Artemus Ward
Writer, Humorist
BornApr 26, 1834 11:00 PM GMT-4.67E0
Waterford, Maine [44°10'60", -70°43'00"]
Birth time source: Unconfirmed
Ayanamsa: -21°32'24"
Planets,
Signs,
Nakshatras
Lagna in Scorpio 24°31'60"
Scorpio in the Ascendant bestows physical beauty and attractive legs and thighs. Vindictive by nature and sensitive to criticism, you can be very alert and quarrelsome. You seem to take special delight in verbally abusing your friends. Ordinarily, you are lucky in marriage, but your sex life remains undisciplined. Your children could be famous and your friends are eminent, but you are unable to establish an enduring relationship with them. You are ignorant of your own long term interests. Immediate gratification is more important to you than permanent gain. Your life in general tends to be a bag of mixed achievement and frustration. Your health may suffer from abuse and irregularity of habit. Secrecy in your life is a very significant issue: Secret alliances, secret pangs and sufferings, secret hiding places, secret enemies, secret friends and secret undertakings. Drug addiction, smuggling, litigation and participation in cruel deeds are not uncommon under this sign. In many ways you are your own worst enemy. You may have fleshy and broad limbs, (as though) perfected by exercising, be clever, crooked in innate disposition, valorous, attached to your mother, generous, will have majestic and tawny eyes, a prominent chest, a sunken belly, a depressed nose, are adventurous, firm, fierce, trustworthy, amusing, troubled by bilious complaints, have a big family, betray your elders and friends, serve a great leader, have enemies, be pious, will give money to others, possess an amiable spouse, be religious, affectionate and base.
Lagna in Lunar Mansion '18 Jyeshtha-3'
The Star ruling your Ascendant or Moon is Jyeshtha.
Physical features: you will have a very good physical stamina and an attractive countenance. It may be noticed that most of the persons born in this Nakshatra may have defective teeth. Character and general events: you are clear minded and sober, although your humility will prevent you from showing off these qualities. It may be difficult for you to face even a small problem. You may not be able to keep a confidence, and may tell everything, even your own problems without discrimination, which may affect your sleep. You may appear hot tempered and obstinate. Due to this temperament you may face difficulties and obstacles. You may not accept the advice given by others. Your tendency to act solely on the idea of principle may lead you into trouble. Be cautious of your hot temper as you may end up hurting those that have helped you. There may be no closeness with your family. Although on the external you may appear proud, you are actually humble. Close association with drugs or alcohol may lead to the demise of your reputation.
Education, sources of earning/profession: you will leave your hometown at a young age, and will learn of your own efforts. Your sincerity in the work field will lead to rapid advancement. Constant change of jobs or professions are noticed. Period up to 50 years of age will be full of trial and any stability in your life starts thereafter. Period from 18 years of age to 26 years of age may a be period of trouble. During this period you may undergo financial problems, and/or mental troubles. Period from 27th years of age will be a beginning of progress towards stability, even though the pace may be slow up to your 50th year of age.
Family life: there may be limited or no relationship with your siblings or parents. Your spouse will be demanding and insist on staying away from intoxication. While your married life will be completely harmonious, occasional health problems of your spouse or separation due to some unavoidable circumstances will greatly affect your mind.
Health: you will suffer from typical health problems of the human race, cough, colds, etc.
Sun in Aries 14°48'59"
Exalted Sun will grant authority. Willful, rash, religious. Insomnia. This brings the following general characteristics, which get modified by specific aspects and characteristics in other places in your chart: You will comment on the meanings of things such as ancient wisdom, be famous in arts, fond of combat or competition. You will be fierce, attached to your duty or engagement, fond of roaming around, will have strong bones, will do good, be valorous and strong. You may become a significant leadership personality. You may receive from other highly placed personalities, and you will have wisdom. This placement gives the ability to be a doctor, or a politician.
Sun in Aries with Scorpio ascendent
You will lose the whole of paternal property, face adverse results during the Sun's period and will experience debacles throughout life. You may also face loss of children, possible through marital disagreement.
The Sun here penetrates the Sea of Immutability so fiercely as to enable the good influences to come to the surface. Every kind of impediment is eliminated: you vanquish enemies, become disease-free, and are renowned for courage and efficiency. If any one involves you in litigation, you crush your opponent severely.
