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Steve JobsThe Genius and Astrology

Thomas Edison of the Modern Era

Mission & VisionThe Apple Giant

An Ashtakavarga and Indu lagna Analysis


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VOLUMES HAVE BEEN WRITTEN on Steve Jobssince his passing. It seems we never truly look at a

person’s life accomplishments until they are gone. Hehas been compared to Thomas Edison of our era for hisinventions and how they changed our lives. As the CEOof Apple and Pixar Animation Studios his pioneering geniusmarks a new generation.

His speech at the commencement ceremony at StanfordUniversity in 2005 will go down in history as one of themost inspirational testaments for how to live life. Whatinspired such a heart-felt speech was the prospect of hisimpending death. In essence here is the message herelayed to the students and the world: You've got to findwhat you love, death makes you aware of what isimportant since your time is limited, don’t waste time onsomeone else’s dream, and most important, have thecourage to follow your heart and intuition. Everything elseis secondary.

“Remembering that I'll be dead soon is the most importanttool I've ever encountered to help me make the big choicesin life. Because almost everything — all externalexpectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment orfailure – these things just fall away in the face of death,leaving only what is truly important”.

The most important message Steve Jobs was here to teach:Follow the guidance of your inner spirit which is yourconnection to the truth and you will discover your path. Ifyou spend more time doing that which you don’t love thenyou are following the mass consciousness. The massconsciousness is the dogma of other’s beliefs you feelforced to follow. This gives a life of mediocrity which willnever lead to true happiness, for we are all here to liveour highest dreams and expectations. For when you donot trust this inner guidance the road may be bumpy untilyou regain your faith and trust. We fall off the path whenwe lose our trust in our guidance. Even though we maynot see the entire destination we must trust that everythinghas meaning and will lead us to our destiny. Jobs spoke ofthis as connecting the dots, for he dropped out of college

Steve JobsThomas Edison of the

Modern Era

JONI PATRY

Joni is one of the most recognized teachers andVedic astrologers in America. She was a facultymember for ACVA, CVA and Instructor for onlinecertification programs, published many books andjournals. As the keynote speaker for internationalconferences she organized the ACVA InternationalSymposiums, has a Japanese website, writes forseveral journals in India including TheAstrological eMagazine and the Galactic Center.She specializes in prediction, with books andwebsites for world, sports, and financial prediction.

and took a calligraphy class. Not knowing that this wouldgive birth to the fonts of the first Macintosh computer.The mass consciousness is based on fear and limitationbut our spirit is full of expansive possibilities and prosperity.He had the courage to trust in his inner spirit and that ledto his life’s destiny. Notice how we never pay attention tothe messengers that teach the truth while they are stillalive. Death makes everything more poignant and real.

In his personal life he was known for his brash behaviorand bad temper but aside from his personal flaws he gainedgreat perspective on life and was able to grow personallyand convey his heart felt message. We all make mistakesbut to gain perspective and grow from life’s experiencesgives our life meaning and purpose.

He was a leader who was not afraid to think outside ofthe box. His concepts of life were obviously connected toa certain awareness and consciousness found through selfexploration. Brilliant minds do not settle on theconservative status quo, they think for themselves knowingthere is more to their existence.

In case you have not heard this powerful speech. Checkit out at http://news.stanford.edu/news/2005/june15/videos/987.html

Astrological AnalysisThe many aspects of his brilliance, intelligence and materialwealth did not make complete sense with the birth timethat was given from Astro Data Bank of 7:15 pm whichwas obtained from a birth certificate. A time from a birthcertificate is the most reliable source we can have today,even though there can always be a discrepancy as to howexact even this is. With this time his ascendant is on thecusp of Leo and Virgo. If this birth time is precise then heis a Leo ascendant (29 degrees) and if he was born just 4minutes later he would be a Virgo ascendant. It seemswhen this is the case sometimes both ascendants seem towork. I have gone back and forth with both of theseascendants and both made sense. But finally I realizedhis birth time giving a Leo ascendant, has to be correct.



STEVEN PAUL JOBS, more commonly known asSteve Jobs, is considered as one of the greatest

pioneers produced in the last hundreds of years. He isone among Albert Einstein, Thomas Edison and othergeniuses that the world will remember forever. He wasan icon who revolutionized the technological world. Hislimitations, if any, were overshadowed by his imagination,intuition, invigorating-energy and the unique ability tomake complex technology simple enough for an ordinaryperson to understand and use it in daily life. He was the“founding father” of the personal computer. There are anumber of books written on Steve Jobs, including therecent biographical book “Steve Jobs” by Walter Issacson,a well-known author.

