Herman Wouk

Herman Wouk

(1915-) American author
      



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Lagna in Leo 17°39'22"
Leo in the Ascendant bestows a regal appearance, as if the life force is vibrating from every part of your body. You have a broad face with strong bones and beautiful and expressive eyes. You may be a possessive parent, egotistical and selfish in temperament, and a braggart. You are excessively libidinous, but not necessarily promiscuous. You are not satisfied with the material heights you attains and are always aspiring towards greater intellect, greater wealth, greater status, and greater respectability. Often you think you have achieved more than you really have; nevertheless, you are never satisfied, for you think you deserve more than you have received. You always strive to reach the top of the mountain.

You are basically materialistic, but like to assume that you are spiritually highly evolved. Involvement in work is intense and whole-hearted. You may be seen working adroitly on the subtle problems of life, whether related to physical sciences, psychology, or to concrete and technological problems in engineering, industry or economics. It is not the subject matter that is significant: Your complete involvement in whatever you undertake is of supreme importance to you. In that pursuit, your engagement of effort is total.

There is a suddenness in your actions, which gives you an element of surprise and unpredictability. However involved you may seem in a pursuit or relationship, you can suddenly end it. You are loyal friends, but that friendship can end suddenly. To some people, you may seem ungrateful. The world exists only for your convenience and the satisfaction of your desires. In your social relationships, contradiction and self-aggrandizement seem to predominate.

You may find married life difficult. Your spouse is very calculating and self centered, which are some of Leo's traits as well. Compatibility becomes difficult. In such circumstances, you often act in a clandestine manner, concealing certain aspects of your life. You do not trust others; equal partnership is not a common factor in your life. This placement gives rise to wealth in mutual combination.

The Sun is Lord of the Ascendant, Mercury Lord of wealth and Mars is of course Yoga Karaka. Thus all the three planets have acquired some power or other to do good. It will be seen that the Sun, Mercury and Mars play an important role in case of persons born under Leo Ascendant, while other planets will be able to do some good under certain special conditions.

One born in this Ascendant will be fond of eating meat and enjoying worldly enjoyments, will earn wealth and honor through the government, will be bereft of religion, dutiful in family affairs, hold a high rank of office, be majestic, strong, bold, be a miser, will trouble others, will wander in hills and forests and speak sparingly, be irascible, firm in friendship, careless, inaccessible (or inviolable), will destroy his enemies, have famous sons, honor the virtuous, will be rich through agriculture etc., be interested in business and will spend heavily on prostitutes and dancers. Spouse will suffer dental diseases.,
Lagna in Lunar Mansion '11 Purva Phalguni-2'
The Star ruling your Ascendant or Moon is Purva Phalguni.

Physical features: you have an attractive personality, and a stout body with mixed color. Frequent sweating, and a snubbed nose are indicated. Character and general events: you like full freedom. It is seen that you become famous in one field or another. However, your mind may be full of disturbances over one or the other matter. You have inherent intuitive powers to know the problems of other people. Hence, even before the help is requested for, you extend a helping hand to the needy. You will possess sweet speech and are fond of traveling.

Education, sources of earning/profession: you choose not to be a slave to anyone. Because of this quality, it is quite often noticed that you will not take up a job which involves subordination in its true meaning. There is a drawback in you that cannot be a 'yes master' even to your boss in the case of employment. You are not in a position to derive much benefit from your superiors. You want to be sincere in all the work you undertake. Neither can you be a party to any illegal activities nor have the power of tolerance to see such activities. This condition of your mind may drag you into several complications in life, but you are ready to face such problems. You do not like to get any benefit at the cost of others. You may have several hidden enemies. Hence, such enemies stand as a main obstacle in your progress. However, you are able to subdue such enemies and attain much success in all the work you undertake. You enjoy power. You give preference to position and authority rather than money.

You pursue a righteous path of progress and may devote your valuable time for such a cause. Even though you are able and intelligent you cannot necessarily reach the place of your dreams. It does not mean though that you will not rise in life. In the employment field, you will frequently change your job, particularly at the age of 22, 27, 30, 32,37 and 44 years. You will attain the requisite position only after your 45th year of age. While you do not want others' money you may be frequently in trouble in the financial matters because of others. In other words, borrowers may not return the money to you. In spite of all the adverse positions mentioned above you will, after your 45th year of age, reach a good position where power and authority vests in you. In the business field you can shine well.

Family life: your married life will be happy. You will have a good spouse and children and also derive much happiness from them. In some cases it has been noticed that you may not marry the person of your choice. You will lead a life away from your birthplace and other family members.

