LEARN ASTROLOGY - LESSON 59

"HOW TO JUDGE A HOROSCOPE FOR HEALTH, LITIGATION

AFFAIRS AND FINANCIAL STABILITY"

From the sixth house we identify the aspects of

litigation, diseases and debts amongst other
things. Fortunate persons having "divine grace"
make use of astrological advice to solve various
life problems. Amongst all other problems, the
problem of health is the one which affects a
person both physically and mentally. The
physical and mental disability or disturbance
(temporarily or in a chronic way) touches each
and every aspect of life to the disadvantage of
the native. The medical diagnosis, preventive or
actual, have become very complicated today in
totally polluted environment. In contrast to the
medical science, Vedic Astrology offers human
beings the advantage of knowledge of diseases
from which a native may suffer during the course
of his/her life. Again in contrast to the medical
sciences it is Vedic Astrology which not only
forewarns the native for the impending diseases
but also helps in avoiding the same completely
or partially by adopting suitable astral remedies,
food habits, etc.
How to diagnose diseases is the question which
comes up next. The houses which are weak or

afflicted or the planets which are weak or

afflicted give diseases connected with the
significations ruled by them. This is the golden
principle which provides us the key to
diagnosing the health problems and suggesting
possible remedies. For example, if the
significator of health, i.e. the lord of the
ascendant and/or the lord of the sixth house
and/or the Sun, is weak and at the same time
the significator of health and the most effective
point of the first/sixth house are afflicted by the
conjunction/aspect of functional malefic planets
and devoid of the aspect/conjunction of
functional benefic planets, the native has weak
constitution and during the period/sub-periods of
the significator of health the significations of
diseases are aggravated. The strength of the
planets should also be seen in the relevant
divisional chart with reference to the ascendant
of the divisional chart. Debilitation, bad
placement or affliction in the relevant divisional
chart makes the planet weak regarding the
significations of that divisional chart. Then the
planets give us further hints. For example,
weak/afflicted Mercury, being significator of
health, may give suffering by way of nervous
breakdown, skin infections or breathing
problems, etc.

Whether the diseases would be

temporary/permanent is revealed by the planets
which are causing afflictions. In case of natal
afflictions with longer main periods like Venus,
Saturn, Rahu, Mercury and Jupiter, the
sufferings persist for a long time. In case of
transit afflictions and natal afflictions by fast
moving planets like the Moon, the Sun, Mercury,
Venus, Mars and Ketu, relief is indicated
comparatively earlier.
While the ascendant and the lord of the
ascendant, the sixth house and its lord, the Sun
(significator for vitality), the Moon (significator for
mind) and Mercury (significator for nervous
system) signify the physical and mental health in
general, the other planets indicate parts of the
body governed by them. Moreover, the planets
in addition to their lordships cause sufferings by
way of significations ruled by them. Mars
afflicted by Rahu or a functional malefic Saturn
may cause boils, wounds, muscular infections,
irregular blood pressure, impurities of blood, etc.
If the Sun is weak and in conjunction with Mars
and one of these two planets is a functional
malefic both the significations of Mars and the
Sun suffer. The person, during mutual subperiods of these planets, may have serious

problems related with the general and particular

significations of the Sun or Mars. The person,
during mutual sub-periods of these planets, may
have a fracture/operation of the part signified by
the lordship of the Sun or Mars. Revolving
around the foregoing general principles,
numerous planetary combinations are seen
which guide us towards possible diseases, a
native may suffer.
Afflicted but otherwise strong planets give short
duration health problems pertaining to their
general and particular significations. If the lord of
the ascendant is weak and there are severely
afflicted planets, a person is vulnerable to
dreaded diseases like cancer, skin infections,
cardiac diseases, etc. The other prominent
significations of the sixth house are debts,
disputes, enmity and litigation. The conjunction
of the sixth lord with a particular house/planet in
a natal chart indicates the area of
disputes/diseases. For example; if the lord of the
sixth house is afflicting the tenth house and the
lord of the tenth house is weak, during the
operational sub-periods of the lords of the tenth
and sixth houses, the native may encounter
disputes/enquiries with regard to his
job/professional matters and problems in the

