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Saptarishis AstrologyPresents

The BestOf

Ancient Indian Astrology Classes TimesIntroduction

e proudly present a fantastic new magazine called AIAC Times which is a must read for everybeginner and advanced student of this science. Though they are based out of Chicago they have the

flavor of classical Indian astrology embedded within them. Following articles are some selections

from the AIAC Times (now in its sixth volume). AIAC stands for Ancient Indian Astrology Classes.

Published on Scribd the Full Moon each month since December 30, 2009, the subject matter of the e-zine is

organized in nine columns (one for each graha). Our writers are Ishana, Kavali, Surasa and Amarnath (pen

names). It is also available for free download at the Saptarishis Astrology book store under the Astrology

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Contents1. Jupiters Column (from Vol IV) - Graha Sambandha2. Suns Column (from Vol V) Swearing In Charts3. Moons Column (from Vol III) - Vowels and Planetary States4. Venus column (from Volume I) - The seventh from Venus5. Mercurys column (from Volume IV) - The New Year [2010-2011]6. Mars column (from Volume I) - Health Chakra7. Saturns column (from Volume II) - Objections to Astrology

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Jupiters Column(From Volume IV)

Graha Sambandhariendship among planets has been a very popular subject in astrology. What is exactly the basis behind therelationship between planets and how do we derive it? Why certain planets are termed friends and some

termed enemies to a planet? The Sanskrit word for relationship is termed Sambandha and in this

column we will look at the relationships between Grahas.

Graha Sambandha can be of two types

1) Naisargik Sambandha [Permanent/Default Relationship]This is the relationship between Grahas as Nature/God has destined it to be. There is a verse in Brihat

Parasara Hora Shastra which gives us a clue into this relationship.

--

trikoNAt svAt-sukha-svAntyadhIdharmAyuHsvatuMgapAH|

suhR^ido ripavashcAnye samAshcobhayalakShaNAH||55||

The below explanation is found in Brihat Parasara Hora Shastras Translation by GC Sharma, Vol 1

55. Natural Relationships: The lords of the signs which are the 4th, 2nd, 12th, 5th, 9thand the 8thfrom the Moolatrikona sign of a

planet and the Lords of the exalted sign of each planet are the friends of a particular planet. Lords of the signs other than these

are his enemies. The planets which have got the features of both (of a friend and of an enemy) are neutral to the said planet.

These should be taken as the natural relationships of the planets

Based on the above mentioned rules we arrive at the below table of planetary relationship.

This is what is accepted and all students of astrology accept this table as is. However, the motto of AIAC Times

has always been to delve into the root of every dictum and extract out the principle of a dictum given by Parasara

rishi.

Why did Parasara rishi select the Mooltrikona signs of the grahas to determine the relationships between the

grahas?

Why are the 2, 4, 5, 9, 12 signs from the sign in question considered for friendship among their lord?

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What is the underlying reason behind this dictum?

To understand this theory and go to its very root we have to understand the concept of Upachaya houses.

The houses 3,6,10 and 11 are called Upachaya houses. These are the houses where ones own desire and will makes

the maximum impact. Many astrologers call these houses the Houses of Free-will. However, why are Upachaya

houses considered houses of Free will? Let us see each house with respect to the first house

House Karaka Natural Rasi / Lord Gender of Lord Meaning2 upiter Taurus/Venus Female Family, wealth3 Mars Gemini/Mercury Neutral Courage, Siblings4 Moon Cancer/Moon Female Mother, assets5 upiter Leo/Sun Male Children6 Saturn/Mars Virgo/Mercury Neutral Service7 Venus Libra/Venus Female Wife8 Saturn Scorpio/Mars Male Longevity9 Sun/Jupiter Sagittarius/Jupiter Male Religion10 Saturn/Mercury/Sun/Jupiter Capricorn/Saturn Neutral Work11 Jupiter Aquarius/Saturn Neutral Gain12 Saturn Pisces/Jupiter Male Loss

We see that in the natural order of the zodiac sign, the houses indicated by the lord of the signs which are Neutral

in gender become Upachaya houses.

Mercury is too flexible to have a gender and Saturn is too old and rigid to have one. However, does this have a

deeper significance? Courage and labor can be shown in area of life. Similarly, profession and gains are based on

our decisions and require hard work and persistence.

Neutral genders of planets indicate that God [or Nature] has given us the ability to modify those areas of life

based on our desire and will.

Thus, while determining natural friends, we should not look at the people who can be influenced. We should

look at those grahas which are destined to be a grahas friend.

This is the reason why all sign Lords with the exception of the Upachaya lords are considered friends while

determining Naisargik Sambandha.

However, the question remains as to why one should select the Mooltrikona sign of the planet as the reference

point for this relationship calculation.

Mooltrikona sign is like the office of the grahas. Exaltation is like a function where the graha is the chief guest.Own sign is like own house of the graha.

Now, someone is truly a friend who helps us when we need them. We need help most when we try to achieve

something, when there is a question of proving oneself. In workplace, in our own respective karma we face real


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struggles of life and friends who stick with us then are truly our friends. This fulfils the condition A Friend in

need is a friend in deed.

