B. V. Raman

astrologer, publisher

8/8/1912, 7:46 PM IST (14:16 UT)

Bangalore, India: 12N59 77E35.

戦前にヒトラーの台頭や第一次世界大戦などを当てた伝説のインド占星術師

B.V.ラーマン氏は、ラオ氏が登場する前の有名なインド占星術師で、第一次世界大戦の勃発やヒトラーの台頭などを予言したことで知られる。

但し、使っていたアヤナムシャがラヒリアヤナムシャではなく、その為、ナヴァムシャなど分割図に関する研究が出来なかったと言われる。

ラオ氏によれば、アヤナムシャはラヒリアヤナムシャを使うべきであると断言しているようである。この点で、インド占星術を学ぶ私たちはインド占星術の達人から、信頼できる重要なアドバイスを貰ったと言ってよい。

しかし、そのラーマンの鑑定力だが、どれほどのものであるか見てみたい好奇心が沸くものである。

水瓶座ラグナで、ラグナロードの土星が４室で、６室支配の月とコンジャンクトしている。月は高揚して強いが凶星化している。この場合、どのように考えればよいだろう。

母親を表す４室に母親を表す月が在住し、母親の象意が２重になっているが、この場合、母親に困難をもたらすといわれる。土星はラグナロードであるが基本的に凶星としての凶意は消えない為、月を傷つけている。また４室支配の金星は７室で火星とコンジャンクトし傷ついている。ナヴァムシャでもラグナロードの土星が４室で減衰し、５、１０室支配の金星とコンジャンクトしており、４室支配の火星は減衰する土星からアスペクトされている。また母親を表す月は８室に在住し、６室支配で逆行する水星からアスペクトされて傷ついている。

彼は非常に母親との間に強い結びつきがあり、母親とは同じ建物内で暮らしながら争いが絶えないように思われる。水瓶座ラグナは生来、占星術に向いていると言われる。それは惑星の影響を科学的に考察するのに向いているということだろう。これは土星が強い人は占星術に向いていると言い換えることができる。インド占星術は数学的、論理的であり、占星術に向いていると言われる蠍座よりもずっとインド占星術に向いていると思われる。実際、インド占星術師にはITエンジニアが多く、ITエンジニアは水瓶座の象意である。

B.V.ラーマン氏は水瓶座ラグナであり、これはそのことだけを単純に見ればインド占星術向きと言える。月は凶星化して高揚しており、土星に傷つけられているが２、１１室支配で、１０室在住の木星と相互アスペクトしており、ガージャケーサリヨーガを形成している。これは知性、記憶力などが優れていることを示す。木星が１０室に在住することは占星術師としては最高に良い配置である。木星はナヴァムシャでも１０室に在住しており、彼が占星術師として後生に大占星術師として、その名声、評判を残したのは１０室に木星が在住しているからである。

但し、その名声にも関わらず、彼はアヤナムシャの選択で間違っているのである。それは木星がラシ、ナヴァムシャともに機能的凶星化しており、文句なしに良いとまでは言えないことによる。

また彼は１室支配の土星と６室支配の月、２、１１室支配の木星が絡み、収入の願望（２、１１室）や労働、隷従による収入（６、２、１１室）など、それなりの報酬を要求したのではないかと思われる。

木星は蠍座に在住し、知識欲旺盛で、執拗なまでの探究心、集中力など研究に没頭できる能力を示し、月は６室を支配して、不安定な心でやや闘争的で、怒りっぽい印象を受けるが、高揚の座にいることは優れた記憶力を示し、占星術に対する十分な素養を示している。

土星と木星が絡んでいることは、カウンセリングや心理学の才能を表すと言われるが、月が抑制されており、６室支配で多少、神経症や精神病的であり、経験から、彼は十分に自らの精神分析が出来たのではないかと思われる。ナヴァムシャにおいても木星は土星と相互アスペクトしている。何故、木星と土星でカウンセラーの素養なのかは研究中であるが木星は、蟹座で高揚する為、カウンセリングやコンサルタントによいと思われる。カウンセリングとは相手の話しに注意深く耳を傾け、相手の心を制限しているものを理解する行為であるから、土星の堅実、慎重、じっと耳を傾けて待つという忍耐強さが必要である。その点で木星単独であるよりもカウンセリング向きであると言えるかもしれない。

