 8s2'55'30"

means owner of the constellation in which the planet is placed.

A major event happened in the life of the individual when Rahu in its regression entered Taurus. Rahu is here related to Venus and Mercury (because Mercury is in this sign in the navamsha chart). Mars and Mercury are in sambandha in the birth chart. Therefore regressed Rahu is also related to Mars. Events relating to these three karakas can take place while Rahu is regressing through Taurus.

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Sign

08-Apr-03 533.05 days

Gemini

22-Sep-04

I To be travelled in the sign at the start of the major-period II

547.88 days 23-Mar-06 22-Sep-07 23-Mar-09 22-Sep-10 23-Mar-12 22-Sep-13 24-Mar-15

Full duration in a sign Aries III IV Pisces Aquarius v VI Capricorn VII Sagittarius VIII Scorpio IX Libra

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Entry 22-Sep-16 23-Mar-18 22-Sep-19 23-Mar-21 14.83 days

07-Apr-21

Begin from natal position X XI XII I

Sign Virgo Leo Cancer Gemini

To be travelled at the close of the period in the sign END

Taurus is in the VI house from the ascendant. The relationship of regressed Rahu with Mars and VI house creates a strong suspicion in the mind that perhaps the individual met with an accident during this regression. The VI house from Mars is in Aquarius. Saturn is associated with Mars and occupies a sign of Mercury. Therefore regressed Rahu is related to the karaka for accident/injury and the two VI houses. The Arudha of the VI house from the karaka is in Aries. The relationship of regressed Rahu with this house is obvious. A physical harm can only come about in case regressed Rahu is related to the Sun and the two first houses from the ascendant and the Sun. Mercury is associated with the natal Sun. This relates regressed Rahu to all the three elements. The Arudha of the first house from the natal Sun is in Leo. Venus is the dispositor of regressed Rahu. The TV house from the ascendant is in Pisces. Jupiter is in Capricorn in the navamsha chart where natal Venus is placed. The IV house from natal Venus is in Aries and is clearly related to regressed Rahu.

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Thus the individual met with a vehicular accident when Rahu was regressing through Taurus. Let us see ifRahu is inclined to cause such an event in its major-period. Natal Rahu is in Gemini and in sambandha with Mercury. Mercury is in Taurus in the navamsha chart. This relates Rahu to the VI house. As we have seen Mercury and Mars are in sambandha. This relates Rahu to the karaka for injury. The VI house from karaka is Aquarius. Mars and Saturn are together. The Arudha for the VI house from karaka is in Aries. Therefore natal Rahu shows injury. The person of Chart V-14 had a son born on February 5, 1983. The chart of the son is given above at Chart V-3. She lost this son on November 7, 2004 when he was killed by a robber. We will examine the progression to determine both these events.

Chart V-14 Ket

Sun

Mar

Asc

Ven

Lagna

Rah

Sat

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Rah Sat Mar Mer Navamsha Sun Asc Jup Mon

Ven

Kt·t

Female, August 8, 1955, 2000 hours, l8°N57', 72oE49', 0530 hours East of Greenwich Longitude Owner/C Planet Longitude Owner/C 3s22°1'27" Mercury Venus 3s15°31'15" Saturn 6s21 °35'33" Jupiter lls19°55'59" Mercury Saturn 3s24 o 46'33" Mercury 8sl 50'31" Ketu Rahu Mars 3s25°10' Mercury 2s1 °50'31" Mars Mere Ketu Jupiter 3s18°47'55" Mercury Ascdt 10s7°25'38" Owner/C means owner of the constellation in which the planet is placed. Planet Sun Moon

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The son was born in the major-period of Venus. Venus and Jupiter are associated in the VI house from the ascendant. Venus is also associated with the owner of the V from the ascendant. The V house from Jupiter is in Scorpio where Venus is placed in the navamsha chart. The Arudha of the V house from Jupiter is in Pisces. Thus Venus would give results relating to children of the individuaL Since Venus is also related to the XI houses from the ascendant and Jupiter, it would give the individual children.

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This son was born when Venus had entered Sagittarius. Jupiter is placed in this sign in the navamsha chart. Rahu is in this sign in Moola constellation ofKetu. The latter is placed in the V house from the ascendant. Jupiter and Mars are associated in Cancer in the birth chart relating progressed Venus to the V house from the karaka. The Arudha of the V house from the karaka is in Pisces where the Moon is placed. Moon occupies Sagittarius in the navamsha chart. Thus the progression of Venus through Sagittarius would cause matters relating to children ofthe individual to appear. Sagittarius is the XI house from the ascendant. The XI house from natal Jupiter is in Taurus. Progressed Venus is related to natal Venus through Jupiter. Thus the individual would gain a child during the progression of Venus through Sagittarius. The son was killed when the Moon had reached Taurus in progression. The natal Moon is in sambandha with natal Jupiter. Through Jupiter it is related to the owner of the V house from the ascendant, the owner of the V house from the karaka and it occupies the Arudha of the V house from natal Jupiter. The Moon therefore represents the children ofthe individual very powerfully. The natal Moon is related to Mars through its dispositor. It is placed in Sagittarius in the navamsha chart. This is the VI house from natal Mars in the birth chart. This points to involvement of violence. The natal Moon is also related to the elements of loss and death in the chart. Hence it points to death of child through violence in its major-period. Taurus is the Arudha of the XII house from the karaka ofloss. Since natal Saturn and natal Venus are in sambandha, the Moon in Taurus would be related to karaka Saturn and the XII house from the ascendant. It is also related to Mercury through Venus. Therefore, the Moon in progression in Taurus is inclined to cause loss.


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Since Taurus is the VIII house from natal Saturn, this is a house of death. Virgo is the VIII house from the ascendant. Hence progressed Moon is related to both the houses of death. We have seen that it is related to karaka Saturn. Hence loss through death is clearly established. Since the dispositor of progressed Moon is in the VI house from the ascendant in association with Mars, the event seems to involve violence. The VI house from natal Mars is in Sagittarius. Jupiter is with natal Venus. The Arudha of the VI house from natal Mars is in Aquarius where natal Mars has gone in the navamsha chart. Thus, loss through death caused by violence is established. Since progressed Moon is related to natal Jupiter, and the V houses from the ascendant and Jupiter, the loss seems to be ofa child. The Arudha ofthe V house from the karaka is in Pisces, that Jupiter owns. This fact too is confirmed. The following is the chart of a male who lost his wife and daughter in a car accident in 2002. This chart clearly shows the huge utility of the progression analysis even though we cannot use the navamsha analysis, as we do not have the exact date of the event. Chart V-15 Sun Ket

Yen Mer Mar

Jup Sat

Asc

Mon

Lagna

Rah

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Mer

Ven

Jup

Asc Ket Navamsha Mon Rah

Sun

Sat Mar

Male, March 31, 1960,0725 hours, 28°N39', 77°E13', 0530 hours East of Greenwich Planet Sun Moon Mars Mere Jupiter Owner/C

Longitude llsl7°3'53" ls0°49'22"

Owner/C Mercury Sun

Planet Venus Saturn

Longitude Owner/C 10s25°l0'36 Jupiter 8s24 °30'50" Venus 10s5°0'46" 5sl 0 16'23" Mars Rahu Sun 10s20°48'8" Jupiter llsl 0 16'23" Jupiter Ketu 8s9°41'16" Ketu Osl0°28'15" As edt means owner of the constellation in which the planet is placed.

The event had happened in the major-period of Jupiter. It is at about 10° in Sagittarius. Since Jupiter moves 1o in 16 days approximately, it would reach Capricorn in 320 days. Therefore Jupiter will take 11 months approximately to move out of Sagittarius. Since the major-period has started on May 18, 1999, Jupiter would reach Capricorn in April 2000. lt would reach Aquarius in August 2001. lt would leave this sign in December 2002. We know through exact calculations that it would leave Aquarius on December 11, 2002.


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Jupiter would be in contact with natal Mars in Aquarius. Natal Venus is placed in Taurus in the navamsha chart. The natal Moon is in this sign in the birth chart. Venus is with progressed Jupiter in Aquarius. The VI house from natal Mars is in Cancer. Therefore progressed Jupiter would relate to Cancer from Aquarius. The VI house from the ascendant is in Virgo the owner of which is with progressed Jupiter in Aquarius. Progressed Jupiter shows an accident. Progressed Jupiter is related to the natal Jupiter since it would be in sambandha with natal Saturn. Natal Jupiter is associated with natal Saturn. Natal Jupiter is the karaka for children. The V house from the ascendant is in Leo. The natal Sun is in Sagittarius in the navamsha chart. It relates to progressed Jupiter here. The V house from natal Jupiter is in Aries. Natal Mars is associated with progressed Jupiter. Therefore Jupiter in progression in Aquarius would involve children in an event that it is going to materialise. Progressed Jupiter is with Venus, the karaka for wife. The VII house from the ascendant is in Libra. The VII house from natal Venus is in Leo. We have seen that it is related to progressed Jupiter. Hence the event involves the wife ofthe individual also. Since natal Venus is the karaka for a vehicle, we should examine this aspect also. The IV house from the ascendant is in Cancer. We know that Jupiter in progression in Aquarius is related to Cancer. The IV house from natal Venus is in Taurus. Progressed Jupiter is clearly related to it. The event involves a vehicle.

