"III. Mithuna.

As the word plainly indicates, this sign is intended to represent the first Androgyne, the Ardhanaree-swara, the bisexual Sephira -- Adam Kadmon."

~~ T. Subba Row. (1881). "The Twelve Signs of the Zodiac" in Five Years Of Theosophy. George Robert Snow Mead (ed.).London. (1885, 1894).

"Mystical, Philosophical, Theosophical, Historical and Scientific Essays Selected from "The Theosophist". Available at www.gutenberg.org

Mithunam - Gemini

Bhava Characteristics counted from Mithuna Lagna - Chandra in Mithuna

Parashara says:

• [They] are tall, upright and have a straight body, the hands being long. Their complexion is moderate, fair or dark. The eyes look sharp and active. The nose is long.

• Persons with this lagna live mostly in mind. They are carefree and joyous. Their mind is positive and strong. They are versatile, restless and like change very often.

• They are good readers and writers. They can adapt themselves to all kinds of circumstances. They like to travel frequently.

• They are Always of two minds and are incapable of taking quick decisions.

• They are able to follow more than one occupation at a time. fickle-minded, they possess intellectual qualities.

• They are curious to know new things. They are good husbands.

Domain 1 - Mithuna [Gemini] and 1st navamsha

physical body / appearance

Ardra

• Albert Einstein [ neechcha bhanga Budha]

• USA Sen-NC, John Edwards (2008-2010 sex scandal)

• Merv Griffin (TV talk host, USA)

• Tipper Gore (Mrs. Al Gore)

• Cherilyn Sarkisian "Cher" (entertainer)

Mrigashira

• USA Pres 26, Theodore Roosevelt [Mrigashira lagna; Punarvasu Chandra lagna]

• Virginia Woolf (novelist) [Budha Makara in randhra bhava; drishti of Shani]

• Claudia Schiffer (fashion model)

• Timothy McVeigh (OK City Bomber)

• Aung San Suu-Kyi, Burma (Myanmar) Peace Activist

Punarvasu

• entrepreneur Bill Gates, Jr. [uchcha Budha + L-11 Kuja]

• Baba Ram Dass (spiritual teacher, comedian)

• Marilyn Monroe A ctrice, dancer

• USA-Calif Gov. Arnold Schwartzenegger

• Mariah Carey (entertainer)

• Elizabeth Clare Prophet (preacher, religious cult leader)

• John Forbes Nash (Nobel Prize mathematics, paranoid delusions)

• Kaiser Wilhelm III (the last German Emperor, megalomaniac)

• USA Pres 26, Theodore Roosevelt [mrigashira lagna; punarvasu Chandra lagna]

Lagnesha Budha -Mercury: Mental Tasking rules a natural house of neutral Kuja

Domain-1 signifies personal competition for social validation through a winning combination of physical behaviors and traits.

Sensual and sexual Mithuna is a highly cooperative and collaborative rashi.

The Mithuna native seeks to develop the physical personality identity through association with teams, corporate departments, siblings and cousins, and conversation partners.

The social personality has an inherent affinity for publications, communications media, planning and scheduling, detail management, and all aspects of business administration.

Mithuna natives are generally logical, organized, and conversational folk who have a strong mental interest in caring for their vehicles, homes, lands, and country (particularly local education and environmental planning, due to Budha = L- 4). They strive to maintain a competitively mentalized personality and physical appearance.

Physical appearance depends on the condition of D-1/D-9 Budha including rashi, bhava, companion grahas, drishti, etc.

Mithuna-lagna folk will have a vata Or slightly stone-colored cast to their complexion, a very slightly opaque bone-colored patina, relative to their gene pool. (Moon's sign and characteristics also influence appearance.)

Tendency to possess an intellectual countenance. Appears like a thinker: often with broad, high forehead and sensitive, capable hands [Albert Einstein , Virginia Woolf].

Mercury is a dry (barren) planets so these folks (depending on Budha's condition in the radix/navamsha of course) have a rather "dry" vibration which comes from their mental orientation

Smart, alert, but somewhat superficial compared to other lagnas. Adolescent viewpoint lends a simplistic naïveté regarding the partner(s).

Engages mentally , not emotionally in relationships. Mentalized sexuality; may need verbal argument to reconnect. May be extremely chatty if Budha or L-3 are empowered.

Complexion will tend to be lighter, relative to their gene pool. They are also, as a group, argumentative by nature.

Likes to compose and deliver scripted conversation, such as a fixed sermon (Ram Dass, Elizabeth Clare Prophet) or university lecture (Albert Einstein, John Forbes Nash) , prepared speech (Theodore Roosevelt, Arnold Schwartzenegger )quoted conversation in fiction (Virginia Woolf -- e.g., Mrs. Dalloway), or a film performance (Marilyn Monroe).

The specific condition of Budha in the radix and navamsha will determine the scope and success of these general traits. The dignity of Budha will determine overall life success.

