tis Published by : K.B. Publications: 983/2 Shukrawar ‘A-24 Sarasnagar ‘Opp. Nehru Stadium Pune - 411002 OS. K Kotkar 8 “Price : Rs. 50/— Printed by : 'M.V. Kaduskar Kalpana Art Press 1397 Shukrawar Peth, PUNE~411002 PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION 1am very happy to publish the second edition of my ba 183. In my book, | rn systems of astrolog conviction in tho last-sevoral years. First the edition was out of print in the last few years ar to discuss the,topic Integration of Eastern and Western syst for predictive. purposes. 1 have added one more chapter ‘Transits of PI Cycles ‘ theory which was discussed by RobertHand of US. Shri. Mukund Keduskar, proprietor of Kalpana Arts Poon arranged the printing of the book within the shortest possib time. Capt. Rowe read the manuscripts and coneoted it wheneve necessary. 1am grateful for the same Poona, ‘October 27 1983.This book is dedicated to my late revered ‘Father who: preached the gospel of Bhagwat Geeta, and observed Karmic’ Philosophy throughout-his tf. —Author CONTENTS PARTI Study of Nakshatras ‘The Sun ‘The Moon “Mercury Venus Mars Jupiter Pluto ‘The Nodes Rabu Kew Placement of Planets, Aspects, Impact of Retrograde Planets Pars-Fortunae 9),oP Planets and Women 39 Planets and Sex Appeal oy 21 Planetary Distasces : Ayiianabs 6! Can the Birth of a Ch 28) Prospects of Love Marriage 28° Predicting Divorce 30°*How to keep your Partner happy 31 Business or Service ay 32 Planets and Political Career 33) Planets and Transfers 34 Outlook Towards Money 35° Luck in Lotteries 36° Planets and Horse-Racing 37° Planets and’ Travel 38 ‘Planets and Diagnosis 30° ‘The Excellence of Astrology Al. Planets, Fate and Free-Will Appendix A 42 "How to erect « Chart using Epbemeris Appendix B : 43 Table of World Standard Time and Meridians,. (vil) ‘List of Tales Symobiol, Signs, Degrees aiid Nakshatéad a Neptune Retrograde pelods of planeta ‘Ayanamshas for last 30 years Yogkarkas Probable effects of transits Dashas - Vimshottari & Ashtottari Dashas-periods Dashas-Caleulations Solar Family ‘Twelve houses and their significance Retrograde position Planetary Distances Precession of Equinoxes Precessional motion Model chart Chart of a female Chart of a male 100-10; 103-10:io “ul 2 B us 15 16 iy 8 19 colly Chart of a female Chart of an Army Officer Chart of a businessman Chart of Chhatrapati Shivaji Chart of Indira Gandhi Chart of Hitler Chart of a lottery winner ‘Twelve houses and various parts of a body Chart of a sexy female Chart of Mr. Richard Speck Chart of fight of Apollo 13 Although ast the’ Highest skill and ‘readers, who have time and again prevailed upom-me.to ie them on the guidelines for such marvellous result value and interest to the serious students, of science. Two systems Aa ‘As there'is dualism in regard to belief in God, Known ‘as ‘ka Of Theist and Atheist, the students of astrology — . +. The former is: termed as the! Western. system. and the latter as Indian or Hindu system, .- 28 02: Art of Prediction Ancient Indian scholars, Maharshi Varahmihir, Kalidas, » Riiyan Varia ete, taid a sound foundation for these branches, ‘but the principles were not suificiently elaborate because know- edge had to be imparted to stude from generation to generation, and all this was preserved only in Besides, the universe that was conceived by them was of ‘The art of printing was yet to be born. Only some manuscript copies written cn Tadapatras (leaves, made out laboriously in a haphazard manner, The cust such records, who had scanty knowledge of them, made much ‘out of it. We have similar experience in respect of contributed much. They based their conclusions on solid and ‘sound scientific foundations and presented systematic treatises. Of course, the new technique.adopted by Westerners enthused many students to study the. Western system, conveniently neglecting the Indian o¢ Hindu system. It is not my purpose to dispute od ‘of emergence of the Indian and Western systems of ‘compare the. systems and discuss. their defects and relative th the: systems’ suffer: some handicaps when they are isolation, A judicious blending of t ‘more conducive to reliable and dependable deductions and this has bbeen my experience for some years now Distance “discourages routine discourses by astrologers ot international repute and evidently .what should reach the enthusia- stic scholars has not so for. But in the modern world, this is not fa very serious obstacle inasmuch as articles can be contributed By persons of proved mesil on a reciprocal. basis Sueh:in approach would mot only revolutionize: the scope of he science having great scientific.velue, but it.would: probably. g0 Introduction : (Jong wayrin bringing’ about some works of utility in the fields « “ifferent systems of thought. My articles so far have been t product of this innermost longing. Students of astrology should first study both the independently of each other, from various text-books an studying the theory of Ayananshas should form their u opinion about Sayana and Nirayana systems. A student who is aspiring to be a successful astrologer mu bbe able to erect Sayana Bhavachalit Chart and deduce from | Nirayana and-at-least Navamansh charts with Nakshtra.positio ‘of each of the planets. After doing this, he should consider ‘the aspects and study them coherently to have a complete grasp o ‘the *hotoscope’ and: to understand the’ psychology of the ‘nat ‘and then apply Indian system of prediction including Gochara an ‘Dasha systems.'Once he is able to do this, then there is practical ‘no difficulty in arriving at definite conclusions and to predict th fy ON OF us at some’ period of Tr is concerned with a number seek to control our impulses and fe. Fore knowledg, of future events goes atong way in bringing about a prepares state of mind to absorb shocks and rebound joy in-times 0 adversity: and prosperity,Signs (Rashis}) Sign Degrees Nakshatra ‘Aries ( Mesh) 13.20» Aswint 13:20 Bharani v 320% Kerittika Taurus (Vrishrbha) 10,00 ‘Kei u 1320. Robini 640M Gemini (Mithuoa) -6.40—-Mriga a 1320. Ardra 10,00 Punarvasu Signs ( Reshis) : 5 ‘Symbol Sign, Degrees , Naksbatra Cancer (Kataka) 3.20 Punarvasu 13:20" Pushya 2 1320 Aslesha Leo (Simiha) 13.20 Magha Q 13.20 Parva 320 Utara ‘Virgo (Kanye) “10.007 Uttara m 13:20 “Hasta _6a0- Chitra bra (Tula) 6:0 2 v9 13220 10.00 Scorpio (Wrischika) 3. 1320 ia 13.20 Sagittarius (Dbamu) 13.20 p 320 320. Uttarashadha Capricora (Makar), 10.00 Uttarashadha Sal 13.20. Shravan 640. Dhanishtha Aquarius (Kumbha) 640. Dhanishtha 2 13.20 Shatataraka 10.00 Purva-bhadrapada Pisces ( Mina) 3.20 Putva-bhadrapada. x 13,20 Uttara-bhadrapada 13.20. Revati6 Art of Prediction Elements snd Qualities Fire’ | Water Air Barth Cardinal ‘Aties Cancer Libra. Capricorn: Fixed Teo Scorpio, Aquarius Taurus Mutable Sagitta- Pisces Gemini Virgo ius. Ralership Leo Cancer. - Ruled by Sun and Moon respectively. Virgo pGemink: ~ Mercury Scorpio” ~~,.Aries = Sagittarius “Pisces ~~ Capricorn. Aquarius, ~ Libra Taurus = | Pluto & Mars Jupiter & Neptune Saturn & Herschel Venus tion ‘The Sun in Aries. = The Moon in Taurus Mercuy'in-Virgo = © ‘of the Rushis! 69’ far, let us now the next chapter, as they form an astrology. They have unfortunately received very scant attention all these dayss< . (Gitine Ha * Study of Nakshatra The effect of the planets can be judged more precisely Nakshatra positions than from their sign positions, Hem it would be interesting to embody the general and spe chatacteristics of the structure and composition of the Nakshat system enuinciated by Hindu astrologers of pre-Vedic and: Ve periods. Historical Background* to the date of Buddha, the inscriptions of Ashoka, the Shaka Era and a number of ot discovered. “However, when we dly depict the most ancient Aryan have been left, we find no such land-marks ; and inevitably, th fore} the method at first adopted by Western Sanskrit scholars ascertain the antiquity of the Vedic civilisetion was somewt vague and arbitrary. *"Ftom Vedie Chronology and Vedanga Jyotisha, by B. G. Ti8 : Art of Prediction se Indian| astronomy: was/one ef the first attractions which ‘enthused the Western Scholars to enquire and delve deep when the existence of Sanski jure became known to them in the last quarter of the 18th cent ‘and thought-provoking articles in the first volumes of “ Researches” by Sir W. Jones, Colebrooke, Devies and other and the Arabic divisions of the zodiac, the precession of equinoxes, etc. Even the Vedang Jyo1 Astronomy appended to the Vedas and whi nomical work in Sanskrit did not escape though many verses in it were then obscure, carried us back, Ta 11840," the well-known French astronomer, J, B. Biot, les inthe Journal: des Sayants ia Which he fruitlessly attempted to prove that the Indian system of Nakshatras must have been borrowed from the Chinese, because in the first place the antiquity Of the’ Chinese system was fully authenticated by reliable ancient texts, going back to 2357. B. ‘whea the vernal equinox was. ia Mao (i.e in Indian Ksittika.), ‘and secondly. because from the practical-astronomical point of; view the stars in the Chinese system of Sicon ( Nakshatras.) were mathematically. best suited to the purpose for which they were to observe the meridian, passage. of equinoctial.and its, as. well as that of certain, circum-polar, stars, 24 in. number to which | and equinpetial-points total:-number of Sieon:t0'28.. Biot, therefore, concluded thatthe priority of discovery must belong to that place, wwhere the, system, is found to be more suited to the use made thereof, viz. to China ; and that Indigns-must have borrowed the same at-a date and used it awkwardly for theie purpose Study of Nakshatra : 9 red Weber, however, clearly’ sawthe weakness of ‘on the supposed. antiquity of convenience of astronomical ligence and learning he, ges in Vedic works of undoubted antiquity. Lokamanya Tilak further observed : “If Weber bad gone further and arranged and co-ordinated the texts’ collected by him lie could have easily perceived that the series of Mrigshiras (Orion!) i the head. Weber had the same opinion abo wwas held by Whitney ; and thought he established the’ p the Indian system of Nakshatras over the Chinese, he consequence, Jed to believe, almost on imaginary, ground nos the Chinese, nor again the Arabs, Indian and Profi: Max’Mill first edition: of the view subject in” the Jour i ; thatthe’ theory"oft'the Babylonian ‘origin of the: yasequence be’ given up, ond independently came to the eonelusion to which ae as) of thé!10. Att of Prediction Rigveda ‘The Vernal Equinox wes in Meigshiea or Orion, and that ted clearly referred to a Nakshatra fifth millenium Before Christ. Predictive Aspect From the earlier discastion, the reader will grap the historical ‘background’ of! Nakstiatras’ and their origin, development and further progres in our land. ‘They were nether borrowed nor lent ‘oiutries,| They were in use and existence since the pre-Vedie period. It is the Outcome of intelligent probes by numerous Indian sages who had conceived thei precise location in the heavens and made copious use of it for predictive astrology. These glorious achievements and concepts were handed down from cone generation to the other all of which have contributed to their fuller and progressive. growth. In spite of various. his developments and new conceptions, the Hindu: fail ‘Nakshatras is still unflinching and ever fresh as before. In the Vedie periods, the Nakshatras were used for’ determin- shad periods’ these were used extensively for determining the years, seasons ( Rufus), months and days, In the Mahabharat petiod, the planets were located in Nakshatras.:- When wars and battles were in full swing, the fierce positions of the: planets ‘in the flery Nakshatras-were described. ‘These Nakshatras were ‘used: according to theit auspicious, or inauspicious. nature in daily. Ife. T may quote some of the examples. ‘A daugbter should be sent to her father-in-law" on Swati Nakshatra, whereby she will enjoy married life peacefully, wil be praised and: loved by’ allin’ her. husband's house. If one longs for'aimale issue, the giel should be offered in marriage on a male. Nakshatt Pushya, whereas for a female issue, on Rohini, Even, today,,we find thet if Rohini’ is rising. on. the Study of Nokshetra +1 seendantysin ‘either of the couple's chart, female, births exces ‘Trapsit or Gochora ‘The Moon, though, it does not belong to the solar family an at the time Of bifth is reckoned fot all purposes. The have formed a group'of nine Nakshatras for predict (Gochara ), as shown below :~ (1) Fist Janma Generally good for a ‘purposes. Good for money eaminy ete, urpos (2) 5 Second: Sampat uspicious since it presumed that troubles and dificu (3), Third, Vipat Good for comforts. Obstacles of hindrances, (4) Fourth Kshem (S)). Fifth,» Pratyara (iy! Sixth) | Sadbak. { 7) Seventh“ Vadha (8) Bighth "Mitra (9) Ninth Param Mitra Most friendly and_ hene If the Moon order to t lows ~ First group. Second group Third group. Punarvasn,~Janma.. Vishakha Parva, ~ Bha Pushya Sampat Anuradha Utara - Bhadraps ‘Achlesha - Vipat —_Syestia Revati12: Art of Prediction First group Second group ‘Third group. Magha = Kshem Moola Aswini Purva -Pratyara.Purvashadha’ ‘Bharani Uttara -Sadhak —_Uttarashadha Hasta = Vadba Shravan Chitra - Mitra Dhanishta Mrigshira Swati - Param ‘Shatatraka Ardra. Mitra, General Characteristics Aswial :- It comes under the rulership of Ketu. (D. Tail the Moon’s Sou node). Person borns with this Nakshatra on ascendant or the Moon will be fair looking, but will not make a not be necessarily smart, If a majority the Sun, the Moon or Raj-yogakarak causes some disappointment or frustration fous for females rather than males. If on ascendant, the females will be beautiful and the males may not look that much manly. Fiery in Tt comes under the rulership of the lovely and femi- ie Moon. It renders good manners, charming person including singing, dancing, ete. Very steady and good at talk apd discussion around the table, ‘ Study of Nakshuira : 13 It comes'under the rulership of Mars. Those born Saturn, Rahu or such other malefics. Ardea := It is ruled by Rahu (Dragon's head or the Moon's ‘north node). It causes respiratory diseases such as asthma’or lung troubles. Persons born with this are rather selfish, insincere and not trustworthy, It is crafty and political, «It causes humiliation and ‘brings some chronic diseases. : Pusarrasu z It comes under the ralership of Jupiter. Itis.con- sidered a3 Heaven's gate, especially, the last quarter (first 3,20 degrees ) of Cancer ( Nirayam.).... Those born with this are good natured, though fickle, thoughtful, well-considered and honest. I find fortune either in: religion, publishing legal matters ‘and all things which come under the rulership of Jupiter. Pushya!— It comes under the rulership of 4, cunning yet popul for household purposes on this Nakshatra im Those born diplomacy like a statesman even they are placed. é ‘Magha :—It comes under the ‘ ‘be more or less like those of As Since it occupies’ the regal sign, Leo ( Simha); ‘persons: born. with ‘this will'be' pompous and aoa cae a te asst ‘ured to the extent expected.At: Arb of Prediction? Pura ;-—Yenus tues over this asierism. ) Those born’ with this will be generally wealthy) 4nd shappys Fond of females. and .=The Sun sules aver this, Only the first quarter comes the solat sign, Leo, Persons:born with this.are:born comman- royal officers, -broad "minded. ‘spo ve lust for food and tasty materi y, il do all sorts.of things, best au zonian towards money.is enormous. ‘comes ‘indet ‘the rolershfp “of Rahu. Persons political eld, They are tind, yet good planners and organisers. Mercury. and Venus: are ‘troubles in regard to blood impurities, skin diseases, etc, Study of Nakshatva : Vishakha, rrules over this asterism. Only three quarters cor this asterism are well-known judges, teachers hey. m.the job, ol sate born with this asterism are destined to reach two, extremes, They fare at the mercy of the circumstances in which they are placed us upheavals in theie life cannot. be ruled out, Thi instincts ate dormant and--find. expression, curiousl may findfortaae in secret police, detective departments ot a ficient spies. 1 comes under the rulership of Mercury. Th sterism will be on the lines of the Mars/Mercur ‘Although there is agility of be of controversial or’ disputative kind. aggre sive and sa ith good oratory and convincing: manner © speech. Plodding nature and scheming and crafty altitud Persons born with this ascendant are good auditors, lawyers an fetors in the role of villains. Brain or nervous troubles cannot b Filled out. likely t0 be vi oy domestic harmony, » Thi it family system, It is tra16: Art of Prediction that persons born with this asterism are somewhat quarrelome, yet they possess enduring capacity to withstand difficulties and obstacles. If a review is made by suct a person at the fag end sas compared with the Attraction of opp: ite sex, Early marriage is advisable. Uttarashadha :—It comes under the rulership of ths Sun. The ‘the remaining three iis asterism are robust, with , fond of good ied, possess high regard for seniors ly, possess. sound knowledge especially about religion, engine , fond of outdoor games, with capacity to defeat enemies by prowess, ete Shravan ;—It comes under the rulership-of the Moon, The good qualities of Capricorn are found in this asterism, Slowly and steadily, persons born with this asterism rise-in an ascend mannet. Mostly, they prefer b nessmen when absolutely necessary, lust for m Satur and Venus are strong, they wil age of 36 years ‘Two quarters are in Capr- 5» Courageous, seek indepe- 0 their normal job activities, Study of Nakshatras : 17 Satha-Bhisha or Shatataraka ship of Rah courageous, ‘comes under the ruler ed, scholarly, 00 ‘Very very critical | If malefles are posited in this asterism, air-accidents be ruled out, Parva-Bhadrapada ‘comes under the rulership of Jupi- ter, The first three quarters are in Aqui in Pisces, Those born with 1 make successful politicians. In love life, they are. sli ‘may change their fancy on limsy grounds and cause unbappiness. to the other party ‘Uttara-Bhudrapada :—It is ruled by the melancholy planet Saturn, Here, Saturnian qualities are elevated considerabl Persons born with this asterism are fond of learning, versati lazy and have apathy towards a busy and hectic life, ‘They find pleasure in isolation and they need some stimulation from outside. They talk om many things lavishly, yet lack courage ing their ideas, When they decid they do not find proper expressiou drinks. They serve as trusted servants or secretaries as long as0 Sr, Name of : ‘Numerical value =z ‘No. Nakshatra Deity Gender ‘(Vachaa ) Relationship 1 2 3 4 5 6 & ui 2a eee eee a > 15 Swati Vayu Female Singular Rahu & 16 Vishakha Indragni Female Singular SuperS 17 Anuradha Mitra Female Plural Saturn 18 Syestha Indra Female Singular Mercury 1 Moola Pitra Male/Neutral Singular Kew 20 Purvashadha ‘Aapah Female Plural Yeous 21 Uttarashadha Viswadeva Female Plural Sua. 22 Shravan Vishow Female Singular Moon 23 Dhkanishtha Vasu Female Plaral Mars 24 ‘Shatataraka Varun Male Singular Rabu 25 Purva-Bhadrapada Aja Male Plural Jupiter 26 —_Uttara-Bhadrapada Shiva Male Plural Saturn 2 Reva Poosha Female Singular Mercury THE SOLAR FAMILY Relative Sizes of the Planets and their OrbitsThe Sun (Krittika, Uttara, Uttarashadha, ) universe, Its the soul of the body. tis the planet of 1. Whis termed as * Jagadat prayer is considered to be vital in all the religions and, the world. In astrology, fixed and fiery, fiery signs, Sagittarius and Aries It is debilitated in Capricorn and Venus and ‘Mercury. Herschel may be considered as goo: in good aspect, Neptune will create an imaginary, cloudy and scandalous ‘The Sun : 23 HOUSEWISE considered to be most auspicious*in the ascendant! If to endure and with- actions. In the second house, it mskes a mana voracious eater. The native will be benetited through inberited property. Voice will-be coarse and rough. Tn the third house, it denotes good manners and a large ly and the native will be a prominent person irrespective of l. His and eminent position In the fourth house, he will have family comforts followed by fn regard to lands, buildings, etc. In the fifth, good ‘Heat will cause disorders. Money will be earned by unconventional and unfair means, ge and position. The nati Ibe in the company of right ous and religious persons and will be fond of travel to sacred places. His luck in foreign countries eannot be ruled out, In the tenth house, it will be auspicious and regal. He wi shine in industries and may become an efficient executive. Im thWell-being of a father, vocational success and hes may shine more inservice than in business. An ecl chart may be. A person at the time of birth may not render expected success, however strong the other The Moon (Rohini, Hasta, Shravan ) is eternal and unchangeable. ‘The unique ‘them to put the Moon under ‘The Moon being a sat the solar family. In astrology, both the lights, the Sun and the pose of pr tute a pair which has to be studied coordinat It transists rotation nce the lunar its fast, motion, st among all the known plan about 2-1/2 days and compl in twelve zodial signs in 27 10 29 days. month varies from the Indian astrologers base th ¢ mont- ty forecasts on the Moon signs ratber than soa These