Odd and even, day and night, rising and direction
Four more ways the texts sort the twelve signs: by gender, by day or night strength, by how they rise, and by direction.
- 6-minute lesson
- Basic course: Jyotish Shishya
- Vedic astrology
- Odd and even
- Strong by day or by night
- How a sign rises
- Directions
A first look at the lesson
Odd signs (Aries, Gemini, Leo …) are male and cruel (*krura*); even signs (Taurus, Cancer, Virgo …) are female and gentle (*saumya*).
Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Sagittarius and Capricorn are strong by night; the other six by day.
More lessons on this subject
- The 12 rashis in orderLearn the 12 signs in order, with their numbers, Sanskrit names and what each name pictures.
- Counting from a signCount the 4th, 7th or 12th sign from any sign, and find the sign opposite it.
- The four elementsFire, earth, air and water: every sign belongs to one, in a pattern that repeats every four signs.
- Movable, fixed and dualEvery sign is movable, fixed or dual, in a pattern that repeats every three signs.
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