次に水星は、５室支配で、１０室支配の火星と、４、９室支配の金星とコンジャンクトしており、７室でラージャヨーガ、ダナヨーガを形成している。これは、彼の職業が対人関係の場面において、鋭い精神分析的洞察と、ユーモアや楽しい雰囲気で相手に対峙し、そのカウンセリングが非常に創造的でその結果、研究に結びついたりすることも示している。

水星はヴァルゴッタマで、ナヴァムシャにおいても９室の支配星で、７室支配の月と研究の８室に在住しており、占星術を修めたいという精神的な動機づけが生じることを示している。

彼の７室には金星、水星、火星と惑星集中しており、彼を求めて、多くの人が訪れることを示している。

また、７室支配の太陽が６室に在住し、また、ナヴァムシャでも７室支配の月が８室に在住し、６室支配の水星とコンジャンクトする為、彼は自分を訪れる人々と喧嘩したり、口論したりといった争いことが多かったかもしれない。

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Dr. B. V. Raman (1912-1998) Founder-Editor (1936-1998) : The Astrological Magazine Founder-President : Indian Council of Astrological Sciences Dr. Raman spent his whole life in the study of relations between cosmic and terrestrial phenomena. He was able to demonstrate by his writings and predictions made through The Astrological Magazine and other media that the astrological theory of cosmic influences affecting human life is essentially correct. Through a number of books, lectures and research papers, Dr. Raman influenced the educated public and made them astrology-conscious. His special fields of research were Hindu astronomy, astro-psychology, weather and political forecasts, disease diagnosis, natural calamities, management and other areas in relation to celestial phenomena. Dr. Raman travelled round the world several times representing India at the Astrological Congress held at Cambridge, England and the International Astrology Conference at New York. He delivered innumerable lectures in Germany, England, France, Italy, Austria, Holland, Canada, Japan and the United States of America, addressing universities, medical associations and educational and cultural institutions on different aspects of astrology, Hindu astronomy, philosophy and Indian culture. Dr. Raman was the first to deliver a lecture Relevance of Astrology in Modern Times in 1970 at the United Nations, New York, which evoked much interest in diplomatic circles. He said that Astrology was a science and not mere mumbo jumbo. Dr. Raman presided over several important conferences at both national and international levels. He delivered the keynote address at the First International Symposium on Vedic Astrology in October 1994 at San Rafael, California, U.S.A. when he was honoured with the Life-time Achievement Award for his services to the cause of astrology. He was conferred the Man of the Year 1995 award by the Centenarian Trust, Madras, formed in the memory of the Kanchi Paramacharya, in February 1996. He was the inaugural speaker and chief guest at the National Conference on Disaster and Technology held at Manipal on 25-9-1998. Dr. Raman received an honorary Ph.D. from the Pythagorean University in 1947. In the same year, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society, London and a member of the Royal Asiatic Society. He was awarded the degree of Doctor of Literature by the Akhila Bharateeya Samskrita Sammelana in 1968 and the honorary degree of Doctor of Letters by the Kumaon University (U.P.) in June 1976. Dr. Raman holds a string of titles such as Abhinava Varahamihira, Jyotisha Bhanu, Jyotisha Vignana Marthanda, Jyotisha Ratna, Abhinava Bhaskara, Jyotisha Bhooshana etc. conferred on him by various organisations. Dr. B.V. Raman was born in a village near Bangalore in 1912 and had his early education in a village school. He completed his collegiate studies in Science at Central College, Bangalore. During the period of his studies in the University, he also specialised in homeopathy and obtained a Diploma. Dr. Raman restarted The Astrological Magazine in 1936 and was its editor for over 62 years. In fact, this is a unique case of one single individual editing a monthly uninterruptedly for over 62 years and rightly merits a place in the Guinesses Book of Records. It is now run by his daughter Smt. Gayatri Devi Vasudev and his son Mr. B. Niranjan Babu. The Astrological Magazine, held to be the only journal of its type in Asia, has earned an international reputation as a great exponent of Indian culture in general and astrology in particular. Its views are held in esteem by the educated public. Dr. Raman made, through the columns of The Astrological Magazine and