 Health
15:
Does this person
care for their health?
The answer to most health questions, both
natal conditions and timing of health-related occurrences in the lifetime, is
found via:
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Ari Bhava -
the lord of house-6
Addictions to foods, drugs, sex, and other
socially proscribed pleasures are typically seen in the 6/12 axis.
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L-12 is a particularly important indicator of private, secret addictions. -
Shukra is almost
always the culprit with addictions. -
Rahu/Ketu is the 6/12 axis exacerbates
existing imbalances
Here are few examples:
The female nativity below has:
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house-6 unoccupied. -
L-6 is a peculiar graha: damaged Kuja in
the final degree of hostile-rashi Kumbha.
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Both of Kuja's houses, Ari bhava and
radix lagna, benefit from the restorative qualities of the parivartan.
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However, two malefics mutually
strengthening each other gives a "strong" but NOT an
"easy" result, especially when both malefics control the
lagna. -
The native is stubbornly independent
and eccentric, with a firm tendency toward the odd way and the slow
way in almost all endeavors :)
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L-6 Kuja receives friendly, ethical
drishti of Guru and Surya. -
L-6 Kuja = lagnesha
The native was raised in a conservative Midwest
American family eating copious animal meats. She accepted the discipline of a
vegetarian diet:
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At age 18 -
during the first nodal return -
which contacts radix Shani -
And engages the L-1+L-6 parivartan, -
during Budha/Shani bhukti.
Her entire extended family including husband
and children are enthusiastic meat-eaters. In contrast to her dominant
environment which favors conventional western health practices including drugs,
surgeries, and eating of meat and chemically preserved foods, the native
pursues homeopathic and naturopathic medicine, hatha yoga, and other new-age
concepts.
Despite the eccentricity of her health
choices, the native is healthy and happy.
Good health practices and healthy
resultsin this nativity can be attributed to:
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Drishti upon radix L-6 Kuja =
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Auspiciously wise L-2+L-5 Guru, -
Auspicious (but very independent) L-10
swakshetra Surya,
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Parivartan with Austerity-orientedL-3+L-4 Shani -
Shani is a major influence on the physical
body as He occupies radix lagna. -
Navamsha Kujagives the results of
educated, analytical radix uchcha Budha -
Ari bhava is unoccupied. -
Kuja has good positions in vargas that
can expose health problems, such as Trimshamsha D-30 and Shashtyamsha
D-60:
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The Addiction/secret illness potentialof vyaya bhava is largely destroyed because L-12 Shukra occupies radix
house-8. (The effects of a house are damaged or destroyed when the
lord of that house occupies Randhra bhava.) Meanwhile, navamsha Shukra
amplifies the eccentric but healthy Kuja.
On the negative side, this native suffers:
The male native below is the same age and
social class as the female above. However, his physical health situation
is much less favorable.
He suffers obesity and life-threatening
allergic reactions, has experienced cardiac arrest and endured multiple invasive
surgeries, lifelong skin conditions, male pattern baldness, and many other
discomforts.
His dietary choices are conventional western
habits including copious meats, sugary foods and preserved foods, which
conform to his family upbringing. He ingests numerous medical drugs,
including daily caffeine and alcohol. He does not practice a sport nor take
regular physical exercise.
Overall consideration regarding house-6 and
L-6 Budha:
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house-6 unoccupied. -
L-6 Budhais a complex graha:
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confused, unclear and indecisive
thinking especially regarding matters of mental and physical
health due to L-3+L-6Budha yuti Ketu -
L-3+L-6 Budha is an unfavorable
graha for Mesha lagna, but Budha's character is improved via parivartana
yoga with Budha's lord+ L-2+L-7 Shukra
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Both of Budha's houses, Ari bhava and
Sahajabhava, benefit from the restorative qualities of the
parivartan.
