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Varga or "divisional" charts show the results of any undertaking in life. Varga charts do not determine the course of prediction. Varga charts serve to confirm predictions. Varga charts can also be used to develop a more detailed narrative of the relationship in question. Navamsha (9th-divisional, 9th-harmonic, D-9) shows the "fruits of Dharma." Presuming an accurate birth time, navamsha (D-9) must be consulted side-by-side with radix (D-1) chart, to evaluate the native's "dormant" traits that will be brought out only through interactions with intimate partners. (The intimate partner for those under celibate vows becomes the ishtadevata.) Accurate predictions require coordinated action between the native's material life (D-1) and their psycho-spiritual life (D-9) . E.g. for sibling relationships, look closely radix domain-3 and L-3 and Mangala-Budha, then examine the D-3 lagna and role of radix L-3 within the dreshkhamsha [drekkana] - D-3. E.g. for parental relationships, look closely radix domain-4 (childhood home, parents as a unit) and L-4 and Surya-Chandra, then examine the D-12 lagna and role of radix L-4 within the dwadashamsha - D-12. E.g. for relationships with one's children, look closely radix domain-5/9 (children/grandchildren) and L-5/9 and Brihaspati, then examine the D-7 lagna and role of radix L-5/9 within the saptamsha - D-7. By contrast, for marriage relationships, look closely radix domain-7 and L-7 and Shukra (male's partner) and Guru (female's partner), then examine the D-9 lagna (self), D-9 seventh rashi (partner) and all of the drishti & angles within the D-9. Marriage relationships are pre-arranged Remember that all of these core life relationships are "pre-arranged" on the astral plane, far in advance of the participants taking birth on the earth plane. These core relationships are established through patterns of "matching energy" whereby the karmic programming (subconscious expectations) of one partner creates a match with the same projections of the other partner. Marriage relationships create the structure for the most important and demanding spiritual work in this lifetime. That is why the "marriage" varga is also considered a deeply spiritual "ninth harmonic". Below the gross material level, marriage relationships are extremely complex and subtle. As most long-married couples will confirm, after the initial sexual enthusiasm has burned off, couples become so psychically merged that they do not even really "see" each other on the material plane. It is easy to be lulled into a comfortable pattern of mutually satisfied expectations, raising children and satisfying parents' need for social respect. When the mutual expectations are easy and positive in this benefic-ruled style, the couple will have no motivation to seek astrological advice! The marriage relationship in this case may be entirely superficial (a "time off" incarnation!) but if the marriage is relatively free of conflict, look to the navamsha for benefic effects. D-9 shows the spiritual opportunity in marriage Marriage provides the opportunity - for those who can grasp it - to observe oneself in the process of projecting one's own internally held subconscious imagery upon the surface of another person. Keep in mind that one's spouse, whose response patterns are represented in the mirror of the navamsha, is rarely "at fault" in a marriage conflict. Rather, one's own negative expectations can literally force negative results from an inherently neutral situation. The intelligent person responds to marriage conflict by looking closely at one's own navamsha, in order to determine which expectations one is projecting. Then that intelligent person takes steps to bring these ancient, karmic conflicts (often ported directly from one's own parents) into the light of day, and negotiate a compassionate solution. D-9 marriage view vs D-1 marriage view Basic material results of marriage, such as accumulation of joint monies (domain-8) production of children (domain-5) or conditions of the dwelling house (domain-4), can be seen through the D-1 radix. However the essential psychological dynamic between the partners, which is caused by (largely subconscious) expectations and reactions from childhood and past lives, habits of repeating the dynamic of one's own parents' marriage, and other embedded psycho-spiritual imagery The Jyotishi's time spent analyzing the native's navamsha will be repaid many times over. Profiling marriage compatibility (not just timing) through radix-navamsha links: The items should match to secure a committed marriage (not effortless, but committed!):
These D-1-to-D-9 links show the issues on which you two partners are spiritually working together. Traits which are dormant or subordinate in partner-1 will be alive or dominant in partner-2. Thus each partner "mirrors" the other's arising consciousness, and facilitates spiritual growth by evoking astral imagery into real world action. The navamsha reveals traits, desires, hopes, dreams, fears, etc. which are dormant but trying to rise into consciousness in your life. You find the partner who is already acting these out in the material world. You are intensely attracted to this person; they are everything you admire, everything you crave, everything you want to be. This person completes you; expresses you; forms your "other half". Naturally, you marry them! Examine each house in Navamsha from the appropriate partner lagna to know the level of your soul that is just now moving from subconscious to conscious. We usually need partners to bring out this new personality growth in us. (Even if that partner is the ishtadevata.)
