Briefing the Nature of the Planet
Ketu is quite influential to make one lovable among the people in a social circle. It bestows love for god and high values. Ketu is also denoted as the representative of bringing luxuries and wealth if it is favourable. Ketu is also a sign of action, intuition and innovation.
Favourite Colour : Smoke Coloured
Favourite Day : Saturday
Favourite God / Deity : Lord Bhairav (An Incarnation of Shiva)
The ill effects of Ketu can be minimized and the good effects can be increased according to Indian mythology by doing the following tasks. Any or all of these, one can select as per one's convenience.
• Donating in charity blankets, iron and Black Til (Sesamum Seeds) on Saturday.
• Distributing all seven cereals (Wheat, Bajra, Kangani, Moong, Udad, Barley, Gram) to needy and poor on any Saturday.
• Wearing of smoke coloured clothes will immensely please Ketu to be benevolent.
• Worshipping Lord Hanuman or Bhairav everyday with Red Flowers and Dhoop.
• Eating of coconut and distributing the same in charity to the needy people.
• Offering of Smoke coloured flowers in fire sacrifice.
• Wearing of Lehsunia (Cat's Eye) in silver ring in the middle finger on any Saturday and continuing to wear for a period
• Burning of Loban (Benzoin) in worship everyday is likely to bring favours of Ketu.
• Reciting of Ketu's Vedic Mantra can bring blessings of Ketu Planet. The chanting of mantras is recommended with Red Sandal Beaded garland or Rudraksha Beaded Garland.
• Chanting of Ketu's seed Mantra can bring blessings of Ketu Planet. The use of
Red Sandal beaded Garland or Rudraksha Beaded Garland is recommended.
Dr.Tail / Ketu
Ketu is the rest of the body of Rahu, it bestows spiritual tendencies, asceticism, and nonattachment to worldly desires and ambitions. Ketu is also a half-planet that bestows wisdom, powers of discrimination, and gyana-spiritual knowledge, the knowledge of the self. It gives psychic abilities to its natives and makes them masters of the healing arts, natural healing, healing herbs, spices, foods, tantric healing, healing persons affected by evil spirits and ghosts. Ketu’s sign is Pisces – as Rahu’s is Virgo. The sign Pisces belongs the the guru, Jupiter, and Ketu also has dominion over it. Ketu’s body is supposed to be composed of a man’s torso in its upper half and a fish body as its lower half. Ashvini, Mul, and Magha nakshatras are Ketu’s nakshatras. Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius, Capricorn, and Pisces are its friendly signs. Cancer and Leo are enemy signs. Ketu is a friend of Mercury, Venus, and Saturn. Jupiter is neutral in friendship. Sun, Moon, and Mars are Ketu’s enemies. It is powerful in Taurus, Sagittarius, and Pisces.
When afflicted or ill-posited, Ketu gives imprisonment, accidents, fear, anxiety, leprosy, skin diseases, starvation, and death by starvation. Ketu makes people conspirators and gives nightmares. It gives pain in joints, diseases of joints and nerves, and excessive heat in the body.
Dr.Tail / Ketu Mantra to Chant
Aum Kaim Ketave Namah Aum
Gemstone for Ketu: Cat's eye/ lasuniya
It is an aluminate of beryllium - a mixture of aluminum and beryllium - having traces of oxide of iron and chromium, which serve as coloring agents and give it brownish and greenish tinges. It has a chatoyant glowing from inside like the eye of a cat and having white fibers. The brighter the fiber, the higher is the quality of the gem. Cat's-eye has a silky streak of light that moves with the turning of the stone like a gleam in a straight line across the stone.
General properties of Gemstone
Planet : Ketu
Cosmic Color : Beyond Visible Color Spectrum (Infra Red)
Sign : Pisces
Element : Water
Time : After Sunset
Day : Thursday
Qualities:
Straightness of the chatoyance
Smoothness
Brilliance of chatoyance
Quality of mineral
High specific gravity - heavier than average stone of the same size Having three streaks of light, similar to the sacred thread worn by Brahmins in India Cat's eye is found in many colors: yellow, black, dark or smoky-green, and white. The only thing common to all shades is the band of light moving across the stone, the chatoyance.
Some Flaws of Cat's Eye:
• Dullness - the cat's-eye that is not brilliant and is shining and flimsy is injurious for physical health and personal wealth
• Crack inside the gemstone - brings injuries from sharp-edged weapons
• Cobweb inside the gemstone - brings imprisonment and is harmful for the wearer
• Having five streaks or bands of light - brings misfortune
• Holes or dents - bring diseases of the stomach
• Flat - devoid of effect and therefore not suitable for wearing
• Uneven in shape - unlucky
Rituals for wearing Cat's Eye Gemstone
The weight of the gemstone should not be less than 3 Ratti (363 mg). Its effect increases with its increasing weight.
Cat's eye should be studded in gold.
After washing with water and unboiled milk and chanting Mantra. It should be worn in the middle/little finger of the right hand.
The wearer should donate sand colored cloth and iron based item should be donated and the person should feed bread to a goat with his own hands.
Day for wearing: Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday
Time for wearing: The best time to wear a cat's eye ring is two hours after sunset, or in the evening.
Source
Cat's eye gemstone is found in India, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Brazil, China, Russia & Burma.
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Saturday, November 14, 2009
GRAHA: RAHU GEMSTONE: Hessonite / Gomed
Briefing the Nature of the Planet
The planet Rahu relates to mind, insanity, Epilepsy, fights and trifles, and fruitless wonderings many a times.
Favourite Colour : Cola, Blue, Black
Favourite Day : Saturday
Favourite God / Deity : Lord Hanuman
The ill effects of Rahu can be minimized and the good effects can be increased according to Indian mythology by doing the following tasks. Any or all of these, one can select as per one's convenience.
• Donation in charity, a piece of cloth of cola colour or blue cloth to some needy person on any Saturday, will gain favours of Rahu.
• Donating in charity if possible Gold or Lead also appeases Rahu.
• Distributing Til (sesamum seeds) and mustard oil on any Saturday is another proposition to please the Rahu.
• Offering Black Flowers in Hawan (Fire Sacrifices) will go a long way to appease Rahu.
• Charity of black/Cola colour blanket in winter and also using black/Cola Colour blankets for self brings favour of Rahu.
• Deep devotion and worshipping Lord Hanuman with favourite Mantras, Hanuman Chalisa regularly at least for 40 days is a powerful source to appease Rahu.
• Eating of oily foods (if not hazardous to health) on Saturday is likely to retard
the annoyance of Rahu.
• Burning of Guggul (Gum bdellium olibanum) everyday in worship at least for a month is also recommended.
• Reciting Rahu's Vedic Mantra with Red Sandal or Rudraksha Beaded Garland is likely to bring encouraging results.
• Chanting Rahu's Seed (Beej) Mantra with Red Sandal or Rudraksha Beaded Garland is likely to bring encouraging results.
Dr.Head / Rahu
Rahu is regarded as similar to Saturn in its effect. Smoky blue is its color, instinctual and animalistic its nature. Rahu is interested only in achieving all that gives pleasure, and even if it achieves all it wants, it is never satisfied (which is true of our animalistic nature). Although Rahu rules no sign of the zodiac, the zodiacal sign Virgo is its sign. Virgo is in fact assigned to Mercury, but Rahu being akin to Saturn and Mercury being a friend of Saturn, Rahu thus has authority over Virgo. Friendly signs are Gemini, Virgo, Libra, Sagittarius, and Pisces. Cancer and Leo are its enemy signs. Mercury, Venus, and Saturn are friendly planets. Rahu is an enemy of Sun, Moon, and Mars. Rahu gives auspicious results in Taurus and Libra. Rahu is capable of giving power when rightly posited or exalted, and it gives fame, success in politics, money, and physical beauty (i.e., attraction).
Rahu gives its effects between forty-two and forty-eight years of age. Although it gives beneficial results while posited in the above-mentioned signs, and houses, the gains obtained during its major period do not last long, and one always feels anxious and dissatisfied, even if one gets everything one desires. Rahu creates physical and mental illnesses that cannot be diagnosed and cured easily. It gives suicidal tendencies, fears, phobias, poisonous bites, murder, theft, imprisonment, and diseases like cholera, dysentery, skin diseases, swelling of the uterus, and constipation.
