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CONTENT Author Page Saptarishis Astrology 4 Saptarishis Astrology 11
Article 1 Vol 4 Publitorial ‐ Part 1 2 Vol 4 Publitorial ‐ Part 2
Western Astrology 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Elections Launch Your Book ‐ Living Birth Chart The Stock Market Crash of Oct 08 & Beyond Astrology, Switchwords & Energy Healing Techniques Discover Your Past Life & Heal Thy Present Economic Forecast Rendezvous With John Frawley Magi Analysis ‐ Franklin D Roosevelt An Astrological History Of Hyper Inflation Edward Bach & the Power of Flowers
Ron Bippus, Canada Joyce Hopewell, U.K Robert Gover, USA Kat Miller, USA
20 26 28 37
Holly Hall, USA Constantine Semenov, Crimea Saptarishis Astrology Sandy Crowther, USA Robert Gover, USA Stefan Ball, USA
46 51 59 69 85 95
Yenbeeyes, India Saptarishis Astrology
98 108 123 132 137 145 151 160 172 180 189 204 214 218 222 236 248 250 257 263 273
Indian Astrology 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33
Saptarishis Nadi ‐ Gemini Asc ‐ Chart 1 Bhrighu Saral Paddathi ‐ 1 Gripping Of Nodes ‐ Part 2 Secrets Of Ascendants My Gurudev (Hindi) Suryaat Nakshatra Bindu ‐ 3 Dnyaneshwari ‐ Chapter 2 Thandavamalai ‐ 2 My Journey In Hindu Astrology Mandook Dasa ‐ A Proper Exposition Rohini Nak Padas In Ravana Samhita Bhrighu Saral Paddathi ‐ 2 Padma Chakra ‐2 Astrology ‐ A Road Map Of Our Life Blasts in India ‐ 2 Sukar Nadi ‐ 3 31st Jan 2009 Venus in Trine with Malefics ‐ Part 1 Vedic Vastu‐ 3 Key Notes ‐ 1 Sri Sri Tadepalli Shastry Garu ‐1
Babu Yodh & B.D.Vaghela, India
Ashok Upadhaya, India Upendra Bhadoriya, India Paresh Desai, India V.V.Shirvaikar, USA R.Ramanathan, India PVR Rayadu, India Iranganti Rangacharya, India Rushikesh Deshpande, U.K Saptarishis Astrology Pramod Bhavsar, India Dr. Roopa Vohra, India Vilas Deo, India Saptarishis Astrology Team SA R.G.Krishnan, USA M.M.Mistry, India Saptarishis Astrology Shreeram Balijepalli, Canada
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Saptarishis Blessings || Gururbrahmaa Gururvishnu Gururdevo Maheshvarah || || GururSakshaat Parambrahma, Tasmai Shri Gurave Namah||
Vol 4 – Publitorial – Part 1
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t was an issue to remember befitting the homage to an Old Master of the Science who had passed away. It was a 425 page Vol. reaching over 96 countries with 15937 visitors as of 1st Dec, 2008 (Vol. 3 was around 5515 visitors – 77 countries) the detailed statistics of it can be downloaded along with the log report in the download section of the site. We would henceforth refrain in supplying stats as it’s in a way boasting around. We do not know much about computers & sites so with our limited knowledge of website technology we foolishly gave links to the log reports in last Publitorial and the webmaster later disengaged it next day. Scolding us, that people can do cyber attacks if log reports are given out openly. Our apologies. Must break our tradition now & quote USA Vedic Astrologer Sandy Crowther: ‘Saptarishis Astrology…it is truly a remarkable publication for the astrological community…I don’t know how you all do it, but your efforts (with the arrival of each new issue), seem to TOP the last issue…which I always think cannot be beat! Anyone with eyes and a heart can surely see the life energies that are put into this wondrous publication. Thank you again. Though the above is of the milder accolades that have been received kindly note the word heart & which we would link in Part 2 of the Publitorial. Sandy’s & others blessings must go to the writers, volunteers, copy editors, proof readers, translators, designers & webmaster who slog day and night, they need an applause for the revolution these handful of astro lovers exhibit to the entire astro community, displaying fully a new concept of ‘Giving Back To the Community’ & maybe to themselves in their next lives as we all would have this website still functioning when we are reborn giving easy access to learn as compared to print magazines where we cannot access old issues. The merit of this charity of education will be earned in this life or next depending on the sign of the 3rd house of one’s chart apart from other factors that need to be considered.
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ongratulations must be accorded to those who predicted Obama’s outcome and standing ovation to R.G.Krishnan of USA, DiNorah Kitchener of Canada & Anthony of Hawaii through his dreams prediction which was sent to us via email prior to the event. It is noteworthy that R.G. Krishnan used the newly revealed CSP Arc Method (published Vol. 3) which is not dependent on the correct birth time and even a Western Astrology adept can master it in an hour with some guidance. Norah used profections which is similar to BCP method and she had predicted in Saptarishis Astrology Vol 2, indicating that Hillary would be the 2nd in command. As we write this there are news reports that Hillary could become the Secretary of State which is more powerful than being Vice President.
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Let’s face it; we all saw what the name Condoleezza Rice came to mean in world politics in the last few years. There is an astrologer who is 92 years old and praise to him for still pursuing & predicting at this age, sticking to a technique called Age Harmonics (we have requested him to write on this method whenever he can for SA). He is from Netherlands and we had wanted him to present the prediction he made in the The Real Astrology forum months back, but due to his age he is not in a position to compose an article for us. Our love for elderly astrologers & astrology compels us to give a standing ovation to Sir Paul Langeveld who predicted in July 2008 the outcome on the TRA forum which is produced below. Van:
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[email protected]] Namens P.Langeveld Verzonden: woensdag 2 july 2008 17:23 Aan:
[email protected] Onderwerp: [therealastrology] RE: Obama president 4 November2008 for sure Hi TRA, Now that we have the right time of birth of Obama I made a new investigation about the election and I found that Obama will win without any doubt ! I am sorry that it is impossible to send the charts by which it will be proved, like the 12th Harm. Solar Return, the 4th Harm Lunar Return and finally the 47,25357 Harmonic Age by Yahoo, but anybody who would like to have them has only to send me their Email address and I'll send them by return. Paul
His Mail To Us Gentlemen, It's my pleasure to inform you of the method I followed to predict that Obama would win without any doubt. The three charts I made are to be seen in attachments. Especially the Age Harmonic of the 4th November is decisive! This way of using the AH when we have to do with a corrected Natal is always giving the exact day something indicated by the Stations will actually happen! It is practically infallible! A great pity is however that in this HA ‐ 8 ruler Sun is in square to both Mars and Uranus, by which there will be a possible attack by gunshot ! Paul Langeveld Netherlands P.S: I would be obliged if I could receive your quarterly magazine.
Obama’s Secret Magic Word
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he BCP technique was described in the previous issue, though only some percent of it is revealed due to shortage of space. Let’s apply it to Obama’s Chart. The first problem is that many say his birth certificate is wrong and is a spoof to divert attention. Let’s suppose for once that the chart below is wrong data. It was predicted on an Indian forum called Sohamsa: that in the 2nd year, a dramatic event would have happened in his family. Why, since Dragons Tail (Ketu) sits in the 2H of family and as per BCP method 2nd house is 2nd year, they reported back that around the 2nd year there was divorce in family (2H). But you see if we stick to basics of astrology all of us know that Dragons Tail (ketu) means ‘Change’ or ‘Break’. So result would be either in the 2nd year or 3rd year and hence Obama can be either Sagi or Capri Asc. Wherever in your chart Ketu sits there is 100% change in the significations of the house concerned, it won’t be a stagnant house but a dramatic house. Obama’s Mars is in 8H of his chart and Mars means God Hanuman in Indian astrology apart from other things: the President Elect is smart or someone smarter is advising him.
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Time Magazine revealed that he carries Hanuman Idol (Hanuman stands for Mars) in his trouser pocket, trouser is 8H and Mars sits in his 8H. Why is he activating this deadly Mars Rahu combo by keeping Hanuman Idol in pocket is it since Mars rules the 4H of Throne and 11H of position in his life and Mars will ‘Bless’ the 5th from it when worshipped? What is this 5th from Mars, it is his 12H (Fruit of Throne) & as per BCP it is 12, 24, 36 or 48th year of his life, incidentally when the elections were done Obama was running the 48th of his year. We shall visit this later.
Now the key is that to be President you need to be a performer and if you have no track record of being a President what you need to do is what politicians do best: ‘Perform in your speeches’. What did Obama say that enthralled the voters? He just said ‘Change’ and he created magic around this word
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2 ‘Change’ . He said ‘Yes We Can – do the Change & the crowd roared for the Lion. What does Ketu (Dragons Tail) mean‐‐it means Change and it sits in his 2H of speech, did he use the word Change, so is the chart that of Obama? We don’t know but the power of this change (Dragons Tail) must be judged it is exalted in the 9th divisional sitting in the 4H of Throne in the 9th Harmonic Chart (9th harmonic signifies fruits of the chart). He used the word Change and he gets to sit on the Throne. Dragons Tail in 2H of speech makes you cutting edge in your talks, since that is the nature of Ketu cutting edge & sharp. His speech tone can be attributed to Dragons Tail style of speech. This Ketu is an important tool in birth rectification that most don’t use and some of us are still fixed to the charts that we used to predict before the birth certificate of Obama surfaced, let’s revisit some basics. Dragons Tail (Ketu) is the co‐owner of Scorpio which is the 8H of Transformation/Change in the natural Aries Zodiac Asc, his Ketu is exalted in the sign of Scorpio in the 4H of throne in the 9th harmonic & this energy it brings back in the 2H of speech in his natal, being stupendously powerful, Ketu signifies Liberation (Moksha) so when Obama said the word ‘Change’ he created in the minds of his audience that he is going to liberate them from the tyranny of the previous administration & the economic mess. Astrology does not mean predicting if Obama or a client will win the elections, Astrology means guiding him as to what he must do or say (Change here) to win the Elections & then once elected guiding him to keep his promise (Change) in an honest manner. If we can’t make our political clients or normal clients an honest human being, then let’s throw our astro books and stop calling it a divine science. Lastly apart from many combinations (yogas) that he has, one must be mentioned, 12L in Asc getting debilitated and the debilitation is removed by Saturn (death/misery) as Saturn is in own sign in kendra (Sasa Yoga) and this is called in India as NeechaBhanga, which means due to someone’s misery one will gain. McCain inability & Bush administrations misery coupled with Economic Disaster was Obama’s Gain. Vedic astrologers say where is the combination of King in his chart, Saturn in a quadrant in own sign with a Jupiter is a formidable combination loosely called Famous Man Combination (Mahapurusha yoga), 3rd lord coming to Asc means ‘Man can become author’ if planets are strong, what’s important to understand is the ‘Game of God’, here the game is in order for the combination (Mahapurusha yoga) to get activated he needs to write & publish, 3L of writing Jupiter is in asterism of Sun, Sun means father, Jupiter is also 12L of dreams, Sun in 7H along with 9L of father Mer looks at this Jupiter, well his influential book was called ‘Dreams from My Father’.
Grand Mothers Death: Result Is The King Is Born
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bama is running the 48th year of his life, deducting multiples of 12 the 48th year comes to his 12th house, Jupiter is the ruler, who comes to the Asc (self), 12th lord in Asc means death and hence one must keep quiet as there is no fixed method to determine longevity, though there are many methods of timing death in Indian astrology but they do not work consistently. Now the worry is 12L Jupiter and its degree is 7Cp32, use the calculator provided in download section or multiply 7.32 x 12.166 (365 ÷ 30)= 90 days, add to his birth date and you get 4th Nov 2008 the day of the elections. But you see death like form especially with Tr Rahu in Asc & Tr Sat in Leo in 8H of longevity. So do you predict death? No, you keep quiet though the buzz on forums is he could be assassinated before Election Day. Now interestingly a death did occur in his life around 4th Nov 2008 when his grand mom died. After the event it is easy to justify: 4H is mother, mother’s mother is 4th from 4th i.e. 7H whose lord Moon (also significator of mother figures) is aspected by Tr Saturn by his 10th aspect from Leo carrying energy of death as he is in the 8H of death on his 7L of grandmother, some mother figure is going to go. Tr Saturn is also on his Rahu (who is significator of grandparents), worst is Tr Saturn in Leo at that moment aspected the Letter M (SBC method) sitting in 8H of death and incidentally his grandmothers name was Madelyn Dunham and this M was also aspected by Ketu. Now we in India know that Ketu means Moksha (liberation) Significator that is after death you go home (light workers know this concept) and Obama tells a crowd in North Carolina: "She has gone home" what synchronicity. Tr Jupiter is in his 12H & it will destroy the 6th from it which is the 5H where Moon the 7th lord of grand mom. She should be careful during this period is what you can predict at the most. You notice what Tr Jupiter is doing &
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also the 48th year lord is additionally Jupiter, mark this. Maybe the 19.24 birth time could still be wrong, we don’t know as it’s easy to justify an event after it has happened ‘I Knew It All Along’ Syndrome. Obama & Negative Approach of Indian Astrology ne of the reasons most Indian astrologers can reject Obama’s 19.24 time of birth is since it contains a very bad combination the 12th lord in Asc, this from time immemorial has been prescribed as not a combination of successful life as 12th house is losses & Asc is self, so Losses (12H) comes to Self (1H) or death (12H) comes to self faster. There is another way the Mystic Astrologer uses it that must be revealed here, see as 1H signifies ones success & standing on ones feet, so the Mystic Astrologer predicts that ‘When Success has to come to Self, someone will die around him’3. For e.g. 7H is house of Public Life & Attaining High Positions in Masses so if you have debilitated south node (Rahu) posited in 7H of grand mom then when grand mother dies one ‘could’ come in prominence, this is what happened in a chart known to us, 1 week before the launch of the 1st issue of this magazine when work pressures was too stressful one of the team members grand‐mom expired, he was just reminded that the show must go on as they say in Bollywood and within an hour he was back with us. Within 2 weeks the magazine had created ripples in the Vedic Astro world giving him Limelight (7H) effects. In order to end this with Obama lets quickly take an unknown method of timing. His birth date is 4th Aug & Election day is 4th Nov, so its approximately 91 days from his birth day. Let’s see this carefully on the 90th day from ones birth day how to count which planet will have maximum influence. From birth day first 20 days is ruled by Sun, next 50 days is ruled by Moon (masses) and next 27 days is ruled by Mars. On day of election this Tr Mars of Hanuman that we pinpointed in Vol 2, was in his 10H of KingShip and this Mars is that Hanuman Idol that he keeps in his trouser pocket as per Time Magazine. Some say his fate was decided from day one after Hillary was out and it was sealed in 1‐2 months before the D Day, if you notice that would be the period of Moon and his Moon which signifies masses in mundane is exalted in the 5H of Power which he got.
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The Power of BCP and our Failures: Most Stunning Prediction Ever
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his chart belongs to a friend who is also involved in the design of this magazine; we often go together to Narasimha wadi a pilgrimage place in Maharashtra, India with Madhav Deshmukh & his friend Narhari who is the yogi searcher for us. There at the house of the priest, who is well known to us, we have our meals served traditionally and hence it is loved. Now in the house of this priest another pilgrim had come there from somewhere near Satara whose name evades our memory. 3
Using principles of Sage Varahamihira that the house where lord of a particular house is disposited it shows the circumstances as to how the event will unfold in life.
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When the priest introduced us to this man, he said he is a very good astrologer, but this astrologers attitude was somehow not welcoming and manner of speech was exhibitionist, so our group was not impressed, but he said a few things about aspects of Saturn that can be found only in Kumaraswamiyam, an ancient text, so our ears stood up. He gave his number and said he would contribute articles to the magazine.
Later he met us in the evening and this scribe decided to share the Bhrighu Chakra Paddathi Methodology with him. He was impressed. He said show me a chart, and this is what dashed out. He said ‘Son, this method is correct if the following prediction comes true, let me know by phone. Now hear ‘In the 36th year (12H) which would be between May 2008 to May 2009 he would get lot of pain in the feet, this man’s communication equipment (note moon in 3H) will get spoiled. Moon’s asterism lord Ven is in the 12H with the 8L of destruction and he will have to shell out huge amount of money (Jupiter’s 5th expansive aspect) coupled with Ven in own house to buy a new one. Either the new equipment would be Red or White in color.’ This is how it exactly happened word by word 3‐4 months from the prediction and incidentally he had a red color laptop (Mars aspect) which got damaged completely and was replaced by a white colored Mac Book (the color of Taurus is white as we all know). He further said that during this year this friend of yours will talk a lot on the phone (12H has Ven who is lord of asterism of Moon which is in the 3H of communications), he will talk to lot of people while walking (Moon is in 3H of travel) and for long time (Moons dispositor sun is exalted) and could be with astrologers (it’s with Mer) and while talking he would be travelling and stand on black ants killing them (12H has Saturn and all of us know that Saturn denotes black ants) By this way he would make Saturn angry and this bad karma will be done by your friend. But our logical brain crept in. How can he travel and stand on black ants at the same time? Now word to word as predicted it happened and incidentally the chart holder either talks on his mobile via headset while driving (travelling) or when in office he always goes outside his office and strolls on the verandah where black ants are roaming around. Few months back when he was facing problems with his boss (9L of Saturn) he asked us for remedy. We immediately reminded him to check if he is stepping on black ants, and he checked‐‐yes he is doing so and killing them every day, hundreds of them, and then we reminded him of the prediction that he had received. Although we can boast that the astrologer had used the BCP method but we ourselves cannot make such a great & mind‐blowing prediction. That’s the difference between master and student, in fact we are desperately trying to go again to Narasimha Wadi and ask Mr.Mahesh Pujari (priest) the name of that astrologer so that we can ask him to write for us. By the way he did indicate that native’s feet (12H) will have problems and the native developed corn in his feet & also skin infection around his ankles, this was not predicted in detail but one can notice that 8L of chronic disease Saturn sits there aspected by 6L of disease Mars aspected by 8H Jupiter, healing
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happened only half as Jup is debilitated & Tr Jup from Sagi did not make a link to the 12H of the 36th year. Biggest Kept Secret Of Astrology: Prelude to the 4th House
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n Indian Astrology some traditions teach you to recite mantras to become good in learning astrology and to become mind blowing in predictions. After 10 years of doing all that one still cannot predict on a 50% correct 50% failure case like that of Obama Vs McCain. After 40 years of reciting mantras one is still at the same crossroads, then one blames it on the data not being accurate. How come we astrologers can charge $350 for rectifying a birth chart to the 60th division of the Asc that is 2 minutes variance level but somehow when it comes to rectifying Obama’s or McCain’s chart from a 24 hour variance level we can’t even fix the Asc. Nobody questions this on forums either due to lack of honesty or due to the fact that humans love to be taken for a ride. Mantras or Sadhanas (austerities) does not make one an astrologer or solve all your problems, otherwise as mentor says, ‘India would never be facing so many problems like poverty, racism etc.’ By reciting mantras we love to get the feeling that we are spiritual beings or doing some great spiritual thing and this goes to the head of most. Take our case of Saptarishis Astrology Magazine. You approach a yogi known to you with whom thrice you have shown your editorials thinking he is impressed, then you ask him the accurate time of Obama, and he shouts back angrily, ‘Has his father asked you to look at his chart, then why are you looking at his chart (‘Uske Baap Ne Tujhe Pucha Hain Kya Kundali Dekhne Ke Liye, Phir kyu Dekhta hain…. ) haven’t you read the ancient scriptures (shastras)? If not asked should you predict? The scriptures are very clear that curse comes on those who predict without being asked or without the need of a prediction’. Your head hangs in shame, and they think it is fun to meet yogis. At the end of the meeting he says, ‘Your editorial I have read, it does not speak the truth, the full truth I mean, if you can only do PR astrology (public relations) then you are one among the millions of useless students who call the science divine but do not know what divinity is. To get to the divinity of this science for ‘Useful’ predictions you must learn to speak ‘The Full Truth’ and ‘As It is’ without worrying about the consequences. It requires a huge heart (4H) to speak the Truth. (Heart is 4H which is 3rd ‐ of action from the 2nd house of speech). You try to reason with him on how unbiased an editorial should be & not hurt anyone’s sentiments, how to balance the Indian & the Western reader together. He simply replies Your faith in Gods Path is not their son. Didn’t I teach you that the karma (10th) of 2nd house of speech is the 11th house and Saturn is the lord of Aq the natural 11th sign. Didn’t I teach you that Saturn is the planet that makes you a super fine Jyotish4 and spiritualist? When Saturn strikes, what will you do, son? If you are interested in doing PR astrology then you will only build organizations like most of the others but never learn even the meaning of the word Jyotish. Just by calling your books Saptarishis Astrology (Saptarishis is the 7 holy sages in India/7 arch angels of the west) you gain nothing if you can’t reform the ridiculous state of Indian astrologers. Our astrologers have becomes jokes in the name of astrology. They are not astrologers but mantra & tantra experts in the name of astrology, all of them … I had thought you would make a difference, you are like others, get out of my sight.’ Your breath stops, not a single muscle moves and not even your eyelid such is your state when you hear a retort like this. We kept quiet for some time, thinking that the storm is over we again quietly approach pressurizing him to tell us the correct birth time of Obama so that we could go to the internet forums of world astrologers and indicate (boast) the correct time. He retorts vehemently …………… Continued in Part 2 of this Issue
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One will observe that Saturn signifies old age and normally it is the old astrologers who are more revered due to their years of experience of profound observation & deep learning – all the qualities of Saturn of Aq. In old age the pot of these astrologers is filled with knowledge and wisdom gained through experience. After the editorial was finished we realized that as of now no one takes Aq as a Mystic Sign and a new controversy would be created as it happened in one of our lectures in Ahmadabad city done last year where we had mentioned Aq as a very important sign for astrology. Then by Gods Grace on 26 th Nov 2008 we read words of Late B.V.Raman ‘Aq is known as a mystic sign’; ref Late Prof B V Raman, in Dec 1949 editorial, Page 738, 16th line.
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Saptarishis Blessings || Gururbrahmaa Gururvishnu Gururdevo Maheshvarah || || GururSakshaat Parambrahma, Tasmai Shri Gurave Namah||
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e retorts vehemently ‘Marriage will happen or not? This basic question we Indian Jyotishis can’t predict with guarantee. What do you all want to do with Obama? As if he is going to give you all an award. Leave me in peace, he has his own astrologer who is guiding him don’t worry about him, worry about yourself, clean your heart and come back when you are reformed’. The time we met him must have been wrong, yet when truth strikes your heart you are absolutely numb. On the way back we kept on thinking what the yogi said and co‐relating it with the same words in our Bible, and the path outlined in it which we are not following. Our obeisance to our Bible ‘The Last Book of Astrology’ the book that has made our lives, catapulted our path in Jyotish to abnormal level as compared to what was before, though many light years still to cross. That book does not contain techniques of astrology but far more vital secrets of Astrology as it talks about The Path. To understand this Path & the Biggest Kept Secret of Astrology let’s get started below on a journey that would stretch in many of the publitorials. The breathing should be slow and deep, as what follows is complex information even for the seasoned Vedic astrologer who is used to this house to house decoding yet at many places lot of things would need to be unraveled. 4th House – The Astrology of Throne This house is called the house of Primary Education, although we can split it up to 2H, 5H, 9H of higher education and 8H of occult & so on. But ancients have focused on the 4H as the house of education, throne, heart, Pure Intent, comforts & happiness. We must request the westerner astrologer to stay with us till the end of this long piece to know the Secret Of Astrology that we found only being mentioned in ‘The Last Book of Astrology’. For it is such a secret that no tradition lays stress on and all of us today have forgotten its importance. Let us take 4H and its relation with Natural Zodiac (Aries as Asc) referred to as the chart when God created this Universe by some and called since time immemorial in India as the Naisargik Kundali. We would take the 4H as the central house and move to other houses to judge how this knowledge of the 4H behaves & is in turn influenced so that at the end we realize the key to the 4H of education of astrology that we all seek. 1st 4th house is the central pillar of one’s existence when one is born as it is the house of mother whose breasts we suck to survive, from it the milk (nectar‐knowledge) flows. Your first learning (education) starts in your mother’s arms when she teaches you the real meaning of the word Maa, Mom, Mother. It is also the sign of Cancer whose lord is Moon which stands for mother, it is a watery sign yet it is not
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violent water; it is calm and soothing like mothers love. So in order to gain knowledge, the student of this science needs to be ‘Calm’ (key) and for the 4H to prosper you need to have movement (watery sign) in this house, so your information (education) should move and cannot be holed up, as stagnant water will one day create diseases. That is the reason they say for an astrologer, if one does not have vices yet suffers from heart disease (4H), then one has holed up the knowledge, if there are blood pressure problems then as blood is not flowing properly, knowledge from your heart (4h)) does not flow properly. If your knowledge is not pure then your heart swells giving you ego and attitudinal problems (5H) as the 2nd from 4H is 5H of attitude, and 2nd from any house is the gains of that house. That is the reason they say in ancient India that when they see an astrologer showing off information (education) that he did not have a good guru, for if he had, this would not be the result at all. The ‘Last Book of Astrology’ says ‘The weight of Knowledge is so much; man cannot bear it hence he bends down due to the weight (gets humbled) ‐ that is the reason one with true knowledge would always be humble, never have ego, never get angry or run others down on the subject of knowledge.’ Sign ruling the 4H whether fixed, dual, moveable, airy, fiery all will add further color to your approach to education & level of learning, it’s a natural watery sign (Cancer), if fire element comes here in 4H its not comfortable. Suppose fiery sign/fire element has come in watery sign in 4H, then water becomes hot and boils and evaporates, finally no water. So if one’s house (home) catches fire then it means one has done something drastically wrong with ones knowledge (4H) as fire on water is naturally not possible, against nature and Mother (4H) nature is angry with you or it could also mean among many other things 1 that your students are going to deceive you soon as students is 5H and 12th from it (4H) will show the loss of 5H or one has misused ones mantras (5H of mantra) hence there is fire in your home (12th from 2 5H). Hence astrologers in India do not speak about fire in one’s home for they know this rule if they learnt astrology from the way tradition teaches you that is Natural Zodiac or Kaala Purusha Kundali. 4H is mother and education and that is the reason Mother Saraswati is considered the Goddess of 3 Learning in India, she is not called just Saraswati but addressed as Maa Saraswati . 4H of natural zodiac is Cancer sign which as per our texts mean ‘residing in forest’ hence to gain real knowledge one must go internal in seclusion & not external in forums or organizations, become quiet and calm like the water energy of Cancer. That is the reason it is said ‘Astrology is the knowledge of Monks’ (Jyotish Sanyasiyo ka Vidya Hain) since they are always secluded. Remember Linda Goodman secluded herself from the rest and became the No.1 author, the first to come on New York Times Best Seller List. 2nd 2nd from 4H of education is the 5H it is gain of education that gives you knowledge & intelligence (5H matter) and you feel proud at times due to your education as 5h of the natural zodiac is ruled by Leo the Lion who resides in forest and hence for gain of knowledge (5H) one must become secluded where Astrology becomes your religion. But if knowledge becomes a tool for your ego or fame (5H) then your intelligence (5H) gets marred and what you write (3rd is writing, so 3rd from 3rd which is 5H is the Resultant House. the 3rd house of writing) can become egoistical & this ego becomes a harm inflictor (marak) to the 4H of education thereby stopping your further growth of the 4H. In Vedic astrology the 2nd from any house is the house of sustenance and thus if you do not sustain anything properly this same 2nd house becomes a ‘Harm Inflictor’ for the previous house. If you have malefics in the 5H of intelligence or aspecting it (e.g. Saturn, Nodes) then your intelligence will become marred as you cross 36 years of age & worse after 42, the ages of Saturn & Rahu or till those age it will be marred, depending on the sign. If a retrograde malefic influences this house then you will misuse what you gained (5th is 2nd from 4th house) from your education of previous life as you grow old. Most astrologers say this to scare parents (that a child’s education will suffer a break when such malefics influence) to sell remedies and 1
Please keep in mind that the whole article is in context of our discussion of astrologers learning/knowledge gain.
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Somehow no one bothers to ask what was the karma, what was the esoteric reason behind burning of the ancient libraries of Nalanda University & Royal Library of Alexandria. There has to be a karmic reason. What sin did we all commit that our knowledge got burnt down.
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There are various schools of thoughts on this, normally we take 5H as Creation (Brahma) & 4H as Saraswati Goddess, but in Tibetan regions they take the reverse for deities of various houses for remedies. Sticking to Brahma for 5H can seem logical as 5H is children and you create (brahma) / give birth to your children.
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gain money, yet the other side of the coin is misuse or no use of one’s education & all your mantras (5H) won’t be able to save your children or save you from the wrath of your students as both children and students are 5H matters and the house placement & aspects of malefics in a chart show ones sins. Unfortunately we ignore this rule when we delineate our favorite astrologer’s charts. 3rd 3rd from the 4H of the Information of Education is the 6th house, and in natural zodiac it is Virgo ruled by Mercury, the planet for communications. So 3rd from 4th becomes the writing that you do in astrology of what you learn (4H), and if there are malefics in this house then you can develop lots of enemies (6H is enemies) and also diseases through your writing. Some of us develop lung problems if our writings demean others educational material & we wonder why. That is the reason the monks of astrology never write as they know that people outside in cities are narrow minded and would not digest their writings, but their gain is freedom from enemies and disease as they gave up writing. They don’t write for forums or fight with other astrologers. Example: if one has Rahu (Dragons Head) in 6th house, ones writings will be read by foreigners more (Rahu means foreigners), it would be research oriented (Rahu shows research), by being a malefic who wanted superiority over Gods (mythology) Rahu will make one demean others in your writings creating fights by being controversial, one would not reveal the true information in her/his writings as Rahu has tendency to hide as per Indian mythology when Rahu the demon cheated the gods to gain nectar by disguising himself as a god. Take another case concerning ones learning, Dragons Head implements its energy in the 3rd from itself ‐ ref Aug 08 Vol 3 issue of SA ‐ so if you have Rahu in 4th house it will make you write (3H) to fool others as Rahu fooled the Gods to gain nectar (money) & to influence naive foreigners (Rahu means foreigner) and create fights (6H is fights) this will give you disease as 6H is disease. Depending on the sign it will be incurable or curable. As 3rd from 4th house of learning is 6H of accidents then if one has an accident combination in ones chart one should be careful of not hiding ones knowledge as 6H gets activated and accident is caused. When we hear of an astrologer having a chronic accident we first enquire if that astrologer was approached by a student or publisher and if he refused sharing the knowledge. Often the answer we get is yes. 4th 4th from 4th is the 7th house of public life & position in public life (pada prapti), this 7H is the Resultant House of the 4H, the concept is called Arudha in Sanskrit, which you calculate by counting the number of houses away from its original position. This can be applied to all houses. Example: if we want to find out the resultant house of the 5th house in a chart we will count 5 places from 5th house and we get the 9th house. The intelligence of the 5H gets converted to the wisdom & philosophy that is seen from the 9th house, e.g. if you see children from 5H, no malefics aspecting it or its lord but you see malefics influencing 9H or its lord then you deduce some problems in area of children. Coming back to 7H (4th from 4th) this sign in natural zodiac is Libra, the result of one’s education is to make one a balanced individual especially in public life as an astrologer. As it is the resultant house of your education if you become unbalanced in your dealings towards knowledge it in turn affects ones 4H of education. As it becomes the 7th house of relationship, problems in the 4H reflect on our relationships, often one finds that astrologers are the most difficult people to deal with in their strive for public standing and often their marriages are ruined due to wanting self projection & pushing partner in background. Now if the 4th house is pure then your education brings you great success in acquiring fruitful public positions, you become a useful astrologer in the public eye. If 4H has restrictive planets influencing it (like Saturn) then your education can be restricted at any point in your life, and if no positive influences then you do not get public limelight (7H) effect. Example: if you have Rahu influencing the 4H then your knowledge is incomplete as Rahu could not devour the nectar completely and his head was cut off by Chief of Gods as per Vedic Mythology resulting in Rahu & Ketu. 10th from 7th house is the 4H of learning, 10th means karma, the result, how an astrologer behaves in public life ones learning increases or decreases. If lot of time is spent doing conferences (7H ‐ public life), ones further learning is reduced as the action (10th) is in the 10th from it. That is the reason you find that many famous astrologers after one point stagnate since they spend too much time doing publicity stunts (nautanki). Good learning (4H) ensures good Publicity (7H) automatically since the karma of 7th is dependant in the 4H of learning.
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5th 5th from the 4th house of Learning is the 8th house of occult and longevity/survival. You can survive as an astrologer in this world only if you have good learning; the gain of occultness of the 8H is a result of the previous merits of the 4th house of Learning, since the 5th means previous births merits (poorva poonya) & 8th is the Storehouse of Previous Merits (Poorva Janma Raj Kosh). The natural sign of the 8H is Scorpion: if your merits are not good the science will bite you and that is the reason elders in India do not encourage a householder to practice astrology as without knowing the roads (tradition) of the 8H of scorpion you can get sting badly & end up in poverty or misery. From the 8th house the 4th house of learning is in the 9th (fruits) from it, which means Previous good merits in matters of Learning or Knowledge gives fruits of good learning of astrology in this life. This is the hidden logic behind why elders say 8H is the house of occult/astrology. So if we cheat people of knowledge, books or manuscripts or hiding it (8H is house of hidden) you will suffer in next life when it comes to your astrological knowledge and other areas too, but here our discussion is on learning astrology and astrologers, not other areas of life. The 5th shows ones attitude so the attitude by which you do your studies (4H) is governed by the 8H and the fruits therein of ‘Continuous Flow of the Learning Cycle’. The 8H is the house of darkness and solitude and you need to be the Apprentice of the Master but in solitude that’s the key as it is 8H. Now if your Master has many students you won’t get the solitude (ekant) to do your studies. Often we think that books are our best gurus since we are alone (8H) with our books. Why didn’t our sages have 10,000 students under them? Why did Jesus not have more than 12 disciples? Was their knowledge not superior to attract many? Because they knew that energy could be transferred to very few, unlike today’s Gurus who are in the business of wanting more and more students? Their true worth is seen by the number of students a guru has. 6th 6th from the 4H of Learning is the house of 9th house of Teacher, Righteous actions (Dharma), Wisdom, God’s blessings & Fruits of One’s Life. Now 6th means service/efforts/hard work/obstacles/gratitude, in order to get wisdom to become a Guru one needs to do extreme hard work and serve (6th) ones Guru. It is a fiery sign (Sagi) and your teacher at times gets angry with you but if our ego is so much that it hurts us, then we do not get the Guru ‐ period. But is there a true guru today, one can spend lifetimes in a city or forum and you won’t find one. 9th house is the house of Sagittarius in the Natural Zodiac whose lord is Jupiter the natural teacher. 9H is the house of Gods too so when we don’t get a guru we make God our Guru, and its far better than today’s Guru who accords you titles of Guruism depending on how much you served (6th) them with praise or money. What should be the relationship towards our God (or guru) & our learning, well as it is 6th from 4H and 6th shows serving, faith and bowing down, that’s what it should be as when you have full faith only then you, bow to someone or to God. When we bow down in full faith to our Gods or Guru or Master, we gets in return the Occult Knowledge (as the 4th house is 8th from 9th), so in order to learn anything from anyone whether it be a colleague or book or magazine we must show humility (6th) and be ready to learn, but if we show 9th house trait of already being a Guru, what will we learn? The energy will go into the 12H of loss (9th energy of Guruism from 4th is the 12H). There is a negative side to the 6th as it shows selfishness. And so when we take this selfish attitude of the 6th from the 4th house towards our guru (9H) then true love, true knowledge does not come to self (1H as it is 5th from 9th) but when we convert this selfishness into honest gratitude we get the real knowledge (9H). Here unfortunate is the Guru (9H) who is born with many sins of previous life to get a selfish student, for e.g. Internet Paramparas (tradition) have many gurus who are most hated by their students and Gurus are aware of this, even the student knows the guru is aware of their hatred but all of them butters their gurus alas true knowledge has not come out from the gurus as a result not a single of the Paramparas can predict to save their life. We must pity such students and such Gurus who, in spite of knowing the game they are playing with each other, are so dependent on each other for surviving today in the ‘Age of Fame Astrology’. The 9H is the house of prosperity and is governed by the deity Laxmi, Goddess of Wealth, when we serve our Guru we get everlasting wealth his true love which is unconditional, is not unconditional love the greatest wealth of all since time immemorial. 6th from any house is the house of jealous, as enemies are jealous of us or vice versa and we can’t speak good about our enemies or vice versa. 6th from the 4th house ones knowledge is the 9H which is
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the house of Higher Knowledge, it is our by our hard work (6th) that our knowledge becomes refined and becomes higher knowledge (9H). As it is the house of higher knowledge we as astrologers should be careful that we do not carry the negative side of the 6th house energy from 4H to 9H as we can then become jealous of others higher knowledge and this is often the trap of the 6th houses energy of selfishness & greed. When we tend to hate or dislike or argue with others who have higher knowledge (9H) we are converting the 6H of hard work energy to become jealous energy and thereby the Source that is the 4H gets spoilt effecting our own learning. As we tend to continuously criticize others works (9H). Often you will find out that the Supreme Astrologer who has understood the meaning of the word Jyotish never privately or publicly criticizes others higher knowledge whether it be in form of books or articles. You will observe that not a single Sage has ever criticized another Sages work. You come to know the worth of how one will progress in astrology if he or she reads a great book on astrology and no praise comes from him, if no praise comes you know which type of 6H energy is travelling from his 4H since when one gets jealous of someone’s success surely he is not your friend (4H) but you are taking him as the enemy (6H) and this happens mainly when you do the Astrology of the Throne (4H) and not Astrology of the Heart (4H). This is the difference in the 4H energy. This scribe has observed over many years of observation when he learns a secret technique from an astrologer and when he teaches the same to another astrologer, he is not much interested in learning and after learning it has no praise for it as if he has learnt all the techniques of astrology. We noticed the 4H of heart methodology from a master who had no tradition in astrology, no guru yet he went on to become a Master of the science & also world famous. Those were the nostalgic days when sitting at his feet we would hear stories of him praising other astrologers’ works, always praising. So much love flowed. No doubt the energy flowed from his 4H to 9H and back to his 4H with more higher knowledge, much more than what others ever got. 7th As the 1st house is self and 7th house is the Man that comes out in the world to interact with it, same is the 4th house of Learning and the 7th from it becomes the 10th house of what comes out of that learning, which, being the 10H, can either be your profession or your free serving to help people. It being the sign of Capricorn in the natural zodiac is ruled by Saturn, one must be careful with what is done with this learning (of the 4th house) as when Saturn strikes no mantra can save, and we know that even Gods had to go into hiding for years due to Saturn. Our obeisance to Gods and planet Saturn both. At times when this 10H is spoilt due to actions of previous or this life, an astrologer develops problems of the knee as 10H & Capricorn is knee, this knee problems cannot be ignored by a prudent astrologer. 8th This is the best house; the 8th from 4th house is the 11H of gains of money, gain of position and gains in fulfillment of desires. Ruled by Aquarius the Pot Bearer who some say needs to overflow to function and some say it should not overflow being half empty whereas some say the pot of the sign is actually empty. It is the pot of Occult Knowledge of the 4H of Learning (8th from 4th); this is the real Occult of the Astrology. 4th house sign is Cancer which is water element and this water must flow through ordeals (8H) into the Pot of the 11H of Aquarius and it is then only (struggle energy of 8th) that the pot becomes full to give you Gains that is signified by the 11H. Now, the 8th house is more to do with magic, tantric activities, austerities and unfortunately the astrology of today, which is far different than astrology of olden days. Think of it this way: if 8H is occult then 4th (education) from 8th is the 11th house. And 8th from 4h is also 11H, both ways we come to 4 the same 11th house that is Aq that is ruled by Saturn and the natural Obstacle House of the zodiac (For Aries, Cancer, Libra & Capricorn the 11th from it is the Obstacle Sign). No wonder to gain money or position or fulfillment of desires humans face so many obstacles and get it after a lot of effort, and as the elders say, Saturn gives results after delay—it’s not delay, it’s the hard work and efforts signified by Saturn to cross the obstacles (11H). The difference between a good and a bad astrologer is Saturn; the 4
After this editorial was finished, we came across our Nadi notes book and found written there that Aq is another mystic science of zodiac besides Sc, besides 8th from any house is the mystic house of it since it carries with it Sc energy. The color of Aquarius is deep‐brown and if one notices the headings of each article, paragraphs & borders of pages of this magazine are deep brown in color by coincidence.
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good astrologer has worked hard burning midnight oil to test each and every technique he finds in books. See, oil is signified by Saturn and night is when Saturn is strong. The problem here is the fortune (4th) of this occult knowledge (11H) is governed by 2H (4th from th 11 ) and also Saturn implements itself in the 4th from where it sits. Saturn is the Dharma Holder (Judges Righteousness in Each One) so one’s speech has to flow with Truth & what you do with this Mystic Knowledge is governed by Saturn. No doubt the ancients and as late as C. S. Patel have said you must always speak the truth. But this is so tough in today’s world. If you speak the truth in today’s world you are banned from forums of dictator astrologers, if you suggest that before we decide on anything lets first remove those 60,000 manuscripts (Saturn) on the topic you get banned by Fuehrer’s Of Astrology who do not realize that one day people with only 6 years of astro knowledge will come & remove the carpet under you. As 6 year olds represent Indigo Children and color Indigo is the higher octave of Saturn as per some. Why is the water to flow continuously from Cancer to Aquarius since you need to make many pots that can contain your ever increasing learning. See the clay of the Aq pot is made of mud (earth‐ 4H), now this is made with hands (11H & 3H) & some water (4H). The Saturn here is the toughest to deal with, as it is a fixed Saturn here rather than a moveable Saturn of Capricorn, if one is too fixed it breaks the Pot‐ knowledge gone and if one is too soft the Pot cannot be made. This should give a clue as to what kind of energies we require to benefit in gaining knowledge when it comes to the real mystic knowledge of the 4H of our learning. The other clue for Indian Astrologers who take Lord Ganesh (elephant headed) as Lord of astrology and pray to him for excellence in astrology is for the reason that Lord Ganapati is considered as the remover & creator of obstacles (11H) as we all know and the 11H 5 (Aq) is ruled by Lord Ganapati . We hope now the logic of Aq‐Astrology & Lord Ganesh is grasped by Indian astrologers. In India the richest city is Mumbai & also hosts Bollywood, this city holds the biggest festival in the whole of India for Lord Ganapati as he removes obstacles (11H) and gives gain of desires & money (11H) which Mumbai has. 9th 9th from 4th house of learning is where the heart of God is, and is called the house of pleasures and spirituality. If you reside (4H of home) in the heart of God won’t you enjoy pleasures & spirituality? 9th from any house is the fruits of that house hence they said donate knowledge as 9th (fruits) from 4H of knowledge is the 12H of charity & also the fruit of the happiness of 4H (sukhastana‐4h). For more into this readers can refer to Sri Krishna’s words in Bhavishya Purana (holy text) that we translated for the first time for the benefit of readers in Vol 2. The sign is Pisces of the natural zodiac and it is the water where fish moves around, so the fruits of this action are ever flowing and also feeds others (fish). This 12th house is the house of the heart (4th from 9th) of the Guru, the Master and of the Gods. So once you donate true knowledge without worrying about the fruits of it then God falls in love with you as his heart is yours and you will automatically get more knowledge as 12H is the Knowledge of the Gods (4th from 9th). That is the reason there is a verse in sanskrit which says that to hold knowledge and not allow anyone to bring out knowledge is a sin which cannot be reversed. Alas today’s organizations and Gurus do not want you to bring out knowledge, if you bring it out their throne gets threatened as they practice the astrology of thrones. It is important to note this relation that, as the 4th house is the 5th (poorva punya/merits of previous birth) from the 12H of Gods heart/spirituality. Hence it is your previous births merit of donation of knowledge by which you get good education (4H) of this science in this birth. Please re‐read the above verse and see the cycle is complete – 9th from 4th your fruits (9H) of donation (12h) of 6 knowledge in previous life (12H) & it comes back (5H) as knowledge (4H) in this life. That is the reason it is said donate without your shadow coming to know of it, without any conditions in your donation, we can’t say ‘Give me $250 for my article or magazine’ but it can’t be free either as anything free has no value since gratitude died 2000 years back. 5
House Ruler Deity Wise: 1. Shiva 2. Kubera 3. Kumar 4. Saraswati 5. Brahma 6. Varun 7. Parvati 8. Yama 9. Laxmi 10. Visnu 11. Ganesh 12. Agni – this rulership is as per one school of thought.
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Here it can be this life also depending on the sign occupied there and other multitudinal factors.
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10th 10th from the 4th house is the house of karma (10th) of the education that you learn. This makes you or breaks you by giving you ego about it as the 1H is the house of ego. In reverse, since 4th house is the 4th from the 1H, it bloats your heart (4H) giving you a bigger ego, making the 4H ‘Fixed’ and not flowing like water which it should be as 4h is sign of Cancer. This energy movement becomes cyclic 4th to 1st to 4th and becomes a black hole most astrologers cannot escape including this writer. That is the reason for gain of true knowledge in olden days the monks were advised begging as a ritual so that their ego becomes zero and flow of energy goes on and on in a cycle as the monks were not after gold but after knowledge. 11th 11th from the 4th is the 2H of wealth, speech and family. As such 11th stands for gain and 11th from any sign stands for gain or no gain of that house. If your actions in the 4H are good then there is gain in the 11th from it resulting in prosperity to you & family; if the actions are bad then your whole family goes down. The natural 4H sign is Cancer and hence its Obstacle Sign would be Taurus, which means if you do not allow free flowing of energy in the 4h which is its natural birth‐right (cancer sign) then you 7 create Obstacles in the 2H of family, wealth and speech. How is this 4H so instrumental – if one does not want to learn or does not allow one to learn, then one’s heart (4H) will get fixed, which is against the very basic nature of the 4H. Hence the result will be destruction of wealth or family or speech or eyesight at one stage of life. Depending on the sign it will be either in this life or next or next to next and that’s the reason Sage Parasara wrote 5000 years back that ‘Hence, everyone should have knowledge of Jyotish, particularly the Brahmin. The one, who, is devoid of knowledge of Jyotish, blames this Vedic Science will go to the hell called Raurava and will be reborn blind.’ Mark the words blind and knowledge of Sage Parasara. The logic of this verse as to why sage mentions blind has so far eluded most so we here make a humble attempt to explain a part of it. See co‐relate this with logic 8 as to why it is said that Jyotish (11H) is the eye (2H) of the Vedas (4H) from whatever you read in the paragraph titled 11 th. Vedas means the highest knowledge as per Indians and is tough to understand. Take Vedas as 4H, the supreme part & gain of this knowledge of Vedas would be the 11th from it, as 11th symbolizes the highest gains in a chart and the 11th from 4th is the 2H of eyes, hence ‘Astrology is the eye of the Knowledge’ has been cryptically by our ancients as astrology opens our eyes to see the difference between illusion and the reality of our existence, that is our past actions that result in future results. This whole concept deserves an article but let’s see it from other angles. If we take 9th of essence from 4H of the 4Vedas, we get 12H of spirituality & right eye and it is just astrology becomes a Spiritual science. If we take 8H as Astrology of Occult, then the 2nd (eye) from it becomes the 9H of higher knowledge. Astrology becomes your eye to see the plan of God (Vedas). There is so much more to this for example see 4H and take 11th from it which is 2H of speech. In India it is said that an astrologer needs Vak Siddhi which means the words (prediction) that comes out of his mouth should become true. Now mouth is 2H, 3rd from any house is the action of that house which becomes 4H, if malefics are in 4H it becomes an impediment as malefics signify impediments, now as food for thought go to charts of those astrologers whose prediction failed on your charts or those gurus who often fail in their predictions and in some of their charts you would find a malefic in 4H or association of 4L with malefics. Unfortunately no astrologer writes on this particular aspect since he would lose his business. 12th 12th from 4H is the natural 3rd house of writing and also the house of charity of knowledge (4th) as 12th means charity. That is the reason when an author writes a book (3H) or gives a lecture he donates (12th) his learning (4H). Donation is always unconditional love and hence if one writes a book but does not 7 8
Again 11 th energy of Ganesh‐obstacles comes here, hence for vak‐siddhi (predictive ability) since ages astrologers pray to Lord Ganesh.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vedas
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reveal his full knowledge in his writing on that topic his donation is not accepted by the Universal Energy which is male female combined that is Gemini of 3H of Natural Zodiac. Reverse is 2nd from 3rd house of writing and good communication skills, it results in gains of more knowledge (4th is 2nd from 3rd) & fortune (4H of fame & fortune). The 3rd house is the natural sign of Gemini, the combination of the male‐female energy, the unbiased one: your writing needs to unbiased, for without which knowledge would not grow. Your writing should be honest, admitting your failures, and not such that one day a 6 year old kid (Mer‐Gemini) comes to tattoo on your hand, this sentence, ‘I Do Not Know Astrology’. Remember Mercury is the kid and the 12th house is the loss of the 4H of knowledge, hence they say in India for those egoistic astrologers that one day a kid (Mer‐Gemini ruled) will come and show your inferiority (loss) to you, if you have so much of ego (4H of pride) on your knowledge. Indians can refer to the ancient story of Prahlada & Dhruva – 6 year olds who reduced the ego of their opponents. It is said in every era they are reborn to drive out the old egoists. As 12th from 4H is 3H of writing, it also means that by writing what was yours (4H) is no more yours (12th from it) and it belongs to the world, as it being 12th it is charity of your knowledge whose sign is Gemini in natural zodiac, which stands for intelligence as it is ruled by Mercury, and in next life or this you are rewarded with more intelligence due to your charity of knowledge. In order to avoid length of this write up we have not used Elements (Tatva) and many other characteristics of each sign. But what is the bottom line, what is the so called Biggest Kept Secret of Astrology. It is the 4H of:‐
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es without a good heart one cannot learn astrology, one may learn information, become a great predictor but the basic meaning of the word Jyotish (not using the word astrology here) will not be understood by us. You see the 4H is the house of the mother; here the mother and the kid unite as the kid sucks the milk from her breasts which are located also near ones heart, it is not the milk here that flows, it is the mother’s love from her heart which flows to the kid and that is how Learning Flows from The Heart. If heart is not pure, what will one teach to others, what knowledge will you share? Remember what our old teachers said: ‘I taught him with my heart’ (Dil Khol Ke Sikhaya). Because the guru and student are in love with each other. The student (5H) gains from the 4th. When you start a science you start for the love of it, because your heart (4H) wants you to learn that science. At that time you are not worried about what you gain from the science, about the politics of practitioners of this science, just like a mother while feeding her baby does not wonder if the baby is going to take care of her in old age. One of our proof readers was travelling in the local metro train, correcting the articles, and a girl next to her said, Oh Astrology, I want to learn it, go to America and make money out of it, but I am not finding time to start the study. This is the condition of Indian Astrology. It’s not wrong to make money or not to make money out of it, what’s wrong is there is no intention to learn the science for its Holisticity (must coin a new word here). Show us a Guru who checks your intention when you approach him to learn. Too many of today’s gurus are in the business of creating thousands of students, and too many students aren’t concerned enough to check the heart of the guru. Malefics as we know spoil the houses they sit with or associate with. Forget about the complex rules let’s just stick to this basic rule and see this through an example. If Rahu sits in the 4H of heart, the heart of the person is spoilt and such a person is called Kapati (man who cheats) in India since Rahu by very nature tried to cheat the gods of the nectar. This Rahu in the 4H wants to go ahead in life by hook or crook. That’s what Rahu displayed in the Nectar story of Indian mythology. In India, Astrology is considered a very divine science and of the gods. That is the reason in ancient India one would not teach astrology or mantras to a student who has Rahu in quadrants to the Asc or trinal to the Asc, as when in trines to the ascendant it afflicts the mind of the native or can give him false guru and no guru wants to be that false guru. Just for the record this author also has one of the above negative combinations but which astrologer tried to check that? The moment money is shelled out they start teaching, even if not money then for the sake of increasing ones students count they teach. Do current Gurus check your chart before they start teaching you? No they don’t? This Rahu influence is so
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beautiful that Parampara secrets are revealed not in India but abroad (Rahu’s influence again) but this is the way the world is. Students join the Guru’s Institution and leave it when they find out the Guru is a politician and a cheat, yet will still join back shamelessly since we are so hungry for this 4th house of Throne of Knowledge as we can easily cheat (rahu) young entrants by imparting further courses and we think Saturn from 10H is not looking at our 4H. It took this writer incidentally 2 years of gap to decode this verse from ‘The Last Book of Astrology’ – ‘To Learn Astrology Infidelity Is The Most Important Virtue’ – ‘The Rishis (sages) do not like Infidelity’, why did it take so long since we forgot that 4H is the house of chastity. Here Babaji is not referring to sexuality related infidelity but knowledge (4H) related infidelity as one needs to be honest to ones knowledge capability, otherwise guru/higher knowledge becomes obstacle to gain (6th is obstacle & 6th from 4H is 9H of guru or higher knowledge). As we close this long piece, let’s see a movie that is considered by many to be one of the greatest 9 spiritual movies of recent times ‘Jerry Maguire’ – starring Tom Cruise & Cuba Gooding Jr, who plays Rod Tidwell. Jerry (Tom Cruise) is a Sports Agent & one day writes about dishonesty (4H) in sports profession and gets fired. He has no clients except his Tidwell, now see what Wikipedia says ‘Tidwell tests Jerry's resolve through a very long telephone conversation, which culminates in the famed "Show Me the Money!" telephone yelling match between Rod and Jerry. Later on when Tidwell can’t make it big he accuses Jerry of being lousy, then Jerry gives the famous mantra ‘You know why you don’t have the $10 million dollar contract. You Play With Your Head, Not Your Heart’. He goes on to later win a $ 11 million dollar contract – notice the synchronicity of the number 11 and now check what you read in the 11th from 4th and also the 11H of a chart, all of it is governed cum controlled by the Key which is the 4H of Heart, money is just the bi‐product let’s not forget that. Let’s all do the Astrology Of The Heart instead of becoming No.1 & doing the Astrology of the Throne.
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In June 2008, AFI revealed its "Ten top Ten"—the best ten films in ten "classic" American film genres—after polling over 1,500 people from the creative community. Jerry Maguire was acknowledged as the tenth best film in the sports genre. The dialogue ‘Show Me The Money’ comes in the AFIs 100 movie quotes at 25th ranking.
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Elections By Ron Bippus, Canada. Canadian Federal Election Libra Ingress – 22 Sep 2008, 11:44 AM, Ottawa, Canada Poll Opening– 14 Oct 2008, 9:30 AM – St. John’s, Newfoundland
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n order to predict the outcome of an election, mundane or classical astrology looks at the Solar Ingress chart prior to an election and at the poll opening chart on the day of an election. These two charts generally agree, but in close elections they can be different. The Ingress Chart is always set for the capital of the country in question, in this case Ottawa. The poll opening chart on the other hand is set for the eastern‐most city in the eastern‐most province in the country, or for the city in which the polls first open on Election Day. The reason is that all the polls open at the same time of day; therefore they open first in the eastern part of the country. In Canada, the eastern‐ most city is St. John’s, Newfoundland. In small countries with only one time zone, this is not a consideration and the poll opening chart is set for the capital. However, in Canada with its six time zones, the location of the poll opening chart is crucial. The 10th house or MC rules the incumbent party and its leader, and the 4th or IC rules the opposition party and its leader. The 1st and its ruler and always the coruler Moon rule the general public.
on Bippus is a professional Astrologer
with 35 years experience. Ron has re-typed all of William Lilly's "Christian Astrology" and it is now available in modern English. This is the most informative book ever written on the art of horary astrology. As well, Ron has turned Lilly’s horary astrology information into a modern horary textbook entitled appropriately enough the “Horary Handbook”. He lives and practices in Toronto, Canada.
The chart for the Libra Ingress in Ottawa has Scorpio rising, Virgo on the 10th house cusp. Mercury ruler 10th of incumbent Prime Minister Stephen Harper (Conservative) is peregrine in Libra in the 11th of supporters. Mars ruler 1st of the 20
public is in separating conjunction to Mercury and Venus. Support for the current government is eroding and fading. Mercury is in applying sextile to Pluto, co‐ruler 1st, in the 2nd house of money. Harper’s focus is on supporting the banks, large corporations and financial institutions and receiving their support in turn. However, Venus will aspect Pluto before Mercury can do so. This is a prohibition and so the sextile will do Harper no good. Harper starts out well enough, but the Moon will eventually square Mercury before changing signs. Public opinion will turn against Harper because he treats the public (Moon) with contempt.
Jupiter ruler 4th of the opposition leader Stephane Dion (Liberal) is in its fall in Capricorn in the 2nd house of money. His financial ideas will not be well received. Neither Mars nor Pluto ruling the public apply to Jupiter, so Dion will lose. Moon of public opinion is in tight applying opposition to Jupiter and wide square to Mercury. The public is opposed to Dion, but later in the campaign that opposition will lessen. The Moon makes no aspect to Neptune, co‐ruler 4th of the leader of the other opposition party, Jack Layton of the NDP. He will do well enough and gain some seats from the Liberals. Mars of the public 1st is in separating trine to Neptune and Neptune is in separating sextile from Pluto co‐ruler 1st. He is well respected and public support for Layton is high at the beginning of the campaign but will slowly fade. Poll Opening Chart ‐14 Oct 2008, 9:30 AM – St. John’s, Newfoundland Just like the Libra Ingress Chart for Ottawa, this chart has Scorpio rising; only the MC or 10th house cusp is in Leo, not Virgo. Sun ruler 10th is in its fall in Libra in the 11th house of supporters, in no aspect to Mars ruler 1st but in applying sextile to Pluto co‐ruler 1st in the 2nd 21
house of money. Harper will retain the support of the financial and industrial sectors, but lose the support of the public. He will say things for which he will have to apologize later. His statement to Saskatchewan farmers that real Canadians do not support artists on red carpets cost him the support of the educated people in the provinces of Ontario and Quebec. Culture may not be important to farmers but is very important to educated people. Harper’s withdrawal of support for the arts hurt him badly at the polls. His other self‐sabotaging comment was to the effect that Canadians are not afraid of losing their homes, despite the fact that 200,000 people in Ontario and Québec lost their jobs in the manufacturing sector. This is just plain insensitive.
Moon co‐ruler 1st is in Aries in the 5th in applying opposition to the Sun. The public opinion in eastern Canada, which holds two thirds of the population of the country, sharply turned against Harper. His lack of daycare and other social programs hurt him at the polls. He won a slightly larger minority instead of the majority that had been well within his grasp. Like Toronto’s favourite hockey team, the Maple Leafs, he snatched defeat from the jaws of victoryJ Saturn ruler 4th of the opposition leader (Aquarius) is in the 10th in Virgo, in applying opposition to Uranus co‐ruler 4th in the 4th. Even though Stephane Dion is focused on the leadership job, he is in the power of his enemies. Mars ruler 1st is in very wide sextile to Saturn and wide trine to Uranus co‐ruler 4th. Unfortunately Mars aspects Jupiter before Saturn or Uranus; this is an abscission or cutting 22
off of light. The public will turn away from Dion and the Liberals, and this election was the worst showing ever for the Liberal party in the 141 year history of Canada. Moon co‐ruler 1st makes no aspect to Mars and only a wide trine to Pluto. Dion is well liked as a human being but gets absolutely no respect as a political leader. The ascendant is in applying trine to Uranus. The people like Dion as a man, but not as leader of the country.
