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Charles de Gaulle


  • 18th President of the French Republic 1959-1969

  • President of the Provisional Government of the French Republic 1944-1946

  • Leader of the Free French Forces 1940-1944

  • Leader of the Provisional French Government in Exile (during German occupation)


General Charles de Gaulle - Barbara Pijan Lama Jyotisha


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Distinctive features of the Nativity:

Here is an extraordinarily vital life path.

  • First of all, the uchcha triple-maraka Mangala (L-2 from both lagna and Chandra; L-7 from lagna) in Kendra provides a stunningly powerful Ruchaka yoga which was activated during a lifetime which included two world wars.

  • Secondly, uchcha Mangala yuti the neechcha bhanga Guru generates extraordinary scope and scale for a conflict of multi-continental proportions.

Rahu casts drishti upon six graha. Rahu accepts drishti from six Graha.

Bad angles avoided

  • Graha are spaced in such a way that no graha occupies the 12th from any other. This fact alone protects the vitality in an orchestrated way; graha in the 12th-from position drain the life force from those in the relative 2nd-from itself, but there is no Vimshottari period in which the bhukti-pati occupies the 12th from its overlord.

  • Furthermore there are only two 6/8 angles: L-10 Chandra occupies the 6/8 angles from the Yogakaraka" intelligent educator" Shani, and the super-strong duo of Mangala-Guru occupy the 6/8 from Shani as well.

  • Graha in the 8th-from-Shani are not overly problematic, but graha residing in the 6th-from-Shani will give significantly unfavorable results in their bhukti period during the Shani Mahadasha. Difficulties are heavily karmic (lawful) in nature and arise from deep-seated animosity, debt, injuries and diseases.

Difficult Mahadasha, largely avoided

Remarkably for M. Gen. de Gaulle, being born in Chandra's latter pada of Uttarabhadrapada Nakshatra , the Shani Mahadasha is completed before he enters school-age.

Therefore the potentially debilitating periods of Shani-Mangala and Shani-Guru are completed before he enters adulthood and indeed probably before he enters his first school-room.

There certainly would have been trouble in the family home during those high-conflict early periods, and the fact that he was born into Shani-Mangala period indicates a very difficult and perhaps dangerous birth. However, the conscious impact is minimized by his extreme youth at the time.

Salient features of the nativity

Atmakaraka and Karakamsha

  • Atmakaraka = significator of the soul = Vrischika Shukra in 2 = death, voice (famous radio broadcasts) , knowledge of history = L-1 personality + L-8 sudden, forced changes; emergencies, shocks and scenes of death

  • Karkamsha = rashi of the atmakaraka's navamsha = the activity for which one is best known = bhava-5 Kumbha = politics, intelligence, celebrations amongst the common people = popular elections

Arudha lagna

  • Arudha lagna = bhava-3 Dhanusha = planning, meetings, communication, short-term "business" travel

  • lord of Arudha lagna = neechcha-bhanga Makara Guru = optimistic leadership and expansion beyond the rule of law

Lagna and Lagnesha

  • Karkata-lagna

  • Lagnesha = Vrischika Shukra in 2 = death, voice (famous radio broadcasts) , knowledge of history

parivartamsha

  • none

Raja Yoga :

  • drishti of YogakarakaL-4+L-5 Shani AND L-9 Budha upon Randhra bhava (Vrishabha)

  • = kingship in a time of catastrophic upheaval

  • (similar Raja Yoga in bhava-8 violent threats, explosives, and hidden forces for Franklin D. Roosevelt)

Kemadruma Yoga

    Kemadruma yoga is relentless poverty maker which deprives the native of property ownership .

    = no graha in the bhava 2nd-from or 12th-from Chandra, and Guru does not occupy 1,4, 7, or 10 from Chandra.

  • General de Gaulle was an adversary of personal wealth.

  • He did not like money; he resisted it (Shani 11, resistance to earnings; he refused to accept a government pension for himself of his family);

  • he distrusted accumulationsand detached himself from moneyin the bank (Ketu-2).

  • De Gaulle died penniless, and he kept his family in a state of penury as well.

