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Three Jyotisha Rules of Marriage Timing Three conditions must be met for the timing of marriage: 1. Any of the following "marriage-maker" Vimshottari bhuktis must occur. bhukti of the lord of the 1st or 7th navamsha bhukti of Shukra or Rahu (Rahu frequently indicates marriage to a person from another culture or religion) in circumstances of scarcity, servitude, or social pressure, a bhukti of Shani (Shani-timed marriage is associated with urgency of time- and-materials constraints: a pregnancy, or remarriage to protect existing children, or political requirements) very rare: Ketu period can induce a spiritual, unconsummated marriage 2. Gochara Rahu-Ketu must be traveling through any of the following seven lagnas: navamsha lagna or navamsha axis of natal nodes radix lagna or radix axis of natal nodes radix axis of natal Chandra navamsha axis of natal Chandra radix axis of natal Shukra 3. The graha which triggers marriage must have a radix- activated navamsha lord . I.e., the navamsha lord of the marriage-maker must ALSO be marriage-empowered in radix.

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Page 1: Three Jyotisha Rules of Marriage Timing

Three Jyotisha Rules of Marriage Timing 

Three conditions must be met for the timing of marriage:

1. Any of the following "marriage-maker" Vimshottari bhuktis must occur. 

bhukti of the lord of the 1st or 7th navamsha

bhukti of Shukra or Rahu (Rahu frequently indicates marriage to a person from another culture or religion)

in circumstances of scarcity, servitude, or social pressure, a bhukti of Shani (Shani-timed marriage is associated with urgency of time-and-materials constraints: a pregnancy, or remarriage to protect existing children, or political requirements)

very rare: Ketu period can induce a spiritual, unconsummated marriage 

2. Gochara Rahu-Ketu must be traveling through any of the following seven lagnas:

navamsha lagna or navamsha axis of natal nodes

radix lagna or radix axis of natal nodes

radix axis of natal Chandra

navamsha axis of natal Chandra

radix axis of natal Shukra

3. The graha which triggers marriage must have a radix-activated   navamsha lord . I.e., the navamsha lord of the marriage-maker must ALSO be marriage-empowered in radix. 

For example, a Rahu bhukti during a qualifying Rahu-Ketu transit might look like the perfect recipe for an impulsive marriage.

However, Rahu's desires will not drive a passionate attraction all the way into a wedding ceremony if navamsha Rahu occupies a rashi of conservative Shani. (unless, perhaps, Shani is also L-1 or L-7 navamsha...)

However, if navamsha Rahu occupies a rashi of "natural" marriage-maker Shukra 

In addition, the native should have marriageable age & status, according to the customs of their own culture.

Marriage timing schedule implicit in the Bhuktis:

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Even if Shani is neither L-1 nor L-7 navamsha, Bhuktis of Shani can be marriage-makers when the native is under intense mental or physical pressure of survival. The typical case of Shani-driven marriage is a widow/er who 'must' remarry in order to care for their children.  The pressure may be clearly material (starvation, servitude) or more social (marginalization, humiliation). The marriage will tend to be duty-oriented.

Bhuktis of Shukra often provide the enchantment of falling in love with a physically or financially attractive person. The marriage promises material comfort, luxury and sweet companionship, according the character of Shukra in nativity. The marriage will tend to be focused on physical beauty, sensual indulgence & material ease, with a relatively low tolerance for illness, austerity or hard work.

Bhuktis of Rahu create "hot-house" marriages marked by psychological possessiveness, deep trauma, taboo-breaking, intense psycho-sexual attraction, and the passionate rush to a quick wedding. Typically the partner is a 'foreign' person from a different culture, religion, or social class than the native. The marriage will tend to focus on crossing cultural & psychological boundaries in pursuit of deep desires.

Bhuktis of the lords of the first or seventh navamshas create a deep psychological compensation or mirroring attraction. Each partner is mesmerized by the other, who expresses their own dormant traits in a more active, public way. The marriage will tend to focus on public/private & inner/outer division of social and psychological labor. 

About second marriage:

IMO, if you are more than 30 years old, don't panic regarding the doomsday statistics for second marriage. Prognosis is good for second marriage in general, presuming the native has matured emotionally during Shani return age 28-31 and Rahu return age 27-29.

Although overall divorce statistics are highly unfavorable for second marriages (with some 65%+ of second marriage ending in divorce) those figures are badly skewed by the very high percentage of second marriages contracted when the spouses are under age 25, which end in divorce. 

The frightening 2nd-marrriage statistics are largely due to couples whose first marriage occurs at 17-20 and second marriage at 21-24.

Partners older than age 45 at time of second marriage have extremely low divorce rates (as do first marriages made after age 35 generally.)  

Partners who are both university educated also have much lower divorce statistics.

Emotional maturity (L-4, Chandra) and education (L-4, Budha) are very positive factors in marriage longevity!

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Timing: Second Marriage 

Traditionally, bhukti of lord-of-2nd-from-Shukra will introduce the second spouse.

Second marriage ceremony 

bhukti of activated marriage-maker graha  gochara Rahu-Ketu cross one of the marriage lagnas

(For a detailed analysis of navamsha activation in a sample nativity, please see Timing from Navamsha & Gochara Nodes.)

Timing: Third Marriage:

Traditionally, bhukti of lord-of-9th-from-Shukra will introduce the third spouse.

bhukti of activated marriage-maker graha  gochara Rahu-Ketu cross one of the marriage lagnas

Timing: Fourth Marriage

Traditionally, bhukti of lord-of-4th-from-Shukra will introduce the fourth spouse.

bhukti of activated marriage-maker graha  gochara Rahu-Ketu cross one of the marriage lagnas

Q:

From which house or planet do you predict a second marriage? 

A: 

Venus & the 7th house indicate marriage. 

