Bodily Substances SUN rules the bones JUPITER rules the fat tissue MOON rules the blood VENUS rules the semen and the MARS rules the marrow and ovum muscle tissue SATURN rules the nerve tissue MERCURY rules the skin

PISCES rises with both its beginning and ending portions first and is the ubhayodaya (‘both-way-rising’) constellation. According to a few authorities, Gemini is also ubhayodaya.

Jyotish assumes that the human condition always arises from a dynamic interaction between fate and free will. Fate is fundamentally an expression of the Sanchita and Prarabdha Karmas, and free will the result of Kriyamana and Agama Karmas. Agama and Kriyamana Karmas eternally evolve into Sanchita and Prarabdha Karmas with the passage of time, the a

Saturn rules or represents contraction and, by extension, spasms. In Aries, it gives spasms in the muscles of the head; in Taurus, spasms of the facial muscles; in Gemini, spasms of the muscles of the shoulders, arms and hands; in Cancer, of the chest; and so on.

Diseases SUN rules overheating, fever, eye diseases, dental problems, and neuralgia MOON rules lethargy, drowsiness, lung problems, mouth problems (including loss of taste), blood-related illnesses, digestive complaints, water retention, and disorders of the ‘mind’ MARS rules overheating, fevers (particularly eruptive), liver complaints, skin rashe

Flavors SUN governs bitter favors JUPITER governs sweet favors MOON governs salty favors VENUS governs sour favors MARS governs pungent favors SATURN governs astringent MERCURY governs mixed or favors varied favors

In actual practice mulatrikona is often ignored, since most jyotishis see it only as a theoretical and pedantic consideration in the scheme of planetary strength. Here is one example of its use: suppose a planet owns two constellations, one of which falls in a bad house (see Chapter Six) and the other in a good house. If doubt arises over how to in

As Mahatma Gandhi is reported to have said, ‘After inventing the Law of Karma God was able to retire.’

A planet is very strong and always favorable in its mulatrikona, a Sanskrit word without an English equivalent. We can tentatively translate mulatrikona as ‘trinal strength’. A graha’s mulatrikona is the sector or zone of a particular constellation where each planet is exceptionally strong and favorable, even more so than in its own positive conste