if Saturn special aspects the Moon, and the Moon is the lord of the 10th house, then
the career will be delayed, impeded, or in someway diminished by Saturn's special aspect on its
lord.
if a person has Jupiter special aspecting the lord of the 4th house,
they may have better experiences with their Mother, property, and vehicles. If they have Mars
special aspecting Venus, on the other hand, they may have more vehicular accidents, and more
arguments with their spouse, since Venus is the Fixed Significator of both.
if Saturn is the lord of the Fourth House, then it signifies the person's Mother. If
Saturn as the Fourth Lord has a special aspect on the lord of the First House -- which represents
the person themselves -- then that person's Mother has a very strong impact on them.
Another manifestation of special aspects occurs in people who have Aries/Scorpio,
Sagittarius/Pisces, or Capricorn/Aquarius rising. Since the planet that represents them, Mars or
Saturn, is the planet that casts special aspects, they themselves will strongly affect others who are
signified by a planet that Mars or Saturn unilaterally aspects.
Henry Winkler has Capricorn rising, and his Saturn special aspects the 5th lord Venus. He has
devoted much of his life towards having a deep and positive impact on the lives of children.
For each rising sign, the rulers of the houses change.
Because rulership of challenging houses can have negative effects, in the tables below I have
colored the influencing planet red when it rules a challenging house (6, 8, or 12), to indicate that
the special aspect of Mars, Jupiter, or Saturn could be problematic.
George Harrison was enthralled by Pattie Boyd and even proposed to her at their first meeting.
That he should be so affected by the person he would marry is clearly indicated by the unilateral
aspect of Mars (lord of the 7th house and therefore significator of his spouse) on his Venus (the
ruler of his 1st house and therefore significator of himself).
Note that for Sagittarius rising, Jupiter, the lord of the First House is also the lord of the Fourth
House. This could mean that the person will influence their Mother quite beneficially, if Jupiter
special aspects the 4th house (by being in the 8th or 12th house). [When a planet aspects its own
sign, especially by its special aspect, the themes of house become significantly augmented.]
If a person has Libra rising, then the special aspect of Jupiter (lord of the 3rd house) on Venus
may mean that the younger sibling has a positive effect upon oneself. However, if Jupiter has a
poor placement in the chart (e.g. combust, in a planetary war, debilitated, aspected by malefics),
then the influence of the younger sibling might be minimal or even problematic (because Jupiter
is also the 6th lord for Libra rising, and that can represent competitive or adversarial
relationships).
In other words, to be completely accurate in evaluating special aspects, the strength of Mars,
Saturn, or Jupiter should be taken into account, and also the other house ruled by them
(especially if that house is one of the challenging ones, i.e. the 6th, 8th, or 12th houses, which will
create problematic interactions).
The above tables reveal other interesting dynamics for each of the rising signs.
For example, since the Ascendants Aries/Scorpio and Capricorn/Aquarius have Mars or Saturn
as First House rulers respectively, (and the First House ruler represents the person whose chart it
is) anyone with one of these rising signs may be more capable of unilateral influence over others
(if Mars or Saturn as First House ruler actually has special aspects another planet). In other
words, they may affect others more than they are affected by them (when special aspects occur).
For example, if a person with Capricorn rising has Saturn special aspecting Jupiter, then the
person will strongly affect their younger sibling (because Jupiter is the 3rd house lord for a
Capricorn-rising chart).
A final illustration of the principle, as briefly touched upon above, is that Mars, Jupiter, and
Saturn can also strongly affect houses they special aspect.
The charts above show the house placements for Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn that will special
aspect the First House. When one of these planets does special aspects the First House, it will
strongly affect the person's life, since the First House is the preeminent house, and represents
more than any other house the person themselves and their vitality, ability to succeed, resiliency
(capacity to bounce back from challenges), how they are received by others (popularity),
common sense, temperament, and self-concept.
Everyone with Mars special aspecting the Ascendant (i.e. who have Mars in the 6th or 10th
houses), will be more "Martian" in flavor. That may mean that they are likely to be quicker,
sharper, more brusque and assertive, to run hot (Pitta), and to be more impulsive (all other chart
factors taken into account, of course).
Those with Jupiter special aspecting the Ascendant may be more calm, positive, likeable, open,With Saturn special aspecting the Ascendant, a person is likely to be a bit more nervous and
sensitive (Vata), vulnerable, self-critical or self-doubting, cautious, and serious.
This approach can, of course, be applied to any house (or pair of houses) that Mars, Jupiter, or
Saturn special aspect, so that, for example, anyone with Saturn in the 7th house, where it is strong
because it has directional strength (Dig Bala) and special aspects both of the houses that
represent parents (the 4th and the 9th) is likely to feel that their parents were distant or strict or
repressed or in some other way unavailable to them.
The special aspects of Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn are incredibly important and unique factors in
Vedic astrology and should always be taken into account when evaluating a chart.
