StarScope: May 9-15
By: Gamini Dissanayake

FORECAST FOR LAGNA/ASCENDANT

ARIES: In our last column , we discussed the Mars/Saturn scene in Gemini. Note: Mars and Saturn will be on the same degree [most intense] on May 25/26 and their orb of influence [mostly ill effects as discussed on Apr 25] is May 13 thru to June 5. Note also that Mercury [who re-enters Aries today ] is hooked on Gandantha thru to Thursday. Plus his exchange of Gemini with Mars thru to June 2. Taken together these are conflicting energies, capable of causing devastation around the globe, and it pays to be cool. Venus has joined Mars and Saturn and less evolved Aries types are urged to manage their sensuality as well. We will be hearing more and worse sex crimes during this month. It is Jupiter in your 5th house who will do overtime to preserve sanity and protect you.

TAURUS: A loaded Aries, your 12th house [see Aries] is very nice for spiritual activities, donate money to help the needy and the hungry, and to earn thru foreign sources or in far away places. An afflicted Mercury on Gandantha [thru to 13] can cause heavy and unexpected expenses on kids, and to a lesser extent on parents until Friday. As for financial deals strive to be above board as Mars can tempt you to do irregular things. The family has to come first. Be mindful of what you speak [write or communicate] you can say the wrong things or can be misunderstood.

GEMINI: Mars and Saturn scene [see Aries down] unfolds in your Lagna. Although both own 9/11 houses, it is their 6/8 ownerships that is dominant. Meaning, the sudden urge to be aggressive and destructive. Also during May 9-Jun 2 your ruler Mercury will be exchanging Lagna and 11th house with Mars. Be very conscious in everything you do. Be extremely cool and take good care not lose your cool and not to hurt yourself. Venus has come to Lagna which is nice for fortune and $$$ if we look at the plus side of Venus-Mars-Saturn which is their lordship of 5-9-11 houses but they also own 12-6-8 houses. Together Mars -Venus can cause too much sexual energy as they see the 7th house from Lagna, and Venus also owns 5th house of passion. Again, it is best to be cool. Venus retrogrades on 18 and re-enters Taurus on 28. The period 18-28 is another which merits mindfulness.

CANCER Mercury comes to the 10th house and exchanges 12th with Mars. While Saturn can give productive travel, success thru foreign connections and spiritual expansion and philanthropy, Mars and Mercury can cause obstructions to career, enmity on the work place, change of jobs, job offers from outside [those seeking foreign employment specially blessed] and unexpected expenses on kids. Venus is nice for earning thru foreign sources but can cause financial problems to older siblings. Saturn's downside [due to his 7th house lordship] ability cause strong tensions to partnerships. The Sun who gets to the 11th house on Friday is nice for $$$

LEO: The Sun comes to your 10th house on Friday to give excellence to career. Venus in 11th with Mars and Saturn. This is a bit tricky because of Saturn who can blemish the Dharma Karma of Mars and Venus, but you also need Saturn also to raise you up in career and public life. If your natal Moon was in Leo, Sagittarius, Aquarius, Aries or Taurus and if supported by helpful dashas unfolding now, yes, Saturn can serve to raise you up. Note Venus retrogrades on May 18 and re-enters Taurus May 28. So the Dharma Karma Yoga operates thru to May 28. Venus is very nice until Sep 1 when she finally leaves Gemini, your 11th house of gain and fulfillment. The Sun and Venus conjunction is also great for career and power May 28- Jun 15

VIRGO: In our last column we said that in the 10th house Mars can support research and investigation, especially those into life's mysteries which includes, forensic/DNA and other biological sciences. He can also cause hurt/injury on the work place especially to arms and shoulders especially during this month as Lagna Lord Mercury exchanges 10/8 houses with Mars. On Jun 2 Mercury comes to 9th house and joins Venus. An excellent period thru to Jun 17 for fortune and raise in career. And again thru to Jul 20

LIBRA: Venus joins Mars and Saturn in the 9th house. In our last column we discussed the ability of Mars being the 2nd lord to give some $$$ in the 9th house of fortune, that when the 7th lord [Mars] goes to 9th we expect heart connections to be blessed by the elders in the family and also of the unique energy of Mars and Saturn that does not support the understanding of your loved one's motivations and emotional needs all that well. Mercury-Mars are sure to promote romance and passion, long journeys and with Venus and Saturn fortune thru travel as well. The Sun in the 8th house on the plus side is nice for healing and investigative work for financial windfalls.

