Practical Astrology - A Learning Excersise.

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Dear Friends,

 

This set of questions is interesting.

This can be a good learning exercise for all.

 

1a) Does the Sun have latitude?

1b) What is the maximum latitude of the Moon?

 

2a) What is elongation?

2b) Give the maximum elongation of Mercury and Venus?

2c) What maximum distance can be there between these two inferior planets

to an observer from the Earth ?

 

3) What is Naibods measure? What does it represent?

 

4) What is the daily average motion of the Moon?

 

5a) Give the length of the solar and Lunar years.

5b) What difference is there between the two?

5c) How is this difference adjusted in a calendar.

 

6) What is mutual reception?

 

7) What is part of Fortune? What does it represent apart from the mathematical

formulae?

 

8) What is the time taken for completing one revolution along the orbit by the

following Planets -Mars, Jupiter, Saturn and Neptune.

 

9) Give the uses of the day in the following uses -

9a) Solar Mean day.

9b) Sidereal day.

9c) Lunar day.

 

10) What is sidereal time ?

 

11) What is the effects of retrograde planet -

11a) According to Occidental astrology.

11b) According to Indain astrology.

 

12)Give 3 illustrations where according to Indian method -

12a) Mars and Saturn aspect each other.

12b) Mars alone aspects Saturn.

12c) Saturn alone aspects Mars.

(In all 3 charts keep position of Saturn same)

 

13) Why is the South represented as the top of the Astrological chart?

 

14) The 9 Planets are shown in the Horoscope. But where is the Earth to be seen

in that

Horoscope. Where could it be, though not represented diagrammatically?

 

15) Which signs have 2 planets ruling them since the discovery of extra

Saturnine planets?

 

16) State the house of the chart in which the Sun should be posited, when the

chart is correctly calculated for the following local times.

16a) One past Noon.

16b) 9 in the morning.

16c) 3 past noon.

16d) 6 in the evening.

 

17) What is an intercepted sign and intercepted planet? What are the effects of

this phenomenon? Write a short note.

 

18) The Triplicities (Elements) provoke reactions which reflect the qualities of

each element. Which element would you expect to find stressed in chart of

individuals who:

 

18a) Take a detached intellectual view of Life.

18b) Solve problems by dashing headlong at them.

18c) Are easily affected by atmosphere and emotional needs.

18d) Plot out and plan every step before taking it.

Also give your reasons " Why " in every case.

 

19) State your own Sun sign and set out which other Sun signs you feel most

comfortable with ;those whom you feel awkward with :Explain your reasons in each

case.

 

20) When you board the plane for a long trip, you wonder what sign rules such a

means of travel. Surely it must be a sign that suggests technological advances

and benefits large groups of people .What sign is that ?

 

21) The pilot obviously has a sense of humour. He is bright and breezy in his

announcements and seems to enjoy talking. Is he more likely to be a Piscean, a

Geminian or a Scorpio?

 

22) The stewardess is almost motherly in her desire to make you comfortable on

the flight. She has a roundish pale face. What is her probable sign?

 

23) On arrival you discover the hotel to be extremely luxurious, and many

celebrities staying there. With its recreational facilities, it is really a

romantic playground. But so expensive! What sign could best appreciate all this:

a Virgo, a Leo or a Cancer native ?

 

24) Watch the graceful dancers performing besides the gentle surf, palm trees

sway, accentuating the aura of magical glamour. The attributes of what outer

planet are most suggested by such a scene?

 

25) The next day you meet a charming member of the opposite sex ,interested in

astrology. You compare charts. You have most planets on the eastern half, your

friend has majority of planets on the western half of the chart. Who would be

most likely to invite the other to lunch?

 

26) You enter an interesting bookstore, hoping to find some rare and unusual

vloumes.The fascination of with books and reading likely to be especially strong

for you if you were born under one of the signs ruled by planet ruling the

mental outlook. Which one of two signs?

 

27) In Hollywood in the old Chinese Theatre you see the footprints of the stars

- You realise how appropriate footprints are to commemorate the movie industry.

The sign that rules films, illusion, glamour, also rules the feet. Which one?

 

28) But there are also handprints of the stars at aforesaid place exhibited.

What signs rules both communications and the hands?

 

29) The Cine stars are applauded by the fans. You realise that such attention

and adulation could mean that a " certain " attention-loving egocentric sign must

be found often in the chart of the film industry's great past, and future. What

is it?

 

30) What planet that rules luck -rules all things very large?

 

31) Dominating the cluster of guests is a tall ruddy faced man who looks

important. His dramatic voice is so entertaining that you join the crowd around

him, certain that this man must be a ____________ Native.

 

32) You see a man, like a mysterious stranger standing in the shadows, saying

very little, but his dark piercing eyes seem to speak volumes. He has to be a

_____________ Native.

 

33) Astrologically speaking members of which sign might be attracted most to

domestic products?

 

34) In the economy -minded shoppers, would you be more likely to find more

representatives of the sign Leo or sign Virgo in the crowd?

 

 

Note:

 

1) We have some queries here related to Western astrology. One need not be

averse to something Not Indian. After all research may show in future that what

we consider as foreign may have actually originated from India only. This is

just an exercise for GK and nothing more. To enjoy learning more, checking what

we already know, and discussing. Though most of members here, may not practice

western astrology, but knowing or keeping oneself aware with the basic terms and

what they mean, is always good.

2) Do not ask me the answers. I may not know all of them.

3) If members are interested I can send few sets more like these. But every time

the questions would be harder and not easy like most of them above. The above

are meant basically for the first year students of astrology.

4) Fear of failure must not be a reason not to participate. Unless we fail how

will we learn ? Failures are just stepping stones on the way to success.

 

regards,

Bhaskar.