LEARN ASTROLOGY - LESSON 59

"HOW TO JUDGE A HOROSCOPE FOR HEALTH, LITIGATION AFFAIRS AND FINANCIAL STABILITY"

From the sixth house, we identify the aspects of litigation, diseases and debts among other effects.  Fortunate persons having "divine grace" make use of astrological advice to solve various life problems.  Among all other problems, the issue of health is the one which affects a person both physically and mentally.  Physical and mental disability or disturbance (temporarily or in a chronic way) touches each and every aspect of life to the disadvantage of the native.  The divine knowledge of Astrology offers human beings the advantage of advanced knowledge of vulnerability to diseases from which a native may suffer during the course of his/her life.  Astrology not only forewarns the native for the impending diseases but also helps in avoiding the same, completely or partially, by adopting suitable astral remedies, life style, etc.

How to diagnose diseases is the question which comes up next.  The houses or planets which are weak or afflicted give diseases connected with the significations ruled by them.  This is the golden principle which provides us the key to diagnosing health problems and suggesting possible remedies.  For example, if the prime determinants of health, i.e. the lord of the ascendant and/or the lord of the sixth house and/or the significator of health, Sun, are weak and at the same time the most effective points of the first/sixth house are afflicted by a conjunction/aspect of functional malefic planets and devoid of an aspect/conjunction of functional benefic planets, the native has a weak constitution vulnerable to health problems. During the sub-periods of the weak and afflicted prime determinants or significator of health or the sub-period of the afflicting planet(s), the health problems appear. 

The strength of the planets should also be seen in the relevant divisional chart with reference to the ascendant of the divisional chart.  Debilitation, bad placement or affliction in the relevant divisional chart makes the planet weak regarding the significations of that divisional chart.  The planets give us further hints.  For example, weak/afflicted Mercury, being the determinant of health, may give suffering by way of a nervous breakdown, skin infections, intestinal disorder or breathing problems, etc.

Whether the diseases will be temporary/permanent is revealed by the planets which are causing afflictions.  In case of natal afflictions with operating longer main periods like Venus, Saturn, Rahu, Mercury and Jupiter, the sufferings persist for a long time.  In case of transit afflictions and natal afflictions by fast moving planets like the Moon, the Sun, Mercury, Venus, Mars and Ketu, relief is indicated comparatively earlier.

While the ascendant and the lord of the ascendant, the sixth house and its lord, the Sun (significator for vitality), the Moon (significator for mind) and Mercury (significator for nervous system) signify the physical and mental health in general, the other planets indicate parts of the body governed by them.  Moreover, the planets in addition to their lordships cause sufferings by way of significations ruled by them.  Mars afflicted by Rahu or a functional malefic Saturn may cause boils, wounds, muscular infections, irregular blood pressure, impurities of blood, etc.  If the Sun is weak and in conjunction with Mars and one of these two planets is a functional malefic both the significations of Mars and the Sun suffer.  The person, during mutual sub-periods of these planets, may have serious problems related to the general and particular significations of the Sun or Mars.  The person, during mutual sub-periods of these planets, may have a fracture/operation of the part signified by the lordship of the Sun or Mars.  Revolving around the foregoing general principles, the planetary influences are analyzed which guide us about the possible diseases a native may suffer.

Afflicted but otherwise strong planets give short duration health problems pertaining to their general and particular significations.  If the lord of the ascendant is weak and there are severely afflicted planets, a person is vulnerable to critical diseases like cancer, skin infections, cardiac diseases, etc.

The other prominent significations of the sixth house are debts, disputes, enmity and litigation.  The conjunction of the sixth lord with a particular house/planet in a natal chart indicates the area of disputes/diseases.  For example; if the lord of the sixth house is afflicting the tenth house and the lord of the tenth house is weak, during the operational sub-periods of the lords of the tenth and sixth houses, the native may encounter disputes/enquiries with regard to his job/professional matters and problems in the knee joints.  The involvement of the seventh lord/house in place of the tenth may indicate litigation due to the inharmonious marital relations.  During the operational sub-period of the weak lord of the sixth house, in case the eleventh and second houses are weak, the native may contract debts which might become difficult to be discharged with. 

