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Algebra of Aspects

In the following pages, I have introduced a new technique of prediction (Algebra of

Aspects). It is based on the well-known principles of astrology and some new

theories. I have indicated a pattern of planets, which exists in all the charts

belonging to persons engaged in any particular profession. The horoscopes can be

divided into three types:

1. Those in which Moon signifies the X house.

2. Those in which Moon gains significance when a planet (other than the Ruling

Planet) is in unison with the luminary.

3. Those in which the Moon is not a Significator of the X house.

As our aim in this article is to prove that the vibrations of planets have a

bearing on man's destiny, we have taken for our discussion the first two types only.

Note: 1. The horoscopes have been cast according to the Nirayana system (fixed or

Sidereal Zodiac). Precision of the equinoxes (Ayanamsa) corresponds to the base

year 291 A.D and Newcomb's rate of precision is used.

2. Porphyry's method of House Division is adopted, taking the Cusp as the

midpoint of a house. The ascendant and the mid-heaven are determined and the arc

is trisected to get the other cusps.

3. The charts are displayed in the South Indian style. The house- cusps are marked

I, II, III, etc.

In the case of bank employees, Jupiter, the governor of finances, among other

things, bears positive relationship to the luminary, Moon.

In the case of teachers, Mercury will be related to the Moon positively.

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POLARITY OF PLANETS
A planet becomes positive with respect to the X house when

a) it rules the Sign on the X cusp, or

b) it rules the sign on the Ascendant, or

c) it is close to and above the X cusp (more in longitude than the cusp),

d) it is close to and above the ascendant cusp.

A planet becomes negative with respect to the X house when

a) it rules the sign on the IX cusp, or

b) it rules the sign on the XII cusp, or

c) it lies close to and below the X cusp (less in longitude than the cusp), or

d) it lies close to and below the ascendant cusp, or

e) it lies close to and above the XII cusp.

Note: If a planet has different polarities by rulership and occupation, ignore

rulership.

JUP 16-52
XII 8-24 I 10-50 II III
MOO 1-40

In this Chart Saturn rules IV

Capricorn, the sign on the x cusp.
Hence positive. Venus lies close to
and above the X cusp. So the
planet is positive.
Mercury is very close to, but less
SAT 26-21 in longitude than the X cusp
VE 6-14 (below the cusp).
X 3-32 Jupiter is also negative as it rules
the sign Sagittarius on the IX
cusp. Note that the planet gains V
negative polarity by being above
the XII cusp too.
ME 26-43
MAR 20-31
SUN 7-34 VIII VII VI

IX I5-58
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ME ® 26-01
XII 22-07
X 22-44 JUP 0--3 I 22-49
MOO 24-27
SU 17-26

VE 25-01
Here Mercury and Jupiter are II
XII 24-26 positive.

Saturn, Moon and Venus are

VIII negative. III

VII VI MAR (R) 25-11 SAT 18-38

SIGNIFICATION:

Significator of a house is the planet which governs the matters of

the house. A planet signifies the houses it rules or occupies.

Occupation is significant only if the planet is close to the cusp. In

other words the planet must be in conjunction with the cusp. The

orb of conjunction is 11 degrees in the case of the luminaries and

the biggest of planets, Jupiter. For the other planets the orb is 10

degrees.
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Study the following chart.

I 19-52 II III IV

XII V

ME 9-38
VE 11-40
XI
SU 20-05

X 16-56
SA 7-12 JU 2-16 MA 6-14
MOO 5-58
IX 15-55 VII 19-52

The signs Sagittarius and Pisces are ruled by Jupiter, which are on

the ascendant and the X cusps. Hence Jupiter signifies the

ascendant and the X. Saturn signifies the XI and XII houses, by

ruling Capricorn and Aquarius respectively. Being very close to the

X cusp, it also signifies the X. Venus signifies III and VIII houses

by ruling the signs Taurus and Libra. It also signifies VI by being

close to the cusp within 10°. Mercury signifies VI house in addition

to IV and VII houses.

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Note: In Vedic astrology, the cusp is taken as the midpoint of the

house, which extends to 15° on either side. In Western astrology,

the cusp is the beginning point of the house.

But we have found, in our research, that the planets exhibit their

influence only if they are very close to the cusp. The cusp is taken

as the midpoint and the house extends on either side of the cusp.

A planet becomes a Significator with respect to the X house when

a) It rules the sign on the X cusp (positive), or

b) It rules the sign on the IX cusp (negative), or

c) Occupies the X house and is close to the X cusp above it, (more in

longitude than the cusp) (positive), or

d) Lies close to the X cusp and is below it (less in longitude) (negative).