Inherently problematic configurations in navamsha:
When D-1 spousal indicators contradict D-9 spousal profile: Normally there is reasonable concurrence in the two perspectives given by D-1 and D-9. However, when the navamsha and radix spousal indications are contradictory, there is usually to be found a public/private split in which things look on the outside (D-1) much different than they feel on the inside (d-9) in the marriage. D-1 vs. D-9 view: Public-Private variance Example-1: from divorce chart 8 This rather Martian fellow was attracted to his first wife's overtly Venusian traits. He loved her peculiar beauty, seen in swakshetra Shukra + Ketu in 7th-from-radix-lagna; and her artful social graces, seen in Shukra also ruling Thula = male's 7th-from-radix-Moon. 7th-from-Shukra = the male himself - his own Vrischika lagna. The fact that she adored him further proved to this man that his wife possessed excellent good taste! The native enjoyed boasting about his wife's many social successes (Shukra) and remarkable shopping talents (Shukra/Vrishabha.) While looking quite harmonious to outside observers, divorce chart 8 unfortunately suffered tremendous internal tension. Compulsively hurtful behaviors of both partners built up anger that sometimes erupted into physical violence. Verbal violence was a daily commonplace. The union ended in bitter, family-dividing divorce. An important key to understanding the difference between "public" and "private" dimensions of marriage is to compare the character of the 1/7 axis in radix vs. navamsha. All the public traits of this man's wife are truly real. She *is* pretty, quirky, graceful, & socially adept. She likes partnering with him - in public. But in private - the navamsha - divorce chart 8 troubles arise from his subconscious expectations of extreme animosity in the first marriage. Shani opposes his great enemy Surya; Surya is amplified by Guru. The spouse compulsively criticizes & resists (Shani rising in critical Kanya). The native responds with inflated, self-righteous ego (Surya/Guru). [this is a 20/80 navamsha, where native = 7th & spouse = 1st.] Her over-reactive, adolescent behavior (lagnesha Budha taking the harsh 10th-drishti from Shani /opp Moon/ yuti Ketu/Rahu) evokes his obsessive "I am the rational one; I know best" father role. Shani's M.O. is always to resist, resist, resist - until conflict has become so polarized that resolution becomes impossible. Finally, the matching energy between wife & husband is found by locating the lord of the navamsha sign of L-7. Shukra, radix L-7, occupies Vrishabha navamsha, so the psychic link is Vrishabha's lord radix Shukra. divorce chart 8's swakshetra Shukra in yuvati bhava gives karako bhavo nashto. In addition, Ketu conjoins - giving detachment & poor boundaries. Divorce chart 8 shows a marriage which dissolved due to excessive sensuality of both partners, resulting (eventually) in infidelity & substance issues. Example-2: from marriage chart 2
Marriage-2: auspicious-Gajakesari-yoga woman was attracted to her husband's:
Guru, karaka for a woman's first husband, is wonderfully strong in both radix and navamsha. Lord of her navamsha = her own Venus, a self-reflecting pattern. Also, her powerful uchcha Kuja is lord of her own radix lagna AND her seventh navamsha. Both the native and her husband enjoyed ambition-driven, high-profile corporate positions. They were attracted to each other's competitive drive. In public, everything about this man that once attracted her, still exists. Her husband conducts himself in the educated executive style. A competitive athlete, he also puts a tremendous amount of energy into kids' community sports. His dedicated youth coaching is well known & appreciated. Marriage-2 enjoys a wide network of shared friends, mostly other high-income, high-prestige types. Evidenced by a strong labha bhava in D-1 and D-9, and a happy Pushya Chandra in the 10th navamsha. Interestingly, the female has been the "breadwinner" = sole income-provider for this family for most of the marriage years. Note her extraordinarily dignified and competitive uchcha Kuja in domain-10, contrasted to "husband's output" = the wobbly Kumbha-Kuja + Ketu! Guru in 4th-radix in Gajakesari Yoga = husband excels in the homemaking, nurturing (Chandra) and parenting (4) roles. This marriage has remained intact over the period of 35 years & multiple children with grandchildren. The psychic link between wife & husband in Marriage-2 is found