Three Jyotisha Rules of Marriage Timing

Three conditions must be met for the timing of marriage:

1. Any of the following "marriage-maker" Vimshottari bhuktis must

occur.
bhukti of the lord of the 1st or 7th navamsha
bhukti of Shukra or Rahu (Rahu frequently indicates marriage to a
person from another culture or religion)
in circumstances of scarcity, servitude, or social pressure, a bhukti of
Shani (Shani-timed marriage is associated with urgency of time-andmaterials constraints: a pregnancy, or remarriage to protect existing
children, or political requirements)
very rare: Ketu period can induce a spiritual, unconsummated
marriage
2. Gochara Rahu-Ketu must be traveling through any of the following seven lagnas:

navamsha lagna or navamsha axis of natal nodes

radix lagna or radix axis of natal nodes

radix axis of natal Chandra

navamsha axis of natal Chandra

radix axis of natal Shukra

3. The graha which triggers marriage must have a radix-activated navamsha lord. I.e., the
navamsha lord of the marriage-maker must ALSO be marriage-empowered in
radix.

For example, a Rahu bhukti during a qualifying Rahu-Ketu transit might look like
the perfect recipe for an impulsive marriage.

However, Rahu's desires will not drive a passionate attraction all the way into a
wedding ceremony if navamsha Rahu occupies a rashi of conservative Shani.
(unless, perhaps, Shani is also L-1 or L-7 navamsha...)

However, if navamsha Rahu occupies a rashi of "natural" marriage-maker Shukra

In addition, the native should have marriageable age & status, according to the customs of their
own culture.

Marriage timing schedule implicit in the Bhuktis:

Even if Shani is neither L-1 nor L-7 navamsha, Bhuktis of Shani can be marriagemakers when the native is under intense mental or physical pressure of survival. The
typical case of Shani-driven marriage is a widow/er who 'must' remarry in order to care
for their children. The pressure may be clearly material (starvation, servitude) or more
social (marginalization, humiliation). The marriage will tend to be duty-oriented.

Bhuktis of Shukra often provide the enchantment of falling in love with a physically or
financially attractive person. The marriage promises material comfort, luxury and
sweet companionship, according the character of Shukra in nativity. The marriage will
tend to be focused on physical beauty, sensual indulgence & material ease, with a
relatively low tolerance for illness, austerity or hard work.

Bhuktis of Rahu create "hot-house" marriages marked by psychological possessiveness,

deep trauma, taboo-breaking, intense psycho-sexual attraction, and the passionate
rush to a quick wedding. Typically the partner is a 'foreign' person from a different
culture, religion, or social class than the native. The marriage will tend to focus on
crossing cultural & psychological boundaries in pursuit of deep desires.

Bhuktis of the lords of the first or seventh navamshas create a deep psychological
compensation or mirroring attraction. Each partner is mesmerized by the other, who
expresses their own dormant traits in a more active, public way. The marriage will tend
to focus on public/private & inner/outer division of social and psychological labor.

About second marriage:

IMO, if you are more than 30 years old, don't panic regarding the doomsday statistics for
second marriage. Prognosis is good for second marriage in general, presuming the native has
matured emotionally during Shani return age 28-31 and Rahu return age 27-29.
Although overall divorce statistics are highly unfavorable for second marriages (with some
65%+ of second marriage ending in divorce) those figures are badly skewed by the very high
percentage of second marriages contracted when the spouses are under age 25, which end in
divorce.
The frightening 2nd-marrriage statistics are largely due to couples whose first marriage occurs
at 17-20 and second marriage at 21-24.
Partners older than age 45 at time of second marriage have extremely low divorce rates (as do
first marriages made after age 35 generally.)
Partners who are both university educated also have much lower divorce statistics.
Emotional maturity (L-4, Chandra) and education (L-4, Budha) are very positive factors in
marriage longevity!

Timing: Second Marriage

Traditionally, bhukti of lord-of-2nd-from-Shukra will introduce the second spouse.

Second marriage ceremony

bhukti of activated marriage-maker graha

gochara Rahu-Ketu cross one of the marriage lagnas

(For a detailed analysis of navamsha activation in a sample nativity, please see Timing
from Navamsha & Gochara Nodes.)

Timing: Third Marriage:

Traditionally, bhukti of lord-of-9th-from-Shukra will introduce the third spouse.
bhukti of activated marriage-maker graha
gochara Rahu-Ketu cross one of the marriage lagnas

Timing: Fourth Marriage

Traditionally, bhukti of lord-of-4th-from-Shukra will introduce the fourth spouse.
bhukti of activated marriage-maker graha
gochara Rahu-Ketu cross one of the marriage lagnas

Q:
From which house or planet do you predict a second marriage?

A:

Venus & the 7th house indicate marriage.

If you are sure that the first will either die or separate from the husband, take the planets
in the 7th or associated with Venus.

The strongest will determine the second wife.

In a female horoscope, take Saturn in the place of Venus (Prasna Marga).