If you are sure that the first will either die or separate from the husband, take the planets in the 7th or associated with Venus. 

The strongest will determine the second wife. 

In a female horoscope, take Saturn in the place of Venus (Prasna Marga).

Some authors want us to read the 11th house & this may also be adopted

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Timing of a Second marriage 

Marriage and all remarriages will follow the same timing rules:

Bhukti of one of these classic marriage-makers:

o Shani, Shukra, Rahu or Ketu

o navamsha L-7 or navamsha L-1

Rahu/Ketu transit through one of these axes

o D-1 or D-9 nodal axis

o D-1 or D-9 lagna axis

o D-1 or D-9 axis of Moon

What to expect in the next spouse:

Public characteristics of the next-in-line spouse are seen through the following lagnas:

1st spouse lagna = house=7

2nd spouse  lagna = house-2

3rd spouse  lagna = house-9

4th spouse  lagna = house-4

Determine each spouse's previous marriages, children, relatives, and business affairs by counting geometrically from the lagna of the relevant spouse-house.

E.g., 

career of 1st spouse = 10th-from-7th = bandhu bhava [also see the radix lord of the 4th navamsha]

career of 2nd spouse = 10th-from-2nd = labha bhava [also see the radix lord of the 11th navamsha]

career of 3rd spouse = 10th-from-9th = ripu bhava [also see the radix lord of the 6th navamsha]

(previous) children of 2nd spouse = 5th-from-2nd = ari bhava [also see the radix lord of the 6th navamsha]

(previous) spouse of 2nd spouse = 7th-from-2nd = randhra bhava [also see the radix lord of the 8th navamsha]

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"Like birds collecting on a tree in the night and then going their separate ways in the morning, the union of all beings inevitably ends in separation. "

~~ Buddha Charita 6.46

Proper time for marriage ceremony: 

Celebrating marriage is auspicious when the Sun is in the signs of 

Gemini Aquarius,  Capricorn,  Scorpio,  Taurus and  Aries. 

If the Sun is in the sign of Gemini, 

then in the month of Ashadha it is only from the Pratipada (the first Tithi of the month) to the 10th Tithi in the Shukla Paksha or the Bright Half of the month that the celebrating of marriage is auspicious. 

If the Sun is in the sign of Scorpio 

marriage may be celebrated in Kartika also, 

if he is in the sign of Capricorn, 

in Pausha also and 

if he is in the sign of Aries, 

in Chaitra also."

Jyotisha Timing Agents for Psychological and Physical Death of Spouse 

(First and subsequent divorces follow these same timing rules)

Bhukti periods of:

Ketu = karaka for permanent separations (not death! Rahu-Ketu are perpetually looking at each other across the sky). When Ketu occupies domain-8, great emotional  detachment from the divorce process - it occurs, but neither native nor spouse are much impacted. If L-9 (communications in marriage) = beneficial, the partners remain in sibling-style "team" communication even after divorce.

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Rahu , especially if Rahu's lord = L-2 or L-8. When Rahu occupies domain-8, great drama of passion and betrayal in the divorce process. Native may receive a surprisingly large divorce payment if Rahu's lord is favorable.

Divorce is so cataclysmic and identity-transforming that a transit of gochara Rahu-Ketu to key axes in the nativity is usually required also

Radix L-8 or 8th-from-Chandra=

8th-from-1st = sudden, forced changes in one's own life - such as surprise inheritance, death of spouse, emergency surgery, or natural catastrophe

2nd-from-7th = under severe astrological conditions, this bhukti can indicate the death of the spouse. More often in younger years, during the long-lived modern age, L-8 can indicate a spouse-initiated divorce. 

o If L-8 is strong, spouse's family (one's in-laws) and spouse's assets become powerful actors on life's stage

o if L-8 is harsh, the spouse may feel that no further marital interaction is possible because the relationship is "dead" 

When L-8 is the divorce bhukti, the spouse has in some powerful psychic or physical sense become "dead". The marriage work is done, and something in the spouse's behavior (including a decision to leave their body, but usually a living behavior pattern of some sort) makes the spouse intolerable. Divorce ensues as a way of confirming that this person is "dead to me". 

Unlike divorce under timing of L-2, there is "no one else" - that is, the divorce is not motivated by the native having undertaken a marriage-breaking outside relationship.

Radix L-2 or 2nd-from-Chandra= 

8th-from-7th = sudden, forced changes in the spouse's life.  Divorce during a period of the native's L-2 is frequently initiated by the native. The spouse feels the L-8 effect.

2nd-from-1st = bhukti of L-2 indicates a return to the native's own family (having removed obligations to the spouse's family), a return to one's own wealth and values, family customs, language/speech habits etc. One determines to seek a new spouse "more aligned with one's own values". 

o if L-2 is strong and beneficial, the second spouse appears quickly, through the auspices of one's own family. The 2nd spouse typically appears in the period of 2nd-from-Shukra, or of 2nd navamsha, but there are other conditions also.

o If L-2 is troubled by malefics, the family or its values do not assist the native's transformation from first marriage to second marriage. Native-initiated divorce

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is not accepted by the family. Finding a second spouse may be difficult or delayed. However, when & if the second marriage is accomplished, difficult graha affecting domain-2 indicate karmic effort regarding the 2nd spouse. 

When L-2 is the divorce-lord, there is "someone else". Traditionally L-2 rules the second marriage after widowhood. However in the modern age, a L-2 also signifies divorce caused by the native falling in love with someone outside the marriage. The new connection is so powerful that the first marriage must be dissolved.  

Material Dissolution of legal marriage contract, splitting of assets, reversal of vows: 

Occurs in period of L-6.  (6th-from-Chandra dissolves the emotional balance, but physical matters are best judged from Radix lagna.)