Dragon Head / Rahu Mantra to Chant
Aum Ram Rahuve Namah Aum
Gemstone for Rahu: Hessonite/ gomed
A good-quality hessonite, the gemstone of Rahu, is one that reflects a nice honey color. Zircon has a considerable range of colors and is found in red, blue, green, yellow, orange, and brown shades. Blue and green hessonite or the white colorless variety of hessonite is not associated with Rahu. A pure and transparent hessonite having a delicate hue, brilliance, lustre, and uniform color neutralizes the evil effects of Rahu, and if Rahu is well posited it gives beneficial results during its major period and sub-periods, removes fear, creates clarity of mind, and helps spiritual growth.
General properties of Gemstone
Planet : Rahu
Cosmic Color : Ultraviolet
Sign : Aquarius
Element : Ether
Time : Sunset
Day : Saturday
Qualities:
Attractive shape and size
Uniform color
Transparency
Freedom from layers
Tender and smooth feel
Evenness of surface and waxy adamantine finish
Color similar to the clear urine of a cow
High specific gravity
Brilliance
Signs of well-placed Gemstone
Rahu is a spiritually inclined planet. When it is well-placed, the native usually has very strong spiritual tendencies, desire to do goodness to others and detachment to material goals. He is very influential and respected in society.
Power, fame, political success, money.
The gemstone helps to prevent the following diseases :
Cancer, fears, phobias, undiagnosable illnesses, poisons.
Effects of wearing a hessonite/gomed:
If Rahu is powerful in man's horoscope, it causes or bears many diseases, like mental strain, disturbance in abdomen. Man afflicted by Rahu faces hindrances in his business, struggles in life, continuous shortage of money, disturbed conjugal career, quarrel between husband and wife, a situation to be divorced and nightmares.
Hessonite gemstone is also useful to those who want to get success in law practice, court affairs government service, political spheres, gambling or any unsocial, illegal activities. Enemies can't stand longer before the wearer of Gomed. Blue and green hessonite or the white colorless variety of hessonite are not associated with Rahu. A pure and transparent gomed gemstone having a delicate hue, brilliance, luster, and uniform color neutralizes the evil effects of Rahu, and if Rahu is well posited it gives beneficial results during its major period and subperiods, removes fear, creates clarity of mind, and helps spiritual growth.
Rituals for wearing Hessonite Gemstone
The weight of the gemstone should not be less than 3 Ratti (480 mg).
Hessonite should be studded in silver ring.
After washing with water and unboiled milk and chanting Mantra. It should be worn in the litle/middle finger of the right hand.
The wearer should donate sesame seeds, mustard oil, blue cloth, blanket and money as much as possible to a Brahmin or priest and horse should be fed with grass and milk offered to a snake.
Day for wearing: Saturday
Time for wearing: The best time to wear a hessonite ring is two hourse after the sunset.
Source
Hessonite gemstone is found in Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Tanzania, Madagascar, India, Sri Lanka & East Africa.
The planet Rahu relates to mind, insanity, Epilepsy, fights and trifles, and fruitless wonderings many a times.
Favourite Colour : Cola, Blue, Black
Favourite Day : Saturday
Favourite God / Deity : Lord Hanuman
The ill effects of Rahu can be minimized and the good effects can be increased according to Indian mythology by doing the following tasks. Any or all of these, one can select as per one's convenience.
• Donation in charity, a piece of cloth of cola colour or blue cloth to some needy person on any Saturday, will gain favours of Rahu.
• Donating in charity if possible Gold or Lead also appeases Rahu.
• Distributing Til (sesamum seeds) and mustard oil on any Saturday is another proposition to please the Rahu.
• Offering Black Flowers in Hawan (Fire Sacrifices) will go a long way to appease Rahu.
• Charity of black/Cola colour blanket in winter and also using black/Cola Colour blankets for self brings favour of Rahu.
• Deep devotion and worshipping Lord Hanuman with favourite Mantras, Hanuman Chalisa regularly at least for 40 days is a powerful source to appease Rahu.
• Eating of oily foods (if not hazardous to health) on Saturday is likely to retard
the annoyance of Rahu.
• Burning of Guggul (Gum bdellium olibanum) everyday in worship at least for a month is also recommended.
• Reciting Rahu's Vedic Mantra with Red Sandal or Rudraksha Beaded Garland is likely to bring encouraging results.
• Chanting Rahu's Seed (Beej) Mantra with Red Sandal or Rudraksha Beaded Garland is likely to bring encouraging results.
Dr.Head / Rahu
Rahu is regarded as similar to Saturn in its effect. Smoky blue is its color, instinctual and animalistic its nature. Rahu is interested only in achieving all that gives pleasure, and even if it achieves all it wants, it is never satisfied (which is true of our animalistic nature). Although Rahu rules no sign of the zodiac, the zodiacal sign Virgo is its sign. Virgo is in fact assigned to Mercury, but Rahu being akin to Saturn and Mercury being a friend of Saturn, Rahu thus has authority over Virgo. Friendly signs are Gemini, Virgo, Libra, Sagittarius, and Pisces. Cancer and Leo are its enemy signs. Mercury, Venus, and Saturn are friendly planets. Rahu is an enemy of Sun, Moon, and Mars. Rahu gives auspicious results in Taurus and Libra. Rahu is capable of giving power when rightly posited or exalted, and it gives fame, success in politics, money, and physical beauty (i.e., attraction).
Rahu gives its effects between forty-two and forty-eight years of age. Although it gives beneficial results while posited in the above-mentioned signs, and houses, the gains obtained during its major period do not last long, and one always feels anxious and dissatisfied, even if one gets everything one desires. Rahu creates physical and mental illnesses that cannot be diagnosed and cured easily. It gives suicidal tendencies, fears, phobias, poisonous bites, murder, theft, imprisonment, and diseases like cholera, dysentery, skin diseases, swelling of the uterus, and constipation.
Dragon Head / Rahu Mantra to Chant
Aum Ram Rahuve Namah Aum
Gemstone for Rahu: Hessonite/ gomed
A good-quality hessonite, the gemstone of Rahu, is one that reflects a nice honey color. Zircon has a considerable range of colors and is found in red, blue, green, yellow, orange, and brown shades. Blue and green hessonite or the white colorless variety of hessonite is not associated with Rahu. A pure and transparent hessonite having a delicate hue, brilliance, lustre, and uniform color neutralizes the evil effects of Rahu, and if Rahu is well posited it gives beneficial results during its major period and sub-periods, removes fear, creates clarity of mind, and helps spiritual growth.
General properties of Gemstone
Planet : Rahu
Cosmic Color : Ultraviolet
Sign : Aquarius
Element : Ether
Time : Sunset
Day : Saturday
Qualities:
Attractive shape and size
Uniform color
Transparency
Freedom from layers
Tender and smooth feel
Evenness of surface and waxy adamantine finish
Color similar to the clear urine of a cow
High specific gravity
Brilliance
Signs of well-placed Gemstone
Rahu is a spiritually inclined planet. When it is well-placed, the native usually has very strong spiritual tendencies, desire to do goodness to others and detachment to material goals. He is very influential and respected in society.
Power, fame, political success, money.
The gemstone helps to prevent the following diseases :
Cancer, fears, phobias, undiagnosable illnesses, poisons.
Effects of wearing a hessonite/gomed:
If Rahu is powerful in man's horoscope, it causes or bears many diseases, like mental strain, disturbance in abdomen. Man afflicted by Rahu faces hindrances in his business, struggles in life, continuous shortage of money, disturbed conjugal career, quarrel between husband and wife, a situation to be divorced and nightmares.
Hessonite gemstone is also useful to those who want to get success in law practice, court affairs government service, political spheres, gambling or any unsocial, illegal activities. Enemies can't stand longer before the wearer of Gomed. Blue and green hessonite or the white colorless variety of hessonite are not associated with Rahu. A pure and transparent gomed gemstone having a delicate hue, brilliance, luster, and uniform color neutralizes the evil effects of Rahu, and if Rahu is well posited it gives beneficial results during its major period and subperiods, removes fear, creates clarity of mind, and helps spiritual growth.
Rituals for wearing Hessonite Gemstone
The weight of the gemstone should not be less than 3 Ratti (480 mg).
Hessonite should be studded in silver ring.
After washing with water and unboiled milk and chanting Mantra. It should be worn in the litle/middle finger of the right hand.
The wearer should donate sesame seeds, mustard oil, blue cloth, blanket and money as much as possible to a Brahmin or priest and horse should be fed with grass and milk offered to a snake.
Day for wearing: Saturday
Time for wearing: The best time to wear a hessonite ring is two hourse after the sunset.
Source
Hessonite gemstone is found in Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Tanzania, Madagascar, India, Sri Lanka & East Africa.
Saturday, May 2, 2009
Learning Some Basics of Predictive
Principles
The memory table will be expanded now to make it a complete scheme. But before
learning them, it is necessary to understand some technical terms of astrology which
are used more commonly.
