Art of Prediction -1 (Analysis of planet, house and rashi)

In Astrology it is understood that at any point of time nature is governed by a planet and the position of that planet in the horoscope determines how the native will feel or behave. This chapter details the calculation of the planet acting at any point of time and the period for which the planet rules. There are three basic parameters in a horoscope : 1. planet 2. house and 3. Rashi (sign). Twelve rashis are spread over twelve houses; on an average one rashi occupies one house. However, rashi is exactly 300, whereas a house may vary in size and the starting of house may fall at any rashi at any point. It is equivalent to placing one circle over the other, both having same dimensions, but any one point on circumference of one circle can be made to align with any point on circumference of the other circle. The rest of the circle gets automatically placed. Similarly in a horoscope we determine the Lagna (first house position) and place the rashi circle over the rest of the twelve houses. After fixing the signs over houses we place the planets in the various houses. Since there are only nine planets and some planets combine together in a house, some houses are left empty. The planets possess some intrinsic properties and when mixed with the color of sign and house they occupy, they change their color, leading to different behavior, at different time of births. Study of this change in behavior of the planets is basic astrology. There are three basic reasons why planets behave differently, like 1. the house in which it is placed. 2. sign in which it is placed 3. other planets associated with it. Once the planet's behavior is ascertained because of its placement, the results are changed with time, depending upon Dasha operating at that time. Dasha tells us which planet is effective to give results at what time. To understand what the horoscope has in store for a native, let us study how the planets have co-relation with life. We give below the basic nature of planets and houses and also what they signify. Signification of Planets Sun : Sun is the king, soul, father, will power, life, glory, health, sovereignty and clothes. Its colour is pink or red. It has anger but momentary. Its element is gold and gem ruby. East is represented by Sun. Moon : It is a cold, calm and quiet planet and represents mind, mother, motherland, money, eyes, lungs, liquids and nurses. Its color is white, direction north-east, element is silver and gem pearl.

Mars : Mars is a soldier and represents land, boldness, younger brothers and sisters, chemists, fire, anger, surgery. It has anger which stays for a long time. Its element is copper and gem coral. Its color is red and direction south. Mercury : Mercury is talkative and tactful, but not harmful. It is a good trader, mathematician, editor and publisher. It has excellent argumentative and analytical power. It represents memory, throat, arms, maternal uncles and short journeys. Its element is bronze and gem is emerald. color is green and direction north. Jupiter : It is the heaviest and the most benefic planet and represents Guru. It is very polite and religious and represents education, school, temples, oils, fats, sugar, long journeys, judges, priests and scientists. It's color is yellow, metal platinum, gem yellow sapphire and direction north - east. Venus : Venus is a planet of sex, love and beauty. It is a poet, dancer, singer, wife, actor or driver. It represents luxury, vehicles, kidney, silver, diamond, south-east direction and white colour. Saturn : It is the most malefic planet and very selfish and cunning. It represents death, politics, gas, airplanes, poverty, servants, electronics and legs. Its color is blue, element iron, gem blue sapphire and direction is west. Rahu : Rahu is an expansionist planet and represents smoke, mental disturbance, loss, theft, death of a family member. It also represents sudden gain through lottery, gambling or speculation. Its color is black, element mixed metal and gem gored. Ketu : It has tail but no head and represents broken relationships, changing events, accidents. It represents electronics, brown color. gem is cat's eye. Signification of House 1st house : 1st house or so called Lagna is the most important of all the houses and determines the longevity, health, character and nature of the native. It specifically signifies the head. 2nd house : This house is also called 'Dhan' house and deals with money matters, one's deposits, income tax, customs, computers. It represents one's family and face, speech, food habits and left eye. 3rd house : Called 'Bhratra' house, this is the house of brothers and sisters, signifies courage, boldness, short journeys and throat. one is made singer by this house only. 4th house : 4th house represents mother, motherland, house, mental peace, vehicles and education. It is also called 'Matra Bhava'. It represents chest, particularly lungs. 5th house : This house is also called as 'Putra Bhava' and represents children, intelligence, speculation and love affairs. It indicates stomach and gives professions of teacher, principal and gynecologists.

