SOME SIGNIFICANT KP RULINGS

GROUPING OF HOUSES

These are some of the important KP Ruling which can be used by a beginner or even professional to make elementary predictions. All these rules have been reformed by the author's practical applications and research.

1. Longevity

i. Consider houses 1, 8 and 3 for longevity.

ii. a. Maraka Houses: The 12th to any particular house denotes non-existence of the matter signified by that particular house. So the houses 12 (12th to 1), 7 (12th to 8) and 2 (12th to 3) are known as the maraka (death dealing) houses.

b. Badhaka houses:

i. The badhaka houses are houses that are harmful to life, and badhaka houses are more harmful for life than maraka houses. The badhaka houses are the 11th for those born in Cardinal (moveable) signs, the 9th for those born in Fixed signs, and the 7th for those born in Mutable (dual) signs.

ii. For death, first consider the badhaka houses, and then the maraka houses as dangerous for the native, as there is danger to life during the joint period (dasha/bhukti) of the significators of the badhaka and maraka houses.

2. Sickly person

If the sub lord of the Lagna cusp is in the constellation of a planet in the 6th, one will be sickly. Whenever the significators of 1st and 6th operate, during that period one will be suffering with some illness.

3. Health and Disease

(a) Health

Consider the Ascendant for health.

If the sub lord of the Ascendant is in the star of the occupant of the 1st or the 11th, the health is normal.

If the sub lord of the ascendant is in the star of the occupant or owner of the 6th (disease and sickness), the 8th (danger to life), or the 12th (bedridden illness), this is not good for matters of health.

(b) Disease and Cure

Consider house 6 for sickness or disease.

If the sub lord of the 6th cusp is in the star of the occupant or owner of 6 or 1 the native may suffer from disease.

For cure consider the houses 1, 5 and 11 (1st; health, 5th is 12th to 6. absence of sickness, 11th is 12th to 12. absence of bedridden sickness).

1. Ascendant: The degree rising on the cusp of the Ascendant is of great importance in judging health. It rules the body. The bodily strength and its power of resisting disease may be judged from the Ascendant.
2. Sun: It rules the vitality, constitution of the body, and hereditary traits.
3. Moon: It rules the functional system of the body and the accidental characteristics arising from the mode of living, climatic conditions, and habits. It is of primary importance in the case of a child. It is the particular significator of health in the chart of a woman.

It is a house of sickness, ailments and diseases. Disease is judged from the sign on the cusp of the 6th, planets in the 6th, and the ruler of the 6th.

Thus Sun, Moon, Ascendant, the ruler of the ascendant, the ruler of the 6th, and planets in the 6th are the significators of health.

1. The signs occupied by Sun, Moon, Ascendant, the ruler of the ascendant, the ruler of the 6th and the 6th cusp denote the delicate parts of the body (each sign of the zodiac rules various parts of the body).
2. If Sun or Moon are afflicted by the malefics Mars, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune, the signs occupied by the malefics indicate the delicate parts of the body.
3. The parts of the body denoted by the sign in or from which these bodies are heavily afflicted, become sensitive and easily subject to disorder.
4. If the Sun is afflicted, it indicates lasting and hereditary diseases. If the Moon is afflicted, ailments arise from time to time and they are more easily cured.
5. Afflictions to Moon are always serious in the chart of a female, while afflictions to Sun are serious in the case of a male.

5. The house 4th denotes the end of life, the 8th house death, and the 12th house hospitalization. So the signs on the cusps of these houses indicate sensitive parts of the body. If planets are afflicted in the 4th and 8th and especially in the 6th and 12th, the parts of the body ruled by the signs containing these planets will be easily subject to disorder.

6. a. If the significators of health are free from affliction, well placed by sign and house and well aspected, the health will be good.

b. If the significators of health are well aspected by the benefics which are strong, the benefics will save the life and often ward off illness or sickness also. If they are weak by sign, house and aspect, no help can be expected from them.

7.If the Sun, Moon, and the ruler of the Ascendant are in the 4th, 6th, 8th, or 12th they indicate weak health throughout life. If they are in conjunction with the rulers of the 4th, 6th, 8th, or 12th, these afflictions are worse than from other planets or positions.

Jupiter and Venus become weak if they are rulers of 6, 8, or 12.