Some authors want us to read the 11th house & this may also be adopted

Timing of a Second marriage

Marriage and all remarriages will follow the same timing rules:

Bhukti of one of these classic marriage-makers:

o
o

Shani, Shukra, Rahu or Ketu

navamsha L-7 or navamsha L-1

Rahu/Ketu transit through one of these axes

o

D-1 or D-9 nodal axis

D-1 or D-9 lagna axis

D-1 or D-9 axis of Moon

What to expect in the next spouse:

Public characteristics of the next-in-line spouse are seen through the following lagnas:

1st spouse lagna = house=7

2nd spouse lagna = house-2

3rd spouse lagna = house-9

4th spouse lagna = house-4

Determine each spouse's previous marriages, children, relatives, and business affairs by
counting geometrically from the lagna of the relevant spouse-house.
E.g.,

career of 1st spouse = 10th-from-7th = bandhu bhava [also see the radix lord of the 4th
navamsha]

career of 2nd spouse = 10th-from-2nd = labha bhava [also see the radix lord of the 11th
navamsha]

career of 3rd spouse = 10th-from-9th = ripu bhava [also see the radix lord of the 6th
navamsha]

(previous) children of 2nd spouse = 5th-from-2nd = ari bhava [also see the radix lord of
the 6th navamsha]

(previous) spouse of 2nd spouse = 7th-from-2nd = randhra bhava [also see the radix lord
of the 8th navamsha]

"Like birds collecting on a tree in the night and then going their separate ways in the morning,
the union of all beings inevitably ends in separation. "
~~ Buddha Charita 6.46

Proper time for marriage ceremony:

Celebrating marriage is auspicious when the Sun is in the signs of
Gemini
Aquarius,
Capricorn,
Scorpio,
Taurus and
Aries.

If the Sun is in the sign of Gemini,

then in the month of Ashadha it is only from the Pratipada (the first Tithi of the month) to the
10th Tithi in the Shukla Paksha or the Bright Half of the month that the celebrating of marriage
is auspicious.
If the Sun is in the sign of Scorpio

marriage may be celebrated in Kartika also,

if he is in the sign of Capricorn,

in Pausha also and

if he is in the sign of Aries,

in Chaitra also."

Jyotisha Timing Agents for Psychological and Physical Death of Spouse

(First and subsequent divorces follow these same timing rules)
Bhukti periods of:

Ketu = karaka for permanent separations (not death! Rahu-Ketu are perpetually looking
at each other across the sky). When Ketu occupies domain-8, great emotional
detachment from the divorce process - it occurs, but neither native nor spouse are much
impacted. If L-9 (communications in marriage) = beneficial, the partners remain in
sibling-style "team" communication even after divorce.

Rahu, especially if Rahu's lord = L-2 or L-8. When Rahu occupies domain-8, great
drama of passion and betrayal in the divorce process. Native may receive a surprisingly
large divorce payment if Rahu's lord is favorable.

Divorce is so cataclysmic and identity-transforming that a transit of gochara RahuKetu to key axes in the nativity is usually required also

Radix L-8 or 8th-from-Chandra=

8th-from-1st = sudden, forced changes in one's own life - such as surprise inheritance,
death of spouse, emergency surgery, or natural catastrophe

2nd-from-7th = under severe astrological conditions, this bhukti can indicate the death
of the spouse. More often in younger years, during the long-lived modern age, L-8 can
indicate a spouse-initiated divorce.
o

If L-8 is strong, spouse's family (one's in-laws) and spouse's assets become
powerful actors on life's stage

if L-8 is harsh, the spouse may feel that no further marital interaction is possible
because the relationship is "dead"

When L-8 is the divorce bhukti, the spouse has in some powerful psychic or physical
sense become "dead". The marriage work is done, and something in the spouse's
behavior (including a decision to leave their body, but usually a living behavior pattern
of some sort) makes the spouse intolerable. Divorce ensues as a way of confirming that
this person is "dead to me".
Unlike divorce under timing of L-2, there is "no one else" - that is, the divorce is not
motivated by the native having undertaken a marriage-breaking outside relationship.

Radix L-2 or 2nd-from-Chandra=

8th-from-7th = sudden, forced changes in the spouse's life. Divorce during a period of
the native's L-2 is frequently initiated by the native. The spouse feels the L-8 effect.

2nd-from-1st = bhukti of L-2 indicates a return to the native's own family (having
removed obligations to the spouse's family), a return to one's own wealth and values,
family customs, language/speech habits etc. One determines to seek a new spouse
"more aligned with one's own values".
o

if L-2 is strong and beneficial, the second spouse appears quickly, through the
auspices of one's own family. The 2nd spouse typically appears in the period of
2nd-from-Shukra, or of 2nd navamsha, but there are other conditions also.

If L-2 is troubled by malefics, the family or its values do not assist the native's
transformation from first marriage to second marriage. Native-initiated divorce

is not accepted by the family. Finding a second spouse may be difficult or

delayed. However, when & if the second marriage is accomplished, difficult
graha affecting domain-2 indicate karmic effort regarding the 2nd spouse.
When L-2 is the divorce-lord, there is "someone else". Traditionally L-2 rules the
second marriage after widowhood. However in the modern age, a L-2 also signifies
divorce caused by the native falling in love with someone outside the marriage. The
new connection is so powerful that the first marriage must be dissolved.

Material Dissolution of legal marriage contract, splitting of assets, reversal of

vows:

Occurs in period of L-6. (6th-from-Chandra dissolves the emotional balance, but

physical matters are best judged from Radix lagna.)

Depending on the nature of the break-up and the radix lagna of the nativity, a formal
dissolution of marriage might occur quite some time after the psychic "death" which
tells the native or the spouse that the marriage is finished. (See the table of lagnas for
divorce.)

Formal Dissolution of the marital financial estate may occur in period of L-7 = 12thfrom-8th = attorneys, advisors, court arguments, restoration of balance..
Gochara Rahu/Ketu will return to one of these partnership lagnas:
1. nodal axis in radix
2. nodal axis in navamsha
3. lagna axis of radix
4. lagna axis of navamsha
5. axis of radix Moon

Ketu= alienation & detachment:

If L-12 is also lord of Ketu, the native is personally alienated or disconnected from the
matters of the house in which Ketu resides.

If L-6 is also the lord of Ketu, disagreements with others are not acknowledged, the
native acts hostile toward others but does not see his own role in creating conflict

If Shani is Ketu's lord, somber neutrality & detachment applies to the matters of the
house in which Ketu resides.

