Oliver Goldsmith
Politician, Poet, Playwright
BornNov 21, 1728 9:17 PM GMT-5.3E-1
Elphin, Ireland [53°51'00", -8°11'60"]
Birth time source: Unconfirmed
Ayanamsa: -20°03'57"
Planets,
Signs,
Nakshatras
Lagna in Cancer 16°57'44"
Cancer in the Ascendant gives a pleasing appearance of medium height, a round face, a thick neck and plump buttocks. Amiable in disposition, soft in speech, a connoisseur of good food and fond of luxurious living. You have the admirable quality of feeling at home in almost every situation.
You are a bundle of contradictions, greatly influenced by your planetary configurations. You are gentle, feminine in attribute, watery and have strength during the night and when 'resting near a lake, pond, or sand bank.' Materialistic in your approach to life, you are nevertheless capable of attaining great heights in spiritual practices. You may withdraw from the mainstream of life, actively pursuing your ethereal interests in seclusion, though outwardly you seem to be deeply engrossed in your earthly profession.
You can rise to sublime heights or sink into gross materialism. However, you do not really enjoy any situation. You may easily capture the object of your desire, but sex alone will not satisfy you. You may possess material riches and luxuries, but pine for something else. Even spiritual attainments and realizations seem of no consequence. Either you long for the past, or for that which is not yet in your possession.
Your attitude toward life and the parameters of your emotions and thoughts are always changing-nothing can hold your attention for long. You always shine in reflected glory. You must hold onto someone higher, mightier, wealthier, more respected, through whose support and patronage you can express your own qualities. In the absence of such an influence you seem forlorn, made of straw.
Given the opportunity to explain abstruse philosophical thoughts, you can reel out poetry to express them beautifully. But if required to articulate your own independent ideas on any subject, you might fail miserably. As long as love and affection are bestowed on you, you will react with the greatest sincerity, but once that situation of warmth and recognition is withdrawn, you become most miserable, just as if the life force had been drained from you. It has been observed, that emotional excitement, aggressive designs, and the pursuit of self-aggrandizement often lead a Cancer born individual to destruction.
Your greatest trouble comes from Saturn, the planet of restriction: whenever any situation arises which impedes your natural growth, you get enmeshed in an inextricable tangle. Your marriage is seldom happy; you often surrender yourself to your partner, either in emotional excitation or through some kind of infatuation, only to discover that your understanding of the situation was not realistic.
Something done in a hurry, prohibited by society and performed to derive some mean favor, often becomes a stumbling block, causing life long sorrow. Whatever happens in life, you are basically shy, unable to express your innermost feelings and thoughts or live a completely natural life.
If you examine carefully several horoscopes of persons born in Cancer Ascendant, you will invariably find that Jupiter in his Dasha has given rise to both good and bad results - bad in respect of debts, diseases and enemies. Though Jupiter may not cause Raja Yoga in the strict sense, as he promotes business and professional prospects involving you at the same time in misunderstandings, troubles, annoyances and ill-health.
Lagna in Lunar Mansion '9 Ashlesha-1'
The Star ruling your Ascendant or Moon is Ashlesha.
Character and general events: you will have difficulty showing gratitude. You may be of a duplicitous nature. You will possess the gift of intriguing speech. You have the qualifications of a leader, possibly as a politician. You will be very intelligent. There is also an indication of being soft spoken and meek. But your external shyness may be misunderstood by others as arrogance. You are not easily swayed by others. Be cautious of this trait when dealing with those of questionable character. You do not keep any distinction between rich or poor, good or bad.
You work well independently and would be suited towards managerial positions. You are not of a cheating nature, but are often mistaken by others. You have difficulty distinguishing between those who are truly in need and those who are not. You enjoy being recognized for your good deeds. You will be lucky and popular, but have difficulty controlling your temper. You may lose it at inappropriate times and remain silent when it may be necessary. You will have difficulty enjoying your fortune, mainly due to poor association. You will be the recipient of anonymous donations.
Education, sources of income/profession: you may have your education in arts or commerce. In the professional field, you will get speedy promotions and sudden reversals. A heavy loss of money at the age of 35 or36 is indicated and unexpected and unearned income when you are 40 years old.
