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Makara and Dhanu: the house’s own names
CapSage is Capricorn + Sagittarius — earth and discipline, fire and quest.
capricorn · sagittarius · capsage
1 min read
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Functional Lords: How the Lagna Rewrites a Planet’s Job
Mars as yogakaraka for Cancer, Saturn for Taurus, Venus for Capricorn. Natural benefic and malefic lists are the starting vocabulary. Ownership for this rising is the job description.
lagna · functional · lordship
5 min read
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When a Nakshatra Spans Two Signs
Nine lunar mansions begin in one rashi and finish in the next. Sign lord and mansion lord then part company — a common source of mixed readings.
nakshatra · rashi · foundations
5 min read
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What a Dasha Planet Owns, and Where It Sits
A period-planet always makes two claims at once: the bhavas it rules, and the bhava it occupies. Practical dasha work is the art of holding both without letting one erase the other.
dasha · lordship · occupation
6 min read
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The Lagna Lord as Structural Anchor
The planet that owns the rising sign links the first house to the rest of the chart. Its sign, house, and condition are structural facts, not a personality caption.
lagna · ascendant · lordship
3 min read
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Transits from the Moon and Transits from the Lagna
Sade sati is counted from Chandra. “Saturn in your tenth” is counted from the rising. Same sky, two starting points — and they only sometimes agree.
transit · gochara · moon
5 min read
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How to Read a Planet in Context
Why one placement is never the whole chart
interpretation · method · foundations
11 min read