Thomas Merton
Author, Writer, Christian Leader, Relig. Leader, Religion, Religious Leader
BornJan 31, 1915 9:00 AM GMT0
Prads, France [44°13'00", 6°27'00"]
Birth time source: Unconfirmed
Ayanamsa: -22°40'09"
Planets,
Signs,
Nakshatras
Lagna in Pisces 9°07'26"
Pisces in the first house creates a bridge through which celestial benediction flows, giving blessings and impelling you to do good for humanity. In fact, unless this is your life's pursuit, you seem miserable and mentally disturbed. You face many difficulties during your childhood and adult years. But fortune smiles on you in old age, and a glow of satisfaction and maturity radiates from your face. Generally speaking, you are healthy, learned, respected in society, and sympathetic to your associates and relations. Your marriage partner is usually clever and tactful, but you enjoy other clandestine relationships. Your status is high and people look to you for advice and guidance. Your vitality may run low, you may have eye troubles, and your sources of income are not always legitimate. You will be fortunate, have a nice nose and small eyes, be interested in mundane knowledge and poetry, be respectable, famous, have exposed lips and teeth, be tormented, courteous, trustworthy, have pure conduct, possess higher knowledge, be courageous, have (more) daughters, be modest, gently disposed and mighty, have knowledge of music and sexual union, be virtuous, liberal, gain through brothers and will have good relatives.
Lagna in Lunar Mansion '26 Uttara Bhadrapada-2'
The Nakshatra ruling your Ascendant or Moon is Uttara Bhadrapada.
You are a most attractive and innocent looking person. There is an inherent magnetic force in your looks. If you look at a person with a mild smile, rest assured, that person will be your slave. You keep equal relationship with high and low people i.e. irrespective of the status of the persons. You have a spotless heart. You do not like to give troubles to others. The only drawback noticed in the behavioral field is that you have a short temper, however, it is not of a permanent nature. You will not hesitate to sacrifice even your life to those you love. At the same time, once you are hurt you will become a lion.
You have wisdom, knowledge and personality. You are expert in delivering attractive speeches. You are capable of vanquishing enemies and attaining a fairly high position. You are sexually inclined always and desirous of being in the company of the other sex. You can attain mastery over several subjects at the same time. Even if you are not academically much educated, your expression and knowledge will equal that of a highly educated person. You are much interested in fine arts and have the ability to write prolonged articles or books.
In the work field, you can shine well due to your extraordinary capacity and capability. Laziness is a remote question for you. Once you undertake a job you cannot turn back till that job is completed. Even in the case of utter failure you are not desperate. If you are employed you will reach the top. In most of the cases it has been noticed that you are employed initially in the lower or middle level positions, but later on reach a good position and always receive reward and praise from others.
It has been noticed that your stability in life or even the slightest upward movement begins after marriage. You start your livelihood at a very young age, say at 18 or 19 years of age. You will have important changes in the professional field at 19, 21, 28, 30, 35 and 42 years of age. While you keep praising your father on the one side due to his prominent personality and religious rigidity, you cannot derive any benefit from him. You lead a neglected childhood. You are normally subjected to a life away from your home town. Your married life will be full of happiness.
You will be blessed to have a most suitable spouse. Your children also will be an asset, as they are most obedient, understanding and respectful. You will be blessed with grandchildren also. You are an ornament in your family.
Your health will be very good. You are non-caring about your own health. Hence you will search for a doctor only when you are seriously ill. You are prone to paralytic attacks, stomach problems, piles and hernia.
Sun in Capricorn 17°45'05"
This brings the following general characteristics, which get modified by specific aspects and other placements in your chart: This is average or below average of help to the overall life, causing interest in low class persons, greed, working in low jobs, timidity, lacking relatives, being fickle, a wandering mentality and weakness. You are endowed with various deeds, will lose everything due to conflicts with your relatives and will be a voracious eater.
Sun in Capricorn with Pisces ascendent
You will attain success over enemies, be free from diseases and will be bereaved due to separation from a child.
