Encyclopedia of Vedic Astrology: Planetary Transit

1.Friendly aspects: A planet influences with a friendly aspect on houses and planets posited therein in houses 3, 5, 9 and 11, counted from itself. In turn it receives friendly aspect from planets posited in these houses. The friendly aspects are further sub-divided as under:
a)Openly friendly (Pratyaksh mitra)- When planets are posited in 5/ 9 position from each other.
b)Secretly/ semi friendly (gupta mitra)- When planets are posited in 3/ 11 position from each other.
2.Inimical aspect: The planets become enemies of each other when they are posited in Kendra (hous

1, 4, 7 & 10th ) from each other. The inimical aspects are also sub-divided as follows:
a)Openly inimical (Pratyaksh shatru)- When planets are posited in 1/ 7 position from each other.
b)Secretly/ semi inimical (Gupta shatru)- When planets are posited in 4/ 10 position from each other.
3.Neutral or no aspect: The planets exert neutral or no aspect when posited in 2/12 or 6/8 position from each other.

Tajika system differs from old Vedic system in many ways. The first is the concept of a progressed horoscope.

Role of Retrograde & Combust Planet

The Acharya further suggests that that fiery signs have an affinity towards airy signs and earthy signs towards watery signs.

Aries is windy, Taurus is bilious, Gemini is bilious & windy, and Cancer is phlegmatic. Same order applies for next four signs and so on. In vedic system, all

Here also the signs are classified as males and females. All odd signs are males, that is they are active and all even numbered signs are females, that is they