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Jyotish Astrology and Seeing Great Wealth

Jyotish Astrology and Seeing Great Wealth

Published December 26, 2021 by Tony Wood

Vedic Astrology gives us many tools to analyze the wealth and career potential of a chart. Chief among them is yogas, ie combinations that bestow wealth and success. In particular, classic texts like Parasara’s Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra and Phaladeepika by Mantreswara lay out many of the techniques and combinations in order to see wealth in a chart. The yogas listed in these books are essential for seeing the range of potential a chart can obtain. Finally, in my next articles I will go over a lesser-known, but incredibly powerful and innovative set of principles from Sheshadri Iyer of Bangalore. Lastly, I will look at the classical Indu Lagna, used to predict wealth.

Jeff Bezos — The Richest Man in the World

Looking at Jeff Bezos’s chart, we see powerful indications for wealth. Mr. Bezos is the wealthiest man in the history of the world, with $185,000,000,000 and rising. We would expect to see Jyotish’s many factors for wealth being strongly present, and we do.

shows a north Indian style Vedic astrology chart

The chart of such a historic and wildly successful person will, most of the time, will have a powerful first house, several interlocking yogas, and at least a few powerful planets. He has it all. Mr. Bezos has a powerful first house. Jupiter has positional strength, dig bala, and is in his own sign, forming one of the great yogas in Vedic astrology – Hamsa yoga. This yoga gives great wisdom, makes one charitable, learned, prosperous, acclaimed, and gives a spiritual nature. I believe we will see these qualities blossom in his Jupiter period, starting in 2029. His first house has a double strong natural benefic. We would expect to see many of the best qualities of Jupiter being displayed in his nature and way of interfacing with the world. Jupiter gives an optimistic and expansive attitude that enables one to want to reach for the stars. From the first house, this empowered Jupiter aspects the other two trinal houses — the 5th and the 9th houses. Also, Jupiter’s aspect has an empowering effect on these houses, therefore strongly helping to bring forth their more desirable themes.

the surface of the planet Jupiter — Jupiter’s surface

Houses, Trines , Jupiter, Money — Good Luck & Good Fortune

Jupiter is the greatest of the benefics. His influence lifts wherever he touches. Many of the great yogas involve Jupiter. In the natural zodiac, Jupiter owns the 9th sign, Sagittarius. The 9th house is the highest place of Bhaga, good fortune. The 9th house is the highest of the trinal houses, is indicative of life’s higher offerings like intelligence and wisdom, luck and good fortune, creativity, and higher education; all are typically found in people of great wealth and accomplishment. Many of the higher paying careers require a master’s degree or Ph.D., which are seen in the 9th house. The 9th house shows the father. A good father comes with a good lineage and can pave the way to success. A good 9th house is wealth through virtuous means, in line with righteousness and dharma. Many of the famous yogas mentioned in India’s classic texts involve the 9th house and/or its lord.

The 5th house is another important trinal house. From here we see intelligence, advising and the advice you get, teaching, children, creativity, speculative business, stock market investments, speculations where chance plays a role, sudden gains, racing, lotteries, betting. and the past life karma we bring to this life.

When considering wealth, the first thing that any student of Jyotish would see in this chart is the amazing 11th house. The two money houses have come together in a money house; Saturn is in his own sign, and Mars is exalted in a money house, as lord of a money house.

The 2nd house is accumulated wealth, money saved, net wealth. The 11th house is income and cash flow from work and investments. The 11th house is a place of large-scale projects and can show those who create or work in big undertakings, like large entertainment, business, or industrial ventures. Combinations of these 2 houses and their lords with trinal houses and their lords make the basic Dhana Yogas, combinations that indicate wealth potential. The stronger the planets involved in a desirable yoga, the better the results. Bezos also has the lord of the 9th house, that exalted Mars, in his 11th.

In fact, if you rotate the chart and make the Sun and Moon the 1st house, then we still get an amazing Dhana Yoga with Saturn and Mars, this time in the 2nd house. You also get a Dhana Yoga in the second house from the Indu Lagna, a Lagna used to analyze wealth, more on that later.

