Vedic Astrology Course Basic

GETTING STARTEDAll members are requested to download the Free Astrological Software for Calculation of Charts ,from the link given below. http://vedicastrologer.org/jh/index.htm

SUBSEQUENTLY Click to open the Programme. On the Screen You shall find visible, on the left side a chart, and on the right side calculations pertaining to the same which means that all is fine. You now go to the Preferences on top most part of the Screen and select Ayanamsha- Krishnamoorty KP. (Why and whats the meaning, we shall go at later stages of our course). Press okay and save it. If You have time for some explorations then you may also change the default settings of the software, to the location where You stay at. (This may help you later on when You learn Horary astrology.) Now You are ready to make charts on Your PC. (Later on we will also learn to do this manually). But this is needed to understand the theory part. Go to File- Click on new. Nothing will happen apparently except the screen will blink for a moment. Go to Edit now and click on Birth Data. You dont have to do anything here except fill in the birth details of the chart you intend to make. Remember in birth time you have to mention in 24 hours format. which means that if the birth is in afternoon at 2.00pm you will have to mention 14.00 as birth time. On the right side check and confirm that the calendar used is Gregorian. You fill in the city name, choose the country and the longitudes and latitudes would appear automatically. You do not have to fill in any other details. Press okay and save the chart in whatever name You wish to.

EXAMPLES TO CHECK I am giving examples for you as under so that You can confirm if your settings

are right or not. Chart A- (Male) Birth particularsDate of Birth - November 16th 1988 Time of Birth -11.00.00 am Place of Birth -Delhi Longitude 77 E 13 Latitude 28 N 40 If You have filled in right then the following details should appear on the right side of the chart You have just made. Lagna 27degrees Saggittarius 16minutes 58seconds Sun 0 Degrees Scorpio 29 minutes 19 seconds Moon 21 degrees Capricorn 49 minutes 36 seconds Chart B - (Male) Date of Birth - April 21st 1967 Time of Birth - 4.50.00 am Place of Birth - Bombay Longitude 72E 50 Latitude 18 N 58 Lagna - 8 degrees Pisces 13 minutes 16 seconds Sun - 6 degrees Aries 53 minutes 21 seconds Moon - 17 degrees Leo 20 minutes 23 seconds. If You are able to get above right, then go on to put your own birth particluars and save it. That should be good for a start. regards, Bhaskar. Chapter 1 Introduction 1 “Shri Ganeshay Namah” A small Prayer to The Lord who is Omnipresent, Omniscient, and Omnipotent. “Dear Loving Lord, we are on the way to Learning of this Divine Science of Astrology, which knowledge has been imparted by You to the selected few in Your close circle, and who in turn have imparted this to the ancestors of humanity, coming down now , to us fortunates, blessed with Your Grace. May we use this knowledge only for good of those who come in contact of us, to help

them, to make the quality of their life better, to guide them, show them a way in their times of stress, and may we never put fear in these troubled souls , nor take any advantage of them, by doing so, and the day we do this, You have our full permission, to take back whatever You have given us, including the breath of life . We thank You for allowing us access to the Noble study of this Great Science and promise to use it for worthy causes”. Dear Friends, You must be knowing that when You buy a Casio Diary, a manual comes alongwith, Or when you buy a Laptop, a manual comes alongwith. Did you ever wonder that when You were born, then too there was a certain design to it, A purpose ,an intention, available in the manual related to you , which contains heaps of information about you , which you may not be aware of , but which can be known partly , what is intended only to be known to you by God . Yes you guessed right. Your manual is your horoscope which shows the configuration of the stars , planets & constellations in the heavenly skies at the time of your auspicious birth. Why auspicious ? Because Your birth is not a default , but a purposeful entry. Any way coming to the point ,this knowledge of deciphering the effects of particular planetary combinations at the time of your birth is known as Astrology. A Quote from Mark Edmund JonesMan is not what he is because he was born when he was, but he was born when he was because he was, potentially, what he is . A person is not born just for the sake of it, or lands up here by Fluke or a mistake by Nature. He is born only because it is intended From him to complete the debts and credits he owes to Sundry Creditorsa and from Sundry Debtors. This owing business continues from past lives, and continues till he is able to form a space where nothing remains , no past debts owed and no future gains to be received, but just He remains with He. The former “He” here is the native himself and the latter “He” is the Creator or God. This merging would complete the story of the creation and Evolution of a Particluar Individual. Till the time he completes this story, and Whenever Takes human form , The Birth Chart is the Pointer for the debts owed, the credits due and the happiness or sorrow in store for the present human life. Some Questions and ther Answers

Is Astrology to be relied on completely ? How does it help ? Astrology is never to be taken in with a fatilistic approach. It has to be taken for Guidance. For example a person who drinks a quarter of Whisky daily And once visits an astrologer and comes to know that he has an afflicted Jupiter (Weak Liver) by birth , then armed with this knowledge, he Is now supposed to come down in his intake of hard drinks, as he now knows the minus area of his life health wise. Another example – If one knows the coming year is going to give him good wealth through bsuiness, then the native should work towards fructification Of the same a few months before this next year begins, so that the New Year which ushers in, actually welcomes him in his enterprise. Another exampleIf one knows that he is running a bad time astrologically, then He would be cautious and not start a new business enterprise in that period with life-long capital, and thus save it from extinction, and can postpone the Start of this business, till better times as advised by his astrologer. MOST IMPORTANT Remember that Efforts cannot be substituted by knowledge of astrological Inputs. The Promises shown in a Birth Chart can only come with the Efforts put in by the Native. Do You know that even the Lion has to come out of his cave and search for food when he Is hungry. No one goes inside the cave to give him food. In the same way the promises of the chart have to be coupled with proper support in form of hard work , efforts and Labour from the native. How can stars and planets which are Millions of Miles away from us Effect us ? Dont we not feel the heat of The Sun billions of Miles away ? Does not The Moon cause the Tides in the sea ? Does not their particular movement and positioning cause Eclipse and darkness on Earth ? SO why can they not influence the Human Body and affairs thereof which is also containing major part of liquid in it ? How can a particular configuration cause a separate chart and effects For various persons born at different times and thus different configurations ? Do not think that these planets are just round or spherical balls

