Sun Signs and Health

Astrologer Dayanidhi Iyyengar

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For thousands of years astrology has known that there is a connection between the different sun signs and parts of the body.

One's astrological chart describes his/her unique constitutional makeup. From this, a medical astrologer can identify health issues he/she is most likely to experience, as well as specific recommendations of what they can do to regain and maintain optimum well-being. Astrology identifies four basic constitutional types: fire, earth, air and water.

The fire signs are Aries, Leo and Sagittarius, and are considered to possess the most energy and vitality of all the signs. The air signs, Gemini, Libra  and Aquarius, are considered the second most vital, though more reactive to external stimuli. The water signs, Cancer, Scorpio and Pisces, are more changeable and emotionally reactive. The earth signs are Taurus, Virgo and Capricorn, and possess great steadiness and endurance, though not the vital spark of fire or air.

The maintenance of health is a process of constant readjustment to change. We each tend to experience periods of excess or deficiency of our constitutional element, which require adjustment of diet, lifestyle or even supplementation.

Aries (21 March – 20 April)

• Rules the head and the eyes
• Attitude – no time to worry over health
• Generally high metabolism
• Vulnerable to headaches and accidents caused by carelessness
• Should avoid becoming emotionally and physically overheated and spicy food

Taurus (21 April – 21 May)

• Rules the neck
• Attitude - prone to worry but could delay seeking medical advice
• Low metabolism
• Vulnerable to weight gain and throat infections
• Should attempt to avoid overeating and drinking

Gemini (22 May – 21 June)

• Rules the arms, hands and lungs
• Attitude – will rationalise potential problems
• High metabolism
• Vulnerable to nervous strain and restlessness
• Should counter restlessness with physical and intellectual activity

Cancer (June 22 – 22 July)

• Rules the breasts and womb
• Attitude – potentially fearful of minor complaints
• Generally low metabolism
• Vulnerable to digestive disorder and sunburn due to sensitive skin
• Should adopt a more rationale approach to counter excessive worry

Leo (23 July – 23 August)

• Rules the heart
• Attitude – frustrated when ill
• High metabolism
• Vulnerable to back and spinal injuries
• Should take regular exercise to avoid cardiac problems and to keep back supple

Virgo (24 August – 22 September)

• Rules abdomen, intestines and spleen
• Attitude - may seek medical opinion with little provocation
• High metabolism
• Vulnerable to dietary disorder, nervous tension and eczema
• Should develop a relaxation programme to ease anxiety

Libra (23 September – 23 October)

• Rules the kidneys
• Attitude - could delay seeking a diagnosis
• Generally low metabolism
• Vulnerable to weight gain and headaches
• Should develop balance with regular meals and exercise

Scorpio (24 October – 22 November)

• Rules the sexual organs
• Attitude – may attempt self-diagnosis
• If wiry, high - If heavy, low
• Vulnerable to physical and psychological stagnation
• Should avoid excess in all aspects of life

Sagittarius (23 November – 21 December)

• Rules hips and thighs
• Attitude – tendency to ignore symptoms
• High metabolism
• Vulnerable to restlessness leading to physical and emotional difficulties
• Should develop a balance between physical and emotional expenditure

Capricorn (22 December – 20 January)

• Rules the knees, skeleton and teeth
• Attitude – prone to worry
• Steady to high metabolism
• Vulnerable to arthritic conditions, knee injuries and dental problems
• Should increase mobility and develop a positive attitude to life

Aquarius (21 January – 18 February)

• Rules the ankles, lower legs and circulatory system
• Attitude – may listen to but ignore medical advice
• Generally high metabolism
• Vulnerable to arthritic conditions, poor circulation and weak ankles
• Should keep body temperature warm to improve circulation

Pisces (19 February – 20 March)

• Rules the feet
• Attitude - may develop imaginary ailments due to worry
• Low metabolism
• Vulnerable to foot problems and weight gain
• Should be aware of a tendency toward negativity
• Of course, these are general guidelines and a full astrological profile would be required to give a clearer insight into the possible effect of the planets on any individual.

A 17th century Dargha with healing power…

Astrologer Dayanidhi Iyyengar

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This is the most famous of all Chennai Dargahs and attracts people of all faith from all walks of life.

Mount Road Dargah is very popular. It attracts hundreds of devotees including local celebrities every Thursday. Hazrath Syed Moosa Shah Qadri Baghdadi arrived from Baghdad Shareef in the middle of the 17th Century and lived on this site. It is believed that he used to have healing powers. When he died, he was buried next to his house and here his family raised the Dargah Shareef. Since then, people from different religions and not only Muslims do visit this Dargah based on the belief that this Dargah has healing power.