The Sun in this sign is extremely weak, and incapable of arousing higher feelings in your heart unless supported by other influences. You work in servitude and do not benefit from it.
Sun in 11th House
The Sun in this house is not good for the elder brother. You get wealth, recognition and goodwill from the government or those who are superior and more powerful than you in status. You rise through them and are benefited by them. You are a self-made person of some note. You will be blessed with gains, material welfare and general prosperity and a handsome spouse.
Your reputation is increased by holding public appointment or positions of responsibility. Loyal mind and honesty of purpose. For all this, you invite jealousy from enemies. Grief, on account of offspring, may be due to several reasons: They may be short-lived, foolish, illiterate, quarrelsome or sickly or you may be separated from them. You are virtuous, righteous, God-fearing, learned, fond of art and music and a leader. You can discriminate right from wrong. You are thin and lean and will be blessed with conveyances at an early age.
You will be interested in gathering money, you are strong, will dislike others, be devoid of servants and affection, be modest and will be successful in undertakings. You will conquer competitors with your valor and be so pleasing in appearance that good looking mates will lose their hearts for you and be after you. You will live long, acquire sudden wealth and be very opulent.
Sun in Lunar Mansion '22 Shravana-3'
Moon in Cancer 19°56'31"
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 Pisces ascendent
You will be blessed with well-mannered, intelligent children, will be contented, and will have a good education. You will be in demand socially and will be well-placed in life.
Moon in 5th House
This placement is basically very good. It makes you a tranquil and balanced person at your basis. You will be content, and blessed with general happiness from having received all the necessities of life. This Moon gives you interest in getting your life together more so than making a novel contribution to the society at large. It gives you interest in things like poetry, chemistry, medicine and social work.
It says that the children's health will not be robust and it leans towards having girls rather than boys. Moon in the 5th stands for promising children and it makes your mind fundamentally good.
Possible avenues of gain indicated are Moon-related such as diamonds, land, trade, money lending, and many other sources. The 5th house stands for children, enterprise, speculations, gains, love affairs, and other things, and so you will find that your mind gravitates to these things. This also gives you patience, gentleness, good looks, health and noble parents.
Your Moon makes you the timid learned type. You will most likely earn through your learning, be involved in research, though clothes and food are good too. This Moon bodes well for the attainments of your children. It is a good indication that at some point in life you will get blessings. It indicates that you will gain from your spouse. It bodes well for being a money lender by trade. It indicates a good spouse, but also multiple spouses in some way, and a generous streak, especially in regards to feeding the needy.
Moon 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.
You are rich, kind and intelligent. You will earn your living through automobiles. You will be respected by your community, and will be amiable and cause no trouble to others.
Mars in Capricorn 8°12'31"
You show courage and a spirit of adventure; interest in heroic actions, high hopes, great efforts, good management, position, authority and success. Slow to learn, but intuitive, interest in commerce and science. Gains through marriage. (If afflicted indicates many difficulties and strife with superiors. Unlucky for parents.) Wealthy, fortunate, endowed with happiness and pleasures, nice demeanor, famous, leadership abilities are good, has a good spouse, successful in combat or competition, lives in his own country, is independent, a protector, virtuous and interested in learning detailed procedures for carrying things out.
Mars in Capricorn with Pisces ascendent
With Mars, you will always have plenty of money and may in fact be fabulously wealthy.