Depending on the nature of the break-up and the radix lagna of the nativity, a formal dissolution of marriage might occur quite some time after the psychic "death" which tells the native or the spouse that the marriage is finished. (See the table of lagnas for divorce.)

Formal Dissolution of the marital financial estate may occur in period of L-7 = 12th-from-8th = attorneys, advisors, court arguments, restoration of balance..

Gochara Rahu/Ketu will return to one of these partnership lagnas: 1. nodal axis in radix 2. nodal axis in navamsha 3. lagna axis of radix 4. lagna axis of navamsha 5. axis of radix Moon

Ketu= alienation & detachment:

If L-12 is also lord of Ketu, the native is personally alienated or disconnected from the matters of the house in which Ketu resides.

If L-6 is also the lord of Ketu, disagreements with others are not acknowledged, the native acts hostile toward others but does not see his own role in creating conflict 

If Shani is Ketu's lord,  somber neutrality & detachment applies to the matters of the house in which Ketu resides. 

If Ketu is yuti Soma, in any domain, the native is emotional detached from life. (The native may be a successful person with a good home and family; but their underlying

emotional connection is weak.)

If Ketu occupies domain-7 in either radix or navamsha, the native is disconnected and alienated in marriage. (There may be plenty of external indications of success, but the

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interior of the marriage relationship is disconnected.) Sometimes the spouse is a spiritual figure, but normally the partner is inaccessible emotionally, and marriage is

alienated.

If Ketu occupies domain-2, the same alienation (cultural, religious, emotional, physical) with the second spouse. And the same repeating attempts to keep connecting. (See the

Myth of Ketu.)

 

"If Ketu be in the seventh house at birth, the partner will die during [Ketu] period or be separated from the native. 

He will suffer from urinary complains and some disease of the generative organs. 

He will encounter many obstacles to his career and will lose money because of the rivalry and competition of enemies." 

~~ Shil-Ponde. (1939). Hindu Astrology Joytisha-Shastra. p 280. 

L-12 

If L-12 is also a benefic, (natural or temporal) the alienation experience may have some highly positive aspects, such as the intrigue of foreign travel or long periods of fruitful

seclusion in a research or meditation sanctuary space. Alienation can be a good and necessary thing for the accomplishment of certain goals. Typically the period of L-12

causes the native to leave their own country or habitual social culture during the bhukti.

If L-12 is also a malefic, there is physical, emotional, mental, or spiritual imprisonment. (For Vrishabha and Dhanau lagna, the alienating behavior of the spouse may be

aggressive.) 

For marriage, the period of L-12 as 6th-from-7th does give alienation from the spouse. 

o If L-12 is a benefic, the reasons for alienation may be good and ultimately beneficial, such as the spouse is working on profitable foreign business; or the

spouse is in seclusion for professional reasons, for research or mediation; or the spouse is taking valuable medical treatment.

o If L-12 is malefic, the alienation is bitter and feels effortful (karmic).  

In consultation, clients who are experiencing a difficult bhukti of L-12 or Ketu may ask if their marriage is heading toward divorce. The answer will depend on several other conditions:

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overall condition of domain-7 and 7th navamsha. A strong domain-7 will withstand the siege of all divorce factors, including periods of L-12,

 if the spouse in question is 2nd or subsequent marriage, check the lagnas for those marriages

If L-12 is benefic, there may be genuine benefits coming from the alienation. Benefic L-12 may not be a harbinger of later divorce unless there is a connection between Ketu

and L-12.

If L-12 is malefic and the client is reporting a rough time, check the overall strength of L-12 in D-1 and D-9. Check also the next occurrence of vimshottari bhukti of L-2 or L-8,

which are the karakas for divorce. 

Jyotisha Timing Agents for Psychological and Physical Death of Spouse 

(First and subsequent divorces follow these same timing rules)

Bhukti periods of:

Ketu = karaka for permanent separations (not death! Rahu-Ketu are perpetually looking at each other across the sky). When Ketu occupies domain-8, great emotional  detachment from the divorce process - it occurs, but neither native nor spouse are much impacted. If L-9 (communications in marriage) = beneficial, the partners remain in sibling-style "team" communication even after divorce.

Rahu , especially if Rahu's lord = L-2 or L-8. When Rahu occupies domain-8, great drama of passion and betrayal in the divorce process. Native may receive a surprisingly large divorce payment if Rahu's lord is favorable.

Divorce is so cataclysmic and identity-transforming that a transit of gochara Rahu-Ketu to key axes in the nativity is usually required also

Radix L-8 or 8th-from-Chandra=

8th-from-1st = sudden, forced changes in one's own life - such as surprise inheritance, death of spouse, emergency surgery, or natural catastrophe

2nd-from-7th = under severe astrological conditions, this bhukti can indicate the death of the spouse. More often in younger years, during the long-lived modern age, L-8 can indicate a spouse-initiated divorce. 

o If L-8 is strong, spouse's family (one's in-laws) and spouse's assets become powerful actors on life's stage

o if L-8 is harsh, the spouse may feel that no further marital interaction is possible because the relationship is "dead" 

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When L-8 is the divorce bhukti, the spouse has in some powerful psychic or physical sense become "dead". The marriage work is done, and something in the spouse's behavior (including a decision to leave their body, but usually a living behavior pattern of some sort) makes the spouse intolerable. Divorce ensues as a way of confirming that this person is "dead to me". 

Unlike divorce under timing of L-2, there is "no one else" - that is, the divorce is not motivated by the native having undertaken a marriage-breaking outside relationship.

Radix L-2 or 2nd-from-Chandra= 

8th-from-7th = sudden, forced changes in the spouse's life.  Divorce during a period of the native's L-2 is frequently initiated by the native. The spouse feels the L-8 effect.

