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EDITOR'S FOREWORD Whon Wo . pprooeh 1M st udy of Hindu astrology, the y aro usually looki1\j; fot ..,.,,,,,lbing quite d.fini'o . Tfl<,y aro loo king for a sp i, i,..,I ..<>n.h ) o n ,he~ karm • • t he ~ .pintu.l p" h , the i, uh~ n'le plifl'O"' . The f'> ychoIOll ic.l . mph. >is of as' rolo gy 'n the W"", h.> prov.n ..,mohow iou;ufficion' for ' h.., ",,,d>; 'hey fooi <;<>Ir'l"'lIed '0 go ""yond psych""",, I)"i. '0 the ,,,,,hniquubje ", hav e >",• ...-.1 the pred,c'; v" "l eme n, in !lindu . , ' rology - giving one 1M imvr...ion tba' here is a ""i<1'C< c""". mod pt ,maroly wnh e >1""",I>, an " uol Ol;y wh icb i, fat more f"""", d "" worldly ' ,," " elS ,""n 0 "" 0"'" Su ...ly, we say, lb.... mus' he ntore . An ancien ' 'p ~ i' ua l cuilUre sucb as ludia m....' ha v. an astrology which .mbodies 'he philosophical prill.' ciples of Yog• • nd Vod.nta . Ru' bow rio we gel hej'OJldthe . urf.ce I. vol aM co n,.'" ,he >p iritu.1 cor. of lbe science> Th Hindu astrologic. l ""riP'nt. .. even whe" they "re av.ilable to US (."d ' boy ato of lon diff,cul, '0 obta in), contain hundreds of rul.. . oo nta t""'"ati".1 formul "" to "" ' nehlOti ud,.oo at" ,,~Weh in ,he language of mod,eva ll"di., a oui.ure . nd wor ld vi"w rn tirdy foreign '0 most of us, Ilepi n /kh..i """ks OIl' tho yo g'0 prine,pie>whieh ""do rlie ,he anc ient w,i tinM>· lie el uddat"" ,he ' piri'u,1 co", upon whic h tbo rulo> ""d form ulae ha ve bee" ""se-d. Ill. so doing, he '''''ote> '0 us lb. vision 0/ the early Vod ic ' ''''° 1011<'1'>, N; D"id Frawley has ", ,,,,,rled in hi, inlrOOUC' ,ion lO /kha n's My'hs altd Symbol; of Vedic ASlroIoSY, ho preserves a "deeper aM older w isdom '",di,ion ." Bu' if ''''''0 is bluch ,bat is old in Ileru,j's work, ,1>: ' 0 is a l;;o much ,ba' is ""w, &'pin Ilebati isa spod.,. of "R.,,,,i:;,;.;,,,ce h"''' .. All e conomis, by pro fo» ion, he is . 1", or,o of "'M em India ', moS! widely published .>trologel'll. He bl';n"ins . li....ly inle",,, in WO' lem psyooo logy (espo, eially Jung) and in quantum ph)"ics. lie has t-n dee piy inO""nced both by The<>«>phy "tId by trad i,ionai llindu ph ilos<>phy All o f ,hese ioOuem'os fmd • place in hi, WOJk.

Beh..., is uniquely qual;f" d to ~iv, W"'''tn a""'",,, oflh"pi'''u. l . "",I"fYrj"y ",k. fle focu"'" 0 " ,t.. inner I" i"c; pl", UI"" which Vkf,,,,,, thos< pr",cil~'" in 'he light 01<>rot)' p"yc hology ...d sci","if,c 'P"'UI.t;oo . ][, joi". ' he ,. ,,4 01 lhos< who.,.,.k 10 " ·fc"m ul.,, VNl ic wisdom lor ' he modern wGfld so th., it m.y ....g. m its rig hl/ ul pl•.,. as' Imly mtlt1b<><>1r. ;, ","nded I.. imarily as • " ""hing ,n. n...l, ' hough it i, a "'~<1 i. dynlh"'izing al1 lh. info rm. " "" ,,,to . P'"""oal bul ,pirilllal method of inle1'p t i " ~ ,he h"""",op<, whlle the lonn h will be com P'I>ed of essaY' on "o lo~io. 1 'o pico fl indu astrologer.l ha ve never pre<ent tnpl• . & ha,; w,ll demand you' full a'''n,i"" . You ~ 'ill , rudy ' Bn' tbos. who 'a• • the lim. 10 ma,l., ,h. '''OMiques off.. ed in the Fundarn'"lals oj V,dic A.srroWg)-' will find the , pintual .,trology they have bto.n Sl'ekillg. 'Thoy philosoph ic.1 will also fond "",," pec toJ g ~ of wi-do,,, in ,h. porti"". of Ih~ book, To all t hose .bout to rotor Bop'n & h., i'. rk h inn.. wor ld f loppy wat:det ing

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PREFACE V..dk . strology h.. its roots in . nd<1lt V..dk ocoulti<m. TIlt Vedio ....... """,ide' ed the Jyot is!J Shastnl. which dea lt with the know ledge of Ihe futllk, ' s . n imp<>Ttanl limb or the Vnl., . The anliquiTy o f Ihe V..d.. Ih<1nsdves is lost in .",haio times . nd any effort to fix Ihel! ,,"gin i. beyond hum.n capabililY· The .uthorsh ip o f the v.ri"", """plyres i, anribut..d l<> ><" e..l diffe""'l seer<, bUl """" of ~ d . im..d origi nalily, l1>oy me rely ~ed the wisdom they had heard o r remember ed, Time has noltarnished their work [)u ring the COUI'<e of human d ' ilizalio n the intelleetual horizon of m. nkind has expanded . nd new lights ha, e bo ~u n to shine from the andeut wisdom , With ....ery nrw reve talton, the . ncient wisdom k<;omes y<1 mor e profonrol, Rut as y<1, we have no! su=eded in ident ifying the ori~i ...1fo"" doli"" upon wh ich Ihe S"~"'ruo"'re was ..i, «L Or the et"' rio,," life-proc= oonld not be ...." l.stin g, E'<1l when l"''''ep1i011 was fr"" fro m . ny bi... the impaning of the know ledge had to be 'er)' caTefully .owmplished Es!"' ci.!Iy when the w:ir1.nt h.ndicap arose from the psyoho ' pir itual equipmetll poo_ se<.sed the law, of nal"... SO th.llhey oould ad.pt 'h<1nselves to th.... I."", .nd <1lIighten tb. potb, of other seeke", Ast",l· ogy "'as " enligh'''''men'' in the sense.th'l its manlfestalion result..d from ,h . process of enlighlen ing the Eternal D.,\;n..., or Nolh ingllos:;, Jyol ish Shul,. is ... la' ed to tb. n.ture of light and the Ladi.'i"" of YOrious objects (especially the celesti.l enti'ies ), but thl' pr<><:<>lS had . purpose .nd a

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'hlp"_ Unl"" "". i•• ble '0 .....i" pt'rf"""n,, in y n~ic d lsclpli,\C. it i. ",d"" lo ponder Ovc, I~c haoic aslroiogic. 1 01""'. to con,prohend . nd illtui, th.i, deeper i",plic. holtS, Engaging in ,h. """ MSat)" yogic praClices, 'ho rela,.d !nO'aph)"'ic. 1 knowledgo COIning f,Oln 'ho arch. ic p"" shOlJ ld al.., be inlO"sivoly studied, n.e pt=tl' $lIIdy i, . trt<:>Jost allenlpt I<> pt=tlt ",o,.,.lyal","io" of lite ."d .,,' ..ttolo gical klouwlf'f the F... t . H. i. n'" • pm[= i" ...1 . slrol<>gct and doe. _ da"" infaltibihl)' in h" prodicli""., Uu, his ' '''I u. in' ance wi,h ,1,. subjec1 for the I." fifly yeM' has sho wn him that • propct and Ullb.. sed .pproach may be v. ry ,<w..ding for the "uden~ . nd reveal to h.... tho pUIJ'O'" of hi, lifo .nd how 10 gr. pple with his everyday problems db'i " I)' .., th"' , ovor ,h. course of ..v. ...1incamalio"s. he .... in . "i1bli,J,ing . h.""",""", l>. b ,,,,~ with "'alure Th• • uthor h., . Iso I.am' tha' th. ..... of this approach in predic, ing tho f"tur . of "'her, pW' <'S ef fective in coul"",ling. A, \at ge number of individu.l. with whOtn be h., COltlOinto COI\t3Cl Mve fd t tha' Vedic ••trology h••• di. In the pr=nl work tho author ool'<s to c' lT)' this m""",gc to . WId., 'udlel=', ('$ ~ . . lly 10tho'" wilh whOltt he cannot com. into perso...1relationship and co,u.ct A, plCrcqu i.i te fo< ..trologi<.1 prodictio" is ,h. re.ii,ation of Ih. exi>tence of cosmic unity, In . Imosl .>ery ~,ll lradill"" ....J wisdom religion of t!'" F....t. ' ho ba.ic identity of micrc>co,m and macrocosm h.. ~n em ph••i,ed, BUI ' n .pplicatj"" of ,I,,, pt i" ciple in predic'i,e " " 01· og y i. often oV<'7iooked . PI.netary "",,,,binatio,", . ffcct ,h. utli, ,,,,. in .

