Case Studies - Missing Persons

This is another area in which the application of prasna (horary) astrology plays a very important role.A person may be missing due to a variety of reasons.It may be voluntary absence or involuntary absence.The voluntary absence may be because of emotional involvement, fear psyche or because of some differences of opinion.The involuntary disappearance may be because of illness on the way, abduction, accident or problems with the means of communications.

Such types of questions are better handled through prasna astrology.  These can be caused by malefic transit influences.  The influence of Rahu and Ketu is very important.  The tinting is done with the help of the separating malefic influences in the prasna.When the malefic transit influences of the fast moving planets are on other planets in the prasna, the separating impact is faster compared to the stationary transit influence on the weak natal planets.The transit malefic influence is seen on the most effective point of the first, third, fourth, fifth, seventh and tenth houses or their lords.The malefic influences caused by Mars, Ketu and the lords of the sixth and eighth houses on the ascendant or its lord or any other weak and badly placed planet, result in involuntary disappearance while the involvement of Rahu, lords of the third, fifth, seventh and twelfth houses may cause voluntary disappearance.

Besides the study of the prasna, the close conjunctions or aspects operating at the time of disappearance or leaving the scene should also be studied.   These will help in correctly identifying the planet causing the event and will be helpful in timing the return accordingly.

For obtaining the information on whereabouts, we see when the significators of the information, that is, the Moon, Mercury or the lord of the third house create influence on the third house, the planets placed therein or the ascendant.

The other important factor to be kept in view is the speed of the planet causing disappearance.The slow speed or stationary position of planets delays return while fast speed hastens the separation effect and results in early return or information on whereabouts and return.

The issue will be discussed further with the help of the case studies:

Prasna 30th March, 1997, 1320 Hrs.   (Click here to see chart)
This prasna was made for a boy aged 15 years who had gone to make a telephone call to a nearby STD booth in the evening on 29th March 1997.He had already appeared in the class ten examinations and was awaiting results.  The sign Cancer rises in the ascendant and the planets Jupiter, Saturn, Rahu and Ketu are the functional malefic planets.  The lord of the first house as well as the significator for emotions, the Moon, is placed in the fifth house in the weak state.  The most effective point of the third house is closely afflicted in this chart due to the close conjunction of the functional malefic, Rahu.Mercury, ruling the third house, is weak as it is in the state of infancy.The functional malefic planet Saturn is afflicting the lord of the second and fourth houses with close conjunction.As per prasna, the sub period of the functional malefic planet, Jupiter was in operation in the main period of Mercury.The malefic conjunctions in the chart were indicating lack of clear direction due to the influence of Rahu in the third house and the affliction of the lord of the eighth house to the lord of the fourth house.  The afflicted planets, the Sun and Venus, were fast moving planets and were to start separating from Saturn from 31st March 1997 and lst April 1997, respectively.The boy returned in the evening hours of the 31st March 1997, as predicted.   He had gone to the residence of one of his friends and had slept there and later could not dare to return home due to fear of his parents.

Prasna 15th Nov.,1994, 1901 Hrs.   (Click here to see chart)
The lord of the third house exerts its close influence on the fifth house indicating initiative in emotional affairs.The most effective point of the third house is under the influence of Mars, the lord of the twelfth house.This girl left home on 7 November 1994.On the same date, the transit Rahu was exerting its malefic influence on the Sun, the lord of the fourth house.  The fourth house rules the character while the eighth and twelfth houses rule carnal pleasures.   In this case, the Moon was considered as the significator for return and the return was indicated either when the Moon transited the ascendant or the third house as the afflicting influence of Jupiter over the Sun would have ceased to exist.  The native returned on the 22nd November 1994, when the Moon was close to the most effective point of the ascendant.

Prasna 25th Nov.,1994, 0852 Hrs.   (Click here to see chart)
This person did not reach home after leaving his office on   24 November 1994.Mercury and Jupiter are closely afflicted in this chart due to the close aspect of the functional malefic, Mars.Mars as a prime significator for health, was weak as it is in the state of infancy.   There are no further afflictions in the chart.  In the twelfth house ruling hospitalization, three planets, including the afflicting Mercury are placed.   Therefore, the querent, was advised to contact the hospitals around his place of duty.  Propitiatory astral remedies were suggested for the functional malefic planet, Mars.

The native had fainted on 24 November 1994, after leaving his office and was hospitalized.The information about his location was received by the family on the afternoon of 25 November 1994, and the native returned home on the 28th November 1994.

Prasna 23rd April, 1995, 2145 Hrs.   (Click here to see chart)
The native left home on the 22nd April, 1995.Her engagement, which was fixed in December 1993, was broken after one year, in the beginning of 1995.

In the prasna the functional malefic, Mars, afflicts the Moon and Saturn, ruling emotions and the fourth house respectively, causing mental and emotional disturbance.   The Moon rules emotions and is placed in the third house.Jupiter and Saturn are very well placed in the chart and at the time of her disappearance, she was running the sub period of Saturn in the main period of Mars.There was no other evident affliction except the forthcoming conjunction of the Sun with Ketu.

It was indicated that the native was physically well and was likely to return by the 2nd May, 1995.Within a week's time the conjunctions of the Sun and Ketu and the Moon and Mars were to separate and the Moon will aspect the ascendant.  Mercury was also to move to the seventh house.The performance of the propitiatory astral remedies by the parents resulted in the return of the native on the 27th April, 1995, when the Moon was on the most effective point of the fifth house.

Prasna 15th Jan., 1994, 1725 Hrs.   (Click here to see chart)
The lords of the third, fourth and fifth houses are placed in a weak state in the eighth house.  These are indicative of poor education, lack of intelligence and careless attitude.

During the sub period of Mercury as per the chart, when transit Mercury came under the influence of Ketu on the 14th January 1994, the native was reported missing.

On the 15th January, 1994, at the time of the prasna, the transit Mercury had already cleared by one degree from the affliction of aspect of Ketu.  As the aspect of Mars to the most effective point of the ascendant was going to be exact on 17th January 1994, it was predicted that the native may return on the 17th or 18th January, 1994.The native returned on the 18th January, 1994.The Mercury's longitudinal difference from the aspect of Ketu was five degrees.