Rami Bleckt, Ph.D.

How to Make a Deal with

the Universe
or
the planets’ influence on our
fate and health

2011
Rami Bleckt, Ph.D.
How to makea deal with the Universe, or the planets’ influence on our
fate and health. - M.: Publishing house LLC “Blagodarenie”, 2011, 208 pp.
There are very few people nowadays who are able to make contact with
their inner self, to build a harmonious relationship with their family and
with nature. If you meet such a person, you’ll see that he or she is success-
ful, healthy and very happy. Long ago it was noticed that the people who
were most successful and have made distinguished careers were those who
were able to establish good relations and negotiate with others.
Over many millennia throughout human history there have been civi-
lizations that flourished in all respects, many of which have left us such
masterpieces of architecture that we are not able to repeat, that we can
hardly even understand how they came to be created.
The Pyramids of Egypt, ancient cities of Latin America, the Southern
Urals, and India, and many more examples, are only a tiny part of the vast
achievements of our predecessors on this planet.
These civilizations were based on certain knowledge in their percep-
tion of the world, given from above, and lived in harmony with nature.
This knowledge was clearly developed and recorded in the ancient Aryan
civilization; their influence can also be seen among the Jews, the Greeks
and in ancient Arabic books. If we live in accordance with this knowledge,
the stars will be on our side, the Universe will become our best friend, and
each new day will give us health, good luck and happiness. This book will
teach you how to apply these principles, how to find one’s place in this
world and collaborate with the Universe.
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 PREFACE
The introduction below is taken from my first book published in
English – «10 steps to Happiness» – and actually it is suitable here as
almost the same team was working on it and major publishing house
in Russia started to publish it in 2011. I would like to mention that
after this book (about Planets) was published in Russia we received
lots of very positive feedbacks, and, what I like the most, also from
people who are not related to the Vedic astrology and psychology ,
but it was helpful and interesting to everybody.
I am sure that it will be very useful for you as well.
I want to thank with all my heart Sergey Medvedev, Julia
Shell, Olga Shiriaeva, Utkina Maria, Anna Skorobogatova, Natalia
Agranat, Alexandra Laguteeva, Yulia Degerli, Angela Arhipova and
everybody who helped me with this book. Without their strong
desire and great efforts this book wouldn’t have been published.
Especially I am grateful to professor David Frawley, thanks to him
I understood how it is important for a person to understand the
influences of planets.

An Appeal to English-Speaking
Readers
I am delighted that this book is being published in English and
am indebted to those who have helped make this a reality, through
their enthusiasm and determination. Those who have assisted were
inspired after reading the Russian edition of the book. These people
are of various religions, ages and nationalities: Christians, Jews,
Sufis (Islamic religious movement), Hindus and yogis, as well as
people who are not strict adherents of any religion, yet who just
want to be happy, healthy and successful.
English-speaking people have managed to create many of the
prosperous states throughout the world where people of various
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nationalities and religions are welcome to live. Now I am living

in Canada and feel comfortable here because I myself have a
mixture of different bloods: Russian, Jewish, Ukrainian, English
and even Finnish (from my great-great-grandmother). I grew up
in Central Asia and have had lots of Muslim and Buddhist friends
since childhood. I have always wanted to find laws and principles
that may allow all people, irrespective of their age, nationality or
religion, to quickly achieve personal fulfillment.
After this book was published in Russian, I received numerous
responses from readers showing their appreciation for the ideas I
had tried to convey. I was informed by the Russian publishing house
that the second edition of the book was a best-seller in August 2009.
Although I don’t use Jewish canons in this book, the English
translation was edited by a Rabbi who believes that this book will be
useful for everyone and that it must appear in the English language.
I sincerely hope that this book will be interesting and helpful for
you, too!

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INTRODUCTION
In the spring of 1995 I gave an astrological consultation for the
first time in my life, and despite of an initial distrust in the mood
of the consulted person, the consultation was very successful. At
present I have examined about ten thousand charts, but working
with the first few hundred charts was the most exciting and
memorable. The reason was not only «novice syndrome» inside
myself, I could not believe that it really worked, and that the distant
planets had a very real influence on our lives.
From childhood I had always been quite a practical man and
seldom anything took on trust unless I had seen evidence to back
it up. In 2001 I began teaching astrology in Israel and later in
Kazakhstan and Moscow, and my faith only strengthened. Most of
my students were people with higher education - doctors, teachers,
accountants, financiers, successful businessmen, programmers,
managers of medical clinics... They, as well as me, were not
sentimental or credulous idealists.
My system of training is based on concrete examples, on real
cases (including studying of students’ charts themselves). There
was an influential banker among my students, a member of
management in one of the biggest Russian banks, as a result he
successfully applied his acquired knowledge to business also. Not
all of my students became practicing astrologers, but almost all of
them significantly improved their fate and health once they learned
to live in harmony with the planets. In general, the purpose of this
book is to give people the basic practical knowledge necessary for
successful, healthy and happy life in this world.
Everyone knows about the rough influence of the planets, many
scientific articles are written about sun storms, we can find literature
on the influence of the moon on the living world in any bookstore.
Yet we know almost nothing about the subtle influence of the
planets. We have the same situation with our body, many people
have studied anatomy and physiology intensely, but quite few know

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of the subtle energy channels (nadi) that penetrate a body, about

the energy centers (chakras), on whose harmonious functioning
depend our physical and mental health, and indeed our destiny.
This information may invite skepticism, but anyone who has been
treated by a master of acupuncture can confirm its effectiveness,
irrespective of his belief in the existence of a subtle body.
Not long ago in Moscow I received an ayurvedic massage from
such a master, who had studied marma therapy in India for many
years. (The Marmas are biologically active points, placed at vents
of energy channels to the skin. The subtle body connects to the
physical one at these points.) He stimulated certain points for a
mere ten minutes, and as a result I felt a burst of energy and the
state of sickness passed.
The main planets similarly influence on the subtle level and
determine our fate, regardless of our belief in their effect. It is not
the main purpose of astrology to predict, but rather it is necessary
to help us choose auspicious periods for one action or another. Its
task is to help us to take the various planetary rhythms into account
in our life. The future depends on God, and to some extent on our
thoughts and actions in the present. Initially astrology was oriented
to bring the human race closer to the Divine, in order to make our
life more harmonious, healthy and happy.
In modern Russia some prejudice exists against astrology, partly
due to the fact that many modern astrologers regularly publish
nearly apocalyptic predictions in the press that never come true.
Some people give advice on TV, mixing together magic, astrology and
various superstitions (although apparently they need psychological
or even psychiatric help themselves), and every newspaper publishes
so-called horoscopes for a day, a week or a month that have nothing
to do with reality.
The biggest problem is that modern astrology has strayed very
far from its roots, Vedic astrology, and what is taught in the modern
astrological schools is instead a collection of various speculative
ideas and rules, which are absolutely unscientific, are not confirmed

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by practical experience and do not contribute to mind purification

and person’s approaching to Divine. The Vedic astrology was given
to enlightened sages in meditation; its effectiveness has been proven
over the course of millennia, and each year ever more scientific
evidence of its principles appears.
Initially, the Slavs, as well as other representatives of the ancient
Aryan culture, built their lives based on this knowledge. If you’ve
heard about the Old Slavonic city Arkaim found in the Urals, which
is amazing in its exceptionally high cultural level in all aspects, then
you probably would know that it was built on the basis of Jyotish
(Vedic astrology). Several such cities have been found. They are
dated at more than 10,000 years.
It is said that learning music brings good over the course of a
number of years, but in the case of the Vedic astrology and Ayurveda
it is possible to derive great benefit from the very beginning of the
study. Of course, anyone wishing to become a professional astrologer
needs to study for many years, take special courses, order manuals...
One book cannot present all the fullness of Vedic knowledge, but
the structure of this book is designed in such a way that you can
easily find all the necessary information to become happy, healthy
and successful.

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 Our Body is a Universe in Microcosm
The Vedas, like other God-given revelations, assert that we are
parts of God, created in His image and likeness. On the spiritual
level we are small portions of Brahman (the Supreme Spirit,
the Absolute Truth) and on the material level our body is also a
Universe in miniature. Just as any organ will be satisfied and get all
the necessary components for its vital functions only if it properly
serves the entire body, so any living creature can be happy only if
on the spiritual level one is living God’s love, devoting oneself to the
service of God and all living beings (seeing them as an extension
of Him), and on the physical level living in laws of the physical
Universe, close to nature, eating and resting according to the routine
established by nature, using only healthy, natural food and clean
water, taking into account various natural rhythms, especially lunar
ones. All civilizations until modern times used to live in accordance
with the moon calendar. Even modern scientists have proved that
our body is tuned to the moon cycle and that it is much more useful
and natural for us to live according to the lunar calendar than the
artificial solar calendar, conventionally accepted and used by most
people.

Our Relationship with the Planets

Most people underestimate the influence of planets on our
life, and many do not believe in it at all, although they know
about magnetic storms, the solar activity days when the number
of accidents increases and heart troubles escalate. This shows how
distant we have become from nature.
Modern science considers time not as some vacuous continuum,
a mere external setting of events. It is a force field that depends
on the gravitational force of objects within it, of which the main
one for us, people living on Earth, is the Sun along with the other
planets, which have strong magnetic fields.
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Planets are luminous nodes of a vast energy grid, consisting

of thin power lines connecting the entire solar system in a single
organism. Despite the fact that the planets seem very far away, their
energy fields reach the Earth and affect the structure of life on earth,
including also our bodies and souls, as while moving in their orbits,
each planet absorbs and emits energy. They all transmit energy with
a certain wavelength needed to maintain order in the solar system.
Radiation from the planets creates constantly changing energy
structures, from which life and all creation are interwoven.
From the theosophical point of view the Creator creates by
means of the planets. The planets reflect a cosmic intelligence that
rules all existence through the power of time.
Being masters of time, the planets are also the agents of karma
(destiny). They indicate the cosmic energies we may develop in the
course of our life and the level at which this development takes
place. They are forces that influence us, but can also harm us.
We all live in the ocean of cosmic influences which are transmitted
by the planets. Not having true knowledge, we do not even realize
their existence, and at any time we run the risk of fate dealing us a
blow, which could have otherwise been avoided. Coming up against
such negative cosmic energy may manifest itself in our lives through
various tragedies and accidents: diseases, conflicts, deaths. On the
communal level they take the form of wars, epidemics and natural
disasters. However, a spiritually developed person has the ability
to avoid most of these troubles. Ancient Indian astrology helps us
develop an inner vision, which enables us to safely navigate our ship
through the stormy sea of life.
One of the important rules we need to understand is that every
one of our actions and even thoughts falls under the «jurisdiction»
of one of the planets. Depending on its nature and action, it can
improve the effect of this planet, bringing good luck and happiness
in those areas of our life for which the planet is responsible, or on
the contrary may make it worse.

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The enlightened sages teach that nine planets have an influence

on us. Seven of them have physical mass, and two are shadow
planets. Despite the fact that we cannot observe them through a
telescope, in many cases their influence is even stronger than the
influence of the visible planets.
There are seven major energy centers (chakras) in our body, and
each of our thoughts and actions either causes some of the chakras
to work more harmoniously, which makes us healthier and happier,
or conversely disrupts the harmony, which eventually leads to severe
emotional states and produces diseases. The seven visible planets
are energy centers, whose operations are the basis of all processes
occurring in the Universe or in human life. They are conductors of
the law of karma. Each of our actions and thoughts can increase
their positive influence on us or vice versa.
If a planet influences some area of our life strongly and positively
- this area will flourish, giving us a lot of happiness with a minimum
of effort on our part. On the other hand, if a planet influences
us strongly and negatively, then whatever we do to improve the
situation will yield insignificant results at best.
I have seen many times how it happens: for example, a certain
couple may have no children, although doctors say that everything
is normal and from the medical point of view there is nothing to
prevent it. Until the couple eliminates the unfavorable planets’
influence (or in rare cases, they wait for a more positive planetary
period), children cannot be born.
In the early nineties I was in a small Indian town and I was
impressed by the life and work of one of the great astrologers
who lived there. He did not build person’s horoscope at all, he just
examined the person’s aura, and he drew a chart based on it with
the precise location of planets, and then could tell anything the
consultant wanted to know. It is interesting that everything he said
was true. Moreover, people who made charts manually stated that
their charts coincided with what the master had seen.

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Energies and the Planets

In this book I would like to examine the subject of the planets
in terms of the three basic energies of the Universe. Such an
approach may seem slightly unusual, but it is very practical, and the
information submitted in this way is much easier to learn.
There are three gunas of material nature, three basic energies in
the material world that create, maintain and destroy the Universe:
passion (Rajas), goodness (Sattva) and ignorance (Tamas). Guna is a
Sanskrit term that literally means «strand», but this is a superficial
translation. There is a more accurate and profound translation, given
in the “Yoga Sutras”, which are the basis of Eastern psychology:
gunas are «that which underlies all qualities.» Gunas penetrate
through everything: thoughts, words, deeds, actions… Everything
in this world is under their influence.
The planets can also influence us through one of the gunas or
through a combination of them. We are always free to choose which
of the three gunas should influence us, and our karma is decided as
a result of that choice.
If a person acts, thinks, or communicates with others in ignorance
or passion, there is a dramatic deterioration in karma. If a person
draws forth the quality of goodness as it relates to a specific planet
and lives in harmony with its principles, the influence of this planet
will begin to grow more beneficial and bring health, happiness and
success, even if the planet was weak at his or her birth.
In accordance with the psychology of yoga, gunas determine the
inherent, essential structure of all things. We can say therefore that
the qualities of each substance are dependent on the gunas.
From the natal chart it is impossible to determine exactly
what guna a planet is in, because it depends on many premises, in
particular a person himself by his behavior chooses the guna in
which a planet is, or more precisely, in what guna a planet influences
him. It is this behavior that can show how favorable or unfavorable
the influence of the certain planet will be. The position of the
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planet in the gunas can be determined only approximately. If the

planet is weak, affected, then it is usually in Ignorance, the person
is already born with the ignorant influence of this planet over him.
If the planet is located well and strongly, then it is initially at least
in the Passionate guna.
If a person has a planet completely in the guna of Ignorance, it
is important to raise it at least to Passion, to develop the qualities
of that planet in Passion, and then little by little to cultivate Sattva.
Sometimes strong planets, especially harmful ones, can do
much damage to their horoscope owner and through him to
others. Therefore, it is recommended not to overly strengthen the
unfavorable planets in the kendras (corner houses of the natal
chart), as they will surely be manifested in a person’s character. For
example, Hitler had a strong cold Saturn and a powerful fiery Mars
and Sun, which coupled with the affected and oppressed Venus and
Moon caused him enormous rigidity.
Initially the Sun, the Moon and Jupiter are in Goodness,
Mercury and Venus in Passion, Mars, Saturn, Rahu and Ketu in
Ignorance. It is desirable to temper those planets in Ignorance and
Passion, especially if they are in a strong position in the chart, while
heightening and maintaining the Goodness planets in their state of
Sattva.
It is also very important to remember that one planet in the
person’s chart may be in one particular guna and another planet in
another guna. Moreover, the effect of the planets is usually mixed.
It can change even over the course of one day, depending on our
thoughts, behavior, environment, etc.
The more we are under the Sattvic influence of this planet, the
more harmonious, healthy and happy we can become. If even one
planet dominates with the ignorant influence then this planet can
seriously ruin our lives, bring much illness and suffering in its
sphere of influence.

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Healing at a Karmic Level

Ayurveda and the enlightened teachers and healers assert that
the causes of diseases can be found at three levels:
• Karma. The consequences of activities and ways of thinking
that the person had in this life and in previous lives. The planets
show this level.
• Overbalance of Rajas (Passionate energy) and Tamas (Ignorant
energy) in the mind, and as a result in human life in general.
• Doshas imbalance. As a rule, the cause is that a person is not
living according to his or her constitution type and/or external
factors. (Details are described in my book: «Three Energies.
Forgotten Canons of Health and Harmony.»)
The karmic level is the main one. If we do not work at this level,
then sooner or later the disease will come as a result of our past
thoughts and actions. Vice versa, if the karmic level is pure then no
illness or hereditary characteristics will affect us.
Medicine attaches enormous importance to heredity and
research of the human genetic code, as it enables us to find out
what diseases can be inherited. One must receive special education
to read and understand this code. But modern medicine does not
go beyond the bodily conception, and it knows nothing about the
karmic code that shows the soul’s program for the current as well
as the next incarnations. For example, I have a brother and we are
very different in many respects: different fates, different diseases,
and so on. This is due to differences in the karmic code, which
is determined by the subconscious programs (samskara). First
of all, this code is written in the astrological language – this is a
natal chart, the most important document in our life. It is rather
complicated and can only be read by an expert in ancient Indian
astrology. Other astrology professionals either cannot read it at all
or can see very little from it. Vedic horoscope is a karmic code, and
in contrast to the genetic code, which shows only human potential,
it specifies also when some particular event is most likely to happen.
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Every one of our thoughts and actions either increases the

favorable effect of a planet or decreases it.
This is a very extensive and profound topic. Below I am giving its
key points that will help any reader to sort it out and improve one’s
karmic level and the karmic code.

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 The Influence of the Sun

General Information about the Sun, Classic

Description
The Sun is not only the central luminary of the Solar System, but
the particular embodiment of the cosmic universal light. In Vedic
astrology the position of the Sun indicates a person’s spiritual level,
the causative body, that being which evolves from one incarnation
into the next, which controls our fate by its will.
In the material world, the Sun is an embodiment of Divine
radiance, of Brahman. In Islam God is described as the Supreme
light. The Kabbala also says that we can comprehend the Creator
only as a source of Divine light. Many people who have experienced
clinical death say that they were in the presence of an unusually
beautiful light, which seemed to consist of Love.
In the natal chart the Sun shows the level of a person`s soul, to
what extent one is able to shine, literally and figuratively. What is
an aura? It is the light of our soul passed through our consciousness.
The purer and higher our consciousness is, the lighter and brighter
our aura is. They say that the heads of the saints are surrounded
by a golden nimbus that can be seen even with the naked eye.
According to our aura`s color you can determine how healthy we are
mentally, and consequently physically. In Ayurveda, it is considered
that these two things are interrelated. The darker our aura is, the
more illnesses and problems we have in our fate. But what causes
our aura to darken? Where does this astral dirt come from? From
our grievances, dejection, dirty thoughts, wishing bad to others,
lies, fear etc.
Thought is material, as well as actions. No actions made by us
ever disappear; they are connected with us every second. If we have
done something bad, we think it stays in the past forever – but no,
everything stays in our mind. It can be imagined as a big glass box,
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where all our past thoughts, impressions and actions in this life as
well as in previous ones are placed. We look at the world through
it, and the degree of its transparence depends on the purity of our
motivations. If they are not clean, then the whole world seems to be
dirty and we cannot feel happy. However, the goal of all people is to
become happy, and the task of Ayurveda is to help us achieve this.
Nevertheless, the energy of happiness emanates from the Sun, and
if we want to gain access to this source of happiness, we must live
in such a way that our thoughts and actions should intensify the
favorable influence of The Sun on us. This becomes possible when
we begin building our relations with this world correctly.
If we honestly say: “I want to live for everybody, to bring happiness
to others, and I am ready to do my duties towards everyone!”, then
at this moment the energy of the Sun starts coming into us and
fills us with the power of happiness. But as soon as we decide to
live only for our profit, the Sun energy immediately goes away and
the feeling of happiness disappears. Who is happier – people like
mother Theresa or the so-called “new Russians”? According to the
statistics, more than 70% of “new Russians” suffer from a variety
of psychological disorders, from depression etc.
Therefore, the purpose of the Sun is to melt the false ego and
revive the true one. True ego is the nature of the soul itself, which is
that the soul wants to live for others, not for itself. We are miserable
precisely because our thoughts and actions are in contradiction
with our nature.
Purity of mind also depends on the Sun because both the Sun
and mind have a fiery nature. Harmonious perception of the male
active energy of the Sun makes the mind strong, whereas the Moon
is the embodiment of female energy and is responsible for psycho-
emotional condition of a person, it gives us possibility to feel calm
and enjoy the present moment. The mind of a person who has weak
contact with the Sun works inertly, it is difficult for him to think.

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The Sun in Ignorance

Externally the Sun in Ignorance appears as a hostile attitude
towards the world, complaints, laziness, inability and reluctance to
work for others, because it is precisely the Sun that gives us joy of
creation, the ability to feel pleasure from activity. A person with a
strong Sun always does everything with joy, as he understands that
with his work he provides benefit for somebody.
If you feel bad and gloom is in your soul, try doing something
for others, and you will feel joy, because the effect of Sun will soon
rise to the mode of Goodness. Radost (“joy” in Russian) is an old
Slavic word (the old Slavic culture is a Vedic culture), which means
“Ra-dost” – that is, to give out the energy of Ra, Ra being the Sun.
When you give light and happiness to others, you yourself become
happier. Is it possible to imagine a person who is sincerely and
selflessly doing something for others, yet is unhappy? Solar energy
pours out of these people, and everything around them is filled
with light.
It’s not only some kind of charity that can bring happiness, but
even normal daily work, as long as it is unselfish and whole-hearted.
For example, if you, sell something, you should not just try to sell
as much as possible, but establish individual, personal and “with a
soul” approach to each customer. Be attentive to them, advise which
product is better, explain why, and then the energy of the Sun will
flow through you.
To make life a joy, light, and happiness, we must want to give,
because the Sun shines for all unselfishly. However, when a person
has the Sun in Ignorance, he does not want to give.
If at night you eat foods that contain a lot of Sun (these include
fruit, bread, grains, which are not digested at night), and stay awake
at night, it also adversely affects the reception of solar energy.
Waking up early, on the contrary, quickly raises the energy of Sun
in Goodness. The Sun is the energy of life and activity. One who has
the Sun in Ignorance finds it hard to get out of bed in the morning.

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A person with the Sun in Ignorance is characterized by

irresponsibility and constant lies. Such a person always blames
others for everything, and if he does some activities, their aim is
often to bring others suffering. For example, he can derive pleasure
from seeing a neighbor in trouble, he is truly and genuinely glad
when others feel bad, and gets very angry when forced to work for
others.
Such people are very conceited, or, on the contrary, are too unsure
of themselves, experiencing a painful dependence on opinions
of others, unwilling or afraid to act. Often, the Sun in Ignorance
causes an exaggerated desire for power, specifically power through
violence –Ignorance implies violence. (Partly this is also a quality of
Mars in Ignorance. Sun and Mars are very similar in their energy –
these are masculine, fiery, daytime planets.)
A person whose perception of solar energy is under the influence
of Ignorance, almost never smiles, may become angry for long
periods of time, and is very arrogant although he may not have any
special or exceptional qualities – or, conversely, he may suffer from
an inferiority complex. He refers to others with extreme disrespect
– especially to his father, his boss and the government, his life is
completely meaningless. In order to achieve high position and
honor such people can cause others pain and suffering.

The Sun in Passion

Primarily, it causes excessive pride, a huge false ego, arrogance. A
person can be affected even if he is not necessarily superior in any
way, even a proud poor lazy good-for-nothing can become proud of
himself. The Sun in Passion also causes one to become dependent on
flattery, an insatiable desire for power and the desire to manipulate
others.
Modern psychology is mainly influenced by the mode of Passion,
its main goal is to teach a person to control others, to be proud of
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means possible, to feel good when others feel bad, to work only for
one’s own profit.
It is interesting that the Sun in Passion enables a person to
see only what he wants to see, whatever fits in with his wishes.
He becomes very impulsive, selfish desires literally flood him.
Usually such people are extremely active and mobile, always busy
with something – but not for long enough, because after a while
the Passion dissipates and is replaced with Ignorance (once a task
is accomplished, the impulse is to celebrate). The main objective
of a person acting under the influence of Passion is to achieve a
prestigious position, a high rank, to ensure that others respect and
honor him.
The man with the Sun in Passion is dependent on the opinions of
others, he thinks that he is the centre of the Universe, that the whole
world looks at him. People will forget about him in a day, maybe
even earlier, but he will remember well, who said something to him
and how, who gave him a look, and he will dwell upon it for a long
time – because the ego is only interested in itself. Such people can
smile to everyone, but will do it artificially, on the external level.
Extravagance, the desire to stand out from the crowd, to “light up”
(not a random word!) – are also most striking manifestations of the
Sun in Passion.
The Sun in Passion is also manifest when a person is readily
accepts responsibility, gives his word without thinking. As it is in
the joke: “I am the master of my word: if I want, I give my word,
and if I want – I take it back.” One of the main reasons of failed
relationships is not keeping one’s promises. If you want to have
good relationships with your nearest and dearest, you have to be
very careful about your words and write down the promises you
make in order not to forget.
In contrast to the person with the Sun in Ignorance, who usually
does not work too much, and if he does is angry with everyone,
a person with the Sun in Passion is very active and energetic; he
always strives for greater achievements. Such people are often quite

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determined, but they have their own selfish goals and desires. If the
horoscope of such person is strong, his ego may spread throughout
the country, as, for example, Hitler, who had the Sun close to the
degree of the highest point of exaltation.
These people are willing to accept responsibility only if it is
profitable and promises to bring glory, their speech is full of self-
praise. They show respect and good manners to their fathers and
to various authorities only if they have something to be respected
for, or if they may prove somehow useful. Such people may also
have an obsessive desire to “save” everyone – regardless of whether
the people want to be “saved.” Such a person feels happy when he is
in the spotlight; he does everything in order to achieve prestigious
status, fame, and practically does not care at all about what other
people may feel.
If the influence of the Sun is in the lower gunas, a person may
have the following health problems: poor vision, problems with
blood circulation, heart disease, high blood pressure, weak bones,
epilepsy and headaches. Such people are characterized by low
vitality, increased irritability and inflammation of appendicitis in
severe form.
External appearance of a person with weak contact with the Sun:
• frail composition;
• poor bone system;
• stooping;
• light, but not yellow, sparse hair;
• small eyes.

The Sun in Goodness

The Sun in Goodness manifests itself in a desire to do something
for others, to bring light for them. When such a person comes into
a new team, a couple of days later he is already loved by everyone
and called “sunshine” – everyone can immediately sense how he

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genuinely wants to bring benefit to others, he understands that

“happiness” is to be a part of God, that “joy” is when you give to
others “Ra,” that is light and warmth.
The Sun can very easily be brought to Sattva, as long as a person
has a strong desire to do something for others. The Sun in Goodness
is manifested in the fact that people are always satisfied with life,
their inner happiness increases day by day.
Such a person has very small amount of selfishness and virtually
no pride – we can make others happy only if they are truly interesting
to us, whereas the more we focus on ourselves, the less we are able to
understand other people, their needs and concerns.
If a man lives in Ignorance, he is definitely heading for physical
pain and setbacks – as he is already mentally ill and cannot have
good relations with other people.
A person in Passion tends to be attached to the results of his
work. However, even having achieved those results, he is unhappy
because he does not know how to enjoy the actual process of work,
focusing only on its result, and he always wants more and more. He
eventually becomes let down in life, being tired of endlessly running
after an illusion, and may even become seriously ill. Others often
say about such a person: “He was burnt out at work” (this happens
most often when the Sun in one’s chart is strong).
Under the influence of the Passionate guna, a man first gets the
nectar – anticipation or pleasure on the external level, and then the
poison – the grave consequences of the wrong outlook and behavior.
For example, if one overeats at night it may be at first very tasty
and enjoyable (nectar), but then comes the feeling of heaviness,
nightmares, hangover (poison).
In Goodness it is the other way around – first the poison, then
the nectar. For example, at first it may be difficult to force oneself
to do something (for example, to wash the porch or respond with
love to rudeness), but ultimately one gets used to it, and life becomes
a nectar.

