The Astrological Signature of Alternative Alternative Energy-Hea E nergy-Healers lers by Rohiniranjan (Crystal Pages) © 2000, all rights reserved, revised 2002 The changing face of the healing crafts: Modern medicine is becoming increasingly expensive and sometimes remains outside the reach of individuals with meagre means, even in developed countries. Moreover, in the case of chronic c hronic conditions and several ill-defined ill-defined malad maladies ies (according (acco rding to modern medical guidelines), guidelines), it remai r emains ns less than tha n optimally optimally effective, effective, particularly on a long-term ong-t erm basis, for one reason or another. Recently, all around the world, there has been observed a low key, resurgence of a trend as people lean towards 'alternative' therapeutic modalities. modalities. An increase has been seen in the popularity of traditional forms of therapies, such as ayurveda, other herbal traditions, homeopathy, aromatherapy, acupuncture, chromotherapy, osteopathic and chiropractic medicine, etc. -- all of which are based on administration or utilization of therapeutic substances; most of these often include physical procedures and recommend changing ones lifestyle. Quite apart from all of these, exist treatment modalities that utilize one or more forms of 'healing energy' and are are claimed claimed to work through throu gh 'human 'human'' touch. touc h. The general belief belief is is that these the se healers healers are connected with, resonate to or are attuned to some form of Universal Healing Energy which then is believed to work through these individuals. Many such modalities or paths of therapy exist, the gamut running from faith-healin faith-healing g to t hose that t hat use electro electro-mec -mechanical hanical devices devices for redirecting the flow of the Chi or "energy" through the body, or act by removing energy-blockages, etc. The basic underlying tenet is that all of us can receive and resonate to some form of healing energy that perfuses and vitalizes vitalizes our o ur universe. Some So me individu individuals, als, either naturally natur ally or through attunement a ttunement (generally a closely guarded and secret procedure which some have indicated includes an element of 'shaktipat' or direct transfer of spiritual quanta) become adept at focusing or directing the flow of such energy to help bring about healing in others. The concept may sound rather far-fetched or even fantastic fantastic to many of us who are sceptical about 'these' things. It is conceivable conceivable that motivation of the patient plays a big part as does faith in these energies to work as intended or claimed. In some ways, these probably work through the 'placebo' effect which is often misunderstood by some as a 'non-effect' or "psychological" suggestion therapy. Perhaps the 'placebo' effect, which is often short-lasting thanks to our doubting minds, brings into action the 'intrinsic' healing mechanism (the inner physician) that all of us possess. That these energy-based healing modalities work is recorded in many anecdotal studies and even in some scientific clinical studies that showed the salutary effect of Reiki and Qigong on haemoglobin levels, reduced pain and other parameters in scientific studies. Astrological research: We all have heard of the astrological explorations carried out by the Gauquelins from France as well as other similar 'epidemiological' studies many of which have been summarized in "Astrology Science or Superstition", by Eysenck and Nias, Pelican Book, ISBN 0-14-022397-5. The approach of these tropical western astrology researchers had been to amass a large collection of horoscopes and then to seek to identify a pattern in the chart using the tropical zodiac that would be shared by a certain occupational or other identifiable group. Thus, we have
the "Saturn" effect showing up commonly in the horoscopes of scientists and the 'Mars' effect in those of athletes. Many of the 'traditional' tropical astrological rules and tenets did not show up very significantly in these studies, in a highly significant manner that would make them useful for being being used as 'signature patterns'. pat terns'. A signature pattern pat tern would wo uld be described as an easily definabl definablee and discernible astrological combination that alone or in combination with other patterns would show up in a fairly high proportion proport ion of charts which belong belong to a well-defined well-defined category. categor y. A similar similar approach when applied to jyotish can pose a very significant and somewhat daunting task. Jyotish essentially essentially depends depends on a 'weigh 'we ightt of evidence' evidence' approach. appro ach. This involves involves a through t hrough study st udy of a horoscope horo scope from many differen differentt angles, including including a multitude of o f charts and thus takin ta king g into into account multiple factors, as one would naturally assume operate in our lives and in what I call "the human experience". One or even a couple of factors seen in a given chart rarely have sufficient impact to show up as a definite effect. Moreover, there are many layers and shades of attributes that jyotishis study for a given planet. A planet may intrinsically or functionally be benefic, malefic or cruel; weak, neutral or strong, in