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New Books in Vedic Astrology Nick andand HERE are weeks we sell more – In Vedic astrology it’s not enough to sepa- Vedic Astrology than we do west- rate planets into strong & weak. Since plan- James TTern. This past week four new Vedic ets rule signs which define houses which are I astrology books arrived: discrete areas of life, a weak planet trans- POINTERS TO PROFESSION: An lates into dysfunctional situations in actual N J Astrological Exposition, by Mridula life. Since Vedic astrology is a practical sci- Trivedi, T.R. Trivedi & R. Asthana. Large, ence, the solution is to appease the planetary comprehensive book on profession, service, deity & thereby improve one’s life. Raj employment, hiring/firing & more. Kumar’s book is an above-average compi- — Two by Lt. Col. Raj Kumar — lation of many such remedies. I caution that VARGAS, A Vedic Approach – Vargas are I myself have no knowledge if or how these the divisional charts of Vedic, the Navamsa methods may work. D U E L I N G D I C T I O N A R I E S (9th divisional) being the most famous. This IMPROVING YOUR FORTUNE - P R O M I T T O R book covers that, as well as D-2, D-3, D-4, K.K. Pathak – Vedic forecasting centers on James Wilson, 1819: That which promises D-7, D-10, D-12, D-16, D-20, D-24, D-27, Vimshottari dasas, a 120 cycle of , to fulfill some event. Thus, Saturn & Mars D-30, D-40, D-45 & D-60 charts, each with Moon, planets & the Moon’s nodes, of which are anaretic promittors & promise to destroy its own specific use. and, there are sub and sub-sub (etc.) cycles. When the life of the native when the hyleg is directed ASTRO-REMEDIES, A Vedic Approach a strong planet’s cycle comes about, things to them. Jupiter & Venus are promittors of go well, but if the planet is not strong, things good when directions to them are fulfilled. ALMANACKcan go bad in a hurry. This book gives rem- In horary questions the planet signifying the for the week (all times GMT) edies (see above) for weak dasa periods. event is the promittor, as in a question of Notes HORARY ASTROLOGY, A Novel Ap- marriage, the lord of the 7th is promittor. 23 07:40 ¢ Ã ª proach, by Arastu Prabhaker. – The novel Nicholas deVore, 1947: A planet, to 21:13 ¡ Ï ¢ part is using the Krishnamurti system, which a significator may be “directed” 24 11:25 ¡ Ä ¨ Void which combines the arbitrary time of tradi- in order to form an aspect between the 16:51 ¡ • tional horary, with a number (1-249) drawn “progressed position” of the Significator 26 08:33 £ Å § from a hat by the querent. The combination & the “birth position” of the promittor, 12:29 ¡ Ã ¦ Void of random time & random number produces whereby certain events or conditions are 17:47 ¡ – the most fascinating results. promised as concerns the significator so 27 21:35 ¡ Â § directed. 28 15:27 ¡ Ã ¨ Void I 21:25 ¡ — OOO 29 11:29 9 07—52 First quarter S T A R O F T H E W E E K — a quiet week?— OOO OOO Extracted from AstroAmerica’s Daily OOO Ephemeris, 2000-2020. Get yours! DIRAH. gamma Geminorum. 5 à 26 Also known as Tejat Posterior HAPPYHAPPY BIRTHDAYBIRTHDAY Notes: A double , crocus yellow & blue, in the left foot of the Northern Twin [ie, 23 - Napoleon’s Empress Josephine, 1763 ]. From Al Dirah, the Seed or Branch. Symbolically called the Abused or 24 - Ambrose Bierce, 1844 Beaten One. - Manila founded, 1571 Influence: Of the nature of Mercury & Venus. It gives force, energy, power & 25 - June Lockhart, 1925 protection. – from Fixed , by Vivian Robson 26 - Pearl S. Buck, 1892 Conjunct Carly Simon’s Sun. Born June 25, 1945. 27 - Isabelle Adjani, 1955 friend of mine who’s better at forecasting than I am says don’t bother with splashy PR if your 28 - Thomas Hampson, 1955 progressed moon is void, which mine is at the moment. Since I just published two C.E.O. 29 - Antoine de Saint Exupery, 1900 AACarter books, that was just bad luck. But then I thought to look at Carter’s progressed. It’s busting - US Interstate Highway System, 1956 out all over this year: 1/31/1887, 11:01 pm, Parkstone. So don’t be surprised if he turns up all over. Astrology Home Newsletter Archive New Astrology Books New Vedic Books New Tarot Decks Top Ten Books Copyright © 2009 by David R. Roell. All rights reserved. Buy the book! Meet the author! Headlines, graphics, book titles & authors are all clickable. So click already! Go places! IVY’S C H A R L E S C A R T E R William Lilly § 3. VOCATION AND CHRISTIAN ASTROLOGY % FINANCE CHAPTER XIIII. GEM Of the Moon, her properties and P R I N C I P L E S O F A S T R O L O G Y significations. HE Moon we find called by the OF T must be borne in mind that these in- Ancients, Lucina, Cynthia, fluences affect the native’s personal in- TDiana, Phoebe, Latona, Iclinations when the sign in question is Noctiluca, Proserpina. She is nearest THE rising, but they may also potently affect the to the Earth of all the Planets; her destiny by being on one or more of the three colour in the Element is vulgarly earthy houses. It is in this way that people known: she finishes her course

