CHAPTER XIV CASTING OF HOROSCOPE AND CONVERSION OF WESTERN HOROSCOPE TO INDIAN AND VICE VERSA This chapter is particularly meant for beginners who wish to study and apply to their horoscopes the principles given in the previous chapters of this book. jome of the early chapters already deal with elemer tary principles of astrology and with the aid of methods suggested in this chapter, an average reader who has no previous knowledge of astrology can cast his horos- cope and delineate the indications. Conversion of horoscopes cast according to Western system to Indian system has been added for the benefit of foreign students who wish to apply Indian method of predictions based on planetary transits. Kit required for casting a horoscope.’ All that one should have for casting a horoscope correctly is an oa of the yeat of birth and table of houses for the place of birth. Astronomical ephemeris based on Tropical Longitudes of pimes is calculated by Mr. Raphael every ‘year and published by Messrs. W. Foulsham & Co. Ltd. Ephemeris for any previous year from 1850 can be obtained from any large bookseller. Mr. Raphael has also published a table of houses for Norther Latitudes and is available from booksellers. In India, an Ephemeris based on Sidereal longitudes of planets is calculated by Mr. N. C. Lahiri and is ublished by Bharati Jyotisa Parishat, 170 Ramesh att Street, Calcutta. Reference made by me in the examples worked out below ate to one of these Ephe- meris. Mr. Lahiri has published a table of houses based on Indian system of calculations which can also be obtained from the same publishers. (Lnciden-152 WHAT THE STARS FORETELL tally I may note here that I am following a different Precision of equinox from the one followed by Mr. Lahiri). Time. In astrology all calculations ate based on’ Local Mean Time (abbreviated as L.M.T.). In every country of the world now the standard time is followed and all clocks and watches are set for Standard Time. The Local time in a place differs from the Standard Time according as the place is East or West of Central Meridian of the Standard Time. Standard Time in India is fixed for the Meridian of 82°30’ East Longi- tude and is 5 hours and 30 minutes ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (G. M. T.). Places East of this central Meridian will have a time ahead of I. S. T. and in places West of central meridian, the time will be behind I. S. T. For every degre: of Longitude the time equivalent is 4 minutes. Let us take the birth of a child in Madras for illustrative purpose. A child was born at 2.10 A. M. on 11th June 1949 in Madras City. Let us calculate the local time of birth. The longitude of Madras is 80°17’ East of Greenwich. Thercfore the Local Time in Madras should be behind I. S. T. The difference between the Central meridian of I. S. T. and longitude of Madras is 2°13’. Therefore the Leceal Time should be 9 minutes behind J. S. T. and we get the L. M. T. of* birth as 2.1 A. M. (L. M. T.) Planetury Longitudes. In the ephemeris of Mr. Raphael, the tropical longitudes of plancts are given for Greenwich Mean Noon. In Mr. Lahiri’s the sidereal longitudes of planets calculated for 5.30 A.M., I.S.T. is- given. Jn the present example, we shall follow Mr, Lahiri’s Ephemeris. Since the birth has taken lace at 2.10 A. M. (I. S. T.) we take the planeta longitudes at 5.30 A. M. on 1oth June and then cal- culate the progressed positions at 2.10 A. M. on rth.CASTING OF HOROSCOPE AND CONVERSIONS 163 The sidercal longitudes of planets at 5.30 A. M., on toch June is given as below: : Sun Taurus 25° 37" Moon. Scorpio 13° 44! Mars . Taurus 6° 49° Mercury .Tautus 16° 26° Jupiter Capricom 8° 23" Venus Gemini 9° 59° Saturn Leo 7° 30° Rahu Aries 1° 16" Mercury and Jupiter were in retrograde motion. The birth has taken place at 20 hours and 40 minutes past previous Morning (5.30 A.M. for which the longitudes are given.) Therefore we proceed to calculate the progressed positions of planets at birth. On pages 32 and 33 the daily motion of planets are given. We refer to the daily motion of planets on roth June and note them down. The motion for 24 hours is thus obtained and what remains is only to find the proportionate part for 20 hours and 4o minutes. It can be found by simple mathematical calculation or by using the Table of proportional Logarithms which is given and explained on page 62 and 63 of the ephemeris. Using the table of logarithms, we get the pro- portional motion of planets as given below: : Sun 50! jupiter 3 Moon 12° 7 ‘cnus rq’ Mars 37° ~~‘ Saturn 3" Mercury 19’ Rahu 3" The proportional parts for Mercury, Jupiter and Rahu are subtractive as Mercury and Jupiter were in Retrograde Motion (moving backward) and Rahu is always moving backward. In case of other planets above, the quantities are additive. Adding and154 WHAT THE STARS FORETELL subtracting as required, we get the final result as shown below :— Sun - Taurus 26°28" Moon’ Scorpio 2sosi' Mars Taurus 726 Mercury Taurus ~ 16°27" Jupiter Capricorn 8°20" Venus Gemini 11° 3! Saturn Leo 7°33" Rahu Aries . tet3: Kethu Libra 1913'* *Kethu will be always 180° from Rahu. We now place the planets in the respective signs in a chart. 