Friday the 13th Comes Three Times in 2009

2009 is a very special year if you’re the superstitious type, or if you believe in Jason Voorhees, because 2009 is a year where Friday the 13th comes three times, with two of those occurrences coming in consecutive months.

Friday the 13th, a traditional date of gloom and doom, comes first on February 13th again on March 13th and finally on November 13th making 2009 a very unique year indeed.

The last time there were three occurrences of Friday the 13th in the same year was 1998, and it won’t happen again until 2015.

So why is Friday the 13th such a freaky day? For one thing, many people fear that date. The clinical term for a fear of Friday the 13th is paraskavedekatriaphobia. Not to be confused with triskadecaphobia, a fear of anything to do with the number 13, paraskavedekatriphobia is a fear of the actual date.

The exact origins of the taboo surrounding Friday the 13th are unknown but according to Wikipedia it is a fairly recent phenomenon. Before the 19th century there is no record of the date Friday the 13th being anything more sinister than just another day.

There are many different theories as to why people fear Friday the 13th and no one has been accepted as a definitive explanation. Wikipedia explains the suspected origins of the Friday the 13th superstition:


Consequently, several theories have been proposed about the origin of the Friday the 13th superstition.

One theory states that it is a modern amalgamation of two older superstitions: that thirteen is an unlucky number and that Friday is an unlucky day.


• In numerology, the number twelve is considered the number of completeness, as reflected in the twelve months of the year, twelve signs of the zodiac, twelve hours of the clock, twelve tribes of Israel, twelve Apostles of Jesus, twelve gods of Olympus, etc. Whereas the number thirteen was considered irregular, transgressing this completeness. There is also a superstition, thought by some to derive from the Last Supper or a Norse myth, that having thirteen people seated at a table will result in the death of one of the diners.[4]
• Friday has been considered an unlucky day at least since the 14th century's The Canterbury Tales,[2] and many other professions have regarded Friday as an unlucky day to undertake journeys or begin new projects. Black Friday has been associated with stock market crashes and other disasters since the 1800s.[5][8]


On the other hand, another theory by author Charles Panati, one of the leading authorities on the subject of "Origins" maintains that the superstition can be traced back to ancient myth:


The actual origin of the superstition, though, appears also to be a tale in Norse mythology. Friday is named for Frigga, the free-spirited goddess of love and fertility. When Norse and Germanic tribes converted to Christianity, Frigga was banished in shame to a mountaintop and labeled a witch. It was believed that every Friday, the spiteful goddess convened a meeting with eleven other witches, plus the devil - a gathering of thirteen - and plotted ill turns of fate for the coming week. For many centuries in Scandinavia, Friday was known as "Witches' Sabbath."


Another theory about the origin of the superstition traces the event to the arrest of the legendary Knights Templar. According to one expert:


The Knights Templar were a monastic military order founded in Jerusalem in 1118 C.E., whose mission was to protect Christian pilgrims during the Crusades. Over the next two centuries, the Knights Templar became extraordinarily powerful and wealthy. Threatened by that power and eager to acquire their wealth, King Philip secretly ordered the mass arrest of all the Knights Templar in France on Friday, October 13, 1307 - Friday the 13th.

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The Mahamrityunjaya Mantra

• Key to Pronunciation
  
  
• Explanations on the Meaning of the Mantra
  by Swami Omkarananda
  
  
• The Benefits of Mantra Repetition
  
  

This powerful and revealing prayer is a wonder-working medicine, a formula for good health, long life, and freedom from accidents. But most of all it is a powerful means for God-experience.

Swami Omkarananda says: "Mantra-repetition is the most wonderful path to God-experience. Meditation or Mantra-repetition is intensive divine concentration which transforms the whole inner being, heart, mind and soul, and even the body. Intensive Mantra-meditation makes the whole consciousness powerful and awakens higher energies, elevates, sublimates, refines and transforms the lower powers, by vibrating the whole inner being with divine Consciousness. Thus every Mantra-repetition effectuates inner transformation, inner changes creating better conditions to gain victory over human limitations. It is a means and method to relate with what is indestructible, imperishable and eternal. There is no path more wonderful and secure, clear and wise than this, for, by every repetition of the Mantra, day by day, hour by hour, the devotee makes the Divine take his place, and replace all that is limited and human in him.

"The effects of the Mantra depend upon the purity and faith, meekness and wisdom of a person. It is not just sounds, as one may believe. These sounds bear in themselves a subtle body."

Key to Pronunciation

Explanations on the Meaning of the Mantra
by Swami Omkarananda

'OM Tryambakam...' is a great timeless Mantra revealed by the Heart of the Divine for the welfare of all God-lovers.

'OM' is a mystical syllable. It releases sounds that are inaudible to us but perceptible to the perfect inner Being within us. This syllable bears in itself the whole supreme divine Consciousness, that which has become manifest in the universe as well that which remains unrevealed and unmanifest.

'OM' is indeed a universal revelation and expression of the divine Being, a true name of the Divine. It bears in itself body, heart and soul of the infinite Divinity.

