Vocation 21

Aspiring Film Star

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• Marriage prospects for this nativity & External Appearance of the spouse

• Marriage Compatibility Evaluation regarding a prospective spouse - [Unions 27]

• Gem recommendations for this nativity

• Shad-bala of the Career Grahas

• Effect of Rahu mahadasha (Vimshottari) on the Career, esp. Fame

• A calculation choice: 'Mean' vs. 'True' Rahu

• A single indicator (such as the individual degree of Rahu) cannot form a basis of prediction; use intuition to complement Jyotisha rational analysis

• Marriage difficulties for the native's immediate older sibling, evaluated in Divorce-19

• Bitter Moral Challenge: A Daughter's Love Choice versus the Family's Social Safety. Enforced by gochara Shani & Ketu crossing native's Simha lagna: "Now what is the best possible path? "

• Association with Celebrities

• Fame - 10th from Arudha Lagna

• Choosing a new day job -  the power of lord of 10th navamsha

• the message I have to give to the world

• Sudden Urinary infection and Fever at the onset of Mars/Mercury/Mercury period. 

• Prognosis for Home Ownership, dreams of a sea facing palatial house?

• Uchcha Guru retrograde in domain-12 - stronger or weaker? How to reduce Dusthamsha effects?

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Maharishi Jaimini recommends using the Panchamsha (D-5) to reveal Fame & Power:

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Degree on the Navamsha Lagna = 13 Karkata (Cancer).

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The native writes: 

• DOB: 7th Jan 1979

• Time of birth: 21:07 pm

• Place of birth: Lucknow, India

Q: "there is one question I like to know, I have a strong desire 2 be famous in films and acting, but never not a chance. will I be successful."

"I love learning astrology, but my final love is to be famous and known in the world, I have strong interest in acting, but only acted last year in Mars-Rahu dasha in theatre for first time in life. After that no chance, currently I did software course in looking forward for job, since no income, I am M.Tech, when will I get properly in films and be successful also, I have no background, and I belong to middle class family only."

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"As a child during Shukra Mahadasha, I  was not very good in studies and health, I never enjoyed good health but average, during that period. 

When Surya Mahadasha came, there was a tremendous growth in intelligence, and in class academics, I rose from low order to middle order and remained till 1996, may. In 1993 Oct, there was a girl in my life, whom i started liking, I always had one sided attractions since childhood, especially to older women, and one common factor till now is that i never ever got chance of going to parties or friendship with opposite sex, though in my heart I wanted it.

I always got afraid, scare in public especially when asked to say in front of public., but i desired to be know, to be special but never had the courage to do so, I loved sports, but never got chance to represent school. so in all like many people in world i was the same type, but there is always a fire burning, a sense of dissatisfaction, not achieved what i deserve. 

During Chandra Mahadasha, matters worsened due Sade Sati, also the girl I liked and loved became my biggest enemy, I lost in competitive exams and even students who were of less caliber in school, got admissions in Technical Institutes of Country, but not me. Some how i managed to get into a regional Textile Chemistry Institute, in 1998 June, some relieve., but tensions pertaining to love life increased, it was during 1996 and 1999 onwards in particular i got interested in astrology, only to know my future of love life, I visited several local astrologers, and many promised me love marriage. I started learning on my own and my batch mates in Institute acknowledged that I had some knowledge, in 2002 August i qualified the M.Tech programme, and left for Mumbai, very far from Lucknow. 

During this period of 2002-2004, my tensions grew ten fold in terms of love life, and I suffered lot of defame in my home in Lucknow, finally i came out of the terrible once sided affair, in mar 2004,and in sep 2004 i got my first job, now i had started trying for modeling agencies and photo shoot in 2004,and gave auditions as well but no output, in 2005 end, I was finding myself trapped in job, and i wanted to do something for myself independently may be business, I started myself all alone a small sample business of Textile Enzymes in 2005 end, but that idea also failed, 

Finally in in beginning of 2006 there was conflict in job and i left it in 2006 May. Till now i am jobless and not earned any thing till now. In Mid 2006 July, I managed to get a small theatre group in Mumbai where i learnt acting first time, I read a lot from books of acting and in Dec 2006, i did a professional acting workshop, after that things have stopped once again, there were tensions at home in mar 2007, due to my elder sister marriage, and now i am in Bangalore, South India from July 2007, here i have done Software Testing course and i got rewarded with certificate not given to all, but i haven't managed to get job. 

My desire to be an actor, and be famous in life has sidelined due to family pressures and turmoil. Now i am looking forward for job and marriage. I have no idea of the dream fulfillment of being an actor, to work in films and known to world, whether it will happen in future. I am from simple, middle class family, with average looks, and to get in film in our Country is impossible without Godfather, I have no links in industry. Plz let me know the answer to this question only, whether i get a get a chance in industry. Slowly i am losing hope. My Lagna is Leo, Navamsha Karka, Dashamsha Scorpio. Fifth house busy, but lord in 12th house exalted."

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Current Mahadasha Pati = 

Kuja: Purvaashadha nakshatra, padaa-4:

"You will be courageous & will attain a high position in the political field. However, there will be several enemies. Danger to your life through weapons at the age of 52 years. You will have very few children." Das / Behari

Yogakaraka Kuja: Radix L-4/L-9 in domain-5:

"You will have much enthusiasm directed towards religious activities. Your education will be hampered & will experience unhappiness from children. Your frustration with your personal life will turn you towards spiritual matters. Your exuberance & zest for life, however, will not be diminished & you will be ever eager to take up new subjects of study & begin a new life." Das / Behari

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Current bhukti-pati = 

Guru: Pushya nakshatra, padaa-3:

"You will occupy a high position of trust. You may suffer from intestinal disorders or respiratory ailments. You may have income from agriculture . There is an indication of a career as an engineer connected with the construction of dams & or buildings." Das / Behari

Uchcha Guru: Radix L-5/L-8 in domain-12:

"... you may receive some unexpected help. However, your educational efforts will be frustrated & your children will suffer from social obloquy. You will extravagantly maintain your house & will shower lavish expenditures on your mother. Your friends will not be very respectable & your adversaries will thrive. You may suffer from illness of the genitals or rectum." Das / Behari

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Overview: 

• Shani/Rahu in lagna creates a difficult yoga. Shani signifies restraint, hard labor, identification with the working classes, and a lifetime of delay. Rahu in Simha gives tremendous desire for royal fame. Exacerbating matters immensely is the fact that this difficult pair occupy Simha lagna, a rashi of great animosity toward Shani.

• The native should expect a lifetime of setback, frustration, and delay. This setup is not an accident. Many components of the D-1 nativity point toward spiritual achievement, which is only possible when the native voluntarily abandons his material concerns. Well before the current birth, this native agreed to endure many obstacles, frustrations, and delays of his intense desire to achieve fame. The current experience of repression, lack of opportunity, financial & social restraint, is indeed directed toward spiritual accomplishment and social good.

• Shani in lagna gives a lifelong appreciation for and identity with the laboring classes. Rahu seeks foreign experience and taboo-breaking excitement. The native will serve foreigners and workers, perhaps in a diplomatic mission or international educational setting. Travel abroad is highly profitable due to uchcha Guru/12.

• Profession is reasonably good and the native becomes well-known due to Moon in domain-9, but professional service is probably not in one of the conventional "starring" theatrical roles. Rather, this nativity is better suited to humanistic education, literature -- and very well adapted to international workers politics. 

  • Observe some broad similarity with D-1 of Richard Nixon, also compare to the celebrity markings of JFK Jr.

• L-6/L-7 Shani yuti Rahu in lagna energizes enemies, debts, & disease in the lifetime; also gives stable connections to police work, bribery, & the underclass

• Ketu in yuvati bhava brings a nervous, powerful, manipulative spouse who has considerable control over the native because L-7 = in lagna

• lagnesha Surya in domain-5 is very favorable for everything except children, who may be denied or troublesome. Surya favors teaching, activities related to theatrical acting, literary authorship, coaching and sports enthusiasm. Generally Surya/5 in an auspicious rashi signifies an enjoyable life infused with the worldview that "all life's a stage". 

• The native may not have much success with acting as a highly public, fame-driven career in his own homeland, due to L-5 for fame being plunged into identity-loss domain-12, at a 6/8 angle from swakshetra. However the native may fare much better in the theatrical profession if he would leave his homeland and pursue acting in another country.

• Grahas in domain-12 give much stronger effects on the astral plane (imagination, hopes, dreams) than on the material plane. 

• Uchcha Guru/12 = this native is blessed with a wonderful imagination which may promote literary authorship. One is also favored for developing educational programs in sanctuary spaces such as ashrams and also in foreign lands. 