ASPECTS - POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE

The vibrations of planets are said to focus at certain angular distances

called Aspects.

The orb of an aspect is the angular distance at which the influence of the

aspect begins or ends before or after the focal point. The longitude of

planets may be measured clockwise or anti clockwise.

MAJOR ASPECTS
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Angular distances ORB POLARITY

Conjunction(Same
9° -
longitude)
Opposition(180°) 7° -
Trine (120°) 6° +
Square(90°) 5° -
Sextile (60°) 4° +
Semi square (45°) 4° -
Semi sextile (30°) 3° +

MINOR ASPECTS

Angular distances ORB POLARITY

15° 2° +
72° 2° +
108° 2° +
162° 2° +
144° 2° +
22½° 2° -
135° 2° -
150° 2° -

Note: Whenever the luminaries and the biggest of planets, Jupiter, are in

aspect to another planet, a liberal orb of 2° more for major aspects, and 1°

for minor aspects should be allowed. The same holds for separating aspects.

Study the following chart.

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IV V VI VII

III VIII

MOO 19-53

VE 19-37 SA 26-21

JU 11-30

MA 5-41
ME 24-4
I 16-25 XII XI X 23-13
SU 7-51

The following table shows the aspects between planets in the above

chart.
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MERCU
SUN MOON MARS JUPITER VENUS SATURN
RY
SEMISQUA SEMISEXT SEMISQU
SQUARE
RE ILE ARE
SUN ___ ____ _____
90 (--)
45 (--) 60 (+) 45 (--)
SEMISQU
ARE SESQUI- CONJUNC CONJUNC BIQUINTI
QADRATE TION TION LE
MOON _____ ____
45 (--)
135 (--) (--) (--) 144 (+)

SESQUI-
SQUARE SESQUI-
QADRATE TREDE CONJUNCT
TRINE QUADRAT
CILE ION
MARS 90 (--) E
135 (--) ______
120 (+)
108 (+) (--)
135 (--)

TREDECIL
E
TRINE
MERCU
___ ____ _____
RY ____ 108 (+)
120 (+)

SEMISEX CONJUNCT
TRINE SESQUI-
TILE ION CONJUNC
QUADRAT
JUPITE TION
120 (+) ____ ______ E
R 60 (+) (--)
(--)
135 (--)

SESQUI-
SEMISQU CONJUNCT CONJUNC
ARE ION QUADRAT TION BIQUINTI
E LE
VENUS ____ ____
45 (--) (--) (--)
135 (--) 144 (+)

SATUR _____ BIQUINTIL CONJUNC TRINE SESQUI- ______ BIQUINTI

N E TION QADRATE LE
120 (+)
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144 (+) (--) 135 (--) 144 (+)

COMBUSTION (ASTHANGAM)
Whenever a planet (other than the Moon) is very close to the Sun (within

8°), it becomes combust. The aspect on and by the luminary is to be taken

into account.

MO 0-28

SA 17-19
III V VI
JU 18-29

SU 18-02 It appears as though there is no VII

aspect on Mercury by Jupiter
ME 10-59 and Saturn. But note that
VE 5-5 Mercury is combust and the Sun
is in aspect by the two
planets. Hence Mercury receives VIII
I 12-55 the rays of Jupiter and Saturn.
And vice versa, Jupiter and
Saturn get the rays of Mercury.
XI X 21-32 IX
XII 15-11 MA
15-18

UNISON (SAMAGAMAM)

When Moon transits very close to the planets, (other than the Ruling

planet) including the Sun, they attain "Samagama". It is no more a

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conjunction. Moon gains the polarity of the associated planet. Unlike in

combustion, the aspect on the planet, not the luminary, should be

considered.

JUP 6-28
II III IV
MOO 14-36
SAT19-34 There is no direct aspect by the Sun on VI
the Moon. But note that Jupiter is in Samagama
I 10- 20 with Moon and Sun in square to Jupiter.

Hence Sun .............>Square ....> Moon

ME 23-11
XII (Jupiter)

VE 13-18
IX 8-10
XI X SU 2-41
MA 26-20

MULTIPLICATION THEORY OF POLARITIES

When a planet A is in aspect to B, it can be represented symbolically as A ->

B and we say that A is related to B. We can say that "A is in aspect to B" or

"B is in aspect by A". When A is in aspect to B, B need not necessarily be in

aspect to A. This occurs because the luminaries and Jupiter have a greater

orb than the other planets.

