posted March 02, 2008 11:51 AM
Is here anyone who knows more about Vedic astrology?I have delved myself into it a little bit over the weekend, but of course there`s SO much that I don`t understand, because it is so different from the Western astrology.
Does anyone know good sites where i can learn how to interprete a chart with a Vedic approach?
For example: I looked into my Vedic chart:
Sun: Sagittarius / 2nd house
Moon: Capricorn / 3rd house
Mercury: Sagittarius / 2nd house
Venus: SAgittarius / 2nd house
Mars: Scorpio / 1st house
Jupiter: Aquarius / 4th house
Saturn: Gemini / 8th house
Rahu (NN): Scorpio / 1st house
Lagna (ASC): Scorpio
Now I have several questions: I looked up the nakshatra of my Moon and it is Dhanishta (the same as Marylin Monroes`s and Lady Di`s - ouch, we all know how HAPPY they were).
My questions concerning this:
1. Do I only look at the Moon`s nakshatra or also at the nakshatra of other planets or the Lagna?
2. What could it mean to have a Moon in Capricorn in Dhanishta nakshatra in the 3rd house without asepcts?
I think it might not be a very beneficial position, am I right?
Moon is also ruling the 9th house.
3. Regarding the aspects I read that the Vedic astrologers only count conjunction and opposition as aspects (whole-sign aspects always) and that there are some special aspects for:
Jupiter: trines backwards and forwards
Mars: the forward square (ex: Mars in Libra to a planet in Cappy) and backward quinkunx (Mars in Libra to a planet in Taurus)
Saturn: the forward sextile (ex: Saturn in Gemini and planet in Leo) and the backward square (SAturn in GEmini and planet in Pisces)
So, they use the whole sign aspects and only those mentioned aspects, but in a relationship analysis they mentioned some sort of synastry which uses an orb of 5° and all ptolemaic aspects, the Tajika analysis.
Now this got me confused. What is right now?
4. Difficult houses
Well, the 6th, 8th and 12th houses are said to be difficult houses, which are malefic for the person, and so is any planet in there or their rulers.
The 5th and 9th houses are said to be the most auspicious houses.
So in my case, Mercury rules the 8th house and the 11th house, so it becomes the planet that will bring challenges and difficulties into my life, right?
Also, Venus rules the 7th and 12th house and Mars rules the 6th and 1st house.
The rulers of the 12th and 6th houses would be malefic, I think, but what if Mars is in Scorpio and also ruling the 1st house, would it strengthen it?
Or does that only mean that it is malefic AND strong? (Sounds sorta "evil" to me)
5. I also have three Sagittarius-planets (Sunm, Mercury, Venus) in the 2nd house. Interestingly, in Vedic the 2nd house is also about writing and teaching (right?), and I am a teacher, but those planets are beeing opposed by retograde Saturn in Gemini in 8th house, which sounds like a VERY bad position.
How would that play out?
I really hope someone can help me with the answers or direct me to a site, where I can learn more about it.
Thanks.
DD