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'ff'I myst m aJOmanner, AD und= .. nding of th, lJ><ehanistn loy which pl....,""Y impulses impinge upon ,n. manifested un i , ~. are recei""d loy the earth an d deflected t" the indivi dual, as well as the m arll"" in whic h differen' individuals rocei"" the m in order t" evo l.... toward the ir ,rehetypal des' iny, is essenl i,1 in orde: to g'In an ins igh' tnto ..,,.,Iogiool fo ~ . A ' Y"thes is betW«JI """ , ri o religious philO5Ophy (and in fact an . ""h ....Iig ions ¢otn<" from th e ..me tonding the «>de of ... I..ioh1,,,;oal """n", ling . QenMally Ib .. io a ne g lecte.J aspect of 8.'lrological SIIldieo. The re ader is "'ongly urged to """ 11 S' . dy in Astrological Occultism loy the au ,hor (o, ailoble from Pas .. ge Press), The sec,ions dea ling w,1b the Costni o Man and his basic impul...", an d the C<>lL,I,tult"" of n,an in ligh' of ,h" So_ Royo and Principles , shoold prove ""p"'ially hel pful in throwing he W ligh' "" ,he . ub"'" In as,,,,log ical p1t'I plan etary combinations, the n"""e and .'rength of the p l.... ts and the i, inn"""ce on the bio- psy cholug ical field of the indi vi dua l. The romplete h uman individual con, i,ts of , arious " Jbi le sheath ., ha. cen ain inherent impu lse, 'eeeived .Ilbe l in>t of birth, an d i, related ta d ,ffermt le ....l. of manif",t.l ion, The .. ch""""'rhtic, aT, te flec..-.J in the pa ttern of plone"'ry o"",binali""• . Out ing t h~ cOl1tS<' of wor ldly e volo tion Illld ,h ~ entergI indi vid oali ...d human oou\', d ifferent kind> of ¢OIlCTeti..,ion .. I.e place, l>o1h in the Individual as we ll 8., in th e manifee different hou"", in 'ile nata l ¢hatt and the plane'ary connecti,,,,,, w ith the bou""s ....n"'" ,he.. eternal ... la· tionsh ips, ."d are the basi. upon which ,he nature of the indi,idual, h.. cour.. of 'Jnfoldmen' , and the direClion 'owar d> whi" h hi. life is moving can be kno wn , 1'01 a pro pe< 'mde ,....nd in g of oneself, thi. knowledge i. ve ry he lpful . The tri.ls and tribulations of life, the .. I"",i"" of a c"""","" thoo p l..sant an d sorrowful esperimc<'$ in human relati<Jn,!iips and one. bask 'empetan"n' ..... oil de oipn.....-d from the natal ~h .'t The f,rs, "Qlume of the V~dio 1I."'rt>kJger's Ha .,db<>ok - f ~hda .. ~"'als af "'die Ast rology _ de.l. with the.. upon ,he book ohat>c1"'· ist.,< of the pia"'" tho-m""lve• . Vedic """olo,,,r does n,~ o<Xieribed the na lure of the

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In f. ct, :ru ch ore We rules fo<&-ciphering the bidden tneonings of .11 the ..oterie ... wi,dom religions of tbe wor ld, includmg Christi.ni'y ond the K. bb. l. h. In o rder to e",m me wtne of the deepe, me. ning' of Vedi" . srrolo gic.1 signs, plone.. . nd I"n.. m. n.i on" the . uthor has rillen MylM o~d Sy ,"1x>Is of Itd,c Asrrology, publi'M d by """'.ge Pr Th e nature of pl. n...".. influences o>n be bell'" .pprec iated if the "han of on indi", d".l i, ex.mined . g."", "'" ba ... lun.r mon,ions ... hich reve.l. ., money for the purpc=. The timing for the fruct ification of .ny ,esult or the """""", nee of . ny evenl is • spe<'i.1 "peel of Vedic . strology El.tx:.:.te guidrline< bave been given 'o ...... k o ,,"helime periorl in ...h icb .ny plOl1'Cl ...ill into full pl.y and thereby pt" ctp,,,,, iii influence 'Thi. ..peel of ,h.. . ubject will be p"-..ted in P",dlerh .. Techniq~ ~. of Itdi, Astrology, Volume III of the Itdi, Aslrologer's lIandbook. On the ba.is of v.no"" method. ind ioate
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'ThI= fnt First, it recogn izes the e, i., <"1Ice of • """bjeo:tive re.lity" behind lhe veil of "oojective m",if""tat ioo.." \Vhere""r the, e is an "o bjective" .,i,t"""", there is • "subjective" COOll'erpart '0 it, That lbere is ... "<>bj<-ctive f""f<'>"'"," .nd Iif. 's direction now front this · "" bjed iv. past" Second, the !l indu "Ys' etn roco~niz.es lhat ' here is ,hy'hm, oircularity, e' l"" "ioo..nd d irection in life .t the differ ent levels of its mani festation , S""i.1 ..,d physical scient ;'" have e.plo,ed the form s of human nisten"" and have shown US v..ious f>o<-ts of tl,is rhythm, while poe.., musicians, painter.. and mystics have .. pre.ssed the same ITlllhs In different ways. Third, the sys'em recogn izes thal dissol ution is inh.......nl in .11 p...."""'ena. NOlh ing ...mains pennanendy in II>< same fom ,. Every!hing ultima"'ly dissolves inlo ,ubjectivily and (mally into nOlhing..... D;fferenl names have been sugg..led '0 desc ribe Ihis ullimate stale of immutability Th..., conditions have be<11 symbolioaUy "'Presenled by such ;m. ges .. an ever ·e.panding circle, lhe .sce"d ;n~ heights <>f mOW'lt.in pe.h that ultin"lely v..,i, h inlO nothingness, • serpent ••ting i,.
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guhed and inle rpreled ,1 all decisive junction. of life, particularly on the ""e of. rnarTuge. Si",'e 'he d.,;;iph errncn, of hieroglyphics, ancien' Egyptian kno wl· «lge eon""rning plane l"')' n,llu e""", on 'he , pirit in man h", come ' 0 I; ~hl . Re h~ ioo. ri'ual> (evon ,h...,. eon<-" rnlng bin h. and d",,'hs), ",chi· ' ..,' ur. 1designs (ind ud mg ,he peat pyramids), and 'he lives of Phau ohs, w",e an co"..l.,ed ", ith plan.... ,), inllu"""",,, In M" ol", tatni. , as ' ro~ ers reprded 'he pl""",. as ro'e'" dellies ", h...,. ded,i"", eou ld be oha.llged throu gh , upplioalt""', liturgy, or 'heu'!Q' (' he .oi «l« of pe1", revealed the Assyrian' , groaneverence fo< Sin (Moon). Shar" lISh (Sun), Adod (the "'e.ther god) and lsht.. (Ven",,). Hebre w "lrolog",' made " ',,,sive use of llie relationsh ips between plane". ""lObe,>, and ",unds. They deciphered ' he esol<Jic leaching> of their ,crip'ures and ,he imp li<.'ion, of ro n'e mporary e vents em Ihi, ba>is. Such beli for , uoh asl tolo~i c .1 . 'udi.... A,da.h" I. when he fo ollded ,he Sa..ni. n bl\pi", in Iran. had. ",t-s'an,iaJ number of Greek and Indian ",,,o logi c.l "'0' .... ......l.. ed. Und<-r ' he ",is«l em!",,,,,, of Rome, • schoo l of '''rol o~y exist ed ",h",e in the occul ' influonc" of the Sun. MCIO[I. and S. turn "' ere secret ly tau!!,ht. During ,he !ale fift h and , ixth cen!U"'" of ,he Chr;.. i.n .... Ay..nt ;um had such lIS'tolo ~e'" as Hep. . ...,;"". Juh. n of Laod icea, 1'.-0<01"". Rhet",lUS, and JolUlLydus In the I..e ~Ii dd l e Ages, univer sill.. in r.,i•• Padua, Bologna ..,d HOle""" h. d oh.i", of ..trology. The reviva l of an-,,,olog'" AI.n Leo, studied Hindu astrology, bul f",,,,d tt 100 <'<''''''0 . nd m y< 'i fyin ~. lIer men' or. H.P Blavatsky, in Th~ Seem D Qcrri"~ and h is U~ ve i k>d. sho wed 'M ' the OOUl>< of eo<mk, te'fl<'str;al ""d ~ u",. n e volu' ;on w>s """tro lled and ~uided by plan...ry fo~.

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"'''mlogy degenerated with rhe odven t of materiali sm. Whe n the vot.,i", of ...,ology IO'-'t the metaphysi cal keys and began to plaotice it tn ordel' to earn mo ney, Or prognostica ted '0 satisfy the w~ims and fanc ies of their clients, 'he deepe r meaning of """ological p red ictioo w"" lost . Its vo,-" i", we.. cultivating a mere husk. The ",,"ologers in Rom e and el.ewhere c'me into disre pute btu_ of their penchan' for m.ldng money. Ignorar" of Ihe """',,, ic basi. of ""Imlogy, I~Cy evolved " syste m cnli rely b",od on mathem .'ic", ;ns k od of ""nsee-nden'al mel aphysics, Ihey bega n 10 consider t he phy, ical celestial bod i"" "",he 'naterial basis of causa'ion ralher than mere ly ' he _ for ltan.m illiltl:opiritua I]X>wer. In oo lor to unders'and the e,"a'enestri.1 powe rs ...erg,zing life OIl earth , i, i. nec"'s"'Y '0 "ep beyoOO ,he phys ioal wor ld of tnotter and enter into t he
Sei""ific rese .rch h35open od new dim_ions of life. J. B. Rhine of Duke Un ive"'i' y has pointed '0 the """,ibihty of a ,i >lh ps ych ic sense C I. ""oy ance, c1.irau die nce, • .-..1 I"erognili"" ore bein g recorde d wi'h C.yce '. dairvoyao' 'ea~h iogs ' lt essod ' he increasing freq u...cy . relationship<- between physicol diseose and planetary in fluence. C. W. Leadbeat e', Geoffrey lJod>Ol1. and Phoebe Beodi' h. ve docume nted their fiodings on ' he e, istence of non-human enl iti", on ' his eanlt. Despite "kep'iei'm . bo", I rw rel'O" .<. eminen' . eie"t i, I" ineludi"g f-reJ Hoyl., ha ve begun to consider the possibility of life on Mars. PhOlogr.phs and .. tronomi~a1 data ",ot by vatlous ' pace probes have compelled a, " o phys· iei.ts to speculate seriou,ly OIl the po<.,ibili'y of life on '''pi'er "' well .. "" "." in other gal.ctic 'y"em• . The uniqueness of our ten""'n. l e,istenc< is no! on ly se rio u, ly ch .l l en ~ ed. oot lhe ()lJ' e' and inne r dim... · ,ion, of the human body are being explored a, ",e ll. In oddi,ion to the experimen" of ,he Kirlon brothers in the Sovlor Union. Dr. P :"l""odt . n of Mad .., ha, desi gned a maehi"" '0 pho'ogr.ph the ~ um .e our• . " expored impeoding d i",,,,,,,,. A> a re,ult of ,uch fiOOin~s, ,be ""i"li fi~ approa~h ' 0 -l ife" h... changed rodi~any. Sci...,i,,, at the ' n' ern. ,ional Sympo,ium ""Id .t Moscow in 1956 10 d;"",.. lhe ",ig in of life on eanh ,.ali,.ed lhey co" ld neithe, define, nor uo<'
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!he a,'l;on "au!horilOn.n ." Fouh<.t f';"I1"', NigidilJ> , Fiulu " and Luciu. Thrritius. wcre g", ,,t astro log.ts_Vi'elli"" dared hOl .xile the Cha lde. n, bnoause the a.dille priOl lOth" vo y.~e o f the A'gona"t. Kep ler wos an astro loger by prof.ssion "lid !>enl1m"" Ty'cho Brah< . 1001 Olhel'S . mo n ~ th" " ""'d'" of ..,,,,lOgy. Thi; , ugg ,,;ts that th" raf,,
_ 1"" o<1""'i,,,, _ Th~ Sunda y Tim ~.. reportotl th., thore wos dc<; umonwy o, idct",e lhot Moss O V.mani hod 0 '"' in London o"J org onized OPEC meeting• • eoorJmg 10 """"loKio. 1.d,ioe. lnru.. aon_ dhi, L"I Bah. dur Shostri, on-. tory , n'O,ly ,wo· thit. million of them t ead il ,.,.g ulorly. Abou t 5,000 p.-of.....io".l .. '""Io~et, pr.Olioe in ,he Uni,ed S' . " , .nd ther e are XI,OOO part·timo pt.etitioners. In tbe Unitod Kingdom. • " ""logy i, assigned 0 ' ....peela ble ,,,'us, Th< f.culty of . strologic.l studi.... "' H. yward Ho. th compiled . Ii" o f ""lrolo gic.1 .,..yoat tt aininK CO""" and . bide by . oode of ethic. thaI pro>on,. them from writing . n ..troIOl; ",. 1oolumn for 'he p.-...... In f. ct, in modern tim.,. thero i. a groat desire for scie nt ific inquiry into the , atio nal. of ....nar relation, hips Carl C. l ung, ,.... <"Illin.ent psycholog ist, e>plained .." ology in ' ety si mple words. Ho said, "Woare bom " a gi>on mom ont, in a gi>on place, and , liko. , intago ye.rof wine, wo h.-e tho qu.t;ti.... of Ihe yoar and of thc ",.wn in which wo .re born. A,u-olo lO' Joes nol l.y d . im to . nythinK moro" Th i> prmciple i•• , ou' oe "f K",. I en liKlitct,ln out . nd ",.y e>on opm now line> of in,ell"" tu. 1 inquiry whic h ""'u ld ole" m.ny of Iho co bwebs from tbe mind of rnodcrn m.n