2nd-from-1st = bhukti of L-2 indicates a return to the native's own family (having removed obligations to the spouse's family), a return to one's own wealth and values, family customs, language/speech habits etc. One determines to seek a new spouse "more aligned with one's own values". 

o if L-2 is strong and beneficial, the second spouse appears quickly, through the auspices of one's own family. The 2nd spouse typically appears in the period of 2nd-from-Shukra, or of 2nd navamsha, but there are other conditions also.

o If L-2 is troubled by malefics, the family or its values do not assist the native's transformation from first marriage to second marriage. Native-initiated divorce is not accepted by the family. Finding a second spouse may be difficult or delayed. However, when & if the second marriage is accomplished, difficult graha affecting domain-2 indicate karmic effort regarding the 2nd spouse. 

When L-2 is the divorce-lord, there is "someone else". Traditionally L-2 rules the second marriage after widowhood. However in the modern age, a L-2 also signifies divorce caused by the native falling in love with someone outside the marriage. The new connection is so powerful that the first marriage must be dissolved.  

Material Dissolution of legal marriage contract, splitting of assets, reversal of vows: 

Occurs in period of L-6.  (6th-from-Chandra dissolves the emotional balance, but physical matters are best judged from Radix lagna.)

Depending on the nature of the break-up and the radix lagna of the nativity, a formal dissolution of marriage might occur quite some time after the psychic "death" which tells the native or the spouse that the marriage is finished. (See the table of lagnas for divorce.)

Formal Dissolution of the marital financial estate may occur in period of L-7 = 12th-from-8th = attorneys, advisors, court arguments, restoration of balance..

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Gochara Rahu/Ketu will return to one of these partnership lagnas: 1. nodal axis in radix 2. nodal axis in navamsha 3. lagna axis of radix 4. lagna axis of navamsha 5. axis of radix Moon

Ketu= alienation & detachment:

If L-12 is also lord of Ketu, the native is personally alienated or disconnected from the matters of the house in which Ketu resides.

If L-6 is also the lord of Ketu, disagreements with others are not acknowledged, the native acts hostile toward others but does not see his own role in creating conflict 

If Shani is Ketu's lord,  somber neutrality & detachment applies to the matters of the house in which Ketu resides. 

If Ketu is yuti Soma, in any domain, the native is emotional detached from life. (The native may be a successful person with a good home and family; but their underlying

emotional connection is weak.)

If Ketu occupies domain-7 in either radix or navamsha, the native is disconnected and alienated in marriage. (There may be plenty of external indications of success, but the

interior of the marriage relationship is disconnected.) Sometimes the spouse is a spiritual figure, but normally the partner is inaccessible emotionally, and marriage is

alienated.

If Ketu occupies domain-2, the same alienation (cultural, religious, emotional, physical) with the second spouse. And the same repeating attempts to keep connecting. (See the

Myth of Ketu.)

 

"If Ketu be in the seventh house at birth, the partner will die during [Ketu] period or be separated from the native. 

He will suffer from urinary complains and some disease of the generative organs. 

He will encounter many obstacles to his career and will lose money because of the rivalry and competition of enemies." 

~~ Shil-Ponde. (1939). Hindu Astrology Joytisha-Shastra. p 280. 

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L-12 

If L-12 is also a benefic, (natural or temporal) the alienation experience may have some highly positive aspects, such as the intrigue of foreign travel or long periods of fruitful

seclusion in a research or meditation sanctuary space. Alienation can be a good and necessary thing for the accomplishment of certain goals. Typically the period of L-12

causes the native to leave their own country or habitual social culture during the bhukti.

If L-12 is also a malefic, there is physical, emotional, mental, or spiritual imprisonment. (For Vrishabha and Dhanau lagna, the alienating behavior of the spouse may be

aggressive.) 

For marriage, the period of L-12 as 6th-from-7th does give alienation from the spouse. 

o If L-12 is a benefic, the reasons for alienation may be good and ultimately beneficial, such as the spouse is working on profitable foreign business; or the

spouse is in seclusion for professional reasons, for research or mediation; or the spouse is taking valuable medical treatment.

o If L-12 is malefic, the alienation is bitter and feels effortful (karmic).  

In consultation, clients who are experiencing a difficult bhukti of L-12 or Ketu may ask if their marriage is heading toward divorce. The answer will depend on several other conditions:

overall condition of domain-7 and 7th navamsha. A strong domain-7 will withstand the siege of all divorce factors, including periods of L-12,

 if the spouse in question is 2nd or subsequent marriage, check the lagnas for those marriages

If L-12 is benefic, there may be genuine benefits coming from the alienation. Benefic L-12 may not be a harbinger of later divorce unless there is a connection between Ketu

and L-12.

If L-12 is malefic and the client is reporting a rough time, check the overall strength of L-12 in D-1 and D-9. Check also the next occurrence of vimshottari bhukti of L-2 or L-8,

which are the karakas for divorce. 

Vimshottari divorce lords for the lagnas

Lagna L-6 / L-12 = Rashi-pati for 

"loss of agreement" = conflict,

L-2 / L-8 =Rashi-pati for 

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animosity & ill-will  death of partner, or divorce

Mesha Budha, Guru Shukra, Kuja

Vrishabha Shukra, Kuja Budha, Guru

Mithuna Shukra, Kuja Chandra, Shani

Karka Budha, Guru Surya, Shani

Simha Chandra, Shani Budha, Guru

Kanya Surya, Shani Shukra, Kuja

Thula Budha, Guru Shukra, Kuja

Vrischika Shukra, Kuja Budha, Guru

Dhanus Shukra, Kuja Chandra, Shani

Makara Budha, Guru Surya, Shani

Kumbha Surya, Shani Budha, Guru

Meena Surya, Shani Shukra, Kuja

When marital conflict energy gets high and stays high: Vimshottari dasha timing sequences for the 12 lagnas

for Mesha lagna, Vimshottari period of the conflict-trigger L-6 Budha, is followed immediately the "I give up" Ketu period, then by the divorce-trigger L-2 Shukra period. Ketu does gives time for stabilization or cool-down between the L-6 irritation and the L-8 "dead to me" experience, but Ketu can also exacerbate separative tendencies. If L-

6, Ketu, and L-2 are strong, Mesha can experience a divorce during this bhukti sequence. Also applies to Mesha Chandra. (This sequence cannot occur in Ketu

mahadasha or Shukra mahadasha.)

