In the case of professionals, the major role is played by the fifth and the second houses besides the planet ruling a particular profession being strong. The lord of the third house also plays an important role. Not only the application of intelligence, education and ability to cordially communicate with others is the major requirement for the successful practice of a professional, but the planet ruling analytical faculties, Mercury, also plays a vital role. There is relationship of the tenth house or the second house or the lord of the fifth house or the lord of the ascendant with the fifth house or the tenth house or the second house. The strong Moon and the Sun is an additional asset for the professionals. A professional has to maintain his own public relations and has to plan and organize his own business unit. Professional refers to a doctor, a lawer, an engineer, an accountant, an astrologer, etc. doing practice and meeting people for rendering their services. The strong lords of the second, third or ninth houses containing a mooltrikona sign also act as the Sun.

The subject will be discussed further, with the help of the case studies for better comprehension.

CHART 48
MALE BORN 11TH DECEMBER 1946, 2026 HRS.

The sign Cancer rises in the ascendant. Mars and the Sun become the prime determinants of professional matters. The sign Pisces rises in the ascendant of dasamsa. No planet is placed in its sign of debilitation in dasamsa. Jupiter, Saturn, Rahu and Ketu act as functional malefic planets. Mercury acts as a Sun-like planet.

The Sun is well placed in the chart. The lord of the fourth house is placed in the fourth house but closely conjunct with the functional malefic Jupiter. The most malefic planet is placed in the ascendant. This placement of the lord of the eighth house blesses the native with good inheritance but it makes the person prone to accidents. The lord of the ascendant, the Moon, is placed near the most effective point of the ascendant and provides coverage to the afflictions in the chart. Mercury, acting like the Sun and being lord of the third house, is strong in the fifth house. The good placement of the Sun blessed the native with a senior managerial position but the affliction of Venus by functional malefic Jupiter gives tensions. The native suffers from hypertension. There are no close afflictions to the houses and planets signifying professional status. During the sub-period of Rahu in the main period of Venus, the promotion of the native was delayed. At that time, he sought astrological consultation.

CHART 49
MALE BORN OCTOBER 1940.

The sign Sagittarius rises in the ascendant. Mercury becomes the prime determinant of professional matters. Aries rises in the ascendant of the dasamsa and its lord, Mars, becomes the additional prime determinant of the professional matters. The Moon, Rahu and Ketu act as functional malefic planets. Saturn acts as a Sun-like planet in this case.

Mercury is weak as it is in the state of old age and weakly disposed. Rahu and Ketu are closely influencing Mars placed in the tenth house and are closely influencing the most effective points of the houses occupied and aspected including the tenth and second houses. The Sun is in its sign of debilitation in the eleventh house. The lord of the ascendant is closely conjunct with the lord of the house of the initiatives, Saturn, which acts like the Sun in this case, in the fifth house. This gives deep flair to the native for acquiring knowledge, pursuing studies of different branches of knowledge and acquiring an executive status with the state. During the main period of Saturn, the native acquired additional professional qualifications and rose to the level of senior management position. During the sub-period of Rahu, which afflicts the lord of the fifth house, Mars, in the house of profession, the promotion of the native was delayed. Rahu's sub-period also resulted into the problem of hypertension as Rahu closely afflicts both Mars and the most effective point of the fourth house.

During the sub-period of Jupiter in the main period of Saturn, the delayed promotion of the native was ordered with the help of the astral remedies for the afflicting functional malefic planets.

CHART 50
MALE BORN 8TH MARCH 1955, 1935 HRS.

The sign Virgo rises in the ascendant. The lord of the second house, Venus, becomes the prime determinant of professional matters as there is no mooltrikona sign in the tenth house. Leo rises in the ascendant of the dasamsa and the Sun becomes the additional prime determinant for professional matters. The Sun is in its sign of debilitation in dasamsa. Mars, Rahu and Ketu are the secondary determinants for professional matters. Saturn, Mars, the Sun, Rahu and Ketu act as functional malefic planets. Venus acts as a Sun-like planet in this case.