It is the faith in Hazrath Syed Moosa Shah Qadri Baghdadi that draws people of all faiths to the Dargah Shareef every Thursday, seeking assurances of good health, answers to their prayers and the blessings of the holy.

You can easily locate this Dargah as it is well located opposite to LIC building in Anna Salai.

Who will become rich?

An Astrological analysis

Astrologer Dayanidhi Iyyengar

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There is no doubt a person will become rich if he:

1)     Will to set goals

2)     Intelligent planning to reach the goal

3)     Hard working nature to execute the plan

But these are not enough to become rich. There is one more element that is luck. We can find thousands of people with the above mentioned qualities, yet lagging behind in life. The reason is lack of luck. What is luck? It is the effect of good deeds done previously either in this life or in previous birth.

How can we astrologically judge a person has sufficient luck to become rich? First of all, the person should have potentiality to set goals for himself. This can be judged from Ascendant and Ascendant lord. Next, the person should be intelligent enough to carry out the planning. This can be found from 5th house, and its lord. The place of wealth is 2nd house and its lord is giver of wealth. Finally, whether we gain profits and amass wealth is indicated by 11th house and its lord. For all these things to happen, we need luck. This is adjudged from 9th house and its lord.

So then what are the important astrological combinations which make a man rich?

Relation between Ascendant and 11th lords, either by combination or by aspects. This is called ‘Lakshmi Yoga’ by astrologers, which is a symbol of a rich man.

Relation between 5th and 9th lords. If they are strong and in benefic places the person will be more wealthy.

Relation between 2nd lord and 11th lord by way of aspects or combination. If they are placed in quadrants or trines or in exaltation, the person will be equal to ‘Kubera’, the god of wealth.

Relation between 5th , 9th and 11th lords or bhavas.

Benefics in quadrants and trines, where as malefics in 3-6-11 houses is said to make a person a king.

Ascendant or Ascendant lord is aspected by several benefics.

These are only some of the important combinations mentioned in standard texts. There are other combinations. But any how the places 1-5-9-11 and their lords greatly influence a person to acquire wealth. For example, in the horoscope of Indian Steel king and one of the richest people in the world, JRD Tata, we can find the following combinations:

5th and 9th houses are aspected by Jupiter, the most benefic planet.

5th , 9th and 11th lords in quadrants.

2nd and 11th lords have mutual aspects.

2nd and 5th lords combine.

Some Astrological Tips to obtain wealth:

• One must Daily do "Shree Pooja". Shree pooja is actually the worship of Goddess Lakshmi along with Lord Vishnu and Goddess Sarswati. All three Gods have to be worshipped together.

• Never worship Goddess Lakshmi alone. You should get her picture or idol which has Lord Vishnu also, seated along with Her. Image of Lord Vishnu and Goddess Lakshmi on "Garuda" is the best one to worship.

• Worshipping or starting Lakshmi Pooja, when Moon is in Rohini Nakshatra is considered very auspicious.

• Lakshmi doesn't like to be there in a house where angry, miser, selfish, lazy and heartless people stay. So, make sure that none of these qualities exist in your house.

• Sometimes, you should (specially the head of the family) clean your house yourself using a broom. Cleaning the western part of your house is considered quite auspicious.

• Don't do Lakshmi Pooja on chaturthi, Navmi and Chaturdashi of a month. Don't give anyone any money either on these days in the Lunar calendar.

• Keep energized Shree Yantra or Kuber Yantra at home.

• Do this mantra as many times as possible: "OM Shreem Om Hreem, Shreem Hreem Kleem Shreem Kleem, Om Vitteshwaraaye Namah".

• Make sure, that you keep a source of water in the North or North East corner of your home.

Venus Transit Predictions

Astrologer Dayanidhi Iyyengar

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By June 2012, as Venus leaves the evening sky to enter the morning sky, this brightest of planets will pass right in front of the sun, to stage one of the rarest of predictable astronomical and astrological phenomena: a transit of Venus across the sun’s face. This upcoming transit of Venus will be the last one for the 21st century. It will take place across a period of nearly seven hours on June 5-6, 2012. During the transit, Venus will appear in silhouette as a small, dark dot moving in front of the solar disk. This exceedingly rare astronomical event – a transit of Venus – won’t happen again until December 11, 2117.

The last transit of Venus was June 8, 2004. But don’t be fooled by that proximity in time. Transits of Venus are very rare, plus transits tend to occur in pairs. They occur in a pattern that repeats every 243 years, with pairs of transits eight years apart separated by long gaps of up to 121.5 years. Before 2004, the last pair of transits was in December 1874 and December 1882.