USA Federal Election 2008 Scorpio Ingress – 22 Oct 2008, 9:09 PM, Washington, DC The Solar Ingress chart for Scorpio has Gemini rising, Pisces on the cusp of the 10th. The 10th represents the incumbent party leader, John McCain of the Republicans. Jupiter ruler 10th is in its fall in Capricorn in the 7th, in the house and power of its public enemy. Mercury ruler 1st is triplicity ruler of the air element and is in Libra in the 5th, making an applying square to Jupiter. The public is angry with McCain because of his lack of social policies, especially child care programs. Neptune co‐ruler 10th is separating from conjunction to the MC in Aquarius, retrograde and in wide applying trine to Mercury. He is not likely to be elected president, Neptune moving away from the MC. The public may like McCain as a man but they don’t want him as a president. Moon is in Leo in the 3rd in applying opposition to Neptune. Public opinion is turning against the Republicans and McCain.
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candidate Barrack Obama’s child care and social programs are well received by the public. Moon co‐ruler 1st is in Leo in the 3rd of communication in separating sextile to Mercury and applying opposition to Neptune. The people will oppose McCain, significantly shifting support to Obama. The separating sextile between Moon and Mercury indicate Obama may also have some communication issues that he needs to fix. Saturn ruler 8th of national debt and 9th of foreigners is in Virgo in the 4th, in applying opposition Uranus in Pisces in the 10th. Issues of crushing national debt due to involvement in foreign military ventures will destroy McCain and help Obama. If Obama can come up with solutions to these problems, he will win the election. The only question left is the whether the win is a landslide or simple majority. Poll Opening – 4th Nov 2008, 00:00, Dixville Notch, New Hampshire Dixville Notch is a pass through the mountains of NH, and has a population of about 75 people. Its only claim to fame is that the polls open here at midnight, making it the very first place in the USA where people vote. All eligible voters gather at midnight at the town hall and then vote.
The chart has Leo rising, Taurus on the 10th house cusp of the incumbent party. Venus ruler 10th is peregrine in Sag in the 4th of the opposition. The incumbent party leader John McCain is in the power of his enemy. Sun ruler 1st is peregrine in Scorpio in the 3rd, in no aspect to Venus. The people don’t like what McCain is telling them and have turned away from him. Moon co‐ruler 1st is in Capricorn in the 5th its detriment in no aspect to Venus ruler 10th. The 24
public have turned their backs on McCain. Venus is in separating square to Saturn in the 1st. The public are upset with McCain and have turned away from him. Sun ruler 1st is in applying conjunction to Mars ruler 4th of the opposition, in its dignity in Scorpio in the 4th. The people will vote for Obama, the leader of the opposition because he is seen as a wonderful leader. Moon co‐ruler 1st is in its detriment in Capricorn in the 5th of children, in applying sextile to Mars. The people will vote for Obama, especially because of his social sensibilities. If he promotes his social policies he and the people will be happy. Unless Obama shoots himself in both feet with unfortunate comments, he will definitely win the election.
Astrological Summary Of Past Panics What to look for: Planets in the constellations Pisces, Gemini, Virgo or Sagittarius. ü Planets in Pisces are opposite the US Neptune and square the US Mars. ü Planets in Gemini are conjunct the US Mars and square the US Neptune. ü Planets in Virgo are conjunct the US Neptune and square the US Mars. ü Planets in Sagittarius are opposite the US Mars and square the US Neptune. History suggests that the number of planets afflicting are more indicative of a crash and panic than the preciseness of the orb. - Robert Gover, bestselling author of Time & Money
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Launch Your Book The Living Birth Chart by Joyce Hopewell
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ere is a short extract from the book, which is available from the API Book Shop, Amazon and other retailers. "This book is intended as a follow up to The Cosmic Egg Timer, where Richard Llewellyn and I gave an introduction to the Huber Method. Many of the topics covered in The Cosmic Egg Timer are revisited in greater depth, with an emphasis on working practically with the material presented, as well as working in a hands‐on way with your own chart. Here I share my own experience and understanding of this new astrological approach to psychology, based on twenty‐one years experience as an astrological counsellor, teacher, correspondence tutor and training facilitator for the UK Astrological Psychology Institute. The practical exercises and activities suggested for the reader have been tried and tested in live training seminars and workshops, and have brought deeper understanding to the people who have worked through them, together with a lot of insight, enjoyment and laughter, as they learned more about their birth charts and themselves along the way. I’ve included the kind of questions that students ask me about various aspects of the Huber Method, and I’ve aimed to respond in a manner similar to the replies I give when I’m teaching, either in a live session or when I’m tutoring by correspondence. Astrological psychology was developed in Zurich, Switzerland in the early 1960’s by Swiss astrologers/psychologists Bruno and Louise Huber. Using their extensive understanding of astrology, psychology, the spiritual teachings of Alice Bailey and Roberto Assagioli’s Psychosynthesis, they succeeded in combining the very best of traditional astrology with modern growth psychology. Drawing these threads together, and basing their teaching on their own empirical research, the Huber Method evolved organically and is now used by thousands of practitioners and students of astrological astrology throughout the world. It provides a powerful tool for self‐ understanding and psychological/spiritual growth which is practical, easy to use and which can yield profound insights for the user. It’s very clear to me that the best way to learn and understand astrology from a deep level is to make it come alive in ways that we can relate to. It’s all well and good to understand what Mars means on an intellectual level. We have a concept of what kind of energy Mars has, and how it might be expressed. But can you spot Mars in action and for real in your 26
everyday life? Can you observe it at work in yourself and in the behaviour of others? Do you watch a TV programme, film or live interview and see Mars in action in some of the characters? If you can do that, then that’s what I call making your astrology come alive and be tangible and “for real”. When it becomes an integral part of your everyday life, then your astrology lives, and you do too, in a more consciously aware and responsible way. The key feature of using astrological psychology as a tool for personal growth and self‐ awareness is that it places taking responsibility for ourselves, our own lives and what goes on in them, very firmly into our hands and our hands alone. It offers us choice, and once we’re aware that we can exercise this in our everyday lives, things are unlikely to ever be the same again. We will be in the driving rather than the passenger seat and the responsibility for which direction we take will be entirely ours. This is a practical workbook, and the best way to gain the most from it is to work through the exercises using your own chart. The content is not intended as a course in the Huber Method of astrological psychology, but if the reader is already a student of API (UK) they will hopefully find the content a useful supplement to the course material. Regardless of whether you are a student or not, it is recommended that you have a notebook or loose leaf file to use alongside this workbook. You will certainly benefit from working on your own chart, and if you have a few other charts to work on ‐ maybe those of family and friends ‐ this will help expand and deepen your experience and understanding of using astrological psychology as well as making the learning journey through this book more interesting, insightful and rewarding." Joyce Hopewell has been a Professional Astrologer for 21 years, specialising in the Huber Method of Astrological Psychology, and Principal of the UK Astrological Psychology Institute for 17 years. Her background is in teaching and social work. She has been a speaker and training facilitator in Astrological Psychology in the UK, Europe, Australia and the USA. She broadcasts on BBC local radio, and has written two books on Astrological Psychology: “The Cosmic Egg Timer”, pub. November 2004, and "The Living Birth Chart" pub. November 2008. Joyce Hopewell, API (UK) Tel: +44(0)1565‐633829 www.api‐uk.org Chart Interpretations & Articles at http://joycehopewell.blogspot.com
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The Stock Market Crash of October 2008 & Beyond By Robert Gover, USA.
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Robert Gover (born November 2, 1929) grew up in an endowed orphanage (Girard College in Philadelphia), received a B.A. in Economics from the University of Pittsburgh, worked as a journalist, became a best-selling novelist at age 30, lived most of his life in California, and now lives in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. On the Run with Dick and Jane is his ninth novel. His previous book, Time and Money, explores economic and planetary cyclical correlations. His first novel, One Hundred Dollar Misunderstanding, a satire on American racism, remains a cult classic that helped break down America's fear of four-letter words and sexually explicit scenes, as well as sensitizing Americans to sanctimonious hypocrisy. He can be contacted at
[email protected] or www.robertgover.com
n various articles and my book Time and Money: the Economy and the Planets, I predicted a great depression to begin in 2008 and last till at least 2018 and probably beyond. So I am not surprised that worldwide stock markets are crashing as I write this, in October 2008. The Dow ended the week Friday, October 10 down 40% from its top a year previous. Throughout the world’s financial community, panic reined. Members of the G‐7 nations gathered the weekend of October 11 and 12 in Washington to puzzle over how to arrest the downward plunge of stocks, reducing or wiping out the pensions of uncounted millions and constricting credit. The following Monday, October 13, 2008, the Dow leaped a record 936 points, the biggest one‐day point gain since 1933, and 11.6%, the steepest percentage rise since 1939. The behavior of stock markets so far in October was called a “Black Swan” event, comparable to winning the lottery twice in the same week. The public is learning such concepts as “credit default swaps” a ruse to avoid government insurance regulations, and the trickeries of accounting which has created a distorted system for decades. My specialty is economic astrology, so my interest is in comparing this current crash with previous like events. I have spent years finding planetary patterns that have 28
historically correlated with stock market crashes and economic depressions. If we become aware of these patterns, we can know when the next period of economic distress is due to hit. If we are aware that the Saturn‐Uranus opposition we’re now operating under demands we change established ideologies and procedures, we may avoid the worst. Since industrialization, there have been repeating cycles of booms and busts. In boom times, people feel optimistic and get busy producing and consuming, creating prosperity. Then, for no apparent reason, the boom time ends and we cycle into a period of pessimism. One of the first indicators of pessimism is a stock market crash. Some stock market crashes in the past have heralded recessions, depressions and great depressions, so the number 1 question hanging now is, will this super‐erratic October 2008 stock market lead us into another? Examining the three worst crashes of the 20th Century—1907, 1929 and 1987—only the one of 1929 led into a great depression. Why? There are endless explanations offered by a variety of experts, most of them quite logical. The explanation I offer here is astrological. Astrology is not considered “logical” by modern science, yet anyone who has studied astrology realizes that planetary influences affect us subtlely on an invisible level. For the sake of this discussion, let’s call it the level of subconscious mind.
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My research has led me to two hypotheses: Every time the USA’s natal Mars‐Neptune square is afflicted by one or more of the outermost planets, we enter a time when a stock market crash becomes possible, likely or virtually certain. Every time the USA’s Sun‐Saturn square is hit by the outermost planets in the Cardinal Signs of Capricorn and Aries—forming a grand cross pattern with the USA’s natal Sun‐Saturn square—the nation has suffered a great depression, and there have been no exceptions to this “rule of thumb.”
It’s when afflictions to the US Mars‐Neptune square (causing crashes) have then evolved into afflictions to the USA’s Sun‐Saturn square that crashes have led into great depressions. It is this sequence of afflictions we are facing now. Let’s examine the worst stock market crashes to illustrate.
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hen the Panic of 1907 hit, the USA’s Neptune was opposition transiting Uranus in Pisces, and Pluto was conjunct the US Mars. The roughly 30‐year cycle of Saturn in Capricorn preceded this crash, and because none of the other outermost planets were in Aries, this crash was not followed by a great depression. When the Crash of ’29 hit in late October, Saturn was in Sagittarius opposite, and Jupiter in Gemini was conjunct the US Mars and square the US Neptune, and the New Moon was conjunct the US Neptune. As Saturn then moved into Capricorn to square Uranus in Aries, the Crash of ’29 led into the great depression of the 1930s. When the Crash of 1987 hit, the planetary culprits were Saturn and Uranus conjunct in Sagittarius, aided by Chiron in Gemini, conjunct the US Mars. What followed was a conjunction in Capricorn of Saturn, Uranus and Neptune, but because these planets did not square another in Aries, no great depression. Pluto, was in Scorpio, forming a beneficent sextile to the trio in Capricorn. 29
When the Crash of 2008 turned down with grim square is afflicted by one or more of the determination under the Full outermost planets, we enter a time when a Moon on Monday, September 15, the US Mars‐Neptune square was stock market crash becomes possible, likely or being hit by the Full Moon, a virtually certain.’ Saturn‐Uranus opposition, and if we expand the orb a bit, a grand cross formed by Pluto in Sagittarius opposite the US Mars in Gemini. By 2010, Uranus will have moved into Aries and Pluto into the mid range of Capricorn, forming the grand cross pattern to the USA’s natal Sun‐Saturn square, to form the great depression grand cross. In 1929, the US Sun‐Saturn square was also being hit by Uranus in Aries while Pluto then was in Cancer, opposite Capricorn. The now‐forming Uranus‐Pluto square is due to hit with full force from 2012 through 2015, but we can expect the overall economy to be in deep trouble by 2010 when a T‐square will be formed by Saturn in Libra, Pluto in Capricorn and Uranus in Aries. These transit‐to‐natal aspects do not have to be exact to be effective. And it often happens that Pluto’s full effects aren’t felt till Pluto has moved on, releasing the exact square, opposition or conjunction. Pluto’s effects are often most powerful in its waning phase. rom an astrological perspective, the reason we are headed into a great depression lasting from 2008 to at least 2018 and (depending how we respond) perhaps beyond, is the upcoming square from Uranus in Aries to Pluto in Capricorn, creating another grand cross pattern with the US Sun‐Saturn square. There is another, longer planetary cycle we must factor into this forecast, and that is Pluto’s roughly 248 year orbit around the Sun. For Pluto is, as I write this, in the final degrees of Sagittarius, conjunct the Galactic Center. Its previous visit to this area of the heavens coincided with the years leading up to the American Revolution. Prior to that, in the early 1500s it coincided with a pandemic inadvertently brought by European explorers, which depopulated the Americas. Pluto’s movement through the last 3 degrees of Sagittarius has a history of bringing huge transformations. When we add the upcoming Uranus‐Pluto square and grand cross with the US Sun‐Saturn square, the coming decade appears to be another major turning point in human history, comparable to the early 1500s and 1760s. Hard angles by Uranus and Pluto—whenever and Every time the USA’s Sun-Saturn square is hit wherever they have formed— by the outermost planets in the Cardinal Signs of have a history of bringing revolution and fundamental Capricorn and Aries—forming a grand cross change. And, because the present pattern with the USA’s natal Sun-Saturn Saturn‐Uranus opposition will square—the nation has suffered a great last well into 2010 and morph into depression, and there have been no exceptions to a T‐square with Pluto, we can expect the current crash of stock this “rule of thumb.” prices and chaos to lead into another great depression, this one likely to be worse than any in memory, owing to Pluto’s lingering conjunct the Galactic Center. What we are living through is a convergence of planetary cycles: 1) the 45‐year Saturn‐Uranus opposition, 2) the 248‐year Pluto‐Galactic Center conjunction, and 3) the 30 ‘Every time the USA’s natal Mars-Neptune
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Uranus‐Pluto square and grand cross with US Sun‐Saturn square, which last coincided with the great depression of the 1930s. By 2013‐2015, Uranus will have completed its 84‐year‐cycle since 1929‐1933. Note that there has been one major change in the world economy since previous crashes: Today the biggest profits come from making money produce more money; previously, profits came from investing money in making goods and services. This new “money game” is a Ponzi Scheme. It’s cotton‐candy money that evaporates when stock markets crash. This makes the economy even more vulnerable to that famous wrecking crew, the Saturn‐Uranus opposition. Those who do not believe in the potency of planetary cycles call themselves rational. I have yet to meet a human being I can truly say is rational, but that’s another story. Rationalists point to cause‐effect events leading to stock market crashes and great depressions. From the astrological perspective, these cause‐effect events are manifestations of planetary aspects acting on the invisible causal plane or subconscious realm. “As above, so below,” as one ancient stargazer put it. Now that modern rational science is venturing into the subatomic realm, we may live to see the day when science will make a discovery: that what happens up there in the sky correlates with what happens in the subatomic realm. This would be a rediscovery of “As above, so below.” Meanwhile, you can bet the farm that by the mid‐2000‐teens, much of the world will be struggling through another great depression, and a time of massive transformation with the high possibility of another world war. The bigger the balloon of optimism preceding busts, the bigger and more long‐lasting the succeeding bust is. The good news is, humanity has survived great depressions since records have been kept, and found ways to improve economic conditions coming out of such hard times. Meanwhile, millions of hard working, play‐by‐the‐rules citizens of the USA, Europe and elsewhere will probably lose all or part of their pensions in the present ongoing financial collapse. This means the rules of the money game and/or the monetary system will have change if we are to avoid the worst. . Best possible scenario, the powers that be will make the changes necessary to avoid massive starvation and homelessness. In fact, this process appears to have already begun. The US government, after decades of promoting so‐called “free‐market capitalism,” has suddenly done an ideological about‐face by socializing the debt incurred by big corporations. This is being done to “save the capitalist system.” In fact it revolutionizes the system by “sovietizing” it. What scared 20th Century capitalists about communism was the old Soviet Union’s ownership of banks and big industry. If transplanted to the USA, they feared, it would mean spreading the wealth horizontally. Well, now it is being transplanted to the G7 capitalist nations. What is underway as I write this is an attempt to socialize the debt of these free‐ market ideologues without socializing their profits too. They want to keep big corporate profits private while distributing debts to the public. The logical next step is for government authorities to come out of their ideological Trickle‐down trance and realize they can’t save their most generous campaign contributors (the big bankers) without saving the people who make the big bankers rich, the vast majority of workers and consumers. The vast majority needs to be saved in order to continue supporting the wealthy few. 31
There is another problem with the present bailout of banks and big corporations. No amount of such bailouts will overcome the reluctance of the majority of people to buy money and consume products at any interest rate, especially if inflation and unemployment continue to rise. And there will be more astounding surprises in store for the whole economy as this series of Saturn‐Uranus oppositions make direct “hits”—in 2008 on Election Day November 4, in 2009 on February 5 and September 15, and in 2010 on April 25 and July 26. As Uranus’s square with Pluto continues to tighten, we can look for revolutionary thinking to arise and prevail. Together, Uranus and Pluto will terminate what no longer works and initiate the new and improved. The sensible thing for us humans to do is cooperate with this process of economic transformation. The old ideology has clearly led us to a funny‐money economy (the rich minority and the increasingly poor majority). Every past great depression in US history has been preceded by a record disparity between the rich few and the majority. What is needed is systemic change that will distribute wealth more horizontally. Uranus looks out for the downtrodden.
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The second biwheel chart is for the Crash of 1987. Again it was Saturn and Uranus afflicting the US Mars‐Neptune square, this time with help from Chrion in Gemini.
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For the Crash of 1929, Saturn in Sagittarius opposite Jupiter in Gemini afflicted the US Mars‐Neptune square. The crash this day was triggered by the Moon conjunct the US Neptune. Why did this one lead into a great depression? Note Uranus in Aries opposite the US Saturn and square the US Sun, the signature of great depressions. Also notice that Pluto was conjunct the US Sun, while Mercury and Venue were conjunct the US Saturn.
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Astrology, Switchwords & Energy Healing Techniques
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By Kat Miller, USA.
witchwords are powerful one‐word affirmations which attract desired experiences, help clear unwanted energies and can be used to help ease astrological imbalances, enhancing life experiences. Switchwords were first introduced by James T. Mangan “The Secret of Perfect Living” first published in 1963. Shunyam Nirav brought them back into focus with his book “Switchwords, Easily Gives to You Whatever You Want in Life” in 2006.
Miller is a natural health care
practitioner. Kat specializes in energy healing techniques. Kat is founder of the Emotional Freedom vial, Healing Energy Vibrations vial, Flower Energies vial and Rescue Remedy energy vial. Kat also brings a new level of understanding to Switchwords, utilizing them to help restore emotional, physical, karmic and astrological balance. www.ehdef.com Email:
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I have spent thousands of hours learning, researching, refining and utilizing Switchwords. I have had many wonderful experiences and successes utilizing reflex muscle testing to create Switchphrases for specific and general situations. I also utilize this technique to find Switchwords and Switchphrases for dealing with astrological events, elements and signs. When afflicted by astrological imbalances, Switchwords, simple yet powerful tools, can be utilized to help smooth the experiences. A Switchword is a one‐word affirmation that embodies an experience, condition or desired result. 37
Say, sing, think, intend or chant a Switchword like you would a mantra, then relax and follow inner guidance, and watch what happens. You may feel an urge to change your routine. Do it. Something good may be coming your way. Switchwords are quick and easy to use, and can be very effective. Chant Switchwords while eating, drinking, bathing or relaxing. Use them for meditating. Use them any way you want, any time you want. There are no restrictions on Switchwords. Switchwords always work for your higher good. At times combining two or more Switchwords into a Switchphrase may increase the power of Switchwords. When you encounter an astrological sign or element that causes a disruption, chant the Switchword and/or Switchphrase listed below for that sign or element. For example: To help clear disruptive effects of Mercury: 1. 2.
Chant “ACT.” If the disruption continues, then chant the entire Switchphrase for Mercury: “ACT‐ACT‐DivineORDER‐NEXT‐WHET‐ACT”
A list of Universal Switchwords can be downloaded at: http://www.sw.ehdef.com
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witchwords and Switchphrases that may be helpful in quelling effects from astrological elements, element locations and imbalances include:
Moon: Switchword for all encounters: SHOW Switchphrase for all encounters: ALONE‐POINT‐SLOW‐DUCK‐BE This Switchphrase means: Increase focus on self, find direction, be patient, dispel hypersensitivity and be at peace. Mercury: Switchword for all encounters: ACT Switchphrase for all encounters: ACT‐ACT‐DivineORDER‐NEXT‐WHET‐ACT This Switchphrase means: Transition, be a good orator, increase efficiency at this time, hone and finalize transitions. Mercury Retro Switchphrases: DIVINE‐ADJUST‐LEARN‐CUT‐SHUT This Switchphrase means: Increase personal ability to create balance, rejuvenate, sever ties and stop looking for trouble. DivineORDER: TOGETHER‐ADJUST‐REACH‐NOW This Switchphrase means: Revamp things, become single‐minded, create balance and find solutions to your problems now. ACT‐JUDGE‐LIGHT‐DIVINE 38
This Switchphrase means: Speak clearly, increase comprehension, lighten stress and work miracles. You can use any one of these Switchphrases that seems appropriate for your current situation with Mercury Retrograde, or you can use all three at once. Venus: Switchword for all encounters: OPEN Switchphrase for all encounters: ATTENTION‐JUDGE‐LIMIT‐WOMB This Switchphrase means: Do detailed work, read and enjoy it, regain control and reconnect with Source. Sun: Switchword for all encounters: WOMB Switchphrase for all encounters: DIVINE‐WOMB‐JUDGE‐PHASE‐PRAISE‐ADJUST‐ TOMORROW This Switchphrase means: Increase personal ability to feel secure, increase comprehension, improve situations, be beautiful, handle unpleasant conditions and clear sorrows. Mars: Switchword for all encounters: GIVE Switchphrase for all encounters: DivineORDER‐LIMIT‐GIVE‐SWEET This Switchphrase means: Clean up, regain control, be helpful to others and be caring. Jupiter: Switchword for all encounters: WHET Switchphrase for all encounters: MOVE‐NEXT‐JUDGE‐GO‐CARE This Switchphrase means: Increase energy, finish lots of meticulous work, increase comprehension, progress and remember what you are doing. Saturn: Switchword for all encounters: LISTEN Switchphrase for all encounters: LISTEN‐LEARN‐UP‐MOVE This Switchphrase means: Predict the future, be youthful, release inferiority complexes and clear inertia. Saturn in a difficult place: DIVINE‐LIGHT‐ADJUST‐BLUFF This Switchphrase means: Work miracles with inspiration, create comfort and enhance imagination and dreams. Rahu (north node of moon): Switchword for all encounters: RESTORE Switchphrase for all encounters: DIVINE‐LIGHT‐RESTORE‐PHASE‐WAIT‐OVER‐ DOWN This Switchphrase means: Multiply intensity, restore fairness, improve situations, learn secrets (you have been wanting to learn), end frustration and clear hypersensitivity. Ketu (south node of moon): 39
Switchword for all encounters: WITH Switchphrase for all encounters: POSTPONE‐MAGNANIMITY‐WITH‐DIVINE‐ LIGHT This Switchphrase means: Let go of pettiness, harmonize well with others and brightly focus positivity.
Astrological Events, etc., and Switchwords Switchwords and Switchphrases which may be helpful in dealing with the energy from astrological events include: Planetary Attacks: CANCEL‐CLEAR‐CONCEDE‐CONFESS This Switchphrase means: Get rid of negativity, clear anger, stop arguing and end aggression. RESTORE‐JUDGE‐FIFTY THREE‐PHASE‐NOW This Switchphrase means: Restore honesty, increase comprehension, pay primary concern, improve the situation and act on good impulse. Love Relationship Affected By Astrological Imbalances: DIVINE‐PRAISE‐LOVE‐TOGETHER‐LISTEN‐BETWEEN‐LIGHT This Switchphrase means: Make extraordinary accomplishments in generating, accepting and experiencing love, master the ability to be in touch with self and nature, enhance telepathy and understanding between love partners and lighten the mood. Saturn Opposing Venus: JUDGE‐LIMIT‐OPEN‐QUIET‐BE‐MOVE‐CHANGE This Switchphrase means: Increase comprehension, set parameters, allow life to flow as it will, quiet the ego, be at peace and in good health, increase energy and dispel physical and emotional pain. Natal Venus Conjunction Transit Mars: CRYSTAL ‐HORSE‐ACT‐NOW This Switchphrase means: Increase self‐love and self‐worth, enhance your speaking ability and act on good impulse. Minimize Astrological Malefic Effects: DIVINE‐MAGNANIMITY‐ELATE‐CHARM –NOW This Switchphrase means: Increase personal ability to end pettiness, turn setbacks into triumphs, manifest your heart’s desires and act on good impulse. DIVINE‐TOGETHER‐CRYSTAL‐HORSE This Switchphrase means: Work miracles, have it all together and improve your self‐worth and self‐confidence. Divine ORDER‐ADJUST‐GUARD 40
This Switchphrase means: In an efficient manner, create balance and protection. Solar Eclipse: UP‐UP‐UP‐PUT‐FULL‐TOGETHER This Switchphrase means: Be in high spirits, dispel the blues and inferiority complexes, and expand capacity to master any activity. Lunar Eclipse: OPEN‐FOR‐THANKS‐BUBBLE‐GUARD‐PRAISE This Switchphrase means: Breathe easier, promote the release of guilt, expand beyond perceived limitations, protect yourself and your property and be beautiful.
Astrological Signs and Switchwords Following are Switchwords and Switchphrases that may be helpful when dealing with astrological signs, whether you were born under the moon sign, sun sign, or are exposed to someone who was: Aries Switchword for all encounters: JUDGE Switchphrase for all encounters: FORGIVE‐HORSESHOE‐ JUDGE This Switchphrase means: Eliminate remorse, strengthen your soul and improve comprehension. Taurus Switchword for all encounters: ELATE Switchphrase for all encounters: OPEN‐ELATE‐PRAISE‐LISTEN This Switchphrase means: Be tolerating, turn setbacks into uplifts, stop being critical and be in touch with nature and yourself. Gemini Switchword for all encounters: FULL Switchphrase for all encounters: TOGETHER‐MOVE‐FULL This Switchphrase means: Become single‐minded, increase pep and expand your capacity for life. Cancer Switchword for all encounters: WOMB Switchphrase for all encounters: JUDGE‐GIVE‐GUARD‐WOMB This Switchphrase means: Increase comprehension, help others, maintain protection and be secure with yourself. Leo Switchword for all encounters: WITH Switchphrase for all encounters: WITH‐MOVE‐HORSE‐LISTEN‐ATTENTION 41
This Switchphrase means: Be agreeable, clear inertia and start moving, gain power, be in touch with yourself and nature and avoid carelessness. Virgo Switchword for all encounters: CHUCKLE Switchphrase for all encounters: POINT‐NOW‐JUDGE‐AROUND‐CHUCKLE This Switchphrase means: Find direction now, improve comprehension, gain perspective and turn on personality. Libra Switchword for all encounters: OPEN Switchphrase for all encounters: POSTPONE‐FORGIVE‐OPEN‐BUBBLE This Switchphrase means: Let go of resentments, breathe easier and expand beyond perceived limitations. Scorpio Switchword for all encounters: HORSESHOE Switchphrase for all encounters: SLOW‐ELATE‐GUARD‐HORSESHOE‐FORGIVE This Switchphrase means: Have patience, turn setbacks into uplifts, preserve personal safety, remain steadfast and release resentments. Sagittarius Switchword for all encounters: FORGIVE Switchphrase for all encounters: BUBBLE‐FOR‐GIGGLE‐POSTPONE‐FORGIVE This Switchphrase means: Get energized, promote yourself, enjoy the task at hand and let go of resentments. Capricorn Switchword for all encounters: ADJUST Switchphrase for all encounters: LIMIT‐HORSE‐AROUND‐ADJUST‐PUT This Switchphrase means: Regain control, gain power, improve perspective, create balance and expand. Aquarius Switchword for all encounters: DUCK Switchphrase for all encounters: ACT‐MASK‐ELATE‐FULL‐BUBBLE‐DUCK This Switchphrase means: Transition, save from harm, turn setbacks into uplifts, go beyond expectations, expand beyond perceived limitations and dispel hypersensitivity. Pisces Switchword for all encounters: HO Switchphrase for all encounters: FIGHT‐GUARD‐HO‐FULL‐QUIET‐WITH This Switchphrase means: Intensify intents, preserve personal safety, relax, expand capacity, quiet the ego and harmonize well with others.
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Following are some Switchphrases which may be helpful for dealing with the November 2008 through February 2009 transits: November 1: Mercury transits to Libra Switchphrases: JUDGE‐CHUCKLE‐BOW‐ACT‐GUARD This Switchphrase means: Increase comprehension of situations, turn on personality, dispel arrogance, improve your speaking abilities and protect yourself. How To Use: Use this entire Switchphrase to help deal with all the effects of the transit. Say, chant, sing, think or intend the entire Switchphrase “JUDGE‐CHUCKLE‐BOW‐ ACT‐GUARD” anytime you find yourself affected by this transit. November 7: Venus transits to Sagittarius Switchphrase: FOR‐GO‐DIVINE‐CHANGE‐BUBBLE‐ROOT This Switchphrase means: Promote progression, increase personal ability to dispel emotional and physical pain, expand beyond perceived limitations and grow. November 8: Mars transits to Scorpio Switchphrase: JUDGE‐BOW‐BUBBLE‐AROUND‐WOMB This Switchphrase means: Increase comprehension, dispel arrogance, expand beyond perceived limitations, gain perspective and reconnect with Source. November 16: Sun transits to Scorpio Switchphrase: LEARN‐JUDGE‐SWING‐MOVE‐WATCH‐RIDICULOUS‐SLOW This Switchphrase means: Rejuvenate, increase comprehension, be bold, clear inertia (begin moving), perfect skills, center attention on you (or your work) and be wise. November 19: Mercury transits to Scorpio Switchphrase: ACT‐HELP‐NEXT‐FULL‐ACT‐WHET This Switchphrase means: Be good at speaking and making decisions at this time, increase capacity to speak well and sharpen your mind. December 3: Venus transits to Capricorn Switchphrase: UNMASK‐JUDGE‐FIFTY THREE‐TINY This Switchphrase means: Bring things into focus, increase comprehension, be responsible and be polite. December 8: Mercury transits to Sagittarius Switchphrase: OPEN‐ELATE‐PRAISE‐ACT‐POINT This Switchphrase means: Breathe easier, turn setbacks into uplifts, stop being critical, become a good speaker and find direction. December 10: The great benefic Jupiter transits to Capricorn, its debilitation Switchphrase: JUDGE‐GUARD‐CIRCULATE‐ADJUST‐FORGIVE‐HORSESHOE This Switchphrase means: Increase comprehension, protect yourself and your property, mingle, make yourself comfortable, release resentments and safely move rapidly ahead. December 15: Sun transits to Sagittarius Switchphrase: WATCH‐LIGHT‐GIGGLE‐FIGHT‐PUT‐AROUND‐CONSIDER 43
This Switchphrase means: Learn to lighten your mood, enjoy the task at hand, intensify intents, build, improve perspective and fix things. December 19: Mars transits to Sagittarius Switchphrase: ELATE‐ATTENTION‐, MAGNANIMITY‐GIVE‐OVER This Switchphrase means: Turn setbacks into uplifts, avoid carelessness, be generous, help others and end frustration. December 28: Mercury transits to Capricorn Switchphrase:GO‐HOLD‐NOW‐DO‐HORSE‐COVER‐ACT This Switchphrase means: Begin to be attractive, act on good impulse, stop procrastinating, be strong, subdue inner excitement and anxiety, and express yourself well. December 29: Venus transits to Aquarius Switchphrase: LOVE‐BRING‐BE‐LIMIT This Switchphrase means: Be accepting, deliver what you intend, be unaffected by ridicule and keep others from taking advantage of you. January 11: Mercury goes Retrograde Switchphrases: DIVINE‐ADJUST‐LEARN‐CUT‐SHUT This Switchphrase means: Increase personal ability to create balance, rejuvenate, sever ties and stop looking for trouble. DivineORDER‐TOGETHER‐ADJUST‐REACH‐NOW This Switchphrase means: Revamp things, become single‐minded, create balance and find solutions to your problems now. ACT‐JUDGE‐LIGHT‐DIVINE This Switchphrase means: Speak clearly, increase comprehension, lighten stress and work miracles. You can use any one of these Switchphrases that seems appropriate for your current situation with Mercury Retrograde, or you can use all three at once. January 14: Sun enters Capricorn Switchphrase: CONTINUE‐ADJUST‐PRAISE‐RESTORE‐WHET This Switchphrase means: Increase endurance, create balance, stop finding fault, restore honesty and refine (self or projects). January 26: Mercury Retro moves back to Sagittarius Switchphrase: ACT‐JUDGE‐QUIET‐UNMASK‐WOMB‐POINT This Switchphrase means: Be a good orator, increase comprehension, quiet the ego, bring things into focus, be secure and find direction. January 27: Venus enters Pisces, its house of exaltation Switchphrase: OPEN‐ROOT‐UNCLE‐TOGETHER‐LISTEN This Switchphrase means: Free the mind, discover, ward off apartness, have it all together and be in touch with yourself and nature. 44
January 28: Mars enters Capricorn, its house of exaltation Switchphrase: BUBBLE‐AROUND‐ PUT‐NOW‐CONTINUE This Switchphrase means: Get energized, improve perspective, expand (whatever you are working on) now and increase endurance. February 1: Mercury back to direct motion Switchphrase: ACT‐POSTPONE‐ THANKS‐GO‐GO‐GO This Switchphrase means: Transition, let it go (anything that has been causing problems for you), stop regretting, end laziness, begin (whatever you have been putting off) and progress.
The Life of Al-Biruni (973-1048 AD) Abu Rayhan Muhammed ibn Ahmad alBiruni was born just before sunrise on 4 September 973. His birthplace was the city of Kath (modern day Khiva) situated on the River Oxus in what was then the Principality of Khwarizm and is now Uzbekistan.
February 7: Mercury enters Capricorn Switchphrase: POSTPONE‐PRAISE‐ WITH‐ACT‐OPEN This Switchphrase means: Let go of fault finding, immerse in thoughtful conversation, free the mind and breathe easier.
Between 1017 and 1030, al-Biruni travelled extensively in India, collecting material for his monumental survey of the history, customs and beliefs of the sub-continent. India was his most highly-acclaimed work during his lifetime. He also produced a major work on astronomy, known as the Masudic Canon, dedicated to Mahmud's son, Ma'sud.
February 12: Sun enters Aquarius Switchphrase: FOR‐AROUND‐GO‐ BETWEEN‐ELATE‐MASK‐HORSE This Switchphrase means: Promote improved perspective, progress spiritual and psychic awareness, turn setbacks into uplifts, shield yourself, be solid and be strong.
As well as the Elements of Astrology , he wrote important books on medicine, geography and physics and translated Ptolemy's Almagest into Sanskrit. He died at Ghazna on 13 December 1048, aged 75.
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Discover Your Past Life & Heal Your Current By Holly Hall, USA
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ave you ever wondered who you may have been in the past life? Which talents, gifts and characteristics you developed? Were you the man? Or where you a woman? And are you using your talents in this lifetime? Our mission, is to rediscover our talents and our gifts and then use them in this life time to contribute to our community in the most progressive and positive manner possible. In this article you will discover all the areas of a chart that indicate past lives, particularly the most recent past life.
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experience as a professional Astrologer. Radio, newspaper, magazine appearances and columns fill her resume. With her psychic grandmother and clairvoyant mother's legacy, Holly will propel your spiritual growth. www.12listen.com & www.astrodreams.ca
The Moon The moon indicates the characteristics you developed in the past life and brought to this life. It is your “knee jerk” reaction to life now. Reading the Moon Signs as if it is a Sun Sign will describe the kind of person you where in your most recent past life. For instance if a Moon is in Gemini in a chart than that particular person was an intellect, and the job or mission of that person was to gather and pass on information. Doing this can take on many forms, Gemini’s work well with their hands and may have been a carpenter or mechanic. Or a communicator, such as being a teacher, writer, singer, preacher, story teller, a traveler, a musician and so on. You can further discover exactly what area the Gemini (or any other Moon sign) used this ability in the past life, by the House it is in. You can also see the difficulties and lessons that remain from the 46
past life that need to be addressed in this life. Simply, by looking at the aspects the Moon makes to other planets. You can also discover the talents, gifts and specialties you created by looking at the positive aspects. We will discuss this later on in the article. The South /North Node‐Dharma and Karma. Nodes are not planets but points in astrology that indicate Dharma‐North node (what makes you happy‐your calling/Righteous Path/Dharma) and Karma south node (our lessons that we go though due to past life actions) north node is life Jupiter and South node is like Saturn. Also the areas of where you will learn these lessons or play out your Karma will be determined by the House placement. So for instance if your south node is in your 4th house then many of your karmic debts will be with a parent (most likely mom) and in your childhood (so you may be picked on or not excepted as an example) People in your life that are represented by the house are your soul mates, your soul family in which you reconnect with. So in this example, mom and childhood connections (4th house stuff), as well as people in authority (10th house stuff). Note: Not all soul mates within your soul family are comfortable connections, as we learn lessons from others we have wronged or have wronged us in some way. And this may be carried over as an adult in your workplace with bosses, any one that reigns over you as the North node will be in the 10th house. But interestingly enough this is where you discover your strengths and apply them throughout your career and within your community status. The 12th House
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many positive or challenging aspects to the Sun and Moon. Look at the aspects, the ruling planets and the house in which the Sun and Moon reside. Aspects Trines and Sextile to the Sun (if same sign as Moon), Moon and Nodes indicate that you have a huge gift and talent in regards to the sign they are in and you will succeed if used in the area of your life shown forth by the Houses they reside. For instance‐If a Moon is Trine Mercury in lets say Leo and th Sagittarius in 3rd and 7th; the gift Many planets in the 12 house is a good indicator and or talent here is to that you had a recluse past life, had possibly such a communicate (3rd) to others, the need to harmonize, balance, to life that created many fears, or that it ended soon. relate, mediate (7th). To be proud, stand out, educate and accept other belief systems or cultures (3rd and 9th). Remembering that communicating can take on many forms, speech, writing, teaching, education, radio, print, internet, music, etc. Squares And Opposition Indicate the need to learn through challenging events and circumstances designed by past Karmic events. Choices made in a past life. This is when past life souls will re‐connect with you that had been involved and have karmic debt to pay to you as well. Female Or Male In The Past Life Looking at the amount of masculine and feminine signs in a chart within the personal planets only‐Sun through to Mars‐can determine the sex you where in your past life.
Moon Signs In a past life you embody the characteristics below, if your moon was in: Aries‐ A warrior, fighter, aggressive, a sergeant, firefighter, leader of others through your courage. Police officer, in the military. Taurus‐Persistent, values material world, earth bound. Farmer, artist, carpenter, banker, cook, craftsmen. Gemini‐Gatherer of information, communicator, teacher, speaker, preacher, writer, towne cryer, educator. Cancer‐Mothering, nurturing, caregiver, emotional, home important, feeling, nurse, doctor, practitioner, mother is a soul mate in this life. Leo‐Family important, children, creative, artist, actor, leader, courageous, out spoken, royalty, self employment, boss, idealist, romantic. Virgo‐Martyr, caregiver, nutritionist, health practitioner, perfectionist, and service orientated servant, nun, and priest.
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Libra‐Law and order, peace keeper, easy going, understanding, lawyer, mediator, judge, diplomat. Scorpio‐Investigating, psychology, investor, financial advisor, insightful, curious, secretive, surgeon. Sagittarius‐ Prophet, philosopher, professor, traveller, wonderer, curious, humorous, witty, author, most likely lived in a very different culture than this life. Capricorn‐Father, authority, manager, self employed, practical, organized, controlling, leadership ability, advisor. Aquarius‐Unique, go by the beat of their own drum, progressive, has acquired many acquaintances in past life, humanitarian, scientist, alchemist, intuitive. Pisces‐Spiritually aware, deep love, loner, hermit, healer, artist, poet, musician. Psychic may have experienced great loss in past life. Houses 1st‐Hear to develop a sense of self ‘Who Am I’ and how do I want the world to view me. 2nd‐One must learn what he/she values, possessions. In this life must use talent to earn a living and value how they earn that living. 3rd‐The gift here is to communicate and share knowledge as you learn. Curious you must teach others as you are learning. 4th‐Your area is within the home environment, especially as a child. May have strong ties to the mother figure in this lifetime. 5th‐This house is the house of family and your children, or children in general. The house of creativity and romance. 6th‐In this house one has the talent to focus on nutrition, teamwork, and health issues. 7th‐Your gift is to learn about others, to compromise and learn through all your partnerships and relationship. Helping another. To mediate and share the concept of fairness. 8th‐“What makes others tick? Discovering the unknown. Dealing with fears you’re own and others. Psychology and occult. 9th‐This house is the area of higher education, travel and world religions and philosophies. 10th‐The areas of self employment, managing others and leadership within a community. Marriage and through community involvement. 11th‐This is the house of friends, large organizations, the public. Also your aspirations and dreams. 12th‐This house represents the need to uncover hidden sides of yourself, also prisons and hospitals. To work on your own to rediscover you and through this helping others.
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Remember that this is only a brief explanation. Looking up each sign and house as well as the meanings of the moon and nodes in detail will help you see past life tendencies brought into this life in more detail. Next issue we will learn how to discover family dynamics in a birth chart, focussing on Mother and Father Figures.
Sushruta Samhita The Sushruta Samhita is a Sanskrit text on surgery, attributed to Sushruta, (6th century BCE), the "father of Surgery". The text as preserved dates to the 3rd or 4th century CE. Amongst the eight divisions of medical knowledge (Ayurveda), surgery was considered the most important branch. The text was translated into Arabic in the 8th or 9th century. In India the practice of surgery is very ancient that dates back to around eight hundred BC. Surgery was termed as `Sastrakarma` and was one of the eight branches of Ayurveda, which is the ancient Indian system of medicine. Sushruta Samhita is one of the oldest book in Ayurveda that was written by Sushruta, the legendary Aurvedic Physician of ancient India. The Sushruta Samhita is the complete book that deals with the practical problems of surgery and midwifery or obstetrics. Sushruta was the first person who studied human anatomy. In the Sushruta Samhita this detailed study of anatomy is described. Sushruta was the specialist of rhinoplasty or plastic surgery and ophthalmology or the elimination of cataracts. There are eight main divisions in Sushruta Samhita namely Chedya (excision), Lekhya (scarification), Vedhya (puncturing), Esya (exploration), Ahrya (extraction), Vsraya (evacuation) and Sivya (Suturing). 50
Economic Forecast By Constantine Semenov, Crimea Translator: Ivan Pizhenko
World financial system survives after Great Crash 2008. The worst crisis since '30s, with no end yet! Anyway, the 2008 is shaping up to annus horribilis for the U.S. stock market. Heading into Friday's session Nov 21, 2008, in which an early rally effort quickly faded, the S&P was down 49% year‐to‐date and on track for its worst year ever. Down 43% year to date, the Dow is heading for its second worst year in history, the WSJ reports, trailing only the 53% decline in 1931. While the major averages tell a grim tale, the action in components of the S&P 500 speak to the extent of the devastation. Heading into Friday's session: • 115 S&P stocks were trading under $10 • 41 were trading under $5 • 204 were trading with a market cap of less than $4 billion
Constantine Semenov lives in the Crimea & has been a long time student of mysticism, and a full time practicing astrologer specializing in business & political astrology. He holds an impressive track record of world-wide predictions and makes full use of amulets in his practice. You can read about his past predictions on September 11th, Tsunami in Indian Ocean, Columbia Shuttle Disaster on his website http://www.tigrovo.com.
Everybody suffers from this global economic crisis, rich men lost billions during the 2008 financial crisis. Poor men possess less than even they used to have! What was the origin of this crisis? The origin is the finishing of Pluto in horoscope of the U.S. in Capricorn. I predicted the global collapse of capitalism in 2005 in article about Prophecy of Maya 2012.
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The Economy of USA What was the beginning of this global financial crisis which started from summer 2007? It began from the declaration of financial problems by the Countrywide Financial Corporation, the largest mortgage organization (nation's largest mortgage lender) giving credits under the dwelling. Founded on March 14, 1969 by two New Yorkers of David Loeb and Angelo R. Mozilo, in better times the company gave profits, some of the highest percentages in the history of the USA. One of the publications ‐ Fortune named it “stock in 23,000%” and it is on that profitability it arose in one row with such leaders of profitableness as Washington Mutual, Wal‐Mart ‐ the largest supermarket of America, and Berkshire Of Hathaway, company of the richest man Warren Buffett! Now it fell!
Astrological reasons were the following. First of all, basic planets changed their positive positions to the negative ones and companies went bust. All financial problems were created by the Saturn and Mars, and Jupiter, if this planet was in the close contact with these destructive planets. This fact leads to the crash of large, global scale. That also occurred in the USA into 2007 and was extended throughout the world into 2008! In this case, in the horoscope of Countrywide Financial Corporation, Jupiter has absolute destructive status – Jupiter is the ruler both Mars and Saturn simultaneously, since Saturn in Aries, and it rules Mars, and Mars in Sagittarius in the abode of Jupiter in horoscope of Countrywide Financial Corporation. Both planets have strong energy status ‐ Saturn in Aries the first in the zodiac of the horoscope of company, Mars in the fiery sign and in the turn in retrograde motion, which makes it extremely destructive nature in activity! Moreover, in this horoscope aspect ‐ position of Saturn is at the point of the turn of Mars approximately 128 ‐160 degrees! This is the point where Mars turns retrograde (this distance from Mars to the Sun, when it is turned retrograde or direct after being retrograde in the direct or retrograde motion) and one 52
of the most destructive Saturn position if this destructive planet occurs in this point of 128 ‐ 160 degrees from Mars! Usually, this leads to the crash, which it was possible to avoid by re‐ registering the company on the other date (with another horoscope)! Important component, as shows experience, this aspect works destructively at all levels including catastrophes! This aspect was in the horoscopes of the aircraft chief pilots on commercial airlines, two last plane crashes on the Russian Air lines in August 2006 and the recent which was predicted by me in Saptarishis Astrology Vol 2, air crash in Perm' Russia, on September 14, 2008! The most interesting point, is in Osama Ben Laden also these is the same aspect in his horoscope, and September 11, 2001 there was also same aspect among Saturn and Mars! By the way, precisely, on September 11, 2001 there was this aspect in large orb! No comments! This is one of the most destructive aspects! The consequences of tragedy on September 11 were reflected in the economy of the USA and peace as a whole more than noticeably. So, at the end 2006, Jupiter passed into the sign of Sagittarius, on natal Mars, in horoscope of Countrywide Financial Corporation. Strengthened negative influence retrograde transit Mars, which was in the opposition with Jupiter in the second‐half 2007 and first half 2008, which included destructive program and neglected the complex effect of dominoes, in which there was entire financial system of the USA, which gave the money under the guarantee, and which were spent by borrowers those have taken the money into the debt under the guarantee of dwelling and not paid those money back in time! All this led to the collapse of American financial system!
By the way, Countrywide Financial Corporation suffered big losses in 1982 ‐1983, when Jupiter returned to the sign of Sagittarius and it was again with natal Mars. Same time Mars transit went retrograde in 1982 on natal Jupiter. This influencing strengthened the destructive activity of both planets! Saturn transit was also there on the border the signs of Virgo and Libra on natal Jupiter. This led company to suffer heavy losses during this period! As a result this company was acquired as bankrupt by Bank of America. Also it’s necessary to say about Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae that were nationalized and saved from bankruptcy! Scenario number one was performed!
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Next ones for bail out were financial giants like these CitiGroup Inc. – almost bankrupt stocks fell below 3 $ in Nov 2008, compared with 52 $ a year ago in summer of 2007. Lehman Brothers went bankrupt in September 2008 and was not bailed out! For example, in Citigroup horoscope the basis of problems composes the negative transit of Saturn on Natal Mars in the Virgo, very negative aspect.
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The most interesting fact is the bankruptcy of the leader of the financial system Lehman Brothers. It completely became bankrupt in September 2008. It happened for the first time in 160 years of its glorious history in the negative position of immediately several planets. First of all this is the opposition of Saturn of transit to natal Saturn in the Pieces. However, the main destructive factor is the finishing of the cycle of Neptune in the horoscope of Lehman Brothers, which is ruler of natal Saturn in the Pieces and is, positioned Aquarius in horoscope of Lehman Brothers. This historical phenomenon for the first time occurred in 160 years of Lehman Brothers history, so negatively was reflected in the fate of company ‐ the giant of the financial industry of the USA has fallen. As a whole the crisis struck the financial institutes of the USA because of the simultaneous activation of destructive factors in all companies’ horoscopes. Therefore this horror to Wall Street will end yet not soon and most likely smoothly, will pass into stagnation, when the stock market of the USA will not grow for several years. This is the cycle of motion of Saturn relatively to Pluto of the main U.S. stock index of Dow Jones Industrial Average began the period of finishing the period of growth, in other words, summer, changed into autumn and later to cold winter. I guess the world capitalism will see the ice and snow soon!
Stock Markets Of course the stock markets are the main indicators of progress in economy. So, it’s very important to analyze the horoscopes of stock exchanges NYSE and key stock markets indices such as DJIA, S&P 500, NASDAQ, NIKKEY, FTSE 100 etc. The position of Saturn and Mars and aspect between them in the horoscope of Stock Exchanges is one of the most important! These two planets indicate the level of drop in the prices and level of index change in points. It creates a crash in bad constellations! One of the most destructive aspects is the Saturn position in point of Mars starting retrograde (the same as in the horoscope of 55
that described above in horoscope of Countrywide Financial Corporation) you can find in horoscopes of all key U.S. Stock Market indices the Dow Jones Industrial Average, Standard & Poor's 500, Russian stock index ‐ RTS and in horoscopes of NYSE and NASDAQ. That means that American and Russian stock markets could be destroyed totally. It’s almost sensational that some destructive program always leads the markets to the death! The main question why these all key Market places and indexes have in horoscope same, such destructive aspect? And may by someone controls it? The NYSE, Tokyo Stock Market (TSE) and RTS horoscopes, the main destructive planet of crash ‐ Saturn is located at the key points of zodiac ‐ sign of Aries (NYSE, TSE) and Pisces (RTS)! In the practical aspect, this speaks, that in one period will begin the crash of market as this was in 1929 in the USA. For this reason, the crisis from one exchange, simply stated, throws on another market and so everything is brought down, although in the language of wise men this is more frequent than only emotion! Contemporary financial crisis 2008 already compared with the Great Depression in the USA 1929 ‐1933. And there are actually bases. Financial indices with each year into the next 10 ‐11 years will deteriorate, and times will only be the small splashes of the lift of an increase in the economy. Cycle of Uranus will be finished in the horoscope of the Great Depression in 2011. That’s why this period could be the most dramatic in history of world economy. Opposition of Saturn and Jupiter in period of 1990 ‐1992 was heavy for the economy of USA! Here interesting connection. In 1929 Saturn was in the opposition with natal Mars in the sign of Cancer in the horoscope of the TSE thus it gave in it to the crash! Now Saturn moves along natal Mars in Virgo in the horoscope NYSE, which made the equity market in America to plunge so low. The opposition of transit Saturn to natal Saturn in the horoscope of New York Stock Exchange 1981 ‐ 1982 and 1952 ‐1953 it was the period of heavy recession! Basic corporations of the USA, such as Caterpillar inc. ‐ the producer of the largest machines and technology in the world, suffered the millionth losses, the output level in the USA fell very low! Its maximum value was achieved summer of 2007 more than 14 000 points, when Saturn was in the trine with Pluto. Now it smoothly passes into the square, the aspect negative and which reduces its value! As a result the tendency of its motion downward and smooth sliding down for a period of the following decade will correspond to the phase of the winter, when Saturn will move to Pluto into the sign of Capricorn. For example, the period of their opposition is the period of large shakings. So it was into 1929 ‐ 1931, when the Great Depression in the USA began, and the same was in the period of tragedy on the September 11 in the USA, and subsequent after this market crashes. In both periods Pluto was in opposition with Saturn! These are more than serious arguments in favor of astrological influence on the fate of the world economy. As a rule the motion of Saturn to Pluto and their connection in conjunction will give the process of decrease and recession. So it was in mid 1970s after the Oil crisis and decrease in the economy of the USA, while so at the beginning of 1980s when Saturn and Pluto they were in conjunction and the economy of the USA was already in depression ‐ major companies suffered great losses and citizens lost their money. The same history was also after the Second World War. When Saturn returned in the connection with Pluto and began the decrease with the sharp reduction of production. Strictly the same scenario awaits the USA and the majority of its satellites in the next decade. The growth times have ended. 56
Certainly, it is necessary to look at the problems of America more widely than simple key financial indices. This put together sums up the consequence of the beginning of the cycle of Pluto in USA horoscope, which already completes, and with its complete passage into the sign of Capricorn for the USA will begin very tough times, which as a whole will be prolonged to 2024! It reminds the history drama of the fall of the Roman Empire! We can say about this with the confidence after reading about the by the fate of Roman Empire, which also survived the so‐called crisis of the third century in the period of the finishing of the cycle of Pluto in the horoscope of the Roman Empire. By the way, it has fallen precisely on its second cycle in 474 A.D.! Sliding down into the pit! This prolonged, I would say protracted recession, in the darker tones this appears, as the economic decrease in the complex financial situation by several years forward! The crisis could last till Pluto meets Saturn and Jupiter in 2020! European Scenario In reality European crisis will not be affected so strongly by the economic and financial problems of the USA; therefore is not necessary to expect strong weakening of Euro, the main currency on the currency market. FTSE and DAX, two basic stock indices of Great Britain and Germany will plunge at the beginning of 2009! Russian Scenario The period of huge growth of Russian stock market is over!
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The basis of the horoscope of the stock exchange market of Russia is the index RTS. This index includes main 50 Russian ‐ joint stock companies such as “Gazprom” JSC, “Noril'sk Nickel” JSC, “Aeroflot” JSC, “Lukoil” JSC. It is the main determining factor of the health of the economic and financial indices of Russian economy. Let us look at its past and will see into the future. Majority of astrologers consider the date of September, 1, 1995 as the base date for the horoscope. In the horoscope of RTS Saturn and Mars are very powerful! Why in 1997 there was the most significant decline in the index? Because of the finishing the cycle of Mars in the RTS horoscope in the opposition with Saturn transiting Aries. The prolonged retrograde motion of the Mars in the sign of Libra determined the trend of the decrease. As a result towards the end of the year in autumn 1997, when Mars were under natal control of Chiron, they were in the connection with natal Mars in the opposition with transit Saturn, the index fell. Drop continued in the period of the opposition of transit Saturn natal Mars in the horoscope of RTS. By the way, the following finishing of the cycle of Mars in the same half year retrograde transit on natal Mars in 1999 affected the RTS index and it fell to its minimum point.
What happens next? Index fell catastrophically! This is connected with the opposition of natal Saturn to transit Saturn while finishing the cycle of Mars in the sign of Libra. Certainly, the beginning of drop began in May 2008, when transit Mars visited Leo in the opposition of Neptune and Chiron, in Aquarius, the natal rulers of Mars and Saturn in the horoscope of RTS. This gave the first wave of sales, further Mars was in the Virgo in the mutual opposition with Saturn transit to natal Saturn in Pisces in the horoscope RTS, and finished its cycle in Libra in September and October 2008 completing its victorious procession, after killing index RTS and reducing Russian market capitalization. What I can advice to investors, to the holders of securities and to simple citizens? Market will continue to fall and stay in recession until transit Saturn passes through the Virgo and Libra in 2009 ‐2011! The economy of Russia is already past its way of increase, the period of the decrease came. As a result the era of great financial turmoil has just begun!
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Rendezvous with John Frawley The Real Astrology
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ohn ‘The Specialist’ Frawley as some call him is not the name of the character Sylvester Stallone played in his famous movie but John is the ‘Horary Specialist’ of the West or Prashna Expert as Vedic astros would call. Some call him the ‘Horary Guru’ for re‐ introducing traditional astrology in the West. He is the author of The Real Astrology, Winner of the Spica Award: International Book of the Year, 2001, The Real Astrology Applied, The Horary Textbook, Sports Astrology and the magazine for traditional astrology The Astrologer’s Apprentice. He teaches students from all over the world and lectures from Brisbane to Budapest. John is one of the few contemporary practitioners of the “Real Astrology”. His method of teaching is distinct by its straightness, clarity, and practical applicability and last but not least by his special sense of humor. One actually doesn’t have to say too much about this expert astrologer who practices the methods of the 17th Century Legend William Lilly but has made it simple for common man to master. He has an unmatched following which is far more than Gurus of Vedic Astrology yet he remains a humble Light Worker of Traditional Astrology of the West. As a senior astrologer Mr. Christopher Warnock wrote for Johns work ‘All I can say is that many traditional astrologers have left modern for traditional, but I am not aware of any traditional astrologers who have forsaken it for modern. The ability of traditional horary to make such amazingly accurate predictions is supremely seductive.’ Though we could have asked Margaret George our illustrious interviewer or any of our Western Astrology writers of Saptarishis Astrology to conduct this interview but we felt in order to bring a different perspective of introducing him to various Vedic astrologers around the world we ourselves conduct this interview as a novice. Questions that seem obvious to the Indian astrologer adept of Horary wherein 10‐20 main stream systems exist, the same seems different for Traditional Western Horary Astrology & vice versa, this is a good mix for all. For the 27 asterisms presented below are 27 questions in this Rendezvous with John Frawley. 1) Would you tell us a little about when, how and why you learned astrology? J.F: I had been interested since a child, and learned to cast a chart from Margaret Hone’s textbook. What fascinated me was that astrology offered a different model of reality to what I was being taught in school. This is still what fascinates me: a coherent and flawless model of reality. 2) Who has been your Guru/Teacher of Astrology; can you tell us some of your cherished moments with him/her? J.F: My great teacher has been William Lilly. I am often regarded as a slavish adherent of his teaching, although this can be only by people who have not read my work. One great thing about Lilly is that he gets it wrong so often. This forces us to think about why and how he has gone wrong, which is a much more productive way of learning than being given words 59
of infallibility to be slavishly memorized. Another great thing about Lilly is the way the man is so visible in the work: flawed, passionate, and endlessly engaging. 3) Do you have any preferred specialisms in the field? Please tell us what they are, why you prefer it, and perhaps an example of one of your favorite applications of this type of astrology? J.F: I retain a particular fondness for horary, because of its breathtaking simplicity. This is a example from my Horary Textbook: Chart: August 30th 1998, 9.20 am BST, London. Regiomontanus houses. Tropical zodiac. Asc: 9 Libra. Moon: 8 Sag.
