Astrology @ The Speed Of Light

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Astrology @ The Speed of Light Author: Kapiel Raaj © Copyrighted 2011 www.AstrologyKRS.com All the information in this book should be taken as is, and must be researched by the reader before implying the rules of astrology in their own lives. There are many methods of predicting through astrological charts. I am only discussing the methods which I found to be helpful and truthful, but my truth should not be taken as the law.

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Table of Content About Me .......................................................................................4 Western Astrology vs. Vedic Astrology ....................................9 Degrees in Astrology..................................................................16 The 12 Zodiac Signs....................................................................37 CHARTS and How to read them: ............................................53 Let’s talk about Aspects of Planets...........................................61 What is a retrograde planet? .................................................75 What is a Conjunction? ..............................................................76 What is DikBala?.........................................................................80 The Nakshatras (27 Lunar Mansions)......................................83 Importance Of Houses ...............................................................92 What are Karaka in Vedic Astrology? ...................................102 What is a Dasha?.......................................................................104 (Planetary time periods) ......................................................104 How to judge a dasha?.........................................................110 What's your Sun sign?..............................................................121 Medical Astrology ....................................................................126 Zodiac Symbols Misconception..............................................132 Planets In Houses .....................................................................134 Yogas in Astrology ...................................................................162 What is a Raj Yoga? ..................................................................171 What is a Dhana yoga? ............................................................175 Divisional Charts in Astrology ...............................................179 How to study Navmasha chart? (D9) ....................................183 How to study Dasamsa chart? (D10) .....................................184 The Others Charts:....................................................................186 Hemming Of Planets................................................................193 Good Planets vs. Bad Planets (FB and FM)...........................197 Remedies In Astrology ............................................................208

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What is Atmakaraka?...............................................................225 Important thing about Karakas ..............................................229 Astrology & Compatibility......................................................231 Do Gemstones work? ...............................................................237 Signs of Divorce in Astrology .................................................238 No Kids, Abortion or Miscarriage? ........................................241 Last life? or final liberation?....................................................243 Signs of car accidents in Astrology? ......................................244 Signs of Debt in a horoscope? .................................................245 Anger Problems? ......................................................................246 Foreign Settlements ..................................................................247 Education in Vedic Astrology.................................................250 How to Find Your Career ........................................................254 CAREER BY PLANETS............................................................257 CAREER BY HOUSES..............................................................258 CAREER BY SIGNS..................................................................260 Another secret to finding career: ............................................262 Hora Chart for Wealth: Wealth secrets..................................264 NUMEROLOGY Secrets ..........................................................274 NUMEROLOGY NUMBER 1..................................................278 NUMEROLOGY NUMBER 2..................................................279 NUMEROLOGY NUMBER 3..................................................279 NUMEROLOGY NUMBER 4..................................................280 NUMEROLOGY NUMBER 5..................................................281 NUMEROLOGY NUMBER 6..................................................281 NUMEROLOGY NUMBER 7..................................................282 NUMEROLOGY NUMBER 8..................................................283 NUMEROLOGY NUMBER 9..................................................284

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About Me Who am I and why I wrote this book? In bullet points…    

Author Actor Filmmaker Entertainer

Even though you hear this in the beginning of every book on astrology where an astrologer talks about his or her glorious achievements and predictions, I am going to tell you the opposite. I am not an astrologer, and I do not have any awards. What I do have under my belt is over 10 years of hardcore research on the subject of mysticism, astrology and numerology. 4

I was like you at one point, blindly following a system that never made sense, but I still followed like a sheep following the herd. I tried to make sense out of my weekly and yearly Sun sign horoscope on websites, but, at the end, none came true. I was always around Vedic astrology all throughout my life since my uncle in India has been practicing Hindu astrology for 35 years now, but I never really cared for it or wanted to learn it because it just wasn't my time. Then, in 2001, I showed my horoscope to an ‘eastern Vedic astrologer,’ as my mother always told me to do so. He asked me all the details that I hadn’t been asked before regarding an astrology chart. He asked my full DOB, place of birth and time of birth. He then proceeded to ask my name spelling. This was odd. That man revealed to me the things I couldn’t have imagined; that, too, a stranger telling me about my past. He was looking at weird charts and numbers which didn’t make much sense to me back then. He was talking about houses, degrees, signs, and I was like, ‘okay…just tell me what does my future holds?’ Little did I realize, knowing those houses and degrees back then, would have made my prediction a whole lot easier for me to understand, which also would have made me ask the ‘right’ questions. After that meeting, I went into the depths of this art/science. I said science because even though many Eastern and Greek astrologers still can’t prove this as a science, there is one method of astrology that can: Jaimini

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Astrology. Jaimini astrology is one of the main branches of Jyotish that were forgotten long ago until K.N. Rao in India revived this method, which to this day has about 90-95% accuracy in perdition. I personally have not worked with Jaimini, however I am in the process of learning this method in the coming years. In Jaimini astrology, signs, not planets have aspect. For example, cardinal signs will aspect all the fixed signs except the one next to it. Fixed signs aspect all cardinal signs, except the one previous to it. And finally, all the mutable signs aspect the other mutable signs: Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius and Pisces. There are many layers to this methods, not just sign aspect but something known as 'Karakas', 'Chara dasha' and 'Karakansha Lagna'. There are five main branches of astrology in India: Prashara Hora Shastra Jaimini Sutra Bhrigu Nadi Jyotish KP Astrology Nadi Astrology Lal Kitab What this book discusses is mainly the methods of Prashara. The one that I found to be complete waste of time was Lal Kitab. I can write a whole book on as to why it's a waste of time, but I won't.

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After knowing all the in-&-out of astrology, I will teach you the ABCD’s of astrology, and even help construct short sentences from those ABCD. This is a secret that not too many blogs, books or people will tell you. If you are not spiritually ready and do not do proper prayers, then do not look at your own, or your family members’ horoscope more than twice a year, but you can look at anyone other than your family and friends as much as you like. In India, you will see there are lots of Vedic astrologers who advise on remedies and miracles, yet they are giving their services from a broken down house with hardly any money in their pocket. This is not the question of why couldn’t they improve themselves first, it’s about, were they spiritually ready to look at a horoscope? And were they looking at their own horoscope all day long? If they are not following the correct rules & regulations, then their lives will be full of misery. A real astrology who does consultation professionally will stay away from nonvegetarian food, smoking, drinking and taking any kind of drugs; while the astrologer would meditate every morning as in 'sadhna' to increase his or her intuition. Another bad habit of mostly all astrologers in India is that they tell you the bad stuff first before the good stuff and they say it bluntly. They have no understanding of psychology or being a psychologist alongside being an astrologer. Most will tell you up front: "You have a medium life, you will get divorced twice, you will always struggle for money, your kids might be mentally retarded and you will have four big accidents in the next four years." The biggest problem is that they think they are being so smart and slick by giving a very fragile person this information. A client

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comes to a astrologer because they are going through a hard time, whether it's physical or psychological. They want to be guided, they want to be healed and they want a friend who will say everything will be alright. You will hardly find this type of consultation practice with a American born astrologer. They know how to tell the bad stuff and they know how to guide their client through the coming hard time. This is why I wish there was a legislation in India that required all Vedic Astrologers to have a degree in psychology and understanding of human mindset before trying to give 'spiritual' guidance. It's a shame really how many get affected by consulting a astrologer, and usually they never go back and hate this pure divine science.

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Western Astrology vs. Vedic Astrology  Greek- 2,000 years old  Eastern- over 5,500 years old perhaps even more, but mainly between 5000-12000 years old. I wish I could just leave this chapter to the bullet points above, but, I will describe these two historic entities in a short chapter. Eastern astrology as in Vedic “Hindu” astrology has been around in India for past 5.33 thousand years. Some say the sages of that time knew way more than we do now about the world, astronomy and science. While others say those sages back then were visited by beings from other worlds who taught them the science of planets and predicting through their movement, like the civilization of Anunnaki ‘Those who came from heaven’. There are all kinds of tales and legends regarding the true origins of this subject. But Vedic astrology goes much more in depth than just your normal Sun signs, Moon signs and planetary positions of the west, which I will teach you in this book. The Greek astrology emerged through the roots of Vedic astrology, and the reason why we can tell this is because Greek astrology is missing about 70% of Vedic astrology predictive methods, including 27 other zodiac signs which they never acknowledged, along with divisional charts.

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Eastern astrology doesn’t consider planets such as Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto in your birth chart, as they are too far, and take too long to switch zodiac signs in making any kind of impact on a single individual. The two gas giants are only used to show the influence they will have on a whole generation, and, neither are they visible in the sky. The sages back 5,000 years ago knew that only the planets that are visible in the sky will impact a person individually. Those sages were aware of at least three other planets in our solar system, but did not consider them for astrological use. The third planet may not have been Pluto, it actually might have been Nibiru. I am not bashing the Greek system, but I just do not see the depth in their astrological system. I had my chart looked through the Greek system (Western system), and the predictions were totally wrong. I didn’t say anything to the Greek/western astrologer, and just listened, but realized what every Vedic astrologer was talking about. I am using the term ‘Greek’ and not Western, because our normal Sun sign based astrology was originated from Greece. Not to mention, Greek System also got the degrees of the planets wrong. They went 23 degrees ahead of the Eastern system. Degrees are points in the sky that determines the length of each Zodiac sign and the location of the planets in those signs. The reason why two systems have different degrees is because the old Vedic sages determined the position of the planets from the true rotation of the earth in 24 hour time period, while the Romans determined the degrees of the

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planet from the spring equinox point when Sun enters the first degree of the first zodiac sign Aries. Equinox is known as the point on the North and South Pole where the earth wobbles a bit, and shows the planets moving faster from certain point from earth. Mayan, Egyptian and Hindu mapping of the sky are 99.999% same, and taken seriously even by the scientific community around the world. Remember, George Washington waited for the Moon to enter into the sign of Virgo the night he was going to lay the first brick of the White House foundation. This fact will never be denied even by the highest scholars of our time. The entire structure of Washington D.C. has been energized with Black Magic rituals to keep its people, and perhaps the world under control by its gigantic monuments. Those structures are believed to be emitting a wave of energy or radiation which keeps the mind of most people under control of their agenda. This was the same reason why Pyramids were built, to energize the minds of its people, whether it was the Anunnaki or Egyptians who built them. This practice of magic through structural monuments was meant for the good by our forefathers of United States, but later, as the Knights of Malta gained more control on this side of the hemisphere, things began to change for the worst. The entire structures in Washington D.C. are based on astrological symbols. Most people in today’s world think that Egyptian pyramids were built 5,000 years ago, including King Khufu’s face with a body of a lion. This information is highly wrong

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and demoted by the so called intellects of the PhD board; because in order to get your degree in archeology in Egyptian history you have to follow the politically correct agendas, otherwise say goodbye to your degree. They will only accept the things they have been taught by the establishment. The structures in Egypt are not 5,000 years old as suggested in high school books. They are over 12-25 thousand years old, maybe even more. The reason why they are so old because everything in Egyptian culture was astrologically based. It was known as Astro-theology to them. This is why, when you study the reason behind the building of King Kufu’s face, it will not make sense as to why he was put on a body of a lion? 5,000 years ago, we were in the age of Scorpio, and there was no reason to build the structure of King Khufu statue with a body of a lion in the age of Scorpio; this is because, it was build during the age of Leo, when the constellation of Leo was rising from the Eastern Horizon at Khufu’s line-of-sight. The age of Leo was last present on this planet from 12,000-25,000 B.C. But there are also theories circulating that it's not the body of a lion at all, but a body of a dog. These are the details and truth you will not learn from any kind of school or astrology book as most of the time they are subjected to scrutiny and rebuttal. Society only wants to you follow what the government has laid out and that is it, while the government holds 80% of the truth about our planet under cover. Let's go into something even more controversial: Christianity.

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I am not an agnostic, racist or atheist. I am simply awaken, and this why I am writing this passage. Through my intensive research, the entire religion of Christianity is based upon Astro-theology. Jesus Christ, in the bible is the modification of Egyptian Sun God Amun Ra; for this is why all Christians say “Amen” at the end of their prayers. Jesus is the same way. He is the representation of the Sun; this is why he is called the son of God. The word sun and son was born from the same ideology. Jesus is the representation of the planet Sun, and his 12 disciples are the 12 zodiac signs. There are a lot more details in my book Kyirux II: The Hidden History. My point in this book was to tell you that everything from religion to powerful government is based upon the planets and stars. Everything is astrologically based, but, it is considered a pseudoscience by the general government intellect and religion figures because they do not want you to know the real and hidden secrets to gain wealth and fame. Saturn, according to most, including the true Vedic historians, was the main significator of wealth and status, as it originally controls the 10th and 11th house in the Zodiac and controls the sign of Capricorn and Aquarius which are the 10th and 11th zodiac signs. In Hindu culture, Saturn has been bread to people as the most demonic planet that gives nothing but sorrow and trouble to people. I wonder why they say this? Why do some people want to hide the truth about this well wisher of all beings? Why do they all promote Venus & Jupiter instead of Saturn as the giver of wealth?

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Venus only brings love in the true reality of planetary energy while Jupiter brings wisdom; it is Saturn and its energy that brings all that you need and more in life; for this is why Blue Sapphire is considered the most dangerous stone in astrology, as it can either kill you, or take you to new heights, but the fact-of-the-matter is, it only benefits most of the time, but out of fear people never wear it. It is supposed to be worn on the neck, or in the middle finger of either hand. Blue Sapphire captures the invisible rays of the planet Saturn and transmits it into our nerves as the light hits our skin from an open back ring or pendant. But remember, Blue Sapphire and its relationship to Saturn was never present in Prashara hora shastra. This correlation was invented in Egypt. I wonder, if every thought in our brain was also planted by someone, like movie 'The Matrix.' We think that we as humans are capable of either destroying or sustaining a balance on this earth, but, what if our so called brain inside our skull is manufacturing those thoughts, while in the conscious reality there is a totally different scenario about science, mathematics, DNA, genetics and life outside our own planet. These are the thoughts that began to rattle within you after you do chakra meditation, which are energy points in your body that control everything about you and your DNA. DNA can be separated and manipulated by sound vibration, which they do now in labs. This is why mantras chanting changes people, and takes them to a higher level of consciousness. When we look at ourselves in the mirror in the morning we think of ourselves as our house, car, money, academic arrogance, and ego, but no one stops to think about the fact

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that, "I am a consciousness in a genetic, bio mechanical suit, experiencing this dimension and game called life." The planets, and their radial vibrations, too, are connected to our chakra energies. By changing your chakra's energy and you can change your luck; a simple solution to a humanly made complex system of understanding. If our DNA can be altered by sound and visual vibration, don’t you think the government with trillions and trillions of dollars might not experiment with such technology to keep their citizens under control through radial and sound vibration known as music, TV and radio? They clog your brain with reality shows, cameramen chasing celebrities, sex, drugs, and treating women like sex objects in music videos! While all along the educational system keeps plummeting to its death in United States, and the plague is soon to follow across the sea. An ex-gang member turn rapper can make 100,000 dollars a week by selling his music about how many women he slept with in a day. On the other hand, the governments can't find enough money to put quality teachers and advance class rooms in most major cities around the world. All of this chaos has a simple solution, (astrology) which itself is a branch of (knowing thyself) and how do you know thyself? It is through Chakra meditation and Kundalini awakening. Okay, enough about history lecture, let’s get back to the basics in the next chapter about astrology and its depth.

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Degrees in Astrology  

Greek- off by 23 degrees, (scientifically proven) Eastern- behind 23 (true) degrees

I.e. Aries- (Greek) March 23rd to April 21st Aries (Eastern) April 15th to May 15th According to true astrology, if you’re born on the 10th of November you’re not a Scorpio; you’re a Libra with Sun in 26 degrees, not Sun in 22 degrees Scorpio. The months themselves have their own personality, so yes, if you’re a November born, you’ll have certain qualities of November, but your true zodiac sign will be Libra, and in the next 2500 years, you’re sign will be Virgo on the same date. That’s the beauty of eastern astrology, it moves with the real galactic plain movement. From 15th to 15th of any month you’re in one Sun sign. If you’re born between 1st and 14th of any month, just read one sign before for your own horoscope, and you’ll know the true picture of your soul and personality. But how are the degrees calculated in astrology? Well, let me show you a screen. If you log on to my youtube channel KRSchannel, there, I have made a video titled Western Astrology vs. Vedic Astrology. The video will

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help you understand why degrees are different in two systems. Basically Earth has two equators, one is called a celestial equator and the other is called Ecliptic equator. Celestial equator is the position of the sky as we see from the ground through our eyes, while the celestial equator is tilted 23 degrees since the entire solar system is titled 23 degrees, so stars do not just go in a straight circle, the circle is titled 23 degrees from the actual equator. This is what Maha Rishi Prashara knew back five to twelve thousands years ago. When someone is born during night time, the Sun is positioned in Imum Coeli, which is simply the lowest point for the Sun from the celestial equator. When Sun is on top of the sky during noon time, it is in the Medium Coeli position, because like the Ecliptic equator, the Sun goes in a 23 degree titled circle from the equator. This is why when Sun rises from the east or simply the eastern side of the sky from anywhere in the world is always known as the Ascendant or Rising sign in astrology. This is for both Western & Eastern system. Remember, the first house in astrology is always the sign rising in the east. The terms: Ascendant, rising and the 1st house of a birth chart is referring to the same thing: the eastern side of the sky. The west direction where the Sun sets is called Descendant, or 7th house, as in 7th house of astrology. North direction is known as the 4th house and south direction is called the 10th house in astrology. No matter what time you’re born, whatever sign was rising from the eastern side of the sky becomes your ascendant or your rising sign.

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Below is the chart of all the planets and the zodiac signs they rule in ascending order, with the element they represent as in (Water, Fire, Air, Earth) starting with the first sign. ARIES-FIRE- MARS (April 15th- May 14th) TAURUS-EARTH-VENUS (May 15th- June 14th) GEMINI--AIR-MERCURY (June15th- July 14th) CANCER-WATER- MOON (July 15th- August 14th) LEO-FIRE-SUN (August 15th- Sept 14th) VIRGO-EARTH-MERCURY (Sep 15th- October 14th) LIBRA- AIR-VENUS (October 15th- Nov 14th) SCORPIO-WATER-MARS (Nov15th- Dec 14th) SAGITTARIUS-FIRE- JUPITER (Dec 15th- Jan 15th) CAPRICORN- EARTH-SATURN (Jan 15th- Feb 14th) AQUARIUS- AIR-SATURN (Feb15th- Mar 14th) PISCES-WATER- JUPITER (Mar 15th- Apr 14th)

Above dates may differ due to leap year cycle. 1. RAHU- RULES NO SIGN - (Eastern astrology shadow planet that does not rule any signs, but transforms to the planet of whose signs it’s sitting in. However, some ancient text of Hindu astrology say that Rahu co-rules the sign of Aquarius along with Saturn. Belo is an example of what I meant by Rahu transforming himself into other planet. I.e. If Rahu is in LEO, it takes the shape and characteristics of the Sun, since Sun rules Leo. But, to go even further more in detail, if Rahu is in the sign of LEO

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and in the same house of Leo he’s sitting with Venus that is also in Leo, then Rahu is also transforming itself in to Venus as well. Whomever Rahu sits with in close conjunction and the sign it occupies in any given house, it becomes that planet. 2. NO SIGN- KETU- Same as RAHU (But, do not think Rahu and Ketu have same personality, they don’t) Also, some ancient text says Ketu co-rules the sign of Scorpio along with Mars. RAHU= Illusion, worldly desire, the future. Wherever it sits, (the house), it wants to attain the things related to that house. Rahu is mass communication, amplification of things, material desires, computers, magic, extravagant. KETU= Liberation, wanting to get away from things that it has already experienced in previous lives, hates being materialistic, and is more mature than Rahu. Rahu only has a head, and no body, and Ketu has a body but no head, this is why some astrologer considers Ketu as stupid, because he doesn’t have a brain, but it has its own maturity. Rahu and Ketu subject will be talked about later in this book. Greek does not include the south node of the Moon (Ketu) but they do include the north node (Rahu) Eastern does not include Uranus and Neptune because they do not affect a single human being, but the entire generation as a whole, because they are too far from earth and they do not change signs for more than 10-20 years.

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Any planet outside the boundaries of Saturn is not capable of giving human's their karmic cycle. This is why Saturn is considered the boundary setter, who restricts things. Only the planets within his realm are capable of giving us a karmic cycle. Any planet outside of Saturn's boundary like Uranus and Neptune do not give any good or bad results, they simply give personality to the house and planet they come in contact with. There is no debilitated and exalted sign of Neptune or Uranus, they simply throw a certain qualitative upon a person. i.e. Neptune= unconditional love. When Neptune sits in any house it gives us unconditional love towards the things related to that house; unless of course it's combust by Sun. If Neptune is in the 5th house, it shows unconditional love for children, performing arts, cinema, acting and knowledge. If Neptune is in conjunction with Venus, it shows unconditional love towards relationship you form with your house. A deep profound sense of love when you fall for someone. But the good or bad result of that house and conjunction of that house will only be seen by the house depositor, planet positioned, aspect or conjunction by the planets that are within the realm of Saturn, which are: Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Rahu & Ketu.

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Ascendant degrees: Another thing to remember is the degree of your rising sign. When you get your horoscope, you will get a small table showing the degrees of each planet in your horoscope. What most people fail to see is their degree of ascendant or rising sign. Even houses have degrees. Your 1st house aka ascendant aka rising sing can be between 0 to 29:59:59 degrees, and if there is any planet sitting between 3 degrees of your ascendant degrees then that planet will have the greatest impact in your life. This is known as 'The source point'. Planet sitting close to the degrees of your ascendant will be the major source of your happiness and sorrow, especially during their time period known as 'Mahadasha', which you will learn in this book. i.e. If your rising sign is at 15 degrees Libra, then any planet in any house around 13-17 degrees will have the most impact in your life. If they are negative planets, they will be greatly negative, if they are positive planets, then they will give the most positive impact. Planets go through 5 stages of life in a single zodiac sign. These five stages occur in every single zodiac sign for a planet. The five stages are known as: 1 2

Infant or baby Young or teenager

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3. Adult 4. Mature 5. Old These stages occur at a particular degree in zodiac sign. Each zodiac sign is 30 degrees, that’s why 30 X 12 is 360. 30 degrees multiplied by 12 zodiac signs which create the full 360 degree of the sky. The entire space around earth, half of which you can't see is the zodiac sign belt. When a planet first enters a zodiac sign at 00:00:01 to 00:59:00 it is in its infant stages, it’s a baby which is always sleeping and has no idea of what is happening in the world. Planet in these degrees are considered weak, but after the age of 32 for a human being they are finally awake and mature, this is why some people find success early on in life and some people start late in their life. Second stage which is Young or teenager stage occurs between 1 and 5 degrees. When planet is in these degrees they are considered young, full of energy, yet undisciplined. Only Moon and Mercury do well in these degrees because Mercury is a prince, he likes to run around, hit on women, play games, but when mom or dad calls him to come home and do his homework, he does his homework. Moon does well in these degrees because Moon is emotions and our reaction to the ambience around us. When a teenager breaks up with his or her girlfriend or boyfriend, they get over them quite quickly, most of the time, but if you were to break up with someone in your mature or older stages then the impact of that breakup is devastating, this is why when Moon is in these degrees, it keeps you away from

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depression, most of the time, unless it is getting a bad aspect. In Adult stage, which happens between 6 and 17 degrees of a zodiac sign, the planet is an adult or young adult, ready to take on the tasks of the real world, and think logically, but they still do have fun. In this stage of the degrees Venus and Mars do well, because Venus would rather experience a solid, committed relationship than a teenage fling. Mars does well here because Mars is a solider, a fighter, but Mars is not a thug, and it won’t hit you just for the heck of it as most teenagers do. Mars will only hit you if you deserved to be hit. In Mature stages of a degree which occurs from 18-25 degrees, a planet would act as a leader, the president or CEO of a company. They are all about work, and taking things seriously in life, making the right decision and not playing around with games. This is where planets like Sun, Saturn and Jupiter do well, because they are mature planets who always teach us something and they love working hard. The old stage, which occurs between 26-29.9 degrees, is the grandpa stage, and no planets want to be in this position because as an old person you don’t have the strength and power as you once did in your youth. An old person can barely walk on their two feet, let alone take on the world. But, these are still powerful planets, especially if your ascendant degrees are very late, then any planet in those late degrees will have a great impact on the person's life. Saturn especially does well when in old stages. Planets here just tend to be more careful and cautious about what they do,

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however they are easily capable of working hard when they make a decision. In this late stage of a zodiac sign you want to have Rahu and Ketu here, or you want to have Rahu and Ketu in the baby stages, because since Rahu and Ketu usually create negative karmic effect on our life, it is better to have them very old without power or very young as in sleeping stages in any zodiac sign. But remember, Rahu and Ketu always go backwards, so they enter a zodiac sign at 29.9 degrees, and they leave that zodiac sign at 00:00:01 degrees. These two shadow planets are always retrograding. Rahu and Ketu also do give very good effect, however, because of their malefic nature, it’s better to not have them giving any results. Since we talked about the zodiac signs we did not talk about the planets, and their own personality. Below are the planets and their personality in astrology. I will not include Uranus, Neptune or Pluto, because according to my book, they are not affecting your immediate life. The planets below also represents family members in your life; this way if your Sun is damaged in your house, or its in sad position, your relationship with your father may not be so sweet since Sun represents the father figure in one's life. SUN - The father, (The King), power, authority, your soul, and the way you come out to people, and how bright your light shines depends upon the condition of your Sun.

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Sun control the vital energy within you which drives you success, self expression, indicator of career, confidence and leadership skills. Sun is also the (Karaka) of profession or work. (Karaka simply means significator). MOON - Mother, (Queen), emotions, how your react to emotions, home life, your peace of mind, the way you think, but do not mistake this for your intelligence, which is ruled by Mercury. We all have emotions, but our intelligence is at a different level. Moon is your mind, sensitivity, emotions, imagination, comfort, fertility, your emotional response to the world. MERCURY- Now we come to your intelligence: Mercury. It represents communication, media, writing ability, speaking ability, ability to do business, and how serious of a person you are, or are you a total comedian. It also represents Prince. Prince. No one takes prince seriously, but he still has an authority because after all, he’s son of the King. Mercury is shows our ability to memorize things, working with hands, writing and journalism. VENUS - it represents your wife, girlfriend, (Princess) Venus is a princess, not a queen, and they are two different personalities. Queen is mature, and ready to handle the kingdom’s issues type of gal, but princess just wants to play like the prince, and desire all the material things. Venus also represents females in your life that you come across; pleasure from luxury, sexual desire. Venus shows the type of females you will attract in your life. Venus is also comfort, pleasure, sexual pleasure, how well one dresses, beauty, art,

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lust, romance, happiness, wife in a man's chart, strong indicator of marriage for both men & women. MARS - represents your friends, (Soldier), your fighting ability, bother, and brotherly figures in life, and most importantly your will power or lack thereof. Mars is your will power and your ability to fight through tasks and hurtles you run into in your life. Mars is our physical vitality, interest in sports, competition, martial arts, anger, conflicts, tool, military, weapon making, our overall energy, cuts, burns, bruises and blood. JUPITER - Jupiter is wisdom, your teacher, (King’s minister), and the type of teachers you run into in your life, expansion of thoughts, and it shows expansion of certain things in your life which depends upon the sign and house it controls. They say Jupiter controls wealth; no, it does not, Jupiter controls the wealth of wisdom and opportunity, and how much wealth you make out of that opportunity. The wealth factor depends upon your Saturn, yes Saturn. You may think Saturn is only responsible for misery in your life, but remember, it controls the 10th and 11th sign in the Zodiac, and 10th house and 11th house control your career, and incoming gains. Saturn is the one holding your book on karma. Good karma equals huge wealth, bad karma equals less wealth or no wealth. SATURN - (General of the Army) represents your uncle, the type of boss you’ll have, your good and bad deeds in this life or the past, how hard will you work, your true career and wealth, your level of maturity and aspects of your life that might be restricted for at least 50% of the time. I say this because even though Saturn limits your ability of certain

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aspects of your life depending upon the sign and house its ruling, it usually frees you up from its aftermath after the age of 35 per eastern astrology. Saturn is limitation, restriction, discipline, structure, order, law, obstacles, delay, focus and separation. I.e. Saturn in the 7th house, or the zodiac sign that Saturn rules are in the 7th house, and, if Saturn (aspects) the 7th house (we’ll talk about ASPECTS later in the book), this will give you a late or delayed marriage or business partnership, but it WILL give you a marriage. It just delays it, and knowing this fact, it will be better if you got married after the age of 32. If you have this placement in your chart and you get married before that age, then divorce will be your next calling. This is why it’s so important to know your true astrology and your true astrological chart, as it will help you skip the rocks on your pathway. Do all marriages with Saturn's placement in 7th house or aspect on 7th house get delayed? No, but most of the time it does. RAHU- North node of the Moon, which only has a head and no body; because the body is the south node KETU. These two planets are a major part of the Vedic Astrological system. Rahu loves the worldly riches, and possession of all the material things. Rahu wants to have those things you see on MTV cribs and it wants your next generation Iphone. It wants that Benz and hates driving its current car. Rahu is where our ambitions are, it’s what we constantly think about. Next time, look at the house and sign that your Rahu (north node) is sitting in, and understand the detail of that sign and the planet that rules that sign, and see if you have

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the same desires as that sign talks about. Most likely, you will agree. KETU- He is the rest of the body without the head, some say he’s stupid because he doesn’t have a head with brain, some say he’s just a loner, because he loves being alone and away from all the worldly things; in contrary, just the opposite of Rahu. Depending upon the house Ketu is in, it will make you either less needy of what that house represents, or will give you less desires to get the things related to that house. Ketu feels like he’s already experienced the things of the house he sits in. It feels that it has mastery over the things related to the house its placed in. Ketu is the part which you shouldn’t really care about too much as it will manifest itself without you even thinking about it. Ketu is isolation, enlightenment, spirituality, occult, silence, psychic intuition, discomfort, mysticism. I.e. A If you have Ketu in your 7th house, regardless of the sign it’s in, then it will either make you hate the idea of marriage, or you’ll experience so many disappointments in marriage that you’ll just runway from the world of legal bondage. This situation can nullify itself if Ketu is sitting with Jupiter, Saturn or Venus, as these planets promote union and marriage, this however won’t give you the best marriage in the world but it’ll give you marriages which will last, like two old married couple arguing. Wherever you have Ketu, you naturally will not care of those things. However, aspects from other planets changes the situation of Ketu. Saturn and Ketu in 7th house can actually promote long lasting

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marriage, which may be cold and dry, but it will sustain itself. I.e. B Ketu in the 5th house of children, and fun, will make you feel like children are a huge responsibility in life, or you just won’t be into babies as much. This does not mean you won’t have them, yeah, you may have an abortion because you didn’t want to have a baby, because Ketu does not make you feel bad about the things you can’t have, because you won’t want them in the first place. Yet Ketu usually produces a boy. RAHU and KETU are always opposite of one-&-other. They are always 7 houses apart, which make them opposite to each other. They move in sync motion, the exact same degrees. They will never meet, or ever go less or more than 7 houses apart; except some divisional charts, which I will discuss later in the book. There are 12 houses in astrology, and this applies to both Greek and Eastern astrology. 1. HOUSE 1 – (Ascendant) (Most important per Eastern). It rules body and personality. Most astrologers will say it rules the majority of a person’s life and its luck as well, but it’s not true. The luck, career and wealth factor is ruled by other houses. However, it's the foundation of your life, so a weak foundation will make other planets a little wobbly

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sitting in a house. But, may people have bad ascendants, but due to other planetary positions they come out quite well. 2. HOUSE 2 – family, fixed assets, speech, family business, possessions of things, throat, this also includes married life (some only count 7th house as a marriage house, but 2nd and 4th is also important as they rule the home life in eastern astrology) This house is also death inflicting house (Marka House) Marka simply means houses that mentally & physically kill you, as 2nd represents the family, it will make you work, think, argue, fight and disagree with people in your family if it is ill in your chart. The negative aspect of such house can drain any person to their death. 3. HOUSE 3 – Short distance travel, like state to state, or from one town to another like a truck driver. The third house also represents siblings and relationship with them, media, networking skills, writing and speaking ability. This house also promotes courage. It's the house of will power and your efforts. Where your efforts will be and how much effort will you put in your work. This is also the house of longevity since it's 8th from the 8th house. 4. HOUSE 4 – home, family life, ownership of home, and vehicles, peace of mind, your childhood, teachings of your mother, grade school and any kind of conveniences. Having an air conditioner is also

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considered a 4th house object since it represents convenience. 5. HOUSE 5 – This house represents children, fun, creativity, past life karma, education, speculative business, entertainment, ancient knowledge, media, writing and stock market. I say media and writing because 5th house is 3rd from the 3rd house, which becomes the 2nd choice for looking at an individual's creativity. 6. HOUSE 6 – dealing with enemies, diseases of the body, everyday work life and relationship with co-workers. This is the house of debt, obstacles, warzone, fighting, litigation and divorce. 7. HOUSE 7 – Marriage, legal partnership (also includes business partnership), rules fame of a person as its opposite of the 1st house which is self and 7th house is other people, house of masses, and it also involves sex, and sexual relationship with the legal partner. (In Greek they say 5th and 8th house rules sex, but that’s not correct, 5th house rules romance, and 8th house, well, we’ll get to that next.) This is also a death inflicting house (Marka House) Because dealing with marriage and its issues everyday can kill anyone. 8. HOUSE 8 – This house rules death and rebirth of a person or how one rises after a great fall in their life. This house also shows money through in-laws and friends as in loans you might get from them. Financial loans for home, business is also shown from

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this house. Deep rooted issues of one's life, and one's interest or lack thereof in mystical world such as astrology, magic, tantric practices , ghosts are shown form this house. 8th house also represents life span of a person. This is simply the house of occult. Secret affairs are also seen from this. Government taxes, spies and business related to secret government dealings are seen from the 8th house. Death is not something to fear, you will die, you can’t live forever, but if your lifespan is short, (although it’s a blessing in my terms) you can still extend it per Vedic astrology remedies.) We will talk about remedies later in the book. 8th house is a major (Marka House) This is truly a death inflicting house, as 8th house deal with things that are buried deep beneath the earth, and when certain planets align in 2nd, 7th and 8th house; it usually causes death for a person. 9. HOUSE 9 – This house shows interest in religion, long distance travel and higher philosophical education. This house rule advance education like PhD or masters, but also the education that brings wisdom in one's life, whether negative or positive, which depends on the planet and signs that rules this house. This house also represents the law field as 9th house is about doing the right things or being punished for it. It's the house of your gurus as in teachers and teachings of your father.

