Elemental Theory and Grah Relationship

Five Mahabhutas

Fire, air, water, earth, and Akash
These elements have affinity towards each other
No Rashi corresponding to Akasha (it shows up at the juncture point that is Gandanta)

Because of affinity, transition to another side is possible

But there is no affinity due to Gandanta

Elemental Theory

The elements relate to each other in productive and non productive ways

Productive:

• Fire and air support each other
• Air promotes fire and fire promotes air
• Earth and water support each other
• water on earth gives growth, earth gives shape to water

Non Productive

• Earth and Fire
• earth supports fire but gets scortched
• Air and water
• Agitation in the form of bubbles but not as bad as earthquakes
• Fire and water
• least compatible as they wipe each other out
• Air and earth
• least compatible
• when air travels through earth we get earth quakes

Integrating Relative position of Grahas and Elements

1/1 - same elements

7/7 - synergistic element

5/9 - Continuity due to same element

3/11 - Supportive element

4/10 - Non Synergistic Element

2/12 - Non Synergistic element involving dustana themes

6/8 - non Synergistic elements invoking double dustana theme

Notes:

Vasna misallignment are not an opportunity to see a fuller side of the self. It makes us a thinker

We realize that we don't need to impose our vasna on others or vice versa. We do not totally need to overlap.

We can operate in the common ground and acknowledge the differences.

Traditional assessment of karamphala address the outcome side of the equation

• if the outcome does not look good but Vasnas are good, it can results in amicable parting when the time occurs
• Strength gives added maturity and skill (grah being swa or exalted)
• If the outcome and vasnas are both difficult - acrimony, bitterness etc.
• Weakness shows a tendency to move away from skillful tendencies, maturity etc (grah - week)
• The lord of the lagna is the creator of all perceived relationships, the locus from which everything will be established
• A strongly placed lagna lord is much better than a weekly placed lagna lord

Vasna Alignment

In working with these combinations, keep the following in mind

1) Do all your basic, so you know the environment of the chart

2) Examine carefully the strength of the Lagna & Lagna Lord

3) Examine carefully the condition of the grah in relationship. Is there a big disparity in condition? Are they exaggerated, afflicted or in Yoga?

We could do the same kind of analysis with Karaka as well

• karakas count 25%
• may be used for confluence

Vasna Allignment #1

1/1

same alignment (lives in the same house)

The key here is shared experience and view point and a sense of sameness

• This could be overwhelming to share the same space
• Even under friendly condition, it could be lack of challengeship
• Kind of complacent in the relationship

Vasna Alignment #2

7/7

Synergistic elements

• People have to come to terms with their differences
• Applies to all relationships including born relationship
• when there is a spouse relationship - live with envy
• there is a current of energy that flows, but it does not need the individual to worn out, it is more of a air/fire element
• Will the electricity overcome the polarity of the opposites?
• all of the kendra position needs to be completely analyzed
• Key to 7/7 is the fascination for other's differences and complementary; rocks in one head fits in hole of other

Vasna Alignment #3

5/9

Continuity due to the same element (water to water, air to air....)

• Punya combination; implies the merits of the past
• Cycle of grace, quality of good fortune
• Teaching, mentoring, supportive, counseling, very loving dynamics

Here there is also a sense of sameness. Since the elements are the same but since there is a distance, it is not quite like 1/1 or 7/7. The dynamic is along the line of desire to learn, teach and inspire.

Vasna Alignment #4

3/11

Supportive Element

• this is the least supportive of the supportive ones
• It invokes the sibling type relationship
• Tilt more towards sibling, as opposed to electricity of (7/7)
• it implies the more indirect support
• Depending on the local condiitons, support may erode

the key here is a more platonic relationship and invokes sibling,cousin, friend and often issues around partition of property

Vasna Alignment #5

The 2/12 relationship

Non synergetic

Elements invoking dusthana theme

(earth -air =;earthquake

air-water= Bubble

fire-earth =scorched)

resources, Loss, family, seclusion, speech, silence, food, fasting

12==seclusion/loss

2==== source of support

The one who is two gets the support

An example, if lagna lord is Lagna, and 5th lord is in 12th

          - Child somehow disappoints the parent

          - Source of expense (overarching vasna)