Domain-2 - [Dhana bhava] - Karka [Cancer] and 2nd navamsha

• Chandra -Moon::/a> the Whole Mind rules a natural house of neutral Shukra.
• Chandra's governance is not impeded in the natural house of neutral

Values, food, family, stored food and wealth, languages, collections, acquisitive behaviors, banking

Wealthh

• will inevitably fluctuate.
• Naturally, whichever bhava is ruled by Chandra the Lord of tides and flows will fluctuate.
• The native's relationship to the family of origin, and one's accumulation of food, coins, knowledge, and other values as well as the condition of the voice, eyes, and face, will ebb and flow throughout life.

Presuming Karkata-Chandra is in good condition, Mithuna lagna natives tend to possess traditional home-and-family values, speak softly, and share one's knowledge/values primarily within the small, trusted circle of family and family-like friends.

Mithuna lagna natives are often born to naturally hoarding, storing, wealth-accumulating mothers. The native is early sensitized to the mother's instinct for acquisition and development of material wealth, cultural knowledge, and historical values of one's people.

If Chandra is well-disposed, the native's approach toward values acquisition is instinctive. It seems so natural (literally coming through the mother's milk!) that one may not have explicit consciousness of the savings behavior.

Values are deeply traditional , and one's family of origin lives near the water (river, ocean, pond or lake).

Mithuna natives have a natural acquisitiveness which manifests in caring affectionately for material goods, nesting in valuable homes, and a persistent emotional drive to lay in stores upon which to draw in the future. Material goods represent emotional security.

If Chandra is well-disposed, the Mithuna native is a superior accumulator. Not necessarily miserly -- but rather the intuitive need to save and store is a permanent part of the character, passed from the mother and onward to one's own children.

Das/Behari says:

• "makes your manner of speech very emotional.
• There may be fluctuations in your family relationships and financial status ."

Domain 3 - [Sahaja bhava] - Simha [Leo] and 3rd navamsha

Communication/ mental process

Surya-Sun: the Soul-Self rules a natural house of neutral Budha. Surya's governance is not impeded in the natural house of Budha.

Mental health tends to be good. Depending on condition of Surya and L-5, thinking process itself is highly rational. Mithuna natives are masters of argument. Combined with their Guru-owned law-court house, their confident 3rd makes excellent politicians and attorneys.

The third is also a house of administration. Mithuna folk identify socially with leadership in small-group process. They masterfully operate meetings, conferences, and the total mechanism of corporate administration with ease and comfort - or at least, tremendous confidence.

An ego-conscious thinker, the Mithuna lagna asks: what's in it for me? One naturally evaluates each opportunity to join a team or publish a communication for its self-expressive and praise-making potential.

Domain 4 - [Bandhu bhava] - Kanya [Virgo]and 4th navamsha

Home, family, security, Education

Budha - Mercury: Mental Tasking rules a natural house of enemy Chandra. Budha's governance is strongly impeded in the natural house of Chandra.

Budha being both lagnesha and 4th lord, this native is favorably identified with their ethnic cultural roots. May be "teacher's pet" or do very well in the basic cultural indoctrination levels of education, for their quick ability to demonstrate the essential cultural manners.

Makes practical choices in education and housing, including economical, multi-purpose vehicles.

Prefer "younger" vintage homes; works in skilled craft or chooses apragmatic professional education . Unless Budha is harmed, conditions in the childhood home favor manual and mental skill development and verbal articulation. However basic emotional nurturing in childhood may be compromised by excessive mentalization of the mother.

If Budha is well placed, Mithuna rising likes to buy and sell lands, properties and vehicles. The roots in one's culture of origin tend draw from the linguistic and logically argumentative traditions forms of reasoning and debate.

If Budha is unfavorable, the native can be all talk and no action in matters of patriotic defense, schooling and established cycles of home life. May be a blustery talker who has the gift of gab in the marketplace or the tavern but has little power to effect reality through focused thought.

The native was raised in a highly verbalized, mentally activated, calendarized, perhaps verbose childhood home.

Domain 5 - [Putra bhava] and 5th navamsha

Shukra

Romance, Creativity, Children, Performance Art, Authorship, Genius

• theatre of diplomatic negotiation
• performance art of dance, balance, Architectural alignment

Shukra's governance is strongly impeded in the natural house of enemy Surya.

Jituma rising love their children! They enjoy artistic and political performance events, light socializing, and literary circles. Often major supporters of the arts in their communities. Mithuna pays close attention to the development of children's social manners and politeness. Offspring are provided with many opportunities to learn the finer skills of civilized society.

Reasonably good coaches and teachers, and very much enjoy working with children and adolescents. The native's primary mode of self-expression is through agreeable pleasure-seeking relationships, nicely arranged dinner parties, multi-family pleasure trips, and other luxurious entertainments. Enjoys easy literature, light theatre, and political social events.

Masters of the balanced, pleasant, non-commital position in social relationships. Enjoy entertaining others with similar appreciation for enjoyable, well-designed, well-maintained environments.

Prefer to live aesthetically, but they scrupulously avoid excess. Self-identified with Balance and Harmony - not too much and not too little.

