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Which planet affects which other planet unilaterally? Unilateral Aspects in Vedic Astrology by Hank Friedman In Vedic astrology, eery planet aspects all of the planets in the same house and in the opposite house! Howeer, in addition to these aspects, "ars, #u piter, and $aturn hae special aspects! Mars aspects four houses forward, which Western Western astrologers might call the forward s%uare, and eight houses forward! Saturn aspects ten houses forward &' four houses backwards(, which wh ich Western Western astrologers might call the backward s%uare, and three houses forward, which Western Western astrologers might call the forward se)tile!
Finally Jupiter aspects five and nine houses forward, which might be called trinal aspects by Western We stern astrologers! I!e! #upiter aspects all planets in the same element as itself! *ote+ Always Always count the house "ars, $aturn, or #upiter occupies when looking for their special aspects! !g! if $aturn is in -isces, three houses forward is .aurus ¬ /emini(!
When "ars, $aturn, or #upiter aspects a planet with one of their special aspects they 0see0 the planet but the planet does not see them! In other words, the influence is one1sided or unilateral! !g! "ars casting its special aspect influences the o ther planet, but the other planet does not influence "ars! .here are two e)ceptions to this rule+ 2! If "ars, #upiter, or $aturn is in the sign ruled by the planet they are casting their special aspect on, then both planets influence each other &there is no unilateral influence(! For e)ample, if "ars is in 3ancer and the "oon is in 4ibra, then "ars casts its special aspect on the "oon, but because "ars occupies the sign ruled by the "oon, it is also influenced by the "oon, i!e! they mutually influence each other! 5! .he second e)ception is less common and uni%ue+ since "ars aspects four forward and
$aturn four backward , if "ars is four houses behind $aturn, they mutually aspect each other! !g! "ars in $corpio and $aturn in A%uarius! In this case, they influence each other e%ually! When Mars, Saturn, or Jupiter aspect another planet unilaterally by special aspect, their influence is more powerful than when they occupy the same or opposite house as the planet.
.he special aspects of these three planets are a uni%ue circumstance where one planet can hae a ma6or affect upon another planet! $ince eery planet is the owner or lord of specific houses, the influence of special aspects extends to the houses ruled by the target planet ! th
For e)ample, if $aturn special aspects the "oon, and the "oon is the lord of the 27 house, then the career will be delayed, impeded, or in someway diminished by $aturn8s special aspect on its lord! $ince specific houses &and planets( also represent p eople &see the table below(, the unilateral special aspect of "ars, #upiter, or $aturn upon the planet that represents a person can indicate a strong affect upon that person! Theme
ixed Significator
Temporal Significator
Father
$un
4ord of the 9 house
"other
"oon
4ord of the :th house
;ounger $ibling
"ars
4ord of the < house
=lder $ibling
#upiter
4ord of the 22 house
3hild
#upiter
$pouse
Venus
4ord of the house
Vehicle
Venus
4ord of the : house
-roperty
"ars &@ $aturn(
4ord of the : house
/uru
#upiter
4ord of the 9 house
Foreigners
ahu
th
rd
th
4ord of the >th house th th
th th
th
4ord of the 25
house
As the aboe table indicates, if a person has #upiter special aspecting the lord of the :th house, they may hae better e)periences with their "other, property, and ehicles! If they hae "ars special aspecting Venus, on the other hand, they may hae more ehicular accidents, and more arguments with their spouse, since Venus is the Fi)ed $ignificator of both! )tending this concept further, people who are signified in our charts by a planet that has a special aspect upon our First House 11 or the 4ord of the First House 11 will affect us strongly! For e)ample, if $aturn is the lord of the Fourth House, then it signifies the person8s "other! If $aturn as the Fourth 4ord has a special aspect on the lord of the First House 11 which represents
the person themseles 11 then that person8s "other has a ery strong impact on them! Bo Cerek, the American star of the moie !" , is an interesting e)ample of this principle! As a young girl, she was photographed for years by her adertising agent father, who pushed her into auditions, etc!, and een introduced her to her husband &at the age of 2>(! th
*otice that "ars in her chart, the planet that represents her father &because it rules the 9 house( th st has a special &D ( aspect on the planet that represents her upiter, lord of the 2 house(! .his indicates that she would be significantly influenced by her father! $ince people often re1enact patterns from childhood, it is no wonder that at the age of 2> she would meet #ohn Cerek, a man <7 years older &i!e! a father figure( who would hae a huge influence upon her life, and would eentually marry him!
