Astrology has played an important role in every major culture and civilization since the beginning of recorded history. Since ancient times, there has been a universal quest to discover a deeper relationship between the movement of heavenly bodies, and the apparently random and disparate events upon this earth. The Vedic system of astrology originated in India over 6,000 years ago. In recent times, research scholars have presented evidence that Vedic astrology might be much older--perhaps over 25,000 year old. This system of astrology is sometimes called "Indian” or “Hindu” astrology, but it is more popularly called Vedic Astrology because of its close association with the Vedas, the most ancient spiritual texts of India. Since the teachings contained in the Vedas are the basis for the religious beliefs and practices of the majority of people on the Indian subcontinent, it is not surprising that Vedic Astrology has an intricate connection with these same spiritual teachings. Hence, Vedic Astrology is studied and practiced in harmony and in association with the study of Yoga, Vedanta, Ayurveda, Vastu, and other Vedic sciences. Vedic Astrology, also known as Jyotisha (the Science of Light) in the ancient Sanskrit language of India, has six main branches: Astronomy, Astronomical Mathematics, Interpretation of Birth Charts, Mundane Predictions, Auspicious Timings, and Predictions from the Chart of the Moment. Interpretation of Omens and Palmistry was also studied in conjunction with predictive astrology. In ancient times, it was the custom to study all six branches of Jyotisha. In modern times, especially in the Western countries, the most popular form of astrology is the interpretation of individual birth charts. After studying the map of the heavens at the time of a person's birth, a skillful astrologer can discern the major patterns of influence in a person's life, principal character traits, and make accurate predictions about future events. In Vedic Astrology, there are many advanced, technical calculations used to refine the predictive process. These calculations are not known or used by Western astrologers. Some of these calculations are based upon astronomical relationships between planets, and others are more esoteric and mysterious in their origin. For example, there is a 120-year timetable, based upon the exact birth time, which is used with transits for making acccurate predictions about future events. There is also the extensive use of harmonic charts, solar return charts, and other advanced systems of analyzing astronomical data. Many astrologers who have studied different systems of astrology believe that the Vedic system provides the greatest accuracy not only in describing a person’s karma and life path, but more importantly, in accurately predicting the future. We can know our future to a certain extent, because it is determined by the interaction of past tendencies and present day choices. The competent Vedic astrologer can identify and measure the strength of these various tendencies, advise you concerning your best present-day choices, and then use his experience, good judgment, and intuition to make accurate predictions about the future. A glimpse of your future possibilities can be of invaluable assistance in making decisions for work and business, as well as in personal life. Because Vedic Astrology is based upon the Sidereal Zodiac, there is a considerable difference between the Vedic birth chart and the birth chart calculated by Western astrologers, who use the Tropical Zodiac. If you examine your Vedic birth chart for the first time and compare it with your Western birth chart, you will notice that the planets will appear earlier by approximately 22 to 23 degrees, and in many cases the planets will be located in the previous zodiac sign. You may wonder how these two very different systems of astrology can be reconciled. You are the same person, with the same personal characteristics and the same life lessons to work out, regardless of what system of astrology is used. If you will allow yourself the mental freedom to investigate Vedic Astrology with an open mind, you may well discover that it is an even more useful tool for understanding yourself, your karmas, and your potential future. Astrology which is based upon the Sidereal Zodiac has been the principal form of astrology used by the majority of civilizations around in the world, since the beginning of recorded history. This is the world’s true “traditional” astrology, which has been established and proven by countless astrologers for thousands of years, currently utilized by over a billion people in South Asia, and which is now becoming prominent in the Western countries. If you try it, you might like it! What can you expect from studying Vedic Astrology, or from a personal consultation? Vedic Astrology can provide us with profound insights into our character--our strengths, our weaknesses, our innate desires and our capacity to fulfill them. It can indicate the most natural and direct path for our spiritual evolution, happiness, and well-being. It is an indispensible tool for achieving what the Vedas proclaim as the fourfold goals of human existence: Dharma (Life Purpose), Artha (Prosperity), Kama (Pleasure), and Moksha (Spiritual Liberation). I invite you explore the intricacies of your life through the lens of Vedic Astrology, by having a personal consultation with me. I think you will greatly appreciate what it has to offer. With best wishes for your happiness and personal growth, Stephen Quong (Umananda) Last Update: 31 January 2010 I Web Author: Step

VEDIC ASTROLOGY, THE DIVINE SCIENCE

In the Bhagavad Gita (Chapter 7, verse 16) Lord Krishna describes the four categories of devotees and their reasons for worshipping God. They are: 1) the seeker of relief from distress, 2) the seeker of knowledge, 3) the seeker of wealth, and 4) the man imbued with wisdom. Of these four types of seekers, the man of wisdom is the rarest, and also the dearest, to the Lord.

