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ArticleCONTENTAuthor Page1 Vol 4 Publitorial ‐ Part 1 Saptarishis Astrology 42 Vol 4 Publitorial ‐ Part 2 Saptarishis Astrology 11Western Astrology3 Elections Ron Bippus, Canada 204 Launch Your Book ‐ Living Birth Chart Joyce Hopewell, U.K 265 The Stock Market Crash of Oct 08 & Beyond Robert Gover, USA 286 Astrology, Switchwords & Energy HealingKat Miller, USA 37Techniques7 Discover Your Past Life & Heal Thy Present Holly Hall, USA 468 Economic Forecast Constantine Semenov, Crimea 519 Rendezvous With John Frawley Saptarishis Astrology 5910 Magi Analysis ‐ Franklin D Roosevelt Sandy Crowther, USA 6911 An Astrological History Of Hyper Inflation Robert Gover, USA 8512 Edward Bach & the Power of Flowers Stefan Ball, USA 95Indian Astrology13 Saptarishis Nadi ‐ Gemini Asc ‐ Chart 1 Yenbeeyes, India 9814 Bhrighu Saral Paddathi ‐ 1 Saptarishis Astrology 10815 Gripping Of Nodes ‐ Part 2 Babu Yodh & B.D.Vaghela, India 12316 Secrets Of Ascendants Ashok Upadhaya, India 13217 My Gurudev (Hindi) Upendra Bhadoriya, India 13718 Suryaat Nakshatra Bindu ‐ 3 Paresh Desai, India 14519 Dnyaneshwari ‐ Chapter 2 V.V.Shirvaikar, USA 15120 Thandavamalai ‐ 2 R.Ramanathan, India 16021 My Journey In Hindu Astrology PVR Rayadu, India 17222 Mandook Dasa ‐ A Proper Exposition Iranganti Rangacharya, India 18023 Rohini Nak Padas In Ravana Samhita Rushikesh Deshpande, U.K 18924 Bhrighu Saral Paddathi ‐ 2 Saptarishis Astrology 20425 Padma Chakra ‐2 Pramod Bhavsar, India 21426 Astrology ‐ A Road Map Of Our Life Dr. Roopa Vohra, India 21827 Blasts in India ‐ 2 Vilas Deo, India 22228 Sukar Nadi ‐ 3 Saptarishis Astrology Team 23629 31st Jan 2009 SA 24830 Venus in Trine with Malefics ‐ Part 1 R.G.Krishnan, USA 25031 Vedic Vastu‐ 3 M.M.Mistry, India 25732 Key Notes ‐ 1 Saptarishis Astrology 26333 Sri Sri Tadepalli Shastry Garu ‐1 Shreeram Balijepalli, Canada 273www.saptarishisastrology.com

Saptarishis Blessings|| Gururbrahmaa Gururvishnu Gururdevo Maheshvarah |||| GururSakshaat Parambrahma, Tasmai Shri Gurave Namah||Vol 4 – Publitorial – Part 1It was an issue to remember befitting the homage to an Old Master of the Science who had passedaway. It was a 425 page Vol. reaching over 96 countries with 15937 visitors as of 1 st Dec, 2008 (Vol. 3was around 5515 visitors – 77 countries) the detailed statistics of it can be downloaded along with thelog report in the download section of the site. We would henceforth refrain in supplying stats as it’s in away boasting around.We do not know much about computers & sites so with our limited knowledge of websitetechnology we foolishly gave links to the log reports in last Publitorial and the webmaster laterdisengaged 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…itis 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! Anyonewith 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 & whichwe 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 anapplause 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 theirnext lives as we all would have this website still functioning when we are reborn giving easy access tolearn as compared to print magazines where we cannot access old issues. The merit of this charity ofeducation will be earned in this life or next depending on the sign of the 3rd house of one’s chart apartfrom other factors that need to be considered.Congratulations must be accorded to those who predicted Obama’s outcome and standing ovationto R.G.Krishnan of USA, DiNorah Kitchener of Canada & Anthony of Hawaii through hisdreams 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 thecorrect 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 AstrologyVol 2, indicating that Hillary would be the 2 nd in command. As we write this there are news reportsthat Hillary could become the Secretary of State which is more powerful than being Vice President.4

Let’s face it; we all saw what the name Condoleezza Rice came to mean in world politics in the last fewyears.There is an astrologer who is 92 years old and praise to him for still pursuing & predicting at thisage, sticking to a technique called Age Harmonics (we have requested him to write on this methodwhenever he can for SA). He is from Netherlands and we had wanted him to present the prediction hemade in the The Real Astrology forum months back, but due to his age he is not in a position tocompose an article for us. Our love for elderly astrologers & astrology compels us to give a standingovation to Sir Paul Langeveld who predicted in July 2008 the outcome on the TRA forum which isproduced below.Van: therealastrology@yahoogroups.com [mailto:therealastrology@yahoogroups.com] NamensP.LangeveldVerzonden: woensdag 2 july 2008 17:23Aan: Therealastrology@Yahoogroups.ComOnderwerp: [therealastrology] RE: Obama president 4 November2008 for sureHi TRA,Now that we have the right time of birth of Obama I made a new investigation about the election and Ifound that Obama will win without any doubt ! I am sorry that it is impossible to send the charts bywhich it will be proved, like the 12th Harm. Solar Return, the 4th Harm Lunar Return and finally the47,25357 Harmonic Age by Yahoo, but anybody who would like to have them has only to send me theirEmail address and I'll send them by return.PaulHis Mail To UsGentlemen,It's my pleasure to inform you of the method I followed to predict that Obama would win without anydoubt. The three charts I made are to be seen in attachments. Especially the Age Harmonic of the 4thNovember is decisive!This way of using the AH when we have to do with a corrected Natal is always giving the exact daysomething 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 Marsand Uranus, by which there will be a possible attack by gunshot !Paul LangeveldNetherlandsP.S: I would be obliged if I could receive your quarterly magazine.Obama’s Secret Magic WordThe BCP technique was described in the previous issue, though only some percent of it isrevealed due to shortage of space. Let’s apply it to Obama’s Chart. The first problem is thatmany say his birth certificate is wrong and is a spoof to divert attention. Let’s suppose for oncethat the chart below is wrong data. It was predicted on an Indian forum called Sohamsa: that in the 2 ndyear, a dramatic event would have happened in his family. Why, since Dragons Tail (Ketu) sits in the2H of family and as per BCP method 2 nd house is 2 nd year, they reported back that around the 2 nd yearthere was divorce in family (2H). But you see if we stick to basics of astrology all of us know thatDragons Tail (ketu) means ‘Change’ or ‘Break’. So result would be either in the 2 nd year or 3 rd year andhence Obama can be either Sagi or Capri Asc. Wherever in your chart Ketu sits there is 100% change in thesignifications of the house concerned, it won’t be a stagnant house but a dramatic house. Obama’s Mars is in8H of his chart and Mars means God Hanuman in Indian astrology apart from other things: thePresident Elect is smart or someone smarter is advising him.5

Time Magazine 1 revealed that he carries Hanuman Idol (Hanuman stands for Mars) in histrouser pocket, trouser is 8H and Mars sits in his 8H. Why is he activating this deadly Mars Rahucombo by keeping Hanuman Idol in pocket is it since Mars rules the 4H of Throne and 11H of positionin his life and Mars will ‘Bless’ the 5 th from it when worshipped? What is this 5 th from Mars, it is his12H (Fruit of Throne) & as per BCP it is 12, 24, 36 or 48 th year of his life, incidentally when the electionswere done Obama was running the 48 th 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 ofbeing a President what you need to do is what politicians do best: ‘Perform in your speeches’. What didObama say that enthralled the voters? He just said ‘Change’ and he created magic around this word1 http://www.time.com/time/politics/whitehouse/photos/0,27424,1811278,00.html6

‘Change’ 2 . 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 isthe chart that of Obama? We don’t know but the power of this change (Dragons Tail) must be judged itis exalted in the 9 th divisional sitting in the 4H of Throne in the 9 th Harmonic Chart (9 th harmonicsignifies 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 ofKetu cutting edge & sharp. His speech tone can be attributed to Dragons Tail style of speech. This Ketuis an important tool in birth rectification that most don’t use and some of us are still fixed to the chartsthat we used to predict before the birth certificate of Obama surfaced, let’s revisit some basics. DragonsTail (Ketu) is the co‐owner of Scorpio which is the 8H of Transformation/Change in the natural AriesZodiac Asc, his Ketu is exalted in the sign of Scorpio in the 4H of throne in the 9 th harmonic & thisenergy it brings back in the 2H of speech in his natal, being stupendously powerful, Ketu signifiesLiberation (Moksha) so when Obama said the word ‘Change’ he created in the minds of his audiencethat 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 meansguiding him as to what he must do or say (Change here) to win the Elections & then once electedguiding him to keep his promise (Change) in an honest manner. If we can’t make our political clients ornormal clients an honest human being, then let’s throw our astro books and stop calling it a divinescience. Lastly apart from many combinations (yogas) that he has, one must be mentioned, 12L in Ascgetting debilitated and the debilitation is removed by Saturn (death/misery) as Saturn is in own sign inkendra (Sasa Yoga) and this is called in India as NeechaBhanga, which means due to someone’s miseryone will gain. McCain inability & Bush administrations misery coupled with Economic Disaster wasObama’s Gain. Vedic astrologers say where is the combination of King in his chart, Saturn in aquadrant in own sign with a Jupiter is a formidable combination loosely called Famous ManCombination (Mahapurusha yoga), 3 rd lord coming to Asc means ‘Man can become author’ if planets arestrong, what’s important to understand is the ‘Game of God’, here the game is in order for thecombination (Mahapurusha yoga) to get activated he needs to write & publish, 3L of writing Jupiter isin asterism of Sun, Sun means father, Jupiter is also 12L of dreams, Sun in 7H along with 9L of fatherMer looks at this Jupiter, well his influential book was called ‘Dreams from My Father’.Grand Mothers Death: Result Is The King Is BornObama is running the 48 th year of his life, deducting multiples of 12 the 48 th year comes to his 12 thhouse, Jupiter is the ruler, who comes to the Asc (self), 12 th lord in Asc means death and henceone must keep quiet as there is no fixed method to determine longevity, though there are manymethods of timing death in Indian astrology but they do not work consistently. Now the worry is 12LJupiter 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 4 th Nov 2008 the day of the elections. But you seedeath like form especially with Tr Rahu in Asc & Tr Sat in Leo in 8H of longevity. So do you predictdeath? 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 4 th Nov 2008 when his grand mom died. After theevent it is easy to justify: 4H is mother, mother’s mother is 4 th from 4 th i.e. 7H whose lord Moon (alsosignificator of mother figures) is aspected by Tr Saturn by his 10 th aspect from Leo carrying energy ofdeath as he is in the 8H of death on his 7L of grandmother, some mother figure is going to go. Tr Saturnis also on his Rahu (who is significator of grandparents), worst is Tr Saturn in Leo at that momentaspected the Letter M (SBC method) sitting in 8H of death and incidentally his grandmothers namewas Madelyn Dunham and this M was also aspected by Ketu. Now we in India know that Ketu meansMoksha (liberation) Significator that is after death you go home (light workers know this concept) andObama tells a crowd in North Carolina: "She has gone home" what synchronicity. Tr Jupiter is in his12H & it will destroy the 6 th from it which is the 5H where Moon the 7 th lord of grand mom. She shouldbe careful during this period is what you can predict at the most. You notice what Tr Jupiter is doing &2 http://www.obamaforchange.com/7

also the 48 th 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 AstrologyOne of the reasons most Indian astrologers can reject Obama’s 19.24 time of birth is since itcontains a very bad combination the 12 th lord in Asc, this from time immemorial has beenprescribed as not a combination of successful life as 12 th 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 MysticAstrologer uses it that must be revealed here, see as 1H signifies ones success & standing on ones feet, sothe 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 debilitatedsouth node (Rahu) posited in 7H of grand mom then when grand mother dies one ‘could’ come inprominence, this is what happened in a chart known to us, 1 week before the launch of the 1 st issue ofthis magazine when work pressures was too stressful one of the team members grand‐mom expired, hewas just reminded that the show must go on as they say in Bollywood and within an hour he was backwith us. Within 2 weeks the magazine had created ripples in the Vedic Astro world giving himLimelight (7H) effects. In order to end this with Obama lets quickly take an unknown method oftiming. His birth date is 4th Aug & Election day is 4th Nov, so its approximately 91 days from his birthday. Let’s see this carefully on the 90th day from ones birth day how to count which planet will havemaximum 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 wepinpointed in Vol 2, was in his 10H of KingShip and this Mars is that Hanuman Idol that he keeps inhis trouser pocket as per Time Magazine. Some say his fate was decided from day one after Hillary wasout and it was sealed in 1‐2 months before the D Day, if you notice that would be the period of Moonand his Moon which signifies masses in mundane is exalted in the 5H of Power which he got.The Power of BCP and our Failures: Most Stunning Prediction EverThis chart belongs to a friend who is also involved in the design of this magazine; we often gotogether 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 iswell known to us, we have our meals served traditionally and hence it is loved. Now in the house of thispriest another pilgrim had come there from somewhere near Satara whose name evades our memory.3Using principles of Sage Varahamihira that the house where lord of a particular house is disposited it shows the circumstances as to howthe event will unfold in life.8

When the priest introduced us to this man, he said he is a very good astrologer, but this astrologersattitude was somehow not welcoming and manner of speech was exhibitionist, so our group was notimpressed, but he said a few things about aspects of Saturn that can be found only inKumaraswamiyam, an ancient text, so our ears stood up. He gave his number and said he wouldcontribute articles to the magazine.Later he met us in the evening and this scribe decided to share the Bhrighu Chakra PaddathiMethodology 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 byphone. Now hear ‘In the 36 th year (12H) which would be between May 2008 to May 2009 he would getlot 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 hugeamount of money (Jupiter’s 5 th 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 byword 3‐4 months from the prediction and incidentally he had a red color laptop (Mars aspect) which gotdamaged completely and was replaced by a white colored Mac Book (the color of Taurus is white as weall know).He further said that during this year this friend of yours will talk a lot on the phone (12H hasVen who is lord of asterism of Moon which is in the 3H of communications), he will talk to lot ofpeople while walking (Moon is in 3H of travel) and for long time (Moons dispositor sun is exalted) andcould be with astrologers (it’s with Mer) and while talking he would be travelling and stand on blackants killing them (12H has Saturn and all of us know that Saturn denotes black ants) By this way hewould 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 ithappened 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 blackants 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 hechecked‐‐yes he is doing so and killing them every day, hundreds of them, and then we reminded him ofthe prediction that he had received. Although we can boast that the astrologer had used the BCP methodbut we ourselves cannot make such a great & mind‐blowing prediction. That’s the difference betweenmaster and student, in fact we are desperately trying to go again to Narasimha Wadi and askMr.Mahesh Pujari (priest) the name of that astrologer so that we can ask him to write for us. By theway 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 ofchronic disease Saturn sits there aspected by 6L of disease Mars aspected by 8H Jupiter, healing9

happened only half as Jup is debilitated & Tr Jup from Sagi did not make a link to the 12H of the 36 thyear.Biggest Kept Secret Of Astrology: Prelude to the 4 th HouseIn Indian Astrology some traditions teach you to recite mantras to become good in learningastrology and to become mind blowing in predictions. After 10 years of doing all that one stillcannot predict on a 50% correct 50% failure case like that of Obama Vs McCain. After 40 years ofreciting 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 60 th division of the Asc thatis 2 minutes variance level but somehow when it comes to rectifying Obama’s or McCain’s chart from a24 hour variance level we can’t even fix the Asc. Nobody questions this on forums either due to lack ofhonesty 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 wouldnever be facing so many problems like poverty, racism etc.’ By reciting mantras we love to get thefeeling 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 withwhom thrice you have shown your editorials thinking he is impressed, then you ask him the accuratetime of Obama, and he shouts back angrily, ‘Has his father asked you to look at his chart, then why areyou looking at his chart (‘Uske Baap Ne Tujhe Pucha Hain Kya Kundali Dekhne Ke Liye, Phir kyuDekhta 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 theneed of a prediction’. Your head hangs in shame, and they think it is fun to meet yogis. At the end ofthe meeting he says, ‘Your editorial I have read, it does not speak the truth, the full truth I mean, if youcan only do PR astrology (public relations) then you are one among the millions of useless students whocall 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 theconsequences. It requires a huge heart (4H) to speak the Truth. (Heart is 4H which is 3 rd ‐ of actionfrom the 2 nd house of speech). You try to reason with him on how unbiased an editorial should be & nothurt anyone’s sentiments, how to balance the Indian & the Western reader together. He simply repliesYour faith in Gods Path is not their son. Didn’t I teach you that the karma (10 th ) of 2 nd house of speechis the 11 th house and Saturn is the lord of Aq the natural 11 th sign. Didn’t I teach you that Saturn is theplanet that makes you a super fine Jyotish 4 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 theothers but never learn even the meaning of the word Jyotish. Just by calling your books SaptarishisAstrology (Saptarishis is the 7 holy sages in India/7 arch angels of the west) you gain nothing if youcan’t reform the ridiculous state of Indian astrologers. Our astrologers have becomes jokes in the nameof 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 whenyou hear a retort like this. We kept quiet for some time, thinking that the storm is over we again quietlyapproach pressurizing him to tell us the correct birth time of Obama so that we could go to the internetforums of world astrologers and indicate (boast) the correct time. He retorts vehemently ……………Continued in Part 2 of this Issue4One will observe that Saturn signifies old age and normally it is the old astrologers who are more revered due to their years of experienceof profound observation & deep learning – all the qualities of Saturn of Aq. In old age the pot of these astrologers is filled with knowledgeand wisdom gained through experience. After the editorial was finished we realized that as of now no one takes Aq as a Mystic Sign and anew controversy would be created as it happened in one of our lectures in Ahmadabad city done last year where we had mentioned Aq as avery 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 mysticsign’; ref Late Prof B V Raman, in Dec 1949 editorial, Page 738, 16 th line.10

Saptarishis Blessings|| Gururbrahmaa Gururvishnu Gururdevo Maheshvarah |||| GururSakshaat Parambrahma, Tasmai Shri Gurave Namah||Vol 4 – Publitorial – Part 2He retorts vehemently ‘Marriage will happen or not? This basic question we Indian Jyotishiscan’t predict with guarantee. What do you all want to do with Obama? As if he is going togive you all an award. Leave me in peace, he has his own astrologer who is guiding him don’tworry 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 areabsolutely numb. On the way back we kept on thinking what the yogi said and co‐relating it with thesame words in our Bible, and the path outlined in it which we are not following. Our obeisance to ourBible ‘The Last Book of Astrology’ the book that has made our lives, catapulted our path in Jyotish toabnormal level as compared to what was before, though many light years still to cross. That book doesnot contain techniques of astrology but far more vital secrets of Astrology as it talks about The Path. Tounderstand this Path & the Biggest Kept Secret of Astrology let’s get started below on a journey thatwould stretch in many of the publitorials. The breathing should be slow and deep, as what follows iscomplex information even for the seasoned Vedic astrologer who is used to this house to house decodingyet at many places lot of things would need to be unraveled.4 th House – The Astrology of ThroneThis house is called the house of Primary Education, although we can split it up to 2H, 5H, 9H of highereducation 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 withus 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 todayhave 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 inIndia as the Naisargik Kundali. We would take the 4H as the central house and move to other houses tojudge how this knowledge of the 4H behaves & is in turn influenced so that at the end we realize thekey to the 4H of education of astrology that we all seek.1 st4 th house is the central pillar of one’s existence when one is born as it is the house of mother whosebreasts 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. Itis also the sign of Cancer whose lord is Moon which stands for mother, it is a watery sign yet it is not11

violent water; it is calm and soothing like mothers love. So in order to gain knowledge, the student ofthis science needs to be ‘Calm’ (key) and for the 4H to prosper you need to have movement (waterysign) in this house, so your information (education) should move and cannot be holed up, as stagnantwater will one day create diseases. That is the reason they say for an astrologer, if one does not havevices yet suffers from heart disease (4H), then one has holed up the knowledge, if there are bloodpressure problems then as blood is not flowing properly, knowledge from your heart (4h)) does not flowproperly. If your knowledge is not pure then your heart swells giving you ego and attitudinal problems(5H) as the 2 nd from 4H is 5H of attitude, and 2 nd from any house is the gains of that house. That is thereason 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 ofAstrology’ says ‘The weight of Knowledge is so much; man cannot bear it hence he bends down due tothe weight (gets humbled) ‐ that is the reason one with true knowledge would always be humble, neverhave ego, never get angry or run others down on the subject of knowledge.’ Sign ruling the 4H whetherfixed, dual, moveable, airy, fiery all will add further color to your approach to education & level oflearning, 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 andevaporates, finally no water. So if one’s house (home) catches fire then it means one has donesomething 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 thingsthat your students are going to deceive you soon as students 1 is 5H and 12 th from it (4H) will show theloss of 5H or one has misused ones mantras (5H of mantra) hence there is fire in your home (12 th from5H). Hence astrologers in India do not speak about fire 2 in one’s home for they know this rule if theylearnt 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 ofLearning in India, she is not called just Saraswati but addressed as Maa Saraswati 3 . 4H of natural zodiacis Cancer sign which as per our texts mean ‘residing in forest’ hence to gain real knowledge one must gointernal in seclusion & not external in forums or organizations, become quiet and calm like the waterenergy of Cancer. That is the reason it is said ‘Astrology is the knowledge of Monks’ (Jyotish Sanyasiyoka Vidya Hain) since they are always secluded. Remember Linda Goodman secluded herself from therest and became the No.1 author, the first to come on New York Times Best Seller List.2 nd2 nd from 4H of education is the 5H it is gain of education that gives you knowledge & intelligence (5Hmatter) and you feel proud at times due to your education as 5h of the natural zodiac is ruled by Leo theLion who resides in forest and hence for gain of knowledge (5H) one must become secluded whereAstrology becomes your religion. But if knowledge becomes a tool for your ego or fame (5H) then yourintelligence (5H) gets marred and what you write (3 rd is writing, so 3 rd from 3 rd which is 5H is theResultant House. the 3 rd 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 the2 nd from any house is the house of sustenance and thus if you do not sustain anything properly this same2 nd house becomes a ‘Harm Inflictor’ for the previous house. If you have malefics in the 5H ofintelligence or aspecting it (e.g. Saturn, Nodes) then your intelligence will become marred as you cross36 years of age & worse after 42, the ages of Saturn & Rahu or till those age it will be marred, dependingon the sign. If a retrograde malefic influences this house then you will misuse what you gained (5 th is 2 ndfrom 4 th house) from your education of previous life as you grow old. Most astrologers say this to scareparents (that a child’s education will suffer a break when such malefics influence) to sell remedies and1 Please keep in mind that the whole article is in context of our discussion of astrologers learning/knowledge gain.2 Somehow no one bothers to ask what was the karma, what was the esoteric reason behind burning of the ancient libraries of NalandaUniversity & Royal Library of Alexandria. There has to be a karmic reason. What sin did we all commit that our knowledge got burntdown.3 There are various schools of thoughts on this, normally we take 5H as Creation (Brahma) & 4H as Saraswati Goddess, but in Tibetanregions they take the reverse for deities of various houses for remedies. Sticking to Brahma for 5H can seem logical as 5H is children andyou create (brahma) / give birth to your children.12

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 andstudents 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.3 rd3 rd from the 4H of the Information of Education is the 6 th house, and in natural zodiac it is Virgo ruledby Mercury, the planet for communications. So 3 rd from 4 th becomes the writing that you do in astrologyof what you learn (4H), and if there are malefics in this house then you can develop lots of enemies (6His enemies) and also diseases through your writing. Some of us develop lung problems if our writingsdemean others educational material & we wonder why. That is the reason the monks of astrology neverwrite 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 forumsor fight with other astrologers. Example: if one has Rahu (Dragons Head) in 6 th house, ones writingswill be read by foreigners more (Rahu means foreigners), it would be research oriented (Rahu showsresearch), by being a malefic who wanted superiority over Gods (mythology) Rahu will make onedemean others in your writings creating fights by being controversial, one would not reveal the trueinformation in her/his writings as Rahu has tendency to hide as per Indian mythology when Rahu thedemon cheated the gods to gain nectar by disguising himself as a god. Take another case concerningones learning, Dragons Head implements its energy in the 3 rd from itself ‐ ref Aug 08 Vol 3 issue of SA ‐so if you have Rahu in 4 th house it will make you write (3H) to fool others as Rahu fooled the Gods togain nectar (money) & to influence naive foreigners (Rahu means foreigner) and create fights (6H isfights) this will give you disease as 6H is disease. Depending on the sign it will be incurable or curable.As 3 rd from 4 th house of learning is 6H of accidents then if one has an accident combination in oneschart 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 wasapproached by a student or publisher and if he refused sharing the knowledge. Often the answer we getis yes.4 th4 th from 4 th is the 7 th house of public life & position in public life (pada prapti), this 7H is the ResultantHouse of the 4H, the concept is called Arudha in Sanskrit, which you calculate by counting the numberof houses away from its original position. This can be applied to all houses. Example: if we want to findout the resultant house of the 5 th house in a chart we will count 5 places from 5 th house and we get the 9 thhouse. The intelligence of the 5H gets converted to the wisdom & philosophy that is seen from the 9 thhouse, e.g. if you see children from 5H, no malefics aspecting it or its lord but you see maleficsinfluencing 9H or its lord then you deduce some problems in area of children. Coming back to 7H (4 thfrom 4 th ) this sign in natural zodiac is Libra, the result of one’s education is to make one a balancedindividual especially in public life as an astrologer. As it is the resultant house of your education if youbecome unbalanced in your dealings towards knowledge it in turn affects ones 4H of education. As itbecomes the 7 th house of relationship, problems in the 4H reflect on our relationships, often one findsthat astrologers are the most difficult people to deal with in their strive for public standing and oftentheir marriages are ruined due to wanting self projection & pushing partner in background.Now if the 4 th house is pure then your education brings you great success in acquiring fruitfulpublic positions, you become a useful astrologer in the public eye. If 4H has restrictive planetsinfluencing it (like Saturn) then your education can be restricted at any point in your life, and if nopositive influences then you do not get public limelight (7H) effect. Example: if you have Rahuinfluencing the 4H then your knowledge is incomplete as Rahu could not devour the nectar completelyand his head was cut off by Chief of Gods as per Vedic Mythology resulting in Rahu & Ketu. 10 th from7 th house is the 4H of learning, 10 th means karma, the result, how an astrologer behaves in public lifeones learning increases or decreases. If lot of time is spent doing conferences (7H ‐ public life), onesfurther learning is reduced as the action (10 th ) is in the 10 th from it. That is the reason you find thatmany 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 7 th isdependant in the 4H of learning.13

5 th5 th from the 4 th house of Learning is the 8 th house of occult and longevity/survival. You can survive asan astrologer in this world only if you have good learning; the gain of occultness of the 8H is a result ofthe previous merits of the 4 th house of Learning, since the 5 th means previous births merits (poorvapoonya) & 8 th is the Storehouse of Previous Merits (Poorva Janma Raj Kosh). The natural sign of the8H is Scorpion: if your merits are not good the science will bite you and that is the reason elders in Indiado not encourage a householder to practice astrology as without knowing the roads (tradition) of the 8Hof scorpion you can get sting badly & end up in poverty or misery. From the 8 th house the 4 th house oflearning is in the 9 th (fruits) from it, which means Previous good merits in matters of Learning orKnowledge gives fruits of good learning of astrology in this life. This is the hidden logic behind whyelders say 8H is the house of occult/astrology. So if we cheat people of knowledge, books or manuscriptsor hiding it (8H is house of hidden) you will suffer in next life when it comes to your astrologicalknowledge and other areas too, but here our discussion is on learning astrology and astrologers, notother areas of life. The 5 th shows ones attitude so the attitude by which you do your studies (4H) isgoverned 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 Masterbut in solitude that’s the key as it is 8H. Now if your Master has many students you won’t get thesolitude (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 havemore than 12 disciples? Was their knowledge not superior to attract many? Because they knew thatenergy could be transferred to very few, unlike today’s Gurus who are in the business of wanting moreand more students? Their true worth is seen by the number of students a guru has.6 th6 th from the 4H of Learning is the house of 9 th house of Teacher, Righteous actions (Dharma), Wisdom,God’s blessings & Fruits of One’s Life. Now 6 th 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 (6 th ) 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 ithurts us, then we do not get the Guru ‐ period. But is there a true guru today, one can spend lifetimes ina city or forum and you won’t find one. 9 th house is the house of Sagittarius in the Natural Zodiacwhose lord is Jupiter the natural teacher. 9H is the house of Gods too so when we don’t get a guru wemake God our Guru, and its far better than today’s Guru who accords you titles of Guruism dependingon how much you served (6 th ) them with praise or money. What should be the relationship towards ourGod (or guru) & our learning, well as it is 6 th from 4H and 6 th 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 OccultKnowledge (as the 4 th house is 8 th from 9 th) , so in order to learn anything from anyone whether it be acolleague or book or magazine we must show humility (6 th ) and be ready to learn, but if we show 9 thhouse trait of already being a Guru, what will we learn? The energy will go into the 12H of loss (9 thenergy of Guruism from 4 th is the 12H). There is a negative side to the 6 th as it shows selfishness. And sowhen we take this selfish attitude of the 6 th from the 4 th house towards our guru (9H) then true love,true knowledge does not come to self (1H as it is 5 th from 9 th ) but when we convert this selfishness intohonest gratitude we get the real knowledge (9H). Here unfortunate is the Guru (9H) who is born withmany sins of previous life to get a selfish student, for e.g. Internet Paramparas (tradition) have manygurus who are most hated by their students and Gurus are aware of this, even the student knows theguru is aware of their hatred but all of them butters their gurus alas true knowledge has not come outfrom the gurus as a result not a single of the Paramparas can predict to save their life. We must pitysuch students and such Gurus who, in spite of knowing the game they are playing with each other, areso dependent on each other for surviving today in the ‘Age of Fame Astrology’. The 9H is the house ofprosperity and is governed by the deity Laxmi, Goddess of Wealth, when we serve our Guru we geteverlasting wealth his true love which is unconditional, is not unconditional love the greatest wealth ofall since time immemorial.6 th from any house is the house of jealous, as enemies are jealous of us or vice versa and we can’tspeak good about our enemies or vice versa. 6 th from the 4 th house ones knowledge is the 9H which is14

the house of Higher Knowledge, it is our by our hard work (6 th ) that our knowledge becomes refinedand becomes higher knowledge (9H). As it is the house of higher knowledge we as astrologers should becareful that we do not carry the negative side of the 6 th house energy from 4H to 9H as we can thenbecome jealous of others higher knowledge and this is often the trap of the 6 th houses energy ofselfishness & 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 Sourcethat 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 theword Jyotish never privately or publicly criticizes others higher knowledge whether it be in form ofbooks 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 bookon astrology and no praise comes from him, if no praise comes you know which type of 6H energy istravelling 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 ofthe Throne (4H) and not Astrology of the Heart (4H). This is the difference in the 4H energy. Thisscribe has observed over many years of observation when he learns a secret technique from an astrologerand when he teaches the same to another astrologer, he is not much interested in learning and afterlearning 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, noguru yet he went on to become a Master of the science & also world famous. Those were the nostalgicdays when sitting at his feet we would hear stories of him praising other astrologers’ works, alwayspraising. So much love flowed. No doubt the energy flowed from his 4H to 9H and back to his 4H withmore higher knowledge, much more than what others ever got.7 thAs the 1 st house is self and 7 th house is the Man that comes out in the world to interact with it, same isthe 4 th house of Learning and the 7 th from it becomes the 10 th 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 signof Capricorn in the natural zodiac is ruled by Saturn, one must be careful with what is done with thislearning (of the 4 th house) as when Saturn strikes no mantra can save, and we know that even Gods hadto go into hiding for years due to Saturn. Our obeisance to Gods and planet Saturn both. At times whenthis 10H is spoilt due to actions of previous or this life, an astrologer develops problems of the knee as10H & Capricorn is knee, this knee problems cannot be ignored by a prudent astrologer.8 thThis is the best house; the 8 th from 4 th house is the 11H of gains of money, gain of position and gains infulfillment of desires. Ruled by Aquarius the Pot Bearer who some say needs to overflow to functionand some say it should not overflow being half empty whereas some say the pot of the sign is actuallyempty. It is the pot of Occult Knowledge of the 4H of Learning (8 th from 4 th ); this is the real Occult ofthe Astrology. 4 th 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 8 th ) that the pot becomesfull to give you Gains that is signified by the 11H.Now, the 8 th house is more to do with magic, tantric activities, austerities and unfortunately theastrology of today, which is far different than astrology of olden days. Think of it this way: if 8H isoccult then 4 th (education) from 8 th is the 11 th house. And 8 th from 4h is also 11H, both ways we come tothe same 11 th house that is Aq 4 that is ruled by Saturn and the natural Obstacle House of the zodiac (ForAries, Cancer, Libra & Capricorn the 11 th from it is the Obstacle Sign). No wonder to gain money orposition or fulfillment of desires humans face so many obstacles and get it after a lot of effort, and as theelders say, Saturn gives results after delay—it’s not delay, it’s the hard work and efforts signified bySaturn to cross the obstacles (11H). The difference between a good and a bad astrologer is Saturn; the4 After this editorial was finished, we came across our Nadi notes book and found written there that Aq is another mystic science of zodiacbesides 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 andif one notices the headings of each article, paragraphs & borders of pages of this magazine are deep brown in color by coincidence.15

good astrologer has worked hard burning midnight oil to test each and every technique he finds inbooks. See, oil is signified by Saturn and night is when Saturn is strong.The problem here is the fortune (4 th ) of this occult knowledge (11H) is governed by 2H (4 th from11 th ) and also Saturn implements itself in the 4 th 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 thisMystic Knowledge is governed by Saturn. No doubt the ancients and as late as C. S. Patel have said youmust always speak the truth. But this is so tough in today’s world. If you speak the truth in today’sworld you are banned from forums of dictator astrologers, if you suggest that before we decide onanything lets first remove those 60,000 manuscripts (Saturn) on the topic you get banned by Fuehrer’sOf 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 higheroctave of Saturn as per some.Why is the water to flow continuously from Cancer to Aquarius since you need to make manypots 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 todeal with, as it is a fixed Saturn here rather than a moveable Saturn of Capricorn, if one is too fixed itbreaks the Pot‐ knowledge gone and if one is too soft the Pot cannot be made. This should give a clue asto what kind of energies we require to benefit in gaining knowledge when it comes to the real mysticknowledge 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 thatLord Ganapati is considered as the remover & creator of obstacles (11H) as we all know and the 11H(Aq) is ruled by Lord Ganapati 5 . We hope now the logic of Aq‐Astrology & Lord Ganesh is grasped byIndian astrologers. In India the richest city is Mumbai & also hosts Bollywood, this city holds thebiggest festival in the whole of India for Lord Ganapati as he removes obstacles (11H) and gives gain ofdesires & money (11H) which Mumbai has.9 th9 th from 4 th house of learning is where the heart of God is, and is called the house of pleasures andspirituality. If you reside (4H of home) in the heart of God won’t you enjoy pleasures & spirituality? 9 thfrom any house is the fruits of that house hence they said donate knowledge as 9 th (fruits) from 4H ofknowledge is the 12H of charity & also the fruit of the happiness of 4H (sukhastana‐4h). For more intothis readers can refer to Sri Krishna’s words in Bhavishya Purana (holy text) that we translated for thefirst time for the benefit of readers in Vol 2. The sign is Pisces of the natural zodiac and it is the waterwhere fish moves around, so the fruits of this action are ever flowing and also feeds others (fish). This12 th house is the house of the heart (4 th from 9 th ) of the Guru, the Master and of the Gods. So once youdonate true knowledge without worrying about the fruits of it then God falls in love with you as hisheart is yours and you will automatically get more knowledge as 12H is the Knowledge of the Gods (4 thfrom 9 th ). That is the reason there is a verse in sanskrit which says that to hold knowledge and not allowanyone to bring out knowledge is a sin which cannot be reversed. Alas today’s organizations and Gurusdo not want you to bring out knowledge, if you bring it out their throne gets threatened as they practicethe astrology of thrones.It is important to note this relation that, as the 4 th house is the 5 th (poorva punya/merits ofprevious birth) from the 12H of Gods heart/spirituality. Hence it is your previous births merit ofdonation of knowledge by which you get good education (4H) of this science in this birth. Please re‐readthe above verse and see the cycle is complete – 9 th from 4 th your fruits (9H) of donation (12h) ofknowledge in previous life 6 (12H) & it comes back (5H) as knowledge (4H) in this life. That is thereason it is said donate without your shadow coming to know of it, without any conditions in yourdonation, we can’t say ‘Give me $250 for my article or magazine’ but it can’t be free either as anythingfree 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. Ganesh12. Agni – this rulership is as per one school of thought.6 Here it can be this life also depending on the sign occupied there and other multitudinal factors.16

8 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vedas1710 th10 th from the 4 th house is the house of karma (10 th ) of the education that you learn. This makes you orbreaks you by giving you ego about it as the 1H is the house of ego. In reverse, since 4 th house is the 4 thfrom the 1H, it bloats your heart (4H) giving you a bigger ego, making the 4H ‘Fixed’ and not flowinglike water which it should be as 4h is sign of Cancer. This energy movement becomes cyclic 4 th to 1 st to4 th and becomes a black hole most astrologers cannot escape including this writer. That is the reason forgain of true knowledge in olden days the monks were advised begging as a ritual so that their egobecomes zero and flow of energy goes on and on in a cycle as the monks were not after gold but afterknowledge.11 th11 th from the 4 th is the 2H of wealth, speech and family. As such 11 th stands for gain and 11 th from anysign stands for gain or no gain of that house. If your actions in the 4H are good then there is gain in the11 th from it resulting in prosperity to you & family; if the actions are bad then your whole family goesdown. The natural 4H sign is Cancer and hence its Obstacle Sign would be Taurus, which means if youdo not allow free flowing of energy in the 4h which is its natural birth‐right (cancer sign) then youcreate Obstacles 7 in the 2H of family, wealth and speech. How is this 4H so instrumental – if one doesnot want to learn or does not allow one to learn, then one’s heart (4H) will get fixed, which is againstthe very basic nature of the 4H. Hence the result will be destruction of wealth or family or speech oreyesight at one stage of life. Depending on the sign it will be either in this life or next or next to nextand that’s the reason Sage Parasara wrote 5000 years back that ‘Hence, everyone should have knowledgeof Jyotish, particularly the Brahmin. The one, who, is devoid of knowledge of Jyotish, blames this VedicScience 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 mentionsblind has so far eluded most so we here make a humble attempt to explain a part of it. See co‐relate this with logicas to why it is said that Jyotish (11H) is the eye (2H) of the Vedas 8 (4H) from whatever you read in the paragraphtitled 11 th . Vedas means the highest knowledge as per Indians and is tough to understand. Take Vedas as 4H, thesupreme part & gain of this knowledge of Vedas would be the 11 th from it, as 11 th symbolizes the highestgains in a chart and the 11 th from 4 th is the 2H of eyes, hence ‘Astrology is the eye of the Knowledge’ hasbeen cryptically by our ancients as astrology opens our eyes to see the difference between illusion andthe reality of our existence, that is our past actions that result in future results. This whole conceptdeserves an article but let’s see it from other angles. If we take 9 th of essence from 4H of the 4Vedas, weget 12H of spirituality & right eye and it is just astrology becomes a Spiritual science. If we take 8H asAstrology of Occult, then the 2 nd (eye) from it becomes the 9H of higher knowledge. Astrology becomesyour eye to see the plan of God (Vedas).There is so much more to this for example see 4H and take 11 th from it which is 2H of speech. InIndia it is said that an astrologer needs Vak Siddhi which means the words (prediction) that comes outof his mouth should become true. Now mouth is 2H, 3 rd from any house is the action of that housewhich 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 thosegurus who often fail in their predictions and in some of their charts you would find a malefic in 4H orassociation of 4L with malefics. Unfortunately no astrologer writes on this particular aspect since hewould lose his business.12 th12 th from 4H is the natural 3 rd house of writing and also the house of charity of knowledge (4 th ) as 12 thmeans charity. That is the reason when an author writes a book (3H) or gives a lecture he donates (12 th )his learning (4H). Donation is always unconditional love and hence if one writes a book but does not7 Again 11thenergy of Ganesh‐obstacles comes here, hence for vak‐siddhi (predictive ability) since ages astrologers pray to Lord Ganesh.

eveal his full knowledge in his writing on that topic his donation is not accepted by the UniversalEnergy which is male female combined that is Gemini of 3H of Natural Zodiac. Reverse is 2 nd from 3 rdhouse of writing and good communication skills, it results in gains of more knowledge (4 th is 2 nd from3 rd ) & fortune (4H of fame & fortune). The 3 rd house is the natural sign of Gemini, the combination ofthe male‐female energy, the unbiased one: your writing needs to unbiased, for without which knowledgewould not grow. Your writing should be honest, admitting your failures, and not such that one day a 6year old kid (Mer‐Gemini) comes to tattoo on your hand, this sentence, ‘I Do Not Know Astrology’.Remember Mercury is the kid and the 12 th house is the loss of the 4H of knowledge, hence they say inIndia for those egoistic astrologers that one day a kid (Mer‐Gemini ruled) will come and show yourinferiority (loss) to you, if you have so much of ego (4H of pride) on your knowledge. Indians can referto the ancient story of Prahlada & Dhruva – 6 year olds who reduced the ego of their opponents. It issaid in every era they are reborn to drive out the old egoists. As 12 th from 4H is 3H of writing, it alsomeans that by writing what was yours (4H) is no more yours (12 th from it) and it belongs to the world,as it being 12 th it is charity of your knowledge whose sign is Gemini in natural zodiac, which stands forintelligence as it is ruled by Mercury, and in next life or this you are rewarded with more intelligencedue to your charity of knowledge.In order to avoid length of this write up we have not used Elements (Tatva) and many othercharacteristics of each sign. But what is the bottom line, what is the so called Biggest Kept Secret ofAstrology. It is the 4H of:‐HeartYes without a good heart one cannot learn astrology, one may learn information, become a greatpredictor but the basic meaning of the word Jyotish (not using the word astrology here) will notbe understood by us. You see the 4H is the house of the mother; here the mother and the kidunite as the kid sucks the milk from her breasts which are located also near ones heart, it is not the milkhere that flows, it is the mother’s love from her heart which flows to the kid and that is how LearningFlows from The Heart. If heart is not pure, what will one teach to others, what knowledge will youshare? 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 4 th . Whenyou 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 ofpractitioners of this science, just like a mother while feeding her baby does not wonder if the baby isgoing 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 andmake money out of it, but I am not finding time to start the study. This is the condition of IndianAstrology. It’s not wrong to make money or not to make money out of it, what’s wrong is there is nointention to learn the science for its Holisticity (must coin a new word here). Show us a Guru whochecks your intention when you approach him to learn. Too many of today’s gurus are in the business ofcreating thousands of students, and too many students aren’t concerned enough to check the heart of theguru.Malefics as we know spoil the houses they sit with or associate with. Forget about the complexrules 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 Rahuby very nature tried to cheat the gods of the nectar. This Rahu in the 4H wants to go ahead in life byhook or crook. That’s what Rahu displayed in the Nectar story of Indian mythology. In India, Astrologyis considered a very divine science and of the gods. That is the reason in ancient India one would notteach astrology or mantras to a student who has Rahu in quadrants to the Asc or trinal to the Asc, aswhen in trines to the ascendant it afflicts the mind of the native or can give him false guru and no guruwants to be that false guru. Just for the record this author also has one of the above negativecombinations but which astrologer tried to check that? The moment money is shelled out they startteaching, even if not money then for the sake of increasing ones students count they teach. Do currentGurus check your chart before they start teaching you? No they don’t? This Rahu influence is so18

eautiful that Parampara secrets are revealed not in India but abroad (Rahu’s influence again) but this isthe way the world is. Students join the Guru’s Institution and leave it when they find out the Guru is apolitician and a cheat, yet will still join back shamelessly since we are so hungry for this 4 th house ofThrone of Knowledge as we can easily cheat (rahu) young entrants by imparting further courses and wethink 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 ofAstrology’ – ‘To Learn Astrology Infidelity Is The Most Important Virtue’ – ‘The Rishis (sages) do notlike Infidelity’, why did it take so long since we forgot that 4H is the house of chastity. Here Babaji isnot referring to sexuality related infidelity but knowledge (4H) related infidelity as one needs to behonest to ones knowledge capability, otherwise guru/higher knowledge becomes obstacle to gain (6 th isobstacle & 6 th 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 greatestspiritual movies of recent times ‘Jerry Maguire’ 9 – starring Tom Cruise & Cuba Gooding Jr, who playsRod Tidwell. Jerry (Tom Cruise) is a Sports Agent & one day writes about dishonesty (4H) in sportsprofession and gets fired. He has no clients except his Tidwell, now see what Wikipedia says ‘Tidwelltests Jerry's resolve through a very long telephone conversation, which culminates in the famed "ShowMe the Money!" telephone yelling match between Rod and Jerry. Later on when Tidwell can’t make itbig he accuses Jerry of being lousy, then Jerry gives the famous mantra ‘You know why you don’t havethe $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 inthe 11 th from 4 th and also the 11H of a chart, all of it is governed cum controlled by the Key which is the4H of Heart, money is just the bi‐product let’s not forget that. Let’s all do the Astrology Of The Heartinstead of becoming No.1 & doing the Astrology of the Throne.9 In June 2008, AFI revealed its "Ten top Ten"—the best ten films in ten "classic" American film genres—after polling over 1,500 peoplefrom the creative community. Jerry Maguire was acknowledged as the tenth best film in the sports genre. The dialogue ‘Show Me TheMoney’ comes in the AFIs 100 movie quotes at 25 th ranking.19

ElectionsByRon Bippus, Canada.Canadian Federal ElectionLibra Ingress – 22 Sep 2008, 11:44 AM,Ottawa, CanadaPoll Opening– 14 Oct 2008, 9:30 AM –St. John’s, NewfoundlandRon Bippus is a professional Astrologerwith 35 years experience. Ron has re-typedall of William Lilly's "Christian Astrology"and it is now available in modern English.This is the most informative book everwritten on the art of horary astrology. Aswell, Ron has turned Lilly’s horary astrologyinformation into a modern horary textbookentitled appropriately enough the “HoraryHandbook”. He lives and practices inToronto, Canada.In order to predict the outcome of anelection, mundane or classicalastrology looks at the Solar Ingresschart prior to an election and at the pollopening chart on the day of an election.These two charts generally agree, but inclose elections they can be different. TheIngress Chart is always set for the capitalof the country in question, in this caseOttawa. The poll opening chart on theother hand is set for the eastern‐most cityin the eastern‐most province in thecountry, or for the city in which the pollsfirst open on Election Day. The reason isthat all the polls open at the same time ofday; therefore they open first in the easternpart of the country. In Canada, the easternmostcity is St. John’s, Newfoundland. Insmall countries with only one time zone,this is not a consideration and the pollopening chart is set for the capital.However, in Canada with its six timezones, the location of the poll opening chartis crucial. The 10 th house or MC rules theincumbent party and its leader, and the 4 thor IC rules the opposition party and itsleader. The 1 st and its ruler and always thecoruler Moon rule the general public.The chart for the Libra Ingress in Ottawahas Scorpio rising, Virgo on the 10 th housecusp. Mercury ruler 10 th of incumbentPrime Minister Stephen Harper(Conservative) is peregrine in Libra in the11 th of supporters. Mars ruler 1 st of the20

public is in separating conjunction to Mercury and Venus. Support for the currentgovernment is eroding and fading. Mercury is in applying sextile to Pluto, co‐ruler 1 st , in the2 nd house of money. Harper’s focus is on supporting the banks, large corporations andfinancial institutions and receiving their support in turn. However, Venus will aspect Plutobefore 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 beforechanging signs. Public opinion will turn against Harper because he treats the public (Moon)with contempt.Jupiter ruler 4 th of the opposition leader Stephane Dion (Liberal) is in its fall in Capricorn inthe 2 nd house of money. His financial ideas will not be well received. Neither Mars nor Plutoruling the public apply to Jupiter, so Dion will lose. Moon of public opinion is in tightapplying 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 4 th of the leader of the other oppositionparty, Jack Layton of the NDP. He will do well enough and gain some seats from theLiberals. Mars of the public 1 st is in separating trine to Neptune and Neptune is in separatingsextile from Pluto co‐ruler 1 st . He is well respected and public support for Layton is high atthe beginning of the campaign but will slowly fade.Poll Opening Chart ‐14 Oct 2008, 9:30 AM – St. John’s, NewfoundlandJust like the Libra Ingress Chart for Ottawa, this chart has Scorpio rising; only the MC or10 th house cusp is in Leo, not Virgo. Sun ruler 10 th is in its fall in Libra in the 11 th house ofsupporters, in no aspect to Mars ruler 1 st but in applying sextile to Pluto co‐ruler 1 st in the 2 nd21

house of money. Harper will retain the support of the financial and industrial sectors, butlose 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 redcarpets 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’swithdrawal of support for the arts hurt him badly at the polls. His other self‐sabotagingcomment was to the effect that Canadians are not afraid of losing their homes, despite thefact that 200,000 people in Ontario and Québec lost their jobs in the manufacturing sector.This is just plain insensitive.Moon co‐ruler 1 st is in Aries in the 5 th in applying opposition to the Sun.The public opinion in eastern Canada, which holds two thirds of thepopulation of the country, sharply turned against Harper. His lackof daycare and other social programs hurt him at the polls. He wona slightly larger minority instead of the majority that had been wellwithin his grasp. Like Toronto’s favourite hockey team, the MapleLeafs, he snatched defeat from the jaws of victoryJSaturn ruler 4 th of the opposition leader (Aquarius) is in the 10 th inVirgo, in applying opposition to Uranus co‐ruler 4 th in the 4 th . Eventhough Stephane Dion is focused on the leadership job, he is in the power of his enemies.Mars ruler 1 st 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 cutting22

off of light. The public will turn away from Dion and the Liberals, and this election was theworst showing ever for the Liberal party in the 141 year history of Canada. Moon co‐ruler 1 stmakes no aspect to Mars and only a wide trine to Pluto. Dion is well liked as a human beingbut gets absolutely no respect as a political leader. The ascendant is in applying trine toUranus. The people like Dion as a man, but not as leader of the country.USA Federal Election 2008Scorpio Ingress – 22 Oct 2008, 9:09 PM, Washington, DCThe Solar Ingress chart for Scorpio has Gemini rising, Pisces on the cusp of the 10th . The 10 threpresents the incumbent party leader, John McCain of the Republicans. Jupiter ruler 10 th isin its fall in Capricorn in the 7 th , in the house and power of its public enemy. Mercury ruler1 st is triplicity ruler of the air element and is in Libra in the 5 th , making an applying square toJupiter. The public is angry with McCain because of his lack of social policies, especiallychild care programs. Neptune co‐ruler 10 th is separating from conjunction to the MC inAquarius, retrograde and in wide applying trine to Mercury. He is not likely to be electedpresident, Neptune moving away from the MC. The public may like McCain as a man butthey don’t want him as a president. Moon is in Leo in the 3 rd in applying opposition toNeptune. Public opinion is turning against the Republicans and McCain.The Ingress Chart has Virgo on the 4 th house cusp of the opposition. Mercury ruler 4 th istriplicity ruler of air in Libra in the 5 th because this is a night time chart. Democratic23

candidate Barrack Obama’s child care and social programs are well received by the public.Moon co‐ruler 1 st is in Leo in the 3 rd of communication in separating sextile to Mercury andapplying opposition to Neptune. The people will oppose McCain, significantly shiftingsupport to Obama. The separating sextile between Moon and Mercury indicate Obama mayalso have some communication issues that he needs to fix. Saturn ruler 8 th of national debtand 9 th of foreigners is in Virgo in the 4 th , in applying opposition Uranus in Pisces in the10 th . Issues of crushing national debt due to involvement in foreign military ventures willdestroy 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 orsimple majority.Poll Opening – 4 th Nov 2008, 00:00, Dixville Notch, New HampshireDixville Notch is a pass through the mountains of NH, and has a population of about 75people. Its only claim to fame is that the polls open here at midnight, making it the very firstplace in the USA where people vote. All eligible voters gather at midnight at the town halland then vote.The chart has Leo rising, Taurus on the 10 th house cusp of the incumbent party. Venus ruler10 th is peregrine in Sag in the 4 th of the opposition. The incumbent party leader John McCainis in the power of his enemy. Sun ruler 1 st is peregrine in Scorpio in the 3 rd , in no aspect toVenus. The people don’t like what McCain is telling them and have turned away from him.Moon co‐ruler 1 st is in Capricorn in the 5 th its detriment in no aspect to Venus ruler 10 th . The24

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 1 st is in applying conjunction toMars ruler 4 th of the opposition, in itsdignity in Scorpio in the 4 th . The peoplewill vote for Obama, the leader of theopposition because he is seen as awonderful leader. Moon co‐ruler 1 st is in itsdetriment in Capricorn in the 5 th ofchildren, in applying sextile to Mars. Thepeople will vote for Obama, especiallybecause of his social sensibilities. If hepromotes his social policies he and thepeople will be happy. Unless Obamashoots himself in both feet withunfortunate comments, he will definitelywin the election.Astrological Summary Of Past PanicsWhat to look for: Planets in theconstellations Pisces, Gemini, Virgo orSagittarius.ü Planets in Pisces are opposite the USNeptune and square the US Mars.ü Planets in Gemini are conjunct theUS Mars and square the USNeptune.ü Planets in Virgo are conjunct the USNeptune and square the US Mars.ü Planets in Sagittarius are oppositethe US Mars and square the USNeptune.History suggests that the number ofplanets afflicting are more indicativeof a crash and panic than thepreciseness of the orb.- Robert Gover, bestselling author ofTime & Money25