For Vrishabha lagna, the period of L-12 Kuja signals imbalance & aggressive disagreeableness for the spouse also gives withdrawal for the native. Kuja bhukti is

followed by Rahu bhukti, which can enflame the passions & generate some acting-out. After Rahu's wild time comes the period of L-8 Guru. Check the strength of the grahas

involved. (This sequence cannot occur in Rahu mahadasha or Guru mahadasha.)

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For Simha lagna, periods of L-6 Shani can be especially taxing, and they are followed inexorably by periods of L-2 Budha. Unless supported by benefics, Simha has a

notoriously difficult time in marriage for this and other reasons.

Thula has the reverse sequence to Mesha: Vimshottari period of the detachment-trigger L-12 Budha, is followed immediately by the divorce-trigger L-8 Shukra. Little time for

recovery of engagement between the withdrawing of L-12 and the L-8 "dead to me" experience which dissolves the union. If L-12 and L-8 are both strong, Thula can

experience a divorce during this bhukti sequence. Also applies to Thula Chandra.

Vrischika  has the reverse sequence to Vrishabha, with identical results: L-6 spousal animosity from Kuja bhukti is followed by Rahu bhukti, which can enflame the

passions and generate some acting-out. After Rahu's wild time comes period of L-2 Guru. Check the strength of the grahas involved.

Maraka lagna, period of L-12 Guru for spouse's illness or animosity, is followed by period of L-2 Shani for divorce. Shani is a natural malefic so this setup is worth

watching during the relevant Vimshottari periods.

Similarly for Kumbha lagna, period of L-12 Shani period for spouse's illness or animosity, is followed by period of L-8 Budha for divorce. Budha is not a natural

malefic like Shani but Budha can still cause trouble!

Mithuna, Karka, Kanya, Dhanau, and Meena lagna have no back-to back conflict-divorce periods.

The total experience of divorce (social, emotional, physical, psychological, financial, familial, etc.)  is defined primarily by the conditions of domain-8 and its lord. 

If L-8 is an auspicious graha, divorce may be amicable or gainful.   

If L-8 is a troubled graha, expect difficulties. 

If L-8 is a neutral graha (Budha in favorable rashis for Vrishabha, Kumbha lagnas) divorce may give a sense of neither loss nor gain, but simply moving on through the

cycle of life

Grahas in occupation of domain-8 suggest involvement with secret matters. The scope of domain-8 includes, but is not limited to, secret extramarital sexual relationships.

'Du-sthana' means 'difficult' - but dusthana does not mean 'evil in any permanent sense. 'Randhra bhava is not an inherently "bad" house; rather it is the bhava which represents the turning of the cycle of life & death.  Divorce is not an inherently evil event, Rather it is,

socially and emotionally, 4a passage from one phase of life into the next.  

The conditions applying to domain-8 will indicate whether the experience of divorce is part of the native's tantric path in this lifetime (for many, it is not); and if divorce is in the script, how

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will divorce affect the native?  Divorce can be impoverishing or enriching, exhausting or exhilarating. 

Domain-8 = "the joint assets of marriage".  

Upon dissolution of marriage, the location of L-8 = into which department of life the joint assets travel. (Also true of spouse's money in general.) 

When L-8 occupies this domain

Some Divorce Effects 

(must be combined with the natal conditions of Domain-8, 8th-from-Chandra, drishti etc.)

HOUSE 1 The divorce experience ( if indicated) shapes the native's personality. This native is prone toward sudden, forced changes in life - divorce or death of spouse being only one example. If L-8 = benefic, native is associated with privileged, secret, transformative processes. If L-8 = malefic, frequent accidents and shocks.

Financial proceeds from settlement of joint accounts, if any, will fund development of the physical vehicle including intentional changes made to the body and brain.  This native likes to change their appearance and social identity frequently. Karaka for multiple cycles.

HOUSE 2 proceeds of divorce or death of the first spouse are re-invested in the second marriage, or used to develop the traditions of the native's birth family. This is more typically a setup for widowhood from the 1st marriage & less frequently divorce. 

HOUSE 3 Divorce lord has entered the mentality house. Monies from the joint assets of marriage or divorce settlements may be invested in business communications, into the siblings, or into mental pursuits. Frequently the native fears more sudden changes, and purchases insurance policies as protection.

HOUSE 4 Divorce lord has entered the sheltering house. Divorce if indicated advances the native's philosophical awareness & emotional stability in life, causing maturity and redoubled

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commitment to a good home life. 

The mother was likely also divorced, and she may provide valuable guidance to negotiating the changes.. 

HOUSE 5 Divorce lord has entered the creative intelligence house. Divorce (if indicated) benefits the native's career.  

Settlement funds may promote speculative investment such as stock market or financial backing of  creative ventures. The divorce process stimulates the native's awareness of the cycle of life & death which promotes creative harmonization with that cycle. 

Exaggerated cycle of gains and losses, but if the graha = benefic, native will see that nothing at all is lost. Trouble for the oldest child who may have mysterious or difficult to diagnose conditions. Surgical procedures toward fertility, or upon the eldest child.

