KR · Karmic reading
KR-02: The nodes are one axis, and Ketu's house keys it
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| POST | /v1/karma | Karma reading: what you bring and where you are headed |
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POST /v1/karma
# John Doe, born Aug 15, 1990, 10:30 AM, New York
curl -X POST "https://apiforastrology.com/api/astrology/v1/karma" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $ASTROLOGY_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"year":1990,"month":8,"day":15,"hour":10,"minute":30,"second":0,"latitude":40.7128,"longitude":-74.006,"timezone":"America/New_York"}'{
"axis": {
"ketu": {
"graha": "Ketu",
"sign": 4,
"house": 11,
"sign_lord": "Moon",
"lord_house": 9,
"means": "the settled end -- already fluent, already practiced, and for that reason the place a person disengages from",
"sign_name": "Cancer",
"graha_name": "Ketu",
"sign_lord_name": "Moon"
},
"rahu": {
"graha": "Rahu",
"sign": 10,
"house": 5,
"sign_lord": "Saturn",
"lord_house": 4,
"means": "the unmet end -- unfamiliar, hungry and unpracticed, and for that reason where the effort of a life actually goes",
"sign_name": "Capricorn",
"graha_name": "Rahu",
"sign_lord_name": "Saturn"
},
"rule": "one axis with two ends, always seven houses apart. Moving toward one is moving away from the other",
"nodes_rule_no_sign": "the nodes own no sign, so each end is read from the sign it occupies and the graha that rules it -- never from a dignity they do not have",
"houses_apart": 6,
"is_an_axis": true,
"text": [
"**You have Ketu in the eleventh house and Rahu in the fifth.** As the two lunar nodes, Ketu and Rahu always sit opposite each other. Ketu stands on familiar ground, and Rahu on ground that pulls you.",
"Your eleventh house covers friends, groups and shared goals. So you find it easy to move through large groups, social circles and shared projects.",
"Your fifth house covers creativity, romance and self-expression, and that is what pulls you. It draws you to your own creative voice and to things that carry your own mark. It also draws you to romance, fun and the simple joy of creating.…"
],
"language": "en",
"detail": "standard"
},
"atmakaraka": {
"graha": "Sun",
"sign": 4,
"house": 11,
"sign_lord": "Moon",
"lord_house": 9,
"karaka": "Atmakaraka",
"degree_in_sign": 28.7753,
"all_karakas": {
"Atmakaraka": "Sun",
"Amatyakaraka": "Mars",
"Bhratrikaraka": "Saturn",
"Matrikaraka": "Mercury",
"Putrakaraka": "Moon",
"Gnatikaraka": "Venus",
"Darakaraka": "Jupiter"
},
"scheme": "seven-karaka. The eight-karaka variant adds Rahu and changes every assignment below it, so the two are not compatible and a chart is read under one or the other",
"rule": "the graha at the highest degree within its sign",
"text": [
"**The Sun is your atmakaraka**, the planet that has gone farthest through its own sign in your chart. The Jaimini system is a classical school of Vedic astrology. It reads this planet as the one that points to the main lesson of your life.",
"The Sun stands for authority, self-respect and your father. So for you the lesson is about humility, self-respect and leading well. The aim is to shine and inspire people through honesty and care for others. You learn to feel sure of…",
"In real life this can show up as being handed responsibility early, or feeling stung when your effort goes unnoticed. What helps: lead by example, give credit freely, and ask yourself whether you want the job done well or want to be seen…"
],
"language": "en",
"detail": "standard",
"graha_name": "Sun",
"sign_name": "Cancer"
},
"karakamsa": {
"atmakaraka": "Sun",
"navamsa_sign": 12,
"rasi_sign": 4,
"house_from_rasi_lagna": 7,
"sign_lord": "Jupiter",
"vargottama": false,
"rule": "the sign the atmakaraka occupies in the navamsa, counted as a house from the RASI ascendant",
"text": [
"**Your karakamsa** is the sign your atmakaraka occupies in the navamsa (D9) chart. That sign is counted as a house from your rising sign. The atmakaraka is the planet farthest through its own sign, the one that carries your main life…",
"Your birth chart shows what you do outwardly, while the navamsa shows your inner life and your deeper leanings. So the karakamsa shows where that main lesson meets your inner life.",
"For you it falls in your **seventh house**. Your main lessons tend to play out in this part of life. Your growth, passions and sense of fulfillment are most engaged here. Give this area steady, deliberate attention rather than leaving it…"
],
"language": "en",
"detail": "standard",
"sign_name": "Pisces",
"sign_lord_name": "Jupiter"
},
"houses": {
"5": {
"means_en": "purva punya: what is already earned, and comes without being worked for",
"lord": "Saturn",
"lord_house": 4,
"lord_sign": 9,
"occupants": [
"Rahu"
],
"text": [
"**This house covers purva punya: what is already earned, and comes without being worked for.** Its ruler is Saturn, placed in your fourth house.",
"Here the fifth house is read for what already comes easily to you: creative talent, good instincts or simple good fortune. Tradition links it with merit from earlier actions (purva punya). In this reading, that means the gifts you bring…",
"The house where its ruler sits shows where those gifts are most likely to be put to use. Because easy gifts are easy to take for granted, it helps to practice them on purpose."