knee joints. The involvement of the seventh

lord/house in place of the tenth may indicate
litigation due to the inharmonious marital
relations. During the operational sub-period of
the weak lord of the sixth house, in case the
eleventh and second houses are weak, the
native may contract debts which might become
difficult to be discharged with. During the weak
sixth lord's periods the maternal uncles of the
person may suffer causing reduction in support
to the native in the hour of necessity i.e. when
native is involved in diseases/litigation/debts and
needs help, his/her maternal uncles, the natural
allies, may become incapable of offering any
help to the native because of the sufferings
encountered by them.
Further analytical discussions will come up
during the course of illustrations of real life
cases.
Male born 26th August, 1971, 2345Hrs.
28.39N 77.13E TZ 5.30 Hrs. India.
(Click here to see chart)
Venus becomes the prime determinant of health
in this case as there is no mooltrikona sign in the
ascendant of the rasi chart as also in the
ascendant of the shashthamsa. Venus is very

weak as it is 100% combust, its dispositor is

exactly afflicted and its house of placement is
closely afflicted by the functional malefic Mars.
The functional malefic Venus exactly afflicts the
significator of vitality, the Sun, and combust
Mercury. The functional malefic Mars is close to
the most effective point of the house of its
location and afflicts the third, fourth and ninth
houses. Mars, the twelfth lord, is in exact
conjunction with Rahu. Saturn becomes weak
due to occupation of a debilitated navamsa. The
Moon is very weak as it is in the sixth house and
its dispositor is extremely weak. The house
ruling health, the Moon ruling functioning of
various organs of the body and Mars the
secondary significator for health and blood in
particular, are all weak/afflicted.
During the Venus sub-period of Jupiter main
period, both functional malefic planets, ruling the
sixth and eighth houses, respectively, the native
suffered from blood cancer and died thereof
within a few months there after.
Male born 4th May, 1946, 1718Hrs. 34.01N
71.34E TZ 5.30 Hrs. India.
Mercury and Saturn become the prime
determinants of health. Saturn also becomes

additional determinant of health as it rules

the ascendant of shashthamsa. Mars, Saturn,
the Sun, Rahu and Ketu are the functional
malefic planets. Saturn is closely afflicting
the most effective points of the tenth, twelfth,
fourth and seventh houses. Jupiter is
afflicted by the close aspect of Rahu. The
ascendant lord, Mercury, occupies its sign of
debilitation and is closely afflicted by Saturn
and Ketu. The functional malefic Sun is badly
placed, debilitated in the navamsa and
afflicts the eighth house and the house of
status. All factors ruling health are weak and
there are severe afflictions in the chart.
During the main period of weak and afflicted
Jupiter and sub-period of Rahu, which are in
the same houses both in navamsa and
shashthamsa, the native was fully under the
clutches of Rahu and resorted to gains by
way of wrong means.
As the myth goes that Rahu was detected in
the last and was made to pay for his
misdeeds, the native was also caught after
initial gains. The onset of the main period of
Saturn, the sixth lord placed in the tenth
house, involved the native in a court case

filed by him against his dismissal ordered by

his employer. As Saturn is very close to the
most effective point of the tenth house, he
showed full effects of his rulership. He is
continuing in the litigation without any
respite in sight. At the same time the
weakness and multiple affliction of Mercury
gave him mental tension and sufferings on
account of high blood pressure. The various
sub-periods of other planets had further pinpricks to add in the professional areas. The
sign Aquarius rises in shashthamsa, the
divisional chart for the sixth house and its
lord goes to the eighth house of
shashthamsa. The incidents predominantly
happening in Saturn's main period relate to
the sixth and the tenth houses.
Female born 21st January, 1963, 2000Hrs.
28.39 N 77.13E TZ 5.30 Hrs. India.
The Sun becomes the prime determinant of
health in this case. Four planets are
occupying the sixth house including the lord
of the ascendant, the Sun, and the lord of the
second and seventh houses in a state of
combustion. They make the person
vulnerable to health problems and losses

through theft, fire and cheating. Rahu is on

the most effective point of the house and is
closely aspecting the Sun and Mercury from
the twelfth house. Ketu is closely conjunct
weak Sun and Mars and the most effective
point of the sixth house. The significator for
marital happiness, Venus, is in degree
conjunction with debilitated and functional
malefic Moon. The lord of the second house,
Mercury, is also combust. The chart shows
prominent connections of the spouse and
family, with the sixth house and the
functional malefic planets. Saturn is involved
in the sixth house, whose mooltrikona sign
is placed in the seventh house thus creating
a relationship between the matters pertaining
to the seventh and the sixth houses. The
native was married in the sub-period of
Venus in its own main period. The only
positive combination in the chart is
placement of Jupiter, the fifth lord and
significator for husband, which has
promoted the marriage of the native to some
extent. During the sub-periods of the Sun
(placed in the sixth), the Moon (debilitated
lord of the twelfth house in the fourth house),
Mars (debilitated ninth lord in the twelfth
house) and Rahu, the native had disputes