by locating the lord of the navamsha sign of L-7. Lord of 7th navamsha indicating the spouse = uchcha L-1/L-8 Kuja. matching energy point is radix Kuja. Receiving the drishti of swakshetra Moon & uchcha Guru, uchcha Kuja is a lovely & gainful planet, showing a generous & successful business executive - which is the correct profile of this husband. Two exalted planets in mutual opposition will to a large extent cancel each other out. Her husband's career failed in mid-life, and true to the Gajakesari yoga influencing the navamsha L-7 Kuja, he became a stay-at-home parent. Marriage-2 has some minimal social tension caused by the female being by far the dominant financial and prestige partner in an otherwise conventional family unit. Her dominance is due to the extraordinary strength of the neechcha-bhanga Surya in navamsha lagna, representing the female partner. Yet, overall, this marriage is long-lasting and amicable because the navamsha L-7 is also highly favored, while L-7 navamsha and L-1 navamsha are mutually compatible within the radix. Example 3: from marriage chart 4
This female's marriage has lasted for more than 20 years, through several catastrophes, with considerable mutual happiness. Vargottama L-7/L-10 Guru, the karaka for a woman's first husband, is not ideally situated yuti Rahu and in the rashi of Brihaspati's enemy Shukra. Yet, Guru is in a welcoming house and Guru's dispositor = the uchcha Shukra in kendra. The husband is a professional artist, and he has always been able to find work (strong dispositor in 10th). The spouses are creative artists who are very supportive of each other's art careers. They are also responsible parents & citizens. Marriage chart 4 educated female spouse was attracted to her husband's:
She liked all that. Decades later, it's all still there. He's the same nut she married. And she's still crazy about him. Marriage chart 4 navamsha displays some subtle disappointment in marriage (neechcha lagnesha Shani), but overall quite nurturing, with very little overt conflict. The native, represented by nurturing, maternal Soma in navamsha-7th, is happy to love, nest, & care for her husband & children. She does not ask for, because she does not need, too much direction or attention from the spouse. She has plenty of struggle in this life, but most of her conflict during the current incarnation is with her own career & health - not with her marriage. The public may view her husband's working-class background (Shani/7) & relatively less verbalized and non-commercial personality (Budha + Ketu in radix, Budha + neechcha Shani in navamsha) as "marrying down". Yet in private this native is quite happy in her marital situation - despite the occasional moment of performance anxiety stress. Fallen Shani, significator of the husband in the female's navamsha, may cause restless or immoral behavior from the spouse during Shani's periods. Marriage chart 4 swakshetra Chandra in seventh navamsha shows the husband's wonderful parenting persona; with his emotional caretaking strength, he is also able to "parent" the (admittedly neurotic) female native. This woman will no doubt remain content to stay married, since the plusses far outweigh the minuses. Finally, the matching energy between wife & husband is found by locating the lord of the navamsha sign of L-7. Guru, radix L-7, occupies Thula navamsha, so the psychic link is Tula's lord radix Shukra. Uchcha Shukra is in kendra with a lovely Meena Moon. The husband is an artist, and a dependable, nurturing parent. Shukra receives no drishti; her husband is an admirable, gifted, and pleasant partner. Proof that the navamsha MUST be used to read the radix properly. Marriage chart 4 Radix house-7 contains a Shani/Dhanus with no helpful aspects; L-8 in 7 should indicate a chronically unhappy marriage to say the least. Behari says of this curse, "Saturn makes marriage intolerable. All moral codes are discarded, and illicit affairs only become habitual. Family life disintegrates." Marriage chart 4 is a contented marriage that has strengthened over the years. The wife is happy with her husband's performance in every area of life except "financial savings". There are some modest difficulties with the 2-8 navamsha axis (which show some spousal "splurging" = navamsha L-8 Ravi + Rahu in navamsha 12) but this is nothing too severe. Indeed this couple enjoy a solid middle-class lifestyle including ownership of a home and multiple vehicles. It is true that Shani's nakshatra quarter is more favorable than the general reading, but it is also important to appreciate the insights gained from checking FIRST the role of lord of navamsha L-7 (spouse in marriage) and navamsha L-1 (self in marriage), in order to avoid unbalanced predictions from judging only material conditions of the radix. from Divorce Chart 22