Mars in 11th House
Whenever Mars occupies the eleventh house you invariably become rich and chivalrous. You attain a financial status much higher than that of your ancestors. You are determined to earn money, and achieve it through your own efforts. Such a person is self-made. You are a very able organizer and possess gold, rubies, and vehicles. Though self-discipline rules your life and you have very active habits, you may not rule out the possibility of occasional sexual escapades. You earn money through your own efforts and acquire a large circle of friends. Mars in the 11th makes the whole chart stronger, but is not good for children and enemies, as they both suffer under its influence. Your facial deformity developed during illness is accredited as a beauty mark conditioned by your financial position. You are acclaimed by adversaries. To conceal your wealth and guard against jealousy, you are shabbily dressed. You are invincible and get grief through children, and pleasure through wealth, land and conveyance. Gain through personal wealth only is indicated. You are talented, fortunate, gallant, modest and prosperous. You are blessed with gold, copper, coral, red livery, conveyances, government favors, happiness and respect. You are wealthy and blessed with sons. Mars in the 11th house promotes growth; you live on delicacies and are healthy and devoted to learned and angelic people. You are vocal, sexy, rich and gallant, learned and honest. Enemies become friends. You are God-fearing, benevolent, reputed, firm, sharp, and easily excited. If Mars is exalted or strong in this house, you are fortunate, charitable, and wealthy. You are fond of the opposite sex and music, dejected and inert. Danger comes from thieves and fire. You get wealth at age 24. You have to deal with troubles from sons and fibroids in the stomach. You are glorious like the Sun and prosperous like a king, which can develop in confidence also. Gains from travel, courage, fire or arms, gold, jewels, and trade in ornamental clothes of silk are indicated. You have attendants, are sexy, scholarly and lover of truth. The eleventh house denotes friends, but they may be unfaithful, and you experience loss and trouble through them. This denotes strife, hostility and deaths amongst them. Unpopularity. You tend to have healthy relations, if Mars in this house is well aspected. If other planets are afflicting or adverse, there is violation of friendship, treachery, litigation, wrong advice, financial loss through rashness, and overindulgence with them. If this Mars is in watery signs trouble through friend is indicated. If it is in fiery signs you gain through speculation, lottery, race, and game of chance. Mars in this house develops self-control. You are very industrious and wealthy and gain through your personal qualities.
Mars in Lunar Mansion '21 Uttara Ashadha-4'
Mercury in Aquarius 4°21'14"
Overall you are rather intelligent and have an attraction to electronic gadgetry like computers and stereos. You tend to believe in higher spiritual forces and you are an independent thinker. You draw intelligence from the space where one knows that everything vanishes in time and that the greater, larger, picture is what is important.
Mercury in Aquarius with Pisces ascendent
Your marriage will take you away from home to live among foreigners.
Mercury in 12th House
Mercury helps you receive cosmic inspiration and thus it is always creative. It is a neutral planet, as it does not contribute anything of its own, but transfers subjective messages into objective manifestation and transmutes objective experiences into subjective awareness. In this state, the occupancy of the twelfth by Mercury can be effective whether the soul is withdrawing from the path of materialization, or whether it is pursuing it. For this reason, one finds that you are a skilled craftsman, succeeding in what you do, interested in religious activities, but also able to deceive others. This planet contributes only what you have already acquired. Mercury in the 12th is good for getting in contact with righteous persons and for warding off losses and failures. You spend on good causes, and the learned persons like you. Your failures come of your own misdeeds. You may even turn against your own people to follow your path. You may feel hostility towards your own kinsmen or society and go against them. You are true to your word and learned. You might go against social code to earn your living. You are skilled in noble acts, and interested in spiritual things or divine sciences. Ultimately success comes. Fear from government or authority is present. Mercury here indicates expenditure on education.
Mercury in Lunar Mansion '23 Dhanishtha-4'
Jupiter in Aquarius 6°28'33"
You are interested in philosophy, medicine, social service and spiritual pursuits. You want to grow in mind, body and soul and unite with truth. You are fond of discourses about how to make life better and more noble. You like art and music and the classical books. You are known for your interest in occult or deep spiritual matters.
Jupiter in Aquarius with Pisces ascendent
Jupiter also does poorly here. It can make you waste your resources, lose your best opportunities, and finally end your life as a frustrated person.
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 '23 Dhanishtha-4'
You will enjoy pleasures. This is a good position for Jupiter to occupy. You will enjoy very good health.
Venus in Sagittarius 1°07'40"
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 Pisces ascendent
One must be careful about Venus in this sign. Under its influence you will be respectful and well-placed in life, but your craving for material comforts and sensual gratification will often make you transgress social taboos.