  • No graha on either side of Chandra. Compare to other Kemadruma yoga nativities: Edgar Cayce, Mother Teresa Of Kolkata, Shri Aurobindo.

Vrischika-2

  • A powerful collection of warlike invading and destroying graha in , a rashi of death and a house of death

  • Vrischika's inhabitants are positioned in 9th-from-Chandra, showing great good fortune from cultural upheaval, invasive war, veiling and disguise, surprise attacks, domination, torture, terror, explosives, and professional expertise in weapons of destruction. De Gaulle lived, fought, directed, and governed in environments fraught with violent upheaval and daily terror (Vrischika) of flesh-death (Vrischika = maraka bhava-2).

  • bhava-2, a powerful military house, receives the drishti of disciplinarian Shani. Thus L-11 Surya+ L-1+L-8 Shukra, Ketu, and L-9 + L-12 Budha -- lords of five bhava plus Ketu who give effect of Mangala -- are marshaled into military performance.

Surya

 

Surya in Vrischika

 

Surya in bhava-2

Vrischika Ravi = lord of labha bhava, in Vrischika rashi; in 9th-from-Chandra; receiving Parashari drishti of Rahu.

Lord of Navamsha.

L-6 from Chandra.

Naturally, the lord of the house of gains, who gives the dhana yoga of L-11 in 2, will bring gains during His Vimshottari period. This will happen on a smaller scale because of the Kemadruma Yoga which prevents property ownership; de Gaulle will come in possession of some other variety of liquid value, just not vehicles or properties.

  • Surya, the graha of charismatic leadership, is lord of 6th-from-Chandra. While an imposing and capable leader in nearly every aspect of national protection and stable government, De Gaulle suffered countless enemies (6) and enjoyed very few reliable friends throughout his life.

  • his people nearly worshipped him as a great warrior during times of war

  • Unfortunately however de Gaulle suffered from an Autocratic [Ravi] militarized governing style even when the war was finished, which made him unpopular in the post-war peace .

  • He fundamentally disliked the popular electorate (11) and showed his disdain by marching out of protracted French discussions.

  • Unlike his military peers who made a successful transition into peace-time presidencies -- note thewith more flexible positions of Surya in Eisenhower, Teddy Roosevelt, Ulysses S. Grant -- de Gaulle could not adapt to power-sharing styles of rulership.

  • Difficulty of establishing friendships and maintaining popular support is much compounded by the troubles in Surya's house, labha bhava. Shani/Simha/11imposes a fierce karma resistance to joining communities of any kind, particularly groups of equals in distributive networks (Kumbha, 11).

  • Despite what appeared to be some version of communism with his extraordinary dislike of accumulated capital and also a fierce resistance to accepting any more than survival earnings, de Gaulle per the self-defensive angrily austere Shani-11 in a hostile rashi and taking drishti of Mangala, was completely resistant to futuristic social movements (= his fundamental ideological conservatism).

Challenging Periods

  • Surya does not occupy the 6th, 8th, or 12th position in regard to any graha.

  • Therefore Vimshottari periods of Surya tend to flow smoothly.

Chandra

Meena-Chandra

= L-10, occupying bhava-6 Meena; Chandra accepts no Parashari drishti.

Uttarabhadrapada Chandra = emotionally defensive with a high organized and structured Fortress Orientation.

  • The native knows how to protect oneself, even against the threat of two world wars and constant infighting in the homeland. (cf. Bill Gates; Steve Jobs ; Catherine Zeta-Jones )

  • In bhava-6, Chandra has a natural compassion for the lowest, least respected classes. In particular, a strong compassion for the fighting foot-soldiers on the ground, the lowest position..

Due to Lord Guru in the neechcha bhanga state, and in Kendra as lord of 10th-from-Soma, Lord Chandra = very fortunate for a career in one of the ministries which attends to human conflicts.

[Factors including L-10 of navamsha = Mesha; Chandra's lord = Guru + Mangala; L-10 from Chandra = Guru + Mangala; Mangala = lord of Surya -- all work together to produce an extremely strong military career.]