HOUSE 6 Divorce lord has entered the conflict house. Assets acquired through joint efforts of the spouses gets redirected to managing perpetual post-divorce conflict. The native is gainful financially after divorce but he must spend heavily for policing of the terms of the settlement; agreements are often broken. Distributing the marital estate is a contentious, conflicted process that may continue indefinitely. 

Lots of trouble getting a lasting agreement on rules for distributing joint assets. However the total effect of separating his assets from his spouse's control, despite the method of distribution being constantly in contention, is profitable financially. Continuous disagreements with and interference from the ex-spouse. 

Along with financial gainfulness, this conflict destroys creates ill-will toward and sometimes hidden illness. Ironically the native's post-divorce gainfulness is proportional to the level of conflict.

HOUSE 7 upon divorce (which is likely with this yoga) joint assets of marriage will tend to remain with the spouse.  The native may give up all claims to the joint assets, and go wandering.

HOUSE 8 Assets of marriage tend to remain with the native after

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divorce. If strong and auspicious, L-8 in swakshetra suggests that sudden turns of the cycle of birth and death such as widowhood or divorce may be both frequent and beneficial. Benefits from tax schemes.

HOUSE 9 Divorce settlements are financially & religiously beneficial. The native's father may have been divorced, and he can offer valuable guidance to move through the process of re-negotiation of identity.

 Native is favored in child-custody discussions, and often receives any children produced by the marriage without a struggle. Good fortune through sudden, mysterious changes in general. 

HOUSE 10 Divorce affects public standing in a mixed way, usually tends toward a negative effect. Native may suffer some mental illness or pressure to rationalize his divorce. Financially neutral, tends toward slowly regaining lost investments over time.

HOUSE 11 Divorce & life's difficult transformations in general will prove to be gainful. Proceeds from divorce may permit the native to purchase properties or vehicles, or fund formal education. Divorce also increases access to friends and to more diverse areas of the marketplace. (Spouse may have been a socially restrictive force.)

HOUSE 12 No material profit from divorce settlement, but potentially good spiritual results. The process of identity loss can yield wisdom & calm, develop the imagination & stimulate creative coaching.

 After marriage identity loss, the native transfer identity to universal forces, which looking back will be realized as a great benefit although it was painful at the time of forced separation from the beloved. Makes a compassionate therapist.

Grahas in domain-8: Effects on

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Divorce

(if multiple karakas in house-8, results of each karaka have to be combined and rebalanced with the other occupying karakas)

Surya self-righteous & feels entitled to keep their social standing. Generally resists divorce, would much rather seek extramarital romance. Strong ego attachment to dignity of married status.

Chandra healing & caretaking toward the ex-spouse and may continue an emotional relationship long after the legal relationship is ended. Sentimental, treats the spouse like their child.

Kuja divorce is competitive, a fight

Budha  ex-spouses develop a sibling relationships, verbal, good divorce agreements is Budha is auspicious

Guru optimistic & expansive toward the divorce/renegotiation of identity process. If Guru is auspicious, much appreciation toward the ex-spouse and the native is well-treated in the divorce process; continuing collegiality après-divorce.  

Shukra divorce may be gentle & sweet, with good will toward the ex's remarriage. 

Shani divorce delayed or denied, native has long  life with minimal contributions to the joint assets pool from their spouse. Requires stability of social status. Spouse from a lesser social rank, but karmic obligation to remain in the relationship at least at the legal level.

Rahu crazy & unpredictable turn of events in divorce. May divorce and remarry the same person twice or even thrice.

Ketu if divorce occurs, the native is not involved in it. May not

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show up in court or respond to legal action. Extreme detachment from the process. 

Karakas for Divorce/Multiple Marriages:

The stronger the karaka by rashi, drishti etc. the stronger its divorce-remarriage effects:

Surya in house-7 (self-righteousness in marriage) 

Surya in house-5 (native craves romantic attention)

Rahu or Ketu in house-7

Rahu/Ketu yuti radix L-7, or (to a lesser power) 

Rahu-Ketu yuti navamsha L-1 or L-7 indicates craving for new partners, frequent remarriages

L-7 in dusthana

mutual drishti of enemy grahas in navamsha 1/7 axis

Guru and Rahu drishti upon L-7 or Shukra

Shani in yuvati bhava  

is not a divorce karaka but rather signifies determined hard-working plodding through an an arduous or disappointing marriage.  

Gives determination to tolerate a emotionally or financially withholding, or low-caste or underperforming, spouse.  

Depending on other "permission" graha, the native may not need to accept their marital oppression indefinitely.  

This placement of Shani/7 typically shows sustained karma of a troublesome spouse for a long period, even if divorce does eventually occur when bhukti of a divorce graha (see table above) releases the karma..  

Best results with an older or conservative  spouse. For social reasons, Shani in domain-7 is generally an easier placement for a female.

Divorce-related Transits:

Irreconcilable differences leading to physical separation frequently occur at milestones of 9-10, 14-15, 17-18, 27-28 -or- 29-30, 36-37, or 45-48  years.  

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Legal Divorce may occur some years after the physical separation, depending on the strength of the arudha lagna.

There are very few divorces after 45 years of marriage.  (Yes, there are some, due to vimshottari dasha considerations not affected by these transit cycles.) 

Rahu cycles are 9, 18, 27, 36, 54, and 63 years.

Shani cycles are durations of 14-15, 29-30, or 44-45 years. 

Any of these milestone "returns" that might occur simultaneously with  bhukti of L-2 or L-8, can contribute considerable momentum to a divorce.

Psycho-emotional connections: 

If these connections are not present, structural weakness in the marriage enhances likelihood of divorce:

her radix Moon axis should matches either his navamsha nodal axis, or his navamsha nodal axis

her radix Moon axis should matches either her  navamsha nodal axis, or her navamsha nodal axis

for non-traditional committed unions, partner-1 must match partner-2 as above

if one's radix Moon is not "matched" to the navamsha lagna or nodes (or possibly, navamsha Moon) of the other partner, one remains "emotionally invisible" to the partner.