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Since natal Saturn is related to progressed Jupiter in this sign, we should see if Jupiter in progression is related to the VTII house from the ascendant and karaka Saturn. Mars owns the VIII house from the ascendant, which is also the XII house from natal Saturn. It is with progressed Jupiter here. The VIII house from natal Saturn is in Cancer. Progressed Jupiter is related to this house. Hence grave danger and longevity are involved in this event. The XII house from the ascendant is in Pisces. We know that progressed Jupiter is related to the natal Jupiter. This shows end of longevity for the wife and a child. The above analysis shows that a vehicular accident is indicated when Jupiter reaches Aquarius. The wife and a child ofthe individual would be involved. Both ofthem would be killed in it. Let us now see the sub-period. The sub-period of Saturn starts in July 200 l and ends in January 2004. Hence the event happened in the sub-period of Saturn. The VIII house from Saturn and Jupiter is in Cancer. Saturn is in sambandha with the natal Moon in the navamsha chart. The XII house from Jupiter and Saturn is in Scorpio. Saturn is in sambandha with Mars. Therefore the sub-period ofSaturn shows loss oflongevity. The questions are of whom and how? Saturn is with Jupiter. This is the karaka for children. The V house from Jupiter is in Aries to which Saturn is related. Hence involvement of children is indicated. Saturn is in sambandha with Venus. The VTI house from Venus is in Leo. Jupiter is with Saturn and it is in Moola constellation ofKetu, which is with the Sun in Pisces. The VTI house from Jupiter is in Gemini. Saturn is in sambandha with Mercury. Therefore the involvement of wife is also clear.


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The IV house from Jupiter is Pisces. Saturn is related to it. The IV house from Venus is in Taurus where Moon is placed. Saturn is related intimately to both the Moon and Venus. Therefore the event involves a vehicle. Since Saturn is in sambandha with Mars we must examine its implications too. The VI house from Mars is related to Saturn. The VI house from Jupiter is in Taurus, which is related to Saturn. This shows an accident. The Vimshottari period time frame clearly underscores the conclusions drawn through progression.

Chapter Six

How to Interpret the Progression of a Ruler of the Band ofYears? We have analysed the procedure for examination of the progression of a major-period planet in aVimshottari period time frame in previous chapters in some detail with real life charts. This progression generally defines long spans of time ranging up to 20 months in which an event is likely to happen. We can reduce the time span through the navamsha analysis of progression. In this the analysis of the ruler of a band of years is also useful. This analysis does not depend on the position of natal Moon and the Vimshottari time frame. It thus affords us an independent method of timing. We have already studied the definition ofthe ruler of a band of years in Chapter Two. We have also studied this concept and its genesis in my earlier book entitled "How to Time an Event." A ruler does not operate for more than six years at a time. Therefore a ruler in progression will not remain in a house for more than six months. A planet that is the ruler of a band of years will therefore determine through its progression a span of time that

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would not exceed six months. It can help in reducing the span of time in which the event is to happen to a very reasonable length. We have seen in the previous chapter that a progressing Vimshottari major-period planet causes an event to take place when: 1. 2. 3. 4.

It is related to the karaka for the event; It is related to the concerned house from the ascendant; It is related to the concerned house from the karaka; and, It is related to the Arudha of the relevant house from the karaka.

The same rules apply to the progression of the ruler of the band of years. The ruler shall cause an event to happen when during its progression it satisfies the above four rules. Suppose we have determined the bigger span of time through the progression of the major-period planet. We will then determine the planet that is the ruler of the band of years during that period. We will examine if the ruler is inclined to cause the event to happen. In case it is not so inclined, its progression at that time will not yield the desired result. It is possible that there is more than one such ruler. We will then apply this principle to each ruler. Whichever ruler shows the inclination to cause the event to happen will be studied further. The progression of this ruler should cause the event to materialise. Let us study these principles through birth charts.

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Chart VI-I Ven Mer Rah Sun Mon

Sat Mar

Lagna

Asc

Ket

Jup

Rah

Sun

Mon Mar


Asc Ven

Ket


Longitude Owner/C Planet Longitude Owner/C 10s23'32'17" Jupiter Venus lls3'45'23" Saturn 10s26'50'56" Jupiter Saturn Os12'1'51" Ketu Os7'12'49" Ketu Rahu 10sl8'23'52 Rahu 4s18'23'52" Venus 10s10'9'6" Rahu Ketu 6s12'7'28" Rahu Ascdt 9s24 '39'52" means owner of the constellation in which the planet is placed.


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A son was born to her on February 24, 1991. She was in her 21st year. Jupiter rules the 16th to 21st years of life. It is the karaka for children. It is also the karaka for gain and fulfilment of desire. Jupiter is retrograde in the birth chart. We should therefore study the regression of Jupiter as the ruler of the band of years. This regression starts with the 16th year and ends with 21"tyear. The band of years starts on March 8, 1985 when the individual completes 15 years of age and ends on March 8, 1991 when she is 21 years of age. It operates for six years. Therefore Jupiter as the ruler of the band would remain in each sign except the natal sign (where it was at the time of birth) for six months. The regression starts with the start ofthe band, i.e., on March 8, 1985. It will end at the natal position on March 8, 1991. Since the number of days is comparatively less in the duration that a ruler spends in a house, we can take the liberty of using the approximation method with more ease here. Jupiter is at 12° approximately in Libra. It covers 1o in 6 days. Since it is retrograde it would travel over !2° to reach Virgo. Hence it would be in Libra for 72 days, this means 2.5 months approximately. Jupiter reaches Libra again after 5.5 years. This means it enters Libra approximately in late October 1990. Here it satisfies all the required conditions and causes birth of a child. We will now create an accurate table. Jupiter is at 12°7'28" in Libra. This is equal to 12.12° in Libra. Since it remains in a sign for 182.63 days, it would remain in Libra at the start of regression for 12.12° * 182.63 days/30 = 73.81 days. We can determine the regression as follows:

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Entry


March 8, 1985 73.81 days

l

May 20, 1985 182.63 days Nov. 19, 1985 May 21, 1986 Nov. 19, 1986 May 21, 1987 Nov. 19, 1987 May 20, 1988 Nov. 19, 1988 May 20, 1989 Nov. 19, 1989 May 21, 1990 Nov. 19, 1990 108.82 days March 8, 1991

Sign in house Libra

To be travelled in the sign at the start ofthe band li Virgo Full duration in a sign lii Leo IV Cancer v Gemini VI Taurus VII Aries VIII Pisces IX Aquarius X Capricorn XI Sagittarius XII Scorpio I Libra-birth To be travelled at the close of the band END

Jupiter "is over the natal Jupiter. It is therefore in contact with the karaka. The natal Jupiter is in sambandha with Saturn in the navamsha chart. Therefore progression Jupiter is in contact with the owner of the V house from natal Jupiter. Natal Jupiter is in sambandha with natal Venus. Therefore progressed Jupiter is related to the V house form the ascendant. The Arudha of the V house fromkaraka is in Gemini. Natal Jupiter is associated with Mercury in the navamsha chart.

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Progressed Jupiter is related to Mars through Saturn. The owner of the XI house from Libra is in a constellation of Jupiter. The progressed Jupiter is inclined to cause birth of a child in Libra. It enters Libra on November 19, 1990 and remains there till March 8, 1991. Hence the birth would take place between these dates. We had examined the progression of Saturn in the previous chapter for this chart and we had reached the conclusion that the individual would have a child between December 29, 1989 and July 30, 1991. This is a time span of nearly 19 months. We have now reduced the time span to slightly more than four months. This person went abroad on June 8, 2003 in her 34th year. Mercury operates as the ruler for 34th and 35th years of life. Mercury is with Rahu in the birth chart. It is related to the IX houses from the ascendant and Rahu and it is also related to the Arudha of the LX house from Rahu. The Arudha is in Leo. Mercury is therefore qualified to take the individual abroad. Mercury starts operating when the individual completes 33 years of life and enters in her 34th year and ends when the individual completes her 35th year and enters into her 36th year. She completes her 33 years of life on March 8, 2003. The progression of Mercury is as follows:

Entry March 8, 2003 40.28 days

Begin from natal position I To be travelled in the sign at the start of the band



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Entry


April 17, 2003

II

60.88 days June I7, 2003 August 17, 2003 October 16, 2003 Dec. 16, 2003 February 15, 2004 April I6, 2004 June 16, 2004 August 16, 2004 October 16, 2004 Dec. 16, 2004 February 14, 2005 20.6 days

Full duration in a sign Ill Aries Taurus TV Gemini v VI Cancer VII Leo VIII Virgo IX Libra X Scorpio XI Sagittarius Capricorn XII 1 Aquarius To be travelled at the close of the band END

