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Phil Jackson and Success in Competition 
February 13, 2007 |
| Vedic Astrology Diary Archives |
By Marc
Boney, M.A., from the Jyotish-List Yahoo Groups Archives
written on June 15, 2002
The Los Angeles Lakers recently won the National Basketball
Association championship here in the U.S. for the third year
in a row, making their coach, Phil Jackson, the most successful
of all time. He is tied with legendary Boston Celtics coach,
Red Auerbach for the most championships (9) and this year surpassed
former Laker coach, Pat Riley, for most playoff victories (154).
His teams have now won 24 out of 25 consecutive play offs.
His is a phenomenal record of success in competitive athletics,
and it is interesting to see his birth chart in light of this.
I believe it has something to teach us all about the meaning
of the classical dictum that natural malefics give good results
in upachaya houses, particularly the 3rd and 6th houses.
His birth data from a certificate is:
Phil Jackson's Natal Chart
As can bee seen, the three natural malefics, Saturn, Mars
and Rahu all fall in the 6th house, Gemini. I've always understood
the idea of natural malefics giving better results in the upachaya
houses, 3 and 6, as being somewhat akin to the mathematical
concept and two negatives make a positive.
Sri K.N. Rao shared with me the additional perspective
that malefics in the 3rd and 6th house give the capacity for
sustained, concentrated effort, the ability to struggle against
and overcome obstacles, and to assert oneself. This becomes
even more pronounced when the malefic involved is Mars, significator
of aggression. The 3rd and 6th houses and their lords, along
with natural malefics are what come into play when a person
is heavily involved in athletic competition.
A couple more points about his chart:
- His father was a Penecostal minister. See the conjunction
of Jupiter and the Sun in the 9th house.
- He changed religion, becoming a well know adherent of Zen
Buddhism. See the exchange between the 9th lord Mercury and
8th lord Sun. It happened in Rahu, giving partly the results
of its dispositor, Mercury.
It is also interesting to consider his chart in the light of
this passage from Chapter 16 of the Phaladeepika, by
sage Mantreshwara:
"When malefics occupy the 6th house, or the lord of
the lagna...occupies the 6th house, or is associated with or
aspected by malefics....the native will experience constantly
intense annoyance from his enemies and the same could not be
easily defused."
It can be seen that Jackson's chart fulfills all these conditions
completely:
- 3 malefics occupy the 6th
- lagna lord Saturn is in the 6th
- lagna lord Saturn is with two malefics, Mars and Rahu.
Note this passage from his biography, :
"Jackson annoyed opponents with his awkward, almost
clumsy defensive and rebounding style, and led the NBA with
330 personal fouls in 1975."
Phil Jackson has been involved with intensely annoying opponents
his whole life. Note the dasha sequence since he was a boy growing
up playing basketball:
- Mars (in the 6th)
- Rahu (in the 6th)
- Jupiter (rules the 3rd)
- Saturn (in the 6th)
47 consecutive years so far of intense competition...and counting.
This is why I advocate the close study of the classics of Jyotish
once one has learned the fundamentals....provided of course
you see these ancient combinations flexibily. Constant struggle
against enemies, for Jackson, has been continuous involvement
with athletic competition at its most intense and highest level....and
very, very successfully.
reprinted with permission
Copyright 2006. Vaughn Paul
Manley. All Rights Reserved. |
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