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However, a mutual strengthening of the
death graha (L-2+L-7 Shukra) and the disease graha (L-6 Budha) gives an
undesirable result:
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(the parivartana also helps this
native to be a great healer)
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L-6 Budha is tightly associated with
disruptive, compulsive Ketu-Rahu. -
L-6 Budha receives drishti of career-and
community oriented L-10+L-11 Shani
Poor health practices and generally unhealthy resultsin this nativity can be attributed to:
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Drishti upon radix L-6 Budha =
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disassociative Ketu(native
lacks awareness of personal health choices) -
L-10+L-11 Shani; L-11 being 6th-from-6th
is negative for health -
when Shani is the L-10, the native
works very hard for a living -
when the L-10 occupies house-8, the
prestige of career is destroyed -
however in the final analysis despite
hard, slow work to get there, parivartana of Shani L-10 with uchcha Kuja
lagnesha+L-8 gives success
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Parivartan with sweet-loving marakaL-2+L-7 Shukra
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Navamsha Budhagives the results of
maraka Shukra -
Budha's role in vargas that can expose
health problems, such as Trimshamsha D-30 and Shashtyamsha D-60, is
somewhat unfavorable esp. in D-60:
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Budha occupies a rashi of Guru in D-30
but yuti Rahu/Ketu, -
Budha occupies a rashi of L-6 Budha in
D-60
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The Addiction/secret illness potentialof vyaya bhava is largely eliminated because L-12 uchcha Guru occupies
the kendra Bandhu bhava. Meanwhile, navamsha Guru also amplifies
the blessings of uchcha Guru.
On the positive side, this native enjoys:
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conformity with group ethos, no friction
with family or tribal eating patterns or health beliefs -
good material wealth levels (due to
parivartan of L-2 = family wealth and L-3 = self-made wealth)
Due to the remarkable effect of 3
parivartana yogas involving all 3 dushthamsha lords - L-6+ L-8,
and L-12 !!
Longevity:
Shani occupying Randhra Bhava typically
confers long life, and this native has an unusually long life line on the
palm. Therefore Along life, plagued by ongoing health problemssince childhood, is predicted.
Health effects from marriage when
L-6 has parivartan with L-7/Shukra:
L-6 for animosity and disease yuti Ketu
and in parivartan with L-7 Shukra, suggests that animosity and imbalance
disturb the marriage and/or the personality of the marriage partner.
Eventually, unless the native has a very strong spiritual practice, marriage-related
stress will percolate down into the physical body.
The native confirms that his marriage
partner of 30 years has several chronic mental and physical health
conditions, which have both generated and resulted from marital animosity.
However, as always with a strengthening partivartana yoga, there have been
periods of deep affection where Shukra shows the effect of being in
"virtual Vrishabha", and periods of wonderful communication where
Budha shows the benefits of being in "virtual Mithun".
However the withdrawal/dissociation in
marital communication induced by Ketu will make it very difficult for these
partners to discuss their conflicts. The default "resolution"
is for each of them to become increasingly physically ill.
This male nativity (below) provides an interesting
contrast to the two examples above. This man is also the same age and social class as the above two nativities.
He is independently wealthy, with strong
competitive instincts, and has enjoyed
a prestigious business career. However he has strikingly
self-destructive health practices, which he interprets as
"entitlements":
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style="margin: 0">Advanced alcoholism (using only fine
liquors but in destructive quantities)
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style="margin: 0">Addicted to caffeine, cigarettes,
prescription medications, and degrading sexual practices
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style="margin: 0"> high blood
pressure resulting in cardiac arrest
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style="margin: 0"> recurrent infections
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style="margin: 0"> ongoing mental depression
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style="margin: 0">fluctuations in body weight due to
frequent change in diet fashions ("yo-yo dieting")
Health factors to consider:
L-2 rules "what goes in the
mouth"
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L-2 Chandra fluctuates by
nature.
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fluctuating Chandra yuti impressionable
lagnesha Budha gives frequent changes to the physical appearance
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uchcha Guru as tenant of house-2 gives
High Permission to eat and drink well. Native is an elite connoisseur
of fine food and drink.
L-6 uchcha Kuja with L-8
Shani/Rahu: Parivartana yoga
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"A bad planet in a bad house gives
[some] good results." Shani/Rahu as two virulent malefics will generally
ease the suffering that emits from Ari Bhava.