Retrograde planets whether benefic or malefic give very little help in disease.

1. Any aspect from the Sun and Mars to other planets gives vitality. But if there are afflictions from Sun and Mars, there is likelihood of fever and accidents.
2. Afflictions for Uranus and Neptune have little vitalizing effect. They do not endanger life.
3. If Uranus is well aspected by Saturn, its good effect is felt in old age and not in youth.
4. Afflictions from Mars to Moon are worse than those between Mars and Sun. Afflictions from Saturn to Sun are worse than those between Saturn and Moon, because Mars and Moon, Saturn and Sun are of different natures.
5. Afflictions from a planet which is elevated are very difficult to overcome.

a. If malefics are placed in the houses 10, 11, 12, 1, 2, and 3 they cause accidents or acute and painful sickness. If they are placed in the houses 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 they cause long and tedious ailments.

b. If benefics are in the angles or in the houses 10, 11, 12, 1, 2, and 3 and if they are in good aspect to Moon, ailments will be curable.

1. Good aspects from Jupiter and Mars are favourable. But if they rule the 4th, 6th, 8th, or 12th and if they are in conjunction with Sun, Moon, and the ruler of the Ascendant, their benefic effect is lessened.
2. a. When fixed signs are on the angles, and planets are afflicted in common signs, disease can be overcome; when common signs are on the angles, and planets are afflicted in fixed signs, disease cannot be overcome.
3. b. Planets afflicted in fixed signs cause chronic and incurable disease: they bring with them a debt of destiny, which is usually most difficult to overcome. Disease is due to the actions done in a previous life.

c. Planets afflicted in cardinal signs denote acute pain. Recovery is speedy and there remains no symptom of disease.

d. Planets afflicted in common signs denote that disease can be warded off, but it depends upon the mentality of the patient and in the course of time, the disease becomes chronic.

Significations of Health and Their Afflictions

The afflicting planet causes ailments according to its inherent nature.

Neptune: It is abnormal and restricting in its action. When it afflicts the significators of health (for example – Sun, Moon, Ascendant, ruler of the Ascendant and of the 6th, or planet in the 6th), it causes incurable ailments, psychic ailments, ailments arising from worry, fears, and through drugs and drinks, danger from poison or gas.

Uranus: It is spasmodic and irregular in action. When afflicting it causes incurable diseases, nervous breakdowns, sudden diseases and accidents, cramp, paralysis, ruptures.

Saturn: It is limiting and obstructive in action. When afflicted it causes diseases for want of proper nourishment, chronic and lingering ailments, rheumatism, colds, chills, dull aches, falls, blows, sprains, dislocations, bruises.

Mars: It is inflammatory, energetic and excessive in action. When afflicted it causes sharp and sudden diseases, accidents, operations, ailments due to over-exertion and carelessness, fevers and inflammatory diseases, fistulas, disease affecting nose.

Jupiter: It is nourishing and expansive in action. When afflicted it causes blood disorder, ailments arising from excessive eating and indiscretion in diet, liver trouble, pleurisy, abscesses, quinsy(?), and gout.

Afflictions in Signs

Afflictions in any sign affect those signs in opposition or in square to it.

      If planets are afflicted in movable or cardinal signs they affect head, stomach, kidneys and skin. Diseases, for example, brain fever, epilepsy, sudden unconsciousness (apoplexy); stomach trouble, cancer; kidney and liver troubles; rheumatism, gout and colds or chills.

      Afflictions in fixed signs affect the throat, heart, urine-genital organs and blood. Diseases, for example, tonsillitis, diphtheria, heart troubles, spinal ailments, piles, stones, ailments regarding urinary and generative organs; blood disorders.

Afflictions in common or mutable signs affect lungs, intestines, nerves and digestion. Diseases, for example, TB, bronchitis, asthma, intestinal diseases, rheumatism; dropsy, scurvy.

Significators of the 6th, 8th, and 12th are:

1. A planet in the star of the occupant of 6, 8, or 12, if not so
2. The occupant of 6, 8, or 12, if not so
3. A planet in the star of the owner of 6, 8, or 12, if not so
4. The owner of 6, 8, or 12
5. A planet in conjunction with or aspected by any of the above planets

All these planets are called the significators of 6, 8, or 12 and they are in their order of strength.