Introduction:
A depressive disorder is not a passing blue mood but rather persistent feelings of sadness and worthlessness and lack of desire to engage in formerly pleasurable activities. It is a complex mind body disorder that needs to be treated with proper therapeutic and non-therapeutic approaches.
This article proposes to discuss depression from an astrological point of view so that it can become an important therapeutic tool in the prevention and treatment of depression.
Can astrology help in depression?
The answer is an UNEQUIVOCAL YES!.
However, one must remember that the job of an astrologer is NOT TO TREAT DEPRESSION but to :
1. Help detect it early and
2. To send the patient to the right health care professional like a psychiatrist , therapist or counsellor.
It is not the job of the astrologer to cure depression but to send to send the patient to the right people to get cured!
Astrological components of depression:
Since depression is a complex mind body disease , it depends on a number of variables and factors.
From an astrological standpoint , the following are important components that determine proneness to depression:
1. The Moon:
The moon in your chart is representative of your mind. The most important ingredient in your makeup is your mind. Is it restless or calm , is it happy or sad, is it down or upbeat?
A weak moon makes a person prone to depression or mental health problems.
A weak mean is astro parlance is a moon that is in a debilitated sign, without good aspects or in a bad house without strength.
2. The Sun:
The Sun stands for your soul or atma. A strong sun makes you confident , successful and gives you immense self esteem.
A weak sun makes you seem despondent , unsuccessful and gives you very low self esteem. You tend to doubt yourself all the time. A weak sun does not allow you to take timely decisions.
A weak sun is one that is in a bad sign or conjunct with ketu or hemmed between malefic planets.
3. The Ascendant ( Lagna):
The ascendant is the most important point of your chart and stands for who you actually are. It is the 1st house of the chart.
It stands for the body of the person. A weak lagna makes a person prone to all sorts of ailments physical and mental.
Presence of pluto in watery sign with moon in the lagna makes a person prone to mental health problems.
4. Uranus , neptune and pluto:
These 3 are the outer planets which in my opinion have a huge role to play in mental health.
If strong and properly aligned , these planets can make you brilliant , psychic and even clairvoyant!
But in a bad aspect with the moon , they can make you suicidal , self regressive , addicted to drugs or even turn you into an alcoholic!
They also have a role in play in schizophrenia, bi polar disorders and manic depressive disorders.
Predicting depression:
It is extremely difficult to predict when a person would get depressed.
However an astrologer can predict when there will be pressure on the mind of the native.
There are 2 predictive techniques:
1. Dashas
2. Transits
A. Dashas:
A dasha is a period in which the concerned planet gives you all that he has to give in the chart. Different dasha systems have different periods for all planets.
B. Transits:
Transits are the daily movements of planets that can be studied with help of an ephemeris or panchang.
Example:
A lady client of mine is running a Moon dasha for the next 5 years. Within that there will be a transit of ketu over her natal moon for the next 15 months.
I told her that she will feel more emotionally stressed and confused over the next 15 months due to the effects of ketu. She was advised to see a counsellor if she found it difficult to cope as she had also had a divorce.
She told me she met a counsellor and feels much better!
This was a simple case but certain times if the astrologer feels that there will be too much mental stress then the client must be advised to take proper mental care and seek help.
Conclusion:
The astrologer is not competent to say if you are depressed or not . Only a qualified healthcare professional can do that.
The role of an astrologer is to pre-empt mental stress and weakness and help you take remedial action with the help of mental healthcare professionals.
A depressive disorder is not a passing blue mood but rather persistent feelings of sadness and worthlessness and lack of desire to engage in formerly pleasurable activities. It is a complex mind body disorder that needs to be treated with proper therapeutic and non-therapeutic approaches.
This article proposes to discuss depression from an astrological point of view so that it can become an important therapeutic tool in the prevention and treatment of depression.
Can astrology help in depression?
The answer is an UNEQUIVOCAL YES!.
However, one must remember that the job of an astrologer is NOT TO TREAT DEPRESSION but to :
1. Help detect it early and
2. To send the patient to the right health care professional like a psychiatrist , therapist or counsellor.
It is not the job of the astrologer to cure depression but to send to send the patient to the right people to get cured!
Astrological components of depression:
Since depression is a complex mind body disease , it depends on a number of variables and factors.
From an astrological standpoint , the following are important components that determine proneness to depression:
1. The Moon:
The moon in your chart is representative of your mind. The most important ingredient in your makeup is your mind. Is it restless or calm , is it happy or sad, is it down or upbeat?
A weak moon makes a person prone to depression or mental health problems.
A weak mean is astro parlance is a moon that is in a debilitated sign, without good aspects or in a bad house without strength.
2. The Sun:
The Sun stands for your soul or atma. A strong sun makes you confident , successful and gives you immense self esteem.
A weak sun makes you seem despondent , unsuccessful and gives you very low self esteem. You tend to doubt yourself all the time. A weak sun does not allow you to take timely decisions.
A weak sun is one that is in a bad sign or conjunct with ketu or hemmed between malefic planets.
3. The Ascendant ( Lagna):
The ascendant is the most important point of your chart and stands for who you actually are. It is the 1st house of the chart.
It stands for the body of the person. A weak lagna makes a person prone to all sorts of ailments physical and mental.
Presence of pluto in watery sign with moon in the lagna makes a person prone to mental health problems.
4. Uranus , neptune and pluto:
These 3 are the outer planets which in my opinion have a huge role to play in mental health.
If strong and properly aligned , these planets can make you brilliant , psychic and even clairvoyant!
But in a bad aspect with the moon , they can make you suicidal , self regressive , addicted to drugs or even turn you into an alcoholic!
They also have a role in play in schizophrenia, bi polar disorders and manic depressive disorders.
Predicting depression:
It is extremely difficult to predict when a person would get depressed.
However an astrologer can predict when there will be pressure on the mind of the native.
There are 2 predictive techniques:
1. Dashas
2. Transits
A. Dashas:
A dasha is a period in which the concerned planet gives you all that he has to give in the chart. Different dasha systems have different periods for all planets.
B. Transits:
Transits are the daily movements of planets that can be studied with help of an ephemeris or panchang.
Example:
A lady client of mine is running a Moon dasha for the next 5 years. Within that there will be a transit of ketu over her natal moon for the next 15 months.
I told her that she will feel more emotionally stressed and confused over the next 15 months due to the effects of ketu. She was advised to see a counsellor if she found it difficult to cope as she had also had a divorce.
She told me she met a counsellor and feels much better!
This was a simple case but certain times if the astrologer feels that there will be too much mental stress then the client must be advised to take proper mental care and seek help.
Conclusion:
The job of an astrologer is to help people. As the horoscope is a unique map of ones personality , the astrologer can guide you when to be careful and take remedial steps.
The astrologer is not competent to say if you are depressed or not . Only a qualified healthcare professional can do that.
The role of an astrologer is to pre-empt mental stress and weakness and help you take remedial action with the help of mental healthcare professionals.