Speculation, a key matter of Putra Bhava, is successful for Yuj lagna, providing Venus is well disposed.

Fertility

Guru as L-7/L-10 is a steady planet. If even modestly well disposed, Guru periods will bring offspring. Shukra and Shani periods = fertile too.

Das/Behari says,

• "Fortunate for begetting children and a happy family life.
• You are not terribly interested in education or the development of intellectual faculties.
• Your main interest is in spouse, children, and money.
• Your interest in the higher values of life is merely superficial.
• You want to achieve success and personal glory so that you may be a hero to family and society."

Domain 6 - Vrischika [Scorpio] and 6th navamsha

The maha-dusthamsha domain-6 = "double trouble" for Mithuna lagna

Enemies, Debts/Finance, Disease

Kuja's governance is strongly impeded in the natural house of enemy Budha.

Kuja rules a house of enemy Budha=

• adversarial, argumentative, contradictory, sexually conflicted;
• health issues related to the body's hidden rejuvenation mechanisms, e.g. pineal, pituitary, thyroid glands; sexual-reproductive system

Das/Behari says:

• "... produces sexual issues of one sort or another.
• You meet with problems such as long absence from homeland or guilt and secrecy regarding your humble origins.
• Diseases and other humiliating situations will be of the sort that cannot be discussed in the open.
• The basic problem arises from the fact that there are two distinct components to your personality, each one trying to deny the existence of the other.
• This conflict seriously distorts the personality.

Health can be compromised by over-working, under-sleeping, and burning the midnight oil in search of the competitive mental edge. Too much mental action tends to wear down Nriyuja's health.

Health issues will manifest Mars-Budha qualities such as hypertension, fevers from intestinal infection, high blood pressure, shellshock, battle exhaustion, torn muscles, cuts, bruises, and pelvic/abdominal ailments. Accidents occur when the native is over-thinking and loses concentration on the physical environment.

Depending on condition of Kuja, will tend to have secret or covert enemies. May be perceived as sneaky or doing surveillance. (Scorpio-Mars is sign of the detective.) Esp. during Mars periods, long-festering animosity with roots in past-life aggression will flare up into the current life.

Sometimes the body creates an illness to burn off the karma. Can be deep, hidden emotional illness breeding tumors in the sexual-reproductive system - noticed during Mars periods. Occasionally, the native may become a victim of black magic.

More often there is a scramble for power, accusations, and Martial re-assertion in the workplace, or involving marital disagreement. The native must put forth a great deal of competitive energy to manage an inordinately high load of both psychic (Ketu) and physical (Kuja) conflict. One may become psychically exhausted.

Mithuna are workplace warriors who want control. Mithuna will psychologically pressure their servants and employees. One may become a miserable Sisyphus, pushing eternally toward an ineffable goal of better workplace performance.

Mithuna's mental competence, physical drive, and impatience for sloth combine to create enemies amongst the employees, particularly those less ambitious. Mithuna natives work hard. Very hard. But the fruits of these labors will depend on the relationship between Ketu and Kuja, and one's consciousness level regarding one's own control agenda and psychic vulnerability to the hidden anger of others.

Mithuna can successfully compartmentalize one's own personality (Budha lagnesha). Because of this mental categorization skill, Mithuna may be able to fight losing battles in the workplace for longer than most. However eventually Ketu will surrender. Such control as can be had will only be self-control. The Employees, servants, and physicians generate one conflict after the next. Find Ketu's lord or companion graha to see the main agents of workplace trouble.

• E.g.: Ketu with Chandra, trouble from maternal females in workplace.

Domain 7 and 7th navamsha

Dhanusha [Sagittarius]

Guru's governance is strongly impeded in the natural house of Brihaspati's enemy Shukra.

Domain-7 is naturally constituted as a place of interpersonal agreement, artistic grace, sensual pleasuring,and wealth-collecting behaviors. Guru, who sees Shukra as an enemy, dislikes this sort of sensual-material enterprise. Instead, Brihaspati wishes to impose His own values of religiosity, sacred vows and ritual performance, pursuit of higher knowledge, study and preaching upon holy scripture, and a generally philosophical view of life much informed by awareness of the multiple worlds.

Shukra only recognizes one world: the realm of human attractions, appreciation of financial and artistic values, and sense pleasures obtained through well-matched partnerships - both business and personal. Shukra promotes the beauty experienced via the bodily senses, particularly the eyes.

The Daitya-guru pays no attention to the ulterior matters of life philosophy which are so important to Guru. Shukra lives as if human-form, incarnate, material life would go one forever. Guru knows and preaches that material life

Guru insists on the importance of wisdom-teachings and multiple-worlds view which encompasses all lifetimes and the bridges between them. This insistence is incompatible with Shukra's agenda of concern for comfort and wealth in the present lifetime only.

Disturbs the balance of agreement in the marriage. The native must marry a Guru-type person, such as a teacher, preacher, world-traveling guru, philosopher, professor, theologian, or religionist in order to feel properly matched. This requirement is particularly emphatic for Mithuna navamsha and when Guru is pronounced in the radix.