In a similar way, people may approach astrologers for various reasons, but their motivations appear to fall into these same four categories. Most people are coming for relief from distress, for knowledge about their future, and for greater prosperity. But rarely is it that people come to an astrologer with the intention of broadening the understanding of their life purpose, their swadharma, and to gain insight into the fulfillment of the divine destiny which God has ordained for them.

Perhaps it can be argued that the astrologer is not qualified to give such an exalted level of spiritual advice, therefore people do not enquire along these lines. But this is, and has always been, the highest purpose of astrology--to delineate the karmic patterns that help or hinder the Soul's journey to moksha, or spiritual liberation. Secondarily, it provides us with a useful map for navigating through the obstacle course of daily living.

The astrology of India, called jyotisha, historically has been considered the foremost branch of Vedic studies. If the Vedas can be figuratively described as having a body, then jyotisha holds the pride of place as the "eye of the Vedas", providing us with the understanding of stellar and planetary influences, and their effects upon all levels of human existence and natural phenomena. For the timing of religious ceremonies and auspicious events; for predictions concerning the weather, floods, and earthquakes; for the understanding of the karmic patterns which affect the destiny of individuals and nations, astrology has been, and is, the supreme spiritual science.

It is a little known fact that the ancient maharishis from the Vedic era of India (c. 3000 B.C.) were also master astrologers. Parashara, considered the grandfather of modern Vedic Astrology, was the grandson of the Rishi Vasishta, and the father of Veda Vyasa, who compiled the Vedas, the Bhagavad Gita, and many other major scriptures in the Vedic tradition. Throughout the centuries of India's long history, countless saints, scholars, and sages have studied and practiced the sacred science of astrology. They have left for posterity a vast body of knowledge concerning astrological principles, most of which is still valid today, even for people who live in very different cultures.

There are many people who, inculcated with the skepticism of the scientific method, will publicly express disdain and question the scientific validity of astrology. But these very same individuals--when afflicted by the troubles of life beyond their control--can be seen to privately seek the advice and counsel of an astrologer, or other seer, to gain a glimpse of their future destiny. Without exception, we all sense the presence of a greater power which exerts its influence over the affairs of our lives.

Lord Krishna states: "Oh Arjuna, the Lord dwells in the heart of all beings, and by His Maya causes all beings to revolve as though mounted on a machine." (Bhagavad Gita, 18.61). While God exists within our own being as our own Self--infinite, unchanging, and eternal--still we must experience the fruits of our previous actions in the realm of Maya, the realm of Name and Form, Time and Space. This is the inexorable Law of Karma, and astrology, which is based upon the quantum mechanics of karma, will indicate very specifically what types of karma an individual will experience in this lifetime.

There is an all-comprehensive order and structure and direction for cosmic evolution. And there is a web of energy and consciousness which connects all of life. Astrology describes the interactions of a portion of this web of consciousness. Though our individual lives on this tiny planet Earth constitute just a minute portion of the cosmos, and though we have been inculated with the concept of the unity and interconnectedness of all of life, we still believe that we each have a separate, individual existence operating independently of the forces of nature, that we are insensitive to the energetic influences of distant heavenly bodies. This is just not so. Whether it is the specific radiation emanating from a planet or star, or whether there is merely some corresponding relationship between planetary positions and observed events, the astrological influence is discernible, and often dominant, in the experience of everyday life. Therefore, we can all benefit by increasing our understanding of these astrological influences.

Through Vedic Astrology we can discover the underlying unity of existence, the cosmic connection between the macrocosm and the microcosm. It can be a doorway to mystical awakening, a window into the Infinite, a pathway to Self-knowledge. It can be all of these things for you, if you choose to become a seeker of wisdom.

Aum Tat Sat Aum.

Stephen Quong (Umananda)
Life Fellow, Indian Council of Astrological Sciences (Chennai)
Jyotisha Kovida, Jyotisha Vachaspati