SCORPIO: The Sun can help career and public life in the 7th house for a month from Friday. Venus-Mars and Saturn in the 8th house needs watching as they can cause problems in romance and partnerships, hurt to arms, shoulders and problems with reproductive area and can aggravate chronic health problems. Be more conscious this month as Mercury and Mars exchange 6/8 houses of hurt and sickness. Mars can cause some good fortune on the 9th house [including profitable journeys, connecting with spiritual gurus etc] when he goes to Cancer on Jun 14. You major strength is of course Jupiter on the 10th house for career and public life

SAGITTARIUS: The If we look at the 6-11/12/2 house ownership of Venus-Mars-Saturn in the 7th house they are not good for health, harmony in relationships and relations with siblings. The diverse and conflicting energies of these three planets can passion related passion for less evolved types. It is ruler Jupiter still in the 9th house who functions as your guardian angel. The Sun and Mercury team up on the 5th house thru to Friday is very nice for fortune and expansion of knowledge and high status, and they meet gain in the 6th house Jun 2-15, and on the 7th house [for shine in public life and fortune] Jun 17-Jul 1. These are your most helpful 9-10 lords

CAPRICORN: Mar and Saturn are joined by Venus in the 6th house. While they energize you in the work place, watch the downside: be extra careful when you drive/travel, and never get into conflicts with others. Note Mercury and Mars exchange 4-6 houses today thru to Jun 2. These too can cause vehicular accidents and damage/loss to house and property. All this unfolds in your 6th house of sickness/hurt, wounds, surgery, enemies, aggression, struggle, debts, losses, litigation etc etc. The Sun in the 8th house from Friday is capable of giving unexpected gain/income. As the downside he can cause problems with kids, romance, with partner and losses in speculation.

AQUARIUS: Venus, Mars and Saturn being 4-9/3-10/and Lagna Lord are nice in the 5th house fortune, progress in career and expansion of knowledge. Note also the downside: Mars can also cause problems in the work place in the form of jealousy/enmity. The Sun comes to the 4th house on Friday is also nice for prestige in public life, happiness in the family and success of partner. Partner can also help advance your career. Note also that Mars in the 5th with Saturn will energize you to seek quick bucks in business and other ventures. And to speculate and take unnecessary risks.

PISCES: The Venus joins Mars and Saturn in the 4th house. While Venus can give unexpected gain from mother's side, promote your interest in esoteric knowledge, intuition, the downside is ability to cause accidents and damage/losses to house and property. Mars and Saturn are also nice for spiritual expansion. Mercury and Mars give power of communication and also $$$.. The Sun who gets to the 3rd house on Friday functions well giving focus, determination and courage and will to succeed. Be cool with younger siblings and neighbours though.

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StarScope: May 16-22
By: Gamini Dissanayake

FORECAST FOR LAGNA/ASCENDANT

ARIES: The tone and content of our last few columns were, to borrow a line or two from Professor Larry Trask's "Mind The Gaffe" [Penguin, 2001], were certainly not for "dazzling the hapless reader into stupefied and uncomprehending awe with an unending sequence of fancy words" or to bug you about an impending doom, End-times or apocalypse. Conjunction of Mars with Saturn or Rahu is a period which almost always causes death and devastation. We need just to open our eyes [to the world outside] to see it. Let us note again the exact conjunction of Mars-Saturn on May 25/26 and their orb of influence [mostly ill effects as discussed on Apr 25] is May 13 thru to June 5. Gemini, your 3rd house belongs to the Kama Trine [sensual desires ]. Being also the house of prowess, cognitive skills, siblings and neighbours it takes some effort to manage the basic and conflicting energies of Venus: love, sensuality and, delight, Mars: projection of aggression and Saturn: misunderstanding, sorrow, loss and restriction as applied to third house affairs.

