Unique Features
Of Charts Of
The Author is about 49 years old and
holds a Post Graduate degree in Civil
Engineering from the Indian Institute of
Science (I.I.Sc., Bangalore). He is the
University topper and Gold Medallist at the
Graduate level. He worked as a Software
Engineer for over 22 years in both Indian as
well as large MNC companies. He did on-
site software development work at
Switzerland for a few years. He took
voluntary retirement in December 2004.
Since then, he is pursuing the study of
Astrology which is one of his interests. The
author is particularly interested in Medical
Astrology and has already published
articles giving special combinations for
Diabetes (both Type-I and Type-II) and
severe Dandruff problems that could be
identified from natal charts. His other
interest being Poetry; has published a
poetry collection (in local language
Kannada) in 2006.
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Twins
By
Krishnamurthy S, India.
C harts of twins have challenged
astrologers since ages. It has been
observed that many twins have
lived quite different lives over time. People
talk about looking into either varga charts
or cuspal links to understand the
differences in their charts as well as in
their lives. However, the focus of our
research is not on this but something even
more basic. We wanted to check if the
planets leave any specific foot‐prints in the
charts of twins. Some basic questions that
haunted were – what are the special
characteristics of a twin’s natal chart? Is it
possible to know through astrology
whether the twins are identical or fraternal
and what the sex of the babies could be?
The search for answers started and we
could come up with a couple of pointers.
What was found may not necessarily be
the complete blueprint of a twin’s chart. At
the same time, it is believed that some
clear watermarks can be found in such
charts.
Before looking at the charts of twins, let us
first look at what twins are and the types
that we generally come across. The
following information was gathered from
Wikipedia1
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Identical_twins#I
dentical_twins
T wins are two offspring’s resulting from the same pregnancy, either of the same or opposite
sex. Mainly there are three types of twins:
1. Fraternal twins (commonly known as "non‐identical twins") usually occur when two fertilized
eggs are implanted in the uterine wall at the same time. Fraternal twins, like any other siblings,
have an extremely small chance of having the exact same chromosome profile. Like any other
siblings, fraternal twins may look very similar, particularly given that they are the same age.
However, fraternal twins may also look very different from each other. They may be different
sexes or the same sex. The same holds true for brothers and sisters from the same parents,
meaning that fraternal twins are simply brothers and/or sisters who happen to have the same
age. They may or may not have the same blood type.
2. Identical Twins occur when a single egg is fertilized to form one zygote (monozygotic) which
then divides into two separate embryos. Their traits and physical appearances are not exactly
the same; although they have identical DNA, environmental conditions both inside the womb
and throughout their lives influence the switching on & off of various genes. Rarely, the zygote
may split extremely late, resulting in conjoined twins. Monozygotic twins are genetically
identical (unless there has been a mutation in development) and they are usually the same sex
and same blood type.
3. Semi‐Identical Twins are hypothesized to occur when an unfertilized egg cleaves into two
identical attached ova and which are viable for fertilization. Both cloned ova are then fertilized
by different sperm and the coalesced eggs undergo further cell duplications developing as a
chimeric blastomere. If this blastomere then undergoes a twinning event, two embryos will be
formed, each of which have different paternal genes and identical maternal genes. This results
in a set of twins with identical genes from the mother's side, but different genes from the
father's side. They may or may not have the same blood type. This is a rare phenomenon.

A
s it is too difficult to get charts of Semi‐identical twins, no attempt to study that
category has been made. The question that we looked at was ‐ What are the unique
features of a twin birth? Definitely, the following points are of prime importance –
a) For the baby, sharing mother’s womb with another life simultaneously and
b) Also a multiplicity factor that comes into play.
For the part
a) We looked at the Ascendant (lagna) Lord (LL) and its disposition in a twin’s chart.
For the part
b) We looked at 11th lord or Jupiter’s (karaka of 11th house) influence on Lagna/LL.

Also, other questions popped up ‐ is it possible to tell whether the twins are Identical or
Fraternal by looking at the chart? And, is it possible to identify the sexes of the twins? We
are yet to find answers for the last question.

After studying considerable number of charts, the following combinations started emerging
in the charts of twins:

1. Take a look at the Lagna lord or its dispositor. One of the two following conditions can
be seen: [Rule 1]
a. LL or its dispositor is involved in a Parivartana/Srinkhala2 either in Rasi or in
Constellation, or

2
Srinkala: Parivartnana of more than two planets in a closed loop
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 b. LL or its dispositor disposits its own Rasi dispositor in Constellation (mixed
Parivartana?)
c. LL and its dispositor are closely conjunct (or, could it be within one nakshatra
pada)
2. Lord of 11th house (representing multiplicity) or the karaka of 11th house Jupiter
influences Lagna or Lagna Lord by ownership or by conjunction or by graha drishti.
[Rule 2]

It was observed that both the above factors are invariably found in all twin’s charts.

Special Feature of Identical Twin’s chart

I dentical twins share an exceptionally special relationship with each other. Since they are
made of the same egg and the same sperm, they share the closest relationship as
compared to other siblings or even other types of twins. Here, for the native, the other
twin is a younger sibling and an elder sibling both rolled into one! This is because; there is
absolutely no time difference in the conception of the two. It would have happened exactly
at the same moment. One expected to see a very close relationship between 3rd lord and 11th
lord and we were not disappointed! You would find one of the following conditions in the
identical twins charts: [Rule 3]
­ The 3rd lord and 11th lord are in close conjunction, hardly 1 degree apart! (or it could be
within the same nakshatra pada), or
­ There is a Parivartana/Srinkhala between the 3rd lord and the 11th lord either in Rasi or
in Constellation.

