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• Sun (Surya)· natural significations
  txt-frawley-astrology-seersthe symbol of the One God / unitary cosmic intelligence; the inner Self and Divine being; gateway (via the crown chakra / top of the head) to the CAUSAL worlds (worlds of pure intelligence, the soul's home) [MODERN — Frawley, spiritual significations]

  txt-frawley-astrology-seersFather, ego, self, soul, individuality, rational mind, honor, status (key-indicator list, p.75); also: king/government/political leader, spiritual authority/guru-light, the heart (organ of circulation & vitality), divinity/Atma/the soul as reincarnating causal body.
• Sun (Surya)· dosha affinity
  txt-frawley-astrology-seerspitta (fire humor)

  txt-frawley-astrology-seersdos-pitta (bilious). Parashari 3.23 (quoted by Frawley): 'he is pure, bilious (pitta) in constitution.'
• Sun (Surya)· element
  txt-frawley-astrology-seersfire (Air/Fire/Water humor scheme — Frawley uses 3-element/4-element, not the 5 mahabhutas here)

  txt-frawley-astrology-seersele-tejas (fire — primary; secondary air, 'as a dry planet'). Frawley: 'The Sun represents fire and indicates the fire element in general in the chart.'
• Moon (Chandra)· natural significations
  txt-frawley-astrology-seersthe essential power of nature / Divine field of manifestation / great Mother Goddess / the matrix; the gateway to the ASTRAL (subtle/dream) worlds; on its lower level = memory, the past, the karmic storehouse ('the past impressions of the Earth life are stored in the Moon') [MODERN — Frawley, spiritual significations]

  txt-frawley-astrology-seersMother, emotions, personality, sociability, happiness, home, popularity (key-indicator list, p.75); also: the mind (manas)/astral body/past-karma indicator, water in body & world, birth, the masses/social status, nurturing & receptivity.
• Moon (Chandra)· dosha affinity
  txt-frawley-astrology-seerskapha (water humor) — the prototypical Kapha planet

  txt-frawley-astrology-seersdos-kapha + dos-vata (watery and airy). Parashari 3.24 (quoted): 'The Moon is watery and airy (kapha and vata) in constitution.'
• Moon (Chandra)· element
  txt-frawley-astrology-seerswater

  txt-frawley-astrology-seersele-ap (water — primary). Frawley: 'The Moon represents water and indicates the water element in general.' Secondary: becomes airy when weak/close to Sun; can even represent fire when combust (mutable planet).
• Mars (Mangala)· benefic or malefic
  txt-frawley-astrology-seersnatural malefic — an aspect from Mars 'will tend to be difficult'; Mars throws the forward square that (per Frawley) underlies the Western 'square = bad'

  txt-frawley-astrology-seersLesser Malefic (natural status), paired with Ketu.
• Mars (Mangala)· dosha affinity
  ownpitta/bile — HINT ONLY: XIX Mars-year → 'bilious ailments would be on the increase' (effect, not constitution). The fullest graha→dosha datum in BS Samhita; still defer the constitutive claim to hora.

  txt-frawley-astrology-seerspitta (fire humor) — the prototypical Pitta planet

  txt-frawley-astrology-seersdos-pitta (bilious). Parashari 3.25 (quoted): 'is bilious (pitta) in constitution.'
• Mars (Mangala)· element
  txt-frawley-astrology-seersfire

  txt-frawley-astrology-seersele-tejas (fire — primary, 'more specifically the fire element'); secondary earth ('as a heavy planet it contains earth').
• Mercury (Budha)· dosha affinity
  txt-frawley-astrology-seersvata (air humor)

  txt-frawley-astrology-seersVARIABLE / takes on the nature of associated planets. Parashari 3.26 (quoted): 'He takes upon himself the nature and constitution of the planets with which he is associated.' (No fixed dosha stated.)
• Mercury (Budha)· element
  txt-frawley-astrology-seersair