Yogas, Strenghth and Wealth

Typically, the charts of renowned people will have several yogas. He also has a Shankha Yoga formed with his Sun and Moon. The Sun has dig bala, giving this yoga strength. The Moon forms Raja Yogas with Ketu and Mercury. While the Moon is weak due to its closeness to the Sun, these yogas do have power. Mercury is strong through retrogression and Ketu is strong through its sign dispositor Jupiter, who enjoys double strength by being dig bala and being in his own sign. In fact, the whole 10th house is lifted up by having its lord so powerful and also in a Raja Yoga. If we rotate the chart to put the Sun and Moon as the first house, we see Mercury and Ketu still forming Raja Yogas and Jupiter’s Hamsa Yoga repeats as well.

Rahu will give the results of its dispositors. In addition, Mercury is its rasi dispositor powerfully aspecting Rahu while aspecting into his own sign as well. Rahu is aspected by these yoga-forming planets in the 10th house, giving Rahu the power to bestow those yogas. Rahu is in his own nakshatra, which gives a subtle power. Bezos is in the Rahu period now and has been flying high. Venus will be lifted up by its dispositor Saturn’s strength and the strength of its nakshatra dispositor exalted Mars.

All of his planets are in yogas! When the planets that make up yoga are in 2 or more yogas, this gives an exponential growth of the power of that planet, and the yogas it participates in.

Jupiter the Lord of the chart is forming Hamsa Yoga from the 1st house, the Sun, and the Moon Lagnas!

Mars and Saturn: Dhana yoga from the Lagna, as well as the Sun and the Moon.

Sun: Shankha Yoga

Moon: Shankha Yoga, Raja Yoga with Mercury, and with Ketu.

Mercury: Raja Yoga from all 3 ascendants

Venus: Vipareet Raja Yoga aka Sarala Yoga.

All of his planets have strength:

Jupiter is double strong, dig bala, and in his own sign.

Sun is dig bala

Moon is exalted in the navamsa

Mercury is retrograde

Mars is exalted

Saturn is in his own sign

Rahu and Ketu will channel the power and results of the planets they sit with, who aspect them and their nakshatra, and sign dispositors. This makes his nodes very powerful! Also, a little-known principle from S.Iyer, is that Rahu is empowered by being in a dagda rasi. He is currently in his Rahu dasa and has become ever richer! This is absolutely a powerful chart!

Lakshmi Goddess of prosperity — A painting of Lakshmi Goddess of wealth.

Bill Gates the 4th wealthiest Person in the World

Mr. Gates is a historic figure who is known internationally and has had a major global influence with his business and charity efforts. He has the biggest charity foundation in history. After his retirement from Microsoft, he has worked tirelessly on large-scale projects for the betterment of humanity.

Bill Gates astrology chart — North Indian style Jyotish chart

Like Mr. Bezos, he has several yogas that involve strong planets; this supercharges his chart.

The lagna (ie the 1st house) is always important in any chart. His lagna lord is Mercury. Mercury is in a powerful yoga called Bhadra. Bhadra Yoga gives a powerful intellect, great wisdom, analytical ability, good speech, writing and communication skills, flexibility, management skills, mathematical skills, a youthful face, good health and physical stamina, and business skills; He is known for these qualities.

Furthermore, he has a stellar Laxmi Yoga, both the version from Phala Deepika and the version from Parasara! His Laxmi Yoga is made up of a powerful Saturn, lord of the 9th house of Dharma, good luck and good fortune. Also, a powerful Venus, the planet of prosperity in the trinal 5th house. The 5th house is the house of creativity and intelligence. The results are born out in his life: Good looks, virtuous, wealthy, owns many lands, well educated, kind, famous, blessed with family. Well, maybe not the looks.

Moreover, he has another famous wealth yoga called Chandra Mangala. In addition, notice that the Moon is bright and owns the second house, while Mars owns the 11th. Furthermore, the Moon and Mars also make a Dhana Yoga with his Mercury. The Bhadra Yoga is influencing his Chandra Mangala Yoga. Finally, Gates has another major yoga called Chandra Adhi Yoga that involves and supports his Moon.

All of his planets are in yogas!

