Learn Astrology ( Lesson 2)

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Friendship and Enmities of Planets

Allotment of Zodiac Houses for Planets

The problem is to allot twelve houses, without partitioning a single one to seven planets, Sun, Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus and Saturn. If these twelve houses which are to be allotted to seven planets each planet will get 1.71% house.

The solution given in Hindu astrology is: the Sun owns only one house or rashi, Leo

or Simha and the Moon owns only one rashi, Cancer or Karka. Solution Now there

are ten houses and five planets awaiting allotment.

The easy solution that emerges out now is allot two houses to each of the five

planets.

The Scheme of Allotment thus arrived at is:

Mars is allotted Mesha (Aries) & Vrishchika (Scorpio), two each.

Venus is allotted Vrishabha (Taurus) & Tula (Libra), two each.

Mercury is allotted Mithuna (Gemini) & Kanya (Virgo), two each.

Jupiter is allotted Dhanu (Sagittarius) & Meena (Pisces), two each.

Saturn is allotted Makara (Capricorn) & Kumbha (Aquarius), two each.

There is a very easy way to remember it. Divide these twelve rashis into two

divisions six belonging to the Moon and six belonging to the Sun.

The rashi number of the Moon is four (Karka) proceed in backward direction from

here 4, 3, 2, 1, 12 and 11. The rashi number of the Sun is five (Simha) and proceed

in forward direction from here 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10.

The Lunar Half 4 3 2 1 12 11

The Solar Half 5 6 7 8 9 10

Now Re-arrange It Thus:

Lunar Half : Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn

Solar Half : Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn

To sum up Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn move in a backward direction

from Karka. Repeat it from Simha in forward direction.

Happy and Unhappy Conditions of Planets

Hindu astrology which deals with the happy and unhappy conditions of human beings

who are happy or unhappy or indifferent or very comfortable in some surroundings,

comfortable in some, less comfortable in some, uncomfortable in some and

miserable in some, so too planets have different conditions and different moods. The

condition of planets in a horoscope reflects it.

Note: Do not take it literally because there are many brilliant exceptions to these

rules. If that is not remembered, only a gloomy and fatalistic view of a horoscope will

have to be taken, as many astrologers do.

Just as the company of different human beings and different surroundings create

different moods in you so do planets in a horoscope. Planets are happy in some

conditions and unhappy in some other conditions. There are varying emotional

states.

Caution

Before you learn the following lesson, overcome the mechanistic attitude of the age

we live. Astrology of Hindus is not a set of formulae to be applied in a push-button

way. What is being given here is for a quick understanding of the fundamentals only.

Do not take them as final pronouncements. If you commit that mistake, you will

become dogmatic.

Hindu astrology is world's most developed astrology because India is the land where

astrology originated and, was developed over a period of thousands of years. Here

many astrological experiments have been done and many techniques tested and retested.

Avoid dogma but follow the steps given below. The more flexible but, not

romantically stupid, you are in learning astrology, the better are the chances of your developing proper astrological ability.

Remember it step by step

Learn Astrology ( Lesson 1)

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Astrological Days,Signs, Planets and
Horoscopes

Days, Signs, Planets
This blog is being written without dealing with the mathematical part. If you read it
step by step and then see your own and others’ horoscope, you will be able to
understand, technically, the astrological discussion. You will also get familiar with the
terminology of Hindu astrology.

Days of the Week
1. To do that remember the first lesson in three parts: start counting the
weekdays – Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and
Saturday. These seven days represent seven planets – Sun, Moon, Mars,
Mercury, Jupiter, Venus and Saturn.
2. In Hindu astrology we make use of two other planets, called the shadowy
planets, called Rahu and Ketu. This gives you a total of nine planets. It is why
we have the famous navagraha stotra or worship of nine planets.
Note : In Hindu astrology we do not use, Uranus (Herschel), Pluto and
Neptune. In the scheme of stotra these planets have no place, though an
American has given mantras for these three planets also in his book which is
not given in any book of Hindu astrology we have or know of.
Note : Now, also remember the sacred number 108 which are the number
of beads we have in the garland, of tulasi or rudraksha with which we do our
japam.
3. The part of the first lesson is: there are 27 Nakshatras or Asterisms or
Lunar mansions that we make use of in Hindu astrology. It is a very
remarkable, brilliant and subtle division which is being explained later.
Each nakshatra has four equal parts. Again you will see that twenty-seven
multiplied by four gives you one hundred and eight number (108) which are
the number of beads we have in the garland, of tulasi or rudraksha with which
we do our japam.

Name of Day Ruler of the Day
1. Ravivar or Sunday 1. Ravi, Surya, Bhanu or Sun
2. Somavar or Monday 2. Chandra, Indu or Moon or Luna
3. Mangalvar orTuesday 3. Mangal, Kuja or Mars
4. Budhavar or Wednesday 4. Budha or Mercury
5. Brihaspativar or Thursday 5. Guru, Brihaspati or Jupiter
6. Shukravar or Friday 6. Shukra, Bhargava or Venus
7. Shanivar or Saturday 7. Saturn, Shani, or Manda

Note : No days are allotted for Rahu or Ketu. South Indian astrologers allot a
specified time on each of the days for Rahu and call it Rahukalam during which time
they avoid all auspicious work.
Note : Rahu and Ketu cannot be seen through any telescope like other planets. Yet,
how effective and accurate is their use in Hindu astrology clearly proves that the
ancient rishis combined their knowledge of physical sciences with metapysical
knowledge which we call Yogic.

Institute of Cosmic Scince

Learn Astrology ( Lesson 2)

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