If Ketu is yuti Soma, in any domain, the native is emotional detached from life. (The
native may be a successful person with a good home and family; but their underlying
emotional connection is weak.)

If Ketu occupies domain-7 in either radix or navamsha, the native is disconnected and
alienated in marriage. (There may be plenty of external indications of success, but the
interior of the marriage relationship is disconnected.) Sometimes the spouse is a
spiritual figure, but normally the partner is inaccessible emotionally, and marriage is
alienated.

If Ketu occupies domain-2, the same alienation (cultural, religious, emotional, physical)
with the second spouse. And the same repeating attempts to keep connecting. (See the
Myth of Ketu.)

"If Ketu be in the seventh house at birth, the partner will die during [Ketu]
period or be separated from the native.
He will suffer from urinary complains and some disease of the generative
organs.
He will encounter many obstacles to his career and will lose money because
of the rivalry and competition of enemies."

~~ Shil-Ponde. (1939). Hindu Astrology Joytisha-Shastra. p 280.

L-12

If L-12 is also a benefic, (natural or temporal) the alienation experience may have some
highly positive aspects, such as the intrigue of foreign travel or long periods of fruitful
seclusion in a research or meditation sanctuary space. Alienation can be a good and
necessary thing for the accomplishment of certain goals. Typically the period of L-12
causes the native to leave their own country or habitual social culture during the bhukti.

If L-12 is also a malefic, there is physical, emotional, mental, or spiritual imprisonment.

(For Vrishabha and Dhanau lagna, the alienating behavior of the spouse may be
aggressive.)

For marriage, the period of L-12 as 6th-from-7th does give alienation from the spouse.
If L-12 is a benefic, the reasons for alienation may be good and ultimately
beneficial, such as the spouse is working on profitable foreign business; or the
spouse is in seclusion for professional reasons, for research or mediation; or the
spouse is taking valuable medical treatment.

If L-12 is malefic, the alienation is bitter and feels effortful (karmic).

In consultation, clients who are experiencing a difficult bhukti of L-12 or Ketu may ask if their
marriage is heading toward divorce. The answer will depend on several other conditions:

overall condition of domain-7 and 7th navamsha. A strong domain-7 will withstand the
siege of all divorce factors, including periods of L-12,

if the spouse in question is 2nd or subsequent marriage, check the lagnas for those
marriages

If L-12 is benefic, there may be genuine benefits coming from the alienation. Benefic L12 may not be a harbinger of later divorce unless there is a connection between Ketu
and L-12.

If L-12 is malefic and the client is reporting a rough time, check the overall strength of L12 in D-1 and D-9. Check also the next occurrence of vimshottari bhukti of L-2 or L-8,
which are the karakas for divorce.

Jyotisha Timing Agents for Psychological and Physical Death of Spouse

(First and subsequent divorces follow these same timing rules)
Bhukti periods of:

Ketu = karaka for permanent separations (not death! Rahu-Ketu are perpetually looking
at each other across the sky). When Ketu occupies domain-8, great emotional
detachment from the divorce process - it occurs, but neither native nor spouse are much
impacted. If L-9 (communications in marriage) = beneficial, the partners remain in
sibling-style "team" communication even after divorce.

Rahu, especially if Rahu's lord = L-2 or L-8. When Rahu occupies domain-8, great
drama of passion and betrayal in the divorce process. Native may receive a surprisingly
large divorce payment if Rahu's lord is favorable.

Divorce is so cataclysmic and identity-transforming that a transit of gochara RahuKetu to key axes in the nativity is usually required also

Radix L-8 or 8th-from-Chandra=

8th-from-1st = sudden, forced changes in one's own life - such as surprise inheritance,
death of spouse, emergency surgery, or natural catastrophe

2nd-from-7th = under severe astrological conditions, this bhukti can indicate the death
of the spouse. More often in younger years, during the long-lived modern age, L-8 can
indicate a spouse-initiated divorce.
o

If L-8 is strong, spouse's family (one's in-laws) and spouse's assets become
powerful actors on life's stage

if L-8 is harsh, the spouse may feel that no further marital interaction is possible
because the relationship is "dead"

When L-8 is the divorce bhukti, the spouse has in some powerful psychic or physical
sense become "dead". The marriage work is done, and something in the spouse's
behavior (including a decision to leave their body, but usually a living behavior pattern
of some sort) makes the spouse intolerable. Divorce ensues as a way of confirming that
this person is "dead to me".
Unlike divorce under timing of L-2, there is "no one else" - that is, the divorce is not
motivated by the native having undertaken a marriage-breaking outside relationship.

Radix L-2 or 2nd-from-Chandra=

8th-from-7th = sudden, forced changes in the spouse's life. Divorce during a period of
the native's L-2 is frequently initiated by the native. The spouse feels the L-8 effect.

2nd-from-1st = bhukti of L-2 indicates a return to the native's own family (having
removed obligations to the spouse's family), a return to one's own wealth and values,
family customs, language/speech habits etc. One determines to seek a new spouse
"more aligned with one's own values".
o

if L-2 is strong and beneficial, the second spouse appears quickly, through the
auspices of one's own family. The 2nd spouse typically appears in the period of
2nd-from-Shukra, or of 2nd navamsha, but there are other conditions also.

If L-2 is troubled by malefics, the family or its values do not assist the native's
transformation from first marriage to second marriage. Native-initiated divorce
is not accepted by the family. Finding a second spouse may be difficult or
delayed. However, when & if the second marriage is accomplished, difficult
graha affecting domain-2 indicate karmic effort regarding the 2nd spouse.