Venus in 10th House
You will be enabled to establish an immediate rapport with others. You can have an intuitive perception of the special requirements of people coming into your sphere. At the same time, you will have knowledge of nature's harmonizing effects. Together, these two faculties can produce captivating actors, political leaders, and practical scientists, as well as great reformers who may change the world. You have an almost hypnotic power over people.
Fine arts, dancing, and literary composition result from Venus; interior decorators and even successful psychotherapists are born under this influence as well. Venus in 10th performs many religious sacrifices, or may make you a senior officer in the government or in whatever you do. You are fortunate, a good and eloquent debater, and have a rich and noble partner.
This placement may indicate gain through mother, general prosperity, and love for art and music. You are mentally balanced and scrupulous, amiable, sweet, social, pleasant and harmonious, respected and popular. There is a chance of marriage to someone above your own status, and you are successful with the opposite sex. You are blessed with parents and a happy home life.
Occupations like beauty centers etc. are indicated. You tend to be of artistic, refined and cultural taste. Business activities are generally connected with feminine things, like adornment, jewelry, finery, luxury, beauty and amusement. You may suffer loss of business through own illusions. You are amassing wealth through strife and begging. This placement can indicate family decay, loss of wealth due to many misconceptions, and disrespecting good advice from people with more experience in life, strife with the enemy.
This Venus denotes wealth and several noble friends, you are rich, clean of heart and mind, get name and fame and success in business. You are effective, fortunate, respected, and regular in daily chores including meditation. You endear your spouse and children, are sensuous, look charming in army dress and find sources of enjoyment and sexual pleasure even in the jungle.
You receive respect, wealth, and reputation through your manliness or womanness. You are known for your all round wisdom and may get state recognition as a super man/woman, are impressive, fortunate, charming and attractive, and skilled in composition of poetry. You tend to participate in various functions, and are learned and thoughtful. You are glorious, benevolent, strong-willed, and own good vehicles, precious stones and jewelry.
Venus in Lunar Mansion '19 Mula-1'
Saturn in Gemini 3°18'26"
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 Pisces ascendent
You tend to be self-centered, interested purely in your own enjoyment and prosperity. Your health is poor, and you are very secretive in your behavior and relationships. You travel overseas, and though you are seldom happy, you are very persevering.
Saturn in 4th House
You might live in foreign countries in old and dilapidated houses and will be cold-hearted at times. Possible illness of young and well-settled son and loss of wealth are indicated. You can expect fortune after accumulated wealth and gains or success after age 36 till 56. You might adopt a son and get success in foreign land. Success and gain might come at age 16, 22, 24, 27, and 36 and physical pain at age 8, 18, 22, 28, 40, and 52. You are generally large-hearted, quiet, sober, lofty, patient, not avaricious, just, virtuous, hospitable, and generous which might lead to poverty in old age, but does not turn you away from benevolence. This Saturn denotes difficulties and trouble through property, legacy or mines. Acquisitiveness and denial of worldly success are indicated, as well as contrary domestic and family affairs. There will be little success against heavy odds and responsibilities without reward. You have a strong tendency towards asceticism at the close of life and a general lack of interest in worldly affairs. You may be separated from your mother, and then live a life of unhappiness and lack of wealth with a stepmother. An inheritance from the mother may be blocked or there may be some holdup. Loss of reputation, property, and vehicles may come at times. You are a source of worry for your parents. Mental anguish comes from allegations and criticism from other people. A tendency towards gloom, sorrow, laziness, strife and dispute are some of the more negative personal traits. You feel powerless at times. Some type of heart problem may appear. Though you may be good at heart, there is much karmic retribution coming that you can't seem to control and which causes serious fallout with others, then resulting in sorrow. Following a regulated, humble, religious life will counter this.
Saturn in Lunar Mansion '5 Mrigashira-3'
You may be employed as a warden in the police department or in other security related professions. This placement reduces the number of children and leans towards making you prone to diseases affecting the brain.
Rahu in Aquarius 3°49'35"
Rahu in Aquarius with Pisces ascendent
You are very acquisitive, lawless, and prone to associate with bad company. Your end may be sad and you may die in a very pitiable condition.
