Feeling unappreciated lately?
Blessed selves,
Combustion occurs when a planet gets too close to the Sun. When this happens, the rays of that planet get burnt by the power of the Sun. The sun is the planet of clarity illumination and power., yet it can also burn. It’s great to spend today at the beach in the
Sun, but we better wear sunblock. The same is true with planets when they become combust, too close to the Sun. There’s a certain energizing power, yet there’s also a depletion of capacity due to the proximity of the Sun. The nature of the Sun is to burn off impurities. There’s a productive quality to his energy. For combustion we burn off the impurities associated with the worldly quality of the combust planet.
Currently, Venus and Mars have been combust for quite awhile now, several weeks. They will remain combust until the middle of November. This is a longtime for two planets to be combust at the same time. The symptoms of combustion are a hypersensitivity and touchiness to the things related to those planets. With Venus, there is a hyper sensitivity to feeling valued and respected. With Mars, there is a hypersensitivity to not feeling powerful or courageous. Have you noticed everyone is feeling insulted and easily hurt lately? (Of course were not talking about you!) A typical scenario with Venus combust is as follows. If a person has Venus combust in their birth chart many times they will not feel respected by partners, which will compel them to do things to try to please the partner in order to get some appreciation. Perhaps doing a favor for them, making themselves look nice, or try to please them. Yet those efforts will likely not yield the level of appreciation they want, thus resulting in an angry display of emotion in the aftermath. Many times you’ll see in the childhood of a person who has 
combust Venus, that they were not valued or appreciated. Perhaps parents were too busy to appreciate what the child has done, creating a wound around this. Thus as adults a wound persists. They never feel appreciated, they don’t feel cherished, they do things to try to get approval, yet have unreal expectations around the issue. With Mars the issue is power. Perhaps an older brother picked on them, perhaps their father or mother was a very bullying type of person. Thus as an adults, scenarios where their personal power is threatened will bring forth a sort of fight to the death argument.
From now until the middle of November, be very careful with perceived slights being blown out of proportion and turned into do or die power plays. A good example of this was on display with President Clinton last week. He certainly lost his cool in that interview with Fox TV. President Clinton is generally quite adept at handling critics and not losing his temper. Yet you could see he had enough, he felt this respected and he would not let it go. Regardless of what people say afterwards, you can bet the president wishes he had handled that a little differently. Getting angry is never the best way to handle situation unless you’re in a fight for your life. Even then, the best martial artists are not angry. They’re thinking clearly and compassionately while they subdue their attackers.
Relocation Astrology
I perfect a lot of methods that are useful in relocation Astrology. Perhaps this is something that could help you at some point. Below is a dialogue I had with someone in a newsgroup about relocation Astrology.
Sadasiva:
it’s hard to say what works for “Vedic Astrology”, because obviously different Vedic astrologer’s work different ways. I will speak for myself - I focus on the nadir, the mid heaven, all of the four directions in the chart, trying to put planets in a directionally strong placement, Sun in the 10th, Jupiter in the first, Moon Venus in the fourth, etc. - this is one consideration.
Also I relocate entire chart and read it in the new location, I find is the only way to do it.
Also I look at each one of Vargas, because each Varga changes when you move. I found remarkable accuracy looking into these Vargas, being able to see how a person’s life changed relative to their career, relationships, etc. based on their new location.
I only do 90 minute readings for relocation because the work involved. Sometimes, what is revealed is that there is not a big difference based on different places that a person lives. But many times it will become clearly revealed what the right move is.
Sometimes it’s obvious that this person would’ve gotten the same answer from Western Astro cartography. Yet many many of my relocation clients are disappointed Astro cartography clients who moved close to a Venus line or Jupiter line only to have their life go south very quickly.I’m not saying this to try to trash Astro cartography or trash anybody else or their methods — please understand this — I am also not saying that the way I do it is the only way to get good results. No, — what I’m saying is in my opinion in order to do a thorough relocation reading, you must relocate the entire chart. The same is true with anything relative to Astrology. It is a complicated science, you must look deeply into it. There are no magic bullets.
Given that Vedic Astrology has so many powerful ways to read the chart including Vargas, dashas, dynamic house lords, this power is revealed when you’re relocate the entire chart. That is the way I do the readings but it takes a lot of work.