Venus is well placed in the chart in the fifth house and its mooltrikona house is under the exact affliction of Ketu and Rahu which makes Venus weak. The placement of the lord of the second house in the fifth house links the status of the person with executive career through one's academic achievements. Mercury ruling the ascendant, too, is placed in the fifth house and is weak to some extent due to its being in the state of old age. The Moon, the lord of the house of income, goes to the house of foreign affairs and is closely aspected by the Sun which is additional prime determinant for professional matters. Jupiter closely aspects Saturn placed in the second house and bring down the unfavorable impact of the functional malefic Saturn to a large extent. The lord of the eighth house, Mars, is closely conjunct with the most effective point of the eighth house but its aspect to the eleventh, the second and third houses is not welcome. While a strong lord of the eighth house blesses the native with easy gains in life, its close influence, during its own sub-period, gives various obstructions and setbacks to the significations of the houses and planets which are under its affliction.

The native was dropped for promotion for 3 years continuously when he sought astrological help. In the sub-period of Venus and main period of Rahu considering the good placement of the lord of the second house, it was thought that with the help of astral remedies both propitiatory and strengthening of functional benefic planets through a Yantra (Kavach), the native will surely be blessed with a promotion. Although once a person is over-looked for promotion continuously for 3 years, his promotion is difficult in the particular department in which he is working, yet the religious performance of propitiatory remedies for the functional malefics and wearing of Yantra blessed the native with a promotion in March, 1996.

In the words of the native this was a unique case in the country and possible only through the help of astrological remedial measures.

CHART 51
MALE BORN 18TH SEPTEMBER 1947, 0435 HRS.

The sign Leo rises in the ascendant. Mercury becomes the prime determinant of the professional matters. Libra rises in the ascendant of dasamsa and Venus becomes the additional prime determinant for professional matters. No planet is in its sign of debilitation in dasamsa. Venus is also secondary determinant of professional matters. The Moon, Rahu and Ketu act as functional malefic planets. Mercury, Venus and Mars act as Sun-like planets.

Mercury, ruling the house of status and acting like a Sun, is strong in the house of status itself in an exalted state. The weak Sun and Venus are well placed but under the close affliction of Rahu. The impact of Rahu's affliction is less severe as Rahu is in its sign of exaltation and gives material affluence. Mars is weak due to old age. The strong influence of Mercury gave a good rewarding career to the native. The lord of the house of losses is placed in close conjunction with the most effective point of the third house. Jupiter, the lord of the fifth house, is weak as it is in the state of infancy and is under the severe affliction of Rahu-Ketu axis. The placement of the Moon is indicative of losses in personal enterprises.

During the sub-period of Ketu and the main period of Mercury, the native left his job and started a business out of the large financial gains obtained in the sub-period of Mercury in its own main period. The weakness of the lord of the fifth house and lord of the ascendant often caused mental tension. Saturn is placed in the twelfth house being lord of the seventh house. During the main period of Saturn the native remained outside India on foreign assignment and earned a good amount of money and goodwill. He thought of encashing this by venturing into his own business in the sub-period of the lord of the house of initiatives placed in the house of status. The native repented over his decision as the most malefic planet exerts its close influence on the most effective point of the third house.

CHART 52
MALE BORN 23RD JUNE 1943, 1515 HRS.

The sign Libra rises in the ascendant. The Moon becomes the prime determinant of professional matters. In dasamsa Aquarius rises and Saturn becomes the additional prime determinant of professional matters. Mars is in its sign of debilitation in dasamsa. Mercury is secondary determinant of professional matters. Mercury, Rahu and Ketu act as functional malefic planets. Jupiter acts as a Sun-like planet in this case.

As the Moon is the prime determinant for the professional matters, its position in the fifth house indicates that the native may acquire status in life through good professional career. The Moon is weak due to weakness of combust and badly placed dispositor, Saturn. Jupiter is placed in the tenth house but weak due to weak dispositor. The lord of the ascendant is placed in the tenth house but weak as it is under the exact influence of Rahu-Ketu axis. The lord of the fifth house is combust, badly placed and is under the close aspect and affliction of Ketu. Rahu closely afflicts the badly placed and weak Mars. The most malefic planet, Mercury, closely influences the most effective point of the second house. The Sun, being lord of the eleventh house, is strong in the ninth house. The native is an engineer by profession and rose to the level of Chief General Manager in a government organization.

