@amit Thanks for the clarification, it makes sense. If the Sun was not exalted, and starved/agitated, would it ask for sacrifices? How do we un...

I guess there are two approaches to life, be the perfect puppet and follow God's will, or assume complete responsibility and make a conscious disengag...

An effective way to look at life I guess is to focus on the process rather than the results. The process prescribed by astrology seems to be to refe...

@ernst Got it. My understanding now is: Let us say I have shamed Mars. If its friend is winning the war, I might display "habits of Mars" traits ...

@ernst Hi Ernst, Thanks. I would like to understand the role of "conscious focus" a bit more. Till the conscious focus happens, is it that the w...

@ernst How about the third level dasa? Do the yogas and all general rules apply to 3rd, 4th and 5th level dasas? While the interpretation of...

@ernst Hi @aisky, Great, it worked! I did check "Blog" link from my mobile, somehow didn't notice the membership details and purchase links. Tri...

Also, a debilitated planet can help create neechabhanga raja yoga, which can be a great asset to the chart. So for DB Jupiter, watch out for Saturn, M...

@kam I see. This is the second time in the last few days I see someone mentioning a pattern dominant in me also! I have Saturn Mars Ketu conjunc...

@kam Does he have any proud planet? Could his Sun have enough delight and thus be overcompensating, in terms of being judgemental, for some bad laj...

@astraltate I know that lajittadi Avasthas are one of the things we have control over. My current understanding is that is the only thing we ...