THE IMPORTANCE OF NAVAMSA

The Importance of the Navamsha

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What leads me to write on the navamsha is the Presidential election. I predicted that President George W. Bush would be elected both terms based on his navamsha. The last election I had undue strife concerning this prediction. I received hate mail and even bets from other astrologers about this prediction. I would say about 75 percent of astrologers predicted that John Kerry would be elected. It really dismayed me when Indian astrologers I had never heard of with self-appointed titles of royalty staunchly predicted John Kerry. I stood by my word because I knew no Indian astrologers could be that affluent as they had claimed without any reference to the navamsha. By far the most important divisional chart is the navamsha chart, which reveals the spiritual essence and deeper truth of an individual. The real clues to the outcome of a person’s life are in the navamsha. The maha dasha ruler and bhukti ruler must always be reviewed in the navamsha, for it will reveal information as to the outcome and indicate the inner quality of the cycles. The navamsha chart (D-9) divides the 30-degree sign into nine parts of 3.20 degrees each. This is the most important divisional chart of all, and Vedic astrologers automatically compare this chart to the rashi to determine the results of a person’s life. The navamsha chart is called the fruit of the tree. It reveals the future outcome of a person’s life, promising to manifest the potential in the rashi chart. We seem to become the navamsha chart as we grow older. These are the issues of the ninth house, the house of luck, fortune and spiritual pursuits. If a planet is in the same sign in both the rashi and the navamsha. it is vargottama, meaning it gains strength and is a more powerful planet in the rashi. Some also refer to the navamsha as the spouse who is the mirror of yourself. To calculate the navamsha of a planet, the first 3.20 degrees begin with the first quality (cardinal, fixed, mutable) of the element the planet is in, then the following divisions continue with the zodiac signs in order regardless of quality or element. For example, if Venus is 10 degrees of Scorpio in the rashi, the first navamsha will be Cancer (the cardinal sign of the same element), the second navamsha will be Leo, the third Virgo , the fourth Libra , the fifth Scorpio, the sixth Sagittarius, the seventh Capricorn , the eighth Aquarius , and the ninth navamsha is Pisces . Because Venus was in the fourth division (by nine) of its rashi sign, Venus falls in the fourth navamsha of Libra here. Nine Nivamsha Divisions by Element   Earth Air Fire Water 1 00.00-03.20 (Cardinal Earth) 00.00-03.20 (Cardinal Air) 00.00-03.20 (Cardinal Fire) 00.00-03.20 (Cardinal Water) 2 03.20-06.40 03.20-06.40 03.20-06.40 03.20-06.40 3 06.40-10.00 06.40-10.00 06.40-10.00 06.40-10.00 4 10.00-13.20 10.00-13.20 10.00-13.20 10.00-13.20 5 13.20-16.40 13.20-16.40 13.20-16.40 13.20-16.40 6 16.40-20.00 16.40-20.00 16.40-20.00 16.40-20.00 7 20.00-23.20 20.00-23.20 20.00-23.20 20.00-23.20 8 23.20-26.40 23.20-26.40 23.20-26.40 23.20-26.40 9 26.40-30.00 26.40-30.00 26.40-30.00 26.40-30.00 To drive home these facts let us analyze the navamsha chart of George W. Bush. Remember the rashi chart is the main chart, for it is the bases of calculation for all the divisional charts (the vargas). Generally astrologers dive into the rashi chart accentuating all the yogas, aspects and dashas forgetting to back up the findings with the navamsha. I have studied incredibly powerful charts with raja and dhana yogas only to find the individuals have struggled their entire life in a survival mode. The answers were always revealed in the navamsha. It is unnerving to work with the navamsha at times for the birth time must be accurate and we know as astrologers a correct birth time is hard to get. For just a matter of minutes can throw off the navamsha. It is the lagna that changes most rapidly. Each navamsha is 3.2 degrees, and with each degree the ascendant will change with 4 minutes. Therefore the ascendant of the navamsha will change signs from beginning to end within about 12.8 minutes. But as we know there are cusps where the ascendant sign is about to change and one minute is all it takes. As for the planets, (excluding the Moon) since they remain the same degree throughout the day the navamsha signs will not change. The Moon changes one degree every 2 hours so a birth time off by a few minutes will not alter the navamsha sign of the Moon either. So, the sign placements of the planets in the navamsha can be counted on but the house placements are questionable without analysis of the life and person. This can be an excellent tool for chart rectification (finding the correct birth time). The navamsha will reveal how strong or weak a planet is in terms of its results in a life. A planet that is debilitated in the rashi chart but exalted in the navamsha will definitely not produce the results of a weak debilitated planet. In early life there will be weaknesses that are overcome and develop into assets of power and strength for the chart. Remember the navamsha is what we develop into. Likewise, a planet that is exalted in the rashi chart but debilitated in the navamsha will start out strong and loose strength as the life develops. Planets that are in the same sign in the both the rashi and navamsha are called vargottama meaning the best varga. Vargottama planets are very strong and should always be assessed as powerful. Planets pick up strength when they change into signs of rulership or friendly signs in the navamsha. As will be illustrated the navamsha chart for President Bush is accurate confirming his birth time. His lagna in the navamsha is in Scorpio a sign of passion and intensity. Mars as the ruler of this lagna becomes very important as does its placement and sign. Mars is in Leo in the 10th house in the navamsha. It is in parivartana yoga (mutual exchange of signs) with the Sun ruler of the 10th house, and the Sun is exalted in the 6th house in Aries. Both Mars and the Sun indicate leadership and positions of power. Mars is the planet of war and the commander in chief and the Sun rules political leaders. Their placements here in the navamsha are enough to predict the positions of power and leadership Bush has attained, but there is so much more to be read. The 10th house is the house of career and positions of power. The fact that the ruler of the 10th house resides in the 6th house and is exalted (extremely powerful) indicates he will beat his enemies, (the 6th house indicates enemies), and therefore defeating any political adversary or opponent. This actually explains why he is the president in office at the time of waging war on other counties who have threatened our safety The ruler of the 10th house in its sign of exaltation is enormously strong for leadership positions. Neptune in the 6th house with the exalted Sun can definitely represent oil and deception (Neptune rules oil and deception) involved in his