Politics 25
1884 - 1972
33rd President of USA: 1945–1953
USA Vice President: 1945
US Senator from Missouri: 1935-1945
preceded by: Franklin D. Roosevelt
succeeded by: Dwight D. Eisenhower
Machine politician
Tumultuous post-war administrations
High levels of criticism, corruption, & scandal
Extremely close to his mother [Chandra/2]
Early and voracious reader of popular history
Very poor eyesight (L12 in domain-8)
Military battle service in WWI
national fame through military spending reform in 1943
Lacked a college education
Degree on the Navamsha Lagna = 29 Rishabha (Taurus).
According to M.C. Jain in The Stars and your Future (p 27), 29 Vrishabha = the "Degree of Embarrassment":
"Denotes one who is continually beset with difficulties and who finds it hard at all times to decide his course of action.
He is ever between the forces of opposite natures, and is quite as likely to do the right thing as the wrong one.
These conditions must be subdued by the steady cultivation of the will, as this is a degree of despotism, as well it gives strong will, magnetism, pride and organizing ability to a stoical person."
Graha weighted by rulership: US President, Harry S. Truman
The rashi-owning graha
Extra credit for being D-1 or D-9:
- lagnesha
- lord of Chandra
- lord of Arudha lagna
# of planets in His rashi, in radix (including Rahu/Ketu)
# of graha in His rashi, in navamsha (including Rahu/Ketu)
Total
0
2
1
3
0
1
1
2
1
2
2
5
0
1
2
3
2
3
0
5
2
0
3
5
totals
5
9
9
23
Career profile: US President Harry S. Truman
This weighting includes dashamsha.
Grahas which play a dominant role in the personality AND also own key lagnas in the D-1, D-9, and D-10 will strengthen and direct the career.
(If the strong personality grahas do not show up in the career lagnas, the career will be modest.)
Primary career lagnas
1
Lord of the Navamsha of Radix L-10 - see how He behaves in radix
Guru
2
Lord of the Dashamsha of Radix L-10 - see how He behaves in radix
Kuja
3
Lord of 10th Navamsha - see how He behaves in radix
Shani
4
Lord of 10th Dashamsha - see how He behaves in radix
Chandra
5
Lord of Dashamsha lagna (ascendant)
Shukra
Secondary career lagnas
6
Lord of radix Karmaa Bhava
Budha
7
Grahas which occupy Karmaa Bhava
Shukra
8
Lord of Yuvati bhava (10th-from-10th)
Guru
9
Lord of 10th-from-Chandra
Chandra
10
Lord of Surya
Kuja
Kanya lagna Leaders:
Compare to:
Prominent Graha:
Remarkable strength of Shukra:
L2/L9 in radix domain-10
lord of Dashamsha
lord of Navamsha
In an otherwise fairly unremarkable nativity, Shukra does some amazing things:
Shani/Shukra:
Propels Truman out of the tough manual labor of railroad work, 'hobo camps', and 11 yrs farm work
Truman lived in obscurity until age 33, when Shukra brought him into WWI service and command experience.
Gets him married and into business.
Budha/Shukra:
from an obscure farm county judge job, elected to US Senate (machine politics)
Ketu-Shukra:
during an era of low ratings and criticism, promoted the international Truman Doctrine, his most famous accomplishment
Shukra-Shukra:
Truman was an increasingly unpopular president toward the end of his term, blamed for labor union conflicts & the debacle of the Korean War. He left office in Ketu/Budha period with a very low approval rating --so low that he really couldn't run for reelection.
Yet as soon as the Shukra/Shukra period got going, he achieved great public acclaim. with 2 memoirs, Oxford doctorate, ovation by Senate etc.
Ketu/7
= Loyalty, huge political networks, but poor choice of some intimate advisers
Truman's native Ketu in domain-7 gives contracts & agreements with vague terms.
Ketu's lord uccha Guru is very favorable in domain-11, providing a huge network of friendships and associations.
However, some of Truman's most loyal and intimate partners, such as Pendergast and Vaughn, turned out to be massively corrupt.
Luckily for Truman, uccha L12 Surya in domain-8 protects against the worst effects of scandal, including protection against impeachment or prison.
By contrast, Richard Nixon with L12 Chandra in domain-6 does not have that protection.
Career indicators:
lagnesha Budha = L-10 (this factor alone means that Kanya lagna is common for high profile careerists)
lagnesha Budha has a dominant number of tenants in D-1 and D-9 - i.e., what Budha does influences many other grahas
lagnesha Budha with L-6 Shani. L-6 = karaka for war and corruption. Most of Truman's public service life is consumed with managing wars.
lagnesha Budha yuti L-5 Shani. L-5 = karaka for politics and speculation. Most of Turman's public service life is in politics.
Shani is a good graha for a leader to have in domain-10. Makes the leader plain, normal, & believable. (Shani rising is also good.)
uccha Surya, L-12 for losses, is 'destroyed' in domain-8 - losses are cancelled (e.g., Truman was unscathed by the Pendergast corruption scandal.)
Vimshottari Dasha Narrative:
L-3/L-8 Kuja Mahadasha
age 0-9
Truman's family moved around a good deal in his childhood (L3, loss of property)
they stayed within the local farming area, including a sojourn at his maternal grandfather's farm (L8)
he acquired 3 siblings (L3)
L-4/L-7 Guru Mahadasha
age 9-25
Family settles in permanent home in Independence MO, start of L-4 Guru
Guru is a perfectly good graha, but Guru rules the 8th D-9 and the 8th D-10... Guru is not a big starter for career
(yes he is young but there are child actors & other business geniuses like Michael Dell & Bill Gates who get started in mega-business very early)
and... Guru will help later, as Lord of the Navamsha of Radix L-10
L-5/L-6 Shani Mahadasha
age 25-44
Shani is conservative and hard-working. The native tends to stick with what he knows. Everything with Shani is slow to start with frequent delays.