6th house : This house is called 'Ripu Bhava', that is house of enemies. It governs digestive system, quarrels court and jobs done by hand, like typing. 7th house : Also called 'Kalatra Bhava', it represents wife, business partner, marriage, business or employment in a private firm. It governs sexual organs and diseases thereof. 8thhouse: Called 'Ayusthan' it represents death, reasons of death, underground wealth, historical things and monuments. It represents accidents, parental property, life insurance, mining and anus. 9th house : Called house of luck and religion, it represents pilgrimage, higher studies like doctorate, long journeys, languages like Sanskrit, Roman and Hebrew. It also indicates grand parents and mental aptitude towards Yoga and sadhana. It represents hips. 10th house : This house is called 'Karma sthana' and represents the acts one does. It signifies father, government, politics, management. It governs knees and defines the profession of a person. 11th house : 11th house is house of gains or 'Labha' and represents sources of income, elder brothers and sisters, friend's circle and legs. 12 th house : The house of loss and expenses is called 'Vyaya sthana' and covers bad habits, hospital, jail, long journeys and quests. It also indicates export and import, also feet. Strength of Planets The planets gain strength at certain points and behave differently in different signs and houses. They show different relationships with different planets. Planets own certain signs. Sun and Moon own one sign and other planets own two signs each. Rahu - ketu, being pseudo planets, do not own any sign. Planets get exalted or become powerful at certain points and get debilitated exactly 1800 away. Moon, Mercury, Jupiter and Venus are benefic by nature and others are malefic as shown in the table below . For any ascendant, some planets become Yogakaraka or maraka, depending upon the house they own. This is one of the most important factor in prediction. A yogakaraka planet shows good results in its dasha or antar Dasha. Stones are suggested only for a yogakaraka planet. if a planet is benefic only then it is good to make it strong ; else it will harm the native. planets which are yogakaraka for each ascendant is given in the table below. Benefics - Lords of 1,5,9 Yogakaraka and lords of 4, 7, 10, if natural malefic. Malefics - Lords of 3,6, Maraka 11and lords of 4,7,10,if natural benefic

Neutral - Lord of 2,8, 12.

Planet Sun Mon Mars

Mercury

Jupiter

Venus

Saturn Rahu Ketu

Ownership Exaltation Debilitation Leo Aries Libra Cancer Taurus Scorpio Aries/ Capricorn Cancer Scorpio Gemini/ Virgo Pisces Virgo Sagittaris/ Cancer Capricorn Pisces Taurus/ Pisces Virgo Libra Capricorn/ Libra Aries Aquarius Taurus Scorpio Scorpio Taurus

Aspects 7 7 4,7,8

Nature Malefic Benefic Malefic

Sex Male Female Male

Benefic

Female

5,7,9

Benefic

Male

Benefic

Female

3,7,10 -

Malefic Malefic Malefic

Impotant -

Planet Ownership Exaltation Debilitation Aspects Nature Sex Sun Leo Aries Libra 7 Malefic Male Mon Cancer Taurus Scorpio 7 Benefic Female Mars Aries/ Scorpio Capricorn Cancer 4,7,10 Malefic Male Mercury Gemini/ Virgo Virgo Pisces 7 Benefic Female Jupiter Sagittaris/ Pisces Cancer Capricorn 5,7,9 Benefic Male Venus Taurus/ Libra Pisces Virgo 7 Benefic Female Saturn Capricorn/ Aquarius Libra Aries 3,7,10 Malefic Impotant Rahu - Taurus Scorpio - Malefic Ketu - Scorpio Taurus - Malefic -

Ascendant

Yogkaraka (Benefic) Maraka (Malefic)

Neutral

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

Sun, Mar, Jup Sun, Mar, Mer, Sat Ven Mon, Mar, Jup Sun, Mar Ven Mar, Mer, Ven, Sat Sun, Mon, Jup Sun, Mar Mer, Sat, Ven Ven, Sun, Sat, Mar Mon, Mar

Mer, Mon, Ven,Sat Mon Jup. Mar, Sun, Sat, Jup Mer, Ven Mer, Ven Jup, Mon, Mar Mon, Jup, Sun Mer, Ven Mer, Ven, Sat Mer, Mon, Jup Jup, Mon Sun, Mer, Sat, Ven

Ven Mon, Mer Sun, Sat Jup. Mon, Sat Sat, Sun, Mer Sat, Mar Jup, Moon Sun Mer Jup

the next lesson we shall study how to use these data for predictions.