  txt-frawley-astrology-seersTRADITIONAL/ambiguous: 'said by many to represent the element of EARTH' (the p.71 table value); ALSO said to be air (fast-moving) or ether (subtle). FRAWLEY'S OWN PREFERENCE: air ('I like to modify the traditional Hindu system and make … Mercury rule air'). Mutable — takes on associated planets' element.
• Jupiter (Brihaspati)· benefic or malefic
  txt-frawley-astrology-seersnatural benefic — an aspect from Jupiter 'will tend to be helpful, whatever it may be'; Jupiter throws the trine that (per Frawley) underlies the Western 'trine = good'

  txt-frawley-astrology-seersGreater Benefic (natural status) — 'the best benefic' / 'the most helpful, generous and benefic of the planets.'
• Jupiter (Brihaspati)· natural significations
  txt-frawley-astrology-seersthe transmitter of the galactic-center light into our solar system ('Guru', the teacher); 'the teacher of the Gods … even the teacher of the Sun'; directs the light of the galactic Sun through early Sagittarius [MODERN — Frawley, cosmological role]

  txt-frawley-astrology-seersHusband (for woman), guru, dharma, principle, wealth, fortune, grace, children, creativity, health (key-indicator list, p.75); also: intelligence (not intellect)/abstract mind, law/religion/philosophy, luck/grace/prosperity, the priest (Brihaspati/Brahmanaspati), expansion, immune system & vitality.
• Jupiter (Brihaspati)· dosha affinity
  txt-frawley-astrology-seerskapha (water humor)

  txt-frawley-astrology-seersdos-kapha (phlegmatic). Parashari 3.27 (quoted): 'his constitution is phlegmatic (kapha).'
• Jupiter (Brihaspati)· element
  txt-frawley-astrology-seerswater

  txt-frawley-astrology-seersele-akasha (ether/space — primary, 'by its spiritual nature'); also said to represent WATER ('a heavy and liquid planet'), esp. in four-element systems; said by some to RULE air (as expansive) — 'not so much the element it possesses as the one it controls.'
• Venus (Shukra)· dosha affinity
  txt-frawley-astrology-seerskapha (water humor)

  txt-frawley-astrology-seersdos-kapha + dos-vata (watery and airy). Parashari 3.28 (quoted): 'is watery and airy in constitution (kapha and vata).'
• Venus (Shukra)· element
  txt-frawley-astrology-seerswater

  txt-frawley-astrology-seersele-ap (water — primary, 'more specifically the water element… as Mars does fire'); secondary air ('a light and somewhat mobile planet').
• Saturn (Shani)· benefic or malefic
  txt-frawley-astrology-seersnatural malefic — 'a great malefic'; an aspect from Saturn 'will tend to be difficult, whatever it is'. Saturn throws the backward square that (with Mars) underlies the Western 'square = bad'

  txt-frawley-astrology-seersGreater Malefic (natural status), paired with Rahu — 'the legendary king of the malefics.'
• Saturn (Shani)· dosha affinity
  txt-frawley-astrology-seersvata (air humor) — the prototypical Vata planet

  txt-frawley-astrology-seersdos-vata (airy). Parashari 3.29 (quoted): 'is airy (vata) in constitution.'
• Saturn (Shani)· element
  txt-frawley-astrology-seersair

  txt-frawley-astrology-seersTRADITIONAL/ambiguous: 'by its dry and nervous nature, is said to represent AIR' (the p.71 table value); 'according to its attributes as dark, heavy, gross and coarse … may be said to rule over EARTH' (strong→earth, weak/afflicted→air). FRAWLEY'S OWN PREFERENCE: earth ('make Saturn rule earth').
• Rahu (north lunar node)· dosha affinity
  txt-frawley-astrology-seersvata (air humor)

  txt-frawley-astrology-seersdos-vata (airy). Parashari 3.30 (quoted): 'he is airy (vata) in constitution.'
• Rahu (north lunar node)· element
  txt-frawley-astrology-seersair

  txt-frawley-astrology-seersele-vayu (air — 'said to be like Saturn and is more specifically airy'); 'like Saturn, it can give the dark side of earth energy' (secondary earth).
• Ketu (south lunar node / comets)· dosha affinity
  txt-frawley-astrology-seerspitta (fire humor)