Mercury: Bhadra, Adhi, Dhana

Mars: Chandra Mangala, Dhana

Moon: Dhana, Chandra Mangala, Adhi

Jupiter: Adhi

Sun: Neecha Bhanga Raja Yoga

Venus: Laxsmi, Raja Yoga

Saturn: Laxsmi, Raja Yoga

Rahu and Ketu will act like their sign and nakshatra dispositors. Ketu will act like Mars and Venus. Rahu will act like Mars and Mercury. consequently, since all of those dispositors are in yogas, the nodes are capable of giving yoga-like results in their time periods.

The benefics are always Jupiter and Venus, and then the Moon when bright and Mercury when not influenced by malefics. Time and again we see yogas requiring combinations of benefics, or aspects of benefics. While Jupiter stands out as the great benefic, Venus too can be powerful in his ability to bring success and wealth. Venus is the natural indicator of luxuries, pleasures, and beauty in all its manifestations.

By Rama19920 – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, By Rama19920 – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Rama19920

Yogas: Combinations for Wealth, Status, and Success

Above all, when looking at wealth with Vedic Astrology, yogas are one of the first things to look at. As always, first, consider the ascendant and its lord. A strong 1st house indicates the person will be able to utilize the opportunities life presents. A good ascendant gives good health, an independent spirit, good character, and good capacities to endure. Next look for yogas. Specifically, the more you find interconnected and overlapping yogas, especially when powerful, you will more often than not find a destiny where the person will rise well above the average. Usually, yogas in the angles and trines, aspected by benefics, will enhance the houses the yoga/yogas are in, as well as their lords. Here are some important yogas to look for wealth:

Money Yogas

Laxshmi Yoga: Phala Deepika (PD) by Mantreswara: Lord of 9th house and Venus are in trine or kendras and occupy OH or Exaltation sign.

Parashara: When the Lagna Lord is abundantly strong and the 9th lord occupies a kendra identical with his OH, Moolatrikona, or Exaltation sign.

Results – Good looks, virtuous, wealthy, owns much lands, well educated, kind, famous, blessed with family.

Chandra Mangala Yoga: Moon and Mars in an angle to each other.

Results: wealth, gains through women, treats mother badly

Vasumat Yoga: all the benefic planets occupy upachaya houses (3, 6, 10, 11) from the lagna and or the Moon.

Results: will always remain at his house (perhaps this means that he will not go out of his native land) and he will be very wealthy.

Dhana yogas – the most common and famous of the money yogas. These involve combinations of trinal lords, houses 1-5-9, and the money houses, 2 & 11. Specifically, it’s best if they are sitting together, mutually aspecting or exchanging, but if any of them are in the other’s house, it’s helpful for attracting wealth.

From Phala Deepika we get the 24 yogas. There are 2 groupings, one for better, the other for worse. Firstly, these yogas give desirable results when house and lord are under exclusively benefic influence and the lord of a house goes to a positive house, ie not a dustana house. The second half of these yogas are the opposite where the house and lord is exclusively under the malefic influence and the lord goes to a bad house, ie a dustana house. For example, the following four yogas are from this series.

Bhagya Yoga for the ninth house: “The person born in the Bhagya Yoga will move in excellent vehicles in the midst of sounds of musical instruments (bands, drums, etc.) and with chowries waving to and fro. He will always be equipped with wealth and will observe a righteous code of conduct. Gods and Brahmins will be pleased with him for his devotion and virtues. He will make his family illustrious and will have a lowering disposition.’

Khyati Yoga for the tenth house: “The person born with Khyati yoga at his birth will become a king who will protect his good subjects by following a code of conduct approved by all. He will have sons, friends, wife and will be very wealthy, prosperous and famous.”

Dhenu Yoga for the second house: “The person born in the Dhenu Yoga will command good food, drink, etc. He will have wealth, and a very good education all around, and be blessed with a large family. There will be plenty of gold, gems, wealth, corn, etc., and he will shine like God Kubera.”

Parijata Yoga for the eleventh house: “The person born in the Parijata Yoga will always be in the midst of festivities (or auspicious ceremonies), becomes a King, becomes the lord of much-hoarded wealth, will own a large family, intent on hearing stories of great people, learned and doing something auspicious.”