Family life: you will have to shoulder much of the family responsibilities, due mainly to your being the eldest. You may experience some miscommunication with your spouse in the realm of finances.
Health: you may suffer from intestinal disorders. Be aware of addictive tendencies with intoxication.
General results of being born in Ashlesha Nakshatra: you will possess the quality of a penetrating glare.
Sun in Scorpio 9°48'29"
You will have quite a taste for combat or competition. This placement causes the urge to stray from the Vedic path, to lie, to be dull, to lose the spouse or have an uninspiring spouse and to be cruel. You may be course, a miser, fond of quarreling, troubled by weapons or attacks from others, by fire and poisonous things and may be unfortunate in respect of parents.
Sun in Scorpio with Cancer ascendent
You may have to face separation from your children for a time. Money will be scarce.
You are goal-oriented. Often these goals are deeply spiritual, and even if not motivated by spirituality, you will idealize your goals to justify any action. You seldom have more than one son, and are likely to be cruel but famous.
Sun in 5th House
The fifth house is a strong placement for the Sun. It focuses the intelligence more on learning than material gathering. Usually this limits or denies children. This is favorable for becoming a spiritualist and teaching same. Idealistic tendencies may surface. Sharp intellect, even cruelty to opponents may manifest. You may be inclined to study philosophy, alchemy, astrology, etc.
The Sun works on the consciousness aspect of life rather than on matter or form. Thus it ordinarily bestows only one son and does not help to make the individual rich. It will, however, make you intellectually bright. You may suffer on account of your first born son. Your mind is sharp. You are sometimes manipulative of others, and you enjoy amassing money. This is favorable for all matters of enterprising nature. The speculative interests are very keen and the capacity for enjoyment, very great.
Children are harmed by the Sun in the 5th. Either abortions, early loss, or problems from them arise. The exact type is not sure, but that some harm or trouble from or to the children is indicated by this Sun, so beware accordingly. Also, you like to roam in forests and hills, and your mind is very good, though you use it sometimes to cheat others. This Sun is good for learning. Second marriage is partially indicated by this placement also.
Sun in Lunar Mansion '17 Anuradha-2'
You may have difficulty keeping your mind fixed. You will be wealthy and learned, but your excess pride may invite enemies.
Moon in Cancer 7°05'09"
You are industrious, but sensitive to surroundings, affluent, brave, short but set, devoted to preceptor and mother and fond of traveling. Your life is full of struggles and obstacles, you are sociable, have strong feelings and emotions terminating into poetry or music, deal in liquids, chemicals and stay near water. You are short-tempered and might suffer from headaches. You are fortunate, valorous, endowed with nice residences, have friends, go on journeys, have astrological knowledge, are sensuous, grateful, an advisor, truthful, live abroad, are passionate, have a hairy body, are fond of water and flowers, interested in construction of houses and other necessities of nice living.
Moon in Cancer with Cancer ascendent
You are often overly sensitive. Under favorable configurations, psychic faculties are easily developed and you become extremely sensitive and susceptible to the smallest changes in the physical and emotional environment. This planetary position often aids in marriage, for you have the endurance to weather any possible storms or conflicts. Your health needs much care, as you are susceptible to the cold and changes of weather. You may suffer from phlegm and fever.
Moon in 1st House
You will be gregarious and will want everyone to appreciate you. This will be especially true when the Moon is in female signs. You can suffer from somnambulism or sleepwalking. Another way to take this is that you are sleepwalking sometimes during the daydreaming in life. You take your mental life very seriously. Handsome but fickle. Scared of water or sickness. In your 15th year you can travel much. In general context it is stated that the Moon in the Ascendant can make one cunning, short-statured, valorous, happy, liking nice milk-based foods, interested in astrology, famous in the later part of life, subject to perils, and disbelieving of your spouse.
Moon in Lunar Mansion '8 Pushya-2'
Your Ascendant or Moonstar is called Pushya.