Chandra in 6 for Thula lagna = de Gaulle

  • Chandra in 6 for Thula lagna will dislike one's job (10), be professionally underappreciated or disliked, be argumentative in the professional discourse, and move from one exploitive workplace to the next, until age 50.

    • (The salary or other income is not affected by L-10 but is controlled by L-11 Surya; being disliked or mistrusted one may still earn well if Surya is strong)

  • After age "Magic 50", the Chandra Lagna gains superior strength, and from the Chandra Lagna, the Moon occupies the horizon.

  • Chandra becomes L-1 in 1 after age 50, and the career difficulties posed by natal L-10 in 6 will be washed away by the tides of time.

Example

  • Although he was well-educated with a strong foundation for his profession and he wrote important books in military science, Charles de Gaulle's military career was very unsettled and contentious until about 1941. His books were read more by the Germans (enemies, 6) and criticized (6) by his own French colleagues.

  • Then he turned 50 and his Surya mahadasha began. By the onset of his Chandra mahadasha he was approaching 60 and his executive commands were obeyed.

  • Although he remained a somewhat controversial figure nevertheless he attained the presidency of France and was hailed internationally as a great hero.

Challenging Periods

Chandra occupies the 6/8 angle-from-Shani.

  • Chandra-Shani definitely and Shani-Chandra in terms of shocks, periods will be challenging.

  • All other time-periods of Chandra should flow smoothly.

Mangala

Makara Mangala =

Ruchaka yoga = uchcha L-2 and L-7 for Thula lagna and L-2+L-9 from Meena Chandra. L-2+L-7 yuti L-3+L-6 Guru = virtually guarantees a lifelong relationship with violent conflict.

Kuja = a tremendous Maraka which places the native in almost constant contact with scenes of death. You will have a number of "close calls" while you fight to defend the land of your birth (Mangala in 4, the homeland defense). Mangala resides in the gainful 11th-from-Chandra; accepts Parashari drishti of Rahu.

For the Thula lagna -Meena Chandra combination, Mangala acquires additional Maraka qualities as the "double L-2" both from lagna and from Chandra.

Challenging Periods

Mangala is an exceptionally powerful graha

  • Mangala does not occupy the 6th, 8th, or 12th position in regard to any graha.

  • Sub-periods of uchcha Mangala will move smoothly during all of the mahadasha periods EXCEPT Budha Mahadasha..

    • Graha in the 3rd-from-Budha can cause mental health disturbance, by either over-stimulating (Rajas) or under-activating (Tamas) the mental narrative.

    • Mangala will tend to over-stimulate the competitive and killing instincts; Guru tend to over-expand via over-confidence and increasing the scope of actions at the wrong time.

    • The refore it is advised to be self-aware and self-correcting during the Budha-Mangala and Budha-Guru periods.

Budha

Vrischika-Budha = lord of domain 9 and 12; also L-4 and L-7 from Meena with Surya, accepting Parashari drishti of Rahu.

  • As the lord of dharma bhava, Budha is naturally suited to preaching and philosophy.

  • In Vrischika-2, the professing is upon military philosophy and also the philosophy of transformation and death. of In bhava-2 = extraordinary yoga of 4/7- Budha + 11-Surya + 1/8-Shukra + Ketu, All of them in rine to Chandra .

Challenging Periods

Budha does not occupy the 6th, 8th, or 12th position in regard to any graha.

  • Sub-periods of Budha will move smoothly during all of the mahadasha periods.

  • Budha can improve spiritual awareness by bringing the native into contact with philosophical teachings.

Guru

Dhanusha-Guru

= the miserable neechcha lord of 3 and 6; however from Meena Chandra, Guru is lagnesha and L-10.

Although The pushkaraja, "pukhraj"(yellow sapphire) is not advised,Guru may give excellent results during His periods because Guru is in kendra-4 with uchcha Kuja, thus neechcha bhanga brings out the best in the worlds of strategic and tactical planning (3) and military style conflict management (6).

Neechcha bhanga graha = exceptionally strong and protective. No gem is warranted however.

