Importance of planets and divisional charts in Education

IMPORTANCE OF THE NATURAL SIGNIFICATOR PLANET (MERCURY) :

The natural significator for education — formal and informal, general and professional — is the planet Mercury. So, we must look for the sign-position, house-position, etc conditions* of Mercury in the chart. If Mercury is situated in exaltation sign or in own-sign or in own-nakshatra, then Mercury is deemed to be strong.

IMPORTANCE OF BHINNA-ASHTAKAVARGA OF MERCURY :

The Bhinna-Ashtakavarga strength of Mercury in it’s placement in the chart, and also in all the houses — most of which are either directly- or indirectly- related to education and/ or information in some way or other — may and can offer some vital and very useful information not only regarding the prospect of education but also about the possible areas of interest. Not only in it’s own placement sign, but also in the other signs (corresponding to various houses), if the number of benefic dots in Mercury’s Bhinna-Ashtakavarga is found to be 7 or 8, definitely it is a source of strength; the beneficial results which will accrue will have to be interpreted from the significations of the concerned house, wherein it is found.

IMPORTANCE OF THE 10th HOUSE :

The 10th-house and the 10th-lord rules over “Knowledge”, which would find effective utilization in the person’s profession. If the 10th-house or the 10th-lord has any connection with the 4th-house or 4th-lord or the 5th-house or 5th-lord — that is, if the 10th-lord is conjoined with- or aspected by- the 4th-lord, or if the 10th-lord is conjoined with- or aspected by- the 5th-lord, or if the 10th-lord is situated in the nakshatra of the 5th-lord or a planet situated in the 5th-house, or if the 10th-lord is situated in the nakshatra of the 4th-lord or a planet situated in the 4th-house, then it may safely concluded that the person will have good education and informal studies as well — which will have effective utilization in his/ her profession throughout his/ her working life.

CONSIDERATIONS FROM THE DIVISIONAL CHART “CHATURVIMSHAMSHA” :

Chaturvimshamsha (or D-24) is the divisional chart, which is given importance for judging the quality- and extent- of education. Every divisional chart has it’s own significator (or karaka) — whose sign-position, house-position, essential dignity (that is, if exalted or in own-sign), it’s association, etc — all in the same D-24 divisional chart is carefully considered.

The situation of planets in the various education-related houses (2nd = Aptitude, proficiency; 3rd = Skill of writing, informal studies; 4th = General education (graduation degree/ diploma); 5th = Intelligence, memory, merit; 9th = Higher education (Post-graduation/ professional qualification; 10th = Knowledge; 11th = Realization of the object in view) are to be noted carefully.

Mercury’s situation in movable (chara) signs in the D-24 chart indicates that the person will be capable of thinking very fast and arrive at conclusions almost instantly. The situation of Mars in any sign of Mercury (Gemini or Virgo) further enhances it.

The situation of the 4th-lord — of the natal chart — if situated in any sign of Mercury (Gemini or Virgo) indicates the possibility of having good education (graduation degree/ diploma). Similarly the situation of the 9th-lord — again of the natal chart — if situated in any sign of Mercury (Gemini or Virgo) indicates the possibility of having higher education (post-graduation/ professional qualification).

As is customarily considered in natal charts, in D-24 chart also, if the lord of an angular (kendra) house is situated in a trinal (trikona) house, or vice-versa, or if one angular lord is conjoined with one trinal lord, then it indicates a fair degree of possibility that the person will have education in an “application-oriented” field; engineering or technology may have some chance.

Special role of the planet (if any) situated in the 11th-house in the D-24 chart :

Planets situated in the 11th-house in the D-24 chart are important. If there is a natural benefic planet is situated in the 11th-house in the D-24 chart, good education is assured. If Jupiter or Venus or Mercury is situated in the 11th-house in the D-24 chart, the person is very much likely to acquire an educational/ professional qualification from a highly reputed and prestigious institution.

