Glory.

Now begins the Moonlight of the Ascendant.

The Commencement.

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Salutations to the illustrious Ganesha The elephant-headed deity invoked at the start of Hindu texts to remove obstacles. I bow to that Supreme Bliss, the Witness of All, the Lord who gives life to the world on this earth when it is swallowed by darkness. || 1 || 1

The Houses Bhava: the twelve divisions of the zodiacal wheel representing different life areas are known as:
1. Body (Self), 2. Wealth, 3. Brother, 4. Friend, 5. Son, 6. Enemy, 7. Wife, 8. Death, 9. Virtue (Dharma), 10. Action (Career), 11. Gain, and 12. Loss. || 2 || 1

The signs beginning with Aries are, in order:
Odd and Even; Male and Female; Cruel and Gentle; and Movable, Fixed, and Dual-natured. || 3 || 1

The third house is called the "Place of Courage." The fourth is known as "Happiness," "Kinship," "The Underworld," and "The Foundation." The fifth is known as "Intellect." || 4 ||

The seventh house is remembered as the "Youthful," the "Sky-Point," the "Setting," and the "Partner." The tenth is the "Sky" and the "Middle." The eighth house is the "Chasm." || 5 ||

The eleventh is "Gain" and "All-around Auspiciousness." The twelfth is "Loss." The ninth and fifth are known as the "Trines." || 6 ||

The third, sixth, tenth, and eleventh houses are called the "Houses of Increase" Upachaya: houses where the influence of planets grows over time. The fourth and eighth houses are known by the wise as the "Square" Chaturasra. || 7 ||

The first, fourth, seventh, and tenth houses are known as the "Centers" Kendra or "Thorns" Kantaka. The houses following these are known as "Succeedent" Panaphara and "Cadent" Apoklima respectively.