Health: your health will generally be good. However, you may be prone to dental disease or digestive disorders. Even so, no permanent nature of disease is noticed.
Sun in Taurus 12°38'11"
Eyes and looks defective, tolerant, tactful, wise, jealous, affluent, fond of music, danger from water. Firm, patient and obstinate. This placement indicates that you will have troubles from diseases of the face and eyes, will endure difficulties, will have an emaciated body, will not have many sons, will be beautiful (also means fortunate, nice, handsome etc.), will possess decorum, be wise, will be jealous of those with no children, be endowed with eatables, clothes and scents, will have knowledge of singing, playing musical instruments and dancing and will face risk from water.
Sun in Taurus with Leo ascendent
You will acquire rich conveyances and authoritative positions.
This placement causes great turmoil, and you will often experience strained relationships. Your skill and efficiency will not be in dispute, but your flexibility will be questionable.
Sun in 10th House
This placement draws you to the center of power. You acquire a role in the administration of your country. Your mind goes straight to the central point in any argument or discussion and you intuitively understand the motivations of others. You are learned in Vedantic philosophy and are not interested in ritualistic observances. You dislike flattery in social behavior.

You run your business or industry very successfully and profitably. Your mother's ailments cause you constant worry. You might feel remorseful due to separation from partner or friend. You attain success, favor and reputation through hard work. Your parents suffer and your spouse and children cause anxiety; you tend to be friendless, dissipated and bold.

It may be observed that except for professional and vocational success, there is no relieving feature in your life. With this placement you are blessed with wealth and jewels, education, honor, success, valor, love for music and art, talent, kindness and generosity. This placement denotes service to saints, high moral standards, power, authority, trust, frugality and firmness.

You gain fame through great learning and are able to accumulate wealth. When the Sun reaches the height at noon, human activities are at height. Likewise, when you are in the Zenith in the horoscope of birth (i.e. on the 10th cusp), one is likely to reach enviable heights in life. You were born at such a time, and that is somewhat rare.

You are intelligent, rich, strong and will be endowed with conveyances, relatives and children. You will succeed in your undertakings, be valorous, unconquerable and great. At times you will be separated from your near and dear ones. Your mother will contract many kinds of illnesses. You will be wealthy, happy with regard to your father, be very learned, famous, strong, pure, liberal and happy. You will be interested in music and dances. You will suffer illness in the later part of your life. You will, however, have mental worries throughout.
Sun in Lunar Mansion '4 Rohini-1'
You are tactful and wise and give much importance to dress. You earn good profit out of cattle or horses and do good services to society. Possible diseases are epilepsy, cerebral hemorrhage or headaches.
Moon in Libra 25°33'30"
Much movable property, gain and success through partnership, morose and irritated for nothing, soft-spoken, courteous and warm-hearted, success in love and marriage. Balanced and artistic if Mercury is in good aspect. Much traveling. Elevated nose, humble looking face, thin body, many partners, abundant properties, valorous, skillful, will honor divinity and saintly persons, wealthy in various ways, conquered by the opposite sex, will be easily swayed from decisions and is helpful to relatives.
Moon in Libra with Leo ascendent
You may be extravagant and long for personal contact. Fond of traveling, you will enjoy social life and become involved in romantic escapades.
Moon in 3rd House
The Moon in the third house discourages the influence and importance of siblings and makes you very courageous, whenever someone creates trouble for you. Otherwise, you will be a person of few words, concerned with enjoying the good life, spending time with your family and interested in spiritual matters. You are naturally austere in one sense and therefore not easily attracted to superficial beauty in other's bodies. Your faith brings you success or renown, and you like your siblings very much. Happiness in general is something you get from your Karma. You have a changeable disposition and like intellectual pursuits. You have good times with those you consider your brothers and sisters. You may hurt family ties by your desire to enjoy with those, whom your family considers outside your allowed circle of associates. You like short journeys for pleasure.
Moon in Lunar Mansion '16 Vishakha-2'
The Star ruling your Moon or Ascendant is Vishakha.

Physical features: your face will be round, bright and physical appearance extremely attractive. There has been noticed two types of physical appearance i.e. one with fatty and long structure and the other with very lean and short structure. Character and general events: you will be full of vigor and vitality and possess intelligence of the highest order. You are a firm believer in God and lead a life of truthful existence. You do not believe in the orthodox principles nor the age old tradition. You are fond of adopting modern ideas. Mainly, you live away from your family. You are overly generous when dealing with others. While you are very much religiously active, you do not follow any superstitious religious fanaticism. You treat all religions, castes and creed as one. You will follow a non-violent approach to life and may become a renunciate in your mid-30s.