• Temporal angle between mahadasha-pati Kuja, and bhukti-pat Brihaspati,  = 6/8 = difficult & unfavorable, altho the difficulties are somewhat eased by the fact that these 2 grahas are friends

Recommendation:

• Foreign travel & interactions with foreigners - particularly adolescents/young adults - is highly beneficial for this nativity. Due to strength of uchcha L-5 Guru in domain of travel & foreign cultures plus Rahu plus high quality of domain-5 tenants. 

  • Educational tour guide, youth group travel, international student advising (L-7 is strong), hospitality work, conference & event organizing, traveling theatrical productions, storytelling, & similar work, will be satisfying and productive. Start with hospitality work, which provides a steady connection with low paid workers (essential for rising Shani) 

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Career Evaluation includes:

1. Lord of the navamsha  position of Radix L-10 - as He behaves in radix 

2. Lord of the Dashamsha position of Radix L-10 - as He behaves in radix 

3. Lord of radix 10th as He behaves in Navamsha - D-9

4. Lord of radix 10th as He behaves in Dashamsha  - D-10

5. for fame: Radix L-5 in Panchamsha; lord of Panchamsha in radix

6. Karma bhava 

7. L-10 & Aspects to L-10

8. 10th-from-Chandra

9. Surya & 10th-from-Surya

10. 10th-from-10th (domain-7)

11. Arudha of Karma Bhava

12. Lagnesha

13. Temporarily, 10th-from-mahadasha-pati 

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Fame = 10th from Arudha Lagna

• Arudha lagna = domain-9 = Mesha

• 10th-from-Arudha lagna for fame = Makara

• Makara = radix domain-6, unoccupied; lord = Shani

• native is not particularly famous outside his local environment because there is no graha in 10th-from-Arudha lagna. Native is identified by the public in context of social rules & organizations, industrial structure & the laboring classes, and ethical-political power struggles involving foreigners or outcasts (due to Shani's association with Rahu).

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Evaluation:

Basic requirements for success in theatre & films, in addition to memorization and characterization skills, should be strength of L-2 (for speech), L-3 (for teamwork), and L-5 (for fame, success in speculation, & creative intelligence). 

Vargas to inspect include D-1, D-5 (fame), D-9, and D-10. 

For worldwide fame and success in theatrical profession, extraordinary auspiciousness must apply to the lagnas of all key vargas.

For example, the nativities of Angelina Jolie, Elizabeth Taylor, Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts, all feature prominent & auspicious graha ruling or occupying house- 2, 5, 9 & 10.

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1. Lord of the navamsha  position of Radix L-10 - as He behaves in radix  = Budha

According to Phaladeepika & others, lord of 10th Navamsha is really where the rubber meets the road in terms of career prediction. 

Budha in Mula nakshatra, padaa-2, is significantly in charge of career.

"May be an engineer initially. You may switch over to an industrial production. Life will be generally happy." Das / Behari

Effect of Budha/Dhanau/domain-5: 

"Your writings & speeches are very articulate: you will attain a very high position in your academic career. The number of your children will be restricted, but your intellectual reputation will be extensive." Das / Behari

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2. Lord of the Dashamsha position of Radix L-10 - as He behaves in radix = Budha

• Dashamsha = varga for profession, public standing, dignity, position, reputation

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Kuja/Budha period

• L-2/L-11 Budha is yuti the mahadasha pati yogakaraka L-4/L-9 Kuja AND lagnesha Surya

• Budha is lord of 10th-from-Mahadasha Pati (Kuja)

• Budha period is gainful financially; favorable for development of the values; good for education in the arts (Shukra/4) and most importantly beneficial for sincere religion, particularly devotion to the goddesses of arts, love, & civilization (Laxmi, Parvati, Saraswati).

• Budha's navamsha lord = Shukra, therefore Budha evokes the results of Shukra during Budha's bhukti; romance in the personal life is favored

Native may find employment as an educator, sports coach, hospitality coordinator or tour guide, producer/director, politician or political organizer, or salesman, utilizing one's natural enthusiasm for life & theatrical abilities but not expecting celebrity levels of fame (due to the lifelong contraint of Shani in lagna).

Kuja/Shani period will be mixed. 

• Shani periods always contain delay, constraint, need for personal discipline, austerity, and management of scarce resources. 

  The extent to which the native can embrace these constraints or struggles with them in frustration, is determined by the dignity of Shani. In this nativity Shani obliges much advising & counseling work (L-7) and also much heavy labor & contact with the impoverished underclass or criminal element (L-6). 

• However the native's contact with the underserved & disenfranchised will be lawful and socially approved due to Makara ruling Ripu bhava. 

• Also the auspicious 5/9 angle between Kuja & Shani encourages beneficial regulation of internal personality energies. 

• The native will be guided by intelligent forces, receive good counsel from meditative voices and his own religious/moral education will support him making good choices during this period. 

• Overall, a steady and favorable bhukti if one can accept that Shani does everything with glacial slowness. Be prepared for resistance & delays, but also expect to receive the fruits of long-term planning and interpersonal patience.

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Lord of radix 10th as He behaves in Navamsha = Shukra/Kanya

Shukra in navamsha Kanya signifies trouble through women or fallen women such as prostitutes, mistresses, women with substance abuse issues, etc.  

Refer back to Budha, which can manifest as social service work in the performance arts venues such as theatre, politics, & speculation such as casinos & hotels, serving underclass persons esp. women.

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Karma bhava  = 10th-from-radix-lagna, 10th-from-Chandra, 10th navamsha

Radix Karmaa Bhava is not occupied.  Look to L-10 Shukra (below) within the radix  for information about the personality qualities one brings to one's social leadership roles (10) which confer respect and public dignitiy.  

Also, look to Shani = 10th-from-Chandra (career in a hierarchy such a govt or corporation) and also the most important general category for identifying career, the lord of 10th navamsha (for you, that is Kuja).

In general Kuja signifies engineering work with metals, heat, weapons, engines, metal tools, combustion, fire, and also competitions of all kinds. In domain-5, Kuja signifies games & entertainments. Kuja is lord of domain-4 radix which contains the sensual-pleasure indicator, Shukra. There may be professional association with cars, or the hot-metal parts of cars such as engines,  and also their luxury components such as prestige appearance of the car design. 

One may be a driver and mechanic handling the automobiles of celebrity clients. Or perhaps in the business of sales and maintenance for automobiles, with direct interaction with the engines and other hot-metal components of the cars. 

Shani as lord of 10th-from-Chandra, also in lagna, suggests a lifelong orientation to service roles but one may enjoy a good profit from service due to L-11 Budha for gainful association, in domain-5 for "good luck".

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L-10 & Aspects to L-10 =public status

L-10 Shukra finds an uncorrected neechcha position in D-9 & D-10. One central indication here is continuing trouble with women, which drains the native's creativity. The native may improve career prospects by staying away from "fallen women" - since that is the literal meaning of neechcha Shukra - but in the theatrical career this hardly seems feasible. 

There is karmic entanglement with women who have low self-esteem, usually leading to substance abuse issues. 

It may be more sensible to simply admit the reality of this karma and get to work addressing it, such as through charitable work with the population of prostitutes, underclass women, drug addict women, abused and neglected women, or others who have lost their feminine dignity & can no longer feel that they are beautiful.

Shukra inhabits signs of Mangala in D-1 and D-5. Although Kuja is technically "neutral" toward Shukra, these two have an unsettled relationship which offers sexual interest and creativity but also makes Shukra uncomfortable in the rushed, muscular, competitive environment of Mangala. 

Shukra is not handicapped in rashis of Kuja but at the same time Shukra does not flourish there. So, the native who is passionately interested in a career in creative performance arts will find better opportunities in the more athletic, action-oriented aspects of theatre: stunt work perhaps, or martial themes in theatre.

L-10 Shukra receives the beneficial drishti of uchcha Guru, which indicates a good education for the native and a broad understanding of women and their circumstances. The mother is selfish or self-righteous perhaps, but the home is attractive & interesting. 

Periods of Shukra will always elevate the native's leadership position, but the nature of the leadership responsibilities will always correspond to the character of Shukra/Vrischika, which is a psychologically intense and therapeutic planet. 

The native is called to be an educator; each period of Shukra will see a further unfolding of his inspiring, dramatized teaching vocation.

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Dashamsha  - D-10 varga for career

Read the Dashamsha or 10th-divisional chart in coordination with the Vimshottari dasha timeline to determine most fruitful career periods.

Also, radix planets which appear to support a strong career must perform well in the D-10 in order to give best results.

Planets in D-10's lagna and in D-10's 10th house have special significance & power.

Yogakaraka L-4/L-9 Kuja = lord of dashamsha lagna. However, radix L-10 Shukra finds the neechcha position, with no correction.

Therefore, career prognosis is mixed. There will be many opportunities, particularly during the current Kuja mahadasha, to express Kuja's excellent radix qualities: teaching (L-4 and L-9); religious fellowship (L-9) and theatrical performance (including politics and speculation). Children can easily arrive during Kuja/Guru period, but also during Rahu/Guru and Rahu/Kuja periods.