I’ve seen many times a person make a mistake using Astro cartography lines simplistically - hence my comments. As I said, you may get lucky and move to one of these lines that works. That is easy to do, you can find those lines very simply. The question was asked if it’s that simple or not, my answer is no.
for example, you wanna strengthen the dasa lord. Even if you move onto a Jupiter line, if you’re in a Venus dasha, you are getting the karmas of Venus. So if you’re on a Jupiter line, it might be very difficult, Jupiter and Venus are enemies. After I confirm what’s happening in the client’s life, for example relative to Venus, and clarify how Jupiter manifests in their life, it may be very apparent that moving to a Jupiter line is the wrong move. Whereas perhaps another location puts Venus in the fourth house, where she has been Dig bala strength, strengthening that angle of that dasa lord - perhaps even putting Jupiter in the 12th house, a dusthana which will remove the difficulties of Jupiter from their life. Perhaps it tightens up a certain Varga and things fall into place very easily. I’ve gotten very good feedback after these readings. The truth is, I do not even need the positive feedback because I can see the path to the answer by asking them about their history and where they lived before and comparing and contrasting how their energies manifest. They also wind up with confidence in their move after the reading. Especially if the person has moved around a lot. Because sometimes, there is no planetary line to move to. Different locations simply reorient the chart in different ways. So instead of moving to a line, we move in a way that repositions the planets in different houses.
there are a lot of possibilities, the deeper we look into the chart, the more of these details will be revealed.
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DR:
Thanks Sam for all of the information and for sharing your experience with it. I have not spent a lot of time researching astrocartography, since it is not part of traditional Jyotish. When I was a Western astrologer I would cast the chart for the new location and read it like a birth chart. Now that I am learning more about the vargas, it will be very interesting to take a look at that method again. Without the vargas, some relocation charts don’t look that different from each other (same Lagna). For example, anywhere on the west coast I am a Gemini Lagna. But I can see how the vargas would show a change.
DR
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Sadasiva:
DR,
You are welcome. I studied the Astro maps also and saw them as a quick snapshot — the lines just reveal what the chart will show when you relocate it — as an astrologer it is easier to just reloate the chart then to look at those maps,, the maps can show where the lines fall, but orienting the chart to it is another matter.
here is a very recent example:
A client with Aries asc. Ketu in the 2nd birth chart (he is Indian) moves to West coast us directly on a Jupiter line, jupiter in the 6th in Virgo, placing Venus is the 2nd –
he moved here 18 years when jupiter dasa started (jupiter dasa starts and he moves to the line, happens all the time)
So he lives on a Jupiter line, yet it is jupiter in the 6th from his natal lagna - Venus in 2nd - he has had a lot of success here, but he has real trouble with health issues related to food and daily lifestyle management — weak jupiter in virgo, sensual venus in 2nd -
When he lives in India he instantly loses 20 pounds and lives healthier — ketu in 2nd whose lord is in its own Sign Mulatrikona — this is one example of this person,, the whole chart must be looked at, because everything will show — there is no such thing as “good” and “bad” — the new life will show in the new location - the only way to find out the truith of it is to either look comprehensively at it or hire someone who an do that - at least as i have found.
It takes more time, but i started to do it this way because once i realized that people were going to be making such an important life decision, i felt the responsibility to get it right
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DR:
Sam,
I can’t tell from your post if you are reading the relocation chart independently, or if you are referencing the client’s natal chart in the relocation reading. I will try to re-read your posts and see if I can figure out what you are doing. If you care to take the time to outline your process, I would appreciate it.
I sent somebody your way who wants a relocation reading. I hope you don’t mind me giving out your email to potential clients. I would still love to hear more about your process. I can cast a chart for the location and read it the same way I read a birth chart. I was just wondering if there’s anything else involved unique to relocation.
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Best wishes,
sadasiva
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Well…thanks Sam for the Venus-Mars combustion insight; that is exactly how I feel; thought it was Ketu combust Sun, a little too close for comfort; then Saturn is on my ascendant, so everything is a little too close for comfort, it seems. But just wanted to say I appreciate the insights. -Janna
Comment by janna — September 28, 2006 @ 12:21 am
you’re welcome janna — still digging out from the eclipse — PLUS the moon is debilitated today and tomorrow -
Comment by sadasiva — September 28, 2006 @ 1:47 am
I actually meant Venus combust Ketu; whatever is going on-and I think it is the aftershock of the eclipse, which may portend more cataclysm with the Pisces Full Moon culmination conjunct Rahu-it helps to have a transcendental practice along with good astrological insights, and even that does not assure keeping one’s bearings I am finding. It seems to be an atmosphere of combustion in general, perhaps because of succeeding planetary stelliums in each of the signs through the end of the year. And yes, I’m feeling the debilitated moon, eighth from my NT Moon. I do attribute the havoc to the nodal station and effect of Rahu-Ketu, which I know true node astrologers do not suscribe to, but I think there may be some relief when Saturn and Jupiter change signs and the nodes move by October 23 too in preparation to also change signs. Until then all seems to be in flux. But I am glad you’re still posting.
