Guest guest Posted February 13, 2005 Report Share Posted February 13, 2005 David Letterman - The legend of Late Night Shows He is known all across United States as the late night show hero. It is his mental capabilities and mirth creating power that has made him a creative living icon on the television. Birth Chart DOB - 12th April, 1947 TOB - 9 PM CST POB - Indianapolis, Indiana, USA Birth Chart Scorpio Ascendant - Jupiter ® & Ketu (South Node) Sagittarius - Moon Aquarius - Venus Pisces - Mercury, Mars & Sun Taurus - Rahu (North Node) Cancer - Saturn Navamansa Chart Cancer Ascendant - Jupiter ® & Mercury Virgo - Mars & Saturn Libra - Ketu (South Node) Scorpio - Moon Pisces - Sun Aries - Rahu (North Node), Venus Combinations that make him David Letterman It is said by the great Mahadeva in his astro-commentary Jataka Tattva that a native is fond of humour and lover of merriment if ascendant is in the sign of Mercury. Though he has not specified about the ascendant lord in particular but it is true if the ascendant lord occupies mercurial navamansa then the native is fond of laughter. We see that Mars occupies Virgo Navamansa in David Letterman's horoscope. There are two more commentaries which seem to be right in his case. It is further said that Mars and Mercury in Saturnine house also make the native create mirth. But here the association is in the 5th house in Pisces. Partly this commentary also applies and it is not the end yet. In one more verse the great seer says that Mercury in ascendant and Jupiter in 7th indicates such mirth creating capabilities. This planetary position is not seen in the natal chart but in Navamansa chart. The association of Mercury with exalted Jupiter gives us fine clues about the sheer abilities of David Letterman. Jupiter's combination with Mercury or Venus is an important one since these planets are natural benefics and create abundance in a nativity. The combination of Mars and Mercury also makes the native amuse the learned if related to the 5th house. Powerful Combinations Maharaja Yoga Atmakaraka (soul significator) and putrakaraka (significator of son) if together in Karakamsha lagna or 5th from there (atmakaraka & then putrakaraka) then this very strong yoga is caused. In David's case Sun (the atmakaraka) occupies the Pisces karakamsa lagna while Saturn (the putrakaraka) occupies cancer and both has benefic Jupiter's aspect to make it stronger. In such a scenario, Sun, Saturn and Jupiter all become benefic despite their significations. This makes the native famous and powerful. Besides the above David has got powerful Akhanda Samrajya yoga, Parvat Yoga, Bharati Yoga & Chandrika yoga besides other raja yogas. All these are very powerful yogas that not only give one financial muscle but also fame and highly intellectual capabilities. Parents Both Moon and Sun occupy Jupiter signs indicating that both his parents were quite religious. Mother: 4th lord Saturn (indicating happiness and mother) is well positioned in 9th house with Jupiter's exalted aspect giving long life to his mother. 4th house is occupied 4th lord's friendly planet Venus. The 8th house from 4th has Saturn's aspect therefore long life to mother. Mercury the lord of 11th house (8th from 4th house) has attained strong Neechabhanga Rajayoga as well adding years to his mother's life. From 4th house the 10th house has got retrograde Jupiter and Ketu in Scorpio. Scorpio is an occult sign and Jupiter in that indicates career relating to religion while Jupiter & Ketu indicate a place where one can attain renunciation. Strong exchange between Jupiter and Mars (both relating to dharma houses) also indicates a job where religion was core activity. She worked as a Church Secretary. Longevity is bestowed upon her since both Moon (4th house significator) and 4th lord Saturn have occupied good houses in the chart. 8th from 4th house (11th house) has got aspects of Saturn as also exalted aspect from Mercury. Mercury also attains neechabhanga in the chart since it is aspected by Jupiter (debilitation lord). Though Mars and Sun's aspect may have caused some blood pressure related problems to David's mother. Father: Based on the occupation of David's father it seems that the house pertaining to one's father is 10th house. Venus indicates the profession of a florist; Taurus happens to be 10th lord from Leo so to say. Longevity is also curtailed in his case since the significator of father occupies 8th house from there with debilitated Mercury. Mars together with Sun occupies the 5th house (8th from 10th), both enemies of longevity significator Saturn. Sun (significator of father) is in Pisces in his chart and is 8th from Leo. He died of heart-attack in 1973 during Mars-Sun sub-period. Both happen to be in Pisces whose lord is capable of giving heart problems. Education David completed his high school in 1965 during Moon-Venus sub-period. Both the planets have 3-11 relationship and associated with one's education. While Moon in his chart indicates elementary education Venus indicates higher education while the 5th & 9th house deal with graduation or further education. He graduated from Ball State University in telecommunications in 1969 with Radio/TV as major. Mars together with Mercury in 5th house had to give something with technical as well as non-technical aspects. Mercury (the communicator) is very strong in his 5th house together with Mars and Sun. Sun is weak at 29 degrees + while Mars creates the yoga for amusing the learned. Jupiter aspects the said planets and being the 2nd lord indicates speech (2nd house signification) being a major part of his degree or career (aspect on Sun). In fact Mercury also happens to be the 10th lord from Moon which has exalted aspect from Mercury in 5th house. This indicates communications as epicentre of one's career. He got the degree during the Mars-Jupiter sub-period. Career Sun being 8th from its natal 10th house indicates that the native will not be in job for long. In this respect we should see that 7th house is much stronger by presence of powerful Rahu whose