Divorce Chart 22 shows a similar difficulty with Shani in domain-7 (that should yield the same warning from Behari about chronic infidelity). However a number of issues in the radix are different between Marriage chart 4 and Divorce-22. In Divorce-22, an intense Kuja Dosha upon yuvati bhava suggests amplified (Rahu) criticism and argument (Kanya, Kuja) spewing from the female - as she recreates her parents' marriage from the childhood home (4). L-7 husband-karaka Guru occupies Ripu Bhava in a rashi of the super-critical Mangala -- again, highly inauspicious for mental and physical health of the husband. However 7th-from-Chandra is not problematic, and indeed the Simha-cluster around Chandra represents the husband's flamboyant career in the decorative arts (Simha, Shukra). The navamsha tells a more intimate story. The Divorce Chart 22 female is a famous academic scientist with extensive research activity. Her profession is indicated by Kuja-Kumbha = the karaka for painstaking but active scientific research. Kuja's detailed, hyper-critical (Kanya) and international (Rahu) qualities in radix emphasize her career dynamism. Unfortunately, the same traits which have assisted her in developing important intellectual "critiques" in political science methodology have harmed her marriage due to argumentative perfectionism and relentless, detailed complaining. (Which, again, she was raised with, in an intellectually charged, "culturally argumentative" childhood home). 80/20 navamsha Because the Divorce Chart 22 husband is known to be a successful professional artist, it is reasonable to assert that this female's navamsha is one of those 20 percent of navamsha vargas which, according to DeFouw and Svoboda, should be read as:
Moudya Simha Shukra According to the 80/20 interpretation, D-9 lagna is ruled by the very problematic retrograde moudhya Simha Shukra. Less than one degree from Ravi in radix, Venus is completely & utterly combust. In navamsha, Surya and Shukra are separated by less than fourteen degrees, which proves the moudhya state for Shukra in retrograde. Moudhya Simha Shukra is extremely problematic, because it produces a chronic idealization leading to lifetime dissatisfaction. One can always imagine things to be more perfect or beautiful than they really are, and the mental idealization drains one's perception of true beauty in the world. Chronic Dissatisfaction Where the moudhya Simha Shukra rules the navamsha lagna representing the spouse, the native will be unable to accept the spouse's very considerable artistic talent and communications capabilities. Communications become a point of idealistic dissatisfaction because Chandra in Vrishabha (Krittika lagna) is also L-3 within navamsha. (Both spouses are fully bilingual-bicultural in two extremely disparate languages and cultures, therefore the standards for communicative perfection are wildly high!) Needless to say, the female native is very demanding of herself, a tremendous worker and aesthete, and possessed of a certain political genius. With herself, and projected upon her husband, she is chronically displeased and unsatisfied with achievements in both wealth and beauty (Shukra's dual portfolio). Breakdown During the native's Kuja/Shukra period, the husband suffered a personality breakdown, and fled the family home. Note Kuja dosha within radix and also a Kuja dosha within navamsha upon the Vrishabha lagna = spouse. He cracked under the pressure of being unable to satisfy her godlike ideals. Navamsha = Key to understanding the marriage programming Again, Divorce Chart 22 tells a very different story from the same Shani-in-7th-Dhanau of Marriage chart 4 The life-defining difference is in the navamsha! Examples of radix-navamsha correspondence patterns in long-lasting marriages: Marriage-2 is a strong, traditional union with children. Psycho-emotional Matches: along three axes provides a broad base of supporters. (Note the powerful connection across Mesha/Tula axis. This couple has a lifetime shared commitment to stay athletically fit & physically attractive. They have always motivated each other to exercise & dress well.)