March 7, 2005

Sign in house Pisces -Abroad

Mercury has the tendency to cause the event to happen immediately, but it is in a fixed sign and both in the birth and navamsha charts it is in signs of Saturn. Hence immediate results in progression would not be obtained. Mercury in Pisces would give its result in the beginning of the second quarter. Since the full duration of Mercury in the sign is about 66 days, a quarter would be nearly 16 days. The second quarter would begin in the first week of May, but Rahu delays and its influence is there on Pisces as Rahu is placed in the sign in the


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navamsha chart. Venus is also in a constellation of Saturn. Hence the event ought to happen after the middle of the period. This places the event after the 15 1h ofMay. The progressing Mercury should be related to natal Rahu and the LX houses from Rahu and the ascendant for the individual to go abroad during this band ofyears. It should also be related to the Arudha of the IX house from the karaka. Rahu is in Pisces in the navamsha chart. Mercury in progression in Pisces would be over it. Mercury here would be over Venus in the birth chart that has sambandha with Jupiter in Libra. Therefore Mercury is related to the LX house from natal Rahu. Mercury is related to natal Mercury, the owner of the IX house from the ascendant through Rahu. Further, Mercury would be projecting an aspect to its own house from Pisces. The Arudha is in Leo. Mercury is related to the Sun. She would therefore go abroad between April 17 and June 17, 2003. The influence of planets and signs on progressing Mercury is to make it defer its result to the middle of May; we can say that the event would happen between May 15 and June 17. The inter-period at this time would be of Rahu in the sub-period ofthe Sun in the major-period ofMercury. The Sun and Rahu are together in Aquarius. Mercury is also there. The IX house from the sub-period planet and from the karaka is Libra where natal Jupiter is placed. Rahu is in Pisces in the navamsha chart. Hence Rahu is related to the LX house. The Arudha of the LX house from the karaka is in Leo. Rahu is with the Sun. Hence this inter-period would cause a journey abroad. Through the progression ofVimshottarimajor-period planet, which incidentally was again Mercury, we had determined that the individual would go abroad between February 23,2002 and July 26,2003. This is span of nearly

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17 months. Through the progression of the ruler of the band of years we have successfully reduced the time span to one month. Let us now examine the transits at that time. Mercury is the major-period planet. It must relate to the karaka in transit to give this result. Rahu is in Taurus during this period. Venus joins Mercury on May 12. Venus is the owner of the IX house from Rahu in the natal chart and the Sun owns the Arudha. Both these planets are associated with Mercury in transit. Mercury owns the LX house from the ascendant. Matters relating to a journey abroad would start once Venus enters Aries. Mercury enters Taurus in Krittika constellation and Capricorn navamsha on June 8. Venus and the Sun are already there. The natal Sun occupies Taurus in the navamsha chart. Jupiter occupies Capricorn in the navamsha chart. Mercury is thus related to the LX house from karaka and the Arudha of the house. The Sun is already with the concerned elements and clearly shows the journey. Now let us look at the Moon in transit. It is in the IX house from the ascendant. It is related to natal Rahu through natal Mercury. It is approaching Pisces navamsha. The Moon shows that the event that is indicated by the majorperiod planet in transit is likely to happen within a few hours. The following individual was badly mauled by a white tiger when he was presenting a show in USA with the animal. He escaped with his life and recovered after many complications and long stay in hospital. The event happened on October 3, 2003.


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Chart VI-2 Mon

Sat Asc Rah

Lagna Jup

Ket Mar Ven AL

Sun Mer

Sat

Sun

Ven Mer

Mon Rah Navamsha

Ket Mar Jup

Asc

Roy Horn, Male, October 3, 1944, 2357 hours, Nordenham, Germany, 53°N29", 8°E58, 0100 hour East of GMT. Planet Sun Moon Mars Mere Jupiter Owner/C

Longitude Owner/C Planet Longitude Owner/C 5s17'30'50" Moon Venus 6s13'55'8" Rahu Os12' 39'7" Ketu Saturn 2s17'21'46" Rahu 6s0'29'19" 3sl '15'1" Jupiter Mars Rahu 5s4'52'21" 9s1'15'1" Sun Ketu Sun 4s21 '49'3" 3s9'13'6" Venus As edt means owner of the constellation in which the planet is placed.

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The event happened in the 59 1h year of the life of the individual when the Moon was the ruler ofthe band. We will study the progression of the Moon as the ruler. It remains in a sign for 30.44 days as the ruler ofthe band. We can therefore determine the event to within one month. The individual completed 58 years of his life on October 3, 2002 and the Moon started operating as the ruler from that date. It would operate for a year, hence till October 3, 2003. The event happened on October 3, 2003. The progressing Moon had come back to its natal position in Aries on the date of accident. Here it is in sambandha with natal Mars. The latter is with natal Venus, which is the owner of the VIII house from natal Mars. Venus in the navamsha chart has gone to Aquarius, which is the VIII house from the ascendant in the birth chart. Hence the progressed Moon clearly shows a grievous injury. The following chart is that of an lAS officer.

Chart VI-3 Ket

Lagna Asc

Ven Sun

Mer Mon

Mar

Sat

Rah Jup


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Sat Sun

Rah Mar

Navamsha

Asc Mer Ven Ket

Jup

Mon

Male, January 19, 1958, 0752 hours, 25°N20', 83°EO', 0530 hours East of Greenwich. Planet Longitude Owner/C Planet Longitude Owner/C 9s20'32'54" Moon Sun 9s5'14'10" Sun Venus Ss25'37'47" Venus 7s28'7'29" Mercury Saturn Moon 6s 13°36'52" Rahu 7s25'35'51" Mercury Rahu Mars Os 13'36'52" Venus Mere Ssll '33'58" Ketu Ketu 10s22°57'25" Rahu As edt Jupiter 6s'13'36" Owner/C means owner of the constellation in which the planet is placed.

The father of the individual passed away on February 1, 2006 when the individual was in his 49th ~ear. Ketu rules the band of years from the 48th to sot . We will examine the regression of Ketu:

Entry


Sign in house

January 19, 2005 41.44 days

I

Aries

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Entry March 1, 2005 91.3I days May 31,2005 August 3 I, 2005 Nov. 30, 2005

March 1, 2006 May 31,2006 August 31, 2006 Nov. 30, 2006 March I, 2007 June 1, 2007 August 31, 2007 Nov. 30, 2007 49.87 days

January 19, 2008

Begin from Sign in natal position house II Pisces Full duration in a sign III Aquarius Capricorn IV v Sagittarius -Father died VI Scorpio VII Libra VIII Virgo IX Leo X Cancer XI Gemini XII Taurus I Aries To be travelled in the sign at the close of the major-period END

Ketu is in a sign ofthe Sun in the navamsha chart. It is actually in sambandha with the Sun in that chart. The owner of the IX house from the ascendant and natal Sun is Mercury. It is in a constellation of Ketu. Ketu would therefore cause matters relating to father to arise during its operation. Ketu is related to Saturn through Mars. Ketu is in a constellation of Venus. This is the owner of the XII house from natal Saturn. Ketu is capable of causing loss of father.


The regressed planet should be related to (i) the Sun, the IX houses from the ascendant and Sun, and the Arudha of the IX house from the Sun to give results relating to the father; (ii) it should be related to Saturn, the XII houses from the ascendant and Saturn, and the Arudha of the XII house from Saturn to give results relating to loss. We will examine if this is true when the regressed planet reaches Sagittarius. Sagittarius has natal Moon in a constellation of Venus. The latter is with the Sun. Therefore Ketu in regression over the natal Moon would be related to the natal Sun. Since the natal Mercury is also there in Sagittarius, regressed Ketu would be related to the IX house from the ascendant and the Sun. The Arudha ofthe IX house from the natal Sun is in Sagittarius. It is therefore clear that regressed Ketu shall cause some event relating to father of the individual to take place while it is in Sagittarius. Sagittarius is the XII house from the ascendant and the owner of this sign is in the XII house from natal Saturn. Interestingly, the natal Jupiter is in sambandha in the navamsha chart with natal Saturn. Therefore, regressed Ketu would be deemed to be related to Saturn. The Arudha ofthe XII house from natal Saturn is in Capricorn. Since Saturn is related to regressed Ketu, it would be considered related to this house too. This regression of Ketu therefore would cause loss of father. The above individual had a daughter on August 24, 1998 when he was in his 41st year. The ruler of the band is Saturn. The karaka for children is Jupiter. Saturn and Jupiter are in sambandha in the navamsha chart. The V

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house from the ascendant and the Arudha ofthe V house from natal Jupiter are in Taurus. Venus and Saturn are in sambandha in the birth chart. The V house from Jupiter is in Aquarius, which is a house of Saturn. Therefore Saturn in its operative period would cause matters relating to children to come to the fore. The karaka for gain is Jupiter. Saturn and Jupiter are related. Saturn is placed in the XI house from the ascendant and is in sambandha with the owner ofthe XI house from Jupiter. Saturn therefore shows gain. Hence Saturn has the inclination to cause birth of a child. Let us study its progression.