Launch Your BookThe Living Birth ChartbyJoyce HopewellHere 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 CosmicEgg Timer, where Richard Llewellyn and I gave an introduction to the HuberMethod. 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 ahands‐on way with your own chart.Here I share my own experience and understanding ofthis new astrological approach to psychology, based ontwenty‐one years experience as an astrologicalcounsellor, teacher, correspondence tutor and trainingfacilitator for the UK Astrological Psychology Institute.The practical exercises and activities suggested for thereader have been tried and tested in live trainingseminars and workshops, and have brought deeperunderstanding to the people who have worked throughthem, together with a lot of insight, enjoyment andlaughter, as they learned more about their birth chartsand themselves along the way. I’ve included the kind ofquestions that students ask me about various aspects ofthe Huber Method, and I’ve aimed to respond in amanner similar to the replies I give when I’m teaching,either in a live session or when I’m tutoring bycorrespondence.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 ofAlice Bailey and Roberto Assagioli’s Psychosynthesis, they succeeded in combining the verybest of traditional astrology with modern growth psychology. Drawing these threadstogether, and basing their teaching on their own empirical research, the Huber Methodevolved organically and is now used by thousands of practitioners and students ofastrological astrology throughout the world. It provides a powerful tool for selfunderstandingand psychological/spiritual growth which is practical, easy to use and whichcan 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 isto make it come alive in ways that we can relate to. It’s all well and good to understand whatMars 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 your26

everyday life? Can you observe it at work in yourself and in the behaviour of others? Doyou watch a TV programme, film or live interview and see Mars in action in some of thecharacters? If you can do that, then that’s what I call making your astrology come alive andbe tangible and “for real”. When it becomes an integral part of your everyday life, then yourastrology 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 selfawarenessis that it places taking responsibility for ourselves, our own lives and what goeson in them, very firmly into our hands and our hands alone. It offers us choice, and oncewe’re aware that we can exercise this in our everyday lives, things are unlikely to ever be thesame again. We will be in the driving rather than the passenger seat and the responsibilityfor 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 throughthe exercises using your own chart. The content is not intended as a course in the HuberMethod of astrological psychology, but if the reader is already a student of API (UK) theywill 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 notebookor loose leaf file to use alongside this workbook. You will certainly benefit from working onyour own chart, and if you have a few other charts to work on ‐ maybe those of family andfriends ‐ this will help expand and deepen your experience and understanding of usingastrological psychology as well as making the learning journey through this book moreinteresting, insightful and rewarding."Joyce Hopewell has been a Professional Astrologer for 21 years, specialising in the HuberMethod of Astrological Psychology, and Principal of the UK Astrological PsychologyInstitute for 17 years. Her background is in teaching and social work. She has been a speakerand training facilitator in Astrological Psychology in the UK, Europe, Australia and theUSA. She broadcasts on BBC local radio, and has written two books on AstrologicalPsychology: “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.orgChart Interpretations & Articles at http://joycehopewell.blogspot.com27

The Stock MarketCrash ofOctober 2008 &BeyondByRobert Gover, USA.Robert Gover (born November 2, 1929)grew up in an endowed orphanage(Girard College in Philadelphia),received a B.A. in Economics from theUniversity of Pittsburgh, worked as ajournalist, became a best-selling novelistat age 30, lived most of his life inCalifornia, and now lives in RehobothBeach, Delaware. On the Run with Dickand Jane is his ninth novel. His previousbook, Time and Money, explores economicand planetary cyclical correlations. Hisfirst novel, One Hundred DollarMisunderstanding, a satire on Americanracism, remains a cult classic that helpedbreak down America's fear of four-letterwords and sexually explicit scenes, as wellas sensitizing Americans to sanctimonioushypocrisy. He can be contacted atgocylces@aol.comorwww.robertgover.comIn various articles and my book Time andMoney: the Economy and the Planets, Ipredicted a great depression to begin in2008 and last till at least 2018 and probablybeyond. So I am not surprised thatworldwide stock markets are crashing as Iwrite this, in October 2008. The Dow endedthe week Friday, October 10 down 40% fromits top a year previous.Throughout the world’s financialcommunity, panic reined. Members of theG‐7 nations gathered the weekend ofOctober 11 and 12 in Washington to puzzleover how to arrest the downward plunge ofstocks, reducing or wiping out the pensionsof uncounted millions and constrictingcredit. The following Monday, October 13,2008, the Dow leaped a record 936 points, thebiggest one‐day point gain since 1933, and11.6%, the steepest percentage rise since 1939.The behavior of stock markets so farin October was called a “Black Swan” event,comparable to winning the lottery twice inthe same week.The public is learning such conceptsas “credit default swaps” a ruse to avoidgovernment insurance regulations, and thetrickeries of accounting which has created adistorted system for decades.My specialty is economic astrology, somy interest is in comparing this currentcrash with previous like events. I have spentyears finding planetary patterns that have28

historically correlated with stock market crashes and economic depressions. If we becomeaware of these patterns, we can know when the next period of economic distress is due tohit. If we are aware that the Saturn‐Uranus opposition we’re now operating under demandswe change established ideologies and procedures, we may avoid the worst.Since industrialization, there have been repeating cycles of booms and busts. In boomtimes, 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 greatdepressions, so the number 1 question hanging now is, will this super‐erratic October 2008stock market lead us into another?Examining the three worst crashes of the 20 th Century—1907, 1929 and 1987—only theone of 1929 led into a great depression. Why? There are endless explanations offered by avariety 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 studiedastrology realizes that planetary influences affect us subtlely on an invisible level. For thesake of this discussion, let’s call it the level of subconscious mind.My research has led me to two hypotheses:1) Every time the USA’s natal Mars‐Neptune square is afflicted by one or more of theoutermost planets, we enter a time when a stock market crash becomes possible, likelyor virtually certain.2) Every time the USA’s Sun‐Saturn square is hit by the outermost planets in theCardinal Signs of Capricorn and Aries—forming a grand cross pattern with the USA’snatal Sun‐Saturn square—the nation has suffered a great depression, and there havebeen no exceptions to this “rule of thumb.”It’s when afflictions to the US Mars‐Neptune square (causing crashes) have thenevolved into afflictions to the USA’s Sun‐Saturn square that crashes have led into greatdepressions. It is this sequence of afflictions we are facing now.Let’s examine the worst stock market crashes to illustrate.When the Panic of 1907 hit, the USA’s Neptune was opposition transiting Uranusin Pisces, and Pluto was conjunct the US Mars. The roughly 30‐year cycle ofSaturn in Capricorn preceded this crash, and because none of the otheroutermost 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, andJupiter in Gemini was conjunct the US Mars and square the US Neptune, and the NewMoon was conjunct the US Neptune. As Saturn then moved into Capricorn to squareUranus 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 conjunctin Sagittarius, aided by Chiron in Gemini, conjunct the US Mars. What followed was aconjunction in Capricorn of Saturn, Uranus and Neptune, but because these planets did notsquare another in Aries, no great depression. Pluto, was in Scorpio, forming a beneficentsextile to the trio in Capricorn.29

time the USA’s natal Mars-Neptune‘Everyis afflicted by one or more of thesquareplanets, we enter a time when aoutermostmarket crash becomes possible, likely orstockvirtually certain.’When the Crash of 2008turned down with grimdetermination under the FullMoon on Monday, September 15,the US Mars‐Neptune square wasbeing hit by the Full Moon, aSaturn‐Uranus opposition, and ifwe expand the orb a bit, a grandcross formed by Pluto in Sagittarius opposite the US Mars in Gemini. By 2010, Uranus willhave moved into Aries and Pluto into the mid range of Capricorn, forming the grand crosspattern 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 Plutothen was in Cancer, opposite Capricorn.The now‐forming Uranus‐Pluto square is due to hit with full force from 2012 through2015, but we can expect the overall economy to be in deep trouble by 2010 when a T‐squarewill 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 oftenhappens that Pluto’s full effects aren’t felt till Pluto has moved on, releasing the exactsquare, opposition or conjunction. Pluto’s effects are often most powerful in its waningphase.From an astrological perspective, the reason we are headed into a great depressionlasting from 2008 to at least 2018 and (depending how we respond) perhaps beyond, isthe upcoming square from Uranus in Aries to Pluto in Capricorn, creating anothergrand cross pattern with the US Sun‐Saturn square.There is another, longer planetary cycle we must factor into this forecast, and that isPluto’s roughly 248 year orbit around the Sun. For Pluto is, as I write this, in the final degrees ofSagittarius, conjunct the Galactic Center. Its previous visit to this area of the heavens coincided withthe years leading up to the American Revolution. Prior to that, in the early 1500s it coincided witha pandemic inadvertently brought by European explorers, which depopulated the Americas.Pluto’s movement through the last 3 degrees of Sagittarius has a history of bringinghuge transformations. When we add the upcoming Uranus‐Pluto square and grand crosswith the US Sun‐Saturn square, the coming decade appears to be another major turningpoint in human history, comparable to the early 1500s and 1760s.Hard angles by Uranusand Pluto—whenever andwherever they have formed—have a history of bringingrevolution and fundamentalchange. And, because the presentSaturn‐Uranus opposition willlast well into 2010 and morph intoa T‐square with Pluto, we canexpect the current crash of stockprices and chaos to lead intotime the USA’s Sun-Saturn square is hitEverythe outermost planets in the Cardinal Signs ofbyand Aries—forming a grand crossCapricornwith the USA’s natal Sun-Saturnpatternnation has suffered a greatsquare—theand there have been no exceptions todepression,another great depression, this one likely to be worse than any in memory, owing to Pluto’slingering conjunct the Galactic Center.What we are living through is a convergence of planetary cycles: 1) the 45‐yearSaturn‐Uranus opposition, 2) the 248‐year Pluto‐Galactic Center conjunction, and 3) thethis “rule of thumb.”30

Uranus‐Pluto square and grand cross with US Sun‐Saturn square, which last coincided withthe great depression of the 1930s. By 2013‐2015, Uranus will have completed its 84‐year‐cyclesince 1929‐1933.Note that there has been one major change in the world economy since previouscrashes: 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 stockmarkets crash. This makes the economy even more vulnerable to that famous wreckingcrew, the Saturn‐Uranus opposition.Those who do not believe in the potency of planetary cycles call themselves rational. Ihave 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 greatdepressions. From the astrological perspective, these cause‐effect events are manifestationsof 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 liveto see the day when science will make a discovery: that what happens up there in the skycorrelates with what happens in the subatomic realm. This would be a rediscovery of “Asabove, so below.”Meanwhile, you can bet the farm that by the mid‐2000‐teens, much of the world willbe struggling through another great depression, and a time of massive transformation withthe high possibility of another world war.The bigger the balloon of optimism preceding busts, the bigger and more long‐lastingthe succeeding bust is. The good news is, humanity has survived great depressions sincerecords have been kept, and found ways to improve economic conditions coming out of suchhard times.Meanwhile, millions of hard working, play‐by‐the‐rules citizens of the USA, Europeand elsewhere will probably lose all or part of their pensions in the present ongoing financialcollapse. This means the rules of the money game and/or the monetary system will havechange if we are to avoid the worst. .Best possible scenario, the powers that be will make the changes necessary to avoidmassive starvation and homelessness.In fact, this process appears to have already begun. The US government, after decadesof promoting so‐called “free‐market capitalism,” has suddenly done an ideological about‐faceby socializing the debt incurred by big corporations. This is being done to “save the capitalistsystem.”In fact it revolutionizes the system by “sovietizing” it. What scared 20 th Centurycapitalists about communism was the old Soviet Union’s ownership of banks and bigindustry. If transplanted to the USA, they feared, it would mean spreading the wealthhorizontally. 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 freemarketideologues without socializing their profits too. They want to keep big corporateprofits private while distributing debts to the public.The logical next step is for government authorities to come out of their ideologicalTrickle‐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 vastmajority of workers and consumers. The vast majority needs to be saved in order to continuesupporting the wealthy few.31

There is another problem with the present bailout of banks and big corporations. Noamount of such bailouts will overcome the reluctance of the majority of people to buymoney and consume products at any interest rate, especially if inflation and unemploymentcontinue to rise. And there will be more astounding surprises in store for the whole economyas this series of Saturn‐Uranus oppositions make direct “hits”—in 2008 on Election DayNovember 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 revolutionarythinking to arise and prevail. Together, Uranus and Pluto will terminate what no longerworks and initiate the new and improved. The sensible thing for us humans to do iscooperate with this process of economic transformation. The old ideology has clearly led usto a funny‐money economy (the rich minority and the increasingly poor majority). Everypast great depression in US history has been preceded by a record disparity between the richfew and the majority. What is needed is systemic change that will distribute wealth morehorizontally. Uranus looks out for the downtrodden.The biwheel chart below shows the USA’s birth on the inner wheel and MondaySeptember 15, 2008 Full Moon chart on the outer wheel. It was this Lunation thattriggered a more forceful plunge in already erratic stock markets. Notice that theLunation hit the Saturn‐Uranus opposition, which in turn was conjunct the USA’s natalNeptune, square the USA’s natal Mars.32

The second biwheel chart is for the Crash of 1987. Again it was Saturn and Uranusafflicting the US Mars‐Neptune square, this time with help from Chrion in Gemini.33

For the Crash of 1929, Saturn in Sagittarius opposite Jupiter in Gemini afflicted the USMars‐Neptune square. The crash this day was triggered by the Moon conjunct the USNeptune. Why did this one lead into a great depression? Note Uranus in Aries opposite theUS Saturn and square the US Sun, the signature of great depressions. Also notice that Plutowas conjunct the US Sun, while Mercury and Venue were conjunct the US Saturn.34

Kat Miller is a natural health carepractitioner. Kat specializes in energyhealing techniques. Kat is founder of theEmotional Freedom vial, Healing EnergyVibrations vial, Flower Energies vial andRescue Remedy energy vial. Kat also bringsa new level of understanding toSwitchwords, utilizing them to help restoreemotional, physical, karmic and astrologicalbalance. www.ehdef.com Email:ehdef.com@gmail.comAstrology,Switchwords &Energy HealingTechniquesByKat Miller, USA.Switchwords are powerful one‐wordaffirmations which attract desiredexperiences, help clear unwantedenergies and can be used to help easeastrological imbalances, enhancing lifeexperiences. Switchwords were firstintroduced by James T. Mangan “TheSecret of Perfect Living” first published in1963. Shunyam Nirav brought them backinto focus with his book “Switchwords,Easily Gives to You Whatever You Wantin Life” in 2006.I have spent thousands of hours learning,researching, refining and utilizingSwitchwords. I have had many wonderfulexperiences and successes utilizing reflexmuscle testing to create Switchphrases forspecific and general situations. I also utilizethis technique to find Switchwords andSwitchphrases for dealing with astrologicalevents, elements and signs.When afflicted by astrological imbalances,Switchwords, simple yet powerful tools,can be utilized to help smooth theexperiences.A Switchword is a one‐word affirmationthat embodies an experience, condition ordesired result.37

Say, sing, think, intend or chant a Switchword like you would a mantra, thenrelax and follow inner guidance, and watch what happens. You may feel an urge to changeyour routine. Do it. Something good may be coming your way.Switchwords are quick and easy to use, and can be very effective. Chant Switchwords whileeating, 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 foryour higher good. At times combining two or more Switchwords into a Switchphrase mayincrease the power of Switchwords.When you encounter an astrological sign or element that causes a disruption, chant theSwitchword and/or Switchphrase listed below for that sign or element.For example: To help clear disruptive effects of Mercury:1. Chant “ACT.”2. 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.comAstrological Elements and SwitchwordsSwitchwords and Switchphrases that may be helpful in quelling effects fromastrological elements, element locations and imbalances include:Moon:Switchword for all encounters: SHOWSwitchphrase for all encounters: ALONE‐POINT‐SLOW‐DUCK‐BEThis Switchphrase means: Increase focus on self, find direction, be patient, dispelhypersensitivity and be at peace.Mercury:Switchword for all encounters: ACTSwitchphrase for all encounters: ACT‐ACT‐DivineORDER‐NEXT‐WHET‐ACTThis Switchphrase means: Transition, be a good orator, increase efficiency at this time, honeand finalize transitions.Mercury Retro Switchphrases:DIVINE‐ADJUST‐LEARN‐CUT‐SHUTThis Switchphrase means: Increase personal ability to create balance, rejuvenate, sever tiesand stop looking for trouble.DivineORDER: TOGETHER‐ADJUST‐REACH‐NOWThis Switchphrase means: Revamp things, become single‐minded, create balance and findsolutions to your problems now.ACT‐JUDGE‐LIGHT‐DIVINE38

This Switchphrase means: Speak clearly, increase comprehension, lighten stress and workmiracles.You can use any one of these Switchphrases that seems appropriate for your currentsituation with Mercury Retrograde, or you can use all three at once.Venus:Switchword for all encounters: OPENSwitchphrase for all encounters: ATTENTION‐JUDGE‐LIMIT‐WOMBThis Switchphrase means: Do detailed work, read and enjoy it, regain control and reconnectwith Source.Sun:Switchword for all encounters: WOMBSwitchphrase for all encounters: DIVINE‐WOMB‐JUDGE‐PHASE‐PRAISE‐ADJUST‐TOMORROWThis 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: GIVESwitchphrase for all encounters: DivineORDER‐LIMIT‐GIVE‐SWEETThis Switchphrase means: Clean up, regain control, be helpful to others and be caring.Jupiter:Switchword for all encounters: WHETSwitchphrase for all encounters: MOVE‐NEXT‐JUDGE‐GO‐CAREThis Switchphrase means: Increase energy, finish lots of meticulous work, increasecomprehension, progress and remember what you are doing.Saturn:Switchword for all encounters: LISTENSwitchphrase for all encounters: LISTEN‐LEARN‐UP‐MOVEThis Switchphrase means: Predict the future, be youthful, release inferiority complexes andclear inertia.Saturn in a difficult place: DIVINE‐LIGHT‐ADJUST‐BLUFFThis Switchphrase means: Work miracles with inspiration, create comfort and enhanceimagination and dreams.Rahu (north node of moon):Switchword for all encounters: RESTORESwitchphrase for all encounters: DIVINE‐LIGHT‐RESTORE‐PHASE‐WAIT‐OVER‐DOWNThis Switchphrase means: Multiply intensity, restore fairness, improve situations, learnsecrets (you have been wanting to learn), end frustration and clear hypersensitivity.Ketu (south node of moon):39

Switchword for all encounters: WITHSwitchphrase for all encounters: POSTPONE‐MAGNANIMITY‐WITH‐DIVINE‐LIGHTThis Switchphrase means: Let go of pettiness, harmonize well with others and brightlyfocus positivity.Astrological Events, etc., and SwitchwordsSwitchwords and Switchphrases which may be helpful in dealing with the energy fromastrological events include:Planetary Attacks:CANCEL‐CLEAR‐CONCEDE‐CONFESSThis Switchphrase means: Get rid of negativity, clear anger, stop arguing and endaggression.RESTORE‐JUDGE‐FIFTY THREE‐PHASE‐NOWThis 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‐LIGHTThis Switchphrase means: Make extraordinary accomplishments in generating, acceptingand experiencing love, master the ability to be in touch with self and nature, enhancetelepathy and understanding between love partners and lighten the mood.Saturn Opposing Venus:JUDGE‐LIMIT‐OPEN‐QUIET‐BE‐MOVE‐CHANGEThis Switchphrase means: Increase comprehension, set parameters, allow life to flow as itwill, quiet the ego, be at peace and in good health, increase energy and dispel physical andemotional pain.Natal Venus Conjunction Transit Mars:CRYSTAL ‐HORSE‐ACT‐NOWThis Switchphrase means: Increase self‐love and self‐worth, enhance your speaking abilityand act on good impulse.Minimize Astrological Malefic Effects:DIVINE‐MAGNANIMITY‐ELATE‐CHARM –NOWThis Switchphrase means: Increase personal ability to end pettiness, turn setbacks intotriumphs, manifest your heart’s desires and act on good impulse.DIVINE‐TOGETHER‐CRYSTAL‐HORSEThis Switchphrase means: Work miracles, have it all together and improve your self‐worthand self‐confidence.Divine ORDER‐ADJUST‐GUARD40

This Switchphrase means: In an efficient manner, create balance and protection.Solar Eclipse:UP‐UP‐UP‐PUT‐FULL‐TOGETHERThis Switchphrase means: Be in high spirits, dispel the blues and inferiority complexes, andexpand capacity to master any activity.Lunar Eclipse:OPEN‐FOR‐THANKS‐BUBBLE‐GUARD‐PRAISEThis Switchphrase means: Breathe easier, promote the release of guilt, expand beyondperceived limitations, protect yourself and your property and be beautiful.Astrological Signs and SwitchwordsFollowing are Switchwords and Switchphrases that may be helpful when dealing withastrological signs, whether you were born under the moon sign, sun sign, or are exposed tosomeone who was:AriesSwitchword for all encounters: JUDGESwitchphrase for all encounters: FORGIVE‐HORSESHOE‐JUDGEThis Switchphrase means: Eliminate remorse, strengthen yoursoul and improve comprehension.TaurusSwitchword for all encounters: ELATESwitchphrase for all encounters: OPEN‐ELATE‐PRAISE‐LISTENThis Switchphrase means: Be tolerating, turn setbacks into uplifts, stop being critical andbe in touch with nature and yourself.GeminiSwitchword for all encounters: FULLSwitchphrase for all encounters: TOGETHER‐MOVE‐FULLThis Switchphrase means: Become single‐minded, increase pep and expand your capacity forlife.CancerSwitchword for all encounters: WOMBSwitchphrase for all encounters: JUDGE‐GIVE‐GUARD‐WOMBThis Switchphrase means: Increase comprehension, help others, maintain protection and besecure with yourself.LeoSwitchword for all encounters: WITHSwitchphrase for all encounters: WITH‐MOVE‐HORSE‐LISTEN‐ATTENTION41

This Switchphrase means: Be agreeable, clear inertia and start moving, gain power, be intouch with yourself and nature and avoid carelessness.VirgoSwitchword for all encounters: CHUCKLESwitchphrase for all encounters: POINT‐NOW‐JUDGE‐AROUND‐CHUCKLEThis Switchphrase means: Find direction now, improve comprehension, gain perspectiveand turn on personality.LibraSwitchword for all encounters: OPENSwitchphrase for all encounters: POSTPONE‐FORGIVE‐OPEN‐BUBBLEThis Switchphrase means: Let go of resentments, breathe easier and expand beyondperceived limitations.ScorpioSwitchword for all encounters: HORSESHOESwitchphrase for all encounters: SLOW‐ELATE‐GUARD‐HORSESHOE‐FORGIVEThis Switchphrase means: Have patience, turn setbacks into uplifts, preserve personalsafety, remain steadfast and release resentments.SagittariusSwitchword for all encounters: FORGIVESwitchphrase for all encounters: BUBBLE‐FOR‐GIGGLE‐POSTPONE‐FORGIVEThis Switchphrase means: Get energized, promote yourself, enjoy the task at hand and letgo of resentments.CapricornSwitchword for all encounters: ADJUSTSwitchphrase for all encounters: LIMIT‐HORSE‐AROUND‐ADJUST‐PUTThis Switchphrase means: Regain control, gain power, improve perspective, create balanceand expand.AquariusSwitchword for all encounters: DUCKSwitchphrase for all encounters: ACT‐MASK‐ELATE‐FULL‐BUBBLE‐DUCKThis Switchphrase means: Transition, save from harm, turn setbacks into uplifts, gobeyond expectations, expand beyond perceived limitations and dispel hypersensitivity.PiscesSwitchword for all encounters: HOSwitchphrase for all encounters: FIGHT‐GUARD‐HO‐FULL‐QUIET‐WITHThis Switchphrase means: Intensify intents, preserve personal safety, relax, expandcapacity, quiet the ego and harmonize well with others.Transits and ‘Switchphrases’‐ November 2008 through February 200942

This Switchphrase means: Learn to lighten your mood, enjoy the task at hand, intensifyintents, build, improve perspective and fix things.December 19: Mars transits to SagittariusSwitchphrase: ELATE‐ATTENTION‐, MAGNANIMITY‐GIVE‐OVERThis Switchphrase means: Turn setbacks into uplifts, avoid carelessness, be generous, helpothers and end frustration.December 28: Mercury transits to CapricornSwitchphrase:GO‐HOLD‐NOW‐DO‐HORSE‐COVER‐ACTThis 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 AquariusSwitchphrase: LOVE‐BRING‐BE‐LIMITThis Switchphrase means: Be accepting, deliver what you intend, be unaffected by ridiculeand keep others from taking advantage of you.January 11: Mercury goes RetrogradeSwitchphrases: DIVINE‐ADJUST‐LEARN‐CUT‐SHUTThis Switchphrase means: Increase personal ability to create balance, rejuvenate, sever tiesand stop looking for trouble.DivineORDER‐TOGETHER‐ADJUST‐REACH‐NOWThis Switchphrase means: Revamp things, become single‐minded, create balance and findsolutions to your problems now.ACT‐JUDGE‐LIGHT‐DIVINEThis Switchphrase means: Speak clearly, increase comprehension, lighten stress and workmiracles.You can use any one of these Switchphrases that seems appropriate for your currentsituation with Mercury Retrograde, or you can use all three at once.January 14: Sun enters CapricornSwitchphrase: CONTINUE‐ADJUST‐PRAISE‐RESTORE‐WHETThis Switchphrase means: Increase endurance, create balance, stop finding fault, restorehonesty and refine (self or projects).January 26: Mercury Retro moves back to SagittariusSwitchphrase: ACT‐JUDGE‐QUIET‐UNMASK‐WOMB‐POINTThis Switchphrase means: Be a good orator, increase comprehension, quiet the ego, bringthings into focus, be secure and find direction.January 27: Venus enters Pisces, its house of exaltationSwitchphrase: OPEN‐ROOT‐UNCLE‐TOGETHER‐LISTENThis Switchphrase means: Free the mind, discover, ward off apartness, have it all togetherand be in touch with yourself and nature.44

January 28: Mars enters Capricorn, itshouse of exaltationSwitchphrase: BUBBLE‐AROUND‐PUT‐NOW‐CONTINUEThis Switchphrase means: Get energized,improve perspective, expand (whateveryou are working on) now and increaseendurance.February 1: Mercury back to direct motionSwitchphrase: ACT‐POSTPONE‐THANKS‐GO‐GO‐GOThis Switchphrase means: Transition, letit go (anything that has been causingproblems for you), stop regretting, endlaziness, begin (whatever you have beenputting off) and progress.February 7: Mercury enters CapricornSwitchphrase: POSTPONE‐PRAISE‐WITH‐ACT‐OPENThis Switchphrase means: Let go of faultfinding, immerse in thoughtfulconversation, free the mind and breatheeasier.February 12: Sun enters AquariusSwitchphrase: FOR‐AROUND‐GO‐BETWEEN‐ELATE‐MASK‐HORSEThis Switchphrase means: Promoteimproved perspective, progress spiritualand psychic awareness, turn setbacks intouplifts, shield yourself, be solid and bestrong.The Life of Al-Biruni (973-1048 AD)Abu Rayhan Muhammed ibn Ahmad al-Biruni was born just before sunrise on 4September 973. His birthplace was the cityof Kath (modern day Khiva) situated on theRiver Oxus in what was then the Principalityof Khwarizm and is now Uzbekistan.Between 1017 and 1030, al-Biruni travelledextensively in India, collecting material forhis monumental survey of the history, customsand beliefs of the sub-continent. India was hismost highly-acclaimed work during hislifetime. He also produced a major work onastronomy, known as the Masudic Canon,dedicated to Mahmud's son, Ma'sud.As well as the Elements of Astrology, hewrote important books on medicine,geography and physics and translatedPtolemy's Almagest into Sanskrit. He died atGhazna on 13 December 1048, aged 75.45

Discover Your PastLife & Heal YourCurrentByHolly Hall, USAHolly Hall has almost twenty yearsexperience as a professional Astrologer.Radio, newspaper, magazine appearancesand columns fill her resume. With herpsychic grandmother and clairvoyantmother's legacy, Holly will propel yourspiritual growth.www.12listen.com & www.astrodreams.caHave you ever wondered who youmay have been in the past life?Which talents, gifts andcharacteristics you developed? Were you theman? Or where you a woman? And are youusing your talents in this lifetime? Ourmission, is to rediscover our talents and ourgifts and then use them in this life time tocontribute to our community in the mostprogressive and positive manner possible.In this article you will discover all the areasof a chart that indicate past lives,particularly the most recent past life.The MoonThe moon indicates the characteristics youdeveloped in the past life and brought tothis life. It is your “knee jerk” reaction tolife now. Reading the Moon Signs as if it isa Sun Sign will describe the kind of personyou where in your most recent past life. Forinstance if a Moon is in Gemini in a chartthan that particular person was an intellect,and the job or mission of that person was togather and pass on information. Doing thiscan take on many forms, Gemini’s workwell with their hands and may have been acarpenter or mechanic. Or a communicator,such as being a teacher, writer, singer,preacher, story teller, a traveler, a musicianand so on. You can further discover exactlywhat area the Gemini (or any other Moonsign) used this ability in the past life, by theHouse it is in. You can also see thedifficulties and lessons that remain from the46

past life that need to be addressed in this life. Simply, by looking at the aspects theMoon makes to other planets. You can also discover the talents, gifts and specialties youcreated 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 (whatmakes you happy‐your calling/Righteous Path/Dharma) and Karma south node (our lessonsthat we go though due to past life actions) north node is life Jupiter and South node is likeSaturn. Also the areas of where you will learn these lessons or play out your Karma will bedetermined by the House placement. So for instance if your south node is in your 4 th housethen many of your karmic debts will be with a parent (most likely mom) and in yourchildhood (so you may be picked on or not excepted as an example) People in your life thatare represented by the house are your soul mates, your soul family in which you reconnectwith. So in this example, mom and childhood connections (4 th house stuff), as well as peoplein authority (10 th house stuff). Note: Not all soul mates within your soul family arecomfortable connections, as we learn lessons from others we have wronged or have wrongedus in some way. And this may be carried over as an adult in your workplace with bosses, anyone that reigns over you as the North node will be in the 10 th house. But interestinglyenough this is where you discover your strengths and apply them throughout your careerand within your community status.The 12 th HouseThis is another past life indicator. Why is that? Because this is where your hiddenfears are, past enemies, where your subconscious hides, what you are afraid toconfront. If one does not have any planets in this house it is important to look at theruler of the house and where the rulers’ planet is within that chart. Therefore if an emptytwelve house has, let’s say Cancer as its ruler and the Moon (cancers ruler) is in the 6 thhouse in Aquarius. Then you have some major emotional (moon) fears (12 th house) that keepyou from becoming too close (Aquarius) to another. Most likely accentuated by arelationship with mom (moon). And when triggered will effect your health (6 th house) anddiet /nutrition/stress can also be effected. Therefore diet and stress relief must be consideredas an antidote. Of course if you have many or any planets in the 12 th look those up as well‐Many planets is a good indicator that you had a recluse past life, had possibly such a life thatcreated many fears, or that it ended soon.The HousesThe houses that your Nodes and Moon are in are a fabulous indicator to what areas yourtalents are to be used, as well as the lessons learnt. As an example‐the 7 th house will be withyour partnerships. The 2 nd with possessions and how you earn your money. The 9 th throughdiscovering a new philosophy, religion, belief system and education.Sun/Moon In The Same SignMany of us have Sun and Moon in the same sign; some even have more planets as well.Often this is an accurate indication that one is here to relearn lessons and or enhance them,add to them and bring this forth to the world around you. All depends on whether there are47

planets in the 12 th house is a good indicatorManyyou had a recluse past life, had possibly such athatmany positive or challenging aspects to the Sun and Moon. Look at the aspects, the rulingplanets and the house in which the Sun and Moon reside.AspectsTrines and Sextile to the Sun (if same sign as Moon), Moon and Nodes indicate that youhave a huge gift and talent in regards to the sign they are in and you will succeed if used inthe area of your life shown forth by the Houses they reside. For instance‐If a Moon is TrineMercury in lets say Leo andSagittarius in 3 rd and 7 th ; the giftand or talent here is tocommunicate (3 rd ) to others, theneed to harmonize, balance, torelate, mediate (7 th ). To be proud,stand out, educate and accept other belief systems or cultures (3 rd and 9 th ). Remembering thatcommunicating can take on many forms, speech, writing, teaching, education, radio, print,internet, music, etc.Squares And Oppositionlife that created many fears, or that it ended soon.Indicate the need to learn through challenging events and circumstances designed by pastKarmic events. Choices made in a past life. This is when past life souls will re‐connect withyou that had been involved and have karmic debt to pay to you as well.Female Or Male In The Past LifeLooking at the amount of masculine and feminine signs in a chart within the personalplanets only‐Sun through to Mars‐can determine the sex you where in your past life.Moon SignsIn 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 yourcourage. 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, townecryer, 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 serviceorientated servant, nun, and priest.48

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 manyacquaintances in past life, humanitarian, scientist, alchemist, intuitive.Pisces‐Spiritually aware, deep love, loner, hermit, healer, artist, poet, musician. Psychic mayhave experienced great loss in past life.Houses1 st ‐Hear to develop a sense of self ‘Who Am I’ and how do I want the world to view me.2 nd ‐One must learn what he/she values, possessions. In this life must usetalent to earn a living and value how they earn that living.3 rd ‐The gift here is to communicate and share knowledge as youlearn. Curious you must teach others as you are learning.4 th ‐Your area is within the home environment, especially as achild. May have strong ties to the mother figure in this lifetime.5 th ‐This house is the house of family and your children, or childrenin general. The house of creativity and romance.6 th ‐In this house one has the talent to focus on nutrition, teamwork, and health issues.7 th ‐Your gift is to learn about others, to compromise and learn through all your partnershipsand relationship. Helping another. To mediate and share the concept of fairness.8 th ‐“What makes others tick? Discovering the unknown. Dealing with fears you’re own andothers. Psychology and occult.9 th ‐This house is the area of higher education, travel and world religions and philosophies.10 th ‐The areas of self employment, managing others and leadership within a community.Marriage and through community involvement.11 th ‐This is the house of friends, large organizations, the public. Also your aspirations anddreams.12 th ‐This house represents the need to uncover hidden sides of yourself, also prisons andhospitals. To work on your own to rediscover you and through this helping others.49

Remember that this is only a briefexplanation. Looking up each sign andhouse as well as the meanings of the moonand nodes in detail will help you see pastlife tendencies brought into this life inmore detail.Next issue we will learn how to discoverfamily dynamics in a birth chart, focussingon Mother and Father Figures.Sushruta SamhitaThe Sushruta Samhita is a Sanskrit text onsurgery, attributed to Sushruta, (6th centuryBCE), the "father of Surgery".The text as preserved dates to the 3rd or 4thcentury CE. Amongst the eight divisions ofmedical knowledge (Ayurveda), surgerywas considered the most important branch.The text was translated into Arabic in the 8 thor 9 th century. In India the practice ofsurgery is very ancient that dates back toaround eight hundred BC. Surgery wastermed as `Sastrakarma` and was one of theeight branches of Ayurveda, which is theancient Indian system of medicine. SushrutaSamhita is one of the oldest book inAyurveda that was written by Sushruta, thelegendary Aurvedic Physician of ancientIndia. The Sushruta Samhita is the completebook that deals with the practical problemsof surgery and midwifery or obstetrics.Sushruta was the first person who studiedhuman anatomy. In the Sushruta Samhitathis detailed study of anatomy is described.Sushruta was the specialist of rhinoplasty orplastic surgery and ophthalmology or theelimination of cataracts.There are eight main divisions in SushrutaSamhita namely Chedya (excision), Lekhya(scarification), Vedhya (puncturing), Esya(exploration), Ahrya (extraction), Vsraya(evacuation) and Sivya (Suturing).50

Economic ForecastByConstantine Semenov, CrimeaTranslator: Ivan PizhenkoConstantine Semenov lives in the Crimea& has been a long time student ofmysticism, and a full time practicingastrologer specializing in business &political astrology. He holds an impressivetrack record of world-wide predictions andmakes full use of amulets in his practice.You can read about his past predictions onSeptember 11 th , Tsunami in Indian Ocean,Columbia Shuttle Disaster on his websitehttp://www.tigrovo.com.World financial system survives afterGreat Crash 2008. The worst crisis since'30s, with no end yet! Anyway, the 2008 isshaping up to annus horribilis for the U.S.stock market. Heading into Friday'ssession Nov 21, 2008, in which an early rallyeffort quickly faded, the S&P was down49% year‐to‐date and on track for its worstyear ever. Down 43% year to date, theDow is heading for its second worst yearin history, the WSJ reports, trailing onlythe 53% decline in 1931.While the major averages tell a grim tale,the action in components of the S&P 500speak 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 capof less than $4 billionEverybody suffers from this globaleconomic crisis, rich men lost billionsduring the 2008 financial crisis. Poor menpossess less than even they used to have!What was the origin of this crisis?The origin is the finishing of Pluto inhoroscope of the U.S. in Capricorn. Ipredicted the global collapse of capitalismin 2005 in article about Prophecy of Maya2012.51

The Economy of USAWhat was the beginning of this global financial crisis which started from summer 2007? Itbegan from the declaration of financial problems by the Countrywide Financial Corporation,the largest mortgage organization (nation's largest mortgage lender) giving credits under thedwelling. 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 thehistory of the USA. One of the publications ‐ Fortune named it “stock in 23,000%” and it ison that profitability it arose in one row with such leaders of profitableness as WashingtonMutual, 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 positivepositions to the negative ones and companies went bust. All financial problems were createdby the Saturn and Mars, and Jupiter, if this planet was in the close contact with thesedestructive planets. This fact leads to the crash of large, global scale. That also occurred inthe USA into 2007 and was extended throughout the world into 2008! In this case, in thehoroscope of Countrywide Financial Corporation, Jupiter has absolute destructive status –Jupiter is the ruler both Mars and Saturn simultaneously, since Saturn in Aries, and it rulesMars, and Mars in Sagittarius in the abode of Jupiter in horoscope of Countrywide FinancialCorporation. Both planets have strong energy status ‐ Saturn in Aries the first in the zodiacof 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 isthe point where Mars turns retrograde (this distance from Mars to the Sun, when it isturned retrograde or direct after being retrograde in the direct or retrograde motion) and one52

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 reregisteringthe company on the other date (with another horoscope)! Important component,as shows experience, this aspect works destructively at all levels including catastrophes! Thisaspect was in the horoscopes of the aircraft chief pilots on commercial airlines, two lastplane crashes on the Russian Air lines in August 2006 and the recent which was predicted byme in Saptarishis Astrology Vol 2, air crash in Perm' Russia, on September 14, 2008! Themost 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 oneof the most destructive aspects! The consequences of tragedy on September 11 were reflectedin 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 ofCountrywide Financial Corporation. Strengthened negative influence retrograde transitMars, 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 whichthere 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 theguarantee of dwelling and not paid those money back in time! All this led to the collapse ofAmerican financial system!By the way, Countrywide Financial Corporation suffered big losses in 1982 ‐1983, whenJupiter returned to the sign of Sagittarius and it was again with natal Mars. Same time Marstransit went retrograde in 1982 on natal Jupiter. This influencing strengthened thedestructive activity of both planets! Saturn transit was also there on the border the signs ofVirgo 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 necessaryto say about Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae that were nationalized and saved frombankruptcy! Scenario number one was performed!53

Next ones for bail out were financial giants like these CitiGroup Inc. – almost bankruptstocks fell below 3 $ in Nov 2008, compared with 52 $ a year ago in summer of 2007. LehmanBrothers went bankrupt in September 2008 and was not bailed out! For example, inCitigroup horoscope the basis of problems composes the negative transit of Saturn on NatalMars in the Virgo, very negative aspect.54

The most interesting fact is the bankruptcy of the leader of the financial system LehmanBrothers. It completely became bankrupt in September 2008. It happened for the first time in160 years of its glorious history in the negative position of immediately several planets. Firstof all this is the opposition of Saturn of transit to natal Saturn in the Pieces. However, themain destructive factor is the finishing of the cycle of Neptune in the horoscope of LehmanBrothers, which is ruler of natal Saturn in the Pieces and is, positioned Aquarius inhoroscope of Lehman Brothers. This historical phenomenon for the first time occurred in 160years of Lehman Brothers history, so negatively was reflected in the fate of company ‐ thegiant of the financial industry of the USA has fallen. As a whole the crisis struck thefinancial institutes of the USA because of the simultaneous activation of destructive factorsin all companies’ horoscopes. Therefore this horror to Wall Street will end yet not soon andmost likely smoothly, will pass into stagnation, when the stock market of the USA will notgrow for several years. This is the cycle of motion of Saturn relatively to Pluto of the mainU.S. stock index of Dow Jones Industrial Average began the period of finishing the periodof growth, in other words, summer, changed into autumn and later to cold winter. I guessthe world capitalism will see the ice and snow soon!Stock MarketsOf course the stock markets are the main indicators of progress in economy. So, it’s veryimportant to analyze the horoscopes of stock exchanges NYSE and key stock marketsindices such as DJIA, S&P 500, NASDAQ, NIKKEY, FTSE 100 etc. The position of Saturnand Mars and aspect between them in the horoscope of Stock Exchanges is one of the mostimportant! These two planets indicate the level of drop in the prices and level of indexchange in points. It creates a crash in bad constellations! One of the most destructive aspectsis the Saturn position in point of Mars starting retrograde (the same as in the horoscope of55

that described above in horoscope of Countrywide Financial Corporation) you can find inhoroscopes 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. Thatmeans that American and Russian stock markets could be destroyed totally. It’s almostsensational that some destructive program always leads the markets to the death! The mainquestion why these all key Market places and indexes have in horoscope same, suchdestructive aspect? And may by someone controls it?The NYSE, Tokyo Stock Market (TSE) and RTS horoscopes, the main destructive planet ofcrash ‐ 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 marketas 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 ofwise men this is more frequent than only emotion!Contemporary financial crisis 2008 already compared with the Great Depression in the USA1929 ‐1933. And there are actually bases. Financial indices with each year into the next 10 ‐11years will deteriorate, and times will only be the small splashes of the lift of an increase inthe economy. Cycle of Uranus will be finished in the horoscope of the Great Depression in2011. 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 thesign of Cancer in the horoscope of the TSE thus it gave in it to the crash! Now Saturnmoves along natal Mars in Virgo in the horoscope NYSE, which made the equity market inAmerica to plunge so low. The opposition of transit Saturn to natal Saturn in the horoscopeof 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 machinesand technology in the world, suffered the millionth losses, the output level in the USA fellvery low!Its maximum value was achieved summer of 2007 more than 14 000 points, when Saturn wasin the trine with Pluto. Now it smoothly passes into the square, the aspect negative andwhich reduces its value! As a result the tendency of its motion downward and smoothsliding 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 theiropposition is the period of large shakings. So it was into 1929 ‐ 1931, when the GreatDepression in the USA began, and the same was in the period of tragedy on the September 11in the USA, and subsequent after this market crashes. In both periods Pluto was inopposition with Saturn! These are more than serious arguments in favor of astrologicalinfluence on the fate of the world economy. As a rule the motion of Saturn to Pluto andtheir connection in conjunction will give the process of decrease and recession. So it was inmid 1970s after the Oil crisis and decrease in the economy of the USA, while so at thebeginning of 1980s when Saturn and Pluto they were in conjunction and the economy of theUSA was already in depression ‐ major companies suffered great losses and citizens losttheir money. The same history was also after the Second World War. When Saturnreturned in the connection with Pluto and began the decrease with the sharp reduction ofproduction. Strictly the same scenario awaits the USA and the majority of its satellites inthe next decade. The growth times have ended.56

Certainly, it is necessary to look at the problems of America more widely than simple keyfinancial indices. This put together sums up the consequence of the beginning of the cycle ofPluto in USA horoscope, which already completes, and with its complete passage into thesign of Capricorn for the USA will begin very tough times, which as a whole will beprolonged to 2024! It reminds the history drama of the fall of the Roman Empire! We cansay 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 ofthe cycle of Pluto in the horoscope of the Roman Empire. By the way, it has fallen preciselyon its second cycle in 474 A.D.! Sliding down into the pit! This prolonged, I would sayprotracted recession, in the darker tones this appears, as the economic decrease in thecomplex financial situation by several years forward! The crisis could last till Pluto meetsSaturn and Jupiter in 2020!European ScenarioIn reality European crisis will not be affected so strongly by the economic and financialproblems of the USA; therefore is not necessary to expect strong weakening of Euro, themain currency on the currency market. FTSE and DAX, two basic stock indices of GreatBritain and Germany will plunge at the beginning of 2009!Russian ScenarioThe period of huge growth of Russian stock market is over!57

The basis of the horoscope of the stockexchange market of Russia is the indexRTS. This index includes main 50 Russian‐ joint stock companies such as “Gazprom”JSC, “Noril'sk Nickel” JSC, “Aeroflot”JSC, “Lukoil” JSC. It is the maindetermining factor of the health of theeconomic and financial indices of Russianeconomy. Let us look at its past and willsee into the future. Majority of astrologersconsider the date of September, 1, 1995 asthe base date for the horoscope. In thehoroscope of RTS Saturn and Mars arevery powerful! Why in 1997 there was themost significant decline in the index?Because of the finishing the cycle of Marsin the RTS horoscope in the oppositionwith Saturn transiting Aries. Theprolonged retrograde motion of the Marsin the sign of Libra determined the trendof the decrease. As a result towards the endof the year in autumn 1997, when Marswere under natal control of Chiron, theywere in the connection with natal Mars inthe opposition with transit Saturn, theindex fell. Drop continued in the period ofthe opposition of transit Saturn natal Marsin the horoscope of RTS.By the way, the following finishing of thecycle of Mars in the same half yearretrograde transit on natal Mars in 1999affected the RTS index and it fell to itsminimum point.What happens next? Index fellcatastrophically! This is connected withthe opposition of natal Saturn to transitSaturn while finishing the cycle of Mars inthe sign of Libra. Certainly, the beginningof drop began in May 2008, when transitMars visited Leo in the opposition ofNeptune and Chiron, in Aquarius, thenatal rulers of Mars and Saturn in thehoroscope of RTS. This gave the firstwave of sales, further Mars was in theVirgo in the mutual opposition withSaturn transit to natal Saturn in Pisces inthe horoscope RTS, and finished its cyclein Libra in September and October 2008completing its victorious procession, afterkilling index RTS and reducing Russianmarket capitalization.What I can advice to investors, to theholders of securities and to simple citizens?Market will continue to fall and stay inrecession until transit Saturn passesthrough the Virgo and Libra in 2009 ‐2011!The economy of Russia is already past itsway of increase, the period of the decreasecame.As a result the era of great financialturmoil has just begun!58

JRendezvous with John FrawleyThe Real Astrologyohn ‘The Specialist’ Frawley as some call him is not the name of the character SylvesterStallone played in his famous movie but John is the ‘Horary Specialist’ of the West orPrashna Expert as Vedic astros would call. Some call him the ‘Horary Guru’ for reintroducingtraditional 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 AstrologyApplied, The Horary Textbook, Sports Astrology and the magazine for traditional astrologyThe Astrologer’s Apprentice. He teaches students from all over the world and lectures fromBrisbane to Budapest. John is one of the few contemporary practitioners of the “RealAstrology”. His method of teaching is distinct by its straightness, clarity, and practicalapplicability and last but not least by his special sense of humor. One actually doesn’t haveto say too much about this expert astrologer who practices the methods of the 17 th CenturyLegend William Lilly but has made it simple for common man to master. He has anunmatched following which is far more than Gurus of VedicAstrology yet he remains a humble Light Worker ofTraditional Astrology of the West. As a senior astrologer Mr.Christopher Warnock wrote for Johns work ‘All I can say is thatmany traditional astrologers have left modern for traditional, but I amnot aware of any traditional astrologers who have forsaken it formodern. The ability of traditional horary to make such amazinglyaccurate predictions is supremely seductive.’Though we could have asked Margaret George our illustriousinterviewer or any of our Western Astrology writers ofSaptarishis Astrology to conduct this interview but we felt inorder to bring a different perspective of introducing him tovarious Vedic astrologers around the world we ourselvesconduct this interview as a novice. Questions that seem obvious to the Indian astrologeradept of Horary wherein 10‐20 main stream systems exist, the same seems different forTraditional Western Horary Astrology & vice versa, this is a good mix for all. For the 27asterisms 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’stextbook. What fascinated me was that astrology offered a different model of reality to whatI was being taught in school. This is still what fascinates me: a coherent and flawless modelof reality.2) Who has been your Guru/Teacher of Astrology; can you tell us some of yourcherished moments with him/her?J.F: My great teacher has been William Lilly. I am often regarded as a slavish adherent of histeaching, although this can be only by people who have not read my work. One great thingabout Lilly is that he gets it wrong so often. This forces us to think about why and how hehas gone wrong, which is a much more productive way of learning than being given words59

of infallibility to be slavishly memorized. Another great thing about Lilly is the way theman 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, whyyou prefer it, and perhaps an example of one of your favorite applications of this type ofastrology?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.Horary is the art of drawing specific answers to specific questions from anastrological chart set for the time the question is asked. It is quick, simple andeffective, 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 movinginto my house. When he didn’t appear for a couple of days, I was concerned for his safety, soasked the question ‘Where is the cat?’I set an astrological chart for the time I asked this question and for my location at thattime. 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 sixthhouse of the chart. The planet that rules the sign on the cusp of that house will signify thecat. 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 hisown house: at home.Is he OK? Jupiter, the most benefic of planets, is in its own sign, so has lots ofessential 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 alsoshow places that are comfortable, which, considering the nature of the beast and that he isclearly happy where he is (strongly dignified benefic), must be the more likely choice. So heis probably curled up on the sofa or bed.Will he come back? Jupiter is retrograde: it is going back where it has been before. Soyes, he will come back.The chart has given a specific, verifiable answer to the question. It has done this usingonly one planet! Horary is quick; horary is simple.We can refine this answer by predicting the time of the cat’s return. For this theremust be a connection between the cat’s significator and something that represents either meor my home. Jupiter is making no such contact in this chart, so we must introduce a secondplanet. 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 Moonapplies to sextile the Ascendant. Just as the 6th can be taken literally as the cat’s house, thefirst is literally my house. The Moon must travel almost exactly 1 degree to perfect thisaspect. So the cat will return in almost exactly 1 unit of time. The sign and house the Moonis in as it makes this aspect tell us which unit of time this is. With the Moon in a mutablesign and a cadent house, the unit must be a day. So the cat will return almost exactly 24hours 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 ismonotheistic: it is the astrology of the Christians, Jews and Moslems. As such it differsfundamentally from the astrologies of not only the modern world ‐ although the tradition isalive and well in this modern world! ‐ but also of the ancient Greeks, the Egyptians, andfrom jyotish. Despite their differences in technical approach, these astrologies have more incommon 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 bookquestions. My aim in Sports Astrology was to answer as many as possible of the puzzlingquestions that the student would love to ask a teacher, but cannot ask a book. Insofar as Ihave succeeded in that aim, the book has a far wider relevance than simply to the field ofsports 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, Lord7. 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 Jupitertoo, and more closely.’‘Then Mercury is aspected by peregrine Mars and peregrine Venus. That must count as anaffliction.’‘Good. Not such a great affliction, but certainly worth noting.’‘That’s about it, Master. Mercury’s peregrine; Jupiter in its fall. No receptions betweenthem. 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 winthis game. And anyway, you’re missing something.’He thought for a moment, then, ‘It’s those little animals again, isn’t it, Master? Look, theantiscion 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 becauseit’s not in the same sign as the cusp. But by antiscion it is exactly on that angle: verypowerful. 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 becausethey’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 otherwill always be on the Descendant. That isn’t two testimonies; it is saying the sametestimony twice. Now, where is that final testimony?’62

He stared at the chart in desperation, calculating anstiscia for everything hecould 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 thedifference between being in an angle in the sign of the cusp and being in an angle in adifferent 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 mostoutstanding 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 withher. They suspected a brain hemorrhage. What I love about this chart is, first, that thequerent was not even involved in the issue: she was asking about her friend. To the modernmind, getting a accurate answer from a chart like this is crazy. Second, is that the chartprovided a accurate diagnosis in a few minutes, while the doctors were unable to see whatwas wrong with her until the post mortem.I stress that there is nothing clever about the astrologer here. All the astrologer needs to do iskeep 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’tknow what’s wrong with her, but think she may have had a brain hemorrhage. What is theproblem? What is going to happen?’The querent is not involved in this question, so we go straight to the 11th, the house offriends. Its ruler, Mercury, signifies the friend. Seeing Mercury in Gemini, we might think63

that the friend is doing fine. But no: although Mercury is in a sign that it rules, in a medicalquestion 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, ofcourse: the woman is in a coma.Which planet is causing Mercury problems? We can look to the ruler of the signMercury is in. This brings us back to Mercury. There is no reason that the significator of theillness 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 fromopposition 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 tothis 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 utterlyextinguishing 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 humanconstitution. The doctors suspected a brain hemorrhage; had this fatal Mars been in thefriend’s 1st house (the 1st being the house of the head), it could well have shown this: a kindof fiery explosion in the brain. It isn’t; it is in her 5th (the 5th house from the 11th), which isthe 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 shelive or will she die?’ Looking into the death of somebody other than the querent, we mustconsider both the turned and the radical 8th house. Here, the turned 8th house (8th from the11th: the radical 6th) is ruled by Mars. Mercury (the friend) is separating from opposition toit. If the sick person is sitting up in bed and chatting, this is a most positive sign: she hascome into contact with death; she is still alive; she is going to survive. In the context ofsomeone 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 betweenthem and so remaking the aspect: the friend will die. The number of degrees the Moon musttravel to perfect the opposition gives the timing: she will be pronounced dead at the end ofthat afternoon. In the blessedly small number of horaries I have been asked to judge on deathin comas, this remaking of a separated aspect by translation of light is typical for showingthe doctors’ recognition that hope has gone.7) How do you keep in touch with the practice of astrology today, when newsignificators 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 isnothing new under the Sun. If the Incarnation of Christ happened without the need for anew planet, we certainly don’t need one for some trivial invention.8) What is your most exciting or important finding, insight or discovery during yourtime as an astrologer?J.F: The absolute necessity of grace. No matter how skilled we are, we cannot make twothoughts 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 tellour readers how you use it in your style of astrology.64

J.F: Ficino writes that Love is born of Plenty and Poverty. When he writes this, it is clearthat 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. Isuggest that a good name for Fortuna is the Part of Hunger. It shows what we most deeplyhunger for, yearn for, long for. This makes it a great motivating force, because if we hungerso 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 ofone 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 theMind, depending on which English translation you are using. This is the ancient equivalentof sun‐sign astrology, though having nothing to do with the sun‐sign. But how much morevaluable than sun‐sign astrology! If we choose as these rulers the planet or planets withgreatest influence on the Moon and Mercury, we have a quick, incisive, and very deeppicture of what goes on inside the person’s psyche.11) Which prediction given by any astrologer current or past would you say was the moststunning?J.F: The most stunning? Surely those three guys who got on their camels and travelled allthe 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 isdebatable, 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 betterunderstanding and application of astrology?J.F: Reintroducing the study of logic in elementary schools. The greatest barrier to anunderstanding 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 canguess what the answer was.16) Atleast once in your life you would have faced a non believer of astrology who mighthave 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 sothat even western astro enthusiasts can learn from your exposition.J.F: Many predictions are memorable, for many different reasons ‐ not only ones made inpublic or about public events. Especially pleasing are those where the chart forces one to lookat it in a new way.65

