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July 2002

The Teachings of Iyer -- Part One

[Note: the following approach is my interpretation of Iyer's methods as taught

to me by my Vedic astrology teacher Hart de Fouw.]

Sheshadri Iyer was one of the most brilliant Vedic astrologers of the 20th

century, and among his many advances, he shared tremendous new insightson how to use divisional charts (Vargas).

He taught that we should evaluate the meaning of each Varga chart with

respect to the planets whose dasa and bhukti are running at each period of a

person's life. For example, if a person is running a Venus dasa, then one

would focus on the position of Venus in each varga chart.

While the rules he developed for interpreting divisional charts by these

methods have a lot of exceptions and clauses, there are many very useful

general principles that are definitely worth applying even before one learns allof the subtleties:

1. For both the rasi (birth) chart and for each divisional chart, when the dasa

lord and the bhukti lord have a relationship in the chart (e.g. mutual aspects,

exchange of signs, exchange of nakshatras, or a mixture of these) then that

dasa/bhukti period will be very significant for bringing to the surface and

resolving and/or fulfilling the patterns represented by the two planets in

relationship. E.g. Harrison Ford's career exploded when his Jupiter conjunct

Mercury in Gemini in the 10th house was activated by the Mercury Dasa,

Jupiter Bhukti.

2. If a person runs several dasas in a row that are all unfavorable or all

favorable, during the relevant time in their life for the matter of a specific

divisional chart, then that life theme becomes "conditioned" by the repetitive

pattern and unlikely to reverse course. E.g. if a person from the age of 18

onward ran dasas of planets that were well positioned in the Navamsa

(marriage) chart, then even if subsequent dasa lords are poorly placed, the

marriage continues to go well.

3. For each area of life, the rasi chart should never be ignored. While the

appropriate varga chart may indeed carry more weight in determining the

outcome during any period, the promise of the rasi is constant and when the

themes of the rasi chart and the varga chart support each other, then is the

most likely time of an event happening. E.g. if in the rasi chart, a person has

Mars as lord of the 7th, and Mars is well placed in the Navamsa chart, then it

becomes likely that the person will be married during the Dasa or Bhukti of

Mars.

Note: the following rules apply specifically to divisional (Varga) charts andnot to the rasi (birth) chart. Please remember that when an area of life goes