  txt-frawley-astrology-seersdos-vata (airy) — Parashari 3.30 (quoted): 'Ketu is similar to Rahu.' (Frawley applies Rahu's vata to Ketu by the 'similar' clause.)
• Ketu (south lunar node / comets)· element
  txt-frawley-astrology-seersfire

  txt-frawley-astrology-seersele-tejas (fire — 'said to be fiery like Mars'); secondary air ('but secondarily airy').
• First House (Tanu Bhava — the House of the Body)· body correspondence
  ownhead (brain, eyes) — kalapurusha, book p.219 [Medical-theme table; concurs]

  txt-frawley-astrology-seershead (brain, eyes)
• First House (Tanu Bhava — the House of the Body)· significations
  ownself, body, physical constitution; birth and origin (afflicted → difficult birth / infant mortality); congenital physical vitality (weak → primary cause of ill-health); outer self-expression, personality, general appearance to the world; honor, integrity, fame, recognition; the chart's overall significator / "vehicle in manifestation"; general prosperity & well-being (book p.146, p.162)

  txt-frawley-astrology-seersgoverns the physical incarnation / body generally; the most important factor for determining individual constitution (Ascendant); body vitality
• Second House (House of Livelihood)· body correspondence
  ownneck / face (upper neck, larynx, cerebellum) — book p.219 [Medical table]

  txt-frawley-astrology-seersneck/face (upper neck, larynx, cerebellum)
• Third House (House of Prowess / Siblings)· body correspondence
  ownshoulders / arms (upper chest, lungs) — book p.219 [Medical table]

  txt-frawley-astrology-seersshoulders/arms (upper chest, lungs)
• Fourth House (House of Home and Happiness)· body correspondence
  ownchest / stomach (front chest, elbows, breasts) — book p.219 [Medical table]

  txt-frawley-astrology-seerschest/stomach (front chest, elbows, breasts)
• Sixth House (House of Disease and Enmity)· body correspondence
  ownnavel / mid-abdomen (hands, colon, digestive system; body health as a whole) — book p.219 [Medical table]

  txt-frawley-astrology-seersnavel/midabdomen (hands, colon, digestive system, body health as a whole)
• Sixth House (House of Disease and Enmity)· significations
  owndisease (planets here cause disorders per their nature; rules the digestive system); enmity, opposition, obstacles, difficulties; injury, wounds, accidents; abuse of power; enemies, theft, litigation, poverty; work, service, Karma Yoga, discipline, austerity (benefics → service-oriented, gentle, healer); effort, great labors; foreigners / distant relatives (book p.149, p.162)

  txt-frawley-astrology-seersdisease, basic health and purity, accumulation of waste, digestive power, devitalization, service to the body, healing; the key disease-potential house with the 6th sign Virgo
• Seventh House (House of the Partner)· body correspondence
  ownlower abdomen / lumbar (kidneys, internal genitalia) — book p.219 [Medical table]

  txt-frawley-astrology-seerslower abdomen / lumbar (kidneys, internal genitalia)
• Eighth House (House of Death)· body correspondence
  ownpubic region (sacrum, rectum, bladder, external sex organs) — book p.219–220 [Medical table]

  txt-frawley-astrology-seerspubic region (sacrum, rectum, bladder, external sex organs)
• Eighth House (House of Death)· significations
  owndeath, destruction, dishonor; severe chronic disease, injury, loss; longevity / span of life and the factors that keep us alive; occult studies, Tantric Yoga, transformation; profound research, invention, mathematics, philosophy, piercing genius; wealth via inheritance/legacy/insurance/estates; the dark or underworld side, drugs, prostitution, manipulation, strong sexual passion (book p.150, p.162)

  txt-frawley-astrology-seerschronic and wasting diseases, poor vitality, premature death (8th-lord); a malefic/disease house
• Ninth House (House of Dharma / Fortune)· body correspondence
  ownthighs (arteries, lower back, hips) — book p.220 [Medical table]