Here is an example that can be easily understood. This is taken from an article in TheAstrologer’s Apprentice, issue 22.Chart: Nov 25th 2004, 2.50 pm BST, London. Regiomontanus houses. Tropical Zodiac. Asc: 8 Taurus.Moon: 19 Taurus.Many are they who, knowing our adherence to time‐honoured methods ofastrological judgment, assume that our workshop dwells in the antique glimmerof flickering tallow. Far from it, for not so distant from our yard gate is an asylumcalled The Twenty‐first Century, the inmates of which are kept occupied producingtechnological bijouterie, much of which is harmless and some even useful. So it is that wehave had, for several years now, an electricity supply. Ours is a green yard, so this isproduced by a treadmill located in a shed next to the smithy and powered by whichever ofthe stable‐lads have incurred our Master’s displeasure ‐ stable‐lads being an infinitelyrenewable source of energy.We have become used to the easy benefits this brings, so were alarmed when thesupply was suddenly cut off, plunging us into the gloom of a winter’s afternoon. Fortunatelyour Master, a beacon of wisdom to light even that darkness, had resisted the journeymen’scall to install computers powered by electricity, insisting that we continue to use ourtraditional wood‐burning models. A chart was quickly set to answer the question ‘Whenwill this power‐cut end?’Placing his substantial frame in front of the computer‐screen to obscure our view, ourMaster demanded to know what we expected to see in this chart. Various suggestions weremade, followed by a brief pause while an apprentice who had mentioned Uranus was tossedinto the duck‐pond. None of our answers seemed to please the Master, who now stood asideto let us judge the chart.Every attempt was answered with a shake of the Master’s head, until all ourexplanations were exhausted. ‘What do we want?’ he asked us. We stared at him,dumbfounded, until by poking and prodding he forced the answer from us: we wanted thelights to come back on. ‘So where in the chart do we see lights about to come on?’It was Jeremiah, a recently qualified craftsman astrologer, who spotted the testimony:the Moon was about to rise! The Master beamed. ‘Yes, the Moon is the natural significator66

of artificial light, shining as it does with borrowed light. By primary motion it is soon tocome over the horizon, making it visible. 11 degrees of a fixed sign: the lights will come on in11 hours.’Jeremiah, inflated by his success, dared to differ. ‘No,’ he said. ‘We’re an up‐to‐dateyard. It’s only a loose connection, same as always. 11 minutes.’ Secure in the knowledge thatthe chart would prove him right, the Master kept silent. There was no loose connection, buta serious breakage in the treadmill itself. Robin, our smith, set to work immediately. Powerwas restored 11 hours later.Although we are usually concerned only with the secondary motion of the planetsagainst the backdrop of the signs, a motion that appears as anticlockwise in our charts, theprimary motion that is the reflection of the Earth’s daily rotation, taking planets from theAscendant to the Midheaven and down to the Descendant, must not be forgotten. It isespecially significant in Return charts, but has its part to play in horary. In any chartconcerned with death, for example, a significator near the Descendant and therefore settingby primary motion is a major testimony.18) Which has been the toughest chart that you faced till date & why, can you illustrate ithere for us & what were your predictions on it.J.F: Mundane astrology is always hard work. There are so many charts involved, of all thevarious cycles of time. A particularly difficult one was when a government had been advisedby its scientists that it might expect an earthquake on a certain date. I was asked to checkthis 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 cannotpossibly study charts for all the occasions when earthquakes have not happened. So wecannot 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, butfortunately nothing happened.19) Can you illustrate any of your worst failures in astrological prediction and yourafterthought on it?J.F: In a lecture, I predicted that Denmark would win the Eurovision Song Contest, whichwas to be held a few days later. Out of 24 competitors, Denmark came 23rd. Myafterthought? OK, I got it wrong.20) What are the qualities that make one a good astrologer and what is that one qualitythat you prescribe most?J.F: Clear thinking to read the chart and, God willing, a certain amount of compassion withwhich 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 thecoming years, what would be your predictions based on your astrological analysis. Anillustration would be most helpful.J.F: Horaries I have done for clients suggest a period of difficulty lasting several years. Buttheir questions have had the state of the economy only as background to their personalconcerns. Casting a chart specifically for the broad mundane issue is most unlikely toproduce a judgment of any value, because unless the astrologer is very close to the seat ofpower he is most unlikely to be able to see beyond his own preconceptions. Even if he is close67

to the seat of power he will find this difficult, because those sitting in that seat are similarly unable tosee beyond their own preconceptions.Sounder judgment can be gained from study of the mundane charts, because we can compare what ishappening now with what the stars were doing at similar times in the past. We can skip the insolublequestion of which is the ‘correct’ chart for the USA by using the chart for the great conjunction beforeindependence. 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 wasno more than a patch of swamp at that time.22) Some have called you the reincarnation of William Lilly the 17 th century astrologer due to yourdismissal of modern western astrology practices, how do you face these criticisms and what’s your replyto 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 yourimpression of it?J.F: I had an interesting experience when an Indian newspaper in England sent someone to interviewme. He turned out to be a gold medalist in jyotish, who returned a few days later with some prashnasthat 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 yousee a horary chart for 'When will I get a new job', what do you see firstand then what is the most important criteria that you see? (the intentionbehind this question is for the Vedic astrologers from the globe tocompare notes with your style as compared to theirs)J.F: Querent is show by the Ascendant ruler and the Moon; the job bythe planet ruling the 10th house. Do we have an applying aspect betweenthem? If we do, we can take the timing from the number of degreesneeded to perfect the aspect. That is the classic scenario, but some chartswill show the situation in different ways.25) What are your favorite techniques for timing events? Would youlike 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 fallenuniverse, can there be so. That’s why we need to combine methods. But on the other hand, there is novirtue in working too hard, using still more techniques: if this combination doesn’t show an event, theevent 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 practicalcompanion 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 usuallybelieved; a book approaching the relationship of fate and free will from the direction of astrology. I’vebeen 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.68

1Magi Analysis:Franklin D.RooseveltBySandy L. Crowther CMAThe Magi Society was founded in 1625 by asmall group of Shao Lin Monks.Professional Astrologer with over 30years of experience and certification in awide variety of branches of both Eastern andWestern Systems. She has an Internationalclient and student base, runs a MSNAstrology forum and has participated inmany other forums in the past. She iscurrently working on her first book onMaHaBote. Gets involved in research in herspare time, and shares freely vast amounts ofinformation and articles on systems such asMaHaBote, Magi Astrology, KP Astrology,Profections and Solar Returns and VedicAstrology available on her website athttp://jupitersweb.comThe Magi Society is now a worldwideorganization and has produced three ofthe most important books ever publishedon astrology. Four charts are used for Magianalyses: Geocentric longitude and declinations,and Heliocentric longitudes and latitudes.The primary purpose of the Magi Society is tocontinue to conduct scientific research to improveand expand our knowledge of astrology and toteach it to Magi Society members throughout theworld. The Magi Society is also dedicated tohelping bring about a universal acceptance of thevalidity of astrology. The Magi Society has alsotaken on a leadership role in the battle againstopponents of astrology.Franklin Delanore Roosevelt:FDR was born January 30, 1882, Hyde Park,New York, U.S., and died on April 12, 1945, inWarm Springs, Georgia. He was the 32ndpresident of the United States (1933–45). Theonly president elected to the office four times,Roosevelt led the United States through two ofthe greatest crises of the 20th century: the GreatDepression and World War II. In so doing, hegreatly expanded the powers of the federalgovernment through a series of programs and69

2reforms known as the New Deal, and he served as the principal architect of the successful effortto rid the world of German National Socialism and Japanese militarism. (Referencehttp://www.biography.com/search/article.do?id=9463381)Preliminary Study MaterialMagi 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 directyou to 726 Notes on various Magi teachings).Although the analysis below is not by any means all‐inclusive, my intent is to bring forth afew salient points in the life of FDR, while addressing some of the various concepts of MagiAstrology. I hope that this will be of interest to the reader, while providing the students ofMagi Astrology an opportunity for study.Geocentric Natal Chart: Longitudinal and Declinational ChartsFranklin D. Roosevelt’s Natal Gifts and Talents:70

3The bi‐directional applying Jupiter enhancement of Uranus,also known as the Super Fame Aspect and Aspect ofPolitical Power, along with the applying Jupiter and Uranusenhancements of Chiron, two Cinderella Aspects, certainlyyields much notoriety, power, and political acclaim insupport of being known for famous leadership in his chosenpolitical career. This powerful Chiron PlanetarySynchronization forms a Super Conjoined Trine, andconnects three super energies forming a powerful alignmentof Jupiter, Chiron, and Uranus. This Super Conjoined Trineplanetary synchronization is the primary Focus of the natal chart.The joining of these energies suggests that Franklin D. Rooseveltpossessed a high degree of gifted talent with respect to a successfulpolitical career, along with notable public acclaim as a leader in the political arena. TheChiron Magical enhancement to Uranus also puts the emphasis on fame and success incareer, revealing gifts of charismatic political appeal. Clearly, FDR’s chart from birthdemonstrates that he was astrologically conditioned to be politically blessed.Additionally, we see another planetary synchronization forming a Magi Triangle inFranklin D. Roosevelt’s chart with Mercury, Mars, and Pluto all speaking to powerful andenergetic communications. Mars is additionally at EXDEK (extreme declination) in thedeclinations. FDR’s talents and gifts additionally unfold in his energetic initiative andpowerful way with words, coupled with intellectual communication skills.The applying bi‐directional Mercury‐Mars enhancement is creating High Balance Aspecton the day of FDR’s birth. Although this particular planetary balance generally recognizedin 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 andhealing presence, as well as his inner stability, while his applying Venus aspect to Saturnshows 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 wellwithin the allowable one‐degree orb, and is truly a great and powerful aspect for a strongpolitical leader, suggesting both power and fame. He was innovative, and not afraid to usehis political power to initiate change of the status quo, thus destabilizing many popularexisting states of affairs. As an overall result of both his independent fervor and innovativeideas, he became both the most loved and the most hated President in American history. 1FDR’s declinational Neptune proximity enhancement to Chiron, Cinderella and RomanceAspect, further supports his unprecedented long‐term political artistry and career charm,1 http://www.time.com/time/time100/leaders/profile/fdr2.html71

4and becomes the declinational Focus Aspect. Even Charles de Gaulle, who well knewRoosevelt’s disdain for him, succumbed to the “glittering personality” as he put it, of “that artist, thatseducer”. 2Looking further at the declinational chart for Focus, we see another planetarysynchronization forming a Magi Pyramid, with the alignment of Mercury contra‐parallelboth Neptune and Chiron, with Neptune and Chiron proximity enhanced forming thedeclinational Focus Aspect and a lifetime Cinderella and Romance Aspect. This aspect isfurther enhancing the prospects of both career and marriage, and further addressing hiscreative communication gifts and talents with respect to his long‐term career and earningpower, along with his enduring charismatic public image.Heliocentric Chart:Viewing Franklin D. Roosevelt’s gifts from the heliocentric angle of perspective, wenote 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 hewas natally conditioned to receive, as does his Venus enhancement of Jupiter. Theseenhancements 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 ofhumor in his ability to lead his political public. This is the Focus of the Heliocentriclongitudes.Mercury square Mars is the proximity enhanced Heliocentric Focus Aspect, addressing hishigh initiative in communications.There are many more supporting enhancements to be seen from Franklin D. Roosevelt’sheliocentric chart that are indeed in support of his geocentric chart, however, they are toonumerous to make mention of each and every one. Suffice it to say, that gifted and blessed hecertainly was. However, looking at just one more aspect worthy of mention, we see alongitudinal Uranus and Neptune enhancement, again speaking to his long‐term politicalfame.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 forementionedideal aspectual alignments. The heliocentric bi‐level enhancements of Jupiter,Neptune, and Chiron alone are quite remarkable, as are the number of applying aspects thatthe benefits for future positive progressions.Super Aspects: In conclusion, the line‐up of Super Aspects is really quite remarkable. Theyinclude 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 http://www.time.com/time/time100/leaders/profile/fdr2.html72

5Summer of 1921: Mysterious Illness afflicts FDR with Poliomyelitis: 3Although I will not go into any detail with respect to his paralysis, I have noticed in thepast that often Astrologer’s struggle to find the connections for any debilitating illnessafflicting FDR. I give the following applying natal aspects that have potential to be harmfulfor progressions and transits. These, coupled with fraternal aspects, can certainly indicateloss of power and reflexes through deterioration and/or muscle impairment.• Geocentric Sun applying square Neptune: Duration of personal power and vitalityimpaired.• Geocentric Mercury applying square Pluto: Impairment of power of reflexes and sense ofbalance.• Geocentric Venus applying square Saturn and Helio Saturn applying parallel Venus: lossof 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 blockagesto 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 MidpointCrossings in Franklin D. Roosevelt’s chart.3http://www.biography.com/search/article.do?id=946338173

6Magi Quads:Above in Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Magi Quad longitudinal line‐up and based on theOccurring 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 isindicative of talent in a successful and lasting career because of charismatic leadership, withstrong desires for monumental changes in government. His highly inspired creativeleadership skills, coupled with a powerful ability to successfully dominate the politicalarena, 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 tobring about change, as being a reflection of his sociabilityand public appeal.There is additionally a Magi Quad Yod (#18 – longitudes)Sun + Uranus Mars + Saturn, while Pluto graces themidpoint of the Mars + Saturn pairing, creating a MagiQuad Yod, speaking to his ability as a famous politicalfigure with the power to control war.There are more configurations that are also worthy ofnotice, but I will stop with the listings above.Declinational Magi Quads: MDQ’s74

7First in the declinational Occurring M/Q Magi Sequence we find Jupiter + [Chironparallel Neptune] Mars + Uranus, resulting in an Aspected Magi Dek Quad. This isrelative to a distinguished and fearless successful public image coupled with charismaticlong‐term leadership, and enabled FDR to successfully direct his massive amounts ofenergy and courage to significant and noteworthy future endeavors. Franklin DelanoRoosevelt, said Isiah Berlin, was one of the few statesmen in any century “who seemed to have nofear at all of the future.” 4Jupiter + Uranus Pluto + [Chiron parallel Neptune] follows next, resulting in anAspected MDQ, and indicating that FDR was politically talented at dealing with the publicand recognized for his achievements and enduring successes. This Magi Dek Quad bringsboth power and charisma along with extraordinary qualities that total up to a very famouspublic 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 andhis talents and accomplishments. He was a long‐lasting, successful, powerful, politicalfigure, 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 willbriefly demonstrate my understanding of MDX’s using just a few samples from the manyavailable 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 AspectedMDX’s and show, first, that this type of supercharged energy, relative to power and politicsin the Mars – Pluto MDX, would bring FDR lasting and long‐term personal successthrough his outgoing nature. The Sun is additionally parallel the Mars/Pluto MDX in thedeclinations, 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 Neptuneindicates that his commanding speech and powerful political skills are a vital part of hispolitical gifts, and support his abilities long‐term as a creative individual who can bothcommand and receive attention.Further down in the sequence of MDX’s, we note in FDR’s MDX lineup an AspectedMDX of Saturn – Pluto (#33). The Saturn – Pluto midpoint is both conjunct Jupiter andtrine Uranus. Through aspect transformation, we can safely conclude that his elevated desiresfor enforced political change were best realized through his political fame and skills inleadership.4http://www.time.com/time/time100/leaders/profile/fdr4.html75

8Marriage Chart of Franklin D. Roosevelt to Eleanor Roosevelt – 3/17/1905 55 http://www.biography.com/search/article.do?id=946338176

9Below please find the Marriage Chart of FDR and Eleanor, in addition to the MagiQuad 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 andbalanced for overall integration, as far as what the Marriage itself brought to both of thempublicly and personally. What first catches our attention is the Dynamic SymmetricalTurbulent 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 themarriage. They had trying communications about freedoms within the marital union,versus long‐term commitment. The negatized symbolisms (or offsets) to these planetaryrepresentations in this symmetrical pattern, reveal an inability to successfully communicatewith one another for a long‐term about personal commitments, resulting in anunchangeable need for satisfying ill fated urges for bouts of independence and freedom,further suggesting instability with respect to both commitment, and truthfulcommunications. The union may have been unsettling in many respects, lackingcontentment.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 ofuntruthful communications, right from the onset. Absent were Venus – Jupiterenhancements to remotely hint at, or suggest loyalty and faithfulness, and no apparentcounter‐balancing aspects are seen to offset the negativity of this symmetrical pattern.However, the tight Neptune/Chiron Double Direct Quincunx and Cinderella Aspect isadditionally a Double Cinderella Aspect – as it is also present in the declinations of FDR’snatal chart and therefore excellent for both their Marriage Chart and Franklin’s career, as itaddresses the Union of Marriage itself along with the success the marriage brought to hiscareer. This configuration therefore overwhelmingly supports and stabilizes the capacity forholding the marriage together for the long term ‐ regardless of the difficulties in themarriage ‐ while promoting unprecedented career longevity in the political arena andenhancing his political public image for years.Jupiter applying trine Uranus creates a Magical Angle, gives positive progressions and isadditionally a mirrored natal aspect – is a Super Fame and an Historic Aspect, addressingthe super fame and tremendous leadership that resulted from this union, in addition to thesuccessful global changes that result from the combined creative geniuses that this unioncreates. Recognized as an historical couple, the marriage certainly enhanced his career; thiscouple was one for the books.Jupiter applying square Chiron results in romantic maritaltensions and implies a lack of future trust and fulfillmentin the union.Additionally, the Sun – Mars enhancement can indicate thenatalization of a union that is empowered with high energyand initiative, and therefore suggesting that the WeddingChart enforced their combined drives and passions as a77

10couple, introducing action as opposed to indecision in their union – perhaps energizedwith a bit of martian tension and irritation at times. Overall, they could accomplish muchtogether.In the declinations, we have Saturn applying parallel Chiron, the Heartbreak Clash, andEleanor certainly did have her heart broken upon finding the love letters addressed to herhusband, from her secretary. Although FDR did not want a divorce 6 when she offered thatup 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 theirresistible temptation continued to carry on into the future. This betrayal resulted inEleanor focusing on her own personal and public interests and prospects, and ended anyintimacy 7 that was left in the marriage. 8Lastly, we have Sun applying contra‐parallel Mercury, suggesting that the marriageprovided terrific success in intellectual endeavors and common pursuits, resulting in anintellectually compatible union.Please find relevant charts below.6 http://www.biography.com/search/article.do?id=94633817 http://www.biography.com/search/article.do?id=94633818 http://www.time.com/time/time100/leaders/profile/eleanor2.html78

11Juno:particular chart.Although notmuch hasbeen writtenabout Juno asof yet, it hasbeen revealedby the MagiSociety to berepresentative of amistress…So Ithought itboth relevantandinteresting toinclude Junoin thisIn FDR’s personal chart, we have the planetary synchronization of Saturn trine Juno, andJuno applying semi‐sextile to Venus. Using Saturn ‐ Juno as the nucleus of thesynchronization, and Juno as the central focus by virtue of being connected to both Saturnand Venus, I would read this planetary geometry as an irresistible temptation and anuncontrollable desire for extra‐curricular involvement with a mistress. In FDR’s natalchart, 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 aplanetary synchronization with Sun and Mercury, with Sun at the apex, therefore Itranslate 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.79

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14Magi Quad Time SequenceThe Magi Quad Timed Sequence (above the declinational MQ sequence) will show themost exact Magi Quads and what type of successes the Marriage Chart may have broughtto the individual. The longitudinal Timed Magi Sequence will illustrate the more precisenature 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 orderof # 11, 10, 12, and 13.11. Jupiter + Saturn Sun + Mercury: Here we have a Magi Quad suggesting exceptionalleadership qualities of grace and dignity fully supporting his natural and powerfulcommunication skills.10. Neptune + Chiron Mercury + Venus: Inspired and long lasting career because ofarticulated intelligence and enhanced communication skills.12. Venus + Mars Saturn + Chiron: Grace of action and love of movement results instrong abilities resulting in charismatic career.13. Saturn + Uranus Mercury + Mars: His charismatic and commanding ability tomove the country through quickness of action and a lightening fast mind.What we cannot help but notice is the Saturn pairing predominance in the M/Q’s, coupledwith a high degree of Mercury pairings. The Saturn – Uranus pairing is quite common in82

15the political arena. Saturn additionally signifies that FDR relished being in control – infact succeeding at three unprecedented consecutive terms in the highest office in thecountry. Mercury brings about a high degree of intelligence and versatility to his speech.83

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1An AstrologicalHistory OfHyper-InflationByRobert Gover, USARobert Gover (born November 2,1929) grew up in an endowed orphanage(Girard College in Philadelphia),received a B.A. in Economics from theUniversity of Pittsburgh, worked as ajournalist, became a best-selling novelistat age 30, lived most of his life inCalifornia, and now lives in RehobothBeach, Delaware. On the Run with Dickand Jane is his ninth novel. His previousbook, Time and Money, exploreseconomic and planetary cyclicalcorrelations. His first novel, One HundredDollar Misunderstanding, a satire onAmerican racism, remains a cult classicthat helped break down America's fear offour-letter words and sexually explicitscenes, as well as sensitizing Americans tosanctimonious hypocrisy. He can becontacted at gocylces@aol.com orwww.robertgover.comSaturn has been in harsh aspect toother outer planets during everyinstance of ruinous inflations sincethe one that brought down the RomanEmpire. During 2007 into early 2008, Saturnwas opposite Neptune. For most of 2008through 2010, Saturn will be movingopposite Uranus. In 2010, the Saturn‐Uranusopposition will form a T square with Pluto.This series of aspects promises a new burstof hyper‐inflation that could become theworst in history.Before exploring the astrologyinvolved, some information about thephenomenon of inflation.What all inflations have in commonis the devaluation of a society’s money.Some inflations sneak up like a thief in thenight. Others explode into reality.Inflations usually end in deflationsrecessionsor depressions.A gold standard won’t preventinflation, as the Roman Empire’s casedemonstrated. Price controls have failed tostop it. It is not always caused by “too muchmoney chasing too few goods,” as inflationduring the Black Plague demonstrated.Inflation can’t be legislated out of existence.Once it works up a good head of steam, itwill likely run its course beforeabating...although when it finally relents,politicians and economists will find rational85

2reasons for why it was their wisdom and expertise that ended it.In some instances, inflation has been a scapegoat for other problems—some peopleblame today’s gas price spikes on price manipulations in the financial community. Manyblame growing demand from emerging nations. Few connect it to the devaluation (and/orinflation) 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 thepowerful 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 hasbeen the American middle class worker and consumer. Higher prices at the gas pump raisedthe price of food and otherhyper-inflations have occurred‘OtherSaturn-Uranus or Saturn-PlutounderThese planetary aspects do not causeoppositions.They coincide with inflations that areinflation.ripe to happen.’commodities that rely ontransportation. This coincidedwith a simultaneous crisis in realestate prices which rippledthroughout the financialcommunity and impacted bigbanks and a variety of investors,foreign and domestic.To deal with the mortgage crisis, the Bush Administration “socialized the debt” bytaking control of Fannie May and Freddie Mac on Sunday, September 7, 2008, piling newdebt on old and transferring this new debt to future generations of taxpayers. This delayedthe day of reckoning, virtually guaranteeing a potential monetary catastrophe. Socialism forthe rich and free enterprise for the rest of the American population is likely to lead torevolution around 2015.This latest inflation 2006‐2008 occurred under a Saturn‐Neptune opposition. Neptuneerodes the status quo which Saturn strives to preserve. By mid‐2008, a Saturn‐Uranusopposition was beginning to have its effect. Other hyper‐inflations have occurred underSaturn‐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 oilto sugarcane ethanol. By 2007‐2008 when the US economy was threatened by inflation ofcommodities and deflation of home prices, Brazil was poised to create greater prosperity.The Saturn‐Neptune opposition erodes status quos which have outlived theirusefulness. 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 asingle reason to satisfy the rational mind. In the USA, there has been a long, steady, centuryof single‐digit inflation which happened so slowly, most people didn’t notice—until the priceof 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 thatcost a nickel in 1950 now costs $2.50. This price rise happened so gradually that mostAmericans weren’t aware of it—until, perhaps, they went shopping to buy their first houseand 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 20 th Century, real estate inflatedmuch more than most other things because homeowners are allowed a large tax deductionfor mortgage costs. This drove home prices up by 3,000% or more since 1914.86

3Robber and BenefactorInflation robs some and benefits others. It generally robs most from those on fixedincomes, the working class and lenders/creditors. It benefits governments, propertyowners and borrowers/debtors. It enables borrowers to repay loans with devaluedmoney. 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. Ateacher whose salary is devastated by inflation may also be a property owner benefited bythe same inflation. A large lending institution may be deep in debt to another creditor, andboth 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, whichmeans laying off more workers, causing more mortgage defaults, further constricting bankloans, and so on.Inflations come in a variety of severities. During the 20 th Century a little inflation—4% to 6% a year—came to be seen as beneficial, at least by some economists. We want thevalue of money to be consistent, but the value of any form of money, in any time in history,has never been static. Theprice of bread rises or fallswith the weather—a goodharvest lowers the price, a badharvest raises the price.Periods of expansion areinflationary as more money isissued into the economy andpeople buy things they wouldnot buy in recessions orthe Fed was “born” with Sun‘Astrologically,Pluto (hidden conspirators opposed to theoppositeand Jupiter opposite NeptuneGovernment)expansion confused, or confusing to(economicBy 2008 when this latest financial crisisothers).Pluto had moved around the Zodiac to behit,depressions.Duringexpansions, 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 muchsupply or too little demand. Too much supply can be a good thing. Too little demand isalmost always bad. During inflations, borrowers pay lenders in dollars that won’t buy asmuch as when the money was loaned. During deflations, borrowers pay lenders in dollarsthat will buy more than when the money was loaned.But, since deflations usually occur during recessions or depressions, borrowers may beforced to default on loans. For example, in 2008 as the home‐loan bubble of the previousyears was deflating—even while gas prcies were driving inflation—a record number ofhomeowners were defaulting on mortgages, especially Adjustable Rate Mortgages (ARMs).Millions of homeowners suddenly found they had to pay doubte or triple their oriiginalmonthly rate for homes that were rapidly losing market value. This combination of inflationof gas and other commodities at the same time real estate was deflating was excacerbated bya rise in unemployment. Government was urged to do something, anything, to avoid thedreaded “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 “socialismfor the rich,” that is, privatizing the profit and socializing the losses...What ultimately supports theprice of these mortgage packages is the price of the real estate pledged as collateral. Anddespite Mr. Greenspan’s celebration (as few years ago) of soaring housing prices as “wealthopposite where it was when the Fed was born.’87

4creation,” it really was debt creation. As housing prices plunge, the debts remain in place.”(“The Next Big Bailout” by Michael Hudson, www.counterpunch.org.)The present monetary situation is further complicated by the huge and growing gapbetween rich and poor which has dramatically expanded in recent years. What we now haveworldwide is what I call the Bifurcated Economy. The wealthy few live in a very differentreality than the impoverished many. Statistics show that 2007 was one of the best yearsever—for the wealthy few—as the global economy grew 4.9% to $66 trillion. At the sametime, the impoverished many faced a rise in diseases and a growing scarcity of water andfood, among other hardships.Ripple EffectsWhen a government feels threatened, a little inflation tends to turn into rampanthyperinflation because governments print more currency to deal withemergencies. Runaway inflation’s ripple effect throughout a society can bemore devastating than invading armies. While a government may benefit from repaying itsdebt in cheaper money due to inflation, it may be left with an ungovernable society inrebellion or chaos as people struggle to make ends meet with rapidly devaluing money. Warspump tremendous amounts of new money into society while destroying things of realwealth.The US Government privatized control of the US monetary system in December of1913 when it created the Federal Reserve System, owned and operated by a small group ofbankers with a fiduciary responsibility to provide profits for their shareholders. For the crisisbuilding in 2008, that means big trouble ahead for the USA as a nation, as the Fedtraditionally privatizes profits and socializes losses.Astrologically, the Fed was “born” with Sun opposite Pluto (hidden conspiratorsopposed to the Government) and Jupiter opposite Neptune (economic expansion confused,or confusing to others). By 2008 when this latest financial crisis hit, Pluto had moved aroundthe Zodiac to be opposite where it was when the Fed was born. The conspirators of the Fedare now, it seems, poised to be undone by their own conspiratorial machinations. TheInternational Monetary Fund has announced it will audit the Fed and render its report in2010.During and after the last great depression, the belief arose that the Fed could, andshould, exert controls that prevent inflation. By the end of the 20 th Century, such controlswere beginning to resemble a comic strip. The stock market crashed? Okay, lower interestrates to bring it back up. Whoops, the lowering of interest rates created a real estate bubble,which burst and rippled throughout the financial community, collapsing big banks. The Fedsaved big banks with infusions of money to be repaid by future taxpayers, practicallyguaranteeing much worse future problems. And this little scenario omits global warmingand the steady rise of more devastating weather events.Money systems, once instituted, seem to develop a destiny of their own in sync withsubtle forces beyond human control.Since around 1900, periods of inflation have led to deflation. Under the Saturn‐Neptune opposition of 2006‐2008, the world watched commodity prices inflate while realestate prices deflated, war profits soared and weather‐related catastrophes multiplied.Government allocated huge sums of money which were swallowed up by the rich and wellconnected, and never reached those in need. Hurricane Katrina became a bonanza for wellconnectedcompanies without helping hurricane victims. This evidence, and more, indicatesthe USA’s monetary system has become dysfunctional and is ripe to fall under theupcoming Saturn‐Uranus opposition.88

5Historically, Saturn has been found in harsh aspect to the other outermost planetswhen either rampant inflation or depression hits. In an article titled “Grand Cross andGreat Depressions,” (See Saptarishis Astrology Magazine Vol. 3, August 2008) I coveredSaturn’s role in past great depressions. Let’s now look for Saturn’s role in periods ofhyperinflation since year 1. The following list is of the worst, which leaves out many lesserinflations, including in the USA the OPEC spike of the 1970s.Year of InflationAspect150 Roman Empire Saturn in Cancer opposite Uranus in Capricorn1350 Black Plague Saturn conjunct Pluto in Aries1501 Europe gold imports Saturn in Taurus opposite Pluto in ScorpioT square Uranus in Aquarius1720 John Law’s MississippiBubble and South Sea BubbleSaturn in Scorpio opposite Neptune in Taurusboth square Moon’s Nodes1782 American Revolution Saturn 24 Sagittarius opposite Uranus 0 Cancerboth square Mars in Pisces1784 French Revolution Saturn in Taurus opposite Neptune in ScorpioUranus in Leo opposite Pluto in Aquarius1862 American Civil War Saturn and Jupiter conjunct in Virgo opposite Neptune inPisces1017‐1923 Russian Revolution Saturn and Neptune in Leo opposite Uranusand German hyperinflation in Aquarius.1937 Chinese Revolution Saturn in Pisces opposite Neptune in Virgo,both square Chiron in Gemini and Moon’s Nodes1965 Indian Inflation Saturn in Pisces opposite Uranus and Pluto conjunct inVirgo2007‐2010 USA Saturn in Leo opposite Neptune in Aquarius 2007Saturn in Virgo opposite Uranus in Pisces 2008Saturn‐Neptune oppositions occur every 36 years on the average; Saturn‐Uranusoppositions occur every 45 years; Saturn‐Pluto oppositions once every 33.8. Planets are saidto be in opposition when, from our perspective here on Earth, they are 180 degrees apart,putting we earthlings between them.In 2006 and 2007, under the latest Saturn‐Neptune opposition, the dollar wasdevaluing against other currencies and the present inflation was gathering momentum. As Iwrite this in the summer of 2008, inflation in the USA has hit hard as we begin to comeunder a Saturn‐Uranus opposition. A spike in the price of crude oil combined with the89

6devaluing dollar to drive prices up at gas pumps, while at the same time real estate priceswere deflating dramatically.Saturn rules established systems. When opposed by Neptune, the established tends tobecome confused or problematic, fraught with dilemmas. When opposed by Uranus, theestablished may be overthrown by unexpected change or revolution. When opposed byPluto, a major cultural change begins.In the economic realm, these oppositions precipitate whatever conditions are ripe tomanifest. Two Saturn‐Uranus oppositions ago, in 1918, conditions in both Germany andRussia were ripe for revolution,accompanied by wild spikes of inflation.In the USA, women got the right toin Libra T sq. Uranus in AiresSaturnPluto in Capricorn 2010sq.vote—although this wasn’t a bloodyrevolution like the one taking place inRussia, it certainly changed status quopolitics 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 twoyears: February 5 and September 15, 2009, and April 26 and July 26, 2010. The mood it bringswill last through 2008 to the end of 2010.This Saturn‐Uranus opposition is likely to bring more drama in the USA thanelsewhere because it will be part of a grand cross pattern to the USA’s natal Mars‐Neptunesquare, which has a long history of coinciding with stock market panics. (“An AstrologicalHistory of Stock Market Panics,” www.robertgover.com).Uranus and EmpiresThe inflation that coincided with the downfall of the Roman Empire ramped upduring a long Saturn‐Uranus opposition from 149 to 151. The Roman governmenthad slowly but steadily devalued its coinage over the previous several hundred years.This inflation led Western Europe into the Dark Ages. Back then, economic events thatnow happen in weeks or months, happened in years or decades or centuries. By 411, when the495‐cyclical Neptune‐Pluto conjunction occurred coinciding with what most historians citeas the end of the Roman Empire, the Roman monetary system was a wreck.The inflation that characterized the end of the American Revolution also occurredunder a Saturn‐Uranus opposition. Not often emphasized in American history books is thatthe British printed fake Continental dollar bills and flooded the colonies with them. Thenewly created Continental dollar got the colonies through the Revolutionary War but theinflation caused by British counterfeiting led into the USA’s first great depression.The inflation that began in Europe in 1501, when tons of gold and silver were beingimported from the newly discovered Americas, occurred under Saturn square Uranus andSaturn opposite Pluto, with Pluto also square Uranus to form a T square. This inflation,with Pluto so involved, coincided with massive cultural changes on both sides of theAtlantic. Whole nations were wiped out by diseases imported from Europe. Modernestimates put their number in the hundreds of millions. It was a pandemic of diseases NativeAmericans had no immunity to that was the rational cause of this massive transformation.By August 2010, we will be under another T square formed by Saturn in Libra oppositeUranus and Jupiter in Aries, with both square Pluto in Sagittarius. This T square will, inturn, afflict the USA’s natal Venus and Jupiter in the second house, nicknamed “the houseof money” by astrologers.90

7This does not mean we are doomed to repeat the horrors of the early 1500s in theAmericas. History repeats but does not rhyme, as Mark Twain observed. We look for whatneeds to change, or what is ripe to change. In our modern economy, the so‐called “AmericanCentury,” what’s ripe to change is the monetary system—the way bankers conjure moneyout 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 pandemicin Europe. This pandemic was almost as severe as the one that occurred about 150 years laterin the Americas. One third of Europe’s population—20 million—died. The inflation thatoccurred 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 thebubonic plague. Pluto opposite Saturn transforms established orders. The plague leftEuropean serfs freed from slavery and able to demand wages. (The Saturn‐Pluto oppositionof the early 1500s was not so kind to Native Americans, as it removed them from their landsand 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. Thisrevolution not only transformed France but also became the model for future revolutionsagainst monarchies.1862: the American Civil War. Inflation was brought on by European bankersaggressively selling money to the Confederate Government while the Union Governmentcreated most of its own money, the “Greenback.” Another example of how Neptuneopposition 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 every171 years.1937: China’s Communist Revolution. Saturn opposed Neptune as the Communistsrebelled against the Nationalist Government, which was busy dealing with a Japaneseinvasion.From the summer of 1945 to the summer of 1946, post‐WW II Hungary’s currencysuddenly inflated by a startling 400 octillion. Saturn was square Neptune through 1944 and1945.1965 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 midsixties,Saturn was in Neptune‐ruled Pisces, opposite a conjuncion of Uranus and Pltuo inVirgo.Germany and RussiaThe inflation that is probably the best known today—1923 in Germany when the markdevalued to practically zero—is a curious case. In 1923, Saturn, Uranus, Pluto andJupiter formed 120‐degrees trines to each other, and trines normally bring goodtimes. The hyperinflation that climaxed in 1923 actually began during World War I under aSaturn‐Pluto opposition in 1914, followed by a Saturn‐Neptune opposition in 1915, which inturn was followed by a series of Saturn‐Uranus oppositions 1918‐1920. From 1917 to 1922,wholesale commodity prices rose 182 to 45,205 (based on 100 in 1914). By the end of 1923,under planetary trines, prices had rocketed up to 142,905,055,447,917. (1)91

8Simultaneous with the build‐up to runaway inflation in Germany was the RussianRevolution, when, under Saturn‐Neptune and Saturn Uranus oppositions, Russia suffered adramatic 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 frompeasants and transport these to industrial workers in cities. Peasants constituted 79% of thepopulation then, and were largely self‐sustaining and had nowhere to spend these rubles, sothis money was virtually worthless. During the series of conflicts that resulted in therevolution, 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 moneyuntil it became worthless, “thus allowing money to commit suicide.” The result was athriving black market in consumer goods. This trend was arrested in 1921 when a marketeconomy was reintroduced, with the government in control of banking, major industries andforeign trade.With the industrial revolution beginning around 1776, inflations steadily increased infrequency and severity. Before paper currencies became ubiquitous during the 20 th Century,periods of inflation were rare. The dollar is based on “the full faith and credit” of the USGovernment, not gold or silver or any other tangible asset. However, during the 20 thCentury “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 ofgas if they lived in Europe. What this propaganda omits is that it now takes about a dollarand a half to buy one euro worth of gas. A hundred euros now buys about a hundred andfifty 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 toinflate. The ripple effect of the dollar’s devaluation could cause runaway inflationthroughout the US economy. Big agricultural corporations now ship food thousands of milesto markets, so rising fuel costs jack up food costs, as well as the cost of plastics and a varietyof other products.If American politicians were not so dependent upon big corporate campaigncontributions, the USA could have begun decades ago to end the “addiction” to oil, as Brazildid.Michael Hudson, in his essay referred to above, delivers the following analysis of howthe system now works:Rising debts and real estate prices go together, because asset prices depend onhow much banks will lend. For creditors, the dream is to obtain an ultimate backup atpublic expense: government insurance that they will not lose when debtors are unable topay. The political problem is how to get the government to insure and protect bankersrather than debtors, given that debtors are much more numerous when it comes to thevoting booth. In such cases campaign contributions are the balancing factor.Governments are “privatized” and “financialized,” that is, turned from democracies intooligarchies. The banking system aims to make sure that the only losers are the customersit is supposed to serve: debtors, homeowners and employees of companies being“financialized” as the economy is de‐industrialized. Indeed, financialization and deindustrializationare becoming almost synonymous. The trick is to get voters to thinkthey are getting rich while actually they are being painted into a debt corner, along withtheir employers, local government and the federal government too.What makes voters think they are getting rich is numerically more money in theirpaychecks. But past a certain point, pay raises cannot keep up with debt creation and the92

9inflation imposed by the Fed printing more and more dollars to deal with more and moredebt. Not for no reason is inflation called “the hidden tax.”Once inflation is precipitated and building momentum, a government trying to stop itis comparable to the apocryphal King ordering ocean tides to stop rising. It also illustratesthe 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 certainpoint, inflation becomes like a force of nature.Paper MoneyToday, all modern societies operate on paper money. This paper would be worthlesswere it not for the backing of governmental authority, so in a sense it’s faith‐basedmoney.The first use of faith‐based paper money was in China. The time of its origin isdisputed. Probably it was first used in 177 BC. It was also introduced during the SongDynasty from 960 to 1279 when the Chinese governmental aparatus of “mandarinates”produced notes of credit, and declared them legal tender. This issue of paper money was easyto counterfeit. The resulting inflation drove the Chinese of that time to prefer bank checks,which eventually caught on around the world.Despite much opinion to the contrary, paper money cannot be blamed for inflation.What makes paper money vulnerable is that it’s cheap to make and easy to carry around.Some people carry creit cards giving them the ability to borrow over half a million dollars inan hour or two. The US Government has the aiblity to borrow trillions of dollars from theFed, and pass the bill to future generations of taxpayers as the so‐called “national debt.”In September 2008 when the Fed agreed to subsidize the big financial institutions thathad crashed (due to the housing crisis), it added around a trillion dollars to the debt thatmust be repaid by the public in the coming years—unless, of course, the system collapses andis rebuilt from scratch, as happened in the 1920s in Germany and Russia under a previousSaturn‐Uranus opposition. When this latest Saturn‐Uranus opposition forms a T squarewith Pluto in 2010, we can look for a revolution of the monetry system.Commodity money—cattle, tobacco, silver, gold, etc.—is valuable in and of itself.Even in times and places where gold was not used as money, it was valued by artists andcraftsmen. When gold has been minted into coins used as a society’s means of exchange(money’s most basic use), it has proven vulnerable to inflation caused by clipping,“sweating” or blending with cheaper metals. The inflation that laid low the RomanEmpire—primarily caused by the government devaluing its coin money by blending—wasalso blamed on coin clipping and sweating (a way of using heat to leach the precious metalout of coins).MoodsPeople who believe astrology is supersittious nonsense point to current events toexplain the present spike of inflation in the USA. From an astrological perspective,planetary cycles act on the invisible causal realm to manifest such events. Today’sinflation is manfesting the latest Saturn‐Neptune opposition. What will be happening by2010‐2012 will be manifesting the Saturn‐Uranus oppositon that is now forming. From themodern scientific perspective, no cause‐effect medium or material link has been found toverify this. Over the past six or more millennia, astrologers have made peace with the factthat we do not know how or why certain planetary angles bring subtle moods that influence93

10events characterized by the aspecting planets. It’s a mystery reminding us that we are notmasters of the universe.Both planetary aspects and inflations tend to build like ocean waves. We can trace aslow but relentless inflation building in the USA since 1914 when the Federal ReserveSystem began operating under a Sun‐Pluto opposition. It has had smaller crests and troughsover the last century but now appears poised to become a tsunami, leaving a swash ofdeflation, 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 andbeginning of 2008, the rate of inflation has risen steeply.Neptune’s eroding of established Saturnian systems will most impact whatever we aremost focused upon. The previous Saturn‐Neptune opposition formed in 1971‐72 to coincidewith what’s called the OPEC inflation. Americans were focused on the War in Vietnam andthe Nixon Administration. There was an erosion of the established poltiical order, as Nixonwas forced to leave office or face impeachment.The latest Saturn‐Neptune opposition impacts the financial realm because it hasbecome our focus of attention. It’s become our focus of attention because it’s becomedysfunctinoal. It needs to be changed.Meanwhile, Pluto has moved around the Zodiac to a point opposite where it waswhen the Fed was created. Pluto’s eliptical orbit makes it appear to move irregularly duringits 248 year cycle. In Sagittarius where it now is, Pluto becomes philosophical, religious andspiritual. In Capricorn where it will soon be, it becomes practical and goal‐oriented. Thegoal of any monetary system is to spread prosperity to all secrors of society. By 2020, wemay 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 Historyof Inflation by Dan Pearlberg, Praeger, Westport, CT, 1993. This book of only186 pages sells for around $100, a price that reflects Pearlberg’s exhaustivescholarly research in rare combination with his abiltiy to explain thiscomplex and highly technical subject.94

Edward Bach & the Power of FlowersByStefan Ball, USA.Stefan Ball has been a consultant at the Bach Centre since 1996. He is a director ofthe Bach Visitor and Education Centre, and the author of many books on Dr Bachand his work.In 2008 many orthodox doctors remain suspicious of complementary medicine; eighty yearsago almost all of them were. This makes the story of Dr. Edward Bach, discoverer of theoldest and best‐known system of flower remedies, all the more remarkable. In a few shortyears Bach developed from orthodox research‐minded doctor into a pioneer of complementarymedicine.Bach was born in 1886 in England. He studied medicine at Birmingham University beforemoving 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 wholestring of letters after his name ‐Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, Member of theRoyal College of Surgeons, Licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians, Diploma of PublicHealth.Bach worked as a pathologist and house surgeon. He also undertook original research intovaccines and chronic disease, and published articles in professional medical journals. As a resulthe became well known in the profession.Bach believed that orthodox medicine was too concerned with the control of physical symptomsand not enough with inner health, the health of the mind and the spirit. When he completed hismedical training he said, ‘it will take me five years to forget all I have been taught’. The modelof medicine then in fashion was so rigidly materialist that he saw it as an obstacle to be overcomerather than a stepping stone to what he wanted to achieve: a form of medicine that would healfrom the inside.In 1919 Bach took the post of pathologist and bacteriologist at the London HomoeopathicHospital and was given as introductory reading matter a copy of Samuel Hahnemann’s seminaltext The Organon. At first he was suspicious of Hahnemann’s theories, but he soon saw clearparallels between his research into vaccines and some of the fundamental principles ofhomoeopathy.Bach decided to test Hahnemann’s theories by preparing his vaccines homoeopathically, and wasdelighted 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 orthat type of bacterial infestation.In the 1920’s Bach began to look for plants with the intention of replacing the vaccines withmore natural remedies that would not originate in human disease. His search finally bore fruit inWales in 1928, when he found Impatiens and Mimulus growing wild in the countryside. He95

eturned to London, prepared the remedies and prescribed them according to the personality ofhis 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 theremedies helped people resolve their negative emotions so their physical health improvednaturally and by itself.In 1930 Bach left London for good, and spent the next four years travelling all over Englandand Wales looking for new remedies. He had found and tested 19 remedies by the time hesettled in Oxfordshire in 1934, and there he found the further 19 remedies he needed tocomplete the series. Working in direct contact with nature he found that his sensitivity to theflowers grew to a remarkable degree. He was able to sense the qualities a flower had by testingit on his tongue or in his hand, and at the end he suffered himself from the states for which heneeded remedies. He became, literally and metaphorically, his own laboratory.In 1935, just over a year before his death, Bach announced his research was complete. He hadfound 38 remedies, each aimed at a different state of mind or personality type, and with theseremedies all possible states of mind could be treated.At his first public lecture in Wallingford in 1936 Bach spelt out the basic simplicity of thesystem of Bach flower remedies. Simplicity was important because it meant that anybody coulduse the remedies to help themselves and their families.Nowadays simplicity and accessibility are still key to the success of the system. Anyone canmake remedies ‐ the process is very straightforward and spelt out in a number of books ‐ and theCentre set up by Dr Bach before runs and approves education programmes all over the world.Using them is just as simple: to help ourselves, our family and friends we need only to considerour feelings and match them to the remedy indications. There is no need for special psychic giftsor medical knowledge.Simplicity does not mean simple‐minded. From the 38 remedies nearly 293 million combinationscan be mixed to treat different states of mind, making the system wonderfully flexible. At theBach Centre we like to boast that we have never in 65 years had to turn somebody away because‘we haven’t got a remedy for that.’Dr. Bach based his work on a philosophy that sees life as a learning process and ill‐health ‐whether mental or physical ‐ as an opportunity to learn more about ourselves and the purpose ofour lives. Health comes when we regain harmony between our physical and spiritual selves,leaving the body free to begin its own natural healing process. And if emotional equilibrium canbe maintained the mind and body will remain in a state of health.It is the total and absolute focus on the mental state that makes Dr. Bach’s approach to health soexceptional. ‘Behind all disease lie our fears, our anxieties, our greed, our likes and dislikes, hewrote. ‘Let us seek these out and heal them, and with the healing of them will go the diseasefrom which we suffer.’In different times and in different parts of the world there are different reasons to be out ofbalance and different ways of describing lack of balance. But the fundamentals of human96

emotion are timeless and have no geographical boundaries. Because they work at this basic levelwhere 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 theworld, and registers practitioners in 35 countries. You can find out more about the Bach Centreand the Bach flower remedies through the Centre’s web site www.bachcentre.comPushpa AyurvedaOnce upon a time, Buddha, in the course of a journey, fell illand some Jain priests were able to treat him successfully withnectar served on a lotus petal. The story throws light on theantiquity and efficacy of Pushpa Ayurveda (flower therapy),which is now recapturing attention all over the world. India isall poised to reap the benefits from it.Pushpa Ayurveda is a special branch of Ayurveda which wasdeveloped primarily by Jain priests. They were especiallyattracted to this branch as the therapy was closer to the Jainprinciple of ahimsa. Flower therapy is the modern version ofthis age-old treatment developed in ancient India.The first text dealing with the details of using flowers in thetreatment of particular diseases appears in the 9th centurytext called Kalyana Karakam. Written by UgradityaAcharyan, the text says, "ayurveda texts usually prescribe theuse of plant-based medicines. But some acharyas likeCharakan have used some meat-based formulae for medicinepreparation. To offset this imbalance, Jain doctors haveperfected Puspa Ayurveda which makes use of 18,000 typesof flowers".Written in the 3rd century B.C., the treatise is exceptionalbecause of the wealth of detail and keenness of observation. Italso vividly portrays the fact that the use of flowers inayurvedic treatment results in much prosperity - it makes forprosperity, kalyana karakam as the title claims!Source:http://pib.nic.in/feature/feyr2001/fnov2001/f061120011.html97

Saptarishi NadiGemini AscendantByYenbeeyes, IndiaCopy Editor: Bhaskaran Natesan,IndiaChart 1Yenbeeyes hails from a tamil familywherein he learnt astrology from hisgrandfather who knew the entire BPHS byheart. He was first asked to by heart thesanskrit verses of BPHS & then slowlytaught astrology by his grandfather whowas his Guru. After 3 years of teachingonly BPHS he was then taught JaiminiSutras by the age of 23. Yenbeeyes is ourauthors pen name and he having retired in2007 has taken up to the cause of astrologyfull time and is currently translatingJaimini Sutras into Tamil. SaptarishisAstrology has observed that ShriYenbeeyes pursues this science with anunmatched discipline and dedicationwhich is praiseworthy.We start the translations of theSaptarishis Nadi wherein forEach Ascendant there arenearly 1000 pages equalling 12000 pages inall. Though this is a herculean task &require a lot many contributors who wouldtranslate from tamil language to englishlanguage but Shri Yenbeeyes & ShriBhaskaran Natesan have done theauspicious act of initiating the work. Werequest all tamil speaking scholars to comeforward and help us in this herculean task.Normally we spend time reading analysisor a reading of a stalwart astrologer butwhen you get a reading from a Rishi asgiven in Saptarishis Nadi then astrologersshould not miss it and use this space toread & understand their reading and try todecipher what technique they might haveused to give such stunning predictions thatwe astrologers of today cannot give. Webow to Lord Ganapati & request theSaptarishis to guide us in this task so thatour errors are minimum & the context isnot lost.Note: The Chapter is in a Poetical form and isa conversation between Goddess Parvati,Consort of Lord Shiva and Athri Maharishi.Maharishi Athri replies to the queries raisedby Goddess Parvati on various position ofplanets in the chart at the time of birth.98

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 inTaurus, Sun and Ketu in Scorpio, Mars in Libra.2. When Parvati asked, Athri Maharishi replied. Chart belongs to a man. His house is in astreet running north south and the main door of the house is facing west. In the North ofthe house, there is a temple for Devi and Shiva. In the west, there will be a lot of rows ofgrove. There will be a big river too.3. In the south, a Mariamman temple is there. In addition to that, one more Mari Amman 1Temple and a temple for Thirumal (Another name of Lord Vishnu) are in a dilapidatedcondition. At such an ordinary place the native was born. Oh! Mother of LordSubramanya! We further describe, please listen.Differential Views On Direction Of Temple:N.Bhaskaran: Please Note the beginning phrase of the second line. “Chinthaiyai Akkini “Agnidirection in Kala Chakra/Dik Chakra/Vaastu is South Eastern Direction. We are furthersupported in this deduction as the first line of the verse also mentions the direction of the Mariamman temple to be in south.Yenbeeyes: In my humble opinion, it is not proper to take the word “chinthaiyai Akkini” asdenoting the direction. The entire line gives the qualities of the 2 deities referred viz. Mari Ammanand Thirumal or Vishnu. Mari Amman and fire are related to each other very much. I attaching inAppendix a paragraph which will throw light on the reason why the word “agni” meaning fire hasbeen put here. “Chintaiyai” means to keep in mind. Same way for the Vishnu the quality is1 A female deity supposed to be Shakthi, consort of Lord Shiva, worshipped in South India, Sri Lanka,Malaysia and Singapore299

described as “sirappila” meaning the elegant, beautiful. Further in the chapters so far gone throughme, 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 hisrebirth. Oh! Mother! our graceful words will never fail due to the Grace of Mother.5. 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. Heconducts himself in the path of dharma. He is an agriculturist.6. He will construct a beautiful house. He will have good character, which will be praisedby others. Dear to his wife; A compassionate person; Avoids speaking words that hurtothers; will have dual character; will have bilious nature of body. We further narrate‐Please listen.Publishers Notes: 4 th lord of house Mer is with Venus a planet of beauty and comfort, hence therishi could have said a beautiful house, though Saturn’s position in 4H is confusing for such astatement.Yenbeeyes Views: The conjunction of 4 th lord Me and 5 th lord Ve in a Kendra (7 th house, Sa‐Lord of Kona (9 th house) placed in a Kendra (4 th 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 beplaying an important role here. Normally there are 3 conditions for owning a beautiful house:1. Lord of 9 th house should occupy a Kendra2. Lord of 4 th house should be in exaltation or friendly house or conjoined with Ve or Mo.3. 4 th 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 satatethat he will own a beautiful house.7. No unanimity with siblings; will be lucky through his mother; the native's father had 2wives. When Rishi was telling like this, Parvati interrupted at that time. 'You said thatthe native's had two mothers‐to which mother?'8. The native's father will take birth, I am narrating, please listen mother! Native's father'selder mother had no male progeny. She had only two female children; then the eldermother (first wife) will die even when the female children are in suckling stage. Thenative's father will be born to the second mother ‐ we said like that‐ Mother.9. Five children of the native’s father will not survive whereas 2 brothers and 3 sisters willsurvive. The ones surviving will have long life. The native will be born as the seventhchild to such people of character. Oh Parvati! Please listen.10.We will tell about the native's color and character, please listen. He will have blackcolor, lean body, a learned man; no evil thoughts in mind. Will be looking like a poorman. Has no bad habits. A little hot‐tempered.11.The native of the chart will be doing agriculture. He will be good to many people. Willbe capable of speaking sweetly. Will have lots of cattle, sheep, goats and oxen. Will have3100

no desire on the wealth of others. Will be capable of succeeding in the work taken byhim. Knows many tricks. Belongs to 'Sithini' tribe.Notes By Copy Editor: In my opinion, the “Sithini” is not a tribe. Samudrika LakshanaShastra defines Sithini type of people. Though this type casting is normally applied toWomen, the Rishi has applied to a man in this instance, which needs much morethinking on this.Yenbeeyes: Since the word “Jaathi’’ has been used in the verse, I took it as the caste ortribe.12.Eats little; has the fortune of offspring; has interest in wealth; has a rudra rekha (line) inhis hand; is skilled in speech. Will do a little charitable work, has love for his relations, isinterested in insignificant things.13.We will now tell about the native's siblings. They are ten in number. Only one male andfemale sibling will have long life; others will die; will not stay; Sister will be elder to thenative and brother will be younger to him.14.We will tell about the sister’s news. She will be devoted to God. Her words will becomereality to an unparalleled extent. She will live comfortably. She has no poverty. She willlive with her husband. We will tell about her offspring ‐ Please listen‐Mother!15.We understand that she will have two male and two female children. We will tell aboutthe younger brother of the native. Short‐tempered man; learned person; can walk veryfast; will be doing small business, will have secrets.Publishers Notes: 3L of younger brother Sun is in the 6H aspected by Rahu who is asecretive planet hence the Rishi could have said that he will have secrets, as to the reasonRishi says short tempered is Sun is with Ketu (short temper) in the sign of Scorpiowhich is the debilitated sign of Moon (mind) and in the 6H of fights. As for walkingbeing fast, 12 th from this place would represent younger brothers legs and here Mars isplaced would make the natives younger brother walk faster, he being learned can bededuced with Jupiter (learned/wise) in the 4 th from 3L of younger brother Sun and alsoaspecting the 3H of brothers.16.In the beginning period, he will have calamity. However, the same will recede due to thegrace of Lord Subramanya. He will be a man of probity. He has the skill of talking byjuggling the words. We will tell about the defect‐less house of children. One male childand 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 fromverse 17 onwards he talks about the native.17.We 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 siderelationship, he will get his wife. He will have only one wife. First, we will tell about theprogeny; Please listen.4101