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10. HOUSE 10 – This house shows your image in the outer world, like place of work and community, as it’s opposite to the 4th house which is home, your private life. It rules career too, but only holds 30% of the truth about your career. In Greek astrology they give a major emphasis on the 10th house and its lord or the planet sitting in 10th house to determine your career, but this is not true, why you ask? Because Greek only relies on 1 chart, your basic birth chart, and, sometimes eastern astrologer, too, relies on the same chart. But, there is a bigger depth to this house. In Eastern astrology there are many (Divisional) charts which show a detailed analysis of a person’s life, which can be career, marriage, children, health, travel etc… The divisional chart that rules the career is called (D-10 chart) or Dashamsa chart in Eastern astrology. (We’ll talk about it later) But career is also seen from 2nd, 6th and 7th house, too. 7th house is 10th from the 10th house, which becomes the career of your career house. 11. HOUSE 11 – This house shows gains of all kinds, hopes, wishes, power to achieve your desired goal, and your source of income. The source of income is not your 10th house, but your 11th house. How will you make your money, or how will you get your (Big) money. Your 10th house just shows career, , rise & fall in career and what field you’ll go into after looking at all the divisional charts, but 11th house shows the big gains you’ll receive in your life. Very important house in terms of wealth.

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12. HOUSE 12 – House of mystery, your hidden talent, your hidden magic, foreign country settlement, losses but, not necessarily loss of money, it could be loss of enemies or health, as in, you’ll lose enemies, which stands for: you may not have much enemies, or you may not have too many disease in your possession. If you look at this house carefully, 12th house which is known as the house of losses or expenditure, can also work in your advantage as well. We’ll talk about this later. But, 12th house is a major player in careers of fictional writers, as 12th house takes you into a different dream land, and dimension which is required for a fantasy writer. Now that you know the 12 houses in basic forms, let’s talk about the most important house in astrology, your 1st house, your (ASCENDANT). Rising sign, also known as Ascendant, holds the first sign rising on the eastern horizon. Ascendant according to eastern astrology is the MOST important house in astrology. It is the house that sets your wheel of destiny in place, but, do not think your destiny is set, no, destiny changes as the planet never sit still, but always move. The moment when you’re born, the zodiac sign rising on the eastern horizon becomes the ascendant. This is why do not just go on your Sun Signs, but go on your time of birth, and place of birth, and check what sign was rising on the ascendant. Now-a-days, any astrology software will show you your ascendant sign, as most of the time it’s marked as (Asc) on a Vedic chart.

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Whatever Zodiac sign is rising as your ascendant, it will set the pace of your career, marriage, children and wealth. Now, how much or how little wealth, bad or good career, marriage or no marriage, divorce or no divorce, children or no children, all these aspects of life are then set by the planets that are controlling each house, and the house that planets are occupying. But the type of things & people you’ll run into in your life will be shown by houses controlling your chart. The ascendant permanently sets the houses in your horoscope. I.e. Let's say you’re born on August 6th 1977, at 10:20 am in New Delhi, India; the software will calculate your chart, and will show your “Ascendant” aka your rising sign as Virgo, which is ruled by the Mercury. What does this means you ask? This means, your first house is ruled by the zodiac sign of Virgo, and moving counter clockwise, your next house will be ruled by Libra which is the 2nd house, and then 3rd house will be ruled by Scorpio and so on. The zodiac signs in all astrology are in a certain chronological order which are shown below.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

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7. Libra 8. Scorpio 9. Sagittarius 10. Capricorn 11. Aquarius 12. Pisces If someone asks you what sign comes after Leo, you should say Virgo. No matter what sign you run into, the next sign will always be from the list above. If you think about Scorpio, then next sign always will be Sagittarius. Why is this important? First, knowing your ascendant will tell you what kind of things you’ll run into. If you have CANCER ascendant, then your directly opposite sign to Cancer is Capricorn in the 7th house. What does this mean? Well, this will show you what kind of a partner you will get. Usually Cancer ascendant people get much older and mature partner than their own age; because Saturn rules the sign of Capricorn and Saturn is known as the planet of antique things or things & people that are mature and old.

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The 12 Zodiac Signs Aries Horoscope Details on Aries sign. Element- Fire Gender- Male Ruler- Mars Sector- North Vedic Astrology- April 15th-May 14th Tropical- March 22nd-April 21st Aries is the first sign of the zodiac, which starts from April 15th to May 14th. You must be thinking I have written this information wrong, because Aries is from March 22nd to April 21st, right? Well, I am sure you read the chapter before this where I told you exactly why the dates are the way they are. Aries is ruled by the red, angry, fearless planet Mars. This zodiac sign has the positive energy of Mars, where Scorpio has a darker side of Mars. Aries personality is all about taking charge and leading the team to the finish line. They have tremendous energy to take on big tasks and finish them on time. This is why, most of the time Aries comes out emotionless because they do not waste time on thinking and talking, which is a second nature of an emotional person. 37

Aries people like to be very logical and straight forward in their thinking. However, one big negative point about Aries people is that they do not like to be corrected or be told what to do. Even if they are wrong, they would not admit it, rather they will do whatever they can do justify it. This is why Aries are best when they are their own bosses, or higher up in the corporate ladder like a V.P., CEO, District Manager, Attorney, Police Chief and athlete. They are someone who likes to be in control, and why not, they actually do things right when it comes to business and making money, but, since they are so consumed with their professional life, there home life sometimes suffers. They also love competition, especially in sports.

Taurus Horoscope Element - Earth Gender - Female Ruler - Venus Vedic Astrology - May 15 - June 14th Tropical - April 22nd - May 21st

Taurus is the second sign of the zodiac, which starts from May 15- June 14th.

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Taurus is ruled by the sensual, beautiful and lovable planet Venus. Taurus and Libra are both ruled by Venus, but Taurus is a feminine sign while Libra is masculine. Taurus is represented by the bull, bull who charges when it seeks an opportunity. This is why Taurus rules fixed assets and family wealth; Taurus is naturally a representation of the 2nd house in astrology. Taurus people are more concerned with having security in love-&-relationship than feelings. There way of relating to a romantic partner is by creating wealth and security for future. Taurus people love everything luxurious like the Libras, but, Taurus people like to only achieve them on their own hard work. Since Taurus represents the financial aspect of one's life, they do very well as financial planners, stock brokers, asset managers, accountant, bank managers or any profession that is dealing with currency or calculation of money. However, since Venus rules this sign they make great singers, artists and poets.

Gemini Horoscope Element - Air Gender - Neutral/male Ruler - Mercury Vedic Astrology - June 15 - July 15th Tropical - May 21st - June 22nd

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Gemini is the third sign of the zodiac, which starts from June 15- July 15th. Gemini is ruled by the master of communication, media, pleasure, business and ADD: Mercury. Due to the quick moving nature of Mercury Gemini people are very quick thinkers and this is why their attention is never on just one thing, but ten different things. This is why they are known as the ADD of the Zodiac, but this is a false rumor. It is not their attention span that is the problem; Gemini people simply love different things and get bored with the routine very quickly. Gemini makes the best entrepreneur, because these people are able to handle 10 different businesses at the same time and they handle them well. Gemini people are usual the ones who can write, direct, edit and act in a film. This is why the best career for Gemini people is in media because things change in media every day, which keeps these quick witty thinkers going. Gemini's make the best of writers, actors and singers due to the influence of Mercury. In love, too, Gemini people are very emotional, especially the Gemini Moon, but, these people need new sparks in their relationship every six months or so, this is why you have to keep up with them or they will leave.

Cancer Horoscope Element - Water Gender - Female Ruler - Moon Vedic Astrology - July 15th - August 14th

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Tropical - June 22nd - July 21st Cancer is the fourth sign of the zodiac, which starts from July 15th-August 14th. Cancer is ruled by the emotional, soft natured and motherly personality Moon. Moon in Astrology represents emotion, feelings, feminine personality, a caretaker, and caregiver, someone who thinks about others first before themselves. This is why Cancer people are very emotional and soft natured, and being the 4th sign of the zodiac they represent the 4th house, which is your home, your inner peace, your heart and your mother. Cancer people make the best of housewives, cooks, writers, emotional actors, interior decorators, but also they do very well in the medical field, especially being a nurse. A nurse is required to have that motherly natured personality, someone who wants to take care of others, even a doctor needs to have that personality. Cancer people also make the beset hotel managers because hotel is about taking care of others. Due to their emotional nature Cancer people make dramatic actors or romantic writers, because love & romance is everything this water sign craves. Cancer people make the best politicians as well because they love to observe people and take care of them. Being a water sign, they can maneuver themselves through people to get their point and agenda across.

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Leo Horoscope Element - Fire Gender - Male Ruler - Sun Vedic Astrology - August 15 - September 14th Tropical - July 23nd - August 22nd Leo is the fifth sign of the zodiac, which starts from July 15th-August 14th. Leo people are ruled by the hot, bright kingly Sun. Leo people are the proudest people of the zodiac. These people love to be the center of attention and love being the talk of the town. Since Leo is ruled by the Sun, which is the brightest thing in the sky and outshines everything else in the Universe, Leo people love being a celebrity, or a politician, because these people are well known to everyone around the world, just like how Sun shines its light on everything. Leo is the original controller of the 5th house, 5th house which controls children, creativity, arts, theater, cinema, ancient texts, politics and education. This is why most people with influence of Leo in their chart or influence of 5th house in their horoscope always run towards the media, communication or art industry because it's all about creativity with these folks. Leo people however usually are not so deep lovers, because they are so busy trying to be out-

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&-about in the world that their home life suffers. If you notice, mostly all the celebrity couples break up at one point or another, because both of them are trying to just be in front of the limelight. Leo people usually get along with Aquarius, Libra and Gemini, because these three sings are all about creativity, arts and media.

Virgo Horoscope Element - Earth Gender - Female Ruler - Mercury Vedic Astrology - September 15 - October 14th Tropical - August 23rd - September 21st

Virgo is the sixth sign of the zodiac, which starts from September 15- October 14th. Virgos are hard workers. They are workaholics, and they love it. Virgo is ruled by Mercury, but this is more of a serious side of Mercury, unlike Gemini. Virgo people are focused on one thing and they want to do it well. Virgos are perfectionists. They want to do their job well and they will not quit until they do it. This is why Virgos make some of the most successful rages to riches stories because they

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know the value of 'Hard Work'. Virgo women are known to be some of the most beautiful women. Virgo zodiac sign is represented by a standing woman at the edge of the boat holding wheat on one hand and ayurvedic medication in the other. This represents the healing quality within. this. This symbolism of woman is the reason why Virgo women are more beautiful than Libra women sometimes, even though Libra is ruled by the planet of beauty Venus. Virgos make the best managers, supervisors, CEOs, Attorneys and Judges, because all these professions require responsibility, detail analysis and long hours of work. Virgo people can also make good novelists, because writing a novel is not an easy task, it is not like you are writing a college paper or an article. Novel writing requires long hours of writing, dedication and persistent work. Saturn in Virgo usually produces a fiction writer because Saturn and Virgo are all about long hours of work and taking things slow. Libra Horoscope Element - Air Gender - Male Ruler - Venus Vedic Astrology - October 15 - November 14th Tropical - September 23rd - October 24th

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Libra is the seventh sign of the zodiac, which starts from October 15- November 14th. Libra is ruled by Venus, Venus which represents beauty, fashion, relationships, balance, art, music & good food. this is everything that Libra is about. Libra people are very mellow and sensual; they love being taken care of. Libra is not lazy, Libra is someone who believes that one doesn't need to work hard in order to achieve success, this is why most Librans do well in business that have residual income. A business avenue where they do not have redundantly work hard for the same thing, for this is why they love being in Music, movies, books, arts & craft. Even though Libra is about having a balance in life, the zodiac symbol of Libra has been mistaken. Libra is not about law only, Libra's symbol is about a man walking in a market with a balancer, as in merchant. Libra people take things slow, and love to do this at their own pace; this is why Libra and 7th house in astrology represents business, besides representing love, marriage and partnership. Libra doesn't like to be in a stressful work environment like Virgos. Libra people like to do things when they please; this is why they should always do their own business.

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Scorpio Horoscope Element - Water Gender - Female Ruler - Mars Vedic Astrology - November 15 - December 14th Tropical - October 23rd - November 22nd Scorpio is the eight sign of the zodiac, which starts from November 15- December 14th. Scorpios being the 8th sign of the zodiac not only represents the 8th house of depth, underground world and things that are hidden, but it also has the power of the Numerology life path 8. Scorpio is the darker side of Mars, but it doesn't mean it is the negative side, it simply means this is the mystical side of Mars. Scorpio is known as the most intense sign because there is a war going on within them 24/7. They are in a constant battle with themselves, wanting to know the secrets of this universe and how to achieve power with those secrets. This is why Scorpio people make the best psychics, astrologers, numerologist, mystics and conspiracy theorist, because they want to get to the bottom of things. Scorpio isn't necessarily a sign that makes one a detective, being a detective could be anything: search for truth, for life, for aliens, UFO, science, mystical world etc... Scorpio

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represents passion and obsession. Best career for Scorpios are surgeon, mystics, astrologers, scientists, science fiction authors, dramatic and deep actors or any profession that has to do with finding the truth about life. In love, too, Scorpios make the most loyal partner due to their water nature.

Sagittarius Horoscope Element - Fire Gender - Male Ruler - Jupiter Vedic Astrology - December 15 - January 14th Tropical - November 23rd - December 22nd Sagittarius is the 9th sign of the zodiac, which starts from December 15- January 14th. Sagittarius is the philosopher of the zodiac. It's ruled by the planet of wisdom Jupiter. Jupiter represents religion, philosophy, expansion of wisdom, education and higher knowledge. Sagittarius represents the ideology of Jupiter. These folks are very fond of religion and following the righteous path, but Sagittarius people are more about be practical knowledge than being in the dream world of philosophical knowledge. Their wisdom comes from

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thinking logically. Sagittarius people love studying. They love getting their masters' degree, PhD and becoming a professor. If these folks can stay at a universe for life, they will do that. Sagittarius people are also about free spirit and giving space to their partner and expecting the same in return. For Sagittarius people, loving making isn't as important as talking about intellectual things while in bed. This is why most of the time they only prefer someone with low sex drive, but high educational drive. The best profession for these people would be to become a professor, writer, researcher, non-fictional writers. Sagittarius people are the priests, philosophers, scientific researchers, astrologers, astronomers, archeologist and any kind of teacher.

Capricorn Horoscope Element - Earth Gender - Female Ruler - Saturn Vedic Astrology - January 15 - Feburary14th Tropical - December 23rd - January 22nd Capricorn is the 10th sign of the zodiac, which starts from January 15- Feburary14th.

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Capricorn is a very practical and fundamental sign of the zodiac. The ruler Saturn, which represents delay, reality, boundaries, headwork and wealth, tend to keep Capricorn in karmic check. Since Saturn is the judge of your past life karmas, Capricorn people usually get their punishment quick if they do something wrong in their life, but that is why Capricorn people have the greatest wisdom about reality of life, because they see things for what they are, not for what everyone is selling them for; Capricorn makes a great businessmen because of those qualities. Even though ruled by Saturn, Capricorn people get best of everything, because their 7th house is ruled by the sensual Moon, while 10th house of career is ruled by Saturn's best friend Venus. Capricorn people represents hard work, dedication, because they are an earth sign like Taurus and Virgo, and earth sign people are very hard working and practical. This is why they are the ones who reap the results faster than other zodiac signs. The best career for Capricorn people is politics, government, accountant, manager, district managers, lawyers, judges, police officers, anyone who loves following the law of the land and implementing them. Capricorn people are good at structuring things.

Aquarius Horoscope Element - Air Gender - Male Ruler - Saturn Vedic Astrology - February 15 - March 14th

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Tropical - January 23rd - February 22nd Aquarius is the 11th sign of the zodiac, which starts from February 15- March 14th. Aquarius is the lighter side of Saturn, if Capricorn represented a hard worker then Aquarius represents a communicator who works hard. Aquarius is the original 11th sign, which means it represents the 11th house of astrology, and 11th house is all about communication, networking and socializing with friends and wanting to achieve a great goal and bring the world together. This is why Aquarius people are very friends and social circle savvy. They accomplish their tasks & goals through their resources of network & friends. Each zodiac signs has its own karmic life path they take, as some make it into this world being alone, while other zodiac signs require company of others. Aquarius is no different. Since Saturn rules this sign, these folks get easy gains in life through friends and network, and they get promoted much faster due to their contacts. However, there is a rumor going around about Aquarius. They say Aquarius individual is heartless and they are very emotionless in romance, why? They are not heartless, Aquarius is an air sign like Gemini and Libra, and the only way a relationship survives is when it has the best communication between two people. The best career for Aquarius people are, fashion, media, PR Agent, wedding planar, party planar, actor, T.V. show host and a diva. These guys are also the natural scientists of the zodiac so you can also see them as mathematicians and physicists.

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Pisces Horoscope Element - Water Gender - Female Ruler - Jupiter Vedic Astrology - March 15 - April 14th Tropical - February 23rd - March 21st Pisces is the 12th sign of the zodiac, which starts from March 15- April 14th. Even though Pisces is a water sign, they are still more reserved in their approach in love & romance in compression to Cancer and Scorpio. Pisces is the 12th and the last sign of zodiac, which means it represents the 12th house of astrology. 12th house shows your hidden talent, inner self, primarily, exile, isolation, dream world, the other dimensions and physic connection. Since this sign is ruled by Jupiter, Pisces is more about the spiritual realm more than romantic realm. Pisces people live in their own world most of the time, and they do not like to be bothered, because it disturbers their cosmic connection with thyself. They come off as someone who is reserved in love, but they are not, they just need their space most of the time. In order for Pisces to function properly, they need to spend time alone. They are like Number 7 in numerology. Pisces people make the best fantasy writers. They also make the best

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astrologers, spiritual healers, Reiki healers, pranic healers, physics, tarot card readers, or any type of spiritual guru or yoga master. These folks hate being in the real world. This sign is all about imagination.

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CHARTS and How to read them: Before I talk about aspects, let me show you how to read an astrological chart in eastern style, which is very, very simple and easy to learn.

This is an East Indian Chart The chart above is your basic astrological chart in Vedic Astrology. This is also known as LAGNA CHART. This shows the position of the planets, and the zodiac signs they are sitting in at any given moment. This chart above is like looking at the sky above when you are outside. 53

Remember (Ascendant) is the first 1st sign rising in the eastern horizon. In Vedic Astrology chart. Ascendant is always the first house. Now, go counter clockwise to the left, where it shows number 2 in the above chart. That my friend is your 2nd house, now keep going to the next house, and next house, from 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th etc.…all the way to number 12. These are your 12 houses. They never change in your birth chart. The 2nd house will always be at the position where you see number 2. It’s that simple. So all living things on this planet will always have the 2nd house where number 2 is showing, these houses are locked in. Let's do a quick test. Show me the 10th house? That’s right. 10th house is the house where it says number 10. That’s your 10th house in Vedic (Eastern) astrology. The house that shows your career and what kind of an impact you will have on the world. Now you know the houses, and you know they never move, what always moves in this chart are the zodiac signs, and they move every 2.5 hours. Every 2.5 hours a new zodiac sign will rise from all houses.

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Look at the chart below.

Ahh ohh…., what just happened? I know we see the 1, 2, and 3 and rest of the numbers showing the house, but what are those numbers on top of them? Yes, those are your Zodiac signs rising inside each of the houses.

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Asc - the 1st house shows the number 4. What does that mean though? What sign is that? Remember the Zodiac signs always start from Aries as the 1st sign, Taurus as the 2nd sign, and Gemini as the 3rd sign etc... Then what is the 4th sign of the Zodiac? That’s correct, CANCER. That 4 is representing Cancer rising. This chart is a Cancer ascendant chart. What sign is rising in the 10th house? No, not the 10th sign Capricorn. The sign that’s rising in the 10th house is Aries as (1), because after the 12th zodiac sign, it starts from the 1st sign Aries, as in after Pisces the 12th sign it goes back to Aries. In the 9th house you see 12 (Pisces), and 10th house Aries. That’s it, it’s that simple. You know the house and you now know the signs in those houses. Look at the chart below.

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Where is the Ascendant? Do not look for a writing showing you “Asc” or “Ascendant”. The ascendant is always the 1st house. Most software will not show you (Ascendant) writing on them. Now we have a problem though, we just see the house numbers but no zodiac signs, right? WRONG. Those numbers that you see are not showing you which house it is. What is it showing you then? What if the sign Aries was rising in the east, then the computer will simply show 1 in that ascendant box; not

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the house, but showing that first sign of the zodiac was rising in the first house. From the chart above, let's do a quick test. What sign in the 1st house? Yes, Aries, What sign in the 2nd house? Yes, Taurus. What sign is in the 7th house? Yes, Libra. A horoscope chart can also start from the first sign Aries, because during 24 hour period of a single day, all 12 signs will be coming inside the 1st house. A normal Vedic astrology chart will never show you the house numbers along with the zodiac signs, because the software assumes you’re a professional and you know the very first thing about the chart, (how to read it). Next time you see a chart with numbers, don’t think it’s the houses, houses are fixed, but it’s the zodiac signs that are shown. I'll redundantly keep repeating myself until it becomes second nature to you. Okay, just one more chart now and no more chart teaching.

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On the chart above, we now have planets sitting in the houses. Can you tell me what house Moon is in? No, Moon is not in the 10th house. Try harder. Don’t look just yet, but the answer is on the other page. Your Moon is in Capricorn…. Can you tell me what house Moon is in?

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Yes, it’s in the 7th house, where Capricorn is rising. What does 7th house represents? Exactly! Marriage, spouse, nature of spouse, legal bindings, relations with others and business. Let’s do in-depth. What does Moon do in the 7th house? How would you determine what Moon is doing in the 7th house? 1. Look at the sign its placed in (Capricorn) 2. Look at what house Moon rules (The Ascendant) 3. Know the nature of the Moon. 4. Which zodiac sign Moon is happy and sad in, and which sign its neutral in? 5. Is anyone looking (aspecting) the Moon? 6. What Nakshatra is Moon in at that time? You want to ask yourself all these questions, but guess what, you will not know what most of these questions are until you finish the book. Let’s keep going.

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Let’s talk about Aspects of Planets Aspects are simply the houses that each planet looks towards from the house that it sits in. An aspect simply means sight, or seeing something. If you’re sitting at a window of your apartment and you look across the airshaft to the building across the street; you’re aspecting that building. Instead of you, just put Saturn at the window with a cup of coffee, and instead of the apartment building, think of a astrological house; the 12th houses for instance. Saturn, sitting at the same window that you were sitting at but now in the 12th house, he will look towards building number 1 (which is the place you’re sitting at, inside of the apartment), building number 3, building number 7 and building number 10. And when he looks at those buildings, he affects the ambience of those buildings. Simply, Saturn aspects the 1st, 3rd, 7th and 10th house from itself. This is why in the 12th house, Saturn would aspect the 2nd house, 6th house and 9th house. All aspects are counted counterclockwise. Let's say Saturn is sitting at the window of an apartment building 1 (The first house, aka, Ascendant), and he’s looking at his girlfriend in building (house) 3, but, because he’s inside a bad apartment (building 1), 61

he’s not happy, and so he’s looking at his girlfriend across the airshaft with a grim and somber face. What does this do? Well, it will bring the girlfriend's mood down in building 3, and the ambience of building 3 will also suffer because the negative energy will transpire through the girlfriend and into the house. This will happen to the building 7 and 10 as well (meaning houses), because Saturn is not just looking at build 3 with a somber look, but all the buildings he is able to see. Building 7 and 10 may hold his father and friends, and it will not be a good feeling. Now, let's say Saturn was in a good (Happy) position in building 1, which is the apartment he’s sitting in right now, then he’ll be happy, and smiling, and giving kisses to his girlfriend, father, mother, and, his boss,  , which will just create a happy mood all around. Happy and sad mood in astrology is simply the signs and houses a planet sits in where he or she is either happy being there, sad or neutral. Now, how do you figure out happy or sad mood of Saturn, and other planets? Let’s look at the table below. I will only show happy and sad, as rest are neutral places for the planets, rest I mean rest of the zodiac signs and houses. Remember, there are 12 zodiac signs and 12 houses, so the houses not mentioned in the table below for each planet are considered neutral places. But rule of thumb for aspects are that all planets give aspect result according to their significance and then their natal position in the chart. Significance simply

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means if the planet is a natural malefic or a natural benefic. Natural malefic: Saturn Mars Rahu Ketu Sun (mild malefic) Natural benefic Jupiter Venus Moon Mercury Sun (mild benefic) Sun is counted both as a benefic and malefic because Sun is still the life force and the king so he's positive in nature, but Sun is also hot and it can burn things, this is why he's also considered malefic. When Saturn aspects other planets through his 3rd, 7th and 10th aspect he will always give his malefic effects no matter what, but, depending upon the ascendant where Saturn might rule good or bad houses, he will alter his negativity. If Saturn aspects a planet while sitting in Taurus ascendant then for that ascendant Saturn becomes lord of the 9th and 10th house which are the two of the best houses in astrology, which ultimately makes Saturn a 'Yogakaraka' planet. You will learn about yogakaraka planet later in the book, but it simply means when one planet rules the kendra and trikona houses for

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a particular ascendant it becomes the most powerful planet for that ascendant aka rising sign. Saturn's sign placement will also matter; is Saturn debilitated, exalted, neutral, in enemy sign or in friendly sign? If a natural benefic aspects others planets he will always give positive results first but depending upon which house he rules he will also bring qualities of those houses as well along with the sign its placed in. If Jupiter is in the ascendant and Jupiter aspects the 5th, 7th and 9th house from itself, so any planets that comes in his aspect will reap the great benefices of the most optimistic planet in astrology. In the ascendant Jupiter aspects the 5th, 7th and 9th house directly. But, depending upon the ascendant itself Jupiter can alter his result. If Jupiter is in Cancer ascendant, then Jupiter becomes the lord of the 6th house which is a malefic house and the lord of 9th house, because 6th house for cancer ascendant is ruled by Sagittarius and 9th house is ruled by Pisces, both are under the ownership of Jupiter. In this case, Jupiter with his optimism of 9th house can bring out debt, obstacle and disease for the native which are qualities of the 6th house, especially if Jupiter is near the rising sign degrees or ascendant degrees. The aspect depends upon the functional malefic and functional benefic planets for each ascendant, which you will also learn in this book. Even though Jupiter is exalted sitting in Cancer ascendant (the 1st house), it still gives hardship.

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The key note to remember is that planets 'moolatrikona' sign has greater effect than other sign since all planets besides Sun and Moon rule 2 signs. Moolatrikona sign for each planet is as followed. Sun- Leo Moon- Taurus/Cancer Mercury- Virgo Venus- Libra Mars- Aries Jupiter- Sagittarius Saturn- Aquarius Rahu & Ketu have no house & sign ownership but they are always functional malefic for every ascendant. Rahu & Ketu however are karmic co-lords of Scorpio and Aquarius. Ketu controls Scorpio. Rahu controls Aquarius. Anytime you have planets in these two signs, you should always look at Rahu and Ketu to see how much bad or good karma one has accumulated in their life. Look for the placement of moolatrikona sign of each planet to judge their impact on the chart, along with their house, sign and nakshatra placement.

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Let me also give you another chart. Planets also have relations with one-&-other. Some are friends, and some are enemy, some hate one's company, and some adore the other’s company. The chart below is very important when you study two planets sitting together in one house, or same sign. You’ll know how they are operating towards each other. I am also including the sex of a planet, this way you’ll know if they have a masculine energy or feminine energy. Saturn and Mercury are neutered, so they are neither Male nor Female. The chart that you will see maybe different from basic astrological relationship chart, that is because in my study I found more profound answers to relationship between planets than what the traditional tables show. Sometimes, you have to update things in astrological studies based on era and time. However, you should study the basic relationship as well to get a better idea.

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Mars however, is also Neutral with Saturn and Venus in Kalyug while it was enemy thousands of years ago. But, Mars and Saturn conjunction in any house means "warzone", especially in 2nd 4th and 7th house as 2nd represents family, and 4th represents homeland and 7th represents marriage. Mars and Venus in 2nd, 4th and 7th house can create a lot of arguments in marriage, while also showing lot of passion. This happy and sad scenario also works in the house placement as well. Just think of it like this, since Aries is the first Zodiac sign, it represents the 1st original house, then Saturn will not be happy in Aries or in the 1st house, but, if Saturn was in the 1st house but in his happy or royal sign Libra, then it will create somewhat a neutral situation. 68

I.e. If your Saturn is in happy mood sitting in his apartment of Libra, but the apartment itself is in building 1 (House 1) (Aries), it will still give a little itchy feeling to your Saturn because Saturn is an old/mature planet and person with such placement upon the ascendant will feel old and tired at all times. The table on the next page will show the typical (Exalted (STRONG) and Debilitated (WEAK) sign of a planet) Most astrologers, Greek and Eastern will tell you that a planet in its exaltation sign is much better than planet in his own sign. Exaltation is a point in the horoscope where every planet acts as royal or Kingly. Below is the chart of planets in their exalted point and debilitated point.

