It is a common knowledge that if you want to know about the nature and behaviour of a person then judge him through his friends. You can’t choose your brothers, sisters, mother and father, etc., as they are all blood relations, but what you can choose is a friend that suits your nature. It is common understanding that if you dislike your friend then your friendship too doesn’t last long. A friend is one you can rely on, share your views with and do lots more. You have faith in him, but many a times it is seen that friends also deceive and betray you and become your enemy.
Friends are seen through 11th house in the horoscope and the significator of friend is Mercury. Friends turn open enemies by the 7th house and secret enemies can be spotted by looking at the 12th house. A times, the 8th house too is viewed for hidden enemies as the 8th house signifies hidden things and sudden happenings. Secret plans are also foreseen by viewing this house.
For analysing friendship compatibility, horoscopes of both friends are needed. The birth constellation, the ascendant, the moon and the significator of both friends in 1/5, 3/11, 4/10, 7/7, 5/9 positions are known as to be good for them. 2/1 2 position shows expenditure or loss of money through friends. 6/8 position shows enemity or disputes raised by giving or taking money from friends.
The lords of birth constellations for both charts should also be allies in the birth chart.
Here are some examples of the horoscopes which would highlight the relations between friends.
Example XXXIV
This is the horoscope of a boy who had a number of friends around him. They used to spend their evenings together. They used to enjoy and spend money leisurely. The boy belonged to a middle-class family. He could not afford to spend too much money on his friends. Sometimes his friends lent him some money. After a month or so when they asked him to pay their money back but he was unable do so. After buying more time too he failed to arrange the money in the required time span. On asking for money again he was severely beaten by his friends. This is a classic example of friends becoming enemies in the name of money. The ascendant lord is Mercury, a significator of friends too. In the 6th house lies Saturn the 8th lord. In the association of the person with his