presidency, indicating how these are factors involved in his re-election. The Sun in the navamsha changes the way we view the Sun in Gemini in the 12th house in the rashi chart. The 12th house rules foreigners and foreign countries. Many past presidents have their Sun in the 12th house because presidents must contend with foreign affairs. With Bush we can see where this semi weak Sun becomes the powerful leader dealing with foreign affairs, enemies and war. Mars in the rashi chart rules the 10th and the 5th houses constituting the yoga karaka planet (a single planet that has raja yoga status by ruling a kendra and a trikonal house) for Cancer lagna. A closer look at Mars here reveals it is vargottama. It is in Leo in both the rashi and navamsha. It’s rulership of the 10th house (career, leadership) and the 5th house (advisory positions, politics) in the rashi takes on even more prominence by it being vargottama and the sign Leo is the sign of kings and leadership. It’s placement in the 2nd house (speech and wealth) in the rashi chart indicates speaking for his career and advising. His position requires constant speaking out on his political agendas. Reverting back to the election of 2000 he was in the maha dasha of Saturn and the Mars bhukti indicating his win over his opponent. Remember, when in a maha dasha and bhukti you must analyze their placements not only in the rashi chart but the navamsha as well. The Mars bhukti would condone a win in that election. At the time of the last election of 2004 he was in the maha dasha of Saturn and the Jupiter bhukti. Each time he was in the maha dasha and bhukti of planets placed in the 10th house in the navamsha. This is an unbelievable navamsha! For now let’s analyze the rest of the planets. Placed in the navamsha in the 10th house are Saturn, Moon, Jupiter, Mars and Uranus. Uranus here gives a quality of the unexpected with surprises. I do believe in both elections his winning was a surprise and there are still other surprises yet to come. Saturn is in the 1st house in the rashi and in the 10th house in the navamsha but uncomfortably placed by both sign placements (Leo in the navamsha and Cancer in the rashi) but both house placements are kendras representing power and advancement in career but he feels and appears a bit unnatural for these powerful career positions based on the unfriendly sign placements. Jupiter is with the Moon as it is in the rashi chart bringing this geja kesari yoga (Jupiter in an angle from the Moon) to the 10th house. The Moon rules the 9th house which again brings blessings and the fact that his father (9th house rules father) gave him the opportunity for this position. Of course the yogas with these 4 planets here are incredible and denote all the more power for 10th house matters. Mars/Moon is a Chandra Mangala yoga (Moon and Mars in mutual aspect) which denotes business success, the 1st house ruler with the 9th (very powerful). Saturn/Moon ruler of the 4th with the 9th and Mars/Jupiter ruler of the 1st with the 5th, counting at least 4 raja yogas here. Raja yoga is the yoga of kings. (Raja yoga is formed when the ruler of a trikona and a kendra mutually aspect each other, as in a conjunction) Additionally, Jupiter aspects Mercury and the Sun to add greater blessings in this chart. The dispositor of Jupiter is the exalted Sun which gives another powerful touch for Jupiter while he is in this bhukti during the last election. Venus as ruler of the 7th house indicates his wife as well as his vice president (business partnerships) is also exalted in Pisces in the 5th house in the navamsha revealing they were extremely helpful for his image and re-election. Rahu is placed in the 11th house in both the rashi and navamsha. This means attainment of your goals and usually you are the eldest one in your family amongst your siblings, in which he is. Furthermore, with the current elections transiting Jupiter was in Virgo aspecting his natal Jupiter, the bhukti ruler of this time. This is extremely important to assess with prediction, for to have a dasha ruler activated by transiting Jupiter is extremely auspicious. Jupiter rules the 6th and 9th houses in the rashi chart meaning overcoming his enemies (6th house) and the 9th house is the house of blessings. It seems that the bhukti rulers are pivotal factors within a maha dasha. The maha dasha ruler will give the overall foundation (big picture) but the events that take place within this large scenario are based on the bhukti rulers. Maha dasha ruler Saturn as mentioned before, is strong by house placements in both the rashi and navamsha but weak by sign placements. On election day, and through out this year transiting Saturn is conjunting natal Saturn. This denotes a difficult year ahead with obstacles and hard work. With so much pressure on him I am a bit concerned for his physical welfare before he completes his Saturn maha dasha. In the rashi chart Saturn as ruler of the 8th house (Aquarius) the moolatrikona sign (the moolatrikona sign will give more of the results) The 8th house means major transformations and difficulty possibly referring to death. As with the onset of his Saturn maha dasha in 1987 he began to settle down and get serious about his life. Saturn is not an easy planet for his chart but denotes responsibility and transformation. As he completes this important cycle of his life many things will change. It is hard to say when the most dangerous times are in effect for his chart but I would have to say danger prevails constantly with the future transits. Therefore, those of you whom have contention in your hearts for this political leader please think again. The karma of our nation is based on the people of our nation. The political leaders are the result of our collective consciousness. Anger and resentments are turning our nation into a war zone itself. We have free will in how we choose to think and our thought processes are forming the collective awareness of our nation and world. Please pay attention to your thoughts especially in the way you think of our government and leaders for these thoughts are shaping our nation and always have. We have control over our own thoughts. For we imprison ourselves with our own limitations based on our fears and judgments. Conflict and war in the world reflect conflict and war in the mind and the outer manifestation are results of our own thoughts of anger and attack. To relinquish anger for forgiveness frees our world and ourselves from torment giving peace and happiness for ourselves and the world. The navamsha chart is the 9th division representing our potential for spiritual advancement in life, for above all else this is the purpose of life. We are here to heal the illusion of life or Maya, to realize all is united in the joy of unconditional love, there is no other truth, we were never separate. We are the oneness of God. This is what the navamsha chart represents. So, I conclude that it is what we will become therefore; it is the most important divisional chart and must always be assessed when reading the rashi chart.