Where we are lucky enough to have verified birth data for both spouses in a divorce case, it is almost always the case that one spouse will be "invisible" to the other and that this inability to recognize the other person's psycho-emotional reality is the underlying cause of "irreconcilable differences" in divorce.

Physical separation vs. legal divorce

Timing of "divorce" most often means, the bhukti & gochara nodes in effect when couple physically separates with a clear intention to divorce.

"Moving out" and "starting over" often happens years before a final legal settlement is reached.

Divorce related events such as when the legal divorce petition is "filed" or when it is "final" do often follow quickly, and are completed within the initial physical separation bhukti.. 

These actions are less personal and more about social position, property, custody,  etc. 

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If the twelfth house (of illusions) has a very strong Arudha lagna -- which is to say there is a strong power of Public Illusion functioning in the person's life -- and the seventh house is also weak -  the public admission of divorce (legal decree) may occur many years after moving-out.

In real life the gap between an internally (spiritually/emotionally) weak marriage and the external, public appearance of a strong bond is often found in couples who are public figures, pillars of their community, who hold political or religious office, or otherwise have an instrumental need to maintain a convincing public "face" of continuing marriage long after they have separated.

Should a person's radix chart display this combination of  weak-7th with strong Upapada, they are not marked as a hypocrite or a compulsive liar. Usually the forces of public expectation are much stronger than the individual's own courage to be honest, and the consequences of public announcement of divorce too painful to one or both parties.  Watch for the period of the lord of 2nd-from-Upapada to see the public announcement.

Upapada & Darapada: The Power of Public Illusion

Marriage is not only a private relationship, but it is also a public institution.  Regardless of private truth, public perceptions can determine the marriage public status.

A12 = arudha lagna of house-12 = upapada

A7 = arudha lagna of house-7 = darapada

 

Jyotisha Pandit Sanjay Rath says:

In fact, 

if the Upapada (A12) is strong, 

but the 7th house becomes weak

and 8th house effects are felt, 

this will mean physical separation between the couple and marriage as such may continue to survive in this world of illusion.

Thus people or outsiders will continue to consider the couple as husband & wife when they are physically separated.

The second house from the Upapada gives the exact timing of the actual breakage of marriage as everyone gets to know that this separation, divorce

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or death of spouse has occurred.

The eighth house from Venus will bring those people who will activate this breakage of marriage either PHYSICALLY, OR ACTUALLY.

... If the lord of the second is associated with Darapada (A7) then the person had physical relationship before the marriage & this by itself can be a cause of break of the first marriage.

In this manner, all other things can also be studied.

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Physical Separation

2nd-from any house shows the saturation (death) of matters contained in that house.  7th house rules marriage, the first marriage in particular.  Timing of "saturation point" when this life's karma in the matter of marriage relations is completed, is set by the scheduled period of

the lord of 2nd-from-current-marriage.

PHYSICAL SEPARATION from the first spouse whether by death or divorce is seen in the bhukti of lord of 2nd-from-7th, randhra bhava. [After age 32, also consider 8th-from-

Moon.]

PHYSICAL SEPARATION from the second spouse whether by death or divorce is seen in the bhukti of lord of 2nd-from-2nd, sahaja bhava. [After age 32, also consider 3rd-

from-Moon.]

PHYSICAL SEPARATION from the third spouse whether by death or divorce is seen in the bhukti of lord of 2nd-from-9th, karma bhava. [After age 32, also consider 10th-from-

Moon.]

Of course the regular dasha rotations of separation-causing house lords do not guarantee separation of marriage partners.  Far from it!  

Marriage as the core social and emotional bond of adult life, will remain secure by default unless significant destabilizing yogas affect Venus, Jupiter, or the marriage house(s).

Marriage is a powerful yoga!  For most people, ego-attachment to the marriage partner's body/personality is second only to ego-attachment to one's own body/personality!

Only if other factors are leading to instability in marriage, do we go looking for the culprit "2nd-from" lord to indicate timing of separation

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What am I trying to learn psycho-spiritually via the mirror of this marriage?  

1-7 axis of navamsha =core dynamic of marriage (i.e., what you see about yourself in the mirror of the first marriage)

Typically the lord of the 7th navamsha, as He behaves in radix, describes the spouse while the lord of 1st navamsha, as He behaves in radix, describes oneself. However these classic roles can easily be reversed, with Self being more the L-7 and Other being more the L-1.  Because marriage is inherently interactive the spouses can switch roles during the course of the marriage also.  What matters is, do you see the repeating pattern in the mirror?

for first marriage, radix L-7's navamsha lord, as He behaves in radix

o e.g., if Vrishabha rashi owns radix-7, find Shukra's navamsha.  Then find the lord of Shukra's navamsha in radix.  

o You can see your matching energy which attracts you (for good or evil) to this spouse.  The matching energy is a dormant part of yourself which you will only see through the mirror of the spouse's behavior.  The spouse will relate to other people in different ways, but your spouse will relate to you in a way that specifically

for second marriage, radix L-2's navamsha lord, as He behaves in radix

o e.g., if radix dhana bhava = Dhanau, find Guru's navamsha.  Then find that navamsha lord in radix. The radix graha will show what part of *yourself* you are seeking to develop within the 2nd-marriage partnership.

for third marriage, radix L-9's navamsha lord, as He behaves in radix

o e.g., if radix dharma bhava = Karka, find Chandra's navamsha.  Then find that navamsha lord in radix. The radix graha will show what part of *yourself* you are seeking to develop within the 3rd-marriage partnership.

How to Profile Future Spouses - 

For all marriages, the psycho-emotional experience of relating to the spouse should be measured from Chandra lagna.

