Sunday, April 18, 2010

The Play of Planets

Events in life take shape according to the houses that relate to each other. For example, when the first and sixth houses are related through transiting planets the individual falls sick, meets with an accident, undergoes surgery or enters into a dispute; when the tenth house relates to the ascendant the individual gets a job, attains a position of authority or gets involved with the affairs of the office; when the fifth house gets related to the ascendant, a child is born to the individual, he meets with his children, he has happiness through children, etc. and when the fourth house relates to the twelfth, the individual goes away from home or changes residence. The exact nature of the event would depend on the karaka operating in this combination.
The question is whether the houses should be determined from the ascendant, from the Moon or from the natal place of the major-period planet. In my experience, the most accurate results are seen when the houses are taken from the natal position of the major-period planet. The second best results can be gleaned through the use of houses taken from the ascendant. The position of the Moon does not really appear in my scheme of things.
But does the mere relationship developing between houses cause events to take place? Herein comes the role of the major-period planet. When we consider relationship between houses taken from the natal position of the major-period planet developing through transiting planets such relationships point to certain events but these events will not materialise till the relationship also involves the major-period planet. Let us suppose planets in transit relate the fifth house from the natal position of the major-period planet to the first house. Would matters relating to children materialise through this transit. It may not happen unless while this relationship remains the major-period planet also relates to one or the other planet that causes the relationship between the two houses.

In the above chart this female went abroad and met her boy friend there on 26 July 2000. She was running the major-period of Venus. The fifth house shows romance and boy friend. The fifth house should relate to the first to bring about a meeting of the two. The fifth house from Venus is in Capricorn. The first house in the major-period of Venus will be Virgo. Saturn in transit, as is seen from the chart, is in sambandha with Venus. Venus is in Aslesha constellation of Mercury. Further, Mercury is in Ardra constellation of Rahu which is associated with Venus in the transit. We notice that Mercury and Saturn are closely related to each other and the major-period planet is an integral part of this combination.
Further, the ninth house from the natal place of the major-period planet should relate to the first house for the individual to travel abroad. Rahu should also figure in this combination as Rahu is the significator for journey abroad. The owner of the ninth house from the major-period planet is Venus which is in close relationship with Mercury, the owner of the first house. Rahu and Venus are together in the transit.Mercury is in a constellation of Rahu.