Of solid, gas and ether. These Planetary bodies are not anything but Manifestations of the Almighty to Disperse justice, pains, sorrows, joys, and happiness to various Individuals making cause for same. Like we see the VIBGYOR in The Rainbow apparently or through priism, these Planetary Bodies contain storehouse of Cosmic rays within them. And we ourselves and all animate and inanimate entitities in this Universe are made from Cosmic Rays, either in Solid, Gaseous or Liquid Form, just Like Air,Water or Ice which in essence contains the same. When a birth takes place, these Planetary bodies influence through the atmosphere strong or Weak rays, which effect the Astral and Flesh body of the soul taking birth in Womb and after touching atmosphere of Air. Which also explains why certain children with weak Moon and Weak Mercury are considered to be not normal because they Have not received sufficient influence of the rays from these Planets. Or why certain people with strong Jupiter and strong Sun Reach legendary positions in society and their Nations, its Only because they have received strong power of these rays in full when they were born.

In the Next Chapter – we shall continue the Introduction and talk a little about the Planets, Houses and ALSO the North Indian Vedic Chart, how to see it IF The Note does not become too long. Chapter 2 Introduction Planets – We consider 9 Planets in Indian Astrology, which concern the Human affairs and influence them, namely The Sun,The Moon, Mars,Mercury,Jupiter, Venus, Saturn, Rahu and Ketu. Rahu and ketu are actually not physical Bodies in the Sky but mathematically derived points and are called Shadowy Planets. (Rahu- Caput Dreconis or Dragons Head, Ketu –Cauda Draconis or Dragons Tail) or the Ascending and Descending Nodes of The Moon respectively. (In Indian Astrology we do not deal with The Extra Saturnine Planets Uranus,Neptune and Pluto, though we may keep a Chapter on same at later stages just Off the Beat ) We shall go in details of the above Planets, in further Chapters.

Signs – As we know there are 12 Signs ,namely, Aries, Taurus,Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo,Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius,Capricorn,Acquarius and Pisces. (It would be good if all of You memorise this sequence ,in that Order and also later on the Lords of these Signs). We shall go in details of the above Signs, in further Chapters. HousesThere are again 12 Houses just as the 12 signs,, 1st house deals with self, 2nd–with wealth, 3rd with younger co-born, 4th with Mother, 5th with Children, 6th with ill health, 7th with Husband/Wife, 8th with Death, 9th with Father,10th with profession, 11th with Gains and 12thwith Expenditures. There are many other matters which these Houses show, but again, we would go in details later. So Now what do we have to contend with to know what a Planet Would give us in our Birth Chart ? Ans- The Planet Sun may be in one sign and also May be in one House So we have to check how it would behave in the Sign and also the results of the House it is sitting in.

Example chart as Under This is The North Indian Style. The first House is Sagittarius (No.9) Also known as The Ascendant. The position of The First House would Always remain the same though The Sign may change for another Birth Chart. Second House is Capricorn. Third House is Acvquarius. You go counting The houses Anti-Clockwise.

The Sun is in Scorpio in the 12th House. House

Sign

Planets

1

Sagittarius Asc, Saturn

2

Capricorn Moon

3

Aquarius

Rahu

4

Pisces

Mars

5

Aries

6

Taurus

7

Gemini

8

Cancer

9

Leo

Ketu

10

Virgo

Venus

11

Libra

Mercury

12

Scorpio

Sun

House

Jupiter

Sign

Planets

1

Sagittariu Asc, Saturn s

2

Capricorn Moon

3

Aquarius Rahu

4

Pisces

5

Aries

6

Taurus

7

Gemini

8

Cancer

9

Leo

Ketu

10

Virgo

Venus

11

Libra

Mercury

12

Scorpio

Sun

Mars Jupiter

The above mentioned Chart is again the same Chart as the previous one but in South Indian Style. Here The Sign Aries would always reman in the same position Ie. The second square box fromTop most left hand side corner

horizontally, and Here one has to count clockwise to check the. The Sign Taurus would be the Third square box from the upper left hand corner. The sign Gemini would be The fourth square box on the right counting from the left hand corner and so on. You will notice that Sagiitarius comes on the lowest left hand side corner Of this whole Chart and here the letters As or Asc is written normally to denote The Ascendant or the first house. This was most confusing for me at the start of my Astrological studies, with no one to explain Me. And I used to get it all mixed up. Later on I got the right track. In our studies we shall take the North Indian Style for consideration always At it is more easy to work with and most common form of diagramattical representation. In the above example when we have to check the results of The Planet Sun, we Would have to first check what results does Sun give in sign Scorpio. Next we have to check what results would Sun give in 12th house. Mixing these Two results we then have to move ahead. This is the first basic of Predictive astrology. In the next Chapter we shall go for details wise studies on the Planets. And if possible Houses and signs. Chapter 3 Chart revisited Okay Dear Folks, we are now taking up the Example A for our study first.

The above is a snapshot from the Software You have downloaded. We see that the Ascendant or First House is No.9 Which is Sagittarius. First we should understand what does the word Ascendant mean ?It is the Sign and degree on the Cusp of the First House on the Eastern Horzon from the place of birth. The native of this Chart would have qualities of a Sagittarian.These qualities would be further modified now Because of Saturn also being present in that sign. (The Qualities Of Sagittarius natives and Saturn in Sagittarius, we shall take up later in The future lessons.) So the First house in this case of this Chart,birth place at Delhi is I repeat the Sign Sagittarius. The native will have thus Many qualities of Sagittariun in him. The second House is No.10 which is Capricorn. The Planet moon is placed in this House. The Third House in No.11 –Acquarius. Rahu (Dragons Head) is placed here. In future we shall not Use the term Dragons Head but just Rahu. The Fourth House is No.12 Pisces.

