Is Missing = Lost?

I just had an interesting insight with regard to the last post.

I wish to share this insight here.

It is possible that someone else has had this insight before.

Sure.

It’s not about dibs, or copyrights.

It’s about sharing and growth.

We practice Astrology in an inclusive manner.

So, in the last post, the missing person wasn’t “lost” at any stage.

He had left home of his own free will, and had not lost his way.

He knew exactly where he was going.

At no point did he lose his way.

Prashna had a fixed Lagna, indicating that situation should remain same.

Son wasn’t lost. He remained not lost.

That’s the insight.

To what does this exactly lead?

I’ll tell you where I want this to lead to.

Missing because of free will + Fixed Lagna + Protection connected to 4th = Wasn’t lost, still not lost, returns safely.

Missing because lost + Cardinal Lagna (movable / Chara Lagna) + Protection connected to 4th = Was lost, finds way, returns safely (change in status, finds the way).

Hmmm.

To build a usable framework applying above conjecture, one will need to see the majority of many such examples / cases following this chronology.

Let’s see if that happens.

Missing Son Prashna – Jan 23, 2019, 8:08pm, Panipat (India) – Happiness and Protection on the Path / Way

Chart by Jyotish Tools

Chart check

– Sun is at 9 degrees Capricorn, which is where it should be on January 23rd.

– Lagna is 8 Houses away from the Sun, which is where it should be at 8:08 pm on January 23rd in Panipat, India.

– Saturn is in Sagittarius, Jupiter in Scorpio, and that’s ok for January 2019.

– Chart is correctly cast.

Key features of analysis

– Fixed Lagna, degree conjunct with Lagna Lord Sun – Lagna Lord has stern eye on Lagna, with protection and betterment in mind.

– 2 natural benefics, Jupiter and Venus, in 4th – State of happiness protected. Sure, let these benefics not see eye to eye. However, they protect. God’s grace here.

– 7th House engulfed by 4 planets. 7th Lord in 5th, and Lord 5th Jupiter in 4th – The path / way does not seem to be heavy.

Advice given

– Missing son seems to be ok. There is protection enough to grant a state of happiness resulting from safe return.

Reality

– Father is strict with the son, to the extent of physical violence. Son runs away from home and goes on a four day pilgrimage on his own. Son is 11. On the pilgrimage, son meets a friendly family which ensures success of the pilgrimage and which travels back with the son on train, almost all the way up to the hometown of the son, which is coincidentally quite near to where this family lives. Son returns home safely.

A Boon called Astrology

What’s the biggest benefit of Astrology to you?

Let’s go through the benefits that Astrology provides.

Bread and butter.

Satisfaction.

Engrossment.

Growth.

Evolution.

Good karma.

Fill in the blanks.

See what fits you.

The thing about bread and butter is, that swim you will.

You will find a source of income. 

It doesn’t have to be from Astrology. It can be, but it doesn’t have to be.

There’s something bigger here.

Much bigger.

In the silence, after everybody has gone, what remains with you?

Your friend. 

Astrology.

By now, many charts swim in your mind. 

They have become entities. 

You delve into them at will.

You get a kick when a combination unfolds into a new meaning.

Something fresh keeps revealing itself in your charts, throughout your entire life, as in through and through.

Astrology is…

…for life.

It keeps you FRESH.

It is a philosophy you can lean on, forever.

It gives fulfillment.

After all the dust has settled, what do you want more?

More material sutff…

…or fulfillment?

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Portals

Native.

Reading.

Chart.

Astrolger.

Astrologer’s state of mind. 

Focus.

On native, chart, synthesis and output. 

What stimulates synthesis?

The combinations at hand, that strike the eye. 

Combinations catalyze thought-process. 

They transport the Astrologer’s mind in a flash of thought. 

Parameters of transport are defined by the vibration of the native, and the mental condition of the Astrologer.

Mental connects to physical, so there’s no doubt that the Astrologer needs to be fit to read well and consistently. 

Where is the Astrologer’s mind transported to?

It’s trying to latch on to the life-vector of the native.

It latches on, travels along for a bit, understands speed and direction, and comes back. 

Then comes output.  

Better the connection, better the output. 

So how are we to understand combinations and their purpose?

Combinations are fast-track portals allowing almost immediate entry onto the native’s life-vector. 

 

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Reinforcing Free Will – or killing it?

We’re not in the business of killing things.

If there’s free will in the equation, we will recognize it, and then reinforce it.

Why? Also, how?

Areas in life trap us.

Other areas allow us room.

Freedom.

Leverage.

Rights.

We don’t need more.

We are going to build up on this.

We ignite the concept of maximum free will utility in the consulting person’s mind.

We identify such areas (in the chart at hand), encouraging time-investment and systems-development in these areas.