TAURUS: The Sun your 4th house lord is in Lagna thru to Jun 14. He promotes your love for the family and the need to have them around. Gives great energy especially to excel in learning/academic activities, and to improve the home environment and upgrade living conditions. Ensures the success of personal efforts. Note also that five planets: Rahu, Saturn, Mars, Venus and Jupiter connect with your 8th house by aspect. These can adversely affect your relationships, financial well being of partner, career development and your health

GEMINI: The Sun in the 12th house gives journeys, some long and, successful efforts in foreign places. Love of adventure and quest takes you to many places. Love for spiritual expansion on pilgrimages. The 3rd house ruler also creates writing opportunities for spiritual topics. The Sun is also noted to promote humanitarian/philanthropic activities here by urging you to get involved in spiritual and care giving places.. The downside is sudden expenditure on younger siblings, lack of interest in reaching material goals and feeling unsupported, neck, shoulder, eye, feet or respiratory problems

CANCER The Sun in the 11th house is nice for good cash flow, and opportunities to make extra money. Help from older siblings and well placed people. Promotes good taste, speech and communication. What was written the last couple of weeks RE: Saturn-Venus-Mars: obstructions to career, enmity on the work place, change of jobs, job offers from outside [those seeking foreign employment specially blessed] and unexpected expenses on kids. Nice for earning thru foreign sources but can cause financial problems to older siblings etc are still good. The Moon looks weak this week. Be cool

LEO: The Sun is now in your 10th house or the highest point. With strong directional strength or Dik Bala this is excellent for shine in career or public life and also for doing good karma. Note the dharma-karma discussion of Mars-Venus last week. . If your natal Moon was in Leo, Sagittarius, Aquarius, Aries or Taurus and if supported by helpful dashas unfolding now, Saturn also can serve to raise you up. Back to the big guy Sun who is also nice in the 10th house for those who wish to launch personal projects and for self-starters. The bottom line is the awesome capacity for self-sufficiency and independence, personal power and good finances.

VIRGO: The Sun your [12th house lord in the 9th house] is great for fortune/prosperity/expansion thru spiritual activities or inner work. Loves to be charitable, and urges you to pursue/acquire higher forms of knowledge. Will support/donate to spiritual causes or places of learning. The downside is health problems to father which can even lead to hospitalization. Hip problems likely. What was said last week Re: Mars-Saturn-Venus: nice for research and investigation, especially those into life's mysteries . Possible hurt/injury on the work place especially to arms and shoulders especially during this month as Lagna Lord Mercury exchanges 10/8 houses with Mars etc are still good.

LIBRA: The Sun your 11th lord is now in your 8th house. The upside is here is chances to get inheritance, gifts, insurance benefits and other incomes or windfalls, profits thru health/healing activities, estate planning, investigative work. The flipside is: urge to earn money thru questionable means, losses thru deceit, lack of self worth which can lead self-isolation and problems with knees and reproductive area. RE: Venus-Mars and Saturn: nice for $$$ in the 9th house of fortune, heart connections and marriage for those seeking etc is still good

SCORPIO: The Sun in your 7th house gives excellent people skills and hones counseling abilities, career related foreign travel, positive help from partner to advance career, profit from business deals, and marriage for those seeking. Shine in career is also supported by Jupiter in the 10th house. What was said last week RE: Venus-Saturn-Mars: they can cause problems in romance and partnerships, hurt to arms, shoulders and problems with reproductive area and can aggravate chronic health problems is still good . Be more conscious this month as Mercury and Mars exchange 6/8 houses of hurt and sickness.

SAGITTARIUS: The Sun [your 9th house lord now in the 6th house] is excellent for those involved with law enforcement, defense or justice system, law, medical/healing fields. Success in litigation. Gives strong sense of service. What was said last week RE: Venus-Mars-Saturn: not good for health, harmony in relationships and relations with siblings is still good. Mercury in the 5th supports consultancy work, success in children's affairs, inner work and academic activities

CAPRICORN: The Sun in your 5th house is nice for deep spiritual work like yoga/meditation. On the material side, can cause sudden gain like windfalls, inheritance, gifts, gain thru romance/sweethearts. Mars Saturn Venus energize you in the work place, yet be extra careful when you drive/travel, and never get into conflicts with others. Note Mercury and Mars exchange 4-6 houses thru to Jun 2. These too can cause vehicular accidents and damage/loss to house and property. All this unfolds in your 6th house of sickness/hurt, wounds, surgery, enemies, aggression, struggle, debts, losses, litigation etc etc.