The Planet Mars is placed in this House. The 5th House is No.1 Aries It is empty . The 6th House is No.2 Taurus. The Planet Jupiter is placed here. The 7th House is No.3 Gemini No Planet here. The 8th House is No.4 Cancer No Planet here. The 9th House is No. 5 Leo. Ketu (Dragons Tail is placed here). The 10th House is No.6 Virgo. Planet Venus is here. The 11th House is No.7 Libra. Mercury is placed here. The 12th House is No.8 Scorpio. The Planet Sun is placed here. Please note the undermentioned in Your NoteBooks Which would be a reference to the newcomers till they Know the same by heart. This is a permanent Table Forever for all charts. SIGN NO. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

NAME OF SIGN Aries Taurus Gemini Cancer Leo Virgo Libra Scorpio

LORD OF THIS SIGN Mars Venus Mercury The Moon The Sun Mercury Venus Mars

9 10 11 12

Sagittarius Capricorn Acquarius Pisces

Jupiter Saturn Saturn Jupiter

Now we shall take up the Chart of Native (Example B) for Birth at Bombay

Here the Ascendant or First house falls in the Sign Pisces Saturn and Mercury In the first House (Lord of this Sign is Jupiter) Second House- Aries Rahu and Sun in Aries (Lord of this Sign is Mars) Third House – Taurus Venus in tarus (Lord of this Sign is Venus) Fourth House – Gemini No Planet in Gemini

(Lord of this Sign is Mercury) Fifth House - Cancer Jupiter in Cancer (Lord of this Sign is Moon) Sixth House – Leo Moon in Leo (Lord of this Sign is Sun) Seventh House – Virgo Mars in Virgo (Lord of this Sign is Mercury) Eight House – Libra Ketu in Libra (Lord of this Sign is Venus) Ninth house is Scorpio No Planet in Scorpio (Lord of this Sign is Mars) Tenth House is Sagittarius No Planet in Sagittarius (Lord of this Sign is Jupiter) Eleventh House is Capricorn No Planet in Capricorn (Lord of this Sign is Saturn) Twelvth House is Acquarius No Planet in Acquarius (Lord of this Sign is Saturn). Dear Senior members (As You can very well guess this has been really tough for me to type, as I had to go back 20 years and was actually falling to sleep while doing this, kindly let me know of any mistakes You notice, so that it may be rectified). Chapter 4 Chart A revisited

Okay Dear Folks, we are now taking up the Example A for our study first.

We see that the Ascendant or First House is No.9 Which is Sagittarius. First we should understand what does the word Ascendant mean ?It is the Sign and degree on the Cusp of the First House on the Eastern Horzon from the place of birth. The native of this Chart would have qualities of a Sagittarian. These qualities would be further modified now Because of Saturn also being present in that sign. (The Qualities Of Sagittarius natives and Saturn in Sagittarius, we shall take up later in The future lessons.) So the First house in this case of this Chart, birth place at Delhi is I repeat the Sign Sagittarius. The native will have thus Many qualities of Sagittarius in him. The second House is No.10 which is Capricorn. The Planet Moon is placed in this House. The Third House in No.11 –Acquarius. Rahu (Dragons Head) is placed here. In future we shall not Use the term Dragons Head but just Rahu. The Fourth House is No.12 Pisces. The Planet Mars is placed in this House. The 5th House is No.1 Aries

It is empty . The 6th House is No.2 Taurus. The Planet Jupiter is placed here. The 7th House is No.3 Gemini No Planet here. The 8th House is No.4 Cancer No Planet here. The 9th House is No. 5 Leo. Ketu (Dragons Tail is placed here). The 10th House is No.6 Virgo. Planet Venus is here. The 11th House is No.7 Libra. Mercury is placed here. The 12th House is No.8 Scorpio. The Planet Sun is placed here. Please copy the undermentioned in Your NoteBooks Which would be a reference to the newcomers till they Know the same by heart. This is a permanent Table Forever for all charts. SIGN NO. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

NAME OF SIGN Aries Taurus Gemini Cancer Leo Virgo Libra Scorpio Sagittarius Capricorn Acquarius

LORD OF THIS SIGN Mars Venus Mercury The Moon The Sun Mercury Venus Mars Jupiter Saturn Saturn

12

Pisces

Jupiter

Chapter 5 Chart B revisited Now we shall take up the Chart of Native (Example B) for Birth at Bombay

Here the Ascendant or First house falls in the Sign Pisces Saturn and Mercury In the first House (Lord of this Sign is Jupiter) Second House- Aries Rahu and Sun in Aries (Lord of this Sign is Mars) Third House – Taurus Venus in tarus (Lord of this Sign is Venus) Fourth House – Gemini No Planet in Gemini (Lord of this Sign is Mercury) Fifth House - Cancer Jupiter in Cancer (Lord of this Sign is Moon) Sixth House – Leo

Moon in Leo (Lord of this Sign is Sun) Seventh House – Virgo Mars in Virgo (Lord of this Sign is Mercury) Eight House – Libra Ketu in Libra (Lord of this Sign is Venus) Ninth house is Scorpio No Planet in Scorpio (Lord of this Sign is Mars) Tenth House is Sagittarius No Planet in Sagittarius (Lord of this Sign is Jupiter) Eleventh House is Capricorn No Planet in Capricorn (Lord of this Sign is Saturn) Twelvth House is Acquarius No Planet in Acquarius (Lord of this Sign is Saturn). Chapter 6 Mental Calculation Hello Friends, I have jumped to the predictive part, bypassing few lessons, to make this course more attractive. And those bypassed ones we shall keep on taking in between. The other day I was travelling in a bus and met a school friend after 20 years. During our talks, after realising that I am in astrology, he asked me to predict about himself. He gave me his date and year of birth alongwith place, and also remembered his time too. I did not have any Ephemeris with me at that time, neither, Calculator, neither, used paper or pen.

