This science of the Heavens was called by the Germans as Cosmo-Biology. To them, Cosmo-Biology was the calculus of cosmic interrelatedness. It simply means the celestial influences on terrestrial affairs as per the principle " As Above, so below ".

The role of Mercury in Horoscopy

Academic knowledge and degrees are the prerogative of Mercury.
Books, publishing,knowledge,mathematics,sculpture & arts all come
under his domain. If he be exalted in one's horoscope, the native will
become a great scholar. ( Example horoscope is that of Augustus
Caesar who had exalted Mercury in Virgo ).

Mercurial Effects in the 12 Houses

Mercury in the Ascendant

Mercury in the Ascendant makes one a scholar.Will be intelligent
and clever. Will be a master of arts. Will have good oratorial
prowess and can captivate people with speech. This position of
Mercury confers high longevity.

Mercury in the Second House

In the second Mercury makes one wealthy and humble. Will be
versatile and will posess the divine gift of articulate speech. Will
have poetic faculties and will have wealth acquired through legal
means.

Mercury in the Third House

Mercury in the 3rd makes one have medium longevity & virility.
Will have to undergo many a suffering. Will be a traveller and will
be ready to do any vile act. Will be a sorcerer and will enjoy
sensual life to the brim.

Mercury in the Fourth House

Mercury tenancy of the fourth makes one a scholar in Mathematics
and Astrology. Relatives may be hostile. Will speak gently and will
be wealthy. Will be he owner of landed properties & conveyances.
Fame will grace you in no uncertain measure.

Mercury in the Fifth House

Will be famous and will be a master of the occult. Will have a lot
of sons, education, wealth, comforts, intelligence & contentment.
Will be famous because of your altruistic deeds.

Mercury in the Sixth House

Mercury in the sixth makes you the vanquisher of enemies in the
battlefield. Will be interested in war and quarrels. Will be anger-
prone. Will talk sternly and will be lazy.

Mercury in the Seventh House

Will be a lover of education, will be learned and handsome.
Will have a spouse who is quarrelsome. Will have expertise in the
esoteric arts. Will be respected for certain philosophic qualities.

Mercury in the Eighth House

This benign position of Mercury makes one famous. Has a job
with punitive powers.Will have a regal status. Will be a commander
and will be the leader of one's community. Will be versatile with
wealth and comforts. Will be regal in bearing and respected by
many. Benefics in the house of longevity increase longevity.

Mercury in the Ninth House

Mercury in Ninth makes one interested in the esoteric arts.
Wealth, versatility, righteousness,ethics,skill - all will be yours
Will be liberal and endowed with the gift of the gab.Will have
fortune via father and with good partner and children.

Mercury in the Tenth House

This benign position of Mercury makes one scholarly, famous,
and will have tremendous will power. Will have wealth & all sorts
of comforts. The dominance of Mercury on the Meridien makes
one a thorough professioanl endowed with professional expertise
and reputation.

Mercury in the Eleventh House

Will be very intelligent. Will be scholarly as Mercury represents
academic learning. Will have high longevity. Will have all sorts of
enjoyments of the senses.Will have a lot of subordinates and lots
of wealth as the 11th is the house of Gains.

Mercury in the Twelfth House

Will be lazy and as a result there may be a lack of wealth.Will meet
with many a failure. Will speak good words but will be devoid of
luck in general. Even though this position of Mercury is slightly adverse,
it is good from the perspective of Education. You will be blessed with
all the benefits that accrue from Education, learning & Wisdom.

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Analysis can be had from http://www.astrologiavedica.com/html/vedichoroscope.htm

Correspondence between Astrology, Gemology & Numerology

Furthur data reveals the correspondence between the Five Great
Elements, planets, gemstones, Cosmic Colors & objects of sense.

Element         Planet              Gem              Cosmic Colour    Sense          Number 

More information about Planetary Gemology & a FREE Gem Prescription
Report can be had from http://www.astrologiavedica.com/html/planetarygemology.htm

Another school of Numerology existed which was based on the Vital
Number. This Vital Number was represented by a key Planet and
this planet was the planet of Destiny.