Marriage-4 is a strong, traditional union with children. Psycho-emotional matches: along three axes provide good support. This couple are creative artists who permit each other a wide range of independent function but they also enjoy family life together.
Marriage-5 is a strong, non-traditional union with children. Psycho-emotional matches: this is a non-traditional relationship and the psycho-emotional matching shows that this couple is not "out" in most public venues where male-female compatibility would strike a different balance. This is a creative bond and a lasting bond. Their strength is interpersonal support.
Marriage-6 is a strong, traditional union without children. Psycho-emotional matches occur on one axis only. (This couple is somewhat isolated socially.)
Marriage-7 is a strong, traditional union with children. Psycho-emotional matches are extensively bonded on four of six possible rashi axes. This couple participates in several different interlocking communities, (school, church, fellowship, sports etc.) and have a large repertoire of mutually enjoyed activities. Multiple bonds give many different "stakeholders" a share in socially supporting their marriage.
Marriage-11 is a strong, non-traditional union with children. Psycho-emotional matches are limited to two axes, this couple tends to be heavily focused on their home (Chandra) and therefore slightly isolated. :
Marriage Karma seen in Navamsha Have a troublesome planet in the dusthamsha houses of the navamsha? For the duration of the first marriage, this man projected all his inner conflict, imbalance, and animosity (matters of the 6th house) onto the spouse. He claimed that all of his anger arose from "the spouse's actions". The anger issue remained a completely private conflict within the marriage. His yuvati bhava for the first spouse looks great on the outside . Note the strong Guru/Surya combination that gives a radiantly positive public "face". The male native claims that he suffered terrible inner argumentation and bitter disappointment of a marriage that was "unable to reach agreement" -- but the suffering was completely veiled from the public. He became an angry alcoholic, but entirely in private. Of course it looked like, and felt like, the spouse's unconscious anger was the source of this very intense animosity, because 6-navamsha = 12th-from-7th = spouse's unconscious. Yet the trouble is apparent in his own navamsha -- which means that the spouse is only *mirroring* the fruits of his dharma. (Dharma = his reality, his perceptions). Evil as seen in one's navamsha really "belongs to" the birth-mind of the native. Marriage dharma is the "fruit" of one's own inner expectation. Judging from the navamsha, this guy clearly expects:
Unconscious people will blame the spouse until "death do them part" for all of one's own unwanted inner evils. Conscious people will eventually take ownership of one's navamsha planets, and thank the Divine for the opportunity to be married to a "difficult" spouse. As always, consciousness is the key. Interestingly in this case, the native entered a second marriage, and re-started his habit of projecting un-owned karma upon the second spouse. However, second spouse = 2nd navamsha. He detected in the unconscious mind of the second spouse not anger (Kuja) but rather Fear (Shani). Shani occupies D-9 lagna = 12th-from-2nd-spouse, the unconscious mind of the 2nd spouse. The spiritual best education happens when one can see one's actions & reactions in the mirror formed by the intimate partner. Thus, we attract people who are strong in ways we are weak, or more fully developed in ways that we have just begun emerging. From the partner's point of view, you are strong where they are weak, and more fully developed where they are emerging. When reading the navamsha for spouse profile, keep in mind a peculiarity: 1st partner may be profiled from either 7th navamsha (most common) or 1st navamsha. Initially, always try using 7th navamsha as lagna for the first spouse. However, if the 7th really doesn't represent the spouse as you know them, be willing to read first spouse and all of their relationships - parents, children, previous spouses, etc. - from the D-9 lagna. DeFouw & Svoboda in Light on Relationships call this phenomenon the "80/20 rule". Approx 80% of navamsha charts will read correctly for the spouse = 7th D-9.