During the weak sixth lord's periods the maternal uncles of the person may suffer causing reduction in support to the native in the hour of necessity; that is when native is involved in diseases/litigation/debts and needs help, his/her maternal uncles, the natural allies, may become incapable of offering any help to the native because of the sufferings encountered by them.

Further analytical discussions will come up during the course of illustrations of real life cases.

CHART 47: Male born 26th August, 1971, 2345 Hrs. 77E13, 28N39, India.

Venus becomes the prime determinant of health in this case as there is no mooltrikona sign in the ascendant of the rasi chart. There is no mooltrikona sign in the ascendant of the D-VI.  Venus is very weak as it is almost 100% combust, its dispositor is exactly afflicted and its house of placement is closely afflicted by the functional malefic planet, Mars.  The functional malefic planet, Venus exactly afflicts the significator of vitality, the Sun, and combust Mercury.  The functional malefic planet, Mars is close to the most effective point of the house of its location and afflicts the third, fourth and ninth houses.  Mars, the twelfth lord, is in close conjunction with Rahu.  Saturn becomes weak due to placement in an afflicted house and in its debilitation sign in the navamsa chart.  The Moon is very weak as it is in the sixth house and its dispositor is extremely weak.  The house ruling health, the Moon ruling functioning of various organs of the body, and Mars the secondary significator for health and blood in particular, are all weak/afflicted.

During the Venus sub-period of a Jupiter main period, both of which are functional malefic planets ruling the sixth and eighth houses respectively, the native suffered from blood cancer and died thereof within a few months.

CHART 48: Male born 4th May 1946, 1718 Hrs. 71E34, 34N01, India.

Mercury and Saturn become the prime determinants of health.  Saturn also becomes an additional determinant of health as it rules the ascendant of D-VI.  Mars, Saturn, Sun, Rahu and Ketu are the functional malefic planets.  Saturn is closely afflicting the most effective points of the tenth, twelfth, fourth and seventh houses.  Jupiter is afflicted by the close aspect of Rahu.  The ascendant lord, Mercury, occupies its sign of debilitation and is closely afflicted by Saturn and Ketu.  The functional malefic planet, Sun is badly placed, debilitated in the navamsa and afflicts the eighth house and the house of status.  All factors ruling health are weak and there are severe afflictions in the chart. The lord of the second house is strongly placed in the birth chart which had brought him some good results regarding his professional matters.

During the main period of weak and afflicted Jupiter and sub-period of Rahu, the native was fully under the clutches of Rahu and resorted to gains by way of wrong means.  As the myth goes, Rahu’s means were finally detected and the native was made to pay for his misdeeds; he was also caught after Rahu’s initial gains.  The onset of the main period of Saturn, the sixth lord placed in the tenth house, involved the native in a court case filed by him against his dismissal ordered by his employer.  As Saturn is very close to the most effective point of the tenth house, it gave full effects of his ruler-ship.  The native was involved in a prolonged litigation. At the same time the weakness and multiple afflictions to Mercury gave him mental tension and sufferings on account of high blood pressure.  The various sub-periods of other planets had further pin-pricks to add in the professional areas.  The sign Aquarius rises in D-VI, the divisional chart for the sixth house, and its lord goes to the eighth house of D-VI.  The incidents predominantly happening in Saturn's main period relate to the sixth and the tenth houses.

CHART 49: Female born 21st January, 1963, 2000 Hrs. 77E13, 28N39, India.

The Sun becomes the prime determinant of health in this case.  Four planets are occupying the sixth house including the lord of the ascendant, the Sun, and the lord of the second and seventh houses in a state of combustion.  They make the person vulnerable to health problems and losses through theft, fire and cheating.  Rahu is on the most effective point of the twelfth house and is closely aspecting and afflicting the Sun and Mercury from the twelfth house.  Ketu is closely conjunct with and afflicts the weak Sun, Mercury and the most effective point of the sixth house.  The significator for marital happiness, Venus, is in degree conjunction with debilitated and functional malefic planet, Moon.  The lord of the second house, Mercury, is also combust.  The chart shows prominent connections of the spouse and family, with the sixth house and the functional malefic planets.  Saturn is involved in the sixth house, whose mooltrikona sign is placed in the seventh house thus creating a relationship between the matters pertaining to the seventh and the sixth houses.  The native was married in the sub-period of Venus in its own main period.  The placement of weak Jupiter, the fifth lord and significator for husband, promoted the marriage of the native to some extent.  During the sub-periods of the Sun (placed in the sixth), the Moon (debilitated lord of the twelfth house in the fourth house), Mars (debilitated ninth lord in the twelfth house) and Rahu, the native had disputes and inharmonious relationship with spouse and had to leave the house of her husband twice.  The sub-period of Rahu, who is just on the most effective point of the twelfth house ruling bed comforts, eluded the native from same by keeping her away (separated) from her husband.

