Astrology Notes

1.Combinations for a good and sound knowledge in the field of astrology
To achieve knowledge in astrology or any related subject, one should have a natural inclination towards such subjects. A relation between the 1st and 8th houses or 10th and 8th houses indicates interest towards astrological related subjects. The lagna denotes the native himself while 10th denotes the profession or means of livelihood, success in life and honor from the society. The 8th house represents hidden energy, secrets, mysticism, astrology, occultism etc. The 8th house indicates initial path to spirituality too. The is a relation between 1st & 8th house as described below:

1.Lagna lord posited in the 8th house,
2.8th lord posited in the 1st house,
3.1st and 8th lords in conjunction, or
4.1st and 8th lords in mutual aspect to each other.

A relation between 1st, 8th & 10th house and its lords is the best situation in a horoscope for making an astrologer.

2.Neechbhanga yoga
There are some conditions under which there is a cancellation (bhang) of debility (neecha) of the planets that are in neecha state. Under these following conditions, the position of planet from Moon or lagna is important and is automatically implied unless stated otherwise. It would be best if the conditions are satisfied from both. The debility is canceled when -

1.the neecha planet is free from combustion or is retrograde and is not in any dusthana (6th, 8th or 12th),
2.the lord of the sign where this planet would get exalted is in kendra,
3.the lord of current house where the planet is debilitated and the lord of sign where this planet would be exalted are situated mutually in kendras,
4.the neecha planet is aspected by lord of exaltation sign of the planet - of course, there ought to be a good relationship between the planet and ruler of the sign where the planet is exalted,
5.the planet that becomes exalted in the current sign is in kendra from lagna or moon,
6.this debilitated planet is exalted in Navamsha chart.
Conditions 1, 2, 5, 6 are explicitly mentioned as a rajyogas in Dr B.V. Raman’s book “Three hundred important combinations”. Along with these, conditions 3 and 4 are additionally called as rajyogas by J.N. Bhasin.

To illustrate the point, consider a horoscope where Saturn is in Aries and hence debilitated. As per the rules, Saturn’s debilitation would be canceled when -

1.Saturn is in any house except 6th, 8th or 12th - e.g. this would happen for Aries, Cancer, Libra and Capricorn lagna or rashi. However, this condition may not be true all the time and must be looked at in conjunction with other conditions as well. Per Dr. B.V. Raman, a retrograde Saturn, debilitated in 10th house can damage a person’s career beyond repair, unless there is some benefic aspect on 10th house. Saturn’s favourable placement in other divisional chart would also help in mitigating the effects.
2.Saturn gets exaltation in Libra, which is the sign ruled by Venus. According to rule number 2, Saturn’s exaltation gets canceled when Venus is in kendra.
3.Saturn is debilitated in Aries, which is rules by Mars. Thus, Saturn’s exaltation would be canceled if Mars and Venus are in mutual kendras.
4.Saturn’s debilitation would be canceled if Venus aspects it.
5.Aries is the exaltation sign of Sun. If Sun is in kendra, Saturn’s debilitation is canceled. This is not considered to be a one of the conditions causing neechabhanga by Dr. Raman, although it is mentioned in his book.
6.If Saturn is in Libra in Navamsha chart, its debilitation stands canceled.

3.Link to various yogas:
http://www.dirah.org/yogas.htm

4.EXALTATION SIGN PLANET
ARIES SUN
TAURUS MOON
CAPRICORN MARS
VIRGO MERCURY
CANCER JUPITER
PISCES VENUS
LIBRA SATURN
TAURUS RAHU
SCORPIO KETU