*'* To . utvi"". mode m scionce must disco , er new m"'bod> of t<=.",h, Th o fundamema l principl....of n", ure will "", alw.ys yield 10 I. bor. lory t.,.... The ou"erll " I"', im<"'tltal m"'hod wilt l><' inadeq" ," dl'cover tho truth> of the n""physic.1 world. Dre.ms aro re. liti which no san . individu. 1would deny. yet it i. impo..ibl. '0 repo., dre.m o'periences Inquiry into o pt. cti"e of medila ' ion .nd pet'f""t ion wilh re~ard to key manlra, wbich open one·, su beo "",iou, mind to tho cosmic impul.... ,bal onab!<- lbe ptaoti'ioner 10

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PlItanj.li, in !he V,/>hU Ii PmJ4 of his Y" g4 SUI' as, indk . ' l."d !he ' ype of medi,. ,i"" praeme .om....h.' •• " , i,ive it llotur. lly nb<erv.,; n-.",e, wh<1h... of tnmorrow or "'d.y, h i, ilk. Ic<>king down fr"", . n .irplane ond "" eing "vu boots ap proodemphysical ""e,,,,. 'ests on its . b ili'y to I" .. ' ena f,rma and lake au e.gle'. view fr om 'he sky Only this ellll reve. l to them ,be ,. ,iu" ale of a.. ",logy and o, ber =u l' ", ,,,nee. The on<,..,u"o,.tcd tel>ce o f a m.gne'i< force whi<10 i, ca llo< .,..ntiol fe" u" of this field " f •.. .,l)1;y·c,,,"'."''''',,... . . I''',,.io,," ;. it• • ",,,ple,,, .'>Vetoge of th~ ' 01.,. ,ytces n pe ra ' i , , ~ in <1of e. i... " ,," i. co nla,,1 of ,be Eternal Now, B ut even " Comtnon . " ",I''1
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The naL1l chan, known as d>< horoscope, is ,ho m.,.t in,ponant basis o n which a'trological prog.,.,.,iootion>.", ...."". It may be d1m . gai....t tho ' tan). To 'P«'ify ' hoir pt>Sition of the plano'" in relation to the earth . Th is rde'ence point is the point of into=elion bd "'~n the pa,h of the ediptic..-.J tho eq""to, ial horizon , Bnt d no to Iho r"'rogralk motion of the equinoct ial points aiong the ecliptic , the>< poin" int, ond planet< "'" ,.diating cente rs ",'bich dischargo thoir ' ar,OWl inn "",,=, into tho ",s' "",,",gy -<:onsciousncss· fidd of ope" ';"", The aswi<m. ore very pow<"lfnl inn uences whicli oon'inu"""ly ktld Iheir impnlses ,IiTOn ghout the nniv""",, To mainlain ba["n"" in ' ho cosmic whole, the>e mu.t be order in the disch.o rging of ,,",,,,, impulse • . A. they mdiote to ward< e."h, they lnee1 another type of ,pecialized radio'ion . These =end radi.ti"", come from'he . igns of the zooiac. Whe n thoy rea ch the eanh, ,,",,,,, innuences merge with one anothe, to affecl d iff""", ""ti,i", on earTh . None of these impulses . ff"", us in ,heir pme fOnll On their woy 10 ea rTh, the,," impul"" onOOnn'er "'''''' ",trolog ica l pheno,",",a . Th=",o d", pi......., Plano," aro po. itivo fo'ces which impe l the aro"","i of ""... in ac' ivlties. They . rc ,,"","ti.. imp nlse>. Tho p["n"', impa rt specializaJ ""erg~ . nbotances, but the ir cao",ti, e force. are inn n· encod by ' he ..di..i"". c"",ing from tho si~ n •• nd .. tcti,ms , Wo may ,hink nf tlio >-'t
ASTROLOGICAL IMPULSES AS PART OF THE COSMIC MANIFESTATION PROCESS

rodi.ti""o ' r< hI«, ""loro pl.ying. ro le. '1Vh il. the pi....... "'. rel ;"g """",in in flu"""",,,, the gen er>l . tmosphere produced by Ihe oig nd asterism< ch.nges Ihe p1ol>el3ry , .diatio.... In or de r to understand ..t,.". l"t'ic>l infltl€'Jlce<, the re lat ions hip beiw""" p101>e1S, signs . nd >sten""" m usl be fully grasped lDe e ntire inl"'Pl. y of lhe-se forces t. kes place in WMt is Imown .. K>l. PuN' h>. Th is concepl i, !»Sic in Hindu ..tto lo gy. K.l. n,...... lim. lUld Purusha;,; to... . bu t the len n m.y be belter tran,lated "lhe Co<mi< M.... The """too< con" " u'", . 11 lhol , X",t<, lDe pl.netS, oigns of Ihe .odiac ...t",is"",. th e """ h, it< W'g etollon •• " ima l., . nd m.n lo g"her fOml Kala Purus ho. Th e Cosmic MlUl incl udes . 1I Ih",. but he i. m uc h more, He is constan~y imparl ing evolulionary im pulses . OS ex pressed by the .i""s of the rodi"", tho asteri """, lUldIhe planets. Individual, at diff""",t rntlgo of lit. evol ulionary loddtt experience these influ ""ces differ ""Uy TI.. impu l"", ","ch ing . person m us' pass 'hlougll lho t p<>rson '. imm ed iate ""vironme nt . Many kinds of o<cul, fore,," sunound the eArth . nd the individual. lDe Sun enjoysa 'pecial importanc e in . , ,,,,,,ing . uc h forces. In the mcming " 'ben the Sun ti.... it rod i.,... il$ m"" po werful infl ue nce . When it reaches the m ldheoven, it dr. w,.11 thot is ~ ftorn the ;"di vidu.l - it .. tr aclS Iris faculli es from h im ...d pou rs them upon the " tco,.l wor ld , AI lhe lim. of . unset, Ihe , un gathers logeth er the individu.l'. act ive enl vehicle. m. king the ;" di vidual do rtn.m ...d inet!. Al midnight, when lh. Su n tr.ver""" lhe nadi, . it lin k< the individua l', .go 10 the ..e m al plane of his «i"mce from. whicb e verything"'" """,,n, Th i. ",liv.",s tho core of the indivi dual'. bein g. hi, v<'J)' heart, Olhe , specialized infl """"" percol.te ",ound these c.,dina l po"",,,. Th. c ircle, beg inn ing .nd ""din g at t he eastern hor izon, describes Ihe co,uplele cdeslial cyd• . II is divided into twdve parts, each co ncerned w ith 0 d,ff..-""l aspect of life , Each of the.. twelve subdi vi, ions ha< l.y.... of influence which, in order to . ucc"",fully e
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ie.1 diag'"", .,01 on,,,, int" the 'ealm "I , pi,i'ua} f"",.. in ""'''' '0 pre'h'" the ' ff"" of ,he v.n"", fo""",, imping ing upon the indiv idu.l. An"ien' ...",.. h> ve give n v>ri"", iXlrn'SpoOOences be,,.,,,n the d ifloren' pl.n"'ary . 00 zOOi"" al forces .nd .piritu. 1powe.. in great d""'il. Even tho divi' i"" of the h" ,,,",, ope in,o housos has ~ an.lyud in dep'h, [.ch house has been di vided in'" """,ions .nd each ""clio" i, ...""iated with vario", de i,i.. of • specifi" purpos.e. The large number of 'hese ,uper-phy llicol !""we.., inn""""ing the min"t..' panof • hor"""opi" house d ivi. io n, m",' be carefully stud ied he f"'" • fin. 1 doej, j"" i. mad<. A comf'\'ehe",i"" study "f astrology will ", voal • new t olationship belw""n rn." .00 the non -phy,ic.l inn u""""••rou nd him.

