Human body-mind organism is an integrated mechanism, wherein if one aspect goes bad, it adversely affects the other. In case one’s physiology goes bad, it has to have related adverse bearing on the mindset. Mind then comes under stress, which in turn, causes hormonal imbalance in the system, and which further increases the stress level, at times leading to depression. At the same length, if mental state gets anyway disturbed, it leads to health complications. Man, thus, gets trapped into a circuitous web of body-mind infirmities. As a consequence, sleep becomes the first casualty. Eventually, the thought process becomes incoherent, when medical intervention becomes necessary. And, since the whole system remains under strain, it calls for holistic care.
It’s pertinent to note here that Ayurveda and Homeopathy are premised on the concept of providing holistic healing to ailing persons and so go for systemic correction to body-mind organism. On the contrary, modern medical science remains focused to treating just the disease. Their medicines may bring immediate relief, but there may not be any improvement in terms of the constitutional status of a being. And then at times medicine has side-effects that may lead to other health issues sooner or later.
A case in point is that of a young girl undergoing psychiatric treatment for quite some time, but with not much of improvement. The doctor prescribed psychotropic drug, and subjected her to psychological counselling, which was premised on feed back offered by her parents about her behavioural pattern. But they have no means to figure out the basic constitution of her body-metabolism, which varies from person to person. But despite all the medication and counselling, she doesn’t have sound sleep, but for which her energy level remains low when she wakes up in the morning. Her head remains heavy, feels lot of heat inside. She does not feel like doing anything. She has a feel that nobody in the family loves her, as they do not listen to her. Not finding a way out, her parents brought her seeking guidance. When asked: Whether she has an irregular bowel, she answered in the affirmative.
Remember, when the bowel movement becomes irregular, assimilation of food in the body becomes disorderly. As a result, the various energy streams emanating from food, vital to nourishment of different organs of the body, become short of the requirement. In turn, the cough, pitta, and vayu constituents of the body get imbalanced. Excessive air element keeps the mind in agitated state, where after sleep becomes the first casualty, which in turn, leads to further health complications. In such cases, unless the digestive system gets toned up, no psychotropic drug or counselling could be of any help.
A look at the astrological chart of an ailing person can figure out the overall tendencies of physical and mental health of a being. let us now look at the girl’s astrological pointers. lagna lord Venus is conjunct 6th lord Jupiter, which incidentally happens to be the lagna sub-lord as well implying a fragile health profile. Jupiter occupying the nakshatra owned by Ketu posited in Mercury owned sign Gemini points to being vulnerable to problems of mind genesis.
Health indicator, the Sun, conjunct Mercury occupies the Virgo sign, both ill-disposed off to Uranus, Neptune, and Rahu. The implication, in the first place, is that her bowel movement would be irregular. Second, she would have an agitated and unstable mind, lacking focus. Also, she would have a vacillating mind. The two read together account for her impaired reasoning and judgment. Third, she would be erratic and habitually inclined to disregard elder’s advice. Fourth, she remains stuck to her fanciful dream world, often distanced from ground realities, and not keen to look beyond. She may not acknowledge truth on its first appearance.
Moon occupying Cancer sign, though well aligned to the Sun, is placed opposite Saturn. That, in the first place accounts for unpredictable mood swings. Second, she’s comfort loving and caught with inertia and indolence, and therefore, would not be keen to take pains to work towards fulfillment of her ambitions. She has a negative mindset which brings in a sense of pessimism, making her vulnerable to depression. Mars placed adverse to Neptune speaks of inferiority complex. All put together makes her a fit case for psychiatric problems. A holistic treatment has been accordingly advised, which if taken up seriously, she may regain her normal self soon.
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