[SJC: Varahamihira] Saptamsa and 7 states of Consciousness

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Om Gurave Namah

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Dear Frank,

 

At 06:43 PM 1/12/03 +0000, you wrote:

 

>That said, have seven states of Consciousness that can be

>identified. Can the Saptamsa be used for this and which planets

>lord over them? We know that Mind ( Manas) is ruled by Chandra and

>ultimately by Somaya. We know that Ketu is the Mokshakaraka and

>will deal with final emancipation.

>

>Conscious State Vedic Name My Analysis on Ownership

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>Waking Jagrat Chetanaa Mars - active;engaged

>Dreaming Swapn Chetanaa Moon; Active mind;yet

> restfully alert with mental

> activity ( at times, maya

> and some premonitions.

>Sleep Sushupiti Chetanna Saturn; inert

>Transcendental Turiya Chetanna Venus;

>God Bhagavat Chetanna Surya; Centered in SELF

>Unity Brahmi Chetanna Brihaspaiti; fully Satvic

 

The 7 rasas, or tastes/dispositions, have been brilliantly mapped to the 7

grahas, 7 colors of the rainbow, and sounds of the musical scale by

Sanjay. By extension, one would think to include states of waking/sleep

etc. as you are proposing as above. What then would be the 7th, as you've

listed 6 above, or in other words, which state of consciousness would you

assign to Mercury?

 

A side thought is this: Kaivalya, or full liberation, is possible only

through Ketu, at least according to the hints given by Maharshi

Jaimini. Transcendence, therefore, would not fit in to a state of

consciousness as suggested for Venus. The Saptamsa and 7 rasas applied to

it, in essence, are for the constitution of material existence, or physical

constituents, and thus it is used for understanding the processes of birth

of a child principally. The tastes, inclinations, etc., of the child, as

well as of the child's mother, can be learned from it. The existence of

the soul, as to whether in transcendence or not, is principally a function

of the Navamsa, and 12th from Lagnamsa and Karakamsa, not the Saptamsa.

 

Best regards,

Robert

 

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