PART I

BASIC INFORMATION

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fiRST 1l0l1SE The Fihl hou ,", 0< the eastern horiron i, the mosl .i~njfj< .n' ho...., in the horoscope, It tmated, the ",""'ive urge of the individua l. It e ' pr...... th e in"", rife and >.ignifie. the ' ajas i, prope n' itiesAll tho qu alitie. of the incarn.ting soul "'" contained in this house, Un l.... the ~ of •• p«ifoc qua lity or event is contoi""" in this in iti.l .pork, othe r plan
o"porte";"'" fOT manir.....' ;""_It not only "fleets the individu. l' . !'<'t· "",.lily and JlOl
The Firs' house represents the phys ic.l body, he.d and br.in, gena.] o" pe. ,anee, . ttr."ive ness of the face. and the impacl of lho person ,lity. The height , the hair and its """"" , re aJsoconnected with it The ~'. na,.,,", his capacity to enjoy tho plea.n,es and stru~~1<s of life, the ple't him " e indicaled by d ,;' h«l..,. Wio0 c.lled Deharn, ,ignifying tho phy. k al vchide, and thus indic. "" the gener.l ,tate o f health; il is , Iso knoW\) .. Rupam, fOf it symbnliu. the forn'l, identity, Of fIlO
TIl' Fiu t I""".., i. K. hetrjan, -the knower of the field,' sugge"' in ~ that all n pe, i.n".. ...., gam<'red ....d
SE\'ENTH HOUSE

n.. Stow""h house i. known •• K.lalr. Sth.nam, 1he place o f wife, gm in. and the my. l d'a4-1. I' fep"",""" the p<>lari'y of tbe Firs' hou"". Th e F\n;, i, the beg inning while the Stovel,' h is ' he rn ding . it lead>< to di..ip-a tion o r the ... minal fluid - marital , d.ltnn,hip and .." ua l ""joy· ntent being tbe prin\"'Y mean. of ' ud , di", ipotlnn , n.. firenth oouse i, ' he f,e ld of o ne's ex pcrie~, Such o"t iviti... are confined nol on ly to " xhol relat ionsh ips. 001 ...., also lin ked ",'ilh ,he enjoymenl o f fond, Ihe acqui.lt ion of boo, ulifuJ d o'I,... pcr fh""'" ond flowe", . vi"'ory ove, e....mie• • nan"",,,n' shoh ld be rec koned from ,his hou... , n.. bou.. "" . been assign<'d kama (des ire and passi",,), dynla (g. mbling), mad.> (pride ). loka (world) and marg (w.y. ,he path). l1>ese s.,nskri, words . 11 describe thr opros'" p<>1., ity '0 ,he self (Fi,,1 I"""se), Ye' one' , life p-artl\e" occord iltg to the .pimu, Iview of hum.n relotionsh ip. is a"tu011 y a chan""I for fulfilling the Di,ioe putP"'>'"' Ve hietes, the path. ' nd the loins - ,h... Se>ent h hou.. experien ces ex i" together with ,hei, polari'y [ ""Of , ,he seIf, in coopera'ion ",'i,h 0<><1' . plan n.. s,ovrn' h t""".." io ,he f'eld of .~pe'i ..n",. bu, tl", o"tu,li "" ti"" of that e xperion... i• • ignified by the Tenth hou se The lalle, therefore i. kno ...n "" 'he house of professi"" TE ro.1l1HOllSE

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TMlth is tho .....malization of tho Fourth, which i.,h. container of tha, mm.v.1 ...,.j that blossoms forth during tho COu"",, of various incarnations. The Founh and ~h ho"",", aJe intimately conn«:l.d with "'" Moo n aM "'" Sun res pecti vely - the Moon boing the ... O«:tioo 01 the Sun, which fo t lld FOl :RTll

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Thri"g, The T.nth ho llS<', .. w. indio. ...d ....li"', dr..... tho indiv idu.IIOlh. futute, "" hi le the f'OUnh ", v'o l. ,he p.. t - tho . nvironm. nt into wh kh 0 "," i. born, tt... fa"'ily ' ''prort 0 "'" g.lS. "'" landed P' ''1'''rty, v.hid.... doth and om .n...n" Oh. roc""".. . . w.il a. al"'ady generate d. Th i> lono ie p'" i. urth OOU"', In thi> >en... thi. hOll... i. lin lcod ""lh the Hiran yog.tbh•• ' tt... MOIhot Pri" oiple in Nat""' . It . lso otan<>lion, .hd into11 ig..".,.,

In tho U""""Ioads, Hi"",yag..-bh. Oit_lIy · gnld.n egg , i. """ nI ,ho n"",.. gi"ffi for ,ho < ofth< ...;v...... n.hati ,...,. tho .. ord to d..a-ibo an ihhet ",rati .. ptlf>
All these aro tho bas ic wh.,-....i'h. l with which lho so ul . mb., ko Upoll II' worldly joume,.. and fulfill' II' dcstiny as 'ignificd by lho Ten' h OOU'" Symhohc .U y, ,h. Fourth ho""" i' " "n" """ d by a lOn' or pavilion: it is also
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nrTIIIl OI;SE Tho Fifth house ' .-prosent. "",ativity, C..a t;OIl is an ' ''' '''''' ia l q ualily of the DIvin e 'park. Th. pro<;.... of n ,.nifeslal;"" for whi<;h God ....umcd ob j""' ivo form was procrea' ion, .nd, as s uch, crea' iv'i' ,.. i, an "",..."li.1 oomponrn' o f Divinil,.. ;,,...If Proct..,jon ;mpli....giving rise to a now h fo, .nd th. , urg. ,'im ul.' . , Ihe e" ..' ive impul... when ,hi.. 00"'0 ;. favorably pia.. "n diff""",t level, of manifes' . , d isf'OS"d. Th is cr",,';v'i,y can t IiOll , On , h. phy.ical I.vd i' "' ,h. f""" of child""" h'n wh"" it or""'" "" an o"."ional plan. il m. )' n..nifcs! as ,h. ple.,u, .. " f lif. or in lhe rea lm of mental crea lion - .uth01>hi p, or 'h. e.xpr...inn "r new id e.. in Ih. art< and c rafl• . Th us ..,me of the .igniftcations of thi, hou"" a" ro ucarion, proge ny, in,en "", manag"""nt ab ility, co ul1cc
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Th.:-linth h""'" is 0' ''' of tho bas.s of tho Spi'iI".lltiangl. fonn«l by tho AS<'<'OOant (Firs! ho US<'), Fifth hous<'and :-linth hous<'. Th= hous<', ..... important fo , spirit". 1growth. C,• • ti"" .ctivity p,oo,,<= tho f.vo,· .bl. cond ition. ",b.,.1ry nl. ' ic. lIy it ,yn,lx>li,... d i", ipl",h,p . nd """,t.ct wi'h g,•• t ... ligh'rnod n.....rs, Th is h""'" . Iso .ignif"" "",,'s '!l'ruadI 'o lif. , OJ undorstandinJ! of it.. d i...."'" fo'""" at "' ock arou" d ..... 11,. Nin'h linUS'! ....1""""".. G<>d' , g,><..., .nd has • sp.dAI .fnnity wilh Jupil. ' . l'ndo, its inn ........ tho individual l.ads ...piril"All if., Many "p"etsof h f. whic h mov. to",.rd 'ho goal of .pi'iluah ty . t. indicateous. d Iry ,hi< hou... Th. Fifth boll.. signifi'" tho li",i.. ,inns whic h tho individual', c,.ativ. activiti.. and pas' "'nIIas impoS<' upon hi. in...,lv.m."t in • • "hly lif. and prof""i""al Activit;"" ., ", . 11 as "" hi• ."joym."t of I:><~ h mundan. and I"" t•••nhly lif• . n.. :-linth, ....pr..... ting God' . g,...., ....v••k tho f""'Sibility o f 'p""ial borwodicti,,,., " I' p..t "'mla , "' bleh yi.ld lb. frui ts of . uco f<,r tho .uspicious fulfi ll" ,,,,,t o f on.', lif. miss ion, it is .,;s. n,i.l th.t n.tu.... and di,pooition of Ih. Spi,ituailliangi. be """'i....,od car. fully .

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"",mben. of thi> cult do not bd ieve in . life be}'ond, By indulge""". 01", r"" ," ve•• greater impetu. toward m.>t",i.l g. in. , The Eleventh hou "" represen" . 11 the te nde ncies :md c...ving' that arise from thi, kind of activity, n.ese proc livitie, ..... npressed . s material am ""nce, e Ilfa·mar· ;lal relationships, recei pt of m..",ial wealIii,love o f ornamena and pearls.. reahzation of 0""" wish",,:md an)' oIher sillUlt iono which =c"'" per' .""al ple..u~, frien,l. , aequ.in",n.,..., dubs .nd ,,,,, ial gather mg. , Of monetary Inrotne. The Ele venth house in its deeper implic. tion, al>o indical"" that di"ipah on of man '. materia l substan<:e which destroy. the phyoical ch.i... '" that. ","w b irth m.;' <.oke pi""e. B," thio can occu, only wn"" the ind ividua l ha' . lread)' aequ ired great spiritual me rit. ae.,erally 'pe. k . ing. thi. house ,epresena fri<'Tld, hip. high ·da" con veyan<e5, pros perity • • good social life . ..,i.f",,,,,,, of pe~l n«,,-Is. ~ "in • • hopes, ,he elde r broth.". arriva l. and oth", ...."I ,lly mea"" of ""jo)mem flowing to the indlvidu.l. It io said to [., the h""... of 'n rome "nd 1eCel ptS,

