Options Theory

There are 7 colours, 7 musical notes, 7 planets and 7 days in a week and 7 petals in a lotus flower ; hence the name of Lotus theory is given. Accordingly there are 7 planetary constitutions depending upon the day of birth of the native. Following is the table of planetary constitutions :

Native born on Sunday will have Sun constitution

Native born on Monday will have Moon constitution

Native born on Tuesday will have Mars constitution

Native born on Wednesday will have Mercury constitution�

Native born on Thursday will have Jupiter constitution

Native born on Friday will have Venus constitution

Native born on Saturday will have Saturn constitution

Hence the day of births determines the planetary constitution of an individual. We must know that a day of 24 hrs is from one Sun rise to the next sun rise and it does not start after midnight as we generally consider in traditional astrology. In lotus theory a day of 24 hrs starts from the sun rise and ends with the next sun rise. The planet of the constitution influences the native all his life. The native�s physical and mental qualities, sickness and ailments are governed by the planets in whose influence one is born.

Next comes the vital hour cycle in the lotus theory. The time of birth determines the vital hour cycle which is also under the influene of any one of the 7 planets. The vital hour is fixed and does not change. And it does not correspond exactly to the Hora system followed in astrology. In this theory 24 hours of the day is divided by 7 planets and each planets shares a duration of 3 hours 25 minutes. Rahu and Ketu are excluded in this system.

From midnight to 3.25 A.M. Moon vital hour

From 3.25 A.M. to 6.51 A.M is Mercury vital hour

From 6.51 A.M. to 10.17 A.M. is Venus vital hour

From 10.17 A.M. to 1.42 P.M. is Sun vital hour

From 1.42 P.M. to 5.08 P.M. is Mars vital hour

From 5.08 P.M. to 8.34 P.M. is Jupiter vital hour

From 8.34 P.M. to midnight is Saturn vital hour

In this way every person is under the influence of two major planets. One planet determines the planetary constitution by the day of birth and the second planet is determined by the time of birth. The second planet is called the vital hour planet. Both day of birth and time of birth are essential for astrological work. Similarly in lotus theory also the day and time of birth indicate the planets under whose influence a native will lead his life.