Astrologically, grahas except Sun and Moon and the nodes, all rule two signs each and thus taking sign based on

rulership only will lead to confusing results [as the sign which is left out may yield contradictory result compared

to the one taken into account]. If we consider exaltation, we become biased towards the strength of the planet; in

that case we should also consider the negation as debilitated state. Thus a neutral zone of Mooltrikona is selected

for this purpose.

Thus all rasi lords except the Upachaya lords and the Lord of the 7thrasi [Maraka] are considered friends to the

rasi lord [Mooltrikona sign]. This is the basis of the Naisargik Sambandha.

2) Tatkalin Sambandha [Temporary/Natal Relationship]. This kind of relationship is based on a particularnatal chart. Grahas placed in a chart become friends or enemies based on their respective positions. There

is a verse in Brihat Parasara Hora Shastra which gives us a clue into this relationship.

dashabandhvAya sahaja svAntyasthAste parasparam|

tatkAle mitratAM yAnti ripavo.anyatra saMsthitAH||56||

The below explanation is found in Brihat Parasara Hora Shastras Translation by GC Sharma, Vol 1

Planets Sun etc. situated in the 10th, 4th, 11th, 3rd, 2ndor the 12thfrom another are mutual friends (or friends to that planet). If

they are situated in other than these places they act as his enemies.

Why did Parasara rishi mention that the planet placed in the 1sthouse will be friends to the planets placed in the

houses 2, 3, 4 and 10, 11, 12?

What is the underlying reason behind this dictum?

To understand Parasaras dictum we need to understand the revolution of the Earth around the Sun. The day of

the sidereal winter solstice is a very important date called Uttarayan in the Vedic times. It denotes the

upward movement of the Sun with reference to the Earth. Similarly the sidereal summer solstice is called


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Dakshinayan or downward movement of the Sun with respect to the Earth. It is believed that during

Uttarayan i.e. between Uttarayan to Dakshinayan, the Gods are awake and bestow their blessings on humanity.

However during Dakshinayan i.e. between Dakshinayan to Uttarayan, Gods sleep and thus are inactive.

Since Lagna is dependent on time of birth on a day, which in turn is dependent on Earths movement, the arc

between 10thhouse to the 4thhouse can be imagined as personal version of Uttarayan and Dakshinayan. Here, the

10thhouse is equated to the position of winter solstice and 4thhouse to the position of summer solstice.

Planets placed in the houses 10thto the 4thwould thus act as temporary friends to planets in Lagna. Extending the

same logic, this can be applied to all the houses.

The below figure shows the Tatkalin Sambandha between planet placed in the Lagna and the planets placed in

the other houses.

Arc of Tatkalin friends to lanet s in La na

Arc of Tatkalin enemies to lanet(s) in La na


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Suns Column(From Volume V)

Swearing-in chartshe original premise of this months Suns column was to examine the effect of the Suns positionat the inauguration of U.S. Presidents on their presidential terms. There are many factors in

mundane astrology relating to the time for oath taking ceremonies. Of particular importance is

lagna, planets in lagna, Moon, planets in Kendra and trikona, panchang, and of course, the Sun, since it represents

the countrys head of state, its soul and expression. Below is a recommendation from Daivagya Acharya Shri

Rams Muhurta Chintamani, translated by G.C. Sharma, Sagar Publications:

The auspicious Muhurta for the Coronation of a king is when the Sun is in Uttaryana (moving towards the North

and is in the signs from Capricorn to Gemini), Jupiter, the Moon and Venus are not combust, Mars, the Sun, the Lord of the

Natal Ascendant, the Lord of the Present Dasha of the would-be-king and the Lord of the Janma Rasi or sign are endowed

with strength.

Also Chapter 18 of Time Tested Techniques of Mundane Astrology, M.S Mehta and A. Radhika, Vani

Publications contains a thorough discussion of the various factors with examples.

Regarding U.S. presidents, there is a limitation regarding the day of the inauguration. Since 1789 until the

passage of the 20th Amendment, presidential inaugurations were held on March 4 with some exceptions (i.e.

March 4 falling on a Sunday (4 times) and the deaths of Harrison, Taylor, Lincoln (assassination), Garfield

(assassination), McKinley (assassination) and Harding). No time was legislated for taking the oath of office on

March 4, however, it was traditionally done at noon or close to noon on inauguration day.

The 20th Amendment of 1933 set noon on January 20 (6 degrees Capricorn) as the beginning of the

presidential term and the ending of the prior term, and changed the inauguration day from March 4 (19 degrees

Aquarius), ostensibly to shorten the lame duck period between the outgoing and incoming administrations.

January 20 is five or six days after the Suns entry into Capricorn which is the beginning of Uttarayana or the

upward movement of the Sun. As cited above, Jyotish classics prescribe that coronations should take place during

Uttarayana, when the Sun is in the rasis from Capricorn to Gemini (roughly from mid-January to mid-July).

The source of the noon inauguration tradition is likely English history which is based on even earlier

tradition. For example, the coronation of William the Conqueror took place on Christmas day in 1066 at noon in

London. About two and half centuries earlier, Charlemagne was crowned in 800 on Christmas day, also at noon,

the time chosen by the court's astrologer. Interestingly, Christmas Day was about 9 degrees Capricorn in thetropical zodiac.