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orary is the art of drawing specific answers to specific questions from an astrological chart set for the time the question is asked. It is quick, simple and effective, providing concrete, verifiable answers. “How quick? How simple?” Follow this example. You may not yet understand many of the technical terms I use, but the principle of the judgment should be clear. Next door’s cat had been gradually moving into my house. When he didn’t appear for a couple of days, I was concerned for his safety, so asked the question ‘Where is the cat?’ I set an astrological chart for the time I asked this question and for my location at that time. Printing the chart here, I have left out everything not needed for judgment. I am asking about a cat. This is a small animal, and so is represented by the sixth house of the chart. The planet that rules the sign on the cusp of that house will signify the cat. Pisces is on the 6th cusp, so its ruler, Jupiter, signifies the cat. Where is Jupiter? In the 6th house: the house of the cat. So where is the cat? In his own house: at home. Is he OK? Jupiter, the most benefic of planets, is in its own sign, so has lots of essential dignity. Signified by a strongly dignified benefic, the cat is doing just fine. 60
Jupiter (the cat) is in a water sign, so he may be somewhere wet. But water signs also show places that are comfortable, which, considering the nature of the beast and that he is clearly happy where he is (strongly dignified benefic), must be the more likely choice. So he is probably curled up on the sofa or bed. Will he come back? Jupiter is retrograde: it is going back where it has been before. So yes, he will come back. The chart has given a specific, verifiable answer to the question. It has done this using only one planet! Horary is quick; horary is simple. We can refine this answer by predicting the time of the cat’s return. For this there must be a connection between the cat’s significator and something that represents either me or my home. Jupiter is making no such contact in this chart, so we must introduce a second planet. The Moon is natural ruler of all lost objects, especially animate ones. The person asking the question is shown by the Ascendant and its ruler. The Moon applies to sextile the Ascendant. Just as the 6th can be taken literally as the cat’s house, the first is literally my house. The Moon must travel almost exactly 1 degree to perfect this aspect. So the cat will return in almost exactly 1 unit of time. The sign and house the Moon is in as it makes this aspect tell us which unit of time this is. With the Moon in a mutable sign and a cadent house, the unit must be a day. So the cat will return almost exactly 24 hours after the time for which the chart was cast. And so it proved. Even now, we have only two planets in the chart. Yet we have a precise, timed, accurate prediction. Horary is simple. 4) How does the traditional astrology differ from the modern astrology of the west? J.F: The important distinction is a philosophical one. The western astrological tradition is monotheistic: it is the astrology of the Christians, Jews and Moslems. As such it differs fundamentally from the astrologies of not only the modern world ‐ although the tradition is alive and well in this modern world! ‐ but also of the ancient Greeks, the Egyptians, and from jyotish. Despite their differences in technical approach, these astrologies have more in common with each other than they do with the western tradition. 5) Can you tell us a bit more about your book Sports Astrology and its application, maybe with an example? J.F: The problem with even the best of textbooks is that the reader cannot ask the book questions. My aim in Sports Astrology was to answer as many as possible of the puzzling questions that the student would love to ask a teacher, but cannot ask a book. Insofar as I have succeeded in that aim, the book has a far wider relevance than simply to the field of sports prediction. Here’s a example from the book: Chart: Sept 10th 1996, 7.08 am BST, London. Regiomontanus houses. Tropical zodiac. Asc: 23 Virgo. Moon: 17 Leo. ‘This is a horary question asked about a football match: Will we win?’ ‘The querent’s favorites are shown by Mercury, Lord of the 1st. The enemy is Jupiter, Lord 7. Look! Horrible stuff happening to the 7th house: Saturn and the South Node are there.’ ‘Yes. What about Mercury and Jupiter?’ ‘They’re both in angular houses. But neither is in the sign of the cusp, so they’re both strong, but not that strong. Mercury is about to go back into its own sign. That must be important.’ ‘Not here, my boy. If this had been a long‐term question, maybe. But for a short‐term issue, like the outcome of one game, we cannot cross the sign boundary.’ 61
‘OK. So it’s retrograde: that’s weakening. And it’s opposed by this nasty Saturn.’ ‘But that’s almost 4 degrees away: too far to be of great importance. Saturn afflicts Jupiter too, and more closely.’ ‘Then Mercury is aspected by peregrine Mars and peregrine Venus. That must count as an affliction.’
‘Good. Not such a great affliction, but certainly worth noting.’ ‘That’s about it, Master. Mercury’s peregrine; Jupiter in its fall. No receptions between them. It’s all much of a muchness.’ ‘Yes, from what we’ve seen so far it would be too precious to try to split them apart.’ ‘So was it a draw?’ ‘That would be the obvious answer ‐ and would often be correct. But someone had to win this game. And anyway, you’re missing something.’ He thought for a moment, then, ‘It’s those little animals again, isn’t it, Master? Look, the antiscion of Jupiter is at 22.07 Sagittarius, exactly on the IC.’ ‘Well spotted! Yes, by its bodily placement Jupiter is in an angle, but not so strong because it’s not in the same sign as the cusp. But by antiscion it is exactly on that angle: very powerful. There are two more testimonies here, both by antiscion. Which are...?’ ‘Oh look, Saturn and the South Node afflict the 7th house bodily, but not so much because they’re not in the same sign as the cusp. But by antiscion they fall right on the Ascendant. That’s bad news for the good guys.’ ‘Yes. And the third testimony?’ ‘By antiscion, the North Node falls right on the 7th cusp.’ He had been doing so well, it was almost a sorrow to beat him. But it was my duty. ‘Foolish boy! The Nodes are opposite each other. If one is on the Ascendant the other will always be on the Descendant. That isn’t two testimonies; it is saying the same testimony twice. Now, where is that final testimony?’
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e stared at the chart in desperation, calculating anstiscia for everything he could see, till at last he stumbled upon the right one. ‘It’s Mercury, isn’t it, Master? By antiscion it’s just inside the 7th house, in the hands of the enemy.’ ‘Good! I hope you see why I set you this chart. It illustrates two very important points. First, that you cannot ignore antiscia. Here, no antiscia: no judgment. Second, it shows the difference between being in an angle in the sign of the cusp and being in an angle in a different sign to the cusp. Will you remember this?’ ‘Yes, Master,’ he promised, rubbing his head. 6) Do you give personal consultations, please give us an example or two of your most outstanding consultation? J.F: Here’s another example from my Textbook. The querent’s friend was in intensive care, in a coma. After two or three days, the doctors still couldn’t work out what was wrong with her. They suspected a brain hemorrhage. What I love about this chart is, first, that the querent was not even involved in the issue: she was asking about her friend. To the modern mind, getting a accurate answer from a chart like this is crazy. Second, is that the chart provided a accurate diagnosis in a few minutes, while the doctors were unable to see what was wrong with her until the post mortem. I stress that there is nothing clever about the astrologer here. All the astrologer needs to do is keep himself out of the way so the astrology can do its job. Chart: July 3rd 2001, 2.18 pm BST, London. Regiomontanus houses. Tropical Zodiac. Asc: 21 Libra. Moon: 18 Sag.
The querent said, ‘My friend has been taken to hospital. She is in a coma. The doctors don’t know what’s wrong with her, but think she may have had a brain hemorrhage. What is the problem? What is going to happen?’ The querent is not involved in this question, so we go straight to the 11th, the house of friends. Its ruler, Mercury, signifies the friend. Seeing Mercury in Gemini, we might think 63
that the friend is doing fine. But no: although Mercury is in a sign that it rules, in a medical question it is in a very bad condition. Mercury is a cold/dry planet. It is in a hot/moist sign, a sign contrary to its nature. It is dis‐eased. The friend is not well. This much we know, of course: the woman is in a coma. Which planet is causing Mercury problems? We can look to the ruler of the sign Mercury is in. This brings us back to Mercury. There is no reason that the significator of the illness should not be the same as that of the patient. But here we have a more likely culprit, especially considering the sudden onset of the illness. Mercury is just separating from opposition to Mars. Mars is peregrine and retrograde, so it is a nasty sort of Mars. The Moon’s most recent aspect can also be taken into account. Its last aspect was to this nasty Mars. Mars is confirmed as significator of the illness. Mars in this part of Sagittarius, Saunders says, 40 ‘is hot and dry above nature, consuming and drying up the radical moisture and humidity of the body, and utterly extinguishing the life of man’. It does this by infecting ‘the body and blood with much thick, red choler that is hot and very dry’. Choler is the fiery humour, the fiery part of the human constitution. The doctors suspected a brain hemorrhage; had this fatal Mars been in the friend’s 1st house (the 1st being the house of the head), it could well have shown this: a kind of fiery explosion in the brain. It isn’t; it is in her 5th (the 5th house from the 11th), which is the house of the heart. She has had a heart attack. This was confirmed at the post mortem. What will happen to her? She is in a coma, so our first question must be, ‘Will she live or will she die?’ Looking into the death of somebody other than the querent, we must consider both the turned and the radical 8th house. Here, the turned 8th house (8th from the 11th: the radical 6th) is ruled by Mars. Mercury (the friend) is separating from opposition to it. If the sick person is sitting up in bed and chatting, this is a most positive sign: she has come into contact with death; she is still alive; she is going to survive. In the context of someone in a coma it can be taken that death, in the real sense, has already happened. The Moon separates from Mars and applies to Mercury, translating light between them and so remaking the aspect: the friend will die. The number of degrees the Moon must travel to perfect the opposition gives the timing: she will be pronounced dead at the end of that afternoon. In the blessedly small number of horaries I have been asked to judge on death in comas, this remaking of a separated aspect by translation of light is typical for showing the doctors’ recognition that hope has gone. 7) How do you keep in touch with the practice of astrology today, when new significators are needed to be created for new inventions or new careers? J.F: There are no new inventions or new careers, merely variations on old ones. There is nothing new under the Sun. If the Incarnation of Christ happened without the need for a new planet, we certainly don’t need one for some trivial invention. 8) What is your most exciting or important finding, insight or discovery during your time as an astrologer? J.F: The absolute necessity of grace. No matter how skilled we are, we cannot make two thoughts join together by our own volition: all is given to us. 9) You had written about Marsilio Ficino exposition of the Part of Fortune, kindly tell our readers how you use it in your style of astrology.
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J.F: Ficino writes that Love is born of Plenty and Poverty. When he writes this, it is clear that he is thinking of the Part of Fortune, which is created by the Sun (Plenty) and Moon (Poverty). So Fortua shows what we love ‐ though in a deeper sense than romantic love. I suggest that a good name for Fortuna is the Part of Hunger. It shows what we most deeply hunger for, yearn for, long for. This makes it a great motivating force, because if we hunger so deeply for something we are likely to strive to our utmost to satisfy that hunger. 10) Tetrabiblos by Ptolemy is highly regarded, can you demonstrate the effectiveness of one of its verses and how most modern astrologers have not understood its application? J.F: I think the best of Ptolemy is his section on the Rulers of the Soul, or the Rulers of the Mind, depending on which English translation you are using. This is the ancient equivalent of sun‐sign astrology, though having nothing to do with the sun‐sign. But how much more valuable than sun‐sign astrology! If we choose as these rulers the planet or planets with greatest influence on the Moon and Mercury, we have a quick, incisive, and very deep picture of what goes on inside the person’s psyche. 11) Which prediction given by any astrologer current or past would you say was the most stunning? J.F: The most stunning? Surely those three guys who got on their camels and travelled all the way to Bethlehem on the basis of their prediction. 12) Who do you think has contributed the most to the field of astrology? J.F: Ptolemy is by far the most influential writer. How much he deserves this influence is debatable, however. 13) What do you think is the purpose of astrological knowledge? J.F: To increase our awareness of our relationship to God. 14) Which major development do you believe needs to be made to promote better understanding and application of astrology? J.F: Reintroducing the study of logic in elementary schools. The greatest barrier to an understanding of astrology is the inability to think straight. 15) What is the most unusual task you have been given to do with astrology? J.F: How many! One that comes to mind is the woman who asked the horary question, “Will the chicken’s egg that I’m carrying around inside my bra hatch out?” I suspect you can guess what the answer was. 16) Atleast once in your life you would have faced a non believer of astrology who might have attacked it mercilessly how did you react? J.F: By changing the subject. I feel no need to persuade anyone. 17) What has been your most memorable prediction till date, can you illustrate it for us so that even western astro enthusiasts can learn from your exposition. J.F: Many predictions are memorable, for many different reasons ‐ not only ones made in public or about public events. Especially pleasing are those where the chart forces one to look at it in a new way.
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Here is an example that can be easily understood. This is taken from an article in The Astrologer’s Apprentice, issue 22. Chart: Nov 25th 2004, 2.50 pm BST, London. Regiomontanus houses. Tropical Zodiac. Asc: 8 Taurus. Moon: 19 Taurus.
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of artificial light, shining as it does with borrowed light. By primary motion it is soon to come over the horizon, making it visible. 11 degrees of a fixed sign: the lights will come on in 11 hours.’ Jeremiah, inflated by his success, dared to differ. ‘No,’ he said. ‘We’re an up‐to‐date yard. It’s only a loose connection, same as always. 11 minutes.’ Secure in the knowledge that the chart would prove him right, the Master kept silent. There was no loose connection, but a serious breakage in the treadmill itself. Robin, our smith, set to work immediately. Power was restored 11 hours later. Although we are usually concerned only with the secondary motion of the planets against the backdrop of the signs, a motion that appears as anticlockwise in our charts, the primary motion that is the reflection of the Earth’s daily rotation, taking planets from the Ascendant to the Midheaven and down to the Descendant, must not be forgotten. It is especially significant in Return charts, but has its part to play in horary. In any chart concerned with death, for example, a significator near the Descendant and therefore setting by primary motion is a major testimony. 18) Which has been the toughest chart that you faced till date & why, can you illustrate it here for us & what were your predictions on it. J.F: Mundane astrology is always hard work. There are so many charts involved, of all the various cycles of time. A particularly difficult one was when a government had been advised by its scientists that it might expect an earthquake on a certain date. I was asked to check this out. The charts showed a good deal of evidence supporting the idea. The problem is, though, that while one can study charts for when earthquakes have happened, one cannot possibly study charts for all the occasions when earthquakes have not happened. So we cannot know how much evidence we need in order to predict an earthquake. I advised erring on the side of caution by keeping the emergency services on stand‐by, but fortunately nothing happened. 19) Can you illustrate any of your worst failures in astrological prediction and your afterthought on it? J.F: In a lecture, I predicted that Denmark would win the Eurovision Song Contest, which was to be held a few days later. Out of 24 competitors, Denmark came 23rd. My afterthought? OK, I got it wrong. 20) What are the qualities that make one a good astrologer and what is that one quality that you prescribe most? J.F: Clear thinking to read the chart and, God willing, a certain amount of compassion with which to communicate what one has read. 21) If you were to cast a horary chart for USA Economy now as to what do you see in the coming years, what would be your predictions based on your astrological analysis. An illustration would be most helpful. J.F: Horaries I have done for clients suggest a period of difficulty lasting several years. But their questions have had the state of the economy only as background to their personal concerns. Casting a chart specifically for the broad mundane issue is most unlikely to produce a judgment of any value, because unless the astrologer is very close to the seat of power he is most unlikely to be able to see beyond his own preconceptions. Even if he is close 67
to the seat of power he will find this difficult, because those sitting in that seat are similarly unable to see beyond their own preconceptions. Sounder judgment can be gained from study of the mundane charts, because we can compare what is happening now with what the stars were doing at similar times in the past. We can skip the insoluble question of which is the ‘correct’ chart for the USA by using the chart for the great conjunction before independence. As I’ve demonstrated in issue 19 of The Astrologer’s Apprentice this works very well. March 18 1762, 4.41 pm GMT. It makes sense to cast this for Washington, even though Washington was no more than a patch of swamp at that time. 22) Some have called you the reincarnation of William Lilly the 17th century astrologer due to your dismissal of modern western astrology practices, how do you face these criticisms and what’s your reply to your critics. J.F: I don’t reply to my critics. I do the work that’s mine to do: take it or leave it. 23) Did you ever experience a Vedic Astrology reading from an Indian, if so what was your impression of it? J.F: I had an interesting experience when an Indian newspaper in England sent someone to interview me. He turned out to be a gold medalist in jyotish, who returned a few days later with some prashnas that he had judged. I set charts for the same time and place, judging them by western horary methods. Different zodiac; different techniques: but even in detail the results were the same. As we would hope, of course ‐ but it was nice to see this in action. 24) This question will be loved by Vedic Astrologers too, when you see a horary chart for 'When will I get a new job', what do you see first and then what is the most important criteria that you see? (the intention behind this question is for the Vedic astrologers from the globe to compare notes with your style as compared to theirs) J.F: Querent is show by the Ascendant ruler and the Moon; the job by the planet ruling the 10th house. Do we have an applying aspect between them? If we do, we can take the timing from the number of degrees needed to perfect the aspect. That is the classic scenario, but some charts will show the situation in different ways. 25) What are your favorite techniques for timing events? Would you like to share them in this space? J.F: In the natal chart? I use secondary progressions and solar and lunar returns. There is no single method allowing exact prediction from the nativity; nor, because we live in a fallen universe, can there be so. That’s why we need to combine methods. But on the other hand, there is no virtue in working too hard, using still more techniques: if this combination doesn’t show an event, the event will probably not happen. 26) Are you working on a new book, if so on what topic and when do you plan to release. J.F: I have several projects in hand at the moment. There is a book on natal astrology; a practical companion to The Horary Textbook; a book on the astrology underpinning Homer’s Odyssey, demonstrating, among other things, the existence of horoscopic astrology much earlier than is usually believed; a book approaching the relationship of fate and free will from the direction of astrology. I’ve been concentrating on the natal book, but will probably finish the book on Homer first. 27) How would you like to be remembered as towards your contribution to astrology? J.F: The main theme of my work is the dependence of astrology upon faith.
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Magi Analysis: Franklin D. Roosevelt By Sandy L. Crowther CMA
The Magi Society was founded in 1625 by a small group of Shao Lin Monks.
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he Magi Society is now a worldwide organization and has produced three of the most important books ever published on astrology. Four charts are used for Magi analyses: Geocentric longitude and declinations, and Heliocentric longitudes and latitudes. The primary purpose of the Magi Society is to continue to conduct scientific research to improve and expand our knowledge of astrology and to teach it to Magi Society members throughout the world. The Magi Society is also dedicated to helping bring about a universal acceptance of the validity of astrology. The Magi Society has also taken on a leadership role in the battle against opponents of astrology. Franklin Delanore Roosevelt: FDR was born January 30, 1882, Hyde Park, New York, U.S., and died on April 12, 1945, in Warm Springs, Georgia. He was the 32nd president of the United States (1933–45). The only president elected to the office four times, Roosevelt led the United States through two of the greatest crises of the 20th century: the Great Depression and World War II. In so doing, he greatly expanded the powers of the federal government through a series of programs and
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reforms known as the New Deal, and he served as the principal architect of the successful effort to rid the world of German National Socialism and Japanese militarism. (Reference http://www.biography.com/search/article.do?id=9463381) Preliminary Study Material Magi Index on Jupiter's Web: Links may be accessed by visiting http://www.jupitersweb.com/magi_astrology.htm (There are currently 68 pages in my Magi Notebook, and the Alphabetical Index will direct you to 726 Notes on various Magi teachings).
Although the analysis below is not by any means all‐inclusive, my intent is to bring forth a few salient points in the life of FDR, while addressing some of the various concepts of Magi Astrology. I hope that this will be of interest to the reader, while providing the students of Magi Astrology an opportunity for study. Geocentric Natal Chart: Longitudinal and Declinational Charts Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Natal Gifts and Talents:
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The bi‐directional applying Jupiter enhancement of Uranus, also known as the Super Fame Aspect and Aspect of Political Power, along with the applying Jupiter and Uranus enhancements of Chiron, two Cinderella Aspects, certainly yields much notoriety, power, and political acclaim in support of being known for famous leadership in his chosen political career. This powerful Chiron Planetary Synchronization forms a Super Conjoined Trine, and connects three super energies forming a powerful alignment of Jupiter, Chiron, and Uranus. This Super Conjoined Trine planetary synchronization is the primary Focus of the natal chart. The joining of these energies suggests that Franklin D. Roosevelt possessed a high degree of gifted talent with respect to a successful political career, along with notable public acclaim as a leader in the political arena. The Chiron Magical enhancement to Uranus also puts the emphasis on fame and success in career, revealing gifts of charismatic political appeal. Clearly, FDR’s chart from birth demonstrates that he was astrologically conditioned to be politically blessed. Additionally, we see another planetary synchronization forming a Magi Triangle in Franklin D. Roosevelt’s chart with Mercury, Mars, and Pluto all speaking to powerful and energetic communications. Mars is additionally at EXDEK (extreme declination) in the declinations. FDR’s talents and gifts additionally unfold in his energetic initiative and powerful way with words, coupled with intellectual communication skills. The applying bi‐directional Mercury‐Mars enhancement is creating High Balance Aspect on the day of FDR’s birth. Although this particular planetary balance generally recognized in superstar athletes, this type of planetary balance greatly enhanced FDR’s sharp wit, intelligence, and astute communications, along with his ability for being well received. FDR’s Natal Sun forms an applying aspect to Neptune and is relative to his creative and healing presence, as well as his inner stability, while his applying Venus aspect to Saturn shows his preference for maintaining control of his own financial prospects and affairs. Venus square Saturn is the charts Focus Aspect. FDR’s declinational Super Aspect of his Uranus applying enhancement of Pluto falls well within the allowable one‐degree orb, and is truly a great and powerful aspect for a strong political leader, suggesting both power and fame. He was innovative, and not afraid to use his political power to initiate change of the status quo, thus destabilizing many popular existing states of affairs. As an overall result of both his independent fervor and innovative 1 ideas, he became both the most loved and the most hated President in American history. FDR’s declinational Neptune proximity enhancement to Chiron, Cinderella and Romance Aspect, further supports his unprecedented long‐term political artistry and career charm,
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and becomes the declinational Focus Aspect. Even Charles de Gaulle, who well knew Roosevelt’s disdain for him, succumbed to the “glittering personality” as he put it, of “that artist, that 2 seducer”. Looking further at the declinational chart for Focus, we see another planetary synchronization forming a Magi Pyramid, with the alignment of Mercury contra‐parallel both Neptune and Chiron, with Neptune and Chiron proximity enhanced forming the declinational Focus Aspect and a lifetime Cinderella and Romance Aspect. This aspect is further enhancing the prospects of both career and marriage, and further addressing his creative communication gifts and talents with respect to his long‐term career and earning power, along with his enduring charismatic public image. Heliocentric Chart:
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iewing Franklin D. Roosevelt’s gifts from the heliocentric angle of perspective, we note the tight longitudinal Jupiter‐Pluto Super Success applying enhancement; supporting the powerful and successful influential political leader. Additionally, his Venus enhancement of Pluto adds to the line‐up of Super Aspects supporting that he was natally conditioned to receive, as does his Venus enhancement of Jupiter. These enhancements form a Super Magi Triangle and are relative to incredible benefic influences, surrounding his power and leadership abilities, along with his luck, charm, and his sense of humor in his ability to lead his political public. This is the Focus of the Heliocentric longitudes. Mercury square Mars is the proximity enhanced Heliocentric Focus Aspect, addressing his high initiative in communications. There are many more supporting enhancements to be seen from Franklin D. Roosevelt’s heliocentric chart that are indeed in support of his geocentric chart, however, they are too numerous to make mention of each and every one. Suffice it to say, that gifted and blessed he certainly was. However, looking at just one more aspect worthy of mention, we see a longitudinal Uranus and Neptune enhancement, again speaking to his long‐term political fame. Franklin D. Roosevelt certainly was natally well sanctioned with multiple gifts and talents, and his gifted astrological portrait is highly evidenced by more than the above fore‐ mentioned ideal aspectual alignments. The heliocentric bi‐level enhancements of Jupiter, Neptune, and Chiron alone are quite remarkable, as are the number of applying aspects that the benefits for future positive progressions. Super Aspects: In conclusion, the line‐up of Super Aspects is really quite remarkable. They include a double Jupiter‐Uranus (in both geocentric longitude and heliocentric latitudes), Jupiter‐ Chiron conjunction in geocentric longitudes, and a declinational geocentric Uranus‐Pluto. In the Heliocentric longitude chart we find a Jupiter‐Pluto, Venus‐Pluto, Venus‐Jupiter, and in the heliocentric latitudes as mentioned above, a Jupiter‐Uranus enhancement. 2
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Summer of 1921: Mysterious Illness afflicts FDR with Poliomyelitis:3 Although I will not go into any detail with respect to his paralysis, I have noticed in the past that often Astrologer’s struggle to find the connections for any debilitating illness afflicting FDR. I give the following applying natal aspects that have potential to be harmful for progressions and transits. These, coupled with fraternal aspects, can certainly indicate loss of power and reflexes through deterioration and/or muscle impairment. • Geocentric Sun applying square Neptune: Duration of personal power and vitality impaired. • Geocentric Mercury applying square Pluto: Impairment of power of reflexes and sense of balance. • Geocentric Venus applying square Saturn and Helio Saturn applying parallel Venus: loss of coordination in parts of the body. • Heliocentric Earth/Moon Complex applying square Saturn: Unfortunate loss of power. • Heliocentric Mercury square Mars within the Magical Time: Hindrances and blockages to body movements, reflexes, and sense of balance. Multiple Planet Aspects: Magi Quads and Midpoint Crossings:
The charts below show both the longitudinal and declinational Magi Quads and Midpoint Crossings in Franklin D. Roosevelt’s chart.
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Magi Quads: Above in Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Magi Quad longitudinal line‐up and based on the Occurring M/Q Magi Sequence, we find [Jupiter conjunct Neptune] + Chiron Saturn + Pluto, at the top of the sequence, resulting in a Super Aspected Magi Quad. This is indicative of talent in a successful and lasting career because of charismatic leadership, with strong desires for monumental changes in government. His highly inspired creative leadership skills, coupled with a powerful ability to successfully dominate the political arena, resulted in a lucrative political career. We also see a Magi Pyramid Quad (#17 ‐ longitudes) with the pairings of Mars + Uranus Sun + Venus. This relates to his massive amounts of energy and ability to bring about change, as being a reflection of his sociability and public appeal. There is additionally a Magi Quad Yod (#18 – longitudes) Sun + Uranus Mars + Saturn, while Pluto graces the midpoint of the Mars + Saturn pairing, creating a Magi Quad Yod, speaking to his ability as a famous political figure with the power to control war. There are more configurations that are also worthy of notice, but I will stop with the listings above. Declinational Magi Quads: MDQ’s
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First in the declinational Occurring M/Q Magi Sequence we find Jupiter + [Chiron parallel Neptune] Mars + Uranus, resulting in an Aspected Magi Dek Quad. This is relative to a distinguished and fearless successful public image coupled with charismatic long‐term leadership, and enabled FDR to successfully direct his massive amounts of energy and courage to significant and noteworthy future endeavors. Franklin Delano Roosevelt, said Isiah Berlin, was one of the few statesmen in any century “who seemed to have no fear at all of the future.” 4 Jupiter + Uranus Pluto + [Chiron parallel Neptune] follows next, resulting in an Aspected MDQ, and indicating that FDR was politically talented at dealing with the public and recognized for his achievements and enduring successes. This Magi Dek Quad brings both power and charisma along with extraordinary qualities that total up to a very famous public image. The Primary Focal Planet for the longitudinal M/Q’s is Pluto. The Primary Focal Planets for the MDQ’s are both Jupiter and Neptune. The planetary energies of Pluto, Jupiter, and Neptune are perfect for describing FDR and his talents and accomplishments. He was a long‐lasting, successful, powerful, political figure, with exceptionally gifted personal attributes for outstanding leadership. Midpoint Crossings: (MDX’s) Below please find the charts and tables of the MDX’s relative to FDR’s chart. Again, I will briefly demonstrate my understanding of MDX’s using just a few samples from the many available in FDR’s chart. First in the sequence, we see that the Sun is trine by both the Mars – Pluto, and Mercury / Pluto midpoints, and both MDX’s form a semi‐sextile to Neptune. These are Aspected MDX’s and show, first, that this type of supercharged energy, relative to power and politics in the Mars – Pluto MDX, would bring FDR lasting and long‐term personal success through his outgoing nature. The Sun is additionally parallel the Mars/Pluto MDX in the declinations, and widely contra‐parallel Jupiter, as Jupiter is additionally parallel the Mars ‐ Pluto midpoint. We might call this as Aspected Bi‐level MDX Enhancement. The second Aspected MDX, Mercury / Pluto midpoint trine Sun semi‐sextile Neptune indicates that his commanding speech and powerful political skills are a vital part of his political gifts, and support his abilities long‐term as a creative individual who can both command and receive attention. Further down in the sequence of MDX’s, we note in FDR’s MDX lineup an Aspected MDX of Saturn – Pluto (#33). The Saturn – Pluto midpoint is both conjunct Jupiter and trine Uranus. Through aspect transformation, we can safely conclude that his elevated desires for enforced political change were best realized through his political fame and skills in leadership.
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Marriage Chart of Franklin D. Roosevelt to Eleanor Roosevelt – 3/17/1905
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elow please find the Marriage Chart of FDR and Eleanor, in addition to the Magi Quad Timed Sequence relative to my analysis of the most exact Magi Quads. Also, please see the separate charts with the inclusion of Juno.
With respect to the Marriage Chart, there are many factors that need to be synthesized and balanced for overall integration, as far as what the Marriage itself brought to both of them publicly and personally. What first catches our attention is the Dynamic Symmetrical Turbulent Planetary Geometry in the form of a T‐Square involving Uranus and Neptune, with Mercury at the apex. This pattern sets up immediate conditions for stress within the marriage. They had trying communications about freedoms within the marital union, versus long‐term commitment. The negatized symbolisms (or offsets) to these planetary representations in this symmetrical pattern, reveal an inability to successfully communicate with one another for a long‐term about personal commitments, resulting in an unchangeable need for satisfying ill fated urges for bouts of independence and freedom, further suggesting instability with respect to both commitment, and truthful communications. The union may have been unsettling in many respects, lacking contentment. It is no secret that FDR had a long‐term love affair with his wife’s secretary, Lucy Mercer, so this planetary geometry speaks clearly to a need for freedom, along with years of untruthful communications, right from the onset. Absent were Venus – Jupiter enhancements to remotely hint at, or suggest loyalty and faithfulness, and no apparent counter‐balancing aspects are seen to offset the negativity of this symmetrical pattern. However, the tight Neptune/Chiron Double Direct Quincunx and Cinderella Aspect is additionally a Double Cinderella Aspect – as it is also present in the declinations of FDR’s natal chart and therefore excellent for both their Marriage Chart and Franklin’s career, as it addresses the Union of Marriage itself along with the success the marriage brought to his career. This configuration therefore overwhelmingly supports and stabilizes the capacity for holding the marriage together for the long term ‐ regardless of the difficulties in the marriage ‐ while promoting unprecedented career longevity in the political arena and enhancing his political public image for years. Jupiter applying trine Uranus creates a Magical Angle, gives positive progressions and is additionally a mirrored natal aspect – is a Super Fame and an Historic Aspect, addressing the super fame and tremendous leadership that resulted from this union, in addition to the successful global changes that result from the combined creative geniuses that this union creates. Recognized as an historical couple, the marriage certainly enhanced his career; this couple was one for the books. Jupiter applying square Chiron results in romantic marital tensions and implies a lack of future trust and fulfillment in the union. Additionally, the Sun – Mars enhancement can indicate the natalization of a union that is empowered with high energy and initiative, and therefore suggesting that the Wedding Chart enforced their combined drives and passions as a 77
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couple, introducing action as opposed to indecision in their union – perhaps energized with a bit of martian tension and irritation at times. Overall, they could accomplish much together. In the declinations, we have Saturn applying parallel Chiron, the Heartbreak Clash, and Eleanor certainly did have her heart broken upon finding the love letters addressed to her husband, from her secretary. Although FDR did not want a divorce 6 when she offered that up as a solution, and he promised to end the relationship with Lucy Mercer when his wife, Eleanor, found out, the words were just words. He could not end the affair, as the irresistible temptation continued to carry on into the future. This betrayal resulted in Eleanor focusing on her own personal and public interests and prospects, and ended any intimacy 7 that was left in the marriage. 8 Lastly, we have Sun applying contra‐parallel Mercury, suggesting that the marriage provided terrific success in intellectual endeavors and common pursuits, resulting in an intellectually compatible union. Please find relevant charts below.
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Juno: Although not much has been written about Juno as of yet, it has been revealed by the Magi Society to be representativ e of a mistress…So I thought it both relevant and interesting to include Juno in this particular chart. In FDR’s personal chart, we have the planetary synchronization of Saturn trine Juno, and Juno applying semi‐sextile to Venus. Using Saturn ‐ Juno as the nucleus of the synchronization, and Juno as the central focus by virtue of being connected to both Saturn and Venus, I would read this planetary geometry as an irresistible temptation and an uncontrollable desire for extra‐curricular involvement with a mistress. In FDR’s natal chart, Mercury is applying contra‐parallel Juno, supporting communications with mistress. In FDR’s Marriage Chart, in the declinations we see that Juno is also involved in a planetary synchronization with Sun and Mercury, with Sun at the apex, therefore I translate this as ‐ the Union of Marriage would include correspondence with a mistress, supported by the confluence of declinational Mercury – Juno in his natal Geocentric chart.
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Magi Quad Time Sequence The Magi Quad Timed Sequence (above the declinational MQ sequence) will show the most exact Magi Quads and what type of successes the Marriage Chart may have brought to the individual. The longitudinal Timed Magi Sequence will illustrate the more precise nature of Roosevelt’s success based on the timed MQ astrological influences. In order of exactness for reference, please see that the longitudinal MQ’s follow in the order of # 11, 10, 12, and 13. 11. Jupiter + Saturn Sun + Mercury: Here we have a Magi Quad suggesting exceptional leadership qualities of grace and dignity fully supporting his natural and powerful communication skills. 10. Neptune + Chiron Mercury + Venus: Inspired and long lasting career because of articulated intelligence and enhanced communication skills. 12. Venus + Mars Saturn + Chiron: Grace of action and love of movement results in strong abilities resulting in charismatic career. 13. Saturn + Uranus Mercury + Mars: His charismatic and commanding ability to move the country through quickness of action and a lightening fast mind.
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An Astrological History Of Hyper-Inflation By Robert Gover, USA
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aturn has been in harsh aspect to other outer planets during every instance of ruinous inflations since the one that brought down the Roman Empire. During 2007 into early 2008, Saturn was opposite Neptune. For most of 2008 through 2010, Saturn will be moving opposite Uranus. In 2010, the Saturn‐Uranus opposition will form a T square with Pluto. This series of aspects promises a new burst of hyper‐inflation that could become the worst in history. Before exploring the astrology involved, some information about the phenomenon of inflation. What all inflations have in common is the devaluation of a society’s money. Some inflations sneak up like a thief in the night. Others explode into reality. Inflations usually end in deflations‐ recessions or depressions. A gold standard won’t prevent inflation, as the Roman Empire’s case demonstrated. Price controls have failed to stop it. It is not always caused by “too much money chasing too few goods,” as inflation during the Black Plague demonstrated. Inflation can’t be legislated out of existence. Once it works up a good head of steam, it will likely run its course before abating...although when it finally relents, politicians and economists will find rational
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1929) grew up in an endowed orphanage (Girard College in Philadelphia), received a B.A. in Economics from the University of Pittsburgh, worked as a journalist, became a best-selling novelist at age 30, lived most of his life in California, and now lives in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. On the Run with Dick and Jane is his ninth novel. His previous book, Time and Money, explores economic and planetary cyclical correlations. His first novel, One Hundred Dollar Misunderstanding, a satire on American racism, remains a cult classic that helped break down America's fear of four-letter words and sexually explicit scenes, as well as sensitizing Americans to sanctimonious hypocrisy. He can be contacted at
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reasons for why it was their wisdom and expertise that ended it. In some instances, inflation has been a scapegoat for other problems—some people blame today’s gas price spikes on price manipulations in the financial community. Many blame growing demand from emerging nations. Few connect it to the devaluation (and/or inflation) of the dollar. It’s long been known that oil is a finite resource, and that demand for oil is growing. Why didn’t the US Government prepare for the inevitable? The answer has to do with the powerful influence, in the form of campaign contributions, of oil companies on Congress. Oil companies have been the big winners in the recent spike of oil prices. The big loser has been the American middle class worker and consumer. Higher prices at the gas pump raised the price of food and other commodities that rely on ‘Other hyper-inflations have occurred transportation. This coincided under Saturn-Uranus or Saturn-Pluto with a simultaneous crisis in real oppositions. These planetary aspects do not cause estate prices which rippled throughout the financial inflation. They coincide with inflations that are community and impacted big ripe to happen.’ banks and a variety of investors, foreign and domestic. To deal with the mortgage crisis, the Bush Administration “socialized the debt” by taking control of Fannie May and Freddie Mac on Sunday, September 7, 2008, piling new debt on old and transferring this new debt to future generations of taxpayers. This delayed the day of reckoning, virtually guaranteeing a potential monetary catastrophe. Socialism for the rich and free enterprise for the rest of the American population is likely to lead to revolution around 2015. This latest inflation 2006‐2008 occurred under a Saturn‐Neptune opposition. Neptune erodes the status quo which Saturn strives to preserve. By mid‐2008, a Saturn‐Uranus opposition was beginning to have its effect. Other hyper‐inflations have occurred under Saturn‐Uranus or Saturn‐Pluto oppositions. These planetary aspects do not cause inflation. They coincide with inflations that are ripe to happen. The stars influence but do not compel. Nations respond differently to the same celestial influences. Brazil responded to the oil crisis of the 1970s by beginning to switch from imported oil to sugarcane ethanol. By 2007‐2008 when the US economy was threatened by inflation of commodities and deflation of home prices, Brazil was poised to create greater prosperity. The Saturn‐Neptune opposition erodes status quos which have outlived their usefulness. Inflation occurs when it’s the nation’s monetary system that is ripe to erode. When you examine the nuts and bolts of any period of inflation, it’s difficult to find a single reason to satisfy the rational mind. In the USA, there has been a long, steady, century of single‐digit inflation which happened so slowly, most people didn’t notice—until the price of gas per gallon went from around $1.50 to $4.50 in 2008. Back in 1950, a gallon of gas in the US cost around 25 cents. An ice cream cone that cost a nickel in 1950 now costs $2.50. This price rise happened so gradually that most Americans weren’t aware of it—until, perhaps, they went shopping to buy their first house and learned that the house their parents bought for, say, $25,000 was now priced at around $450,000. Not everything inflates at the same rate. During the 20th Century, real estate inflated much more than most other things because homeowners are allowed a large tax deduction for mortgage costs. This drove home prices up by 3,000% or more since 1914. 86
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Robber and Benefactor nflation robs some and benefits others. It generally robs most from those on fixed incomes, the working class and lenders/creditors. It benefits governments, property owners and borrowers/debtors. It enables borrowers to repay loans with devalued money. Lenders compensate by raising the cost of loans with a variety of fees. These different factions of society often overlap and are in any case interdependent. A teacher whose salary is devastated by inflation may also be a property owner benefited by the same inflation. A large lending institution may be deep in debt to another creditor, and both may go under due to working class people forced by job losses to default on mortgages. This in turn impacts the ability of companies to borrow the money needed to expand, which means laying off more workers, causing more mortgage defaults, further constricting bank loans, and so on. Inflations come in a variety of severities. During the 20th Century a little inflation— 4% to 6% a year—came to be seen as beneficial, at least by some economists. We want the value of money to be consistent, but the value of any form of money, in any time in history, has never been static. The price of bread rises or falls ‘Astrologically, the Fed was “born” with Sun with the weather—a good harvest lowers the price, a bad opposite Pluto (hidden conspirators opposed to the harvest raises the price. Government) and Jupiter opposite Neptune Periods of expansion are (economic expansion confused, or confusing to inflationary as more money is issued into the economy and others). By 2008 when this latest financial crisis people buy things they would hit, Pluto had moved around the Zodiac to be not buy in recessions or opposite where it was when the Fed was born.’ depressions. During expansions, lenders lend money and borrowers borrow. When an economy constricts, lenders stop lending and few wish to borrow, reducing the amount of money in circulation, causing deflation. Deflation favors lenders over borrowers. Falling prices may result from too much supply or too little demand. Too much supply can be a good thing. Too little demand is almost always bad. During inflations, borrowers pay lenders in dollars that won’t buy as much as when the money was loaned. During deflations, borrowers pay lenders in dollars that will buy more than when the money was loaned. But, since deflations usually occur during recessions or depressions, borrowers may be forced to default on loans. For example, in 2008 as the home‐loan bubble of the previous years was deflating—even while gas prcies were driving inflation—a record number of homeowners were defaulting on mortgages, especially Adjustable Rate Mortgages (ARMs). Millions of homeowners suddenly found they had to pay doubte or triple their oriiginal monthly rate for homes that were rapidly losing market value. This combination of inflation of gas and other commodities at the same time real estate was deflating was excacerbated by a rise in unemployment. Government was urged to do something, anything, to avoid the dreaded “D word,” depression. “For a while the bad‐debt overhead can be bailed out by creating yet more debt, backed by public guarantees in what even the Wall Street Journal acknowledges is “socialism for the rich,” that is, privatizing the profit and socializing the losses...What ultimately supports the price of these mortgage packages is the price of the real estate pledged as collateral. And despite Mr. Greenspan’s celebration (as few years ago) of soaring housing prices as “wealth
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Saturn in Cancer opposite Uranus in Capricorn
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Saturn conjunct Pluto in Aries
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1720 John Law’s Mississippi Bubble and South Sea Bubble
Saturn in Scorpio opposite Neptune in Taurus both square Moon’s Nodes
1782 American Revolution
Saturn 24 Sagittarius opposite Uranus 0 Cancer both square Mars in Pisces
1784 French Revolution
Saturn in Taurus opposite Neptune in Scorpio Uranus in Leo opposite Pluto in Aquarius
1862 American Civil War
Saturn and Jupiter conjunct in Virgo opposite Neptune in Pisces
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Saturn and Neptune in Leo opposite Uranus in Aquarius.
1937 Chinese Revolution
Saturn in Pisces opposite Neptune in Virgo, both square Chiron in Gemini and Moon’s Nodes
1965 Indian Inflation
Saturn in Pisces opposite Uranus and Pluto conjunct in Virgo
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devaluing dollar to drive prices up at gas pumps, while at the same time real estate prices were deflating dramatically. Saturn rules established systems. When opposed by Neptune, the established tends to become confused or problematic, fraught with dilemmas. When opposed by Uranus, the established may be overthrown by unexpected change or revolution. When opposed by Pluto, a major cultural change begins. In the economic realm, these oppositions precipitate whatever conditions are ripe to manifest. Two Saturn‐Uranus oppositions ago, in 1918, conditions in both Germany and Russia were ripe for revolution, accompanied by wild spikes of inflation. Saturn in Libra T sq. Uranus in Aires In the USA, women got the right to vote—although this wasn’t a bloody sq. Pluto in Capricorn 2010 revolution like the one taking place in Russia, it certainly changed status quo politics in the USA. The present Saturn‐Uranus opposition will become precise by Election Day, November 4, 2008. It will make four more successive “direct hits” during the coming two years: February 5 and September 15, 2009, and April 26 and July 26, 2010. The mood it brings will last through 2008 to the end of 2010. This Saturn‐Uranus opposition is likely to bring more drama in the USA than elsewhere because it will be part of a grand cross pattern to the USA’s natal Mars‐Neptune square, which has a long history of coinciding with stock market panics. (“An Astrological History of Stock Market Panics,” www.robertgover.com). Uranus and Empires
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This does not mean we are doomed to repeat the horrors of the early 1500s in the Americas. History repeats but does not rhyme, as Mark Twain observed. We look for what needs to change, or what is ripe to change. In our modern economy, the so‐called “American Century,” what’s ripe to change is the monetary system—the way bankers conjure money out of thin air and lend it to politicians who pass the bill on to unwitting taxpayers. In 1350, inflation coincided with Saturn opposite Pluto and the Black Death pandemic in Europe. This pandemic was almost as severe as the one that occurred about 150 years later in the Americas. One third of Europe’s population—20 million—died. The inflation that occurred simultaneously wasn’t another case of “too much money chasing too few goods.” The money supply remained constant. Commerce came to a near standstill because of the bubonic plague. Pluto opposite Saturn transforms established orders. The plague left European serfs freed from slavery and able to demand wages. (The Saturn‐Pluto opposition of the early 1500s was not so kind to Native Americans, as it removed them from their lands and turned them in wage laborers.) 1720 in France, brought on by what history now calls “John Law’s Mississippi Bubble” simultaneous with the crash of the British South Sea Bubble. John Law’s story is fascinating, for it reveals both the advantages and dangers of a fiat paper money system. 1784: French Revolution, when Saturn was simultaneously also opposite Pluto. This revolution not only transformed France but also became the model for future revolutions against monarchies. 1862: the American Civil War. Inflation was brought on by European bankers aggressively selling money to the Confederate Government while the Union Government created most of its own money, the “Greenback.” Another example of how Neptune opposition Saturn changes the status quo. 1917: Russia’s Communist Revolution simultaneous with hyperinflation in Germany. Saturn and Neptune opposition Uranus. The Uranus‐Neptune opposition occurs once every 171 years. 1937: China’s Communist Revolution. Saturn opposed Neptune as the Communists rebelled against the Nationalist Government, which was busy dealing with a Japanese invasion. From the summer of 1945 to the summer of 1946, post‐WW II Hungary’s currency suddenly inflated by a startling 400 octillion. Saturn was square Neptune through 1944 and 1945. 1965 in India, GDP grew 33% in the Sixties reaching a peak of 142% in the Seventies, decelerating sharply back to 41% in the Eighties and 20% in the Nineties. During the mid‐ sixties, Saturn was in Neptune‐ruled Pisces, opposite a conjuncion of Uranus and Pltuo in Virgo. Germany and Russia
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Simultaneous with the build‐up to runaway inflation in Germany was the Russian Revolution, when, under Saturn‐Neptune and Saturn Uranus oppositions, Russia suffered a dramatic devaluation of the ruble. The Bolsheviks dreamed of a world without money and— under the Saturn‐Neptune opposition—used newly printed rubles to buy foods from peasants and transport these to industrial workers in cities. Peasants constituted 79% of the population then, and were largely self‐sustaining and had nowhere to spend these rubles, so this money was virtually worthless. During the series of conflicts that resulted in the revolution, retail prices in Russia went from 1.00 in 1913 to 17,100,000,000 by 1924. According to some sources (1), the Bolsheviks’ idea was to continue printing money until it became worthless, “thus allowing money to commit suicide.” The result was a thriving black market in consumer goods. This trend was arrested in 1921 when a market economy was reintroduced, with the government in control of banking, major industries and foreign trade. With the industrial revolution beginning around 1776, inflations steadily increased in frequency and severity. Before paper currencies became ubiquitous during the 20th Century, periods of inflation were rare. The dollar is based on “the full faith and credit” of the US Government, not gold or silver or any other tangible asset. However, during the 20th Century “black gold,” oil, arose to become the basic measure of all currencies. Americans are told by the mass media that they’d be paying even more for a gallon of gas if they lived in Europe. What this propaganda omits is that it now takes about a dollar and a half to buy one euro worth of gas. A hundred euros now buys about a hundred and fifty dollars worth. If the present downward trend of the dollar against the euro continues— and there are plenty of reasons to bet it will—the cost of gas in the USA will continue to inflate. The ripple effect of the dollar’s devaluation could cause runaway inflation throughout the US economy. Big agricultural corporations now ship food thousands of miles to markets, so rising fuel costs jack up food costs, as well as the cost of plastics and a variety of other products. If American politicians were not so dependent upon big corporate campaign contributions, the USA could have begun decades ago to end the “addiction” to oil, as Brazil did. Michael Hudson, in his essay referred to above, delivers the following analysis of how the system now works: Rising debts and real estate prices go together, because asset prices depend on how much banks will lend. For creditors, the dream is to obtain an ultimate backup at public expense: government insurance that they will not lose when debtors are unable to pay. The political problem is how to get the government to insure and protect bankers rather than debtors, given that debtors are much more numerous when it comes to the voting booth. In such cases campaign contributions are the balancing factor. Governments are “privatized” and “financialized,” that is, turned from democracies into oligarchies. The banking system aims to make sure that the only losers are the customers it is supposed to serve: debtors, homeowners and employees of companies being “financialized” as the economy is de‐industrialized. Indeed, financialization and de‐ industrialization are becoming almost synonymous. The trick is to get voters to think they are getting rich while actually they are being painted into a debt corner, along with their employers, local government and the federal government too. What makes voters think they are getting rich is numerically more money in their paychecks. But past a certain point, pay raises cannot keep up with debt creation and the 92
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inflation imposed by the Fed printing more and more dollars to deal with more and more debt. Not for no reason is inflation called “the hidden tax.” Once inflation is precipitated and building momentum, a government trying to stop it is comparable to the apocryphal King ordering ocean tides to stop rising. It also illustrates the astrological reading of Saturn opposite Neptune: the established order eroded by a subtle, relentless, eroding assault. Unlike rising tides, inflation is man‐made. Yet past a certain point, inflation becomes like a force of nature. Paper Money
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events characterized by the aspecting planets. It’s a mystery reminding us that we are not masters of the universe. Both planetary aspects and inflations tend to build like ocean waves. We can trace a slow but relentless inflation building in the USA since 1914 when the Federal Reserve System began operating under a Sun‐Pluto opposition. It has had smaller crests and troughs over the last century but now appears poised to become a tsunami, leaving a swash of deflation, depression. Since the Fed was created, the dollar has devalued (and/or inflated) by an average off, 929%. Something that cost $100 in 1914 cost $2,029 by 2006. Since the end of 2007 and beginning of 2008, the rate of inflation has risen steeply. Neptune’s eroding of established Saturnian systems will most impact whatever we are most focused upon. The previous Saturn‐Neptune opposition formed in 1971‐72 to coincide with what’s called the OPEC inflation. Americans were focused on the War in Vietnam and the Nixon Administration. There was an erosion of the established poltiical order, as Nixon was forced to leave office or face impeachment. The latest Saturn‐Neptune opposition impacts the financial realm because it has become our focus of attention. It’s become our focus of attention because it’s become dysfunctinoal. It needs to be changed. Meanwhile, Pluto has moved around the Zodiac to a point opposite where it was when the Fed was created. Pluto’s eliptical orbit makes it appear to move irregularly during its 248 year cycle. In Sagittarius where it now is, Pluto becomes philosophical, religious and spiritual. In Capricorn where it will soon be, it becomes practical and goal‐oriented. The goal of any monetary system is to spread prosperity to all secrors of society. By 2020, we may find that money has become a public utility rather than a tool of politial power. Endnotes: 1.
For an in‐depth examination of historic inflations, see An Analysis and History of Inflation by Dan Pearlberg, Praeger, Westport, CT, 1993. This book of only 186 pages sells for around $100, a price that reflects Pearlberg’s exhaustive scholarly research in rare combination with his abiltiy to explain this complex and highly technical subject.
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Edward Bach & the Power of Flowers By Stefan Ball, USA. Stefan Ball has been a consultant at the Bach Centre since 1996. He is a director of the Bach Visitor and Education Centre, and the author of many books on Dr Bach and his work.
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n 2008 many orthodox doctors remain suspicious of complementary medicine; eighty years ago almost all of them were. This makes the story of Dr. Edward Bach, discoverer of the oldest and best‐known system of flower remedies, all the more remarkable. In a few short years Bach developed from orthodox research‐minded doctor into a pioneer of complementary medicine. Bach was born in 1886 in England. He studied medicine at Birmingham University before moving to University College Hospital in London. In 1912 he qualified as a doctor of medicine. He continued studying for another two years, and in that time earned the right to use a whole string of letters after his name ‐Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, Member of the Royal College of Surgeons, Licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians, Diploma of Public Health. Bach worked as a pathologist and house surgeon. He also undertook original research into vaccines and chronic disease, and published articles in professional medical journals. As a result he became well known in the profession. Bach believed that orthodox medicine was too concerned with the control of physical symptoms and not enough with inner health, the health of the mind and the spirit. When he completed his medical training he said, ‘it will take me five years to forget all I have been taught’. The model of medicine then in fashion was so rigidly materialist that he saw it as an obstacle to be overcome rather than a stepping stone to what he wanted to achieve: a form of medicine that would heal from the inside. In 1919 Bach took the post of pathologist and bacteriologist at the London Homoeopathic Hospital and was given as introductory reading matter a copy of Samuel Hahnemann’s seminal text The Organon. At first he was suspicious of Hahnemann’s theories, but he soon saw clear parallels between his research into vaccines and some of the fundamental principles of homoeopathy. Bach decided to test Hahnemann’s theories by preparing his vaccines homoeopathically, and was delighted at the results. He drew up full symptom pictures for the new preparations, including ‘mentals’ ‐ personality and emotional characteristics observed in people suffering from this or that type of bacterial infestation. In the 1920’s Bach began to look for plants with the intention of replacing the vaccines with more natural remedies that would not originate in human disease. His search finally bore fruit in Wales in 1928, when he found Impatiens and Mimulus growing wild in the countryside. He 95
returned to London, prepared the remedies and prescribed them according to the personality of his patients. The results were striking. The new remedies were different from homoeopathy. They did not treat specific physical conditions, instead they treated emotions. And as the remedies helped people resolve their negative emotions so their physical health improved naturally and by itself.
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emotion are timeless and have no geographical boundaries. Because they work at this basic level where we are all human, Dr Bach’s system can be understood and used safely by everyone.
The Dr Edward Bach Centre, set up by Dr Bach in 1936, approves training courses around the world, and registers practitioners in 35 countries. You can find out more about the Bach Centre and the Bach flower remedies through the Centre’s web site www.bachcentre.com
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Once upon a time, Buddha, in the course of a journey, fell ill and some Jain priests were able to treat him successfully with nectar served on a lotus petal. The story throws light on the antiquity and efficacy of Pushpa Ayurveda (flower therapy), which is now recapturing attention all over the world. India is all poised to reap the benefits from it. Pushpa Ayurveda is a special branch of Ayurveda which was developed primarily by Jain priests. They were especially attracted to this branch as the therapy was closer to the Jain principle of ahimsa. Flower therapy is the modern version of this age-old treatment developed in ancient India. The first text dealing with the details of using flowers in the treatment of particular diseases appears in the 9th century text called Kalyana Karakam. Written by Ugraditya Acharyan, the text says, "ayurveda texts usually prescribe the use of plant-based medicines. But some acharyas like Charakan have used some meat-based formulae for medicine preparation. To offset this imbalance, Jain doctors have perfected Puspa Ayurveda which makes use of 18,000 types of flowers". Written in the 3rd century B.C., the treatise is exceptional because of the wealth of detail and keenness of observation. It also vividly portrays the fact that the use of flowers in ayurvedic treatment results in much prosperity - it makes for prosperity, kalyana karakam as the title claims! Source: http://pib.nic.in/feature/feyr2001/fnov2001/f061120011. html 97
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e start the translations of the Saptarishis Nadi wherein for Each Ascendant there are nearly 1000 pages equalling 12000 pages in all. Though this is a herculean task & require a lot many contributors who would translate from tamil language to english language but Shri Yenbeeyes & Shri Bhaskaran Natesan have done the auspicious act of initiating the work. We request all tamil speaking scholars to come forward and help us in this herculean task. Normally we spend time reading analysis or a reading of a stalwart astrologer but when you get a reading from a Rishi as given in Saptarishis Nadi then astrologers should not miss it and use this space to read & understand their reading and try to decipher what technique they might have used to give such stunning predictions that we astrologers of today cannot give. We bow to Lord Ganapati & request the Saptarishis to guide us in this task so that our errors are minimum & the context is not lost.
Yenbeeyes hails from a tamil family wherein he learnt astrology from his grandfather who knew the entire BPHS by heart. He was first asked to by heart the sanskrit verses of BPHS & then slowly taught astrology by his grandfather who was his Guru. After 3 years of teaching only BPHS he was then taught Jaimini Sutras by the age of 23. Yenbeeyes is our authors pen name and he having retired in 2007 has taken up to the cause of astrology full time and is currently translating Jaimini Sutras into Tamil. Saptarishis Astrology has observed that Shri Yenbeeyes pursues this science with an unmatched discipline and dedication which is praiseworthy.
Note: The Chapter is in a Poetical form and is a conversation between Goddess Parvati, Consort of Lord Shiva and Athri Maharishi. Maharishi Athri replies to the queries raised by Goddess Parvati on various position of planets in the chart at the time of birth.
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1. Kindly tell me the results for a Gemini Ascendant with Jupiter in Aquarius, Saturn in Virgo, Venus and Mercury in Sagittarius, Moon and Rahu in Taurus, Sun and Ketu in Scorpio, Mars in Libra.
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When Parvati asked, Athri Maharishi replied. Chart belongs to a man. His house is in a street running north south and the main door of the house is facing west. In the North of the house, there is a temple for Devi and Shiva. In the west, there will be a lot of rows of grove. There will be a big river too.
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In the south, a Mariamman temple is there. In addition to that, one more Mari Amman Temple and a temple for Thirumal (Another name of Lord Vishnu) are in a dilapidated condition. At such an ordinary place the native was born. Oh! Mother of Lord Subramanya! We further describe, please listen.
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Differential Views On Direction Of Temple: N.Bhaskaran: Please Note the beginning phrase of the second line. “Chinthaiyai Akkini “Agni direction in Kala Chakra/Dik Chakra/Vaastu is South Eastern Direction. We are further supported in this deduction as the first line of the verse also mentions the direction of the Mari amman temple to be in south. Yenbeeyes: In my humble opinion, it is not proper to take the word “chinthaiyai Akkini” as denoting the direction. The entire line gives the qualities of the 2 deities referred viz. Mari Amman and Thirumal or Vishnu. Mari Amman and fire are related to each other very much. I attaching in Appendix a paragraph which will throw light on the reason why the word “agni” meaning fire has been put here. “Chintaiyai” means to keep in mind. Same way for the Vishnu the quality is 1
A female deity supposed to be Shakthi, consort of Lord Shiva, worshipped in South India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia and Singapore 2
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described as “sirappila” meaning the elegant, beautiful. Further in the chapters so far gone through me, the directions are given directly by the rishi – like south east, south west etc. 4.
After carefully studying the position of planets, we are telling about the native's yogas (luck, fortune), his parent's, children and wife's yogas, native's previous birth and his rebirth. Oh! Mother! our graceful words will never fail due to the Grace of Mother.
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We will tell the character of the native's father. He will be black like Thirumal (Vishnu). No fraud or deception in his mind; has beautiful head and face; has lean body; Dear to his relatives; A man who gives to Needy people always, and charitable. He conducts himself in the path of dharma. He is an agriculturist.
