Vocation 11 Madonna  (Louise Ciccone) Entertainer - Performer  Actress - Dancer - Singer  Producer - Director Writer - Designer - Hatha Yogini Marriage and Divorce timing: Dominant lords ranked by number of tenants  L-12/L-1 Sun-Moon and L-3/L-10 Shukra predominate for   Theatrical Entertainer & Media Producer The Seven rashi-owning graha Extra point  for: - lagnesha   - lord of arudha lagna - lord of Chandra in D-1 or D-9 # of planets in His rashi, in radix (including Rahu/Ketu) # of graha in His rashi, in navamsha (including Rahu/Ketu) Total Sun -Moon parivartamsha 3 4 1 8 Mars  0 3 1 4 Mercury 2 0 2 4 Jupiter   0 0 1 1 Venus 0 2 3 5 Saturn  0 0 1 1 totals 5 9 9 23 Madonna (Louise Ciccone) Primary career lagnas 1 Lord of the Navamsha of Radix L-10 - see how He behaves in radix Budha 2 Lord of the Dashamsha of Radix L-10 - see how He behaves in radix Shukra 3 Lord of 10th Navamsha  - see how He behaves in radix Shukra 4 Lord of 10th Dashamsha - see how He behaves in radix Budha 5 Lord of Dashamsha lagna (ascendant) Guru Secondary career lagnas  6 Lord of radix Karmaa Bhava Shukra 7 Grahas which occupy Karmaa Bhava [none] 8 Lord of Yuvati bhava (10th-from-10th) Shani 9 Lord of 10th-from-Chandra Shukra 10 Lord of Surya Chandra Degree on the Navamsha Lagna = 15 Simha (Leo) = Service to others    According to M.C. Jain in The Stars and your Future, (p 42) 15 Simha = the "Degree of Creeping": "Denotes one who is forced to labor hard for the greater part of one's life, but who contains within oneself some brilliant gifts one of which will bring him into fame.  The native will earn one's living in a  multitude of ways and versatility fits him to assume numerous posts of authority and responsibility. ... for marriage [partner], one should be chosen who will help in one's career. ..." Planetary Yogas: from B. V. Raman, "Three Hundred Important Combinations" 3. Anapha Yoga "Definition.—If there are  planets in the 12th from the Moon,  Anapha Yoga is formed.  Results— Well-formed organs, majestic appearance, good reputation, polite, generous, self-respect, fond of dress and sense Pleasures. In the later life, renunciation & austerity." Madonna's nativity is dominated by the Surya/Shukra pair, and strongly influenced by Kuja. Surya enjoys a highly empowering parivartamsha yoga with Chandra. Surya occupies the very latest degree of Karka, at 29:49; in the vulgar & obsessive, naga-ruled nakshatra of Ashlesha, associated with snakes and enmeshment or strangulation by "embrace".  Shukra occupies 8 degrees of Karka, in the beneficent  nakshatra of Pushya or "Sidhya" meaning "lucky" and "successful".   Behari says of Shukra in the 2nd padaa of Pushya, "Be careful of your sensual desires, they may lead you into some difficulty . You will be attractive to the opposite sex. You will be intelligent & have other good qualities." Shukra has a great deal of career power, as noted in the table of career lagnas above.  Shukra is lord of: 10th radix 10th navamsha 10th-from-Chandra (especially potent due to the Ravi-Soma parivartana yoga) dashamsha of radix L-10 Shukra is a karaka for love & sex, pleasure & eroticism, sensuality, indulgence, addiction, romance, women, marriage, balance, agreements, contracts, connections, bonds, alcohol & sugars - & much more. Shukra is dominated by Surya due to Surya's higher degree in the rashi Karka. Note Shukra is fallen in navamsha with emotional Chandra, which contributes the dramatic theme of the fallen woman, or the emotionally desperate woman who hungers for sexual validation because she does not trust her own beauty. Surya is the karaka for entertainment, creativity, fame, speculation, theatre, politics, children, leadership, producers, reasoning, consciousness - & much more. Chandra's parivartana yoga with Surya grants much strength to Chandra, and Chandra is the lord of both Surya & Shukra.  In this nativity Chandra is, as it were, the power behind the throne. Chandra is a karaka for mother, emotion, shelter, protection, unconscious /subconscious, astral plane, imagination, parents, home, childhood, and nurturing - & much more.  magical and lucky combination of Shukra, Surya, and Chandra  with supporting athletic performance strength from Kuja  have generated the remarkable career of the Material Girl. Singer, actress, dancer, writer, producer, hatha yogini, and aficionada of mystical religion.  