Venus, the second planet outward from the sun and next planet inward from Earth, swings between the Earth and sun (at a point called inferior conjunction) five times every eight years, or one time in every 584 or so days.

Predictions of Venus Transit through the Sun Signs

Venus in Aries: in its detriment, Venus in its detriment means that Venus is just learning and could make mistakes in love, passion and indulgences. Mistakes need to be corrected in order to be happy. Fond of travel, artistic endeavours, such as sculpting, painting, poetry, theatre, and gentle sports, wouldn’t be caught died without a membership to a swanky sports club. Here venus is ardent, passionate, generous, and demonstrates their love and affection openly and willingly. Popularity comes easily and Venus in Aries has many friends. This placement can indicate an early or hasty marriage. There is always a push pull affect with relationships. They are passionate about new relationships then as time goes on can question the worthiness of the relationship.

Venus in Taurus: Faithful and deep feelings describe this placement of Venus. They will adhere to the proper form, customs and traditions in connections to pleasure, friends, and socializing. Taurus being a fixed sign, gives Venus the stability and tenaciousness not found in other signs. This placement as it naturally has an affinity for the 2nd house, favours the acquisition of money, possessions, and success. Marriage can be delayed because in the sign of Taurus it takes it's time to make decisions.

Venus in Gemini: Here in the 3rd house Venus of course loves to travel and may benefit from travel, communications, even computers. Because of the dual nature Venus gains financially not from one source of income, but depending on her placement and aspects many. At least two sources of financially gain are possible here. Gemini being a mutable sign, this placement of Venus can lead to inconsistencies in love, excessive flirting, and the person may find themselves involved in several love affairs simultaneously.

Venus in Cancer: A domestic inclination will be present with this placement as well as an attachment to the mother, or homeland. The nature is kind, loving, nurturing, and responsive. Here venus can also be perceived as moody, because any planet in Cancer is ruled by the ever changing Moon. Marriage and relationships may not go as planned if parents, money or occupation gets in the way. There are tremendous mystical interests here as well as gains from property, family, legacies, and things to do with the water.

Venus in Leo: generous, free spirited, kind and sympathetic. Greatly fond of and desirous of the opposite sex. Social, loves to entertain, and be amongst friends. There could be a great talent for something along artistic lines such as singing, theatre, acting, and music. Gains through love, inheritance possible, speculation and stock market, price of gold, and attracted to occupations connected with pleasure.

Venus in Virgo: Here venus is in it's fall. A planet in it;s fall means the planet is weak and requires more experience in these matters. This planetary placement is quiet and has a deep felt sympathy for the underdog that is hard to express. The love life develops slowly with many disappointments and delays. Unions of love are possible with someone in the medical field or employees, even someone beneath them socially. Excels in the medical field or professions and gains through the partner and marriage.

Venus in Libra: Venus is at home in the sign of Libra as it rules Libra. Kind, polite, sympathetic, refined tastes, affectionate, and truly a loveable nature. This placements gives a love of the arts, and music, even design. A happy union, and marriage and children are indicated with this placement. Prefers people of good social standing, and can sometimes be accused of snobbery

Venus in Scorpio: Venus is in her detriment in Scorpio. Here Venus can be lavish and free spending and even generous. Money can be earned or gained by partnerships or through sales commissions. Through those elements ruled by water , such as catering to the public, dealing with the dead, gifts, inheritances, and marriage. Venus is passionate here and the emotions are ardent and sensual. A love of luxury, and pleasure. Some difficulties with relationships due to jealousy, death or loss of courtship.

Venus in Sagittarius: A delightful placement for Venus as it refines the nature of the individual. Highly intuitive, prophetic, generous, with loyal intentions, fond of beauty, arts and travelling. A love of literary work is found here too. Two sources of income are indicated with this placement, through those things ruled by Sagittarius, horses, law, government, shipping, travelling, foreign affairs, and possibly sports.

Venus in Capricorn: This placement of Venus puts the person at a high level of trust early on in life. It gives the person favour from employers, those in a position of power and authority, elders, and superiors. The person is very proficient at business and successful. There is an innate ambitious character here not found the other placements of Venus. Inclines towards an older more well established marriage partner.

Venus in Aquarius: A great fondness for travel, excitement, friends, and pleasure. The person in typical Aquarian style is friendly, well liked and popular. Friends are not judged according to social standing or wealth as the person is truly a humanitarian in every sense. here Venus reserves her opinions and judgments and is fair. Gain through corporations, business and partnerships.

Venus in Pisces: Here venus is in her exaltation. Venus here is philanthropic, charitable, warm, giving, moved to be very sympathetic, and understanding. Wants to remove all the suffering of the world, and to assist the weak and injured. A real love of beauty, poetry, music, painting and fine arts. Money comes through friends, charities, and gifts. People with this placement can be careless and fickle in matters of love so more than one marriage is possible.

