A S T R O L O G Y

Temporary Friendship – Planets found in the 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 10^th, 11^th and 12^th signs from any other planet become the latter’s temporary friends. The others will be enemies.

Pisces

Aries

Taurus

Gemini

Aqu.

Saturn

Cancer

Cap.

Leo

Sag.

Moon

Mars

Scorpio

Jupiter

Libra

Sun

Virgo

Mercury

Venus)

In this diagram, for instance, take the Sun and find out his temporary friends. Jupiter is in the 2^nd. Venus and Mercury are in the 12^th. The Moon and Mars are in the 3^rd. Therefore Jupiter, Venus, Moon, Mars and Mercury are the Sun’s temporary friends. Saturn alone is the Sun’s enemy.

Mixed Relations - In order to find the strengths of planets we have to mix the temporary relations and the permanent relations. Thus a temporary enemy plus a permanent or natural enemy becomes a bitter enemy.

Example - In the horoscope illustrated above, the mixed relations between planets are as given in the following table :-

Planet Best Friend Friend Neutral Enemy Worst Enemy

Relations between Planets and Signs - Definite relationships exist between the planets and the signs. There are four kinds of relationships which are of particular importance, viz., Ownership, Exaltation, Debilitation and Moolathrikona.

Ownership - The Sun and the Moon own or rule Leo and Cancer respectively. Mars governs Aries and Scorpio; Mercury rules Gemini and Virgo; Jupiter owns Sagittarius and Pisces; Venus rules Taurus and Libra; Saturn is the lord of Capricorn and Aquarius. A planet situated in its own sign is rendered powerful to do good.

Exaltation - Each planet is held to be exalted when it is in a particular sign. The power to do good when in exaltation is greater than when in its own sign. The Sun. the Moon. Mars. Mercury. Jupiter. Venus, Saturn. Rahu and Kethu are said to be in deep exaltation in Aries 10°, Taurus 3°, Capricorn 28°, Virgo 15°, Cancer 5°, Pisces 27°, Libra 20°. Gemini 20° and Sagittarius 20°, respectively. Throughout the sign ascribed, the planet is exalted but in the particular degree it is deeply exalted.

Results of Exaltation - Sun exalted: learned, religious, strong, placid, charitable, Moon: rich, sedulous, a man of letters. Mars: possessing great fervers, educated, famous, princely. Mercury: learned, cheerful, fortunate, respected. Jupiter: chief of men, strong, respected, given to anger, supporting a large number of men. Venus : charitable, lives to good old age, many qualities. Saturn: skilful, charitable, opulence, long life, loving husband. Rahu or Kethu : wealthy.

Debilitation - The debilitation or depression points are found by adding 180° to the highest points given above. While in a state of fall, planets give results contrary to those when in exaltation.

Planetary Avasthas – Avasthas are states of existence which planets get when occupying certain positions. They are 10 in number.

Deeptha or exaltation: good progeny, gains, respect from elders, wealth. Swastha or own house: fame, position, lands, happiness. Muditha or a friendly house: happiness, good temper, good wife. Santha or auspicious divisions: strength and courage, comfort and happiness. Sakta or retrogression: courage, wealth, reputation. Peedya or residence in the last quarter of a sign (inauspicious sub- division): incarceration, criminal tendencies, evil nature. Deena or unfriendly house: mental worry, sickness, degradation. Vikala or combustion (Note planets very near the Sun become combust) : disease, disgrace, loss of children. Khala or debilitation: losses, mean birth, quarrels, unpleasantness. Bheetha or in acceleration: losses from various sources, torture, mean habits.

Drishti or Aspects - According to Hindu Astrology aspects are counted from sign to sign. An aspect is good or bad according to the relation between the aspecting and the aspected planet. All the planets aspect the 3^rd and 10^th houses from their location with a quarter sight, the 5^th and 9^th houses with a half sight. the 4^th and 8^th houses with three-quarters of a sight and the 7^th house with full sight. Saturn. Jupiter and Mars have special aspects. Saturn powerfully aspects 3^rd and 10^th houses. Jupiter 5^th and 9^th houses, and Mars 4^th and 8^th houses. The aspect is signified by referring to the number of signs from the signification which the aspecting planet may hold. Thus if the Sun is in Cancer and Saturn in Taurus (see Diagram), we say that the Sun is in the 3^rd from Saturn and consequently receives the powerful aspect (3^rd house aspect) of Saturn.

The opposition (7^th house) aspect becomes extremely good when it is produced by Jupiter and the Moon. It is held to be good when benefics aspect each other. A planet aspecting its own house whether by the 7th house aspect or special aspect will naturally increase the signification of that house. For instance, Venus aspecting the 7th house gives a good and fair-looking wife and happiness on that account.

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We have said that Mars aspects 4th and 8th houses in addition to the 7th house aspect. The 4th house aspect is a square aspect and sometimes this is evil and sometimes beneficial. For instance if Mars as lord of the 4th and 9th houses, in which circumstance he gets special qualifications to produce good aspects (by the 4th house aspect) a friendly planet. the significations of aspected planet and the house are greatly enhanced. The same principle applies in case of the 8th house aspect. Jupiter aspects the 5th and 9th houses which in English astrology are trine aspects. The results vary according to the natural and temporal dignities of the aspecting and the aspected bodies. Jupiter's aspect over finy planet as a natural benefic is of weighty importance. apart from the fact that he may be temporarily ill disposed.

Saturn aspects the 3^rd house and 10^th house. As a natural malefic, his aspects are bad. But they produce good in case Saturn acquires beneficence by temporal situations. The opposition aspect has the same power to do good or had, as conjunction according to the nature of the planet.

The Twelve Houses - A house is known as Bhava in Sanskrit. The twelve houses are not necessarily coincident with the twelve signs of the zodiac. They are in fact variable. Each sign is always 30° in extent. But the length of a house depends upon the time of birth and the latitude of the place of the birth.

Each of the twelve houses signifies certain important events and incidents. The following are the twelve houses and their significations:-

First house: build, body, appearance, Second house: family, source of death, property, vision. Third house: intelligence, brothers, sisters. Fourth house: vehicles, general happiness, education, mother and landed properties. Fifth house: fame, children. Sixth house: debts, diseases, misery, enemies. Seventh house: wife or husband, tact, death, Eighth house: longevity, gifts. Ninth house: God, guru, father, travel, piety. Tenth house: occupation, karma, philosophical knowledge. Eleventh house: gains. Twelfth house: losses, Moksha.

Kinds of Houses - The 4^th, 7^th and 10^th are the Kendras or angles or quadrants. The 1^st, 5^th and 9^th houses are Thrikonas or trines. The 2^nd, 8^th and 11^th are the Panaparas or succeedent houses and the rest are Apoklimas or cadent houses. Planets in angles generally become fairly strong; in succeedent houses feebly strong and in cadent houses utterly weak. In trines they become very strong.

Karakas – Each planet is supposed to be Karaka, or indicator of certain events in life. They are :- Sun is the Karaka of father; Moon-mother; Mars-brother; Mercury-profession; Jupiter-children; Venus-wife or husband; Saturn-longevity; Rahu or Dragon’s head-maternal relations; and Kethu-paternal relations. Read my A Manual of Hindu Astrology for further explanations.