Abhijit muhurta (8th muhurta of the day) is consideration one of the best muhurtas for oaths and

coronations of heads of state, the Suns particular province. It begins about 1 ghati (24 minutes) before Local

Noon Time (LNT) and ends 24 minutes thereafter (total 48 minutes) or approximately 11:25 am to 12:25 pm local

time. When the Sun first enters Capricorn, particularly if LNT is used, the Abhijit muhurta guarantees

placement of the Sun in the 10thhouse where it gets directional strength.

In addition to the above astrological criteria, the Suns relationship with Saturn (both are karakas of the

10th house of royalty) is important. The Sun rules the Kshatriya class (politicians and rulers). For both dates,

March 4 and January 20, the Suns dispositor is Saturn but for the March 4 dates, we have to also look at Rahu,

the co-ruler of Aquarius, keeping in mind that that Saturns caste is Sudra (workers) and Rahus caste is Chandala

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Unfortunately, I was unable to locate inauguration times for any presidents prior to Franklin Roosevelt

except for George Washington. (The inauguration times I have are courtesy of Astrologers Weekly.) However,

it turns out that these two presidents, Washington and Roosevelt, happen to be the most significant in regard to

the length of their presidential terms. George Washington is important because he was the first president (1789-

1797), and served two four year terms, setting a precedent that was followed by all succeeding presidents until

Franklin Roosevelt, the 32ndpresident (1933-1945) who served the longest of any president (over three complete

terms) causing passage of the 22nd

Amendment limiting presidents to two 8 year terms. For a more moderncomparison, the inaugurations of the most recent presidents, George W. Bush and Barak Obama are also

discussed.

The question has been raised whether changing the U.S. inauguration day from March 4 to January 20 at

noon changed the countrys destiny from the original purpose of the founding fathers. An American astrologer

and occultist, Dan Sewell Ward, lamented moving the swear-in day from March 4 to January 20. He says

Originally the dating of major events of the Republic was based on: July 4 (Independence Day), approximately

November 4 (Election Day), and March 4 for the presidential inauguration. The November day was varied

slightly in that Tuesday (ruled by Mars assertiveness) needed to be election day. The 4th day of these three

months (exactly one-third of a year apart) represents a grand trine, one of the most delightful and beneficial

aspects in astrology. It was good news for the nation as a whole....The change destroyed the grand trine...It is

noteworthy that the powers that be deemed it important to change the inauguration date. Apparently they had

more respect for astrology than one might have thought.

An opposing argument could be made that the January 20 date is far better suited to the world power that

the U.S. would become. Compare the Suns position on March 4 at noon (in Aquarius in the 9thhouse where it is

a karaka) to the Suns position on January 20 at noon (in Capricorn in the 10thhouse where it gets dig bala). The

country grew from an isolationist agricultural-industrial power into the worlds greatest military power during

Franklin Roosevelts administration. Roosevelts first inauguration was on March 4, 1933. His second

inauguration was on January 20, 1937, when the 20th Amendment first went into effect.

Although set for March 4, 1789 as prescribed by the Confederation Congress, George Washingtons firstinauguration was delayed until Thursday, April 30, 1789 1:48:30 pm, New York City:

Left: George Washington Swearing the

Presidential Oath on the Masonic Bible

in 1789. Below: George Washington

Inaugural Bible.


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The chart has Leo rising, one of the recommended lagnas for oaths. Lagna is ruled by exalted Sun in Aries which

is with Venus and Mercury in the 9th. The Sun is very strong in the chart followed by exalted Jupiter (8thhouse

ruler). This follows Mehta et al.s recommendation that the 8thhouse have benefic aspects and the lagna lord be

stronger than the 8th lord. The Sun is in

Uttarayana and the week day was

Thursday, both positive. Saturn in its

own sign of Aquarius gets dig bala in the7th and provides ballast to the shining 1st

house that we think of from that time in

history. Mars in the 8th in Pisces rules

both the Sun and debilitated Rahu in the

4th in Scorpio. Rahu has graha drishti on

both Mars and exalted Jupiter and the

once-rebels must deal with the shock of

letting go of England and forging their

new countrys identity. Saturn aspects the

Sun by both rasi and graha drishti (3rd

aspect) and aspects Rahu by 10th graha

aspect indicating a dry but stable

beginning for the new government and its

relationship with its President.

Washington wanted to serve without payment but finally accepted payment to avoid making the presidency

possible only for the wealthy. He turned out to be a skilled and fair administrator and only reluctantly agreed to

serve a second term.

George Washingtons second inauguration took place on the prescribed day, March 4, 1793, a Monday,

this time in Philadelphia, and

reportedly he took the oath

precisely at noon:

Sun is with lagna lord Mercury in

the 9th in Aquarius and on the

Rahu/Ketu axis. The Suns lord is

Saturn (karaka of the 8th)

debilitated in Aries and Saturn

aspects the Sun by rasi drishti.

