Guest guest Posted May 20, 2005 Report Share Posted May 20, 2005 Dear Gurmeet Bhai Last month when I have written on your chart in lalkitab forum, some people misunderstood me for my prediction that you would renounce everything and become a philospher. Since this is a different forum, just to put it in the right perspective, from what I could see in your chart, you would become a great philosopher with several disciples of your own. But before that you would renounce everything. You are already having lot of knowledge in astrology and philosophy. Hope other fraternity throw more light on this rare chart. With best regards Arjun gurmeet singh <hbk1hbk2000 wrote: Hi Michael, I have 7 planets in 11th house. What are your thoughts in my case. My birth data is given below: Date of birth: Feb 3rd, 1962 Time of Birth: 10:03 AM Place of Birth: Ludhiana, Punjab, India Regards Gurmeet Michael Laughrin <laughgrin wrote: Michael Laughrin's North American Jyotish Newsletter May 2005 http://www.jyotish.ws Michael Laughrin, Michael, business phone: (440) 582- 9848; cell phone: (440) 263-2159 To , send an email to: jyotish_ws- Contents of this newsletter © copyright 2005, Michael Laughrin unless otherwise noted. Contents: 1. Introduction to Michael Laughrin's North American Jyotish Newsletter 2. Tasty Jyotish Tidbits 3. Birth Nakshatra and Personality 4. Books By Marc Edmund Jones Rescued and Available for Purchase 5. Recommended Counseling Psychologist -------------- 1. Introduction to Michael Laughrin's North American Jyotish Newsletter I offer you this newsletter to enhance and deepen your experience of Vedic Astrology. In these newsletters, expect to find a combination of helpful articles, book reviews, Jyotish links and more. The purpose of this newsletter is to educate and titillate the Jyotish- loving public. The opinions given within are solely those of the author. In this issue, take a seat at the table to enjoy some tasty Jyotish tidbits I have been saving. Alison offers "Birth Nakshatra and Personality". Consider purchasing a set of books by Western astrologer Marc Edmund Jones, cheap. And learn about an amazing counseling psychologist, Dr. Caroline Loose. Please visit my website at http://www.jyotish.ws at your convenience. I offer Traditional/Classical Vedic Astrology, Intuitional Jyotish (Vedic Astrology based on deep intuition), Chakra Readings, and Advanced Structured Psychic Work (for deeper interpretation of your karmic pattern). - Michael Laughrin (Michael) -------------- 2. Tasty Jyotish Tidbits By Michael Laughrin (Michael) For a long time, I have been saving these tasty morsels of Jyotish wisdom. 1. A quote from Narendra Desai: "If they have no planets in Kendras, get them to an ashram." (Kendra means "angular house" (1, 4, 7, and 10)--the angular houses stand for action). I know someone who had no genuine planets in any angles. He has not had regular job in 10 or 15 years. In terms of lifestyle, an ashram would be comfortable for him - withdrawing from the world. 2. In my experience, having Saturn (the planet of responsibility) in the first house is a double-edged sword. Employer likes such people, because they are more responsible, and take their duty very seriously. But friends are another story. When choosing friends for fun and partying, it is best to avoid people with Saturn in the first house. They are no good for hanging out, kidding around, playing tag, etc. They tend to be too obsessed and do not know how to let go. On the other hand, such people are great friends when you need help hauling or moving. 3. Saturn in the 5th house generally means a person is either unintelligent or mentally slow (unless perhaps Saturn is either exalted, in its own sign, or if a natural benefic such as Jupiter or Venus aspects Saturn). Saturn is slowest moving planet. The 5th house is mind. These types of thinkers tend to slow down a lecture with lots of questions. 4. The 4th house is exceedingly important. It rules mother, home, house, vehicles -- but more importantly, it rules happiness, and psychology. It rules the "mother is at home" feeling in oneself. People with an unafflicted 4th house will generally be happy campers, they will be good to their mothers, they will be easy- going, regardless of other factors. At least emotionally, life will flow. If there are many afflictions to the 4th house, they will seldom feel settled down. They will not be nice to their mothers. They will move from place to place, and usually leave their birthplace. I have seen the charts of some prisoners who had terribly afflicted 4th houses. One young lady was being urged to visit her mother, but the young woman had Ketu in the 4th house, Saturn aspecting the 4th house--that is two strong malefics affecting the 4th house. So of course she was not good to her mother, not good to herself, and not really happy. 