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PLANETARY PERIODS
Planetary periods are based on the longitude of the Moon at the time of a person's birth and through certain calculations the astrologer can calculate the planetary period when the person is born. This planetary period is called the Dasha. There is always a sub-period that coincides with the Dasha and the sub-period is called Bhukti. The calculation and rectification of these Dasha are of primary importance in Vedic Astrology. In fact, they are deemed the most important.

The planets have their main periods that follow the same order and the same time frame. Although there are many Dasha systems to follow, the Vimshotari dasha is what the Systems Approach uses exclusively. When the birth chart is calculated, it is then seen which dasha has begun for the native as the order of the main planetary periods is that of the Sun followed by the Moon, Mars, Rahu, Jupiter, Saturn, Mercury, Ketu and Venus. People are usually born into a planetary dasha period that has already begun and therefore this planetary period can be shorter than the normal time. If a person begins their life in a Mars period, then of course the order continues from that point going into Rahu, Jupiter, Saturn etc.

The sub-periods also continue in the same pattern but their length of time is much shorter than the main period. Based on the System Approach theory, it is the sub-period Bhukti that carries more of an impact than that of the main period or dasha. This has been seen to have worked very favourably for predictive results in each case study. It is the main period (Dasha) planet that brings about a theme to the person's chart and it is the minor period (Bhukti) planet that carries a minimum of 75 per cent of its impact in its period. The Dasha always remains a constant. The Bhukti or planetary period changes nine times in one Dasha period.

For example, the Saturn dasha lasts for nineteen years and if Saturn is rendered weak, is malefic and afflicting other planets, than the traditional theory was that this would imply nineteen years of distress and agony. This is not the case in the Systems Approach, where it has been seen that the sub-period planets that are favourable in the chart have come into effect and have deviated the weakness of the Dasha planet or reduced the malefic energy from the Dasha Planet.
Whenever a new planetary period or Dasha begins, the sub-period also begins with the same planet. Therefore when a weak and afflicted Saturn Dasha period begins, the Bhukti period will also begin in Saturn. The Dasha period is for nineteen years. The Bhukti period is for approximately two years and this period will definitely be extremely difficult for the person. The Bhukti period then changes into the Mercury sub-period and this will alter the heavy time the person had endured in the Saturn/ Saturn period, presuming that the planet Mercury is a functional benefic planet and does not suffer from weakness. It now becomes Saturn/ Mercury period.

What occurs during these dasha periods is that the significations of that planet becomes predominant and the house that the planet rules also is activated and becomes dominant. The same effect occurs for the Bhukti planet with the planet being activated as well as the house the Bhukti planet rules. The reader must remember with great importance that the Bhukti planet or sub-period planet brings close to eighty per cent of its energy onto the person's chart, though the theme of the Dasha planet is always subtly there and constantly remains so during its planetary period.

DASHA LENGTH IN SEQUENCE

To the Beginning

This article was written by John R. Fyfe