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The main condition for the Sun in Goodness is that one must
sincerely desire to live and to shine for others.
Another important quality of the Sun in Goodness is the ability
to enjoy life, because it is the Sun that is responsible for vitality
and vigor. The Sun in Ignorance causes dejection. Sattva Man is
optimistic, enthusiastic, has great willpower and self-confidence.
Such a person is always doing something to benefit others; he
follows through with his intentions and does not change his decision
in favor of circumstances, and clearly sets his goal and persistently
advances towards it.
In addition, one of the main qualities of the Sun in Goodness is
generosity. Such people always have a chivalrous spirit. Noble people
are giving. A truly honorable man would never allow a woman to
pay for her meal in the restaurant. He could never hit a woman.
Violence usually does not even enter his thoughts.
Theoretically, all women should strive to find precisely such a
man. Every woman wants to be married well, so do not spoil the
men: if a woman comes with a man into a cafe and she pays for
herself, they both lower themselves. With such a man, she cannot
have good children, because there is no Sun energy in his aura.
A man must be noble, he has to be giving, true to his word, keep
promises, and be able to take responsibility – particularly for
women, for children, for those under his care. Men should develop
these qualities first of all.
People with the Sun in Sattva, being extremely disciplined, do not
shrink from changes, they are not afraid to choose new, uncharted
areas of work, to be leaders and innovators. Many eminent scientists
and discoverers have very strong Sun in their chart. If the Sun is in
Goodness, then man can think clearly and grasp the essence. Such
a person is very agile, tenacious, his active, quick mind seizes on the
fly.
The Sun in Goodness gives people the ability to make their
own decisions quickly and independently. If such a person does
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awhile.” If he is incompetent in some area, he may want to consult

with a specialist – but ultimately, after weighing all the pros and
cons, he makes a decision himself without shifting responsibility
to anybody else. It is very important to cultivate this quality for
a man. Women are governed by the Lunar and Venusian energies,
so it is permissible for them to be more emotional and somewhat
inconsistent. However, for a man such behavior will cause him to
lose the respect of his own wife and children.
The man with the Sun in Sattva always tries to get up early. Early
rising is one of the basic conditions of a healthy and harmonious life.
No wonder that there is a saying: “The early bird catches the worm.”
In my experience people who cannot get up early often have upper
back pain, begin wearing glasses early and have a number of other
signs of weakened Sun energy. The Sun is the planet responsible
for happiness, and the energy of happiness can be obtained from
approximately four to seven o’clock in the morning. The Solar
energy enters a person at dawn, providing happiness, as long as he
is not sleeping then.
A person with the Sun in Goodness has a natural desire for
leadership positions, but he does not go over people’s heads. Power
for such a person is not the ultimate goal, but merely a way to bring
more benefit to civilization. One of the main indicators of the Sun
in Goodness is full acceptance of responsibility for our own lives
and the lives of our associates. If a person has the Sun in Goodness,
you will never hear that he blames someone or something else for
his own problems. By the way, this is one of the indicators of good
management, when a person understands that everything that
happens with him and his staff is a reflection of his thinking and
behavior.
There are so many problems in the modern world simply due
to the fact that there are not enough conscientious leaders who
are willing to take responsibility. It is quite hard to be responsible
for other people, but one with the Sun in Goodness does so not
for his own sake, but for the sake of serving others, and he never
blames or passes judgment on anyone. The desire to blame others
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for everything, constant complaints about life, dissatisfaction with

oneself and with others – these are the signs of a failure.
Wherever a man with the Sun in Goodness comes, after a while
everyone starts to respect him and trust him, even though he does
not seek it and does not brag about his achievements. Respect for
all living beings can also be genuinely sensed emanating from him.
Such a person sincerely wishes everyone happiness, just as the sun
shines for everyone, whether for people who behave rudely or for
those at a very high level of development.
Strong Sun can appear in all three gunas (material energies). It is
very dangerous to have the strong Sun in Ignorance. A person with
the Sun in Ignorance has been initially given a lot to serve for the
benefit of others, he has some power, but if he, for example, wants
to be lazy or to do something evil, it can bring a lot of suffering (for
example, Hitler and Lenin – and conversely, the strong Sun but in
Goodness, was possessed by Buddha).
If the Sun in the chart is weakened, a person must learn to take
responsibility and to serve the one whose leadership qualities are
manifested stronger. This is also not so easy. Among the problems
of the modern world is the fact that besides the lack of real leaders,
those in power do not have loyal servants or honest helpers, which is
no less important, as however strong a leader may be, he can achieve
nothing alone. In politics and business it is very important what the
team of the leader is like. The man with the Sun in Goodness can
easily go along with the superior leaders, but still maintains his own
sense of dignity.
Therefore, if a woman wants to have the Sun in Sattva, primarily
she must serve her father, then her husband, because then the
favorable energy of the Sun will start to pass through her too. It is
almost impossible to find a woman with a long and happy married
life that does not respect her father or that has a bad relationship
with him. We should respect our father in any case, as he is the
representative of the male aspect of the Divine.

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We must learn and know our culture – in fact, to be harmonious;

we should use the force of our family, our nation, our culture, and
utilize the best from it to serve our nation and our culture. A person
with the Sun in Sattva realizes that he or she was not born into a
certain family and country simply by coincidence. Perhaps in his
next life he will have to belong to another nation, another religion,
other communal activities, but now he must take responsibility for
himself, for his family, for his people. We need to devote time not
only to our loved ones and ourselves, but to our nation too, and do
something useful for it.
A person need not be excessively concerned what others will
say about him. One single person is quite capable of changing the
course of history. Solar energy in Goodness is manifested in the fact
that people take responsibility, not worrying about the reactions of
others. That is the quality that can make one person stand out from
the pack. The Sun in Sattva is manifested in becoming free of the
influence of the crowd.
The Sun represents self-identification. Therefore, even modern
psychologists have concluded that a person cannot be sane if he
does not identify himself. You have to understand that you are an
individual personality. Do not be another person in the gray crowd.
You do not have to do what everyone else is doing. The majority of
people in our era may bring themselves down, but the man with the
Sun in Sattva will never jump into a well together with everyone, as
he knows: “They are them, and I am me”. On one hand, he realizes
that all men are manifestations of God, but on the other hand, he
clearly identifies himself by staying distinct from others. Therefore,
such a person is never ashamed of his lifestyle, thoughts, food,
etc. The crowd always tries to bring all to the same level, to pull
everyone into the melting pot, so there should not be any distinct
personalities.
To obtain the Sun in Sattva, it is necessary to become an absolutely
unselfish individual, an individual who serves to others. Great is the
one who serves. The Sun in Passion is when people show off, they

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want to look great and important (“I am the Big Boss”). The Sun in
Passion leads to destruction, such people you will never see happy.
The man with the Sun in Goodness is gracious, generous, is
acutely aware of his own worth, but is not inclined toward self-
aggrandizement. He is human, purposeful, resolute, and prone
to self-discipline. He can lead people while using a minimum of
punishments. He is cheerful, respects himself and others, has a loud
commanding voice, and does not depend on the opinions of others,
yet pays careful attention to all advice. He typically wakes up early
as a rule and accordingly has an early bedtime. Such a person is
filled with enthusiasm at all times, make others happy comes easily
to him and he enjoys it greatly. Such a person always feels a sense of
gratitude to everyone and everything. The mind of such a person
works well and he quickly grasps the essence.
External appearance of a person who experienced influence of
the Sun in Goodness in past lives:
• a round face;
• a large figure;
• a broad, high forehead;
• a strong skeletal system;
• golden or dark hair;
• large eyes, usually gray or brown;
• swarthy complexion.

Summary
The influence of the Sun in Ignorance is characterized by the
following traits of character and typical models of behavior: an
inability to wake up at early hours and to go to sleep early, laziness,
vanity, indolence of mind, a huge ego, painful dependence on
the opinions of others, complete irresponsibility, inability and
unwillingness to keep one’s promise, a desire to enjoy watching others
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others, long-lasting rage, huge arrogance (or, conversely, total self-

doubt), extreme disrespect to everyone, especially towards one’s
father and the government, a completely aimless life, readiness
and willingness to cause others pain and suffering for the sake of
achieving a high position or fame.
The Sun in Passion: A strong desire to be in the spotlight,
artificial smiles, pride, impulsiveness, great craving for power,
desire to manipulate and exploit others, dependence on the opinions
of others, increased activity in pursuit of one’s own selfish goals,
taking responsibility only if one can benefit from it and it promises
to bring glory, self-glorification; respect and a good attitude towards
father and other authority can be only if they “have something
for which to earn respect” or if they may be useful; an obsessive
desire to save all. Such a person feels happy when he gets to be in the
spotlight, when he gets a prestigious position, fame and glory. He
does not care how the others feel about it.
The Sun in Goodness: A great sense of responsibility – for
oneself, one’s generation, one’s nation and all living beings, nobility,
magnanimity, generosity, pleasure in activity, a great sense of one’s
worth, humanity, commitment, determination, self-discipline,
great willpower, leadership with minimal use of punishment,
cheerfulness, originality, a respectful attitude both to oneself and
to others, a lack of pride and conceit, a loud commanding voice,
independence from the views of surrounding people but careful
attention to all advice, sincerity, regular early rising and early
bedtime, constant enthusiasm, a great sense of gratitude to everyone
and everything; such a person can easily make others happy, and
he derives great pleasure out of it; the ability to think clearly and
quickly grasp the essence of things.

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How to Enhance the Beneficial Effects of the Sun

As it follows from the above, we cannot make spiritual progress,
being sober-minded and healthy, if we have bad contact with the
Sun energy. The quality of our reception of the energy of this planet
primarily depends on the location of the Sun at the time of our
birth, and this location is programmed by our past deeds. However,
not everything is predetermined. By our actions we can either
significantly improve the effect of the Sun on us, or vice versa.
The strongest impact occurs on the spiritual level, when we
worship God; purify our mind, trying to live in the pursuit of
spirituality. Then, as stated in Bhagavad-Gita, “even a small step
forward on this path can protect one from the greatest troubles.”
We need to wish happiness upon all living beings, to cultivate
everything associated with joy and desire to give it to others. It is
also useful to make donations for spiritual people and for religious
foundations (especially on Sundays, the days of the Sun) and to
cultivate the following character traits inherent in solar people:
• Responsibility;
• Determination, optimism, commitment;
• Firmness, willpower, sincerity, generosity, self-discipline,
graciousness, humanity, heartiness, job satisfaction, a
sense of self-worth, originality.
We need to get rid of the negative character traits, obtained
by us as a result of our neglect of the solar energy, such as pride,
arrogance, impulsiveness, sarcasm, hostility, haughtiness, disrespect,
selfishness, long-lasting anger.
A disrespectful attitude towards men, especially to one’s father,
disrupts the solar energy in a particularly strong way, so does such
an attitude from a woman towards her husband. The Divine energy
is divided on some level into male and female one, and the Sun
represents the Divine masculine. A disrespectful and condescending
attitude towards men is a manifestation of aggression to all
masculine, and ultimately to God. (It also includes a disrespectful
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attitude to the head of state, whoever he is). Any aggression in

the Universe is quite severely punished. Solar power is enhanced
if we live according to the solar schedule, when we get up before
sunrise, and have the main meal at noon when the sun reaches its
maximum strength. In this case a person will not use up his life
force in the digestion of food. Modern scientists have come to the
same conclusion. It is also important to live in Goodness, because
Goodness is the solar power, which warms us up both figuratively
and literally.
In order to enhance the influence of the Sun on the physical
level, the following is recommended:
• Daily sunbathing (at least twenty minutes, but not
between the hours of 12 and 4 p.m.);
• Spending a lot of time outdoors in the open air;
• Regular exercising of the Yoga complex “Sun Salutation”
(Surya Namaskar) at sunrise
In food, the Sun is signified by fruits, nuts, lavender, anise,
rosemary, nutmeg, saffron, aloe.
In conclusion, I would like to say that all of the above is
particularly important for those who live in sunny countries,
because there the degree of contact with the Solar energy is very
high, and people usually either have a fast spiritual uplift, that
increases the desire for “light,” or conversely they become selfish,
and their consciousness becomes materialistic.
In India to propitiate the Sun it is advised to feed the cows with
flour products on Sunday.
In ancient India, every physician who has been working in
the tradition of Ayurveda was as a rule fairly well familiar with
Vedic astrology. Similarly, any Vedic astrologer was familiar with
all the Upai methods (neutralization of the negative factors in the
horoscope) and was well educated in Ayurveda, as it was considered
that one cannot cure the disease without knowing its karmic
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person, had a natural desire (inherent in all lofty souls) to help him,
and used for that the elaborately detailed system of Upai, which
includes changing the mindset of a person, wearing of certain
stones, mantra chanting, as well as Ayurvedic remedy.
For improving the reception of the Sun’s energy it is very
favorable to chant the following mantras:
Om Namo Bhagavate Ramachandrayya, Om Surya Namah.

From the Training Course

The day of the Sun is Sunday.
The Sun is a Royal Planet.
Occupations: Kings, administrators, leaders, politicians,
doctors.
Responsible for the vocal cords, brain, heart, strength of bones,
upper spine, vision, right eye in males and left eye in females.
It symbolizes the masculine Divine aspect.
Requires respect for one’s father. If there is no respect for
the father the solar aspect of life closes (the same applies to one’s
stepfather, one’s boss, the government).
The Sun’s energy is tough but noble.
The direction of the Sun is East.
It is very beneficial to have large windows and the entrance to
the house on the Eastern side.
Zodiac sign is Leo. It is exalted in Aries, and is in the fall in
Libra.
Metals of the Sun are gold and copper.
Its colors are orange and light brown.
The stone of the Sun is Ruby.
The Sun gives a person the vitality and awareness of one’s inner
self. It also gives strength and ability to make decisions quickly.
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The Sun is atma karaka (the indicator of the soul).

Any planet located within 8 degrees of the Sun, somewhat
weakens, loses its energy, “burns out”, although for various
planets this degree is different.
The best position for the Sun is in the 10th House (the zenith).
Its number in numerology is 1.
Anyone who was born on the 1st, 10th, 19th, 28th of the month
is under the strong influence of the Sun, and for them it is especially
important to live in harmony with this planet.
The Sun along with the Moon is responsible for the 6th Chakra
(Ajna). This chakra is located in the centre of the forehead; near the
“third eye” (the North America shamans call it the first eye).
The Sun is responsible for the vision, and, if a person develops
spiritually, he acquires the ability to see subtle reality. The Sun in its
highest manifestation gives transcendental vision.

Case Studies
Just yesterday, I gave a consultation to a woman from Asia over
the phone. She is a top manager at a large firm that installs oil and
gas pipelines. Her husband works in the same company, but a few
steps down the career ladder.
Ironically, in her chart, she has the weakened Sun in a poor House
and it is in the fall, with virtually no neutralization. One might think
that a person is not able to be a leader if he has a horoscope with the
weak Sun. However, this is not always the case. Mars and Saturn in
the chart of this woman are very strong. She also has a very strong
Moon, which gives perfect intuition. Saturn and Mars brought her
huge success in construction and in everything connected with it
(the mechanics, machinery), as both those planets are associated
with technical issues, and Saturn is connected with Rahu in some
degree, which is related to oil and gas.

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The weakness of the Sun manifested itself in the form of

migraine headaches, which started several years ago and gradually
intensified. She has had the energy block in the area of the back of
her head and spine, and she confirmed that for many years she has
been feeling pain in those areas. She also has a serious guilt complex
because she believes that she is unworthy to hold office duties. She
said: “Once given some task I perform it at 50-60%, but earn at 90%”.
She believes that she does not deserve what she gets. She believes
that a man’s position should be higher than a woman’s, although
in reality her position is higher. It says, on the emotional level she
also has a problem of the weak Sun – dissatisfaction with oneself,
the arrogance with a minus sign: “I don’t deserve this position, this
money.”
I gave her several pieces of advice. The most important thing
for a person in such cases is to change one’s mindset and learn to
become comfortable with accepting money and one’s deserved high
position. I drew her attention to how important it is to serve her
husband in every way and to show that she really respected him, no
matter what career heights he had reached.
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One more example. Five years ago, I gave consultation to the
person from one Russian city. He had very weak Sun, associated
with the House of partners, and it used to give great difficulties
with relationships. He had no personal respect for himself, and
attracted the same attitude towards him from others; all his women
and friends were putting pressure on him and treated him with
disrespect. We worked with him for quite some time. I explained
to him in detail how dangerous it was to have disrespect for oneself
and/or other people, and what an inferiority complex was, and told
him what to do to strengthen the Sun on all levels.
On the physical level it is very important to be an early riser (by
the way, I have noticed long time ago that people who have strong
Sun influence get up early easily, and those with the weak Sun often
become night owls. If a person with the strong Sun gets used to

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being a night owl, the effect of the Sun on him quickly becomes
unfavorable). Also the special yoga exercise “Surya Namaskar” in
the morning helps strengthen the Sun on the physical level.
On the social level I explained to him that it was necessary to
be able to take responsibility, told him about how important it was
to communicate with other people, and emphasized that he had to
mend his relationship with his father and to serve him. I selected
physical exercises for him, as well as the proper nutrition, colors
and stones for intensifying the Sun, told him what he had to do to
strengthen the digestive fire (the weak Sun in his horoscope was
associated with the House of digestion, which caused additional
problems in that area). I explained to him that he had to learn to
earn money and what kind of mindset should he have while doing
that, and I gave him advice about where he should work and in what
occupation.
Intellectual and spiritual levels he had already known well,
since the day before the consultation he visited our training
lectures, where we discussed in detail the importance of properly
setting a goal and the skills needed to reach it. He had already
realized that the achievement of the state of Divine love was the
only correct ultimate goal in life, that the essence of all spiritual
practices is a way to learn how to attain unconditional love and live
in the present moment, here and now.
He visited me twice, and then we met after that (which is an
exception – usually one, maximum two consultations are quite
enough). As a result, his situation began improving, but since this
problem has been dragging through three incarnations, a significant
improvement in this case was only possible after 2-3 years of work
on self-development in the right direction. The Sun caused him
many problems from his childhood, especially in relationships. It
was very hard for him, he wanted to be in a normal relationship
and have a family, because he was already over 30, but until he
neutralized the adverse effects of the Sun his personal life did not
improve, although the rest of his horoscope was good and he was a
talented man.
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Jyotish (translated as “light” from Sanskrit; the name for Vedic
Astrology in India) is also called Lunar astrology, as it considers the
position of a sign in Moon and Nakshatra to be the most important
factors in a person’s horoscope. It is by the position of the Moon
that the past karma is defined and stunningly precise prognoses for
the future can be made. Should you ask anybody in India, “What
is your sign?” in reply you would be given the name of the sign
that the Moon was in at the moment of that person’s birth. In the
West the reply would be as to the position of the Sun. The western
astrologists nowadays take the role of the Moon on a person’s map
more seriously; and this is quite understandable, for the Moon stays
in each sign for about two days, whereas the Sun is there for a month.

General Information on the Moon, Classical

Description
The primary name of the Moon in Sanskrit is Chandra. It is the
master of rhythm, which reigns over such great natural cycles as the
flowing and ebbing tides. As we have already mentioned, the Sun
stands for the male Divine aspect, and the Moon for the female.
Together they symbolize the great initial couple: male and female
energy, activity and passivity, day and night, mind and feelings. The
Sun governs the fire, and the Moon the water. If the Sun is the Ego,
the Moon is the Mind. Furthermore, the term for ‘mind’ in Sanskrit,
manas, actually has a much wider meaning. Manas includes emotions
as well, it should be regarded as the mental and emotional sphere as
a whole, as the totality of aptitude and consciousness that reflects
upon the objects. Often “Manas” is used to determine all mental
activities, including not only thought, attention and reasoning, but
also contemplative meditations, dreams and fantasies.
The Moon shows our capacity to accept gifts and love. It is the
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one can tell how vulnerable, sensitive, suspicious and irritable a

person is.
The strong Moon stands for emotional sensitivity, receptivity,
attention to one’s associates, and inclination to assist others. It
provides emotional maturity, a developed sense of responsibility
and ability to have a positive effect on society.
The Moon embodies female maternal energy, is responsible
for childhood, procreation, inner happiness, intuition, comfort,
wellbeing, inner calm, for the water, and all fluids in general – in
the body and on Earth. The Moon governs memory and common
sense.
The Moon is a female planet and it is responsible for emotions;
that is why women are more emotional. The influence of the Moon
becomes more harmonious when we live with awareness and keep
track of our emotions and feelings. When a person is not aware of
his emotions, he destroys the Moon.
The Moon, like the Sun, is a spiritual planet. It indicates such
qualities as faith, love, openness, humility and the ability to
feel happiness. Through the Moon a person is granted with the
benevolence of the female Divine aspect. When its position in an
individual’s chart is strong and favorable, it awakens him to act
for the good of other people and to obey the Divine laws. People
susceptible to the spiritual influence of the Moon are benevolent,
humane and are indeed as patient as angels. They are easygoing; they
never criticize anyone and tend to see the good side of everything.
In human health, the Moon is responsible for the quality of
blood, chest, stomach, lymph, lungs, left eye in a man and right eye
in a woman, intestines, menstrual cycle, womb, nervous system,
esophagus, glands, and saliva.

The Moon in Ignorance

The Moon in Ignorance makes one’s psyche extremely unstable,
produces numerous fears and is responsible for various phobias.
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Fears, phobias, hatred and towards any aspect of the maternal

aspect as a whole – to one’s own mother, wet-nurse, mother-in-law,
motherland, nature, cow, to a Guru’s wife (in classic Vedantism) or
to a governor’s spouse nowadays, to Mother Earth. For a woman her
husband’s mother represents the Moon, and to some extent so does
his mother-in-law for a man too. According to the karmic laws, when
a woman gets married, her mother-in-law becomes her mother. For
a person to have a harmonious Moon and healthy descendants, he
has to ensure a good relationship with his mother. But this does not
always mean one has to live next to his mother as an adult.
A man with Ignorant Moon does not love children, and may
even feel sick in their presence. A woman with Ignorant Moon does
not want to become pregnant and give birth. If a person has a good
harmonious Moon, he loves children and they love him back.
A woman’s Moon is much intensified after childbirth. If she has
had a harmonious period of pregnancy, labor and breastfeeding, her
female energy is harmonized, and even her appearance grows more
attractive. That is why it sometimes occurs that a single woman
gives birth to a child, and soon she has an endless train of admirers,
some even with serious intentions, because her female energy has
grown stronger.
It is so arranged in our culture that the Moon is drawn towards
Ignorance. For instance, in the USA and Canada teachers encourage
14-16 year old youths to have casual sex. They say, “If you give birth
to a child too early on, you will not reach success in your lives.” As
homework the children are given a robot doll for three days, which
starts to scream every couple of hours, even at night, as if asking
for food, and they are to feed and take care of it as of a real baby.
Three days later they are asked if they now realize how problematic
it is to have a child and if they liked it. The answer is more than
predictable. That is why they are advised to use condoms and have
their babies aborted without a second thought. And then doctors are
surprised when more than 50% of western women have problems
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At the next stage, modern western culture teaches that after

birth no particular attention should be paid to a child. And so
three months pass (and only in Sweden 1 year) and a mother takes
lactation suppression drugs and goes back to work. In fact a child
needs to be breastfed as long as possible (one year at least). Nowadays
even modern doctors, who previously claimed that milk formulas
were much better balanced and rich in vitamins than breast milk,
are aware of this. Together with breast milk a mother conveys the
Moon energy to her child, which helps to build up his immunity
and makes him stronger. No milk formula or factory-made cereal
full of artificial minerals and vitamins can compete with a mother’s
milk.
The Moon is suppressed in the modern culture, among other
things, through the wrong attitude to conception, labor and
pregnancy. If you look at the process of labor, how pregnant
women are treated, especially in Russia, you will see how extremely
unnatural it all is. A child is sent to the nursery practically from
babyhood. Generally speaking, it is essential that children should
stay at home at least until they are 3 years old, or even better, until
5 (especially girls), because during this period they need to take
maximum advantage of their parents’ (primarily their mother’s)
love and support. It is during this time that a person’s character is
formed, and the degree of his future trust in the world and self-
assurance is defined.
The modern world lacks the necessary respect for the woman
and maternity. In our culture a woman is only interesting to others
while she still has her sex appeal. That is why a lot of young women
aim for career in fashion, but the standards of appearance set for
this profession deny healthy femininity. The “ideal female body
image” popular nowadays (34-24-34 in) destroys the Moon. The
healthy Moon in a woman’s chart provides her with a slim waist
and wide hips, which favors the woman’s health and gives her the
opportunity to give birth without complications. Healthy breasts to
be able to feed children are also very important.