During the sub-period of afflicted Saturn in the main period of Mercury, the most malefic planet, the native faced unfavorable circumstances in his professional career. As the native was already under astrological advice, he could come out of the difficult situation immediately after the transit influences became favorable.

CHART 53
MALE BORN SEPTEMBER 1957.

The sign Taurus rises in the ascendant. The lord of the tenth house, Saturn, becomes the prime determinant of professional matters. The sign Aries rises in dasamsa and Mars becomes the additional prime determinant of professional matters. No planet is in debilitation in dasamsa. Venus, Jupiter, Mars, Rahu and Ketu act as functional malefic planets. The Moon acts as Sun-like planet.

Saturn, being the prime determinant, is strong in the chart. The functional benefic planets, the Sun and Mercury are well placed in the chart in the fourth house. Ketu closely afflicts the combust and weak Mercury. The most malefic planet is placed in the fifth house but causes afflictions to the houses occupied and aspected to the extent of 30%. The functional malefic Mars is placed in the fourth house and causes close affliction to the weak Sun. Due to the strong position of Saturn, and the well placed Mercury and the Sun, the native, an engineer by profession, could enjoy good position in his professional career and enjoys a good reputation. He rose to the level of a Chairman cum Managing Director in a government organization. The strong planetary combinations helped him in getting timely elevations.

CHART 54
MALE BORN 21ST MAY 1963, 1520 HRS.

The sign Virgo rises in the ascendant. The lord of the second house, Venus, becomes the prime determinant of professional matters as there is no mooltrikona sign in the tenth house. Scorpio rises in the ascendant of the dasamsa. No planet is in its sign of debilitation in dasamsa. The Moon is secondary determinant of professional matters. Saturn, Mars, the Sun, Rahu and Ketu act as functional malefic planets. Venus acts as a Sun-like planet in this case.

Jupiter, ruling the house of education, is strong and closely aspects the ascendant, the house of gains and the house of initiatives. The functional benefics Moon and Venus are closely conjunct with each other in the eighth house. Both of these planets are weak due to bad placement and weakness of their dispositor. Mars, the lord of the eighth house, is in the state of infancy and placed in the twelfth house. This is indicative of delay in marriage, a short-lived marital life, loss of inheritance and reduces the life span which is primarily governed by Mercury in this chart. Mercury is combust, in infancy and afflicted by Ketu.

The good placement of the lord of the fourth house and its influence on the ascendant blessed the native with a Masters' degree in management. The close conjunction of the lords of the houses of status and gains blessed the native with a job with an organization giving a good pay packet as both the planets are affluent. The bad placement of the planets in the eighth house, however, does not make the job interesting and satisfying.

CHART 55
MALE BORN 9TH OCTOBER 1943.

The sign Cancer rises in the ascendant. Mars and the Sun become the prime determinants of professional matters. The sign Aries rises in the ascendant of dasamsa, and Mars becomes the additional prime determinant of professional matters. No planet is placed in its sign of debilitation in dasamsa. Saturn and Ketu are secondary determinants of professional matters. Jupiter, Saturn, Rahu and Ketu act as functional malefic planets. Mercury acts as a Sun-like planet.

The Sun is well placed in the third house but is exactly under the affliction of Ketu. The Moon is strong in the seventh house. The lord of the fourth house, Venus, is well placed in the house of status, indicating status in life through good education. The native is an engineer by profession. The lord of the third house is very well placed in the third house in its sign of exaltation and is very near to the most effective point of the third house. Mercury is weak due to infancy. This shows that the native will have lot of enterprising initiatives and will derive good benefits out of it. Saturn, the most malefic planet, is placed in the house of losses and closely afflicts the most effective point of the second house, ruling status. The native ventured into an industrial unit which had average overall growth as the growth is checked by the aspect of the Saturn to the second house. The aspect of Saturn to the most effective point of the second house also resulted in the death of the only son of the native and caused him financial losses in the sub-periods of Saturn. The native sought astrological remedial measures after the tragic happenings in the sub-period of Saturn in its own main period. The native was advised wearing of a Kavach (Yantra) for the afflicted functional benefic planets and the propitiatory remedial measures for the functional malefics, Saturn, Jupiter, Rahu and Ketu.

CHART 56
MALE BORN JUNE 1952.