Challenging Periods

  • Guru does not occupy the 6th, 8th, or 12th position in regard to any graha.

  • Sub-periods of Guru will move smoothly during all of the mahadasha periods.

Shukra

Vrischika-Shukra = auspicious lagnesha and lord of randhra bhava; L-3 and L-8 from Chandra.

  • For the Thula-Meena combination, Shukra becomes the notorious "double-L8" who causes much upheaval and frequently exposes the native to the conditions of death. This native will be prescient of death .

  • In bhava-2 Shukra participates in an extraordinary yoga of 4/7- Budha + 11-Surya + 1/8-Shukra + Ketu, all of them in rine to Chandra. Shukra receiving Parashari drishti of Mangala.

Challenging Periods

Catastrophic and often violent change may occur in the life environment of the native during periods of double-L-8 Shukra.

    • Shukra does not occupy the 6th, 8th, or 12th position in regard to any graha.

    • Sub-periods of Shukra will move smoothly (if full of emergencies and high drama of fast changes) during all of the mahadasha periods.

Shani

Simha-Shani = L-11 and L-12 from Chandra; located 6th-from-Chandra.

    Yogakarakalord of bandhu and putra bhava; in bhava-11 Simha, a hostile sign. Incoming drishti of Mangala.

    The native is exceptionally well positioned to attain one's goals (11), perhaps at great personal cost, but nevertheless a fundamentally egalitarian strength of social progress vision stabilizes this nativity and promises success.

    • Shani is very difficult in Simha, the house of his bitter enemy Ravi. However Shani does reasonably well in labha bhava which is Shani's natural house. Shani rules Time and it does take Time to reach one's goals. Therefore the earnings-and-achievements behavior of the native with Shani in bhava-11 is distinguished by persistence, self-discipline, and resistance to popular trends.

    • t he Shani-Simha-11 native tends to be disdainful of mass movements of the hoi-polloi , and yet the karma of Shani enforces constant contact and responsibility toward very large, laterally networked social groups . Further, Shani = L-5 which is a strong indicator of celebrity and public admiration - quite squashed when Shani casts drishti upon Surya AND Shani = L-5 whilst L-5-from-Chandra = Chandra in bhava-6 the house of enemies!

    • De Gaulle's ability to earn income for himself was severely cramped by Shani/11 along with the L-11 Surya + Ketu and the L-12 (he died penniless).

    • De Gaulle's popularity (L-5 and Surya) in the assembly of citizen-voters (11) was always in flux and many groups rejected him repeatedly (Shani/11). Over time, however upachaya house results do improve. (Houses 3, 6, 10 and 11 = upachaya.) De Gaulle enjoyed a stable period of governance in his elder years, from about age 60 onwards until death.

    • Classically for Shani, de Gaulle's historical reputation has much improved over the decades following his death , and he is now celebrated as one of the guiding lights who saved the western world from Nazi domination. (He was not so much admired during his lifetime!)

Challenging Periods

It is recommended to wear the Blue Sapphire for Shani.

  • Gemstone Exceptions:

    • Shani occupies the 6th from Chandra, and Shani occupies the 8th-from Mangala and 8th-from-Guru.

    • Sub-periods of Shani-Mangala and Shani-Guru will be highly problematic.

    • During the Shani Mahadasha, remove the Shani-ratna for sub-periods of Chandra, Mangala, and Guru.

    • All other sub-periods of Shani will move smoothly during all other mahadasha periods.

RAHU

Vrishabha-Rahu = an extremely important graha in this nativity. In bhava-8; Ahi's lord = lagnesha Shukra.

  • Rahu receives incoming drishti from neechcha bhanga L-3+L-6 Guru+ L-1+L-8 Shukra+ L-9+L-12 Budha+ L-11 Surya, and L-4+L-5 Shani. Graha sending drishti INTO Rahu include the lords of 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, and 12 -- 75% of the total power of the nativity - engages the intensively passionate and desirous, taboo-breaking and catastrophically impulsive Rahu.

