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already as a child upon being disowned from her family. Danda Yoga
indicates insecurity that revolves around possible loss and harm, however,
the presence of the other two very auspicious Akriti Yogas has allowed her
to move past the insecurity of the Danda Yoga, especially since the last
planet in both the Danda and Chatra Yoga is an exalted Saturn, which
improves the auspiciousness of the Chatra Yoga and removes some of the
inauspiciousness of the Danda Yoga, and that the first planet in the Ardha
Chandra Yoga is the Moon in moolatrikona, which increases the
auspiciousness of the Ardha Chandra Yoga. This horoscope is a good
example of the importance of good planets being in the beginning and
ending houses in the Akriti Yogas that are formed by all the planets in
consecutive houses. Kapata Yoga indicates a great lack of inner security and
inner weakness, a beneficial Nabhasa/Akriti does much to support the
natives inner security and strength, so any yogas that negatively influence
the mentality and sanity have less hold on the native in the face of an
auspicious Nabhasa Yoga.

Mahapaataka Yoga
In the horoscope of serial killer
David Berkowitz, Rahu and the Moon
are joined and rasi aspected by Jupiter
who is with two malefics, thereby
forming Mahapaataka Yoga. David
Berkowitz began killing woman on
Christmas Eve, 1975. Previous to this
he started 1,488 fires in the New York
City area. His is a very severe
Mahapaataka Yoga. Jupiter is combust,
and Mercury is between the Sun and
Mars, therefore, becoming a malefic as well, Mercury is also combust.
Furthermore, Mars is the 7
th
lord combust and in a fatal degree in
parivartana with the 8
th
lord Venus. Also, the mere fact that there are four
planets together, especially in the 8
th
house, harms all four of these planets.
The Moon/Rahu conjunction is in the 4
th
house where it becomes
particularly indicative of an unbalanced or distorted mentality, and their
dispositor, Saturn is in a dusthana. The important role of Mars, who is in its
fatal degree, and all three of Jupiter, Mercury and Mars being combust
caused him to start fires, most likely as a teenager in the Mars dasa, during
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Berkowitz
June 1, 1953
16:52 EDT
Brookly, Ny
40N39, 73W57