Status Yogas

There are many yogas that will give a rise in status, which usually has an accompanying rise in wealth. Notice that most of the classic yogas involve natural benefics and/or kendras and trines. The kendras are places of action, the trines are places of good luck and good fortune. Therefore, when strong kendra lords (action) meets powerful trinal lords (good luck and good fortune), consequently, the karma is there for the individual to rise above the norm in life. The condition of the Lagna and its Lord and the presence of yogas will, almost always, reveal that the chart is of a successful person.

Raja Yogas – can give status, fame, success, and prosperity. The most famous are combinations of an angle and a trine, ie the lords of houses 1-4-7-10 and 1-5-9, sitting together, mutually aspecting or exchanging.

Raja Yoga – Exalted Lord of the 10th aspecting the Lagna.

Raja Yoga – benefics exalted in the 2nd Bhava and natural Benefic in Kendra.

Rahu and Ketu create a Raja Yoga when one is in a trine with the lord of a kendra, or in a kendra with a lord of a trine.

Parvata Yoga – from Phaladeepika (PD) 5:35 When the dispositor of the Lagna Lord is in OH and in Kendra or Trine from Lagna.

From Parashara – 1) Benefics in the kendras, with 7 & 8th houses empty or occupied with benefics. 2) The lagna lord and the lord of the 12th house in mutual kendras while aspected by benefics.

Results – fortunate, wealthy, communication skills, charitable, leader of town or city, well educated, lustful, humorous, a leader.

Pushkala Yoga – PD 5:19 When the lord of the Moon’s (Moon’s dispositor) conjoins the lagna lord in a Kendra, in an auspicious rashi which is strong or a rashi of a very friendly planet and a strong benefic aspects the Lagna.

Results – wealth, sweet speech, loved by the King.

Maharaja Yoga – If 2,9,11th lord is in a Kendra from the Moon while Jupiter owns 2nd, 5th or 11th

Shankha Yoga – A) 5th and 6th Lords in mutual Kendras and Lagna Lord is strong, or B) the 1st and 10th lord occupy a movable sign & 9th L is strong. Result – kind-hearted, virtuous, learned, blessed with wife and children, morally sound, versed in sacred scriptures, owns land, enjoys prosperity.

Amala (aka Amalarkirti Yoga) – natural benefic in the 10th house from Lagna or the Moon, without the aspect of a malefic.

Result – praised by the king, good reputation, agreeable, good character, generous, wealth, fame.

Maha-Bhagya Yoga – for a man you need a Day Birth, and the Lagna, Sun, and Moon in odd signs. For a woman, you need a night birth and the Lagna, Sun, and Moon in even signs.

Results – gives good fortune, wealth and character. Odd signs will increase the masculine qualities in men, and the even signs will increase feminine qualities in women.

A male will be of agreeable nature, generous, famous, a ruler, noble and long-lived.

A female will have the blessing of healthy children.

Chatussaagara Yoga – A) All planets occupy 4 Kendras or B) All planets occupy the 4 movable rashis

Result – This yoga destroys numerous afflictions in a chart and ensures wealth and high status. He will earn a good reputation, be equal to a ruler, have a long and prosperous life, be blessed with good children and health and his name will travel to the confines of the four oceans.

Yogas with 9th lord is involved

Laxshmi Yoga – see above

Beri Yoga (Bheri) – A) 9th House Lord is strong and all planets occupy the lagna, the 2nd, 12th, and 7th houses ONLY or B) The 9th Lord is strong and the Lagna Lord, Jupiter, and Venus occupy kendras.

Results – of royal bearing, of noble birth, moral, healthy, wealth, family and comforts, fame. Excels in power and politics. Receives wealth from various sources. Spiritual and good-natured.

Khadga yoga – a parivartana between 2nd & 9th houses, and the lagna lord occupies a kendra or trine.

Results: one studies scriptures, noble, skilled, prosperous, wise, healthy, comfortable, grateful.

Shankha Yoga – A) 5th and 6th Lords in mutual Kendras and Lagna Lord is strong, or B) the 1st and 10th lord occupy a movable sign & 9th lord is strong.

Results – prosperity, owns land, generous, moral, good education, blessed with family, studies scriptures.

All of the Trinal Lords in angles or even better in trines, then luck and good fortune, fame, wealth, prosperity, luxuries, properties, and success. Trinal lords in the trinal houses make a Raj Yoga.

