Transits of various planets - their effects!!

Sun
The effect of the Sun's transit through each of the houses as counted from the Moon-sign at birth is as follows:
Loss of house or position, travelling
Loss, fear
Gain of money, happiness
Fear of ailments, loss of respect
Humility, poverty, loss of money, expenditure
Happiness, annihilation of enemies
Travelling, loss of money
Sickness, fear
Loss of lustre, inclination to indulge in evil acts
Success in undertaking happiness
Gain of money, happiness
Loss of money, apprehension of sickness or trouble


Transit of Moon:

The Moon completes one cycle of the zodiac in about 27 days. He is in one sign, for about two days and a quarter. Suppose the Moon at birth is in Scorpio; then the Moon by transit in Scorpio will be in the first house; the Moon by transit in Sagittarius in the second house, and so on. The effects of the transiting Moon as counted from the Janma-Rashi (sign occupied by Moon at birth) will be as follows:
Good health, increase, gain
Ordinary gain of money
Good income, happiness
Sickness, loss of money, loss of respect
Happiness but lack of success
Gain of money
Happiness, good income
Fear of trouble, an evil time
Respect, fear from the government
Aauspicious time, happiness
Gain from various sources
Sickness, loss of money, heavy expenditure
Thus it will be observed that the transiting Moon is auspicious in the first, third, sixth, seventh, tenth and eleventh houses as counted from the radical Moon.

Transit of Mars:

Mars bestows good effects when he transits the third, sixth or the eleventh house as counted from the Janma-Rashi. The effects of Mars, by transit through various houses as counted from the radical Moon are as follows:
Fear, trouble-physical of mental
Eye troubles; loss of money
Happiness, gain of wealth
Trouble, fear from enemies
Apprehension of sickness, loss of money
Happiness, gain of wealth
Poor health, heavy expenditure or loss of money
Fear, inclination to indulge in sinful acts
Apprehension of ill-health
Happiness, also distress
Gain of money and happiness
Sickness, distress


Transit of Mercury:

The effects of Mercury during transit, as counted from the radical Moon are as follows:
Fear of being confined
Gain of money
Fear from opponents or enemies
Gain of money and happiness
Sickness, distress
No gain, status quo
Apprehension of trouble, quarrels
Gain of money and commodities
Apprehension or ill-health, loss of money
Happiness, good enjoyment
Good time, gain of money
Sorrow, loss of money, heavy expenditure

Transit of Jupiter:

Jupiter stays in one sign for about a year. Jupiter is a heavy planet and while the transits of Mercury, Venus or the Sun, being about a month in each sign, are flecting Jupiter's stays for a long period of each sign and this entitled him to greater importance and weightage. When Jupiter during his transit aspects any planet, he excites the good influences of that planet which he aspects from his transiting position. For example suppose the natives ascendant is Scorpio and the Sun is the lord of the tenth house in Pisces. Then when Jupiter transits Cancer or Scorpio, he will be fully aspecting the radical Sun; or when Jupiter actually transits Pisces he will pass over the radical Sun and excite the solar influences and the native would benefit in respect of all matters governed by the Sun., i.e., the tenth house affairs, because the Sun in our example is the lord of the tenth house and all matters for which the Sun is a Karaka. So judge Jupiter's transit in relation to other planets also.

The effects of Jupiter's transit through the various houses as counted from the Janma-Rashi will be as follows:
Fear of unfavourable circumstances. In Western astrology Jupiter by transit over the radical Moon is considered good. Not so in Hindu astrology
Gain of money and commodities
Fear, sickness
Loss of money, fear
Gain, happiness
Sickness, distress
Respect, happiness
Adversity, troubles, both physical and mental
Happiness, enhanced prestige, respect from others
Humility, i.e., loss of respect
Happiness, gain of money
Sickness, fear

Transit of Venus:

When Venus by transit occupies various houses as counted from the Moon-Sign of birth, the effects are as follows:
Happiness, annihilation of enemies
Gain of money
Happiness, gain of wealth
Gain of money and comforts
Gain, happiness in respect of child or children
Trouble, increase in the number of enemies of adverse effects caused by opponents
Distress, great apprehension, adversity, loss of money
Gain of money
Happiness, gain
Loss of religious merit the native may indulge in irreligious acts, want of happiness
Mental distress but gain of money
Increase in wealth

Transit of Saturn:

The transit of Saturn is generally unfavourable in respect of the house (from the radical ascendant) he transits unless he be transiting his own house or unless he be the lord of the ascendant. (i.e., unless Capricorn or Aquarius is the rising sign), when he does not damage the affairs of the house he transits. For example, if Scorpio is the ascendant and Saturn by transit is in the first house, he will be inclined to cause ill-health. When he transits. Sagittarius he will have a tendency to adversely affect finances. In Capricorn, he will not during his transit damage the third house because Capricorn is his own sign. When he transits the fourth house Aquarius is his own sign. When he transits Pisces, the fifth house, he will spoil the fifth house affairs of the native. The native may have stomach troubles due to sluggish digestion or formation of gases (traits of Saturnine diseases), or the native's children may suffer in health or career, and so on.

Saturn also has a depressing influence on the radical planet whom during the course of his transit he aspects. For example, suppose Scorpio is the ascendant and the Sun, the lord of the tenth, is in Pisces. Now when Saturn during his transit, stays in Gemini, he will be fully aspecting the radical Sun ( the Sun occupying Pisces in the birth chart), with the result that affairs pertaining to the Sun may suffer or have a setback. The Sun is the lord of the tenth house, so the native's career may have a setback or advancement may be thwarted. Saturn is the planet of death and delay and so he spoils matters by prolonging issues or keeping them pending and by procrastination. He also causes harm from low people, aged persons, labour, servants, enemies and opponents. In the above example, the Sun is the lord of the tenth and we have explained how his transit would adversely effect the native's career. But the Sun is also Karaka for health, vigour, personal push, respect, father, government, persons in authority and so Saturn during his transit through Gemini will also spoil or damage one or more affairs over which the Sun presides. IN this way Saturn by transit spoils the affairs pertaining to the planet he aspects. But if he be the lord of the ascendant, he will not do so, or if he does any harm it will not be in such great measure.
Now we shall revert to our original line of delineating the effects of planets: The effects, of Saturn in the twelve houses as counted from the Moon-sign are:
Great distress and destruction
Sorrow, loss of wealth
Happiness, gain of money
Apprehension of trouble, physical and mental ailments, fear
Loss of wealth, distress to sons or children
Happiness, gain of money
Infirmities, physical sickness or mental ailments
Iincrease of enemies or added onslaught by enemies, illness or distress
Iindulgence in sinful actions, loss of wealth, retarded income
Increase of enmity
Gain of money, happiness
Trouble all round, upsetting of status quo- a very unfavourable time
Saturn stays for two and a half years in one sign; so his transits are very important. When Saturn transits the twelfth, the first and the second house as counted from the radical Moon the period comes to seven and a half years (two and a half years in each of the three signs) and the combined period of seven and half years is generally referred to in India as the Sadhe Sati (the phrase literally means seven and a half years). This is generally considered a period during which the native does not have peace of mind, one thing after another crops up to keep the native worried. Few indeed are lucky who do not have a death in the family during these seven and a half years.

Here again persons in whose nativity the Moon is in Taurus (because Saturn would be the lord of the ninth and the tenth, both good houses from the Moon sign) or Libra (because Saturn would be the lord of the fourth and the fifth, both good houses as counted from the radical Moon) or Capricorn or Aquarius (because Saturn would be the lord of the Moon Sign radically) do not fare so badly as natives in whose nativities Saturn is the lord of an evil house as counted from the natal Moon.


Transit of Rahu:

The effect of Rahu's transit through the twelve house as counted from the Janma-Rashi is as follows:
Loss, trouble both physical or mental
Loss of wealth, heavy expenditure
Good health, gain of money
Enmity, sorrow
Loss, sorrow
Happiness, gain of wealth
Loss quarrels
Illness, fear
Inclination to indulge in sinful acts
Enmity, happiness
Happiness, gain of money
Loss, illness


Transit of Ketu:

The effect of Ketu's transit through the twelve houses as counted from the radical Moon are as follows:
Loss, ill-health or disease
Loss of money
Happiness, gain, increase
Fear, trouble both physical or mental
Sorrow, loss of money
Happiness, gain of money
Evil state of affairs, illness
Loss, threatened trouble
Sinful actions, humility
Fear, sorrow
Good name and fame, gain of money
Physical ill-health or mental distress, enmity

Ketu in different Houses

As I mentioned in my piece on Rahu in the previous issue, Rahu and Ketu are also known as Dragon’s head and Dragon’s tail. They are considered the nodes of Moon, or shadowy planets because they don’t have physical bodies. The two planets move backwards or are retrograde and give sudden and unexpected happenings in life. Their effects are modified for better or for worse depending on if they are by themselves or conjoined with other planets. Usually the effects of Rahu are considered like that of Saturn and Ketu like that of Mars, although some astrologers also think that Kethu is like Mercury and gives only half the results if by itself in any house.

Following are the effects of Kethu in various houses in the Horoscope. This is basic information and all planets are affected by degree, conjuctions, aspects on them, placement among other things.

Kethu in the First House: The person has a sharp intelligence but if Jupiter or Mercury doesn’t aspect the planet, the full potential of the person may not be fulfilled. It gives restlessness, discontentment and in spite of hard work, struggles continue financially. In Capricorn, Scorpio, Aries and Aquarius when the position will be less detrimental, Kethu tends to create many problems. It affects conjugal happiness also. A person with this placement is often exploited by others.

Kethu in second House: It gives financial ups and downs, health troubles in the throat and dental region, obstructs education and makes the person inclined to use foul language when angry... Family tensions will abound. If Kethu is strong and well placed then there will be opposite results and many financial gains.

Kethu in the third house: This placement makes the person strong and intelligent, with a lot of mental and physical toughness, but also mental stress due to disputes that occur from time to time. It gives success and long life but the upper part of body especially the arms may be prone to injury.

