Every now and then people approach me to do some magical prayer intended to quick-fix the problems hounding them. Some of them are troubled with career-related challenges. Others are worried because their child’s marriage is getting unduly delayed. Many come apprehensive of some black magic being done on them by their adversaries. As most of them are stuck to blind belief, it becomes difficult to make them realise that the problem lies in their minds rather than external factors.

The fact of life is that the living world is a creation of our minds. The way our minds are framed is how we desire, think, visualise, act, perceive, respond and react to the world. If our minds begin on a weak premise, it has to have an undesirable ending. It is, therefore, necessary to first set the mind right and give it a positive orientation, if one wishes to enjoy a successful life with ease and comfort.

The other day a gentleman in his late 60s, confronted with serious domestic turbulence, approached me for advice. Both his wife and children have abandoned him and are living separately. Both sides seem to be fighting an unrelenting battle with no amicable settlement in sight. A pandit told him that someone jealous of his success had played black magic to disturb his family peace, which in turn would affect his economic prosperity. He wanted a confirmation from me.

I had to take a lot of pain to make him understand that the problem actually lied in the attitude of family members rather than any external factor. He could conduct a havan to eliminate his suspicion. But the problem will persist unless they work upon their attitudinal problems.

Let us have a brief run into their astrological charts to figure out their problems. In the man’s chart, the pointers are: Saturn is in the lagna in an unfriendly sign; Mars is placed adverse to Uranus and Saturn; Venus is locking horns with the Sun; and, Moon is in unholy alliance with Neptune. This makes him temperamental, ruthless, revengeful, domineering, impatient and intolerant. He carries the tendency to teach those a lesson who cross path with him. He is too emotional and sensitive, and gets stuck to even trivial issues. He is suspicious, vulnerable to unpredictable mood swings and a self-deluding person living in the realm of unrealities.

The wife has her Sun placed adverse to Saturn, which implies having a negative mindset, being in the habit of finding fault with the one she does not like. Mars, opposed to debilitated Moon, makes her an angry woman with short fuse. Saturn placed adverse to Mercury gives her a fixated mind. Both Mercury and Venus placed adverse to Rahu keeps her worrying even on petty issues.

The eldest child has his Mars placed adverse to Saturn, reflecting similar traits as discussed in his father’s case. Further, mind indicator Moon, in fiery sign Aries, makes him irritable, aggressive, impulsive and intemperate who wishes to force his views on all others. Mercury placed adverse to Neptune makes him self-deluding.

In case of the second child, the pointers are: Moon is adverse to Saturn; Sun is in unholy alliance with Neptune and Uranus, but trine to Moon. The implication is that he has a negative mindset. He is comfort loving who wishes to have everything without taking any pains. He is a daydreamer.

The negatives present in the minds of the family members have been playing the devil for long, and that accounts to their ordeal. How can this problem be resolved unless they work upon their minds first? Answer lies in regular counselling.

The writer is an astrologer, vaastu consultant and spiritual counsellor. Write to him at G-5, Basement, Jungpura Extension, New Delhi 14 Tel: 9818037273/ 24310031 Website: holisticenergy.co.in