Washington limited himself to

serving two four year terms. TheSuns co-lord Rahu (the opposition)

opposes the Sun by graha drishti.

In 1794, Washington ably took up

military command again to enforce

a whisky tax (Sun rules Rahu in

the 3rd, Mars in 10th in Pisces is

aspected by Jupiter in Scorpio in

the 6th). Moon and Jupiter are

together in the 6thhouse of service but Moon is debilitated. By limiting himself to two terms, Washington set a

precedent followed by every president until war-time President Franklin Roosevelt. At the end of his last term,he was very happy to return to farming.

Jumping to the first inauguration of Franklin Roosevelt, the 32ndpresident:


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he Sun (president) is in Aquarius in the 9thhouse with Venus and its lord Rahu (the opposition) all of

which are aspected by graha drishti by Jupiter (R) and Mars (R) in the 3 rd. Saturn (karaka of the 8th

longevity) is lord of the 8thand in its

own house and aspects Lagna lord

Mercury in the 10th. The country

was in the midst of the Great

Depression, fighting for survival. Alot of things are about to happen and

bold steps will be taken (Sun is lord

of the 3rd, the house of courage).

Immediately upon taking office,

Roosevelt worked on relief programs

eventually creating the FDIC,

initiating budget reform, and the

first and second New Deals. By the

second half of his first term, due to

the success of his programs, hegained much greater support from

Congress. Needless to say, he also

had many enemies (6th house ruler

Mars (R) with Jupiter (R) in the 3rd

house) including the war veterans in

a dispute over benefits and people opposed to the confiscation of privately owned gold. Though he suffered from

polio, he managed to keep his disability from public knowledge throughout his political career.

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Franklin Roosevelt and Herbert Hoover on inaugurationday, March 4 1933 during the procession to the Capitol.


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Franklin Roosevelts

second inauguration, the first

under the 22nd Amendment, took

place on Wednesday, January 20,

1937, 12:29 pm, U.S. Capitol,

Washington DC:

The Sun is in Capricorn in the 10th

where it gets directional strength,

one of the classical positions for

oaths. The Sun is aspected by

Mars by 4thgraha drishti, its only

aspect. The challenges facing him

included the growing threat of

Hitler and the isolationist attitude

of the nation (Moon in the 1st in

Aries, opposed by Mars in the 7th

and aspected by Rahu and Jupiter

in the 9thas well as Saturn in the 7th). He secretly developed the countrys military arsenal (8thhouse Scorpio)

and forged a close relationship with Winston Churchill (Mars in the 7 th). Finally, in 1940 he openly opposed the

Neutrality Acts by giving destroyers to Great Britain. He ran for an unprecedented third term and won by

appealing to popular isolationist sentiment promising to do everything he could to keep the country out of the

war. His third inauguration (not shown) took place on January 20, 1941, 12:03 EWT, U.S. Capitol, Washington,

DC. By December of that year, after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, the country was at war with Japan and Nazi

Germany.

For Roosevelts fourth and final inauguration, I could not find a recorded time, so the chart below uses the

legal time, January 20, 1945, noon, White House, Washington DC:

Suns ruler Saturn (R) is in the 3rd with

Rahu aspected by Mars, Mercury and Ketu

by graha drishti 7th aspect. Mars is both

lagna ruler and ruler of the 8th (likely not

recommended for oaths since you want

the ruler of the chart to be stronger than

the 8th house ruler). In addition, by shad

bala, Mars is the weakest planet in thechart, and creates a lot of havoc. The Sun

in the 10thin Capricorn only has 5thgraha

drishti from Jupiter (R) and no other

aspects. Roosevelt died of a massive brain

hemorrhage on April 12, 1945 during his

natal Ketu/Rahu/Jupiter Vimsottari

dasha, just shy of three months into his 4thterm. Jupiter in this case provided the escape route afforded by death.

For application of these concepts to modern presidents, inauguration charts and short descriptions are

provided below for George W. Bush and Obama.


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Suns lord Saturn (R) is in the 2ndwith Jupiter (R) in Taurus and is aspected by Rahu (12thaspect). Ketu in the 9th

is only aspected by Rahu. Defense is weak (i.e. events of 9-11). Jupiter and Sun aspect the Sun by graha drishti

indicating initial money and popular support. 4th lord Moon in Scorpio in the 8th is MKS and debilitated, not

good for the happiness of the country.

Suns lord Saturn (R) in the 3rd. Communication mishaps, torture scandals hit the news. Rahu (opposition) is

strong in the 1stand Ketu (the defender) is now much stronger in the 7 th. Mars is ruler of the 1stand 8thand is in

the 8th in Scorpio. Something is going to die Hurricane Katrina in August 2005. 9th lord Jupiter in the 6th,

religious fundamentalism and its enemies.

