LEARN ASTROLOGY - LESSON 64

CAREER COUNSELLING FOR YOUR CHILDREN

HOW TO JUDGE PROFESSIONAL AFFAIRS THROUGH ASTROLOGY/PLANETARY INFUENCES
MANAGE BUSINESS LOSSES/SETBACKS THROUGH ASTRAL REMEDIES

Predicting the profession that a person is likely to take up and succeed is quite a complex job, and it is one of the most sought after fields in predictive Vedic Astrology. There are numerous areas with highly competitive environments including business, job, profession and politics. Diverse opportunities have charged the atmosphere making it quite difficult for the decision makers to identify which is the most suitable opportunity from the point of view of success and also from the point of view the potentialities of the seekers.

There are a number of factors which help us in arriving at a decision on this vital issue. These include the planets ruling the ascendant, tenth house governing profession, second house ruling the status, the impact of the third house which rules enterprising nature, the eleventh house signifying income and the ascendant of dasamsa (the divisional chart for analysis of professional matters) of a native.  All of these factors collectively govern the magnitude of the professional matters.  The sign of a royal planet like the Sun, Moon or the affluent planets of Venus, Jupiter, Mars, etc. indicate the level of prosperity of the profession of a native and the income there from.  The lords of the second, third and ninth houses, if containing mooltrikona signs, act as the Sun.  The strength of the lords of these signs and the operating planetary periods hold the key to decipher the planetary influences.  Similarly, understanding the strength of planets becoming significators for profession and the nature of planets exerting close influence on the houses ruling professional matters is necessary.

THE PRIMARY DETERMINANTS

The lords of the tenth and the second houses, if containing mooltrikona signs, are considered as the primary determinants for analyzing the professional affairs.  In case there is no mooltrikona sign in any of these houses, then the lord of the first house is considered the prime determinant.  For various ascendants, the following planet(s) will become prime determinants for analyzing the professional affairs:

THE ADDITIONAL PRIMARY DETERMINANT

The lord of the ascendant of the dasamsa chart containing a mooltrikona sign becomes an additional primary determinant for profession.

THE SECONDARY DETERMINANTS

The planets closely influencing the tenth and the second houses or the primary determinants by way of aspects/conjunctions act as secondary determinants for analyzing the professional affairs. 

The close influence of the lord of the third house on the houses ruling professional matters or the third house, itself, indicates business ventures.

The significations of planets fructify during their own main/sub-period as per their strength.  The readers may please note the stress being laid on the strength of the planets.  The weakness of the planets in a nativity is the very reason for the existence of this divine science.  It is but natural that a native may approach an astrologer in the hour of difficulty or anxiety. There are few blessed ones who seek advance insights into the planetary influences. The reason for an advance insight into planetary influences may be that a person may like to utilize the services of this divine science without being faced with the problems and to avoid the incidence of problems as also to augment his/her ventures for optimum benefits.  The real job is to find out the true strength of those planets which are apparently strong in the rasi chart of a nativity.  As per Maharishi Parashara the weak planets of the natal chart do not acquire any strength in any of the vargas (divisional charts).  The weak natal planets fail to bestow good results even if they are in strength in the divisional charts or having maximum benefic bindus in Ashtakvarga.

In fact delineating anything from a natal chart requires application of the principles in a comprehensive manner.  Most of the times, the significators may be overlapping and indicating more than one area of pursuit, while a person might have one of the areas as a hobby.  Similarly, a planet signifies a variety of occupations.  For example (1) the Sun signifies administration, practice of medicine, politics, justice, etc. (2) Venus signifies practice of life saving drugs, the business of artistic nature, engineering or luxury items, financial management, teaching, etc. (3) Mercury signifies dealing in writing, accountancy, analytical studies, application of law, designing work of engineering involving calculations, science, etc. (4) The Moon signifies hospitality, administration, housekeeping, public relations, etc. (5) Mars signifies execution, commandership in the armed forces, initiative and entrepreneurship, etc. (6) Jupiter signifies the practice of law, teaching, financial management, advisory roles, propagation of spirituality, astrology, etc. (7) Saturn signifies participation in mass production involving a large work force, low technology industry, leadership of labor/industrial workers, service, etc. (8) Rahu signifies diplomatic jobs, jobs requiring manipulations with facts, aviators, computer programmers, highly technical electronic fields, professions involving juggling, involvement with the masses, involvement with occult or psychic knowledge, dealing in poisons and drugs. etc., and (9) Ketu signifies interest in occultism, spiritual initiation and development, natural healing methods and diets, religion and diversification, services for old and needy persons and rules chemists, pharmacists, priests, researchers and spiritual healers.