predictions give better and more vivid results within @ given time as compared with those on solar movements. ‘The Moon rules the fourth solar sign, Cancer or * Kataka’ in Taurus. ‘The, Moon in the horoscope ‘and racial26 : Art of Prediction especially childhood. In the only planet from which the well-being of the mother can bbe judged. Conjunction ‘The Sun-Moon conjunction indicates weakness of the body fas well as mind, This conjunction betokens the critical position and the breadth of outlook and adapt brings depression and a tendency to ww of the fact that the benevolence of the Moon is absorbed by Mercury,The, Moon-Venus combination makes the i steady and calm. The outlook of luxury, pleasures and arts and at times rest ‘The Moon-Mars comt ation gears up energies, daring and ‘The Moon's association with the beneficial Jupiter is considers iy-harmonious and confers great sympathy and a It bestows casy fortune and success, Yet the as a whole. IF this éonjunction is aspectéd by malefics it brings vanity and complacenee, i Satura-Moon, though apparently considered walefic and de- ‘troys the wealth of a man, is best for those who have to live as selfless workers with noble objects or for national work. In the life of such persons duty stands first, They.are careful in. making The Moon : 2 jons to deserving persons. It is favourable for organising siness which calls for care and prudence rather than enersy it is at the same time dangerous. Great determination, at ‘culminates in perversity, It is most excitable if it takes place in the fiery signs, There is always a great urge for marvellous ideas ‘without reasonable thinking. It is more or less individualistic and is not conducive to social or group ac ‘Moon-Neptune brings restlessness of the mind, Though kind, sympathetic and war ive, The tend: ency to conceal the perly placed in watery or airy signs, power of prediction. jionary nature is very useful to poets writers, dramatists, actors, Nakshatra Positions ters have given vivid pictures yn and experience the perfect nature 0 tudied according to the placement © Nakshatras as under Tnauspicious Neutral Punarvasu Purva Hasta Vishakba Vishakha Jyeshtha Purvashadba ‘Untarashadhs Shravan - Uttarashadb: Aquarius Purvabhadrapada Dhanishtha Pisces Purvabhadrapada —Uttarabha~ drapadaMercury :t of Communication (Ashlesha, Jyestha and Revati) It is through communication both by speech and action that We have been able to come together intelligently in a family, society, nation and the world, ‘The power of expression or communication depends. upon the position of Mercury in the horascope-at the time of birth. If it is well aspected and placed on ascendant or Meridian cusp oron the sensitive points in a horoscope, the person will be good in speech and conversation. Astronomically, the planet Mercury is said to be the smallest ‘and the speediest member of the solar system, It is closer to the Sun than any other planet, It makes a complete revolution of the Sun in 88 days. It cam be seen before or after sun-rise or sun-set, respectively, under peculiar or special circumstances, In mundane astrology, it rules over the literary world, news: ‘papers, publications, trade and commerce, and lines of communi- ation, It disturbs the atmosphere and produces high winds. ‘Mercury + 29 In an individual horoscope, it bestows ‘power of expression through tongue and pen, betokens an enquiting. mind with logic and grasping al It possesses encyclopaedic. knowledge. Owing to affliction through eclipses or bad aspects, the power of expression is disturbed resulting in stammeting or complete dumbness, fluence is convertible or variable, that is ‘absorbs the! nature inet or planets produces ascetic, tendencies. an indulgent. Philosopher Kant and the S, D, Satavalekar of Pardi are both very fine examples of this rs. haye unanimously, agreed that, the 1p reveals unusual mental energies of a controvertial and disputative. kind. /It is really for pleaders and lawyers. whose business is to take the offensive and defensive side. of the,cases, It is conducive 10 Writer Rudyard Kipling, orator poet. dramatist and journalist,” re-in his horoscope, The late30 : Art of Prediction Mercury and Venus are never more than 76 degrees apart, Tt icious aspect. 1t is excellent for writer and orator, ives fine expression and charming and lucid style. It denotes Indian thinkers do not find any good point in the Saturn- Mercury conjunction since this aspect indicates the cunning nature of 4 man. When this conjunction takes horoscope, such a person hardly speaks the 1 have to be modified so far as Taurus and concerned, since both the planets bestow Rej-yoga, if well placed in sign and house. If both the constit are afflicted, the Western thinkers persons are hardly willing to adi George Bernard Shaw had this conju (Taurus ascendant ). jon in Nirayana, Gemini Mercury-Neptune: brings idealism, It may not necessarily be of a fc: type. It may create utopian, cloudy or fosgy ideas In good types, it may render abnormal sensitiveness snd led impulse. It brings suppressive or depressive tendencies times results in terrible murders, etc, ‘The Mereury-Herschel conjunction is considered conducive to it was found in the maps of eminent ast igence are often found’ nicely blended conjunction If a(flcted, it brings stubbornness or eccentricity. tis excellent for poets and thinkers, T checked 15 horoscopes of mutes and found in 5 horoscopes ‘that planet Mercury was in conjunction with the eclipse point. Capricorn Aquarius Pisces Mercury : Nakshatra Positions Auspicious Inauspicious. Neutral Bharani Aswini - Mrig Rohiei Ardra Mrig Punarvasu Ashlesha/Pushya z Purva Magha Uttara Vishakha Jyeshtha Anuradha Purvashadha Moola —_Uttarashad i Dhanishtha Shravan Shatataraka, - Purva Bhadrapad Revati, Uttara a bs Bhadrapada °KVenus Love, Beauty and Fair Sex (Bharani, Purya, Purvashadha ) Venus is popular known as the goddess of Beauty. sidered to be the goddess of I objects in the heavens and the Earth and its distance from the ‘around the Sun and Venus : 33 in the’ realization’ of the’ final! goal of the emancipation of life, ing or for a short to bring about jon and money hhouse and the of friendship, ‘The key to the understandin; affection, beaut 30d personality, social status, usement and enjoyment. Th steed for the possession oF for” costly “and yeariing for preci Wi34:: Art of Prediction becomes popular in. public life without any effort. Such people fare drawn into the profession of representatives or serve as good liaison officers or receptionists, In the 11th house, i augurs well for good and healthy friend ship and harmonious social life through clubs or similar associa- tions, In the 12tb, it stands for secret love affairs, excessive greed for money saving. ‘Some conjunctions jon renders a warm hearted and native, However, some astrologers delicate and tender nature of logers do not recommend Muhurts or asupicious ing functions when this charming planet is in junction with the Sun, which 1s popularly considered tobe It is usually believed that the Mars-Venus conjunction creates immoral tendencies. . The:accepted or. prevalent .opinion is not 1 Venius stands for sex appeal, and Mars i ‘The mative may,act suddenly, emotional .d spontaneously. It renders-a sportive, ‘and jolly outlook, Jupiter and Veous are diametrically opposite in nature. No doubt the conjunction renders grace or fine expression but it is always. showy and. secretive, Jupiterian, qualities re ‘marred by, the ass of the: planet, Yenus. Sit ‘but in a different way, Venetian qualities are also, reduced of in check when it comes in contact with the cold and cruel Saturn, Venus : ster remarks, that “ duty and happiness are ides cof a person when such conjunction occurs. n, though kind and tend uch persons are likely to dev to the pursuit of some avov ‘The Nept lacks energy ‘Auipicious Tnauspicious Neu Bharani Kerittika Asn Rohini o M = Ardea Punarv Pushya = Ashe Parva Magha Utt Hasta _ ch ‘Swati Vishakha ~ Iyestha — ‘Anura Purvashadha Moola Uttarasha Shravan Dhanistha - Aquarius -- Shatataraka _ Pisces Revati Parva Bhadra- Ute pada Bhadrap % aMars : 37 Mars ‘endurance, haste and impulse. It is quarrelsome, irritable, ruth« yetirenentaeotec | —__ less and quick-tempered when afte. (Mrigshira, Chitra, Dhanistia ) Reo i ‘combination creates greater energy, daring and Ae 5 q i usness. Mussolini, Lord Curzon and Albert does not usually act’ harmoni- for those who have to Mars-Herschel conjunction Most of the Western thinkers have advocated good results of the Mars-Neptune combination such as well-controlled emotions and well-directed passions. However, my experience in this respect is contrary. On many occasions, it renders blighted tions, soaring hopes, dreamy, confused aud illusive idcas- are manifested unless itis on it will be found, that those two deadly planets are responsible for a38 : Arb of Prediction natural catasrophies om» a. large scale,’ which’ are» beyand: repair. Great fires in London and Bombay inthe late-19th century and the ecent. Panshet dam, breach nearPoona in,1961_ are some of the ‘typical examples of this conjunction. : ‘Nakshatra Positions Neutral Bharani vuitara ae Shravan Aquarius, Sb jalaraharcoos 7 Pisces)... {-PurvaBhadrapads Uttara Bhadra-,,.. Revati 5 pada; au Jupiter ‘The Greatest Beneffe (Punarvasu, Vishakha, Parva Bhadraapdo) Since antiquity Jupiter is considered to be the greatest bene- ‘Astronomical Concept is the largest planet in 2 years, at a-mean hhas a’diameter of 85,000 miles. It four of which are easily visible wit system. It_moves round honesty, spirituality and religious bent o With the development of the science of psychology in 19thvand the 20th century, a number of doctors and psycholos indulged in astrology with a view to determining the ego and th40 : Art of Prediction higher mental plane of an indi Jupiter indicates a person's general at ‘mental and moral ways, his ujge to expand his knowledge of the world and its wisdom and to sn sucess and opportunities for doing yo (Modern Text Book of Astrology ). Signs rules the fiery yet mutable sign Si and the second mutable watery sign, Pisces, the lordship of which has gone to dreamy Neptune. It gets ex sign, Cancer. Field of Activities sare mainly seen in popular enterprises, in Houscwise renders a jovial disposition, ‘prudent-and |. confidence ‘and. determination jon edu- it, derives: benefits, through ions and, neighbours. land, possessions, good status and popularity towards the end of life If t isin the Sth, snhaoces luck, children, entertainment of high’ order, In the indicates gains and profits through setvice, either soci or general, succes through domestic enimals, poultry et: In the 7th house, it gives a'partner,of; good. understanding and of a benevolent and religious naturt forthe 8th itis favour -able fur study of occultism and mysticism, and gives ,peneeful.and Jupiter 2 41 Tegal or travel abroad, dignitaries and Good friends, rel A few conjunctions ‘The Sun-Jupiter conjunction is a potent benefic aspect second to none. Simplicity is its charm. It betokens, literary, tion renders a sympathetic attitude, ‘considered to be a fortunate and auspicious conjunction for all types of * Muhurts.” ‘The Jupiter-Mercury conjuaction, although considered good sence by Western thinkers, is held by Eastern thinkers ‘as they are not mutual friends My experienes same: So also the Jupiter-Venus combination. It gives only grace of expression. Jupiter-Mars being both optimistic, the conjunction does not favour the middle path says Mr. Carter. ‘This conjunction is found in the horoscopes of President Charles De Gaulle and Mahatmaji ‘The Jupiter-Herschel combination renders a forceful, magne tic personality and an unconventional mind. Jupiter-Saturn brings gloomy atmosphere. Jupiter-Neptune is a good but passive and repressive configuration, J. It Various characteristics of Jupiter in brief, are in is wrong to presume that it bestows always good quali allited, the good qualities are reduced considerably. Besides it is not considered auspicious for Taurus, Libra and Capricorn ‘ascendants.42: Artof Prediction Nakshatra Positions Bharani Aswini Bharani Rohini Ardra de Ashlesha Pashya Porva Magha =, Hasta Scorpio ‘Anuradha Sagittarius Moola Capricom = Shravan Aquarius” Dhanishtha fa Pisces Parva Bhadrapada Uttara Bhadrapada ® “thle Sadesati. Saturn Planet of Limitation and Cé (Pushya, Anuradha, Uttara Bhadrapad Since antiquity, Satuen is considered to be the planet of evil darkness, secrecy; loss and misfortune. ramsit is considered very ‘mark in the house and oves (Mind ) the Sun ( Prest success), Hence, it makes 10 ig pleasure and sorrow riony to Saturn's characters God, Demons or hurhan beings ‘success and failure, fame or infamy, riches and poverty, ele, It44 : Art of Prediction Over Planets he radical Sun, it is harmful to the father, f ju about loss of position or status or even upsets indicates retirement from service or business, Venus is another friend of Saturn. When it transits over the planet of love, it brings temporary isolation or departure or Separation from intimate relatives, especially female friends and Telatives. It brings about scandals. If both happen to be auspi- cious, itis excelent for financial gains and earning re and fame. r is not considered bad. Financial gains is best for religious or legal work. it over Harschel is as bad-as that of Mars. Disputes, quarrels, loss of reputation or sudden defamation are the chief traits of the tran Neptune being a planet of confusi Housewise The passing of Saturn in the fist house is of vital importance yrance and a careful frame of mind, In ate of introspection, During the turn io the first house of India, in Capricora in it removed the complacency of Indian leaders and brought home the precious understanding that an independent country always needs a wellequipsed and trained army to. safe Saturn : 45 was facing an unusual in its own sign Aries. in guard its strategic boundaries. Eng situation in view of Saturn's passi 1969-10, of the first house. If the ascendant happens to. be bra, Gemini, Capricorn or Aquarius, the evil aspect of On the contrary, it renders. excellent to the native to build up his career and status on a sound footing. Its transit in the second house means r expenditure, At the same time it creates. finan: attachments, frustration in love and losses in speculation, ‘The sixth house is the house of disease and enemies It causes depression and some physical ailment During the transit of Saturn, dietary control is required to be observed ‘good, strengthens conjugal ties, cementing true unions, s Hitler, leader of ‘Nazism was tempted to declare war in 1939 against France. He hhad Libra ascendant and Sun-Mars Mercury and Venus in the ‘7th house and Saturn was transiting in the same house in 1939, Any planet in the 8th and dered inauspicious, The nin and indicates foreign travel and success in worldly matters.46: Art of Prediction Saturn in the tenth house is considered to be best but some ancient astrologers have pointed out that This rule may be considered as val unction of square aspect with’ Mars or the Sun, In usual transit it heightens’ prestige temporarily,’ but’ ultimately’ brings sorrow, This hint or warning may be Kept’ in mind especially by persons ler was fall born with Scorpio or Leo rising on ascendant. swing when Saturn was transiting in 10th house, but when it ‘passed. over radical Sun. and, made -square 10 radical Mars in 1945, he: met with misfortune, Similar was the case -of Napoleon, False friendship or bad companionship, deceptive promises jons are the result of the Saturn in the 11th house spicious in the twelfth house. ture calamities. It forewarns to review the in the present and assess the future, wisely. Nakshatra Positions Punarvasu Magha Hasta Vishakta, puradha hadha Moola anistha Shravan Purva- Bhadrapada ara Bhadrapada’ Pisces Revati a Hersche Freedom, Revoiution and Chang Every human and that of the society ikes change and loves individual feedor ich he lives. Some are fortunate evough to enjoy it naturally, wl others have to struggle for it. The understanding of this pec ‘of human beings could be had through the study of the ecce 1d other objec first to be captured t and spreads knowledge an Herschel has its domain over all unusual, eccentric peop ‘and things. Herschel creates a strong urge to rebel for freedon ‘The changes it brings about ean rarely take place without a brea withthe past and uoike Satua it faves is indelible mark in ‘or makes history in the nation when sign of that country. ‘Your Herschel Inthe first house or on an ascendant it indicates self independence, desire to make a break with the past and48 + Art of Prediction anew an assertive expression, ty to conform to. any conven- the second hous money. In the relations with brothers and sisters. It is excellent for creative thinking, speech, writing. inventions and research study. Nobel prize-winners Albert Einstein and Rabindranath Tagore had to pleasant and happy shows scant and well known had Herschel in the fifth. It causes sudden upsets in health and betokens strange ‘ideas ‘cn cults umd sects in the sixth house, Unusual conditions in marriage or partnership are indicated if Herschel happens to be in the seventh, Ttis not conducive badly aspected-It-isy however, éxcelent 1 performance, idicates many gain to adopt unconv. creates mystery about death and sex, In the ninth house, it f freedom, and sudden the tenth house, denotes capable leadership with vision and foresight and readiness to change from the old or conventional id.as The Late Babu Rajendra Prasad and. Jane Austen had their Herschel on the M.'C."The eleveni Herschel : 49 12th house, ‘Conjunctions The Sun-Herschel combination bestows independence and i Possessed of broad vision and stability in wn ideals consciously. Conan Doyle and Luis Pasteur had this conjunction. The Mars-Herschel conjunction is one of the powerful junctions but exhibits the best power and lacks patience under stress and ‘good for explorers. In mundane astrology it governs administration, It is a power- ‘generator and under affliction it gives scope to rebellious and anarchic tendencies, In 1856, Herschel was transiting over radical Jupiter ia ‘Taurus in the Sth house from the ruling sign of India-Capricorn, It hhad inspired the “ Freedom Struggle of 1857", on a religious issue, After 84 years, in 1942, both Saturn and Herschel were transiting ‘in Taurus ov Jupiter and they gave a threat to the alien government to * QuiNeptune < Ctition, ‘Dream and Forcsight ) atively fixed: by ‘astronomers h of Herschel. “The chief Study your Neptune renders imagination and a dreamy mood ‘On ascendant ‘The In the second honse, fo, oF (2) Bappiiess and Cortespondi ¢ fourth house. In the fifth, it brings frust love and progeny. In the sixth jealth from hidden causes, such as foo% Neptune publishers, trave kable sponta suggestive dreamsit offers solutions to numerous intricate problen In the eleventh house, it helps to procure secret help fr friends when necessary. Twelfth house Neptune makes a ‘and gives delicate expression, It indicates | probability of celibacy or bachelorhood, Important conjunctions ‘Sun-Neptune produces a selfmade genius with affinity | professions connected with water or the sea, The Moon-Neptu 1m betokens sensitiveness and is excellent for study logy or mysticism. Mercury-Neptune gives strong meme rary telent. The Venus-Neptune blending leads to arts Neptune favours romantic and secret love affairs. NeptuneSatu yn with a schemy and shrewd nature, Ec 3s and subtlety of expression aret feptune conjunction. Nakshatra. Positions Sign ‘Auspicious Inauspicious Neutral Aries Bharani Krrittika Aswini Taurus Rohini Mrig . Gemini Panarvasu. = Ardra Cancer = -Punarvasu Pushya Ashiesba Leo Purva Magha Uttara Virgo Hasta Chitra oy Libra Vishakha = ‘Swati Scorpio —_Vishakha Anuradha Jyestha Sagittarius Purvashadha Mol Uttarashadt Capricorn Shravan Dbanistha ‘Shatatarake ‘Aquarius Purvabbadrapada Dhanistha as Pisces Revati UttarabhadrapadaPluto ( Annihilation and Regeneration ) isa curious natural phenomenon that certain things in the ped or reshaped properly and systemati |. Plato, the last known This planet, was and was first called Atomte age of 30-40 years and sign study and determine the nature’ which was io the dark or bound and 1 or vice versa. One instance is the development of in World War Il which beaan on 3rd September 193 ‘brought to an abrupt end by an atomic bomb on the second quarter of 1945, Mr. Carter observes ~ “As for Pluto, it was followed by all-barbarism and cr ‘had thought of as long out-lived but which had only and erupted in Plutonian fashion as the planet came into our consciousness”, Pluto : $3 id that the atomic age begins with’ the dis- uncertain whether the atom would be jon or for the material well-being of ia a milleanium, However, criticism is hurled against the correlation oF presupposition that it is fictitious to presume that the upsurge of certain astrologers like Margaret Hones, or certain recent astro. logers. The main argument is how these planets were inoperative in their influence before they were known to. us or scientists. Further, critics observed that it would be reasonable or. scientific to say that the discovery of these planets-helped: astrologers: to clarify certain lacunae in their predic ‘There is some grain of truth in the criticism, . At the, same time it must be admitted that ceaseless efforts all the: world over hhave rendered an impetus to rational and scientific thivking from the date of the discovery of the planets, ‘Two signs are assigned to each, planet except the Sun and the Moon ( Viz, Leo and Cancer). The three extra Saturnian planets, Herschel, Neptune and Pluto’ have been assigned the astronomers as well as astrologers are in search of one more planet and it is under study. It was located sometime back, but \t named as yet, ‘After fixing the nature and sign rulership of Pluto in Scorpio, it will be easy to find out its effects on mundane astrology. “Margaret Hones gives the following descrip- tion, “Mars is responsible for energy, heat and activation, whereas its sign Scorpio is watery, fixed yet negative, A watery ‘element indicates a way within itself whereas its negativity appears as depth of character, .34: Art of Prediction fulness of Pluto seems to “ Henge the deep. working. f accord with Scorpi comes under Scorpio, Fro life can branch out. This is {As the planet is the farthest, from the Sun,.nearly 40 * feet" from the Sun (one foot is equal to 9 crore miles ) and ittakes ‘nearly 247 years to move res 20 10 21 years in each solar sign to transit, opinions are divided among astrologers as to whether it is really effective in a personal chart. A key to unders of a person to free himself ‘violently from what has bound him may be given by placing Pluto in the sign and house and by its strength of the chart. In ordinary day-to-day life its effects are not discernible, However, its effects can be visualized in persons who secrifice able period. The affairs of the house occupied will ere in which the person directs his attention, whether started by himiself or others., ‘Some conjunctions “The Sun-Pluto conjunction always instigates a man to get relations may not be sufficiently cordial. I and destructive than Mars-Pluto or more revol Herschel. It may be secretive and expiosive. Different phases ‘or aspects of the mind are indicated when there is a Pluto-Moon conjunction. ‘The Jupiter-Pluto conjunction may induce new, revolutionary. ideas mainly about religion, yogic feats or mystic, deeds! Pluto-Mercury dispels anxieties and worries may bring serious strain on nerves. Pluto-Venus may denote secretive love or affection and sudden upheavals accompanied by a new start. Pluto-Saturn may be I conjunction si two slow moving planets, Herschel and Pl Virgoonce in October 1965 sw phase might occur due bbe due to fusion of Capi for diseases like T. B, or cancer. 