My Usage of Divisional Charts:
ANY PLANET WHICH IS WEAK IN THE MAIN NATAL CHART DOES NOT GAIN STRENGTH BY BEING EXALTED IN THE DIVISIONAL
CHARTS. THAT IS ONE OF THE MAIN PRINCIPLES OF SA.
1. How do you interpret the transit effects with regards to the divisional charts?
No transit impacts are seen in the Divisional charts. Divisionals are not used in transit analysis. However, the strength of a planet in a particular divisional will become relevant during its operating bhuktis. For example, a Sun debilitated in the D-10 of career, as the 10th lord of career in the Rasi indicates deterioration on the career front during its operating bhuktis.
2. Are the planetary aspects considered in the Divisional charts?
Aspects may be applied if you wish.
3. As per Professor Choudhry's books, 9th house, in general denotes father, perceptor and general fortune. How would one define general fortune ? The fact that D-9 or Navamsha is used for
assessing marital significations (Spouse) inter alia other things, I was wondering as to how come 9th house and it's lord does not have any say in accessing marital significations in the Rashi chart ? Before marriage fortune is linked with parents (especially with father) and after
marriage the spouse comes in. That is why both general fortune and marriage is seen from navamsa. But in rasi chart both has separate houses and the incidence of the
spouse is seen from the second and fourth house (BESIDES THE SEVENTH HOUSE) which rule the house of family and parents, respectively
4. It appeared to me (but I may have been misled) that the members of the list look at the navamsa, even for questions not regarding marriage. Is this not "overuse" ? Why not use the adequate divisional chart ?
IN NAVAMSA THE STRENGTH OF THE PLANETS IS SEEN. IF SOME PLANET, WHICH IS STRONG IN RASI CHART AND IT IS IN THE SIGN OF ITS DEBILITATION IN NAVAMSA, THAT PLANET BECOMES WEAK.
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We study main chart, then try strength of planets in Navamsa besides studing the Navamsa for marital happiness and general fortune. For other aspects of life in addition to main and navamsa charts, the concerned divisional chart is also studied.
Panchamsa is used for analysing the level of intelligence and learning while Ekadasamsa is examined for identifying the income.
5. So in Panchamsa , we'd look at the 4th and 5th houses and for Ekadasamsa, we'll have to look at the 11th house, not forgetting the ascendants for each these D-charts ?
Bascially, in Panchamsa, it is the fifth house but fourth is also included to some extent.
6. Education and absorbtion is seen from D-24 O.K.
7. Panch - as in the 5th division. Why not speculative luck for this D chart ? As it is, the aspect from 5th is 11th, ( Eka )gains . This gain can only come from our D-10 ( Das ) it makes more sense for Panch to be the area of luck?
O.K. WE CAN EXTEND USE OF D 5 TO SPECULATION. IF FACT ALL THE ACTIVITIES OF THE FIFTH HOUSE EXCEPT THAT OF PROGENY CAN BE ASCERTAINED FROM/ANALYSED
THROUGH D-5.
As it is, we look at Saptamsa, the 7th part ( the reproductive area ) for progeny.
8. Are the planetary aspects ever considered in Divisional charts?
Yes.
9. How do you interpret the transit effects with regard to divisional charts? Example - Sun may be exalted in Rashi, but debilitated in Navamsa. In this case will the Rashi chart over ride Navamsa chart effects?
NO TRANSIT IMPACTS ARE SEEN IN THE DIVISIONAL CHARTS.
10. The divisional ascendant lords (WHEN CONTAINING AN MT) should be looked at to see if they are badly placed or not, and in which house.
11. So if there is no mooltrikona in the divisional then do you look to the Sun as in the Rasi for the Self?
You have to look for the strength of all the significator's as per the natal rasi chart in the divisional chart.
12. Let me ask this about the planets in the divisionals, do you consider their functional nature based on the divisional ascendant?
No. The functional nature for the general purposes is decided on the basis of the rasi chart. The functional nature in divisional charts refers to only for the purpose of a particular divisional chart and its impact is 20%.
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13. If a planet is debilitated in the Rasi and strong in Navamsa (exalted/own sign) what do we interpret from that?
In my view the planet cannot exceed its power of Rasi chart in such cases.
14. I am reading your book on divisional charts and was wondering if the Systems' Approach to FMs would apply to the divisionals as well. For example, if someone has Mercury as a FB in the Rasi, but in the Dasamsa chart, for example, had Aries rising and Mercury in the first house, would you read that as an affliction to the D-10 chart?
Yes.
15. Thanks for the clarification, Prof. Choudhry. This opens up a whole new can of worms, then, for chart interpretation with the vargas. If different FMs in the vargas than in the rasi, would one then include propitiatory measures for them in one's life to help the particular areas of life indicated by the specific varga? For example, if in the example I gave originally, if someone has Mercury as a FB in rasi, but as a FM in Dasamsa and it is afflicting the first house, would one then propitiate
Mercury to help remove obstacles in one's career?
The functional nature which matters is that of the D-I chart only. The DC eighth lord may just cause some inconvenience in its sub periods for the relevant DC only.
16. Does it mean (from your answer cited above) that FM planets appointed from D-1 chart are not necessary malefics for further divisional charts?
Divisional charts are primarily used for trying strength of planets. I have updated DC techniques on the website which may be referred to for the details. The impact of FMs of DI chart are also not to be attached importance. The bad placements in DCs and the influence of nodes is considered to some extent.
17. When studying divisional charts, do we assess a planets functional nature according to its Lordship in the Rasi, or do the Lords of Moolatrikona signs in 6/8/12th in the divisionals become the FM's?
Functional nature in general is seen from the rasi chart. But in a particular Divisional Chart the functional nature of the concerned Divisional Chart is seen for that Divisional Chart as well. The weightage given to the functional nature of the Divisional Chart is just 20%.
18. Is there any reason why Thrimsamsa is omitted from the rest of the divisional charts. Classical astrological jurisprudence state that Thrimsamsa influence does have influence, among others, on female horoscopy. Defined, Thrimsamsa, means 1/30th of a sign or one degree. Can you be good enough to guide me as to why this amsa is excluded from the SA and hence omitted from the JJ list of Divisional charts?
The ascendant of Thrimamsa will change if the birth time is inaccurate by one minute in some case. Therefore, I have not included this in SA. However, you can see the position of planets in Thrimamsa, if you so desire.