Kethu in the fourth House: Unless Kethu is well placed, it can give losses through real estate, affect mother’s health adversely. It affects studies and causes family tension and breaks in education.

Kethu in the fifth house: This will give loss of first pregnancy to a woman unless husband’s horoscope is strong. Even then it will give a difficult pregnancy or difficult delivery. It makes one prone to stomach troubles also if badly placed, and affects relationships with children.

Kethu in the sixth house: This gives strength, determination, name and fame. A person with this placement can overcome any adversity or opposition. It does predispose the person to piles and fistula or other private organ infection and affects eye sight adversely. Early childhood is usually not happy.

Kethu in the seventh house: This gives danger from water and gives attachment to a partner not accepted by family. It can also give hernia or other intestinal infections. Stomach area is weak. It gives mental worry, losses from theft, but Kethu in Scorpio in the seventh will be beneficial.

Kethu in the eight house: Unless in one of its benefic signs, this position affects longevity adversely. It gives financial losses, quarrels and opposition from loved ones. If Kethu is well placed in Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Virgo and Scorpio it will give gains. Ailments in the area ruled by the sign Kethu is in, in the eighth house will occur. There will a be a tendency to have extra marital flings. It also makes a person accident prone.

Kethu in the ninth house: Gives troubles to father and paternal relations, but gains from foreigners. Affects family ties adversely especially with male siblings. If joined with a benefic the negative effects will lessen.

Kethu in the tenth house: This gives popularity, brilliance and stamina. The person will always overcome his/her ill wishers and will travel far and wide.

Kethu in the eleventh: This gives financial gains but affects progeny adversely. Number of children may also be limited.

Kethu in the twelfth house: This is an adverse location for finances. Conjugal happiness is impaired.

Rahu in different Houses

Rahu and Ketu are also known as Dragon’s head and Dragon’s tail. They are considered the nodes of Moon, or shadowy planets because they don’t have physical bodies. The two planets move backwards or are retrograde and give sudden and unexpected happenings in life. Their effects are modified for better or for worse depending on if they are by themselves or conjoined with other planets. Usually the effects of Rahu are considered like that of Saturn and Ketu like that of Mars.

In this column I will be discussing the effects of Rahu in various Houses.

Rahu in the first House: In the ascendant it can affect health and gives a serious, repressed and willful nature if badly placed. The combination affects marriage and married life adversely. Rahu in Aries, Taurus or Cancer in the ascendant is considered auspicious and in Leo give financial success.

Rahu in the second house: Rahu in the second house affects eyesight, and gives friction in the family. It affects the throat region and gives financial ups and downs unless Jupiter aspects it in a beneficial way. If well placed, it can give gains by science and education, but also enemies and first half of life is full of stress and struggles.

Rahu in the third house: Rahu is considered good in the third house and gives spiritual and academic gains. It gives good relations with loved ones, intelligence and gains in business, but a loss of a sibling. Sudden and unexpected news in life will be many. The person appears strong outwardly but is weak inwardly. This combination is not good for siblings. Such a person faces criticism while airing his views and ideas. It gives ear troubles.

Rahu in the fourth house: Rahu in the fourth house gives sudden gains both from real estate and in general it stresses relationships with siblings. It makes one prone to chest and stomach disease.

Rahu in the fifth house: This makes one prone to stomach troubles, gives abortions and stresses. It gives colic and one has limited progeny.

Rahu in the 6th house: This placement gives a long life but stress from ill wishers. There will be some trouble in the lower abdominal area. Early period of life is stressful. The person is lucky for father and paternal relatives. It gives strength, energy and determination and the ability to pull through tough times.

Rahu in the seventh house: This give troubles in personal life, can cause death of spouse or divorce if badly placed, and affairs with people from different ethnic groups. In a man’s horoscope it gives gynecological troubles and abortions to wife.

It gives gains through women but affects virility and impairs marital happiness. Loss of money through women is also indicated.

Rahu in the 8th house: It gives scandals, legal troubles and health problems. If joined by Moon it can give mental and glandular disorders. Financially too there will be ups and downs.

Rahu in the 9th house: This improves mental qualities and gives academic and professional success if well placed. It gives good intuition and foreign residence. Spouse may be a bit of a shrew and there may be stress with paternal relatives.

Rahu in the tenth house: Rahu in the tenth gives great literary and artistic abilities and wide travels. It gives success in business and also name and fame. The number of children is limited. It gives a number of relationships.

Rahu in the eleventh house: This position gives name and fame and learning but a limited number of progeny and ear trouble along with foreign travel.

Rahu in the twelfth house: This gives prosperity and a helpful nature but relationships and initial frustration and then success.

Venus in Different houses

In the Ascendant.: Expert mathematician, very fortunate, ambitious, bold, long life, pioneering, fond of wife, strenuous, skilled in sexual science, successful, practical, scents, flowers, women skilled in fine arts, pleasing, vivacious, astrologer, much magnetic power, leader of people.

Second house.: Large family, happy, delicious drinks, luxurious meals, handsome, large fair eyes, charming wife, witty, brilliant, polite, educated, hating women, obliging, rapid in mind, clever in speech, agreeable, creative author, conservative, composer, economical, wealthy, logical, able.

Third house.: Lover of fine arts, prosperity to mother wealthy, miserly, obliging, well placed, traveling, original.

Fourth house.: Intelligent, happy, affectionate, learned, affectionate mother, agriculturist, educated, scientific methods, peaceful life, protector of cattle, endeared by relations, fond of milk, famous, literary, successful, popular.

Fifth house.: Clever, intelligent, states manly ability, good counsel, danger to mother, commander, educated, able, sociable, kind-hearted, affable, good-natured, many daughters and few sons, affable manners.

Sixth house.: Licentious, foeless, loose habits, anger, low minded, well informed, destruction to enemies, fond of other women.

Seventh house.: Passionate, unhealthy habits, happy marriage, sensual, inclined towards sex pleasure.

Eighth house.: Danger to mother, happy, given to bad habits, short-lived, famous, celebrated, unexpected legacies, trouble in mind, disappointment in love affairs, pious later in life.

Ninth house.: Selfish, religious, respect for preceptors, able, successful, commander, lover of fine arts, generous.

Tenth house.: Respect for divine people and parents, carriage, broken education, successful as a lawyer, popular, social, moderate eater.

Eleventh house.: Influential, learned, wealthy, good conveyances, successful, many friends, much popularity.

Twelfth house.: Mean-minded, find of low women, miserly, obscure, licentious, unprincipled, weak eyes, fond of sexual pleasures, clever, liar, pretentious, unhappy love affairs.

Saturn In different Houses

Saturn completes one cycle of the Zodiac in 29 years. It is a very powerful planet and its effects both benefic and malefic can have very intense repercussions in a native’s life. Saturn is the main signifactor of longevity and also gives scientific bend of thought. Saturn’s 7 and a half years transit through the 12th, 1st and 2nd house from the moon chart is called Saad Sati and it can create great havoc if the planet is not well placed in the horoscope. In my personal experience I have noticed that even when it is considered a benefic for a chart, the period of Saad Sati often causes obstacles and stress in the life of the person, though the evil effects are not as intense as in the charts of people who have a badly placed Saturn.

Saturn in the first house: If placed in the ascendant in Libra, Sagittarius or Pisces and Aquarius and Capricorn its own signs, Saturn will usually have a good effect. It gives a handsome appearance and a tall, lean body, power and rise in life but at a later age. The nature is quiet and dignified and such people don’t waste their time in frivolities. They are fair, loyal and intellectually inclined.

When afflicted in the first house, it gives obstacles and stresses along with heavy responsibilities and a melancholic nature very early in life. There is mistrust of others, and such a person has a hard time trusting others. The nature can be self centered and the person will have to struggle a lot in life.

Saturn in the second house: Unless well placed, in its own house or in exaltation, Saturn brings the person minimum gains for huge amounts of efforts. It affects personal, academic and professional life adversely, gives health troubles on the upper part of the body. The person can be pretty stingy.

If well placed it gives gains from real estate, metal, and investment in oil and coal as well as mining projects. The person will be farsighted and sensible.

Saturn in the third house: When well placed it gives gains, a strong and focused mind and a flair for math and science. There may be some ear trouble in later years and a tendency to be reclusive. This placement of Saturn in a male chart can affect birth of children and give difficult pregnancies or abortions to wife, unless the wife’s chart is powerful and nullifies the weakness. There may be differences with relatives, trouble through the written words and health when not well placed.

Saturn in the fourth house: Even when well placed it can give sudden losses, heavy responsibilities, and interrupted education. It affects mother’s health negatively, making her ailments chronic. If Saturn is retrograde it gives marital troubles, and tensions from employees and children, especially in foreign land.

If Saturn is well placed and aspected by rulers of the 2nd, 7th and 11th house, one will be very rich, long lived and may become a successful diplomat abroad.

Saturn in the fifth house: This placement affects progeny. It may delay their birth or the person may have adopted children. It gives more female than male children. This position gives grief in love affairs, attraction to people much older in age, losses through speculative ventures. If Saturn is well placed, then the bad effects are minimized.

Saturn in the sixth house: This position gives a flair for science, and success in technical, medical and health care industry. It gives gains through contract work, projects, great financial and political success. Saturn in the sixth house is normally considered good, unless badly afflicted. Then it can give chronic health troubles.

Saturn in the seventh house: If well placed it gives a mature and sensible, well educated partner with whom the person and expect stability and harmony in life. It also gives gains from partnerships with others and contractual and mediation work, along with tremendous success and reputation all over the world and political success. If afflicted it can even cause death to spouse or self, give turbulence in personal life and losses in cooperative ventures. It can give delay in marriage and disappointments in love.

Saturn in the eighth house: Saturn in the 8th house can give respiratory troubles and heavy responsibilities in life. When well placed it makes the person responsible for the financial success and well being of others in jobs that require such things. Badly placed it can give all sorts of legal troubles and liabilities. It gives the person psychic and mediumistic abilities and mystic experiences.