Comment by janna — September 28, 2006 @ 12:53 pm
Dear Sadasiva. Thank you for the wonderful insight. One question on astro cartography systems. If one is running the dasa of a Jupiter placed in Taurus what will the end result be ? You said earlier that Jupiter and Venus are enemies. Hence if one moves to a line of Jupiter during the dasa of Jupiter in Taurus, will it be beneficial to them?
Thank you.
Comment by deepakvishnu — October 6, 2006 @ 9:28 pm
“If one is running the dasa of a Jupiter placed in Taurus what will the end result be ? You said earlier that Jupiter and Venus are enemies. Hence if one moves to a line of Jupiter during the dasa of Jupiter in Taurus, will it be beneficial to them?”
other thnigs must be considered of course — I know this is a standard answer but it is true. House position, aspects and many other things must be looked at. In general it is good for some things not good for others..
Comment by sadasiva — October 6, 2006 @ 9:53 pm
Dear Sadasiva,
Thanks for your beautiful wisdom shared in your email newsletters, which always seem to come at the perfect moment for me.
I believe there is one slight error in your recent newsletter re: when the *Mean* Nodes are changing signs, which I believe that you had stated is on the 20th Oct.
My ephemerides on Kala and Solar Fire shows that the nodes are changing signs to Aquarius/Leo this evening!!!! Oct. 11 at 22:33 UT.
(The True Nodes change signs on Nov. 8 2006).
Thanks.
Comment by Juliana — October 11, 2006 @ 10:11 pm
yes julianna you are right as usual — according to lahiri ayanamsha — the nodes will change today —
i use a slightly different one,, the Ardra Galatic plane ayanamsha has the mean node change on the dates i said
Comment by sadasiva — October 11, 2006 @ 10:34 pm
Right as usual-ha! But seriously, thanks for clarifying this discrepancy. I had not realized how dramatically the transit hits would change with the Ardra Galactic Plane Ayanamsa. I assume you get good results with timing on this Ayanamsha, which is why you would choose to use it over Lahiri. The Ayanamsha conundrum often feels like a Zen koan to me. And anyway…thanks so much, Sadasiva!
Comment by Juliana — October 12, 2006 @ 12:02 am
You’re welome Julianna,
the truth is, by the time we rectify the hart, using vargas, etc, the ayanamsha is not as important anyway - but i will use the lahiri sometimes also — if a person keeps referring to it especially because i don’t want the hassle - I know what you mean about the Zen koan,, - here is my dilemma — Although i see Ardra GP work well for my clients,, with my chart Lahiri is more accurate generally!,.. aaagh! :-)
much of my precise timing is geared more toward transits anyway which are a lot more stable than seconds of arc. planets transiting over natal positions, house cusps, etc. are very reliable.
when things slow down for me i am going to get deeply into Astakavarga which is really the best way to read transits.
Comment by sadasiva — October 13, 2006 @ 1:10 am
There is another Zen koan-type dilemma, Sadasiva…re: “planets transiting over…house cusps, etc. are very reliable.”
When we consider how many different house systems there are, and how many excellent and varied opinions exist on the different house systems, again my mind blows and I have to revert to keeping it simple and using what works best for me.
I think, just like there are so many different kinds of people, there are house systems to suit every type. Some astrologers are successful with the use of plain old sign cusps. The KP astrologers are very successful with pinpoint timing using the Placidus cusps. Some seasoned astrologers swear by equal house bhava madhyas. I tend to like the Sri Pati or Regiomantanus.
