PREDICTIVE PLANETS AND PRESAGING PALMS
Book Specification
| Item Code: | IDF558 |
| Author: | V. K. Subramaian |
| Publisher: | ABHINAV PUBLICATION |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | 2001 |
| ISBN: | 8170173841 |
| Pages: | 335 |
| Cover: | Hardcover |
| Other Details | 8.7" X 5.9" |
| Weight | 630 gm |
Book Description
From the Jacket:
Predictive Planets and Presaging Palms is a unique book dealing lucidly with the fascinating predictive science of Astrology and Palmistry in a single volume.
Profusely illustrated, the book highlights the difference between Western and Hindu system of Astrology and explains the Hindu art of predicting giving valuable information on the methodology of predictions, the planets the signs of the zodic and on hands and what they reveal.
The special features of the book include: chapters on marriage and relationship counseling, career counseling and health counselling remedial measures to counteract adverse planetary influences, techniques to specify timing of marriage, birth of children, professional changes, purchase of property etc., analysis of the horoscope and hands of famous people, highlighting their special significant features.
The book also explain the rationale of Astrology and Palmistry against the background of the Fatalism vs. Free will controversy and indicates how these two predictive sciences can be used as roadmaps of life and optimize and maximize the development of individual potentials and the human resources.
The Astrologer and Palmist according to the author of the book serve a useful role in society "in wiping tears, generating smiles, boosting up morales, kindling hope, fostering confidence and setting people on the path to success.
Predictive Planets and Presaging Palms is a must reading for all skeptics of Astrology and Palmistry, who brand these predictive sciences as superstitious beliefs intended to hood wink people.
About the Author
Vadakaymadom Krishna Iyer Subramanian is an eminent scholar, whose life mission is to present to the world the treasures of ancient India in the fields of art, literature, philosophy and religion.
He has already translated several ancient texts into English.
These include: Saundaryalahari, Sivannnanda-lahari, Sacred Songs of India, maxims of Chanakya and Sri Rudraprasna.
Subramanian's prolific literary output covers a variety of subjects ranging from astrology to art. He has been an astropalmic counselor for over 35 years.
A retired officer of the Indian audit and Accounts Service, Subramanian is also a reputed painter who has held 2 one-man shows and whose paintings have won wide acclaim from leading art critics of India.
Subramanian who has traveled extensively in India, now lives in the United States of America .
| PART ONE: INTRODUCTION | ||
| Origins of Astrology | 19 | |
| Planets and people | 20 | |
| The Zodiac and Zodiacal Signs | 22 | |
| The Stars | 26 | |
| Planets and Predictions | 30 | |
| Velocity of Astral Bodies as Seen from the Earth | 31 | |
| The planets: What They Signify | 32 | |
| Planets and Signs of the Zodiac | 45 | |
| Exaltation and Debilitation of planets | 46 | |
| Indian vs. Western Astrology | 48 | |
| Aspects of Planets in Western and Eastern Systems | 49 | |
| PART TWO: THE METHODOLOGY OF ASTROLOGICAL PREDICTIONS | ||
| How to Cast a Horoscope: The Rasi and Navamsa Charts | 55 | |