CARACTERISCAS DE LA NAVAMSHA Navamsha significa 9 y amsha parte. Un navamsha simplemente es la novena división de un signo. El Sol es Karaka de la casa 9 y el Sol está relacionado al movimiento de los signos porque cada mes que cambia de signo en su recorrido por el zodiaco sideral puede indicar la naturaleza del alma de una persona o su naturaleza más íntima y el Sol dentro del zodiaco tropical indica la naturaleza de las estaciones. Por estos motivos el Sol está relacionado con el movimiento de los signos, en cambio la Luna es Karaka de la casa 4 y está relacionada con el movimiento de los Nakshatras o la naturaleza de la mente, la posición de la Luna en los diferentes nakshatras podrán indicar el tipo de Guna (modalidad) entra a la mente en los diferentes dashas (períodos planetarios) y se pueden ver más detalles de la mente de una persona si se analiza el nakshatra que ocupa la Luna al momento de nacer. Cada Navamsha esta relacionado con el Sol y con la Luna. Movimiento del Sol, Sol es Karaka de la casa 9, un signo tiene 30º/ 9. = 3º20 Un Navamsha. La Luna es Karaka de la casa 4. 1 Nakshatra mide 13º 20/4= 3º 20 ¿Porqué el Nº 9 es muy importante?, porque es la casa 9, la casa más importante, la casa del Dharma, y ¿qué cosa es Dharma? es el deber prescrito, el Dharma es dado según el libre albedrío. Es el permiso que uno tiene a las leyes de la naturaleza o las leyes de Dios. La Navamsha es apropiadamente llamada Dharmansha, el primer nivel del Dharma es el Sol y la Luna y eso significa los padres. Los primeros pasos del Dharma están en todas las escrituras y es respetar al padre y a la madre como Dios. Este es el primer nivel del Dharma, es por eso que se dice Dharma Pitru y Matru Suka, el Dharma viene del padre y el Suka de la madre que sería la felicidad. Sin las bendiciones del padre y la madre fracasaremos en nuestro Dharma, estas son las bases iníciales del Dharma. Otro nivel del Dharma es llamado matrimonio, porqué el matrimonio es tan importante?, el Dharma de cada ser humano es tener hijos, eso es lo que Dios quiere de nosotros, tener un hijo y prolongar la raza humana, ya sea para el Dharma o para la carta Navamsha, el Karaka natural es Júpiter o Guru, este es otro nivel. Y si uno no tiene hijos?, uno debe dar conocimientos a los demás, que se relaciona con la casa 5 que también es una casa dharma y que esta casa es la casa 9 de la 9, en la casa 5 se ve a los hijos y también se ve el futuro y la fortuna, y si uno no tiene hijos entonces debe dar conocimientos y el Dharma más elevado es nuevamente el matrimonio pero el matrimonio o la unión con Dios. Realizar una unión o un Yoga con Dios en un nivel de conciencia superior y este es el Dharma más elevado. Estos son los segmentos que se pueden ver en la carta Navamsha. Vamos a dar algunos cálculos de la Navamsha, el 1er Navamsha o división de los signos Móviles o Chara Rasi es Vargottama en si mismo. El 5to Navamsha de los signos Fijos o Sthira Rasi también es Vargottama en si mismo y el 9no Navamsha de los signos Duales Dwada Rasi también es Vargottama en si mismo.