5. Malefics do well in Upachaya houses. Those houses are 3, 6, 10, 11. The 3rd house is courage. The 6th house is enemies and perseverance. The 10th house is career and how one fights the battles of life. The 11th house is income and friends; major goals and desires. Most important of these Upachaya houses is the 10th house. The 10th house, in general, is the second most important house in any chart (the 1st house is the most important). The 10th house is how one acts in the drama of life, and it also rules career. We still live in the age of Kali Yuga, which means one needs a certain amount of roughness and toughness and crudeness to succeed in this dog-eat-dog world. Even women need some macho energy, and an "I'm going to succeed in spite of adversity" attitude. This type of inner grit will be seen primarily with malefics either in the 10th house, aspecting the 10th house, or having something to do with the 10th house or the ruler of the 10th house. Malefics in the 6th house (persistence) or 3rd house (courage) will help also. Any planet will do well in 11th, whether benefic or malefic. If you want inner grit, it's not benefics that will give it - it's malefics. People for whom all their malefics are hidden in the chart may be happy, but completely lacking drive and character. 6. One of my teachers told me that the Navamsha chart may be as important as the Rashi chart, especially in the second half of life. Traditionally, Navamsha rules the spouse and the inner self. In the second half of life, the inner qualities dominate, whereas the outer qualities dominate youth. For example, I know a young lady with debilitated Mercury in her main (Rashi) chart but Mercury is exalted in her Navamsha chart. She is now in her 30's and that natural brilliance of Mercury is coming out. So the Navamsha chart can trump the natal chart if they indicate different things. Better to have a weak Rashi and a strong Navamsha than vice-versa. Someone with many exalted planets in Rashi, but many debilitated planets in Navamsha will be pretty/handsome, popular, smooth, but like a paper mache doll, they will have no inner strength, no inner glory, no inner intelligence. Like a Chatty Cathy doll, they are trendy, fun, pretty, and hollow. When the going gets tough, they will crumple. On the other hand, someone with many debilitated planets in the main Rashi chart, but many exalted planets in Navamsha will have true grit, inner intelligence, character, discipline, and perseverance. 7. I know one almost sure indicator of someone who will not be able to graduate from college because they lack the inner discipline. The ruler of 9th house rules higher education. The worst combination is if the ruler of the 9th house is in the 8th house of death. The person will usually have a bad attitude toward school and authority. The 9th house is also the guru, the father, history, tradition, respect for authority figures in general. Not only is the 8th house a very bad house, but also 12th away from the 9th house itself (12th means loss). There are always exceptions, but it is a big mark against someone's ability to listen to older people, listen to wiser people and gain training. So they may have a wonderful chart to be a doctor or lawyer, but they won't have the discipline or the desire to finish the necessary degree. 8. The 8th house is not only the house of death, but it's also the house of chronic change, beginnings and endings, and it's the house of research. Almost every good scientist, engineer and Ph.D. I have studied must have a strong 8th house. Lots of planets in the 8th house are good for researchers. I know someone who had 4 planets in 8th house, and he co-authored 7 scientific papers just with a B.A. (and wrote more when he continued to obtain degrees). So any house can be good--it depends on "good for what." 9. The 5th house is the house of children, and the house of the mind as a whole. It's also the house of "Purva Punya" ("From Before"-- past life credit). It's the house of creativity, mantra, yantra, tantra. I know a woman who has 4 planets in her 11th house aspecting the 5th house. She is a clever college graduate with a good mind. She has many children at home but is struggling with becoming a writer. I told her that her children are her "writing" right now-- when they grow up, she can become a famous writer. It is the same kind of thing. The 5th house is the house of intelligence, but it is not necessarily the house of college. Some of the most brilliant people never graduated from college--Bill Gates and others were self- taught. The house of education in general is the 4th house, according to Hart de Fouw. The quickie indicator of whether someone will graduate from college is there has to be a very strong connection between the 1st house (self) and the 4th house (education). -------------- 3. Birth Nakshatra and Personality By Alison Nielsen (premavratini) A potent indicator of individual personality is the nakshatra the moon is located in at the time of birth. Seven categories of nature apply to the nakshatras, plus many other qualities and associations. These are tremendous aids in assessing personality. The seven categories of nature are: fixed; moveable; sharp; tender; fierce; light; sharp & tender. Category 1: Fixed. The fixed nakshatras, like the fixed signs, tend to indicate stability and permanence in a person's nature. The fixed nakshatras are Rohini, Uttara Phalguni, Uttara Ashadha, and Uttara Bhadrapada. Category 2: Moveable. Moveable nakshatras incline a person to movement, travel and change. The moveable nakshatras are