individual vargas, shadbala, ashtakavarga or vimshopaka, as well as other factors need to be considered. There are many other qualitative attributes that need to be judged when determining the influence attributed to a planet or planetary planetary combination combination in a reading. r eading. Readily availa available ble jyotish software, such as, Parashara's Light™ in its several versions, Goravani Jyotish™, etc., have made it possible not only to calculate and use more of these factors, but have also brought to the fore, the problems that arise when one quot es canned readings in a disjointed manner manner verbatim even from sacred classical texts. One requires the human interpreter to convert a load of information into insightful knowledge. Energy healing: Having been interested in the phenomenon of 'energy healing' for quite some time, and having witnessed and experienced some of its undeniable success and efficacy, we at Crystal Pages (a jyotish information, information, education and research organization which may be accessed through Internet world wide web at ) had been collecting collecting charts of energy healers, primarily of practitioners of Reiki, but also of others o thers who were attuned into healing systems such as QiGong and Therapeutic Touch, as well as of faith-healers. While faith healing is believed to be a divine gift, Reiki and similar modalities can be acquired, generally through a process of attunement, training and practice through several levels or grades. Some of these have spiritual, as well as procedural/ritual-based components; however, we do not intend to dwell on these details in this article, but instead, would like to direct the interested reader's attention towards "Essential Reiki A complete guide to an ancient healing art", by Diane Diane Stein, The Crossing Press, ISBN 0-89594-736-6, 0-8959 4-736-6, and many other oth er books available available on the subject. T he central theme of all of these healing modalitie modalitiess is that t hat the t he human human body has the t he capability capability for channelling, channelling, concentrating concentratin g and directing direct ing a "Heali "H ealing ng Energy Ener gy of Universe" through thr ough ones hands (palm chakras, which some describe as being minor nerve centres connected to other neuro-endocrine-spiritual centres). I mention this because this served as an important leading cue in this astrological exploration that I am about to describe. The 'research' feature in available jyotish software: When this explorat exploration ion was initiated a few f ew years ago, I had recently acquired acquired a commerciall commercially y available available jyotish jyotish software s oftware and a nd was quite interested in its research feature. feature. It took too k a collection of horosco horoscopes pes and proceeded pro ceeded to find find the attribute descriptors that were present in these charts and then sorted them in the descending order of frequency. So, for example, it would look at a descriptor such as “Sun in ascendant” and
would determine that 20 out of 100 charts had this attribute, and then go on to find some other descriptor, such as Mars in benefic benefic shastiamsha (the 60t 60th h division division or harmonic) or something like that. that . Two BIG problems problems became became glaringly glaringly obvious soon so on after the t he initial initial excitement excitement of o f novelty wore off! This feature was extremely s-l-o-w! Even a small collection of charts would take half an hour and longer on a reasonably powerful system (by the home P.C. standards prevailing at that time; Pentium 75 Mhz). There was no way of cutting short the 'search and sort' function. It went through all the factors keyed in by the programmer, until it exhausted the entire list. This meant, that, each time I acquired a few more charts and added it to my research set, the entire search had to be done again, and again! After a few weeks, during which I was also examining the charts -with the aid of the transputer that thrives mostly on glucose and oxygen and lives between my ears -- and beginning to decipher "patterns" in the charts -- I realized that my rather fancy software did not have those descriptors that my eyes spotted readily! It had many tags, it just did not have enough that would wo uld be be relevant relevant for most research! Later on, I purchased Parashara's Light, which was far more light-footed than my earlier acquired software and had a basic research mode which though not comprehensive, did things faster in the search and calculating of charts, etc. Parashara’s Light Light allowed one to use some basic basic search strategy buildin building g blocks and to conduct logical searches through a set of horoscopes. If Parshara's Light were to include a feature by which the users could create a search strategy by creating a text file using the yoga codes to enable the program to conduct the search at its rapid pace, then it could be considered the most useful useful and extremely ext remely power powerful ful research tool to ol for jyotishis. jyotishis. I hope someone from Geovision Geovision is considering considering adding such a feature. fe ature. Background and approach: My aim in conducting the described qualitative exploration was to carry out a pilot study to see if certain factors that made astrological sense