a) I immediately gave him his Ascendant, Sun Sign, degrees of Sun at his birth, and which house his Sun was placed in, and lot many things about him, added with flavour and polish to look impressive. And boy, he was impressed.,in fact his whole family was very much impressed, though all this is kid stuff in astrology. b) Out of 12 Houses in the chart, I was able to predict results of about 6 for him, without using any aids to help me. Do You know that by the end of this Chapter, most of You would be able to do the 'a' part succesfuly , just like I did ? Or at least after few more Lessons ? Its really easy and even many professional astrologers do not know to do this, or are not aware, or do not know the application part even if they are aware. Please read on patiently. Now read properly, patiently, and try to remember this after some more re-readings on your part. HOW TO CALCULATE DEGREES OF THE SUN AT BIRTH APPROXIMATELY WITHOUT REFERRING EPHEMERIS 1) Every Planet is moving for us who are on Earth as we see them. So is The Sun (Actually not a Planet but treated like one. Its actually a star or Luminary). All these planets when they move within each sign, the starting point is measured at 0 degrees and ending at 30 degrees Which means that if we count the 12 signs and multiply by 30 degrees we get the figure of 360 Degrees. Dont we say that My Moon is at 6 degrees Sagittarius or Jupiter is at 25 degrees Cancer etcetra ? Well, all these planets have their daily motions, like we know that each planet travels daily at this speed (This knowledge comes from past observation from Observatories and astronomical Statistics) Some planets have very fast speed like The Moon which takes around 2 and a half days to enter and leave a sign., some have very slow speed like Saturn which takes two and a half years to enter and leave a sign. We will come to the daily motions of the Planets in our forthcoming chapters. At the moment we will concentrate on The Sun. The Sun travels approximately at speed of daily motion of 1 Degree.

It takes therefore one month to stay in a sign and cross over to next sign. (Remember this) The Sun changes sign every month approximately on 15th or 16th 0r 17th (Remember this). Which also means that on 15th the Sun would be at 0 degrees, in any sign which it has just entered, and 1 degrees on 16th and 2 degrees on 17th and so on till next 15th when it is at 30 degrees and then has to cross over to the next sign and again would be starting at 0 degrees. For example a native born on the 28th of January of any year would be having Sun at approximately 14 degrees ( 0 degrees on 15th + 14 days ). In this way one can know the degrees of the Sun at birth approximately. (Calculate Your own Sun degrees first in mind then check Your Chart). HOW TO KNOW THE SUN SIGN WITHOUT REFERRING EPHEMERIS Giving below the Dates each Month when The Sun normally changes and to which Sign? (The best way to remember this is to first remember your Own Sun sign and start from that month ) Jan 15th to Feb 15th - Sun enters and remains in Capricron Feb 15th to March 15th -Sun remains in Acquarius March 15th to April 15th- Sun remains in Pisces April 15th to May 15th - Sun remains in Aries May 15th to June 15th - Sun remains in Taurus June 15th to July 15th - Sun remains in Gemini July 16th to Aug 15th - Sun remains in Cancer Aug 16th to Sept 16th- Sun remains in Leo Sept 17th to Oct 16th - Sun remains in Virgo Oct 16th to Nov 16th - Sun remains in Libra Nov 16th to Dec 15th- Sun remains in Scorpio. Dec 15th to Jan 15th -Sun remains in Sagittarius. (The above are approximate dates -maybe not exactly same days as mentioned 1-2 days here n there)

(The above position would be shown in Charts made for all those staying in India or who have made their charts calculated here-for western people the Sun sign may be one sign ahead and they have to deduct the ayanamsha to get the above Sun sign- which is why I have asked all members to download the Software and put KP Ayanamsha and then subsequently make all charts) Example - if I am born on June 28th as per above table, my Sun sign would be Gemini. Note- (When any of Your friends is born on say 15th or 16th dont predict his Sun sign without referring the Ephemeris) HOW TO PREDICT WHICH HOUSE SUN WOULD BE WITHOUT REFERRING TO THE ACTUAL CHART OR EPHEMERIS. (Remember this By Heart) If the Birth is at time ofSunrise- then Sun would be in 1st House or Ascendant. At Noon - The Sun would be in 10th House At Sunset - The Sun would be in 7th house At Midnight - Sun would be in 4th house. (In above,take the movement of The Sun as clockwise and not anti-clock wise) In India when the Sunrise is almost at same time throughout the year (Except at winter time nearing December when it may be late by 1 hour or so), we can roughly take the following slots as position of Sun for Local birth time . Local Mean time or LMT we would be talking in later lessons - But will explain in short. Though the clock will show 4.30 am for a person in Bombay and for a person in Calcutta too, but the sky would show Sunrise for a person in Calcutta in Summer, and still night for a person in Bombay. That is known in crude language as local Mean time. Birth time at :Morning 5am to 7am - Sun would be in 1st House Morning 7 - 9am - Sun would be in 12th House Morning 9 to 11am - Sun would be in 11th House Morning 11 to 1 Noon - Sun would be in 10th House Noon 1 - 3 pm - Sun would be in 9th House

Evening 3pm to 5 pm - Sun would be in 8th House Evening 5pm to 7pm (Sunset)- Sun would be in 7th House Evening 7pm to Night 9 pm - Sun would be in 6th house Night 9pm to 11 pm Sun would be in 5th House Night 11.00pm Midnight to 1.00 am after midnight - 4th house Late night 1 am to early morning 3 am - Third House Early morning 3am to 5 am - Sun would be in 2nd House. Thus if someone says that ' I was born on February 28th at 10am morning, in Bombay', you can immediately tell him safely that Your Sun is in 11th House. The above is a very crude method of predicting, not to be used unnecessarily, but when you are travellng or sitting in a group with no means of equipment like Ephemeris, Computer etc. or once in a while when You are sure about the results, You may try out making a chart on a piece of paper, filling in whatever you know or have found out, and then ask your contact to open his chart and match the same. That would really amaze him and make him a fan of Your prowess. But do not forget certain countries and places have bizzare (A wrong word actually) Sunrise and sunset timings, not as per India, so better avoid predicting mentally for those cases. - For those people in whose country/place and that particular season or time of the year, if the Sun rises late,or early, then You have to shift the timings backward, or the Sun forward accordingly after some study. (The foreign students can check their Sunrise and Sunset timings throughout the year, in their cities of residence, and prepare such a chart for themselves ,after little bit deductions or additions in timings, for their use). One more advantage - When You happen to see the chart of the native, and check the position of The Sun, you also immediately realise whether the chart is printed rightly or wrongly,as per the time of birth he mentions, cause at times people forget to say rightly- am or pm to the computer chart maker or he does not listen properly and feeds in wrongly, and then the poor native shows around the wrong chart to all astrologers, with nothing matching his own life. I have myself detected a few wrongly made charts by this method. Okay, now to the last part of this Chapter.