AQUARIUS: The Sun in your 4th house is nice for happiness in marriage and family, prestige in public life. Venus, Mars and Saturn being 4-9/3-10/and Lagna Lord are nice in the 5th house fortune, progress in career and expansion of knowledge. Note also the downside: Mars can also cause problems in the work place in the form of jealousy/enmity. Note also that Mars in the 5th with Saturn will energize you to seek quick bucks in business and other ventures. And to speculate and take unnecessary risks.

PISCES: The Sun in your 3rd house give good focus and determination to succeed thru self effort. Be cool with younger siblings and neighbours though. Venus Mars and Saturn in the 4th house can give unexpected gain from mother's side, promote your interest in esoteric knowledge, intuition, the downside is ability to cause accidents and damage/losses to house and property. Mars and Saturn are also nice for spiritual expansion. Mercury and Mars give power of communication and also $$$.. The Sun who gets to the 3rd house on Friday functions well giving focus, determination and courage and will to succeed.

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StarScope: May 23-29
By: Gamini Dissanayake

FORECAST FOR LAGNA/ASCENDANT

ARIES: When I wrote " Conjunction of Mars with Saturn or Rahu is a period which almost always causes death and devastation" last week, I was stressing mundane or world events and not individuals as the ensuing line " We need just to open our eyes [to the world outside] to see it" suggested. Yet it pays us to be cool during explosive periods like the conjunction of Mars-Saturn [on the same degree] on May 25/26 and their orb of influence May 13 thru to June 5. The main features of this week are: The exact conjunction of Mars and Saturn as mentioned above, the re-entry of Venus [retrograde] to Taurus on Friday around 1759, the Sun switching to Rohini/Rehena on Tuesday @ 0042, Mars to Punavasu on Saturday @ 1432, and the Moon passing Gemini thru Virgo. The Moon is very nice in the 4th house Mon- Wed 14:09 for emotional joy, success in learning, happy home environment, and the best is Wed-Fri when she joins Jupiter on the 5th house of fortune and creativity. Yet be concerned [be cool] of Mars/Saturn conjunction. Friday night thru Monday 0254 the Moon in Virgo can cause hurt and vehicular accidents if other factors are supportive [in your charts] See other signs

TAURUS: Venus , your ruler re-enters Taurus [see Aries] Friday and camps there thru to Jul 31. She is Rx/Retrograde up to Jun 30. In the backdrop of Mars-Saturn conjunction be concerned of the Sun hitting MB/Mirtyu Bhaga today 2344-Tuesday 0042, and be more mindful when you drive /travel and security of house and property. Also about safety of the kids. The plus side of the Sun and Venus include shine in public life, the love of social life, feeling of love, popularity and power of attraction, strong sense of beauty/aesthetics, music and potentialities of artistic development. The downside is health problems caused by over-indulgence. This is up to Jun 14

GEMINI: Four planets: Venus, Mars, Saturn and Moon are in Lagna as the week begins and the less evolved Geminis are urged to consciously manage highly charged sensuality coupled with aggressive tendencies. The finances look good. In Punavasu [see Aries] Mars [Friday-Jun 19] energizes need for security, law enforcement, exploration: especially mining, forestry, wild life, travel. The downside is [especially with Saturn at his side] tendency to lie and cunning. The Moon is nice for $$$ and fortune Mon-Sat. Venus and Sun [see Taurus] for productive spiritual journeys and for humanitarian activities.