Within the sound-body of 'OM' there is a body of energy and when you say 'OM', this energy purifies the atmosphere around you. Within this energy-body there is a light-body, and in this light-body there dwells the Consciousness of the Supreme Godhead.

God is omnipotent, omniscient. He is supreme Love, Light, Grace, Mercy and Peace. All these powers of the infinite Being dwell in this word 'OM'. Thus by repeating 'OM' you free the atmosphere from disharmony, you purify your whole inner being, you effect changes in people around you.

'Tryambakam' means three eyes. The supreme Divinity has three eyes. The Third Eye is the eye of Omniscience, the eye of infinite Knowledge, unending Knowledge, knowledge of the supreme Truth, knowledge of every kind. It is an overwhelming fullness of Knowledge, indescribable Knowledge, the fire of infinite Knowledge. It sees everywhere at the same time, knows everything at once.

For a human being it is impossible to recognise two things within the same moment. Even if you think you recognise two, three or more things at once, it is just an illusion. Intelligence works at indescribable speed, jumping from one object to the other. The Divinity however knows innumerable things at the same time. For human reason this is a feat beyond imagination, exceeding its capacity to grasp.

If you are in Zurich you can only see Zurich, you cannot see at the same time what is going on in London, in New York and in all invisible worlds. But God is the Witness of all things – everything at the same time. His eye is everywhere at once, while your eyes are only at one place. His ear is everywhere, while your ears are only at one place. This is the meaning of 'tryambakam', three eyes.

'Yajamahe' means, we meditate, we adore, we revere.

'Sugandhim' is composed of 'su' (good) and 'gandha' (fragrance, odour). 'Sugandhim' thus means that God is most precious fragrance, the Divine is full of excellent odours, full of the fragrance of unlimited Love, a love without distortion, a love free from egoism.

Human love is always coupled with hate. It is limited because selfishness, pride and arrogance are contained in it. Such love quickly changes or transmutes into its opposite and thus is reprehensible love. The more selfless and divine, the less limited, the more detached from human nature love is, the greater the fragrance it spreads. Such Love of infinite Purity and Perfection we find in the Divine. Thus, God is the source and expression of perfect Fragrance. All that is of supreme value is of most precious odour.

'Pushti vardhanam' – This wondrous, omniscient Godhead nourishes and sustains all life-forms. There is no desire or need that cannot be satiated. The omniscient, all-merciful, all-compassionate Divinity immediately responds to every call of the devotee, increasing his inner and outer wealth, providing all necessities to sustain his life. God is your caretaker. He is the true sustainer. He alone nourishes all creation and all life, for they have their source in Him.

'Urvarukam-iva bandhanan': As the cucumber is freed from its stem by plucking it when it is ripe ...

'Mrityor-mukshiya': ... thus, O Lord, deliver me from death, liberate me from all limitations, from all darkness and unhappiness. Death is not only physical death, spiritual ignorance is death, lack of devotion and love is death.

To a person who has no eyes to perceive beauty the whole world is full of ugliness. To another person everything appears doubtful, because his thoughts, feelings and expressions are void of truth. The Divine who is the Truth of all truths is inaccessible to him. Like that, there are all kinds of deaths. The God-lover asks the Divine to free him of all forms of deaths.

'Amritat' – for immortality. 'Amrita' means immortality, deathlessness. God nourishes us with the nectar of immortality – He bestows on us health, strength and divine Qualities, divine Wisdom, eternal values that make us ripe for the Experience of God. Great patience, power of endurance, selflessness, purity and freedom from ego are essential preconditions for God-realisation. Such qualities are the nectar of immortality.

Thus with this Mantra we say: "O Omniscient Divinity, we adore you. O Lord full of excellent fragrance, you are the nourisher, the sustainer of all life. As the cucumber is freed from the stem, thus liberate us from death and grant us the nectar of Immortality."

Meditate on the meaning of this Mantra while you repeat it. Direct all your inner attention to the wonderful, all-seeing and all-pervading Divinity. God is there right in front of you, behind you, above you and below you, all around you. He is there inside you. He is in your eyes. He is in your soul. Wherever you look God is there before you. You can visualize Him as a picture, as the radiant sun, as a flame, or as a beam of light. Let this sun come close to you, concentrate on its light, become one with its all-pervading radiance.

If you repeat the Mantra in this manner, great blessings will come to you. Your whole inner being will be transformed. You will become an entirely new person. This Mantra will grant you best health and preserve you from all kinds of misfortunes. Even if there is an earthquake that tears the ground beneath you into pieces, no danger can approach you. You will be protected wherever you are.

The Benefits of Mantra Repetition

This Mantra is a great blessing. So, repeat it unceasingly with great devotion and concentration. If distractions come, immediately transform them into a means for God-experience. Instead of thinking of God, you may suddenly see the picture of a car, or of your mother, before you. At once transform this picture into a beautiful fragrant flower and offer it to the feet of the Divinity.