Publishers Notes: If we presume that the Rishi has is now talking about the native thenif we use Bhrighu Chakra Paddathi (refer to previous volume 3), the 21 st year of thenative would be the 9 th house (12+9=24) of marriage and also here Jupiter the karaka ofreligious function is placed and Jupiter in Kalachakra is Isana Kona of North EastDirection hence we can only presume that the Rishi might have used this logic thoughfinding out directions of events there is no single repeatable methodology that givesconsistent results. The other way of Bhrighu Chakra Paddathi as explained in Vol 3 is totake Naisargik Kundali (natural zodiac) and over there 21 st year will be Sagitarius wherenatural karaka of marriage Ven and 2 nd & 7 th lord of marriage (as per natural zodiac)Ven is placed hence marriage in 21 st 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 longlife. Others will not live enough to drink ,mother’s milk.. Oh! Mother of the elephantheaded God! Listen further.19.We will tell about the characteristics of the native's mother. She will have a black bodylike that of Mahavishnu. She will have a wavering mind. A guileless woman, verypatient woman, without brothers and sisters, will work hard in the world, not capable ofusing unwanted words.Publishers Notes: 3 rd house from 4H of mother is heavily afflicted hence no siblings tomother. 3 rd house from Moon (Mother) is heavily afflicted by Jupiter & Saturn. 6 th fromJupiter gets spoilt.20.She will not have an attractive face. Will be loving her husband. Will be a good womanto her relatives. We will tell about the siblings of the native. It will be great. Will nothave 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 siblingabroad.21.He was also born after the native. Along with the younger brother of the native, hisuncle (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?22.4th Lord Mercury and 5th Lord Venus are conjoined is the reason for that. .... We willtell about the previous birth.Translators Note: This verse the 3rd line is absent and hence does not give a complete meaning.23.We will tell about the previous birth of the native's father.Born in a small village near sea in a hunter's caste, had hislivelihood by hunting in the world. Was proud with wife andchildren.24.After death, as a rebirth, in this birth, we said, he became thefather of the native. When the rishi, learned in vedas, said likethat, Parvati asked ‐ You said that the native's father in his5102

previous birth was born in the not so elegant hunter community. What is the reason forthat?25.In his previous birth, he used to bring honey to the three eyed Shiva and also thought ofMari 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, ithas 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.26.He will be born in the same village in the farmers community. We will tell aboutmother's birth details. She will be born in a oil monger community in a small village eastof Thirukkadaiyur (A place that even now exists in Tamil Nadu). Along with children,(continued in next verse)27.while living in comfort, some evil deeds happened. In the house where she lived, a birdhad given birth in a nest to younger ones. Without even thinking that it is a sin todestroy the nest, she destroyed the nest.28.While 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. Themother bird gave a curse that (there) she will have no siblings and children. Born to herwill be under curse. That curse reached her.29. In her last days she was affected by a sallow kind of jaundice and died. Lord Brahmaagain created her and hence she was born in this birth. Oh Mother! The curse ofprevious birth caught hold of her in this birth.30.Siblings will get blemish or defects. Children also will get defects or blemish. We willtell about the re‐birth of the native's mother. To the west of Kancheepuram, in Saivacommunity she will be reborn. Oh! The worshipper of Shiva! Mother! Please listen.31.We will tell about the native's previous birth. Having taken birth in Kancheepuram, in afamily known for penance (Brahmin), and living without education, we will tell about acurse the native was subjected to. Please listen, Oh Mother!32.At the time of daily religious observances, the native used to eat the food cooked withoutoffering them to God. Because of that, he had a curse. During his last days, his body wassubjected to diseases and then he died. We said that again he was created by Brahma andtook birth now.33. In the previous birth, he was born in a Brahmin family. However, in this birth what isthe reason of his birth in a business community; the native according to Brahmincustoms, having been born in a Brahmin family, he ate the cooked food without offeringit to God was the reason.34. Thus, he was born in this community. We will tell about his rebirth. He will be born ina business community in a village to the east of the country called Virinchi. Oh! Concertof Shiva who has Ganga and Moon on the head! Oh Parvati! Listen further.6103

35.We will tell about the last days of the father of the native. When the native is of 28years, in the month of Krittika, father will pass away. There will be danger to thenative's mother at his 36 th age during the month of poushya (After Sun’s ingress intoMakara)Publishers Notes: Our esteemed translator’s & copy editors notes differ on the month ofevent due to different calendar systems ‐ Month of Karthika in luni solar Calendar, orJyeshta Maasa in solar calendar ‐ The word used is ‘thel’ meaning Scorpio which fallsbetween Nov, 15 to Dec. 15. Shri Yenbeeyes says that ‘the month is mentioned in theverse as “makara”. Makara in Souramana is between January and February. In Tamil wecall this month as ‘Thai’ which marks the beginning of Pongal and the entry of Sun intoCapricorn sign. In Chandramana this is called as ‘Pushya’ or ‘Poushya’ This period isbetween December and January in the Purnimant and between January and February inAmavasyanth. Since the specific word used ‘makara’, I am of the opinion that the rishirefers to Souramana month. There is no such word in Chandramana.Publisher: Now see 28 th year, as per BCP (Bhrighu chakra Paddathi), this will be 28‐24=4 th house, here 9 th lord of father Saturn is sitting in the 8 th (death) from its house,Saturn is 8L of death too and Saturn itself is dukha karaka (sorrow significator) aspectedby Rahu from 12h of death. Rishi says that in the 36 th 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 moonso death in 36 th year can be presumed.36.When Athri maharishi was narrating like this, Parvati started asking. You told that thenative's mother had a brother. You said that he would also go to a foreign country bytravelling in a ship. When he will go?37.We will tell. Please listen, Mother! He will return after his tenth age. He will be gettingall comforts and his expenses will also be very high. Oh remover of sufferings! OhParvati! Please listen.38.We will tell about the death of the native. In his 60 th age, in the month of Dhanur(between Dec, 15 to Jan 15), during dwidiya thithi in the waning half, he will die onaccount of Tuberculosis. Oh! Mother, worshipped by great elderly persons doingpenance! Further, listen.39.The native will take rebirth in Kancheepuram in the same community. We tell about hisgeneral 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.40. Fortunes will increase after the 20 th age of the native like that of the waxing moon. Willamass wealth to a large extent. Will become famous. Lakshmi will reside. Will constructa beautiful house. Will be without any debts in the earth. Will have a happy mind anddisposition.7104

Publishers Notes: Atri Rishi says Fortune ‘After’ 20 th year which means 21 st yearonwards, now 21 st year is 9H as per BCP method and here fortune karaka Jupiter issitting acting as the activator of the year of fortune. At times one can see that Jupitersnatural age is 16 but if it is not activated by the BCP rotation the result takes time till thecircle of house focus comes to where Jupiter is, this methodology can be seen true in theabove case as per the above verse.41.His sons will live better than him. At the time birth, the native will have 4 years, 6months and 10 days in Mars Mahadasa as remaining period. We will tell the generalresults.42.Will construct a beautiful house. However, expenses will become more. Native will getdisease and will be cured. The possessed lands will be fertile. Relatives will also getfortunes. Oh! Mother of elephant headed God! we are continuing.43. 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 separatelyTranslators Notes: Here in chart 1 & chart 3 the text end abruptly and it seems themanuscript is incomplete.Appendix:A write up about Mari Amman:Mari Amman is a form of female deity mainly worshipped widely among Tamilvillagers across South India and Sri Lanka. Of late the deity has been worshippedin Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia too. She is regarded as having the powers toremove diseases like small‐pox, chicken‐pox.In Tamil, ‘Maari’ literally means rain. The Goddess who is instrumental in inflicting and atthe same time, in her mercy, cooling the fevered brows of her devotees is ‘SeethalaMaariamman’. ‘Seethalam’ in Sanskrit literally means ‘the cold one’. Seethala Devi isknown for absorbing the heat surrounding Her and emanating the coolness, as part ofprotecting 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 beddaily due to her 'Tapo bal' and bring water from the river for her husband's puja daily. Oneday when she was in the river bed, some Gandharva was passing by whose reflection shesaw in the river. She was for a second enchanted by this beauty and her mind began towaver for a fraction of a second. On account of this she lost her chastity and could not8105

mould the pot as before. She returned to the Ashram and narrated what happened to theRishi.Jamadhagni is famous for his anger and he immediately wanted to punish her. He called hisfirst 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 andbeheaded his mother with his axe weapon. Jamadhakni was pleased and wanted to grant hisson 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 Parasuramto 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 cameback to life. However, Jamadhakni said that she no longer can live in the Ashram as she wasthe 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 distancean army of brigands approached Jamadhakni asking for drinking water. The rishi was nowin deep meditation (dhyana) and could not hear the tumult. The warlord of the brigandsturned wild and told his followers to cut off the head of the Rishi, which they did. SinceJamadhakni died in a sacred place surrounded by ashrams, his body could not be kept forlong 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 thefuneral pyre, as a last mark of respect for her Rishi husband. Indra from heaven orderedVaruna, the rain god, to drench the fire with sudden heavy rain so that the fire would beextinguished. But in the meantime, Renuka Devi had been severely burned and her dresswas 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 withcastor oil and applied turmeric powder and neem leaves. One woman touched Renuka Deviand, finding her feverish, ordered that she should be given tender coconut water and buttermilk. Then Renuka Devi went to the next village inhabited by washer men who, uponseeing Renuka Devi’s burnt sari, offered her a pure white sari and a red sari that is normallyworn by Mari Amma.On descending from Mount Kailasa, Lord Shiva appeared before Renuka Devi andpronounced her as none other than Uma Devi, Parameswari or Jagadeeswari. Ever sincethen, Renuka Devi has been called Mari Amman and other names according to localtraditions. Because of her association with burning fever, Goddess Mari Amman is respectedas omnipotent in every village, guarding people from severe fevers like small pox andchicken pox.Other stories:There is a story circulating in high caste circles about an untouchable boyimpersonating as a high Brahmin suitor to a Brahmin Girl and marrying her. Thedeceit is discovered when the girl goes to her in‐law's house. The language and meateating tendencies of the mother‐in‐law reveals their identity as untouchables. The Brahminbride goes into a remorse mode and commits self‐immolation by killing herself in fire inorder to remove the pollution of9106

marrying an untouchable. That Brahmingirl is defined as Mari Amman, equated toShakthi, and allowed to be the goddess ofuntouchables. Devotees practice firewalkingrituals in such temples to satisfythe goddess.There are other stories also about which Iam not giving details here as it wouldbecome a lengthy one.Form of deity:Sri Maariamman’s graceful andcomforting form is fourhanded with thesword and damaru (udukkai as it is knownin Tamil) on the right hands and paasa ‐the rope of bondage ‐ and fire on the lefthands. A five‐hooded cobra canopies Her,Her eyes dispelling Her grace all around.This is the normal form found in almostall Mariamman temples. Though slightvariations are seen in other temples.During Maiamman festivals in everytemple there will be a fire‐walkingceremony called as 'Thimithi' in Tamil.Even in Singapore Mariamman templethis ritual is performed. Lot of informationon this festival can be had from theInternet.Because of the closeness of Mariammanwith the 'Agni' or fire (as deduced fromthe stories above) and also because she isholding a fire in a pot in her hand, she ismentioned as 'Agni Mari' in the 3rd verseof Saptarishi Nadi ‐ Chap. 1. Since learnedMr. Baskaran was taking as a direction, Iam quoting all these references.Om Tat SatRama Rahasya Upanishad1-2. Great sages like Mudgala, Sandilya,Paingala, Bikshu, Sanaka and Prahladaapproached Lord Hanuman, who was a greatdevotee of Vishnu and asked him,3-4. “Which is the greatest principle among thefour Veda-s, 18 purana-s, 18 Smriti-s, Sastra-s,all knowledge and among the great powersruled by the Sun and moon?” 5-6. He replied,“Hey, great sages and devotees of Lord Vishnu!Please hear my words which cut of allattachments, the greatest principle among theseis the principle of Brahma Taraka (OM). Rama isPara-Brahma and supreme austerity, and Ramais the Supreme Essence and Brahma Taraka.”7. They all again asked, Lord Hanuman, “Pleasetell us the angas (aspects) of Lord Rama.”Lord Hanuman told, “Please understand thatLord Ganesha, Goddess Saraswati, GoddessDurga, all the Kshetra Palaka-s, Sun, Moon,Lord Narayana, Lord Narasimha, LordVasudeva, Lord Varaha, Lord Lakshmana,Shatrughna, Bharata, Vibheeshana, Sugreeva,Angada, Jambavanta and Pranava are theangas of Lord Rama. Without these angas, LordRama will not remove all roadblocks. Theyagain asked, “How will Brahmins andhouseholders get the capacity to recitePranava?” He said, “All People (even if they arenot eligible to chant “Om”,) who chant the sixletter mantra would get the capacity tomeditate on Pranava. Those who chant silentlythe mantra of Rama would get the same effect asrepeating the letter “Om”. After the name ofRishi, Devata and meter, japa of the Ramamantra would give the same effect as repetitionof Pranava and further he explained that RamaHimself has said that pranava is a part of Ramamantra.107

Sage Bhrighu’s BlessingsBhrighu Saral Paddathi - 1BySaptarishis AstrologyWith Obeisance to Lord Ganapathi & Sage Bhrighu we start this huge task ofrevealing these secrets of the Founder of Vedic Astrology Sage Bhrighu.Astrologers have tried their level best to decode his system, which gives themost brilliant and snap shot predictions. What will be revealed here will be in a series ofarticles mostly containing Bhrighu methods and at times bringing in hidden meanings ofother classics from a Bhrighu basis which have escaped the eyes of the best so far? It must bewarned 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 useit verbatim to make the parameters of success more difficult. This has been tested on severalblind charts leading to stunning predictions.Indian Astrology is not for the light hearted or householder, so if you are still at that stage ofyour astrological journey where you read your own charts or those of your loved ones & geteffected you are requested to ignore these methods as after practicing on 100 charts extremeharsh events open out too easily as compared to what takes normal astrologer an hour if he islucky.Bhrighu is the son of the Creator of Earth Lord Brahma having born out of his mind as perIndian Mythology, Saral in hindi language means Easy & Paddathi means Methodology, soin 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, manyof these men reported back that the most important event of their lives were not predictedby these astrologers, we felt sad as we had sent them with high recommendations and theseastrologers were our heroes & these contacts started deriding these astrologers. Then thesearch started & hence in order to create better astrologers who can predict the ‘BiggestEvents Of One’s Life’ with good success these techniques will be enumerated here.108

The StoryYears 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 whichhouse it is situated without even telling me the sign or the Asc sign and I willpredict 7 events of your life. If one masters the techniques presented here apart from havinga great grasp on basics of astrology, ‘we can hit the ground thrice and say this with certaintythat you can make phenomenal predictions of the Main Story Of A Chart’ provided youfollow rules of Jyotisha Purusha (Soul of Jyotish).Bhrighu Saral Paddathi (BSP) ‐ 1‘Wherever Saturn sits he creates Ups & Down in the 4 th house from it, inminimum 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 timeseven the reverse, basically he will Create Fluctuations.’In order to get the exact import of the above, Indians should remember it in hindi ‘Shaniapne chauthe ghar mein Uchh Neech Karega, us ghar ke kisi ek bath ko bigade ga yasarvanash karega.’Chart 1: Lord Rama109

BSP‐1 : Without getting into details of Sun being in Pisces etc as per a shloka & other detailsof the authenticity of the chart 1 , let’s take this chart which from time immemorial is theaccepted chart, lets concentrate on where Saturn is placed, it is in 4 th house, 4 th from it is the7H of marriage which becomes ‘Saturn’s Karmic House’. His marriage life was filled withhuge ups & downs and he had to let go of his wife Sita Mata on basis of suspicion. Overthere Mars the 5L of children is placed he had to fight battle with his own children, Mars isalso 10L of father & Karma, he had to fight a huge war with Ravana. 7H is the house of padaprapti/position, he was to sit on the throne of his Ayodhya Kingdom but he got exile ofmany years roaming in the forest. When we learn astrology everyone teaches us thatJupiter’s aspect will save the house it aspects. One can see that the aspect of exalted Jupiteralong with Moon could not save this 7H & the planet Mars in it due to Saturn’s 4 thinfluence. This shows that Saturn implements itself in the 4 th from it and creates ups &downs in one’s life.Chart 2: Indira GandhiBSP‐1:Natal Saturn in 1H, 4 th from it is ‘Saturn’s Karmic House’ in 4H of mother, throne, grihastashram (home life). You can see that she lost her mother at young age, she lost her throne ina most shameful manner, her home life was destroyed – husband away and died early,daughter in law biggest enemy. The lord of her 4 th House is a Venus, a woman & placed in1 The 18th Sargam of Balakandam of Shrimad Valmiki Ramayanam says ‘Ascendant in Cancer, Sun inAries, 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 Ramaschart has become controversial as compared to what was followed previously we give an Appendixwhich deviates from the topic of this article to instigate scholars to probe deeper. – Special Thanks toNeelam Gupta, Delhi.110

6H of enemies with Rahu (secret enemies), can you imagine the back stabbing she has facedin her life & her revolt against is what gave her the name Iron Lady Of India.Chart 3: Jawaharlal NehruBSP‐1:How do you predict the most important thing in this person’s life from his chart that ‘hisfuture generations will get destroyed’ (Iski Aane Wali peedeya barbadh hojayegi). Now see4 th from Natal Saturn becomes the ‘Saturn’s Karmic House’ which is 5H of love affairs andchildren. 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, BeantSingh shot her thrice using his side‐arm and Satwant Singh fired twenty‐two rounds intoher using a Sten submachine gun.Most important over there sitting in the Saturn’s Karmic House is Sun who is naturalsignificator for ‘Lineage’ & here 2L of family, we all know the Cursed Life & End of hiswhole Lineage. Saturns Karmic House makes all this reading simple & in a second.Chart 4: Worm in Brain – Posted on Forum Msg 16809This 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 hischart & find its starts in 16‐12‐1999. In 2000 he found worm in his brain. He took medicinefor it for about 5 years. Is it all due to chaturdasi birth or curse on Guru. Will you plz someremedies for this guy.111

BSP‐1: Saturn is in 10H with Rahu (remedy won’t be found) and 4 th from it is the 1H ofbrain and it becomes ‘Saturn’s Karmic House’. Rahu is a snake, a worm also moves like asnake, Saturn spoils the 4H from it where in the 1H of brain is situated and also aspects itslord Mars by 10 th aspect.Now the question to be asked is when would the problem occur, this is the tricky part, in ourshort 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’sround of 30 years.The mail mentions that in year 2000 native found worm in his brain, if we assume it is afterMay 2000, then Tr Saturn is in Taurus activating the 1H – Saturn’s Karmic House and itslord Mars.Chart 5: Coiled Birth Data from L.C, CroatiaFriend from Croatia writes: she is so talented for music, and she played violoncello, teachersfrom Russia, USA called her willing to pay for her scholarship, but, no, she found some drugaddict, aggressive man, got pregnant and has daughter now. For one side she seems sotalented but when you come to logic or reason ‐ she seems dumb.... Like until some 11 or 12years of life she was like grown person, then got into puberty, she ran from home when shewas 16 years old, parents didn't know a full year where she is or is she alive or not ‐ she brokeall connections with family.BSP‐1 : See Saturn is in the 1H and 4 th from it is the 4H of ‘Saturn’s Karmic House’, nowwhat is 4H, it is the house of Grahast Ashram & Sukha Stana (happiness), you can see bothare destroyed with lots of Ups & Downs in that area of one’s life.112

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 Yorkhe was married to Prince Andrew, on 7/23/1986. It was hoped that marriage to fieryFergie would tame him but they played hard together and separately, and parted onS3/19/1992. An official palace announcement of their divorce came on 4/16/1996.113

BSP‐1: Saturn in 3H destroys 6H which is 4 th from it thereby becoming ‘Saturn’s KarmicHouse’, 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 fromTr Sat will be the 7H of marriage, thereby bringing Ups and then Down in her marriage life.Chart 7: Loni Anderson, American ActressShe had an early marriage to Salesman Bruce Hasselberg that lasted three months andproduced a daughter, Deidra Hoffman, in 1965. Her second marriage was to actor RossBickell on 1/28/1974; the marriage lasted for seven years. After six years together, shemarried Burt Reynolds on 4/29/1988 which was her 3 rd marriage. In January 1994, theyentered a bitter divorce battle with custody and money fights. Reynolds in turn flaunted hisextramarital affair and accused her of being a lousy mother. In her book, Anderson does notconceal the history of her own love life, including an affair with actor John Gavin and aromance that developed into a sex addiction for her former WKRP co‐star Gary Sandy. In2008 she married Bob Flick.BSP‐1: 4th from Saturn which is ‘Saturn’s Karmic House’ becomes 2H of family life andJupiter placed there is 5L of love and 8L of scandals & sustenance of marriage. So ups anddowns in these areas of life. She had 4 marriages and 3 divorces; one can see that Saturn’sKarmic House is the sign Virgo the natural sign of divorces.Timing: During her second marriage divorce in 1981 Tr Saturn was in Virgo her KarmicHouse, during break up with Burt Reynolds on Jan 1994, Tr Saturn was in Aq in her 7H ofmarriage throwing 75% aspect on natal Saturn & full Nadi aspect on 2H of Saturn’s KarmicHouse. For this Saturn’s Nadi aspect method readers may kindly refer to C S Patels booksNadi & Navamsa, Sagar Publications.114

Chart 8: Mafia Don, Louis FerranteMr. Patheya wrote on forums ‘I have partial data about a person who has erstwhile been anotorious mafia don belonging to the infamous Gambino family crime network. As per thesources I have collected on him, it was by mid‐90s that law and the FBI caught up with himand he was given a 10 years' sentence.’ His time of birth is via birth certificate in his hand asper our personal email correspondence with him.BSP‐1: Natal Saturn is in 7H and ‘Saturn’s Karmic House’ becomes the 10H of ones karmaor profession, as you can see from above here is Ups & Downs in those areas of his life.Chart 9: Huge Family Wealth at stake115

The native is dedicated astrologer & businessman, his father’s partner has siphoned off 500odd 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 the4 th from it. 2H is the house of family & wealth and here at stake is family’s wealth. He hasbeen 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 andwherever he finds a tree to dig little & bury this coconut covering it with a very small layerof mud. The remedy is of Saturn & gotten by our mentor from a very old pandit whosepredictions were most accurate & a pious man. This flour & sugar will be eaten by black antswho are represented by Saturn in Indian astrology. If can’t do the above ritual then oneshould just feed sugar molecules to ants.Something must be said here which has not been mentioned by others. Astrologersoften say Saturn delivers ones karma but which karma no one says. From above notes if oneknows the person lives of the above charts One can easily make out why Saturn is causingtrouble, whether a bad event is a result of bad karma of previous birth or present birth ‐ fromplacement of Saturn & Saturn’s Karmic House but this must not be explained here as it canhurt a lot of peoples sentiments, what though can be said is how to guide yourself and yourclients.Guidance: Where you see Saturn placed in a chart, that house & it’s Karmic House, youmust 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 measuresbut in Saturn’s case mantras work less effectively as compared to real karma of helpingothers & keeping pure heart (note heart), unfortunately astrologers who sell mantras in theirconsultations do not reveal this to amateur astrologers & clients.116

AppendixNote 1:On 8 th Nov 2003 The Times of India, a prestigious newspaper carried an article on LordRama’s Date of Birth. Here Natal Saturn is retrograde moving in the 5H and as perretrograde theory it can give results of the 4H, if you see ketu has come in lagna and Mer in9H with Rahu in 7H – these are the changes.http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/cms.dll/html/uncomp/articleshow?msid=273107Note 2Sky Charting or Archeo‐AstronomySource: http://www.historicalrama.org/dateevents.htmlCourtesy: Mr. Bharath GyanThis is a technique of charting the future or past sky using a scientific tool. This tool helpsto arrive at planetary positions given a date in future or past and vice‐versa i.e. given a set ofplanetary configurations, arrive at the date either in future or in the past.Such tools are collectively called Planetarium software. There are probably over 50 suchdifferent software available. Each software can be used specifically for a particularapplication, 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 atravel time of well over 12 years for the spacecraft to reach these planets. This software helpsdetermine orbital positions of the planets when the spacecraft reaches their orbits. For this, ahigh level of precision is required in the software.Unlike any other civilization so far, the literature of the Indian civilization is characterizedfor being embedded with night sky observations. Feeding the observations of the planetaryconfigurations into the Planetarium software gives us the English calendar dates when theseconfigurations could have occurred in the past. When these dates are logically arrangedalong with the events, it helps us to scientifically assign dates to events mentioned in Indianlegends and historical texts, and validate them.117

Thus the astronomical remains left behind in our literature can be analyzed scientifically toarrive at historic dates for various events. This approach is parallel to archaeology wherephysical remains are analyzed to arrive at historic dates and hence gives rise to a new branchof scientific dating which may be called Archaeo‐astronomy.Various modern day researchers have made use of this software to arrive at such historicdates for various events described in the Indian literature. We have collated the outputs ofsuch 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 broughtout in the book "Dating the Era of Lord Ram" forms the basis of what is presented here tounderstand the dates of the events in Rama’s lifetime.[ + ] Sri Ram Navami ‐ BirthdaySri Rama Navami is the birth day of RamaRama was born on the Navami tithi of Shukla Paksha ofChaitra masa(9 th day of the increasing phase of the moon in the lunarmonth 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 andJupiter & Moon were shining together. ‐‐ Ramayana 1.18.8,9The conditions can be summarized as follows:1. Sun in Aries2. Saturn in Libra3. Jupiter in Cancer4. Venus in Pisces5. Mars in Capricorn6. Lunar month of Chaitra7. 9 th day after New Moon(Navami Tithi, Shukla Paksh)8. Moon near Punarvasu Nakshatra(Pollux star in Gemini constellation)9. Cancer as Lagna(Cancer constellation rising in the east)10. Jupiter above the horizonSri Rama Navami ‐ 10th January 5114 BCE ‐ Birth Day of RamaObservation at 12.30 p.m.The observations on theleft, when entered intoPlanetarium softwaregives us the above SkyChart, which in turnsgives forth the belowmentioned date.118

[ + ] Birth of BharathaThe 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 EveKing Dashratha to his courtiers ‐"This month of Chaitra is beautiful andholy. The woods and trees are full offlowers. At this time coronation of Rama ismost appropriate."‐‐ Ramayana 2.4.21‐22"Astrologers have told me that my nakshatra has beensurrounded by malefic planets like Sun, Mars andRahu. Under such planetary configurations, the kingeither dies or falls in some deep conspiracy. Thus,before I face any such problem, you take over thekingship"King Dashratha with Rama‐‐ ‐ Ramayana 2.4.18"Today the moon is on Punarvasu nakshatra andtomorrow it will meet the Pushya nakshatra. In thatPushya nakshatra, I am eager to hand over thekingdom to you."‐‐ ‐ Ramayana 2.4.21‐22119

Planets located together in Piscesconstellation4th January 5089 BCE[ + ] Khar, Dushan episodeKhar told Rama ‐"I want to say many things about myprowess but I would not, because if in themeanwhile sunset occurs, there would be abreak in the battle."‐ Ramayana: 3.29.23Solar Eclipse description1. Planets, visible to unaided eyes areEast 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 oftheir uniqueness.The Solar eclipse on 7th October 5077 BCE reachedmaximum coverage for Panchwati at 15.10 hours.The Sky Chart on the left shows the configurationat 2.00 p.m. with the Latitude / Longitude forPanchwati[ + ] Vali Vadham"Hearing the roar of Sugreev, Vali's face became red like the sun caught by Rahu during theeclipse." ‐ Ramayana 4.15.3120

"Vali Vadham" occurred on 3rd April 5076 BCE duringthe Solar Eclipse, in the Amavasa Ashada during themorning hours.[ + ] Hanuman's Visit to LankaHanuman's Visit to Lanka ‐ 12th September 5076 BCE ‐ LunarEclipseThe eclipsed moon rose in the eastern sky. It was not a total lunareclipse. The place of observation is Lanka[ + ] Hanuman's Return from LankaHanuman's Return from Lanka ‐ 14th September 5076 BCEObservation at 6.30 a.m. The Sun and Moon are shining together.Mars & Jupiter are shining. Also seen Pushya Cancer Swati VirgoAiravat elephant of Indra corresponds to Scorpio.[ + ] Army March to LankaThe Vanara Army march to Lanka ‐ 20th September 5076 BCELakshmana's observation: "The Venus has gone to the back side, Saptarishi(Ursa Major) are visible brightly, Trishanku (Crux) is visible infront. Moola nakshatra, protector of Rakshasa, is inflicted with Dhumraketu(node)."121

Internal Consistency Of All DatesSri Rama Navami ‐ Birth day10th January 5114 BCE‐Birth of Bharatha11th January 5114 BCE1 dayPre coronation eve4th January 5089 BCE25 yearsKhar, Dushan episode7th October 5077 BCE12 yearsVali Vadham3rd April 5076 BCE6 monthsHanuman's Visit to Lanka12th September 5076 BCE5 monthsHanuman's Return from Lanka14th September 5076 BCE2 daysArmy March to Lanka20th September 5076 BCE6 daysIt may be noted from the table above that the dates arrived at for the events are nothaphazard. They tally with the chronological sequence for the events as found in theRamayana text. Not only that the elapse times between the events as indicated by thesedates 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 thetechnique.Cross Validation of DatesRama Navami occurs around the 21st of April, now in the month of Chaithra. During thedays of Rama, i.e., in 5114 BCE, the Navami of Chaithra month has occurred on the 10th ofJanuary. Here we can observe a difference of 100 days between the occurrence of Navami inthe Chaithra month between the years 5114 BCE and 2007 CE. How does one account for thisdifference?The above clearly brings forth the date of Rama being 5114 BCE and it tallies well withscientific explanations.122

Shri Babubhai Yodh is an 86 yr oldastrologer who hails from a paramparafamily in Gujurat, India. He has done B.A inEnglish literature from Bombay University in1948 and has been a teacher all his life. Hehas devoted his entire life to Jyotish havingwritten two books in astrology a) Art ofPrediction & b) Importance of Transit Pointsboth considered classics. He specializes in K.Pastrology and has devoted students wholearn earnestly from him.Gripping of Planetsby the Nodes -2ByBabuBhai Yodh & B.D.Vaghela,India.Referring to our article in the previousissue of Saptarishis Astrology Vol 3Aug 2008 release we recall some ofthe rules for Gripping of Planets by the Nodes,it is reproduced is reproduced here as under:‐1. A planet in conjunction, opposition orsquare to Node, will be gripped. Theclosest grip will be within five degreedeference between a planet and Nodeand only when the degree of Node ismore than the degree of the planets.2. A planet when gripped by the Node,will give adverse result for the matterof the houses owned by the grippedplanet and also house occupied by thegripped planet.Node completes the cycle of twelve signs inabout 18 years and during the period of thistransit, a native experiences adverse resultwhenever transiting Node makes an aspectof conjunction, opposition or square withthe gripped planet.This is an abstract of earlier article andshows the general effects of Node on thegripped planet during transit. But in thisarticle, the theory of gripped planets isexplained with reference to Progress Theoryof western astrology. There is animportance of progress theory of planets inwestern astrology and this article is more orless closely connected with progress theory.Therefore it is very essential to know themain principle of theory of progression ofplanets.First of all, in progress theory, the birthchart of a native is the base of this theory.123

Vaghela Bhai as he is fondly called wasborn in 1941 has been studying astrologysince more than 30 years with an avidrationalist approach. He gives moreimportance to Progressed theory withtransit of planets & also Navamsa. Aconstant companion to Shri Babubhai Yodhand practices astrology with a zeal ofleaving something for the youngergeneration. He was employed as aMechanical Engineer with the StateGovernment in Water Supply Dept & nowhis retired life is devoted to spreadingastrology in Ahmadabad.There will be fix degrees andminutes of planets occupied in thebirth chart according to birth timeand birth place. After the birth of a native,the planet will move day after day. In thistheory, the movement of a planet of oneday is considered equal to one year in lifeof native. For instance, the birth date of anative is 11 th June 1922. Now after sevendays that is on date 18‐06‐1922, the positionof planets on this date will be applied ineighth year in the life of a native that is inthe year 1929 of a native. This progressedhoroscope of 18 th June, 1922 is calculated onthe same time and place of birth chart.Simply, the date will defer, but time andplace will be same as birth chart. Abovetheory is clarified by an instance givenbelow: ‐Chart 1Date birth: 11‐June‐1922Time of birth: 1‐45 a.mPlace of Birth: Ahmadabad (Gujarat)Latitude: 23* N 02Longitude: 72* E 37124

Planet As Sun Moon Mar Mer Jup Ven Sat Ra Ke Ura Nep PlDegree 13 26 10 26 07 16 26 08 12 12 20 21 16Minute 36 22 56 02 16 14 39 05 23 23 48 00 15R R(1) Progressed chart and Planets (18 th June‐1922)125

adverse effect of the gripped planet by Node will‘Theover after the Progressed Node crosses the degreebea gripped planet at birth, please note here theofof Node only is taken into consideration,progressionPlanet Asc Sun Moon Mar Mer Jup Ven Sat Ra Ke Ura Nep PlDegree 22 03 06 23 03 16 05 08 12 12 20 21 16Minute 43 02 45 44 50 23 01 012 00 00 49 10 25R RIt is observed from the progressed horoscope that planets like Sun, Moon and Venushave progressed and changed their signs also. Other planets are in the same signs at birth buttheir degrees have changed. Progressed planets are compared with the planets at birth and allthe aspects formed byprogressed planets to theplanets at birth are noted. Ifthe progressed planets are ingood aspects with the planetsat birth, it gives good resultand in case of bad aspects,adverse results are experienced.While comparing aspectsbetween progressed planets and planets at birth, the possibilities indicated in the birthhoroscope must be borne in the mind for interpretation.keeping the degree of a planet fix at birth.’The gripped planets gives adverse effect but when will this adverse effect of grippedplanet 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 planetis gripped when degree of Node is more than the degree of the planet. In this situation, Nodeis always retrograde in movement and during progressions; it comes closer to the grippedplanet. It is an applying aspect of Node to the planet and therefore a planet is consideredgripped by Node, in this position. Now during Progression of Node, it will makeconjunction 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 Nodedepends upon the differences between them at birth.a) The adverse effect of the gripped planet by Node will be over after the ProgressedNode crosses the degree of a gripped planet at birth, please note here the progressionof 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 daymeasures one year in life of a native. The average daily motion of a Node is threeminutes. 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 3minutes in a year during progression and it takes 20 years approximately for a node tomove one degree during progression.126

difference in degrees is more than five degrees‘IfNode and a gripped planet in birth chart, thenbetweenis no chance for the Node during progression totherethe degree of a gripped planet during the lifetimecrossa native and adverse effect of a gripped planet will beofby a native during whole life.’experiencedc) Therefore it is very important to know the time taken by Nodes during progression tocross the degree of a gripped planet. As per progress theory, a Node takes abouttwenty years to move one degree during progression therefore, if any planet is atdistance two to three degrees from Node in birth chart, then there is a chance forNode during progression to cross the degree of a gripped planet birth during the lifeperiod of a native.d) If difference in degrees is more than five degrees between Node and a gripped planetin birth chart, then there is no chance for the Node during progression to cross thedegree of a gripped planet during the lifetime of a native and adverse effect of agripped planet will be experienced by a native during whole life. For instance, ifJupiter is two degreein distance fromNode, then Jupiterwill give very goodresults after fortyyears.Just as in the sky, the cloudhides the sun and therefore,there is no sunshine. Bus assoon as the cloud passesaway from the sun, then oneexperiences sun shine. In the same way when Nodes grip a planet, the positive effect of aplanet is suppressed and it will not give favorable results. Then as soon as Node crosses overthe planet during progression then the planet gives the most beneficial results.For clarification of the above principle the following birth charts are given.127

Chart‐1:MaleDate of Birth: 11 th June 1922Time of Birth: 1h‐45m AmPlace of Birth: Ahmadabad (Gujarat)Latitude: 23° N 02Longitude: 72°E37Planet As Sun Moon Mar Mer Jup Ven Sat Ra Ke Ura Nep PlDegree 13 26 10 26 07 16 26 08 12 12 20 21 16Minute 36 22 56 02 16 14 19 05 23 23 48 00 15R RIn the above chart, ascendant is in Pisces and South Node (Ketu) is also in Pisces. Moon isin Sagittarius and placed in tenth house. Therefore South Node (Ketu) is in square aspect toMoon. The degree of South Node is 12°23, and degree of Moon is 10°56. The degree of Moonis less then degree of South Node. Therefore Moon is gripped by South Node. Moon is theowner 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 fifthhouse). And unsteady career (Regarding tenth house). After the progressed South Nodecrosses the degree of moon at birth i.e. 10°56 native gets free from advance effect of Node asmentioned above.In this case, moon is 1°27 less than the degree of South Node. Now according toprogress theory, the South Node during progression comes on 10°‐56 in Pisces on date 8‐July‐1922. Therefore on 8 th July, 1922 South Node crosses the degree of Moon at birth and thenMoon will be free from adverse effects of South Node. Now, rule for progressed theory saysthat one day is equal to one year. According to this rule, there will be 27 days up to 8 th July128

1922 counting from the birth date 11 th June 1922. And 27 days will be equal to 27 years in thelife of a native. Considering 27 years for 27 days, the year will be 1949 in the life of thenative; hence, native got big house & comfort, success in love affair & speculation, andcompleted his post graduation study after the years 1949.Similarly in the above chart, Saturn is in conjunction with North Node (Rahu) in Virgo andplaced in seventh house. The degree of North Node (Rahu) is 12°23 and degree of Saturn is8°05. The degree of Saturn is 4°18 less than the degree of North Node. Therefore, Saturn isgripped by North Node. Saturn is owner of 11 th and 12 th house and placed in seventh houseand also karaka for longevity. Therefore Saturn gives adverse results for matter of success inlife (Regarding 11 th house), expenses (Regarding 12 th house), and Public life (Regarding 7 thhouse). After the progressed North Node crossed the degree of Saturn at birth i.e. 8°05, thenative 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 is8°05 on date 30‐08‐1922, North Node crosses the degree of Saturn at birth and Saturn will getfree from its adverse effect. It will be 80 days up to 30 th august 1922, counting from the birthdate 11 th 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 for80 days, the year will be 2002 in the life of a native. Therefore, native experiences goodresults; gets success in life enjoys reputed public life after the year 2002. Saturn is karaka forlongevity, therefore native enjoys good health after year 2002. This has been true in theabove native’s life.129

Chart‐2Native: MaleDate of birth: 10 th Feb 1932Time of birth: 00h‐39m a.mPlace of birth: Ahmadabad (Gujarat)Latitude: 23°N 02Longitude: 72° E 37Planet As Sun Moon Mar Mer Jup Ven Sat Ra Ke Ura Nep PlDegree 21 26 03 25 14 24 03 05 05 05 23 14 27Minute 04 55 01 00 30 27 34 31 16 16 25 10 34R R RIn the above chart, ascendant is in Libra, Moon and Venus are placed in sixth house inconjunction with North Node (Rahu) in Pisces. The degree of North Node is 05°16 anddegrees of Moon and Venus are 03°01 and 03°34 respectively therefore, Moon and Venus,both the planets are gripped by North Node.Therefore at first we understand the effect of the gripped planet Venus in above chartVenus is the owner of first and eighth house and placed in sixth house. Venus is also karakaplanet of comfort. Therefore, Venus gives adverse results of above houses. Native hasstudied in medical field and completed his education with MBBS degree. But during thestudy he had to face all sorts of difficulties in life because he was born in a large familyhaving more than seven members. Therefore there was shortage of finance for the progressof the native. Native has completed his education with self effort and hardship. (Adverseresult of first house self effort & hardship). There was a shortage of money for education buthe could not get money from his father (No legacy –adverse results of eighth house) he hadto take loan and scholarship for completing his education (adverse result of sixth houseneedof loan) Venus is also karaka of comfort but native had to study in hardship withoutany 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 NorthNode moves to 03°34 on date 13 th March 1932 in Pisces. Therefore, on 13 th march, 1932, NorthNode crosses the degree of Venue of birth and Venus will be free from adverse effects. Nowcounting from the birth date of a native I.e. 10 th 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 beneficialresults of Venus from his 31 st year onwards and that will be the year 1963 of his life.Therefore native completes his education with MBBS degree gets services in hospital andbegan his earning after the year 1963.Now we will understand the effect of a gripped moon in the above chart. Moon is theowner of tenth house and placed in the sixth house in Pisces. Moon is also Karaka planet offourth house and family. Therefore, moon gives adverse results of above houses‐Moon alsoshows circumstances as mentioned above. After completing his study of MBBS, Nativewanted to start his independent professional career with his own clinic, but due to shortageof funds he could not do as desired. (Adverse results of 10 th house of career) and he had tojoin a job in a hospital. During the service also there was lot of hardship. He had to workextremely 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 hisprofessional career as a doctor, he had to take Loan (sixth house –Loan). In his own clinic, hehad to work day and night for clearing his debt. (Tenth house‐hard ship in career) Moon isalso 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 23 rd March, 1932,North Node will cross the degree of moon at birth and Moon will be free from adverseeffects of North Node. Now counting from the birth date of the native I. e 10 th February 1932to 23 rd march, 1932 it will be 41 days which means 41 st year. This is as per the rule of progresstheory, one day equal to one year, the native gets the beneficial result of Moon from his 41styear onwards and that will be the year 1974 in the life of the native. Therefore native earnslarge amount of money, clears all his debt, purchases big house and vehicle & completes theresponsibility 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 workingphenomenally well, it explains the reason why a persons bhagya (prosperity/fortune) has beenlocked for X number of years without using yogas… It is our sincere request to the youngergeneration 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 aplanet is less than the degree of a Node. But a planet may be gripped by a Node even thoughthe degree of a planet is more than the degree of a Node. If the readers are interested intheory of such type of gripped planet we may write in future.131

Secrets ofAscendantsByAshok Upadhaya, India.Ashok Upadhaya is an astrologer versedin different systems of astrology and holdsthe view that every system has its strength,which must be incorporated in ones readingmodel. His concepts are different to theextent of either being dismissed easily orbeing called revolutionary. Well known forhis stunning predictions we suggest to watchthis space in the future. He learnt hisastrology from the legendary blindastrologer of yesteryears Shri Swami. Hebows to his Gurus Late C.S.Patel, LatePrabhakar Dongre, Late PanditPrabhashankar Trivedi.In this write up small keys to eachAscendant are presented with basicprinciples of astrology which all thereaders of Saptarishis Astrology are awareof, hence no explanation nor any logic ispresented to each verse as it would only eatup space. We request you to memorize &test these verses although it has been testedfor a long time by this scribe. Additionally,whatever is written below will be applicablein the 9 th Harmonic (Navamsa) too, e.g. ifJupiter Saturn are together in D9 (9 thHarmonic) for an Aries Asc and JupiterSaturn do not form relationship in D1 (1 stdivisional) but form relationship in D9 thenalso the rules will be applicable andsometimes the results will be more intense.Aries Ascendantv When Jupiter Saturn has a relationship ofany kind the person becomes a failure,minimum 50 % of the horoscopes poweris reduced. Ref Laghu Parasari Shloka No22 yogaadhyaya. Saturn is 10L (karmesh)and Jupiter is 9L (Bhagyesh).v Sun or Mars has any relation withVenus, even in signs of Venus – theirenergies will not be focus oriented.v Any relation of Ven with Jupiter doesnot give good results. E.g. Ven in Piscescan give good materialistic success &beautiful wife but quality of marriage lifeis so‐so and not so great.v If Moon is with paap graha it gives goodresults.v Moon Rahu together in Trines (5,9 only)gives good results132

v Moon Mars in Trines (5,9 only) gives good resultsv Moon Saturn in Trines (5,9 only) at times gives good results but they should have norelationship with Jupiter.v Gajakeshari Yoga (jup moon in quadrant) if it has any relationship with Saturn then itdoes 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 yogawill 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 ofasthma, breathing problem, suffocation, circulation problems in body, sometimes theypass through epilepsy or at times giddiness– this is applicable to all Ascendants. If Ven is2 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 badname sometimes, but the result is extreme. Neptune Ven or Uranus Venus relationshipone would often find in charts of film stars.v Uranus and Ven in Kendra (quadrant) to each other gives abnormal sexual life for allAscendants but affect more in Aries Ascendant.v Neptune Venus relationship sometimes gives death in water or fire which means due tonon availability of air, basically gives different kind of death at times.Taurus Ascendantv Saturn is the major planet in this horoscope, Saturn Mer or Saturn Ven having any typeof relationship then the native becomes a great success.v Any relation of Jupiter with Venus or Jupiter with Saturn or Jupiter with Mer, givesshort time name fame (success) but they do not get permanent fame (success). Thenegative results will be seen in Jupiter’s antardasa.v Native should never cheat his siblings (co‐borns), or even blood relatives, if he cheats hewill get destroyed in life and the result of this Sin (papa) will be experienced in the 2 ndgeneration.v He should manage extreme distance from his wife’s sister and from widows, if not thenfull generation will get destroyed.Gemini Ascendantv Any type of relationship of Saturn (bhagyesh) and Guru (karmesh) the native can be afailure in life as compared to his original potential.v Native’s wife takes lot of care of Mother in law but her mother in law will not respect hiswife.v Relationship with father in law will be cordial and caring.v If Jup in 2H then it gives unpredictable results, 80 % negative results but astrologershould be extra cautious while predicting about 2H matters and even houses that JupiterLords. This Jupiter will behave abnormally. It has been seen at times that this Jupitergives extreme problems of the 2H matters.v If Jupiter is deposited in 5H then it is more powerful than Jupiter exalted in Cancer.v Native should always give respect to people who are elderly to him and to people whohave knowledge otherwise he would get destroyed.v If a Gemini native ascendant is facing troubles in life then he should go and help elderlyor learned people and in 10 days he would get relief.133

v Native should never sexually exploit women who are younger to him; this becomes thereason for his downfall.Cancer Ascendantv Gajakeshari (Jup quadrant with Moon) yoga (combination) is always beneficial butMoon should be ahead of Jupiter in the 4 th from Guru, 2 nd priority Jup Moon together, 3 rdpriority Jupiter is in 4 th from Moon & 4 th priority Jup Moon opposition. In trikona MarsRahu together or Guru Rahu together in Kendra then it is a great success and fame givingcombination.v Sun in this Cancer Ascendant gives result of house where he sits and not based on hislordship. If he is with some planet then based on that planet he will give results. BasicallySun here does not give results based on his lordshipv Native will be a workaholic and will not care about his personal happiness.v His wife will get along well with his mother in law.v In 5H or 9H if there is Moon with Rahu then it gives good results, rahus dasa will be bestand even rahu antardasas in mahadasas of other planets will be good if other factors don’toppose.v If Mars Rahu in Kendra or trikona it will give excellent results in rahus dasav If Moon Saturn in trikona (5, 9 only) will give good results but the intensity will be lessin dasas antardasas.v Moon Mars in Kendra or trikona makes the dasas of moon andmars good.v This is the specialty of Cancer Ascendant that Moon evenwith a papa graha gives good results in the dasas but theintensity of success will not be that great.Leo Ascendantv Sun and Guru or Mars are major planets. Any two of the 3 or all3 forming relationships with each other then it’s great success, thehouse 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 (includingSwagrahi Budha) the person is reduced to Zero in life at times depending on what stagethe dasa is running in one’s life. The intensity of the failure will be decided by Moonscondition in chart e.g. Moon in 8H then people who are beneficial to you will die, Moonin 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 placeof birth) then results will be reversed.v Native must be careful of his own personality as they are over conscious of their ownpersonality 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 learnsfrom, that is to planet Jupiter then he will get destroyed in life e.g. Karna ofMahabharata. Over confidence on one’s own knowledge & own abilities for Leo Ascnatives will destroy the native’s life in long run.134

Virgo Ascendantv Mer Ven or sometimes Saturn with Mer/Ven forming any kind of relationship then hebecomes 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 whathe would have achieved it in his birth place. Unknown place is destiny place for him andhis 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 thisplanet brings in life time achievement and gets good will too even though it will be ahardship filled life. These people will be very loyal, dignified and gives more importanceto values of life. If such a native settles abroad then he will be more successful inmaterialistic life but with hardship. The quantum of these results will be more if Sun isplaced in the 12H & also the quality of the Sun (especially check Astakvarga of the Sun).Libra Ascendantv Moon and Jupiter’s are not major planets for his life, sometimes Saturn with Rahu inKendra is the most successful combination in dasas for Libra Ascendant. SometimesMercury’s role becomes supportive in this Ascendant. E.g. as soon he goes abroad hebecomes success.v If all these planets (Mer, Ven or Saturn) are between 10 to 23.20 in Ta, Vi or Cp then amiracle like thing happens in life but if there is a foreign element involved then its moresuccess. E.g. if Ven is placed in this deg then someone will die and Libra native getsmoney.v Any religious books if not of use to him then he should donate it to anyone but not keepit idle or in bad condition, if done so then his life becomes in bad condition.v Books of knowledge (not story books) he should donate it regularly.v If in one’s family if there is small sister then native should always respect her withoutfail.Scorpio Ascendantv Any planet deposited between 4 to 5 deg of Sc, then that planet becomes yogakaraka(planet should be less than 5 deg not above).v Moon Jupiter Kendra Yoga (quadrant to each other) gives lot of success, in this amavasyaor poonam birth gives name and fame and good quality of life.v Moon, Jupiter or Mars gives very good results.v Moon should be ahead of Jupiter in the 4 th from Guru, 2 nd priority Jup Moon together, 3 rdpriority Jupiter is in 4 th from Moon & 4 th priority Jup Moon opposition.v Between 13.20 to 26.40 if planets (Mars, Jup or Moon) placed in Ar, Le or Sg then in thisnatives life marriage or foreign becomes Trigger Point for his success (not to beinterpreted that marriage life is success).v 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 tohave luxuries.v If Moon is in Asc and if Jup in 6 th or 8 th , even though it becomes Sakata Yoga it does notgive extreme negative results. These guys will be insecure on account of their destiny butthey would have good destiny. If Venus or Mer joins the other houses of Adhi yoga thenthis Jupiter gives very positive results.135

Sagittarius Ascendantv Sun Jupiter or Mars these 3 planets are important roles related to success. Out of these 3planets if any planets are sitting in 2H then predict carefully. Any relation of these 3planets then its success. If Jup Rahu are together in Trikona (only 5 and 9 houses) then inRahu dasa it will be great success. Sun and Rahu together in Kendra will show success inRahu 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 hisblood 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 itin the open but not keep it a secret. In the west this might be called open marriage.Capricorn Ascendantv Mer Ven Saturn are positive planets. Rahu deposited in 12H and if there are planets in 2Hthen 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 dasaof the planets posited in any of the 3 planets (Mer Ven Saturn) or Rahu antardasa all ofsudden 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 in12H then there will be a major disease or major problems related to health – incurable bigdisease, there will be problem in diagnosing in Rahus antardasa.Aquarius Ascendantv Jupiter gives financial status but also gives unfair disease, this Jupiter should be placed inPi, Sc or Cancer Rasis of this Ascendant, and the disease will be stomach related. Supposea 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 willbecome a weakness for him, he will become over affectionate and will become blind, inwritings or children he becomes over affected. Also Mer Ven in any house for AqAscendant then also he becomes over effected with 5H or Ven associated with 5H.Pisces Ascendantv 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 inany dasas there will be success.v Guru Rahu together in trikona will give shubh phala (good results) but in 5 and 9 th onlyin dasa of Rahu. If native is a businessman then sometimes the results can be foreignrelated or abnormal business.v If these natives have good height then their shoulders would be bent, it also means that ifthis 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 tasteit. 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.136

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SuryaatNakshatra BinduKundali -3ByDr. Paresh Desai, IndiaIn the first two articles in these seriesyou saw the depth of what SuryaatNakshatra Bindus mean. now we gointo examples.Example 1 of Suryaat Nakshatra BinduKundali.Name: Ben Affleck, American ActorDOB: Aug 15 th ,1972Paresh Desai is a doctor by profession &has pursued deep study of astrology sinceseveral decades. He comes from aparampara where ‘Only SarvatobhadraChakra’ is used for predictions, no dasas atall. His Guru was the illustrious legendarycelebrity astrologer of Bombay, ShriRavindra Desai who had learnt astrologyfrom Baroda & Benaras for 25 years andthen developed his own system ofSarvatobhadra Chakra. His writings havebeen in gujurati language & for decadeshave had a huge fan following. We expectMr. Desai to reveal some rare secrets in thisspace in time to come.TOB: 02.53 amPOB: Berkley, California, USADegreecal position of planets at the timeof birth:Planet Sign Deg Min Sec Nakshatra PadaAsc 2 15 05 06 Adra 3Sun 3 29 10 35 Ashlesha 4Moon 6 11 17 29 Swati 2Mars 4 06 45 22 Magha 3Mercury 3 17 21 38R Ashlesha 1Jupiter 8 05 09 47R Mula 2Venus 2 13 58 58 Adra 3Saturn 1 25 05 34 Mrug 1Rahu 9 01 06 25R U.Shadha 2Ketu 3 01 06 24R Punarvasu 4Herschal 5 21 58 30 Hasta 4Neptune 7 09 00 26 Anuradha 2Fortune 4 27 12 00 U.Falguni 1145