CANCER The Sun in the 11th house is nice for good cash flow, and opportunities to make extra money. Help from older siblings and well placed people. Supported by Venus 4/11 lord Fri-Jun 14 this is a fine combination for gain and fulfillment. Mon-Fri is also productive as the ruler Moon passes Lagna [charisma, good health, emotional stability, effective self-projection] and even better with Jupiter [Wed-Fri] on the 2nd house of $$$, taste and effective communication, and luck. As for Sa-Ma note obstructions to career, enmity on the work place, change of jobs, job offers from outside [those seeking foreign employment specially blessed] and unexpected expenses on kids.

LEO: The Sun is now in your 10th house or the highest point. With strong directional strength or Dik Bala this is excellent for shine in career or public life and also for doing good karma. Even better with Venus teaming up with him on Friday. See Aries down. The Sun-Venus results in Taurus fit you best [shine in public life, the love of social life, feeling of love, popularity and power of attraction, strong sense of beauty/aesthetics, music and potentialities of artistic development] the two being Lagna and 10th lord. Make the best of this fine period thru to Jun 14. Only you can blow it.

VIRGO: The Sun your [12th house lord in the 9th house] is great for fortune/prosperity/expansion thru spiritual activities or inner work. Loves to be charitable, and urges you to pursue/acquire higher forms of knowledge. Will support/donate to spiritual causes or places of learning. Note also the Sun -Venus indications [see Aries down] shine in public life, the love of social life, feeling of love, popularity and power of attraction, strong sense of beauty/aesthetics, music and potentialities of artistic development. The downside is health problems caused by over-indulgence. This is up to Jun 14. Good results blessed in the 9th house

LIBRA: The Sun in your 8th was discussed last week and is still good.[ chances to get inheritance, gifts, insurance benefits and other incomes or windfalls, profits thru health/healing activities, estate planning, investigative work. The flipside is: urge to earn money thru questionable means, losses thru deceit, lack of self worth which can lead self-isolation and problems with knees and reproductive area.] When Venus joins the Sun note the good results from Virgo above. And the negative tendencies are : "uncontrolled attachment/pleasure seeking, doing things for the sake of external appearance and show without intrinsic or inner value." The plus side of Venus-Mars and Saturn: nice for $$$ in the 9th house of fortune, heart connections and marriage for those seeking

SCORPIO: The Sun [Venus joins him on Friday. See Aries down] gives excellent people skills and hones counseling abilities, career related foreign travel, positive help from partner to advance career, profit from business deals, and marriage for those seeking. With Venus: shine in public life, the love of social life, feeling of love, popularity and power of attraction, strong sense of beauty/aesthetics, music and potentialities of artistic development. The downside is health problems caused by over-indulgence. This is up to Jun 14. As for Venus-Saturn-Mars: they can cause problems in romance and partnerships, hurt to arms, shoulders and problems with reproductive area and can aggravate chronic health problems

SAGITTARIUS: Venus is nice to be back in the 6th house Taurus from Friday [see Aries down] for a strong service orientation and for competitive spirit and note the plus side with Sun from Taurus above shine in public life, the love of social life, feeling of love, popularity and power of attraction, strong sense of beauty/aesthetics, music and potentialities of artistic development. As Venus also owns the 11th house watch the downside: health problems caused by over-indulgence. "Uncontrolled attachment/pleasure seeking, doing things for the sake of external appearance and show without intrinsic or inner value." This is up to Jun 14.

CAPRICORN: The Sun in your 5th house [joined by the 5th lord and yoga karaka Venus] is nice for deep spiritual work like yoga/meditation. On the material side, can cause sudden gain like windfalls, inheritance, gifts, gain thru romance/sweethearts. Gives shine in public life, the love of social life, feeling of love, popularity and power of attraction, strong sense of beauty/aesthetics, music and potentialities of artistic development. Note the downside of Venus-Mars-Saturn this week be conscious when you drive/travel, and never get into conflicts with others. Note Mercury and Mars exchange 4-6 houses thru to Jun 2. These too can cause vehicular accidents and damage/loss to house and property. Like I have been saying the last couple of weeks all this unfolds in your 6th house of sickness/hurt, wounds, surgery, enemies, aggression, struggle, debts, losses, litigation etc.