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The modern culture is devoid of all this; a woman is generally

not considered a mother at all. She is mainly treated as a sexual
object, and this stands for Venus in Passion and Ignorance.
Television, discos, clubs, and bars are all open at night, though
the night is meant for sleeping. The period from 10pm till 1am is
the only time when our nervous system can fully rest. If you are not
sleeping at this time, your Moon cannot be healthy nor your Rahu
harmonious. Nevertheless modern culture claims that it is at night
that life begins. Such a lifestyle unsettles our mind. Our mind is
also badly influenced by what is shown on TV and reported in the
news programs.
I was consulting a young woman, who was a news anchorwoman
on one of the main Russian TV channels. She told me they were not
allowed to show positive news, only negativism was popular, would
attract the attention of the audience, and would be discussed and
stick in the memory; for instance, a piece about a drowning ship,
mass riots, a plane crash, etc. It was additionally crucial for this bad
news to include video tracks or at least a photo.
Imagine how all this affects the psyche, especially that of a child
or teenager. You are fed with such energies on a daily basis. What
do you need it for? All this has a harmful effect on our mind, that
is why nowadays the Moon sinks lower and lower into Tamas – the
guna of Ignorance – causing everything connected with it to become
worse, especially water. The rivers of the modern cities swarm with
chemical waste, it is already dangerous to swim in them for fear
of contamination. The number of natural disasters related to water
is steadily increasing: long-lasting showers that lead to floods, or
hard droughts. The shortage of fresh water has become an obvious
problem.
According to the World Health Organization, around 60% of
Westerners have serious psychological problems, and the quantity
of people with similar problems is increasing.
Why are there so many problems with maternity? Why do about
75% of American children have difficulties with concentrating and

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keeping calm? The answer is: the Moon in modern civilization is

more and more immersed in the Tamas, the guna of Ignorance.
In our culture it all began when men began giving up caring for
women and protecting them. Women stopped enjoying the proper
experience of maternity; people have acquired a constantly restless
mind. Such a civilization immediately becomes cursed on some
level. In the Bhagavad-Gita – the quintessence of all Vedic wisdom
and the source of many religious and philosophic schools – it is said
that the deterioration of society begins when women and their level
of consciousness are no longer taken care of and protected. What
happiness can we talk about when modern kids are taken up with
porn sites, or spend their time at night discos at best?
On one of his visits to the USA journalists asked the Dalai Lama,
“What would be your main message?” And everybody was shaken
by his answer, many of them even did not quite understand what he
meant: “Women, breastfeed your children!”
Eastern culture teaches that we must practice meditation. There
are quite a number of different meditation types. For instance, one
may simply spend a few minutes sitting in silence, calm down – and
then his energy would get recharged.
In principle, meditation is contemplation. It helps to soothe one’s
mind and provides incredible power. So please try to practice at least
some light forms of meditation. If you are Christian, take a prayer
to Jesus and repeat it for ten minutes – it is the strongest meditation.
Mantras addressed to planets read 5-10 minutes a day also calm the
mind and harmonize the reception of cosmic energies. Even if you
spend 10 minutes in the morning just simply sitting with your back
straight calming down and filling yourself with love, everything
changes, unexpected events occur, and your day passes differently.
Modern people are “pressed for time”. Tell a modern man,
“Meditate ten minutes a day”, and he will retort, “You won’t believe
it, but my daily schedule is so tight and busy that I can hardly find
any time for meditation!” There are so many objects around us that
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Just do one simple thing – meditate at least ten minutes a day, and
you have no idea how amazingly you will get tuned in for the day.
This should become your regular practice. On the way to a meeting,
you should not have to prepare for it by writing points down in
spurts. Just sit down and meditate, and you will see that what and
how you should say will take clear shape in your mind, especially if
you want to do accomplish something unselfishly, for the good of
other people, to help somebody.
In Eisenstein’s horoscope Mercury was in a weak position, he
had problems with logic and he was generally behind at school;
nevertheless he became a great scientist that made invaluable
contributions to world science. He received all his discoveries in his
sleep, through intuition. You see there is no need to think a lot, all
that it takes is a calm mind.
People with Ignorant Moon are often hysterical and tend to
fall into lingering depression. If a person once in a while has
purposeful hysterics – this is the Moon in Passion/Rajas. If a person
is in the dumps for a long time – this is the Moon in Ignorance,
and it has to be raised up to Passion at least. But one should not
confuse despondency and the long face caused by Ignorant Moon
with imperturbable seriousness peculiar to people with auspicious
Saturn.
A person with Ignorant Moon is scared of everything. If one
watches horror films or thrillers before bedtime, the Moon becomes
much weaker. As nowadays in the modern culture the Moon is more
immersed in Ignorance, people tend to watch these very films.
I have recently carried out a study on what was shown within 10
minutes on 20 channels. It turned out that it was either black magic,
or criminal news, or horror films, or cartoons with some freaks
as main characters. “Nu pogodi” cartoon was the best that was
being shown on Russian TV (similar to “Tom and Jerry”). Almost
all American cartoons are full of aggression; kids should not watch
them at all. Please keep in mind that our psyche is very sensitive

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to the guna of Ignorance (Tamas), so one should avoid factors and

qualities that might affect it in a negative way.
Men with Ignorant Moon are prone to deep depressions, hysterics,
grudges against the world and various phobias. Such a person does
not even love his own children, spares them very little of his time
and attention, is cold towards them and can even be abusive. If you
want to bring your Moon up to Passion or Goodness, you should
play more with your children and spend time with them.
The famous poet Yesenin often had Ignorant Moon; he would
go on a drinking bout every now and then and behave hysterically.
Finally he committed suicide. But to many people he was and still
is a star, and by enjoying his marvelous lyrics people imbibe his
energy of ignorance as well.
Consumption of alcohol (including beer) and black coffee is also
a display of Ignorant Moon.
Ignorant Moon also provides very weak memory, huge
hypochondria, complete inability to control one’s emotions, or
else a tendency to fully suppress them. Notwithstanding any
circumstances, a person with such Moon is prone to be deeply
discontent with life. Such a person does not want to and cannot
take care of his family, hates his mother, does not want to have
children. People with such Moon easily agree to abortions. By the
way, doctors who carry out abortions quickly pull their Moon down
to Ignorance. One with Ignorant Moon as a rule drinks little water,
often substitutes it with alcohol, beer, huge amounts of coffee and
cannot stand milk. Such a person strongly dislikes dairy products
and may even promote the idea that they are harmful. He may
possibly have sex with his mother or children and abuse children.

The Moon in Passion

People with Passionate Moon have an incredibly restless mind,
“Oh wait, I forgot to ask about this, wait here is another question,

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oh wait I won’t have time to write…” Their thoughts are constantly

rushing about, mostly due to strong uncontrollable emotions.
Such people have enormous claims upon the world and deep
attachments, especially to their children, whereas they are totally
indifferent to others.
I know some women with highly developed spirituality who
adore their children, but should somebody else’s child come to visit
them, they will fondle and feed him as if he were their own. They
may adopt a child and treat him as their own. But the stronger a
person’s false Ego, the more he is attached to his own kids and proud
of them, while being cold at best towards other children.
Nowadays many women give birth whenever they want, without
considering auspicious periods and lunar rhythms. Abortions drop
the Moon down into Ignorance, and it is very important to pray
for forgiveness for them, otherwise a woman may receive very hard
blows in her fate. One should sincerely ask for forgiveness from God
and the souls that were unable to be born and make an appropriate
donation to a charitable institution.
People with Passionate Moon are prone to sentimentality,
unstable emotionality and hysteria. Their mind is very passionate
and agitated; they are constantly overwhelmed with emotions.
You might likely feel very uncomfortable in the presence of such a
person, as he always radiates emotional activity and tension. Such
people should play in the theater where they could pour out their
emotions and convey the whole gamut of feelings to the audience
or take up some other activity that requires Passion, where keeping
emotions tense is essential.
Passion and emotions are necessary. In particular they are very
useful for ethical extroverts (in the Socionics, a modification of
Jung’s personality type theory) so that they can turn on the audience
and keep passions up. This quality is also necessary for lecturers,
preachers, missioners, and lawyers, but they have to keep a conscious
control of their emotions and not fall under their influence.

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When bringing up children, one with Passionate Moon will make

sure they get the most prestigious education, whereas developing
their morality and positive character traits comes second, if at all.
On the whole such a person is more involved with his sexual life and
his career than bringing up his children. Such a person has a selfish
attitude towards his mother and can be overly dependent on her.
Their sense of happiness is fickle and depends on their emotional
attitude to external circumstances. The basic emotion on which
such a person builds his life is fear.

Negative Influence of the Moon in Ignorance and

Passion on Human Health
Illnesses caused by weak or damaged Moon: womb diseases,
problems with menstruation, fever, general weakness, jaundice,
asthma, colic, lung diseases, susceptibility to cough and cold,
tuberculosis, pleurisy, especially in a child.
The main symptoms of weak Moon: emotional instability, poor
emotionality, fear of intimate relationships, lack of friendliness,
exaggerated sense of danger, anxiety, frequent depression and weak
memory. Such a person often feels discontent, and finds it hard
to deal with stress and tension related to communication. He is
prone to dejection, pessimism, neuroses and mental disorders. His
thoughts are messed up; he is somber and constantly restless.
Physical signs of weak Moon (apart from those mentioned above):
anemia, lack of liquid in the tissues or, vice versa, its congestion, dry
skin, constipation, weak lungs. Such a person can hardly tolerate
dry and hot weather. Women, aside from menstrual disorders, can
also suffer from infertility.

The Moon in Goodness

The Moon in Goodness provides a calm mind and a sense of
inner content. On the outside such a person can lead a very active
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life but still be content with it, no external circumstances will upset
his mental equilibrium; his attitude to hardships is “If something
happens, that is the way it should be”. And nevertheless on an
external level he will do his best to avoid negative events and their
consequences.
In the East there are a lot of parables depicting the Moon in
Goodness, which is what we are to aim for. Here is one of them.
Not far from a certain village there lived a Brahman. He spent
all his days meditating. One of the village girls got pregnant from
a neighbor’s son and, fearing her parents’ anger, laid the blame
on Brahman, that he had seduced her when she had come for his
advice. The child was born, and the girl’s angry parents brought
him to Brahman, claiming that as it was his fault he was to bring
up the child. Brahman was surprised, yet saying “God has given…”
accepted the child and began to rear and educate him. The boy grew
up; his mother felt ashamed and told her parents the truth. They
came to Brahman and demanded the boy back. Brahman looked at
them and said, “God gives, God takes. For everything there is God’s
will.” That is calmness of mind.
What behavior is unacceptable for a woman according to eastern
psychology? When she argues with her husband, criticizes him,
compares him with other men. By this she blocks the contact with
the Solar energy (and to some extent also with Mars and Jupiter
energies) for herself, her husband and her children.
A wise woman is very gentle. The woman’s strength is in her
modesty and flexibility.
A woman with the Moon in Goodness is tranquil, her mind is
calm. A man should be socially active (displaying the Solar energy),
so quite naturally when he comes home he wants to receive calm
lunar energy instead of having to face a hysterical argumentative
woman that one may well wish to abandon.
Even if a person with the Moon in Goodness has a strong Mars
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when you enter his aura everything somehow settles down, and the
mind calms down.
It is this Sattvic Moon quality that an astrologist or psychoanalyst
should possess; he in no way should give way to Passion or Ignorance
that emanates from his client, he should not allow his Moon to get
unsettled, because on the mental level such energies can become
transmitted very quickly. One should always react calmly to
everything, without losing one’s spiritual balance.
Sattvic Moon provides friendliness to all living creatures (it is
the Lunar inner friendliness, not the external Solar one) as well as
a sense of happiness and freedom from external circumstances,
including on the emotional level.
The Sattvic Moon person is very well aware that true happiness
always lies within, and all pleasure is in the mind. Here is a classic
example: buy whatever you like, sit down to eat, and think your
problems over at the same time. You will fall out of reality right
away and as a result will not feel the taste of your food. So your
pleasure is where your mind is. That is why if a person cannot live
in the here and now, he cannot get any pleasure out of life.
According to the Vedas, a person can have four goals in his life,
one of which is Kama, or pleasure. In order to reach it one should
learn to focus on whatever he is engaged in. This will lead to your
success in all aspects of life and to huge inner satisfaction, because
all the happiness lies within. Many saints say that the human soul
contains so much happiness that the body can hardly bear even a
tenth of it, and this happiness is constantly growing and there is
no need to search anywhere outside for it. It is enough to just calm
one’s mind, and the intuition and deep contentment will come to
the surface. And then even an ordinary chess game, meals or other
daily occupations will bring you much pleasure.
When I was consulting one woman she confessed that she had
been leading a very strict life since the last couple of years, keeping
to all the rules she had set for herself, cruelly restricting her diet.
However she felt no content inside; she actually had killed the

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woman inside herself by mercilessly drilling herself. No wonder

men had ceased to take an interest in her.
Woman is feelings and emotions. Once in a while she should
eat what she wants and allow herself some foibles, otherwise her
emotional sphere, her Moon becomes disharmonious. It is not the
following of rules but love which is essential, though of course
without morality, virtue and keeping to the principles of harmony
it is almost impossible to reach a state of love. A woman’s strength
is in intuition, in inspiring emotions. She should share the Lunar
energy with her husband, children, the world around her, she should
radiate a sense of calm.
What is schizophrenia? It is the Moon in Tamas, when there is a lot
of Ignorance both in a person’s consciousness and subconsciousness
(obsessive ideas, voices in the head). For instance, a person with the
Sun and the Moon in Ignorance, having an astute vision or some
kind of mystic abilities, may claim to be a Messiah. Should such
a person manage to bring his energy up to the level of Passion, he
usually begins actively establishing various cults and sects.
A person with the Moon in Goodness feels great respect and
love for his mother regardless of her level of development; he loves
dairy products, can fully control his emotions (though they might
be overwhelming), and be aware of them. In child rearing the most
important for such a person is to convey the feeling of unconditional
love to them, and this allows him to bring up harmonious children
blessed with lofty traits of character. Such a person is very serious
about conception, birth and rearing of children.

Summary
The influence of the Ignorant Moon is characterized by the
following traits and models of behavior: frequent hysteria, deep
depression, huge fears, very poor memory, huge hypochondria,
and inability to control emotions, or conversely full suppression of
emotions. It also shows as huge personal discontent with life and

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inability and unwillingness to take care of one’s family. It is hatred

towards mother and children, unwillingness to have children;
abortions. One with Ignorant Moon as a rule drinks little water,
often substituting it with alcohol, beer, or huge amounts of coffee,
and cannot stand milk. Such a person strongly dislikes dairy
products and may even promote the idea that they are harmful.
He may possibly have sex with his mother or children and abuse
children.
The Moon in Passion: extremely restless mind, sentimentality,
strong and constantly changing emotions, extreme affection
towards one’s own children while being indifferent towards others’.
Selfish attitude towards one’s mother, huge dependence on her. His
sense of happiness is very unsteady, and depends on his emotional
perception of outer circumstances. The basic emotion such a person
builds his living on is fear.
The Moon in Goodness: friendliness towards all living beings,
willingness and ability to take care of others, huge sense of inner
happiness regardless of outer circumstances, complete calm,
huge thankfulness towards everything one comes into contact
with, respect and love for one’s mother regardless of her level of
development. Love of dairy products. Full control of one’s emotions,
being conscious of one’s emotions, even if they are very strong.
Serious approach to conception, birth and bringing up of children.
Exceptionally strong intuition.

How to Reinforce the Positive Influence of the

Moon
A bit of luck, abundance and good memory as well as the other
positive effects described above would do no harm to anybody.
70% of our bodies consist of water, and any unfavorable influence
of Moon may cause various problems and diseases, because it is
responsible for water. For instance, a lunar month is about 29 days.
It practically lasts as long as a woman’s menstrual cycle, and the
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negative influence of the Moon can cause its failure, though in all
fairness one should note that a simultaneous defeat of Venus and
Mars can do equally serious harm in this area.
Once I was consulting a woman who had a defeated Moon and
very strong Mars on her map. She confirmed my assumption; she
actually hadn’t experienced menstruation for a few years.
But the worst problems caused by the Moon are those of the
mind. As mentioned above, the Sun empowers the mind, and the
Moon – calmness and pleasure. All Eastern religions and philosophic
schools point out that if the mind is not calm, it is impossible to
reach spiritual enlightenment (liberation) or success and happiness
in material life.
One of the main goals of Buddhism is simply to achieve peace of
mind. Numerous gurus that represent various branches of the Vedic
philosophy agree with the Bhagavad-Gita’s assertion, “Yoga (= self-
realization) is difficult work for one whose mind is unbridled. But
he whose mind is controlled and who strives by appropriate means
is assured of success.” (6.36)
It is hard to imagine a healthy person whose mind is restless.
Even modern people have noticed long ago that the nerves are the
source of all diseases; those who cannot overcome anxiety die
young, etc. The main human goal is happiness. But the sense of
happiness is an inner condition; it practically has no relation with
external circumstances. Can a person who falls into depression at
any juncture be happy?
The Moon symbolizes mind, consciousness on the whole (manas)
and our ability to perceive senses in all meanings of the word. The
main task of the Moon is peace and receptiveness of the mind. In
order to achieve those, one has to bow internally before the Higher
will, that is, to discover true humility, which only comes together
with the awareness that whatever happens is for the better; all
material values are temporary; nothing is accidental, and not even
a single blade of grass moves without God’s will; the true happiness
lies within, etc.

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An atmosphere of devotion and loving care intensifies the Moon

energy. It is desirable that a person should receive a mother’s care
when a child and have support among his family and friends, so
that afterwards he should naturally want to take care of others and
help them unselfishly.
The Moon energy is also reinforced by spiritual worship,
especially if appealing directly to the Mother of God. For instance,
this is Lakshmi, Parvati, Guanyin, Tara, Isida, in the Eastern
religions, and the Virgin Mary in Christianity. But for each person
his own mother is a direct personification of the Divine female
energy. So nothing can destroy the energy of the Moon as much as
disrespect to one’s mother in thought, speech or action. The Vedas
say that apart from one’s biological mother, this is also personified
by a wet-nurse, stepmother, mother-in-law, a spiritual leader’s wife,
any woman who acts towards someone as if she were his mother,
Mother Earth, and a cow.
The last two require some explanation. “From dust we come
and unto dust we return”. Our biological mother is our mother
in this incarnation only; in the next one we shall have another
mother. But the Earth becomes our wet nurse and shelter for several
incarnations on, because our bodies are made of earthly elements.
Therefore by creating ecological problems, like cutting down the
forests, contaminating the soil, not allowing the soil to rest after
agricultural seasons, etc., we (modern civilization) are utterly
weakening the auspicious influence of the Moon on all humanity
and thus destroying our own mental health. Each year more and
more children are born with various mental abnormalities; more
and more people suffer from stress and depression. Memory
becomes weaker. There are fewer women able to give birth and fewer
men able to conceive a healthy child. According to the karmic laws
the cow is considered our mother, because we consume its milk.
Therefore disrespect towards cows and their murder is one of the
gravest sins. The cow is one of the personifications of the Moon.
The lunar energy is intensified by: meditation, development of
optimism, control over one’s speech (one should speak as little as
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possible and speak thoughtfully), attention to one’s actions and

words in order not to disturb others, hydrotherapeutic procedures (a
cool refreshing shower in the morning and a warm relaxing shower
in the evening after work), visiting the sea, lake or river (anyone can
notice that even 15 minutes of watching the sea will calm down our
mind).
Auspicious from the Lunar point of view are the following
soothing and toning herbs: marshmallow, Ulmus Fulva, the root
of Symphytum officinale, Dictamnus albus, Asparagus racemosus,
Rehmannia glutinosa. The aromatic oils of white flowers (jasmine,
lotus, lily and gardenia) as well as sandal oil carry the auspicious
soothing energy of the Moon. It is desirable that one should apply
them to the area of the 3rd eye.
In order to propitiate the power of the Moon Vedic astrologists
recommend:
• to feed the cows with dough on Mondays;
• to give rice to the paupers;
• to feed sugared boiled rice to the crows;
• most importantly – to serve one’s mother.
It is also beneficial to repeat “I wish everybody love and peace!”
ten minutes a day. This enables us to serve as conduits of Lunar
energy. Let there be love and peace for you!
Mantra for the Moon: Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya, Om
Chandraya Namah.

From the Training Course

The day of the Moon is Monday. Energy of the Moon is cold,
humid, soft, phlegmatic.
Nature of the Moon – auspicious, generous. Direction –
Northwest (in the house it is the best place for bathroom, shower
room, guest bedroom and nursery). 
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Stones – pearl, moonstone, all white opaque stones.

Ablution – 2 times a day minimum – greatly harmonizes the
Moon: preferably with cool water in the morning, and in the
evening no later than 2 hours before sleep, and washing the feet
right before sleep.
Colours: white, pale colours, silver.
Sign – Cancer.
Moon is exalted in Taurus, and descends in Scorpio. But if a
person can rid himself of inner tension, resentment, hypochondria,
the Moon in Scorpio provides him with immense inner power,
intuition and deep insight.
Best position – 4th House, opposite to the zenith, this house
answers for underlying emotions. 
For the Moon it is important not to be alone, but to be surrounded
by planets. The Moon absorbs the energy of the surrounding
planets, like a sponge.
The smaller the Moon, the weaker it is. During the waning
moon phase and especially at the new moon, one should not make
any new starts; physical and psychological loads are harmful. It is
the time of completion. The full moon in the Vedic tradition is an
auspicious time that intensifies intuition, abilities, yet increases
emotionality.
The 11th Lunar day– is Ekadashi, time of fasting. It is desirable
not to consume grains and legumes or to fast completely which
is even better. During this day meat is even more harmful than
usual. 
It is desirable to purchase a Vedic lunar calendar and live
accordingly, thus life will immediately become simpler, more

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harmonious and successful. All the past civilizations lived in

accordance with the lunar calendar. For instance, if you have
your hair cut in the ascending moon your hair will grow very
fast, and if at the same time the Moon is in Leo, it will also grow
very thick; when cut in the descending moon (especially when in
Capricorn) it will grow slowly and will be thinner.
There are some days when the probability of a successful
surgery is increased by ten times. Both the Moon and the Sun
answer for the 6th Chakra (Ajna), which is located in the “third
eye” area.
The Moon number is 2.
Those born on the 2nd, 11th, 20th, and 29th of any month have
2 as their soul number and are under the influence of the Moon.
Number 2 usually adds a bit of emotionality, and with planets
under auspicious influence of the Moon gives conciliation and
prosperity. For instance, it is good to have a maternity hospital
with the number 2, where natural birth is taking place. Those who
live in an apartment or house number 2 should live in concord with
the Moon, otherwise there will be emotional shocks, problems
with children, mother, and water. 

Case Studies
In terms of the Moon people often turn to me as to an Eastern
psychologist. As I have already mentioned, the main “lunar”
problem is a huge inner emotional tension (though a person may
look calm externally).
For instance, once a young woman visited me, whose Moon –
hostess of the House of parental family and money – was in descent,
in the house of diseases and enemies, and had a bad combination
with the House of mother.

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There were also money problems, fear to become a mother,

inability to build up close personal relationships, fear of such
relationships and great emotional tension. She confirmed what I
said; her mother left her at the age of 2-3 years old and she was
very well brought up by her grandparents. She hardly ever saw her
mother until the age of 16.
I told her she had a big grudge against her mother, and that she
had to get over this grudge – that was her karmic task. The woman
started working on it. Then she had fear of remaining penniless – it
is a sort of avarice; we worked on this too, and finally she graduated
from very good courses and got a promising job. She also had some
illnesses due to the Moon.
At that time I had gathered up a new group for the course in
astrology (I was teaching in Israel at the time), and the course had
already begun. She joined the group (which I normally do not allow,
but with her I did) and then studied quite successfully for two years
in our Centre. In the group she was notable for her strong emotional
tension. On her example we could see how a weak Moon is manifest.
She worked hard at self-improvement, though she was only partly
successful, because she had a descending Moon in Scorpio.
On the other hand, despite all the “side effects” such a position of
the Moon can be considered a blessing, as when such a person starts
working with his psycho-emotional conditions, he can achieve
whatever he wants. Due to this woman’s unfavorable position of
the Moon, she had not wanted to have children at all and even hated
them (this aspect was described in detail in the article dedicated to
the Moon).
Thanks to the serious work on self-improvement, she managed to
forgive her mother. They cried together, sorted out their relationship,
she started taking care of her mother, attending to her, and finally
they set up a very positive warm emotional contact. In addition her
financial situation got better and she found a soul mate.
The last time I went to lecture in Israel, I found out she had had
a wonderful baby boy that she was happy and she had worked out

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80% of her lunar problems. The material problems were solved, as

well as the health problems, and what is most important, her fears
vanished.
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Here is another example of an unfortunate – to put it mildly –
position of the Moon. Recently I have studied the chart of Goering
– a man (though it is not easy for me to name him so) who stood
behind the murders of a huge number of people and who was
involved in the filthiest deeds of the fascist Germany.
In his early years his mother did not rear him, he was not
breastfed. He grew up in a very severe environment. His moon is
also descending, connected to the House of mother, without serious
neutralization – that is why he grew up to be cruel and callous, he
hated people, especially women and children, and was fanatically
devoted to Hitler. He simply filled the emptiness where other people
have love for mother and others with this devotion
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General Information about Mars, Classical

Description
Mars’s nature is masculine, fiery, warlike and dry. Mars
determines our ability for resolute and powerful actions; it provides
us with aggression, courage, force.
It is largely similar in its qualities to the Sun. It gives us self-
reliance, strength of will and energy for achievement of goals. But
in contrast to the self-luminous, self-sufficient Sun, Mars needs
some fuel. It is very important that the fuel for its fire should be
a desire for finding God’s love, an aspiration to help others and
protect the weak, and not the wish to satisfy one’s feelings and
follow in whichever direction they may lead, to obtain something at
the expense of others and similar desires. Unfortunately, especially
in modern times, Mars due to its aggressiveness causes conflicts,
rivalry, wars, cruelty, and generates a desire to achieve one’s aim at
any price.
The Sun and the Moon represent Yin and Yang in terms of
paternity and maternity. Mars and Venus symbolize Yin and Yang
in terms of sexual partners.
Mars is a planet of explorations too, but usually it implies
technological scientific progress, because Mars manages weapons,
instruments of labor and machines. But modern culture`s main aim
is achievement of material prosperity with the help of technological
progress, which results in the desire to solve all issues by force and to
create more and more powerful weapons. Our civilization becomes
tougher, more warlike, whereas the people have less love.
If a man is seriously engaged in spiritual practice, Mars gives
him the ability to be disciplined, ascetic, the talent of a researcher,
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Mars in Ignorance
Mars in Tamas gives a man continuously rising aggression and
blood lust. Such people love watching fights without any rules. A
bullfight is a clear manifestation of Ignorance; one should not even
watch it, because the bull is considered an embodiment of Dharma
and goodness.
Mars by nature initially leans towards Tamas-Rajas, so it is
difficult to describe Mars in pure Sattva.
Mars in Ignorance gives a desire to destroy everything, and
also, curiously enough, laziness. As Mars is in charge of practical
execution of tasks, if a man has Mars in full Ignorance, he does not
want to do anything at all.
It is also related to sexual perversion, sadism, sadomasochism,
brutality, cruelty, all forms of violence (because Mars is in charge
of force), including sexual violence. In addition, should such a man
have also an Ignorant Moon, it will give him sexual violence towards
children.
A rough manner and rude words are products of Ignorance.
Mars in Tamas is also manifest when one repays Goodness with
aggression. Such people, even children, radiate an energy of hate
and irritation.
Where does a young child’s aggression come from? There are two
possibilities: either it comes from а person`s past life (that is usually
the basic cause), or while а child was in its mother’s belly, his parents
were quarrelling with each other, or when he was quite a little baby
there had been an atmosphere of Mars in Ignorance in the house
where he had been growing, for instance, his father used to beat his
mother. However, as a rule, to be born in such a family there would
already be definite problems with Mars remaining from one’s past
life, which are carried over into one’s subconsciousness.
One of my patients had a strong Mars connected with the House
of Partners and the House of Food. In her childhood, she was always
fighting and at war with everybody, played football with boys, and
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what is the most interesting, she loved raw meat from a young age.
While cooking meat dishes she could not wait until she had finished
preparing the food, but tasted it raw. This is very strong Mars in
Passion and in Ignorance. If you feed even а kind dog with only
raw meat for a week, it will change into an angry dog attacking
everyone. Meat, especially raw meat, this is Mars in Ignorance, it
increases aggression – so, as a rule, vegetarians are calmer for the
most part than meat eaters are. If in India you enter a village where
meat-eaters live, you immediately feel the difference: the people are
different there, more aggressive and warlike
In ancient times kshatris (warriors) were sometimes allowed
to eat meat (game or fish), they were only prohibited from eating
pigs and cows. They also were allowed to have a several wives and
concubines and drink wine. Nevertheless, when enemies attacked,
they took their swords and were able to die calmly if it was necessary,
because warriors had to protect their citizens at the cost of their
lives. A warrior must have Passion to be strong and successful in
battle – for this, it is necessary to have powerful Martian force.
Destruction of any building is Mars in Ignorance too. For
example, if you live next to a site where people are demolishing а
house, then the symptoms of Mars in Ignorance in some way, to
some degree, manifest themselves in your life. If next to your house
there is a building under construction, it means Mars in Passion.
Such a man can be very lazy and cowardly, although he
outwardly tries to appear very brave. He experiences aggression
towards everybody, even to those who have helped him in the past.
He eats a lot of meat; other kinds of food he does not even consider
as such, and is ready to drink any kind of alcohol in any amount.