When L-2 is the divorce-lord, there is "someone else". Traditionally L-2 rules the
second marriage after widowhood. However in the modern age, a L-2 also signifies
divorce caused by the native falling in love with someone outside the marriage. The
new connection is so powerful that the first marriage must be dissolved.

Material Dissolution of legal marriage contract, splitting of assets, reversal of

vows:

Occurs in period of L-6. (6th-from-Chandra dissolves the emotional balance, but

physical matters are best judged from Radix lagna.)

Depending on the nature of the break-up and the radix lagna of the nativity, a formal
dissolution of marriage might occur quite some time after the psychic "death" which
tells the native or the spouse that the marriage is finished. (See the table of lagnas for
divorce.)

Formal Dissolution of the marital financial estate may occur in period of L-7 = 12thfrom-8th = attorneys, advisors, court arguments, restoration of balance..

Gochara Rahu/Ketu will return to one of these partnership lagnas:

1. nodal axis in radix
2. nodal axis in navamsha
3. lagna axis of radix
4. lagna axis of navamsha
5. axis of radix Moon

Ketu= alienation & detachment:

If L-12 is also lord of Ketu, the native is personally alienated or disconnected from the
matters of the house in which Ketu resides.

If L-6 is also the lord of Ketu, disagreements with others are not acknowledged, the
native acts hostile toward others but does not see his own role in creating conflict

If Shani is Ketu's lord, somber neutrality & detachment applies to the matters of the
house in which Ketu resides.

If Ketu is yuti Soma, in any domain, the native is emotional detached from life. (The
native may be a successful person with a good home and family; but their underlying
emotional connection is weak.)

If Ketu occupies domain-7 in either radix or navamsha, the native is disconnected and
alienated in marriage. (There may be plenty of external indications of success, but the
interior of the marriage relationship is disconnected.) Sometimes the spouse is a
spiritual figure, but normally the partner is inaccessible emotionally, and marriage is
alienated.

If Ketu occupies domain-2, the same alienation (cultural, religious, emotional, physical)
with the second spouse. And the same repeating attempts to keep connecting. (See the
Myth of Ketu.)

"If Ketu be in the seventh house at birth, the partner will die during [Ketu]
period or be separated from the native.
He will suffer from urinary complains and some disease of the generative
organs.
He will encounter many obstacles to his career and will lose money because
of the rivalry and competition of enemies."

~~ Shil-Ponde. (1939). Hindu Astrology Joytisha-Shastra. p 280.

L-12

If L-12 is also a benefic, (natural or temporal) the alienation experience may have some
highly positive aspects, such as the intrigue of foreign travel or long periods of fruitful
seclusion in a research or meditation sanctuary space. Alienation can be a good and
necessary thing for the accomplishment of certain goals. Typically the period of L-12
causes the native to leave their own country or habitual social culture during the bhukti.

If L-12 is also a malefic, there is physical, emotional, mental, or spiritual imprisonment.

(For Vrishabha and Dhanau lagna, the alienating behavior of the spouse may be
aggressive.)

For marriage, the period of L-12 as 6th-from-7th does give alienation from the spouse.
If L-12 is a benefic, the reasons for alienation may be good and ultimately
beneficial, such as the spouse is working on profitable foreign business; or the
spouse is in seclusion for professional reasons, for research or mediation; or the
spouse is taking valuable medical treatment.

If L-12 is malefic, the alienation is bitter and feels effortful (karmic).

In consultation, clients who are experiencing a difficult bhukti of L-12 or Ketu may ask if their
marriage is heading toward divorce. The answer will depend on several other conditions:

overall condition of domain-7 and 7th navamsha. A strong domain-7 will withstand the
siege of all divorce factors, including periods of L-12,

if the spouse in question is 2nd or subsequent marriage, check the lagnas for those
marriages

If L-12 is benefic, there may be genuine benefits coming from the alienation. Benefic L12 may not be a harbinger of later divorce unless there is a connection between Ketu
and L-12.

If L-12 is malefic and the client is reporting a rough time, check the overall strength of L12 in D-1 and D-9. Check also the next occurrence of vimshottari bhukti of L-2 or L-8,
which are the karakas for divorce.

Vimshottari divorce lords for the

lagnas

Lagna

L-6 / L-12 = Rashi-pati for

"loss of agreement" = conflict,
animosity & ill-will

L-2 / L-8 =Rashipati for

death of partner, or
divorce

Mesha

Budha, Guru

Shukra, Kuja

Vrishabha

Shukra, Kuja

Budha, Guru

Mithuna

Shukra, Kuja

Chandra, Shani

Karka

Budha, Guru

Surya, Shani

Simha

Chandra, Shani

Budha, Guru

Kanya

Surya, Shani

Shukra, Kuja

Thula

Budha, Guru

Shukra, Kuja

Vrischika

Shukra, Kuja

Budha, Guru

Dhanus

Shukra, Kuja

Chandra, Shani

Makara

Budha, Guru

Surya, Shani

Kumbha

Surya, Shani

Budha, Guru

Meena

Surya, Shani

Shukra, Kuja

When marital conflict energy gets high and stays high: Vimshottari dasha timing
sequences for the 12 lagnas
for Mesha lagna, Vimshottari period of the conflict-trigger L-6 Budha, is followed
immediately the "I give up" Ketu period, then by the divorce-trigger L-2 Shukra period.
Ketu does gives time for stabilization or cool-down between the L-6 irritation and the
L-8 "dead to me" experience, but Ketu can also exacerbate separative tendencies. If L6, Ketu, and L-2 are strong, Mesha can experience a divorce during this bhukti
sequence. Also applies to Mesha Chandra. (This sequence cannot occur in Ketu
mahadasha or Shukra mahadasha.)