Once a person comes into his or her own in these areas, systems evolve to overlap other areas, where one might be trapped.

Little by little, one starts freeing oneself, or creating alternatives.

Now, add time, effort and evolution.

There comes a point in the time-space continuum, where the area of imprisonment is completely overshadowed.

This can be because of breakthrough.

Or, the alternatives have now become skyscrapers, such that one’s complete involvement in them dims the vibration of problem areas.

That’s where we want to be…

…and that’s where we want to take people with our Astrology.

Commanding One’s Environment

O Astrologer, 

Command your environment.

What is the environment we speak of here?

One’s Astrology arsenal,…

…physical and mental health,…

…connection to the person asking…

…and connection to the Universe. 

That’s it. 

That’s the parameter one’s focus is going to revolve in.

One doesn’t need more to do a great reading. 

Mental and physical health is an outcome of lifestyle. 

One’s lifestyle is one’s lookout. 

A hap-hazard lifestyle will lead to low-quality readings and vice-versa. 

One’s Astrology arsenal is the per saldo vector of where one’s been with Astrology, what all one has seen, and where one is now. This will stand by one’s side in the next reading, becoming stronger and stronger with each step.  

Sit close the to the person asking. Shake hands. Auras will intermingle. Let your system get an idea of the person’s vibration. Let your biochemistry begin churning with the person’s vibration. Breathe the air in the room a number of times. 

Go over the chart. 

Again and again and again. 

Connect…

…to the Universe through the chart…

…and to the person asking through the proximity. 

Bind both the connections. 

Let your system churn. 

Knowledge will flash in your mind. 

That’s the output of the churning. 

Start speaking. 

Let the person’s body-language fine-tune what’s coming onto your tongue and out of your mouth. 

Many times, you’ll be surprised at the stuff that comes out of you and hits the person at hand like a dagger. 

You can see the person’s hair standing on end, with his or her skin breaking out into goosebumps. 

Then you know, that the reading is progressing well. 

A Question of Life and Death

I’m asleep. Phone rings. It’s a question of life and death.

7 month baby in womb. Heart has stopped beating. Mother’s blood pressure too high. She’s not able to get the baby out. C-section can’t be performed, because mother is allergic to many anaesthetic drugs. Waiting for uterus to open naturally. High BP is causing critical condition.

Prashna : Will she die?

Am I even qualified to do this (I remember asking myself at the time)? Nevertheless, here goes (I remember telling myself).

Lagna, Lagna Lord, Moon and Sun in fixed signs indicate life for such a Prashna.

The condition of the foetus is indicated by retrograde Jupiter and Rahu in the 5th, with Jupiter being Karaka for children, retrograde, and Rahu in the 5th signifying abortion. The 5th Lord is in the 12th, forming an Ishrafa with Saturn, 12th Lord. The foetus has died.

With Yogakaraka Venus being in the Lagna, and Lagna Lord Saturn aspecting Lagna, the doctor is competent.

This Venus is crucial here. It conjuncts the Sun (Lord 7th) in the Lagna, and is in Purna Ithasala with the Moon in the 7th. Yogakaraka Venus is exercising vital benefic influence on the givers of life, i.e. the Sun and the Moon, who by the way also signify disease here, because of their connection to the 7th, with all this happening in the 1/7 axis.

The Lagna Lord Saturn is in Kendra, and will be overall considered very mildly benefic, since it is Lagna Lord after all, in Kendra, aspecting Lagna. The Kendras are devoid of any retrogression. 8th Lord is not in any Kendra. Kendras look strong.

Lord 4th and Lord 7th are conjunct in the Lagna, signifying that doctor is able to treat the condition.

Mars, Lord 10th, is in its Mulatrikona House in the 3rd, and aspects the 10th from here. Ketu, a malefic, is in the 11th. Overall, the patient has tremendous constitutional strength to resist the condition. The 3rd House is one of extraordinary efforts. Mars will bash against the wall and break it, being in a position of strength. 10th stands for patient. Malefic in Trishadhaya give tremendous ability to push hard.

Lagna Lord Saturn in the 4th forms an Ishrafa with 7th Lord Sun in the Lagna. The doctor has intensified treatment because condition seems to be getting out of doctor’s hand. Lagna Lord is in Paap Kartari Yoga. It forms a weak Ishrafa with 5th and 8th Lord Mercury in the 12th. The doctor has not been able to save the baby. Was it due to some mistake of the doctor initially, regarding dosage of treatment or something? Nevertheless, I still feel that the doctor is competent enough to save her. Lagna Lord aspects the 10th, and is in exchange with Yogakaraka in Lagna. A destined doctor is at the spot, who will save her.