TIIlRD HOrSE The Th ird hou se io an import. nl \>a.. of ' he Tri.ng l. of M. y. represen'ed by the Seve nth , Eleven lh and Third houses, \\onen the coamic ideat ion pe"""at"" the material sheaths a nd intensifies them, enormous stren gth, cou '"ge , ..lor• .." h""ia.m and <'Tl"'gy .re rtr'edNl, All these a re dilTeren' e, ptessi"", of ,lie Moha, <Jf ~ ind Principle . To "perien"" the pr<><e'" of manifestation . the >oul meets many d ,lT"" n' ..perienc"" •• i' proceeds ' hro ugh the "",rid; man enCOUn'ers differen' emotiOl" . nd relat iOl.mips , Th= .re s)'mholi,ed by ' he Third hOll"', Pro w",," i. i" mostruet io"" a re Ihe ,,,,,dI. ,, of th"", b..k 1"""Ot.. E. Oterically. Ihe Third house signifi"" ,,", mil>d, siblin g., shOllJOUt'",yo, a
g""""'tioo as the outcome of the int"'l'l.y of fir e an d water "' • • Tantrio insign i. , it is. powerful tolismon for m..tery of the po w", of n.ture. In any horoscopic prediction, the notu re and ..ruUlts of mon, his possibi l_ ities for . pirituol upl iftm enl and the difficult;"" en<:ount",cd in liv ing out his d""t incd 0o"",", 3Je dtoscribcd by the di s pos ition of tf>e,;e ""u"",. Manif..totion ru.. ffiletgcd from the bounded ..emity wruch ru.s bee n de
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SECO"iU 1I0t:SE Th e S<'COnd hous e is relote from inhc-.-illUlce, pr operty, int",est accru. l, and ""urees over wh ich the individua l h•• no dec ;si," control Even the fa m ily re lat;o ns . ;gnifi ed by th i, OOllSC ,efet to those rela tion.hips into whic h the pe rson i, born an d ate dislinctly differe nl from rela Uoru;hips with , iblitogs, the moth",. fat her, wife a nd others which ate dit<xtly assigned tod iffe ren t

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f/\' t hos tG""'k). In Gnostic ,ymoohc l an l'Ul' ~ " the BytJwj i, vorioo, ly termed the Gre Behari remat"", ,he hl>o",1m.. " i n ~ i. "depth."

bouses. Th. human relations signifiod by this ho ..... ... f" to those coo "ct> which form the cI""" bl<><>d-tic. fbindto g cultures aod ."'oici' i..). n ,ey ... 01>0 fottnet' ,,,, of hi, clemo l cornpoll cl,l. It is , i""incan, '0 note tha, th. Socon d ho..... refe rs .. oH.,..h to creative polenliol such os s peec h. clc" as it dots to death.

EIG IITII IIOl:Sl\ The Eighth h"""" "1"<s.ents a llOlh" "" p«.1 o f the there i, ", uch ,,"'... to this hOIl-« than the ' 13 o<>d if the relalion bet",een ,he Eigh lh hou '" and the SeCOlld . Sixth. and Twelfth i, e •• mined The Second house. relaled 10 Om. is inlimate ly linked wilh the e ..... iv. im pUlse wh ile the Si.th. rept ..."ted by Shak,i or Mohamaya, COIl13m. the si. ptimat)' fot ee> of ~a lur. to genntml form, The Eigh th hOIl>< symbol ;',.,. the clI..... or hIdden OJgan, of man through which the KUIlhnu irnplying e. pan,ion. Th . Eighth ho"", io thus the ",o...hous< of exp a",i ," enetgy lo' e"t in the mic«>eo>m The Twelf,h h"""" ' ept<><1't> hfe aft« Jea,h and is related ' 0 the Pancha MaitabhU130' Of five basic e lements. In • way , Ihe Twelfth h"""" is . ,ymbol for wate, f Unc1ion ing a, the uoive ...l solv ent o f the a k herni,ts In fact. th.. , is ",·hat de.th d"", it teduces every thing to its u!timole eoru" i""nts Seen against the bodg,mmdof the fou r ",y.;tie hou..,.. on. ca" t the hiddffi asp«:1S of one', life. Th. rectum is the mos' """....Ied portion of the body . but it is also the....., of the Serpen' Power f,om which all .iddh" ..i<e. whether they I. ad 'odeath. knowled ge 0' di«ipleshi p In ....'..e. the Eighth house , igmfl<S all 'h ing> h idde n. the ''''''urn. seri""" d iseases. con cealed w..l, h. Iotte,i ... knowledge of the hidJen low. of Nature. gain. or losses f, om m.."'" fluctua tions. psychologic. l .fflictions or """,..1. uff which "QUid be UII«cll toothe... alld
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The Siuh hoo'" "I""""'I< the Mruggle 'Hpmence of th" "",,1dU''''1 it. sojourn. A. it pr ~ o n it< "", ,," ~ I p.' h. lbe _ I me.ts wi th , <"Si"ance, The nat",e of thi/; opposing for '" ;. .1"" >n of the ~ <11l> I CQl0IX'""nt of ,, >.i>tenc. , Thu, II>. 5i .th house ,ho"", struggle, di ff1cuI'i"" opposition of villi"". kind., Iitigalion and « ,vitud<. 11Irough liteS<' expC<'s, howeve r, 1M individual develops hi, Ia'en' sp iritual powrts . When di""."" and difficuhies
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Reader, desiring 10 'Oldy the deq>et .igni frcance or the hcw-e< ,llooId =d Chapr... 4: 'Th e M, o 00 ,he C""",,' in the aull>«", ~ 5'ouIy i~ ~-"r0i08;m/ B. n~, ' ore, Indio: IHH J>r>k.a.h>...., 19113. S<e " SO 2: '11>< H<4vel'ly M. n', 111<.., cha f'le-n d,«lW; to. ...t""..~ of telOling various . "riho,.... t<> ,he difl"'enI house.

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zodiac is • '''' el v~f"ld d ivision of the Sun ' . . ppafOnt path alon g bonl gi= n.m... and <main d "" .y mboli c "'P'"",nta'ions of the div ision. of lbe <'(clip'i• . The oonstella,ions fonn imaginary ['gut<'< which are "'!lOCi"",. w ith 'p"<1.1 influeoc<'S flow ing Ilrrough the ir ar... . T he inn n"""... wor k d iff""e n'l y .. diffe",n' I<"\'el. (If m>nife,"" ;on. Au understand ing of ,hes. infl"MI' " i. d......,.,. f1"," 'he ch..aetn;< e ffo;ct of the plant't upon tho indj,·id".1 con=<'d . Studen.. of . ' ''0101<)' >ludy tb ~ zodiac in or

fe rre_I. the ninlb .ign . The un "' om, anoth .... mythica l or"" lul<', repr rnts the 'enrh oi!'JI - wbkh i. ,,1,0 repre......1«1 by . goat , A c oup l ~ , "", Ie nnd fem. le, repres ents the 'hird . ign, IVhil~ . v irgin or ma idrn rq>T<'S<'flts lbe , i"h Some o f t ~ .igns of 'h ~ rodlaC b.ve be<'fllink<'d with othe, 'ymlx,l... well , Bes ides 'he symbols, theI<' . re other eba,aoteri" io• •",ib ut'" to them One must st udy the ,ymbol, intens ively to unde"""nd Ih~ ' p"'i. t featu res of ..oh sign, We ,ball dooocri b<' them only br iefly, lea ving much to the imag inati"" and understanding of tb~ , ..der, t ~ <,<,Iipl io. lWelve ><8 tn<1lt> of s ky hav e

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M.."" i> the n.",. ~ i v.n ' ,>th . r;", .i1(ll of ,he rod .o<:. S.nskrit word Mes"" me ",,-, . ,a", or of,,,, P. loJ' oIhe, ' l oony"", ~i""" '0 i'.re more eonnot" ',e. Aj. m e.ns ,he ""born, Vish ..·• refe" to ' he whol. or the uni,,,,,,,,. K' ;ya • ..."ds for "",.iOll and ac'i, i'y, a"d T.mbu" i•• ", ,,, io. 1 ito" ",,,,e " l, whH" Ady. i' npJi.. ,he fitst p, it""v,1 ca""" of the ", an if.., "" iv....... Tho"gh Aj. me.... the "noom. i, ,efet. to ,he "u" oomb"'''' ' '''in~·in ", ''' mj , y. '' ~t ",h, .ymooli"", ,he unbo rn or nnm anifest " "efl)ali,e 'tself, i, . tan d. for ."bjechve-obj<'eti' e pore,,'i.1 o""r",g ""ily. A, i", repres ents the fnture poosibili'i", of crea,i ", e" e'gy. tld-",-il- i• . Thn" so me of its ."ribntes .re am l~ ho'" "plf"' iOll. dreatn -Iil<e cun>ClOusness, the de>ire to m "l,ipll .nd "'par.;! . Tb= i, a lway . "ewne"" in "",ateve ' A, i", infl uences, but the re i, .1>0 a cert.in . ",o"nl of o"''',adieti"". Arie, ;, f"lI of 'itality, .Iway' e"F' '0 explute h<w land, and ptupuund ""w theo , ies It ,ep'esents the sla F whe" the bud i>",.. dy 10 butsl inlo flower but is "o'.yet a flow er, i, sho "", the '1"a li' i"" of an adult though if i, no. yet an ad"lt. There i, • fire burn ing wi'hio. "". ""F' expr"" . • nd the d..i", doto inate - but in a ll the se e fforts the .. ..ill be SO "", fonn of ......ietion. """'" lim" a,ion or imredime nt of the bu bbling poten' i. l. Ape""''' nnde , 'h i, iofl""""" may b imp nlse in,,,,,I, the indiv idnal dwell in ,ubj«ti,e , ealm• • n",, 'plore d ""ivc","l ide"", ideal, tIOf let achio vod. Hi, preoxcup.,ioo is to m.1ce those in"",. , nbjo unexplored ide.l, obj<'ctiv. aod rea l. The impoosibilitl of the .., k o ften m.k"" the indi,id".l de>perote. despoo de,,' ""d m...,.ble The anci"", ""'IS oo",id. red Ari", as ",,,,,, ,,li" e. fiery. a c.,din.1 or "Klv. blei> of Ari", lie> in Sp"'t. bnoboth it> confl icl and it> p n, i'l