were seen in a greater frequency in the charts of the energy healers or not. If such was indeed the case then these very factors could co uld serve as indicators for providing useful direction direction and guidance tto o individuals individuals who approached for astrological advice. Reiki is typically administered by placing ones palms on different areas of the patient's body and is experienced as a sensati s ensation on of 'hotness' and som so metimes has a fine vibrational vibrational character. Reiki is is of o f Japanese origin, from predominantly Buddhist Buddhist sources sourc es (though (t hough the historical histor ical account accountss prevailing prevailing in North America have been challenged by many, in recent times) and promotes ideals of service, gentleness, kindness. It was, therefore, a bit counter-intuitive when in chart after chart, Mars began to show up in association with the lagna and/or the third house. The lagna represents the self, the conduit through which the energy is channelled and the third house represents the shoulder, arms and hands and the minor chakras in ones palms. The heat and vibrations also seemed to be in concordance with the sensations actually perceived by individuals who are giving or receiving Reiki treatments. Having focused on Mars, based purely on serendipitous observations, it was natural to test this correlation in charts that would come naturally to mind when thinking of Mars: athletes, military personnel (and critics!). Sure enough, there was a prominent 'presence' of Mars in these charts, as well but in different houses! other planets were involved as well in in a different distribution from those seen in the charts of healers. The next thing to focus on was that in order for energy healers to heal using hands, there should be a relationship between the 3rd house and the house of sickness, namely the 6th (in jyotish or
vedic astrological parlance). I am a great believer in 'derived' houses in horoscopes.
(To elaborate this concept further, these constitute of : (i) arudha and padas of a house or planet in a chart based on how far the ruler of a sign is from the house itself; (ii) adding the elongation of a house from from ascendant to the house itself, for example, example, the fifth house being third from the third house is a secondary house to be considered when when examining examining the 3rd house. This is known as the ‘bhavat bhavam’ principle in jyotish; and (iii) utilizi ng houses other other than ascendants as the orientation point. For instance if one wishes to examine the acquisitions acquisitions and family life of ones mother, the fifth house (2nd from the 4th house, since the 2nd
Although primarily utilized in horary readings, the 7th house can represent the lagna of the client, and the 2nd and 12th houses represent the diseases, chronic illnesses and defects in the client (these being the 6th and 8th houses from the 7th. Similarly Similarly,, the 12th from any house house represents the t he loss loss or amelioration of the indications indications of any given given house. Therefore, negation of disease disease would be the 12th from 12th, hence the 11th and ascendant (being 12th from the 2nd and 12th houses which are also the 6th and 8th from the 7th house which represents the client (it will help to draw a chart and see the relationships, relationships, for visual learners). Connections between the 3rd house and these other houses house s were examined. Additionally, the association of Mars, the guiding planet, with the 7th and 11th houses was exami e xamined. ned. Reiki (the commonest modality in my test bed, but the same seems to be true for other modalities, as well) being a response to an inner urge, an inner calling, inner motivation, must have something to do with the nodes (representatives of karma) and also the fifth and ninth houses, both of which are connected with spirituality and higher purpose and also the manifestation manifestation of o f ones karmic fate that is i s due to become manifest manifest in this lifetime lifetime and what we create for the future. Many other factors and areas were examined, only some of which have been summarized summarized here in this brief report. We have started looking into varga charts and other finer levels levels of interpretation, interpret ation, but even the findings findings in the radix or o r rashi charts have been very striking and some of these are presented here. All charts were calculated utilizing Yukteshwar ayanamsha (precessional correction) that is only a few minutes different from Late Prof. B.V. Raman's ayanamsha (the two ayanamshas use closely similar value for vernal equinox of 1894, but utilize different rates of annual motion of ayanamsha to calculate back to the year of coincidence of the tropical and sidereal zodiacs, Yukteshwar using AD 499 and Raman AD 397; it is to be noted that Yukteshwara provided the value in his book, “The Holy Science” in 1894 stating the source for this value value to be astro as tronomi nomical cal books, presumably ephemeris or panchangs/panjikas. panchangs/panjikas. The book was written many years before before Raman was born (1912). Now, whether whet her Raman Raman took too k the seed for his ayanamsha from the value quoted by Yukteshwara is not known). represents those attributes and t he 4th r epresents epresents ones mot her), her), etc.