God is one, not two. The one Truth, the eternal Godhead, the God of all religions, the one God experienced by all saints and sages. Air is everywhere one and the same. There is no such thing as Swiss air, German air or Indian air, etc. All life on earth is sustained by the one air. In the same way, there is only one God who sustains everything. Names may differ, but God is one. Whether you say 'Luft' or 'air', it refers to the same thing. God is the Life of life, the Life of all lives, the Life of all living beings. He is the Soul of souls.

When you get up from meditation, don't engage in gossip and other worldly activities, keep up the inner silence and meditativeness and continue your Mantra-repetition mentally, even while busy with your daily routines and duties. Surrender every work to the Divine. All the time let part of your attention remain fixed on the Divine, even as a mother continuously keeps an eye on her toddler, in spite of being busy with her household chores.

Mantra bears in itself enormous energies. The greater your devotion and faith in God grow, the more powerful of your Mantra-repetition becomes. Cultivate intimate relations with the Divine. You may not be able to see or hear God. Yet great devotion and continued prayer and meditation will make you receptive to the inner perception of God's presence. The nameless, formless God, the timeless, spaceless divine Consciousness can take any form to appear before an earnest devotee, anywhere, and at any time. No power is as great as that of the Mantra. Mantra is a mystical power. It is charged with divine Energy.

- Swami Omkarananda

Compiled By

S.K.DUGGAL

LEARN ATROLOGY

Order for Identifying Various Aspects of Life through Houses and Planets
Order of significations

Under each topic, proceed through the list until you find the house that has a mooltrikona sign. If none of the houses listed have a mooltrikona sign for the ascendant in question, use the first planet listed as the primary significator. It is that house ruler or planet that you come up with that will have primary importance with regard to the signification. Once you have the primary significator, other planets listed become general significators.

Abortions: Fifth and second houses and the planets Jupiter and the Sun.
Accidents: Sixth house and the planet Mars.
Affection: 5th House and the Moon.
Basic Education: 4th House, Moon and Mercury.
Allergy: Close influence of Rahu/Ketu and Rahu like planets on weak planets/houses.
Analytical ability: Mercury, 3H.
Assets: 4th House, 2nd House, Mars and Venus.
Asthama: 3H, 4H, Mercury & Moon.
Black Magic: The close influence of Rahu or Ketu on the 5th House, the Sun and the Moon.
Business: Venus and Mercury.
Children: 5th House, 2nd House, Jupiter and Sun.
Comforts: 12th House, 4th House, 7th House, 2nd House, Sun, Venus and Moon.
Competitions: Lord of the fifth house. Lord of the third house or the lord of the second house if there is no MT sign in the fifth house.

Coronary problems: Exact or very close influence of Rahu, Ketu or most malefic planet on 4H, Sun and the Moon.
Courage: 3rd, Sun, Mars.
Creative Intelligence: 5th House, 2nd House, Jupiter and Sun.
Debts: Sixth house and Moon.
Depressions: 4th house, Moon, Mercury and the Sun.

Easy Gains: 8th House, Jupiter and Sun.
Education (Basic): 4th House, Moon and Mercury.

Education (Higher): 5th House, 2nd House, 9th House, Sun, Mercury and Jupiter.
Education (Spiritual): 9th House, and strength of Sun and Jupiter.
Elder Brothers: 11th House and Jupiter.
Employment: 10th House, 2nd House and Sun.
Entrepreneurial Capabilities: 3H, Mars, Venus & Saturn.
Evictions: 4th house and the planets the Moon and the Sun.

Family: 2nd House, 7th House, 4th House, Venus and Moon. Family disputes: Second house and the Moon.
Fanaticism: Impact of Rahu over the sixth house or that of sixth house and/or nodes on the third, first and tenth houses.

Father: 9th House, 4th House, Sun and Jupiter.
Fatal Accidents/very serious accidents: Eighth house and exact affliction of MMP or Ketu.
Financial Solvency: 6th House, 2nd House, Moon and Venus.
Foreign Residence: 7th House, 12th House or influence of 7th lord or 12th lord or 9th lord on 4th House or 10th House, Rahu and Venus.

Foreign Visits: 9th House, 10th House or influence of 9th lord or 12th lord or 7th lord on 4th House or 3rd House.
General Fortune/Luck: 9th House, 4th House, 2nd House, Sun and Jupiter.
Happy Married Life: 7th House, 4th House, 2nd House, 8th House, 12th House, Moon and Venus.
Health (Emotional): 1st House, 5th House, 6th House, Moon and Mercury.

Health (Functional): 1st House, 6th House, Moon and Mercury.
Health (General): 1st House, 6th House, Sun, Mars and Moon.
Health (Physical): 1st House, 6th House, Sun and Mars.
Heart Disease: 1st House, 6th House, 4th House, Sun and Moon, Mars, Jupiter.

Husband: 7th House, 2nd House, 4th House, 8th House, 12th House, Jupiter and Sun. Imprisonment: Twelfth house & sixth house.

Inclinations: 5th House, 4th House, 2nd House, Jupiter and Sun.
Income and Gains: 11th House, 2nd House, 10th House, 3rd House, Jupiter, Venus and Moon.

