Basic Analysis of Reading Reading Birth Chart Char t Using Vedic Astrology to analyze a person's birth chart may at first seem intimidating. Those of us who are still learning may give up even before we are given the chance to practice and prove ourselves. We are given the significations significations of the twelve astrological astrological houses, the planets, planets, the various yogas etc., yet we are bombarded with so much information we do not know where to start and how to provide satisfying readings. readings. However, this need not be a difficult difficult process and even as beginners we can be counted counted on to provide accurate accurate predictions. The important thing is to believe in ourselves and practice, practice, practice, practice. practice. This article is written for those who have have a basic understanding of Vedic Astrology. Astrology. The following is a simple way we may start in order to provide accurate astrological readings. In analyzing an individual's chart, the most simple s imple and accurate way to approach this is to focus on one area of life at a time. Each area of life is indicated indicated by many factors. Analyzing each each factor, and then summing it all up is the best approach. approach. There may be negativ negative e influences in the chart, chart, but there may also be positive influences influences which will ameliorate ameliorate the negative negative forces and provide hope. hope. It is important to look from all different angles to make make the best judgment. judgment. Let us take a look at the steps we can take to analyze a birth chart and provide a successful astrology reading.
Analyze the house that represents that area of life : First we look at the house itself. Are we analyzing analyzing relationships? relationships? We start with with the seventh seventh house. Are we analyzing children or career? We look to the fifth and tenth houses houses respectively. respectively. We check to see what planets planets inhabit that house. These planets will affect the house house in two different ways. They will affect it based on their natural natural benefic or malefic dispositions, dispositions, and they will affect it based on their house ownerships. ownerships. Natural benefics benefics like Jupiter and Venus will bring beneficial results to the house they are located in, but if they own bad houses like 3, 6, 8, 11, or 12 they will also bring certain negative results. results. However, they they still do not necessarily lose all their benefic qualities. The same goes goes with malefic planets. Even though though they may be be yoga karaka for for the chart, such as Saturn for Taurus ascendant owning both the 9th and 10th houses, they will bring good results to the house they are posited in but will still not lose their inherent nature as malefic planets. It will take deeper analysis to find out which areas of life will be afflicted and which will prosper with these natural/temporal, natural/temporal, benefic/malefic benefic/malefic planets. For example, malefic planets who act as temporal benefics may provide success, success, wealth, and fame fame but may still afflict the person's health. health. It depends which area of life we are looking at, and after analyzing all other factors we will be able to safely predict if a specific area will be afflicted or not.
The next thing to check is if there are any yogas, combustions, or planetary wars happening in that house. Good yogas will lift up the significations of the house, while combustions and planetary wars will spoil them. If there is a debilitated planet posited there, check for neecha banga, or cancellation of debilitation before making a decision as to its negative effects upon the house. Finally, we check the planetary aspects upon the house. A benefic Jupiter's aspect will open the door to many blessings even if the house itself is very afflicted.
Analyze the lord of that house Check the strength and influences upon the lord of that house. The strength of the lord determines how much it can uphold the houses it rules. A very weak lord will weaken the houses it rules, and a strong lord will make its houses strong. How do we determine the strength of the lord? First check the sign it is in. Is it its own sign, a friend, a neutral or an enemy planet? Is it exalted, in moolatrikona, or debilitated? This will affect both the planet, and the house the planet is in. If it is in an enemy's sign it is neither good for the planet nor the house. Imagine if you were invited to go to your enemy's house. You would probably be nervous, would not accept anything to drink or eat, and would just want to get out of there as quickly as possible. You do not trust your enemy, so you will not function to the best of your ability and your heart may be pounding the whole time. On the other hand if you are at a friend's house you will be happy, cheerful, and comfortable. You may even spend the night and have good dreams. This is because you trust your friend completely and you are in your most comfortable behavior. It is the same way with planets. What planets are conjoined to this planet? What planets are aspecting it? Is it involved in any planetary yogas, or sign exchange with another planet? Is it combust or in a planetary war? Does it win or lose that war? These will all influence the strength of the planet and thereby the significations of the houses it rules. What house is the planet in? Is it in a dusthana, angle, or trine? Later, these will be the similar factors to check for other planets such as karakas.
Navamsa The navamsa is the next important factor to determine the validity of the indications in the rashi chart. If a planet is very strong in the rashi chart, is it equally strong in the navamsa or has it lost its strength through debilitation or conjunction? Does the planet become strong in the navamsa through exaltation? Do certain patterns repeat themselves in the navamsa? Is the planet Vargottama, or in the same sign in the navamsa as in the rashi? The navamsa will confirm or deny the indications in the rashi chart.
From the Moon Not less important is taking the lagna from the moon. If a planet is 8th from the lagna, is it also 12th from the Moon? Does it go to 9th from the Moon instead? Certain factors such as these
will fortify, neutralize, or weaken planetary indications. The Moon as a lagna is suppose to show us our mental state as oppose to our physical which is shown through the lagna. However, many events may still be seen using Moon as lagna.