In a rather large data set of 480715 births (date, month and year of birth), spanning over several decades mostly from the early half of the twentieth century and mostly from the northern hemisphere, that were obtained from insurance records, it was obvious that the number of births were uniformly distributed throughout through out t he year (the daily mean mean number of births in this large sample was 1317, standard deviation=69.9, coefficient of variation or relative standard deviation = 5%). It may, therefore, be assumed that the distribution of planets would be more or less uniform uniform in the general popula popu lation, tion, provided a large enough sample sample is taken. The data, obviously, obviously, must have some inaccuracies due to the nature of the records but one hopes that the huge size of the sample would refle r eflect ct the general frequency approximately. approximately. The ascendants cannot c annot be expected to be equally distributed since some of the signs tend to rise for a longer periods in a given hemisphere (long ascension signs) than others due to the tilted axis of our ‘space-ship’. There would be an increasingly significant skew if one focuses only on births taking place at very high latitudes (more Kanya and Tula ascendants are seen in Nordic states because of the tilt of the
earth). The distribution of the planets in the 12 houses would be more or less uniformly distributed (unless unequal houses and intercepted signs play a part in ones astrology; not the case in jyotish). Results: The accompanying Figures 1 to 4 show the percent distribution of the planets in signs and houses in the horoscopes horosco pes of energy healers (mostly Reiki) Reiki) and faith healers. healers. The distribution of Gulika, Ketu, Rahu, Saturn, Venus, Jupiter, Mercury, Mars, Moon, Sun and Ascendant are shown in the form of a layer or area graph. Notice any thickening or thinning of the layer as the distribution varies and also any peaks overall that indicate increased frequencies in a given sign or house (one must be cautious in over-interpreting here, when the peak is caused by one or two planets which are skewing the th e overall frequency of the colum co lumn. n. The T he sample sample size shown show n here for energy healers is 82 cases, while those for faith healers is 22. No serious attempt to do statistical comparison was carried out, given the unequal and relatively relatively small small sizes sizes of the t he samples. samples. Since Mars was w as showing up dominantly dominantly during the preliminary preliminary screen, a group of 23 army personnel and sports figures (both mars-related professions according to jyotish) were used as 'comparison groups'. A caveat must be sounded here in NOT thinking thinking of of these as a “control” groups because that term has specific statistical connotation, but simply as a group utilized for comparison. Using the total number of cases in a group as 100%, (normalized) percent values for a given planet in a given sign or house was calculated and this has been plotted in the graphs shown in this article. This transformation transformation of the ‘proport ion’ data was carried out for ease of presentation. presentation. It is easier easier comprehend than to compare percentages as opposed to two fractions (a prevalence of 40% vs 72% is easier t o comprehend higher peaks in a given given sign sign or house the same stated as 9/22 vs 59/82) . Once again, for clarity, the higher would indicate that one or more planets and points such as Gulika (a mathematical point derived for the time of birth and is based on division of the ‘day’ into segments of planetary periods or horas), lagna (ascendant), lunar nodes (points of crossing of the orbits of Moon and Sun (projected earth)) t ended to cluster in that particular area. Further examination examination of individual individual layers in the graphs will give visual qualitative indication of the relative frequencies of the individual factors. Some of the interesting and contrasting findings (between the different groups) of this study were: a) The reasonably ordered 'f ' flow' of o f the sign sign distribution of the th e different different planets in the Reiki healers healers group in contrast to the more chaotic or at least variable nature in similar parameter for the faith healers group (perhaps partly due to the different sample sizes). The comparison groups (army/sports) were somewhat variable at the extremes, but more evenly distributed in the zone between Cancer and Capricorn [both sidereal] for the most part, but not quite as evenly as in the Reiki healers healers (again, this could be a function of the unequal u nequal sample sample size, in part). b) A peaking was seen in Vrishchika (Scorpio), a martian sign in Reiki group, whereas, more factors were clustered in Vrishabha in the Faith group, with Simha (Leo), Tula (Libra), Makar (Capricorn) and Kumbha (Aquarius) in the tow. Interestingly, Meena (Pisces) the 'psychic' sign did not contain many of these factors in either of these groups. In the army/sports group, the peaking was seen in Tula (Libra), with a bimodal distribution seen due to the additional smaller smaller hump in Makar (Capricorn). Most of these individuals being sports stars and commanders, strategic expertise in strategy (higher vibration of Mars coupled with mercurian vibes) was
