To define the attributes or qualities of sings (Western) or rashis (Vedic) in the Southern Hemisphere, we need to analyze the five fundamental roots of each sign: constellation, house, mode, planetary ruler, and element. The first four roots are relatively easy to assign. The fifth root, element, requires the most thought.
Is the element (fire, earth, air, water) associated with the constellation, or the house (bhava)? For this, we must consider the intrinsic difference between the Northern and Southern Hemispheres and the role they play in human history. We must consider the four elements as they assist us in our evolution.
The Northern Hemisphere is primarily land. The Southern Hemisphere is primarily water. Humankind originated near the Equator (African Rift Valley), but established great civilizations in the north, not the south. Land (Earth) is our present and immediate past, but Water is our distant past and future. Life arose from Water. The oceans will be the final frontier for humankind on this planet. Our first tool was Fire, and it represents the internal energy of humankind's spirit. Our future will be in our interconnection, and in space, both of which are represented by Air.
The 10th and 9th houses define the zenith, the heights, aspirations, and ideals of humankind. In the Northern Hemisphere, the 10th house is associated with Earth, the 9th with Fire. These elements represent the progress of humankind when it arose from equatorial Africa to establish the civilizations that we know today. But the Southern Hemisphere belongs primarily to Earth's other life, which lives in the ocean. The epitome of development in the south is Water, not Earth, so the 10th house and constellation, Cancer (Karkata), is Water, not Earth. Our future will be in networking, the element of Air, so the 9th house and constellation, Gemini (Mithunya), is Air, not Fire. The evolution of humankind tends toward Earth and Fire in the Northern Hemisphere. It tends toward Water and Air in the Southern Hemisphere. We conclude that in the Southern Hemisphere, the elements linked to the constellations, not the houses.
When we consider all five roots, we behold a pleasing symmetry. We see that the constellation and element remain together, that the planetary ruler and house/bhava remain together, and that these two pairs are reversed for opposing signs. In addition, we see that there is no change in mode. Each sign/rashi retains half of its meaning in the Southern Hemisphere, and acquires half the meaning of its opposing sign/rashi.
Intuitively, this makes sense. We would expect each sign/rashi to switch half of its attributes with its opposing sign/rashi in the Southern Hemisphere. The fundamental roots become:
Libra/Thula - Air, Cardinal, 1st house, Mars/Mangala
Scorpio/Vrishchika -Water, Fixed, 2nd house, Venus/Sukra
Sagittarius/Dhanushya - Fire, Mutable, 3rd house, Mercury/Buddha
Capricorn/Makara - Earth, Cardinal, 4th house, Luna/Chandra
Aquarius/Kumbha - Air, Fixed, 5th house, Sol/Surya
Pisces/Meena - Water, Mutable, 6th house, Mercury/Buddha
Aries/Mesha - Fire, Cardinal, 7th house, Venus/Sukra
Taurus/Vrishabha - Earth, Fixed, 8th house, Mangala/Mars, Pluto
Gemini/Mithunya - Air, Mutable, 9th house, Jupiter/Guru
Cancer/Karkata - Water, Cardinal, 10th house, Saturn/Sani
Leo/Simha - Fire, Fixed, 11th house, Uranus, Saturn/Sani
Virgo/Kanya - Earth, Mutable, 12th house, Neptune, Jupiter/Guru
By examining and synthesizing these roots, astrologers will be able to define the effect of the signs in the Southern Hemisphere.
Copyright (c) 2012 Franz Josef Stern
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