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He will construct a beautiful house. He will have good character, which will be praised by others. Dear to his wife; A compassionate person; Avoids speaking words that hurt others; will have dual character; will have bilious nature of body. We further narrate‐ Please listen. Publishers Notes: 4th lord of house Mer is with Venus a planet of beauty and comfort, hence the rishi could have said a beautiful house, though Saturn’s position in 4H is confusing for such a statement. Yenbeeyes Views: The conjunction of 4th lord Me and 5th lord Ve in a Kendra (7th house, Sa‐ Lord of Kona (9th house) placed in a Kendra (4th house) is the reason for a beautiful house. No doubt – Ve indicates beauty and Sa indicates ugliness. But Sa’s ownership as well as placement should be playing an important role here. Normally there are 3 conditions for owning a beautiful house: 1. Lord of 9th house should occupy a Kendra 2. Lord of 4th house should be in exaltation or friendly house or conjoined with Ve or Mo. 3. 4th house is occupied by a planet in exaltation. Out of this first 2 conditions are fulfilled here. Hence this might be the reason for the rishi to satate that he will own a beautiful house.
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No unanimity with siblings; will be lucky through his mother; the native's father had 2 wives. When Rishi was telling like this, Parvati interrupted at that time. 'You said that the native's had two mothers‐to which mother?'
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The native's father will take birth, I am narrating, please listen mother! Native's father's elder mother had no male progeny. She had only two female children; then the elder mother (first wife) will die even when the female children are in suckling stage. The native's father will be born to the second mother ‐ we said like that‐ Mother.
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Five children of the native’s father will not survive whereas 2 brothers and 3 sisters will survive. The ones surviving will have long life. The native will be born as the seventh child to such people of character. Oh Parvati! Please listen.
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will tell about the native's color and character, please listen. He will have black color, lean body, a learned man; no evil thoughts in mind. Will be looking like a poor man. Has no bad habits. A little hot‐tempered.
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native of the chart will be doing agriculture. He will be good to many people. Will be capable of speaking sweetly. Will have lots of cattle, sheep, goats and oxen. Will have 3
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no desire on the wealth of others. Will be capable of succeeding in the work taken by him. Knows many tricks. Belongs to 'Sithini' tribe. Notes By Copy Editor: In my opinion, the “Sithini” is not a tribe. Samudrika Lakshana Shastra defines Sithini type of people. Though this type casting is normally applied to Women, the Rishi has applied to a man in this instance, which needs much more thinking on this. Yenbeeyes: Since the word “Jaathi’’ has been used in the verse, I took it as the caste or tribe. 12. Eats
little; has the fortune of offspring; has interest in wealth; has a rudra rekha (line) in his hand; is skilled in speech. Will do a little charitable work, has love for his relations, is interested in insignificant things.
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will now tell about the native's siblings. They are ten in number. Only one male and female sibling will have long life; others will die; will not stay; Sister will be elder to the native and brother will be younger to him.
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will tell about the sister’s news. She will be devoted to God. Her words will become reality to an unparalleled extent. She will live comfortably. She has no poverty. She will live with her husband. We will tell about her offspring ‐ Please listen‐Mother!
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understand that she will have two male and two female children. We will tell about the younger brother of the native. Short‐tempered man; learned person; can walk very fast; will be doing small business, will have secrets. Publishers Notes: 3L of younger brother Sun is in the 6H aspected by Rahu who is a secretive planet hence the Rishi could have said that he will have secrets, as to the reason Rishi says short tempered is Sun is with Ketu (short temper) in the sign of Scorpio which is the debilitated sign of Moon (mind) and in the 6H of fights. As for walking being fast, 12th from this place would represent younger brothers legs and here Mars is placed would make the natives younger brother walk faster, he being learned can be deduced with Jupiter (learned/wise) in the 4th from 3L of younger brother Sun and also aspecting the 3H of brothers.
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the beginning period, he will have calamity. However, the same will recede due to the grace of Lord Subramanya. He will be a man of probity. He has the skill of talking by juggling the words. We will tell about the defect‐less house of children. One male child and two female children will be there and they will have long life. Translators Notes: Rishi is talking about his younger brother only and not the native. Only from verse 17 onwards he talks about the native.
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will tell about the timing of marriage of the native. In the native's twenty first year, from the north‐east direction from his residence, from the native's father's side relationship, he will get his wife. He will have only one wife. First, we will tell about the progeny; Please listen.
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Publishers Notes: If we presume that the Rishi has is now talking about the native then if we use Bhrighu Chakra Paddathi (refer to previous volume 3), the 21st year of the native would be the 9th house (12+9=24) of marriage and also here Jupiter the karaka of religious function is placed and Jupiter in Kalachakra is Isana Kona of North East Direction hence we can only presume that the Rishi might have used this logic though finding out directions of events there is no single repeatable methodology that gives consistent results. The other way of Bhrighu Chakra Paddathi as explained in Vol 3 is to take Naisargik Kundali (natural zodiac) and over there 21st year will be Sagitarius where natural karaka of marriage Ven and 2nd & 7th lord of marriage (as per natural zodiac) Ven is placed hence marriage in 21st year. 18. When
we look at the house of children, the native will have eight children. However, out of them, two male children and three female children making a five will be with long life. Others will not live enough to drink ,mother’s milk.. Oh! Mother of the elephant headed God! Listen further.
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will tell about the characteristics of the native's mother. She will have a black body like that of Mahavishnu. She will have a wavering mind. A guileless woman, very patient woman, without brothers and sisters, will work hard in the world, not capable of using unwanted words. Publishers Notes: 3rd house from 4H of mother is heavily afflicted hence no siblings to mother. 3rd house from Moon (Mother) is heavily afflicted by Jupiter & Saturn. 6th from Jupiter gets spoilt.
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will not have an attractive face. Will be loving her husband. Will be a good woman to her relatives. We will tell about the siblings of the native. It will be great. Will not have many brothers. One brother who will also live in a foreign country. Publishers Notes: 3L of sibling in the 6H along the Rahu Ketu axis can give a sibling abroad.
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was also born after the native. Along with the younger brother of the native, his uncle (i.e. native's father's younger brother) will go to foreign country and return back ‐ we said. Which planetary positions made you say like that?
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Lord Mercury and 5th Lord Venus are conjoined is the reason for that. .... We will tell about the previous birth. Translators Note: This verse the 3rd line is absent and hence does not give a complete meaning.
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will tell about the previous birth of the native's father. Born in a small village near sea in a hunter's caste, had his livelihood by hunting in the world. Was proud with wife and children.
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death, as a rebirth, in this birth, we said, he became the father of the native. When the rishi, learned in vedas, said like that, Parvati asked ‐ You said that the native's father in his 5
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previous birth was born in the not so elegant hunter community. What is the reason for that? 25. In
his previous birth, he used to bring honey to the three eyed Shiva and also thought of Mari Amman and did Puja, hence was born like that. Translators Note: The word used here is 'Mathu' ‐ I have taken it to mean honey. However, it has another meaning also ‐ Toddy ‐ a kind of local intoxicating liquor just like wine). We continue to tell about the father of the native’s rebirth.
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will be born in the same village in the farmers community. We will tell about mother's birth details. She will be born in a oil monger community in a small village east of Thirukkadaiyur (A place that even now exists in Tamil Nadu). Along with children, (continued in next verse)
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living in comfort, some evil deeds happened. In the house where she lived, a bird had given birth in a nest to younger ones. Without even thinking that it is a sin to destroy the nest, she destroyed the nest.
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destroying the nest all the young ones died. The mother bird, which had gone out, returned and saw that none of its young ones were available and gave a curse. The mother bird gave a curse that (there) she will have no siblings and children. Born to her will be under curse. That curse reached her.
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In her last days she was affected by a sallow kind of jaundice and died. Lord Brahma again created her and hence she was born in this birth. Oh Mother! The curse of previous birth caught hold of her in this birth.
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will get blemish or defects. Children also will get defects or blemish. We will tell about the re‐birth of the native's mother. To the west of Kancheepuram, in Saiva community she will be reborn. Oh! The worshipper of Shiva! Mother! Please listen.
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will tell about the native's previous birth. Having taken birth in Kancheepuram, in a family known for penance (Brahmin), and living without education, we will tell about a curse the native was subjected to. Please listen, Oh Mother!
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the time of daily religious observances, the native used to eat the food cooked without offering them to God. Because of that, he had a curse. During his last days, his body was subjected to diseases and then he died. We said that again he was created by Brahma and took birth now.
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In the previous birth, he was born in a Brahmin family. However, in this birth what is the reason of his birth in a business community; the native according to Brahmin customs, having been born in a Brahmin family, he ate the cooked food without offering it to God was the reason.
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Thus, he was born in this community. We will tell about his rebirth. He will be born in a business community in a village to the east of the country called Virinchi. Oh! Concert of Shiva who has Ganga and Moon on the head! Oh Parvati! Listen further. 6
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will tell about the last days of the father of the native. When the native is of 28 years, in the month of Krittika, father will pass away. There will be danger to the native's mother at his 36th age during the month of poushya (After Sun’s ingress into Makara) Publishers Notes: Our esteemed translator’s & copy editors notes differ on the month of event due to different calendar systems ‐ Month of Karthika in luni solar Calendar, or Jyeshta Maasa in solar calendar ‐ The word used is ‘thel’ meaning Scorpio which falls between Nov, 15 to Dec. 15. Shri Yenbeeyes says that ‘the month is mentioned in the verse as “makara”. Makara in Souramana is between January and February. In Tamil we call this month as ‘Thai’ which marks the beginning of Pongal and the entry of Sun into Capricorn sign. In Chandramana this is called as ‘Pushya’ or ‘Poushya’ This period is between December and January in the Purnimant and between January and February in Amavasyanth. Since the specific word used ‘makara’, I am of the opinion that the rishi refers to Souramana month. There is no such word in Chandramana. Publisher: Now see 28th year, as per BCP (Bhrighu chakra Paddathi), this will be 28‐ 24=4th house, here 9th lord of father Saturn is sitting in the 8th (death) from its house, Saturn is 8L of death too and Saturn itself is dukha karaka (sorrow significator) aspected by Rahu from 12h of death. Rishi says that in the 36th year death of mother will happen, 36 year as per BCP is 12H of Exit where Moon (Mother) with Rahu trine to Saturn (8L) aspected by Mars the 6L of disease & 3L of death from Mothers house aspects the moon so death in 36th year can be presumed.
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Athri maharishi was narrating like this, Parvati started asking. You told that the native's mother had a brother. You said that he would also go to a foreign country by travelling in a ship. When he will go?
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will tell. Please listen, Mother! He will return after his tenth age. He will be getting all comforts and his expenses will also be very high. Oh remover of sufferings! Oh Parvati! Please listen. will tell about the death of the native. In his 60th age, in the month of Dhanur (between Dec, 15 to Jan 15), during dwidiya thithi in the waning half, he will die on account of Tuberculosis. Oh! Mother, worshipped by great elderly persons doing penance! Further, listen.
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native will take rebirth in Kancheepuram in the same community. We tell about his general fortunes. He will be a respectable family man. He will increase his fertile land, house. Will live to the praise of relatives. Oh Mother Superior! Further, listen.
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Fortunes will increase after the 20th age of the native like that of the waxing moon. Will amass wealth to a large extent. Will become famous. Lakshmi will reside. Will construct a beautiful house. Will be without any debts in the earth. Will have a happy mind and disposition.
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Publishers Notes: Atri Rishi says Fortune ‘After’ 20th year which means 21st year onwards, now 21st year is 9H as per BCP method and here fortune karaka Jupiter is sitting acting as the activator of the year of fortune. At times one can see that Jupiters natural age is 16 but if it is not activated by the BCP rotation the result takes time till the circle of house focus comes to where Jupiter is, this methodology can be seen true in the above case as per the above verse. 41. His
sons will live better than him. At the time birth, the native will have 4 years, 6 months and 10 days in Mars Mahadasa as remaining period. We will tell the general results.
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construct a beautiful house. However, expenses will become more. Native will get disease and will be cured. The possessed lands will be fertile. Relatives will also get fortunes. Oh! Mother of elephant headed God! we are continuing.
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In Mars Mahadasa, addition of brothers will be there. Bad disease will come. Uncle (Father's brother) will get married. So, we said that, in this dasa the results will be equal. Oh! Sister of Lord Kanna (Lord Krishna)! We will tell the rest separately
Translators Notes: Here in chart 1 & chart 3 the text end abruptly and it seems the manuscript is incomplete. Appendix: A write up about Mari Amman:
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ari Amman is a form of female deity mainly worshipped widely among Tamil villagers across South India and Sri Lanka. Of late the deity has been worshipped in Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia too. She is regarded as having the powers to remove diseases like small‐pox, chicken‐pox. In Tamil, ‘Maari’ literally means rain. The Goddess who is instrumental in inflicting and at the same time, in her mercy, cooling the fevered brows of her devotees is ‘Seethala Maariamman’. ‘Seethalam’ in Sanskrit literally means ‘the cold one’. Seethala Devi is known for absorbing the heat surrounding Her and emanating the coolness, as part of protecting her devotees. However the origin of this worship is obscure and no authentic mythological story is found. All that is available are oral tradition concerning her origin. Story as prevalent in my native village and surroundings: Renuka Devi was the wife of Rishi Jamadhagni. She is supposed to be a very chaste woman. On account of her chastity, she used to mould an earthen pot out of the mud in the river bed daily due to her 'Tapo bal' and bring water from the river for her husband's puja daily. One day when she was in the river bed, some Gandharva was passing by whose reflection she saw in the river. She was for a second enchanted by this beauty and her mind began to waver for a fraction of a second. On account of this she lost her chastity and could not 8
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mould the pot as before. She returned to the Ashram and narrated what happened to the Rishi. Jamadhagni is famous for his anger and he immediately wanted to punish her. He called his first 3 sons and ordered them to cut her head off. But they refused. But his last son, Parasurama, who takes his father's words as God's words, obeyed his father's orders and beheaded his mother with his axe weapon. Jamadhakni was pleased and wanted to grant his son Parasurama boon. Parasuram requested that his mother should be brought back to life. Jamadhagni, though not happy at the request, was compelled to grant the wish of Parasuram to maintain his word. Sage Jamadhagni by sprinkling the water from his 'kamandalam' on Renuka Devi's body, attached the severed head. On sprinkling the water on the head and torso, Renuka devi came back to life. However, Jamadhakni said that she no longer can live in the Ashram as she was the incarnation of Goddess Parvati, henceforth called as Mari Amma by order of Lord Shiva. Renuka Devi, or rather Mari Amma, was starting to leave the ashram when from a distance an army of brigands approached Jamadhakni asking for drinking water. The rishi was now in deep meditation (dhyana) and could not hear the tumult. The warlord of the brigands turned wild and told his followers to cut off the head of the Rishi, which they did. Since Jamadhakni died in a sacred place surrounded by ashrams, his body could not be kept for long and, accordingly, a funeral pyre was built and his body was cremated. Renuka Devi, on seeing her husband’s body being burnt, returned and leaped upon the funeral pyre, as a last mark of respect for her Rishi husband. Indra from heaven ordered Varuna, the rain god, to drench the fire with sudden heavy rain so that the fire would be extinguished. But in the meantime, Renuka Devi had been severely burned and her dress was also burnt partly. Then, badly burned but still alive, Renuka Devi managed to walk to a nearby village where, on seeing her familiar face, the villagers made her lay on a long plantain leaf coated with castor oil and applied turmeric powder and neem leaves. One woman touched Renuka Devi and, finding her feverish, ordered that she should be given tender coconut water and butter milk. Then Renuka Devi went to the next village inhabited by washer men who, upon seeing Renuka Devi’s burnt sari, offered her a pure white sari and a red sari that is normally worn by Mari Amma. On descending from Mount Kailasa, Lord Shiva appeared before Renuka Devi and pronounced her as none other than Uma Devi, Parameswari or Jagadeeswari. Ever since then, Renuka Devi has been called Mari Amman and other names according to local traditions. Because of her association with burning fever, Goddess Mari Amman is respected as omnipotent in every village, guarding people from severe fevers like small pox and chicken pox. Other stories:
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here is a story circulating in high caste circles about an untouchable boy impersonating as a high Brahmin suitor to a Brahmin Girl and marrying her. The deceit is discovered when the girl goes to her in‐law's house. The language and meat eating tendencies of the mother‐in‐law reveals their identity as untouchables. The Brahmin bride goes into a remorse mode and commits self‐immolation by killing herself in fire in order to remove the pollution of 9
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marrying an untouchable. That Brahmin girl is defined as Mari Amman, equated to Shakthi, and allowed to be the goddess of untouchables. Devotees practice fire‐ walking rituals in such temples to satisfy the goddess.
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There are other stories also about which I am not giving details here as it would become a lengthy one.
1-2. Great sages like Mudgala, Sandilya, Paingala, Bikshu, Sanaka and Prahlada approached Lord Hanuman, who was a great devotee of Vishnu and asked him,
Form of deity: Sri Maariamman’s graceful and comforting form is fourhanded with the sword and damaru (udukkai as it is known in Tamil) on the right hands and paasa ‐ the rope of bondage ‐ and fire on the left hands. A five‐hooded cobra canopies Her, Her eyes dispelling Her grace all around. This is the normal form found in almost all Mariamman temples. Though slight variations are seen in other temples.
3-4. “Which is the greatest principle among the four Veda-s, 18 purana-s, 18 Smriti-s, Sastra-s, all knowledge and among the great powers ruled by the Sun and moon?” 5-6. He replied, “Hey, great sages and devotees of Lord Vishnu! Please hear my words which cut of all attachments, the greatest principle among these is the principle of Brahma Taraka (OM). Rama is Para-Brahma and supreme austerity, and Rama is the Supreme Essence and Brahma Taraka.” 7. They all again asked, Lord Hanuman, “Please tell us the angas (aspects) of Lord Rama.”
During Maiamman festivals in every temple there will be a fire‐walking ceremony called as 'Thimithi' in Tamil. Even in Singapore Mariamman temple this ritual is performed. Lot of information on this festival can be had from the Internet.
Lord Hanuman told, “Please understand that Lord Ganesha, Goddess Saraswati, Goddess Durga, all the Kshetra Palaka-s, Sun, Moon, Lord Narayana, Lord Narasimha, Lord Vasudeva, Lord Varaha, Lord Lakshmana, Shatrughna, Bharata, Vibheeshana, Sugreeva, Angada, Jambavanta and Pranava are the angas of Lord Rama. Without these angas, Lord Rama will not remove all roadblocks. They again asked, “How will Brahmins and householders get the capacity to recite Pranava?” He said, “All People (even if they are not eligible to chant “Om”,) who chant the six letter mantra would get the capacity to meditate on Pranava. Those who chant silently the mantra of Rama would get the same effect as repeating the letter “Om”. After the name of Rishi, Devata and meter, japa of the Rama mantra would give the same effect as repetition of Pranava and further he explained that Rama Himself has said that pranava is a part of Rama mantra.
Because of the closeness of Mariamman with the 'Agni' or fire (as deduced from the stories above) and also because she is holding a fire in a pot in her hand, she is mentioned as 'Agni Mari' in the 3rd verse of Saptarishi Nadi ‐ Chap. 1. Since learned Mr. Baskaran was taking as a direction, I am quoting all these references. Om Tat Sat
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Sage Bhrighu’s Blessings
Bhrighu Saral Paddathi - 1 By Saptarishis Astrology
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ith Obeisance to Lord Ganapathi & Sage Bhrighu we start this huge task of revealing these secrets of the Founder of Vedic Astrology Sage Bhrighu. Astrologers have tried their level best to decode his system, which gives the most brilliant and snap shot predictions. What will be revealed here will be in a series of articles mostly containing Bhrighu methods and at times bringing in hidden meanings of other classics from a Bhrighu basis which have escaped the eyes of the best so far? It must be warned that though it will look easy to predict but verbatim usage without dhi (wisdom) & without combining it with other techniques is not advised though in our experiments we use it verbatim to make the parameters of success more difficult. This has been tested on several blind charts leading to stunning predictions. Indian Astrology is not for the light hearted or householder, so if you are still at that stage of your astrological journey where you read your own charts or those of your loved ones & get effected you are requested to ignore these methods as after practicing on 100 charts extreme harsh events open out too easily as compared to what takes normal astrologer an hour if he is lucky. Bhrighu is the son of the Creator of Earth Lord Brahma having born out of his mind as per Indian Mythology, Saral in hindi language means Easy & Paddathi means Methodology, so in effect this can be translated as Bhrighu Easy Methodology Series. Need For BSP (Bhrighu Saral Paddathi) For several years we sent many high profile people to very popular Indian Astrologers, many of these men reported back that the most important event of their lives were not predicted by these astrologers, we felt sad as we had sent them with high recommendations and these astrologers were our heroes & these contacts started deriding these astrologers. Then the search started & hence in order to create better astrologers who can predict the ‘Biggest Events Of One’s Life’ with good success these techniques will be enumerated here. 108
The Story ears back a dream had come wherein we meet a teacher and try to show him a chart, the teacher says no need to see the whole chart just tell me one planet and in which house it is situated without even telling me the sign or the Asc sign and I will predict 7 events of your life. If one masters the techniques presented here apart from having a great grasp on basics of astrology, ‘we can hit the ground thrice and say this with certainty that you can make phenomenal predictions of the Main Story Of A Chart’ provided you follow rules of Jyotisha Purusha (Soul of Jyotish).
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Bhrighu Saral Paddathi (BSP) ‐ 1
‘Wherever Saturn sits he creates Ups & Down in the 4th house from it, in minimum any one signification of that house’ v This becomes his Karmic House called as ‘Shanis Previous Lives House’ v He will first create Up & then Down in the significations of the house or at times even the reverse, basically he will Create Fluctuations.’ In order to get the exact import of the above, Indians should remember it in hindi ‘Shani apne chauthe ghar mein Uchh Neech Karega, us ghar ke kisi ek bath ko bigade ga ya sarvanash karega.’ Chart 1: Lord Rama
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BSP‐1 : Without getting into details of Sun being in Pisces etc as per a shloka & other details 1 of the authenticity of the chart , let’s take this chart which from time immemorial is the accepted chart, lets concentrate on where Saturn is placed, it is in 4th house, 4th from it is the 7H of marriage which becomes ‘Saturn’s Karmic House’. His marriage life was filled with huge ups & downs and he had to let go of his wife Sita Mata on basis of suspicion. Over there Mars the 5L of children is placed he had to fight battle with his own children, Mars is also 10L of father & Karma, he had to fight a huge war with Ravana. 7H is the house of pada prapti/position, he was to sit on the throne of his Ayodhya Kingdom but he got exile of many years roaming in the forest. When we learn astrology everyone teaches us that Jupiter’s aspect will save the house it aspects. One can see that the aspect of exalted Jupiter along with Moon could not save this 7H & the planet Mars in it due to Saturn’s 4th influence. This shows that Saturn implements itself in the 4th from it and creates ups & downs in one’s life. Chart 2: Indira Gandhi
BSP‐1: Natal Saturn in 1H, 4th from it is ‘Saturn’s Karmic House’ in 4H of mother, throne, grihast ashram (home life). You can see that she lost her mother at young age, she lost her throne in a most shameful manner, her home life was destroyed – husband away and died early, daughter in law biggest enemy. The lord of her 4th House is a Venus, a woman & placed in 1
The 18th Sargam of Balakandam of Shrimad Valmiki Ramayanam says ‘Ascendant in Cancer, Sun in Aries, Moon in Cancer, Mars in Capricorn, Mercury in Aries, Jupiter in Cancer, Venus in Pisces, Saturn in Libra, Rahu in Sagittarius, Ketu in Gemini.’ There is a reference in Brihad Yogratnakar (p 41) which gives the position of Buddh in Taurus in 11H. Venus and Ketu are in 9H as per late Pt Bhojraj Dwivedi. Knowing very well that suddenly Lord Ramas chart has become controversial as compared to what was followed previously we give an Appendix which deviates from the topic of this article to instigate scholars to probe deeper. – Special Thanks to Neelam Gupta, Delhi.
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6H of enemies with Rahu (secret enemies), can you imagine the back stabbing she has faced in her life & her revolt against is what gave her the name Iron Lady Of India. Chart 3: Jawaharlal Nehru
BSP‐1: How do you predict the most important thing in this person’s life from his chart that ‘his future generations will get destroyed’ (Iski Aane Wali peedeya barbadh hojayegi). Now see 4th from Natal Saturn becomes the ‘Saturn’s Karmic House’ which is 5H of love affairs and children. We all know what the 5H of affairs stands in this chart. Now see 5 H is children, see his daughter’s life was only full of tensions & so her end, Beant Singh shot her thrice using his side‐arm and Satwant Singh fired twenty‐two rounds into her using a Sten submachine gun. Most important over there sitting in the Saturn’s Karmic House is Sun who is natural significator for ‘Lineage’ & here 2L of family, we all know the Cursed Life & End of his whole Lineage. Saturns Karmic House makes all this reading simple & in a second. Chart 4: Worm in Brain – Posted on Forum Msg 16809 This was posted on astro forums of a man with worm in brain since 5 years. Pranam, Sir I come across a chart his name is sumit & his dob is 22/07/1979 t.o.b 14:47, Ludhiana (Pb). sir he is in great financial problems these days. I apply dwisaptati sama dasa in his chart & find its starts in 16‐12‐1999. In 2000 he found worm in his brain. He took medicine for it for about 5 years. Is it all due to chaturdasi birth or curse on Guru. Will you plz some remedies for this guy.
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BSP‐1: Saturn is in 10H with Rahu (remedy won’t be found) and 4th from it is the 1H of brain and it becomes ‘Saturn’s Karmic House’. Rahu is a snake, a worm also moves like a snake, Saturn spoils the 4H from it where in the 1H of brain is situated and also aspects its lord Mars by 10th aspect. Now the question to be asked is when would the problem occur, this is the tricky part, in our short experience of timing this method we have found that at times when Tr Saturn aspects ‘Saturn’s Karmic House’ the event is triggered, which can happen many times in Saturn’s round of 30 years. The mail mentions that in year 2000 native found worm in his brain, if we assume it is after May 2000, then Tr Saturn is in Taurus activating the 1H – Saturn’s Karmic House and its lord Mars. Chart 5: Coiled Birth Data from L.C, Croatia Friend from Croatia writes: she is so talented for music, and she played violoncello, teachers from Russia, USA called her willing to pay for her scholarship, but, no, she found some drug addict, aggressive man, got pregnant and has daughter now. For one side she seems so talented but when you come to logic or reason ‐ she seems dumb.... Like until some 11 or 12 years of life she was like grown person, then got into puberty, she ran from home when she was 16 years old, parents didn't know a full year where she is or is she alive or not ‐ she broke all connections with family. BSP‐1 : See Saturn is in the 1H and 4th from it is the 4H of ‘Saturn’s Karmic House’, now what is 4H, it is the house of Grahast Ashram & Sukha Stana (happiness), you can see both are destroyed with lots of Ups & Downs in that area of one’s life.
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Timing: The above mail says when she was 16 years (2002) old she ran away from home, then Tr Saturn was in the 7H of Ta aspecting the 4H which is our ‘Saturns Karmic House’ and the event got triggered. Chart 6: Sarah, Duchess of York
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BSP‐1: Saturn in 3H destroys 6H which is 4th from it thereby becoming ‘Saturn’s Karmic House’, now here Moon lord of 10H of sukha of marriage (happiness of marriage) is placed, 6h is the house of divorce & separation is what we should not forget. Timing: Now see the marriage ended on 19th Mar 1992 when Tr Saturn was in Capricorn, aspecting the Karmic House in her case (6H) & sukha of marriage Moon, and also 4th from Tr Sat will be the 7H of marriage, thereby bringing Ups and then Down in her marriage life. Chart 7: Loni Anderson, American Actress
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he had an early marriage to Salesman Bruce Hasselberg that lasted three months and produced a daughter, Deidra Hoffman, in 1965. Her second marriage was to actor Ross Bickell on 1/28/1974; the marriage lasted for seven years. After six years together, she married Burt Reynolds on 4/29/1988 which was her 3rd marriage. In January 1994, they entered a bitter divorce battle with custody and money fights. Reynolds in turn flaunted his extramarital affair and accused her of being a lousy mother. In her book, Anderson does not conceal the history of her own love life, including an affair with actor John Gavin and a romance that developed into a sex addiction for her former WKRP co‐star Gary Sandy. In 2008 she married Bob Flick. BSP‐1: 4th from Saturn which is ‘Saturn’s Karmic House’ becomes 2H of family life and Jupiter placed there is 5L of love and 8L of scandals & sustenance of marriage. So ups and downs in these areas of life. She had 4 marriages and 3 divorces; one can see that Saturn’s Karmic House is the sign Virgo the natural sign of divorces. Timing: During her second marriage divorce in 1981 Tr Saturn was in Virgo her Karmic House, during break up with Burt Reynolds on Jan 1994, Tr Saturn was in Aq in her 7H of marriage throwing 75% aspect on natal Saturn & full Nadi aspect on 2H of Saturn’s Karmic House. For this Saturn’s Nadi aspect method readers may kindly refer to C S Patels books Nadi & Navamsa, Sagar Publications.
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Chart 8: Mafia Don, Louis Ferrante
Mr. Patheya wrote on forums ‘I have partial data about a person who has erstwhile been a notorious mafia don belonging to the infamous Gambino family crime network. As per the sources I have collected on him, it was by mid‐90s that law and the FBI caught up with him and he was given a 10 years' sentence.’ His time of birth is via birth certificate in his hand as per our personal email correspondence with him. BSP‐1: Natal Saturn is in 7H and ‘Saturn’s Karmic House’ becomes the 10H of ones karma or profession, as you can see from above here is Ups & Downs in those areas of his life. Chart 9: Huge Family Wealth at stake
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The native is dedicated astrologer & businessman, his father’s partner has siphoned off 500 odd crores of their wealth ($100 million dollars). BSP‐1: Natal Saturn is in the 11H and ‘Saturn’s Karmic House’ would be the 2H which is the 4th from it. 2H is the house of family & wealth and here at stake is family’s wealth. He has been advised to take a dry coconut (khopra), cut the top part, mix dry wheat flour & sugar & fill the dry coconut, then put the lid back on. To take this to the west of his house and wherever he finds a tree to dig little & bury this coconut covering it with a very small layer of mud. The remedy is of Saturn & gotten by our mentor from a very old pandit whose predictions were most accurate & a pious man. This flour & sugar will be eaten by black ants who are represented by Saturn in Indian astrology. If can’t do the above ritual then one should just feed sugar molecules to ants. Something must be said here which has not been mentioned by others. Astrologers often say Saturn delivers ones karma but which karma no one says. From above notes if one knows the person lives of the above charts One can easily make out why Saturn is causing trouble, whether a bad event is a result of bad karma of previous birth or present birth ‐ from placement of Saturn & Saturn’s Karmic House but this must not be explained here as it can hurt a lot of peoples sentiments, what though can be said is how to guide yourself and your clients. Guidance: Where you see Saturn placed in a chart, that house & it’s Karmic House, you must advice clients not to create any new bad karma on these 2 houses especially, if so done & Tr Saturn ignites then its havoc time. For past karma one can resort to remedial measures but in Saturn’s case mantras work less effectively as compared to real karma of helping others & keeping pure heart (note heart), unfortunately astrologers who sell mantras in their consultations do not reveal this to amateur astrologers & clients.
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Appendix Note 1: On 8th Nov 2003 The Times of India, a prestigious newspaper carried an article on Lord Rama’s Date of Birth. Here Natal Saturn is retrograde moving in the 5H and as per retrograde theory it can give results of the 4H, if you see ketu has come in lagna and Mer in 9H with Rahu in 7H – these are the changes.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/cms.dll/html/uncomp/articleshow?msid=273107 Note 2 Sky Charting or Archeo‐Astronomy Source: http://www.historicalrama.org/dateevents.html Courtesy: Mr. Bharath Gyan This is a technique of charting the future or past sky using a scientific tool. This tool helps to arrive at planetary positions given a date in future or past and vice‐versa i.e. given a set of planetary configurations, arrive at the date either in future or in the past. Such tools are collectively called Planetarium software. There are probably over 50 such different software available. Each software can be used specifically for a particular application, like, plotting the current night sky chart, predicting eclipses and the likes. When spacecrafts are launched to visit far‐off planets like Jupiter and Saturn, it would take a travel time of well over 12 years for the spacecraft to reach these planets. This software helps determine orbital positions of the planets when the spacecraft reaches their orbits. For this, a high level of precision is required in the software. Unlike any other civilization so far, the literature of the Indian civilization is characterized for being embedded with night sky observations. Feeding the observations of the planetary configurations into the Planetarium software gives us the English calendar dates when these configurations could have occurred in the past. When these dates are logically arranged along with the events, it helps us to scientifically assign dates to events mentioned in Indian legends and historical texts, and validate them. 117
Thus the astronomical remains left behind in our literature can be analyzed scientifically to arrive at historic dates for various events. This approach is parallel to archaeology where physical remains are analyzed to arrive at historic dates and hence gives rise to a new branch of scientific dating which may be called Archaeo‐astronomy. Various modern day researchers have made use of this software to arrive at such historic dates for various events described in the Indian literature. We have collated the outputs of such credible work which are worthy of standing up to cross validation. In the context of the Historicity of Rama, the works of Shri. Pushkar Bhatnagar, as brought out in the book "Dating the Era of Lord Ram" forms the basis of what is presented here to understand the dates of the events in Rama’s lifetime. [ + ] Sri Ram Navami ‐ Birthday Sri Rama Navami is the birth day of Rama Rama was born on the Navami tithi of Shukla Paksha of Chaitra masa (9 th day of the increasing phase of the moon in the lunar month of Chaitra). At that time, the nakshatra was Punarvasu, and Sun, Mars, Saturn, Jupiter and Venus were in Aries, Capricorn, Libra, Cancer and Pisces respectively. Lagna was Cancer and Jupiter & Moon were shining together. ‐‐ Ramayana 1.18.8,9
The conditions can be summarized as follows: 1. Sun in Aries 2. Saturn in Libra 3. Jupiter in Cancer 4. Venus in Pisces 5. Mars in Capricorn 6. Lunar month of Chaitra The observations on the 7. 9 th day after New Moon left, when entered into (Navami Tithi, Shukla Paksh) Planetarium software 8. Moon near Punarvasu Nakshatra gives us the above Sky (Pollux star in Gemini constellation) Chart, which in turns 9. Cancer as Lagna gives forth the below (Cancer constellation rising in the east) mentioned date. 10. Jupiter above the horizon Sri Rama Navami ‐ 10th January 5114 BCE ‐ Birth Day of Rama Observation at 12.30 p.m.
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[ + ] Birth of Bharatha
The Sky Chart of Bharatha's birth is depicted on the right. This is about 16 hours after birth of Rama. Birth of Bharatha ‐ 11th January 5114 BCE, 4.30 a.m.
[ + ] Pre Coronation Eve King Dashratha to his courtiers ‐ "This month of Chaitra is beautiful and holy. The woods and trees are full of flowers. At this time coronation of Rama is most appropriate." ‐‐ Ramayana 2.4.21‐22 "Astrologers have told me that my nakshatra has been surrounded by malefic planets like Sun, Mars and Rahu. Under such planetary configurations, the king either dies or falls in some deep conspiracy. Thus, before I face any such problem, you take over the kingship" ‐‐ ‐ Ramayana 2.4.18 "Today the moon is on Punarvasu nakshatra and tomorrow it will meet the Pushya nakshatra. In that Pushya nakshatra, I am eager to hand over the kingdom to you." ‐‐ ‐ Ramayana 2.4.21‐22
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Planets located together in Pisces constellation 4th January 5089 BCE
[ + ] Khar, Dushan episode Khar told Rama ‐ "I want to say many things about my prowess but I would not, because if in the meanwhile sunset occurs, there would be a break in the battle." ‐ Ramayana: 3.29.23 Solar Eclipse description 1. Planets, visible to unaided eyes are East to West ‐ Saturn, Sun, Moon, Mars, Mercury, Venus, Jupiter. 2. Mars was in the middle of this chain. 3. Rarely, all the planets are in the day sky. 4. Rarer is Mars in the middle of them. 5. The occurrence of a solar eclipse at that time makes it absolutely unique. These are some of the rarest of the rare astronomical events, which got recorded because of their uniqueness. The Solar eclipse on 7th October 5077 BCE reached maximum coverage for Panchwati at 15.10 hours. The Sky Chart on the left shows the configuration at 2.00 p.m. with the Latitude / Longitude for Panchwati
[ + ] Vali Vadham "Hearing the roar of Sugreev, Vali's face became red like the sun caught by Rahu during the eclipse." ‐ Ramayana 4.15.3
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"Vali Vadham" occurred on 3rd April 5076 BCE during the Solar Eclipse, in the Amavasa Ashada during the morning hours.
[ + ] Hanuman's Visit to Lanka Hanuman's Visit to Lanka ‐ 12th September 5076 BCE ‐ Lunar Eclipse The eclipsed moon rose in the eastern sky. It was not a total lunar eclipse. The place of observation is Lanka
[ + ] Hanuman's Return from Lanka Hanuman's Return from Lanka ‐ 14th September 5076 BCE Observation at 6.30 a.m. The Sun and Moon are shining together. Mars & Jupiter are shining. Also seen Pushya Cancer Swati Virgo Airavat elephant of Indra corresponds to Scorpio. [ + ] Army March to Lanka
The Vanara Army march to Lanka ‐ 20th September 5076 BCE Lakshmana's observation: "The Venus has gone to the back side, Sapta‐ rishi (Ursa Major) are visible brightly, Trishanku (Crux) is visible in front. Moola nakshatra, protector of Rakshasa, is inflicted with Dhumra‐ ketu (node)."
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Internal Consistency Of All Dates Sri Rama Navami ‐ Birth day
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It may be noted from the table above that the dates arrived at for the events are not haphazard. They tally with the chronological sequence for the events as found in the Ramayana text. Not only that the elapse times between the events as indicated by these dates also tallies with the elapse‐time and duration/age as described in the Ramayana text. This establishes internal consistency in these dates and proves the credibility of the technique. Cross Validation of Dates Rama Navami occurs around the 21st of April, now in the month of Chaithra. During the days of Rama, i.e., in 5114 BCE, the Navami of Chaithra month has occurred on the 10th of January. Here we can observe a difference of 100 days between the occurrence of Navami in the Chaithra month between the years 5114 BCE and 2007 CE. How does one account for this difference?
The above clearly brings forth the date of Rama being 5114 BCE and it tallies well with scientific explanations.
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Gripping of Planets by the Nodes -2 By BabuBhai Yodh & B.D.Vaghela, India.
R Shri Babubhai Yodh is an 86 yr old astrologer who hails from a parampara family in Gujurat, India. He has done B.A in English literature from Bombay University in 1948 and has been a teacher all his life. He has devoted his entire life to Jyotish having written two books in astrology a) Art of Prediction & b) Importance of Transit Points both considered classics. He specializes in K.P astrology and has devoted students who learn earnestly from him.
eferring to our article in the previous issue of Saptarishis Astrology Vol 3 Aug 2008 release we recall some of the rules for Gripping of Planets by the Nodes, it is reproduced is reproduced here as under :‐ 1. A planet in conjunction, opposition or square to Node, will be gripped. The closest grip will be within five degree deference between a planet and Node and only when the degree of Node is more than the degree of the planets. 2. A planet when gripped by the Node, will give adverse result for the matter of the houses owned by the gripped planet and also house occupied by the gripped planet. Node completes the cycle of twelve signs in about 18 years and during the period of this transit, a native experiences adverse result whenever transiting Node makes an aspect of conjunction, opposition or square with the gripped planet. This is an abstract of earlier article and shows the general effects of Node on the gripped planet during transit. But in this article, the theory of gripped planets is explained with reference to Progress Theory of western astrology. There is an importance of progress theory of planets in western astrology and this article is more or less closely connected with progress theory. Therefore it is very essential to know the main principle of theory of progression of planets. First of all, in progress theory, the birth chart of a native is the base of this theory. 123
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here will be fix degrees and minutes of planets occupied in the birth chart according to birth time and birth place. After the birth of a native, the planet will move day after day. In this theory, the movement of a planet of one day is considered equal to one year in life of native. For instance, the birth date of a native is 11th June 1922. Now after seven days that is on date 18‐06‐1922, the position of planets on this date will be applied in eighth year in the life of a native that is in the year 1929 of a native. This progressed horoscope of 18th June, 1922 is calculated on the same time and place of birth chart. Simply, the date will defer, but time and place will be same as birth chart. Above theory is clarified by an instance given below: ‐ Chart 1 Date birth: 11‐June‐1922 Time of birth: 1‐45 a.m Place of Birth: Ahmadabad (Gujarat) Latitude: 23* N 02 Longitude: 72* E 37
Vaghela Bhai as he is fondly called was born in 1941 has been studying astrology since more than 30 years with an avid rationalist approach. He gives more importance to Progressed theory with transit of planets & also Navamsa. A constant companion to Shri Babubhai Yodh and practices astrology with a zeal of leaving something for the younger generation. He was employed as a Mechanical Engineer with the State Government in Water Supply Dept & now his retired life is devoted to spreading astrology in Ahmadabad.
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It is observed from the progressed horoscope that planets like Sun, Moon and Venus have progressed and changed their signs also. Other planets are in the same signs at birth but their degrees have changed. Progressed planets are compared with the planets at birth and all the aspects formed by progressed planets to the ‘The adverse effect of the gripped planet by Node will planets at birth are noted. If be over after the Progressed Node crosses the degree the progressed planets are in good aspects with the planets of a gripped planet at birth, please note here the at birth, it gives good result progression of Node only is taken into consideration, and in case of bad aspects, adverse results are experienced. keeping the degree of a planet fix at birth.’ While comparing aspects between progressed planets and planets at birth, the possibilities indicated in the birth horoscope must be borne in the mind for interpretation. The gripped planets gives adverse effect but when will this adverse effect of gripped planet be over and good result will be experienced is an important factor. For knowing this, effect of a gripped planet will be explained by applying Progressed Theory. The difference in degree between a planet and Node is an important factor. A planet is gripped when degree of Node is more than the degree of the planet. In this situation, Node is always retrograde in movement and during progressions; it comes closer to the gripped planet. It is an applying aspect of Node to the planet and therefore a planet is considered gripped by Node, in this position. Now during Progression of Node, it will make conjunction with a gripped planet and after that it crosses the degree of a planet at birth. The time required to cross the degree of a planet at birth by the Progressed Node depends upon the differences between them at birth. a) The adverse effect of the gripped planet by Node will be over after the Progressed Node crosses the degree of a gripped planet at birth, please note here the progression of Node only is taken into consideration, keeping the degree of a planet fixed at birth. b) As per progressed theory mentioned above the movement of planets for one day measures one year in life of a native. The average daily motion of a Node is three minutes. Therefore a Node takes about twenty days for movement of one degree. Therefore considering one day equal to one year, a Node makes movement of 3 minutes in a year during progression and it takes 20 years approximately for a node to move one degree during progression. 126
c) Therefore it is very important to know the time taken by Nodes during progression to cross the degree of a gripped planet. As per progress theory, a Node takes about twenty years to move one degree during progression therefore, if any planet is at distance two to three degrees from Node in birth chart, then there is a chance for Node during progression to cross the degree of a gripped planet birth during the life period of a native. d) If difference in degrees is more than five degrees between Node and a gripped planet in birth chart, then there is no chance for the Node during progression to cross the degree of a gripped planet during the lifetime of a native and adverse effect of a gripped planet will be experienced by a native during whole life. For instance, if Jupiter is two degree in distance from Node, then Jupiter will give very good ‘If difference in degrees is more than five degrees results after forty between Node and a gripped planet in birth chart, then years. there is no chance for the Node during progression to
Just as in the sky, the cloud cross the degree of a gripped planet during the lifetime hides the sun and therefore, there is no sunshine. Bus as of a native and adverse effect of a gripped planet will be soon as the cloud passes experienced by a native during whole life.’ away from the sun, then one experiences sun shine. In the same way when Nodes grip a planet, the positive effect of a planet is suppressed and it will not give favorable results. Then as soon as Node crosses over the planet during progression then the planet gives the most beneficial results. For clarification of the above principle the following birth charts are given.
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Chart‐1: Male Date of Birth: 11th June 1922 Time of Birth: 1h‐45m Am Place of Birth: Ahmadabad (Gujarat) Latitude: 23° N 02 Longitude: 72°E37
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In the above chart, ascendant is in Pisces and South Node (Ketu) is also in Pisces. Moon is in Sagittarius and placed in tenth house. Therefore South Node (Ketu) is in square aspect to Moon. The degree of South Node is 12°23, and degree of Moon is 10°56. The degree of Moon is less then degree of South Node. Therefore Moon is gripped by South Node. Moon is the owner of fifth house and placed in tenth house and also karaka of fourth the matter of home & comfort (Regarding fourth house); Love affair speculation & education (Regarding fifth house). And unsteady career (Regarding tenth house). After the progressed South Node crosses the degree of moon at birth i.e. 10°56 native gets free from advance effect of Node as mentioned above. In this case, moon is 1°27 less than the degree of South Node. Now according to progress theory, the South Node during progression comes on 10°‐56 in Pisces on date 8‐July‐ 1922. Therefore on 8th July, 1922 South Node crosses the degree of Moon at birth and then Moon will be free from adverse effects of South Node. Now, rule for progressed theory says that one day is equal to one year. According to this rule, there will be 27 days up to 8th July 128
1922 counting from the birth date 11th June 1922. And 27 days will be equal to 27 years in the life of a native. Considering 27 years for 27 days, the year will be 1949 in the life of the native; hence, native got big house & comfort, success in love affair & speculation, and completed his post graduation study after the years 1949. Similarly in the above chart, Saturn is in conjunction with North Node (Rahu) in Virgo and placed in seventh house. The degree of North Node (Rahu) is 12°23 and degree of Saturn is 8°05. The degree of Saturn is 4°18 less than the degree of North Node. Therefore, Saturn is gripped by North Node. Saturn is owner of 11th and 12th house and placed in seventh house and also karaka for longevity. Therefore Saturn gives adverse results for matter of success in life (Regarding 11th house), expenses (Regarding 12th house), and Public life (Regarding 7th house). After the progressed North Node crossed the degree of Saturn at birth i.e. 8°05, the native got free from adverse effects of North Node. The degree of Saturn in birth chart is 8°05. The degree of North Node during progression is 8°05 on date 30‐08‐1922, North Node crosses the degree of Saturn at birth and Saturn will get free from its adverse effect. It will be 80 days up to 30th august 1922, counting from the birth date 11th June, 1922; the rule for the progress theory says that one day is equal to one year. Therefore, 80 days will be equal to 80 years in the life of a native. Considering 80 years for 80 days, the year will be 2002 in the life of a native. Therefore, native experiences good results; gets success in life enjoys reputed public life after the year 2002. Saturn is karaka for longevity, therefore native enjoys good health after year 2002. This has been true in the above native’s life.
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Chart‐2 Native: Male Date of birth: 10th Feb 1932 Time of birth: 00h‐39m a.m Place of birth: Ahmadabad (Gujarat) Latitude: 23°N 02 Longitude: 72° E 37
Sun Moon Mar Mer Jup Ven Sat Ra Ke Ura Nep Pl 26 03 25 14 24 03 05 05 05 23 14 27 55 01 00 30 27 34 31 16 16 25 10 34 R R R In the above chart, ascendant is in Libra, Moon and Venus are placed in sixth house in conjunction with North Node (Rahu) in Pisces. The degree of North Node is 05°16 and degrees of Moon and Venus are 03°01 and 03°34 respectively therefore, Moon and Venus, both the planets are gripped by North Node. Planet As Degree 21 Minute 04
Therefore at first we understand the effect of the gripped planet Venus in above chart Venus is the owner of first and eighth house and placed in sixth house. Venus is also karaka planet of comfort. Therefore, Venus gives adverse results of above houses. Native has studied in medical field and completed his education with MBBS degree. But during the study he had to face all sorts of difficulties in life because he was born in a large family having more than seven members. Therefore there was shortage of finance for the progress of the native. Native has completed his education with self effort and hardship. (Adverse result of first house self effort & hardship). There was a shortage of money for education but he could not get money from his father (No legacy –adverse results of eighth house) he had to take loan and scholarship for completing his education (adverse result of sixth house‐ need of loan) Venus is also karaka of comfort but native had to study in hardship without any comfort. After progress North Node crossed the degree of Venus at birth i.e. 03°34, native got free from the adverse effect of North Node as mentioned above. 130
In this case, Venus is on 03°34 in Pisces at birth. According to progress theory, the North Node moves to 03°34 on date 13th March 1932 in Pisces. Therefore, on 13th march, 1932, North Node crosses the degree of Venue of birth and Venus will be free from adverse effects. Now counting from the birth date of a native I.e. 10th February, 1932, the count comes to 31 days. As per the rule of progress theory one day equal to one year, the native gets the beneficial results of Venus from his 31st year onwards and that will be the year 1963 of his life. Therefore native completes his education with MBBS degree gets services in hospital and began his earning after the year 1963. Now we will understand the effect of a gripped moon in the above chart. Moon is the owner of tenth house and placed in the sixth house in Pisces. Moon is also Karaka planet of fourth house and family. Therefore, moon gives adverse results of above houses‐Moon also shows circumstances as mentioned above. After completing his study of MBBS, Native wanted to start his independent professional career with his own clinic, but due to shortage of funds he could not do as desired. (Adverse results of 10th house of career) and he had to join a job in a hospital. During the service also there was lot of hardship. He had to work extremely hard and life was very irregular (sixth house‐advance in service) After service of two to three years, he could start his own clinic. For establishing his professional career as a doctor, he had to take Loan (sixth house –Loan). In his own clinic, he had to work day and night for clearing his debt. (Tenth house‐hard ship in career) Moon is also karaka of family; therefore he had to take responsibility for his brothers and sisters also. In this case, natal moon is on 03°01 in Pisces. As per Progress Theory on 23rd March, 1932, North Node will cross the degree of moon at birth and Moon will be free from adverse effects of North Node. Now counting from the birth date of the native I. e 10th February 1932 to 23rd march, 1932 it will be 41 days which means 41st year. This is as per the rule of progress theory, one day equal to one year, the native gets the beneficial result of Moon from his 41st year onwards and that will be the year 1974 in the life of the native. Therefore native earns large amount of money, clears all his debt, purchases big house and vehicle & completes the responsibility of marriage of his sister after the year 1974. Now at the present state of his life, the native lives a very prosperous life with all sorts of luxury and comfort. We have used this technique for more than 15 years over 5000 charts and found it working phenomenally well, it explains the reason why a persons bhagya (prosperity/fortune) has been locked for X number of years without using yogas… It is our sincere request to the younger generation to test this method further and develop it further by continuously using it. Note:‐ In the above article, we have observed that a planet is gripped by the Node if the degree of a planet is less than the degree of a Node. But a planet may be gripped by a Node even though the degree of a planet is more than the degree of a Node. If the readers are interested in theory of such type of gripped planet we may write in future.
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Secrets of Ascendants By Ashok Upadhaya, India.
I Ashok Upadhaya is an astrologer versed in different systems of astrology and holds the view that every system has its strength, which must be incorporated in ones reading model. His concepts are different to the extent of either being dismissed easily or being called revolutionary. Well known for his stunning predictions we suggest to watch this space in the future. He learnt his astrology from the legendary blind astrologer of yesteryears Shri Swami. He bows to his Gurus Late C.S.Patel, Late Prabhakar Dongre, Late Pandit Prabhashankar Trivedi.
n this write up small keys to each Ascendant are presented with basic principles of astrology which all the readers of Saptarishis Astrology are aware of, hence no explanation nor any logic is presented to each verse as it would only eat up space. We request you to memorize & test these verses although it has been tested for a long time by this scribe. Additionally, whatever is written below will be applicable in the 9th Harmonic (Navamsa) too, e.g. if Jupiter Saturn are together in D9 (9th Harmonic) for an Aries Asc and Jupiter Saturn do not form relationship in D1 (1st divisional) but form relationship in D9 then also the rules will be applicable and sometimes the results will be more intense.
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Aries Ascendant When Jupiter Saturn has a relationship of any kind the person becomes a failure, minimum 50 % of the horoscopes power is reduced. Ref Laghu Parasari Shloka No 22 yogaadhyaya. Saturn is 10L (karmesh) and Jupiter is 9L (Bhagyesh). Sun or Mars has any relation with Venus, even in signs of Venus – their energies will not be focus oriented. Any relation of Ven with Jupiter does not give good results. E.g. Ven in Pisces can give good materialistic success & beautiful wife but quality of marriage life is so‐so and not so great. If Moon is with paap graha it gives good results. Moon Rahu together in Trines (5,9 only) gives good results
v Moon Mars in Trines (5,9 only) gives good results v Moon Saturn in Trines (5,9 only) at times gives good results but they should have no relationship with Jupiter. v Gajakeshari Yoga (jup moon in quadrant) if it has any relationship with Saturn then it does not give results at all of the Gajakeshari yoga. v Guru Venus yoga in those areas of life which have no dignity or depth in it, this yoga will give glamour but at the same time gives bad name (negative publicity). v Guru Venus together in any house brings hani in bhagya i.e. spoils destiny. v Ven Neptune together degreecal or even 2‐3 deg aspect, native would have problems of asthma, breathing problem, suffocation, circulation problems in body, sometimes they pass through epilepsy or at times giddiness– this is applicable to all Ascendants. If Ven is 2 deg less than Neptune then the above symptoms will be more visible. v Uranus & Ven being degreecal in Kendra to each other, then sex scandal or gives bad name sometimes, but the result is extreme. Neptune Ven or Uranus Venus relationship one would often find in charts of film stars. v Uranus and Ven in Kendra (quadrant) to each other gives abnormal sexual life for all Ascendants but affect more in Aries Ascendant. v Neptune Venus relationship sometimes gives death in water or fire which means due to non availability of air, basically gives different kind of death at times. Taurus Ascendant v Saturn is the major planet in this horoscope, Saturn Mer or Saturn Ven having any type of relationship then the native becomes a great success. v Any relation of Jupiter with Venus or Jupiter with Saturn or Jupiter with Mer, gives short time name fame (success) but they do not get permanent fame (success). The negative results will be seen in Jupiter’s antardasa. v Native should never cheat his siblings (co‐borns), or even blood relatives, if he cheats he will get destroyed in life and the result of this Sin (papa) will be experienced in the 2nd generation. v He should manage extreme distance from his wife’s sister and from widows, if not then full generation will get destroyed.
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Gemini Ascendant Any type of relationship of Saturn (bhagyesh) and Guru (karmesh) the native can be a failure in life as compared to his original potential. Native’s wife takes lot of care of Mother in law but her mother in law will not respect his wife. Relationship with father in law will be cordial and caring. If Jup in 2H then it gives unpredictable results, 80 % negative results but astrologer should be extra cautious while predicting about 2H matters and even houses that Jupiter Lords. This Jupiter will behave abnormally. It has been seen at times that this Jupiter gives extreme problems of the 2H matters. If Jupiter is deposited in 5H then it is more powerful than Jupiter exalted in Cancer. Native should always give respect to people who are elderly to him and to people who have knowledge otherwise he would get destroyed. If a Gemini native ascendant is facing troubles in life then he should go and help elderly or learned people and in 10 days he would get relief.
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Cancer Ascendant Gajakeshari (Jup quadrant with Moon) yoga (combination) is always beneficial but Moon should be ahead of Jupiter in the 4th from Guru, 2nd priority Jup Moon together, 3rd priority Jupiter is in 4th from Moon & 4th priority Jup Moon opposition. In trikona Mars Rahu together or Guru Rahu together in Kendra then it is a great success and fame giving combination. Sun in this Cancer Ascendant gives result of house where he sits and not based on his lordship. If he is with some planet then based on that planet he will give results. Basically Sun here does not give results based on his lordship Native will be a workaholic and will not care about his personal happiness. His wife will get along well with his mother in law. In 5H or 9H if there is Moon with Rahu then it gives good results, rahus dasa will be best and even rahu antardasas in mahadasas of other planets will be good if other factors don’t oppose. If Mars Rahu in Kendra or trikona it will give excellent results in rahus dasa If Moon Saturn in trikona (5, 9 only) will give good results but the intensity will be less in dasas antardasas. Moon Mars in Kendra or trikona makes the dasas of moon and mars good. This is the specialty of Cancer Ascendant that Moon even with a papa graha gives good results in the dasas but the intensity of success will not be that great.
Leo Ascendant v Sun and Guru or Mars are major planets. Any two of the 3 or all 3 forming relationships with each other then it’s great success, the house where it forms relationship is result giving. v If in 2H there is Mer or any planet between 10 to 23.20 deg then during its dasa (including Swagrahi Budha) the person is reduced to Zero in life at times depending on what stage the dasa is running in one’s life. The intensity of the failure will be decided by Moons condition in chart e.g. Moon in 8H then people who are beneficial to you will die, Moon in say 6H then his enemies will bring in the failure. v It has been found at times in the above verse that if native is abroad (away from his place of birth) then results will be reversed. v Native must be careful of his own personality as they are over conscious of their own personality and can be self centered. His success depends on how he can use others skills (manager). v If native troubles any woman in his life then nature will never forgive him. v If native does not respect traditions, old mythology, his guru or even to ones he learns from, that is to planet Jupiter then he will get destroyed in life e.g. Karna of Mahabharata. Over confidence on one’s own knowledge & own abilities for Leo Asc natives will destroy the native’s life in long run.
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Virgo Ascendant v Mer Ven or sometimes Saturn with Mer/Ven forming any kind of relationship then he becomes a success in his dasa. v In signs of Ta, Vi or Cp if there is any planet in 0 to 10 if the above 3 planets are there (can be ) he becomes a success in foreign country around 3‐4 times as compared to what he would have achieved it in his birth place. Unknown place is destiny place for him and his destiny will be due to unknown reasons (non‐traditional). v If in 8H on degrees of 27 to 30 if there is any planet including Ura, Plu, Nep, then this planet brings in life time achievement and gets good will too even though it will be a hardship filled life. These people will be very loyal, dignified and gives more importance to values of life. If such a native settles abroad then he will be more successful in materialistic life but with hardship. The quantum of these results will be more if Sun is placed in the 12H & also the quality of the Sun (especially check Astakvarga of the Sun).
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Libra Ascendant Moon and Jupiter’s are not major planets for his life, sometimes Saturn with Rahu in Kendra is the most successful combination in dasas for Libra Ascendant. Sometimes Mercury’s role becomes supportive in this Ascendant. E.g. as soon he goes abroad he becomes success. If all these planets (Mer, Ven or Saturn) are between 10 to 23.20 in Ta, Vi or Cp then a miracle like thing happens in life but if there is a foreign element involved then its more success. E.g. if Ven is placed in this deg then someone will die and Libra native gets money. Any religious books if not of use to him then he should donate it to anyone but not keep it idle or in bad condition, if done so then his life becomes in bad condition. Books of knowledge (not story books) he should donate it regularly. If in one’s family if there is small sister then native should always respect her without fail. Scorpio Ascendant Any planet deposited between 4 to 5 deg of Sc, then that planet becomes yogakaraka (planet should be less than 5 deg not above). Moon Jupiter Kendra Yoga (quadrant to each other) gives lot of success, in this amavasya or poonam birth gives name and fame and good quality of life. Moon, Jupiter or Mars gives very good results. Moon should be ahead of Jupiter in the 4th from Guru, 2nd priority Jup Moon together, 3rd priority Jupiter is in 4th from Moon & 4th priority Jup Moon opposition. Between 13.20 to 26.40 if planets (Mars, Jup or Moon) placed in Ar, Le or Sg then in this natives life marriage or foreign becomes Trigger Point for his success (not to be interpreted that marriage life is success). Wherever Saturn in a house, that house becomes very important for Scorpio Ascendant, same is the case with Venus e.g. Venus is in Libra then Sc Asc will get a lot of money to have luxuries. If Moon is in Asc and if Jup in 6th or 8th, even though it becomes Sakata Yoga it does not give extreme negative results. These guys will be insecure on account of their destiny but they would have good destiny. If Venus or Mer joins the other houses of Adhi yoga then this Jupiter gives very positive results.
