| Introduction |
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PART I |
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WESTERN ASTROLOGY |
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Principles to Open the Astrological Secrets of Friendship, Love and Marriage |
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Significators of love affairs—importance of 5th and 7th houses— importance of the 7th house and its lord- Significance of Venus—Aspects in Hindu Astrology— Benefic-Malefics—Significators. |
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The Three Centres |
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Sudarshan Chakra—Computation of the Chakra— Rising Signs; Sun and Moon |
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Aphorisms of Sun |
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Influence of Sun in the 12 signs—Sun in 12 houses—Sun in 5th forming aspect—Sun in 7th—Sun's aspect with Moon—Special significance in female nativity—Sun's application to Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn, Herschel Neptune in female nativities—Sun in 7th house in female nativities. |
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Aphorisms of Moon |
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Influence of Moon in various signs —Moon in various houses—Moon's aspect with Sun, Mars, Jupiter, Venus, ' Saturn, Herschel—Judgement of Moon in male nativity— Moon in dual signs—Moon's application to Sun, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn, Herschel Neptune in male nativities—Judgement of Moon in female nativity. |
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Aphorisms of Planets |
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Aphorisms of Mars |
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Influence of Mars in various houses—Mars in 5th in aspect with Sun, Moon, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn, Herschel, and Neptune—Mars in 7th house—Aspects of Mars. |
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Aphorisms of Mercury |
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Influence of Mercury in the 7th house—in other houses— aspects. |
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Aphorisms of Jupiter |
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Jupiter in 5th—if afflicted—Jupiter in 7th—good and bad aspects, Jupiter in other houses. |
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Aphorisms of Venus |
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Importance of Venus—Influence of Venus in various signs—Venus in different houses—Venus in 5th aspected by Sun, Moon, Mars, Saturn, Herschel, and Neptune; Venus in 7th well-aspected, afflicted' by luminaries—Mars,- Saturn, Herschel, Neptune; Venus in 1lth forming aspects with Sun, Moon, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Herschel and Neptune—Aspects of Venus. |
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Aphorisms of Saturn |
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Influence of dominant Saturn—in a male nativity—in a female nativity—Saturn in different houses—Saturn in 7th—Strong—Weak—Saturn in other houses. |
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Aphorisms of Herschel |
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Influence of Herschel in various houses—Special affects in 5th house—Herschel in 7th—Herschel in other houses. |
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Aphorisms of Neptune |
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Neptune's influence in 5th house—in 7th house—in other houses. |
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Mutual Harmony |
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Aphorisms on Mutual Harmony between Two Persons of Opposite Sex |
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Comparison of two horoscopes—for marriage or love affairs —Significance of ascendant—Sun's position,
Moon's position —Sun's aspects in female nativity— Moon's aspects in male nativity—Mutual positions of Mars and Venus in the two nativities—Comparison of Jupiter in one with Saturn in the other nativity— Saturn in one over Meridian cusp in the other—Positions of Herschel and Neptune—Aspects between benefic planets in one horoscope and benefic planets in the other. |
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Timing of Events—General Principles |
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Importance of radix—Chart, Benefic directions of Malefics—Malefic directions of malefic planets—Afflicted planets incapable of doing good—Strong planets do not yield bad results—Effect of slow moving planets— Significance of solar and lunar directions—Importance of exciting planets by transit—Importance of environment. |
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Directions of Planets, Houses and their Lords |
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Solar Directions |
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Sun's aspect with Moon, Mars, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn, Herschel and Neptune. |
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Lunar Directions |
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Moon's aspect with its own radical position—Moon's passage through various houses and signs—Moon's aspect with Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn, Herschel and Neptune. |
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Directions of Mars |
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Mars aspect with Jupiter, Mars—Venus directions, Mars— Saturn directions, Mars—Saturn directions, Mars— Herschel directions, Mars—Neptune directions. |
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Directions of Mercury |
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Mercury in 7th in good direction with Jupiter—Mercury Venus directions. |
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Directions of Jupiter |
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Jupiter in good direction with Venus—Adverse direction with Venus —Jupiter, Saturn direction. |
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Directions of Venus |
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Importance of directions of Venus—Venus in adversedirections with Saturn—Venus in good directions with Saturn—Venus—Herschel aspects and directions— Venus—Neptune directions—Venus forming directions with lord of 7th favourable and unfavourable directions of Venus with meridian cusp. |
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Directions of Saturn, Herschel and Neptune |
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Evil directions of Saturn, good directions of Saturn—Directions of Neptune and Herschel. |
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Directions to Houses or by Lords Thereof |
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Direction to the 1st house or lord thereof—Progressed ascendant through various signs and decanates—lord of the 1st in good aspect with the lords of other houses. Directions between the lords of 5th and 7th— Lord of 3rd in good and bad aspects with lord of 7th. Lords of 4th, 5th and 6th forming good or evil aspect with lord of 7th—Lord of the 7th forming aspects with lords of other houses. |