Sun in 6th House
The Sun produces a very deep-rooted impact. It destroys all impediments to the flowering of your innermost uniqueness. When the solar rays sparkle and strengthen the soul, no other conditioning can obstruct its clear impulses. The inner person must have its way; external conditions must adjust to inner ones, and thus they dissipate and fall asunder. From an ordinary point of view, this may seem to be a destruction of physical and social barriers. But this placement enables you to achieve victory over enemies, a successful termination of litigation and disputes, and effective solutions to financial difficulties.
However, there may be kidney troubles or other such ailments, especially of the navel region. Psychological maturity and self-reliance are acquired along with a feeling of personal isolation. At times, even the government is unhelpful and antagonistic. You may decide to live away from your homeland. With this combination, a very enigmatic situation arises: people at large express tremendous goodwill and sympathy for you, but they cannot establish empathy. Thus you may sometimes find yourself on the psychoanalyst's couch unless your natal chart is basically strong.
The sixth house is both for friends and enemies, health and sickness, attachment and hatred, maternal relatives, cousins, servants and inferiors. Its results are full of opposites - sharpness of the opposites is felt according to the influence of the planet, its association, conjunction, or as aspected.
The 6th house protects against enemy, sickness, sorrow and debt. So you are a destroyer of enemies; a friend of friends. But it also indicates troubles for the maternal uncle and his family. Animals like cows and buffaloes cause great loss, sometimes financially also. Danger to life can come from sharp-horned animals. During travel, you may be attacked by tribals or robbed by thieves.
You are strong, happy, rich and are respected in society. You may be a glutton and very passionate. But you are gentle and known by your qualities. You are a leader or either a general or a judge. You are wise and a well wisher of your family. You tend to be thin, lean and healthy. You build property and are helped by your maternal uncles. You will be very libidinous, have powerful digestive fire (i.e. capable of digesting fast), are affluent, famous for virtues and might be an army chief.
Financial success, disease of the eyes in the 20th year, happiness, affectionate disposition etc., will follow. You will spend money to save others from legal punishments or spend for friends in general. There will be troubles for the mother's family (i.e. maternal uncle and other such relatives). You may be subjected to danger from quadrupeds or lose on account of thefts.
You will be of Yogic disposition, be intelligent, will keep brothers and relatives happy, be emaciated, very beautiful in appearance, will inherit through maternal relatives, will gather lands and other properties, will keep your promise, will gain through sons, be happy by the prosperity of progeny and will help even enemies and thereby derive satisfaction. You may suffer breakage of teeth by wood or by stone or incur pains in legs and your end may come through poison, weapon, thirst, hunger, enemies or vices.
Sun in Lunar Mansion '2 Bharani-1'
You are highly learned and have astrological talent. You are lucky to have name, fame and wealth. An attractive and well-behaved person. Injury around the eyes or cataract. You will be a specialist in medicine, law or veterinary. If the Sun is placed between 15 and 16 degrees of the orbit, you become a successful business man. You may deal in fertilizers, hotel or agricultural products.
Moon in Sagittarius 2°12'05"
This Moon placement gives a desire to excel through the intellect and the use of knowledge. Moon in Sagittarius indicates valor, wisdom, good nature, affluence, and a charming partner. You are respected, noble, sweet, dangerous to your own family, and cheerful. Both mental and physical restlessness, and an investigating temperament are indicated. You are a great reformer. You are small bodied, a good speaker, like to live near water, have knowledge of arts, occult matters, and secret affairs, are good at investigating, courageous, very strong, attached to relatives, grateful and distinguished.
Moon in Sagittarius with Scorpio ascendent
You may be wealthy and have a religious attitude. There will be an inspiring tone in your speech, and you should also have good eyesight. You will take care of your family members.
Moon in 2nd House
The Moon in the second house makes you very talkative, prosperous, of sound body and have a very charming personality. You are romantic and find pleasure in other peoples company - ignoring your own spouse and family.
The second house stands for wealth, finance and hereditary position. Full Moon in this house bestows you with promising progeny and wealth. But, if it is dark or feeble, you may stammer, be poor and unwise.
You are sensitive to the changing Moon, have many friends and are soft spoken. You may suffer from poor digestion and loss of appetite. Dark or feeble Moon, despite of benefic aspect, causes loss of acquired or inherited property and obstructs earning and further acquisition of wealth.
You will enjoy incomparable happiness and friends and will be wealthy. You will be plentiful in wealth and grains, be physically sound, famous, and wise and spend your time joyously with the opposite sex,. You may lose money on account of your sisters and daughters.