1 personally predicte * Bharat Jyoti® of December 1965 : “ World War cannot be ap ikely to be used by the nat the other side of the conjunc Pluto-Neptune is another to both confusion and destr$6: Art of Prediction From the above discussion, it shi 1 am in any way trying to establish t ‘covery of the planets that they started fun what we do is merely to and judge its utility of 4 period of countless decades ! ym empirical experience over The Nodes “The Nodes of the Moon are the points in the ecliptic where it passes from south to north latitude and the reverse, The ascending node is called the Dragon's head or Roiu and descending node, the Dragon's Tail or. Ketu, Western astrologers nature as Jupiter and Saturn, astrologers teat them on par with Saturn . The latter view appears to be more and Mars, respectiv acceptable. In Indian astrology, significantly in mythological stories, they hhave been treated a8 Dei ipsed of the Sun and the Moon. In order to relieve both the from the eclipses, people have been advised to observe some religious rites. fasts and viz, old clothes, foodgrains, etc. ike place during the period. of 1d after. This. phase has been one gad a half years, \ ieRahu ( Andra, Swati and Shatataraka Rahw house-wise : In the ascendant it makes a man obstinate and also crazy. In aity signs it gives better results than in earthy or fiery signs, Ut efeates debtal disorders with an unusual facial expression. In the second house it denotes some speech and eye defects. Some complications are also created in acquiring ancestral property, In, the third house it signifies birth in ot near a religious resort, and also indicates hardships il! the age of 28. In the fourth house it brings obstacles for education, In the fifth house some deformities are observed in children. in the case ‘of women, it indicates some menstrual troubles In the: sixth house, it depreves a person of rightful position and gains. Tn the seventh house, it €auses delay in marriage and some disturbances in matrimonial affairs. a it gives rise to prolonged sickness. Death the 10th house fortune only in the later period of life it affects eye-sight and also ereates skin disease below ‘Some combinations ‘The Sun -Rahu conjunction means eclipse, and it is most undesirable, It brings not only physical handicaps, but also loss of honour, The Moon-Rahu combination denotes mental worries. Mercury-Rahu conjunction indicates either skin diseases or brain troubles. Venus-Rahu brings some handicaps in marital status, jurn-Rabu if not wellsplaced is inauspicious for all purposes.Ketu (Ashwini, Magha, and Moola ) s some tendencies towards religion and_philosophical so creates some dental, troubles, In the 2nd house it symbolises some peculiarities about the grand-father. In the 3rd house, it renders happiness from brothers and 0th house, frequent : h house, good friend- ship and stable financial position are indicated. The combination of Ketu th other plauets shou! Faden planets should be more or of results on the same lines as Rahu. Readers are requested to study both the nodes very carefully and apply their effects in the individual charts for Placement of Planets (‘Their importance ) We have so far studied the charac planets, theit aspects and generally about. the. pos planets fn the-12- houses ( Bhavas) ‘As a member of society, every person has to perform various fs day-to-day In his family the person may be either a brother fatherimother, aod subordinate to sone and superior to others. Likewise, the planets assume cettain positions in the chart, ly when. placed in the house’ wherein they manifest ned to them. Their functicns very accordit pied. Before turning to the subject proper, it would be fruitful have been described from time to time, ‘Twelve houses ‘The ascendant, or the first house, indicates the personality ual, physical structure and texture, his eg0, general ‘and the degree of overall success he on she is destined to achieve in the course of the voyage of life. In addi- tion to the sign. on the -cusp, the student should study theArt of Pretlction andes property. buleings, vehicles. Nakihatea aid the Navamanéh, in addition to the planet. This will help one to arfive at a Better and more precise conclusion, The second house signifies speech or voice ( vak ), throat, eye (right ) (Netra), domsitie comforts in general ( kutumba- some astrologers interpret the word.‘ kutumb, to mean wife finance and money & ral mental outlook, pessimi from this, house and the planets placed therein, “The fourth house suggests well-being of the mother, domestic landed property including agricultural. investment Placement of Planets : 63 The fifth house points out all things that the native gets right from birth. The int statusand luck are the main attributes of this house.. In middle-age, the prospects of progeny can be measured from this house. This house is, therefore, deseribed as the house of legaty of rebirth ( Purva -sanchit ). The sixth house is responsible for enemies and sicknesses. ‘The health troubles may be due to abdominal irregularities The of the maternal uncle can also be determined from this things: concerning nal sex organ and conjugal. happiness may be seen from the house. such as corruption, organs and prospects of the progeny. This is more or horoscopes of women rather than men. inter-related. use is considered auspicious for religion, elevation of status, popularity and easy luck, honours, etc. this house. There is much meat short al ies of an individual mostly outside the house may be considered from this house. to account for consi= iuating money gains, the more fancies will be as been indicated in the ‘Tne eleventh house should be taken dering the friends ( good or other ttc, ‘The more the planets in this hox tultivated for financial gains. Hence,64 : Art of Prediction subsequent chapters that an in house should as social act idual having good planets in this ite for business rather than service. Club’ or ics are also significantly understood from this. ‘The twelfth house is meant for expenses and the final end of Whether one can attain * moksha’* or not ean be judged from this house. Auspicious planets are indicative of virtues, whereas inauspicious pl success, Thi lets create lust or greed for material welfare or judgement should be taken as.a result of the study of whole. In addition to this, imprisonment, resorting treatment and conjugal relat th houses are called as * Angular’ or in logy they are termed as ‘Kendras*, The 2nd, Sth, fare reckoned as sueceedent. The 3) fare known as cadent In Indian ay th and 9th, then 10th and 4th houses are cor . The 6th, 8th and 12th are not considered good, since they bring some hindrances or Arishtas. The 2nd and 7th houses are marakas, they create unusual lust towards sex (woman ) and money (dian) and they’ bring obstacles in the final goal of human life ie, Moksba, ‘The 11th house also creates Enormous love towards money and undesirable friendship ‘The 3rd is considered as inimical Placement and lordship of planets ‘The more serious students should try to appreciate the exact approach to all the 12 houses in the chart to be able to un der- Stand the subject further, They should try to commit to. memory all these aspects to be able to predict precisely the future of the {is presumed that the student is by now welleversed in ‘erecting the chart of an event of any place in the world, For Placement of Planets : 65 beginners, the rules of computing the horoscope are given ia the appendices. Once the chart is erected, one can understand the signs in the 12 houses If Aries is rising om the ascendant, Mars will be considered as “ lord of the ascendant, Venus will be lord of the 2nd house, and Mercury, the third house, Now here lies the ski ing to placement, 6. the planets will be good. If the is placed in the 6th, 8th and 12th houses, us. They lose strength, however powerful they may be in signs and Rashis, They indicate some kind of worries and anxieties of the house in which they are placed, So far as the lords of (On the other side, the lords of the 6th, 8h and 12th houses, if they oceapy auspicious houses, reduc of that house, For exampl rising and Mercury is placed, ‘conduct of the person concerned. will be students should consider the placement of ‘The Table given in the chapter under “ Prognostication ” can now be easily understood. While summarising the whole discussion, it ean be stated in briet as follows :~ (1) Lords of the first, fifth, ninth, tenth add fourth in the same hotises should be considered auspicious, (2) Lords of the sixth, eighth and twelfth houses inthe above houses shown in (1) should be considered inauspi 566 : Art of Prediction (3) Lords of the second and seventh in the same houses should be considered inauspicious for marital relations. ony ot eit Hea Ea ie een chee (5) Lastly, the Nakshatra position of the planets should be taken into account while finally determining the auspicious or inauspicious nature of the planets, * Aspec The seoret of accurate predicti unbiased understading and interp ‘company of undesired persons often brings about scan and socialdegradation, Hindu view It is a popular belief that the good and evil planets af each other in various. ways is known as Dri equivalent to aspects, but this view does not appear to be lo cally acceptable. All planets cast their influence on the oppos house and planets, Some planets, viz. Jupiter, Saturn and Ma fre delegated special Drishtis © g4 Mars influences the 4th a68 : Art of Prediction 8th house, Sa a, the 3rd and the 10th house and Jupiter, the Sth and 9th in addition to the seventh house from the houses occupied by them. The rest of the planets have some fractional Drishtis, [do not wish to maintain that such a theory dots not contain any astrological genesis, but it needs convincing explanation before it can be accepted unreservedly. ur ancients were expert in understanding the aspects between the Sun and the Moon properly and these have been terpreted in terms of Tithis. The observance of us aspects between Ashiami, —Ekadash, when the angular distance between them 48, 90 and 130, On Tritiya, Panchami, Navami, an angular distance of 36, {60 and 120 degrees is considered auspicious for enjoyment ‘of dainty food and sacred ceremonies. The sime view does good in respect of the other planets, Some astrologers therefore, interpret the ty funny way when they do not find a ion, To quote an instance, it may be pointed ou f Saturn is retrograde, in the ascenda: in the natural course, house anything is wrong about the it will cast eleventh cast its Di do not understand any Western view The Western theory of aspects is found to be more mathe- ‘They do not make any discrimination so far ets are concerned. Any aspect For a long time, aspects were classified according to good or ical terms auspicious or otherwise, Taharmonious and Conjunction. This three-fold system is usually found to be seasonably correct. Aspects : 69 g the circle by 3, 6 and 12, we get trine, sextile and all of them are known as Harmonious. If jed by 2, 4 and 8 the aspects formed .- Conjunctions are altoge- ther a class by themselves, Students of astrology should first try to understand the effets of major aspects, The broad principles will be a follows :— (1) Conjunction is a powerful configuration, It reacts more (2) Opposition will, in general be less active. Persons born with such (wo or more combinations will not necessarily be successful in spite of their persistent struggle for any obj avowed aims, There may be frequent changes leading to insta- bility throughout success in their pursuits, As a matter of fact, they exaust theme of glory or win over thei ig aspecis in general bring about reasonable comparative ease. There are many complications in this system. Yet studen will be able to skilfully interpret the aspects between two planets! through the medium of Nakshatras which throw more effective light on many hidden phenomena. For further studies, students are advised to read the book Aspects’, by C. E. 0. CsImpact of Retrograde Planets tance has been attached to Retrograde planets ive purposes: in astrology for pr Retrogration In the ephimeris, when a planet becomes retrograde, Jhown as R and when it becomes direct it is marked as D, considered as ‘stationary’ when it is neither moving direct nor retrograde, Every planet mostly moves in an ellipse, No. two planets perform a complete revolution in the same period of time. Owing jon there is continued change in the zodiac as viewed from the earth, viz, one planet overtaking ard ig another, thus apparently appearing to be stopping and ig to move backward, ary’ and the apparent backward motion is ‘Retrograde," No Planet actually becomes is oaly by false appearance caused by combined motions of ‘the planets and the earth and their positions ral ‘can be compared to the trees and bushes ing when we are in a moving train, thoug! in the vicinity of a running train are stationary. Impact of Retrograde Planet It is illustrated at Figs (1) the Sun and Mars at the beginning of ‘The inner circle represents: the orbit of the Earth second circle represents the orbit of Mars. The outer brok fine circle represents the Zodiae 23, the Earth is in position Si see Mars (represented by a small solid 19 Virgo. By the end of February, 1933, both Earth and Macs } moved forward in their respective orbits, and the Sun is seen against the background of 10 Pisces.72: Art of Pediction Mars, however, does not move so fast as the Earth, with the consequence (By the courtesy ofthe author of A to Z Horo : and De re Te following table wil indiate the period of retrogt and stationary position; ‘i ik aed a as planet Retrogration Stationary Ph 160 days 7 days before and later 2. Neptune 157 days Gdays — =do- 3. Herschel 155 days 6days — -do- 4. 140 days Sdays — —do~ 5 120 days Sdays — -do- 6 80 days Bdays —— -do- 7. Venus 42 days 2days — -do- 8, Mercury 24 days Vday — -do- ee Note : Every year, when 5 slow moving planets come in oppo- sition aspeet to the Suo, they become retrograde, Prediction hed _much importance t retrograde planets are effects em how they become 2 few German Scientists ir nationals. They ees led ‘ Planetary Eastern thinkers have agreed that retrograde planets are equally forceful in dispensing bad or good Impact of Retrograde Planets : 73 cffects,.. Marsin the 6th house, irrespective 0 usually considered bensfie as well as maleic s that it destroys enemies and malefic only because it creates intesti- nal or abdominal troubles. It is my own experience that retrograde planets do create ‘The following 4 broad basic rules will considerably assist and enlighten further studies : 1) A retrograde planet creates deficiency in one of the ‘aspects of the house in which itis placed. 2) A retrograde planet destroys the ‘karakatva’ of that house of which it becomes the lord. 3) A stationary planet diminishes the qualities of the house in which itis placed. In one of my friends! horoscope, retrograde J fn the 7th house has helped him to get a beautiful wi 4 couple of years the happy marriage dissolved and unfortu- nately ended in a divorce, In every two years Mars becomes retrograde in one single sign for a period of not less than 4 to 6 months. During this period, the nations and countries coming under the influence of Mars create, unique utility oF the futility of 1 would be evi- 10 keep a closePars = Fortunae It is @ magnetic aswell as an imaginary, point in the horoscope. It is known as Diana-saham ot is popularly recog. ised as « China." The part of fortune or Pa is shown by the symbo is calculated by adding together the longitudes of the ascendant and the Moon and subttacting from the total longitude of the Sun, inthe horoscope equidistant from’ the asce- ‘dant Moon is from the sun at the time of birth. Its for= mula will be P. F, = ASC + Moon - Sun, It has 10 be treated on a par with other planets and its influence can be judged from the house and sign it occupies in the horoscope. As its name indicates it fortune or worldly success. In uch literary or artist n produces succe- ts and in Fiery signs pioneers in different walks Pars-Fortunae : 75 Housewise Influence Jn the ascendant, it indicates gains and success by one: s own industry and labour if benefic planets form an anspicious aspect with -it, If Mars and Saturn are unfavourable, its favourable aspects are reduced. to a considerable extent, In the second indicates happiness and gains through property. and . Some astrologers are of the opinion that it is helpful in power and domination, In the third, it denotes yrneys and success in intellectual work. It is good IFit happens to be in the fourth, itis hel 1 for gain through lands, or products of the earth, such as minerals, metals ete. It favours happy family conditions or gains by inheritance or stable ‘through love, specutasion an fo getting success through aunts or uncles (espe: creates impatience and diffidence ugh marriage, women and In the eighth house, it indicates strained fioancial conditions, IFunaffected its useful for gains from the deceased and use of cther’s money. In the ninth, it is profitable for getting success in elds. Foreign business or fortune promotes ‘lucky’ evenis to elevate the position of the native or get honour and fame without much trouble or the native gets a comfortable house. In the elevent it presages fortune through frien sources, ‘ings inferiority complex. It is not correct to set aside the influence and jmnportance of the imaginary yet magneti to judge various aspects in human life. Its judicious use in day-to-day life, especially for businessmen who always move in very unstable and fluid cireum16 : Art ofPredietion stances, is of portance to fix their calendar or programme ly remember en instance in which, judging i located in the house of providence, i, conjunction with Venus, I had predicted inasmuch as the Moon and Veous were ‘transiting over the radical Pars-Fortunae, ‘the person concemed was bound to get thousands of rupees through a mere stroke of fortune, and to my astonishment, the man while wandeting through the Bombay streets had found an unclaimed sealed cavelope without any marks containing ten currency notes of @ thousand ‘rupees each, Similar instances could be quoled where people had Fate fortunes through marriage o in foreign countries,” aid ‘those who have such an experience may very” well- ascertain the correctness of this observation by correlation of the events with Planetary Distances ‘The world is vivid and human nature is complex. The All known principtes of either logic or psychology could not offer f ‘solution ‘to the comp! science of ‘astrology which provi- ides a key to unveil the complex 90 Recent psychologists like Dr. [00 Jung, Dr. Freud, Dr. Mac Douggal © Syarearmo (Pemaee) | laid