11/2 Jyotish News - Re. Jyotish Message Boards....

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Dear Friends:

 

Some of you have been asking me about some of the Jyotish message boards

and/or Groups that are out there and one can participate in.

 

The below is a recent response that I've made to a recent question one of

the members

had about Planets in the Gap or in Sandhi.

 

Their question is below as well as my response.

 

If you're interested, you can contact and join this group, yourself at:

 

..... You need a account and then,once you're in on the net,

in your account you can go to the site for joining this Group.

 

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Enjoy!

 

 

Mark Kincaid

 

 

 

 

 

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H S Viswanadham <vishwanatham

vedic astrology

[vedic astrology] Planets in Rasi Sandhi

Sun, Nov 2, 2003, 8:09 AM

 

 

Hare Rama Krishna

 

Dear Gurus & other learned members,

 

Planets placed in Rasi Sandhis tend to destroy the houses owned by them.

 

Are there any exceptions to this? Like, planets which are placed in

Vargottama amsa?

 

Could any one please clarify.

 

With much regards

viswanadham

 

 

 

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Dear All.....

 

One of the most important principles in Jyotish that I think is sorely

missed sometimes is the fact that our charts represent our potential

as well as our conditions, destiny or fate.

 

In other words, we have tremendous potential in life to grow and improve

which is often missed in Astrology.

Because in life we're keenly aware that we're here to grow and evolve.

Why not in and through our charts?

 

Perhaps it is because we don't realize how.

But, when I first realized that the 'malefics' in my chart, like Planets

in Sandhis.....were just situations, to be improved;

I felt tremendous empowerment.

 

Take for example the present situation that we're in where the Sun's

Debilitated in Libra.

When you meet people with such placements you can see their conditions.

They're often lacking in Self-confidence and in the ability to both believe

in themselves and manifest 'willful' change and manifest destiny

which a stronger Sun, type of person, so spontaneously exhibits.

 

Well, there is great news because Jyotish belongs to a whole family of Vedic

Sciences which have as their primary function to improve and unfold a

person's

potential.

 

We have that phrase in Jyotish, 'remedial measures', and I believe this

means

we can improve not only our life situations but our charts as well.

 

Now, let's imagine how a person could both have certain planets in Sandhi

and why this might mean that the Houses which are owned by them,

are poorly influenced by their Lord being in the 'gaps' so to speak.

 

Let's say that a person has the Sun in Sandhi, in say, Gemini, moving

between

the 29th degree of Gemini and the first moments of Cancer.

 

And let's say the person has a Leo Rising so their first House, itself will

be the

weakened House.

 

Can anything be done?

 

Or is it the person's 'fate' to suffer the results of their past karmas,

only?

 

Well, yes, certainly anything and everything can be done.

 

Think of our Jyotish 'afflictions' like you would a physical condition,

like High Blood Pressure.

 

We know and treat High Blood Pressure as a physical ailment that can be

improved

with various means.

 

Now, why don't we realize and connect Jyotish to say, physical improvements.

 

Because in fact, Jyotish represents the mental Head of dis-ease and

diseases.

 

It's really our mental realities, ie. our Planetary situations that's

truely, ultimately

responsible for all of our physical situations.

 

And if we could improve our 'Planets', then, theoretically, we should be

able to

improve our physical selves and situations, as well as the environments in

which we live,

which are after all a good definition for our Houses.

 

Let's get back to that person with a weakened Sun in the gap, ruler of the

lst House.

 

Now, the symptoms will be clear. Now only does the person exhibit weakened

Self-confidence

and motivated power but their physical presence, their bodies even, being

representative

of the lst House, will also be weak!

 

But, forever?

 

No!

 

Remember we've come to improve our lives and our situations, and what better

area

is Vedic Knowledge

totally prepared for improving if not the Self! or the Sun!

 

Take the Upanishads for example.

 

Too often, thought of as wonderful poems and literature.

 

But, the Upanishads can also be thought of as Self-empowering Vedic tools or

techniques.

 

In the West, Mental affirmations and prayers have become fairly popular,

lately.

 

At the root of Mental affirmations is the Mind & Body of anyone who's body

and mind's

could be directly improved by such a mental exercise.

 

Now, in the Upanishads, quite often the theme is literally, about the Self!

 

The Self, within is not just a weakened situation or even one of Individual

power.

 

But, the Self, within, is called Brahman!

 

And the Upanishads say:

 

'I Am That'

and

'Thou are That'

and

'All This is That'

 

As an expression of the full potential of the Self, and yes, the Sun!,

within us.

 

So, when we 'reflect' on these things,

or even get inspired to practice Meditation, for example,

which is even seen as a direct experience of that Unbounded Self....

then...

the Self within does change.

 

It gets stirred, it gets strengthened and it gets deeply empowered

or developed!

 

So, then, what happens when one improves oneSelf, in this way or really in

any way?

Well, not only do our Planets improve but the significations that they're

involved with,

also change!

 

So, let's put our attention not only on the, what I like to call....

'the 1 to 1' correspondence between our Jyotish, our Charts, and our

lives....

 

But, let's put much more attention on our Jyotish Remedies, and what we can

do

to improve ourselves and our charts.

 

When I first started reading Jyotish books I was very surprised that there

were

say, 195 pages on the Jyotish part, and how our charts fit us;

and only 5 pages on remedial measures and what we can do to improve

ourselves.

 

Perhaps it is one of the positive influences of the West, because we want so

much

to be able to grow and improve ourselves and our situations...

that we may be encouraging the Wisdoms of the East

to focus more on these remedial measures.

 

In any case, I hope that we can focus more on what

we can do to change any and every situation in our Jyotish charts,

because that is the true situation in life.

 

Our human physiologys are full of the drive, vim and vigor to want to grow

and to improve.

 

It's indeed the nature of life to grow!

 

And Jyotish should reflect that as well!

 

 

Jai Guru

 

 

Mark Kincaid

 

 

 

Oh, yes....I also like to mention for those of you who don't know, that I do

a daily, Jyotish Newsletter

which focuses on the daily Transits but also especially in what we can do to

change and

improve our Stars! Feel free to contact me at m.kincaid if you're

interested.