Ayurvedic Jyotisha 101 [email protected] www.celestialgazing.com Chant to the Nine Planets (Navagrahas) 2 Om Gan Ganapataye Namaha (3x) Brahmā Murari Tripurāndhakāri Bhānu Shashī Bhūmi-suto Budhascha Guru-sca Shukra Shani Rāhu Ketava Kurvanthu Sarve Mama Suprabatham Om Shanti, Shanti, Shanti Week 3 3 • Mangala and Shani • Review Grahas • Review Bhavas • Grahas in bhavas • Planetary aspects • Start in on the 12 Rashis 4 Significations of the Grahas Mangala (‘auspicious’): nothing ventured, nothing gained 5 Vakra (cruel, hostile), Asraja (formed of blood), Angāraka (red in color), Bhumi Suto (son of Earth) • Qualities: intense, throbbing, agitating, penetrating, aggressive, inflaming • Gender: male • Planetary cabinet: army-commander chief • Caste: kshatriya (warrior) • Significations: vital energy, will power, strength and courage, assertiveness, impulsiveness, competitiveness, piercing intellect, independent, individualistic, innovative • Health: • Head, arms, neck, adrenals • Dosha: pitta • Dhatu: rakta dhatu (red blood cells), function is jivana (life-giving), psychological attributes includes competitiveness, enthusiasm, ambition, courage, passion • Relationships: siblings Mangala-types 6 • Average build, slender waistline, good muscle tone • Skin has rosy tint and eyes are piercing • Self-assured, strong-willed, eager to take on challenges • Seek out adventure and take risks • Resourceful and determined to succeed • Self-sufficient, assertive and independent • Thrives on competition • Enterprising mind and innovator or pioneers in thought – game changer • Type-A personality Shani (‘slow-goer’): feet firmly planted on the ground 7 Manda (lazy, dull); Pangu (lame); Kaunapa (feeding upon corpses) • Qualities: rigid, constricting, obstructing, devitalizing, contracting • Gender: neuter • Planetary cabinet: servant • Caste: sudra • Significations: responsibility, obligations, patience, discipline, caution, detachment, focus, delays, obstacles, struggles, penny- pinching, loyal, calculated risks, administration • Health • Knees, legs, large intestine and colon, elimination functions • Dosha: vata • Dhatu: mamsa dhatu (muscles), function is lepana (plastering, which gives strength), psychological attributes includes fortitude, ambition, determination, ability to shoulder responsibility. • Relationships: elderly Shani-types 8 • Thin and slender-framed • Dry, cool skin and prominent bones with stiff or cracking joints, thin hair and brittle nails • One or more “crooked” features (teeth, nose, smile) • Reserved and can appear detached and austere • Dependable, responsible and loyal • Hard working with great inner strength • Determined and ambition, but in a deliberate, strategic and focused manner • Gift of patience and good at spiritual austerities Shani versus Mangala 9 • Both master technicians: science, medicine, manufacturing • Both are leaders ‒ Shani: leader of the masses, mature industries, politics ‒ Mangala: free-wheeling, pioneering style perfect for start-ups and entrepreneurial concerns relying on innovation) • Both are ambitious, competitive and driven ‒ Shani: in it for the long-haul, takes time to strategize, steady and focused, never taking his eye off the goal. Proceeds with extreme caution, one step at a time, rarely discouraged by a few setbacks. ‒ Mangala: less patient, wants it now and wants it his way, makes things happen by hook or crook. No problem operating outside the realm of possibilities. Quick and forceful in his approach. • Shani and Mangala together in the chart Weekday Rulership, Color, Gemstone 10 Graha Weekday Color Gemstone Surya Sunday Copper-red Ruby, red garnet Chandra Monday White Pearls, moonstone Mangala Tuesday Blood-red Red coral, pink coral Budha Wednesday Green Emerald, jade Guru Thursday Golden-yellow Yellow citrine, yellow topaz Shukra Friday Opaque white Diamond, clear quartz Shani Saturday Dark blue Blue sapphire, lapis lazuli Rahu Saturday Smokey black Hessonite garnet Ketu Tuesday Variegated Cat's eye, tiger-eye Graha review 11 • Surya: Vitality, confidence, consistency, leadership, strength of character, desire to shine and be recognized • Chandra: Emotional body, emotional connectedness, emotional happiness and peace of mind, motherly love, nurturing, caring • Mangala: Courage, passion, enthusiasm, call to action, risk-taking, need for adventure, competitiveness • Budha: Intellect, curiosity, learning, skills, discrimination, manual dexterity, communications, adaptability • Guru: Higher knowledge, wisdom, spiritual studies, hope, optimism, upliftment, generosity, Gurus • Shukra: Love, joy, beauty, creativity, social grace, union with others, pleasures in life • Shani: Discipline, responsibilities, commitment, hard work, struggles, obstacles . and our deepest spiritual lessons. • Personality, confidence, self-esteem, • Material and non-material resources mental-emotional make-up. (including cash flow and daily income), • Personal relationship: oneself. • Liberation, meditative practices, non-for- food, speech, oral traditions. profit endeavors, pilgrimages or places of • Personal relationship: extended family. spiritual pursuit (monasteries, ashrams, retreats), places of confinement (hospitals, mental wards). • Intellect, personal interests 2B 12B and hobbies, skills and talents, • Mundane aspirations and sciences, short travels, goals, financial gains, social competitive sports, courage, Lagna status, association with fortitude. 