Moon in Lunar Mansion '19 Mula-1'
The Star ruling your Moon or Ascendant is Mula
Physical features: you have a good physical appearance. You will have beautiful limbs and bright eyes and will be the most attractive person in your family. Character and general events: you possess a very sweet nature and are a peace loving person. You have set principles in your life. You can stand against any adverse tidal wave, you have the capacity to penetrate that wave and reach the destination. You are not bothered about tomorrow nor are you very serious about your own matters. You keep all the happenings in the hands of God and become prey to optimism.
Education, sources of earning/profession: you need to be very cautious of recording your finances or you will find yourself in debt. You may give advice that you may not even use. This peculiar characteristic generally fits you for the profession of financial or religious adviser. Since you are skilled in several fields, there will be frequent changes of profession or trade, but stability in this direction seems to be a very rare phenomenon, which may put you in constant need of money. Watch the tendency to spend too much on your friends. You will possess the utmost sincerity in all you do. You may earn your livelihood in a foreign place, where it is indicated that you will have much more success in business. You are capable of shining in all walks of life, particularly in the field of fine arts, as a writer and in the social work.
Family life: excepting a few cases, it is seen that Mula born cannot have any benefit from parents whereas they are self-made. Your married life will be satisfactory. You will have a spouse with all adequate qualities.
Health: even when you are sick you will look well, but you may not be in the habit of taking care of your own health, resulting in some severe health problems that can be noticed in your 27th, 31st, 44th, 48th, 56th and 60th year of age. You must try not to have any association with intoxication as you may suffer from the grips of addiction.
You may cause injury or danger to the father.
Mars in Aquarius 29°04'32"
You are rational, impressive, forceful in speech, and witty. Sometimes illogical, but generous. Interest in science, occult literature and philosophy. Firm and inventive. Interest in engineering and technology, medicine and surgery. Charitable and helpful. Frankness invites foes. You are devoid of affection and purity, look like an old person, die a bad death, are spiteful, jealous, untruthful, of afflicted speech, lose your wealth, have a hairy body, lose money in gambling, are unsightly, have a miserable profession, are fond of intoxication and unfortunate.
Mars in Aquarius with Scorpio ascendent
You may be mentally weak and emotionally complicated, and adopt surreptitious methods to acquire status. You may also evaluate everything with the yardstick of material wealth. Your immediate environment is seldom pleasant, and you may be estranged from your spouse.
Mars in 4th House
Mars precipitates the impact of past karmic deeds, especially those of an adverse nature. Ordinarily, Mars is a planet of selfishness, greed and rash action, which, in the long run, catches up with you in the form of physical or psychological problems. Mars creates impatience, impulsiveness and self-centeredness, unless it receives auspicious aspects or is in exaltation or in its own sign. As a result, you may be considered cruel, inflexible and covetous by nature. Under such circumstances, Mars may produce affliction for the mother, loss of property, dependence on manual labor to earn a livelihood and constant movement from one place to another. Generally, you are not born into a respectable family, are abandoned by siblings, favor bad company and involve yourself in tawdry sexual affairs. You earn your living by serving bad people. Don't expect much gain through friends and relatives. You are apprehensive of enemies, get government favor, doles of clothes and fabric through the rich. Mars in this house denotes quarrels with parents, disputes in family, unpleasant domestic affairs leading to misunderstandings and strife. NOTE: Understand that this is a negative Mars placement, as Mars by its nature is not very compatible with the nature of the sensitive fourth house, and take the things mentioned in here as areas to look to for these impacts, but not necessarily as 'drastically' as they are described.
Mars in Lunar Mansion '25 Purva Bhadrapada-3'
Your outward expression is mischievous, but inwardly you are not; in other words, you think one thing but do another. You are bold, courageous and inclined to do research and finally attain name, fame and reputation.
Mercury in Pisces 17°53'31"
You live by intuition, and are humanitarian, good humored, versatile, and devoted to your partner, but progeny denied. You possess a pliable temperament, strong memory and are talented. You may travel the oceans by boat.
Mercury in Pisces with Scorpio ascendent
You are born with powerful literary abilities and a facile mode of expression. You will have an extraordinary gift for articulating highly esoteric truths, whatever you say or write will be greatly valued. Your children will be religious and learned, your status in society very important, and through the perfection of literary faculties you will attain the goals of life.
Mercury in 5th House
There will be happiness on account of children.
Mercury in Lunar Mansion '27 Revati-1'
You are reasonable, quick in wit, and interested in learning different languages. You have speculative tendencies, and might be an accountant or administrative head.