Check the condition of Guru in radix to determine the marriage compatibility forecast.

Despite the apparently auspicious implication for benefic Guru ruling the marriage house, Shukra and Guru do not agree on the priority values of marriage, and the general result = as Behari says "Marriage is a bed of thorns".

The spouse becomes a "project" for the native, who lavishes wisdom and guidance upon the partner. The native permits the spouse to expand one's own life interests. The spouse generally is friendly and wise.

Divorce

However without explicit attention to higher philosophical matters,such as a joint teaching-missionary yoke or both spouses involved in university work, Dhanusha on the seventh house = a karaka for gradual disappointment in the short-loop sensual satisfactions of marriage. Consequences of the disappointment in limitations of the partnership generally lead to an amicable (Guru) divorce.

When relations fall grossly out of balance due to indulgence, the marriage becomes unsustainable. The spouse is typically much aggrieved at losing their privileges, and feels they have done nothing wrong.

Indeed, the source of the difficultly is mismanagement by the native - who often feels that spousal indulgence was an unappreciated gift rather than a management mistake.

Quality of marriage depends on the material condition of Guru.

Contracts, agreements, legal discussions, all types of advising are expansively smooth and easy. Law courts are a philosophically engaging, humanistic place to be.

Divorce is less common, due to generous nature of Guru. When divorce does happen, it tends to be amicable and easily adjudicated. As always, any graha occupying domain-7 will radically affect the house.

"If Sagittarius or Pisces or Jupiter's Navamsha be descending, the husband will be brave, have control over his passions and desires and will possess other virtues."

~~ Bhrigu Sutram Ch. 2 4 Shloka 12

If at woman's birth, the 7th bhava or the setting Navamsha be that of of Jupiter, the husband of the woman concerned will be of great merit and will have passions under his control.

~~ BPHS Ch. 80, shloka 22-25

Difficulties of Guru = lord of natural house of Brihaspati's enemy Shukra:

Das/Behari says,

• "Invariably, Sagittarius in the Seventh house leaves a sorrowful taste in life.
• Often the marriage partner is respectable, but the warmth is lacking in the relationship.
• This lack of warmth is not necessarily due to sexual incompatibility, but more often founded in psychological incompatibility or sustained physical illness, though on occasion the partner may be prone to non-traditional sexual preferences.
• Whatever the reason, marriage is a bed of thorns."

Domain 8 and 8th navamsha

Makara [Capricorn]

Sudden, forced changes; catastrophic upheavals; Joint assets of marriage, pooled monies; secret matters; surgery and therapeutic healing, taboos, taxes, tantra in-laws; speech and values of the spouse

Shani -Saturn : Karmic Cleanup

Shani's governance is strongly impeded in the natural house of enemy Kuja.

Because Shani is lord of 8th-from-lagna and 9th-from-lagna, Mithuna natives have a disciplined and austere approach toward matters of catastrophic change and the wisdom-teachings of religious priesthood. These natives are known for their preference for scientific philosophy (Shani) over ritual religion (Guru).

One can live in a way that conforms to contemporary moral teachings (9), but one is deeply aware that the greater power lies with hidden sources of power (8).

Joint assets of marriage are reduced by oppressive Shani. Spouse contributes less to the joint accounts than the Nriyuj native.

Often this is quite acceptable to Mithuna because he/she is a happy professional with a practical education who can handle the majority of expenses. Spouse may have time-draining duties such as religious charitable service commitments which take away resource from the marriage.

Depending on Shani's condition, spouse may be helpful in promoting the native's public identity (domain-8 is 11th- from-10th; spouse's contribution to joint assets is normally gainful for career.) However the default is that they take a neutral role.

They have their own workand their own duties, which do not normally coordinate with the native's. Mithuna-rising rarely enjoys the powerful executive "two-person career" because their spouse could never abandon their own responsibilities.

The spouse is normally from a family of lower social standing, who may be dignified but humbled by social circumstances. Can be, for example, a hardworking simple clan, or a distinguished family fallen on hard times. In any case Mithuna will contribute more psychicand financial resource into the joint assets of marriage.

Deep healing such as psychotherapy, therapeutic massage,and other regenerative therapies is barely accessible to Mithuna, who prefer to suppress their discomfortand push forward to productive work.

Combined with malignant Mars as 6th lord, Shani the King of Denial ruling 8th domain of hidden effects, is a recipe for slowly festering, long-term illnesses.

Marriage counseling is also hard to access. Mithuna takes a material view of human relationships,and is convinced in advance that logic (their logic) is the only viable problem-solving tool in the universe. If disagreements cannot be resolved at the negotiating table, Mithuna would rather move on.

Das/Behari says, "makes you learned and religious. You are receptive to those forces of nature which raise you from the level of personal considerations to a concern for society in general. However, under certain planetary combinations, selfishness may become acute and you are confined to your own narrow mental cell."