The sign Cancer rises in the ascendant. Mars and the Sun become the prime determinants of professional matters. The sign Virgo rises in the ascendant of dasamsa and Mercury becomes the additional prime determinant of professional matters. The Sun and Mercury are placed in their signs of debilitation in dasamsa. The Moon, Venus, Jupiter and Saturn are secondary significators of professional matters. Jupiter, Saturn, Rahu and Ketu act as functional malefic planets. Mercury acts as a Sun-like planet.

The Sun is badly placed in the twelfth house in conjunction with Venus and both of these planets are under the close influence of the most malefic planet. Mars is placed in the fourth house and is rendered weak due to the weak and afflicted dispositor. The Moon and Jupiter become secondary determinants by closely influencing the most effective points of the second and tenth houses, respectively. Jupiter afflicts the most effective point of the second house as also the Moon placed therein. The most malefic planet, Saturn, closely influences the house of initiatives and the houses aspected. Mercury, the lord of the third house, is well placed in the ascendant and is unafflicted but weak due to infancy.

The close influence of Jupiter on the most effective points of the tenth and second houses in the natal chart besides the placement of the Moon in the second house, helped the native to become a chartered accountant. However, the afflictions of the most malefic planet, Saturn, and the functional malefic planet, Jupiter, did not allow the native a satisfactory professional career and he has always been lacking financial strength. The problems persisted in the sub-periods of Jupiter and Saturn in the main period of Rahu. The astrological help was sought and appropriate astral remedies were suggested for reducing the impact of financial losses and obstructions in his professional career.

CHART 57
FEMALE BORN 2ND OCTOBER 1968, 0415 HRS.

The sign Leo rises in the ascendant. Mercury becomes the prime determinant of the professional matters. Aquarius rises in the ascendant of dasamsa and Saturn becomes the additional prime determinant for professional matters. The Sun is in its sign of debilitation in dasamsa. The Sun, Rahu and Ketu are secondary determinants of professional matters. The Moon, Rahu and Ketu act as functional malefic planets. Mercury, Venus and Mars act as Sun-like planets.

Mercury is strong in the house of initiatives, ruled by the planet Venus. Venus, too, is strong in the third house. The lord of the ascendant occupies the second house and closely influences the most effective point of the second house but is under the exact affliction of Rahu-Ketu axis. The influence of Rahu-Ketu axis on the various houses occupied and aspected is to the extent of 40%. The Moon, ruling the twelfth house, and being a functional malefic planet, is placed in the sixth house. Saturn is badly placed in the eighth house and is weak as it is in the thirtieth degree. The good placement of Mercury, Venus, Mars and Jupiter and the influence of the Sun close to the most effective point of the house of status, enabled the native to get a post graduate degree in medicine and she enjoys a good status in the society.

The weakness of the lord of the seventh house and the bad placement of the lord of the twelfth house, however, delayed marriage to some extent. The marriage of the native took place in January 1997, after performing astral remedies.

CHART 58
MALE BORN JANUARY 1932.

The sign Libra rises in the ascendant. The Moon becomes the prime determinant of professional matters. Capricorn rises in dasamsa. No planet is in its sign of debilitation in dasamsa. Jupiter, Venus and Rahu are secondary determinants of professional matters. Mercury, Rahu and Ketu act as functional malefic planets. Jupiter acts as a Sun-like planet in this case.

The placement of the weak Moon in the fifth house links professional pursuits to intellectual studies. Jupiter is a secondary determinant for profession and its placement in the tenth house indicates that the native may acquire knowledge pertaining to law and finance. Jupiter is weak due to old age and weak dispositor. The functional benefic planets Mars and Saturn are weak due to combustion and are under the close affliction of Ketu. Venus, another secondary determinant of profession, placed in the fourth house and Jupiter mutually aspect each other closely and strengthen the indication of study of law. The lord of the house of income, the Sun, is placed in the third house indicating that the native would venture out on his own and will not go in for a job with some other institution.

The native is a practicing lawyer and satisfied with his professional practice. The functional malefics Rahu and Ketu are involved in close afflictions. The native saw good operating planetary periods of Jupiter and Saturn from the 22nd year of age.

CHART 59
FEMALE BORN 12TH APRIL 1971.