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Sagittarius Ascendant v Sun Jupiter or Mars these 3 planets are important roles related to success. Out of these 3 planets if any planets are sitting in 2H then predict carefully. Any relation of these 3 planets then its success. If Jup Rahu are together in Trikona (only 5 and 9 houses) then in Rahu dasa it will be great success. Sun and Rahu together in Kendra will show success in Rahu dasa. v Mars and Rahu together in Kendra will give success in Rahus dasa and antardasas. v If there are financial problems then he should help in marriage of a girl except that of his blood relatives. v Male or female native of this Asc should never get abortion done in any circumstances. v Natives should not have extra marital life, if at all if they have it then they should do it in the open but not keep it a secret. In the west this might be called open marriage. Capricorn Ascendant v Mer Ven Saturn are positive planets. Rahu deposited in 12H and if there are planets in 2H then predict carefully in relation to those planets posited in 2H. v If Rahu is in 12H and Mer or Ven or Saturn in 2H between 6.40 to 20 deg then in the dasa of the planets posited in any of the 3 planets (Mer Ven Saturn) or Rahu antardasa all of sudden name and fame will be spoilt and even jail at times. v If the same above condition is there (planets in 2H between 6.40 to 20 deg) and Ketu in 12H then there will be a major disease or major problems related to health – incurable big disease, there will be problem in diagnosing in Rahus antardasa. Aquarius Ascendant v Jupiter gives financial status but also gives unfair disease, this Jupiter should be placed in Pi, Sc or Cancer Rasis of this Ascendant, and the disease will be stomach related. Suppose a person is Aq Ascendant and is successful in life then he will have stomach problems. v Mer Saturn or Ven all 3 are beneficial but Mer having any relation with 5H then 5H will become a weakness for him, he will become over affectionate and will become blind, in writings or children he becomes over affected. Also Mer Ven in any house for Aq Ascendant then also he becomes over effected with 5H or Ven associated with 5H. Pisces Ascendant v Moon Mars Jupiter are good planets, any relations between them then their dasas antars (periods) are good. v Moon Rahu together in Kendra then it will give good results then Rahu dasas or antars in any dasas there will be success. v Guru Rahu together in trikona will give shubh phala (good results) but in 5 and 9 th only in dasa of Rahu. If native is a businessman then sometimes the results can be foreign related or abnormal business. v If these natives have good height then their shoulders would be bent, it also means that if this Pisces Asc natives if he displays ego then he will have to once in lifetime face fall in life. v If Venus is exalted in Ascendant then it gives a fake materialistic life but he can’t really taste it. This type of Venus gives a lot of guilt feeling. Lot of things would be unfair in his life. v They want to be versatile in everything and this becomes the reason of their failures in life.
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Suryaat Nakshatra Bindu Kundali -3 By Dr. Paresh Desai, India
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n the first two articles in these series you saw the depth of what Suryaat Nakshatra Bindus mean. now we go into examples. Example 1 of Suryaat Nakshatra Bindu Kundali. Name: Ben Affleck, American Actor DOB: Aug 15th,1972 TOB: 02.53 am
Paresh Desai is a doctor by profession & has pursued deep study of astrology since several decades. He comes from a parampara where ‘Only Sarvatobhadra Chakra’ is used for predictions, no dasas at all. His Guru was the illustrious legendary celebrity astrologer of Bombay, Shri Ravindra Desai who had learnt astrology from Baroda & Benaras for 25 years and then developed his own system of Sarvatobhadra Chakra. His writings have been in gujurati language & for decades have had a huge fan following. We expect Mr. Desai to reveal some rare secrets in this space in time to come.
POB: Berkley, California, USA Degreecal position of planets at the time of birth: Planet Asc Sun Moon Mars Mercury Jupiter Venus Saturn Rahu Ketu Herschal Neptune Fortune
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Sign Deg 2 15 3 29 6 11 4 06 3 17 8 05 2 13 1 25 9 01 3 01 5 21 7 09 4 27
Min Sec 05 06 10 35 17 29 45 22 21 38R 09 47R 58 58 05 34 06 25R 06 24R 58 30 00 26 12 00
Nakshatra Pada Adra 3 Ashlesha 4 Swati 2 Magha 3 Ashlesha 1 Mula 2 Adra 3 Mrug 1 U.Shadha 2 Punarvasu 4 Hasta 4 Anuradha 2 U.Falguni 1
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Prediction from Suryaat Nakshatra Bindu Kundali: Vidhunmukh in 4th house: 4th house is the house of happiness, mother, house and property, vehicles and close friends. Vidhunmukh means to see things before it happens i.e. to get the knowledge of the things which are going to happen soon, in very near future. You can call it an instinct or intuition power or gut feeling and it is natural, it is a reward for the good karmas the native has done in previous incarnations that God has given him this ability. If we combine the meaning of these two properties, we can easily come to the prediction of 4th house of Suryaat Nakshatra Bindu Kundali. Native will get ideas or intuition concerning these houses e.g. something good is going to happen in near future which is going to increase his happiness in general, something good about the house / property or car is going to happen or he will have intuition that he is going to buy a new and luxurious car or house which is going to increase his happiness. This happens during the rotation of benefic planets. During malefic rotation of planets, he will get the feeling that some unfortunate thing is 146
going to happen soon that will bring unhappiness in his life. He may get the feeling that some unhappy situation is going to arise regarding house or property or vehicles or his mother or some friend is going to bring misery in his life. He will come to know before hand which friend of his is going to be helpful to him and which friend is going to create problems or worries for him before the incident actually takes place. He would come to know when his mother is going to be happy or when he is going to get happiness from his mother and vice versa. Similarly he would come to know before hand as to which friend is going to help him in getting happiness in his homeland and foreign countries and vice versa. Shul in 5th House: Shul means pain, grief, sorrow or internal worries. 5th house is the house of intellect, study, love affairs and children. It is also the house of gambling and stock market. The native would have worries regarding his studies during his student days, worries which he could not tell anybody because no one would believe about his worries. He would have worries about his love affairs and he could not tell anybody about it as no one would believe it. Some worries are such that he could not tell anybody. Worries about loses in stock market and gambling, worries about taking decisions, lack of self confidence during bad period. Even if he has taken a right decision, he would have worries in his heart about its correctness. Shul in 6 th House: 6th house is the house of illness and enemies and hurdles or obstacles in life. Native is worried about keeping good health and has worries about some disease which he may get. He may get worries about enemies or competitors even if he does not have any enemies. He may become feeble minded or have imaginary worries about disease and enemies. He may become victim of ill health often. His relations with maternal side may not be good and cordial. Sannipaat in 8th house: Sannipaat means same thought coming in mind over and again constantly. Some thoughts crowd upon in his mind which can not be removed in spite of trying hard. This house is considered as the house of darkness, so he just keeps on thinking about his wishes in his mind and does not get right opening to fulfill his wishes and may live in his imaginary world. Sometimes their negative thoughts make them so much depressed that they try to attempt suicide or meet with an accident. Ketu in 10th house: Ketu means prestige, honour and 10th house is the house of business, profession or karma. By his good deeds, he gets prestige and honour in his society and in his profession. But during the rotation of malefic planets, he may get worries about his prestige in his profession or social circle. But according to this horoscope, native will generally get honour and prestige in his profession. Ulka in 11th house: 11th house is the house of gains and benefits. During favorable time, native will get lots of wealth, money and prestige in his professional circle and his society. He will get name, fame and money in public life. They have a charismatic personality and have a good hold over public. His presence draws lot of people and he may become a successful politician or a social worker. During unfavorable period, he may not get desired success. 147
Kamp in 11th house: Kamp means tremors or fear or worries. Native has fear and worries about success in the public life, worries and fear about getting success and prestige in his profession and also about monetary gains in his work. Even if he is doing his work nicely, he will have worries and fear about success in his work till the end. Kamp in 12th house: 12th house is the house of expenditure, loss and Moksha. Native will have worries or fear about unnecessary expenditure or loss of money. He may have to spend money to get things done but may loose money. He may become sad or miserable when there is an occasion of happiness or enjoyment in the family. But since Saturn is placed in this house, these worries would get reduced. Vajra in 12th house: Vajra means hard or strong minded or strong will power. Since this is the house of darkness, native may not have strong will power or patience. He may take decisions in hurry or may do something without proper thinking which may bring him disgrace or may incur unnecessary monetary loses. He may become prey of some long lasting illness. Nirdhaat in 12th house: Nirdhaat means firm decision or stubbornness or proper planning. Since this bindu is placed in the house of darkness, there may be lack of proper planning there may be loss of money or unwarranted expenditure. His acts may bring him discredit in the society but during the rotation of benefic planets, he will utilize his money for the welfare of family members, relatives and for public causes and may get credit in the society. During rotation of malefic planets, he may loose wealth due to some wrong act or may have problems with law and may have to go to jail.
Example 2 for Suryaat Nakshatra Bindu Kundali Name: VPM, April 25th, 1974, TOB: 02‐29‐45, POB: Mumbai Prediction: Ulka in 1st house: 1st house governs body and mind. Native suddenly changes his decisions as per the circumstances. Native may become whimsical or change his mind suddenly when some thoughts come in his mind or when he sees any danger coming to him. He may be able to reduce the tension or danger by making drastic changes in his decisions during favorable time. But during unfavorable time, he may not be able to understand the impending danger. Kamp in 1st House: Kamp means worries or fear. Native may try to fulfill his dreams or ambitions but he may have negative thoughts or worries in his mind regarding the success of his plans to fulfill the same. Planet Sun also plays an important role. If Sun is weak in the horoscope then person may be lacking in self confidence, but here in this horoscope, Sun is exalted (powerful) and gives native lot of confidence to implement his plans successfully to fulfill his dreams and ambitions.
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may also plan to protect himself from the known enemy or coming illness before it hurts him. Shul in 7th house: 7th house is the house of married life, spouse and partnership business. Shul means internal worries or pain. The native will have worries about his wife and the happiness of married life even if there is no problem or worries about that. Even if his partnership business is running smoothly and has good relations with partners, deep inside his mind he will have worries about that. Sometimes his wife may oppose him in important matter or his relatives may try to create obstacles in his work and life so that native has to struggle in his work. Because of oppositions and quarrels from wife or near and dear ones, his life may become full of sorrows or misery and the native may become short tempered. Sannipaat in 9 th house: 9 th house is the house of fortune, religion and long travel. Sannipaat means same thoughts occupying his mind constantly. Person can not remove this thought from his mind even if he tries hard. Native will always think of his fate as to when he is going to get well settled in life or when he is going to get a good stroke of luck in his fortune. If gets a new chance in life regarding a good opportunity, thoughts of the same would constantly occupy his mind. If he has come across some worries about his fortune, thoughts of that will not leave his mind. Sannipaat in 10th house: The house governs profession\ business, social life and deeds. Sannipaat gives thoughts of good or bad incidents in his life regarding business or social deeds. Native tries to impress others by narrating incidents of his past life and good deeds done by his family, ancestors, etc.. He tries to convince others that he is a successful,
honest and faithful worker. Sometimes native tries to get favors from others saying that he belongs to well known or family of celebrities. This bindu also gives determination for finishing work undertaken by him. Native constantly thinks of the work he is doing and the thoughts of that work get erased from his mind only after the completion of that work. Ketu in 11th house: Eleventh house is the house of benefits or gains and fame and public relations and friends of business circle. Ketu means prestige. Native will get money with fame in his business. Native will do such social work which will give him and his family prestige and will be honored in public. During malefic rotation of planets on this house, native will have worries about his prestige. But most of the worries would be imaginary in nature. Ketu will also give him physical suffering. Native may punish his body by inflicting some injury or by fasting or in some other way for his wrongful deeds. Ulka in 12th house: Twelfth house is the house of expenditure, loss in business, lawful sufferings and Moksha. Ulka in this house may make native lose good opportunities of progress in his life. He may be badly led away by his false ideas or friends. He may incur unnecessary expenditure or lose money. But since this bindu is Sagittarius sign whose lord is Jupiter, this negative results get decreased by a good margin. Native may get ideas as to which expenditure would be good for him or vice versa.
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Dnyaneshwari (The Philosophical Part) Chapter 2 By V.V. Shairvarkar, USA.
The Path Of Knowledge Shri Krishna Consoles Arjuna
S Dr. Vasant Vishnu Shirvaikar was born in 1932 & did his MSc in Nuclear Physics from Wilson College, Bombay, and Ph.D. in Physics from University of Bombay. Worked as research scientist in Bhabha Atomic Research Centre Bombay for 37 years and authored several research papers. He is a known authority on Dnyneshwari. He is devote of Shri Shankar Maharaj of Pune & with his blessings have published works on Dnyaneshwari, Yogiraj Shri Shankar Maharaj , & Amarvani-English translation of a Hindi book by the Jain Saint Amarmuni. Also published several articles on spiritual topics including a ten-part series on DattaParampara in the magazine Sai-Arpan published from Bombay. Now engaged in expanding the series as a book. Currently living in USA.
hri Krishna said, "Arjuna, first think whether this kind of talk and behaviour on the battlefield becomes you. Realise who you are and what you are doing. (2:6). What has come over you? What is it you are feeling sorry about? It is not like you to bother about irrelevant matters and to give up courage. (2:7‐8). You who are famous for unqualified bravery are crying! (2:11). Do not let your mind be overcome by weakness. Gather your courage and come to your senses. Leave this foolishness, get up and take your bow and arrow. What use is compassion on the battlefield? You are an intelligent person. Then why don’t you realise that compassion during a battle is of no use? It will only harm your name and make you lose the benefits in the world beyond. (2:17‐20). This kind of compassion is of no use during the time of war. Is it only now that you have realised that Kauravas are your relatives? Did you not know that earlier? Is this dispute a new thing in your life? It has been an usual affair between you and the Kauravas. (2:23‐25). Due to this delusion you will lose the standing you have gained so far and not only will you lose everything in this world but in the next as well. A true warrior should keep away from the
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weakness of heart, because for a Kshatriya it is his downfall." (2:27‐28). Arjuna however repeated his pleas saying that he could not be so ungrateful as to fight with and kill his own teacher (i.e. Dronacharya) to whom he owed all his battle skills and who was like a father to him and therefore fit to be worshipped. Finally, when he realised that Shri Krishna was not listening to his pleas, he said he felt confused and prayed to Shri Krishna for proper advice consistent with Dharma (code of righteous conduct) adding that Shri Krishna was like his teacher, brother, parents, family deity and saviour. (2:30‐68). Birth Death Cycles Are Natural Shri Krishna then said, "Arjuna, I am really surprised at what you are doing. You call yourself knowledgeable but do not let go of your ignorance. And when I try to teach you something you lecture on ethics. (2:91‐92)."Tell me, is this universe sustained only because of you? What people say about the universe that it has been existing from time immemorial must then be false. Is what everybody says about the creation that "All creatures are created by the one and only God" all wrong? Has the situation now become such that what is born is created by you and what has died has been killed by you? And that the Kauravas will be destroyed only if you wish it so? Or that, if because of your ego you decide not to kill them, they will remain immortal? Perhaps there is delusion in your mind that people die because you are the one who causes death? Arjuna, birth and death are things established from time immemorial and are natural occurrences, then why should you feel sorry for them for no reason? (2:94‐100). Arjuna, persons of discrimination know that both birth and death are delusions and do not lament either of them. (2:102). The feeling that "this is born" or "that has died" is created because of Maya, otherwise the basic underlying principle which is Brahman is indestructible. (See the note at the end of chapter). Wind causes ripples on water which takes wavy shape and when wind dies water becomes flat, then what was created and what got destroyed? (2:105‐107). Consider the obvious example of the body. Changes occur with age in the same body. First there is childhood in the body. It goes and youth comes but when one state goes and the other comes the body itself is not destroyed. In the same way changes in an individual life occur, the difference in this case being that one body goes and is replaced by another, but the Consciousness (soul) does not get destroyed. He who understands this does not suffer grief due to the delusion of life and death. (2:108‐110). Sense Pleasure Cause Of Delusion he reason why people do not realise this is that man is a slave to the senses. His mind, being caught in sensual pleasures, leads to the delusive feelings of happiness and sorrow. Enjoyment of sense pleasures leads to feelings of happiness and sorrow and creates attachment to the sense objects. There is nothing steady about sense objects. Sometimes they give pleasure and sometimes pain. For example, praise gives
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pleasure while criticism creates unpleasantness; hard objects are unpleasant, soft objects give pleasure, etc. (2:111‐114). This leads to the ignorance about the true nature of the Self in this life. (2:118). People get trapped by the sense organs (Note: The five sense organs are: Eyes, ears, tongue, nose and skin) and when they experience the feelings like hot and cold etc., they get subjected to the feelings of pleasure and pain. Nature of the sense organs is such that it makes them feel there is nothing better than sensual pleasures of the body and mind. And these sense objects are impermanent like a mirage. Therefore you should not keep their company. (2:119‐122). Pleasure and pain do not touch a person who is not influenced by these sense objects, nor has he to go through rebirth. Keep in mind that he who is not trapped by the sense objects is totally indestructible. (2:123‐124). Ultimate Principle ‐ The Brahman rjuna, I am going to tell you about one more thing which sensible people realise. In this world which pervaded by Maya, there is a mysterious principle about which all philosophers agree. (2:125‐126). When a man of Knowledge ponders over what is universe etc., matters related to the material world get eliminated and what remains for him to think about is only that principle which is the Self (or soul). Having come to a definite conclusion about what is truth and what is untruth, he is oblivious to an impermanent thing like the body. Careful thinking leads to a conclusion that whatever is impermanent and delusive is inconsequential and what is permanent is fundamental. He who created this universe is devoid of attributes like colour or form. He is all‐pervading and beyond birth and death. He cannot be destroyed even if you want to. On the other hand, bodies are naturally perishable, therefore it is proper that you should fight. It is not you who is their destroyer and they also are not destructible only by you. If you think otherwise then that is because of your ignorance. (2:131‐138). Things seen during a dream appear real while the dream lasts but once we wake up we realise that they were not real. You are only experiencing a similar illusion due to the effect of Maya. (2:139‐140).
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Soul Is Immortal ven if the body dies, the Soul (Atman) does not die. Therefore do not extend your impression about the death of the body to the Soul. (2:141). Just as a person discards his old clothes and wears new ones, similarly the Soul, the master of the Consciousness discards one body and occupies another. This Soul is without birth, is permanent, eternal, pure and without form. It cannot be cut by weapons, cannot get drowned even in flood waters, fire cannot burn it and wind cannot suck it. This constant and eternal Soul totally pervades everything. It cannot be understood by reasoning but can be experienced only through meditation. This infinite supreme entity is inaccessible to the mind and is unobtainable through implements or techniques. It is unbounded and superior to all living and nonliving things. It is without the three attributes (Sattva, the attribute of purity, goodness, knowledge etc.; Raja, the attribute of that of movement, desire, passion etc.; and Tama that of lethargy, darkness, ignorance etc.), timeless, beyond shape and form and all encompassing. Arjuna, if you are able to realise this Soul which exists inside everybody then all your sorrows will disappear. (2:144‐151). And even if you were to consider the Soul to be destructible there is no reason for you to feel sorry, because the cycle of creation, existence and dissolution continues perpetually like the
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flow of the Ganges. (2:152‐153). These three states which are applicable to all living beings, are all same to the Soul. Your sorrow in this context is therefore improper because this natural cycle has been going on since time immemorial. (2:155‐156). Birth and death are inevitable. (2:158). What Is Born Dies And Is Reborn hatever is born perishes and is later born again. This wheel of life and death has been going on perpetually from time immemorial like the cycle of sunrise and sunset. At the time of the big deluge these three worlds also get destroyed. Therefore beginning and end are inevitable. (2:159‐161). Prior to birth, creatures have no form. They acquire it after birth. When they die they certainly will not reach another state but only the previous. The form you see between the birth and the death is the projection (an illusive image) of Brahman due to the influence of Maya. (2:164‐166). All creatures acquire a form due to the effect of Maya, therefore why should you shed tears over something which does not exist in the first place? Instead, you should think about the eternal Soul (Atman). (2:168‐169). Those who develop a love for this Soul (Atman) are not influenced by sense‐objects. They become detached and dispassionate and live a hermit's life. With the Atman as their goal they observe constraints like celibacy and penance. (2:170‐171). Many have attained a state of steadiness of mind and by concentrating on that pure Self, have lost all thoughts about the material world. Many have developed detachment and become constantly engrossed with it (i.e. the Self) while singing its praises. Some have left their "I am the body" feeling while some have become one with it (The Self). Just as the river flows merging into the ocean does not revert, similarly superior yogis, once their intellect merges with the Soul become one with it and they are not reborn. (2:172‐176). The all‐pervading Brahman exists within everybody. It cannot be destroyed even if you want to. It is the cause of birth and death of every creature therefore why should you feel sorry? (2:177‐178).
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Dharma‐ The Righteous Code Of Conduct ave you forgotten your Dharma (Code of righteous conduct or duty) which guides one through one’s life? (2:180). Swadharma (i.e. your own Dharma or Dharma applicable to oneself) is never to be given up whatever may happen to the Kauravas or to you. If you forsake your own Dharma (i.e. that of a Kshatriya or warrior) and show compassion, will that compassion save you? This fountain of kindness is inappropriate during a war. (2:182‐183). Self‐interest is harmed if one does wrong things at the wrong time. Therefore come to your senses in time and attend to your Swadharma. Behaving as prescribed by Swadharma never leads to any blemish. (2:185‐186). All desires get fulfilled if you follow Swadharma. For you Kshatriyas (warrior caste) there is nothing more proper than fighting. (2:188‐189). Such opportunities of war come to Kshatriyas as a result of a lot of merit. (2:194). If you avoid this war and grieve over wrong things then it is as good as self‐destruction. (2:196). If you forsake Swadharma then you will be burdened with sin and the blemish of failure will never be erased for ages. (2:201). And how are you going to leave this battlefield? Your enemies will not understand that you are giving up the enmity out of a clean and kind heart. They will surround you and shower you with arrows and then your kindness will be of no help to you in escaping. Even if you do escape and survive, living that life will be worse than death. (2:202‐205). You have gained an exceptional fame (2:211) and these Kauravas are afraid of you. (2:215) That fear will not remain if you retreat. (2:217). And even if you want to run away they will
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not let you. They will catch you and put you to a ridicule. Instead of hearing all that slander and feel broken‐hearted, why should you not defeat them by fighting bravely and then enjoy the throne? And even if you were to die fighting then you will naturally attain the kingdom of heaven (which is due to those warriors who die fighting). Therefore do not waste your time in thinking, pick up your bow and arrow and be ready for war. (2:218‐221) Practice of Swadharma removes all past blemishes.Why should you then have an apprehension that you are going to commit sin? (2:222). It would be a sin only if you act with the desire of fruits in mind even if the act itself was as prescribed according to Swadharma. If you fight as a Kshatriya with a desireless attitude towards the fruits then there is no sin involved. (2:224‐225) Equanimity Towards Happiness And Sorrow One should not feel ecstasy by happiness nor feel aggrieved by sorrow. Neither should one think about gains and losses. One should not keep thinking in advance about whether one would win or die in this war. One should quietly accept whatever comes to his lot while acting according to Swadharma. Actions performed with this attitude do not lead to any blemish, therefore Arjuna go and fight with determination. (2:226‐229) Yoga Of Intellect (Buddhiyoga) What I have told you so far is the Yoga of Knowledge of the Sankhya philosophy. Now I shall tell you the Yoga of Intellect (of Karmayogis i.e. followers of the path of action). (2:230) By following this yoga of intellect you do not miss the worldly pleasures and at the same time you are also assured of liberation. As mentioned earlier in connection with Swadharma, one should perform one’s duties but without bothering about the fruits of his actions. He who is endowed with this attitude of performing his duties without the desire of the fruits thereof becomes immediately free of all encumbrances (of birth and death). (2:233‐235). An intellect which is not touched by the thoughts of sin or merit (i.e. desireless intellect, because it is the desire that leads to worry about sin and merit.), which is extremely subtle and steady and not stained by the three attributes Sattva, Raja and Tama, destroys the fear of the material world if it illuminates the mind even slightly, by virtue of the merit of earlier births. (2:236‐237) Righteous and Base Intellects Even if this righteous intellect were to be present only slightly, it should not be considered as unimportant. This righteous intellect which leads one towards God, is very rare. (2:238‐239). This unique righteous intellect in the world has no other goal than attainment of God. All other types of intellect are corrupted intellects which are affected by passions and in which persons without discrimination get enraptured. Therefore Arjuna, such persons without discrimination may attain heaven, earth or hell but never the bliss of the Self. (2:241‐244). These persons establish the greatness of Vedic rituals quoting the Vedas in support, but perform them with the desire of fruits in mind. They say that one should be born on this earth, perform the rituals like yajna and then enjoy the consequent pleasures of heaven. (2:245‐246). They perform all the rituals rigorously as prescribed but they do one unfortunate thing. By keeping the goal of pleasures as heaven they forget the very God in whose name they conduct the rituals. (2:249‐250). Like cooking excellent food and then selling it for money, they sell the Dharma for the benefit of pleasure. Therefore I say that people who
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spend their time in debating on the meaning of the Vedas shelter a corrupted intellect. (2:254‐255). Attributes of the Veda constituents Vedas (which comprise of Samhitas, Brahmanas, Aranyakas and Upanishads) are definitely associated with the three attributes Sattva, Raja and Tama. Upanishads and other philosophical works should be considered as having the Sattva attribute. The rest, which discuss rituals and other exercises for attainment of heaven have the Raja and the Tama attributes. Therefore they are the cause of pleasure and sorrow and you should not harbour them in your mind. Discard these three attributes, do not speak of "I" and "mine" and keep the bliss of the Self‐realisation firmly in your mind. (2:256‐259). Though Vedas tell many things and suggest many rituals, you should choose only that which is beneficial for you. After deep thinking I came to the conclusion that it is proper for you to avoid evil deeds and perform actions as prescribed in the Shastras (scriptures) but without the desire for fruits thereof. Do your duty as per your own Dharma with a desireless attitude. (2:260‐266). But when you are fortunate enough to have achieved success, do not get exhilarated by it nor feel sorry if for some reason you are not successful. If whatever work which was undertaken reaches completion then it is fine but if it does not, then also it is all right. (2:268‐269). Whatever work we do, when its offering is made to God, then automatically it becomes complete. (2:271). A balanced attitude of mind towards both successful and unsuccessful actions is hailed as the best state of Yoga. Equanimity of mind, where mind and intellect work together, is the essence of yoga. (2:272‐273). Path Of Actions Or Karmayoga onsidering everything, the path of actions appears to be of lesser status in comparison with the yoga of intellect. Actually, one achieves success in the yoga of intellect only when the actions are performed with desireless attitude, because negation of the actions (by offering them to God) leads naturally to the state of yoga. Therefore Arjuna, steady your mind with the help of this yoga of intellect, giving up the desire of fruits of your actions. Those who followed this yoga of intellect transcended this material world and were liberated from the entanglement into sin and merit. Such people, even though they do perform their duties, they reject the fruits thereof and therefore are freed from the birth and death cycles and reach the eternal state of bliss. Arjuna, you will become like that when you give up your delusion and your mind becomes dispassionate. Then the very pure mystical Knowledge will rise within you and your mind will automatically become dispassionate. In this state, the thoughts of gaining more knowledge or remembering whatever was learnt in the past do not arise. Then the intellect (mind?) which was wandering due to the influence of sense‐organs will easily become steady in the Supreme Soul. When the intellect becomes steady, you will reach a state of Samadhi, the steady quiet bliss and only then you will attain the state of yoga. (2:274‐284).
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Shri Krishna replied, "The strong desire carried in the mind for sense pleasures is what comes in the way of the bliss of the Self. He who is always contented and whose desire for sense pleasures which is the cause of the downfall of persons, has left him for good and who is always immersed in the bliss of the Self should be considered as a person of stable insight (Sthitapradnya). (2:291‐293). Desire and anger vanish naturally from the mind of a person who remains unperturbed even when faced with all types of distress and who is not led astray by the lure of pleasure. Having reached a state of perfection he is totally free of fear. Freed of these restraints he has reached oneness with the Brahman. Such a person should be considered as a person of stable intellect. (2:294‐296). Such person always behaves with impartial attitude towards all. This nature of his having constant equanimity and compassion towards all creatures never changes. He is never enthralled by happiness from good things nor disheartened by sorrow from the bad. He who, being bereft of feelings of happiness and sorrow, remains absorbed in the Supreme Self should be considered as a person of stable insight (Sthitapradnya). And he who is in complete control of his sense organs, should be considered as a person of stable intellect. (2:299‐300). Controlling Sense Organs And Arjuna, I shall tell you an interesting thing. Seekers practice restraint and give up sense‐pleasures; but they too can get entangled in various types of sense‐pleasures if while restraining the ears, eyes etc., they fail to restrain the tongue. (2:303‐304). One can restrain himself from all sense‐pleasures except that of the tongue. One cannot forcibly restrain the pleasure of the tongue because our life depends on food. But when a seeker attains Self‐ realisation, the tongue naturally gets controlled and since the "I am the body" feeling has left him he forgets all sense‐pleasures. (2:307‐309). These organs cannot be brought under control by any other means. (NB: It is implied that external means like rituals, fasts etc. are not useful. Internal means like meditation only are useful for the purpose). Because even those who constantly try to conquer them and keep their minds under control by observing strict rules and restrictions, are harassed by them. Such is the power of these organs! Even in the case of yogis, the sense objects appear in the form of Riddhi‐Siddhis (Occult powers) gained by them and rule their minds through the organs. If a yogi is caught in their clutches then he deviates from his study of yoga, such is the strength of the organs. (2:311‐314). Therefore Arjuna, he who leaves all desire of pleasures, controls his organs and is not allured by the sense‐pleasures is alone worthy of the trust set by yoga i.e. steadiness of intellect. Such a person has the knowledge of the Self and never forgets me. (2:315‐317). [Note: Shri Krishna presents himself henceforth as Supreme Soul]. On the other hand, he who outwardly gives up sense‐objects but keeps on thinking about them must be considered as being entangled only in the materialistic world. (2:318). The slightest trace of desires remaining in the mind destroys discretion. (2:320). Mere memory of these sense‐pleasures creates desire for them in the mind of even a detached person. Passions then arise in the mind and where there is passion there is also anger. Anger leads to thoughtlessness. Thoughtlessness leads to loss of memory and then the intellect is engulfed by the darkness of ignorance. The intellect then suffers and loses direction. Thus, the loss of memory leads to confused intellect and this in turn destroys all knowledge. In this way, 157
even occasional memory of the sense‐pleasures can lead to such downfall. Therefore, when these sense‐pleasures are totally removed from the mind, anger and hate are automatically destroyed. When anger and hate are destroyed then even if the organs become engaged in the sense‐pleasures they do no harm. (2:321‐332). Such a person is detached towards sense‐ objects, free of desire and anger and remains engrossed in the bliss of the Self. (2:334). He who thus remains absorbed in the Self may be considered without doubt to have a stable intellect. Be Cheerful Worldly sorrows do not enter a cheerful mind. (2:338). How can a person feel unhappy when his heart is cheerful? The mind of such a person remains naturally focused on God. Like a flame in windless air, that person with stable intellect achieves the yogic state and becomes united with Brahman. (2:339‐341). A person in whose mind the thoughts of this yoga do not take root, gets entangled in the trap of sense objects. The intellect of such person is never stable nor does he desire it to be stable. If there is no feeling of stability in the mind then how can he achieve peace? Just as a sinner cannot attain liberation, similarly where there is no love for peace there is no happiness either, even by chance. (2:342‐345). Therefore instability of mind is the cause for sorrow and therefore it is best to control the sense‐organs. (2:347). Persons who submit to the demands of the sense‐organs do not really transcend the material world, though outwardly it may appear to be so. (2:348). Even a person who has attained Self‐realisation, is trapped in the sorrowful consequences of the material world if he pampers the sense organs. Therefore what better achievement is there than conquering the sense‐organs? (2:350‐351). He whose sense‐organs obey his commands may be considered as having a stable insight. Now listen to another characteristic of such a person who has reached perfection. (2:353‐354). Yogi Is Always Awake hen all creatures are in a state of sleep regarding Brahman he is ever awake to it and he shuts his eyes at the (material) things for which everybody else struggles. Such a person should be recognised as a great sage free of attachments. (2:355‐356). He is not bothered about whether or not he has achieved the Riddhi‐Siddhis (Occult powers). (2:360). Satiated with Self‐realisation, he remains in the state of bliss of the Self and goes about in this world in that state, bereft of ego and all desires. Recognise him truly as a person with stable insight. (2:366‐367). This is what is called the extreme state of the Brahman experienced by the dispassionate person who effortlessly becomes one with it. Once they become one with Brahman then there is no question of their mind suffering and becoming an impediment in the way of reaching the state of the Brahman at the time of physical death. (2:368‐369).
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When an individual is created it has a soul which is same as the Brahman. At birth the individual acquires a body which is shed on death but the soul does not die. It acquires another body after some time i.e. is reborn as another creature or person. Individual undergoes millions of life cycles like this. During the period between the birth and death, the individual, due to effects of Maya is not aware that he is really the Soul but gives almost full attention to pleasures of the body. In other words he thinks that his Self is his body while actually it is his Soul. Self‐realisation is the realisation that one is really the soul and not the body. Thus, Brahman, Atman, Soul and the Self may be used synonymously depending upon the context.
Plastic Surgery- Sushruta Samhita Susruta lays down the basic principles of plastic surgery by advocating a proper physiotherapy before the operation and describes various methods or different types of defects, viz., (1) release of the skin for covering small defects, (2) rotation of the flaps to make up for the partial loss and (3) pedicle flaps for covering complete loss of skin from an area. He has mentioned various methods including sliding graft, rotation graft and pedicle graft. Nasal repair or rhinoplasty has been described in greater detail, which to this day has stood the test of time and is mentioned as the Indian method of rhinoplasty in the books of plastic surgery. Lastly, labioplasty too has received his attention. Surgical science – Salyantantra – embraces all processes aiming at the removal of factors responsible for producing pain or misery to the body or mind. Health is, according to Susruta, a state of physical and mental well-being brought about and preserved by the maintenance of humours, good nutrition, proper elimination of waste products and a pleasant harmony of the body and the mind. Susruta warns that improper intervention with surgical maneuver due either to ignorance of the progress of the disease-process, greed for money or lack of judgment, lead only to complications. A conscientious surgeon, on the other hand, considers his patient as a whole. For diseases divorced from patients are abstractions from reality. Any surgical maneuver is a phased programme planned well and then executed. The pascatkarman included the rehabilitation and removal of complications.
Attributes (2:144‐151): All worldly objects, entities or actions are supposed to have three attributes in different proportions. The attributes are :‐ Sattva, the attribute of purity, goodness, knowledge etc.; Raja, the attribute of movement, desire, passion etc.; and Tama the attribute of lethargy, darkness, ignorance etc. Attributes are discussed in detail in Chapters 14, 16 and 18.
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Thandavamalai - 2 By R.Ramanathan, India ‘Thandava Malai’ was compiled by a scholar ‘Shri. Thandava Bhoopathy’, who was a prime disciple of Shri. Appavu Aiyar, a renowned astrologer. Shri.Appavu Aiyar was a disciple of Shri. Govinda Dheekshita, thus goes the Guru Parampara. The worthy disciple has compiled his master’s teachings in verses and named after the book by his name. This book is rich in content and lucid in style. The verses resemble some verses of Brihat Parasara Hora as well as Udu Daya Pradeepika. The author Shri. Thandava Bhoopathy is a Sakthi Upasaka. His son Shri. Kacchhalai Murthy was also a famous personality. Nothing could be ascertained regarding the period of the text. Roughly, considering the style of the verse, this text might not been written earlier than 17th century.
R.Ramanathan, works as an Assistant Section Officer in Tamil Nadu Secretariat. He is an ardent lover of astrology and started learning it from a very young age. He is a member of our Saptarishis Astrology Team and displays his approach to the subject with utmost humility & open mindedness.
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«è£†è죋 ªð£™ô£‚ ªè£®òõ˜è ÷£ù£½‹ õ£†è‡í£Œ õ™«ô£¼ ì¡õòƒ°‹ ‐ 裆¹Áê‹ ð‰îº‡«ìŸ îˆî‹ õòƒ°ªð£CŠ ¹‚«èŸðˆ î‰F´õ˜ Ìð£ô˜  “Even (functional) malefics are capable of bestowing yoga results to any individual, (during their dasa‐bhukthis) according to their own strength, ownership and relationship with other (functional) benefics” As already Thandavarayar has explained the functional nature of planets sufficiently in the earlier verses supra, here by calling ‘malefics’, he is addressing those planets which are not owning any angular / trinal houses for the ascendant, in question. They may be summarized as below: Table‐I Asc.
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Mercury (3,6)
Libra
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Mercury (8,11)
Gemini Sun(3), Mars (6,11)
Sagittarius Saturn (2,3), Venus (6,11), Moon (8) when not in Cancer
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Mercury (3,12)
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Jupiter (3,12), Sun(8) when not in Leo
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Mercury (2,11)
Aquarius
Moon(6), Jupiter(2,11)
Virgo
Moon(11), Mars (3,8)
Pisces
Venus(3,8), Saturn (11,12)
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According to this verse, even the above said malefics are capable of conferring good to the native, if they are establishing any relationship with functional benefics. The author has succinctly defined the terms to assess the quantum of beneficence (yoga‐phal) that can be generated by any planet, in the earlier verses themselves. Accordingly they may be categorized as below in the descending order of that beneficence. i)
Perfect Yogakaraka viz. single planet owning both angle and trine and Rahu or Ketu when posited in trine.
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A planet owning a trine simultaneously possessing a neutral lordship, but favorably disposed.
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verse 19 infra also. Table‐II Ascendant
Aries
Perfect Yogakaraka *
Next degree Yogakaraka
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Sun(5), Jupiter(9,12)
Mars(1,8) (if in 8th house)
Taurus
Saturn(9,10)
Mercury(2,5)
Venus(1,6)
Gemini
Mercury(1,4)
Venus(5,12)
Saturn(8,9)
Cancer
Mars(5,10)
Moon(1)
Jupiter(6,9)
Leo
Mars(4,9)
Sun(1)
Jupiter(5,8)
Virgo
Mercury(1,10)
Venus(2,9)
Saturn(5,6)
Libra
Saturn(4,5)
Mercury(9,12)
Venus(1,8) (if in 8th house)
Jupiter(2,5), Moon(9)
Mars(1,6)
Scorpion
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Jupiter(1,4)
Mars(5,12), Sun(9)
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Capricorn
Venus(5,10)
Saturn(1,2), Mercury(6,9)
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Aquarius
Venus(4,9)
Saturn(1,12)
Mercury(5,8)
Pisces
Jupiter(1,10)
Moon(5), Mars(2,9)
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inherently conveys that the rulership of those planets should not be overlooked in tune with the basic canons of astrology. For example, let us consider a Leo native whose Mercury associated with Jupiter. Then whenever the individual undergoes the directional influences of Mercury, he can reap very good financial prosperity as Mercury is the Lord of 2nd and 11th. But, at the same time Mercury’s association with Jupiter (being 8th Lord also) will have its own evil potential. Therefore, the individual may have to face severe strain, accidents, struggles, etc. also duringthe Mercury’s Dasa, Bhukthi and Antara. The efficacy of this verse can be verified with the following case study. This is the chart of Dr. Rajendra Prasad.
(Source: Chart No.53 of Notable Horoscopes by Dr.B.V.Raman). It was during the Moon (8th Lord) bhukthi of Mercury Dasa he was elected as the First President of the Indian Republic. The bhukthinath Moon has conferred Raja Yoga, inspite of its being randhresh to Sagittarius Ascendant. Note that the exalted Moon (malefic vide Table‐I) was aspected by 9th Lord Sun (Rajya Karaka and shown as Second degree yogakaraka for Sagittarius in Table‐II) and thereby generated a powerful Raja Yoga. Of course, Moon being 8th Lord in 6th indicates a Vipareeth Rajayoga, which is always favorable for political pursuits. Hence, this Chart is the perfect explanation of Verse 17 of Thandavamalai.
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“If either of the nodes is deposited in an angle or a trine and establishes relationship with the Lord of any other trine or angle than its original dispositor, then the periods of that node will confer unblemished yoga” As mentioned by Thandavarayar in verse 11 supra, being Chaya grahas without any sign ownership, Rahu and Ketu are fully dependant on their positional strength. Considering this fact as base, the author has composed this verse. The three conditions stipulated in this verse may be substantiated as follows: Condition for Rahu / Ketu
Substantiation
1. Should be in angle or trine.
Planets deposited in angle or trine show positional strength.
2. Should not conjoin with that sign ruler (i.e. dispositor)
When the sign lord gets own position, in the radiance of that planet, Rahu/Ketu being the chaya griha, will ultimately lose its positional strength.
3. Should conjoin with any other Lord of Trine or Angle
As already established any interrelationship between Angles and Trines is known as Yoga par‐ excellence. Hence, when the node deposited in an angle conjoined with a trinal lord; and deposited in a trine conjoined with an angular lord are two unblemished Raja Yogas. (Here, it should be noted that both the nodes can never be in trines simultaneously.)
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(Source: Chart No.70 of Notable Horoscopes by Dr.B.V.Raman). This is a chart of an internationally reputed scientist. In this chart, mark the disposition of Rahu in 1st house, which is a Trine‐cum‐Angle. Hence, it itself is a fine placement. In addition to this, his association with Mercury, which is a second degree yoga‐karaka for Libra natives (vide Table‐II supra) makes Rahu an absolute yogakaraka. Let me reproduce the comments of Dr. B.V.Raman on the Rahu Dasa of the individual in the Notable Horoscopes as “ . . . . . it was only during Rahu dasa that the official position of the native was built up until he reached the present enviable position of all‐India importance. . . . . Rahu conferred on the native great name and fame as scientist of international repute and gave wide travelling all over the world, great distinction, respect and responsibility.” This case study stands as testimony for the efficacy of verse‐17 of Thandavamalai.
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«è‰Fó «è£íˆ î¬ôõ˜«è† Aªô£¼õªó¡ ø£‰Fóñ£ «ò£è ñOŠðó¡«ø£ ‐ ؉î¼i˜ Ü¡Qò «è£íˆîõ«ù£ ì£ó£Œ‰ F´‹ðô¡èœ â¡ù£™ ÜPõ ߃° “When a planet holds ownership of both a trine as well as an angle, undoubtedly it confers yogaphal to the native. Further, if it conjoins with any other trinal lord, how can I measure the austerity of that planet?” This verse is a consummation of principles propounded in verses 12 to 15 supra. The real intention of the author for repeating the concept is to reinforce the basic canons of astrology. Angles are known as Vishnusthanas and Trines are known as Lakshmisthanas as per shloka 43 (28) of Brihat Parasara Hora Sasthra. Association of these Lords infers that the native can reap both spiritualistic as well as materialistic pursuits of life during the directional influences of that Lords. When a same planet plays the dual role of angular and trinal lordship, he represents himself as unblemished yogakaraka to the native. Association of other trinal lord with this lord is still more auspicious. That is why; Thandavarayar has composed this association in an exclamatory form. In the verse‐16 supra, the author has narrated the beneficent effects of the malefic (in Table‐I) while they are associating with the yogakarakas (in Table‐II mentioned thereunder). Now, in this verse, he has narrated the propitious results of yogakarakas (mentioned in Table‐II alone). Firstly, he has praised the austerity of Angular‐cum‐ Trinal Lords, which are tabulated in column (i) of Table‐II. Next, he has upheld the inter‐relation of perfect yogakaraks (column‐I) with other yogakaraks [Columns (ii) and (iii)] mentioned in Table‐II therein. Obviously, the yogakaraks bestow highest beneficence to the natives during their directional influence.
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(Source: Chart No.31 of Notable Horoscopes by Dr.B.V.Raman).
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This is the chart of George Bernard Shaw. In this chart, Angular‐cum‐Trinal Lord is Saturn and thereby qualifies for perfect yogakaraka. He conjoins with Mercury another trinal lord. Their association is the major strength of the chart. He won the Nobel Prize for literature in Mercury Dasa. Most of his accomplishments were in the Mercury Dasa. That is why, Dr. B.V.Raman has rightly observed about the Mercury Dasa of Bernard Shaw as “Mercury Dasa commenced in 1923 and Shaw’s reputation reached a climax.” Thus, verse 19 of Thandavamalai has been testified.
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î¡ñè¡ñ FŠðFè 죪ñ†´ ì¡ðFªù£¡ P¡î¬ôõ ó£AôK¡ Þ¡ðºŸø ‐ ï¡ùò…«ê˜ ê‹ð‰îˆ ô êèˆF½œ «÷£˜îñ‚°ˆ î‹ðô¬ù ßò£ªó¡Á ꣟Á “The Dharma‐Karmathipas will not confer their yoga results to the individual, if they are simultaneously owning 8th or 11th houses also” We can come across some texts, which are saying that the Dharmakarmathipa Yoga is ineffective for the Aries and Gemini individuals. For Aries natives, Jupiter is the 9 th‐cum‐ 2 12th lord and Saturn is 10th‐cum‐11th lord. Hence, their Dharmakarmathipa Yoga is not
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effective. For Gemini natives, Jupiter is the 7th‐cum‐10th lord and Saturn is the 8th‐cum‐9th lord. Hence, their Dharmakarmathipa Yoga is also not effective. Some astrologers used to say the same thing in a different manner. They mention that the association of Jupiter and Saturn is not conducive to produce any benefic results. They are assigning a peculiar reason also for this as below: Jupiter and Saturn being the mega‐size planets by volume‐mass, their association is denoting a strong graha yuddha (planetary war) and thereby depriving both the planets or atleast one as defeated or weak. Therefore, the yoga that can be caused by their association is also feeble. If we extend this principle, the Dharmakarmathipa Yoga of Taurus is also null and void, if Saturn associates with Jupiter. Though this argument appears to be rational, this is not exhibiting the real astro‐ perspective with reference to the established tenets of astrology. This verse of Thandavamalai alleviates this deficiency, which can be understood as follows: The houses are classified by the Thandavarayar as four major groups viz. (1,5,9), (1,4,7,10),(3,6,11),(2,12,8) in the initial verses themselves of this text. It was also established that the strengths are progressive in nature within every group. Therefore, 9th is the strongest in the first group, 10th in the second, 11th in the third and 8th in the fourth groups respectively. While the 9 th and 10th lords are benefic in nature, 8th and 11th lords are malefic in nature. Therefore, the inter‐relationship between these strong benefic and malefic lords (as per prabhalaschothram) is conducive to nullify the beneficence of the Dharmakarmathipa Yoga. Therefore, in consummate, the effective Dharmakarmathipa Yoga is not at all possible for Aries and Gemini ascendants and ineffective in respect of Taurus, if Saturn associates Jupiter. For rest of the ascendants, it is ineffective, if 8th or 11th lord associates with 9th or 10th lords. 21.
↴ñ â†ì£‹ Þó‡ì¬ù» ñ£»ªõ¡Á F†ìº ì¡ÜP‰¶ YPô£ ‐ ï†ìˆ¬î ñ£óè ªñ¡Á õ°ˆîPõ£Œ ñ£ñJ«ô ݘèLÅ ¿‹¹M» ÷£˜‚° “The 8th house and 8th from the 8th house (i.e. 3rd house) are the houses of longevity. Twelfth from these two houses (i.e. 7th and 2nd) are Maraka houses” In the preceding verses, Thandavarayar has explained the nature of various bhavas and modes for ascertaining strength of yogakarakas, and some prominent yogas like Dharmakarmathipa Yoga, etc. After explaining yoga and yogabhavas, the author has attempted to narrate the ayurbhava from this verse onwards. In order to enjoy the yoga results, one must have sufficient life to live. Therefore, the author has now explained the Maraka effects, etc. This verse is based on the principle of ‘Bhavat Bhavam’. As we know, 8th house is the house for longevity and 8th therefrom reckons to 3rd house. Therefore, 8th and 3rd houses are the houses for longevity. Again extending this principle with reference to twelfth 167
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from these houses for longevity, we get 7th and 2nd houses, which are known as Marakasthanas. Here, one natural question arises as to why with reference to twelfth alone taken for deciding Marakasthanas. The 12th bhava stands for spending of anything and thereby, 12th to any bhava destructs the bhava concerned in slow pace. Therefore, 12th to Ayushthanas are denoting spending of life or destruction of life and fully qualified to become marakas. Thus, the individual’s longevity can be determined by the strengths of the Ayushthana Lords viz. 8th and 3rd Lords, whereas the risk of life i.e. maraka effects can be expected during the directional influences of 2nd and 7th Lords. However, in our humble opinion death is a complicated knot. Nobody can untie it without divine will. Moreover, even a competent astrologer will get perplexed to delineate the period of death. That is why; there are umpteen numbers of rules prescribed for ascertaining the maraka period in various texts. This text is also not an exception. That we may see in the subsequent verses. 22.
Ü‹ñ£ óè‹Þó‡® ô£FJ «ñŸðôªñ¡Á â‹ñ£ù õ˜‚°º¬ó «ò‰F¬öò£Œ ‐ Ü‹ñ£ óèˆîFð˜ àŸø£˜ Üõ¼ì«ù ô‹ Üèˆîõ˜‚°‹ ÜŠð®«ò ò£‹. “Among these two Marakathipas (2nd and 7 th Lords), comparatively 2nd Lord is a powerful Maraka than the 7th. The planets disposited in these Maraka houses as well as that are associated with the Marakathipas are also confer Marakaphal” In the last verse, the author has defined the two Marakasthanas. Here, he explains further about their comparative strengths. Among the two Marakathipas, 2nd Lord is stronger in conferring Marakaphal than 7th Lord to any native. This is based on the fundamental nature of bhava lords explained in earlier verses. Earlier we have seen that the 2nd Lord is neutral by nature, and 7th Lord (being a Kendra Lord) is benefic by nature. Therefore, while conferring Marakaphal, 2nd Lord presides over 7th Lord. Astro results are dependant not only on disposition, but also association. Therefore, the planets associating with 2nd Lord/House are also holding the sway of Marakaphal. The word ‘Marakaphal’ does not necessarily imply to ‘death’ alone. Because, for all natives, except Aries and Libra natives, both the Marakathipas (viz. 2nd and 7th Lords) may hold other rulerships also. Therefore, the marakaphal is subject to modification w.r.t. their other rulership as well as association. Even if other factors are also supporting, the markathipas not necessarily exclusively imply death. Because, as stated earlier ‘death’ is undoubtedly a mystery. Of course umpteen numbers of methods are available in astro‐texts to assess the longevity of a person. They may point to an outline of a person’s longevity, that too approximately. That is the reason, there is availability of manifold methods in astro‐literature, to assess the longevity of a person.
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Ü™ôõ˜îƒ 膰 ܬñˆî ªî¬êªð£CŠH™ ªê™õ«î ò£ñóí… ªêŠ¹ƒè£™ ‐ õ™ô¬ñJ™ Þ™¬ôò£ ñ£Aâ N¡º¬ôß ó£P숫 ï™ô ªî¬êJ ùM™ “In the dasa of the planets, that are associated with the maraka houses, the native may face death (or death‐like danger). When the native has no chance to come across the dasa of those maraka planets, then death (or death‐like danger) may be predicted for the native during the 12th Lord’s period” In the earlier verses the marakathipas were defined. When the individual has no chance to come across dasas of such planets, which are associated with the 2nd and 7th houses, then the 12th Lord will take hold of such maraka role during its main period. As stated earlier, the 12th (vyaya) bhava being the house of destruction of any bhava, destruction of self can be delineated through the 12th to the Ascendant, i.e. 12th Lord. Vyaya bhava to the Ayushthanas viz. 2nd and 7th houses have already been identified as marakasthanas. Next, vyaya bhava to the Ascendant (denoting self) has been qualified for maraka. In the Vimshottari Dasa System, cyclically many dasas rule the destiny of the native. In that cycle, the dasas of planets associated with 2nd, 7th and 12th houses are empowered to confer marakaphal.
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Þõ¡ªî¬êJ L¡«ø ÞõQìˆF ½Ÿø Üõ¡ªî¬ê Jî£Ü¶¾ ñ¡«ø ‐ Cõ‰îMN «îªñ£N«ò ô£˜ ªî¬êJŸø£¡ ↮숫 ï£ñ ªî¬êJ ùM™ “Death may be predicted during the dasas of these (2nd / 7th /12th) Lords or during the dasas of the planets deposited in these (2nd / 7th / 12th) Houses. If these periods do not prove fatal, predict end during 8th Lord’s dasa”.
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݃èõŸÁœ Þ™¬ô«ò™ Ü™ô£î èŸøõ˜î‹ 惰 F¬êJ™ à¬ó‚èªõ¡l˜ ‐ Þƒ°ò˜‰«î£˜ ªêŠHù£˜ ñ£óèƒèœ ªêŒõîP ò£¶M®¡ ÞŠ¹M» «÷£˜‚° â¡Á«ñ “If there is no chance to come across the dasas of planets (that are associated with the 2nd / 7th /12th /8th houses by ownership or disposition), then the dasas of perfect malefics are dangerous to the life of the native”
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“If Saturn is associated with Maraka planets (discussed in the preceding verses), he will take the sway presiding over the rest of the planets to cause death ” From the verse 21 onwards, Thandavarayar has narrated the maraka dasas. They may be serialized as below according to their hierarchy to confer marakaphal: 1) The Lords of 2nd and 7th houses. 2) The Planets deposited in 2nd and 7th houses. 3) The Lord of 12th house. 4) The Planets deposited in 12th house. In this list, by 24th verse, the author has added 8th house and the planets deposited in 8th house also to confer marakaphal. Here, 8th house is not only known as Ayushthana but also as Randhrasthana. Therefore, the planets associated with the 8th house are also empowered to confer marakaphal. By 25th verse, the author has added the dasa of perfect malefics also in the list. If the native has no chance to come across all the above dasas, which is quite rare, then the perfect malefic of his ascendant will take the sway to give death during its dasa. The list of perfect malefics for each ascendant is presented in Table‐I under verse 17 supra. In the 26th verse, Thandavarayar has substantiated the role of Saturn in causing death. As he is the significator of death, when associated with any maraka planets discussed in the verses 21 to 25 supra, Saturn will automatically taking precedence over other planets to end the life of the native. Here, when Saturn doesn’t associate with any maraka planet then such Saturn is not empowered to cause death. There is a view among astrologers that any significator in the significatory house will destroy that bhava i.e. karako bhavanasthe. But, Saturn is an exception to this rule. That is Saturn will not kill the native, even though he is in the 8th house. This is supported by the following shloka of Brihat Parasara Hora Shastra:
Shloka 46(9) of BPHS In this shloka, emphasis is given on the words ‘papakrichani’ (ill‐disposed) and ‘marak griha sambandhanni’ (associated with Marak planets) in order to mention them as prerequisite conditions to declare Saturn as Maraka. In consummate, for any horoscope, the qualified planets to bestow marakaphal during their dasas are many. That is what the verses 21 to 26 of Thandavamalai speak. But, then how to delineate the period of death accurately? To our humble opinion, this is the area wherein the Brahmalipi (i.e. the destiny of the native) is under perfect mystery. Time and again, we wish to insist upon this point. However, besides some specific combinations regarding longevity, some methods are prescribed by various classics to ascertain the longevity like Pindayu, Amsayu, Naisargika Ayu, Jeevayu, Mishrayu, Jaimini method, etc. Readers may refer to these methods and then the life‐span of the native be classified as Short or Medium or Full. 170
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«è£†èª÷™ ô£‹î‹ °ô¾ ªî¬êªð£CŠH™ «ê†ð´‹Þš ¬õòèˆFŸ ªêŠðKò ‐ ñ£‚èìñ‚° ßò£˜ ðô£ðô¡è ª÷£¡Á‰ îñ‚«èŸø «êòK‚ è‡ñ£«î ªêŠ¹ “The Dasanath, whoever may be, will not confer fruits according to his own nature during his own Bhukthi (Swabhukthi)” From the verse 27 onwards, Thandavarayar has narrated the nature of Dasa‐Bhukthis. The Lord of the main‐period will not confer fruits to the native according to his swabhava (own nature) during his sub‐period. Normally, the course of the life or life‐events could not be compartmentalized according to the ruling planets of the individual. Because, life‐events of any native are not subject to change over‐night. Life is like an evolution and not as revolution. Rarely, some unexpected happenings may suddenly alter the life course of the individual, for which there should be strong yoga/avayoga in support of such happenings. Hence, the impact of the earlier dasa’s end bhukthi (known as dasa‐chidra in astrological parlance) will be felt in the subsequent dasa’s starting bhukthi. This is what this verse conveys. Therefore, the originality of the operating Dasa could not be noticed in its first Bhukthi (i.e. his own sub‐period). But, when the Dasa Lord himself involves in a strong Yoga/Avayoga, then the favorable/unfavorable results of the Dasa Lord could be felt in his Swabhukthi itself. In order to explain this case, the author has reserved some of the subsequent verses. In this verse, the ‘nature’ of the Dasa Lord stands for his status such as yogakaraka, maraka etc. To Be Continued …..
