Principle / Ruledraftschool: jyotisha· Frawley — Astrology of the Seers
Threefold guna classification of the planets
rul-planet-guna-classificationPrāṇa relevance
The guna a planet carries is the link from graha to the Samkhya quality-axis of mind/space; load-bearing for the prana/consciousness reading. Frawley: 'all evolution spiritually is in reducing Rajas and Tamas and increasing Sattva.'
Sources
- txt-frawley-astrology-seersPlanets and the Qualities of Nature (book pp.69–70)Traditional✓ verifiedSattva=Sun/Moon/Jupiter; Rajas=Mercury/Venus; Tamas=Mars/Saturn(+Rahu/Ketu)
Other attributes
- Rule Class
- taxonomy
- Statement
- The planets are assigned the three gunas: SATTVA — Sun, Moon, Jupiter; RAJAS — Mercury, Venus; TAMAS — Mars, Saturn (also Rahu, Ketu). (Outer planets: Uranus–Rajas, Neptune–Sattva, Pluto–Tamas, weakly.) Secondary qualities and chart factors (house-rulership, sign placement, associations) modify this; the scheme is the natural status, not absolute.
- Tag
- TRADITIONAL
- Note
- claimed-classical (Samkhya guna-doctrine applied to grahas; Frawley conduit). The Sattvic houses (1,4,5,9)/Rajasic (2,7,10,11)/Tamasic (3,6,8,12) sub-scheme is recorded for the Houses theme, not here.