Inheritance: 8th House, 9th House, 4th House, Sun and Moon.
Initiatives: 3rd House and Mars.

Intuition: 5th House and the Sun.
Kidney: Sixth house and Venus.
Lawsuits: Sixth house and the planets the Sun and Mars.

Litigation: 6th House and planets placed in 6th House.
Longevity: 1st House, 8th House, 12th House and Saturn.
Loss of parents: 4th and 9th houses and the planets the Sun and the Moon.
Love: Significator is Venus.

Luxuries: 4th House, Venus, 12th House and 7th House.

Malignant Tumors: Exact or very close influence of Rahu or most malefic planet on weak planets/houses.
Marital Discord: Influence of lord of the 6th House/Ketu on the weak prime determinants/significators of marriage or the placement of the prime determinants/significators of marriage in the 6th House.

The prime determinants of marriage: The prime determinants of marriage for each of the 12 signs in seriatim are Venus, the Sun, Jupiter, the Sun, Saturn, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, the Moon, the Moon, the Sun, and Mercury. Jupiter is significator for husband and Venus is significator for wife and general significator of marriage. These are the significators of marriage.

Marriage - Timing: 7th, 2nd and 4th houses or the planets influencing these houses.

Marital Tie: 8th House, 2nd House and 12th House.
Mental Capabilities: 1st House, 3rd House, 4th House, 5th House, Moon, Sun and Mercury.

Mother: 4th House, Moon and 9th House.
Musical Talent: 2nd and 3rd house, Venus and Mercury.
Nervous Control: 6th House and Mercury.

Possesion by spirits: The close influence of Rahu or Ketu on the 5th House, Sun, Moon & Mercury.
Pre-marital Pleasures: Close influence of Rahu or 8th/12th lords on the 1st House, 3rd House, 5th House or 7th House or the planet Venus.
Poverty: Second, fourth and sixth houses and the planets the sun and Saturn.
Professional Education: 2nd House, 5th House and 10th House.
Professional Determinant: Lords of 10th and 2nd houses and if there is no MT sign in these houses, then Lord of the Ascendant.
Professional Position: 10th House, 2nd House, 5th House, 3rd House, Sun, Mercury, Venus and Jupiter.

Progeny: 5th House, 2nd House, Jupiter and Sun.
Prolonged sicknesses: Sixth house & the planets Mars and Mercury.
Prosperity: 11th House, 2nd House, 10th House, 3rd House, Jupiter, Venus and Moon.
Purvapunya: 9th house, fifth house, Jupiter and the Sun.
Respiratory disorders: 3H, Mercury & Moon.
Renal disorders: 6H, 7H Venus.
Romance: Mars and Rahu.
Short Journeys: 3rd House and 9th House.
Speculation: 5th House, Rahu and Mercury.
Speculative Trading Markets: Rahu
Spiritual Education: 9th House, Sun and Jupiter.

Spiritual Life: 9th House, 4th House, Sun and Jupiter.
Sport: 3rd House, Lord of the Ascendant, 9th House, Mars, Sun and Venus.
Status: 2nd House, 5th House, 10th House, Sun and Jupiter.
Status with Government: 2nd House, 10th House, Sun and Mars.
Strong mind and will power: 3rd and tenth houses and the planet, the Sun. Where both the 3rd and 10th houses do not contain an MT sign, the 2nd house will be considered.
Success: 3rd House, Sun and Jupiter.

Tuberculosis: 4H, Moon and Mercury.
Vehicles: 4th House and Venus.
Wealth: 2nd House. To find the the prime indicator: if there is no MT sign in the 2nd house, then one goes to the 4th house, the 9th house and then the 1st house whichever house has the MT sign first.
Wealth giver houses/planets - 11th House, 5th House, Moon and Jupiter.
Wealth Accumulated - Venus is the significator planet.
Widowhood: Seventh, fourth, second and 12th houses and the impact of MMP/Ketu on these houses.
Wife: 7th House, 2nd House, 4th House, 8th House, 12th House, Venus and Moon.
Younger Brothers: 3rd House and Mars.

CHARACTERISTICS OF SIGNS AND PLANETS

CHARACTERISTICS OF SIGNS

We have seen there are 12 signs. Each sign has different qualities, properties, characteristics, etc. In general, these are given below:

Ruling planet

Signs	Ruling Planet
1, 8	Mars
2, 7	Venus
3, 6	Mercury
4	Moon
5	Sun
9, 12	Jupiter
10, 11	Saturn

Constitution ( M F C )

Signs	Constitution
1, 4, 7, 10	Moveable
2, 5, 8, 11	Fixed
3, 6, 9, 12	Common

Element ( F E A W )

Signs	Element	Sign	Element
1, 5, 9	Fiery	3, 7, 11	Airy
2, 6, 10	Earthy	4, 8, 12	Watery

Shape

Signs	Shape
1	Ram
2	Bull
3	Twins
4	Crab
5	Lion
6	Virgin
7	Balance
8	Scorpion
9	The man with arrow and the horse as his hind part
10	Crocodile
11	Water Carrier
12	Fish