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Without the parivartan, Shani/Rahu in
Vrischikha/6 has specific health implications:
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Das
says: "Saturn will increase the possibility of hypertension, violent temper,
and indecision or wrong decisions which get you into problematical situations. You may suffer from some ailment of the pelvic region as well as infections of the urinary tract."
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In fact the native is infertile,
and suffers prostate illness along with hypertension. He also suffers
"anger management" and impulse control issues (due to
involvement of Rahu).
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L-6 occupying Randhra Bhava similarly
will destroy or significantly reduce most of the problems associated with
Ripu bhava: enemies, most debt, and most aspects of disease.
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(One of the best
yogas for wealth is L-6 in house-8, which destroys debt.)
Unfortunately despite the benefits of L-6
being "destroyed" in house-8, these factors re-strengthenthe
health negativity of L-6:
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parivartana,
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L-12/Shukra drishti,
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And drishti of L-6 Kuja upon
lagnesha/Chandra
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Navamsha Kujagives the results of
Shani
Results:
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Negative, self-destructive health practices
resurface and are exacerbated by nodes.
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Addictive L-12 Shukra is strong in
swakshetra is also a "re-strengthening" factor to the malefic
indications of house-6
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Behari says of Mithuna lagna's
general house-12-Vrishabha proclivities: "You engage in material pursuits, but dissatisfaction with the existing conditions will be present. You will always be doing something to alleviate your circumstances, but you may not be moving in the right direction.
You are likely to immerse yourself ever deeper in materialityand drift farther away from ultimate release."
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Shukra in His own 12th house with
Ketu greatly strengthens these materialistic/sensual tendencies. The
native somewhat compulsively pursues a sensual path throughout life,
despite his growing dissatisfaction with it.
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Addictive, pleasure-loving Shukra with
His awareness of consequences dissipated by Ketu, sends drishti to house-6
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uchcha L-6 casts drishti upon lagnesha
Budha-yuti-Chandra - which re-energizes the disease/imbalance/animosity
patterns in the nativity
Periods of L-6 Kujahave enforced debilitating
acute diseaseson this native (above).
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The 18-year mahadasha of Rahu saw
intensive alcoholism and smoking, yo-yo dieting, and much angry conflict
in this native's life. Simultaneously his personal wealth grew hugely while
he accrued no debt.
From a Jyotisha perspective the native's
volatile health situation is due to underlying, repressed anger and grief.
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Rahu/Kuja periodcreated the most
violent grief (Shani) and anger (Kuja) which manifested in a months-long
painful, exhausting collapse of the "immune system".
However, despite volatile "indecision or wrong decisions"in health matters -- and despite what is often called an "addictive
personality"(empowered pleasure-seeker swakshetra L-12 Shukra/Ketu)
-- the native seems to bounce backfrom his self-inflicted health
crises.
L-6 in house-8 is a good thing. Major
malefics in a major dushthamsha is also, basically, a good thing.
His addictive intake of toxins certainly
weakens the physical body and makes the inevitable Kuja/Shani/Rahu-induced Acute
disease periods much more painful than necessary. However, L-6 is
house-8 protects against chronic disease.
Unfortunately+ L-6 in house-8 does not
protect against addictions! L-12 is very strong for addictions with Ketu
blocking self-awareness for all but the most enlightened. This native
fights his deep unconscious sense of separateness and not being wanted, with
pleasure-substances like alcohol and sex. He feels inner rage and frustration
and feels compelled to seek some numbing, temporary pleasure as self-medication.
Therefore the lifetime prognosis is for
Shani/Rahu/Kuja-timed attacks of violent-onset acute disease, with surprising
protection from chronic conditions. The emotional crisis passes and the
native bounces back to vibrant, competitive health.
Yet the psycho-physical degradation caused by
intake of addictive pleasure-toxins does slowly erode the vitality. Kuja
in house-8 suggests the cause of death will be a sudden event
Perhaps the best news is that this native has
now completed 7-year Kuja mahadasha and 18-year Rahu
Mahadasha.
He has entered 16-year mahadasha of Guru, for
which the health prognosis of L-7+L-10 is much more favorable.
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