" Astrology is just a finger pointing at reality " ------ Steven Forrest
Indian astrology followed these days is a bunch Mix of many thoughts. In older times the basic astrology in india was governed by movement of Moon as the basic or core planet but now a days the much followed LAL KITAB ASTROLOGY , the Sun is basal planet here .Western astrology too takes movements of Sun as basic. So thoughts Differ so also the predictive techniques but basic essence remains the same -- To peek into the womb of future --- Every techniques has its own limitations.Still we will try to discuss basic being followed when moon is the core planet.
The particulars required for casting a horoscope are:
Date of birth
Time of birth
Longitude and Latitude of the place of birth
To study the good or bad effects indicated in a horoscope, these four components :
Zodiac Sign (Rashi)
Planets (Grah)
Constellations (Nakhshatras)
Houses (Bhava)
Our great scholars studied the travel path of planets and observed the relative movements of the various planets. According to the various shapes being formed by the different constellations and sub constellation groups and the impact of a particular planet observed in the region, the sky was divided into the twelve parts. These are known as the twelve zodiac signs. It was observed that the first zodiac sign "Aries" has the shape of an Aries and hence this name and it had the qualities of the planet Mars hence the lordship of this sign was given to mars;
Following are the twelve zodiac signs, fixed number representing the zodiac sign and the lords of zodiac signs.
1 Aries Mesh -------------------------------- Mars Mangal
2 Taurus Vrishabha ------------------------ Venus Shukra
3 Gemini Mithun --------------------------- Mercury Budh
4 Cancer Kark ------------------------------- Moon Chandra
5 Leo Singh -----------------------------------Sun Surya
6 Virgo Kanya ------------------------------- Mercury Budh
7 Libra Tula ---------------------------------- Venus Shukra
8 Scorpio Varishchak ---------------------- Mars Mangal
9 Sagittarius Dhanu ----------------------- Jupiter Brahaspati
10 Capricorn Makra ---------------------- Saturn Shani
11 Aquarius Kumbh ---------------------- Saturn Shani
12 Pisces Meen -------------------------- Jupiter Brahaspati
Nine Planets and their Effects
SUN is the Karka or representative of gold, copper, ruby, king, father, soul, patience, courage, light, temple, Lord Shiva related work, forest or mountain travel, east direction, bone, eye, heart, stomach .
MOON is the karka or representative of silver, bell metal, pearl, queen, mother, blood, eye, lungs, chest, memory, desires, emotions, beauty, milk, water, white color, north - west direction.
MARS is the karka or representative of copper, coral, younger brothers, bravery, muscles, bone marrow, kitchen fire, thief, telling lies, arms & ammunition, south direction.
MERCURY is the karka or representative of child, skin, intestines, speech, green color, intelligence for learning, maternal uncle, impotency, north direction.
JUPITER is the karka or representative of topaz, elder brother, son, knowledge, greatness, fat in the body, wealth, lever, hips, air, husband in the horoscopes of females, king's grace, north - east direction, YOUR GURU .
VENUS is the karka or representative of diamond, platinum, white gold, wife, semen, valuable things & wealth, bed, flower, fragrance, music, vehicles, south - east direction.
SATURN is the karka or representative of iron, blue sapphire, oil, petrol, leather, stone, fear, insult, sorrow, diseases of very long span, lower portion of leg, labor, servants, dirt, police arrest, going to prison, means of cultivation, black color, darkness, yogi, slow, buffalo, loans, west direction , Uncle ( Chacha )
RAHU has, in general, all the characteristics of saturn excepts for the body parts, represents in laws too.
Gomedh is the stone for Rahu.
KETU has, in general, all the characteristics of mars excepts for the body parts. It is the representative of all the secretive dealings and works. Cat's eye is its stone.