  txt-frawley-astrology-seersthighs (arteries, lower back, hips)
• Tenth House (House of Karma / Action)· body correspondence
  ownknees (bones and joints) — book p.220 [Medical table]

  txt-frawley-astrology-seersknees (bones and joints)
• Eleventh House (House of Gains)· body correspondence
  owncalves (power of exhalation, the skin) — book p.220 [Medical table]

  txt-frawley-astrology-seerscalves (power of exhalation, skin)
• Twelfth House (House of Loss / Liberation)· body correspondence
  ownfeet (lymphatic system) — book p.220 [Medical table]

  txt-frawley-astrology-seersfeet (lymphatic system)
• Twelfth House (House of Loss / Liberation)· significations
  ownloss, expense, decrease, wastage, decay (planets here waste their traits); sorrow, disappointment, resignation, limitation, confinement, imprisonment; secret work (hospital/asylum/monastery); secret pleasures, luxury, dissipation; the past, past karma; subconscious, fantasy, illusion, mental disorders, trance; the astral/subtle planes, the after-death state; liberation (moksha), Yoga, meditation, renunciation, surrender; isolation/separation (book p.152–153, p.162)

  txt-frawley-astrology-seerssorrow, grief, emotional disorders, confinement to bed/hospital, chronic sickness (12th-lord); a malefic/disease house
• The Astrology of the Seers· approx date
  own1990 (1st ed.); Motilal Banarsidass reprint

  txt-frawley-astrology-seers1990 (1st ed., Motilal Banarsidass / Passage Press; preface dated Santa Fe, June 1990)
• The Astrology of the Seers· attribution
  ownDavid Frawley (Vamadeva Shastri)

  txt-frawley-astrology-seersDavid Frawley (Pandit Vamadeva Shastri); director, American Institute of Vedic Studies; Ayurvedic healer, Vedic astrologer, Sanskrit scholar
• The Astrology of the Seers· key chapters
  ownPart II ch.1 The Planets; later chs. The Signs, The Houses, Yogic Astrology (other themes)

  txt-frawley-astrology-seersPart I Foundations; Part II The Planets/Signs/Houses; Part III Astrology & Ayurveda (medical), Spiritual astrology; Part IV chart analysis; Part V Appendices (glossaries, bibliography, index)
• Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra· attribution
  ownattributed to Parashara (Parāśara)

  txt-frawley-astrology-seersParashara Shakti (grandson of the rishi Vasishta; himself seer of esoteric Rig Veda hymns) — to him 'the origins of Vedic astrology are traced'
• Aries (Mesha)· kalapurusha limb
  ownhead (of the Cosmic Man); Medical theme finer: brain, eyes (book p.219) — concur

  txt-frawley-astrology-seershead (brain, eyes; front of head to eyes, back of head to base of skull)
• Taurus (Vrishabha)· kalapurusha limb
  ownface and neck (of the Cosmic Man); Medical theme finer: face, upper neck to larynx, back of neck to shoulders, cerebellum (book p.219) — concur

  txt-frawley-astrology-seersneck (face, upper neck to larynx, back of neck to shoulders, cerebellum)
• Gemini (Mithuna)· kalapurusha limb
  ownlower neck and shoulders (of the Cosmic Man); Medical theme finer: upper arm, upper chest, lungs (book p.219) — concur

  txt-frawley-astrology-seersshoulders/arms (upper arm, upper chest, lungs)
• Cancer (Karka)· kalapurusha limb
  ownchest (of the Cosmic Man); Medical theme finer: front chest to rib border, elbows, stomach, breasts (book p.219) — concur

  txt-frawley-astrology-seerschest/stomach (front chest to rib border, elbows, stomach, breasts)
• Leo (Simha)· kalapurusha limb
  ownsolar plexus (of the Cosmic Man); Medical theme finer: mid & upper back, small intestine, body vitality via the heart (book p.219) — concur