In Chart below the ruler of the 10th in the 5th and the ruler of the 5th in the 10th shows a strong start for the

incoming administration, harmonious relationship between 5thhouse karma (splendor, intellect, creative energy)

and the 10thhouse (karma, authority, honor, government). 10thhouse contains Sun, Jupiter (debilitated), Mercury

(R) and Rahu. Lagna lord Mars in the 9th

in Sagittarius is aspected by Rahu (12th

graha aspect), assassinationattempts likely and have been reported. Again, as in George Ws first inauguration, 4thlord Moon is in Scorpio

in the 8this MKS and debilitated. This time Ketu is in the 4thindicating a more detached attitude. The country is

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Moons Column(From Volume III)

Vowels and Planetary Statesarasara rishi writes in Grahavasthadhyay about Baaladi avasthas (states of the planets) etc. and states:

kramAd bAlaH kumAro.atha yuvA vRîddhAstathA mRîtaH|

ShaDaMshairasame kheTaH same j.Nneyo viparyayAt||3||

Baala (infant), Kumara (adolescent), Yuva (youth), Vriddha (old) and Mrita (dead) are the five states of theplanets. Each zodiac sign is divided into 5 parts of 6 degrees each, and each part accorded a planetary state. The

states of the planets are assigned in the above-listed order for the odd signs and in reverse order for the even signs.

State Odd signs Even signs StrengthBaala [0-6] [24-30] 1/4

Kumara [6-12] [18-24] 1/2Yuva [12-18] [12-18] 1

Vriddha [18-24] [6-12] fractionMrita [24-30] [0-6] 0

phalaM pAdamitaM bAle phalArdhaM ca kumArake|

yUni pUrNaM phalaM j.NneyaM vRîddhe kiMcit mRîte ca kham||5||

The strength of the planets is determined based on the state of the planets set forth in the table above.

However, the table below shows the points of maximum exaltation given by Parasara rishi:

Planet Point of Maximum Exaltation Avastha Strength [?]Sun 10 [Aries] Kumara 1/2Moon 03 [Taurus] Mrita 0Mars 28 [Capricorn] Baala 1/4

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Mercury 15 [Virgo] Yuva 1Jupiter 05 [Cancer] Mrita 0Venus 27 [Pisces] Baala 1/4Saturn 20 [Libra] Vriddha fraction

The above strength analysis of planets based on Baaladi avasthas doesnt seem correct and is rather contradictory

based on the fact that the point of maximum exaltation for each planet should indicate the point of maximum

power.

Now, we can surely assume that these rules should be applied excluding exaltation, mooltrikona, debilitation, and

own house zones. However, these rules then become confusing since we also have rules for friendly, neutral and

enemy houses.

Thus, the question remains how we can use the Baaladi avasthas? The connection is given with pancha swaras(five vowels).

Baala Kumara Yuva Vriddha MritaA I U E O

Let us understand the application of Baaladi avasthas and Pancha Swaras with respect to real cases.

Baala Kumara Yuva Vriddha MritaA I U E O

Moon,

VenusSaturn Sun,

Jupiter

Mercury,

Rahu, Ketu

Mars

The vowel U seems to be most appropriate for the native in the profession of the director. However, the vowelA is also suitable for him as a film actor. The native, Allen Stewart Konigsberg, changed his name to Woody

Allen. The oo in Woody sounds like u and thus activates the Yuva avastha planets namely Sun and Jupiter.

For a Leo rising like Allen, it suits him perfectly.

Baala Kumara Yuva Vriddha MritaA I U E O Sun Saturn Moon,

Mercury,

Jupiter

Mars,

Venus,

Rahu,


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Ketu

In this case, it would seem that the vowel E would be the best choice for the native for the domains of

happiness and wealth. However as an actor and an international male sex-symbol, the vowel O is more

appropriate. The native, a Bollywood actor, was born as Farhan Abraham but changed his name to John Abraham

and success in the domain of films (Venus) as a macho image (Mars) was inevitable.

Baala Kumara Yuva Vriddha MritaA I U E O upiter Mars,

Rahu,

Ketu

Moon,

Saturn

Mercury,

Venus

Sun

The vowel A alone would give this native utmost joy and happiness and A was certainly activated in his life

with his Guru Sri Ramakrishna. He wanted to be his Gurus yogi messenger (Ketu), a celibate (Mars) and spread

his Gurus mission and words to foreign lands (Rahu) the only vowel that can satisfy all these is I. Born as

Narendranath, his Guru named him Vivekananda and the world knew him as a celibate monk with a mission.

His speech in Chicago, the city where I live in, made history at the Parliament of World Religions of 1893.

Parasara also wrote about a Dasa system based on the Pancha Swara. One can also bring consonants into the

equation to get even more insight into ones life. Perhaps in another issue of AIAC Times I will discuss that

with you.


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Venus ColumnFrom Volume I)

The Seventh From Venusarasara rishi writes the following in Brihatparasarahorashastras Vargavivekadhyaya

putrasya ca guroH putre jAyAyAH saptame bhRîgoH|

aShTamasya vyayasyApi mandAnmRîtyau vyaye tathA||42||

For matters of the fifth house, one should study the fifth from Jupiter, for matters of the seventh house one should study the

seventh from Venus

For matters of the eighth house, one should study the eighth from Saturn, for matters of the twelfth house one should study the

twelfth from Saturn.

This apparently simple verse has a very deep meaning. For this issue, I will focus only on the relevance of

seventh from Venus in matters of the seventh house.