Art of Prediction -2 (housewise interpretation of horoscope)

To predict horoscope, consider the houses one by one and see the planets placed in the house, the planets expecting it, the placement of its lord and the planets expecting it, or associated with the lord. Amalgamation of the effects of these units give, us the complete prediction about the horoscope. To explain the method of prediction, I start with the example of my own horoscope : Dob : 13/12/1956TOB : 23:10POB : Delhi Lagna is Leo. So the native can be identified by a lion. The lion is bold by nature and has confidence to win over anyone. It is normally passive and becomes active only when required. It does not harm until disturbed. It normally has a robust health. It is expected by Saturn from 4th house, which makes the native hard working. The lord Sun is placed in 4th house in Scorpio, a friend's house, but with Saturn and Rahu, which are its enemies. It gives native health problems, like blood pressure. Now consider 2nd house. Dhanasthan or house of wealth contains Jupiter, the Karaka for this house. It indicates native will acquire wealth by own earnings. Jupiter in 2nd house also gives soft and impressive voice. But there is aspect of Mars on 2nd house. So sometimes words are lost while speaking. This aspect also gives a tendency that people misunderstand or misinterpret his words. The lord Mercury is placed in 5th house, so the native is a professional, who earns by his knowledge. Look at 3rd house. Venus is there in 3rd house - its own house. Mars is having 8th aspect on 3rd house. Also Moon has 7th aspect on this house. A benefic planet in 3rd house gives younger sister and good relationship with co-borns. Mars' aspect disturbs writing power and Moon's aspect gives good throat and voice. It also gives lot of short journeys in life.

4th house, the house of comforts, has three malefic planets - Rahu, Saturn and Sun, making the native restless at home. This situation is further aggravated by the presence of 4th lord Mars in 8th house. So many planets in 4th house ensures comforts at home, but the malefic indicate one does not pay attention to home. It also indicates bad health of mother. Saturn and Rahu indicate good education for the native. 5th house contains Mercury in the house owned by Jupiter. It is also in exchange Yoga with Jupiter from 2nd house. This gives very good calculation power. It also ensures son to the native. This also gives knowledge of astrology and computers to the native. 6th house is owned by Saturn and expected by Jupiter from 2nd house and Saturn from 4th house. 3rd aspect of Saturn gives success over enemies and Jupiter ensures native has to do some work by hand, like typing on computer. 7th house is not expected by any planet and its lord Saturn is placed in 4th house, which is 10th from 7th house. This gives native a working wife. Saturn gives a wife with fair complexion belonging to an orthodox family. It also indicates business partnerships that will not be smooth. 8th house, the house of longevity, contains Mars in the house of Jupiter, expected by Jupiter itself. Presence of Mars indicates many accidents in one's life, but Jupiter saves from all such accidents. He will also be benefited from insurance. He will get property from his parents. Mars in 8th gives medium longevity, but Jupiter stretches it. 9th house contains Moon, expected by Venus, indicating good luck for the native. The benefic planets in the house of religion also make the native religious. He also undertakes long travel because of these two planets. The Karmasthana 10th house is occupied by Ketu and has aspect of Jupiter from 2nd house and Sun and Saturn from 4th house. Jupiter's aspect makes the native a businessman, Ketu brings him into computers, Saturn associates him with industry and Sun ensures that he is at the top of affairs in his business environment. 10th lord Venus in 3rd house, the house of courage, further ensures business and indicates courageous steps in his line of action. 11th house, the house of gains, has aspect of Mercury and Mars. Since the house is ruled by Mercury and its lord is in 5th house expecting it, the native earns by intellect, but aspect of Mars from 8th house reduces profits into losses too. So the over all success is not at par with the work done by the native. 12th house is owned by Moon and since its lord is placed in 9th house, it indicates that the native gains from far off land. Export and import will give him gains. It also ensures many foreign tours for the native. This way we see that to analyze the horoscope we interpret the house one by one, or interpret the house whose subject matter we want to know. First we see what are the planets posited in that house. Then see the aspects over these planets, or this house and then see where the lord of the concerned house is placed and which are the planets

expecting it. Proper amalgamation of the properties and a little practice of linking things together gives you the best of prediction.

The special effects in the horoscope can be seen by looking at the various Yogas formed in the horoscope. The powerful Yogas take away the attention from other aspects and they become more effective in life. For example, in this horoscope Jupiter and Mercury are in exchange Yoga, that is, Jupiter is in the house of Mercury and Mercury in the house of Jupiter. This exchange gives the native a strong liking for calculation and astrology, since the exchange is between 2nd and 5th houses. It increases the intelligence level and gives him a professional career. Similarly Moon is pressed between Mars and Ketu from both the sides, forming Durdhura Yoga, which gives native wealth, fame and power. Absence of any strong Dhana Yoga makes him a man of normal means. Individually the Yogas sometimes reverse the effects of the planets completely. More and more knowledge of Yogas makes a man better and better astrologer. In the next lesson we shall see how to time the events in ones life by using Dasha and transits.