Astrology and you/ Gopesh Kumar Ojha

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