HOW TO FIX ACSENDANT WITHOUT REFERRING TO THE CHART OR EPHEMERIS. I do not think that this is necessary to explain, You should be able to guess this one for yourself by now, but let me explain, yet. Once You know the position of the Sun, finding the Ascendant is easy, solving a childs puzzle and gaining the same happiness and joy. Suppose one was born at 10.30 am in month of June of say day 20th. Therefore Sun would be in Gemini and in 11th house. Now count anticlockwise till you reach the 1st house. You will count thus11th house Gemini - Sign No. 3 12 th house Cancer - Sign No.4 1st House Leo - Sign No.5 Therefore the ascendant is Leo. You can do this in your mind without the use of Writing Pad or Pen. Take another exampleBirth on 10th February Time 10.00pm night. Sun would be in Capricorn as per previous table given. Sun would be in 5th house as per previous table given. Start counting anticlockwise . 5th House Capricorn 6th House Acquarius 7th house Pisces 8th house Aries 9th house Taurus 10th house Gemini 11th House Cancer 12th house Leo and There You are 1st House Virgo. Now we will take one example which will incorporate all that we have learnt uptil now in this ChapterBirth New Delhi-

Date - 24th August Time 2.00pm after Noon. What is the Sun Sign ? - Answer Leo. What is the Degrees of The Sun ? Answer 7 Degrees ( From 17th till 24th its 7 days therefore 7 degrees) Which house is Sun Placed in ? Answer - 9th House. What is the Ascendant ? Answer Counting anticlockwise I reach to the Ascendant as Sagittarius. (The above is wrong results actually, if You make a chart in the computer, you will find, Sun is placed in 10th house, and not in the 9th , and ascendant is not Sagittarius but Scorpio. Why did I make a mistake ? Because in August the Sun rises 1 and a half hour early than the Sunrise of January, and hence even the noon comes earlier. Therefore the timings have to be changed accordingly in my table,which I have made. If You use same timings given above and change only the month to January, you shall find that the Sun has moved now to 9th House . Therefore, please tread carefully in such matters). Suppose we presume that the above birth statistics was right,then, How could I make predictons after arriving at above statistics ? Because a) I know what are the characteristics of The Ascendant Sagittarius and can talk in flowery language about the positive points of this Ascendant rising and the nature of the native, thus. b) I know the effects of Sun in Leo what it can be . c) I know also the effects of the Sun in 9th House. d) I know which house Lord ship The Sun has in this chart (The Sun is coincidentally Lord of the 9th house in this chart and also placed in the 9th). e) I know that Sun is aspecting (we will learn about this later) the 3rd house and what effects would this produce. For advanced predictions a) I know the constellation in which The Sun is placed in this chart and can give the effects in narration. b) I may also be knowing which sign Saturn would be in the year of birth whatever it may be ,by heart and probably right.

That would take care of predictions of further 3 houses. Etc. Etc. I am sure most of you by the end of next 3-6 months should be able to give Basic predictions (Not advanced) without having to use any other means of aid at your disposal, but just staring in space and thinking and using your mind and logic. ie. solving charts mentally. The above is enough material for you to study and practise this week on Your own and others charts and , hope you must have benefitted much from the same. Chapter 7 QUADRUPLICITIES-TRIPLICITIES

Hello to all of You. In this,and forthcoming few Chapters we would be studying the not so very interesting Topics, but remember and do not make a mistake to treat them lightly,these would be the most Important and to be by hearted to memory if one wishes to be a Good astrologer. Many young budding astros skip these parts (Even I did so) due to the boring and unpredective stuff, but later on one will realise that astrology cannot be done truly without knowing the terminology, meaning, use and application of these principles.

The Elements – (Triplicities) The 12 Signs of The Zodiac are divided into 4 Elements As under –

Fire

Earth

Air

Water

Aries Leo Sagittarius

Taurus Virgo Capricorn

Gemini Libra Acquarius

Cancer Scorpio Pisces

How did I put this in my Memory ? I remembered the Word – FEAR and practised writing and thus memorising on any piece of paper –chits Whenever I had time in day or night or when travelling. On bus tickets., back side of unimportant papers etc. I used to draw columns and rows and make a grid like above and fill it with numbers for a start, like this below -

F

E

A

W

1 5 9

2 6 10

3 7 11

4 8 12

These numbers of course represent the Signs as we have studied in previous lessons. How to remember after some practise ? Fiery Signs would be – 1,5,9 or Aries,Leo,Sagittarius Earthy – 2,6,10 or Taurus,Virgo and Capricorn. Airy – 3,7,11 or Gemini,Libra and Acquarius Watery – 4,8,12 or Cancer, Scorpio and Pisces. Also remember the following Table. Sign No. 1

Name KeyWords Aries (I Am) Ram

2

Taurus (I Have) Bull

3

Gemini (I Think) Twins

4

Cancer (I Feel) Crab

Symbol

Pictorial

Words which denote the nature of the sign Body Part represented by Sign (Not exhaustive) Symbol-Two Rams striking one another by Head. The idea in this Sign essentially is Action. To Compete,Rival,Challenging,defying,Competetion, Contest,Fight,War,Strong,Powerful,Resistance,Oppo Passionate,Obstinate,Sexual Passion Body Part- Head and face Symbol – A Bull. Ideas are related to Earthy things or Material things Its virtous for bull is concerned primarily with two su virtues on Earth, Agriculture and Milk. Virtous, slow,just deeds,fragrance.discharge,impregn to overpower, to defeat a foe or rival,sexual vigour, M power,potent,Male of any animal. Body part – Throat and neck Symbol-Man with a Club and Women with a Lute. Represents uncommon power to grasp thoughts or id Mental vigour,intelligence,Memory,Reasons, Presence of Mind,Flexibility,Having two fold meanin purpose ,Pairing,twins,anything completed by two,C meet mutually both as friend and as Foe. Body Part – Shoulders,Arms and hands Symbol – Crab. Ideas are related to the form and character of Crabs. Abode is vicinity of Water.They get swayed by emoti emotion.Allows torture. Receptive and has finest feel maternal principles. Cling,Shell, Motion sideways,to clasp,.soround,encompass,recline Hide, dissapear,claws.tenacity, Body Part – Chest & breasts

