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ConfluencePlanetsforAscendantsBW PDF
ConfluencePlanetsforAscendantsBW PDF
Veno, U.K
W
ith the exception of Sun,
Moon and the nodes, the rest
of the planets will rule two
signs and thus two houses in a chart. For
different Ascendants when this ruling
planet governs themes or affairs which are
common to both houses, the planet carries
a confluence effect for that theme of life and
illustrates some of the unique potential
latent in a particular Ascendant type. This
V
enus rules both the 2nd and 7th
houses highlighting marriage
and family life. Venus is also
the natural karaka for romance and
relationship. Romance and marriage can be
a significant part of these
native's lives. Venus is considered a malefic lord for Aries Ascendant being the ruler of a
kendra, and often does not give smooth sailing marriage.
In her chart Venus is exalted in the 12th house in Pisces making her a romantic idealist.
It is aspected by the 12th lord Jupiter and Saturn. Its exaltation gave her high profile
creatively talented husbands including Frank Sinatra, Andre Previn and Woody Allen and
an extensive family life. Family life continually expanded as she had several biological
children and adopted many others from far away countries. Venus's 12th house placement
and placed 6th from 7th gave rise to the potential for her to experience losses and conflicts in marriage
and betrayals in relationship. The most difficult was her break up with Woody Allen after she
discovered he was having a love affair with their adopted daughter. The problems in
marriage are brought out by having the Nodes and Saturn influencing Upa pada and 1st and 7th
house axis from Chandra lagna. Jupiter being the natural karaka for husband, occupying an
enemy sign, casting aspect on Venus from the 6th house, debilitated although neechabhanga
in navamsa also created disturbance and enmity with her partners. However the 12 th house
placement of Venus as ruler of the 2nd is also responsible for her sacrificing spirit towards
her kith and kin and has given her a universal sense of family. Venus in Pisces in this house
is very compassionate. She is a powerful advocate for children's rights and has campaigned
extensively to raise funds and awareness on behalf of children in third world countries.
Jupiter rules both the 9th and 12th houses for Aries Ascendant. Jupiter is the planet of religion
and 9th and 12th houses govern philosophy and spirituality, thus generally for Aries people
there is a natural interest in these matters. Jupiter is auspicious as lord of a trine.
Interesting is the chart of Carlos Castaneda, the Peruvian anthropologist and author who
became famous for his works on Mexican shamanism and magic. Castaneda claims that he
was tutored under a Yacqui shaman named Don Juan, who preferring anonymity, made it
difficult for Castaneda to prove that Don Juan really existed. There has always been a lot of
controversy over the truth of Castaneda's auto biographical experiences.
T
aurus Ascendants have potential to shine in intellectual brilliance. Mercury the
natural karaka for intelligence, rules the 2nd and 5th houses governing intelligence
and mental acumen. It is a benefic planet for Taurus Ascendant. When Mercury is
powerful these natives have an ingenious streak.
Werner Erhard is an independent thinker and modern day philosopher who has used
his intellect to create modules for individuals, groups and corporations. He rose to fame
during the 70's and since then he has been an inspiration for millions of people to undergo
transformational experiences in self empowerment. Although his formal education was not
impressive, his innate academic talents have astonished many.
In his chart Mercury is nicely placed in the 5th house in its own sign Virgo giving him a
powerful mental organizational analytical ability and strong dexterity with it being in the
constellation of Hasta. Hasta's lord Moon is neechabhanga and conjunct the logical planet
Mars in the 7th house in Scorpio giving rise to intuitive power. Mars in fact is considered weak
in the chart because of its early degree and debilitation in navamsa, which indicates that a lot
of Erhard's underlying abilities arises from some psychic intuitive realm, (Mars occupying
watery signs) rather than linear logic. Also Ketu, the psychic planet occupies Mercury's sign in
the 2nd house of foresight in a very expansive and limitless constellation Purnavasu increasing
his ability to draw knowledge from intuitive realms.
Example 5. Krishna
Although not all scholars agree on this being the correct chart for Lord Krishna, the
eighth incarnation of Vishnu, it is generally agreed that he was born with Mercury placed in
the 5th house in Virgo. Mercury is the representative planet for Vishnu and Lord Krishna
being the most intelligent being in the universe exemplifies the power of Mercury for
Taurus Ascendants. In this particular chart Mercury is also a benefic lord from the Moon
and getting favourably aspected by Jupiter in Pisces from the 11th house.
Gemini Ascendant & Planets Mercury & Saturn
M
ercury when well placed in the chart as 1st and 4th lord makes one popular. 1st
house indicates the attractiveness of the personality generally and 4th house rules
the general masses and emotional attractiveness. Mercury is auspicious being
lord of the Ascendant.