For Vrishabha lagna, the period of L-12 Kuja signals imbalance & aggressive
disagreeableness for the spouse also gives withdrawal for the native. Kuja bhukti is
followed by Rahu bhukti, which can enflame the passions & generate some acting-out.

After Rahu's wild time comes the period of L-8 Guru. Check the strength of the grahas
involved. (This sequence cannot occur in Rahu mahadasha or Guru mahadasha.)

For Simha lagna, periods of L-6 Shani can be especially taxing, and they are followed
inexorably by periods of L-2 Budha. Unless supported by benefics, Simha has a
notoriously difficult time in marriage for this and other reasons.

Thula has the reverse sequence to Mesha: Vimshottari period of the detachment-trigger
L-12 Budha, is followed immediately by the divorce-trigger L-8 Shukra. Little time for
recovery of engagement between the withdrawing of L-12 and the L-8 "dead to me"
experience which dissolves the union. If L-12 and L-8 are both strong, Thula can
experience a divorce during this bhukti sequence. Also applies to Thula Chandra.

Vrischika has the reverse sequence to Vrishabha, with identical results: L-6 spousal
animosity from Kuja bhukti is followed by Rahu bhukti, which can enflame the
passions and generate some acting-out. After Rahu's wild time comes period of L-2
Guru. Check the strength of the grahas involved.

Maraka lagna, period of L-12 Guru for spouse's illness or animosity, is followed by
period of L-2 Shani for divorce. Shani is a natural malefic so this setup is worth
watching during the relevant Vimshottari periods.

Similarly for Kumbha lagna, period of L-12 Shani period for spouse's illness or
animosity, is followed by period of L-8 Budha for divorce. Budha is not a natural
malefic like Shani but Budha can still cause trouble!

Mithuna, Karka, Kanya, Dhanau, and Meena lagna have no back-to back conflictdivorce periods.

The total experience of divorce (social, emotional, physical, psychological, financial,

familial, etc.) is defined primarily by the conditions of domain-8 and its lord.

If L-8 is an auspicious graha, divorce may be amicable or gainful.

If L-8 is a troubled graha, expect difficulties.

If L-8 is a neutral graha (Budha in favorable rashis for Vrishabha, Kumbha lagnas)
divorce may give a sense of neither loss nor gain, but simply moving on through the
cycle of life

Grahas in occupation of domain-8 suggest involvement with secret matters. The scope of
domain-8 includes, but is not limited to, secret extramarital sexual relationships.

'Du-sthana' means 'difficult' - but dusthana does not mean 'evil in any permanent sense.
'Randhra bhava is not an inherently "bad" house; rather it is the bhava which represents the
turning of the cycle of life & death. Divorce is not an inherently evil event, Rather it is,
socially and emotionally, 4a passage from one phase of life into the next.

The conditions applying to domain-8 will indicate whether the experience of divorce is part of
the native's tantric path in this lifetime (for many, it is not); and if divorce is in the script, how
will divorce affect the native? Divorce can be impoverishing or enriching, exhausting or
exhilarating.
Domain-8 = "the joint assets of marriage".
Upon dissolution of marriage, the location of L-8 = into which department of life the joint
assets travel. (Also true of spouse's money in general.)

When L-8
occupies
this
domain

HOUSE 1

Some Divorce Effects

(must be combined with the natal conditions of Domain-8,
8th-from-Chandra, drishti etc.)
The divorce experience ( if indicated) shapes the native's
personality. This native is prone toward sudden, forced
changes in life - divorce or death of spouse being only one
example. If L-8 = benefic, native is associated with
privileged, secret, transformative processes. If L-8 =
malefic, frequent accidents and shocks.
Financial proceeds from settlement of joint accounts, if any,
will fund development of the physical vehicle including
intentional changes made to the body and brain. This native
likes to change their appearance and social identity
frequently. Karaka for multiple cycles.

HOUSE 2

proceeds of divorce or death of the first spouse are reinvested in the second marriage, or used to develop the
traditions of the native's birth family. This is more typically
a setup for widowhood from the 1st marriage & less
frequently divorce.

HOUSE 3

Divorce lord has entered the mentality house. Monies from

the joint assets of marriage or divorce settlements may be
invested in business communications, into the siblings, or
into mental pursuits. Frequently the native fears more
sudden changes, and purchases insurance policies as
protection.

HOUSE 4

Divorce lord has entered the sheltering house. Divorce if

indicated advances the native's philosophical awareness &

emotional stability in life, causing maturity and redoubled
commitment to a good home life.
The mother was likely also divorced, and she may provide
valuable guidance to negotiating the changes..
HOUSE 5

Divorce lord has entered the creative intelligence house.

Divorce (if indicated) benefits the native's career.
Settlement funds may promote speculative investment such
as stock market or financial backing of creative ventures.
The divorce process stimulates the native's awareness of the
cycle of life & death which promotes creative harmonization
with that cycle.
Exaggerated cycle of gains and losses, but if the graha =
benefic, native will see that nothing at all is lost. Trouble
for the oldest child who may have mysterious or difficult to
diagnose conditions. Surgical procedures toward fertility, or
upon the eldest child.

HOUSE 6

Divorce lord has entered the conflict house. Assets acquired

through joint efforts of the spouses gets redirected to
managing perpetual post-divorce conflict. The native is
gainful financially after divorce but he must spend heavily
for policing of the terms of the settlement; agreements are
often broken. Distributing the marital estate is a contentious,
conflicted process that may continue indefinitely.
Lots of trouble getting a lasting agreement on rules for
distributing joint assets. However the total effect of
separating his assets from his spouse's control, despite the
method of distribution being constantly in contention, is
profitable financially. Continuous disagreements with and
interference from the ex-spouse.
Along with financial gainfulness, this conflict destroys
creates ill-will toward and sometimes hidden illness.
Ironically the native's post-divorce gainfulness is
proportional to the level of conflict.