Suryat Nakshatra Bindus, Nakshatra and Houses in the HoroscopeSNBindu Num Nakshatra Z.Sign HouseVidhunmukh 5 th Hasta Kanya 4 thShul 8 th Vishakha Tula,Vrischik 5 th & 6 thSannipat 14 th Shravan Makar 8 thKetu 18 th UBhadra Meen 10 thUlka 21 st Bharani Mesha 11 thKamp 22 nd Krutika Mesh,Vrushab 11 th & 12 thVajra 23 rd Rohini Vrushabh 12 thNirdhaat 24 th Mrug Vrush 12thSuryaat Nakshatra Bindu Kundali4LagKamp Vajra Nirdhaat2Kamp531Ulka6127ShulVidhunmukh89Ketu1011ShulSannipaatPrediction from Suryaat Nakshatra Bindu Kundali:Vidhunmukh in 4 th house: 4 th 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 theknowledge of the things which are going to happen soon, in very near future. You can call itan instinct or intuition power or gut feeling and it is natural, it is a reward for the goodkarmas the native has done in previous incarnations that God has given him this ability. Ifwe combine the meaning of these two properties, we can easily come to the prediction of 4 thhouse of Suryaat Nakshatra Bindu Kundali. Native will get ideas or intuition concerningthese houses e.g. something good is going to happen in near future which is going to increasehis happiness in general, something good about the house / property or car is going tohappen or he will have intuition that he is going to buy a new and luxurious car or housewhich 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 is146

going to happen soon that will bring unhappiness in his life. He may get the feeling thatsome unhappy situation is going to arise regarding house or property or vehicles or hismother or some friend is going to bring misery in his life. He will come to know before handwhich friend of his is going to be helpful to him and which friend is going to create problemsor worries for him before the incident actually takes place. He would come to know whenhis mother is going to be happy or when he is going to get happiness from his mother andvice versa. Similarly he would come to know before hand as to which friend is going to helphim in getting happiness in his homeland and foreign countries and vice versa.Shul in 5 th House: Shul means pain, grief, sorrow or internal worries. 5 th house is the houseof intellect, study, love affairs and children. It is also the house of gambling and stockmarket. 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. Hewould have worries about his love affairs and he could not tell anybody about it as no onewould believe it. Some worries are such that he could not tell anybody. Worries about losesin stock market and gambling, worries about taking decisions, lack of self confidence duringbad period. Even if he has taken a right decision, he would have worries in his heart about itscorrectness.Shul in 6 th House: 6 th house is the house of illness and enemies and hurdles or obstacles inlife. Native is worried about keeping good health and has worries about some disease whichhe may get. He may get worries about enemies or competitors even if he does not have anyenemies. He may become feeble minded or have imaginary worries about disease andenemies. He may become victim of ill health often. His relations with maternal side maynot be good and cordial.Sannipaat in 8 th house: Sannipaat means same thought coming in mind over and againconstantly. Some thoughts crowd upon in his mind which can not be removed in spite oftrying hard. This house is considered as the house of darkness, so he just keeps on thinkingabout his wishes in his mind and does not get right opening to fulfill his wishes and may livein his imaginary world. Sometimes their negative thoughts make them so much depressedthat they try to attempt suicide or meet with an accident.Ketu in 10 th house: Ketu means prestige, honour and 10 th house is the house of business,profession or karma. By his good deeds, he gets prestige and honour in his society and in hisprofession. But during the rotation of malefic planets, he may get worries about his prestigein his profession or social circle. But according to this horoscope, native will generally gethonour and prestige in his profession.Ulka in 11 th house: 11 th house is the house of gains and benefits. During favorable time, nativewill get lots of wealth, money and prestige in his professional circle and his society. He willget name, fame and money in public life. They have a charismatic personality and have agood hold over public. His presence draws lot of people and he may become a successfulpolitician or a social worker. During unfavorable period, he may not get desired success.147

Kamp in 11 th house: Kamp means tremors or fear or worries. Native has fear and worriesabout success in the public life, worries and fear about getting success and prestige in hisprofession and also about monetary gains in his work. Even if he is doing his work nicely, hewill have worries and fear about success in his work till the end.Kamp in 12 th house: 12 th house is the house of expenditure, loss and Moksha. Native will haveworries or fear about unnecessary expenditure or loss of money. He may have to spendmoney to get things done but may loose money. He may become sad or miserable whenthere is an occasion of happiness or enjoyment in the family. But since Saturn is placed inthis house, these worries would get reduced.Vajra in 12 th house: Vajra means hard or strong minded or strong will power. Since this isthe house of darkness, native may not have strong will power or patience. He may takedecisions in hurry or may do something without proper thinking which may bring himdisgrace or may incur unnecessary monetary loses. He may become prey of some longlasting illness.Nirdhaat in 12 th 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 planningthere may be loss of money or unwarranted expenditure. His acts may bring him discredit inthe society but during the rotation of benefic planets, he will utilize his money for thewelfare 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 haveproblems with law and may have to go to jail.Example 2 for Suryaat Nakshatra Bindu KundaliName: VPM, April 25 th , 1974, TOB: 02‐29‐45, POB: MumbaiPrediction:Ulka in 1 st house: 1 st house governs body and mind. Native suddenly changes his decisions asper the circumstances. Native may become whimsical or change his mind suddenly whensome thoughts come in his mind or when he sees any danger coming to him. He may be ableto reduce the tension or danger by making drastic changes in his decisions during favorabletime. But during unfavorable time, he may not be able to understand the impending danger.Kamp in 1 st House: Kamp means worries or fear. Native may try to fulfill his dreams orambitions but he may have negative thoughts or worries in his mind regarding the success ofhis plans to fulfill the same. Planet Sun also plays an important role. If Sun is weak in thehoroscope then person may be lacking in self confidence, but here in this horoscope, Sun isexalted (powerful) and gives native lot of confidence to implement his plans successfully tofulfill his dreams and ambitions.148

SNB Kundali prepared as per the method given earlier is as follows12VajraNirdhaat1110Ulka Kamp VajraUlka98Ketu172Vidhunmukh3Vidhunmuk4ShulSannipaat56SannipaatVajra in 1 st house: Again this is the house of body and stability in life. Vajra makes thenative strong willed and stubborn and he works as per his plans and gets success and fame.But since the lord of this house is in 6 th house, he may find obstacles or his ill‐health comingin his way of success. But his strong will power would make him overcome all theseobstacles. During malefic rotation of planets, he may suffer from some serious illness.Vajra in 2 nd house: This is the house of wealth, family members and speech. During therotation of benefic planets, native gets wealth and money from his family and he also getsthe same by his own efforts by planning his business. But the lord of this house is Saturnwhich is placed in the house of enemy. So during the rotation of malefic planets, his speechmay become bitter and harsh which may cause unnecessary animosity with people who maytry to defame him and his family. Sometimes native may get involved in a serious accident.Nirdhaat in 2 nd house: As stated above, this house governs speech, wealth and familymembers. Nirdhaat makes this person determined to earn money and increase the wealthand prestige of the family. Native does all his work by sincere planning. He uses his sharpintelligence in business and proceeds step by step and gets fame, wealth and honour. He isthe pivoting member in the family. But during the rotation of bad planets over this house,native fails in his plans and his family has to pass through lot of troubles.Vidhunmukh in 5 th house: 5 th house is the house of intelligence, study and children. Nativedoes all his work intelligently. He comes to know about the atmosphere regarding his workor business whether it is favourable or not. He gets a sort of intuitive power regarding hisdecisions whether it is favourable or not. He would also come to know about worries orhappiness of his children, which are going to come in near future.Vidhunmukh in 6 th house: 6 th house is the house of illness and enemies. The native will haveintuition power about coming illness. He will come to know before hand as to when he isgoing to fall sick and when he is going to recover from his illness. He would also come toknow about persons who would become his enemies or will create obstacles in his life. He149

may also plan to protect himself from theknown enemy or coming illness before ithurts him.Shul in 7 th house: 7 th house is the house ofmarried life, spouse and partnership business.Shul means internal worries or pain. Thenative will have worries about his wife andthe happiness of married life even if there isno problem or worries about that. Even if hispartnership business is running smoothly andhas good relations with partners, deep insidehis mind he will have worries about that.Sometimes his wife may oppose him inimportant matter or his relatives may try tocreate obstacles in his work and life so thatnative has to struggle in his work. Because ofoppositions and quarrels from wife or nearand dear ones, his life may become full ofsorrows or misery and the native may becomeshort tempered.Sannipaat in 9 th house: 9 th house is the houseof fortune, religion and long travel. Sannipaatmeans same thoughts occupying his mindconstantly. Person can not remove thisthought from his mind even if he tries hard.Native will always think of his fate as towhen he is going to get well settled in life orwhen he is going to get a good stroke of luckin his fortune. If gets a new chance in liferegarding a good opportunity, thoughts of thesame would constantly occupy his mind. If hehas come across some worries about hisfortune, thoughts of that will not leave hismind.Sannipaat in 10 th house: The house governsprofession\ business, social life and deeds.Sannipaat gives thoughts of good or badincidents in his life regarding business orsocial deeds. Native tries to impress others bynarrating incidents of his past life and gooddeeds done by his family, ancestors, etc.. Hetries to convince others that he is a successful,honest and faithful worker. Sometimes nativetries to get favors from others saying that hebelongs to well known or family ofcelebrities. This bindu also givesdetermination for finishing work undertakenby him. Native constantly thinks of the workhe is doing and the thoughts of that work geterased from his mind only after thecompletion of that work.Ketu in 11 th house: Eleventh house is the houseof benefits or gains and fame and publicrelations and friends of business circle. Ketumeans prestige. Native will get money withfame in his business. Native will do suchsocial work which will give him and hisfamily prestige and will be honored in public.During malefic rotation of planets on thishouse, native will have worries about hisprestige. But most of the worries would beimaginary in nature. Ketu will also give himphysical suffering. Native may punish hisbody by inflicting some injury or by fastingor in some other way for his wrongful deeds.Ulka in 12 th house: Twelfth house is the houseof expenditure, loss in business, lawfulsufferings and Moksha. Ulka in this housemay make native lose good opportunities ofprogress in his life. He may be badly led awayby his false ideas or friends. He may incurunnecessary expenditure or lose money. Butsince this bindu is Sagittarius sign whose lordis Jupiter, this negative results get decreasedby a good margin. Native may get ideas as towhich expenditure would be good for him orvice versa.150

Dnyaneshwari(The Philosophical Part)Chapter 2ByV.V. Shairvarkar, USA.The Path Of KnowledgeShri Krishna Consoles ArjunaDr. Vasant Vishnu Shirvaikar was born in1932 & did his MSc in Nuclear Physics fromWilson College, Bombay, and Ph.D. inPhysics from University of Bombay. Workedas research scientist in Bhabha AtomicResearch Centre Bombay for 37 years andauthored several research papers. He is aknown authority on Dnyneshwari. He isdevote of Shri Shankar Maharaj of Pune &with his blessings have published works onDnyaneshwari, Yogiraj Shri ShankarMaharaj , & Amarvani-English translationof a Hindi book by the Jain Saint Amarmuni.Also published several articles on spiritualtopics including a ten-part series on Datta-Parampara in the magazine Sai-Arpanpublished from Bombay. Now engaged inexpanding the series as a book. Currentlyliving in USA.Shri Krishna said, "Arjuna, first thinkwhether this kind of talk andbehaviour on the battlefield becomesyou. Realise who you are and what you aredoing. (2:6). What has come over you?What is it you are feeling sorry about? It isnot like you to bother about irrelevantmatters and to give up courage. (2:7‐8). Youwho are famous for unqualified bravery arecrying! (2:11). Do not let your mind beovercome by weakness. Gather yourcourage and come to your senses. Leave thisfoolishness, get up and take your bow andarrow. What use is compassion on thebattlefield? You are an intelligent person.Then why don’t you realise that compassionduring a battle is of no use? It will onlyharm your name and make you lose thebenefits in the world beyond. (2:17‐20). Thiskind of compassion is of no use during thetime of war. Is it only now that you haverealised that Kauravas are your relatives?Did you not know that earlier? Is thisdispute a new thing in your life? It has beenan usual affair between you and theKauravas. (2:23‐25). Due to this delusionyou will lose the standing you have gainedso far and not only will you lose everythingin this world but in the next as well. A truewarrior should keep away from the151

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 withand kill his own teacher (i.e. Dronacharya) to whom he owed all his battle skills and whowas like a father to him and therefore fit to be worshipped. Finally, when he realised thatShri Krishna was not listening to his pleas, he said he felt confused and prayed to ShriKrishna for proper advice consistent with Dharma (code of righteous conduct) adding thatShri Krishna was like his teacher, brother, parents, family deity and saviour. (2:30‐68).Birth Death Cycles Are NaturalShri Krishna then said, "Arjuna, I am really surprised at what youare doing. You call yourself knowledgeable but do not let go ofyour ignorance. And when I try to teach you somethingyou lecture on ethics. (2:91‐92)."Tell me, is this universesustained only because of you? What people say aboutthe universe that it has been existing from timeimmemorial must then be false. Is whateverybody says about the creation that"All creatures are created by the oneand only God" all wrong? Has thesituation now become such that what isborn is created by you and what has diedhas been killed by you? And that theKauravas will be destroyed only if youwish it so? Or that, if because of your egoyou decide not to kill them, they willremain immortal? Perhaps there is delusionin your mind that people die because you are theone who causes death? Arjuna, birth and death are thingsestablished from time immemorial and are natural occurrences, then why should you feelsorry for them for no reason? (2:94‐100). Arjuna, persons of discrimination know that bothbirth 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 underlyingprinciple which is Brahman is indestructible. (See the note at the end of chapter). Windcauses 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. Firstthere is childhood in the body. It goes and youth comes but when one state goes and theother comes the body itself is not destroyed. In the same way changes in an individual lifeoccur, the difference in this case being that one body goes and is replaced by another, but theConsciousness (soul) does not get destroyed. He who understands this does not suffer griefdue to the delusion of life and death. (2:108‐110).Sense Pleasure Cause Of DelusionThe reason why people do not realise this is that man is a slave to the senses. Hismind, being caught in sensual pleasures, leads to the delusive feelings of happinessand sorrow. Enjoyment of sense pleasures leads to feelings of happiness and sorrowand creates attachment to the sense objects. There is nothing steady about senseobjects. Sometimes they give pleasure and sometimes pain. For example, praise gives152

pleasure while criticism creates unpleasantness; hard objects are unpleasant, soft objects givepleasure, etc. (2:111‐114). This leads to the ignorance about the true nature of the Self in thislife. (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 getsubjected to the feelings of pleasure and pain. Nature of the sense organs is such that itmakes them feel there is nothing better than sensual pleasures of the body and mind. Andthese sense objects are impermanent like a mirage. Therefore you should not keep theircompany. (2:119‐122).Pleasure and pain do not touch a person who is not influenced by these sense objects, nor hashe to go through rebirth. Keep in mind that he who is not trapped by the sense objects istotally indestructible. (2:123‐124).Ultimate Principle ‐ The BrahmanArjuna, I am going to tell you about one more thing which sensible people realise. Inthis world which pervaded by Maya, there is a mysterious principle about which allphilosophers agree. (2:125‐126). When a man of Knowledge ponders over what isuniverse etc., matters related to the material world get eliminated and what remains for himto think about is only that principle which is the Self (or soul). Having come to a definiteconclusion about what is truth and what is untruth, he is oblivious to an impermanent thinglike the body. Careful thinking leads to a conclusion that whatever is impermanent anddelusive is inconsequential and what is permanent is fundamental. He who created thisuniverse is devoid of attributes like colour or form. He is all‐pervading and beyond birth anddeath. He cannot be destroyed even if you want to. On the other hand, bodies are naturallyperishable, therefore it is proper that you should fight. It is not you who is their destroyerand they also are not destructible only by you. If you think otherwise then that is because ofyour ignorance. (2:131‐138).Things seen during a dream appear real while the dream lasts but once we wake up werealise that they were not real. You are only experiencing a similar illusion due to the effectof Maya. (2:139‐140).Soul Is ImmortalEven if the body dies, the Soul (Atman) does not die. Therefore do not extend yourimpression about the death of the body to the Soul. (2:141). Just as a person discardshis old clothes and wears new ones, similarly the Soul, the master of theConsciousness discards one body and occupies another.This Soul is without birth, is permanent, eternal, pure and without form. It cannot be cut byweapons, cannot get drowned even in flood waters, fire cannot burn it and wind cannotsuck it. This constant and eternal Soul totally pervades everything. It cannot be understoodby reasoning but can be experienced only through meditation. This infinite supreme entityis inaccessible to the mind and is unobtainable through implements or techniques. It isunbounded 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 ofmovement, 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 thisSoul 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 feelsorry, because the cycle of creation, existence and dissolution continues perpetually like the153

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 thisnatural cycle has been going on since time immemorial. (2:155‐156). Birth and death areinevitable. (2:158).What Is Born Dies And Is RebornWhatever is born perishes and is later born again. This wheel of life and death hasbeen going on perpetually from time immemorial like the cycle of sunrise andsunset. 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 theycertainly will not reach another state but only the previous. The form you see between thebirth and the death is the projection (an illusive image) of Brahman due to the influence ofMaya. (2:164‐166). All creatures acquire a form due to the effect of Maya, therefore whyshould you shed tears over something which does not exist in the first place? Instead, youshould think about the eternal Soul (Atman). (2:168‐169).Those who develop a love for this Soul (Atman) are not influenced by sense‐objects. Theybecome detached and dispassionate and live a hermit's life. With the Atman as their goalthey observe constraints like celibacy and penance. (2:170‐171). Many have attained a state ofsteadiness of mind and by concentrating on that pure Self, have lost all thoughts about thematerial 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 whilesome have become one with it (The Self). Just as the river flows merging into the oceandoes not revert, similarly superior yogis, once their intellect merges with the Soul becomeone with it and they are not reborn. (2:172‐176). The all‐pervading Brahman exists withineverybody. It cannot be destroyed even if you want to. It is the cause of birth and death ofevery creature therefore why should you feel sorry? (2:177‐178).Dharma‐ The Righteous Code Of ConductHave you forgotten your Dharma (Code of righteous conduct or duty) which guidesone through one’s life? (2:180). Swadharma (i.e. your own Dharma or Dharmaapplicable to oneself) is never to be given up whatever may happen to theKauravas or to you. If you forsake your own Dharma (i.e. that of a Kshatriya or warrior) andshow compassion, will that compassion save you? This fountain of kindness isinappropriate during a war. (2:182‐183). Self‐interest is harmed if one does wrong things atthe 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 getfulfilled if you follow Swadharma. For you Kshatriyas (warrior caste) there is nothing moreproper than fighting. (2:188‐189). Such opportunities of war come to Kshatriyas as a result ofa lot of merit. (2:194). If you avoid this war and grieve over wrong things then it is as good asself‐destruction. (2:196). If you forsake Swadharma then you will be burdened with sin andthe 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 youare giving up the enmity out of a clean and kind heart. They will surround you and showeryou with arrows and then your kindness will be of no help to you in escaping. Even if youdo 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 will154

not let you. They will catch you and put you to a ridicule. Instead of hearing all that slanderand feel broken‐hearted, why should you not defeat them by fighting bravely and then enjoythe throne? And even if you were to die fighting then you will naturally attain the kingdomof heaven (which is due to those warriors who die fighting). Therefore do not waste yourtime 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 anapprehension that you are going to commit sin? (2:222). It would be a sin only if you act withthe 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 sininvolved. (2:224‐225)Equanimity Towards Happiness And Sorrow One should not feel ecstasy by happiness nor feelaggrieved by sorrow. Neither should one think about gains and losses. One should not keepthinking in advance about whether one would win or die in this war. One should quietlyaccept whatever comes to his lot while acting according to Swadharma. Actions performedwith this attitude do not lead to any blemish, therefore Arjuna go and fight withdetermination. (2:226‐229)Yoga Of Intellect (Buddhiyoga)What I have told you so far is the Yoga of Knowledge of the Sankhya philosophy. Now Ishall tell you the Yoga of Intellect (of Karmayogis i.e. followers of the path of action). (2:230) Byfollowing this yoga of intellect you do not miss the worldly pleasures and at the same timeyou are also assured of liberation. As mentioned earlier in connection with Swadharma, oneshould perform one’s duties but without bothering about the fruits of his actions. He who isendowed with this attitude of performing his duties without the desire of the fruits thereofbecomes 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 subtleand steady and not stained by the three attributes Sattva, Raja and Tama, destroys the fear ofthe material world if it illuminates the mind even slightly, by virtue of the merit of earlierbirths. (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 towardsGod, is very rare. (2:238‐239). This unique righteous intellect in the world has no other goalthan attainment of God. All other types of intellect are corrupted intellects which areaffected by passions and in which persons without discrimination get enraptured. ThereforeArjuna, such persons without discrimination may attain heaven, earth or hell but never thebliss of the Self. (2:241‐244).These persons establish the greatness of Vedic rituals quoting the Vedas in support, butperform them with the desire of fruits in mind. They say that one should be born on thisearth, 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 unfortunatething. By keeping the goal of pleasures as heaven they forget the very God in whose namethey conduct the rituals. (2:249‐250). Like cooking excellent food and then selling it formoney, they sell the Dharma for the benefit of pleasure. Therefore I say that people who155

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, Aranyakasand Upanishads) are definitely associated with the three attributes Sattva, Raja and Tama.Upanishads and other philosophical works should be considered as having the Sattvaattribute. The rest, which discuss rituals and other exercises for attainment of heaven havethe Raja and the Tama attributes. Therefore they are the cause of pleasure and sorrow andyou 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 thatwhich is beneficial for you. After deep thinking I came to the conclusion that it is proper foryou to avoid evil deeds and perform actions as prescribed in the Shastras (scriptures) butwithout the desire for fruits thereof. Do your duty as per your own Dharma with a desirelessattitude. (2:260‐266). But when you are fortunate enough to have achieved success, do notget exhilarated by it nor feel sorry if for some reason you are not successful. If whateverwork which was undertaken reaches completion then it is fine but if it does not, then also itis all right. (2:268‐269). Whatever work we do, when its offering is made to God, thenautomatically it becomes complete. (2:271). A balanced attitude of mind towards bothsuccessful 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 KarmayogaConsidering everything, the path of actions appears to be of lesser status incomparison with the yoga of intellect. Actually, one achieves success in the yoga ofintellect only when the actions are performed with desireless attitude, becausenegation 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 thedesire of fruits of your actions. Those who followed this yoga of intellect transcended thismaterial 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 arefreed from the birth and death cycles and reach the eternal state of bliss. Arjuna, you willbecome like that when you give up your delusion and your mind becomesdispassionate. Then the very pure mystical Knowledge will rise within you and your mindwill automatically become dispassionate. In this state, the thoughts of gaining moreknowledge 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 steadyin 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).[NOTE: This should have been sufficient to make Arjuna come to his senses and fight. But Sautiwanted to present the synthesis of the then current philosophies of liberation paths. All the rest of theGita seems to have been composed towards this object.]Stable Insight And Stable IntellectArjuna then asked, "Shri Krishna, who should be called a person of stable insight(Sthitapradnya) and how to recognise him. Also, what are the characteristics of a person whomay be called a person of stable intellect (Sthirabuddhi)? And how to recognise a person whoperpetually enjoys the state of Samadhi? In what state does he remain and what does he looklike? (2:287‐289). (Note: Samadhi is a deep state of trance without thoughts.)156

Shri Krishna replied, "The strong desire carried in the mind for sense pleasures is whatcomes in the way of the bliss of the Self. He who is always contented and whose desire forsense pleasures which is the cause of the downfall of persons, has left him for good and whois 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 unperturbedeven 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 hasreached oneness with the Brahman. Such a person should be considered as a person of stableintellect. (2:294‐296).Such person always behaves with impartial attitude towards all. This nature of his havingconstant equanimity and compassion towards all creatures never changes. He is neverenthralled 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 Selfshould be considered as a person of stable insight (Sthitapradnya). And he who is in completecontrol of his sense organs, should be considered as a person of stable intellect. (2:299‐300).Controlling Sense OrgansAnd Arjuna, I shall tell you an interesting thing. Seekers practice restraint and give upsense‐pleasures; but they too can get entangled in various types of sense‐pleasures if whilerestraining the ears, eyes etc., they fail to restrain the tongue. (2:303‐304). One can restrainhimself from all sense‐pleasures except that of the tongue. One cannot forcibly restrain thepleasure of the tongue because our life depends on food. But when a seeker attains Selfrealisation,the tongue naturally gets controlled and since the "I am the body" feeling has lefthim he forgets all sense‐pleasures. (2:307‐309).These organs cannot be brought under control by any other means. (NB: It is implied thatexternal means like rituals, fasts etc. are not useful. Internal means like meditation only areuseful for the purpose). Because even those who constantly try to conquer them and keeptheir 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 theform of Riddhi‐Siddhis (Occult powers) gained by them and rule their minds through theorgans. If a yogi is caught in their clutches then he deviates from his study of yoga, such isthe strength of the organs. (2:311‐314).Therefore Arjuna, he who leaves all desire of pleasures, controls his organs and is notallured by the sense‐pleasures is alone worthy of the trust set by yoga i.e. steadiness ofintellect. 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 aboutthem must be considered as being entangled only in the materialistic world. (2:318). Theslightest trace of desires remaining in the mind destroys discretion. (2:320). Mere memoryof 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 tothoughtlessness. Thoughtlessness leads to loss of memory and then the intellect is engulfedby the darkness of ignorance. The intellect then suffers and loses direction. Thus, the loss ofmemory 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, whenthese sense‐pleasures are totally removed from the mind, anger and hate are automaticallydestroyed. When anger and hate are destroyed then even if the organs become engaged inthe sense‐pleasures they do no harm. (2:321‐332). Such a person is detached towards senseobjects,free of desire and anger and remains engrossed in the bliss of the Self. (2:334). Hewho thus remains absorbed in the Self may be considered without doubt to have a stableintellect.Be Cheerful Worldly sorrows do not enter a cheerful mind. (2:338). How can a person feelunhappy when his heart is cheerful? The mind of such a person remains naturally focusedon God. Like a flame in windless air, that person with stable intellect achieves the yogicstate 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 thetrap of sense objects. The intellect of such person is never stable nor does he desire it to bestable. If there is no feeling of stability in the mind then how can he achieve peace? Just as asinner cannot attain liberation, similarly where there is no love for peace there is nohappiness either, even by chance. (2:342‐345). Therefore instability of mind is the cause forsorrow 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 materialworld, though outwardly it may appear to be so. (2:348). Even a person who has attainedSelf‐realisation, is trapped in the sorrowful consequences of the material world if hepampers the sense organs. Therefore what better achievement is there than conquering thesense‐organs? (2:350‐351). He whose sense‐organs obey his commands may be considered ashaving a stable insight. Now listen to another characteristic of such a person who hasreached perfection. (2:353‐354).Yogi Is Always AwakeWhen all creatures are in a state of sleep regarding Brahman he is ever awake to itand he shuts his eyes at the (material) things for which everybody elsestruggles. 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 theSelf and goes about in this world in that state, bereft of ego and all desires. Recognise himtruly as a person with stable insight. (2:366‐367). This is what is called the extreme state ofthe 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 andbecoming an impediment in the way of reaching the state of the Brahman at the time ofphysical death. (2:368‐369)._______________________________NOTES:Brahman, Atman, Soul and Self (2:105‐107) To explain creation of material world withattributes by an attributeless entity like Brahman, existence of Maya which holds the powerof the Brahman to create the materialistic world is postulated. Other parallel philosophiespostulate the same as Shakti of Shiva or Prakriti associated with Purusha.)Brahman is the ultimate principle of the universe which pervades everything, is infinite,formless, attributeless and imperishable. It creates the world through its projection Maya.158

When an individual is created it has a soulwhich is same as the Brahman. At birth theindividual acquires a body which is shed ondeath but the soul does not die. It acquiresanother body after some time i.e. is rebornas another creature or person. Individualundergoes millions of life cycles like this.During the period between the birth anddeath, the individual, due to effects of Mayais not aware that he is really the Soul butgives almost full attention to pleasures ofthe body. In other words he thinks that hisSelf is his body while actually it is his Soul.Self‐realisation is the realisation that one isreally the soul and not the body. Thus,Brahman, Atman, Soul and the Self may beused synonymously depending upon thecontext.Attributes (2:144‐151): All worldly objects,entities or actions are supposed to havethree attributes in different proportions.The attributes are :‐Sattva, the attribute of purity,goodness, knowledge etc.;Raja, the attribute of movement,desire, passion etc.; andTama the attribute of lethargy,darkness, ignorance etc.Attributes are discussed in detail inChapters 14, 16 and 18.Plastic Surgery- Sushruta SamhitaSusruta lays down the basic principlesof plastic surgery by advocating a properphysiotherapy before the operation anddescribes various methods or different types ofdefects, viz., (1) release of the skin for coveringsmall defects, (2) rotation of the flaps to makeup for the partial loss and (3) pedicle flaps forcovering complete loss of skin from an area. Hehas mentioned various methods includingsliding graft, rotation graft and pedicle graft.Nasal repair or rhinoplasty has been describedin greater detail, which to this day has stoodthe test of time and is mentioned as the Indianmethod of rhinoplasty in the books of plasticsurgery. Lastly, labioplasty too has receivedhis attention.Surgical science – Salyantantra –embraces all processes aiming at the removalof factors responsible for producing pain ormisery to the body or mind. Health is,according to Susruta, a state of physical andmental well-being brought about andpreserved by the maintenance of humours,good nutrition, proper elimination of wasteproducts and a pleasant harmony of the bodyand the mind.Susruta warns that improperintervention with surgical maneuver dueeither to ignorance of the progress of thedisease-process, greed for money or lack ofjudgment, lead only to complications. Aconscientious surgeon, on the other hand,considers his patient as a whole. For diseasesdivorced from patients are abstractions fromreality. Any surgical maneuver is a phasedprogramme planned well and then executed.The pascatkarman included the rehabilitationand removal of complications.159

Thandavamalai - 2ByR.Ramanathan, IndiaR.Ramanathan, works as an AssistantSection Officer in Tamil Nadu Secretariat.He is an ardent lover of astrology andstarted learning it from a very young age.He is a member of our Saptarishis AstrologyTeam and displays his approach to thesubject with utmost humility & openmindedness.‘Thandava Malai’ was compiled by ascholar ‘Shri. Thandava Bhoopathy’, whowas a prime disciple of Shri. AppavuAiyar, a renowned astrologer.Shri.Appavu Aiyar was a disciple of Shri.Govinda Dheekshita, thus goes the GuruParampara. The worthy disciple hascompiled his master’s teachings in versesand named after the book by his name.This book is rich in content and lucid instyle. The verses resemble some verses ofBrihat Parasara Hora as well as Udu DayaPradeepika. The author Shri. ThandavaBhoopathy is a Sakthi Upasaka. His sonShri. Kacchhalai Murthy was also afamous personality. Nothing could beascertained regarding the period of thetext. Roughly, considering the style of theverse, this text might not been writtenearlier than 17th century.160

Continued From Previous Edition17. «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‚«èŸðˆî‰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 relationshipwith other (functional) benefics”As already Thandavarayar has explained the functional nature of planets sufficientlyin the earlier verses supra, here by calling ‘malefics’, he is addressing those planets whichare not owning any angular / trinal houses for the ascendant, in question. They may besummarized as below:Table‐IAsc. Perfect Malefic Asc. Perfect MaleficAries Mercury (3,6) Libra Jupiter (3,6), Sun (11)TaurusMoon(3), Jupiter(8,11)Scorpion Mercury (8,11)Gemini Sun(3), Mars (6,11) Sagittarius Saturn (2,3), Venus(6,11),Moon (8) when not inCancerCancer Mercury (3,12) Capricorn Jupiter (3,12),Sun(8) when not in LeoLeo Mercury (2,11) Aquarius Moon(6), Jupiter(2,11)Virgo Moon(11), Mars (3,8) Pisces Venus(3,8), Sun(6),Saturn (11,12)According to this verse, even the above said malefics are capable of conferring good tothe 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 thatbeneficence.i) Perfect Yogakaraka viz. single planet owning both angle and trine and Rahu orKetu when posited in trine.ii)iii)A planet owning a trine simultaneously possessing a neutral lordship, butfavorably disposed.A planet owning a trine simultaneously holding a Trishadi Lordship, butfavorably disposed.They may be tabulated as below, so as to cater to the need of better understanding of161

verse 19 infra also.AscendantPerfect Yogakaraka*(i)3Table‐IINext degreeYogakaraka(ii)Aries ‐ Sun(5),Jupiter(9,12)Least degree Yogakaraka(iii)Mars(1,8)(if in 8 th 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 8 th house)Scorpion ‐ Jupiter(2,5),Moon(9)Sagittarius Jupiter(1,4) Mars(5,12),Sun(9)Capricorn Venus(5,10) Saturn(1,2),Mercury(6,9)Mars(1,6)Aquarius Venus(4,9) Saturn(1,12) Mercury(5,8)Pisces Jupiter(1,10) Moon(5),Mars(2,9)* Rahu / Ketu is a perfect yogakaraka when posited in a trinal house. Here, it is to benoted that both the nodes can never be in trines simultaneously.Coming back to this verse, it can be summarised as below:1. The directional influences of any planet mentioned in Table‐I is good to the nativeinspite of its maleficence, provided such malefic should establish anyrelationship/association with the corresponding yogakaraka mentioned in theTable‐II.2. The quantum of such benefit will be in congruence with the status of the beneficwhich establishes relationship in Table‐II in the descending order from columns (i)to (iii). For example, for a Taurus Ascendant let us consider Jupiter establishesrelationship with Saturn (9, 10 th ) then the Jupiter’s Dasa or Bhukthi will befavorable to the native inspite of its Trishadi Lordships. Similarly, any relationshipby Jupiter with Mercury (2, 5 th ) or Venus (1 st , 6th) will also infer favorabledirectional influences of Jupiter. But, the difference is in benefit quantum indescending order, viz. Saturn, Mercury and Venus respectively.The author has very carefully utilized the phrase ‘vayangu posippirkerpa’, which162‐‐‐

4inherently conveys that the rulership of those planets should not be overlooked in tunewith 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 canreap very good financial prosperity as Mercury is the Lord of 2 nd and 11 th . But, at the sametime Mercury’s association with Jupiter (being 8 th Lord also) will have its own evilpotential. 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 thechart of Dr. Rajendra Prasad.(Source: Chart No.53 of Notable Horoscopes by Dr.B.V.Raman).It was during the Moon (8 th Lord) bhukthi of Mercury Dasa he was elected as the FirstPresident 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 9 th Lord Sun (Rajya Karaka and shown as Seconddegree yogakaraka for Sagittarius in Table‐II) and thereby generated a powerful RajaYoga. Of course, Moon being 8 th Lord in 6 th indicates a Vipareeth Rajayoga, which isalways favorable for political pursuits. Hence, this Chart is the perfect explanation ofVerse 17 of Thandavamalai.18. è‡ì‚«è£ íˆFL¼‰î è´ƒ«è£†°‚ªè‡¬ìMN„ ªêšõ£Œ AOªñ£Nò£Œ ‐ 凪ì£ˉÜFð«ù£ ìô£ M숇«ìŸ ê‹ð‰îƒ«è£F«ò£ 胪裴Šð£˜ ؉163

5“If either of the nodes is deposited in an angle or a trine and establishes relationship withthe Lord of any other trine or angle than its original dispositor, then the periods of thatnode will confer unblemished yoga”As mentioned by Thandavarayar in verse 11 supra, being Chaya grahas without anysign ownership, Rahu and Ketu are fully dependant on their positional strength.Considering this fact as base, the author has composed this verse. The three conditionsstipulated in this verse may be substantiated as follows:Condition for Rahu /Ketu1. Should be in angle ortrine.2. Should not conjoinwith that sign ruler(i.e. dispositor)3. Should conjoin withany other Lord ofTrine or AngleSubstantiationPlanets deposited in angle or trine showpositional strength.When the sign lord gets own position,in the radiance of that planet,Rahu/Ketu being the chaya griha, willultimately lose its positional strength.As already established anyinterrelationship between Angles andTrines is known as Yoga parexcellence.Hence, when the nodedeposited in an angle conjoined with atrinal lord; and deposited in a trineconjoined with an angular lord are twounblemished Raja Yogas. (Here, itshould be noted that both the nodes cannever be in trines simultaneously.)164

6(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 dispositionof Rahu in 1 st house, which is a Trine‐cum‐Angle. Hence, it itself is a fine placement. Inaddition to this, his association with Mercury, which is a second degree yoga‐karaka forLibra natives (vide Table‐II supra) makes Rahu an absolute yogakaraka. Let me reproducethe comments of Dr. B.V.Raman on the Rahu Dasa of the individual in the NotableHoroscopes as “ . . . . . it was only during Rahu dasa that the official position of the nativewas 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 andgave 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.19. «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¡èœâ¡ù£ ÜPõ ߃°“When a planet holds ownership of both a trine as well as an angle, undoubtedly itconfers yogaphal to the native. Further, if it conjoins with any other trinal lord, how canI measure the austerity of that planet?”This verse is a consummation of principles propounded in verses 12 to 15 supra. Thereal intention of the author for repeating the concept is to reinforce the basic canons ofastrology.Angles are known as Vishnusthanas and Trines are known as Lakshmisthanas as pershloka 43 (28) of Brihat Parasara Hora Sasthra. Association of these Lords infers that thenative can reap both spiritualistic as well as materialistic pursuits of life during thedirectional influences of that Lords.When a same planet plays the dual role of angular and trinal lordship, he representshimself as unblemished yogakaraka to the native. Association of other trinal lord withthis lord is still more auspicious. That is why; Thandavarayar has composed thisassociation in an exclamatory form.In the verse‐16 supra, the author has narrated the beneficent effects of the malefic (inTable‐I) while they are associating with the yogakarakas (in Table‐II mentionedthereunder). 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 theinter‐relation of perfect yogakaraks (column‐I) with other yogakaraks [Columns (ii) and(iii)] mentioned in Table‐II therein. Obviously, the yogakaraks bestow highestbeneficence to the natives during their directional influence.165

7(Source: Chart No.31 of Notable Horoscopes by Dr.B.V.Raman). 1This is the chart of George Bernard Shaw. In this chart, Angular‐cum‐Trinal Lord isSaturn and thereby qualifies for perfect yogakaraka. He conjoins with Mercury anothertrinal lord. Their association is the major strength of the chart. He won the Nobel Prizefor 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 BernardShaw as “Mercury Dasa commenced in 1923 and Shaw’s reputation reached a climax.”Thus, verse 19 of Thandavamalai has been testified.20. î¡ñè¡ñ FŠðFè 죪ñ†´ ì¡ðFªù£¡P¡î¬ôõ ó£AôK¡ Þ¡ðºŸø ‐ ï¡ùò…«ê˜ê‹ð‰îˆ ô êèˆF½œ «÷£˜îñ‚°ˆî‹ðô¬ù ßò£ªó¡Á ꣟Á“The Dharma‐Karmathipas will not confer their yoga results to the individual, if they aresimultaneously owning 8 th or 11 th houses also”We can come across some texts, which are saying that the Dharmakarmathipa Yoga isineffective for the Aries and Gemini individuals. For Aries natives, Jupiter is the 9 th ‐cum‐12 th lord and Saturn is 10 th ‐cum‐11 th lord. 2 Hence, their Dharmakarmathipa Yoga is not1 Publisher: Mr. Shaws other time is 00.55 am by which ones gets Gemini Asc, Dr. Ramans views havebeen kept above of Ta Asc.2 Publisher: Bhavartha Ratnakara the book of exceptions says in Chp 1 Verse 4, that for Aries Asc JupSaturn do not confer rajayoga but so far scholars have been unable to decode the exact reasoning forsuch a statement, the above is a source that gives a strong hint as to the reasoning of it.166

8effective. For Gemini natives, Jupiter is the 7 th ‐cum‐10 th lord andSaturn is the 8 th ‐cum‐9 th lord. Hence, their DharmakarmathipaYoga is also not effective.Some astrologers used to say the same thing in a differentmanner. They mention that the association of Jupiter andSaturn is not conducive to produce any benefic results. They areassigning 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 deprivingboth the planets or atleast one as defeated or weak. Therefore, the yoga that can be causedby their association is also feeble. If we extend this principle, the DharmakarmathipaYoga 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 astroperspectivewith reference to the established tenets of astrology. This verse ofThandavamalai 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 establishedthat the strengths are progressive in nature within every group. Therefore, 9 th is thestrongest in the first group, 10 th in the second, 11 th in the third and 8 th in the fourth groupsrespectively. While the 9 th and 10 th lords are benefic in nature, 8 th and 11 th lords are maleficin nature. Therefore, the inter‐relationship between these strong benefic and malefic lords(as per prabhalaschothram) is conducive to nullify the beneficence of theDharmakarmathipa Yoga.Therefore, in consummate, the effective Dharmakarmathipa Yoga is not at all possiblefor Aries and Gemini ascendants and ineffective in respect of Taurus, if Saturn associatesJupiter. For rest of the ascendants, it is ineffective, if 8 th or 11 th lord associates with 9 th or10 th lords.21. ↴ñ â†ì£‹ Þó‡ì¬ù» ñ£»ªõ¡ÁF†ìº ì¡ÜP‰ YPô£ ‐ ï†ìˆ¬îñ£óè ªñ¡Á õ°ˆîPõ£Œ ñ£ñJ«ôݘèLÅ ¿‹¹M» ÷£˜‚°“The 8 th house and 8 th from the 8 th house (i.e. 3 rd house) are the houses of longevity.Twelfth from these two houses (i.e. 7 th and 2 nd ) are Maraka houses”In the preceding verses, Thandavarayar has explained the nature of various bhavasand modes for ascertaining strength of yogakarakas, and some prominent yogas likeDharmakarmathipa Yoga, etc.After explaining yoga and yogabhavas, the author has attempted to narrate theayurbhava from this verse onwards. In order to enjoy the yoga results, one must havesufficient 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, 8 th house is thehouse for longevity and 8 th therefrom reckons to 3 rd house. Therefore, 8 th and 3 rd housesare the houses for longevity. Again extending this principle with reference to twelfth167

9from these houses for longevity, we get 7 th and 2 nd houses, which are known asMarakasthanas. Here, one natural question arises as to why with reference to twelfthalone taken for deciding Marakasthanas.The 12 th bhava stands for spending of anything and thereby, 12 th to any bhava destructsthe bhava concerned in slow pace. Therefore, 12 th to Ayushthanas are denoting spendingof life or destruction of life and fully qualified to become marakas.Thus, the individual’s longevity can be determined by the strengths of the AyushthanaLords viz. 8 th and 3 rd Lords, whereas the risk of life i.e. maraka effects can be expectedduring the directional influences of 2 nd and 7 th Lords.However, in our humble opinion death is a complicated knot. Nobody can untie itwithout divine will. Moreover, even a competent astrologer will get perplexed todelineate the period of death. That is why; there are umpteen numbers of rules prescribedfor 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¡Áâ‹ñ£ù õ˜‚°º¬ó «ò‰F¬öò£Œ ‐ Ü‹ñ£óèˆîFð˜ àŸø£˜ Üõ¼ì«ù ô‹Üèˆîõ˜‚°‹ ÜŠð®«ò ò£‹.“Among these two Marakathipas (2 nd and 7 th Lords), comparatively 2 nd Lord is a powerfulMaraka than the 7 th . The planets disposited in these Maraka houses as well as that areassociated with the Marakathipas are also confer Marakaphal”In the last verse, the author has defined the two Marakasthanas. Here, he explainsfurther about their comparative strengths. Among the two Marakathipas, 2 nd Lord isstronger in conferring Marakaphal than 7 th Lord to any native. This is based on thefundamental nature of bhava lords explained in earlier verses.Earlier we have seen that the 2 nd Lord is neutral by nature, and 7 th Lord (being aKendra Lord) is benefic by nature. Therefore, while conferring Marakaphal, 2 nd Lordpresides over 7 th Lord. Astro results are dependant not only on disposition, but alsoassociation. Therefore, the planets associating with 2 nd Lord/House are also holding thesway of Marakaphal.The word ‘Marakaphal’ does not necessarily imply to ‘death’ alone. Because, for allnatives, except Aries and Libra natives, both the Marakathipas (viz. 2 nd and 7 th 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 exclusivelyimply death. Because, as stated earlier ‘death’ is undoubtedly a mystery. Of courseumpteen numbers of methods are available in astro‐texts to assess the longevity of aperson. 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 assessthe longevity of a person.168

1023. Üôõ˜îƒ 膰 ܬñˆî ªî¬êªð£CŠHªêõ«î ò£ñóí… ªêŠ¹ƒè£ ‐ õô¬ñJÞ¬ôò£ ñ£Aâ N¡º¬ôß ó£P숫ïô ªî¬êJ ùM“In the dasa of the planets, that are associated with the maraka houses, the native mayface death (or death‐like danger). When the native has no chance to come across the dasaof those maraka planets, then death (or death‐like danger) may be predicted for the nativeduring the 12 th Lord’s period”In the earlier verses the marakathipas were defined. When the individual has nochance to come across dasas of such planets, which are associated with the 2 nd and 7 thhouses, then the 12 th Lord will take hold of such maraka role during its main period.As stated earlier, the 12 th (vyaya) bhava being the house of destruction of any bhava,destruction of self can be delineated through the 12 th to the Ascendant, i.e. 12 th Lord.Vyaya bhava to the Ayushthanas viz. 2 nd and 7 th houses have already been identified asmarakasthanas. Next, vyaya bhava to the Ascendant (denoting self) has been qualifiedfor maraka.In the Vimshottari Dasa System, cyclically many dasas rule the destiny of the native.In that cycle, the dasas of planets associated with 2 nd , 7 th and 12 th houses are empowered toconfer marakaphal.24. Þõ¡ªî¬êJ L¡«ø ÞõQìˆF ½ŸøÜõ¡ªî¬ê Jî£Ü¾ ñ¡«ø ‐ Cõ‰îMN«îªñ£N«ò ï«ô£˜ ªî¬êJŸø£¡ ↮숫ï£ñ ªî¬êJ ùM“Death may be predicted during the dasas of these (2 nd / 7 th /12 th ) Lords or during thedasas of the planets deposited in these (2 nd / 7 th / 12 th ) Houses. If these periods do notprove fatal, predict end during 8 th Lord’s dasa”.25. ݃èõŸÁœ Þ¬ô«ò Üô£î èŸøõ˜î‹æƒ° 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 2 nd/ 7 th /12 th /8 th houses by ownership or disposition), then the dasas of perfect malefics aredangerous to the life of the native”26. ð£ððô ¬ù‚ªè£´‚°‹ ðƒ°ªè£œ«õ£ ¼ì«ù«ê˜ðôˆî£ â«ô£¬ó »‹ªêP‰ ‐ bðóñ£Œ‚ªè£õªùù‚ «è£î£Œ °õôòˆF ½œ÷õ˜è†ALõŸP ¬ôò£‹ Þò‹¹169

11“If Saturn is associated with Maraka planets (discussed in the preceding verses), he willtake the sway presiding over the rest of the planets to cause death ”From the verse 21 onwards, Thandavarayar has narrated the maraka dasas. They maybe serialized as below according to their hierarchy to confer marakaphal:1) The Lords of 2 nd and 7 th houses.2) The Planets deposited in 2 nd and 7 th houses.3) The Lord of 12 th house.4) The Planets deposited in 12 th house.In this list, by 24 th verse, the author has added 8 th house and the planets deposited in8 th house also to confer marakaphal. Here, 8 th house is not only known as Ayushthanabut also as Randhrasthana. Therefore, the planets associated with the 8 th house are alsoempowered to confer marakaphal.By 25 th verse, the author has added the dasa of perfect malefics also in the list. If thenative has no chance to come across all the above dasas, which is quite rare, then theperfect malefic of his ascendant will take the sway to give death during its dasa. The listof perfect malefics for each ascendant is presented in Table‐I under verse 17 supra.In the 26 th 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 inthe verses 21 to 25 supra, Saturn will automatically taking precedence over other planets toend the life of the native. Here, when Saturn doesn’t associate with any maraka planetthen such Saturn is not empowered to cause death. There is a view among astrologers thatany 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, eventhough he is in the 8 th house. This is supported by the following shloka of Brihat ParasaraHora Shastra:Shloka 46(9) of BPHSIn this shloka, emphasis is given on the words ‘papakrichani’ (ill‐disposed) and ‘marakgriha sambandhanni’ (associated with Marak planets) in order to mention them asprerequisite conditions to declare Saturn as Maraka.In consummate, for any horoscope, the qualified planets to bestow marakaphal duringtheir dasas are many. That is what the verses 21 to 26 of Thandavamalai speak. But, thenhow to delineate the period of death accurately? To our humble opinion, this is the areawherein the Brahmalipi (i.e. the destiny of the native) is under perfect mystery. Time andagain, we wish to insist upon this point.However, besides some specific combinations regarding longevity, some methods areprescribed by various classics to ascertain the longevity like Pindayu, Amsayu,Naisargika Ayu, Jeevayu, Mishrayu, Jaimini method, etc. Readers may refer to thesemethods and then the life‐span of the native be classified as Short or Medium or Full.170

12According to this classification, the dasa period discussed above be correlated to arrive atthe best of the judgment.27. «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 natureduring 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 compartmentalizedaccording to the ruling planets of the individual. Because, life‐events of any native are notsubject to change over‐night. Life is like an evolution and not as revolution. Rarely, someunexpected happenings may suddenly alter the life course of the individual, for whichthere should be strong yoga/avayoga in support of such happenings.Hence, the impact of the earlier dasa’s end bhukthi (known as dasa‐chidra inastrological parlance) will be felt in the subsequent dasa’s starting bhukthi. This is whatthis verse conveys. Therefore, the originality of the operating Dasa could not be noticedin its first Bhukthi (i.e. his own sub‐period). But, when the Dasa Lord himself involves ina strong Yoga/Avayoga, then the favorable/unfavorable results of the Dasa Lord could befelt in his Swabhukthi itself. In order to explain this case, the author has reserved some ofthe subsequent verses.In this verse, the ‘nature’ of the Dasa Lord stands for his status such as yogakaraka,maraka etc.To Be Continued …..171

