Swamsa, Lagnamsa and Karakamsa (Combinations for astrologers)

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Namaste Doug,

 

> What is Swampsa?> > doug riemer

Amsa means "division" and refers to the position in a divisional charts -

navamsa usually. So lagnamsa is the position of lagna in navamsa. Karakamsa is

the position of atma karaka (variable significator of self) in navamsa. Atma

karaka is the planet (out of seven planets and Rahu) with the largest

advancement in the rasi occupied. For Rahu, advancement is measured from the

end of the sign. Let us take an example.

 

Body Longitude

 

Lagna 7 Aq 26' 00.69"Sun 26 Aq 02' 48.83"Moon

3 Ge 51' 59.65"

Mars 1 Ta 53' 19.80"Mercury 16 Aq 32' 56.39"Jupiter ®

4 Vi 37' 58.82"Venus 17 Aq 04' 18.34"Saturn 20 Sc 54'

58.50"Rahu 29 Li 52' 33.46"Ketu 29 Ar 52' 33.46"

 

If you look at the advancement in rasi, Sun has 26 deg 3 min. Moon has 3 deg 52

min. Though Rahu is at 29Li52, his advancement (from the end) is only 8 minutes

(30-0 minus 29-52). of the eight planets, Sun has the largest advancement and

becomes atma karaka (AK).

Let us take this native's navamsa:

 

+--------------+|Ven |AL |Sun

|Rah Glk || | | | || |

| | || | | |

|| | | |

||-----------+-----------------------+-----------||Mer JupR |

| || | | ||

| | || | |

|| | | ||-----------|

Navamsa |-----------||Mar Sat | |GL ||

| | || |

| || | | || |

|

||-----------+-----------------------+-----------||Asc Ket |Moo |

|HL Mnd || | | | ||

| | | || | | |

|| | | |

|+--------------+

 

Navamsa

+--------------+| \ Sat / \

/ || \ Mar / \ Moo / || \

/ \ / || \ / Ket \ /

|| \ / \ / ||Mer JupR x Asc

x || / \ / \ || /

\ / \ || / \ / \

|| / \ 9 / Mnd \ || / \

/ \ || Ven x HL || \

/ \ / || \ / \

/ || \ / \ / || \ /

Glk \ / || \ / \ / ||AL

x Rah x GL || / \ /

\ || / \ / \ || / \

/ \ || / Sun \ / \ || /

\ / \

|+--------------+

 

+--------------+| \ |

| / || \ | AL | / || \

| | / || Rah \ Sun | | Ven / Mer

|| \ | | / || Glk \ |

| / JupR || \ | | /

||---------------+---------------+---------------|| |

| || | | Mar Sat ||

| | || | Navamsa |

|| | | || |

| || | |

||---------------+---------------+---------------|| / |

| \ || / | | \ Ket || /

| | \ || GL / HL | | Moo \

Asc || / | | \ || / Mnd |

| \ || / | | \

|+---------------+---------------+---------------+

 

In navamsa, lagna is in Sg. So Sg becomes lagnamsa. AK in this chart is Sun and

he is in Ta in navamsa. So karakamsa is in Ta.

 

Swa simply means "self" and may refer to either lagna or atma karaka. So swamsa

refers the position of either lagna or atmakaraka in navamsa. Parasara used

"swamsa" for both lagnamsa and karakamsa. So swamsa here is in Sg or Ta,

depending on what we mean.

 

What do they both show?

 

Navamsa shows the inner self, sense of dharma (duty) and motivation. It shows

attitudes. Analysis of navamsa w.r.t. lagnamsa shows the motivation and

attitudes of the person. Analysis of navamsa w.r.t. karakamsa shows the

motivation and attitudes of the soul that's inside a person. If the person is

acting against the wishes of the soul, it leads to inner turmoil and results in

a life that is wasted (soul has to take birth again and *start from scratch* to

fulfill its desires). If lagnamsa and karakamsa are in mutual shashthashtakas

(6th/8th positions), this happens.

 

In the above example chart, this happens. So the native leads a miserable and

wasteful life (from the point of view of soul).

 

Analysis from Karakamsa:

 

Jupiter and Mercury in the 10th house of karma show a soul that wants to be

learned and scholarly in traditional subjects and put the learning to the use

of society. Malefics Saturn and Mars in 9th show a soul that wants knowledge of

tantras, yantras and taamasik rituals. Exalted Ketu in 8th from karakamsa shows

desire of the soul for occult knowledge.

 

Analysis from Lagnamsa:

 

Ketu in 1st shows a spiritual person or a revolutionary/thief. Here, in this

navamsa, Ketu is in Rakshasa (demonic) group. So Ketu in lagnamsa shows a thief

or a terrorist. Exalted 6th lord shows strong sense of enmity. Saturn and Mars

in Manushya (human) group in 2nd from lagnamsa show a person who cannot speak

fluently (may have some kind of stammering - Ketu in 2nd gives full

stammering). Mercury and Jupiter in 3rd show an author and a soft-spoken

person.

 

As you can see, what his soul wants is different from what he is doing. Without

the soul being happy, one cannot have complete success. Finally the life will

go waste and the soul will start from scratch in the next life.

May Jupiter's light shine on us,Narasimha