much emphasis on bebavioural side of the man, Psychological i F_ | cemsni ee weed i ens os aor intricacies of human nature. Natu- rally, some of had to take recourse to the horoscope for 3 personalities add by giving them names as Martian, Jupitarian. Saturaian, etc.78 : Art of Prediction Indian scholars. haye discovered a number of valuable Principles of motions of the planets One of the theori enunciated by them is the theory of Retrograde ( Vatra ) planets, as already explained. ugh to the credit of the ancient Indian astrolog- fers that they discovered different astronomical phenom« Proper justification was possibly given by them. About 10 to 1S years back, Mr. Ebertin, » German scholar gave a tangible those planets-nearer to. the lower eantre of the Earth are in perigee position, i. e. nearer to. the Earth whereas the planets revolving around the upper sentral re always away from the earth, i.e, apogee, The efltets of the planets are more powerful when they are in iposee. in Aalen, compiled the ephemerides for the purpose, When the planets are in perigee, the distance value is 100 and when in the apogee, the value is 0, The abbre used for this system is either E. W. (Germany) or ince value of the Sun remains unchanged every yes ‘The greatest is the D. V. when the Sun's position is a Capricorn, while the greatest apogee is found when the Sua Cancer, The D. V. of the rem tthe’ planets with the highest D. V ina particular succeeds in fife with Planetary Distancés : 19 .V. have to struggle hard. this backgrotnd T may give some illustrations of the utility in and outside Sun (85) power, jupiter (84) success Saturn (67 ) restrai (44) energy. Nikita Kruschev : Mars (75), Uranus (96), Venus (91), popular Harold. Wilson : Mars (93), Saturn (81), Herschel (78). ‘Subbash Chandra B se: Mars (93) courage, Mercury (91) intelligence, Neptune (86) mystery. Garfield Sobers : Jupiter (62), Saturn ( Readers should appreciate that the D. V. of the planets in a horoscope a pointer to assess the prominent trends of ‘human behaviour, The values have, however, to be relation to the inthe birth chart to get a comprebensive psychological picture of the human being,Ayanansha : 81 The Precession of the Equinoxes and the plane of the ecliptic, where obliquity of the ecliptic to the equator, : Ayanamshas ‘The earth is kept in its orbit by the gravitational pull of the Sun, which is situated at one of the foci of the carth’s orbit . Dynamics shows that the plane of the e. does not change with time, n due to attraction of other planets then reprecession due to? The Precession of the Equinoxes is a slow westward of the equinoxes alons the ecliptic first discovered by Hipparchus ‘causes precession as is proved by the fact that the the stars have changed but 8 position among the On the other hand, longitudes of the sta: a 4 sensibly constant rate of $0" a year, Fig. No, | := Showing the precession of the equinoxes. In the figure above, C is the pole of the ecliptic EL'L. Let y, midway between E and L be the first point of Aries for year 1. Then the celestial pole is) P, and the celestial equator Even though the precession was known to astronomers Nenton’s Explanation is E, 7, Q,. Due to precession of the equinoxes, the first point of Aries is slowly moving im the backward direction Ly, E long the Ecliptic, If y, shifts to y, in year 2, the celestial 6 We have now to regard the car spinning rapidly round its axis, which inclined at an angle to82: Art af Prediction le P,P,P,.., where CP equator assumes a new pole P therefore goes round the pole of the ‘makes @ complete cycle ina period of about pole has not been marked or most part of this period of 26000 years, About 2700 B.C., the second magnitude star Draconis was the pole-star, as was probably Known to the ancient Egyptians, the Chinese and Rig-Vedie Hindus. Conscious hhardly goes beyond this’ period, The prominent stars which will become pole stars in future are : y Cephei 4500 A: D. ce Cephei 7500 A. D. Cyan 1200 A. D. Lyrae ( Veen) 3600 A. D. The last is a first magnitude star, the brightest in. the northern heavens and can be°easily picked up with the naked ‘The phenomenon of the precession of, the equinoxes tells us the earth has another motion, ofthe which causes the equinoxes to move backward. menon can be visualized by reference to the mi played by boys (Fig No.2)" is a'matter of common experience with those who have tops that when the top is thrown, spinning on the errth the axis round which the top is spinning very often is not v.rtical but is oblique; and it is also having a slow motion ina circle ‘round the vert This last motion. is. precessional The top may’ be likened to the. earth, and the vertical “direction of gravity corresponds. to the pole. of The top would have fallen but for its spin, Ayanamshas : 8 Fig. No. 2 Motion of the top : The spinning top, which likened to the earth, caus precessional motion of slows down, the top falls down; the preessional motion ddue to the pull exerted by the gravity. first approy Of mass concentrated at as is done in classical planeta it if the earth were mation, we may take centre, and then deduce its orbi theory. This would homogeneous sphere. But spheroid, having its polar axis shorter than the equator 43 kms. (27 miles). There is an equitorial bulge of matt The pull due to the Son is now equivalent to a force in the ec passing through the centre of the earth defining the orbital mot plus a couple, which tends to turn the equator of the earth the plane of the ecliptic. It is this couple which produces pr eessional_ motion,jar precession, ha very small. centur Rate of precession 50” 2564 0: where T = Tropical centuries afte period taken by the eq) Year 2000 B. C, 0 1900 A. D. 2000 A. D. Compared wi If they were spherical there would be axis more slowly, precession if the Sun and Ayanemsha The problem of Ayanamshas lar and lunar precessions amout The average rate of the annual precession is increasing. The annual rate for a cert precession and that lunar precession. Their combined value 71,83 11.60 and its energy of very slow res evolved wuld be more rapid as it Moon were larger, or nearer, or were greater, not exceeding 45, 4 moot point among, Ayanamshas : 89 astrologers Most of the readers may be less fai controversy The first point of Aries is the starting point for measuring tudes as well as right ascensions of the celestial point of intersection of the celestial equator and ic seems to be the most convenient point for being taken 1on origin for both of the above co-ordinate systems, ongitude of a heavenly body measured from this is known as the tropical (or Sayana) longitude. ‘precession of equinoxes (Ayana chalanal) the above V. E. point is receding back over the ecliptic at the rate af about 50” per year as a result of which. the longitudes of the even fixed ppoints in the heavens increasing ‘every year at the same rate, Indian astronomy did not, however, favour the idea of fixed stars changing their longitudes and in order to stabilise the zodiac the astronomers of ancient India had taken as the origin a point which js fixed on, the ecliptic, and as such is quite different from the above smeationed V. E. poi being a fixed and the vernal equipoetial point or in other words the tropical led Ayanamsha, and the zodiac starting from zodiac, sidereal zodiac or Nirayan Zodiac, The longitude of a heavenly body measured from the above mentioned fixed initial point is known as @ Nirayan longitude, so that the tropical or Sayana longitude of a point minus the amouot of Ayanamsta equals the sidereal or Nirayana longitude of the same. As the VE, point is receding back at the rate of about 50” per year the Ayanamsha is consequently increasing at the same rate, ‘The controversy, however, exists about the determining the value of Ayanamsha to be adopted vis-a-vis the zero Ayanamsba year as follows :-—86 : Art of Prediction ‘There are generally three schools which advocate different ‘Ayanamishas. (1) Grahalaghavi (1) Grahalaghavi Grabalaghay by Ganesh Daivadaya was a m ‘mathematical astronomy and was used extens ronomers because of the simplicity of astronomical Naturally, the system of Ayanamsha calculation given by him, was used by the majority of astronomers. Ganesh Daivadnya had given Shaka 1442 as zero Ayanamsha year and 60°” ‘as annual motion of equinox (Ayana-gati ) ‘Thus (Desired Shake year- 44% 99 ayunamsha in dogers Raiwat school advocates shaka 496 as zero Ayanamsba year i th vernal equinox ) ‘Ayana-gati ) 2.as annual motion of equino: (Desired Shaka yar 196) > 50°72 A yaoarnsha in dosrees ‘The selection of Zeta Pecium as the starting point of the fixed zodiac is based upon the definition of fixed zodiac as given by Surya Siddbant (shoo sm: #4) (3)Chatera: Chattra Schoo! advocates ‘212. Shaka. as) zero, Ayanamsba ‘yeat aha 50”. 2 as annual motion of equinox., The starting point of the zodiac according to Chaitra school is 180" ahead of star Spica (fer). Thus (Desited Shaka ~212) » 5 ate ~ 60 x 60 ‘Besides the vatious references have given by the followers of Chaitra shoo! in suppott of the starting point advocated by them, the Ayanamshas calculated by the method come rather close to 2 = Ayanamsha in degrees. Ayanamshas : 87 Grahalaghava Ayanamshas which were in vogue until now and hhence these Ayanamshas have been adopted by the majority of astronomers in India, ‘The Ayanamshas followed by me are shown in Table No. 1 The choice for the Nirayana 5) based pusely on I grounds. In Sayana system the longitudes of both stars and planets are changing. In Nirayana system only the planets are chat 5 are stationary, the ity of pos ie zodiac, which is. the c of the Nirayana system, has offered a great adva- astrology. their places and ‘Table showing Ayanamsha as on Ist January of every year for the last 30 years Sas nen cen nn Year ‘Ayanamsha Year ‘Ayanamsha Hee oe re a 8M ee 23.208 1956 23.14.55 23.253 1957 23.15.44 233.36 958 23422 1959 235.09 1960 235.59 236,50 23.143 23.6.38 23.23.34 237429 23.255 . 23.26.21 a i b *Prognostication in the affairs of men which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune, omitted, all voyage of the So far, an attempt has been made to.explein the technic= alities of the chart in order to assess the general texture of the through Nakshatcas, planets, their aspects, but the main issue which is the crux of the science of foreknowledge lies far ahead. The real art of prediction consists in indicating precisely petiods of prosperity and adversity and when such periods could be expopted. Many people very strongly believe that such judgment needs intuition, some ianer voieslor some latent power of progoostcation, Numerous theories have been edvocated by a number of authors in the past and will come up in the future, and still there will be some lacunae, which need further study and research, Such a process of study, by continue for countess years tll eternit and error wi 1 feel that my present ited and moot points, though still je an incentive to approach the yasmuch as | have been earnestly in the earlier part of the book. Many ither benefic, or malefic, but it is more than evident that each planet manifests its true and inherent qualities variously in various ways. For example, the Sun is the planet on vitality and indicates general success and paternal welfare, or otherwise. Mars, dare devil, is impetuous and irrational; whereas. Saturn is very slow, melancholy shrewd and capable of endurance From such broader principles it'may be worthwhile to. make two distinct teams of the planets as follows : (a) The Sun, Mars, Jupiter, Ketuy (Herschel (b) Saturn, Mercury; Venus, Rahu (Neptune Note : The Moon is no should be judged from the association, charts. Pluto, the rec from the theory since its effects in the person controversial and its true nature is yet tobe precisely estimated, Once the students understand the distinction between the two sets of planets, further assimilation of the, subject will be much easier. Most of us might have read from. various text-books th certain planets are auspicious or otherwise for certain ascend: viz., for Taurus, Venus, Saturn and Mercury bestow Rajayogas ihereas for Pisces ascendant, Jupiter, Mars and Moon are really ‘The pest of the planets are, of course, for a particular ascendant under study, inauspicious, The theory behind these presuppositions is very simple and ca be under-stood with ease.Att of, Prediction 1, The lord of ascendant is always auspicious. 2. The lords of Sth and 9th, being the trine houses, are ‘most auspicious. 3, The lord of tenth is usually good. 4.F the lord of the ascendant and the 8th house or should be considered as neut ascendant, Venus becomes bestow special Rajayogas e. g. Saturn becomes the lord of the 4th and Sth for Libra ascendant; so also for Taurus, Mars is counted as such in respect of Cancer ascendant. 6, The lords of the 3rd, 6th 11th, 8th and 12th and the 2nd and “th are not; considered (good. for various reasons Already known to the readers. Table of Youa Karaks Lagna ‘Auspicious Tnauspi Ne (Ascendant ) Aries Jupiter, Sun Saturo, Venus, — Mars, Kel Rahu, Mercury Taurus “Satu, Mercury Mars, Jupiter Venus Gemini, Venus Mars, Jupiter, Sun — ‘Cancer » Jupiter, Mars: Mercury, Venus, Sun Saturn Mats, Sia Saturn Jupiter Mars, Jupiter "Saturn, Moon Prognostication + 9 ee Lagna Auspicious Inauspicious ——-Nutral (Ascendant ) Libra Saturn Jupiter, Mars Venus, Suo Scorpio Jupiter, Suo, Saturn, Mercury Moon Sun, Mars, Jupiter Saturn, Mercury Moor tarius Capricorn Venus, Mercury Mars, Jupiter Saturn Aquarius Venus ~~ Sun, Moon Mars Pisces. Mars, Moon Saturn, Venus Sun, Gochara Gochara, more precisely known as means motion transiting Moon forms cect with radical Mars, some and disappointed, etc., whereas a good aspect textile and trine indicates that @ certain individual sageous, ent and capable of doing the right thi right time, From ‘such presuppositions and experience, the transits have been determined and described by various as pers. conjunction, opp92 : Arhof Prediction Prognostication : 93 Like the Moon, the ascendant aid ‘the Sun are “of vital importance for judging the planetary movements or Gachara, Normally, slow-moving planets such as Saturn, Jupiter, Rabu, Herschel and Neptune leave their indelible marks on the life Of the native in regard to the house in which they are moving. If Jupiter is transiting in the fourth house and if'it is good for that particular ascendant, it witl help to purchase a vehicle, const= rruct residential quarters, to make wise investment in lands, etc, If Jupiter forms a good aspect to the radical Sun, it will eahe fance the position and status of the individual through promotion hhonour, etc. It must be borne in mind that both the radical and the transiting planets must be good acsording 10 the jons given in the table, Otherwise, the effects will be quite normal or perhaps in certain cases contrary to expectations. With Herschel ‘and Neptune it depends. Mars and Sun generally good. With the remain- ing neutral. Resule of the transit With Jupiter cood. With Saturn bad, With the rest according (0 the nature of planets. With Sun, Jupiter, Venus good. With Saturn bad. With the rest With Mercury, With Mars and Jupiter, good for Venus. neutral. status, With Saturn bad for health ‘and position. With Mercury and In respect of the other faster planets, viz, the Moon, Venus the effects will be of a short duration. A transit render quick publicity, in the Sth some good contacts with the opposite sex, in the 7th love of sporis and games, in the 8th indulgence in entertainment or undesirable riendship, etc. Mercury in the 9th will create sudden proposals for travel, inthe 10th honour, in the 11th earning through friends, royalty, luckin parliament or club activities, et In short, thei effects will be of a temporary nature. 15 days 2% days 3 weeks T month Good for all purposes Publicity and elevated status especially in 3rd, Sth and 10th houses. good for direct action Courage, daring and ‘Good in general It is wrong to discard ither, At times we have.to strive hard for long term programme, and at that time the transit of * slowmoving planets is conducive, whereas for publicity and Gnancial gains during a week or month, the faster planets oblige aus by their respective transits in particular houses. ‘A genetal description of transits of each of'the planets, “is utlined in the Table, below. ¥ : i 3 3 a z z ; i 3 z Bad for health ‘Mental depression Bad for health and Sudden sickness and possible accidents94 : Art of Prediction Prognostication + it Dasha System ‘The Hindus’ dasha system is a rare and unique conttbi tion to the science of astrology. {t confirms their belief in tt Nakshatea system rather than the zodiacal sign, Its period emergence is not known but it has been practised for count! years asia yardstick to measure the happening of the events | some given periods of time in the life of on individual, The ve fact that it has survived for years lends clinching testimony of i Had it been useless and inadequate to meet requir jave long been rejected and become obsolete t striking and surprising changes. With the remaining depends, Venus got With Mars, Sun bad and with Jupiter neutral. Aspecting planet ‘will have to: be carefully studied before taking decision, it is bad since eclipses the planet when comes in close contact. ‘gains. ut with’ st With Mercury, Normally With Sun, Mars good. With the remaining neutral, With Sun, Veaus, Mars, Jupiter good, It depends. This system presuiesthat the life span of the human bei is roughly. 120 years according to * Vinshottari*, or 108. yea according {0 ‘ Ashiotvari’, How and when these two systen ‘of calculating the life span came to be practised, forms the sul ject matter of further investigation and research by scholar The author had discourses with a number of reputable astrologe during the past twenty. years, who tried to explain the neces of the two-fold system, but unfortunately none of them contain ‘any logical sequence. They should have studied and applied bo the systems in respect of a number of individuals, instead of 1 ing for results on some scanty proofs. Mostly : é2 g Table IF nicely placed in the 22 years chart, it will elevate the status Generally good for all Courage and daring creates hobbies and It depends, Planet YEARS OF DASHA Vinshottari (120) Ashiotari (108 ) Sun 6 6) Moon 10 15Q) Mars 4 8Q) Rahu ( Dragon’s head ) 18 12) Jupiter 16 19 (6) Satura 19 1965) Mercury n ra Ketu (Dragon's tail) 7 ae ‘Venus 20 21.8) 108 and sickness, Difficult to ‘Transit of planets i Nowe Chronic and prolonged illness and disfavour Hidden sikness and Sudden sickness, acci- dents. Jupiter Herschel96 : Art of Prediction N. B, :— The order of the planetary dasha period in “Vinghotari’ is fixed as indicated above. In ‘Asahtottari the order has been changed, and hence the figures in bracl shown against cach will show the r more point of difference inelusion of Ketu in + Asht + Ashtottari *, and hence ‘marks about its ut general wom (0 our 0 so accurately and precisely ie personal experience of the tudies and dextrously applies this he need not take into account 1e world for precise prognostica if one tries to supplement A become an exper a unifrom pattern 19F that once an astrologe system to any any other known tion, OF co Gochara oi must_know the correct and the Nakshatra posi- table reproduced om pages: 89-90 in portion of dasha period enjoyed ( respect of a specific the remaining dasha periods, Application oks a number of rules have been by numerous scholars and Pandits according to their ‘own scholarship and experience The complexity of many rules inorder to overcome this serious handicap, ing rules for interpretation of dasha will, it is felt, (1) Determine first the number of cious planets, according to an ascendant jous and inauspi- Prognastication : 97 (2) Check up the Nakshatra position of each of the planets ie, whether they are placed in their own asterisis, friendly or inimical. Planets in friendly or in their own asterisms should be considered as effective for assessing their importance in their dasha and sub-periods, Balas’, at least in‘ Navemansha’, (4) Consider placement of planet in houses. fortunate to have dasha (3) Check up whether the nat of some Yogekarake iddle age, (6) Once you are sure that the 3g certain period of life, check up the ‘ Antar-dashas’ or sub-periods, and specify the auspicious or inauspicious periods, without fear. The use of aspects will be of much a of * Antar-dashas , For example, the II have to be considered. spicious according to rules, you may be in the offing in the beiterment of prospe- slatus-quo and to, face the unforeseen odds. with smile and wait courageously for the auspicious98 + Art of Prediction I do’not swish to multiply 1.2 rules by adding some more sub-rules; your experience will help you deduce more details for precision in prediction. In the end, experience is the best teacher which alone tells you how to go ahead ! Critietsm fa question may arise as to it for prognostication at present. In most of the Indian astrologers were There was. much new and ni tem was based on practical ical working. This new ideology was jore easy and Lgl inkers. After studying this predicted. This change in outlook in astrology is a bbutable 10 the following reasons : (11) The system advocat by Western thinkers were under scrutiny and investigation ; (2) the ules advocated did not necessarily conform to the hanged enviroment and novelty of the subject; and (3 ) lastly the approach of Eas life was more religious and | and aimed af emancipation, whereas Westerners finding out the The most important and vital point for neglecting this ‘ancient system by all of us is the confusion created by various ‘almanacs which are based purely o1 present, there are three schools of nineteen Ayanamshas, which the followers of Tilak, The second scho Ayana 1 most of the followers are India: wheteas a third group follows twenty-three Ayansmishas. 