Mars in Passion
Mars is considered a passionate, hot and active planet. Mars
itself is an embodiment of male beauty, and the saying goes that
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she wouldn`t be able to avert her gaze. A well located strong Mars
can give you an unusual attractiveness and beauty. For this reason
passion is typical for the manifestations of this planet.
Mars in Passion is all kinds of gambling, not only cards, but
any fights, competitions, and tournaments too. Passionate Mars
gives the desire for rivalry, competition, and stimulates a man to do
something active, to manufacture something.
Modern sports are Mars in Passion. Any kinds of sports which are
higher than the 2nd class are unhealthy. Sportsmen who obtained
high results are already, as a rule, sick people, who have worn-out
bodies. After leaving sports, they usually come under the influence
of the guna of Ignorance.
Sports fans are also demonstrations of Mars in Passion and
Ignorance. Strong sexual lust is Mars in Passion (and partially in
Ignorance).
For men having such Mars sexual hyperactivity is typical. Modern
psychologists have already concluded that the more sexually active
a man is, the more active he is in his social life. So all the nations
under strong Mars influence (primarily Caucasians, and to a lesser
extent Latin Americans) are very active, passionate and energetic.
“Martians” love debating, provoking an interlocutor, they have
inside them a very strong spirit of challenge, a feeling of rivalry. For
passionate people it is necessary to actively achieve something, to
prove, to win, to constantly assert themselves. This is not bad. Such
is Mars`s nature, because Mars is the planet that provides will, the
ability to realize one’s energy potential.
Mars in the guna of Passion is in charge of all extreme kinds of
sports, extreme entertainments, the tingling of one’s nerves on the
thin edge between animal horror and euphoria (and in Sattva Mars
gives the absence of fear, when you need to take risks in order to
help someone, or climb a high mountain peak, when it is necessary).
Mars in Passion causes a desire and aspiration to resolve all the
issues by brute force. Vulgar speech with sexual overtones and dirty
jokes are also Mars in Passion, often together with Venus.
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Fitness clubs where people work out are under Mars influence.
The fact that it is necessarily good for their health does not bother
them; the key thing is that it gives them sexual attractiveness.
Artificial exercise gives outer beauty, but it takes energy away on the
subtle level. Teenagers go on a workout not to be fit, but to attract
girls’ attention.
Women bodybuilders experience hormonal changes in their
bodies: the energy of the Moon and Venus is being replaced with the
energy of Mars in passion. They therefore often have problems with
childbearing and menstruation. Such women may become attracted
to their own sex, because their Mars increases, causing them to feel
male energies within. Power sports intensify Mars too, and for this
reason the girls should not be carried away by them.
Shows that stimulate the nerves and create large emotional
tension are also Mars in Passion. However, the shows in the Roman
Empire were in Ignorance, because they killed the gladiators and
animals there. Any shows involving murder, violence, and blood are
considered Mars in Tamas.
On the other hand, many of the Eastern Martial Arts are Mars
in Goodness (aikido, taekwondo etc.). Before getting down to
the immediate study of these techniques, people learned Eastern
philosophy and psychology for many years. To go in for such
Martial Arts it is first of all necessary to have a proper worldview.
Most of the Martial Arts teachers were also famous philosophers
and spiritual guides.
If you want to intensify your Mars, become more decisive, start
doing sensory physical exercises. They are especially useful for
men. Besides yoga, they should regularly run, swim, do press-ups,
train their bodies by giving them regular physical loads. Swimming
is considered the most beneficial kind of sport; it is the closest to
the guna of Goodness. In the Vedas, they say that swimming, fast
walking and (for men) wrestling are the most advantageous types
of sports.

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Mars in Passion is when one returns aggression for aggression.

Mars in Sattva is when one answers to aggression with love. As a
rule, such a person will not even attract such a situation into his life
that anyone should show aggression towards him. He radiates such
energy that he would never attract any violence.
Remember: what we give out into this world is what we receive.
If aggression exudes from someone, it means he will often run into
aggression towards himself, disharmony in Mars attracts aggressors.
People who are literally beaten by destiny (for example, their loved
ones hit them) usually have huge disharmony in Mars.

Mars and Health

In our body, Mars controls the reproductive organs, blood,
muscles, face, left ear, sense of taste and bone marrow.
Illnesses resulting from broken or weakened Mars are the
following: fever, epilepsy, piles (especially if it is connected with
Rahu), tumors, high blood pressure, furunculosis, illnesses of the
lungs and throat, deformities of the body, trauma due to violence,
fire or war. Mars in a broken position is the reason for burns,
cuts, injuries. Mars is responsible for male sexual potency, and
therefore those who have trouble with the reception of Mars energy
can experience problems in this area – a man may suffer from a
shortage of sexual energy, and a woman may suffer because of her
weak-willed spouse or love partner.
On a physical level, typical signs of weak Mars are the following:
weakness of the immune system, bad appetite and problems with
digestion, loss of weight, weakness of liver muscles and small
intestine. Also typical are inclination to bleedings and traumas,
slow healing of wounds and ulcers, possibly anemia.
On the psychological level, the main indications of weak Mars
are lack of energy and motivation, inability to consistent and hard
work. Such a man finds it difficult to carry his point through and
protect his rights. He is timid and inclined to obey somebody else`s
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will or, alternatively, is excessively reckless and hasty, seeking to have

people around him at his feet. In addition, he cannot express his
anger and dissatisfaction adequately, and is not able to understand
that he is being manipulated. He is excessively passive and easily
controllable, and may quickly fall a victim to hard treatment and
physical violence, or he may himself resort to physical violence
without thinking.
The esoteric understanding of the psychological meaning
of Mars is that this planet symbolizes a need of energy in self-
transformation. Any kind of energy strives to realize itself. Any
form of life needs an objective and a direction in which to move. The
task of Mars is to direct the energy towards real transformation, to
purification of our consciousness. From a philosophical viewpoint
it doesn`t make any sense to spend our energy on temporary
objectives, yet that is exactly what we do, pursuing superficial
goals and striving for satisfaction of our feelings, wealth and high
position in society. In truth however true transformation depends
on our ability to carry away our consciousness into the Kingdom of
Spirit and unconditional love, and not on attaining some temporary
and limited objective.

Mars in Goodness
Mars in Sattva (Goodness) makes it possible to accumulate sexual
energy and transform it. It causes enthusiasm, great practicality,
managerial abilities (in conjunction with Saturn), the desire to
make something by hand, to repair, to fix. A man with such Mars
can implement any idea into life, and if its realization is impossible,
he can at least understand it and explain about it in a calm way. As
a rule, such people prefer practical clothes.
Very often people with Mars in Goodness are sensory people;
they are able to make something by hand very well. These are
not only craftsmen, they could be intellectuals, who are able to
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constructors and even, curiously enough, astrologists, because the

embodied Mars causes good logic and clear vision.
Mars in Goodness also enables one to answer with love to
aggression, provides an absence of fear in front of danger, and
steady following after one’s highest aim. People with such Mars
have a positive view on healthy competition, but they understand
that there is never any winner in an argument, and that there is
enough place under the Sun for all.
Nowadays, parents encourage their children from the cradle:
“You have to be the best in anything and everything”. However,
people with Mars in Sattva say: “Let us all win together.” If they
are managers, they could say the following: “If our department
gets out on the new level of sales, we all go on holiday.” They do
not divide people into winners and losers, because the key thing
for them is a team spirit, when everyone helps each other. They
have good collective thinking. In sports and physical activity the
important things for them are health and the chance to widen their
possibilities. In such sports, there are no losers.
Mars in Sattva creates noble warriors, liberators, but not
conquerors; they never attack, using their strength for protection
purposes only. Incidentally, all the Eastern schools of combat
taught this, without fail: young warriors took such an oath, and it
was as revered as the Hippocratic Oath is with doctors. That is why
such schools of martial arts have existed for thousands of years.
Whatever is not under the influence of the guna of Goodness does
not exist that long. Rajas is a bright, fast-burning flare, and Sattva is
an eternal fire, which can burn for thousands of years.
A person with Mars in Goodness is a protector. There are four
levels of Mars development. On the last Sattva level the man has no
need to fight: either an infuriated man comes to him and suddenly
calms down by himself, or a rival simply loses the strength to fight.
In order to win you need to believe in your forces, in your good
luck, you need to live with this energy. Mahabharata and Ramayana
say a lot about such people. An example of a man with Mars in

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Sattva is Ramachandra, who lived on Earth thousands of years ago

and is referred to as “Lord of Self-Control.” When it was necessary
he fought, but whenever possible he tried to avoid violence.
Every man, following this example, understands perfectly that
fists do not solve a problem, although there are cases when you need
to use them for protection. Early great warriors did not even need
weapons: they merely read certain mantras and could hit many
targets with one arrow.
Man with Mars in Sattva is an obliging person, protects the weak,
all without feeling any pride about it. If a warrior boasts about his
victories and achievements, well, then he is under Passion influence.
Mars in Goodness protects out of a sense of duty, as Sattva implies
precisely this quality.
The will in Goodness is illustrated as constant resolve. A person
in Ignorance does not have willpower; he cannot force himself to
do anything for the sake of his health, for example, to jog in the
morning. Man in Passion may begin jogging and keep up with it for
a few days, and often he make take on large quantities at once, but
later on is unable to carry it through for long. Goodness gives a great
and steady force of will. In the first place it is manifest in a person’s
resolution to serve God and those devoted to Him, to develop love
to God no matter what happens, even if the whole world is against
it.
This energy of Mars, this force and resolution are very important
for spiritual life. In Mahabharata and Srimad Bhagavatam there are
stories about people who reached perfection, especially the warriors
(kshatriyas) with strong Mars. Their motto is “Do what you have to
do, and whatever will be will be”. Their lives were permeated with
a noble spirit.
Everybody who wants to reach progress in his spiritual life
must develop in himself the qualities of Mars in Goodness. If our
resolve is steadfast, we search every day what else we can do for our
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importantly for the development of our love to God. The Sattvic

Mars it what makes it possible to achieve success on this path.
Strong will, persistence, and resolve enable a person to be
engaged in the self-perfecting process for many years and to reach
amazingly high levels. Should you perform physical exercise or yoga
regularly for a five to ten year period, it transfers the influence of
Mars energy on a person into Goodness. Many top military leaders
and high-ranking officers have had Mars in Goodness.
People having strong Mars are of fine complexion, tall and athletic.
Strong Mars also gives courage, self-confidence, independence,
endurance, inclination to take risks and perform heroic acts, a
warlike character, a sharp mind, the ability to meditate, enjoying
arguments, leadership, good organizational skills and the ability to
achieve practical implementation of different ideas.

Summary
The influence of Mars in Ignorance is manifested in the
following qualities of character and behavioral models: high level of
aggression towards everybody, sexual violence, perversion, sadism,
sadomasochism, brutality, cruelty, maniacal conduct. Speech is
full of anger, rudeness and obscene swearing. Laziness. Cowardice.
Ingratitude. Preferred food is meat, unlimited consumption of
alcohol.
Mars in Passion: intensive physical activities, strong sexual desire
(especially if coupled with Venus), sexual dissoluteness, physical
strength, the attachment to various competitions, tournaments,
gambling. Vulgar humor, a cruel character. Preferred food is meat
and alcohol, including beer.
Mars in Goodness: fearlessness, great strength of will, enthusiasm,
practicality, resolve, ongoing commitment and devotion to a higher
goal, a serious attitude to sexual energy, an ability to save it and
go for a long while without sex. Strong, clear logical thinking. It is

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an ability to practically implement almost any ideas, even rather

revolutionary. Desire and ability to protect the weak.

How to Intensify the Favorable Influence of Mars

I want to say straight off that Mars is somewhat different from
other planets in this respect. Many other planets can be intensified
by way of performing some certain rituals (for example, above
you can find the description of how to intensify the Moon, which
causes relief from some illnesses, provides mental and emotional
calmness, and changes one’s destiny for the better), but with Mars
it is not so clear-cut.
To be sure, people with broken Mars that have the issues described
above should intensify their Mars, but it’s very important not to
overdo it, because a strong Mars could cause even more problems if
a person is not well-developed spiritually. For example, somebody
comes to the martial arts school, he finds himself in a severely brutal
male team, and there they immediately teach him how to pack a
punch, strengthen his muscles, tell him that only the strongest wins
in a fight. A few years pass and he turns into a strong and cruel
man, accustomed to solve everything by brute force, which gives
him enormous conscious and subconscious aggression. And any
aggression in the Universe is severely punished with deteriorating
health and fortune and rapid shortening of life expectancy.
Statistics say that one of the qualities every long-lived person has
is enormous kindness… In the Eastern monasteries, where people
study different kinds of martial arts, they teach that you can use force
only for the purpose of protection, and in the first years students
are taught a philosophical approach to life, inner calmness in any
situation and what is most important, love and serene detachment.
Such a high spiritual level allows one to utilize Martian energy in
full, without any “side effects”, but simple strengthening of Mars
(without development of one’s inner good nature and altruism) can
prove very dangerous.

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To sum up: Martian energy is intensified by the following

factors: physical exercise, studying different kinds of martial arts,
strengthening of organism, developing of physical strength. On the
psychological level, one should try to be energetic, brave, active and
vigorous. It is necessary to have discipline on all levels: physical,
emotional and spiritual. However, this discipline is supposed to be
reasonable and flexible, but not cruel.
It is possible to intensify Mars with the help of herbs and spices,
mostly spices of the Sun such as cinnamon, saffron, turmeric, red
and black pepper. However, in this case, it is advisable to combine
them with refreshing remedies, such as ginseng and astragalus.
Should Mars be very strong, it is necessary to “cool” it down with
herbs like aloe, gentian, and coneflower.
Recently I have read an article by a famous doctor, who recovered
from brain cancer and devoted many years to studying reasons and
ways to treat this horrible illness. He wrote that turmeric resolves
tumors, including malignant ones.
The color for amplifying Martian energy is red, and in general
all of the “fiery” colors. Many Martian people are partial to khaki.
However, one should take into account that even people supposed to
wear “Martian colors” (about 20% of people) aren`t recommended
to wear them constantly, because it strengthens Mars too much. By
the way, according to statistics, “reckless” drivers prefer cars of red
color.
In summing up I would like to add the following, what one should
always keep in mind: Mars is considered the most unfavorable
planet, the big destroyer. Mars got these “titles” because it manages
aggression and anger. As it was noticed long ago, “five minutes of
anger can break ten years of friendship”; likewise fire can turn a big
house, which took several years to build, into ash within minutes.
Anger and aggression are the main obstacles in spiritual life. “Lust,
anger and greed are three basic vices, leading to hell”, – Bhagavad-
Gita says. However, simple authoritarian control of anger does
not bring any good either, because in this way aggression is being

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driven inside into the subconscious, and inside it is essential to have

calmness, love and acceptance of everything.
So “letting off steam” can sometimes be very useful. To achieve
this effect, for example, once a week you can find a place to stay
alone and hit a pillow or a stump with all your power, imagining
them to be your offenders.
People who are supposed to sometimes display severity and
aggression in their line of work (managers, educators, employees
of power structures), should learn how to use them without
falling under their influence. For instance, you, the manager, are
reprimanding your negligent subordinate in a loud voice. Suddenly
there’s a phone call. If when answering it you continue talking in the
same voice, that means you are in the power of the baser energies.
However, if you speak calmly, that means you manage the situation,
yourself and your feelings.
There are four levels of progress as per Mars:
• A man responds with aggression and ingratitude to
Goodness, perceives and transmits only rude kinds of
energies and is quite unable to manage them, being a
puppet of those energies. On this level, a man resembles
a grown child, who has not adequately matured. People
can deal with him only by using rude shouts and threats.
On this level, the self-expression comes only via physical
action, brute force. Satisfaction is being provided
through physical work that does not require delicate
coordination of movement, and through elementary
fights or strength competitions.
• A person returns aggression with aggression. On this
level, one can already partially manage his emotions.
Here he reacts not only to a strong direct conflict but
also to a hidden hostility. For this level, the typical
feeling is that the only reliable means of controlling any
situation is direct authority, secured by the use of force.

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In love, the basic affirmative feeling is the power over

loved one, or conversely full submission.
• On the next level, a man can restrain strong fits of anger
and aggression by sheer willpower. Ultimately however
this can lead to neurosis, a feeling of dissatisfaction,
and the idea forms that you can change yourself and the
world only for a short time. On this level, a person may
react peacefully to aggression and transform enemies
into friends.
• A man responds with love and Goodness to aggression,
works on high spiritual energies, and on this level, Mars
no longer radiates any aggression. If such a person comes
across an attempt of direct energy conflict, he becomes
transparent for it (for example, he answers very quietly
and politely), and the aggressor is immediately deprived
of his energy – he feels an unaccustomed to awareness of
respect, a gleam of conscience and the wish to apologize.
As a rule, such a man does not even attract into his life
any aggressive people and circumstances.
In this way everyone should strive to cleanse his consciousness,
learn to constantly maintain one’s inner good nature, and on an
external level to devote all his energy into changing his situation (if
the circumstances demand it), keeping in mind that laziness is the
mother of all vices.
Contemporary Indian astrologers give the following advice for
the harmonization of Mars:
• In the mornings, chant the Hanuman Chalisa (Vedic
devotional poem).
• Be grateful and polite to those who serve us. In modern
understanding this includes not only servants that work
in our house, but also those who work in the service
industry.
This Mantra to Mars has a very strong protective effect:
Om Namo Bhagavate Narasimhadevaya.
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From the Training Course

Mars Day is Tuesday. Mars manages land property, ambitions,
brothers and sisters, men’s sexual potency.
Mars is a protector of a wife and land property. Mars is a
celestial “Commander in Chief”. Mars is personified as a strong
male personality in martial vestments, seated on a ram (an animal
that is famous for its martial nature).
In English, the word “martial” itself originates from the name
of the planet Mars and its qualities: clear awareness of a goal, duty,
order and discipline.
Mars is also famous for such qualities as courage, boldness,
patience, self-confidence. One of the Sanskrit words describing
Mars is “Lohitang,” alluding to its bright red color that you can see
with your naked eye in the night sky.
Strong Mars gives a person large stature, athletic body, warlike
attitude, independence, capacity for heroic deeds, a sharp mind,
intellectual energy, ability for practical implementation of ideas.
The direction of Mars is South. The further south, the stronger
the nation is influenced by Mars. It is good to have a kitchen or a
fireplace in a southern part of a house.
Weak Mars is sexual dissoluteness, rudeness, inclination to
drug addiction, alcoholism, recklessness.
Professions: military men, police officers, builders,
mechanics, designers, cooks. A good cook always has strong Mars
in his chart.
Its color is scarlet, red – these are the colors of aggression and
activity. Stones – red coral, ruby, all kinds of red stones.
Metal – iron.
Signs – Aries, Scorpio. It is exalted in Capricorn and falls in
Cancer.
Its nature is male, dry, and fiery. Physical exercises, especially

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martial arts and sports, reinforce volitional senses, which in turn

strengthens Mars greatly.
The best House for Mars is 10 (Zenith). Mars provides also
good results in houses 3, 6, 11. These are the houses of fortune
(growth). To have a harmful planet in those houses is a blessing
from a previous life.
All kinds of aggression, violence and anger block the Mars
energy. Conversely, if violence is not applied by those who are
supposed to protect against an aggressor, a terrorist etc., the
beneficial effect of Mars is terminated.
Mars is responsible for the 3rd chakra, Manipura-chakra (the
energy centre of will)
Mars number is 9.
Anyone born on the 9th, 18th, 27th of the month are under
Mars inf luence, and it is very important for them to live in
harmony with its energies.
Number 9 is connected with the primary sound, mantra
AUM.
All creation is an esoteric confluence of two energies,
graphically depicted as a triangle with its peak pointed upwards,
and a triangle with its peak pointed downwards. This vibration
is considered the basis of all the sounds and vibrations of the
Universe.
“Nine” plays an enormous role in individual mystical
experience. Powerful and regenerative number 9, resulting from
a thrice-repeated triad, brings destruction into the life of a man,
signifying by itself renewal of eternity of existence.
The hexagonal David’s Star was taken from the Old Indian
Yantras (graphic pictures). Forming part of the Israeli flag, it
empowers this State with the warlike spirit of the Martians,
bringing in its history many wars, in most of which Israel is going
to win. In addition, Mars encourages people of this country to have
interest in Kabbalah and ancient eastern culture.
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If women have Mars in a fall, it is not so bad for them, as women
should not always have strong Mars, especially if they have strong
Sun. I gave a consultation to one woman, who had in her chart very
strong Sun and Venus. She is beautiful, charismatic, successfully
conducting seminars and courses. However, she has weak Mars
under the aspect of Jupiter in a fall, which gives an inner cruelty to
her character.
She was in charge of some public event, and one of the
participating women began dancing with her husband, flirting with
him. This woman brought her out and beat her up. This is a striking
example of the influence of weak Mars, which provokes temper,
rejection, use of superfluous physical force (practically any violence
from women makes the Martian influence worse, especially when a
woman hits), the fear of a strong partner and neglecting the weak.
Although she outwardly appeared very kind, I was astonished by
her tough judgment of people. She idolized a few people, the rest
were despised, condemned and ridiculed (but this is an influence of
Jupiter in fall added).
I consulted her on how to intensify and harmonize Mars on all
levels. People with such Mars usually have weak muscular tonus;
the bodies of such people become swollen and distorted at an early
stage. A similar fate occurred with that woman, although she took
care of her health very much. Therefore, I advised her to do physical
exercises in addition to everything: if she practices yoga, it should
be power yoga, with additional push-ups. As a rule, people with
weak Mars suffer laziness, shrinking from accepting a physical
burden. But thanks to the fact that the level of this woman`s soul
development was high enough, she accepted my advice and began
progressing in many aspects.
Once in Moscow I gave consultation to a 12-year-old girl with
very strong Mars. More exactly, I spoke with her mother, as her
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I said to her mother: “Your daughter is supposed to become a

leader of some international corporation.” Her mother confirmed:
“Yes, she has controlled all the people around her since her
childhood.” She has a very powerful Mars, in exaltation in the
House of Personality; this House is very strong and under good
aspects. Despite Mars being a harmful planet, it is a helping hand
in her life.
We called her. She said in an assured tone, that she is a “very
modest” person, but meanwhile she is good at management, a
school leader and plays sports rather successfully. I advised her to
develop feminine qualities, but to go on playing sports and to be
engaged in management activities that she had been successful in
since her childhood

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Mercury represents speech, communication and commerce,
manages education, writing, calculation and purposeful thinking.
As the fastest of the planets, it gives the ability to assimilate
knowledge quickly and a swift adaptability to different people and
situations, an ease of self-expression.
Mercury is intellectual and nervous energy in its active
manifestations. Therefore, by the status of Mercury in the natal
chart it is possible to consider intellectual abilities of a man, his
ability to set goals and the state of his nervous system. Mercury
is responsible for the respiratory and nervous system, speech,
education and intellect.
Mercury is the smallest planet in our solar system with a fast
reaction, changing character, quickness and restlessness.
The main Sanskrit name of Mercury is Buddha. This word
means intelligence, and is related to the concept of “Buddhi” – the
ability to make correct judgments, which allows one to distinguish
reality from illusion (when this ability is fully awakened, a man
becomes “enlightened” – Buddha).
Mercury manages intelligence through training, lessons and
observation. Mercury has a superficial nature; it causes inconstancy,
duplicity, frequent change of relations and an independent nature.
He’s not sexy, neutral, cold and wet.
Mercury gives youthfulness. It is noticed that people involved
in intellectual work look youthful. If it is weakened, it can cause
“intellectual greed.” Such people are always learning something, but
do not apply their knowledge in practice, or their study is shallow.
If a man’s Mercury and Moon are in fall at the same time, he will
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Mercury in Ignorance
Chaotic activity of the mind and body is typical for a person
with Mercury in Ignorance, he is often nervous, bustling, and causes
suffering to others by his senseless chatter and absurd activity.
Or, conversely, he may be in a blurred state of mind, is sleepy and
apathetic, has problems with setting a goal.
For example, you come to the computer for the fifth time
during an hour to check e-mails as if your life depends on receiving
the letter. Mercury provides intelligence, and one of its main
characteristics is purposefulness in actions, the ability to settle
upon goals and achieve them. If you have no goal in your life, you
drive your Mercury to Ignorance.
A person with Mercury in Ignorance finds it difficult to
concentrate, he tends to “bounce off the walls”, talks too much,
passes judgment on others, gossips, criticizes, insults, employs
cunning and duplicity, he has poor memory and problems of control
over his feelings. Such people don’t learn lessons from life. They are
given certain lessons, but instead they experience aggression only.
A weak and damaged Mercury is the reason for strong nervous
twitches. Schizophrenia is a result of Mercury (and the Moon) in
Ignorance. People had Mercury in Ignorance in previous lives are
born with inherited neurological and psychotherapeutic problems.
If they do not progress in their self-development, then sooner or
later their nervous system deteriorates.
But by simply cultivating Sattva it is possible to get rid of mental
illness. In today’s world the symptoms of these diseases can be
temporarily halted by chemical drugs, but this only causes people
to sink lower and lower into Ignorance.

Mercury in Passion
Mercury in Passion causes shrewdness, but such people are very
cunning, masters of ingenious deception, always able to approach
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the necessary person to make the most of any situation for his own
benefit. This often causes smart, talented swindlers.
Mercury is a planet of adaptability, so that such people can
effortlessly adapt to any situation, both in a good and in a bad
sense. People with Mercury in Passion are know-it-alls, they are
always reading something, collect cursory knowledge to show off
their erudition. Such a person always attaches great importance to
whatever shows on the outside, the superficial.
Most people in the West are under the influence of Passion,
which is defined by a greedy thirst for information: this book has to
be read, and that one, and another one… «I buy ten books each time
I am in the bookstore; I have read so much esoteric literature…»
A man keeps on reading, but life keeps getting worse and worse.
Such dependence on information destroys the nervous system.
Any knowledge that we do not apply in our life destroys the subtle
body and often gradually leads to Ignorance. Remember that many
saints only read one or two books in their entire life, yet they made
progress. There is no need to read twenty or thirty books per year,
if you do not digest them internally.
To be sure, in modern society a wealth of information is
available, and we can communicate with the great masters through
their books and audio lectures. But one should not go too far all at
once. First take one topic and study it well, go over it for a few times
before starting the next one. Many people who experience a setback
or misfortune decide: that’s it, now I will get some inspiration and all
the problems will be solved – and they begin to read many spiritual
books, attend many lectures and courses. But their knowledge is
very superficial, and as a result they are often disappointed with the
information that they have swallowed so quickly. When a person
is too full of bustle, Mercury is plunged into Passion and does not
achieve good results.
When Passion penetrates the mind, people are inclined to abide
by particular, fairly narrow doctrines. Basically, they set themselves
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People with Mercury in Passion are often gossips and writers

of anonymous letters, which as a rule take away a lot of nervous
energy. When criticizing someone, we take to ourselves their
harmful qualities and bad karma.
People with Mercury in Passion sooner or later will feel nervous
exhaustion due to excessive mental activity, even if the person is not
physically active. They are very impulsive. Their intelligence moves
around very rapidly, tending to mull over everything, even when it
is not necessary. It seems as if they have a small computer in their
head that is always switched on. Many successful small-scale traders
have Mercury in Passion.
People with Mercury in Passion very much want to learn
anything that will help them to manipulate others to achieve a high
material position and fame. Their mind and body are so active that
sometimes it is even difficult for them to sit in a fixed position, life
is full of bustle. They are characterized by corruption, excessively
abstruse speech, orthodox adherence to a certain worldview (even
if there are facts that contradict its concepts), rejection of anything
new, enormous pride because of their intelligence, the unwillingness
and inability to see the Supreme Wisdom in everything. The main
thing for such a man is not the truth, but the opportunity to sell his
“knowledge” for the best price. His intellect is immersed in external
aspects, and he is not able to focus on the inner state of people and
objects, nor does he often want to do so. Such a person easily assigns
labels to someone, gives nicknames, he tends to dismiss everything
with mental definitions, attributions and classifications, and then
he considers that his job is done, his assessment of the object is
complete.
Mercury in Ignorance, and to a lesser extent, in Passion leads
to the following diseases: dementia, all kinds of mental problems,
nervous disorders, neuralgia, impotence, deafness, eye problems,
asthma, dizziness, arrhythmia, and helminthes. In general it is the
cause of the overwhelming majority of diseases. Not for nothing do
people say that all diseases are from nerves.

