Vedic Astrology in Singapore

Not long ago, a couple who engaged me to for the selection of their wedding and solemnization date asked me why I used Vedic Astrology to perform the task instead of the usual Bazi method. I explained to them that the former uses more precise timing and thus can produce more accurate results with high level of certainty. “If that is the case, then why is it that most of my friends and relatives have not heard about Vedic Astrology before?” they asked me in return. Well, that is indeed a valid question. It is actually a very culturally-based thing. Most of the Indians in Singapore do use Vedic Astrology in many major events of their life, be it auspicious date selection, moving house or even marriage compatibility matching. However, this practice is limited to their community only. For the Chinese, we have intrinsically within our culture our very own systems like bazi and ziwei doushu, with many well established masters out there selling their wares. The level of awareness of an equally powerful system (if not better and more ancient) is almost non-existent, especially among couples getting married, whose knowledge on the custom of choosing auspicious dates came from their parents, who in turn believes that such services can only be found along Waterloo Street among the Chinese fortune tellers.

Another observation I had today was when I went to Kinokuniya Orchard and saw a few hundred English and Chinese books on bazi, ziwei doushu, palmistry, face reading, feng shui and tarot reading but yet there were only THREE (yes THREE!!!) books on Vedic Astrology (2 in English and 1 in Chinese). No wonder not many Singaporeans know about it, because there is simply not enough information out there, apart from the cultural reason mentioned earlier on. Hence, I would like to take this chance to be the catalyst and hope to change all this through my writing and sharing. It is not easy but it can be done.

Tony Robbins

This man needs no introduction since he is famous for bringing NLP to the world. He is a motivational speaker, businessman, author and philanthropist. He is also someone known for being the husband and father a family can dream of. His wealth streams from literally every known source where money can be made. He propagate the ideology of self-help and the life changing power of determination and willpower, brought forth by utilising the tool known as NLP. However, if we are to analyse his Vedic astrological birth chart, it may gives us more clue about whether he is destined to have the Midas touch.

One of the first things I saw from his chart is the affliction of the 6^th House by both Saturn and Sun. Both Saturn and Sun are functional malefics and this means disputes or lack of affinity with his father (Sun being badly placed in the 6^th House). 6^th House represents the heath of a person and implies that he will suffer some heath issues throughout his life (He suffered from acromegaly during his teens which cause him to grow way beyond the normal size of a boy his age). To have a better idea of the potential health issues, we look at his Ascendant Lord, Mercury which we see that it is debilitated in the 7^th House. Not only that, it is severely afflicted by Rahu/Ketu. Afflicted Mercury is associated with speech, mouth and throat problems, which we do not see happening (only in recent years where his hoarse voice is getting worse due to the way projects his voice). The reason the problems were not showing earlier on is because the 2^nd Lord, Venus, which also associated with speech is well-placed in the 5^th House (Venus being the 2^nd lord - beauty of speech; he moves people when he speaks). The afflicted Mercury, which is the Lord of the 1^st House, represents problems in the head area therefore it came as no surprise his acromegaly was attributed to a tumour in his head which was only discovered when he was 31 years old. He chose not to have any surgery but it can give problems when he goes into a Rahu or Ketu bhukti.

Anyway, I digressed too much, so let’s focus on his wealth accumulation abilities. The 11^th Lord, Moon (House of Gains) is residing in the 7^th House (House of Partnerships), thus we know that the partnerships he had will benefit him financially. Next, you will notice that his 2^nd Lord, Venus (House of Wealth) is located in his 5^th House (House of Investments). As Venus’s degree is very close to the most effective point of the 5^th House, its impact on his life will be felt the strongest. He will be able to grow his investments easily, having the Midas touch as I mentioned before. The 5^th House is associated with entertainment, showmanship and luxuries. It also represents higher education and young people. Most importantly, the 5^th house stands for self expression that brings joy and pleasure to a person, and that he exactly what he teaches in his motivational seminars. His limitless energy when you see him on stage can be attributed to his Mars which is exalted in the 5^th House. Mars is also the 8^th Lord which represents easy gains or unearned income. When placed in the 5^th House, the 8^th Lord brings money through speculation and entrepreneurial pursuits. All the above he managed to achieve at a rather young age since he was going through the best mahadasha, which is Venus period from 1968 to 1987, making him a millionaire at 24 years old.

The karaka of profession is Saturn so when it conjuncts with Jupiter, it will bring respect and high earnings to him. Mars and Venus are positioned in the 2^nd House from Saturn and this would mean that he has struggled hard in his profession but in return, he is able to amass wealth and properties.  

So from the perspective of Vedic astrology, was he destined to achieve such phenomenal success? Yes and there is no denial of it as we can see from above.

Regards

Alvin Chua