A young lad who has just joined his cousin’s business as an intern came asking about his future business prospects. He also sought directions about how to make the most out of his life. Normally, people come for guidance only after landing into problem and finding it difficult to regain their lost ground. Astrology does provide leads to such people.
Astrology, however, could play a much better role if its assistance is sought at the start. For, the mind then is not yet messed up and is ready to take off with a clean slate. And passionate about making it to their dream destination, they are keen to shape themselves and so could be moulded easily.
It is pertinent to note here that mind drives a being. And the way one’s mind is inherently constituted defines one’s functional self. How one’s mind would be inherently programmed could be very well figured out by watching one’s mind-trends. That may provide a lead as to what corrective initiatives are required in terms of one’s mindset to come out with one’s best. The guiding principle in this respect is summed up in the following saying: “Watch your thoughts, they become words; watch your words, they become actions; watch your actions, they become habits; watch your habits, they become your character; watch your character, as that defines your destiny.”
The next question that comes up: What after all drives one’s thought processIJ A look into the chemistry of the mind would reveal that our thoughts are a reflection of the memory imprints carried over from the past, coming as they may, with our learning, unlearning and experiences. And that varies from person to person, which defines the uniqueness of a being. These memory imprints involuntarily build an individual-specific belief system, which accounts for our inherent desire-trends, and which in turn, excite corresponding thoughts. Naturally, our memory imprints carry a mixed bag of our inlaid potentials as well as infirmities. The potentials, obviously, need to be identified, honed, and contemporised for them to translate into desired fruits. But even before that it is desirable to identify and address one’s infirmities. For, they carry the potential to marginalise the potential side. It is here that astrology can serve as a very effective diagnostic tool. Even more so, because our preconditioned minds, invariably do not allow us to dispassionately analyse one’s own basic fabric of making, and the least of all acknowledge them in the right spirit.
let us now look at the astrological pointers in the young man’s chart that present a picture of his mind-trends. With all Kendra houses occupied by 8 major planets and Venus in the 9th house, it appears to be a potential chart. But it cannot offer desired results unless his inherent infirmities are addressed within time. The first to make note of in this respect is the Karmakarak Saturn extending its malefic influence over mind-signifier Moon occupying a dual sign. This formation points to the man’s negative, vacillating, doubtful, and an indecisive mindset.
Naturally, if the very desire and thought that translates into action begins on a weak premise, the fruits there of cannot be on expected lines. Saturn further locking horns with its dire enemy, the fiery Mars, makes him impatient, rebellious, and revengeful. This, when read together with Moon locked in adverse formation to Uranus accounts for his mercurial temperament, whereby he may get provoked on slightest pretext. Even more so because of his volatile emotionality, as would Venus placed adverse to the Sun imply. As a consequence, he becomes vulnerable to misdirect his fire-power attending to so many trivial issues that his priority preferences may get often compromised.
The intelligence-signifier Mercury is placed adverse to Moon, Neptune, Saturn and Uranus. This, in the first place, points to a worrisome person with a fragile mind who would be flirting with varied thoughts at one go. Second, he would be unconventional, eccentric, and opinionated. Also, it makes him susceptible to impaired reasoning and judgment.
And if all that would not be enough, his inflated ego restrict him to his self-assumed peculiar beliefs, as would Jupiter placed adverse to Mars, Sun, and Neptune imply. Unless he works upon his infirmities and rise above them without further loss of time, it will not be possible for him to present his best.
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