Yogas (Planetary Combinations) for foreign travel

By J U B Sastry
The subject of foreign travel is the most sought after astrological advice these days Since
the issues of foreign travel and stay abroad are lin!ed to big money earnings" everyone
#ants to !no# if he $ she can go abroad and earn %iterally" the #ord &foreign' means
&something ne#' and originally" travelling into ne# (laces into one's o#n country or
com(letely into a ne# country is considered as foreign travel

)n the good olden days" the use of #ord &foreign travel' #as limited to convey distant travels
in a country and #as mostly referred to (eo(le moving from (lace to (lace very
frequently. These days it literally meant travel to a new country
crossing the seas.

*strologically s(ea!ing" the natal chart of a (erson reveals the (resence $ absence of
(lanetary combinations $ Yogas on foreign travel )n its stringent and (ractical meaning of
foreign travel today" the follo#ing as(ects should be considered to find out #hether or not a
(erson has the (romise of foreign travel in his chart
+ ,
th
house
- .
th
house
/ +-
th
house
0 1
th
and ++
th
houses
2 3ahu


,
th
house

The eighth" ninth and t#elfth houses strongly re(resent high seas" long distance travels and
life a#ay from home res(ectively 4ighth house re(resents #ater as in case of fourth and
t#elfth houses This analogy is dra#n from the natural 5odiac in #hich Cancer" Scor(io
and Pisces stand for #ater *s they are fourth" eighth and t#elfth signs res(ectively in the
natural 5odiac" these houses in a natal chart also re(resent the same )n such a bac!dro("
#hy should only study the eighth house and not the other houses of #ater in relation to
foreign travel6

Certainly" 0
th
and +-
th
houses are also #atery houses but foreign travel is crossing the high
seas )n #atery houses" 0
th
and +-
th
houses re(resent beginning and ending of seas but ,
th
house" being the middle one" re(resents high seas The study of ,
th
house therefore is
a((ro(riate for deciding the issue of foreign travel

.
th
and +-
th
houses
7inth house stands for long distance travel among other things * foreign travel involves
journey to long distance (laces T#elfth house stands for life a#ay from home and #hen a
(erson goes abroad" he $ she !ee(s a#ay from home and leads a life at a long distance far
a#ay from the nearest family members 48amination of .
th
and +-
th
houses is therefore
9uite a((ro(riate in this regard

Yogas for foreign travel
,
th
house" #hen it is under siege by natural malefic (lanets" (roduces the (erfect foreign
travel yoga :hen malefic (lanets attac! the ,
th
house #ith their influence" the 9ualities of
the house assume a ne# dimension sending the native to#ards the seas and ma!ing him $
her cross them over 4ighth house from lagna in any natal chart (ersonifies several bad
9ualities and #ith the influence of destructive (lanets" the house turns into a beneficial one
for (ractical (ur(oses" though it #ould also cause suffering #hen seen from astrological
angle )t is no coincidence that the ninth house a((ro(riately re(resents the 9uality of long
distance Since the characteristics of crossing over high seas and long distance are
astrologically lying side by side" as astrologer has to see and combine both the 9ualities
#hen the ,
th
house receives some bad influence

;ne may #onder ho# the malefic influence #ould ma!e the native cross over the seas
*strologically s(ea!ing" this malefic influence #ould cause suffering only to the native as
,
th
house stands for suffering But the suffering #ould come at a (lace falling after the seas
since the house also stands for mid seas )n (ractice too" foreign travel is full of ris!s and
irres(ective of the revenues earned on foreign lands" those staying on alien lands $ soils
#ould naturally face a multitude of (roblems as #e have been observing day in and day
out They #ould have to stay there #ith lot of hurdles and objections" hardshi(s and
struggle facing a com(letely alien and ne# atmos(here and culture They #ould have to
live there remembering their !ith and !in )n the good olden days" this foreign travel #as
considered as a curse for (eo(le since they #ould leave their close relations behind them
But these days" des(ite the suffering e8(erienced on foreign lands $ countries" (arents
themselves have been sending their children to alien (laces to ma!e 9uic! money
)nvolvement of .
th
and +-
th
houses
*s already (ointed out" ninth and t#elfth houses stand for the as(ects of long distance
travel and life a#ay from home res(ectively :hen the lords of these t#o houses are in
conjunction or in mutual as(ect" a strong yoga for foreign travel occurs and such a (erson
goes to foreign lands #ith out fail This yoga arises #hen the .
th
lord is in +-
th
house or +-
th
lord is in .
th
house )t also ta!es (lace #hen the lords of these t#o houses are in mutual
e8change of houses #ith .
th
lord sitting in +-
th
house and +-
th
lord sitting in .
th
house