Classification

Signs	Class
1, 3, 5, 79, 11	Male / Positive
2, 4, 6, 8,10, 12	Female / Negative

Direction ( E S W N )

Signs	Direction
1, 5, 9	East
2, 6, 10	South
3, 7, 11	West
4, 8, 12	North

Caste ( K S V B )

Signs	Caste	Signs	Caste
1, 5, 9	Kshatri	2, 6, 10	Shudra
3, 7, 11	Vaishya	4, 8, 12	Brahmin

Duration

Signs	1 & 12	2 & 11	3 & 10	4 & 9	5 & 8	6 & 7
Hr-mtr	1 - 21	1 - 36	1 - 59	2 - 10	2 - 34	2 - 21

Other Characteristics

1.Aries

Lean, thin, muscular body, Rash, violent, ambitious, independent, changes in residence, struggles, travels, few children, early marriage, prone to injuries, accidents, lose money through impulsive actions, does not accumulate wealth, frank in love, practical views, dominant, emotional, impatient, aggressive, fiery nature,

Body parts:

Head, brain, face, upper jaw, eyes,

Diseases:

Epilepsy, headaches, vertigo, fire accidents, teeth

Professions:

Army, Defence, surgeons, chemist, police, law, iron and steel, machines, factories, sports goods, industry

Match:

with signs 5, 7, 9

2.Taurus

Plumpy, dark hair, well developed body, robust, super health, preserving, obstinate, ambitious of power, slow but steady, patient, domestic, secretive, lover of arts, nature, beauty; fond of comforts, opposite sex; slow recovery from illness, saving nature, gambling, materialistic, loyal in love, care for partner, peace-loving, sometimes selfish and vindictive

Body parts:

Neck, throat, ears, palate, lower jaw, larynx, tonsils

Diseases:

Apoplexy, neck diseases, glandular problems, goitre, diphtheria, tonsillitis.

Professions:

Any business in finance, agriculture, music, pleasure resorts, cinema, actors, film producers, transport, Income-Tax, ladies' clubs, schools, fashion and beauty parlours, dealers in ladies' garments, beauty items

Match:

with signs 4, 6, 8, 10, 12

3.Gemini

Tall, slender, visible veins, grey eyes, quick-witted, shy, fond of music, dance, drawing, painting, travel; lack concentration, argumentative, always engaged in more than one pursuits. diversity in all spheres, good advisor, energetic, ingenuous, changes in life, influenced by opposite sex, disagreement with father, troubles from children, fault-finding nature, hasty to know the results of his efforts, wants short-cuts, short travels, females want to be mental companions, cannot remain idle - mentally or physically, males want yes-wives, flirting nature

Body parts:

Arms, hands, shoulders, lungs, nerves, thymus gland

Diseases:

Asthma, bronchitis, colds, arms fractures, pleurisy, pneumonia, TB, respiratory problems

Professions:

Broker, agent, businessman, secretary, advocate, journalist, travelling agents, income from more than one resources

Match:

with signs 1, 5, 7, 11

4.Cancer

Stout, average height, awkward appearance, rolling gait, fond of changes, novelty; fickle-minded, fertile imagination, love intensely, fragile health, sacrifice for their children, honest in finance, not extravagant, ups and downs, wealth through own labour, monotonous life for romance, lacking in expression, settled family life, sentimental, anger comes and goes, devoted to wives, want homely girls, interfere in routine household matters, females good mothers, stubborn and moody, if ignored

Body parts:

Breast area, stomach, pancreas

Diseases:

Coughs, cancer disease, stomach problems, dropsy, diseases connected with water

Professions:

Business in things connected with water, conches, pearls, fish, sailors, Navy, submarine, shipping, import/export, restaurant, caterer, travels, transport, contractors, irrigation department,

Match:

with signs 4, 8, 12

5.Leo

Broad shoulders, large bones, muscles; ruddy complexion, thin waist, wavy hair, baldness in old age, ambitious, generous, warm-hearted, fearless, harsh temperament, strong-willed, helpful to mankind, organising powers, constructive, inventive, forget others mistakes, very hopeful, boasting, domineering, commanding, leader, short outbursts of temper, brave, loyal in love, hasty, good health, less money with age, success in gambling / speculation, ruler, authoritative, fiery in passion, fond of opposite sex, love children, females should not doubt husbands for this, extroverts, force their desires on others

Body parts:

Heart, spinal column, aorta, coronaries

Diseases:

Eye problems, fevers, cardiac problems, lumbago, palpitations, spinal problems

Professions:

High position in commerce, Govt; executive jobs, managers of big concerns, corporations, director, captain,

Match:

with signs 1, 3, 7, 9, 11

6.Virgo

Tall, slender, dark hair, never pot-belly, appear younger than age, mental abilities, methodical, critical, lacking self-confidence, intuitive, analytical thinker, conservative, modest, changes in residence, commercial instinct, has an eye for details, speculative, diplomatic, unsuccessful in love, fault-finding, rarely passionate, limited progeny, careful in money matters, postpone marriage, conservative, modest, hard taskmaster

