in a recent discussion in a forum astrologer from sjc pvr the owner of jhora software has said that after a critical reading of BPHS ,suggests that instead of putting the planets in concerned rasis as it is,they better be placed according to rising degree of the sign.i,e if virgo ascendant in 14'27" then give an equal 30 degrees from that point for the first house.in other words it starts in virgo14'27" and ends in 14'27"libra.coming to the placement of planets if for example mercury in 7' degrees in libra it will come to the first house.he has also sited many example charts for it.let us start experimenting too.though this is something similar to kp , kp used unequal placidus system whereas pvr suggests an equal 30 degrees house from starting point.thank you.

Well Balaji, the placidius system is operative in the K.P. system of prediction which I use in my predictions very accurately.

K.P. uses our bhavamadhya  to be the start of the bhavas, but it should not be used in traditional astrology.  B.P.H.S. is interpreted by so many people and there are viewpoints.

RishiRahul

I tend to agree with RishiRahul here.

Different people have different analysis of Brihat Parashar Hora Shastra. Precisely, why you should read it on your own - preferably with somebody learned as your Guru - and decide for yourself. Astrology is such a vast and multi-dimensional playground, people are bound to have different perspectives and strategies. You can't agree with them all. You can't disagree either, but you can't and probably must not follow every such claim.

That's why it's important to read these classic books before venturing into modern days books or even thoughts/processes of modern day Astrologers. Dr. BV Raman and KN. Rao being the exceptions. Classic books give you a firm grip over Astrology. If you master those, then you can develop a strong base, which can help you in the future to refine your astrological knowledge and predictive powers.

Another important step is Mantras. There are certain Mahamantras Astrologers should meditate on daily. This helps develop intuition and predictive abilities, along with avoiding such confusions as you came across. But BEWARE - only use Mahamantras and NOT Kshudra Mantras. Anyway, I don't know a whole lot about Mantra Shastra, so those who do know can add their inputs.