1
th
house
1
th
house re(resents enemies and enemies are considered foreigners $ aliens )t is therefore
a((ro(riate to study 1
th
house and its lord to consider the as(ect of foreignness *gain" ++
th
house is 1
th
to 1
th
and one must study the ++
th
house and its lord too to study the subject
under consideration

Yoga for foreign travel emanates #hen the 1
th
$ ++
th
house comes in contact #ith ,
th
house
directly or indirectly This ha((ens #hen the lords of these t#o houses (lords of 1
th
or ++
th
and ,
th
) are sitting in one house or as(ecting each other mutually Yoga for foreign travel
also ta!es (lace #hen there is an e8change of houses bet#een these t#o lords

)f similar yoga (revails #ith the involvement of lords of si8th $ eleventh and ninth houses"
the native may not necessarily travel to a foreign country The native may also ta!e u( long
distance travels in the country and come in contact #ith some ne# friends $ cultures $
events But" a similar yoga #ith the involvement of the houses of 1
th
or ++
th
and +-
th
may
also again result in a travel to another country" as +-
th
house re(resents seas )n this case
also" an astrologer can only say that the native may visit foreign countries as it indicates
long distance travels too in the same country

* native #ould surely ta!e u( travels to a foreign country if yoga of the above ty(e occurs
in a natal chart #ith the involvement of ,
th
and +-
th
houses as these houses re(resent high
seas and life a#ay from home res(ectively

:hen does the travel ta!e (lace6
<oreign travel as e8(lained above #ould generally ta!e (lace during the sub$sub =(eriods
of (lanets involved in the yogas *s astrologer must find out the (lanets involved in the
yogas and suggest the a((ro(riate (lanetary (eriods during #hich the foreign travel may
ta!e (lace

The (ur(ose of the tri(s
<oreign travel could be for the sa!e of (ure (leasure at times and for business $
em(loyment$ educational (ur(oses at times )f (lanet of (leasures=>enus ? is mainly
involved in the yoga" or if >enus strongly influences the yoga" it could be a (leasure tri( )f
@ercury $ Sun strongly influences the yoga #ith the involvement of +A
th
house or +A
th
house
lord" it could be for business (ur(oses )f @ercury or one of its t#o signs >irgo$ Bemini is
e8clusively associated #ith the Yoga" the naCve #ould generally go abroad for the sa!e of
studies Same results #ould follo# if the fifth house or its lord is associated #ith the yoga in
any #ay )f the involvement of Saturn is heavy" it could be for the (ur(ose of em(loyment
)nfluence can be in sha(e of as(ect or association or e8change of houses

Settling do#n in a foreign country
* natal chart should be carefully e8amined to find out #hether one #ould stay abroad
(ermanently or come bac! to his $ her native country )f the yoga ta!es (lace #ith the
heavy involvement of fi8ed signs" the native is li!ely to settle do#n abroad )f the yoga has
the influence of movable signs" he $ she is li!ely to return )f the influence is (urely common
signs" an astrologer has to find out the nature of (lanets involved in the yoga by
ascertaining degrees of concerned (lanets )t must be noted do#n that the first +2 degrees
in any common sign re(resents fi8ed nature and the second fifteen degrees re(resents
movable nature

)nvolvement of 3ahu
)rres(ective of the (resence of above yogas in a natal chart" one is li!ely to come in contact
#ith foreign elements$ activities $ habits $ cultures during the sub $ sub?sub (eriods of 3ahu
This may ha((en #ith the native underta!ing long distance travels in his $ her native
country or inviting and meeting #ith (eo(le of far a#ay (laces to his $ her (lace The
native is bound to visit ne# $ foreign (laces $ countries if the shado# (lanet has any
connection #ith the ,
th $
.
th
$ +-
th
house by association or as(ect
See the follo#ing chartsD
48am(le +D
Lagna Moon Rahu
12 January 7, 1982
11.45AM
Hyderabad
Natal chart o
M!."a!#
$ Na%e changed&
'enu!
$R&

Merc
(etu
"un
9 Ju) "a
Ma
)n the above e8am(le chart" .
th
+-
th
lords @ars and Saturn are in conjunction in >irgo
causing a (o#erful foreign travel yoga for the (ur(ose of education This girl left for the
US* in <ebruary -AA+ during the 3ahu?Saturn =3ahu (eriod for education and is no# on
the verge of com(leting @S Chemical Technology
48am(le -D
Mercu
'e
(etu
"un
Ju)
Lagna March 2*, 1978
+.** AM
Hyderabad
Natal chart o
,rabhu
$ Na%e changed&
Moon
Ma
"a
$R&
Rahu
)n the above chart" ,
th
house in >irgo contains 3ahu #ith ninth lord >enus and 2
th
lord
@ercury as(ecting it from Pisces Because of this influence" the native left for US* in *(ril
-AAA during the influence of @ercury =Ju(iter?3ahu and com(leted the Eental Surgeon
course