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\ RlSIUBIU Tauru s ~ Vrisl\a bh., the bull, is th e se<XlJld sign of the .odio<: .The bu ll h•• been assigned. tc:>pec ted ploce in mo'" wotld ' digioM '" a ,ymbol of.lI the .""picious thing. in life . S""i al pooition , oeeutity, ease a"d co mforts, weal th, progeny, vitality and. p.ssioo"e ""ute .te oomc of the oha toc' teri",ic. of lhi••ign . Th i. is "" bee.""".t thi, ..age the un born poten ti.1 (Aries ) beeom'" a creative urge which m, les objective manifest.t;on pos sible. At lhi, stage ' here i• • simullanc<>u. attr aclion and ....pu lsion which produce. I",menearC<'S. A bu ll i, ph ysic ally powcrfu1. It h.s. Itcme hdo"" o.p.oity to b...,..,j The very word Vr;sh . bh. meah, any m. le an; mal, . nything be'" or e min ""t In It. 01.... Th e m.len"", of Vri, ha bha s ymbolizes its ro le os a t ivee""rgy . ""b en engaged in an acli~ ily, the Tauru, pctwn e"" wot k unceasingly 01ii, even if il is repe' itive, till ,he d«ited res ult is achieved, There is ••yrn biOlic ....lation . hip be,w,""", 'he Thu",ah i.ndividual . nd hi. enviroroncnl. Just ' s on oa k tree 1:>«0""" • pe nn.neh l p. .. of its b~. pe,. Tau re"" wi ll w""t to "belong" to a penn, ,,,,nt scene , E ven '0 th ere is no sa'iety . nd stas is; 'here i, alw. y' on u'gelo be c", , ' ive .nd oonti.nue the e volut;orulry mo veme nt ThU fU< i' fe m inine , .... hy, . nd a fi.".] sign . Th""" cha'acleristics, ho we ".,r, mu st be ca,efully un de... 'ood . Taurus i$ oo""idootcd fem inine, .arlhy and fi xed b«ause these qualities ,e vea l the s pec ia l crc a'ive ""ture of ' he ,ign . f'roo ''''''ion i, the most . "b lime fu ,",'ion of ,be fem ale. The f""'lnine n.tu....i$ p , ,,, i,,.,, yet f,,11 of des i.... and e mOlion centering on the fem ale ro le in c'c . llon . S.....I .ot;v ity is th e ' up...."'" goa l of the fe ma le The ••rd,ine .. o f Tau,.., dts<' ibe< ;t as "oown w>fd," th ai is, "e, rth-ward" mO'emen'. T. u"", ....p'''''''h'' the naluce of tile individual "the' tha n h is aclivity, as indi o" ed by the f.ot 1~ , t ;1 is "fixe d* ..,her th.n movi.ng ;n any , pedal d lteClion, No pla""l i. doobi litated ;n. th i, ' ign beea .... the e ....ative cannOl let an y force ,ern. in nc ~a'i v" the !\100tt is e.. lted he", and Ve,,", 0 ..... 'he sign. n.",., su gg"'l a ro ne of Influe nce whe'c oonscio",," = and .."" itivity are in > h ighly a len con ditio n.

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Gemini If MithUJlll , which means. pair, twin......m.1 union Ol' • junction , is doe third sign of the zoo"," and " .,,,10 for divine «e., ive .ctivity, ,,'hic h i. lnllde 10 opera'e by the poktt iUltion of Spirit and M. tter. Though 'he . ign io ""lned Ihe IW""" ir is ill foct • trin;ly. 11 repr"""'ts the Fathe r, MOlher, and Holy GhOSl, il . lso repre....nts th. thre e gun... name ly .. nw. (har· mony ), rap . (. ctivily), and tom.» (inen 1o) . Emblematic.lIy, the .igo rep resents. "",Ie (Farhe,) ond. fe"",1e (Mother) "".."" in . boot. This .ugge>ts 0 jo umey or an involveme nt in the crea,ive rroce.. of man ife.. talion . Gemilli "and> fOl' Mind Of the Moh. l Principle. Th i. princip!;y, Ge mini .oow. the qu. lih e> of quicksilver , 0 my.teriou. met.1 ,,'hich is highly e lusive .nd liU!l<eptible 10. ,,'ide ,on go of fluctualioD>. l leat ond cold both affeCl the !lign very ..!lily. ll>e-re is • • parkling qu. lity 10 i' , of'en brilliant ond intuitive. Though it ha.s 0 greol de.l of mystic potenti.l, Gemini'. aw"""ches and e.pre..ion. "'" OO.i· cally "",ter1o lioti<:, C ooflict and instabi lity ate ;mpotl . ubjective p l.ne. Gemini i•• ma=line sign , airy in ""ture and eotIta ining the mixtu re of mov.b!e and f,xed qualities whleh Je f..... 0 eOnUnon , ign. Gemini i. most effective ", higher subjective rea1m<, . lw.y. eaget to act and achieve but not tetri bly e ffeCli v e in yielding coocrete results. r-;o plane t i. e .., lt"" ot de bil;t. tM here and Mercury rules !he .ign

K.-\RKAH Caneu§: Cancer, ,he fourth sign of the zodiae, pJOvides pliabil ity, e motion , and the qual ity of .ympathetic .ppre<;i" i<m . Its oction is dt,cisive, and i.. hold invin cible. FJOm its grip. no ooe can ""iea", him ... lf withoul >hedding ..,me b lood . In w.rdly it is • lin luh.ky ahoul itse lf .nd uncertain of its powe' and poIent;" l, which often make. ~ an ea. y ""get for bi,ds. of prey . Sages cons ide, the .ign 10..p..... n' the four "'P"Cts of rarobrah · man, ..hula (phy."',,1), ,ukshm. (.uMe), bija (cousal), and . akshi (the ~i1enl W.. cher ). It also reptesents the foot of eOll.5dousness;jag,",a

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LeoCL Lro, 'he ftf'h . ign of the rod"o, is .ymboliz.cd by • lion .nd is characteriud .. rna>o"lin• • fi.ry . " d r.....d, The signifLo""". of the loon ,ymbol i. undr-"",o"J"bl. when w, ,,,,lite tha' !he pdmory qu. l;ty " f this ...di.,ion i. ,he Divit" lUg. tow.rds proo.....tion. This i.the ... ge wherein the Cosm ic Man dolt> f,,"h his o.....,iv. 'h .....d of Primordial l igh' into ,he lalt}'rinth of chao'io rnaner. establishing different f<J«. oen"''' whioh lead uloim."'ly Jo 'ho individu.lization of rnan, At thio sI.g. the .piril",,1 principles It.""f""" 'hen.... I.... into mo..,i.l fom,,,- Leo ",p",,,,,,, t.< ore· .'ivi'y. the .nloul"i"" of ,he Divine Nature in mon; it io Divine N. m,e obi«,ifi. d, Ftte iothe Divi"e symbol of p"".nce, cre.,jvity••nd purifiootion, i' i•• Iso an el,,"'''''' of N. ,u", whioh 03llnOl odopt i.... lf to anything else. f ire o.,mot ni., in octi•• foth! in . "y'h ing Lro i. self-cen'ered. .spi, ing. amhiti""" . nd .rrog.nt, it io fierce in oolion, ooloul"tl,g in ..x"" I .."'''''n'..... oh<>osy in social rebtion
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.,,,,, iti,ity_ It ,ep'''''''''' energy rollO••led in m"!",

TI'LA Libra ::::: Tnl., th e •.,.,. nth , ign of 'he .odia<, represents tha t . ..go of cosmic ideatio n in which Spirit i. compl etely imffi<"rsM in rnatler . At th is ''''g<, the so ul is reody for achang• . Wh erev er Libr a ' ppe'r:>. materi . llZ. llon i, intens ified and !he lIldicatoo aspe<:t of lif. ha. bec orn e read y rut . piri',,. liLOtion Libra is y Lil>t, h.. fulln... h u' tho< fuUne.. i, no' $O' in to enjoy them. 11'.e ,i~ n io tigh, ly 'ept<",n,opi"'u.I . .... konin ~ he ~ins Libr a is ITUlSCuline , mO". ble .nd . iry. These q uali' i". . ho w the method of it> operation . Libr. doe. nOl depend upo n <>Ihe, ;nflue """" '0 be effec,ive. "''''ele ve r and however i, ope r.'e., i, will c re.te ' n impa c'. 11la, i> its pos iti,-e or mascuhne q uaht y. It ean never rem.in station. ry ' i, will . lwaY' impart a thirst for greater . nd grea 'er ach ievem en t Wh" e ve' one', 1",-01 of prosperily, Libra will alway. induce the j«o' ives . M any of 1/>0 tne. "i n~, of this ' ''' '' aro 5l1AA"" «! ind;t<etly by , uch o"t.. as Taul i (weigher ), Van ik. (me rchant), Yuh (the linkl, . nd Tub (ba l.nce).

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S(orp io TTL Y..'anacharya caller1;"" of lhe bod y l<'pr<=nte poinl dil<'<;1ly ' 0 tho occu lt nalu'" of thi••ig" , Scorpio " gni ft.. energies whi¢h, if propr;-Iy ",.,t>ged, ",o ld I. ad a ll'e""'ndO\l$ u" foldm"ltt of p'ychk powe', Bu' unl.... this pr«<'SS of unfold m""t i. perf<'C tly undn-srood, any activali"" of it is [i""ly to l.ad 10 unlo ld mise ry. It i, ",Ialed hidden ... ped' of hfe, especially ""' _ necteJity " ""''''I. Se= y ruleo SUp"''''' in oth«1 in lho ohurning 01 tho Greal Milk Oct-an wfot,n lhe gods .nd d"",oos retti..,ro the immon . lizing nec1ar. That churnin g power ",.id.. in Scorpio : th< .ighth sign Cle. .... chaos wherev.. i, strikes. Turmoil. upse", and unoxpected de,...lopmen .. ari"" All ,ht,-.., d ifficu lti"" SOOrtM or prod""" til< ""'.... of immor tality , The .pecial f.ature 01 Scorpi o is i.. directn.... in achi eving "'" ,<sui t Scorpio;. f.",inin., wa"''Y, and fi. «I. The Moon is J"bilitate.It«l. Mars o wn< th...;g", Th .... ch. , aC" ,;"i¢> -:mph.. iu tf", ¢l<'.t ive nalut e of Scorpio, Only wh." somc fo ,'o' abl~ force or ac, ive agffit opera'e> on it can tho sign he eflectiv. in producing its , esults. O""".lIy i.. ill/l"<:n<e " " 01com m.nda ble, It may he sons;';,... bul il Oan ab o he d i. rupli"e. Vindiclive"".., irnpetlJosily, se lfishness ,