probably more important in their careers rather than mere brute strength or brashness (lower manifestation manifestation of the marti mart ian essence). The T he peaking in Libra Libra with a "shoulder" running from Cancer to Virgo does make sense. The lagnas tended to be clustered around Leo to Libra, Mars peaked in Gemini and Libra. Not many had Mars in Aries, Scorpio or Capricorn as one may stereotypical stere otypically ly expect in these martian professions. Quite Quite a promi pr ominent nent peak incidence incidence of Mercury was seen in Aquarius and of Moon in the fire sign sign of archery, Sagittarius. Sagitt arius. I must remind remind again that ALL signs mentioned here are according to the sidereal zodiac. c) There was a higher degree of clustering in the first four houses in the case of Reiki group; whereas, there was a higher clustering in the houses 8, 9, 11 and 12 in the Faith group. In the case of army/sports personalities, one peak was seen in the 2nd house, another in 12th house and closely followed by 6th and 9th houses. Sun, Mercury and Gulika were the primary contributors for the peaks in 2nd, Moon and Ketu for the one in 6th and Gulika, Rahu, Mars and Moon in the 12th. Mars was not surprisingly surprisingly more more often seen in the the 10th house (occupation (oc cupation and karma). The entire sidereal sign corresponding to a house is taken to represent the entire house, as per traditional jyotish with no allowance for intercepted signs or unequal houses, terms that are irrelevant irrelevant in standard jyotish. d) Notice the bulging nodes in the layers; these indicate clustering shown in the charts by a planet being in a given sign or house. We see that in the Reiki group, Mars tends to be present more often in the 3rd house and Gulika in 2nd and 4th houses. There is some discrepancy about the calculation of Gulika as implemented in different software, hence, we will refrain from focusing on it as a factor, but the placement of Mars is of significance (see later). In the case of the usually more 'religi 'religious' ous' and renunciate renunciate individual individualss in the t he Faith Faith healers healers group, g roup, we see the t he clustering of Saturn in Libra Libra and Capricorn and a nd predominance of the ascendant (lagna) in Gemini, Gemini, Libra and Capricorn. In the case of the house distribution in Faith healers, note the clustering induced by Jupiter in the fifth house (aspecting the ninth, 11th and 1st; Jupiter casts a full aspect, glance or drishti on the 5th, 7th and 9th houses from its placement in a chart) , of Moon in 11th (aspecting fifth) and of Venus in the 8th, 9th and 11th houses. The presence of Sun in 8th or 9th in relatively more cases also is an interesting phenomenon. phenomenon. Due to t he small small sample sample sizes, sizes, I am refraining from from too many interpret interpretations ations and implications, but merely pointing out the notable observations, at this time. Obviously, the two cohorts (Reiki healers and faith healers) are not at all similar astrologically. It is inappropriate to lump all energy healing and faith healing into one group as is sometimes done by sceptics or even those who know the differences between these groups of healers. It is interesting to see the planets associated with religion and renunciation, such as Jupiter and Saturn playing a dominant role in the case of faith healers (as also the higher houses of occultism, religion, karma and moksha). The presence of the 11th house in a dominant position (particularly Moon and Venus) is somewhat counterintuitive, although these being 'caring' planets, their aspect on the fifth house does indicate a reason for their being prominent. How can one heal others if there is not an ocean of love that flows out of ones heart and which then is related to ones karma and poorvapunya (past actions of duty and Grace), related to the fifth house? Reiki, on the other hand, while while certainly strengthened stre ngthened by love and spiritual spiritual energy is more more of o f 'this' 'this' earth, more technical in a sense and something that can be learned as opposed to having an innate gift such as faith healing obviously is believed believed to be, in i n practically prac tically all all cases. Mind you, you, in say sa ying so, one risks ris ks