Nakshatra Lord and Despositor – When analyzing the lord of the house check to see who the nakshatra lord is, and where the lord is placed. Also check the despositor and where he is placed as well. The placement of the lord of a house is important in determining how well that lord upholds his house(s). A weak placement of either nakshatra lord or despositor brings down the results, while a strong lord energizes the house and the planets contained therein.
Karaka Planet and Chara Karaka – The karaka is the planet that signifies the aspect of life we are analyzing. For courage we would look to Mars, for children Jupiter, for relationships Venus, for emotional stability Moon, etc. The chara karaka is the planet that signifies a person in our lives depending on its zodiacal degree. The planet in the highest degree represents oneself, or Atmakaraka. The fourth highest degree is one's mother or Matrukaraka, the seventh one's spouse or Darakaraka etc. We would look to the karaka and the chara karaka to further analyze the area of life we are looking at. The analysis would be similar to analyzing the lord of the house explained above, except we are only looking at the general status of the karaka for confirmation- not a detailed overview as with the lord of the house.
Avastha of Planets The degrees of a planet determine the age of that planet. Is the planet very young, such as at one to four degrees? Then it is a baby and, just like a real baby not being able to support him or herself alone, may not have the necessary strength to uphold its significations or that of the houses it rules. Is it in very old age, such as twenty-six to thirty degrees? The ideal degrees of a planet for optimal performance are between ten to twenty degrees. We can go into much more detail regarding Avastha of planets, but this can be discussed elsewhere so we will just keep to the basics of a planet losing strength if it is very old or just a baby, and gaining strength if it is a teenager.
Summary After determining all of the above factors for a certain area of life such as relationships, children, career, etc., we then sum everything up. What is the conclusion? Are most factors positive and therefore pointing in the same direction? Or are most indications negative and pointing towards the opposite direction? When either of these is the case then we can conclude with certainty whether the results will be positive or negative in that particular sphere of life. If, however, the results are mixed throughout the analysis then we will have to analyze the most important
factors. What are the strongest indications? The most important in this case are the house and its lord, followed by the Navamsa. If these are in mixed conditions we can expect mixed results. This may mean, regarding finances for example, that the person may have much money at one time and not much at another time. The Vimshottari Dasa sequence will reveal the timing of these events. Let us just remember that if the lord of the house is in a very weak and afflicted condition, but there are beneficial planets or aspects on one of its houses we need not expect negative results for that house just because its lord is weak. This is where benefics planets are capable of removing a thousand blemishes. We would expect the negative results during the major or sub periods of the malefic planets causing affliction, and beneficial and good results during the dasa or sub periods of the planets providing hope through their benefic influence. This is a basic way of beginning the process of reading an astrological chart and providing an accurate prediction. The best of luck! Om Ganeshaya Namah!
The First House of Vedic Astrology Gives the High Prediction Lagnam: Adya (first); Kalpa. udhayam (ascending); Janma (birth); seersea (head): Dhanus (physical body);Anga (limb); deham (physical features); Varthamana (living or livelihood). The first house of Vedic astrology or what is commonly known as the ascendant (Lagna) signifies the native, his general appearance, character and temperament. It shows his physical stature, co lour, form and shape and constitution in general. The ascendant is always an important factor in the matter lf the planets throwing the bad aspect. It also indicates the native’s vitality and vigor, his peculiar habit of thinking, his natural disposition and tendencies, the native's personality and struggle for life, his fortune or misfortune, etc. One should examine the 1st, 3rd and 8th houses to ascertain the probable span of one's life also describes the nation in life general can dour (Status), honors, dignity and general well-being. One should guess prom the first house of Vedic astrology whether one has the determination and courage to Hindu sages, shows the natives' residence abroad. Therefore one should examine this house before one predict whether the native will live in his own place or will make fortune is a far-off place. In short, this house this is the significator of any changes in the individual's life. Hence this is of supreme importance. All depend upon the occupant and aspects to Asc.
The 1st house governs head and the upper part of the face.In Mundane
Ascendant of a country or general state of the locality or the State for which the horoscope id cast.In Horary Astrology, the first house may be said to symbolize the person asking the question. Bhattothpala says in 'Prasnajnana' that longevity, age, birth, health, happiness, virtues, suffering, one's for and complexion are to be investigated from the first house.Limbs (growth of the limbs), happiness, misery, hair, appropriating other’s money (if Saturn and Mercury are in Ascendant afflicted by Jupiter the individual will not misappropriate) gambling on other’s money or for other skin, sleep (whether the native will be active or sleepy). If Saturn is in lagna especially with malefic
Kethu or Rahu, than the native will be lazy; (the wife will have abortive tendencies); if Mars and Mercury are there then he will be ever active. Kalidasa adds that tendency to insult other men, freedom from disease, perseverance in the breeding of cattle (lord of 6 in the lagna or connected with the lord of lagna), loss of decorum and blame from one’s castemen are all to be predicted from the first house. Lagna indicates the advantages gains and profit to younger brother and hid friends.The name, fame, reputation and the patrimony of mother are attributed to the lagna higher studies, long journey, life in a hostel during the study, connection with strangers and foreigners for the native's children (especially the first child) is judged from the Ascendant. Danger of maternal uncle, end of open inimical activity is to be read from the first house of Vedic astrology. Demise of partner, wife or husband and the pleasurable pursuits and speculation of father is also included. Short journeys, editing, publishing, neighbors to elder brother are preshadowed by Lagna.Thus each house signifies certain matters concerning matters concerning the individual and the same house indicates various matters relating to the relatives of the native. A house of Vedic astrology may be fortunate to the native and at the same time it may be unlucky to a relative. The native may keep good health but visit hospital to attend on an ailing relative and be worried because of the relative. The Importance of Seventh House in Vedic Astrology
Seventh House:
In the seventh house of Vedic astrology Saptama ; Jamitra ; Chittottha (desire) ; Kama ; Dvuna (love) ; Madha (passion) ; Gamana (cohabitation) ; Astha (setting ; Advan (a way or road ) ; Loka (public) ; Kalathra (wife or husband) ; Pathni; pathi; Kalathrasampat (dowry).