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My Journey In Hindu Astrology By Pemmaraju V.R. Rayudu, India. (As submitted to SA in Dec 2007)
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Pemmaraju V.R.Rayudu, BE, M.Tech, a former Senior Scientist and Deputy Director of Defence Research and Development Laboratory of Government of India, has been studying, researching, and practicing Hindu Astrology for the last four decades. Member of the AFA and author of the much acclaimed ‘How to Read A Horoscope’ & ‘How to Match Horoscopes’ is known for his authentic work in rare areas like Nadi Astrology. Though 70 yrs old & busy in his spiritual life his love for Saptarishis Astrology is there right from its inception stage.
y journey in Hindu Astrology started in 1963 in my 25th year when I was transferred from Armament Research and Development Establishment, Pune, to Defence Research and Development Laboratory, Hyderabad, Ministry of Defence, Government of India to work in guided missiles research and development. My father Late Sri Pemmaraju Venkata Rao was in Hyderabad in politics and his hobby was Hindu Astrology. He told me that his father, my grand father, also knew astrology and used to do lot of calculations and give good predictions such as a snake bite for my elder brother within one year of his birth and he would survive and accordingly he named him as Subba Rayudu after Lord Subrahmanya representing snake god. He studied my horoscope and told me that I would also learn astrology as it is there in the genes also. Since my father was very busy with his politics, he introduced me to his friend and the famous professional astrologer Late Divakaruni Venkata Subbarao who wrote many books in Telugu, a south Indian language, consolidating the entire crux from many classical texts and from his experiences. I studied all his books and he was my Guru for further coaching. I also studied all the books and articles in his magazine by Late Dr. B.V.Raman, the great astrologer and founder of the Astrological Magazine and corresponded with him to learn and he was also my Guru indirectly. I also collected many other books in Hindu 172
astrology by various authors and studied them. I was just a beginner in learning astrology and I happened to go to a place called Kovvur, near Rajahmundry city in Andhra Pradesh state in India to meet my co‐brother’s family. He told me about an old astrologer in the nearby village and we went there to meet him. He came out after his Pooja (God prayers). He asked me about my date of birth, time of birth morning/evening/night, place of birth and he made the charts very fast from the ephemeris of 1938. He asked me whether I was an engineer, not that of roads & buildings, but of research type working in country’s Defence department. I was stunned how quickly he analyzed and told about my exact profession. He was the only person who told my exact profession other than the Nadi astrology person in Chennai or Madras. He also asked me to stay with him for six months so that he can teach me astrology and how to make rockets and missiles from Vedas. Of course I could not do that due to my professional and domestic commitments; moreover I felt that I was not destined for such a great guidance. He was by then itself about 80 years old and none of his children got this knowledge from him being otherwise employed and his knowledge was lost along with when he died. I understand such great knowledgeable persons were available in the Godavari belt districts of Andhra Pradesh state of India, where many Rishis used to do meditations. This type of his hint of analysis helped me later on in fixing the ascendant when in doubt. Once one person who was mathematics lecturer and Panchanga (Ephemeris) writer from his family tradition made the horoscope of his newly born first son but was in doubt whether the ascendant he got was right and wanted to consult me. I told him to bring his wife and son also. I saw the horoscope he prepared and asked his wife whether the delivery was difficult or easy. She told me that there was a surgical operation. I immediately told him to take the ascendant next to what he got. He asked me why and I told him the mother position in the son’s horoscope is not good and Mars in the 4th house would give surgical operation to the mother when he was born, because that was one of the important points which could be checked in the horoscope for the newly born first child. Similarly at some other time, one person came with his daughter and her horoscope prepared somewhere to consult me for her marriage. I saw the girl’s personality and features and horoscope and told that it was not her horoscope and later it was found that the place of birth was taken wrongly. I corrected the ascendant and told that she would not be married till another one year and he should not waste his time, money and energy for searching a marriage match for her now and they reported to me about her marriage next year only. So I took it as very important to check the horoscope made out of the data given of date, time and place of birth first with some past events before proceeding further for any analysis. My Guru, Sri D.V.Subbarao used to insist to rectify the birth time as per the Tatwa and Antar Tatwa Siddhanta to match the male or female birth as per the moveable/fixed/dual ascendants, Moon star and the five Tatwas of Prithvi (Earth), Jala (Water), Agni (Fire), Vayu (Air) and Akash (Ether) correcting upto 24 secs. I translated this information from his book into English and published it in the Times of Astrology magazine, New Delhi and also kept it in my website (www.rayuduastrology.com) for the benefit of all. During the discussions he used to give lot of clues about the Divisional charts, Ashtakavarga, Dasa systems, planets & bhavas Shadbalas, lordships etc. For example, he used to tell that for Gemini lagna, the natural benefic planet Jupiter becomes 7 th and 10th lord thus becoming malefic due to the lordship of angles (Ubhaya Kendradhipatya Dosha) and it would be better if such Jupiter is placed in a malefic house. 173
Once I showed a horoscope of a girl to my Guru for marriage proposal with my son (Aries lagna & Venus in 7th) and I thought the horoscope was good since Jupiter is in 4th house for her Gemini lagna and the compatibility points for both Moons are good as per standard method (maximum 36 points, acceptable if more than 18 points). He immediately rejected the match reminding me for placement of Jupiter in a good house with Ubhaya Kendradhipatya Dosha. He also said that though Moon signs and stars of both are compatible, the lords of both ascendants (Mars and Mercury) and 7th houses (Venus and Jupiter) are enemies and also the 7th lords are placed in 2nd and 12th positions to each other (Dwidwadasa). Then I realized that we should not just see the compatibility points as per Moon sign & star only as per standard method but should see many other aspects also. This tempted me to lay down many conditions for matching the horoscopes for marriage with maximum 100 points considering Moon and other aspects. I published an article on this in the Journal of the American Federation of Astrologers and is available on my website. With the request of many and with the encouragement of my Guru, Dr.B.V.Raman, I wrote a book “How to match horoscopes for marriage ‐ A Scientific model of compatibility points based on Moon and other aspects as per Hindu Astrology” giving ready made tables for easy compilation of points and this book was published by the internationally famous M/s Motilal Banarsidass Publishers, Delhi, India and was very well reviewed in magazines and appreciated and followed by many persons and reprinted. The abstract, contents are given on my website. My Guru, Sri D.V.Subbarao, also used to tell me that each planet is to be assessed properly for benefic and malefic tendencies for the particular horoscope since no planet is either benefic or malefic. This has led me to formulate all the conditions for which a planet can be subjected to in a horoscope such as in own house/ in friend or enemy house/ with a friend or enemy/ in friend or enemy star etc and give suitable points for each condition from experience and evaluate the benefic and malefic percentage of the planet so that it can be judged almost quantitatively how far a planet in a horoscope would give benefic or malefic results. I sent an abstract of this theme to the American Federation of Astrologers, USA and I was invited to give a lecture on this topic in their convention in 1992 in Chicago. Later many requested me to write a full‐fledged book with this benefic/ malefic analysis along with predictions. This book “ How to read a horoscope‐ A Scientific model of predictions based on benefic and malefic analysis of planets and bhavas as per Hindu astrology” was published by M/s Motilal Banarsidss Publishers, Delhi and was very well reviewed by many magazines and appreciated by many people including my Guru Sri B.V.Raman and reprinted. The abstract, reviews and contents are given on my website. At this stage, it may be important to mention that I took voluntary retirement from Defence R&D Lab in 1990 when I completed my 30 years of service in various capacities telling my then boss Dr.A.P.J.Abdul Kalam, the then Director of Defence R&D Lab and Former President of India, that my son got settled and I had sufficiently worked in Defence R&D and I should do something for my hobby of astrology and since he knew my interest he agreed for my retirement. Since then my activities totally changed from engineering and management fields and I spent full time to engage myself in the study of astrology and philosophy and pursuing my meditation. Later also Dr. Kalam took me as a member in the committee for the reorganization of the laboratory and appreciated my research efforts and the awards in astrology telling me that I was doing good work after retirement. 174
My Guru Dr.B.V.Raman used to tell me that though the subject of astrology is studied technically, there should be developed some spiritual practices, Mantras and meditation techniques to get intuitive abilities for analyzing the horoscopes and giving predictions & I was wondering who would give me this methodology. On one fine Sunday early morning in 1968, one of friends and colleagues, Sri C.V.K.Murthy, came home and took me to Sri Maharishi Mahesh Yogi who had camped in Hyderabad then. After his lecture, Maharishi asked ten persons to stay back and I was one of them and he called one by one inside his room and initiated Transcendental Meditation (TM) with Mantra and told how to do it and explained the benefits of the same. Since then I have been doing this TM and Mantra. Also after that I studied many spiritual texts and teachings of many Gurus like Sri Ramana Maharishi, Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, Sri Vivekananda, Sri Aurobindo, Sri Dayanada Saraswati, Sri Shirdi Sai Baba, Jiddu Krishna Murthy, UG Krishna Murthy, visited many Ashrams and Retreats, met many Saints in Himalayas, heard them and attended spiritual courses on Bhagavad Gita, Upanishads, Sanskrit. Strangely before I knew anything about Sri Shirdi Saibaba, He appeared in my dream and asked me to visit Shirdi, which I did and also on one occasion in a summer resort He gave a Huge Darshan in the sky when I was meditating. One saint in Himalayas, before I said anything to Him, explained to me about this cosmic hierarchy, how the Gurus would come in different forms and told me that I had blessings of Sri Shirdi Saibaba and He would guide me further. I went for Vedanta and Sanskrit course for 3 months a few years back to Arsha Vidya Gurukulam of Pujya Dayananda Swamiji in Coimbatore, Tamilnadu state, India, though I could not complete it due to severe back ache. I met Pujya Swamiji and told him that I was studying Hindu astrology giving consultations and I was not sure whether I was guiding or misguiding the clients. Pujya Swamiji asked me whether Jupiter was in the 5th house in my horoscope and I said ‘yes’ and then he said I need not be afraid to give consultations but I should tell the clients to do some suitable regular Prayers also. He also asked me to visit his Gurukulams in Rishikesh, India and in Pennsylvania in USA. I visited Rishikesh ashram and strangely when I went to USA to my son’s place I went to his Pennsylvania ashram invited by them to give a lecture on Nadi astrology in their astrology conference. I attended his lectures in Hyderabad and Coimbatore and read his books on spiritual matters. Since then Pujya Swamiji also became one of my spiritual Gurus and recently in October 2007 went there to meet him. He suggested to me and my wife to stay in Senior Citizens Home being constructed by a trust near his ashram. Once some client came for consultation and told me that he came earlier few days back and whatever I told for his question came true and now he came again to consult on another question. I saw his horoscope and asked him what question he asked earlier and what answer I gave at that time. He explained me the earlier question and the answer I gave. Strangely I could not see that answer now to that question of earlier occasion. I immediately realized that I must have given the answer at that time intuitively since it was a border case to give positive or negative answer and I gave the positive answer from my meditation and mantra. I used to discuss with many of astrology friends and learn from them particularly from Sri T.Ramakrishna, researcher and professional astrologer and from Late V.S.Narayana Sarma, professional astrologer and founder of Star Astrological Research Centre about the Nadi astrology. I went to Madras (Chennai) in 1968 to meet my father‐in‐ law Sri UG KrishnaMurthy who was a philosopher. He took his Nadi astrology reading 175
from palm leaves about 50 years ago and everything had happened as it was written on the palm leaves. He took me to the Kowmara Nadi center in Chennai and the nadi person after asking some questions to verify my past, got my leaf and read from there. He exactly told me my profession as working in government doing tube‐like things containing explosives (rockets & missiles!) used for defense purposes and he did not give profession details in this field after 52 years age. Surprisingly everything came out correct and I took voluntary retirement from that technical field of guided missiles research and development at the age of 52 years. Later again when I went to him after few years after my retirement, he said that my leaf about profession is not available as there is no specific regular paid profession except doing some astrology work. Then onwards after my retirement in 1990, I went to different nadi centres. I went first to their main center in Vaitheeswarankoil village near Chidambaram city in Tamilnadu state of India and spent about a week there to take nadi palm leaf reading of mine, my son, daughter‐in‐law, my wife and other friends whose whole past details are known. The nadi reader takes the right hand thumbprint for gents and left hand thumb print for ladies. Later he goes inside and brings some bundle of palm leaves and asks you some questions regarding your coborns, names of yourself and parents and wife if married, profession, education while reading leaf by leaf till he gets a leaf matching with your information. Then he goes inside and picks up the leaf pertaining to your details and read them in Tamil language (a south Indian language), writes it in a notebook, and records it in a cassette along with the translation into your language by a translator. This is the procedure followed by all nadi readers at any nadi center. All the past including the exact names of yourself, parents, wife would be given along with some future events also by gaps of 2 to 3 years interval. One nadi fellow told me that I will be doing new type of computer astrology and I will go abroad shortly in this connection. Strangely I did go to USA on invitation by American Federation of Astrologers to give a lecture in their astrology convention about my research on benefic and malefic Percentage Analysis of planets and bhavas depending on the various conditions and later I published this in a book form also. I also went to nadi centers in Kanchipuram, Tirupati, Hyderabad etc and took readings. In general I found that the past events were correct and the near future readings are correct. They seem to be invoking some spirit to tell the exact names and future readings based on the transits of Jupiter and Saturn. Then I wrote an exhaustive article “Nadi Astrology‐ An Overview” and published in the Times of Astrology magazine of Delhi India in 2001 annual number and I got the prestigious Sri Santhanam (founder of the magazine) Award for the best article felicitating me in their conference in Lucknow, India with a Sandalwood Sri Saraswati statue and a woolen shawl. I raised several questions in this article to be researched and answered by future astrologers about the nadi palm leaves astrology. This article was kept in my website also for the benefit of all and even today many appreciates this article. Some persons are trying to do some research in nadi astrology but not any satisfaction to find out how such exact details of names and past events could be written long long ago on the palm leaves. Recently I went to the same nadi center twice on 16 October 2007 and 1 December 2007 and took readings by two different nadi readers to check about any change of place for me. The first reader told me that there will a change of place for 2 to 3 years and the other reader said that there will be change of place but only temporarily for a few months only and I have to check up this later which would be correct. It will be very costly since they charge for General Kandam (chapter) about Rs 400 ($10 USD) and for other Kandams of profession, marriage etc about Rs.350 ($8.75 USD) and invariably they say that remedies are to be done as given in Shanti and Deeksha Kandams which would cost again. Anyway lot of research need to be done in 176
this field to find the methodology adopted in this nadi palm leaf astrology. In this connection I discussed with my Guru Dr. BV.Raman also and I reported his views also. I got all the books available on nadi astrology such as Chandra Kala Nadi, Bhrigu Nandi Nadi, Nadi astrology etc and studied the principles and applied them in my predictions successfully. I discussed then with Sri Santhanam who translated Chandrakala nadi into English from Sanskrit. I also attended a workshop conducted by Sri R.G.Rao about nadi astrology principles, which he translated them into English. In principle it looks that the transits of planets over natal planets seem to be given importance along with the basic significations and characteristics of planets instead of taking the ascendant and lordships of planets. For example it is said that when Saturn transits over Mars in the natal birth chart there will be professional obstructions since Saturn represents profession and Mars is enemy to Saturn similarly if Mars is placed after Mercury, there can be obstructions in education since Mercury represents education and Mars is enemy to Mercury. I discussed some of these trends in my lecture “Some predictive techniques” given at the Indian Council of Astrological Sciences (ICAS) founded by my Guru Dr.BV Raman and the same is available as article on my website for the benefit of all. I maintained a record of all the persons who consulted me keeping their date, time and place of birth, rasi chart and their personal data about self, education, job, parent’s coborns etc. This has resulted in collection of about thousand horoscopes, which had helped me in my research. I suggest to all astrologers to maintain the data about their clients. When people are coming and asking for the marriage of their son or daughter, I thought that at least the astrologer should be able to give an indication at what age the marriage is likely to happen. In this connection I applied the principles of Nadi astrology and derived at an easy method to tell the approximate year of marriage. Mars is taken as the planet signifying the marriage knot and the transits of Jupiter and Saturn connecting Mars in the natal chart and the Navamsa ascendant or its lagna lord is taken as the criteria for the marriage knot, of course considering Rahu is not interfering with Mars. From my data collection, I checked up this method with about 90 horoscopes about marriage date and mostly the method proposed is satisfactory. I gave a lecture on this in Indian Council of Astrological Sciences (ICAS) and also included the same on my website for the benefit of all. I got the feedback from many that the method is simple and satisfactory to arrive at the probable marriage age. I also studied the Prasna (question) Shastra of Kerala and applied it whenever the birth data is not available. Also I studied about the Angry planets in the horoscope that are placed as per the sins committed in the previous life so that proper remedial measures can be taken for these angry planets. Another important study made was in connection with the Navamsapada lords and predictions. I met one person whose Guru (who is no more) studied this aspect. It is generally considered that Navamsa for the 1st pada (quarter) of the stars Aswini, Makha and Moola falls in Aries and the Navamsapada lord is Mars and similarly for the other navamsapada lords. But in his research, he pointed out that the navamsapada lords would change and the planets are divided into two groups, Vishnu and Siva. Accordingly he formulated a methodology to prepare a navamsa graph and thereby gave methodology to give predictions. This is a very intricate method giving very accurate results. I collected the 177
books in Telugu language from him and tried to understand the method but he was not interested. I wrote an article “Navamsapada lords and predictions” and published in the Times of Astrology, Delhi and also available on my website. Persons who are keen research interested may further study this method. I studied Krishna Murthy Paddhati (KP) astrology also but did not use extensively since many planets are representing an event and the elimination process was difficult. However I told one of my friends of KP astrology to document some important events with dates and times for over a year and then check the occurrence of the event with respect to the birth and horary chart as per the KP astrology. This research was published as an article “Daily Events check with horary and birth chart” in the Times of Astrology magazine.
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was the only person from my Andhra Pradesh state selected in 1995 by the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi University of Management in Holland to go there and give lectures and consultations. I stayed there for three months and gained good name for my consultations, of course with the blessings, meditation and Mantra of my first spiritual Guru Mahesh Yogi. There in Holland I gave a video recording about the Jeeva and Sareera of Grahas and kept this is available as an article on my website. Jeeva of a planet is the lord of the star in which that planet is placed and it is the Consciousness of that planet. Sareera of a planet is the lord of the star in which its Jeeva planet is placed and it is the Activity of that planet. If the Jeeva and Sareera planets are enemies to that planet then it will not be able to function properly. The article “Jeeva and Sareera of Grahas‐Consciuosness and activities of planets” was published in the American Federation of Astrologers Journal, USA. The Planetary Gems Association, Thailand contacted me and admitted me as a member of their association and certified me as a Planetary Gems adviser. I published two articles “Benefic and malefic planets and Gems” and “Anukul Vad versus Pratikul Vad” in their journal, indicating that precious gems only are to be used for benefic planets only. I also studied the Nadi amshas which are 150th division of a rasi and collected the results of many nadi amshas as given in the Astrological magazine and nadi texts. I published two articles “A Note on Nadi Amshas” and “Nadi Amsha Chart” in the Times of Astrology magazine, Delhi, correlating my horoscope by rectifying my birth time as per Tatwa/ Antar Tatwa Siddhanta and then matching with the result of the particular nadi amsha. These articles are available on my website. Out of my study, research and experience, I also published articles “Comments on twin births”, “Astrology and Human life”, “ A life pattern in the light of major planets transits”, “ A Note on problems in predictions”, “Horoscope of Sri Swami Jnanananda‐ The Saint and the Scientist”, ”Nadi astrology for marriage‐A case study”, “Twelfth bhava of two Krishnamurths‐Enlightened thinkers, Stellar Effects”; all these articles are available on my website for the benefit of all and for further research. I also gave lectures in the conferences of astrology of the American federation of astrologers and Arsha Vidya Gurukulam in USA on Nadi astrology.in 1998. 178
I got the titles of “Daivagna Ratna” and “Jyotish Aradhakulu” by The Star Astrological Centre, Hyderabad in 1993 and 1997 in consideration of my meritorious contribution made and distinguished services rendered to the cause of astrology and occult sciences. I also got the prestigious Ugadi Award –2006 from the Andhra Pradesh State Government for outstanding contribution to astrology. I also got the prestigious Santhanam award for the best article “Nadi Astrology‐An Overview”.
Yogayatra Of Varahamihira Travel started on Sunday or in Navamsa of Sun, the mind of the traveler will be so agitated like how one gets agitated when a prostitute steals ones money MishraAdhyaya, Verse 27 of Yogayatra by Varahamihira
I had worked for about 40 years and done research whatever best I could for the upliftment of this great science of Hindu astrology and presented all my work on my website for the benefit of all and for further research. Since almost one year in 2007, I stopped all astrological guidance and consultations since it was giving strain to my health at this age of 70 and I want to spend more time on spiritual matters and meditation. I wish all the astrologers to do more research in astrology and achieve good success in their endeavors.
Ashtakvarga etc (ashtakvargadi) be taken into account for Travel Lagna but if Moon is afflicted in Transit then the efforts are futile like how before Basant Season the wind of Sishir Season destroys the flowers & leaves – Mishra Adhaya, Verse 23 of Yogayatra by Varahamihira Depending on the strength of the Moon, other planets give good results like how one’s mind dominates the Indriyas (sense organs) of one’s body - Mishra Adhaya, Verse 24 of Yogayatra by Varahamihira Travel done on Wednesday or in Navamsa of Mercury then all desired work gets fulfilled akin to a smart man conjoining with a beautiful lady his desires get fulfilled. Mishra Adhaya, Verse 30 of Yogayatra by Varahamihira Travel done on Saturday or in Navamsa of Saturn is bad for one’s life akin to one falling someone else’s woman and being troubled by it - Mishra Adhaya, Verse 33 of Yogayatra by Varahamihira.
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Mandooka Dasa A Proper Exposition By Iranganti Rangacharya, India. Assisted By: Shanmukha Drig dasa and the Mandooka dasa are the two‐phalitha dasas each covering a period of 96 years, which are therefore applicable in the horoscopes irrespective of the term of life whether short, medium or long. Sage Jaimini dealt Mandooka dasa in the fourth quarter of second chapter vide the following sutra.
Iranganti Rangacharya is one of the oldest authorities on Jaimini alive today, born in 1927, he started astrology at the age of 25 in 1952. Later in 1960 he started meticulous study of Jaimini astrology & thus has 48 rich years of experience in Jaimini at this age of 81. Author of numerous articles since 4 decades, 9 books & an extremely humble soul who inspite of weak health contributes to the cause of Jaimini. His work Jaimini Sutramritam published by Sagar Publications, New Delhi is considered a classic among serious students of Jaimini Astrology.
Sutra:
ूलादश वैषायो मडूक िकू टः sthūlādarśa vaiṣamyāśrayoo maṇḍūka strikūṭaḥ
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By Katapayadi numerals, Sthoola gives value 1 (Tha = 7, La = 3, on reversal gives 37, divided by 12 yields the remainder 1) Similarly, Adarsa gives the value 4 (Aa = 0, Da = 8, Sa = 5, on reversal gives 580, divided by 12 yields remainder 4). By the word Sthoola, 7th house can be taken as Upalakshana for the Ascendant. And the Mandooka Dasa has a different recourse concerning its commencement, as we understand from the word Vaishamya in the aphorism. In summary, we can deduce the following from the above sutra. 1
Refer to Jaimini Sutramritam by this author for details of Katapayadi numeric system.
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In male horoscope, Mandooka Dasa opens from stronger of Ascendant and its 7th house. In female horoscope, Mandooka Dasa opens from 4th house of the stronger of Ascendant and its 7th house. A vriddha karika also endorses this interpretation vide the following verse. The relevant karika is
ु बिलनः श शिशनोः ेया मडूक दशा
ु पष ते त् तो नेया ीचेत द् प णतो नयेत ् balinaḥ śukra śaśinoḥ jñeyā maṇḍūka daśā puruṣa ścet tatoo neyā strīcet darpaṇatoo nayet Keywords: शु = Ascendant, शिश = 7th house according to Katapayadi Numeric system
Mandooka means frog and like the jump of frog, the padakrama of the dasa sign is Lagna Panchama Bhagyatah (1, 5, and 9 respectively). The same can be understood from the word Trikoota in the sutra. 2
Sage Jaimini taught four sources of strength of sign in 3rd quarter of 2nd chapter. These sources of strength are comparative to each other and are used for different purposes. The first source of strength is exclusively used to select the stronger of Ascendant and 7th house. If a higher rule fails to identify the stronger, then only the next rule will be resorted. General rules for selecting the stronger of two houses: 1. The one, which is occupied by a planet, is stronger than the one, which is vacant. 2. The one which is occupied by more number of planets is stronger than the one occupied by less. 3. If both are occupied by equal number of planets, judge the strength by occupancy of exalted, own planets. 3
4. If still strength is same, then decide by natural strength of the signs. Dual sign is stronger than fixed and fixed sign is stronger than cardinal sign. Thus, Dual > Fixed > Cardinal. 5. If the above rule can’t decide the strength then, judge by the strength of Ascendant lord and its 7th lord. 6. If still the strength is same, the lord attaining more degrees should be considered. 7. If the degrees of both are same, judge by the Prativesika Strength. An odd sign is stronger if its lord is placed in even sign. An even sign is stronger if its lord is placed in odd sign. This is called Prativesika Strength. Dasa Varsha (Years)
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Trikoota means 1st, 5th, 9 th houses and the tri koota also includes cardinal, fixed, dual signs each carrying 7, 8, and 9 years respectively. Extremely Important By the very name Mandooka (frog) the dasa signs run directly but not reversely as we know the frog never leaps back. This is very important rider for calculating the dasa sequence. Calculation of Antardasas Antardasas of Dasa sign are to be calculated in the similar padakrama of 1st, 5th, 9 th signs from the Maha dasa sign in zodiacal forward direction. And each antardasa carries the duration equal to dasa years divided by 12. For example, for Aries Maha dasa, each antardasa carries duration of 7 months, since Aries is a cardinal sign carrying 7 years. Similarly, for fixed and dual signs may be understood. Judgment of Results Mandooka is a phalita dasa applicable to all types of longevity, and all general rules to judge 4 sign based dasas can be used. Readers will do well to calculate Dwara and Bahya sign for the dasa sign with added advantage. A Vriddha karika explains the calculation of Bahya sign for Trikoota (Lagna Pabchama Bhagyatah) Padakrama. The 1st, 9th, 6th, 3rd, 11th, 8th, 1st, 9th, 6th, 3rd, 11th, 8th signs form the opening dasa sign will successively become the Bahya signs for dasa signs. We provide the following table as a ready reckoner for the benefit of readers. Start Sign
Dasa Sequence (Dwara Signs) Aries Ar, Le, Sg, Ta, Vi, Cp, Ge, Li, Aq, Cn, Sc, Pi Taurus Ta, Vi, Cp, Ge, Li, Aq, Cn, Sc, Pi, Le, Sg, Ar Gemini Ge, Li, Aq, Cn, Sc, Pi, Le, Sg, Ar, Vi, Cp, Ta Cancer Cn, Sc, Pi, Le, Sg, Ar, Vi, Cp, Ta, Li, Aq, Ge Leo Le, Sg, Ar, Vi, Cp, Ta, Li, Aq, Ge, Sc, Pi, Cn Virgo Vi, Cp, Ta, Li, Aq, Ge, Sc, Pi, Cn, Sg, Ar, Le Libra Li, Aq, Ge, Sc, Pi, Cn, Sg, Ar, Le, Cp, Ta, Vi Scorpio Sc, Pi, Cn, Sg, Ar, Le, Cp, Ta, Vi, Aq, Ge, Li Sagittarius Sg, Ar, Le, Cp, Ta, Vi, 4
Bahya Signs Ar, Sg, Vi, Ge, Aq, Sc, Ar, Sg, Vi, Ge, Aq, Sc Ta, Cp, Li, Cn, Pi, Sg, Ta, Cp, Li, Cn, Pi, Sg Ge, Aq, Sc, Le, Ar, Cp, Ge, Aq, Sc, Le, Ar, Cp Cn, Pi, Sg, Vi, Ta, Aq, Cn, Pi, Sq, Vi, Ta, Aq Le, Ar, Cp, Li, Ge, Pi, Le, Ar, Cp, Li, Ge, Pi Vi, Ta, Aq, Sc, Cn, Ar, Vi, Ta, Aq, Sc, Cn, Ar Li, Ge, Pi, Sg, Le, Ta, Li, Ge, Pi, Sg, Le, Ta Sc, Cn Ar, Cp, Vi, Ge, Sc, Cn Ar, Cp, Vi, Ge Sg, Le, Ta, Aq, Li, Cn, Sg,
Dwara is the running dasa sign. It is also called Paka sign.
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Aq, Ge, Li, Pi, Cn, Sc Capricorn Cp, Ta, Vi, Aq, Ge, Li, Pi, Cn, Sc, Ar, Le, Sg Aquarius Aq, Ge, Li, Pi, Cn, Sc, Ar, Le, Sg, Ta, Vi, Cp Pisces Pi, Cn, Sc, Ar, Le, Sg, Ta, Vi, Cp, Ge, Li, Aq
Le, Ta, Aq, Li, Cn Cp, Vi, Ge, Pi, Sc, Le, Cp, Vi, Ge, Pi, Sc, Le Aq, Li, Cn, Ar, Sg, Vi, Aq, Li, Cn, Ar, Sg, Vi Pi, Sc, Le, Ta, Cp, Li, Pi, Sc, Le, Ta, Cp, Li
Pointers for Job: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Benefics in 2nd and 5th of dasa sign. Malefics exalted in in the 2nd or in the 5th of dasa sign. Well placed benefics in the 10th of the dasa sign. Well placed benefics in the 4th house. The above pointers can be assessed from Bahya sign also.
Illustrated charts: ‐‐‐ Chart‐1 = Lal Bahadur Sastri 5, Prime Minister 1964‐1966 Born October 9, 1904 at 23h.14m l.m.t Varanasi. Ascendant=Sagittarius
Mandooka dasa begins from the Ascendant6, Sagittarius. The dasa signs are Sagittarius, Aries, Leo, Capricorn, Taurus, Virgo, Aquarius, Gemini, Libra, Pisces, Cancer, Scorpio. Sagittarius =
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Aries Leo Capricorn Taurus Virgo Aquarius Gemini Libra
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9‐10‐1904 + 56 (Aries + Leo + Capricorn + Taurus + Virgo + Aquarius) ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 9‐10‐1960 + 9 (Gemini) ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 9‐10‐1969 ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Lal Bahadur Sastri was the Prime Minister of India during 1964‐1966 in the dasa of Gemini and antardasa of Sagittarius. The 5th house of Gemini is occupied by Venus and the 5th house of Sagittarius is occupied by Jupiter. The 4th house from Gemini is occupied by the exalted Mercury. The bahya sign of dasa sign Gemini is Leo. The 2nd house Virgo, from bahya sign Leo is occupied by exalted Mercury, Moon and Sun, 9th house Aries, is occupied by Jupiter and 6th house Aries, is occupied by well placed Saturn, indicate the overall beneficence of Gemini dasa. Chart‐2, Indira Gandhi DOB=19‐11‐1917 at 11‐12 pm, Allahabad
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Mandooka Dasa begins from the 4th house , Libra. The dasa signs are Libra, Aquarius, Gemini, Scorpio, Pisces, Cancer, Sagittarius, Aries, Leo, Capricorn, Taurus and Virgo. See the dwara and bahya dasa signs to the commencing dasa sign Libra. Dwara Libra Aquarius Gemini Scorpio Pisces Cancer Sagittarius
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(1) tanu (9) dharma (6) ari (3) sahaja (11) upantya (8) randhrabhaha (1) tanu
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Indira Gandhi was married on 26‐3‐1942, which is in the period of Scorpio. Scorpio is occupied by the Dara karaka, Sun and the benefic, Mercury. Its 7th is occupied by the benefic Jupiter. The bahya sign of Scorpio is Sagittarius and is occupied by Venus, the karaka for marriage. 19‐11‐1917 + 24 ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 19‐11‐1941 + 8 months (Scorpio‐Scorpio) ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 19‐7‐1942. ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ She became Prime Minister on 26‐1‐1966. 19‐11‐1917 + 48 ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 7
Ascendant is taken stronger since both are occupied by equal number of planets. Hence, the dasa starts from 4th house from stronger, for female natives.
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19‐11‐1965 + 9yrs (Sagittarius) ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 19‐11‐1965 +9 months (Sg‐Sg) ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 19‐8‐1966 ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Sagittarius is occupied by Venus and Rahu and its 2nd is occupied by the Moon. The bahya sign is Libra. The 2nd is occupied by Mercury and the 4th is occupied by Moon. Chart 3: Obama, August 4th, 1961, at 19:24 Hrs, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
Ascendant Capricorn, and 7th house Cancer are occupied by equal number of planets. But, Ascendant is occupied by its own lord Saturn, so Ascendant is stronger. Hence, Mandooka dasa opens from Capricorn. The dasa signs are Capricorn, Taurus, Virgo, Aquarius, Gemini, Libra, Pisces, Cancer, Scorpio, Aries, Leo, and Sagittarius. Capricorn Taurus Virgo Aquarius Gemini Libra
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Obama was elected as President of USA in the year 2008, in the dasa of Libra – Taurus. 04‐08‐1961 + 186
41 (till Gemini dasa) ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 04‐08‐2002 ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ The current Mandooka dasa of Libra runs from 04‐08‐2002 to 04‐08‐2009. From Libra, the 4th house is occupied by Jupiter and Saturn, 9th house Gemini is occupied by benefic Venus. The 8
bahya sign Leo is occupied by Rahu and Mahayogada Mars, and 10th house from bahya sign will be Taurus which is occupied by exalted Moon. The current antardasa sign is Taurus 9 occupied by exalted Moon , its 2nd is occupied by well placed Venus, its 4th is occupied by Rahu and Mars, its 9th house Capricorn is occupied by Jupiter and Saturn. 10
From dasa sign Libra, 9th house is occupied by benefic Venus , and 10th house Cancer is occupied by Sun, and Mercury which indicates the success in political elections and in addition the Yogada planets Mars, Moon also aspects the dasa sign Libra. Thus he got elected in this antardasa as President of USA. Chart 5: Male, May 05, 1979, 00:13Hrs, Anakapalle, 17N41, 83E03, India
Chart 5 native is an Indian Central Government employee, started his career with a humble beginning as a trainee, and now has been promoted to Gazetted Officer. He joined the service as a trainee on May 25th 1999, and was recruited as supervisor on May 24th 2000. 8
Mars aspects the Ascendant of Rasi chart, Jaimini Navamsa chart, Parivrittitrya Drekkana chart, becomes Mahayogada. In addition, Mars aspects Ascendant & Ghatika Lagna, becomes Rajayoga karaka planet. Since only one argala exists on Mars, full Argala Rajayoga doesn’t exist in this chart. 9 Moon aspects Ascendant, its 7th house becomes Rajayoga giving planet, having three Argalas becomes a Rajayoga planet, but since virodha argala signs are also occupied by planets, Rajayoga of medium order only exists. 10 Important principle in analyzing any Rasi dasa is that if Venus and Sun associates with 9th and 10th house from the dasa rasi results in excellent progress in the professional career.
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Mandooka dasa opens from 7th house as 7th is stronger and he was running Pisces Dasa from 09‐05‐1994 to 09‐05‐2003 and the Bahya sign was Sagittarius. Pisces is occupied by exalted Venus, 2nd house from it Aries is occupied by exalted Sun, Mercury, its lord Mars, 5th house Cancer is occupied by exalted Jupiter, 7th house Virgo by benefic Moon. From Bahya sign, 4th is occupied by Venus, 5th by exalted Sun, 10th by benefic Moon, indicates gain of job. Even though, from dasa sign there are a number of well placed 11 planets, yet the native does not gain fruits of rajayoga , since no major Argala rajayoga forms in this horoscope except for the native is treated as an important person in the department. The next dasa is of Leo and bahya sign of Virgo, compared to Pisces doesn’t have much benefic influence indicating not much success in job/career profile. In fact the native missed one promotion, for which the case has been pending with administration since the last two years.
Yogayatra of Varahamihira Janma Nakshatra is first one; from there the 10th nakshatra is called Karma Nakshatra, 16th Nakshatra is called Sanghatik Nakshatra, 18th is called Samudaya Nakshatra and 3 nakshatras from 20th i.e. 20-21-22 nakshatra are called Vainakshik Nakshatra, 25th Nakshatra is Manas Nakshatra. For any work see from all the 6th nakshatra. For King the RajaAbhishekh (Oath Taking Ceremony) during this time, considering people & country see the 6th and 9th nakshatra to probe. – NakshatraKendubhadyaya, Verse 1 & 2 of Yogayatra of Varahamihira Kritika (Ven), PoorvaPhalguni (Ven), Poorva Shada (Ven), Poorva Bhadrapad (Guru) - Brahmin Nakshatras Pushya, Uttara Phalguni, Uttara Shada, Uttara Bhadrapad - Kshatriya Nakshatras Revati, Anuradha, Magha and Rohini are Krushak Varga (Farming Class of People) nakshatras Poonarvasu, Hasta, Abhijit and Ashwini are Vanik Varga (Trading Class of People) Nakshatras Moola, Ardha, Swati and Satabhisha are Unnat Varga (Medhaavi) (Elite Class of People) Nakshatras Mrigasira, Visakha, Chitra and Dhanishta are Shudra Varga (Labour Class of People) Nakshatras Ashlesha, Visaka, Shravan and Bharani are Chandala (People involved in Menial Work) Nakshatras - NakshatraKendubhadyaya, Verse 5,6,7 of Yogayatra of Varahamihira
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Nakshatra Padas in Ravana Samhita -Rohini Nakshatra By Rushikesh Deshpande, U.K. Copy Editors: Babban Singh & Juliana Swanson
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lanets give different phalas (results) in each of the 27 nakshatras (lunar mansions). This phala relates to the quarter (charana) of a nakshatra in which a planet is placed and the dristhi (aspect) of other planets that it receives. The beauty of Ravana Samhita is that a planet in one pada might give problematical results, whereas in the next pada of the same nakshatra it can give fortunate results. This difference is subtly highlighted. Here follows the fourth in this series of translations of Ravana Samhita, relating to the fourth asterism Rohini, which stretches from 40 to 53 degrees/20 minutes of the natural zodiac.
Rushikesh Deshpande is an Electrical Engineer by profession and works with Research and Development Cell in a leading MNC in Mumbai. His interests are Kalachakra Astrology, Indian Tantric system, and Ancient Indian Astrology. He is currently in Manchester doing his postgraduate studies. He is a team member & volunteer of Saptarishis Astrology.
Rohini Nakshatra The Sun in Rohini v If the Sun is in Rohini and receives an aspect of the Moon, the native may earn a living in a profession that serves or addresses the needs of women. The native may also earn money through transportation or maritime industries. v Mars’ aspect reveals one with a military background or expertise. This
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placement reflects wealth and social status. v Mercury’s aspect confers prosperity that is gained through the pursuit of the fine arts. v Jupiter’s aspect ensures a leadership position in society; the benefit of a political alliance; and, a well‐respected reputation. v The aspect of Venus promises an elegant, attractive, sweet‐speaking (madhurbhashi), and bright native with beautiful eyes, who has an equal number of friends and opponents. v Saturn’s aspect reveals one with a lean physique. He is poor, struggles for material survival, and feels malevolence toward his wife. Sun in Rohini First Pada v When the Sun is placed in the first pada, the native will be stylish and well‐groomed. He will earn a living through raising and selling livestock (elephants, horses, sheep, nanny‐ goats, and so forth). He will be service‐oriented by nature. He may suffer from sexually‐ related or transmitted diseases. Publisher’s Note: We have in our possession only two charts of individuals with sexually transmitted diseases, and these include the Sun in the sec0nd pada of Rohini, not in the first pada as mentioned in the above verse. It has been difficult to check the reliability of this verse without having access to a larger database. Second Pada v When the Sun is placed in the second quarter of Rohini, the native will be for the most part content and powerful. He can earn a living through a business related to liquid items, oil, and ghee (clarified butter). He may experience restlessness or nervous collapse related to Pitta dosha imbalance, meningitis, or simple headaches. He will fear swimming in deep or unfamiliar waters. If Mars is present in this nakshatra, the native may hold a prominent position in law enforcement or the military (sena pramukh). Third Pada v When the Sun is placed in the third pada, the native is involved in philanthropic works, from which he himself benefits. He may suffer from a severe case of hiccups (hichakiya lagane ka rog). The female native may suffer from the irregular menses. The native suffers from hydrophobia (jala‐ bhaya) and may be prone to drowning. Fourth Pada v If the Sun occupies the fourth pada, the native will be a government servant who will frequently travel. He will be obedient to his wife, though he may treat women as inferior to men.
Moon in Rohini v If the Moon receives the Sun’s aspect, the native will earn a living through agriculture as well as Tantra‐Mantra and other occult sciences. v The native will be strongly attracted to the opposite sex, but will live in a decent manner if the aspect of Mars is on the Moon. In such a situation, he is beloved by his family. v Mercury’s dristhi indicates a scholarly native who is acquainted with many disciplines, and who begins earning a suitable livelihood in midlife. 190
v Jupiter’s aspect reflects one who is religious and obedient toward his parents (matru‐pitru bhakta). v The aspect of Venus confers the comfort of vehicles, nice homes, ornaments, domestic animals, and so forth. v Saturn’s aspect denies the native a suitably stable and nurturing early home life; there will be no assistance or gain from the father. First Pada v When the Moon occupies the first pada of Rohini, the native will be cheerful, sweet spoken, virtuous, and hardworking. He will earn a living in some enterprise related to the food and dairy industries, specifically trading in milk, sugar (jaggery/gud), ghee, oils, and so forth. The native will be affectionate toward his siblings. He may suffer from illnesses related to the ears, nose, and teeth. Second Pada v The Moon’s position in the second pada of Rohini signifies one whose education may be interrupted, but who may have an interest or talent in the fine arts. The native will change residence frequently due to difficult circumstances. A female nativity with this placement may engage in unethical or immoral acts that create substantial losses in life. Third Pada v The Moon in the third pada of Rohini reveals one with a happy life, who earns his livelihood from a business related to females. He may also earn a sufficient living through some business related to liquids. Such a native may be blessed with an exceptional personality. He will be reliable and have a strong memory. He could suffer from diseases of the throat and eyes. Fourth Pada v The Moon’s placement in the fourth pada of Rohini reveals one who could earn a living in the gem or jewellery business; through services related to travel and places of pilgrimage; or in a pharmaceutical, health, grocery, and dairy business. Females with this placement will have a large number of fine clothes and jewellery, and may possibly employ servants and own luxury vehicles. The female native may also suffer from menstrual disorders, pain in the limbs, and headaches (shiroshul). Publisher’s Note: We have in our possession the chart of a female native born January 3, 1977, time 0:30:00, in Sholapur, India (75 E 55' 00", 17 N 41' 00"). The Moon is in Rohini in the third pada, not in the fourth pada as the text says above. Until May 2007, she worked for one of the biggest diamond houses in Mumbai, but has now left her job and is unemployed.
Mars in Rohini v The Sun’s aspect on Mars reveals a native who resides in forests or hilly areas. He will not be able to support his wife and family or make them happy. v The Moon’s aspect indicates a native who will scorn his mother and will associate with low‐class females. v Mercury’s aspect makes one scholarly and religious. He may have a spectacular personality but will be ill‐tempered by nature. 191
v Jupiter’s aspect suggests one who lives with his close relatives and financially supports them. v With Venus’ aspect, the native receives a political post and becomes famous. v Saturn’s aspect indicates a scholarly and pure‐hearted native involved in public service. First Pada v When Mars is placed in the first pada of Rohini, the native is fond of musical instruments. He may be prone to glandular disease. Second Pada v Mars occupying the second pada and conjoining the Sun indicates one who becomes a soldier. At certain times, he may make bad decisions (the word is durbudhi, akin to the results of a Rahu‐Mercury conjunction). He may suffer from nose and ear diseases. Third Pada v Mars placed in the third pada indicates a native who is of a serene nature. He will be praised and admired by gentlemen and scholars. He may face the agony of his progeny’s death, as well as enormous troubles through his wife. He may suffer connective tissue diseases or ailments of the throat or neck. Publisher’s Note: Chart: Loni Anderson
This is the chart of American actress Loni Anderson, having Mars in the second pada of Rohini. She was married to actor Burt Reynolds. After six years of marriage, they entered a bitter divorce battle in January 1994. Anderson claimed a dozen years of abuse at the hands of Reynolds as his lover, and, later, his wife. Reynolds, in turn, flaunted his extramarital affair and accused Anderson of being a terrible mother. Fourth Pada 192
v Mars in the fourth pada indicates an unstable though wealthy native who associates with people of low social or moral character, and who spends money on liquor and beautiful women. If the native works in government service, he will earn money through unethical means. He may be a smuggler and will deal in drugs. Publisher’s Note: he following chart is that of Louis Ferrante, former mafia insider and prison inmate, whose birth data was presented to us by Ferrante himself. As a teenager, he was a gang leader and later worked for the Gambino crime family. He eventually spent eight and a half years in various maximum security prisons after refusing to cooperate in a federal case against former Gambino associates. During his incarceration, he educated himself and turned his life around, becoming a writer as well as an Orthodox Jew. His chart shows us another way of looking at the above verse.
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As per the text, Mars in the 4th pada of Rohini reveals a smuggler or one who gains income through unethical means. However, here we have Mercury in the 3rd pada of Rohini but with a direct aspect of Mars on Mercury and also on Mercury's sign Gemini. Incidentally, the text at the beginning section for Mars in Rohini mentions, “Mercury’s aspect makes one scholarly and religious. He may have a spectacular personality but will be ill‐tempered by nature.” The native did become a scholar and studied comparative religions in prison, but he was also a smuggler. One may read further on about the results of Mercury in the third phala, which relates to Louis Ferrante’s biography and chart.
Mercury in Rohini v If Mercury receives the Sun’s dristhi, the individual will be poor, and will have a vulnerability about him, but will also enjoy helping others. v When Mercury has an aspect of the Moon, the native will work hard and be wealthy. He may receive income from the government. 193
v Mars’ aspect signifies one who receives money from wealthy benefactors, though he will have to face inauspicious phalas in the dasha and antardashas of Saturn. v Jupiter’s dristhi indicates an affluent and scholarly native who becomes a civic leader. v The aspect of Venus reveals one who is well‐dressed but has a tendency to show‐off. He may seek undue attention from the opposite sex. v Saturn’s aspect reflects an individual with psychological problems, who may face humiliation at the hands of family as well as outsiders. Even his wife will disrespect him. Publisher’s Note: The third stanza above indicates that Mercury in Rohini aspected by Mars receives income from wealthy benefactors, though he will also have to face difficult results in Saturn periods. The following examples illustrate this principle: Mark Erick Johnson: his American thief received a ten‐year prison sentence for burglary. Mercury and Mars are both in Rohini, thereby forming sambhanda, a complete connection that occurs via a conjunction, mutual exchange, or aspect. Per Ravana Samhita, the native’s Saturn periods should be difficult. On February 16, 1991, he entered prison for 10 years while he was running Saturn/Saturn dasha.
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Chart: American Actress Yasmine Bleeth On 11/30/2001, in Detroit, this American actress pleaded guilty to a charge of cocaine possession. A charge of driving while impaired followed in an incident on 9/12/2001 in Romulus, MI. She was sentenced to two years probation and mandatory drug screenings. 194
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ne may note what was written earlier in Louis Ferrante's case about drugs and Rohini. Here again, Mercury is in Rohini and Mars aspects it, so during Saturn periods one needs to be careful, as per Ravana Samhita. On September 12, 2001, when the incident occurred, Bleeth was running the unpredictable Jupiter‐Venus dasha, and Venus is closely conjoined Saturn. Venus being a benefic will absorb Saturn's malfeasance, and Venus antardasha gave the results of Saturn. One must also note that Venus‐Saturn in conjunction, especially in an enemy sign, can give scandals. In this case, the Venus‐Saturn conjunction aspects the third house (transportation and driving). Mars (the highlighted planet for this discussion), as per the above verse in Ravana Samhita, is in the fourth house of vehicles, and she was caught driving a vehicle while impaired. Carlota, Empress of Mexico The daughter of King Leopold I, a member of Belgian royalty, married Archduke Maximilian of Austria at age 17. Ambitious and restless, she was delighted when her husband was offered the throne of Mexico on 5/28/1864. As the Empress of Mexico, she worked enthusiastically on behalf of Mexican affairs in spite of various political and social obstacles. Returning to Europe to seek aid, Carlotta had a total breakdown, going mad on 10/07/1866. Kept in seclusion, she never knew that Maximillian was executed in 1868. She died on 1/19/1927 at 7:00 AM in the castle of Boechout at Neise, near Brussels.
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Note that both Mars and Mercury are in Rohini, thereby forming a relationship as per Ravana Samhita. She became mad on October 7, 1866, when Mars/Moon dasha was operative; Mars mahadasha wreaked havoc in her life. The text speaks about the aspect of Mars on Mercury; here Saturn aspects the mahadasha lord Mars (conjunct Mercury) and the Moon, antardasha lord. First Pada v Mercury placed in the first pada of Rohini indicates an intelligent and sweet‐spoken native who earns through writing and philanthropic works. He will have a brilliant and modest wife. He will become excited when speaking, which will create difficulties in his speech. v Publisher’s Note: Chart: Raffaella Carrà, Italian singer, dancer, TV hostess, and actress
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Raffaella Carrà (also known as la Carrà or Raffaela ) is an Italian singer, dancer, TV hostess, author, and actress, who has appeared in over 20 films. One can note as per Ravana Samhita that her chart has Mercury in the first pada of Rohini conjunct Saturn, fifth lord of authorship conjunct the tenth arudha pada of career. Though we have over 126 authors in our database with Mercury in Rohini (all padas), here we examine a controversial chart of a native who, when contacted, refuses to give her birth data for personal reasons. This chart has therefore been debated quite frequently. J.K.Rowling
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ertain British websites have quoted a birth time of 2 pm, which places Rohini nakshatra in the eighth house with Rahu. The lord of Rohini is the Moon and thus, Rohini is the favoured asterism of the Moon god Chandra. The Moon relates to creativity, and Rahu signifies spirits and wizards and is conjunct the third lord of writing, Jupiter, who is the naisargika lord of publishing. The author’s Harry Potter series relates directly to occult eighth house themes. Rahu dasha ran from 1988 to 2006, during which time Rowling became one of the wealthiest women in the world, due to her Rahu‐Rohini creative surge. Though here, Mercury is not posited in Rohini, we still see the creative potential of this nakshatra. Second Pada v When Mercury is in second pada of Rohini, the subject becomes well‐known for his commentary of Vedic literature, but he may also play a prominent role in politics. He faces disappointment from his siblings. He may suffer from diseases related to anal or sexual organ weakness. Third Pada v Mercury placed in the third pada of Rohini reveals one whose nature is strong‐willed, though mild‐mannered. He will be wealthy and immersed in seeking carnal and materialistic pleasure. Thus, his behaviour may be seen as immoral or controversial. 197
Fourth Pada v When Mercury is situated in the fourth pada of Rohini, the native may receive some benefit from distant relatives. He may also experience injury from enemies and miseries from a sister. Saturn’s aspect indicates one who is diseased and ugly, with missing teeth; he will lack mental peace and experience heartache.
Jupiter in Rohini v When Jupiter is in Rohini receiving an aspect from the Sun, the native receives honours in a high military post. He may suffer physical injury during military conflict. v The Moon’s aspect signifies that he is fortunate and helpful toward others. v Mars’ aspect indicates a native with vigorous and virtuous progeny and a beautiful wife. v Mercury’s aspect indicates a wealthy individual who may have a political career. He will have a charming personality and attractive appearance, and will be a patron of the arts and education. v Venus’ aspect reflects one who becomes wealthy in business and is directly involved in charitable giving. Such a person will be deeply fortunate. v Saturn’s aspect reveals a wealthy native who will be a minister, prominent political leader, or the head of a prestigious public organization. First Pada v Jupiter placed in the first pada of Rohini indicates one who takes an interest in philosophical and mythological disciplines. He will be a seeker of truth and will keep good company. With his natural leadership ability, he will be popular among women and enjoy wealth and progeny. He may suffer from blood or respiratory disorders. Second Pada v Jupiter in the third pada of Rohini indicates a religious and obedient son (to his father) who gains respect on account of his faithfulness. Although he conducts himself morally, he will have more than one wife. He will frequently suffer from the common cold and illness of the throat. Third Pada v Jupiter is in third pada of Rohini indicates one who is cunning, unethical, and materialistic. He may be shunned by his family or social group. He will brag about his wealth and will do anything for money. He contracts contagious diseases and will not live past 50‐55 years. Fourth Pada v Jupiter in the fourth pada of Rohini reveals one who travels to foreign lands and earns a living there. He may face great difficulties until the age of 32. After 32 years of age, with the help of a generous patron, he becomes wealthy and achieves all the pleasures of life. However, he may face some mishap at the age of 40.
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v If Venus receives an aspect of the Sun, the native may make a living in a business related to selling or marketing women’s products. He will be satisfied with all the best amenities of life, such as nice vehicles, servants, and overall wealth, but will nonetheless face difficulties in his marital life. v The Moon’s aspect on Venus indicates one who earns a living in the gem and jewellery business. Although this native may be focused on material and carnal enjoyment, he will also be seen as a saviour by his family. v If Venus has an aspect of Mars, one earns a living from disreputable and unethical means. v Mercury’s dristhi ensures a handsome and gentle native, who will be successful and legendary as a businessman. v Jupiter’s aspect confers a good amount of material abundance, including expensive vehicles. Such a native will have more than one wife. His children will be talented and successful, and he himself will flourish in some kind of administrative position. v If Venus receives an aspect from Saturn, the native may experience problems related to those less fortunate, which could also cause his reputation to suffer. First Pada v With Venus placed in first pada of Rohini, one will be attractive and possess wealth and material comforts, but his family life will be miserable until his 35th year. After divorcing his wife, his life will become more settled. He may suffer from serious health problems. Second Pada v With Venus’ placement in the second pada of Rohini, one may become a playwright and musician devoted to the fine arts. The native will enjoy a happy married life and will have both a daughter and a son. However, he may suffer from an inflammatory illness in his neck or limbs. Female natives may suffer pregnancy loss. Third Pada v Venus occupying the third pada reflects one who will be involved in seeking carnal and materialistic pleasure. He will be troubled by women of ill‐character or be involved with women who are beneath him in social stature. He may be implicated in deceitful activities, thus suffering a tarnished reputation and financial loss. If such a person does not maintain good conduct in the years leading up to age 30‐35, he may contract strange diseases. v Fourth Pada Venus in the fourth pada of Rohini signifies one with a stout physique and curvature of 1 the spine. He may also suffer from mumps or gandamala (Scrofula ), which manifests in inflammation of the neck. He will marry an astonishingly beautiful woman, from whom he will receive great wealth and good fortune. A female native will marry a well‐off and accomplished husband.
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v If Saturn in Rohini receives the aspect of the Sun, the native may be supported by the wealth of another. v When Saturn has the Moon’s aspect, the native will be healthy. In his profession, he may work as a second‐in‐command to a high ranking official. v With the aspect of Mars, the native may be amiable and loquacious. v Mercury’s dristhi reveals an individual with a bad temper who surrounds himself with similar types. v Jupiter’s aspect ensures a kind‐hearted individual who is involved in health‐related charities and general service. Such a subject will be hard working and may hold a high executive office in an organization (ucha pada adhikari). v The aspect of Venus indicates one who earns money through the trading of gold and silver, such as in the jewellery industry. Publisher’s Note: Chart: Sanyasi Charmer
This chart belongs to gentleman who is a gold dealer and jeweller by profession. Two verses from above are applicable a) Saturn in Rohini aspected by Mars indicates one who is loquacious, and b) Saturn in Rohini aspected by Venus indicates one who earns money through the trading of gold and silver, such as in the jewellery business. Venus does not directly aspect Saturn, but there is sambhanda of Saturn and Venus by mutual exchange and trinal aspect, as per Sage Parasara. Saturn’s aspect from Mars fits this native well, as he is quite charming and appreciated by people from many different segments of society. For example, he enjoys meeting and spending time with sanyasis from all over India. His appeal is very attractive and charismatic to all sorts of people. First Pada v Saturn in the first pada of Rohini indicates one who may be religious, though also fond of gambling. Such a native spends and loses a great deal of money in his youth, but becomes more settled, peaceful, and less of a squanderer after the age of 45. He may suffer from 200
TB (tuberculosis) and may lose teeth prematurely if he does not have good dental hygiene. Second Pada v Saturn in Rohini’s second pada indicates a scholarly native who is attractive and sweet‐ spoken. He may suffer from a throat or blood‐related disorder and may undergo stomach surgery. He will be bald. Third Pada v Saturn in the third pada reveals one who has a scholarly disposition from an early age. For his knowledge of classic languages and literature, he will earn wealth and status. He may also become celebrated for his work in a research field. Such a native will be intelligent and well‐spoken. He may suffer from dental disease or be prone to catarrhal (inflammatory) conditions of the upper respiratory tract (pratishyaya imbalance). Fourth Pada v Saturn in the fourth pada reveals one who is a fashionable dresser. He earns a living in the livestock business, though he may not be an expert at his field. Due to his superior financial position, he enters into politics and reaches a position of power almost immediately. He becomes a minister after the age of 50, but the second half of life becomes miserable due to health problems. He may suffer from disorders of the eyes and throat, or be afflicted with gastro‐intestinal disease.
Rahu in Rohini First Pada v Rahu's presence in the first pada of Rohini reveals a bold native. He will be slender, even though he eats heartily. He will suffer from chronic indigestion and may have weak eyes, but will live a long life. If the Ascendant is also in this pada, then Rahu protects him at each step in life. Publishers Comment: It is noteworthy that the Rahu in the Ascendant in the fourth pada of Rohini is herein considered to be auspicious, as many astrologers have deemed Rahu in the Ascendant to be an unfortunate placement. Second Pada v Rahu in the second pada of Rohini indicates a strong‐willed native who earns success and fame in business. Such a native will be have a tolerant and confident nature. Due to his heavy eating habits, he may suffer from gastro‐intestinal disorders. He may have weak eyesight, as well. Third Pada v If Rahu occupies the third pada of Rohini, the native will have a poor intellect and be dependent on others for his livelihood. He will live only until 65 years and may lose his life due to an accident, blood disorder, or diabetes. Fourth Pada 201
v One with Rahu in the fourth quarter of Rohini may love literature and may be an author. He could earn a living through any intellectual pursuit, but even without a great education or intellect, he may become known as a scholar. He works very hard and receives results late in life. Translator Rushikesh Deshpande Comments: I have Rahu in the 4th pada of Rohini J in the sixth house of disease and digestion (not exactly in the 2nd pada, as given in the text). Nonetheless, I have a weak digestive system and used to suffer from indigestion very frequently, as noted in the text above. I appreciate food a great deal and eat a great deal, as well. My habit is to eat extra‐spicy food. So, the description given in the first 2 padas is partially applicable on me. In addition, I have to wear spectacles for weak eyesight. My left eye is especially weak. Salutations to Ravana!
Ketu in Rohini First Pada v Ketu in the first pada of Rohini signifies a native who earns his livelihood far away from his birthplace. Much of the time, he will also depend on others to give him food. He will only live 65 years. He may be dumb or blind. Second Pada v The native will have a short lifespan if Ketu is placed in second pada of Rohini. If Jupiter has an aspect on Meena (Pisces) or the Moon, the native will not live beyond 20‐25 years. His body and eyesight will be weak from childhood. Such a native may be handicapped or a leper. Third Pada v Ketu’s placement in the third pada indicates one who is a professor, monk, or priest. The native will have a large family and spend a happy life up to age 30. After this age, his struggles begin, as he will face difficulties in marriage as well as an incurable disease. Fourth Pada v Ketu occupying the fourth pada indicates one who is a philosopher of science and master of Vedic shastras. He may be inclined toward occult studies, including Mantra Shastra. He may be well versed in Ayurveda or traditional medical therapies. He may experience defects like stammering, dumbness, or blindness. Publisher’s Note: Ravana Samhita has thus linked all padas of Ketu in Rohini with health issues and/or vision disturbances, including blindness.
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Chart: Cassatt, Mary Stevenson
American artist of the Impressionist school, Cassatt (pronounced ca‐SAHT) often created images of the social and private lives of women, with particular emphasis on the intimate bonds between mothers and children. An invalid in her later years, she was almost blind after 1910. She died on 6/14/1926 in Le Mesniel‐Theribus, France. Note that Ketu is in the fourth pada of Rohini. 2 Similarly, the author James Joyce suffered from poor eyesight all of his life. He wrote in large script and still had difficulty reading his own writing. By 1930, he had undergone almost 25 ophthalmic operations. Born February 2, 1882, at 6.24 am in Dublin, Ireland, Joyce’s chart shows a 13‐degree Sagittarius Ascendant with Ketu in the second pada of Rohini Certainly, one or two case studies do not prove anything. Researchers in astrology should collect more data and test it vigorously for a reliable dictum to emerge. The intention of this article is not to prove dictums but to translate Ravana Samhita for English reading audiences, demonstrating its accuracy with a few examples. We hope that this work stimulates further interest and research into the nakshatra padas.
