Lesson 23-SP Theory, a critical analysis

The essential features of KP System are the Signifying Planet Theory and the Ruling Planet Theory. Here in this article, we will discuss how reliable the SP theory is.

In this method we arrive at the significators applying the constellation theory which says that any planet offers the results of the houses occupied or ruled by its constellation ruler more prominently than the houses ruled by itself. Using this principle we find several signifying planets for the house under probe. The Vimshottari Disa system is adopted for timing of events. The event will happen in the period jointly ruled by the significators.

Let us take an example chart and analyse. A lady born on 15^th April 2002 posed this question, “When will I have a child?’ The query was judged on 10^th Dec 1974 at 11-30 am at a place whose longitude and latitude are 78-12 E and 11-39 N.

She was married in Feb 1974. She gave birth to a female child in Nov 1975 in Rahu disa, Mercury bukti, and Mercury antara. 

The natal chart is as follows:

	V 21-52	V 19-06
Ra 28-17                  III 18-32                 Ju 17-11                Ma 11-12              Ve 2-06	Mrs K R Born on 28th Jan 1958 at 4-48 am 77-35 E   12-59 N (Placidus Houses) Rahu Disa started on 5th Sep 1967
				IX 18-32 Ke 28-17
II 15-44 Su 14-09
Me 19-59                       Asc 15-16				Sa ® 9-03 Mo 10-32 X 21-33

For child birth we have to consider the V house. We may consider the II house too for expansion of the family. Jupiter is the key planet or ‘karaka’ for the matter.

So let us find the signifying planets of the V house which extends from 21-52 Aries to 19-06 Taurus. No planet occupies the V. Ruler is Mars, the fiery planet. We have to find the planets deposited in the constellation of Mars. Venus is in Dhanishta constellation ruled by Mars. So Venus and Mars are the significators of the V house.

Let us study in the same manner the significators of the II house. Venus, Mars and Jupiter are the occupants. Mercury is in the constellation of Venus. Venus is in the star Dhanishta of Mars, and the ascending node Rahu is in Jupiter’s star Purvabhadra pada. So the significators are Rahu, Venus, Mercury, Venus, Mars and Jupiter. In addition the ruler of the II Saturn also should be included in the list. Fortunately for us , there is no planet in any of the constellations of the Deliverer of Justice!

Elimination of the significators: The KP astrologers use different methods to eliminate the significators which will not offer the desired results for various reasons. the one advocated by our Guruji  is based on the sub theory. If a planet is in the sub of a retrograde planet should be omitted. In the above chart, Mars is the only planet posited in the sub of the dreaded Saturn who is retrograde.

So we are left with Rahu, Jupiter, Venus, Mercury and Saturn. Note that a planet may be retrograde but it should not be placed in the sub of a retrograde planet.

The native delivered a female child in November 1975 in Rahu disa, Mercury bukti and Mercury antara.  

Now there are several questions to be answered.

1) Why Destiny did not wait until the period when all the significators operate?

2) Why didn’t Saturn bless her with a child in its sub period though it is a significator? In fact she was running Saturn sub period for more than a year after marriage.

This discussion will be continued in the next lesson!

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