HOUSE 7

upon divorce (which is likely with this yoga) joint assets of

marriage will tend to remain with the spouse. The native
may give up all claims to the joint assets, and go wandering.

HOUSE 8

Assets of marriage tend to remain with the native after

divorce. If strong and auspicious, L-8 in swakshetra suggests
that sudden turns of the cycle of birth and death such as
widowhood or divorce may be both frequent and beneficial.
Benefits from tax schemes.

HOUSE 9

Divorce settlements are financially & religiously beneficial.

The native's father may have been divorced, and he can offer
valuable guidance to move through the process of renegotiation of identity.
Native is favored in child-custody discussions, and often
receives any children produced by the marriage without a
struggle. Good fortune through sudden, mysterious changes
in general.

HOUSE 10

Divorce affects public standing in a mixed way, usually

tends toward a negative effect. Native may suffer some
mental illness or pressure to rationalize his divorce.
Financially neutral, tends toward slowly regaining lost
investments over time.

HOUSE 11

Divorce & life's difficult transformations in general will

prove to be gainful. Proceeds from divorce may permit the
native to purchase properties or vehicles, or fund formal
education. Divorce also increases access to friends and to
more diverse areas of the marketplace. (Spouse may have
been a socially restrictive force.)

HOUSE 12

No material profit from divorce settlement, but potentially

good spiritual results. The process of identity loss can yield
wisdom & calm, develop the imagination & stimulate
creative coaching.
After marriage identity loss, the native transfer identity to
universal forces, which looking back will be realized as a
great benefit although it was painful at the time of forced
separation from the beloved. Makes a compassionate
therapist.

Grahas in domain-8: Effects on

Divorce
(if multiple karakas in house-8, results of each karaka have to be
combined and rebalanced with the other occupying karakas)
Surya

self-righteous & feels entitled to keep their social standing.

Generally resists divorce, would much rather seek
extramarital romance. Strong ego attachment to dignity of
married status.

Chandra

healing & caretaking toward the ex-spouse and may continue

an emotional relationship long after the legal relationship is
ended. Sentimental, treats the spouse like their child.

Kuja

divorce is competitive, a fight

Budha

ex-spouses develop a sibling relationships, verbal, good

divorce agreements is Budha is auspicious

Guru

optimistic & expansive toward the divorce/renegotiation of

identity process. If Guru is auspicious, much appreciation
toward the ex-spouse and the native is well-treated in the
divorce process; continuing collegiality aprs-divorce.

Shukra

divorce may be gentle & sweet, with good will toward the
ex's remarriage.

Shani

divorce delayed or denied, native has long life with minimal

contributions to the joint assets pool from their spouse.
Requires stability of social status. Spouse from a lesser social
rank, but karmic obligation to remain in the relationship at
least at the legal level.

Rahu

crazy & unpredictable turn of events in divorce. May divorce

and remarry the same person twice or even thrice.

Ketu

if divorce occurs, the native is not involved in it. May not

show up in court or respond to legal action. Extreme

detachment from the process.

Karakas for Divorce/Multiple Marriages:

The stronger the karaka by rashi, drishti etc. the stronger its divorce-remarriage effects:

Surya in house-7 (self-righteousness in marriage)

Surya in house-5 (native craves romantic attention)

Rahu or Ketu in house-7

Rahu/Ketu yuti radix L-7, or (to a lesser power)

Rahu-Ketu yuti navamsha L-1 or L-7 indicates craving for new partners, frequent
remarriages

L-7 in dusthana

mutual drishti of enemy grahas in navamsha 1/7 axis

Guru and Rahu drishti upon L-7 or Shukra

Shani in yuvati bhava

is not a divorce karaka but rather signifies determined hard-working plodding through an an
arduous or disappointing marriage.
Gives determination to tolerate a emotionally or financially withholding, or low-caste or
underperforming, spouse.
Depending on other "permission" graha, the native may not need to accept their marital
oppression indefinitely.
This placement of Shani/7 typically shows sustained karma of a troublesome spouse for a
long period, even if divorce does eventually occur when bhukti of a divorce graha (see table
above) releases the karma..
Best results with an older or conservative spouse. For social reasons, Shani in domain-7 is
generally an easier placement for a female.

Divorce-related Transits:
Irreconcilable differences leading to physical separation frequently occur at milestones of 910, 14-15, 17-18, 27-28 -or- 29-30, 36-37, or 45-48 years.

Legal Divorce may occur some years after the physical separation, depending on the strength
of the arudha lagna.
There are very few divorces after 45 years of marriage. (Yes, there are some, due to
vimshottari dasha considerations not affected by these transit cycles.)

Rahu cycles are 9, 18, 27, 36, 54, and 63 years.

Shani cycles are durations of 14-15, 29-30, or 44-45 years.

Any of these milestone "returns" that might occur simultaneously with bhukti of L-2 or L-8,
can contribute considerable momentum to a divorce.

Psycho-emotional connections:
If these connections are not present, structural weakness in the marriage enhances likelihood of
divorce:

her radix Moon axis should matches either his navamsha nodal axis, or his navamsha
nodal axis

her radix Moon axis should matches either her navamsha nodal axis, or her navamsha
nodal axis

for non-traditional committed unions, partner-1 must match partner-2 as above

if one's radix Moon is not "matched" to the navamsha lagna or nodes (or possibly,
navamsha Moon) of the other partner, one remains "emotionally invisible" to the
partner.