Because Kuja = L-9, the career should be dharmicly grounded in order to succeed. The native may wish to undertake intentional religious practice suitable to his nature. It would be beneficial to express devotional appreciation for the goddesses Laxmi & Saraswati who govern wealth, literature, and the performance arts. Theatrical work connected to religious festivals and children's celebrations can serve as both practical skill-building and solid moral choices for professional development.

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Shukra is fallen again in dashamsha, which indicates an energy drain from "fallen women". The native has numerous associations with women of low caliber or low self-esteem who ask for his help, then reject it. 

This is the pattern for men who suffer the indignities of neechcha Shukra - such as Prince Charles (radix) or former US President Bill Clinton (radix). They acquire responsibility for emotionally damaged women, typically those with substance addictions or other underclass behaviors. 

The nativity featuring neechcha Shukra often feels and expresses sincere affection toward one's female friends, relatives, and spouses. However, the damaged women are emotionally unreliable, "high maintenance", and also a liability for reputation & career.

Regarding this combination of a good D-10 lagna lord with radix L-10 being in distress in dashamsha, there may be several good strategies. One possible karmic payment approach would be to develop a service mission that reaches out, through education and theatre, to exploited or addicted women, child prostitutes, and cross-gender or transvestite men. These situations are all related to neechcha Shukra.

One of the best ways to handle a karmic liability is to consciously offer charitable service to the type of people who are most likely to cause trouble on one's path. The service need not be constant, but it should be regularly offered & intentional. 

A volunteer dance-theatre activity, such as retellings of traditional cultural narratives connected with the worship of a goddess of arts & beauty, serving underprivileged women, would assure regular but protected contact with the forces of neechcha Shukra. 

This or similar service would fulfill some of the native's karmic obligation to experience the pain of neechcha Shukra = unattractiveness, disconnection from feeling of belovedness, & romantic despair. 

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Respected Madam, Namashkar,

Q: ... [ you mention in this section re:]  Grahas in kendra of D-10 and D-1: http://www.barbarapijan.com/bpa/Topics/dashamsha_D10.htm :

"Significant graha in any kendra of D-10 gives the native an unusually strong public presence. As in the D-1, the more graha in kendra, the more the native is well-known. Typically the nativity with graha in all four kendras of D-10, D-9, and/or D-1 is nationally or internationally known. No graha in D-10 or D-1 kendras suggest that the native is not known outside of their own neighborhood or village." 

Out of the 3 [] statements which one best suites me.... a) the native will be known in city/region. b) the native will be known nationally or internationally . c) the native will be known in neighborhood or village.

 Jai Ganesha; Aspiring Filmstar

A:

National or international recognition seems likely, considering graha in all D-10 kendra plus 3 out of 4 in D-1 kendras, and Rahu in radix lagna.

In the global age of internet, international visibility in one's own professional specialty is not too difficult to develop. However to become a global icon one needs a particular charismatic graha in kendra or trine. See Amitabh Bachchan (uchcha vargottama swamsha Guru in radix lagna) or Mahatma Gandhi (L-5 for fame = Guru/strong in priestly domain-9).

The strongest, stubbornest personalities show kendra lords occupying kendras. 

However if the kendra occupants are primarily strong malefics, then what is produced is a fixed personality who cannot take outside advice. Of course this stubborn eccentricity, even if it is the mark of true genius, is not usually an asset in public life. If such a person does achieve iconic status, it is short lived because they are not well liked (see G.H.W. Bush 'Sr'.) 

Individualistic graha such as Surya or Kuja in domain-10 mitigate against success in public positions because the masses require conformity to common standards. The people tend to trust a leader with Shani in domain-10 because he seems proletarian and lawful (see Adolf Hitler). 

Absence of graha in karmasthana  is actually helpful for leadership because it shows the native does not have overly fixed personality toward executive decisions. If other kendras are filled, & L-10 is otherwise well-disposed, & D-10 is good, powerful business/government leadership can result 

For the current nativity, L-10 in kendra is good, L-10 Shukra drishti upon swakshetra is good for leadership.  Prominent L-12 Chandra/9 may bring public attention to one's foreign travels. This is a favorable religious or university placement. 

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Theatre vs. politics

Public prominence through leadership (L-10) vs. talented entertainers having "lucky" breaks in show business (L-5):

One configuration for famous & talented entertainers = very auspicious graha in or ruling domain-2, domain-3, and domain-5. One of the auspicious graha should show genius talent, but another should show the tremendous hard work& discipline that builds true theatrical performance craft. 

See Barbra Streisand, and Brad Pitt. 

• L-5 for LUCK and FAME in Pitt's D-1 is the swamsha Guru in swakshetra.

• L-5 for LUCK and FAME in Streisand's D-1 is the swakshetra Chandra

• Both also have multiple indicators of hard work, discipline, drive, and responsible teamwork. Even for a diva, group interaction and support is essential for the successful performance artist. Always check domain-3. 

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Special consideration for literary, performance arts, or political careers:

Radix L-5 in Panchamsha; lord of Panchamsha in radix

Radix L-5 Guru occupies Kanya rashi in panchamsha. D-5 lagna unoccupied. Look to radix Budha for character fame in speculation, politics, and performance arts.

Budha being auspicious in radix, the native may be expected to give inspirational speeches, and generate much intelligent & creative writing. 

Particularly the writing of theatrical scripts and political speeches & all forms of storytelling (particularly traditional cultural narratives) are favored.

Lord of Panchamsha = radix L-6/L-7 Shani. Prognosis for fame is limited. The native will be better known for extensive international travels, ethical awareness and calculated risk-taking, and his willingness to offer creative service to the poor & disenfranchised. Fame gives its seat to service.

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10th-from-Chandra - psycho-emotional true service

10th-from-Chandra indicates the most emotionally natural environment in which one can offer public service, and how we feel about our calling to public life. If this position is strong, the public responds supportively to our offering.  Even if 10th-from-Chandra is not strong, the native will offer this service, albeit with less recognition.

10th-fr-Soma = Ari Bhava = Makara = Lord Shani. 

Find radix L-6/L-7 Shani empowered in lagna with magnifying, amplifying Rahu. Rahu strengthens the emotional desire nature of Manas, the Moon - but also Rahu will give the results of His lord Surya and His co-tenant Shani. The overall result is tension: intense desire radiating from Rahu empowered in the strongest kendra - radix lagna - and yet, restrained by the conflict of natural character between Surya & Shani. Surya of course wishes to be famous and celebrated, a wonderful entertainer beloved by millions. Shani wants to be dutiful & responsible, dedicated to survival and conforming to the lowest common denominator. 

Could this be a "working class hero" similar to Bruce Springsteen the USA rock balladeer? A celebrator of the trials and tribulations of the lower classes, particularly "woman trouble" and political oppression under regimes of selfish fat cats? Yes, perhaps!

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Surya & 10th-from-Surya - ego identification

See comments on Surya, & Budha lord of 10th-from-Surya, in lagnesha section below.

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Yuvati bhava 10th-from-10th - actual skills, day-to-day actions

Most of the important contracts & partnerships concern basic necessities and social rules. The native is somewhat eccentric in his relationships, having an open tolerance for persons from a very wide variety of social backgrounds. Skilled at seeing the unusual, thinking "out of the box", and generating new frameworks of enquiry. Better with short-term work contracts. Better as a project-based "consultant" - not ideal for long-term commitments, due to Ketu in domain-7.

The spousal relationship may be stable yet distant, and socially unusual or peculiar. See comments on Shani at: Marriage prospects for this nativity

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Arudha of Karma Bhava = "Karma Pada" = imagery or public associations with career, service

The Arudha  of any house shows the illusion or public imagery associated with the matters of that house. 

Arudha lagna of the 10th house shows the illusionary environment which envelops the public perception of one's professional life & career.  This imagery is not necessarily false; it simply forms an aura around the appearance of the career.

To find Karma padaa, 

1. count the houses from domain-10 to its lord,

2. count from L-10, the same number of houses forward, to arrive at karma padaa

(See rules for Arudha counting.)

In this nativity, L-10 = Shukra. Count from domain-10 to its lord Shukra = 7 houses. Then count 7 houses back to domain-10. Rules for arudha counting = if lagnesha occupies 1st or 7th from lagna, then the arudha = 10th-from-lagna. So, the arudha lagna of karma bhava in this radix chart = yuvati bhava, 10th-from-domain-10. 

Psychic aura around the native's career is governed by Shani, who occupies Simha yuti Rahu in radix lagna. The native will be known for his important & unusual relationships, both political and personal. Dignity in public service. 