Entry


January 19, 1993

I

11.32 days

To be travelled in the sign at the start of the major-period

January 30, 1993

II Sagittarius Full duration in a sign

182.63 days


July 31, 1993 January 30, 1994

III

IV

Capricorn Aquarius

August 1, 1994 January 30, 1995

v

Pisces

VI

Aries

August 1, 1995 January 31, 1996

VII VIII

Taurus Gemini

July 31, 1996

IX

Cancer

January 30, 1997

X

Leo

July 31, 1997

XI

Virgo

January 30, 1998

XII

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Entry


August 1, 1998

I

171.31 days

To be travelled in the sign at the close of the major-period

January 19, 1999

END

Sign in house Scorpio -daughter born

Since the relationships that Saturn enters into in its progression through Scorpio are the same as it had in the natal position, it is clear that a child would be born during its progression through Scorpio. The birth of a child could be expected between August 1, 1998 and January 19, 1999. The progression ofthe major-period planet had given us a band of time from April 14, 1998 to October 14, 1999. We have successful reduced it to six months through this technique. The individual of chart IV-4 got enmeshed in litigation in late summer of2005. He was in his 54th year.

Chart VI-4 Asc

Jup

Sun Mer Ven

Rah Lagna Ket Mon

Mar

Sat

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Ket

Sat

Ven Sun Mer

Navamsha Jup

Mar

Rah

Asc Mon

Orhan Pamuk, Male, June 7, 1952, 0500 hours, Istanbul, Turkey, 41 °N01', 28°E58', 0200 hours East of Greenwich. Planet Longitude Owner/C Planet Longitude Owner/C ls23°6'23" Venus lsl8°14'40" Moon Sun Moon 7s8°23'14" Moon Saturn Saturn 5sl5°0'26" Moon 6s8°l'47" 10s0°47'11" Mars Mars Rahu Rahu Mere ls20°39'35" Moon 4s0°47'11" Ketu Ketu ls28° 49'44" Jupiter Osl5°48'8" Venus Ascdt Owner/C means owner of the constellation in which the planet is placed.

At that time Jupiter was operative as the ruler of the band. Jupiter clearly has the tendency in the chart to cause disputes and litigation as it is in sambandha with natal Mars. The latter is placed in the VI house of disputes from the ascendant. The VI house from natal Mars is Pisces that Jupiter owns. The Arudha ofPisces is in Taurus. Jupiter is in a constellation ofVenus. Let us examine its progress10n:


Entry

Begin from natal position June 7, 2002 I 86.43 days To be travelled in the sign at the start of the major-period September 1, 2002 II I82.63 days Full duration in a sign III March 3, 2003 September I, 2003 IV March 2, 2004 v VI August 3 I, 2004 March 2, 2005 VII September I, 2005 VIII March 2, 2006 IX September 1, 2006 X March 3, 2007 September I, 2007 March 2, 2008 96.2 days

June 6, 2008

XI

XII I To be travelled in the sign at the close of the major-period END

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Sign in house Aries

Taurus Gemini Cancer Leo Virgo Libra-prosecution Scorpio Sagittarius CapricornNobel prize Aquarius Pisces Aries

The progression of Jupiter caused trouble since Jupiter started travelling over natal Mars and it got into sambandha with natal Jupiter. It is the owner of the VI house from Mars. Progressed Jupiter was placed in the VI house from the ascendant.

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The individual got the nobel prize in September 2006 when Jupiter came to Capricorn. The Sun and X houses from the ascendant and the Sun are elements for such honour. The Arudha of the X house from the Sun is also a necessary house. Jupiter and Mars are in sambandha. Mars is in a constellation ofRahu. The latter is in Aquarius in the X house from the ascendant and the Sun. Jupiter itself is in a constellation of Venus that is with the Sun in the ascendant. The Arudha of the X house from the Sun is in Pisces that Jupiter owns. Therefore the natal Jupiter shows promise of an honour. The progressed Jupiter caused the event to happen when it came to Capricorn. It is in sambandha with Saturn from here. Saturn is the owner ofthe X house from the ascendant and the Sun. Its dispositor is in the ascendant with the Sun. Saturn has gone to Taurus in the navamsha chart where the Sun and Venus are placed in the natal chart. Chart VI-5 Mon Rah

Asc MerR Sun Mar

Sat Lagna

Yen

Ket Jup


Mon

253

Rah

Sun

Mer Navamsha Jup

Ven

Ket

Mar

Asc Sat

Male, February 28, 1947, 0802 hours, 22°N44', 75°E50', 0530 hours East of Geenwich. Planet Sun Moon Mars Mere Jupiter Owncr/C

Longitude Owner/C Planet Longitude Owner/C 9sl 0 3'5" 10sl5°33'10" Rahu Venus Sun 0 lsll 57'21" Moon Saturn 3s9°53'38" Saturn 10s3°16'3" lsl3°44'45" Moon Mars Rahu 7sl3°44'45" Saturn· lls0°l'21" Jupiter Ketu lls8°5'37" 7s4°7'39" Saturn Ascdt means owner of the constellation in which the planet is placed.

The individual lost his senior political executive position in December 2003. The individual was running his 5ih year at that time. The Sun is the ruler of this year of life. The ruler ship of the Sun starts in the 57th year and ends in 58th year. The rulership started on February 28, 2003 and ended on February 28,2005. The progression of the Sun as the ruler ofthe band ofyears is as follows:

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Entry

Vedic Progression


February 28, 2003 I 29.32 days To be travelled in the sign at the start of the major-period II March 29, 2003 60.88 days Full duration in a sign May 29,2003 III IV July 29, 2003 v Sept. 27, 2003 VI Nov. 27, 2003

January 27, 2004 March 28, 2004 May 28,2004 July 28, 2004 Sept. 27, 2004 Nov. 27,2004 January 27, 2005 31.56 days

VII VTII IX X XI XII I To be travelled in the sign at the close of the major-period February 27, 2005 END


Pisces Aries Taurus Gemini CancerLoss of position Leo Virgo Libra Scorpio Sagittarius Capricorn Aquarius

The progressed Sun was in Cancer when the high position was lost. Cancer has natal Saturn. It is in sambandha with natal Venus. In the navamsha Venus and Mars are in sambandha. For the loss of position two sets of elements will have to operate in the birth chart. The first would be relating


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to the high position. This would mean the Sun, the X house from the ascendant and the X house from the natal Sun. We should also consider the Arudha of the X house from the natal Sun. The progressed Sun in Cancer would be related to the natal Sun as the dispositor ofthe natal Sun w'ould be natal Saturn that is associated with the progressed Sun. The X house from the ascendant is Sagittarius. The owner of the constellation of natal Jupiter is Saturn. It is associated with progressed Sun. The X house from the natal Sun is in Scorpio. We have seen that both Mars and Jupiter are related to the progressed Sun. The Arudha of the X house from the natal Sun is in Aquarius. We have seen that progressed Sun is related to this house. The elements for loss are as follows: Saturn, the XII house from the ascendant and the XII house from Saturn. We should also consider the Arudha ofthe XII house from natal Saturn. The progressed Sun is in relationship with the natal Sun that is in the XII house from the ascendant. The XII house from Saturn is in Gemini. Natal Mercury is in Cancer in the navamsha chart. The Arudha ofthe XII house from natal Sa turn is in Virgo. Natal Sa turn is placed in this sign in the navamsha chart. This loss of position entailed humiliation. This has the following elements: Saturn, the VIII house from the ascendant and the VIII house from natal Saturn. We should also consider the Arudha of the VIII house from natal Saturn. We have seen that the progressed Sun is related to natal Saturn. The VIII house from the ascendant is in Libra. Since Venus and Saturn are in sambandha, this condition is satisfied. The VIII house from Saturn is in Aquarius. The progressed Sun is obviously related to it. The Arudha of the VIII house from natal Saturn is in Sagittarius. We know that progressed Sun is related to this house.

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We will now study Saurav Ganguly's chart.

Chart VI-6 VenR Mon Sat

Sun Mar Mer Ket

Lagna

Asc

Rah

Jup

R

Sun

Mon

Asc Jup

Sat Ket Navamsha Rah

Mer

Ven

Mar

Saurav Ganguly, July 8, 1972, 0830 hours, Calcutta, 22°N32', 88°E22', 0530 hours East of Greenwich. Planet Sun Moon Mars Mere Jupiter Owner/C

Longitude Owner/C Planet Longitude Owner/C 2s22'34'1" 1s24'45'53" Mars Jupiter Venus 1s16'12'50" Moon 1s21 '14'4" Moon Saturn 9s2'33'6" 3s 12'30'25" Saturn Rahu Sun 3s2'33'6" 3s18'45'41" Mercury Ketu Jupiter 4s8'34'42" 8s8'18'16" Ketu As edt means owner of the constellation in which the planet is placed.