Where we are lucky enough to have verified birth data for both spouses in a divorce case, it is
almost always the case that one spouse will be "invisible" to the other and that this inability to
recognize the other person's psycho-emotional reality is the underlying cause of "irreconcilable
differences" in divorce.

Physical separation vs. legal divorce

Timing of "divorce" most often means, the bhukti & gochara nodes in effect when couple
physically separates with a clear intention to divorce.
"Moving out" and "starting over" often happens years before a final legal settlement is reached.
Divorce related events such as when the legal divorce petition is "filed" or when it is "final" do
often follow quickly, and are completed within the initial physical separation bhukti..
These actions are less personal and more about social position, property, custody, etc.

If the twelfth house (of illusions) has a very strong Arudha lagna -- which is to say there is a
strong power of Public Illusion functioning in the person's life -- and the seventh house is also
weak - the public admission of divorce (legal decree) may occur many years after moving-out.
In real life the gap between an internally (spiritually/emotionally) weak marriage and the
external, public appearance of a strong bond is often found in couples who are public figures,
pillars of their community, who hold political or religious office, or otherwise have an
instrumental need to maintain a convincing public "face" of continuing marriage long after
they have separated.
Should a person's radix chart display this combination of weak-7th with strong Upapada, they
are not marked as a hypocrite or a compulsive liar. Usually the forces of public expectation are
much stronger than the individual's own courage to be honest, and the consequences of public
announcement of divorce too painful to one or both parties. Watch for the period of the lord
of 2nd-from-Upapada to see the public announcement.

Upapada & Darapada: The Power of Public Illusion

Marriage is not only a private relationship, but it is also a public institution. Regardless of
private truth, public perceptions can determine the marriage public status.

A12 = arudha lagna of house-12 = upapada

A7 = arudha lagna of house-7 = darapada

Jyotisha Pandit Sanjay Rath says:

In fact,

if the Upapada (A12) is strong,

but the 7th house becomes weak

and 8th house effects are felt,

this will mean physical separation between the couple and marriage as
such may continue to survive in this world of illusion.
Thus people or outsiders will continue to consider the couple as husband &
wife when they are physically separated.

The second house from the Upapada gives the exact timing of the actual
breakage of marriage as everyone gets to know that this separation, divorce

or death of spouse has occurred.

The eighth house from Venus will bring those people who will activate
this breakage of marriage either PHYSICALLY, OR ACTUALLY.

... If the lord of the second is associated with Darapada (A7) then the
person had physical relationship before the marriage & this by itself can be
a cause of break of the first marriage.
In this manner, all other things can also be studied.

~~

Physical Separation
2nd-from any house shows the saturation (death) of matters contained in that house. 7th
house rules marriage, the first marriage in particular. Timing of "saturation point" when this
life's karma in the matter of marriage relations is completed, is set by the scheduled period of
the lord of 2nd-from-current-marriage.

PHYSICAL SEPARATION from the first spouse whether by death or divorce is seen in the
bhukti of lord of 2nd-from-7th, randhra bhava. [After age 32, also consider 8th-fromMoon.]

PHYSICAL SEPARATION from the second spouse whether by death or divorce is seen in the
bhukti of lord of 2nd-from-2nd, sahaja bhava. [After age 32, also consider 3rd-fromMoon.]
PHYSICAL SEPARATION from the third spouse whether by death or divorce is seen in the
bhukti of lord of 2nd-from-9th, karma bhava. [After age 32, also consider 10th-fromMoon.]

Of course the regular dasha rotations of separation-causing house lords do not guarantee
separation of marriage partners. Far from it!
Marriage as the core social and emotional bond of adult life, will remain secure by default
unless significant destabilizing yogas affect Venus, Jupiter, or the marriage house(s).
Marriage is a powerful yoga! For most people, ego-attachment to the marriage partner's
body/personality is second only to ego-attachment to one's own body/personality!
Only if other factors are leading to instability in marriage, do we go looking for the culprit
"2nd-from" lord to indicate timing of separation

What am I trying to learn psycho-spiritually via the mirror of this marriage?

1-7 axis of navamsha =core dynamic of marriage (i.e., what you see about yourself in the
mirror of the first marriage)
Typically the lord of the 7th navamsha, as He behaves in radix, describes the spouse
while the lord of 1st navamsha, as He behaves in radix, describes oneself. However
these classic roles can easily be reversed, with Self being more the L-7 and Other being
more the L-1. Because marriage is inherently interactive the spouses can switch roles
during the course of the marriage also. What matters is, do you see the repeating
pattern in the mirror?

for first marriage, radix L-7's navamsha lord, as He behaves in radix

o

e.g., if Vrishabha rashi owns radix-7, find Shukra's navamsha. Then find the lord
of Shukra's navamsha in radix.

You can see your matching energy which attracts you (for good or evil) to this
spouse. The matching energy is a dormant part of yourself which you will only
see through the mirror of the spouse's behavior. The spouse will relate to other
people in different ways, but your spouse will relate to you in a way that
specifically

for second marriage, radix L-2's navamsha lord, as He behaves in radix

o

e.g., if radix dhana bhava = Dhanau, find Guru's navamsha. Then find that
navamsha lord in radix. The radix graha will show what part of *yourself* you
are seeking to develop within the 2nd-marriage partnership.

for third marriage, radix L-9's navamsha lord, as He behaves in radix

o

e.g., if radix dharma bhava = Karka, find Chandra's navamsha. Then find that
navamsha lord in radix. The radix graha will show what part of *yourself* you
are seeking to develop within the 3rd-marriage partnership.