Saturn in the ninth house: When well placed this placement gives great success in the legal, scientific and publishing world. It gives a philosophical mind and a desire for achieving success through the traditional tools. Such people are founders of charitable institutions. When afflicted, it can give a tunnel vision and extreme rigidity in looking at life. It also gives losses abroad, and accidents when traveling.

Saturn in the tenth house: A well placed Saturn gives great success professionally but also a sudden rise and fall in life. If joined with a benevolent Jupiter, it gives wide spread success in anything the person chooses to do in life. This is a good placement for being self employed, in politics as well as business and in acting, especially if Saturn is joined with Venus in Libra or Taurus.

Saturn in the eleventh house: Saturn in the eleventh house gives gains from friends in high places and group activities. It creates a great path for self development and intellectual growth through meeting like minded people. If afflicted it gives sorrows from male relatives and stresses in personal life. Financially there are major ups and downs.

Saturn in the twelfth house: This placement if afflicted gives secret adversaries who work towards the person’s downfall. It gives unexpected losses, eye troubles and chronic health problems in the body part ruled by the 12th house. It gives expensive litigations and troubles to maternal relatives. The nature of the person is secretive and reclusive. There will be tendency towards melancholia and depression.

Jupiter in Different Houses

Jupiter is considered the greatest benefic in Indian astrology. When well placed in the chart, Jupiter bestows all blessings upon the person, from luck, good progeny, name and fame along with wealth, a long and prosperous life. It gives travels, property and all kinds of expansion.

Following are the effects of Jupiter in different houses.

Jupiter in the first house: If well placed, it gives a long and happy life, vitality, good health, the ability to look at life in a balanced way. It gives a lot of success, good education, a deeply philanthropic and generous nature and more male children.

If afflicted it is bad for health and wealth.

Jupiter in the second house: this placement gives happiness in the family, good education, gains through people in high places, and contract work. There will also be gain from speculative ventures, ability to be convincing in arguments and negotiations, and gains from business. If afflicted it affects financial status adversely, creates misunderstandings and obstacles and disturbs family life.

Jupiter in the third house: Jupiter in the third house makes the person economical, gives good siblings, happiness in personal life, travel and good writing abilities. If the planet is afflicted then it gives problems with digestion, troubles with the opposite sex, financial tensions, stress with siblings and neighbors, and increases risks of accidents. It also gives losses from carelessness.

Jupiter in the fourth house: When well placed, it gives good education, landed property, a clean and generous heart and a very comfortable life. It also gives great success and eminence, gains from family and success in the country of birth. Life is usually without major ups and downs, and gains through real estate.

When afflicted it gives interrupted education, chest infections, delay in birth of children, danger of loss from fire and sudden heart trouble.

Jupiter in the fifth house: If well placed it give success to and happiness from children, gains from speculative ventures, success in maters of the heart, and great academic and professional recognition. It gives luck, help from people in high places, maturity and wisdom. If afflicted it affects the stomach region, gives loss of first child or difficult or delayed pregnancies. It also affects fortune and causes many ups and downs.

Jupiter in the sixth house: this placement makes the person well loved and successful. It gives a highly accomplished partner and success in a medical profession. It gives a charming personality and gains through maternal relatives. If afflicted it can give a sluggish circulatory system and liver, a tendency to be emotionally unbalanced, and diseases that were not diagnosed in time. It affects vitality and digestive powers.

Jupiter in the seventh house: If well placed gives a very happy marriage, gains from business partnerships and foreign travel. If afflicted it causes troubles in the above mentioned things.

Jupiter in the eight house: It gives occult and psychic interests, makes the person humble and hard working and always ready to help others. There will be sudden divine help when he needs it, and life will be comfortable and long. When afflicted it gives chronic diseases, stress from family and friends, and financial losses due to loved ones taking advantage of him. It also affects the heart adversely and gives infections and blood disorders.

Jupiter in the ninth house: It is one of the best places for Jupiter to be in and it makes the person exceptionally lucky. It gives prosperity of all kinds and makes the person very spiritual in later years, along with acquiring great leadership qualities. If afflicted it gives loose morals, troubles from enemies and all kinds of obstacles to success.

Jupiter in the tenth house: When well placed, it gives tremendous wealth, gains from the government, prosperity, name and fame, and property. If afflicted, it affects professional life, giving sudden loses and demotions, troubles from subordinates and differences with father.

Jupiter in the eleventh house; It gives a large income , wealth and business success as well as political success. When afflicted it limits progeny and when by itself Jupiter affects adversely the inflow of gains and wealth- it also gives losses from being stubborn or confrontational.

Jupiter in the twelfth house: When well placed it gives detachment and a deeply spiritual nature, a tendency to be reclusive. It gives foreign travel and residence, ups and downs but failures will be topped by success eventually. When afflicted it gives a dual nature, a tendency to be dishonest, affects health and losses from unsavory interests.

Mercury in Different Houses

The planet Mercury is a quick silver planet and rules intelligence, ability to speak well and educational pursuits. People with Mercury prominent in their chart are often involved with the media.

Following are the effects of Mercury in different houses.

Mercury in the first house: If mercury is well placed, it makes the person intelligent, a good speaker and well versed in debate. It gives literary and mathematical abilities, a large family and foreign residence. It gives the person a good sense of humor and makes him/her quick witted, and quick to act.

When Mercury is with Venus it gives musical abilities and with Mars engineering skills. Sun with Mercury gives rise to Budha aditya yoga and in a good combination can give tremendous success in intellectual pursuits and profession. In the 5th house it can give twins. With Jupiter‘s aspect or conjunction one can be a good astrologer or writer.

When afflicted it can give nervous disorders and gambling and dishonest tendencies.

Mercury in the 2nd house: Mercury’s placement in the 2n house when well placed makes the person a good manager; diplomacy and success through his/her own efforts. Mercury joined with Saturn, Rahu or Ketu can give problems with speech or nervous troubles unless in a good house. If well placed Mercury in the 2nd house gives a large family.

When badly placed, it can give trouble in the throat region and tendency to lie or be unreliable.

Mercury in the third house: Mercury well placed in the third house increases longevity and gives good siblings. It gives many short travels and the person will do very well in business and in understanding astrology. If badly placed in can cause breaks in education and mental stress, as well as trouble in the arm region.

Mercury in the fourth house: It gives gains from property, legacies and education when well placed. It also gives financial windfalls ability to be an excellent writer and scientist. It gives public success.

When badly placed it gives domestic troubles and losses from fraudulent actions, unreliable friend and family, gains through dishonest means.

Mercury in the fifth house: When well placed Mercury in the 5th house can give twins, and a large family. It also gives a very sharp mind and a brilliant intellect, and gains from speculative ventures, investments. When badly placed can cause mental anxieties, scandals, stomach troubles as well as mental breakdowns, and losses through speculative ventures.

Mercury in the sixth house: This position is not good unless Mercury is well placed. It makes the person work very hard and also gives a tendency to mental breakdowns, surgical operations and trouble in the lower pelvic region. There can be strokes, or paralysis.

Mercury in the seventh house: If well placed here, Mercury gives an intellectual partner, gain from partnerships and many travels, along with name and fame. The spouse will be attractive and from a well to do family. When badly placed Mercury can cause trouble in married life and losses through cooperative ventures. It also creates troubles through the written word, documents, and contractual agreements.

Mercury in the eight house: When well placed Mercury here gives great financial success, interest in psychic phenomena, and a good status in life. If badly placed it gives inflammatory and respiratory troubles, financial ups and downs and nervous disorders and health problems.

Mercury in the ninth house: If well placed it gives wealth, gains from long distance travel, gains from business and as an arbitrator. Gains from intellectual and academic pursuits and good fortune in general.

When afflicted or weak Mercury’s placement here can give troubles while traveling, accidents as well as insecurities and uncertainty in life.

Mercury in the 10th house: When well placed gives tremendous intellect, professional gains and success in anything the person undertakes. There will be gains from business, and people in high places, along with good endurance and strength to do well. There will be gains from real estate.

If badly placed, it will give academic and professional ups and downs along with troubles to father.

Mercury in eleventh house: If well placed this position of Mercury gives tremendous wealth, fame and a long life, good partner and children. The person’s ill wishers will never get the better of him. It gives gains from people in high places.

If badly placed it gives bad friends who will let the person down, and losses through wrong decisions are indicated.

Mercury in the 12th house: This placement gives a tendency to be reclusive, an inclination towards spirituality and a desire to work in isolation, along with sudden windfalls. If badly placed it gives a huge fall from a high position and humiliation at the hands of others. There is possibility of loss of reputation through underhand deals and scandals.

Mars in Different Houses

The planet Mars if prominent and well placed in a chart gives a strong and energetic personality, endurance and self confidence, generosity and a resourceful nature. When badly placed, it can give a predisposition to accidents, inflammatory ailments, violent and excessively emotional nature, litigation among other things, and a tendency to be rash.

Mars rules Tuesday, the zodiac sign Aries and Scorpio, shades of red and orange and is a hot, fiery, and masculine planet. Its stone is red coral.

Following are the effects of Mars in different houses.

Mars in the first house: If well placed it gives the person a youthful appearance, courage, and a strong willed and ambitious nature. There may also be a scar on the body part ruled by Mars. The person will be athletic and muscular; many police officers are found with a strong Mars in ascendant or 10th house. It gives the person great stamina and energy, and the ability to be very successful.

If afflicted it can give head injuries, mental break downs and a tendency to get into brawls. Unless Mars is strong or in its own sign it can affect longevity. It also affects matrimonial happiness.

Mars in the second house: It gives wealth through legacies and marrying into an affluent family when well placed, wealth and a materialistic streak. This is a good placement for success and gains from metal or manufactured goods which use metal. It also gives foreign residence. People with this placement do better when self employed than when they are working for someone else.

When afflicted it gives eye and ear trouble, losses by theft, fraud and disharmony in family life.