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What is the problem here regarding planets' happiness and sadness?

I.e. You are at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, staying at their penthouse suites. You are having all the luxuries of life, with all the parties, gambling and happy time. You stay there for one day, two days, and three days; let’s say even a whole week. But, a guest staying at that suite will not be happy forever. At one point, the guest will feel uneasy, and will miss his or her home; because home is where the heart is. A person may be treated as royalty in Las Vegas, but home is where they are emperor. The same scenario applies to the planet as well. If Saturn is exalted in Libra, but since it owns the signs of Capricorn and Aquarius which are his home, he will not feel good forever in Libra, and at one point will miss its home. This is why, during my studies, I discovered, that 70

people with planets in their own sign or houses were doing much better than people with exalted planets. I.e. 2. Saturn is happy in Libra (royal), Capricorn and Aquarius. Meaning (Saturn is happy in 7th, 10th and 11th house) because 7 is Libra, 10th is Capricorn, and 11th is Aquarius. Saturn is sad in Aries and Cancer (Saturn sad in 1st ‘ascendant” and 4th house) Now, back to our ASPECTS, in Eastern astrology certain planets have certain aspect from wherever they sit. Below is the table of planetary aspects. Remember (1st) means they are looking at the house they are sitting in. 1st house doesn’t mean the next house over.

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I.e. Saturn is sitting in Cancer in the 3rd house. Saturn aspects are? Yes, 1st, 3rd, 7th and 10th, this means, Saturn is looking at Cancer the house he’s a guest in, 5th house (Virgo) which is 3rd house aspect for Saturn, 7th house aspect (Capricorn) which is the 9th house in astrology and the 10th aspect which is the 12th house, sign of Aries. Just look at the chart below, and the big black round dots. Those dots are the aspects of Saturn from where it’s sitting. In the chart below, notice the 1st house, look what it says (Asc) Ascendant; if you go counter clockwise from the ascendant, you’ll end up at Saturn on the 3rd place, or the 3rd house, but the 4 number in Saturn’s house means the (Zodiac) sign 4= Cancer. (Just a friendly reminder) The chart below shows you what I am talking about. Saturn in the 3rd house is aspecting the 1st, 3rd, 7th and 10th from where he sits.

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Now that you know where Saturn is looking at, can you tell what planets he’s influencing? Just look at the blue dots. Saturn is affecting Venus, Rahu and Jupiter. Even though Saturn is looking at the 12th house, there is no planet there, so he’s not affecting any planet, but Saturn is influencing the condition of the 12th house. Remember the sad house of Saturn? If you look at the chart above, you’ll notice Saturn is in Cancer, and he’s just not too happy there, and knowing the planets he’s looking at, he’s also influencing them as well.

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Now, you must be wondering how long does a single planet stays in one particular sign, as Sun stays in one Zodiac sign for about 30 days. The chart below will show you how long does a planet stay in a given sign. This will tell you how long the planet will be happy and sad for in general. But, remember, your birth chart planets will never change; they will always be where they are; just your yearly cycle of planets changes known as the transits.

This means, for Saturn to complete 30 degrees, it will take Saturn 2.5 years to go from one zodiac sign to the other. Jupiter to complete its 30 degrees, it will take him 1 year. This period of 30 degree completion can also go longer or shorter depending upon the retrograding of a planet.

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What is a retrograde planet? Retrograding (Vakri) simply means the planet is moving backwards in the sky, but is it really? No… it’s not. It’s just from our point of view it looks like the planet is moving in the opposite direction compared to last week. This is called retrograding, and it does have its own effect on a person’s chart. If it’s not retrograding its going direct. This occurs due to the yearly wobble of the earth from its north and South Pole. RAHU/KETU- They always retrograde, they never go direct. In your astrological chart made from software, you will see Rahu and Ketu as retrograded, or a symbol such as ‘Retro’, this is the case with every single human on this planet. No one has direct Rahu & Ketu. Also very important, SUN and MOON never go retrograde either. Why? Well, just ask yourself, when was the last time you saw Sun rising from the west and setting in the east, same for the Moon. The simple answer is NEVER. They never go retrograde. Planets that are retrograde, intensify their quality and the quality of the planet they are sitting with. During the period of such planet the native would be far more detailed and prepared compare to other people, but to be honest, retrograde planets most of the time give the same result as direct planets. If you have a retrograde planet, first think of it as being direct, then add a bit more detailing power to it. Retrograde planets tend to look back and make sure 75

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What is a Conjunction? Conjunction simply means union of planets. They occur when two or more planets are in the same house. You have two, three, four, five, six, seven, even eight planetary conjunctions. If you look at the chart Feb 4th 1962, all the planets would be in the same house, especially around 3:00pm time in Santa Monica, Ca. (excluding Uranus, Neptune and Pluto) How do conjunctions affect your chart? Conjunction form a special relationship called yogas in Vedic astrology. Conjunction of two or more planets forms a distinctive personality & events for each individual. How do you study a conjunction? Conjunction can be tight or loose depending upon how closer or far apart two planets are in degree. If a single zodiac sign is 30 degrees long, then two planets can be anywhere between 029:59:00 degrees apart, however, a difference of 10 or more degrees usually lessens the effect of the conjunction. i.e. I Mars and Jupiter in conjunction means Mars and Jupiter are in the same house in your birth chart, but this can have different results. If Mars is at 5 degrees Libra in the 2nd house along with Jupiter at 8 degrees in Libra, then this is a very close conjunction, where Mars and Jupiter will influence each other.

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If Mars is at 5 degrees Libra in the 2nd house along with Jupiter at 18 degrees in Libra, then this is a very loose conjunction, where Mars and Jupiter will not influence each other that much. But two planets forming a conjunction will not always be active, they will only become active during their time periods known as mahadasha and antar dasha, which you will learn later on in the book. Think of tight and loose conjunction as in two roommates living together in an apartment. A tight conjunction will have both roommates in the same room, while a loose conjunction will have them in the separate room or even separate floor. Since I said union of planets creates yogas as in combination of different situation in life like wealth, marriage, leadership, misery, accidents, health, fame and education, the abundance of positive yoga and devastation of bad yoga depends upon how close two planets are that are forming such yoga and where they are located in your chart. You will learn about yogas later in the book. The way to study a conjunction is to understand the basic significance of each planet and looking at what area of life they are ruling in your chart. If we look at the example of Mars and Jupiter conjunction and we assume they are in tight conjunction in the 2nd house then the way we would study this is by first knowing what 2nd house is. Second house is things we hold as value, as in our beliefs, money, assets, family, intake of food and what we speak since 2nd house represents throat. Mars is our will power, energy and were we perform our duty like a solider. Jupiter is our ability to preach, teach and the type of things we believe in like religion, philosophy and education. Now, the way to combine these three things is by saying that such a person has a lot of energy in their speech and they firmly believe in their values and family. They are a spiritual

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warrior who speaks with strong determination. Since this conjunction is occurring in Libra in my original example, it shows through their bold speech and determine beliefs, they run into major ups & downs in life, especially with their siblings, spouse and co-workers, why? because Libra in the 2nd house means this is a Virgo ascendant, and for Virgo ascendant Mars rules the 3rd (siblings) and 8th (sudden events) house while Jupiter rules the 7th (marriage, partnership, spouse) and 10th (career field) house. Now depending upon which one is a functional malefic and functional benefic or which house Mars and Jupiter rule, that will determine if this conjunction is auspicious or inauspicious. For this example Mars becomes the functional malefic and Jupiter is the functional benefic and this conjunction will bring ups & down in family life. i.e. II Sun and Saturn conjunction in the 4th house. How would you study this? Sun is authority, father, duty, government while Saturn is responsibility, discipline, organization, limitation, old things and karmic debt. Fourth house is the house of mother's nourishment, your physical home, homeland, childhood, teachings of mother and your convenience. The way you would study this conjunction is that this native has a sense of duty and responsibility at home especially to their father and mother. This also shows someone who can be in politics and taking care of their people in the homeland. But, if this conjunction was to occur in the sign of Libra then it would give lot of ups & downs with the father and in home itself because if Libra is in the 4th house that means this is a chart of Cancer ascendant, and Saturn rules the 8th house of sudden events and 7th house of spouse. this can also show arguments with the spouse on behalf of the father or due to the father. Saturn becomes a functional malefic in this case. Not to mention Sun in

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Libra is debilitated and directionless in the 4th house, directionless meaning Dikbala, which you will learn later in the book. Even though sun is receiving something called (Neeha banga raj yoga), it would still give its debilitated effect. I am currently writing a whole book on conjunctions where I discuss all types of conjunction and exactly how to study them. Because conjunction aren't just about sign and house placement, but also which nakshatra is a planet placed in. The book will be out by mid March, 2013.

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What is DikBala? DikBala is a term in Vedic Astrology for 'directional strength.' DikBala is more than just a sentence or description. Dikbala is a sight and placement of a planet which is its sleeping and awakening zone; meaning, in certain houses, planets are either fully sleep or awake and even if your planet is badly placed in a sign, having its 100% dik bala will overcome that bad zodiac sign and the degree placement. Below is a chart of planets that find its full awakening in particular houses. Sun - 10th house Moon - 4th house Jupiter - 1st house Venus - 4th house Mars - 10th house Mercury - 1st house Saturn - 7th house Rahu - 6th house Ketu - 12th house The table above shows the awakened state of the planets, now in the table below you will see sleeping states of planets. Sun - 4th house Moon - 10th house Jupiter - 7th house Venus - 10th house 80

Mercury - 7th house Saturn - 1st house Rahu - 12th house Ketu - 6th house Remember, sleeping state doesn’t really mean the planets are not showing their effect, it's just that if you put a house wife in an office, she won’t know what to do and will feel uncomfortable, because she will be forced to do something she's not used to. But remember the rule of thumb, all planets do well in 10th house even if they do not have their directional strength. It's a confusing scenario which you truly learn form practice. I.e. Venus and Moon in the 10th house might look strong, but they really do not feel comfortable there, they rather be at home cooking, sowing, enjoying a movie or shopping. Jupiter in 7th house is irritated because it has to deal with other, and issues of others, while Jupiter is about teaching, spirituality and religion, it rather be looking at those houses, and in the 1st house, Jupiter has aspect on the 5th and 9th house of Vedic learning, mantras, dharma, and religion. Sun is a leader, a powerful king who wants to command things and take control, that’s why 10th house of action is where it feels most comfortable, but putting a CEO or commander-in-chief in the kitchen or house will kill him out of boredom.

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Once you understand planets and their personality you won’t even need to know about Dikbala, you will automatically know where it’s doing well and where it isn’t. Again, Dikbala is simply the strength of their sight, or aspect. Even though Jupiter aspects 1st, 5th 7th and 9th house, its sight of house aspect brings strong and weak depending upon its placement in the chart. Let me give you sub house where planets may perform well besides their 100% strength. Sun - 1st house, 9th Moon - 2nd house, 4th house and 5th house Mercury - 2nd house, 5th house, 6th house, 7th house and 10th house. Venus - 4th house, 5th house and 11th house Jupiter - 4th house, 5th house, and 9th house Mars - 1st house, 3rd house, 8th house and 10th house Saturn - 3rd house, 7th house, 10th house and 11th house Rahu - 3rd house, 6th house and 10th house Ketu - 8th house, 9th house and 12th house

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The Nakshatras (27 Lunar Mansions)  Greek - 12 zodiac signs  Eastern - 12 zodiac signs, but 27 constellation signs, which hold an in-depth look into a person’s life. All of you know Greek Astrology has 12 signs as shown below. 1. ARIES 2. TAURUS 3. GEMINI 4. CANCER 5. LEO 6. VIRGO 7. LIBRA 8. SCORPIO 9. SAGITTARUS 10. CAPRICORN 11. AQURIOUS 12. PISCES

Now, where did I get those 27 constellation signs from?

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LET’S TALK ABOUT (CONSTELLATIONS) in the Sky.

NAKSHATRA

In astronomy there are points in the sky which make the Aries goat, and the Taurus bull, so-on-&-so-forth. But, there are 27 additional constellations in the sky which Greeks forgot to note down when they were copying the eastern astrology guide. These 27 constellations are again ruled by planets. In Jyotish, they are called Nakshatras. Nakshatra provide a deeper look into our mind, and our ‘future’. The Nakshatras give a detailed analysis on how this person’s life will be in all aspects. Nakshatras, according to my studies, show a much better outlook about a person than your 12 zodiac signs. You may be a Scorpio Sun, or a Gemini Moon, but your Nakshatra at the time of your birth is what will give you the 100% accurate personality traits about you. What determines a Nakshatra? Nakshatra is found from your Moon sign. The Zodiac sign your Moon occupies at a certain degree, this will tell the Nakshatra you are ruled by. However all planets are in certain nakshatra. I’ll give you an example of how you find a Nakshatra. I.e.

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If your Moon is at 12 degree Taurus, then from 10 degree Taurus to 23 degree Taurus Moon is in the Nakshatra of “Rohini” (Moon Goddess), and when Moon goes in the 24th degree Taurus, all the way to 6 degrees Gemini, it's in the Nakshatra of Mrigashira (Deer's head). The following list below gives a basic version of the Nakshatra in ‘Sanskrit’ language, and giving an English Zodiac meaning as well. To learn the exact meaning of the Nakshatras refer to my videos on youtube under the playlist Nakshatras on (KRSchannel) also in the future I will do videos on each planet through nakshatra, since other planets besides the moon also are in certain nakshatra in your horoscope, but in Jyotish Moon nakshatra plays a major role.

1. Ashvini Lord: Ketu (South node of the Moon) Symbol: Horse's head Deity: Twins who are doctors Degrees- 0-13.20 degree Aries 2. Bharani Lord: Venus Symbol: Female virgin or reproductive organ. Deity: God of Death, Yama, death God that brings wisdom. Degrees- 13:21 degrees Aries to 26.40 Aries 85

3. Krittika Lord: Sun Deity: God of fire Symbol: Knife or Sword being swung. Degrees: 26.41 Aries to 10 degree Taurus

4. Rohini Lord: Moon Symbol: Chariot storming towards.... Deity: Bhrama or the Creator of this Universe Degrees: 10.1 Degrees Taurus to 23.20 degree Taurus

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Mrigashira

Lord: Mars Symbol: Deer's head Deity: Soma or the Moon God. Degrees: 23.21 degrees Taurus to 6.40 Degrees Gemini

6. Ardra Lord: Rahu (North node of the Moon) Symbol: Teardrop, diamond, a face of a human. Deity: God of Thunder and Storm Degrees: 6.41 Gemini to 20 degree Gemini

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7. Purnavasu PUNARVASU Lord: Jupiter Symbol: Bow and Arrow Deity: Mother to the Gods Degrees: 20.1 degree Gemini to 3.20 degree Cancer

8. Pushya Lord: Saturn Symbol: Cow's udder, Circle with arrow and Lotus Deity: Priest of Gods Degree: 3.21 Cancer to 16.40 Cancer

9. Ashlesha Lord: Mercury Symbol: Snake Deity: King Kobra, Nagas, simply a snake 10. Magha Lord: Ketu Symbol: Royal Throne Deity: The fatherly figure or ancestors of royal kind. Degrees: 0 degrees Leo to 13.20 degrees Leo

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11. Purva

Phalguni

Lord: Venus Symbol: Hammrock Deity: God of Kama, God of Material things. Degrees: 13.21 Leo to 26.40 Leo

12. Uppara

Phalguni

Lord: Sun Symbol: Four legs of Bed Deity: God of favors Degrees: 26.41 Leo to 10 degrees Virgo 13. Hasta Lord: Moon Symbol: Hands or Fists Deity: The Sun God, 'Ra'. Degrees: 10.1 degrees Virgo to 23.20 degrees Virgo

14. Chitra Lord: Mars Symbol: Pearl and Gems Deity: The architect of this Universe Degrees: 23.21 Virgo to 6.40 Libra

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15. Swati Lord: Rahu Symbol: Growing plants Deity: The god of Wind Degrees: 6.41 Libra to 20 degrees Libra

16. Vishakha Lord: Jupiter Symbol: Triumphal arch Deity: Chief of Gods and God of fire Degrees: 20.1 degree Libra to 3.20 degrees Scorpio 17. Anuradha Lord: Saturn Symbol: Louts Deity: God of partnership and friends. Degrees: 3.21 Scorpio to 16.40 degree Scorpio

18. Jyeshtha Lord: Mercury Symbol: Umbrella Deity: Chief of Gods Degree: 16.41 Scorpio to 30 degree Scorpio

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19. Mula Lord: Ketu Symbol: Bunch of roots in a tangle Deity: Goddess of dissolution and destruction Degrees: 0 degree Sagittarius to 13.20 degree Sagittarius

20. Purva

Ashadha

Lord: Venus Symbol: Elephant tusk Deity: God of water Degrees: 13.21 Sagittarius to 26.40 Sagittarius

21. Uttara

Ashadha

Lord: Sun Symbol: Small bed Deity: Universal Gods Degree: 26.41 Sagittarius to 10 degree Capricorn

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Shravana

Lord: Moon Symbol: Ears Deity: Vishnu

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10.1 Degree Capricorn to 23.20 degree Capricorn. 23. Dhanishta Lord: Mars Symbol: Drums and Flute Deity: God of abundance Degree: 23.21 Capricorn to 6.40 degree Capricorn

24. Shatabhisha Lord: Rahu Symbol: Empty circle Deity: God of cosmic water, sky and earth Degrees: 6.41 Aquarius to 20 degree Aquarius

25. Purva

Bhadrapada

Lord: Jupiter Symbol: Man with two faces Deity: Fire dragon Degrees: 20.1 Aquarius to 3.20 Pisces

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26. Uttara

Bhadrapada

Lord: Saturn Symbol: Twins Deity: Dragon of the deep Degrees: 3.21 degree Pisces to 16.40 degree Pisces

27. Revati Lord: Mercury Symbol: Pairs of fish Deity: God of protection Degrees: 16.41 Pisces to 30 degree Pisces

Importance Of Houses In Vedic astrology there are certain houses which hold more importance than other houses. An astrologer will look at the condition of these houses first, before moving their eyes to other houses. CHART 1 KENDRA HOUSES

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Notice the 4 inner planets highlighted; house number 1, 4, 7, and 10? These are known as Kendra houses. Any planet in these houses becomes strong, and in good dignity. But, you might think well, Saturn is sad in house 1? Well, he’s sad, but he’s able to work through that sadness. CHART 2 TRIKONA HOUSES

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Trikona means a triangle. The 1st, 5th and 9th house make up a triangle, and these are the 2nd most important houses to look for in the well-being of a person. Certain planets, in these houses will either cause wellness or harm, depending upon the sign and degree they occupy. (Remember, happy and sad) They can also be neutral.

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UPACHAYA HOUSES

The highlighted houses, which are 3rd, 6th, 10th and 11th house is known as UPACHAYA HOUSES. This simply means that planets in these will grow better with time. Usually planets such as Saturn, Mars, Sun, Rahu and Ketu do very well in these houses, as they give good results after midlife. These houses also are indicator of fame in a person’s life, or lack thereof.

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CHART 4 KAMA HOUSES

The highlighted houses above are known as Kama houses. These are the houses of desire. 3rd, 7th and 11th house and things related to them are the things we desire in life, which are travel, fun, partnership, marriage, friends and lots of money!

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CHART 5 WEALTH GIVING HOUSES

The highlighted houses above are the houses that give the most material wealth in our life and cash money. Houses: 2nd, 9th and 11th houses. 11th house gives the most amount of wealth depending upon its condition and the condition of its lords. 11th is the most important house in this day-&-age as per my research. You must invoke these houses to get any kind of a wealth in your life.

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CHART 6 DUSTHANA HOUSES

The highlighted houses above: 6, 8, and 12 are related to all that we suffer in our life, or at least most of it. But, these houses are usually related to heath issues more than our mind or material issues, but they do cause all kinds of issues in our life.

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You will hear most astrologers say that 8th house is the most malefic house, stay away from that house. That’ is wrong! None of these house are bad, well they are, but not as bad as you think. Having happy planets in the 8th house will give good results in terms of loans, life span, relations with your in-laws, benefit from your in-laws, and will power to rise from any situation. When life turns into ash and dust, you’ll rise like the phoenix with the help of 8th house. 12th house is not bad, 12th house is actually what we need to concentrate on. It’s the house of meditation, spirituality, gains from spirituality, gains from foreign lands and hidden talents. This is the house where your soul rests. Even though it’s the house of losses, it’s also the house of sudden gains, because it holds your hidden talent, and once you tap into your hidden talent, you’ll get gains through them.

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CHART 7 MOKSHA HOUSE

This is known as Moksha (liberation) houses, houses of final resting place. These houses and planets in them will tell you if this your last life or not.

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MARKA HOUSES DEATH INFLICTING HOUSES

The highlighted houses above are responsible for your death, 2nd, 7th and 8th. 2nd is family, 7 is marriage, and 8th is life after marriage, and all these houses, its stress, its meaning to bring out death to a person because their work load increases every day. To actually see the life span of a person you have to look at the 8th house.

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What are Karaka in Vedic Astrology? In a birth chart, certain planets are responsible for certain things no matter where they are placed in the horoscope. They are known as the significators. i.e. If you have a cancer ascendant, then 2nd house is controlled by Leo, whose ruler is the Sun. That means the native's wealth, family and speech is controlled by the condition of the sun. However, Jupiter is the karaka or the (significator) of the 2nd house. This means, even though Sun might be well placed, if Jupiter is not in a good position in this horoscope, then wealth, family and education could suffer or will give average result. Whenever you are trying judge the condition of the 2nd house, don't just look at the lord of the 2nd house, unless it's Jupiter himself, but also look at the placement and condition of Jupiter who is the karaka of the 2nd house. Below are the planets and the houses they are 'karaka' of: Sun: The ascendant, 10th house Moon: 4th house Mercury: 2nd and 10th house (2nd house because it represents our speech and speaking ability which is mainly controlled by Mercury) Venus: 4th house, 7th house Mars: 3rd house and 6th house Jupiter: 2nd house, 5th house, 9th house and 11th house Saturn: 6th house, 8th house, 10th house, 12th house

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Rahu and Ketu are not 'karaka' of any houses. Anytime you want to look at someone's marriage, don't just look at the 7th house but also look at Venus. Remember one thing, Jupiter = Husband in a woman's chart. Venus = Wife in a man's chart. A man should look at the 7th house and condition of Venus to determine their marriage prospects while woman should look at the 7th house, Venus and Jupiter.

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What is a Dasha? (Planetary time periods) Dasha - it simply means “A given time period”. It is also known as (Vimshottari dasha). In Vedic astrology, your life span is control by a single planet at certain points of your life. Even though your entire chart is affecting you, the majority of events will be happening of a planet that is controlling your life for that time period, and depending upon its placement in your chart, it will provide either good or bad time in your life. The Dasha system is determined by your Moon nakshatra. Below is the chart of time period of a single planet in dasha system. This applies to everyone, but no one runs the same time period. If you’re in Saturn time period, then your wife might be in Venus time period. To determine what time period you are operating currently, you must look at the 'Nakshatra' your Moon is placed in during your birth. But the software will automatically will calculate your mahadasha time period. Mahadasha = major planetary time period Antra dasha = sub planetary time period

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Just like how the sign of Taurus always comes after Aries, and how Gemini comes after Taurus, the table below also never changes. So if you were born in the dasha of Rahu, then once Rahu is complete, you will not start from Mars, but you will start from Jupiter dasha, since that is the next on in the cycle.

Let’s say you were born on November, 6th 1985, at 6:00 pm in California. This means, your Moon was placed in the sign of Leo, in the 6th house. This means, you were in the Nakshatra of “Magha” ruled by Ketu. Depending upon the degree and zodiac sign of your Moon during the time of birth will determine which “Mahadasha” you’ll start your life in. In our example above of Moon in Leo, in the Nakshatra of Magha, which is ruled by Ketu, the baby will start his time period from Ketu, which is a 7 year time period. Now, depending upon how

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good or bad Ketu is in baby’s chart, will tell you how good those first 7 years will be for the baby. But, what will be his next Dasha period after 7 years? Well, look at the chart above and see what comes after Ketu; yes, Venus, the baby will then start his Venus cycle of 20 years after his 7th birthday. I made the chart in chorological order as followed in Vedic astrology. Also remember, baby may not have full 7 year cycle, because Moon's degree may only give 4 years of Ketu cycle because Moon was half way done with Ketu's naksahtra. After the baby goes through its Ketu, Venus, Sun and Moon cycle, does this mean it will die, no, it means he will go back to top of the chart and start his Mars period of 7 years. A full planetary cycle lasts for 120 years, which most of us will not live up to, at least not now. Dasha will bring the situation related to that planet which controls a certain sign and house it is placed in. Also, the aspect that planet is showing in your birth chart will also bring about situation related to those aspect. Why is Dasha period important, well, it tells you the timing of certain events in your life, like marriage, career, education, when you should do this or when you should not do that, is all depended upon the Dasha. A Vedic astrologer will look at these Dashas to give you timings of the events. Below is an example of how they look like in the actual software format. ___________

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Ketu 7 years ___________ 1985 - 1992 Ketu - Saturn ___________ Ketu – Ketu - (no dates) why is this empty? Because Moon was already in the middle of its (Nakshatra degree) and already had passed Ketu, Venus and Sun period which is calculated by degrees. Someone born at exact entrance of the Moon in Nakshatra degree would have the full 7 years cycle, but since Moon was in the middle of its degree when the baby was born, the baby will only experience perhaps 45 years of Ketu cycle. Ketu – Ven - (No dates) same as above. Ketu – Sun - (No dates) same as above. Ketu - Moon 02-01-86 Ketu - Mars 29-05-86 (remember in India, date comes first, then month) Ketu - Rahu 27-0687 Etc Etc Etc This table shows that Ketu is not the only planet that will influence your life, but for a small period, other planets are also coming into play, but Ketu will provide the majority of the situation in the baby’s life for the first 7 years. You will not find this in the Greek astrology. How do you judge a good or bad dasha? In this case, Nakshatra plays a very important part, especially K.P.

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Astrology which is also known as Krishnamurti Paddhati Astrology'. If you are running through the mahadasha period of Jupiter, while Jupiter is sitting in 10 degree Leo that means it's in 'Magha' Nakshatra. Lord of that Nakshatra, which is Ketu, is sitting in either 'Kendra houses' or 'Trikona Houses', meaning 'Kendra 1, 4, 7, and 10 and Trikona is 1, 5 and 9 house. If the Nakshatra lord is sitting in such houses then you can safely say the mahaasha will be good, if the Nakshatra lord is sitting in houses 6, 8 or 12 then dasha can give negative results, but, to go even deeper in depth, you check (Nakshatra lord, Sub lord & Sub Sub lord) usually in most software especially 'Nadi Astrology' software they are defined as (RL, NL, SL, SS) RL (Rashi Lord or lord of that zodiac sign) NL (Nakshatra Lord) SL (Sub Lord of that Nakshatra) SS (Sub Sub lord of that Nakshatra) Another important note to remember is that planets during their mahadasha and antra dasha period also act like the lord of the nakshatra they are sitting in. Jupiter in Magha nakshatra will also act like Ketu during it's period, as in wanting to gain occult knowledge, spirituality, isolation, meditation etc.. Why it is that Mr. Krishnamurti did this? Well, according to him all the 12 houses are not equal just like 1 year isn't t equal 365 days, it is equal 365.25 days, this means the size of a zodiac sign which is 30 degree is not always 30 degree. Sometime Aries might be 30.22 degrees long, Scorpio sign might be 30.56 degrees long, this means, even if you have Saturn at 00:00:55 degrees in the 10th house, but if you looked at your Nirayana Bhav Chalit chart (NBC Chart) it

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might show Saturn in the 9th house. Once you look at that chart, you will know that during the 'Dasha' period of Saturn it will give effects of the 9th house rather than the 10th house. But, your main birth chart will give your life pattern and characteristic of yourself. Mr. Krishnamurti simply took a zodiac sign, which is then divided into 2.5 parts as each zodiac sign controls 2.5 'Nakshatras, but then, Krishnamurti took those 2.5 parts and divided each one into 9 sub divisions which then gave a clear picture of the planetary effect. In some Vedic Astrology software you might see a chart like the one below.

The short example simply shows that Sun while sitting in the sign of Leo will actually give results of the houses where Ketu, Venus and Jupiter are sitting. Let me give you another example.

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The chart above shows that when dasha of such planets comes, it will show results of these houses: Sun dasha will activate effects of house 2, 9, 10 and 11, meaning 2 = wealth, 9 = luck & long distance journeys, 10 = career, 11 = gains from such career. This way you can say Sun dasha will be very good. But remember, Dasha also have 'antar dasha' and antar-antar dasha'. You might run in Sun –Moon -Venus dasha, while looking at the chart above you will see that Moon and Venus also signify houses, if those two planets showed houses 5, 8, 12 or 6, 8, 12 in them then the dasha will be mixed, but if the main dasha and sub dasha are all showing houses 5, 8, 12 or 6, 8, 12 then you can see it will not give good results.

How to judge a dasha? This process will become an easy task but in the beginning it will look a bit complicated. When judging if your dasha will be good or bad you must take in account of several factors. The dasha lord itself is the primary factor. The maha dasha lord whose cycle you're running should be judge on these factors below.     