through his publications, several outstanding predictions about world events such as the Second World War, its course and termination; fates of Hitler, Mussolini, Hirohito and other world celebrities; Indian Independence, the tragic assassination of Mahatma Gandhi and other notable events such as the Chinese Invasion of India, Pandit Nehrus death, Khruschevs fall, Johnsons election, Nixons election and fall, Indo-Pakistan conflicts, West Asian Wars, fall of the Shah of Iran, Vietnam War, the declaration of Emergency in India, the assassination of the Bangladesh President, death of the Soviet leader Brezhnev, assassination of Indira Gandhi, the scams involving Narasimha Rao, the 1996 elections and the formation of the Indian government made up of representatives of almost all parties, not to speak of earthquakes and other natural disasters with amazing accuracy. Dr. Raman founded an all India body, the Indian Council of Astrological Sciences (Regd.) in 1984 to regulate the study and practise of astrology in the country with Chapters in Bangalore, Madras, Delhi, Kanpur, Trivandrum, Patna and other cities. As Founder President, he enthused and inspired the intelligentsia to take up the study of astrology as a serious pursuit. Countless students dawn from different academic and professional backgrounds are now being taught astrology according to a two-tier syllabus producing a crop of enlightened and systemmatically trained astrology students.In 1992, Dr. Raman, on a vist to the United States of America to deliver the keynote address of the First International Symposium on Vedic Astrology held at San Rafael, California, mooted the idea of a national body to organise the study of Indian astrology in the States. The American Council of Vedic Astrology was founded under Dr. Raman's blessings by a group of Americans and this has led to countless people in that country taking to the study of Indian astrology. Dr. Raman was the first to give a rational exposition of astrology in his book Planetary Influences on Human Affairs defending his claim by statistical data refuting the arguments of its critics. Dr. Raman was never a professional astrologer but yet was consulted and his guidance sought by scientists, political leaders, saints, medical doctors, industrialists and heads of governments and people from all strata of life. His visitors were drawn from all walks of life. He was assisted in his activities by his devoted wife Mrs. Rajeswari Raman, who takes keen interest not only in astrology but also in the study of Yoga, especially in its application to women. Mrs. Rajeswari Raman is a practical exponent of Hatha Yoga and is the Director of Sri Surya Prakash Institute of Yoga for Women. She visited Europe and America, in 1970, in 1981 and 1992 and delivered talks on Yoga, Indian Womanhood etc., before various womens associations and cultural organisations. Dr. Ramans recreations included lawn tennis and gardening.A teetotaller of the strictest order, his daily routine until the last day included Sandhyavandana and Gayatri Japa both in the morning and the evening, Yoga and Pranayama and a long walk in the evening. He followed the teachings of Lord Krishna as given in the Srimad Bhagavad Gita and this was evident in everything he said or did in his life. He was an institution unto himself. A man of great simplicity and sincerity, he had a kind word for everyone he came across, no matter whoever it was. He was a classic example of the ideal of the Rishi of ancient India in modern world, with his exemplary life of simple living and high thinking. It would not be an exaggeration to say there will not be another like him. His loss to the world of astrology and ancient Indian ideals is irreparable. Dr. Raman's efforts in propagating Indian astrology across the globe are unrivalled. In his passing away, the world of astrology is plunged in darkness. But we hope and pray the momentum Dr. Raman has given the wave of Indian astrology will continue to gather greater and greater strength until the world recognizes its relevance to modern times and acknowledges its unique position in the hierarchy of sciences.

