Current Transits, May-2019

As I said in my last post that from 15th May we may be in for a difficult time for a month or so where none of planet is in good dignity. Sun will be in Taurus (enemy sign), Mercury will be in Aries (enemy sign), Venus will be in Aries (neutral sign), Mars will be in Gemini (enemy sign), Jupiter will be in Gandanta/Retrograde in Scorpio (where no planet likes to be) and rest of the planets (Saturn-Rahu-Ketu) are strong malefics which are not providers.

So, we can say that from 15th May onward we are going to have a difficult time. A comment was made that Mercury-Mars are in Parivartan Yoga as they are sitting in each other's sign. It made me to write this post.

Parivartan Yoga is when 2 planets exchange and sit in each other's signs. It is publicised that they both become best of friends and give great results. But there are always some deeper meanings to astrological planetary combinations.

Parivartan Yoga (PY) is most helpful or strong when it is happening between two natural friends like Moon-Jupiter, Jupiter-Mars or Mercury-Venus. These type of PY makes them further strong and person gets best of results.

PY is still helpful when both the planets involved are benefic regardless of the fact that they are friends or enemies like Jupiter-Venus, Moon-Venus, Jupiter-Mercury etc. As they are natural benefics, they are supposed to provide some good results to individual in any case.

But problems begin when there is a PY between enemy planets and one of them is malefic too like Mars-Mercury etc. As they are enemies to each other, we can't expect much co-operation between them.

Then the last situation is where PY is between malefic planets and they are also mutual enemies like Sun-Saturn and Saturn-Mars. This is most challenging PY.

Now, we can expect good results in any PY on following counts -

1. Whichever things planets in PY share they will co-operate on those things and give good results. Like Jupiter-Mercury both are education oriented planets. So, their PY will be helpful in educational pursuits but for other things which they don't share, person will have certain issues in achieving it.

2. As always, any yoga is helpful in professional matters, not in personal life. In relationship matters, you still have to accommodate with your partner.

3. In the end, the houses involved, signs involved, planet's dignity and dashas are all important.

So, we can see that as Mars-Mercury is not one of good combinations one can have, as they are mutual enemies and don't share much things between them, we can't expect good results from this Mars-Mercury exchange during transit.

As almost all planets are in bad dignity after 15th May, this is the time not to expect much of the beneficial results during next 1 month or so, especially not in living significances or jeeva karakas.

Thanks,

SPB