13°26" 11°44! 10°5’ 1 t t 47] -11°47" 10°5'-] 24°14" 10°" 11°44’ 1326"CASTING OF HOROSCOPE AND CONVERSIONS 155 NAVAMSA Venus. We shall next proceed to fix the Lagna or Ascen- dant at the time of birth. For calculation of Asc. we have to convert the clock time into Sidereal Time. The details and theories regatding sidcreal time can be understood from any text book on elementary astronomy. But for the purpose of our calculations, we shall use the Table V-A in the Appendix. Sidereal Time (S.T.) is calculated from Mid Noon to next Mid Noon. The sidereal time at Noon on any day is given in the Ephemeris and can be easily known by referring to the Ephemctis. In order to find the Sidereal Time at birth we ptoceed as follows :— The birth has taken place at 2.1 A.M. Local Mean Time (Take cate that L. M. T. is always used). Since previous Noon to the timie of birth 14 hours and 1 minute have elapsed. This 14 hours and 1 minute is the clock interval from previous Noon to the time of birth and we should find the equivalent Sidereal156 WHAT THE STARS FORETELL Interval. Such equivalent is called the Sideteal Interval or abbreviated to S.I. Reterting to Table V, we find that it gives the S: I. for 1 to 24 hours and 1 to 59 minutes. We extract the following information from the table. S.I. for 14 hours = 14 hours 2 minutes 17.991 Sec. do. do. 1 minute = I do. 00.164 do. Adding, we get SIL =14 — 3. — 18.155 To the above S. I. a correction is to be made due to difference in longitudes. For places East of Grecn- wich, the correction is subtractive from S. I. and for laces West of Greenwich the correction is additive. ¢ Longitude of the place of birth is 80°17’ East of Greenwich. Referring to Table V-B in Appendix, we extract the following information. S. 1. for 80° Longitude = 52”.570 do. do. 10" do = 0.110 do. do. 7’ do = 0.077 Adding, we have 52.757 Since the place of birth is East of Greenwich, we subtract 52”.757 seconds from the S. I. alreday obtained. Subtracting, we get Corrected S. I. = 14 — 2 — 25.398 Rejecting the fraction of second less than half, we get the S, I. = 14 2 25 We next turn to the Ephemeris for June 1949 and refer against 1oth Noon Sidereal Time (since the birth has taken place before midday; the previous Noon is taken) and find that the S. T. is given as j— 133 — 8 Adding the S. 1. to the S. T. we get- 19 IS 33 This final quantity is called the R. A. M. C. of birth (R. A. M. C. meaning Right Ascension of the Medium Coeli or mid heaven).CASTING OF HOROSCOPE AND CONVERSIONS 157 From the S. T. thus obtained, we proceed to find the longitude of the Ascendant. The place of birth is Madras and the Latitude of Madras is 13°4’ North. In Mr. Lahiri’s Table of houses, we find that on page 21 the table for Madras is given. The S’ T. of birth is 19 hours 15 «minutes and 33 seconds. Under 19 hours we see the column of minutes and against 12 minutes the Longitude is given as 28°37’ of Pisces. Against 16 minutes, the longitude is 29°47’ Pisces. Theretore the variation in 4 minutes is 1°10’. We have to find the variation for 3 minutes and 33 seconds which by proportional parts we get as 51’. Adding this to the longitude of 19 hours and 12 minutes, we get the longitude of the Ascendant as Pisces 29°28’. A simple correction due to variation in the precision of equinox is to be made here. On page 6 of the Table of houses the Ayanamsa correction is given (Ayanamsa is the Sanskrit term for the Precision of the Equinox). Against 1949 we find—o’. This has to be subtracted from the longitude of the Ascendant we have already calculated. After subtraction, we get the correct longitude of the Asc. as Pisces 29°19’, and interpolate the information to the longitudes of planets already marked in the chart. We shall next find the midpoint cf the roth house. On page 8 of Lahiri’s Table of Houses, we find the table for the calculation of roth house. Proceeding in the same way as we did for the Ascendant, we get the midpoint of the roth house as 24°14’ (after applying the correction for Precision of the Equinox for 1949). 2 Next step in the working is matking of the midpoints of various other houses. We know the longitudes of the midpoints of the Asc. and the roth house, Adding 180° to the Long. of Asc. we get the Long. of the Midpoint of the 7th house. Adding 180° to the midpoint of the roth house, the midpoint of 4th house158 WHAT THE STARS FORETELL is obtained. Thus we get the four corners of the horoscope mack:d. Proceeding farther, we measure the extent of the Arc bztween’ the midpoint of the 1st house (Asc.) and the 4th house. This atc is divided into three equal parts and one part is added to the midpoint of 1st house to g2t the midpoint of the and. Adding another part to the midpoint of 2nd house, we get the midpoint of 3rd. We again take the arc between the midpsint of the 4th and 7th houses and dividz it into 3 equal parts and fiad the midpoints of sth and 6th houses. Adding 