Has my mother in law done black magic on me?

This was an unusual question sent to me by someone who had consulted with me before. I had to read it again and then confirm it with the questioner whether the person was serious.

Afterall black magic is hokum right?

To be serious, I do not know. For me, jyotish was also hokum till certain incidents convinced me otherwise. So what do I know of black magic or 'abhichaara' as some people in India call it? Nothing.

All I know is, "what I cannot see or understand, cannot exist" is the very crown of ignorance and the antithesis of a scientific mind. Do not take my word for it, google up some work on quantum physics and tell me the you do not think the speakers are sounding more like Hindu philosophers or spiritualists instead of physicists. 

Apparently now even talking about such things can be prosecuted under some targeted 'superstition law', so let me give a disclaimer that the entire post is hypothetical and any resemblance to those living or dead or living after being dead is entirely coincidental and not intentional. No liability admitted! 

Oh the joys of living in a secular country! :)

Anyway, I digress. Let us see the chart:

As usual I will be analysing this chart using both Krishnamurti Paddhati and Nadi. This is also another example to elucidate the quickness of Nadi and the depth of KP working together in conjunction.

First let us look at Nadi significators:

The ongoing DBA is of Ke-Mo-Ra. Long time readers of this would pick up quickly that Ke and Ra are first rate malefics and dominate the DBA. Incidentally Mo also finds its place in the DBA, as Moon is the karaka of the mind and the mind is the first thing that is reportedly affected by such abhichaara.

Ke and Ra are also shadow planets, i.e. just mathematical points with no physical existence and thus govern things which have no tangible existence. So 'thematically' the association of this dissected Rakshasa with black magic seems to fit.

Now look at the significations, Ketu strongly signifies 7 8 12, Moon also strongly signifies 7 8 12 as does Rahu. In fact apart from Mercury and Venus, all planets are afflicted. by 8 12. This clearly suggests detriment to the native's interest and the answer would have to be Yes, black magic indeed appears to have been done to the native. And since the question is directed to a particular person it indeed appears that that very person has done it.

Now let us look at KP (as elucidated by Shahasane and as dealt by me over here first):

Primary rules to check if a 'baadha' (curse) exists, are:

1) At the time of examination of horoscope, Rahu/Ketu must be the Dasha lord, OR

2) Whichever planet is the dasha lord should be in the star owned by Rahu/Ketu, OR

3) Rahu/Ketu must be conjunct with the dasha lord, OR

4) Kalsarpa dosha ie. all 9 planets on one side of the axis formed by Rahu and Ketu, OR

5) Rahu/Ketu conjunct with Sun/Moon/Lagna lord

Condition 1 and 5 (above) is satisfied by this prashna chart.

If above is satisfied then SS recommends a second check. At the time of examining horoscope:

1) Ascendant star lord should be Rahu/Ketu OR

2) Moon star lord should be Rahu/Ketu OR

3) Moon or Sun or Lagna lord should be conjunct with Rahu/ Ketu OR

4) Kalsarpa dosha in the time/ prashna kundali.

Condition no. 2 is satisfied as Moon at the time of casting the horoscope was posited in the Magha nakshatra whose owner is Ketu.

So if there is a problem, isn't there also a remedy? Well...yes and no. 'Yes' because remedies do exist and 'No' because they will not work in certain cases. Either the individual will refuse to do them, or they will be done improperly or irregularly or something or the other will cause the remedy to fail. If such failure is seen from the horoscope, then there is no point is giving a remedy to the native at all.

SS gives us another set of rules to apply to check if the remedy will be effective or not and only if atleast one of the below is satisfied that the astrologer should even venture to suggest a remedy:

In the natal or prashna horoscope:

1) 9th lord or Jupiter should have aspect on 6th house OR

2) 9th lord and 6th lord should be in conjunction OR

3) 9th lord should aspect 6th lord OR

4) 9th lord should be posited in the 6th house OR

5) 9th CSL should be significator of the 6th house

Now here lies the problem. None of above points other than point 2 are getting satisfied. And I have some doubt on point 2 as well. Since the Asc of this chart lies in the Capricorn sign, the 6th and 9th houses fall in Gemini and Virgo which are both owned by Mercury. So in effect the 6th and 9th lord is the same. So is this considered as conjunction? Or does this make this condition itself "not applicable"?

I have not found the clarification of this point in any text that I have read, so we will deduce logically. The essence of the above conditions is to link the 9th house to the 6th house. 9th house is the house of spirituality, higher thought, education and healing, while the 6th house is the house of disease, of hidden enemy etc. So isn't the common lordship of 6th and 9th one of the highest ways the two houses can be linked?

Another support I can see is that Mercury is one of the just 2 planets that are completely unencumbered by 8 12 or 6 8. Mercury and Venus are also not conjunct or aspected by any malefics or planets signifying 8/ 12.

While Shahasane believes that worshipping the God represented by 9th CSL is more effective than the 9th lord, I will not suggest that in this case as 9th CSL is Sun which not only signifies the 8th house through ownership it is also in the star of Ketu. So we will stick with 9th lord Mercury.

For Mercury, the 'Ishta devta' is Shri Hanuman and so I recommended that the native chant Hanuman Chalisa or even Bheemroopi Stotra by Samartha Ramdas, thrice a day. morning,evening and night. 

In additon the native can also worship a fierce form of the Devi, since Venus is the other strong planet in horoscope and also signifies the 9th cusp by aspecting it.

Let us hope and pray that relief ensues soon!