Mars in the third house: When well placed, this position gives intelligence, money and endurance and younger brothers but relationship with them may be fiery. If not well placed it can give fractures and tensions with mother- it also gives broken education, accidents while traveling and suicidal tendencies. Such people can do well in work related to the public or media because of good debating skills, but they can also become argumentative if the planet is badly placed.

Mars in the fourth house: If well placed it gives a lot of property and a flair for math, science and technology` along with the possibility of foreign residence. Over all however it is not a good position to have as it affects home life adversely and causes illness to children. There is a likelihood of stomach and chest ailments and property losses through fire, theft, fraud and quarrels. There will also be a tendency for extra-marital affairs. If afflicted by Saturn, Rahu or Ketu, this placement can cause a sudden and unnatural death.

Mars in the fifth house: Unless well placed this position can cause loss of first child, and financial losses, private organ and stomach ailments like ulcers and an aggressive sexual nature. If Mars is badly placed it can give many extra marital affairs and illegitimate children, and losses by speculative ventures.

When well placed it gives success and athletic ability-such people are fond of children and good teachers and mentors. A strong combination gives success with sculpting, architectural work and anything that requires use of metal.

Mars in the sixth house: It is a strong placement for Mars and gives success against ill wishers, good digestive abilities, unexpected financial gains, and fame. There may be some inflammatory infections and stress to maternal relatives. It gives gains from engineering and technology driven careers.

If afflicted it can give death through surgery gone wrong, losses, unexpected trouble, hurts and losses through animals.

Mars in the seventh house: When ill placed this creates troubles in married life and personal relationships and gives losses through business partnerships, humiliation on account of the opposite sex and danger of contracting sexually transmitted diseases. This position affects relationship with father adversely and affects health and wealth, giving an aggressive and easy to anger partner.

In female charts this placement can give sudden death or severe accident for husband. Horoscopes have to usually be matched for people with this placement in their chart. When well placed it gives gains from cooperative ventures, but still more than one serious relationship.

Mars in the eight house: Mars in the 8th unless in its own house or exalted is not considered auspicious. It gives inflammatory diseases, sudden accidents and death, debts and mental distress and legal troubles.

Mars in the ninth house: If well placed it makes the person a pioneer, a philosopher, a traveler and a supporter of higher learning and initiatives for bettering the lives of humanity. Such people can make good social activists and lawyers as well as leaders who can inspire others to follow their path. When badly placed it can make the person narrow minded, fanatical and annoying to others. It can give litigations, trouble while traveling and disruption of personal life. It can give premature death of younger brother and inharmonious relations with him.

Mars in the tenth house: When well placed it’s a powerful position and gives tremendous gains through business, politics and technical/medicine/hardware/real estate/ oriented businesses and careers. It gives great leadership qualities but affects relationship with father. Gains from fire, copper, and metal are indicated; armed forces is a good career option for people with this placement.

If afflicted this placement can make the person radical and affects career and academics adversely. There may be a desire to use unfair means to achieve success, and a bad reputation and sudden fall from the top will be the outcome as a result.

Mars in the eleventh house: It gives wealth but affects children adversely. It makes the person move in high circles and gives influential friends-gains from metal, land and business related to these two especially, apart from other gains. The number of friends is limited and if afflicted, friends may cause major losses and injury by betraying the person.

Mars in the twelfth house: This gives a difficult childhood, injuries and troubles to the body part indicated by the sign Mars is in. It makes the person intense, and prone to feeling unappreciated and thus depressed as a consequence. A badly placed Mars here can cause injury and bad reputation along with long hospitalization and legal troubles. Such people will be secretive, will have secret liaisons and will be loners most of the time.

Effect of Moon in different Houses

In the Ascendant.: Fanciful and romantic, moderate eater, an attractive appearance, inclined to corpulence, windy temperament, much traveling, disease in private organs and ears, capricious, licentious, sociable, easy going, educated, warring, loved by the opposite sex, shy, modest, stubborn, proud, fickle-minded and eccentric.

Second house.: Wealthy, handsome, attractive, generous, highly intelligent, breaks in education, charming, poetical, great respect, sweet speech, persuasive, squint eyes and much admired.

Third house.: Sickly, dyspeptic and later on piles, mild, lean, disappointments, impious, many brothers, cruel, educated, consumption, famous, sisters, intelligent, unscrupulous, purposeless, miserly, fond of traveling and active-minded.

Fourth house.: Sickly mother, quarrels, unhappy home life, danger to father, domestic quarrels and conveyances, uncomfortable, coarse, brutal, tyrannical, vulgar.

Fifth house.: Subtle, handsome wife, shrewd, showy, many daughters, intelligent, gains through quadrupeds, interrupted education, high political office.

Sixth house.: Submissive to the opposite sex, indolent, imperious, short-tempered, intelligent, lazy, slender body, weak sexual connection, widow-hunter, poor, drunkard, refined, tender, pilfering habits stomach troubles, many foes, worried by cousins.

Seventh house.: Passionate, fond of women, handsome wife, mother short-lived, narrow-minded, good family, pains in he loins, social, successful, jealous and energetic in several matters.

Eighth house.: Unhealthy, legacy, capricious, mother short-lived, few children, bilious, slender bad sight, Kinney disease, unsteady, easy acquisitions.

Ninth house.: Popular, educated, intelligent, well read, lover of fiction, builder of charitable institutions, wealthy, active, inclined to travel, godly, good children, immoveable property, religious, mystical, righteous, agricultural success, devotional, successful and good reputation.

Tenth house.: Persuasive, passionate, charitable, shrewd, adulterous, bold, tactful, ambitious, great position, active, trustee of religious institutions, obliging to good people, many friends, easy success, popular and able, wealthy, comfortable and long life.

Eleventh house.: Many children, powerful, philanthropic, polite, literary an artistic taste, helpful, influential, cultured, charitable, many friends, great position, reputation, good lands, easy success, liked and helped by the fair sex, giver of donations, man of principles.

Twelfth house.: Obstructed, deformed, narrow-minded, cruel, unhappy, obscure, powerless, deceived, solitary, miserable.

The Effects of Planets in Different Houses - SUN

Given below are the general effects of the Sun when placed in different houses. The effects may change due to the aspect and conjunction of other planets on the sun and also by the sun’s strength and weaknesses by degree and placement. Those calculations are complicated to understand and are not being given here.

Sun in the first house: The sun rules energy and a good placement here will give a healthy constitution, success and good fortune. It gives generosity, pride, ambition and a good will power. It can give some eye trouble and inclines one to baldness, headaches and head injuries or trouble in the upper part of the head. At times health is indifferent during childhood unless other planets are strong.

Sun in the second house: It gives a lot of wealth but if the sun is weak the person can face legal troubles and property losses, disrupted education, dental ailments and disturbed family life. It gives gains from metal, especially copper and gold. When well placed it gives a high status in society.

Sun in the third house: It makes the person confident and determined as well as wealthy and full of courage. There may be some tension with relatives and a sibling may die prematurely. There will be gains from business.

Sun in the fourth house: If the sun is weak then trouble in the chest area, disrupted education, domestic tensions and trouble to mother are indicated. The early part of life will be influenced by strong family ties. If the sun is strong it will give gains from government and real estate and a sound education.

Sun in the fifth house: If weak it gives miscarriage/abortion to wife with first pregnancy, or premature death of a male child as well as stomach problems. If strong, it gives good luck, success through partnerships, and travel as well as in a legal career.

Sun in the sixth house: It gives strength, wealth and fame, good digestive powers and a strong sex drive, gains from partnerships. The spouse’s health may be affected adversely unless the partner’s horoscope is strong and can override the effect.

Sun in the seventh house: Success in a public career, rise through cooperative ventures and through wife if sun is well placed. If sun is badly placed, it gives losses and tensions of all kinds in personal and professional life.

Sun in the 8th: house: It gives more daughters than sons, affects eyesight adversely, financial ups and downs, prone to ailments arising from imbalance of bile, and private parts, heavy expenses. It makes the person religious but discontented. It however gives good health and long life when well aspected, gains after marriage, and success in later life.

Sun in the ninth house: This position gives good fortune if the sun is well placed and such a person may write or publish books. Gains from international travel, foreign residence and a legal career are indicated. When afflicted, it can give delays and obstacles in plans.

Sun in the tenth house: This position gives all kinds of gains and comforts, foreign travels, authority, good morals and success, if sun is well placed.

Sun in the eleventh house: This position also gives great success and wealth, and a long life, but possible losses from jealousy. This position is not good for first child, but gives gains from several sources.

Sun in the twelfth house: This gives ups and downs in life and tensions with father and trouble in work. Unexpected events in life will be many and gains from chemistry and medicine is indicated. It gives mediumistic abilities and the gift of prophesy.

Rahu Ketu - The Shadow Planets The Moon's Nodes in Vedic Astrology

Rahu Ketu is the name given to the Nodes of the Moon. Rahu is the North Node and Ketu is the South Node. They are points on the ecliptic where the Moon is in alignment with the Sun and the Earth. They indicate the precise point of the harmony with the three most important influences in our life- the Sun, the Earth and the Moon. This relationship plays an important part in the enfolding of individual consciousness.

Their role as Karmic indicators of our life is connected with their power to cause eclipses. The eclipses occur in the vicinity of Rahu Ketu during the Full Moon and the New Moon. (During New Moon when it is +/- 18 degrees from Rahu Ketu, the Solar eclipse takes place. At the full Moon +/- 11 degrees 15' from the nodal position, the Lunar eclipse takes place.) As they symbolically eclipse the Sun (consciousness) and the Moon (the Mind), they have a great part to play in darkening our perspective in order to bring in new light. They deal with the concept of death and re-birth, transformation and regeneration. During the eclipses the light from the Luminaries is darkened. The energies created are powerfully psychic, pregnant with new information and occult power. The period after the eclipse is considered a rebirth of the Sun and the Moon. The role of Rahu Ketu in this powerful alignment of the Sun Moon and the Earth gives them the role of the ultimate controllers of the destiny.