| How to Read a Horoscope | 59 | |
| What the Various Houses of the Horoscope Represent | 60 | |
| Some Mystiques of Prediction | 69 | |
| The birth or Ascendant Sign or Lagna | 70 | |
| Effects of being born under Various Stars | 72 | |
| Effects of Location of Planets in Various Zodiacal Signs | 75 | |
| Effects of Various Planets in Different Houses | 81 | |
| Effects of Ruler Planets in Different Houses | 90 | |
| Effects of Planes in Different Houses from the Moon Sign | 112 | |
| Planetary Combinations | 119 | |
| Planetary Periods | 119 | |
| Transits of planets and their effects | 125 | |
| Some Famous Horoscopes: | ||
| Abraham Lincoln | 127 | |
| Rabindranath Tagore | 128 | |
| Albert Einstein | 129 | |
| Pablo Picasso | 130 | |
| Queen Elizabeth II | 131 | |
| Elizabeth Taylor | 133 | |
| Bill Clinton | 134 | |
| Love, Sex, Marriage and Astrology | 135 | |
| PART THREE: PALMISTRY | ||
| Rationale of palmistry, a Legacy Bequeathed by India | 139 | |
| The Palm: Planets and Mounts of Palms | 140 | |
| Different Types of Hand | ||
| The Elementary Hand | 144 | |
| The Square Hand | 145 | |
| The Spatulate Hand | 146 | |
| The Conic Hand | 147 | |
| The Psychic Hand | 148 | |
| The Philosophic Hand | 149 | |
| The Mixed Hand | 150 | |
| The Right Hand and the Left Hand | 151 | |
| Threefold Division of the Palm | 151 | |
| Fingers of the Palm and Phalanges of Fingers | 156 | |
| The Elements and Zodical Signs on the Fingers of the Palm | 158 | |
| The Fingers of the Palm: | ||
| The Thumb | 162 | |
| The Jupiter Finger | 163 | |
| The Saturn Finger | 164 | |
| The Sun Finger | 165 | |
| The Mercury Finger | 165 | |
| The mounts of the Palm and Special Marks & Signs on them : | ||
| The Mount of Jupiter | 167 | |
| The Mount of Saturn | 168 | |
| The Mount of Sun | 170 | |
| The Mount of Mercury | 170 | |
| The Mount of Venus | 171 | |
| The Mount of Moon | 173 | |
| The Mount of Mars | 173 | |
| The Lines of the Hand: | ||
| The Primary Lines: | ||
| The Life Line | 188-192 | |
| The Head Line | 188-195 | |
| The Heart Line | 188-198 | |
| The Lines of Saturn | 188-202 | |
| The Line of Sun | 188-205 | |
| The Line of Mercury | 188-209 | |
| Line of Mars | 188-212 | |
| Line of Intuition | 188-213 | |
| Affection Lines | 188-214 | |
| Girdle of Venus | 188-216 | |
| Travel Lines or Lunar Lines | 188-218 | |
| Children Lines | 188-219 | |
| The Rascettes | 188-220 | |
| Venus Lines | 188-220 | |
| Ring of Solomon | 188-222 | |
| Ring of Saturn | 188-223 | |
| The Mystic Cross | 188-223 | |
| Some Easy Predictions: | ||
| Space between Fingers | 224 | |
| Success | 225 | |
| Character | 226 | |
| Special Distinguishing Marks on Famous Hands | 227 | |
| Winston Churchill | 228 | |
| Eisenhower | 228 | |
| Mahatma Gandhi | 228 | |
| George Bernard shaw | 228 | |
| Time on the Hand | 228 | |
| Why Study Plamistry | 229 | |
| PART FOUR: CONCLUSION | ||
| Fatalism and free will and belief in Astrology | 235 | |
| Role of Astrologer and Palmist in Society | 236 | |
| PART FIVE: APPENDICS | ||
| 1. | Nature, Qualities and Symbolism of Zodical Signs in Hindu Astrology | 243 |
| 2. | Nature, Qualities and Symbolism of Planets Signs in Hindu Astrology | 245 |
| 3. | Ayanamsa for the years 1900 to 2051 A.D. | 247 |
| 4. | Navamsa Ready Reckoner | 250 |
