last week a regular reader of this column called up to offer his advisory: “In your write-up, I find the emphasis is on mind and psyche alone, and talking about them again and again makes your pieces repetitive. Why can’t you write something different that we can apply in practical termsIJ”
My friend, we all wish to be in control of life, succeed well and enjoy a fulfilling life. But not everybody’s wish comes true. WhyIJ Certainly, there has to be something lacking in a being’s approach to life and how one conducts in real terms. Again why, when we are all made similarIJ True, in terms of our physical construct, we are all born with almost similar functional tools. But what makes the difference, is how an individual’s mind is grounded, which differs from person-to-person, to make every being unique.
Remember, mind drives all acts on our part. And the way one’s mind is inherently framed — with all the strength and weaknesses laid therein in seed-form — is how one invariably presents in life, and that would account for the quality of life an individual becomes due for. Kindly appreciate that one’s inlaid weaknesses would not let the potential bloom out in full.
Remember, the greatest challenge in life is to strive sufficiently to unfold the best in oneself. And that would not be possible unless the making of one’s mind is looked at, the inlaid frailties addressed, the potential identified, acknowledged and honed properly. And given our power of freewill we could do that by reflecting upon the basic fabric of our making, and accordingly take necessary corrective initiatives to lay down the ground for a better tomorrow. It is in this spirit that astrology touches upon the fountainhead of one’s life’s trajectory — the mind — which has unlimited dimensions, each calling for due attention. So, though most of my articles are primarily centered to mind and psyche, but an attempt is made to touch upon its varied dimensions in each piece.
Now coming to the subject of providing something that could be applied in practical terms, my friend, there remains enough of guidelines in every piece. It is now for you to absorb and apply. If you read the pieces in passing, giving it a fictional treat, it is not going to help. You need to open up, reflect upon the inlaid advisories again and again, and try to absorb them. Remember, just gaining academic knowledge is not enough. It needs to be driven deep within the realms of mind through continued reflection, for it to set our thought process right. So goes the saying: ‘Shashtra sunischit puni puni dekhi,’ which implies that you can reach out true import of a study material only through repeated reflection.
let us now look at a very interesting case of a person with immense virtues in store, but not aware of them. Unmindful of his inlaid strengths, he went ahead directionless as the life naturally unfolded. And like any other ordinary mortal, he too had enough of weaknesses that had clouded his potential. Not getting any headway, he came seeking guidance.
let us look at his astrological pointers. lagna lord Moon is tenanted in the sign Capricorn, and beautifully aligned to intellectually ordained Uranus, wisdom signifying Jupiter, and psychic Neptune. This, when read together with the Sun conjunct Mercury speaks of a very well meaning person with dramatic talent. He would be carrying intellectual heritage of high value from the past, worth coming out with valuable out of box insights in intuitive flashes. It enjoins upon him the capacity to read between the lines and get to the true import of study matter. He could intuitively get to the root of a problem and come out with most appropriate solution in a flash.
But the man was too much emotionally volatile, as would Venus placed adverse to the Sun imply, whereby he would get over exercised on trivial provocation, get stuck to it for long. He would thus lose focus on his priority preferences. The Sun placed adverse to Neptune made him an escapist, whereby instead of facing challenges in stride, he would prefer to run away, which led him nowhere.
But he religiously followed the remedial measures suggested. As a consequence, his inlaid talent opened up. And today, he is able to successfully help people with acute ailments on the strength of fundamentals of homeopathy that he informally picked up from his father, an acclaimed homeopath of his time.
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