Rashi Lagna	Om hrinayagrabhaye avyaktya rupine namah Om Radha-Krishnaya Namah Karkata - Cancer Karkata Chandra Karkataka - Karka - Karki - Kadaga - Kadakam - Kazyapa - Kuleera Karkinos (Καρκίνος "crab") Kulira Greek
General Suitability of Gems for Karkata Lagna Karkata Lagna Friendly and Non-Friendly Domain Lordships The Weird Nodal Bhava Pair for Karkata Lagna: bhava-5 and bhava-8	woodcut from Liber Astronomiae by Fra. Guido Bonatti, c. 1277
Public Figures Karkata = radical lagna Janma rashi = Chandra in Karkata	Punarvasu = ruled by Guru the Guide Guru mulatrikona = Dhanushya bhava-6 = conflict, imbalance, war, exploitation, accusations, grievances, loss of trust Shri Aurobindo Pushya = ruled by Shani the Regulator Shani mulatrikona = Kumbha bhava-8 = occult knowledge, eruptions of force, disaster, catastrophic divorce or death of partner, conditions of death, sudden forced changes, surgery, self-reinvention, rejuvenation, transformation, hidden sources of wealth UK-Prince Charles b. 1948 UK-Duchess Camilla Parker-Bowles USA Pres-30, Calvin Coolidge USA Pres 33, Harry Truman (authorized the bombing of Nagasaki-Hiroshima) USA Pres-42, Bill Clinton USA Pres-43, George W. Bush USA Sen-VP, Al Gore, Jr. California 3-time governor Jerry Brown dramatist activist Angelina Jolie   dramatist activist Meryl Streep   dramatist activist Julia Roberts Lisa Marie Presley entertainer Financier, real-estate Donald Trump Azlesa = ruled by Budha the Explainer Budha mulatrikona = Kanya bhava-3 = writings, announcements, reports, communications, radio-television-internet, publishing, media publications, argumentation, logical process, conversations, teamwork, mentality USA Pres-3, Thomas Jefferson     India-PM, Jawaharlal Nehru India-PM Indira Gandhi USA Gov. Louisiana Huey P. Long dramatist Katie Holmes dramatic singer Luciano Pavarotti (opera tenor) esoteric writer-teacher Alice Bailey horror fiction writer Stephen King Maya Angelou (poet)
Properties of Karkata Rashi Parashara says:	"[They] have a heavy body, slender limbs and powerful claws. The upper portion of their body is generally large. In later age they get a prominent abdomen. They walk with a rolling gait. Their stature is generally short. The persons with this Lagna are changeable like the Moon, the lord of this lagna. Like the Moon their life is full of tides and ebbs (ups and down). They are often emotional and over-sensitive and also sympathetic. They are timid at one time and courageous at other time. In public life, they are generally successful and are also able to achieve honors and wealth. They are fond of home and family comforts. The married life of persons of this lagna is generally unhappy."
BPHS Ch. 4, 10-11	"The Rashi Karkata is pale-red. It resorts to forests and represents Brahmins. It is strong in nights. It has many feet (i.e. it is a centipede Rashi) and has a bulky body. It is Sattvic in disposition (seen in gods) and it is a watery Rashi. It rises with its back and is ruled by Chandra."
Vocabulary for Karkata Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon	Karka = "white good, excellent a white horse / a white mare a crab a water-jar fire sign of Cancer a mirror a younger brother of the father beauty"
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	"IV. Karkataka When the syllables are converted into the corresponding numbers, according to the general mode of transmutation so often alluded to in Mantra Shastra, the word in question will be represented by ////. This sign then is evidently intended to represent the sacred Tetragram; the Parabrahma-dharaka; the Pranava resolved into four separate entities corresponding to its four Matras; the four Avasthas indicated by Jagrata (waking) Avastha, Swapna (dreaming) Avastha, Sushupti (deep sleep) Avastha, and Turiya (the last stage, i.e., Nirvana) Avastha (as yet in potentiality); the four states of Brahma called Vaiswanara, Taijasa (or Hiranyagarbha), Pragna, and Iswara, and represented by Brahma, Vishna, Maheswara, and Sadasiva; the four aspects of Parabrahma, as Sthula (gross), Sukshma (subtle), Vija (seed), and Sakshi (witness); the four stages or conditions of the Sacred Word, named Para, Pasyanti, Madhyama and Vaikhari; Nadam, Bindu, Sakti and Kala. This sign completes the first quaternary."
guna	satva-guna (satvas = truthful, pure and balanced)
niza-bala group =	Mesha Vrishabha Mithuna Karkata Dhanushya Makara
tattva ( = "that-ness", element)	jala tattva (water element)
Rashi Owner	Chandra (Moon, La Lune)
pRshthodaya group= "rising from behind" tail-first	Mesha Vrishabha Karkata Dhanushya Makara
General Traits of Karkata Lagna = Chandra in Karkata	Schooling, Shielding, Sheltering and Sustaining Patriotism, Protectionism, Parenting Compare Al Gore and George W. Bush-43. Both = Karkata lagna, both Chandra-yuti-Guruin the radix, and both very strong navamsha-Chandra placements. Naturally Gore's Moon in 6 associates him with animosity, toxicity, pollution, and conflict. Bush's Moon in 3 is more associated with business administration and making announcements, public relations, teamwork etc. However, regardless of their political differences, their respective leadership missions are equally patriotic, and equally driven by a deeply emotional love of their homeland.
