The Fashion Technologists A coveted and avidly sought after avenue is fashion technology. It has found favour with the young, upwardly mobile generation of urban Indians. A sizeable percentage of girls perusing this option are not inclined to follow it professionally. They do these courses to “pass time” while awaiting marriage. The profession of fashion technology would broadly cover Fashion designing, Textiles, Garments, Accessories, Tailoring and Cutting and the Fashion shows. This is a very wide range and is difficult to be confined within stringent astrological principles. (a) (b) (c) (d (e ) The principles governing the fashion technologists are: - Houses — The houses are 3,9 and 12. 3rd we know is talents. 9th house is there as this is, in most cases, an “add on” education. For talents to fructify one needs to go to the “Karma -Kshetra”. 12th house is the “Karma-Kshetra” of the 3rd house. Planets — Venus majestically rules over this profession. Moon is needed to showcase Venusian ideas and crafts. Rahu promotes new ventures of his friend Venus. Mars-Sat — This is a profession where self-promotion and egoistic belief in self are the stepping-stones to success. Mars and Saturn influence the second house and the 10th house in most cases to promote thi: The AmK — The AmK planet needs to, and does, show interaction with Venus, Moon and Rahu and the 3,2,11 houses. The dasha — The dasha having link with 3,9 or 12 houses operates at the commencement of this career. Let us see the application of these principles on horoscopes. 186Astrology of Professions The Fashion Technologists Ilustration - 1 DOB: 25-3-1961; TOB: 0145; Delhi This lady entered the Fashion field in the area of designs. And bags are her present interest. She is in this field since 1979. When she did a 3-year diploma in Fine Arts. In her horoscope in the Natal Chart, planet Saturn is in his own house and he is with debilitated LL Jupiter and has an aspect of 12L Mars. Mars is no friend of Saturn. See the improvement in her Navamsha. Saturn in own house, Jupiter in own house and Venus in own house. Sun in debilitation in 3rd house is an additional source of this augmentation of planetary strength in this divisional chart. She 2 Mustration -[ Birth Chart 25 Mar. 1964 Lagna Sun Moon Mars Mercury 15°25" 10°38" 18°38" 17913" 13°17" Jupiter Venus Saturn Rahu Ketu 08°19" 05°27" 04°52" 12°35' 12°35°The Fashion Technologists Astrology of Professions even) Lp PE PF noe | Dashamsha Rah Moon married weil and life went up a few notches from her non-descript. dreary life. Now notice the Dashamsha. Saturn is exalted; Mars is in own house, Sun digbali in 10th house. Venus in own house, Mercury in own house. Once she started working there was no looking back. One planet in own house in horoscope to three planets in own house in Navamsha to 4 planets in exaltation/own house in Dashamsha is the indicator of improved life condition, status, finance, happiness as the days go by. This is the romance of divisional charts. We now apply the principles. Houses 3,9, 12 3L (Saturn) is in 2H aspected by 12L (Mars). 3L is aspecting 9L (Sun) in the 4th H. From Moon, 3L (Sun) is aspected by 9L (Saturn) in the10H, where Venus the #2L links up with both 3" and 9” lords from his retrograded position in Pisces. Planets Venus is placed in 5H as lord of 6" and 11% houses. The planet shows step-by-step improvement in divisional charts. It is the 10 L in his own 10H in the Navamsha. It maintains the placement in Taurus in the Dashamsha but improves substantially by the aspect of Mars and Jupiter from the 7 H. In Dashamsha Saturn, is the 10L and is exalted in Libra in 6H. Venus gets a boost in Saturn’s Mahadasha. In Natal chart Venus has the aspect of Rahu. Secrecy and innovation are a designer's traits gifted by Rahu. Self Promotion Self Confidence and self belief are gifted by Saturn- Mars, Mars aspect on Saturn in the Natal Chart gives it to her in a very agreeable 188