Before we go with this analysis, let us first visit the shloka that which Parasara gives us on the seventh house

(Brihatparasarahorashastra, Bhavavivekadhyaya).

jAyAmadhvaprayANaM ca vANijyaM naShTavIkShaNam|

maraNaM ca svadehasya jAyAbhAvAnnirIkShayet||8||

From the seventh house one can judge spouse, travel, trade (perhaps business), vanishing from sight (or loss of sight) and

death.

In the earlier verse, Parasara asks us to judge the seventh from Venus regarding matters of the seventh house.However, one might get confused as to which signification of the seventh house one should refer to when looking

at the seventh from Venus. To get absolute clarity on this subject, one should refer to another very important

shloka from Brihatparasarahorashastra, Karakadhyaya

kujasya tRîtIyato bhrAtA budhAt ShaShThe ca mAtulaH|

devejyAt paMcamAt putro dArAH shukrAcca saptame||23||

One should see third house from Mars for brothers, sixth from Mercury for maternal uncles, fifth from Jupiter for children

and seventh from Venus for wife

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This leaves without any doubt that Parasara rishi strictly asked one to analyze the seventh house from Venus for

spouse.

A complete book can be written on the application of just the seventh from Venus part of the shloka given by

Parasara rishi. However, due to lack of time and space, we will deal with some well-known cases and in a tabular

study instead of clumsy and detailed charts.

Person 7thfrom Venus AnalysisMahatma Gandhi upiter (R) Devout partner who stayed

with him till her last breath

Shahrukh Khan upiter (R) One of the very few Bollywoodactors who has a very

supportive wife

George Washington upiter (R) Martha and GeorgeWashingtons married life was

a solid one, untroubled byinfidelity or clash of

temperament

Steve Jobs upiter (R) + Ketu Although Rahu afflicts Venusin his case, the presence of

Jupiter in the seventh from

Venus confers that he actually

has a supportive partner who is

also a philanthropist

Marilyn Monroe Saturn (R) Her sorrow in relationship iswell-known

Pierce Brosnan Saturn (R) Lost his wife to ovarian cancerJude Law Saturn (R) Marriage broke, affairs broke as

well

Elizabeth Taylor Ketu Unless one has detachment(Ketu) in relationships, one

cannot have so many marriages


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Mercurys Column(From Volume IV)

The New Year [2010-2011]n March 16, 2010 2:32:00 hrs IST New Delhi, India, the world entered into the new era for this year.

This same time can be converted for different geographic locations around the world taking into

consideration their time difference with respect to the Indian Standard Time. For example, On March

15, 2010 16:02:00 hrs CST Chicago, USA, the new year began.

In this article, I will attempt to answer the question Why Chaitra Shukla Pratipad is considered to the start of

the New Year?

For the western readers who are not familiar with the Hindu time-keeping system, Chaitra Shukla Pratipad is the

first day after the new moon in Sidereal Pisces sign.

The oldest reference of start of the New Year is found in Yajur Veda. Yajur Veda states that New Year begins

with the Vasanta Ritu. Vasanta Ritu is the spring season. Spring begins when Sun and Moon enters Pisces.

The day after the New Moon clearly indicates the start of the Spring Season.

However, why the season spring was selected for this should be interesting to note. More often than not, during

the new moon in Pisces, Venus would be exalted in Pisces and Mercury would be debilitated in Pisces. However,

it is in this month in which we see the activity in human beings increasing after the cold winter is over. Leaves

sprouting on trees and green starting to show up around brings in the message of a new beginning in our lives.

Let us now see how to predict the major world events this year. Considering Pisces to be the first house, weshould judge the world events by a progression scheme of a month a sign.

In this way, one can predict the events for a year in general for the world. I had mentioned in AIAC Times

Volume III that I will write on how to predict on events from the Shukla Chaitra Pratipad chart. The above

method can used to predict on global events. I will discuss finer methods on this in subsequent issues of AIAC

Times.

O

Monthspanapprox.)House Events

March 15 April 15 1 (aspect ofRah/Ketuand retro

Saturn)

Although aspects of Rahu and

Ketu would indicate the

continuation of earthquake like

events, the aspect of retroSaturn is excellent and

indicates improvement of

economy and hope for people.


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Mars Column(From Volume I)

Health Chakran the article Indian Planetary Images and The Tradition of Astral Magic, David Pingree writes

I am providing the images of the manuscript for the readers reference below

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Pingree has actually ridiculed these manuscript pages of Kasinaths Lagnachandrika as utter gibberish and the

method of casting the nakshatras as a misinterpretation of the manuscripts and equated it with superstitious

magical rituals.He [Pingree] also mentioned that Graha-chakra is referred to by Narapati in his work

Narapatijayacryasvarodayah.

However, I do have a curious mind and wanted to dig a little deeper into the understanding of the graham

chakras.

First with the limited collection of texts I have in my personal library here in Chicago, I wanted to find a

reference to this kind of chakras. Fortunately I did find one. Before I proceed with the details of the reference, I

thought I should mention again the probable dates of the authors of various texts that refer to these graham

chakras.