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In conjunction with a functional malefic In conjunction with an enemy Aspects on the dasha lord Is it in Kendra or Trikona Dasha lord placement in divisional charts like D3, D9 and D10 What are the points of the planet in 'Dik bal' and 'Shad Bal' Depositor of the mahadasha lord

Exalted: Is your dasha lord exalted in a certain sign? like Jupiter in cancer or Saturn in Libra where a planet gains maximum strength. This will help the planet in giving the maximum amount of positive result during its dasha and antar dasha period. Own sign: Is the planet placed in its own sign: Saturn in Capricorn or Aquarius, Jupiter in Sagittarius or Pisces or Sun in Leo etc... This is perhaps is even a stronger placement per my studies as a planet feels most comfortable in its own sign, since it's its own house. Any person will feel comfortable in their own house rather than in a luxury hotel of a exalted sign. Friendly Sign: Is the planet placed in a friendly sign? like Jupiter in Leo, Aries or Scorpio, or Venus in Aquarius, Mercury in Libra. This position is not as strong as the two above but this still gives decent result in dasha period. Enemy sign: Now if a planet is placed in an enemy sign, it can give quite a bit of struggle and trouble during its dasha. If Sun is in Capricorn, Saturn in Leo or Cancer, Mercury in Aries or Sagittarius. Here, the planet is forced to live in the

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house of enemy where it's constantly worried and paranoid. The planet is agitated being in a foreign yet enemy environment. Debilitated: If the dasha lord is debilitated then it can give lot of downward cycle in the horoscope if other factors are not present. If Sun is in Libra or Saturn is in Aries, then planet lose their dignity and status, which can make a person insecure during its dasha, they can lose their reputation and status in society during their dasha etc.. But sometimes these planet can even give lot of wealth. If Mars is debilitated then during its dasha it can give accidents and surgery but at the same time it will give you a very aggressive nature to get what you want. You can be forceful and threaten people in getting your way, like a gangster or mafia member. You can scam people and make money, but a certain placement of a debilitated planet can also land you in jail due to those things, especially if debilitated planet is in the 12th house. Functional malefic: another way to see if the dasha will have trouble is by seeing if daha lord is in conjunction with a functional malefic, especially less than 5 degrees. I've discussed functional malefic in this book, where every ascendant has a planet that becomes a trouble some planet even though it might be a benefic like for Cancer ascendant, Jupiter is the lord of the 6th house, which makes him a temporary malefic planet for this ascendant. It can cause debts and diseases and lot of obstacles for the native if it's not well placed in the chart. i.e. if in cancer ascendant Moon and Jupiter are in conjunction in the 10th house, especially less than 5 degrees apart, then during moon dasha the person can inquire debt due to career and business, they can

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suffer from depression since moon is the mind and Jupiter is the 6th house lord of diseases and their own guru and teacher can become an obstacle for them. However, Jupiter can give good result in its dasha or antar dasah if it's placed in its own sign in the 6th house, 8th or 12th house as functional malefic for cancer ascendant, which will create a Vipreet Raj Yoga, (reversal of fortune), this shows when a person who is suffering in life will suddenly win a lottery or suddenly gain a lot of wealth. If Jupiter is exalted for Cancer ascendant as a functional malefic, then it shows victory of enemies, strength to over come obstacles and repaying of debt on time, but even an exalted Jupiter can give health problems and other things. Conjunction with enemy: If two planets are not friendly to each other then during their dasha they can give mixed results due to their planetary war. If Saturn and Mars are in conjunction, then during each of their dasha they take the native to higher management status including fire fighter, engineer etc.. but, they can also get lot of cuts & bruises, car accidents and burns due to Mars being fire, Saturn being oil and mixing them together is not a very healthy choice, not to mention Saturn and Mars are not too friendly to each other. Aspects on dasha lord: You must also check if dasha lord or antar dasha lord is receiving an aspect from a friendly planet or an enemy planet. If the dasha lord is well placed, but it has an aspect from a debilitated or enemy planet then it can cause set backs again. If the dasha lord is reciving an aspect from a friendly plaent who is strong and well placed then it will add to the support for the planet during its dasha period.

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Kendra & Trikona placement: another way to see if the dasha will be good or bad is to see if the planet is in Kendra as in house 1, 4, 7 and 10 from the ascendant or house 1, 5 and 9 from the ascendant. Any planet in Kendra becomes powerful, but the trikona placement is a bit tricky, if a malefic planet comes into trikona house then it does cause some trouble unless that malefic planet is exalted or in its own sign in those houses. i.e. Saturn in 5th house (trikona) house for Gemini ascendant is exalted, as 5th house has Libra rising in it. Mars in the 9th (trikona) house for Taurus ascendant is exalted in Capricorn; such placement gives good result vs if Mars was in Gemini or Saturn was in cancer in the trikona house. Divisional chart placement: Not only do you check for all the things I mentioned above in the birth chart, but you must also check of all those things in the divisional charts, especially D9 and 10 chart, which is about basic fortune, marriage life and career. If a strong planet in D1 (your birth chart) is debilitated or weak in the divisional chart, then the dasha of that planet or antar dasha of that planet will give mixed results. Even the D3 chart should be checked which is about basic happiness and gains through siblings. If a dasha planet is weak in the D3 chart then their could be general unhappiness during that time. A planet doesn't have to be exalted in the divisional chart, but as long as they are in good sign and position they only add to the strength of the D1 chart. (One thing you must be careful of when looking at divisional charts is the accuracy of birth time, because divisional charts change every 5 to 15 minutes depending upon the chart. This is why it's very important to have the correct birth time. If you only

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'think' you were born around a certain time, where the actual time could be 15 minutes off, then it's better not to study the divisional charts. However, there is one thing you can do. You can check the sign planets of the planets in the divisional chart and judge their strength based on the sign, even though it will only show half the story, but you'll have a good idea of the planet's personality since planets in divisional charts don't change signs that quickly.) Even though I have spoken about Bahva Chalit Chart and how they are used in seeing the true result of a dasha, however, I will not advocate this in the true concept of looking at the dasha result because it will only confuse you more as a new student to Jyotish. Only an expert who has been studying Jyotish for 10 years or more should pay attention to the bhava chalit chart. Although in K.P. System they use bhava chalit house placement all throughout, you can predict just as good with the basics principles that I am teaching you here. Do not worry about chalit charts, there are so many chalit charts, with each giving different result, anyone can be driven to madness. Whenever you study a divisional chart, the same principle of aspect, conjunction and yoga apply. If a planet is receiving a 'Neecha banga raja yoga', in a divisional chart, then it helps the main birth chart to over come hurdles during the dasha of that planet. Yogas play a big part also in judging the strength of the dasha; whether it is a raj yoga, dhan yoga or neech banga raj yoga, they add littlie bit of strength and points towards the main birth chart. Planet Bal: In Vedic astrology there are mathematical calculation giving points to a planet. One of the basic ones is Dik Bal, meaning 'directional strength'. Each planet gains a directional strength in the chart by being in a certain house. 115

Sun in 1st house and 10th house, Jupiter in 1st house and 4th house, Mercury in 1st house, Saturn in 7th house, Venus and Moon in 4th house, Mars in 10th house, Rahu in 6th house and Ketu in 12th house. In this case, if Sun is debilitated in the 10th house, that means it still has its strength even though it's weak by sign placement. This shows that even though this person can suffer a lack of reputation and selfesteem in career field, they will still manage to prevail in their professional sphere in midlife because Sun gets its directional strength in the 10th house. Shad bal is simply the total calculation of all the above aspects I mentioned, which are accumulated by seeing the planet's sign placement, house placement, aspect, time of day the native was born and degrees. The entire calculation of this gets certain points in a full horoscope report. One thing to notice when looking at Shad bal is to also check and see if you were born on the Moon waning or waxing time period, or if it was a full or no moon. This part is given attention especially during Moon maha dasha analaysis. Antar dasha works the same way, you must look at the sub lord period and their entire strength in the horoscope. But, one way to see the placement of sub lord strength is not just by their position from the ascendant but also from the dasha lord itself. If you are running through Mercury dasha, then any planet placed in Kendra or Trikona from Mercury is considered good, even 3rd house and 11th house from ascendant or the dasha lord themselves give lots of gain during their sub period. Dasha lord placed 3rd and 11th from the ascendant also give good results, especially malefic planets like Saturn, Mars, Rahu, Ketu and Sun. Antar dasha

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simply bring situation related to other houses through the eyes of the house where maha dasha planet is placed. Just because you go through the dasha of 7th house planet, doesn't mean you will only experience things related to 7th house only. If you go through Jupiter dasha of 16 years, while it's placed in the 7th house, that doesn't mean you will only deal with marriage, legal partnership and other people; you will deal with the situation related to Jupiter's placement, the houses it rules in your horoscope, but you may also inquire debt in this time, get into accidents, get a promotion, make a foreign travel trip etc.. this only happens because other sub lord periods (antar dasha) come into play, yet through the situation related to the 7th house. i.e. you might get into debts due to legal partnership, you might get into accident while traveling with your spouse, you might go to foreign lands due to your spouse or you may succeed in business due to partnerships and marriage. Depositor of mahadasha lord: Depositor simply means the ruler of the house. If Jupiter is sitting in Taurus, then the landlord of Jupiter will become Venus. When judging the time period of Jupiter, you should also look at the placement of Venus, because Venus is constructing the foundation of the house upon which Jupiter is standing. If Venus is weak than foundation of Jupiter is weak, and during the mahadasha period of Jupiter it will give weak results. Since dasha play such an important role in Vedic astrology, it shows you how the percentage of success shrinks in most horoscopes. This is why there is 70% poverty in the world, while only top 5% are truly wealthy. Their charts just came

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together at the right place and the right time. The success rate of wealth and happiness in life shrinks as you judge each layer in Vedic astrology. But even a person working in McDonald in United States can live just above the poverty line where the same worker in a third world country working in a McDonald will be at the edge of poverty line. Not only our horoscope works towards or against us, but the horoscope of the land you live in also works towards or against us. The worst horoscope in the world will do far better in United States than in Nigeria. The best horoscope will become a billionaire in United States while living a average or middle class life in Nigeria. This is why my main purpose of the book is not to tell you if you will be wealthy or poor but to show you who you are. That's all we need to know right now and after death, is our true self. To simplify this entire concept of dasha let me give you a basic principle of finding the result of such time periods. Whichever planetary time period you're running, that planet will give result based on it's own significance, the house that it's placed in and of the house of his or her moolatrikona sign. What is Moolatrikona signs? Most planet in astrology besides Sun and Moon have lordship over two signs. Saturn- Capricorn, Aquarius Mars- Aries, Scorpio

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Jupiter- Sagittarius, Pisces Venus- Taurus, Libra Mercury- Gemini, Virgo Sun- Leo Moon- Cancer The Moolatrikona sign for each planet is: Saturn- Aquarius Mars- Aries Jupiter- Sagittarius Venus- Libra Mercury- Virgo (also his exaltation sign) Sun- Leo Moon- Taurus/Cancer Rahu/Ketu have no mooltrikona sign, they give results based on the house and sign they are placed in. If you are going through Saturn mahadasha, while Saturn is placed in your 5th house in the sign of Libra, which means this is a Gemini ascendant horoscope, then Saturn will give result of what Saturn itself represents which is discipline, delay, boundaries, service, working with iron, oil and dealing with lower class of people. It will then give result of sitting in the 5th house and what 5th house represents: creativity, speculative business, romance, love, cinema, acting and academic studies. Then finally the 9th house effect where his 'moolatrikona' sign is rising: Aquarius. 9th house which is higher learning, teachers, long distance travel, your belief system and feeling fortunate. It will give light effect of 8th house which is also ruled by Saturn

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(Capricorn), and don't forget, Saturn will also act like the planet who controls the nakshatra its sitting in. Since Saturn is exalted in this example, Saturn will give good results of all the three principles unless of course it's in conjunction and aspect with a malefic planet. Another rule of judging a dasha is putting the dasha lord as the ascendant and judging the chart in that particular time period. That means if Saturn dasha is running and Saturn is in the 5th house in the sign of Libra, then Saturn should be put in ascendant in Libra ascendant for that time period, and you'll be able to judge 'antar dasha' effect through it. Another great way of judging a dasha is looking at the planetary position from the moon, as in 'Moon rashi chart', where Moon is placed on the ascendant. This is a classical way of looking at the coming events since yearly transits are also judged from the Moon.

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What's your Sun sign?  Greek- gives important to Sun signs  Eastern- gives importance to Moon signs and Ascendant. I am sure by now you know you’re “true” Sun sign. But, do you know how important it really is? I could have spoken about this in the beginning of the book, but I didn’t. I wanted you to know the fundamentals of the planets, signs and the chart before diving into this subject. Out of 10, where 1 being least important and 10 being most important, how important is your Sun sign? This answer can differ. Per Greek Astrology it is 10 Per Eastern Astrology it is 4 No, I do not hate Sun, and neither am I trying to ridicule Greek Astrology. After all, I was like you, loving my Sun sign and my yearly horoscope in books and internet, even though they never came true. The reason why eastern astrology doesn’t consider Sun important is because it represents our soul, and inner being. Soul is divine and it can’t be touched, understood or manipulated. 121

What is important however is your Moon sign. Let’s forget the fact Sun is our soul. Let’s just say we do count Sun as our overall personality. This means, from April 15th to May 15th hundreds and thousands of babies are born. Does this mean, whoever is born in that time period should think and act like Aries? You do the math. The dates I am using are Vedic dates of actual zodiac signs. Now, our silvery shinny MoonMoon stays in a single zodiac sign for about 2.5 days, compare to 30 days for the Sun. This narrows down your search for a true personality. This is why Eastern astrology gives or shall I say, I give Moon 7 out of 10. Yes, this leaves us just 3 numbers shy of a perfect 10. Why didn’t our Moon win the prize of a perfect 10? 2.5 days is still a long period that can have perhaps a thousand babies born in those 2.5 days, if not more. Does that mean 1,000 is better than 100,000? No. But why Vedic gives importance to Moon then? Oh, because of the 2.5 days is better than 30? No. Per your planetary personality, Moon represents our mind. Our thoughts process is controlled by the Moon. What you think is controlled by Moon and its phases. But, that still doesn’t show the in-depth personality of yourself if you look

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at it. This is where most astrologers fail. It's not about the signs, it’s about the houses and degrees my man. Yes, your Moon stays in a given sign for 2.5 days, but it stays in a given house for only 2.5 hours. We have now narrowed our search from 100,000 of same personalities to just a few hundred. Does this mean we have our answer? Well, not quite there yet. Remember the degrees? Thank you. Now you’re getting my point. It's not about the sign, or the houses, it’s about the degrees. Moon can be in Gemini in 11th house, but, it’s moving, and the point of degree it was at when you were born is what shows HOW YOU THINK? Which is represented by the degree, yes, your (NAKSHATRAS) But, is that still the most important thing that shows your true self, well, may be 70%. 30% of who you are is the “Ascendant” sign, the rising sign in the 1st house, and the Nakshatra it’s rising in. That is your body, your inner functioning, and actual being. Although it’s not how you think, it’s how you show yourself to the world, your veil. But, this could change, and become just as important as your Moon sign, and Nakshatra, if your Moon was in the ascendant 1st house, which will make your rising, and Moon sign exactly the same. Usually these placements make a person not so confused about him or herself.

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One important thing, before we move on. Each planet in your birth chart is settled into some Nakshatra, after all, they too are moving and have degrees, and in a certain sign, at a certain degree they will be in a certain Nakshatra. Rest of the planets; too, give a detail perspective of different aspects of your life. The only reason Moon’s Nakshatra is considered the most important, because Moon is our mind, the way we think. The next Nakshatra that is important, and, this according to my research is the Nakshatra of your Mercury placement, because Mercury is your intelligence, the way you comprehend things in your life and how well you understand them and remember them. The planet whose Dasha you’re running, is also sitting in a certain Nakshatra, that Nakshatra will tell you how good your time period will be, because that Nakshatra ruler might be an enemy of your Dasha planet. Let’s go into more depth. A single Nakshatra, for example, “Rohini” Nakshatra, is divided into 4 different parts called “PADHA”. I.e. Rohini is 10 degrees Taurus to 23 degree Taurus, but in that total 13 degrees, there is a division of 4. Rohini PADHA 1 -10 to 13 degrees Rohini PADHA 2 – 14-16 degrees Rohini PADHA 3 – 16-19 degrees Rohini PADHA 4 – 19- 23 degrees.

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Each “Padha” has its own personality inside a single Nakshatra. If there were 4 babies born in 4 different Padha of a single Nakshatra, then those 4 babies will have different personalities and different outcomes in life. This is why degrees are most important part of a horoscope. Two separated people might be born in same hospital, at the same time, and just minutes apart with the same Nakshatra, but the Padha is the reason why they are different, with different destinies. All of the 27 Nakshatra are controlled by 9 planets. Sun and Moon only control 1 Nakshatra, while rest control 2 or more. I.e. Your Saturn is placed in 5th house, and at 4 degrees Gemini. What does this mean? It means, your Saturn is in the building of Sun, apartment of Mercury, and his land lord is Mars, why Mars? It happens because at 4 degree Gemini, Saturn is passing through the Nakshatra of Mrigashira, which is ruled by planet Mars.

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Medical Astrology Just like any life's situation, planets, houses and zodiac signs also govern our medical & health issues. Each planet, zodiac sign and house represents a part of a body, and depending upon the condition of those planets & houses you may experience those health alignments during "yearly transits" and "Dasha periods". The table below shows what a body part each planet and house controls in your life. This is for medical astrology. If you have certain planets in a bad situation and bad houses, then you might experience medical issues regarding that planet.

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The chart on the previous page shows basic body parts a house and planet governs, but there is a lot more than just those basics. Also remember the houses & zodiac signs represent the same things. So Gemini or the 3rd house represents the same health alignments or body parts. Sun - Sun governs heart, spinal cord, bones, and energy within the body.

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Moon - Moon governs blood, water retention in the body, sickness of the mind like bipolar, depression, schizophrenia, breasts and heart. Condition of Sun and Moon are important to Mars - besides representing Head and Brain, also represents muscles and blood circulation, sudden accidents, fever and infections, shingles behind ears. Venus - Genitals, pelvic area, menstrual cycle, and kidneys. Mercury - Skin, speech, nervous system, hands and basic diseases. Jupiter - Fat in the body, liver, gall bladder, arteries. Saturn - Joints, teeth, knees. Rahu - weird diseases, skin acne, pimples, addiction of drugs and alcohol. Ketu - chronic disease, undetected health issues, drug addiction. 1st house - Head and over all heath. 2nd house - Teeth, mouth, neck and tongue. 3rd house - hands, right ears, arms, shoulders and in some cases lungs as well.

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4th house- this is the house that really holds lungs, heart and chest. 5th house - Stomach, upper or small intestine as in digestive track of the body. 6th house - Intestine and basic diseases, food poisoning, or poison in general. 7th house - Urinary track, semen, prostrate, sexual diseases. 8th house - genital male or female problems, loss of limb, chronic diseases. I used Ketu for liver because Ketu usually makes a person an addict of alcohol and other substance which is directly linked to liver. i.e. Lots of people have hemorrhoids and issue of the bowl movement. Issues such as blood in bowl and pain around that area where a person can't even walk. In a chart, and this is usually seen from a yearly transit of planet in your horoscope, especially from the 'Moon Sign', so transit is seen from Moon. If Rahu is transiting 6th house from your birth Moon, and 6th house or 6th place represents intestine, and Moon represents blood, then there would be issues of intestine and leaking of the blood from that area which usually occurs from such situation. 5th house also does

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this from the ascendant, if from the ascendant the malefic planet like Rahu, Saturn or Mars is placed, then during it's 'Dasha', 'Antra Dasha' or yearly transit will bring stomach and intestine problem. i.e. II People may suffer from ear infection, hearing loss or tinnitus. This is caused by 3rd house having a malefic planet, while the lord of the 3rd house is placed in a difficult position. This can also be seen from the 'Moon chart' as well. If a malefic planet like Rahu, Saturn, Mars or Ketu are placed in the 3rd house from ascendant or the Moon Rashi chart then we can say there might be ear problem during certain dasha and antra dasha, or if a malefic planet like Rahu, Ketu, Mars or Saturn are transiting on yearly basis. Ear problems. Ear problems are governed by planet Mars and 3rd house, so if you are suffering from ear problem then check the condition of your 3rd house and Mars. i.e. III Chronic pain or diseases. Long term illness are usually seen from Saturn, because Saturn is a slow moving planet, the 8th house as it controls chronic diseases and Ketu, which also represents chronic illnesses. Let's say someone has chronic joint problems. In that case 8th house, Sun, Saturn and the 10th house should be examined as these 3 things shows joints, chronic illnesses

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and long term illnesses. Sun = Bones. Saturn = Joints. 8th house = chronic illness. 10th house = joints. If you have such illness, see if Saturn is aspecting Sun in some way, while your 8th and 10th house are also afflicted with malefic. If Saturn is in the ascendant, while Sun is in the 10th house and 8th house lord is joined Saturn or sitting in the 8th house then we can clearly say this person will suffer from joint problems starting from Saturn Dasha, Sun Dasha or the Dasha of 10th house lord. After a good amount of practice you can easily see what is happening in a person's body or perhaps your own body. This is why, before Dasha period or transit occurs, you are already working on those health issues.

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Zodiac Symbols Misconception. You’re a Libra, you should go into Law. No!!!  Greek- Has misinterpreted zodiac symbols completely.  Eastern- The original source zodiac sign I.e. A. Libra in Greek astrology is a lady with a blind fold holding a balancer, like the “LAW.” Eastern Libra sign is a man holding a balancer as he walks in the marketable, like a “businessman”. B. Gemini in Greek is twins looking at each other. Gemini in eastern is a man and a woman looking at one&-other as a union and lustfulness, which according to Greeks is the sign of Scorpio. Scorpio is about the deep rooted issues. The things hidden from the light of the Sun, issues such as mystic world, black magic, death and rebirth. All the mysteries of this universe are linked with the 8th house of Scorpio which is the indicator of the original 8th house. Your sexual intensity is ruled by Gemini. This is why people with certain planets in Gemini sign are known to have many sexual partners, because they want to experience sex with many personalities. C. Capricorn shows as a sign of sheep with horns, and that is completely wrong. Capricorn is a sign that hides and

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suddenly attacks its goals and dreams. This sign in true astrology has a symbol of a crocodile. In Hindi, it’s known as ‘Magarmach’, and the name of Capricorn in Hindi is ‘Marka’. Sagittarius, in Greek shows a horse with an upper body of a man with bow and arrow. In true form, it’s a man sitting on a horse with a bow and arrow, like a fighter or soldier, which holds a complete different meaning than western symbol.

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Planets In Houses The description below is mainly positive one, however, it can become completely opposite depending on the sign, a degree and the planetary conjunction in a particular house. For detail analysis of planets through houses please refer to my Youtube channel (KRSchannel) playlist (Rising signs, planets, houses).

SUN 1. Sun - In the first house Sun makes one proud with ego, someone who takes charge, and takes "No" for an answer. This gives very good health to the native depending upon the sign it's placed in. Bones are strong, heart is healthy and education of a person is very good. 2. Sun - In the second house Sun gives the legacy of a family, dealing with family wealth and business, a very clever person, someone who might be a restaurant owner or any business to do with home goods. This also gives rise to a political or government career.

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3. Sun - In the third house Sun makes a person media savvy, with a strong will to succeed. This area brightens up person’s communication. 4. Sun - In the fourth house Sun becomes powerful yet, a little dull. Sun loses its sight, as in ‘Dikbala’, to see the house it’s aspecting since this is an after midnight Sun, but, since this is a Kendra house, it becomes more powerful than some other houses in the chart. In the 4th house Sun damages the home life a bit up until the age of 35. Lot of arguments with a father and a mother, especially father since Sun represents a father, however it gives a house and a car to the native and it gives good career after the age of 32. 5. Sun – the 5th house is Sun’s own house, where it does very well most of the time. It gives a person creative and artistic skills, gives the native a son in life unless the Sun’s position is weak. It makes a person lucky in speculative business while giving lots of male company in life. 6. Sun - In the 6th house Sun grows and becomes better with time. This person will have no enemies, or he or she will expose their enemies since Sun sheds light on the house of enemy and diseases. Here the Sun makes a person an executive and a finance manager most of the time. This position also gives the ability to analyze situation especially in finance.

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7. Sun - In the 7th house Sun is at its weakest since this is originally the house of Libra ruled by Venus. If weak, this can cause a lot of legal problems in business and marriage, which could end up in a divorce, however, this can also make a person famous if well placed since this is the house of others and masses; the bright light of Sun will show your talent to everyone in the world. 8. Sun - In the eighth house, if exalted in own house gives a long life, ability to take big loans from not just banks but family and in-laws. In-laws will be very supportive of the native if well placed. The 8th house is the home of wife, and married life, and this can give a bright positive light on that sector. If weak, then life can be cut short unless being aspected by a benefic planet like Jupiter. 9. Sun - In the 9th house it makes a person well versed in religion and following the righteous path. This also gives a very high educational status to a person, usually I have seen people in the law field with this placement, as Sun is the king and 9th house is about law and order. A very good relationship with the father can be seen from this house as father will be very helpful to one's own career. 10. Sun - This is perhaps the best placement of all the houses, even better than the 1st house, as the 10th house is of career and public service, a person with a well-placed Sun Sun rises in life to a high status like CEO or chairman of a company, this also gives an ability to work in the government and politics. Since

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this is the strongest Kendra house, the Sun gets bonus qualities if well placed in a good sign. 11. Sun - In the eleventh house Sun also gives good result in incoming gains, and liquid wealth. This position gives the native lots of male support and friendship, and makes a person a good manager. This position also promises a son since Sun is looking at the 5th house of children. 12. Sun - Usually planets don’t do well in the 12th house except the Moon, but, the Sun sheds his light on this house giving the native zero worries under stressful situation. No matter what the problem is, the native will sleep soundly, and will be able to see all the secret dealings happening against him or her. This also can take a native to foreign lands especially for cancer and Leo ascendants. In conclusion, Sun does well in most of the houses except 4th and 7th, however, this only happens if Sun is in a weak sign, in conjunction with a bad planet or being aspected by a bad planet.

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being aspected by Mars in cancer, as in a Capricorn ascendant. Moon in the first house makes a person restless, but a good business minded individual. But usually ruins the relationship with mother if in the enemy sign. 2. Moon - Moon in the second house is not a good placement for Moon, since it gives lots of wasteful spending habits to a person, and they can’t control their spending, however the person usually is born in a wealthy family, but they are very extravert, especially in the sign of Leo and Gemini. 3. Moon - Moon in the third house makes a person very witty, and clever. In this position the person has good communicative ability however, their relationship with the mother suffers since this is originally the house ruled by Gemini: Mercury, and Mercury is the enemy of Moon, but Moon is neutral to Mercury. This house gives love for media, writing, and journalism. A person can have a very spiritual mind, too. 4. Moon - Moon in the 4th house is one of the best positions for Moon since this is the original house of Moon, and Moon feels at home. This is the house of home life and house of mother. The home life of a person is blessed with Moonshine, as the person has good relationship with the mother, father and siblings. Married life, too, is blessed for this person. 5. Moon - This position makes a person very artistic, gives them talent in acting, expressing emotions, however, this position can also give struggle in

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education if the Moon is not strong, because Moon is a very sensitive planet, and being in 5th house of Leo it feels hot and uncomfortable. 6. Moon - If Moon is sitting alone in the 6th house without Jupiter or Venus, then relationship with the mother is damaged, the person is used by co-workers, they are not given respect at the work place, the person is also prone to depression and mind illnesses like schizophrenia and being bi-polar, however the bi-polar problem usually comes when Moon is sitting with Saturn and Mars or being hemmed between them. 7. Moon - In the seventh house Moon gives a good wife, a good relationship in a marriage and business partnership. This person becomes a diplomat and very understanding of others. 8. Moon - This is mostly a bad placement for the Moon, as it makes the native’s mother addicted to drugs, and alcohol, which also damages the relationship with the mother. This can also cause depression and psychosis in a person, but only in small cases, but this placement makes a person a mystic as well, as the mind is submerged in the underground world. People can do well in mining and oil industry in this house as they like to dig deep into the matter of things and business, especially detective. This person will also be interested in mystical subjects. 9. Moon - In 9th house, Moon makes a person be very religious than spiritual. The native will also take long

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pilgrimage and could gives high status in situated well. These professors at college, philosophy.

become a good teacher. This life, education and work if people usually make good especially in the subject of

10. Moon - This position is good for all planets, and in the 10th house Moon gives a career in the medical field or hotel business to most of the people, especially if it’s in the sign of cancer, Libra or Pisces. A female with tenth house Moon can becomes one of the best nurses. 11. Moon - Another best position for the Moon is when it is placed in the 11th house of gains like for Cancer ascendants. In this position the native has lots of female friends, easy gains, easy gains of property and assets. Gives a very religious and spiritual mother, and the mother usually benefits with a baby who has this Moon position. 12. Moon - This position gives birth to very talented writers, healers, and spiritual personalities, the Moon here gives permanent settlement into foreign lands, far from home; usually a person crosses the sea since Moon represents water. This gives a very spiritual mother, as the mother becomes a very strong figure in the native’s life. This also gives huge profits from far off lands as well. In this position the Moon gives lots of hidden talent and powers to the native, with a very deep & creative mind.

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In conclusion, Moon sets our surroundings depending upon which house it’s placed in. The Moon does very well in 4th and 11th house and not so good in 3rd, 6th and 8th house.

JUPITER 1. Jupiter - In the first house Jupiter gives a person very good health, a good spouse, and higher education. Usually people with this position become a teacher, a counselor, and a lawyer. This also gives a big family; especially the first child will be a boy, unless Venus or Moon are sitting in the 5th house. This person is also very religious, and follows the law of the land and culture. However, these people may not have so much wealth, because for them, wealth is knowledge, which means a PhD isn’t always a millionaire, but is respected like one. 2. Jupiter - Jupiter in the second house if it is not affiliated gives a very business minded person, who either takes on a family business, or opens his own business which may be similar to that of family. This person will do well in the food, clothing and realestate industry, but usually I’ve seen people becoming writers, public speakers and teachers with this position as it gives a prominent voice. But, having Jupiter is 2nd house may not go that well, as Jupiter is the significator of the 2nd house, and sitting in its own place may causes some problem. 3. Jupiter - In the third house Jupiter gives good relationship with siblings. This person may also

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receive a lot of help from siblings. The spouse of the native is also very supportive. Like the second house, in the third house Jupiter gives writing ability, and a very high philosophical mind. 4. Jupiter - Jupiter in the 4th house is one of the best positions for Jupiter since this is his best friend’s house: Moon. In the fourth house or the fourth sign Cancer, Jupiter is exalted. This gives marriage on time, a lovely upbringing and love for real-estate; however, if Saturn or Rahu is looking at Jupiter or sitting with Jupiter, it can create a lot of chaos in the native’s family environment. 5. Jupiter - In the fifth house Jupiter brings a lot of luck and wealth to the person. This is the position of a financial analyst, stock broker or accountant. This person may not be an artist, but they will have a creative mind. Usually Venus and Mercury give the artistic talent in the 5th house. But, this can damage the education of a person, or give delayed education. 6. Jupiter - Jupiter in the sixth house gives victory over enemies, gains from friends, lots of wealth especially if it’s exalted or in its own sign, however this placement can also cause a lot of debt and health problems. 7. Jupiter - In the seventh house, Jupiter gives a business minded person, who may also become famous at some point in their life. This position also could make the native a lawyer, or be in some sort of government or political position. Jupiter in the 7th house doesn’t

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necessarily give an early marriage or a good spouse; remember what I said about the lamp quote with Jupiter in the 6th house? But, this position gives a long lasting marriage. 8. Jupiter - Jupiter in the 8th house makes a person a healer, with a very spiritual mind, gives a long life and will to rise up after falling dramatically from any point in life. However, this position also gives the native a very weak posture, and their eyesight can be damaged as well. This person is always dealing with some health problem or doesn’t have a healthy weigh. 9. Jupiter - In the ninth house, Jupiter blesses a person with lots of luck from God, a huge & wealthy family. This is also a good position for higher education. However, since Jupiter is about expansion, this position can also give excessive weigh to a person. Usually people with Jupiter in the 4th, 5th, or 9th house have excessive weigh. But, this is very good position for health and status in society. 10. Jupiter - Even though all planets except Ketu give good results in 10th house, Jupiter, too, doesn’t really feel comfortable in 10th house, especially since its weakest position in the 10th sign of Capricorn. Jupiter is about religion, spirituality, and dharma. Jupiter is like a teacher or professor, and they usually do not like to work, but rather give lectures, sitting in their office and just studying. Here, Jupiter is forced to work in a place where they not only are forced to use their mind but also physical body. But in 10th house

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Jupiter make preaching it's profession and find salvation through it. 11. Jupiter - This is one of the best positions for Jupiter besides the 4th house. In this house Jupiter can make a person a multi-millionaire, or billionaire, since Jupiter loves to expand, and 11th house is about incoming gains. During its Dasha, this is the best place for having a good and positive Jupiter. Jupiter and Saturn both give lots of wealth to the native in 11th house. In this position most people are their own bosses, or work independent as a consultant. 12. Jupiter - Jupiter in the 12th house is one of the best positions if you want to become a spiritual guru or just a spiritual person who doesn’t really care for material things. However, this position also damages the logical mind of a person, who may be forced to live in a logical world where they need to have street smartness, and Jupiter in the 12th house gives a very dreamy nature to a person who might be lost in their own world most of the time and refuses to take any real actions towards improving their material life. In this position people usually like being single, or do not really care for marriage & partnership. Health wise, too, people have constipation problems and stomach problems with this position of Jupiter.

