Those who believe in astrology are considered to be superstitious. But one cannot ignore it as a science.

There is a saying that goes, “Astrology is ancient Psychology.”

Well! Let us just see what all those great psychic people felt about the planets and their relative effects on our lives.

The Sun wants us to love ourselves, even the small, ego-centered self. But the Sun, being the royal planet, wants us to be able to say “I am the King of my own sphere.” However, the deepest meaning of the Sun is the Soul - that part of us that continues from lifetime to lifetime. We should be in touch with our own Soul and, just as the Sun dominates the solar system; so our individual life should be dominated by our Soul.

The Moon, on the other hand, represents the mind and the emotions feeling. It is imperative for us to be in touch with our own finest feeling level within ourselves. It is not the Absolute Self that is the foundation stone of our essence, but is rather the first manifestation of our individual selves that can and will teach us virtually everything about ‘Relative’ life — what is good for us, what is bad for us, what is challenging, what is subtle, etc. Listen, listen, and listen to that Divine Voice within. Though one should never forget that the finest feeling level is NOT the same thing as the cruder emotions such as anger, lust, greed, and arrogance (a fact which we all know but do not accept even to our ownself). Many thoughts and feelings (including the majority of negative ones) are just mental junk and one should simply allow them to go away.

Mars impels us to action. Lord Krishna in the Bhagavad-Gita says that one must act. Be brave, be strong, be a warrior (this does not necessarily mean one must physically fight). But one must have the courage of one’s convictions. One ought to walk one’s talk(This especially applies to the people who are too much in love with the sound of their own voice. Introspect and introspect. It will pay rich dividends, undoubtedly….) Be active. Be useful. Do not just be a thinker. Be a doer. God is with us. Have faith, have trust, and do that which one ought to do. Very often, inaction is a worse sin than the wrong action— many people suffer with this disease, especially women here in our own India who keep on postponing things for the fear…about which they themselves do not know.

Mercury, however, wants us to play, to have fun. If there is no zing in life, what’s the use of living? Dance your dance, sing your song, sometimes just going gay abandon (archaic freedom— can be suitably translated as arajak swatantrata). Follow that which gives one the greatest joy. Also, Mercury is a very clever planet that loves to talk, to make deals, to calculate, to improvise. The play’s the thing, so play!

Jupiter is the grandest of planets and he stands for wisdom — be it religion, philosophy, education, wealth, Guru, (it will teach one great practical wisdom). Fun and sex and money and play are all well and good, but without the Jupiterian qualities, we are more like animals than the divine beings we are supposed to be. Therefore, pray, meditate, study. Find out what some of the great thinkers, the great sages of humanity’s history, have done; then do it yourself. Jupiter is considered to be the most benevolent of planets, and surrendering to his energy will give one the most profound benefits — inner balance, the ability of one’s soul and mind to fly, the skills necessary to have a refined, wealthy and happy life. Do not ever ignore Jupiter.

Venus is perhaps the planet that is the most loved and she stands for the greatest sensual enjoyments — sex, art, refinement, beauty, music and worldly sumptuousness. She rules diamonds, fancy cars, fancy furniture and fancy clothes and all the finer things in life. She rules the richest and tastiest of foods. However, if one embraces too strongly the lower aspects of Venus, one may get one of the sicknesses named for her — a venereal disease (Beware Guys who are skirt-chasers). To my way of thinking, at her deepest level, Venus stands for pure creativity, beauty and refinement far more than the usual vices that are assigned to her by low thinkers. Even flower arranging or cooking can be of the essence of Venus. Creativity– thy name is Venus.

We think that we are all too familiar with Saturn – work, work, work! However, what Saturn really stands for is discipline (including discipleship) and steadiness. Saturn has told me that if a person is disciplined in 3 areas of life, Saturn will bless him. If one is disciplined in 4 or more things, huge blessings will be attracted to that auspicious person. In the area where one’s heart is, there one’s blessings will tend to manifest. For example, it may be work, and working out where one is steady—stick to that guys….it pays and pays well!!!! We all know the outer Saturn (and often resent him), but few of us really understand the inner Saturn. He is not such a bad guy. He is, however, the main planet of karma.

Rahu wants us to embrace that which is foreign to us (as does Ketu). Also Rahu stands for obsession. We are all obsessed with something. Rahu wants us to accept this fact and try to be obsessed with something useful like career success, or perfection in everything which you do, or accumulating knowledge. Though many would love to differ and justified too for it is difficult to understand the exact desire of Rahu and colour Violet represents it in the VIBGYOR and very surprisingly the very next colour in the sun’s prism is Indigo being considered to represent Ketu. (Rahu kalam is the dreaded period of our life) though very few people know the exact reason. We can discuss over that some other time. many deliberations may follow.

Ketu, last but definitely not least, wants our soul. Not that we have to lose our soul or give up our soul to him, but rather to find our own Soul and let it run our lives. Perhaps, in this Age of Iron, Ketu is the planet that we have least come to terms with. That could be one of the reason why the colour Indigo represents it. That is the dark shade of the colour.. We need to meditate or pray or be involved with charity — something that benefits our inner selves even if, apparently, it does not help our bank balance, amusing indeed as all the works of charity are supposed to be rewarding but then here award which we get is very satisfying if at all the contentment holds meaning for one..

As a minimum, we need to give the qualities typified by each planet at least 3 hours per week:

Sun - To spend time communing with our inner self and celebrating our Divine Selves.

Moon - To engage in activities that will nourish the finest feeling level.

Mars – Exercise that is execute and in a positive way.

Mercury - To have fun in a way that also sharpens the intellect.

Jupiter - To spend time honoring our family’s or culture’s traditions - be it by having children, or studying the teachings of the wise, or learning the Laws of our own particular culture. Or we may choose to read books that encapsulate the highest aspirations of mankind.

Saturn - We must to have joyful discipline. I believe a Zen guru said, “If it’s boring to do something once, do it twice. If it is still boring, do it 4 times. If still boring, do it 8 times.”

Rahu - Learn to manage our obsessive tendencies so that it becomes Divine Obsession.
Ketu - Devote at least 3 hours per week to letting our Soul run our lives.

Happy Psychological Astrology!!!!!!!!!!!!