Education, sources of earning/profession: you are a very good orator and has the capacity to attract a crowd. You will win several prizes in elocution competition. Hence you will be the fittest person to be in the political circle. There is a peculiar spending tendency. While on the one side you are very careful spending, on the other side you may be extravagant in spending where it is not required. You are fit for doing an independent business, or a job involving high responsibility, banking and religious professions, mathematician or a teacher or a printer.

Family life: you may not enjoy love and affection from your mother, caused mainly by separation. On the other hand, there may be several beneficial points of your father with which you can always be proud of, even though you will lead a very independent life. There may be difference of opinion between your father and you that seem unresolvable. It is due to these reasons from childhood that you become a hardworking and self made person. You love your spouse and children very much, although you may struggle with addiction to intoxication and intimate relationships outside of marriage. In spite of these weaknesses they will not become a hindrance either in the family or in your social life.

Health: your health will normally be very good. However, you may be prone to paralytic attack after the age of 55 years. You may also be prone to asthmatic attack.
Mars in Aries 8°30'51"
You are very active, idealistic, independent, original, hasty, impulsive, adventurous, a dashing personality, combative, fearful of fire, and prone to accidents and fevers. Mark on head. Splendorous, truthful, valorous, a leader, fond of war, competitive, adventurous and bold, an army chief, head of a group, delighted, charitable, endowed with necessary supplies for endeavors and having many mates.
Mars in Aries with Leo ascendent
You are strongly attached to physical existence and dedicated to conventional religion. You will have a narrow sectarian religious philosophy, and attachment to family and friends will have to be overcome before you set foot on the spiritual path.
Mars in 9th House
Mars interests you in the spiritualization process, which takes you through difficult and varying sets of experiences depending on your special temperament and past Karma. You may be a great egotist, a valiant fighter, a bigoted religious fanatic, a dedicated and self-sacrificing leader, or even a frustrated artist or scientist, but in any event there will be a spirit of indomitable determination which will finally, after all mundane responsibilities are over, place you on the path of righteousness and spirituality. You are a reformer with a modern out-look. If you do not exercise self-control, you will destroy all orthodox beliefs. You break marriage sanctity. Some person may remain unmarried and others have to marry twice to take care of the children. This is a suitable placement for doctors, but not so good for lawyers; it is gainful for engineers, fitters, goldsmiths, iron smiths, but unsuitable for police officers. Don't expect any promotion without strife. You might run for government elections. You are very sharp, rational, brilliant and fortune by luck, as under malefic Mars all efforts are futile. You may have no elder brother or brother-in-law or you do not gain from either of them. You are hard working, have a strong drive, and live by industry or by luck. The former, even if it is a lion-like effort, is denied its reward. You are not allowed to boast that you have earned by hard work. This Mars can not afford any labor to fructify under its influence. Of course, if you have acquired any fortune due to last life, Mars will not create any hurdle in its consumption. All pains to acquire wealth will out-weigh their results. You are vicious, wealthy, reputed, adorable, debauch, fortunate, gain from agriculture, undertake fruitless journeys, are dignified, irreligious, suffer from heart burning and there might be trouble to your father. You are malevolent, sick, trapped, unfortunate, shabby, gentle, fond of learning, immoral, impotent, and your eyes, hands and body are discolored. You live with low people, might be cruel or violent at times and have distressed criminal tendencies. Beware of trouble from poison and fire and danger from voyage, litigation and through disputes. You might have bleeding feet, and feel weak. Gain comes after age 28. You might engage in trade by waterways. You have an enthusiastic mind, and are sometimes irrational, impulsive and too independent. If Mars is under good aspect you are jealous and enterprising; he will act impulsive in fiery signs, and somewhat passive in earthy or watery signs if in airy signs, you will ignore all discipline either legal or moral. Mars in this house may give religious fervor.
Mars in Lunar Mansion '1 Ashwini-3'
Business involving outdoor duty is suitable for you.
Mercury in Gemini 5°18'11"
You are very inventive and smart. It is very difficult to find an executive or diplomat more talented than you. You like to study and therefore, you have a liking for science and technology. You like to be well-informed and you are very sociable and friendly.
Mercury in Gemini with Leo ascendent
With Mercury in this sign, you become a renowned literary figure. You can do well in politics, the management of large business establishments, literary research, and other such creative activities. You will be social, rich, and very helpful. Your friends and associates will regard you with respect and consideration.
Mercury in 11th House
Mercury enables you to earn money from trade and commerce, the legal profession, or any job where literary and mathematical abilities are needed; you may also make a good civil servant. You are quite sociable and your sharp mind may qualify you to become an astrologer.