The study of Steve’s (Steve Jobs) horoscope is a greatopportunity as well as a challenge to the astrologicalworld. When one observes his extraordinaryachievements, the obvious and the only conclusion thatcan come to any astrological mind is that his horoscopehas to be an extraordinary one and may even be a rareone. An infant born in a difficult and challengingenvironment becomes one of the greatest gifted inventorswith world fame and fortune. We are fortunate that wehave the opportunity to learn from many scholars whohave studied the varied and even intricate astrologicalaspects in Steve’s chart and can convincingly explain,not only the fortune and fame portion in his life but alsomore importantly, the family’s difficulties in the earlyyears and the significant health challenges that he had

DR. BANGALORE SURESHWARA

Steve JobsThe Genius & Astrology

Dr. Bangalore Sureshwara has been involved in the study of the application of Ramayana, Mahabharata, Bhagavad Gita and VedicAstrology in modern life. His lectures and writings on Ramayana, Mahabharatha, Bhagavad Gita, Hinduism, Vedic Astrology, “Ramayana,Bhagavad Gita and Management” have been well received.

Dr. Sureshwara studied Vedic Astrology under his illustrious father Dr. B.V. Raman. He was the principal speaker on Vedic Astrology atThe Second Parliament of the World’s Religions held in Chicago in August-September 1993. Dr. Sureshwara successfully predicted thevictories in the USA Presidential Elections of President Bush (2000 and 2004) and President Obama (2008 and 2012). He has been adistinguished contributor to The Astrological Magazine, Asia’s leading Vedic Astrology journal.

Dr. Sureshwara obtained Master’s and Doctorate in Engineering from the University of Notre Dame, USA. He has taught various subjectsof Civil, Structural and Mechanical Engineering at undergraduate and postgraduate levels at various universities in USA. His varied andextensive industry experiences cover Civil, Structural, Mechanical, Fire Protection and Aerospace Engineering.

to face in his life. This article will review the “fame andfortune” and few other aspects that are indicated in hisbirth horoscope.

Vargottoma Strengthened HoroscopeSteve was born on February 14, 1955 at 7.15 PM in SanFrancisco (California, USA). The Rasi and Navamasacharts are given below. In classical astrology, all planetsare strong or beneficial when they are in exaltation.Retrogade planet is considered to be auspicious andstrong, even when it is located in an un-friendly ordebilitation sign. The results produced by retrograde planetare considered to be similar to its occupation of anexaltation sign.

A review of the horoscope indicates that Saturn is exalted.It is not very common to have three (or more) planets(Venus, Sun and Jupiter) placed in Vargottama positions.Jupiter and Mercury are retrograde. Mars is in itsMoolatrikona sign . Among all the planets, Jupiter isconsidered the significant planet to promote or encourageprosperity. Jupiter’s strength is enhanced because of thecombined effects of Vargottama and retrogression. Basedon the geometrical positions and mutual relationships, thesix planets (Sun, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus and Saturn)can be considered as functional benefics. Moon, lord ofeleven is in seven and is sandwiched between twofunctional benefics Sun and Mars. Retrograde VargottamaJupiter is the lord of seventh. Moon now can be consideredas a functional benefic.



Prof. R.G.Krishnan is a reputed astrological scholar and Vedic astrologer, based in Texas USA. He has been a student of Hindu Astrologyfrom his early childhood and was initiated into this holistic science by his Guru, the late Raja Iyer, a renowned practitioner of VedicAstrology. He has over five decades of professional experience and clients include people from all walks of life and from all parts of theworld. He has presented numerous papers at Astrological Conventions in India, and the United States and has served as the Chairman,Bombay Chapter of the Indian Council of Astrological Sciences and as the Vice President of the All India Astrologers Federation. With ahost of degrees conferred on him like Jyotisha Mahasagara, Jyotisha Mahamahopadyaya, Kaliyuga Sahadeva, Jyotish Vachaspathi, etc.Prof. Krishnan has been recognized by American Federation of Astrologers as ‘Outstanding Teacher in Vedic Astrology’.

AT THE OUTSET LET me bow my head in greatreverence before the great Maharishi Parashara,

father of Vedic astrology, who gave to the astrologicalworld his wonderful treatise containing principles ofashtakavarga system of prediction more than 500 yrs ago.He had then stated that ashtakavarga system of predictionwill serve as a useful tool in the hands of Vedic astrologersin the current Kaliyuga.

I have used ashtakavarga for over twenty years and Ican state with confidence that ashtakavarga system ofanalysis does serve as an excellent tool in the hands ofany Vedic astrologer doing astrological analysis of anynatal horoscope.