As L-5, Shani is a much better career lord, but as L-6 Shani involves underclass, mafia, crime, bribery, etc.
Combine a distinguished domain-10 Shani with Shani's L5/L6 ownership, and the result is involvement in machine politics while maintaining good dignity and generally following the law...
Shani/Shukra period:
Marriage = 28-Jun-1919
gochara Rahu/Ketu = Vrishabha/Vrischika, contacting D-9 lagna
Shani/Chandra:
Although Shani-to-Chandra is an unfavorable 6/8 angle, and many aspects of Truman's presidency were going poorly, the Berlin airlift starting in June 1947 was a winner. It continued thru Shani/Kuja, ending May 1949.
Chandra is karaka for food & caretaking, and also lord of Guru/Kuja in domain-11 for friendships, networks, goals, achievements, community. Supplying the people & occupiers of western-occupied Berlin was an act of compassionate friendship which earned the US much approval.
No doubt Truman as an American Midwest farmer had strong emotions about food and supplies.
Chandra is also in the rashi of career-auspicious Shukra, 5/9 from Shukra, and lord of 10th dashamsha. Decisions taken under Chandra's influence will generally enhance the career.
Shani/Kuja:
career gets started in the political machine, elected to county judge (see comments on Kuja's strength at Ketu/Kuja)
Kuja = Lord of the Dashamsha of Radix L-10, and Kuja is favorable in domain-11 yuti uccha Guru
Shani/Rahu period:
child born in period of Rahu, who amplifies the lagnesha (classic for a male parent, for whom the child is an extension of Self)
L-1/L-10 Budha Mahadasha, age 44-61
Budha/Shukra: major federal works appointment in Missouri; later elected, US Senator from Missouri
Budha/Shani period: Elected Vice president as "compromise" choice. 12-April-1945, FDR dies and Truman becomes US President with no vice president.
Budha/Shani period:
Budha/Shani period: drops the bomb - nuclear annihilation of Hiroshima & Nagasaki. Japan surrenders.
Ketu Mahadasha, age 61-68
Can a person really be President of the United States during their Ketu mahadasha?
If Ketu's lord is Uccha L-4/L-7 Guru at a 5/9 angle from Ketu, the answer is Yes!
But there will be tremendous uncertainty, severed relationships, much trouble connecting to the public, and some devastatingly bad decisions due to impulsive or compulsive behavior.
Accusations regarding Communism plagued Truman's entire Ketu mahadasha.
Rahu bhukti in particular gives intense desires & dealings with foreigners
Ketu/L-11 Chandra: Truman recognized the State of Israel on May 14, 1948. [L-11 for Friendship.]
Ketu/Rahu: NATO: creating agreements with foreign nations, shepherding through Congress & passage
Ketu/Rahu period: Always a time of upheavel, all the moreso when Rahu is in lagna.
The entire inside of the original White House was gutted due to structural weakness, new basements dug etc. Truman's family lived elsewhere, and President Truman walked to work. White House gutted from December 1949 until Ketu/Budha started in March 1952
Ketu/Kuja: November 1948: [re] elected US President in a stunning reversal [note Kuja yuti Ketu's lord, uccha Guru].
Even without Guru's help, neechha Kuja does a fairly good job in domain-11.
Behari says: "Mars in [Karkata], though debilitated, brings good luck, especially because of its special importance in the Eleventh. In this house, Mars becomes very productive and enables you to manifest plans and programs of action which are very useful to society. You can work with untiring vigor and, due to your altruistic activities, you secure strength and guidance from an unknown source of energy. Your contribution to society is enduring."
Ketu/Rahu: NATO: creating agreements with foreign nations, shepherding this international organization through Congress & its passage
Ketu/Rahu period: Always a time of upheaval, all the more so when Rahu is in lagna.
The entire inside of the original White House was gutted due to structural weakness, new basements dug etc. Truman's family lived elsewhere, and he walked to work.
White House gutted from Ketu/Rahu December 1949 until Ketu/Budha started in March 1952
Ketu/Guru: Ketu is greatly intensified during the bhukti of his lord uccha Guru. Joseph McCarthy's witch hunt evokes the corrupt underbelly of L3/L8 neechha Kuja yuti Guru. However Truman successfully battles with McCarthy.
Ketu/Shani: On April 11, 1951, Truman fired the extremely popular General MacArthur from all his commands in Korea and Japan. Within a short time, Truman's approval rating was 22%.
Ketu/Budha: White house renovations are finally finished, and Truman's family moves back in. Approval ratings extremely low. Did not run for Nov 1952 re-election.
Shukra Mahadasha, age 68-88
Shukra/Shukra period : two highly successful presidential memoirs, to great public acclaim.
A visit to Britain at the very end of Shukra/Shukra resulted in an honorary doctorate from Oxford, and much showing of international respect.
His legacy steadily gained honor during Shukra's 20 year mahadasha.
Death age 88 = Dec 26, 1972, in Shukra/Ketu period, where Ketu occupies domain-7.
Ketu's lord Guru is with neechha Kuja, who gives death by drowning. Truman died of pneumonia (drowning in interior lung fluid.)
Domain-8 shows the circumstances of death. L12 Surya, ruling hospitals & sanctuaries, occupies domain-8, indicating death in a hospital, ashram, or other enclosure.
updated: 19 September 2008
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