1. Kendras (Quadrants) – The Lagna, the fourth, seventh and the tenth houses of
the lagna are called kendras and the lords of those houses are called lords of
kendras, wherever they may be placed in a horoscope.
2. Trikonas (Trines) – The lagna and the fifth and the ninth houses from the lagna
are trines. The lords of the fifth and ninth houses have been described as trikonas
which is a fallacy. The word 'tri' in Sanskrit means 'three'. In what is known as the
ashtakvarga, in trikona shodhana , the lagna, the fifth and the ninth houses are
taken. Thus lagna lord is both a kendra lord and also the trikona lord.
3. Panapharas (Cadent) – The second, fifth, the eighth and the eleventh houses
are known as panapharas. Then a special term used is Upachaya house which are
the third, sixth, tenth and eleventh houses and their lords.
4. Apoklimas (Succudent) – The third, sixth, ninth and the twelfth houses are
known as apolklima. But since the ninth house is trikona, it is generally omitted
from this category.
Points to Remember
In understanding the meaning of P.A.C. the combinations of the lords of these houses,
or the aspect of one of them on a house or a planet or the mutual aspects of the lords of these houses reveal the secrets of horoscope. It is an area of ever-expanding research, very simple apparently, but very complex.
In the example horoscope, kendras are Kanya, Dhanu, Meena and Mithuna.
Trikonas are Kanya, Makar, Vrisha.
Panapharas are Tula, Makar, Mesha, Karka.
Apoklimas are Vrishchika, Kumbha, Vrisha (Omit it) and Simha.
It will be good if a reader gets used to these terms after understanding how these
terms come into a writer’s articles in so natural a way that the writer does not know
that they may appear foreign to many.
The permutations and combinations of these, lords of kendras, trikonas, panapahars,
apoklimas and upachayas are used for predictions.
Persons whom these Planets Represent in
Daily Life
Now, if we take the normal day to day, mundane affairs, these very planets represent
the following worldly persons.
The Sun
The king of the solar system, is the king always and everywhere. The level of regal
splendour he shows will depend on his condition in a horoscope.
Family – The father in a family and paternal relations, the Sun is also a dignified
administrative authority.
Society – The King in a monarchy, the Sun is the dignitary in modern democracies
and represents highly placed persons whether in government service or private
firms.
The Moon
Like the Sun, the other planet representing royalty is the Moon.
Family – Represents the mother and everything connected with mother.
Society – The wise men (Dwija) of the society, popular person and in
democracies, the Moon aspected by Saturn represents the charisma some
personalities develop.
Mars
Mars is the natural commander-in-chief in astrology.
Family – Brothers, sisters.
Notable – Some astrologers following the Bhrigu system of Hindu astrology give
to Mars the role of a woman in a man’s life. While many astrologers do not accept
this, there is strong enough reason to go deeper into this aspect as some of my
researches prove this to be very valid.
Society – Mars gives an important marital point which pertains to marriage which
is why in Hindu astrology so much stress is laid on Mangalya (happiness of a
marriage) and also Kujadosha (Kuja is a synonym for Mars). In social life, Mars
represents the army, the police and men in uniform, administrators, men in high
position, rulership, estate agents etc.
Mercury
In astrology Mercury is the prince.
Family – Cousins, maternal uncles.
Notable – In Uttar-Kalamrita, Kalidas attributes to Mercury some other special
significations: maternal grand-father, and younger coborns and or brothers and
sisters.
Notable – In a woman’s life Mercury represents, if afflicted by Saturn a husband
with less or no sexual virility.
Society – Mercury represents knowledge and in modern life, business. So this
planet has many great significations of very wide variety. Mathematicians, sculptors,
astrologers, astronomers, scholars, speakers, writers, men who know the secrets of
mantras and yantras. In modern age, Mercury is the financial expert, accountant,
auditor, journalist, newspaper man, paper merchant etc.
Notable – The association of Mercury with certain planets in some rashis from the
lagna is the clue to finding it out. Lot of new researches will have to be done in this area.
Jupiter
Jupiter who is given the honored place of being the guru of gods, represents, the
divine, the sacred.
Family – Children, elder brother, respected elders in the family (whose
intervention and advice helps solve family problems)
Notable – In Uttar Kalamrita, the other significations given to Jupiter are
grandsons and also grand-father.
Notable – In Bhrigu astrology, Jupiter is said to represent the husband of a
woman just as Mars is said to represent the wife of a man.
Society – Traditionally, the priest, the scholar, the adviser to the king (in ancient
times), Jupiter represents many new modern professionals.
Notable – The judge, the teacher, the lawyer, the adviser in new modern forms
become legal experts, the management experts, the psychologists, the bankers etc.
Venus
Venus, traditionally the guru of asuras (monsters), is described as the lord of sixtyfour
arts, meaning that Venus represents, culture and sophistication.
Family – Represents the sex-life of married partners in a tradition-bound society
otherwise, the sex-life of an individual. Generally Venus has been treated as wife. For those born after sun-rise Venus is said to take the place of Moon and becomes the
mother.
Notable – Generally Venus represents family prosperity, conveyances, jewellery,
and precious possessions.
Society – Venus being representative of arts, all form of arts, fine or commercial,
dance, song, drama, literature, poetry being its sole domain, dramatists, poets,
dancers etc. are Venus-dominant personalities.
Notable – In modern context, the perfumers, hoteliers, owners of restaurant,
computer-software men and even those who deal with flesh-trade fall under the vast
Venusian umbrella.
Saturn
Hindu astrologers are mostly superstitious in their understanding and treatment of
the significations of Saturn. True, Saturn represents, trouble, sorrow, old age,
sickness. Yet in all the great classics of Hindu astrology Saturn has been given some
other beneficent roles which are overlooked. My best research given
emphasise the positive side of Saturn with many illustrations.
Family – Old men and servants in the family. Old, dilapidated houses specially
made of bricks. For those born at night Saturn represents father, taking the place of
the Sun, the natural significator of father.
Society – If the Sun is the aristocrat, Saturn is the democrat while Mars is the
dictator. These hints help us in making predictions about the type of government a
nation will have at a given point of time. Lower classes, democrats, crippled persons,
old men, are represented by Saturn in traditional astrology.
In the changed socio-economic times of ours, Saturn is the seeker of powers through
elections to democratic bodies, iron-smiths and also industrialists (in cooperation
with Mars), a psychologist in cooperation with Jupiter, an artist in cooperation with
Venus, a sculptor in co-operation with Mercury etc.
Notable – Astrologers who fail to seek the very wide and sweeping range of all
new professions created by Saturn will fall into thousands of errors of judgments.
Rahu
Next to Saturn the most condemned planet is Rahu. Unless astrologers do new
researches and see the positive side of these planets, more damage will be done to
astrology than has already been done so far.
Family – Paternal grand-parents (though Uttar Kalamrita also uses Rahu for
maternal grand-parents), old, sick person in the family and those that become nonconformist's.
Society – The foreigner, the engineer, the architect, the space engineer, the
politician, air hostesses, aeroplane pilots and manifold new technical and semitechnical professions fall in the domain of Rahu.
Ketu
Ketu is the most baffling planet in astrology, spiritual, divine on the one hand and
baffling in a medical sense.
Family – Represents maternal grand-parents (though Uttara Kalamrita takes
paternal grand-parents), the slightly unorthodox members of the family.
Society – Ketu is the planet which plays key role in shaping a doctor or other men
in semi-medical or alternative systems of medicine. Ketu, combined with other
planets, produces inventors, men dealing with subtle secrets of nature around our
world.
Notable – Some hints have been given here about the persons represented by
different planets some of them are traditional and some of them are additional. For
instance Ketu represents languages and linguists. These days when people learn
computer it naturally falls under Ketu because there is computer language to be
learnt.
If planets combine, aspect each other in certain houses from the lagna, the meaning
of this should be interpreted with an open mind. The classical principle should never
be overlooked and the new meaning must be discovered otherwise astrological
research will remain stagnant.
Principles
The memory table will be expanded now to make it a complete scheme. But before
learning them, it is necessary to understand some technical terms of astrology which
are used more commonly.
1. Kendras (Quadrants) – The Lagna, the fourth, seventh and the tenth houses of
the lagna are called kendras and the lords of those houses are called lords of
kendras, wherever they may be placed in a horoscope.
2. Trikonas (Trines) – The lagna and the fifth and the ninth houses from the lagna
are trines. The lords of the fifth and ninth houses have been described as trikonas
which is a fallacy. The word 'tri' in Sanskrit means 'three'. In what is known as the
ashtakvarga, in trikona shodhana , the lagna, the fifth and the ninth houses are
taken. Thus lagna lord is both a kendra lord and also the trikona lord.