5

Leo (I Will) Lion

6

Virgo (I Analyse) Virgin

7

Libra (I Balance) Scales

8

Scorpio (I Desire) Scorpion

9

Sagittarius (I See) Centaur

10

Capricorn ((I Use) Mountain Goat

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Acquarius (I Know) Man carrying Pitcher

Symbol – Lion Represents forceful expression and dominating spirit To rule over others. Show,Grandeur,Power,Proud, Ferocious,Defiant,Confident,Victorius,Grand,Mighty Enterprise,Adventure,Dignity,Splendour,Supremacy Nobility,Chief,Withstand,Blazing,Flaming,To excel, Crown,Throne,Vociferous,War-cry. Body part – Heart,Soul,Back and Spinal Chord. Symbol-Virgin with a bundle of corn in one hand and Light in another, standing on a boat anchored to sho Represents earthy things or material, trade,commerc expression by representation viz.painter,craftsman e youthful, bright,Virgin,maidenhood,chaste, undefiled female, weak,small, youngest born, decorum,modesty delicacy,kindness,grace,lovely. Body Part – Stomache and Intestines. Symbol – A scale balance. Represents balanced ideas by judgement.. To lift up, counterbalance,ponder, likeness,similiarity, proof,tribunal,arbitration,measure,regulate,moderat Appraise,value,assess,assort,arrange. Body Part – Navel & external Organs of Generation. Symbol – Scorpion Represents mystic idea (8th Sign) and Occult. Destruction of materialism and birth of psychism. Sting,Tearing,Divide,seperation,Wounding,Cutting, Venomous discharge, Incision,Hole,Opening,to attack hurt,restrain,Obstructor, Opposing,Dangerous. Body Part – Internal organs of Generation Symbol- An archer on a horseback about to shoot an has empty quilt.Represents aiming high with certain view. It aims at one thing at a time hence empty quilt throw,to cause to move quickly,project forward, prop bullet, weapon,artillery,set in motion, hasten,vigorou Body Part -Thighs Symbol – Mountain Goat , Or Forehalf animal and th partly under water in a stream with current. Hard labour,concentration, Reluctance to material things,Philosphers,Dualistic,Mystic and Psychic. To think,reflect,to consider, form,fabricate, ,produce build,compose,construct,invent, Conviction,Definite. Body Part - Knees Symbol – Man carrying Pitcher or Empty water pot With a lid on. Represents unseen power, emptiness, o knowledge, fulfilling,satisfying, filling lungs with air,breathing,abundance,flood,swelling of river,both Ways, applicable to two purposes,two edged, broker, middleman, Potter, pottery, earthen wares. Also known as an Intellectual Sign. Body Part - Legs

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Pisces Symbol- two fishes chasing each other in a cyclic way (I Believe) Called Moksha (Salvation)Sign. Two Fishes Loose ones way, go astray,frustration, haughty,pride the tail of Escape,elopment,allurement,inducement,gliding, one in Slipping,superficial, scope,range,extent,spreading mouth of expansion, dissapear,despondency,despair. another Body Part – Feet,Ankle and Toes (The above is not Exhaustive, we would be taking up all the signs in details which again would not be exhaustive but with more information). If You notice the Watery signs are Cancer (Crab),Scorpio(Scorpion) and Pisces(fishes), all related and found near/in water. That way You should connect and remember the watery signs. Aries (Ram),Leo(Lion) and Sagittarius (Centaur) all ready for action and full of Fire You can connect to the Fiery signs this way. Scales for example connected to Libra needs Air to be suspended in , therefore Airy sign, or Bull needs earth to stand firmly upon, and you just can push it because its feet are firmly fixed to the ground (earth), that way You can remember that Taurus is an earthy sign etc.etc. Form your own logic, use any imaginations funny or logical, but just remember what the signs stand for. Remember the above symbols and try writing and practising them, because all the advanced book on astrology would contain these symbols,for example the Rapheals Ephemeris would contain these and when you learn aspects then you will have another lot of symbols to be learnt. So start right now. That much load would be less. And remember in advanced books many sentences can be written in just one Short single sentence containing just symbols, So if you are really serious and want to get further headway in this science , then learn and practise. Note- The symbol of Virgo and Scorpio is quite similar with a difference that in Scorpio the tail end goes outwards signifying sexuality and in Virgo the tail goes in signifying virginity. (Do not take this as written in scriptures, but just to remember as we were taught as students).

The Characteristics : (Quadruplicity) The 12 Signs of the Zodiac are divided in 3 major Characteristics as under –

Cardinal or Movable

Fixed Or Root

Dual- Common-Mutable

Aries Cancer Libra

Taurus Leo Scorpio

Gemini Virgo Sagittarius

Capricorn

Acquarius

Pisces

How did I memorise this ? I remembered CFL a short Form for Compact floursecent Lamp., which had entered the Indian Market in full swing some years ago. My way of remembering was this- I used to draw the above Grid and remembered CFL and while filling in the L part I switched over to writing Dual . Thus CFL for Cardinal , Fixed and Dual. Now looks as under for memorising -

C

F

D

1 4 7 10

2 5 8 11

3 6 9 12

Another way to remember the Signs for Fiery would be to just Remember 1,5,9 and The rest of the Signs for Earthy,Airy and Watery would come automatically by putting in The next numbers in line. Same for The other Quality for example Duality, its easy to Remember 3,6,9 and 12. and rest would come in line.automatically. Please remember Why am I taking time and efforts to write all above Is simply because the whole astrology for prediction is based on these Qualkities and more, which we would be taking in other Chapters as we progress through our Course. What do the triplicities (Fiery,Earthy,Airy and Watery)denote ? In any natives chart, when we check the Planets in signs, More Planets in Fiery signs would denote a person with fiery Constitution. (We call here in India predominance of Agni tattwa –or Fire) This man would be more given to heat in his body, heat in his arguments, forceful nature, hot temper, supsecptible to diseases caused by Heat in body,etcetra. The temperament in personality of the native with predominance Of any of the Triplicities would be as under. More Planets inFire – Leadership Qualities,Potential, enthusiasm, Creativity, Energy, Aggressiveness, Egoism etc. Earth- Practical, Wanting concrete results,Involved with Financial,Business & professional affairs,defensive,Caution etc. Air- Intellectuality, Mental agility,Ideas,Human relations, Rational, Open minded,Friendly etc. Water – Emotions, feelings, Sensitivness, Intuitive awareness,reflective etc.

