Dasha Sandhi

"Gear-Change" Transitional effects between the Maha-Dasha

Periods
What is "Dasha Sandhi"?
"Sandhi" = "rule for changing something". In language grammar, sandhi is
a rule for changing a sound, such as the English plural rule for when
plural-s sounds like 's' and when it sounds like 'z'. In calligraphy, 'sandhi' is
a ligature that bridges two characters.
Sandhi is a rule for how to make a change-over.
In Jyotisha, dasha-sandhi is the rule for calculating how long the "changeover effect" will take, when the native shifts from one mahadasha to
another Mahadasha.
Experientially, dasha-sandhi can be thought of as "time required for
changing planes" in an airport, or as the the "gear-shift" period in
automotive gear transmission.

As the momentum of the previous mahadasha dies down

the momentum of the next dasha begins to build up

Neither the passing mahadasha nor the arriving mahadasha performs at

maximum power during dasha-sandhi.
Wait for full mahadasha effects until end of dasha sandhi.
Also, it is helpful for predicting events to calculate the dasha-sandhi
period between some of the longer bhukti periods during the longer
mahadasha such as periods of Shukra, Budha, and Shani.
To calculate the length of dasha-sandh i[approximately]
RULE
1. Combine the length of the previous dasha + the length of the next
dasha
2. calculate 10 percent of this total
3. divide this 10 percent figure roughly in half

consider dasha sandhi to START at the mark of "half of 10% of the

combined total" number of months before the end of previous
mahadasha,
consider dasha sandhi to END at the mark of "half of 10% of the combined
total" number of months after the beginning of the subsequent
mahadasha
FOR EXAMPLE
if advancing from Surya Mahadasha into Chandra Mahadasha, add
together 6 years for Surya and 10 years for Chandra. The two combined
periods = 16 years
= 10% of 16 years = 1.6 years (approx. 18 months)
= dasha sandhi begins approximately 9 months before the end of Surya
mahadasha
= dasha sandhi ends approximately 9 months after the start of Chandra
mahadasha
= Surya Mahadasha will start losing momentum soon after the start of
Surya-Shukra bhukti ; Chandra Mahadasha will give full effects only after
the first 9 months of Chandra/Chandra.

About Dasha-Sandhi timing and effects

Dasha-sandhi occurs because the physical body is slower to
accommodate the psychic programming changes which have already
taken place on the astral plane and above.

Our hopes, wishes, desires, expectations, beliefs, anxieties, fears, and

faith are woven into psychic patterns. If not apprehended and managed
directly in their psycho-mental form, the psychological projections
forthcoming from these expectations and desires will begin to percolate
down into the emotional and material planes, causing sensually tangible
changes.
The social and emotional perceptions are more flexible and therefore one
might notice the appearance of a new person, a change of social
relationship, or a new set of emotional responses during the dasha-sandhi
period. However it may be quite awhile before the physical body is
prepared to fully accommodate the new goals, new karma, and new
wisdom indicated by the change in spiritual agenda.
Naturally, as a person ages, there is increasing physical body resistance to
changing environmental conditions.

The physical body is locked into habitual reactions increasingly since

childhood.

Our habits get ever stronger as we age. So, dasha-sandhi effects

increase as we age. Entering any new mahadasha in mid-life or
later, expect dasha-sandhi effect-delay factor will be strong.

We might want the changes emotionally or intellectually - but

physically the body prefers the security of known habits. The body
puts up ever-more valiant resistance to change as we age.

Unless one is psychically vigilant to maintaining high creativity, trust, and

permission levels, the body's survival instincts can squash even the most
brilliant mahadasha prospects during dasha sandhi.
Slowing for Survival - Have Patience When Entering New Dasha
To be compassionate toward the physical body and its natural survival
programming, appreciate that at time of dasha sandhi, the body has been
long accustomed to managing the psychic inflow of the old mahadasha.

All of its natural balancing and preserving systems have been

dedicated to managing the old stuff.

If you are finishing a mahadasha of Saturn or Rahu that means your

body has been dedicated to managing Saturn-karma or Rahu-karma
for 19 or 18 years!! That's a lot of habit!

When new psychic information from the new mahadasha starts to

enter the consciousness, the physical body's reflexive defense
systems will resist the new opportunities/new information flowing
from the new mahadasha in preference to the established older way
of being.

It will take most of the allotted "dasha sandhi" time for the "new you" to
really bear fruit.
New mahadasha brings new attitudes before new events
Nevertheless, there are usually a few confirming events right at the
beginning of a new mahadasha that prove a noticeable shift in your aura.
Since energy percolates down from the aura's higher pictures into the
time-space world, you will notice some significant improvements in mental
and emotional health first - before any material changes. Often the
psychic excitement of gaining more information from your memories at
the onset of a new mahadasha generates a burst of enthusiasm for life (at
least for a positive mahadasha).
Right at the beginning of the new mahadasha, even though dasha sandhi
may prevent dramatic events, you start to get fresh insights regarding
your psychic interrelationships with important people in your life. At least
one significant new relationship should start within the first "double"
bhukti - and often there are several new "key" people introduced at this
time.

Look for signals of impending change - impatience with the old

job, relationships, location -- people treating you differently, etc - if
your change-denying survival instincts will permit you to
acknowledge deep change!

You may not be able to use the information right away, but you will be
given it very near to the beginning of the new mahadasha. An astrologer
can see and confirm the changes that have coagulated on the astral
plane, but you personally will need to set aside that voice of stability and
social control which insists that " nothing has changed".
Remember, anything which is naturally controlled by physical body
systems is especially slow to change. E.g., appearance, skin, weight, food,
sexuality, etc.

So, give it some time. By the onset of the new mahadasha,

Auspicious spiritual changes are already completed on the
spiritual plane. these new instructions are moving quickly through
the mental and astral planes, en route to the material - if necessary.

It is most desirable of course to do most of your change work on the

spiritual and mental planes themselves, where fast-paced creative
inspiration gives shockingly fast results, and the body's survival/changeresistance patterns don't get in the way.
Folks who do most of their karmic work on these higher planes (i.e.
via meditation and creative visualization) are not much encumbered by
the sloth of the material plane, and dasha-sandhi barely affects them.

However, even before entering the material plane, en route through

the astral, emotional transitions get reactively sticky, and change is
slowed. If consciousness of the changes doesn't arise until the
change-force has reached the emotional [astral] plane, it will take
most of dasha-sandhi for the changes to significantly impact the
physical plane where they generate time-space tangible results.

Stay open-minded and be willing to be amused.

Watch now as the new green shoots push through that ancient karmic
mud.