MERCURY 1. Mercury - In the first house Mercury makes a person extremely intelligent, business minded and a clever

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personality which is needed in the business world. This person can also become a very good accountant, and computer programmer, especially if Mercury is sitting with Ketu (South node) of the Moon. These people think logically with very calculated moves in every aspect of their life. Even in marriage they look for a business opportunity in their spouse. 2. Mercury - In the second house again Mercury makes on a businessman, especially in the public speaking and writing business, but more so in public speaking, politics, and law. Mercury also gives a very fun upbringing for the native, with lots of communication between the families. This position also gives love for the computer, and electronic engineering. 3. Mercury - This is one of the best positions for Mercury in terms of writing, being an author, media personality, an actor, a director or an anchor. If Mercury is in a strong position via the sign, it gives lots of love and friendship between the siblings. 4. Mercury - Not such a good position for Mercury since it limits the social scene for the native. Even though the native has a good home and good communications inside the house, it can limit how much communication a person can have outside the home. This is a good position for a real-estate developer, and an agent. 5. Mercury - For all those who want to be in the limelight, in theater, in public, then this is the best

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position for creative and artistic Mercury (Mercury in the 5th house). This position is all about fun & games, but also about learning ancient texts and secrets of the world. This person makes one of the best writing communicators, especially in a romantic novel writing, as the 5th house is about love and romance, too. This is a good position to have if you want to become an astrologer. 6. Mercury - Mercury in the 6th house makes one a deep thinker, a very brilliant accountant, finance professional, and a computer programmer. This person does too much thinking. They may think so much that the opportunity will come and go by the native. 7. Mercury - A good house for Mercury is the seven house, where it makes a person very business minded, with good communicative skills with the opposite sex and partners in life & business. 8. Mercury - Not a good position for Mercury, as it forces it to be isolated, and a quiet personality, gives lots of skin problems, as well as pain in back and hands, unless Mercury is its own sign. This position however gives lots of support from in-laws when taking huge loans for big business. 9. Mercury - Mercury in the 9th house is again forced to sit and study than having a relaxing communication. Even though it can give a high education to the native, and a very philosophical nature, they can however have lack of good teachers and gurus in life.

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10. Mercury - One of the best positions for Mercury in terms of an executive position in politics, a tech sector and a communicative sector. Here Mercury becomes multi-dimensional, where a computer programmer can become a lawyer, and turns out to become a president of a country; after leaving office they can write a book about their life. This position of Mercury is a very outgoing personality who loves communication & networking with people. 11. Mercury - This is the most fun position for Mercury in the 11th house. This is all about having a good time with friends and networking colleagues. It’s all about pleasing everyone, and doing big business through social networking and media. 12. Mercury - Even though this is a bad position for Mercury, however, it can make one of the best sci-fi or fantasy authors, these people also have a physic vision. However, if Mercury is with Ketu in this house, it can make a person gay, or bi-sexual. Mercury and Ketu combo in any house does give those tendencies to the native whether male or female. Mercury in the 12th house also gives a dull mind unless sitting with Venus or Jupiter. In conclusion, Mercury’s ability to communicate and intelligence can be seen from 1st, 5th and 10th house.

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1. Rahu - In the first house Rahu makes one worldly, someone who likes being in front and a center of things like the Sun. Rahu usually produces a politician in this house, yet completely damages the changes of getting married or ever being happy in a married life. Only committed marriage happens when Jupiter is in the 7th house sitting with Ketu, since Rahu and Ketu are always 7 houses apart. 2. Rahu - In the second house Rahu gives wealth, but only after the age of 34, and it gives it in the massive amount. Rahu in the 2nd house makes the native fight or argue with his or her family and relative, he or she has a different view on the family, and usually these folks either move out of the house at an early age or they move to a foreign land, as Rahu in 2nd, 4th, 9th and 12th house take a person to foreign lands. 3. Rahu - Rahu in the 3rd house does very well, since Rahu loves the whole glamour scene, and being in the media house it becomes worldly. This is also a good house to have a Rahu for the technical field, good education, and wealth through business. This person is very clever and deceptive in business. 4. Rahu - This is not a good position for Rahu as it damages peace at home, and usually this person is more of a party person, and a hanging-out-on-aweekend kind of person than staying at home, however, they desire to have a peaceful lovely home which they do get after the age of 32.

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5. Rahu - This is a neutral house for Rahu, as it makes a person very creative, gives wealth through investments, but also damages the chances of having children till a very late age, perhaps after 37-42. Rahu in the 5th house also damages the education of the native. 6. Rahu - This is the best position for Rahu as it not only gives victory over enemies, it also gives lots of wealth through litigation and law. Most people with this position become lawyers. Rahu in the 6th, 7th, and 10th house usually produces a lawyer. 7. Rahu - This is again not a good placement for Rahu in terms of married life, this person will cheat on their partner redundantly. This is however a good position for business, reaching a mass audience and gains through wife. 8. Rahu - Rahu in the 8th house makes the person’s life very difficult in terms of health and accidents. This is one of the worst positions to have Rahu in. Ketu, however, in the 8th house is far better for a long life. Rahu not only gives accident, it could also lead to jail time. This Rahu however produces a doctor and a surgeon with a good aspect on Rahu. Most people in the medical field have Rahu in the 8th house. 9. Rahu – in the 9th house it is a difficult position for Rahu to be in, as this is the house of law, religion, culture, and tradition while Rahu goes against all of these things. Rahu either makes a person very

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religious, who usually leaves their religious beliefs later on in life or the person never believes in religion. 10. Rahu - Rahu in the 10th house is the best position for Rahu to be in. Here, Rahu gives worldly fame, strong will, and lots of wealth through career of any choice. . Rahu in the 10th house however makes a person workaholic. The native’s world is all about work and little play; however, if Mercury is sitting with Rahu, then it nullifies this effect. 11. Rahu - Rahu in the 11th house gives massive amount of wealth, especially during its Dasha. This Rahu gives a story of rag to riches, a self-made billionaire. This positive side however is not good for having children; either the native will suffer a miscarriage, or has an abortion at least once in life. 12. Rahu - This is not a good position for Rahu in the 12th house, as here it can make the native’s mind, house and aura haunted with spirits, black magic, and become a victim of evil mysticism. Even though Rahu here takes a person to foreign lands for permanent settlement, it also might put the native in trouble with the law. This position however makes the native very good science fiction author, especially if this person has Guru Chandal Yoga, (Conjunction of Rahu and Jupiter in 12th house). In conclusion, Rahu gives best results in 2, 3, 6, 10 and 11th house, where everywhere else it creates delay regarding the matter of that house.

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VENUS 1. Venus - In the first house Venus gives all comforts of married life in the signs of Cancer, Libra, Taurus, or Pisces. It also gives a glow to the person’s face in terms of beauty. 2. Venus - This is a very good place for people who are born with the silver spoon in their mouth. This not only gives family wealth and comfort, but also luxurious life all throughout life with a beautiful partner. Venus in the 2nd house also gives rise to most diamond jewelers or gems dealers. 3. Venus - Venus in the 3rd house gives love for fashion, cinema, media and acting, just like the 5th house, but here the person takes his or her profession seriously, where in the 5th house it comes naturally to the native so they are able to relax a bit more. This placement also gives more female siblings than male ones. 4. Venus - This is one of the best positions for Venus, as Venus gives not only cars, houses and lots of assets, it also gives peace in the home environment, even if the family was destructive before, however, after the child with this placement is born in the family, it creates a new kind of harmony. This is where Venus gains ‘Dikbala’, its directional strength. 5. Venus - In the 5th house Venus gives supreme talent in the arts, cinema, music and writing. People with this placement usually become superstars of their industry, whether it’s fashion, movies, music or art.

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Venus in this house will only let the native work in a creative field, or keep their mind occupied in the creative side of life. This is also the best placement for experiencing romance all throughout life, even after marriage your wife or husband will be your newly found mate every morning. 6. Venus - Venus in the 6th house gives love for animals and again makes the native work in a creative field or finance, since Venus also rules the sign of Taurus, which is all about money and finance. These folks might also be working at banks, brokerage firms, animal shelters, or even in a fashion or photography field since the 6th house rules everyday working life. 7. Venus - This is a very good placement for Venus, here it will give a very beautiful spouse to the male native. This person can also become a jeweler, or work as a financial advisor to others. 8. Venus - This is not a bad placement for Venus even though it’s the 8th malefic house. In the 8th house of death and rebirth, Venus gives lots of wealth through the family of wife. It makes the native lord of some institution and gives easy loans from banks and family. 9. Venus - This is not a good placement for Venus most of the time. Here Venus is forced to live by the virtue of law, religion and spirituality, where Venus is all about material gains, love & luxury. Since Venus is a bit irritated in the 9th house, people with this

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placement marry someone outside of their culture, religion, race or town. 10. Venus - Venus in the 10th house doesn’t mean career in the arts, cinema or fashion, most of the time this placement is for a finance career, where the native will be dealing more with females than males. The only time this can have a creative impact on the career if Venus is sitting under the sign of Libra, Leo or Gemini. 11. Venus - This is again a very good placement for Venus since Venus in the 11th house is all about gains of material wealth. Native with this placement will always have easy gains in their life, gains from liquid wealth, assets, property, vehicles, etc…. 12. Venus - Venus in the 12th house gives birth to someone who loves people more than material things. This particular Venus position makes the person so spiritual that they tend to love everyone equally, and love not just one individual but the whole world. Venus in 12th house gives rise to spiritual leaders, writers and physiologists who want to help and heal people. Venus usually goes well in every house except the 9th house, which is the original house of its enemy Jupiter.

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1. Ketu - Ketu in the first house makes the native stupid, filled with anger, making rash decisions, unless the lord of the sign where Ketu sits is in good position or aspecting Ketu from a certain house. 2. Ketu - Ketu in the second house doesn’t mean you will not get money; instead Ketu in the 2nd house gives lots of money at an early age, but ruins the relationship with the mother’s side of the family. Usually Ketu in the 2nd house produces a person involved in the medical field. 3. Ketu - This is not a good position for Ketu as it ruins the relationship with siblings or restricts the contact with them, it gives bad marriage or delay in marriage, and makes the person do bad deeds. 4. Ketu - This is a neutral position for Ketu, as in the 4th house it gives average family life, but it doesn’t damage the house since it's ruled by Moon; and Moon, Jupiter and Saturn can control Ketu. 5. Ketu - In this house Ketu denies children, or gives them at a very late age with lots of struggle; usually a girl will be the first and the only child. Ketu blocks creativity in this house unless it’s in conjunction with Venus or Moon. However, Ketu in the 5th house gives good education since it increases the concentration of the person in the 5th house, which is vital for academic studies. 6. Ketu - Ketu in the 6th house gives lots of health problems related to the lord that is ruling the sign. If

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Ketu is in the 6th house, and in the sign of Gemini, then the native might experience skin problems, shingles, shoulder pain and problems in nervous system. 7. Ketu - This is the worst position to have Ketu in the 7th house unless you have no desire for marriage. Ketu also gives lots of legal problems and insults from public. People with this Ketu usually have an odd personality. 8. Ketu - In the 8th house Ketu gives good results. It gives long life, love for spirituality and mysticism, and easy loans from banks, however Ketu also gives addiction problem in this house, addiction such as alcohol, sex, drugs or any kind of obsessions. 9. Ketu - This is a very good position for Ketu as it gives lots of spiritual power, love for religion and very good education. 10. Ketu - This is not a good position to have Ketu in as it makes a person very dependable on others, gives them lack of energy to follow through their career, or native with this Ketu might just want to sit home and do nothing. 11. Ketu – This is a neutral position for Ketu as gains will be received but only in Ketu Dasha. In the 11th house Ketu makes a person a loner or doesn't give them a desire to have any friends.

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12. Ketu - This is by far the best position for Ketu, as it promises enlightenment by making this the last life for the native, gives them psychic ability and spiritual powers that might be hidden until the age of 42.

SATURN 1. Saturn - Saturn in the first house delays marriage, gives bad relationship with siblings and gives no younger siblings, however, if Saturn is in a good sign and degree, it can give a solid career with its 10th house aspect. People with Saturn in the 1st house get an older spouse. 2. Saturn - In the second house Saturn separates the native from their family at an early age, gives a drive to succeed financially, but at the same time restricts the relationship with the mother, and gives delay in getting a car and house. In 2nd house Saturn delays wealth and success till the age of 34. 3. Saturn - This is a very good position for Saturn as it makes the native very creative, gives a heavy voice (good for radio) love for long writing which is perfect novelist and script writers, and usually makes the native travel for business. Saturn in the 3rd house will not let the native be in a job or service situation, he or she will eventually have their own business and be their own boss. Saturn may also restrict relationship with the father, too, especially if its aspecting or sitting with Sun in the same house. In the 3rd house

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Saturn gives worldly success after the age of 32, and usually with this position Moon is in the 12th house or in aspect to Saturn. 4. Saturn - Saturn in the 4th house gives lots of family problems and restriction till alter age. Saturn usually delays wealth till the age of 35. 5. Saturn - This position delays both kids and marriage until early 40’s, or it may delay them till next life. Creativity is blocked since Saturn is sitting instead of aspecting the 5th house. 6. Saturn - This is a favorable position for Saturn since in the 6th house it grows positive with time just like the 3rd, 7th, 10th and 11th house. Here, Saturn will destroy all enemies, gives favor from the superior and timely promotions. Lawyers usually have Saturn in the 6th 7th and 9th house. This position also gives long life. 7. Saturn - This is the seventh is the best position for Saturn since it’s exalted in the sign of Libra which is the 7th original house. This is the best position for a businessman, a politician, and a real estate developer. 8. Saturn - This placement can be good and bad depending upon the sign that Saturn occupies. Saturn in the 8th house gives a very long life, but makes one prone to black magic, spells and bad luck. This is a good position for people in the oil or petroleum business. Any business that has to do with digging deep into the matter of things will make a good career

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like mining, drilling oil, surgeon, mystic, and magician. 9. Saturn - Saturn in the 9th house gives ability to argue in front of a crowd, like a lawyer. Saturn makes one very law abiding citizen. This position restricts a friend circle and networking till after the age of 28. Saturn gives lots of gains in its Dasha since it is aspecting the 11th house. 10. Saturn - Saturn gives very good results in its own house; Saturn takes a person to new executive heights in this house if in a good sign and Nakshatra. This placement brings a solid career, usually in the metal industry and oil, but it all varies depending upon other planets. 11. Saturn - In the 11th house Saturn gives nothing but gains if placed in a friendly sign and Nakshatra, Saturn is more stronger in the sign of Aquarius than Libra because Saturn is at home of its original sign, the 11th sign & house. This native will have a property, liquid money and good status in life, and if Saturn is with Moon and Venus in this house then there is no stopping of this person in gaining all kinds of assets. 12. Saturn - Saturn gives malefic results in the 12th house, and even though malefic planets do well in ‘Dusthana houses’, aka ‘The evil houses’, Saturn is not so good in this house, as it brings lots of depression onto the native, with mental stress, loss of property and family

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wealth. This native also acquires a lot of hidden enemies whom might be their own family.

MARS 1. Mars - Mars gives very good results in the 1st house, Mars gives enough will power to the native to succeed in the business world. Mars promotes selfemployment more than service in the house of self. Mars also gives a spouse of fiery nature. This is a great position to have Mars if you are in real estate business. On the negative this house gives good amount of accidents in one's life. 2. Mars - In this position Mars gives lots of in-coming gains, but also lavish life style tendencies, with some break in education, yet a strong sex drive. 3. Mars - Mars in the 3rd house makes one courageous and makes them bold enough to achieve their goals. 4. Mars - Mars loses all its power in the 4th house unless in a good sign like Capricorn or Aries. Mars is forced to forces on things that it has no experience in, like putting a soldier in the kitchen to wash dishes. Mars in the 4th house may also produce a spouse who might cheat on the native or the natives themselves might cheat. 5. Mars - Mars in the 5th house makes one creative, with a lot of sex drive and passion, however this position also makes the native accidents prone.

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6. Mars - This is a very brave place for Mars, in the sixth house Mars makes one a fighter and a destroyer of enemies, this is also a good place for becoming a doctor, nurse or going into medical field. This placement of Mars also brings about a lot of anger into a person like the 1st and 2nd house. This Mars is also prone to having a lot of debts in their life which usually gets repaid after the age of 37, 42 or 54. 7. Mars - In this house Mars makes one a sex addict or this person may cheat a lot on his/her spouse if there is no benefic aspect on Mars. Not to sound rude, but most prostitutes have Mars in the 7th house or the sign of Libra. This brings about lots of trouble in marriage and fights with other people, especially in the legal field. This position however gives a lot of courage to accomplish a plenty of tasks. 8. Mars - In the 8th house can give a long life, gains through manufacturing business, medical business, police force and communication. 9. Mars - In the 9th house, Mars makes one a sexual sportsman, someone who knows true passion, but at the same time makes one a diplomat and well educated in the art of weaponry. This Mars a lot calmer than other places, as it gives spiritual guidance to the native. 10. Mars - Mars in the 10th house in one planetary position that far exceeds any other planetary exaltation point. If Mars is in the 10th house while other planets are weak, native will still achieve huge

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amount of success in all aspects of life because the will to succeed is there in huge tanks. This Mars will go against all odds to make them stand out in the ground. If you want a business partner, this native is the one for you. This Mars can succeed in any kind of field, from law, politics, arts, medical and business. 11. Mars - In 11th house Mars makes one a very loving person by nature, who loves having the company of friends most of the time. This Mars brings a lot of gains into one's life, perhaps more than one ever expected, however, this Mars is not so strong willed unless it’s in the sign of Leo or Capricorn. 12. Mars - Mars in the 12th house brings a lot of anger, frustration and delays in one's life from the aspect of marriage and career. Mars in the 12th house also makes one quite lazy and a lavish shopper. There is a lot of debt on these people, more so than Mars in the 6th house. In conclusion, having Mars in the 10th house or the sign of Capricorn, can make one anything they desire to be, this is one planetary placement that should be desired by all those who want to achieve good for themselves and the world, because they will.

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Yogas in Astrology Greek has no certain planetary combinations identified for good and bad situations. Eastern astrology - provides an in-depth look into the planetary combination known as Raj Yoga (Kingly combination by aspect, conjunction or mutual aspect of planets). It has bad combination, too, such as Pitra dosha (Dosha stands for a negative combination, and Pitra means past life Karma.) This is just one example of over 500 combinations. How important are they you would ask? Not very important, but they help you understand your life path. Just because you have a (Raj Yoga) in your horoscope doesn’t mean you will become a king, a president, or a head of some organization. There are many charts that I studied that had such combinations but they were working in real estate, sales, clerks etc.., but nothing of kingly sort. But, planets that are making such combinations in a chart, do influence your life, but they do not give rise and fall to a certain position. Raj yoga simply means you can become a manager, supervisor, district manager etc... Yes,

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you can become a president, but you need to have the right timing with that Raj yoga. In India, certain malefic combination has given a rise to many ‘unauthorized’ astrologers whose sole purpose is to make money from you. I will show you an example of when an astrologer, especially a Vedic astrologer will scare you and ask you huge amounts of money for its remedy. Be careful when an astrologer uses a term such as  KAL SARP YOGA - all the planets are between Rahu and Ketu axis. This can occur in any house, where all the planets are on one side of Rahu and Ketu. I.e.

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See that all the planets are on one side of Rahu and Ketu; this is an example of Kal Sarp Yoga.

 PITRA DOSHA - Saturn is directly opposite of Rahu or in conjunction with Rahu.  MANGLIK DOSHA - Mars is in the 12th, 1st, 2nd, 4th, 7th and 8th house. Bad for marriage according to them.  KREMDHRUM YOGA - no planets on either side of the Moon. No planets on either 12th from the Moon or 2nd from the Moon. This simply means, if 164

Moon is in the 2nd house and no planets are sitting with it in the same house, or there is no planet in the 1st, or the 3rd house; this creates poverty from birth. Well, Michael Jackson had this yoga and the man was a billionaire at one point, and even if he was sunk in debt, he was still a millionaire when he died.

Above chart shows how Moon is sitting alone in the 7th house in the sign of Libra, and there are no planets on either side of the Moon for emotional support.  GURU CHANDAL YOGA - Conjunction of Rahu and Jupiter. It makes a person not follow the religious path, or path of religion and tradition. A good combination for a writer and a scientist. 165

Below is an example of Guru Chandal Yoga, see how Jupiter and Rahu are in conjunction in one single house, this is creating such a yoga.

I am not even going to dive in details about these above combinations in your Vedic astrology chart because they should not and must not hold any meaning to you in terms of fear. Just Google these names and read about them. There are many, many more bad combinations besides the one I have mentioned. I will say one thing though; “Guru Chandal Yoga” gives rise to an independent thinker, the one who thinks outside

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the box. These are the people who do not just follow their religion; they do their research before diving into anything mythological, including astrology. This is the conjunction of Jupiter and Rahu in a single house, because Jupiter represents wisdom, religion and tradition and Rahu goes against that. In every single chart, whether of a billionaire or a homeless man, they will have 30 good yogas and 30 bad yogas, no one and I mean no one is spared from not having a bad yoga. Everyone has good and bad in them. A good astrologer will not predict your wealth through such yogas and their timing. Neech Banga Raja Yoga: This is one yoga that should matter most of the time in astrology. This yoga actually makes a weak planet into a powerful planet, more powerful than its own exalted position. I’d rather have a Neech Banga raja yoga than just an exalted planet. i.e. Sun is weak in Libra and exalted in Aries. If someone has Sun in Libra in the 3rd house, while Mars is in Aries, Scorpio or Capricorn from the ascendant, then Mars is taking away Sun’s weakness. This happens because Sun is exalted in the sign of Aries, and lord of Aries is Mars, that means, if Mars is sitting in its own sign, or is excelled from the Ascendant or Moon, then Mars is lifting Sun out from the gutter and on to a throne.

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If Sun is sitting in Libra in the 3rd house with Venus, then again Sun is losing its’ weakness because the lord of the sign which makes Sun weak, is sitting in its own sign, and becoming powerful. Venus in this condition is taking away Sun’s weakness, but it's not a Neech Banga, it's just creating Sun a bit stronger, but if Venus and Sun were in Kendra houses then it would be considered a Neech Banga. i.e. III Another way a Neech Banga Raja Yoga occurs if your weak planet is exalted in D-9 chart, as in Navamsa chart. If you have Sun in Libra in your birth chart, but it’s in Aries in your Navamsa chart then that is canceling your Sun’s weak position. We will talk about 'Divisional Chart' like 'Navamsa' in the next chapter. This can happen with any planet that is weak. You should refer to the chart earlier in the book that shows weak and strong positions for a planet. Parivartana yoga: This is a very important yoga in any birth chart. This yoga occurs when two or more planets are looking at each other from different houses. When planets aspect each other from 7th position or from an aspect that mutually makes them look at one & other, this aspect makes the chart active and alive. When a planet is not looking at any planet, then that planet becomes blind.

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i.e. Look at the chart on next page.

In this chart you can see how Jupiter and Mars are looking at each other from the 7th aspect. How Saturn and Sun are looking at each other from 1st and 7th house aspect, this aspect brings sight to both planets and makes them see things. Even if you have badly placed planets, but if they are looking at each other mutually, then your chart becomes active and powerful.

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But you cannot say there is a Parivartana yoga happening between Saturn and Jupiter, because even though Saturn is aspecting Jupiter from the 10th house aspect, Jupiter however is not looking at Saturn. this doesn’t create a Parivartana yoga. Now, look at the chart on next page. There are two types of Parivartana. One, where two planets are mutually aspect each other and second where two planets exchange signs, for example: Mars in Gemini and Mercury in Aries. When this happens, it is known as Parivartana Raj Yoga.

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Saturn from its 4th aspect, and Saturn is looking at Mars from its 10th aspect.

What is a Raj Yoga? Raj yoga simply means 'Kingly yoga' as in combination for throne, or sitting on a throne. Back in the days around 5 to 7 thousand years ago there was no electable government, congress, Prim Minister, voting, and especially void of 98% of the jobs that are now available. Back then when Maha Rishi Prashara was writing this genius text as part of the Vedas, applied the meaning of Raj Yoga to working under the king or actually becoming the king himself. But due to the class system there were several types of Raj Yoga, the highest being 'Maharaj Yoga'. Since 5,000 years ago, Raj yoga meant something totally different, it has completely changed its meaning in the digital age. If you have Raj yoga it doesn't mean you will become a king, President or Prim Minister of a country. Having a Raj Yoga means you will become a manager at your office, supervisor at your company or high level executive as in Vice-President or distinct manager. If you have a Raj Yoga yet you have been working at a retail store for 10 years, then it could mean two things. 1. You can become the manager of that store or you will go to another job where you will be promoted to a higher post. If you look at a more mundane meaning of Raj yoga, it simply means managing people or taking care of other people, which is exactly what the King's job was, to take care

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of his people in the kingdom. As a store manager in 2010 you are simply managing people under you. But Raj yoga happens when lord of the kendra and lord of the trikona are in conjunction kendra or trikona. i.e.

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sitting in kendra? This is creating a powerful Raj yoga. The thing to remember is the most powerful Raj yoga occurs either in kendra house or trikona house. If the Raj yoga by conjunction is occurring in any other house then it loses some of its value. Another way a Raj yoga occurs is when kendra or trikona lord aspect each other while they are in kendra or trikona houses. Do Rahu and Ketu form Raj yoga in a birth chart or divisional chart? (Yes, they do) Rahu & Ketu are also capable of giving Raj yoga in a birth chart. This happens when Rahu & Ketu are in conjunction with a kendra or trikona lord while sitting in Kendra or trikona. If Rahu and Ketu are sitting alone in Kendra or trikona while their lords are in kendra or trikona makes them Raj yoga giving planets, however the kendra or trikona lord should not be in 6th, 8th or 12th house, then it becomes a weak Raj yoga which may not come to fruitarian or might give very weak results. If Rahu or Ketu are in kendra and get an aspect from lord of the kendra or trikona, that too, while the lord of such houses is placed in kendra or trikona, that too, creates a Raj yoga by the nodes. The biggest point to consider for Raj Yoga is the degrees between the two planets in conjunction. If the degree distance between two planets is more than 15 degrees then it's really not a true conjunction. It means two planets are in the same house but on different floors. If two planets are less

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than 10 degrees apart then they are on the same floor of the house and if they are less than 5 degrees apart then they are in the same room, which makes the communication between two planets strong. But, remember, if this happens to be Sun then most planets will become combust if they come less than 10 degrees from Sun. Only Mercury can be as close as 1 degree apart and still not be combust since Mercury is always near the Sun and is used to its heat. If Rahu and Ketu are too close to Sun and Moon then Sun and Moon become eclipsed which means only after midlife will these shadow planets will remove their dark cloud. Many people in the world have Raj yoga but they are struggling from pay check to pay check, why is that? Raj yoga doesn't equal to dhan yoga. You can be a manager at a restaurant, retain store or your local city office, but does that mean you're rich? That question is answered by 'Dhan yoga'.

What is a Dhana yoga? Dhana yoga means 'wealth giving yoga'. This is perhaps the most important yoga everyone looks for in their horoscope. Wealth is God in Kalyug and everyone seeks God, or most of us do. The strongest dhan yoga that is formed in a horoscope occurs between 2nd, and 11th house lords, where 11th being the strongest. The other houses that are involved are 5th and 9th house.

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A planetary relationship between 2nd and 11th houses occurring in kendra or trikona creates a powerful wealth giving yoga. But this combination must occur in kendra, trikona or 2nd and 11th house only. What causes dhan yoga?        

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The most important thing to remember about dhan yoga is that 11th house becomes the most important, and any planet influencing the 11th house must be judged to determine the strength of wealth. If an exalted planet aspects the 11th house, sits in the 11th house or is in conjunction with the 11th house lord in kendra, trikona, 2nd or 11th house, then it will give wealth during its maha and antar dasha. 11th house is the house of incoming gains, while 2nd house is the house of savings or your accumulated wealth. If the 2nd house is strong but the 11th house is weak, then what's the point of having the ability to save money if you don't have any incoming gains? But, everyone gets a paycheck, and people with good 2nd house are able to save more than their weather counterparts sometimes. If your 11th house is good but your 2nd house is damaged, then all the incoming gains will be flushed out and it will be hard for you to save money. 5th and 9th house are basically the houses that give us happiness. They are not really the wealth giving houses. The reason why 5th house is called the house of lakshmi and 9th house is called the house of fortune because 5th house is the house of speculative career like stock market, cinema, writing, lottery, betting which can sudden give huge amount of wealth. 9th house shows how fortunate we feel in life. People can be rich but they feel very unfortunate in life. On the flip side you can have someone making minimum wages but they might feel very fortunate in life to be even making

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the money they are making. Someone with a good 9th house will not complain about having lack of money, they will see the glass as half full than half empty. Sudden wealth is also seen through vipreet Raj Yoga (reversal of bad fortune) which occurs when lord of 6th, 8th and 12th house is sitting in 6th 8th or 12th house. Ascendant lord also is an important factor of receiving dhan yoga. If ascendant lord is in conjunction with 2nd and 11th lord while sitting in 2nd, 11th, Kendra or Trikona, then in its mahadasha and antar dasha the native will receive wealth, but make sure that these planets are not debilitated, or in enemy sign. If Ascendant lord is in conjunction with 5th or 9th house, that too makes a powerful dhan yoga. i.e. For Leo ascendant if Moon (lord of the 12th house) is sitting in the 6th house then it creates a vipreet Raj yoga. The native will sudden gain lot of wealth in their life. This can be one of those rag or riches stories or homeless man winning a million dollar lottery. The timing of such wealth giving yoga is always seen through dasha system. All the wealthy people around the world made their wealth during maha and antar dasha of dhan yoga giving planets but once the yoga is activated it might keep giving wealth even after the dasha has finished, but you need the ignition from the dhan yoga engine to ignite that fire in the rocket.

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Divisional Charts in Astrology  Greek only uses 1 chart.  Eastern astrology uses around 12 to 17 different chart for a detail analysis of your life. As you know in Greek they only use 1 chart, which just shows the positions of the planet and what they are doing in your life. But, can just 1 chart and position of planets tell the whole story? Yes, perhaps, but ask yourself. Does a tree only have one branch, no, it has many. In Eastern astrology you have many charts. Let's say you ask an astrologer, Greek or eastern doesn’t matter, you ask them, what career should I chose? The Greek and eastern astrologer, if they are good, will not just look at the 10th house, or 10th lord, or the planet sitting in the 10th house to tell you the career. There are 179

bunch of combinations and things an astrologer needs to look just in your main birth chart to give you a true story. He or she will not just look at your 10th house, or its placement, but they will look the aspect of the planets on 10th house, or planets aspecting the tenth lord in your chart. “LORD” means, planets that control its own Zodiac sign, like Sun is the lord of Leo. Let's say a good astrologer even does all that I mentioned above, but, will he tell you about your exact career? NO. He may tell you, “You should go into artistic field.” The problem here is which artistic field: Acting, panting, writing, directing, fashion design? This question will be answered in a divisional chart. I went to 8 different astrologers and they all said I should be in the medical field or hotel management, and I was in neither, except two astrologers answered me correctly. Who advised me I should go into writing and stick to artistic field such as staying behind the camera? How did they tell me that when they, too, were looking at the same charts as others? Well, they were not just looking at 1 chart; they were looking at other branches, meaning other charts. Like I said earlier, each aspect of your life, which could be career, marriage, business, love, children, travel or education, has its own separate chart, made out from your main birth chart. These, in Vedic astrology are called divisional charts, or (D charts, that will go from 1 through 16). You’ll hear this lot on internet, D-1 chart, D-9 chart, D-10 chart on Vedic astrology websites and discussion board.