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He was in his 35th year when he got his place back in Indian team and he performed well in South Africa. This year in life alongwith the 34th year is ruled by Mercury. The 34th year started on July 8, 2005. The progression of Mercury is as follows:

Entry


July 8, 2005

I

22.81 days


July 30, 2005

II

60.88 days


Sep. 29,2005

III

Virgo

Nov. 29, 2005

rv

Libra

January 29, 2006

v

Scorpio

March 3 I , 2006

VI

Sagittarius

May 31, 2006

VII

Capricorn

July 31, 2006

VIII

Aquarius

Sept. 29, 2006

IX

Pisces

Nov. 29,2006

X

AriesPlayed for India

January 29, 2007

XI

Taurus

March 3 l , 2007

XII

Gemini

May 31,2007

I

Cancer

38.07 days


July 8, 2007

END


Leo

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Vedic Progression

When Mercury progressed to Aries it had reached the IX house of good fortune. It had the Sun placed in the sign in the navamsha chart. The Sun is the owner ofthe LX house from natal Jupiter. Mercury and Jupiter are in sambandha in the navamsha chart. Mars, the owner of the LX house from ascendant is in association with natal Mercury. Therefore progressed Mercury in Aries is related to Jupiter. The Arudha of the LX house from natal Jupiter is in Aries. This shows that while in Aries Mercury would draw upon the individual the beneficence of a fortunate Jupiter. Further, Mars is related to the X house from the ascendant as its dispositor is in that house. Mars is related to Saturn too thus. The X house from Saturn is in Aquarius. The Arudha of the X house from natal Saturn is in Taurus. Thus the good fortune would relate to the profession of the individual. This individual got married on February 13, 2005 during the operation of Venus. The birth chart is as follows:

Chart VI-7

Ket

Mar

Mon Lagna

Rah Jup

Sat Asc Mer

Ven Sun


259

Ven Rah Jup

Mar Navamsha Ket Sun

Sat

Mer

Asc Mon

Male, October 30, 1979, 0915 hours, 28°N39', 77°E13', 0530 hours East of Greenwich. Planet Longitude Owner/C Planet Longitude Owner/C Sun 6sl2°33'0" Rahu Venus 6s29°46'53" Jupiter 10s3.36'44" Mars Moon Saturn 4s29°31'51" Sun 3s26.17'33" Mercury 4s13.6'33" Mars Ketu Rahu 7s6°17'32" 10sl3°6'33" Rahu Mere Saturn Ketu Jupiter 4sll 0 51'42" Ketu Ascdt 7sl6°38'45" Owner/C means owner of the constellation in which the planet is placed.

Venus started on October 30, 2003. It will continue till October 30, 2006. We will examine its progression. Entry


October 20, 2003 0.67 day

I·

October 20, 2003 91.31 days January I9, 2004 April 20, 2004

Sign in house Libra

To be travelled in the sign at the start of the major-period Scorpio

II


m IV

Sagittarius Capricorn Contd .... on next page

260

Vedic Progression


Entry


Sign in house

July 20, 2004

v

Aquarius

October 19, 2004

VI

Pisces

January 19, 2005

VII

AriesMarriage

April 20, 2005 July 20, 2005 October 20, 2005

VIII IX

Taurus Gemini

January 19, 2006

X XI

Cancer Leo

April 20, 2006

XII

Virgo

July 21,2006 90.64 days

I

Libra

October 19, 2006


END

The progressed Venus should be related to the karaka Venus in its natal position, and it should be related to the VII houses from the ascendant and natal Venus. The marriage took place when progressed Venus reached Aries. It got in sambandha with the natal Venus and the Sun. Aries is the VII house from the karaka. The owner of the VII house from the ascendant is in Taurus. Progressed Venus is clearly related to it. The Arudha of the relevant house from natal Venus is in Cancer where the dispositor ofthe progressed Venus is placed. Since the individual would be acquiring a spouse, progressed Venus should be related to natal Jupiter and the XI houses from Jupiter and the ascendant. Jupiter is in Cancer in the navamsha chart where the dispositor of progressed Venus is placed. Mars is in a constellation of


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Mercury in the birth chart. Therefore progressed Venus is related to both the XI house. We will now look at a birth chart of an individual who had several accidents in his life and who suffered major injuries on account ofthese accidents. Incidentally he has recently retired from the Indian Administrative Service.

Ven Mar

Sun

Ket Mer

Sat Navamsha Jup

Asc Rah

Mon

Male, August 21, 1941, 1050 hours, 25°N27', 77°E40', 0530 hours East ofGreenwich.

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Planet

Longitude

Owner/C

Planet

Longitude

Owner/C

Sun

4s4°42'40"

Sun

3sl5°!4'24"

Venus Saturn

5s7°!2'3"

Moon

Ketu Saturn

ls5°8'1"

Sun

Mars

lls28°4 7'16" Mercury

Rahu

4s29°50'35"

Sun

Mere

4s6°57'4l" ls24°34'3"

Ketu

Ketu

10s29°50'35 Jupiter

Mars

Ascdt

6s9°55'18"

Jupiter


If we look at the chart we notice that the X house from Saturn is Aquarius. Its owner is placed in the X house from the Sun, hinting that the individual could be in a profession that would have high status and authority. In the navamsha the Sun has gone to Taurus where Saturn, the karaka for profession, is in the birth chart, and Jupiter has gone to Leo where the Sun was located in the birth chart. This is another indication of a profession having high status and much authority.

The Sun indicates the physical body. The I houses from the Sun and the ascendant are also representative of the physical body. Mars is the karaka for injuries and accidents. The owner ofthe ascendant and the VIII house is the same planet. It is Venus. It is in sambandha with Jupiter. Mars is placed in a sign of Jupiter and the latter is in a constellation ofMars. The owner ofthe VIII house from Mars is Venus. It is in sambandha with Jupiter. The latter is in Leo where the Sun is placed. This relates the VIII house from Mars to the I house from the Sun. Mars is in a constellation of Mercury. The latter is with the Sun. The Arudha of the VIII house from Mars is in Leo. The Arudha ofthe I house from the Sun is in Taurus. The Sun is in this sign and Jupiter is in Leo in the navamsha chart. The above shows tendency in the chart for serious accidents. The individual met with two serious accidents on March 9,1970 and September 25, 1975. The first incident

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263

happened when the individual was in his 29 1h year. This was the year ofMars. It is the karaka for accidents. It is placed in the VI house from the ascendant. It is in Revati constellation ofMercury. Mercury is in Leo, which is the VI house from Mars. The Arudha ofthe VT house from Mars is in Taurus. The dispositor ofMars is in this sign. Mars is therefore inclined to cause injury to the individual. The band of years of Mars had started on August 21, 1968:The progression ofMars is as follows:

Begin August 21, 1968 7.38 days

Enter I Balance to be travelled in the natal sign

Sign Pisces

August 28, 1968 182.63 days February 27, 1969 August 28, 1969 February 27, 1970

II

Aries

August 28, 1970 February 27, 1971 August 29, 1971 February 27, 1972 August 28, 1972 February 27, 1973 August 28, 1973 February 27, 1974 175.25 days August 21, 1974

Full period in a sign III IV

v VI VII VIII IX X XI XII I Balance to be travelled END

Taurus Gemini CancerAccident Leo Virgo Libra Scorpio Sagittarius Capricorn Aquarius Pisces

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The progressed Mars is over the natal Moon. The latter has gone to a sign of Mars in the navamsha chart. Therefore progressed Mars is related to natal Mars and the VI house from the ascendant. The natal Moon is in Pushyami constellation of Saturn. Saturn and Jupiter are together and Jupiter goes to Leo in the navamsha chart. It thus relates progressed Mars to the VI house from natal Mars. The Arudha as we know is in Taurus and hence progressed Mars is related to the Arudha as well. It would cause an accident when it is progressing through Cancer. The second accident happened when the individual was in his 35 1h year. This is the year of Mercury. It is placed in the VI house from natal Mars. Jupiter joins it in Leo in the navamsha chart. Thus natal Mercury is related to natal Mars, the Arudha of the house of accident and the VI house from the ascendant. Mercury is a qualified planet for causing accidents. We will study its progression.

Begins August 21, 1974 46.75 days

October 6, 1974 60.88 days December 6, 1974 February 5, 1975 April 7, 1975 June 7, 1975 August7, 1975 October 7, 1975

House I Balance to be travelled in the natal sign II Full period in a sign III IV

v VI

VII VIII

Sign Leo

Virgo Libra Scorpio Sagittarius Capricorn AquariusAccident Pisces




Begins December 6, 1975 February 5, 1976 April 6, 1976 June 6, 1976 August 6, 1976 14.13 days August 20, 1976

House IX X XI XII I Balance to be travelled END

Sign Aries Taurus Gemini Cancer Leo

The accident occurred in Aquarius. Natal Ketu is placed here in sambandha with natal Saturn. Saturn itself is present in this sign in the navamsha chart. Therefore progressed Mercury is relate~ to the VT house from the ascendant and natal Mars through Saturn. Ketu is with Mercury in the navamsha chart relating progressed Mercury to the VI house from natal Mars. The Arudha of the house of accident is related to progressed Mercury through Saturn. Therefore an accident is clearly indicated while Mercury is progressing through Aquarius.