The sign Scorpio rises in the ascendant. The Sun and Jupiter are the prime determinants of professional matters in this case. Aries rises in the ascendant of the dasamsa and Mars becomes the additional prime determinant of professional matters. Venus is in its sign of debilitation in dasamsa. Mars, Venus and Ketu are secondary determinants of professional matters. Mars, Venus, Rahu and Ketu act as functional malefic planets. The Moon and Jupiter act as Sun-like planets..

Jupiter is placed in the ascendant but weak as the most effective point of its house of placement is under the exact affliction of Ketu. The Sun is well placed in the fifth house but is weak due to old age and exact affliction of Ketu, as Ketu exactly afflicts the Sun and the most effective point of its house of placement. The placement of the Sun in the fifth house links the professional matters to intellectual studies. Mars becomes a secondary determinant as it is placed in the second house near the most effective point of the second house and closely aspects the Sun. All the functional malefics exercise their close influence on the most effective points of the houses of their location and afflict all the houses occupied and aspected. The lord of the fourth house is in the sixth house along with the lord of the eleventh house. The lord of the house of fortune is placed in the twelfth house and the lord of the twelfth house is placed in the fourth house indicating stay in a foreign country. After her marriage the native left for residence in a foreign country. Due to the exact influence of Ketu over the Sun, the native, after doing her master's degree in mathematics, pursued a master's degree in computers.

CHART 60
MALE BORN SEPTEMBER 1948.

The sign Cancer rises in the ascendant. Mars and the Sun become the prime determinants of professional matters. The sign Taurus rises in the ascendant of dasamsa. No planet is placed in its sign of debilitation in dasamsa. Saturn, Rahu and Ketu are secondary determinants of professional matters. Jupiter, Saturn, Rahu and Ketu act as functional malefic planets. Mercury acts as a Sun-like planet.

The lord of the third house, acting like the Sun, occupies the third house in its sign of exaltation and blesses the native with analytical faculties and mathematical capabilities. The Sun is placed in the second house in its own sign but is weak as it is in the state of old age and the most effective point of the house of placement is under the close affliction of the most malefic planet. The influence of the most malefic planet, Saturn, is close to the most effective point of the second house and afflicts all the houses occupied and aspected. The lord of the tenth house, Mars, is under the close affliction of Rahu-Ketu axis. Venus, ruling the fourth house, is well placed in the ascendant. The good placement of the prime determinants and Venus, and the strong Mercury and strong Moon, lord of the ascendant, blessed the native with a good authoritative position in the public sector. The influence of the lord of the eighth house on the most effective point of the second house is indicative of career reversals or unpleasant circumstances in the sub-period of the lord of the eighth house. But the positive aspect of this placement is that such a person derives the benefit of a godfather in furthering his professional affairs.

CHART 61
MALE BORN JULY 1957.

The sign Taurus rises in the ascendant. The lord of the tenth house, Saturn, becomes the prime determinant of professional matters. The sign Pisces rises in dasamsa. No planet is in debilitation in dasamsa. There are no planets in the tenth and second houses. The Moon, Mercury and Venus are secondary determinants of professional matters. Venus, Jupiter, Mars, Rahu and Ketu act as functional malefic planets. The Moon acts as a Sun-like planet.

Saturn is strong in the seventh house. The most malefic planet, Jupiter, is placed on the most effective point of the fifth house and afflicts all the houses occupied and aspected. The functional malefic Mars is placed in the fourth house in the state of infancy and it afflicts weak Mercury to some extent. The functional malefic Venus causes affliction to the weak Moon. The lord of the fourth house is well placed but weak due to debilitation in navamsa and weakness of dispositor. The lord of the third house is placed on the most effective point of the fourth house and prominently influences the most effective point of the tenth house along with the lord of the fifth house. This is indicative that the native may go in for his own business enterprise. The influence of the lord of the fifth house on the lord of the third house and the most effective point of the tenth house indicates that the person may derive benefits from trading. Rahu-Ketu do not form close afflictions in the chart.

In spite of his own business enterprise relating to the export of garments, the native could not earn sufficiently and comfortably due to the close affliction of the most malefic planet to the most effective point of the house of gains. The influence of most malefic planet on the most effective point of the fifth house denied male progeny to the native. The malefic influence of Jupiter on the fifth house and ascendant did not allow the native to perform the prescribed remedies and derive benefits for prosperity in life.