Two planets (except the Sun and the Moon) are in a state of war when they are joined to one another in such a way that the distance between them does not exceed 1°. The planet with the lesser value of longitude is considered the victor. Let us suppose that Jupiter is at 24°29′ of Taurus next to...
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The cause of the affliction of a planet may be its weakness, placement in a trika house (the 6th, 8th or 12th), malefic aspects or conjunctions with unfavourable planets such as Rahu, Ketu, Saturn, a weak Moon and so on. A house is considered afflicted when: — a malefic planet is placed in it; — a...
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Two planets are considered parallel to one another when they have the same degree of declination to the north or to the south, or one to the north and the other to the south. Such a position of the planets is equivalent in its effects to a conjunction. Sri Govind Swarup Agarwal — «Vedic...
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If a planet is placed in a particular sign of the Zodiac, the ruler of that sign becomes the dispositor of that planet. The dispositor plays a paramount role in assessing the strength of a planet and its possible results. A strong dispositor improves the condition of any planet, while a weak one...
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Every nakshatra has its own special destructive degrees. Ashwini: the Moon and Ketu — 8° of Aries, Saturn — 10° of Aries. Bharani: Rahu — 14° of Aries, Mercury — 15° of Aries, Jupiter and Mars — 19° of Aries, the Sun — 20° of Aries. Rohini: Mercury — 14° of Taurus, Venus — 15° of Taurus, Ketu — 18°
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The Sun (Surya), the Moon (Chandra), Mars (Mangala), Mercury (Buddha), Jupiter (Guru, Brihaspati), Venus (Shukra), Saturn (Shani), and also the shadow planets (or lunar nodes) Rahu and Ketu — the nine planets on whose placement in particular degrees of the zodiac signs, falling in particular houses
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The twelfth house of the horoscope is responsible for: losses, expenditures, squandering, the irretrievable loss of property, great expenditures on professional activity, the left eye, the feet, sexual pleasures, bedroom pleasures and sufferings, sleep, breadth of views, journeys, trips abroad,...
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The eleventh house of the horoscope is responsible for: an elder brother or sister, wealth, increase (of finances, knowledge and so on), the movement of cash money, speculation, profit, gifts, bonuses, hopes, desires, aspirations, ambitions, the fulfilment of desires, an absence of sufferings,...
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The tenth house of the horoscope is responsible for: the line of occupation (movable signs are responsible for ambitions, fame, recognition, independent professions and self-realisation; fixed signs symbolise steadfastness, decisiveness, self-confidence, patience, the presence of a clear and...
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The ninth house of the horoscope is responsible for: Dharma, moral principles and qualities, virtue, faith, religion, religious fervour, mentors, teachers, the father, a son, children in a woman's chart, charity, donations, fortune, sudden material success, fame, prosperity, plenty, gifts, a good...
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