The prime determinant(s), if placed in the first house impel the person into becoming an independent professional. The prime determinant(s), if placed in the second house bless the person with a good status with the government or in teaching. The prime determinant(s), if placed in the third house impel the person into becoming an entrepreneur, a leader, a thinker and a communicator. Such a person is good at marketing. The prime determinant(s), if placed in the fourth house indicate the person participating in a family business or in real estate or hospitality businesses.  The prime determinant(s), if placed in the fifth house indicate that the person is professionally qualified including in academics. The nature of profession can be indicated by the planet involved. The prime determinant(s), if placed in the sixth house, breeds conflicts or disputes in professional matters and in the matter of other relationships as the temperament of the person becomes such that it raises conflicts. The person may choose legal or medical education fields for study. The prime determinant(s), if placed in the seventh house takes one to foreign lands/distant places. The prime determinant(s), if placed in the eighth house brings the incidence of obstructions through delays, distant placements, suspensions, terminations, etc. The prime determinant(s), if placed in the ninth house, brings foreign assignments and makes the person lucky. The prime determinant(s), if placed in the tenth house, itself, is good for one's professional success. The prime determinant(s), if placed in the eleventh house indicate income from one's job and through ventures undertaken with the help of friends/elder brothers. The prime determinant(s), if placed in the twelfth house indicate moving to distant/foreign places for one's professional ventures which involves expenses and threats of losses.  The results are always dependent upon the strength of the planets. The weak and afflicted planets indicate problems. The strong planets indicate less and short lived problems during prolonged malefic transit influences. The weak and/or afflicted planets bring severe problems during prolonged malefic transit influences.

What we have to see is which type of influence is more in operation and synchronize the same with the operating planetary periods.  As a group, those planets which exert more influence indicate the choice or area of profession.  The prominence, fame, wealth or notable contributions in various fields is the result of a group of strong planets congruent in nature.  The group of Venus, Jupiter and Mercury may indicate the area of profession as an advisory role in financial institutions or in financial matters, legal advice, or collectively legal and financial areas.  The confluence of the Sun, Moon, Mars, Jupiter, etc. as a group may indicate good positions in administration.  The confluence of Venus, Saturn, Mercury and Mars may indicate a profession of engineering or science.  The confluence of Mercury, Mars, Venus and the Sun may indicate a profession in the technology sectors. The confluence of the lords of the third and fifth houses and Mercury may indicate a profession in IT or knowledge based industry or research based industry.  Further classification in the major field depends on the leading role of one of the significators.  When the significators are weak or the main period of weak planets is in operation, the natives go in for routine jobs i.e. clerical or mechanics, sales representatives/assistants, etc. or merely work as helping hands.  For entering into business the role of the third house and the Sun, Venus and Mercury is important as they provide planning, trading and organizing capabilities.  The royal planets (the Sun and Moon) and Mars, the planet of executive authority, under the benefic influence of Jupiter indicate a high position in government or involvement in politics.  Rahu indicates impetus to the efforts.  However, success depends on the good placement of Rahu and neither it should be aspected by or related to the functional malefic planets nor it should be closely afflicting other planets in the natal chart.  Ketu in its main/sub-periods often retards the growth.  People with a weak Mercury, which rules planning and analytical faculties, often end up with losses in business mainly because of two reasons i.e. (1) they depend on the wisdom of others; and (2) they take wrong decisions when they are under great mental pressures.