Another manifestation of special aspects occurs in people who hae AriesE$corpio, $agittariusE-isces, or 3apricornEA%uarius rising! $ince the planet that represents them, "ars or $aturn, is the planet that casts special aspects, they themseles will strongly affect others who are signified by a planet that "ars or $aturn unilaterally aspects!
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Henry Winkler has 3apricorn rising, and his $aturn special aspects the > lord Venus! He has deoted much of his life towards haing a deep and positie impact on the lies of children!
For each rising sign, the rulers of the houses change! .he tables below show, for each Ascendant, where the effects of special aspects may occur! #ut they will only happen if "ars, #upiter, or $aturn special aspects the target planet! *ote+ #upiter is a benefic and $aturn and "ars are malefics! .herefore, the unilateral influence of $aturn or "ars is undoubtably much more challenging than the unilateral influence of #upiter, and therefore more noticeable! Because rulership of challenging houses can hae negatie effects, in the tables below I hae colored the influencing planet red when it rules a challenging house &, D, or 25(, to indicate that the special aspect of "ars, #upiter, or $aturn could be problematic! .he -ossible Unilateral Influences of "ars for ach Ascendant Ascendant Aries
-otential Influencer $elf
-lanetsE-eople potentially affected " other, 3hild, $pouse, Father $ibling
.aurus
$pouse
$elf
/emini
=lder $ibling
$elf
3ancer
3hild
$elf
"other G Father
$elf
Virgo
;ounger $ibling
$elf
4ibra
$pouse
$elf
4eo
$corpio $agittarius
$elf 3hild
" othe r 3hild $pouse Father $ibling $elf
3apricorn
"other G =lder $ibling
$elf
A%uarius
;ounger $ibling
$elf
-isces
Father
$elf
)amples+ For a person with 3ancer rising, if "ars special aspects the "oon, their child will hae an unusually strong impact and influence on them! A person with -isces rising who has "ars special aspecting #upiter will be greatly impacted by their Father! $omeone with 4ibra rising whose "ars special aspects their Venus will find themseles deeply affected by their spouse, like /eorge Harrison on the ne)t page!
/eorge Harrison was enthralled by -attie Boyd and een proposed to her at their first meeting! .hat he should be so affected by the person he would marry is clearly indicated by the th unilateral aspect of "ars &lord of the house and therefore significator of his spouse( on his st Venus &the ruler of his 2 house and therefore significator of himself(!
.he -ossible Unilateral Influences of $aturn for ach Ascendant Ascendant
-otential Influencer
-lanetsE-eople potentially affected
Aries
=lder $ibling
$elf
.aurus
Father
$elf
/emini
Father
$elf
3ancer
$pouse
$elf
4eo
$pouse
$elf
Virgo
3hild
$elf
4ibra
"other G 3hild
$elf
$corpio
"other G ;ounger $ibling
$elf
$agittarius
;ounger $ibling
$elf
3apricorn
$elf
" other 3hild $p ou se Fa ther $ib ling
A%uarius
$elf
"other 3 hild $pouse Father $ibling
-isces
=lder $ibling
$elf
It is ery important to emphasie, for e)ample, in the aboe table, that 6ust because a person has Aries rising does not mean that they are controlled by their older sibling! It 6ust means th at since $aturn represents the older sibling for an Aries rising chart, that if $aturn unilaterally aspects "ars &ruler of the First House, representing oneself(, then the person will be under the influence of their older sibling!