Results – native leads a comfortable and blessed life.

Chamara Yoga – 1)Two benefics conjoined either in that lagna, or in the 9th house or the 7th house, or in the 10th or 2) benefics in 1 and 9 or 7 and 10. Exalted Lagna Lord occupying a Kendra and aspected by Jupiter

Results – Kingship, honor from high places, skilled in communication, wise, knowledgable of many things, studies sacred scriptures, lives to 71 years.

Kahala Yoga – PD 5:35 1) if the lords of the 9th & 4th are in a kendra from each other, while the lagna lord is strong. 2) The dispositor of the dispositor of the lagna lord is in kendra or trine and is exalted or in his own sign. 3) The lord of the 4th house is exalted or in its own sign while being aspected by or in conjunction with the lord of the 10th bhava.

Results – noble, generous, kind, fame, able, dynamic, appealing personality, leads an army.

Parashara – a) 4th Lord and Jupiter in mutual kendras and LL strong.

b) 4th Lord Exalted or in OH associated with or aspected by 10th lord. Kahala means mischievous.

Results.: The native will be stubborn, not well informed, daring, head of a small army and a few villages.

Jupiter dependent Yogas

Gajakesari – Jupiter in Kendra from Lagna or Moon, stabilized by natural benefic while avoiding being in debilitation, or enemies rasi. Prefer Jupiter not afflicted.

Results: capable, efficient, comforts and conveniences, obtains a higher position, creative arts, good at arguments, debate and very intellectual, sharp intellect and prosperity. good longevity. Gaj = intelligence and knowledge.

Kesari – Jupiter in Kendra from Moon.

Gouri Yoga PD 6:21/25– If Moon in Kendra or Trine Exalted or in OH and aspected by Jupiter.

Result – appealing personality, born of illustrious family and a friend of the sovereign. Success ans praised by one and all.

Finally, here is an excellent visual diagram that illustrates the staggering difference in his wealth compared to the rest of us: https://mkorostoff.github.io/1-pixel-wealth/

Looking at Shia LaBeouf With Vedic Astrology

Published March 5, 2021 by Tony Wood

vintage celestial map with astrological sign

What can Jyotish astrology tell us about the famous actor Shia LaBeouf? Mr. LaBeouf has a wild ride in life, from a poor dysfunctional family to a wildly successful career in acting. He has been in Hollywood blockbusters and praised for his performances in thoughtful indie films. He’s also been fired from movies, arrested for drunken behavior, been in and out of rehab, and recent revelations from two ex-girlfriends have surfaced of repeated verbal and physical abuse.

For fame and career success the first place I look at is the first house and the 10th house of career. The first house indicates the character, nature, and potential of the chart owner. A strong and well-placed ascendant lord can give the foundation for achieving one’s goals in life. Shia has Aquarius in his ascendant, which is owned by Saturn. Aquarius is a fixed, air sign giving many of the qualities he is known for: individualistic, social, creative, insightful. However, when afflicted they can be controlling, self-centered, or critical; all traits of the downside of Saturn.

jyotish astrology chart of Shia LaBeouf — birth chart of Shia LaBeouf

For violence of any sort, I immediately suspect Mars and Ketu,who acts in part like Mars. Ketu likes to renunciate (reject), and also can have a deep fear of rejection. Both women said he was jealous and needy and went crazy if they didn’t reassure him endlessly.

We would expect to see his mind and emotions troubled in the chart and indeed we do; his newish Moon (karaka) is in the 6th with the LH4 Venus. Transiting Saturn aspects them from the house of loss, and also aspects the dasa lord Ketu.

Mars as a dispositor of the dasa lord, is retrograde, making this often violent natural malefic more powerful and erratic as it aspects the second house-the house of speech, fifth house and lord of the 5th house, and Karaka Mercury AND that Moon and Venus. The sixth house and the third are fighting houses, so put the emotions in H6 and pour some Mars on and you get an explosion.

Ayuda Drekkanas can indicate violence, aggressive behavior, weapons of any sort eg verbal weapons. Shia has several planets in Ayuda Drekkanas: Rahu, Mercury, Ketu, and Mars.