Physical features: there may be a distinguishing mark, scar or a black mole on the face. Character and general events: you may have an indecisive nature. You will act properly in most situations, but be cautious of acting selfishly. You may possess a naturally duplicitous nature. For some reason, due to past lives, or due to parental influence you may be very needy and desire more attention than you are able to distribute. You respond quickly to admiration and become quickly deflated by criticism, giving yourself to love and affection with sincerity and appreciation, yet you are ever mindful of slights and hesitate to form strong attachments. As already explained above, the inherent freedom available in all walks of life may lead you to bad company. You must be cautious of friends. You will be fond of good clothes.
Education, sources of earning/profession: you will jump upon any work without judging or thinking whether you are capable. Be cautious of this trait, it may have detrimental effects. You may not be a good anticipator, you are very good in certain work and sweet words are a natural expression for you. It would be better if you assessed your capacity and ability for the specific field where you can excel and then start doing the job. If that is done, nobody on earth can stop you in achieving the best result. One of the plus points for you is that you are not vulnerable to defeat and you push your way up through several obstacles. Even if you do not have any basic education, you will show extra-ordinary intelligence and knowledge on any matter of discussion. Another plus point for you is that you resist any idea or work which is not ethical. You may be of the opinion that all wrong doers must be punished. You will carry out any work entrusted to you with the utmost sincerity and certainty. Be cautious of an independent nature, which may effect the results of your work. Your abilities are many faceted but your success lies probable in the theater or arts or in commerce. There is an indication of poverty up to the age of 15 to16, improvement comes and will go up and down until the age of 32. From the age of 33 years on, there will be remarkable all round improvements i.e. economically, socially and in health. You may leave your home in order earn a living. You will normally undertake work where maximum traveling is involved.
Family life: there may be some problems in the family circle and you may have to depend on others for even day-to-day requirements. Due to this dependency during childhood you may become quite independent when you grow up. Circumstances may also warrant that you will be separated from your spouse and children even though you are attached to them. You may expect your spouse to be thoroughly self sufficient, with creditable talents and to be correct and conservative in manner and dress. You will be attached to your parents.
Health: be cautious of health problems in childhood.
You will have many friends. You may own real estate. You will possess the qualities of an astrologer, and will respect the opposite sex.
Mars in Sagittarius 13°02'13"
Engineering insight, intellectual giant, large-hearted, enthusiastic, both by speech and action. Favorable to lawyers, military tactics. Gains through marriage - more than one union is indicated. (If afflicted trouble through brothers, relatives, friends and over estimation.) Many losses through traveling and wrong employment. Many wounds or scars, sometimes starved, a harsh speaker, crafty, alienated, a warrior, happy with hard work, loses happiness and money due to anger and will not honor elders. Very brave and skillful when in a competitive confrontation. Favorable for the military, police, etc.
Mars in Sagittarius with Cancer ascendent
Mars will provide indomitable courage and enthusiasm for overcoming one's enemies and transcending difficulties; it makes you very energetic. Weakness will arise from inattention to other people's feelings, your disrespect toward those who are in power, and excessive sexual desire.
Mars in 6th House
Mars in the Sixth house is considered helpful; it has a great destructive force which enables you to transcend all sorts of difficulties (it destroys the difficulties represented by the 6th house such as disease and debts). Even if you somehow, somewhere, get involved in criminal proceedings, you emerge unscathed; afflicted by physical sufferings, you may experience a sudden cure. People in general may find you tight-fisted, but you will not be encumbered by debt. Mars in the Sixth induces a great deal of physical activity; events may happen so fast and from such unexpected quarters that you may find yourself in a whirlwind, both physically and mentally. In the process, you will develop fortitude, adaptability, and leadership. There is often a feeling of martyrdom; you may bleed physically and psychologically. Your life experiences may make you rigid and opinionated. You have powerful enemies; but they, being defeated by your strong arms, robust body and fiery looks, turn their backs on the battlefield. You are brainy and prosperous, but this placement is not favorable for the maternal uncles. You may lose wealth; but accumulate it again. Good imagination and alert; affliction to mother's family members; short-tempered; friendly to noble people; sensuous. Sexy and hungry; handsome and tall. Leadership; protector of family members; understanding with relatives; victor; enemies in plenty, generous, licentious. Strong Mars may lead you to cattle-rearing. Danger from poison, fire and weapons. Religious and keeps company with saintly people. You may suffer at the hands of servants or employees, as they misuse your generosity and liberality-leading to theft, quarrels, disputes and losses. Active, energetic and enthusiastic; liable to overdo yourself. Mars controls the tastes; therefore, by overeating you may impair your health through indiscretion, carelessness, extravagance and accidents. Surgical operations. Afflicted Mars causes inflammations or accidents to the part of the body indicated by the Sign occupied. If this Mars is in Fixed Signs, it causes organic diseases; complaints in bowels, diphtheria, nervous disorders, gravel; heart troubles.