This consummate modern entertainer has strongly influenced American & worldwide popular music culture since the 1980's.   Her greatest genius is widely considered to be her youthful appearance & her ability to "re-invent" herself (Chandra).  As the media marketplace has changed from the 1980's forward, Madonna has remained a creative force in the entertainment industry (Surya).  Madonna's career is distinguished by: athletic strength and competition (Kuja), showmanship & literary productivity (Surya/Budha/Chandra),  constant theatrical innovation (Surya/Budha),  predominant theme of female/maternal sexuality (Shukra) & edgy emotion (Chandra) promotion of socially marginalized/taboo (Rahu) e.g. gay/lesbian, impoverished orphans, mixed race relationships Sexuality: Shukra-Kuja Sexual love is a major component of Madonna's career literary and performance agenda. Shukra is in good condition in radix. L-10/L-3 Shukra is a career karaka. Shukra is carried along on the tremendous publicity energy of parivartana Surya/Chandra associated with the indulgence and entitlement to "only to best" via Purvaphalguni nakshatra.   However Shukra is badly fallen and unredeemed in navamsha, indicating lifelong romance and sexuality troubles.  Kuja/Mesha's drishti upon Shukra suggests a powerfully athletic, competitive sex drive. This female can run a high volume of 'yang' sex energy, which of course is a huge asset in her highly profitable stage performances.  However Shukra fallen in navamsha suggests poor taste in companions, and in particular trouble through jealousy (neechha Shukra is a karaka for jealousy) as well as substance addictions and "fallen women". Marriage and Divorce timing: Marriage-1 = Chandra/Shukra period. Shukra = karaka for marriage Divorce-1 = Kuja/Rahu period = Rahu gives effect of His lord L-8 Guru Child-1 = Rahu/Rahu period = Rahu gives effect of His lord L-5 Guru (however L-8 Guru = ceremonial marriage unobtainable during Rahu/Rahu) Marriage-2 = Rahu/Shani period = Shani = L-7 navamsha Divorce-2 = Rahu/Surya period = Surya = L-1  (intent divorce publicly announced, mid-Oct 2008) comment: Surya, lord of D-1 and D-9 lagna, is not normally a divorce karaka. Surya is a defender of the Ego and Public Personality. From May-2008 until Oct-2009. the rashi of Surya - Karkata - is suffering a transit of "I give up" separative Ketu. The energy of Ketu's transit is disconnecting but not the divorce-causing "virtual spousal death" of L-8 or L-2.  Ketu's influence of confusion, depression, and isolation being more reactive than proactive, the legal divorce request may quite possibly be withdrawn.. Madonna's personal history includes a previous "false alarm" divorce petition,  filed in her Chandra/Surya period : ) when career/public identity seemed to be threatened by marriage drain. Lord of radix L-10's Navamsha = Budha  Budha in radix Simha lagna is strong in shad bala (see bar chart below).  Das says of this position,  "Physically attractive and intellectually sharp but mentally unsound and constitutionally weak. ... trade and authorship, and suffers from social or romantic humiliation." In addition to its karaka qualities of adolescent challenge to authority, general verbosity, and flamboyant theatre, Budha is involved in the striking parivartana yoga that drives Madonna's career: the interchange of L-12 Chandra with L-1 Surya.   The Chandra-Surya yoga, combined with Purvaphalguni nakshatra in both D-1 and D-9 lagna, gives her the power to sing and dance her way through the vivid expression of socially repressed sexual fantasies & fears.  Shukra, Budha, Surya & Chandra are all involved in the parivartana yoga, which invokes the combined powers of:  L-1, L-2, L-3, L-10, L-11, & L-12  All channeling through the physical body lagna!! Note the shad-bala strength of Budha and Shani (hard-work, discipline, persistence, endurance). L-2 Budha rules the speech & singing.  L-11 Budha is exceptionally gainful. Lord of 10th Navamsha = Shukra As one of the players in the remarkable parivartana above, Shukra enters "virtual Simha" in the "virtual lagna" when Surya & Chandra exchange signs.  Karaka qualities of Shukra are sweetness, arts & dancing, and Simha rules Theatre, costume, regal privilege etc.   