In the chart of famous body builder and Hollywood action hero Arnold
Schwarzenneger, who is now also governor of California, Mercury occupies its own sign
Gemini in the Ascendant forming Bhadra Yoga, one of the Pancha Mahapurusha yogas.
Pancha Mahapurusha yoga is said to bestow some type of greatness on a person. Bhadra
Yoga makes one “A gentleman who will be charitable and help all his relatives and have a
good name everywhere. He will always be the life of a party. He will be intelligent, good
looking and have long life.” The yoga is strengthened because it is also occurring from the Moon,
and Mercury is getting aspected by two benefics Jupiter and Moon. Schwarzenneger's films
achieved spectacular commercial success. The heroic nature of his roles and his jovial
comedic personality struck a chord in the audience hearts, making him a much loved and
trusted public figure. Lagna degree and Mercury occupying constellation Purnavasu gives a
reassuring and trustworthy aura. The hampering factor is the heavy presence of natural
malefics on either side of Lagna which would have created some aspersions on his character
time to time.
For Gemini Ascendants Saturn rules both the 8th and 9th houses. Both these houses are
related to spirituality, the 8th house ruling more occult esoteric mysteries and 9th house
ruling more exoteric spiritual philosophy and activities. Both houses bestow powerful
intuitive instincts. When Saturn is prominent it gives rise to strong mystical inclinations
and experiences.
The influential spiritualist and co-founder of the Theosophical Society Helena Blavatsky has
her Saturn placed in the third house with three other planets Rahu, Mars and Mercury in the
dramatic sign of Leo. She was often demonstrating psychic feats like clairvoyance, astral
projection, telepathy, levitation and clairaudience. The third house planets made her bold
and wanting to prove her prowess in such matters. The occult planets Rahu and Ketu
occupying her 3rd and 9th houses activated her psychic abilities and gave her strong
mediumship skills, Rahu and Saturn also being conjunct her Ascendant lord Mercury.
She is best known however for her esoteric writings, a third house affair. The malefic nature
of the planets in the third including 6th lord and 11th lord Mars indicated it must have been a
battle for her to establish her mystical status amongst her peers in that regard, especially as a
woman living in the late 1800's.
M
ars ruling 5th and 10th houses is a rajayoga karaka for Cancer Ascendant and gives
a lot of recognition and fame when powerful. Even though Mars is such an
auspicious planet it is debilitated in the Ascendant's sign of Cancer indicating
that one's fame does not sit comfortably with the native's own self. There can be a struggle for
self acceptance and an inability to perceive oneself clearly as a result.
Anjelina Jolie is regarded as one of the most beautiful women in the world and her
growing success since 2001 has made her one of the highest paid actresses in Hollywood.
share a nakshatra exchange thus fuelling each other's beneficence. The sign dispositor of
Mars and Jupiter, Saturn is exalted in the chart giving these planets a lot of underlying
strength. Even though the 8th house is a difficult house which played its role in the tragedy
of Marilyn's life, it gave her tremendous sexual charisma and appeal. Her acting was over
shadowed by her status as a sex symbol which would have caused her dissatisfaction. The 8th
house does not promise happiness especially with its lord Saturn harming the house of
emotional happiness.
M
ercury rules the two main houses for wealth 2nd and 11th indicating the potential
to become rich. Mercury is not considered an auspicious lord because of its rulership of
the 11th, however it is good for income when well placed.
Jupiter is considered an auspicious planet as lord of the 5th house. It also rules the 8th house
for Leo rising. Both 5th and 8th houses give ability for magical practices and occult powers. Jupiter a
naturally spiritual and wise planet gives ethical impulses in regards to these areas.
Jupiter is strong in its own sign Pisces in the 8th house conjunct 4th and 9th lord
rajayogakaraka Mars. Whenever Chandra lagna and Rasi Lagna are the same planet's effects are
intensified. He was an expert in knowledge regarding the serpent sexual energy or kundalini
(8th house) and would have had profoundly transformational mystical experiences. His 8 th
house also gave him strong psychic powers and an effortless death. It was said he died from
a heart attack after a speech he was giving at a banquet in Los Angeles. He had said once
heart attack was his choice of death, implying it was very much within his control to choose
his time and mode of death. This kind of control seems fairly within his grasp with such a
strong 8th house particularly in his older years due to Saturn's aspect on the house.
M
ercury is an auspicious planet being the lord of Ascendant. Because it is also
ruling the 10th house it gives potential for powerful status and leadership skills.
These qualities are fairly visible in the life of John F. Kennedy the 35th president of the
United States.