Mars in Lunar Mansion '19 Mula-4'
An irritable, quarrelsome disposition is indicated. You may join the defense, and will face litigation. You take interest in occultism due to frustration.
Mercury in Scorpio 29°58'33"
For some reason, due to the past, your deeper thinking or intelligence, has become rather quick and reactive and you may feel somewhat argumentative and sarcastic towards others. Overall in life, your thinking puts you on an impatient or resentful course. Therefore, it behooves you to find a way of thinking that calms you down and gives you a spiritual course.
Mercury in Scorpio with Cancer ascendent
Mercury is considered very adverse here. You are very secretive, prying into the private lives of others. You have an aptitude for investigative studies. Journalism, which is a likely profession for you, provides special opportunities for the exercise of your faculties, though your education is generally obstructed and you are unable to attain high academic degrees.
Mercury in 5th House
There will be happiness on account of children.
Mercury in Lunar Mansion '18 Jyeshtha-4'
Jupiter in Gemini 14°44'09"
Truly kind and reliable, and not too interested in expanding your social circle. You have a liking for literature, occult studies and enlightening things. You may attempt publishing, but due to various miscalculations and relatives you sometimes suffer loss of money.
Jupiter in Gemini with Cancer ascendent
Jupiter intellectualize one's devotion. You will propound a new faith which will travel far and wide and increase your fame. Such a situation will create personal hardship for you, but not necessarily mental anguish.
Jupiter in 12th House
Jupiter protects you in whatever circumstances you may be placed, slowly and steadily guiding you on your pilgrimage. In the twelfth house this influence enables you to indulge yourself in material desires so that you may finally realize the futility of such a practice. This process, however, takes a long time to release you from material bondage. Meanwhile, it will seem as if you are following a path of unrighteousness.
You may become lazy, neglectful of meritorious acts, mentally unbalanced, coveting diverse objects which cannot all be attained simultaneously, and indulging in activities which may bring you into disrepute. However, you will spend extravagantly on religious and philanthropic programs as well as on your own luxurious lifestyle. .
You experience difficulties in life which are primarily intended to make you aware of the futility of your efforts to satisfy your senses. You go to a higher place after death if Jupiter is in the 12th. You gain through medicine, or occult studies, through generous and charitable acts and are fond of ancient learning. .
Your abode is in places away from birth. You are helpful and seek help. You gain through enemies by prevailing on them, and through affections, religions, collegiate, political or foreign affairs. You receive quiet and secret help from friends and others and get success after age 30. .
People are averse to you. You may use bad language, are childless, immoral, arrogant, miserly, greedy, and help the wicked. This is a good placement for uncles. You gain abundant wealth, but disputes with own people, strife, tuberculosis, large expenses, travel, migration, government disfavors and poverty are indicated. .
You are learned, good at mathematics, have few sons, suffer from glandular sores, and are incompetent. You spend on religious activities. You are egoistic, wasteful in expenditure, have your eyes on the wealth of others, and are slow in doing good to teachers, preceptors or relatives. You tend to be selfish, lazy, jealous, and carefree in speech. You are performing service and are unfortunate. .
This placement denotes loss through theft. You are thin and lean, might be ailing, have a sore eye or genital complaints and serve the low. You suffer from much mental uneasiness, are vicious, slow, immodest, foolish, and disrespected. You enjoy an easy life, but are unsteady and malevolent, and travel alot. You get worries through conveyances, ornaments, garments, cattle etc. You are extravagant, good at service, short-tempered, lazy, quarrelsome, and affluent. You may have heart trouble in childhood, are uncharitable, and gain through patrimony. You will be saving money always.
Jupiter in Lunar Mansion '6 Ardra-3'
Stability of both mind and money tend to come after marriage.