The seventh house is the "House of union or earthy ties". The seventh house represents legal bondage; it is through this that one ought to divine about marriage. Although marriage is principally the concern of the seventh houses, it is necessary to consider the houses 2 and 11 also in this respect. By marriage, it is meant that there is an addition to the family. The second house includes father, mother, wife, children, etc.The married partner brings permanent tie of friendship for progeny and pleasure which is influenced by the 11th house. Therefore, one has to examine not only the seventh house but also the houses 2nd 11. Houses 2, 7 and 11 connected with benefic planets either by association or by aspect denote that the partner in life will come of a respectable family, be
virtuously disposed and will possess good qualities to enable one to lead a happy and harmonious wedded life. Besides the life partner, the partner in trade or business and the degree of success achieved through such partnership is also shown by this house. The seventh house also refers to all those with whom the native is engaged in quarrels and comes into conflict in the open through arguments, those with whom the native is engaged in quarrels and comes into conflict in the open through arguments, litigation, duels, etc., in a nut shell; the seventh house may be said to indicate all those with whom the native transacts or deals in any manner- the engineer or contractor who builds ; the doctor attending on the native or the patient on whom the native attends if he happens to be a medical practitioner ; the person who lends the native money or he who borrows from the native; and so on. Good aspects to the planet in the seventh house or to the cusp or to the cusp of the seventh house portray good relationship with the public and favor from them. During the period of the planer in evil aspect, one ought to be careful in undertaking any public activity. This house shows break of journey. The third house signifies short journeys and the ninth hose denotes long journeys. The seventh house indicates visits to various places in one and the same trip.One's influence in foreign countries and the honour and reputation achieved there, depends on the planet in the 7th house and the aspect it receives. The first house of Vedic astrology denotes longevity while the 7th house opposes and is a maraka house; i.e., danger to longevity. Houses 8, 3 and 1infiunce longevity and one has to examine these three houses to determine whether one will be long-lived, or will live up to the middle age, or only up to the adult age, or die in infancy. The twelfth house to any bhava is said to be negation of that particular bhava, that is to say, it s poils the matters signified by that bhava. Therefore the houses 7, 2 and 12 which are respectively in 12 to houses 8, 3 and I prove inimical to longevity and are so termed 'marakasthanas'. In prasna or Horary Astrology, this house answers queries relating to the recovery of lost property, describes the thief, pickpockets, etc. the lagna represents the owner of stolen property. T he fourth bhava denotes the place of the stolen article. The 7th shows thief. The 8th bhava being 2 to the 7th indicates the thief's wealth. So when the planet in 7 or the lord of 7 is eclipsed or weak, the thief will be caught.The lagna represents one's routine life and thereby permanent place of residence; the seventh house which is the opposite to it shows change of residence. One ought to see the seventh house as will as the third for the change of residence. In Mundane or politics in Vedic Astrology, the seventh house is considered in matters pertaining to international relationships and arbitrations; war and foreign affairs, international trade, general condition of women and laws relating to marriage and divorce, public reaction to national policies, public meetings, etc. westerners call this the house of open warfare and enmity as well as of treaties and alliances.
The seventh house is also regarded as dealing with the native's third brother or sister. The third house from the lagna indicates the first younger brother or sister; the house which is the third to the third sows the second younger brother; the house which is the third to the 5th house represents the third younger brother or sister. It is also the house of self acquisition of the native's servant or employee, being the 2nd house counted from the 6th representing servants. Because the 5th house shows the first child or conception, the7th which is the 3rd to the 5th represents the first child's younger brother or sister or the native's second child; the 9th denotes the third child and so on in this manner. Being in 4 to the 4th house indicating mother, the 7th house deals with mother's immovable property, vehicle, etc .According to Uttara Kalamritam, the 7th house rules the adopted child. This is understandable because one who is issueless may take his younger brother's child in adoption. This is not uncommon. The seventh house of Vedic astrology also denotes the secret enemy's danger, difficulties, death etc., being in to the 12th house; the religion, long journeys, higher education of friends or elder brother being the 9th reckoned from the 11th house; the honour and credit of the Governments being in 10 to 10; associates and friends of father being the 11th house to the 9th. The native might enter into partnership with his father's friend.