180° to the midpoints of 2nd, 3td, sth and 6th houses we get the midpoints of 8th, 9th, 11th and 12th houses. Bisect the atc between the midpoints of two adjacent houses; we get the ending point of one house aad starting p>int of another house. Thus the mark- ing of the boundaries and midpoints of the houses is completed. : Calculation of Balance of Dasa at the Birth The method of calculation of pstiods and sub- ctiods have already been explained in Chapter X. a the present case, the longitude of Moon is 25° 51’ in Scorpio which falls in the Lunat Mansion of Jyeshta. Jyeshta extends upto 30° Scorpio. Thefefore the unexpired arc of the Asterism is 4°9’. Referring td Table Il of Appendix, we find that against 4° the Mercury’s period is given as 5 years 1 month and 6 days. Against 9’ it is given as 2 months and 8.9 days. Adding together we get the balance of Mercury’s Dasa ruling at the time of birth as 5 years, 3 months, and 14. days. Since the fraction of days is more than half, we take it as 1 day and thus get the number of days as 15. We shall now find what sub-period was ruling _at the time of birth. From Table I in Appendix,CASTING OF HOROSCOPE AND CONVERSIONS 159 we find that sub-periods in the Main period of Mercury are: Yrs. Mths. days Mercury 2 4 27 Kethu Ir 27 Venus 2 10 ° Sun . 10 6 Moon I 5 ° Mars 1 27 Rahu 2 6 18 Adding we get 12 oT After Rahu’s Sub-pzriod, there will be 4 yezrs tr months and 15 days remaining. Our balance is 5 years, 3 months and 15 days. Subtracting 4 years 1x months and 15 days, we get 4 months. These four months fall in Rahu’s sub-period. Therefore at the time of birth, Rahu Bhukti or subperiod re- mained for 4 months in the main period of Mercury. It should be noted that a month is 30 days and 12 months make a year in astrological calculations. Next step in the working of the horoscope is mak- ing the Navamsa chart. It is here most of the students make mistakes and therefore requires a little explana- tion. Navamsa is the division of a zodiacal sign into 9 equal patts each measuring 3°20’ of arc. Each Navamsa bears the name of a zodiacal sign. We know that the signs are classified into Movable, Fixed and Common, in the regular order from Arics. We take the first four signs of the Zodiac, Aries, Taurus, Gemini and Cancer. Keep them in four places and write down underneath them the other signs triangular to every one of these four. We get,160 WHAT THE STARS FORETELL Aries Taurus Gemini Cancet’ Leo Virgo Libra Scorpio Sagittatius Capricorn Aquarius _Pisces four groups of triad of signs. Incidentally, we notice | that there is one sign Movable, one Fixed and a third Common in each one of these groups. The Navamsas in the signs falling in these distinct groups are so named that the first Navamsa beats the name of the Movable zodiacal sign that is included in the group and the second one beating the name of the zodiacal sign that is next to the first in the regular zodiacal order. Thus the first Navamsa in any of the three signs in the group Aries, Leo and Sagittarius bear the name Aries, the second one is named Taurus, the third one Gemini andso on till the ninth is Sagit- tatius. In the second group, the first Navamsa starts with Capricorn, the second Aquatius, third Pisces andso on till the ninth in Virgo is reached. The third group has the first Navamsa named Libra and the last Gemini. The fourth has the first Navamsa bearing the name Cancer and the last Pisces. Method of Casting Navamsa Chart. Note the position of the Ascendant and planets in vatious Navamsas of the zodiacal signs where they ate posited. Find out in which group these signs fall. From the Movable sign in the group count as many signs as the planet is in Navamsa in the particular sign. The position of the planet in the Navamsa chart will be in the sign thus got. Let us illustrate it by an example. In the horos- cope under consideration, the position of Asc. and other planets can be written down as shown below.CASTING OF HOROSCOPE AND CONVERSIONS 161 Planet. Zodiacal sign occupied. The Navamsa occupied Asc. Pisces Ninth Sun Taurus Eighth Moon Scorpio Eighth Mars Taurus Thitd Mercury + Taurus Fifth jupiter + Capricorn Third ‘enus Gemini Fourth Satur Leo Third Rahu Aries First Now it is easy for us to put the planets and the Asc. in their respective places in Navamsa_chatt. Taking the Asc. it is in the 9th Navamsa of Pisces in sign. For Pisces group, the Navamsa is counted from the Movable sign Cancer, Nine signs counted from Cancer fall in Pisces itself. Therefore the Asc. im Navamsa chart will be in Pisces. Take the Sun. He is in* the eighth Navamsa of ‘Taurus. Taurus falls in the Capricorn group. Eighth sign from Capri- com is Leo. Therefore the Sun is in Leo in Navamsa chart. Similarly Moon will be in Aquarius, Mars in Pisces, Mercury in Taurus, Jupiter in Pisces, Venus in Capricorn, Saturn in Gemini and Rahu in Arics, Kethu opposite to Rahu. We therefore place them in the respective signs and make the Navamsa chart complete. The horos- cope casting is thus finished and all that one