CHART OF OSHO

One feature of Vedic Astrology, also called Jyotish that makes it different from Western Astrology is the importance of yogas. Yogas are planetary combinations that result in a certain effect. In the Vedic ancient scriptures many such planetary combinations are described. In Vedic astrology, no chart analysis is complete without checking the chart thoroughly for yogas and assessing their effects. In this article I will show the use of yogas (planetary combinations) that are indicative for spiritual development according to Vedic Astrology. This is being done on the basis of the chart of the Indian guru Osho. Many yogas that have to do with spiritual development have a rather strange character. At first sight they seem to indicate something bad. However, if we look deeper and analyse the yogas more in detail more often than not something bad seems to turn out into something good. In the chart of a spiritual person we often find indications of problems in daily life. However, more often than not these problems have been the main source of spiritual wisdom. In addition a spiritual person may have problems with accepting the conventional rules designed by society. This is clearly the case with Osho. Below you see the Vedic chart of Osho. The numbers after the name of the signs are the astrological houses. Below these names of the houses the planets are mentioned that are located in certain houses. These houses are parts of the Vedic astrological chart that gives insight into certain circumstances. For example according to Vedic Astrology the third house is the house of energy/initiatives, the eighth house is the house of death of the ego/transformations and the eleventh house is the house of gains. To get a feeling for this let us analyse one house out of Osho's Vedic chart. In the case of Osho the sign of Cancer falls in the third house in which Jupiter is placed. Therefore his initiatives and energy are influenced by Jupiter. This is a good thing since Jupiter is the most important benefic (good planet) in Vedic Astrology. In Osho's case the result is better than normal because Jupiter is in Cancer, which is a sign where Jupiter feels very good and is exalted. Therefore Jupiter will deliver outstanding results. PISCES (11) Rahu R. 9.03 TAURUS (1) Ascendant 19.12 Rasi Chart for Osho 11 December 1931, 17.44 IST CANCER (3) Jupiter R. 29.44 Narsingpur MP, 22.57 N. 78.12 E SAGITTARIUS(8) Mars 8.09 Mercury D 13.29 Venus 19.18 Moon 22.37 Saturn 28.34 SCORPIO (7) Sun 25.36 VIRGO (5) Ketu R. 9.03 1. Four or more planets in one house gives a sannyassi yoga. In the chart of Osho we see five planets in one house. These planets are in the occult eighth house: one of the houses of moksha (spiritual liberation). Although this pile up of planets in his eighth house is the cause of many difficult events in his life it is also indicative of spirituality. It gives a so called sannyassi yoga. His rather non conventional approach is also seen by these eighth house planets. The eighth house is a part of the chart that has to do with transformation, psychology and death of the ego. The yoga is in the sign of Sagittarius. The planet that belong to Sagittarius is Jupiter. We say that Jupiter is the dispositor of the planets in the sign Sagittarius and therefore has a lot of influence on how the yoga will surface. In the case of Osho this sannyassi yoga is made exceptionally strong by the fact that the dispositor of the planets that make the yoga (Jupiter) is in the sign Cancer, where it is exalted and is stationary (it has 7% of its normal speed). This makes it more powerful. The situation of the lord of the sign in which a yoga takes place (this is called the dispositor) is important in assessing the outcome of a yoga. For a yoga to have special effects there must be something remarkable about the planets that have to do with the yoga. In this case the fact that the dispositor, which is Jupiter, is exalted and stationary gave dramatic effects. It is interesting to note that in the navamsa, which is the Vedic astrological chart of the soul, of Osho Jupiter (whose Sanskrit name is Guru) is in his own sign (Pisces) conjunct mokshakaraka Ketu. Some astrologers may say that Jupiter is weak because it is in the last degree of a sign. If a planet is in the last degree of a sign this means the planet is in extreme old age. This is a good way to describe the soul of an enlightened person since he has come to the end of the cycle of birth and rebirth and therefore can be considered to be of extremely old age. Therefore this can be seen as a sign of wisdom and not just as a sign of weakness. In the Vedic chart of Osho Jupiter is atmakaraka and therefore the indicator of the soul. That planets who are in extremely old or young age are not necessarily weak can also be seen in the chart of Bill Clinton, who has Jupiter in the first degree of a sign (in extremely young age), yet who became president during Jupiter dasa. His wisdom was of a fairly immature (young) nature (Jupiter in young age). It was certainly not the more mature wisdom of a sage. Another remarkable fact is that Jupiter is on the degree of the ascendant (of course in another sign). This means that Jupiter is right on the Most Effective Point of the third house (the house of courage). If a planet conjuncts or aspects the Most Effective Point of a certain house (the ascendant degree shifted to that house) it strongly influences that house. From this position in the third house it aspects the Most Effective Points of the houses 7 (relationships) and 11 (gains and hopes for the future). This means that Jupiter and the eighth house (Jupiter is of course lord of the eighth) strongly influences the entire chart. Since the eighth house is bad for mundane matters this indicates many troubles at the mundane level, but since the eighth is a moksha house and Jupiter is the planet of religion it is good for spiritual development. 