According to Shani's effect in the 3rd padaa of Purvaphalguni nakshatra, "renowned for your sincerity, truthfulness and several activities are based on your presence. It may appear to the public that all activities will come to a standstill without you."

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Lagnesha - location of life force, natural sphere of action

Lagnesha Surya is very auspiciously placed in putra bhava. Lagnesha shows how the individual identifies oneself with particular undertakings, ventures, traditions, and departments of society.

The native sees oneself as an entertainer, politician, literati, genius, lucky one, creative child, speculator, philosopher, opportunist, coach, and enthusiast for all life has to offer. 

There are strong physically active and humanistic educational themes in the social personality due to dominant co-tenant L-4/L-9 Kuja. Also significant mentalization due to community-and-tradition oriented L-2/L-11 Budha.

 Compare to Surya/Dhanau = lagnesha for Richard Nixon and Paramahansa Yogananda. 

Lagnesha is fallen in D-9 where the native's behavior in relationships (including professional relationships) is seen. Again, difficulties with women (sometimes productive difficulties, sometimes just frustrating) are a concern in the path of social personality development. It will be essential for this native to learn how to avoid disrepute & scandal from associations with emotionally distressed females. Once that skill is in place, life's relationships will proceed much better.

Lagnesha = quite strong in the company of uchcha Guru in D-10. Social personality development through the career path should proceed relatively well. Ultimately finding Surya/Chandra in D-10 Karka, the results of personality behaviors in career are determined by radix Moon. Chandra is a mixed graha for this native being located in the all-good house of priesthood but also lord of identity-loss domain-12. 

In the end most pointers in this nativity suggest a good quality life of religious awareness and teaching service, much satisfaction and public praise for writing and performing in political and educational settings, and good results from foreign travel. 

However because of the draining effect of vyaya bhava the native's energies express best through the world of foreign journeys, esp. pilgrimage, meditation & the imagination.

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Temporarily, 10th-from-mahadasha-pati 

For the period of the reigning mahadasha, any graha occupying or ruling 

10th-from-mahadasha-pati will give special career impetus. At the time of this writing, 10th-from-Kuja = Kanya, where Lord Budha = yuti the mahadasha pati. Favorable for all mental activities, gainful, and promotes awareness of historical culture & traditional of the native's own society. 

Look to Kuja/Budha period for career success in all areas of speech communication including politics, theatre, missionary work such as preaching, speculative ventures based on inspirational talks, storytelling of all kinds, and other speech-gesture behaviors. All forms of articulation including writing are favored, but being L-2 Budha is esp. concerned with the spoken word.

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Shad-bala of the Career Grahas

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Q: 

Respected Madam, Namashkar, 

Ma'am, I have gone thru each and every page of your website many times and found that, you have given much importance to Shadbala, also written in Brihat Parasha Hora Shastra.

My Mars & Mercury have weak Shadbala points but rest of planets are strong, and Jupiter's Shadbala is 8.5,very strong. Also Mars is combust in my Chart, so does it mean my two major planets in Simha Lagna are not giving 100% results? 

A: 

The strong Shadbala of L-10 Shukra casting drishti from a rashi of the yogakaraka Kuja upon domain-10, indeed aids career. 

Guru's Shadbala strength however operates mainly from domain-12 in radix. If one is seeking simple media-driven celebrity, the heavy shadbala of Uchcha L-8 Guru occupying 8th-from-domain-5 gives a counter-productive thrust. This strongly weighted & uchcha Guru makes you a philanthropist & traveler, who works best "behind the scenes". Domain-12 activities are private & intentionally veiled. 

Your cluster of Dhanau grahas crave recognition & fame. But wise, strong uchcha Brihaspati shows that you have, on a spiritual level, already outgrown the need for applause or ego-flattery.

Shani also has good weight, which fuels the survival-driven Shani/Rahu quest to gain identity validation via your extraordinary personality. 

Combust Kuja also has low total shadbala: this means your yogakaraka Kuja needs strengthening through teaching service (4) and religious study (9). (Also see Gem recommendations).  

Because Kuja occupies swakshetra in D-9 & a very friendly rashi in D-10, it is reasonable to expect Kuja's portfolio to prosper in the current lifetime *if* intentional strengthening is undertaken.

 Surya shadbala is modest. Thus lagnesha Surya, which is an excellent graha in most ways, can beneficially be strengthened.

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Q: 

Also i got a new concept of bidding from u ie. the planets in cluster will carry out the agenda of highest degree planet, ie. in 5th Mars Agenda, and Shani carry, Rahu's Agenda, ie Leo's work in lagna. Also in Navamsha Shani occupies Tula Navamsha, along with Surya and Jupiter so Venus Agenda in Radix. Kindly write about these concepts in the chart analysis, may be this will clarify my doubts and enhance my concepts. 

- Best Regards . Ashish Seth. aspiring_film_star Jai Ganesha. 

A: 

Well it is much as you have stated, that the graha who owns the highest rashi degree will dominate other grahas in the rashi, and enforce its agenda upon them. The graha which obtains the highest longitude in radix is called by Sage Jaimini the atmakaraka. The atmakaraka shows the maximum spiritual achievement of the native, and it has the power to dominate the entire radix for good or for evil. If the atmakaraka is well disposed it can bring extraordinary earthly wealth but in an unfortunate rashi or navamsha the atmakaraka can advance the spiritual progress through creating apparent material misfortune. 

In your case the atmakaraka is either Kuja or Rahu (some Jyotishi allow Rahu as atmakaraka; others don't). My own preference precludes Rahu. Therefore Kuja has highest destiny empowerment, and this is further argument for intentional strengthening of the yogakaraka L-4/L-9.

Mainly for purposes of predicting the effects of Vimshottari periods, one should expect that a graha which is dominated by a higher-degree planet in will, during its period, give the result not only of the bhukti-pati itself but also of that higher-longitude graha. In your case the mahadashas of Surya & Budha are always influenced by Kuja, and sub-periods of Kuja will be empowered.

It is not so clear with Shani vis-à-vis Rahu because Rahu gains strength by always going backwards. We can say best that  periods of Shani/Rahu or Rahu/Shani will be particularly conflicted and challenging, bringing much ethical political struggle along with fame or notoriety at a somewhat high personal price of being temporarily ostracized or defamed. You will look back on all of it and laugh, but at the time it will be a bit of a roller-coaster ride. 

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Q: 

... AND IF POSSIBLE IDEA OF RAHU MAHADASHA IN CONTEXT OF FILM CAREER.

A: 

Effect of Rahu mahadasha on the Career, esp. Fame

In general, Rahu will give the result of His lord Surya and also the result of His co-tenant Shani. Furthermore Rahu occupies Dhanau navamsha and Shukra dashamsha, which means that the radix characteristics of Guru and Shukra are evoked in terms of marriage partnership (D-9) and career (D-10) during Rahu's Vimshottari mahadasha.

In general Rahu mahadasha does favor the career & public life. Each bhukti must be evaluated separately, by looking at the angle between Rahu & each bhuktipat. For example, Rahu-Guru at a 2/12 angle will signify material loss (likely also spiritual gain); whereas, Rahu/Surya, Rahu/Kuja, and Rahu/Budha are all highly favorable at a 5/9 angle. Rahu/Surya is especially famous & charismatic. 

It would be a very long analysis to describe each of these angles in detail, but in general it should be straightforward to see that:

•  bhukti lords who occupy favorable angles start off in an advantageous position; 

then to develop the full profile of each bhukti.add other favorable characteristics such as:

•  bhukti lord occupies compatible rashis, navamsha & dashamsha lordships, etc. 

Conflict: Rahu vs Shani

Rahu periods are inherently volatile. These periods positively surge with desires. Shani of course is an anti-desire, conformist, safety-first force.

Rahu yuti Shani in lagna can be a signal of mental health conflict if the native is not sufficiently conscious. 

There is much struggle with the self-image, the conflict is between the working-class or culturally conservative aspect of the self identity versus the foreign-identified or risk-taking adventurous aspect of the identity. The result if often a degree of social ostracization due to awkward relationships, unless the native is very skillful in managing this identity conflict.

Typically when Rahu occupies Surya's rashi there is the danger of extreme self-obsession or even psychosis. The native may come to believe that one is entitled to enjoy the company of royalty (remember the myth of Rahu). Yet the royalty perceive one as a common worker. A battle of self-assertion ensues.

It will be important to appreciate this conflict in social identity to be able to develop a unique, pragmatic, and secure social identity which is flexible and creative without being irresponsible, and which is adventurous without being insulting to traditional class behaviors. 

Rahu brings a lot of low, rough people and foreigners into one's life. According to the pollution rules of one's social group, Rahu will bring pollution too - either ritual pollution or biochemical pollution or both. Rahu people endure a lot of pollution-cleansing cycles!