Mercury is unusually placed occupying the dreaded 8th house and receiving malefic
aspect from Saturn which is aspecting its debilitated sign. However Mercury's conjunction
with a powerful Mars in its own sign in both rasi and navamsa gives Mercury a lot of
potency. It made JFK very sexually charismatic and a fast acting revolutionary whilst
indicating many problems with his health, ties to a criminal underworld and a violent
sudden death. Mercury is considered to be strong also because it is stationary direct. Its nakshatra
lord Sun also occupies the most auspicious 9th house with natural benefic Jupiter and Venus
the 9th lord. Because Mercury is atmakaraka in the chart his brief role as president was his
primary duty during his shortened life.
M
ercury rules both the 9th and 12th house. Both houses are connected to spirituality
and philanthropic or charitable acts. Mercury is very auspicious as 9th lord.
Mahatma Gandhi, the freedom fighter for the independence movement in India
was devoted to alleviating the suffering of the poor, sick, and downtrodden. His religious
zeal and his interest in spirituality are well documented. He followed the path of ahimsa,
became a strict vegetarian, practised much of the spiritual tradition of his culture and often
talked about his love for God.
His Mercury is strongly placed in the sign of Libra in the Ascendant with Ascendant
lord Venus and Mars and getting aspected by natural benefic Jupiter. It indicates that his
spiritual and philanthropic impulses were fairly evident in his life and personality even from
an early age. His spiritual focus got distracted by the conjunction of Mars and Venus which
gives much sensual sexual drive especially as they occupy Taurus navamsa. Mars is not a
good lord for Libra rising. This gave him a weakness for young women. On the other side of the
coin these planets together made him a passionate advocate of civil rights and social political
ideologies.
Saturn being the lord of both 4th (quadrant) and 5th (trine) becomes a Rajayogakaraka.
Saturn is considered benefic even in a weak chart and it gives Libra Ascendants a powerful
heart when well placed.
The chart of Padre Pio illustrates the beneficent nature of Saturn. Padre Pio was a
Capuchin priest from Italy and venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church. He was famous
for his stigmata and performed many miracles in his life. He was said to be very
compassionate to those that suffered and a lot of his supernatural experiences, some which
took a very extreme toll on his being were thought to be a way for him to take on the
suffering of others as an act of sacrifice. He was intensely devoted to God.
V
enus is lord of both 7th and 12th house. 7th house governs copulation; 12th house
governs sexual experience and is the house of orgasm. Venus is the natural planet
of love, sex and romance intensifying Scorpio Ascendants potential to attract
powerful sexual partners and experience pleasure in bed. Scorpio is a naturally sexy sign
being the 8th sign of the zodiac but Venus being a malefic lord can create problems with
indulgence.
The stunningly beautiful actress Elizabeth Taylor has been married eight times to seven
husbands. Her intensely passionate relationship and subsequent double marriage to Richard
Burton was widely publicized and is just as famous as her reputation as an actress. Despite
her crippling health in older years she still managed to stay involved in a romantic
relationship.
Jupiter is a very auspicious planet for Scorpio Ascendant and as ruler of 2nd and 5th
houses can bestow a high degree of intelligence. Jupiter being the guru of the zodiac gives
strong spiritual insight and an intelligence steeped in wisdom.
A good example of the power of Jupiter is the chart of Friedrich Nietzsche. Nietzsche
is considered to be one of the greatest philosophers of the modern era and is popular for his
views on existentialism. Despite his profound intelligence he was plagued by deteriorating
mental illness and suffered much as a result.
E
ven though Jupiter as a natural benefic is considered inauspicious as ruler of two
kendras, the Ascendant is also a trine and thus makes Jupiter auspicious. Its
rulership of the 1st and 4th house can give strong character and popularity. Jupiter as
a planetary force projects a lot of benign and uplifting energies.
Paul Newman was a great actor and humanitarian, and one of the most popular celebrities of
his time. He donated hundreds of millions of dollars to worthy causes.
Jupiter is strongly placed in the Ascendant in its own sign with two natural benefics Venus
and Mercury. Jupiter is causing Hamsa Yoga, one of the Pancha Mahapurusha yogas which
bestows greatness on human beings. This yoga makes one righteous, wise, popular and gives
a handsome body. Venus the planet of beauty conjunct Jupiter whilst Jupiter, Mercury and
Ascendant degree occupy Venus's constellation heightens Paul Newman's attractiveness and
gives Venus a lot of power. Venus is even stronger because it occupies its own sign in
navamsa. Because of that Jupiter is made very strong but operates through a Venusian tinge.
Mercury has more of its own identity because it is winning in planetary war with Venus.