  • In addition, Rahu SENDS OUT drishti to six graha: uchcha Mangala, Neechcha Bhanga Guru, Budha, lagnesha Shukra, Surya, and Ketu.

  • In fact, the only Graha which neither sends nor receives drishti vis-a-vis Rahu is the L-10 Chandra; and that is a blessing which protects this native's regulated, steadied, well-founded and non-disrupted path of professional career.

  • Rahu's excessive influence on the nativity creates an extraordinary life situation, and one that must be handled with exceptionally high levels of consciousness. Rahu is clearly the agent of massive transformation and upheaval in the native's life. Rahu is exalted in Vrishabha and as such He is at maximum entitlement; Rahu may be a force for either great good or great evil. Only history will tell.

  • The native hungers for secrecy and intrigue.

  • Whether the taste for hidden power and attraction toward deadly force (8) will be in the end the sign of a great agent for good in times of terrible catastrophe, will not be known until the real truth about the forces behind the second world war are fully exposed. Surely Rahu will be extremely active in the life of this native, and the lives of the many thousands whose lives he may directly affect.

Challenging Periods

  • Rahu does not occupy the 6th, 8th, or 12th position in regard to any graha.

  • Sub-periods of Rahu will move smoothly during all of the mahadasha periods.

KETU

Vrischika-Ketu = in radix bhava-2, 9th-from-Chandra, lord = Mangala.

Vaidurya is normally not recommended for those who intend to be active in the world. It is more useful toward the end of life or at times of spiritual retreat. The present nativity is extremely active in the world, full of Raja Yoga and ready to fight.

Challenging Periods

  • Ketu does not occupy the 6th, 8th, or 12th position in regard to any graha.

  • Sub-periods of Ketu will move smoothly during all of the mahadasha periods.


General Charles de Gaulle Vimshottari Dasha 1 - Barbara Pijan Lama JyotishaVIMSHOTTARI DASHA TIMELINE

Budha Mahadasha

  • L-9+L-12 from lagna

  • L-4+L-7 from Chandra

  • Age 7-24

  • raised in France to be a military officer

  • young de Gaulle receives a superior quality military education(uchcha Mangala and neechcha bhanga Guru in 4)

Ketu Mahadasha

  • Age 24-31

  • Ketu gives the effect of uchcha Mangala in particular;

    • however Ketu also amplifies the results of L-11 Surya (goals and achievements

    • but L-6 conflict from Chandra),

    • Budha (world travel 9 and imprisonment 12), Shukra

  • World War Iin Western Europe

    • de Gaulle serves several nations as a professional military officer

    • near-fatal injuries, captured by enemy (Germans) - Ketu = surrender

    • prison camp = L-12 Budha + Ketu

    Ketu/Shani

    • repatriated (L-4 Shani)and begins teaching (L-4 school) military science in bhukti of YogakarakaShani

    • marriage in period of L-1 navamsha = Budha

    Shukra Mahadasha

    • lagnesha+L-8 Shukra = a highly complex configuration with Ketu+ L-11 Surya, and L-9+L-12 Budha

    • Age 31-51

    • Shukra = "double L/8" -- from both radix lagna and Chandra lagna

    • Shukra involved with the effects of Budha, Surya, and Ketu

    • first child born in period of L-1 lagnesha Shukra/Shukra

    • Three children from the marriage

    • continued professional military career; teaching at military academy

    • wrote several notable books (Budha), proposals internationally respected but unpopular at home

    • in military service to WW-II France from bhukti of YogakarakaShani, onward

    Surya Mahadasha

    • Age 51-57

    • L-11 from lagna = networks

    • L-6 from Chandra = enemies

    • Organized the Free French Forces; leader of the Free French Forces 1940-1944

    • gained control of nearly all French colonies

    • controversial power-sharing Leader of the French Government in Exile (during German occupation)

    • despite the success of de Gaulle's military and political strategies and his contribution to the survival of the French spirit in a desperate time of foreign military occupation and abuse, there is much Animosity and constant struggle for leadership both in France and in exile

    • chosen as President of the Provisional Government of the French Republic 1944-1946 (during German occupation and during the chaos and despair, immediately afterward)

    Chandra Mahadasha

    • General Charles de Gaulle Vimshottari Dasha 2 - Barbara Pijan Lama JyotishaAge 57-67

    • L-10 = governance, leadership, regulation of society

    • The great war, WWII, is finished and an era of stable institutional ostensibly democratic government has begun.