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On the other hand, a debilitated Mercury does not always mean

low intelligence. It can cause harm in another way, for example,
causing speech defects, nervous system disorders or neurosis. Other
planets (e.g. Jupiter) can bestow an outstanding mind upon a person;
however, without a strong Mercury it will be difficult to articulate
their intellectual merits, especially in writing. Mercury defines our
self-expression.
If Mercury is located unfavorably, it causes cunning, deceit,
deception, excessive activity of the body and mind, behavior of a
know-it-all. Such people can get pleasure from calumnies, slander,
writing anonymous letters.

Mercury in Goodness
Mercury in Goodness gives deep thinking, the ability to take
in and see the whole picture, the ability to clearly define a goal
in life and understand how to achieve it. A person with Mercury
in Goodness has a goal for a year, for five years, and of course he
knows his destiny, his main purpose in life. Mercury makes a person
wonder: “Why am I doing this, what’s the point?” and do only what
is really important and necessary.
People with Mercury in Goodness have unsurpassed logic.
Lord Chaitanya, regarded as an avatar of Lord Krishna, flourished
in India five hundred years ago, and his arrival is considered by
some to herald the start of a Golden age. While studying at school,
when discussing any subject he could prove everything he wanted.
He showed great specialists (scholars, experts) and Brahmins the
absurdity of their conclusions, and then using the same arguments
calmly refuted all his previous reasoning. He thus demonstrated
that it is impossible to comprehend Absolute truth on the basis of
logic only.
A person with Mercury in Sattva easily applies knowledge and
formulates everything logically and systematically. His speech is
very thought out and systematic. It is not in vain that people say:

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“Whoever thinks clearly speaks clearly.” Such people always see

the essence, the meaning. Of course, if a person uses his abilities to
achieve selfish goals, it means Mercury is in Passion.
Mercury in Goodness gives the ability to analyse, and helps to
learn from others’ mistakes. Such people practically do not make
mistakes of their own– they can somewhere read a book, see or
hear something, ask someone some advice, and they already know
exactly how they should not act.
Such people absorb knowledge easily. It may seem that they
do not do it as fast as people with Mercury in Passion, but they
hold onto something for a long time, think clearly enough and
understand everything much deeper. They are broad-minded yet at
the same time have a great depth of understanding in many things.
They also have an unbeatable sense of humor, and in Sattva the
humor is not associated with sex or with personal insults. Basically,
they are able laugh at themselves.
It is noteworthy that almost all intellectuals have a very good
sense of humor. If you cannot joke, then you do not yet have enough
energy of Mercury. Try to listen to the humor of intellectuals. For
example, the Russian stand-up comedian Zadornov has a very good
humor, mostly in Goodness. He can find a lot of funny, interesting
and instructive things in an ordinary situation.
Try to treat life with humor, looking for the funny side in
everything. Life is very humorous, and God is the chief humorist.
If you learn to joke in a good way, often laughing at yourself, then
humor will help you in your spiritual development.
There was a woman with affected Moon in one of the groups
to whom I taught astrology, and she was continuously worried
about the different positions of the planets in her chart. Once some
intelligent student, who spent many years working as a doctor in
Israel, turned to her and said: “Do not worry, this chart is only for
one life, in the next life there will be different one.”
Some psychologists once held investigations with two groups of
roughly the same intellectual level. In both groups the instructors
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were very good, but in one group they taught with humor, and in
the other one without it. As a result, the first group amassed the
material three to four times faster and deeper than the second one.
A lively emotional presentation of the material is very effective,
so whatever is taught remains in the memory for far longer than
simply dry information. Whatever you were taught (or, if you teach
someone), add humor to the process and into your life. There is
no need to read spiritual lectures with a long face. Remember that
court jesters were the most intelligent people in history.
Whenever you study, try to sit facing north (it is also very good
to face northeast), because this is the direction of Mercury. I have
held research in my groups and came to the conclusion that those
facing north learn the material three times faster and remember it
much better. When a man is looking to the north, he has very active
Mercury. On the other hand it is extremely undesirable to sleep with
one’s head towards the north.
Try to develop the intellect and first of all learn Divine knowledge.
A person begins to age when he stops learning, being open to
understand new knowledge. Please note that people that adhere to
orthodox views, believing that they already know everything, often
look much older than they really are. They have a heavy and closed
energy.
Therefore, if you do not want to have the power of an old man,
always be open to knowledge, and never say that your opinion
and the information you have is the ultimate truth. The universe
is constantly changing, and the main purpose of the soul is self-
development. We must always move forward. Each day something
new is happening. Even a system of spiritual values is constantly
updated; it is not some final, frozen structure.
Mercury in Sattva causes a very strong control over the mind
and senses. First and foremost, it allows one to control his speech,
and if a person can control his tongue, he can control everything,
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Control of the tongue includes undefiled speech and food. A

person that does not control his language, talks too much, binges at
night, eats everything in sight, can easily ruin his karma. It is very
important to control feelings. With inspired intelligence in Sattva
you can control the mind and senses.
Mercury in Goodness also provides an inner independence from
any external circumstances and a healthy flexibility. Such a person
can adapt to any conditions without difficulty, easily joins a new
team and is able to hook up with anyone, but unlike a person with
Mercury in Passion, he is not seeking for his own advantage. He
feels comfortable in any weather, in any society, anywhere. He
accepts everyone and everything with love and respect.
While intellect is in Goodness, a man establishes harmonious
relationships with others, thanks to his respect to them, lack of ego
and the desire to assert himself, a polite attitude, the ability to listen
and hear other viewpoints. People with Mercury in Goodness never
argue with anyone (Sattvic Jupiter causes this as well). Tranquility
always emanates from such people; they are able to consider any
line of reasoning without losing their composure. If your opponent
has intelligence in Ignorance, he furiously argues and screams, then
of course it better to let him be, so that ignorant energy should
not rub off on you, but if the person argues in Passion, keep your
own intelligence in Goodness, calmly scrutinize the approach of
the opponent to see its weaknesses and methodically use facts and
logic to refute him. But if you see that the person is too excited
emotionally, and you cannot calm him down with your energy, it
is better not to discuss anything with him. This is a very important
skill for advising, conducting negotiations, etc.
Mercury in Goodness gives acceptance of other people, a strong
nervous system and a calm mind. Such people can reach the heart
of the matter very calmly and logically, explaining point by point,
and deliver their message pleasantly, interestingly and humorously.
If they become leaders, then they run everything with order and
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First of all Mercury in Goodness is an inspired mind, thanks to

which a person can achieve the Divine purpose, to change his life.
This is a mind that is able to distinguish the “sat” from the “asat”
– the eternal from the temporary; indeed, this is what the mind
is destined for, to analyze, distinguish and discern. A person with
Mercury in Goodness has a great ability to perceive the essence: he
decides to go to God and accepts everything put in his way, if it
is favorable for the development of unconditional love and service
to Him, rejecting all that is unfavorable. If a person has a strong
mind, he can easily change his destiny; he clearly sees the essence
of everything. To bring Mercury in Sattva is a great blessing and a
major achievement, it gives an understanding that everything that
happens with us is a lesson, and all whom we encounter in life are
our teachers. And all these lessons and teachers are sent to us to
teach us how to love unconditionally and accept love, to realize that
only God’s love is the ultimate goal of life.
Mercury that is well located gives people good nature and the
ability for harmonious communication. It gives flexibility of mind,
a sense of humor and a certain cheerfulness.
Strong Mercury gives a quick mind, wit, imagination, good
memory, sophisticated intellect, logic, erudition, prudence,
oratorical and mathematical skills, an inclination toward mystery
and eloquence. If Venus is also strong, it adds keen humor. Strong
Mercury also gives accuracy.
Example: one student from our courses has successfully graduated
Economics in Jerusalem, worked in a large and very prosperous
financial company in Israel. She earned a lot, but the work required
large analytical and mathematical skills. She has made charts for all
her employees and discovered that for most of them Mercury is in
exaltation (very strong position) in the birth chart. Mercury was in
exaltation and the strongest planet in her chart as well.
On the other hand, if Mercury is weak it does not mean that
person will be of low intelligence. From my humble experience, this
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life. It is usually difficult to achieve stability and lasting prosperity

in commerce for such people, since Mercury is responsible for
commerce as well. I have never seen a high level businessman with
weakened Mercury. They all have clear objectives for the years
ahead; they are calm, consider their speech carefully and usually
of few words.
For example, recently I consulted an Orthodox Jew. According
to the chart and judging by the location of Jupiter, he has been
following the orthodox spiritual path for a number of lives, while
he had dilapidated Mercury. All the time he kept saying something,
his body was always making some unconscious movements; his life
resembled a bustling stream, constantly changing its direction. He
was not able to set a goal and did not even understand why this
should be done. In his youth he was engaged in commerce, but
whenever he achieved success, after a while he got out of business.
What was important for him in religion were external attributes
and rituals. He is seriously ill due to his much weakened nervous
system.

Summary
An effect of Mercury in Ignorance is defined by the following
characteristics and behavior: a total inability to concentrate,
senseless activity of the body and mind, complete aimlessness of
everything that is done in general, an absolute lack of control of
mind and senses, constant condemnation of others coupled with
a rude manner, cunning, bad memory, reluctance to learn and
understand something new, total absence of sense of humor, or
black humor associated with the suffering of others. Failure to
learn lessons from past events, to the extent of shifting the blame
for problems to everybody else. One can say about such people:
“Life has taught him nothing.” If they do not work on themselves,
then sooner or later their nervous system is ruined. People with
Mercury in Ignorance in past lives are born with inherited nervous
and psychotherapeutic problems.
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Mercury in Passion: cunning, the desire to listen and share

gossip, especially sex related, ability to establish relations with the
necessary people, the desire to appear as if they know everything,
constant thirst for information, great desire to learn whatever will
help to manipulate others, to achieve a high position and fame,
much activity of mind and body, bustle, corruption, excessively
abstruse speech, orthodox adherence to certain worldview, closed to
anything new, great arrogance due to intellect. Unwillingness and
inability to see Divine Wisdom in everything, reluctance to see the
true essence and inner state of people and objects.
Mercury in Goodness: unbeatable logic, deep analytical
skills, ability to learn from others’ mistakes and from very brief
instructions, ability to quickly grasp the essence. Ability to explain
complicated things in short, simple and very accessible language,
to come to an understanding with others. Openness to new
knowledge, ability to clearly set goals and reach them regardless
of circumstances, quick adaptation to various circumstances and
people. Ability to control feelings and mind. Keen sense of humor
and ability to joke about yourself. Good sense. Strong desire to learn
the Absolute Truth and learn Divine Knowledge. Understanding
that everything that happens to us is a lesson and everybody we
meet are our teachers. Understanding that only God’s love is the
ultimate goal of life.

How to Harmonize the Influence of Mercury

Mercury is strengthened when we study and analyze. The best is
to learn the heritage of enlightened masters, and to a lesser extent
study of an ancient Indian astrology, foreign languages, especially
Hebrew and Sanskrit.
Mercury is also strengthened when we set goals and live according
to them, and vice versa, a meaningless, bustling life destroys the
beneficial effect of Mercury.

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The favorable influence of Mercury is enhanced if we develop

eloquence, oratory skills. Sometimes people say about someone: “he
is so smart, but cannot express himself.” But even many modern
psychologists came to the conclusion that the more clearly a person
thinks, the clearer he communicates. So, if an intellectual will
develop his oratory skills, his intelligence is enhanced.
Mercury also is strengthened if a person knows how to listen
and consciously uses his speech. Silence greatly reinforces Mercury;
therefore sages are as a rule able to keep silent. How can we
distinguish the wise from the foolish? By language, by how and
what they say.
To enhance Mercury it is useful to develop keen humor, to learn
how to produce comedy from any tragedy. Still meditation is very
good: for example, sit with your back held upright and do not move,
watch your breath and/or repeat mantras or prayers.
Another option for meditation is to sit upright and at eye level, at
a distance of two meters, place a black dot the size of a penny (this
may be a small icon). Look at it without moving your pupils at all.
If your eyes become tired, close them. Ten minutes of such practice
on a daily basis quickly bring Mercury to a much more harmonious
state.
The favorable influence of Mercury is blocked when a person
is promiscuous. Generally speaking, almost any sexual contact
weakens Mercury, especially with one’s own sex or any perversion.
Mercury is manifest through the upper energy centers, primarily
via the fifth chakra, and sex life redirects the energy into the low
centers. Notwithstanding what the creators of the sexual revolution
say, scientific evidence confirms that the earlier teenagers begin
sexual life, the longer and stronger they will experience depression,
immunity will be weaker, success in school will be lower. If I
advise a teenager who has studied successfully, was a good son or
daughter, but suddenly fails to not succeed, loses interest in studies,
and becomes aggressive, you can be 95% sure that “the child” had

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started sexual life, or was actively masturbating, or addicted to

pornography.
Indian astrologers advise the following strengthen Mercury:
• regularly donate to orphanages, help poor students;
• take care of tulasi (the sacred medicinal plant), especially on
Wednesdays;
• to feed cows with leaves on Wednesdays;
• to place a picture or statue of Buddha or Vishnu in the northern
part of your home.
Mercury mantra: Om Namo Bhagavate Budhadevaya. If a
person follows the path of Buddhism and Vaishnavism (worship of
Vishnu), then Mercury is amplified a lot

From the Training Course

The signs of Mercury are Gemini and Virgo. In Pisces, it falls.
This is the only planet that is exalted in its own sign, in the first
15 degrees of Virgo.
Mercury is responsible for 5th chakra – Vishudha. This energy
center is located at the bottom of the throat and is associated
primarily with speech.
Its day is Wednesday, its color – green. Metals – Mercury, Silver.
Stones – green emerald, direction – North.
Mercury is responsible for the following professions: writers,
teachers, speakers, businessmen, sculptors, astrologers,
astronomers, scientists, people who possess the secrets of mantras
and yantras. In our time, without strong Mercury it is difficult to
be a good financial analyst, teacher, mathematician, accountant,
auditor, journalist, trader, PR expert.
In medical terms it is responsible for the nervous system, solar
plexus, hands, mouth, tongue, skin and hair. Mercurial diseases

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are mental illnesses, neurosis, neuralgia, impotence, deafness,

eye problems, asthma, dizziness, arrhythmia, and helminthes.
In numerology, the Mercury number is 5.
Everyone who was born on the 5th, 14th, 23rd of the month are
under the influence of Mercury and are usually quite intelligent,
sociable and love to communicate.
The number five is a model of description of the most important
characteristics of macrocosm and microcosm. It is a known five-
fold division of the world; there are 5 elements of the Universe, 5
classes of animals, 5 senses, 5 internal organs, 5 passions.

Case Studies
I have very good friends – a married couple. They could not
conceive a child for many years, the wife had an ectopic pregnancy,
and there were problems with the skin and gynecology. Her Mercury
was debilitated in the House responsible for gynecology, and his
Mercury – in the house responsible for children and digestion.
Apart from that, they had very strong charts – they are talented
people, the wife was a leader who ran spiritual organizations (the
Sun, owner of the House of personality, was in the House of religion
and good luck). But weakened Mercury made them constantly fuss,
they always had thousands of successive ideas, and they were not
able to select one of them on which to concentrate.
I advised them to outline one clear plan and work at it, told
them what books they have to read and what lifestyle to lead. I
gave them mantras to neutralize the negative effects of Mercury.
But according to my experience, if one has a strong planet which
is located favorably, he easily perceives and reads his mantra, as if
he did it all his life (and thus easily leads a harmonious life in those
aspects that come under the sphere of this planet); but people find it
very hard to read mantras to neutralize a weakened planet.
This couple adheres quite fanatically to a certain religion. I had a
long discussion with them explaining that one of the most important
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moments in spiritual progress is the ability to live in reality, in the

here and now. “You pray, read mantras, but live without an aim
and are often careless and cannot concentrate. If you pay attention,
you’ll see that you are very rarely in reality, your mind is constantly
rushing, either into the past or into the future,” I said. They started
to work on themselves, the process of internal purification began,
and a slow improvement started. They also engaged in purifying
the body in accordance with their physical constitution.
Unfortunately, I have not seen them for two years and do not
know how they are. But this is a fact: they have huge potential,
but due to their problems with commitment, constant rushing
and excessive number of contacts they overload themselves on the
energy level. First they read some literature, then something else,
constantly watching spiritual seminars one by one, arrive back from
one pilgrimage and immediately start dreaming about the next one,
and, indeed, do not have time to live their own lives due to their
hurrying around. I know that they do not take my words seriously
enough because some of what I say contradicts with their religious
principle. I know that this woman has had one more unsuccessful
pregnancy, another trip to the shrines of India, another complete
change of external activities and places of residence.
It is always very distressing to hear about it – they have great
potential and could become world famous healers, spiritual leaders,
or simply happy parents.
The second example is strong Mercury. Several years ago I gave
consultation to the Director of the factories network in Kazakhstan.
His Mercury, master of the House of personality, was in exaltation
in the Fourth House, responsible for the House of mother and real
estate and with the career aspect, and besides; he is drawn into some
royal connections (Raja Yogis). Several other strong planets were
in the House of mother. I immediately said: “You received support
from your mother as a child, your mother is a very intelligent with
a top position,” and he confirmed it. His mother had held a high
position in government, was a very clever woman, and he inherited
her best qualities. Exalted Mercury often gives people great intellect
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and a degree. As a rule, big businessmen have strong Mercury. This

person can estimate business perspectives in an instant; it seems as
though he has a computer in his head. He quite successfully manages
business, instantly logically “evaluates” any person or idea. I gave
him some advice in relation to his irritability caused by the aspect
of Mars to Mercury, which was capable of causing disease.
I have two friends, both big businessmen, owners of huge
corporations, they both have strong Mercury, located in the best
Houses – the fifth or the ninth, and it gives them wisdom. They
read deep spiritual works, can talk on philosophical topics, and at
the same time, are not up in the clouds. They are very successful
in business, and clearly know what they want in life (Mercury is
responsible for the purposefulness).

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Philosophical Understanding of Jupiter

The Sanskrit name for Jupiter is Guru (spiritual teacher) or
Brihaspati – lord of prayer or devotion.
According to the location of this planet in the natal chart, we can
estimate a person’s character, the strength of his principles, his level
of morality, the religion he is committed to, what his ideology is and
how he adheres to it.
Jupiter is the planet of creativity, energy expansion. It is main
controller of children (putra-Karak), as well as their quantity, their
health and our relationship with them.
Jupiter is very important for women because it represents not only
children but also her husband – the main components of women’s
happiness. However, since in our time, especially in western society,
women tend to marry without the blessing of their parents and
without the consecration rites, based on passion, the indicator of
the husband becomes Mars.
Jupiter is the planet of luck, compassion, optimism and prosperity.
It represents a measure of money and prosperity. Moreover, Jupiter
is an indicator of good karma and unexpected gifts of fate.
In terms of medicine Jupiter is associated with the immune
system, on which our health depends very much.
At a higher level Jupiter is associated with piety, morality,
hierarchy, and it shows the power of man’s faith.

Jupiter in Ignorance
Jupiter determines the ideas and ideals by which a person and
society live. This is the most important thing, because the ideals of
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them. In the chart of a government, Jupiter (in particular, its periods

and transits) determines what ideology the particular country will
follow.
With Ignorant Jupiter, people follow harmful ideas, such as to
cause someone damage, to destroy someone. At the state level, these
ideas sound something like this: “In order to be happy we have to
rule, to destroy someone, to cause suffering for someone.”
A person with ignorant Jupiter is very rude and sarcastic; when
he speaks, he usually uses obscene words.
First of all, Jupiter is affected by irreverent speech because,
unlike Mercury, which is responsible for speech in general, Jupiter is
responsible for respectful speech in particular. If Jupiter is favorably
placed in the chart, then the person will have respectful speech.
There is a true saying that if a person communicates with others
respectfully and politely, he will attain all the prosperity he wants.
Ignorant Jupiter causes hatred to teachers, other religions and to
religion in general, contempt for morality and a lack of morality in
the person himself. Its slogan is, “We live once, do what you want.”
The other extreme is when a man is fanatically committed to any
ideas, moral or religious norms, hates those who do not follow
them, and is ready to apply violence towards them. The influence of
Ignorant Jupiter often causes recklessness, when people do not think
about the consequences of their actions at all, or full pessimism. In
addition, for such a person it is typical to be greedy, to use rude
and disrespectful speech, especially with teachers and elders, to
constantly pass judgment on people, to make harsh assessments
expressed in a very rough form, to criticize different religions
and show hatred towards their leaders, often even a strong desire
to destroy them. Also characteristic are commitment to political
parties, religious sects, and denominations that promote and carry
out violence against any dissenters to further their goals; greediness;
hatred towards teachers, and the complete absence of any morality
and ethics. Such a person may even be proud of this and have black
pessimistic views and, in general, a very gloomy outlook on life.

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Jupiter in Passion
Passionate Jupiter lets a person feel excessively optimistic. Such
a person always says that everything will be fine, but this is a mask
because it is not sensed that this energy stems from his true feelings.
The person is just playing a part, in his subconscious mind he does
not believe what he says, and this hypocrisy is felt by those around.
Passionate Jupiter gives a tendency to gambling. If people
gamble, Jupiter is affected negatively, since it develops a parasitic
way of thinking and a consumer attitude towards life.
First, the chances of winning a lottery are extremely slim.
According to the statistics, it is almost impossible to win, but
millions of people still play. Why? It is because everyone wants
to spend a penny, and win a million, while giving nothing to the
Universe.
Studies were carried out to find out how the lives of people that
have won large sums of money in a lottery have changed. It turned
out that 90% of them had experienced complete frustration in just
a few years. During this time they managed to squander all the
money, afterwards they dived into the deepest depression, ruined
themselves by drinking, and the like. Almost none of them ever
achieved any happiness due to winning, because after getting the
money they were overcome by a horrible parasitic mentality, which
began sending subconscious messages like: “I can get a free ride, I
can take more energy from the world than I give.” Because of this
there is a serious blockage of Jupiter. Therefore the Eastern schools
say: “Do not play games of chance.” The owners of the gambling
businesses have an even more seriously closed Jupiter, because their
activities contribute to the destruction of other people’s Jupiter.
Passionate Jupiter, similar to Mars, causes a partiality to
argument, especially with the authorities. It encourages people
to arrange a debate, to determine who is better and who is worse.
However, the truth can never come to light in such a debate, because
it is based only on selfishness.

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Jupiter is usually Passionate when it is situated in its own sign in

the chart or in exaltation, while being in retrograde motion, since in
this case its energy becomes excessively strong. Such people are often
very dogmatic. This mostly manifests itself in those people whose
Jupiter is in the fall as well as in retrograde, and to a lesser extent
in those who merely have it in the fall. My students have conducted
research in astrological studies with me on this subject, and found
out that more than 80% of people who have been following any
religious doctrine for a long time strictly or even fanatically have
such a position of Jupiter in their chart. Performance of religious
rituals, recitation of mantras and prayers, and following the
precepts and principles provide very strong empowerment (Shakti)
and charisma, but if a person does so for another purpose than to
achieve the Divine love, you will never see true happiness in his
eyes. To be sure, he may be known as a leader whose words and
deeds affect the consciousness of millions of people, but neither he
nor his followers look happy and harmonious.
A person with such a position of Jupiter finds it most important
to follow certain particular rules and strict regulations, to have
a framework. This is not necessarily of a religious nature. For
example, in Canada and many western countries, especially in
Germany, there is a very strong Passionate Jupiter. There a person
from his very childhood is taught to do everything exactly as
written in the instructions, to strictly and blindly follow rules and
laws, sometimes against morality, ethics and even simple common
sense. This in turn seals off the energy of creativity.
Once in Canada I came to the barber to trim my beard. In the price
list of at this chartered hairdresser there appeared to be only three
sizes of razor for beards, none of which suited me. The hairdresser
offered me to do what she thought was right. In response, I asked
again to make my beard of such length as was right for me. A strong
energy of irritation and misunderstanding started coming out
from the hairdresser, claiming that she had clearly said that there
were only three options available, and she several times showed
me the instructions as if the ultimate truth was written there. It is
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useless to prove anything to such people: if you do not fit into their
framework, they consider you a lunatic.
Passionate Jupiter increases the desire to obtain money
(greediness), makes a man active at work. Without passion he
can’t achieve anything. To build a house, it is not enough to be in
Sattva only, unless you are on a pure yogi level. In order to start any
business Passion is necessary. The slogans of Passionate Jupiter are,
“Labor has made a human being out of a monkey”, “The one who
does not work shall not eat”, etc.
Until recently the cell floors in Dutch prisons were filled with
water, because it was thought that every person needs to work – in
this case, to pump out the water. How was Holland itself built to
begin with? Much of its current area was marsh and bog, and land
was literally poured over the sea by the hands of its population.
The Dutch people have a very strong Passionate Jupiter, which says:
To be happy, you have to work hard. That in itself is good. When
a country is only at its formation stage, this kind of mindset is
very important. To create a structure, establish an organization, to
implement new ideas, Passion is necessary.
People in Ignorance and in Passion are continuously met with
many situations where they have to fight with someone, to win
over someone, to compete with someone. The slogan of the Sattvic
Jupiter is “Peace for the whole world.” How did people in the Vedic
times use to greet each other when they met? They spent some time
to say pleasant things in each other’s honor. On the other hand,
people in Passion, for example, most Americans, do not care for
one another, so they limit their greetings to the formal: “How are
you doing?” America is the embodiment of Passion in everything,
and Jupiter there is also manifest in Passion: “Whatever cannot be
bought for big money, can be bought for very big money”.
What is dangerous about Passion? The danger arrives when
a person reaches the desired fruit of his Passionate activity, as he
still remains unfulfilled. This happens because Passion does not
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and Ignorance, does not come to people by itself in this world; they
have to rise up to its level and stay there. For example, your home is
messy, the phone keeps ringing, someone is coming in to solve some
business issues – all these are typical manifestations of the energies
of Passion and Ignorance. When you expend great effort, clean up,
put things in order, plan your daily schedule and so on – this is the
manifestation of Goodness.
If a person is wrapped up in passionate ideas and does not move
into Goodness, then he falls into Ignorance. We should always
keep track on how the gunas affect us. There are six levels in the
development of disease, and the first level is that of the gunas. The
less Goodness in the mind of a person and his life, the more illnesses
he has. Sometimes it is enough to pull a person out of Ignorance and
his or her chart will start to look better, because the Ignorant guna
was not allowing it to show even a tenth of its potential, moreover,
there may appear negative things which initially hadn’t been there.
Jupiter is one of the major planets, because it is responsible for
the philosophical understanding of all events, for the ideals by
which one is guided in life. Therefore, it is very important to respect
Dharma, to visit holy places, to interact with holy people. Therefore
one should always check by what ideas the person is guided. My
experience in consulting and training shows that the vast majority
of people worldwide live without any particular goal and ideals,
many cannot even formulate them. Alas, this is the biggest problem.
Passionate Jupiter often causes a person feel pitiful instead of
compassionate, unjustified optimism, overconfidence, passing
judgment on others, tendency to gambling, a strong desire to
argue with everyone, a lack of any authority or, conversely, a blind
fanatical adherence to rules and regulations, excessive adherence
to principles, without understanding that the goal of any spiritual
practice is the development of love for God, and not following
rituals and rules. A person with Passionate Jupiter is convinced that
his teacher, religious or spiritual organization is the most correct
and advanced. For such a person spiritual life and spiritual progress
are defined solely by strict adherence to the rules. He follows those
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moral norms that contribute to his material progress, and he turns

to philosophy, spirituality and religion merely in order to become
more successful from a material point of view.