Ivy M. Goldstein-Jacobson 1893-1990 WEEK find themselves forced or drifting into an through the whole twelve Signs in 27 uncongenial occupation ; the asc. indicates days, 7 hours and 43 min. or there- their natural inclination, but some strong abouts:her mean motion is 13 degr. The Exact Time sign or planetary position on the 2nd, 6th, 10 min. and 36 seconds, but she moves or 10th places them in another walk of life sometimes less and sometimes more, of Conception altogether. As, for example, a man with never exceeding 15 degr. and two min. Mars and Jupiter rising in Scorpio is made in 24 hours space. fromfrom Astrological Essays for an open-air life, and would be perfectly Her greatest North latitude is 5 degr. and 17 min. T is widely believed by even the medi- at home in the Colonies “ roughing it ”, but Her greatest South latitude is 5 degr. cal profession that the exact moment he has Mercury in Virgo on the M.C., and and 12 min. of conception cannot be ascertained destiny decrees that he must go into a city II office, until the force of character shown by She is never Retrograde, but al- either before or after birth, which is only ways direct; when she is slow in mo- half true: we astrologers find it easily af- the rising sign and planets can assert itself. tion, and goes less in 24 hours than ter birth because from the birth chart we Such cases as these are not uncommon, es- 13 degr. and 10 min. she is then take the Moon backward to the pecially when people are born with strong equivalent to a Retrograde Planet. chart that will automatically reveal by the planets in the 12th. Their early life is obscure She has the Sign ” for her house, Sun’s house position the approximate and their conditions distasteful, but as the and š for her detriment; she is ex- time of conception, to be corrected for planets by progression pass into the 11th and alted in 3 ’ and has her fall in 3 degr. exactitude. The Sun is the only indicator 10th their personal ideals overcome the obstacles ˜. She governs the Earthly Triplicity of Local Mean Time on this planet Earth denoted by their natal 10th and 4th houses. by night, viz. ’ – š. The Sun and she for all events taking place here. When the significators of character are have no Terms assigned them. In our example conception (epoch) harmoniously placed as regards the voca- She is a Feminine, Nocturnal chart opposite, the Sun in the 7th House tional houses, a person will find his right Planet, Cold, Moist and Phlegmatic. immediately fixes the time as between the path in life. She signifies one of composed Man- 4:00 & 6:00 pm cusps, by LMT which the Great attention should be paid to the ners, a soft, tender creature, a Lover cusps always designate. It will be around strongest planet, for this denotes the cat- of all honest and ingenious Sciences, 5:00 pm because the Sun sets earlier in egory of things most beneficial to the na- a Searcher of, and Delighter in Nov- winter so that in January & at this latitude the tive and most congenial to his own nature. elties, natural propensity to flit and cusp is earlier by an hour, thus the epoch A strong solar aspect is always very important. shift his Habitation, unsteadfast, will be around 5:00 pm. See Raphael’s As regards wealth and success, property, wholly caring for the present Times, Ephemeris p. 41 for this information. as such, comes under Saturn and most prop- Timorous, Prodigal, and easily Fright- The natal Moon’s position is the As- ertied people have this planet either angular, ened, however loving Peace, and to live cendant in the conception (epoch) chart. or in aspect to the Sun, or, better still, both. free from the cares of this Life, if a Find it in the Table of Houses under the Even bad aspects from Saturn to the Sun are Mechanic, the man learns many Oc- birth latitude & take its accompanying Mid- not inconsistent with financial success ; but cupations, and frequently will be tam- heaven & cusps for the conception chart. in this case it will be limited and there will pering with many ways to trade in. Going backwards 9 lunar returns (not always be danger of loss ; moreover, the posi- A mere Vagabond, idle Person, hat- solar months) regressed to January 21st, tion will entail heavy responsibilities. ing Labour, a Drunkard, a Sot, one of 1938 for the epoch chart, Sun & planets, Venus gives success through the help of no Spirit or Forecast, delighting to live which we take unworked as at noon. others and from personal charm. beggarly and carelessly, one content in The Sun uses even-hour cusps, mov- Jupiter gives success through good for- no condition of Life, either good or ill. ing forward FROM the one he is nearest, tune ; and this planet angular, or configured She generally presents a man of fair or TO