Sade Sati - An Opportunity to Build Legacy

Legacy of Jimmy Page & Led Zeppelin forged through Wheels of time 

Whenever we think of rock and roll music, one definitely thinks of Led Zeppelin, one of the greatest rock and roll bands of the 20th Century. But one can ponder as to what caused their legacy, where their music even to this day is being played and listened by their fans & music lovers all across the globe and the answer for that is Lord Saturn.

Lord Saturn is one of the most important Navagraha's in Jyotish and if placed well in an individual's horoscope can give lasting results as well for a long period of time. Saturn rules kala (time) and certainly one's karmas & destinies is governed by Lord Saturn as a result which is mapped into an individual's horoscope. 

Speaking of Lord Saturn, there occurs a 7.5-year process called Sade Sati which influences the individual's life to a great extent be it in terms of bringing in new opportunities for growth, it simultaneously brings in challenges as well which makes the individual toil day and night to accomplish one's goals and responsibilities. 

Speaking from Jyotish perspective, 7.5-year transit can be split into 3 parts such as 

• 2.5 yr transit on one sign before Natal Moon sign
• 2.5 yr transit on Natal Moon sign
• 2.5 yr transit on one sign after Natal Moon sign
  
  
   

One of the ways to understand the Sade-Sati process is by taking the example of Jimmy Page who is an English musician, songwriter, Guitarist and founder of the legendary rock band Led Zeppelin.

                                             Jimmy Page with the double neck Guitar

Horoscope of Jimmy Page

The below is the natal (D1) chart of Jimmy Page

Basic Characteristics of the chart

• Dhanu Lagna with Lagna lord (Ju) in 9th house of fortune/luck and also it is in Parivartana between 9th lord Surya as well resulting in a superb raj yoga.
  
  
• 9th lord (Su) conjunct with 10th lord (Me) resulting in Dharma karma Adipati Yoga that is occurring in the 1st house of the chart resulting in massive popularity across the globe due to his work as a musician
  
  
• 2nd & 3rd lord Saturn (Sa) in the 6th house of litigations, routine work, etc. Sa in 6th house and in an adimitra Rashi (friendly sign) makes the person very hard working, also helps one overcome obstacles & challenges in work 

Sade Sati of Jimmy Page

Sade Sati for Jimmy Page lasted from years 1971-1978 timeframe and during this timeframe, a lot of events pertaining to his career took place and this can be understood through the Dasa & gochara system 


In the case of Jimmy Page, we will be using Vimshottari Dasa system as it suits the best for this chart

   

If we observe the years from 1971-1978, he ran Saturn Mahadasha that coincided with his Sade Sati which gave him extraordinary success in his career, and it also formed formally launched and forged Led Zeppelin's entry as a dominating force in the Music World.

During the start of his Sa-Sa-Ve Dasha, exactly 5 days later on 8th November 1971, they launched their most successful album Led Zeppelin IV also called Four Symbols/Zoso in the United States.

The album comprised of notable songs like Stairway to Heaven, Black Dog, Rock and Roll, etc.

                    

               

The success of the album can also be mapped to date 8th November 1971 when Atlantic Records released their Album across the United States and that has some correlations to the natal positions of Jimmy Page's Chart

Mapping Page's chart to Release Date chart of the Album

The below is the natal chart on 8th Nov 1971 the date when the album Led Zeppelin IV was released, location is taken as New York as in 1970's, Atlantic Records Office was in New York, and the time of the launch is taken around 9:30 AM which comes under the standard business hours of 9AM to 5:00 PM

          

Led Zeppelin IV Release Date Chart

          Jimmy Page's Natal Chart

Some Observations from the 2nd charts

• Half Nodal Return of Ra & Ke in the Cn-Cp axis approx. 2 degrees apart from the natal chart
  
  
• Saturn Return for Page (return of Sa to its natal Rashi position) indicating new beginnings, opportunities and in this case m release of their iconic album 
  
  
• Sa in almost exact Samsaptaka to Ve in the release date chart (approx. 1 degree apart) and also return of Ve to its natal Rashi position (approx. 3 degrees apart)
  

Apart from the success of the album from Jyotish perspective, the album did have some tangible affect in the real world such as:

• No 1 in the UK 
  
  
• No. 2 on the US Billboard 200
  
  
• Included in the Greatest Albums of All Time by Rolling Stone, NME, Pitchfork
  Over 37 million copies sold Worldwide

Through the above example , We understand now to some extent that Sade Sati though Saturn imposes challenges and difficulties upon the individual , but when the individual in turn uses the opportunity to go beyond his or her comfort zone and works extremely hard and maintains discipline in this life , then Lord Saturn does reward the individual beyond his/her expectations and usually the work/recognition lasts for a very long period of time and in this case , the album and its songs are still talked about globally (54 years since the launch of the album) and this period did bring Led Zeppelin into limelight in rock music and like they say rest is history


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