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These are your divisional chart holding a deeper look into each aspect of life.

CHARTS: D-1 (Rashi chart) chart is your main birth chart. D-2 (Hora) chart tells your wealth. D-3 (Drekkana) talks about your co-born. D-7 (Saptmasha) tells about your general happiness in life and children. D-9 (Navamsa) chart, talks about your marriage, and married life and overall fortune in life with your spouse. D9 is also used to see your career as well. D-10 (Dasamsa) chart talks about the exact career you should be in and the kind of authority and status you'll have in the world. Most books read astrologers say D-9 is your career chart, because it shows your fortune in the future, but they are wrong. D-9 is strictly for marriage, and how your marriage life will be, that’s it! You want to know about career, go to D-10. When you read your D9 chart, read it exactly the same way you would read your regular birth chart, but what D9 shows is the 'What'. If your main birth chart is the 'Who', then D9 chart is the 'What'. What do you I mean by this? well, your main birth chart shows who you are according to the planets in your main birth chart, but D9 'Navamasa' chart shows what you will do with those placement of that chart.

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Since D9 also shows and 'Who'. Main birth married, while the D9 married? what type of a from the D9 chart.

marriage, you can see the 'When' chart shows when you will get chart shows 'Who' will you get girl or boy you will marry is seen

All these can be Googled, and you’ll get a good picture of what I am talking about. What D-10 does, it takes your 10th house condition in your main chart, and makes a detailed planetary alignment in a new chart, talking just about your career. In D-10 chart, you’ll then only look towards the 10th house and 10th house lord, or planets in the 10th house and nothing else. The 16 divisional charts are an interior of your 12 houses. It’s like surgically opening each houses, and examining it from within, and seeing what’s exactly happening there, and how everything is functioning. Even though there are 16 divisional charts, most well versed Vedic astrologers will use 2-3 divisional charts only.

Main charts are: NAVMASHA- marriage DASAMASA- career SAPTAMNSA- children and happiness after marriage TRIMAMSA- misfortune, accidents and diseases SASTHIAMSA- finer divisional of one's personality and goals, used especially in birth of twins.

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How to study Navmasha chart? (D9) i.e. If in your main birth chart you have a debilitated Sun in the 2nd house, but in Navmasha chart it is exalted in the 10th house; this mean that when Sun gets activated in your birth chart during its dasha or antar dasha, it will give less negative results regarding your ego, reputation, dealing with government, father and any kind of job related issue since Sun is the karaka of 10th house (career) in D1 chart. This is due to the fact when you opened the heart of Sun, which is the D9 chart, it showed a very strong heart even though Sun had weak appearance in the main birth chart (D1). This shows that even though this person may have low self-esteem, low confidence and bad relationship with father and family early on in life, over time, especially in their midlife, they will over come all these insecurities brought upon by weak Sun. Another thing to notice about D9 chart is the karaka of D9 chart, which is Venus. In the main birth chart Sun becomes the atmakaraka of D1 chart. In D9 Venus becomes the atmakaraka since Venus signifies marriage, wife, love, relationship and wealth. When looking at the D9 chart always look at the position of Venus because this will shows the true foundation of Navmasha chart on which its house is built upon, even for women Venus should be judged in D9 chart since it is the main karaka of marriage, love & relationship.

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Since D9 is about looking at the 9th house main birth chart with a microscope, then 9th house of D9 chart also becomes important. A well placed 9th house along with Venus helps other factors of the D9 chart. Any planet in Kendra house of D9 in good condition becomes a very strong planet. Its effect and result will be seen during its dasha and antar dasha period. Think of the condition of planets in D9 chart as the internal body of each planet or the condition of their heart. A person can look really good from outside, but if they have a weak heart, bad digestive track, lungs and liver then the person is truly weak. There is a great saying, "Don't judge a book by its cover". This quote can be applied to the study of divisional chart along side the main birth chart. You can't judge the main birth chart without looking at the 'Varga' aka 'Divisional charts'. Only the dasha and antar dasha planet are truly active in your chart and those are the only planets that should be really looked upon for current predictions. This will make more sense in 'How to judge a dasha' chapter of this book.

How to study Dasamsa chart? (D10) The same principle of studying D9 chart are applied in D10 (Dasamsa chart) but in D10 chart the first we do is look at the condition of 10th house, it's depositor and the planet sitting in the 10th house. Then we look at the placement of the ascendant lord of D10 chart. The rule of thumb is when

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planets are well placed in kendra houses 1, 4, 7 and 10th house from the ascendant, they give high status, promotion and fame in their dasha and antar dasha. Planets in kendra of D10 chart will become the main locomotive of your career and life. Most of the people who were struggling in life with lack of promotion and authority at their work palace were lacking planets in kendra in D10 chart. But planets in trikona houses aka 1st, 5th and 9th house are the secondary houses which give strength, However, D10 chart only adds strength to the D1 chart, but if D1 chart is strong then weakness in divisional chart will give somewhat struggle in life. But well placed planets in D9 and D10 chart give easier opportunities to climb the ladder of success. A weak D1 chart along with strong divisional chart shows that the person will go through lot of struggle in their early life but will eventually over come all the shortcomings. If you don't have well placed planets in D9 or D10 chart then it only says you'll have to work a bit harder to achieve your goals. One big mistake most astrologer make is that they do not count aspects, conjunctions and yogas being formed in divisional chart, which is wrong. Each divisional chart has aspects, conjunctions and yoga which give a clear picture of the events happening in a certain dasha.

i.e. If Jupiter aspects the 1, 5th, 8th and 9th place form itself in D1 chart then in other divisional chart it has the same aspects.

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If Jupiter and Rahu conjunction creates 'Guru Chandal Yoga' in D1, the main birth chart, then their conjunction in other divisional chart also creates the same yoga. In conclusion, divisional charts are the foundation of your birth chart, but, if you do not know the exactly time of your birth then looking at divisional charts may not be such a good idea because divisional charts change every 5-15 minutes. Even though the planets may not change signs in a divisional chart so often, but their house position will change.

The Others Charts: There are 2 other charts you should be aware of, but they are not divisional charts. Chart 1- Moon Rashi chart Chart 2- Nirayana Bhav chalit chart CHART 1- MOON RASHI CHART What is this Moon Rashi chart? Wait, what is Rashi? Rashi means your (zodiac) or (zodiac sign) the Moon is placed in.

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What Moon Rashi chart does, it puts the Moon in your ascendant, because Moon represents the mind, and where is your mind, on top of your head, inside your skull, so Moon is placed on top as the mind, and the position of planet from that Moon is also considered important, especially if you do not know your exact time, but just have an idea like you were born in evening, or afternoon, or early morning. It helps the astrologer to do your reading without your time. Look at the chart below.

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Where is the Moon? The Moon is in the 10th house, but in the sign of Capricorn. Now look at the chart below. (The Moon Rashi chart)

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Notice, planets are in their same zodiac sign, all that was changed was the fact they have changed houses. It’s like twisting a jar lid, or rotating the chart, and just brining Moon from the 10th house to the 1st house. This is the chart that shows how you think about each situation in your life. Before, your Saturn was in 3rd house, showing relationship issues with co-born, but now it’s in 6th house, which will hold a different meaning all together. This means, your 3rd house is now ruled by Jupiter because sign of Pisces is ruling it, and its lord is Jupiter in the 12th house, in its own sign. Knowing astrology, this will either show a good, or bad mind set about your co-born. But, here is the beauty of Vedic astrology, even your Moon chart will show if you have bad relations with your siblings, as it would in the original birth chart.

CHART 2- NIRAYANA BHAV CHALIT CHART What in the hell is “Nirayana Bhav Chalit Chart? This chart represents the true position of your planet in your birth chart. Wait, I thought my main birth chart showed the true position, then why the hell do I need to see this chart? This again comes down to the degrees. I’ll make it really easy for you. If you have a planet that has just entered a new zodiac sign, and it's in very early degrees of that sign, like Sun in

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Scorpio but only at 00:10:00 degrees, or even up to 6 degrees, according to the original sages who wrote astrology, advised, that Sun, even though in Scorpio, it still has some effect left from the previous house, and even though in a new house, it is still giving effect of the earlier house. But, this doesn’t mean it's giving effect of Libra, no. It’s just giving effect of the house it was in previous to Scorpio. Okay, let’s make it more understandable. If your Sun is in Scorpio, and in the 10th house per your main birth chart, yet, in your Bhav Chalit chart it’s placed in Libra in the 9th house. This doesn’t mean it's now giving effect of Libra in the 9th house, no, it’s now giving effect of Scorpio, but in the 9th house. And, remember, your Moon Rashi chart will not show this. This only concerns your main chart, and your Bhav Chalit chart. I.e. The chart below is your main chart. “LAGNA CHART”. MAIN CHART

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Now look at the chart below. NIRAYANA BHAV CHALIT CHART

The 'NBC' chart is the one that is used to see the KP Astrology true position of planets. What happened to the Moon from the main chart to the NBCC chart? Moon moved from 10th house to 9th house and in the sign of Sagittarius, sitting with Jupiter. What does this mean now?

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Moon will give the effect of Capricorn in 9th house effect during its time period or (Dasha). Sometimes the Chalit chart will have planet change its house in late degrees of its sign, sometimes early degrees of a new sign. You just need to know that it does that, why it does that, not that important for a non-astrologer to know.

Hemming Of Planets What does it mean when a planet is hemmed? This simply means that a single planet has two malefic planets on both sides. Still not clear?

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If Venus is in the 4th house, the 3rd house and 5th house become the two neighbors of Venus. In this case, if 3rd house had Mars and 5th House had Saturn; Venus is now being hemmed between the two malefic planets. Visual example:

Hemming only occurs with malefic planets. What this situation is doing is that it's putting a lot of stress on Venus and the things that it represents in a chart. If this is a man's chart, this would indicate that his marriage would be full of turmoil and will becoming the focal point of his stress. Venus represents wife in a man's chart. In Vedic Astrology it's known as papa kartari yoga. Meaning, that whatever planet is being hemmed between two malefic will be cut with a knife. Example 2:

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In the chart above ascendant is now being hemmed by two malefic planets: Saturn and Ketu. And, whatever planet is sitting in there is also being cut. Ascendant represents your entire life in general and Jupiter represents education, children, wealth, marriage; especially in a female's chart it represents husband. And in any chart Jupiter can be a ruler of certain situations. Like in Aquarius ascendant Jupiter controls the wealth, family and gains since it's the lord of 11th and 2nd house. Since Jupiter is being hemmed, its qualities are being killed. But, these qualities reconstruct themselves late in life when malefic planets calm down. All malefic planets lower their intensity with age, especially after the age of 42. This could also mean that health of the native will also suffer since ascendant represents are body in general. Visual example 3:

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In the chart above, What house is being hemmed? Well, there are two houses that are being hemmed: the ascendant and the 7th house. Why the ascendant still? well, Sun is known as a malefic planet, but, sun is not as rough as Saturn, Mars, Rahu or Ketu, so the damage won't be as much, but it would still be felt. However, the 7th house is under the most stress, why? because Rahu and Saturn are hemming it from both sides. This hemming is actually the most stressful of all, why? The reason is simple. 7th house is known as the marka house as in death inflicting house along with 2nd house and 8th house. Saturn is in the 8th house, while sixth house is known as one of the three evil houses. The evil houses are 6, 8, and 12. This is why this is a serious case of someone whose married life, business partnership and court dealing would be under a lot of stress until the age of 42. This doesn't mean an early death, no, because Saturn in 8th house gives long life, but, this is just creating a lot of stress in regards to the 7th house.

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Good Planets vs. Bad Planets (FB and FM) What makes a certain planet give good or bad result in one's horoscope? For this you must first learn about Functional Benefic and Functional Malefic planets for every ascendant. Each ascendant has a set of planets that actually become adverse for the native even if they are benefic. i.e. Aquarius ascendant: Moon and Mercury become functional malefic planets, that means even though they are naturally benefic, they will still cause hardship if they are in conjunction or in aspect to the benefic planets in the horoscope or during their mahadasha and antar dasha time period. Functional malefic are any planet whose moolatrikona sign is in 6th, 8th or 12th house. Functional benefic planets are those who rule the trikona house for the ascendant and do not have their moolatrikona sign in 6th, 8th or 12th house; some kendra lords if they are friendly to the ascendant also become functional benefic. Let's find out what are the FM and FB of all ascendants. Functional Benefic: Aries- Mars, Sun, Jupiter and Moon Taurus- Venus, Saturn and Mercury Gemini- Mercury, Venus and Saturn Cancer- Moon and Mars Leo- Sun, Mars and Jupiter Virgo- Mercury and Venus Libra- Venus and Saturn Scorpio- Mars, Jupiter, Moon and Sun

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Sagittarius- Jupiter, Mars, Mercury and Sun Capricorn- Venus, Saturn, Mercury Aquarius- Saturn and Venus Pisces- Jupiter, Moon and Mars Functional Malefic: Aries- Mercury, Rahu, Ketu Taurus- Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Rahu, Ketu Gemini- Rahu and Ketu Cancer- Jupiter, Saturn, Rahu, Ketu Leo- Moon, Rahu, Ketu Virgo- Sun, Mars, Saturn, Rahu, Ketu Libra- Mercury, Rahu, Ketu Scorpio- Venus, Rahu, Ketu Sagittarius- Moon, Rahu, Ketu Capricorn- Sun, Jupiter, Rahu, Ketu Aquarius- Moon, Mercury, Rahu, Ketu Pisces- Sun, Saturn, Venus, Rahu, Ketu Rest of the planets that are not in functional benefic or malefic table are considered functional neutral, they give results according to their dignity as in house and sign placement. Also for Taurus and Scorpio ascendant Venus and Mars are not really considered functional malefic even though their moolatrikon sign is placed in the 6th house. Ascendant lord is always the most benefic planet; for these two ascendants their lords become functional natural, giving results based on their sign placement and house placement. Now that you know the functional malefic and benefic, you'll be able to understand why certain planets become strong and weak due to conjunction and aspect.

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i.e. In Aquarius ascendant, moon becomes a functional malefic. Anytime moon comes within 7 degrees of any functional benefic planets for Aquarius ascendant, it will make that particular planet weak and it's own signification weak. Take a look at the chart below.

You have a Aquarius ascendant with Moon, Mars and Jupiter in the 1st house aka Ascendant. Saturn is in the 12th house with Ketu. Sun and Mercury are in the 2nd house in the sign of Pisces, while Venus is in the 3rd house in the sign of Aries. If you notice 'Moon' the functional malefic is in close conjunction with Mars. There is only 2 degree difference between Mars and Moon's degree in the 1st house, while Jupiter is 11 degrees away from moon. Mars is 13 degrees away from Jupiter. Most people would say this person has a very beautiful relationship with the mother since Jupiter Moon and Mars are all 199

friends, and moon represents mother in everyone's horoscope, but, due to moon being the functional malefic for this ascendant it is causing a lots of problems with mother and the mind of this person is full of anger. Why? Mars = Fire Moon = Water When you mix both you get steam, which means there is a lot of steam building between the native and his mother. Look at the house moon rules for Aquarius ascendant. It's the sixth house. What is the sixth house? it's the house of enemies, diseases, obstacles, debt etc.. while Rahu, another functional malefic is sitting in the sixth house in the house of moon. This shows that this native's mother could be his enemy since 1st house is known as the self, the body. Why isn't Jupiter helping? I thought Jupiter is best friends with Moon? while Moon and Jupiter conjunction is supposed to be auspicious, causing a Gaja Kesari yoga? Look at the degrees of Jupiter, it's more than 11 degrees away from the moon, that means moon and Jupiter are not influencing each other that much, let alone when they are 11 degrees apart. then look at the 'Ascendant Lord'. The lord of Aquarius (ascendant) is Saturn, Saturn is in the 12th house of loses along with Ketu that is causing separation. Which is another indicator that this person will be separated from their mother and live in foreign lands. Since the ascendant lord is weak, whatever planets are in the ascendant are also becoming weak in nature because the ground they are sitting on is weak due to Saturn's weakness, because Saturn is the controller of that ground, he is the land lord of the 1st house. Since Rahu and Ketu are always functional malefic they are making Saturn weaker.

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Saturn in the 6th, 8th and 12th house always does well but in this case Ketu is sitting with it while receiving an aspect from Rahu. And, Saturn being the ascendant lord doesn't help the situation too much as any ascendant lord in the 12th house becomes weaker by nature. But, if Ketu is more than 5-7 degrees apart from Saturn then Saturn will not be influenced too much. so, what are the ways you can judge if a planet is weak? 1. is the functional benefic is in close conjunction or in close aspect with the functional malefic. 2. What is the condition of the lord of that house where any planet is sitting. Is the lord of that house is in a bad sign and house? is it in conjunction or being aspected by a functional malefic? 3. What are the degrees of such planets? are they in late degrees, meaning old or are they in early degrees, less than 1 degree, which means infant stage. Planets in very late degrees as in over 25 degrees, become old and are simply known as weak planets. Look at another example below:

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Look at the degrees of Mars. Now that Mars is at only 3 degrees Aquarius while Moon is at 16 which is 13 degrees away from Mars, how do you think the relationship will be? The relationship will still suffer, but it won't be as bad at all especially in terms of physical abuse which Mars was causing in the first example. Why still weak though? because the lord of the ascendant is still weak, it's still in the 12th house of loses with Ketu. If the situation in the first example was 9 out of 10 on the scale of being bad, now it's at 7. check out example 3:

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If noticed, Saturn is in the 9th house in the sign of Libra, meaning it's exalted as the ascendant lord. How do you think this person's relationship with their mother will be? yes, it would be an excellent relationship because not only moon is far away from the fiery planet Mars, the foundation of the ascendant is rock solid. Now on the scale of being bad, it's at 0 out of 10, but on the good side it's at 10 out of 10. This is why degrees MATTER in the game of Vedic Astrology. i.e. 4

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If you notice, Saturn is aspecting Mercury in the 2nd house. Remember, Mercury is the functional malefic of Aquarius ascendant; while being in the 2nd house in the sign of Pisces it's debilitated. 2nd house is speech. Anytime Saturn aspects a planet, it delays its significance or denies it. In this case Saturn would clause a delay in education since Mercury is the ruler of 5th house. Due to it being debilitated and being aspected by Saturn, the speech and education of this person would suffer. This person can also have foul mouth. Also remember, once you know if the planet is good or bad in the horoscope, you'll know how the Maha dasha and Antra dasha of such planet will be. Can functional malefic give good results in a horoscope? Absolutely. Just like we saw in the example 3 in this chapter, how moon was now giving good results, its dasha and antra dasha would also give good results. Why? because in example 3, Saturn who was the lord of 1st house where moon was sitting on was strong, while moon was not associated in close conjunction with a 204

natural malefic Mars. Even though Mars is a benefic for Aquarius ascendant, its nature is still rough and feisty. While moon is soft and gentle in its natural form. But, are we still sure that moon dasha will be 100% good? No, we are not. Why? because we do not know the condition of nakshatra moon is sitting in, and where the lord of that nakshatra is placed. Even though in example 3 Saturn was exalted and moon was well placed, if nakshatra lord was not well placed than the dasha will give mixed results. Look at the example 5 below.

If you noticed, Moon is now in the 2nd house at 2 degree while Mars and Jupiter are still in the ascendant. How do you think the relationship with the mother will be? Yes, the relationship would still suffer but not as much. Moon is still less than 5 degrees apart from Mars. Mars is at 29 degree and just about to enter into the 2nd house. And, do not forget, Moon is a 'functional malefic' for this ascendant. If Mars influence on the 205

moon in the same house was 100% destructive, in this situation it would be 50-60% destructive. Why less? If you look at Mars' degree, it is 29 degrees, which means Mars is very old and doesn't have the same power as it did when he was young around 15 degrees; this is why moon would be able to overcome the harshness of Mars. But, if Mars was at 2 degrees in the second house and Moon was at 29 degrees in the 1st house, in that case Moon would become extremely weak; not only because it is old by degrees but now she is being pounded by the hard knock attitude of Mars who is young and agile. If moon was functional benefic along with Mars it would be a different case because in original context of Vedic astrology, Mars always listens to the King (Sun) Queen (Moon and Guru (Jupiter). Due to the functionality of functional malefic and functional benefic, their roles alter and relationship changes per each ascendant. Just because a planet is in the other house doesn't mean it's not influencing a planet in the next house. If the degree of two planets are less than 5 degree even though they are in two different houses, it is still considered as a 'virtual conjunction'. Meaning, they are not in actual conjunction but they are close enough to be considered in conjunction in 'Virtual' terms. Virtual simply means that something is there but it can not be measured or be seen, however it's influencing something and creating a reaction. This is simple cosmology for you. In cosmology you study electrons, protons and neutrons. Have you ever wondered why is that electron knows that it has a negative charge and why a proton knows it has a positive charge? this is due to the virtual particles that are invisible and can not be measured, however they are at work and we know they are there. They are the one that tell these two particles how to behave. In virtual conjunction, two planets influence each other even though they are not in 'real' conjunction.

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Think of it like a Stateline on a map. The line is 'virtual' and not real as in made by nature separating one state from another in any country, so if you were on one side of the Stateline while your friend is on the other side of the Stateline, you are still able to see him, touch him, hug him and talk to him as most Stateline are no more than two feet wide. You and your friend are affecting each other's ambience even though you are in two separate states. There are no lines in the sky showing us first house from second house, but, having two planets in the same house is far stronger than 'virtual conjunction', but, the point is there is still something at work. The planets are still influencing each other; it may not be 100% but at least 15-20%. I made this analysis after seeing too many charts where a conjunction was making more sense than two separate planets, but after looking at degrees, seeing less than five degree separation made me re-think conjunction and 'virtual' house line in a horoscope. Look at the example below:

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Virgo, just 2 degree shy of entering into the sixth house where Saturn is. Now, if someone was to look at this chart, they would never say this person would get married late, because neither Saturn is in the 7th house or aspecting the 7th house; furthermore Saturn is not in conjunction with Venus. But, whenever Saturn is in aspect or in conjunction with Venus he will delay the marriage for the native since Venus is the 'Karaka' of marriage. In the chart above there is a 'Virtual Conjunction occurring. This means that marriage may not be delayed 100% but instead of marrying around 21-25 years of age, this person will get married around 28-29 years of age. If Venus was in the same house as Saturn, than you can say this person would get married or should marry after the age of 32 otherwise Saturn could create a separation. Even though both planets are in separate houses, they are still affecting each other due to being less than 5 degrees apart. Remember DEGREES. Chant the mantra of degrees every time you think of Vedic Astrology. Without degrees Jyotish is a soulless body.

Remedies In Astrology  Greek - believes in a free will 100%  Eastern - believes in 25% of a free will, 25% - planets, 25% - karma and 25% - God’s blessings.  Greek - does not provide remedies for some misfortune in the chart, except psychological help, which never helps.

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 Eastern - provides many solutions to any given situation in one's life: from marriage and children to career. Free Will vs. Planets Again, I will not dive into any spiritual mumbo jumbo, rather, I will give you hard key facts that I have learned in my research. A free will is there and very strong, but the free will goes something like this. You have been granted a car by God, and not a luxurious car, but, it’s a car, and that car can’t be changed, but, your free will steps in, and tell you that you can drive that car as far as you want, as much as it wants, and at whatever speed you want. You can also re-paint that car, put in a new engine, but, you just can’t get rid of the car. That’s how free will works, and no-ifs-or-buts about it. God (Universe) has given you a body, mind and, soul. What you do with it - is up to you, but you just can’t change that body. I.e. God said, okay, the moment you’ll be born, you’ll have Moon in Gemini. When you look at your Moon sign, and read about it, it says, you are youthful, like a young prince hopping around from one place to the other, talking to

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everyone you know. You are very lustful, and you love women and love having sex with them. God gave you this mind, but God didn’t say what exactly you’ll do with this mind, that is up to you. You can either become a playboy and just screw around all your life, and not work, just party, party, party, or you can use that youthfulness, the communicative ability, that writing ability, and fun loving personality into a journalist, writer, actor or any kind of media personality. You can become a great salesmen, or lawyer, because lawyer loves to talk. It’s that simple, that’s how free will works, and, once you know yourself better through planets, you would want to become a better you. The people who created astrology first time, knew all the in-&-out of it, they knew some people will suffer because their planets would be depressed and sad and overeating all day because of that. That was the time, when they also discovered the magic of sound vibration, the chakra and colors which were also related to the planets. Your 7 chakras in your body are represented by each planet. This means a single chakra, let's say your throat chakra, this chakra is controlled by Planet Saturn, and if your Saturn is badly placed and in a sad mood, the throat chakra will not be the strongest chakra in your body if scientist were to check on it.

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The moment you’re born and depending upon how far or close each planet is to planet Earth at any given degree (time of birth), will impact your body’s color of aura for a long, long time, until you understand this process and do something to change those colors. Planets have invisible rays, those rays take quite some time to reach Earth, and even though they all reach Earth, they will either be strong or weak rays depending upon how far that planet is at that current time. This is why the best remedy for all your planets is the Chakra meditation, because it increases the signal capacity of your body to receive the rays of those weak planets. If you are a television, then planets are the signals in the air that brings the shows, news and movies into your screen. Meditation and Mantras are like the electricity of your television, because even if you have the best T.V. and the HD signal, what good is that if you can’t power them and link them together. You must plug your T.V. in the socket and turn it on, that’s what mantras and meditation do for you. Each planet has its own mantra, its own code words to invoke its energy, but, you must ask yourself, whether mantras work? Yes, but only 15%. 15% you ask? How so? In human history, well, in Hindu history, we have lived through certain time periods, for example dark age, ice age,

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and crustaceous period etc… In Hinduism, we have lived through several stages, and we’re now in the stage called “KALYUG”. The two other that I am aware of are “SATYUG” and “TAPYUG. In Sat and Tap yug ages, mantras were so powerful, that you could become a millionaire in minutes if you knew the mantras, because that was the time when those mantras had the most of their power, and in Kalyug, the age of today, we only know less than 1% of those old yug mantras. Those old and vanished mantras were more powerful than a nuclear missile. “KALYUG” means age of darkness, age of material gains, running after wealth. Every period is controlled by the planets, too. Kalyug is controlled by the planet RAHU. Remember what I said about Rahu? It wants material gains and all the pleasures of life. Let’s say you pronounce (recite) the mantra, just to get the 15% help, you still will have to recite the mantra more than 2-5 thousand times in one go. Who will do that these days? Nobody. What else is left then? Talismans: What are talismans? It's simply an instrument in shape of locket, a picture or something that you can keep with you at all times to get rid of the negative influence of the planets. In Hindu astrology they are called “Yantras”. Yantras are geometrical shapes on

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a copper or gold plate which you worship and concentrate on to gain access to the planetary Gods. Do yantras work? NO. I’ve tried them, and I’ve seen many other people try them, and yet, no improvements at all. Yantras are mostly there to make money, because, these things are sold from $10.00 to $200 dollars, and I took the best one. I did not see a single bit of change. They advised later that I must not have prayed with my true heart for the deity to listen. Yeap, that was their explanation. But, I have seen and experienced with non-astrological talismans, and they do work. These are not your normally charged talismans, they are Tantric charged. Tantric prayers, not just your sexual energy practices as they do in the West. Tantric power is the most powerful technique to bring someone opportunities he or she desires. There are many, many fake Tantric sages out there ready to charge your master card, but only a few in the world really do know the true Tantric power, and they do not charge you anything, or they may charge you fraction of a price of the others (fake) people. Tantric Sidhi (Sidhi- knowledge) is able to communicate with deities from the 4th dimension who once existed in 3 dimensional planes during Tap yug. There are many dimensions in our Universe, but 4th and 5th is the most

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divine. These folks do not have a physical body; this is why we cannot see them, because our brain cannot understand the 4th or 5th dimensional being. These are the deities who may have provided knowledge to the sages about astrology, magic and other mystical entities. It’s not easy to communicate with them. They do not have a cell phone, or email address. It takes code breaking of many, many years of meditation to communicate with them. They are the entities that can control the planets and its raises in your life. They are the ones that can bring positive opportunities to you. The next most important, yet, the most popular is the gem therapy. Does Gem therapy works? Yes and no. But mainly: NO! First thing I will tell you about gemstones is: stay away from them as far as you can. It's okay to buy a nice piece of jewelry for fashion reasons, but as soon as you do "Poojas" on them or wear them according to the day and time they are supposed to be worn, that's when all the trouble really starts for 90% of the people who actually do try stones. The more remedies you do for the planets the worst your situation will become, because planets are there as agents of that one source, they have been here for billions of years. Do you think wearing an expensive little gemstone will solve all your problems related to that planet? So many people wear gemstones, so many people keep suffering thereafter. I get about 500 emails a day, out of which 150 ask me what

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"other" gems should they wear since the current ones are not doing anything. Seriously? Even after trying gemstones, they still want to waste more money and keep believing in this myth blindly. Everyone thinks gemstones are a magic pill because all the movie stars & politicians wear them and make millions. The problem is those stars were making millions before their down fall and make more after a bit struggle, but it's not the gemstones, it is simply the planetary transits and Dashas that take their career into a roller coaster. 1. Stay away from remedies and gemstones. 2. I will still share with you below the true knowledge of how one should wear gemstones including some stories that I experienced in my own life. 3. The final word on remedy is: the true powers are watching everyone and when you try to go into these remedies, the world will push you 10 steps back rather than 10 steps forward. Vedic astrology, about a thousand years or so ago, started prescribing mined gemstones to improve the condition of the planets. They also assigned each finger to a particular planet. Index finger - Jupiter Middle finger - Saturn, Rahu, Venus Ring finger - Sun, Venus, Ketu, Mars Little finger - Mercury, Moon, Venus Thumb - Venus

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Notice, Venus can be worn on two different fingers, including the thumb. Thumb is the original placement of Venus. The gems Vedic astrologer started prescribing them as follows: SUN - RUBY MOON - PEARL MERCURY - EMERALD VENUS - DIAMOND, OPAL MARS - RED CORAL JUPITER - YELLOW SAPPHIRE SATURN - BLUE SAPPHIRE RAHU - HESSONITE KETU - CAT’S EYE These are not cheap stones, most of them are precious stones that cost thousands and thousands of dollars; even though back then they were very cheap to get. Some believed that jewelers bribed the astrologer to prescribe gemstones to their clients to make money, some say they do work. In my case and 10 others in just my immediate friends and family, never experienced anything; except 2 gemstones: Blue Sapphire and Diamond. Blue sapphire is the most feared, most dangerous and yet the most beneficial stone in Vedic astrology. They said you should wear the stone for 3 days first and see if you receive any bad or good results, if you received bad results, then you should not wear that particular stone and yet, if you do wear one, it will take you to new heights. If the stone is bad luck it will make you beg for money. 216

Prescribing the Blue Sapphire has nothing to do with Saturn and its rays. Blue Sapphire has a magical and mysterious power within it, if it’s original and mined vs. lab made. The Egyptians used a blue sapphire for their rituals and believed it had great mystical power. Whomever I spoke to only talked about the blue sapphire as being a result giving stone. I myself wore a $5,000 dollar Ruby for about a year at one point, and yet, it didn’t do anything for me. I wore a $1400 dollar yellow sapphire, and yet, nothing happened to me. I wore a $1300 dollar Emerald, nothing happened to me. I wore a pearl and a red coral, nothing happened. I wore a hessonite and nothing happened. My next try will be a Blue Sapphire within two years when my Saturn Dasha starts. Once I wore a white sapphire, a substitute for Diamond, it created chaos in my life within 2 days, and those were surprising and unexpected events. Diamond may not be a woman’s best friend. If Venus is damaged in your horoscope or if the stone itself doesn’t suit you, you’ll be headed to either divorce court or hospital from illness. The more a woman will desire diamond for wedding, the more divorces we’ll witness in this world. I see taxi drivers, day labors and even homeless people in India wearing some sort of a gemstones, why is that they are in their situation, shouldn’t gemstones be helping them? This means two things, either the gemstone is fake, or, simply gemstones do not work. Even people with the Blue

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Sapphire are in the same condition. Most likely, the Blue Sapphire is fake. BIG PROBLEM! What is the big problem, yo? The problem is: astrologers do not know how to prescribe gemstones to people. Over 95% of astrologers do what I am about to show you. Remember the Trikona chart. Take a look at it on the next page.