1 do not wish to enter into the co ff Ayanamshas ‘affected. the reason is that the degrees may also vary. A’ simple Prognostication : 5 According to Sayana system, one may have the Moon i of birth. After deducting 23 Ayanamshas and 21 Ayanamshas Leo 3 or |, respecti ‘asterism at the time of birth, According same person born at the same time wi Ketu dasha. Tt means, hi though the birth time is Pancha ‘ed some confusion in the minds of ast ‘has created doubis about the accura for such differences nobody can | hat the system received held responsible but ‘back in its applica To overcome these difficulties, the author recommen the almanacs based on 23 Ayanamshas should be follow for correct interpretation of the dasha system I donot wish + system of Ayanamshas. After individual experience that counts much in one’s 0} practice, Primary ahd secondary directions In addition to transit or Gochara system, Westerners fol primary and secondary di is based on the rule tha to birth produces resu of one day eq represents a year o! . Trneed not say much in regard 10 these systems as all authors have given sufficient and elaborate exp respective text-books. Besides, I feel, this system sounds somewt more artificial than the Indian system of the dasha. jon_subseque fe according to a time measy In short, each day after bit systems as Ihave not readers and felloy predictive purposes.100: Art of Prediction ‘may supplement or complement our Indian system of dashas and Gochara, to yield more scientific and correct results, Table of pashas Sub - Periods ‘Sun Moon Mar. Rabu Jup. Sat. Mer. Ketu Ven, Total Yeas, 0 0 0 “OGY Spaying” Meee Months 3 6 4 10 911 10 4 0 0 Days. 18 0 6 24.18 6 6 0 0 Rohiai~ Hasta = Shravana (2) Moon's Period Yrs, 10 si iods Moon Mar. Rahu Jup. Sat Mer. Ketu, Ven, Sun Total eas 210° oe Vrmsgiey Sy” af any er yeah mT AO LL, a a a a a a D Days 0 9 200.0. 0, 0.0 0 0 Mriga: Chitra-Dhanistha (3) Mars’s Period Yrs, Sub--Period. Mar. Rahu Jup. Sat, Mer. Ketu_Ven Sun Moon Total Marites Obst i Ostia rDciem Oar enh ml 00, ete Months 4 0 1) 1 WW 4 24) Fog Days 27 18 6 9 2% 27 0 6 0 Prognosticatic Table of Dashas ( Contd. ) (4) Anda ~ Swati -Shatataraka Rahu's Period. Yrs. 18 Sub-Perlods. Rahu Jup. Sat, Mer. Ketu Ven. Sun Moon Mar. Total 2f Ba Tepe ater ore ital; da 8 bins $n) OU SAG r yc De NOs GFP 10. He 1 6B ABH O24 08 18) 0, Punarvasu-Vishakha-Purva Bhadrapada » -— (5) Jupiter's Period Yrs. 16 Sub-Periods, Jup. Sat, Mer, Ketu Yen. Sun Moon Mar, Rabu Te 8yse23 Biniabesshh Mit, 675.3 ike 4 IT B 12 6 6 0 18 0 6 Pushya-Anuradha-Uttara Bhadrapada (6) Saturn’s Period Yrs. 19 ‘Sub-Periods. Sat. Mer. Ketu Ven, Sun Moon Mar. Rahu Sup. Total vers 3 2 toa ORE e a ag Months 0 8 1 2 MN 7 1 10 6 0 Days 3 9 9 0 0 9 6 i oO Ashlesha ~ Jyestha ~ Revati (7) Mercury's Period Yrs, Sub-Periods. Mer. Ketu Vea. Sun Moon Mars Rahu Jup. Sat. Vests (27 0)" 29 LOMO ata 8 a. Months 4 11 10 10 5 M1 6 +3 8 Dayi,. 2727 10 6 uaQeean AB -.6::. 9102 : Art af Peediction ‘Table of Dashas (Contd. ) ‘Aswini = Magha ~ Moola (8) Ketu's Period Yrs. 7 ‘Sub-Pertods, Ketu Ven, Sun Moon Mars Ratu Jup. Sat. Mer. Total Waele Oe Apieteredenat, Ol nk Oy | T Months, 41g 240 4 Wana 0 Ry 40 Di Oana duurie 65 02. 211, ° ps A cae ens dst Sa Bharani - Purva ~ Purvashadha (9) Venus’ Period Yrs. 20 ‘Sub - Periods. lash i 2 nl Se ‘Ven. Sun Moon Mars Rahu Jup, Sat, Mer. Ketu Total Vee ts ht) temas Une Shura UT ao Months 4 0 8 2 0 Hora) 0) a Din ye akong, ee, ) ge Calculation of Dashas period ( Bhukta ) accordink to Moon’s degree & sign position soon | shear oydioog | sqaoyy our | am, urvoow | ium a suuonby | séea ug | stnuow ui | atoR uy woow | 900d wooudeg | seq. of, | sumo snuneg| seq wy coow | routig ovt| skea sony | sow awoK, ur uooyy | Y0Ueg saauoaa Prognostication : 10 Bae aoeaRhe Jupiter 13, mAmaneraas(Coatioued ) = u 5 9 9 |Moon 0 9 0 3 wo 6 ee s n 6 3 1 1.65 @ Fg? 412 2 46 & 13 & 97 2 300 8 6 1B B 49 ? 1s] Ves 1 00 3.0 0 9 10 24 2 ae is 2 6 0 3.9 0 i 3 ¥o 10 1g) ae 0 4 6 0 2 2S is Oo 18 5 11 3 6 0 Say Bon 2 | Mercuy 9 5 3 18 4-0-0 6 0 0 15 i aah Jevekatl ry k 6 0 6 9 0 is 7 34 eo a 20 0 0 0 7 6 0 is 0 0 8.219 2 nu 6 0 8 3 0 | super 1 2 12 5 6 9 2 Boo 0 9/0 0 204 4m 6 9B 2 a 6 0 9/9 0 be Tae & Dow 4 6 0 0 | Mas 0 4 6 409 8 9 4 6 25 7 6 0 0 0 15 6 0 0 ats 26 9 0 0 L 4 4 ae ae i 10 24° 27| sum 0 1 24 tu 3 3 4m i a 4 x Oat ZooS.cld rian a 5 2 2 1 0 8 2 a wo 9 0 1S kal 30 1 6 0 S46 Kew 20 0 7.0.0 Calcalation of Dasha period up to minutes Ketu and Mars | Venus Sun ‘Moon Ratu | Jupiter | Saturn | Mercury 7 years 20 years | 6 years | 10 years | 18 years | 16 years | 19 years | 17 years Mt. M.D. |¥.MD. | Y.M.D. | ¥.M.D. | Y¥.M.D. | ¥.M.D. | Y.M.D. |'¥.M,D. fhe 3 posses = 2) Se el a el gee oe 6 2 | eee = = S| ees, tl | ea ae So i 9 . eeneee = = ee Sas e=: ea | ae ee a oo 2 ]- 106] - - so f= 2 as |= 1 02] - - 28 104 |= 1 0 Sek 2 1g lose te |S Says] 2 ae Pee ven et 06s |) aecton| Stee oe oo tg S| = ie p> 64] 5 = oe eA ees skeet cab ay Poe aeoy |= = ecS or |) Mega = agae | cio aeay ete ae ag ca 2hie | = = aid aame: | 2ook | eke be 2 eae a . ge ci we PS aks - 2) oto |. apie] = apoe Slet 2 oe 1 1- O = $500 | = a7 | cas (aye eee 2 Beat. ote Ht SG [econ bof 2°] aioe Pe et | = aon sain hs 300 = 3 04 | [Pood [on aid eases: [- G08] = 708 | - BGT OL? a 4 4 06 [10 0)|-03 18 |= 6 00 |-10 }-9 8-1 2 }-10 06 & 3 07 |103 0} -o¢1s|-715|-o1 15 |1 000 ]102 07/10 2 F 6 _ 6 09 |106 00 | -os 12 | - 9 09 | -04 06 | 1 2 12 | 105 03 | 103 09 aTransit Cycle transit eycle in order to achieve maximum accuracy in prediction. The basic idea underlying this system is to consider the vario~ us planetary periods, progressions, directions, and so on and so and are expert in considering and utilising sun moon cycles-the Ii lunar mansion and the lunar days have been taken into account very carefully in predicting day to day events, of the planets are taken into account Mare Edmond Jones of America is perhaps the first asttolo~ ger who introduced this system in western idology. Another imp- Dane Ruthyan He is wi ‘America, All the same he has made very important contributions ofa technical nature in the field. Thereafter Marc Robertson can bbe named as a successful Astrologer who brilliantly. studied care- fully the cycles of Saturn. He was somewhat obscure in his ‘ng bat his contribution cannot be set aside on the ground of its they are on the same degree. The conju ion or energy put fo junction occurs the ‘ed. The conjunction is a na thas no sub-consciousness So the cycle begins at the aware that during the cof} ‘happening, you may have clear ideas about wh not be clear about |. Real understanding wi position occurs. ‘The conjunction is like the sprouting of seeds. The germinated. A new seedling comes into existence and bef plant can flow ow, it must be watered, duly teste its environments until fi the conjunction we have the 3 idea, of the statement; planet moves away from the Natar plat comes more clearly defined it establish ortantly it bu iFon a material plane. But the first half every cycle is essen I development, 1¢ give a basic sort of example, Let us suppose | a moment that someone starts a company, under i aris a business, Let us assume for a moment for discussion, this is a long period cycle like Saturn-29 years, 1 time from the 0 from the beginning, when Saturn ‘where it was when the things started to fourteen years when ‘opposes itself that time is growing of the business on a mate plane. The people are learning how to run the business Jag how to make it work and the business is being tested circumstances, Tn terms of our simile this is the time when | plant is growing.108 + Art of Predict time. During. ing not aware-of is, but is even less aware of what it is there for, So the entity is growing then during the first half of the cycle. st half of the cycle we shi from the Lunation the In terms of human talk. This is best eal takes 41 years to everybody gets has been found by ps dous changes when ant changes they I shall expand this more in my other ed by. the cycle of Uranus. Uranus At the age of 41 anus and it actually for most people ‘material existence. creating the family, doing the work, The second half of why is my life bappening? What am T doing wi However, while we can break the cycle down to these two half eycles, there are much finer sub-divisions. We are now going to talk about the sub-division of the waxing half of the transit cycles This is from the conjunction to the opposition by transit. The first major point is the sextile / 60 degree asp- ect) or in terms of house rela will be a third house aspect between the natal body and At this time the has more or less Tt has hhas proven that it can work to some degree. When you have a waxing sextile, this is) the time when you should look at whatever is related to the tran- sit cycle and make it more solid, more sound, more reliable because 30 degrees later the transiting planet will square the :natal planet. Transie Cyele + In America a typical: University. will have. two semesters for classes, That is a year is divided into two parts of sem= sters Half-way through the first semester there» is what is called mid-term and the final. the waxing. square is the mid-term to be dealt as unlucky transit unless ly on Tuck then a sque connected to a examination. A squaré ‘you rely entirely on luck. If you rely ent to be unlucky. I} we worry. about aspects as that whoever ence totally unconsciously is now wise. people the same way, Again ‘concerning Indian Astrology. Sof wi tions but western Astrologers believe almost the more conscious a _man is the more wi is, That can make astrology work for him rather than against ly fated unless you choose to remain unconscious, unwise and unaware, This is my experience also. So reach the waxing square and the of the statement is tested. If this were a business that st when the square comes tl well run, If itis not, it goes through fe capable of dest the has come with the transit cycle and this portant point. Squares of this type will only destroy icky, you may feel it suppressive but basically what is happe- ning is you are being pruned, like a tree with deadwood, the being removed and» what is left hopefully would square is to prune of development in n hopes of making, whatever is there going with the get, capable or surviving of the prunn+ he base of the tree which will chop it10: Arr of Prediction . This ean’ also happen, Squares are very If you survive the ial you are defi in than you are prior to it, Particularly important st squares should not be looked down upon as typically negative or unlucky aspects. Now from this point we have basically two different There are actually three patterns, ‘The first pattern occurs to those who su © square. To any process in life that goes through the trial of a square and there will be fon pattern from here on. For those entities that do not survive the square trial there are two different patterns making a total of three, The first pattern occurs to those people who are aware that they did not survive the square. You see, you ink they have survived. inty about it whatsoever. The et ransit cycle will be destroyed. I-can also dispose of the other one who dose not survive the square pattern, It you lose something at the waxing square and you know you then you can make a new beginning at the opposition, the is exact- the oppo- is transiting in opposition to your natal planet pi sharp focus so you can clearly see what it is that has to be done. So a beginning that is made’at an opposition is very often wiser, more mature, more educative beginning than the one that was made at the time of the conjunction. From this point onwards the transit cycle for this type of person is exactly started from the conjunction, This personal cycle is 0 degrees. Let me go back to the enti the square because there are more served. its purpose. After the waxing square ‘period of balanced squares ar you-as Anni we are well awar matter of fact [have seen. more pro have transiting sextiles in their char people who have squares and opp. Teason is the trines and sextles do not than problems to their charts, Th ive one to act, The On the other hand, their pos in times of erisis itive feature is that they a Now a trine transit is not necessarily a good hhave survived the test of a square, itis an excella ‘you get some of the rewards for surviving the t isa very bad trans trouble at the time of ine square. ‘The opposttion is the second most important point of d pressed to say that itis really any less imp¢ conjunction are bot be observed very careful conjunction is the get is the growing of the see ‘growing to maturity and the opposition maturity and what dose a plant do when it reaches maturity ? |M2: Art of Prediction int been growing? Why should a plant ever grow in the first place? To flower, may represeit one or two ra may represent the flowering or may represent ations, new beginnings oF to the person handles the eycle up to that time. I can emphasise strongly enough, that you can't understand. the nature of the opposition until you have understood what preceded it. This i» what {meant by taki whole is an entire organi pieces and separate the pisces one from the other. ‘They must be treated as an entire whole, PART II PREDICTIVE ASPECTSBX aia er ae ite Pa bli = jeasl 2 ‘she (ish) une Appraisal of the Char Having explained the various technicalities thread-bare + exact approach to a chart as a feproduced on the fucing page has been ca according (0 the known principles of astrology based upon bot ‘the two systems, viz. Sayana and Nirayana. Various astrologe order to arrive at the exact ngst them the degree descr worth mentioning. chart, under discussion the 4th degree of Aquatic ‘on the ascendant and the 32nd degice of Scorpr fon the Meridian Cusp. The degree description of both the poin is as follows Ascendant-Aquartus 4 “An officer arrayed much like a Chinese mandarin ina official robe of purple and gold and blue This: indicative of one who will show considerable mer in diplomatic or governmental work. It] is probab] that ‘he himself lineage and there ‘inherent dignity and repose which will enableof his enemies and overcome all and succeed to and confidence. it is a Note : Before proceeding got confirmed, and changes effected in the birth time, if neces sary, to correctly reflect the qualities, Aspect ‘The confirmation of the birth particulars leads us further to the aspects Moon-Herschel conjunction’: betukens mental agility and busy His restlessness \e Sun—Neptune lectrical careers. Saturn-trine-Venus auspicious for Capricorn ascendant ( Nit placed at a distance of 120°. This aspect the native only when he will have dasha period of either Saturn ir sub-periods, as the case may be. study of aspects ir «a psychological bent the native is placed likely to be placed at-a given Planets ‘The study of planets by placement, rashi and Nakshateas is !al_ importanee for precision in the prediction. I illustrated as follows. Appraisal of the Chart : $ Venus, being lord of the 2th and 10th houses is Yogakaraka for Capricorn ascendant. It is placed in Sth house and it has aatained good Nevamansha pi It suggests a touch of joy dasha period of lar troubles ate likely 10 occur in the service career by close 6f 1972, or beginning of 1973. As, however, concurrent dasha period is of an auspicious planet, hhas been suggested that he should patiently face the situae mn and will sueczed in his aims, Likewise, the student should study all the planets to und- ctstand properly the general texture of the map as a whole. Prospects The reel at of prediction will be put to test in indicating ihe prospects of an individual, which demands an appreciable and skilful blending of the two systems, viz. Western and Indian. From the Sayana Bhava-chalita. chart we have determi tions of the planets and their mutual aspects. For predictive ‘purposes we should turn to the Nirayana chart with CApricorn ascendat indicated in the earlier chapter’ ( prognoiticatioh ), for ‘Capricorn ascendant Venus and Mercury bestow Raji js of these planets will only be fruit jual under study. The rest of the planets, however ‘powerful they may be, are not to be reckoned as auspicious ones. If they are placed in friendly. asterisms or in Navamansha, they ‘may not be so harmful-in manifestations, and may, therefore, help ‘in maintaining balanced position. While doing this theof the planets, as indicated in the On completion of these preliminaries it would be fruitful to predict some past events and secure corroboration from the Individual, so that future forecasting would be appreciably ace- ‘urate, One should not feel shy in doing all this process. ‘The Horoscope proper At the time of birth, the individual had balance of Ju ashe for a period of 2 years laced in friendly asterism, period of anfar-dasha of Rahu ‘dual must have suffered ill-health, Thereafter, there was a period of Satuen dasha for 16 years, Il is placed in the asterism of ‘Rahu and it has attained a good position in Navarmansha, Hence hhe might have completed his education as per his expect right have had all the necessaries of life for a contented period of 17 years which jed with Mercury dasha, Mercury owns the 9th house and His career might have 1d, OF course, tliete might for obstacles dutiug sub-petiods of Mars, 1 From 1963 onwards he bad Kuta dasha, This period cane fot be considered as auspicious in view of the fact that Ketu fs treated on a par with Mars, and accordingly practically there ‘were 90 prospects in the tenure of seven years and Gull for him, In such circumstances be approached me for {ndicating future prospects ia his li ‘Afier cheking the chart. 1 advised him to wait tll middle of 1970 when an auspicious dasha period of Venus would commence, sr was transiting over the 10th house and also over Saturn (lord of ascendant) the individual secured promotion Appraisal of the Chart and his financial position was elevated considerably. During | ver radica Sun 2 ‘Mercury. The trans 1d be auspicious, but © ‘may cause some wor period. Based on should study and indi the future prospects of the inc charts on the above lines.Can the birth of child be predicted ? Like the universe, there is both complexity and uniformity 4a the human organism. ‘undue reliance on medical advi In the absence of scient women used to deduce certain events to follow from the mere movoinents heavenly bodies at given periods of time. After prolonged observation, people understood that the tide and ebb of the sea have a relat with the phase of the Moon or the angular distance between the Sun and the Moon, Subsequently, as the science advanced, the mystery was unlocked and the origin of such a phenomenon was attributed tot tational force of the heavenly bodies. About 2000 year ago Varahmihie, the father of Indian y, for the fi down that the menstrual cycle of @ woman is directly related to the lunar movement in a Birth of a Child: 9 horoscope, The period of the usual menses varies roughly from 27 t0 29 days corresponding to the lunar month. The exact date of sinning of the menses can be precisely judged from the a of the Moon, Mars ( Circulator of blood) and Venus lanet of sex ),” Navamansha positions of the planets are useful in this respect. The:period of the cycle may very from 27 to 30 ifthe Sth house (house of nferus ) the 7th (extemal secret he Bth (internal organ ) houses. are occupied by malefics 5 showld be counted from the first day of’ menses or Nakshatra, To determine the exact dete of conception is neither possible not feasible-in the majority of the cases. So far, I could apply and evaluate the merits of this theory in ‘over 60 cases The theory worked well in more than ninety percent cases. EXAMPLE One of my female relatives io the 7th month of her piegnancy approached me in 1961 with a suspicion of twins. The medical who treated her did not confirm her suspicion, but both Sun and Mercury were in Cancer in the 8th house. and tion had created the presence of an abnormal quantity of substance in her abdomen, Astrologically there were no indications of twins. Quite boldly I assured her that ste would ‘have just one baby and nothing more'!’