Chapter Seven

How to Interpret the Progression of the Major-Period Planet in an Annual Chart? An annual chart is the chart of the moment when the Sun in its annual circuit around the zodiac comes to exactly the same longitude that it had occupied at the time of birth. The place ofthe chart would be the place of birth. Let us presume that the Sun is at 10° 10' in Capricorn in the birth chart of an individual. We will draw up the chart of the moment when the Sun again reaches this longitude in any year. We will take for the place of the moment the place of birth. This would be the annual chart for the individual for that year. We will take up the longitude of the Moon in this annual chart and on the principles of calculation of Vimshottari we make a Vimshottari time frame for the year. Since this time frame is for the year, we shall allocate number of days to each planet in proportion to the years it has in the total of 120 years. Thus the Sun would be given 6*365.2564/120 = 18.26 days; the Moon would be given 10*365.2564/120 = 30.43 days, etc. We will consider the constellation that the Moon occupies in the annual chart. The first major-period would be of the planet in the constellation of which the Moon is placed. The duration of

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the first major period would be proportionate to the longitude of the Moon. Then, in Vimshottari order other major-periods would follow. These are the Mudda majorperiods. We can thus determine the major-period in the annual chart in which the event could happen and consider its progression in exactly the same manner as that ofthe Vimshottari major-period planet. We will consider some live illustrations. The individual ofthe following chart got married in his 26 1h year. Through the use of the progression of the ruler of the band of years (Chart VI-7) we have already determined that the individual would get married between January 19, 2005 and April 20, 2005. We will now determine the Mudda major-period in the annual chart in which the individual will get married during this span of four months and through the progression of the Mudda major-period determine the likely date. The annual chart is as follows:

Chart VII-1 Annual chart for 26 1h year Mon

Rah

Asc

Sat Lagna

Ket Sun Mer

Mar Ven Jup

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Asc Ven

Jup

Rah Mer Sat

Navamsha Sun Ket Mon

Mar

Birth Data: Male, October 30, 1979, 0915 hours, 28°N39', 77°E13', 0530 hours East of Greenwich. The Sun at 6s12°33'. Annual Chart Data: Year begins on October 29, 2004, 1904:03 hours, 28°N39', 77°E13', 0530 hours East of Greenwich. Planet Sun Moon Mars Mere Jupiter Owner/C

Longitude Owner/C Planet Longitude Owner/C 6sl2°33'0" Rahu Venus 5s6°43'42" Sun Os29°5'38" Sun Saturn 3s3°19'58" Jupiter 5s27°42'35" Mars Os8°13'28" Ketu Rahu 6s27°13'46" Jupiter Ketu 6s8°13'28" Rahu 5sl3°20'43' Moon ls9°0l'09" Ascdt means owner of the constellation in which the planet is placed.

The Mudda major-period of Rahu was running on January 19, 2005. It started on January 4, 2005. The dispositor of Rahu was with Venus. Therefore Rahu is related to the karaka. The VII house from the ascendant is in Scorpio. Mars is in sambandha with Rahu. The VII house from Venus is in Pisces. The dispositor ofRahu is with Jupiter. The Arudha of the VII house from the karaka is in Sagittarius. We have seen that Rahu is related to Jupiter.


The XI house from the ascendant is in Pisces. Rahu we have seen is related to Jupiter and therefore Pisces. The XI house from Jupiter is in Cancer. Rahu is with the Moon. The Arudha of the XI house from Jupiter is in Libra. Mercury in Libra is with Rahu in the navamsha chart. Therefore Rahu is inclined to bring about the marriage of the individual. Let us examine the regression ofRahu. It is as follows:

Entry 4-Jan-2005 125 days

05-Jan-05 4.56 days 09-Jan-05 14-Jan-05 18-Jan-05 23-Jan-05 28-Jan-05 01-Feb-05 06-Feb-05 IO-Feb-05 15-Feb-05 19-Feb-05 24-Feb-05


Sign in house Aries

III

Aquarius Capricorn Sagittarius Scorpio Libra Virgo Leo CancerMarriage Gemini Taurus Aries

IV

v VI

VII VIII IX X XI

XII I

Pisces


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Entry 3.31 days

27-Feb-05

Begin from natal position To be travelled in the sign at the close of the major-period END

Sign in house

For marriage in a male chart the regressed planet should be related to Venus and the VII houses from the ascendant and Venus. It should also be related to the Arudha ofthe VII house from Venus. In this annual chart annual Saturn is in sambandha with the annual Moon. Annual Mars is in sambandha with the annual Moon. The event has happened in the less than two days during which regressed Rahu had remained in Cancer. Since Mars is in sambandha with the annual Moon, regressed Rahu is related to annual Venus, Mars and Jupiter. Hence regressed Rahu is related to the karaka and the VII houses from the ascendant and karaka. The Arudha of the VII house from annual Venus is in Sagittarius. We have seen that regressed Rahu has relationship with annual Jupiter. The regressed planet should also be related to the karaka Jupiter for gain and the XI houses from the ascendant and Jupiter. We have already seen the relationship with Jupiter. Cancer is the XI house from annual Jupiter. The XI house from the ascendant is in Pisces. Thus the relationships are clear. The Arudha of the XI house from Jupiter is in Libra. Annual Mercury is placed here. In the navamsha chart this Mercury is with Rahu. Hence the relationship is clear.


The individual would get married according to the above between February 10 and February 15, 2005. We had determined that she would have a child between November 19, 1990 and March 8, 1991 (Chart VI-1). We will consider the annual chart for the relevant year. The chart is as follows:

Chart VII-2 Asc

Jup

Mer Sun

Ket Mon Lagna

Rah Ven Mar

Sat

Sun

Ven

Mer Mar

Rah Navamsha

Asc Ket Jup

Sat

Mon

The year started at 8h03m48s on March 8, 1990 at l7°N23', 78°E29', 0530 hours East of Greenwich.

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272

Planet

Longitude

Planet

Longitude

Owner/C

Sun

10s23°32'17" Jupiter

Venus

Moon

3sl4°2'56"

Saturn

Saturn

9s9°25'39" 8s29°l'll"

Sun Sun

Mars

9s3°38'58"

Sun

Rahu

9s22°33'50"

Moon

Mere

10sl3°52'39" Rahu

Ketu

3s22°33'50"

Mercury

Jupiter

2s7°17'47"

As edt

lls21 °55'43"

Owner/C

Rahu


Birth happened in the major-period of Saturn. Saturn is in sambandha with Jupiter. Hence Saturn is related to the karaka. Saturn is in sambandha with Mercury and the Sun. It is also in sambandha with Jupiter. Jupiter is in sambandha with Mercury. Mercury and Mars are together in the navamsha chart. Rahu and Mars are together in the birth chart and Rahu is placed in Cancer in the navamsha chart. Hence Saturn is related to Cancer. Similarly, Saturn is related to Venus, as they are both in the same constellation. The Arudha of the V house from Jupiter is in Capricorn. Saturn is clearly related to the Xl house from the ascendant. It is also related to the Xl house from Jupiter since Saturn and Mars are in sambandha in the navamsha chart. Hence Saturn would cause birth of a child. We should study the progression of Saturn. It is as follows:

Entry 13-Jan-1991

Begin

Sign Sagittarius

0.16 day


I




Entry 13-Jan-91 4.81 days 17-Jan-91 22-Jan-91 27-Jan-91 31-Jan-91 05-Feb-91 10-Feb-91 14-Feb-91 19-Feb-91 24-Feb-91 01-Mar-91 06-Mar-91

Begin Il

Sign Capricorn

Full duration in sign Ill

IV

v VI VII VIII IX

X Xl XII I and END

Aquarius Pisces Aries Taurus Gemini Cancer Leo Virgo LibraBirth Scorpio Sagittarius

Progressed Saturn in Libra would be in sambandha with the natal Saturn and would therefore have all the qualifications for birth of a child as the natal Saturn. Birth would take place between February 24 and March 1, 1991. We will now study Chart IV-3 and study her marriage through the annual chart progression. She got married on February 22, 2004. She was in her 28th year when she got married. Her birth details are: Female, October 23, 1976, 1930 hours, 24 °N43', 75°E50', 0530 hours East of Greenwich. The annual chart for the 28th year is as follows:

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Chart VII-3 Asc

Sat

Rah

Mar Lagna Jup Mer Sun Ven Ket Sat

Asc

Mon

Ket Ven

Mon Navamsha Mar

Sun

Rah Mer

Jup

The year started on October 24, 2003 at 17 hours 36 minutes 25 seconds, 24°N43', 75°E50', 0530 hours East of Greenwich. The place taken for the annual chart remains the place of birth. Planet Sun Moon Mars Mere Jupiter Owner/C

Longitude Owner/C Planet Longitude Owner/C 6s24.24'1" 6s6.45'24" Jupiter Rahu Venus 5s22.22'38" Moon Saturn 2sl9° 19'54" Rahu Os26.36'12" Venus 10sl0°47'48" Rahu Rahu 6s6°8'51" Mars 6s26°36'12" Jupiter Ketu Os2.10'33" 4s17.54'3" As edt Venus means owner of the constellation in which the planet is placed.


