Depression and Medical Astrology

Depression is one of the most common and fast growing mental disorder the world. Out of 10 people, 9 people are suffering from depression. There are many cause of depression as it causes in different persons for different reasons and in the end, it hampers the day-to-day activity of human life.  It’s technically a mental health illness but as most of the physical illness is linked to the mind, it also affects your physical health and well being and thus entire life and also the life of others whom we relate for various needs, reasons, duty and social life.  Prolonged state and time of depressive tendencies are seen to result in several types of brain and physical disorders.

Mis -use and prolonged consumption of anti-depressant drugs and sleeping tablets actually aggravate this condition because mind is forced and controlled from outside and it is not healed from inside and the end results are very devastating increasing dependency and losing self will where the consciousness is trapped in a malefic web.

True healing means how the affected persons himself /herself deals with this situation and ultimately how he/she develops and evolves to respond and deal with this situation.

According to World Health Organization (WHO)

  • Globally, more than 264 million people of all ages suffer from depression.
  • Depression is a leading cause of disability worldwide and is a major contributor to the overall global burden of disease.
  • More women are affected by depression than men.
  • Depression can lead to suicide.

Various signs and symptoms of depression:

  • Irritability
  • Consistent mood disorder
  • Moving or talking slowly & always pessimistic
  • Feeling restlessness
  • Loss of hope
  • Fear
  • Appetite or weight changes
  • Thought of death or suicide
  • Isolating tendencies
  • Loss of faith & confidence in oneself
  • Persistent sad or anxious
  • Aches or pain or headaches
  • Loss of interest in sex
  • Constant Feeling of sadness
  • Getting angry on small things
  • Failure in Relationships
  • Loss of interest or enjoyment in life
  • Lack of Self-confidence
  • Feeling bored all the time
  • Lack of Energy
  • Mood Swings
  • Sleep disturbances or Insomnia

Planetary Combination for Depression in Astrology

Moon, Mercury Sun & lord of ascendant play a very important role in our lives as they govern our mind, wisdom and soul.

  • First house in a horoscope is called ascendant and it represents brain and the manner in which brain thinks and works. If ascendant is afflicted or the lord of ascendant is afflicted or seriously combust, it ultimately results to depression.
  • Fourth house is the house of mental peace, happiness and comforts.

  • Fifth house is the house of wisdom its affliction denote depression problem.
  • Ascendant and its Lord if under affliction by malefic planets like Saturn, Mars, Rahu or Ketu.

  • If Ascendant 4rth and 5th Lord placed in 6th, 8th& 12th house and also affliction by at least two malefic planets like Saturn, Mars or Rahu ketu.
  • If 6th, 8thand 12th Lord placed in ascendant, 4rth or 5th house and also afflicted by malefic planets.
  • Moon and Mercury are afflicted by Mars, Saturn, or Rah-ketu Or Moon is placed in bad Nakshatra.

  • If Moon is placed in 6th, 8th or 12th house in the birth chart.
  • If Moon is debilitated and aspects, conjunction or hemmed between malefic planets denote depression.

  • Birth in Amavasya tithi and if Moon in 8th house with Rahu or Moon is in negative Nakshatra.

  • If Mercury is afflicted or in conjunction with the malefic planets like Saturn, Mars, Sun, and Rahu Ketu .
  • Any two or three malefic planets like Saturn, Mars, Rahu ketu aspects on Mercury.

  • If 4th House is afflicted and its lord are weak and under the influence of malefic planets.
  • If 5th house and its lord are under the influence of malefic planets

  • Conjunction of Moon withMalefic Planets like Saturn, Sun, Rahu or Mars
  • Placement of Moon between Rahu(North Node) and Ketu (South Node)
  • If Moon and Ascendantare badly afflicted either with placement or aspect of malefic planets.

Further, during transits (Gochara) it is found that the transits of Saturn during Sade-Sati period and during transit of Saturn at 8th house from the Moon (Ashtam Shani), Saturn Mahadasha for some ascendants, Mahadasha of Ketu also generate highly depressive tendencies in the native for the entire period for which remedies become very necessary.

Medical Astrology analyzes the native’s personalized the chart by studying the related afflictions of houses, planets, weaknesses and inauspicious planetary configurations and effects on the mind, organs, body parts and helps in finding the astrological root cause and recommends necessary remedial measures.

error: Content is protected !!