3. Panapharas (Cadent) – The second, fifth, the eighth and the eleventh houses
are known as panapharas. Then a special term used is Upachaya house which are
the third, sixth, tenth and eleventh houses and their lords.
4. Apoklimas (Succudent) – The third, sixth, ninth and the twelfth houses are
known as apolklima. But since the ninth house is trikona, it is generally omitted
from this category.
Points to Remember
In understanding the meaning of P.A.C. the combinations of the lords of these houses,
or the aspect of one of them on a house or a planet or the mutual aspects of the lords of these houses reveal the secrets of horoscope. It is an area of ever-expanding research, very simple apparently, but very complex.
In the example horoscope, kendras are Kanya, Dhanu, Meena and Mithuna.
Trikonas are Kanya, Makar, Vrisha.
Panapharas are Tula, Makar, Mesha, Karka.
Apoklimas are Vrishchika, Kumbha, Vrisha (Omit it) and Simha.
It will be good if a reader gets used to these terms after understanding how these
terms come into a writer’s articles in so natural a way that the writer does not know
that they may appear foreign to many.
The permutations and combinations of these, lords of kendras, trikonas, panapahars,
apoklimas and upachayas are used for predictions.
Persons whom these Planets Represent in
Daily Life
Now, if we take the normal day to day, mundane affairs, these very planets represent
the following worldly persons.
The Sun
The king of the solar system, is the king always and everywhere. The level of regal
splendour he shows will depend on his condition in a horoscope.
Family – The father in a family and paternal relations, the Sun is also a dignified
administrative authority.
Society – The King in a monarchy, the Sun is the dignitary in modern democracies
and represents highly placed persons whether in government service or private
firms.
The Moon
Like the Sun, the other planet representing royalty is the Moon.
Family – Represents the mother and everything connected with mother.
Society – The wise men (Dwija) of the society, popular person and in
democracies, the Moon aspected by Saturn represents the charisma some
personalities develop.
Mars
Mars is the natural commander-in-chief in astrology.
Family – Brothers, sisters.
Notable – Some astrologers following the Bhrigu system of Hindu astrology give
to Mars the role of a woman in a man’s life. While many astrologers do not accept
this, there is strong enough reason to go deeper into this aspect as some of my
researches prove this to be very valid.
Society – Mars gives an important marital point which pertains to marriage which
is why in Hindu astrology so much stress is laid on Mangalya (happiness of a
marriage) and also Kujadosha (Kuja is a synonym for Mars). In social life, Mars
represents the army, the police and men in uniform, administrators, men in high
position, rulership, estate agents etc.
Mercury
In astrology Mercury is the prince.
Family – Cousins, maternal uncles.
Notable – In Uttar-Kalamrita, Kalidas attributes to Mercury some other special
significations: maternal grand-father, and younger coborns and or brothers and
sisters.
Notable – In a woman’s life Mercury represents, if afflicted by Saturn a husband
with less or no sexual virility.
Society – Mercury represents knowledge and in modern life, business. So this
planet has many great significations of very wide variety. Mathematicians, sculptors,
astrologers, astronomers, scholars, speakers, writers, men who know the secrets of
mantras and yantras. In modern age, Mercury is the financial expert, accountant,
auditor, journalist, newspaper man, paper merchant etc.
Notable – The association of Mercury with certain planets in some rashis from the
lagna is the clue to finding it out. Lot of new researches will have to be done in this area.
Jupiter
Jupiter who is given the honored place of being the guru of gods, represents, the
divine, the sacred.
Family – Children, elder brother, respected elders in the family (whose
intervention and advice helps solve family problems)
Notable – In Uttar Kalamrita, the other significations given to Jupiter are
grandsons and also grand-father.
Notable – In Bhrigu astrology, Jupiter is said to represent the husband of a
woman just as Mars is said to represent the wife of a man.
Society – Traditionally, the priest, the scholar, the adviser to the king (in ancient
times), Jupiter represents many new modern professionals.
Notable – The judge, the teacher, the lawyer, the adviser in new modern forms
become legal experts, the management experts, the psychologists, the bankers etc.
Venus
Venus, traditionally the guru of asuras (monsters), is described as the lord of sixtyfour
arts, meaning that Venus represents, culture and sophistication.
Family – Represents the sex-life of married partners in a tradition-bound society
otherwise, the sex-life of an individual. Generally Venus has been treated as wife. For those born after sun-rise Venus is said to take the place of Moon and becomes the
mother.
Notable – Generally Venus represents family prosperity, conveyances, jewellery,
and precious possessions.
Society – Venus being representative of arts, all form of arts, fine or commercial,
dance, song, drama, literature, poetry being its sole domain, dramatists, poets,
dancers etc. are Venus-dominant personalities.
Notable – In modern context, the perfumers, hoteliers, owners of restaurant,
computer-software men and even those who deal with flesh-trade fall under the vast
Venusian umbrella.
Saturn
Hindu astrologers are mostly superstitious in their understanding and treatment of
the significations of Saturn. True, Saturn represents, trouble, sorrow, old age,
sickness. Yet in all the great classics of Hindu astrology Saturn has been given some
other beneficent roles which are overlooked. My best research given
emphasise the positive side of Saturn with many illustrations.
Family – Old men and servants in the family. Old, dilapidated houses specially
made of bricks. For those born at night Saturn represents father, taking the place of
the Sun, the natural significator of father.
Society – If the Sun is the aristocrat, Saturn is the democrat while Mars is the
dictator. These hints help us in making predictions about the type of government a
nation will have at a given point of time. Lower classes, democrats, crippled persons,
old men, are represented by Saturn in traditional astrology.
In the changed socio-economic times of ours, Saturn is the seeker of powers through
elections to democratic bodies, iron-smiths and also industrialists (in cooperation
with Mars), a psychologist in cooperation with Jupiter, an artist in cooperation with
Venus, a sculptor in co-operation with Mercury etc.
Notable – Astrologers who fail to seek the very wide and sweeping range of all
new professions created by Saturn will fall into thousands of errors of judgments.
Rahu
Next to Saturn the most condemned planet is Rahu. Unless astrologers do new
researches and see the positive side of these planets, more damage will be done to
astrology than has already been done so far.
Family – Paternal grand-parents (though Uttar Kalamrita also uses Rahu for
maternal grand-parents), old, sick person in the family and those that become nonconformist's.
Society – The foreigner, the engineer, the architect, the space engineer, the
politician, air hostesses, aeroplane pilots and manifold new technical and semitechnical professions fall in the domain of Rahu.
Ketu
Ketu is the most baffling planet in astrology, spiritual, divine on the one hand and
baffling in a medical sense.
Family – Represents maternal grand-parents (though Uttara Kalamrita takes
paternal grand-parents), the slightly unorthodox members of the family.
Society – Ketu is the planet which plays key role in shaping a doctor or other men
in semi-medical or alternative systems of medicine. Ketu, combined with other
planets, produces inventors, men dealing with subtle secrets of nature around our
world.
Notable – Some hints have been given here about the persons represented by
different planets some of them are traditional and some of them are additional. For
instance Ketu represents languages and linguists. These days when people learn
computer it naturally falls under Ketu because there is computer language to be
learnt.
If planets combine, aspect each other in certain houses from the lagna, the meaning
of this should be interpreted with an open mind. The classical principle should never
be overlooked and the new meaning must be discovered otherwise astrological
research will remain stagnant.
Sunday, April 12, 2009
Your Moon Sign
From the foregoing discussion about your Lagna, it must have become clear to you
what your Sun-sign (Hindu) is.
But in Hindu astrology you must know your Moon-sign also.
Degrees of the Moon
Your Moon will be at certain degrees in some rashi hence in some nakshatra, say of
Ketu, Venus, Sun, Moon, Mars, Rahu, Jupiter, Saturn or Mercury (one of these nine).
Moon Sign, Lagna and the Sun Sign can be different
Your Moon-sign is your rashi as distinguished from your lagna. If a specific question is
put to you, tell me your lagna, the Moon-sign and the Sun-sign, you now know that
they are three different points in your horoscope to be made use of for predictions.
So the answer can be.
(a) Lagna is Mesha, Moon-sign or rashi is Mithuna but the Sun-sign is Kanya, all
the three at three different places.
(b) They can also be at two points if the Lagna or the Moon or the Sun or the
Lagna and the Moon and Sun are in only two signs.
(c) All the three can be in one sign only.