Body parts:

Appendix, bowels, spleen, intestines

Diseases:

Appendicitis, digestive disorders, constipation, colic, deafness, dysentery, diarrhoea

Professions:

Brokers, accountants, lawyers, journalists, engineers, surgeons, works connected with liquid, ITO, examiners, auditor, inspector, success in earth and its products,

Match:

with signs 2, 4, 8, 10

7.Libra

Tall, slender but stout with age, brownish black hair, well formed body, good features, good looking, graceful, fond of dress, perfumes, art and music, opposite sex, comforts; courteous, hospitable, imaginative, cheerful, just, sexy, passionate, affectionate, charming manners, extravagant, expert in love affairs, tend to adjust in married life, passions rise and die quickly, limited children.

Body parts:

Kidneys, distillation, urinary track

Diseases:

Urinary disorders, kidney stones, skin diseases

Professions:

Govt servants, officers, public life, in liquid items, chemists, electric engineers, transport, Navy, painters, writers, musicians, actors, playback singers, architects, good salesmen

Match:

3, 11 (Disagree with 4, 10, 12)

8.Scorpio

Long hands, average stature, broad face, well-proportioned body, tendency to become stout, quick, keen, shrewd, penetrating mind, not easily influenced, courageous, sarcastic, practical, interested in occult, chemical research, mystery, intuitive, resourceful, constructive and destructive abilities, economical, unyielding, cunning, revengeful, cannot save, cannot be subjugated, cannot withstand criticism, at best in odds, reserved, cannot remain idle, gain through speculation, lucky in getting money, vehicles, wife, business, house, garden, extravagant, provide comforts to wives, females know how to please their husbands,

Body parts:

Secret parts, pelvic region, bladder, rectum, anus

Diseases:

Back pains, piles, stones in bladder, sex diseases, urinary diseases

Professions:

Chemistry, medicines, insurance, maternity departments, detectives, iron and steel works, military, naval, surgeon

Match :

With signs 4, 8, 12

9.Sagittarius

Well-developed body, tall, slender, bushy eyebrows, brown hair, hazel eyes, generous, bold, good-hearted, charitable, fond of travelling, outdoor sports, exercises, outspoken, prophetic, intuition, respectful to law and order, customs,

religion, aggressive, higher education, gains without pains, interested in outdoor life, get good wife, females do not interfere in their husbands' works, helpful to them, attached with educational institutions, independent,

Body parts:

Hips, thighs, joint dislocation, lungs, nerves

Diseases:

Nervous complaints, paralysis, rheumatic pains, varicose veins, wounds, skin, hair falling

Professions:

Teacher, preacher, public speaker, bank employee, with religious and educational institutions, editing and publishing, company law, civil engineering, foreign assignments,

Match:

with signs 1, 3, 5, 9,

10.Capricorn

Long nose, thick neck, long chin, dark hair, not handsome, short in early age, but grow tall suddenly after 16 years, hunchbacked with age, defective walk, economical, prudent, calculative, businesslike, secretive, changeable, methodical, good organiser, patience, steady, serious, contemplative nature, hard worker, self-reliant, either very honest or most dishonest, selfish, work hard even in the face of obstacles, careful in money, unemotional, slow & cautious in approaching opposite sex, undemonstrative in love,

Body parts:

Joints, knee caps, skin

Diseases:

Colds, skin diseases, leprosy, hysteria, gout

Professions:

If aspected by benefic Moon, business of kerosene oil, land, animals, irrigation, agriculturist; If aspected by Mars, engineer, cement, manufacturer, lawyer, brick-kiln owner; If by Mercury, engineer, deep thinker, dealer in scientific instruments, crystal grazing; If by Jupiter, physician, scientist, gain through large companies, clubs and societies, land and mines, long term contracts; If by Venus, chemical, leader, hides, cosmetics, beauty items, etc.

Match:

with signs 4, 8, 12

11.Aquarius

Tall, slender, well-formed, oval face, brown hair, mole, fleshy face, intelligent, good memory, reasoning faculty, concentration, self-controlled, psychic, serious, economical, practical, unselfish, shrewd, quick-witted, new ideas, moral, strong in likes and dislikes, stubborn, intuition, prefer intelligent partners, unassuming, humane, kind, sympathetic, unconventional, reliable and sincere friend, good partner in business,

Body parts:

Lower part of legs, ankles, circulatory system, backbone, calves

Diseases:

Cramps, anaemia, dropsy, heart, nervous diseases

Professions:

Scientist, physician, good executive, lecturer, astrologer, legal, financial or education advisor, mine contractor, shipping, export,

Match:

with signs 3, 7

12.Pisces

Short stature, plump, short limbs, fleshy, pale, double chin, round shoulders, protruding eyes, soft hair, versatile, good-natured, emotional, philosophical, loving, lack in self-confidence, timid, cannot be steady, influenced by new ideas, polite, indecisive, over liberal, rely friends, suspicious but loyal in love, addicted to drinks, like flattery, happy married life, affectionate, good business ability, give loans, save for old age, do not like to be dependent on children, cannot concentrate, females cannot be steady in their love, hard worker,