. However, 1 advised ‘the to remove the watery substance when the lady got the final pains of delivery. Ey ash10 : Art of Prediction Having femoved her anxiety over the twins, she wanted the probable date of delivery. After confirming the time and date ‘menses prior to conceptian, I could indicate her date of delivery as 22-9-62, between 2 and 4 p.m Her last M. C. ‘was on 22-12-61 at about 2 p.m, when the Moon was in Ardra 10 Lunar ‘were completed on 22-9-62. The date proved to be accurate and ‘she gave birth to a baby on 22-9-62 at 3-30 p. m. the 10 lunar ‘months were as follows th Feb, to 29), 12th Ay (27), Sth Tune to Ist Jul 27th July to 25th August (30), 26th Aug. to 20th Sept. (26') Total days 273 days. Birth of a Child : | In another cass, « pregenant lady was advised caesarin f internal obstruct at there was 801 gan, The study of ced me that there might be some severe p: iy no cause for opera eeds the normal 10 lunar ey Saturn and Rahu brook di abortive tendencies. Ori pronouncing a final judgement in such cases. Varahmihir bas quoted planetary co! abnormal pregnancy and delay to 12 years. He has referred e ‘and Navamansh chart, the It is difficult 10 accept the womb for years together! An ori who desire to work 01 their days on the basis of the very simple method discussed al ‘and examine the accuracy. ‘The heavenly bodies condi securing clockwork uniformity its disversiPlanets and Women More than balf the population of the globe consists of women, However, there are some controversial poi astrologers whether the same plants affect differently, Astrology presupposes th ‘ween the mover: re is a casual rela ship bet- nies of ‘human beings, whether male or female, Owing to striking differe ‘ee in the cultural and social enviroment, some ce the great Maharsbis and astrologers had chosen to treat horoscopy ot Stree Jatak inasmuch as val existence ut id their fate or fortune was considered dependent on the father prior to marrige, and upon the husband after marriage. Now both the sexes walk hand. ty, and it would be dishonouring the are not treated on a par They are made of an ‘oharactetistics of fair complexion, st ling and charming demeane Planets and Woman ‘our, sparkling eyes, rosy nails. slim waist, nimble tors, downward looks, a melodious voice, pleasant and graceful manners elegant , natural bashfulness, ete. No wonder, therefore, that nature nisite for women is ly has reasonably good chances to enter into wedlock with a member of rich families, whereas a lady bora with a silver spoon in her mouth rarely finds a bridegro« deprived of natural feminine beauty. The ascendant and planets therein are most important in this respect. All even signs, viz,, Taurus, Cancer, Virgo, Capricon and Pisces are considered as females and are preferable on ascendants when girls are bora. Gemini and Libra, even though they ate reckoned as male sings, can be grouped under this heading Venug and Moon are two female planets and they add com-plexion and beai in proximity or exactly on the ascendant, with Hasta and and beauty and jout much effort of a pretty long times Their natural physical functions are most regular, and these help homes. Women born with Taurus (Rohini). and Libra ( ‘on the Eastern horizon have'a reasonably venetian tinge in view of the fact that the lord of both the signs, Venus, betokens beauty, ‘They are good-looking, have love towards beauty and possess: on the top of harmony. As & wife of partn ‘ootheir husband provided there is ‘recious and necessary in life,e@eoseeeveeeneneneeneeeee2e202e000800 14 : Art ofPredietion Ladies with Scorpio ascendant have a spectacular looks. Hesides their eyes are deep and heart-searching. The nose “Their beauty is somewhat pec Sex appeal ‘Ladies born with such ascendants and the majority of planets therein play the role of |. They fate mote of less showy and take pleasure in coecealing their The above description may serve as a guide-line and may not be considered as rigid and final, Nakshatras come in under the influnce of Venus, Moon and Jupiter, respect. On the contrary, the Nakshatras, vi Magha, Moola are considered inauspicious for they diminish the feminine fexture and beaut genous order of the far ‘effect of the planets and Nakshatras should be taken detation coneucrently. Chastity Indian astrologers have laid much emphasis on the chastity of women ‘Asamatter of fact, it is not proper to expect chastity from ladies only, Perhaps in the ancient period. ladies hhad no independent social status. Even in the present days some astrologers refuse £0 go through horoscopes of ladies after marriage. But the soc! Both the horoscopes should be examined independently purposes, The fourth house and more correctly the plan (Para-psychology )- ‘Auspicious planets such as Venus, Moon, Jupiter in this house, important since they . Secondly, Feeding arbaby in infancy is the most important women. Occasionally we come across Indies who are otherwis® Planets end Woman : 15 very strong or stout, but their babies suifer for want of adequate breast feeding, if malfics are placed in the fourth house. Besides, it inerease enhances the beauty of a woman, Motherhood tole assigned by nature For this purpose, the Sth nce, The Sth hous external and the 8t be considered carefully foreateuating, the connected, The Sth and ‘of a male or female. Some astrologer they can do it, No doubt there are certain rules fo . but they are not so precise as to. unmistakal been discussed. It may serve as a. gui it may be stated that horoscopes of wo! spect of sucess, service, proi as apply t0 males ean be applied i force to female horoscopes. Hence, it may be concluded thé the same planets influence men and women differently in restricted manner. Man and woman are the principle wheels of the chariot of human ion and the evistence of one the other is not only meaningless and impossible, but it is simp iMlogical and absurd. It is because of the differences in the16: Art of Prediction constitution and structure that there is a natural attraction and harmony of results. Had there been no difference between them, there would have been absolutely no chance for both of them to study together for a common purpose. In physical sciences also les repel and unlike poles the fundamental scientific law that binds man Modem States recognise them as equals ade! Theis éreation and application an wnpradsingly attelouable to God! Prospects of Love Marriage and Laila-Majnu, the romantic lovers have kept memorable ideals before every young man and woman, Every youth has a strong urge to marry a partner of his znce. The fascination for cach other may idealism, love of arts, games, sports and dacs does not accept such barriers since the life or ned by planetary movements and in this contex, I shall discuss the prospects of love mérriages of men and women. Prospects In a horoscope, the Sth house denotes providence, natural love procreation and progeny,, whereas the 7th hou ie ndicates the status, position and nature of the partner. The lords of these hhouses are pointers to decide the possibility of love marriage of oa:18 : Art of Predictton otherwise. “Both the lords should be in conjunction or in trine or preferably in the above two houses or in the 9th, 10th or in certain cases, it is found that the lord of the 9th (Bhagya) also joins the lords of the Sth or the 7th, In short, formulae for ove marriage will be as follows : 1) Lord of Sth + Lord of 7th 2) Lord of 7th + Lord of 9th 3) Lord of Sth + Lord of 9th N. B.: It should be noted that the aspects between the lords of houses the above should be angular. the prospective couples may hhave an opportunity to come together for a long time without ‘any prospects of successful marriage If the above conjunctions fall in the 6th, 8th or 12th house, frustration for one reason or the other cannot be ruled out. ily the lovers have to sacrifice their love life ands with some unexpected and unknown “Love at First Sight * Asa matter of fact, this type of love cannot be brought under this category, It mainly emerges out of some fancies and ding incidents and happening. ions of Mars-Venus, Ma At times, Neptune is associated wi Herschel. The former conjunction declare their love as such yet with the Its doubtful if all the eases blossom in to the sweet wedding as the tide of passion lasts fora short time. Examples A few examples of these types will be helpfi my theory and also create interest in students of astrology, Prospect of Love Marriage : 15 A Diamond in the colliery ‘An unmarried gitl without the lustre and beauty is an irony of fate! For a woman, beauty is her chief virtue and a valuable asset, Though devoid of wisdom, she is capable of charming any prospective bridegroom, and added to these assets the justa position of auspicious stars always guarantees an enviable life, Some time in Me I met a virtual fairy i tion and asked for her horoscope from her father. She had Taurus ascendant along with Rohini and Moon and Mars ( Lord of 7th ) in full conjunction with Saturn’ (Lord of the 9th) Shravan asterism ). I learnt from her father tha by her inauspicious Saturn and Mars conjunction ‘th, My assurance relieved his tension when i 1965, during my short th sides, and would take’ his daughter with him abroad Al this happened as God ordained it ! One of my friends. sometime back, approached me tc ascertain the probable period of his tion in the 8th house (Bhavachai chart). Later it so transpired that the parents had chosen boy of theit choice. On disclosing their choice to the gir, sh straightway refused to accept the proposal and made a spontan ous confession that she loved a boy of her choice and she woul not marry anyone except him. There was however, a delica astrological tie, I was convinced that the love affair would no fructfy. Her brother approached me again and told me of th intention to disapprove of his sister's ch i ently that with the passage of time, this love affair wo20: Art of Prediction dissolve without any sublimation and suggested a postonement fof the marriage tll the third week of January, 1 subsequently “eamme to know that the giel was happy since her marriage with a boy of het parent's oh Tastance could be m an essay. Those i prospects should com ied ut this isnot the place for such Predicting, Divorce Certainly, divorce is a social evil. ics published by the Department of Demo- indicate that the rate of has been alarmingly increasing in Western countri U, S, A. Sweden and Yugoslavia, since 1940 after the Second World War, While enumearating the causes for such divorces the experts have put emphasis i a drunkenness or peculiar bad habits: and lastly thoughtess that large numbers of divorce Which require 5 to 10 years for joung males and females have to for our inordinate length of time for securring portant. background, it would be special evil, purely on the astrological basis. ‘Astrology presupposes that actions of men’ and’ women’ are fafuenced by planetary movements atthe: time of birth, and22: Art of Prediction ‘our behaviour pattern is conditioned by heavenly bodies with 4 limited scope for human to alter the course of events, ‘As pointed out earlier, the 7th house and its Jord are signi- ‘happiness. Divorce means that the 7th is afflcted ; otherwise, there are remote y go a step further and say ind inauspicious transit, their supremacy! Predicting Divorce : 2 about 5B0pm, 73E52,18N30 Figure 2 are considered to be irresistible temptati human ( Purush) character by assassin: 2nd (Kanak) and the 7th (Kanta) and th for human glory, decency and beset th rightly ideal of emancipation with difficulties of other auspicious planets if they are in aspect icious planets, Thave studied about 100 charts of divore couples. In ajority of cases, the lord of the 7th was fou inthe 7th and in certainceases also the lord of 2nd in the 2 house. | This po: useful to judge the prospects of divor for separation. At least one can reasonably doubt the prospe24 : Art of Prediction of happy marr coupes come tone separation afier some time hhas occurred: after having malefices Nakshatra p of the marriage. Her ie ional tain cases deception or conceit is the the cause of divorce, Neptune, planet of confusion and chaos the 7th house cusp, usually brings about such cat by substitution of a diferent bride or bridegroom a actual marriage ceremony. Hersch: indi age. However, in course of time attitude amongst married partners. creates thoughtless and rash These conjunctions also indi- cate addiction to vices or attachment to someone other than the married partner, Their sexual energy is $0 insatiable that they are ‘ot usually satisfied with their legitimate partners. This is true of the case of afflicted Venus in Scorpio-rising on ascendant and Mars-Hersehel in the seventh house in Taurus, prominently in Krittika or Mrig, In certain cases physical incomp: especially deficiencies ina man or woman for procreation is a decisive factor for volun- tary or forced divorce. Jupiter-Rahu, Mar:-Rabu, Saturn-Mercury and the lord of the Sth in conjunction with Rabu or eclipse point are some of the examples of this type. Some males or females have natural aversion to married life So far as sex id. Aflicted Aquarius rising oo ascendant is usually a pointer in respect for parents and lack of courage to ‘Such marriages inevitably lead to frustration and disape ointment, Predicting Divorce : 25 Examples An educated lady working as teacher was forced to marry She had Aquarius rising on ascend: band as she regarded such an act as most repulsive ! The young professor had ultimately to seek divorce to which the lady readily agreed ! She is content with her profession, and happy without a companion ! In another typical case I had to advise the parents not to force their daughter to marry. She had no desire to do so, She was carning # good salary and leading a comfortable soit However, her pareuts prevailed upon her to marry a person with- out making a thorough enquiry about the causes of the dissotut- ion of his first marriage. She had Cancer ascendant with Rahu- Mars in Capricorn in full conjunction with eclipse point. Within a couple of days, the lady refused the company of her husband since he was impotent. ‘This is not am exhaustive astrological reasoning eausing divo- tees or seperations. Above are some' of the peculiar planetary aspects which could be broadly femembered, in’ the solution of iddles, No doubt, a thoughtful approach alone will help to arrive at the final judgment, %How to keep your partner happy ‘The husband and the wife or partners, if married legally or by ‘an agresment, they are the wheels of a chariot to make material life happy and successful, It is needless to mention that both the wheels must run concurrently and smoothly, if we are to make the journey profi- tably happy and reasonably cheerful, If either of the wheels ‘t0es wrong, the happiness is hampered and welfare is substituted Life therefore, becomes dull and instinctively, impuisively, sexually and so on, On certain occasions, we are active, outgoing, positive, age- sessive and selfeexpressive whereas at times we ourselves are in- drawn, negative, self-protective and assimilative. All these chara~ steristics are indicated by the positions of the Moon; the Sun and ‘the ascendant in horescopes of the partners. It both the constitu- ents understand each other and supplement encies properly and knowingly, there is full scope to avert frustrat- jon and disappointment, How t0 keep your pariner happy : on the ascendant or the S of the 12 signs, produ ing general set of characteristics in the partners. T characteristses of the iB on ascendant should correspoi to one-self whereas that rising on descendant should be con Various zodical signs when risi ie Moon happen to be in the Sth, the 9th and the 10th house cusps are likely to be t signs of the partners. ‘The following description of each of the signs to understand each other and to adjust their phy: psychological behaviour and temerapment. Ariens : Ariens are usually hasty and impetuous. They according to the influence of *heart’ rather then ‘head’. They a fond of thrill, active and romantic life. While selecting partne Il put emphasis on the brig side neglecting other draw-backs. Sports, games, out-door touri such hubbies/ wives, tactfully. Among the three Nakshtra Persons born with Bharani are rather jolly and merrymaking, the inherent traits of Ariens are well reflected in Krittka on] ‘Taureans have immense love towards comforts, beautif surroundings and pleasing partner, Sexual attachment is a pr ‘minent attribute and even temporary separation is felt by thet unbearable. They are dominated by the partner. Persons bor with Krittika and Mriga are bit rash in their manifestation bu with Rohini are ease-loving and luxurious, They look upon th partner merely as a means of enjoyment. Geminians come under the influence of Mercury and at always in search of a partner of a jovial and adjustable, Precise judgment can be28 : Art of Prediction ig. In case of Ashlesha, they are jet and establishing. themselves indepenently away from the family to create an empire of their own, Leonians despite their generosity and royal nature, are deprived of real and enjoyable married life for one reason or the other in latter part of life, Being fiery and fixed, they have intense love and sincerity towards the partner, but they rarely get a Persons with Purva enjoy married is not so. They in spite of numerous odds, jing harmony, yet with Chitra they are rather Librans are perhaps the luckiest to enjoy pleasures of union very calmly and quietly. They find delight in worldly pleasures, ellectual pur ‘Their taste and’ behaviour are very ‘They have wonderful power of patience, tolerance and to the walfare of each other. ‘ishakba they are political iy to live with them. They have a come sarcastic and at times vindi- nded to, ‘They have a deep sense of Pi s, but the same is” exhibited in ‘various ways according to the planets in the horoscope, Scorpions How to keep your partner happy : 29 born whith Vishakba are reasonably a compromising pair, but with Anuradha they are jealous and schemy and their love sense is, rather acute; with Jyeshtha, they are to a crit Sagltarian subjects have no fixity of purpose, They find pleasures outside home wherein there is full scope for thoughtful action and physical and mental movement, Sports, education religion, hunting aud socal environment are some of thi ‘They profer home or the domestic world, when their own proges- sional or vocational os ate fulfilled. A sense of duty rather than pleasure is domestic. They hardly got this to look after their partners and feel disturbed if they are upset by domeetic problems. Persons born with Uttarashadha will be less expressive fh Sbrawan are keen to enjoy life in a selifsh way. understand. Aquarians are unconventional, yet fixed in thought and action, They evolve their own code of conduct and morality. They find pleasure in experimenting. Once they perceive the right type of partner, etc, they will not hesitate to accept him / her regardless of consequences. They are very sincere and affectionate towards the partner. Yet there may be a wide gap in the ages of the . Partners born with Dhanishtha will be determined and good sense of life. With Shatataraka, physi be ruled out. Piscean subjects haye a love of pleasures and arts, They have attraction for many things at a time and the same is reflected in their nature They, being emotional, may have attachment towards many, and hence they cannot be considered as reliable or trustworthy uoless and until they declare it as such, Their good intentions are, on many occasions, likely to be misunder-30 : Art of Prediction stood. Persons bora with Purva-Bhadrapada will be an ideal partners, but with Revati, though skilled, are likely to be indulgent jn some external happiness whereas with Uttarashadha they will ‘be able to control their passions and emotions to the extent ‘concluding it can be said that though marriage partners are yrding to an old adage ‘ martiages are made in heaven ” there is a reasonable scope for 10 make life comfortable, happy and tolerable by fas such through the science of fore-kn knowing astrology. Business or Servi Whether one would find fortune in business or service i question usually an astrologer has to reply. ‘The problem is rather ticklish and every young man é ‘woman has to face this dilemma at the time of starting his her caree Majority of youngsters aspire to. business rather service but only few have the luck to initiate business in spite ir competence knowledge of assorted business subjects. I fortunate leds have proved pioneers in the field or business. Business means one's own occupation, commercial firm, allied interests. Service implies a servant's status, wherein a Mai Servant relation emerges. The businessman is free to decide fortune at his own sweet will, yet a servant's fate is tied y someone short, the former is independ where is dependent. ‘Money Gai ; Business and service can be distinguished so far as mor tary gains are concemed. A servant may be of a high sta Government official or a head of a firm (administrative ), ingome is fixed and he can get it on the day fixed, say after225 Artof Prediction close of month or according to the contract made with the employer: ‘The business-man can earn thousands of rupees in th twinking of fan eye, or may lose lakhs of rupees in one single transaction. AA servant has no such tide or job in his earnings. is background now be easy to base the ice of two distinct professional fines on an astro- two charact logical basis. In a horoscope, the 1th, 2nd, Sth and 9th houses and planets therein are the indicators of fluctuating and sumptuous money ‘pains. Such of the persons who have sound planetry positions in those houses should aspire to business lines. Bfficiencsy luck, daring, inventive methods, proper employment of persont. and partners are some of the additional’ meritorious points tha, are required to be considered for Pre-requisites A Planet or a group of planets which has a particular bear, ing on assorted business lines is required to be reckoned first Besides, businessmen must have inborn and insatiable thirst for or greedy tendencies. such trends. Taurvs, Virgo and Capricorn which are earthy signs betoken the hunger for money and unlimited possession, ‘The Sun reqresents power of expression and selfassertion. Mars gives courage or at times unthoughtful action and adven- ‘Venus betokens finance and luck, Mercury denotes mathe~ proficiency. Steady luck and prosperous position can be judged from Jui efficient organizer; Herschel, Neptune denote insight and foresight. Service Service personnel must possess a loyal and faithful character, They tend to make the ithfully to the superiors, (owner) or sovereign or {Oth house do indicate’ tendencies of the ‘Business or Service 99 servant, Scorpians for good for secret services. Saturn gives tendencies if aspected by Jupiter, and renders political acumen and a erafty nature. ‘The Sun, Mars and Herschel, if aflieted, denounce authority ruthlessly regradless of consequences. However, arrogance and stubborn attitude towards authority are bad qualites for servant. TInauspicious aspects between the Sun and Saturn are’ not con ered good for the servant, Saturn brings coldness and indiffer~ ence and creates undue consciousness of rights, Moon—Mars, if afflicted, prompts people to act on fits of temper. Neptune brings ‘a dreamy nature, Herschel buings{rebellious motives, All these bad qualities are not suitable for servicemen. Part - time Joba ‘Some professionals; viz., doctors and, engineers, in addition to their normal service, find Iuck in private practice, either officially or unofficially. At timer, their extra income exceds their normal monthly salaries. ‘Some people have an innate love towards some of the craftsmanship, engineer- ing, ‘ete: Such persons start their career in service fas @ stepping-stone and gradually shift to their choice in business, In such people's horoscope, the 2nd house and planets therein ‘are important, This change can be indicated by applying the mechanism of dashas. ‘ ‘Example ‘Two horoscopes, one of a! businessman and the other of a civil servant are given with a view that the above principles can bbe-applied systematically to delve deep into the subject.me ned him'to be a soldier, ai a reasul sa Commissioned: Officer and ascendant. and sincerely ce Career. Sauturn has made him'a striet alk of fife. ose the job fai highest reward disciplinarian in al Business or Servic Chart IT This person belongs to a middle-class family with tion that augurs well for a bus light of what has; been diseussed above, in ‘may study their own horoscope and decide which suits them best.Planets and Political Career ‘There is clamour from various corners that there is no effective. leadership in Indian spi and women, aspit ‘ofa number of young men navigated the jourey of the mother! fully, unmindful of innumerable and calamitous odds| Pre-requisites first group viz Taurus, Leo Scorpio ok and hence it has been righ neapable of 'shouldering heavy responsibalities being’ highly amotional and touchy. The third group, consisting of Ari Planets and Political Career. 