and inharmonious relationship with the

spouse and had to leave the house of her
husband twice. The sub-period of Rahu, who
is just on the most effective point of the
twelfth house ruling bed comforts, eluded
the native from same by keeping her away
(separated) from her husband. The author
was approached whether the native should
go in for a divorce and knowing about
happiness from a remarriage.
After considering all
combinations/influences, the native was
advised to perform propitiatory measures for
Rahu, Ketu and the Moon and wear
Kavach/gem-stones for strengthening
Saturn, Mercury and Mars. Mooltrikona sign
of Mars is in the ninth house, of Saturn is in
the seventh house and of Mercury is in the
second house, all are connected with general
fortune and happy married life. She has been
further advised to leave the idea of going in
for divorce as the influences in the chart are
likely to play a similar part in the remarriage,
as well. However, the performance of
remedial measures and the understanding of
planetary influences in her case helped her
coming to a compromise and improving

relationship with the spouse. She was

advised to control her nature of indulging
into disputes on trifles. Astral remedies also
helped her on health problems front.
Male born 7th March, 1963, 0040Hrs. 26.53N
75.50E TZ 5.30 Hrs. India.
Mars becomes the prime determinant of
health while Jupiter becomes additional
prime determinant of health. The functional
malefic Mars occupies the ninth house in its
sign of debilitation and closely afflicts the
Moon and the most effective point of the
houses occupied and aspected. Debilitated
Mars links disputes and diseases with the
fortune. Jupiter, whose mooltrikona sign is in
the second house, is posited in the house of
domestic happiness. Jupiter is weak due to
combustion and being in extreme old age
and in an afflicted house. In navamsa
Scorpio rises as the ascendant and Saturn
and Rahu occupy the tenth house with most
of other planets in the malefic houses of
navamsa.
Venus is the significator for wife and is
exalted in the navamsa. Venus is weak as the
most effective point of the house of its

placement is under the close aspect of the

functional malefic Mars. Venus is also
suffering from the close aspects of Mars and
Rahu and the conjunction of Ketu. Due to
weakness of and afflictions to Venus his
bride left his house within a few days of the
marriage and did not respond. The native
was in a fix that if the spouse is not
interested, at least, there should be an end to
the alliance. In the sub-period of Jupiter,
which is weak and rules the house of family,
proceedings for severing of marital-tie were
initiated. The weakness of the sixth lord and
affliction to the Moon gave sufferings to the
native by way of mental maladies and erratic
blood pressure.
Male born 10th April, 1948, 0400 Hrs. 77E13
28N39 TZ 5.30 Hrs. India.
Saturn and the Moon become the prime
determinants of health in this case. The lord
of the sixth house is in the third house while
the lord of the third house and the lord of the
ascendant are in the sixth house. The
location of Saturn in the sixth house, along
with the debilitated Mars, has made the
native quite quarrelsome and short

tempered. The onset of the Moon's main

period who is the sixth lord, involved the
native in quarrelsome behavior with his wife.
The miserliness of the native, which is a
significant characteristic of a weak Saturn,
was the starting point of the dispute as the
native was not willing to give financial
independence to his wife. The inharmonious
relationship got inflamed in the sub-period of
Mars resulting in a police case filed by his
wife owing to the alleged cruel behavior of
the native. The sub-period of Jupiter in the
main period of the Moon was somewhat
peaceful when wife returned to him after
some compromise. Matters again worsened
with the beginning of Saturn's sub-period. In
the sub-period of the functional malefic
Mercury, which occupies the house of family
in its sign of debilitation, the wife deserted
the native. In the sub-period of Venus, the
yogakaraka planet, the native was acquitted
by the court from the criminal cases. The
trouble of the native came to an end only
during the sub-period of Venus in the main
period of Mars as Venus is rightly placed and
is unafflicted.

The reason for the long duration of the

dispute was that from August, 1980 the
native was in the main period of the lord of
the sixth house followed by the main period
of Mars, which being the lord of the house of
initiatives, is placed in the sixth house.
Persistent disputes and tensions cause
severe health problems to the native
including TB. The close affliction to the
second house by the most malefic planet
resulted in problems in job, problems in
marital relationship and problems to his
vision.