Do you have your own software?
Yeah. I have tons, actually. Various software I've picked up over the last 10 plus years or so. It's kind of overkill.
Allen Edwall offers freeware programs which are amazingly comprehensive.
http://www.astrowin.org/home.php
Oh! Awesome! Thank you so much!
In addition you can get an online synastry report from his website which is based on the cosmodynes developed by CC Zain.
Oh really?! That's cool . . . I didn't even see that. I'm going to have to check it out. I'm unfamiliar with cosmodynes. I mean I have heard of them before and have seen some people use them on the forums, but I've never used them myself. But it should be fun to check it out.
You can create the D-9 Navamsa chart online. Use google search with the entries ... navamsa, online. Select Southern India as the chart style because it is easier to read at the beginning. I put in a disclaimer here, because there are times that the online charts disagree.
Oh. Okay. That's good to know. Thanks for this.
Also, at astro.com, go to Extended Chart Selection, select sidereal and Whole sign houses, then look under "Please select the type of chart you want." As you scroll down, you will get to "Nine harmonic charts."
You can also get a very sophisticated freeware Vedic astrology program:
http://www.vedicastrologer.org/jh/
The author, Narasimha Rao, also has other resources if you are interested in diving into the deep pool of Hindu/Vedic astrology.
Wow!!
Thank you so much for this link!! This is awesome. I was looking for some freeware, and I just couldn't find anything for some reason. But this looks amazing.
I have commercial and freeware software. Solar Fire 9 can create the D-9 chart, then I can apply the same synastry techniques to those charts as to the basic natal chart.
Cool. I intend on getting Solar Fire at some point. It has some features that I would really like to use.
Because you are using the noviens (9th harmonic) of Addey, you can do the synastry from that level.
Awesome. I'll try that out. So, when you do synastry on this level, are we doing bi-wheels but with the ninth harmonic of each chart?
I also compare midpoints in both the natal and the D-9 charts ... and then I take a long breath, and mentally walk away from the information. Sometimes there is a lot more at work than mathematics, and getting a bit of distance allows intuition to have its say.
Hahahah. Nice.
I'm not sure if you do paid readings, but I think in the future that I might hire you (if you do). It would be interesting to see your approach.
I will gladly offer examples if you would like.
Blessings be.
Oh, that would be wonderful. Most certainly, whenever you have the time.
This is really informative. I'm trying to schedule some time to get up to speed on this but things are starting to get busy again for me. I might have to just allocate some time on the weekend to learn Vedic. It shouldn't take too long, really, but I will have to devote some time to it.
Speaking of which, I found out something that I thought was kind of interesting. It seems that one of the most popular methods in India for determining compatibility is to use what is called "Ashtkoot." And for those reading who do not know, it has eight points that it checks, which are called "kutas," these being Varna (spiritual compatibility), VAshya (magnetic attraction), Dina (good fortune/longevity), Yoni (sexual compatibility) Graha (psychological compatibility), Gana (temperaments), Rashi (various auspicious/inauspicious factors), and Nadi (psycho-physiological compatibility).
I found out this system was popular with the "poor" and "uneducated" populace who were unable to determine the ascendant and other angles. It was a quick and easy way to determine compatibility. But some of the measuring factors used seem to imply a high level of indifference or lack of compassion. For example, the Dina kuta measures compatibility on the overall physical health of the couple. If it determines that you are physical unhealthy at some point, then that's a strong mark against getting married. But most believe the principal of being married is to support one another through not only the pleasant times but the difficult ones as well. So if it seems that your potential partner might get sick in the future, perhaps cancer, then that would be a big strike against the marriage, especially since Dina is worth 3 points.
I also see that Yoni Kuta is based on animals. If you are a feminine animal then you want your partner to be a feminine animal. So there's a 50/50 percent change of losing 4 points because you are not the right sex/polarity of animal. I just don't see that being a really good method.
I saw some charts of couples who have been happily married for 40 plus years, and according to Ashtkoot method, they should never have been married, and if they were, it would not have lasted. These couples have not had any of the problems suggested by the Ashtkoot method. I found this interesting and just wanted to share.
Anyway, if you do have time, then I'd love to see some examples!!
And thank you a ton for providing me these amazing links!
Blessing and happiness to you too, Swan's Wings
C.