Judging only from Budha & Shukra as major Jyotisha career factors, it is already clear that this is a performance artist of some magnitude. Lord of Dashamsha = Guru Radix Guru is enormously amplified by Rahu in Shukra's sign Guru receives mutual aspect from His friend swakshetra Kuja signifying tremendous athletic energy, physical discipline, and good health in career.  Guru is L-5 for performance and L-8 for occult, hidden knowledge.   Rahu is taboo-breaking, desire-releasing, love-amplifying energy giving Guru magnification in the vibration of Shukra. Guru/Rahu are vargottama in navamsha, where they are yuti Kuja Guru & swakshetra Kuja are also together in dashamsha, where they re-emphasize the huge physical performance energy channeling through this artist Karmaa Bhava; L-10 & Aspects to L-10 = Shukra L-10 Shukra would have been obscured in vyayastana were it not for the rescuing parivartana yoga.  As a result of parivartan, Shukra becomes a virtual rising planet which grants the native a magnetic attractiveness common to top actresses and performers.  (See radix Shukra for Angelina Jolie) Like Guru, Shukra receives the aggressive, competitive, warrior drishti of Mesha Kuja. 10th-from-Chandra - psycho-emotional true service Shukra Surya ; lagnesha; ego role identification Madonna's central career strength is the amazing parivartan between lagnesha Surya & imagination-lord Chandra. (however there are several additional key strengths such as physical vitality, permanent youthfulness, and a highly energized mouth!) Surya as lagnesha has enormous strength in radix and dashamsha (where Ravi rises in Guru's sign) and He is strong in Meena navamsha also. The native is ego identified with herself, with her body, her appearance, and her verbal expression Proximity to Shukra give beauty and all the career empowerments of Shukra Yuvati bhava 10th-from-10th - day-to-day interactions = Shani L-7 is a relatively minor influence in career, but it is worth checking into because L-7 rules daily interactions and concrete skills in profession Shani has strength in shad bala (see bar chart above)  Shani receives drishti of Guru in D-9 and D-10; Shani receives drishti of Kuja in D-1.  Shani is a positive force in career development because of His association with Guru and Kuja, two of Madonna's sustaining career factors - Kuja energizes and Guru sustains However in day-to-day interactions Shani makes a perfectionist and disciplinarian Arudha of Karma Bhava  "Karmaa Pada" - public imagery or associations = Budha/Chandra Budha's powers are legendary in this native's career: perpetual adolescence; extraordinary speech, writing, and song (L-2); and diversity of "connections" in the media marketplace that generates continued profitability (L-11) Budha's association with L-12 Chandra would be a drain if not for the rescuing, then transcendent, parivartana yoga which gives the virtual result of Chandra being swakshetra in house-12 - a tremendously fertile imagination! temporarily, 10th-from-mahadasha-pati All of the mahadasha pati's in Madonna's life, from young adulthood until senior citizenship, are supportive of continuing career development Note the progress of Mahadasha's has developed one career factor after the next: Surya, then Chandra, then Kuja, then Rahu, and in a few years Guru This woman may never leave the stage! (at least until end of Guru mahadasha in 2028 when she turns age 70!) At this writing, since 1994, Rahu has been mahadasha pati which puts 10th-from-Rahu = Lord Chandra As lord of the 12th house of private imagination, Chandra is much empowered to continue to evoke fantasies and fears related to love and sex, from the western collective unconscious   Q. What makes one an actor or a singer? Ans. Generally Venus will have to be strong in the horoscope before one can be a good actor or singer.   If this is to be adopted as profession, Venus must be intimately connected with the 10th bhava in some way or other.  E.g., if Venus occupies 4th or 10th Bhava or if Venus aspects the 10th house or if Venus is conjoined with the lord of the 10th, his means of livelihood will be singer and acting. ~~ B. V. Raman,  A Catechism of Astrology, p. 9 - part II page 2 [BPL: in Madonna's horoscope, Shukra = L-10 ]
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