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I 19-52 II III IV

6-9-1959, 7-55 AM
XII V

11-06 N, 79-22 E Me 9-38

XI Ve(r)11-40

Su20-05
X 16-56
Ju 2-16 Mo 5-58 Ma 6-14
Sa 7-17

In the above chart, consider Mercury and Jupiter. The angular

distance between the planets is 82°-38" =83°.

Jupiter aspects Mercury. The orb is 7°. The orb of square aspect is

5°.Jupiter being the biggest of planets, has a greater orb of 2°

more.So, Jupiter ----Square (90) ----> Mercury.

But Mercury does not aspect Jupiter, as the prescribed orb is only

5°. Jupiter is in square to Mercury is not in aspect to

Jupiter.
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Whether the relation is positive or not is to be judged by multiplying the

polarities of the planets and the aspect.

III IV V VI

MO 11-35 JUP 21-48

I 27-27 ME 20-37

SU 7-37
SA 23-51 XI X MA 12-00
VE 12-01

In the above chart, consider the relationship between Jupiter and Saturn

with respect to the ascendant.

Jupiter rules the sign Sagittarius on the XII cusp. Hence negative. Saturn

owns the sign Capricorn on the ascendant and so the planet is positive. The

angular distance is 152-03.

Jup (-) ......... 150 (-)........... > Sat (+) = +

By multiplying the polarities of the planets and the aspect, the product is

positive! So Jupiter bears positive relationship to Saturn with respect to the

ascendant.

Let us consider the relation ship between Mercury and Saturn w.r.t. the VI

house. Saturn rules the sign on the I cusp and hence positive. Mercury is the

lord of Gemini on the VI cusp and gains negative polarity. The angular

distance is 123-14 ~ 120.

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Me (-) .........120 (+) ..........> Sa (+) = -. So Mercury is negatively related to

Saturn w.r.t. VI house.

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Bank Employees

Ju 29-12

Bank Employee

7-12-1953 6-56 hrs

79-09 E 12-56 N

I 26-27

Mo 28-43 XI 0-37
X 2-43
Su 21-34 Sa 12-08
Ma 28-46
Ve 8-38 XII 28-32

Me 2-09

It appears as though Moon is not a Significator of the X house, as it is in no

way connected to the X or IX house. But, it may be noted that the Sun,
which rules Leo, the sign on the IX cusp is in Samagama (Unison) with
Moon, being close to it (within 8º). So Moon gains significance and is
negative in character. Jupiter is in opposition to Sun. Jup --180°--> Sun
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Jupiter is neutral since it is not connected to the Ascendant, XII, X or IX,

either by rulership or by occupation. Moon is negative because, it attains
the polarity of the planet transiting very close to it.
Ju(N) --180°(-)--> Su(-) (Mo)= +

Moon is positively related to Jupiter.

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Bank Employee

29-11-1959 11-10 hrs

I 20-14
77-00E 11-00 N
Ju 18-14
XII 22-59 X 28-30
Su 13-03
Ma 3-37
Sa 12-31 Mo 27-00
Me (r) 2-35

Moon is just below the X cusp and hence signifies the house. Jupiter is
combust by being very close to the Sun (within 8º). Sun is 15º away from
the Moon. Sun (Jup)--15º--> Mo. Moon is negative. Jupiter is also negative
as it rules the XII house. Sun (-)--15º (+) -->Mo (-) = + Jupiter bears
positive relationship to Moon!

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Su 11-12
Ma 20-19 Ve 6-16
Me 20-17

Bank Employee
IX

26-06-1958 16-45 I.S.T

X 16-13
11-39N 78-12 E
I 14-52
Mo 8-27 Ju 28-40
Sa 28-20
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Moon signifies IX house by ruling the sign Cancer. Hence negative in

character. Jupiter is neutral. Jupiter is in conjunction with Moon.

Jup (N) ----- conjunction (-) ------> Moon (-) = +. The relationship is
positive.

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Me16-44
Ma 5-37
SU 25-55

Bank Employee
09-05-1960
23-32Hrs.
78-10 E 9-58 N
I 6-54

Sa(R)25-06
Mo 5-39
XII 16-20
X 15-11
Jup(R) 9-49

Moon occupies the X house. It is close to the cusp within its orb of
conjunction (10°). The angular distance between Moon and Jupiter
is approximately 64°. So, Jupiter is in sextile to Moon. Jup --60°--> Moon.
Jupiter rules Sagittarius, the sign on the XII cusp. Moreover, it is close to
and above the XII cusp. Hence, it is negative in polarity.