To appreciate the deeper psycho-emotional impact of the marriage partnerships, read the emotional character of marriages as 

7th-from-Moon (marriage-1), 

2nd-from-Moon (marriage-2), 

9th-from-Moon (marriage-3) 

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11th-from-Moon (marriage-4) 

and so forth.

Be sure to examine any graha which might occupy these houses. Graha's in the domain indicated will  characterize the emotional tenor of marriages.

 analytical (Budha)

constrained or disciplined (Shani), 

pleasure-loving and indulgent (Shukra), 

competitive (Kuja), 

expansive and inclusive (Guru), 

withdrawn and disconnected (Ketu), 

passionate and desiring experiences (Rahu)

Also the house lords should be considered - a full analysis of this relative-to-Chandra house is required.

THEN, have a look at the angle formed between radix Chandra and the appropriate marriage house.

marriage-1 = the angle formed by the distance between radix Chandra and domain-7

marriage-2 = the angle formed by the distance between radix Chandra and domain-2

marriage-3 = the angle formed by the distance between radix Chandra and domain-9

marriage-4 = the angle formed by the distance between radix Chandra and domain-11

and so forth

How do you feel about the prospects of this forthcoming marriage? Is there a graha or cluster of graha's in this house? The distance between Chandra and the marriage-house will reveal a match between the spouse and another member of your family or community environment.

E.g., distance between Chandra and domain-2 for second marriage = 3/9, with the 2nd-marriage house being 9th-from-Chandra. Surely there will be strong emotional parallels between the 2nd spouse and one's father. If there are graha in this house, there is a historic pattern of strong interactions (positive or negative) with the father which will color the relationship to the 2nd spouse.

How to Profile Future Spouses - 

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For all marriages, the psycho-emotional experience of relating to the spouse should be measured from Chandra lagna.

To appreciate the deeper psycho-emotional impact of the marriage partnerships, read the emotional character of marriages as 

7th-from-Moon (marriage-1), 

2nd-from-Moon (marriage-2), 

9th-from-Moon (marriage-3) 

11th-from-Moon (marriage-4) 

and so forth.

Be sure to examine any graha which might occupy these houses. Graha's in the domain indicated will  characterize the emotional tenor of marriages.

 analytical (Budha)

constrained or disciplined (Shani), 

pleasure-loving and indulgent (Shukra), 

competitive (Kuja), 

expansive and inclusive (Guru), 

withdrawn and disconnected (Ketu), 

passionate and desiring experiences (Rahu)

Also the house lords should be considered - a full analysis of this relative-to-Chandra house is required.

THEN, have a look at the angle formed between radix Chandra and the appropriate marriage house.

marriage-1 = the angle formed by the distance between radix Chandra and domain-7

marriage-2 = the angle formed by the distance between radix Chandra and domain-2

marriage-3 = the angle formed by the distance between radix Chandra and domain-9

marriage-4 = the angle formed by the distance between radix Chandra and domain-11

and so forth

How do you feel about the prospects of this forthcoming marriage? Is there a graha or cluster of graha's in this house? The distance between Chandra and the marriage-house will reveal a match between the spouse and another member of your family or community environment.

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E.g., distance between Chandra and domain-2 for second marriage = 3/9, with the 2nd-marriage house being 9th-from-Chandra. Surely there will be strong emotional parallels between the 2nd spouse and one's father. If there are graha in this house, there is a historic pattern of strong interactions (positive or negative) with the father which will color the relationship to the 2nd spouse.

What am I trying to learn psycho-spiritually via the mirror of this marriage?  

1-7 axis of navamsha =core dynamic of marriage (i.e., what you see about yourself in the mirror of the first marriage)

Typically the lord of the 7th navamsha, as He behaves in radix, describes the spouse while the lord of 1st navamsha, as He behaves in radix, describes oneself. However these classic roles can easily be reversed, with Self being more the L-7 and Other being more the L-1.  Because marriage is inherently interactive the spouses can switch roles during the course of the marriage also.  What matters is, do you see the repeating pattern in the mirror?

for first marriage, radix L-7's navamsha lord, as He behaves in radix

o e.g., if Vrishabha rashi owns radix-7, find Shukra's navamsha.  Then find the lord of Shukra's navamsha in radix.  

o You can see your matching energy which attracts you (for good or evil) to this spouse.  The matching energy is a dormant part of yourself which you will only

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see through the mirror of the spouse's behavior.  The spouse will relate to other people in different ways, but your spouse will relate to you in a way that specifically

for second marriage, radix L-2's navamsha lord, as He behaves in radix

o e.g., if radix dhana bhava = Dhanau, find Guru's navamsha.  Then find that navamsha lord in radix. The radix graha will show what part of *yourself* you are seeking to develop within the 2nd-marriage partnership.

for third marriage, radix L-9's navamsha lord, as He behaves in radix

o e.g., if radix dharma bhava = Karka, find Chandra's navamsha.  Then find that navamsha lord in radix. The radix graha will show what part of *yourself* you are seeking to develop within the 3rd-marriage partnership.

Divorce-related Transits:

Irreconcilable differences leading to physical separation frequently occur at milestones of 9-10, 14-15, 17-18, 27-28 -or- 29-30, 36-37, or 45-48  years.  

Legal Divorce may occur some years after the physical separation, depending on the strength of the arudha lagna.

There are very few divorces after 45 years of marriage.  (Yes, there are some, due to vimshottari dasha considerations not affected by these transit cycles.) 

Rahu cycles are 9, 18, 27, 36, 54, and 63 years.

Shani cycles are durations of 14-15, 29-30, or 44-45 years. 

Any of these milestone "returns" that might occur simultaneously with  bhukti of L-2 or L-8, can contribute considerable momentum to a divorce.