Domain 9 - Kumbha [Aquarius] and 9th navamsha

Shani 's governance is not impeded in the natural house of neutral Guru.

Ceremonial Religion; the Temple; Priesthood; Guru; Professor; University; Wisdom; Father; Religious teachers and beliefs; Divine Law

Because Shani is lord of 8th-from-lagna and 9th-from-lagna, Mithuna natives have a disciplined and austere approach toward matters of catastrophic change and the wisdom-teachings of religious priesthood. These natives are known for their preference for scientific philosophy (Shani) over ritual religion (Guru).

One can live in a way that conforms to contemporary moral teachings(9), but one is deeply aware that the greater power lies with hidden sources of power (8).

Shani's restrictions generally guarantee that the inspiration and consolation of Religion is not easily accessible to Dvamdva-lagna. Although logically philosophicaland scientifically correct, they do not have much psychic permission to run the intuition levels necessary to recognize the dharma.

Dvamdva-lagna are logical positivists by nature: believers in common senseand the knowledge of the five senses. They find universities, not temples, as their highest source of knowledge.

Often atheists or agnostics, the choose religious fellowship for purposes of social affiliation or community culture - rather than any personal hunger for truth.

The father is frequently distant and hard-working, a practical realist, involved in science or technology. Shani's location (combined with 9th-from-Moon) will tell the nature of the father's social role.

Very sensitive to the abuse of religious authority, the native takes a dim view of subjective truth claimsand guru-charisma.

For Mithuna lagna, Rahu afflicts ninth house of father, wisdom-teachings, guru, professor, temple, university, and priests.

The father, one's study of philosophy and religion, and one's own professorship, moral judgeship or priesthood (9) will manifest in the context of a certain scientific materialistic rigidity (Shani) combined with sudden attacks of upheaval due to passionate behavior of the father, guru figures, and higher teachers.

The Mithuna native's father and wisdom-teachers (9) are subject to mixed signals. On the one hand, Shani as lord of Kumbha gives orderly, visionary scientific and conceptual thought - which overlaid upon the house of Wisdom can produce some extraordinary research intelligence into the workings of Higher Law.

On the other hand, Rahu contributes a taboo-breaking attitude religious and philosophical belief systems, and toward the task of passing along a wisdom lineage to one's grandchildren.

For Mithuna lagna, Kumbha/9 results in a mix of resistance and desire toward the process of Obtaining higher knowledge; one may hunger for philosophical attainment (Rahu) but due to Shani's cold materialism, one may suffer the skeptical rejection of the highest divine truths.

Domain 10 - Meena [Pisces] and 10th navamsha

Guru-Jupiter: Wisdom Expansion

Guru's governance is not impeded in the natural house of neutral Shani.

With Guru as the 10th lord, Yugma-lagna has intuitive confidence in his own leadership capabilities. The native is a broad-minded but demanding executive; asking others to strive for the broadest, most humanistic goals.

Presuming that Guru is well disposed, the Mithuna lagna in high leadership roles behaves in a distinctively friendly, compassionate and inclusive style.

Like to use one's own privileged position as a means of creating opportunity and prosperity for others. Generous toward the lower management, other less powerful decision-makers, the rank-and-file workers, and likes to provide an expansive presence in general. Consciously works to improve conditions for those in one's downstream. Even when too much engaged in their own work and temporarily unable to assist the development of others, is always a sincere well-wisher.

Guru is lord of both career domains: Karma bhava and also yuvati bhava, 10th-from-10th. Career draws on past-life credit and is inherently fortunate.

Specialization of career is seen from lord of 10th navamsha. Guru's condition in radix, considered along with the condition of the lord of 10th-from-Moon and the lord of the dashamsha lagna, will show the nature of one's public duties.

Presuming good auspice for Guru, the Mithuna lagna can expect to enjoy Asatisfying and relatively easy ascent to a respected, responsible professional career.

Mithuna has an overall preference for the intellectual professions or business administration, but the lord of the 10th navamsha will narrow this general trait.

Das/Behari says, "makes you very religious, an advocate of conventional philosophies and morals. You want to work for a cause, and are never satisfied unless you have attained the highest."

Domain 11 - Mesha [Aries] and 11th navamsha

Kuja -Mars governance is not impeded in the natural house of neutral Shani.

Kuja rules the 11th house of gains, goals, and mutually profitable marketplace associations. Friends and associates are generally chosen on the basis of their competitive nature, because this native likes to socialize around competitive sport.

The friendships do not have to be aggressive, but they should be pursued in active outdoor sporting life for Mithuna to be happy in friendly company.

Presuming Kuja is in good condition, Mithuna lagna will earn fairly well because s/he has a wellspring of physical energy to invest in reaching their goals.

Kuja also rules domain-6 of debt/finance which is 9th-from-10th, or good fortune resulting from public service - usually in the form of favorable financing or "good deals" in material acquisition. Plus, being Budha-ruled, Mithuna has a sharp eye for figures.