The prime importance given to Rahu Ketu in Vedic Astrology is one of it's key features. They have been given the status of Planets to emphasise their significance and the importance placed on eclipses. They are known as Chayya Grahas (shadow planets). They have no substance and are physically non-existent. Yet their influence is full of potency and spiritual significance. They work in unison 180 degrees apart, two opposite points in the zodiac with a mission to churn our lives in order to externalise hidden potential and wisdom. In keeping with their shadowy nature, they work on a psychological level. It is always difficult to gauge their effect because their main concern is with our emotional makeup. They effect us internally. We are unaware of what exactly is happening to us at the time.

In Vedic Astrology, the concept of the Soul's journey through different lifetimes is central to it. The final goal of the soul is to break this cycle of life and death. Like the beads on a necklace, various lifetimes are joined together to form a necklace, each life being different but interconnected by an invisible thread. The invisible thread is Rahu and Ketu. The purpose of the soul in this life to act out his given Karma, destroy the illusions of the materialistic life and move towards the pursuit of self realisation. To live on the astral planes where pleasure and pain do not have the capacity to hurt, the mind is still and at peace. The soul's journey in a particular life time and it's connection with eternal life is indicated by the position of Rahu and Ketu. Ketu deals with the past Karma and Rahu with the future.

The five instincts that keep us attached to the materialistic purpose of life are Kaam (Desire, passions) Krodh (Anger) Madh (intoxicants- drugs, alcohol etc) Moh (Attachment) Lobh(Greed) and Matsaya(Jealousy). We need to control our instincts rather than allowing ourselves to be controlled by them. Both Rahu and Ketu have the ability to keep our mind focused on these instincts- Rahu by exaggerating and Ketu by obscuring or blocking. We are tied down to the cycle of unhappiness and dissatisfaction as we cannot break away from our lower selves. We are born again and again to experience the pleasures and pains of the earthly life until we recognise them to be the illusions that they are. On a subconscious level we are afraid that if we give up these desires, we will lose out. Once we start understanding the principle of letting go, enjoying what life has to offer but not getting attached, then we are able to grow spiritually. Rahu Ketu deals with the inner fight within us, the moral and the social choices we have to constantly make and the inner dilemmas.

The Mythology

There are many Myths and legends attached to Rahu Ketu. The most well known one is of Rahu Ketu as the Naga Vasuki- the ruler of the Patala Loka (the nether regions of the earth). Nagas in Vedic literature are not ordinary snakes but Serpents with much hidden knowledge and wisdom. There was a great war between the gods and the demons for the control of the universe and at the centre of it was the ocean which was being churned to find the hidden treasures and the Amrita- the nectar of immortality. Vasuki helped the gods in their mission. He was the rope tied around the spiritual mountain Mandara, which was the rod, used by the gods to churn the ocean.

When the Amrita was found the gods wanted to keep it for themselves as they felt that the demons would use it for the wrong purpose. Vasuki being a demon, his instincts were for personal glorification and materialistic happiness rather than universal good. (Sacrificing self for others is considered the godly impulse). Vasuki, was more intelligent than the other demons, he was not willing to be distracted by the gods. He drank the nectar of immortality secretly. The Sun and the Moon complained to Lord Vishnu, the creator of the Universe, who was very angry at this deception. In anger he threw the Sudharshan Chakra at Vasuki and cut him into two. Vasuki had drunk the Amrita and was immortal, therefore could not be killed. He remained in the skies as Rahu(the head)Ketu (the lower half), a permanent reminder to the other planets(gods) of the darker side of life which we have to defeat in the pursuit of immortality.

Rahu Ketu are considered great enemies of the Sun and the Moon because they told Lord Vishnu about them. They symbolically swallow the two luminaries during the eclipses. Their capacity to darken the Sun and the Moon make Rahu Ketu the most powerful influences in the Zodiac. The Sun around whom the other planets and the solar system revolves, the Moon which controls life on earth, are obscured by Rahu Ketu during eclipses. Rahu Ketu represent Cosmic Law which everyone including the Sun and the Moon have to obey.

This allegory has to be understood as life. The Gods without the help of Vasuki (Rahu Ketu) could not find the secret of immortality. In the same way we as humans cannot find our higher selves without understanding the lessons of Rahu and Ketu. They represent the darker side of our nature which we need to overcome. Our inner emotions are like the ocean being churned. Within this ocean lie a number of treasures as well as poisons and nasty things. We have learn to recognise the precious from the dross and finally find Amrita- the secret of immortality or true happiness. The conflict between our attachment to materialistic achievements (this gives us momentary happiness which is a fantasy as it has no real basis, the domain of Rahu) and liberation of the soul, finding bliss and tranquillity which is eternal and everlasting (Ketu is the Moksha karaka significator for spiritual realisation). The gods needed the help of Vasuki in the Amrita manthan and in the same way we need the knowledge provided by the wise nodes to give direction.

Understanding Rahu and Ketu in our Natal Charts

To understand the influence of Rahu Ketu in our chart we must learn about their shadow nature. This is the most important factor in when dealing with the influence of the nodes. They are only points in the Zodiac therefore they are unable to enact their effect on their own. The nodes take on the characteristics of their dispositor as they have no substance themselves. It is very important to study the sign, position and placement of the depositor. Here it is important to understand that although the nodes are influenced by their depositor, the depositor itself carries forward the influence of the nodes. The basic results of Rahu- Ketu are modified by their location in your chart. The signs/ houses they are placed in. The aspects they receive and the aspects they throw out. Also if they are in conjunction with another planet (note in Vedic Astrology a planet in the same house is considered conjunct. The closer the conjunction the stronger the influence.) they will throw out it's influence. For example if Rahu is in conjunction with Mars it will throw the aspect of Mars along with that of it's depositor.

Rahu Ketu are the personal eclipse points. Therefore they are areas where you need to work out your Karma, past as well as future. They are our Karmic responsibilities. We have to learn to look beyond the momentary darkness that Rahu Ketu represent. They highlight the negative side of our nature which we need to overcome to move towards the spiritual growth. They work psychologically, therefore it is hard to pin- point their effect. They are the axis of life which indicates the path of spiritual growth from past life ( Ketu) to the Future (Rahu). Knowledge of both the past and present are needed for true understanding of life. The past shapes the personality we are now, the negative and the positive Karma we are going to experience. It shades our psyche to how we are going to tackle the present. The future is always uncertain therefore can seem like darkness and carry fear and uncertainty within it. We have to really come to terms with our past to be able to not get afraid of the future. Rahu is showing this direction, Ketu is sometime blocking due to our actions of the past.

Rahu Ketu have twin purpose, one in the mundane life and another in the spiritual life but it is intertwined, like their shadowy nature. Their actions in the material realm are meant so that we change our thoughts and ideas about what we want and desire. What is darkness to a person enmeshed in materialistic ambitions can be powerful spiritual energy for those on the path of Moksha and spiritual enlightenment.

The nodes always serves opposing purposes- good and bad, lots and nothing, give and take. Rahu gives, Ketu takes back. The are no straight rules about them. They operate in so many different colours which can lead you to the highest spiritual pinnacle to the greatest financial achievements or vice versa. They can give contrary results. You can never give predictions dealing with surety.

They can create fear of the unknown. They can create sudden and unexpected results.

The saying is that Rahu Ketu always take away what they give because they have a special reason for granting you your wishes. To realise that what they give is not necessarily what you want once you have achieved it. They highlight dissatisfaction within ourselves.

RAHU

Vedic Hymn to Rahu

'Rahu is snake shaped, born of a lioness and a devourer of the Sun and the Moon'

Rahu is the head part of the celestial snake. This hymn refers to Rahu being snake shaped. The snakes are given great importance in Vedic mythology. Lord Shiva has a snake around his neck, Lord Vishnu's throne was Shesh Naga - the Eternal Serpent. Shesh Naga represents the cycles of time and space which the seed of cosmic creation. The Nagas are shaped like snakes but stand tall. The Nagas are highly evolved beings. They are wise, but their wisdom can be used for both good and bad. The Naga sheds his skin, this symbolises transformation,re-birth. The snakes in Vedic literature remind people of their mortality.

The 'devouring of the Sun and Moon' are when Rahu eclipses the luminaries. This shows the important part Rahu has to play in changing the course of our life. The Sun and Moon are Royal planets under whose dictates the universe and life on earth revolves. But Rahu can darken this light, therefore it controls the process of life. The Sun is the Soul and Moon the Mind, when they are eclipsed, they go through regeneration, transformation and death.

Rahu takes people off their Dharmic past path to tempt them on the road of self destruction. But Rahu has a very definite purpose in doing so. It wants you to learn, taste and feel everything so that from the full satiation of your senses you turn a new leaf on the path of self realisation and find their true enlightenment. Rahu on a physical plane gives you insatiable desire to achieve, to conquer. Once you have reached the pinnacle of achievement, you realise this success you have achieved has not brought with it happiness because you were in fact chasing an illusion. There are many cults in India which preach satiation of all your mundane and carnal desires so that we can learn the important lesson of fulfilment of all your desires do not give you the true happiness.

Rahu signifies foreigners in all fields- people, countries, tastes.

Rahu behaves like Saturn. It deals with drugs, poisons, over ambition, power play, hidden knowledge,

Rahu's element is air. It deals with all aspects of air related activities air travel, Air accidents, Aviation, Pilots etc. Other significations of Rahu include students of Astrology, metaphysical knowledge, witchcraft, skin diseases, small pox, deception, politics, political manoeuvre, inventions, scientists, execution, diseases, disenchantment etc.

Rahu and the Nakshatras

Rahu Ketu rule 3 Nakshtras (fixed stars) each. Rahu rules Ardra ( 6 degree 40' to 20 degrees 00' Gemini), Swati ( 6 degrees 40' to 20 degrees 00' Libra) and Shatabishak (6 degrees 40' to 20 degrees 00'Aquarius), all in the Air triplicity . Mercury, Venus and Saturn represent intellectualism, pleasure and righteous behaviour. Rahu has the capacity to bestow in all these areas.