Venus in Sagittarius 2°36'21"
You are very enlightened. Blessed with comforts of most types. Spiritual, philanthropic, attractive, noble, affluent. You gain best through high status engagements and education or educated people. You will probably have more than one spousal connection. You like travel, fine arts, sports and amusements. You are honest.
Venus in Sagittarius with Cancer ascendent
Venus causes disharmony with the mother's side of the family. Adverse slandering comments are inflicted on you by associates, and you may even be accused of adultery.
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 '19 Mula-1'
Saturn in Aquarius 0°53'25"
Woman and wine is the language of life, obstinate, cheat, dishonest, aggressive, irreligious, debauch, will take up many jobs and finish none. Heightened intellect, convincing, rational, serious, scientific in your approach. Sociable, accumulative and affable. If well placed, this Saturn indicates a very disciplined and realistic person, who can work hard and gradually and steadily achieve their goals. In the charts of spiritually inclined people this placement furthermore shows, that the native has most likely performed Yogic disciplines in previous lives.
Saturn in Aquarius with Cancer ascendent
You may suffer from injury inflicted by animals.
You may experience unexpected loss of honor and money. Children often give you much sorrow, and you may suffer from diseases associated with old age.
Saturn in 8th House
Saturn in the eighth house puts a powerful lid on past auspicious influences, forcing you to meet the everyday trials of life with no help from past Karma. Under such rigorous conditions you become bewildered, having been abandoned by relations, abused and tormented through no apparent fault of your own, and put to physical hardships which require great stamina to bear. In some cases, finding your helplessness acute, you begin to seek pleasure through dissipation, though under favorable circumstances you may begin pursuing an arduous spiritual path which, though it may not eliminate sorrow from your life, may reveal the deeper meaning that life and destiny awaits you after your period of trial. Long life is indicated and you may live in a foreign land where being caught as a thief is punished. Much sorrow, piles, poverty, cruel, friends avoid you. You are quarrelsome and bilious and death might occur in a foreign place due to heart trouble, cough, cholera etc. You are sober but bold and fearless. Your children are cunning. You live till up to 75 years of age. You tend to be poor, in service and have contact with low class persons. There will be financial difficulties due to several restrictions. You have unhappy dreams and are at times interested in occultism. This position of Saturn is not good but keeps you alert till the last breath: you get premonitions, esp. if 4th or 5th house is occupied by malefics. A benefic in these houses will keep you unconscious in your last moments. Fortune comes after age 36. You are denied the company of virtuous people, will be separated from your own people and live with the lower persons. You are far from being generous, very narrow-minded, and nobody can cheat you. You might suffer great loss of wealth, be ailing and often find fault with others. You are very clever, scared of diseases, ill-reputed, lazy, gluttonous, miserly, tend to be perverse at times, and are kind and timid. You have few children and a weak eyesight.
Saturn in Lunar Mansion '23 Dhanishtha-3'
A tall and graceful appearance, a clear complexion, and a large head and face. You may have had academic studies in science or art subjects. You may be addicted to sexual encounters and alcohol, and are very harsh in speech and fiery in temperament.
Rahu in Aquarius 8°13'54"
Rahu in Aquarius with Cancer ascendent
Rahu in this sign draws you towards the darker side of materiality and, at worst, towards an ignoble end.
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 '24 Shatabhisha-1'
Ketu in Leo 8°13'54"
Ketu in Leo with Cancer ascendent
Ketu shapes the kind of a philosopher who propounds Utopian theories of social relationships, while grumbling that financial and social status is inferior to what it should be. Aspects from Jupiter to malefics like Ketu will often improve the results radically
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 '10 Magha-3'
You may worry unnecessarily in the work field.
Uranus in Scorpio 2°59'42"
Uranus in Scorpio with Cancer ascendent
Uranus in 5th House
Uranus in Lunar Mansion '16 Vishakha-4'
Neptune in Taurus 19°30'46"
Neptune in Taurus with Cancer ascendent
Neptune in 11th House
Neptune in Lunar Mansion '4 Rohini-3'
Pluto in Virgo 19°35'33"
Pluto in Virgo with Cancer ascendent
Pluto in 3rd House
Pluto in Lunar Mansion '13 Hasta-3'