Jupiter in Goodness
Jupiter in Sattva provides a stable and healthy optimism. Such a
person understands the structure of the world philosophically. He
realizes that whatever happens is done for the better, understands
the Divine laws, and knows that in this world everything is done
because of love and for love. Even if we go though some trials in
life, they were given to us in order to work off our negative karma
and/or as a lesson so that we may understand something new and
move forward to a higher level. Such people perceive everything
positively, as they see the Divine spirit in everything.
Respect for all living beings, especially to older people, or those
whose social level and knowledge are higher, respectful speech
toward everyone, a calm and respectful attitude towards others, a
lack of criticism – all this is in their blood. It is extremely important
to develop those qualities.
Sattvic Jupiter gives self-control and honesty. In our time, honesty
is considered the last stronghold of religion. It is very important to
be honest, first and foremost to yourself.
Compassion for all living beings and devotion to teachers – these
are the qualities of Jupiter in Goodness. At the highest level of
development there comes the understanding that every person we
meet is our teacher, every situation is created in order to bring us
closer to the Divine and enable to get rid of selfishness. Each of us
has had many teachers in life, so one should never criticize anybody,
but must go his own way, showing respect to all.
Children should have the same attitude towards teachers at
school. In Israel and America they are very disrespectful to teachers.
Pupils are allowed to do practically anything. There are primary
schools where pupils can leave the classroom at any moment, or
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speak roughly to the teacher, and it is considered normal: this is a

way to express himself. Nevertheless, through this a pupil’s ability
to acquire knowledge becomes closed off. Therefore the level of
intellectual development of schoolchildren in Western countries is
constantly decreasing. It is very important to know and remember
that we can receive knowledge only when we are inwardly humble.
We should have such an attitude throughout our lives, because
the Universe is teaching us every second. Therefore, even when you
are studying a foreign language or learning to drive a car, it is desired
to give an imaginary bow to the person who teaches you, to bow to
his energy of a teacher. Also, you have no right to consult any person
if he is not in a consultation mode, is not ready to listen to you, does
not respect you. If there is no appropriate mood and atmosphere,
he will always be disrespectful to you and to the knowledge that
you bring, and in moments like this Jupiter closes. When Jupiter
is closed, there is neither a chance to understand something for
yourself nor to convey even the most simple and obvious truths to
others.
Since in our time there is a lack of proper respect for teachers,
there is a dramatic drop in education. In some British or Oriental
systems of education, where teachers are still respected and a
respectful attitude towards the teacher is cultivated, education is
still very strong. Before you send your child to any school, make
sure that there will be respect for teachers. If there is no respect, the
benefit of studying in such a school will be little. Knowledge comes
only from the top down. They can be opened to us from the heart,
because of our generosity in serving teachers, but for this we must
be humble and respectful.
Sattvic Jupiter gives a person a desire to donate, to do his duty
and fulfill his obligation, to regularly follow his Dharma prescribed
by spiritual practice. It is usually some kind of spiritual rituals.
But one should not fall to extremes. For example, in Israel there
are two extremes: there are orthodox Jews who fanatically and
blindly follow what is written in the Scriptures, and others are
sworn materialists. In other words, on the one hand there is a strong
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materialistic outlook, on the other – being trapped at the spiritual.

But neither of these is harmonious. To harmoniously follow your
spiritual practice is to do so regularly and willingly. For example,
make a vow to chant two rounds of mantras daily or to practice
yoga thirty minutes a day. If you are a Christian –go to the church
every week, read the Bible every day, etc. Follow this regularly, and
Jupiter moves into Goodness. However, do not look disapproving
and condemn others if they do not do this, because then Jupiter
immediately sinks into Passion and Ignorance.

Summary
The influence of Jupiter in Ignorance is characterized by
the following character traits and typical models of behavior:
greediness, rude and disrespectful speech, constant condemnation
of others, harsh judgment, criticism of other religions and hatred
toward their leaders, often a strong desire to destroy them, fanatical
devotion to political parties, religious sects and denominations,
promoting and carrying out violence against dissenters, hatred to
teachers, total absence of any morality, strong pessimism.
Passionate Jupiter: unjustified optimism, recklessness,
condemnation of others, inclination to gambling, a strong desire
to argue with everyone, lack of recognition of any authority (or,
conversely, blind acceptance), fanatical adherence to rules and
regulations, excessive attachment to principles, failure to understand
that the goal of any spiritual practice is the development of Divine
love and not the performance of rituals and norms, following only
those moral rules that contribute to material progress.
Jupiter in Goodness: steady healthy optimism, respectful and
positive attitude and compassion towards all beings, respectful
speech, honesty, sincerity, desire to make donations in secret,
detachment and independence from money, regularity and
consistency in spiritual practice, complete renunciation of various
types of gambling, careful and thoughtful attitude to speech, lack

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of criticism and passing judgment on other people in thought and

in speech.

How to Enhance the Beneficial Effects of Jupiter

Jupiter is strengthened by the energy of some restorative herbs:
ashwagandha, licorice, ginseng, and astragalus, especially in
dairy broths, in ghee, and as herbal jams. Also beneficial are nuts
(almonds, walnuts, cashews), sesame seeds and oils (almond oil,
sesame oil, and especially ghee).
Since the main objective of Jupiter is to connect people with the
flow of Divine love, to open their path to their inner treasures, we
must develop the capacity for spiritual creativity within ourselves,
ennobling the world, and not just for creativity for material gain,
which only strengthens the forces of selfishness and the temporary
material world. We need to be truly compassionate, and not to
act kindly merely for the sake of someone’s praise, admiration
or recompense. We need to be a source of kindness, charity, and
goodwill. We should see true benefit for ourselves not in external
development, but in humility and inner growth. This will help us
realize that everything is good, whatever happens is for the best, and
that the cause of our problems are not external circumstances, but
actually our own inner ignorance, subconscious agenda, mindset
and character. Then we can see that our main goal in life is to direct
and lead other people on the path of light.
A lifestyle that increases the energy of Jupiter necessarily includes
the development of optimism and a positive outlook on life. People
should become more friendly, sociable and easy-going, but at the
same time not compromise on their higher principles. We need to
act together with the forces of goodness. Useful in this respect are
any actions that are addressed to the benefit of others, or taken for
the sake of raising the level of consciousness throughout the entire
world.

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Also, considering the fact that Jupiter is responsible for traditional

religion, it is very favorable to have the backing of to any religious or
spiritual activity that requires fulfillment of rules and formalities.
However, one should be careful, as simply mechanical performance
of religious rites does not bring the desired effect, and if a person at
the same time defies other religions, believing his way to be the only
right one, the effect can be just the opposite.
People who were ardent atheists or religious fanatics in their
previous life are usually born with affected Jupiter. I once consulted
a man with a rather difficult fate who had an affected Jupiter in
his chart. He confirmed my assessment, similar things had been
also told to him by a known healer, and when he was experiencing
a session of hypnotic regression, he discovered that in his previous
life he had been an officer in the People’s Commission of Internal
Affairs of the USSR (NKVD), was responsible for elimination of
priests and church personnel and had been shot in 1939 due to a
false accusation. It is very important to develop the qualities that
are given to us from above: justice, honesty, compassion, respectful
speech and so on.
More and more doctors are now talking about a strong relationship
between a person’s health and destiny and his nature, attitudes and
actions in general. As the saying goes, everything new is merely a
well forgotten old… Is this not what was always maintained by the
enlightened sages and teachers of all religions? As Hippocrates said,
“A physician who is a lover of wisdom is the equal of a god.”
To strengthen Jupiter Indian astrologers advise:
• watering public trees on Thursdays or any day of the week
except Sunday;
• giving bananas to beggars on streets;
• feeding the fish;
• serving a teacher.
Mantra of Jupiter: Om Namo Bhagavate Vamanadevayya,
Om Namo Bhagavate Gurudevayya.

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From the Training Course

Jupiter is the guru of prayer or spiritual teacher (Brihaspati).
It is the most favorable planet, the planet of spirituality.
In the horoscope of the woman it represents her husband.
Jupiter shows the stock of piety from past lives. It is responsible for
money, prosperity, wealth, religion (in classical sense, orthodox),
philosophy, higher education, science and law.
Jupiter is a giant, glowing planet, which emits more energy than
it receives from the Sun. Because of its huge size it is the heaviest of
the planets in our solar system. It is called “guru”, which in Sanskrit
means both “heavy” and “one who removes darkness.”
All this makes Jupiter the teacher (Deva-Guru) of the assembly
of the gods, the teacher of righteousness, justice and education.
Just as a guru, being a true educator and helper, reflects the lives
of his students, so too Jupiter helps the growth and expansion of
consciousness of everything and everyone whom it touches.
One of the Sanskrit names of Jupiter is Vachaspati: “vacha”
comes from the “vac,” which means “spoken word”, and “Pati”
means “Lord.” Thus, Vachaspati means Lord of speeches, Lord of
words.
Its occupations are spiritual teachers, instructors, brokers,
doctors, scientists, judges, bankers.
Jupiter is responsible for the second, the sexual chakra,
Swadhisthana.
Jupiter itself is exalted in the sixth chakra, which is in area of the
third eye.
The number of Jupiter is 3.
People who are born on the 3rd, 12th, 21st, 30th of any month,
or they whose primary numbers are reduced to 3, are under the
control of Jupiter. Especially lucky are those who are born on the
12th of the month.

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3 is an important number for mankind. Time consists of three

parts: past, present and future. Religion is expressed in the Divine
triad. The number three is a symbol of the soul. In Hinduism, there
are three main deities – Brahma, Shiva and Vishnu.
The number 3 is connected with the first geometrical figure,
the triangle. The opposites within creation are connected within
it, life begins to expand. Tripartite vertical symbols find a match
in the structure of the human body. A tripartite vertical picture
of the world is present at all stages of the historical and cultural
development of mankind.
For family life the number 3 is very important. The third one in
every family must be God and His service, and then the family will
prosper and live happily ever after. The Vedas say that the Goddess
of fortune Lakshmi will enter such a household, and this house will
be blessed with children.
But if the influence of Jupiter upon the home and family is in
Passion and Ignorance, then another third one, a lover or mistress,
will enter the house instead. Such “love triangles” quickly destroy
any family, bringing great suffering to the children in the home.
Those who destroy other people’s families, doom themselves to
severe reincarnations, the curse of the holy fathers, problems with
children and poverty.
The day of Jupiter is Thursday. This is the most auspicious day
of the week. It is the day of new beginnings, the best for a marriage.
The kabbalists say that the birth on this day is very auspicious.
Its color is yellow.
Its stones are yellow sapphire and topaz and all yellow stones.
Its metals are gold and platinum.
Its character is clean, generous and masculine.
It is responsible for the liver, blood, veins, arteries, hips,
kidneys, fat.
The diseases of the weakened Jupiter are insomnia, diabetes,
skin diseases, anemia, hernia, cataracts, all diseases of the liver.
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Weakened Jupiter causes extravagance, a heightened sense of

justice, or conversely encourages people to behave very unjustly
towards others, impudence, a tarnished reputation, over-optimism,
addiction to gambling, debts.
When too strong (in its own sign or exalted, but in retrograde)
Jupiter usually produces self-righteous people and religious fanatics,
who believe that spiritual and material progress is only possible if a
person strictly follows the Scriptures of their religion.
During the period of Jupiter people often gain weight. Generally,
weakened Jupiter often causes obesity, or in very rare cases (less
than 20%), the opposite, lack of fat in the body.
If Jupiter and Saturn are in aspect with each other in a person’s
chart, this often the cause of a spiritual nature.
The direction of Jupiter is Northeast.
In a house this direction should be free; it is good to place an
altar there, or a place for spiritual books or images. It is also very
beneficial to have a fountain there, or at least a picture of a seascape.
Jupiter’s signs are Pisces and Sagittarius.
Jupiter is exalted in Cancer and in fall in Capricorn.
The best house for Jupiter is the first (house of personality).
It is important to note that Jupiter is responsible for children,
the extent to which people will be blessed with children, and at
the same time also for ethics and morality. It is not difficult to
see the connection: the less morals people have, especially women,
the more problems there will be with children. In modern society,
where morality and ethics are lessening day by day, the more and
more problems there are with children and childbirth.
Jupiter is responsible for money, which comes first of all to those
who follow their Dharma, and donate to charitable causes.

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Case Studies
Many years ago, I gave a consultation in Israel. One woman
signed up for a consultation by phone, talking to me very rudely,
(and even worse to my secretary, as it turned out later). I discovered
that she had a very weak Jupiter in the fall, in an unfavorable house.
I immediately saw that she had serious liver problems, and she
confirmed that they had started in her childhood, and now it had
come down to cirrhosis, and she was literally on the verge of death.
She was a very dogmatic person, supposing that she was always
right. The Weak Jupiter in her chart was related to the house of
family. Her parents were strict, had been continuously quarrelling
with one another, there was no respect between them. When I told
her that she had coarse speech, she was surprised and assured me
that this was not true, that her speech was quite normal. In addition,
she was always expressing disapproval of others. I gave her mantras
for neutralization, recommendations for working on her state of
mind.
She was phoning me for a year and a half and telling that she is
not able to stop judging others, she cannot stop paying attention
to them. She came for my consultations a few times. To get rid of
the rudeness, she began chanting a Jupiter mantra three times, but
it did not work, she could recite only a little and then got mixed
up. She strictly followed my advice in all areas of her life and later
came to study at my courses. Her progress was evident, but it was
nevertheless very interesting to observe her: as soon as anyone
would speak up, she immediately gave her opinion of what was said,
because weak Jupiter gives people unshakeable confidence in their
own legitimacy and the need to judge everyone.
Over time she has changed and made rapid spiritual progress.
Her relationships with her children also changed for the better, the
children began to grow spiritually. Recently she wrote me a letter
where she said that she probably would stop taking medication, as
in recent years the state of her liver had begun improving (despite
the fact that two or three years ago the doctors had said that it was
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high time to write a will). Her state of health improved in general,

in the material sense there are also positive changes, she made new
good friends, but most importantly, she has discovered her inner
self.
The other side of the coin is a too strong Jupiter. This can also
have negative consequences. As a rule, it is very difficult to prove
anything to such a person. Such people usually are adherents of some
religious institutions and organizations, and are not necessarily
fanatics, but in their subconscious, there is a defined dogma, and it
is not possible to change it.
If you say anything contrary to the views of such a person, to
his ways and religion, he usually will not accept your words. I find
it difficult to give consultations to such people. My students once
went for two years in a row to a summer festival of one religious
organization, based on very strict Eastern teaching, and consulted
people there on a voluntary basis. They told me: “You know,
Rami, there are more than 80% of people whose Jupiter is either in
retrograde and in the fall, or in exaltation, or in its sign and also in
retrograde (i.e., too strong).” I thought that it was just a coincidence,
but then I was invited to their Moscow center to give a lecture, and
there I did an express-consultancy… Eight people out of ten had
such Jupiter. Many of them were very disharmonious in many
spheres of life, almost all had health problems, one young girl was
sick with blood cancer. Such people tend to adhere strictly to one
denomination or religion.
At the recent seminars in Canada, there was one woman assisting
me. Just over a year ago, she came to me for counseling. She had also
very strong Jupiter. She is very confident of her veracity. She was
Jewish by her father, but the Jewish people only consider kinship
by the mother, so she wanted to undergo “Giyur” (conversion
accepting the obligations of Jewish religious observance), and was
more and more occupied with following the strict rules of Judaism.
I told her: “Dear, you have problems with the gall bladder and liver,
and your energy is at a big disadvantage because of your inner
fanaticism.” She burst into tears and confessed that the doctors had
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found cancer in her liver; she felt drawn to such a strictly regulated
religion. I said that it would be harmful for her. She insisted that
she wanted to be a serious follower of Judaism, to observe Shabbat
and many other rules. “What is wrong with this?” – She wondered.
I explained, “What’s wrong is the following: if you do not follow the
main commandment – to love God, the other commandments will
not work without it and very often they only serve to nurture pride,
criticism of other people, and increase the number of complaints
against the world.”
I drew her attention to the fact that she had too many demands
upon others, that she judged everyone. I said, “You are a big user
and an egotistical person.” She was very surprised because she
considered herself almost a Mother Teresa, the savior of all souls.
Excessively strong Jupiter had caused all her problems, and without
exaggeration, I can say that this realization came as a great shock to
her. She began following all my advice, read my books, listened to
CDs. What is interesting is that her teacher in Judaic studies, a very
wise follower of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, encouraged her to follow
all my instructions.
Soon the woman began to progress in virtually all spheres of life.
She became softer, more flexible in dealing with people, she changed
her lifestyle and attitude, and her health has improved dramatically.
Words and feelings of gratitude are natural expressions to her now,
she has forgotten all about her previous claims and accusations. Her
mood is improved greatly and she feels a lot of vital energy.

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Philosophical Concept of Venus

Venus is the planet of love and beauty. If Jupiter is the guru
of saints, then Venus is the mentor of demons, as it is possible to
subordinate the demonic powers under your control only by charm
and sexual attraction. The histories of all civilizations tell of many
examples when the greatest of this world easily fell under the
influence of a beautiful woman.
In a man’s natal chart, Venus signifies a wife or a beloved woman.
Venus is our ability to appreciate beauty and our inherent aesthetic
feelings, to be harmonious, it shows how much a person can love
and create beauty around him.
Venus is characteristic of art, primarily music, singing, dancing,
painting, poetry. In a good location Venus gives a person beauty and
a good heart, excellent sense of humor and sense of taste. It can also
give extrasensory and hypnotic aptitudes, visualization ability.
If Venus in a chart is weakened or a person does not live in
harmony, then he is not able to distinguish love from affection and
can become a slave of his feelings, suffer from an obsessive desire
to surround himself with luxurious things, become a slave of the
lower forms of culture: hard rock, loud, screaming music, to make
a cult of sex and violence.
Modern mass media is almost completely under the influence
of lower Venus energies which adversely affects society as a whole,
especially teenagers.
Tantra belongs to Venus. Lowest, sexual tantra reflects the lowest
level of Venus energy and the highest tantra shows the level of loving
service to God, unconditional love for everyone and everything that
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The Sanskrit name of Venus is Shukra, which means “a glittering

light”, “warm” as well as “seed” that implies the beginning of a new
life.

Venus in Ignorance
Venus in Ignorance gives the inability to control our desires and
actions: a person eats and drinks whatever he or she wants, sleeps
with whomever he or she wants.
The typical manifestation of Venus in Ignorance is the using of
black magic (Venus is responsible for hypnotism). Not one couple
that came together by means of black magic or solved their problems
using it (charms to arouse or to dampen love, etc.) can successfully
exist for more than two years. Moreover, such a person seals off any
possible relationships for this and the coming life, unless he or she
atones for it through prayer.
Huge insatiable lust, sexual perversions, prostitution,
promiscuity, debauchery, sexual aggression (against oneself and
one’s partner) is Venus in Ignorance.
It manifests itself through affection to ignorant forms, such as
terrible monstrous hero characters of the modern film industry,
ignorant loud music, particularly hard rock.
Venus in a man sinks violently into Ignorance because of a
disrespectful attitude toward women, for example, when he calls
them “chicks,” “broads” etc.
Same-sex attraction is Venus in Ignorance with the addition of
Passion. Porno movies, especially with elements of violence, are
complete ignorance.
Wearing of torn and dirty clothes, humor with derision, ridicule,
and public mockery of other people are Venus in Ignorance (vulgar
humor is Venus in Passion).
The line between Venus in Passion and Venus in Ignorance is
very thin. For example, a man falls in love with a woman (strong

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affection is Venus in Passion), she turns him down and then he kills
himself and sometimes the woman too (this is Venus in Ignorance).
Or, “We are not allowed to be together, let us kill each other.” It is
necessary to protect ourselves and our relatives from people with
such energy, as the guna of Ignorance makes people act against their
will, and then they can be so sorry for what they have done.
Modern civilization moves from Venus in Passion to Venus in
Ignorance without rising to Goodness. According to the statistics,
nowadays the amount of domestic violence is much greater than
that of street violence. People torment and kill their nearest and
dearest. It was noticed long ago that it is but one step from “love”
(a strong attachment to someone, which is Venus in Passion) to hate
(Venus in Ignorance).

Venus in Passion
Passionate Venus causes the desire to manipulate others, as
well as vulgar humor. Venus is the planet of light-heartedness, so
Passionate Venus evokes all dainty, comfortable items, beautiful
restaurants and elegant surrounding. It gives the desire for luxury
and wealth. Under its influence beautiful films with elements of
eroticism and simply passionate romantic films are made. The latter
are usually very attractive and exciting, especially if they contain at
least a little of the Sattva element.
Discos, night clubs, bars with thundering music and passionately
cavorting half-naked bodies are the manifestations of Passionate
and Ignorant Venus.
Venus in Passion causes love (attachment) to a beautiful form,
under its influence they “love,” but it is for something, for some
qualities, usually external ones. In other words, such a person does
not see the essence; he is not interested in deep inner qualities, but
only the appearance and external accomplishments of another
person are important. “I fell in love: she had such a body, such legs!”
This is love in Passion when “I love her” equals “I want her.”

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Love in Passion passes very quickly. This is very typical for

Europe and America. At the beginning of the novel there are a lot
of flowers and gifts, and then love passes and partners immediately
begin to seek new feelings elsewhere. The brighter a passionate love
burns, the faster it is burnt out.
In modern civilization the cult of Passionate and Ignorant Venus
encourages the search of happiness in beautiful love stories, having
several love romances simultaneously.
There are seven chakras (energy centers) in our bodies, and it is
necessary to take into account that if marriage and family relations
are built on the base of the lower chakras (“Wow, we have such
cosmic sex”); this relationship can not last long. If the vibrations do
not rise to the higher levels (up to Venus heart chakra and above) the
lower chakras’ energies are being rapidly depleted and relationships
are destroyed. It is considered that the maximum cycle for such a
relationship is seven years, but very often less.
In Western society the idea is propagated that you live well and
happily only as long as you can have sexual relationships: be as sexy
as possible, you should always attract the opposite sex in your life;
you still can have sex and you definitely need a boyfriend even when
you are in your sixties and it is high time to start thinking about
eternity. Venus is the embodiment of youth, the period when you
need to attract a partner into your life and keep him, to establish a
family. At sixty or seventy we should bring up grandchildren. By
this time it is already necessary to be wise, and not to try to prove
anything to ourselves and others. “I live as long as I can copulate”
– this is influence of Passionate Venus with elements of Ignorance.
Venus in Passion is vividly manifested in so-called metrosexuals
– men who attach great importance to their appearance, follow
fashion trends, know too much about brands, perfume collections,
etc. Such behavior is more typical and natural for women, as in
women Venus is six times stronger than in men. Such Venus often
produces homosexuality.

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If Passionate and Ignorant Venus dominate, then sooner or later

it will be manifested in the following health problems: first of all
sexually transmitted diseases, kidney dysfunction, gout, eczema,
miscarriages, infertility, weakness of the reproductive system and
reproductive organs, problems with semen, menstrual problems,
various skin problems. Loss of strength or weaknesses of the
immune system are possible as well as a tendency to bleed.
Weakened Venus causes discontent with living conditions,
anxiety in love, instability in financial situation, problems with
friends because of money, uncontrolled eating and drinking, use of
black magic, manipulation.
An affected Venus is one of the biggest problems we can
encounter: it inspires an attraction to form, while forgetting the
essence. This lower side of the planet’s energy is clearly manifest in
our culture with its emphasis on sensual pleasures. Even the part of
Venus energy belonging to the sphere of artistic creation is in our
days expressed predominantly in the lower level, as evidenced by
the massive craze for loud music, the weakness for bright, flashy
colors and the popularity of show business.
The symptoms of weakened Venus are a lack of grace and beauty
as well as a lack of taste and refinement. Such a person may be rude,
aggressive, impolite and vulgar. Problems in the romantic sphere
are likely, as well as a lack of love and tender feelings. Members of
the weaker sex may experience a lack of femininity and happiness
in their personal life. A man with weakened Venus may experience
difficulty communicating with women, or else his wife inflicts
suffering on him for some reason or she suffers herself.
I have carried out a study and discovered that almost all the
people who were somehow unexpectedly and unpleasantly deserted
by a partner have weakened Venus. And, vice versa, for people with
strong Venus personal life is a source of happiness, and if their
relationship stops then they are those who initiated it. They are
practically never deserted or abandoned by others.