While writing this article I assume that readers are fairlyconversant with the principles of Ashtakavarga systemof prediction and also about application of Indu lagna tonatal and transit charts.

Steve JobsAn Ashtakavarga &

R. G. KRISHNAN

Ashtakavarga System of Prediction by Dr. B. V. Raman is recommended by us. – Editor The AeM

The author requests those who are not conversant withthe principles of ashtakavarga* and Indu lagna, to studybooks on these subjects and then read this article so thatthey will be able to understand and appreciate this article.

The author feels that Steve Jobs horoscope presents anexcellent example which proves the various principles ofashtakavarga as holding true and various principles of Indulagna also as holding true when we co-relate his horoscopewith the various events that took place in his life.

Steve Job’s Horoscope Steve Jobs was born on Feb 24 1955 at 7:15 PM at SanFrancisco California, USA. His horoscope indicates thathe was born in Uttrabhadrapada Nakshatra in Meen Rasi(Pisces Moon sign), Simha lagna(Leo ascendant) and withSun sign in Aquarius. In his case Indu lagna falls in Aquariussign(Kumbh Rasi) where Sun is posited and Indu lagna isaspected by Jupiter and Ketu.

Indu Lagna Analysis



THE WORLD HAD SEEN many business tycoons,but Steve Jobs of Apple Inc stands out differently as

a “visionary” – a description that the US President BarrackObama gave about Jobs upon his death. What makesSteve Jobs different from other business men is that hepulled out his company, Apple Computer from a nearbankruptcy within 2 years and made it a leader in theindustry within 10 years.

Looking at the circumstances of these two happenings,we find that he managed to pull-out the company frombankruptcy when his competitors namely Microsoft andIntel were at their lowest ebb, facing law suits in the courts.This gives a clue on whether he gained from the loss ofthe competitor. The next happening is the quick upswingthat he managed to clinch by means of innovation andintroduction of diversified products from digital music tocomputing technology that catered to different kinds ofpeople. It is here that his unique thought process inunderstanding the psyche of the customers and makingthem crave for things not thought before has come in toplay.

This cannot be the result of just business acumen, butsomething else, which Obama characterised as ‘vision’that deserves our attention for astrological analysis.

Business factorsBefore analysing his horoscope, let us note down some ofthe important features found in the horoscopes ofsuccessful business people as there are quite many whohave exhibited some kind of vision, translated into businesstactics. Mercury, the lord of the 3rd house of Dhairya –veerya - kaaryasiddhi in the natural zodiac is well placedin the horoscope of such persons. Communication skillsand business acumen are granted by Mercury.

The 3rd from the 3rd is Leo whose lord is Sun. Sun standsfor both atmakaraka and support from Government. Asuccessful businessman must have Sun in good stead forhim to have good self confidence, vigour and domination.In a survey of successful business people done in the US,

Steve JobsWith a Masters degree in astrology, she

is a practitioner of astrology (andpalmistry) for twenty years. She is

currently doing Research in astrology.While her teacher was maternal grand

father, Kaazhiyur Bashyam Iyengar, shesays she owes her knowledge largely to

Dr B.V. Raman whose books enrichedher perception of astrology.JAYASREE SARANATHAN

Mission Vision&

it was found out that most of them had Sun in Pisces.Looking at the rationale of this from astrology we findthat Pisces is the 10th house from the 3rd house in thenatural zodiac (Gemini) and also the 3rdhouse from thehouse of profession in the natural zodiac (Capricorn).Saturn as the lord of Capricorn also comes in the pictureof business establishment because it stands for how wellthe businessman handles his workers and gets theircooperation. Thus we have three planets, namelyMercury, Sun and Saturn playing crucial role in the successof a businessman.

Of these the relationship between Saturn and Mercuryare more crucial for inter-personal relationships in runningthe day to day administration of the company successfully.It is because Mercury as the lord of 6th from Capricorn(10th house of profession in the natural zodiac) must notplay against him by creating enemies and debts. The sameMercury as lord of the 9th where it exalts (Virgo) is crucialfor luck and success. This 9th from 10th house is actuallythe 6th from the ascendant. The 6th house stands forcompetitions and therefore a successful businessman musthave favourable disposition with regard to the 6th housein order to overcome competition. With these basic factors,let us see what the horoscope of Steve Jobs indicates.