house-lord Venus occupies an angular position influencing the 10th house by its direct aspect. Vedic seers praise Venus in 4th house (if powerfully disposed) which gives abundance with respect to vehicles, property and mother's affection. The said Venus that rules artistic fervours in a nativity is influencing the 10th house with its direct aspect. Weak Sun indicates unstable job but having powerful 7th house indicates that it will be some sort of business or contractual work. Though he earns more than many top-class CEOs yet it is the contractual job. Mercury being the 10th lord from Moon with Saturnine aspect indicates something to do with speech (Saturn is 2nd lord from Moon). From Sun Jupiter is 10th lord which is occupied by Moon. This indicates usage of speech in the job as also constant usage of one's mental facculties. Speech is indicated by two factors i.e. Saturn being 2nd lord from Moon aspecting the 10th house from Moon. Jupiter being 2nd lord also happens to be 10th lord from Sun. Based on the principles given by Mahadeva the role fits the bill. Mercury also indicates communication or media while Venus aspect keeps the acting in focus. The native is fond of writing if Moon occupies the 5th house from Navamansa ascendant or Atmakaraka planet. He keeps writing his own scripts for his shows and wrote for some other shows as well. There was one more legendary writer born during the same day in United States (any guesses on some similarities). David's career did not go very well during Mars major period since it happens to behave like a neutral planet. In any case it occupies 12th house counting from 6th house of job. He did many things during the Mars major. The major of Rahu started helping him only when Rahu-Jupiter started in 1976 onwards when he got fortunate chances. See, Rahu is aspected by Jupiter though in Venus house, he started seeing good things coming in his life. But again Rahu-Saturn did not give that good result during 1979 to 1982. It was only during Rahu-Mercury that he got the famous late night show that has now become legend in US homes. After the break in the late night show in February'82 he had not looked back. He has become a household name now. The second phase of Rahu and whole of Jupiter is working very well for him. Jupiter signifies fat in the body or helps one gain weight. This fat together with calcium helps in blocking the blood arteries to the heart and therefore one has to go through surgery if the situation is critical. David had to go for Bypass Surgery during Jupiter-Venus-Venus. The great seers say that many benefic planets in watery signs both in natal chart and Navamansa chart indicate sound health of the native. One can see such planetary positions in David Letterman's chart and thus one can see that he never missed his late night shows ever for more than 18 years and it was only during his surgery (January 2000) that he had to miss a few. He also won Indy 500 in 2004 during Jupiter-Mars with co-owner Bobby Rahal and winner Buddy Rice. Mars happens to be his 6th lord of competitions as well that is aspected by Jupiter in his natal chart. Also his show and his writing capabilities received 19 Emmy nominations in a row till 2003. There can not be anything better than this for his sheer talent. Marriage David married with Michele Cook in 1969 when Jupiter together with Ketu was transiting through 11th house Virgo with aspect on 7th house signifying marital cords. It was sub period of Mars-Jupiter that brought them both together and during the end of Mars-Jupiter they both got married. The marriage only lasted for 8 years. In 1977 while Jupiter was transiting through Taurus (7th house) it gave the results of Mars. Rahu was aspecting the said Jupiter in transit. Jupiter happens to be the lord of 2nd house that rules the longevity of first marriage. It was 6th from its sign that certainly helped them part ways. He was running Rahu-Jupiter sub-period during that time that created such a situation. Rahu is in Venus house and Venus worked as a malefic in his case since he has to go through surgery during Jupiter-Venus sub-period. Children When weak Sun in Pisces occupies the 5th house; it has the ability to abandon the native with respect to children. Coupled with debilitated Mercury whose enemy Mars is bit powerful had almost denied David with respect to progeny. The reason of Sun's denial to progeny is because it occupies 8th house from its own sign. Yet the benefic significator of progeny Jupiter has own house aspect over it. Jupiter will certainly protect the house. From Moon the significator of children is Mars that occupies 12th from house. 5th from 5th is occupied by Saturn that indicates delay. Saturn also happens to be 5th from Sun so it indicates late children. Further it aspects the 5th house from Moon in debilitation therefore the children aspect seems to be difficult one. Yet, Jupiter being a benefic planet has the capability to protect the house indications. It was only during Jupiter-Moon sub-period that he became a father at the age of 56 on 3rd November'03. Moon occupies Jupiter's house and is also 5th lord from 5th house. Jupiter is indicator of children in his chart. In transit Saturn was retrograde in Gemini but it was influencing both the Sagittarius and Pisces with its direct aspect. Even though by being weak (in 8th house from ascendant) it ensured birth of a child. See that Saturn is aspected by Jupiter in exaltation in the natal chart and therefore Saturn has turned into a benevolent one. Saturn happens to be the putrakaraka in David's case. Saturn as per its tendency delays the results in one's life. He got son late in life indicated by Saturn's nature. Future Till 2008 he will be in best of the phase on the television then he may chose to get into another public domain i.e. politics to serve his country to say the least before he retires. -- _________ Sign-up for Ads Free at Mail.com http://promo.mail.com/adsfreejump.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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