You prefer the company of enlightened and intelligent people. You receive wealth from a considerate employer, a discerning friend or a maternal uncle. Your elder brother will be very encouraging to you and your special aptitudes for diplomacy, journalism and authorship will be recognized. This Mercury is propitious. Gain through craft, writing or business is indicated.

After age 19 there will be gain of property, progeny and wealth. You get a lot of property, are learned, fortunate, with plenty of enjoyment, have fascinating spouses, are skillful, sharp, and a favorite of your own people. You have poor appetite, are cheerful, scholarly, rich, gentle, sensuous and always gaining. You are free from sickness, happy, cordial, renowned, talented, and studious.

If Mercury is in the 11th house, you get longevity, wealth, happiness, faithful attendants and are committed. You lead a life of real luxury and pleasure, and are courteous, strong and eager to acquire all knowledge. Gain of wealth at age 45 is indicated. You have more daughters, are a well-wisher of your own people, infirm, rich, dear to the opposite sex, handsome, dark-complexioned with beautiful eyes, sensual, affluent, modest, pleasure loving, gentle, strong, and have knowledge of several disciplines. (Not to be taken too literally for sure.)
Mercury in Lunar Mansion '5 Mrigashira-4'
You will have only medium education, but will rise to the top through sincere hard work. You may be employed as the head of an accounting or finance group. You are prone to nervous disturbances or possible mental or physical disabilities.
Jupiter in Pisces 1°39'54"
You have the good qualities of a strong Jupiter. These are the noble qualities of the religious seeker, such as being intuitive, investigative, philosophical, prophetic, affectionate, generous, and humane. Also, you like to be charitable to others, and you may start or work for some charitable institution.
Jupiter in Pisces with Leo ascendent
May suffer from overeating.
You are susceptible to obesity. Though you may have lascivious tendencies, you will be religious. You will receive legacies and live to a fairly old age.
Jupiter in 8th House
Jupiter in this position operates like a filter which permits past religious impulses to manifest only in terms of traditional belief systems. Consequently you become learned, industrious, and interested in the scriptural knowledge of your tradition and the higher values of life; you practice severe penance as well as arduous rituals.

Nonetheless, the desire for sexual union drives you to marriage, possibly with widowed partners, or with 'religious' people. The spouse may come from a religious concern. Fame and prosperity, patrimony or legacy are indicated. This Jupiter is responsible for imprisonment due to strife.

Occupations indicated by your Jupiter: brokerage, occultism, dream psychology. Also, you might experience a peaceful and natural death. This placement denotes fortune, effluence, happiness and wealth. You might always feel sickly or be ailing, your residence and body are not stable and stationary for long, and do not live long in the house of the father.

Life hereafter is in heaven. You have longevity, but impaired health. You maintain the family traditions and culture, are steady and well-formed, average and low, intelligent, servile, fickle, gloomy, irrational, immodest, inert and lean. You visit the best pilgrim places. Imprisonment may occur, or the feeling of it.
Jupiter in Lunar Mansion '25 Purva Bhadrapada-4'
You may be a scientist or chief administrator of a large industrial unit or in a government department. You might be a metaphysician or finance executive.
Venus in Aries 14°02'50"
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 Leo ascendent
Though provided with all the comforts of life and the availability of sensual enjoyment, you will nevertheless choose to immerse yourself in activities which will dissolve material entanglements and free you for spiritual development. Sensitivity and dedication to religion will be a great asset.
Venus in 9th House
Venus provides a sensitivity which enables you to vibrate to a higher frequency and learn how to dissolve your self-consciousness by merging it with something else. The object of assimilation may be an ideal for which you fight, a goal you want to achieve, or even the beloved with whom you desire to be with, but the central theme in all of these is self-forgetfulness, aroused by sensitivity and the desire for union with something sublime, higher than oneself.

You are a money-lender; all are indebted to you. There isn't a man in town who does not take a loan from you. They pay interest and make you richer. You are religious, charitable, into daily distribution of free food and known for piety. Gain through brothers, servants, attendants and relatives is indicated. You are of robust nature, stout, large hearted, blessed with spouse and friends, render service to preceptors, are a kind host, prosperous, learned, fortunate, pious, generous, and self-made.

