SUICIDAL TENDENCIES IN ASTROLOGY

R. BALAJI, MA (Vedic Astrology) Jyothisha Ratna—KP 11th house Centre for Astro Numero Research Flat # 112, Block C, Belvedere Garden Phase II 6-1-117, Padmarao Nagar, Secunderabad-500 025 [email protected] Mob: 9440 495 904 9704 357 947

It is common to everybody that those persons will born in this world will have to die once, i.e. while the time will ripe for death. Suicide is an unnatural death in which a human being intentionally causes his own death because of mental disorders, pressures, misfortunes or troubles.

To commit suicide an association of factors of death, self and injury is necessary.

Different astrological combinations for suicidal tendencies:

TRADITIONAL

a) Ascendant: general mentality and psyche of a person b) 2nd/7th house: or death inflecting houses c) 3rd house: indicates initiatives, courage and struggle of life. d) 6th house: indicates injury and enemies. e) 8th house: house of longevity f) 12th house stands for self emancipation. g) Mars/Rahu/: they are fiery planets indicating injury and accidents. h) Saturn: significator of longevity.

When Moon and Mercury [soul, mind and thinking] are afflicted by nodes and Mars and Saturn are associated in a horoscope the, native finds it difficult to survive and commits suicide.

6th house indicates animosity of the person, if it is related to ascendant/2nd/7th/ 8th house in any way denotes the person is the biggest enemy of his owns self.

Native having ascendant's signs as watery [, , ] and airy [, , ] are more prone to suicidal tendencies as they are very emotional and sensitive compared to other elemental signs.

Lord of ascendant is weak as compared to lord of 8th house indicates low will power and weak logical mind.

Moon is related with Saturn/8th house indicates mental imbalances causing suicidal tendencies.

KP RULE

As per KP, one shall commit suicide, if the 08th cusp sub lord if connected to 01, 03, 08, 12 and maraca & badhaka, Moon, Mercury, Mars, Saturn and Nodes. The death will take place during the conjoined period of signifying planets of the above cusps and planets.

NADI READINGS

As per Nadi system, the nadi sambhanda of Moon, Mercury connection to Nodes and jala rashis can cause suicidal tendencies.

Let us examine the following example charts based on the above principles:

1) Sunanda Pushkar, wife of fomer Union Minsiter, Sashi Taroor, born on 01 Jan 1962 at 17-20 hours, Jammu.

SUNANDA PUSHKAR--NATAL CHART

Date: January 1, 1962 Time: 5:18:00 pm Time Zone 5:30:00 (East of GMT) Coordinates 74 E 52' 00", 32 N 44' 00" Place: Jammu, India Tithi: Krishna Dasami (Mo) Vedic Wkday Monday (Mo) : Swaati (Ra) : 23-18-39.78

Sidereal Time 23:30:04

Body Longitude Star P Star lord Sub lord 14 Ge 30' 45" Ardr 3 Rahu Ketu Sun 17 Sg 17' 19" PSha 2 Venus Moon Moon 13 Li 33' 48" Swat 3 Rahu Mercury Mars 12 Sg 32' 59" Mool 4 Ketu Mercury Mercury 26 Sg 43' 05" USha 1 Sun Sun Jupiter 17 Cp 16' 07" Srav 3 Moon Saturn Venus 11 Sg 05' 31" Mool 4 Ketu Saturn Saturn 06 Cp 26' 03" USha 3 Sun Mercury Rahu 25 Cn 26' 02" Asre 3 Mercury Rahu Ketu 25 Cp 26' 02" Dhan 1 Mars Rahu

Cusp Longitude Star Star lord Sub lord 01st 14 Ge 30' 45" Arudra Rahu Ketu 02nd 06 Cn 11' 35" Saturn Mercury 03rd 29 Cn 53' 38" Aslesha Mercury Saturn 04th 28 Le 32' 27" Uthara Su