FINANCIAL ASTROLOGY

Mundane Astrology with special emphasis on Financial or Commercial Astrology:

Mundane Astrology is a Specialized area concerned with the application of astrological knowledge and techniques to the larger groups i.e., cities, states, nations and money markets. It is particularly involved in the analysis of lunations, eclipses, synodic conjunctions and planetary cycles as they depict world wide trends affecting everyone.

Financial and economic affairs cannot escape the influence of celestial bodies.

India has mothered astrology, yet the commercial astrology has not got the required attention of researchers and there is a lot of scope for research and sustained study, especially in the area of stock exchanges and stock markets which have started operating in India, quite late as compared to other developed countries of the world. Commercial astrology is therefore one of the most useful branches of astrology. This is also based on the classical principles of natal and transit astrology. Simple principles of astrology give astonishing results in commercial astrology.

The planets signify all the mundane matters. Accordingly, at times is ruled by two or more planets. In addition, the same commodity is influenced by multiple factors like signs, nakshatras and their lords. In order to derive subtle results, all these influences have to be taken into account without ignoring any of them.

The supply and demand is the basic economic phenomenon which brings ups and downs in the prices of any commodity or stock. Reasons for increase in supply or Demand can be linked to planetary configurations which in turn enable astrologers to forecast price movements. Broadly speaking, influence of Jupiter shows environment of plenty and prosperity and it could depress prices. On the other hand, Saturn’s influence causes shortage, famine like conditions and in turn appreciates the prices of all commodities under its influence. Likewise, the other malefic planets viz., Mars, Sun, Wanning Moon, afflicted Mercury, Rahu, Uranus, Neptune do bring rise in the prices during their transit over the signs of the items signified by them. The fluctuations often render contrary effects in the stock markets.

– By Dr. B. AMARNATHA SASTRY

(*Source: From the book of Jyothirvaidyam pg no: 215, 8th Anniversary Special Edition)