It is important to have a dignified, educated approach to cultural conflict and to appreciate that one's basic values & social identity always refer back to the birth family & culture of origin. Spiritual identity is aligned with the Divine but social identity is aligned with the parents, extended family, tribe, village, region, religion, food customs, etc. 

Rahu people have a tendency to disregard the social rules. Rules feel oppressive or trivial to this native. But by showing contempt for these conformist, social-safety-net rules, they can become ostracized (esp. as in this nativity where Shani in lagna is an isolating force). Forewarned is forearmed! 

As they say in the world of motorcycle riding (motorcycles are very Rahu!) "Dress for the crash." 

In order words, wear protective gear - as in "astral gear", that gives aura protection - and stay alert! 

Rahu people should scrupulously avoid pollutants like alcohol or other mind-altering drugs. Such indulgence is particularly dangerous for Rahu folks because a polluted mind is not aware of approaching danger. Also they should remain on high alert for environmental pollutants such as evil, manipulative people or toxic chemicals. Rahu people are super-sensitive to toxins of all types, and their judgment can be impaired very quickly.

With skillful self-knowledge in place, Rahu period may be a time of sudden fame and success, but also sudden scandal & ignominy. Luckily there are no graha 6/8 from Rahu so you will escape the worst of it.

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Association with Celebrities:

Q: 

Namaskar: I was studying some celebrity charts and found that important yoga of 10th lord in fifth house does give association with celebrities, films etc. 

My D-9 has Yogakaraka Mars of Karka lagna in 5th house

Does that indicate that my spouse could be a celebrity? Or it indicates that after marriage I get associated with celebrities?

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A: 

Roles of Radix L-10 and Navamsha L-10

The location of L-10, which signifies leadership and public status, shows the central theatre of public service during the lifetime. 

For example, Indira Gandhi's yogkakara L-10 Kuja occupied her radix domain-2, for accumulated family values (Skandha) and historic speech traditions (e.g. song, dance, drama). She gave a tremendous number of highly influential speeches, and she served more through speaking about Indian cultural values than through any other method of service. 

In Gandhi's case Kuja is also L-10 of Gandhi's Kumbha-lagna navamsha, and therefore Kuja becomes extremely powerful in public service. Gandhi's leadership career began in her childhood, and was absolutely determined by her family (domain-2) of origin.

By contrast, another Karka lagna radix is the actress  Angelina Jolie. Jolie's yogakaraka L-10 Kuja is very favorably located. Kuja/Meena occupies domain-9 for children, guru, and world priesthood, yuti Brihaspati and Chandra. 

Jolie serves most visibly as an ambassador-advocate for world children's welfare. She works within the international priesthood of world leaders overt and covert. (Most of the people who run the world do not hold public office.)

In Jolie's Simha-lagna navamsha, Kuja is also L-4/L-9 yogakaraka, but lord of the navamsha's own domain-10 (which is itself a very significant career indicator) is Shukra. 

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Shukra in Career

In your own radix chart, Simha lagna places Shukra as the L-10; and Shukra occupies domain-4. 

One strong signification of this placement is that your public service venues are mainly along the lines of domain-4/Vrischika: attractive homes, comfortable educational classrooms, and nice vehicles. Property ownership is important to you; owning material shelters such as vehicles and buildings provides craved sensual experience (Shukra). 

You may own a school or a shop, or some business which sells training, often to women. Your spouse may be a teacher or trainer in the business.

In career service, you will sell or handle beautiful things, including beautifully manufactured vehicles.

You will also express the protective behaviors of domain-4 such as child safety, the power of Shukra/Vrischika which is women's sensuality and sexuality, Shukra in general = attractiveness, looking good. Domain-4 = human psychic & emotional needs to be attractive and protected, (such as within an automobile or a home). Enjoyment of work in a primarily educational or sales role. 

(As Dale Carnegie used to insist, when sales work is done properly it is a joyful expression of humanistic education.) 

Shukra rules sensual textures of all kinds, including a huge range of "things made" or "woven": from textiles woven of material fiber to texts woven of literary ideas.

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Kuja in Career

As L-10 of navamsha, Kuja does indeed have influence over your career service. Kuja's proximity to Surya who is a karaka for rationality and public life also strengthen's Kuja's influence on career.

Kuja brings enthusiasm & vitality for coaching & promotional work, teaching & training, guiding theatrical productions or "shows", manifesting the creative genius, and positive expectation often called "good luck".

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Seeing the spouse in the D-9:

The spouse is indicated by either lagna of D-9 or domain-7 of D-9. 

Light on Relationships opines that about 80% of navamsha charts can successfully profile the spouse through navamsha's domain-7, but the remaining 20% indeed must show the spousal profile through the navamsha lagna. Judging from the hundreds of nativities I have seen in my personal practice, I think this is probably correct.

Given Shani's influence as L-7 radix and also occupying radix lagna, it is reasonable to assume that your navamsha is of the more common type, viz., spouse = L-7 navamsha. Spouse's career does benefit from the graha in the 4th navamsha: 

• Thula Shani gives discipline and structured approach to goal achievement in public life of the spouse

• neechcha Thula Surya gives very humble personality

• Thula Guru tends toward careers involving care of the sick or disenfranchised, with a strong dose of spiritualized austerity as Guru comes under the influence of uchcha Shani

Conclusion: reading either from the 4th radix or 4th navamsha:

• The spouse is a humble, hard worker with excellent work habits

• The spousal career itself is likely not associated with celebrities, but may indeed be associated with government authorities and leaders of society due to uchcha Shani in 4th navamsha

• Rather the spousal career is oriented toward foreigners or outcasts, also women and relationships, probably in a low-funded educational services capacity.

• The married couple may well be working together in a professionally coordinated way.

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Putra bhava and Fame:

Domain-5 indicated self-expressive genius, fortune, and fame. 

Creativity, Celebrity, Winnings, Genius, Children

The main source of "fame" in most people's lives is their children! (= children of the mind or children of the body.)

• From the spouse's perspective in domain-7, children are the most prominent "fruits" or gains from marriage i.e. 11th-from-7th = putra bhava. 

• From the native's point of view, children are the greatest form of good luck and self-expressive pleasure (5th-from-lagna; see also 5th-from-Chandra for one's experience of one's own children).

In the modern era, good health may allow women to produce, in addition to children or in preference to children, many  forms of self-expressive genius such as theatrical works, literature, political campaigns, & speculative ventures of all kinds. 

Thus when we examine putra bhava in a male's chart to profile the "fruits" of his spouse, we may look first for material children but immediately afterward for other expressions of genius which channel divine intelligence, such as literary authorship, theatrical celebrity, and winning at games (including political elections).

Re: spousal production of children:

• there will be a limited number of children. Most reasonably there will be only one male child. This is because Surya and Kuja are hot and dry while Budha is barren. The trio are in general not hospitable to fertility; and normally fertile L-5 occupies domain-12.

• Surya, Kuja, and Budha are all happy residing in the rashi of Dhanau, and their lord uchcha Guru is also happy if rather consumed into the world of the imagination = domain-12. 

• Your son will indeed be famous. Very likely he will be an actor, and he will and bring many interesting creative inspirational people into your life. (Verify in D-7)

• He will express a deep humanistic love of children and have a spectacular progressive world vision.  

• Due to the excellent moral values inculcated in him by his parents, your son will much enjoy doing charitable work (compare to actor Brad Pitt).

Re: spousal connection to other varieties of creative genius including fame: 

• Kuja in the 5th navamsha suggests that fruits of spousal behavior include religious (Kuja = radix L-9) and emotional (Kuja = radix L-4) achievement through vigorous physical and psychological healing work

• Guru occupies domain-12, and domain-12 for the native = the relative domain-6 for the spouse. 

• The celebrity-attracting power of the native's domain-5 is somewhat limited due to L-5 in domain-12. Most of the celebrity connections link to those who work in covert social services, ashrams, or service networks. These people may be famous in other areas of their lives, but they wish their philanthropic service to remain anonymous. 

• Although this network of divine servants may be international, it is intentionally low-profile. Thus the spouse's power to actively attract fame to the native is much reduced.

• However there is some celebrity-networking power remaining even after factoring out the L-5 being in 'hiding' in domain-12.

• The spouse will socialize with genius-expressing people, perhaps primarily in her role as the mother of a highly talented son.

Spouse's public reputation = excellent

• the native's domain-4, 10th-from-domain-7, displays the spouse's reputation

• L-3/L-10 Shukra/Vrischika in domain-4 suggests a woman who is a leader amongst women, who brings a shamanistic hunter's penetrating drive into leadership roles within the female-oriented world. This intense and beautiful energy, which sensually enjoys having psychological control, can be expressed in personal and professional relationships. The spouse is admired by many.

• Spouse will be well known for her creative energy, and her ability to get people to do things for her. 