.he -ossible Unilateral Influences of #upiter for ach Ascendant Ascendant
-otential Influencer
-lanetsE-eople potentially affected
Aries
Father
$elf
.aurus
=lder $ibling
$elf
/emini
$pouse
$elf
3ancer 4eo
Father
$elf
3hild
$elf
Virgo
"other G $pouse
$elf
4ibra
;ounger $ibling
$elf
$corpio $agittarius
3hild $elf
$elf 3 hild $pouse Father $ibling
3apricorn
;ounger $ibling
$elf
A%uarius
=lder $ibling
$elf
-isces
$elf
" other 3 hild $pouse Father $ibling
*ote that for $agittarius rising, #upiter, the lord of the First House is also the lord of the Fourth House! .his could mean that the person will influence their "other %uite beneficially, if #upiter th th th special aspects the : house &by being in the D or 25 house(! When a planet aspects its own sign, especially by its special aspect, the th emes of house become significantly augmented!J rd
If a person has 4ibra rising, then the special aspect of #upiter &lord of the < house( on Venus may mean that the younger sibling has a positie effect upon oneself! Howeer, if #upiter has a poor placement in the chart &e!g! combust, in a planetary war, debilitated, aspected by malefics(, then the influence of the younger sibling might be minimal or een problematic &because #upiter th is also the lord for 4ibra rising, and that can represent competitie or adersarial relationships(! In other words, to be completely accurate in ealuating special aspects, the strength of "ars, $aturn, or #upiter should be taken into account, and also the other house ruled by them
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th
th
&especially if that house is one of the challenging ones, i!e! the , D , or 25 houses, which will create problematic interactions(! .he aboe tables reeal other interesting dynamics for each of the rising signs! For e)ample, since the Ascendants AriesE$corpio and 3apricornEA%uarius hae "ars or $aturn as First House rulers respectiely, &and the First House ruler represents the pe rson whose chart it is( anyone with one of these rising signs may be more capable of unilateral influence oer others &if "ars or $aturn as First House ruler actually has spec ial aspects another planet(! In other words, they may affect others more than they are affected by them &when special aspects occur(! For e)ample, if a person with 3apricorn rising has $aturn special aspecting #upiter, then the rd person will strongly affect their younger sibling &because #upiter is the < house lord for a 3apricorn1rising chart(! 111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 A final illustration of the principle, as briefly touched upon aboe, is that "ars, #upiter, and $aturn can also strongly affect houses they special aspect!
.he charts aboe show the house placements for "ars, #upiter, and $aturn that will special aspect the First House! When one of these planets does special aspects the First House, it will strongly affect the person8s life, since the First House is the pree minent house, and represents more than any other house the person themseles and their itality, ability to succe ed, resiliency &capacity to bounce back from challenges(, how they are receied by others &popularity(, common sense, temperament, and self1concept! th
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eryone with "ars special aspecting the Ascendant &i!e! who hae "ars in the or 27 houses(, will be more 0"artian0 in flaor! .hat may mean that they are likely to be %uicker, sharper, more brus%ue and assertie, to run hot &-itta(, and to be more impulsie &all other chart factors taken into account, of course(! .hose with #upiter special aspecting the Ascendant may be more calm, positie, likeable, open,
lethargic &Kapha(, and steady! With $aturn special aspecting the Ascendant, a person is likely to be a bit more nerous and sensitie &Vata(, ulnerable, self1critical or self1doubting, cautious, and serious! .his approach can, of course, be applied to any house &or pair of houses( that "ars, #upiter, or th $aturn special aspect, so that, for e)ample, anyone with $aturn in the house, where it is strong because it has directional strength &Cig Bala( and special aspects both of the houses that represent parents &the :th and the 9th( is likely to feel that their parents were distant or strict or repressed or in some other way unaailable to them! .he special aspects of "ars, #upiter, and $aturn are incredibly important a nd uni%ue factors in Vedic astrology and should always be taken into account when ealuating a chart!