Author DateKasinatha Bhattacharya Early 16t century CE


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Narapati Early 12th century CEPandit Dhundriraj 15t century CEA great classic called Jataka Bharanam written by Pandit Dhundiraj and has a similar and very interesting shlokas

on Graha-chakras, in this case Shani-chakra (the circle of Saturn).

On such Chakra is mentioned as Shani Chakra. The Sanskrit shlokas are given below

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shubhAshubhaj.NnAnArthaM shanicakraM vilikhyate-

narAkAraM likheccakraM shanicakraM taducyate|veditavyaM phalaM tasmAnmAnavAnAM shubhAshubham||1||

janmarkShato yatra ca kutra saMsthaM mitrasya putraM prathamaM viditvA|cakre narAkhye khalu janmadhiShNyAdvinyasya bhAni pravadetphalAni||2||

Draw a figure of a man. This form would be called Saturns (Shani) Chakra. The auspicious and inauspicious results facedby the native will be judged by this chakra.

In the human figure drawn put all nakshatras from the birth nakshatra as detailed in the following verses. The effect of

transit Saturn should be predicted according to corresponding meaning associated with the human body organ which transit

Saturn occupies.

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narAkArashanicakre nakShatranyAsamAha-

nakShatramekaM ca shirovibhAge mukhe likhettrINi yugaM ca guhye|netre ca nakShatrayugaM hR^idisthaM bhapaMcakaM vAmakare catuShkam||3||

The birth nakshatra should be put at the head of the figure, next three nakshatras would comprise of the mouth and the next

two in the genitals

Next two nakshatras would comprise of the eyes, five nakshatras in the heart region and four nakshatras in the left hand.


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vAme ca pAde tritayaM hi bhAnAM bhAnAM trayaM dakShiNapAdasaMstham|

catvAri R^ikShANi ca dakShiNAkhye pANau praNItaM muninAradena||4||

Three nakshatras in the left foot, three nakshatras in the right foot and four nakshatras in the right hand

This has been mentioned by Devarshi Narada.

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kramAnnakShatranyAsena shaninakShatraphalam-

rogo lAbho hAnirAptishca saukhyaM bandhaH pIDA saMprayANaM ca lAbhaH|mande cakre mArgage kalpanIyaM tadvailomyAcchIghrage syuH phalAni||5||

The Nakshatra of Saturn (at birth and also in transit) when placed in various organs of the human body (also called Shani

Chakra) will cause the effects in the following ways

Human body organ position of Saturn at birth andsubsequently in transit)

Effects

Head DiseasesMouth Profit

Genitals LossesEyes Obtainment of Wealth

Heart HappinessLeft Hand BondageLeft foot Pain

Right foot TravelRight hand Profit

The above mentioned rather insignificant five verses are from a humungous classic called Jataka Bharanam by

Pandit Dhundiraja which has been neglected by most jyotish scholars. Is this human figure called Saturns chakra

(Shanichakra) mentioned by Pandit Dhundiraja and earlier by Narapati and later by Kasinath a ridiculous

misinterpretation of the manuscripts as David Pingree suggests?If so, then why is the description of the human

body so precise in relation to the nakshatras? Also, why use nakshatras at all for this?

If the Saturn chakra knowledge is relevant, then can such chakras exist for other planets as well?

These questions will be answered in subsequent issues of AIAC Times that is a promise.


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Saturns Column(From Volume II)

Objections to Astrologyarold Washington Public Librarys astrology rack [6thfloor, BF series] is one of my favorite places in

the city of Chicago. Not only do the astrology books hold my interest but I find the books against

astrology equally exciting. One such book which I found particularly interesting is entitled

Objections to Astrology [1975, Impact Series, Prometheus Books] by Bart J Bok. The book contains signatures

of 192 leading scientists including 19 Nobel Prize winners who unequivocally disavow astrology. Reading this

book was a real treat.

One of the very first things I was taught in jyotish [astrology] is to understand the three principles of Sthana,

Kala and Patra [place, time and individual background] when dealing with any issue in jyotish [astrology].Many astrologers reading a book containing scientific arguments against astrology might become very angry or

disappointed. Such a reaction demonstrates a biased attachment to astrology proving that astrologers, like

practitioners of any profession on this planet, are human beings. However, the best astrologers have their

practice grounded in the three primary principles [place, time and individual background]. This gives them the

ability to analyze the problem with clarity because they can get into the shoes of the other person and see things

from that persons perspective.

Below is an excerpt from Objections to Astrology discussing one of the key arguments the scientific

community poses against astrology.

Now, let me mention that the astrological community should understand and appreciate the fact that these

arguments are coming from the scientific community. Thus, any response to this gravity argument must be in

language that the scientists can understand. In communication between two such diverse groups as astrologers

and scientists, it makes sense that if the astrologers want to respond to the scientists arguments, it is up to theastrologers to address the scientific principles involved.

The question of how planets influence us is an extremely relevant and scientifically well-founded question.

According to the Theory of Universal Gravitation formulated by Sir Issac Newton in 1687, all objects are

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attracted toward other objects, due to a force called gravitation. This includes everything from subatomic particles

to massive stars and planets. The formula given for the gravitational force between two objects is F = GMm/R

where F is the force between the two objects, M is the mass of one object, m is mass of the other object, R is the

distance between the centers of the two objects and G is an universal constant.