As the ruler of the fixed star Ardra( 6 degree 40' to 20 degrees 00' Gemini), Rahu represents the highest thinking, Ardra is the Nakshatra where we begin our learning about the nature's law. Ardra is in 6 degree 40' to 20 degrees Gemini a sign ruled by Mercury. At the cosmic stage of Ardra, there is conflict on the outer level where we are dissatisfied with our present surrounding, so we start looking for answers. This can be through knowledge, occult and communication The duality of Gemini as well as the celestial powers of Mercury are present. Ardra's symbol is of a head or a single jewel. both symbolising ideas, mind and thinking. Rahu is always about matchless ambition and in Ardra it combines it with the capacity for knowledge. Planets in Ardra get motivated towards greater occult learning. Rudra, the God of Destruction is Ardra's presiding Diety.. Rudra is a form of Shiva. Rudra's mission is to destroy ignorance, therefore he directs the consciousness towards knowledge and finding the answers for ourselves about this manifestation. At Ardra we start to study or learn about the Law of Nature. The first time we become dissatisfied with the materialistic nature of our lives and start towards expanding the horizons of our spiritual selves..

The Second Nakshatra ruled by Rahu is Swati ( 6 degrees 40' to 20 degrees 00' Libra) Planets in Swati indicate the depth of the soul's involvement in Materialism. The indicator of the soul in our chart, the Sun, is debilitated here and Saturn the worker of the Zodiac is exalted here. Under Swati, the impulse is all about material gain. Venus rules the earthly needs in an individual. Combining it with Rahu it adds further to the desire for success, wealth and finance. Many millionaires are born with their Moon's or Saturn in Swati. The presiding diety is Vayu (air).The Symbol is Coral. The location of this Nakshatra in Libra indicates that the experience of full involvment into earthy, materialistic pleasures will bring with it dissatisfaction because the scales will be heavy to one side. Once success is achieved we feel empty, alone and dissatisfied with our achievement, many try for more success but the correct thing would be to look towards your higher self at this time. Libra is a stage of life when we start thinking about the spiritual meaning of life but only once the other urges have been fulfilled.

Shatabishak( 6 degrees 40' to 20 degrees 00'Aquarius) is the final Nakshatra ruled by Rahu. Aquarius is ruled by Saturn and Rahu's rulership of the Nakshtra makes a very difficult combination where life has to have a purpose and the total direction is about learning lessons. Rahu gives results like Saturn but on a psychological level. This double Saturnine influence on planets placed here is difficult to handle unless our activities are directed towards service to humanity. Here both Rahu and Saturn are concerned about changing our purpose of life, giving us the final answers. Rahu on the internal level and Saturn on an external level offers restrictions, obstacles and transformation. The need to understand the final lessons of life as well as duty to others are two of the important aspects of Shatabishak. Its symbol is the thousand petalled flower, Shatabishak is where the Kundalini flowers and we reach towards the full awareness of our consciousness. This is the stage in life where we activate the Sahasara (Crown) Chakra. Rahu brings forth its full power as the teacher of cosmic law. When the Moon is in Shatabishak, its materialistic tendencies are shed completely and we moves towards the true purpose of life. We are ready to transcend to the next phase of spiritual development.

All the quarters of Rahu's Nakshatra are ruled by Jupiter and Saturn, the significators of spirituality and occult initiation. They are Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius and Pisces. Each pada (quarter) represents the ninth harmonic of the natal chart. Together these four signs represent the final stages of spiritual development. As the Rahu Nakshatras represent a point in cycle of life where we are starting to change, these padas further indicate that life on an internal level remain the same again. Sagittarius is the level when man learns to control the base emotions,changes from animal to human, at Capricorn we learn about the duties and responsibilities to others, Aquarius represents the stage of development where we are now privy to full knowledge. At Pisces we are able to make the final change, sow the seeds for future growth. So although the stages of the soul's journey are different in Ardra ( Gemini) Swati ( Libra) and Shatabishak( Aquarius) the underlying urge, represented by the quarters, is still the same- to evolve. The ending of one way of life and the beginning of another.

KETU

Vedic Hymn to Ketu

' Decked with silk, flowers, garlands, sandal paste and an umbrella, of variegated colour, born of Jaimini's family under Abhijit Nakshatra…'

Ketu is the lower part of the celestial snake.

This hymn shows the main difference between Rahu and Ketu, Rahu is dark in colour but Ketu has a variegated colour. Therefore it has the capacity to shine a light on you suddenly, bring about enlightenment.

Ketu is born to the Jaimini family who followed the Mimasa school of philosophy. Their main concern was the correct interpretations of the vedic rituals and settling any controversies about the Vedic texts. Ketu himself is guiding towards meditation of the nature of creation, intuitiveness, the true understanding of universe and the guidance of the soul towards it's final salvation or Moksha.

Ketu causes great impediments in your paths. It sets up roadblocks, traffic jams, boulders in your journey of life. It causes pain. It wants to change your psyche. You learn to leave your excess baggage of past Karma behind. Travel lightly into your this existence so that you can understand there are areas of your life which need to address and some left behind. Those unable to harness the power of Ketu or understand its karmic path can be lead to a sorrowful existence. Sometimes it is difficult for any one do stand in the way of Ketu power. We need to accept and understand the divine plan which is part of our destiny and Ketu is doing its work to produce in you the enlightenment which would lead to true enlightenment and honour. The effect of the Ketu problems are like the going through the ritual of fire from which one comes out stronger more powerful to be able to take on the problems thrown at us

Ketu will act like Mars and so will it's dispositor. Fiery in nature, it signifies accidents or injury specially due to fire.

Ketu rules 7 years in the planetary life cycle. Ketu always has a sting in it's tale. So the ending of Ketu Maha Dasha one has to be vary of unexpected happening

Ketu is considered the keeper of the book of our life- past and present Karmas.

Ketu is known as Dhwajah- flag. It's association with in dignity with a planet has the capacity to boost it's capabilities- good or bad beyond recognition for lotteries and windfall. Ketu in conjunction with a benefic can give beyond your wildest expectations.

Some of the signification of Ketu are Ascetics, assassinations, trouble through cats, calirvoyance, contemplation, desire for knowledge, deep thinking, imprisonment, poison, intrigues, magical powers, poverty, mysticism etc.

Ketu and the Nakshatras

The Nakshatra's Ketu rules are Ashwini (Aries), Magha (Leo) and Mula (Sagittarius), the fire triplicity. These are the beginning stages in the cycles of life. Mars, Sun and Jupiter the rulers of Aries, Leo and Sagittarius are friends with each other. Together they represent strength, the soul and wisdom, Ketu has the capacity to give in these areas. A proper blending of these three planets in our natal charts direct us towards seeking Moksha- the final liberation from the cycle of life and death.

Aries deals with birth, a new life, freshness of approach and start of the cycle of Life.

0 degrees to 13 degrees 20 is Ashwini, the first Nakshatra ruled by Ketu. Ashwini indicates the beginning of the soul's journey into the earthly life. Ketu's rulership of this part of the Zodiac is full of occult significations. Ketu is the significator for Moksha. The beginning part of life indicated by Aries ruled by Ketu Nakshatra shows that the true reason of our manifestation on earth is to find the Moksha- the final salvation from the cycles of life and death. This is the stage where mind is pure and we have not yet entangled ourselves into knots which represent the attachment to life. Sun, the signifactor of the soul, our inner consciousness is exalted in Ashwini. Ashwini is in Aries ruled by Mars. Ketu acts like Mars but on a psychological level so the purity of Martian action, courage and protection of humanity is powerfully indicated by the planets located here. The past life connection is very strong as Ketu, specially if the Moon is located here.

Magha is the second Nakshatra ruled by Ketu. Magha is in the sign of Leo ( 0 degrees to 13 degrees 20' Leo) ruled by the Sun. Magha is the beginning of the second cycle in the soul's Journey. The signs Leo to Scorpio indicate the soul's full involvement into the pleasures and pains of the earthly life. Ketu, the significator of spiritual realisation ruling the commencing point of the materialistic journey shows the importance of the experience of the realities of life in fulfilling the divine mission of the Soul. Magha's ruling deity is Pitris, who are the fathers of humanity whose mission is to guide their children to the right course of life. The father's only interfere if you are going off the right path. Ketu and Pitris both guide the soul towards it's special mission in life. Planets in Magha are idealistic even if their mission is to fulfil their materialistic needs. This does create misunderstandings at times. Others suspect their honour and sincerity. Magha gives a lot materially, but the person ruled by Magha knows intuitively that the material happiness is only an experience, he still needs to follow the inner purpose of life and move towards Moksha.

Mula is the third Nakshatra ruled by Ketu. Mula is 0 degrees to 13 degrees 20' Sagittarius. This is the start of the final part of the Soul's mission towards finding the answers that will lead to his breaking away from the cycles of life and death. This is one of the most difficult Nakshatra for planets to be situated in specially the Moon. The deity that rules Mula is Nittriti, the goddess of death and destruction. This personifies the destruction of the material sheaths and the foundation on which the spiritual enfoldment can be undertaken. The pain experienced by the influence of Mula changes the personality. Attachment to the lower nature and material tendencies have to be severed so that a new spiritual beginning can happen. This is the Nakshatra of initiation towards spiritual realisation. Ketu fulfills it's role as Moksha karaka by arousing the soul towards it's ultimate destination. Mula means root and it also is Muladhara chakra (Base Chakra) where the Kundalini power lies dormant and has to be activated. Ketu rules this and Rahu with it's rulership of Shatabishak- the Crown Chakra indicate the real spiritual insight provided by the nodes. At times they create powerful negativity to focus your mind towards the absolute knowledge.