Rahu in 12th House
Rahu in the twelfth house of redemption makes the physical life difficult and upsets all established order. The expected course of life is not followed and you are forced to adopt a way of life in which there is much suffering, physical debility and psychological helplessness. Your movement is restricted, and mental anguish often becomes acute. But the ordeals of life caused by Rahu provide you with the celestial nectar.
After a big psychological purging, you receive a spiritual bath and are anointed into the secret mysteries of life. From the material standpoint, Rahu in the twelfth house is considered inauspicious, suggesting that the purging operation manifests through immoral acts and unfortunate events. In the ordeal of the spiritual path, such difficulties are necessary. Rahu functions as a karmic agent, producing trials so that the latent spirituality which is the true influence of the twelfth house may emerge. You are miserable, and however hard you may work, you do not get any success or gain, rather suffer losses, but ultimately you succeed in your desires and ambitions. You are the friend of the wicked and knave and enemy of the good and noble. You are very humble.
You have sharp pain in ribs and suffer from acute bilious pain in the chest and heart. With best effort you can not modify your early life, but the latter part is most fruitful. You are quarrelsome, idle, a debtor, cunning, immodest, rich, benevolent, and may suffer from ailment of the eyes, a wound in the feet, and a slur on the family. You waste away your time and energy, but you can meet your demand if you stay in one place. Much traveling and separation from spouse and family are indicated. You may be ugly and shabby. Beware of being robbed by lowly tribals.
You might be separated from your maternal uncle. You feel repentant after losing temper. You are inert, weak, hostile to relatives, and tend to cheat and ill-spend money. You are very handsome, and prosperous but suffer from opthalmia or iritis. You have few sons and troubles and punishment are indicated . This Rahu denotes gain through social affairs, and is good for spiritualism. Your birth may have been unnatural.
Rahu in Lunar Mansion '23 Dhanishtha-4'
This position gives only one brother.
Ketu in Leo 3°49'35"
Ketu in Leo with Pisces ascendent
Ketu will subject you to scandal, divorce, and debt.
Ketu in 6th House
Ketu in this position affects the mental principle and enables you to develop the powers of abstract thinking. Deeper levels of contemplation, often leading to the higher realms where one solves the abstruse problems of one's inner life, may result from such a combination. Under this planetary influence you may achieve a remarkable conceptualization of abstract principles and a formulation of universal laws, but the problems of life are likely to mar your thinking. The final days are often sorrowful, full of physical suffering and a realization of the futility of human endeavor.
You experience enormous difficulties in life, and considerable humiliation during major periods of your earthly existence. It denotes discomfiture and disillusionment through maternal uncle and destruction of enemies. You might get some land-related wealth, but stay a pauper anyway. You have sound health and recover soon, if there is any ailment.
You get little gain, success and pleasure from the maternal in-laws. You possess animals or the means of business, or conveyances. You tend to be free from sickness, worry and wealth. You are successful in most heated debates and discussions. You are dear to relatives, large-hearted, skilled, reputed, and receive honor and fame through knowledge.
Some financial gain is indicated. You are firm, a high officer, and enjoy expediency. Trouble in teeth and lips are indicated and you may suffer from physical affliction. You might have unfaithful servants and at time experience losses through small animals; beware of danger from insects, reptiles or animals.
Ketu in Lunar Mansion '10 Magha-2'
You may lead a separate and excluded life. You may search for happiness, but fail to look in the obvious place, like home. You may lead a renounced life for some time and return home after middle age.
Uranus in Capricorn 18°54'11"
Uranus in Capricorn with Pisces ascendent
Uranus in 11th House
Uranus in Lunar Mansion '22 Shravana-3'
Neptune in Cancer 6°04'33"
Neptune in Cancer with Pisces ascendent
Neptune in 5th House
Neptune in Lunar Mansion '8 Pushya-1'
Pluto in Gemini 7°48'44"
Pluto in Gemini with Pisces ascendent
Pluto in 4th House
Pluto in Lunar Mansion '6 Ardra-1'