],
"language": "en",
"detail": "standard",
"means": "purva punya: what is already earned, and comes without being worked for",
"lord_name": "Saturn",
"occupant_names": [
"Rahu"
]
},
"9": {
"means_en": "dharma, fortune and the father: the direction that feels like it was always yours",
"lord": "Venus",
"lord_house": 11,
"lord_sign": 4,
"occupants": [
"Moon"
],
"text": [
"**This house covers dharma, fortune and the father: the direction that feels like it was always yours.** Its ruler is Venus, placed in your eleventh house.",
"The ninth house is about dharma (right conduct), grace, wisdom and fortune. It shows the path that feels right to you, and it links you with teachers, good ideals and lucky breaks.",
"The house where its ruler sits shows where two things tend to show up in your life: a sense of right direction, and good fortune. What helps: follow the principles you believe in consistently, and stay in touch with people who teach or…"
],
"language": "en",
"detail": "standard",
"means": "dharma, fortune and the father: the direction that feels like it was always yours",
"lord_name": "Venus",
"occupant_names": [
"Moon"
]
},
"12": {
"means_en": "moksha, release, and what has to be given up rather than gained",
"lord": "Sun",
"lord_house": 11,
"lord_sign": 4,
"occupants": [
"Mercury"
],
"text": [
"**This house covers moksha, release, and what has to be given up rather than gained.** Its ruler is the Sun, placed in your eleventh house.",
"The twelfth house is about moksha (liberation), time alone and the wisdom of letting go. It stands for the peace that comes when you stop worrying and trust that life is carrying you along.",
"The house where its ruler sits shows where letting go is most likely to be asked of you. It also shows where letting go tends to bring relief. What helps: make regular time for rest or quiet reflection, and practice giving without…"
],
"language": "en",
"detail": "standard",
"means": "moksha, release, and what has to be given up rather than gained",
"lord_name": "Sun",
"occupant_names": [
"Mercury"
]
}
},
"read_from": "the Rahu-Ketu axis, the atmakaraka and its karakamsa, and the 5th, 9th and 12th bhavas",
"not_scored": "there is no classical total for a karmic reading, and a number here would look authoritative and be this service's own",
"not_claimed": "this reports DISPOSITION AND DIRECTION -- where a person is already fluent and disengaged, and where they are hungry and unpracticed. It is not a report on a previous life, and must not be read or written as one",
"not_computed": [
"the eight-karaka scheme, which is a different and incompatible assignment",
"karakamsa yogas, which need the navamsa read as a chart in its own right"
],
"framing": {
"title": "What you bring, and where you are going",
"text": [
"**This section looks at where you are already practiced and where you are not.** It draws on the Rahu-Ketu axis, the atmakaraka and its karakamsa, and the 5th, 9th and 12th bhavas.",
"Put simply, it looks at three things together. First, the two lunar nodes, Rahu and Ketu, which always sit opposite each other. Ketu marks familiar ground, and Rahu marks ground that pulls at you. Second, the planet that leads your chart…",
"Together these show your natural leanings. Some things come easily because you have done them so much. Other ground pulls at you because you haven't covered it yet. Knowing which is which helps you put effort where you are hungry to grow."
],
"language": "en",
"detail": "standard"
},
"gaps": [],
"language": "en",
"detail": "standard",
"meta": {
"ayanamsa": "lahiri",
"ayanamsa_value": 23.7260727,
"julian_day": 2448119.10483,
"ephemeris": "JPL DE440s",
"node": "true",
"timezone": {
"source": "zone",
"offset_hours": -4,
"zone": "America/New_York",
"abbreviation": "EDT",
"dst": true,
"dst_hours": 1,
"ambiguous_resolved_by_fold": null,
"note": "read from the IANA tz database at this instant, so daylight saving and historical offset changes are included"
}
}
}The rule in John Doe's chart
In John Doe's chart Ketu is in house 11, in Cancer, and Rahu is in house 5, in Capricorn. The karma reading keys on Ketu's house and does not claim anything about past lives.
John Doe, born Aug 15, 1990, 10:30 AM, New York
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