has- to do now is to study the planetary disposition, etc., and analyse the various forces that are at work. Conversion of European Horoscope to Indian Horoscopes cast according to Western methods will invariably have the longitudes of Asc. and planets and also cusp of the houses marked in degrees and minutes. There is, however, one point to be remem- bered. The cusp of the Westetn houses matked represent the beginning of the houses whercas in iW162 WHAT THB STARS FORETSLL Indian system, the cusp of the houses of Western system is taken as midpoint of the Indian house. Let us take a horoscope cast according to Wester. system and convert it to Indian system. A native. whose birth is recorded at 3.; A.M. (Greenwich Time) on 14th December 1895 at London, leas the following horoscope cast by using the Raphaels’ Ephemens for 1895 and Table of Houses for London by the same author. The tropical longitudes of planets are given a+ shown below. Sun Sagittarius 21°54! Moon Scorpio 24°51" Mars Sagittarius 1°31" Mercury Sagittarius 18°15" {upiter R Leo 8°36" ‘enus Scorpio 5°46" Saturn Scorpio 14°46" Rahu Pisces 7°28" Houses xX XI XII ASC Il I Leo Virgo Libta Libra Scorpio Sagittarius 6x7 r0°r7’ 77’ 27°18" 24?rz’ 28° 7" Tt will be seen that in Western horoscopes, the position of Rahu will not be shown. I have taken the position of Rahu and inserted it as above. Also it will be seen that Uranus and Neptune will be marked in the horoscope, but they are not required for con- sideration in Indian Astrology. So they ate omitted. We have all the information necessary to cast an Indian horoscope. The only difference is thet the above longitudes of planets and houses ate given according to Tropical calculation which in Indian terminology is called Sayana Longitudes. If we convert these longitudes to Sidereal or according toCASTING OF HOROSCOPE AND CONVERSIONS 163 {ndian terminology Nirayana longitudes, we get an Indian horoscope. For conversion of tropical longitudes to sidereal aud vice versa we have to use the pretision of the equinox for the day in question. In Table VI-A in Appendix the precision of the equinox on 1st January evety year from 1890 to 1960 is given. In table B ibid, the precision on any day of the month in the year is also given. From these two tables, we can find the precision of the equinox for any day within these years. Referring to Appendix Table VI-A, we find that the Precision of the equinox on st Jan. 1895 was 22°—15’—31". From table-B sbid we find that on 14th December the precision is 47°.92. Adding, the two quantities we get the precision on t4th Dec. 1895 as 22°—16’—18.92" or 22°-16' to the nearést minute. If we subtract this precision from the longitudes in the above nativity, we shall get the Indian Longi- tudes or Nirayana longitudes. Subtracting the precision from the tropical longi- tudes, we get the position of planets as shown below Sun Scorpio 29°38" Moon Scorpio 2°35 Mars Scorpio 9°15’ Mercury Scorpio 25°59" Jupiter R Cancer 16°20" Venus Libra 13°30 Satum Libra 22°30" Rahu Aquarius 15°rs’ Kethu Leo 15°r2" ’164 ‘WHAT THE STARS FOREIBLL The cusp of the houses or midpoint of the houses will be as given below :— x XI XI Asc Il mw Can. Leo Virgo Libra Scorpio Sagittarius 14°r' 18°r’ r5°n’ 5o2" ar 6Pr’ What now remains to be done is to put the planets in the respective signs and Navamsa chart and mark the midpoint, and starting and ending points of various houses. Marking them, we get the horoscope as given below :— 26°)’, 18°83" 19°)’ 1 ! 15°)’ 592" 25°1' + 1eye riCASTING OF HOROSCOPE AND GONVERSIOND 165 NAVAMSA We shall next calculate the balance of Dasa or period ruling at the time of birth. Moon 1s in Scorpio 2°.35’ which falls in the lunat mansion of Visakha. Therefore the natal staris Visakha. The planet ruling the star is Jupiter. The star extends upto 3°20’ of Scorpio. So the Moon has to cover 55’ more if it. In other words, the unexpired portion of the are of lunar mansion is 55’ of Visakha which is ruled by Jupiter. Turning to Appendix, Table Il, against 55’, we find that the balance period is given as 1 year month and 6 days. Therefore, the balance of Dasa at birth was Jupiter’s period 1 year 1 month and 6 days.186 WHAT THE STARS FORBTELL If we want to find out the current periods of the nativity in 1950, we can proceed as follows :— 14 12 1895 [6d 1 20 1 1897 ° ° 19 20 1 1916 ° ° 17 20 1 1933 ° ° 7 20 1 1940 ° ° 20 ° 1 1960 date of birth Jupiter’s balance at birth Saturn’s period Mercury’s period Kethu’s period Venus’ period The period of Venus starts from zoth ‘Jan. 1940 and ends on 2oth Jan. 1960. To find the sub-period tuling in 1950, we psoceed as shown below. 2c 1 1940 | 3 bead 5 1943 ° ° I wo $1944 o 8 1 20 1 1946 ° 2 1 = 3 1947 ° ° 3 2 5 19§0 ° 8 2 20 IT _19§2 Sub-period of Venus do. Sea do. Moon do. Mars do. Rahu do. JupiterGASTING OF HOROSCOPE AND CONVERSIONS. 