To seal the deal the nodes go over the house of emotions and the lagna lord, bringing scandal and no doubt emotional turmoil to the lord of the first, Saturn, and the lord of the seventh, Sun. These two are famously at odds to begin with; now the dasa lord Ketu transits over the Sun, the lord of the 7th house, and she publically and harshly (rightly so) renunciates Shia calling the attention of the world.

Saturn can be harsh and critical and controlling, especially when retrograde in Scorpio. Another interesting piece is his Saturn is in Pasa Drekkana, which means the noose. Possible meanings include: tie, bind, snare, trap.

The period leading up to this was Ketu Rahu. Rahu is in the 3rd house with Mars as the sign dispositor and Ketu as the nakshatra dispositor.

A parting thought, Mercury is in the howling Rudra nakshatra, Ardra: lies, treachery, cruelty, tears… Ardra’s nakshatra dispositor Rahu goes to the 3rd house in Mars’s sign. Mercury is the afflicted lord of the 8th house. This same volatility may serve him well as an actor.

What do you think? How will all of this go for him?

President Joe Biden’s Jyotish Astrology chart

Published February 25, 2021 by Tony Wood

President Biden’s Vedic astrology chart is a great example of a powerful chart. Joe Biden has had a long rise to the most powerful seat of power in the world. He has spent his adult life as a powerful politician. How does his Vedic astrology chart show this unusual karma? Let’s look at the astrological factors that would give one the kind of power to become President of the United States of America.

How to Become a President

To achieve the status of President you need to be born at a moment when there’s a powerful first house, powerful combinations of planets called yogas, and a powerful 10th house. President Biden has it all and then some. This chart is full of empowered and well placed planetary combinations that promote status, authority, and high achievement.

The first house is an all-important first place to look in Jyotish astrology. The first house will tell us a lot about nature, personality, character, virtues, values, fame, status, dignity, honor, charisma, stamina, and motivations of the chart owner.

At first glance, President Biden’s first house doesn’t appear powerful. He has Scorpio in his first house and the planet that owns Scorpio, Mars, goes to his 12th house in the sign of Libra. Typically to achieve power, this is not a placement that is desirable. The 12th house is a ‘trik’ house and is considered a mark against the planet’s capacity to fully express its self. Also Libra is not a sign Mars is at all-powerful in. There’s also a strong Saturn in H7 aspecting H1, often this creates obstacles and delays, and is considered an affliction to the ascendant. There are three kendra (angle) lords on the 1/7 axis and no yogas amongst them.

Yogas Yogas Yogas

BUT, there is a Parivartana yoga. This yoga, I believe, makes Joe Biden the President of the United States of America. In Indian astrology, yogas are planetary combinations that can generate powerful life experiences, like a rise in career, wealth, fame, and much more. A Parivartana Yoga is made by the exchange of two signs. This one is between the 12th house and the 1st house. Joe has his lagna lord (ascendant owner) in the 12th house and Venus, the lord of his 12th house in the first house. With this yoga, you ‘exchange’ houses, and put the planets into their own signs. So you read it as though Mars is in the first, in his own sign, and Venus is in the 12th, in his own sign. The trick is you read the strength and placement, which are made before the exchange, and then the strength and placement, after the exchange.

Mars in the 12th makes a Dhana yoga with Mercury, a Chandra Mangala yoga with a bright Moon, and a Shankha yoga with an extremely strong Jupiter. But Mars in the 1st is a real game-changer. In this position Mars becomes very strong, being in his own sign as Lord of the chart. So Mars, the Lord of his chart, is involved in five yogas. This layering of yogas has an empowering effect, a sort of exponential build-up, making Mars extremely powerful.

So for someone to achieve a high level in this world, we typically expect to see: a strong first house, lots of yogas that are made with planets that have the power needed to energize them. In Biden’s chart virtually every planet is involved in yoga! Jupiter is also in a great person yoga called Hamsa yoga. Classically this yoga requires Jupiter in an angle house from the lagna. My teacher and his teacher feel it also occurs from the trinal houses. Jupiter is the planet of wisdom and healing and it has the greatest power to stabilize and empower wherever he touches in the chart. A powerful Jupiter aspect to the ascendant is a great blessing in any chart. Here his Jupiter aspects his first house, the Lord of the first house Mars, and the Sun, the signifier (karaka) for the first house. Jupiter’s touch also enriches all the yogas Mars is involved in.