Jupiter in Aries 23°57'28"
You successfully achieve intellectual and material growth as a fixed aim of life through friends and others. Gain through speculation, patrimony, children and partner. Name and fame through religious links and even enemies. Peaceful and much traveling; great authority.
Jupiter in Aries with Scorpio ascendent
Jupiter ultimately bestows tremendous renown and prestige, but the path is full of thorns. At some time or other you have to pass through periods of financial difficulty; your eyesight may cause trouble, children may be disrespectful, family life could be disorganized, and there may be charges against you -even of treason. These difficulties arise so you may realize the sorrow of deprivation and not inflict the same on others, and also to arouse hidden understanding of the supreme realization which can occur when one is purged of emotional impurities. In order that you may become truly spiritual, you must pass through purgatory.
Jupiter in 6th House
Although you will probably receive renown and good finances, your personal life has some turmoil and married life may be difficult. You may spend more than you make. You attend social functions that expands prestige and circle of friends. While you gain popularity and status, a sense of inferiority may bother you. You like music and dancing. At times you feel defeated and some considerable disease has to be tolerated. You get support from brothers and sons. When ill you are well taken care of and have a knack of showing others comfort in their time of need. In other words, you thrive when things are bad. You can be a good healer or helper of others and you do better by serving others than through independence. Goodness comes to you through religion and philanthropy. You like pets. You should watch out for irregular food habits as that might be the cause of health degradation. You promote community spirit and reduce crime. You are a good fighter who is proud of your competitive abilities. It's very hard to win in most competitions against you. You should not expect others to live up to your abilities to serve and work hard.
Jupiter in Lunar Mansion '2 Bharani-4'
You live on agricultural produces and Will be cunning and exploit others.
Venus in Aries 27°33'29"
You are inclined to art, adventure and romance: More to the form than to the spirit. Warm-hearted and amorous to the extent of evil acts. Night blindness; cruel. Marital ties might lead to discord and differences. Pliable. Suspicious and harsh. Impulsive-hasty attachments. Status in army or community.
Venus in Aries with Scorpio ascendent
Any upsurge of carnal passion or the slightest temptation towards profligacy may drive you headlong into trouble. At worst you may suffer from venereal ailments and end up heavily in debt. You will not always be well spoken of. Such experiences teach, though very slowly, the desirability of basic honesty in human relationships.
Venus in 6th House
Venus creates problems when placed in the sixth. Although under its influence you learn to unfold your capacities by associating with different types of people, these associations create social and personal difficulties for you. Often marital life may be in jeopardy, you become involved in bad business and debt, and at times suffer from genital related diseases.
You have little control over expenditures. You learn spiritual lessons with great difficulty but develop a sense of detachment after much physical, financial and moral suffering. You belong to a superior race. Progeny, fall of enemies, sons and grandsons, wasteful expenditure, bad decisions and a sick, noble son are indicated. Your mother has two or three sisters and they are well-off. Spouses do not desire you and you have no desire for them. You may be impotent. You have many strong and powerful enemies and tend to have excessive expenditures, leading to poverty and debt. Much mental torture is possible with this placement. There will be no gain or success in business in spite of your great efforts and industry - rather you may make a mess of it.
You can expect troubles and little gain or comfort through preceptor or parents. You have to face endless invincible enemies and constant liquidation of wealth and are unsuccessful in the best organized trade. Many occasions of grief and condemnation are indicated. You are poor, and may have unlawful relations with young spouses. You suffer through ailments, are vain, dull, penniless, timid, keep bad company, are quarrelsome, have disrespect for the father and get trouble through all sources.
You are fond of dance-music, are victorious and destructive. Although you might be unpopular, you may come from a high family, are learned, discreet and well-educated.
Venus in Lunar Mansion '3 Krittika-1'
Male person has feminine type body and the female person male type body. Night blindness. Marital disharmony. You may join the armed forces and have a good position.
Saturn in Virgo 13°44'20"
During Saturn ruled periods especially, there will be a desire to dive more deeply into the unknown sciences of life's deeper essence. At the same time, you may fall away from your past moral position or social attachments to a new position.
Saturn in Virgo with Scorpio ascendent
Under the influence of Saturn your family conditions are not comfortable and a sense of restriction as regards to your personal freedom is also felt, but the same restrictions later on become instrumental in your starting up new enterprises. Psychologically burdened, but affluent.