167 We find that in the Main period of Venus, the Sub-period of Jupiter will be ruling from zoth March 1950 to 20th Novembet.1932. If we wishto find the inter-periods in the Sub-petiod of Jupiter, we can further proceed as shown below. : 20 3 .t9s0 beginnirg of Jupiter’s sub-period 8 4 ° Jupiter’s inter-period 28 7 1950 2 5 ° Satum’s inter-period 30 12 1950 16 4 © = Mercury’s inter-period 16 5 1951 26 I o —_ Kethu’s inter-period 2 7 1951 10, 5 o —_- Venus’ inter-period 2200 «12——«Q$T 18 1 ° Sun’s intet-petiod to” 2 1952 20 2 © —- Maon’s inter-period 10 4 1952 ‘ 26 I o — Mar’s inter-period 26 6 1952 : 24 4 o — Rahv’s inter-period . 200 II 1952 _ end of Jupiter’s sub-period. Thus we have cast the horoscope according to Indian system and marked the vatious petiods, sub- periods and interperiods that ate ruling till the end of 1952. Hereafter, it will be easy to follow the atguments given in the early chapters of this book. For the information of the reader, I may mention here that the above horoscope we have cast is that of His Majesty King George VI of England.CHAPTER XV JUDGMENT OF EVENTS AND PRADICTION Astrology is an abstract subject dealing with forces unseen by man and undetected by instruments. Truths in astrology can be verified only by actual study of the subject and by accurate predictions. Through- out the study, the students will find that it is nothing but proper analysis and synthesis coupled with clear knowledge of the laws of astrology and proper Judg- ment that lead to correct prognostication. There are nine planets taken into consideration and no horoscope has all the plancts favourable and benefic nor has any one all the plancts malefic. Correct estimate of benefic and malefic nature of planets is the most* important analytical study in a horoscope and combining the various benefic and malefic forces is the process of synthesis. In a court of law, we have two patties and their counsels put forth various arguments, the pros and cons of the case and those which weigh much decides the case. The duty of the judge is to hear the arguments of both the sides and pronounce the judgment. But in astrology an astrologer has to atgue the pros and cons and then pronounce the judg- ment. He performs a triple task. It is thus evident that an astrologer should be highly qualified, familiar with various rules of the science, events, men and manners and activities in various walks of life. He should be a good student of psychology and history, att of living, logic and above all, he should have a persevering and patient nature. Knowing the future is the quality of God and astrology is a divine subject meant to give proper guidance to humanity. As such it is not possible to commercialise it, nor can it be viewed from a profit[ODGHMENY OF EVENTS AND PREDICTION 169 motive. As a student of divine subject, an astrologer should be a God fearing, honest and broad-minded erson. Waraha Mihira,in his Brihat Samhita has laid down a very high standard of qualification for an astrologer and Patasara in his Brthat Parasara Hora says, “Theasecrets of astrological Science should be advised only to calm, dutiful, virtuous minded, God feating and pious followers. It should be advised only to one’s selected disciple and on no account should be taught to an atheist or evil minded.” Thus we find that the art of prediction is laborious and even more difficult it is to be an astrologer in strict compliance with dictum laid down by ancient scholars and Rishis. A correct prediction can be given only if the astrologer knows the background of the life of the client, his activities, position in life, etc. Proper analysis of the horoscope and its vatious other details is +the second important necessity. After patient study, analysis and synthesis one can give predictions which in 90 out of roo cases will be very accurate. Much depends on the power of judgment of the astrologer. Never should superfluous study of a horoscope be attempted and a judgment made. It is dangerous for the recipient of the predictions, disgraceful to the astrologer and discrediting to the Science of Astrology. Predictions should be clear in terms and made as intelligible as possible. Vague terms should be avoided and above all, he should give suggestions and warnings wherever evils arc indicated. In the case of indications of marriage due to horoscopic and transit directions, the age of the person, sex, customs in the country, law rclating to marriage etc. should be considered and if all are well, marriage may be predicted. At the same time, never predict matriage for people who are already matried unless the social custom and law of the country of the native permits a second martiage while the first wife is alive,170 WHAT THE STARS FORETELL Due to cyclic movement of the planets and their periods, indications of marriage may occur more than once in a man’s life. In such «cases, if the person is married, the , possibilities are (1) a second matriage. (2) illegal association with another woman (3) rejoining with wife after a period of separation’ from home and a happy and pleasant married life. In case the first one is not possible the second possibility should be analysed. Here it should be looked into as to whether the native is a victim