    • Although his fundamental strategic and tactical leadershipcapabilities are never in question, de Gaulle's political fortunes move up and down during the period of L-10.

    • throughout Europe, there is constant struggle to re-establish social order (10) after the devastation of war

    • There is much internecine struggle in France, and de Gaulle must expend the lion's share of his governing energies into managing internal conflicts within his own country (Chandra-6).

    • Basically the entire nation is living in a state of post-traumatic shock. Very little genuine progress is possible while people are self-medicating or numb in response to the trauma. Also, many leaders are finally expressing interpersonal hostility toward each other for their join and collective failures during the recent catastrophe. Now that the world has become a bit more safe place to enjoy the traditional French art of petty squabbling it seems like everyone is angry and no one can cooperate even on small matters.

    • It is a very difficult time to try to lead a nation nevertheless it is the era of the L-10 Chandra for M. de Gaulle.

    • Chandra's lord Guru is exceptionally strong due to neechcha bhanga; de Gaulle maintains his position at the vanguard of national leadership, despite the undeniable emotional upsets (Soma/6) in his life and the lives of his people

    Mangala Mahadasha

    • Age 67-74

    • Uchcha L-2+L-7 from lagna

    • L-2+L-9 from Chandra

    • 18th President of the French Republic 1959-1969

    • Uchcha L-2+L-7 Mangala provides a period of powerful and largely uncontested leadership

    • double L-2 emphasizes death, wealth, FOOD, stored values, and an overarching (uchcha) capability to imposed order (Makara) by physical force (Mangala)

    • Mangala/Shukra period

    • L-2+L-7 Mangala is a potent maraka, and during the mahadasha of Kuja there were numerous attempts on De Gaulle's life. Various records suggest that enemy forces were constantly plotting and attempting to kill him during the

      Mangala Mahadasha. However the time of death was not yet ready.

    • L-8 Shukra (conditions of death, threats of death, emergencies) = 22 August 1962 Assassination attempt to blow up his French-made Citroen car.

    Rahu Mahadasha

    • A ge 74-until death age 79

    • Rahu in bhava-8 Vrishabha gives the effect of His lord L-1+L-8 Shukra

    • Shukra = L/8 from both radix lagna and Chandra lagna

    • continuation of 18th President of the French Republic 1959-1969

    Rahu-Shani period

    • Shani occupies 4th-from-Rahu and Shani casts drishti upon Rahu: prognosis for continued stability with extreme stress from responsibilities of ethical leadership [Shani/Simha] against pressures of emergency and hidden forces [Rahu/8]

    • eruption [Rahu-8] of widespread violence and destructive rioting in Paris in 1968 = Rahu/Guru - Guru = the highly problematic L-3+L-6 for Thula lagna.

    • Rahu in Vrishabha/8 wants a catastrophic upheaval (revolution) in collected wealth And stored resources (Vrishabha). Despite threats from Communist And Socialist insurgencies, de Gaulle's conservative leadership claim survived the riots.

    • sudden resignation [8] in 1969 (de Gaulle's age 79) after loss of a referendum regarding the reorganization of government = Rahu/Shani

    Death

    • sudden death [8] on 09 November 1970 from heart attack [Shani Simha]. He died penniless having never accepted any government pensions (Rahu-8 receiving drishti of Shani who represents austerity and solidarity with the poor) for his decades of service.

    • de Gaulle's birth time is given as 04h00, which is probably a rounded number. The most likely Vimshottari sub-period for his death would be Rahu/Shani/Ketu, where Ketu gives the effect of maha-maraka Kuja . The 04h00 BT would need to be adjusted slightly to have the Ketu pratya-antardasha occur in early Nov-1970, but this would be an easy and reasonable rectification.

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