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of my life.
Atmakaraka is the most advanced of all planets, it shows where on our path
through numerous incarnations we’ve accumulated the most experience.
The AK planet is calculated from the highest degree planet of the chart.
Ketu is not used because he is not connected to a form, he is formless, and
represents our moksha; he is no longer earth bound. Rahu always moves
backwards and therefore his degrees are calculated backwards as well. Take
Rahu’s degrees and subtract them from 30 (there are 30 degrees in each
sign) so you can see how far backwards he has moved through the sign.
Then see which planet has the highest degree in your chart to determine
your AK planet.

Atmakaraka ‘shows one’s soul’s purpose and that which is important in
one’s life’. The true goal of all souls is liberation from the
repeatedbirths.However, before one can attain this goal, one has to undergo
a series of events to unlearn some of the negative traits that cause repeated
bondage in this world. The bondage of the soul is indicated by the planet
becoming the Chara Atmakaraka. How one faces these lessons is
indicated by the house placement of the Chara Atmakaraka.

According to the sage Parasara, Atmakaraka is a king among the planets. As
a king has governance over a country, and the country affairs will be
controlled by the king, in the same way the AK controls one’s life. If the
king of a country is good then all his ministers do good acts. If the king of a
country is evil, his cabinet will be filled with scandals and negative acts. The
planet which becomes AK will show the internal nature of the person, it is
the seed of the ahamkara (the sense of self).

The Atmakaraka planet shows the personalized nature of the individual’s
soul. It shows the soul color or soul flavour of that particular person. It is
the planet that we have the most karma to work with in this life. When we
speak about the nature of a person’s soul we utilize the Atmakaraka planet.

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