of immoral tendencies. If the indication of immoral activity is not available, all that the astologer can predict is that the native will live a happy married life in the company of his beloved and dear one. Regarding birth of children, the nativity of the husband and wife should be looked into. The age of the person should not be everlooked. Though there may be positive trasnit directions, the natel chart may reveal negation or the native may be sterile or may have passed the stage of fertiliy. All these should be considered before birth of children is predicted. So also in a single year, while there are natal directions in the affirmative and transit directions indicating birth of children due to Jupiter’s movement in the fifth from Radical Moon, the exact month of birth should be determined from fast moving planets like Sun, Mercury and Venus and the day of the birth should be determined from the movement of the Moon. The sentence ‘there shall be gain’ should be spa- tingly used. It should be carefully analysed and inter- preted and as much clue to the nature of gain given. See the activity of the person and judge whether gainJODGEMENT OF EVENTS AND PREDICTION wm through his rormal activity offers possibility of gains. Let us take an example. For a person borr with Radical Moon in Cancer, the transit of the Sun through Aries indi¢ates success ir undertakings and gains. It should be decided whether the person will have gain through business, profession or other activity. If the person is a public servart, a promotion may be predicted if natal directions also indicate a rise io position. Otherwise only increment in salary can be possible. If the-person is a business man, the nature of commodity he deals with ard those ruled by Aries and the Sun should be considered and from what source the gain can come should be determined. In the case of persons engaged in public activity and poli- tical life, ,inereased popularity, success in political life, rise of position in the party or forming of new activity and gains through them only would be possible In case of public servants or officials, as the Sun is transiting through a movable sign identical with the toth house, a tour or change of place or transfer can be predicted. Here, the transfer should be predicted only if Natal direction indicate a change of place or movement. Otherwise the transit direction will end only in making the native go ona tour and get some T.A. out of it as the Sun isthe lord of znd house for Cancer Radix, and he is exalted in the roth house in Aries. The direction of the journey can be judged from the direction indicated by the sign. Aries rules the East andso also the Sun. Aries represents hilly areas and forest regions and expanse of semicultivated ateas. From such details, the native will be able to judge for himself the place of his destination. Fore172 WHAT THE STARS FORETELL business men, gains through commodittes ruled by Aries and the Sun should Se predicted provided the native deals in such commodities. In the case of similat indications in a female nativity, it should be looked into as to whether she is engaged in any public activity or employed in any service. If so, transfers, promotions or increment in pay, etc., should be predicted. Otherwise, the activity of the husband (if she is martied) should be noted and gains to husband or transfer, etc., should be made. If she is unmartied, such events for fathcr should be redicted. If father is not alive, predictions should made with reference to activities of the guatdian ot other elderly members in the family. But never make a prediction that does not suit the position and activity of the native. Never predict on transit indications .alonc. Re- cently there is a widespread tendency among pto- fessional astrologers to offer annual results as cheaply as a few annas atid some of them ask for writing, time or names of flowers only! Such predictions are written out or printed and kept ready as ready made garments to fit in any one and every one, Selection is made from a set of printed predictions and the only data taken into consideration is the radical Moon. I am constrained to remark that such methods are not only unscicatific but bring ill repute and disgrace to the Science of Astrology. A cautious and wise student of astrology should make predictions only after careful analysis of Natal, progressed horoscope and transit directions. Such predictions will always be correct and bring fame and fair name to the astrologer and the Science. A friend of mine, a lover of astrology, recently after getting his annual reading from a reputed astro- loger remarked, ‘these astrologers have become a menace to society.’ He referred to a very assertive W at}o fe jatjo |s {ajo jo jatjo |e jetio je js lo jo jz Jo Jo ly ot sigiz|o |ulisje |atjst{é jorjssjr |arjisis |* |o 6 |9 |atjo |F 6 aijarjz jorjx|> {i]s jz je jstié jorjztjz |% |o jo jo jo jz je 8 orfs Jtrls ji]imfe ja]y je jaio je je js je jo js jo |i fs L 6 jxie je jari{o je jatjz jz jo jt {es jasjt fe jo jo |e larys fs 9 Liot{y fo jarfr fz {9 jo fs jo 6 jo fate fz jo fe je jo ls jz} 9 olo fr io fas jo jarje |* |s}y jo jo it fs jo jo js jerje tt ’ ylwle leis js |> jo jz je |stjo jy jusio Jt jo js jz jo je it] s& se ferjo ys jo lols jxs{e |z jatie js jsrjo jt jo jo jt |) orlo z tye fe fife jo ft fafa |r fo fe [to fe fo fo fe fo fate |e T fafafm[a[ala]a] afm] falls fafr| alan] xfa]m]a] mea wpodg, 3 woysue Teun {+40 uopsog pordxup] 305 1Ueyeaynby poprag Il H1aVi XIGNwadVAPPENDIX TABLE I—(Contiawd) Period Equivalent for Unexpired Portion of Lunar Mansion at Epoch WHAT THE STARS FORETELL oeRenamanoesncezenae Soom HANA ME THEO PoccceeooooeooooosoS ER Rmaeqaqnegnetany PSgcssgidsyAdcgisege COSHH ARAN ROMY tweececooosecoeooooooe ee eee SH gtd goon gid sgesyes SOSH MANAAMO MEWS eoocoescoecooooessos Aten NvEmonvonoNTeDS dadessetasgesagacsy SOOO re rine 08 08 8 08 07 09 OD OD eocoooo cos ooecocoooCS SSh4 SSR sas SR shges eererrrrrTy rrr rr) eooeco coe ocecococcee PTITILOLELLL LS Lee) Sdaqgsiegatenyesgsos COCO C OC CON mm eR eooeoecoccoeoeooeso°o Se ae a ee eS tose gar osesaRerseare OSC S rtrd tnt 08 68 08 08 CF ON 6 eoooeeecooececescoooe paces aeeae SOC C CCC OOOO RRM SoooeoeooooescoSoSSSAPPENDIX TABLE Il—(Continusd) Period Equivalent for Unexpired Portion of Lunar Mansion at Epoch i APPENDIX TABLE 11 183 eanoagonace Serr e2c0eccececoosocoooen Be oe 2322222322323, SSerrestadevigesags Soaescenccccceuscsse eoeoccoscoococooceoe SAE yanag cresenaw S8SRaggosgsasaes gen BOCOT HER OEORaSe 10 10 10 rt resgonsagorantasgess ew OOO OOOR MEN UEMEAOO Doooobocoooossoooocs aoe Oo Sees eles eee aes St pea ee ester ee: RRSAASSSAOaAaR SAS NSS WOOOOE HH HOHDAAARSSS eocoecoccoseocoscoos ALGLAS |QweN® Hyon Sods cggrsrsensagans “G4 62 68 08 G8 08 C8 08 67 FO ED ED EO HD ED ED DED Hw Seoocoe coo peoooosoce * eee ee eee 8 an- sx dogedn-esesegorasage SOON MTC HOOD Oe PoeooeooeooeoooNcSoeD RET OQTOSH KTTOLIAe” Sos sissaggsrsnsdse i ra 08 68 68 €2 OF 68 08 8 ON GE CU ED P89 62 69 69 OD eocoocoooooSSeesoso“oe RARKRRRRKRSRASBSHARS |184 APPENDIX TABLE 11—(Concluded) Pesiod Equivalent for Unexpired Portion of Lunat Mansion at Epoch THE STARS FORETELL e2peegongoognesz may SOOM MM ANN MO MMH EOD he OM eAaQKeQrat—ens Sage sagt saorageesg- Peerrrrritt SARTRRRSARTW PL ROIES RAAUNTORS TOBENS an sesdoggages aeeeyseeaneauenanee Soesucscoouscocesee eee) 9 88 ee Sodedncodedageorusag Sooo eon nnn nnn asnaee oooosocsoosooooesce Srpeeseee srreesgen RRRK~ Soda R RRR“ HSS nnnnewseevereewonee eooeecooeocooosooce SRILISSISSSBssssess For explanation regarding use of the Table, see Chapter X.TABLE III-A place bear ‘The Apparent Time of Sunrise—When the Declinstion of the Sun and the Terrestrial Latitude of the the same Suffix—Both North or Both South TABLE I-A 186 = RG -dedotedotededcpipaededebedododebobated cossesengsqeess Seacess sees : egogsze ae saqeanntae SSSssss 3 ea gee2 gosseses aan8 nae a S258 38 SEDER EET T wore se.n eons = Sgeseaeess & = Senuseen ven eneeee cee SESBSSSSSSSIISSRERSa ewvegooeensooueseesees BSSsSssess FISHSS TH _cysemoenononoeeoooe es = ocacsgeseesececceace eens = SS8528s sasegsgss 338 i ocvceowoeveseeoocesous SSSess sess . ¥ H _ecsveneoonooeeaeeesens BSSIIKSSSSSIWI IIIS € BH econonooorongnveenens = CSBSESSSSUSSS SSIES SIT ewcooeenonvooeseoeons SSSSSSerseacs oS5 DZ ocvvomoeneoooonewoono BSSoosssSSSSsossssrs X_evesonenesoneseoesoes 2 CSSSSeessssssssacesse DZ _emoeesnweveseoooo2oe z Segegecussesssaeeuaes 23 egezeaee i gaeee186 ‘TABLE Ill-A—(Continned) When the Declination of the Sun and the Terrestrial Latitude of the place bear ‘The Apparent Time of Suncise “Vite ire Suffix Both North er Both South WHAT THE STARS FORETELL 5 g RASRNGOr wecggsssisRas Beene e z a ® So2ae SSH ageeossseen a 2 Raasaanese = Seeeeee ees ra |g eanaseeaeetecaaeee q | 2 deanassauee@s"euneee | -3 -2eaeanenoeauggasesess 2 a RRRARRRSS ARES STS Bes 2 7 BRARRARRARRARSE SOW SES = Zz WERE Ranassesaeroe= & S@SRRRRARARARASARES ATA ASAT ATA PAPAS ETONETO TON? a BRSABRSRARRARRASSSLAS ‘Decuination in degrees‘TABLE Il-A—({Condaded) ‘The Apparent Time of Sunrise—When the Declination of the Sun and the Tesrestrial Latitude of the place bear the same Suffix—Both North or Both South Declination in degrees TABLE I-A 3 | 2 M RAanRo Coes sARARATSS srgeeyyeneee none ne = BRNARE “Siemans Ce ee a em eee a dadaasae9 ess saeaee BS mec ct once cn tenn meme een BRRRRNAAR "SES GHRAS er nenmernnee GRAa SRM ODS Same ce em SSIRSRRRAASS ME SSSS = cere eee ea S BSBRAAS SBSSSIIISHRRARS ne nn VIISSRRKSRSRRSRRARK TAT OTATATA TTT Tt ttn SSSSISIISS BBE 187 For explanation of the table, see Chapter XIII. Apply Equation of timeto ALT. .. of Sunset = 12 hours—A.T. bf Sunrise. meantime, See table IJ—C,APPENDIX TABLE II-B opposite Suffix—North and South or South and North. ‘The Apparent Time of Sunrise—when the Declination of the Sun and the Terrestrial Latitude of the place bear Declination in degrees. WHAT THE STARS FORE TELL us| “ | 3 8 |» n un rn { || a5|m fear a 216 5] 7 10/6 10 I 13 I 1 i 11}6 1 ' 1 16)6 17}6 18 \ 226 33 2216 23)6 2416 25 26) 23) 2 3g] ‘36 DD cessssesesescsos ZH secvceoseresssnssesse 