Shivaram Babukumar Sivaram Babu Kumar is a Vedic astrologer, Vasthu, Numerology and Gemology practitioner. A Jyothish Acharya, he is very active in the field of Vedic astrology and has been teaching and giving consultations for the past 15 years. View all articles | Contact author

Today the scene has changed. The country has developed tremendously. Instead of one king, there is a government with lot of officers, bureaucrats and political leaders on the scene. The requirement of modern support people has increased. Population has increased many folds. The need of luxuries has increased, people have become more complacent, and their health has deteriorated which has brought new equipments and gadgets in the market other than super specialty hospitals. So every field requires specialists. To cater to these requirements new type of educational institutions has come into being. With computers entering this scenario, a new professional ethics and work culture was instated. With every year there is new technology coming in and new people required to take this forward. This has opened up enormous fields of employment. And this has also led to a choice of careers available for the youth. But it has become increasingly difficult for them to choose the right career for themselves. The importance of astrology comes into the picture here. Only astrology can guide people in choosing the right education and right profession.

Here are some general indications on education and profession according to the moon sign of a horoscope.

Mesha (Aries) sign born (Aswini, Bharani and Karthigai Ist quarter)

The Mesha born is very ambitious and enthusiastic. They have a tendency to be headstrong and fearless. They will have a pioneering and progressive nature and possess qualities like self reliance and adventure. They love power and leadership and they are not easily thwarted by obstacles. They belong to the intellectual class. Try not to force them to do anything they dislike, instead appreciate them for their good works.

Mesha being a fiery and moveable sign, denotes leadership and dominance. Occupations governed by this sign are military, surgeons, dentists, mechanical engineers, police officials, jobs connected with iron and steel, wrestlers, industrialists, electricals and electronics, machines, doctors, sportspersons, advertisement field, animal husbandry, veterinary doctor, building contracts, real estate field, mining and geology, agriculture, explosives, navy, etc.

Rishabha (Taurus) sign born (Karthigai 2,3 and 4th quarter, Rohini and Mrigasira 1^st and 2^nd quarter)

Rishabha born are generally quiet and un-impulsive, persistent and determined. It is difficult to shake them out of their goals and targets. They are practical minded and apply their practical experience, perseverance and tenacity to good effect. They have a special ability to evaluate situations very quickly, especially in financial matters. Love them a lot, give them a good environment and they will do wonders.

Rishabha is an earthy and stable sign. These make them practical, methodical, persevering and prudent in their actions. They are best suited for administrative jobs. They make good bureaucrats. Other professions they may excel in are civil services, economics, property and building construction, agriculture, mining, food items, furniture and interior decoration, civil engineers, banking, jewelry, cosmetics, amusement industry, dairy, hotel business, etc.

Mithun (Gemini) sign born (Mrigasira 3 and 4^th quarter, Arudhra and Punarvasu 1, 2 and 3^rd quarter)

The Mithun born are endowed with a kind, willing, flexible and upright nature. They can very quickly adapt themselves to their surroundings and are hence remarkable for their versatility. They love change and diversity and aspire to own new gadgets in the market and possess a keen enthusiasm to learn more about the world. Make them understand about the value of discipline and don't discourage them for their speed.

Mithuna is an airy sign. They are intellectuals and practical-minded, talented, refined and charitable and hard working. The professions suited for them are lawyers, scientists, advisors, philanthropists, writers, authors, accountants, lectures, pilots, aviators, philosophers, management consultant, trainer, communication, journalism, marketing, doctors, healers, rail and air transport connected professions, diplomats, translators and mathematicians, etc.

Kataka (Cancer) sign born (Punarvasu 4th quarter, Pushyam and Ashlesha)

The Kataka sign born are very reserved, sensitive, sympathetic, persistent, impatient, impressionable and emotional. They are gifted with a fertile imagination, delighting in strange scenes and adventures. They understand people and read their intentions intuitively and quickly absorb other's ideas. Their faculty for adaptation is remarkable but they often show a high degree of nervous irritability being sensitive to people and things. Be kind to them otherwise they may develop an inferiority complex. Help and love them.

Kataka is a watery and moveable sign. These people live more in a mental plane than physical. They are thinkers and creative, emotional and passionate too. Professions indicated by this sign are sailors, shipping, merchant navy, marine engineering, liquid-based industry, thinkers, philosophers, artists, dairy farming, food, underwater mining, marketing, nurses and doctors, home furnishing, historians, customer relation officers, petroleum and chemical industries, etc.

Simha (Leo) sign born (Makam, Poorvapalguni and Uthrapalguni 1^st quarter)

Simha born are honorable, generous in money matters, magnanimous, candid and warm-hearted. Their special qualities include fearlessness, love of power and authority, organizing ability and self-confidence. They are assertive characters and are usually very practical with their goals and ideals. They prefer to act and reach their objectives rather than talk about them. Parents should handle them with care and try not to correct their egoistic character.

Simha is a fiery and fixed sign. Fiery signs give vitality and energy to a native and such natives are never happy working under someone. They like to be in a position of authority. Professions indicated by this sign are civil servants, criminal lawyers, surgeons, archeology, sports, building construction, education experts, animal husbandry, astronomer, share business, politicians, ministers, speculators, musicians, CEO s of large enterprises, soldiers, ambassadors, agriculturists, actors, etc.

Kanya (Virgo) sign borns (Uthrapalguni 2, 3 and 4th quarter, Hastham and Chithrai 1 and 2^nd quarter)

Kanya sign born belong to the intellectual class. They are usually observant, shrewd, critically inclined, judicious, patient and practical minded. They are intellectually inquiring, methodical and logical, studious and teachable. They combine mental ingenuity with the ability to produce a clear analysis of the most complicated problems. They are careful and cautious, and usually act methodically with apparent forethought. They are also eminently industrious and persistent, tending more towards the practical than the ideal. Love and appreciate them even for very small things and it will give them much confidence.

Kanya is an earthy and dual sign. These make the native practical, methodical, persevering and prudent in their actions. At the same time they find it easy to take quick decisions too. Professions indicated by this sign are doctors, mathematicians, agriculture related professions, professors, computer and software experts, planning department, reporters, journalists, auditors, clearing agents, real estate, travel and tourism, taxation, criminal lawyer, cosmetics, etc.