James Braha on Navamsha

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This is for them who give individual vargas a lot of importance.

Atleast in this piece James doesnot talk about aspects in vargas etc but

mostly about sign placement.

 

 

*Martin: *Okay. James, how do you rate the (natal) strength of a planet

that happens to be in its own or exaltation sign in the *navamsa* (marriage

chart)?

 

*James: I give it a little weight*, but not very much. I know that all the

texts, mine included, say that a planet that is strong in the

*navamsa*greatly strengthens that planet's power in the natal chart.

*But that hasn't been my experience*. I imagine some other astrologers would

disagree, but that's how it's been for me.

 

*Martin: *Also, you didn't mention the *varga* (divisional chart) summary.

I've heard you mention in lectures that if a planet is in its own or

exaltation sign in many of the divisional charts, then a planet becomes very

strong.

 

*James: *Good point. There are sixteen *varga* charts, a*nd although I

believe Westerners should only use a few of them, because they are so

sensitive to birthtime error*, *the planets in the signs of the vargas will

be accurate regardless of minor birthtime errors*.* I've noticed that if a

planet occupies its own or exaltation sign, or a combination of the two, in

about eight or nine varga charts, then that planet becomes strengthened in

the natal chart*. I haven't found that the planet becomes

*phenomenally*strong, but its power is definitely increased. Likewise,

if a planet is

fallen or in its detriment sign (the sign opposite it's rulership sign) in *

many* charts, then the planet is weakened in the natal chart. *But it takes

about seven or eight significant varga placements before I notice

significant effects. *

 

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One of the most important things to be aware of regarding the *varga* chart

summary is that sometimes not always but *sometimes* if a planet occupies a

very weak degree, like the first or last few degrees of a sign, it may

occupy the same sign in ten or fifteen *varga* charts, and that can make it

quite powerful. Usually, planets in a very early or late degree are

seriously weakened. But, occasionally there is this interesting

*varga*effect that makes the planet strong. An example of this occurs

with Robert

De Niro's Sun in Leo. His Sun, which occupies the first degree of Leo, is in

its own sign ten times and it is exalted twice (see De Niro�s

*varga*summary on previous page). If you start looking at

*varga* chart summaries, which a computer can do in a second (I don�t know

if all *Jyotish* programs calculate the *varga *chart summary, but the one

I use *Haydn�s Jyotish* does) you'll see what I mean. Now, let's look at

influences that harm a planet.

 

 

 

 

Om Namah Shivay

RKM