BASIC OF ASTROLOGY IN VERY SIMPLE LANGUAGE

Before indulging into the intricacies of horoscope, one must understand that all these science like astrology, palmistry, numerology etc are all predictive in nature and cannot be 100% correct. But it gives a broad indications about the happenings in one's life.


When we prepare one's horoscope, we first see the person's Lagna-Chakra. Each lagna kundli has 12 house and each house represents some of the aspects of person's life. These are listed below.



Before learning the astrology, just keep all these points in mind because in further lessons these would be handy.


HOUSE                            REPRESENT

  1                                  Self, soul and Lagnesh

  2                                  Family, happiness and wealth

  3                                  Brother & sisters, heart and valour

  4                                  Mother, house and vehicle

  5                                  Children and education

  6                                  Enemy, court case, competition, disease.

  7                                  Wife, partners and bedroom

  8                                  Death, ancestral property

  9                                  Future/ luck, 'dharma', 'pitr-sukh'

  10                                Father, in-laws, 'karma'

  11                                Earnings, friends

  12                                Loan, foreign and jail





RASHI                                                              GOVERNING LORD

1 and 8th (Aries and Scorpio)                               MARS

2 and 7th (Taurus and Libra)                                VENUS

3 and 6th (Gemini and Virgo)                                MERCURY

4th (Cancer)                                                          MOON

5th (Leo)                                                                SUN

9 and 12th (Sagittarius and Pisces)                       JUPITER

10 and 11th (Capricorn and Aquarius)                  SATURN







ASPECTS OF PLANETS (DRISHTI)


Sun, Moon, Mercury and Venus have their aspect or Drishti on  1st and 7th House.

Mars has its Drishti on 4th, 7th and 8th House and

Jupiter has its Drishti on 1st, 5th, 7th, and 9th House.



                                UCCH (Ascendant)            NEECH (Descendant)

Sun                          Aries(1st Raashi)               Libra
Moon                       Tauras                               Scropio
Mars                        Capricorn                           Cancer
Mercury                   Virgo                                  Pisces
Jupiter                      Cancer                              Capricorn
Venus                       Pisces                               Virgo
Saturn                      Libra                                  Aries

For example: we will say the Ascendant Sun if it is in zodiac sign of Aries and said to be Descendant Sun if in the zodiac of Libra. The effect of Sun on the person is dependent on whether it is in ascendant or descendant zodiac.