On a similar topic, how about all the different Dasa systems! Just in the Chara Dasa, there are at least 3-4 different ones being used. I have heard that KN Rao’s teacher, a famed pandit-astrologer in India, used 9 dasas for every event. That means, he would not make a prediction without seeing it play over and over in 9 different dasas! Another great Jyotishi named Vemuri Shastri used 15 or sometimes even 20 dasas simultaneously, and it is said he never went wrong in his predictions. More lenient Jyotishi use a minimum of 3 dasas (like KCD, Yogini, Chara and Vimshottari) and then there are contemporary masters like CS Patel who use only transits, which I am reminded of as you have also pointed out the utter importance of transits. The Hora Sara Method by Varahamihira’s son uses transits exclusively for predictions, no dasas. I personally like the combination but as you say to pinpoint events, sometimes transits are most accurate.
However, I saw an interesting event not too long ago in timing in my younger son’s chart. He left Rahu-Saturn and entered Rahu-Mercury on the exact day he graduated from high school. Rahu-Saturn in his chart was a very isolating period when he felt somewhat trapped and socially dissatisfied in high school. He is Gemini Rising and Mercury is conjunct Ketu and Venus in Virgo in his 4H, and the Mercury sub-Dasa has proven to be a much lighter, happier, and more sociable cycle so far, and the Dasa timing was amazingly precise for this one event.
Yes, Ashtakavarga is a great method. My favorite book on it is _Dots of Destiny_ by Vinay Aditya.
Thanks!
Comment by Juliana — October 13, 2006 @ 8:46 pm
good info julianna —
when you say:
“Just in the Chara Dasa, there are at least 3-4 different ones being used.”
I am not sure what you mean — i use one of the rasi dasas called chara dasa - but are you saying there are 9 diiferent ways to calulate that or are you saying somethng else ..
as for house cusps i tend to favor the beginning of the house starting using whole signs from the lagna degree..
so a 5 degree ascendant would have triggers from the lagna at 5 degrees in every SIGN, the next 30 degrees are that house —
also from eah plane to the exact degree — this is actually ashtakavarga -
read romance from the exact degree of venus, projected forward, - a venus at 2 degrees would have triggers at 2 degrees everywhere,, so when saturn hits the exact degree from (natal) venus the spouse will DIE!, just kidding,, :) –
seriously though i am working more and more with this and it seems to be reliable espeially when assessing the dasa planets also - it also brings in the outer planets nicely
Comment by sadasiva — October 14, 2006 @ 12:03 am
Hey Sadasiva!
Sorry if I was not being clear before. There are at least 3-4 different ways to calculate Chara Dasas. Once Ernst explained why this is so, but it was too technical for me to understand. I am not sure but I think there is some controversy about the method of deciding the Chara dasha order which is the issue here.
There are : Parasara’s Chara Dasa system, KN Rao’s Chara Dasa system, and Ranacharya’s Chara Dasa system, and maybe more. I am not sure what system Ernst/Kala uses. Based on a 365-day year, Goravani shows me in Aries-Pisces; Kala shows me in Pisces/Pisces; and Jagannatha Hora shows me in Aries/Aquarius using Parasara Chara Dasa, and then also the same in KN Rao’s modified phalita Rasi; and the Ranacharya Chara Dasa puts me in Cancer/Libra! Arghhhhhhh!
Re: 9 or more different Dasas that some astrologers use to make one prediction for one person, I trust that you know many of these as Ernst has taught them. These include Rasi Dasas like Chara, Nakshatra Dasas like Vimshottari, and “Other” Dasas like the Moola Dasa. You can download Sri Jagannatha Hora for free and it has more Dasas listed than one could possibly imagine!
I like your simple but concise method for reading transits. Using the degree of the Lagna as a trigger elsewhere in the chart is the same as the MEP in SA astrology. Glad this is working for you and I will certainly keep it in mind.
Thanks!
I am not sure what you mean — i use one of the rasi dasas called chara dasa - but are you saying there are 9 diiferent ways to calulate that or are you saying somethng else ..
as for house cusps i tend to favor the beginning of the house starting using whole signs from the lagna degree..
so a 5 degree ascendant would have triggers from the lagna at 5 degrees in every SIGN, the next 30 degrees are that house —
also from eah plane to the exact degree — this is actually ashtakavarga -
read romance from the exact degree of venus, projected forward, - a venus at 2 degrees would have triggers at 2 degrees everywhere,, so when saturn hits the exact degree from (natal) venus the spouse will DIE!, just kidding,, –
seriously though i am working more and more with this and it seems to be reliable espeially when assessing the dasa planets also - it also brings in the outer planets nicely
Posting your comment.
Comment by Juliana — October 14, 2006 @ 7:55 pm