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Recognizing Powerful Yogas |
| by Nalini Many yogas exist -- connections between planets, houses, and signs- which bring good luck in the areas of life each indicate. Such yogas include:
My initial observation of any chart begins with the placement of the Ascendant lord. Then I like to see where the ninth lord blesses the chart. If neither of these factors is strong, the fifth and tenth lords themselves can create an auspicious situation in life. You will rarely see a true �maha-yoga,� where the first, fifth, ninth, and tenth lords simultaneously influence a place. That yoga is even stronger if they influence the first, fifth, ninth, or tenth house, of course, since these are the most benefic places in a chart. If you overlook this simultaneous influence, even by aspects, you will miss areas of life where your client can prosper. Judge the strength of such combinations, naturally, according to their placement in the signs of friendly planets, according to their exaltation or own sign position, and according to their being subject to the influence of malefic planets. It is rare that a relatively weak raja-yoga can create great success, reputation, wealth, religion � whatever house is strengthened � in a person�s life. But if you see such raja or MAHA yogas influencing a certain place in a chart, it is always good to encourage your client to pursue those areas of life. Take as examples, three charts of Cancer lagna people----Sting, Pres. Bush Jr., and Celine Dion. You can quickly identify the combined influences of the rulers of 1, 5, 9 and 10. In Sting�s case, he entered the mahadasha of Jupiter after going through Rahu in the 8th house. Naturally, that is a big improvement of his fortune; but unless you notice the aspects of Moon, lord of lagna, and Mars, lords of 5 and 10, to his Jupiter, you might not anticipate that his good Jupiter mahadasha will make him world famous, very rich, the father of several children, etc. I have found that if the Ascendant lord is well-placed, but the ninth house of good fortune is afflicted, the person does not get proportionate good fortune in their lives; or though born into an opportune situation, they choose the wrong path in life, or suffer in circumstances beyond their control (Fate). Another consideration is that if there are maha-yogas, but the Ascendant is covered by evil planets, or these most important houses (1, 5, 9 and 10) are disturbed, they will use their strengths or powers in evil ways. Most of us do not have benefic or malefic planets in totally concentrated form; we have mixed karmas, or more often, karma on the slightly malefic side. It is, after all, Kali-yuga. There are also aristha-yogas, or yogas for misfortune; and if there is a simultaneous influence of the 6th, 8th and 12th house operational, the troubles the person faces will be severe. Adolf Hitler, for example, has the 6th, 8th and 12th lords influencing his lagna or lagnesh. Pres. Bush�s chart also has such influences; therefore his career had its� highs and lows. My current Mercury-Sun period also connects the 6th, 8th and 12th houses. As in the positive examples, the more the influence of the malefics is concentrated upon one place or planet, the more that place suffers. If one of the factors hits it, there is pain which can be surmounted. If two hit, then there is a greater struggle; and if three all hit, the difficulties are rarely surmounted or are inevitable. Although this principle is simple, I did not immediately look for such confluences in at least the first twenty years of my practice. Hopefully this will serve as a reminder to some of our readers! Thanks and be well, Nalini Nalini Kanta Das Biography: Nalini Kanta Das was born Tom Hopke in New Jersey (and with his permission to state his data) on Jan. 20, 1951 (Capricorn Ascendant). Nalini actively became a searcher of knowledge and spiritual truth in the late 1960�s, leading him to an investigation of all things India. He joined the Hare Krishna organization and the Bhakti path in 1971, spending seven years spiritually focused in the ashram. Nalini began consulting Vedic astrologers in 1977 regarding his future, and this led to his serious study, practice and pursuit of the science of Jyotisha (Vedic Astrology). His first book, How To Read Your Horoscope, was published in 1986. He developed an international clientele beginning in the 1980�s to the present. Joined and began teaching with the American Council of Vedic Astrology, and the American College of Vedic Astrology (ACVA) in the early 1990�s, Nalini now presents seminars worldwide. He started his own spiritual center in Florida in 1992. He now offers Vedic retreats for yoga, spirituality and Ayurveda. He divides the majority of his time between the United States and India, having made over fifty (50!) pilgrimages to India, often taking people with him on tour. Nalini became a serious student of the Divine Bhrigu-Samhita in 1989. Words about Bhrigu from Nalini... ( an excerpt � the entire text can be read at http://nalinikanta.com/index.php/the-divine-bhrgu-samhita.html )
Nalini's Contact Information: Phone: 386-418-1147 Email: [email protected] Web Site: www.nalinikanta.com P.O. Box 2362 Alachua FL 32616
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