1. What are the significators of Karma? Answer: The prima ry significators of profession, character (four th house), initiatives and the lord of the ascendant (if the ascendant contains a moolatrikona sign) act as significators for Karma. The impact of Rahu on these significators makes one manipulative in tendencies and obstructs the spiritual growth. It requires a long experience to decipher such things from the chart. 2. What is the difference between a weak and afflicted planet as far as significations go? Answer: A wea k planet is una ble to prote ct /promote it s significations. The weak planet also causes delays. If an afflicted planet is strong it gives some tension as per the level of affliction and nature of the afflicting planet. If an afflicted planet is weak the significations of such a weak planet are damaged and lost. 3. Will a strong afflicted planet cause less harm than a weak afflicted? Answer: Certainly, yes. 4. Do functional malefic planets, when not causing afflictions in the chart, never cause any harm? Answer: In the ir sub periods th ey cause so me tension t o the person with the significations of the houses occupied and aspected. 5. How we predict the end of a delay in bearing fruit of a weak transit planet? Answer: When t he said weak t ransit planet gains strength . 6. When the planet makes contact by transit or aspect, if it is weak, we don't see results until it becomes strong in the transit house? Answer: At tha t time there i s hope. Result comes with stren gth. 7. Let's say one's natal Jupiter is debilitated at birth, then the benefits oftransiting Jupiter, even when exalted in transit, will be somewhat marred by the natal weakness. Answer: Correct. 8. When a functional benefic planet is in a dusthana house, (sixth, eighth, or twelfth), either in transit or in the natal chart, its significations are harmed? Answer: When i t is in a malefic h ouse, its positive results are obstructed, and it gives short lived problems connected with the house of placement. Real problems are there if it is afflicted in that situation, both by transit or natal functional malefic planets. 9. It is agreed that the Sun is a relatively fast moving planet, but it stays in one house for a month...So for that month, can it become afflicted. Isn't that sufficient enough slow speed to account for something? Answer: If there is no affliction , the transit impact remains to the extent