Your residence is outstanding. You live for a spiritual existence and holiness. This placement denotes patrimony for the good of respectable people, festivities and pilgrimages. You are contented, simple living, thin, respected by your own community and get physical comforts. Wealth gain at age15 and luck at age 25 is indicated. You are calm and balanced, and own conveyances and garments. You are devout, austere, offer adoration, have oceanic sign on the feet, are fond of enjoyments and sexual pleasure and are blessed with a long living father.

You have a very refined and artistic temperament and are considered a giant regarding all kinds of intellectual exercises. You are kind and sympathetic, fond of art and music and pure literature, and enjoy social intercourse with intellectual persons. You get success abroad, gain through travel and sea voyage and through relatives by marriage. Marriage to a foreigner, or to one like-minded is indicated.
Venus in Lunar Mansion '2 Bharani-1'
You are an expert musician. orator of high caliber. You eat a limited amount of food. You will be loved by all. You are a chain smoker and have an injury above the eye. You are an athlete, are fond of pleasure and earn by dealing in musical instruments or by becoming a musician.
Saturn in Gemini 9°10'08"
Scientific, perfect, methodical and systematic in action, if overcomes passion. Trouble and ill-reputation through relatives, financial problems, wrong association with the opposite sex. Tendency to delay matters.
Saturn in Gemini with Leo ascendent
Saturn makes you rich and skillful in technological and managerial matters. You are not interested in ethical questions or religious observances. You are very practical and hard working, but unhappy.
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 '6 Ardra-1'
You may be engaged in blue collar labor. There is some indication of illegal activity, and difficulty controlling debts. Watch out for bad association.
Rahu in Capricorn 27°49'37"
Rahu in Capricorn with Leo ascendent
You will be able to achieve your mission and overcome any difficulties on the way, but may associate with unethical people. You will be liable to prosecution for underhanded activities; association with such activities as drug addiction and trafficking may get you into difficulties, though generally these charges will not be substantiated.
Rahu in 6th House
Rahu produces great sustaining power when placed in the sixth house. Every physical impediment is mysteriously removed, success in temporal endeavors is assured, and diplomatic skill is developed to a considerable extent. You may not have much idealism in life and may even keep undesirable company. You will feel the allure of unethical, disrespectful or forbidden activities. Your strength, wisdom, valor and conscience are stable.

This Rahu denotes destruction of the adversary, gain of wealth, knowledge and vigor. There will be no gain through uncles, but wealth through foreign leader type. You might live a long life, be prosperous and of noble birth, but debauch. You may be a hero, handsome, intelligent, respected and well-known. If well-aspected, all the evils fade away. A strong Rahu indicates vehicular wealth. Progeny to uncle is denied. You might have only daughters.

Rahu in the sixth house promotes health and strength and blesses with trusted employees, fortune through paternal relatives and favors service. It indicates some income or employment and benefits through prosperous uncles and aunts. It denotes danger from service in army or navy. You are strong and brave, radical, affluent and with conveyances, jewelry, wealth and fortune. This Rahu might indicate an unstable mind of the father and maternal uncle. You tend to be infirm and friendly, patient, tolerant and prosperous and have no enemies. There might be a black mole in the back. Death might occur due to blow of stick, stone, animal, falling from tree or by drowning.
Rahu in Lunar Mansion '23 Dhanishtha-2'
You are highly educated and wealthy.
Ketu in Cancer 27°49'37"
Ketu in Cancer with Leo ascendent
Ketu has a psychologically disturbing impact here, and often leads you into contact with the denizens of 'the other world.'
Ketu in 12th House
In your mind you think of spiritual life as real and true and so you know that material life is not the aim of life. This comes gradually as you get older, as material expectations are one by one ruled out as unfulfilling. Therefore, gradually through life, you spend more of your time and energy towards serving good causes.

Also, in an attempt to sort things out in this transition, you become restless, and sometimes try to spend for pleasure, only to feel increased frustration. Overall, you should do well because of your sincere approach to life. Areas to try to prevent disease and troubles would include the feet, eyes and private parts.
Ketu in Lunar Mansion '9 Ashlesha-4'
You will have many good friends and become successful through their association, possibly in real estate.
Uranus in Capricorn 22°58'40"
Uranus in Capricorn with Leo ascendent
Uranus in 6th House
Uranus in Lunar Mansion '22 Shravana-4'
Neptune in Cancer 5°36'32"
Neptune in Cancer with Leo ascendent
Neptune in 12th House
Neptune in Lunar Mansion '8 Pushya-1'
Pluto in Gemini 8°23'60"
Pluto in Gemini with Leo ascendent
Pluto in 11th House
Pluto in Lunar Mansion '6 Ardra-1'


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