More quality information about Astro-Numerology and a free Astro-
Numerological Report can be had from http://www.astrologiavedica.com/html/numerology.htm

Astrology, Prakriti Therapy ( Naturopathy ) & Holistic Medicine

In the Holistic Model, the cause of any disease is understood in terms of
the whole person and not in terms of a particular organ or tissue. As Sir
William Osler put it, it is more import to know the patient who has the
disease than the disease of the patient. The one person who knows about the
patient more than anybody else is the patient himself. Peter and Elizabeth
Allbright in Body Mind & Spirit state that " responsibility for healthcare
rests in the patient's hands because that is where the knowledge & control
of the variables lie ( diet,stress,exercise,genetics,emotion,medication) ".
" Food is medicine; Medicine is food " said Hippocrates and Upanishads
declare that " Food is Brahman. Food was verily born before all creatures:
therefore it is called the medicine for all". By stating that food is the
panacea for all ills and illnesses the Upanishads have formulated one
of the foundational principles of holistic health. At least half the
diseases & ailments of man can be traced directly or indirectly to the
problems of food. Diet control is the basic principle of Naturopathy. Nature
is the Doctor and natural foods can cure ailments. Nature & Naturopathy
are ruled by Jupiter, the planet of Wisdom. In India Jyotish, Ayurveda,
Prakriti Therapy are all interrelated disciplines and part of esoterica.
Astrology can bring tranquillity to the patient by showing him how the
cohesive forces of Destiny operate. The patient can achieve what
Keats called the Negative Capability - a stoic indifference to pleasure
and pain.

To bear all naked truths,
That envisage Circumstance, all calm
That is the top of sovereignty.

By accepting the divine decrees of Fate the patient can feel the inner
calmness and achieve an altered state ( EEG brain waves at 8.5 cycles
per second - alpha state ). In this altered state natural healing chemicals
called endorphins are secreted into the blood system and healing takes
place naturally.

A good site where you can get quality information about Holistic Medicine
is http://www.holistic-alt.com/

Astrology , Yoga & Pranic Healing

Yoga was defined by Aurobindo as a methodic process towards
self-perfection through a development of the latent potential at the
five levels of Being - physical, vital, mental, intellectual & spiritual.
Astrology by studying the heavenly archetype can show how this
latent potential of the human being can be unfolded. Jupiter &
Mercury rules over intellectual development, Moon mental,
Mars physical, Venus vital & Saturn spiritual.

The basic principle of Pranic Healing is healing through the
Universal Life-Force Energy known as the Cosmic Prana.
Knowledge of the psychosomatic machine,regulation of food,
sleep & exercise making the physical sheath healthy & removing
all mental blocks and opening all channels to the Cosmic Prana
are some of the major seven steps in Pranic Therapy.

The Seven Stages of Pranic Healing

1. Knowledge of the Psychosomatic Machine
2. Regulation of Sleep, food & Exercise
3. Relaxation
4. Attunement to Biorythms ( Circadian Rhythms, Solar & Lunar Rhythms )
5. Removing mental blocks ( Difficult due to Repression )
6. Overcoming Prajnaparadha ( Fault of Awareness due to misuse of our
cognitive & conative functions)
7. Opening the system to the Cosmic Prana ( Opening all channels to the
Divine Shakti )

Astrology can give knowledge of the psychophysical mechanism as the 12
limbs of the human body corresponds to the 12 Signs of the Zodiac

Here is the correspondence between the 12 limbs of the human body and the
12 signs of the Zodiac

By knowing the horoscope, the aetiology of the disease can be known
and the disease can be treated ( by Holistic Medicine ) so that the body
is disease free and fit to become an instrument of Absolute Truth.

More information about Transcendental Philosophy & Yoga can be
had from http://www.astrologiavedica.com/html/yogamain.htm

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