AQUARIUS: All good said about Sun -Venus conjunction [Friday-Jun 14] like shine in public life, the love of social life, feeling of love, popularity and power of attraction, strong sense of beauty/aesthetics, music and potentialities of artistic development [see Aries] should manifest well in your 4th house. In fact the 7th lord [also considered a Maraka] is expected to give Raja Yoga in the 4th house of prestige, "throne", masses/parliament etc From the 4th a planet directly aspects/connects with the 10th house or the highest point: prestige in career/public life, good karma etc. The Sun here is also nice for happiness in marriage and family. Venus, Mars and Saturn being 4-9/3-10/and Lagna Lord are nice in the 5th house fortune, progress in career and expansion of knowledge. Note also the downside: Mars can also cause problems in the work place in the form of jealousy/enmity. Note the conjunction of Mars-Saturn from Aries down

PISCES: The Sun in your 3rd house , like I said last week, can give good focus and determination to succeed thru self effort. As Venus re-joins the Sun [Friday-Jun 14] be cool with younger siblings and neighbours though. These are 6/8 lords whose conjunction is noted for its ability to tempt natives to do things certainly not in their best interest, like aggressive/violent action or writing/communication. Note also the downside of Sun-Venus from Aries down. Like health problems caused by over-indulgence. "Uncontrolled attachment/pleasure seeking, doing things for the sake of external appearance and show without intrinsic or inner value."

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StarScope: May 30-Jun 05
By: Gamini Dissanayake

FORECAST FOR LAGNA/ASCENDANT

ARIES: In the past few weeks we focused on Mars- Saturn conjunction. Next week [Jun 8] we have a Sun-Venus conjunction, but astronomically this is a rare transit [in fact, in the West this is called the Transit of Venus]. What is rare is that Retrograde Venus will track across the disk of the Sun [or moves across the face of the Sun, or when the orbits of Venus, Earth, and the Sun put them into alignment along the same plane, causing a min-eclipse] for the first time since 1882. The last one inspired an international event to seek answer to the pressing question: What is the exact distance between the Sun and Earth? By bouncing radar signals off the Sun and Venus and using spacecraft measurements, scientists in the 1960's calculated that the average Sun-to-Earth distance is 92,955,859 miles, a measure called the astronomical unit. In the West, the first report of this Venus' subtle crossing of the Sun was in 1639. Since then this transits have occurred in 1761, 1769, 1874 and 1882. If you miss the one next week, the next chance would be around Jun 6, 2012. After that more than a century will pass before the next transits in 2117 and 2125. For Aries, Venus and Sun in Taurus is nice for $$$.

TAURUS: The Transit of Venus [see Aries] can be called Combust or Astha in Vedic terms as Venus gets closer [up to 8 degrees when Rx] to the Sun. Venus will be retro/Rx until end of the month. Venus Rx generally makes one difficult to adjust to outward social conditions, make you picky about things which others consider trivial and yet be careless in areas which mean much to others. Grace Inglis says that the real motivation of Venus Rx is the exposure of sham. There is great sensitivity to what is "phony" in social expression causing the native to like people others detest, and loathe to those who make the "society columns" and are "pillars of the church" or temple but whose private lives leave much to be desired.

GEMINI: For Transit of Venus, see Aries down. Six planets ready to give many journeys, some long. Venus, back in your 12th house can best bring out your humanitarian ideals and urge you to work behind the scenes in places like seniors homes, orphanages or correctional institutions. Those who get disillusioned with physical love will want to retreat into the religious life. Or you may experience an intense creative urge. On Wednesday Mercury joins Sun and Venus to speed up the spiritual development and community service

CANCER For Transit of Venus, see Aries. The Sun in the 11th house is nice for good cash flow, and opportunities to make extra money. Help from older siblings and well placed people. Supported by Venus 4/11 lord Fri-Jun 14 this is a fine combination for gain and fulfillment. And with Mercury also teaming up Wednesday-17th can give $$$ thru foreign sources or in foreign places. Also gain thru humanitarian activities. With Mercury and Venus, the Sun [as the 3rd lord] can hone creative inspiration/Prathibha, as Venus and Mercury can cause a surge in creativity

