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Gandanta is the junction points in the zodiac that a particularly connected with times of soul growth. This is the
position of the zodiac where the where the solar and lunar Zodiac meet. These points are at the junctions of Pisces
(Revati)- Aries (Ashwini), Cancer (Ashesha)- Leo (Magha), Scorpio (Jyeshta)- Sagittarius (Mula). They are especially
powerful in giving Karmic eects.

2600-30:00 Pisces Revati Pisces

000- 320 Aries Ashwini Aries

2640-3000 Cancer Ashlesha Pisces

000- 320 Leo Magha Aries

2640-3000 Scorpio Jyeshta Pisces

000- 320 Sagittarius Mula Aries

Gand means a knot. Anta means the end. Gandanta means the knot at the end. A well-tied knot is that it is very
dicult to unravel. The more you try to untie the knot, the tighter it becomes. Gandanta represents a knot within
ourselves, a deep issue, which we are trying to reconcile with. When planets are placed in these positions, then
they face uncertainty as they try to unravel the secret knot that will take them on to the next level. These issues
make themselves felt in the life of the individual, through personal relationships, traumatic events or inner
struggles. When life crystallises at a certain we have to go through a particularly trying time to prepare our minds
for the next step in the journey of our soul. This can only take place once you have reconciled with where you are
at present. You cannot deny the present, if you want to move on to the future. The positioning of planets in the
Gandanta is particularly powerful. This indicates a very special purpose for this birth. There can be many
diculties to be faced, adjustments to be made in life as we move towards one level of spiritual growth into the
second level. This can be a very good position as well as it can create balance as you learn to come to terms with
the reality of today. That is essential if you have to move forward. This mental adjustment usually opens the knot
and brings happiness

Aries or Pisces are the gandanta navamshas but not all Aries and Pisces navamshas are gandanta. So when
analysing them, you must be aware of this. Three planets placed in Aries navmasha, only one may be struggling
with the gandanta energy.

The exact degrees of Gandanta are 2 ghati(48') from the edge of the sign. So the closer the planet is at the edge of
the rashi, the more it is tied in a spiritual knot and harder it is to unravel the knot.

There are three kinds of Gandanta:

1. The Lagna Gandanta

2. The Nakshatra Gandanta
3. The Tithi Gandanta

The Lagna Gandanta is when the ascendant sign falls within 14 minutes of these degrees either side. The
Nakshatra Gandanta is when the Moon is situated within 48 minutes either side of these points. Tithi is the lunar
day and Tithi gandanta happens at the end of the tithi and beginning of another.

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The belief is when life crystallises at a certain point then we journey towards the higher manifestation of the soul
and the consciousness. We have to go through a particularly trying time to prepare our minds for the next step in
the journey of our soul. If you are born in any of the gandanta, you can expect some spiritual diculties in this
birth. A lack of support, a sense of transformation.

The Moon in the Nakshatra Gandanta is particularly powerful as also shows that one is born at the end of a dasha.
Just after birth, he dasha changes, bring turmoil at the beginnig of life. Although this can happen to the parents as
we are unaware as a child of what is happening. Its eect is with us for the rest of life. There can be many
diculties to be faced, adjustments to be made in life as we move towards one level of spiritual growth into the
second level.

The gandanta always takes place between Water and Fire Signs and navamshas. Water and Fire- Agni and apas are
two contrary elements. Fre can heat up the water and water can extinguish re. So negotiating this area of chart is
complex but it is also the area where the maximum spiritual developmet takes place. Any planet placed in
gandanta is in a dicult position and will have to face material issues in regard to its house rulerships and
signications. If Venus is in gandanta, then relationships and marriage will be the area of insecurity.

The Pisces/Revati and Aries/ Ashwini Gandanta shows the ending of one cycle of soul growth and beginning of its
next stage. This is the level that the inner self begins its journey of life. Each journey implies within it an ending of
a cycle. If the Moon is in the Pisces portion of the Gandanta, it relates to ending experiences, where the soul has
reached its full maturity at the present level of soul growth and its ready to move onto another cycle of life where
a dierent set of issues will confront him. In the Aries/ Ashwini portion of Gandanta, here the soul is connected to
the past life but knows it is at the threshold of another. This creates confusion and powerful inuences which are
at times dicult to understand. Is this an old experience you are living through or there are fresh encounters to
undertake. Moons position in this juncture reveals a past life connection which is strong.

The Cancer/ Ashlesha and Leo/ Magha Gandanta is where the soul endings its search and now nally moves
towards its full involvement into material life. The Cancer/ Ashlesha stage is where the search in the experience of
life is complete. Psychological changes happen. The ruling deity of Ashlesha is Naga - the wise serpents. At this
stage there is the shedding of the skin to grow another one. This experience which changes the mind and the
psyche can be extremely painful but it is necessary for the soul to grow into another dimension. At the Magha/ Leo
stage, the soul is nally getting ready to experience life at a material level. This is a junction point, therefore the
intellectual changes which it has already experienced at the Cancer/ Ashlesha level are still very strong. There is
again the connection to the past life here.

Scorpio/Jyeshta and Sagittarius Mula Gandanta is the most dicult one as it moves the inner soul towards its nal
direction towards merging with the universal consciousness. This is the stage where the material ties are being
shattered and the soul realises its true spiritual direction. This is where the maximum churning of the inner
emotions take place. Even when the soul recognises its path towards it true nature, it ghts against it. This is never
an easy task. It creates many psychological or physical blocks that need to be tackled with great maturity. At the
Scorpio/ Jyeshtha stage, the is immense churning of the inner emotions, this is where material sheaths break up
and it leads to an inner change. if there is a resistance to a change then it makes it very dicult for the person. On
a material level this can be unfortunates whereas on a spiritual level it leads towards activating your Kundalini or
latent power. At the Mula/ Sagittarius stage, the soul recognises it has to change and in many ways it already has.
But it still remains ties to its past life and its earthly needs which Moola which means the root suggests. This roots
is buried in the ground or in deep material realms and it need to break the outer crust of earth to reach towards
its higher potential.

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