• She is somewhat oppressed by a conflict with traditional social ethics (Shani in native's lagna, trouble from selfish, conservative moralities) but in general she is very well thought-of and enjoys her work. 

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Choosing a new day job -  the power of lord of 10th navamsha

Q: 

Namaskar, 

I am going to make a major decision of my Life.

I am getting an opportunity with Religious items based company. Now If i join this company, my career of textile will almost get finished. Guide me . What to do? textile job or religious based job? What will go long term?

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A: 

Namaste,

Let's consider the main points of career decision:

 Lord of 10th navamsha and lord of dashamsha lagna = career direction

• Lord of 10th navamsha = Mangala

• lord of Dashamsha = Mangala

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• Radix Mangala = Dhanau = religious concerns, priesthood, religious implements

• Kuja = Purvashadha, padda-4 = success in politics

success in politics requires many contacts in the world of religion

Kuja + Surya. 

• Ravi in Purvashadha, padaa-3 allows the native to "simultaneously be employed and carry on some business". Religious items business can be combined with other profitable activities.

• Ravi is also lord of 10th dashamsha, where Kuja is located with strength. Ravi and Kuja supported each other very well in the nativity.

Kuja + Budha. 

• Budha/Dhanau-domain-5 and Mula, padaa-2 favors industrial engineering and professorship. 

• Excellent for selling activities, coaching, & marketing work, if the native believes in the good qualities of the items he is selling. The key to success with this Budha is to believe that one's work in some way can benefit humanity, as well as help oneself.

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Current Vimshottari period = Kuja/Shani/Ketu

Ketu pratyantaradasha (sub-sub-period) not a good period for making firm decisions, since Ketu is rather detached and apathetic

• if necessary to choose, then Ketu supports religion and in Kumbha, the religion of the great masses of people, common working man

better to wait until dasha shift on 03-July-2008, when you start Kuja/Shani/Shukra

• Shukra = radix L-10 for career and L-11 in navamsha for earnings. 

• Shukra period is beneficial for female customers and friendships, until 09-Aug-2008.

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Hope this viewpoint is helpful in assisting your decisions. Best wishes for continued success!

Sincerely, Barbara Pijan Lama, Jyotisha

www.barbarapijan.com 

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Q: the message I have to give to the world

Respected Madam, Namaskar.

I was watching Mr. Obama's inauguration event, and it was fascinating sight to see millions turn up.

The agenda of Mr. Obama's chart does show mass appeal and his purpose to work for humanity.

All souls have a message to give.   

Maam, Please tell what is the message I have to give to the world at large in times to come.

Some thing which is truly meaningful, and it does help people. I wish to do something which is immortal. 

What truth I will bring in this life? I simply love the way power radiates to people. It is indeed the biggest strength. 

Best Regards 

Jai Ganesha

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A: 

Namaste, 

In thinking about large scale public service such as Mr. Obama is currently rendering to society, it will be useful to remove the concept of 'I have' from the image of service.

From whence comes the message?

Good planets in domain-5 (such as you and Mr. Obama feature) give the dramatic flair to entertain and inspire the audience. 

10th-from-Chandra for Obama = domain-2 = speech. His emotional nature is projected to the public through speech. 10th-from-Chandra for yourself = domain-6/Makara = public health or community medicine, social services for the working classes or underclass, government regulation of conflicts, and all of the servants, animals, victims, medical patients, medical clinics, drugs, prostitutes, criminals, military, physicians, lawsuits, and those who do business in these specialties.

Similar to Mr. Obama, your emotional nature is projected to the public through Shani. Obama's message is one of conscientious attention to the structure of government and principled regulation of public life, and the dignity afforded each individual in a respectful, well-organized society. 

He is able to represent those concepts successfully because his very nature is expressed through the rising Makara Shani, which shows a deep affinity for massive, working organizations. 

He is naturally in sync with working people of the world. And, his L-2 for speech occupies the lagna. According to his family members, he's been giving sober-but-inspiring speeches since kindergarten (Shani + Guru in lagna).

Shani in lagna 

The condition of Mr. Obama's radix Shani versus your own Shani will show the differences in your respective public offerings. 

Your own Shani is not comfortable in Simha and with Shani's enemy Rahu. 

This means your message to others is about personal discomfort and ethical conflict. Your message will include information about taking risks (Rahu) and challenging a socially widespread pattern of self-righteous motivation underlying conventional ethical practices, which have become corrupted by fear and greed. 

In a sense, because of who you are in this lifetime, your speech expresses the same type of message as the Biblical prophets Jeremiah and Isaiah - who were not very popular people in their day! 

The prophets of the Bible mainly talked about ethical conflict that occurred with mixing of world cultures (that was going on in ancient Israel in the big empires of the day just as in the current economic globalization it is going on now). 

The Biblical prophets announced the anxiety and discomforts of a people who seemed to have forgotten the true meaning of their beliefs and practices, who had become morally corrupt. Of course they were not too well-liked, but their message was remembered for thousands of years! 

L-2 for Speech

Domain-2 is always strong in public speakers and dramatic actors e.g. Brad Pitt or Oprah Winfrey.

Your L-2 for speech = Budha, who occupies a rashi of Guru. It is beneficial that your L-2 occupies domain-5 for romance and amusements - that helps to entertain people and get applause from the audience. 

Unlike Shani, Budha doesn't have His own serious message. Budha is more interested in the technology of speaking/acting/entertaining and less engaged with a particular message. However, Budha the Messenger will convey the announcements from Surya and Kuja, and express their ideals quite happily. Surya and Kuja embody the ideals of ethical truth and positive, competitive action.

Guru problems

Altho Budha is neutral toward Guru, Brihaspati does not like Budha! The reason is that Budha tends to focus on small, temporary details while Guru wants to keep the 'big picture' of the universe in mind at all times. 

So, this is another level of conflict in the personality which must be worked out before you would find yourself standing on the steps of the US Capitol building speaking to 2 million people who voluntarily came to stand in the freezing cold (Shani) hear your sober (Shani), but inspiring (Guru+Shani), speech!

Shani L-2 and and speech

Mr. Obama is a serious guy. He brings the whole force of his personality to bear on the scope of responsibility he has now acquired, as president of the USA. Similar to Queen Elizabeth II, who has the same neechcha-bhanga Guru in lagna, Obama's social personality is defined by his positive sense of protocols, rules, and organization (Makara). His demeanor is infused with a sober, neutral attitude that realistic, hard-working Shani brings to bear on the flow of life's projects. 

Naturally, with the L-2 in lagna, the Makara traits emerge powerfully through his speech.

Who can recognize this message?

The most important point is not precisely what one has to say, what message one has to deliver, but rather *how* the message emerges. In Obama's case, he has enough ego to be a distinctive personality, but the task orientation of a common worker is the most compelling feature of his style. 

His message is not about him, or how great he is: it is about changing the system. The focus is on the system, not on him. His message being fairly ego-neutral is therefore quite easy to hear, to receive.

Obama is effectively channeling a message that can reach millions of people. He is effective because, while the message is an accurate expression of who he is, he does not "own" the message or claim to have any special privilege in understanding it. 

He is simply announcing what he sees, and what he thinks (after years of education and political grass roots work) should be done.

Comfort or Discomfort with the Masses

You would not be in his position in this lifetime, because your personality is different and your speech mechanism is different. 

Shani in Simha + Rahu sets up a struggle to attain neutrality and creates a false, adversarial ego structure. The false ego tries to be special, be right, be a celebrity, or have some unique ability or perception that sets one apart from the masses. This false ego feels tremendous resistance to elite privilege (Simha), yet it also wants somehow to achieve safety (Shani) through being special or being right. This is the overall karmic dilemma of anyone born with Shani/Simha, and it is much amplified by + Rahu and + lagna!

Compare to B. Obama, who despite being brilliantly intelligent (uchcha Chandra/5) is quite comfortable being in conformity with the masses. He is not an elitist, in the ego sense (although I believe he does have a very accurate understanding of large pyramid organizations and what happens at the top of those pyramids!)

Old karma, new agenda

You will always struggle with an old karma (Shani) of elitism. Probably you were a king in a past life, and despite having a different life purpose in your current life, the old memories (Shani lord of 10th-from-Chandra) keep trying to push you to be brilliant and special, like a king. Shani (the conformist) has got himself into the rashi of Simha, and Simha demands a unique personal expression of divine intelligence for each and every person. So there will be a lifetime of struggle to negotiate the proper ethical expression of your old privileged kingship with your new commitment to be a man of the common people (Shani in lagna).

With Makara Shani in lagna, Obama was a man of the people at birth. Whereas Mr. Obama's message says "we can all do this together, if everyone subscribes to the same rules for orderly conduct and mutual respect" -- your own personality would be almost the reverse. 

Who is entitled to deliver the message?