If in the Chaturvimshamsha (D-24) chart, a planet is found to be situated in the 11th from the Ascendant, then the person is very much likely to acquire an educational-/ professional- qualification from a highly reputed and prestigious institution. It’s additional indication in respect of the stream of education might be concluded accordingly as given under :

Jupiter : It is possible that your education might have some connection with the fields like finance, accountancy, law, education, religion, etc.

Venus: It is possible that your education might have some connection with the fields like engineering, business management, optics, fashion-design, etc.

Mercury: It is possible that your education might have some connection with the fields like science, technology, journalism, commerce, foreign trade, etc.

Mars: It is possible that your education might have some connection with the fields like metallurgy, chemicals, architecture, surgery, dentistry, hotel management, etc.

Saturn: It is possible that your education might have some connection with the fields like agriculture, geology, geophysics, mining, industry, actuary, etc.

Moon: It is possible that your education might be in general stream; although medicine or pharmacy also has some chance. (but in respect of your profession, you may have connection with the general public.)

Sun: It is possible that your education might be in general stream; (but in respect of your profession, you may have connection with the senior officials of various government departments.)

SPECIAL NOTEfor Astrology learners and interested readers (in respect of divisional chart, D-24) :

It is to be carefully remembered that since the D-24 divisional chart is a highly “magnified” (24 times) chart, high degree of accuracy of the time of birth is a very crucial factor. It can be well understood as the Ascendant in the D-24 chart changes sign within about 5 minutes of time! So, if someone’s furnished time of birth is expected to be accurate within about 15 minutes of time on either side, then it will obviously be manifestly absurd to check the house-positions in D-24 chart at all.

And, even if the furnished time of birth is believed to be very accurate, then also we should check whether the Ascendant’s krishamsha (i.e., longitude bereft of sign falls anywhere close to 0*, or 1*15′ or it’s multiples. This is because, in such cases, the position can as well be shifted to an adjacent sign (previous or next as the case may be) instead, and the entire “picture” could be capable of being changed altogether.

It is to be clearly borne in mind that the planetary “aspects” are not considered in the divisional charts.

Above all, undue emphasis should not be laid on the divisional charts (including this D-24). This is for the simple reason that — after all — the divisional charts are not the factual “astronomical” picture of the heavens; and their significations are considered to be “symbolic” only.

IMPORTANCE OF THE BHINNA-ASTAKAVARGA STRENGTH (OF BENEFIC PLANETS) :

The natural benefic planets are : Jupiter, Venus, Mercury and the (waxing) Moon. Besides these, the Ascendant-lord, the natural “yoga-karaka” planet (if any), the temporal “yoga-karaka” planet (if any), any planet is in exaltation, in own-sign or in own-nakshatra (if any), then — even if these are natural malefic — they are to be considered as to be circumstantially “benefic” planets — for the purpose of judging the prospect of education.

We have got to check the individual contribution of benefic dots of these planets in the various house-signs (all of which somehow become connected with education — either directly or indirectly). If the cumulative contribution of the benefic dots are found to be fairly- to really- good in at least two of the main education-related house-signs (the 2nd-, the 4th-, the 5th- and the 9th-), it goes without saying that the person will surely acquire good- to excellent- education.

If in the Ascendant, the total number of benefic dots (contributed by the planets favorably disposed for education) is found to be very good, then it will make the person intelligent, suave and alert — in respect of gathering useful information, and he/ she will be capable of putting them into use in an effective way and purposeful manner.

If in the 2nd-house, the total number of benefic dots (contributed by the planets favorably disposed for education) is found to be very good, then the person will be endowed with good aptitude and academic proficiency; he/ she will possess the gift of eloquence and will be very dependable in respect of monetary transactions.

If in the 3rd-house, the total number of benefic dots (contributed by the planets favorably disposed for education) is found to be very good, then the person will be endowed with exceptional writing ability; he/ she will be very efficient in respect of handling correspondence/ communications and dealing with ever-changing lot of information about the