(1912-1998) by Ronnie Gale Dreyer It is with great sadness that I report the passing on December 20, 1998, of B.V. Raman, the most renowned Hindu astrologer, author, lecturer and teacher of the 20th Century. According to his children, Dr. Raman died suddenly and peacefully of a heart attack while proofreading The Astrological Magazine which he published and edited since 1936. Born Bangalore Venkata Raman on August 8, 1912, at 7:46 P.M. IST in Bangalore, India, this influential man achieved world-wide fame for his accurate predictions of the rise and fall of Hitler and Mussolini, and the victory of the Allied forces during World War 11, which appeared in the pages of The Astrological Magazine. B.V. Raman, 1912 - 1998, did the thankless work of promoting Hindu Astrology (his term, by the way) in India since the 1940's and in the west from the 1960's onward. He remains the most renown modern Vedic astrologer. Upon his passing, ownership of his books was divided among his various children. So far, some have done a better job of keeping his books in print than others. The list of Raman's books starts immediately below. Due to their acceptance of astrology, India's leaders often wrote to Dr. Raman and read his monthly publication to obtain astrological forecasts about their own political careers. To this day, The Astrological Magazine, whose editor-in chief is Raman's daughter Gayatri Devi Vasudev, remains one of the best resources of Vedic Astrological knowledge and a forum for today's leading voices in Jyotish. It is not an understatement to say that B.V. Raman single-handedly led the resurgence of classical Jyotish in India and introduced the ancient sciences to Western audiences. At a time when there was very little information available outside India, many of us had our first introduction to Vedic Astrology through B.V. Raman's publications and, if we were fortunate enough, lectures. Raman was instrumental in the formation of the Indian Council of Astrological Science of which he was President and was patron to several international organizations and schools. In 1992, he delivered the Keynote Address at the First International Vedic Symposium in San Rafael, California, and was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award. I was fortunate enough to sit down with Dr. Raman, who granted me an hours long interview in which we discussed everything from Tropical v. Sidereal Astrology to ayanamsas to astrology's origins. Although Dr. Raman will be greatly missed, we are lucky that his astrological legacy will live on through his children, some of whom are professional astrologers, and India's Jyotish practitioners - all of whom were no doubt influenced in some way by B.V. Raman. Ronnie Gale Dreyer, NCGR Memberletter, Feb/March, 2000, p.10 RAMAN'S BOOKS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM: Dr. Raman was author of more than 20 books including: Three Hundred Important Combinations Notable Horoscopes Muhurta or Electional Astrology Planetary Influences on Human Behavior Graha and Bhava Balas A Hindu in America To find Dr. Raman's books, here are some sites which specialize in Hindu astrology, with links to their websites: AstroAmerica JDR Ventures 21st Century Bookstore American Council of Vedic Astrology Raman's Bio at his Magazine Other Vedic Astrologers Memorials L-Z, Continued To Memorials, A-K SYSTEMS OF VEDIC KNOWLEDGE Dr. B. V. Raman Dr. B.V. Raman was another important figure guiding me on the Vedic path. He is best known as modern India’s greatest astrologer. For sixty years up to his death in 1998 he was the leader of the Vedic astrology movement in India, through his popular Astrological Magazine and his many in-depth books on the subject. Most notably, Dr. Raman presented Vedic astrology in an English idiom that made it accessible both to the English educated elite of India and to foreign audiences. I came across his books in the early seventies but would only come to meet him in India many years later. I eventually took a special initiation with him for the purposes of learning astrology. Dr. Raman has given a well-documented set of political predictions over the years, like the rise and fall of Hitler, or the resignation of Richard Nixson, forecasting these events well in advance of their actual occurrence. No other astrologer of the century, East or West, has equaled his record. Yet Dr. Raman was far more than an astrologer. He was a statesman and a thinker, a modern sage with a cosmic vision based upon a deep Vedic perspective. He was a great defender of Vedic values and causes, challenging modern distortions, Eurocentric biases and scientific dogma with clarity, consistency and determination.