Explanation for the selection of Jupiter as the lords of the ninth & twelfth signs of the Zodiac

The ninth sign of the Zodiac is Sagittarius, dual fiery sign of Sattwik nature symbolized by a hybrid of which the lower part is of horse and the upper part of man having in hands bow and arrow directed upwards. The significance of this symbol is that in the creation, the being crossing the stage of animal-hood attained manhood with the fixed target moving in the upward direction for attaining godhood. The seed of the creation lies in the fixed fiery sign Leo ruled by the Sun, the origin of terrestrial life. The starting point of life cycle in Astrology is taken as the first point of Aries, the cardinal fiery sign of Tamas nature. Between the fixed fiery sign Leo and the cardinal fiery sign Aries there is a transition stage of dual fiery sign Sagittarius. In the ninth house of a natal chart are judged religion, conscience, wisdom, stoicism, Guru i.e. Master etc. It signifies that the origin of life lies in Dharma and Sattwik wisdom signified by the goddess Saraswati. Again, religion in embodied form is Guru who enlightens the human life removing the darkness of ignorance. In the planetary kingdom, Jupiter is said to be the Guru of the gods the characteristics of whom are totally manifested in the sign Sagittarius. As such, the selection of Jupiter as the lord of the sign Sagittarius is quite justified.

The twelfth sign of the Zodiac is Pisces, dual watery sign of Sattwik nature symbolized by a pair of fishes swimming in opposite directions in deep water of river. It signifies that in this sign the human soul is in eternal play with the Supreme Soul. The twelfth house signifies sacrifice, emancipation i.e. Moksha i.e. liberation from the complexes. The fourth sign counted from Sagittarius is Pisces which means that the Jupiterian wisdom of active fiery sign Sagittarius after crossing the two saturnine signs Capricorn and Aquarius has been converted into realization of the Supreme Soul. The eighth sign of the Zodiac is Scorpio from which the fifth sign i.e. the house of expression is Pisces. The significance of this is that the accumulated Karma Phala of previous births finds the highest manifestation in the dual watery sign Pisces wherein the individual soul being freed from all complexes gets unified with the Supreme Soul and at that stage the complex free soul or the Mukta Purusha appear as the Guru in order to take other souls above the levels of animal-hood and manhood to rise to the level of godhood since the highest expression of the sign Pisces is in the 10^th sign counted from it i.e. the sign Sagittarius, the active field of Deva Guru Jupiter. Therefore, the selection of Jupiter as the lord of the sign Pisces is quite justified.

The consequence of the sign Sagittarius is in the fifth sign from it i.e. Aries, cardinal fiery sign of Tamas nature ruled by Mars signifying the start of life whereas that of the sign Pisces is the fifth sign from it viz. Cancer, cardinal watery sign of Tamas nature ruled by Moon which is the significator of mind and feelings. The significance of this is that the Jupiter of Pisces finds his consequence in the psychic level through the unbound emotions. It means the seed of creation inherent in the sign Leo out of its desire to express itself in many ways takes the help of Jupiter of Sagittarius for organizing and driving force to effect the start of life in Aries and at the latter stage, the inherent wisdom of Jupiter in Pisces is expressed in Tamasik sign Cancer through unbound emotions and feelings. Again, the 10^th sign from Pisces is Sagittarius where the Deva Guru Jupiter keeping away his intrinsic meditation expresses himself through active energy for finding the mankind the proper way to rise to the level of godhood. This is exemplified in Hindu Mythology in a war against the demons where the charioteer of Indra, the king of gods was the Deva Guru Jupiter. Again, in ancient ages, the councilor or adviser of the kings in war and peace were the sages and therefore the selections of Jupiter as the lords of Sagittarius and Pisces are quite justified.

Explanation for selection of Venus as the lord of Taurus and Libra

Taurus is the second sign of the Zodiac wherein are judged accumulated wealth, ornaments, food, all the functions of mouth and face, matrimonial relatives etc. Taurus being the fixed earthy sign of Rajas nature has total similarity with the characteristics of Venus. Libra is the seventh sign of the Zodiac wherein are judged the spouse, partner, environment, business, sensual pleasures, marriage etc. Libra being the cardinal airy sign of Tamas nature signifies changeability, material expression of intellect, tendency to adjust with others etc.

According to Hindu Mythology, Venus is the “Master” of the demons who are characterized by desire for earthly pleasures, self-centered attitude which are taught by Demon-Master Venus who has also been described as the authority of all disciplines of knowledge. In Greek Mythology, Venus has been described as the goddess of beauty who exhibits the attractive function of the lady, sweet behaviour, practical intelligence to achieve the ends with the help of beauty and sweet behaviour. Again, the Demon-Master Venus is the authority of material sciences particularly chemistry and genetics because the knowledge of converting matter in one form to another is within his jurisdiction and as such in the astrological classification of planets, inspite of being described as destructive, Venus is at the same time creative also because the creation of matter in one form out of destruction of another is the subject of chemistry. Further, Venus is also the authority of the knowledge of reviving the dead and as such it is classified as apparently benefic but destructive planet because it creates a new living body out of the pleasure of destructing another body in coitus. In this respect, Venus differs from the Deity-Master Jupiter because Jupiter finds the internal “Amritatwa” in the mortal matter but Venusian function is limited in the material pleasure of creating a mortal body out of the earthly pleasures in destroying the parent body. Moreover, Venus being the significator of all earthly pleasures and lust leading to the destruction of the physical body, it is described as belonging to destructive group of apparent pleasures.

Therefore, due to the close similarities of these characteristics of Venus with those of the signs Taurus and Libra, its selection as the lords of these two signs is quite justified.

These two signs bear a sixth/eighth relation between them i.e. the sixth sign from Taurus is Libra wherefrom the eighth sign is Taurus. Sixth house signifies enmity while the eighth house signifies death cum destruction. It indicates that for self centered enjoyment signified by Taurus it is inimical to identify oneself with the environment for sharing material resources with others. On the other hand, when the mentality to identify oneself with the environment is destroyed, the native becomes totally self-centric to enjoy material happiness alone and therefore it is quite justified that these two signs bear the sixth/eighth relation between them.

Again, the eleventh sign from Taurus is Pisces, the cardinal, watery sign of Sattwik nature which being the twelfth sign of the Zodiac signifies charity, sacrifice for others, Moksha i.e. being free from all complexes etc. It means that the best utilization of accumulated wealth of self-centered Venus as the lord of Taurus is through giving up for the sake of others since the eleventh house from any Bhava signifies the success of that Bhava. Again, the eleventh sign from Libra is Leo which being the fifth sign of the Zodiac signifies offspring, love, devotion etc. Its significance is that the success of conjugal life is attained through the birth of offspring and that of lust and physical pleasure comes through pure love and devotion.

Therefore, it may be concluded that the selection of Venus as the lords of Taurus and Libra is quite justified.