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Stupid Vedic astrologers always prescribe the gemstones which are ruled by the planets of the 1st, 5th and 9th house. They are simply stupid. What if you have kids and you have wisdom and you’re in good health, why then should you wear the stones of planet represented by these houses? Sure, besides Moon and Sun, rest of the planets may control the 9th and 10th house, or the 9th and 4th house etc., but my point is, Vedic astrologers always look for the Trikonas to give you the gem therapy. You went to the astrologer wanting to know when you’ll buy a property and all he or she does is they tell you to wear a gemstone, because your Dasha of buying a property is not there. Hello! If the time period is not there, what will the gemstones do? Nothing and more importantly, what does the 1st, 5th and 9th house have to do with buying a house? This is why I wrote this book, out of frustration. If you want to buy a house, you want to activate the house 4, 11 and 12. Why these three? Well, did you study the houses right? 4= home, land, vehicles, home life 11= hopes, dreams and achievements 12= expenditures 4 is the land, and 11 is the wish to buy that land, and 12 is to spend money, because without spending a lot of money, you will not buy a house.

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Now, you can also add 6th and 8th house into it too, as now-a-days it requires a person to get a Loan, whether from a bank or a family member. This is how an astrologer needs to think. This method is of Nadi Astrology, which I just came to know, it blew my mind. 1, 5, 9 process is just too dumb and stupid. If you want to do business, don’t just check your 10th house. To do business, you need to have planetary relationships between 2, 7, 10th and 11th house. If you want to do a job, then 2, 6, 10 and 11 need to be looked at, and worked on. If you want to get married, then improve the conditions of the houses 2, 7, and 11, because 2 is for family, 7 is for marriage, and 11 is for your hopes and wishes to come true. i.e. A Cancer ascendant can wear a Ruby, a Blue Sapphire and an Emerald to enhance their luck in marriage, even though I didn’t see any power in Ruby and Emerald, this is just an example. The next remedy in Vedic astrology is something called “Red Book” or better known as “LAL KITAB”. These remedies are very cheap, very affordable, and yes, very useless.

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These remedies are such where you’ll have to bury a copper bowl filled with oil and sweets into a graveyard to improve the condition of your 8th house, or you’ll have to feed a cow for 43 days to improve your Venus, or donate black cloths or red cloths on particular days for Mars and Saturn, feed 3 black dogs for 43 days to improve Saturn in certain house, or keep a solid silver ball in your pocket for Rahu. The question is: how this is going to improve the planets? How come that by putting a silver ball will increase the infrared rays of Rahu in my body? But, being a follower and researcher of Vedic astrology I did all these remedies properly, and yet, I was at the same place without any difference. Whoever wrote this book did not know much about astrology or he was simply using ‘Ritual’ methods to improve conditions in life which should have nothing to do with planets. LAL KITAB may have its affect in a particular setting of black magic or white magic performance, but it has no relations to astrology per my research. Imagine if you’re in U.S. and you are advised to do these things? Now, where will you find a cow to feed in New York City, Cannel Street? Where will you find a flowing river to throw a copper coin, Colorado? Okay, will you stay in Colorado for 43 days? There are no rivers and flowing water in most states. Most of the times, even a regular astrologer will tell you that planets are like your family members; if you love and respect your family members, you will prosper. The astrologer’s statement is true, planets are represented by family members, like Sun for father, and Moon for mother,

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Mercury for siblings, Venus for wife, but, there is a big problem with that. I have seen this problem in my life and life of others. I know a very good family member, who just loves and adores his entire family, he will die for them, he even gives over 85% of his income to his family members back in India, but the guy struggles to make money. He is not rich, and he is stressed. I knew a friend who hated his parents and didn’t get along with any of them and one of his siblings even screwed him over money, yet, he makes around $50,000 thousand a month doing fashion photography. He does all the immoral things, but the planets do not punish him, they just keep giving to him. Why? Do planets like this guy more than the other guy; does he bribe the planets under the table to keep good with him? Planets simply do not care who you are, they are moving unconsciously and people are being born without their awareness. The game of planets is still undefined, as to why a bad man makes money more than the good one, why bad has the best wife and good has the worst wife. But planets do affect your life in a way, they give you certain opportunities and it’s up to you how you handle those opportunities. No person should be in one single career for the rest of their lives, because if Dashas tell you to do business instead of job and yet you are stuck at a company, then you’ll feel depressed and unmotivated during that Dasha time. To tell you the truth about Vedic astrology, I’ve hardly seen a bad horoscope prosper after a remedy, only a good horoscope prosper after a remedy, because only they will tell you, that their life is just doing good, and because you see them wearing those rings, you think it must be the rings, and they, too, think it must be the rings. In reality, the good

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horoscope always brings the person wealth, even after their great fall they bring them up without any effort. It’s all about doing certain things in certain Dashas, (the planetary time period.) If the planetary time period is not allowing you to do clothing business, you will not do it at all, or you will do it, but you won’t be successful. Yet, if that planetary period is allowing you to make a lot of money through service or working on someone, and then do that, why fight the planet: because at the end of the day, it’s still giving you gains. Take it and enjoy it. One big misconception regarding gemstones is ‘Lab made gems’ vs ‘natural gems’, and which one actually works? Let me save you the time and money by telling you that lab made gemstones are just as effective, if not more, than the natural ones, because they not only have the same chemical compound and properties, but the lab made gemstones are without inclusion, which means the Sun light can transmit through it very clearly on to your skin. But, as always, big business wins and the jewelry industry alongside; the gem therapists have marked the idea of natural gems very well. They tell you that natural gems have been formed by millions of years of pressure and energy of the cosmos, while lab made stone has no electromagnetic energy and even if it does – it's very weak. They couldn’t be far from wrong. All the gem healers and astrologers, who tell people about these differences, are emotionally attached to the spiritual idea of natural gemstones. Since throughout all their lives they have heard about natural stones being the only stones with powers. They preach this idea to anyone and everyone without really doing a scientific test themselves; while other real scientists actually proved that

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synthetic gemstones emit even more energy than the natural gemstones. Consumers, too, are so blind that they’ll pay thousands more for an emerald that has web and inclusions inside, while a flawless lab made emerald is fraction of that value. People need to think seriously and twice before doing remedies with anyone. Now, the best remedy that will improve your life in no time, is... Giving 5 to 10 minutes in meditation to the "source". Yes, to the source; not any particular given God, but the source, the true God. Once you start thinking of names of God or different God that's when a person can also get lost. This is why the Free masons always excel in their community because they know the secret; it's not some God that we hear about all day on religious channels, it's that one source of energy that is responsible for creating this Universe. It has no name, it has no picture, it has no background story. It's just is. That "zero" gravity energy is the one you need to pay respect to and that's when you'll see your life improving in no time. I am telling you this because I have left all remedies behind except the one true remedy that 99% of the population doesn't understand. Only then my life improved.

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What is Atmakaraka? It simply means a soul significator, meaning, planet that holds the lesson that souls is here to learn. Atma= soul Karka= significator Sun is the original significator of the soul; this is why it's the original Atmakaraka. But, there is something called 'Chara' Atmakaraka. Chara= moveable. The remaining seven planets like Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn are considered Chara Atmakaraka. Yes, even Rahu is a part of this table because Rahu brings past life lessons into this life just like other planets. Rahu is unfulfilled desire that needs to be fulfilled in this life. Most did not consider Rahu as chara Atmakaraka but now after many evaluations and test results, Rahu is considered a part of the cycle at least in my experience with chart readings. After doing my own studies, many people performed exactly the opposite of what Rahu was here to teach them as Rahu held the highest degree. If someone was to ask you, what is your Atmakaraka in your birth chart, you will not say Sun, unless Sun is under special circumstances and is also your chara atmakaraka. Why? Let me show you. Planet with the highest degree is considered as 'chara' Atmakaraka. Each planet can be between 0-30 degrees, the

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planet that holds the highest degree amongst all the planets becomes the chara Atmakaraka. This way, Sun for someone can become not just Atmakaraka but also the chara Atmakaraka. i.e. SUN - 23.2 Aries MOON - 15.2 Leo MERCURY- 6.1 Taurus VENUS - 23.1 - Aries MARS - 19- Scorpio JUPITER -17.4- Cancer SATURN -18.2- Gemini RAHU/KETU -13.3- Leo/Aquarius By looking at the table above, you can clearly see that Sun holds the highest degrees at 23.2. Sun becomes 'chara' Atmakaraka. Now, how would you calculate Rahu since he go backwards? Simple subtract Rahu's degrees from 30 and you'll have your answer. Also remember, Rahu and Ketu are always at exact same degrees, one is never ahead or before the other, this is why Rahu is only considered in this calculation and as Atmakaraka, because of Rahu's desires, Ketu's journey is fulfilled and Ketu has no desires and goals. In our example above, Rahu is at 13.3 degrees Leo. You will subtract 13.3 from 30 which = 16.7. After finding the answer, you can safely say Rahu is not the 'chara' Atmakaraka in this

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table, unless, Rahu was at 3 degree Leo. In that case, 30-3= 27. Rahu will beat Sun to become the chara Atmakaraka. But, remember, Sun is the original Atmakaraka for everyone. But the soul's lesson will be determined by looking at the chara Atmakaraka. If you have a retrograde planet with the highest degree that is still considered as a normal 'chara' Atmakaraka, you do not do any kind of subtraction, use the normal method. However, retrograde chara atmarka planet's lessons will be harder than others. Below is the list of planets and their lessons. SUN - Finding success, fame and power without ego. MOON - Finding Happiness in loving selflessly. VENUS - Finding love in everything but finding it in balance, and not in excessive ways. MERCURY - Communicating in divine manner, speaking the truth. Using your intelligence to help people, not to deceive people. MARS - Learning to defend the weak, learning to be peaceful while having little to no anger towards the things that may make you angry, and following the law.

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JUPITER - Learning the meaning of God, spirituality, and human nature. Learning from your children, spouse and teachers without wanting to get something in return. SATURN - Learning to be disciplined, to learn the reality of the world rather than living in dream world, learning to find happiness in loneliness. RAHU - Letting go of desires and not being obsessive about quick route to everything. Instead, learning to be patient, having reasonable desires and not obsessing about what Rahu represents in your birth chart. Once the soul has learned and mastered these lessons in present life, then the soul may not have to come back to face the same challenges and it can get final rest with the source energy. If you want to know that such lessons will be learned easily, look at your D9 chart, the Navamsa chart. If the Chara Atmakaraka is in the ascendant of the D9 chart, then it's considered 'Lagnamasa', meaning, the soul will learn its lesson but after some hardship, however, if in the D9 chart you have your chara Atmakaraka and the D9 ascendant lord in the ascendant, then the native will learn his or her lesson with ease. (You can still learn your lesson without these alignments; however, it will be hard and tempting. Then there is something called 'Amatyakaraka'. Amatyakaraka is the planet with second highest degree in the chart. This planet becomes the minister to the king as in minister to the 'Atmakaraka', without whom the soul's lesson will not be learned.

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Amatyakaraka is the destiny that leads the soul to its final destination. It can also be a secondary mind alongside Moon, unless Moon is the 2nd highest degree holder in the chart. Amatyakaraka is like the driver of chariot or taxi driver, while Atmakaraka is the passenger going to its destination. This concept also helps in seeing one's career. When it comes amatyakaraka I use Rahu but many do not, so it all depends upon the results you get from your own analysis.

Important thing about Karakas Never mistake Jaimini karaka for the karaka I am teaching you in this book. I use Rahu as part of the atmakaraka series in Vedic Astrology, but that's only in Prashara methods and it has show to work because the person who has Rahu as atamakarka needs to follow a spiritual life as they are disillusioned and caught up in the material world aka Maya which will eventually lead to great disappointments, fears and self doubt. In Jaimini astrology if you use Rahu as karaka it will completely ruin your Jaimini predictions. In Jaimini astrology, which is a very important part of astrology uses sign based aspects in the chart and each planet with a certain degree becomes the karaka of certain situation in life. For example in Jaimini Saturn doesn't have 3rd, 7th and 10th aspect, Saturn only aspects whatever aspect the sign placement shows. If Saturn is in the sign of Gemini then Saturn will only aspect the houses that have the sign Virgo, Sagittarius and Pisces. In Jaimini astrology there are only 7 karaka and the only planets that are used are Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and 229

Saturn. Using these planets and seeing which has the highest to lowest in order, those planets will signify something in your horoscope. Atmakaraka- soul, personality, and body. Planet with the highest degree. Amatyakaraka - career, wealth and manger of your life. Planet with the second highest degree. Bhratrikaraka - This planet shows your relationship with gurus, friends and siblings. Planet with the third highest degree. Matrikaraka- This planet shows your ability to attain home, land and shows your childhood including relationship with mother. Putrakaraka- This planet shows your ability to have children and the type of children, including your relationship with them. This is the planet with 5th highest degree. Guantikaraka- This planet shows all types of debt, diseases, enemies and obstacles for the person. Planet with the 6th highest degree. Dharakaraka - This planet shows your marriage timing, married life and things related to your spouse. Planet with the lowest degree in the chart. I am currently learning Jaimini so I cannot discuss much about this part of astrology until I test its method myself.

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Astrology & Compatibility You will run into Vedic astrologers who will tell you how well you will be with your partner in marriage. This is called Kundali match. They run both you and your partners DOB in the software and the software gives a possible match number between you both, and the score is maximum 36 points. Out of 36 the astrologer will say, you must have at least 18 points in order to have a good marriage. That’s all they do, they just run these numbers and tell you you’ll be good or not, because if you get lower than 18 points, the astrologer will just say, ‘this is not a good match.’ I am not saying they are all like this, but most are. Once they just tell you this based on a single score, you know the astrologer is not a good astrologer. A good astrologer must look at your planets first, and their relationship between you and your partners planets before even looking at a score. The good astrologers I ran into never even cared for the score. They predicted good

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marriages of people with just a score of 13, and after 15 years, they are still happily in love. How do you determine the match between you and your partner then? The basic details come to two main planets; Moon in a chart of a man, and Venus in a chart of a woman. I.e. A man’s Moon must be closest to woman’s Moon in her chart. The quicker a man’s Moon can reach a woman’s Moon, the better a relationship will be, because after all a man needs to always check for the woman’s feeling, because women automatically know how to reach out to her man. Let me clarify this in detail. If your Moon is in the first house, (and this is for males only) in the sign of Gemini, or any house in the sign of Gemini, and in your partner’s chart, her Moon is in Virgo, that means, your Gemini Moon only needs to skip 4 signs to reach your partner’s Moon. In other words, it will not take you long to ask your partner, ‘How are you feeling’? “Are you okay, because you look sad?’ ‘Let me help you with that.’ In this match, you will know your partner’s feelings right away, and you will do whatever it takes to be there for them. I.e. II

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If you, as a male, have a Moon in Gemini in your chart, but your girlfriend’s chart has a Moon in Capricorn, which means, from Gemini to Capricorn, it’s an 8 signs difference, because Capricorn comes after skipping 8 signs from Gemini. Once this happens, that means you will not really understand your girlfriend as much, or you won’t really care to pick up her phone calls as much. This will take both of you apart. This situation of the Moon makes a bigger impact after your marriage ritual, when both of your charts and planets are now legally locked in and start affecting each other. The same situation is also implied with Venus in the man’s chart to Venus in the woman’s chart. How fast can a man’s Venus reach the female Venus? But, if out of both, only Moon reaches faster, then that is still a good match, because remember, mind is most important, and Moon is our mind. You must be asking, what is the maximum amount of houses can my Moon be apart from her Moon? I say: it should be no more than five houses. (1-3 excellent houses, 3-5 good houses, 6-7 fair houses, 712 bad houses) There are many more combinations a good astrologer analyzes, but this is just a part of this branch. This is why it’s better to fall in love after knowing these facts, than running around later on looking for remedies. What really is the most effective remedy for life improvement then? In my case study, # 1 is a highly spiritual person who’s connected to the divine world and

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whose blessing will and does improves lives, as it did mine. 2. Kundalini Meditation to open up the chakras, but what is Kundalini Meditation? Kundalini Meditation is not your normal meditation. I'll give you an example. If your normal meditation is Toyota Corolla, then, Kundalini Meditation is your Austin Martin on N os Gas tanks. It takes you on a ride of your life. Meditation in general, is a simple task of relaxation from stress. Kundalini is the awakening of the chakra, soul, mind, and body. Kundalini is not necessarily meditation; it is a pathway into a different world, as some call it dimension. I personally think it was a different dimension during my awakening in Kundalini meditation as I didn't see things in 3D perspective, but more so as a multi-perspective; where these giant orbs were communicating with me telepathically. Kundalini helps a person become a better physic, or a fortune teller. The vision one gets in Kundalini meditation is simply a true manifestation of the unseen past or the unseen future. I cannot describe to you what the world of Kundalini looks like, because it would be too chaotic on a paper. You have to experience it on your own. The true origins of Kundalini are severely misunderstood. Many people, especially Hindus will tell you it began with the sages around 5000-10,000 years ago. But, if you ask anyone well versed in the science of Kundalini, they'll just tell you it was the Hindu sages who discovered this mystical energy of Kundalini. But, did they really answer the question? No, they didn't. The science of Kundalini energy was 'given' to Hindu sages by the 'Manas', or better known as 'Anunnaki' (Those who came from heaven), and Pleiades who were also a different type of alien species that visisted

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our plains during the content of Atlantis. The sages of such ancient time thought these beings were Gods, and it was God who gave them the blessing of such powers by touching their forehead. It is true, but they were no Gods. They were the ones who organized our DNA and transformed us and our minds in the 3rd stage of humans. It is the arrogance of man, their culture and history which they like to protect and guard with their life just for a few praises in history. As a Hindu, I believe it is my humanly duty to present ideas of the source which began the spiritual marathon on our planet. Now, the main question is, how do you awaken your Kundalini? The only, one, true, way to do this is by having a blessings and guidance of a guru who has achieved Kundalini themselves. The guru’s spoken word, or touch of his hands is the only necessary steps you need in order to begin your journey to Kundalini awakening. While doing such advance meditation, you must recite the scared words given by the guru in your head. These words are not to be spoken to a general public, or even your family. If a guru initiates two people simultaneously, they, too, can’t speak to each other about the mantra given to them. It’s just the rules of the game. Through Kundalini, you can not only tape into the past or future, but you can self-heal your body without doing any kind of yoga or taking medication. Even Baba Ram Dev yoga is not necessary when you’re awakened in Kundalini. What does it feel like to be in Kundalini Meditation? When you first start your process of this advanced meditation, your body will begin to rock back-&-forth in a

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360 degree circle. Don’t be scared, that only means it is working. What is happening during that process is: your muscles, soul, brain connections and mainly your Chakras are opening up like a flower. The strength of your Chakra determines how smart, dull, rich, poor, health or unhealthy you’ll be in your life. Chakras, once again, are agents of the planets. Each Chakra is controlled by a particular planet. Kabbalah practice and rituals: They say world’s secret societies and top government official practice the rituals of Kabbalah to bring prosperity into their lives and organizations. Kabbalah is not a religious book. Anyone and everyone can practice Kabbalah without converting. Kabbalah was written for a common Jewish man to bring prosperity into his or her life, and bring worldly comfort. Is this why some of the most powerful people in the world are Jewish? I felt certain powers of it during my meditation of reciting of 42 letter names of God, but I felt something strange and scary, and didn’t do it after that, this is why I can confidently say it does work, but I didn’t follow through all the way because of what I was witnessing. I felt energy around me, I felt like someone was behind me holding my shoulder during meditation. Although not painful, it was just a horrific experience for me. I may do it again, but in a group setting. (Research more on Kabbalah, the 72 names of God, and 42 letter names of God) In the next chapter I will talk about the final frontier of remedies and predictive ability, because it’s all in the numbers, fool.

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Do Gemstones work? The first question you want to ask yourself: Is the power of gemstones really related to astrology? Gemstones were never a part of the original text of Parashara, which is a book written by Maha Rashi Parashara on astrology and remedies of astrology. Gemstones came to play a role in astrology since 2547 B.C., when the trade between Egypt and Indian began. In those days, Egyptians came from a long journey to get the best Blue Sapphire for their pharos from the mines of Kashmir. This is why the term 'Kashmeri Sapphire' or Kashmeri Ruby' has such a profound effect on a seller and buyer, because they know the value of such stones. Kashmir has the richest mines of Blue Sapphire. When the Egyptians came to get such precious stones, they paid the highest prices for them with pure gold. During their business dealings, the Indians discovered the science of gemstones powers, and their magic. It was the Egyptians who knew the real power of Blue Sapphire and its relations

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to Saturn, including their God Amun Ra, whose symbol is a top view of Saturn, which in reality is the symbol of Ra. The Blue sapphire gemstones have certain chemicals and minerals which attracts 'Dark Energy' towards itself and absorbers it within its own body. This energy has a mind and life of its own, which on humans, either provides positive energy, or death inflicting aura upon the wearer. Just because you got into an accident by wearing a Blue sapphire, doesn't mean your Saturn is bad or you should never wear such a stone. One must wear several different stones as each stone has its own personality, agenda and life. It must be a perfect match in order to have harmony in one's life.

Signs of Divorce in Astrology Conjunction of Sun and Venus in the same house while Venus is within 6 degrees of Sun gives one divorce for sure. i.e. Venus in Aries 22 degrees while Sun is in Aries 19 degrees gives divorce. Venus, when within six degrees of the Sun gets burnt and loses all its powers and good qualities. When Venus is in conjunction with Saturn and Rahu it gives very strong possibilities of divorce, especially if sitting in the 2nd, 4th or 7th house of your horoscope. Although Rahu is best friend of Venus, it's still a natural malefic and gives Venus unusual, out of the box, taboo breaking desires. Venus and Moon conjunction also leads to divorce because the person who has this conjunction makes the

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marriage about themselves and not the other. It's always about me and my desires. Rahu and Saturn in the 2nd, 5th or 7th house give divorce if not a delay of marriage, but if Jupiter or any positive planet is in aspect to Rahu and Saturn than it neutralizes the situation. But the 2nd house represents your family and the 7th house is the obvious house of marriage, so the 2nd and the 7th house are very important in regards to marriage. Ketu in the 7th house will indefinitely give a divorce and lots of struggle in marriage, but, the native with such placement would not want to get married in the first place, they would like to be single for rest of their lives. Rahu in the 7th house does not deny a marriage, but gives two marriages or more and a person with such Rahu will most likely cheat on their partner if there is no benefic aspect on the 7th house by Jupiter because only Jupiter can control Rahu and Ketu. A Delay of Marriage? Saturn is the main delayer of marriage along with Mars. When Saturn is in the 1st, 5th, 7th and 10th house; it gives delay in marriage especially for Cancer ascendants because the 7th house of Cancer is ruled by Capricorn, which is ruled by Saturn. Mars in the 12th, 2nd, 4th and 7th house also gives a delay of marriage, especially when it is in the sign of Cancer, Libra and Aries.

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A Denial of Marriage? Ketu is the main killer of marriage for certain people. Ketu in the 7th house and 3rd house makes a person not wanting to marry for life. Ketu tells the person, "Hey, you have done this before, forget about it". When lord of the 7th house is in the 6th house it also gives constant losses from marriage, a person with this alignment will always feel trapped and have losses in life because the 6th house is 12th to the 7th house and the 12th house is about losses. Venus, sitting with Rahu and Saturn in the same house, especially in the 7th, 8th and 12th house. Mars, Rahu and Venus in 12th house deny a marriage. There are many other conditions of divorce, delay or denial or marriage but mainly these are the things that give 85% of such results. But never take one chart as the final result, for marriage you should always see the D9 and D7 chart which shows potential for marriage and the result of the marriage. How to get married early? Pray to Shivling by pouring milk on it every month on Saturday. Shilving will not only help you get married early, but will increase prosperity in your life. But, never keep a

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Shivling at your home; always go to a Hindu temple to pour milk on it.

No Kids, Abortion or Miscarriage? 5th house is the house of kids and planets like Rahu, Ketu and Saturn give either delay or denial of kids in a person's horoscope if there is not benefic aspect from Jupiter on such house. Rahu usually gives kids but after lots of struggle, Saturn delays kids till mid 30's for a person while Ketu makes a person not wanting to have kids because they feel like kids are not for them; that is okay, there are lots of people who live a happy life without having kids. Mars and Rahu in the 5th house create an abortion while Ketu alone or Ketu with Mars in the 5th house create a miscarriage. When Rahu, Ketu or Saturn only aspect such a house, then the possibilities lessens for denial of children, usually people can have kids with some struggle and remedies like pouring milk on a Shivling every month in a temple. Never keep Shivling in the house. Shilving controls all the planets; it's a Masonic structure with immense powers. But remember without looking at the divisional

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chart that shows kids, you can never make the final assumption. D7 or Saptamsha Chart shows the true matter regarding children. If your main birth chart shows no children, always look at the D7 chart, that might change the story completely. Look at the 5th house of that chart along with Jupiter. As long as the 5th house and Jupiter are well placed, children are possible. Jupiter doesn't have to aspect the 5th house, as long as Jupiter is in good dignity. This is why it's so important to look at divisional charts along side the main birth chart. This is why Vedic Astrology far exceeds the limitation of generic astrology. There is no Vedic pride here or ethnocentrism, just simple facts. If in future I find something far more accurate than Vedic Astrology, I'll make sure to let you all know about it. It's a Vedic promise.

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Last life? or final liberation? How do you tell if this is your last life? Well, it's pretty simple. Ketu in the 12th house in the main birth chart or in the D9 chart (Navamsa) chart gives person liberation of such birth. Ketu in the 8th house also gives the last life, but Sun and Moon must also be in the other Mokha houses: 4th and 12th house. Any benefic planet planets 12th from the atmakaraka in the D1 and D9 leads to moksha. Any benefic planet in the 12th house also leads to a completely different place than this earth, it may not be moksha but it could be a different lokha.

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Signs of car accidents in Astrology? Mars & Saturn are the main significators of accidents. Anytime Mars is in the 1st, 2nd, 5th and 8th house, person needs to be very careful of car accidents when Saturn is transiting over the birth Mars. Also if you have such a Mars, then transit of Mars over your birth Mars also gives tendencies of accident. Saturn transiting over your birth Moon gives very strong indication of accident if your Moon is placed in the 12th, 2nd and 8th house. Saturn in the 2nd, 8th and 11th house also creates an accident, especially in its Dasha and Antra Dasha. There are many more combinations of this but since you are just getting started with the Vedic Astrology I am giving the fat links to certain events. How to avoid accidents? Pray to Shivling by pouring milk on it every month on Saturday or Tuesday. Shilving will not only save you from accidents but will increase prosperity in your life.

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Signs of Debt in a horoscope? Mars is the significator of debt including the 6th house. When Mars is in the 12th, 2nd, 3rd, 6th and 11th house in bad condition, that person will definitely be in debt at one point of their life. When your ascendant lord is sitting in the sixth house or Mars is sitting with the 6th lord planet, that, too, gives lots of financial debts in a person's life. There are many more combinations of this but since you are just getting started with the Vedic Astrology I am giving the fat links to certain events. How to avoid debt? Pray to Shivling by pouring milk on it every month on Saturday or Tuesday. Shilving will not only save you from debt, but will increase prosperity in your life. You can also do Hanuman Chalisa for 43 days straight, but Shivling is the Holy Grail of all problems.

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Anger Problems? Sun, Mars, Rahu and Ketu are main reasons for anger problems along with the Moon. When Mars is in Cancer, Libra, and Gemini in the 12th, 1st and 2rd house it gives useless anger to a native. If Sun is sitting with Mars in Libra and Gemini, it makes a person very angry because both are hot planets while 12th, 1st and 2rd house represent your face, brain, mouth. Mars along with Rahu in the 2nd house will make a person not only angry but use dirty language. Mars with weak Rahu, Sun or Ketu will make a person physically violent. There are many more combinations of this but since you are just getting started with the Vedic Astrology I am giving the fat links to certain events. Mars in the 12th house with Sun, Rahu or Ketu creates a person who holds anger within but then loses it like a volcano.

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There are many other possibilities but these are the main ones that I have seen. To get rid of anger, you need to do Mars & Sun chakra meditation and please the Sun by doing 'Surya Namaskar', (Google it). You pour water in the early morning to the rising Sun in front of your closed eyes, and as the water hits your forehead with color spectrum separating from water, it calms your internal self.

Foreign Settlements Foreign settlements now-a-days are seen from the 12th house. 12th house of astrology now has a newer meaning in this day-&-age. It represents settling permanently in foreign lands, especially a land across the sea. Let's discuss permanent settlements first. 

Anytime ascendant lord as in the lord of the 1st house of your birth horoscope is sitting in the 12th house, it most certainly signifies permanent settlements away from your country. This is important, because if you have a strong chart while you are living in France, but you just do not get the opportunity to make that money you want to make, most likely you might have to move away from your birth country to find success, if your ascendant lord planet is sitting in the 12th house.

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represents your family and when the lord of that house moves away from it and or becomes weak, that means it takes you away from your family members into a new land as one of its negative taints. 

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Jupiter, Rahu or Ketu in the 4rh house also show foreign settlements because 4th house represents land and mother's home, and from the 4th house, Jupiter, Rahu and Ketu aspect the 12th house from their 9th aspect. Lord of the 4th in 7th, lord of the ascendant in 7th or lord of the 2nd in 7th house also shows foreign settlements, because 7th house is 4th from the 4th, as in from the 4th house if you count 4 places, it's the 7th house. 7th house becomes the home away from home.