Punarvasu, Swati, Shravana, Dhanishtha and Shatabhisha. Category 3: Sharp. The sharp nakshatras are Ardra, Ashlesha, Jyeshtha and Mula. They give success in attacks and torture, punishment and separation. These nakshatras can often indicate a surprising streak of nastiness in a person when they are influential in a horoscope. Category 4: Fierce. The fierce nakshatras, who rule over all forms of destruction, can also result in a negative streak: Bharani, Magha, Purva Phalguni, Purva Ashadha, and Purva Bhadrapada. This tends to be particularly true of Bharani, Purva Ashadha and Purva Bhadrapada because these nakshatras occur in warlike constellations and/or have other associations with aggressive or cruel behavior. Category 5: Tender. Conversely, the tender nakshatras can impart a remarkable streak of sweetness, softness, love and devotion for others to an individual that also may not be apparent on the surface. The tender nakshatras are Mrigashira, Chitra, Anuradha and Revati. Category 6: Light. The light nakshatras are also pleasant. They are beneficial for trade, commerce, sensuality, learning and medicine. They are Ashvini, Pushya and Hasta. Category 7: Sharp & Tender. The two nakshatras in the combination sharp & tender are Krittika and Vishakha. They display both the qualities of the sharp nakshatras and the tender nakshatras. In addition to the nature of a nakshatra, investigating the things it rules and the associated deity is extremely worthwhile. The nakshatras occupied by the lagna and the moon tend to be the most significant, although all planetary placements will bear out to one degree or another. These can be another aid to understanding an individual's complexity and seeming contradictions. For instance, Adolph Hitler had both his moon and lagna lord in fierce nakshatras and he was a master of destruction. Yet, his personal secretary reported him to be always very soft and caring toward her. I believe this contradiction occurred, in part, because his lagna occupies Chitra, a tender nakshatra. So in his more private moments, he was capable of demonstrating a really tender streak, particularly for people he did not view as a threat. On the other hand, most people would find it difficult to imagine that a man capable of such death and torture could ever display real softness toward another being. -------------- 4. Books By Marc Edmund Jones Rescued and Available for Purchase By Peter Standaart An astrological book warehouse recently had plans to destroy approximately 7,000 new, hardbound copies of books authored by Western astrologer Marc Edmund Jones. Three members of the Sabian Assembly, which was founded by Jones, quickly intervened and personally purchased the entire book lot. Their immediate objective was to save these books. Now, they would like to get the books into the hands of people who would use them. The nine book titles are: How to Learn Astrology Guide to Horoscope Interpretation Scope of Astrological Prediction Mundane Perspectives in Astrology Fundamentals of Number Significance Counseling Manual in Astrology Man, Magic & Fantasy The Sabian Book Ten Words of Power These Marc Edmund Jones books are being offered as a "set of nine" at cost (a couple bucks each) plus what the warehouse is charging for shipping. Saving these important texts from being destroyed was certainly a praise-worthy deed. In addition, now these books can go into the hands of people who might not otherwise be able to afford them. For example, the savings on a single set of these nine books is nearly two hundred dollars (US) less than the published list prices. Here is an email address and a phone number that can be used to obtain further information: Email: MEJBooks Phone: (773) 725-8300 Please share this notice with all who might benefit. -------------- 5. Recommended Counseling Psychologist By Michael Laughrin (Michael) If you are an advanced spiritual practitioner, does this describe you? The picture tube of your life is projecting a nice clear picture, but the picture needs some fine-tuning, however, you cannot find your own fine tuning knob. Dr. Caroline Loose can help you find it and tune in the picture. Dr. Caroline Loose has a Ph.D. in psychology. She is a TM Sidha and psychic with over 25 years of experience in counseling. Her phone number is (262) 938-5966 and her email address is caloo6. I highly recommend her. She is clear with a good sense of humor and a light touch. Caroline is exceedingly competent and useful. -------------- Michael Laughrin's North American Jyotish Newsletter http://www.jyotish.ws Michael Laughrin, Michael, business phone: (440) 582- 9848; cell phone: (440) 263-2159 To , send an email to: jyotish_ws- Articles from past issues of this newsletter are archived at: http://www.jyotish.ws/wisdom Please feel free to share the newsletter with anyone for whom you think it may be appropriate. You can also post it to appropriate email lists or listservs. If your friends wish to receive the newsletter directly, tell them to send an email message to jyotish_ws-. ~! LIFE MEANS STRUGGLE, THE FITTEST WINS SURVIVAL !~ / Mail Mobile Take Mail with you! Check email on your mobile phone. ~! 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