Body parts:

Feet, toes, lungs

Diseases:

Digestive disorders, alcoholism, contagious diseases, tumours, TB, nervous disorders

Professions:

Poets, musicians, planning commission, painters, nurses, caterers, teachers, accountants, bankers, actors, liaison, cinema, occult science, Managing Director, Chairman, Navy, shipping, dealers in drinks, oils, beverages, cosmetics, chemicals, medical, education,

Match:

with signs 4, 6

CHARACTERISTICS OF PLANETS



Planets also have different qualities; they represent different articles, relations, etc. General characteristics of different planets are given below:

SUN

MOON

MARS

MERCURY

JUPITER

VENUS

SATURN

RAHU

KETU

SUN

Lord of Sunday, soul of Kalapurush, male, Moola planet, never retrograde

Father

Heat, light, vitality; courage, vigour, power, authority, reputation, permanent rank, administrative head, Govt, satwic desire, ambition, boldness, reliability, king, hot temperament, general success, reliable

Arrogance, wavering mind, jealous, overambitious, angry, haughty, obstacles, waste, public opposition, immoral,

Heart, eyes, spinal column

Weak eyesight, Glaucoma. high fevers, palpitation of heart, hyper-irritability, bilious complaints, etc.

Direction: East

Metals: Gold, copper

Colours: Orange, yellow, brown, gold

Stone: Ruby

Motion: 30° in one month

Aspect: VII th house (opposite house)

(Aspect means `look'; this could be benefic or malefic, according to the nature of the planet aspecting.)

Signs

Own	Mool Trikona	Exaltation	Debilitation
5 (21°-30°)	5 (0°-20°)	1 (10°)*	7 (10°)n

(Every planet rules over one or two signs; it has one Mool Trikona sign, which is in between the position of Own Sign and Exaltation Sign; it has an Exaltation sign, where it is treated as powerful, and it has a Debilitation Sign, where it is considered weak.)

MOON

Lord of Monday, heart of Kalapurush, female, dhatu planet, never retrograde

Mother

Humours, mental evolution; softness, swift nature, charming eyes, satwic nature, conception, animal instinct, love, optimism, patience, concentration, emotion, mind, deep-feeling, thinking, steadiness, progress, cold, moist, phlegmatic, feminine, inventive mind, family life, private affairs, beauty, ocean, sea, rivers, etc. queen;

Lack of mental balance, secretive, deceitful, delays and struggles, liar, extravagant, impulsive, fear complex, immoral

Eyes, mind, chest

Fluids in brain, feminine complaints, myopia, menstrual disorders, mental troubles, vomitting, vertigo, lunacy, epilepsy

Direction: North

Metal: Silver

Colours: White, pale yellow, opal, silver

Stone: Pearl

Motion: 30 ° in 2 1/4 days

Aspect: VII th house (opposite house)

Signs

Own	Mool Trikona	Exaltation	Debilitation
4	2 ( 4°-30°)	2(0°-3°))(3*)	8 (3°)n

*Highest degree of exaltation

nLowest degree of debilitation

MARS

Lord of Tuesday, Commander-in-Chief, male, dhatu planet

Younger brothers/sisters

Physical force, passion; Energy, ambition, desires, strength, heroism, self-confidence, adventurous, lands and moveable property, dry, fiery, masculine, courage, dashing, practical, accident, operation, surgery, chemistry, militant matters, violence, competitive exams, courage

Lose temper, quarrelsome, drunkard, brute, sexual hunger, violent, unhappy domestic life, fanatic, unreliable

Muscles, genitals, nose, anus, brain, kidneys

Muscular system inflammations, nose surgeries, VD, piles, fistula, bilious complaints

Direction: North-East

Metals: Copper, gold

Colours: Red scarlet, carmine

Stone: Red Coral

Motion: 30° in 45 days

Aspect: VII th house (opposite house); IV th and VIII th house

Signs

Own	Mool Trikona	Exaltation	Debilitation
1(13°-30°), 8	1 (0°-12°)	10 (28°)*	4 (28°)n

MERCURY

Lord of Wednesday, nearest to the Sun, Commerce Minister, jeeva planet

Maternal Uncle, Adopted son

Mathematical proportions, speed, duality; senses, intelligence, education, scholar, research, analytical mind, short travels, general success, ingenuity, shrewd, clever, talkative, mathematician, writing, editing, artistic taste, neutral, dualist, convertible, sexless, teaching, book-keeping, secretary, accounting,

Cunning, mischievous, liar, gambler, conceited, perverted, unprincipled, boastful, a bad accountant, insincere, inaccurate,

Respiratory, nervous speech, hands, tongue, ears, auditory system

Nervous complaints, respiratory faults, trembling, speech impediments, mental disorders, asthma, deafness