Paul Newman was an example of beauty, grace, artistry and refinement and had an
extraordinary pleasant and amiable disposition.
V
enus as lord of 5th & 10th is a RajaYogakaraka for Capricorn Ascendant and is
capable of bestowing much fame and status. When powerful it makes one a ruler.
Rulership is the possession of Barack Obama, the current and 44th president of the United
States. Other planets besides Venus are important in that regard also especially his Jupiter
Saturn occupying the Ascendant. His Venus however is occupying a friendly sign in the 6th
house making him a public servant and interested in solving problems and subjugating
enemies. Venus is made stronger because of exalted Moon occupying its sign in the 5 th
house, enhancing Obama's personal charm and attractiveness.
M
ercury is not considered a totally benign planet for Aquarius Ascendant despite
ruling the 5th house. It also rules the 8th house where its moolatrikona and
exaltation sign Virgo is placed giving more emphasis to its 8th house role causing
sudden unforeseen misfortunes and problems through secrecy. However its rulership of
both these houses can either give one a lot of occult power or strong sexual charisma and
attractiveness.
The great guru Ramakrishna Paramahansa was thought to be an avatar of God. He was
skilled in tantra and devoted to Goddess Kali. Even preceding his birth his parents
experienced many supernatural incidents and visions. His devotion to Ma was so intense he
entered prolonged samadhi states easily and often. His life was full of miraculous events
and mystical visions. His occult powers frequently manifested themselves before his
disciples or those who crossed his path, often to teach an important lesson. He was a
sexually liberated being, although his sexual energy was transformed from its gross aspect
into its highest through concentration on kundalini awakening. His liberal attitude to all
things was due to his nondual awareness and total absorption in brahman.
His Mercury is placed in the Ascendant with the two luminaries Sun & Moon in the sign of
Aquarius in Rahu's constellation Shatabishak. Mercury is considered in some western esoteric
schools of thought to be exalted in Aquarius and here it is vargottama with Aquarius lord Saturn
in the navamsa. Mercury's impact is increased because it is retrograde. Mercury is
strengthened further because its nakshatra lord Rahu which is exalted occupies the sign of
Venus which is also exalted, and Mercury's sign lord Saturn is exalted in the 9th house. This
gives exceptional occult powers on an unparalleled scale and a very powerful auric electrical
field. He has so much Shatabishak in the chart, he is the „Electric King‟ literally. All occult
powers come from one's kundalini force. This power is tripled because Rasi, Surya and
Chandra lagna are all the same.
J upiter is auspicious as lord of this mystical and creative Ascendant. Its rulership of both
1st and 10th houses can bestow a lot of prosperity, leadership and status.
Spiritual planet Jupiter is very strong occupying the 5th house of creativity in its exaltation
sign of Cancer whilst 5th lord Moon occupies the Ascendant Pisces. The watery influence of
this exchange makes his creativity and personality emotionally empathic and moving. Both
these planets occupy Mercury's nakshatras, Mercury being the lord of writing, which
highlights Rabindranath's concentration on this particular art form. Jupiter is his
atmakaraka so it was his soul's main duty. Mercury is placed with combust Venus in the 2nd
house of poetry with exalted Sun and so he is probably most famous for his poetry.
Expansive Rahu occupies the 10th house in Jupiter's sign indicating strong individuality,
uniqueness and an uncompromising authoritative attitude. It also enhanced his worldly
recognition.
Venus is the lord of 3rd and 8th houses which are considered inauspicious. Venus is also not a
friend of Ascendant lord Jupiter increasing problems. It can make one reckless and injurious
to oneself especially. On the other side of the coin it emphasizes the intuitive and psychic
instincts, a facet of both the 3rd and 8th house.
In her chart Venus occupies the 7th house with 7th lord Mercury and is combust being closely
conjunct 6th lord Sun. Venus is also extremely close to Rahu almost within a degree and
retrograde. The nodal axis does indicate some psychic receptivity because Ketu the planet of psychic
sensitivity is placed in Pisces and is thought to be a co ruler of that sign. Combustion
however spoils the houses ruled by the planet under combustion indicating problems in
accessing her intuitive faculties also especially as Sun is 6th lord. Applied efforts in that
regard however will be there and it also gave her talent as a healer and a fighter. Rahu so
close to Venus can give rise to some illusions over the affairs Venus rules. Venus is not
totally devoid of strength because the lord of the sign it is in is exalted and conjunct Venus.
The chart however does indicate that she had a powerful intellect in understanding other
people. Even though Mars rules the 9th house another house of intuition, her intellectual
planets are stronger than her intuitive faculties. Her Mercury made her a famous writer.
From her Moon the 3rd and 8th houses fare better due to the strength of their rulers.