People with more Planets in fiery signs indicate independent,courageous and assertive nature. There is ambition, push, Energy and inherent vitality in such people. (You may find their palms more Pinkish or reddish if one is interested in palmistry applied to astrology.) they are confident and can get easily into fights and duals. They like to lead and act on impulses rather’than being subordinate to others. They can suffer from inflammatory disorders and fevers . Such people should be connecetd to any professions connected to Heat or Metals, mechanical, Engineering etc. Fire is hot and Dry in Nature, is active,fastest,lightest and represents a Extrovert Nature. Just like Fire cannot just be,thus even natives with more planets in Fiery Planets would be restless in nature and seeking change in the departments where the Planets gather in the particular sign and house. If the ascendant is Fiery and Saturn.or Mars or Sun influence the same, then the native is likely to be lean. People with more Planets in Earthy Signs would show stability . Such people are practical, Financial and business affairs play an important role for them and Matters of Status (Material), Comfort and security are their major concerns. They also have patience. Such people would be careful and cautious, secretive and supsicious, pre-meditative and practical, stubborn and self-protective, methodical and economical. Business would be best suited for them. For them businesses which suit their Characateristics are Building constructions, Mining and all laborius, heavy and slow work, in which time, labour and perseverance are required. Earth Element is cold and dry. It is the slowest and heaviest of all the elemnts, indicating solidification and inertia. Thus the native with more planets in Earthy signs too, would be diffcult to move Physically or mentally, He would have strong body , would not like much movement or travel, and also not easily accept advises or new ideas.. People with more Planets in Airy signs denote the intellectual stimulus at play. Such natives have a good ability to communicate intelligently and freely. Their power of grasping is above average. They indicate less of vitality, more to do with mind,mental. Fertile imaginations if well disposed, fond of reasoning, well behaved and tactful. Such people are best suited to Advisory businesses or scientific, like Accountants, Novel writers, Lawyers, artists,reporters, literary persuits,Scientists, media People etc. they will have active circulation of air in their body. The air element is warm and moist.It is a positive element faster and more active. It tends to rise upwards and spread outward. Sun which is source of fire and energy all around and this Energy (Heat-Fire-Light) is brought down to earth by Air Present in the atmosphere , which makes Air a good communicator. Thus When a native has Airy signs in the 3rd house (Denoting communication) Plus Planets in that House (Example- Mercury in Gemini) which represent communication too , then the abilty of communications of such native is extraordinary or enhanced. People with more Planets in watery signs, their Emotional issues would predominate. They have extreme sensitivity and sympathetic understanding. They are More receptive and passionate at times, than others.

There is les of stamina in them.Their constitution would be weak as they have less of power to re-vitalize or recuperate.They are sentimental and may be psychic and interested in occult.. They make good Mediums . Professions best suited would be related to liquids or where water is predominantly a Integral part of that business. This Element (Water) is cool and wet. It is a negative element, slower and passive. It tends to fall, run together and collect in the lowest levels. It has a passive and rather introvert nature. Thus the native influenced by more Watery signs especially ascendant , is likely to be Round in shape (Physically), And if the influences of many Planets on the 5th House ,then there would certainly be offsprings (Issues or Children) to the native. Because life originates from water which is the essence and signifies fertlity (seed and watering a plant). RELATIONSHIPS One may also check the friendships or relationships between two people on the above basis. For example Fire and Air are Mutual friends as air increases and spreads the fire. Whereas Fire and Water are natural enemies as water can extinguish the Fire. Fire and earth are neutral to each other. Earth and water are again friendly to each other since when water is mixed with earth ,it makes it concrete and builds. Whereas Earth and Air are Mutual enemies as a gust of Air (Wind)can drive away the Earth (Dust) and displace it. Air and water are neutrals. What do Planets in Cardinal, Fixed and Dual Signs denote ? (How to check ? See the Ascendant first and then rest of the Planets where they are placed) The cardinal (Also known as Movable)Signs have quality of aggressivenes ,Mobility and energy and are called Rajas (In Hindi). Such signs would represent movement from one place to another. This would incline the native towards constant activity, with concern for present circumstances.ambition,enthusiasm. They love changes.recognition,fame, execution and ability to execute plans. Such people make good business men, the pioneers, self-made ones, Who can make breakthrough against heavy odds and succeed. They Like to control and not otherwise, ie,they do not like to be controlled. If pre-dominance of Quadruplicities in Movable signs exists then this indicates a very rapid, action oriented nature. The Fixed quadruplicity would incline the native towards future set goals with Pesistence and unwavering efforts to achieve them. Such natives with Fixed Ascendants and many strong planets influencing these would develop Stubborn and uncompromising attitudes and stick to their own ideas ,often dogmatic, but with a strong sense of loyalty and commitment to their goals and objectives. They are firm in their attitude , reliant,obstinate,unrelenting and rigid. They Are persistent in their efforts,do not accept defeat, and reach their goals slowly but surely. He is conservative and a slow starter, execution of plan only after studying the feasibility and chances of success , then taking up, They are among the most reliable people in the world.