Your may have sometime or the other read about your life on the basis of Sun-signs
or the Moon-signs and may even have been reading daily, weekly, monthly or even
yearly forecasts. Now can the patterns of destiny of the entire mankind be divided
only in twelve signs, since there are only twelve rashis? Have you seen the absurdity
of the situation? So do not get addicted to such prediction.
Your Janma Nakshatra
On the basis of your Moon, you can see what was your Janma nakshatra (or birth
constellation). It has to be one of the twenty-seven constellations mentioned earlier.
1. Your janma-nakshatra is important for calculating the time-cycle described as the
Vimshottari dasha of 120 years. Depending on your janma nakshatra what period of
which planet your are passing through is the most vital factor for predictions.
2. If you were born in the nakshatra of Ketu (7 years) it will be followed by that of
Venus (20 years) etc. See the chart on nakshatras.
3. These are called mahadashas. Each mahadasha is sub-divided into nine antardashas
or sub-periods. and each antar-dasha is sub-divided into nine pratyantar
dasha, each prayantar dasha is divided into nine sookshma dashas, each sookshma
dasha is divided into nine prana dasha. This five-fold division of dasha is the most
extraordinary and unparalleled system of timing events in the history of astrology.
4. Do not be surprised if I tell you that though the Vimshottari dasha is the most
popular, in Hindu astrology there are forty-five Jaimini dasha-systems and another
fifty-four nakshatra dasha systems of Parashara, the greatest astrological genius the
world has ever produced.
Divisions of Dashas for Timing Events
5. We will be using only the Vimshottari dash in the book and all our illustrations will refer to
(a) The Mahadasha (the major period)
(b) The Antar dasha (the sub-period) and
(c) The Pratyantar dasha (the sub-sub-period) only.
No use of the fourth division (sookshma dasha or the fifth division prana dasha) is
being made use of here. But in two cases when I made use of where I was absolutely
assured that the birth time noted was without any error and the calculation of the
horoscope was cast hundred percent correct.
Warning
1. Do not jump to any conclusion, generally pessimistic or optimistic, only on the
basis of the dasha-antardasha etc. But rest assured the sixty percent of correct
predictions are based on it. This is the best ever method of timing events ever
devised by mankind.
2. After you have become familiar with the use of the dasha system, use transits of
planets. Those who over-emphsise the role of transit of planets without first
examining the promised results of dasha, are like people who are measuring the size
of an elephant on the basis of the length its tail. But first revise what you have been taught so far, step by step.
From the foregoing discussion about your Lagna, it must have become clear to you
what your Sun-sign (Hindu) is.
But in Hindu astrology you must know your Moon-sign also.
Degrees of the Moon
Your Moon will be at certain degrees in some rashi hence in some nakshatra, say of
Ketu, Venus, Sun, Moon, Mars, Rahu, Jupiter, Saturn or Mercury (one of these nine).
Moon Sign, Lagna and the Sun Sign can be different
Your Moon-sign is your rashi as distinguished from your lagna. If a specific question is
put to you, tell me your lagna, the Moon-sign and the Sun-sign, you now know that
they are three different points in your horoscope to be made use of for predictions.
So the answer can be.
(a) Lagna is Mesha, Moon-sign or rashi is Mithuna but the Sun-sign is Kanya, all
the three at three different places.
(b) They can also be at two points if the Lagna or the Moon or the Sun or the
Lagna and the Moon and Sun are in only two signs.
(c) All the three can be in one sign only.
Your may have sometime or the other read about your life on the basis of Sun-signs
or the Moon-signs and may even have been reading daily, weekly, monthly or even
yearly forecasts. Now can the patterns of destiny of the entire mankind be divided
only in twelve signs, since there are only twelve rashis? Have you seen the absurdity
of the situation? So do not get addicted to such prediction.
Your Janma Nakshatra
On the basis of your Moon, you can see what was your Janma nakshatra (or birth
constellation). It has to be one of the twenty-seven constellations mentioned earlier.
1. Your janma-nakshatra is important for calculating the time-cycle described as the
Vimshottari dasha of 120 years. Depending on your janma nakshatra what period of
which planet your are passing through is the most vital factor for predictions.
2. If you were born in the nakshatra of Ketu (7 years) it will be followed by that of
Venus (20 years) etc. See the chart on nakshatras.
3. These are called mahadashas. Each mahadasha is sub-divided into nine antardashas
or sub-periods. and each antar-dasha is sub-divided into nine pratyantar
dasha, each prayantar dasha is divided into nine sookshma dashas, each sookshma
dasha is divided into nine prana dasha. This five-fold division of dasha is the most
extraordinary and unparalleled system of timing events in the history of astrology.
4. Do not be surprised if I tell you that though the Vimshottari dasha is the most
popular, in Hindu astrology there are forty-five Jaimini dasha-systems and another
fifty-four nakshatra dasha systems of Parashara, the greatest astrological genius the
world has ever produced.
Divisions of Dashas for Timing Events
5. We will be using only the Vimshottari dash in the book and all our illustrations will refer to
(a) The Mahadasha (the major period)
(b) The Antar dasha (the sub-period) and
(c) The Pratyantar dasha (the sub-sub-period) only.
No use of the fourth division (sookshma dasha or the fifth division prana dasha) is
being made use of here. But in two cases when I made use of where I was absolutely
assured that the birth time noted was without any error and the calculation of the
horoscope was cast hundred percent correct.
Warning
1. Do not jump to any conclusion, generally pessimistic or optimistic, only on the
basis of the dasha-antardasha etc. But rest assured the sixty percent of correct
predictions are based on it. This is the best ever method of timing events ever
devised by mankind.
2. After you have become familiar with the use of the dasha system, use transits of
planets. Those who over-emphsise the role of transit of planets without first
examining the promised results of dasha, are like people who are measuring the size
of an elephant on the basis of the length its tail. But first revise what you have been taught so far, step by step.
Friday, March 6, 2009
Learn astrology basics 2
Friendship and Enmities of Planets
Allotment of Zodiac Houses for Planets
The problem is to allot twelve houses, without partitioning a single one to seven
planets, Sun, Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus and Saturn. If these twelve houses
which are to be allotted to seven planets each planet will get 1.71% house.
The solution given in Hindu astrology is: the Sun owns only one house or rashi, Leo
or Simha and the Moon owns only one rashi, Cancer or Karka. Solution Now there
are ten houses and five planets awaiting allotment.
The easy solution that emerges out now is allot two houses to each of the five
planets.
The Scheme of Allotment thus arrived at is:
Mars is allotted Mesha (Aries) & Vrishchika (Scorpio), two each.
Venus is allotted Vrishabha (Taurus) & Tula (Libra), two each.
Mercury is allotted Mithuna (Gemini) & Kanya (Virgo), two each.
Jupiter is allotted Dhanu (Sagittarius) & Meena (Pisces), two each.
Saturn is allotted Makara (Capricorn) & Kumbha (Aquarius), two each.
There is a very easy way to remember it. Divide these twelve rashis into two
divisions six belonging to the Moon and six belonging to the Sun.
The rashi number of the Moon is four (Karka) proceed in backward direction from
here 4, 3, 2, 1, 12 and 11. The rashi number of the Sun is five (Simha) and proceed
in forward direction from here 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10.
The Lunar Half 4 3 2 1 12 11
The Solar Half 5 6 7 8 9 10
Now Re-arrange It Thus:
Lunar Half : Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn
Solar Half : Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn
To sum up Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn move in a backward direction
from Karka. Repeat it from Simha in forward direction.
Happy and Unhappy Conditions of Planets
Hindu astrology which deals with the happy and unhappy conditions of human beings
who are happy or unhappy or indifferent or very comfortable in some surroundings,
comfortable in some, less comfortable in some, uncomfortable in some and
miserable in some, so too planets have different conditions and different moods. The
condition of planets in a horoscope reflects it.
Note: Do not take it literally because there are many brilliant exceptions to these
rules. If that is not remembered, only a gloomy and fatalistic view of a horoscope will
have to be taken, as many astrologers do.
Just as the company of different human beings and different surroundings create
different moods in you so do planets in a horoscope. Planets are happy in some
conditions and unhappy in some other conditions. There are varying emotional
states.
Caution
Before you learn the following lesson, overcome the mechanistic attitude of the age
we live. Astrology of Hindus is not a set of formulae to be applied in a push-button
way. What is being given here is for a quick understanding of the fundamentals only.
Do not take them as final pronouncements. If you commit that mistake, you will
become dogmatic.
Hindu astrology is world's most developed astrology because India is the land where
astrology originated and, was developed over a period of thousands of years. Here
many astrological experiments have been done and many techniques tested and retested.