  txt-frawley-astrology-seerssolar plexus / heart (mid & upper back, small intestine, body vitality via the heart)
• Virgo (Kanya)· kalapurusha limb
  ownintestines (of the Cosmic Man); Medical theme finer: hands, colon, the digestive system generally (book p.219) — concur

  txt-frawley-astrology-seersnavel region / midabdomen (hands, colon, the digestive system generally)
• Libra (Tula)· kalapurusha limb
  ownlower abdomen (of the Cosmic Man); Medical theme finer: kidneys, internal genitalia (book p.219) — concur

  txt-frawley-astrology-seerslower abdomen / lumbar region (kidneys, internal genitalia)
• Scorpio (Vrishchika)· kalapurusha limb
  ownsexual organs (of the Cosmic Man); Medical theme finer: sacrum, rectum, bladder, external sex organs (book p.219–220) — concur

  txt-frawley-astrology-seerspubic region (sacrum, rectum, bladder, external sex organs)
• Sagittarius (Dhanus)· kalapurusha limb
  ownhips (of the Cosmic Man); Medical theme finer: thighs, arteries, lower back, hips (book p.220) — concur

  txt-frawley-astrology-seersthighs (arteries, lower back, hips)
• Capricorn (Makara)· kalapurusha limb
  ownknees (of the Cosmic Man); Medical theme finer: bones and joints (book p.220) — concur

  txt-frawley-astrology-seersknees (bones and joints)
• Aquarius (Kumbha)· kalapurusha limb
  ownlower legs (of the Cosmic Man); Medical theme finer: calves, power of exhalation, the skin (book p.220) — concur

  txt-frawley-astrology-seerscalves (power of exhalation, the skin)
• Pisces (Mina)· kalapurusha limb
  ownfeet (of the Cosmic Man); Medical theme finer: the lymphatic system (book p.220) — concur

  txt-frawley-astrology-seersfeet (lymphatic system)
• Dual deity-placement schemes (dikpala compass vs pada-deity grid)· school positions
  txt-svoboda-vastu{school: 'modern (Svoboda 2013, transmitting the dikpāla compass)', dikpala_roster: 'Indra-E, Agni-SE, Yama-S, Nirṛti-SW, Varuṇa-W, Vāyu-NW, KUBERA-N, Īśāna/Īśvara-or-Soma-NE, Brahmā-ūrdhva(up), Ananta/Śeṣa-adhas(down)', element_roster: 'Fire-SE, Air-NW, Water-NE, Space-or-Earth-SW, fifth(Space-or-Earth)-center', divergence_from_BS: 'N: Kubera (Svoboda) vs Soma/Moon (BS 54.3). NE: Īśāna/Soma (concurs). Element-scheme has no BS-54.3 counterpart (BS 53 has no compass element roster); cf. BS pada grid §8: Apah/Waters-inner-NE, Anila-SE-corner, Pitr-SW-corner.', tag: MODERN, source: 'Svoboda ch.6 Dikpālas + Five Great Elements (PDF p.149–159)'}

  txt-svoboda-vastu{school: 'modern (Svoboda 2013, transmitting the commonest Vāstu graha↔direction scheme)', scheme_layer: 'graha-dik (planet↔direction)', graha_roster: 'Sun-E, Venus-SE, Mars-S, Rāhu&Ketu-SW, Saturn-W, Moon-NW, Mercury-N, Jupiter-NE (8 bearings; both Nodes share SW)', planet_element_pairings_at_intercardinals: 'Venus-SE=Fire, Moon-NW=Air, Jupiter-NE=Water, Nodes-SW=Space+Earth', recapitulates: 'the ch.6 dikpāla regents (Sun~Indra-E, Mars~Yama-S, Saturn~Varuṇa-W, Mercury~Kubera-N) and the ch.6 element scheme', concurrence: 'IDENTICAL to Frawley worship/compass scheme AND to the BS Book-1 claimed-classical-but-unpinned roster — third witness, still UNPINNED (Svoboda: this is the scheme Vāstu employs most often, p167)', source: 'Svoboda ch.7 The Nine Grahas (PDF p.167–168)'}

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