Sun Sign Characteristics

Astrologer Dayanidhi Iyyengar

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Personality is the collection of qualities and traits that are observed as in character or behaviour distinguishing one person from another. Understanding our own personality helps us to discover our purpose in life, helps to bring out our suppressed desires and wishes and also we learn our strengths and weaknesses. It also helps in knowing the better side our partners and friends and find out the reasons why they behave so differently to a given situation. These personality descriptions are based on sun signs. Your sun sign is determined on the basis of your date of birth.

As the sun travels around the earth once each year, it moves through all twelve signs of the zodiac, spending approximately one month in each sign. The sign that the Sun was transiting at the time of your birth is your Sun Sign. Astrology based upon your sun sign is a generalized outline of your individual astrological characteristics. The Sun is the most important influence in your horoscope and in many ways determines how others view you. However, it does not take into consideration the astrological influence of the other planets and only by studying the entire birth chart can an astrologer begin to get a complete picture of your personality.

Aries: People falling under this sign are adventurous. They are generally self-willed and courageous. They may be seen as short-tempered individuals. They are often clever and confident. On some occasions they act impatiently. Their impulsiveness and quick temper can be their potential enemies. If they overcome these weaknesses, they can achieve success in life, owing to their confidence and clarity in thinking.

Taurus: Those belonging to this sign are romantics. Their love for style and beauty is apparent in their way of living. They are warm at heart and prefer being secured in life. As friends, they are trustworthy and helpful. But they can be possessive about everything they have. This may translate to selfishness and greed. If on guard about these negativities, a Taurus can make a good company and an excellent friend.

Gemini: People belonging to this sign are versatile and quick-witted. They are spontaneous in communication. They come across as intelligent people. Their love towards life is evident from their living! But they tend to worry too much on certain issues and fail in managing their stress. They form opinions pretty quickly and sometimes appear to look superficially at life.

Cancer: Those falling under this zodiac sign form the sentimental lot. They are of a loving and a caring nature. They are cautious in their actions. They are very protective towards their loved ones. This nature makes them excellent and caring parents. Cancers often have an imaginative and artistic side to their life. They are subject to varying moods. Their overly emotional nature needs to be worked on. On the whole, they are good human beings.

Leo: Leos are generous and open-minded. They are quite caring in nature. They possess a dominating nature coupled with a knack of taking everyone along. This combination of traits makes them true leaders. They may be egoistic and bossy. They tend to easily lose their temper. They are both open-minded and open-handed and show deep love for magnificence and luxury. Leos are real kings!

Virgo: They are very analytical. They tend to think overly on any given subject and base their conclusions on a long thought process and deep analysis. They have unidirectional talents. They are absolute purists. Their overcritical nature can become a cause of their troubles but otherwise they are intelligent and good decision-makers.

Libra: Their romantic nature is coupled with serenity. They are balanced in nature and know how to keep their cool at all occasions. At times, they find it difficult to express themselves. Though they appear aloof, they are attached to their near ones. They tend to get influenced by the views of others. It makes them indecisive. Apart from these lacunae, they are on the whole reasonable and thoughtful.

Scorpio: Scorpios are passionate individuals with a magnetic personality. They are forceful about going by their opinions. They have clarity of thought and expression. Due to their possessive nature, they become jealous quite easily. They are clever and courageous. They can be resentful and obsessive. They seek to take revenge of the wrongdoers. So be careful while dealing with Scorpios.

Sagittarius: They are intelligent and philosophical. They know how to lighten up any atmosphere. They are fun-loving in nature. Sometimes their excessive optimism makes them behave carelessly. Their moods and whims can be bothersome but on the whole, they are intelligent people with a good sense of humour.

Capricorn: They are prudent and practical. Their ambitious nature does not allow them to ever give up. They are vigilant. They plan before playing any game of life. They may come across as sadistic individuals who are orthodox and rigid. Perseverance and tolerance are their greatest qualities. They are generally upfront in fighting whatever comes in their way.

Aquarius: They are among the intelligent in the crowd. A sense of humor, coupled with great intelligence and deep thinking make them stand out. They make loyal and honest friends. They are independent thinkers with great originality in their thoughts and actions. They may appear indifferent and less emotional. If you have an Aquarian around you, you may find it difficult to understand him/her.

Pisces: They are sensitive and sympathetic. They are kind and helpful. They can go out of their way to help their dear ones. This makes them excellent friends. Opinions of others can easily influence them due to which they can easily get carried away. They are not very determined or courageous. They are often vague in thinking and behaviour. But their idealism is their true differentiator.