11B organizations. • Relationship: siblings 3B • Relationships: friends • Peace of mind, emotional • Career and worldly stability and contentment, 10B involvement, rank, prestige, home and land, formal 4B professional status. education. • Relationships: people of • Relationships: mother authority, such as a boss. • Higher intelligence and its creative expression, 7B • Higher education, philosophy, inclinations of the mind, 5B 9B ethics and morals, spiritual spiritual practices, advising, and religious inclinations, counseling or instructing overseas travel. • Relationships: children • Relationships: teachers, gurus, 6B 8B father • Daily health routines, the effort required • Transformation, upheavals, purification, to secure sufficient resources, litigation, unexpected events, the practice of lawsuits, acute illness and disease. ancient sampradayas, esoteric studies, • Relationships: enemies • Marriage, business partnerships, all psychology, chronic illness and death. contractual relationships. Relationship: spouse’s family (in-laws). • Relationships: spouse Homework: Grahas in bhavas in your own birth chart 13 2B 12B • Mangala: bhava placement represents the area of life where we express passion and Lagna enthusiasm, display individualistic and 3B 11B competitive tendencies • Budha: bhava placement shows that area of life where, on the one hand, we display a high degree of adaptability, interest and 4B 10B versatility but, on the other hand, are changeable and fickle • Guru: bhava placement shows the area of life where we apply our intelligence and 7B wisdom and seek higher knowledge. It is 5B 9B where we are generous and giving to others and where divine grace enters our 6B 8B life • Shukra: bhava placement indicates the area of life where we seek to satisfy our desires in life and where joy, happiness and • Surya: bhava placement shows where we personal fulfillment are derived want to accomplish things, shine, express • Shani: bhava placement indicates where ourselves and receive recognition. we must assume additional responsibilities • Chandra: bhava placement shows that area and where hard work and perseverance is of life where we seek emotional happiness, required in order to reap the benefits peace of mind and emotional security. associated with his bhava’s areas of life. 14 Planetary Aspects (Chapter 7) Planetary Aspects (Dhristi) A graha has the ability to activate other bhavas and grahas in 15 those bhavas. All grahas (except Rahu-Ketu) aspect the 7th bhava from its own bhava location. 2B 12B 2B 12B 3B Lagna 3B Lagna 11B 11B Surya 4B 10B 4B 10B 7B 7B 5B 9B 5B 9B Surya 6B 8B 6B 8B Graha Aspects: Guru’s aspects are 5-7-9 16 2B 12B 2B 12B Lagna Lagna 3B 3B 11B 11B Guru Guru 4B 10B 4B 10B 5B 7B 9B 5B 7B 9B 6B 8B 6B 8B Graha Aspects: Mangala’s aspects are 4-7-8 17 2B 12B 2B 12B Lagna 3B Lagna 3B 11B Mangala 11B Mangala 4B 10B 4B 10B 5B 7B 9B 5B 7B 9B 6B 8B 6B 8B Graha Aspects: Shani’s aspects are 3-7-10 18 2B 12B 2B 12B Lagna 3B 3B Lagna 11B 11B Shani 4B 10B 4B 10B 5B 7B 9B 5B 7B 9B Shani 6B 8B 6B 8B Practice Chart 19 • All grahas: 7th aspect; Mangala: 4-7-8; Guru: 5-7-9; Shani: 3-7-10 (Sa) (Ma) (Su) (Jp) (Mo) (Ma) (Me) (Sa) (MA)(Jp) (Jp) (Ve) (Sa) Chart Exercise: Birth chart 20 21 The 12 Rashis Archetypal energy of a rashi 22 Modality, Four Major Factors 15% • Planetary ruler: one of the 7 grahas • Element: air, fire, water, earth • Modality: cardinal, fixed, dual Planetary Element, 20% Ruler, 50% • Gender: masculine, feminine Gender, 15% Planetary rulers (50%) 23 1. Aries (Mars) 2. Taurus (Venus) 3. Gemini (Mercury) 4. Cancer (Moon) 5. Leo (Sun) 6. Virgo (Mercury) 7. Libra (Venus) 8. Scorpio (Mars) 9. Sagittarius (Jupiter) 10. Capricorn (Saturn) 11. Aquarius (Saturn) 12. Pisces (Jupiter) Aries, ruled by Mangala 24 • Aries is a rashi of adventure, ambition, courage, exuberance and spontaneity. • Archetypal nature and inclinations: ‒ independent, with a strong personal orientation ‒ initiating, pioneering and outgoing ‒ willful, headstrong and passionate ‒ impatient, impulsive, direct and assertive • Grahas in Aries are action-oriented,