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Babel's Tower, is a study of the charts of people who are inclined to acquire language skills, so much so that they become "polyglots," defined as individuals fluent in five or more languages. Here I identify the common features in their birth charts, which then become predictive parameters.

In a previous article, master jyotishi, Marc Boney, demonstrated how Venus-Rahu or Rahu-Venus periods oftentimes bring significant developments in a person's relationship life, independent of their position or lordship in the birth chart or navamsha. Included in this were many examples of successful predictions of marriages made on this basis. In this follow- on article, he shares his researches on how these periods can also mark momentous and even life-defining times in a person's professional life, but only under certain conditions. He demonstrates these predictive principles using the birth charts of 15 world famous personalities.

Sudden wealth can come to an individual in a number of ways. A person can win the lottery, or inherit unexpectedly, or they can be an entrepreneur whose company goes public and after a stock evaluation become instant millionaires, at least on paper. In all such instances the potential for this sudden wealth is reflected in their birth charts and involves a particular set of astrological factors. In this intriguing article, master jyotishi, Marc Boney, shares his researches on the astrology of sudden wealth and illustrates the predictive parameters using the charts of numerous lottery winners and other people who became wealthy overnight. He outlines the methods for seeing such events in both the Parashari and Jaimini systems. A very interesting read for all students of Vedic astrology!

According to the classical interpretive principles of Jyotisha, certain planets take on the role of marakas, or "death-givers." These are the planets who in their periods become eligible for marking the time when the soul passes from the body. In this article, master jyotishi, Marc Boney, instructs students as to which planets play this role for each ascendant, and teaches you to distinguish between primary and secondary marakas. A method is also presented from the Jaimini Sutras for assessing the length of the life span in broad terms.

It is both purposeful and significant that the word used in Jyotiṣa for the planets is grahas, a Sanskrit word whose root meaning is “to seize or grasp.” Like all the technical terms used in Jyotiṣa, this word is plainly suggestive of the universal forces it describes in so far as their effect. If the planets can be said to “grasp” us, it should be clearly understood that they do so with our own attachments and aversions born of the residue of impressions from experiences over many lifetimes. These residual impressions, known as karma samskāras in the Vedic tradition of knowledge, are what the planetary patterns at birth indicate. Through the examination of an individual’s birth chart, a jyotiṣi assesses the quality and intensity of these karma samskāras, and what experiences they are likely to give rise to in this lifetime. The prescriptive side of Jyotiṣa is about methods for pacifying these cosmic agents, which is another way of saying methods by which karma can be modified. This is what is meant by the phrase graha sānti, or "making peace with the planets." The Jyotiṣa śāstra makes it very clear that the sages of ancient India cognized this body of knowledge so that the karmas that were likely to manifest in a person's life could be known, along with timing. Why? For the same reason a doctor wants to accurately diagnose a health disorder, which is to say, in order to prescribe an effective remedy. The prescriptions in Jyotiṣa are practices that come from the spiritual tradition of India and they can be utilized to overcome negative karmas, or even to enhance positive ones. In this informative article master jyotishi Marc Boney outlines the different approaches to upayes and recommends the most effective ones based on his experience.

In the Jaimini system of Jyotisha major life events such as career rise, marriage and child birth are oftentimes revealed in a very simple and elegant way involving just a few factors. In this e-book master jyotishi, Marc Boney, teaches students a systematic, step-by-step method for making startlingly easy predictions using Chara Dasha, a primary predictive tool. A must read for anyone who wishes to become proficient using Jaimini techniques of birth chart analysis and prediction.

In the Sanskrit classics of Jyotisha planetary combustion and war are two conditions of planets that are considered highly unfavorable. The first occurs when planets are too close in longitude to the Sun, and the latter is when two planets are within less than an degree of longitude of each other. All the natural significations of these planets, as well as those of the houses they rule, are said to suffer. Any good yogas formed by planets in such conditions will not bear fruit according to the theory. But is it always so? In this lengthy, well-researched article master jyotishi, Marc Boney, explores this question using the charts of 20 world famous personalities.

In the astrology of an ancient India, Rahu, the North Node of the Moon, and Saturn are designated as two dire natural malefics. As such, when these two run as a planetary period and sub-period, either as Rahu-Saturn or Saturn-Rahu, it can bring a very challenging time in a person's life. In this illuminating article, master Jyotishi, Marc Boney, teaches students the conditions under which this will be especially true, as well as exceptions when these periods can actually produce very favorable results. Clearly written and profusely illustrated, this article will enable students to accurately interpret what are often paradoxical times in a person's life.