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Education in Vedic Astrology Education of a person is seen from the 2nd, 4th, 5th and 9th house. Why such houses? Well, the 2nd house shows early childhood studies and development stages, the 4th house shows your emotional sensitivity towards learning and grasping the content. The 5th house is the main house of education that shows if you at least pass high school education and go on the get a Bachelor degree. The 9th house in a horoscope shows the higher education, the post grade or grad degree like Masters and PhD. If there are malefic planets present in the 2nd house like Rahu, Saturn or Mars then early childhood education would have been impossible to achieve if not difficult while it gives a native a harsh tongue and anger problems. Having planets like Mercury, Venus, Sun and Jupiter or any of these four combination would make a person well versed in the Vedic or ancient scriptures, especially astrology. Malefic in the 4th house again makes it hard for a person to comprehend things while studying. Planets like Mars, Saturn, Rahu and Ketu give very difficult time during high school. While planets like Sun and Jupiter give lots of interest in spiritual and philosophical studies. If Venus and Mercury are placed in the 4th house while Sun and Saturn are placed in the 10th

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house then it gives interest in government and politics. Any planet in the 10th house aspects the 4th house, which greatly impacts the basic education of a person in terms of how easy or difficult it might be. The 5th house of a person's horoscope is the most important. The lack of education usually occurs when planets like Saturn and Rahu are either sitting or aspecting the 5th house unless positive planets like Jupiter, Mercury or Moon are sitting there. Having Venus in this house is not a good thing because it takes away the interest in education and gives more rise to having fun or wanting to be in the media industry, but Venus and Mercury together in the 5th house give a person lots of interest in astrology and Vedic scriptures. Any planet in the 11th house also impacts the 5th house since it directly aspects it, this means malefic planets aspecting the 5th house without any benefic aspect will make a person struggle a lot in education or gives late education. Now, if you have your basic B.A. and you're trying to go for your masters or PhD, then you must look at the condition of the 9th house and see who's the lord of the 9th house, where it is sitting, who is sitting in the 9th house and what planet are aspecting the 9th house. If Rahu and Saturn are sitting in the 9th house or aspecting the 9th house without any benefice aspect on it then it will either block or delay the post grad education until after mid 30's. Ketu is also important, Ketu is a headless planet, which means it doesn't think, and having Ketu in the 5th & 9th house without the help of other planets will make a person have no interest in education but have more interest in research subject without formal schooling. Since the 3rd house is directly opposite to

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the 9th house, any planet sitting there will also impact the higher education. If Saturn and Rahu are sitting in the 9th house but Jupiter is sitting in the 3rd house, it will actually make a person pursue the law field which is a post grad education. In a way Jupiter not only helps in achieving the higher education, but, having other planets there will change the course of study for the native. Education however should not be judged unless one's looks at D-24 chart. It is a divisional chart in Vedic Astrology that deals with education of a person. In D-24 chart, you must study the 5th house condition, and you must study the lord of the 5th house from birth chart and see where it is placed in D-24. But it's a must to have accurate time of birth to see the D-24 chart as it changes every 5 minutes. In conclusion, when it comes to education, the entire chart needs to be examined as each planet brings its own color into a person's educational field. The study subject of education is not that easy to determine by just anyone, it requires lots & lots of practice in the field of Vedic Astrology to give a final answer. You also have to see if planets that promote education like Jupiter, Mercury and Sun are weak or strong in a horoscope or if any retrograde planet is sitting in such houses which delay the prosperity of such houses. Not to mention any of the bad alignments can be beaten and overcome by following the path of God and believing in one supreme power who controls these planets. In this day & age, anyone and everyone is using computers, no matter where their planet Rahu is placed since Rahu represents computers, but to have a career related to strictly making or developing computers, Rahu's placement in the 3rd, 5th, 6th, 9th and 10th house should be prominent. A

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software programmer, a software engineer, a hardware engineer usually has Rahu, Mercury and Mars aspect or conjunction, or Ketu, Mercury and Mars sitting together. Rahu = Computers & electronic. Mercury = Logic & understanding Mars & Ketu = electronics, engineering. In case of Aerospace computer career or studies related to it - Mars, Mercury and Rahu must be in an air sign and 'Nakshatra' that represents an air sign like Mercury, Venus and Saturn. Remember, 20-30 years ago there were no computers or computer language and programming as prominent, so Rahu never represented such fields, but now that it does, it actually could be benefic in the 5th or 9th house as not only it's related to computers but in 5th house a person can become a "Video Game" Champion since 5th house is about fun, and Rahu is electronics, fun & electronics = Video Games. Now, if Mercury and Mars were involved with Rahu in the 5th house then it shows "Video Games programming language skills"; because developing video games requires creativity and artistic talent, which is shown by the 5th house, but in terms of creativity: Venus and Moon should also be considered. Mercury coming in very close to the Sun can also damage the level of education, especially when Mercury is within 3 degrees of the Sun.

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How to Find Your Career Career in Astrology is not that simple to define. Most of the time when people search on Google for their career prospects in astrology they usually run into articles regarding the 10th house in astrology which show a person's career, however, the 10th house in astrology only holds 20% of the entire career picture. It's not just about the 10th house, 10th house lord on various houses, or planets aspecting the 10th house. A career through astrology is mainly determined by seeing the person's passion and obsession in life through the main chart, and looking at his or hers divisional chart, yes, divisional chart. In Vedic Astrology there are divisional chart that represents all the sectors of life, so if you want to know about your marriage you will have to surgically open the 7th house and look inside it, that's where the D-9 chart comes into play 'Navamsa Chart'.

In career, Vedic Astrologers use D-10 chart, 'Dasmasa Chart', which opens the 10th house surgically and shows the detail about a person's profession. Even D-10 chart is not enough, as I mentioned above that one needs to look at a person's

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obsession in life, because success in career comes from following one's passion. The significator of obsession is Rahu. The placement and sign where Rahu is placed in shows what the person is here to achieve and be obsessive about. Besides Rahu you need to look at all the houses and combinations. Even if a person has Mars in the 10th house doesn't mean this person is going to become a police officer, an army general or a doctor; this person could become a writer or actor! What if this person had Venus and Mercury in the 5th house of creativity and Sun in the 3rd house of communication, while Rahu is sitting in the 2nd house of voice and speech? This is why it's very important to look at everything besides one planet, or one house to judge a situation. You have been granted a car by God, and not a luxurious car, but, it’s a car, and that car can’t be changed, but, your free will steps in, and tell you that, you can drive that car as far you want, as much as it want, and at whatever speed you want. You can also re-paint that car, put in a new engine, but, you just can’t get rid of the car. That’s how free will works, and no-ifs-or-buts about it. God (Universe), has given you a body, mind, soul. What you do with it is up to you, but you just can’t change that body. I.e. God said, okay, the moment you’ll be born, you’ll have Moon in Gemini. When you look at your Moon sign, and read about it, it says, you are youthful, like a young prince hoping around from one place to the other, talking to everyone you know. You are very lustful, and you love women, and love having sex with them. 255

God gave you this mind, but, God didn’t say what exactly you’ll do with this mind, that is up to you. You can either become a playboy, and just screw around all your life, and not work, just party, party, party, or you can use that youthfulness, the communicative ability, that writing ability, and fun loving personality into a journalist, writer, actor or any kind of media personality. You can become a great salesmen, or lawyer, because lawyer loves to talk. To learn more about the secrets of Astrology and Love Match, check out the Astrology Book here. One of the best ways to quickly figure out your career is by looking at the lord of 5th house and its placement or the planet that is sitting in the 5th house. This is because 5th house is the house of creativity, dharma and what we love to do. There is a saying, "Follow your passion," this quote is referring to the 5th house. Plus 5th house is also one of the dharma houses along with 1st and 9th house. Dharma houses shows the duty we are here to do and what this universe has assigned for us. Along with 5th house placement of Sun and 10th house should also be seen since Sun is the karaka of 10th house and 10th house itself is the house of career. I have also seen that 10th house of D9 chart is also useful in determining ones career along with D10 chart. 1st, 5th and 10th house have always helped me in finding out the native's career. 1st house is very important because it's the ascendant, the guide of your entire life, 5th house is

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your passion, 10th house is your livelihood and Sun is the karaka of profession.

CAREER BY PLANETS Sun- Government, Politics, Law, authority, Governance, Moon - caretaker, cook, chef, nursing, dealing with women and children, any career that involves emotions and emotional nourishment, including family therapist and psychologist. Mars - Police, solder, weapon maker, firemen, construction, surgeon, land dealer, chemical engineer, or civil engineer, sports. Mercury - writing, teaching, business, clerk, accountants, editors, philosophers, entertainers, merchants and astrologers, numerologist. Jupiter - professor, philosopher, teacher, law field, lawyer, judge, priest, humanitarian, finance. Venus - entertainer, actor, fashion designer, TV and movie personality, art, music, sex industry, hotel management, interior designer. Saturn - metal business, real estate, labor work, farming, novel writing, law field, lawyer, judge.

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Rahu - politics, entertainment, entrepreneur, physicians, medicine, pharmacy, diplomatic, electrical things, computer. Ketu - research, monk, spiritual metaphysical studies, spiritual studies.

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CAREER BY HOUSES 1st house - Politics, business, athlete, trainer, educational field. 2nd house - Finance, Food industry, restaurants, family business, banking, public speaking and singer. 3rd house - Writing, Advertising, T.V., journalist, sales, advertising, PR Work, media agent. 4th house - nursing, family business, baby sitter, home decorator, furniture business, real estate, animal caretaker, nursing, family doctor. 5th house - stock broker, child physiologist, actor, musician, artist, painter and all fields that involve creativity. 6th house - Medical, doctor, lawyer, food, animal caretaker, policemen, firemen, military work, solider, banking, loan officer. 7th house - business, dealing with others, foreign business deal, international business. 8th house - business of death like mortuary, insurance, astrologer, physic, metaphysical studies.

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9th house - teacher, researcher, traveler, traveling agent, philosopher, priest and guidance counselor. 10th house - government, dealing with masses of people, politics, CEO, CFO, COO, district manager, sex or porn industry, secret agent, working undercover. 11th house - PR agent, networking, financial groups, business, trade. 12 th house - working behind the scenes, like film director, film editor, doctor, jail security, lab researcher, secret agent, secret work, spiritual speaker, healer, export & import.

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CAREER BY SIGNS Aries - surgeon, doctors, fire fighters, policemen, military and sports. Taurus - Jewelry, gem dealer, music, banking, property and dealing with luxurious goods. Gemini - writing, acting, media, business, translator and entrepreneur. Cancer - Fishing industry, water, ship (same as 4th house and Moon) Leo - same as 5th house and Sun. Virgo - computers, workers, dealins with numbers and math, investments and healer/doctor. Libra - business, fashion, judge, tender setter, stylist and even porn industry. Scorpio - surgeon, secret service work, CIA, FBI, chemicals, liquor, police and occult leaders.

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Capricorn - lawyer, manger, administrator, editor, pharmaceutical, machinist, customer service, service worker, Plumber, film producer. Sagittarius - same as 9th house and Jupiter. Aquarius - consultant, computer engineer, PR Work and any kind of an advisor. Pisces - artist, spiritual guru, writer, novelist, nursing, working with animal, psychologist, acting, directing, healing.

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planets holds the second highest degree (Not including Rahu), look at that sign of the planet and the house placement, that will be the strongest indication of career, including its placement in D10 chart. If Jupiter holds the second highest degree in your horoscope, look at the house and sign placement. For example if Jupiter is in the 2nd house in the sign of Pisces, what will it indicate? 2nd house is the house of speech, finance, wealth, family, culture and cultural history. Pisces is the sign of imagination, spirituality and meditation. This can show someone who will follow the path of public speaking, writing and teaching spiritual side of life and artistic side of life. If Jupiter is in the 2nd house in the sign of Taurus, Sagittarius or even Capricorn it can show banking and finance career. In the sign of Taurus if can also show love of singing classical songs. If Saturn has the second highest degree in the 1st house while in the sign of Capricorn, it can give a strong inclination towards government and law because Saturn is law-&-order while it aspects the 3rd, 7th and 10th in the horoscope. 3rd house is efforts, 7th house is courts and legal partnership issues while 10th house is career and government.

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are in kendra in your D10 chart than becomes a very powerful chart. But when I look at a horoscope I see which planets are in kendra in D10 chart and what yogas those planets are forming in D1 chart. If Saturn and Rahu are in kendra in D10 chart and one of them are part of a Raj yoga in D1 chart than during their maha and antra dasha the career of the native will activate for good. But make sure if a planet is debilitated in D10 chart that it's receive a neecha banga raja yoga in D10 chart because conjunctions, aspects and yoga should always be judged in every divisional chart.

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Hora means hour, and is quite an important part of Vedic astrology. When you get your full horoscope by an astrologer, you'll see something called a Hora Chart. This chart determines which areas of your life need work, and which areas of your life give you the best result without asking. All people are either born in the Hora of the Sun or Hora of the Moon. You need to determine which Hora you were born into. Hora of the Sun is about daytime, and Hora of the moon is about night time. Planets that are strong in Hora of the Sun are the Sun, Venus, and Jupiter. Planets that are strong in Hora of the Moon are the Moon, Mars, and Saturn. Mercury is strong depending upon the time you were born. If the birth took place during sunrise or sunset, then Mercury will be strong for both Horas, otherwise it's usually neutral. To determine your Hora, look at your ascendant or 1st House, and look at the degrees of your rising sign. All horoscopes show the degree table of your ascendant and planets. People are born between 0-30 degrees; nothing below and nothing above. The Horas are divided into 2 parts: the first 15 degrees and the second 15 degrees. People born in the first 15 degrees of the rising sign will be part of Hora 1, while people born in the second half of the degrees (from 16-30), will be part of Hora 2. How do you find determine if you are in the Hora of the Sun or Moon? If you are born in even rising signs like Taurus, Cancer, Virgo, Scorpio, Capricorn, and Pisces, then your first 15 degrees will be ruled by the Moon. This means that the Moon, Mars and Saturn are strong for you. The original

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houses they rule, meaning for all the even rising signs the 1st, 4th, 8th, 10th, and 11th House will be strong since they are originally ruled by Mars, Moon and Saturn. If you were born in odd rising signs like Aries, Gemini, Leo, Libra, Sagittarius, and Aquarius, and if you were born in the first 15 degrees of the rising sign, you are ruled by the Hora of the Sun. If you were born in the second half of the degrees, then you were born in the Hora of the Moon.

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If an Aries ascendant native was born in the Hora of the Moon, they would run into problems related to planets which are controlled by the Hora of the Sun like the 2nd, 5th, 7th, 9th and 12th House which are ruled by Sun, Venus, and Jupiter. One can judge the 3rd and 6th House by seeing the time of birth, and if the native was born during sunrise or sunset. Otherwise, these houses will be neutral for the native.

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If you are born under the Aries ascendant and Moon Hora, then the 2nd, 5th, 7th, 9th and 12th House become a source of struggle and problems, while the 1st, 4th, 8th, 10th, and 11th House are a source of help. If Jupiter, the original lord of 9th and 12th House, is sitting in the 4th House, it helps the 9th and 12th House, and is less problematic because the 4th house is good for Hora of the Moon. If this was Hora of the Sun, and Jupiter was in the 4th house, then problems would arise.

If you are born at night while in the Hora of the Moon, then it is icing on a cake because throughout your life you'll have support of your mother, in-laws, bosses, and social network. This also applies to being born in the day time while in the Hora of the Sun. There will be support from family, ability to save money, have children, and gain a supportive spouse. There will also be support from one’s father and teachers.

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the Sun Hora. This is why half the population will get good results of Rahu in 5th House while other half will get bad results.

Image A depicts the Sun Hora. The black houses are the ones that are supported by Hora of the Sun. The green or lighter shade houses are the ones that only show results per Mercury's situation.

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Moon Hora and Conjunction Example:

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In Image C, you can see Saturn and Mars sitting in the 7th House in the Moon Hora. Saturn and Mars create a war zone whenever they sit. However, sometimes they might not shed blood, but just have a cold war between them. When they are sitting in a house not supported by the Hora, war can occur and marriage can break. This can show someone who might gain a mature, older, dominating, strict, disciplined, and organized spouse. Since they are overbearing, the marriage may not work out.

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Sun Hora and Conjunction Example: Image D

In Image D you have the same conjunction, but now Saturn and Mars are in a house supported by the Hora. This shows the individual may gain an older, very dominating spouse who might be strict, disciplined, and organized, however the marriage could work out. The Hora is only a small part of the entire picture. Knowing the Hora will quickly tell you which houses the native will need to work on the most. Even though this conjunction holds the same meaning in both Horas, one marriage might make it in one Hora, while it may not last in the other Hora.

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In Image E you can see that even though Saturn and Mars are trying to end the marriage, there is still a saving grace from Jupiter in the 11th House. Though Jupiter is in an unsupported house for the Hora, it's still giving his original significance upon the 7th House. In this case, the marriage may not become a war zone, but a neutral or average marriage. This is why it’s very important to look at all aspects of reading a chart .To judge marriage, one will need to see the condition of the 7th House, 7th lord, planets in 7th House, aspect and conjunction of the 7th House or 7th lord, condition of the karaka of 7th House, all the yogas being formed by the planets, and then finally looking at the D9 chart with the same eye and draw a final conclusion.

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The purpose behind teaching you about the Hora is so you can quickly judge which houses a person will need to work on the most and which houses will be more of an interest for the native. Since we are studying conjunctions in this book, I just wanted to show a small example of how the same conjunction might have a different results based on the Hora.

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NUMEROLOGY Secrets Numerology is simply a game of numbers. It tells you that everything is a number vibration which includes the day you were born, your name, and the sum of your entire date of birth. You can just Google the phrase ‘Numerology or Life path number’ and you’ll get enough information on Numerological background. My job here is to tell you how astrology is connected with Numerology. Each number in numerology, which are from 1-9, are related to planets. Below is the chart of number and their planetary lords. 123456789-

SUN MOON JUPITER RAHU/URANUS MERCURY VENUS KETU/NEPTUNE SATURN MARS

The day you were born is ruled by a certain planet. Even days of the week are controlled by planets.

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Sunday - Sun Monday - Moon Tuesday - Mars Wednesday - Mercury Thursday - Jupiter Friday - Venus Saturday - Saturn RAHU/KETU are ruled on Thursday. Most will tell you that Rahu is ruled by Saturday and Ketu is Tuesday, but it’s not true. RAHU/KETU can only be controlled by Jupiter, as Jupiter, the teacher keeps them in check. This is why Thursday is assigned to both of them. Now, back to Numerology. Each day in any month is ruled by a certain planet. Just because you’re born on the 10th through 31st, does not mean you’re out of luck for numerology. Simply you just need to reduce your day of birth down to a single digit, which should be between 1-9, like if you’re born on the 13TH then add 1 + 3. You’re ruled by number 4. Yes, there are master numbers which you do not reduce like 11, 22 and 33, that’s the case for only life path, when it comes to your birth date, you should reduce it down to a single digit. If you’re born on the 16th you’re number 7, why? 1+6 is 7. To find your Life path in numerology, simply add all the numbers in your date of birth and reduce it to a single digit.

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I.e. August, 7th 1989 = 8+ 7 + 1989 = 2004 2004= 2+0+0+4 = 6, this means, this person is a Life path 6. Life path is the most important number in numerology, but, what do these life paths number mean? You can Google life path numbers, but, I will give you a brief description of each number in the chart below.

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Here is a more detail exploitation of all the numbers. NUMEROLOGY NUMBER 1 Numerology Life path 1 are bold, confident and proud people. They are ruled by the planet Sun, and Sun represents the shining light in one's life as it illuminates the dark secrets within everyone. 1 people are very much takecharge kind of people. They make great CEOs, Presidents, Generals, Police Officers, Managers and self-employed people. 1 Life path people in numerology have this my-way or the highway type of mentality. They are control freaks, and when things do not go according to their plan, they lose their cool. Lebron James, NBA superstar is a 1 Life Karmic number, meaning he was born on 28th day, and 8 + 2 = 10, and 1 + 0 - 1. He comes off as a very arrogant guy who thinks he is a God of basketball, and no matter how much he is unselfish on the court, he thinks he deserve parse for every action. However, Numerology has its limits, and it cannot predict in detail the timing of events, such as marriage, birth of a child, career, promotion, death, accidents, birth. This is when Vedic Astrology far exceeds the speed limit of numerology, but numerology is still important and the easiest way to find out your 'destiny'.

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NUMEROLOGY NUMBER 2 Numerology Life path 2 & Karmic Number 2 are representation of the Moon since Moon is the ruler of this number. Like the Moon, number 2's are moody, sensitive and shy. These folks are very caring and nurturing since Moon in astrology rules the sign of Cancer. Number 2 people are very sensual and creative. Usually good actors who have played dramatic roles have a number 2 in them, whether their life path, Karmic or name number, which comes to 2. i.e., Amitabh Bachchan, Shahrukh Khan, Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt, Ethan Hawk, Julia Roberts & Meg Rayan. These are some of Bollywood & Hollywood numerology analysis. These people make good nurses, doctors, or caregivers. They make the best of mothers & father because they have so much feelings and emotions within them. Usually writers with 2 write romantic novels.

NUMEROLOGY NUMBER 3 Numerology Life path 3 & Karmic number 3 are ruled by Jupiter, this why these folks are rag to riches stories as Jupiter's wisdom and knowledge leads them into the front link at the bank. They are very finance savvy and make good stock brokers and financial analyst. However, life path 3 & Karmic number 3 people are very creative, especially as comedians, or someone who loves to entertain. Even though this is ruled by Jupiter, who is not very creative, 3's have the

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ability to communicate well with the crowd; this is why 2, 3, & 7 make best of authors. 3 people are a life of the party, as their home & environment is always about the simple joys of life. Since they have the energy of Jupiter. They make very good professors and preachers, someone who becomes a very good public speaker & singers like Christina Aguilera, Alec Baldwin, Mary J Blige, David Boreanaz, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Bill Cosby, Kevin Costner, Katie Couric, Billy Crystal, Carson Daly, Cameron Diaz, Vin Diesel, Celine Dion, Snoop Dogg, Jenna Elfman, Nora Ephron, Mia Farrow, Bridget Fonda, Jodie Foster, Jamie Foxx, Brendan Fraser, Janeane Garofalo, Jeff Gordon, Peter Graves, Melanie Griffith, John Grisham, Lauren Holly, K. D. Lang, Eriq LaSale, Jet Li, John Lithgow, Andie MacDowell, John Malkovich, Liam Neeson, Daniel Radcliffe, Joan Rivers, Chris Rock. NUMEROLOGY NUMBER 4 Numerology Life path 4 & Karmic number 4 are very calculated and grounded people. They are very much about organization and doing what is practical. This number is ruled by Uranus & Rahu, and since Rahu represents the worldly desires, these folks are the go getters of the numerology and attain financial success. 2-4-8 are numbers about power, deep rooted emotions and doing thing in a big but organized way, however, life path 4 and Karmic number 4 in numerology are about team work, while 8 is more about doing things by themselves. Life path 4 loves to have a partner in business, and sharing the leadership status with a co-partner. This is why when someone needs a partner in

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business; they should always look for someone with a life path 4 or someone born on the day 4, 13 or 22.

NUMEROLOGY NUMBER 5 Numerology Life path 5 & Karmic number 5 are about communication, calculation & accounting. These folks are the luckiest in numerology as they get money & success at a very early age. Life path 5 & Karmic Number 5 are very good accountants, PR agents and party planners. These folks know how to party since 5 is ruled by Mercury in Numerology. Mercury is a price, a playboy, someone who just loves working hard, and partying even harder. In numerology they say 5 people are addicted to things such as alcohol, drugs, smoking etc.. However, this can be anyone in numerology because it's all about your astrological chart than numerological chart. 5 people also love working alone, they like being left alone because since they are ruled by Mercury, the thinking planet, they need to think, and best thinking happens when one's alone. 5 also represent freedom, and fun activities like hiking, partying, wine tasting and clubbing. This is why these guys make the best wedding planers, PR agents, restaurant owners and club owners. NUMEROLOGY NUMBER 6 Numerology Life path 6 & Karmic number 6 is ruled by Venus, and represents beauty, and arrangement of artifacts in one's life. 6 energies in numerology doesn't necessarily

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mean cinema, art & fashion industry, as astrological meaning and numerological meaning are quite different from one-&-other. 6 in numerology represents the beauty of home. 6 love having a home business, because they are the kind of people who really do not want to be away from it for too long. 6 people are attached to their homes, and this is why they make their home the most beautiful place to live in. 6 Karmic number people are true representation of 'home is where the heart is', saying. These folks make the beset Interior decorators, Feng Shui experts, home business owners, arts-&-craft owners and cooks like Martha Steward & Emerald Lagasse. However, six has the energy of Venus which also makes them inclined towards beauty, cinema & artistic pursuits. If you feel like you are not his number, then obviously you are getting my point. Without looking at your Vedic horoscope, even numerology has its limits. NUMEROLOGY NUMBER 7 Numerology Life path 7 & Karmic number 7 is ruled by planet Neptune & south node Ketu. 7 is the most spiritual & Masonic number in numerology, and to be spiritual and find enlightenment one has to be with thyself. This is why 7 people in numerology are loners, and lone souls but they choose to be this way. 7 loves to be by themselves for most of the part and observe life around them. They like to take notes and remember them for their writing later; seven make the best writers/novelists. In order to write about anything you have to know that subject in-&-out, and this why 7's observe life every day and try to know all the aspects of their lives and people around them. 7's are either very artist, or very studious but never both. You may find 7 life path &

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7 karmic number people as teachers, professors, and mathematics, or you will find them as writers, actors, directors and painters. Best profession for a 7 is to work for themselves, as they hate authority, schedule and limits. They can become best writers, novelists, film directors & editors, or they can become researchers in a lab. 7's are compatible with 1, 2, 4 and 5. Two 7s together do not make a good combo, as both will try to ignore the other to be by themselves. 7 is similar to number 2, as Moon is also a co-ruler of 7, however the reason why Ketu is assigned to this number is because Ketu is about isolation & spirituality.

NUMEROLOGY NUMBER 8 Life Path 8 & Karmic number (birthday 8) 8 are here to master the art of business & money, for that is why they are ruled by Saturn, the giver of liquid wealth and assets. Even though Saturn is a planet of restriction and blockage, It gives 8 the power to learn many lessons in their life, which will not only give them the ability to withstand all kinds of storm in second part of their life, but, 8's learn the true meaning of life. 8's have to work the hardest to achieve their goals, but, they reach their goals one way or the other, and this is why the rewards are just as sweet, because 8th are all about big things. Big money, big investments, big toys, big houses, big fame, these are all the qualities of 8, because they love showing off their hard work to the world, unlike their counterpart 4 who is more shy about showing off their

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wealth. Just look at Donald Trump & Steve Balmer. 8 life path belongs in the position of power & control. 8's home life however always suffers due to the fact they are always going after that money and material satisfaction, but 8 life path do this because they want to provide everything to their family; because they love them so much. 8's, like the 7 life path are misunderstood. However, 8 Karmic number, or birthday 8 people achieve success far earlier than 8 life path, because life path is a lifelong lesson, where karmic number, or birthday number 8 have the positive side of Saturn's energy, but in due time both achieve huge amount of success. There is one thing though about 8, they'll either be extremely rich, or extremely poor, never in the middle.

NUMEROLOGY NUMBER 9 Numerology Life path 9 & Karmic number 9 is ruled by the planet Mars. 9 life path is all about others, taking care of others, loving others and providing the best nourishment for the world. The best representation of 9 life path is someone like Angelina Jolie, Mother Teresa & Princess Diana. These folks make the best care givers in the numerological zodiac. 9 people, even though ruled by the fight nature Mars, the dynamic of planet's personalities and role changes from Astrology to Numerology. Life path 9 people can do best in medical field, as in being a nurse, doctor or someone who manages the hospital. They make the best hoteliers since it's about hospitality and taking care of others. 9 is here to change the world, and make the world a better & more peaceful place to live in. 9 people do best in the service

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industry, where they can provide help, love & compassion to others, this is why medical field is the best choice. 9 life path number gets along with 3, 6, & 1.

There are friendly number and enemies, just like Vedic Astrology. Below I will show you the enemies and friends.

The relationship of planets above is taken by Vedic Numerology system, but does it mean it's true? No necessarily, because in numerology they act differently. In the table below I’ll show you the numerological relationship per Greek concept, which I find it to be a bit more simple and accurate.

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In Greek numerology, the chart above is what gives a clear cut compatible scenario of numbers. The three different colors coordinate with the compatible numbers. All the blue are friends with each other, all the greens are friends with each other and all the reds are friends with each other. This concept can be look from date of birth, life path or name vibration compatibility. If you’re life path is 8, then you should make your name vibration to either 2 or 4, this way its compatible with your life path. Now, some numerologists go by the day you were born to seek a compatible name number for you, which is also fine in certain cases. I.e. What if your life path is 8 and you’re born on the 7th, and your name number is 6? This is mean, nothing in your life is matching, as 7 is enemy of 8, and 6 is enemy of 7 and 8? In this situation, you want to look towards your name number, and make neutral to both life path and your birthday number. What number is that? Well, in my research I found out that number 5 is the best choice per Vedic system, and number 2 is the best choice by Greek system as 2 is ruled by Moon, and Moon gets along with everyone, 285

including its enemies. Why 5 in Vedic system? 5 is ruled by Mercury, and Saturn is best friends with Mercury and Venus in astrological mythology. My conclusion about the name change is that you should not change your name because there are about six different methods in the world that shows how to change your name. There is western numerology, then there is Kaballah numerology then there is Vedic astrology, Chinese astrology, Indian numerology (Ankh Vidhya) and you also have Feng Shui. All these methods calculate your name differently and if you go by one method the rest of the methods and their followers will ridicule you and say you should not have done that or you should have done this. Better to stay with what God has given you. But, I'll tell you what I believe. I think if one has to change his or her name, they should do it based on the career that they like and whatever number represents that career. I.e. You want to be a writer, but your birth number and your life path number are not supporting you through their vibration, and neither is your name number. In this case, you should change the spelling of your name to bring it to the number that controls the aspects of your dream career. In this case, it would be number 7, as 7 represents a thinker, higher knowledge, writer, novelist, someone who loves to write long and lengthy stories, as 7 Is a lonely number, and you have to be alone for long periods of time when you’re a writer.

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Once you know about how to calculate your name, and you learn about the name vibration from Google and youtube videos, and you realize your name vibration is not matching your date or life path, and a numerologist tells you to legally change it, and, you do, but, what does that do? Will that work? Yes, it will, but with a certain method. No American numerologist, or at least that I know of will not tell you this technique, because may be they don’t know it themselves. Once you change your name spelling, and start using it in real world, it still won’t give you the results, why? Because depending upon your age, you’ll have the old number vibration build up around you for that many years. You need to erase that, and bring in the new vibration. How do you do that? Let's say you’re old name is Paul Smith which is a (11) vibration. But, your professional numerologist tells you to make it Paaul Smith to bring it to (3) vibration, does this do anything to you? No, what you must know is this, each number is also associated with a color, so if your new name is 3 vibration, which is ruled by Jupiter, you must then write your name “3” times with a yellow ink, for up to 43 days, to bring in the vibration of your new name. Each number will have different color, and will require you to write your name in certain amounts on daily basis for 43 days. This secret is an “INDIAN NUMEROLOGY” method.

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Name Vibration: what color and how many times to write your name per day for 43 days, also make sure you write your name continually, not 3 times a day at 3 different timing, write it one time, if you’re supposed to write if 3 times.         

1- Red ink, 1 or 5 times a day. 2- White or gray ink, 2 or 6 time a day. 3- Yellow ink, 3 times a day. 4- Brown ink, 4 or 8 times a day. 5- Green color ink, for 1 or 5 times a day. 6- White color or light blue, 3, 6 or 9 times a day. 7- Light green color, 3 times a day. 8- Dark blur or back ink, 2 or 4 times a day. 9- Orange Ink, 1, or 9 times a day.

Just like reciting the name of God, your name also has a power and vibration associated with you, and you must recite those vibrations to bring forth that energy to your life. How do you pick the right letter though to change your name? Let me show you my method and what I’ve learned. Below is a numerological name chart.

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Each letter is represented by a number. Below is the chart of letters ruled by reach number.

Now, let’s use a name for an example. OLD NAME CHART “AVILO”

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What’s wrong with the name chart above? There are no connecting lines, except line. In order to have a good vibration of name energy, you should go cris-cross, and the more connective lines you have the better. Now see the chart below, and look what happens when you add just the letter E to the new name "AVIELO".

The connecting lines of the new name chart below.

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(The more connection in your name box, the better)

Many of you want to know how to determine your ‘life path number’ and your ‘Karmic Number’. Life path number = month + birth date + the year. I.e. December + 13 + 1985 = 2010, which = 3. What about Karmic number? It is simply your birth date, or the date you were born on, like 3, 7, 11, 31, 30, 28, and in leap year, 29. That’s it; this is your Karmic number. In my study, I found Karmic number to be playing a much more profound effect than life path, because the day you were born is what sets your mind and personality, while life path number sets your destiny. We don’t know our destiny, however, we do know our personality and mind set, and taking help of the Karmic number, we can see what career or lifestyle suits us best.

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