getting tangled into the circular argument of , "Can just anyone become a Reiki healer or does Reiki 'call' 'call' only those thos e who who are ready spiritu spiritual ally ly?" ?" Some would endorse endorse the thinking thinking that a decision to seek attunement to Reiki is a product of exposure to it for lifetimes during the journey of the soul, as opposed to a casual whim or impulsive impulsive decisi decision. on. I propose propos e that we get back to astrology, instead! I digress a bit, bit , but some of these t hese healing healing individua individuals ls (whose (who se hands or p alm prints prints I have ha ve seen) have what is described as a 'conical' hand in palmistry, with the palm relatively wider and the form of the hand tapering towards the tip of fingers. This kind of shape has been described by Cheiro and Cmt. de Ste. Germain as being favourable for those who wish to exercise their healing capabilities. I must caution the reader not that this remains to be confirmed in a larger number of individuals whether the shape of the palm has something to do with the martian association with the 3rd house in general or healing healing in particular. Let us not run with this! One very interesting finding was that in an additional group of a relatively small sampling of horoscopes of saints and spiritual leaders that we used (15 charts only, graphs not shown), the martian signature showed up in a rather interesting pattern. These individuals also had a rather high incidence incidence of the following two conditions: co nditions: = Mars associated with the first house = Lord of 3rd house associated with Mars The charts of the saints showed a low incidence of Mars being directly associated with the 3rd house itself (occupation or aspect); whereas, the Reiki healers showed a very high incidence of Mars being associated with the 3rd house and comparatively fewer in the Reiki group showing an association of Mars with the first house or with the lord of 3rd house. Practically all of these saints have been associated with healing powers, some bringing the healing about through touch or even from a distance. It was interesting to note the slightly different pattern between the Reiki group and the saints. Most of the Reiki practitioners, while involved in spiritual practices are otherwise regular people (including householders) and most healers in our group of charts are certainly not saints or spiritual leaders. As a side observation, the lower prevalence of association of Mars with the 3rd house in horoscopes of saints makes sense because in many instances, such jyotish Mar s an inherently malefic Mars would influence the 9th and 12th house by aspect (according to jyotish aspects the 4th, 7th and 8th houses from its placement) . It is reasonable to expect that, generally speaking, saints would probably be better off with untainted 9th and 12th houses. There were several other characteristics noted in the Reiki group of charts, particularly the association of lunar nodes (Rahu or north node more often than Ketu or south node) with the 3rd house, and several others combinations and factors that showed up, albeit with low frequency. This is a preliminary report and the study is ongoing as we continue to acquire even more charts and explore the signature(s) further. We are also exploring the dashas (lunar progression and other timing timing systems used in jyotish) prevailing prevailing at the t he time of ones at tunement tunement with the healing energy and some interesting facts are emerging which shall be discussed, God willing, in future.
For illustrative purposes, let us look at Mme. Hawayo Takata's chart. She had the privilege of being the first non-resident Japanese woman (and the first person from the west) to have been indoctrinated in the Usui-Reiki healing system. Mrs. Takata, a native and resident of Hawaii, was born to Japanese immigrant parents, and while visiting Japan had an opportunity for being treated at the Usui Clinic, then run by Dr. Chujiro Hayashi who is arguably described as the successor of Dr. Usui. She went there for her own chronic illness and was so taken by the healing power and efficacy of Reiki that she eventually managed to be accepted as a student and went on to become a teacher in Reiki. She had to overcome much resistance and lived through a lot of uncertainties before she was accepted by her master. She eventually went on to train 22 masters in North America America and without her destiny, drive and sincere persistence, Reiki would probably p robably have have remained in the orient for a lot longer time. She is generally described physically as a petite woman with an iron will will and yet one on e with a detached and saintly demeanour. demeanour. *********************************************************** Takata * * _ Mo _ * ^ * _ Me Ve RaR _ * * 12.24.1900 * * _ 10 _ * * _ 8 _ * * 7.27 am * _ * _ Su Ju Sa _ * _ * W 159.21 [10.5h] * 11 _ * * _ _ * * _ 7 * N 22.00 * _ * * _ 9 _ * * _ * Ayan(Y)-21.09 * * _ 12 _ * _ 6 _ * * Lagn 260.7323 * * _ _ * 3 * _ _ * * Moon 285.3779 * 1 * _ _ * * _ _ * 5 * * _ * _ _ * _ Ma * % SI ST SU * _ * 2 * _ _ * 4 * _ * ASCD -- ju ve ju * _ * KeR * _ * * _* Moon 47 sa mo ju ************************************ ***************** ************************************* *********************** ***** Sun 53 ju ke sa+ .................................... ................. ..................................... ....................... ..... Merc 48 ma me ra : : : mo : : Vens 28 ma sa su : : ju keR : : : Mars 51 su ve ra :.............:..............:...... :.............:.. ............:..............:......... ........:.............: ....: Jupi 84 ju ke su : me : : su : Satu 43 ju ve su :.............: navamsha kundali :.............: Rahu -- ma sa su : : : sa : Ketu -- ve mo mo :.............:..................... :.............:.. ...........................:......... ........:.............: ....: : : : {L}ve raR : : : : : : ma : :.............:..............:...... :.............:.. ............:..............:......... ........:.............: ....:
