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CHAPTER I : WHAT IS ASTROLOGY ...I<br/>Influence of Planets and Stars—Great and Learned Men Who Believed<br/>in Astrology—Some Excerpts from English Literature—Hindu Religious<br/>Scriptures and Epics—Widespread and Firm Faith of Hindus in<br/>Astrology—Zodiac^—Signs—Tropical arid Sidereal Zodiacs—Longitudes<br/>of Planets—Names of Signs—Planets.<br/>CHAPTER n : THE BIRTH CHART ...9<br/>Birth Chart, A Map of Heavens at the Time of Birth—The Degree<br/>Rising at the Point Where the Ecliptic Cuts the Eastern Horizon—<br/>Calculation of the Birth Chart—Local Mean Time—Sidereal Time at<br/>Preceding Noon—Sidereal Time at Birth—Calculation of Degree<br/>Rising—Example Worked Out—Signs in Other Houses—Signs and<br/>Houses—Placing Planets in Signs—Retrograde Planets—Longitudes of<br/>Planets in the Example Horoscope—Birth Chart Worked Out—Different<br/>Patterns of Birth Chart in India.<br/>CHAPTER m : SIGNS ...27<br/>Signs and Tlieir Rulers or Lords—Movable, Fixed and Common Signs—<br/>Odd and Even—Male and Female—Signs and Parts of Human Body—<br/>Signs and Sub-divisions—One-ninth Division—Navansha—<br/>Vargottama—The Navansha Chart—Diurnal and Nocturnal Signs—<br/>Direction—Manner of Rising.<br/>CHAPTER IV : HOUSES ...35<br/>Significance of Houses in Birth Chart—Nomenclature for Houses—<br/>Angles—Succedent—Cadent—^Trine—Upachaya-trik—^Matters Judged<br/>From Each House—First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh,<br/>Eighth, Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh and the Twelfth.<br/>CHAPTER V : PLANETS ...41<br/>Planet in Own House—Moola Trikona—Exaltation—Debilitation—<br/>Friendship Among Planets—Natural Friendship, Neutrality and Enmity—<br/>Temporary Relationship—Resultant Relationship—Example Worked<br/>Out—Effect of a Planet Occupying a House of Great Friend, Friend,<br/>Neutral, Enemy or Great Enemy—Benefics and Malefics—Aspects—<br/>Directions—Colours, Jewels and Metals—Sex—Ingredients of Body—<br/>Taste—Direaional Strengtli—Planets as Significators—Combust Planets.<br/>CHAPTER VI : PLANETS IN SIGNS ...55<br/>Planet in own Sign—Exception—^The Ascendant or The Moon in the<br/>Twelve Signs—Aries, Taurus, Gemini etc.—Effect of Sun being in<br/>Different Signs—Mars Occupying a Particular Sign—Effect of Mercury<br/>in Each of the Twelve Signs—Jupiter's Location in Different Signs—<br/>Venus Occupying Aries, Taurus, Gemini etc.—Saturn's Location in the<br/>Twelve Signs—Favourable Signs for Rahu's Tenancy—Ketu.<br/>CHAPTER Vn : PLANETS IN HOUSES ...67<br/>Position of Planets and Modifying Influences—Sun, Moon, Mars,<br/>Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn, Rahu and Ketu Occupying the First<br/>House—Effect of Each of the Planets in the Second, Third, Fourth,<br/>Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Nintli, Tenth, Eleventh or the Twelfth House.<br/>CHAPTER Vm : JUDGING THE CHART ...81<br/>General Guidelines—Lord of tlie House and the Various Factors Which<br/>Make it Strong or Weak—Location in Sign and Navansha—Dispositor<br/>of the Sign and Navansha—House Position—Conjunction with<br/>Planets—The Aspects a Planet Receives—Combust—Hemmed in<br/>between Benefics or Malefics—Judgment of a House—^Tenanted by<br/>Benefics or Malefics—Aspects on the House—Hemmed in between<br/>Planets—^Tenancy of Planets on other Houses Affecting the House<br/>under Examination—Houses Counted from the Moonsign—Karakas<br/>for Houses—Scrutiny of Karaka—Judgment of the Body, Parts of the<br/>Body, Temperament, Diseases, Wealth, Poverty, Immovable<br/>Properties, Speech, Brothers and Sisters, Mother, Conveyances, Friends,<br/>Happiness, Education, Children, Gain from Betting, Enemies, Wife,<br/>Husband, Longevity, Legacy, Religiousness, Foreign Trips, Father,<br/>Career, Agriculture, Service, Independent Profession, Trade and<br/>Commerce—Good Yogas—Combinations for Wealth and Position<br/>Selected from Standard Sanskrit Works.<br/>CHAPTER IX : PLANETARY PERIODS ...103<br/>Various Systems of Planetary Periods—The Most Popular and Widely<br/>Practised System—^Table A Specifying Periods for Each of The Nine<br/>Planets—Nine Sub-divisions in Each of the Periods—Table B Specifying<br/>Order and Duration of Each Sub-period—How to Determine Ruling<br/>Period at Birth—Sub-division of the Zodiac into 27 Sectors—<br/>Nakshatras—^Table C Giving Domain of Each Naksbatra—^Example<br/>Worked Out—Balance of Period at Birth—Example—Sub-period in<br/>the Example Chart.<br/>CHAPTER X : TIMING OF EVENTS ...113<br/>Events Fructify according to Indications in the Birfh Chart—General<br/>Principles to Determine Quality of Planetary Influence—House Effects<br/>According to Ownership, Tenancy and Aspect—Planet Owning Two<br/>Houses—Placement in Signs Rising Head First Etc.—Rahu And Ketu—<br/>The First Test—Planet as Significator or Karaka According as it is Weak<br/>or Strong—Sun, Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Satum, Rahu and<br/>Ketu—^The Second Test According as the Lord of the House is Strong<br/>or Weak—The Lords of 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th,<br/>11th and 12th House—^The Third Test—A Planet Owning Good or<br/>Bad Houses—Yoga Karaka—Maraka—Key Planets for each of the<br/>Ascendants—^Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio,<br/>Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius and Pisces—Judgment of Sub-periods—<br/>General Principles Governing the Quality of Effects—Some Rough<br/>and Ready Methods for Fixing Timings—Wearing Jewels to Ward off<br/>Evil Influence of Planets.<br/>CHAPTER XI : TRANSITS ...135<br/>Utility of Timing Events by Transits—^What is a Transit—Moonsign at<br/>Birth—^Transits of Sun—Good and Evil Effects—^When They are<br/>Obstructed—Favourable and Unfavourable Transits of the Moon—When<br/>Held under Check—Mars when Good or Evil by Transit—When Transit<br/>Effects are Nullified—Favourable and Unfavourable Transits of<br/>Mercury—when the Influence does not Operate—Good and Evil<br/>Transits of Jupiter, Timings when they do not Show Effea—^Transits of<br/>Venus—^When the Transit is Ineffectual—^Transits of Satum—Good and<br/>Evil—^When the Operative Influence Does Not Fructify—^Transits of<br/>Rahu and Ketu. |