2. How Ketu turns out to be a Raja Yoga Karaka Rahu and Ketu are shadow planets. They are not real planets but are points where the orbit of the Moon crosses the orbit of the Sun. Eclipses can only happen when Rahu and/or Ketu are in the vicinity of the Sun and Moon. In most cases in Vedic astrology the nodes, Rahu and Ketu, are regarded as first rate malefics (planets that normally give bad effects) . However under certain circumstances they turn out to be Raja Yoga Karakas which turn them into factors that can do good in the chart. This occurs when: Rahu or Ketu is in a kendrahouse (the 4,7 or 10th house ) and conjoined or aspected by the lord of a trikonahouse (5 or 9 th house) or when Rahu or Ketu is in a trikonahouse (5 or 9th house) and conjoined or aspected by the lord of a kendrahouse (4,7 or 10th house). It is possible that case 1 occurs twice in a chart (simply because when Rahu is in a kendra house Ketu will be in a kendrahouse too), with case 2 that is not possible. The reason that Rahu or Ketu become Raja Yoga karakas in the cases 1 and 2 is that just as in the case of an ordinary Raja Yoga in the cases 1 and 2 they absorb both male (kendra) and female (trikona) energy. In the Vedic chart of Osho Ketu is located in the fifth house, a trikonahouse. Saturn, lord of the tenth, a kendra house aspects this Ketu. Therefore Ketu becomes a Raja Yoga Karaka. It is interesting to see that Saturn is a Raja Yoga planet on its own, since it is lord of the ninth and tenth house. Saturn is the planet of spiritual discipline and aspects Ketu from the house of esoteric sciences. In addition Saturn participates in the sannyassi Yoga. Therefore seen from a spiritual point of view in this chart Ketu as Raja Yoga Karaka is powerful. However, because Saturn is the planet of pain and aspects Ketu from the most difficult house of the chart (the eighth) this yoga was also the cause of troubles on a mundane level. It is interesting that we see the same pattern as under 1. What is good for spiritual matters caused havoc on the mundane level. 3. How a shakata (cart) yoga can become a mukata (crown) yoga. A shakata yoga is present if Jupiter is in a dushtana house (6,8 or 12th house) from the Moon. This yoga indicates a difficult life. It also indicates fluctuating fortunes. The fortune of someone with a shakata yoga fluctuates like a cartwheel. However, sometimes according to Vedic Astrology a Shakata Yoga is transformed into a mukata yoga. This occurs when Jupiter is in the eighth or sixth from the Moon and in its own or exaltation sign. A mukuta is a crown in the form of a crescent. The crescent is a symbol for knowledge of spiritual teachings An interesting feature is that Jupiter and the Moon are in each other’s signs. This gives a strong connection between the Moon and Jupiter, which to some extent can make up for the difficulties indicated by the shakata uoga. Indeed, an exchange is an intense relationship between planets whose effect are comparable to those of a conjunction. Therefore this gives effects which are comparable to those of a gaja kesari yoga. A gaja kesari yoga is formed when the Moon and Jupiter are conjunct (or in a kendra to eachother). It gives wisdom. I believe that not all the effects of the shakata yoga are cancelled, because Osho’s life was full of difficult events and indeed his luck fluctuated. However, the mukuta yoga is also clearly visible. Again we see the same pattern as under 1 and 2. Something bad turns out to be something good as far as spiritual development is concerned. 4. Dushtana lords in other dushtana houses. A rather odd type of yoga is the vipareeta raja yoga. This yoga occurs when the lords of other dushtana houses (6,8,12) occupy other dushtana houses. It can bring benefics often due to a mishap. In Osho’s chart the lords of both the sixth and twelfth are in the eighth house. A vipareeta yoga that occurs in the eighth house is called a sarala yoga (straight yoga). This yoga gives a long life span, fearlessness, makes one prosperous, the person will overcome enemies and be well known. In Osho’s case the yoga is both tainted and strong: It is tainted because for a pure vipareeta yoga to occur there should be no influences of other houselords on the planets that participate in the yoga. Obviously in Osho’s case because of the pile up of planets in the eighth there are many other houselords that influence the planets involved in the vipareeta yoga. This is the reason why this cannot be called a pure vipareeta yoga. It is strong and therefore could be called a Vipareeta Raja Yoga because it involves not one but two lords of dushtana houses and the dispositor of the yoga making planets (Guru) is exalted. If we look at Osho’s life he did not have a long life span because he died in January 1990. However, he was well known, did not have fear and did overcome his enemies. In his life we can see both the problems (expelled from many countries, other problems of all kinds) and the benefits (being well known, fearlessness) which are typical for vipareeta yogas. Again something bad (certain houselords in the eighth) turned out to be something good (effects that belong to a vipareeta yoga). CONCLUSION The goal of this article has been to show how seemingly bad placements can have good results. In the case of Osho the problems seem to have focussed on the mundane level, yet the benefits were of a spiritual nature. Osho was a non conventional master, who clearly stepped outside the framework of tradition. This is shown in the importance of the eighth house in his chart. In the long term the gurus that will be remembered will be the gurus that explore new avenues and step outside tradition, although that may be shocking for many people. Spiritual development rarely comes wrapped in easy looking patterns. It pays to look deeper than the surface when exploring a chart. What lies below the surface may be more powerful than a person realises as has been shown by looking beyond the surface of Osho’s chart according to Vedic Astrology. This article is on an advanced level. For more information about the Basic course Vedic Astrology click here. This is a course in which you learn Vedic Astrology on the basis of your own chart.

