The other day, a caller referred to by a friend seeking guidance on how to improve her sons performance at school, confronted me: “When a being’s personality trends are beyond change, what help can I expect from youIJ You do astrology, which is a destiny defining discipline, how can it help improve a being’s performing-selfIJ”
Well, if you carry this mistaken belief, I cant help you. Truth, however, is contrary. Mind it; there’s nothing permanent in this transient world except a continued process of change. Its our ignorance that keeps us beholden to preconceived notions that unwittingly abhors change.
In fact, human beings enjoy the exclusive privilege of being armed with Buddhi (the faculty of discriminate intelligence). Applying this exclusive preserve, one could self-reflect to become aware of our own self – the potentials and vulnerabilities. Following which, applying one’s choice option, which again is an exclusive human preserve, one could make necessary amends. But often, our ego does not let us acknowledge our own frailties.
Here comes astrology to our aid. For, serving as a very potent diagnostic tool, it presents a true mirror-image of our karmic carry over carried over from the past. This holds the key to our personality and destiny trends. Having thus identified and acknowledged indwelling negative pointers; one could accordingly take necessary corrective initiatives. The ground is thus laid down to seek fresh educative inputs, and redefine ones thought process. For, it is our thought process, which holds the key to our destiny. So runs the following verse:
“Watch your thoughts, they become words; Watch your words, they become action; Watch your actions, they become habit; Watch your habits, they become character; Watch your character, that becomes your destiny.”
It is our mistaken belief that astrology binds us to the limits of destiny. On the contrary, astrology is a dynamic discipline. In fact, an astrological chart is nothing but a graphical reflection of natures energy orchestra, at the time of ones birth. It’s marked with planetary configuration that moment. A look at the planetary alignments presents a picture of one’s inherent mental orientation, which could be figured with a fair amount of precision. According as the frame-up of mind, one excites desires, which in turn, generates corresponding thoughts, and which eventually translates into action. To sum up, it is our thought-trends that define our destiny. Now, looking at the progression of planetary bodies in the emerging times, futuristic destiny trends could be very well figured out.
Having said that, let me make it clear that destiny indications are not necessarily binding upon us. Remember, human beings enjoy the power of free will, which empowers us to guide our actions by choice and discrimination. Exercising this human prerogative, one could identify and acknowledge ones innate frailties through a reading of the astrological chart. Following which, one could very well make conscientious choice directed towards correcting them. Thus, we could conscientiously seek fresh educative inputs that may reorient the very thought trends. To sum up, it is up to us, whether to ignorantly submit to destiny trends and bear the consequences there of. Or, reshape destiny through conscious efforts.
A case in point is that of a young girl whose performance at school indicated that she was a mediocre student. The parents were naturally worried about her future prospects. A look at her chart indicated that she had untapped extraordinary talents as would intellectually ordained Uranus well aligned to the Sun, Moon, and Mercury meant. It meant she had an innovative mind capable of independent thinking. She had the capacity to get to the depth of a subject matter. Even wisdom oriented Jupiter’s benevolent support to Mercury implied that she should have clarity in her vision and thought. Also, she should have excellent communicative skill.
The problem, however, was that Mars, ill-disposed off to Mercury, meant she lacked focus. Second, limiting Saturn occupying the fourth house placed adverse to Moon implied that her disturbed domestic atmosphere. Being witness to and not been able to digest continued negativity at home, sense of fear got instilled in her mind. So, her level of confidence too got shattered.
The girl and her family were made aware of the above fact and also counselled at regular interval for a while. The girl was also subjected to a mind-detoxification process. Within three months she showed marked improvement.
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.comWebsite: www.bharatastro.com