Raj Yoga

Raj Yoga Rise In Statue

Raj yoga occurs when there is a connection between the Kendra and Trikona lord or their houses. The Kendra house are (1^st, 4^th, 7^th, 10^th) and the Trikona houses are (1^st, 5^th, 9^th). A raj yoga combinations shows a rise in status. A raj yoga can occur in any house even in unfavorable houses like the Dusthana (Suffering) houses (6^th 8^th and 12^th). When a raj yoga is activated it rises your status in society. You could be placed in a position of power like Manager, Supervisor. CEO, or Owner your own business. You could also obtain a wonderful new job or a get a promotion in your current job. If the raj yoga combination includes lord of the 7^th house, you could get married. If the raj yoga combination includes lord of the 5^th house, you could have children or obtain higher education.

Anytime you are praised or recognized by society (or people in your inner circle) for some type of accomplishment or recognition this is the basis of a raj yoga. Marriage, Birth of Children, Career Rise, Purchase of Home are all praised by society. The type of rise in status depends on the lords of the house(s) that make up the raj yoga and in what house the raj yoga is positioned in. The impact of a raj yoga also depends on the dignity (strength) of the planet(s) involved.

Special Raj Yogas

The most common way to find a raj yoga is to see if there is a connection between the Kendra and Trikona lords (or houses). However, a raj yoga can also be formed when two planets exchange signs. Another way raj yoga can be formed is when a planet is debilitated and is positioned in the 3^rd, 6^th, or 8^th house while the lagan lord is either in its own sign, exalted, or aspecting the ascendant/lagna. This is the most overlooked raj yoga and is mentioned in classic text Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra (BPHS). This also created a cancellation to the debilitated planet and will give good results during the dash of that planet.

Raj Yoga Activations

There are two way a raj yoga (or any yoga) can be activated. The first, is running the Dasha of the planet(s) that create the raj yoga. The second, is the Nakshatra Dispositor. The nakshatra dispositor is where the planet that rules that nakshatra is positioned and if it’s involved in the raj yoga. Mars rules the nakshatra Chitra, so Mars is Chitra dispositor. If Mars (the lord of Chitra) is involved in raj yoga, it would be activated when you run the sub period of Mars.

Oprah Winfrey – Raj Yoga Career Rise

This is the birth chart of Oprah Winfrey. The planet Sun + Mercury forms a raj yoga in her 2^nd house of speech. Oprah Winfrey in well-known for being a successful television talking show host. To be a good talk show host one has to have good speech. It is no surprise that her raj yoga is positioned in her 2^nd house of speech and this raj yoga show that her status rises related to speech, which was through her popular television show ‘The Oprah Winfrey Show’

Regarding her Sun + Mercury raj yoga the planet Sun is the lord of the 9^th (Trikona) and the planet Mercury is the lord of two Kendras (7^th, 10^th) The raj yoga become activated when she ran her Sun/Mercury dash in 2009. The activator of this raj yoga result would be a rise in career since it involved the lord of the 10^th house of career.

Raj Yoga Combinations

Here are some raj yoga combinations. There has to be a connection with the Kendra and Trikona lords (or houses) through conjunction, aspect, or position.

Lagna Lord: It is important to note that the Lagna Lord (lord of the 1st) is both a Kendra and Trikona lord. This is why when individuals go through the Dasha of the lagna lord they experience a raj yoga (rise in status) because the lagan lord is able to give the results of a raj yoga with no other planetary combinations.

Kendra Houses Raj Yoga Combinations

Trikona Houses Raj Yoga Combinations

Many of these raj yoga combinations are repeated; however, seeing them can help you understand how a raj yoga is formed.