The quarters of Ketu's Nakshatras are ruled by Mars, Venus, Gemini and the Moon. Mars is courage, Venus- the guide to material fulfilment, Mercury the pure intellect and Moon, the emotional Mind. The signs these planets rule are Aries, Taurus, Gemini and Cancer- the four sign that lead the soul towards experiencing the life on earth. Each pada (quarter) represents the ninth harmonic of the natal chart. Together these four signs represent the beginning stages of spiritual development. As the Ketu Nakshatras represent a point in cycle of life where we have to move towards the divine mission of the soul. They always indicate a beginning and an ending at two different levels. Aries is about discovery of new ideas and the courage to explore them. Taurus is where we nurture the creative potential of our new beginnings. Gemini develops the mind and the recognition of time, space, the working of the universal law. Cancer makes time and space possible. It is ruled by the Moon and Water which also leads us towards purification of mind and harmonising the spiritual and the material. The stages of the soul's journey are different in Ashwini (Mars) Magha (Leo) and Mula (Sagittarius) the underlying urge, represented by the quarters, is still the same- to evolve. The ending of one way of life and the beginning of another.

Kal Sarpa Yoga

Kala Sarpa Yoga is formed when Rahu Ketu hem in the planets in the natal chart i.e. if Rahu is 10 degrees Leo and Ketu 10 degrees Aquarius and all the planets are within these degrees, either from Leo to Aquarius or Aquarius to Leo (Vedic Astrology does not use the outer planets Uranus, Neptune and Pluto). For this yoga to be complete, no planet should conjunct Rahu or Ketu. It restricts completely any indications of the charts. However capable the person, his life is impeded due to past Karma. Important lessons have to be faced in this life, where no amount of effort is rewarded, obstacles are encountered at every junction for inexplicable reasons.

The Yoga does not suggest either success or failure, but a person caught up in Karmic forces so great that they restrict his/ her destiny. It acts mysteriously, without other indications in the birth Chart. A heavy price is paid for past Karma in this life. Understanding and counter- acting the effects of Kala Sarpa Yoga needs a person to move towards his higher self. As Rahu and Ketu act on the inner self, the need to understand the psychic implications and the inner blocks created by this combination is important.

Transits

To judge the transits of Rahu Ketu we have to look at the planets they conjunct during their transit. The Sun and Moon being the most important planets. In 1998 when Rahu Ketu are transiting through the Leo Aquarius Axis, people with Leo Sun, Moon, Ascendant and Aquarius Sun, Moon, Ascendant are feeling the transforming effect of Rahu Ketu. The transit of Rahu Ketu gives clues to their unpredictability. They normal travel in a retrograde motion, the opposite to other planets. They will suddenly go direct and backwards again, representing the churning process. They can churn up your life, your inner emotion, force you to transform yourself, create unpredictability in your life. To know exactly how powerful their influence will be, you will have to study the eclipses. If the eclipses are taking place within 1to 2 degrees of your natal planets then they will be indicating a time for change. Here it is important to remember that the eclipses work on a psychological level, some of these influence may not be immediately obvious but will reveal themselves in time.

The transit of Rahu also needs to be seen through their Dashas- planetary cycles. They are each assigned a Mahadasha. Rahu has an 18 year period and Ketu a 7 years period. They also have sub- periods in planetary cycles of other planets through which they exercise their power and influence. Whenever the life cycles come into our life they have the overall control over factors which dictate what we are going to be doing.

Saturn in Different signs

In Aries.: Idiotic, wanderer, insincere, peevish, resentful, cruel, fraudulent, immoral, boastful, quarrelsome, gloomy, mischievous, perverse, misunderstanding nature.

Taurus.: Dark complexion, deceitful, successful, powerful, unorthodox, clever, likes solitude, voracious eater, persuasive cool, contagious diseases, many wives, self-restraint, worried nature.

Gemini.: Wandering nature, miserable, untidy, original, thin, subtle, ingenious, strategic, few children, taste for chemical and mechanical sciences, narrow-minded, speculative, logical, desperado.

Cancer.: Poor, weak teeth, pleasure-seeking, few sons, cheeks full, slow, dull, cunning, rich, selfish, deceitful, malicious, stubborn, devoid of motherly care.

Leo.: Middle stature, severe, obstinate, few sons, stubborn, unfortunate, conflicting, hard worker, good writer evil-minded.

Virgo.: Dark complexion, malicious, poor, quarrelsome, erratic, narrow-minded, rude, conservative, taste for public life, weak health.

Libra.: Famous, founder of institutions and the like, rich, tall, fair, self-conceited, handsome, tactful, powerful, respected, sound judgment, antagonistic, independent, proud, prominent, charitable, sub-servient to females.

Scorpio.: Rash, indifferent, hard-hearted, adventurous, petty, self-conceited, reserved, unscrupulous, violent, unhappy, danger from poisons, fire and weapons, wasteful, unhealthy.

Sagittarius.: Pushful, artful, cunning, famous, peaceful, faithful, pretentious, apparently generous, troubles with wife, courteous, dutiful children, generally happy.

Capricorn.: Intelligent, harmony and felicity in domestic life, selfish, covetous, peevish, intellectual, learned, suspicious, reflective, revengeful, prudent, melancholy, inheritance from wife's parties.

Aquarius.: Practical, able, diplomatic, ingenious, a bit conceited, prudent, happy, reflective, intellectual, philosophical, vanquished by enemies.

Pisces.: Clever, pushful, gifted, polite, happy, good, wife trustworthy, scheming, wealthy, helpful.

Jupiter in different signs

Jupiter usually rules ethics, religion and philosophy as well as higher education. It shows what kind of karmic goodwill or debts an individual has reaped from past deeds. It also shows a person’s ability to be compassionate and generous. Following are the effects of Jupiter in each sign.

Jupiter in Aries: This gives leadership ability especially in the religious and philosophical fields. It also gives the ability to overcome great obstacles and accomplish success in things others would not touch. When afflicted it can make the person egoistical, pompous and rash. It can cause loss in finance through wrong or fool hardy investments.

The affliction can also make the person prone to diabetes, brain congestion, and dizzy spells. People with Jupiter in Aries should get plenty of fresh air.

Jupiter in Taurus: This position makes a person a careful spender and gives spiritual maturity. This position attracts wealth easily and people with this combination usually have elegant tastes. It gives a kind and sympathetic nature, and gains from marriage.

When afflicted it can make a person prone to dissipation, jealousy, self indulgence and losses in marriage. It affects the throat area adversely.

Jupiter in Gemini: This position indicates a resourceful nature, kind and charitable and a tendency to two marriages. There will be an interest in history, law and the ability to come with fresh, new and creative ideas. It gives mastery in more than one area of education and academics. There will be many friends and this combination makes people great commentators and record keepers. Many teachers and people in the media and communication industry have this combination.

When afflicted it can make the person shallow and critical. It can adversely affect the lungs and liver.

Jupiter in Cancer: This position gives a good childhood and a parental influence that instills good ethical and social values. Gains from real estate, housing, farming, food products is indicated. People with this combination are idealists by nature, with strong intuitive abilities. When afflicted there can be excessive emotional outbursts, over indulgence in food and material things. The affliction can affect stomach, kidneys and cause poor circulation.

Jupiter in Leo: It makes the person an optimist and easy going, sincere, honest and generous with a lot of energy. There will be a tendency to do things in a grand style and to always their way. There is a love for children and a fondness for the stock market.

If afflicted it can make the person arrogant, and gives losses in speculative ventures and love, making one lazy and careless. It affects the intestines and liver adversely.

Jupiter in Virgo: This combination makes the person detail oriented and a tendency to be a workaholic. The nature is cautious and reserved and the person is picky about friends. It gives tremendous intelligence and the ability to get down to the core of any major project easily. Religion to such people means service-they are not ritualistic.

If afflicted one can become cynical and unsettled and scattered. It affects the liver and may give jaundice and liver diseases.

Jupiter in Libra: This placement gives an interest in law and justice as well as balance and a love for peace and harmony. It makes the person charitable and fond of music and art. It gives gains through the opposite sex, powerful friends and a good social circle and through hospitals, commerce, sciences along with a happy marriage.

If afflicted it makes the person promise more than he can do, and brings stress from the opposite sex, jealousies, and losses from carelessness. It affects blood circulation and kidneys and the pancreas.

Jupiter in Scorpio: It gives the person involvement in big corporate projects, long foreign journeys and interest in the occult. Such people have deep emotions and can be very intense and uncompromising. They can be very vindictive if crossed. If afflicted it gives loss of children and danger from water and while traveling. It affects the heart adversely, gives hereditary and private organ diseases.

Jupiter in Sagittarius: Gives a kind and courteous nature, humor, loyalty and sincerity. It gives honors and gain through speculation, literary ability, marriage and journeys. There will be an interest in foreign cultures. The thinking is deep and such people create their own ethical and moral code. If afflicted it can make the person narrow minded and rigid and inflicts rheumatism and gout.

Jupiter in Capricorn: It makes one ambitious, thoughtful though a bit cold. It gives good organizing ability, success in public enterprises. The values are conservative and traditional, and people with this combination may be mature and sensible but not imaginative and creative to a great extent. There is a need for power and status and they work hard for it, but may end up neglecting their home and family.

If afflicted Jupiter’s placement here makes the person miserly and cold, gives discredit in profession and hurts from close friends. It affects the liver and digestion.

Jupiter in Aquarius: Jupiter’s placement here gives gains from social, educational and philosophical pursuits along with good friends. It gives original and progressive views, psychic experiences and gains from foreigners. It makes a person very accepting of others.

When afflicted it can make people foolhardy, involved in unworthy causes and unreliable. It affects the leg region, blood circulation and makes one prone to palpitation and heart trouble.

Jupiter in Pisces: This placement makes one intuitive, and spiritual. The nature is psychic and often dreams come true. It inclines to gains and high honors. It gives many travels and gains from hospitals, water and academics.

If afflicted it can give losses through deception and speculation, a fickle disposition and a self doubting cowardly nature. It affects the glands and causes swellings.

Mercury in different signs

Mercury rules mental power, vigor, intelligence and memory. It is a dual sign and quicksilver in action.
Following are the effects of Mercury in each sign.

