Vedic 101

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Lets start with some basic ground work to understand the philosophy and indeed harsh truths behind this system which is sooo different from Tropical.

I ahev come to realise that the 7 levels of the christ angelic level are the 7 rays of the planets and each ray likewise is the ray of the deities ,gods and goddesses that the vedic heavily emphasizes.All these years i just took it to be some hocus=pocus act but i have to admit - its solid.

Unfortunately vedic ends up being fatalistic and illogical when it talks about the planets in our chart being used as a medium by the god/goddess/deity ruling it - rather than the planet that rules the sign that planet is in or whatever we assume in western.

But thats still far , lets start with the basics first and examine correlations with what we know of angelic hierarchies and like higher realities in God mind.

[venusdeindia]

Keeping in mind that there is difference of 23 degrees in our vedic planetary placeemnts i would advise everyone to first make their vedic charts using a software program or using the degree conversions here

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nakshatra

In my chart

sun at 0 cancer in vedic turns into sun at 7 gemini.
Moon at 3 cancer turns into vedic moon at 10 gemini.

and so on.

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THE NAKSHATRAS IN VEDIC ASTROLOGICAL CHART INTERPRETATION

The 27 signs of the Vedic Lunar Zodiac are probably the oldest astrological system of mankind.

This system is so rich in mythology and meaning that we can say that it provides a system of interpretation of its own. There is no reason why it should be subordinate to the system of the 12 "Sun signs".

This article contains of two parts.



A. SOME CHARACTERISTICS OF THE VEDIC ASTROLOGICAL NAKSHATRA SYSTEM

In this part I will look at the Nakshatras from the point of view of:


The relationship of the natal chart to the navamsa or ninth harmonic chart , which is the chart of the soul.

The gunas, which represents qualities of energy.

The four purposes of life.

Some other characteristics of the Nakshatras

1. THE SIGNS OF THE PADAS AND THE RELATIONSHIP TO THE NAVAMSA

There are 27 Nakshatras. Every Nakshatra measures 13.20' (13 degrees and 20 minutes).

Each Nakshatra is divided into 4 parts of 3.20’ (3 degrees and 20 minutes). These parts are called padas.

Each pada has the characteristics of a sign of the zodiac, starting with Aries.

Therefore, the pada system can be seen as a system which integrates the Nakshatras with the commonly used zodiac.

In each Nakshatra there are 4 padas. Therefore, in 3 Nakshatras we have 12 padas. Because each pada represents a sign of the zodiac in a group of 3 Nakshatras we find the entire zodiac in the form of padasigns.

Now each sign of the zodiac covers 2 ¼ Nakshatras. That is 4 + 4 + 1 = 9 padas.

The navamsa is the 1/9 division of the zodiac. Therefore, there is connection between the padas and the navamsa. The connection is simple. If a planet is in the pada of Aries then it is in the navamsa in Aries. If it is in the pada of Taurus it is in the navamsa in Taurus and so on.

Therefore, the navamsasigns and the signs of the padas are the same.


The navamsa is the chart of the soul. It gives information about the state of the soul and thus of the inner life of the person.


Therefore, it can be said that the signs of the padas give information about the soul of a person.


If the rashi contains information about in which padas planets are located, there is no need for a separate printout of the navamsa. Navamsasigns and padasigns are the same.

eg.

PADAS OF THE FIRST NAKSHATRAS

1. Ashwini 0-13.20 Aries padalord
0-3.20 Aries pada of Aries Mars
3.20-6.40 Aries pada of Taurus Venus
6.40-10 Aries pada of Gemini Mercury
10-13.20 Aries pada of Cancer Moon


2. THE THREE GUNAS

There are three gunas or types of energy.

First, there is Rajas.

Rajas is the energyspark of the soul which is incarnating in the world. Rajas gives activity.

Then there is Tamas. The soul, which comes into this world, immerses itself into materiality. Tamas is about materiality and the material world.

After the soul has encountered materiality, it is time for the soul to liberate itself. The energy of liberation is called Sattva. Sattva is about going beyond the material world. It is about the soul wanting to return to its heavenly home.



Each Nakshatra represents certain gunas. And it does so not only on one level, but on three levels.


FIRST LEVEL


First, we have a group of 9 Nakshatras that represent Rajas energy on a primary level. These Nakshatras coincidence with the signs Aries, Taurus, Gemini and Cancer. Aries is the first firesign, Taurus the first earthsign, Gemini the first airsign and Cancer the first watersign.

Then there comes a groups of 9 Nakshatras which represent Tamas on a primary level. These Nakshatras coincidence with the signs Leo, Virgo, Libra and Scorpio. Leo is the second firesign, Virgo the second earthsign, Libra the second airsign and Scorpio the second watersign.