Lagna lord is in 5th house and 7th lord is in 6th house

earth quake>

His partner is separated and disappointed

secrets involved and Loss is in settlement, partner gains in settlement

Lord of 8th in 2nd aspecting 7th lord =====>partner gains alimony

7th lord is 12 away===> you can look at abuse

6th lord Venus goes 12th away and is debilitated

======> Poor routine, Poor habits

1st lord in 5th and Mars aspecting lagna - very flagrant

(Sidebar: Lagna lord in 6th bhava with malefics, person feels abused)

Vasna Alignment #7

The 6/8 relationship

Non Synergetic
Elements invoking double dusthana theme

Relationship is not easy

Enemies, debt, scandel, ill health, manipulation, litigation, competition, routine misalignment, arguments, anxiety, addiction

Lagna Lord is in 5th house
5th lord SA is in 10th and is 6th away
4th lord Sa is in 10th and is 6th away
air/water ====bubbles/agitation


Johny Cash:

6/8 with father -> Mars combust
6/8 with mother

7th lord in 12th and having 6/8 relationship with lagna lord

Vasna alignment #5

4/10
Non Synergetic element
operates better when the grah's are freinds, even then implied tension
If enemy it ids trcky

Element:

Earth/air, fire/earth, water/air

Issues

Who is Seen versus Unseen
Domestic versus Professional
Subjective versus Objective
Private versus Public

Generally person in 4th is more private, more emotional, more sensitive than the person in the 10th position

Here relationship determines  who is right and wrong, who should sacrifice as opposed to 7/7 where it is a power struggle

Relationship Yoga - Susambhandha 

Looking at Lagna as a locus of relationship, when we find confluence between various lords of relationship and/or karakas

1) Native will have an innate ability to skillfully relate to those social relationship whose lords are 3rd, 5th, 9th or 11th away as counted from Lagna

2) Grah's strength and stabalization further enhances

3) Graha's that are friend of Lagna lord likewise enhance
4) This applies to a lesser extent to Lagna lord and Karakas

Relationship Yoga - Dussambandha Yoga

1) The native will have poor ability to skillfully relate to those social relationship whose lords are 6, 8th, or 12th away as counted from Lagna Lord

2) Grah's weakness and desabalization further detriment the situation

3) Grah's that are enemies of the lagna lord likewise add to the difficulties

4) This applies likewise to a lesser extent to the lagna lord and Karakas

1. It's not fair to the other person to depend on them to heal your wounds.
It's not even fair to yourself. Hold your inner child and heal.

2. You can either communicate or vent. Not both. Don't try to work things out
when you're overcharged with emotion. Discharge your emotions first,
by yourself, then communicate.

3. We all just want to be seen. If we can express our own pain or fear,
or see the pain or fear in our partner, instead of getting stuck in anger or blame, we'll move forward.

4. Use the inner clearing process to communicate when you can't "say anything" and everything to the person directly.

5. Under stress we all regress.

6. The 10% rule and it's corollaries:

A. Only 10% of what we're feeling in any situation -- anger, bitterness, fear, jealousy, pain, etc. -- has to do with what's in front of us. The other 90% is from old stuff -- childhood wounds -- triggered by the present situation.

B. It is therefore not fair to blame or attribute all of, or even most of, the pain to the present situation or other person.

C. If we use the triggering of the 90% to take the time to clear and heal our old
wounds, we'll avoid having to have the universe send more triggering situations to us.

D. We'll react less in the future if we have taken the time to feel through and
clear the past.

7. It is a privilege, not a right, to be listened to by our partner.

8. The quickest way to heal interpersonally is to make taboo all references to the injurious events -- for a period of time -- while instead acting only nicely and kindly to the other person. Kill them with love.

9. Make joint decisions in a relationship. Don't just lay your agenda on the other person, trying to convince them of your point of view.

10. Listen when listening is needed, and provide potential solutions/suggestions when that is requested.

11. Your map of reality is not anyone else's. Don't presume you understand the other's motivation, buttons, needs, instead ask the other to help you "learn their book" and how they see things, what they react to most, and what ways they want you to approach and comfort them.