Saturn in 11th House
Saturn in the eleventh makes you rich. You are thoughtful and serious in everything you do, and keep excessive control over your actions and reactions. You are very persistent, and your desire to attain a high material position is also very intense. You can become a seasoned bureaucrat, but whatever your vocation, you will be almost one-pointed in achieving the goal you set for yourself. Callous behavior during the pursuit of that goal may also be expected; you acquire fixed assets and landed property as well. Your education is usually incomplete, but your innate intelligence and practical wisdom are remarkable. Trouble through sons is indicated. Most of the life is full of struggle - it may be due to friends, family or any body. With Saturn in the 11th house you are rich, long-living, brave and firm. You suffer from acute ailments only. You are a thousand times more cunning and a better manipulator than anybody, and constant and firm in respect of wealth, health and mind. You enjoys longevity, very cunning and you show your bravery in the competition arena. You may be childless. You are reputed, have noble friends, are merciful, benevolent, soft and sweet, thin, lean, contented, affluent and pleasure seeking. You get wealth through the government, and have plenty of attendants. Some income through agriculture or employment is indicated. You are contemplative and fortunate. You have to endure much ailment since childhood and there is danger from fire. You are learned in all the sciences, get state honor but are immodest. Education through learned people is indicated. You are a family person and live through handicraft. This Saturn denotes wealth, obstacles, land and recognition through the government.
Saturn in Lunar Mansion '13 Hasta-2'
Rahu in Gemini 6°18'42"
Rahu in Gemini with Scorpio ascendent
Valiant and celebrated. Danger at age 32 or at age 50, if Rahu is associated with a benefic. Indicates a quarrelsome partner of a poor family. Not favorable for promoting an independent business; resorts to service.
You are very talkative or a gossipmonger. You will also be very inscrutable.
Rahu in 8th House
With Rahu in this position you are always trying to attain your goal, but unfortunately your goal is not often clear to you. Under such conditions you always worry about unimportant things or strive after something which seems important momentarily but gives no ultimate satisfaction, and to attain your assumed objective you may associate with undesirable characters who bring a bad name.
You suffer from complex ailments which are difficult to diagnose. Rahu promotes health, promises longevity, grants gifts, legacies and inheritance from the dead. You are extravagant, sick, and ther will be strife with brothers, life away from birthplace and tend to have an unhappy family life. You are denied happiness through spouse, children, honor and education and might suffer from diseases of rectum or diabetes. Hindrances or enemies and complains of gastralgia or hystericus etc. are indicated. You are denied patrimony, but are respected and recognized by the rulers and pundits.
Fortune smiles once, but losses mock you again and again. You are forsaken by the noble for no reason and gain of sufficient wealth from the government, that sometimes is lost. You are well-built, short-tempered, free from danger, suffer from diseases of the generative organs, like hydrocele etc. You gain through defeated enemies, are troubled, ill-spoken, ailing and vicious.
You are praised by the state and condemned by some. There will be many ups and downs, troubles and sufferings at times in life and you might have a stomach problem caused by hard labor. You receive honor and fame from the government, are noble by deed and thought, healthy, and get some income or employment. You are happy in old age.
Rahu in Lunar Mansion '5 Mrigashira-4'
You will be a great scholar and your superiors will respect and value your opinion. You will have good, dutiful children and may be attracted to other's wives.
Ketu in Sagittarius 6°18'42"
Ketu in Sagittarius with Scorpio ascendent
You may have a speech defect and a desire for extramarital affairs.
Ketu in 2nd House
Ketu in the second house may make you conceited, or feel depraved. There is something in your feelings which makes you careful to watch out for yourself. There are conditions which cause you to worry about finances in general. The threat of government fines looms at times. You'll have a hard time speaking before many people, or they won't accept or understand what you're trying to say. Those who support you, may feel that they've gotten themselves on the wrong side of the fence. You may therefore adopt a sweet tone of voice, and by and by, having learned that it provokes less trouble from others, this carefulness and control over your speech could lead to success.
Ketu in Lunar Mansion '19 Mula-2'
Uranus in Aquarius 4°31'43"
Uranus in Aquarius with Scorpio ascendent
Uranus in 4th House
Uranus in Lunar Mansion '23 Dhanishtha-4'
Neptune in Capricorn 10°02'31"
Neptune in Capricorn with Scorpio ascendent
Neptune in 3rd House
Neptune in Lunar Mansion '22 Shravana-1'
Pluto in Pisces 21°17'22"
Pluto in Pisces with Scorpio ascendent
Pluto in 5th House
Pluto in Lunar Mansion '27 Revati-2'