OnefeatureofVedicAstrology,alsocalledJyotishthatmakesitdifferentfromWesternAstrologyistheimportanceofyogas.Yogasareplanetarycombinationsthatresultinacertaineffect.IntheVedicancientscripturesmanysuchplanetarycombinationsaredescribed.InVedicastrology,nochartanalysisiscompletewithoutcheckingthechartthoroughlyforyogasandassessingtheireffects.

InthisarticleIwillshowtheuseofyogas(planetarycombinations)thatareindicativeforspiritualdevelopmentaccordingtoVedicAstrology.

ThisisbeingdoneonthebasisofthechartoftheIndianguruOsho.

Manyyogasthathavetodowithspiritualdevelopmenthavearatherstrangecharacter.

Atfirstsighttheyseemtoindicatesomethingbad.However,ifwelookdeeperandanalysetheyogasmoreindetailmoreoftenthannotsomethingbadseemstoturnoutintosomethinggood.Inthechartofaspiritualpersonweoftenfindindicationsofproblemsindailylife.However,moreoftenthannottheseproblemshavebeenthemainsourceofspiritualwisdom.Inadditionaspiritualpersonmayhaveproblemswithacceptingtheconventionalrulesdesignedbysociety.ThisisclearlythecasewithOsho.

BelowyouseetheVedicchartofOsho.Thenumbersafterthenameofthesignsaretheastrologicalhouses.Belowthesenamesofthehousestheplanetsarementionedthatarelocatedincertainhouses.ThesehousesarepartsoftheVedicastrologicalchartthatgivesinsightintocertaincircumstances.ForexampleaccordingtoVedicAstrologythethirdhouseisthehouseofenergy/initiatives,theeighthhouseisthehouseofdeathoftheego/transformationsandtheeleventhhouseisthehouseofgains.

TogetafeelingforthisletusanalyseonehouseoutofOsho'sVedicchart.

InthecaseofOshothesignofCancerfallsinthethirdhouseinwhichJupiterisplaced.ThereforehisinitiativesandenergyareinfluencedbyJupiter.ThisisagoodthingsinceJupiteristhemostimportantbenefic(goodplanet)inVedicAstrology.InOsho'scasetheresultisbetterthannormalbecauseJupiterisinCancer,whichisasignwhereJupiterfeelsverygoodandisexalted.ThereforeJupiterwilldeliveroutstandingresults.

PISCES(11)

RahuR.9.03

TAURUS(1)

Ascendant19.12

RasiChart

forOsho11December1931,17.44IST

CANCER(3)

JupiterR.29.44

NarsingpurMP,22.57N.78.12E

SAGITTARIUS(8)

Mars8.09MercuryD13.29Venus19.18Moon22.37Saturn28.34

SCORPIO(7)

Sun25.36

VIRGO(5)

KetuR.9.03

1.Fourormoreplanetsinonehousegivesasannyassiyoga.

InthechartofOshoweseefiveplanetsinonehouse.Theseplanetsareintheocculteighthhouse:oneofthehousesofmoksha(spiritualliberation).Althoughthispileupofplanetsinhiseighthhouseisthecauseofmanydifficulteventsinhislifeitisalsoindicativeofspirituality.Itgivesasocalledsannyassiyoga.

Hisrathernonconventionalapproachisalsoseenbytheseeighthhouseplanets.

Theeighthhouseisapartofthechartthathastodowithtransformation,psychologyanddeathoftheego.

TheyogaisinthesignofSagittarius.TheplanetthatbelongtoSagittariusisJupiter.WesaythatJupiteristhedispositoroftheplanetsinthesignSagittariusandthereforehasalotofinfluenceonhowtheyogawillsurface.

InthecaseofOshothissannyassiyogaismadeexceptionallystrongbythefactthatthedispositoroftheplanetsthatmaketheyoga(Jupiter)isinthesignCancer,whereitisexaltedandisstationary(ithas7%ofitsnormalspeed).Thismakesitmorepowerful.

Thesituationofthelordofthesigninwhichayogatakesplace(thisiscalledthedispositor)isimportantinassessingtheoutcomeofayoga.Forayogatohavespecialeffectstheremustbesomethingremarkableabouttheplanetsthathavetodowiththeyoga.Inthiscasethefactthatthedispositor,whichisJupiter,isexaltedandstationarygavedramaticeffects.