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Sage Bhrighu’s Blessings
Bhrighu Saral Paddathi - 2 By Saptarishis Astrology With Obeisance to Lord Ganapathi & Sage Bhrighu we start this huge task of revealing these secrets of the Founder of Vedic Astrology Sage Bhrighu. Astrologers have tried their level best to decode his system, which gives the most brilliant and snap shot predictions. Bhrighu is the son of the Creator Lord Brahma having born out of his mind & not by union, Saral in Hindi language means Easy & Paddathi means Methodology, so in effect this can be translated as Bhrighu Easy Methodology Series.
Bhrighu Saral Paddathi (BSP) ‐ 2
‘Wherever Jupiter sits he creates Ups & Down in the 10th & 6th house from it, in at least one significations of that house’ v This becomes his Karmic House called as ‘Jupiter’s Previous Lives House’ v He will first create Up & Down in the significations of the house which means fluctuations (Gadbad). v He will destroy at least one signification of that house. In order to get the exact import of the above, Indians should remember it in hindi ‘Guru apne dasve or chathe ghar mein Uchh Neech Karvayega, us ghar ke kisi ek bath ko bigade ga ya sarvanash karega.’
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Chart 1: Maryada Purushottama
BSP‐2: 10th from Jup: Jupiter is exalted in the 1st House, 10th from this Jupiter is the 10H & this becomes ‘Jupiter’s Karmic House’. 10th house is Rajya (kingdom) and father, for the sake of his father's honor, Rama abandoned his claim to Ayodhas throne to serve an exile of fourteen years in the forest. 10H is the house of sukha of one’s marriage (happiness of one’s marriage being 4th from the 7th) and his marriage life was greatly spoilt with Sri Rama having to ask his wife to perform Agni Pariksha (i.e. fire test). Just for scholars, this Gajakeshari Jup is no doubt powerful but it is 6L of dispute & 9L of father (or separation from father for those who take 10H as father) so when this Jup ignites the 10th from it what will happen, if he separates from his father his father dies, and that is what happened, King Dasaratha died the very next day when Rama was separated from his kingdom (10H from Jupiter) 6th from Jup Jup in Asc so 6th from Jupiter is the 6H of enemies & separation, those who know Ramayana know this was the main theme of his life that made him famous too. See 6H has Rahu, Rahu means demon (rakshah) and his enemy Ravana who abducted his wife was the King of Demons (Rakshash). As our postulate says 6th from Jupiter is destroyed, Shri Ram finally destroyed the Ravana King. One is tempted to mention here for the sake of spiritual enthusiasts that Rama is made up of 'Ra' + 'ama' which means light coming from within, hence it is recommended by all that reciting of name of Shri Ram is enough to solve all problems of life as light comes from within (i.e. the person is enlightened). In the interpretation of Adi Sankara's commentary, translated by Swami Tapasyananda of the Ramakrishna Mission, Rama has two meanings: the Supreme Brahman who is the eternally blissful Spiritual Self in whom yogis delight or 205
the One who out of his own will assumed the enchanting form of Rama, the son of Dasaratha. Chart 2: Worm in Brain – Posted on Forum Msg 16809 This was posted on astro forums of a man with worm in brain since 5 years. Pranam, Sir I come across a chart his name is sumit & his dob is 22/07/1979 t.o.b 14:47, Ludhiana (Pb). Sir he is in great financial problems these days. I apply dwisaptati sama dasa in his chart & find its starts in 16‐12‐1999. In 2000 he found worm in his brain. He took medicine for it for about 5 years. Is it all due to chaturdasi birth or curse on Guru. Will you plz some remedies for this guy.
BSP‐2: 10th from Jupiter: The 10th from Jupiter is the 6H of disease making it ‘Jupiter’s Karmic House’ & you can see that he has a disease, this happening in the sign of Aries which as per Natural Zodiac (Naisargik Kundali) is brain of the body, its lord Mars aspects the Asc which also denotes brain. 6th from Jupiter: 6th from Jup would be the 2H of wealth & family & prestige in native’s life. This would translate into the native facing financial difficulties as 2H is affected. You can see that the mail from the gentleman says he is in great financial problems. Timing: The mail did not mention the month but just the year of discovery of worm in brain as 2000, one can notice that till June 2000 Tr Jupiter was in Aries which is our Jupiter’s Karmic House thereby triggering the event.
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Chart 3: Coiled Birth Data from L.C Friend from Croatia writes: Saturn in 1H ‐ she is so talented for music, and she played violoncello, teachers from Russia, USA called her willing to pay for her scholarship, but, no, she found some drug addict, aggressive man, got pregnant and has daughter now. For one side she seems so talented but when you come to logic or reason ‐ she seems dumb.... Like until some 11 or 12 years of life she was like grown person, then got into puberty, she ran from home when she was 16 years old, parents didn't know a full year where she is or is she alive or not ‐ she broke all connections with family.
BSP‐2: 10th from Jupiter Jupiter’s Karmic House’ would be the 1H of one’s Full Life, you can see from the note that though she is talented her life is finished in a way, in the 1H Saturn the 3L of talents & skill sets & playing instruments (hands is 3H) is placed and when 5L of love Jupiter entered her life this was over thereby showing that Jupiter’s 10th aspect destroys the ‘Jupiter’s Karmic House’. 6th from Jupiter This would be the 9H of bhagya (prosperity) & marriage, there AL (Emerged Self) & GL (Name Fame) is placed and its lord Moon is placed in the 2H of family, which means this Jupiter will destroy the life of this family and subsequent name fame money she would have achieved if she had gone to USA with paid scholarship. Now see what friend wrote in first place ‘parents didn't know a full year where she is or is she alive or not ‐ she broke all connections with family’. Now use Bhrighu Chakra Paddathi as outlined in Vol 3 Aug 2008 issue, friend writes 16th year, we wrote back and double checked if it happened before she finished her 16th year she 207
said yes, rotate the Bhrighu Chakra (wheel) and 16th year would be 4th House where Jupiter is placed, see Bhrighu Saral Paddathi (BSP‐2) matches with BCP method also here. Timing: In her 16th year that is Oct 2001 to Oct 2002 Tr Jupiter was in Gemini, use BCP‐2, 6th from it is 1H of ‘Natal Jupiter’s Karmic House’ and 10th from Tr Jup is 5H of love, she fell in love and her whole life was down the drain. Chart 4: Sarah, Duchess of York She was married to Prince Andrew, on 7/23/1986. It was hoped that marriage to fiery Fergie would tame him but they played hard together and separately, and parted on 3/19/1992. An official palace announcement of their divorce came on 4/16/1996.
BSP‐2: 10th from Jup ‘Jupiter’s Karmic House’ would become the 11H of Leo where Venus (love) is placed. Leo is natural sign of affairs & relationships (remember King‐Leo will always have many wives or a concubine) where Venus the 8L of sustenance of marriage and scandals is placed, so Natal Jupiter destroys the sustenance of marriage and creates scandal. 6th from Jupiter This would be the 7H of marriage whose lord has gone with Mer, someone would have been promiscuous. Timing: She separated from Prince Andrew on 19 th Mar 1992, now on that day Tr Jup was on 13 Leo close to her natal Venus in sign of Leo which is our ‘Jupiter’s Karmic House’ & 6th from Tr Jup is 4th house of Home which got destroyed (Grihast Ashram Jo Tuta gaya). Wisdom (Dhi): One needs to interpret the rules not verbatim that Jupiter in 2H will create break in marriage, we have charts with Jup in 2H and there has been a lot of friction in 208
marriage but at the same time the natives fight a lot with others – remember 7h is house of relationships with others too & 2nd child etc etc. Chart 5: Loni Anderson
She had an early marriage to Salesman Bruce Hasselberg that lasted three months and gave birth to a daughter, Deidra Hoffman, in 1965. Her second marriage was to actor Ross Bickell on 1/28/1974; the marriage lasted for seven years. After six years together, she married Burt Reynolds on 4/29/1988 which was her 3rd marriage. In January 1994, they entered a bitter divorce battle with custody and money fights. Reynolds in turn flaunted his extramarital affair and accused her of being a lousy mother. In her book, Anderson does not conceal the history of her own love life, including an affair with actor John Gavin and a romance that developed into a sex addiction for her former WKRP co‐star Gary Sandy. In 2008 she married Bob Flick. BSP‐2: 10th from Jupiter: Natal Jup in 2H so Jupiter’s Karmic House becomes 11H of affection & affairs of your husband. She had 4 marriages and 3 divorces, one can see that in Jupiter’s Karmic House there is 7L Saturn & Venus & Rahu & Moon, she had 4 marriages & known to us in one of them promiscuity was an issue (11H). 6th from Jupiter Would be 7H of marriage, no doubt it got destroyed. Timing: During her second marriage divorce in 1981 Tr Jupiter was on natal Jupiter thereby activating Jupiter’s Karmic Houses & in Jan 1994 with the much scandalized break up with Burt Reynold Tr Jupiter was in 3H of Libra and 6th from it is the 8H of scandals & sustenance of marriage & 10th from it is 12H of secret affairs – all came out. 209
Chart 6: Huge Family Wealth at Stake
The native is dedicated astrologer & businessman, his father’s partner has siphoned off 500 odd crores of their wealth ($100 million dollars). BSP‐2: 10th from Jupiter ‘Jupiter’s Karmic House’ would be the 2H of family & wealth – is that not effected/destroyed, lord of which Moon goes into 10H of father, it is fathers wealth. 6th from Jupiter It would be again 10H of profession where 2L of families wealth is placed along with Mars the 6L of service, he works in his fathers business and has to see the partner daily, that man who has cheated his family so much & is a relative (6H of relatives).
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10th from Jup is 9H of fortune & boss, now over there moon is placed the 8L of disappointments & darkness in life and the 8th lord of action of competitor (3rd from 6H), so this Jupiter his lagna lord has destroyed the competitors (it aspects 6H too) and the action of them thereby making him super success when he became Boss (9H) of G.E. Chart 8: Major Accident
10th from Jupiter is 8H of accidents, there Ketu (accident karaka) & A5 (child) is sitting & 6th from Jup is 4H of vehicles. 30 yrs ago faced major accident and was hospitalized for more than 3 years with more than 8 operations within one year. In the accident 5 people in car, one person died, one persons leg dislocated till now, the woman’s husband also got major injuries. This accident happened 6‐7 months before the birth of the son of the lady, now co‐ related A5, bacha hoga accident hoga (child comes in and accident happens). This is how you combined 10th from Jupiter & Arudhas. Chart 9: Christopher Reeve 10th from Jup Is 7H of marriage and there Rahu is placed, after he had accident what marriage happiness do u think the person would have had, there Rahu the 8L of chronic diseases and chronic accidents is placed, that is effected by this retro Jupiter activating its Karmic House. Now the worst part of Indian astrology & we hate revealing it, if he activates his 7H of marriage then rahu the 8L of Chronic accidents will happen, see he got married in 1992 and terrible accident in 1995 on 27th May. 6th from Jup Will be the 3H of movement, travel, sports (karma of sports ‐6H) and supplement house of 6H of accidents, there 3 planets placed in the 6th sign of Virgo, the natural badhak(obstacle) 211
house, while doing competition he had this non fatal yet crippling accident. See health karaka and
lord of A6 Sun is placed in the 3H which is being damaged by Jupiter, incidentally the dasa was of Sun‐Jup on 27th May 1995, this happened within 5 days of starting of Jupiter antar, did not Jupiter deliver the promise of Jupiter’s Karmic House. Chart 10: Goode III, Arthur Frederick
American homicidal homosexual pederast pedophile, a borderline retard and schizophrenic. Now see Jupiter sits in the 8H of Death (note the word death) & 10th from it is the 5H of children with Mer in it & Mer is the young prince in astrology (children). Now read this On 212
3/05/1976, the nude body of nine‐year‐old Jason VerDow was found, sexually assaulted and strangled. Goode kidnapped Billy Arthes on 3/15/76 and kidnapped Kenneth Dawson, 11, on 3/20/76. He tortured and sexually abused Dawson, then strangled him to death while forcing Arthes to watch. Apprehended before he killed Arthes, he was sentenced to death on 3/21/1977 in the electric chair. The execution was carried out 4/05/1984, Starke, FL. Test it in the charts of 20 people you know and within 15 minutes their life story will come out with BSP‐1 & 2. In Dedication To Bhrighu Maharaj.
Heart Disease If natives horoscope has Sun in Aquarius in any house then the native will have many sons, will be happy, normally angry type person and opposing to others always, loved by many women, will do each act with conviction and will suffer from heart diseases. If in horoscope Saturn, Jupiter and Sun are in 4H conjoining then he will suffer from heart diseases. In Aq sign Sun is placed or 4H has Saturn then native will suffer from heart diseases and need to get remedies done. - Chapter Hradayarogadhikaraha of the ancient classic
‘Veerasimhavalokah’ by King VeeraSimha Dev of the Tomar Dynasty KarmaVipak What is below written regarding heart disease is as per Shastra. The learned in shastra says – the native who in his previous life gave trouble to others heart, who created situations and scenarios which lead to grief in others heart he in the next life gets heart disease. If there is a remedy for this bad sin then it is only ‘Praajapatya Yagya’. If the diseased man cannot do Prajapatya Yagya then he should ‘absolutely’ donate a cow idol made out of gold without fail. He should do havan (yagya) out of Til (sesame seeds) & Ghee (clarified butter). He should recite Vishnu Sahastranam Stotra regularly or do Namatray (salutations to trinity) recitation and ‘Krushmaand Havan’ should be done - Chapter Hradayarogadhikaraha of the ancient classic
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Use Of Dwadasamsa Chart In Prediction Padma‐Chakra Method‐2
By Pramod Bhavasar, India. Article No 2: Case Study Date: 05.06.2008 Let us discuss actual case study on the method. Female Birth Date: 15‐09‐1976 Birth Time: 22:00 Birth Place: Ahmadabad (Gujarat‐India)
P.C. Bhavsar is one of the two masters alive who teach & practice the Padma Chakra Method. This method was initially taught by a Yogi to his Guru Shri Nanubhai from Ahmadabad. Mr Bhavsar is a BE (Mech.), BE (Ele.) ME (Mech.) and retired HOD of Mechanical Department of Govt. Polytechnic – Ahmadabad (Gujarat, India). He has been honored with Jyotish Bhushan by Bruhad Gujarat Astrological Society, Jyotish Padma Shree by Ahmadabad Astrological Society (Navgrah), & Jyotish Ratnam by Gujarat Astrological Federation, Ahmadabad. The most outstanding characteristic of Shri Bhavasar is his acute humbleness and willingness to share his methods within 2 minutes of meeting him.
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greater clarity please refer to my previous article in Vol3 of Saptarishis Astrology Aug 2008 issue. Therefore, for 32 years =32 x 5 day = 160 days = 5 months and 10 days And 32 x 5 hours = 160 hours = 0 months and 7 days So, total becomes 5 Months and 17 Days. Subtracting these months and days from 15‐09‐2008 we will get 28 – 03 – 2008 I.e. year of age 33 will start from date 28 – 03 – 2008. In birth chart, as she completes 32 years, 32 / 12 = 8th house will be completed. And 9th house will start from date 28 – 03 – 2008. In the birth chart 9th house represents the following as discussed earlier, 1. Father 2. Owned House 3. Luck 4. Long Journey etc. The lord of 9th house, in Birth Chart – Saturn is in third house. Now 3rd house represents Brother or Sister, Neighbor, Father in Law etc. In Vrishabh Lagna, 9th house is the Badhak (Badhak means worry, delay, obstacles etc.) The lord of 9 th house is Saturn is called as Badhak – Planet. So, the prediction will be as under from the date 28‐03‐2008 to 23‐3‐2009 i.e. during the age of year 33 1. She has worries in her own house (i.e. Husbands House) – so difference of opinion with husband can be there. 2. She left her husband’s house and lives at her father’s house 3. Her father is also in mental tension 4. Father in law and her own brother are also in mental tension 5. Due to all above mentioned factors they have difference of opinion among themselves. How To Use Dwadasamsa Chart In Padma Chakra Method:‐ Step 1: Note the year lord (Saturn in this case) Step 2: See its house position in the Dwadasamsa Chart (D12) Step 3: Superimpose this Year Lord from Dwadasamsa Chart onto the Rasi Chart. Saturn is in the 10th house – Kumbha (11) sign in D12. That means the working of Saturn is in 10th house of Birth Chart. Now 10th house represents Mother in law and Job. Therefore she has difference of opinion with her Mother in Law also. And her job is also affected due to all this. Further more, 5th house in the Birth Chart represents 1st child, her first child is daughter and child’s Birth Date is 20 – 04 – 1997 (i.e. 11 years old). 216
In this case the lord of 5th house is Mercury, this Mercury is in Makar Sign of Dwadasamsa Chart – i.e. in 9th house. It means working of Mercury is in the 9th house of Birth Chart. So, she came to her father’s house with her 11 year old daughter. And thus 1st child is also in mental disturbance. That is why due to above situation of mother’s charts – daughter is not able to live with her father, grandfather and grandmother though she loves them like anything. This scribe will try to demonstrate as many charts as possible through actual cases studies on which predictions were made in advance using Padma Chakra method as taught by my Guruji Late Shri Nanubhai.
Yogayatra of Varahamihira If Karma nakshatra is afflicted in transit then the remedy as per Varahamihira is – for 10 days to eat food without salt in it, meat and liquor to avoid, to do homam with honey and ghee and to take bath with water that has been medicated with Durva (Dhub Grass, Bermuda or Bahama Grass)–Priyangadu (Tanguni), Sarso (Mustard) Saunf (Fennel) and Shatavari (Asparagus). NakshatraKendubhadyaya, Verse 15 of Yogayatra of Varahamihira Samudayik Nakshatra (18th) if afflicted then gold silver should be donated. When Vainasik (20-2122) nakshatra is afflicted then food should be donated and land should be donated to a Competent (Guni) Brahmin. - NakshatraKendubhadyaya, Verse 17 of Yogayatra of Varahamihira
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Astrology A Road Map Of Our Life By Dr. Roopa Vohra, India. Fate and free will are equally powerful forces. Yet I consider free will more important, because it is our conscious choices which create our fate. ………‐ Veda Vyasa Astrology is an incredible tool of self discovery and the birth chart as a blueprint of each individual's personality and history can reveal profound layers of insights in search for greater self‐knowledge….
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strology is an organized, transcendental body of knowledge which offers each of us a deeper glimpse into who we really are, where we have been, where we are going and how to direct our energies properly so that we can improve and work with our actual personality. Each person has a role to play in life, a particular path to follow, lessons to learn and a certain proportion of karma (debts & gains) to be experienced in this lifetime. Astrology is a system for delineating this information in a clear and concise manner and helps to light the way towards this deep understanding. With this knowledge, we deepen our understanding on all planes of existence, including the physical, emotional, intellectual, spiritual and material spheres. Ultimately, we learn to function in a smoother more rhythmic pattern which corresponds to the larger universal flow. Astrology helps to reveal our true purpose and direction in life and gives us a 1
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The purpose of Astrology is to avoid problems before they arise or safeguard mankind by taking precautionary/preventive measures. The aphorism, "Pull weeds early" describes a major purpose of astrology. Another quote states, "If you want to get rid of a snake, get rid of it when it is really small". In fact, Patanjali, who wrote the "Yoga Sutras", stated that it was important to know how to "avoid the danger which has not yet come". A good astrologer uses the tools of Astrology to forecast the times to promote events in one's life or to pull back, recognizing the indications that point to some obvious serious risk. Therefore, Astrology is a guide only and not God. A good astrologer certainly knows as to how the divine plan works but he has not been given the power to erase and rewrite that plan for anyone based on his/her desires. All he can do is to make the individual aware of the plan or the future and show the ways to overcome the negative time periods using the law of nature. As is said ‘Being forewarned is being forearmed, and half the battle is won’….. Similarly an astrologer can help to fix the flat tyre but cannot give new car nor can he change the road conditions but he can definitely guide on what path to take to save oneself from pot holes.
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strology is meant to be empowering and used to reveal out possibilities and trends or a suitable time for different things, not something that will happen no matter what. Astrology is not fortune‐telling and even if it is used for prediction, it doesn't necessarily mean that it would predict an inevitable fate or just tell us what’s going to happen so that we can sit back and brace ourselves for the ride. A well‐known western astrologer Dane Rudhyar once said, that "astrology ought not to be considered as a means for the gratification of an idle curiosity as to possible future events ... Astrology, if properly understood and applied, can bring order to the usual chaos of human life, individual & collective." Astrology is unquestionably a healing science. It is a guide to self‐discovery and self‐ attunement to the cosmos. Astrology provides answers to these timeless questions: Who are we? What are we here for? What is our potential? Why am I acting this way? How can I grow to be a more balanced individual? Since Astrology assumes the law of karma which states that a human being more or less lives and works within certain parameters created by actions performed in prior lifetimes, it can shine light on many events in life which seem meaningless. In this way, Astrology is a comforting science which explains that perhaps things happen for a reason. Astrology provides cosmic clues as to why we're attracted to, repelled by or indifferent to those we meet. It helps us take personality clashes less to heart, and show potential red flags to watch out for. Some connections are sparked by friction, and astrology helps us take the long view, and see them as challenges that cause us both to grow. With the help of Astrology, we can see our take off point as well as our destination. Astrology can install hope, increase will power and guide towards better future. It can direct the course of life from frustration to fantasy and from hopelessness to hope. Every Soul chooses to be born at a certain time and place and our astrological chart reflects the original Soul’s intention for coming into this world. The great psychologist, Carl Jung, believed that the time of birth was not a coincidence, but was a mysterious synchronicity that reveals a great deal. He used astrology in his work with clients, and found that it worked……so what may seem unimportant ‐ the birth date, time and place, is actually a profound tool; an ‘oracle’ and what may look like a mystery to many of us, is not a mystery to the astrologer who can
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read the meaning contained in the chart and suggests methods to make the most positive use of our planetary energies and effectively deal with the challenges presented by our chart. Astrology helps mankind mainly in two ways. One by helping identify the strengths and abilities we have and can capitalize on. The Second by helping us identify the ways we create our own problems and cause unhappiness for ourselves and those around us. Traditionally planets are held responsible for our happiness or unhappiness, but they only point out the ways we have been causing our self‐fulfillment or self‐defeat. And, if self‐defeating behaviors are causing problems for us, we can use the chart as a guide to face them honestly and directly. If we do so, we can tackle those problem areas and ultimately realize the most positive potential of placement of every planet in our charts. Once we can identify a pattern of self‐defeating behavior, the chart can lead to an understanding of exactly what is behind it and how to correct it. Our astrological chart is a priceless tool for gaining perspective on the self, for finding the roots of conflict and self‐defeat within us. By discovering the sources of self‐defeat in our chart, we will be able to free the life affirming parts to work more openly…… and by accepting all parts of ourselves and allowing them a positive expression, we can definitely become a healthy, fully integrated person.
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uman beings are motivated by both nature and the will. Nature for its part is ruled by the planets, while the will is free – but unless it makes the effort to resist, it will be swept along by nature and become a part of destiny. Knowledge of astrology gives the wise person the power to modify or annul the effects of the planets….it empowers encourages and opens the mind to use it to its highest potential. With its understanding we can develop abilities to see life as an initiation and sacred journey no matter what the circumstances are….it helps to understand life’s path with greater clarity and compassion….it makes what could be complex, simple and what could be overwhelming, acceptable. Understanding the power of the planets and one’s own ability to offset that power by our own will can change our destiny and bring evolution of the spirit. Therefore, the knowledge of astrology promotes the elevation of consciousness of human beings as it goes deep into the origins of the mind. Instead, it's saying to ourselves and to the universe that something will happen, believing it, and putting our entire will behind it. I believe that we can surely have this level of conviction when our will is in harmony with God's will, or our karmic destiny. Paracelsus, one of the world's greatest astrologers, also remarked, quoting the ancients: "The stars incline; they do not compel" (Astra inclinant non necessistant). He meant that while planetary influences create the groundwork and basis for action in any set of circumstances, there is still the element of free will in us all. We have become masters of our own destiny to the degree to which we are no longer subject to the mechanical influences of the conditioned world. We can use the techniques and insights of astrology to make sense of our connection with each other, with the universe at large, and with our own inner selves. With knowledge of astrology we can make us aware of how everything in life is full of hidden meanings and how everything is on some level connected with everything else and thus has an important place in life's wholeness. In astrology man is never a separate lonely being in the universe: everyone has her or his own meaningful task and a place in a larger whole to create and un‐create thoughts and actions to build one’s own destiny ….. Astrology is a kind of road map we can use to enlighten our own paths in that larger whole. … its knowledge and understanding makes our journey through our own world of possibilities a 3
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strology actually helps us to realize that only we are the creators and masters of our lives and not the destiny. It inspires to find clues about raising our awareness to dance along with the cosmic design. It helps us to capitalize upon the self‐potential and inspire ourselves to meet the forthcoming challenges of life with new vigor and determination. It illustrates that it is imperative to identify with the real self and make intelligent move with its help to deal successfully with different phases, ups and downs, of life. It opens our windows to our inner self, other people and into their worlds and to the common world… ….In one sense astrology takes us back to our roots, yet without forgetting the significance of the present and empowers us to live in present only by deeper acceptance of our selves.
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herefore we can say that astrology is a key to ourselves… essentially a blueprint for how to achieve our soul's optimal growth in this life…. the astrological chart paints a picture of our inner world that can help us understand our needs, desires and motivations more deeply. It also answers the question of “Why are we here?" What are the specific tasks we need to undertake to fulfill our unique destiny & what lessons are we here to learn, what are the challenges that we need to embrace that will allow us to feel like our life has purpose and meaning? A complete understanding of this blueprint helps us realize our own basic nature and demonstrate ways to harmonize our life with the cosmic energy….. we can tap the creative potential of cosmic energy as the destiny unfolds, and transform our dreams into reality by unlocking our hidden potential; realigning our life strategies; making right choices; spotting new possibilities; facing tough times gracefully; managing time effectively and transforming our relationships.
References: Rudhyar, D. (1969). Astrology for New Minds: A non‐dualistic harmonic approach to astrological charts and to the relation between man and the universe. CSA, Lakemont GA. Jung, C.G. (1960). The Collected Works of C.G.Jung. In H Read, M Fordham, G Adler (eds). Vol 8. The Structure and Dynamics of the Psyche. Routledge & Kegan Paul, London.
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Blasts In India – 2 Victims & Survivors By Vilas Deo, India.
I Vilas Deo though 52 years old belongs to the breed of young astrologers what Maharashtrian Astrologers are known for extremely analytical with statistical bent of mind. He started studying astrology only 12 years back but has displayed great excellence in breaking 20 year old records in his Jyotish Examination of Jyotish Shastri from Maharashtra Jyotish Parishad. Well settled in business he pursues astrology as a deep passion, astro lovers are requested to watch this space.
n the article on Blasts In India ‐1 which appeared in Vol 3 Aug Issue of Saptarishis Astrology, analysis of a number of blasts was presented along with the conclusions for predicting most probable time for blasts with a note of caution to be taken on such days. The conclusions are supported by statistical data (though based on only 21 instances). Any scientific process is based on establishing Rationale behind principles; observing the incidents, deriving conclusions (Upapatti, Prayog, Nirikshan); again examining the established principles on the basis of derived conclusions; experimenting and correcting earlier conclusions on the basis of recent experiments. Even in astrology, the same procedure can be adopted with the only change that instead of experimentation, observation of similar incidents in the background of planetary positions will be the guideline. In the following article, a yet another research type experiment based on the charts of Victims & Survivors of Mumbai blast is presented for the readers of Saptarishis Astrology. A question often posed to the supporters of Astrology– do all the persons who die in a particular accident (say blast etc.) belong to same sign? Do all have same planetary situation indicating the death on
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that particular day? But here the point to be noted is getting the birth details of even a few of accident victims is very difficult. For that matter astrologers, residing in the nearby area of the accident place, also find it difficult to assimilate the information. This is the main limitation in any astrological study but still this author has tried his level best & collected the charts. The following charts are presented (1) from scribes own collection through some acquaintances (2) from the obituary columns of various English / Marathi newspapers. (Though exact birth time is not available; at least Moon sign chart can be drawn from birth date). Before discussing the charts of victims, we will just once again go through the chart of Mumbai local train blast, as it will give us the transitionary position of planets on the fatal day.
It was Tuesday & 1st Tithi of 2nd half of the month (Vadya Pratipada). Moon had just crossed over to Capricorn (a few minutes before the blast) & was in Uttarashadha. Mercury was both combust & retrograde & was along with Saturn & Mars in Cancer. Saturn & Mars were in Aslesha – the Kroora (harsh/cruel) Nakshatra. Now considering the astrological principles in the charts of people who were caught in the blast, we have to analyse 3 things – 1. The planetary position in the natal chart of the persons being caught in the blast; 2. The transitional position which led these persons being caught in the blast; 3. In case of fatal victims, the planetary positions in natal as well as transitional chart indicating accidental death (due to fire). 4. The strong planetary position in natal and transitional charts of persons who in spite of being caught in the blast, survived (may be with or without injuries).
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The discussion on charts of fatal victims is presented herewith. (1) Chart No. 1: 03‐04‐1953; 14.41 hrs; 17 N 42, 74 E 00. With bal. Sat. dasha 18Y 5M 5D The said gentleman, a chemistry graduate, caught the train at Dadar heading towards his residence in the western suburb. He was injured in the blast near Matunga – Mahim & was admitted at LTMG Hospital, Sion. Conscious when admitted, he succumbed to injuries & died at midnight before emergency operation could be carried out.
Natal Chart Analysis ‐ 1. Ascendant in Aslesha, 2. Mercury moving at a very slow pace – 12’ in 24 hrs. Mercury is eighth lord from Moon & also in the Eighth house from ascendant. 3. Eighth lord, Saturn, afflicted by fiery Mars. Transitional Chart Analysis ‐ 1. Saturn, the eighth lord of natal chart in Ascendant along with fiery Mars & both in Aslesha – same nakshatra as Ascendant. 2. Mercury, the eighth lord from natal Moon, also with fiery Mars. 3. Transitional Moon in Capricorn on natal Rahu. 4. Transitional Ketu moving in Pisces on natal Sun (though not on exact degrees). 5. Transitional Sun in Gemini i.e. the eighth house from natal Moon. 6. Transitional Mercury (the eighth lord from Moon & the planet in the eighth house from Ascendant) in the Ascendant in combust & retrograde position. 7. Transitional Moon & Mercury (eighth lord from Moon) in exact opposition, so also Rasi lord Mars and eighth lord Mercury together in Cancer. 8. Both the eighth lords (i.e. Saturn & Mercury) in fiery navamsas (i.e. Sagittarius & Leo). (2) Chart No. 2: 12‐02‐1965; 11:45am, Mumbai with bal. Rahu Dasha 16Y 2M 3D 224
This person died on the spot in the blast.
Natal Chart Analysis ‐ 1. Eighth lord fiery Mars 2. Sun, fiery planet, in the eighth house from Moon 3. Viskumbh yoga & Vishti Karan 4. Combust Mercury – Rasi lord in the eighth house from Moon with fiery Sun. 5. Ascendant afflicted by Saturn and Mars (Lagna & eighth lord). Transitional Chart Analysis ‐ 1. Mars, Lagna lord & the eighth lord, transiting in Cancer on 290‐05’ i.e. exactly in opposition of natal Sun. 2. Transiting Moon in the eighth house from natal Moon. 3. Eighth lord Mars in Gandant yoga (in Aslesha) 4. Transitional Ketu in perfect degree on natal Mars 5. Saturn, eighth lord from Moon in Aslesha with fiery Mars. 1
(3) Chart No. 3: 15‐08‐1954, Time of birth not known . This is a chart of yet another gentleman who died in blast on the spot. Natal Chart Analysis ‐ On 15th Aug. 1954, full day Moon was in Aquarius. 1. The tithi on this day was Vadya Pratipada with Atiganda yoga. 2. Mercury, eighth lord from Moon, was combust & in Aslesha along with Sun. 3. Both Mercury & Sun afflicted by fiery Mars & Saturn. 1
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Transitional Chart Analysis ‐ 1. Transiting Mars nearly exact on natal Sun in Aslesha, 2. Transiting Sun on natal Ketu (not on exact degree). 3. Eighth lord, Mercury combust and retrograde in Leo navamsa in Cancer, 4. Transiting Saturn (Rasi‐lord) on natal Mercury 5. Vadya Pratipada – same tithi on blast day & on birth date.
(4) Chart No. 4: 26‐05‐1975, Time of birth not known. This employee working with MTNL, died in the blast.
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Natal Chart Analysis ‐ 1. Natal Moon with Rahu (Moon in Jyestha constellation for almost the whole day), 2. Natal Sun in conjunction with Ketu and with Mercury, eighth lord from Moon, 3. Mercury, the eighth lord, moving at a very low pace (15’ in 24 hrs.) 4. The eighth house is afflicted by fiery Mars. 5. Vadya Dwitiya (2nd tithi of second half). Transitional Chart Analysis ‐ 1. Transit Sun in the eighth house from Moon & on natal Saturn & Venus, 2. Transit Mars (Rasi‐lord) in Aslesha; along with Saturn (planet in the eighth house from Moon) 3. Transit Mars with Mercury (the eighth lord), 4. Transit Rahu on natal Mars (Rasi lord). 5. Mercury, eighth lord, combust & retrograde. 6. Tithi Pratipada of 2nd half, very near to birth tithi. 7. Transit Moon in exact opposition of transit Mercury, the eighth lord (same as in Chart No1). (5) Chart No. 5: 01‐01‐1953, (from obituary in DNA 26‐07‐2006)
On the birth day Moon was in Punarvasu nakshatra and moved from Gemini to Cancer around 12 noon. From Gemini Moon, Rahu is in the eighth house and from Cancer Moon, Mars is in the eighth house. 1. Considering the transit position, transit Moon is in exact opposition to natal Moon. Natal Moon was on the Rasi Sandhi of Gemini – Cancer & transit Moon on Sandhi of Sagittarius and Capricorn. 2. The birth tithi was again Vadya Pratipada and Vaidhurti yoga – both same on blast day. 3. The eighth lord, Saturn, (both from Gemini & Cancer Moon) was transiting on natal Ketu (on nearly exact degrees). 4. Transit Sun in opposition of natal Sun. 227
5. Transit Jupiter also in opposition of natal Jupiter (6) Chart No. 6: 25‐05‐1970, (Ref. Loksatta, Express Group Marathi daily 22‐08‐2006) This unlucky gentleman was injured severely in the blasts & was fighting for life in the hospital till the tragic end on 22nd July 2006.
(Note: If 12 hrs before birth time is taken then Moon will be in previous sign) In the natal chart, fiery Sun is the eighth lord and Ketu (Bhaumvat Ketu) is in the eighth house from Moon. Once again the daily pace of Mercury was just 15’. Considering the transit chart the points to be noted ‐ 1. Transit moon on natal Moon on the blast day (in Uttarashadha), Position on day of death 22‐07‐2006:‐ 2. Transit Moon on Natal Mars. 3. Transit Venus on natal Venus 4. Transit Sun (the eighth lord) in exact opposition of natal Moon. 5. Transit Mars in the eighth house from natal Moon.
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case on blast day. In conclusion, though all the victims do not have the same birth sign, the chart & transit position do indicate ‘death’ and that too due to blast (fire element). Now the analysis of charts of fortunate survivors is presented herewith. (7) Chart No. 7: 29/30‐03‐1943; 1.35 am; 16N42, 74E13 with bal. Venus Dasha 2Y 2M 19D It belongs to a retired person, engaged in teaching and writing on Yoga in Marathi magazines. He was in one of the first class compartment which was damaged due to the blast. After suffering injuries he became unconscious. But as he was admitted to the hospital he survived and took to routine life within a month.
The astrological reasons why he was injured in the blast are – 1. The transit of Mercury, Saturn & Mars in the eighth house from the Ascendant & natal Moon 2. Eighth lord, Moon, transiting in Ascendant but just a few minutes before the blast moving to Capricorn. The main reason for survival is the dharmakarmadhipati yoga present in the natal chart. The ninth lord, Sun, & the tenth lord, Mercury both are together in Kendra (fourth house). Yet another parashari rajayoga is that fifth lord, Mars, is in uchha rasi (Capricorn) and the lagna lord, Jupiter is in Kendra (seventh house). Still Saturn, the mrityukaraka planet, is vargottam in a friendly sign (Taurus) in sixth house. So Saturn becomes stronger & the yoga teacher survived to serve yoga cause. In transit chart also the ninth lord, Sun was transiting exactly on the natal Jupiter, lagna lord. Here again parashari principle could be observed in transitory planets also. (8) Chart No. 8: 20‐11‐1980; 22.45; 19N27, 72E49 with bal. Ketu Dasha 0Y 2M 9D It belongs to an electronic engineer who was in coma for 2 / 3 days after blast. His eyes were injured severely due to the glass pieces but subsequently recovered and is now attending his routine life. 229
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his young engineer was injured in the blast once again due to the transit of Mercury, Saturn (eighth Lord) & Mars from the ascendant. Here the birth tithi is 14th day of bright half (Shuddha Chaturdashi). And so Rasi chart based on Moon becomes important. Considering Chandra Kundali; the ninth lord (Jupiter) and the tenth lord (Saturn) are in conjunction with Rasi lord Mars in ninth house (Trikon sthana) in natal chart, natural malefic Saturn in third house, in friendly sign and another natural malefic, Mars in sixth house in friendly sign, became stronger and he survived. In transit also Jupiter (ninth lord) both of lagna and Rasi kundali was in fourth house from ascendant and seventh from natal Moon (i.e. in kendrasthan) and also no other transit was in exact degrees of natal chart. Though eyes were in trouble, he got eye sight back since the second lord, Sun is in friendly sign in own navamsa and in trikon (5th house) and second lord from Moon (Venus) is in own sign and is vargottamma and the ninth lord (Jupiter) was transiting on Venus, the boy got eye sight back. (9) Chart No. 9: 10‐02‐1952, birth time not known. This is a chart of a gentleman who became deaf due to the blast but was fortunate to be alive. The exact birth time is not known. Moon was in Aslesha from 7 AM in the morning on 10th Feb 1952. It was a full moon day (Purnima).
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The person suffered because of Mercury, Saturn, and Mars transiting through Cancer (on natal Moon). But the fellow survived as Jupiter, the ninth lord from Moon is in own Rasi Pisces and swa‐navamsa, (Sagittarius) and in ninth House and Mars, the tenth lord from Moon is also in Kendra. In addition transit Jupiter (ninth lord) is on natal Mars (tenth lord). But because of Saturn in the third House from Moon in natal charts, the result was deafness. Transit Ketu was on natal Saturn and transit Saturn was exactly in opposition of natal Mercury (lord of third house from Moon). (10) Chart No. 10: Female, 31‐05‐1979; 11.07 am; 18N56 72E50 with bal. Saturn Dasha 0Y 8M 14D This is a chart of a lady who used to otherwise travel by first class caught her usual train but was travelling in the second class on the fatal day. So she survived. At that time she was pregnant but fortunately people helped her to reach home safely.
As seen in many charts, Ascendant & Moon both are in Cancer with the only difference that Moon is in Pushya while Ascendant in Aslesha. Again considering Parashari principles, lagna lord (so also rasi lord) Moon is posited in Ascendant along with Jupiter, the ninth lord & Mars,the tenth lord is in the tenth house (i.e. in kendra). So the chart becomes stronger with all kendra‐ konadhipati in kendrastanas (Moon, Jupiter in Ascendant; Venus ‐ Mars in tenth house). Here also transit Jupiter (the ninth lord) is in exact opposition of natal Mars (the tenth lord). The lady survived. (11) Chart No. 11: 21/22‐09‐1965; 2.24 am; 19N10 73E05 with bal. Mercury Dasha 12Y 5M 11D This is a chart of a very fortunate person who miraculously not only survived this July, 07 blast but also 1993 March blast. Both the times he had left the site of blast just a few minutes before.
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Once again Moon in the Cancer Ascendant with the only difference is here Moon is in Aslesha & Ascendant in Pushya (exactly opposite of Chart 10). Here also Rajyogi Mars (for Cancer Ascendant) is in kendrasthana and in affliction of Jupiter, the ninth lord and lagna lord Moon (also rasi lord) is in kendra. In addition transit Jupiter is in Libra in kendra from natal Moon and is in nawpancham yoga from natal Jupiter. In 1993 blast, the transit Mars in Gemini was on natal Jupiter. Thus these lucky individuals who survived the blasts also have some planetary situations common to those who died but at the same time had strong kendrakona lords in natal chart as well as strong transit yogas which led to their survival. Just in nutshell the common planetary position may be put forth as follows – (1) In 4 out of 5 charts (7 to 11) Cancer is either Ascendant or Moon sign or both. Further either lagna or Moon or both are in Aslesha, where transit Saturn & Mars was together on blast day. But still strong Jupiter (the ninth lord for Cancer) or strong Mars (kendra‐ konadhipati – Rajyogi for Cancer) in natal charts and relationship between Moon, Jupiter, and Mars in natal charts helped them in surviving. (2) In 8 out of total 11 charts Venus & Mars are either together or in mutual Kendras. (3) Collection of data from newspaper also show birth date as 26th May (chart 4) & 25th May (chart 6 ) of two deceased fellows and 15th Aug. i.e. (Cancer 290 Sun) & 12th Feb. (Capricorn 290 Sun) of two other deceased individuals. Can you just ignore this by calling coincidence? This is my humble effort to study ‘Astrology’ as science. I know when hundreds of people die in a particular blast, analysis of 11 charts is not very conclusive proof but still it definitely constitutes a sample of 4 to 5% of the lot. If data is available on a larger scale, systematic study will definitely prove ‘Astrology’ as a science. Furthermore, due to ‘Mars – Saturn’ conjunction in Aslesha, many astrologers writing monthly / annually “Forecasts” must have warned the natals with Sun / Moon / Ascendant in Aslesha about accidents / fatal incidents. The above analysis definitely backs their forecasts as out of 11 charts majority charts have above point. As a student and firm believer in Astrology I have presented the analysis. Even charts based on data from printed media help in 232
arriving at certain conclusions and this point proves the fact that ‘Astrology’ is a perfect science. Annexure to Part II Both the articles (Part I & II) on "Bomb blasts" and Victims" were originally written sometime in September 2007. They were forwarded to "Saptarishis" in June 2008. Before the publication of the first article in "Saptarishis" issue, the incidents of blasts, which took place in the mean time, were included in the article as "Addenda". Before the publication of second part on 'Victims', some additional information is available, which will definitely prove useful for the readers & so is presented as "Annexure II". On 11th July 2008, being the second anniversary of Mumbai Railway blasts, in the obituary column of Mumbai based Marathi daily, one condolence message was published – Mr. Harshal from Vasai (suburb of Mumbai) born on 19‐04‐1983 died in the blast on 11.07.2006. The rashi kundali (i.e. horoscope based on moon) of the said unlucky person is as follows :‐ (since the time of birth is not known, we have to be satisfied with rashi kundali)
(On 19th April 1983, moon was in Ardra & Punarvasu in Gemini) The yogas responsible for causing death by fire (blast) are – 1. Eighth lord of Rashi Kundali (Saturn) is afflicted by fiery Mars as well as fiery Sun. 2. Transitionary planet position also indicates 'fire' as the cause of death as 'Saturn' the eighth lord from natal moon was in Aslesha along with fiery Mars. Not only this rashi‐lord Mercury was also there in Cancer along with eighth lord Saturn & fiery Mars. 3. Transit moon also moved to Capricorn (i.e. eighth house from Gemini moon) just a few minutes before blast. This clearly supports the conclusions drawn in the article about death due to fire – both in natal & transitional chart. Moon's pace was 14o4' on 19th April 1983 (conclusion no.4 of the article). Mercury was in Aries on 250 in natal chart & was in 'unyonya drishtiyog' with Saturn the eighth lord. This also fits clearly in observations made about mercury.
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This clearly indicates that concluding observations made year before apply to the fresh data collected from press. Review On "Saptarishis Astrology" Article On Blasts On the suggestion of Editorial board of "Saptarishis Astrology", in the last issue of this E‐ magazine, certain probable days were predicted for mishaps, like Bomb‐blasts, train accidents, major rail road accidents, and natural calamities. It will not be out of place to take a review of such happenings in the last 3/4 months with reference to the predicted dates. First we will put forward mishaps happened on the probable predicted dates Date & Mishap Observations Of Yogas On Which Prediction Was Made 1. 28th July 2008 Combust Mercury, Moon‐Mars in mutual kendras 3 major Terrorist attacks Moon‐Saturn also in mutual kendras, Faster pace of (Istanbul, Baghdad, Kirkur) Moon (14035' / day). Jupiter eighth lord from Taurus 80/90 dead, 400 injured Moon in fiery Sagittarius (eighth house) 2. 1st August 2008 Fire in the train in Andhra Pradesh (India) 32 dead in early hours
Combust Mercury, No moon day (Amavasya) Faster pace of Moon (140 23”/ day). Eighth house from Cancer Moon afflicted by Mars & Saturn eighth lord from moon in fiery Leo
3. 9th/10th August 2008 Air bombing attacks by Russia On Georgia 2000 dead
Combust Mercury, Moon‐ Rahu, Moon‐Mercury in mutual Kendra’s, Moon's slower pace (110 56'/ day) Venus, eighth lord from Libra Moon & Mercury eighth Lord from Scorpio Moon both in fiery Leo.
4. 5th October 2008 Firing in Dhule (Maharashtra, India) & violence / police firing In Udalgiri, Darrang Dist. Assam, India – Total 11 dead
Combust & Retrograde Mercury Moon's slower pace (110 50'/ day)
5. 6th October 2008 a) Suicide Bomber attack in Sri Lanka (26 dead), Pakistan's Punjab Province (23 dead) Total 150 or more injured b) Quake in Tibet, Krygstan etc. 100 dead
Combust & Retrograde Mercury, Mercury – Sun in union, Combust Mars, Sun –Jupiter in 900 kendra‐yoga, Moon's slower pace (110 50'/ day) Moon, eighth lord from Sagittarius Moon in fiery sign
6. 8th October 2008 Plane crashed in Nepal 18 dead
Combust Mars along with combust & retrograde Mercury; Moon Mars in 900 Kendra‐yoga Moon, eighth lord from Sagittarius, Moon, in fiery Sagittarius; Leo, fiery sign, in eighth House from Capricorn Moon
All the above yogas & also Jupiter in Sagittarius on 190 50' i.e. Virgo navamsa (earthy navmansa)
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Date & Mishap 1. 13th September 2008 Serial Blasts in Delhi Between 18.10 to 18.40 30 dead
Observations Of Yogas On Which Prediction Was Made Mars‐Mercury together in the eighth house from Aquarius Moon; Sun‐Uranus in Pratiyoga (1800) Mercury, the eighth lord from Aquarius Moon; With fiery Mars
2. 20th September 2008 Bomb blast in Islamabad Hotel 40 Dead
Mars Mercury together; Jupiter eighth lord from Taurus Moon, in Sagittarius, the fiery sign; Eighth house and Lord both afflicted by fiery Mars
3. 27th September 2008 Small bomb blast in Delhi 1 dead
Mercury Retrograde & combust, Moon Saturn union; Jupiter eighth lord from Leo Moon, in fiery Sagittarius
4. 29th September 2008 Blasts in Malegaon (Maharashtra‐India) Samberkatha (Gujrat – India), Lebanon
Mercury Retrograde & combust; No moon day Mars eighth lord from Virgo Moon, itself fiery and Mars aspects eighth house
5. 1st October 2008 Serial Blasts in Agartala (Tripura –India)
Moon‐Mars together; retrograde & combust Mercury; Eighth house from Libra moon, aspected by Mars & eighth lord (Venus) with Mars
6. 30th October 2008 Blasts in Assam (India) Afternoon 2 pm
Moon‐Mars together; Eighth house from Libra Moon aspected by fiery Mars
Two stampede incidents causing deaths of hundreds of devotees took place in these days 1. 3rd August 2008 Combust Mercury; Moon‐Ketu union in Ashlesha; Nainadevi Temple Moon‐Saturn union; Sun eclipse just 2 days before (Himachal – India) (1st Aug 2008) 2. 30th September 2008 Chamudadevi Temple (Jodhpur / India)
Mercury Retrograde & combust; Moon‐Mercury union, 1st day of bright half (Shudh Pratipada)
The above analysis clearly shows that whether the date was predicted or not, it confirms our observations from the point of view of yogas and indicates the period of calamities with better accuracy. We have to continue our observations of yogas with reference to such incidents, which will give us more databases to predict such probable dates in advance more accurately.
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Mars in 1 House When the Mars is in the 1st house, the individual will be fair with reddish tinge, deaf, big‐bellied, enlarged naval, intelligent, shout and strong physique, angry and short tempered, wrong doing due to anger, may cause handicap incurable even with penance or divine interference. («õÁ) ªê£¡«ù«ù ô‚AùˆF™ «êJ¼‚è ņ®«ù¡ °ÏóQõ¡ «ô£Hò£°‹ ܇í«ô Üèƒè£K ñùõ¿ˆî¡ ò£¼«ñ îù‚° GèK™¬ô ªò¡ð£¡ ð‡μ«ñ àœÀ‚°œ õ…êèù£°‹ ðôî£ó‹ ¹í¼õ£ù£‹ Üóê˜ «ïò¡ ªð£¡ùEèœ ÌμõF™ ÜFè Þ„¬ê ¹è›ñƒ¬è «ð„²î¬ù‚ «è†ð£¡ ¬ñ‰î£
(92) When Mars is in Ascendant native is cruel, lobi (Miser), strong willed, egoist, thinks about himself as the greatest man on earth & there is no match for himself, kings favorite, deceptively cunning, affairs with multiple women, liked by superiors, interested in wearing gold ornaments, will listen* to words of popular/famous women. Translators Notes: *Read it in the context of his affairs with multiple women, so can we presume that affairs will be with influential women. ¬ñ‰î«ù êF°Ÿø‹ à¬ì«ò£ù£°‹ ¬ñ‰î‚° ܬñ‰î£½‹ ܶ«õ â‡í‹ ²‰îóù£ ñ£IêŠ HKòù£°‹ «ê£˜õ¬ìò£¡ õ£˜ˆ¬îîQ™ âñ‚è…꣡ ð‰îºœ÷ CŸP¡ðŠ HKòù£°‹ ð¬èˆ«î£¬óˆ ˆ¶‚ 臮ˆ«î ≬î«ò î£¬î ªê£Ÿ «è÷£õ‡í‹ Þõ¡ î¬ôªò´ˆ¶«ñ Þ™ô‹ ÌI
(93) Problems in getting married, aslo marriage problems regarding wife (the key word “sati kuttram” may indicate either he is having dosha regarding wife or he will commit crime against his wife, either of this is possible), fond of non‐vegetarian food, tireless, outwardly (by words alone) no fear for death, fond of sexual pleasure (we can say 236
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all kinds of pleasures that bind the human to take rebirth), will punish and warn the rivals, deaf to father’s words, land and house will accrue in his generation. ÌI»ì¡ óˆFù Ìûíƒèœ ¹è¿ì«ù ܲõºî™ êèì‹ ¬õˆ¶ «êñºì¡ õ£›‰F´õ¡ Ý»œ ñ†´‹ CÁ¬ñèœ Ü¬ì‰«î£¬ó‚ 裂°‹ bó¡ ÝIõŸ°Š ÌIîù‹ CˆFò£°‹ ÜŸðˆF¡ ꉫî£S ªè‹dóˆî£¡ ï£ñèÀ‹ F¼ñèÀ I¼‚è õ£›õ£¡ ï£î£‰î êƒWîŠ HKòù£«ñ
(94)
Name and fame throughout life, possess land, gems and other jewels, vehicles, protects the humiliated people with courage, successful in acquiring land and wealth (I feel the word “Bhoomi Dhanam” can indicate secret or hidden treasures under the land), enjoying silly things, majestic, blessed by both Goddess Saraswathi and Lakshmi, fond of music. Þó‡ì£IìˆF™ ªêšõ£Œ Þ¼ ‚°‹ ðô¡ Ý󙺂°óõ¡ Þ󇮫ôJ¼‰î£™ ÜŸðñ£‹ FóMò «è´ ªè¼M»I™ô£‚ èEîê£vFóõ£¡ «èœM‚° »î£óí˜ ü£ô«ñ ªêŒõ£¡ êñˆîù£‹ «ð£üù îòõ¡ ó£°õ£ƒ Aóè‹ Ã®«òJ¼‰î£™ ªè£® ²ŸP«ò ªè£‡´«ñ õ¼õ£¡
(95)
Mars in Second House When Mars is in second, either loss or shortage of wealth, Proficient in Mathematics without the need for any instruments, nagging (questions everything), ability to perform magic, depends upon others for food, when conjoined with Rahu, birth will occur with body encircled by umbilical card. («õÁ) Ý«ñî£Qó‡ìF«ô «êJ¼‚è Ü¡ùõ¬ó„ ²ð˜ «ï£‚èˆ î£ó‹ ãè¡ «ïñI™ô£Š ð£Hèœ ð£˜ˆî£ó£A™ . . . . . . . . .
(95a)
When the Mars is in the second and aspected by benefics he will have only one spouse. If aspected by malefics . . . . . . . (Part of the remaining verse is missing and hence the results are given based on other granths or texts considering mangal in the second house Lack of education or skills, if this house is good (ruler of the house or position) for mangal, then he will have education or skills, illness to eyes, being not approachable, his wealth will remain useless, will eat stale food, possess wealth in the form of metal or related to metal, charitable, fast speaker, will travel across the nation on account of agriculture and metal related matters. Note: Donald Trump the American millionaire has Mars in the 2H and made his money through real estate. 237
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(96)
Mars is in 3rd House When Mars is in 3rd, affliction to mother is foreseen, if conjoined with Rahu in 3rd, individual is interested in other ladies, if conjoined with Venus also he is a male‐ prostitute and marries a paramour and dosha (evils) to co‐born. Publishers Notes: Sage Suka says Rahu with Mars in 3H native is interested in other ladies, this scribe has found that at times it also makes ones actions perverted in sexuality. 3H is house of parakrama, purusharta, free will, actions , malefics in 3H gives possibility of wrong doings in ones actions, note word possibilities & it actions need not be interpretated as sexual only. Below are listed two charts of known sexual perverts from international database, their details is in Appendix Chart A: Arthur Goode 111
Chart 2: Edward Gene
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(97)
........ Will earn fame and name, very brilliant, his ambitions will be fulfilled without any hindrance or obstacles. è£IìˆF™ ªêšõ£Œ Þ¼ ‚°‹ ðô¡ ï£L«ô ªêšõ£Œ ïò‰¶«ñJ¼‰î£™ ï¬èðì õ£›ðõmù¡ ð£ôè¡ «î´‹ ð£‚Aò ªêô«õ ðóî£óèñù«ñ 𣘬õ ñ£L«ôJ¼‚°‹ ñ£î˜èœ eF™ ñ¬ùò£œ«ñ™ ݬ껋 ¬õŠð¡ è£Lò£‹ ¹ˆF îKˆFóè£ñ‹ ï£ìè ÅvFóQõ«ù
(98)
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Mars in 4 House When Mars is in the 4th house, living ignominiously, will spend all his earnings, interested in others’ wives, loves his wife also, foolish, indigent, lascivious and pretender. («õÁ) ¬ñ‰î«ù ï£ôF«ô «êJ¼‚è ñèˆî£ù ÌI»œ÷£¡ Þ™ô‹ à‡´ °‰FJ¡ «ðó«ù Mˆ¬î ªñˆî‚ ªè£´ˆ¶M´‹ Üóê˜ð£™ ªî£N½‹ 𣘊ð£¡
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When Mars is in 4th, possesses lot of lands and house, educated and talented, will do royal (say governmental) service, if Mars is aspected by malefics no rights to rule (royal connection or rights? Can we say it will affect him in attaining leadership position), enjoys services comfort of various house‐servants in his house. ñ¡ù«ù i†´‚AQò Yñ£¡ ñèˆî£ù «ê£îóƒèœ Cô¼‚è£è£¡ M‡íIô£ i†´ ñˆFòè‡ì‹ M÷‹H«ù¡ îõø£¶ ²ð˜èœ 𣘂è ܇í«ô ܶ Gõ˜ˆFò£Aˆ b¼‹ Üó²K¬ñõ¼‹ W˜ˆF à¬ì«ò£ù£°‹ ï¡ùòñ£ŒŠ ªð¼‹ªð£¡¬ùˆ «îìõ™ô£¡ ïM¡P†«ì¡ îõø£¶ cEôˆ«î
(100)
Favorite of his maternal house, not in good terms with some of his co‐borns, evil is certain to his mother in her middle age, if Mars is aspected by benefics mother will recover from such danger, will earn good name and fame leading to or attracting ruling or leading positions, capable of earning huge quantum of gold. ä‰î£IìˆF™ ªêšõ£Œ Þ¼ ‚°‹ ðô¡ ªêšõ£» ñ…CL¼‰F®™ ðôõ£¡ FóMò iùÂñ£õ¡ ÜšMòñùˆîÂñ£õ£¡ H‚° ÜKwì«ñ Üõ‚° ÝE
(101)
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Mars in 5 House When Mars is in 5th house, strong physique, poor (loss of wealth), fragile mind, evil to father and threat to his own life. («õÁ)
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When Mars is in 5 house, dosha to some of his off‐spring, highly skillful in the Art of Love, praise‐worthy and righteous living, will do good dharmic acts (like saints), capable of earning huge sum of money, will worry entire life time, very famous. Ý«ñ ðô«ð˜èœ «ð£Ÿøõ™ô£¡ ÜÂFùº‹ có£ìŠ HKòºœ÷£¡ «êñºì¡ ðôñ£ ¶î¡¬ù„ «ê˜õ£¡ ªêŠH«ù¡ îõø£¶ °¡ø£„ ªê™õ‹
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Being praised by many, fond of bathing daily (? Can we take as swimming), will have intercourse with many women, wealth will never diminish, will acquires lands with special interest, music lover, lascivious and interested in having sex during day‐time itself. Ýø£IìˆF™ ªêšõ£Œ Þ¼ ‚°‹ ðô¡ Üõñ£‹ îõPì£î£P™ Þ¼‰Fì„ ªêšõ£Œ î£QòM¼ˆFò£‹ ꈼ Üõ¼«ñ ï£ê‹ ðô˜ ÌIô£ð‹ ð¿Fô£ ð£‚Aòº‡ì£«ñ
Mars in the 6th House
(104)
When Mars is in the 6th house, dhanya vriddhi (agricultural yield will be plenty), enemies will be destroyed, good returns on land investments, unblemished prosperity (say bhagya) («õÁ) ªê£¡«ù«ù ÝP«ô «êJ¼‚è ²°íºœ÷£¡ èð´¬ìò£¡ Hˆî àwí¡ ï¡ùòñ£Œ Þ¼CõŠð¡ °œ÷ù£°‹ è¬ò ï‹ð£î Hœ¬÷ò£°‹ è‡Eòñ£Œ õ£˜ˆ¬îè¬÷ à¬ó‚°‹ bó¡ «èõôñ£ŒŠ ðôñ£¬îŠ «ð£è‰¶ŒŠð£¡ ¹‡Eòƒèœ ªêŒF´õ¡ ñùF™ «î£¡P™ H®õ£î¡ ðô«ð¬ó Üì‚Aò£œõ£¡
(105)
Possess good character, deceptive (say cheating), bile temperament, fair in color, short stature, will not trust females, will speak decent and gentle‐manly words, will enjoy sex with many woman in sub‐standard and indecent manner (can we say maniac?), will do many virtuous acts accruing punya, adamant if he feels so, commands and controls many people. Ý›õ£ù£‹ ñ£ªî£¼ˆF õLò„ «ê˜õ£œ ÜìƒA죡 âñ‚° ñ…ê£ù£°‹ Åö«õ H¶˜ ªê£ˆ¶ à¬ì«ò£ù£°‹ ²îQõ‹ î¬ôªò´ˆ¶ «õíªð£¼œ õ¬ìò£ õ‡íñ£Œˆ «îìõ™ô£¡ îùò‚° ñˆFòˆF™ ¹î™õ˜d¬ì õ£›°õ£¡ ªð¼¬ñ ªê™õ‹ ð¬ìˆ¶ ݃° õ¿ˆF«ù¡ H¡ªð¼ˆî™ «îèƒè£†´‹
(106)
A lady will forcibly join this individual, dare‐devil, fearless even with lord Yama,(interpretation can be no fear of death), possesses paternal property, also accumulates wealth (undiminishable) during his life time, evil to sons is expected during the individual’s middle‐age, lives with name, fame and wealth, in his later years the body will be bulged. 241
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Mars in the 7 House
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When Mars is in the 7th house, behaves like a male‐prostitute and coward, will suffer agonies of living with arrogant spouse, will face obstacles in completing the tasks or objectives if his character is not good, (third line meaning could not be deciphered coherently‐ hence at best it is an attempt to translate what this translator felt on reading this stanza as well as the next stanzas), lascivious, trader and arrogant / cavalier. («õÁ) 裆´ñ£‹ ãöF«ô ªêšõ£Œ GŸè 裬÷Jõ¡ Mî¬õ ù„ «êóõ™ô£¡ ̆ìèñ£Œ ïòõ£‚«è£¡ èð´¬ìò£¡ ÌIè¬÷ M«êûñ£Œˆ «î®¬õŠð£¡ «ñ†®¬ñò£‹ Ý÷®¬ñŠ ðEF»œ÷£¡ «ñFQJ™ H®ˆî êƒ¬è º®»‹ W˜ˆF ˉèñ£è«õ è õ£˜ˆ¬î  îœ÷£ŠHœ¬÷ò£‹ àˆF¬ñ‰î£
(108)
May have affair with widow, sly and sweet talker, cunning, will acquire with special interest many lands, will have service comfort of servants, have the reputation of completing / achieving the task taken or objectives set, never ignores the words of woman (woman here can be interpreted as his wife?). ¬ñ‰î«ù Ý÷®¬ñŠ ðEF»œ÷£¡ ñèˆî£ù ∪î£N½‹ ªêŒòõ™ô£¡ ܉÷ ¹î™õK„¬ê»¬ì«ò£ù£°‹ ÜKò®ò£˜ ð‚F»œ÷£¡ â¡Á ªê£™õ£˜ ²‰îó‹ G¬ùˆîêƒ¬è º®»ñŠð£ «ê£˜õ¬ìò£¡ ð虫ð£A º¬ø îõP ≬î«ò «ê¼A¡ø °íººœ÷£¡ â‚è£÷ «ò£èˆF¡ ªð¼‚躇«ì
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will have service comfort of servant maids, capable of doing any work or profession, fond of sons, devoted to Lord Hari, religious, will achieve the planned tasks, tireless, enjoyer of pleasure during day‐time, improper sexual affairs, increase of ‘Ekkala Yoga’. (a yoga whose results could not be ascertained) 1
Shri N. Sundara Rajan has different view on this shloka, he writes ‘The meaning of Sloka appears to be that both husband and wife will be immoral, but will live together. It translates as:"If Mars is in 7th house, his spouse will be immoral, but fair and diplomatic with him. He will be a merchant, cruel and lustful and will live with her."
