Rahu aspects and addiction

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Wendy wrote:

 

>Robert,

>

>I think (for the sake of clarity) we need to differentiate between Sign

>aspects and Planetary aspects. I also think that "stating a fact in a clear

>and precise manner" (which seems to be the way I do things with Mars in 5th

>house of mind) is not being combative...I'm sorry you see it that way! I'm

>simply stating the facts as clearly and precisely as possible, with no other

>intention than to present jyotish as it is. I have no desire to de-throne

>you Robert, but I feel strongly that along with leadership (in any field)

>comes the responsibility to lead correctly.

 

You are right, Wendy, and so I will take the responsibility to making

myself even more clear than before. First, if you read BPHS, Parasara

speaks of sign aspects, and any planets in those signs, as "Purna drishti",

which means "full aspect". Thus the "full" aspects of cardinal signs and

any planets in them, form to the fixed signs, and any planets in them

(excluding the adjacent ones) . Aspects obtain from dual signs and planets

in them, to all other dual signs, and planets in them. If you read the

Sanskrit, and you understand what it means, then you can understand that

Rahu in Cn as a *full* aspect on Mars in Sc. Is that clear?

 

OK, then lets go on to the next point: The 12th is the house of personal

failings, or "self-undoing"; malefics in the 8th house (barring other

placating influences from benefics) has to do with serious, or chronic

conditions pertaining to health, which threaten one's longevity; Rahu has

to do with drugs and intoxications, as well as obsessions or compulsions

(addictions). In the chart given, whose birth data I shall repeat again

after this sentence, Rahu is strong in the sign of Cancer (according to

Sarvartha Chintamani), and Atmakaraka Mars is strong in the sign of

Scorpio. Still, Rahu is inimical to the Moon, and can thus bring confusion

and distortion of one's reality when (1) it conjoins the Moon; (2) cases

the Moon's eclipse); and (3) is in the Moon's sign and/or conjoins the Moon

in the Navamsa chart.

 

Female

Nov. 3, 1980

10:10 AM CST (+6)

87W54:12

30N31:22

 

So the young woman became a heroin addict exactly at the beginning of the

Mars Vim. dasa, at the age of 14. She managed to get free from the bad

association she was in, went to Europe to stay with family, and so before

the end of that dasa, she had overcome the heroin addiction (due to

strength of sign placement, of Rahu and Mars). She has been "clean" now

for one year, and is pursuing studies in Jyotish (the dasa of the

Atmakaraka will bring spiritual and occult studies, and with Rahu's aspect,

can bring studies in Jyotish, provided there is a strong presence of

Jupiter in the chart, which there is, with her Jupiter joining 8th lord

Moon (dispositor of Rahu), in the 10th house.

 

Now, the point about the *exact* orb existing in the trinal relationship

between planets, in this case between Rahu and Mars, was already given in

many previous posts. They are in exact trinal relationship in the above

chart, thus putting them in a close conjunction in the 8th house in the

Navamsa chart. Mars is exalted with Rahu and Moon in Navamsa, so what

starts out to be a horrible addictive pattern, concludes with a spiritual

renewal through the study of Jyotish.

 

I hope that makes things clear.

 

One last point: I have seen addictive patterns in charts where Rahu and

Saturn conjoin/aspect the following houses, in order of importance: the

8th, the 5th, and the 12th. If the weak lord of the asc. or Atmakaraka is

involved, or if the weak Moon (waning and afflicted) joins the fray, then

addictive patterns are a certainty. Even just having Rahu in the 8th, or

reverse, with Rahu in 2nd and Ketu in the 8th, by themselves, will bring

the person to struggle with addictions of some sort at points throughout

life.

 

With regards,

Robert

 

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Robert A. Koch, Vedic Astrologer

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