Your own karma operates at an oblique angle to Obama's. He expresses certainty that good organization and good structure are the key to public decency and a stable society. Your personality wants to challenge corrupt, self-righteous stability and shake up the selfish, greedy, ego-addicted behaviors of people who claim to have special privileges. But the irony is that you will often in this process fall victim to the old past-life hunger for special privilege and status for yourself! 

Therefore one trap to be avoided would be the delusion that one "has" a special message for others which somehow distinguishes one from the masses. That one is in some way more privileged or possesses a special capability that deserves applause and recognition.

Public recognition for the Message

2 million people were applauding Obama because they recognize themselves in him. He has a very accessible look - he looks like a worker, although a special variety of Noble Worker (due to Surya drishti). One question to ask in the process of searching for your message might be, who can recognize oneself in you?

You are absolutely right. Everyone does have a 'message'. But is their message just a self-justification, a preaching pious shield against inner conflict and low self-esteem? Unfortunately that is the case for most people: the talk that runs from their mouth is only a self-serving ego-narrative. 

To meet a higher purpose, it is essential to think of how one can channel the divine intelligence through one's speech and writing, how on can influence others in a way that does not suffer from ego-distortion.

Think of who in the public can relate to you, and your situation. Who looks at you and says, wow, I recognize myself in that guy. What he's saying doesn't sound like preaching or trying to make puff himself up into some false authority. It is not boasting or strutting or dramatic acting. It sounds like he's just telling the truth.

Brilliant Potential and Channel Clearing

You do have the same brilliant potential to bring personal hope and moral leadership to millions, just as Barack Obama is doing now. However you will have to do some clean-up work (Shani!) before the speech-communications channels, which run from the lagna, the Moon, domains 2-3-5-10 and other places, are cleared of ego-misconceptions about the role of the message-deliverer. 

Mahatma Mohandas Gandhi is another great example of a speech-giver who gave hope to millions... he wrote extensively about his 'clean-up' work of purging ego anxiety from his talk. 

Gandhi also had the L-2 (Kuja, for him) in lagna - like Obama, he was born to give speeches! Yet, Gandhi made mistakes early in his career by trying to 'fight' for justice (Kuja) or be morally 'right', as a path of ego-justification. 

Eventually, in order to achieve his spectacular success, he had to get all the anxious ego-business, of his own internal conflicts, out of his speech channels. 

Gandhi ended up seeing that he didn't 'have' anything to say. He didn't own any messages. His personality had no rare qualities. He came to understand that if he lived in a pure way, taking responsibility for his own karma, and serving others to the best of his ability, the truth would run through him like water runs through a pipe. Indeed, Gandhi's "satya-graha" concept may have been the greatest message of the 20th century.

That's what it takes to give an honest, inspiring speech!

Best wishes for success,

Sincerely, Barbara Pijan Lama, Jyotisha

www.barbarapijan.com 

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Q: 

Respected Madam, Namaskar, In the last five days I suffered a sudden urinary infection and fever at the onset of Mars/Mercury/Mercury period. 

What was the astrological reason? I think the lordship of Mercury of D-6 chart.  I a non-alcohol drinker, a non-smoker and pure vegetarian. Also, life-long, I avoid spicy foods.

What precautions I need to take regarding health in this period? 

~~ Jai Ganesha.

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A: 

Namaste,

In radix, distance from Kuja to Budha = 1 house = significations of the physical plane, material body, vitality. Therefore the Kuja/Budha period affects the physical body.

• Budha = radix L-2 = "mouth" and "what goes in the mouth"

Typical conditions for infection = weakness of urinary system environment = 

• not enough water + too much sugar 

Consider also that Budha is lord of neechcha Shukra in navamsha, and neechcha Shukra naturally gives "dysfunction of sweetness".

Budha in 2nd-from-Shukra will function as the "mouth for sugars" 

Therefore one point of common-sense health practice would be to purify the diet of processed sugars. Simultaneously, ensure high intake of clean water.

Water

The body's kidney-adrenal system (Shukra + Chandra) can tolerate a good deal of sugar toxicity so long as the system is getting "flushed" constantly with abundant, clean water (Chandra). 

If the sugar consumption goes up, then the water intake must go up, too.

In practice, so much water is required to keep the kidneys optimally flushed, that it is easier to eliminate processed sugars than to keep drinking vast amounts of water! Consider to eliminate from the intake (keep out of the mouth) such items as refined cane sugar, sugary drinks, take out sugar from the tea, avoid candy-sweets etc. If you must take sugar in the tea, follow with a liter of clean water to get the flush. Otherwise, Budha as "lord of the mouth" can cause some nice problems in the delicate urinary system.

Urine

If you are so inclined, the Shivambhu or morning urine-drinking practice may correct urinary infections (and even pneumonia and other system infections) with surprising speed. For cultural reasons, this practice is not acceptable to everybody. However those who incorporate it into their daily puja or morning arising ritual often report a cessation or reduction of sickness in their life overall.

Good Sugar, Bad Sugar

Natural sugars such as organic bee-honey, natural cane sugar from the fields, even molasses (which is not over-processed and is a wonderful source of iron) are not harmful in moderation. 

By contrast, both alcohol (which is distilled grain sugar) and industrially refined cane, beet or corn sugars, have been heat-stripped of their healthy vitamin and mineral fibers to make industrial processing easier. Refined sugars become toxins that harm the urinary system and which create a fertile environment for sugar-loving bacteria.

Shukra

Your neechcha Shukra in navamsha for sweet-dysfunction (often a karaka for 'Candida') and Shukra in radix Vrischikha (sexual-reproductive system), are not in the ideal rashi settings for Shukra. Because Shukra is not ideally balanced, the body becomes sensitive to sugar-overload. 

Budha

As L-2, Budha is the graha in charge of "what goes in the mouth". Also, Budha's karaka function as mental-processor puts Kumara in charge of  "thinking and planning re: what goes in the mouth".  Budha can be the agent of illness *or* He can be the intelligent decision-maker who makes a lifetime practice of avoiding refined sugars.

Rahu

Urine is ruled by Rahu. In your case, Rahu gives result of His lord Surya lagnesha, indicating that Shivambhu practice could contribute to lifetime vitality. Furthermore, the nakshatra in lagna of D-6 is probably Ardra, also ruled by Rahu.

Shastamsha

You are quite right about Budha's malefic potential as lord of D-6 Shastamsha and the somewhat chaotic traffic in the 4th D-6, which provides an image of arguing and criticism regarding taboo-breaking and risk-taking within the family home. 

Kuja-Budha

Furthermore, within the D-6, a parivartamsha yoga between Budha and Kuja obtains, so that Kuja becomes the "virtual" lord or co-lord of the D-6.

Naturally, then, the period of Kuja (fever) / Budha (paired organs) would express some health concerns.

Considering conditions in the 4th Shastamsha, it might be worth enquiring, whether there are stressful conditions in the family home that could trigger an overindulgence in sugars. The stressful environment may manifest at mealtime or during cultural events in the home which involve food. 

Bitter Thoughts, Sweet Drug

Check in particular whether this "bitterness" of hypocritical discomfort (Kuja-Kanya = hypocrisy) might be addressed through choosing sweet foods as a palliative. The unconscious sugar-overload combined with unconscious dehydration might occur either when visiting the home or simply when thinking about the stressful, argumentative, critical situation. 

Smart Budha

The bad news is that Budha has given you some health trouble. The good news is that Budha is very smart, flexible and easy to educate! Budha likes to learn new things and try new practices. Budha occupies a health-promoting, vitality-protecting 1-1 relationship to Kuja, so the longer-term prognosis for intelligent health maintenance through diet correction is very favorable.

Best wishes for your full recovery, and advising you to drink copious amounts of clean water!

Sincerely,

Barbara Pijan Lama, Jyotisha,  www.barbarapijan.com 

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Respected Madam, Namaskar. 

I ... dream to have a "sea facing palatial house". My D-9, fourth house has exalted Shani, and in Jaimini Sutras such a yoga confers such type of house. 

Also in D-4, 4rth house a strong Shani is there. Can expectations of a such a dream house be realized in future. By God's grace my parental house is spacious and luxurious Venus in 4rth aspected by Jupiter in Rashi Chart), but I wish to have one of my own too. 

Kindly Guide Best Regards Jai Ganesha

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IMO your Jyotisha reasoning is accurate except that Shani in 4th Chaturthamsha indicates a simple, modest home (although secure and well-built due to Guru drishti within the D-4).

Conditions for the native to own a lovely home are moderately auspicious due to Guru drishti upon Shukra/4 from vyaya bhava which is itself 4th-from-Chandra. 

Having been raised in a gracious parental home, one's imagination tends to duplicate the conditions of childhood when one considers the meditative image of "home".

Conditions for the native to own a lovely home are moderately auspicious.

The best conditions for luxury home ownership occur when L-4 is a strong benefit, e.g. Shukra or Guru. 