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Venus in Goodness
Venus in Goodness is nearly unconditional love, love without
unhealthy attachment. The main thing for anyone in a relationship
is to give, not to receive. If someone with Venus in Sattva declares
that he or she loves, then his or her main goal is to make the other
half happy. If the person sees that the love relationship is not
working well both partners, he or she will break off the relationship
rather than consciously trying to make it closer. For example, if one
understands that in such love he is losing himself, failing to meet
his obligations and continue working toward his proper goal, then
he is able to leave such a relationship, in other words to transform
Passionate Venus into Sattvic.
Such a person never puts demands on or accuses a partner.
Accusations are the characteristics of the Ignorant and Passionate
state. In Sattva Venus manifests itself in relationship as gratitude (in
particular relationship between the sexes, Mercury and Jupiter are
responsible for communication in general). Sattvic Venus inspires
a person with the desire to give more in a relationship, to make
the other partner happy, as well as devotion to the other partner.
Swans have Venus in Goodness, as they are very devoted birds. It is
considered that it is very bad for a woman if her husband dies first.
A man can bear the loss of his wife easier, especially if he is already
at an advanced age and according to his masculine nature he is able
to abjure, becoming more spiritual.
Venus in Goodness means the ability to control oneself and
one’s desires. I observed how one spiritual teacher behaved when
a beautiful woman came to see him. He looked at her briefly, then
shifted his gaze aside and no longer looked at her directly, although
this was done unobtrusively, in a natural and totally inoffensive
manner. He behaved like this as he knew that when a woman with
strong Passionate Venus comes along, he might not be able to resist
for long. This is a principle of Eastern psychology. He consciously
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knew that feelings become attracted to their object like a magnet,

and Passionate Venus is very attractive.
A person with Ignorant Venus speaks rudely, with a complaining
voice, while a person with Passionate Venus speaks very emotionally,
sweetly and passionately, but in goodness Venus gives a very soft
and pleasant speech. Such people speak beautifully, often slowly
and melodiously, from the position of unconditional love.
It is very important, especially for a woman, to cultivate Sattvic
Venus in the home, because the duration of the relationship between
a man and a woman depends on Venus as well as on Jupiter, as does
success in marital relationship in general.
Jesus Christ had a highly implemented Venus in pure Goodness
(in exaltation, in conjunction with Rahu), this is an example of very
pure, giving love, as it is said: “Pray for those who curse you.”
Venus in Goodness is universal forgiveness and modesty
(bashfulness). It is stated in Srimad Bhagavatam that shyness is the
most attractive female quality.
People with Venus in Goodness are kind, have a good sense
of humor and a gentle, pleasing charisma, irresistible beauty and
attractiveness, not necessarily of the external kind. They know
how to make use of gems, music, and aromatherapy. They define
love as something beyond sex, their intimate relationships are
spiritualized. When a woman has Venus in Goodness, she has such
a charm, that the opposite sex cannot overlook, although she may
have quite an ordinary appearance and be dressed modestly. To be
sure, if Ignorance and Passion dominate in a man, he might not
notice the greatness of this woman, but that is all the better for her.
Regarding the sexual act itself, Goodness is the ability to
prolong its duration for the pleasure of one’s partner, it means that
the most important thing is to give. Modern sex is primitive and
short. Nowadays, the idea that sex should be rare may seem scary
for some. But just imagine what happens if you eat delicacies daily,
rapidly and in plenty. In a little while such food will inevitably
undermine your physical and mental health, and you will need to
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invent some variation in the food to continue to stimulate feelings

and give pleasure.
Sexual relations in Goodness rise to the Divine level.
People with Venus in Goodness can abstain from sex if it is
necessary, can be faithful to one partner. Woman is a manifestation
of the Moon and Venus energies, an emotional creation with a
highly sensitive subtle body, therefore each partner remains in her
subtle body for at least seven years. She should be very fastidious
about whom she is intimate with and even who gives her a massage.
The Vedas say that a man with Venus in Goodness can make
several women happy, that is, he may have several wives (but in our
time, society no longer lives by the laws of the Vedas and polygamy
is hardly acceptable). In the Vedic civilization polygamy existed, as
it did in many other advanced civilizations. It was considered that
if one man could keep several wives and make each of them truly
happy, this does not contradict nature. But what is for certain is that
a man with Venus in Goodness is surely able to make at least one
woman happy. Polygamy is more required for a man who has the
influence of Passion – a warrior, a leader.
In the past a man had several wives and he did not have just
intimacy with them, but in the first place cared for them, defended
them, because it is very important for a woman to be under a man’s
protection. The man came to them not only for amorous pleasures;
he satisfied all the material needs and desires of each woman. None
of the women ever had to work.
In the early nineties, in one city in Russia a show trial took place
regarding a man who had three families in different cities, because
he had several jobs. He was constantly moving from city to city, and
in each city he created a family. He supported all his families and
cared for them, and all the wives and children were happy. Though
he disappeared for weeks on business trips, when he returned,
everybody was very pleased, happy and felt great. At a certain
moment everything was revealed. During the trial his lawyer asked
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woman happy, and in this case three women and their children were
very happy.
In fact in our society there are plenty of illegal, clandestine love
affairs. As a result children are born without a normal father. In
the Vedic society the rules were officially that if a man had an
illegitimate child, he had to take care of this child just the same as
a legitimate one, to provide him with the same good education, etc.
In our times society has deteriorated and women are simply used.
If a husband abandons her for another family, he often completely
stops taking care of his ex-wife and supporting his own children. At
best, he supports them halfway.
Woman’s liberation is her slavery. No woman can be happy and
healthy if she does not have children and normal family relations
before she is thirty, forty at the most. No psychologist can prove the
contrary. In the West there are documentaries about feminists who
became disappointed in their movement and came to deeply regret
for their ruined destinies.
Women-feminists say they have already reached that when going
out on a date they give flowers to men. In Canada and America this
is already considered a normal thing. In the West restaurant bills are
divided into two, so everyone can pay for himself.
Women have made men behave like this. But behind the porn
sites, the ideas that a woman should play the field before marriage
and taste freedom, lies the philosophy of men, because such
behavior of a woman is profitable for them: there is no longer a need
to take care of a woman, to support her, to take responsibility for
the family. Man can easily live in a relationship and then at any time
run away, saying: “Sorry, it didn’t work.” But it is the loose women
themselves who suffer most from this, because their outer beauty
unfortunately does not last forever, and in the second half of life,
as a rule, promiscuous women remain abandoned and rejected by
everyone, even by their own children, whom they could not teach
anything good, and they have nothing to respect them for.

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Men do not want to take responsibility for women because the

majority of women are no longer harmonious, they cannot create
an area of love and beauty around them. Men need to develop the
qualities of Mars and the Sun, to care for women and protect them.
That is their nature, how they were planned and created by God. As
a rule, a harmonious man subconsciously, and often consciously,
does not have any desire to marry a woman who has many sexual
partners in her aura.
Strong Venus gives a person sexual power, which can be
transformed at the inner level into astral or spiritual power,
strength of will. Strong Venus can give a person charisma, which is
manifested in the ability to inspire others, to plant enthusiasm into
others. But it can also be used for hypnosis and deception.
Venus when well located and strong in horoscope can benefit
every person. It demonstrates the ability to give and receive love,
refined taste, purity and beauty. This planet strengthens our life
force, carrying within itself the energy of happiness.
The qualities of strong Venus are charisma, sociability, generosity,
kindness, a sense of humor, the ability to love and receive love, as
well as grace, a pleasant voice, curly hair and beauty. People with
strong Venus are usually of medium height, round-faced and
plump. If Venus in a person’s chart is strong then luxury, comfort
and wealth come easily into his life. If Venus is related to the house
of partners, this often results in a handsome or beautiful spouse
with artistic abilities.

Summary
The influence of Ignorant Venus is characterized by the following
traits of character and behavior: sexual perversion (including
homosexuality), propensity to sexual violence or masochism, use
of black magic, promiscuity in personal relationships, attraction to
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eating and drinking, difficulty in personal life, violence because of

“love.”
Passionate Venus is huge sexual desire, frequent change of
sexual partners, large quantity of sexual fantasies, attachment to
sensual pleasures, vulgar humor, and desire to manipulate others.
Bright, colorful, conspicuous clothing and the desire to be always
in fashion is Venus in Passion. Attraction to the exterior, material
status of the partner while unable and often unwilling to see the
essence is also Venus in Passion. Adultery, inability to forgive a lover
and strong jealousy are Venus in Passion.
Venus in Goodness is unconditional love and kindness to all
living beings, the ability to accept themselves and others as they are,
generosity, absence of attachment to money and wealth, grace, ability
to create a space of love around oneself, proper use of gemstones,
flowers, music, aromas, good sense of beauty, forgiveness to all,
modesty, good sense of humor, soft charisma, modest but tastefully
chosen clothes (for women – long skirts, no low-necked dresses,
etc.), unusual appeal, every sexual act brings closer to the Divine,
perception of one’s partner as a part of God, ability to prolong the
sexual act in a meditative state for the enjoyment of the partner.
Venus in Goodness is also the ability to live happily and safely
without an active sexual life for an extended period, and to give it
up totally if necessary.

Methods of Harmonizing the Influence of Venus

To strengthen the energy of Venus it is necessary to cultivate
refinement and sensitivity, tact and what is most important,
the ability to love. It is necessary to develop creative and artistic
abilities and to strive for a more vivid and accurate self-expression.
It is useful to surround ourselves with beautiful things and brightly
colored flowers. A woman should cultivate pure feminine qualities;
a man should pay more attention to women that play an important
part in his life. Venus is greatly enhanced by matrimonial fidelity.

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Sweet aromas excellently stimulate the energy of Venus: the

smell of roses, saffron, jasmine, lotus, lilies, and iris. Well suited
for this are also plants providing a tonic effect in the sexual sphere:
shatavari, white musali, Chinese angelica, aloe, Rehmannia and
raspberry leaves.
Indian astrologers advise to donate bright silk clothes to needy
people (especially on Friday), as well as sugar, rice and ghee for
strengthening of the favorable influence of Venus.

How to Develop the Ability to Love

As explained above, Venus energy becomes stronger, spiritualizes
and rises to a very high level due to the comprehension of the
higher essence of love and the development of the ability to love.
This distinguishes Venus from all the other planets. By developing
the Divine, unconditional love it is possible within a short time to
neutralize the adverse effect of all the planets, that is, to get out
from the influence of the karmic law. But for that one needs to
understand what real love is. In modern civilization everything that
gives pleasure to our senses is called love. For example we say: “I love
cake, sunny weather, such a person,” implying that our physical or
subtle body receives pleasure by touching these objects. If we say
that we do not like someone, then as a rule we add: “Because he’s fat,
ugly, cunning” etc. From a philosophical point of view this is not
love but attachment. It is precisely attachments that are the cause of
our sufferings and diseases. Love by its very nature is unconditional.
In the material world the primary example of such love is a mother’s
love to her child. Attachment gives rise to fear of loss, whereas love
provides courage, because it brings satisfaction in itself and gives
freedom to the object of love.
One woman who used to take my course had exalted Venus in the
Rashi (the main chart) and in many Vargas (the auxiliary charts). As
a result, besides the main Venus qualities she had fearlessness. She
confirmed that throughout her life she had taken various worldly
problems without any fear.
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Love makes a person to be forgiving toward all, as opposed

to attachment, which actively uses resentment as a means to
manipulation. Love does not know anger, as a loving man takes
pleasure in giving, not demanding. Anger, on the other hand, is a
result of unsatisfied lust, which is born out of contemplation of the
objects of senses. For example, we see something and desire to get
it, and if we don’t get the object of our desires, we become angry.
Divine love also means loving ourselves. How can we love
anybody if we do not love ourselves? (”Love your neighbor as
yourself”). Every one of us is a part of God, and it is impossible to
love the Whole without loving some part of it.
Love brings optimism and joy, as people live consciously while
accepting any situation with love and not becoming dependent on
any circumstances. This feeling in itself makes a man happy.
Attachment creates only fear and pessimism, as the person
is permanently afraid of losing the object of pleasure, and
understands that some day it will definitely happen. Attachment
implies relationship: “You give me, I give you.” To love means to give
mind, heart and all you have completely, without asking anything
in return. Why are we angry when we love the usual “love”? We do
not get what we expected, that is why.
It is also very important to understand that love is not an activity
but state of consciousness. The state of love is as natural as breathing.
If breathing would be difficult for us, we would become tired of the
process, we would need a rest from breathing, and we would die.
Love is breathing at a higher level. If there is no breathing, a body
dies. If there is no love, a soul cannot be born. Love is the breath of
our soul. We cannot say to someone: “Breathe only in my presence,”
as in that case the person would die. There cannot be a monopoly on
love. However, this does not mean that we should love one and all.
Simply we should be in a loving state of mind. It’s like breathing –
even in the presence of enemies we continue to breathe.
These are just some thoughts about unconditional love.
Unfortunately, for modern culture they are still unusual.

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Notwithstanding, each year more scientific data appears that love

cures in the literal sense of the word, ever more Healers with a
capital H appear who teach how to love properly, thereby providing
deliverance from diseases and improving the most complex of fates.
What is the hub of all religious teaching? The instruction “Do
not do to others what you do not wish for yourself,” as well as the
fact that the main purpose of life is acquisition of the Divine love.
The less we live in love, the more illnesses and sufferings we have.
Therefore, Venus, known also as the planet of love, is the most
favorable planet according to the sages.

From the Training Course

The Sanskrit name of Venus is Shukra, which means “glittering
light,” “warm” as well as “seed,” implying the beginning of a new
life.
Venus is also known as the morning star, since before sunrise it
is the brightest planet in the Eastern hemisphere. It can be seen with
the naked eye twice: before sunrise and before sunset.
Venus manages youth. Its influence on women is a little stronger
than on men. It gives a sense of humor, generosity, and the feeling
of romantic love.
Venus is a representation of a partner in marriage (especially
for men) and sexual partner.
External indicators of a strong Venus are: low height, plump
body with strongly pronounced forms, round face and kind eyes,
pleasant voice, curly hair, beauty, sociability, grace, elegance,
charm, artistic quality, hypnotism, proper use of gemstones,
flowers, music, and aromatherapy.
In the body Venus is responsible for the skin, throat, ovaries,
veins, kidneys, reproductive system, eyes, and chin.
The day of Venus is Friday.
Its best position is the Fourth House.
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On Friday it is good to give gifts to one’s beloved. It is a good

day for a wedding. Some schools say this day is unfavorable for
purchases, because it leads to money loss.
Its colors are pink, semi-transparent, lemon-yellow, white,
variegated, and bright.
Its jewel is diamond, and a cheaper but practical and sterling
replacement is a quartz crystal.
Its direction is Southeast. It is desirable in this part of house to
have beautiful, luxurious things, a burning candle. It is a good place
for a fireplace.
The nature of Venus is feminine, watery, emotional and sensitive.
Occupations are actors, artists, doctors, masseurs,
cosmetologists, salesmen of expensive and luxurious items,
music, painting, poetry, singing, theater and cinema, show
business. Unfavorably located Venus causes prostitution.
Its signs are Taurus and Libra. It is exalted in Pisces, falls in
Virgo.
In numerology, the number of Venus is 6.
Those who are born on the 6th, 15th, 24th of any month, or
whose primary numerological numbers are reduced to 6, are under
the control of Venus.
In numerology of some schools of Eastern Sufism, 66 is a sacred
number, but 666 is a manifestation of extremely strong Ignorant
Venus, this is lust, sexual freedom, huge egoism, the person becomes
a slave to his or her sexual organ, ready to do anything for money
and material goods. Therefore, in many religious and esoteric
schools 666 is the number of the devil.
Among the numbers from 1 to 9, the number 6 is the happiest.
Those who were born on the 24th of any month are the most
fortunate. The number 6 is unique because it is common for
both odd and even numbers. It may be the result of combination
of three (3 is an odd number) even numbers or two (2 is an even
number) odd numbers. In the combination of 2 +2 +2 = 6 the even
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number 2 is used three times, in an odd number of repetitions. In

the combination of 3 +3 = 6 the odd number 3 is used twice, in
an even number of repetitions. Being common to both groups, the
number 6 is thus known as the “universal friend”. It is associated
with the chronological epoch (in the Vedic tradition, with Yugas)
and is considered fortunate because of its connection with the
Divine harmony and spiritual development. This is the number of
beauty and harmony. It is associated with the culture of creation in
human life. A person learns to appreciate beauty, moving forward,
progressing to the number 7, a mystical number, which teaches to
look inside and realize oneself, search for the inner light within
one’s own soul.
Venus’s Chakra is the fourth, heart chakra (Anahata). The
Moon and Saturn exalt in this chakra. The Moon represents
motherhood, the ability to care, sacrifice, and selfless love. Saturn
represents strictness, following high standards, devotion, duty, lack
of attachment. All this together gives the highest manifestation of
Venus.
Venus itself is exalted in the second, sexual chakra, the chakra of
Jupiter, thereby showing that the path to true love lies in following
the moral and ethical laws given by God.
The Venus Mantra is Om Namo Bhagavate Parashuramaya.

Case Studies
Once in Israel I gave a consultation to a woman with Venus in
debilitation in the House of income. I hinted without telling her
directly that it is not very good to earn money by selling one’s body.
She replied that she took a liberated view and that there was nothing
wrong with that. As it turned out, she actually was a prostitute.
Many people who were engaged in prostitution in their past lives,
that is, they sold love for money, are born with affected Venus. I
gave her spiritual techniques. She started to practice them but she
remained heavily dependent on sensual pleasures. She considered

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that the body was everything. In her personal life she was alone;
people only wanted her for her beautiful body. Later I was told that
she was nevertheless able to follow my advice, even to the point of
studying the Vedas, she lived a healthier lifestyle, prayed more and
even gave birth to a child, although she was still not married.
I’ve seen quite a lot of people with weakened Venus, and
whenever it was somehow connected with the House of income and
money, those people often were inclined to “sell” their Venus. Even
when a person has strong Venus, if he engages in prostitution, then
Venus rapidly becomes weak, some diseases and problems in Venus
category might begin.
I consulted one man with an excessively strong Venus; it was in
its own sign in his chart, in exaltation in the House of short trips
and at the same time in retrograde. He constantly went on business
trips and had many sexual contacts; he was totally plunging into his
sensual activities and spent all his energy on it. When he married
his beloved, he said to her: “I have a rule not to make any promises.
I want to take pleasure, I may have other women,” such free love
relationships. As he had a strong chart, he was able to live in such a
way for a while; but he was a slave of his lust, the main thing for him
was sexual pleasure, he recognized no limitations.
Not long ago his favorable periods were up, and as he had simply
frittered away his good karma for sensual pleasure, problems with
work, money, his spouse, and health started for him.
It is most difficult to advise such people, as when they are
attached to sensual pleasures, the mind (the ability to recognize and
strive for the higher purpose) disappears, the energy of the highest
chakras falls to the lowest and rapidly dissipates, people just lose the
fruits of their good karma and swiftly earn a heavy karma, and in
these cases only the Universe can help and begin to heal and teach
them by dealing them the blows of fate.
Also, I consulted a young woman with very weak Venus, who
did not come across as very attractive as she did not take care that
much about her appearance. I gave her practical tips, advised her to

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pay more attention to her appearance, to dress more nicely, to learn

how to take care of herself in a purely feminine way, to develop her
feminine qualities. When a woman has weak Venus, she often has
no desire to look after herself. Also, Venus becomes very weak if a
woman wears clothes similar to a man’s and speaks roughly (it often
happens in cases of the much stronger male planets’ influence,
especially Mars). This young woman followed my advice to some
extent, but as her Venus was weak she longed for spirituality, and
as a result she joined a religious organization where there was more
following of external rules than there was development of the
Divine love. Well, apparently that was her way. But even the little
that she has done improved her situation.
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I was surprised by one chart. Once, being in Israel, Sergei Lazarev,
the author of “Diagnostics of karma”, asked me to examine his
chart and his wife’s chart. In the chart it could be seen that he was a
very powerful healer, he had the strongest Saturn and strong Mars,
Sun and Moon, a strong house of literary creativity and writing is
one of his vital missions, but his Venus was weak. It was in fall and
was associated with partners and money.
I told him: “You have strong Sun, Mars, but you are an inflexible,
hard man”. He replied: “Yes, I was like this, I was heavily attached
to spirituality, I saw my past lives: for three lives I have been a
teacher in the East.” Religion existed, teaching existed, but love
did not. Why was he alone in business? Because almost all of his
partners cheated him (his weak Venus runs the house of partners
and is in the house of money and business). As soon as he started
to do anything together with another person, to build any plans,
everything came apart at once. In one of his books he wrote that
when he was diagnosed with cancer, he knew (because he had a high
level of soul), that there was no love, and he went to love, and began
to learn to love. All those who consulted him before the year 2003-
2004 knew how hard he was to people. He had no softness of Venus.
He also did not have the strongest Jupiter, which although provided
a talent for healing, at the same time gave a certain stiffness. He is
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working on it, and his love level continues to increase. His Venus
is also connected to the house responsible for older siblings, and
he indeed had some problems with his elder sister. I explained him
what could be done as well as I could, although he knew about it
himself on the subtle level.

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Philosophical Conception of Saturn

Saturn is the planet that is the main cause of sufferings and
misery into people’s lives. The effect is of a karmic nature, which
means that a person cannot change almost anything in the sphere
of one’s life that is under Saturn’s influence in the astrological chart.
Saturn was considered the most important among the nine
planets not only in India but also in other ancient cultures. Saturn
has the name of Arbiter of fate. It is responsible for life span and
prosperity. Its influence can easily take out and raise a person “from
rags to riches” and vice versa.
Vedic astrology gives Saturn the most honorable place, as its
power can change a person’s fate. In astrology, Saturn has been a
symbol of death, diseases, poverty, separation, deformities, and
all possible perversions since olden times. From a spiritual point
of view, it embodies such qualities as discipline, austerity, severity,
detachment, patience, and loneliness.
If Jupiter symbolizes creativity and expansion, then Saturn
means contraction and destruction. Jupiter is a force of joy, an
optimist. Saturn is a force of grief and sadness, a pessimist. Jupiter
is a kind teacher; Saturn is strict and sometimes cruel.
Saturn governs illnesses, old age and death, all those harsh
teachers of human life, before which kneel all things that must yield
to the power of time. Yet at the same time destruction is the eternal
companion of creation, while decay and death are the necessary
conditions for new life and growth. The more we have attachments
and dependences in this world, the more we feel fear in front of
Saturn.
Saturn brings on sufferings, which contribute to the development
and growth of our soul, and many great men consciously choose a
life of suffering and restrictions to hasten their development. Saturn
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can cause fast aging and fading of powers, as it is an indicator of

aging. It is easy to notice that people who lead a hectic lifestyle
tend to age quite quickly. On the other hand, people who stick to a
correct routine in their everyday life cultivate sensible self-restraint,
age at a more advanced stage, live longer and remain fit mentally
and physically almost to the very end.
Being the most slow-moving planet, Saturn slows down all
processes and hinders movement. Saturn’s name in Sanskrit is
“Shani” which means slow. It often causes delay and postponement
in people’s lives.
Saturn is able to draw out one’s power both on the intellectual and
the physical levels. It causes melancholy and depression, awakens
self-pity and inspires anxiety and worries. Where are all those
rooted? In the ego. Being that on its lower level Saturn is a planet
of selfishness, so, the more egotistical a person is, the more severely
and unfavorably Saturn affects him. As the reader will have already
guessed, its influence does not give much pleasure.
Almost all of our material aspirations, such as the wish to possess
our own house, to be financially secure or wealthy, are actually a
disguised survival instinct, as those desires are rooted in the fear
of constraint, volatility of this world, and poverty Saturn threatens
with. However, the same Saturn which nurtures those desires also
destroys them. Saturn is a planet of fear, and the fear lies at the
base of a deep ego that is also under the power of that planet.
Saturn eclipses the mind and blinds it with fear. Many coldhearted
criminals have affected Saturn and it is often associated with Mars,
another harsh planet.
Nevertheless, Saturn is not only the lowest of the planets but the
highest in the spiritual sense of the word. Its lessons are usually
the most difficult and painful, but also the most useful. Having
passed through the difficult lessons of Saturn, we can escalate to
the highest peak of the spiritual evolution. Saturn manifests the
highest realization of knowledge, which can be accessed only by
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concentration. Once obtained, this energy can relieve a person of

dependencies and attachments and enable him to become truly free.
Saturn’s wisdom is reflected in the Buddhist doctrine about the
temporality and futility of all things and that the world is full of
suffering. For a more detailed description of Saturn’s influence, as
well as that of the other planets, you can read the books of David
Frawley, “Astrology of the Seers,” and of Robert Svoboda, “The
Greatness of Saturn.”

Saturn in Ignorance
Ignorant Saturn gives a person the deepest dejection and
gloominess. Sloth and dejection is one of the greatest sins in
Christianity. Such a person also may feel contempt for others, a
desire to hurt and humiliate them. All torture is a manifestation of
Ignorant Saturn, but sophisticated torture signifies Saturn with an
element of Passion.
Depression, enormous fear and an inner emptiness are symptoms
of such Saturn. It can also result in blind and unjustified anger
when a person does not even understand what he or she is doing. For
example, I had to give a consultation to a woman who had Saturn
in the fall as well as Mars in the eighth House. This is a very bad
combination. When her Martian period started, Saturn joined in
too and severe arguments began between her mother, her and her
only daughter. The woman all but beat them and threatened to kill
them. She confessed that she really experienced a great desire to hit
them with something heavy.
Ignorant Saturn gives laziness, absence of basic discipline, failure
to perform one’s duties. Such a person is unable to follow anything
at all, he cannot even complete a course of prescribed medicinal
drugs, he can manage it for 2-3 days at the most. If in addition such
a person has a weakened Mars, he may choose to solve all problems
by force, in a very tough way, such people have a very harsh thought
process. Saturn is a very cold and harsh planet; therefore Ignorant

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Saturn is very dangerous (such a position was in the charts of the

Nazis, Hitler, and Stalin).
Ignorant Saturn (especially if the Sun is weak) affects the joints
and spine and begets great pride and reluctance to see the Divine
will in everything. Such a person can easily betray someone; he is a
bad, untrustworthy friend.

Saturn in Passion
Passionate Saturn gives excessive organization and precision in
everything. Such a person does not accept criticism; he is too proud
and immodest. Saturn is a planet which crashes the human ego
into powder with its cold press. It can raise a person from rags to
riches and then back to the dirt, and does it coldly and consistently:
friends turn away from such a person; he loses money, becomes
seriously ill, etc.
Since Saturn controls Capricorn, people with Passionate Saturn
may strive for power, or desire to establish some rigorous system,
to stand out in some way. It is also the basis for the emergence of
upstarts. A person with Passionate Saturn may have a lighthearted
attitude toward everything, or constantly have fun even when there
is no justification for it. As the Russian folk proverb says, “Laughter
for no reason is the mark of a fool.” On the face of such a person
there may be a mask of fun, but in the eyes there is deep sadness.
More often Passionate Saturn will affect a person with excessive
seriousness in relation to everything, great inner tension and
inability to relax. You may come to such a person with some minor
issue and he says he has to think it over thoroughly. Such Saturn
makes one overly cautious. Such a person relies only on his own
abilities and emanates an air of coldness.
When Russia was under the influence of Passionate Saturn,
everything was conducted according to a strict order, everyone
bowed to the directions from their superiors, as Saturn is to some
extent responsible for hierarchy. It is Saturn that creates cold,
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precise structures (it is not for nothing that they are called “social
mechanisms”) and defines a strict order where each cog in the
machine knows its place. Saturn offers hard work every day for only
elementary sustenance. “Whoever does not work does not eat” was
the slogan of the people of that era. The Stakhanovite movement is
one of its most obvious manifestations.
Passionate Saturn is a certain way of thinking, where the world
is divided into white and black, and everything in it comes either
from the devil or from God. Under its influence a person thinks:
“When everything is well and I achieve something, then it is from
God, but if I don’t succeed in it, it must be that Satan stopped me.”
Such Saturn prompts one to interact with other human beings as
with faceless mechanisms.
At the physical level the symptoms of a weakened Saturn are
a fragile structure of bone tissue, a weak nervous system and a
general lack of vitality, threatening early death. Quite typical are:
constipation, accumulation of toxins in the body, possible purulent
processes and necrosis of body tissues. All this occurs because this
planet is responsible for decomposition. An influenced person will
recover very slowly and his resistance to infection is quite low. In
extreme cases, possible diseases are epilepsy, paralysis, asthma or
cancer. As Saturn is in charge of the nervous system, the planet may
cause its disorder. Under Saturn’s influence dumbness, paralysis
and progressive diseases of the nerves may occur. Its inhibitory and
overwhelming influence on the human mind may lead to neurosis
and serious mental illness. It is Saturn which generates the majority
of diseases, primarily chronic and progressive ones.
Weakened Saturn also causes anxiety, nervous tremors, inability
to cope with stress, insomnia. A person may live in constant
suspicion that people’s behavior conceals some hidden threat. He
is not practical enough, his perception of reality is distorted, he
find it hard to make money, does not follow through in his actions,
lacks endurance and stamina, and is unable to cope with difficulties
bravely. He may easily give up and quit. His motivations fade away
and vanish and he cannot carry out his long-term plans. Irritability
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may occur, as well as a tendency to express dissatisfaction and

complaints, a propensity for blind rage, and insecurity in friendship.

Saturn in Goodness
First of all Sattvic Saturn encourages modesty, humbleness, an
absence of false ego, a desire to live in a secluded location. All this is
the highest manifestation of knowledge; at which a person arrives
after many incarnations of undergoing spiritual practices aimed
at the development of love to the Divine. He is modest and short
of ego, he understands that the Divine will acts through him. This
gives him true humbleness, which means full acceptance of any
situation, the perception of everything as the Divine Will.
Sattvic Saturn gives a serious attitude to high values, while an
excessively serious approach to regular things shows Passionate
Saturn. A person under the influence of Sattvic Saturn can laugh
and joke, but he will always treat the high values seriously. Such a
person has a responsible attitude towards his life and understands
the true value of time. He knows that the human life form is a very
valuable gift. A great part of the time allotted to us in the human
body is spent growing to become mature individuals, and for the
conscious part of life we do not have so much time left. So people
who do not evaluate their life hours, “live fast,” are influenced by
Ignorant or Passionate Saturn.
People with Sattvic Saturn have a very serious and careful
attitude to their life, appreciating the time assigned to them, as it
is the greatest value, which no money can buy. Such people realize
the supreme goal of life, they are aware that they have not come
to this world to waste precious moments on fleeting pleasures and
mindless passage of time.
Truthfulness and perception of everything as the Divine Will
are very important qualities of Sattvic Saturn. This enables one to
accept any person and any turn of events with an inner calm.