How to Profile Future Spouses For all marriages, the psycho-emotional experience of relating to the spouse should be
measured from Chandra lagna.
To appreciate the deeper psycho-emotional impact of the marriage partnerships, read the
emotional character of marriages as

7th-from-Moon (marriage-1),

2nd-from-Moon (marriage-2),

9th-from-Moon (marriage-3)

11th-from-Moon (marriage-4)

and so forth.

Be sure to examine any graha which might occupy these houses. Graha's in the domain
indicated will characterize the emotional tenor of marriages.

analytical (Budha)

constrained or disciplined (Shani),

pleasure-loving and indulgent (Shukra),

competitive (Kuja),

expansive and inclusive (Guru),

withdrawn and disconnected (Ketu),

passionate and desiring experiences (Rahu)

Also the house lords should be considered - a full analysis of this relative-to-Chandra house is
required.

THEN, have a look at the angle formed between radix Chandra and the appropriate marriage
house.

marriage-1 = the angle formed by the distance between radix Chandra and domain-7

marriage-2 = the angle formed by the distance between radix Chandra and domain-2

marriage-3 = the angle formed by the distance between radix Chandra and domain-9

marriage-4 = the angle formed by the distance between radix Chandra and domain-11

and so forth

How do you feel about the prospects of this forthcoming marriage? Is there a graha or cluster
of graha's in this house? The distance between Chandra and the marriage-house will reveal a
match between the spouse and another member of your family or community environment.
E.g., distance between Chandra and domain-2 for second marriage = 3/9, with the 2ndmarriage house being 9th-from-Chandra. Surely there will be strong emotional parallels
between the 2nd spouse and one's father. If there are graha in this house, there is a historic
pattern of strong interactions (positive or negative) with the father which will color the
relationship to the 2nd spouse.

How to Profile Future Spouses -

For all marriages, the psycho-emotional experience of relating to the spouse should be
measured from Chandra lagna.
To appreciate the deeper psycho-emotional impact of the marriage partnerships, read the
emotional character of marriages as

7th-from-Moon (marriage-1),

2nd-from-Moon (marriage-2),

9th-from-Moon (marriage-3)

11th-from-Moon (marriage-4)

and so forth.

Be sure to examine any graha which might occupy these houses. Graha's in the domain
indicated will characterize the emotional tenor of marriages.

analytical (Budha)

constrained or disciplined (Shani),

pleasure-loving and indulgent (Shukra),

competitive (Kuja),

expansive and inclusive (Guru),

withdrawn and disconnected (Ketu),

passionate and desiring experiences (Rahu)

Also the house lords should be considered - a full analysis of this relative-to-Chandra house is
required.

THEN, have a look at the angle formed between radix Chandra and the appropriate marriage
house.

marriage-1 = the angle formed by the distance between radix Chandra and domain-7

marriage-2 = the angle formed by the distance between radix Chandra and domain-2

marriage-3 = the angle formed by the distance between radix Chandra and domain-9

marriage-4 = the angle formed by the distance between radix Chandra and domain-11

and so forth

How do you feel about the prospects of this forthcoming marriage? Is there a graha or cluster
of graha's in this house? The distance between Chandra and the marriage-house will reveal a
match between the spouse and another member of your family or community environment.

E.g., distance between Chandra and domain-2 for second marriage = 3/9, with the 2ndmarriage house being 9th-from-Chandra. Surely there will be strong emotional parallels
between the 2nd spouse and one's father. If there are graha in this house, there is a historic
pattern of strong interactions (positive or negative) with the father which will color the
relationship to the 2nd spouse.

What am I trying to learn psycho-spiritually via the mirror of this marriage?

1-7 axis of navamsha =core dynamic of marriage (i.e., what you see about yourself in the
mirror of the first marriage)
Typically the lord of the 7th navamsha, as He behaves in radix, describes the spouse
while the lord of 1st navamsha, as He behaves in radix, describes oneself. However
these classic roles can easily be reversed, with Self being more the L-7 and Other being
more the L-1. Because marriage is inherently interactive the spouses can switch roles
during the course of the marriage also. What matters is, do you see the repeating
pattern in the mirror?

for first marriage, radix L-7's navamsha lord, as He behaves in radix

o

e.g., if Vrishabha rashi owns radix-7, find Shukra's navamsha. Then find the lord
of Shukra's navamsha in radix.

You can see your matching energy which attracts you (for good or evil) to this
spouse. The matching energy is a dormant part of yourself which you will only

see through the mirror of the spouse's behavior. The spouse will relate to other
people in different ways, but your spouse will relate to you in a way that
specifically

for second marriage, radix L-2's navamsha lord, as He behaves in radix

o

e.g., if radix dhana bhava = Dhanau, find Guru's navamsha. Then find that
navamsha lord in radix. The radix graha will show what part of *yourself* you
are seeking to develop within the 2nd-marriage partnership.

for third marriage, radix L-9's navamsha lord, as He behaves in radix

o

e.g., if radix dharma bhava = Karka, find Chandra's navamsha. Then find that
navamsha lord in radix. The radix graha will show what part of *yourself* you
are seeking to develop within the 3rd-marriage partnership.

Divorce-related Transits:
Irreconcilable differences leading to physical separation frequently occur at milestones of 910, 14-15, 17-18, 27-28 -or- 29-30, 36-37, or 45-48 years.
Legal Divorce may occur some years after the physical separation, depending on the strength
of the arudha lagna.
There are very few divorces after 45 years of marriage. (Yes, there are some, due to
vimshottari dasha considerations not affected by these transit cycles.)

Rahu cycles are 9, 18, 27, 36, 54, and 63 years.

Shani cycles are durations of 14-15, 29-30, or 44-45 years.

Any of these milestone "returns" that might occur simultaneously with bhukti of L-2 or L-8,
can contribute considerable momentum to a divorce.