The event happened in the major-period of Saturn. It is in sambandha with the karaka Jupiter in the navamsha chart. It is related to the VII house from the ascendant and the Arudha of the VII house from the karaka through its dispositor. It is the owner of the VII house from the karaka. It is the owner ofthe XI house from the ascendant. It occupies the XI house from Jupiter. It is therefore inclined to fulfil the wish of the individual and give her success and gain. She gains a husband in the major-period of Saturn. Saturn will therefore ensure marriage of the individual in its major-period. We will examine its progression. We notice that marriage took place while Saturn was progressing in Gemini. We have already examined this position and found that Saturn is fully qualified to cause the marriage ofthe individual.

Chapter Eight

Progression of the Karakas We will now study the progression of various karakas in a chart and their impact on the life of an individual. This method involves some mathematics and needs calculations. Further, this cannot be taken as an independent method since each karaka has a repetitive motion. lt repeats its presence in each sign after a certain number ofyears. lt would thus be indicating a repetition of the same event, which is not possible. It is more of academic interest and can be u.sed as a confirmatory tool.

Duration of Progression of Karakas Days taken to make a full circuit of the zodiac Sun 365.26 27.32 Moon 687.05 Mars Mercury 88.03 Jupiter 4335.6 Venus 224.63 10756.8 Saturn 6793.5 Rahu/Ketu

Per sign (days)

30.43833 2.276667 57.25417 7.335833 361.3 18.71917 896.4 566.125

Per Months sign per (approx) sign (days) (approx)

30

19

1 1 2 0 12 0

896 566

30 19

2.28 57 7

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Difference Between Progression of Karakas And Their Transit It would be noticed that the progression ofkarakas appears to be the same as their transit. They take almost the same time to cross a sign. There are two points of deviation:

•

A retrograde planet always regresses. It does not ever progress in the chart. This is not so for transit of a retrograde planet.

•

The motion ofthe karakas is uniform and it always takes the stipulated period for a circuit of the zodiac.

Principles of Progression The basic principles of progression of karakas are that each planet: (i)

Would start progressing/regressing immediately after birth.

(ii)

It would move in the direction it was inclined to at the time of birth. A direct planet would always move in forward direction, i.e., it would progress throughout life; a retrograde natal planet would always regress. Rahu/Ketu would only regress. The Sun and Moon would always progress.

(iii)

Each planet would progress/regress at the same pace as given above throughout life.

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(iv)

Each planet would start progressing/regressing from its natal position and return to that position again after the stipulated number of days. In sum, in case in a chart Rahu is placed in Leo, it would start regressing from Leo immediately after birth and return to Leo at its natal position after 6793.5 days. It would then start afresh. These rounds would continue throughout life.

(v)

The progression/regression of a planet does not depend on geographical location of the individual after his birth. In case an individual born at Cochin goes and settles down at Tokyo later in life, we will not redraw his chart. We will continue to use the birth chart drawn up for Cochin at the date and time of birth.

How to Calculate the Progression Each planet would take a proportionate length of time to move out of its natal sign. Suppose Rahu is at 10° in Libra. When it starts regressing, it would travel over these 10° to get to Virgo. Since it takes approximately 566 days to travel over a sign of 30°, it would take 10*566 days/30 = 566 days/3 = 188.66 days to reach Virgo. It would then take 566 days in Virgo, and the same number of days in the other signs till it reaches Libra. To reach its natal position after the full circuit, Rahu will have to travel over the balance of 20° in Libra. This would be equal to 566 days*20/30 = 566*2 days/3 = 377.33 = 377, say, days. We will calculate the progression ofkaraka Saturn in the following chart.


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Chart VIII-I Ven Mer Rah Sun Mon

Sat Mar

Lagna

Asc

Ket

Jup

Rah

Sun

Mon Mar


Asc Ven

Ket


Longitude Owner/C Planet Longitude Owner/C 10s23'32'17" Jupiter Venus lls3'45'23" Saturn 10s26'50'56" Jupiter Saturn Os12'1'51" Ketu 10s18'23'52 Rahu Os7'12'49" Ketu Rahu 10s10'9'6" 4sl8'23'52" Venus Rahu Ketu 6s12'7'28" 9s24'39'52" Rahu Ascdt means owner of the constellation in which the planet is placed.

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Saturn is at 12°1'51" in Aries. This is equal to 12.031°. In terms of days it is equal to 359.48. Saturn has to travel 17.969° in Aries to reach Taurus. In terms of days it is equal to 536.9 days. The date of birth is March 8, 1970. We will first determine the dates in an approximate manner. Saturn takes 30 years to make one circuit. Hence it will complete the circuit on March 8, 2000. We should then calculate its positions in various signs according to the duration of its stay in each sign. If we refer to the table above we will see that Saturn makes a full circuit in 10756.8 days. The number of days in 30 years is 30*365.2564 = 10957.7. There would be an error of200.9 days in each circuit of Saturn. It is therefore prudent here to restrict our calculations to the exact figures. We will add 10756.8 days to the date ofbirth. We get the date on which the next round of Saturn would start as August 19, 1999. The progression shall be as follows: 19-Aug-99 359.48 days 536.9 days 13-Aug-00 896.4 days 26-Jan-03 11-Jul-05 24-Dec-07 7-Jun-IO 20-Nov-12 5-May-15 18-0ct-17

House from natal position I Already travelled at birth To be travelled in the sign II Full duration in a sign III N

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1-Apr-20 14-Sep-22 27-Feb-25 12-Aug-27 30-Jan-29

House from natal position X XI

XII I

ENDS

We will notice that ifwe add 30 years to each date after birth, we get approximate dates for the next round of progression. If we add 60 years we will get the third round of progression, etc. We will get exact dates if we add the exact number of days in a round as given in the table above. We can calculate the progression of any ofthe other karakas that we have listed above. Let us work out the regression ofRahu in the above chart so that the method of calculation could be further stressed upon.

Enters 3-Dec-93 347.18 days 15-Nov-94 566.13 days 3-Jun-96 21-Dec-97 IO-Jul-99 26-Jan-01 16-Aug-02 4-Mar-04

I To be travelled in the sign II Full duration in a sign III IV

v VI VII VIII Contd .... on next page

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Enters 21-Sep-05 10-Apr-07 27-0ct-08 16-May-10 3-Dec-11 9-Jul-12

IX X XI XII I ENDS

How to Judge the Progression We will now give principles for analysis of progression. The analysis is virtually on the same lines as has been given for the analysis of progression of the Vimshottari major-period planet. (a)

Event specific karaka should be considered. We should take up the progression ofthe karaka that is related to the event. Suppose we are considering birth of a child. We consider the progression of karaka Jupiter.

(b)

The progressed karaka should be related to the relevant natal karaka, and the concerned houses from the ascendant and natal karaka and the Arudha of the house from the natal karaka. Thus, in case the question relates to birth of a child, the progressing karaka Jupiter should be related to the natal karaka Jupiter, and the V houses from natal Jupiter and ascendant. It should also be related to the Arudha of the V house from natal Jupiter. Further, the progressing karaka Jupiter should also be related to the XI houses from the ascendant and natal Jupiter, and the Arudha ofthe XI house from natal Jupiter.


(c)

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The progressions ofthe Sun and Moon are used for two purposes. Firstly, these planets would also show the events that they govern, i.e., for which they are the karakas. If an event is going to happen relating to the father ofthe individual, we would be able to locate it through the progression ofthe karaka Sun. Secondly the Sun indicates the month in which an event relating to another karaka would happen. Suppose we are looking for the marriage of a female individual. We should use the progression of Jupiter in her chart to fix the time of the event. Jupiter would determine a span of time of about a year for the event. We can then use the progression of the Sun to fix the month for it. Whenever the Sun in its progression reaches a place where it is related to the natal Jupiter, the VII houses from the ascendant and natal Jupiter and the Arudha ofthe VII house from natal Jupiter, it would materialise an event relating to the marriage of the individual. When the Sun is also related to the XI houses from the ascendant and natal Jupiter and the Arudha ofthe XI house from natal Jupiter, it would cause either marriage of the individual, or if she is already married, reunion with her husband. We can use the progression of the Moon in the same way and for the purpose of determination of the day on which the event would happen. The principles for analysis for the progression of the Sun and Moon are the same.

