Astrological combinations for litterateur

In a natal chart, the 5^th house and its lord signify authorship. A relation of the Ascendant and/or its lord with the 5^th house and/or its lord together with the 10^th house and/or its lord signifies reputation as author. For a litterateur, this combination should be related with Moon signifying emotion, sympathetic attitude towards society in general; Mercury signifying efficiency as penmanship, humors and intelligence; Sun signifying originality, public fame, and artistic outlook. If, in addition, Mars be involved in this combination, the authorship will be related to adventurous as well as satiric works. Relation with Jupiter signifies philosophical and spiritual authorship. Relation with Saturn will be reflected in political, scientific-research oriented or high spiritual works with an impersonal and indifferent outlook. Relation with Rahu may result in bohemian type works of passionate, criminal, lewd, pornographic etc. nature. Relation with Ketu will result in works related to Tantra, Yoga or mysterious subjects. Relation with Herschel will produce works of uncommon nature against the existing conceptions related to the subject. Relation with Neptune will result in works of highly mystic or mysterious subject. Relation with Pluto will produce works of anti-establishment nature which will be further strengthened if related with Saturn. These principles are illustrated in the following cases: -        

Case 1:

Jup 6 Pluto 6 ®	Nept 5	Mars 1	Rahu 26
		Bibhutibhusan Bandopadhyay Birth: - 12/09/1894 5:30 A.M. Chakdaha (Nadia) Balance Moon Dasa up to 20/04/1896	Moon 22
Asc Sun 12 Ven 10	Ketu 12 Merc 12	Sat 14 Hers 16

Case Study: -

1. Eldest child of the parents.  

2. Immediate younger brother died in childhood.

3. Total number of offspring of the parents is five, all born in the house of maternal uncle.

4. Fourth born sister died after marriage.

5. Father’s occupation was Yajmony and Kathokatha. He had to stay outside home   frequently for livelihood.

6. Native was admitted in high English school in 1908. His father expired in 1912. Thereafter the family was maintained by his maternal uncle. Native passed matriculation exam in 1914. In July, 1917 first marriage occurred but the wife died in November, 1918. His profession was teaching in school and also in private. Mother expired in 1921. In 1939 purchased a house in Ghatsila. On 3/12/1940 he made the second marriage. On 1/09/1950 he expired on a sudden heart-attack.

Analysis: -

The native was born under Leo rising which being the 5^th sign of the Zodiac signifies creative activities relating to literature, arts etc. and originality. The Ascendant is occupied by its lord Sun himself which brought him immense fame in the field of creative literature due to the combination with 3^rd/10^th lord Venus. This combination is favored by the deposition of 6^th/7^th lord exalted Saturn in the 3^rd house and 5^th/8^th lord Jupiter in the 11^th house. The 5^th house is aspected by its lord Jupiter and exalted Saturn. The deposition of Herschel in the 3^rd house combined with exalted Saturn and aspected by Yoga karaka Mars from the 9^th house and the 5^th/8^th lord Jupiter from the 11^th house made the native an exceptional genius in his own field. The relation of 10^th house with Neptune and Pluto resulted in the native’s works related to mysterious as well as mystic subjects. The 2^nd/11^th lord Mercury, the significator of literary activity is exalted in the 2^nd house in combination with Ketu and squared by Jupiter made the native having impersonal outlook in his works.  

Case 2:

Asc	Mars	Saturn Rahu	Merc Sun	Ven  Moon
		Bimal Mitra Birth: 18/03/1912 11: 00 A.M. Kolkata
		Ketu	Jupiter

Case Study: -

He was an eminent novelist in his time and wrote many books on Bengali society of past generations. He was employed in railway department.

Analysis: -

The native was born under Gemini rising with the Ascendant/4^th lord Mercury (debilated) combined with 3^rd lord Sun posted in the 10^th house in Pisces. This combination brought him public fame in literary activities and made him an employee in the Railway department under central government. The 5^th lord Venus combined with the 2^nd lord Moon is posted in the 9^th house in the sign Aquarius ruled by Saturn which made him a novelist in the matter of domestic sentimental affairs in the old Bengali society. This was further strengthened by the deposition of 7^th/10^th lord Jupiter, the significator of authorship in the 10^th house i.e. the sign Scorpio counted from the Moon-sign wherefrom Jupiter was aspecting the 10^th house from the Ascendant in his own sign Pisces. The success of the native in this matter was further strengthened by the deposition of 9^th lord Saturn in the 11^th house combined with Rahu as also by the mutual aspect between the 11^th lord Mars posted in the 12^th house with the 7^th/10^th lord Jupiter posted in the 6^th house, both the two being in angular relation with the Moon sign combined with the 5^th lord Venus.

Case 3:

			Asc	Sat          Rahu
Ven      Moon		S. C. Chattopadhay Birth:15/09/1876 Time: 06:09 A.M.  Place: Debanandapur
Mars  Ketu Sun Merc			Jupiter

Case Study: -

He is the most prominent and popular novelist in Bengali literature. In the Rabindra Era, he could be identified by his own style without being influenced by the great Rabindra Nath Tagore. His speciality was that the subject of his works was the down-trodden people and the helpless ladies of the society. His other speciality was that it was more the sentiment than the intellect with which his works were full of. He went away from home in his early life and lived a bohemian life for the major part of his life. Due to this, he developed the dreaded disease Cancer which ultimately caused his death.       

