A gentleman going through a very tough time and not able to find a way out, called on a saint hoping that he may probably invoke some divine forces to get him out of his ordeal. Instead, the saint, even before the man could open his mouth, involuntarily observed: “My child, you have come with a volley of questions, and also expect from me a quick-fix solution to your problems through some miraculous power I supposedly hold. Nothing of the kind happens, my dear. God helps only those who help themselves. You alone can resolve your problems. look within, and I am sure, not simply you may find answer to all your questions, you will find the right lead by exploring options lying beyond the problems you are stuck with.”
left to fend for himself, the man obviously got disappointed and nothing that the godman suggested immediately got into his head. But he was amazed by the godman’s capacity to know of his own, what dwelt in his mind. And for someone, who ordinarily does not get influenced so easily, something magical did happen at unseen level that left the man’s mind spinning, which prompted him to get into search-mode. But not knowing what really looking within meant, the man approached me for further guidance.
My friend, the godman wished you to self-reflect to figure out the driving spirit of your mind. For, it is the individual specific thought process which defines the way each individual would negotiate the callings of life. And evidently, the quality of life you become due for is dependent on the character and content of the thoughts being worked upon in mind, which is guided by the imprints registered in the deep realms of mind in seed form.
When you self-reflect, the first thing you are likely to hit upon would be your habit tendencies, which do not let your empowerment tool — the discriminative faculty — do its part. And evidently, for lack of due diligence before putting into act your fanciful dream perceptions, often distanced from ground realities, a happy ending becomes a remote possibility. Once you become aware of your self-limiting factors, you may do course correction. Second, you become aware of your inherent potential, which when nurtured further will lead you do all that could add quality and value to your efforts and thereby life. Here I am reminded of Swami Vivekananda’s saying: “You do not fail in life because your destiny is so scripted. You fail because you do not strive sufficiently to unfold the best in you.”
For guidance sake, let me make you aware of what astrological pointers have to suggest in terms of your potential and weaknesses. The prime-mover, the Sun, is favourably aligned to intellectually ordained Uranus, and efforts signifying Mars. This speaks of someone whose mental age would be higher than the physical age, the one who can see things ahead of others, and who could be pioneer in his field. It points to an inventive and innovative mind capable of having valuable independent insights. Also, he is endowed with the wit and resolve to carry forward the task in hand to its logical end. Benevolent Jupiter extends its support to Mercury, the planet identified with intelligence and communication, as well as mind signifier Moon. This, in the first place, speaks of a fertile mind armed with vision, foresight, and imagination. Second, it points to clarity in vision and foresight, and excellent communicative skill enabling one to present one’s perceptions with exactitude.
The irony, however, is that such remarkable attributes get marginalised because of his tendency to rush through an act without applying proper forethought, as would his Aries lagna imply. That also makes him impatient, intolerant, haughty, aggressive, commandeering, never prepared to play second fiddle to any. This, when read together with Venus placed adverse to both the luminaries, which makes him too much touchy and sensitive, makes him react and respond impulsively on instinctive judgment. The worst is his lack of focus as would Mercury placed adverse to Rahu mean. Imagine what a great job he could do, if these frailties are fixed through conscious efforts.
Having learnt about his personality traits, the man asked: “If my true-self could be figured out so easily through astrological scrutiny, why then go for a painful and long drawn self-reflection processIJ” My dear sir, mere academic awareness is not enough. You need to delve deep within for a course correction from the base level, which calls for what the god man suggestions.
The writer is an astrologer, vastu consultant and spiritual counsellor. Write to him at G-5, Basement, Jungpura Extension, New Delhi 14 Tel: 9818037273/ 24310031 Email: pioneerqueries@bharatastro.com Website: www.bharatastro.com