At around 7:45 am, Moon (6th Lord) in 7th will enter Purna Ithasala with Yogakaraka Venus in Lagna, and this will remain the case till about 11:30 am. During this time, doctor and condition will be battling face to face, no holds barred, with both pushing maximum. Bottomline to be noted is that the Moon will only leave Purna Ithasala with Venus after or around the time one event occurs.

At around 11:30 am, the foetus might abort, being shown by Rahu entering Taurus, the 4th House, which is 12th from the 5th.

Thus, before the Moon enters the 8th House, the Yogakaraka (synonymous with the doctor here) will have done his or her work, i.e. saved the patient.

So much for analysis. Now to gather the strength to say it.

I gather the strength. It is 8:32 am.

I say it. Don’t change the doctor. Foetus is likely to abort around 11:30 am. She will be ok after foetus aborts. Do anything to make her hang on till 11:30 am.
News comes in at 1:30 pm. Foetus has aborted at 11:30 am. Mother is out of danger.

Addressing Disease in Prashna

See occupancy of the Lagna.

If there is a benefic here, doctor is up to speed. 

Malefic here shows doctor’s lack of effectiveness. 

Retrograde planet here means doctor will be changed. 

Weak Lagna Lord with 2nd House / Lord connection speaks of doctor’s eye being on the money with treatment being secondary for the doctor. 

Is the patient getting the correct treatment? Is there a benefic in the 4th?

Malefic in the 4th? Treatment lacks. 

Retrograde planet in the 4th? Approach will be changed.

Is the disease treatable? Is there a benefic in the 7th?

Malefic in the 7th? Disease is probably not responding to treatment.

Retrograde planet in the 7th? This speaks of a relapse.

Though Prashna uses the 7th House for disease, what with its favouritism towards Kendras and all, please also freely use the 6th House and its Lord to also get an idea about implications of disease. 

A benefic in the 10th makes the patient willing to follow rules and guidelines. 

Malefic here results in the opposite. 

Retrograde planet here speaks of a patient not inclined towards treatment in the first place. 

Apart from gauging the patient from the 10th, one can also intuitively use the Lagna and see what fits for the patient. 

Ketu in the Lagna could indicate a hidden condition. Rahu here making healing tough. 

If the Moon is strong, connected to benefics, or in a Shubh Kartari Yoga, recovery will be fast. Moon in Paap Kartari indicates the opposite, with disease worsening. Moon in 6/8/12 is no help either.

Seat of the disease can be intuitively arrived upon, by seeing what hits the eye, and using correspondence between body parts and zodiac signs.

With Lagna Lord and 10th Lord connecting well, doctor takes to the patient. Good. 

With 4th Lord and 7th Lord connecting well, treatment addresses disease. Great.

With Lagna Lord and 4th Lord connecting well, doctor’s eyes are more on treatment and earning therefrom. 

With 7th Lord connecting well to 10th Lord, disease takes to the patient. Not so good. 

Strong Lagna Lord or Moon in Kendra leads to cure. 

Lagna Lord should outdo the 8th Lord in strength. That’s good for recovery. 

Connection of Lagna Lord with 6th House / Lord is not so good for recovery. 

Venus in the Lagna is difficult for cure. Though there is a scientific explanation for this going into House Lordships and Nakshatras, let’s just say that Venus does like luxuries, and the patient might find it difficult to stop indulging. 

Lagna Lord, Moon, or 8th Lord in Kendra, connected to retrogression – this makes things tough. How tough? You decide. Quite tough, though. 

However, look for a string to pull on. Look for hope. Any bit of help you can give the querist is a bonus. Be positive and optimistic. Don’t spell doom – this might worsen the condition.

You’ll see some unique combinations, because Prashnas coming to you are yours alone.

When you see something for the first time, and understand the combination intuitively, don’t be afraid to use what you’re seeing as per your understanding. That’s fine.

Ultimately, you’ll get a full idea of the combination’s working and application, subject to fine-tuning now and then. 

See what works, and go with it. 

See the totality. Speak in summation. Say less. Each word you say will have a large effect. The person coming to you has come at a vulnerable time. Each word from your mouth will have immense power. 

Make sure that maximum goodness comes out of your mouth, to cause maximum benefit. 

There will be times that you are seeing something difficult. 

Your job is to say it in a manner that clutches onto any string of hope and comes forth in a way that is minimally aggravating and maximally beneficial. 

No one said this was an easy job. Now that you are in this line, might as well do it par excellence.

🙂

Kendras Call the Shots in Prashna

Prashna likes to keep it simple. 

What are the big shots saying?

Whatever the big shots are indicating, that’s the basic direction in which the query is unfolding.

First up, in Prashna, we’re looking at the basic vibration at hand. 

We’re not looking at wheels within wheels yet. 

First, we want to see where it’s going. 