Finally, we have a group of 9 Nakshatras which represent Sattva on a primary level. These Nakshatras coincidence with the signs Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius and Pisces. Sagittarius is the third firesign, Capricorn the third earthsign, Aquarius the third airsign and Pisces the third watersign. .


SECOND LEVEL


Now each group of 9 Nakshatras can be divided into 3 groups of 3 Nakshatras. This represents the gunas on a secondary level.

In each groups of 9 Nakshatras the first three Nakshatras represent Rajas on a secondary level, the second three Nakshatras represent Tamas on a secondary level and the third three Nakshatras represent Sattva on a secondary level. We see that the order of Rajas, Tamas and Sattva, which we saw at the primary level, repeats itself on this level.


THIRD LEVEL


There are 3 groups of 9 Nakshatras. Because each group of 9 Nakshatras has been split into 3 groups of 3 Nakshatras we have a total of 9 groups which consist of 3 Nakshatras.

These groups of 3 Nakshatras represent the tertiary level. The first Nakshatra of such a group represents Rajas, the second Nakshatra Tamas and the third Sattva.


THE GUNAS AT THREE LEVELS


What we have here is a rather complicated system in which each Nakshatra represents certain gunas on different levels.

Let us look at the first Nakshatra of Ashwini. On a primary level Ashwini represents Rajas,because the Nakshatra of Ashwini is in the range of the signs Aries to Cancer.

On a secondary level, Ashwini represents again Rajas, because it is part of the first group of 3 Nakshatras within the range of Aries to Cancer.

And also, on a tertiary level Ashwini represents Rajas, because it is the first Nakshatra of the first group of 3 Nakshatras.

Therefore we say that Ashwini is Rajas – Rajas – Rajas.

The next Nakshatra Bharani is Rajas – Rajas – Tamas

Only the tertiary level has changed.

Next comes Krittika which is Rajas – Rajas – Sattva.

Again only a change at the tertiary level.

Then we come to a new group of three Nakshatras, which causes for a change at the secondary level. This group does not have Rajas at the secondary level but Tamas.

Of course at the tertiary level, we start again with Rajas.

So Rohini is Rajas – Tamas – Rajas

And Mrigashirsha is Rajas – Tamas – Tamas

And Ardra is Rajas – Tamas – Sattva.

Now we come to the third group of Rajas Nakshatras at the primary level. These have Sattva on the secondary level:

Punarvasu is Rajas – Sattva – Rajas

Pushya is Rajas – Sattva – Tamas

and Ashlesha is Rajas – Sattva – Sattva.

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Personal note : according to vedic tantra the part of godmind that projects itself outward known also as the mother goddess splits itself into 3 levels of egotism which here imply the gunas.

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Ashlesha, which is located at the end of the sign Cancer, is the last of the Rajas Nakshatras at the primary level.

The next Nakshatra has Tamas at the primary level. It is the Nakshatra of Magha which is placed at the beginning of Leo.

Magha is Tamas –Rajas –Rajas

Purva Phalguni, which is next, is Tamas –Rajas –Tamas

Hopefully, the reader now has a certain feeling for the system and can easily finish this on his own. A list of all the Nakshatras follows in the table below. The gunas are mentioned in this scheme. The primary guna is mentioned first, then the secondary and then the tertiary. R is Rajas, T is Tamas and S is Sattva

If you would like to know which gunas are emphasised in a chart you could look in which Nakshatras the ascendant and the planets are located, look at the gunas of these Nakshatras and give one point for each time you see a certain guna mentioned.

For example, the first example chart in the section about interpretation is the chart of Bill Clinton He has his ascendant in Hasta, which is Tamas-Tamas-Rajas. This gives 2 points for Tamas and 1 point for Rajas. If we add to this the gunas of the planets we get the following score:
Rajas 10 points, Tamas 15 points and Sattva 5 points. Therefore Tamas is the most important guna in the character of Mr. Clinton, then comes Rajas and last comes Sattva.

We can compare this to the chart of Al Gore (not printed here, but birth data are March 31, 1948, 12.53, Time Zone 5 West, 38.54 North, 77.02 West). We get Rajas 13 points, Tamas 3 points and Sattva 14 points. Therefore, Al Gore has a Sattva/Rajas character with almost no Tamas.

Of course, this system is helpful, but to really evaluate a chart we should always look at the chart as a whole and not just at the gunas the planets and the ascendant are in.
and so on .

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This is what we should discuss first before moving deeper into it.I will post the rest of the tutorial as the second part