For a detailed study of this aspect, the readers may refer to our book, "Select Right Profession through Astrology."

By way of a few charts, we will further see the confluence of various groups of planets.

CHART 87: Male born  1st March, 1942, 1014 Hrs. 77E13, 28N39, India.

The ascendant lord, Mars, being the prime determinant of professional matters is placed in the house of status and is fairly strong.  Mars indicates entrepreneurial competence.  Another planet which makes a man an industrious person, Saturn, though weak, is placed close to the most effective point of the ascendant.  The Moon is strong in the chart and closely influences the most effective points of the fourth and tenth houses.  Both Jupiter and Venus are strong but they are not close to the most effective point of the houses.  The Sun ruling the fifth house of intellect is closely afflicted by the Rahu-Ketu axis. The Sun becomes weak due to close affliction and weakness of its dispositor.

The ascendant of the dasamsa is Sagittarius and Jupiter becomes an additional prime determinant of professional matters. The planets Mercury and the Moon are in their signs of debilitation in dasamsa.  The advantage of the strength of the Moon in the rasi chart is lost due to debilitation in dasamsa so far as the professional matters are concerned.  The education of the native was completed in the main period of Venus.  As the planet Mars becomes the determinant for professional pursuits and the lord of the fifth house is weak and afflicted, the native went in for a diploma course in engineering.  The nodal affliction to the Sun either keeps the person away from governmental jobs or lands the person in trouble in the government job. The native joined his brother's industry.  The strong Moon, Jupiter and Venus helped him in getting good gains due to the prosperity of his brother's industry.

CHART 88: Male born 5th May, 1946, 0730 Hrs. 79E57, 23N09, India.

The lord of the tenth house, Saturn, being the prime determinant of professional matters, is placed in the house of status. Saturn is well placed and fairly strong. The Moon ruling the third house is strongly placed in the house ruling status. This placement of the Moon brings an appointment of authority with the state. The lord of the fifth house, debilitated Mercury, is closely aspected by the functional malefic planets, Jupiter and Ketu, and the functional benefic Saturn.  The influence of Jupiter on the lord of the fifth house bestowed the native with management studies.  The exact aspect of Saturn to Mercury reduces the impact of weakness and afflictions to some extent. Jupiter is weak due to old age, weakness of its dispositor and a close affliction by Rahu. The Sun is in the twelfth house in its sign of exaltation but it turns weak as it is badly placed and in its sign of debilitation both in the navamsa and dasamsa charts.  The functional malefic planets are not close to the most effective point of the houses of their location.  The sign Cancer rises in dasamsa and the Moon becomes the additional prime determinant for professional matters.  The native after completing his engineering graduation joined a government organization as the prime determinant, Saturn, and strong Moon are placed in the second house.  Due to weakness of the Sun the status of the native was not matching to the position held by him.

CHART 89: Male born 30th June, 1967, 0745 Hrs. 77E10, 28N37, India.

Mars becoming one of the prime determinants of professional matters is placed in the third house ruling initiatives and courage.  The Sun, ruling the house of status, and being another prime determinant of professional matters is placed close to the most effective point of the twelfth house.  Jupiter, the lord of the sixth house, closely afflicts the most effective points of the house occupied and the houses aspected. Jupiter also closely afflicts the Moon.  The exact influence of Jupiter on the most effective points of the ascendant and the fifth house as a lord of the sixth house and significator of knowledge, bestowed the native with medical studies.  The exact impact of Jupiter as a functional malefic planet gave health problems to the native, conflicts, an uncompromising wife and sufferings to the father.  Weak Venus is lord of the fourth house and Ketu is closely conjunct with the most effective point of the fourth house.  The significator for intelligence is exalted.  The Moon becomes the additional prime determinant of professional matters as its mooltrikona sign rises in the ascendant of the dasamsa and it aspects the most effective point of the third house. The Moon is under the exact affliction of the most malefic planet, Saturn.  Taken together the chart indicates a profession connected with the significations of Mars, Sun, Moon, Rahu and Jupiter.  The position of the lord of the second house in the twelfth house in addition to the significators, weigh the scale in favor of a profession connected with the hospitals.  The native is a medical graduate.  The weaknesses and afflictions, however, do not indicate a successful and flourishing career.

