Skip to main content

The Retrogression of Mercury/Vakra Budha

Budha is Vakri during July, 2012 and becomes direct only on 8th of August, 2012. There is a lot of confusion about Vakra Grahas. This is because they do not follow the direct path of the luminaries, Ravi and Cañdra, but instead follow the reverse motion of the nodes of the Moon-Rāhu and Ketu. They are known to give unusual results and indicate deep desires from past lives when they are found in a nativity.

However, this paper is about the retrogression of Budha during the month of July, 2012 and the first week of August, 2012. Budha retrograde is known to cause snafus in communications, telephony, internet usage, writing, the spoken and written word and understanding such communication between parties. Therefore, surface transactions, deals, remittances and despatches may be returned because retrogression is backward motion.

Currency notes may be found kept backwards in wallets and storage spaces. Caution may be exercised while backing up the car because it may cause an error in judgment. Posts and courier deliveries may be returned undelivered.

Since the theme is apparent backward motion, some Budha dominated terrain may be reclaimed. It could be an old commerce, a previous client, an old Budha dominated relationship. It could also be backward motion to claim a cure for an ailment or life issue. It could be inward measures to enhance happiness.

Budha is a great natural benefic and when a natural benefic becomes Vakra its Kārakattwa/ significations become very strong and so work requiring research and focus may attain a high degree of excellence.

Ventures may require a high degree of Ceṣṭā Bala or effort but these may give bursts of energetic results when the planet becomes direct. Since efforts are required, it is clear that nothing will come easy during the period of retrogression.

All this has to be read with the fact that Śani though having moved to Tulā Rāśi has been retrograde in Kumārī Rāśi ruled by Budha, and that too in quite ordinary combinations. For one thing it is with Maṅgala, its arch-enemy; for another there is deva Doṣa in Kanyā Rāśi; and the planetary aspect association with Rāhu triggers archaic adversity and old debts. More can be read on these house-afflictions in Virgo by clicking on this highlightext text which will take the reader to Śani in Tulā where all this is dicussed in greater details.

The other thing to note is that when Śani is in Tulā Rāśi it will aaspect Budha with its 10th Bhāva Graha Dṛṣṭi/ planetary aspect and will make the young and impatient Budha work hard for its prizes and games. Rāhu also aspects Budha with Graha Dṛṣṭi from Vṛṣcika/ Āli with its Pañcama Bhāva aspect-be sure that the wrong rationality and the wrong communication could come in except when it pertains to Bhoga and work because Rāhu is a Bhogī Graha. One only needs to ensure that what is being communicated is not false or immoral or intended to mislead. Especially due to the fact that the Daśama Bhāva aspect of
Śani is coming in, communications related to work will require hard application of thought and familiarising oneself with the subject matter of the communication. Likewise for Rāhu. An element of planning may be required in communications in the work sphere.
This is a period of high Budha intensity for the world giving results according to the Karma in a nativity. The intensity can be viewed as the revving up of an engine before the commencement of a race.

Did I hear a Vroom Vroom.

Comments

Popular posts from this blog

A BRIEF LOOK AT THE TWELVE LAGNAS/ ASCENDANTS IN VEDIC ASTROLOGY

People are often curious at the beginning of their astrological quest, to know something of the various facets pertaining to their ‘chart’; in other words, they wish to evaluate the basic propensities pertaining to their Lagnas and their Rashi/ Lagna Kundalis (Kundalis). Also, the Chandra Lagna itself and Gochar furnish other popular areas of curiosity. Lagna is the sign rising on the Eastern horizon at the time of birth and is occupied by a Rāśi (Rashi)/ Vedic sign. The average duration of a sign rising in the Lagna/ Ascendant is two hours and for this reason the twelve Rāśis cover the twenty-four hours duration of the solar day. ( Basic Jyotiṣa principles can be accessed by clicking this link ) Lagna imbues a person with individuality and therefore denotes the self and the personality of the person. It is the first house or Bhāva of the chart and is the commencement point of any horoscopic study. We cannot forget that in all the divisional charts as well there is a Lagna/ asc

Yanavanta/ Annapurna/ Vahana Yoga of Venus and Moon in Scorpio-8th October, 2013

The Yānavaṅta/ Yanavanta/ Annapūrṇā/ Annapurna/ Vāhana/ Vahana Yoga is formed when Venus and Moon/ Śukra and Cañdra/ Shukra and Chandra associate to form a Yoga in the Vedic horoscope; by Vedic horoscope is meant the Rāśi Cakra/ Rashi Chakra and the Varga Chakra as well, the latter being the divisional charts governing specific areas of life such as marriage (Navāmśa/ Navamsha), career (Daśāmśa/ Dashamsha), children (Saptāmśa/ Saptamsha), parents and elders (Dwādaśāmśa/ Dwadashamsha), comforts and luxuries (Ṣodaśāmśa/ Shodashamsha), spirituality and worship (Vimśāmśa/ Vimshamsha), education (Siddhāmśa/ Siddhamsha) etc. Let us consider the immediate meanings of the various terms used to indicate the Yoga formed due to the association of Venus and the Moon. The term Yānavaṅta/ Yanavanta indicates the charioteer or one guiding the vehicle of humanity or a group or individuals. It indicates leadership and the capacity to show the way to the multitudes and to guide and mould their live

A METHODOLOGY FOR VEDIC CHART INTERPRETATION

The following is an attempt to lay down a general method to conduct professional chart analysis. It appears to have worked well for the author in his practice. Notably though, it need not be the best way to interpret charts and the astrologer must find her own way when it comes to developing a structure with which to unravel any given chart. Some of the more general features of interpretation are being omitted for fear of the paper becoming unwieldy but certain crucial aspects of Jyotish interpretation are being explained since these are not very widely used. The author is indebted to the works of Pt. Sanjay Rath, author, scholar and Jyotish Guru of Sri Jagannath Center. It is through assimilating the writings of Pt. Rath that the author has been able to progress from the fundamentals of Jyotish to a somewhat deeper understanding. ARUDHA PADAS: The houses as reckoned from the Lagna/ Ascendant reveal the truth about the native. This is metaphysical reality as distinguished from precipit