My Journey InHindu AstrologyByPemmaraju V.R. Rayudu, India.(As submitted to SA in Dec 2007)Pemmaraju V.R.Rayudu, BE, M.Tech, aformer Senior Scientist and DeputyDirector of Defence Research andDevelopment Laboratory of Government ofIndia, has been studying, researching, andpracticing Hindu Astrology for the last fourdecades. Member of the AFA and author ofthe much acclaimed ‘How to Read AHoroscope’ & ‘How to Match Horoscopes’ isknown for his authentic work in rare areaslike Nadi Astrology. Though 70 yrs old &busy in his spiritual life his love forSaptarishis Astrology is there right from itsinception stage.My journey in Hindu Astrologystarted in 1963 in my 25th yearwhen I was transferred fromArmament Research and DevelopmentEstablishment, Pune, to Defence Researchand Development Laboratory, Hyderabad,Ministry of Defence, Government of Indiato work in guided missiles research anddevelopment. My father Late SriPemmaraju Venkata Rao was in Hyderabadin politics and his hobby was HinduAstrology. He told me that his father, mygrand father, also knew astrology and usedto do lot of calculations and give goodpredictions such as a snake bite for my elderbrother within one year of his birth and hewould survive and accordingly he namedhim as Subba Rayudu after LordSubrahmanya representing snake god. Hestudied my horoscope and told me that Iwould also learn astrology as it is there inthe genes also.Since my father was very busy withhis politics, he introduced me to his friendand the famous professional astrologer LateDivakaruni Venkata Subbarao who wrotemany books in Telugu, a south Indianlanguage, consolidating the entire crux frommany classical texts and from hisexperiences. I studied all his books and hewas my Guru for further coaching. I alsostudied all the books and articles in hismagazine by Late Dr. B.V.Raman, the greatastrologer and founder of the AstrologicalMagazine and corresponded with him tolearn and he was also my Guru indirectly. Ialso collected many other books in Hindu172

astrology by various authors and studied them.I was just a beginner in learning astrology and I happened to go to a place calledKovvur, near Rajahmundry city in Andhra Pradesh state in India to meet my co‐brother’sfamily. He told me about an old astrologer in the nearby village and we went there to meethim.He came out after his Pooja (God prayers). He asked me about my date of birth, time ofbirth morning/evening/night, place of birth and he made the charts very fast from theephemeris 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 quicklyhe analyzed and told about my exact profession. He was the only person who told my exactprofession 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 astrologyand how to make rockets and missiles from Vedas. Of course I could not do that due to myprofessional and domestic commitments; moreover I felt that I was not destined for such agreat guidance. He was by then itself about 80 years old and none of his children got thisknowledge from him being otherwise employed and his knowledge was lost along withwhen he died. I understand such great knowledgeable persons were available in the Godavaribelt 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 hisfamily tradition made the horoscope of his newly born first son but was in doubt whetherthe ascendant he got was right and wanted to consult me. I told him to bring his wife andson also. I saw the horoscope he prepared and asked his wife whether the delivery wasdifficult or easy. She told me that there was a surgical operation. I immediately told him totake the ascendant next to what he got. He asked me why and I told him the mother positionin the son’s horoscope is not good and Mars in the 4 th house would give surgical operation tothe mother when he was born, because that was one of the important points which could bechecked in the horoscope for the newly born first child. Similarly at some other time, oneperson came with his daughter and her horoscope prepared somewhere to consult me for hermarriage. I saw the girl’s personality and features and horoscope and told that it was not herhoroscope and later it was found that the place of birth was taken wrongly. I corrected theascendant and told that she would not be married till another one year and he should notwaste his time, money and energy for searching a marriage match for her now and theyreported to me about her marriage next year only. So I took it as very important to check thehoroscope made out of the data given of date, time and place of birth first with some pastevents before proceeding further for any analysis.My Guru, Sri D.V.Subbarao used to insist to rectify the birth time as per the Tatwaand Antar Tatwa Siddhanta to match the male or female birth as per themoveable/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 translatedthis information from his book into English and published it in the Times of Astrologymagazine, New Delhi and also kept it in my website (www.rayuduastrology.com) for thebenefit 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, heused to tell that for Gemini lagna, the natural benefic planet Jupiter becomes 7 th and 10 thlord 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 7 th ) and I thought the horoscope was good since Jupiter is in 4 thhouse for her Gemini lagna and the compatibility points for both Moons are good as perstandard method (maximum 36 points, acceptable if more than 18 points). He immediatelyrejected the match reminding me for placement of Jupiter in a good house with UbhayaKendradhipatya Dosha. He also said that though Moon signs and stars of both arecompatible, the lords of both ascendants (Mars and Mercury) and 7 th houses (Venus andJupiter) are enemies and also the 7 th lords are placed in 2 nd and 12 th positions to each other(Dwidwadasa). Then I realized that we should not just see the compatibility points as perMoon sign & star only as per standard method but should see many other aspects also. Thistempted me to lay down many conditions for matching the horoscopes for marriage withmaximum 100 points considering Moon and other aspects. I published an article on this inthe Journal of the American Federation of Astrologers and is available on my website. Withthe request of many and with the encouragement of my Guru, Dr.B.V.Raman, I wrote abook “How to match horoscopes for marriage ‐ A Scientific model of compatibility pointsbased on Moon and other aspects as per Hindu Astrology” giving ready made tables for easycompilation of points and this book was published by the internationally famous M/sMotilal Banarsidass Publishers, Delhi, India and was very well reviewed in magazines andappreciated and followed by many persons and reprinted. The abstract, contents are given onmy website.My Guru, Sri D.V.Subbarao, also used to tell me that each planet is to be assessedproperly for benefic and malefic tendencies for the particular horoscope since no planet iseither benefic or malefic. This has led me to formulate all the conditions for which a planetcan be subjected to in a horoscope such as in own house/ in friend or enemy house/ with afriend or enemy/ in friend or enemy star etc and give suitable points for each condition fromexperience and evaluate the benefic and malefic percentage of the planet so that it can bejudged almost quantitatively how far a planet in a horoscope would give benefic or maleficresults. I sent an abstract of this theme to the American Federation of Astrologers, USA andI was invited to give a lecture on this topic in their convention in 1992 in Chicago. Latermany requested me to write a full‐fledged book with this benefic/ malefic analysis alongwith predictions. This book “ How to read a horoscope‐ A Scientific model of predictionsbased on benefic and malefic analysis of planets and bhavas as per Hindu astrology” waspublished by M/s Motilal Banarsidss Publishers, Delhi and was very well reviewed by manymagazines and appreciated by many people including my Guru Sri B.V.Raman andreprinted. The abstract, reviews and contents are given on my website.At this stage, it may be important to mention that I took voluntary retirement fromDefence R&D Lab in 1990 when I completed my 30 years of service in various capacitiestelling my then boss Dr.A.P.J.Abdul Kalam, the then Director of Defence R&D Lab andFormer President of India, that my son got settled and I had sufficiently worked in DefenceR&D and I should do something for my hobby of astrology and since he knew my interesthe agreed for my retirement. Since then my activities totally changed from engineering andmanagement fields and I spent full time to engage myself in the study of astrology andphilosophy and pursuing my meditation. Later also Dr. Kalam took me as a member in thecommittee for the reorganization of the laboratory and appreciated my research efforts andthe 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 isstudied technically, there should be developed some spiritual practices, Mantras andmeditation techniques to get intuitive abilities for analyzing the horoscopes and givingpredictions & I was wondering who would give me this methodology. On one fine Sundayearly morning in 1968, one of friends and colleagues, Sri C.V.K.Murthy, came home andtook me to Sri Maharishi Mahesh Yogi who had camped in Hyderabad then. After hislecture, Maharishi asked ten persons to stay back and I was one of them and he called one byone inside his room and initiated Transcendental Meditation (TM) with Mantra and toldhow to do it and explained the benefits of the same. Since then I have been doing this TMand Mantra. Also after that I studied many spiritual texts and teachings of many Gurus likeSri 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 andattended spiritual courses on Bhagavad Gita, Upanishads, Sanskrit. Strangely before I knewanything 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 skywhen I was meditating. One saint in Himalayas, before I said anything to Him, explained tome about this cosmic hierarchy, how the Gurus would come in different forms and told methat 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 VidyaGurukulam of Pujya Dayananda Swamiji in Coimbatore, Tamilnadu state, India, though Icould not complete it due to severe back ache. I met Pujya Swamiji and told him that I wasstudying Hindu astrology giving consultations and I was not sure whether I was guiding ormisguiding the clients. Pujya Swamiji asked me whether Jupiter was in the 5 th house in myhoroscope and I said ‘yes’ and then he said I need not be afraid to give consultations but Ishould tell the clients to do some suitable regular Prayers also. He also asked me to visit hisGurukulams in Rishikesh, India and in Pennsylvania in USA. I visited Rishikesh ashramand strangely when I went to USA to my son’s place I went to his Pennsylvania ashraminvited by them to give a lecture on Nadi astrology in their astrology conference. I attendedhis lectures in Hyderabad and Coimbatore and read his books on spiritual matters. Sincethen Pujya Swamiji also became one of my spiritual Gurus and recently in October 2007went there to meet him. He suggested to me and my wife to stay in Senior Citizens Homebeing constructed by a trust near his ashram.Once some client came for consultation and told me that he came earlier few daysback and whatever I told for his question came true and now he came again to consult onanother question. I saw his horoscope and asked him what question he asked earlier andwhat 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 immediatelyrealized that I must have given the answer at that time intuitively since it was a border caseto give positive or negative answer and I gave the positive answer from my meditation andmantra.I used to discuss with many of astrology friends and learn from them particularlyfrom Sri T.Ramakrishna, researcher and professional astrologer and from LateV.S.Narayana Sarma, professional astrologer and founder of Star Astrological ResearchCentre about the Nadi astrology. I went to Madras (Chennai) in 1968 to meet my father‐inlawSri UG KrishnaMurthy who was a philosopher. He took his Nadi astrology reading175

from palm leaves about 50 years ago and everything had happened as it was written on thepalm leaves. He took me to the Kowmara Nadi center in Chennai and the nadi person afterasking some questions to verify my past, got my leaf and read from there. He exactly toldme 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 thisfield after 52 years age. Surprisingly everything came out correct and I took voluntaryretirement from that technical field of guided missiles research and development at the ageof 52 years. Later again when I went to him after few years after my retirement, he said thatmy leaf about profession is not available as there is no specific regular paid profession exceptdoing some astrology work.Then onwards after my retirement in 1990, I went to different nadi centres. I wentfirst to their main center in Vaitheeswarankoil village near Chidambaram city in Tamilnadustate 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 nadireader takes the right hand thumbprint for gents and left hand thumb print for ladies. Laterhe goes inside and brings some bundle of palm leaves and asks you some questions regardingyour coborns, names of yourself and parents and wife if married, profession, education whilereading leaf by leaf till he gets a leaf matching with your information. Then he goes insideand picks up the leaf pertaining to your details and read them in Tamil language (a southIndian language), writes it in a notebook, and records it in a cassette along with thetranslation into your language by a translator. This is the procedure followed by all nadireaders at any nadi center. All the past including the exact names of yourself, parents, wifewould be given along with some future events also by gaps of 2 to 3 years interval. One nadifellow told me that I will be doing new type of computer astrology and I will go abroadshortly in this connection. Strangely I did go to USA on invitation by American Federationof Astrologers to give a lecture in their astrology convention about my research on beneficand malefic Percentage Analysis of planets and bhavas depending on the various conditionsand 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 werecorrect and the near future readings are correct. They seem to be invoking some spirit to tellthe exact names and future readings based on the transits of Jupiter and Saturn. Then Iwrote an exhaustive article “Nadi Astrology‐ An Overview” and published in the Times ofAstrology magazine of Delhi India in 2001 annual number and I got the prestigious SriSanthanam (founder of the magazine) Award for the best article felicitating me in theirconference in Lucknow, India with a Sandalwood Sri Saraswati statue and a woolen shawl. Iraised several questions in this article to be researched and answered by future astrologersabout the nadi palm leaves astrology. This article was kept in my website also for the benefitof all and even today many appreciates this article. Some persons are trying to do someresearch in nadi astrology but not any satisfaction to find out how such exact details ofnames and past events could be written long long ago on the palm leaves. Recently I went tothe same nadi center twice on 16 October 2007 and 1 December 2007 and took readings bytwo different nadi readers to check about any change of place for me. The first reader toldme that there will a change of place for 2 to 3 years and the other reader said that there willbe change of place but only temporarily for a few months only and I have to check up thislater 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 aboutRs.350 ($8.75 USD) and invariably they say that remedies are to be done as given in Shantiand Deeksha Kandams which would cost again. Anyway lot of research need to be done in176

this field to find the methodology adopted in this nadi palm leaf astrology. In thisconnection 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, BhriguNandi Nadi, Nadi astrology etc and studied the principles and applied them in mypredictions successfully. I discussed then with Sri Santhanam who translated Chandrakalanadi into English from Sanskrit. I also attended a workshop conducted by Sri R.G.Rao aboutnadi astrology principles, which he translated them into English. In principle it looks thatthe transits of planets over natal planets seem to be given importance along with the basicsignifications and characteristics of planets instead of taking the ascendant and lordships ofplanets. For example it is said that when Saturn transits over Mars in the natal birth chartthere will be professional obstructions since Saturn represents profession and Mars is enemyto Saturn similarly if Mars is placed after Mercury, there can be obstructions in educationsince Mercury represents education and Mars is enemy to Mercury. I discussed some ofthese trends in my lecture “Some predictive techniques” given at the Indian Council ofAstrological Sciences (ICAS) founded by my Guru Dr.BV Raman and the same is availableas article on my website for the benefit of all.I maintained a record of all the persons who consulted me keeping their date, time andplace of birth, rasi chart and their personal data about self, education, job, parent’s cobornsetc. This has resulted in collection of about thousand horoscopes, which had helped me inmy 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, Ithought that at least the astrologer should be able to give an indication at what age themarriage is likely to happen. In this connection I applied the principles of Nadi astrologyand derived at an easy method to tell the approximate year of marriage. Mars is taken as theplanet signifying the marriage knot and the transits of Jupiter and Saturn connecting Marsin the natal chart and the Navamsa ascendant or its lagna lord is taken as the criteria for themarriage knot, of course considering Rahu is not interfering with Mars. From my datacollection, I checked up this method with about 90 horoscopes about marriage date andmostly the method proposed is satisfactory. I gave a lecture on this in Indian Council ofAstrological Sciences (ICAS) and also included the same on my website for the benefit ofall. I got the feedback from many that the method is simple and satisfactory to arrive at theprobable marriage age.I also studied the Prasna (question) Shastra of Kerala and applied it whenever thebirth data is not available. Also I studied about the Angry planets in the horoscope that areplaced as per the sins committed in the previous life so that proper remedial measures can betaken for these angry planets.Another important study made was in connection with the Navamsapada lords andpredictions. I met one person whose Guru (who is no more) studied this aspect. It isgenerally considered that Navamsa for the 1 st pada (quarter) of the stars Aswini, Makha andMoola falls in Aries and the Navamsapada lord is Mars and similarly for the othernavamsapada lords. But in his research, he pointed out that the navamsapada lords wouldchange and the planets are divided into two groups, Vishnu and Siva. Accordingly heformulated a methodology to prepare a navamsa graph and thereby gave methodology togive predictions. This is a very intricate method giving very accurate results. I collected the177

ooks in Telugu language from him and tried to understand the method but he was notinterested. I wrote an article “Navamsapada lords and predictions” and published in theTimes of Astrology, Delhi and also available on my website. Persons who are keen researchinterested may further study this method.I studied Krishna Murthy Paddhati (KP) astrology also but did not use extensivelysince 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 withdates and times for over a year and then check the occurrence of the event with respect tothe 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.Iwas the only person from my Andhra Pradesh state selected in 1995 by the MaharishiMahesh Yogi University of Management in Holland to go there and give lectures andconsultations. I stayed there for three months and gained good name for myconsultations, of course with the blessings, meditation and Mantra of my first spiritual GuruMahesh Yogi. There in Holland I gave a video recording about the Jeeva and Sareera ofGrahas and kept this is available as an article on my website. Jeeva of a planet is the lord ofthe star in which that planet is placed and it is the Consciousness of that planet. Sareera of aplanet is the lord of the star in which its Jeeva planet is placed and it is theActivity of that planet. If the Jeeva and Sareera planets are enemiesto that planet then it will not be able to function properly. Thearticle “Jeeva and Sareera of Grahas‐Consciuosness and activitiesof planets” was published in the American Federation ofAstrologers Journal, USA.The Planetary Gems Association, Thailand contacted me andadmitted me as a member of their association and certified me as aPlanetary Gems adviser. I published two articles “Benefic and maleficplanets and Gems” and “Anukul Vad versus Pratikul Vad” in theirjournal, indicating that precious gems only are to be used for benefic planets only.I also studied the Nadi amshas which are 150 th division of a rasi and collected the results ofmany nadi amshas as given in the Astrological magazine and nadi texts. I published twoarticles “A Note on Nadi Amshas” and “Nadi Amsha Chart” in the Times of Astrologymagazine, Delhi, correlating my horoscope by rectifying my birth time as per Tatwa/ AntarTatwa Siddhanta and then matching with the result of the particular nadi amsha. Thesearticles are available on my website.Out of my study, research and experience, I also published articles “Comments ontwin births”, “Astrology and Human life”, “ A life pattern in the light of major planetstransits”, “ A Note on problems in predictions”, “Horoscope of Sri Swami Jnanananda‐ TheSaint and the Scientist”, ”Nadi astrology for marriage‐A case study”, “Twelfth bhava of twoKrishnamurths‐Enlightened thinkers, Stellar Effects”; all these articles are available on mywebsite for the benefit of all and for further research.I also gave lectures in the conferences of astrology of the American federation of astrologersand Arsha Vidya Gurukulam in USA on Nadi astrology.in 1998.178

I got the titles of “Daivagna Ratna”and “Jyotish Aradhakulu” by The StarAstrological Centre, Hyderabad in 1993 and1997 in consideration of my meritoriouscontribution made and distinguishedservices rendered to the cause of astrologyand occult sciences. I also got theprestigious Ugadi Award –2006 from theAndhra Pradesh State Government foroutstanding contribution to astrology. I alsogot the prestigious Santhanam award for thebest article “Nadi Astrology‐An Overview”.I had worked for about 40 years anddone research whatever best I could for theupliftment of this great science of Hinduastrology and presented all my work on mywebsite for the benefit of all and for furtherresearch. Since almost one year in 2007, Istopped all astrological guidance andconsultations since it was giving strain tomy health at this age of 70 and I want tospend more time on spiritual matters andmeditation. I wish all the astrologers to domore research in astrology and achieve goodsuccess in their endeavors.Yogayatra Of VarahamihiraTravel started on Sunday or in Navamsa ofSun, the mind of the traveler will be soagitated like how one gets agitated when aprostitute steals ones money -MishraAdhyaya, Verse 27 of Yogayatra byVarahamihiraAshtakvarga etc (ashtakvargadi) be takeninto account for Travel Lagna but if Moon isafflicted in Transit then the efforts are futilelike how before Basant Season the wind ofSishir Season destroys the flowers & leaves –Mishra Adhaya, Verse 23 of Yogayatra byVarahamihiraDepending on the strength of the Moon, otherplanets give good results like how one’s minddominates the Indriyas (sense organs) of one’sbody - Mishra Adhaya, Verse 24 ofYogayatra by VarahamihiraTravel done on Wednesday or in Navamsa ofMercury then all desired work gets fulfilledakin to a smart man conjoining with abeautiful lady his desires get fulfilled. -Mishra Adhaya, Verse 30 of Yogayatra byVarahamihiraTravel done on Saturday or in Navamsa ofSaturn is bad for one’s life akin to one fallingsomeone else’s woman and being troubled byit - Mishra Adhaya, Verse 33 of Yogayatraby Varahamihira.179

Mandooka DasaA ProperExpositionByIranganti Rangacharya, India.Assisted By: ShanmukhaDrig dasa and the Mandooka dasa are thetwo‐phalitha dasas each covering a period of96 years, which are therefore applicable inthe horoscopes irrespective of the term oflife whether short, medium or long. SageJaimini dealt Mandooka dasa in the fourthquarter of second chapter vide the followingsutra.Iranganti Rangacharya is one of theoldest authorities on Jaimini alive today,born in 1927, he started astrology at the ageof 25 in 1952. Later in 1960 he startedmeticulous study of Jaimini astrology &thus has 48 rich years of experience inJaimini at this age of 81. Author ofnumerous articles since 4 decades, 9 books& an extremely humble soul who inspiteof weak health contributes to the cause ofJaimini. His work Jaimini Sutramritampublished by Sagar Publications, NewDelhi is considered a classic among seriousstudents of Jaimini Astrology.Sutra:ूलादश वैषायो मडूक िकू टःsthūlādarśa vaiṣamyāśrayoo maṇḍūkastrikūṭaḥTranslation:By Katapayadi 1 numerals, Sthoola givesvalue 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 gives580, divided by 12 yields remainder 4).By the word Sthoola, 7 th house can be takenas Upalakshana for the Ascendant. And theMandooka Dasa has a different recourseconcerning its commencement, as weunderstand from the word Vaishamya inthe aphorism. In summary, we can deducethe following from the above sutra.1Refer to Jaimini Sutramritam by this author fordetails of Katapayadi numeric system.180

In male horoscope, Mandooka Dasa opens from stronger of Ascendant and its 7 thhouse. In female horoscope, Mandooka Dasa opens from 4 th house of the stronger ofAscendant and its 7 th house. A vriddha karika also endorses this interpretation vide thefollowing verse.The relevant karika isबिलनः शु शिशनोः ेया मडूक दशापुष ेत ्ततो नेया ीचेत ्दपणतो नयेत ्balinaḥ śukra śaśinoḥ jñeyā maṇḍūka daśāpuruṣa ścet tatoo neyā strīcet darpaṇatoo nayetKeywords: शु= Ascendant, शिश = 7th house according to Katapayadi Numeric systemMandooka means frog and like the jump of frog, the padakrama of the dasa sign is LagnaPanchama Bhagyatah (1, 5, and 9 respectively). The same can be understood from the wordTrikoota in the sutra.Sage Jaimini taught four sources 2 of strength of sign in 3 rd quarter of 2 nd chapter. Thesesources of strength are comparative to each other and are used for different purposes. Thefirst source of strength is exclusively used to select the stronger of Ascendant and 7 th 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 oneoccupied by less.3. If both are occupied by equal number of planets, judge the strength by occupancy ofexalted, own planets.4. If still strength is same, then decide by natural 3 strength of the signs. Dual sign isstronger 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 Ascendantlord and its 7 th 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 isstronger if its lord is placed in even sign. An even sign is stronger if its lord is placedin odd sign. This is called Prativesika Strength.Dasa Varsha (Years)2Refer to Jaimini Sutramritam or any translation of Jaimini Sutras for the Strength of signs.3In fact, the sign and its 7 th are of same nature, so this rule is not applicable here.181

Trikoota means 1 st , 5 th , 9 th houses and the tri koota also includes cardinal, fixed, dual signseach carrying 7, 8, and 9 years respectively.Extremely ImportantBy the very name Mandooka (frog) the dasa signs run directly but not reversely as we knowthe frog never leaps back. This is very important rider for calculating the dasa sequence.Calculation of AntardasasAntardasas of Dasa sign are to be calculated in the similar padakrama of 1 st , 5 th , 9 th signsfrom the Maha dasa sign in zodiacal forward direction. And each antardasa carries theduration equal to dasa years divided by 12. For example, for Aries Maha dasa, each antardasacarries duration of 7 months, since Aries is a cardinal sign carrying 7 years. Similarly, forfixed and dual signs may be understood.Judgment of ResultsMandooka is a phalita dasa applicable to all types of longevity, and all general rules to judgesign based dasas can be used. Readers will do well to calculate Dwara 4 and Bahya sign forthe dasa sign with added advantage. A Vriddha karika explains the calculation of Bahya signfor Trikoota (Lagna Pabchama Bhagyatah) Padakrama. The 1 st , 9 th , 6 th , 3 rd , 11 th , 8 th , 1 st , 9 th , 6 th ,3 rd , 11 th , 8 th signs form the opening dasa sign will successively become the Bahya signs fordasa 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, PiTaurus Ta, Vi, Cp, Ge, Li, Aq,Cn, Sc, Pi, Le, Sg, ArGemini Ge, Li, Aq, Cn, Sc, Pi, Le,Sg, Ar, Vi, Cp, TaCancer Cn, Sc, Pi, Le, Sg, Ar, Vi,Cp, Ta, Li, Aq, GeLeo Le, Sg, Ar, Vi, Cp, Ta, Li,Aq, Ge, Sc, Pi, CnVirgo Vi, Cp, Ta, Li, Aq, Ge, Sc,Pi, Cn, Sg, Ar, LeLibra Li, Aq, Ge, Sc, Pi, Cn, Sg,Ar, Le, Cp, Ta, ViScorpio Sc, Pi, Cn, Sg, Ar, Le, Cp,Ta, Vi, Aq, Ge, LiSagittarius Sg, Ar, Le, Cp, Ta, Vi,Bahya SignsAr, Sg, Vi, Ge, Aq, Sc, Ar,Sg, Vi, Ge, Aq, ScTa, Cp, Li, Cn, Pi, Sg, Ta,Cp, Li, Cn, Pi, SgGe, Aq, Sc, Le, Ar, Cp, Ge,Aq, Sc, Le, Ar, CpCn, Pi, Sg, Vi, Ta, Aq, Cn,Pi, Sq, Vi, Ta, AqLe, Ar, Cp, Li, Ge, Pi, Le,Ar, Cp, Li, Ge, PiVi, Ta, Aq, Sc, Cn, Ar, Vi,Ta, Aq, Sc, Cn, ArLi, Ge, Pi, Sg, Le, Ta, Li,Ge, Pi, Sg, Le, TaSc, Cn Ar, Cp, Vi, Ge, Sc,Cn Ar, Cp, Vi, GeSg, Le, Ta, Aq, Li, Cn, Sg,4Dwara is the running dasa sign. It is also called Paka sign.182

Aq, Ge, Li, Pi, Cn, ScCapricorn Cp, Ta, Vi, Aq, Ge, Li, Pi,Cn, Sc, Ar, Le, SgAquarius Aq, Ge, Li, Pi, Cn, Sc, Ar,Le, Sg, Ta, Vi, CpPisces Pi, Cn, Sc, Ar, Le, Sg, Ta,Vi, Cp, Ge, Li, AqLe, Ta, Aq, Li, CnCp, Vi, Ge, Pi, Sc, Le, Cp,Vi, Ge, Pi, Sc, LeAq, Li, Cn, Ar, Sg, Vi, Aq,Li, Cn, Ar, Sg, ViPi, Sc, Le, Ta, Cp, Li, Pi, Sc,Le, Ta, Cp, LiPointers for Job:1. Benefics in 2 nd and 5 th of dasa sign.2. Malefics exalted in in the 2 nd or in the 5 th of dasa sign.3. Well placed benefics in the 10 th of the dasa sign.4. Well placed benefics in the 4 th house.5. The above pointers can be assessed from Bahya sign also.Illustrated charts: ‐‐‐Chart‐1 = Lal Bahadur Sastri 5 , Prime Minister 1964‐1966Born October 9, 1904 at 23h.14m l.m.t Varanasi. Ascendant=SagittariusMandooka dasa begins from the Ascendant 6 , Sagittarius. The dasa signs areSagittarius, Aries, Leo, Capricorn, Taurus, Virgo, Aquarius, Gemini, Libra, Pisces, Cancer,Scorpio.Sagittarius =9 Years5Note: The birth particulars provided by the author give Gemini ascendant, so birth time is adjusted toget Sagittarius ascendant as given by the author.6Mandooka dasa is a Phalita dasa and 7 th house is only secondary to Ascendant. Here, Ascendant istaken stronger since both are not occupied by any planet.183

Aries = 7Leo = 8Capricorn = 7Taurus = 8Virgo = 9Aquarius = 8Gemini = 9Libra = 79‐10‐1904+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 Geminiand antardasa of Sagittarius. The 5 th house of Gemini is occupied by Venus and the 5 th houseof Sagittarius is occupied by Jupiter. The 4 th house from Gemini is occupied by the exaltedMercury. The bahya sign of dasa sign Gemini is Leo. The 2 nd house Virgo, from bahya signLeo is occupied by exalted Mercury, Moon and Sun, 9 th house Aries, is occupied by Jupiterand 6 th house Aries, is occupied by well placed Saturn, indicate the overall beneficence ofGemini dasa.Chart‐2, Indira Gandhi DOB=19‐11‐1917 at 11‐12 pm, Allahabad184

Mandooka Dasa begins from the 4 th house 7 , 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.DwaraBahyaLibra ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Libra (1) tanuAquarius ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Gemini (9) dharmaGemini ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Pisces (6) ariScorpio ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐Sagittarius (3) sahajaPisces ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐Leo (11) upantyaCancer ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐Taurus (8) randhrabhahaSagittarius ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐Libra (1) tanuLibra = 7 YearsAquarius = 8Gemini = 9Scorpio = 8Pisces = 9Cancer = 7Capricorn = 7Taurus = 8Virgo = 9Indira Gandhi was married on 26‐3‐1942, which is in the period of Scorpio. Scorpio isoccupied by the Dara karaka, Sun and the benefic, Mercury. Its 7 th is occupied by the beneficJupiter. The bahya sign of Scorpio is Sagittarius and is occupied by Venus, the karaka formarriage.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‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐7Ascendant is taken stronger since both are occupied by equal number of planets. Hence, the dasa startsfrom 4 th house from stronger, for female natives.185

19‐11‐1965+9yrs (Sagittarius)‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐19‐11‐1965+9 months (Sg‐Sg)‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐19‐8‐1966‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐Sagittarius is occupied by Venus and Rahu and its 2 nd is occupied by the Moon. The bahyasign is Libra. The 2 nd is occupied by Mercury and the 4 th is occupied by Moon.Chart 3: Obama, August 4th, 1961, at 19:24 Hrs, Honolulu, Hawaii, USAAscendant Capricorn, and 7 th house Cancer are occupied by equal number of planets. But,Ascendant is occupied by its own lord Saturn, so Ascendant is stronger. Hence, Mandookadasa opens from Capricorn. The dasa signs are Capricorn, Taurus, Virgo, Aquarius, Gemini,Libra, Pisces, Cancer, Scorpio, Aries, Leo, and Sagittarius.Capricorn 7 YearsTaurus 8Virgo 9Aquarius 8Gemini 9Libra 7Obama 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 4 thhouse is occupied by Jupiter and Saturn, 9 th house Gemini is occupied by benefic Venus. Thebahya sign Leo is occupied by Rahu and Mahayogada 8 Mars, and 10 th house from bahya signwill be Taurus which is occupied by exalted Moon. The current antardasa sign is Taurusoccupied by exalted Moon 9 , its 2 nd is occupied by well placed Venus, its 4 th is occupied byRahu and Mars, its 9 th house Capricorn is occupied by Jupiter and Saturn.From dasa sign Libra, 9 th house is occupied by benefic Venus 10 , and 10 th house Cancer isoccupied by Sun, and Mercury which indicates the success in political elections and inaddition the Yogada planets Mars, Moon also aspects the dasa sign Libra. Thus he gotelected in this antardasa as President of USA.Chart 5: Male, May 05, 1979, 00:13Hrs, Anakapalle, 17N41, 83E03, IndiaChart 5 native is an Indian Central Government employee, started his career with a humblebeginning as a trainee, and now has been promoted to Gazetted Officer. He joined theservice as a trainee on May 25 th 1999, and was recruited as supervisor on May 24 th 2000.8Mars aspects the Ascendant of Rasi chart, Jaimini Navamsa chart, Parivrittitrya Drekkana chart,becomes Mahayogada. In addition, Mars aspects Ascendant & Ghatika Lagna, becomes Rajayoga karakaplanet. Since only one argala exists on Mars, full Argala Rajayoga doesn’t exist in this chart.9Moon aspects Ascendant, its 7 th house becomes Rajayoga giving planet, having three Argalas becomesa Rajayoga planet, but since virodha argala signs are also occupied by planets, Rajayoga of medium orderonly exists.10Important principle in analyzing any Rasi dasa is that if Venus and Sun associates with 9 th and 10 thhouse from the dasa rasi results in excellent progress in the professional career.187

Mandooka dasa opens from 7 th house as 7 th is stronger and he was running Pisces Dasa from09‐05‐1994 to 09‐05‐2003 and the Bahya sign was Sagittarius.Pisces is occupied by exalted Venus, 2 nd house from it Aries is occupied by exalted Sun,Mercury, its lord Mars, 5 th house Cancer is occupied by exalted Jupiter, 7 th house Virgo bybenefic Moon. From Bahya sign, 4 th is occupied by Venus, 5 th by exalted Sun, 10 th by beneficMoon, indicates gain of job. Even though, from dasa sign there are a number of well placedplanets, yet the native does not gain fruits of rajayoga 11 , since no major Argala rajayogaforms in this horoscope except for the native is treated as an important person in thedepartment. The next dasa is of Leo and bahya sign of Virgo, compared to Pisces doesn’thave much benefic influence indicating not much success in job/career profile. In fact thenative missed one promotion, for which the case has been pending with administration sincethe last two years.Yogayatra of VarahamihiraJanma Nakshatra is first one; from there the 10th nakshatra is called KarmaNakshatra, 16 th Nakshatra is called Sanghatik Nakshatra, 18 th is called SamudayaNakshatra and 3 nakshatras from 20 th i.e. 20-21-22 nakshatra are calledVainakshik Nakshatra, 25 th Nakshatra is Manas Nakshatra. For any work see fromall the 6 th nakshatra. For King the RajaAbhishekh (Oath Taking Ceremony)during this time, considering people & country see the 6 th and 9 th nakshatra toprobe. – NakshatraKendubhadyaya, Verse 1 & 2 of Yogayatra of VarahamihiraKritika (Ven), PoorvaPhalguni (Ven), Poorva Shada (Ven), Poorva Bhadrapad(Guru) - Brahmin NakshatrasPushya, Uttara Phalguni, Uttara Shada, Uttara Bhadrapad - KshatriyaNakshatrasRevati, Anuradha, Magha and Rohini are Krushak Varga (Farming Class ofPeople) nakshatrasPoonarvasu, Hasta, Abhijit and Ashwini are Vanik Varga (Trading Class of People)NakshatrasMoola, Ardha, Swati and Satabhisha are Unnat Varga (Medhaavi) (Elite Class ofPeople) NakshatrasMrigasira, Visakha, Chitra and Dhanishta are Shudra Varga (Labour Class ofPeople) NakshatrasAshlesha, Visaka, Shravan and Bharani are Chandala (People involved in MenialWork) Nakshatras- NakshatraKendubhadyaya, Verse 5,6,7 of Yogayatra of Varahamihira11 It must be kept in mind to assess the Rajyogas in the chart before analyzing the dasa trends.188

Nakshatra Padasin Ravana Samhita-Rohini NakshatraByRushikesh Deshpande, U.K.Copy Editors:Babban Singh & Juliana SwansonRushikesh Deshpande is an ElectricalEngineer by profession and works withResearch and Development Cell in aleading MNC in Mumbai. His interests areKalachakra Astrology, Indian Tantricsystem, and Ancient Indian Astrology. He iscurrently in Manchester doing his postgraduatestudies. He is a team member &volunteer of Saptarishis Astrology.Planets give different phalas (results)in each of the 27 nakshatras (lunarmansions). This phala relates to thequarter (charana) of a nakshatra in which aplanet is placed and the dristhi (aspect) ofother planets that it receives. The beautyof Ravana Samhita is that a planet in onepada might give problematical results,whereas in the next pada of the samenakshatra it can give fortunate results. Thisdifference is subtly highlighted. Herefollows the fourth in this series oftranslations of Ravana Samhita, relating tothe fourth asterism Rohini, which stretchesfrom 40 to 53 degrees/20 minutes of thenatural zodiac.Rohini NakshatraThe Sun in Rohiniv If the Sun is in Rohini and receives anaspect of the Moon, the native mayearn a living in a profession that servesor addresses the needs of women. Thenative may also earn money throughtransportation or maritime industries.v Mars’ aspect reveals one with amilitary background or expertise. This189

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), andbright 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 materialsurvival, and feels malevolence toward his wife.Sun in RohiniFirst Padav When the Sun is placed in the first pada, the native will be stylish and well‐groomed. Hewill earn a living through raising and selling livestock (elephants, horses, sheep, nannygoats,and so forth). He will be service‐oriented by nature. He may suffer from sexuallyrelatedor transmitted diseases.Publisher’s Note: We have in our possession only two charts of individuals with sexuallytransmitted diseases, and these include the Sun in the sec0nd pada of Rohini, not in the firstpada as mentioned in the above verse. It has been difficult to check the reliability of thisverse without having access to a larger database.Second Padav When the Sun is placed in the second quarter of Rohini, the native will be for the mostpart content and powerful. He can earn a living through a business related to liquiditems, oil, and ghee (clarified butter). He may experience restlessness or nervous collapserelated to Pitta dosha imbalance, meningitis, or simple headaches. He will fear swimmingin deep or unfamiliar waters. If Mars is present in this nakshatra, the native may hold aprominent position in law enforcement or the military (sena pramukh).Third Padav 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 (hichakiyalagane ka rog). The female native may suffer from the irregular menses. The nativesuffers from hydrophobia (jala‐ bhaya) and may be prone to drowning.Fourth Padav If the Sun occupies the fourth pada, the native will be a government servant who willfrequently travel. He will be obedient to his wife, though he may treat women as inferiorto men.Moon in Rohiniv If the Moon receives the Sun’s aspect, the native will earn a living through agriculture aswell as Tantra‐Mantra and other occult sciences.v The native will be strongly attracted to the opposite sex, but will live in a decent mannerif 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‐pitrubhakta).v The aspect of Venus confers the comfort of vehicles, nice homes, ornaments, domesticanimals, and so forth.v Saturn’s aspect denies the native a suitably stable and nurturing early home life; therewill be no assistance or gain from the father.First Padav When the Moon occupies the first pada of Rohini, the native will be cheerful, sweetspoken, virtuous, and hardworking. He will earn a living in some enterprise related to thefood and dairy industries, specifically trading in milk, sugar (jaggery/gud), ghee, oils, andso forth. The native will be affectionate toward his siblings. He may suffer from illnessesrelated to the ears, nose, and teeth.Second Padav The Moon’s position in the second pada of Rohini signifies one whose education may beinterrupted, but who may have an interest or talent in the fine arts. The native willchange residence frequently due to difficult circumstances. A female nativity with thisplacement may engage in unethical or immoral acts that create substantial losses in life.Third Padav The Moon in the third pada of Rohini reveals one with a happy life, who earns hislivelihood from a business related to females. He may also earn a sufficient livingthrough some business related to liquids. Such a native may be blessed with anexceptional personality. He will be reliable and have a strong memory. He could sufferfrom diseases of the throat and eyes.Fourth Padav The Moon’s placement in the fourth pada of Rohini reveals one who could earn a living inthe 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 placementwill have a large number of fine clothes and jewellery, and may possibly employ servantsand 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 inthe third pada, not in the fourth pada as the text says above. Until May 2007, she workedfor one of the biggest diamond houses in Mumbai, but has now left her job and isunemployed.Mars in Rohiniv The Sun’s aspect on Mars reveals a native who resides in forests or hilly areas. He willnot 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 withlow‐class females.v Mercury’s aspect makes one scholarly and religious. He may have a spectacularpersonality but will be ill‐tempered by nature.191

v Jupiter’s aspect suggests one who lives with his close relatives and financially supportsthem.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 Padav 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 Padav Mars occupying the second pada and conjoining the Sun indicates one who becomes asoldier. At certain times, he may make bad decisions (the word is durbudhi, akin to theresults of a Rahu‐Mercury conjunction). He may suffer from nose and ear diseases.Third Padav Mars placed in the third pada indicates a native who is of a serene nature. He will bepraised and admired by gentlemen and scholars. He may face the agony of his progeny’sdeath, as well as enormous troubles through his wife. He may suffer connective tissuediseases or ailments of the throat or neck.Publisher’s Note:Chart: Loni AndersonThis is the chart of American actress Loni Anderson, having Mars in the second pada ofRohini. She was married to actor Burt Reynolds. After six years of marriage, they entereda bitter divorce battle in January 1994. Anderson claimed a dozen years of abuse at thehands of Reynolds as his lover, and, later, his wife. Reynolds, in turn, flaunted hisextramarital affair and accused Anderson of being a terrible mother.Fourth Pada192

v Mars in the fourth pada indicates an unstable though wealthy native who associates withpeople of low social or moral character, and who spends money on liquor and beautifulwomen. If the native works in government service, he will earn money through unethicalmeans. He may be a smuggler and will deal in drugs.Publisher’s Note:The 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 agang leader and later worked for the Gambino crime family. He eventually spenteight and a half years in various maximum security prisons after refusing to cooperate in afederal case against former Gambino associates. During his incarceration, he educatedhimself and turned his life around, becoming a writer as well as an Orthodox Jew. His chartshows us another way of looking at the above verse.As per the text, Mars in the 4 th pada of Rohini reveals a smuggler or one who gains incomethrough unethical means. However, here we have Mercury in the 3 rd pada of Rohini but witha direct aspect of Mars on Mercury and also on Mercury's sign Gemini. Incidentally, thetext at the beginning section for Mars in Rohini mentions, “Mercury’s aspect makes onescholarly and religious. He may have a spectacular personality but will be ill‐tempered bynature.” The native did become a scholar and studied comparative religions in prison, but hewas also a smuggler. One may read further on about the results of Mercury in the thirdphala, which relates to Louis Ferrante’s biography and chart.Mercury in Rohiniv If Mercury receives the Sun’s dristhi, the individual will be poor, and will have avulnerability 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. Hemay receive income from the government.193

v Mars’ aspect signifies one who receives money from wealthy benefactors, though he willhave 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. Hemay seek undue attention from the opposite sex.v Saturn’s aspect reflects an individual with psychological problems, who may facehumiliation 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 incomefrom wealthy benefactors, though he will also have to face difficult results in Saturn periods.The following examples illustrate this principle:Mark Erick Johnson:This American thief received a ten‐year prison sentence for burglary. Mercury andMars are both in Rohini, thereby forming sambhanda, a complete connection thatoccurs via a conjunction, mutual exchange, or aspect. Per Ravana Samhita, thenative’s Saturn periods should be difficult. On February 16, 1991, he entered prison for 10years while he was running Saturn/Saturn dasha.Chart: American Actress Yasmine BleethOn 11/30/2001, in Detroit, this American actress pleaded guilty to a charge of cocainepossession. A charge of driving while impaired followed in an incident on 9/12/2001 inRomulus, MI. She was sentenced to two years probation and mandatory drug screenings.194

One may note what was written earlier in Louis Ferrante's case about drugs andRohini. Here again, Mercury is in Rohini and Mars aspects it, so during Saturnperiods one needs to be careful, as per Ravana Samhita. On September 12, 2001, whenthe incident occurred, Bleeth was running the unpredictable Jupiter‐Venus dasha, and Venusis closely conjoined Saturn. Venus being a benefic will absorb Saturn's malfeasance, andVenus antardasha gave the results of Saturn. One must also note that Venus‐Saturn inconjunction, especially in an enemy sign, can give scandals. In this case, the Venus‐Saturnconjunction aspects the third house (transportation and driving). Mars (the highlightedplanet for this discussion), as per the above verse in Ravana Samhita, is in the fourth house ofvehicles, and she was caught driving a vehicle while impaired.Carlota, Empress of MexicoThe daughter of King Leopold I, a member of Belgian royalty, married ArchdukeMaximilian of Austria at age 17. Ambitious and restless, she was delighted when herhusband was offered the throne of Mexico on 5/28/1864. As the Empress of Mexico, sheworked enthusiastically on behalf of Mexican affairs in spite of various political and socialobstacles. Returning to Europe to seek aid, Carlotta had a total breakdown, going mad on10/07/1866. Kept in seclusion, she never knew that Maximillian was executed in 1868. Shedied on 1/19/1927 at 7:00 AM in the castle of Boechout at Neise, near Brussels.195

Note that both Mars and Mercury are in Rohini, thereby forming a relationship as per RavanaSamhita. She became mad on October 7, 1866, when Mars/Moon dasha was operative; Marsmahadasha 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, antardashalord.First Padav Mercury placed in the first pada of Rohini indicates an intelligent and sweet‐spoken nativewho earns through writing and philanthropic works. He will have a brilliant and modestwife. He will become excited when speaking, which will create difficulties in his speech.vPublisher’s Note:Chart: Raffaella Carrà, Italian singer, dancer, TV hostess, and actress196

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 Samhitathat her chart has Mercury in the first pada of Rohini conjunct Saturn, fifth lord ofauthorship conjunct the tenth arudha pada of career.Though we have over 126 authors in our database with Mercury in Rohini (all padas), here weexamine a controversial chart of a native who, when contacted, refuses to give her birth datafor personal reasons. This chart has therefore been debated quite frequently.J.K.RowlingCertain British websites have quoted a birth time of 2 pm, which places Rohininakshatra 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 tocreativity, 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 relatesdirectly to occult eighth house themes. Rahu dasha ran from 1988 to 2006, during which timeRowling became one of the wealthiest women in the world, due to her Rahu‐Rohini creativesurge. Though here, Mercury is not posited in Rohini, we still see the creative potential ofthis nakshatra.Second Padav When Mercury is in second pada of Rohini, the subject becomes well‐known for hiscommentary of Vedic literature, but he may also play a prominent role in politics. Hefaces disappointment from his siblings. He may suffer from diseases related to anal orsexual organ weakness.Third Padav 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 andmaterialistic pleasure. Thus, his behaviour may be seen as immoral or controversial.197

Fourth Padav When Mercury is situated in the fourth pada of Rohini, the native may receive somebenefit from distant relatives. He may also experience injury from enemies and miseriesfrom 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 Rohiniv When Jupiter is in Rohini receiving an aspect from the Sun, the native receives honoursin 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 willhave a charming personality and attractive appearance, and will be a patron of the artsand education.v Venus’ aspect reflects one who becomes wealthy in business and is directly involved incharitable giving. Such a person will be deeply fortunate.v Saturn’s aspect reveals a wealthy native who will be a minister, prominent politicalleader, or the head of a prestigious public organization.First Padav Jupiter placed in the first pada of Rohini indicates one whotakes an interest in philosophical and mythologicaldisciplines. He will be a seeker of truth and will keep goodcompany. With his natural leadership ability, he will bepopular among women and enjoy wealth and progeny. Hemay suffer from blood or respiratory disorders.Second Padav 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 andillness of the throat.Third Padav Jupiter is in third pada of Rohini indicates one who is cunning, unethical, andmaterialistic. He may be shunned by his family or social group. He will brag about hiswealth and will do anything for money. He contracts contagious diseases and will notlive past 50‐55 years.Fourth Padav Jupiter in the fourth pada of Rohini reveals one who travels to foreign lands and earns aliving there. He may face great difficulties until the age of 32. After 32 years of age, withthe 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.Venus in Rohini198

v If Venus receives an aspect of the Sun, the native may make a living in a business relatedto selling or marketing women’s products. He will be satisfied with all the best amenitiesof life, such as nice vehicles, servants, and overall wealth, but will nonetheless facedifficulties in his marital life.v The Moon’s aspect on Venus indicates one who earns a living in the gem and jewellerybusiness. Although this native may be focused on material and carnal enjoyment, he willalso be seen as a saviour by his family.v If Venus has an aspect of Mars, one earns a living from disreputable and unethicalmeans.v Mercury’s dristhi ensures a handsome and gentle native, who will be successful andlegendary as a businessman.v Jupiter’s aspect confers a good amount of material abundance, including expensivevehicles. Such a native will have more than one wife. His children will be talented andsuccessful, 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 tothose less fortunate, which could also cause his reputation to suffer.First Padav With Venus placed in first pada of Rohini, one will be attractive and possess wealth andmaterial comforts, but his family life will be miserable until his 35 th year. After divorcinghis wife, his life will become more settled. He may suffer from serious health problems.Second Padav With Venus’ placement in the second pada of Rohini, one may become a playwright andmusician devoted to the fine arts. The native will enjoy a happy married life and willhave both a daughter and a son. However, he may suffer from an inflammatory illness inhis neck or limbs. Female natives may suffer pregnancy loss.Third Padav Venus occupying the third pada reflects one who will be involved in seeking carnal andmaterialistic pleasure. He will be troubled by women of ill‐character or be involved withwomen who are beneath him in social stature. He may be implicated in deceitfulactivities, thus suffering a tarnished reputation and financial loss. If such a person doesnot maintain good conduct in the years leading up to age 30‐35, he may contract strangediseases.v Fourth PadaVenus in the fourth pada of Rohini signifies one with a stout physique and curvature ofthe spine. He may also suffer from mumps or gandamala (Scrofula 1 ), which manifests ininflammation of the neck. He will marry an astonishingly beautiful woman, from whomhe will receive great wealth and good fortune. A female native will marry a well‐off andaccomplished husband.Saturn in Rohini1 Scrofula is the term used for tuberculosis of the neck, or, more precisely, a cervical tuberculouslymphadenopathy. Scrofula is usually a result of an infection in the lymph nodes199

v If Saturn in Rohini receives the aspect of the Sun, the native may be supported by thewealth of another.v When Saturn has the Moon’s aspect, the native will be healthy. In his profession, he maywork 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 withsimilar types.v Jupiter’s aspect ensures a kind‐hearted individual who is involved in health‐relatedcharities and general service. Such a subject will be hard working and may hold a highexecutive office in an organization (ucha pada adhikari).v The aspect of Venus indicates one who earns money through the trading of gold andsilver, such as in the jewellery industry.Publisher’s Note:Chart: Sanyasi CharmerThis chart belongs to gentleman who is a gold dealer and jeweller by profession. Two versesfrom above are applicable a) Saturn in Rohini aspected by Mars indicates one who isloquacious, and b) Saturn in Rohini aspected by Venus indicates one who earns moneythrough the trading of gold and silver, such as in the jewellery business. Venus does notdirectly aspect Saturn, but there is sambhanda of Saturn and Venus by mutual exchange andtrinal aspect, as per Sage Parasara. Saturn’s aspect from Mars fits this native well, as he isquite charming and appreciated by people from many different segments of society. Forexample, he enjoys meeting and spending time with sanyasis from all over India. His appealis very attractive and charismatic to all sorts of people.First Padav Saturn in the first pada of Rohini indicates one who may be religious, though also fond ofgambling. Such a native spends and loses a great deal of money in his youth, but becomesmore settled, peaceful, and less of a squanderer after the age of 45. He may suffer from200

TB (tuberculosis) and may lose teeth prematurely if he does not have good dentalhygiene.Second Padav Saturn in Rohini’s second pada indicates a scholarly native who is attractive and sweetspoken.He may suffer from a throat or blood‐related disorder and may undergo stomachsurgery. He will be bald.Third Padav 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. Hemay also become celebrated for his work in a research field. Such a native will beintelligent and well‐spoken. He may suffer from dental disease or be prone to catarrhal(inflammatory) conditions of the upper respiratory tract (pratishyaya imbalance).Fourth Padav Saturn in the fourth pada reveals one who is a fashionable dresser. He earns a living inthe livestock business, though he may not be an expert at his field. Due to his superiorfinancial position, he enters into politics and reaches a position of power almostimmediately. He becomes a minister after the age of 50, but the second half of lifebecomes miserable due to health problems. He may suffer from disorders of the eyes andthroat, or be afflicted with gastro‐intestinal disease.Rahu in RohiniFirst Padav Rahu's presence in the first pada of Rohini reveals a bold native. He will be slender, eventhough he eats heartily. He will suffer from chronic indigestion and may have weak eyes, butwill live a long life. If the Ascendant is also in this pada, then Rahu protects him at eachstep in life.Publishers Comment: It is noteworthy that the Rahu in the Ascendant in the fourth pada ofRohini is herein considered to be auspicious, as many astrologers have deemed Rahu in theAscendant to be an unfortunate placement.Second Padav Rahu in the second pada of Rohini indicates a strong‐willed native who earns success andfame in business. Such a native will be have a tolerant and confident nature. Due to hisheavy eating habits, he may suffer from gastro‐intestinal disorders. He may have weakeyesight, as well.Third Padav If Rahu occupies the third pada of Rohini, the native will have a poor intellect and bedependent on others for his livelihood. He will live only until 65 years and may lose hislife due to an accident, blood disorder, or diabetes.Fourth Pada201

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 greateducation or intellect, he may become known as a scholar. He works very hard andreceives results late in life.Translator Rushikesh Deshpande Comments: I have Rahu in the 4 th pada of Rohini J in thesixth house of disease and digestion (not exactly in the 2 nd pada, as given in the text).Nonetheless, I have a weak digestive system and used to suffer from indigestion veryfrequently, as noted in the text above. I appreciate food a great deal and eat a great deal, aswell. My habit is to eat extra‐spicy food. So, the description given in the first 2 padas ispartially applicable on me. In addition, I have to wear spectacles for weak eyesight. My lefteye is especially weak. Salutations to Ravana!Ketu in RohiniFirst Padav Ketu in the first pada of Rohini signifies a native who earns his livelihood far away fromhis birthplace. Much of the time, he will also depend on others to give him food. He willonly live 65 years. He may be dumb or blind.Second Padav The native will have a short lifespan if Ketu is placed in second pada of Rohini. If Jupiterhas 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 handicappedor a leper.Third Padav Ketu’s placement in the third pada indicates one who is a professor, monk, or priest. Thenative will have a large family and spend a happy life up to age 30. After this age, hisstruggles begin, as he will face difficulties in marriage as well as an incurable disease.Fourth Padav Ketu occupying the fourth pada indicates one who is a philosopher of science and masterof 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 experiencedefects like stammering, dumbness, or blindness.Publisher’s Note:Ravana Samhita has thus linked all padas of Ketu in Rohini with health issues and/or visiondisturbances, including blindness.202

Chart: Cassatt, Mary StevensonAmerican artist of the Impressionist school, Cassatt (pronounced ca‐SAHT) often createdimages of the social and private lives of women, with particular emphasis on the intimatebonds between mothers and children. An invalid in her later years, she was almost blindafter 1910. She died on 6/14/1926 in Le Mesniel‐Theribus, France. Note that Ketu is in thefourth pada of Rohini.Similarly, the author James Joyce 2 suffered from poor eyesight all of his life. He wrote inlarge script and still had difficulty reading his own writing. By 1930, he had undergonealmost 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 RohiniCertainly, one or two case studies do not prove anything. Researchers in astrology shouldcollect more data and test it vigorously for a reliable dictum to emerge. The intention of thisarticle 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 furtherinterest and research into the nakshatra padas.2 James Joyce was an Irish writer, novelist and polylingual wordsmith, an intellectual literary geniuswho developed an original style and revolutionized the plot and character of fiction.203

Sage Bhrighu’s BlessingsBhrighu Saral Paddathi - 2BySaptarishis AstrologyWith Obeisance to Lord Ganapathi & Sage Bhrighu we start this huge task of revealingthese secrets of the Founder of Vedic Astrology Sage Bhrighu. Astrologers have tried theirlevel 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 betranslated as Bhrighu Easy Methodology Series.Bhrighu Saral Paddathi (BSP) ‐ 2‘Wherever Jupiter sits he creates Ups & Down in the 10 th & 6 th 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 meansfluctuations (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 ‘Guruapne dasve or chathe ghar mein Uchh Neech Karvayega, us ghar ke kisi ek bath ko bigade gaya sarvanash karega.’204

Chart 1: Maryada PurushottamaBSP‐2:10 th from Jup:Jupiter is exalted in the 1 st House, 10 th from this Jupiter is the 10H & this becomes ‘Jupiter’sKarmic House’. 10 th 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 theforest.10H is the house of sukha of one’s marriage (happiness of one’s marriage being 4 th from the7 th ) and his marriage life was greatly spoilt with Sri Rama having to ask his wife to performAgni Pariksha (i.e. fire test).Just for scholars, this Gajakeshari Jup is no doubt powerful but it is 6L of dispute & 9L offather (or separation from father for those who take 10H as father) so when this Jup ignitesthe 10 th from it what will happen, if he separates from his father his father dies, and that iswhat happened, King Dasaratha died the very next day when Rama was separated from hiskingdom (10H from Jupiter)6 th from JupJup in Asc so 6 th from Jupiter is the 6H of enemies & separation, those who know Ramayanaknow this was the main theme of his life that made him famous too. See 6H has Rahu, Rahumeans demon (rakshah) and his enemy Ravana who abducted his wife was the King ofDemons (Rakshash). As our postulate says 6 th from Jupiter is destroyed, Shri Ram finallydestroyed 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 thatreciting of name of Shri Ram is enough to solve all problems of life as light comes fromwithin (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 or205

the One who out of his own will assumed the enchanting form of Rama, the son ofDasaratha.Chart 2: Worm in Brain – Posted on Forum Msg 16809This 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 hischart & find its starts in 16‐12‐1999. In 2000 he found worm in his brain. He took medicinefor it for about 5 years. Is it all due to chaturdasi birth or curse on Guru. Will you plz someremedies for this guy.BSP‐2:10 th from Jupiter:The 10 th from Jupiter is the 6H of disease making it ‘Jupiter’s Karmic House’ & you can seethat 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 denotesbrain.6 th from Jupiter:6 th from Jup would be the 2H of wealth & family & prestige in native’s life. This wouldtranslate into the native facing financial difficulties as 2H is affected. You can see that themail 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 inbrain as 2000, one can notice that till June 2000 Tr Jupiter was in Aries which is our Jupiter’sKarmic House thereby triggering the event.206