Itisinterestingtonotethatinthenavamsa,whichistheVedicastrologicalchartofthesoul,ofOshoJupiter(whoseSanskritnameisGuru)isinhisownsign(Pisces)conjunctmokshakarakaKetu.

SomeastrologersmaysaythatJupiterisweakbecauseitisinthelastdegreeofasign.Ifaplanetisinthelastdegreeofasignthismeanstheplanetisinextremeoldage.Thisisagoodwaytodescribethesoulofanenlightenedpersonsincehehascometotheendofthecycleofbirthandrebirthandthereforecanbeconsideredtobeofextremelyoldage.Thereforethiscanbeseenasasignofwisdomandnotjustasasignofweakness.

IntheVedicchartofOshoJupiterisatmakarakaandthereforetheindicatorofthesoul.

ThatplanetswhoareinextremelyoldoryoungagearenotnecessarilyweakcanalsobeseeninthechartofBillClinton,whohasJupiterinthefirstdegreeofasign(inextremelyyoungage),yetwhobecamepresidentduringJupiterdasa.Hiswisdomwasofafairlyimmature(young)nature(Jupiterinyoungage).Itwascertainlynotthemorematurewisdomofasage.

AnotherremarkablefactisthatJupiterisonthedegreeoftheascendant(ofcourseinanothersign).ThismeansthatJupiterisrightontheMostEffectivePointofthethird

house(thehouseofcourage).IfaplanetconjunctsoraspectstheMostEffectivePointofacertainhouse(theascendantdegreeshiftedtothathouse)itstronglyinfluencesthathouse.FromthispositioninthethirdhouseitaspectstheMostEffectivePointsofthehouses7(relationships)and11(gainsandhopesforthefuture).

ThismeansthatJupiterandtheeighthhouse(Jupiterisofcourselordoftheeighth)stronglyinfluencestheentirechart.Sincetheeighthhouseisbadformundanemattersthisindicatesmanytroublesatthemundanelevel,butsincetheeighthisamokshahouseandJupiteristheplanetofreligionitisgoodforspiritualdevelopment.

2.HowKetuturnsouttobeaRajaYogaKaraka

RahuandKetuareshadowplanets.TheyarenotrealplanetsbutarepointswheretheorbitoftheMooncrossestheorbitoftheSun.EclipsescanonlyhappenwhenRahuand/orKetuareinthevicinityoftheSunandMoon.

InmostcasesinVedicastrologythenodes,RahuandKetu,areregardedasfirstratemalefics(planetsthatnormallygivebadeffects).

HoweverundercertaincircumstancestheyturnouttobeRajaYogaKarakaswhichturnthemintofactorsthatcandogoodinthechart.Thisoccurswhen:

1. RahuorKetuisinakendrahouse(the4,7or10thhouse)andconjoinedoraspectedbythelordofatrikonahouse(5or9thhouse)orwhen

2. RahuorKetuisinatrikonahouse(5or9thhouse)andconjoinedoraspectedbythelordofakendrahouse(4,7or10thhouse).

Itispossiblethatcase1occurstwiceinachart(simplybecausewhenRahuisinakendrahouseKetuwillbeinakendrahousetoo),withcase2thatisnotpossible.

ThereasonthatRahuorKetubecomeRajaYogakarakasinthecases1and2isthatjustasinthecaseofanordinaryRajaYogainthecases1and2theyabsorbbothmale(kendra)andfemale(trikona)energy.

IntheVedicchartofOshoKetuislocatedinthefifthhouse,atrikonahouse.Saturn,lordofthetenth,akendrahouseaspectsthisKetu.ThereforeKetubecomesaRajaYogaKaraka.

ItisinterestingtoseethatSaturnisaRajaYogaplanetonitsown,sinceitislordoftheninthandtenthhouse.SaturnistheplanetofspiritualdisciplineandaspectsKetufromthehouseofesotericsciences.InadditionSaturnparticipatesinthesannyassiYoga.ThereforeseenfromaspiritualpointofviewinthischartKetuasRajaYogaKarakaispowerful.

However,becauseSaturnistheplanetofpainandaspectsKetufromthemostdifficulthouseofthechart(theeighth)thisyogawasalsothecauseoftroublesonamundanelevel.

Itisinterestingthatweseethesamepatternasunder1.Whatisgoodforspiritualmatterscausedhavoconthemundanelevel.

