If you truly understand “signs” in and of themselves, you can do phenomenal astrology merely using these alone, as well as the phase of the moon and the distance between planets. Signs rule over certain colors, directions, body parts and chakras.
If Saturn is in the 6th sign from the moon, the person will feel emotionally blocked/starved due to frustrations and in a particular area of life ruled by the sign. One should also check to what nakshatra or constellation the sign is in. It’s also good to ask this: what planet has the highest degree and list the others in descending order to determine a Jaimini astrological technique. How many constellations away are the particular planets from one another? This is a technique to determine Tara Bala. It’s also important to determine the nodes of the moon, their constellation and their distance or conjunction to planets.
A person with Venus in Aquarius, the planet of enjoyment, love, decision-making and is now in a very distant, cold, hard working and objective sign that has to do with the collective, not the individual. From the original sign order of the zodiac, if we were to count from Taurus, Venus is in the 10th house, and from Libra, Venus is in the 5th house. Venus in Aquarius is largely good, but still in a sign of Saturn, a natural malefic and a friend too. The person could love from afar. The person may have no interest in mushy-gushy head-over-heels romance, but more interested in progressive relationships or friendships. This is a person who can largely ignore or be indifferent to the imperfections of their partner or past-time enjoyments in life.
This is quite different to a Virgo Venus who is very picky and realistic about love and relationships. It’s important that it works out their way. Everything about what they do has to be perfect and purified, oftentimes through sharp criticism. All of this, of course, is colored by conjunctions and by the distance of planets to each other.
If Moon is in the 4th sign from Venus, this is an indicator of emotional investments and changeability (waxing/waning) in one’s conveniences, relationships and decisions. The 10th from Venus is the status of our luxury, wife and romantic relationships. Planets that are angular to one another, by virtue of sign, create a lot of tension, become action-oriented and in need work. Things don’t just work out on their own by relaxing (trine aspects).
We can also count to see what planets are in the 10th from the North Node or Rahu. This will make any planet sitting there have a need to be developed. But if it’s the 10th house from Ketu or the South Node, it will cause planets to need to wind down a little more.
The intricate tapestry of astrology, as well as the human psyche, begins to come together simply by understanding signs, constellations and the space between signs (yogas). If you’re lucky enough to know a person’s exact birth time, then you’re cooking with oil. You’ll be able to decipher even more information relevant to the person’s life experience. With an accurate birth time you can then look at where the planetary lord for the Ascendant is placed and what condition it’s in. Then, you can create a chart using that as the new ascendant to get a glimpse into the resulting activities that this person is involved in.