Though we found a few pointers to determine the sex of the twins, we are not sharing that
technique here as the results were not very consistent. Let us now examine below some
examples which demonstrate the existence of the combinations that has been suggested
earlier for charts of twins.

A. Twins of Jennifer Lopez3

3
http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20171851,00.html
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 1. Lagna lord is Venus and its dispositor is Saturn. Saturn is in Parivartana with Sun.
[Rule 1]
2. Lagna is in the constellation of Jupiter (multiplicity). [Rule 2]
3. Type of twins: Fraternal ‐ as there is no close relationship is observed between 3rd lord
Jupiter and 11th lord Sun. [Rule 3]

B. Penn Triplets4

Allison Penn gave birth to three identical boys during February 2008 in Long Island City,
New York, USA. Dr. Victor Klein implanted only one embryo which split in two, followed
by one half splitting again. This is the first instance of such an occurrence known in the
history of American medicine, according to the doctor. According to the doctor, delivery
took place around 3pm and all the births happened in quick succession. We use this time to
look at the chart.

1. Lagna Lord is Moon and its dispositor is Mars. These are not in
Parivartana/Srinkhala in Rasi. However Moon‐Jupiter‐Venus are in Srinkhala in the
constellation. [Rule 1]
2. 11th lord Venus (multiplicity) aspects Lagna [Rule 2]
3. Type of twins: Identical as here 3rd lord Mercury and the 11th lord Venus are conjunct
on the same degree (Capricorn 18)! [Rule 3]

4
http://www.eyewitnessnewstv.com/Global/story.asp?S=7961511&nav=F2DOdu3B

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C. Dennis Quaid Twins5

1. Lagna Lord is Mars and its dispositor is Mercury. Mercury is in Parivartana with
Venus. [Rule 1]
2. Jupiter (karaka for multiplicity) occupies Lagna. [Rule 2]
3. Type of twins: Fraternal as there is no close relationship between 3rd lord Saturn and
11th lord Mercury [Rule 3]

D. Cynthia Watros Twins6

5
http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20159254,00.html
6
http://multiples.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?zi=1/XJ/Ya&sdn=multiples&cdn=parenting&tm=23&gps=146_225_1123_
672&f=11&su=p284.8.150.ip_&tt=14&bt=0&bts=0&zu=http%3A//pregnancyandbaby.com/inside/look/31.htm

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 1. Lagna Lord is Jupiter and its dispositor is Mercury. Jupiter and Mercury are closely
conjunct (only 2.5 degrees apart) [Rule 1]
2. Lagna is in the constellation of 11th lord Saturn (multiplicity) [Rule 2]
3. Type of twins: Identical as there 3rd lord Venus and 11th lord Saturn are closely
conjunct on the same degree (Taurus 16)! [Rule 3]

E. Bush Twins7

1. Lagna lord is Jupiter and its dispositor is Venus. Venus is in parivartana with Jupiter.
[Rule 1]
2. 11th lord Venus (denoting multiplicity) occupies Lagna. Also, Lagna is in the
constellation of 11th Lord Venus. [Rule 2]
3. Type of Twins: Fraternal as there is no close relationship between 3rd lord Saturn and
11th lord Venus [Rule 3]

F. Hall Twins8

7
http://www.astrotheme.fr/en/portraits/q37dEgquP2Hs.htm
8
http://www.astrotheme.fr/en/portraits/3k2PdQmuENKa.htm
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 1. Lagna Lord is Mercury and its dispositor is Venus. Venus‐Mars‐Moon are in
Srinkhala in Rasi. [Rule 1]
2. Lagna is in the constellation of 11th lord Moon (multiplicity) [Rule 2]
3. Type of twins: Identical as there 3rd lord Mars and11th lord Moon are in Srinkhala
[Rule 3]

H. Jolie‐Pitt Twins9

This one is the latest, well known twin birth. Please observe the
following features of the chart:
1. The co‐lord of lagna, Ketu, is disposited by Moon. Moon
is in Parivartana with Venus. [Rule 1] Also, the other co‐lord
Mars is in Srinkhala with its constellation dispositor in
constellation itself (Ket‐Mer‐Rah‐Mar).
2. The Lagna falls in the constellation of 11th lord Mercury
[Rule 2]
3. Type of Twins: Fraternal as there is no close relationship
between 3rd lord Saturn and 11th lord Mercury [Rule 3]

From the above examples it is clearly evident that ‐ what are some of the important
signatures in a twin’s chart and how to identify whether the twins are identical or fraternal.
Not only these, we have verified many other twin charts shared by friendly astrologers and
found the above combinations in them. Our sincere thanks to all of them who made this
research a success.
Exercise
Here are the birth details of an identical twin, which also fits the above identified combinations.
Interested readers may try and find the combination on their own: Male, born on October 16, 1980 at
23:30 hrs, in Quartier Militaire, Mauritius.

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http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b146288_angelinas_doctor_calls_brad_my.html
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