Following are some planetary combinations from which we can decide whether a medical career is suitable for a person or not.
1. There must at first be some inter-relationship with the 4th- and 5th-houses and/ or their lords.
2. The Ascendant-lord situated in the 9th or the 9th-lord situated in the Ascendant, or if these two lords are conjoined together or aspect each other, then it may and can induce the interest in the native’s mind for studying medicine.
3. The Moon denotes medicines; so the Moon should have some connection with the 4th- or 5th- or 9th- or 10th-houses (and/ or the respective lords).
4. Since the 6th-house indicates the ‘disease’, and the 11th-house indicates the ‘cure’, if the 4th-house and/ or it’s lord is/ are connected with the 6th-house or the 6th-lord or the 11th-house or the 11th-lord, then a person is very much likely to be interested to study medicine.
5. The 8th-house indicates accidental mishaps, serious injuries, danger to life, etc. So, the connection of the 8th-house and/ or 8th-lord may take one to Surgery.
6. Since the purpose of studying medicine is for saving life, the significator for life Jupiter should be well-placed, and should be free from serious affliction.
7. However, if Jupiter is debilitated, and it is in close conjunction with Mars (exalted) or Saturn (own-sign) , then it may rather be an advantageous factor for studying medicine. But if Jupiter is situated very close to Sun (that is,becoming badly combust), then it is very much likely to be a handicap.
8. Since good academic proficiency is a pre-requisite, Mercury should be well-placed and/ or the 4th-house (or the 5th-house) should be strong (that is, the lord of the house-sign should be in exaltation or in own-sign or a planet having similar strength should remain in the house).
9. As the course requires clearing an entrance examination, the presence of a natural malefic planet in the 6th (or in the 3rd or in the 11th) will be very desired. If good academic proficiency and/ or capacity to successfully clear the competitive entrance examination are/ is not indicated in the chart, then it can take one to the next level — like Pharmacy, nursing.
10. The close conjunction of the Sun and Ketu are often found in the charts of medical men. If the Sun is stronger than Mars, then the stream may be medicine proper; but if Mars is a stronger and if it is found to exert more influences, then the native may take up Surgery. The close conjunction of Rahu takes one to Anesthesia. Similarly placed Saturn may take one to orthopedics or pathology.
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