Das/Behari says,

• "you have a hard time earning money.
• You have to struggle, exert yourself and serve as an employee in order to procure wealth and income.
• Generally, you may take employment with the government or some other very routine job.
• In so doing, however, you are very unhappy.
• Unless you can play an active role in your career, psychological problems arise in your life.
• You are primarily interested in social life, sensual pleasures, and displaying your personality and charm.
• Unless these cravings are satisfied, you will feel as if you have reached a dead-end in life."

(Note that these general effect of a Kuja-ruled labha bhava can be significantly improved when pro-luxury or pro-gain graha occupy 11)

Domain 12 - and 12th navamsha

Meditation, Clairsentience and Dreams

Shukra - Venus: Agreements rules a natural house of Guru. Shukra's governance is (only somewhat) impeded in the natural house of neutral Guru.

The meditation and inner sanctuary house is much aided by pleasant lord Shukra, as is the sensual aspect of domain-12: bed pleasures.

Deep healing through relaxation using essential oils, sensual touch, and profound "bed pleasures" brings them into a meditative state.

Body-calming meditation and spa-type deep relaxation are very accessible. Healing sanctuaries, fine hotels and lovely ashrams readily open their doors. Their ultimately best healing occurs in forests and fields of nature.

Enemies of the marriage, always indicated by the L-12 and graha within vyaya bhava, tend to be females with beauty, grace, wealth, or artistic talent.

With Shukra as 12th lord it may be tempting to take the false route to bliss - tamasic drugs and alcohol - rather than Sattvic meditationand prayer. Much depends on Shukra's dignity.

Mithuna-lagna enjoys foreign travel immensely. Along with their natural love of children, it is a major source of pleasure for them.

If Shukra is strong, they can take up residence in a foreign land during Shukra's (or Rahu's) periods.

Shukra ruling house-12 means that their search for the perfect experience is satisfied only in the world of their imaginations.

Summary of Graha Lordships for Mithuna Lagna

Surya

L-3

Surya = karaka for divinely reasonable self, "enlightenment" and brilliance, soul, and ethical awareness, controls the house of self-narrative, announcements, writing and publications, business administration and commerce, sales, marketing, advertising, and talk. Handwriting and tool-using quality depends on the disposition of Surya.

Career Because Surya is a karaka for career and public recognition, and Ravi = L-3 for Mithuna lagna, the Mithuna native is somewhat disposed toward to accept public roles and professional leadership responsibilities within business administration (3) and specialties of writing, publishing, and communications (3) .

Example environments include sales, marketing, advertising, announcements, media production (films, internet content, video, visual arts, music, etc.) planning, short-journey services (holiday and business travel), seminars and conferences, editing, technical training that has commercial utility; information-packaging; skilled work with the hands including painting, scribe or transcription, tool-using, type-setting, inks and literary press.

Remedial and Supportive Gems for Surya - Manika (pure Ruby)

from: Dr. G. S. Kapoor. (1994). Gems and Astrology. Ranjan Publications, New Delhi. p. 88

• "In the birth chart of Gemini (Mithuna) Ascendant, Sun is the lord of the 3rd house.

• It will not be useful for the native of this Ascendant unless Sun is in his own sign in the third house.

• Even then, it should be worn [only] in the major period of Sun when it will make the native courageous and successful in all his ventures. "

Chandra

L-2

family of origin, values lineage, speech and song, face and hair, right eye, wealth and death

The highly fluctuating and impressionable Chandra is a money-maker and "soft" maraka for Mithuna lagna and Mithuna-Chandra. The lineage cultural values of the family of origin are deeply influenced by the condition of Chandra.

For example, if Chandra = yuti Ketu, the native's family may be perfectly stable and organized, but the native will not learn to connect emotionally with others and may lack empathy - none of which is seen as detrimental by the family of origin, since they will value detachment and reserve as manifest by Ketu.

• The family of origin problems of the famed English writer Virginia Woolf are well documented. Woolf's Chandra = yuti neechcha Shani (a very difficult Nishturabhasi Yoga similar to Mother Teresa) occurring in domain-11, house of the elder brother. She was sexually abused by her brother(s) throughout childhood although the family did nothing to stop the behavior. In addition her mother was absent and her parents carried on an emotionally destructive lifestyle. None of this of course diminished her literary talent, and in fact may have fueled it. Nevertheless her life ended in suicide, attributable partly to great karmic difficulties with Chandra.

By contrast, the Mithuna native with a strong and healthy Moon may enjoy a vibrant and deeply supportive relationship to the family of origin along with luxurious (Laxmi) wealth. The nativity of Bill Gates, Jr. shows a lovely Uttarabhadrapada Chandra in domain-10, indicating ceteris paribus his parents' lifelong commitment to public service leadership in charitable works.

Remedial and Supportive Gems for Chandra - Moti (pure natural Pearl)

From: Dr. G. S. Kapoor. (1994). Gems and Astrology. Ranjan Publications, New Delhi.. p. 92

• "For the Gemini Ascendant, Moon is lord of the 2nd house, the house of wealth.