Bandhu bhava = Vrischika, containing L-3/L-10 Shukra indicating sensual comfort although also some danger through sensual excess.

L-4 Kuja in 2nd-from-4th, will give the materialization of matters of domain-4.

Parent's home is expansive, due to uchcha Guru in 4th-from-Chandra. The native's own imagination tends towards visions of large, opulent, privileged dwellings near the ocean shores, on an island in the sea, or living aboard luxury watercraft.

Periods of gain of owned property generally correspond to periods of L-4 Kuja. Although yogakaraka for Simha lagna, Kuja is weak in shad-bala. Kuja is with L -2/L-11 in domain-5, a forecast for significant wealth through a combination of income in the marketplace plus savings plus speculative investments. The native will be wealthy, a palatial home is within reason for this level of material acquisitions. 

L-4 Kuja is also lord of Chandra who rules the oceans. Chandra occupies Bharani nakshatra; the native perceives oneself as a hard worker and wishes to be recognized emotionally for one's contribution through works. Therefore this is not a lifetime of relaxing in luxury, without material purposefulness. The native will be engaged in social good works. Guru Uchcha occupies the house of foreign lands, Chandra's own vyaya bhava. It is more likely that the palatial, seaside home will occupy a land where the people speak a language different from one's own, keep different customs, and is some physical distance from the birthplace only. 

Chaturthamsha: 

Significations of Shani are humble:

Shani-Kumbha in 4th chaturthamsha signifies a hard-earned home, typically a simple home similar to most of the working-class homes of one's culture. The external appearance of a Shani-characterized home is typically of a conventional and efficient style, of muted colors and simple materials, compact size, yet solidly built if Shani is himself strong and uninterrupted by disturbing drishti. (He is strong in D-4 Kumbha definitely.) The home may serve as a communal work-space for marketplace events or fundraising space for community development or other communal gathering for networking toward goals and community outreach parties. 

Shani in the 4th Chaturthamsha is however less influential since Shani = radix L-6/L-7 from lagna and L-10/L-11 from Chandra. Only in Shani's role as lord of 4th-from-4th Kumbha-radix does Shani have a vote in the nature of the native's dwelling place.

Kuja in D-4

L-4 Radix = Kuja is more influential in D-4 and L-4-from-Chandra = Chandra is also worth closer inspection to determine the finer levels of implicit subconscious expectation regarding the manifestation of the personal home.

Mangala in Chaturthamsha D-4 occupies the gainful but inauspicious rashi of Kanya, with self-justifying Surya (same as Rashi). This pairing weakens Kuja's thrust toward direct action. With Surya and in Kanya, Kuja exposes the native to danger of hypocrisy and pretentiousness, driven by Kuja's 'engine' or motivation to create an ostentatious appearance in order to feel superior to others. Kuja is never happy in a rashi  of Budha, where Mangala feels that He must 'explain everything' and defend his choices. In the process Kuja + Surya can create a self-justifying narrative that is critical and contrived.

Chandra in D-4 

Chandra, the natural lord of all shelters, is adequate in D-4 and certainly expanded in spaciousness due to yuti with Guru. However Chandra in 12th chaturthamsha suggests that most of one's psychic (subconscious) manifestation energy is housed in the world of the imagination, similar to the power of  uchcha Guru in radix being largely "spent" in the house of private imagination, radix vyaya bhava.

Pure  Motivation will determine the scope of manifestation

If the native wishes to fully manifest the dream of a palatial seaside home, it will be necessary to do quite a bit of reconstructive and clarification work on the subconscious expectations and motives that are revealed in the D-4. Motives must be pure. 

Will the home be used to benefit others as well as oneself? Perhaps a lovely and luxurious home, which certainly would shelter and protect one's own family, can also be put to good use as a venue for fundraising entertainments or community development planning meetings. 

Will the home be used psychologically as a weapon (Kuja-Surya) of self-justification and ego-display in the argumentative and critical sense, or will the home serve as a center of welcoming generosity to others with humanistic intentions (Guru)? 

To get the best results from this set of goals and expectations as demonstrated in D-1 and D-4, it will be necessary to reflect deeply on the imaginative, meditative image of the home as a working center of family life, community life, and service to the divine. Remove the obstacles to manifestation, such as implicit criticism of others, pretentious displays, and other immature motives for owning a luxury home. 

Set the intention that one's home will be physically secure and staffed with loyal attendants, but that the dwelling will also serve a deeper spiritual purpose such as hosting spiritual teachers (uchcha Guru in 4th-from-Chandra) or providing educational or community development opportunities. 

Since Guru is L-5 for politics and channeling divine intelligence, the implication for one's home to serve as a sheltered space hosting humanistic, educated, principled, creative political involvement is very positive.

When you are certain that your home will be used for only the purest purposes (including sheltering of one's own family which is a very pure purpose!) and that its location, size, style, and other attributes are a "right fit" for your spiritual life practice, then one may have full confidence that one's vision of a palatial seaside home, beautifully designed and maintained, will come to full fruition. 

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Q: Uchcha Guru retrograde in domain-12 - stronger or weaker? Effects?

Respected Madam, Namaskar. Maam, 

Q) Do retrograde exalted planets behave as debilitated planets and vice-versa. Jupiter in my chart is retrograde. I have always felt the inner expansive nature of Jupiter Retrograde, ie. tremendous search of knowledge especially Real Truth, behind all the texts, related to any subject. It has always been my nature, studying the hidden, underlying meanings of texts and deciphering the True motives. It is only than I can understand.

Does not the Jupiter behave here as if in Capricorn.? 

How to reduce Dusthamsha effects?

Q) Gemstones are not advisable for Dustana houses,6th,8th,12th,but can one worship the concerned deity of that house for general well being. 

Best Regards Jai Ganesha. Thanking You for everything.

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A: Namaste,

Graha gain strength in retrograde. 

An uchcha Guru retrograde such as yours is super-strong in potential for wisdom acquisition, expansion of teaching and priestly capabilities, and power to develop a truly inclusive and compassionate worldview. 

Graha karaka characteristics per se, without regard to house lordships, are much strengthened by uchcha status, and also by retrograde (because in retrograde the graha typically has a much slower velocity, which cause the graha to linger longer over the birth spot.)

When a bhava pati resides in a dusthamsha

Unfortunately the significations of Guru's two bhava are damaged because their lord occupies a dusthamsha (12). Matters of domain-5 (politics, games, romance, genius, children) and matters of domain-8 (mystery traditions, tantrik initiation, secret healing, wife's money, wife's family, inheritance, taxes, hidden assets) are "lost in the world of dreams" (12). 

When a strong graha occupies vyaya bhava, a great deal of activity occurs in the imagination, but relatively little of it will manifest in the material world. Due to the L-5/L-8 being so exceptionally strong (uchcha, retrograde) in vyaya bhava, matters of those houses are much better developed in the astral form, and less empowered to manifest in the material form. 

The potential for gaining wisdom through meditative practice and for being sincerely happy and content (Guru) through service in an ashram or sanctuary space is, throughout the life, exceptionally high and auspicious .

Reduce Dusthamsha effects without Gems - worship yes, but beware of self-deception

For general well-being, I do not recommend to worship deities as a substitute for basic human kindness. It is very easy to be 'nice' to an abstract deity, to show it respect and affection. It is easy to look pious and religious, while still mistreating others. It is not so easy to be consistently nice to other people. 

For general well-being, I recommend to treat other humans with compassion and respect. To worship the deity effectively, learn to recognize that deity in the person of another human. This involves observing the person and evaluating whether or not one is in a position to assist them, without judging or blaming the one who is suffering.

To compassionately recognize the pain of one's fellow human beings - which is to say, in Jyotisha terms, to see fellow humans experiencing the dusthamsha effects of the 6, 8, and 12th angles -- will raise the consciousness much faster and better than worshipping a deity in the abstract. 

To relieve one's own suffering, offer help to others

The antidote to the fear-soaked ignorance of 6, 8 and 12 is consciousness. By observing and interacting with others in a spirit of intelligent compassion - paying attention to the plight of fellow beings without criticizing or dehumanizing the other - one can quite effectively remove the sources of suffering in one's own life. 

Self-criticism 6; fear of unknown 8; dissolution of identity 12; can be eliminated through compassion toward others. Unfortunately, superstitious worship of a deity may trick the native into believing that one has no responsibility for engaging in compassionate service, that pious worship will somehow solve the problem without moral engagement! 

I am a great believer in the consolation of worship, to gain comfort and companionship from the blessings of the gods. However, the actual work of removing obstacles to enlightenment - removing the repeating life patterns which cause the suffering associated with 6, 8, and 12 -- requires moral engagement with other humans.

Sincerely, Barbara Pijan Lama, Jyotisha

updated: 18 May 2009  

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