Direction: South - West

Metals: Silver, Gold

Colours: Azure, blue, dove

Stone: Emerald

Motion: 30° in 45 days (never more than 28° from Sun)

Aspect: VII th house (opposite house)

Signs

Own	Mool Trikona	Exaltation	Debilitation
3, 6(21°-30°)	6 (16°-20°)	6(0-15°)(15°)*	12 (15°)n

JUPITER

Lord of Thursday, Guru, male, jeeva planet

Children, Elder brother, Husband

Expansion, universal harmony; wealth, financial dealings, banks, law, religion, philosophy, companies, long journeys, air-travels, prosperity, charitable and religious institutions, education, judge, counsellor, brokers, spirituality, honesty, speculation, gain through legacies, good fortune, noble, jovial

Extremist, lavish, extravagant, careless, gambling, vain pomp and show, misjudgment, poverty, law suits, unpopular

Liver, arteries, teeth, gall bladder

Liver complaints, blood disorders, abscesses, boils, diabetes, intestinal troubles, cancer, jaundice, fat in the body, flatulence, hernia,

Direction: North - East

Metals: Gold, Tin, Platinum

Stone: Yellow Sapphire

Colour: Yellow

Motion: 30° in one year

Aspect: VII th house (opposite house); V th and IX th houses

Signs

Own	Mool Trikona	Exaltation	Debilitation
9(6°-30°),12	9 (0°-5°)	4 (5°)*	10 (5°)n

VENUS

Lord of Friday, can never be more than 48° from Sun, Goddess of Love, Moola planet

Wife, partner

Space, electricity, beauty, modesty, virtue, fortune, artistic disposition, literature, dance, music, poetry, pleasure, love, marriage, gain through public affairs, sex, conjugal happiness, opposite sex, sportsman, humorous, fond of fine arts, vehicles, luxury, bed pleasures

Immoral life, amorous, rivalry, jealousy, unpleasant domestic life, death of partner, sexy, worries, downfall, legal trouble, disgrace

Ovaries, glands, generative system, kidneys, throat, chin, cheeks

VD, bladder/Kidney stone, weakness of sexual organs, semen, gout, anaemic, leucoderma, eczema, syphilis, gland disorders, swellings, tonsillitis

Direction: South - West

Metals: Gold and Platinum

Colours: Turquoise, pink, lemon, yellow, blue

Stone: Diamond

Motion: 30° in one month

Aspect: VII th house (opposite house)

Signs

Own	Mool Trikona	Exaltation	Debilitation
2, 7(21°-30°)	7 (0° - 20°)	12 (27°)*	6 (27°)n

SATURN

Lord of Saturday, outermost planet, Son of Sun, lame, eunuch/female, dhatu planet

Servant

Life principles, time, obstruction; longevity, farmers, minerals, coal and junk dealers, property owners, thinker, foresightedness, discipline, third eyesight, scientist, inventors, explorers, discoverers, philosophers, religious leaders, social reformers, landed property, mines, iron and steel, lead, dealing in real estate, austere, envious, violent, prudent, cautious, economical, serious, persistent

Sceptical, incompetent, indifferent, laborious, impotent, secretive, slow, callous, pessimistic, unreliable

Teeth, bones, ribs, marrow, hairs, nails, secretive system, skin, auditory organs, knees, feet

Paralysis, insanity, cancer, TB, tumours, wind, gastric troubles, limb injury, rheumatism, Bright's disease, deafness, consumption

Direction: South - West

Metals: Iron, lead

Colours: Black, dark brown, indigo

Stone: Blue Sapphire

Motion: 30° in 2½ years

Aspect: VII th house (opposite house); III rd and X th houses

Signs

Own	Mool Trikona	Exaltation	Debilitation
10,11(21°-30°)	11(0° - 20°)	7 (20°)*	1 (20°)n

RAHU (Dragon's Head)

Male, Always retrograde,

Maternal grandfather (Nana)

Dissolution; love affairs, evil thoughts, liar, illegal cohabitation, harsh speech, defective eyesight, wounds by accidents, obstacles, impediments, electricity, fuel, energy, suspicious nature, stammering

Parts: Those of Saturn

Hiccough, intestinal troubles, leprosy, ulcer, general debility, boils, varicose veins, spleen, gout,

Metal: Iron

Colour: Black

Stone: Gomed

Motion: 30° in 1 1/2 years

Aspect: VII th house (opposite house); (V th and IX th houses - considered by some propounders

Signs

Own	Mool Trikona	Exaltation	Debilitation
-	-	2	8

KETU (Dragon's Tail)

Destruction; gives salvation, Gyan Karak ( Kku dkjd ), slow working, change of residence, dual marriage, suspicious nature, stammering, jewellery,

Intestinal worms, epidemics, fever, low BP, deafness, stammering, gout, rheumatism

Metal: Steel

Colour: Violet

Stone: Cat's Eye

Motion: 30° in 1 1/2 years

Aspect: VII th house (opposite house); (V th and IX th houses - considered by some propounders

Signs

Own	Mool Trikona	Exaltation	Debilitation
-	-	8	2