• Second house is the house of death also (maraka house).

• Therefore, Pearl may not prove very suitable.

• But when the Moon is ill placed and afflicted and the native is going through an adverse time in financial matters, wearing of Pearl is expected to avert financial difficulties.

• If in a nativity Moon as lord of the second is exalted in the 12th, and be in his own sign or be in the 11th, 10th or 9th house, the wearing of a Pearl will prove beneficial, in the major period of Moon.

• On the whole, however, Pearl is not a very agreeable stone for this Ascendant as Mercury the lord of the Ascendant is not friendly with Moon. ."

Kuja

L-6, L-11

Vital and competitive Kuja controls the warlike house of enemies and disease, as well as the networking, profit-oriented 11th house of goals and achievements.

Kuja is an especially difficult graha for Mithuna nativities in which Kuja = L-6 from both radix lagna (material animosity) and Chandra lagna (emotional imbalance):

1. Mithuna radix lagna + Mithuna Chandra

2. Mithuna radix lagna + Vrischika Chandra

3. Mithuna Chandra + Vrischika lagna

E.g., Albert Einstein = Mithuna lagna + Vrischika Chandra. His Kuja mahadasha began in late 1931, when he was forced to leave wartime Germany due to Third Reich attacks on Jews. After much upheaval, both personal and professional, his second wife died and he became ill.

Remedial and Supportive Gems - Moonga

from: Dr. G. S. Kapoor. (1994). Gems and Astrology. Ranjan Publications, New Delhi. p. 96

• "For the Gemini Ascendant, Mars is the lord of the 6th and 11th.

• According to Parashara, Mars is not an auspicious planet for the Gemini Ascendant.

• We, therefore. would advise to Avoid wearing Coral to the natives of this ascendant.

• However, Red Coral can be used if Mars is in his own sign in the 11th or 6th in the Major period of Mars.

• It should be noted that Mars and Mercury the lords of the Gemini Ascendants are not friends."

Budha

L-1, L-4

Conversational and administrative lagnesha Budha is a highly auspicious graha for Mithuna lagna and Mithuna-Chandra, despite His kendra-adhi-pati dosha. Budha grants capabilities in business, particularly in writing, as well as skill in acquiring property and vehicles. Budha's disposition will reveal conditions in the early childhood home, and the nature of the cultural indoctrination levels of education.

For example, for Mithuna rashi, lagnesha Budha in occupation of Dhanusha domain-7 is prone toward making of humanistic contracts and agreements - typically, an solicitor-attorney with a broad public-interest focus ( environmental lawyer).

Lagnesha Budha in domain-10 is a public figure, concerned with articulating an orderly regulatory environment (even a radically new rule of order: neechcha bhanga Budha for Albert Einstein).

Budha in theatrical Simha domain-3 may be a genius of advertising and public relations - a media mogul. In randhra bhava, lagnesha Makara Budha (esp. if oppressed by drishti of Shani e.g. Virginia Woolf)

In domain-4, the uchcha state, lagnesha Budha is a brilliantly analytical measurer and planner concerned with property and vehicle ownership, the securing of shelters, and matters of global education ( Bill Gates, Jr.).

Remedial and Supportive Gems for Budha: Panna (pure Emerald) for Mithuna Lagna

from ~~ Dr. G. S. Kapoor. (1994). Gems and Astrology. Ranjan Publications, New Delhi. p. 100

• "For the Gemini Ascendant, Mercury is the lord of the Ascendant and the 4th house.

• The natives of this Ascendant should Always wear Emerald as a protective charm.

• This will bestow them with good health, wealth, longevity, lands and property, domestic happiness, success in the field of education, a smooth and obstruction free fife.

• The beneficial results will be more apparent in the major period and sub periods of Mercury.

• If such a disposition will give rise to a very favourable yoga known as Bhadra yoga (one of the Panchamahapurusha yogas) then the beneficial effects of the yoga will be enhanced by wearing an Emerald."

BPL: example of Mercury be in his own sign in the 4th =  Bill Gates, Jr.

Guru

L-7, L-10

Wise and expansive Guru is a highly auspicious graha for Mithuna lagna and Mithuna-Chandra.

L-7 Guru = the badhaka lord for Mithuna lagna (Badhaka or "harming" houses = the 9th from a fixed lagna, 7th from a changeable lagna, and 11th from a cardinal lagna. )

Remedial and Supportive Gems for Guru: Yellow Sapphire for Mithuna Lagna

from:  Dr. G. S. Kapoor. (1994). Gems and Astrology. Ranjan Publications, New Delhi. p. 105

• "For the Gemini Ascendant Jupiter will be lord of the 7th and 10th houses.

• As a result of this he suffers from Kendra-adhipati dosha. Still if Jupiter is in the Ascendant, 2nd (where he will be exalted), 4th, 5th. 7th (In his own sign giving rise to Hamsa yoga), 9th, 10th (in his own Sign again giving rise to Hamsa yoga) or 11th, it will be useful to wear a yellow sapphire in his major and sub-periods.