Finding Compatibility factors vs. making a prediction of Marriage Q: Madam, Namaskar. Marriage is best as you have written in periods of Venus. While I would be running period of Mars-Venus from August-2010, my dream partner would be running Jupiter-Ketu. She will be running Jupiter-Venus from May-2011. Does it imply waiting for that long for my dream partner to recognize that I am her destined mate? ....It is very exhausting simple waiting,... A: Logically, there are only two conclusions available. Either this pair of nativities will not marry (which seems likely given the general lack of astrological affinity) or that they will marry but only during the period of overlap of mutual marriage periods. Regarding the two forthcoming Shukra periods, the range of overlap would be May-Oct 2011. Keep in mind that this partner is your dream partner, upon whom you have projected many detailed desires for marriage partnership - however, there is no marriage currently being negotiated, nor even an active social relationship. I would recommend to redirect your Jyotisha analytical attentions to real-world relationships and events against which the principles of Jyotisha can be measured and tested. Jyotisha may give undesirable results when used on astral-plane relationships (those which exist only in the dream state). In general, it only makes sense to engage in the detailed work of marriage prediction for couples who have an active love relationship and who are planning to be married - or for couples upon whose behalf an agent may be negotiating a marriage. It does not make much sense to try to establish a mutual marriage date between two nativities that are not in a social relationship. To do so means investing a great deal of time into studying a relationship which cannot be tested or proven on the material plane. Without the test against real-world behaviors, Jyotisha is simply a parlor game. We need to test it against real people in real relationships to prove its validity. In the classroom, it is good practice for students of Jyotisha to examine any two nativities for compatibility factors. But the mere ability to locate compatibility factors is not a basis for a prediction of marriage! To properly learn the vidya in the modern age, it makes more sense to concentrate on one's own Vimshottari dasha timing and to evaluate one's own spouse profile. Then, examine the nativities of family members whose marriage dates are well known. Look at one's parents, siblings, cousins - note the Jyotisha factors that were present at the time of their marriage ceremonies. Further, look to the karakas for the spousal profile. Evaluate your father's placement of Shukra, and see how his Shukra represents the qualities of his wife, your mother. Do the same thing for your mother, see her Guru position - all of Guru's characteristics, lordships from the Chandra lagna, role in navamsha, everything - and develop a wisdom about ways in which her Guru describes the man she married, whom you know so well as your Dad. For women in your family who might have a second husband, examine their Shani. For men who might have acquired a second wife, look to graha in association with Shukra, including graha in the two rashi that are ruled by Shukra. Studying the marriage patterns in many nativities will give you a much better sense of marriage unions and timing of the vow-speaking ceremonies which initiate the marriage commitment. Looking too closely at one single potential partnership will not improve one's Jyotisha judgment and in fact may lead to obsessive divinatory analysis. (For example, I have a client who is obsessed with Fidel Castro, and who has asked 100 questions about Sr. Castro but does not care to look for similar patterns in other world leaders. This client always complains, don't tell me about Kennedy, don't tell me about Kruschev, I only want to know about Castro! But without the case studies, I think the Jyotisha principles can easily be appropriated by the mentally obsessive drive to profile and diagnose a single person. Then Jyotisha becomes psychologically invasive, and astrally manipulative; it becomes sorcery. And that I can't support.) Let us avoid stretching the basic principles of Jyotisha to create predictions with no foundation in reality. Rather, let us focus intently on material reality, on known events and verifiable social relationships, and let us build up a database of proven nativities for which real events happened when Jyotisha did predict them to happen. Then, when a similar pattern arises in one's own life, one can scientifically predict "yes this matches my Jyotisha profile" without damaging the analysis with anxiety, fantasy, future projection; psychological transference; or other non-scientific mental confusions. Wishing you all the best in Jyotisha Studies, Sincerely, B.P. Lama, Jyotisha
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The owner of this
navamsha has
an unfortunate planet Mangala in 6/8 angle from
dispositor Shani,. His inner anger is
dormant, unrecognized in his consciousness. However, his spouse is
destined to bring it out!
updated: 19 June 2010