Content Part 13

61. Issue: - 20^th August, 2008, Times of India

Brave students likely to be honest in exams too

In Astrology, the planet signifying honesty and related courage is Jupiter and those responsible for bravery are mainly Mars and Sun. A good relation involving any two or all of them, their strengths and dispositions in the natal chart without affliction by malefics endows a native with honest, bravery and courage. Jupiter is the main planet for education particularly at higher level. Mars signifies work-based education and technology while Sun signifies education involving brainwork and talent at higher levels. Therefore, if these planets be strong and without affliction by malefics, the native is very likely to have a brilliant academic performance. Therefore, it is concluded these planets when strong and unafflicted by malefics would endow a native with honest bravery and at the same time brilliant academic performance. So, the research work is quite in agreement with astrological reasoning.  

 

62. Issue: - 22^nd August, 2008, Times of India

Greed blamed for obesity epidemic

In Astrology, the planet responsible for greed is the Dragon’s head i.e. Rahu. A native having strong impact of Rahu on the Ascendant or its lord is likely to have a bulky structure. The planet Jupiter if afflicted also endows a native with a greed for food as also a bulky structure. But the planet responsible for laziness is Saturn which makes a native have a skeleton structure. And Saturn endows a native with apathy for food. Therefore, for obese people Jupiter and/or Rahu are more likely to have a strong impact on the Ascendant and its lord, while Saturn causing laziness and having apathy for food cannot create obesity in a native. Therefore, the research work is supported by Astrological reasoning. 

63. Issue: - 22^nd August, 2008, Times of India

Menstrual blood may help save limbs

Menstrual blood coming out of the female organ is actually the result of the demolition of the ovary bed after regular intervals. In terms of Astrology, it is due to the interaction of the Moon and the Mars by transit in the natal chart of a young lady. This is composed due to the interaction of the Moon and Mars with the position of the same in a natal chart. Since, Moon signifies nutrition and Mars signifies guarding against evils, naturally menstrual blood can be utilized for the purposes for which these two planets are responsible in terms of Astrology of which one may be the protection of limbs which is the function of Mars. Thus, this study can be well interpreted in terms of Astrology.

64. Issue: - 22^nd August, 2008, Times of India

Polygamy the secret to longevity

According to astrological principles Zodiac is considered to be the divine desire of the Supreme Lord for the practices of ideal living. The detailed characteristics of the twelve signs and their lords in terms of Astrology are considered to represent the ideal living process. In terms of these, the sign signifying marriage is Libra - the seventh sign of the Zodiac ruled by Venus, a cardinal, Tamasik, airy and positive sign and Venus is also the significator of women and the lust. The eighth sign of the Zodiac signifying longevity is Scorpio - a Rojaswik, watery, fixed and negative sign ruled by Mars. Mars is also the ruler of the first sign Aries in the Zodiac, the starting point of life process on the Earth. Aries is a cardinal, Tamasik, fiery and positive sign of the ruler Mars. Therefore, seventh sign viz. Libra being a cardinal, Tamasik, airy sign ruled by Venus signifies polygamy in general. Again, Scorpio being a fixed watery sign of Rojaswik nature and Aries being cardinal fiery active sign of Tamas nature ruled by Mars signifies the condensation of life-energy into static liquid form to enhance the life spam. Therefore, natives born under Aries rising have the same eighth lord and thus signify enhanced longevity. Therefore, following the astrological principles it may be concluded that the Divine desire of the Lord is to go for polygamy and thereby to have a longer life as the whole.    

65. Issue: - 23^rd August, 2008, Times of India

Alcoholism linked to delayed child bearing

In Astrology, Dragon’s head or Rahu signifies all sorts of intoxications and habits of their intaking. Rahu is said to be the cause of all sorts of physical and mental deformations and the related functions. Moon is also said to be one of the significators for drinking habits. Moon is also designated as the significator of mother and motherhood. Therefore, an adverse relation between Rahu and Moon increases the habit of drinking and at the same time causes hindrance to development of pregnancy and safe motherhood. Therefore, this research work finds a support from astrological principles.