Avoid dogma but follow the steps given below. The more flexible but, not
romantically stupid, you are in learning astrology, the better are the chances of your
developing proper astrological ability.
Remember it step by step
Exaltation & Debilitation
A planet is in an extremely happy condition when he is exalted and is in an
extremely miserable condition when he is debilitated (It is not always true, But this
fundamental principle is useful for prediction). When and upto what degrees in a sign
is a planet exalted is the first lesson you learn.
Note : Except Mercury who is exalted in Kanya no other planet gets any exalted
status in its own house.
Note: All exalted planets get debilitated in the seventh house from their points of
exaltations. For instance the Sun is exalted in Mesha. Now count in this way – Mesha
first, Vrisha second, Mithuna third, Karka ending with Tula which is the seventh
house from Aries.
Moolatrikona
The second best condition for planets is called as the Moolatrikona. Remember it.
Sun in Simha upto 20 degrees
Moon in Vrishabha upto 27 degree
Mars in Mesha upto 12 degrees
Mercury in Kanya upto 20 degrees
Jupiter in Dhanu upto 10 degrees
Venus in Tula upto 15 degrees
Saturn in Kumbha upto 20 degrees
Note: Except the Moon all other planets get the Moolatrikona condition in one of
their own houses.
Own House
The third best condition for a planet is to be in its own house (other than
Moolatrikona house which, except in the case of the Moon is of course its own
house). Remember it thus:
Note : Sun, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus and Saturn recognize the same house in
which they are in a moolatrikona condition, as their own houses. But their other
houses are also their own houses. The only exception is the Moon.
These are three of the happiest conditions for planets in different houses
Lagna
You were born on some day of some month of some year at a particular time and in
a particular place with your lagna being one of twelve: Mesha,Vrisha, Mithuna,
Karka, Tula, Vrishchik, Dhanu, Makar, Kumbha or Meena. To arrive at a Lagna some
calculations are to be done. Since, we are, however, avoiding mathematics, only a
rough method of checking the horoscope in a Hindu chart is explained.
In Hindu astrology the Sun changes from one rashi into another in the middle of
English months. If you remember this, you will know where your Sun should be at
the time of your birth.
Keep calculating at this rate, the lagna changing after every two hours. Four cardinal
points are useful to do this exercise easily.
At sunrise the Sun will be in the Lagna.
During the mid-day in the fourth house from the Sun.
At sun-set in the seventh house from the Sun.
At mid-night in the tenth house form the Sun.
Warning
1. Do not apply this blindly. It is a very rough method made use of by astrologers to
answer questions (horary or prashna astrology) when they are required to answer
question while in a train or an aeroplane where they cannot calculate with the tools
which they keep with them.
2. Sunrise and sunset change from place to place and country to country. Still this
method will be found to be working satisfactorily. On this basis I predicted the victory
of Columbia against Switzerland in June 1994 at San Fransisco. The calculation was
done mentally while sitting in the football stadium, watching the World Cup Football
(in USA they call it soccer) matches. I repeated it at Santa Fe when I was watching
the finals between Brazil and Italy on the television. My prediction was that Brazil
would win and one of the Italian players would be injured. This prediction too came
out correct, exactly.
3. But how can we apply this to arctic regions where there are six-months of day and
six-months of night. I have no answer but I am confident I can solve this problem, if
given some astrological data. I am not aware if any Indian astrologer has an answer
to it.
4. After making such mental calculations see your computer cast horoscope for an
analysis.
5. Keep doing the exercise. It will help you concentrate on a horoscope, which in
turn, will sharpen your predictive powers.
See the examples given here. It is a rough method of mentally calculating the lagna
when the duration of day and night are more or less equal or do not have much
difference.
The position, month by month for 2008 (almost all years) will be as follows –
1. January 14th, Makar or Capricon at 10 am.
2. Februay 12th, Kumbha or Aquarius at 11:02 pm.
3. March 14th, Meena or Pisces at 7:59 pm.
4. April 13/14 midnight at 4:31 am. (In India the day begins at sunrise)
5. May 14/15 at 1:23 am.
6. June 15th at 7:59 am.
7. July 16th at 6:51 am.
8. August 16/17 at 3:14 am.
9. September 16/17 at 3:9 am.
10. October 17th at 3:4 am.
11. November 16th at 2:49 pm.
12. December 15/16 at 4:26 am.
For a birth in the U.S.A. or any other country this will undergo some change by some
hours only.
Calculate your Lagna or the Ascendant of the Rising Sign
Your should still be able to calculate mentally on the basis of your Sun-sign (as given
in Hindu astrology) the birth ascendant of yours, at least approximately. It is done
thus.
1. See where the Sun is at the time of your birth. Suppose you were born on April
20, you then know that your Sun-sign (in Hindu Astrology) is Mesha or Aries.
Roughly each ascendant lasts for two hours. Therefore start form your Sun-sign and
proceed thus –
2. Sun at birth is in Mesha or Aries, so for two hours in the morning the ascendant or
Lagna will be Mesha. After two hours, the Lagna will be Taurus or Vrishabha.
3. Another easy way of remembering it is, If you were born at sunrise your Sun will
be in your Lagna. After two hours it will move to next sign.
Allotment of Zodiac Houses for Planets
The problem is to allot twelve houses, without partitioning a single one to seven
planets, Sun, Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus and Saturn. If these twelve houses
which are to be allotted to seven planets each planet will get 1.71% house.
The solution given in Hindu astrology is: the Sun owns only one house or rashi, Leo
or Simha and the Moon owns only one rashi, Cancer or Karka. Solution Now there
are ten houses and five planets awaiting allotment.
The easy solution that emerges out now is allot two houses to each of the five
planets.
The Scheme of Allotment thus arrived at is:
Mars is allotted Mesha (Aries) & Vrishchika (Scorpio), two each.
Venus is allotted Vrishabha (Taurus) & Tula (Libra), two each.
Mercury is allotted Mithuna (Gemini) & Kanya (Virgo), two each.
Jupiter is allotted Dhanu (Sagittarius) & Meena (Pisces), two each.
Saturn is allotted Makara (Capricorn) & Kumbha (Aquarius), two each.
There is a very easy way to remember it. Divide these twelve rashis into two
divisions six belonging to the Moon and six belonging to the Sun.
The rashi number of the Moon is four (Karka) proceed in backward direction from
here 4, 3, 2, 1, 12 and 11. The rashi number of the Sun is five (Simha) and proceed
in forward direction from here 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10.
The Lunar Half 4 3 2 1 12 11
The Solar Half 5 6 7 8 9 10
Now Re-arrange It Thus:
Lunar Half : Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn
Solar Half : Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn
To sum up Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn move in a backward direction
from Karka. Repeat it from Simha in forward direction.
Happy and Unhappy Conditions of Planets
Hindu astrology which deals with the happy and unhappy conditions of human beings
who are happy or unhappy or indifferent or very comfortable in some surroundings,
comfortable in some, less comfortable in some, uncomfortable in some and
miserable in some, so too planets have different conditions and different moods. The
condition of planets in a horoscope reflects it.
Note: Do not take it literally because there are many brilliant exceptions to these
rules. If that is not remembered, only a gloomy and fatalistic view of a horoscope will
have to be taken, as many astrologers do.
Just as the company of different human beings and different surroundings create
different moods in you so do planets in a horoscope. Planets are happy in some
conditions and unhappy in some other conditions. There are varying emotional
states.
Caution
Before you learn the following lesson, overcome the mechanistic attitude of the age
we live. Astrology of Hindus is not a set of formulae to be applied in a push-button
way. What is being given here is for a quick understanding of the fundamentals only.
Do not take them as final pronouncements. If you commit that mistake, you will
become dogmatic.
Hindu astrology is world's most developed astrology because India is the land where
astrology originated and, was developed over a period of thousands of years. Here
many astrological experiments have been done and many techniques tested and retested.
Avoid dogma but follow the steps given below. The more flexible but, not
romantically stupid, you are in learning astrology, the better are the chances of your
developing proper astrological ability.
Remember it step by step
Exaltation & Debilitation
A planet is in an extremely happy condition when he is exalted and is in an
extremely miserable condition when he is debilitated (It is not always true, But this
fundamental principle is useful for prediction). When and upto what degrees in a sign
is a planet exalted is the first lesson you learn.
Note : Except Mercury who is exalted in Kanya no other planet gets any exalted
status in its own house.
Note: All exalted planets get debilitated in the seventh house from their points of
exaltations. For instance the Sun is exalted in Mesha. Now count in this way – Mesha
first, Vrisha second, Mithuna third, Karka ending with Tula which is the seventh
house from Aries.