In Takata's chart, Mars is placed in the 9th house in a sign of vitality, Leo, aspecting the 3rd house, fulfilling one of the signatures for being a Reiki healer. It also aspects Mercury the lord of 10th house which is placed in the 12th with Venus the lord of 6th. The sickness that took Takata to a land abroad (Japan) where she met with her master and the primary task (karma) for this lifetime that was revealed to her in a culture that was different from the one she grew up in (Rahu), although in a geneological sense, it was her own (she was of Japanese origin). The dispositor of Mars is placed in the ascendant with the lord of 3rd house and lord of ascendant in strength in the first house. Her strong will is very obvious, as is her restraint and gentleness from the conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn in a fiery sign. The lord of 9th strongly placed with Jupiter the symbolic teacher fits well with her significant role as a teacher that brought Reiki to North America. She is the only link between Japan and the West, that we know of and thus holds a supremely important position in the history of Reiki. The other signature, that we discussed, namely, the connectivity between the 5th and 9th house is there, with the fifth lord placed in the
ninth. That it happens to be Mars and fulfills the other signature (Mars and 3rd house) makes the bond stronger. Though not within the purview of this article, we find that in the navamsha (the ninth harmonic derived by dividing each sign into nine parts) chart, which jyotishis consider equally significant as the rashi or radix chart, Mars is aspecting the 3rd house, as well as the lord of the 3rd house, while the lords of the fifth (Saturn) and ninth (Mercury) houses in navamsha aspect each other. Mars in navamsha also aspects the 6th (illness) and the lord of the 6th and this can only serve as a positive influence for her personal healing as well as her role as a healer. In her dashamsha (the 10th harmonic harmonic derived by dividing dividing a sign sign into 10 parts; parts ; considered to be an important indicator for ones occupation, endeavours and karma), Mars aspects the 3rd house from 9th, and is aspected by Saturn, the lord of 9th. The lord of 5th, Venus, is placed in the fifth house.
*********************************************************** Reiki#69 * * _ Me _ * ^ * _ _ * * 08.11.1938 * * _ 5 _ * * _ 3 _ * * 5.02 am * Ve _ * _ Su Ma _ * _ KeR * 95.13 [6h] * 6 _ * * _ _ * * _ 2 * 41.01 * _ * * _ 4 _ * * _ * Ayan(Y)-21.62 * * _ 7 _ * _ 1 _ * * Lagn 110.9174 * * _ _ * 10 * _ _ * * Moon 298.8472 * 8 * _ _ * * _ _ * 12 * * RaR _ * _ Mo _ * _ SaR * % SI ST SU * _ * 9 * _ _ * 11 * _ * ASCD -- mo me ve * _ * * _ * JuR * _* Moon 54 sa ma sa ************************************ ***************** ************************************* *********************** ***** Sun 55 mo me ju .................................... ................. ..................................... ....................... ..... Merc 71 su ve ju : : : : : Vens 43 me mo mo : : ve : : : Mars 43 mo me ve :.............:..............:...... :.............:.. ............:..............:......... ........:.............: ....: Jupi 28 sa ra ra : su saR : : raR : Satu 52 ju me ju :.............: navamsha kundali :.............: Rahu -- ma ju ma : {L}ma keR : : : Ketu -- ve su ra :.............:..................... :.............:.. ...........................:......... ........:.............: ....: : juR : : me : : : : : : mo : :.............:..............:...... :.............:.. ............:..............:......... ........:.............: ....:
Here is another chart of a Reiki healer and teacher (#69). In her case, Mars forms a relationship with the first house rather than the 3rd (alternate signature). It is notable that Mars also happens to be the lord of 5th and 10th and aspects lagnesha and Jupiter, the lord of 9th (fulfilling the second signature, discussed above). Though Mars is in neecha, it is in kendra from Moon, as well as its dispositor (also Moon) and therefore attains neechbhanga. Mars is exalted in the navamsha and thereby regains its strength on that account, as well. She does tend to over-intellectualize at times and does tend to come across acros s as a bit bit rigid and opinionate opinionated. d. That aside, she is a very very capable healer and teacher, without any doubt. In the navamsha, Mars is exalted in the navamsha first house (signature #1) and the fifth and ninth lords, Mercury and Venus aspect each other in navamsha. In dashamsha, Mars is in ascendant, the sign of Mars, Scorpio, is in the 3rd house while the lord of 5th house, Saturn, aspects its own house. The lord of 9th house, Mercury, aspects the dashamsha lagnesh Mercury which is placed in the 6th house of illness.