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Transits |
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How They Influence Married Happiness, Love Affairs, etc.—Transit of Sun, Moon, Mars etc. |
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PART II |
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HINDU ASTROLOGY |
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Aphorisms of Planets |
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Aphorisms of Sun |
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Influence in 12 signs—Sun in various houses—Sun incombination with other planets. |
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Aphorisms of Moon |
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Moon's influence in the 12 signs analysed—Moon in various houses—Moon's position in 'Navamansh '(l/9th Division of a sign)-^-Moon conjoined. with other planets. |
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Aphorisms of Mars |
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Influence in various signs—Location in various houses—Mars in 7th—Mars in combination with other planets. |
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Aphorisms of Mercury |
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Mercury's influence in various signs—in various houses—in combination with other planets. |
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Aphorisms of Jupiter |
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Jupiter's influence in various signs—Influence in different houses—when combined with Venus—Saturn. |
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Aphorisms of Venus |
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Location in various signs—Effect of different planets aspecting Venus—Position of Venus in various houses analysed—Venus in 7th house—in other houses—Joint appraisal of Venus and lord of 7th house—Venus in association with other planets. |
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Aphorisms of Saturn |
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Location in various signs—houses. |
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Aphorisms of Rahu and Ketu |
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General Characteristics—Influence in Houses. |
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Lords of Houses |
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Aphorisms Pertaining to Lord of 1st House |
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Sign on the cusp of 1st house—Lord of 1st configuratedwith lords of other houses. |
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Aphorisms Pertaining to Lord of 2nd House |
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Conjoined with benefics—in combination with lords of other houses. |
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Aphorisms Pertaining to 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th Houses |
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Location of their lords in various houses and other combinations. |
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Aphorisms of 7th House and Lord Thereof |
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Location of planets in 7th—Location of lord of 7th house in various houses—his strength—weakness, combination with other planets and other planets and other factors— extensively examined. |
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Aphorisms Pertaining to Lords of 8th to 12th Houses |
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Their location—Strength—weakness, combination with other planets. |
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Female Nativities |
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Aphorisms Particularly Applying to Female Nativities |
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Effect of various degrees rising on character and temperament—Location of Moon—Location of planets in various houses—Importance of 8th houses. |
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Mutual Harmony |
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Aphorisms on Mutual Harmony |
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General Consideration; Mathematical evaluation of malefic influence in each horoscope—Harmonious points between two horoscopes correct estimate in exact figures. |
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Timing of Events |
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Directions—Mahadashas of Sun—Moon— Mars— Mercury—Jupiter—Venus—Saturn—Rahu—Ketu—Lords of houses—Effects during Sub Periods. |
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Transits |
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Good for marriage—Jupiter—Venus—Lords of 1st and 7th houses—Lords of major and minor periods and transits. |
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Appendices |
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Calculation of Directions in Western Astrology |
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Dasha-Antardashas or Directional System in Hindu Astrology |
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Friendship and Enmity of Planets |
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Sub-Divisions (Vargas) |
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Precession of the Equinoxes and Nutation from 1900 to 2032. |
| Glossary of Astrological and Technical Terms |
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| INTRODUCTION |
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This is primarily a book of astrology and would no doubt be consulted by people, who know ABC of Astrology—what is a horoscope, what is the rising sign—how it is calculated, what are the cusps of the houses—and what are the limits of 'house' on either side, how to determine the longitude of a planet and in which sign and which house to put it. These and several other matters are a little too technical for the layman to understand. Although some of the astrological words and phrases have been explained at the end, yet there are certain matters—preliminary to the study of this book with which the readers must become acquainted, to understand and appreciate the astrological maxims. Those who have been students of astrology and know how to make a horoscope or read it, would find nothing new in these preliminary pages because they are no doubt already familiar with the subject-matter that follows immediately. But others who have love for this science of astrology yet are not well versed in the technique of making a horoscope, would find the following instructions very helpful. To begin with, what is a horoscope ? Horoscope is the chart of the heavens—skies as it existed at the time of birth of a person and as seen or visualised from the place of birth. It is impossible to put on paper the billions and billions of stars that occupy the skies; so the astrologer contents himself by putting in their respective positions the 9 stars and planets and the nodes of the Moon. Technically, Sun and Moon are called the luminaries, while
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