The author was approached regarding whether the native should go in for a divorce and knowing about happiness from a remarriage.  After considering all combinations/influences, the native was advised to perform propitiatory measures for Rahu, Ketu and the Moon and wear Kavach/gem-stones for strengthening Saturn, Mercury and Mars.  The mooltrikona sign of Mars is in the ninth house, for Saturn it is in the seventh house and for Mercury it is in the second house; all are connected with general fortune and a happy married life.  She has been further advised to leave the idea of going in for a divorce as the influences in the chart are likely to play a similar part in the remarriage, as well.  However, the performance of remedial measures and the understanding of planetary influences in her case helped the native in coming to a compromise and improving her relationship with the spouse.  She was advised to control her nature of indulging into disputes on trifles.  Astral remedies also helped her on the health problems front.

CHART 50: Male born 7th March, 1963, 0040 Hrs. 75E50, 26N53, India.

Mars becomes the prime determinant of health while Jupiter becomes an additional prime determinant of health.  Functional malefic Mars occupies the ninth house in its sign of debilitation and closely afflicts the Moon and the most effective point of the houses occupied and aspected. Debilitated Mars links disputes and diseases with the fortune.  Jupiter, whose mooltrikona sign is in the second house, is posited in the house of domestic happiness.  Jupiter is very weak due to combustion, being in extreme old age and in an afflicted house.  In the navamsa Scorpio rises as the ascendant and Saturn and Rahu occupy the tenth house with most of other planets in the malefic houses of the navamsa.

Venus is the significator for wife and is exalted in the navamsa.  Venus is weak as the most effective points of its mooltrikona sign house and the house of its placement are under the close aspect of the functional malefic planet, Mars.  Venus is also suffering from the close aspects of Mars and Rahu and the conjunction of Ketu.  Due to the weakness of Venus and afflictions to Venus, his bride left his house within a few days of the marriage and did not respond.  The native was in a fix that if the spouse was not interested, at least, there should be an end to the alliance.  In the sub-period of Jupiter, which is weak and rules the house of family, proceedings for severing of marital-tie were initiated.  The weakness of the sixth lord and affliction to the Moon gave sufferings to the native by way of mental maladies and erratic blood pressure.

CHART 51: Male born 10th April, 1948, 0400 Hrs.

Saturn and the Moon become the prime determinants of health in this case.  The lord of the sixth house is in the third house while the lord of the third house and the lord of the ascendant are in the sixth house.  The location of Saturn in the sixth house, along with the debilitated Mars, has made the native quite argumentative and short tempered. This placement also gave him serious health concerns.  The onset of the sixth lord Moon's main period involved the native in argumentative behavior with his wife.  The miserliness of the native, which is a significant characteristic of a weak Saturn, was the starting point of the dispute as the native was not willing to give financial independence to his wife.  The inharmonious relationship got inflamed in the sub-period of Mars resulting in a police case filed by his wife due to the alleged cruel behavior of the native.  The sub-period of strong Jupiter in the main period of the Moon was somewhat peaceful during which his wife returned to him after some compromise.  Matters again worsened with the beginning of Saturn's sub-period.  In the sub-period of the functional malefic planet Mercury, which occupies the house of family in its sign of debilitation, the wife deserted the native.  In the sub-period of Venus, a strong planet in the birth chart, the native was acquitted by the court from the criminal cases.  The trouble of the native came to an end only during the sub-period of Venus in the main period of Mars as Venus is rightly placed and unafflicted.  The reason for the long duration of the dispute was that from August, 1980 the native was in the main period of the lord of the sixth house followed by the main period of Mars, which being the lord of the house of initiatives, is placed in the sixth house.  Persistent disputes and tensions caused severe health problems to the native including TB.  The close affliction to the second house by the most malefic planet resulted in problems in his job, his marital relationship and to his vision.