• If a native suffers set backs in his professional life, he should immediately wear a Yellow Sapphire irrespective of the major period that may be operating at that time.

• Those apprehending death on account of old age or some illness or in whose horoscope there are indications some illness or in whose horoscope there are indications of short life, should not wear Yellow Sapphire, as Jupiter is strong death inflicting planet for this Ascendant.

Shukra

L-5, L-12

Sweet and sensual Shukra controls the house of Divine Intelligence and Children as well as the house of Private Pleasures and dissolution of the social identity. Shukra's agency promotes reproduction and pleasures from theatre-politics-fashion, as well as pleasures of the more private variety association with the bedroom and long-term foreign residence.

In a male nativity, Shukra = significator of the first wife.

Mithuna lagna or Mithuna-Chandra indicates characteristics of Bhaga and Vyaya in the first wife. Tendency for first wife to enjoy abundant creative and procreative intelligence (5). If Shukra is well placed there is much happiness from children from the first wife. In addition, the wife-1-agent is deeply imaginative (prone to sensual fantasizing) and may live in a foreign land or take long meditation retreats or otherwise seek private sanctuary, away from the native.

Remedial and Supportive Gems for Shukra: Flawless Diamond (hira) for Mithuna Lagna

from ~~ Dr. G. S. Kapoor. (1994). Gems and Astrology. Ranjan Publications, New Delhi. p. 110

• "For the Gemini Ascendant, Venus will be lord of the 5th and the 12th houses.

• Being the lord of the 5th, a trine, Venus is an auspicious planet for this Ascendant.

• Moreover, Venus is a friend of Mercury and the lord of this Ascendant.

• Consequently wearing of a Diamond in the major and sub-periods of Venus will bless the native with children, happiness, intelligence, name, fame and good fortune.

• Wearing of Diamond with Emerald will always be of immense benefit to the native."

Shani

L-8 / L-9

Pragmatic and conventional Shani is a mixed experience for Mithuna lagna and Mithuna-Chandra.

What the all-good dharma lord brings, the intensely transformative lord of randhra bhava then takes away. The parts of life which are controlled by Shani are

• religious wisdom teachings and teachers (9)

• death-and-rebirth, emergency changes, mysteries, and taxes (8).

In order to benefit from this mixed lordship, Shani should be strong by rashi and bhava with positive incoming drishti. Shani gives wisdom not only of the dogmatic 9 variety but also of the hidden 8 variety.

To extract good results from the dual-wisdom (temple truth and the loss of temple truth) the native must possess maturity, neutrality, and adult judgment regarding veracity of information. After about age 60, the L-8 Shani begins to give remarkably valuable wisdom about the cycle of deaths-and-rebirths.

Remedial and Supportive Gems for Shani - Blue Sapphire (neelam)

from: ~~ Dr. G. S. Kapoor. (1994). Gems and Astrology. Ranjan Publications, New Delhi. p. 115

• "For the Gemini Ascendant, Saturn is lord of the 9th, a trine.

• We consider Saturn as an auspicious planet for this Ascendant.

• It will. therefore, be quite beneficial for the native to wear Blue Sapphire in the major period of Saturn.

• Mercury, the lord of this Ascendant, is a friend of Saturn.

• Therefore, wearing of an Emerald, with Blue Sapphire will prove more advantageous. "

Rahu

Rahu is co-lord of domain-10 Kumbha, therefore Rahu-ratna (Gomedha) may become a beneficial gem for matters of professional recognition and acquisition of respected social positions. Even for these particular targets, prescribe the Rahu-ratna only if the lord of domain-10 and its occupants are highly auspicious.

Rahu's effects for Vrishabha lagna depend significantly on Rahu's bhava, rashi, and drishti. Rahu amplifies the effect of any graha who are sharing Rahu's house; and also Rahu magnifies the effects of the lord of His occupied Rashi.

Ketu

Ketu is co-lord of domain-7 Vrischika, therefore Ketu-ratna can under certain circumstances become a beneficial gem for the Vrishabha native. Exceptional applications of the Ketu-ratna may be profitable if the native is positively involved in contract negotiation, advising professions, Or relationship development. However even for these purposes, apply Ketu-ratna with caution and only if the lord of domain-7 and its occupants are auspiciously placed.

Ketu's effects for Vrishabha lagna depend significantly on Ketu's bhava, rashi, and drishti. Ketu amplifies the effect of any graha who are sharing Ketu's house; and also Ketu magnifies the effects of the lord of His occupied Rashi.

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Shukra

Guru

5

Surya

Shukra

12

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Readings applicable to Rashi Lagna and Chandra Lagna

Mesha [Aries]

Vrishabha [Taurus]

Mithuna [Gemini]

Karka [Cancer]

Simha [Leo]

Kanya [Virgo]

Thula[Libra]

Vrischika [Scorpio]

Dhanusha [Sagittarius]

Makara [Capricorn]

Kumbha [Aquarius]

Meena [Pisces]