Moon Chart for Joe Biden, Vedic astrology

Another basic principle in evaluating yogas is to spin the chart and see if they reoccur from the Sun and Moon. Since he has the Sun in the first house, all the yogas that are occurring from the ascendent are also occurring from the Sun. If we rotate the chart so the Moon is the first house, we see the Hamsa yoga again, now forming in the 4th house. Sun makes Raja Yogas with Venus and Saturn. Mars aspects into his own sign in the ascendant, an important principle that adds strength.

President Biden’s many yogas:

Parivartana Yoga – This particular one Biden has is called Dainya, which is considered a negative yoga due to the exchange happening between a positive house and a trik house: affliction, misery, ill health, persistent troubles, persistent trouble from opponents. Here’s the wonderful complexity of yogas and their results, this yoga has given him the exalted status he has enjoyed throughout his adult life; and has delivered the life-defining losses he’s endured with the accidental deaths of his wife and daughter, and later the loss of a son to cancer.

Hamsa Yoga – Jupiter in his own house or exalted in an angle or trine. This is an important yoga and one that you would hope for in a political leader, especially in these challenging times. A good Jupiter is a planet capable of expressing wisdom and higher knowledge. Jupiter is traditional, sincerely religious, has an open heart and a generous spirit which are accompanied by a strong sense of higher duty and service to God and humanity. While the President has not lead a perfect life, he has brought to America a welcome change in all of these ways listed for this yoga. Biden’s Jupiter is special in many ways. It is extremely powerful by being exalted and retrograde. It is the lord of the fifth house, a house of intelligence and dharma, and goes to the ninth house of higher knowledge and dharma. His Jupiter is also in its own nakshatra, which is a less commonly used factor for strength. Looking deeper, his Jupiter is both Vargottama and Pushkar NavamsaHis Jupiter is also the lord of the second house of speech, gone to the house of religion and philosophy. He speaks often and with a great sense of depth and sincerity about his heartfelt desire for unity and harmony for America. He speaks freely, and I think sincerely, about his religion. He believes in the rule of law and the need to follow tradition, all these ideas are represented by Jupiter, the ninth house, and this yoga. Finally, Jupiter is in the nakshatra called Punarvasu. This nakshatra is associated with virtues, noble actions, higher knowledge, and good character.

Kesari Yoga – Jupiter in Kendra from Moon. The classic text, Phaladeepika, says one will attain a high position, will be learned and associate with educated people, will have convincing and authoritative speech. His Kesari is powerful since the Moon is very bright and Jupiter is very strong. Biden became a lawyer before he went into politics. This yoga occurs in his sixth house and ninth house, both associated with the law. As a senator, he was involved in making laws. The sixth house is a house of battles and struggles and accidents, all of which have played a major role in his life.

Shankha Yoga – A) 5th lord Jupiter and the 6th lord Mars in mutual Kendras and LL is strong. Kind natured, ethical, learned, blessed with wife and children, and wealthy.

Dhana Yoga – Mars and Moon are both trinal lords and Mercury is lord of the eleventh house, this makes a yoga that is helpful for making money. Moon is bright, Mars and Mercury are not strong, so I’m not too excited about this yoga.

Chandra Mangala Yoga – This yoga is said to increase wealth.

Sunapha Yoga – forms when a planet is in the second house from the Moon. This yoga is helpful for wealth. In order for this to be of real impact we need at least one or both participators to be strong; both are strong.

These yogas are all overlapping yogas, Mars is part of three yogas, the Moon is part of four yogas, and Jupiter is part of three yogas. This layering and intermingling of these planets in multiple yogas has a synergistic effect, creating a whole that is greater than the sum of the parts. When a planet is participating in several yogas, there is a nonlinear explosion of results. We are also seeing this effect with Mars and all of his yogas.