Chart 3: Coiled Birth Data from L.CFriend from Croatia writes: Saturn in 1H ‐ she is so talented for music, and she playedvioloncello, 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 oneside she seems so talented but when you come to logic or reason ‐ she seems dumb.... Likeuntil some 11 or 12 years of life she was like grown person, then got into puberty, she ranfrom home when she was 16 years old, parents didn't know a full year where she is or is shealive or not ‐ she broke all connections with family.BSP‐2:10 th from JupiterJupiter’s Karmic House’ would be the 1H of one’s Full Life, you can see from the note thatthough she is talented her life is finished in a way, in the 1H Saturn the 3L of talents & skillsets & playing instruments (hands is 3H) is placed and when 5L of love Jupiter entered herlife this was over thereby showing that Jupiter’s 10 th aspect destroys the ‘Jupiter’s KarmicHouse’.6 th from JupiterThis 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 thisJupiter will destroy the life of this family and subsequent name fame money she would haveachieved if she had gone to USA with paid scholarship. Now see what friend wrote in firstplace ‘parents didn't know a full year where she is or is she alive or not ‐ she broke allconnections with family’.Now use Bhrighu Chakra Paddathi as outlined in Vol 3 Aug 2008 issue, friend writes 16 thyear, we wrote back and double checked if it happened before she finished her 16 th year she207

said yes, rotate the Bhrighu Chakra (wheel) and 16 th year would be 4 th House where Jupiteris placed, see Bhrighu Saral Paddathi (BSP‐2) matches with BCP method also here.Timing: In her 16 th year that is Oct 2001 to Oct 2002 Tr Jupiter was in Gemini, use BCP‐2, 6 thfrom it is 1H of ‘Natal Jupiter’s Karmic House’ and 10 th from Tr Jup is 5H of love, she fell inlove and her whole life was down the drain.Chart 4: Sarah, Duchess of YorkShe was married to Prince Andrew, on 7/23/1986. It was hoped that marriage to fiery Fergiewould tame him but they played hard together and separately, and parted on 3/19/1992. Anofficial palace announcement of their divorce came on 4/16/1996.BSP‐2:10 th from Jup‘Jupiter’s Karmic House’ would become the 11H of Leo where Venus (love) is placed. Leo isnatural sign of affairs & relationships (remember King‐Leo will always have many wives ora concubine) where Venus the 8L of sustenance of marriage and scandals is placed, so NatalJupiter destroys the sustenance of marriage and creates scandal.6 th from JupiterThis would be the 7H of marriage whose lord has gone with Mer, someone would have beenpromiscuous.Timing:She separated from Prince Andrew on 19 th Mar 1992, now on that day Tr Jup was on 13 Leoclose to her natal Venus in sign of Leo which is our ‘Jupiter’s Karmic House’ & 6 th from TrJup is 4 th 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 createbreak in marriage, we have charts with Jup in 2H and there has been a lot of friction in208

marriage but at the same time the natives fight a lot with others – remember 7h is house ofrelationships with others too & 2 nd child etc etc.Chart 5: Loni AndersonShe had an early marriage to Salesman Bruce Hasselberg that lasted three months and gavebirth to a daughter, Deidra Hoffman, in 1965. Her second marriage was to actor Ross Bickellon 1/28/1974; the marriage lasted for seven years. After six years together, she married BurtReynolds on 4/29/1988 which was her 3 rd marriage. In January 1994, they entered a bitterdivorce battle with custody and money fights. Reynolds in turn flaunted his extramaritalaffair and accused her of being a lousy mother. In her book, Anderson does not conceal thehistory of her own love life, including an affair with actor John Gavin and a romance thatdeveloped into a sex addiction for her former WKRP co‐star Gary Sandy. In 2008 shemarried Bob Flick.BSP‐2:10 th from Jupiter:Natal Jup in 2H so Jupiter’s Karmic House becomes 11H of affection & affairs of yourhusband. She had 4 marriages and 3 divorces, one can see that in Jupiter’s Karmic Housethere is 7L Saturn & Venus & Rahu & Moon, she had 4 marriages & known to us in one ofthem promiscuity was an issue (11H).6 th from JupiterWould be 7H of marriage, no doubt it got destroyed.Timing: During her second marriage divorce in 1981 Tr Jupiter was on natal Jupiter therebyactivating Jupiter’s Karmic Houses & in Jan 1994 with the much scandalized break up withBurt Reynold Tr Jupiter was in 3H of Libra and 6 th from it is the 8H of scandals &sustenance of marriage & 10 th from it is 12H of secret affairs – all came out.209

Chart 6: Huge Family Wealth at StakeThe native is dedicated astrologer & businessman, his father’s partner has siphoned off 500odd crores of their wealth ($100 million dollars).BSP‐2:10 th from Jupiter‘Jupiter’s Karmic House’ would be the 2H of family & wealth – is that noteffected/destroyed, lord of which Moon goes into 10H of father, it is fathers wealth.6 th from JupiterIt would be again 10H of profession where 2L of families wealth is placed along with Marsthe 6L of service, he works in his fathers business and has to see the partner daily, that manwho has cheated his family so much & is a relative (6H of relatives).Chart 7: Jack WelchSome Examples in Brief210

10th from Jup is 9H of fortune & boss, now over there moon is placed the 8L ofdisappointments & darkness in life and the 8th lord of action of competitor (3 rd from 6H), sothis Jupiter his lagna lord has destroyed the competitors (it aspects 6H too) and the action ofthem thereby making him super success when he became Boss (9H) of G.E.Chart 8: Major Accident10 th from Jupiter is 8H of accidents, there Ketu (accident karaka) & A5 (child) is sitting & 6 thfrom Jup is 4H of vehicles. 30 yrs ago faced major accident and was hospitalized for morethan 3 years with more than 8 operations within one year. In the accident 5 people in car, oneperson died, one persons leg dislocated till now, the woman’s husband also got majorinjuries. This accident happened 6‐7 months before the birth of the son of the lady, now corelatedA5, bacha hoga accident hoga (child comes in and accident happens). This is how youcombined 10 th from Jupiter & Arudhas.Chart 9: Christopher Reeve10th from JupIs 7H of marriage and there Rahu is placed, after he had accident what marriage happinessdo u think the person would have had, there Rahu the 8L of chronic diseases and chronicaccidents 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 ofmarriage then rahu the 8L of Chronic accidents will happen, see he got married in 1992 andterrible accident in 1995 on 27th May.6th from JupWill be the 3H of movement, travel, sports (karma of sports ‐6H) and supplement house of6H 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 healthkaraka andlord of A6 Sun is placed in the 3H which is being damaged by Jupiter, incidentally the dasawas 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 FrederickAmerican homicidal homosexual pederast pedophile, a borderline retard and schizophrenic.Now see Jupiter sits in the 8H of Death (note the word death) & 10 th from it is the 5H ofchildren with Mer in it & Mer is the young prince in astrology (children). Now read this On212

3/05/1976, the nude body of nine‐year‐old Jason VerDow was found, sexually assaulted andstrangled. Goode kidnapped Billy Arthes on 3/15/76 and kidnapped Kenneth Dawson, 11, on3/20/76. He tortured and sexually abused Dawson, then strangled him to death whileforcing Arthes to watch. Apprehended before he killed Arthes, he was sentenced to death on3/21/1977 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 comeout with BSP‐1 & 2.In Dedication To Bhrighu Maharaj.Heart DiseaseIf natives horoscope has Sun in Aquarius in any house then thenative will have many sons, will be happy, normally angrytype person and opposing to others always, loved by manywomen, will do each act with conviction and will suffer fromheart diseases.If in horoscope Saturn, Jupiter and Sun are in 4H conjoining thenhe will suffer from heart diseases.In Aq sign Sun is placed or 4H has Saturn then native will sufferfrom heart diseases and need to get remedies done.- Chapter Hradayarogadhikaraha of the ancient classic‘Veerasimhavalokah’ by King VeeraSimha Dev of theTomar DynastyKarmaVipakWhat is below written regarding heart disease is as per Shastra.The learned in shastra says – the native who in his previous lifegave trouble to others heart, who created situations and scenarioswhich lead to grief in others heart he in the next life gets heartdisease. If there is a remedy for this bad sin then it is only‘Praajapatya Yagya’. If the diseased man cannot do PrajapatyaYagya then he should ‘absolutely’ donate a cow idol made out ofgold without fail. He should do havan (yagya) out of Til (sesameseeds) & Ghee (clarified butter). He should recite VishnuSahastranam Stotra regularly or do Namatray (salutations totrinity) recitation and ‘Krushmaand Havan’ should be done- Chapter Hradayarogadhikaraha of the ancient classic‘Veerasimhavalokah’ by King VeeraSimha Dev of theTomar Dynasty213

Use OfDwadasamsa ChartIn PredictionPadma‐Chakra Method‐2ByPramod Bhavasar, India.Article No 2: Case StudyDate: 05.06.2008Let us discuss actual case study on themethod.P.C. Bhavsar is one of the two mastersalive who teach & practice the PadmaChakra Method. This method was initiallytaught by a Yogi to his Guru Shri Nanubhaifrom Ahmadabad. Mr Bhavsar is a BE(Mech.), BE (Ele.) ME (Mech.) and retiredHOD of Mechanical Department of Govt.Polytechnic – Ahmadabad (Gujarat, India).He has been honored with Jyotish Bhushanby Bruhad Gujarat Astrological Society,Jyotish Padma Shree by AhmadabadAstrological Society (Navgrah), & JyotishRatnam by Gujarat AstrologicalFederation, Ahmadabad. The mostoutstanding characteristic of Shri Bhavasaris his acute humbleness and willingness toshare his methods within 2 minutes ofmeeting him.FemaleBirth Date: 15‐09‐1976Birth Time: 22:00Birth Place: Ahmadabad (Gujarat‐India)Planets Sign – Degree‐Minutes‐SecondsLagna 1‐2‐11‐10Sun 4‐29‐24‐33Moon 1‐17‐52‐31Mars 5‐21‐1‐3Mercury 5‐11‐50‐13Jupiter 1‐7‐38‐44Venus 5‐32‐35‐57Saturn 3‐18‐53‐41Rahu 6‐12‐1‐48Hershel 6‐11‐18‐23Neptune 7‐17‐48‐51214

Lagna Chart31Ketu4Saturn2JupiterMoon125Sun116MercuryPlutoMarsVenus 7HershelRahu8Neptune91028/03/20089 TH HOUSEDwadasamsa Chart3Venus14Sun2Mars125JupiterKetu11RahuSaturn6810Mercury79MoonLet us find out the year of age15‐09‐200815‐09‐1976 Birth Date‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐32 YearsShe completes 32 years on 15‐09‐2008.As I discussed earlier, for 1 year = 5 days and 5 hours is additional due to our method taking360 days per year instead of the actually 365 days 5 hours per current calendar system. For215

greater clarity please refer to my previous article in Vol3 of Saptarishis Astrology Aug 2008issue.Therefore, for 32 years =32 x 5 day = 160 days = 5 months and 10 daysAnd 32 x 5 hours = 160 hours = 0 months and 7 daysSo, total becomes 5 Months and 17 Days.Subtracting these months and days from 15‐09‐2008 we will get 28 – 03 – 2008I.e. year of age 33 will start from date 28 – 03 – 2008.In birth chart, as she completes 32 years, 32 / 12 = 8 th house will be completed.And 9 th house will start from date 28 – 03 – 2008.In the birth chart 9 th 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 3 rd house represents Brother or Sister, Neighbor, Father in Law etc.In Vrishabh Lagna, 9 th 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 ofyear 331. She has worries in her own house (i.e. Husbands House) – so difference of opinionwith husband can be there.2. She left her husband’s house and lives at her father’s house3. Her father is also in mental tension4. Father in law and her own brother are also in mental tension5. Due to all above mentioned factors they have difference of opinion amongthemselves.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 10 th house – Kumbha (11) sign in D12. That means the working of Saturn isin 10 th house of Birth Chart. Now 10 th house represents Mother in law and Job. Therefore shehas difference of opinion with her Mother in Law also. And her job is also affected due to allthis.Further more, 5 th house in the Birth Chart represents 1 st child, her first child is daughter andchild’s Birth Date is 20 – 04 – 1997 (i.e. 11 years old).216

In this case the lord of 5 th house is Mercury, this Mercury is in Makar Sign of DwadasamsaChart – i.e. in 9 th house. It means working of Mercury is in the 9 th house of Birth Chart.So, she came to her father’s house with her 11 year old daughter. And thus 1 st child is also inmental disturbance.That is why due to above situation of mother’s charts – daughter is not able to live with herfather, grandfather and grandmother though she loves them like anything.This scribe will try to demonstrate as many charts as possible through actual cases studieson which predictions were made in advance using Padma Chakra method as taught by myGuruji Late Shri Nanubhai.Yogayatra of VarahamihiraIf Karma nakshatra is afflicted in transit then theremedy as per Varahamihira is – for 10 days to eatfood without salt in it, meat and liquor to avoid, to dohomam with honey and ghee and to take bath withwater that has been medicated with Durva (DhubGrass, Bermuda or Bahama Grass)–Priyangadu(Tanguni), Sarso (Mustard) Saunf (Fennel) andShatavari (Asparagus).- NakshatraKendubhadyaya, Verse 15 ofYogayatra of VarahamihiraSamudayik Nakshatra (18 th ) if afflicted then goldsilver should be donated. When Vainasik (20-21-22) nakshatra is afflicted then food should bedonated and land should be donated to a Competent(Guni) Brahmin.- NakshatraKendubhadyaya, Verse 17 ofYogayatra of Varahamihira217

AstrologyA Road Map OfOur LifeByDr. Roopa Vohra, India.Fate and free will are equally powerful forces.Yet I consider free will more important, becauseit is our conscious choices which create our fate.………‐ Veda VyasaAstrology is an incredible tool of self discoveryand the birth chart as a blueprint of eachindividual's personality and history can revealprofound layers of insights in search for greaterself‐knowledge….Roopa Vohra (Ph. D. in psyc hologyfrom Delhi University) is a ConsultantPsycholo gist, Soc ial worke r, Herbalistand above all a Healer. She is studyingAstrology since 2000 and keepsspecial ability to go deep into it. Sheintegrates Astrolo gy withPsycholo gic al and Ayurvedicprinciples. Her personal passion is toempower people to c ome out of usualchaos of their lives. She has authore dmany researc h pape rs, book c haptersand books in various fields ofpsycholo gy, he alth, women anddisabilities. She is editor of a researchjournal entitled ‘ Disabilities andImpairments’ running succe ssfully forthe last 22 years. She is a GeneralSecretary of NGO ‘HeritageFoundation’ whose main motto is toconnec t, empower and redisc overpeople.Astrology is an organized,transcendental body of knowledgewhich offers each of us a deeperglimpse into who we really are, where wehave been, where we are going and how todirect our energies properly so that we canimprove and work with our actualpersonality. Each person has a role to play inlife, a particular path to follow, lessons tolearn and a certain proportion of karma(debts & gains) to be experienced in thislifetime. Astrology is a system fordelineating this information in a clear andconcise manner and helps to light the waytowards this deep understanding. With thisknowledge, we deepen our understanding onall planes of existence, including thephysical, emotional, intellectual, spiritualand material spheres. Ultimately, we learn tofunction in a smoother more rhythmicpattern which corresponds to the largeruniversal flow. Astrology helps to reveal ourtrue purpose and direction in life and gives us a1218

choice to integrate this knowledge and then directour actions accordingly.The purpose of Astrology is to avoid problems before they arise or safeguard mankind bytaking precautionary/preventive measures. The aphorism, "Pull weeds early" describes amajor purpose of astrology. Another quote states, "If you want to get rid of a snake, get ridof it when it is really small". In fact, Patanjali, who wrote the "Yoga Sutras", stated that itwas important to know how to "avoid the danger which has not yet come". A goodastrologer uses the tools of Astrology to forecast the times to promote events in one's life orto 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 thedivine plan works but he has not been given the power to erase and rewrite that plan foranyone based on his/her desires. All he can do is to make the individual aware of the plan orthe 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 anastrologer can help to fix the flat tyre but cannot give new car nor can he change the roadconditions but he can definitely guide on what path to take to save oneself from pot holes.Astrology is meant to be empowering and used to reveal out possibilities and trendsor a suitable time for different things, not something that will happen no matterwhat. Astrology is not fortune‐telling and even if it is used for prediction, it doesn'tnecessarily mean that it would predict an inevitable fate or just tell us what’s going tohappen so that we can sit back and brace ourselves for the ride. A well‐known westernastrologer Dane Rudhyar once said, that "astrology ought not to be considered as a means for thegratification of an idle curiosity as to possible future events ... Astrology, if properly understood andapplied, 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 selfattunementto the cosmos. Astrology provides answers to these timeless questions: Who arewe? What are we here for? What is our potential? Why am I acting this way? How can Igrow to be a more balanced individual? Since Astrology assumes the law of karma whichstates that a human being more or less lives and works within certain parameters created byactions performed in prior lifetimes, it can shine light on many events in life which seemmeaningless. In this way, Astrology is a comforting science which explains that perhapsthings 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, andastrology 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 directthe 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 reflectsthe 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 synchronicitythat reveals a great deal. He used astrology in his work with clients, and found that itworked……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 can2219

ead the meaning contained in the chart and suggests methods to make the most positive use of ourplanetary energies and effectively deal with the challenges presented by our chart.Astrology helps mankind mainly in two ways. One by helping identify the strengths andabilities we have and can capitalize on. The Second by helping us identify the ways we createour own problems and cause unhappiness for ourselves and those around us. Traditionallyplanets are held responsible for our happiness or unhappiness, but they only point out theways we have been causing our self‐fulfillment or self‐defeat. And, if self‐defeatingbehaviors are causing problems for us, we can use the chart as a guide to face them honestlyand directly. If we do so, we can tackle those problem areas and ultimately realize the mostpositive potential of placement of every planet in our charts. Once we can identify a patternof self‐defeating behavior, the chart can lead to an understanding of exactly what is behind itand how to correct it. Our astrological chart is a priceless tool for gaining perspective on theself, for finding the roots of conflict and self‐defeat within us. By discovering the sources ofself‐defeat in our chart, we will be able to free the life affirming parts to work moreopenly…… and by accepting all parts of ourselves and allowing them a positive expression,we can definitely become a healthy, fully integrated person.Human beings are motivated by both nature and the will. Nature for its part is ruledby the planets, while the will is free – but unless it makes the effort to resist, it willbe swept along by nature and become a part of destiny. Knowledge of astrologygives the wise person the power to modify or annul the effects of the planets….it empowersencourages and opens the mind to use it to its highest potential. With its understanding wecan develop abilities to see life as an initiation and sacred journey no matter what thecircumstances are….it helps to understand life’s path with greater clarity and compassion….itmakes 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 ourown will can change our destiny and bring evolution of the spirit. Therefore, the knowledgeof astrology promotes the elevation of consciousness of human beings as it goes deep intothe origins of the mind. Instead, it's saying to ourselves and to the universe that somethingwill happen, believing it, and putting our entire will behind it. I believe that we can surelyhave this level of conviction when our will is in harmony with God's will, or our karmicdestiny.Paracelsus, one of the world's greatest astrologers, also remarked, quoting the ancients: "Thestars incline; they do not compel" (Astra inclinant non necessistant). He meant that whileplanetary 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 destinyto the degree to which we are no longer subject to the mechanical influences of theconditioned world. We can use the techniques and insights of astrology to make sense of ourconnection 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 ofhidden meanings and how everything is on some level connected with everything else andthus has an important place in life's wholeness. In astrology man is never a separate lonelybeing in the universe: everyone has her or his own meaningful task and a place in a largerwhole to create and un‐create thoughts and actions to build one’s own destiny ….. Astrologyis a kind of road map we can use to enlighten our own paths in that larger whole. … itsknowledge and understanding makes our journey through our own world of possibilities a3220

meaningful adventure. Since we cannotchange something until we are aware of it assuch Astrology helps us become aware ofourselves – both our strengths andweaknesses, or our positive and negativekarma. At the deepest level, all major eventsin our lives are governed by our karma, theproduct of what we have been in the(sometimes distant) past. Karmas are givento us in order to create the conditionsnecessary for us to wake up from the "sleepof ages" and to achieve self‐realization.Since the universe reflects the energies ofthe cosmic mind, so do our lives too.Astrology is thus a timed map to theexpression of these energies and a tool forawareness to modify our destiny.Therefore we can say that astrology isa key to ourselves… essentially ablueprint for how to achieve oursoul's optimal growth in this life…. theastrological chart paints a picture of ourinner world that can help us understand ourneeds, desires and motivations more deeply.It also answers the question of “Why are wehere?" What are the specific tasks we needto undertake to fulfill our unique destiny &what lessons are we here to learn, what arethe challenges that we need to embrace thatwill allow us to feel like our life has purposeand meaning? A complete understanding ofthis blueprint helps us realize our own basicnature and demonstrate ways to harmonizeour life with the cosmic energy….. we cantap the creative potential of cosmic energyas the destiny unfolds, and transform ourdreams into reality by unlocking our hiddenpotential; realigning our life strategies; makingright choices; spotting new possibilities; facingtough times gracefully; managing timeeffectively and transforming our relationships.Astrology actually helps us to realizethat only we are the creators andmasters of our lives and not thedestiny. It inspires to find clues aboutraising our awareness to dance along withthe cosmic design. It helps us to capitalizeupon the self‐potential and inspire ourselvesto meet the forthcoming challenges of lifewith new vigor and determination. Itillustrates that it is imperative to identifywith the real self and make intelligent movewith its help to deal successfully withdifferent phases, ups and downs, of life. Itopens our windows to our inner self, otherpeople and into their worlds and to thecommon world… ….In one sense astrologytakes us back to our roots, yet withoutforgetting the significance of the presentand empowers us to live in present only bydeeper acceptance of our selves.References:Rudhyar, D. (1969). Astrology for NewMinds: A non‐dualistic harmonic approach toastrological charts and to the relation betweenman and the universe. CSA, Lakemont GA.Jung, C.G. (1960). The Collected Works ofC.G.Jung. In H Read, M Fordham, G Adler(eds). Vol 8. The Structure and Dynamicsof the Psyche. Routledge & Kegan Paul,London.4221

Vilas Deo though 52 years old belongs tothe breed of young astrologers whatMaharashtrian Astrologers are known for -extremely analytical with statistical bent ofmind. He started studying astrology only 12years back but has displayed greatexcellence in breaking 20 year old recordsin his Jyotish Examination of Jyotish Shastrifrom Maharashtra Jyotish Parishad. Wellsettled in business he pursues astrology as adeep passion, astro lovers are requested towatch this space.Blasts In India – 2Victims & SurvivorsByVilas Deo, India.In the article on Blasts In India ‐1 whichappeared in Vol 3 Aug Issue ofSaptarishis Astrology, analysis of anumber of blasts was presented along withthe conclusions for predicting most probabletime for blasts with a note of caution to betaken on such days. The conclusions aresupported by statistical data (though basedon only 21 instances). Any scientific processis based on establishing Rationale behindprinciples; observing the incidents, derivingconclusions (Upapatti, Prayog, Nirikshan);again examining the established principleson the basis of derived conclusions;experimenting and correcting earlierconclusions on the basis of recentexperiments. Even in astrology, the sameprocedure can be adopted with the onlychange that instead of experimentation,observation of similar incidents in thebackground of planetary positions will bethe guideline. In the following article, a yetanother research type experiment based onthe charts of Victims & Survivors ofMumbai blast is presented for the readers ofSaptarishis Astrology.A question often posed to thesupporters of Astrology– do all the personswho die in a particular accident (say blastetc.) belong to same sign? Do all have sameplanetary situation indicating the death on222

that particular day? But here the point to be noted is getting the birth details of even a few ofaccident victims is very difficult. For that matter astrologers, residing in the nearby area ofthe accident place, also find it difficult to assimilate the information. This is the mainlimitation in any astrological study but still this author has tried his level best & collectedthe charts. The following charts are presented (1) from scribes own collection through someacquaintances (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 birthdate). Before discussing the charts of victims, we will just once again go through the chart ofMumbai local train blast, as it will give us the transitionary position of planets on the fatalday.It was Tuesday & 1 st Tithi of 2 nd half of the month (Vadya Pratipada). Moon had just crossedover to Capricorn (a few minutes before the blast) & was in Uttarashadha. Mercury was bothcombust & retrograde & was along with Saturn & Mars in Cancer. Saturn & Mars were inAslesha – the Kroora (harsh/cruel) Nakshatra. Now considering the astrological principles inthe 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 chartindicating accidental death (due to fire).4. The strong planetary position in natal and transitional charts of persons who in spite ofbeing caught in the blast, survived (may be with or without injuries).223

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 5DThe said gentleman, a chemistry graduate, caught the train at Dadar heading towards hisresidence in the western suburb. He was injured in the blast near Matunga – Mahim & wasadmitted 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 fromAscendant) in the Ascendant in combust & retrograde position.7. Transitional Moon & Mercury (eighth lord from Moon) in exact opposition, so also Rasilord 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 3D224

This person died on the spot in the blast.Natal Chart Analysis ‐1. Eighth lord fiery Mars2. Sun, fiery planet, in the eighth house from Moon3. Viskumbh yoga & Vishti Karan4. 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 29 0 ‐05’ i.e. exactly in oppositionof 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 Mars5. Saturn, eighth lord from Moon in Aslesha with fiery Mars.(3) Chart No. 3: 15‐08‐1954, Time of birth not known 1 .This is a chart of yet another gentleman who died in blast on the spot.Natal Chart Analysis ‐On 15 th 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 Although time of birth is not known but just for diagram sake either 00.00 hrs or 12.00 hrs are taken for representation purposeonly225

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 Mercury5. 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.226

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 (2 nd 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 fromMoon)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 2 nd half, very near to birth tithi.7. Transit Moon in exact opposition of transit Mercury, the eighth lord (same as in ChartNo1).(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 Canceraround 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. NatalMoon was on the Rasi Sandhi of Gemini – Cancer & transit Moon on Sandhi of Sagittariusand 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 thehospital till the tragic end on 22 nd 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 eighthhouse from Moon. Once again the daily pace of Mercury was just 15’. Considering the transitchart the points to be noted ‐1. Transit moon on natal Moon on the blast day (in Uttarashadha), Position on day of death22‐07‐2006:‐2. Transit Moon on Natal Mars.3. Transit Venus on natal Venus4. Transit Sun (the eighth lord) in exact opposition of natal Moon.5. Transit Mars in the eighth house from natal Moon.From the above analysis, it is very clear that the transit position clearly indicates deathby fire in most cases. Some other observations are as follows ‐ (1) In the birth chartsalso some major planets are posited either in Aslesha or Uttarashadha or Punarvasu (i.e.the constellations where transit Saturn – Mars combination or Moon or Sun are moving). (2)Out of 6 charts, 3 birth charts are of 1 st /2 nd tithi of second half of the month coinciding withthe tithi on blast day. (3)Another very important observation is about the pace of planets inthe birth charts & that on the blast day. Mercury was combust in 2 charts (2 & 3) and movingat a lower pace (less than 15’) in 3 charts (1, 4 & 5) and even on the blast day Mercury wascombust & retrograde. In almost all charts Mercury is between 20 0 & 30 0 though in differentsigns. Mercury has connection with the eighth house as its lord or position in the eighth or asRasi‐lord in 4 charts. (4) In 3 out of 6 charts Moon’s pace is also higher than 14 0 and so was the228

case on blast day. In conclusion, though all the victims do not have the same birth sign, thechart & 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 19DIt 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. Aftersuffering injuries he became unconscious. But as he was admitted to the hospital he survivedand 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 Moon2. Eighth lord, Moon, transiting in Ascendant but just a few minutes before the blast movingto Capricorn. The main reason for survival is the dharmakarmadhipati yoga present in the natalchart. The ninth lord, Sun, & the tenth lord, Mercury both are together in Kendra (fourthhouse). Yet another parashari rajayoga is that fifth lord, Mars, is in uchha rasi (Capricorn) andthe lagna lord, Jupiter is in Kendra (seventh house). Still Saturn, the mrityukaraka planet, isvargottam in a friendly sign (Taurus) in sixth house. So Saturn becomes stronger & the yogateacher survived to serve yoga cause. In transit chart also the ninth lord, Sun was transitingexactly on the natal Jupiter, lagna lord. Here again parashari principle could be observed intransitory planets also.(8) Chart No. 8: 20‐11‐1980; 22.45; 19N27, 72E49 with bal. Ketu Dasha 0Y 2M 9DIt belongs to an electronic engineer who was in coma for 2 / 3 days after blast. His eyes wereinjured severely due to the glass pieces but subsequently recovered and is now attending hisroutine life.229

This 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 14 th day ofbright half (Shuddha Chaturdashi). And so Rasi chart based on Moon becomesimportant. 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, naturalmalefic Saturn in third house, in friendly sign and another natural malefic, Mars in sixthhouse 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 natalMoon (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 friendlysign in own navamsa and in trikon (5 th house) and second lord from Moon (Venus) is in ownsign and is vargottamma and the ninth lord (Jupiter) was transiting on Venus, the boy got eyesight 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 10 thFeb 1952. It was a full moon day (Purnima).230

The person suffered because of Mercury, Saturn, and Mars transiting through Cancer (onnatal Moon). But the fellow survived as Jupiter, the ninth lord from Moon is in own RasiPisces and swa‐navamsa, (Sagittarius) and in ninth House and Mars, the tenth lord fromMoon 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 natalMercury (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 14DThis is a chart of a lady who used to otherwise travel by first class caught her usual train butwas travelling in the second class on the fatal day. So she survived. At that time she waspregnant but fortunately people helped her to reach home safely.As seen in many charts, Ascendant & Moon both are in Cancer with the only difference thatMoon is in Pushya while Ascendant in Aslesha. Again considering Parashari principles, lagnalord (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 withall kendra‐ konadhipati in kendrastanas (Moon, Jupiter in Ascendant; Venus ‐ Mars in tenthhouse). Here also transit Jupiter (the ninth lord) is in exact opposition of natal Mars (thetenth lord). The lady survived.(11) Chart No. 11: 21/22‐09‐1965; 2.24 am; 19N10 73E05 with bal. Mercury Dasha 12Y 5M 11DThis is a chart of a very fortunate person who miraculously not only survived this July, 07blast but also 1993 March blast. Both the times he had left the site of blast just a few minutesbefore.231

Once again Moon in the Cancer Ascendant with the only difference is here Moon is inAslesha & Ascendant in Pushya (exactly opposite of Chart 10). Here also Rajyogi Mars (forCancer Ascendant) is in kendrasthana and in affliction of Jupiter, the ninth lord and lagnalord Moon (also rasi lord) is in kendra. In addition transit Jupiter is in Libra in kendra fromnatal Moon and is in nawpancham yoga from natal Jupiter. In 1993 blast, the transit Mars inGemini was on natal Jupiter.Thus these lucky individuals who survived the blasts also have some planetarysituations common to those who died but at the same time had strong kendrakona lords innatal chart as well as strong transit yogas which led to their survival. Just in nutshell thecommon 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. Furthereither lagna or Moon or both are in Aslesha, where transit Saturn & Mars was together onblast day. But still strong Jupiter (the ninth lord for Cancer) or strong Mars (kendrakonadhipati– 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 26 th May (chart 4) & 25 th May(chart 6 ) of two deceased fellows and 15 th Aug. i.e. (Cancer 29 0 Sun) & 12 th Feb. (Capricorn29 0 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 peopledie in a particular blast, analysis of 11 charts is not very conclusive proof but still it definitelyconstitutes a sample of 4 to 5% of the lot. If data is available on a larger scale, systematic studywill definitely prove ‘Astrology’ as a science.Furthermore, due to ‘Mars – Saturn’ conjunction in Aslesha, many astrologers writingmonthly / annually “Forecasts” must have warned the natals with Sun / Moon / Ascendantin Aslesha about accidents / fatal incidents. The above analysis definitely backs their forecastsas out of 11 charts majority charts have above point. As a student and firm believer inAstrology I have presented the analysis. Even charts based on data from printed media help in232

arriving at certain conclusions and this point proves the fact that ‘Astrology’ is a perfectscience.Annexure to Part IIBoth the articles (Part I & II) on "Bomb blasts" and Victims" were originally writtensometime in September 2007. They were forwarded to "Saptarishis" in June 2008. Before thepublication of the first article in "Saptarishis" issue, the incidents of blasts, which took placein the mean time, were included in the article as "Addenda". Before the publication of secondpart on 'Victims', some additional information is available, which will definitely prove usefulfor the readers & so is presented as "Annexure II".On 11th July 2008, being the second anniversary of Mumbai Railway blasts, in theobituary 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 eighthlord from natal moon was in Aslesha along with fiery Mars. Not only this rashi‐lordMercury 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 fewminutes before blast.This clearly supports the conclusions drawn in the article about death due to fire – both innatal & transitional chart. Moon's pace was 14 o 4' on 19th April 1983 (conclusion no.4 of thearticle). Mercury was in Aries on 25 0 in natal chart & was in 'unyonya drishtiyog' with Saturnthe eighth lord. This also fits clearly in observations made about mercury.233

This clearly indicates that concluding observations made year before apply to the freshdata collected from press.Review On "Saptarishis Astrology" Article On BlastsOn 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 ofsuch happenings in the last 3/4 months with reference to the predicted dates.First we will put forward mishaps happened on the probable predicted datesDate & MishapObservations Of Yogas On Which Prediction WasMade1. 28th July 2008 Combust Mercury, Moon‐Mars in mutual kendras3 major Terrorist attacks Moon‐Saturn also in mutual kendras, Faster pace of(Istanbul, Baghdad, Kirkur) Moon (14 0 35' / day). Jupiter eighth lord from Taurus80/90 dead, 400 injured Moon in fiery Sagittarius (eighth house)2. 1st August 2008 Combust Mercury, No moon day (Amavasya)Fire in the train in Andhra Faster pace of Moon (14 0 23”/ day). Eighth house fromPradesh (India)Cancer Moon afflicted by Mars & Saturn eighth lord32 dead in early hours from moon in fiery Leo3. 9th/10th August 2008 Combust Mercury, Moon‐ Rahu, Moon‐MercuryAir bombing attacks by Russia in mutual Kendra’s, Moon's slower pace (11 0 56'/ day)On Georgia 2000 deadVenus, eighth lord from Libra Moon & Mercury eighthLord from Scorpio Moon both in fiery Leo.4. 5th October 2008 Combust & Retrograde MercuryFiring in Dhule (Maharashtra, Moon's slower pace (11 0 50'/ day)India) & violence / police firingIn Udalgiri, Darrang Dist.Assam, India – Total 11 dead5. 6th October 2008 Combust & Retrograde Mercury, Mercury –a) Suicide Bomber attack in Sri Sun in union, Combust Mars, Sun –JupiterLanka (26 dead), Pakistan's in 90 0 kendra‐yoga, Moon's slower pace (11 0 50'/ day)Punjab Province (23 dead) Moon, eighth lord from Sagittarius Moon in fiery signTotal 150 or more injuredb) Quake in Tibet, Krygstan All the above yogas & also Jupiter in Sagittariusetc. 100 deadon 19 0 50' i.e. Virgo navamsa (earthy navmansa)6. 8th October 2008 Combust Mars along with combust & retrogradePlane crashed inMercury; Moon Mars in 90 0 Kendra‐yogaNepal 18 deadMoon, eighth lord from Sagittarius,Moon, in fiery Sagittarius; Leo, fiery sign, in eighthHouse from Capricorn MoonNow we will analyse mishaps happened in this period on days other than those predicted inthe article234

Date & MishapObservations Of Yogas On Which Prediction Was Made1. 13th September 2008 Mars‐Mercury together in the eighth house fromSerial Blasts in Delhi Aquarius Moon; Sun‐Uranus in Pratiyoga (180 0 )Between 18.10 to 18.40 Mercury, the eighth lord from Aquarius Moon;30 dead With fiery Mars2. 20th September 2008 Mars Mercury together; Jupiter eighth lord from TaurusBomb blast in Islamabad Moon, in Sagittarius, the fiery sign; Eighth house andHotel 40 DeadLord both afflicted by fiery Mars3. 27th September 2008 Mercury Retrograde & combust, Moon SaturnSmall bomb blast in Delhi union; Jupiter eighth lord from Leo Moon, in fiery1 dead Sagittarius4. 29th September 2008 Mercury Retrograde & combust; No moon dayBlasts in Malegaon Mars eighth lord from Virgo Moon, itself fiery(Maharashtra‐India) and Mars aspects eighth houseSamberkatha (Gujrat –India), Lebanon5. 1st October 2008 Moon‐Mars together; retrograde & combust Mercury;Serial Blasts in Agartala Eighth house from Libra moon, aspected by Mars(Tripura –India)& eighth lord (Venus) with Mars6. 30th October 2008 Moon‐Mars together; Eighth house from LibraBlasts in Assam (India) Moon aspected by fiery MarsAfternoon 2 pmTwo stampede incidents causing deaths of hundreds of devotees took place in these days1. 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 Mercury Retrograde & combust; Moon‐MercuryChamudadevi Temple union, 1st day of bright half (Shudh Pratipada)(Jodhpur / India)The above analysis clearly shows that whether the date was predicted or not, it confirms ourobservations from the point of view of yogas and indicates the period of calamities with betteraccuracy. 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.235

Sukar Nadi - 3Mars In Different HousesBySaptarishis Astrology Teamæó£IìˆF ªêšõ£Œ Þ¼‚°‹ ðô¡«ê«ò «ê˜‰ ªü¡ñˆFL¼‰î£ ªêõŠð¡ ªêMì¡ âù„ ªê£½‹ªî£Š¹À‹ õJ¼‹ ªî£‰F»‹ ªð¼‚°‹ «ê˜‚èù ¹ˆFñ£¡ «ê˜ŠðùèŠðô êgó¡ 裈Fó ºœ«÷£¡ èô‰F´‹ M¬ùèÀ‹ è£μ‹îŠHî‹ õ¼°‹ êgóˆ‚Wù‹ îõˆFù£ ªîŒõˆî£ô£è£«îMars in 1 st House(91)When the Mars is in the 1 st house, the individual will be fair with reddish tinge,deaf, big‐bellied, enlarged naval, intelligent, shout and strong physique, angry andshort tempered, wrong doing due to anger, may cause handicap incurable even withpenance or divine interference.(«õÁ)ªê£¡«ù«ù ô‚AùˆF «êJ¼‚èņ®«ù¡ °ÏóQõ¡ «ô£Hò£°‹Ü‡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„¬ê¹è›ñƒ¬è «ð„²î¬ù‚ «è†ð£¡ ¬ñ‰î£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 bysuperiors, interested in wearing gold ornaments, will listen* to words ofpopular/famous women.Translators Notes: *Read it in the context of his affairs with multiple women, socan we presume that affairs will be with influential women.¬ñ‰î«ù êF°Ÿø‹ à¬ì«ò£ù£°‹¬ñ‰î‚° ܬñ‰î£½‹ Ü«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 Þô‹ ÌIProblems 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 crimeagainst 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 say236(92)(93)

2all kinds of pleasures that bind the human to take rebirth), will punish and warn therivals, deaf to father’s words, land and house will accrue in his generation.ÌI»ì¡ óˆFù Ìûíƒèœ¹è¿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£«ñName 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 theland), enjoying silly things, majestic, blessed by both Goddess Saraswathi andLakshmi, fond of music.(94)Þó‡ì£IìˆF ªêšõ£Œ Þ¼‚°‹ ðô¡Ý󺂰óõ¡ Þ󇮫ôJ¼‰î£ ÜŸðñ£‹ FóMò «è´ªè¼M»Iô£‚ èEîê£vFóõ£¡ «èœM‚° »î£óí˜ü£ô«ñ ªêŒõ£¡ êñˆîù£‹ «ð£üù îòõ¡ ó£°õ£ƒAóè‹ Ã®«òJ¼‰î£ ªè£® ²ŸP«ò ªè£‡´«ñ õ¼õ£¡ (95)Mars in Second HouseWhen Mars is in second, either loss or shortage of wealth, Proficient inMathematics 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‚èÜ¡ùõ¬ó„ ²ð˜ «ï£‚èˆ î£ó‹ ãè¡«ïñIô£Š ð£Hèœ ð£˜ˆî£ó£A. . . . . . . . .When the Mars is in the second and aspected by benefics he will have only onespouse. If aspected by malefics . . . . . . .(Part of the remaining verse is missing and hence the results are given based onother granths or texts considering mangal in the second houseLack of education or skills, if this house is good (ruler of the house or position) formangal, 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 ofmetal or related to metal, charitable, fast speaker, will travel across the nation onaccount of agriculture and metal related matters.(95a)Note: Donald Trump the American millionaire has Mars in the 2H and made hismoney through real estate.237

Í¡ø£IìˆF ªêšõ£Œ Þ¼‚°‹ ðô¡3ñƒèô¡ Í¡ø£IìˆF«ôJ¼‰î£ ñ£î£¾‚è£Q«ò õ¼ñ£‹ðƒèñ£‹ ó£° Ã®«òòF«ô M¼‰î£ ðóvˆg eFQ 𣘬õªõƒèô¡ î¡ Mðê£óQõ«ù Mðê£óvˆgJ¡ Mõ£èº‡´îƒèO Hø‰î ê«è£îó «î£û‹ ꣼ñ£«ñ(96)Mars is in 3 rd HouseWhen Mars is in 3 rd , affliction to mother is foreseen, if conjoined with Rahu in 3 rd ,individual is interested in other ladies, if conjoined with Venus also he is a maleprostituteand marries a paramour and dosha (evils) to co‐born.Publishers Notes: Sage Suka says Rahu with Mars in 3H native is interested inother ladies, this scribe has found that at times it also makes ones actions pervertedin sexuality. 3H is house of parakrama, purusharta, free will, actions , malefics in 3Hgives possibility of wrong doings in ones actions, note word possibilities & it actionsneed not be interpretated as sexual only. Below are listed two charts of knownsexual perverts from international database, their details is in AppendixChart A: Arthur Goode 111Chart 2: Edward Gene238

4(«õÁ). . . . . .Þò‹H«ù¡ ÌI î¡Q W˜ˆF ªè£œõ£¡ð£ƒè£èŠ ªð¼‹ ¹ˆF à¬ì«ò£ù£°‹ð蘉F†«ì¡ Ü¡ùõ˜‚° G¬ùˆî ꃬè«õƒAòƒè ÷μè£ñ º®»ªñ¡ÁM÷‹¹õ£Œ Þà‡¬ñ àˆF¬ñ‰î£. . . . . . . .Will earn fame and name, very brilliant, his ambitions will be fulfilled without anyhindrance or obstacles.(97)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õñ£L«ôJ¼‚°‹ ñ£î˜èœ eF ñ¬ùò£œ«ñ ݬ껋 ¬õŠð¡è£Lò£‹ ¹ˆF îKˆFóè£ñ‹ ï£ìè ÅvFóQõ«ùMars in 4 th House(98)When Mars is in the 4 th house, living ignominiously, will spend all his earnings,interested in others’ wives, loves his wife also, foolish, indigent, lascivious andpretender.(«õÁ)¬ñ‰î«ù ï£ôF«ô «êJ¼‚èñèˆî£ù ÌI»œ÷£¡ Þô‹ à‡´°‰FJ¡ «ðó«ù Mˆ¬î ªñˆî‚ªè£´ˆM´‹ Üóê˜ð£ ªî£N½‹ 𣘊𣡠(99)239

≬î«ò ܲ𘠫è Üó²K¬ñÞ¬ôªòù ܬñ‰F†«ì Qè‰î¡Q²‰îóŸ° Ý÷®¬ñŠ ðEªñˆî²èñ£è õ‰«ñ ô¬ñ‰î£When Mars is in 4 th , possesses lot of lands and house, educated and talented, will doroyal (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 leadershipposition), enjoys services comfort of various house‐servants in his house.5ñ¡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 Ü Gõ˜ˆFò£Aˆ b¼‹Üó²K¬ñõ¼‹ W˜ˆF à¬ì«ò£ù£°‹ï¡ùòñ£ŒŠ ªð¼‹ªð£¡¬ùˆ «îìõô£¡ïM¡P†«ì¡ îõø£ cEôˆ«îFavorite of his maternal house, not in good terms with some of his co‐borns, evil iscertain to his mother in her middle age, if Mars is aspected by benefics mother willrecover from such danger, will earn good name and fame leading to or attractingruling or leading positions, capable of earning huge quantum of gold.(100)ä‰î£IìˆF ªêšõ£Œ Þ¼‚°‹ ðô¡ªêšõ£» ñ…CL¼‰F® ðôõ£¡ FóMò iùÂñ£õ¡ÜšMòñùˆîÂñ£õ£¡ H‚° ÜKwì«ñ Üõ‚° ÝEMars in 5 th House(101)When Mars is in 5 th house, strong physique, poor (loss of wealth), fragile mind, evilto father and threat to his own life.(«õÁ)Þô£°‹ ð…êñˆF «êJ¼‚èÞõ¡ îù‚°Š ¹ˆFó˜èœ Cô«î£û‹êô£ð ÅóQõ¡ âõ¼‹ «ð£Ÿø õ£›õ£¡ îõø£ î¼ñ¡ «ðó£ïôPõ£‹ ë£ùˆF¡ ªêŒ¬è»œ÷£¡ïM¡P†«ì¡ ªð¼‹ªð£¼¬÷ˆ «îìõô£¡Üôªô‹ èõ¬ô»œ÷£¡ Ý»œñ†´‹Üó«ê«èœ ªð¼ƒW˜ˆF à¬ì«ò£ù£«ñWhen Mars is in 5 th house, dosha to some of his off‐spring, highly skillful in the Artof 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.(102)Ý«ñ ðô«ð˜èœ «ð£Ÿøõô£¡ÜÂFùº‹ có£ìŠ HKòºœ÷£¡«êñºì¡ ðôñ£ ù„ «ê˜õ£¡ªêŠH«ù¡ îõø£ °¡ø£„ ªêõ‹ (103)240

6ÌIèÀ‹ M«êûñ£Œˆ «îìõô£¡¹è¡P†«ì¡ êƒWîŠ HKòù£°‹è£Iò£‹ ðè«ð£A Þõ«ùò£°‹ï£¬÷‚° ÜFèñ£‹ ðô¬ù„ ªê£¡«ù¡Being praised by many, fond of bathing daily (? Can we take as swimming), willhave intercourse with many women, wealth will never diminish, will acquires landswith special interest, music lover, lascivious and interested in having sex duringday‐time itself.Ýø£IìˆF ªêšõ£Œ Þ¼‚°‹ ðô¡Üõñ£‹ îõPì£î£P Þ¼‰Fì„ ªêšõ£Œ î£QòM¼ˆFò£‹ ꈼÜõ¼«ñ ï£ê‹ ðô˜ ÌIô£ð‹ ð¿Fô£ ð£‚Aòº‡ì£«ñMars in the 6 th House(104)When Mars is in the 6 th house, dhanya vriddhi (agricultural yield will be plenty),enemies will be destroyed, good returns on land investments, unblemishedprosperity (say bhagya)(«õÁ)ªê£¡«ù«ù ÝP«ô «êJ¼‚è²°íºœ÷£¡ èð´¬ìò£¡ Hˆî àwí¡ï¡ùòñ£Œ Þ¼CõŠð¡ °œ÷ù£°‹ïƒ¬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£¡PH®õ£î¡ ðô«ð¬ó Üì‚Aò£œõ£¡Possess good character, deceptive (say cheating), bile temperament, fair in color,short stature, will not trust females, will speak decent and gentle‐manly words, willenjoy sex with many woman in sub‐standard and indecent manner (can we saymaniac?), 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£œÜìƒA죡 âñ‚° ñ…ê£ù£°‹Åö«õ H˜ ªê£ˆ à¬ì«ò£ù£°‹²îQõ‹ î¬ôªò´ˆ «õíªð£¼œî£›õ¬ìò£ õ‡íñ£Œˆ «îìõô£¡îùò‚° ñˆFòˆF ¹îõ˜d¬ìõ£›°õ£¡ ªð¼¬ñ ªêõ‹ ð¬ìˆ ݃°õ¿ˆF«ù¡ H¡ªð¼ˆî «îèƒè£†´‹A lady will forcibly join this individual, dare‐devil, fearless even with lordYama,(interpretation can be no fear of death), possesses paternal property, alsoaccumulates wealth (undiminishable) during his life time, evil to sons is expectedduring the individual’s middle‐age, lives with name, fame and wealth, in his lateryears the body will be bulged.(105)(106)241

7ãö£IìˆF ªêšõ£Œ Þ¼‚°‹ ðô¡ãN ªêšõ£J¼‰F®hùñ£‹ Mðê£Kªòù«õ«è£¬öò£Iõ˜èœ î® vˆK»‹ ªè£´¬ñJ¡ ªè´î¬ôòõ‹ð£ö êƒ¬èŠ ð£˜¬õ»º‡´ 𣇬ñ»‹ C芹ñ£J¼‰î£õ£¿õ£Qõ«ù è£Iî£ù‹ñ£ õ˜ˆîèQõ¡ wì¡Mars in the 7 th House 1(107)When Mars is in the 7 th house, behaves like a male‐prostitute and coward, willsuffer agonies of living with arrogant spouse, will face obstacles in completing thetasks or objectives if his character is not good, (third line meaning could not bedeciphered coherently‐ hence at best it is an attempt to translate what this translator felt onreading 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„ «êóõô£¡Ì†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£May have affair with widow, sly and sweet talker, cunning, will acquire with specialinterest many lands, will have service comfort of servants, have the reputation ofcompleting / achieving the task taken or objectives set, never ignores the words ofwoman (woman here can be interpreted as his wife?).¬ñ‰î«ù Ý÷®¬ñŠ ðEF»œ÷£¡ñèˆî£ù ∪î£N½‹ ªêŒòõô£¡Ü‰îºœ÷ ¹îõK„¬ê»¬ì«ò£ù£°‹ÜKò®ò£˜ ð‚F»œ÷£¡ â¡Á ªê£õ£˜²‰îó‹ G¬ùˆîêƒ¬è º®»ñŠð£«ê£˜õ¬ìò£¡ ðè«ð£A º¬ø îõP≬î«ò «ê¼A¡ø °íººœ÷£¡â‚è£÷ «ò£èˆF¡ ªð¼‚躇«ìwill 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 ‘EkkalaYoga’. (a yoga whose results could not be ascertained)(108)(109)1Shri N. Sundara Rajan has different view on this shloka, he writes ‘The meaning of Sloka appears tobe that both husband and wife will be immoral, but will live together. It translates as:"If Mars is in 7thhouse, his spouse will be immoral, but fair and diplomatic with him. He will be a merchant, cruel andlustful and will live with her."242

8â†ì£IìˆF ªêšõ£Œ Þ¼‚°‹ ðô¡â†®«ô ªêšõ£J¼‰F® ÜŸð¹ˆFóê‰î£ùºñ£AF¼w®ñ¬ø»‹ b˜‚裻O¬ô ªê£Ÿðñ£‹ ñ£»²ñõŸ°ÜÂwìñ£‹ ªðŸøH‚«èfù‹ ܾñô£ñ½ «ñ½‹w®«ò ªè£´‚°‹ îKˆFó¡ ßù¡ ü£îè¡ HøŠHõ£«ñMars in the 8 th House(110)When Mars is in the 8 th house, either less or no progeny, children will be shortlived,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‚èà‡¬ñò ÜŸðñ£‹ î£ó‹ Í¡«ø£¡ªè£‡ì ñƒ¬è îù‚°«ñ 蘊ð è‡ì‹ªè£´ˆM´ñîù£«ô °Ÿøº‡´ð‡ìªñ‹ î¬ôªò´ˆ M«êû M¼ˆFðô製‹ îù‹ªð¼‚°‹ H˜ ªê£ˆâ‡®¬ê»‹ ¹èö«õ J¼‰F†ì£½‹Þ¡ùõÂñ¬î M¼‹ð£¡ Þîñ£Œˆî£«ùSpeech will be far from truth, (Liar?), three wives, serious dosha to wife in gettingpregnancy, will accumulate wealth in many ways, though he owns huge paternal orancestral property, will not be much interested in that.î£ù£ù ªðK«ò£˜‚° ÞQò Yñ£¡î£ùº‹ î˜ñº«ñ ªñˆî„ ªêŒõ£¡ñ£ù£ù ñƒ¬èò˜«ñ ÜFè«ñ£è¡ñèˆî£ù ñ¬ùM ªê£ˆ õ‰Ã´‹ÝùMõ¡ G¬ùˆîð® º®»‹ W˜ˆFÜAôñF ªð¼‹¹è¬ö à¬ì«ò£ù£°‹«îù£ù ¹ˆFó˜«ñ ªð¼ˆîõ£…¬ê«îMèÀ‹ d¬ì»œ÷£˜ àˆF ¬ñ‰î£Pleasing towards elders, will do lot of charities and dharma, very much lovingbeautiful females, will inherit huge property through spouse, will have reputation asachiever of tasks as planned, very affectionate over his sons and his wives may havesickness.(111)(112)å¡ðî£IìˆF ªêšõ£Œ Þ¼‚°‹ ðô¡Ãê£ñ °ê‹ å¡ðFL¼‰î£ °íº÷£Qõªùù‚ ÃÁ‹Ýê£óiù¡ Üù˜ˆîñ£‹ ªðŸø Hî£M‚èK†ìñ‹ÌC´‹ ¹ˆFó˜ M‚Aùªù¡«ø ¡ñ£˜‚èªù¡Á«ñ ¹è½‹õ£ê¬ù ªðø«õ õ£›°õ¡ ªè£…ê÷J °¬ø„꽋 õ¼«ñMars in the 9 th House(113)243

9When Mars is in the 9 th house, man of characters, but will not followrituals/ceremonies, harm / dosha to father, his sons will be identified as crookedand rogues, his proud living will get eroded in later years.(«õÁ)¬ñ‰î«ù å¡ðF «êJ¼‚èõ÷˜ð£ô¡ ºî åL H¡ ªð¼Šð£¡Ü‰îºœ÷î£¬î ªê£ˆîN‚èõô¡ÜÂFùº‹ ªðK«ò£˜‚° ÞQòYñ£¡â‰¬î«ò ðôÜóê˜ «ð£ŸÁ‹ «ïò¡â‚è£÷«ò£è‹«ð£ ªêõº‡ì£‹²‰Fó‹ Ü¡QòK¡ ªê£ˆºœ÷£¡«ê£˜õ¬ìò£¡ õ£˜ˆ¬îèO ²°í‹ ñ¡ù£Will be thin in his earlier days and later will become fat, will destroy paternalproperty, will be loved by elders, will be praised by many kings, will accumulatewealth like ‘Ekkala Yoga’. (a yoga whose results could not be ascertained), will haveproperties of others also, tireless, polite by words.ñ¡ù«ù CŸøóê¡ «ð£L¼Šð£¡ñ£GôˆF îò ªê£ˆºœ÷£¡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†´‹Ü‡í«ô ÜÁ²¬õŠ HKòù£°‹ÜFè£ó‹ î¡Q«ô HK«ò£ù£«ñwill be like a small king, inherits paternal property, intelligent beyond imagination,punishes the opponents / enemies bravely, will feed the hungry, his fame andpopularity will keep increasing during his entire life time, fond of good anddelicious food, interested in power.(114)(115)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 ïô«õ è£ñ‹ Mó‚F»ñ£°õùõ«ùMars in the 10 th House(116)When Mars is in the 10 th house, accumulator of wealth, will live in style, intelligent,skilled interrogator, cunning, lives with popularity, untiring mind, respected byKings, moderate in complexion (mix of red and black say wheatish complexion),depressed in sex.(«õÁ)244(117)

