Choosing Raman ayanamsa

[Guest guest]

Therese wrote:

 

> O.K., Sari, let's hear why you've chosen Raman!

 

Sari:

 

My attitide was quite skeptical against it, but then I happened to join a

jyotish list, where many of the astrologers use Raman. Then I gave it a

chance and looked at my own Vimsottari dasa periods with it. They seemed to

have sense, in fact more sense than with Lahiri (my previous ayanamsa).

 

Then I looked a few celebrity charts. Maybe the most striking example was

the British royalty and especially a couple of events around Princess Diana.

Diana got married with Prince Charles at 29th July 1981, with Raman the

dasha of her debilitated Jupiter had started in previous May. If the

marriage wasn't a main turning point in her life, then nothing was! With

Lahiri the Jupiter dasha started only in next February. The Jupiter dasha

ended in May 1997 and Princess Diana died next August.

 

Then we can look at Queen Elisabeth's chart. With Raman, her ascendant is

quite probably in sidereal Capricorn and with whole sign houses her 5th

house is Taurus and the 7th house from the 5th house = child's spouse is

Scorpio ruled by Mars. Princess Diana had Scorpio rising (ruled by Mars) and

she had her Moon in a nakshatra ruled by Mars. Mars was the strongest planet

in her chart after Venus in shadbala (I'm using Parashara's Light 6). So

Princess Diana was quite Martian a character and as such fitted the role as

Queen Elizabeth's son's spouse.

 

Queen Elisabeth's Mars dasha started in the 6th of February 1981 with Raman

and her son got engaged with Diana in 24th February. Talk about the

beginning of " Diana era " in Elizabeth's life! I haven't studied the British

royalty very deeply, but this alone was quite convincing for me. Another

convincing point was when I read a Bjork (an Icelandic singer-songwriter)

biography following the events from her Raman dasha scheme. They fitted

finely.

 

Another thing is the planets on the border of signs or nakshatras. My own

ascendant in on the border of Gemini and Cancer and the birth time is an

accurate one from hospital records. With Lahiri it's too far from Cancer,

but with Raman it moves to Cancer, which would seem to be more correct when

studying events, indicators of the family members etc. with the house

rulers. Also my Moon moves from Uttara Phalguni to Hasta, which somehow

feels more correct. But of course one can't get very clear picture by

studying only one's own chart and that sholud never be the only deciding

factor.

 

Then there's some simple examples: does Madonna have her Sun in Cancer or in

Leo? Did Marilyn Monroe have an exalted Saturn? (Definitely not in my

opinion.) Does Prince Charles have his Sun in Libra or in Scorpio? Did Jack

Kerouac have his Sun in Saturnian Aquarius or in Jupiterian Pisces? Does

Jane Fonda have her Moon in Ashlesa in Cancer (which would make her a seven

in enneagram) or in Magha in Leo (which would make her that one which she

definitely would seem to be)?

 

Then I've studied navamsas too, but I'm not an expert in them. I know only

that my own navamsa makes somehow more sense with Raman than with Lahiri (it

changes quite a lot). Here's only some of the reasons. About the enneagram

theory, I suggest you test it also with people you know, work mates etc.

 

Regards, Sari

[Guest guest]

Thank you, Sari. I've printed out your post for checking against the charts.

 

I have a question for you. Your English is perfect, but you are a native of

Finland?

 

Therese

 

At 01:21 PM 9/3/06 +0300, Sari wrote:

>

>My attitide was quite skeptical against [Rman's Ayanamsa], but then I

happened to join a

>jyotish list, where many of the astrologers use Raman. Then I gave it a

>chance and looked at my own Vimsottari dasa periods with it. They seemed to

>have sense, in fact more sense than with Lahiri (my previous ayanamsa)(...)

[Guest guest]

Therese wrote:

 

> I have a question for you. Your English is perfect, but you are a native

> of

> Finland?

 

Sari:

 

Yes, I am. In fact I've never lived anywhere else. My English has just

improved over time... especially now with this intense astrology activity.

I've got a good dictionary on my computer though ;o). Thanks, I'm flattered.

 

I'm using 7.45 PM for Diana.

 

Regards, Sari