82 dominating, energetic and enthusiastic. There people move by emotions and feelings. They have inborn tendency to endure ¢ and stick to certain ideas and ideals, They have of collective groupism, Though they moye along with masses yet they guide and control termination, courage ‘and foresight. They have a dynamic outlook, Fither Libran or Cancerian type of leaders have so far been able to lead the countries to the heights of glory and helped the masses to free them from slavery, dependence. of Germany, Stalin of Russia and De Gaulle of France, belong to the Libra group whereas the late Lokmanya B G Tilak, Pandit Nehru and the present Prime Indiraji, come under the Cancerian group. {In the former group statesmanship is prominent whereas the later ‘group is practical and fitted to democratic spirit and principles Leaders with Libra ascendants, are well known for their unit amicable settlement and balanced behaviour towards the realisation ‘of aims and objects whereas patriotism in the Cancer group arises lcssness, ‘They know when to advance and ew of the fact that they give due considera tion to the wish and, will of the massess yet at times they become Puppets in the hands of followers because of emotional approach and undue fear. Tk is their defect that once they occupy an cnyiable position they stick to it at any cost. They lack straight- forwardness and daring. Libran groupe are more ambjtious and they feel that the masses should follow them ungrudgingly and regardless of consequences. On certain occasions over-ambitious nature has destroyed them along with the followers. in spite of their sincers efforts for freeing the homelands from the clutches of a foreigners. Patriotism Mr. C. B.O. Carter, eminent Western Astrologer, has sorrectly characterised patriotism on astrological basis and I am tempted to reproduce this passage. “True love of country as a38: Art of Prediction sentiment is a Cancerian trait and most prominent, But many who are so called, and who perhaps have even performed deeds of great values to. theit countries hhave been actuated by such motives as duty ( Saturn), ssion (Mars) or love of freedom ( Jupiter or Herschel) ough few nation judged that a person who has many planets jo well.for himself when a country turn, may benefit the country.” Popularity In astrolay, the Moon is said to be the planet of tne masses fr people at large, The leader, whether social orp always concerned with the masses or followers. Hen that the Moon and its own sign Cancer are most ‘this respect, The other planct which is of equal importance to assess the popularity of the leader sign, Libra, Both these planets, their own Cancer must be strong, both by sign and house copes of political leaders. ‘The late Lokmanya B. G. Tilak had the Sun in the “ascen- ‘ant itself, the Moon~Jupiter in trine to the Sunn the 9th house. Mahatma Gandhi had the Moon in Cancer in Ashha con the tenth house, Hitler and De Gaulle had Herschel in ‘on the ascendent, is ruled by that sign, an ' ‘The great statesman ‘After reading various books and treatises on Shivaji, my imperssion about him is that be was an able staesdant rather than a warrior. Considering the feats he performed, it could be asserted that he was born with Libra ascendant wi ‘Navamansha. In his horoscope there is a grand trine of Saturn ‘Sun-mars in the most natural houses, and that had proved hhim with foresight, courage and a wgination, which led. to the successful culmination of his He was very practical and shrewd in tackling his enemi He never succumbed to over-ambition like Hitler and Napoled CChnatropats “SHIVAJI Feb, 19,1650 about 10 p.m, wWNe 7E59 Nirayana, Saturn in the ascendant made him conscious of his merits defects Jhich he was placed during the wh period of his He had Mars dasha at the 6 months }. Hence the dasha was as f 9th Feb, 163042 years and 6 months (Mars )+18 ye f birth (balance 2 ye he was getting Shakra Bhokti between 1673 end 77, his coro (Rajyabhishek) ceremony was performed The subsequent40. Att of Prediction ‘ period was found to be troublesome and he breathed his last uring the sub-period of mars in Saturn disha ia April 1680, Pandit and Indirajt Warrior Napoleon had to spend who had ambition to conquer the world had to shoot himself because of over - ombi- tious nature Neptune in the 8th house in the chart. of Subbashchandra Bose who fought gallantly against rule, had a mysterious ending. Though Mahat ateached the creed of non—violence and love of he himself was the unfortunate target of assassination owing to Moon-Rabu in the 10 th house. Mussolini had to commit suicide owing to bad planetary po 7th house. planets had virtually made a coup aga Nehru by frustrasting his dreams of peaceful and co-of alignment with all the axis powers when Saturn was. tran in opposition to radical Moon and square to radical Sun, Mercury and Venus. As predicted earlier, President De Gaulle had to resign the Presidentship abruptly possibly to. avoid further failure in. his life Those who wish to assess. their own relative chances of success or otherwise in the field of politics. may perhaps. enter into a dialogue with their ruling. planets and estimate their prospectsPlanets and Transfers ‘Any change, major or minor, disturbs normal ‘On many occasions suck’ changes are undesi ‘The tenth ascendant, seventh and fourth houses, in order icant in this respect. 1 need not explain the crucial importance ef the tenth house it governs professions Planets and Teanses or vocational wement oF affietion to the above houses creates sensation, possibility of a transfer and shift, ‘The ascendant denotes personality and environment. The fourth house, though not directly connected, denotes or otherwise of domestic life. The seventh comes directly in aspect with an ascendant or’ in square aspect to the 10th 4th, In short, all these houses are in Kendras znd connected transfer, Of the three groups, Gardinal signs, Aries, Libra, Cancer. and Capricorn, being movable are more si transfers. Fixed signs, Taurus, Leo, Scorpio and Aqui nelined towards purpose and ease, persons born 1g for a particular place ansferred- te t0 leave the costo Planets The Sun, being the planet of vitality and energy: indicates status and position of a servant, Any aflction to the radical Sun brings or changes in the wise they will bes personal comforts Saturn, Herschel or Neptune creates loss of prestige or, status, abrupt and unforeseen changes, scandals and prejudices in immediate transfers. responsible for abrupt changes is ies und enthusiasm in the house the above four houses creates rotation in 12 signs is com ‘Those who have Mars or the Sun on the 10th house cexp or ascendant (or in the fourth according to principles of polarity)44. Art of Prediction in the radical chart, should always bear in mind that Mars's transit over those planets is mostly accompanied by. transfer. Two of who have retrograde Mars on 10th have both to undergo transfers at an interval of two yeers. boeing slow moving, is said t0 be a stabil lazy and at the same time brings confinement to a “ place for years together. Ihave come across more than 30 to 40 persons having Saturn in Libra or Capricorn or Aquarius or and it requires at least 6 to 7 years to transit in a sign. It betokens suddenness. When it forms square aspect to radical planets placed in Kendras, trans- fers by wire or Neptune is slow. reates an consfusing and preju tmosphere causing transfers, mysteriously. Jupiter is the greatest benefic and its transit 9th, 10th and Lith houses or over the radical ‘Sun, Mars and the Moon, enhances the position and status and 6 to get a transfer to a desired place. Proceeding on leave Proceeding on leave is defined as absence from duty with, for without sanction, When the Sun or Mats transis in the the 4th or at times 7th houses in the charts. the servants are ely to proceed on leave either by force or , which could judged from the strength of radical planets in the horoscope. can be said. tha , one can pred ¢ of transfer or changes in working 8 of a transfer or reluctant to the employers at the most to avoid disappointments and to achieve the desired ends. Outlook Towards Money Every man and woman is of acauistive nature and desires to possess adequate money for leading comfortable pract , money has four important f medium, of transactions, a measure of value, a standard of payment and also as a reservoir. fae that all are not fortunate to possess it in abund- either by” stroke of luck’ or by hard labour, are not careful in spending in wisely gy, and hence they cannot enjoy the material happiness of money owing to excessive greed for hoardi Let us see on astrological principles how we are destined to earn it and what are the guiding characteristics of the heavenly planets, Statistics [Astrologers in the past have carried out a survey to- assess jons in monetary status, on broad lines, and iny of the dats, they have found out of that in the birth of rich persons of the world, though born in all the seasons, vi Spring, Winter and Summer, there is still a measurable difference46+ Art of Prediction f of 5 to 6 degrees ‘over etch other. It means, Ariens, Taurcans and Geminians establish superiority over Capricornians, Aquarians and Pisceans. The remaining group, viz. Autumn born, are lowest, say only about 15 to 16 degrees. ‘Characteristics Earthy or Artha Tatva group, viz, Taureans, Viegs and Capricorniaws, although ambitious have excessive greed towards eaming and hoarding money and they find it painful to part with acquired or earned money even to meet their ow requirements ! If foreed to part they imum, It is my own’ experience that the above group of persons when they approach me for astrological consultation, feel hesitant to pay the remuneration. Theit; actions are sive. They someone's knowledge or ‘money freely regardless of one’s feelings, Taureans are the best ‘example of this type Airy of Vayu group, viz. have resonable tem ey as a means to an fe balanced in’ the pleasure in sacrificing all resources, welfare of others. Yogis and Saints are usually born on Aquarius ascendant or in their charts, a group of planets is found in this sign Aquarius, ‘The Fiery group, viz. prominent urge to satisfy their appet as the chief means of enjoyment. The Leonian is a be: of this type. However the fiery group is indiscriminate in the use. of money since they act on fits of temper. They ear in bulk and spend likewise, Watery groups, of Cancer, Scorpio and Piscean folk are i but possess hist for storing it. They are Libra and Aquarian They consider Librans- fol Outlook Towards Money: Venus stands for material happiness, wealth and comte Jupiter favours good fortune. Both these pl aspect either with the Sun or the Moon or bt th houses planets therein, rough cory hhabits and indolence, and leads to vices and immo: is impetuous whereas Saturn, Creates extravagance, whereas Saturn induces misery. Her influences ler good or bad tendencies, which should judged carefully from the aspect being dreamy, betokens illusive for one whe wants to find finan: in which the individual is placed. Indications dant or M. C.48: Art of Prediction of every- democracy rules the Leo : Stage, Screen, Engineering, Stock Exchange. Virgo : Writings or trusted job such as Manager or Se Libra: Agen ud if Swati or Banking if Visha- kha is prominent, ‘Scorpio : Chemists, surgeons, sailors, banking, assorted trades of 'ypes, Politics where dictatorial element is prom- educational ‘es and publication connected with them, service, polities and social work, busi- ‘ness management. Aquarius : Research work, teaching job, criticism. Pisces : Trades connected with luxuries, viz. footwear, sea. magic and stta- 88 of things Certainly, everybody's outlook towards Luck in Lotteries bling. Governmants have thus offered opportunitis-to “ get quick. ” Numerous readers have insisted upon me to deal with this subject. Lot of people with soaring hopes are usually disapointed when the results are declared, only a few souls aro tucky to be jubitant. day. a casual relation between planetary move- ‘monts in the heaven and man’s action in the day-to-day aff ‘the horoscope of every individual is the only pointer to his past, present and future. Unless there are favourabl etary aspect much in50 : Art of Prediction LOTTERY WINNER (nirayand second and eleventh houses, and their required to be judged very °: ry or speculative gains. The fifth’ fa-Karma" or ‘ Prarabdha’ or “ Sanchit § whereas the eleventh isa house of gains and the second of ‘and money. Unless these house are loaded or their ‘ced and aspected no man should be consi- funate in speculative gains including lottery ‘When to Purchase one is sure that he/she is sufficiently fortun— another important factor remains when to ‘of a coupon. ‘Auspicious Day deelnrsctive of the day of draw, oue has to pick up he Luck in Lotteries : 5 proper day or an event to purchase a coupon to be lucky. 7 following three rules may be considered as pointers On the day :~ 41) Transiting Moon must be in Sth, 11th or 2nd house. 2) The Moon or major pl 2nd from birth star 3) Moon or other auspicious planets for @ pi ‘ant must form good aspect to the Pars-fortuna, properly placed in the above houses, in Sampat Naksha Example inal horoscope conformed the above principles was advised to purchase ti three differerent dates, He was lucky to win a handsome pri A lucky man was successful in winning the °Planets and Horse-Racing ‘Some people have a fascina a game or as a method of " g ‘oyal sport either as Planets and Horse-Racing : 53 of various astrological ‘one must first get it confirmed from an oxpert astrologer whether he or she has luck in speculative gains including racing. The houses in the horoscope responsi indicating this success are mainly 11, 5, 2,9 and 1 eleventh is the house of wish fulfilment and fluctuating gi Even in daily transactions, businessmen and professionals will ‘s of planets including the Moon net) always bring unusual profits The fifth is house of " Purva—Karma.””, prarabdha * ot “The seconds the house of wealth and méney. Tho ninth is the house of fortune or “Bhagys tt ait st ym which res fons of past peers onses Unase shoes lords have inherent strength, ro person should imself to be lucky o including sacing. Even on the day of racing they should check up that major pla insiting in those houses espa Y speculative prospective card, hints 38 and suggestions, one should not indula in such fluctuating, ‘games, Other side or lucky on a of a particular horse in a par Thore are.@ number numerology t is not poss whatever ies both based on astiology and To mention a few eatise. The simplest method for54 : art of Prediction Number ‘Since antiquity the virtue and power of numbers has been jatter of many philosophers and thinkers. All of ‘advanced justification in their own way. The under- les are more or less identicel. However, a difference ils, Numbers given Planets Jon. Haydor Mine Western System The Sun 184 1 Moon 267 2 Mars 9 3 Rahu (D. Head) a 4 Jupiter 5 Satu 6 Mercury 7 Ketu (0. tal) = 8 Venus ciel 9 jignment of numbers to bevorified through one's race takes place. The plant seventh and ninth houses are the second and third ete. ‘When my friends insist on’ finding a winner, and when @ few challonge the efficacy of astrology, | have to satisty by telling them beforehand the best and surest probable winners without referring to the tipsters of the avowed views of tt puntors. | may illustrate one instance to substantiate the v- Planets and Horse-Racing : | accompanied one of 1 962. The main attraction The race was'schduled to st no idea about ‘cusp was more important than that of 8th. | was ridiculed by the mob around me when | indicated N 8 as the winnor, | was simply looked upon as a novi ‘was no wonder that my choice was overlooked and. preference to another hor and second to none; as she had ea with handsome dividends. The race When all the was dead ge to accept my pi hotse. | was ver fow luckiest pu 8 galloped towards the winning pos 1@@ as my horse had won. A few who had cour ‘and odd on) rs on the course who could fish a fortune. A few who consult me frequently bear testimony to accuracy of the ion; and 1 a monetary loss. This proves th56: Art of Prediction have been avoided had Dharmaraj got vatified his horoscope before acco} Any type of specu “The work of the ious and opportune ne | Planets and Travel osity about travel prospects in jarsons and this chapt ins the possi and seeks to indicate the auspicious periods to under- take the same, avoiding where necessary if the time is not so Persons born with ascendants are58 : Art of Prediction fixed natire. But when they decide to step out, they require compact and a well-chalked out programme with all the arrange ‘ments made in advance, No certainty, either way, can be indicat- €ed in respect of persons with Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius and Pisces ascendants; but, usually, they prove to be good companions ‘when on journey. journey when absolutely necessary, not otherwise. The ‘Moon, most responsive and fluctuating, is always eag Persons in whose horoscope the Moon especially signs is predom inant always take speedily to The Sun (the “ expansion) encot ings about luxury and pleasure trips. Mars, the pl of heat andvenergy, always induces aman to take up adventur- us journeys regardless of future consequences, Neptune always, creates confusion and Herschel suddenness. Mercury does not indicate any special characteristics in this respect. Planets:and Travot : 5 When.to: trave! to.when they shou ing everyday, significantly in big metropolit ike Bombay, Calcutta, Delhi, a jonrney has to be unde ‘fen a8 aroutine and they cannot afford to choose to a particul ‘moment as auspicious or otherwise in t But when wo choose tc long voyage, either by sion, we only wish For journeys of short distance and short dur it of the Moon in the houses iting in Nirayana sign Aquarius and a number of air accident: ‘occutted all over the world,60 : Art of Prediction It would be prudent for tals of nce and ap horoscopes and take appr “jonmey of a long distancs ew Planets and Diagnosis Modern inventions’and researches in various branches of ‘science, including medicine, have been useful for the betterment ‘and well-being of humanity as’ a whole, Yet there is something hidden which cannot be detected under the stethoscope, X-Ray ‘01, modern equipment and, therefore, there Is a vast: scope for t before starting the treatmentIt is pulse of the pationt. Eventhough | am following the principles of astrology to ‘was on the point of death even though thousands of rupees had relatives for the diagnosis and treatment. All62: Art of Prediction the efforts of thordoctors were: iv of frustration, the wife of the pati \By a stroke of luck or out in a sad mood came to mo hhowed that the main cause view of the fact that inauspicious Mars was point and advised the patient to It is pravod in experiments that many ‘theit own abnormal behaviour, They int fs dofinitely1ass expensive and} fa, proposed.10 investigate the intensoly. ing subject in. mare-dotail sometime hence. Before entering the-move intricate'and complex principles of astrology and“ occult therapy“, we'should conceive, ‘working hypothesis, ‘theiapperently: ancient idee that t ‘of the creative force is the'sole: cause of: the manifestation of health irrtho physica in the estial or psychic’ counters body which did not exist part - the etheric body, ‘Sickness)in its various‘forms: is’ Caused: by’ the differently: composed afflictions of planets in the-various signs:of the zodiac ‘and houses:in.the horoscope: For example, weakness of nervous: ‘and vital energy: vices mainky from the affliction’ of Saturn to the vital points; viz, the Sun;/the "Moon end’ the cascendant> This: = “and starry bodies is and Diagnosts : 6 ‘causes lessening of orce and simultaneously increases th Astral Body (Out physical body conforms toa common shape and dor not, expect in rare abnormal cases, deviate therefrom, becaus like everything else in ature, it is based sible archetype or ps This pattern, the a astral body etheric double. Hindu astrology belieyes that we humans live at the botto of a great ocean, not only of air but of others surroundiog earth. ‘This ocean is divided into four layers corresponding what the ancients termed earth, water, air and fire, ances that ate latent or active in the astral bo later must find an outlet in the physical. The diseas is known, is mesely the effet of astral eauses and unt jum is reestablished, no real cure can be effected. is duti Aight on the Nature is not a tyrant. It is called ig to each and every one only the just outcom ing. It is for us to learn to co-operate with her. It ‘wise course, therefore, to strengthen weak centres or to curb tren of mind and emotion which are capable of disastrous react ‘The horoscope is a wonderful weapon or machine through whi the latent tendencies can be very well judged,64 + Art of Predication Planets = The Sun is known as Hyleg or giver of life or source of energy, prominently in the horoscope of a male. It also repr- ary tendencies, When I have gone through the horoscopes of one or two genreations of the same fatnily, this presupposition is confirmed. ‘The Moon is Hyleg o life givier especially to the female and iseases which affect the system mainly the mind, posible for ipediments. All chronic rophy, hardens he circulator of blood. It causes all types of fevers jemorrhage, operations accidents, in’e- even though it is called the greatest benefic, causes ‘out of over-assimilation of food, disorders of the er affect betes, high blood pressure and congestion. lent effusion, diphtheria, tonsilitis, throat disease, goitre, renal disorder and lastly opht- Venus causes ents, vener halmic troubles. Mercury creates nervous troubles, affliction of the respirat- ‘ory tract, impediment to speech, brain trouble, neurasthi sheadache, ete, Neptune causes depletion of tissues, wasting, nervous colla- ipse, obscure diseases such as comas, paralysis, trance, ete. Herschel brings spasmodic affections, sev ent and ‘sudden nervous troubles, ruptures, cramps and hallucination, ete. Parts of the body ‘The diageam will indicate the various parts of the body as ‘are usuayll reckoned from the horoscope. Planets and Diagnosis : 65 ORGANS 5 external) e ‘he synopsis of the vast subje judge the trends of the various diseases will require specialised ‘eatment, and will ran into distinct volumes by. themselves. Tn berately aot referred to the relationship of the importance. In addition the 19 account the positions of the fixed stars such as the ascendant, the 10th house the 7th, and the 1c, while arriving at the final conclusion.Planets and Sex Appeal ‘The problem of sex, though intricate, has immense scope and natural attaction, It isnot confined to any in group in isolation, or even a selected few in 25 the whole universe and affects all aspects of hua varied dimensions and pec ‘There is abundant {ating drugs, fruits and some rare herbs. ‘was sensational news about sex ‘No wonder, therefore, th harm the people with its magnetism and create an ‘and desire among those who ate otherwise deficient or suffer a sense of debility or incapacity. Planets and Sex Appeal Revisionism in Sex In communist countries everything is attempted to be cont led by the ‘and logical that th must be restrictions, one way or the other, on the enterprise State over the inborn tendencies like sex, ete, Soviet You ‘Communist League at Moscow pul a paper explaining natural delicacies of sexual relationship which was hithe schools though numerous parents and young peo Wice and information, It only means tha ‘we have lost sight of the fact that basic re nor industry but human relationship - the associat these two foci of I et of love, tender feelings anc However, when Ve ted or excited by some other planets, mainly by M ‘or Hersche ilar sex, evaporates and turns dramat towards the members of the opposite sex whereas any affliction the sex-creating planet by Satorn, Rahu or Neptune tends be studied, concurrently,Ascendants or Lagnas are considered as pivotal and focal points through which all influences must pass, if they are to manifest in life, The next in order will be the Sun and thi Moon. I shall try of different persone! Persons bi tarius, being courage a immense sexual energy, ir ways and means of ind pleasure are of primitive or un Among the three, Arians are rather rash s consequences. Leonians and pleasure and lead a Scorp an igns, the extreme is found in W and Pisceans Seni ry iveness towards reservation is natural, They, i, timid. They act iams. Cancer and of this type, However, the type since itis the negative side of fent yet enormous sex hunger and ity. If afflicted, preversive sex act arereflected in. them, Judging of Scorpians is required to be: made very cautiously their map as a whole properly studied and evaluated: signs, viz., Cancer, Seory sex is prominent in Planets and Sex Appeal : 69 23 BORN JUNE 71934 * 7pm. GEL, 24N5t (Nirayara) ouse-wife whose moral Mars-Sun in Taurus undue indulgence in whereas This typical scorpian lady is a reported to be suspicious. characteristics of her sexual behaviour. Earthy signs, Taurus, Virgo and Capricorn are more oF less ty or, domi sex. Taureans and Virgoans are typical examples in this respect Capricornians, at times artistically conceal their innermost feelings under the grab of practicality.10:: Art of Prediction ty supercede all the three groups. They look upon sex intel Getinians can afford tobe patient, whereas ‘Librans, though have innate love towards the opposite, can be linpartial yd Gantaehle INE prablesagwu tact and Tatlligcace, ith fixed, inborn tendencies towards sex can sub- ly by indulging in life long or ceaseless studies or Iofty ideals. Planets ‘Above is the general guideline to estimate the general attitude of various Personalities towards the fastinct of sex or biological phenomenon or , mate-love, Any affliction, major, . Taureans and Scorpians are more sus. |. Mars, who is responsible for n ience yet under affiction preversions or suppressi Neptune, more oF less, creates abnormal sensitiveness, sensi or a kind of obsession. ‘Mass-Murderer The readers may usefully remember the ghastly story of the ‘mass murderer at Washington Hospital in the recent past, In mid 1966, eight young murses were murdered one after the other by Richard Speck, a young man of 25, when he was under the influence of intoxicating drugs and drinks. In my opi typical example of sex-suppression or perversion whi fn hatred and murder, Hows ever, the principles of Nirayana system of astrology can very well unearth the mystery of the human psychology and explain further the monstrocity of acts, His life history, then availat ‘when he was about $-6 years revealed that his father died is mother remarried and Planets and Sex Appeal : Speck abhored his stepfather, He had no confidence of his ov “Petty crimes’ was his second nature since his childhood. Tth house © fereated abnormal perverted sex energy yet the brought about mental aberration. Venus-Neptune Virgo ) created a sensitive temperament about the opposite s yet he must have had no occasion to express it. A these tendencies remained dormant in bi mn between two female planets, Venus-Moon brou sorrows for want of affection and love, Carter called | aspect as selabnegating type or austere and unfortunate all seventh house * Tn Indian astrology, ‘rine betw 3,7 and 11 is called Kama Trikona. From the same hoy12: Art of Prediction there is a trine ‘between Venus-Saturn and Herschel-Neptune: This fine trine made him to plan systematically for his monstrous dots. On the top of it, typical Scorpio in asterism of Saturn, Anuradha, is rising on ascendant. This indicates moral turpil and Jow taste. Bitter dislikes or hatred, suppressed and tendencies resulted in atrocious criminal act Judicious care after taking into consideration all the numerous aspects in the horoscope as a whole, to avoid-wrong deduction lvens life and destroys, too. The Excellence of Astrology With the fight of the Apollo 13-the number betokens Hersehelian eccentricity - to the earth's satellite Moon, hes Saleen) ah nee eae naniere earth safely or not, ledge comes to the rescue and enables one to pronounce a verdict about the success or failure of a venture. {oe publstca, won dpstched gt ear fin lea aera,14 : Art of Prediction to the Editor of the U, S. Ambassador wed by a telegram in confirmation. The accuracy of the prediction once more highlights the excellence of the science of Astrology ! “Blectional Astrology’ is concerned with choosing of propitious time for the commencement of any undertaking. system, the time which is deliberately chosen tof enterprise becomes the the success or otherwise of From the above chart it will be seen that the vulnerable episode is attributable to the peculiar situation of the explosive The Excellence of Astrology : 75 Mars on the 10th house cusp and transit of the Moon over the sadical Mars in U.S.A.” map ( Gemini 20 on ascendant ), The ‘Moon-Herschel trine from 11th to 3rd house has helped the ‘Sun, the lord of the ascendant, was in the 9th house, and this is Avery favourable aspect for the to sun exclusive effect of the auspicious planetary aspect ‘eatastrophe has taken place prior to the landing of the spacecraft fon the Moon ! hese inspired me to predict po: of astronauts. ly the safe retun Although human efforts are direcied towards Natu some Aotellect and comprehension, To overcome this handicap, felt scientists of iminence should seck a dialogue wi heavenly bodies before they venture on any project through the medium of astrologers who unfortunately appear to. have been neglected the world “over. It is my com competent astrological advice would mi large scale adventures and ensure the avenue should be availed of wi relative safety, and this U affection and attachmentPlanets, Fate and Free = will Certain dual Theist and Athi , Male and Female ist since eternity and enjoys by way of freedoi ‘There are two schools of thought amongst the Westerners, viz religious or philosophical bent of mind, and others One group maintains that * the will of a man is an much bound by the law of casualty as the rest of the phenomena of the universe and is, therefore, not free,” while the other group holds that “‘ whatever may be the claims of determinism in the province of the physical sciences, Paradox fe isnot smooth. We have to accept defeats with cheer. Our journey from birth to death the other is just pulling on in a hand to mouth existence. Planets, Fate and Free-will : 77 ‘are indentical and homogen- cous. Hitler, who was once the terror of Europe, was overthrown and suffered a miserable end. Twins born of the same mother are destined to lead diametreally opposite patterns of life, This sells us that some unseen power regulates our sojourn on earth from birth to death, Being more scientific in outlook, the Western thinkers do not belive in fate and they concentrate on the * present Role of Karma Vedantic doctrine defines fate ‘oduct of past different ways. iet happy or unhappy. Westerners, being solely materi- , disregard the past and the future, but concentrate on the There is of late some awakening in the Western world who appear to have been impressed imuch by the Hindu sophy of reincarnation, Karma stands. for well. fe is known as ‘ prarabdlh ins unspent is called * San for whose working he is not responsible, while in East intepreted as one's own making in the pas hhas been the despair of both Bast. it has been exp! necessary corollary from the Vedantic explanation of Fate, What man made, he can unmake related and rythrmi rence to the planet This that there is unbroken relationship between the very large78 : Art of Prediction such as the Moon, the Sun and other moving objects, such as human beings. houses in the hor 4 (ce) the nature of moving objects in planets and ‘This correlation is manifested th ‘oscope, (b) the nature of zodiacal sign planets and their placeme: Houses from one to six indi in free-will regard that houses from 9 to 11 in the horoscope provide scope for human action. The horoscope contains and thas been in the past and all that, will happen in nut any variation. Each planet has a definite purpose and function. For ‘example, the Sun indicates physical body, self-expression, higher soul and paternal love, Likewise, the Moon denotes mind, fand tendencies and material happiness. All the forces of the cts counteract each other if heterogenous in character and mn and aid and help each othe -disposed and well In this context, there is litle or ible and they are ‘The analogy ofa lamb tied to a rope may be aj The lamb moves fa fixed radius, and the o the circular movement longer according to the length of the rope fof the lamb, Fate, according to as event, and a human being enjoys free-will only to the extent of fa given happening already pretaged by the fateful stars in each individual horoscope. Appendix A How to erect a Chart using Ephemerides Rule No. 1 Find out th ard Time, Local Standard Time or Si into Local Mean Ti in India from 1-4-42 to Role No.2 Ir the verted in to tony is not given in L. M. T., then it must be con- .M,T. To do this, find the number or degrees of tude your location is East or West of the Time Meridian set Standard Time of the part of the world for which ‘your chart is being erected. (a) Ifthe location is east of the meridian, which sets the Standard Time, ADD the number of minutes, (b) Ifthe location is west of the meridian, which sets the Stand Time, SUBTRACT the number of minutes In other words, add 4 the location is east, of the Standard 4 minutes for each degree itsurning from west cations east of only necessary where great found in Rule 3 is clock time the longitude in Time Rale No. 6 Correct llowing approximately 10 secs. for mn to the Sidereal west of Greenwich, ADD ies as found by Rule 3 is. east of Greenwich, this correction to the interval of by Rule 4 If tocat Rule No. 7 Now turn to the ephimers and calculate the S, T. for noon previous to the birth or event, Rule No. 8 To the S. T. for found by Rule as found by Rule 4 and the correction How to erect a Chart using Ephemerides: : 81 fis found by Rule 6, The result is the S. T, of the chart for the birth or event. If the $. T., thus obtained exceeds 24 hours, subtract 24 and use the remainder, Rule No. 9 " ’ ‘Then tum to the Tables of Housés and ‘under the proper Latitude, select the $.'T. whieh is nearest to the S. T. of the chart and from the Tables find the signs and degrees .and place fon the house cusps of the chart. Rule No. 10 Having found the S. 7. for the birth oF event to-find’ the corresponding M. C, in degrees and minutes of Long. 1) From the Tables of Houses select.the S, T, ext larger than the given S.T. and from this subtract the S. T. next smaller, Call this esult.(a), z 2) Next subtract the ext smaller S. T. from the given sary is result (b), 3) Maltiply ( b) by 60 and divide result by ( 4) Add this result to’ the longitude of tho M. C, ‘corres: ponding to the smaller $, Rule No, 11 Having found the correct M. C: for our given $. T. to find the corresponding correct Asc. 1);The same as in Rule 10, 2) The same as in Rule 10. 3) Subtract the Asc corresponding to the smaller S, T. from Ase, corresponding to the larger S. T. call this result (c) 4) Multiply (b) by (c) and divide result by (a), Add this result to the long of the smaller Asc, Rule No. 12 The next and last step is to calculate the approximate longitudes of the planets by using the ephimeris of the year for82; Art of Prediction Rule No, 13 disses he converted the new location and in the for this new location, find the location chart, Observe that the of event at the Radix Location. For Southern Latieude Rule No.14 Since the Tables of Houses Latitudes to use them for Southern Having obtained our S. T. by the preceding Rules, we add 12 hours for Southern Latitude. Now turn to the Tables of Honse with this adjusted S. T. look under the proper Northern made for Northern tudes proceed as follows :~ sings and degrees as before in Rule 9 but use the oppos with the samedegrees, ‘Thus where the table gives 22 Gemini is because signs of short ascension in North Latitudes are signs of long ascension in South Latitudes and vice versa, Appendi: Table of World Standard Tim and Meridian Sr. No. Countries 1 2 1) WET Western European Time or (GMT) Greenwich Mean Time 2) CET Great Britein, Channel Is, France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Spain, Port Gibraltar, Corsica, Algeria, Motocco, Gambia, Sierra Leone, Gold Coast, Faroes. Central European Time Malta, Sicily, French Equatorial Africa, Came- roons, Belgian, Cango ( West) Angola, Danzig, ‘Sweden, ‘Norway, Denmark, Germany, Degrees of — Longitud Latitude’ in time OM HM OBO GM. SECO 1.00-84: Art of Prediction 3) EET 4) KT 5) BY 6) IT 1) Ist 8) NST 9) ssT 10) IT Poland, Lithuania, Aus Hungary, Switzerland, 30 E00 Greece, Bulgaria, Roumanis Finland, Egypt, Palestine, Syria, Cyprus, Union of South Africa, South West Africa, Belgian Congo, Bechuanaland, Nyasaland, Kenya Time 37 £30 Uganda, Kenya, Tanganiyka, Zanzibar. Baghdad Time E00 Soviet Union-Zone 2, Irag, Eritrea, Somaliland, Mada- sascar. Iran Time 52830 Soviet Union Zone 3 0 E00 Soviet Union Zone 4 7500 Indian Standard The (Except Caloutta }, Ceylon, 82 E30 Soviet Union Zone 5 90'B'00 North Sumatra Time 97 B30 Burma, South Sumatra Time 105 E 00 French Indochina, China, ‘Thailand, Soviet Union Zone6 Jawa Time 112.30 Sarwak, Jawa, Netherlands, Borneo, 3.00 = 3.30 ~ 4.00 - 4.00 5.30 - 6.00 - 6.30 - 7.00 - 7.30- ny ecr 12) 3st Table of World Standard Time Meridians : 85 China Coast Time 120E'00) ‘8.00: Soviet Union-Zone 7,’ China Hongkong, Philippine Is, British North Borneo, Timor, West Australia Celebes. Japanese Standard Time Soviet. Union’ Zone 8) Manchuria, Japan, Korea, Formosa. 13500 > 900~ 13) SAST South Australia Standard Time! 142°E'30" 9:30 ~ 14) GST ‘North Territory of ‘Austr ‘New Southwales.. Guam Standart Tine. Soviet Union Zone9; 150.00 10.00 Caledonia, New Hebrides 11100~ 15) NZT New Zeland Time 1130- IDLE Tnernational Date’ line 12,.00- IDLW Inernational Date line 12,00 +, 18) NT Nome Time 11,00 + Alaska, Somoa. j 19) HST Hawaiian Std, Time 15730" * 10.30 + 20) CAT. Central Alaska Time 1s0w00 ‘10.00 + 21) YST Yukon Standard ‘Time 135W00 9.00 + ‘Alaska, Yukon ‘ 22) PST Pacific Standard Time 10W00 8.00 + Alaska, Canada, United States, 23) MST Mountain Standard Time 1050) 7.00 + Canada, United States, Mexico,86 : Art af Peediction 24) CST Central Standard Time 901W00 ed States, Mexico jador, Hondu- 25)ERS 7500 Canada, United States, Jamaica, Bahama Is, Cuba, Haiti, Peru, Panama, Brazil, Columbia Equador. 26) VT Venuauela Time 6130 27) AST Atlantic Standard Time 60 woo Canada, Nova Scotia, Pri Edward I, Purto Rico, Trini dad, Leeward Is, Guadalox 28) BGT British Guiana Time | 59. woo 29) NET New Foundland Time 5230 Uruguay, New Foundland, Labrador, : 30) BST 45W00 31) AT 30w00 32) WAT 1sw00 6.004 4304 4.00 + 3.56 + 3.30 + 3.00 + 2,00 + Page No. Line No. 18 Last fine 25 6 1 19 16 ~ 2 Corrigendum PART I Tncorrect word ‘Thxeist and Atheist He Fore Knowledge Grap seendent duiful or Expression time Popular Indicates nd transisting catastrophies Proeperity ‘Well-equipsed Feedom ‘euough Correct word Theism and Atheism The Foreknowledg time Popularly Indicates88 : Art of Prediction ete a6 ee og Properly CORRIGANDUM a + Acks ‘ Ay if ekadsoh Ekadashi PageNo. LineNo Wrong ‘Correct te ‘Add is after them 3M degice Degree mm 4 thoro thro ; 5 in... 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