3.Howashakata(cart)yogacanbecomeamukata(crown)yoga.

AshakatayogaispresentifJupiterisinadushtanahouse(6,8or12thhouse)fromtheMoon.Thisyogaindicatesadifficultlife.Italsoindicatesfluctuatingfortunes.Thefortuneofsomeonewithashakatayogafluctuateslikeacartwheel.

However,sometimesaccordingtoVedicAstrologyaShakataYogaistransformedintoamukatayoga.

ThisoccurswhenJupiterisintheeighthorsixthfromtheMoonandinitsownorexaltationsign.Amukutaisacrownintheformofacrescent.Thecrescentisasymbolforknowledgeofspiritualteachings

AninterestingfeatureisthatJupiterandtheMoonareineachotherssigns.ThisgivesastrongconnectionbetweentheMoonandJupiter,whichtosomeextentcanmakeupforthedifficultiesindicatedbytheshakatauoga.Indeed,anexchangeisanintenserelationshipbetweenplanetswhoseeffectarecomparabletothoseofaconjunction.Thereforethisgiveseffectswhicharecomparabletothoseofagajakesariyoga.AgajakesariyogaisformedwhentheMoonandJupiterareconjunct(orinakendratoeachother).Itgiveswisdom.

Ibelievethatnotalltheeffectsoftheshakatayogaarecancelled,becauseOshoslifewasfullofdifficulteventsandindeedhisluckfluctuated.However,themukutayogaisalsoclearlyvisible.

Againweseethesamepatternasunder1and2.Somethingbadturnsouttobesomethinggoodasfarasspiritualdevelopmentisconcerned.

4.Dushtanalordsinotherdushtanahouses.

Aratheroddtypeofyogaisthevipareetarajayoga.Thisyogaoccurswhenthelordsofotherdushtanahouses(6,8,12)occupyotherdushtanahouses.Itcanbringbeneficsoftenduetoamishap.InOshoschartthelordsofboththesixthandtwelfthareintheeighthhouse.

Avipareetayogathatoccursintheeighthhouseiscalledasaralayoga(straightyoga).Thisyogagivesalonglifespan,fearlessness,makesoneprosperous,thepersonwillovercomeenemiesandbewellknown.

InOshoscasetheyogaisbothtaintedandstrong:

Itistaintedbecauseforapurevipareetayogatooccurthereshouldbenoinfluencesofotherhouselordsontheplanetsthatparticipateintheyoga.ObviouslyinOshoscasebecauseofthepileupofplanetsintheeighththerearemanyotherhouselordsthatinfluencetheplanetsinvolvedinthevipareetayoga.Thisisthereasonwhythiscannotbecalledapurevipareetayoga.

ItisstrongandthereforecouldbecalledaVipareetaRajaYogabecauseitinvolvesnotonebuttwolordsofdushtanahousesandthedispositoroftheyogamakingplanets(Guru)isexalted.

IfwelookatOshoslifehedidnothavealonglifespanbecausehediedinJanuary1990.However,hewaswellknown,didnothavefearanddidovercomehisenemies.

Inhislifewecanseeboththeproblems(expelledfrommanycountries,otherproblemsofallkinds)andthebenefits(beingwellknown,fearlessness)whicharetypicalforvipareetayogas.Againsomethingbad(certainhouselordsintheeighth)turnedouttobesomethinggood(effectsthatbelongtoavipareetayoga).

CONCLUSION

Thegoalofthisarticlehasbeentoshowhowseeminglybadplacementscanhavegood

results.InthecaseofOshotheproblemsseemtohavefocussedonthemundanelevel,yetthebenefitswereofaspiritualnature.

Oshowasanonconventionalmaster,whoclearlysteppedoutsidetheframeworkoftradition.Thisisshownintheimportanceoftheeighthhouseinhischart.Inthelongtermthegurusthatwillberememberedwillbethegurusthatexplorenewavenuesandstepoutsidetradition,althoughthatmaybeshockingformanypeople.

Spiritualdevelopmentrarelycomeswrappedineasylookingpatterns.Itpaystolookdeeperthanthesurfacewhenexploringachart.WhatliesbelowthesurfacemaybemorepowerfulthanapersonrealisesashasbeenshownbylookingbeyondthesurfaceofOshoschartaccordingtoVedicAstrology.

RoelanddeLooff