Analysis: -

The native was born under Pisces rising with the Ascendant/10^th lord Jupiter posted in the 9^th house in the watery sign Scorpio aspecting therefrom the Ascendant and the 5^th house i.e. the sign Cancer, the cardinal watery sign, ruled by Moon and occupied by Moon itself combined with other emotional planet Venus, both signifying female beings. The significator for public fame, the Sun was combined with 4^th/7^th lord Mercury, the significator for authorship, in the 7^th house with Mercury exalted and in a friendly relation with Jupiter as well as the combination of Moon and Venus. These planetary relations brought him the highest popularity and fame as a novelist in the line mentioned in the case study. The 6^th house was occupied by the primary maraka Mars combined with Ketu in the sign Leo owned by the Sun ruling over the skin and mutually aspected with the strongest enemies viz. Saturn and Rahu posted in the 12^th house, the latter combination caused his bohemian life and making extensive tours abroad. This resulted in his addiction towards intoxications which caused the development of the disease Cancer ultimately leading him to death.       

Case 4:

		Hers 1 ®	Moon 26	Rahu 23
Pluto 7		S. Ganguly Birth: 06/09/1933 8:30 A.M. Faridpur	Sat 22 ®
Sun 11   Merc 11 Ketu 10 Nept 11	Ven 14    Jup 14 Asc	Mars 15

Case Study: -

He is a prominent author of the day being backed up by a large publication group.

 

Analysis: -

The native was born under Virgo rising with 2^nd/9^th lord debilated Venus and its strong enemy 4^th/7^th lord Jupiter in inimical sign posted in the Ascendant, hemmed between malefics and aspected by 11^th lord Moon posted in the 7^th house. The 5^th house is occupied by its lord Saturn which is aspected by Rahu with Jupiter and mutually with 3^rd/8^th lord Mars. The significator for public fame, Sun combined with the Ascendant/10^th lord Mercury, the significator for literary activity and Ketu is posted in the 12^th house in Leo, the 5^th sign of the Zodiac and aspected by Rahu from the 6^th house. These combinations resulted in the reputation as a litterateur being backed by a large publication group and government power signified by the combination of Sun and Mars in the 12^th house. His works raised dispute due to the affliction of the 5^th house and its lord by Rahu, Mars and Jupiter combined with debilated Venus.

Case 5:

Ketu 6	Mars 4
Asc Merc 9 Sun 8		Tarasankar Bandhopadhay Birth:- 23/7/1898 6:24 A.M.(Lavpur, Birbhum)
Ven  11 Moon 11	Jup 13		Sat 17®	Rahu 20

Case Study: -

He is the most renowned author in Bengali literature in the post Rabindra-Sarat era. His works are full of apathetic attitude regarding worldly affairs although mixed with romance. He was crowned with many rewards and also nominated as the Member of Parliament in Rajya Sabha.

Analysis: -

The native was born under Cancer rising with the 2^nd lord Sun combined with 3^rd/12^th lord Mercury posted in the Ascendant which brought him the esteemed appreciation as an author and the recognition of the government. The 5^th house is occupied by the 7^th/8^th lord Saturn in mutual aspect with 5^th/10^th lord Mars posted in the 11^th house, the significator for success. These combinations made the native’s works related to common people. The combination of the Ascendant lord Moon and the 4^th/11^th lord Venus in the 2^nd house i.e. the 5^th sign of the Zodiac Leo made the native’s works also describing human romance in poetical language and songs.

Case 6:

Mars 6 Moon 6				Jup® 24
Rahu		Taslima Nasrin Birth : -25/08/1962 5:30 A.M. Mymensing Balance Rahu Dasa up to 24/1/1977	Sat® 22 Ketu 22
Asc  Sun 10 Hers 10 Pluto 11	Merc 12 Ven 14	Neptune 15

Case Study: -

The native is an author who fights for the cause of women against the oppression of male dominated society in the name of religion. She was expelled from her native land Bangladesh and was granted visa in India up to 17^th February, 2008 and subsequently extended in different spells. She tried to live in Kolkata but she was forced to leave Kolkata by the state Govt. under the pressure of Muslim fundamentalist on 22/11/2007. 

Analysis: -

The native was born under Leo rising with the Ascendant lord Sun posted in the Ascendant itself combined with Herschel and Pluto and mutually aspected with the 5^th/8^th lord Jupiter posted in the 7^th house. These resulted in the immense reputation of the native as an author in an extraordinary character combined with a rebelling attitude against the existing religion-oriented society of her native land. The 2^nd house is occupied by the 2^nd/11^th lord Mercury in exaltation combined with 3^rd/10^th lord debilated Venus (although debilation cancelled) and aspected by 4^th/9^th lord, the Yoga karaka Mars combined with the 12^th lord Moon in mutual angular relation. This also added to the reputation of the native and her financial success. The 6^th house is occupied by the 6^th/7^th lord Saturn representing low-classed and orthodox people combined with Ketu, the significator for secrecy and aspected by Mars and Rahu, the latter being posted in the 12^th house being aspected by Saturn. These resulted in large numbers of secret enemies for the native in the orthodox people of the world of her own religion and made her living here-and-there in the world without any permanent settlement due to the deposition of Rahu in the 12^th house in the cardinal sign Cancer ruled by Moon which also signifies constantly changing residence. The combination of Mercury and Venus being aspected by Mars made her works related to oppressed women of her native land by the male dominated society.