| 5. | Relationships: Compatibility Criteria in Hindu Astrology | 251 |
| Dina Matching | 252 | |
| Gana Matching | 253 | |
| Yoni Matching | 254 | |
| Rajju | 255 | |
| Vedha Matching | 256 | |
| Nadi Matching | 256 | |
| Vasya or Attraction between Moon Signs | 257 | |
| Rasi Matching | 258 | |
| Rasi Adhpati Matching | 258 | |
| Mahendra Matching | 258 | |
| Stree Deergha | 258 | |
| Incompatible Star Constellations | 259 | |
| Compatibility Chart for Star Constellations | 263 | |
| Matching of Horoscopes or Birth Charts | 265 | |
| Quantified Table of Malefic Contents of Horoscope | 266 | |
| The Navamsa Chart in Marriage Compatibility | 267 | |
| 6. | Relationships: Compatibility Criteria in Western Astrology | 269 |
| 7. | Zodiacal Signs and Measurement of Time | 272 |
| Solar Months | 273 | |
| 8. | The 60-year Hindu Time Cycle | 274 |
| 9. | The Lunar Months | 276 |
| 10. | Factors determining Planetary Strenght | 277 |
| 11. | Planets, Zodiacal Signs and Directions | 278 |
| 12. | Effects of Ascendent Sign | 279 |
| Aries | 279 | |
| Taurus | 280 | |
| Gemini | 281 | |
| Cancer | 283 | |
| Leo | 284 | |
| Virgo | 285 | |
| Libra | 286 | |
| Scorpio | 288 | |
| Sagittarius | 289 | |
| Capricorn | 290 | |
| Aquarius | 291 | |
| Pisces | 293 | |
| 13. | Planetary Periods | 294 |
| 14. | Planetary Periods: Criteria for Assessment | 295 |
| 15. | Effects of Planetary Periods | 297 |
| Effects of Planetary Periods of Rulers of Various Houses | 299 | |
| 16. | Assessment of Planetary Sub-Periods | 301 |
| 17. | Dominative influences of planets | 301 |
| 18. | Predominant House Influences during Different Periods of One's Life | 302 |
| 19. | Transits of Planets | 303 |
| 20. | Effects of Planetary Transists | 304 |
| Transit of Saturn | 304 | |
| Transit of Jupiter | 305 | |
| Transit of Mars | 306 | |
| Transit of Rahu & Ketu | 307 | |
| Transit of Sun | 307 | |
| Transit of Venus | 308 | |
| Transit of Mercury | 308 | |
| Transit of Moon | 309 | |
| 21. | The Most Unfavourable Transits of Planets | 309 |
| 22. | Dual Effects of Transits of Jupiter and Saturn | 310 |
| Timing of Marriages | 310 | |
| Birth of Children | 310 | |
| Purchase of House and Vehicles | 311 | |
| Career Changes | 311 | |
| 23. | Vedha or obstruction of planetary transit effects | 311 |
| 24. | Career Counselling | 312 |
| Plants and professions | 313 | |
| 25. | Health Counselling | 315 |
| Planets and Diseases | 316 | |
| Relation between Body Parts and Horoscopic Houses, Significator Planets and Zodiacal Signs | 317 | |
| Planets and Internal Body Organs | 317 | |
| 26. | Remedial Measures to Counteract Malefic Planetary Influences | 318 |
| 27. | Gems to be Worn to Strengthen Weak Planets | 319 |
| 28. | Prayers to Planetary Powers | 320 |
| Hymn to the Sun | 320 | |
| Hymn to the Moon | 320 | |
| Hymn to Mars | 321 | |
| Hymn to Mercury | 321 | |
| Hymn to Jupiter | 321 | |
| Hymn to Venus | 322 | |
| Hymn to Saturn | 322 | |
| Hymn to Rahu | 322 | |
| Hymn to Ketu | 323 | |
| Result of Reciting the Hymn to the Nine Planets | 323 | |
| 29. | The Famous Ones of the Twentieth Century | 324 |
| Arians | 325 | |
| Taureans | 326 | |
| Geminians | 327 | |
| Cancerians | 328 | |
| Leos | 329 | |
| Virgoans | 330 | |
| Scorpios | 331 | |
| Sagittarians | 332 | |
| Capricornians | 333 | |
| Aquarians | 334 | |
| Pisceans | 335 |














