How do you remember all the placements of the ABCDE houses and their relationship to each other?
Many times, we have to try and remember where certain houses are placed in relationship to each other and without constantly referencing a chart, it's hard to keep track of, so I created a little visual in order to better see how to reference these Upachaya houses in one's mind without having to constantly look them up in a chart or a table.
I've devised the '6-5-6-9' method ( just remember this numerical sequence) using your own hand as a reference. It looks like the following:
Starting from the thumb, we label each finger A, B, C, D and E to represent each of the Upachaya houses. Then in between the thumb (A) and the pointer finger (B), we put the # 6 in the space between. This represents the amount of houses that we will have to count in order to get from the A house to the B house, always counting the first house (in this case A) as #1. Then, from the pointer finger (B) to the middle finger (C), we have to count 5 houses more, starting with the B house as #1, so we insert 5 into that space. From C to D = 6 houses, using the C house as the starting house #1 and from D to E = 9 houses that we will have to count using the D house as the starting point #1, in order to reach the E house.
Let's use an example and show how these houses actually create a sort of story line as they interlink with each other. Suppose we start the A sequence with the 12th house. It should look like this:
Let's use an example and show how these houses actually create a sort of story line as they interlink with each other. Suppose we start the A sequence with the 12th house. It should look like this:
Using the 12th house as the starting point, we count 6 from it (12-1-2-3-4-5) in order to get to the 5th house at House B. Then we count 5 more houses (5-6-7-8-9) to get to the 9th house; 6 more houses from the 9th to arrive at the 2nd (9-10-11-12-1-2) and finally 9 houses more from the 2nd to get to the 10th (2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10).
We can do this with any starting house position at the thumb (house A) and by remembering the '6-5-6-9' sequence, always be able to complete the ABCDE pattern from House A onwards.
Now let's put an example storyline to this ABCDE pattern, starting at the 12th house and a possible interpretation that could be derived from this. The 12th house (House A) represents SEX, which in the cycle of life normally leads to the 5th house focus (House B) which is CHILDBIRTH. As a result of the 5th, we go to the 9th which represents BECOMING A FATHER. From the 9th, we go to the 2nd, which represents an ADDITION TO THE FAMILY. And finally we come to the 10th house, which in this instance reflects the ADDED RESPONSIBILITY of becoming a parent. As you can see, the houses create a linked storyline that in turn creates a life cycle pattern.
From this diagram, we can also see other patterns between these houses as well. For example, let's look at the points A and B. There are two primary house relationships going on from house to house in these patterns. The first one is a 6:8 relationship and the other is a 5:9 relationship.
From points A to B, we can see that it's a 6:8 relationship, where the first leg from A to B = 6 houses and the second leg from B to A = 8 houses in order to complete the 6:8 relationship between them. A is always the karaka for the B house and its strength or weakness will always be reflected in the quality of the result in the B house. As an example of this, let's go back to our story line for a moment and view house A once more. Depending on the strength or weakness of the 12th house (House A), this might mean having really good sex in a loving committed relationship or bad sex, such as a forced rape, which in both cases might still lead to childbirth (5th house B), but the quality of both these events would have an entirely different outcome because of what went on in 12th house (House A).
We can also see that the pointer finger in the hand diagram is aptly representing the B focus house. The pointer finger in effect "points" out the focus of the area we're interested in, in the chart. For example, if we're interested in marriage, it points to the 7th as the B focus house; if we're interested in children, the pointer finger points to the 5th house as the B focus house, etc.
The relationship between B and C will always be a 5:9 relationship, the first leg of the pattern (5), being a trine between B and C. This will also indicate in a chart that when two planets are in these 2 houses in the same degree range, they will always be in the same nakshatra as well and therefore will automatically be Samdharmi to each other. The points from C to B are the second leg of the pattern (9) and will take 9 houses to complete the 5:9 relationship between them.
The relationship between C and D is also a 6:8 relationship and as such will also act like a karaka relationship with C house being the karaka to the D house. In the first leg of the 6:8 pattern, it takes 6 houses from House C to reach house D. But if you reverse it and go from House D to C, it will take 8 houses, starting from the D house as #1.
Finally, the relationship between D and E is the second leg of a 5:9 relationship pattern. Therefore, it will take 9 houses to get from D to E and 5 houses to get back from E to D, which is another trinal relationship and would make any planets in these houses Samdharmi to each other, as long as they are both in the same degree range, which would then put them both in the same nakshatra lord.
Also, please reference VISUAL SEVEN as it is connected to this one, but instead, using a desktop utility program.
We can do this with any starting house position at the thumb (house A) and by remembering the '6-5-6-9' sequence, always be able to complete the ABCDE pattern from House A onwards.
Now let's put an example storyline to this ABCDE pattern, starting at the 12th house and a possible interpretation that could be derived from this. The 12th house (House A) represents SEX, which in the cycle of life normally leads to the 5th house focus (House B) which is CHILDBIRTH. As a result of the 5th, we go to the 9th which represents BECOMING A FATHER. From the 9th, we go to the 2nd, which represents an ADDITION TO THE FAMILY. And finally we come to the 10th house, which in this instance reflects the ADDED RESPONSIBILITY of becoming a parent. As you can see, the houses create a linked storyline that in turn creates a life cycle pattern.
From this diagram, we can also see other patterns between these houses as well. For example, let's look at the points A and B. There are two primary house relationships going on from house to house in these patterns. The first one is a 6:8 relationship and the other is a 5:9 relationship.
From points A to B, we can see that it's a 6:8 relationship, where the first leg from A to B = 6 houses and the second leg from B to A = 8 houses in order to complete the 6:8 relationship between them. A is always the karaka for the B house and its strength or weakness will always be reflected in the quality of the result in the B house. As an example of this, let's go back to our story line for a moment and view house A once more. Depending on the strength or weakness of the 12th house (House A), this might mean having really good sex in a loving committed relationship or bad sex, such as a forced rape, which in both cases might still lead to childbirth (5th house B), but the quality of both these events would have an entirely different outcome because of what went on in 12th house (House A).
We can also see that the pointer finger in the hand diagram is aptly representing the B focus house. The pointer finger in effect "points" out the focus of the area we're interested in, in the chart. For example, if we're interested in marriage, it points to the 7th as the B focus house; if we're interested in children, the pointer finger points to the 5th house as the B focus house, etc.
The relationship between B and C will always be a 5:9 relationship, the first leg of the pattern (5), being a trine between B and C. This will also indicate in a chart that when two planets are in these 2 houses in the same degree range, they will always be in the same nakshatra as well and therefore will automatically be Samdharmi to each other. The points from C to B are the second leg of the pattern (9) and will take 9 houses to complete the 5:9 relationship between them.
The relationship between C and D is also a 6:8 relationship and as such will also act like a karaka relationship with C house being the karaka to the D house. In the first leg of the 6:8 pattern, it takes 6 houses from House C to reach house D. But if you reverse it and go from House D to C, it will take 8 houses, starting from the D house as #1.
Finally, the relationship between D and E is the second leg of a 5:9 relationship pattern. Therefore, it will take 9 houses to get from D to E and 5 houses to get back from E to D, which is another trinal relationship and would make any planets in these houses Samdharmi to each other, as long as they are both in the same degree range, which would then put them both in the same nakshatra lord.
Also, please reference VISUAL SEVEN as it is connected to this one, but instead, using a desktop utility program.