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Saltittarius J 5' gllt.. ,iu< i, the .....,tau, _ . ~ : i ke beas ' wnh . human uPJ><" p.n hold ing . buw .nd .hooting .n ,trow t<.>W.,d ~ sky, TIl< Sanskrit name for the s.il"'nlnely '" the bow, the .trow, ."d ,he sh_ing , n.e g=tn . \\1:tatever the elf"" of thi, ,ign, life', un{old"",ut W>d", its impact .... ve.1s the futu,e dest iny of 'he stnJgg ling so ul. Th i, m. k... the , ign '",picious. The elgh,h sil'" le. ds to .n . w.kn,n~ of ""n,.-iou,n= , If thi, impulse o pe" tes on . 'piriru.li, ing level In ' he n,nth ..gn, the vari"n, IISP<''-ts of h n,n", n.t" re h. """" ile of the Divine. Indiv ,d ual ch>,,"cterigue, it is be<'ci.1 impac t on this , ign unless it o pe,.."" under Jupiter ', au,hority .nd jn risdiction. S. gi' ta,i us, the ninth ,ign. is ' he dharma o f the cos m;e dei' y. It leads to the unfold",,,nt of the Divine E, .s",co. The O"'OoW f,orn thi, , ign is 0 00 " g"'''' , b nt ,uch an inOuenee connot be expected to ~ uce a life of east' and com fo rt. God ' , ~race does not imply . ..infot",,,,,,nt 0( otIe' , tt . d;ti"". 1belief.. habits and , up",'i'ions. A' a ""tte. of f.ct, h fe under

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rap r rcern Vj Th, nature of :>l . l=a is shrou ded in m)'l'tcriolJ$ reforcncos ond . lIu.ion:; which con nol be ....ily descrihed by ,he " ,>!eric I. .... of notute. All these a llU$ions ..fer to ,I>- cen" .1 mean ing of ,h. ' ign - wh.:h has linl, to do wi,h word makuta , m.. nin g ~....",od ile. Ru'h.., 1be Sign is assoc,. ted wi,h thi!Trnpie of C. pricorn which, in Th eooophi<;.l lite,.ture. is thi! se>! of thi! guard ians of th is globe. The ten,h sign is .. lated 10 ,hi! spiritu. l impul.. wh ich guides the world tow.rd< its destiny . C. pricorn refer< to the involveme nt ofth e individu.l in the process of ,he univ"sal· i.. of human ene'gy. During the inte"C! lon of ","ch fo reos 'here m.y be har dship""d ,uffering . Unde, ,his imp u;';", c<,n>ciousne.. begUl< to link up with 'houg h' currents .nd vibration< from h ighi!, re.lms of .. iste n,:e .nd tl>< g,,,,eming POWH'O of tk univ..... . On 1bem.tefl. lle vel. the .. m. y be diff"", l,i"" 1IIld dissa tisf.ction, but inwardly ,10, ,"""It of C.pricom i_ " . tte ,nely • • tisfying When C. pricorn begin, to ope'ate, p.st karmas 're . ", iv.ted. Co ....• q uentl y. many unusual even ts begin to take pl.ce . The I"', t . ccumuloted for ce. are wo rked out so ' he burden is lessened ""d sens itivity is heig h"' ned fot .bsorbing f"" h inspir. 'ion. The illl'" light conc ealed under ,I>< clecep'i"" musk is tele.sed. DisHl us ionmen ~ de>truction of tr.d itiona l v.lue., .nd • n,"· . Iign.....nt o f f~ . 11 occ u' under this infl uence . C.pricorn is considered feminine because 'he ch.ng"" wh ich take pia"" " nder ,hi, " gn comple tely te"''''a' '' ,he individu.I , m.king h im te. dy fm the onward spiri'u.1joo n leY·The , itu'"' ''''' one « ,nf'onts unde1 C opricom are nul "",-=satil y ,he _u l' of one S imme diate dot ngs , but follow from p"st .c ,ion" 1be", i, much working oul of desl iny 1IIld fate. The sign i. eanhy. The ",. im ,,f ope ' '''ion of Ihi. , ign is mundan e """,t,nce. Wh.lever h.ppens under d," , ign m.""" us c'p"ble of sustaining fun h... 1'f<'I'S" ..... on doo <001 's journey. C.pricorn i. mov.ble. imp ly· ing ""' I thi!", will be cons iderahl< change undn il< itnp" ct. The basic forces nowing lhroo gh ' hi, .ign ""n a l", be uMers' ,>.:>cting eff",~ of ,j,i••ign often bri ng, excrucia,ing p"i n nnd t" ,,,,, nt ing psychologica l ..perienees . An y kind o f relig ioos .dvice, ex'~OfIC phil06ophy, or , ilu. lisUc pr. c' ic• • will

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creative P<>"''"'. Thio l\"""". lly in'ol"", 'h e sacrifice of perwnal comf"". plea,ure, and co n... nience, thus caus ing consid<'f.ble suffering. In Indian m etaph ysica l 'hought kum bha . ,he pilCher, is wi'h hum"" ..isten co. The ph)" ';c.l body i. compared to. pilcher, The shape of. pitd er i must be broken, which i. b y no means. happy up<'ienco, W'"'-or Aqu arius appears , 'he .. is reac' ion . nd opros;'ioo . D' fficu lties atise. M. terial propWfIed by Saturn , bu t tbe sign do", nO! proVide ' uitable condit;""'; d'h.. f"" e u l' ation or debili,.· tion Qf any p l. nel , The effect th is "' ~n is PU'l"" ive. eff.. ,ive an d deep . c' in g. It does nOl ,imply provide ""nd iti"". u ndt-r which ot he rs C'" """ bu' has its own direc';on, L:nd", ,hi, .ign the lutrnoil in on e', life is imm e usc ly i"".. osed os the indi vidual begins to wor k inaceordance wllh the div ine plan and ann ihiu.1e his pe rson al ego . In this tas k, Sa' um is ""hI... in ach ieving its goal . It com plele ly des' roy" na di, i"".1 mooring, The in fluence of Aqua rius is primarily on 'h e p
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The ancient '''IS g''''' to ~,is , ign nO! only the nam~ Min. , which means fi, h, 00 ' .lso An ty. y., which means ~ Le end ,.nd Vasha , wh ich means glory. All ~,e",.." veiled ",fe",no"", 'o~", stage of .ch ievemen' whe'" the struggle i. o~I .nd on~ has ,,",c hed ~'" end. During ,he Pi",.an proc",," the ", is ron>tanl progress. At the end, ~'" acme of achie v~men' i, ,..li>=! , Th i, is ~,~ b.yond which the,. is nolhin~ further 10 achi~ve. It i, the ~ nd, th~ o"""';on of all dfotts. The W~l\I} travd~, ~""" 10 bed to enjoy a I"'. ""f" l <1,,1'. The . ymbol fo< P,oce. is two f..h, placed in ",cb a way .. 10 ",p... ~t ,he positive .nd negativ. diocharg... of . leetnc vihra'ion I ~.din~ to comple!' ... imilation of on. into another. AI ~,i, , tag., ,bne is no Inove"",nt, no f""hn ~n blossom when the n« 1a. is . Iso tho qu alily of ..ater, which ",.t.insand pr"",rves lif., A, . rommon sig n, P1= Canbecome mo,'a ble", fixed . J"p ite r o",n, the sign, wh ich .g.in emphasius ~.e same ch ...",,,istio., V~nu. i.

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3 NAKSIlUR-'S TilE,\STERISMS OR LU~AR Jl.l>\.."IlS10SS The n.ksha'ras "'" !h< , ,,,,,,.1 .~ ... ~ which Hindu .strology revolves. Th.-i' Of i~ in i. n" m o..." . E.'en ,he Veda. give . < associ, ' ion of 'h e ~tOOll wilh diff"",n' "" ' ''0''' '', fund. menlally .llers the "h.,,,,,,,,, of . horoscope. The '-ery " . ' u," of ,"" M""" berom « diff.",n' ;n ce rtain ,.. ""ben a plane t i. pho<ed , n,Ie, ,h. di«", rad ..,ion of. lunar mansion, it is no l ~.ri l y 'h. plane'" bas ic nalure which flo ws to the rec ipient; instel'd, • ""ksh.tra influen"" read"'o ,he indi.i d ""l. The planetary peri ods in the Iif. oycle of an ind ividua l, wh i, h are' p<"CIl!i., c ontribu'ion of HIndu a.trology, flow (roln th. pos iti"" of known a' pad... wh;,;h meanO· fe..t.~ Each ",,!<sluo'ra .. we D a. each pad> i. """"" iated with a different plan e!. Ail the,., f""tor. mu,t be carefully .ppr,i<ed in ",d'" to predict the fUlure of 'he indi, -idlLl l The three gun as - ""t w•• raj... . tld 'a ma. - al.., aff""t each !Ill""hat... differently_Wi'hin the primary flo w' of a gill... there will be a """,,,,, Th.. ".k>I",trn. are . 1.., c....gori,.. d accor ding to the four b.si" motivation> of a human beinJ;:. altha (meantngful acti on), bma (pa«ional action) . dhanna (righteollS actioo ), . nd moksha (llbera tion. konna-l",. action), Whe" . ""k>h. " . is SO categotited. it rev""k the ge"...,.al impul '" of th., ""ksluo'ra.