SaturnRahuVenus

Moon

Sun

Rasi

Lagna

KetuJupiter (R)

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Mercury(R)

MoonVenus

Sun

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KetuLagna

Feb 24, 19557-15 pm

San Francisco

Mercury, the 2nd lord in his rasi is in the 6th house and inretrogression while the 6th lord is in exaltation in the 3rdhouse. This 3rd house being Libra is endowed withbusiness acumen thereby showing that his Saturn andMercury periods must have been significant in dealing with


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ON ONE OF THE MOST auspicious days ofNavaratri, (the nine days of the different aspects of

the divine Mother) on the 9th, Victory Day associatedwith Chandi, the most fierce form of Kali, the Goddesscounterpart to Shiva the God of Destruction at 3:00pm in

Steve JobsGets Wings!

CHRISTINA COLLINS, USA

Christina Collins is a scholar in Vedic astrology and is theeditor-in-chief of Jyotish Star, a monthly online journal. She hasreceived many honorary titles (some of them received from Dr.B. V. Raman) such as Jyotisha Mahasagara, Jyotish Visharada,Jyotish Kovida, Jyotisha Vachaspati, Jyotisha Medha Pragyaand many more. She is the founder member of ACVA andcurrently services on the Board of Directors. Former editor ofACVA News, she is currently the President of Celestial Resourceand offers consultations to corporate and private clients.

Palo Alto, California, Visionary Steven Paul Jobs movedon in evolution.

Born on February, 24th at 7:15 pm in San Francisco, hewas adopted and destined to become a brillianttechnological leader in the computer industry.

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A. S. KUMAR

Steve JobsThe Apple GiantMr. A. S. Kumar, a mechanical

engineer by profession, is apracticing astrologer fromBangalore India

Factual 1Steven Paul Jobs was born on 24 February 1955 in SanFrancisco, California, and grew up in Mountain View,California. Paul Jobs (Steve Jobs father) worked as amechanic and a carpenter, and taught his son rudimentaryelectronics, Steve became interested in and developed ahobby of technical tinkering.

Elucidation 1Steve Jobs took birth in Leo ascendant and Sun is theascendant lord. Ascendant point falls on Uttara Nakshatraand Nakshatra’s lord is Sun again. Yogi for the native isalso Sun. Ascendant lord aspects ascendant. Retro Jupiter(Fifth lord) aspects Ascendant lord Sun. Ascendant lordSun is in Shuba kartari. Hence ascendant becomesstronger.

Sun is the lord of Leo (Simha) Ascendant. Benefic planetsfor the native are Sun and Mars. Malefic planets areMercury and Venus. Moon, Jupiter and Saturn are neutral.People from Leo ascendant are self-dependent, fearless,proud and attain success easily. They are hard workingand possess leadership qualities. Though they areintelligent, they finish their education with some difficulty.They earn a lot and spend even more and do not accepttheir mistakes easily. In short they have tremendous

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Sun

Rasi

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Mars

Mercury(R)

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Sun

Navamsa

SaturnJupiter (R)

Mars

RahuMercury

(R)

KetuLagna

capacity to displease many people and as a result make alot of enemies. Eventually they clear the misunderstandingsand but go through tension and worry. They preferleadership positions or prefer to do their own business.They gain a lot from their friends. They have friends whoare well placed in life. They spend a lot for their social lifeand to build a positive social image.

Leo as the ascendant indicates a secure and confidentpersonality, able to create at will that which they wish to door become. They create their own destiny by following theirinspiration, Leo loves to be the center of attention and this iswhere they perform and feel the best, thereby cultivatingmagnetism that gets them what they need. They are stableand radiant and help to keep others under control.

When fire element is strong in the horoscope., representingenthusiasm, spirit, passion, will, activity, expression, purity,extroversion, creativity, force, they are very dynamic andtake initiative with adventurous enthusiasm & apprehendthe world through their intuition, they trust their gut instinct(or they should anyway) because it rarely ever leads themwrong.

Mercury and Jupiter in retrograde and retro planets arepowerful. Jupiter and Venus are in Vargottama position.Saturn is exalted and in upachaya position.

Factual 2He attended Homestead High School in CupertinoCalifornia and went to Reed College in Portland Oregonin 1972 but dropped out after only one semester, stayingon to "drop in" on courses that interested him.

Elucidation 25th house of a person's horoscope is the most important.Lack of education usually occurs when planets like Saturnand Rahu are either sitting or aspecting the 5th house unless

A lot of times, people don't know what they want until you show it to them. Creativity is just connectingthings. When you ask creative people how they did something, they feel a little guilty because they didn'treally do it, they just saw something. It seemed obvious to them after a while. In most people's vocabularies,design means veneer. It's interior decorating - Steve Jobs


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