the one he is nearest: if midway with the Sun, favours success. stature, whitely coloured, the Face round, he uses the cusp he is moving forward — from The Principles of Astrology grey Eyes, and a little louring; much Hair TO & the TIME will be according to LMT. IN PRINT & IN STOCK! Copyright © 2009 by David R. Roell. All rights reserved. Don’t fall from the sky! Get your Astrology books from AstroAmerica! All the books, all the time, fast service, fair prices. Order on-line at www.AstroAmerica.com Some Order toll-free: 1-800-475-2272 Classified Rules & Aphorisms ChapterChapter VIVI from Astrology & Sex HowHow toto InvestInvest by Vivian Robson WHERE P. Dominant Partner WHY 242. Venus behind the Sun in the zodiac, WHO AKING it for granted that the reader strong, & in good aspect with Jupiter indi- WHATWHENWHEN has thoroughly tested the foregoing cates the wife will be the dominant partner. principles and has found them to be TT 243. If the Part of Marriage in a man’s ELECTIONAL true in substance and fact, let us suppose that 4 nativity falls in one of the obeying signs Li- he has money to invest. His primary object bra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius will be to find a market in which he can buy ASTROLOGY and Pisces, and in his wife’s nativity it falls at the lowest price with a fair degree of se- in one of the commanding signs Aries, Taurus curity, an adequate interest, and an opportu- Part 15: Moon/Venus Gemini, Cancer, Leo and Virgo, the wife will nity of selling out at an advantage. It is in Conjunction: Favourable for pleasure, love rule the husband. (Hermes, Centiloquy, 61.) this latter operation that he may look for his affairs, wearing new clothes. 244. In a woman’s horoscope the ruler of greatest profits. First of all he should en- Sextile: Favourable for financial affairs, love af- the seventh house in the ascendant makes her quire whether the security is well founded, fairs, marriage & buying ornaments & jewelry domineer over her husband; and if the ruler and readily dealt in on the open market. This Square: Favourable for sports. It is said to of the ascendant is a superior planet & the information he can get from any broker or be good for hiring servants & for marriage, rising sign is one of the commanding signs, bank. To buy cheaply he must find a market but this seems very doubtful. she will be a thorough virago. Trine: Good for love affairs & for wearing which responds to the sign through which Sat- urn last made transit. Having taken up his new clothes provided the Moon is not in Leo. Q. Surviving Partner stock, he will hold it until after Jupiter has made Opposition: Bad for money matters as it 245. The number of of married life his transit through the same sign. He can then causes extravagance. Love affairs need cau- is indicated by the number of degrees be- sell at the highest price that is likely to be tion. tween the significator of the partner & the touched during the space of 12 years. Moon/Mars conjunction or aspect of the malefic it next It is necessary that before buying stock, Conjunction: Bad for journeys, and for deal- meets by direction. search should be made on the following ing with soldiers, doctors & other martial 246. In cases of a single marriage when points: people. Unfavourable for most purposes. the Moon is conjoined to one planet only, 1. That no eclipses occur in the ruling Sextile: Good for buying houses, weap- the strength of that planet indicates which sign of the stock during the period for which ons, tools, etc. Good for chemical work, partner will survive. If the Moon is stronger investment is proposed to be made. and for contests & fights. than the planet the wife will die first, and if 2. That no transit of Saturn, Uranus or Nep- Square: Bad for all purposes, especially the planet is stronger than the Moon the na- tune occurs in that sign during the period. marriage, forming new friendships, and tive will die first. 3. That Jupiter will pass through the sign dealing with influential people. 247. If the ruler of the ascendant is stron- during the period. Trine: Good for hunting, beginning war, ger than the ruler of the seventh house the E will then buy and hold until after starting controversies, lawsuits & fights, native will survive his or her partner; but if Jupiter has made his transit of the buying animals and dealing with martial the ruler of the seventh house is stronger, the sign and sell at the best price ob- people. H partner will survive. tainable in the open market. Thus, he buys Opposition: Bad for journeys, friendships, 248. The native survives the partner after the transit of Saturn, and sells after the and dealing with women. Nothing of im- whose significator is afflicted by the malefics. portance should be begun. transit of Jupiter. — from Sepharial on Money, a compilation of three books. — Astrology & Sex, by Vivian Robson. – Electional Astrology, 1937