The scientists argue that such a force between Earth and other planets is too miniscule to affect people and things

on earth. Mentioned below are some issues regarding the arguments posed by the scientific community.

1) Neither the astrological community nor any known astrological text has laid claim to the fact that thegravitational forces between the planets govern human life.

2) The quality of the gravitational forces between Mars and Earth and Jupiter and Earth (according toaccepted norms of physics) is the same, irrespective of the planets involved. However, in astrology these

planets and the energies associated with them are given completely diverse domains. Therefore, how can

the force or forces be gravity?

3) To make a bold statement, the scientific community has ignored a few scientific facts. The Universedoesnt collapse on itself due to the presence of dark matter [and dark energy], a principle which is still

not completely understood by scientists. Dark matter plays a very significant role in the theory of

gravitational forces.4) It is not entirely true that physical planetary forces have no effect at all on life on Earth.

On the last point let me elaborate a little. In all astrological texts, Jupiter is has the status of a King or God. In

Vedic Astrology, Jupiter is called Dev Guru, the Guru of the Devas and is considered a natural benefic planet.

In the example below, modern science reinforces the astrological belief regarding Jupiters status as a benefic

planet without causing any contradiction.

This image above, taken on January 4 and 5, 2001, by the ion and neutral mass spectrometer instrument on the

Cassini spacecraft, makes the huge magnetosphere surrounding Jupiter visible in a way no instrument on any

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Jupiter's magnetosphere is very special. It is the biggest thing in the entire solar system. Not only is it

big enough to hold all of Jupiter's moons, but the sun itself could fit inside. It goes all the way to Saturn.

More importantly, we humans owe our existence to Jupiter and its magnetosphere. The gravitational

force combined with its magnetosphere deflects the inflicting meteors towards the Earth [from Saturns

belts] and the harmful radiations to the Earth. No wonder, this failed star [Jupiter] is physically like a

God standing there and protecting Earth and its life forms.

The point is how did the scientists assume that the principles of astrology are based on planetary

forces? Could it be because an astrologer uses a chart based on planetary positions to interpret a

persons destiny? In that case, any scientist uses a watch to see time. Would a scientist deduce that the

hands of the clock govern the principles of time? Probably not.

To elaborate, in 1998, I was troubled a lot by a question pertaining to astrology as we know it today.

What if in a few thousand years from now, something happened to the planet Mercury and it just

blasted into pieces?

In 2002, I watched a Hollywood movie called Total Recall and another question sprang up in mymind. What would a horoscope of a Martian [or even a human born on Mars] look like?

I encourage my students to ask such questions. Such questions are not stupid, and if properly analyzed,

would shake the very foundation of jyotish as we know it today.

If something happens to the physical planet Mercury one day and it is shattered into pieces in space, all

humans will not cease to communicate. People on Earth will not suffer from memory losses nor cease

to learn new things. Borders and Barnes & Noble for sure will not stop selling books.

All things indicated by Mercury in classical astrology will not undergo any change. The question then iswhy so? The answer is extremely simple. If the second hand in my wrist watch breaks, time is not

affected at all.

We should not be surprised at all by this reasoning. After all, we use latitude and longitude to denote

any place on Earth based on imaginary lines. All systems of astrology that use the lunar nodes utilize

imaginary points in space. Similarly, if the planet Mercury no longer existed, an imaginary

Mercury could still be plotted and charts with Mercury could still be drawn.

The point I am making is that it isnt the physical planet Mercury that is influences us; it is the

predominant presence of Mercurial elements in us that influences us. The physical planet merelyplays the role of a hand of a 9-hand astrological clock [7 planets from Sun to Saturn and 2 nodes].

I will not answer the question as to how the element of Mercury is measured in us [humans] in this

article but will surely do so in subsequent articles in the e-zine series.

Now, if someone is born on Mars, what would be their horoscope and how could you predict from it?

For sure, the planet Mars would not be shown in their horoscopes, the factors of Sthana, Kala and Patra

[place, time and individual background] would change completely, and a blue-green planet called

Earth would be seen in the horoscopes of Martians.

Tabulated below are some objections raised in the book Objections to Astrology and my responsesto them.


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Objection ResponseNo considerable gravitational force on humans The 9-hand clock theory, no astrologer or

astrology book mentions gravitational forces as

an influencing factor. However, some factors are

evident and they do physically influence life onEarth like Jupiters presence, Lunar tides, Sun

spots and comets.

Zodiacs move and the position of the starschange with respect to Earth Precession of the equinoxes in relation to thesidereal zodiac was explained centuries ago. Thefactor called Ayanamsa exists to account for

this movement.

Twin Birth Challenge, Statistical Astrologyresults etc.

One chart isnt enough to know everything about

someone. Divisional charts need to be cast todetermine ascertain differences in the lives of

individuals. Sthana Kala Patra [Place, Time and

Individual background] can never be forgotten as

principle factors in astrology.

Much more explanation is necessary on this topic and this issue will be dealt with subsequent issues.

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