Another important consideration is Rahu and Ketu. The nodes will give the results, in part, of their nakshatra and sign dispositors, the planets they sit with, and the planets that aspect them. Since every planet in the chart is in yogas, this bodes well for the nodes. Rahu is in the house that represents the highest point of the sky, the tenth house. In Biden’s tenth house is the sign Leo, long associated with Kings and leadership. The lord of Leo is the Sun, also indicating people in high places. His Sun is in his first house and is aspected by that wonderful Jupiter Biden has. So Rahu has a lot to offer in this chart. Ketu is in Saturn’s sign and Saturn is double strong being dig bala and retrograde. Ketu is in the nakshatra of Mars. Mars is the all-star player of this chart and Ketu will radiate Mars’s indications.

Powerful Planets gets the job done

A basic principle in Jyotish is, the stronger the planets are in a chart, the more powerful will be the results they give. Most important is the lord of the chart’s first house. Biden’s Mars, due to the Parivartana yoga, becomes strong in his first house in its own sign Scorpio. Saturn and Jupiter are both double strong. Both are retrograde. The Shad Bala system of accessing strengths gives 60 points to retrograde motion, the same allotted to exalted planets. Jupiter gains strength by being retrograde and exalted. Saturn has dig bala in the 7th house and is retrograde as well. Moon is bright, being six houses away from the Sun. Any planet in an angle gains strength according to Shad Bala. He has five of his planets in the angles.

Amsa and Varga Charts

Navamsha chart, D9 for USA president Biden

Most Vedic astrologers also look to the Varga sub-charts for strength as well. The Navamsa chart is chief amongst them, and always the first varga to look at. Many see the Navamsa as a subtler chart, that shows a deeper layer of a chart’s power or lack thereof. President Biden has two planets in their own signs, Sun and Mercury, while Rahu, Ketu, and Jupiter are exalted! Jupiter also attains an important state, called Vargottama, by being in the same sign in the Navamsa as the natal chart. Vargottama gives a planet great power. His Jupiter is in the 10th house of career, considered the most powerful house in the chart. The Sun is the King, and the Sun is highest in the sky when it is in the 10th house. The tenth, eleventh and ninth houses are pinnacle houses and powerful planets there can indicate having friends and connections in high places, undertaking grand endeavors, having leadership positions, having an outstanding education, and the blessing of good luck and good fortune in life. Biden has the Sun in his own sign in the eleventh, Jupiter exalted and retrograde in the tenth, and Mercury in his own sign in the ninth. Some believe if a planet is retrograde in the natal chart, it is considered retrograde in the varga charts as well.

Dashamamsha varga chart, D10, American president Biden.

Another important varga chart is called the Dashamamsha, which is looked at for career. Biden has five planets in their own sign. The Sun is in the 11th house and is a planet of the King and leadership. Mercury and Moon exchange signs, putting them in their own signs. This exchange simultaneously makes a Maha Raja Yoga between the ninth and tenth houses, one of the most powerful Raja Yogas. This blending of the 9th and 10th is also a major indication of working in, or for the government. Again we have the three highest, most prominent houses, with each having their lord strongly positioned in their own sign. Mars is making Ruchika yoga, aspecting the first house. In both of these varga charts the lord of the first house, Venus, goes to the King’s sign of Leo with the Sun. A powerful Jupiter aspects the tenth house.

There is one last observation that I find encouraging in this chart. It’s commonly known that the sign Scorpio can bring intensity, its poisonous sting, and Mars’s harsh ways. But Indian astrology gives us additional insight. There is a 13° 20′ segment of Scorpio that has the nakshatra Anuradha. President Joe Biden has two planets and the ascendent degree in this nakshatra. Of the 27 nakshatras, this is one of four nakshatras classified as Mrdu,soft-tender. Usually, these classifications are used for the timing of events, but I believe they can be used to understand some of a nakshatra’s qualities. Biden has some genuinely soft and sweet qualities. This nakshatra is known for its friendliness and ability to lead and inspire without needing weapons and armor. Often we’ll find organizational skills, leadership prowess, and the ability to inspire and uplift while doggedly pursuing a goal. In this nakshatra, sweet speech, inclusive attitude, and a generous spirit can empower one to bring people together in a common cause.

This is simply an amazing chart. Most of what I’ve discussed here is just basic classic Jyotish astrology, as practiced for thousands of years in India. Again and again, we see empowerment, great qualities of character and leadership, and a sincere and kind man with a deeply spiritual nature. I’m happy to see that the President of the United States has a chart like this.