Moon is below (less in longitude) the X cusp. So moon is negative. The

aspect is positive. Jup (-) --60° (+) -->Mo (-) = + It is a positive
relationship!
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VII VIII IX

Bank Employee X 6-37

Ju (R) 6-29
19-09-1950

Ve 18-09
08-35Hrs. 11-39 N 78-12 E
IV Me 29-00(R)

Mo 5-24 Ma 2-20 I 8-26

Sa 0-01
Su2-34
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Here, Moon rules Cancer, the sign on the X cusp. So Moon is the significator
w.r.t. the X, the house of profession. The angular distance of Moon from
Jupiter is 61°-05' = 61°. So, Jupiter is in sextile aspect to Moon.
Jup (N) --60° (+) -->Moon (+) = + It is a positive relationship.

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Ma 24-11
Mo 19-45 Bank Employee

28-11-1949 Sa 25-28

07-15 Hrs 78-12 E 11-39 N

Jup 6-27 X 27-09

Su 12-28
Ve 29-26 Me 15-55
I 24-05

Moon rules the sign Cancer on the IX cusp. So it is a Significator. Jupiter

bears semi-square aspect to Moon (43°-17' = 45°). Jupiter is not associated
with IX, X, XII or I. So, it is neutral with respect to the X house. Moon is
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negative by ruling IX. Jup (N) --45° (-) -->Moon (-) = + It is a positive
relationship!

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Jup 15-27 VII VIII IX

Su 6-39 X 21-57
Bank Employee 20/21-01-

IV 1952 01-30 Hrs 11-39 N78-12 E

Ma 7-16

Me 17-07 Ve 28-38 Mo13-48 Sa 21-53

I 23-13
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Moon rules the sign on the X cusp. So, Moon becomes a Significator with respect to
the X house. The luminary is 151°-39' away from Jupiter. The nearest aspect is 150°
(orb allowed is 2°). Though Moon rules X, it is very close to the Ascendant cusp and
is below the cusp (less in longitude). So, it is negative in character (Occupation is
more powerful than rulership).

Jupiter is neutral. The aspect is negative. Jup (N) --150° (-) -->Moon (-) = +

It is a positive relationship!
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VIII IX X 21-13 Mo 0-50

Bank Employee
Jup 12-37
11-12-1962 23-50 Hrs

Sa 14-40
Ma 0-16
11-39 N 78-12 E
I 19-48

Me 5-00 Su 26-00 Ve 20-18 II

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Moon is within 10° from the X cusp and hence signifies the house of profession. The
luminary is 108° away from Jupiter, which is an aspect.
Jup--108°-->Mo. Moon is transiting above the X cusp at the moment of birth.

Hence positive in quality with respect to the X house, though it rules the sign on
the II cusp as occupation is stronger than rulership. Jupiter is neutral.
Jup (N) ---- 108° (+) ---> Moon (+) = + the relationship is positive with respect
to the X house.

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Me 0-31
Ma 3-27 Ve 8-25
Su 18-20

X 17-20

I 16-03
Sa (R) 0-05 Ju(R) 28-59
Mo 27-04
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The sign Cancer is on the IX cusp. Hence, Moon becomes a Significator with respect
to the X house. Moon is approximately 60° away from Jupiter.
Jup --60°--> Moon.
Moon is negative by rulership of IX. But being close to the Ascendant cusp and
above it (more in longitude), it gains positive polarity. As occupation is more
powerful than rulership, Moon is considered positive. Jupiter is neutral. Jup(N) --
60°(+)-->Moon(+) = +
It is a positive relationship! So the native has become a bank employee!

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Sa (r) 4-42
Ma 23-05 Mo 22-03
Ju (r) 28-30

Teacher

13-10-1941

X 11-43
9-00 AM

82-14 E 16-57 N

I 19-04 XII 9-57

Su 26-28
Ve 9-47 Me 18-54
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This horoscope belongs to a teacher. Mercury is Trine to Moon. Mercury, the

indicator of Education is negative by being close to and above the XII cusp.
Moon is also negative by ruling Cancer.

Me (-) -- 120º (+) --> Moon (-) = +

So, Mercury is positively related to Moon with respect to the X house.

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XII 11-04
Ve 23-56 Me (r) 11-17 I 14-00 Ju 23-27
Su 25-38

X 5-12 Mo 1-31 Ma 21-38

Teacher
10-05-1931
7-10 AM
78-12 E 11-39 N

Sa (r) 0-26

Moon is just below the X cusp signifying the house, negative in character.
Mercury is in Quintile aspect to the Moon (72º). Mercury just above the XII
cusp; the planet is negative in polarity.