Then, when we have a grip on where it’s going, we can fine-tune. 

However, fine-tuning is an add-on. 

One doesn’t start with fine tuning. 

One starts with the Lagna.

Then one observes the rest of the Kendras, i.e. the 4th, 7th and 10th Houses. 

A basic picture develops. 

Let’s go over the usage of Kendras for specific queries.

In case of illness, status of doctor is seen from the Lagna, treatment is seen from the 4th, disease is seem from the 7th and the patient is seen from the 10th House. 

Theft : person suffering loss (Lagna) / article stolen, happiness or benefit from such (4th) / thief (7th) / authorities (10th).

Buying : buyer (Lagna) / stuff bought (4th) / seller (7th) / price (10th).

Directions : East (Lagna) / North (4th) / West (7th) / South (10th).

Litigation : person for whom the query is (Lagna) / judgement (4th) / person against whom the litigation is (7th) / authority (10th).

Missing person : missing person (Lagna) / derivable happiness from state of affairs (4th) / the path, and the dangers it is laden with (7th).

Renting out : property owner (Lagna) / property (4th) / tenant (7th) / rent (10th). 

One can finish the list for oneself, using experience and common sense. 

The point under consideration here is getting a basic handle on the situation. 

Approaching Prashna looking for nitty-gritties first up is an over-ambitious and complicated approach. 

Approaching Prashna blank, unbiased and looking for basic direction is much more fruitful.

Once a structure is created where the Astrologer knows which way this is going, that’s the time one can start looking to score with nitty-gritties.

For example, you’ve answered for yourself that a missing person will be found. Now you can venture a call about the time-period.

You’ve answered for yourself that a doctor is not up to speed. That’s where you start looking for change, so that disease can be cured. 

You’ve answered for yourself, that querist will derive happiness from lost property. You shape your further search based upon this fact. 

Let’s assume you’ve gone through the Kendras and still don’t have a grip on the Prashna.

What then?

Yes, what if the Kendras are not getting you any further?

Look for something that hits the eye.

Anywhere in the chart. 

Something hitting the eye?

Look there.

Retrogression

Let’s see now…

…what comes to mind with the term “retrogression”…?

First up, we’re not going to be afraid of retrogression.

How are we going to achieve that?

By knowing what we’re dealing with.

But, that’s exactly it.

A retrograde planet is unpredictable in nature.

Where does that leave us?

All we want is a rough framework. Apart from that we’ll deal with retrogression with real-time street knowledge, as it comes.

A retrograde planet is moving against the tide.

To swim against the tide, extra effort is involved.

Energies are stretched.

Native might be in pain, physically, mentally, or both.

Depending upon the level of retrogression, native might even be at full stretch.

When we’re stretched, we’re erratic.

We might burst out.

We flash at stuff in the way.

We’re probably pushing against a wall.

Why are we doing this?

There’s no other way forward for us.

We change direction, as denoted by the retrogression at hand.

Natural benefics are softer when they retrogress as compared to natural malefics.

Throw in the Houses here, and one can combine four ways, as in natural benefic + Lord of benefic houses, natural benefic + Lord of malefic Houses, natural malefic + Lord of benefic Houses and lastly, natural malefic + Lord of malefic Houses. Effects get more and more difficult along this progression, from left to right, and, one can apply this in Prashna.

A retrogressing planet in transit can change signs. Thus, upon entering the preceding sign, the retrogressing planet is said to have gone “heen”. A befitting translation that comes to my mind is “gone rogue”. In this condition, worst effects could emanate. Situation freezes upon stationary position, and starts to change upon direct movement. Till the preceding sign has not been fully traversed, solid betterment is probably not felt by the native. Upon reentry into original sign, situation betters tangibly. Native starts putting things behind him- or herself after first point of retrogression is transgressed, with the now direct planet busy in forward movement.

One more word about the stationary point. For a while, (slower moving) planets will show a speed of 0 minutes per day upon reversal of retrogression (or reversal of direct motion, for that matter). This “while” is significantly long in length for these slower moving planets, specifically for example for Saturn, with an intense energy exchange mould going into action between native and stationary planet. Native has been struggling during transitory retrogression. Now the planet reverses, and is first stationary. Static in the native shorts a fuse, and upon the native then the lesson dawns. There is learning. Learning. More Learning. Planet starts to pick up speed. Sticky situation shows it is going to improve.

Rahu and Ketu are almost always in retrograde motion. The Rahu-Ketu axis (RKA) is seen to identify an area where a native will break the line and behave differently to the norm, amongst other things.

Retrogression causes us…

…to come out,…

…to be bold,…

…outspoken,

…and to not be scared of behaving differently.

Its pushing against the wall makes us strong from inside, such that we then carry this additional strength with us for the rest of our lives.