General Suitability of Gems for Karkata Lagna	Surya ratna = no, because Surya = L-2 and does not rules any other trinal house Chandra ratna = yes! because Chandra = the auspicious lagnesha Mangala ratna = yes - because Yogakaraka Mangala = L-5 and L-10 Budha ratna = no-no-no because Budha = L-3 and L-12 Guru ratna = yes normally, but not if there are significant health issues and not if there is threat of divorce, because Guru = L-6 and L-9 Shukra ratna = possibly yes, possibly no - because Shukra = L-4 and L-11 (will depend on Shukra's house's counted from Chandra) Shani ratna = no-no-no - because Shani = L-7 and L-8 Rahu-ratna = unknown, depends on Rahu's lord Ketu-ratna = unknown, depends on Ketu's lord
Lagnesha Chandra Identifies with Mother - Parents	Nativity = Karkata lagna or Karkata Chandra = strongly identified with the parents, particularly the mother, and with the social behaviors of parenting. One may be socially most comfortable in the parenting role and in company of other parents, and may prefer the social environments of traditional, intuitive habitual non-literate cultures. Karkata natives are typically very patriotic, but not in a separative or warlike way. Rather, they see the family as the basis of all society (rather than the economy, or government, or religion, or education). A highly developed Chandra (Angelina Jolie) may carry this family-basis sensibility to the highest ranks of world culture, but the native will typically define oneself not according to the rank but according to the in-common role of mother or father. For Karkata lagna, the character, placement, drishti re: impressionable, moody lagnesha Chandra will determine the conditions of emotional satisfaction. For example, the actresses Angelina Jolie , Meryl Streep , and Julia Roberts while undoubtedly enjoying very public, high visibility careers, are all mothers of large families, and share a public profile of preferring their mother role to their other duties.
The Weird Nodal Bhava Pair for Karkata Lagna: bhava-5 and bhava-8	The "nodal house pair" = the two domains which are Afflicted by association with the "unholy trinity": Rahu-Ketu + Shani + Mangala. These are the two domains which are controlled by Vrischika (Mangala + Ketu) and Kumbha (Shani + Rahu) respectively. Conditions involving (5) divine creativity (including children and wealth from speculation) configured with one's in-laws (8) and the shared wealth of marriage (particularly indicatesinheritances)are likely to be highly complex, drawn out, conflicted, and psychologically challenging.
Raja Yoga for Karkata lagna	Chandra + Mangala in Karkata lagna An exchange of Rashis between Karma's Lord and Lagna's Lordwill make the native associated with the king in a great manner. ~~ BPHS , Ch. 40, Sl. 13 If the lord of the Lagna and the 10th exchange houseswith each other then they form a Raja Yoga . They will confer high position, reputation and power. ~~ BPHS ,Ch. 5, Sl. 41
Special yoga conditions for Karkata lagna = Subha-Vesi Yoga	fromB.V. Raman, Three Hundred Important Combinations= " 16.Vesi Yoga - Subha-vesi Definition: If planets other than the Moon occupy the 2nd from the Sun, Vesi Yoga is formed. Results: The person will be fortunate, happy, virtuous, famous and aristocratic. Remarks: ... If the Sun is exalted, Lagna being Cancer and Subhavesi is caused by the presence of Venus in Taurus and both the Sun and Venus are inherently strong, then in spite of the fact that both the Sun and Venus are natural enemies the Yoga becomes supremely powerfulandalmost all the good results attributed to it would find full play when the Dasa and Bhukthi of the two planets operate. Obviously, if more than one planet causes the Yoga, one of the planets being a malefic, say Saturn, the good influences have to be sufficiently moderated. "
Karkata dislikes	6th-from-karkata = Dhanushya = things to which Karkata is hostile: Karkata likes staying home in familiar surroundings and dislikes world travel for purposes of learning (Dhanushya) Karkata likes home and dislikes the temple Karkata likes local ethnic customs and dislikes the broader international viewpoint (9) Karkata likes simple and absolute tribal ethics and dislikes both compassion and sacred texts (9) Karkata loves all care-givers (4) but between the two parents, Karkata prefers the maternal figures (4) Karkata likes the cool ocean breezes and dislikes the hot dry open plains where the archers practice shooting (9) Karkata likes safety and security and dislikes adventure Karkata likes protective shelter and dislikes roaming Karkata likes to guard boundaries and fears the threat to fixed customs posed by travel and higher learning Karkata likes the protective emotions and dislikes philosophical thought Karkata likes foundational, cultural-indoctrination schooling and dislikes conceptual, university level of inquiry
Pushkara Navamsha of Karkata	1st navamsha of Karkata Punarvasu = pada-4 = 00deg00' Karkata until 03deg20' Karkata 3rd navamsha of Kanya Pushya = pada-2 = 06deg40' Karkata until 10deg00' Karkata
Pushkara Bhagya Degree of Karkata	7th degree of Karkata
Chandra in Karkata or Dhanushya = wealth from Shukra Chandra in Kanya = wealth from Chandra