10Ý«ñ «êòõ‹ ðˆF G¡ø£Ü¡ð£ù å¼õ¼‚° Üì‚èIô£¡«þñºì¡ Ý»œñ†´‹ Þ¼‰õ£›õ£¡ªêŠH«ù¡ Üõ¡ F¬êJ ªð¼ˆî«ò£è‹ï£ñèO¡ F¼õ¼À‹ ªñˆî àœ÷£¡ïƒ¬èJ¡ «ñôFè Þ„¬ê ÌI»œ÷£¡è£ññ ºîè£ô‹ ªñˆî àœ÷£¡è‡ñE‚°Š H¡è£ô‹ ë£ùCˆFWill not obey to anybody, lives healthy in his entire life, will reap great beneficresults during the Mars Dasa, blessed with the divine grace of Goddess Saraswathi,highly passionate towards wife, owns lands, in the first part of his life very muchlusterous and in later part highly inclined to attain spiritual wisdom.CˆFò£‹ Üó꘺î õ탰‹ «è£ñ£¡CøŠ¹¬ìò£¡ ªè‹dó¡ àî£óõ£‚«è£¡àˆîñ‹ «õíªð£¼œ Móò‹ ªêŒõ£¡å¼õ¼‚°‹ ÜìƒA죡 cFñ£ù£‹²ˆî‚°Š ðEM¬ìèœ êKò£Œ„ ªêŒõ£¡ÜÂFùº‹ ðCˆ«î£˜‚° Ü¡ùeõ£¡²ˆîºœ÷ ñùœ÷£¡ ªîŒõð‚Fô‚èºì¡ àœÀ‚°œ M÷ƒ°‹ ñ¡ù£will be respected even by Kings, Majestic, generous in speech, spends his hardearnedmoney and wealth, will not obey to anybody, Judicious, will serve and takecare of father properly, will feed the hungry daily, pure mind and devoted(118)ðFªù£¡ø£IìˆF ªêšõ£Œ Þ¼‚°‹ ðô¡ðF»«ñ ªêšõ£Œ ðFªù£¡PL¼‰î£ð‡¹œ«÷£¡ W˜ˆFñ£¡ ªêõ¡èF»«ñÌI ô£ð«ñ A¬ì‚°‹è¡Qò˜ îñ‚°«ñ J¡ð¡ñF»œ÷ Üóê¡ õ£›¹M îù‚°õ‰F´‹ W˜ˆF ê‹ð¡ù¡ªèFî¼ «ñ£þ«ñ JQªò¡ù‚W˜ˆF«òˆF쾋 õ£›ðõ«ùMars in the 11 th House(119)When Mars is in the 11 th house, good character, famous, wealthy, good returns fromlands, loved by females, will earn name, fame and wealth like that of an intelligentking, will live with an objective of attaining moksha(«õÁ)ñ¡ù«ù «êòõ‹ ðFªù£¡Pñèˆî£è Þ¼‰Fì«õ ô£ðÞ„¬êà¡Qîñ£ŒŠ Hø˜ªð£¼¬÷‚ èõóõô£¡àŸøªî£¼ ¹è› ªð¼‚è¡ ªõOò£˜‚è¡ð¡è¡ù Y˜ ²Ÿøˆî£˜ Cô¼‚è£è£¡è£CQJ ªð¼‹ î¼ñ‹ ªêŒòõô£¡Ü‡í«ô ñ£¼î‹«ð£ ªð¼ˆî «ò£è‹ (120)245

ÜìƒA죡 å¼õ¼‚°‹ àˆF¬ñ‰î£11Profit motive, capable of seizing others’ money with a focus, will increase hispopularity, pleasing to outsiders, hostile towards some of the relatives, will do bigcharities, blessed with yoga like marutha, luck with increase like the breeze (sayvayu), will not obey anybody.ðQªó‡ì£IìˆF ªêšõ£Œ Þ¼‚°‹ ðô¡ð¡Qó‡® ªêšõ£Œ ðF‰Fìˆî£ó‹ðLˆF´‹ ªó‡´ì¡ ð輋î¡Q¬ô ÌIï£êñ£‹ î‹Hê«è£îó˜ îˆî£¡ ¹°õ£¡Ü¡ùõ«ù£´ Ü«ò£‚AòóFð˜èœïõ¡ I‚A켫ñò£°‹ê¡Q´‹ ꈼ‚ «è‚° «ô£è‹A¬ì‚°«ñ °¼«ó£Aªòù«õMars in the 12 th House(121)When Mars is in the 12 th house, will have two wives, the land in his possession willget destroyed, younger brother will be given for adoption, his association withscoundrels will create problems, will be identified as treacherous towardsteacher/master.(«õÁ)¬ñ‰î«ù ßó£P «êJ¼‚è¬ñ‰î‚° ñóíè£ô‹ Üõv¬î «ï󣲉îó¡ ió²õ˜‚è º¬ì«ò£ù£°‹²ð˜ð£˜‚è Üšõ£Á à¬óˆ«îù£ƒ°ð‰îIô£Š ð£HèÀ‹ 𣘈î£ó£Að£ô蘂° ñÁªü¡ñ‹ à‡´ªê£¡«ù¡â‰¬î«ò Ý»œ ñ†´‹ °¡ø£„ ªêõ‹Þ¼‰M´‹ îõø£ Þ‰Fó¡ «ðó£(ðQªó‡´ ð£õƒèO½‹ ªêšõ£Œ G¡øðô¡ ºŸPŸÁ) (122)Will have peaceful end (i.e. not bed‐ridden to death, etc.), will ascend the gates ofheaven by gallantry (i.e. death in war, etc.) – these are the results when the 12 th Marswas aspected by benefics. If aspected by malefics, then will have rebirths and willbe wealthy and prosperous all through his life.(Thus ends the results of Mars in twelve houses)AppendixChart A: Arthur GoodeAmerican 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 likethe other kids and was not able to get along with his peers. He would run home crying andfrightened over the slightest upset. By age six, he was fondling other children. He failed the246

12first grade and was diagnosed as learning‐handicapped.At age 21, Goode was arrested on nine charges of child molestation. He agreed to enter amental institution rather than go to jail, and he was diagnosed schizophrenic. Nine monthslater, 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 assaultedand 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 whileforcing Arthes to watch. Apprehended before he killed Arthes, he was sentenced to death on3/21/1977 in the electric chair. The execution was carried out 4/05/1984, Starke, FL.Chart 2: Gein EdwardAmerican homicidal maniac. The son of an overbearing mother who forbade her son to showany 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 morereclusive. He sealed off his mom's room, but took to wearing her clothes in the privacy of hishouse. He neglected the farm, and began reading books on anatomy. He worked in town andat the local farms as a handyman, trusted enough to take care of neighbor kids when theparents were away.Gein began a secret life of horror. He dug up corpses of women, skinning them and drapingthe skin over himself, a model for the later film, "The Silence of the Lambs." In 1954 he shot awoman to death and took her home where he hung her in the barn by the heels and dressed herlike so much meat. In 1957 he shot another woman and did the same. He made bracelets ofhuman 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 acannibal.Gein's gory secret was discovered and he was committed to life in an institution for thecriminally insane in 12/57. The local people burned down the farm, as a place of unspeakableevil. Gein died in the mental institution in 1984.A person who even once chants the mantra “Klim krsnaya govindaya gopijanavallabhasvaha” quickly attains the association of Lord Krishna. He does not attain any other result. –said Brahma in Gopala-Tapaniya UpanishadOnce Brahma the creator asked Lord Narayana about the efficacy of the Taraka-Mantra towhich the latter replied:"Always think of Me and My glory, and be in commune with Me in the attitude 'I am Datta, thegreat Lord.' Such ones who meditate thus do not swirl in the recurring course of worldlyexistence." - Dattatreya Upanishad247

31 st Jan 2009This year Vasant Panchami comes on 31 st Jan 2009, the day when most start any newproject related to education & learning. Vasant Panchami sometimes referred to asBasant Panchami or Shree Panchami, is a Hindu festival celebrating Saraswati, thegoddess of knowledge, music and art. It is celebrated every year on the fifth day of theIndian month Magh (January‐February), the first day of spring. Traditionally during thisfestival 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 educationalinstitutions organize special prayer for Saraswati. The color yellow also plays an importantrole in this festival, on this day people usually wear yellow garments, Saraswati isworshipped dressed in yellow, and yellow sweets are consumed within the families.Also known as Saraswati Puja, this festival is celebrated in Nepal, India andBangladesh 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 BasantPanchami which falls in Falgun (Phalgun in Hindi) month ofBangla calendar; that is February of the Gregorian calendar.In West Bengal, Saraswati puja is performed in Hinduhouseholds and also in schools and colleges. Women aredressed in yellow (basanti) colored sari. With Her grace, themute, it is believed, have been able to speak and people havebeen blessed with the ability to write or compose poems.Musicians sing and many even choose to perform on thisday at the puja ceremony. Instrumentalists have pujaperformed for their instruments. Apart from art and culture,Goddess Saraswati also showers Her blessings for theeducation of children.Notebooks, pencils and pens are kept at the Devi's feet forblessings and then used by the students. The notice board ofthe 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 forsuccess! 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 lotusin Padmasana, adorned by a pure white silk sari, has a book in Her lower left hand, Herlower right hand showing the chinmudra, Aksharamala in Her right upper hand, andAmrithakalasam in Her left upper hand. Both eyes are full of compassion.The vehicle assigned to each of the three goddesses also symbolically represent theirspecial powers. Goddess Saraswati is the consort of Lord Brahma (Lord of Creation) and isthe Goddess of wisdom and learning. Saraswati is the one who gives the essence (sara) ofour 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, cladin a white sari, seated on a white lotus, representing purity and brilliance. She has fourhands representing four aspects of human personality in learning; mind, intellect, alertness248

and ego. She has the sacred scriptures in onehand and a lotus (a symbol of trueknowledge) in the second. With her othertwo hands she plays the music of love andlife on the veena.She is dressed in white (sign of purity) andrides on a white goose (swan). The swan isknown for its peculiar characteristic ofbeing capable of separating water frommilk, indicating that we should possessdiscrimination in separating the bad fromthe good. The seat being a lotus or peacockimplies that the teacher is well‐establishedin the subjective experience of truth. Whensitting on a peacock she reminds us thatwisdom suppresses ego.Like Brahma, she is not worshippedmuch in temples. However, everyyear Saraswati Pooja (Navarathiri ) iscelebrated by people all over India, be itstudents, workers, craftsmen, businessmenoffering their prayers for a successful andfruitful year. However, Saraswathi doeshave a temple in Koothanur in Tanjavurdistrict (Tamil Nadu).There is animportant Saraswati Temple in Basar at adistance of 40 km from Nizamabad inAdilabad District, Andhra Pradesh on thebanks of Godavari River.Source:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basant_PanchamiRama Rahasya Upanishad8. On another occasion answeringVibheeshana’s question “How can yourangas be made easy to worship? Pleasetell me an easy way.”Rama replied, “The japa of my name“Rama” removes all sins. Supposesomeone is meditating on my sixlettered mantra or reads my Gita orthinks of me with devotional fervor, hewould get the same effect. He wouldget rid of the five great sins, viz. killingof father, killing of mother, killing ofbrothers, killing of teachers, killing ofhusband or even other well-knowngreat sins, if one repeats my six letteredmantra ten million times. He also wouldget the immortal and everlasting bliss.Vibheeshana again asked him, “Whatwould be the way for people who arenot capable of doing It.?”Rama replied “they can either read myGita, my thousand names or meditateon my Viswa Roopa or my 108 names, orrepeat my name 100 times, or read theking of stotras written by sage Narada,or read the great prayer called mantraraja stavam written by Hanuman, orread the prayer to Sita or daily pray tome by reciting my name; they willdoubtless attain Me.” -Rama Rahasya Upanishad249

Venus In TrineWith MaleficsByR. G. Krishnan, USA.R.G.Krishnan is a professional VedicAstrologer, based at Murphy, Texas. He isalso a featured speaker at variousinternational symposiums held in USA. Hehas more than 50 yrs experience in VedicAstrology and more than 21 yrs experience in‘Financial Astrology and study in StockMarkets & Commodity markets. Wecongratulate him for his published predictionof the stock market meltdowns in Jan 2008.He is also the author of the book ‘VedicAstrology--Stock Market Analysis’. He hasalso been publishing e-books on month tomonth trends in US Stock Markets everyyear, since the year 2001. Visit his sitehttp://rgkrishnan.comorhttp://anubazaar.com/rgkrishnanEvery one in this world both male andfemale desire to have a happymarried life. But in reality thisappears to be a myth in most of the cases,yet it happens that many of the knowncombinations of Parasari Astrology forunhappy marriages are not existing in thosecharts. We have also observed thatmarriages that take place in the west after along period of dating, courtship etc andwhich apparently have all the ingredients ofa successful marriage ends in separation ordivorce. As compared to this arrangedmarriages based on Horoscope matching asbeing done in India even to‐day seem to behappy and stable. Strangely in sucharranged marriages I happened to observethat some marriages did fail despite thesituation of very good matching betweenthe two horoscopes. This was one of myburning questions to late Mr. C.S.Patel wayback in the year 1982. Mr. Patel opened myeyes when he quoted a verse from somenadi astrology text which ran thus:“Sukraath mande tat trikone neshtam jeevesukha pratham”means that “If Venus is in trine withSaturn in a natal chart then the married lifeof the native gets spoiled and if on theother hand if Venus is in trine with Jupiterin a natal chart then the married life of thenative becomes a happy one”Why Venus is considered for Married lifehappiness?We astrologers know that Venus is the“karaka” (significator) for marriage &married life happiness. It is no wonder thatthis verse gives so much importance to250

trinal situation of Venus in any natal horoscope.Late Mr. Patel was a veteran in Astrological research. He told me that these astrologicalverses are cryptic in nature and we should actually apply these principles considering notonly 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 toapply these principles and come to my own conclusion.Thus started our research & in this research we found that Venus trine Ketu in a natalchart was the worst situation which adversely impacted the native’s married life. Ascompared to this Venus in trine with Rahu had a less adverse impact and Venus trine Saturnwas as bad Venus trine Ketu. We also found that in natal charts where Venus was in trinewith Jupiter the marriage of the native was happy and stable. After examining manyhoroscopes of persons with failed marriages, the following conclusions were drawn inconsultation with late Mr. Patel:v If Venus is in trine with Ketu or Saturn in a natal chart or if the lord of the 7 th housereckoned from lagna is in trine with Ketu or Saturn then the native is likely to beprone 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 indicationsregarding married life prospects.To make the point as explained in the verse above we discuss below the natal charts ofnatives who have Venus in trine with malefics in their natal chart with a brief description oftheir failed marriage. At the same time to young ones it is requested to note that othercombinations 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 ‐ andremarried on 12/05/1984!251

Note:In the above chart Venus as well as the lord of the 7 th house from lagna (Jup) are in trinewith Saturn and Rahu. No wonder the marriage was not successful.Chart 2: Paula AbdulAmerican singer with Syrian‐Brazilian‐French‐Canadian ancestry.Marriage: In January 1992 she became engaged to actor Emilio Estevez., They married on4/29/1992 and were together for two years. She married sports fashion entrepreneur BradBeckerman on 10/25/96, Beverly Hills.Note:Venus is in trine with Rahu in this case.Chart 3: Loni Anderson, American Actress252

Marriage: She had an earlymarriage to Salesman BruceHasselberg that lasted threemonths and produced a daughter,Deidra Hoffman, in 1965. Hersecond marriage was to actorRoss Bickell on 1/28/1974; themarriage lasted for seven years.found that Venus trine Ketu in a natal chartWethe worst situation which adversely impactedwasnative’s married life. As compared to thisthein trine with Rahu had a less adverseVenusand Venus trine Saturn was as bad VenusimpactKetu.’ trineNote:Venus is in trine with Rahu and Saturn in this case.Chart 3: Jennifer AnistonMarriage: 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 7 th house are in trine with Saturn &Rahu.Chart 4: Barr, RoseanneAmerican comedian from a lower middle‐class background who became a superstarcomedienne on a popular TV series.Marriage: Her third marriage came to an end after seven years when she filed divorce paperson 3/04/2002, citing irreconcilable differences. She has requested full custody of their sixyear‐oldson, Buck, with visitation rights for Thomas.253

Note:Venus is in trine with Ketu in this case & 7 th lord in trine to malefics.Chart 5: Basehart, RichardAmerican 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 wifewas Italian actress Valentina Cortesa; they had a son in 1951, but were divorced in 1959. Thethird marriage was in the early '60s, giving him two daughters.254

Note:Venus is in trine with Saturn &Rahu in this case. 7 th lord Saturn in trine with malefics.Chart 6: Bayrou, MauriceFrench 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 marriage16 years later, on 9/14/1945. Died on 12/29/1996 in Lamorlaye dans l'Oise, FranceNote:In this case Lord of the 7 th house from lagna is in trine with Ketu & Saturn. However thereis some relief as Venus is in trine with Jupiter.Chart 7: Brian, BlessedBritish actor of stage, screen and TV,often noted for his aggressivecharacterizations.Marriage: He has been married twice,with his first marriage from 1958 toJanuary 1975.Venus is in trine with Ketu or Saturn in a‘Ifchart or if the lord of the 7th housenatalfrom lagna is in trine with Ketu orreckonedthen the native is likely to be prone toSaturnmajor problems in his or her married life.’255

Note:In this case Venus is in trine with SaturnDesh‐Kala‐Patra play an important role in using the above rule specifically, suppose we seecharts of natives from countries where freedom of rights of women are significant thenVenus trine malefics play havoc whereas in countries where tradition forcibly restrictswomen or men from divorcing the above rule will not lead to divorce but could lead to apartner being unhappy in the marriage.In part 2 of this article we will discuss the cases of happy marriages in whose caseVenus was in trine with Jupiter.Deity reorganization from birth horoscope (Page 103) - Jyotish Kalpadrum1. If Jupiter in 9 th house person would worship Lord Rama.2. If Moon in 9 th house person would worship Lord Shiva3. If Mars in 9 th house person would worship Lord Rama4. If Mercury in 9 th house person would worship Goddess Durga ( Note: This isdifferent from other classics, they suggest Lord Vishnu)5. If Venus in 9 th house person would worship Lord Vishnu ( Again different fromother classics)256

Vedic: Vastu VedhaDosh-3ByM.M.Mistry, India.M. M.Mistry s 71 yrs old & hails fromBaroda, India. He is a graduate inArchitecture from M.S.University, Baroda.He was Asst. Director in National BuildingsOrganization & later promoted to DeputyDirector – Designs in same organization.Took voluntary retirement and joinedBuilding Materials Technology PromotionsCouncil, New Delhi as Chief of Planning &Design. He started learning astrology in1964 & Vastu from 1974 onwards.Earlier articles have narrated types ofdefects called Vedha and itsinterpretations used by theShilpacharyas of various treatises. Theyhave coined the one word terms –Terminology wherein it explains themeaning of defects that may occur indesign and construction of buildings.Sanskrit words are self explanatory. Thisarticle is intended to offer analysis ofexceptional rules advocated by our ancientscholars. These rules are on the basis ofdiurnal sun movements and winddirections during various seasons of theyear.Forty one types of Vedha Dosh and tenexceptional rules to qualify as good for ahouse or a building. These arerecapitulated as under.i. The distance of twice the heightbeing left from door or buildingto the Vedha, there occurs noVedha Dosh.ii. The Vedha falls in diagonal lineof house or a building creates noDosh.iii. The building and the Vedha isseparated by road or compoundwall or any other wall or fort orcastle, it forms no Vedha Dosh.iv. The Vedha if not visible fromthe house or building has noDosh.2571

v. The Vedha happens to be across the river, it does not form part of a Dosh.vi. The Vedha is not applicable to lower caste.vii. Dilapidated temple or ancient building or restored house causes no Vedha Dosh.viii. Silpa Acharya Garga Muni has said ‘Mind and eyes feel satisfied at a first glance,such Vastu are always innocent’ix. Building devoid of Vastu doctrines, but increases positive feelings in mind andliked by eyes, it is free from Vastu Dosh.x. Sukracharya has observed that Scholars do not appreciate the buildings which donot conform to Shastriya dimensions. But few scholars feel ‘What so ever housemay 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 iiwhich covers height and orientation of building. Rule no iii & iv deals barriers and rule no vrelates to the human eye field of vision. Rule no vi and vii are related to caste and fracturedand repaired old buildings.Rule no i and ii reveals the insight of our Shilpa Acharyas on solar azimuth and altitude atdifferent hours of the day. They have determined the distance between building and Vedhaas two heights. To prove the point, examine following table.SUN AZIMUTH an ALTITUDESTATIONS ON LATITUDE 23˚NSUN JUNE MARCH DECHours AZ AL AZ AL AZ ALRise Set 64˚ 0˚ 90˚ 0˚ 116˚ 0˚O618 68 9 - - - -07 17 73 22 96 14 117 0408 16 77 35 103 27 124 1509 15 80 49 111 41 134 2610 14 83 62 124 53 146 3511 13 85 76 146 63 162 4112 noon 00 9 180 67 180 44Source: CLIMATOLOGICAL AND SOLAR DATA FOR INDIA, C.B.R.I. ROORKEEAltitude of sun and height of object or building is known, the distance can be worked outtrigonometrically. Tan ɸ = H / D [opposite side divided by base]Hindus consider 60 Ghatis as day length from sunrise to next sunrise, is divided by eightcalled 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 8to 35 degrees latitudes for the month of March. On December 22 nd at 9 and 15 hours ofmorning and evening, before 2 nd and after 3rd Prahar, altitude 27˚ angle tan ɸ value is twicethe height. Thus, statement made by ancients hold good. [e.g. D=2H]2582

SUN altitude 27° 8 am & 4 pm ­ 22 marchSUN ALTITUDE 45° 9 am & 3 pm on 22 aprilHtan ?27°HOUSE2HHOUSE /VEDHASUN ALTITUDE AND SHADOW ANGLESThis can also be used to assess the shadow of building or object casting in a well after 2 nd and3 rd Prahar of the day. In other words, well should be equal distance to the height of thebuilding or object.Housing for king, minister, chief of army and four castes are specified in width to lengthRatios such as length is 1/10, 1/8, 1/6 and ¼ more than width dimensions. These ratios havetan ɸ value of 42˚‐18’; 41˚‐36’; 40˚‐36’ and 38˚‐36’ for Brahmins, Kshatriya, Vaishya andSudras having orientation in north, east, south and west direction respectively. However,door direction for Sudras is west facing, Brahmins‐ north, Kshatriyas‐ east and Vaishyasshould have door facing to south. Plots in east direction controlling fiery signs should havefour numbers of doors facing S, W, N & E; south‐earthy signs should have no doors on westwall; west‐airy signs should have only one door on eastern face wall and in north‐ waterysigns should blank walls on north and west directions.It is of interest to note the building dimensions are base on azimuth of sun angle within therange of June to December month at local mean time at 0900 hours.[Refer: figure below] Some one may question Gandhinagar capital town of Gujarat did notexist when Vastu Shastra was written. This Latitude is very near to tropic of cancer andobliquity of ecliptic angle has prompted for selection.2593

7080W1006050403065 P M420101020304050607032 1 8090NA LTITUDESNOON10A M11 102030405067june89march607080E100Sudra1:1.25127°132°Brahmin1:1.10134° 132°110120130140140dec130120110Vaishya1:1.66131°Kshatrya1:1.125AZIMUTH OF SUN @9 am and 3 pm ­ 134°150150160170180SSUNPATH 23° N Lat.Ghandhinagar [ Gujarat]23° 15' N 72° 45' E170160DIAGONAL ANGLESOF PLOTS / HOUSESFOR FOUR VARNASThese are some of the very simple examples. Vedic culture has highly developed knowledgebase in Astronomy, Astrology, Physics, and Mathematics. Together with Arabs and theChinese the oriental knowledge base has been supreme, even without the moderninstrumentation of the contemporary science.Vedha situated in diagonal line of building or plot, does not obstructs the sun lightpenetration at sun rise to 2 nd Prahar. The azimuth of sun has been deciding factor for size ofplots as well as non Vedhable location of the object.Walls or barriers creates hindrance and restricts ingress of energy in the building so theseare Vedha. It appears the Vedic scholars have considered road, a distance wall or river arenon obstructive, do not create Vedha Dosh.Human vision has 60˚ solid angle and vision length 6x6 means 6 meter is normal clearvision. Thus, any Vedha beyond the orb of 6 meter‐ 20 feet or 13 Hasta 6 Angula, isineffective.Old or dilapidated, fractured or reconstructed or renovated temple or buildings or structurehave no further renewable, reflectivity or refractivity of energy. Therefore, it appearsancients have considered as innocent Vastu. It may be noted that the broken, fractured ordamaged 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 havingwidth less than 4.8 m Vastu/ Vedha Dosh is not operative. Considering contemporary2604

scenario in housing field, low cost housing schemes have plot/building width does notexceed the stipulations recorded in Vishwakarma Prakash.Every human being has perceptibility to judge positive and negative energies aspects withinthe orbit of Vastu principles. Aesthetics is debatable, to overcome such situations ifindividuals 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 theoccupants. Sages have not advanced any reasons for the effects. The effects of Dosh relate toowner 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. Thegravity of influence depends on combination of both man made and natural defectsparticularly plot and structure. House does not remain the home. Efforts are made tocompile the results of Vedha related to subject from various text books.Influence of Vedha Dosh‐ Defects on the occupantsNature of defectsInfluence01 Plot width too wide Separation from spouse02 Plot width too narrows Poverty03 Plot level high/ low Separation from son04 Plot/building Diagonals uneven Losses due to food poison05 Court yard not right angle Defective eye sight06 Surround ground low/ high Loss of progeny07 House without verandah Destruction of children08 House with more corners Food poisoning09 Built‐up are in Brahmsthan Progeny denied10 Fire/ water in Brahmsthan Blindness11 Low foundation height Incurable disease12 Plinth level different Loss of fame13 Plinth height too high/low Losses, no gains14 Side or rear Common wall Troubles to brother15 Wall inside or outside tilt Decrease in wealth16 Compound wall high/low Theft fear17 Grills in compound wall Loss of wealth18 Lattice, small windows Loss of status19 Window size small/big Fame disturbed20 Base of column/ pillar up/down Loss of grand children21 Column height low End of family22 Columns/ Pillars no’s less/more Destruction in Family23 Loft height too less or more Mental worries/agony24 Entablature high/ low / flat Destruction to owner25 Main door in middle of Vastu Longevity of owner in danger26 Tree in front in front of door Doubtful character of children27 Road/entrance on main door Contagious disease28 Mud in front of door / gate Restlessness29 Water in front of main door Losses30 Well in front of door/ gate Sudden illness / Fits2615

31 Temple in front of house Destruction to owner32 Pillar in front of door Doubtful reputation of females.33 Doors in mid pada of wall Losses to occupants.34 Opposite door too high Troubles to occupants35 Door in front of door Enmity with brother36 Deformed shape of door Troubles37 Door self open Worries in mind38 Door self close Loss of heritance39 Door size large Fear from king40 Door size small Danger from thief41 Door tilting out side Traveling42 Door/window frame thick/thin Stomach ache43 Beam/ Truss over mid of door Depression44 Door‐head thin/thick Various ailments45 Shadow on building Unhappiness46 Shadow in well Debtor47 Building height more Enmity in family48 Building height less Deceases49 Domes /roofs unequal size Brain problems‐Tumors50 Roof height/slope more Family /dynasty vanishes51 Roof height/slope less Short life span52 Variable stairs risers/treads size Paralysis53 Uneven courses of wall Unstable mind54 Masonry/ashlars joints thick InstabilityArchitectural or constructional defects occurring in structure are some times notacceptable to eyes. Workmanship defects like uneven plaster, flooring, minordefects or uneven sizes of elements and components or plumbing heights andinstallations are occasionally tolerated by the users. Major defects listed by the ancients canprevail in the building and are relevant in present day also with in‐situ concrete or pre‐ castconcrete or factory made components and elements.Defects such as lack of precision in workmanship of joinery or joints may lead to weaknessto physical structure. Rishimunis knew the nature of defects. In order to avoid such defects‐Vedha Dosh in building, the Shastras merely indicate to us what kind of consequences mayfollow in life of occupants. Creation of fear phobia is more effective on the owner anddesigners. No need to panic to self or others after reading this. Put it on hammer test andconvey your feed back to the editor for furtherance of knowledge. This will be service to theVASTULOGY.[Vedic: Vastu Vedha Dosh‐1, 2, 3 may be treated as “Code of Practice for BuildingConstruction.”]ETI SUBHAM2626

Saptarishis BlessingsNotes -1Key‐ A Saptarishis Astrology BlogThis section will cover add‐ons to previous articles & also incorporate thoughts on some verseswhich needs aggressive testing by astrologers working together as a fraternity rather than withthe need to malign others methods. The style in which these would be presented will beinformal. The last issue had a technique that was unheard of in Indian Astrology where we use onlydasas coupled with transits to time events but from basic Rasi Chart to timing event to the year and attimes 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 astrologerIn the Bhrighu Chakra Paddathi (BCP) we had mentioned that for fruitful application of thedistinction between each 12 year cycle yogas and transits full knowledge is needed. But as of today noneof us know the secrets of how to use & apply yogas and transits, especially the Vedha part of transits.By grace we had stumbled upon a shloka 1 of Narada Rishi who laid down the importance of vedhaswithout which predictions cannot be made, current knowledge on vedhas, yogas as to when it will applyand additional rules of which transit will block the result of a house year that is under consideration isnot known. The most precise question in yoga is will it get activated or not in this lifetime, does it havedormant energy, if it is active then by when will it start giving results. These basic rules of shlokatoday’s astrology unfortunately does not have making it a handicap to us students.This is the chart of Mr. Amitabh 2 Bachchan who never got a prediction from a single astrologerknown to the media whether he will become the Legend that he is today, so as this is a tough chart let usall make an attempt to use yogas. Example the prominent in his chart is Gajakeshari Yoga 3 , often1 Readers may refer to this shloka in one of the palm leaf notes that is given at the end of each article inVol 3 Aug 08 Issue ‘The planet subjected to Vedha (or obstacle) will not produce even an iota of goodeffects. Hence, Vedha should be assessed suitably and only then good and bad effects of planetarytransits should be declared. The predictions of an astrologer who does not consider the various Vedhaswill be false and he will become a laughing stock – Sage Narada2 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.263

quoted by astrologers and also when it does not work in a chart the same astrologer says ‘OhhGajakeshari Yoga is not to be given too much importance’. But how do we students reconcile when touse 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 houseastrologers 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. Thatmeans 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 Navamsawhich is most important, it is in the 1 st navamsa so 1 st decade of life or as it is in 4 number navamsathe 4 th 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 inAmitabhs 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 andnot 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 TOMoon, note this.5. The Bhrighu Rule is Moon in the 9H will give result of career in the 32 nd year of a person’s life.6. The moment you see a chart like this where 4 planets are placed in the 8H, especially 10 th lord, youreyes should calculate in a sec that as per BCP 8H is 32 nd year of one’s life and the Nectar of Life issitting in the 9H of Bhagya (Start of Prosperity) and 9H is the 33 rd year.So with BCP too you get ‘around’ 32 nd and 33 rd year as the key years when Rise of Fortune will startfrom the not being able to act actor to the great artist that he became even to surpass many legends bywinning "Greatest Star of the Millennium" by BBC online poll. 4Now let us see what happened in his 32 nd year & the movies that gave him his start (bhagya)32 nd year= Oct 1973 to Oct 1974= Super Hit movies like Zanzeer (1973), Abhiman 5 (release July 27, 1973),Namak Haram (release date Nov 19, 1973) & won him the Filmfare award for best supporting actor4In July 1999, Amitabh Bachchan was named the "Greatest Star of the Millennium" by BBC online pollwhere he defeated many Hollywood legends such as Alec Guinness, Marlon Brando, Sir LaurenceOlivier and Charlie Chaplin.5http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abhimaan_(1973_film)264

33 rd year= Oct 1974 to Oct 1975, the BCP goes into the 9H of Real Fortune where the Gajakeshari yoga isgetting activated fully, see what Wikipedia says ‘However 1975 was the year when he appeared in twofilms which are regarded as important in Hindi cinematic history. Deewar (release 24 th Jan 1975) &Sholay (release on Aug 15, 1975) all in his 33 rd year.Now the most important aspect, 32 nd year is 8H of death, the 33 rd year – 9H lord Venus goes into 8H ofdeath where there are 4 planets, in an actor’s chart especially this chart you as a movie director seesthese 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 mostmemorable deaths in the history of Indian cinema, if you see 8H being activated which is 12 th from 9Hof Gods, then you give him the role of an atheist. Who can forget his atheist character where hechallenges God in Deewar, till date no one Bollywood actor has been able to emulate his atheistcharacter and death scenes of Deewar where he dies in the arms of mother (4L Ven is also 9L of 33 rdyear) and also his death in Sholay for his best friend – 4L of Venus, let’s not forget that the word used isBandu for 4H, which means close friend.His famous accident happened in 41 st year which is 5H, there A8 (chronic) is placed and its lord Mer isplaced 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 42 nd year of 6H of servant,Jupiter exalted in Gajakeshari Yoga, it was a huge success. Lastly take the movie that is the favorite ofall those who never got love ‘Muqaddar Ka Sikander’ released in his 37 th year, that is 1H, lord is Saturnand placed in his 4H of heart. Saturn is retro, it was a very sad movie he never got his love, it touchedeveryone’s heart and he gives up everything for his friend (4H of bandu), the 4L goes into the 8H ofdeath, his death scene was the most monumental ever.Not Asked For PredictionYou wake up & get out of bed in morning, you see the newspaper next to the table, on it iswritten, Amitabh Turns 66 today, you instantly make calculations so he is in his 67 th year now,which means you remember his chart and notice that Rahu sits in his 7H and 7L goes in the 8Hof chronic diseases along with 3 more planets in the sign of Virgo (stomach). The day of his birthday isSaturday 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 hehas not asked you’, your head hangs in shame and afternoon our friend Babban Kumar Singh calls upsaying that ‘Amitabh has been hospitalized due to stomach problems’ 6 people start praying again andmedia goes haywire. You call your father and remind him of your prediction he dismisses it sayingAmitabh is an old man so can fall sick.Amitabh VerseWe were sitting with Shri P.M.Padia the guru of famed US astrologer, James Braha who is regarded asone of the first people to introduce Vedic Astrology in US. Padia Saheb asked us to load the magazineon his PC & started browsing the magazine, he came to this verse and asked us to explain it. The verseis present in the Vol 2 May Issue on Page 226 in the Palm Leaf Section & is reproduced below.जीवांशकािद केसंः िनशाकरो वा सुतो थवािपतदिधगि िवनाशमुा दोषा यथाा िहमसिपाते­ If Moon or Mercury occupies the quadrant from the Navamsa Rasi of Jupiter, even severestdosha will vanish.6http://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/oct/11bigb.htm265

यदा जीवितांशात ्भवरयंशगः िसतः­ If Venus is posited in the 11 th Navamsa from the Navamsa of Guru, the doshas are alleviated.Similarly, it is written that if Mercury is posited in the 11 th Navamsa from the Navamsa of Jupiter, thenthe 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 itsimportance comes into the picture and this is what happened; now we don’t remember from where wehad picked this verse. See the Navamsa of Amitabh and bear in mind that Bhuvan Deepika callsNavamsa as the ‘Fruit of Ones Horoscope’.Verse 1: If Moon or Mercury occupies the quadrant from the Navamsa Rasi of Jupiter, even severestdosha 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 11 th Navamsa from the Navamsa of Guru, the doshas (limitations) arealleviated.Application: In his D9 Venus is in the 11 th Navamsa from the Navamsa of Jupiter, 8H is the house ofsustenance of marriage, inspite of the hurdles & scandals he has faced he has never let go of his marriageto Jaya. 8H is also the gain of wife and here it is Venus (wife) in 8H, so after marriage there would be100% increase in Fortune which is what happened to him, before his association with Jaya he was nowere 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 goneunnoticed as were trying to open another chart on his PC. It is unfortunate that though Padia Saheb hasbeen a personal friend but due to other factors he has not been able to write for us to far. Lets pray hewrites for SA and some gems come out as he has a knack of making astrology ‘Easy’ which aligns withour Vision too.266

Chart 2: Case of Border Asc & Chart RectificationNative works in scribe’s office and does not believe in astrology but approaches for a chartreading of his uncle. There were around 8 people in the room when Kundan asked us to seethe chart. It was a border ascendant & your reputation is at stake. He was asked if his uncleswife is beautiful with round face (moon deb in 7H), he said absolutely correct, does he have manydaughters, he said yes 3 daughters (Ven deb in 5H of children). Ta Asc looked convincing but whatwould 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 hisuncle had already decided to do grocery store. Now see right now it is Sept 1 st 2008 7 , its natives 55 th yearwhich comes to 7H of business. The question was about business see, so Ta Asc can be further takenahead. We saw Moon at 3.31Sc, debilitated and used BCP‐2 the date came to 19 th /20 th Sept 2008, so weasked him did your uncle have a huge fight with either wife or business partner or any relationship onthis date. He called his uncle, number was busy, after 10 mins Kundan might have spoken to his Uncleand said ‘Sir, Nishane Pe Lag Gaya in his Raj Thackeray style’ (it hit the spot). He said with extremeenthusiasm Uncle confirmed big fight happened exactly on same day. He was further told that as Moonis placed there in the 7H the native will put grocery store only & he would make his wife sit on the cashcounter. After some weeks Kundan reported that it had happened word to word but he did not tell hisuncle & kept on repeating Sir you removed the date in 30 secs that was so fast. Jay Weiss must bethanked for the software.Experiments with Rising Nature of SignsChart: 98yr old gets Vision, chart of our author Norah Nasturas’s MotherNorah as you know is our author and one of the team members of Saptarishis Astrology. This is whatNorah wrote:‐7 When the reading was done267

Hi S….\only checking mailsMom is ok, surgery was Tuesday 11 th Nov 2008, we went yesterday Wednesday to see the doctor he findeverything ok she is happy, she can see, the doctor says in some days will be better. Monday we need togo again to see him i am going out now, sorry i will write more long this afternoonNorahNow see 98 th year will be the 2 nd house as per BCP and the sign is Taurus and as per BPHSVerse 8. Chp 4 it is a sign rising with its back (Preestodaya). Now note this reverse aspect ofits rising, see 2H is eyesight & it is the sign Taurus which again stands for eyes in NaturalZodiac. So the strengths of Venus in this relation (eyes) will be more stronger compared to other Venusof Taurus of other Asc. This Venus joins the 6 th 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 thedispositor of a reverse rising sign, there are two dates it will give one through straight calculation andother through reduction from 30 degrees due to Pristhodaya effect of Venus who is 5 deg away.Sheersodaya Calculation Sun: 3° 24'= 28 th Jan 2008Pristhodaya Calculation Sun: 30 ‐ 3° 24'= 26 °36 = Converted to days from her last birthday = 6 th Nov2008 whereas she had a successful eye operation for cataract on 11 th Nov 2008.The BCP calculator released on download section of the magazine does not contain this method ofcalculation whereas our private test version created specially by Jay Weiss (Sweden) has thisPristhodaya version and you can’t make Jay do anything unless you share the methodology which wehad 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 BCPHouse is 2H of right eye.268

Chart: Mentors TorpedoFailuresThe boy in question is not able to start his career with the business he wants to do and eventhough married has not been able to start earnings, 1.5 years back we had predicted that when inhis 33 rd 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 wehad predicted we did not know the riders of other parts of astrology e.g. 6 th from Jupiter will be aspoilt/blocked house (BSP‐2) Since this natal Jupiter is in the 4H and retro, the 6 th from it is the 9Hwhere Mer is exalted and hence the bhagyadaya (rise of fortune) is blocked hence nothing happened inthe 33 rd year. In the 33 rd year Tr Jupiter was in the 12H and 10 th from there is the 9H of 33 rd year hence aswe learnt in BSP‐2, this house will get spoilt. Note here that Tr Saturn and it destroys one house fromit, on this in Vol 5 the BSP‐3 will be revealed. At the end of the day we have not been able to predict onthis chart and failed miserably.Feedback from Authors OnlyIn order not to create fake feedback only feedback of some of the authors that has some relevanceis taken in regards to BCP methodology & also to encourage those many others who are not venturinginto something new due to varied reasons.1. Alok Jagawat – Author Saptarishis AstrologyHe has addressed our reluctance in calling it Bhrighu Chakra Paddathi instead of our 2 year name ofChandra Kala Nadi Progression.‐‐‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐‐From: pdp To: Admin Sent: Wednesday, 27 August, 2008 8:37:25 AMSubject: Re: pdp Subject: Re: Vol 3 release ScheduleDear Sir/Madam,I personally congratulate you for this brilliant issue of yours. I was already working on secret principlesof Bhrigu after observing a Brighu Shastri Shri. Prahlad Rai of Jaipur. He was using the exact methodbeen mentioned by you. His father was a very famous astrologer and he learnt this method from269

Somebody in Orissa. He was so adept at this method, that he predicted everything just after a singlelook at the horoscope. He also wrote his own Bhrigu Nadi which rests with his son. I have seen thatbooklet many times. It carries transit charts and reference numbers. Each number carries a predictionpart in other book.His son learnt this method from him only and I was surprised by his predictions. During a course of onemonth I used to sit with him and I watched him very carefully. I tried to use Shri Patel Ji's method ofJupiter Saturn rotations on houses in D‐1 chart. I knew the subtraction method done by him but Ialways wondered about other numbers and subtractions. Your article cleared all my doubts related tothis work.I believe that one should have correct knowledge of astrology to use this method. This gives accuratepredictions if it is used properly with placement of planets and number of rotations. With this additionone 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 ShriPatel ji's chart. Is it mere coincidence or you did it purposefully ?2. DiNorah Kitchener – Author Saptarishis AstrologyIn previous issue we said Norahs usage of Profections the French method & BCP is the same butit seems it is not as it difficult to understand language that is separated by countries but thanks to bebonded by love of astrology.From: Kouka To: SA Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2008 9:14:45 PMSubject: you challenge meDear S….,i was this morning to take my car for service, was 1h20 min to wait, then i take with me theprints of the1st and 2nd part of the B.C.P and i was very suprised with the 1st chart,( now i understand why youwere asking about my mom) then i do other calculations by hand, was not PC, or calculator, etcI tell you here what i find.My father died in sept 21 19911991 ‐ 1910 = 81 = 9HHer 9H Sagg, the 7H of the 9H, the 3rd Gem = MercuryMercury is 22*07 Sag22*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 withProfections, i see now this method is more accurate and is possible to use when is not timeof 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 aboutaccuracy of Astrologylove you, Big Hug i always say SA is GREAT, you are always looking for very interesting informationand what is the most important you like to SHARE with others, i am glad to be your friend.270

i will send you more comments later, this was the 1st article i had read in this issue. i think i will havemore "surprises" and challenges with this 3 issue.... i am very happy and i had lot of fun, time waitingfor my car was very short....norahPD 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 Venus8*27 Ge 8*27 by 12.17 give me 98 days, that will be Nov 10, 08, 6 days after elections. and Ve rules inNatal his 5H Tau and 10H Libra.(Gambling and Career, it show him as the winner of the big price....)now i gonorahMybe calculation are no ok, i need to check, i will see with the Weiss table you talk in the articlePD2, What is the rules of the 6th ring of Saptarishis???? Page 271 and how many rings are ??? what youare talking about? i don’t have idea what is....3. Ankush Singh – Author Saptarishis AstrologyHe report telephonically that in Gorakhpur , India his native place there is an astrologer by the name ofYogendra Pandey who is master in Yogini Dasa and follows a different system of calculation of yoginidasa not known to us, this astrologer had taught the same Bhrighu Chakra Paddathi‐1 method 4 yearsback to Ankush. Though we did mention that transits is to be used but for the sake of keeping it simpleas it’s a new concept we didn’t stress on transits but Ankush said that Shri. Pandey uses transit a lot e.gif the BCP house comes 7H of natal chart and if Tr Jup is in Sag in 11H and Tr Saturn in 7H, mark thisfor predictions.4. Revati – Thomas Pascal ‐ GermanyDear S…,I have read carefully the Saptarishi Article on 'Bhrigu Chakra Pada' (easy progression method) and I amreally 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 ParasharaAstrology'. This work is finishing ‐ finally ‐ a three‐year period of most intensive studies of BPHS andother ancient classics.PROGRESSION OF LAGNA:I included Bhrigu Chakra Paddathi in my compilation because it is based on Parashara's teaching onSudarshana Chakra Dasha, Lagna progression. It is really a very fascinating ‐ and appreciated byParashara ‐ method.Many many successes for you and your Saptarishis team, THIS magazine ‐ in quality of articles andlayout ‐ is brilliant!Once more, best wishes and much success for you and your team!Have an Exalted Day!RevatiHumble Note of SA: In our humble opinion Sage Bhrighu is before Sage Parasara’s period, so if we takethis method to be ‘The Bhrighu Method’ then Parasara’s teachings can be based on Bhrighus and not theother way round.271

A close friend and gentleman called up and said as a whisper ‘You should not disclose such techniquesas it is not good for your well being.’ Would not like to name that person nor comment on it now butafter 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 newthing is revealed nature is saying (90%) of the time that the period when it is revealed is the periodordained for it to come out and its fruits enjoyed with ‘Ease’, if one tries to study, understand, apply itlater then the Tr Sun has moved into the other sign and things can be a bit difficult later is what is onesobservation of scribe. Did you ever wonder that you have heaps of old magazines but unable to read itcompletely inspite of trying so hard.May The Force Be With AllNadi Notes‣ If Jupiter is aspected by Saturn then native will have to work very hard inhis life, but if Saturn is aspected by Jupiter then person will be a workaholicand will beget respect out of it.‣ Jupiter and Ketu in trine to each other can make religious minded but aperson of few words‣ Jupiter’s placement in the 5H can give children who will outshine thenative‣ If Ketu is associated with the sign Scorpio the native can be capable ofgetting secret knowledge‣ Aquarius is another mystic sign of the zodiac besides Scorpio and capableof giving to astrologers/philosophers deep research orientation.LagnaChandrikaKulaNasha Yog – Family Destruction CombinationMalefics in Asc, 12H also contains malefics, 2H contains benefics & 7Hcontains malefics then it is a Kula Nasha Yog – Chapter 1 Verse 49 ,LagnaChandrika272

BrahmaSriTadepalliRaghavanarayanaShastry Garu -Jeevitha CharitraPart‐1ByShreeram Balijepalli, CanadaLet me narrate the great story of oneSrividya Upasaka who lived inAndhrapradesh in a series ofpostings. Those who even hear this storywill attain the blessings of Goddess SriRajarajeshwari Devi. I can hit the groundthrice and say this with certainty.A Telugu Vaideeki Velanadu brahmin,my Gurunatha is Rajagopala Swamy ofNanganallur Sarvamangala RajarajeshwariAshramam. I have been initiated intoSrividya Margam and my father andmother are Sri Balijepalli DevendraShankar Garu (a Dattaupasaka and directdisciple of Swaprakashananda Datta-Athivarna-Avadhutha) and SrimathyBalijepalli Vidhyavathy Garu. I havefinished my MBA in USA and currentlyreside in Toronto working as BusinessAnalyst. My Upasya Devatha isRajarajeshwari Parabhattarika Devatha.It is said that the following categories:1. Karanajanmas2. Shaapagrasthaas3. Yogabrashthasare born again, finish whatever divinetasks they have been ordained to do, finishtheir prarabdha (good or bad) and thenbecome Keerthisheshaas (ending of theirlives in divine glory).In this category was this MahapurushaBrahmaSri Tadepalli RaghavanarayanaShastry Garu. He was born in ChandavoluGramam in Guntur district inAndhrapradesh. He lived from 1896 to 1990(Born as per Hindu Calendar in 1818Shaalivahana shaka, Durmukha NamaSamvatsaram Shravana Bahula VidiyaMangalavaaram in Vrushabha Lagna nighttime‐‐25‐8‐1896 born in Gorontla nearGuntur in his mother's place.). He was273

called lovingly "Chandavolu Shastry Garu"(VyavahaaraNaamam).He was born as the first son to Venkatappayya Shastry.Venkatappayya Garu was a great Vedakala Rishisamaan,paramanishtaa, Shaastra Kovida and Mahaakavi. His Sanskrittexts are four in number, Andhra kruthis are 20 in number. Allmagnum opus of that age. He founded the Sanskrit Pathashalaand ran the organization for 40 years without kula‐matha bheda,taught Sanskrit and other shastras to those interested, alsoconducted 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 givena 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 byTadikonda Vaasi Kedaralinga Ayyavaru Garu (1880‐1941 AD). The young boy started doingthe japa of Goddess Bala from that age till the age of 16 and due to this Balaambika used torespond to this Boy's call every time miraculously!He learnt Tarka (Logic) from Dendhukoori Paanakaala Narasimha Shastry and SiddhanthaKoumudhee from Taadikonda Muddhigonda Naagalinga Shaastry. He finally topped hiseducation from Seetharama Shastry Garu of Podili with Mantra‐Tantra Shastra. All thiswas apart from Veda Vedanga knowledge being received from his father. After all thiseducation, he decided to take up Sanyaasa deeksha even before he was an adult.This made his father Venkatappayya a bit worried. ‘Why does this Balaka want totake 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 ofGovindarajulu Seethaaramayya Shastry. His wife was a great yogini and her name wasShyamalaamba. She pronounced emphatically "There is a Surya Mandala Antharvarthi (ayogi in Surya Mandala etheric sphere) who was born thus."As Venkatappayya was worried on this count, he himself dreamt a strange dream in whichhis step‐mother showed his son (Chandavolu Shastry Garu) as agreat Siddha and that Goddess Sri Chakreshwari KameshwariDevi standing near the boy.Beside her there were Yuvathis (young women) and Ambaasked one of the girls to go near Him. She came and sheseated herself on her own accord on his lap. He began toquiver a bit and Amba smiled and said "Your mind has perturbeda bit because of this young woman. Both of you go and be born ashuman beings and marry each other and then come back hereafter your karmic thing is over".The above dream confirmed that Chandavolu Shastry (his son) was not an ordinary childand that there was a reason for His karma. Venkatappayya was amazed when at the age of 19274

Chandavolu Shastry changed his decision from becoming a monk to suddenly marrying avery beautiful girl Parvathy (who was the daughter of Adepalli Mangamma and PaapayyaShastry). The reason for his amazement was that the beautiful girl (who looked like adevakanya) was exactly the same girl who came in his dream (‘Acchappu‐roopam’) asshown by his step‐mother!!He knew within his heart (which he revealed later)that both of them came from Surya Mandala (a DevaBhoomi in an etheric plane) as Karanajanmis.Shaapagrasthaa is a rude word here because Amba didnot give any curse but wanted the Karma of Her childto be annihilated and transcended with the girl and thegirl's karma with him and then come back to SuryaMandala. As Surya Mandala being a pure land it doesnot entertain a single thought of Kaama and thus both their kaarmic vibrations should notaffect other upasakas there.After marriage, Chandavolu Shastry Garu renamed his wife as "SriDevi". He started helping Venkatappayya in his day to day dealings inthe Sanskrit Pathashala. Seeing his dedication some people in America tooasked him to come to USA. But Chandavolu Shastryji did not like thisidea.He used to spend time in the educational activities and also addedfew more spirituo‐intellectual feathers to his divine cap likedoing Netraavadhaanam with Pinapaati VeerabhadrayyaShastry and also Kavithwa sadhana with Eleshwara PurushotthamaShastry Garu. Luckily, Chandavolu Shastryji knew the Governor in thosedays and whenever he had some work regarding Vedas or templeactivities, he used to get it done easily through the Governors orders.Shastry Garu, toured the country and Andhra and did won manyintellectual debates and finally he came home. But the financial situationin home was not good. Their family used to take one meal per day to savemoney. Apart from that they had a Rs.10,000/‐ debt (which was quite a huge sum thosedays) and also pecuniary troubles with the pathashala.Once the situation took a worse turn insomuch as not having food forthree days in a row! Then, on the third day night Shastry Garu startedto do Lalitha Sahasranama Archana in a temple nearby to the tune of27 times! He did not have any Naivedya to give Ammavaru, so Hegave just water as naivedya and sipped that alone as mahaprasada andslept there itself after neatly spreading his Angavastra on the templeslab.He had a miraculous dream in which he saw a ten year old girl whocame to him and playfully said,275

“Hey! I will give you what you arebegging. Just open your angavastram a bitwide. Hehe! (she giggled)".The playful girl poured a fistful of ricegrains in it and said, "A vehicle will come,board it and go".Miraculously in the morning itselfKazeepalem SeethaaramarajuGaru’s (local king) vehicle cameand picked Shastry Garu for Purana‐kathakalakshepain Raju Garu's house. When hecame home tired, he saw that Raju Garuhad given rice grains in a rice bag to hishouse, which arrived before him. Fromthat day on, Chandavolu Shastry Garu didnot have any want.One incident of his childhood reflects thelater quality mentioned above.As a small kid, once he was eatinggroundnuts in his aunt’s (mennattha)house. His aunt spoke harshly about hisavariciousness to eat groundnuts. Fromthat day onwards; he not only did nottouch groundnuts but also did not usegroundnut oil not even for cooking in hishouse.Jyotish KalpadrumYoga for homosexualityIf Mercury and Saturn are in 7 th houseand they are aspected by Sun and Mars,the native becomes homosexual.Childlessness - Jyotish KalpadrumIf in Male chart Venus is situated in 5 thhouse in Aries or Scorpio sign, the nativewill have very less sperm count.If in female chart Mars is in 5 th house inTaurus or Libra sign the lady will bedevoid of child birth.Also, once while he was travelling in atrain. Some arrogant youngsters, who weresmoking cigarettes, did not allow him tosit next to the window (which was hisrightful reserved seat). From then he didnot go on trains except once for Kasiprayanam. (The whole journey being spentby standing near the door and sleepingnext to it instead of in his seat!)To be Continued……………………………276

1008 PetalsBook of Lieh‐TzüChapter 6: Effort & DestinyYang Chu had a friend called Chi Liang, who fellill. In seven days' time his illness had become very grave;medical aid was summoned, and his sons stood weepinground his bed. Chi Liang said to Yang Chu: 'Such excessof emotion shows my children to be degenerate. Will youkindly sing them something which will enlighten theirminds? Yang Chu then chanted the following words:'How can men be aware of things outside God's ken? Overmisfortune man has no control, and can look for no helpfrom God. Have doctors and wizards this knowledge thatyou and I have not?The sons, however, did not understand, and finallycalled in three physicians, Dr Chiao, Dr Yü and Dr Lu.They all diagnosed his complaint; and Dr Chiao deliveredhis opinion first: 'The hot and cold elements of your body,'he said to Chi Liang, 'are not in harmonious accord, andthe impermeable and infundibular parts are mutuallydisproportionate. The origin of your malady is traceable todisordered appetites, and to the dissipation of your vitalessence through worry and care. Neither God nor devil isto blame. Although the illness is grave, it is amenable totreatment.' Chi Liang said: 'You are only one of thecommon ruck,' and speedily got rid of him. Then Dr Yücame forward and said: 'You were born with too littlenervous force, and were too freely fed with mother's milk.Your illness is not one that has developed in a matter oftwenty‐four hours; the causes which have led up to it areof gradual growth. It is incurable.' Chi Liang replied: 'Youare a good doctor,' and told them to give him some food.Lastly, Dr Lu said: 'Your illness is attributable neither toGod, nor to man, nor to the agency of spirits. It wasalready fore‐ordained in the mind of Providence when youwere endowed with this bodily form at birth. Whatpossible good can herbs and drugs do you? 'You are aheaven‐born physician indeed!' cried Chi Liang; and hesent him away laden with presents.Not long after, his illness disappeared of itself.