Constellation's name Constellation's Lord Planet
1 Asvini - Ketu
2 Bharani -Venus
3 Krittika -Sun
4 Rohini -- Moon
5 Mrigasira- Mars
6 Aridra -Rahu
7 Punarvasu- Jupiter
8 Pushyami - Saturn
9 Aslesha- Mercury
10 Magha- Ketu
11 Purva Phalguni - Venus
12 Uttara Phalguni- Sun
13 Hasta - Moon
14 Chitra -Mars
15 Swati -Rahu
16 Vishakha- Jupiter
17 Anuradha - Saturn
18 Jyeshta -Mercury
19 Moola - Ketu
20 Poorvashada- Venus
21 Uttarashada - Sun
22 Sravana- Moon
23 Dhanishta- Mars
24 Satabhisha Rahu
25 Poorva Bhadra-- Jupiter
26 Uttara Bhadra ---Saturn
27 Revti -- Mercury
The lordship of various constellations has been given to various planets as per the qualities it possesses. The start of first constellations coincides with the start of first zodiac sign i.e., Ashwini and Aries starts from the same point.
Now after the details of constellations we need to have some details of Houses (Bhavas).
As the zodiac sign path has been divided into twelve parts (the zodiac signs), in the same way the Earth has been divided into twelve imaginary parts (the Houses) as per the birth ascendant.
First House: It is also known as the ascendant or the house representing body. In a broader way it represents the physical position of once body i.e., height. color, body structure, head, intelligence, character etc.
Second House: It is also known as wealth house. It also represents right eye, level of education, speech and its strength, child hood, mother's elder brother and sisters, husband's or wife's life span ( in wife or husband's horoscope respectively ) etc.
Third House: It is also known to be the house of younger brothers and sisters. It also represents right hand, respiratory canal, brother in law's wife, sister in law's husband, father in law etc.
Fourth House: It is also known as "Sukh Bhav". It represents mother, the house of living, vehicle, public, feelings, chest, lungs, father's life, water, well etc.
Fifth House: It is also known as Son's House. It represents son and other children, art of writing, power of logic, future, gambling, heart, elder brother's wife, elder sister's husband, wife' s elder brother and sisters, luck etc.
Sixth House: It is also known as Enemy House. It represents animosity, difficulties, loans, health and diseases, intestines, kidneys, mother's younger brother, life span of elder brothers and sisters etc.
Seventh House: It is also known as Wife's House. It represents wife or husband i.e., in a male's horoscope it represents wife and in a female's horoscope it represents husband, married life, ability to produce child, urinary system, father's elder brothers and sisters, business etc.
Eigth House: It is also known as Life Span House. It represents life - cause of death, foreign travel, research, elder maternal uncle's wife, mother's elder sister's husband, destruction etc.
Ninth House: It is also known as Religion House. It represents religion, positive thinking, fate, father ( in astrological system followed in south India ), blessings from the king / ruler, visit to own country, fate, noble deeds, wife's younger brothers and sisters ( in case of male's horoscope ) and husband's younger brothers and sisters ( in case of female's horoscope ), younger brother's wife, younger sister's husband etc.
Tenth House: It is also known as "Karma Bhava" or "Deeds House". It represents good or bad deeds, position, government, father's wealth, mother in law, younger brother's age, knee etc.
Eleventh House: It is also known as "Income House" or "Gains House". It represents income, legs, elder brothers and sisters, mother's age, father's younger brothers and sisters, daughter in law, son in law, charity etc.
Twelfth House: It is known as "Mokhsh Bhava" or "Expenses House". It represents expenses, left eye, feet, sleep, pleasures, paternal grand mother, age of sons and
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FEW OF MY PERSONAL CONCLUSIONS -- NUGGETS
1. Anger From old times in our homes or at social gatherings our ancestors generally use to say when in anger -- Drink a Glass of Water or Leave the place For Few movements . Astrologically this is a truth also in anger our mind is agitated and water is thought to be representative of mind too moreover if we leave the place -- the moon also changes position as she is the most swift planet so the things pass by without doing much damage