CHART 90: Male born  22nd October, 1965, 0310 Hrs. 77E30, 08N11, India.

Mercury becomes the prime determinant of professional matters.  Strong Saturn closely aspects the ascendant, the fourth house and the planets Mars and Venus. Strong Mars and Venus closely impact the fourth and tenth house, Strong Mercury is closely conjunct with the most effective point of the third house.  Aquarius ruled by Saturn rises in the ascendant of the dasamsa and so Saturn becomes the additional prime determinant of professional matters.  The influence of Mercury indicates an analytical bent of mind and Mars, Saturn and Venus all give interest in engineering studies.  The native is a graduate engineer from a premier institution and during the period of his engineering studies was running the main period of the strong Mars, which is exalted in the dasamsa chart.  The native is enjoying a prosperous career with an international trading organization as he has five strong planets.  In this case Mercury, Venus and Mars act as the Sun and all of these planets are strong in the chart.

CHART 91: Male born  26th September, 1936, 1045 Hrs. 77E10, 31N06, India.

The Sun and Jupiter are the prime determinants of professional matters in this case.  The Sun is placed in the eleventh house, close to the most effective point of the house indicating good income from profession ruled by the Sun even though the Sun is weak.  The Moon acts like a Sun; it is strong and closely influences the most effective points of the third and ninth houses. Mars exactly influences the most effective point of the tenth house.  Rahu is closely conjunct with the most effective point of the house of status and aspects the tenth house and Mars closely.  Jupiter, the lord of the house of status, is in the ascendant.  Virgo rises in the dasamsa ascendant and Mercury becomes additional prime determinants of professional matters.  Venus is fairly strong but weak due to close affliction by Ketu. Venus brings the contribution of a healer.  The group of planets the Sun, Moon, Mars, Rahu and Venus give a predominant interest in the profession of medicine.  Jupiter's distant connection combined teaching.  The native went in for teaching in medicine.  The influence of Mars and Rahu as functional malefic planets is bad in other matters but their placement close to the most effective point of the houses created interest in matters pertaining to them.  At the time of education the native was in the main period of Mars.  The placement of the lord of the twelfth house in the twelfth house and strong lord of the ninth house bestowed the native with good living in foreign lands.

CHART 92: Male born  19th April, 1960, 0820 Hrs. 81E52, 25N28, India.

Saturn is the prime determinant of professional matters in this case.  The sign Cancer rises in the dasamsa ascendant and therefore, the Moon becomes the additional prime determinant of professional matters.  Mars closely influences the most effective point of the tenth house in the rasi chart and it becomes the secondary significator for professional matters.  The Moon acting as a Sun is strong and placed in the chart in the house of fortune.  Accordingly, the significators for profession turn out to be the Moon, Mars and Saturn in this nativity.  The native is a doctor of medicine.

The affliction of Mars to the most effective point of the fourth house caused marital dissonance and problems in his professional pursuits.

CHART 93: Male born  22nd April, 1950, 0315 Hrs. 80E54, 16N03, India.

Saturn becomes the prime determinant for professional matters as there is no mooltrikona sign in the tenth or second houses.  In the dasamsa chart Leo rises whose lord is exalted in the rasi chart and becomes the additional prime determinant for professional matters.  Saturn and Venus closely aspect each other and both of these planets, being functional benefic planets, closely influence the most effective point of the ascendant.  Venus acts as the Sun in this case being lord of the ninth house.  Mars, Saturn and Jupiter influence the ascendant of the dasamsa.

        The confluence of Venus, Saturn, Sun, Mars and Jupiter in the nativity took the native to organization and financial management.  The native is an MBA and CA and is doing well in his profession of financial consultancy.