Nadi uses a directional framework overlaid on the zodiac. The zodiac is divided into four directions:
EAST (Purva): Aries, Taurus, Gemini (roughly 0-90°). Themes: Beginnings, self-assertion, travel, new ventures.
NORTH (Uttara): Cancer, Leo, Virgo (roughly 90-180°). Themes: Growth, expansion, fame, career.
WEST (Pashchima): Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius (roughly 180-270°). Themes: Partnerships, transformation, sexuality, shared resources.
SOUTH (Dakshina): Capricorn, Aquarius, Pisces (roughly 270-360°). Themes: Endings, mystery, spirituality, loss/gain cycles.
Cluster analysis: Group planets by direction. If most planets are in NORTH, the chart is "north-heavy"; life theme is career, growth, and public recognition. If planets are scattered, life is variegated (multiple competing themes).
Direction-based combinations: A planet in EAST with another in WEST suggests dynamic polarity (self vs. partner, ego vs. cooperation). Planets in the same direction reinforce that direction's themes.
Interpretation: A chart with Mars (EAST), Jupiter (NORTH), Saturn (SOUTH) is complex—action in start, expansion in career, but also contraction and loss in later life. The direction clusters tell the narrative arc.
The direction analyzer identifies clusters for a chart. You will examine your own planets' directions and synthesize the directional story: Does your life feel like NORTH (career-focused)? SOUTH (mysterious, spiritual)? Mixed (multiple competing themes)?
Building the clusters. Divide the zodiac into directional segments and sort the planets into them. The grouping is zodiacal, not geographic: a planet in an eastern segment has nothing to do with the compass direction of the birthplace. Confusing the two is a common beginner error with no basis in the method.
Reading concentration. Where several planets gather in one direction, that direction's themes dominate the life. Where the planets are evenly spread, no single theme dominates and the reading is correspondingly less pointed. An even spread is a legitimate result, not a failure to find the answer.
Combining with degree order. Clusters tell you which themes matter; the degree ordering within each cluster tells you in what sequence they unfold. The two steps are used together, and a cluster reading without the internal ordering leaves most of the method's information unused.
A caution about flexibility. Because the directional scheme can be drawn in more than one way, a reader who is willing to redraw it can usually find a concentration somewhere. Fix your scheme before you look at the chart, and keep it fixed.