*********************************************************** * * _ Mo _ * ^ * _ _ * * * * _ 5 _ * * _ 3 _ * * * Ma Ju KeR _ * _ _ * _ * * 6 _ * * _ _ * * _ 2 * * _ * * _ 4 _ * * _ * * * _ 7 _ * _ 1 _ * * * * _ _ * 10 * _ _ * * * 8 * _ _ * * _ _ * 12 * * Su _ * _ Ve _ * _ SaRRaR * * _ * 9 * _ _ * 11 * _ * * _ * Me * _ * * _* ************************************ ***************** ************************************* *********************** ***** .................................... ................. ..................................... ....................... ..... : su saR : : keR : : : : me ve ju : : : :.............:..............:...... :.............:.. ............:..............:......... ........:.............: ....: : : : : :.............: navamsha kundali :.............: : : : mo : :.............:..................... :.............:.. ...........................:......... ........:.............: ....: : : : : : : : {L}raR : : ma : :.............:..............:...... :.............:.. ............:..............:......... ........:.............: ....:
ndj-II 12.11.1968 7.20 pm W 68.00.45 [5h] N 46.38 Ayan(Y)-22.03 Lagn 104.4469 Moon 136.003
ASCD Moon Sun Merc Vens Mars Jupi Satu Uran Nept Plut Rahu Ketu
% -53 45 27 75 18 43 41 ------
SI mo su ma ju sa me me ju me ma me ju me
ST sa ve me ke mo ma mo me mo sa su sa mo
SU ra su sa ke+ mo ju ma ju ma sa sara ju
Chart ndj-II belongs to yet another Reiki master/healer. Note the presence of vargottama vargotta ma Mars who is also the lord of 5th (and 10th) and Jupiter the lord of 9th in the 3rd house. There is connection between the 12th and 6th (lord of 12th is aspecting the 12th from the 6th). This person experienced suffering and loss at the hands of her own teacher and there was significant bitterness, as indicated by Saturn's influence on the 9th house in the presence of nodes. Saturn is vargottama (in the same same sign in the rashi or natal and the navamsha navamsha or ninth harmonic jyotish chart making it strong and beneficial) and retrograde (considered a strengthening factor in spiritual, non-worldly matters). The spiritual nature of healing that underlies Reiki, the inner calling that is experienced by Reiki healers and the often profound spiritual experiences that happen to healers and their patients during a healing session session and during dur ing attunement attunement s and the t he karmic nature of o f it all, as highlighted highlighted by the presence of the astrological signatures described in this article in not only the radix (rashi) but divisional charts is not likely to be a random occurrence or happenstance. While more work continues in this direction to further fine-tune fine-tune these t hese findings findings and to find more nuances nuances in the t he different different forms of o f healings, healings, if Mars is beginn beginning ing to come across acr oss as a signifi significator cator or karaka for energy-healing, such as Reiki, then perhaps that is not too far-fetched a concept. *********End of the beginning of an exploration********* Though care has been taken to use as few sanskrit terms as possible, if any were missed, the following should help: Name of 12 signs, Aries to Pisces: Mesha, Vrishabha, Gemini, Karkata, Simha, Kanya, Tula, Vrischika, Dhanu, Makar, Kumbha, Meena. Lagna = ascendant, Gulika = a mathematical point which describes the moment of commencement of saturn’s diurnal period or hora during a given day. The author is grateful to the Research Editor of ISAR for helpful advice, regarding modifying some of the statistical statistical terminology used in this article, which has been followed. The willingness of many of the subjects, friends and co-travellers to share personal details cannot ever be fully thanked for and indeed is the very crux for this qualitative pilot investigation becoming possible.