2 sooo = TH coseseosevevoeseoesew Z onsavesossr nat eseaane ZB Sraanwe ser eeeeny SSH HANA OOS SRE OOOS BZ SSaa Nae cr aToom ow eass D sesvesesosceos BF SSHAAAA OTTO SSORE ORS BZ scsves sosesosone BZ Sea MAAN AO HTTP OOOSOR EE OnmnToor weesAPPENDIX TABLE I1-B—(Continned) ‘The Apparent Time of Sunrise—when the Declination of the Sun and the Terrestrial Latitude of the place bear opposite Sufi —North and South or South and North. TABLE ITT-A 189 2 BS9assssgecreenxssaaR 2 POCO CC RR rrr rere =’ ceob Z eecso A aaa : Soccescecceeateteccee SSeRsSSSSosess™ == 2 x = ZB esccescsccevccevceece z $3233 BRRRSISSSSERSSRRARKAR MiH MjH MIE. “HMI Mm exsessoroosoeeeessosees |_ _ eevsesoooseoesesesese> | RRRARRAKASGARARKERATS190 place bear APPENDIX TABLE Il-B—(Concinded) ‘Sunrise—when the declination of the Sun and the Terrestrial Latitude of the ‘opposite Suffta—North and South or South and North. ‘The Appatent Time of WHAT THE STARS FORETELL 5 2 BRRIVTBOMSLRERSIRER VV SSS AARRRRATSIAE™ oper eee 335s BARRHARS FIVFSsses—e~ TD nmome moog QZ BHSWVTIVIBESSS WNW“ R E secossoosoowsernenn = RSARASSITISSSSTSS—* $210.10 19 99783 3BOBS7B BT RRSRVRRRRIIVISISSTS i ose eemes gongnezes A RRRRRRSRSRSABSITRG Sehaeeoease sess ess a HRHARAKARIABRASBRIY = BRARGRKRAARRRRRSBEA BA AARAAAAARRARRRARARRR E_secesccccscouessses D weonnmmems aaa @ RSSSSSSeeseanaaanes manner reer tt GQ sees ses ae se aSSSeeren T. of Suncise, Fos explanation of table, see Chapter XIII. Apply Equation of 12 hours—A. mc. momma manana ZB SoocoSsSovccocosoce f ceoecoocsecwoecceuceAPPENDIX TABLE IlI-C 191 APPENDIX TABLE HI-C Equation of time to be applied to A.T. to get mean time of Sanrise Sun’s position (tropical) in the Zodiacal sign and time in minutes. Ari/Tau Cen na Vie} Lib [ser sie one Age s Degree] M |} M|/M)]M/M|M/|M)])M]M/]M/]M]M 1 [ea |-2|—a [42 |+o [+2 | 8 |-i6 Jas | 1 L402 Lie 2{7} 2{ 3] 2 8} 16] 18} 1] 12] 14 3} 7121s] 2] eo] 2] o| to| i| o| is] 1 4] 6] 2] 3] 2] 6] 1) 9] 16] 13] of 12] 14 5 | 6) 2} 3] 3] G] 1) 9} 16] 12]+ 1] 18] 14 6 | 6| 2| 3] 3] 6] 1] 10] 16] 12] 1) 18] 18 7 | 5] 2} 3] 3) 6] 1) 10] 16] 12) 2] 18] 138 8 | 5] 3] 3] 3] 6] oO} 10] 16] 1] 2] 18] 13 9 | 6| s| 8] 3] 6] of} 11} 16] 1) 8] 18] 18 4 | 10 | 5] 3] 3] 4] 6] of m1] 16] 10] 3) 13] 18 ui] 4] 3) 2) 4] 6}-1] mm] ie} 10} 4] 13] 12 | 4] 3] 2] 4] 6] 1] iz] 16} 10) 4] a4] ag 13 [4] 3] 2) 4] G] 1} 12] 16) of] 3] 14] 22 S| 14] 3| 3] 2] 5) 6] 2} 12) 16) 9) 5| 14] a8 3 | 1% | 3] 3] 2] 6] 6] 2] 12} ie] 8] 6} 14] is \o | 3} 3] 2] 5] 5) 2) 13] ww) gs] of} wa] 4 i] 2} 4) 1] 5] 5] 8] 3] 1) gs] oc} wi 1] 2] 4] 1] 5] 5] 3] is] i] 7] 7] mf = | i] 2] 4] ti} os] 6] 3] is] il 7] 7] a] ne ¢ 2 | 2) 4} 1] 5) 5] 4) 14] ie] G} 8] 14} 10 & | a} 1) 4] 0] 6] 5] 47 14] re] 6} 8] 14] 20 g | 2 | 1] 4] 0} @] 6} 4} 14] 5} 5] of} 24] 10 & | 23] 1[ 4] 0] 6] 4) 5] 14] 15] of] of 14] 10 2% | 0] 4) 0] 6] 4| 5] 5] is] 4] of 4] 9 25 | 0] 4] 0] 6] 4] 6| 15] 15] 4] 10] 14] 9 2 | o| 4{+1] 6} 4] 6) 15] 15] 3] 10] 14] 9 at | oj 4] 1] 6) 3{ 7] 15] 14] 3] 10] 14] 8 <8 |-1] 4) 1] 6] 3] 7] 16] 4] 3] n] ft s go] 1) 4] 1] 6] 3) 7] 6] 1] 2] nn] ul 8 30 | 1] 4) 2] Go] 8] 8] ie) re] 2} ar] wa] 8 applying equation of time to A.T, to get Mcan Time, care must Risers the plys or minus sign indicated before the Equation For the use of the table, please see Chapter XIII,TABLE IV—TABLE OF PLANETARY HOURS Wein | Trond | Friday | Saturday Hour | Denton Sunday | Monday | Toenay 8 Hsstlatdstetisstlls Haplaytlaths tape tls "SHE SSRN DEERME ‘Note ~The time stated are all Local Mean Time, and the method of converting the Local Mean Time (L,M.T.) to ” qeandard tone is explained ja chapte: XDI and may be goosulied,APPENDIX, V—A 198 TABLE V-A Sidereal Intervals for Clock Time in Hours and Minutes : Hours Minutes For use of the table see Chapter XIV. 3B19 ‘WHAT THE STARS FORETELL TABLE V-B cemr eam wm oo s 00-110 00-220 00-330 00-440 00-550 00-680 sezegassee8 es For places East of Greenwich, the correction to be applied is sub- tunctive. For places West of Greenwich, the correction is additive.APPENDIX, VI—A TABLE VI-A Precieion of the equinox on the lst of January from 1890 to 1961 1898 1906 22-81-27 22-82-17 22.33- 8 23848 22-84-48 22-36-38 22-36-28 22-87-19 22.38- 9 22-88-58 22-89-50 22-40-40 22-41-30 22-42-20 22-43-11 22-44 2 29-44.59 29-45-12 92-46-38 22.47.28 22-48-18 2249. 4 29-49-54 29-60-44 22-11-20 | 1914" 22-12-10 | 1916 22-13- 0" | 1916 92-18-51 | 1917 22-14-51 92-15-31 92-16-21 22-17-11 22-13- 2 a2igs2 | 1928 2-19-42 22-20-83 22-21-93 22-22-18 22-93. 3 22-23-54 22-24-44 92-95-34 22-26-24 22-27-15. 22-28. 5 22-28-55 22-2986 22-90-87 22-51-34 22-62-25 22-63-15 22-54- 5 22-57-26 22-58-16 22-59- 7 22-59-57 28. 0-87 23- 1-37 28- 2-88 23- 3-18 23- 4-8 23- 4-58 23- 5-49 23- 689 28- 7-29 23- 8-20 23- 9-10 23-10- 0 23-10-60TABLE VI-B Ayanamea af Precision of the Equinox on Any Day of the Year ‘WHAT THE STARS FORETELL TMamwooropgr an teen Sang saRnkaas| \yanamsa on 18th in Table B above, Refer to Table VI-A, ‘Adding together, we get ber 1932. ‘we get the Ayacemss ss 22° 47° on 18tb September 1932, we find 35,94", To find the A: ‘Seprember