The Ascendant is very important in Vedic astrology, and so is the Moon. However, the Sun is less important than in Western astrology and is sometimes considered to have a malefic influence.Vedic astrology does not recognize the outer planets (although some Western Vedic astrologers use them). The Vedic solar system ends with Saturn. Therefore, Elvis’s Scorpio Ascendant is ruled only by Mars. I was watching a TV special on Elvis last night (with my Elvis-fan wife) and it talked about Elvis’s love of dangerous leisure activities. He apparently loved to ride things that had motors, went fast, and might tip over—speed boats, motorcycles, etc. Very Martian.
The Vedic horoscope is divided into 27 equal-sized lunar “mansions.” The lunar mansion, or nakshatra, of the Ascendant is considered to be a major life influence.
Elvis’s Scorpio Ascendant was in the Jyestha nakshatra, symbolized by a protective talisman--aid by supernatural forces. The god who presides over this Nakshatra is Indra, the king of the gods and ruler of the heavens. The Ascendant, when in this nakshatra, can also indicate someone who is hypocritical or secretive--the latter a common trait among Scorpios. An Elvis documentary I saw several years ago showed Elvis riding in a limo with some of his buddies. They were engaging in ribald, off-color guy-talk when suddenly Elvis remembered they were being filmed. “Oops, hey guys” he said, motioning to the camera and adopting a solemn expression while adding a pious comment about God or motherhood or something like that. And there was also the prescription drug abuse that eventually killed him.
Elvis's Mars was placed in his 11th house, which rules easy money, career money, and luxury. Elvis liked colorful, multi-hued clothes, both on stage and off, and Vedic Mars is associated with "variegated" clothes (according to De Fouw and Svoboda in Light on Life).
Note on the photo: It was taken in 1970 by an official government photographer--and is thus in the public domain--during Elvis's visit with President Nixon at the White House. Elvis and Nixon were both Capricorns (using Western horoscopes). Elvis was born on Jan. 8, Nixon on Jan. 9.
2 comments:
"the Sun is less important than in Western astrology and is sometimes considered to have a malefic influence."
lol...
"Therefore, Elvis’s Scorpio Ascendant is ruled only by Mars"
Elvis was dead with Neptune on his Sag ascendant...and Mars doesn't rule scorpio sign acc to me...
"He apparently loved to ride things that had motors, went fast, and might tip over—speed boats, motorcycles, etc. Very Martian."
= Sun square Uranus in Aries in the 5 House: yes very "marsian"....
"Elvis's Mars was placed in his 11th house, which rules easy money"
pfffff....Elvis Mars is in Libra on the midheaven: artistic career.
What rules easy money...? I don't understand...lol
Your study about Elvis is completely wrong...according to me of course....
Yes, you are quite correct that Elvis had Sag. rising and Mars in the 10th house. However, that is using the tropical Western horoscope. There is another type of horoscope, called sidereal or Vedic or constellational. It has become more popular in the West and a number of astrologers have found the Vedic horoscope to be just as useful as the Western one. Vedic astrology is thousands of years old. When the Vedic horoscope is drawn, the planets and house cusps are backed up about 23 degrees. So Elvis's Ascendant would move from Sag. to Scorpio. My blog was an attempt to explain how Elvis's Vedic horoscope could still make sense for those of us who are accustomed to reading just a Western horoscope. In Vedic astrology, Mars rules Scorpio. Vedic astrologers don't use the outer planets, so Pluto does not rule Scorpio--at least in Vedic astrology. The 11th house association with easy money has to do with money which just rains down on us, like it did with Elvis. There is some good basic info about Vedic astrology at http://www.vedicastrology.org/vedicastro.html
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