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r. ASmH 'li1 The fll'St lunar m.nsion e"ends from 0" to I J' 20' .long 'iI< "";;ptlc, (i.e., 0" '" 1JO 20' Ar;""j . nd rep""nts lil< my. 1i< of "" Iivoting in it. lol. lIcy. Symboli ud by tho h". d of • horse, it.lands pr;m.¥. 1 for pow", . nd boauly . lis pul""'i"" i> ,hylhmic. l. d. ili", or< lhe >\>hwini Kun'." who hod the c' p"hili' y o f be;;'owing you'h to lh. deere pil ..ge Chy.¥.n and providmg lif. fo "'e 1o lhe Ir.., bornl by 1ht poi.on o f the gr••t 5<rpctlIThhhal, ' Th. fiTSt na"'h.". itnp>Tts . g rhip and. lhi,,' for 5<ns.llion A,hwini i, mOli¥a1.d by raj., or ,he aCli¥i'y prine ;pk, and ho, dh.rma 01 ,j~hreou",e.... its basic dir« 'ioo. My.re r;ou, K" u, ,he d....,.,.dit,g node of lhe Moon, i. it. rul",g pl.""I, but its fou, po'" a" ~o,, ""' d by MaTS, V.nus, Me", ury .nd the Mooo itivily and sociability ,

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2, 8IL\R.\.'I'1 tho .."""d ".. ... lu tr. " '" nds from IJ' 20 ' '0 26' 40' (A, ie, ) and is ,ymboliud by tho fe"",l. g. ne"tiv" organ , It has I. .. "f.l<1lC . to SOx than'" OIh.. co" cop's , Th••ym bol su ~ .." lha' lhi, i. ~ ",",ve, .. . link bel""".n the i'Titl.. ,,1 Sour"" and the m"" if<sled hmg it, y..lding ,he fin.1 fru it of humon birt h. ll,e p"'.j d;n ~ d.i,y of lh...'", i"", i> Y' m', tho ~ od of d. >th, who rule, ov", , oul> in tho >late herween inca rnations . Thi, nak>hat", 's ,~I< is ,he I",,,,,,a' ioo and .. Ie. .. ~f the Goldon Egg (Hiranyagarbha ), Wor king pr;mari ly undor the ' aja" 0< "<1 i¥;lY principle, il guido. the soul in tn' lu i. li.t ie .. we ll , pirit",,1 growth , bu' il> i"'pul.. being artha 0<

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3. KRlmll% Kri1lika extends from 26 ' 40' 10 40' 00' (26' 40' Arie< to ]0' 00' T. urus). Only its first qu. rt... lie, in Aries while n l< ,",1 of it f. ll. wi,hio l l,"rus, "["'0 m. jor qUll li""" of this ."ensm . te to be expectod. It is
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4. ROIll,"l1 Ex,~ruJj ng OVOf W 00' '0 n ' 20' of lb. zodiac (10" 00' to n ' 20' Thuru . ), Rob ini is pta i"'" as one of the m ost .uspiciou, of ,"eri,n,•. ",",ions .ynonyms for 110. ..",Tism are Vid ih, meaning. ,"ored oom,,,.nd, Vi..""hi, refming to B, .run. , the god of c..at ion , .nd S.kal, whicll

mean> • d .riot 0< >;am.g e. The ehMi", serves •• a .vmbol for thi• ..'e ri.m. RolIini i..... iIIeubator of ereati ve poten ti.llt ha< the quality of the Gr eat Dee p (Bythosl, wM e every «ed. every idea i. preserv ed and nouris hed until the right time for its bim OIld fruil ion. Roll ini lead. to worldly ple""ur«, ..taebments ....d infa'ualion, '0 .he world of ...."' ''''1 illusion. Everythm~ eXp<"fielleed undct Ihi. im pul"" h.. a quoilty of """'''''''', ' sense o f ehildlike deligh t ....d the de, ire to experience more .nd more of the sam e The Mo<m h.. a . ped. 1relationsh ip WIth thi. ast""i'm . In . state of m}S1 ical ecstasy, Rohin i eon guide the ind ividua l an overpowering eaperience of the Divineor a sen<eof dedieali"" to«>me ,piritual mi..ion It leods the ind Ivid ual into >OflIe kind of symbiotie relations hip with those in whose eom pany one ma y receive some sort of tr .... scendenta.1eaperi· enee. Rohilli e.... also produce dee p iIIvolv"""'n' ill sexual rel. 1i<>Tldarie-s, but these would l«Il""ally I>e induced by strong impulse. of a ttachment and. , tate of inloxiealion , The Iotd>hip of the ...en,m i, ...igneemed by Venu" All tbese cha roctenslics o f the na'«halra bestow upon it a quality of earthill ... . This also ..pl. in, tbe ."",i, m bt-ing . nribute
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in the psyche of the indiv idu. l; thus this na!<sha,," symlooh,..,. the ten",lion of the <1lt ig. shira e xtend. f' om S3" 20' to 66° 40' (n° 20 ' T.uru. to 6" 40' Gemin i), It IS ' }'mloolized by lhe deet'. he.d and ruled by the !\.Iuoon . Bu' lhe terti"'}' quality of ~ lri g.slii ra i' t.mas, while that of Rohini i. raja . , The'" a te ."",11 di ff e,.,nces, bu' they ha •• impon ant te rcrcussion, l<'gard ing prt"diction• . At this '''ge, the concrMi"hon of thl' . bstract [)iv ine impu l'" u k", pl.ce. Th e creative i"'pulse of nature b<-~in. to "-'>S ume "",t",i.l fonn , Th is aslo:rism i. IIt'ked with the ho, ic constit u",," of Ih, lDIive~ which are called tanto.It...) It, operat ion in ,he multip le rea lms o f ,he a bstr. ct. spiritual, "",,,,.1, """'p'u.1 .nd phys ic.l is SlLl(g",'ed by the planot"'}' lord:;), ip of it. fOlLt quan,"", .ssig nrd 10 Sun, M",cill)', VonlLs , .00 Mar>, whil' the Moon has ov,rall con trol o f Iho a, teri,m , ~ plan"" impart "" "'IQ', 'g ilt1y and i'"-l uisi" "e iw eilec lu. 1.ndea"" One o f the .peci. 1 cha,."kri,ti", of Mrig..hi,. is , hi' qu.lity of t.m.., lead ing to ""'I
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6. ARDIl% Atd ra ..,,,,,d . ftom 66" 40' to 110" 00' (~" 40 " 0 20)" 00 ' ('",,,,>n il , n.., "Ioti, m i' . ff« ' ed by .11 til!"" gun .." raja.< is the I" ima'y .tt ribut" t. mas lhe second. ')·, and salt.... ' he t",j.ey. Its mo ,ivation.l impulse i. bma, the I"'",ional natu re o f m.n. Wi,h in 'he """,.11 inn ....nce of Mercu' y, "'1.... of G" mini, Rahu Of Ihe NOI1 h Nr>de of th. Moon gOverns ,h • .,t",ism itse lf, It. four qua"",, "re guided by l up,tot ."d SOl um. The I""'iding deity of ,he nal;..ru.,.. to R,,d.., 1I,e goo of o f the four q""r· 1o,,;, Jupi'", . nd S.tlLrn, are mystorio"'ly linked with occu lt tt. ining "nd re""nci. tion . Thu, thi, • .,,,i, m destroY' ma,,,, ia l Ie. li' y . nd the ""ur . in vo lve ment in ill,,-, ;on - which, howe,''''' b«om'" d ifficult to ..n,," nce. II i. symbo li,.elot.. ot a hu"",n h,ad, both of which slLggesl lhe mind, which on the on, halld impose, upon "I"'ri, nc,-"

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PuIlorv.,;u exte" ds from 80'00' '0 93' 20' (20' 20' (j~m ini to 3' 20' Can,,,,,) . It i. 0" .... rism ,odic.lly diff. 'et,' from Ard 'a . A' this .,age. lh. ""1\"~ of tai". lhe " 1""" of hf~ ,hat i' aff", .. The presiding deity of'n. n.ksh.. ra is Aditi. ,he mothetof the Aditl'" or Su" • . A pamdoxi <. l tmn . " Vi, ibl< Infmily:' i. sold '0 .. pr.... nl the..'eri.". . In orde, '0 comprehend Ihis hmitk-ss ex pa" "" . one musl under stand ,he f~"< t i Ol ' of ".,.do. the primeval sou"d, .ll d b indu, tho ",," er of wn.cious"ess . The \lniotl of ,he tw<> I"od~<es n'",et;.,1 Or obJ ""iv~ fon n. of m,,,,ifesta' ioro . The I" imary impo.llse of ,hi, ""e,i"'n i. tt." "" ioll \>elw,,"," sound and Divine ,""s
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II. PIISH\'A Pushyo is a uniq ... a" e, i.m ,..ith "",..al ' I""' ;a l fe" '\lt'e<, It extct>ds hom 9.,' 20' to 106· .ro' (3' 20' to 16 '.ro' Ca.."", ), compkoely wilhi.. Ca.. cer. the . ig " ruled by ,h~ Moon , 11>< Ved i< dei ty Brih"p"t i. '<pre.. nted by Ju pi' e,. the adv;.., of g<>ds ond men, presides ov'" H. but Sal\ltn, whk h i, . ['« ially ossoo.'i.led with ..",asic 0' i,,,,ni ..1 proclivities. has pJ~nelary o wn",
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9, ....~ II I.ES II. \ A' the Ash l....J.., level, e"'mOe ide.,,~n ha' d ,ed its I"" '.... deplh of maten.J i", ' ion, al ,.. whie-h mu. t begin the k of ronsolidotiou, ~o t only doe> the . st..ism m. r' tho- o" lmi....tio n o f the roj"lo ", tribut••t ,be prim.l')' J.vel. il . lso p"'p...... '" for producing . ,pi'i,,,. 1impad due to ... ttw . gu"" . t lh, "",~nda ry and ,Mji.ry le...d • . The OSitnism io ruled by Mt't eol')' bo' 'he d,i'y p.....iding o vt't i' , 'he N.~a ",. <erpt"n'. i, rep l"~ ....i'li «oO ..ic , ignif,ca nce Th~ "" tM teT111inotion of an ,mportlln' phose 01 cos mie ideati olL Much o f ,he . ignificance of Ashlesha Ii.,. in unders"md ing the se rpent . )'tl,bol. AsI ,~," . i•• n intense energy <:opab ie o f gr"'" 'piritu.l ..", inm.n' ., well . , ""'toria' Immersion . Do. Ii' y io o ne ~f it> imp<,,"m' eli"""""i" i",. The Sl'rpt"n' , ymbd tn n l•• <:on'pl~, .nd ~ften mi' unders'ood psycholog ical fact,,,. Per-so"" hom "nder ,lit- ;nfll1t"nce of ' hi.< . , terism .1< ~ft.n OOll,.. J iotory dlo""'e" . They.re de<-p iy phi losophicol, ' hough tful, austere• ..,If-reli.nt and red u, iv• • bu' ' hey COIn, " n OCC' sj" n, di' play crude <elfi.h n. .. and ttead..rous. 'n,n"".1 .nd '""omou, procliviti<s, Tky COIunor be.. h umili.!ion Under f. vorable oonditions