Moolatrikona
The second best condition for planets is called as the Moolatrikona. Remember it.
Sun in Simha upto 20 degrees
Moon in Vrishabha upto 27 degree
Mars in Mesha upto 12 degrees
Mercury in Kanya upto 20 degrees
Jupiter in Dhanu upto 10 degrees
Venus in Tula upto 15 degrees
Saturn in Kumbha upto 20 degrees
Note: Except the Moon all other planets get the Moolatrikona condition in one of
their own houses.
Own House
The third best condition for a planet is to be in its own house (other than
Moolatrikona house which, except in the case of the Moon is of course its own
house). Remember it thus:
Note : Sun, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus and Saturn recognize the same house in
which they are in a moolatrikona condition, as their own houses. But their other
houses are also their own houses. The only exception is the Moon.
These are three of the happiest conditions for planets in different houses
Lagna
You were born on some day of some month of some year at a particular time and in
a particular place with your lagna being one of twelve: Mesha,Vrisha, Mithuna,
Karka, Tula, Vrishchik, Dhanu, Makar, Kumbha or Meena. To arrive at a Lagna some
calculations are to be done. Since, we are, however, avoiding mathematics, only a
rough method of checking the horoscope in a Hindu chart is explained.
In Hindu astrology the Sun changes from one rashi into another in the middle of
English months. If you remember this, you will know where your Sun should be at
the time of your birth.
Keep calculating at this rate, the lagna changing after every two hours. Four cardinal
points are useful to do this exercise easily.
At sunrise the Sun will be in the Lagna.
During the mid-day in the fourth house from the Sun.
At sun-set in the seventh house from the Sun.
At mid-night in the tenth house form the Sun.
Warning
1. Do not apply this blindly. It is a very rough method made use of by astrologers to
answer questions (horary or prashna astrology) when they are required to answer
question while in a train or an aeroplane where they cannot calculate with the tools
which they keep with them.
2. Sunrise and sunset change from place to place and country to country. Still this
method will be found to be working satisfactorily. On this basis I predicted the victory
of Columbia against Switzerland in June 1994 at San Fransisco. The calculation was
done mentally while sitting in the football stadium, watching the World Cup Football
(in USA they call it soccer) matches. I repeated it at Santa Fe when I was watching
the finals between Brazil and Italy on the television. My prediction was that Brazil
would win and one of the Italian players would be injured. This prediction too came
out correct, exactly.
3. But how can we apply this to arctic regions where there are six-months of day and
six-months of night. I have no answer but I am confident I can solve this problem, if
given some astrological data. I am not aware if any Indian astrologer has an answer
to it.
4. After making such mental calculations see your computer cast horoscope for an
analysis.
5. Keep doing the exercise. It will help you concentrate on a horoscope, which in
turn, will sharpen your predictive powers.
See the examples given here. It is a rough method of mentally calculating the lagna
when the duration of day and night are more or less equal or do not have much
difference.
The position, month by month for 2008 (almost all years) will be as follows –
1. January 14th, Makar or Capricon at 10 am.
2. Februay 12th, Kumbha or Aquarius at 11:02 pm.
3. March 14th, Meena or Pisces at 7:59 pm.
4. April 13/14 midnight at 4:31 am. (In India the day begins at sunrise)
5. May 14/15 at 1:23 am.
6. June 15th at 7:59 am.
7. July 16th at 6:51 am.
8. August 16/17 at 3:14 am.
9. September 16/17 at 3:9 am.
10. October 17th at 3:4 am.
11. November 16th at 2:49 pm.
12. December 15/16 at 4:26 am.
For a birth in the U.S.A. or any other country this will undergo some change by some
hours only.
Calculate your Lagna or the Ascendant of the Rising Sign
Your should still be able to calculate mentally on the basis of your Sun-sign (as given
in Hindu astrology) the birth ascendant of yours, at least approximately. It is done
thus.
1. See where the Sun is at the time of your birth. Suppose you were born on April
20, you then know that your Sun-sign (in Hindu Astrology) is Mesha or Aries.
Roughly each ascendant lasts for two hours. Therefore start form your Sun-sign and
proceed thus –
2. Sun at birth is in Mesha or Aries, so for two hours in the morning the ascendant or
Lagna will be Mesha. After two hours, the Lagna will be Taurus or Vrishabha.
3. Another easy way of remembering it is, If you were born at sunrise your Sun will
be in your Lagna. After two hours it will move to next sign.
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Learn astrology basics and nakshatra.
Astrological Days,Signs, Planets and nakshatra.
Days, Signs, Planets
This post is written without dealing with the mathematical part. If you read it
step by step and then see your own and others’ horoscope, you will be able to
technically understand the astrological discussion. You will also get familiar with the
terminology of Hindu astrology.
Days of the Week
To do that remember the first lesson in three parts: start counting the
weekdays – Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and
Saturday. These seven days represent seven planets – Sun, Moon, Mars,
Mercury, Jupiter, Venus and Saturn.
In Hindu astrology we make use of two other planets, called the shadowy
planets, the nodes of moon called Rahu and Ketu. This gives you a total of nine planets. It is why
we have the famous navagraha stotra or worship of nine planets.
Note : In Hindu astrology we do not use, Uranus (Herschel), Pluto and
Neptune.
Note : Now, also remember the sacred number 108 which are the number
of beads we have in the garland, of tulasi or rudraksha with which we do our
japam.
There are 27 Nakshatras or Asterisms or
Lunar mansions that we make use of in Hindu astrology. It is a very
remarkable, brilliant and subtle division which is being explained further.
Each nakshatra has four equal parts. Again you will see that twenty-seven
multiplied by four gives you one hundred and eight number (108) which are
the number of beads we have in the garland, of tulasi or rudraksha with which
we do our japam.
Now see all this in the table given here:
Name of Day Ruler of the Day
1. Ravivar or Sunday 1. Ravi, Surya, Bhanu or Sun
2. Somavar or Monday 2. Chandra, Indu or Moon or Luna
3. Mangalvar orTuesday 3. Mangal, Kuja or Mars
4. Budhavar or Wednesday 4. Budha or Mercury
5. Brihaspativar or Thursday 5. Guru, Brihaspati or Jupiter
6. Shukravar or Friday 6. Shukra, Bhargava or Venus
7. Shanivar or Saturday 7. Saturn, Shani, or Manda
Note : No days are allotted for Rahu or Ketu. South Indian astrologers allot a
specified time on each of the days for Rahu and call it Rahukalam during which time
they avoid all auspicious work.
Note : Rahu and Ketu cannot be seen through any telescope like other planets. Yet,
how effective and accurate is their use in Hindu astrology clearly proves that the
ancient rishis combined their knowledge of physical sciences with metapysical
knowledge which we call Yogic.
NAKSHATRAS
Now you must know something about the twenty-seven nakshatras. Each nakshatra
takes 13 degrees and 20 minutes uniformly. If 13'20 is multiplied by 27 it gives you
360 which is the total equal to the twelve houses referred to earlier.
Nakshatra divisions are given below in tabular form.
Days, Signs, Planets
This post is written without dealing with the mathematical part. If you read it
step by step and then see your own and others’ horoscope, you will be able to
technically understand the astrological discussion. You will also get familiar with the
terminology of Hindu astrology.
Days of the Week
To do that remember the first lesson in three parts: start counting the
weekdays – Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and
Saturday. These seven days represent seven planets – Sun, Moon, Mars,
Mercury, Jupiter, Venus and Saturn.
In Hindu astrology we make use of two other planets, called the shadowy
planets, the nodes of moon called Rahu and Ketu. This gives you a total of nine planets. It is why
we have the famous navagraha stotra or worship of nine planets.
Note : In Hindu astrology we do not use, Uranus (Herschel), Pluto and
Neptune.
Note : Now, also remember the sacred number 108 which are the number
of beads we have in the garland, of tulasi or rudraksha with which we do our
japam.
There are 27 Nakshatras or Asterisms or
Lunar mansions that we make use of in Hindu astrology. It is a very
remarkable, brilliant and subtle division which is being explained further.
Each nakshatra has four equal parts. Again you will see that twenty-seven
multiplied by four gives you one hundred and eight number (108) which are
the number of beads we have in the garland, of tulasi or rudraksha with which
we do our japam.