Mercury (-) ----72º (+) ----> Moon (-) = +

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Ma (r) 22-21 Sa (r) 1-32

Teacher 29-11-1943 IX

7-10 AM
X 26-25
78-12 E 11-39 N
Jup 3-44

I 23-29
Mo 1-40 Me 23-21 Ve 26-50
Su 13-01

Moon rules the sign Cancer on the IX cusp.

But it is very close to and above the ascendant.

(More in longitude than the cusp). Occupation is stronger than rulership.

Hence Moon is positive. The luminary is in conjunction with Mercury (8

degrees). Mercury is in rapt conjunction with the ascendant, but below it.

Hence negative.

Mer (-) ----conjunction (-) -----> Mo (+) = +

Mercury bears positive relationship to Moon with respect to the X house.

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Mo 15-40 Ju (r) 28-24

Sa 21-51 Teacher X 16-00

Ma 6-20 30-01-1966

12-30 AM
Ve (r) 10-37
Su 16-10
Me 11-20 78-12 E 11-39 N

I 17-40

Moon signifies X house by ruling the sign on the X cusp.

Mercury rules Virgo the sign on the XII cusp and so negative in polarity.
It is combust by being very close within 8 degrees to Sun.
So consider the aspect by Sun to Moon. Moon is in square (90) by Sun.
Mer (Sun) (-) ---- Square (-) -> Mo (+) = +
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Ju 15-27

Teacher
Su 6-39 X 21-57
21-01-1952

1-30 AM

78-12 E 11-39 N

I 23-13
Me 17-07 Ve 28-38 Mo 13-48
Ma 7-16
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Moon is positive by rulership but negative by occupation. Note that

the luminary is very close (within 10 degrees below) to the ascendant.

Hence negative in polarity.

Mercury rules Virgo the sign on the XII cusp. Hence negative.
Mercury is in sextile aspect to Moon (The orb is nearly 4 degrees)
Mercury (-) ---- 60 (+) ---- -> Moon (-) = +
The relationship is positive.

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Teacher
Ju (r0 6-29 X 6-36
19-091950

8-35 AM Ve 18-09
Me (r) 29-00
78-12 E 11-39 N

Sa 0-01
Mo 5-54 Ma 2-20 I 8-25
Su 2-34
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Here Moon is positive. Mercury is combust by being very close to Sun.

Mercury is negative by ruling Virgo the sign on the XII cusp.

Sun is in Square aspect to Moon (90 degrees).

Sun (Mercury) (-) ------90 (-) ----> Moon (+) = +

By multiplying the polarities of the planets and the aspect, the product is

positive.

Mercury bears positive relationship to Moon w. r. t. the X house.

Ma 17-06 IX

Teacher
X 10-15
26-12-56

2-25 AM
Me 0-44
77-37 E 12-56 N

Sa 15-29 Ju 7-56
Su 10-56 I 11-45
Ve 14-25 Mo 29-02
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Moon rules Cancer, the sign on the X cusp. Hence, positive. Mercury gains

negative polarity by ruling Gemini on the XII cusp. Mercury is exact square

to Moon. Mercury (-)..... Square (-) .......> Moon (+) = +

CONCLUSION
It is now clear that man’s destiny is already predetermined at the moment

of birth.

From the discussion of the example charts, it will be clear that we have

proved two things.

a) The ruling planet is invariably related to Moon by aspect.

b) The relationship is always positive with respect to the X house.

An interesting point to be noted is that Jupiter or Mercury does not rule any

one profession. For example Jupiter has law, priesthood etc in his domain.

Mercury rules communication, statistics etc in addition to teaching.

"All crows are black birds" but "All black birds are not crows". The converse

is not always true. Mercury should be positively related to the Moon in a

teacher's chart. But if the planet is positively related to the Moon in a chart,
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the native need not be a teacher! He can be an ambassador, auditor or a

journalist.

Hence the need for research to find out which planets bear positive

relationship to the Moon in the chart for any particular profession (In case

the luminary gains significance to the X house).

Any point of the zodiac moves very fast over the cusps (at the rate of one

degree approximately for every four minutes). The planets gain or lose

their significance of houses and their polarities are also altered within a

very short time. This explains why twins born with a few minutes'

difference have different characteristics.

Algebra of Aspects is a technique, which can be employed successfully for

rectification of unknown birth times.

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