Past Life Karma and your Horoscope:

Karma is often classified into three types:

1. Sanchita karma or accumulated karma owing to our actions in past lives.

2. Prarabda karma or a portion of sanchita karma due to which we get to enjoy the fruits of our current life.

3. Agami karma or the karma that we will accumulate in time to come.

4. Operative karma: This is the reactions that are stored within a person and are waiting to manifest in the future.

Some believe that past life karma can also be helpful in a person's current life. It can provide insight into past lives, help understand the present situation, and give a sense of direction and purpose. As per Vedic philosophy whatever one does in life comes back in some or the other way in the same life, or in the next birth. Past Life Karma is the inevitable result in the present birth. The present life is nothing but a cumulative manifestation of past life karma. Vedic astrology and Karma theory are associated.

Vedic astrology also talks about different “doshas” (problems) caused by curses from past-lives. These “doshas” normally cause lack of nurturing relationships, career-related issues, financial issues and many other issues which may affect an individual. The "Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra" which is one of the most respected astrological treatises gives a long list of curses of past lives which influence individuals in the present life. Normally, such curses influence the birth of a child in the family. Some of the curses have been briefly described below.

a) Curses of snakes: This indication is given in the horoscope by the placement and condition of Rahu. The effects of such placements are childlessness, fear from snakes and snake bites. This curse originates due to killing of snakes in past lives. The important house to be seen for this purpose is the fifth house.

b) Curses of father: The placement and condition of the key planet Sun in the horoscope is important to understand this curse. This may be as a result of wrongs done to father or due to the suffering of souls of forefathers. The results are childlessness, uneasy relationships with father in current life, untimely death of father and lack of happiness from father. The relevant houses to be considered are the fifth, ninth and the tenth.

c) Curses of mother: The placement and condition of the key planet Moon indicates this curse. This may be due to ill treatment of mother in past life. The results are childlessness, problems from mother, unhappiness from mother, untimely death of mother etc. Influences on the fourth house and the fifth house in the horoscope need to be analyzed to understand this.

d) Curses of brother: The planet which shows younger brother is Mars and planet which shows elder brother is Jupiter. Therefore, the placement and condition of Mars and Jupiter hold the key in interpreting this curse. The results are childlessness, difficult relationship of brother and sisters, problems from brothers and lack of cordial relations with brother etc. The relevant houses are the third, fifth and the eleventh in the horoscope.

e) Curses of maternal relations: The key planet that shows maternal relatives is Mercury. Saturn is also important. The placement of Mercury and Saturn hold the key in understanding this curse. The result of this curse can be childlessness and difficult relationship with maternal relations. The role of fifth house is important.

f) Curses of Spiritual Persons: The key planet that shows spiritual person is Jupiter. The placement and condition of Jupiter is important in understanding this curse. The effects can be childlessness, problems from teachers, unhappiness and general dissatisfaction in life etc. The condition of the ninth house and the placement of ninth lord are important.

g) Curses of wife (or women): The key planet that shows wife is Venus. The placement and condition of Venus in the horoscope is crucial to understand this curse. The effect can be childlessness, difficulty in getting married, problems from wife or women, possibility of divorce, defamation from women etc. The most important house to be considered is the seventh house.

On a physical level, this karma generally materialises or manifests itself through the Artha houses which are the 2nd, 6th and 10th houses (Earth signs in the Zodiac) which represent wealth, daily work, health, creditors, career and personal status. Therefore when an Astrologer looks into this karma, they have to view these houses to analyse the physical and earthly effects of this karma on the person.

Moreover, Dasha System, which divides an individual’s life into planetary periods, can be interpreted to offer insights into karmic cycles. Certain planetary periods may be considered as times when past-life karma is likely to manifest, influencing events and experiences in the current life.

Dasha System:

The Dasha system, which divides an individual’s life into planetary periods, can be interpreted to offer insights into karmic cycles. Certain planetary periods may be considered as times when past-life karma is likely to manifest, influencing events and experiences in the current life.

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