In Aries: It gives quick mental grasp but a changeable disposition, tendency to be a worrier, and a fondness for literary pursuits. It makes a person argumentative, and impulsive but also creative and original. There will be a tendency to be impatient when it comes to delays and obstacles and if Mercury is afflicted it makes the person irritable, prone to headaches, dizzy spells and stress.

In Taurus: It makes the person practical and materialistic, and blessed with common sense. There will be a natural aptitude for administrative work. People born with this combination take their time to decide and then will seldom change their mind. Usually pleasant, they can focus well and are very creative and statistics oriented. When afflicted it can make the person stubborn, willful, stingy and obstinate, and causes infection in the throat and urinary organs.

In Gemini: It makes the person realistic, clever, intuitive, fond of change, travel and versatile in general. It gives scientific brilliance, knowledge of many subjects, and great ability to communicate both verbally and while writing. It is however important for people with this combination to take time out to decompress or their nerves get affected. This is one of the best positions to be in for Mercury.
When afflicted it gives irritability, a whiny disposition, and an increased propensity for asthma and bronchial infections.

In Cancer: It gives a retentive memory, good intuition and an emotional nature. One learns by sound intuition and instincts. It also makes a person susceptible to emotional blackmail. Gains can be attained from restaurants and real estate.
When afflicted it gives stomach, sexual and nervous disorders.

In Leo: It gives a generous, intuitive, ambitious and confident personality. The nature will be kind, generous and noble with good administrative ability. The ability to impact people and inspire them is strong. It gives good teaching and nurturing ability and gains from artistic pursuits, travel and stock market.
If afflicted it makes the person eccentric and speculative, and overtly intense. It can affect the heart and back region.

In Virgo: It gives good intellect, and memory, inventive and academic ability, and a tendency to be very detail oriented. There is a fondness for math, and to be sober and deep, an analytical mind and great efficiency. Gains are indicated from medical related fields, as well as fields requiring precision of detail. When afflicted it give a tendency to doing too many things at a time and affects the lower part of the body adversely.

In Libra: It gives balance, good judgment, keen intuition and many psychologists, media personnel and lawyers have this combination in their charts. It makes the person good at communicating, fair in his/her dealings. People with this placement are generally good at both counseling and working as mediators and middlemen. They are graceful and refined and dislike crudity and coarseness of any kind. When afflicted Venus can create an imbalance and dishonesty in the nature and affects the kidney region, the reproductive organs and eyes.

In Scorpio: It gives mental strength, stubbornness and determination, great enthusiasm, some tension with loved ones from time to time, and popularity with the opposite sex. The mind is sharp, intuitive and insightful. Such people are outspoken and blunt. They are also reserved and take their time to trust others, and can overcome anything they set their mind to. People with this combination do well in research oriented careers, and can be pioneers in their chosen field. If afflicted Mercury’s placement in Scorpio can create sexual deviants, affect the nervous system and can cause a stroke or paralysis.

In Sagittarius: It gives the ability to predict things before they happen, a good gut instinct, and the ability to say it as it is. This placement makes the person traditional, at times to the point of being hypocritical and following the herd mentality without thinking about the issues themselves.
If afflicted, it can make the person rash, changeable, unnecessarily sarcastic and gives a tendency to weakness in the hip region.

In Capricorn: This position gives clarity and logical thinking, a diplomatic and cautious disposition, good organizing ability, and a careful and economic nature. There will be a desire to be well to do and they will work hard and do whatever it takes to reach that goal. There is a gift for business and sciences and a tendency to stick to the traditional path academically and professionally. The nature is practical when Mercury is placed in this sign.
If afflicted this position makes the person greedy and self absorbed, suspicious and melancholy, jealous and spiteful. It gives rheumatism, gout, sensitive skin and intestinal troubles.

In Aquarius: It makes the person open minded and unbiased. Nothing shocks people who have this placement in their chart. There is a deep spiritual consciousness and the ability to accept the inevitable or what is beyond their control. This combination enhances a person’s psychic ability. Many humanitarians are also born with this placement in their chart. There will be a fondness for intellectual company, older people and group activities...
If afflicted it makes one flaky and vague, gives a sluggish blood circulation, hysterical tendencies, body aches and heart palpitations.

In Pisces: This placement makes a person imaginative, with powerful visual and artistic skills, and a very strong gut instinct. It gives rise to poetic and literary talents, and a flair for the arts. If afflicted it can make the person indecisive, and a hypochondriac, and gives a tendency to take everything personally. It gives sensitive skin and weakness in the lower legs and feet, as well as stress headaches.

Venus in Different signs

The relationship between planets, the signs and the houses they are positioned in and how they aspect each other plays an important part in determining a person’s mental and psychological make up and which aspects of his/her life will be affected adversely or positively.





Venus rules the emotions, financial and personal relationships, marriage and love, social and material affairs.



Following are the effects of Venus in different signs:



Venus in Aries: This position indicates people who are aggressive in their emotional feelings and are enthusiastic and shine in social gatherings. They are competitive and will not hesitate in pursuing their love interest. At times they can be impulsive in love matters as well as demanding and self absorbed. It gives a fondness for traveling, music and the arts, but hasty or early marriage. If afflicted it can give disappointments in love and predisposition to health troubles like cold and glandular infections.



Venus in Taurus: Venus in this sign gives a strong and steadfast love, maturity, generosity and loyalty, although there will be a tendency to be possessive. The sense of touch is highly developed and such people will excel in massage. Most people with this placement will make themselves and their surroundings very beautiful. It also gives the person a rich and melodious voice. Marriage can be delayed some times. If afflicted it gives a tendency to throat trouble.



Venus in Gemini: This placement makes the person fond of variety in love, and a disinclination to settle down to one permanent romantic relationship. Such people are excellent conversationalists and attracted to people with equally sharp minds. At times there will be dual affairs simultaneously. Gains are indicated from travels, business and writing, and a possibility of be more than one marriage. When weak, this placement gives fickleness, superficiality, impurity in blood circulation.



Venus in Cancer: This placement gives a deep love for children, mother and home, artistic ability and gain from water. Such people want a loving home life and emotional security, partners who are demonstrative and make them feel secure. They prefer staying at home with loved ones than going out. Women with this placement are very home loving and maternal. It is not a very good combination for marriage and there can be delay caused by parental disapproval, disappointment or unforeseen difficulties.

When weak this position can give stomach and diabetic troubles, and tendency to be unstable emotionally.



Venus in Leo: This placement makes the person liberal, sympathetic, kind hearted and charitable. Such people have great dramatic ability, and ability to paint and pursue all kinds of art forms. Such people are very loyal and committed in relationship. Love children and are very popular. If weak it gives losses from speculative ventures, heart and spinal problems.



Venus in Virgo: People with this placement will have classic beauty and grace, but cold and frigid by nature. Gains are indicated through medical field, and business partnerships. Such people are not spontaneous but self conscious and overtly critical of their loved ones. Their partners have to be their intellectual equals, and a lot pf people with this placement remain single. They are fastidious ad some of the best designers are born with this combination.

Venus in Libra: People with this placement thrive in happy marriages and strong social and cooperative interaction. Venus rules Libra so the planet is at its peak when placed in this house. It makes the native attractive and sensitive, and such people work very hard to make others feel at ease and cared for. For people with this placement, intellectual compatibility is very important, just physical attraction won’t do it for them. There is a great aptitude for dealing with people and for business. Usually such natives are endowed with artistic and musical ability and they avoid disagreement and discord by all means.

Women with this placement need to be appreciated and to be in the limelight.



Venus in Scorpio: people with this placement are intense, sensual and possessive. They can be over emotional and unable to walk in the shoes of others when their emotions are aroused. People with a well placed Venus in Scorpio can make the highest sacrifices if they feel the person or the cause is worth it. At times they may be too serious for their own good, and when let down may often find it hard to forgive and forget. Once they break up with someone there is no going back. There is a good gut instinct and a flair for dramatic arts, or being theatrical in real life as well .At times such people bring discredit to their own family and may suffer from an undiagnosed or private organ disease. If Venus is afflicted people with this combination can be controlling and may use their allure as a weapon to get what they want.



Venus in Sagittarius: Such people are good looking well appreciated, conscientious and honorable. They earn money by righteous means and are very spiritual. Such people are forthright in their dealings with others and what you see is usually what you get. They are giving and generous in relationships, and are very ethical and moral in the way they handle things and people. They prefer to mingle with like minded people and usually marry within their own religious or ethnic groups or someone who would be willing to convert or is sympathetic to their way of thinking. There will be a tendency at times to be larger than life and flashy. A, lot of architects, sportsmen and travelers are found with this placement in their charts.



Venus in Capricorn: Venus in this position is considered weak. It endows the native with a cold, self absorbed kind of beauty and disposition and makes them exceedingly materialistic. There will be a tendency to marry for money or status. Such people are very reserved emotionally and sexually and often they seek people much older or more mature to give them the stability they look for. A lot of meticulous composers have this placement in their charts. If afflicted this position gives a tendency to heart disease and of being dishonest and attachment to someone much older.



Venus in Aquarius: People with this placement are friendly and casual, with sparkling personalities and they befriend anyone and every one. They are original and untraditional and go by their own ideas of right and wrong. They get involved in relationships casually and get out of them as impulsively; creative, highly intelligent or artistic people attract them. Such people get bored easily and don’t like possessive or jealous partners. They are intrigued by anything that is unusual and not run of the mill. If Venus is afflicted such people can act in a very unpredictable and unorthodox manner and do their own thing even if it means discomforting others. There can be more than one involvement simultaneously as well.



Venus in Pisces: Venus here is at its exaltation, the best position for it to be. It makes people kind, spiritual and compassionate, as well as extremely lucky and humane.

Such people are romantic and sensitive, and like their partners to reciprocate romantically as well. Some of the most creative and artistic people have been born with this placement in their charts. At times these people can be taken for a ride because they are so kind and caring. The natives with this combination will always acquire high status in life.