Pairing of Opposite Houses – Part IX B

Accomplishment of Life’s Purpose

In general, the mutually supportive pairs associated with the Ascendant and 11th houses or their lords would naturally help in the realization of dreams, desires, goals and aspirations in the concerned area of life and create fulfillment and this would further pave the way for the progress of the soul also. But, the adverse effects of the lop-sided ones, the missing links and the dormant ones would either create bottle-necks or cause delay/slippage in fulfillment of desires and hence, they have to be identified properly and suitable corrective actions must be taken for achieving the purpose of the material manifestation of the soul.

Not only that. Often, the accomplishment of goals is linked to the clearance of past Karmic debts which can be understood through the assessment of the last pair of opposite houses i.e., 6th and 12th being the significators of the two most important houses of spirituality, namely, Runa (the Karmic debt) and Runa Mochana or Moksha (freedom from such debts)in the present birth. In other words, they relate to the evolution and emancipation of the soul of the native through enduring the Karma or experiencing it or by paying back the Karmic debt. As already said, Runa signifies either what we have to get from others or to give back to others based on our past Karmic links and relationships. But, Moksha signifies clearing all the debts and making the give and take either equal or zero i.e., what one has to either get back or give back is nothing. Meaning, that there is nothing left for experiencing in the material plane and that the native is ready for ascending to higher planes. After such continuous ascension from one higher world to another, the native’s soul is said to reach its ultimate destiny i.e., returning to the source from which it manifested in the grosser world. Hence, the clearing of debts in each birth is very important for the overall evolution of the soul l£ the next level of manifestation. Incidentally, as already mentioned in this series, the occupation of a house-lord in the 12th from his own house or in the 12th house of the chart may also help in clearing of past Karmic debts.

Now, to understand these concepts better, the horoscope of my Manasa Guru Dr. B. V. Raman, who dedicated his whole life to the cause of astrology and is primarily responsible for popularising it throughout the world in the 20th century would be a good example.

This horoscope has already been discussed extensively in various journals and books. A discussion by S. Rajagopala Iyer is included by Dr. Raman in book Notable Horoscopes which is to be considered as the most authentic one because it has Dr.Raman’s personal approval. Keeping this fact in mind, I am restricting my discussion only to the identification of the purpose of his life in the present birth and whether his mission was achieved or not by using the principles outlined in this article.

 

The following key points are to be noted in the preliminary analysis;

(a) All the 12 houses in the chart are active and there is no dormant or inactive one because the the 2nd, 4th, 6th, 7th, 8th and 10th houses are occupied by planets, houses 1 and 12 are aspected by planets while the lords of vacant houses 3,5,9 and 11 are strong and occupy Kendras with their Bhava Karakas also well placed in Kendras. This means that the personality of the native was a well balanced one and that he accorded importance to all areas of life without neglecting any of them.

(b) Out of the Trikona houses, the houses forming the Dharma Trikona (1,5,9) are not occupied by any planet while the remaining three trikonas (Artha – 2,6,10, Kama – 3,7,11 and Moksha – 4,8,12) are occupied by 3 planets each. This means that the activities of the native were focused more towards achieving Artha, Kama and Moksha Purushartas. That is, the native gave equal importance to them while his desire for being religious (Dharma) was not that pronounced (neither adverse nor overtly active) in his present life. In other words, he preferred to be more an activity oriented person rather than showing off with false religious make up like wearing saffron robes, anointing the body with kumkum or sacred ash. etc. He normally chose to wear simple clothing without any pomp and show with white shirts and a dhoti, the traditional dress of most South Indians unless the place, etiquette and weather conditions warranted a change in his attire.

(c) The horoscope has some strong and special influences on the 1-7 and 4-10 axes. The occupation of 3 planets (Venus, Mars and retrograde Mercury of the 7th with the aspect of Saturn and Mars on the Ascendant (which is vacant) makes these houses more active in the present life.

Venus as Yogakaraka, Mars as karmadhipati and Mercury as the lord of Poorvapunya have collectively  supported the native in getting many good associates in his pioneering activities. But, at the same time, with Venus as Badhaka and Mercury as 8th lord, the native was also destined to face troubles and disturbances from not only his associates and opponents but also his own people at every important stage of his life. In this connection, it should be noted that the 5th and 9th houses from both the Ascendant and 7th house are unoccupied by any planets; but, all planets posited in the 7th house own the 5th or 9th house from either the Ascendant or the 7th house. This indicates that the results caused by the influences on 1-7 axis have past Karmic imprints as well.

(d) The occupation of Saturn and Moon in 4th and Jupiter in 10th house causes another special impact in the horoscope. The conjunction of Saturn (Ascendant and 12th lord) with the Moon (6th lord) creates a conviction in the native to serve society. The occupation of Jupiter in the 10th aspected by the 3rd and 10th lord Mars emboldened him to choose an area of traditional wisdom as his career and livelihood. The mutual aspects of these planets in 4-10 axis create a synergic effect of fusing the impact of all the associated planets because Jupiter and the Moon are mutually friendly and Jupiter and Saturn are neutral to each other. The occupation of Saturn and Jupiter in friendly signs with the Moon in his exaltation sign make the results more pronounced in the area of profession and render it stronger than any other area of his life.

The occupation of Rahu (unconventional research) in the 5th from the 10th and Sun (Atma) in the 9th from the 10th and the controlling aspect of Jupiter (Jeeva) on both these planets indicate that the native’s choice of astrology (research in Atmavidya) as his career was an election of Providence. Also, the conjunction of Mercury and Mars in the 7th and their aspect on both the Ascendant and the 10th is an indication of the Karmic role of his paternal grandfather in shaping his destiny.

(e) Another special feature is that the Sun, the Moon, Ketu and the Ascendant are all influencing the Moksha Trikona of the native which means that the present birth of the native was an evolutionary step towards Final Emancipation of his soul.

As can be seen from the above discussion, the 4-10 axis is the strongest in the horoscope with synergic effects from 4 out of 9 planets which strongly guide and influence the goals, aspirations and purpose of the present birth . This means that the native was born to serve society (6th) and seek happiness (4th) through his choice of a career (10th) in the traditional wisdom of Atma Vidya (Sun, Jupiter and Saturn). He championed the cause of astrology ‘to procure its rightful place in the hierarchy of sciences’ and his main aim was ‘to eschew Astrology from charlatanry and to refute the stale objections against Astrology raised in some scientific quarters through his writings‘.

The aspect of Mars (3rd and 10th lord) on the 10th made him a prolific writer as well with the support of Mercury in the 7th aspecting the Ascendant.

Jupiter being the lord of Ishtasiddhi (11th fulfillment) is in a mutually friendly aspect with the Moon (lord of service) who is exalted in Sukhasthana (4th) in conjunction with Saturn (Ascendant and 12th lord). The aspect of another friendly planet Mars as the lord of 3rd (effort) and 10th (actions) on Jupiter in the 10th indicates that his efforts were oriented in the right direction for achieving his goals. This means that the native’s mission was well accomplished in this birth and that he found happiness in what he was doing. Also, the position of Jupiter in the 10th house (Karma) and aspect by 6th and 12th lords on it indicate that the native had expended his Runas brought forward in this birth and paved the way for the furtherance of his spiritual evolution.

Thus, it can be seen that analyzing a horoscope using all 6 pairs of opposite houses is highly useful in leading one to the right conclusion in identifying both the purpose of life in the present birth as well as in assessing its accomplishment.

Courtesy: Modern Astrology(Dr.Revathi Vee Kumar)
Continued from:Pairing of Opposite Houses – Part IXA