By Vaughn
Paul Manley, M.A.
Sometimes the effects of transits don't occur when you expect
them to. There could be a number of possible reasons for this.
First of all, the last verse in the chapter entitled Gocharaphala
(the fruits of transits) in the classic text Phaladeepika
says that the planets each give their fruits by transit in
different drekkana's of a sign. A drekkana is simply a division
of three. Therefore, the drekkana of a sign, which is thirty
degrees, is 10 degrees. The first 10 degrees of a sign is
the first drekkana, 10-20 degrees is the second drekkana,
and 20-30 degrees is the third drekkana. Here is the quote:
"During their transit Mars and the Sun produce their
results when they occupy the initial 10 degrees or figure
Drekkana (1st Drekkana) of a sign. Jupiter and Venus show
their effects when they are in the middle portion of a sign
(2nd Drekkana). While the Moon and Saturn are productive in
the last portion (3rd Drekkana). Mercury and Rahu produce
their effects all through their passage."
- Phaladeepika ch 26, verse 25.
If there's anything I've learned in the sixteen years I've
practiced Jyotish is that no principle works all the time.
But it will usually work most of the time. There are many
places to cross the river as the saying goes. Therefore, each
principle is important to remember and weigh in the overall
assessment of a chart. Here are a couple other principles
about transits that explain why the above principle doesn't
work all the time.
- Transits are generally secondary to the dashas. Therefore,
if the dasha doesn't line up for the event to happen, while
the transit is happening, then the event may not come to fruition.
For instance, the event that's being triggered may be marriage.
The person has Aquarius rising and the Sun rules the 7th house.
They're in their Sun-Ketu dasha and during this dasha the
Sun enters into Leo (7th house) by transit. The dasha lord
transiting through its own sign in the 7th house could indicate
a time for marriage. The Sun generally gives its effects by
transit in the first 10 degrees of a sign as the above quote
states. However, the marriage may not take place until Venus
sub-dasha begins. Venus is the karaka for marriage, and Venus
follows Ketu in the dasha sequence. By that time the Sun could
still be transiting through the 7th house but may be in the
last drekkana, instead of the first drekkana, and the event
takes place. The Sun could also have transited out of the
sign entirely and the event still could take place in the
Sun-Venus dasha.
- Transits generally give their effects while the planet
is within a 0-8 degree orb from another planet. For instance,
the event that's being triggered is the signing of a financial
contract with a partner. The transit that could be triggering
this event could be Jupiter conjunct with Mercury. Mercury
could be placed natally at 28 degrees of Sagittarius as the
7th lord in the 10th house. The event may occur as Jupiter
enters the third drekkana of Sagittarius by transit and approaches
natal Mercury. However, generally speaking Jupiter's events
by transit occur while it is in the middle portion or the
2nd drekkana of a sign, as stated in the Phaladeepika quote
above.
Copyright 2007. Vaughn Paul
Manley. All Rights Reserved.
|