We will illustrate these principles through live charts. The purpose of our analysis of charts is two fold: firstly, to show the validity of the principles stated above, and second, to show the use ofthe karaka progression in confirmation of conclusions drawn through other methods. The progression of karakas has certain limitations since each karaka would only indicate events for which it

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is the karaka. When we consider the progression ofJ upiter, it would generally only show events that relate either to children, happiness, wealth, marriage (in a female chart), religion, good fortune, elder siblings or gain. The progression ofRahu would basically show a possibility of going abroad, being defrauded, being confined, etc. The progression of Ketu is useful as it would tell us the period during which the spiritual urge of the individual would be sharpened and he may have unique extra-sensory expenences. We will study the progression of the karakas in detail for clarifying the concepts and their practical use. We will. take Chart VIII-1 above and analyse it through the principles enunciated above. A son was born to her on February 24, 1991. The major-period was of Saturn. The likely period of birth of the child was when Saturn was in Sagittarius. This was between December 29, 1989 and July 30, 1991. Jupiter is the karaka concerned. It is retrograde. It would therefore always regress. Its regression during this period is as follows:

Entry 19-Jan-82 146.02 days

Begin I To be travelled in the sign

Sign Libra

I4-Jun-82 361.30 days 10-Jun-83 6-Jun-84 2-Jun-85 29-May-86

II Full period in a sign

Virgo

m

Leo Cancer Gemini Taurus

rv v VI


!


285


Entry

Begin

Sign

26-May-87

VII

Aries

21-May-88

VIII

Pisces

17-May-89

IX

Aquarius

14-May-90

X

CapricornBirth of a son

10-May-91

Xl

Sagittarius

5-May-92

XII

Scorpio

1-May-93

I

Libra

3-Dec-93

ENDS

A question may be asked as to how we have fixed the date January 19, 1982 as the start ofthe progression. We know that each karaka starts progressing as soon as the individual is born. Therefore Jupiter had started progressing from March 8, 1970. This is the date on which the individual was born. From the table given above we know that Jupiter takes 4335.6 days to make a full circuit ofthe zodiac. Therefore after 4335.6 days Jupiter would revert to its natal position in Libra. If we add 4335.6 days to March 8, 1970 we will get the date on which Jupiter would start its progression again from its natal position. This would happen on January 19, 1982. If we add 4335.6 days again to this date we get December 3, 1993. Since the event is likely to happen between these two dates, we will not proceed further. We may find this calculation somewhat tedious. If we take that Jupiter roughly takes 12 years to reach its natal position. Since the regression started on March 8, 1970, it would be at the place ofbirth on March 8, 1982, March 1994, etc. Since a year has 365.2564 days, therefore 12 years would have 4383.08 days. This is more by about 48 days. Hence the dates are

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different. Adding such big numbers to a date may appear daunting to an average reader. He would be right. Such additions are easily possible through a spreadsheet. Otherwise we can take the approximate number of months that Jupiter takes to complete a circle. This is 144 months or 12 years. This would however always be fraught with the danger of a mistake. From the table of progression of karaka Jupiter prepared above we can see that progressed Jupiter was in Capricorn at the time of birth. Jupiter is related to the natal Jupiter here as natal Jupiter is in Capricorn in the navamsha chart. The V house from the ascendant is also therefore related to progressed Jupiter since the natal Jupiter and natal Venus are in sambandha. Natal Saturn is in sambandha with progressed Jupiter here. Therefore progressed Jupiter in Capricorn is related to the V house from the karaka Jupiter. Natal Mercury is in Capricorn in the navamsha chart. Therefore progressed Jupiter is related to the Arudha ofthe V house from natal Jupiter. Natal Saturn is with natal Mars. Therefore progressed Jupiter is related to the XI house from the ascendant and to the owner of the XI house from natal Jupiter. This is the Sun. It is with Mercury in Aquarius and Mercury is related to Jupiter. The progression of Jupiter through Capricorn promises birth of a child. The progression of karaka Jupiter has thus helped us determine the span of time in which birth would take place. This span according to the above table is between May 14, 1990 and May 10, 1991. Let us examine the progression ofthe Sun to see as to what it indicates at that time. The progression ofthe Sun is as follows:


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Entry 8-Mar-90 23.54 days 31-Mar-90 30.44 days 01-May-90 31-May-90 01-Jul-90 31-Jul-90 30-Aug-90 30-Sep-90 30-0ct-90 30-Nov-90 30-Dec-90 30-Jan-91

Begin I Already travelled II Full period in a sign

Sign Aquarius

III

01-Mar-91 08-Mar-91

I ENDS

Aries Taurus Gemini Cancer Leo Virgo Libra Scorpio Sagittarius CapricornSon Aquarius

rv v VI VII VIII IX X XI XII

Pisces

The Sun in Capricorn would be closely related to natal Jupiter as the latter is in this sign in the navamsha chart. On analysis similar to the one that we carried out for Jupiter we can understand that the Sun would cause birth of a child in this house. We can make a similar analysis for the progression of the Moon and see that the Moon too confirms the birth. The analysis of the Moon however involves much calculation.

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Chart VIII-2 Ket

Lagna Asc Ven Sun Mer Mon

Mar Sat

Rah · Jup

Sat Sun Rah Mar

Asc Mer Ven Navamsha Ket

Jup

Mon

Male, January 19, 1958, 0752 hours, 25oN20', 83°EO', 0530 hours East of Greenwich. Planet Longitude Owner/C Planet Longitude Owner/C 9s20.32'54" Moon 9s5°14'10" Sun Sun Venus 8s25.37'47" Venus Mercury Saturn 7s28.7'29" Moon 7s25.35'51" Rahu 6sl3°36'52" Rahu Mercury Mars Osl3°36'52" Venus Ssll 0 33'58" Ketu Ketu Mere 10s22.57'25" Jupiter 6s.13'36" Rahu Ascdt Owner/C means owner of the constellation in which the planet is placed.

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The father of the individual passed away on February I, 2006. We will study the movement of Saturn to see whether its progression indicates loss of father. The progression is as follows:

Sign Scorpio

Entry 23-Mar-03 840.37 days 11-Jul-05

Begin I Already passed II

896.4 days 24-Dec-07 8-Jun-10 20-Nov-12 5-May-15 18-0ct-17 1-Apr-20 15-Sep-22 27-Feb-25 12-Aug-27 25-Jan-30 9-Jul-32 3-Sep-32

Full duration in a sign Capricorn III Aquarius IV Pisces v Aries VI VII Taurus VIII Gemini Cancer IX Leo X Virgo XI XII Libra Scorpio I ENDS

Sagittarius -Death of father

Saturn would be in the XII house from the ascendant when it progresses through Sagittarius. Since the natal Moon is in Scorpio in the navamsha chart, it would relate progressed Saturn to natal Saturn. The XII house from natal Saturn is in Libra. Natal Jupiter is placed in this sign. Jupiter is placed in Sagittarius in the navamsha chart. Therefore progressed Saturn is related to Libra. The Arudha of the XII house from natal Saturn is in Capricorn.

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Hence progressed Saturn is related to this house too. Saturn in Sagittarius therefore shows an inclination to cause loss and separation. Natal Venus is with natal Sun in the birth chart. Venus is with Mercury in the navamsha chart. Mercury occupies Sagittarius where progressed Saturn is placed. Therefore progressed Saturn would be related to natal Sun. The IX house from the ascendant and natal Sun is in Virgo. Mercury is the owner of the sign. We have seen that progressed Saturn is related to it in Sagittarius. The death therefore took place when Saturn had moved to Sagittarius. Saturn during its motion shows loss offather.

INDEX A

Analysis of navamsha, 91, 103 Arun Samhita, 3 B

Bhrigu Samhita, i, v, 2, 3, 6, 7, 9, 18,94 Birth Chart Clifford Robert Olson, 167, 168 David Beckham, 200 Donny Osmond, 108, 110, 111 Henry Charrier, 170, 173 lAS officer, 244 JK Rowling, 142, 143 JL Nehru, 164 Orhan Pamuk, 141, 142, 144, 250 Roy Horn, 129, 243 Saurav Ganguly, 162, 256 Brihat Parashar Hora Shastra, 25, 32, 33, 41, 60

c Christian Astrology, 8 Claudius Ptolemaeus, 11 D

Directions Primary, 10, 11 Secondary, 8

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F F. Jacob, 7 G Great Fire ofLondon, 8 H Helena Blavatsky, 10 Hora Sara, 26 J J. M. Ashmand, 11 K Ketu, 32, 48, 51

L Lal Kitab, 46, 47 M Marco Severino, 108 Marcus Manilius, 7 N

Nadi Grantha, i, v, 2, 6, 7, 9, 18,94

p Pandit Roop Chand Joshi, 47 Parashar, 32, 33 Placidus de Titus, 11 Prishthhodaya, 33 Prishthhodaya signs, 33

R Rahu,32,48,51 Randy Foye, 108 Relationship, 49

INDEX

s Sensitive point, 46, 51, 52, 57, 58, 59 Sepharial, 9 Shankar Balkrishna Dikshit, 46 Shirshodaya, 33 Shivnath Jharkhandi, 46 T

Tetrabiblos, 11

u Ubhayodaya sign, 33

v Vaitheeswaran Temple, 2, 3 Vargottama, 54 Vatteluttu, 2

w William Lilly, 7, 8, 12

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