LEO: With Jupiter still in Lagna, your 10th house of success in career/public life is hot with Sun, Venus and Mercury. The Sun-Venus help you with : shine in public life, the love of social life, feeling of love, popularity and power of attraction, strong sense of beauty/aesthetics, music and potentialities of artistic development, the two being Lagna and 10th lord. With Mercury, is very nice for more earnings/gain, for fulfillment and an inspiration to others. Thinks big [projects] and makes them materialize with help from highly placed people. Gives better/bigger political connections

VIRGO: For Transit of Venus, please see Aries down. Venus and Mercury join the Sun in your 9th house of fortune, higher knowledge, father and long journeys. Venus and Mercury are your most helpful 9/10 house lords. Together, they give fortune/prosperity/expansion thru spiritual activities or inner work. Love to be charitable, and urges you to pursue/acquire higher forms of knowledge. Will support/donate to spiritual causes or places of learning. High level career, the love of social life, feeling of love, popularity and power of attraction, strong sense of beauty/aesthetics, music and potentialities of artistic development. Success in publishing, law/justice. Great help from father

LIBRA: For Transit of Venus, please see Aries down. The Sun is joined by Venus and Mercury. Together they give: strong intuition and supersensory abilities, chances to get inheritance, gifts, insurance benefits and other incomes or windfalls, profits thru health/healing activities, estate planning, investigative work. Support from father's side of the family, interest in esoteric learning, medicine and healing, love of the transcendental, gains from others' losses. Downside is: lack of support from partner, problems in the reproductive area, shyness and lack of self esteem, losses in speculation

SCORPIO: Please see Aries for Transit of Venus. The Sun is joined by Venus and Mercury and together they serve to: give excellent people skills and hones counseling abilities, career related foreign travel, positive help from partner to advance career, profit from business deals, and marriage for those seeking. Shine in public life, the love of social life, feeling of love, popularity and power of attraction, strong sense of beauty/aesthetics, music and potentialities of artistic development. The downside is tensions in partnerships, health problems to partner, losses thru lending money, secret intrigues and while traveling.

SAGITTARIUS: The Sun is joined by Venus and Mercury . Nice for strong service orientation and for competitive spirit, shine in public life, the love of social life, feeling of love, popularity and power of attraction, strong sense of beauty/aesthetics, music and potentialities of artistic development. The Sun and Mercury are your most helpful 9/10 lords, and Venus the 11th lord of gain and fulfillment [of aspirations] They help to connect you with defense, law enforcement and justice system/ Give strong sense of justice and ethical behaviour. In the 6th house hard work pays well

CAPRICORN: For Transit of Venus please see Aries. The Sun is joined by Venus and Mercury who are your most helpful 9/10 lords. While the Sun can give deep spiritual work like yoga/meditation, and on the material side, can cause sudden gain like windfalls, inheritance, gifts, gain thru romance/sweethearts. With Venus: shine in public life, the love of social life, feeling of love, popularity and power of attraction, strong sense of beauty/aesthetics, music and potentialities of artistic development. Venus and Mercury can give all round good fortune in the 5th: a house of fortune and luck, and excellent for creative activities

AQUARIUS: For Transit of Venus please see Aries. The Sun is joined by Venus and Mercury. The trio is your 4/5/7/9 lords, and their good effects as discussed last week like shine in public life, the love of social life, feeling of love, popularity and power of attraction, strong sense of beauty/aesthetics, music and potentialities of artistic development should manifest well in your 4th house. In fact the 7th lord ] is expected to give Raja Yoga in the 4th house of prestige, "throne", masses/parliament etc. Mercury being 5th lord is expected to give outstanding success in academic activities, [also to children] spiritual peace and inspiration from mother

PISCES: For Transit of Venus please see Aries. The Sun is joined by Venus and Mercury in the 3rd house. Together they help courage/prowess, mental stability, good qualities, hobbies, inheritance, inspiration/Prathibha, short journeys and help from siblings, neighbours and aides. Gets fixed assets, gives to the less fortunate, journeys and chances to learn in foreign countries. The downside is tensions with siblings, neighbours and employees, and temptation to do things certainly not in their best interest, like aggressive/violent action or writing/communication.

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