Now see all this in the table given here:
Name of Day Ruler of the Day
1. Ravivar or Sunday 1. Ravi, Surya, Bhanu or Sun
2. Somavar or Monday 2. Chandra, Indu or Moon or Luna
3. Mangalvar orTuesday 3. Mangal, Kuja or Mars
4. Budhavar or Wednesday 4. Budha or Mercury
5. Brihaspativar or Thursday 5. Guru, Brihaspati or Jupiter
6. Shukravar or Friday 6. Shukra, Bhargava or Venus
7. Shanivar or Saturday 7. Saturn, Shani, or Manda
Note : No days are allotted for Rahu or Ketu. South Indian astrologers allot a
specified time on each of the days for Rahu and call it Rahukalam during which time
they avoid all auspicious work.
Note : Rahu and Ketu cannot be seen through any telescope like other planets. Yet,
how effective and accurate is their use in Hindu astrology clearly proves that the
ancient rishis combined their knowledge of physical sciences with metapysical
knowledge which we call Yogic.
NAKSHATRAS
Now you must know something about the twenty-seven nakshatras. Each nakshatra
takes 13 degrees and 20 minutes uniformly. If 13'20 is multiplied by 27 it gives you
360 which is the total equal to the twelve houses referred to earlier.
Nakshatra divisions are given below in tabular form.
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
GEMSTONE AS REMEDY AND ABOUT VEDIC ASTROLOGY
GEMSTONE AS REMEDY AND ABOUT VEDIC ASTROLOGY
GEMS have made lives of many individuals happier and more successful. Gemstones according to vedic astrology and also with modern science relevance have both positive and negative impact on the wearer. Gemstones and Vedic astrology affect every aspect of one’s life be it any. Gemstones can have extraordinary effects on us spiritually, mentally, emotionally, physically, and financially. In fact wearing the appropriate gem does wonders in solving problems, protects from evil influences of planets and enhances their beneficial effect. Worn as pendants and rings, gemstones can help us unlock our potential as human beings by expanding our level of consciousness, calming our stress levels, and infusing our dreams with healing energies.
HOW TO SELECT
Colour gemstones are tools that can bring about needed changes. They can protect, strengthen and balance, but you must know when, where and how to use them properly. Their effects can be intense and hence they should be used under professional guidance. Of all the methods of selecting gemstones the best and perfect method is selecting through one’s date of birth, place of birth and time of birth, this information has to be precise and helps evaluate through vedic astrology to predict one’s future and suggest the right gemstone which would give the wearer the best effect On their life.
Planets influence the destiny of a person through their distinctive numbers and their characteristics colours. In order to effectively channel the transforming power of gemstones, we have relatively knowledgeable professionals to guide us as to which stone to wear, that which one will suit us and give best results.
We also specialize in custom-made jewellery to meet your special needs and tastes.
ABOUT GEMSTONES
There are so many gemstones but only nine are considered as ‘precious gems’ these are called ‘nav ratnas’. These nine gemstones are given great importance in vedic astrology. These nine gemstones and planets they are related to namely;
GEM PLANETS
1.Ruby Sun
2.Diamond Venus
3.Emerald mercury
4.Yellow sapphire Jupiter
5.blue sapphire Saturn
6.Gomeda Rahu
7.Pearl Moon
8.Cat’s eye Ketu
9.Coral Mars
Of all these gems, only pearl and coral are taken out from the ocean, while cat’s eye, gomeda, yellow sapphire, blue sapphire, emerald, ruby, are mined from the earth.
These gemstones should be set in rings or pendants to enable the planetary rays to pass right through the gem into our body.
characteristics of each stones;
Scientifically
Gemstone colours result from extra added or trapped atoms within the molecular structure of the stone. Atoms, which make up all matter, produce vibrations. Consequently, humans, light, sound, minerals, and colour emit vibrations produced by their unique atomic make-up. Although they all vibrate at different frequencies, nevertheless their vibrations interact with one another. Many people don’t realize that colour is a form of energy, one that you perceive with your eyes but that also exists and affects you on many levels besides the visual. When light passes through a prism, a rainbow of seven colours appears, each projected ray has a specific wavelength and vibration. The lowest and longest vibration on the spectrum is red, which is followed by increasingly shorter rays of orange, yellow, green, blue and indigo, ending with violet that is the highest frequency-vibrating colour. The rays on the lower end of the spectrum have earth-oriented properties and are associated with physical world energies such as self-survival and preservation, self-worth, sexuality, and courage. The upper-spectrum colours correspond to the higher aspects of unconditional love, communication and spiritual enlightenment.
We are surrounded by a “sea of energy” which is invisible, boundless and in perfect order. This energy is called "Prana” in the Hindu tradition and “Chi” in the Chinese tradition. We can ultimately affect the health of our physical bodies, as well as our emotional, mental, and spiritual states, by changing the energy field surrounding the body. Gemstones can be used to augment chakra energies by acting as amplifiers when brought into contact with the human body. By rotating at different speeds, the chakras release energies and fill our bodies with precious life forces. Our chakras can sometimes become clogged however; thereby their rotation slows down, which in turn disrupts our body’s energy system. The use of gemstones can balance these energy points, strengthening the aura and promoting health, happiness, well-being, and prosperity.
GEMS have made lives of many individuals happier and more successful. Gemstones according to vedic astrology and also with modern science relevance have both positive and negative impact on the wearer. Gemstones and Vedic astrology affect every aspect of one’s life be it any. Gemstones can have extraordinary effects on us spiritually, mentally, emotionally, physically, and financially. In fact wearing the appropriate gem does wonders in solving problems, protects from evil influences of planets and enhances their beneficial effect. Worn as pendants and rings, gemstones can help us unlock our potential as human beings by expanding our level of consciousness, calming our stress levels, and infusing our dreams with healing energies.
HOW TO SELECT
Colour gemstones are tools that can bring about needed changes. They can protect, strengthen and balance, but you must know when, where and how to use them properly. Their effects can be intense and hence they should be used under professional guidance. Of all the methods of selecting gemstones the best and perfect method is selecting through one’s date of birth, place of birth and time of birth, this information has to be precise and helps evaluate through vedic astrology to predict one’s future and suggest the right gemstone which would give the wearer the best effect On their life.
Planets influence the destiny of a person through their distinctive numbers and their characteristics colours. In order to effectively channel the transforming power of gemstones, we have relatively knowledgeable professionals to guide us as to which stone to wear, that which one will suit us and give best results.
We also specialize in custom-made jewellery to meet your special needs and tastes.
ABOUT GEMSTONES
There are so many gemstones but only nine are considered as ‘precious gems’ these are called ‘nav ratnas’. These nine gemstones are given great importance in vedic astrology. These nine gemstones and planets they are related to namely;
GEM PLANETS
1.Ruby Sun
2.Diamond Venus
3.Emerald mercury
4.Yellow sapphire Jupiter
5.blue sapphire Saturn
6.Gomeda Rahu
7.Pearl Moon
8.Cat’s eye Ketu
9.Coral Mars
Of all these gems, only pearl and coral are taken out from the ocean, while cat’s eye, gomeda, yellow sapphire, blue sapphire, emerald, ruby, are mined from the earth.
These gemstones should be set in rings or pendants to enable the planetary rays to pass right through the gem into our body.
characteristics of each stones;
Scientifically
Gemstone colours result from extra added or trapped atoms within the molecular structure of the stone. Atoms, which make up all matter, produce vibrations. Consequently, humans, light, sound, minerals, and colour emit vibrations produced by their unique atomic make-up. Although they all vibrate at different frequencies, nevertheless their vibrations interact with one another. Many people don’t realize that colour is a form of energy, one that you perceive with your eyes but that also exists and affects you on many levels besides the visual. When light passes through a prism, a rainbow of seven colours appears, each projected ray has a specific wavelength and vibration. The lowest and longest vibration on the spectrum is red, which is followed by increasingly shorter rays of orange, yellow, green, blue and indigo, ending with violet that is the highest frequency-vibrating colour. The rays on the lower end of the spectrum have earth-oriented properties and are associated with physical world energies such as self-survival and preservation, self-worth, sexuality, and courage. The upper-spectrum colours correspond to the higher aspects of unconditional love, communication and spiritual enlightenment.
We are surrounded by a “sea of energy” which is invisible, boundless and in perfect order. This energy is called "Prana” in the Hindu tradition and “Chi” in the Chinese tradition. We can ultimately affect the health of our physical bodies, as well as our emotional, mental, and spiritual states, by changing the energy field surrounding the body. Gemstones can be used to augment chakra energies by acting as amplifiers when brought into contact with the human body. By rotating at different speeds, the chakras release energies and fill our bodies with precious life forces. Our chakras can sometimes become clogged however; thereby their rotation slows down, which in turn disrupts our body’s energy system. The use of gemstones can balance these energy points, strengthening the aura and promoting health, happiness, well-being, and prosperity.
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