In planetary war, the planets have to be within 1 degree Of each other, but there is conflicting information about whether

the one with the highest or lowest longitude wins. Also it is unclear whether ecliptic longitude or declination is to be used. There are also certain things like Venus always wins (due to brightness) ,.. And certain references that imply the speed of the planets and many other things.. In my research I have seen the planet with the lowest ecliptic longitude wins and the karmas of one get transferred to the other. Like many things in Vedic astrology, it is often overstated .. toward the negative. But that is not the case Here are a few case studies. Pretty much without fail, when you apply the classic rules and principles of Vedic Astrology .. Planets as house rulers, rasas yogas, etc,.. You see the Yuddha clearly. CASE STUDIES: Adolph Hitler

Venus is defeated in planetary war by mars. Hitler as a youth (in Venus dasa) wanted to be an artist. This was defeated, as Venus is the artist. He did not become one but applied to art school, designed furniture, painted. One of the main accomplishments and priorities of the Third Reich was the architecture, the symbolism and the whole look of it. The iconography of Swastika and jackboots and uniform design is inseparable. So we see a Martial expression of this Venus (artistic) nature. Also, before the Third Reich devolved into insanity, creative technologies especially mechanical and in engineering were hallmarks of Germany. Hitler, with his libra ascendant, remained an artist at heart. But he created a nightmare, his utopic vision of Teutonic beauty (venus) perverted by the tyranny of an exalted sun and losing a Graha Yuddha to Mars.

Woody Allen

Mercury defeating Jupiter in a planetary war in his 4th house.. Scorpio. Jupiter rules his 5th and 8th houses Leo lagna forming a powerful Raja Yoga, also with his Sun. This shows the creative raja yoga od having the 5th house ruler in the 4th, operates though the sanction of Mercury. Humor, biting sarcasm, (mercury in Scorpio) ambition (11th house ruler) words and values (2nd house ruler) and literally being a writer shows Mercurys tyranny as winning the war over Jupiter. Yet enormous gains are shown in this defeat. However, the nature of Jupiter as a karaka of hope, optimism, belief, children get interrupted. One recalls the scandal involving an affair with his wifes daughter. Jupiter rules the 5th and 8th houses and Mercury is without morals, opposite Jupiter in this way. Woody Allen went into mercury dasa in december 1991. In 1992 it was revealed he was having a relationship with his wifes adopted daughter. They soon married, had kids and have been together ever since.

Barbara Walters

Mars is defeating Mercury in a planetary war, Being 29 Virgo, with Mercury at less than 1 of Libra. It is interesting how she is known as a communicator, even though she has been ridiculed for speech and her slight lisp and strange pronunciations of certain words. She was lampooned as Baba Wawa On Saturday night live for years. It was reported that she did not appreciate that ridicule at all. She has been known to have feuds with coworkers, most notably Harry Reasoner - her former co-anchor, as well as others coworkers a google search for Barbara Walters feuds, brings up many pages! As A Virgo ascendant, with Mercury in Libra in the second house - a place of verbal communication journalism is in her blood. Yet she is a real fighter, tenacious, and a real trailblazer. All of these are traits of Mars. This astrologer recalls a few years back when Rosie Odonnell and Donald Trump were feuding publicly. With Barbara Walters in the middle, how she held her ground, yet communicated clearly, refusing to be played. CONCLUSION: - I get most consistent results assessing planetary war based on ecliptic longitude where the planet in the lowest degree absorbs the effects of the one in higher longitude. - The planet as a karaka, and house ruler are all affected, including its participation in yogas, etc .. With all the subtlety that implies. - One should not assume it is bad, or like many other over simplistic applications of astrology, there will be a lot of smoke and very little fire. - See more at: http://www.mydailyastrology.net/join/news/vedic-astrology-planetarywar/#sthash.UPwjObJI.dpuf