The Dual (Also known as Common or Mutable) Quadruplicity signs When influencing any natives chart, this natives relationship would be based on past experience,mental Communication and adaptability. The native is often pre-conditioned and prejudiced in his attitudes and by subcoscious,physchological conditionings. They often get trapped in their own memories. But they are equally flexible,intelligent, amd have mature understanding borne out of experience. Their nature is dual and fluctuating .They are intellectual,sympathetic,sensitive and versatile ie.changing nature. They drift and dream of the future. They are pleasing in manner and peaceful types. Their power is mental and spiritual. They are best fitted to be employed rather than be employers. They are often found to be vascillating, indecesive and constantly seeking change. They lack stamina and outseide conditions can easily dominate them. They are also averse to strenous physical actions. Dual signs are very difficult to understand. But a general rule of the thumb, which can be advantageously adopted by a student, is that the first 5 degrees or so for a common sign, invariably absorb and display the fixed characteristics of the previous fixed sign,while the last 5 degrees or so of a common sign often tends the characterisitcs of the following Moveable sign. In Hindi Moveable Signs are known as – Chara Raashis. Fixed Signs are known as – Sthira Raashis. Common Signs are known as – Dwisbhava Raashis. Fiery – Agni tattwa Earthy – Prithvi tattwa Airy – Vayu tattwa Watery – Jal Tattwa.

Now we come to,

POLARITIES The whole Universe is effected by the Law of Duality And so are the sexes- Male and Female, Masculine or Feminie. The 12 Sugns are divided in two Partitions, Positive and Negative. The odd Signs or Masculine ones are 1,3,5,7,9 and 11 while the, Even Signs or femine are 2,4,6,8, 10 and 12. The predominance of masculine Signs in a Chart (means more Planets in Odd Signs)would mean such individuals would take iniatives and action without resort to outside stimulus or coaxing them. They would be in other words self-starters in those Departments of lifewhere such signs fall. Means if a group of people are waiting on a Airport Subway waiting for the porter, the person with predominance of Odd signs in his chart, would not like to wait, but immediately get the Carrier and start loading the Suitcases himself, for instance.

Understand the opposite for the Even signs. Such type of classification helps one to know many things such as Sex determintion when one is expecting a child. One good astrologer can Also check the chart of any native without actually meeting the native and tell much about the Native what quality he or she may possess. For instance suppose a chart of a female shows many planets in odd Signs including The Ascendant, then it can be easily surmised that though she may be a female but she would behave or look like a Man. Understand the same for Male natives with dominance of Even signs in their charts.(here there would be more pasiveness rather than active nature). Personal Note- This can also be linked to the Chromosome factors (predominance of X and Y in males or Females as the case may be. Some research if oriented would confirm this). So dear friends we now come to the close of this Chapter. What have we learnt in this Chapter ? In a Nutshell – What is the meaning of Fiery,Earthy,Airy ,Watery signs and Their predominance in a Chart. What is the meaning of Cardinal,Fixed and Dual Signs and their pre-dominance in any Chart. Odd and Even Signs. (The above can be made more exhaustive running into hundreds of Pages and with more details and examples, but not possible physically, as other matters in life too have to be attended to.) Let us apply what we have learnt to the Example Chart as below. Whenever you read this and in future,take a paper pen and copy The chart on that paper and then read, so that You do not have to unnecessarily use the keyboard for Page Up or Down and create a headache for You. Also copy the table for the Quadruplicity and Triplicity on the same sheet. Example Chart A

(Delhi Birth)

Sign

Cardinal

Fire

Fixed

Dual

Total

Ketu

Saturn,Ascenda nt

3

Venus

3

Earth

Moon

Jupiter

Air

Mercury

Rahu

Water Total

2

2

Sun,

Mars

2

4

4

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Those who wish, may also Calculate the Positions of the MC,,Fortuna, Neptune,Pluto and Uranus, and fit in above Chart. What do we see above ? 3 planets in Fiery Signs.(Inc. Asc) 3 planets in Earthy Signs. 2 Planets in Airy, and 2 planets in Watery Signs. 2 in cardinal. 4 in Fixed, and 4 in Dual or Common. The above is a most healthy Mix in all ways. The Native has 5 Planets in Odd Signs ( Ascendant inclusive) The Native has 5 Planets in Even Signs. That is again a healthy Mix. Now what more remains to be seen more in above

to polish Your Predictions? You should also check whether Male Signs are sitting in Odd Houses Or fiery Planets are sitting in Fiery Signs. That would make that department more Fiery. If Watery Planet (Like Moon) sitting in Fiery Sign, then the indicates of the Fire in the person would be reduced to that extent. (Not related to above Example) Suppose We are looking for the Nature of the Person. If Sun is sitting in Aries or Leo along with Mars. Sun and Mars are both masculine. Leo itself is a odd and masculine sign. Leo is also a Fixed Sign. Sun and Mars are both Fiery in nature. So what do You induce ? That the Native would be very strong in Nature, Fixed in his views which no one could be able to change. He would Be at times very strong in speech too, cutting a person in two, with the same, if his demands are not met. This Person would have a strong constitution and build, Hot tempered and also have diseases of excessive Heat (Pitta) in his system. He would be commanding, a leader in his field, Fit for all positions of authority as Mars is a fiery planet joins Sun another Fiery one, Military type, would not accept “ No “ as a answer. He Would be Egoistic, Extravagant, pushing, in Manner. In speech He would be forceful. He would be impulsive in actions. He would trust only in himself. He would always be ready for attack and never be on defensive. His social attitudes would be marked with aggression, demanding, spirited and Dash of rashness. What type of women he should marry ? I leave that answer to You. (Home Work- prepare Your own Chart like above and check what Qualities are pre-dominant in You, and whether it matches with your Persona In real life. After that prepare such tables for your family members too and Check whether their their personalities too match with what is shown in your table- This Home work no one is going to check except You, since You are the Master and know yourself and your family members very well and more better than others – let me know if your attempts are succesful and you find this way of reading Perfect in the Charts You study ) The Planets(This may be Controversial classification ,and to each his own)

Sun,Mars,Jupiter are Masculine Planets. Moon,Venus and Rahu, are Feminine Planets. Mercury,Saturn and Ketu, are considered Neutral.