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Mars in the 8 House When Mars is in the 8th house, either less or no progeny, children will be short‐ lived, life of the individual himself will be short, harmful to the individual’s father, pauper giving only bad effects, indigent and abominable birth. («õÁ) à‡ì£°‹ â†ìF«ô «êJ¼‚è à‡¬ñò¶ ÜŸðñ£‹ î£ó‹ Í¡«ø£¡ ªè£‡ì ñƒ¬è îù‚°«ñ 蘊ð è‡ì‹ ªè£´ˆ¶M´ñîù£«ô °Ÿøº‡´ ð‡ìªñ‹ î¬ôªò´ˆ¶ M«êû M¼ˆF ðô製‹ îù‹ªð¼‚°‹ H¶˜ ªê£ˆ¶ ⇮¬ê»‹ ¹èö«õ J¼‰F†ì£½‹ Þ¡ùõÂñ¬î M¼‹ð£¡ Þîñ£Œˆî£«ù
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When Mars is in the 9th house, man of characters, but will not follow rituals/ceremonies, harm / dosha to father, his sons will be identified as crooked and rogues, his proud living will get eroded in later years.
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Will be thin in his earlier days and later will become fat, will destroy paternal property, will be loved by elders, will be praised by many kings, will accumulate wealth like ‘Ekkala Yoga’. (a yoga whose results could not be ascertained), will have properties of others also, tireless, polite by words. ñ¡ù«ù CŸøóê¡ «ð£L¼Šð£¡ ñ£GôˆF™ îò¶ ªê£ˆ¶ºœ÷£¡ â‡íªõ£‡í£Š ªð¼‹¹ˆF à¬ì«ò£ù£°‹ âF˜ˆ«î£¬ó‚ 臮‚°‹ bóù£°‹ ¹‡Eòñ£ŒŠ ðCˆ«î£˜‚° Ü¡ùeõ£¡ ¹è›ªð¼‚躬ì«ò£ù£ñ£»œ ñ†´‹ ܇í«ô ÜÁ²¬õŠ HKòù£°‹ ÜFè£ó‹ î¡Q«ô HK«ò£ù£«ñ
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will be like a small king, inherits paternal property, intelligent beyond imagination, punishes the opponents / enemies bravely, will feed the hungry, his fame and popularity will keep increasing during his entire life time, fond of good and delicious food, interested in power. ðˆî£IìˆF™ ªêšõ£Œ Þ¼‚°‹ ðô¡ ðˆF«ô ªêšõ£Œ ðK‰¶«ñJ¼‰î£™ ð£‚Aò ê‹ð¡ù¡ ð¾û¡ ¹ˆF«ò£¡ Mˆ¬î «èœM«ò£¡ õ…ê¡ Hóðôñ£è«õ õ£›õ£¡ Cˆî«ñ êLò£¡ ó£üÌTîõ£¡ ªêõŠH½‹ 輊H½‹ èôŠð¡ èŸøõ˜‚ªèOò ï™ô«õ è£ñ‹ Mó‚F»ñ£°õùõ«ù
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When Mars is in the 10th house, accumulator of wealth, will live in style, intelligent, skilled interrogator, cunning, lives with popularity, untiring mind, respected by Kings, moderate in complexion (mix of red and black say wheatish complexion), depressed in sex. («õÁ)
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Mars in the 11 House When Mars is in the 11th house, good character, famous, wealthy, good returns from lands, loved by females, will earn name, fame and wealth like that of an intelligent king, will live with an objective of attaining moksha («õÁ) ñ¡ù«ù «êòõ‹ ðFªù£¡P™î£¡ ñèˆî£è Þ¼‰Fì«õ ô£ðÞ„¬ê à¡Qîñ£ŒŠ Hø˜ªð£¼¬÷‚ èõóõ™ô£¡ àŸøªî£¼ ¹è› ªð¼‚è¡ ªõOò£˜‚è¡ð¡ è¡ù™ Y˜ ²Ÿøˆî£˜ Cô¼‚è£è£¡ è£CQJ™ ªð¼‹ î¼ñ‹ ªêŒòõ™ô£¡ ܇í«ô ñ£¼î‹«ð£™ ªð¼ˆî «ò£è‹
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When Mars is in the 12th house, will have two wives, the land in his possession will get destroyed, younger brother will be given for adoption, his association with scoundrels will create problems, will be identified as treacherous towards teacher/master. («õÁ) ¬ñ‰î«ù ßó£P™ «êJ¼‚è ¬ñ‰î‚° ñóíè£ô‹ Üõv¬î «ïó£ ²‰îó¡ ió²õ˜‚è º¬ì«ò£ù£°‹ ²ð˜ð£˜‚è Üšõ£Á à¬óˆ«îù£ƒ° ð‰îI™ô£Š ð£HèÀ‹ 𣘈î£ó£A™ ð£ô蘂° ñÁªü¡ñ‹ à‡´ªê£¡«ù¡ ≬î«ò Ý»œ ñ†´‹ °¡ø£„ ªê™õ‹ Þ¼‰¶M´‹ îõø£¶ Þ‰Fó¡ «ðó£ (ðQªó‡´ ð£õƒèO½‹ ªêšõ£Œ G¡øðô¡ ºŸPŸÁ)
Will have peaceful end (i.e. not bed‐ridden to death, etc.), will ascend the gates of heaven by gallantry (i.e. death in war, etc.) – these are the results when the 12th Mars was aspected by benefics. If aspected by malefics, then will have rebirths and will be wealthy and prosperous all through his life. (Thus ends the results of Mars in twelve houses) Appendix Chart A: Arthur Goode American homicidal homosexual pederast pedophile, a borderline retard and schizophrenic. The fourth child and only son, he was raised in a devout Catholic family. He was never like the other kids and was not able to get along with his peers. He would run home crying and frightened over the slightest upset. By age six, he was fondling other children. He failed the
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12 first grade and was diagnosed as learning‐handicapped. At age 21, Goode was arrested on nine charges of child molestation. He agreed to enter a mental institution rather than go to jail, and he was diagnosed schizophrenic. Nine months later, he simply walked out of the minimum security institution and went home. On 3/05/1976, the nude body of nine‐year‐old Jason VerDow was found, sexually assaulted and strangled. Goode kidnapped Billy Arthes on 3/15/76 and kidnapped Kenneth Dawson, 11, on 3/20/76. He tortured and sexually abused Dawson, then strangled him to death while forcing Arthes to watch. Apprehended before he killed Arthes, he was sentenced to death on 3/21/1977 in the electric chair. The execution was carried out 4/05/1984, Starke, FL. Chart 2: Gein Edward American homicidal maniac. The son of an overbearing mother who forbade her son to show any interest in women, he worked on the family farm where he grew up in Plainfield, WI. When his mom and brother both died the same year, he turned inward, becoming more reclusive. He sealed off his mom's room, but took to wearing her clothes in the privacy of his house. He neglected the farm, and began reading books on anatomy. He worked in town and at the local farms as a handyman, trusted enough to take care of neighbor kids when the parents were away. Gein began a secret life of horror. He dug up corpses of women, skinning them and draping the skin over himself, a model for the later film, "The Silence of the Lambs." In 1954 he shot a woman to death and took her home where he hung her in the barn by the heels and dressed her like so much meat. In 1957 he shot another woman and did the same. He made bracelets of human skin, a drum, sawed a skull for a soup bowl and had a refrigerator full of human parts. It was estimated that he plundered as many as 15 bodies from graves, a necrophile and a cannibal. Gein's gory secret was discovered and he was committed to life in an institution for the criminally insane in 12/57. The local people burned down the farm, as a place of unspeakable evil. Gein died in the mental institution in 1984.
A person who even once chants the mantra “Klim krsnaya govindaya gopijanavallabha svaha” quickly attains the association of Lord Krishna. He does not attain any other result. – said Brahma in Gopala-Tapaniya Upanishad
Once Brahma the creator asked Lord Narayana about the efficacy of the Taraka-Mantra to which the latter replied: "Always think of Me and My glory, and be in commune with Me in the attitude 'I am Datta, the great Lord.' Such ones who meditate thus do not swirl in the recurring course of worldly existence." - Dattatreya Upanishad
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his year Vasant Panchami comes on 31st Jan 2009, the day when most start any new project related to education & learning. Vasant Panchami sometimes referred to as Basant Panchami or Shree Panchami, is a Hindu festival celebrating Saraswati, the goddess of knowledge, music and art. It is celebrated every year on the fifth day of the Indian month Magh (January‐February), the first day of spring. Traditionally during this festival children are taught to write their first words; Brahmins are fed; ancestor worship (Pitr‐tarpan) is performed; the god of love Kamadeva is worshipped; and most educational institutions organize special prayer for Saraswati. The color yellow also plays an important role in this festival, on this day people usually wear yellow garments, Saraswati is worshipped dressed in yellow, and yellow sweets are consumed within the families. Also known as Saraswati Puja, this festival is celebrated in Nepal, India and Bangladesh to invoke wisdom and consciousness in human beings. Apart from wisdom, Saraswati is also the deity for fine and performing arts. The day is also called Basant Panchami which falls in Falgun (Phalgun in Hindi) month of Bangla calendar; that is February of the Gregorian calendar. In West Bengal, Saraswati puja is performed in Hindu households and also in schools and colleges. Women are dressed in yellow (basanti) colored sari. With Her grace, the mute, it is believed, have been able to speak and people have been blessed with the ability to write or compose poems. Musicians sing and many even choose to perform on this day at the puja ceremony. Instrumentalists have puja performed for their instruments. Apart from art and culture, Goddess Saraswati also showers Her blessings for the education of children. Notebooks, pencils and pens are kept at the Devi's feet for blessings and then used by the students. The notice board of the school provides special instructions on this day asking the students to write their names; address and the roll number on a piece of paper and put it in the hundi after praying for success! It is believed the Goddess blesses them for good and positive results. Her expression is so serene and calm even as She is majestic. She is seated on a white lotus in Padmasana, adorned by a pure white silk sari, has a book in Her lower left hand, Her lower right hand showing the chinmudra, Aksharamala in Her right upper hand, and Amrithakalasam in Her left upper hand. Both eyes are full of compassion. The vehicle assigned to each of the three goddesses also symbolically represent their special powers. Goddess Saraswati is the consort of Lord Brahma (Lord of Creation) and is the Goddess of wisdom and learning. Saraswati is the one who gives the essence (sara) of our own self (swa). She is considered as the personification of all knowledge ‐ arts, sciences, crafts and other skills. She has a beautiful and elegant presence, is pure white in color, clad in a white sari, seated on a white lotus, representing purity and brilliance. She has four hands representing four aspects of human personality in learning; mind, intellect, alertness 248
and ego. She has the sacred scriptures in one hand and a lotus (a symbol of true knowledge) in the second. With her other two hands she plays the music of love and life on the veena.
Rama Rahasya Upanishad She is dressed in white (sign of purity) and rides on a white goose (swan). The swan is known for its peculiar characteristic of being capable of separating water from milk, indicating that we should possess discrimination in separating the bad from the good. The seat being a lotus or peacock implies that the teacher is well‐established in the subjective experience of truth. When sitting on a peacock she reminds us that wisdom suppresses ego.
8. On another occasion answering Vibheeshana’s question “How can your angas be made easy to worship? Please tell me an easy way.” Rama replied, “The japa of my name “Rama” removes all sins. Suppose someone is meditating on my six lettered mantra or reads my Gita or thinks of me with devotional fervor, he would get the same effect. He would get rid of the five great sins, viz. killing of father, killing of mother, killing of brothers, killing of teachers, killing of husband or even other well-known great sins, if one repeats my six lettered mantra ten million times. He also would get the immortal and everlasting bliss. Vibheeshana again asked him, “What would be the way for people who are not capable of doing It.?”
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ike Brahma, she is not worshipped much in temples. However, every year Saraswati Pooja (Navarathiri ) is celebrated by people all over India, be it students, workers, craftsmen, businessmen offering their prayers for a successful and fruitful year. However, Saraswathi does have a temple in Koothanur in Tanjavur district (Tamil Nadu).There is an important Saraswati Temple in Basar at a distance of 40 km from Nizamabad in Adilabad District, Andhra Pradesh on the banks of Godavari River.
Rama replied “they can either read my Gita, my thousand names or meditate on my Viswa Roopa or my 108 names, or repeat my name 100 times, or read the king of stotras written by sage Narada, or read the great prayer called mantra raja stavam written by Hanuman, or read the prayer to Sita or daily pray to me by reciting my name; they will doubtless attain Me.” Rama Rahasya Upanishad
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basant_Panch ami
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Venus In Trine With Malefics By R. G. Krishnan, USA.
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very one in this world both male and female desire to have a happy married life. But in reality this appears to be a myth in most of the cases, yet it happens that many of the known combinations of Parasari Astrology for unhappy marriages are not existing in those charts. We have also observed that marriages that take place in the west after a long period of dating, courtship etc and which apparently have all the ingredients of a successful marriage ends in separation or divorce. As compared to this arranged marriages based on Horoscope matching as being done in India even to‐day seem to be happy and stable. Strangely in such arranged marriages I happened to observe that some marriages did fail despite the situation of very good matching between the two horoscopes. This was one of my burning questions to late Mr. C.S.Patel way back in the year 1982. Mr. Patel opened my eyes when he quoted a verse from some nadi astrology text which ran thus: “Sukraath mande tat trikone neshtam jeeve sukha pratham” means that “If Venus is in trine with Saturn in a natal chart then the married life of the native gets spoiled and if on the other hand if Venus is in trine with Jupiter in a natal chart then the married life of the native becomes a happy one” Why Venus is considered for Married life happiness? We astrologers know that Venus is the “karaka” (significator) for marriage & married life happiness. It is no wonder that this verse gives so much importance to 250
trinal situation of Venus in any natal horoscope. Late Mr. Patel was a veteran in Astrological research. He told me that these astrological verses are cryptic in nature and we should actually apply these principles considering not only Saturn but other malefics as well that are in trine with Venus. Since I had at that point of time a data base of persons with failed marriages he asked me to apply these principles and come to my own conclusion. Thus started our research & in this research we found that Venus trine Ketu in a natal chart was the worst situation which adversely impacted the native’s married life. As compared to this Venus in trine with Rahu had a less adverse impact and Venus trine Saturn was as bad Venus trine Ketu. We also found that in natal charts where Venus was in trine with Jupiter the marriage of the native was happy and stable. After examining many horoscopes of persons with failed marriages, the following conclusions were drawn in consultation with late Mr. Patel: v If Venus is in trine with Ketu or Saturn in a natal chart or if the lord of the 7th house reckoned from lagna is in trine with Ketu or Saturn then the native is likely to be prone to major problems in his/her married life. Way back in the 80’s I had published an article in “Times of Astrology” on this subject. Thus it will be seen that Vedic astrology seems to hold the key to understand the indications regarding married life prospects. To make the point as explained in the verse above we discuss below the natal charts of natives who have Venus in trine with malefics in their natal chart with a brief description of their failed marriage. At the same time to young ones it is requested to note that other combinations of failed marriages cannot be ignored. Chart 1: Aimable (French Musician) Marriage: Aimable married Odette Citon on 9/24/1949. They divorced on 6/02/1976 ‐ and remarried on 12/05/1984!
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Note: In the above chart Venus as well as the lord of the 7th house from lagna (Jup) are in trine with Saturn and Rahu. No wonder the marriage was not successful. Chart 2: Paula Abdul American singer with Syrian‐Brazilian‐French‐Canadian ancestry. Marriage: In January 1992 she became engaged to actor Emilio Estevez., They married on 4/29/1992 and were together for two years. She married sports fashion entrepreneur Brad Beckerman on 10/25/96, Beverly Hills.
Note: Venus is in trine with Rahu in this case. Chart 3: Loni Anderson, American Actress
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Marriage: She had an early marriage to Salesman Bruce Hasselberg that lasted three months and produced a daughter, Deidra Hoffman, in 1965. Her second marriage was to actor Ross Bickell on 1/28/1974; the marriage lasted for seven years.
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Note: Venus is in trine with Rahu and Saturn in this case. Chart 3: Jennifer Aniston Marriage: On January 7, 2005, the actress and her husband of four years, Brad Pitt, announced their separation.
Note: Venus and also the lord of the 7th house are in trine with Saturn &Rahu.
Chart 4: Barr, Roseanne American comedian from a lower middle‐class background who became a superstar comedienne on a popular TV series. Marriage: Her third marriage came to an end after seven years when she filed divorce papers on 3/04/2002, citing irreconcilable differences. She has requested full custody of their six‐ year‐old son, Buck, with visitation rights for Thomas.
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Note: Venus is in trine with Ketu in this case & 7th lord in trine to malefics. Chart 5: Basehart, Richard American stage actor in the '30s who made his Broadway debut in 1938. His film debut in "Cry Wolf" led to a long and successful film career that spanned more than 30 films. Marriage: He married three times, widowed in 1950 from his first marriage. His second wife was Italian actress Valentina Cortesa; they had a son in 1951, but were divorced in 1959. The third marriage was in the early '60s, giving him two daughters.
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Note: Venus is in trine with Saturn &Rahu in this case. 7th lord Saturn in trine with malefics. Chart 6: Bayrou, Maurice French agricultural engineer and deputy for the Socialist Party. State secretary, 1955. Senator, 1959‐77, Vice‐President of the Senate, 1965‐1968. Marriage: Bayrou married on 9/15/1928, divorced on 6/18/1929 and made a second marriage 16 years later, on 9/14/1945. Died on 12/29/1996 in Lamorlaye dans l'Oise, France
Note: In this case Lord of the 7th house from lagna is in trine with Ketu & Saturn. However there is some relief as Venus is in trine with Jupiter.
Chart 7: Brian, Blessed British actor of stage, screen and TV, often noted for his aggressive characterizations. Marriage: He has been married twice, with his first marriage from 1958 to January 1975.
‘If Venus is in trine with Ketu or Saturn in a natal chart or if the lord of the 7th house reckoned from lagna is in trine with Ketu or Saturn then the native is likely to be prone to major problems in his or her married life.’
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Note: In this case Venus is in trine with Saturn Desh‐Kala‐Patra play an important role in using the above rule specifically, suppose we see charts of natives from countries where freedom of rights of women are significant then Venus trine malefics play havoc whereas in countries where tradition forcibly restricts women or men from divorcing the above rule will not lead to divorce but could lead to a partner being unhappy in the marriage. In part 2 of this article we will discuss the cases of happy marriages in whose case Venus was in trine with Jupiter.
Deity reorganization from birth horoscope (Page 103) - Jyotish Kalpadrum If Jupiter in 9th house person would worship Lord Rama. If Moon in 9th house person would worship Lord Shiva If Mars in 9th house person would worship Lord Rama If Mercury in 9th house person would worship Goddess Durga ( Note: This is different from other classics, they suggest Lord Vishnu) 5. If Venus in 9th house person would worship Lord Vishnu ( Again different from other classics) 1. 2. 3. 4.
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Vedic: Vastu Vedha Dosh-3 By M.M.Mistry, India.
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arlier articles have narrated types of defects called Vedha and its interpretations used by the Shilpacharyas of various treatises. They have coined the one word terms – Terminology wherein it explains the meaning of defects that may occur in design and construction of buildings. Sanskrit words are self explanatory. This article is intended to offer analysis of exceptional rules advocated by our ancient scholars. These rules are on the basis of diurnal sun movements and wind directions during various seasons of the year.
M. M.Mistry s 71 yrs old & hails from Baroda, India. He is a graduate in Architecture from M.S.University, Baroda. He was Asst. Director in National Buildings Organization & later promoted to Deputy Director – Designs in same organization. Took voluntary retirement and joined Building Materials Technology Promotions Council, New Delhi as Chief of Planning & Design. He started learning astrology in 1964 & Vastu from 1974 onwards.
Forty one types of Vedha Dosh and ten exceptional rules to qualify as good for a house or a building. These are recapitulated as under. i. The distance of twice the height being left from door or building to the Vedha, there occurs no Vedha Dosh. ii. The Vedha falls in diagonal line of house or a building creates no Dosh. iii. The building and the Vedha is separated by road or compound wall or any other wall or fort or castle, it forms no Vedha Dosh. iv. The Vedha if not visible from the house or building has no Dosh.
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The Vedha happens to be across the river, it does not form part of a Dosh. The Vedha is not applicable to lower caste. Dilapidated temple or ancient building or restored house causes no Vedha Dosh. Silpa Acharya Garga Muni has said ‘Mind and eyes feel satisfied at a first glance, such Vastu are always innocent’ Building devoid of Vastu doctrines, but increases positive feelings in mind and liked by eyes, it is free from Vastu Dosh. Sukracharya has observed that Scholars do not appreciate the buildings which do not conform to Shastriya dimensions. But few scholars feel ‘What so ever house may be if it is captivating and satisfying, Vastu Dosh should be ignored.’
Rule No’s Viii, IX and X are based on aesthetic aspects. Rule no I, is inter‐ linked with ii which covers height and orientation of building. Rule no iii & iv deals barriers and rule no v relates to the human eye field of vision. Rule no vi and vii are related to caste and fractured and repaired old buildings. Rule no i and ii reveals the insight of our Shilpa Acharyas on solar azimuth and altitude at different hours of the day. They have determined the distance between building and Vedha as two heights. To prove the point, examine following table. SUN AZIMUTH an ALTITUDE STATIONS ON LATITUDE 23˚N SUN JUNE MARCH Hours AZ AL AZ AL Rise Set 64˚ 0˚ 90˚ 0˚ O6 18 68 9 07 17 73 22 96 14 117 08 16 77 35 103 27 124 09 15 80 49 111 41 134 10 14 83 62 124 53 146 11 13 85 76 146 63 162 12 noon 00 9 180 67 180 Source: CLIMATOLOGICAL AND SOLAR DATA FOR INDIA,
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Altitude of sun and height of object or building is known, the distance can be worked out trigonometrically. Tan ɸ = H / D [opposite side divided by base] Hindus consider 60 Ghatis as day length from sunrise to next sunrise, is divided by eight called eight Prahars starting from local sunrise. Prahar duration is 7 Ghati 30 pala =approximately 3 hours. Normally, at 9 am and 3 pm sun altitude varies from 44˚ to 35˚ for stations falling between 8 to 35 degrees latitudes for the month of March. On December 22nd at 9 and 15 hours of morning and evening, before 2nd and after 3rd Prahar, altitude 27˚ angle tan ɸ value is twice the height. Thus, statement made by ancients hold good. [e.g. D=2H]
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These are some of the very simple examples. Vedic culture has highly developed knowledge base in Astronomy, Astrology, Physics, and Mathematics. Together with Arabs and the Chinese the oriental knowledge base has been supreme, even without the modern instrumentation of the contemporary science. Vedha situated in diagonal line of building or plot, does not obstructs the sun light penetration at sun rise to 2nd Prahar. The azimuth of sun has been deciding factor for size of plots as well as non Vedhable location of the object. Walls or barriers creates hindrance and restricts ingress of energy in the building so these are Vedha. It appears the Vedic scholars have considered road, a distance wall or river are non obstructive, do not create Vedha Dosh. Human vision has 60˚ solid angle and vision length 6x6 means 6 meter is normal clear vision. Thus, any Vedha beyond the orb of 6 meter‐ 20 feet or 13 Hasta 6 Angula, is ineffective. Old or dilapidated, fractured or reconstructed or renovated temple or buildings or structure have no further renewable, reflectivity or refractivity of energy. Therefore, it appears ancients have considered as innocent Vastu. It may be noted that the broken, fractured or damaged icons of God are not worshiped as they have lost their energies/ power. Minimum width of building is 16 hands =4.8 m particularly for Sudra. Buildings having width less than 4.8 m Vastu/ Vedha Dosh is not operative. Considering contemporary 4
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scenario in housing field, low cost housing schemes have plot/building width does not exceed the stipulations recorded in Vishwakarma Prakash. Every human being has perceptibility to judge positive and negative energies aspects within the orbit of Vastu principles. Aesthetics is debatable, to overcome such situations if individuals inner mind appreciate the work, it has no relevance of Dosh. Perhaps, readers would be more inquisitive to know the influence of Vedha Dosh on the occupants. Sages have not advanced any reasons for the effects. The effects of Dosh relate to owner of the property or some times to aged or children; elders or younger; son or daughter; male or female relations who happens to be the occupants of the house/property. The gravity of influence depends on combination of both man made and natural defects particularly plot and structure. House does not remain the home. Efforts are made to compile the results of Vedha related to subject from various text books. Influence of Vedha Dosh‐ Defects on the occupants
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his section will cover add‐ons to previous articles & also incorporate thoughts on some verses which needs aggressive testing by astrologers working together as a fraternity rather than with the need to malign others methods. The style in which these would be presented will be informal. The last issue had a technique that was unheard of in Indian Astrology where we use only dasas coupled with transits to time events but from basic Rasi Chart to timing event to the year and at times to the day is unheard of and one faces lot of skepticism in the last 2 years due to it. Chart: Thumbs down by Every Indian astrologer In the Bhrighu Chakra Paddathi (BCP) we had mentioned that for fruitful application of the distinction between each 12 year cycle yogas and transits full knowledge is needed. But as of today none of us know the secrets of how to use & apply yogas and transits, especially the Vedha part of transits. 1 By grace we had stumbled upon a shloka of Narada Rishi who laid down the importance of vedhas without which predictions cannot be made, current knowledge on vedhas, yogas as to when it will apply and additional rules of which transit will block the result of a house year that is under consideration is not known. The most precise question in yoga is will it get activated or not in this lifetime, does it have dormant energy, if it is active then by when will it start giving results. These basic rules of shloka today’s astrology unfortunately does not have making it a handicap to us students. 2 This is the chart of Mr. Amitabh Bachchan who never got a prediction from a single astrologer known to the media whether he will become the Legend that he is today, so as this is a tough chart let us 3 all make an attempt to use yogas. Example the prominent in his chart is Gajakeshari Yoga , often 1
Readers may refer to this shloka in one of the palm leaf notes that is given at the end of each article in Vol 3 Aug 08 Issue ‘The planet subjected to Vedha (or obstacle) will not produce even an iota of good effects. Hence, Vedha should be assessed suitably and only then good and bad effects of planetary transits should be declared. The predictions of an astrologer who does not consider the various Vedhas will be false and he will become a laughing stock – Sage Narada 2 It is noteworthy that the word Amitabh also means ‘the light that would never go off’. 3 Most prescribe the result as everlasting fame and great wealth.
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quoted by astrologers and also when it does not work in a chart the same astrologer says ‘Ohh Gajakeshari Yoga is not to be given too much importance’. But how do we students reconcile when to use it & when to ignore, that remains unanswered.
Jupiter is exalted in 6H a bad house and forming Gajakeshari Yoga with Moon, so as it is in bad house astrologers will reject it. But there are few points:‐ 1. Gajakeshari Yoga can give results at the age of 32 as that is the age of Jupiter this is to be noted. That means what ‘Gajakeshari Yoga will get Activated at the age of 32 & from then it will remain active’ unless opposed by others. 2. How strong is this Gajakeshari Yoga, Jupiter is exalted in Navamsa, and also in Puskara Navamsa which is most important, it is in the 1 st navamsa so 1st decade of life or as it is in 4 number navamsa the 4th decade of one’s life (30‐40) gets the energy. 3. Next most important point is Gajakeshari Yoga gives more effects for the sign Scorpio which in Amitabhs case is the 10 sign of career so when we see such a chart we note this point of Sc. 4. Most important point as energy implementation theory of grahas is Jupiter is behind the moon and not ahead of the moon, if it was ahead it would be some other meaning altogether and not so strong, here Jupiter is behind Moon, so Gajakeshari Yoga will be effective & the energy will go from Jup TO Moon, note this. 5. The Bhrighu Rule is Moon in the 9H will give result of career in the 32nd year of a person’s life. 6. The moment you see a chart like this where 4 planets are placed in the 8H, especially 10th lord, your eyes should calculate in a sec that as per BCP 8H is 32nd year of one’s life and the Nectar of Life is sitting in the 9H of Bhagya (Start of Prosperity) and 9H is the 33rd year. So with BCP too you get ‘around’ 32nd and 33rd year as the key years when Rise of Fortune will start from the not being able to act actor to the great artist that he became even to surpass many legends by winning "Greatest Star of the Millennium" by BBC online poll.4 Now let us see what happened in his 32nd year & the movies that gave him his start (bhagya) 32nd year= Oct 1973 to Oct 1974= Super Hit movies like Zanzeer (1973), Abhiman5 (release July 27, 1973), Namak Haram (release date Nov 19, 1973) & won him the Filmfare award for best supporting actor 4
In July 1999, Amitabh Bachchan was named the "Greatest Star of the Millennium" by BBC online poll where he defeated many Hollywood legends such as Alec Guinness, Marlon Brando, Sir Laurence Olivier and Charlie Chaplin. 5 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abhimaan_(1973_film)
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33rd year= Oct 1974 to Oct 1975, the BCP goes into the 9H of Real Fortune where the Gajakeshari yoga is getting activated fully, see what Wikipedia says ‘However 1975 was the year when he appeared in two films which are regarded as important in Hindi cinematic history. Deewar (release 24th Jan 1975) & Sholay (release on Aug 15, 1975) all in his 33rd year. Now the most important aspect, 32nd year is 8H of death, the 33rd year – 9H lord Venus goes into 8H of death where there are 4 planets, in an actor’s chart especially this chart you as a movie director sees these 4 planets and you always give him roles where he dies in the movie. Then notice the years 32,33 – it comes to 8H then you see to it that you give a character where he dies as it will be one of the most memorable deaths in the history of Indian cinema, if you see 8H being activated which is 12th from 9H of Gods, then you give him the role of an atheist. Who can forget his atheist character where he challenges God in Deewar, till date no one Bollywood actor has been able to emulate his atheist character and death scenes of Deewar where he dies in the arms of mother (4L Ven is also 9L of 33rd year) and also his death in Sholay for his best friend – 4L of Venus, let’s not forget that the word used is Bandu for 4H, which means close friend. His famous accident happened in 41st year which is 5H, there A8 (chronic) is placed and its lord Mer is placed in 8H of chronic accidents in the sign of Virgo – stomach. He was punched in the stomach. The movie was Coolie, where he played a laborer which was released in 42nd year of 6H of servant, Jupiter exalted in Gajakeshari Yoga, it was a huge success. Lastly take the movie that is the favorite of all those who never got love ‘Muqaddar Ka Sikander’ released in his 37th year, that is 1H, lord is Saturn and placed in his 4H of heart. Saturn is retro, it was a very sad movie he never got his love, it touched everyone’s heart and he gives up everything for his friend (4H of bandu), the 4L goes into the 8H of death, his death scene was the most monumental ever. Not Asked For Prediction ou wake up & get out of bed in morning, you see the newspaper next to the table, on it is written, Amitabh Turns 66 today, you instantly make calculations so he is in his 67th year now, which means you remember his chart and notice that Rahu sits in his 7H and 7L goes in the 8H of chronic diseases along with 3 more planets in the sign of Virgo (stomach). The day of his birthday is Saturday you remember Saturn is his Asc lord (body) & also 12L of hospitals. You blurt out ‘this year & also next his health is not good Dad, bad survival issues, he would go to hospital’. The Old man replies ‘Morning morning astrology starts and atleast say something good about someone especially since he has not asked you’, your head hangs in shame and afternoon our friend Babban Kumar Singh calls up saying that ‘Amitabh has been hospitalized due to stomach problems’6 people start praying again and media goes haywire. You call your father and remind him of your prediction he dismisses it saying Amitabh is an old man so can fall sick.
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Amitabh Verse We were sitting with Shri P.M.Padia the guru of famed US astrologer, James Braha who is regarded as one of the first people to introduce Vedic Astrology in US. Padia Saheb asked us to load the magazine on his PC & started browsing the magazine, he came to this verse and asked us to explain it. The verse is present in the Vol 2 May Issue on Page 226 in the Palm Leaf Section & is reproduced below.
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तदिधगि िवनाशम ुा दोषा यथाा िहमसिपाते If Moon or Mercury occupies the quadrant from the Navamsa Rasi of Jupiter, even severest dosha will vanish. 6
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् वरयंशगः िसतः यदा जीवितांशात भ If Venus is posited in the 11th Navamsa from the Navamsa of Guru, the doshas are alleviated. Similarly, it is written that if Mercury is posited in the 11th Navamsa from the Navamsa of Jupiter, then the dosha vanishes. These Shlokas are important to know if remedial measures will work or not work. When a verse is not understood by application its worth is not there, when some light is seen its importance comes into the picture and this is what happened; now we don’t remember from where we had picked this verse. See the Navamsa of Amitabh and bear in mind that Bhuvan Deepika calls Navamsa as the ‘Fruit of Ones Horoscope’.
Verse 1: If Moon or Mercury occupies the quadrant from the Navamsa Rasi of Jupiter, even severest dosha will vanish. Application: The navamsa Rasi of Jupiter is Cancer and in Rasi chart Moon is in quadrant, doshas (evils) will vanish due to mother’s blessings, noteworthy is his mother was a great sadhak. Verse 2: If Venus is posited in the 11th Navamsa from the Navamsa of Guru, the doshas (limitations) are alleviated. Application: In his D9 Venus is in the 11th Navamsa from the Navamsa of Jupiter, 8H is the house of sustenance of marriage, inspite of the hurdles & scandals he has faced he has never let go of his marriage to Jaya. 8H is also the gain of wife and here it is Venus (wife) in 8H, so after marriage there would be 100% increase in Fortune which is what happened to him, before his association with Jaya he was no were and as soon as he got engaged to her his rose from Zero to Hero. If it was not for Shri Padia’s insistence that we open Amitabhs Chart, this verse would have gone unnoticed as were trying to open another chart on his PC. It is unfortunate that though Padia Saheb has been a personal friend but due to other factors he has not been able to write for us to far. Lets pray he writes for SA and some gems come out as he has a knack of making astrology ‘Easy’ which aligns with our Vision too.
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Chart 2: Case of Border Asc & Chart Rectification
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ative works in scribe’s office and does not believe in astrology but approaches for a chart reading of his uncle. There were around 8 people in the room when Kundan asked us to see the chart. It was a border ascendant & your reputation is at stake. He was asked if his uncles wife is beautiful with round face (moon deb in 7H), he said absolutely correct, does he have many daughters, he said yes 3 daughters (Ven deb in 5H of children). Ta Asc looked convincing but what would clinch the deal then it flashed us what was the basic query on which Kundan had approached us, it was should the person do business of bicycle spare parts or a grocery store. He did not indicate that his uncle had already decided to do grocery store. Now see right now it is Sept 1st 20087, its natives 55th year which comes to 7H of business. The question was about business see, so Ta Asc can be further taken ahead. We saw Moon at 3.31Sc, debilitated and used BCP‐2 the date came to 19th/20th Sept 2008, so we asked him did your uncle have a huge fight with either wife or business partner or any relationship on this date. He called his uncle, number was busy, after 10 mins Kundan might have spoken to his Uncle and said ‘Sir, Nishane Pe Lag Gaya in his Raj Thackeray style’ (it hit the spot). He said with extreme enthusiasm Uncle confirmed big fight happened exactly on same day. He was further told that as Moon is placed there in the 7H the native will put grocery store only & he would make his wife sit on the cash counter. After some weeks Kundan reported that it had happened word to word but he did not tell his uncle & kept on repeating Sir you removed the date in 30 secs that was so fast. Jay Weiss must be thanked for the software.
Experiments with Rising Nature of Signs Chart: 98yr old gets Vision, chart of our author Norah Nasturas’s Mother Norah as you know is our author and one of the team members of Saptarishis Astrology. This is what Norah wrote:‐
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Hi S…. \only checking mails Mom is ok, surgery was Tuesday 11th Nov 2008, we went yesterday Wednesday to see the doctor he find everything ok she is happy, she can see, the doctor says in some days will be better. Monday we need to go again to see him i am going out now, sorry i will write more long this afternoon Norah
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ow see 98th year will be the 2nd house as per BCP and the sign is Taurus and as per BPHS Verse 8. Chp 4 it is a sign rising with its back (Preestodaya). Now note this reverse aspect of its rising, see 2H is eyesight & it is the sign Taurus which again stands for eyes in Natural Zodiac. So the strengths of Venus in this relation (eyes) will be more stronger compared to other Venus of Taurus of other Asc. This Venus joins the 6th lord of operation Mer who is dispositor of A8(chronic) and is with A6 in the 9H of blessings along with Sun whose signification stands for eyes as we all know. Now calculate the date for all the 3 planets, to make it short let’s take Sun as it is close to Ven the dispositor of a reverse rising sign, there are two dates it will give one through straight calculation and other through reduction from 30 degrees due to Pristhodaya effect of Venus who is 5 deg away. Sheersodaya Calculation Sun: 3° 24'= 28th Jan 2008 Pristhodaya Calculation Sun: 30 ‐ 3° 24'= 26 °36 = Converted to days from her last birthday = 6th Nov 2008 whereas she had a successful eye operation for cataract on 11th Nov 2008. The BCP calculator released on download section of the magazine does not contain this method of calculation whereas our private test version created specially by Jay Weiss (Sweden) has this Pristhodaya version and you can’t make Jay do anything unless you share the methodology which we had to way back in July/Aug 2008. In last email she was asked which eye the surgery was done, she said right eye, as you can see the BCP House is 2H of right eye.
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Failures Chart: Mentors Torpedo
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he boy in question is not able to start his career with the business he wants to do and even though married has not been able to start earnings, 1.5 years back we had predicted that when in his 33rd year (9H) – Aug 2007‐Aug2008 his Bhagya (Fortune) will rise as Mer is exalted, incidentally nothing happened and few weeks back mentor reported back this. Now back then when we had predicted we did not know the riders of other parts of astrology e.g. 6th from Jupiter will be a spoilt/blocked house (BSP‐2) Since this natal Jupiter is in the 4H and retro, the 6th from it is the 9H where Mer is exalted and hence the bhagyadaya (rise of fortune) is blocked hence nothing happened in the 33rd year. In the 33rd year Tr Jupiter was in the 12H and 10th from there is the 9H of 33rd year hence as we learnt in BSP‐2, this house will get spoilt. Note here that Tr Saturn and it destroys one house from it, on this in Vol 5 the BSP‐3 will be revealed. At the end of the day we have not been able to predict on this chart and failed miserably.
Feedback from Authors Only In order not to create fake feedback only feedback of some of the authors that has some relevance is taken in regards to BCP methodology & also to encourage those many others who are not venturing into something new due to varied reasons. 1. Alok Jagawat – Author Saptarishis Astrology He has addressed our reluctance in calling it Bhrighu Chakra Paddathi instead of our 2 year name of Chandra Kala Nadi Progression. ‐‐‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐‐ From: pdp
To: Admin Sent: Wednesday, 27 August, 2008 8:37:25 AM Subject: Re: pdp Subject: Re: Vol 3 release Schedule Dear Sir/Madam, I personally congratulate you for this brilliant issue of yours. I was already working on secret principles of Bhrigu after observing a Brighu Shastri Shri. Prahlad Rai of Jaipur. He was using the exact method been mentioned by you. His father was a very famous astrologer and he learnt this method from
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Somebody in Orissa. He was so adept at this method, that he predicted everything just after a single look at the horoscope. He also wrote his own Bhrigu Nadi which rests with his son. I have seen that booklet many times. It carries transit charts and reference numbers. Each number carries a prediction part in other book. His son learnt this method from him only and I was surprised by his predictions. During a course of one month I used to sit with him and I watched him very carefully. I tried to use Shri Patel Ji's method of Jupiter Saturn rotations on houses in D‐1 chart. I knew the subtraction method done by him but I always wondered about other numbers and subtractions. Your article cleared all my doubts related to this work. I believe that one should have correct knowledge of astrology to use this method. This gives accurate predictions if it is used properly with placement of planets and number of rotations. With this addition one can make correct predictions to insane degree. As you have already shared it I would make it a point to share my personal expertise with you people. Best wishes and Regards, Alok Jagawat. PS: You have mentioned a classic combination at the end of my article and have given example of Shri Patel ji's chart. Is it mere coincidence or you did it purposefully ? 2.
DiNorah Kitchener – Author Saptarishis Astrology In previous issue we said Norahs usage of Profections the French method & BCP is the same but it seems it is not as it difficult to understand language that is separated by countries but thanks to be bonded by love of astrology. From: Kouka To: SA Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2008 9:14:45 PM Subject: you challenge me Dear S…., i was this morning to take my car for service, was 1h20 min to wait, then i take with me theprints of the 1st and 2nd part of the B.C.P and i was very suprised with the 1st chart,( now i understand why you were asking about my mom) then i do other calculations by hand, was not PC, or calculator, etc I tell you here what i find. My father died in sept 21 1991 1991 ‐ 1910 = 81 = 9H Her 9H Sagg, the 7H of the 9H, the 3rd Gem = Mercury Mercury is 22*07 Sag 22*07 by 12.17 = 268 days, the sept 21 was the 267 day of my mom year ( if i do the exact calculations) You give me here the answer i was looking since many years, i thought the solution was with Profections, i see now this method is more accurate and is possible to use when is not time of birth as i have very often people dont knowing TOB.... Then you can imaging how happy i am, finally i find the solution for one of my BIG questions about accuracy of Astrology love you, Big Hug i always say SA is GREAT, you are always looking for very interesting information and what is the most important you like to SHARE with others, i am glad to be your friend.
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i will send you more comments later, this was the 1st article i had read in this issue. i think i will have more "surprises" and challenges with this 3 issue.... i am very happy and i had lot of fun, time waiting for my car was very short.... norah PD i need to take a more deep look what you says about retrograde planets... oh, i do for Obama too, for this year ‐ 2008 ‐ 1961 = 47 = 11H ‐ Leo, the 10H of the 11H is Taurus Venus 8*27 Ge 8*27 by 12.17 give me 98 days, that will be Nov 10, 08, 6 days after elections. and Ve rules in Natal his 5H Tau and 10H Libra.(Gambling and Career, it show him as the winner of the big price....) now i go norah Mybe calculation are no ok, i need to check, i will see with the Weiss table you talk in the article PD2, What is the rules of the 6th ring of Saptarishis???? Page 271 and how many rings are ??? what you are talking about? i don’t have idea what is.... 3.
Ankush Singh – Author Saptarishis Astrology
He report telephonically that in Gorakhpur , India his native place there is an astrologer by the name of Yogendra Pandey who is master in Yogini Dasa and follows a different system of calculation of yogini dasa not known to us, this astrologer had taught the same Bhrighu Chakra Paddathi‐1 method 4 years back to Ankush. Though we did mention that transits is to be used but for the sake of keeping it simple as it’s a new concept we didn’t stress on transits but Ankush said that Shri. Pandey uses transit a lot e.g if the BCP house comes 7H of natal chart and if Tr Jup is in Sag in 11H and Tr Saturn in 7H, mark this for predictions. 4.
Revati – Thomas Pascal ‐ Germany
Dear S…, I have read carefully the Saptarishi Article on 'Bhrigu Chakra Pada' (easy progression method) and I am really fascinated. What a high and deep level of knowledge, what a practical and easy‐to‐use method. The method of Rhythmic Astrology is an excellent addition to this technique described. Your magazine definitely is increasing the level of Vedic Astrology! My respect and congratulations! I wish you much success with Saptarishi, continue like you did in past! === Dear S…, I am glad to have finished the very first part of my big compilation 'Principles of Vedic Parashara Astrology'. This work is finishing ‐ finally ‐ a three‐year period of most intensive studies of BPHS and other ancient classics. PROGRESSION OF LAGNA: I included Bhrigu Chakra Paddathi in my compilation because it is based on Parashara's teaching on Sudarshana Chakra Dasha, Lagna progression. It is really a very fascinating ‐ and appreciated by Parashara ‐ method. Many many successes for you and your Saptarishis team, THIS magazine ‐ in quality of articles and layout ‐ is brilliant! Once more, best wishes and much success for you and your team! Have an Exalted Day! Revati Humble Note of SA: In our humble opinion Sage Bhrighu is before Sage Parasara’s period, so if we take this method to be ‘The Bhrighu Method’ then Parasara’s teachings can be based on Bhrighus and not the other way round.
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A close friend and gentleman called up and said as a whisper ‘You should not disclose such techniques as it is not good for your well being.’ Would not like to name that person nor comment on it now but after 2 years of close friendship we realised we don’t know how to judge people. As an ending note, there is no use to astrology if one does not understand timing of nature, when a new thing is revealed nature is saying (90%) of the time that the period when it is revealed is the period ordained for it to come out and its fruits enjoyed with ‘Ease’, if one tries to study, understand, apply it later then the Tr Sun has moved into the other sign and things can be a bit difficult later is what is ones observation of scribe. Did you ever wonder that you have heaps of old magazines but unable to read it completely inspite of trying so hard. May The Force Be With All
Nadi Notes Ø If Jupiter is aspected by Saturn then native will have to work very hard in his life, but if Saturn is aspected by Jupiter then person will be a workaholic and will beget respect out of it. Ø Jupiter and Ketu in trine to each other can make religious minded but a person of few words Ø Jupiter’s placement in the 5H can give children who will outshine the native Ø If Ketu is associated with the sign Scorpio the native can be capable of getting secret knowledge Ø Aquarius is another mystic sign of the zodiac besides Scorpio and capable of giving to astrologers/philosophers deep research orientation. LagnaChandrika KulaNasha Yog – Family Destruction Combination Malefics in Asc, 12H also contains malefics, 2H contains benefics & 7H contains malefics then it is a Kula Nasha Yog – Chapter 1 Verse 49 , LagnaChandrika
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BrahmaSri Tadepalli Raghavanarayana Shastry Garu Jeevitha Charitra Part‐1 By Shreeram Balijepalli, Canada
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et me narrate the great story of one Srividya Upasaka who lived in Andhrapradesh in a series of postings. Those who even hear this story will attain the blessings of Goddess Sri Rajarajeshwari Devi. I can hit the ground thrice and say this with certainty.
A Telugu Vaideeki Velanadu brahmin,
It is said that the following categories: 1. Karanajanmas 2. Shaapagrasthaas 3. Yogabrashthas
my Gurunatha is Rajagopala Swamy of Nanganallur Sarvamangala Rajarajeshwari Ashramam. I have been initiated into Srividya Margam and my father and mother are Sri Balijepalli Devendra Shankar Garu (a Dattaupasaka and direct disciple of Swaprakashananda DattaAthivarna-Avadhutha) and Srimathy Balijepalli Vidhyavathy Garu. I have finished my MBA in USA and currently reside in Toronto working as Business Analyst. My Upasya Devatha is Rajarajeshwari Parabhattarika Devatha.
are born again, finish whatever divine tasks they have been ordained to do, finish their prarabdha (good or bad) and then become Keerthisheshaas (ending of their lives in divine glory). In this category was this Mahapurusha BrahmaSri Tadepalli Raghavanarayana Shastry Garu. He was born in Chandavolu Gramam in Guntur district in Andhrapradesh. He lived from 1896 to 1990 (Born as per Hindu Calendar in 1818 Shaalivahana shaka, Durmukha Nama Samvatsaram Shravana Bahula Vidiya Mangalavaaram in Vrushabha Lagna night time‐‐25‐8‐1896 born in Gorontla near Guntur in his mother's place.). He was 273
called lovingly Naamam).
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He was born as the first son to Venkatappayya Shastry. Venkatappayya Garu was a great Vedakala Rishisamaan, paramanishtaa, Shaastra Kovida and Mahaakavi. His Sanskrit texts are four in number, Andhra kruthis are 20 in number. All magnum opus of that age. He founded the Sanskrit Pathashala and ran the organization for 40 years without kula‐matha bheda, taught Sanskrit and other shastras to those interested, also conducted annadana to all including the vidhyaarthis (students) ‐‐before being taken over by Shankara Vidyalaya. To such an illustrious father was this shining star Chandavolu selected by Amba to be given a rightful birthplace. His Aksharabhaaysam was conducted in the fifth year. For an unknown reason at that age itself, he was given the Bala Tripura Sundari mantra by Tadikonda Vaasi Kedaralinga Ayyavaru Garu (1880‐1941 AD). The young boy started doing the japa of Goddess Bala from that age till the age of 16 and due to this Balaambika used to respond to this Boy's call every time miraculously! He learnt Tarka (Logic) from Dendhukoori Paanakaala Narasimha Shastry and Siddhantha Koumudhee from Taadikonda Muddhigonda Naagalinga Shaastry. He finally topped his education from Seetharama Shastry Garu of Podili with Mantra‐Tantra Shastra. All this was apart from Veda Vedanga knowledge being received from his father. After all this education, he decided to take up Sanyaasa deeksha even before he was an adult.
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his made his father Venkatappayya a bit worried. ‘Why does this Balaka want to take up sanyaasa at this young age? Why this early detachment to things worldly? Have I not married? Will marriage impede his spiritual activities?' Thinking thus, he set upon to venture into the child's past birth. Now, there was one person by the name of Govindarajulu Seethaaramayya Shastry. His wife was a great yogini and her name was Shyamalaamba. She pronounced emphatically "There is a Surya Mandala Antharvarthi (a yogi in Surya Mandala etheric sphere) who was born thus." As Venkatappayya was worried on this count, he himself dreamt a strange dream in which his step‐mother showed his son (Chandavolu Shastry Garu) as a great Siddha and that Goddess Sri Chakreshwari Kameshwari Devi standing near the boy.
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eside her there were Yuvathis (young women) and Amba asked one of the girls to go near Him. She came and she seated herself on her own accord on his lap. He began to quiver a bit and Amba smiled and said "Your mind has perturbed a bit because of this young woman. Both of you go and be born as human beings and marry each other and then come back here after your karmic thing is over". The above dream confirmed that Chandavolu Shastry (his son) was not an ordinary child and that there was a reason for His karma. Venkatappayya was amazed when at the age of 19 274
Chandavolu Shastry changed his decision from becoming a monk to suddenly marrying a very beautiful girl Parvathy (who was the daughter of Adepalli Mangamma and Paapayya Shastry). The reason for his amazement was that the beautiful girl (who looked like a devakanya) was exactly the same girl who came in his dream (‘Acchappu‐roopam’) as shown by his step‐mother!! He knew within his heart (which he revealed later) that both of them came from Surya Mandala (a Deva Bhoomi in an etheric plane) as Karanajanmis. Shaapagrasthaa is a rude word here because Amba did not give any curse but wanted the Karma of Her child to be annihilated and transcended with the girl and the girl's karma with him and then come back to Surya Mandala. As Surya Mandala being a pure land it does not entertain a single thought of Kaama and thus both their kaarmic vibrations should not affect other upasakas there. After marriage, Chandavolu Shastry Garu renamed his wife as "Sri Devi". He started helping Venkatappayya in his day to day dealings in the Sanskrit Pathashala. Seeing his dedication some people in America too asked him to come to USA. But Chandavolu Shastryji did not like this idea.
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e used to spend time in the educational activities and also added few more spirituo‐intellectual feathers to his divine cap like doing Netraavadhaanam with Pinapaati Veerabhadrayya Shastry and also Kavithwa sadhana with Eleshwara Purushotthama Shastry Garu. Luckily, Chandavolu Shastryji knew the Governor in those days and whenever he had some work regarding Vedas or temple activities, he used to get it done easily through the Governors orders. Shastry Garu, toured the country and Andhra and did won many intellectual debates and finally he came home. But the financial situation in home was not good. Their family used to take one meal per day to save money. Apart from that they had a Rs.10,000/‐ debt (which was quite a huge sum those days) and also pecuniary troubles with the pathashala. Once the situation took a worse turn insomuch as not having food for three days in a row! Then, on the third day night Shastry Garu started to do Lalitha Sahasranama Archana in a temple nearby to the tune of 27 times! He did not have any Naivedya to give Ammavaru, so He gave just water as naivedya and sipped that alone as mahaprasada and slept there itself after neatly spreading his Angavastra on the temple slab. He had a miraculous dream in which he saw a ten year old girl who came to him and playfully said, 275
“Hey! I will give you what you are begging. Just open your angavastram a bit wide. Hehe! (she giggled)". The playful girl poured a fistful of rice grains in it and said, "A vehicle will come, board it and go".
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iraculously in the morning itself Kazeepalem Seethaaramaraju Garu’s (local king) vehicle came and picked Shastry Garu for Purana‐katha‐ kalakshepa in Raju Garu's house. When he came home tired, he saw that Raju Garu had given rice grains in a rice bag to his house, which arrived before him. From that day on, Chandavolu Shastry Garu did not have any want.
Jyotish Kalpadrum Yoga for homosexuality If Mercury and Saturn are in 7th house and they are aspected by Sun and Mars, the native becomes homosexual. Childlessness - Jyotish Kalpadrum If in Male chart Venus is situated in 5th house in Aries or Scorpio sign, the native will have very less sperm count.
One incident of his childhood reflects the later quality mentioned above. As a small kid, once he was eating groundnuts in his aunt’s (mennattha) house. His aunt spoke harshly about his avariciousness to eat groundnuts. From that day onwards; he not only did not touch groundnuts but also did not use groundnut oil not even for cooking in his house.
If in female chart Mars is in 5th house in Taurus or Libra sign the lady will be devoid of child birth.
Also, once while he was travelling in a train. Some arrogant youngsters, who were smoking cigarettes, did not allow him to sit next to the window (which was his rightful reserved seat). From then he did not go on trains except once for Kasi prayanam. (The whole journey being spent by standing near the door and sleeping next to it instead of in his seat!) To be Continued……………………………
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1008 Petals Book of Lieh‐Tzü Chapter 6: Effort & Destiny Yang Chu had a friend called Chi Liang, who fell ill. In seven days' time his illness had become very grave; medical aid was summoned, and his sons stood weeping round his bed. Chi Liang said to Yang Chu: 'Such excess of emotion shows my children to be degenerate. Will you kindly sing them something which will enlighten their minds? Yang Chu then chanted the following words: 'How can men be aware of things outside God's ken? Over misfortune man has no control, and can look for no help from God. Have doctors and wizards this knowledge that you and I have not? The sons, however, did not understand, and finally called in three physicians, Dr Chiao, Dr Yü and Dr Lu. They all diagnosed his complaint; and Dr Chiao delivered his opinion first: 'The hot and cold elements of your body,' he said to Chi Liang, 'are not in harmonious accord, and the impermeable and infundibular parts are mutually disproportionate. The origin of your malady is traceable to disordered appetites, and to the dissipation of your vital essence through worry and care. Neither God nor devil is to blame. Although the illness is grave, it is amenable to treatment.' Chi Liang said: 'You are only one of the common ruck,' and speedily got rid of him. Then Dr Yü came forward and said: 'You were born with too little nervous force, and were too freely fed with mother's milk. Your illness is not one that has developed in a matter of twenty‐four hours; the causes which have led up to it are of gradual growth. It is incurable.' Chi Liang replied: 'You are a good doctor,' and told them to give him some food. Lastly, Dr Lu said: 'Your illness is attributable neither to God, nor to man, nor to the agency of spirits. It was already fore‐ordained in the mind of Providence when you were endowed with this bodily form at birth. What possible good can herbs and drugs do you? 'You are a heaven‐born physician indeed!' cried Chi Liang; and he sent him away laden with presents. Not long after, his illness disappeared of itself.