WHAT IS VEDIC ASTROLOGY? Vedic Astrology or Jyotish as it is known in Sanskrit, is an ancient, divine, accurate and precise predictive and event analysis system based on karma which has its roots in the Vedic culture of ancient India. For many thousands of years Vedic astrology has carved a name for itself as a trusted, renowned, effective, and proven method for predicting events and analyzing behavior and circumstances in a person’s life, especially in terms of understanding ones past and present karma and life patterns over time. Vedic Astrology is a tool that is designed to forecast and interpret the past, present and future. The oldest and most renowned form of Vedic Astrology is the Parashara system which was converted into text about sixty centuries ago by a Vedic sage named Maharishi Parashara. Some scholars re-instate that this oral tradition may be even older. Sage Parashara’s procedures and those of vedic astrologers following him like myself at karma vision have been handed down over the years from the Guru to the student and family as a parampara in India. When a human being takes birth he has Karma attached to his soul which accrues in this life in the form of events and circumstances in all the twelve areas of life. Vedic Astrology interprets that Karma and times the events accurately as to when an individual will receive what he has sown. A Vedic Birthchart is a Karmic Blueprint of your life and destiny. To get a reading from a true Vedic Astrologer is a divine blessing by your karma itself. It is God’s way of showing you all areas of life your Karma beckons you to understand, change and improve. The emphasis that the Vedas place on karma is another fundamental supposition for understanding Vedic Astrology. A Vedic Astrologer helps and guides you in “Accepting the fact of ones accountability for his life which helps accept both blessings and adversity with grace and equanimity”. Karma and its relationship to Vedic Astrology has been described in the following, “A child is born on that day and that hour when the celestial rays are in mathematical harmony with his individual karma.” The horoscope is a challenging portrait revealing his unalterable past and its probable future results. The horoscope shows the Vedic Astrologer what we have become now because of what we have thought and done in the past. Vedic Astrology, by providing us with a blueprint of our karmic attachments, problems, talents, and subconscious imprints, offers us a way of not only understanding what our karma is and guiding us to work with these battles within and without, but also a path to ascend and gain a perspective on this karma. What one faces in life’s journey is because of causes generated by ones actions in previous lives called Sanchita Karma. Vedic Astrology is not a tool that promotes a fatalistic acceptance of fate; rather, the knowledgeable intuitive and brilliant Vedic Astrologer takes into account a person’s positives and negatives, strengths and weaknesses and various inherent karmic tendencies, with the notion that through self awareness, understanding and acceptance, one can become more conscious and accepting of the choices of actions available. Once you understand your self, you have control of your future. Welcome to Karma Vision where I as your Personal Vedic Astrologer will help you delve into and understand your karma, fate and plan your unfolding destiny through Vedic Astrology whilst providing expert psychoanalysis and psychological advice. I will suggest to you simple traditional Vedic Remedies in the forms of Mantras, Gems and Vedic Rituals to improve your Circumstances; planets are divine beings and deities in Vedic Astrology and hence effect improvements in your life. Thank you for visting. Be Blessed. Om Tat Sat

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