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Saturnine people often hide their true feelings. Their face is

usually motionless as a mask, especially if the influence of Saturn
on the person is very strong, as in the case of Vladimir Putin (former
Russian President), as is readily apparent from recalling his public
speeches and New Year greetings. Such people hide their feelings
under a cold mask but they can at the same time be very sensitive
inside.
The typical qualities of a person influenced by Sattvic Saturn are
carefulness, trustworthiness, reliability, reserve, seriousness, and
slenderness. They often have deep-set eyes. Sattvic Saturn also gives
an ability to concentrate. People with Ignorant Saturn are unable to
concentrate on anything.
Sattvic Saturn makes a person truthful and efficient and gives
excellent organizational skills; such people tend to fulfill their
necessary duties precisely and regularly. Such people are very
consistent. They may feel detached from the general mass of
people, inwardly feeling a lack of dependence on the world. Such a
person realizes that in this world of names and shapes everything
is temporary, and he does not let himself become attached or
dependent upon anything.
Some of the qualities of Sattvic Saturn evoke those of the Sun,
such as leadership, responsibility, and organizational skills, but
the energies of the two planets are totally different. The Sun gives
brightness and charisma, while Saturn gives cold certainty and
clarity. Externally such a person will have a serious, reserved and
modest look; he will be trustworthy, careful, reliable, honest, able to
concentrate, to keep silent, and to immerse into meditation.

Summary
The effect of Ignorant Saturn is characterized by the following
character qualities and models of behavior: a huge ego, sadness,
depression, blind rage, all-encompassing fear, inner emptiness,
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other creatures, to torture them; reluctance to see in all the Divine

Will, all kinds of betrayal, great pride, unwillingness to work hard,
laziness, complete indifference to the world, undergoing sacrifices
and discipline for the sake of causing suffering to others, zero
tolerance, criminal inclinations, perversion and paranoia.
Saturn in Passion: conviction that hard work is the purpose of
life, a constant desire to change or complete something, inability
to rest and relax, too serious about everything, excessive caution,
fanatical craving to organize everything, sacrifice for the sake of
achieving one’s self-centered goals, habitually relying exclusively on
one’s own abilities, workaholism, impatience.
Saturn in Goodness: patience, modesty, humbleness, absence
of false ego, a desire to live in a secluded location, absence of
attachment and dependence, the understanding that everything
is temporary, coupled with the ability to appreciate every moment
that no money can buy, perception of the Divine Will in all things,
complete inner acceptance of everything and everyone, calmness,
loyalty, honesty, reliability, understanding that the real work is first
and foremost on oneself and one’s own shortcomings rather than
hard work to achieve material comfort and glory, full control of
emotions, Great organizational and performance skills, enormous
fortitude and endurance.

How to Harmonize the Influence of Saturn

From the first words I would like to note that harmonizing the
influence of Saturn requires a great amount of time when compared
to other planets, and the methods used contain more practical
measures than theoretical ones. Saturn requires self-discipline, self-
denial, humbleness and detachment. It is necessary to stick to the
most proper regimen of diet and sleep for body and soul, to be able
to make promises and not to break them, to accept everything that
is beneficial for body and soul and to reject anything that is not.

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To exercise self-denial and renunciation means not to be attached

internally to anything in this world (money, fame, ideology etc.).
One must live with a dual logic, divine and human, that is to say,
while maintaining full external adequacy we should have an inner
Divine perspective on the world, we should be deeply aware that
everything in this world is temporary, nothing is accidental, even
a blade of grass cannot sway without the Divine will; there are no
enemies or friends, just that somebody plays these roles according
to our karma. At any moment we may lose everything: money,
health, fame, our loved ones, our body, but God, love and soul are
eternal entities.
On the external level we must always serve and enthusiastically
and without laziness perform our familial, professional and social
duties. At work, for example, we make every effort to be good
employees. Nevertheless, if we are suddenly dismissed or laid off
we should accept that this is the Divine will, without becoming
resentful inhibited. On the other hand, if the situation demands
we should stick up for our rights while maintaining inner calm and
love.
Humbleness is the ability to see everybody on the same level,
not to feel proud if we do something better than others, and not to
be jealous or fall into depression if someone else outdoes us. Most
important is to understand that the last word always rests with
God and, therefore, be ready to take any situation in life calmly,
without depression and resentment to oneself, others or God. The
lifestyle associated with the beneficial influence of Saturn contains
development of inner balance, equanimity, composure and
impartiality. Saturn is also strengthened when we strictly adhere to
certain regulations in life and follow some authority or tradition.
It is recommended to refrain from all that might unnecessarily
stimulate nerves and senses.
It is desirable to avoid strong emotional outbursts, stressful and
tense situations, to spend more time in nature and in solitude, to
be able to slow down the pace of life, to calm down and relax. This
should be done regularly, at least once a week.
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For that purpose there exists a special day – Saturday, it is a

Saturn day. As the Indian and Tibetan sages stated, “Resting on
Saturday lengthens life”, and this day is especially designed by the
Creator for disconnecting from the regular daily routine so that we
can devote more time to spiritual practices.
Judaism takes a similar view, as is well known. By the way, many
esoteric and astrological schools believe that Judaism is strongly
influenced by Saturn. Therefore, it contains many rules and
regulations, and preference is given to clothes of black and dark
blue colors (Saturnine colors). Anyone who even slightly adheres
to the Jewish traditions, in addition to obtaining spiritual benefits,
also enhances Saturn (but not always its beneficial effect).
Herbal remedies, strengthening Saturn are myrrh, frankincense,
comfrey root. All of them reinforce the viability of the organism
and assist recovery. Also very favorable are natural remedies and
plants that remove toxins and waste from the body and produce
deep cleansing of all the tissues. One such remedy is Triphala, an
ayurvedic blend. Aromas of Saturn are sandalwood, frankincense,
cedar, juniper; they have a healing effect similar to the action of the
herbs above.
Fasting also enhances Saturn. This Vedic mantra is well suited
for harmonization and peacefulness of mind: Om Shanti Shanti
Shantiyi, or the Saturn mantra: Om Shanaye Namah. Those mantras
should be chanted on Saturdays in particular.
In conclusion, I would like to say that Saturn requires such
qualities as self-discipline, calmness, strict and consistent adherence
to certain regulations and authority. But the point is not to make a
human robot, but to purify the heart as much as possible, to learn
fearlessness and total independence from anything in this world
whatsoever, to elevate a person to the Divine level and breed God’s
love in his heart.
However, when regulations and rules become the goal (as it
happens with various subgroups in Orthodox Judaism) rather than
the means, then the heart gets hard and very soon becomes similar

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to a stone, and the sense of pride and superiority over others takes
control over the man.
In the charts of fanatic religious leaders as well as of political
extremists of all types Saturn tends to be very strong, but it creates
big problems to others, and it is almost guaranteed to result in
these personalities going through much suffering in a series of
incarnations.
It is important to remember that the spiritual level of the
individual is measured by the amount of love in his heart, and not
by how strictly and devotedly he follows the rules and regulations
(through training animals can learn pretty much anything too).
If one approaches the strengthening of Saturn with the correct
understanding, it is possible to cover many potential lifespans within
a few years, to bring great benefit to others and to improve the fate
and health of oneself as well as those of ancestors and descendants.
May you have the right outlook and objectivity!

From the Training Course

Saturn is the most distant planet from Earth, cold and small,
sinister, karmic. Karma related to Saturn varies heavily.
If Saturn is placed well in the natal chart, it brings wisdom, the
ability to tell right from wrong, sincerity, honesty, love of justice,
independence from all things, longevity, fame, power, leadership
and organizational skills.
If Saturn’s position in the natal chart is unfavorable, it may
make its owner greedy, morbid and gloomy. They always suffer
from some losses and psychosomatic problems caused by violation
of the chemical balance of the body. This happens due to the
deterioration of the wind element’s behavior (impairment of the
air flow occurring in the body). It may bring the obstacles, delays,
humiliation, hostility, bad karma, litigation and imprisonment.
A ruler of elderly people.

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Karaka (indicator) of life expectancy.

Responsible for the teeth, bones, spleen, right ear, sense of
hearing, feet, knees, hair, nails, bone marrow, lower waist.
Enhances the ability to concentrate, reserve, seriousness.
Deep-set eyes, slenderness, modesty, a tendency to hide one’s
feelings behind a mask, carefullness, fidelity, reliability, honesty,
great performance and organizational skills.
In the seventh house Saturn gets a directional force (digbala) and
is very strong there.
Weakened Saturn causes irritability, a tendency to express
discontent, irrational anger, and unreliability in friendship.
Its Signs are Capricorn, Aquarius. It is exalted in Libra, falls in
Aries.
Its color is black. The color of mourning, it brings gloom,
decreases in size, but may increase energy of power.
The combination of red and black enhances rigidity.
Iron, steel, wood, coal, lead.
The gemstone of Saturn is Blue Sapphire.
Professions are workers, artists, organizers.
Direction – West.
It is better to always keep the windows on the West closed tightly,
for example, by using the blinds.
It is unfavorable to have an entrance to your home from the West.
In this part of the house it is better to have a toilet or a workshop, to
store tools. One can make a room for guests there.
The important quality given by Saturn is an inner humbleness,
acceptance of the Divine will.
Talkativeness destroys Saturn.
Saturn gives endurance.
Saturn is responsible for the first (Muladhara) chakra.

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Saturn number in numerology – 8.

The day of Saturn – Saturday.
Those who were born on the 8th, 17th, and 26th of any month
are under Saturn influence. The number eight in many esoteric
schools represents infinity.
Saturn Mantras: Om Namo Bhagavate Kurmadevaja,
Om Shani Namaha.
Indian astrologers advise the following for neutralizing the
adverse influence of Saturn:
• to water public trees daily, except Sundays;
• to feed beggars and crows with salted rice and peas;
• to relate respectfully to subordinates;
• fasting on Saturdays (in general, fasting on any day of
the week strengthens the planet responsible for that
day);
• to serve and take care of the elderly and aged people.

Case Studies
I have seen three or four charts with the fallen Saturn related to
the House of Children, where the first child was born disabled or
brought much suffering to the parents. One woman (later she was
a student of our course) had a very weak Saturn, and her first child
was very ill with serious heart and digestive system problems; the
mother could do nothing to help him and for years just had to cope
with it. They searched around from one hospital to the next, but it
had little effect. The woman had no inner patience, humility, nor
ability to see the Supreme Will through these events. I gave her the
methods for neutralization, the woman began working on herself,
to develop spiritually, and the child felt much better. He underwent
an operation quite successfully, he started to walk and move around.
She also felt much better, because she had had problems with her

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lower back and her excessive thinness due to the Saturn influence,
and with the time this passed too.
Once in Israel I gave a consultation to another woman with a
similar problem. She also had a weakened Saturn related to the
House of Children. She could not bear children for a very long
time. Her husband came to the consultation and I started to advise
them what to do. They followed all the instructions and a healthy
baby was born. Since they have done everything correctly, worked
on themselves and changed internally, a harmonious child was
born, but then the mother developed extremely strong postnatal
depression. Instead of enjoying her long-awaited motherhood
(at the time she was 36 years old), Saturn caused gloom, sadness
and reluctance to take care of her baby, because during her three
previous lives she had not wanted to give anything to her children,
whereas the child requires a lot of input.
***
Once I consulted a man with much debilitated Saturn in the
House of Career. He had a very gray, heavy, monotonous work,
and could not change it. I told him that he had to learn to accept
whatever happens to him, to put his power into the work, to truly
love what he had been doing, to try making others happy at his
work, to help them, to bring good to people. He started working to
improve himself. But Saturn is a slow, heavy and solid planet, it is
not so easy to budge it, and it usually takes several years to change
something.
***
Among my practice cases I also came upon examples of strong
Saturn. Once I consulted a girl over the phone. I said to her: “You are
a naturally born spiritual teacher, and you will achieve this station
at a comparatively early age.” At that time she was studying biology
at the University, and was engaged in research activity. When she
heard it, she was very surprised. She was not all that much interested
in spiritual issues. However, she is a very wise person and indeed
she began teaching people a few years later. On reading just a few

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pages, or even a few paragraphs, of some wise philosophic book,

she can immediately grasp the essence and teach it to others. She
has been writing very interesting and wise articles, and, as far as
I know, already books as well. Saturn in her chart is the master of
the House of Personality in exaltation in the House of Wisdom and
Supreme Knowledge (the Ninth House). She successfully mastered
yoga and immediately became one of its best teachers. While for
many people understanding the supreme knowledge may take years
or even an entire life, she learns it within minutes, or it is better to
say, she recalls it.
***
In Moscow I consulted a woman with debilitated Saturn in the
chart related to the Fourth House. The Fourth House is an indicator
of Mother, Real Estate, and the chest area. She had a sunken chest,
and like her mother she was very thin and suffered because of it.
Her mother had a harsh life (the weakened Saturn in the House of
Mother usually gives such an effect), and their relationship was very
cold. Although her earnings were adequate, her dwelling conditions
were very poor: her apartment was always flooding, it was in a noisy
area, homeless people were living nearby; everybody wondered why
she had to live there. Despite the fact that she possessed enough
money, there was always something that occurred to prevent her
from moving out. I told her that she had to accept her mother for
who she was, to get rid of depression and impatience, explained that
it is essential to see everything as the Divine Will, and she began
working on herself. The situation with the real estate improved: she
moved, soon she gave birth to another child, her relationship with
her mother returned to normal, and the joints’ disease, caused by
the influence of Saturn, had disappeared.

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Philosophical Understanding of Rahu and Ketu

Along with the seven major planets, the ancient Indian sages
also paid close attention to two shadow planets, which are not quite
planets in the usual sense, as they have no physical mass and cannot
be seen in any telescope. But despite this, of the nine planets that
show karma, two are shadow planets (Vedic astrology doesn’t take
into consideration the planets, asteroids and comets further than
Saturn). And since we live in the epoch of those planets, it is very
important for us to know about them and live in harmony with
them.
Astronomically these shadow planets represent the points in
which the Moon’s orbit intersects the ecliptic – the visible path of
the Sun on the celestial sphere. It is at these points that solar and
lunar eclipses can occur. Lunar nodes, as they are called, correspond
with the times at which the solar and lunar energies interact and
enter into a conflict, or neutralize each other. They represent, so
to speak, the opportunity “power cut” of solar or lunar energies.
That’s why the lunar nodes are an extremely sensitive point of the
horoscope. Their influence can affect the entire consequence of
planetary forces.
Rahu – north, or ascending node – is the point at which the
Moon crosses the ecliptic in its movement from South to North.
Ketu – south, or descending node – is the point at which the Moon
crosses the ecliptic moving from North to South. Thus, the energy
of the northern node is associated with ascending and expansion,
but this energy is predominantly negative. The southern node
is associated with descent, the compression and internalization
of the same energy. In the Vedic system the Ketu effect is not as
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According to the legend, Rahu and Ketu are two halves of the
body of the demon, who drank the potion of immortality and was
subsequently punished by being cut into two parts. The Sun eclipses
and the Moon eclipses always take place near one of the lunar nodes.
That is how these lunar nodes are able to suppress and obscure the
Sun and any other planet.
The effect of Rahu is similar to that of Saturn; Ketu’s effect is
more like that of Mars. The energy of the nodes, however, is more
subtle and elusive than the energy of those planets.

The Influence of Rahu and Ketu on our Health

In our body Rahu is responsible for: cheekbones, skin, excretory
system, swallowing, gastrointestinal tract, the rectum.
Ketu is responsible for the spine, spinal canal, nervous system.
Affected Rahu can cause diseases such as varicose veins,
psychosis, melancholy, boils, various infections, and asthma.
Affected Ketu diseases: low blood pressure, deafness, dumbness,
and intestinal worms.
Common physical conditions when Rahu is weak: weak immune
system, increased susceptibility to infectious diseases, nervousness,
trembling limbs, insomnia, paleness and nervous indigestion.
Connection to the physical body is weakened; you may lose control
over bodily functions, which may cause various nervous and mental
diseases.
Weakened Ketu causes digestive disorders and blood circulation,
ulcers, anemia and chronic bleeding. Also possible are muscle or
nerve disorders as well as intractable, difficult to diagnose or
mysterious deceases (multiple sclerosis, cancer, etc.) – the same if
Rahu is weak.
Psychological symptoms of weak Rahu are increased sensitivity
and agitation, fears, anxieties. Hallucinations can occur, drug
addiction, depression and moodiness, bizarre fantasies. A person can

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misunderstand who he is, and easily succumb to any influence and

suggestions, giving credence to those most absurd and unrealistic.
Such people are not usually very popular, they have very few friends;
it is difficult for them to fit into the modern world, they exhaust
their strength and energy in the pursuit of unhealthy pleasures, and
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Northern Ascending Node
Head of the Dragon
Rahu represents a cosmic force that is necessary to maintain the
drama of life. Making our past life’s dreams come true in this life
and causing rebirth of soul in this world, Rahu gives us necessary
conditions to ensure that we dive into this material life and feel
ourselves kings here. This requires illusory material energy (maya),
and Rahu is the son of Maya, he represents this material energy. The
symbol of Rahu is smoke. Rahu can sink us into an illusion, but it
can also set us free from the bonds of time, depending on how we
harmonize it.

General indicators of Rahu

Rahu is a cold and dry planet. From an astrogeographical
standpoint Rahu is represented by locations with dry and cold
climate (Northern Canada, Greenland), high mountain peaks with
cold ice and cliffs, wild forests and deserts. All extreme natural
phenomena are under the influence of Rahu: tornadoes, tsunamis,
cyclones, etc.
Rahu is the cause of injuries and fatal accidents. The loss of
organs or limbs is connected to the aspect of Mars on Rahu (one-
eyed, one-armed, one-legged – all this is the influence of Rahu).
Rahu in the 3rd or 11th house can cause deafness. Worms, parasites
and smallpox are all Rahu diseases.
Rahu is also responsible for obesity of the physical body and for
physical strength (sumo wrestlers). In today’s world the problem of
obesity is very crucial. In 2003 the U.S. Senate introduced legislation
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(according to the statistics, over 60 percent of adults and 13 percent

of children suffer from obesity in the United States).
The study of Rahu is particularly important for
astropsychologists, as it is the cause of the majority of psychological
and psychotherapeutic problems (madness, sleepwalking, insomnia,
suicide, phobias, manic depression, etc.). People with psychological
and psychotherapeutic issues are as a rule very strongly influenced
by Rahu.
Western medicine, which uses drugs, chemicals, alcohol, poisons,
is completely under the influence of Rahu.
Rahu is responsible for all kinds of intoxication, alcohol and
drug addictions. Alcohol is a “liquid Rahu,” so all drunks are under
its influence and all behave identically: sleep or curse (common
sense at that time goes out the window).
There is a story about a Buddhist monk who got caught in a
storm and asked old widow if he could spend the night at her house.
The widow agreed to let him in, but under one condition: either the
monk would have sexual contact with her, or eat goat meat, or drink
a glass of wine. The monk thought and decided to choose the least
of three evils – to drink wine. And then… then he also ended up
doing everything else.
People of public professions (film stars, journalists, artists, TV
presenters) especially need strong Rahu, as it gives the ability to
influence the masses and helps to maintain attention. Rahu gives
creative abilities, imagination and inspiration, so it can have a very
good effect on the destiny of these people.
Rahu is a shadow planet; so it is responsible for spying and
detective activities. Hitler had very strong Rahu (exalted in the
ninth house under the aspect of Jupiter), so he was able to create
such powerful governmental organizations as the SS and the
Gestapo secret police. But the most significant thing that well-
placed Rahu gave him was the ability to influence great masses of
people and success in politics. Unfortunately, his entire chart bears
witness of the fact that he was a great demon, so he used up his
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entire potential on destructive purposes. A key indicator of his

demonic inclinations is the connection of Jupiter with Ketu and
the Moon with Rahu, one of the strongest demonic combinations.
The sages would say regarding such people that they would be glad
to inflict suffering upon others, and they destroy themselves with
their own selfishness, envy and pride as a result, despite the fact that
such people may be active followers of Vedic knowledge, as Hitler
himself actually was too.
There are no planets equal to Rahu in the ability to provide
unexpected fame, prestige, and success in politics. Therefore some
Western astrologers consider Rahu to be a most favorable force.
Rahu is responsible for intuition and can even cause clairvoyance.
Psychologists, psychotherapists, fortune-tellers, astrologers,
philosophers and scientists also need strong Rahu.
In the Vedas it was predicted that during the Kali Yuga age most
scientific discoveries will be made in a dream. We know that Dmitri
Mendeleev actually discovered the Periodic Table of Elements in a
dream, and Albert Einstein wrote in his memoirs that the majority
of his discoveries (including the Theory of Relativity) were made
during his sleep (which is Rahu area of influence).
In terms of animals Rahu represents a crocodile and a shark.
That’s why you shouldn’t look at these animals for a long time,
as we absorb Rahu energy by doing so. Among birds, Rahu is the
owl, which cannot see at daylight, as the Sun disturbs it. The Sun is
the enemy of Rahu. Rahu represents also ants and all multi legged
insects, especially wasps and scorpions. In food Rahu represents
anything that has a bitter or spicy taste, as well as vinegar and garlic.
In the Vedas it was predicted that in the Kali Yuga age the most
profitable business will be the trade in meat, alcohol and drugs,
pornography, the funeral business and the pharmaceutical industry
(based on chemistry). Rahu is responsible for all of these businesses.
Occupation in some of these areas can bring big money, but strongly
ruin the karma for several incarnations.

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In our age there is another new business – gene engineering,

biotechnology as well as cloning. Much money is spent on their
development and implementation, although some independent
researchers predict terrible consequences that may come out of
introducing these scientific developments into human life.
Exchanges, speculation, gambling and casino are also expressions
of Rahu. The modern economy is literally soaked with Rahu energy,
it is built on speculation.
Rahu is responsible for the Southwest direction. This is where
its influence is particularly strong. For example, in the Southern
part of the USA there are cities, such as Los Angeles and Las Vegas,
which are under huge influence of Rahu: there are many casinos,
restaurants, Hollywood. In India it influences Bollywood with its
film industry. Generally, Rahu is very strong in major cities.
The southwest of your home should be closed and protected; for
example, there should be a heavy cabinet, a fence, trees or bushes. It
is most unfavorable to have the entrance to the house or apartment
in the southwest.
Rahu represents everything that is not natural, including
artificial light. In the Vedas, it was predicted that in our time people
will use artificial sun. What is it? This is electricity, 100% Rahu.
Corruption, sexual slavery, and trafficking of women are typical
influences of Rahu during the Kali Yuga age. Rahu represents
divorce, the majority of women cannot find a husband and are
not under the protection of their fathers, so sexual slavery and
prostitution flourish.
Politics today is also experiencing the strong influence of Rahu.
An example from recent Russian history: in 1996 Yeltsin’s rating
was less than 1%, but a lot of money was spent on the elections, and
the result we know – Yeltsin was re-elected. Using media and PR
technology (Rahu) literally anyone can become powerful overnight.
Rahu is the planet of revolution; it is always in need of change.
Rahu creates Robin Hoods and fighters for justice. Rahu influence
is similar to that of Mercury in many respects. Like Mercury, Rahu
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is an indicator of intelligence, but it represents the intuitive part

of it. It provides wit, a sharp mind, communication skills, sarcasm
and often an impressive sense of humor. If Rahu is very high, it
manifests itself as the higher aspect of Mercury, which is associated
with the true knowledge and gives the ability to pierce through
illusions.
It is believed that only Jupiter and Mercury can control Rahu
energy. Therefore, it is beneficial when in the chart Rahu should
have contact with Mercury or Jupiter (better in the aspect).
Like Mercury, Rahu receives the strongest impact from the
planets with which it is connected, but at the same time it doesn’t
lose its original qualities and nature.
Since Rahu reflects the energy of the planet with which it is
connected, it can often behave like Mars, Jupiter, the Sun or even
the Moon. It is impossible to predict exactly what to expect during
the Rahu period. It requires careful analysis of which house and
which sign it is placed in, with what it is connected, which planets
are in aspect, where its dispositor is etc.
Rahu is especially strong from 10 pm to 2 am. According to the
statistics, during that period the majority of crimes are committed
and all sorts of accidents happen. Hardly anyone would think of
going to a pub or bar early in the morning. This period is also suited
for black magic, especially at the Full Moon.
If a person is not asleep at this time, then negative energy of
Rahu enters his system
Other indicators of Rahu:
• mines, iron, steel, oil (the energy sources of our
civilization);
• divorce or death of a partner (the practice shows if Rahu
is in the 7th house, it causes divorce or widowhood in
99% of cases. As a prevention measure, such a person
may go through a fake divorce and then remarry the

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same partner, if Rahu hasn’t destroyed the desire for the

relationship);
• terrorism (especially if Rahu is associated with Mars
and Saturn);
• physical force (if Rahu in the 3rd house or associated
with Mars, it provides great energy and endurance;
many famous athletes have this position). S. N. Lazarev
(author of “Diagnostics of Karma”) has Rahu in 3rd
house and the dispositor in exaltation, which besides
the talent for writing books, has given him enormous
physical strength. He is in his fifties and his physical
shape is impressive (for example, he can swim 50 metres
under water);
• all artificial things (electricity, chemicals, synthetics,
the pharmaceutical industry, chemical production);
• inclination to lewdness, pornography, promiscuous sex
and sexual perversion;
• criticism, arguments, swearing, obscene speech;
• black humor and vulgarity;
• excessive sleeping (if a person is asleep after 6 am, in
this time he is filled with Rahu energy), and if not
asleep during the Rahu period (from 10 pm to 2 am),
the nervous system does not rest, which is attested to by
modern scientists;
• excessive risk, extreme sports;
• television, computer games, the film industry,
photography;
• gambling, casinos, horse racing, the stock exchange;
• smoke (smoking);
• sex changes and plastic surgery;
• international political, economic and religious
institutions (the Red Cross, UN, World Bank);

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• foreigners, influence in foreign governments;

• paternal grandfather and maternal grandmother;
• disease: the majority of psychological and
psychotherapeutic disorders, many types of cancer,
AIDS and other modern diseases..

Rahu as an Indication of Karmic Challenges

Rahu is the energy of expansion; it opens new karmic
opportunities in this life. In particular, the position of Rahu in the
horoscope chart shows the area of the new growth in this incarnation.
The house in which Rahu is situated deserves close attention – the
person needs to expand his energy in the areas represented by this
house. This is the sphere of life where a person has great promise,
but is afraid to take the first step. But if he overcomes himself, then
he will receive a reward in the form of impressive success.
Dispositor of Rahu (the ruler of the sign in which he is situated)
controls the expansion of Rahu energy, and its position also shows
the area where people will expand their energy in this incarnation.
How positive or negative (constructive or destructive) this expansion
will be depends on the evolutionary level of the soul and on its
karma.
The two signs and two houses that are occupied by Rahu and its
dispositor determine the path of the soul chosen for this incarnation,
and in terms of karma this is one of the most important points
for encoding the chart. These homes require special attention,
particularly the house where Rahu is situated. Usually this house
brings good luck, but one has to check the dispositor’s location too.
In “Lal Kitab” (the book of Signs and Omens) it is stated that
well-developed, harmonized Rahu can have an effect similar to the
effect of Venus and Jupiter united in the same house. Venus and
Jupiter are two of the most favorable of the planets, and if they
come together in one house, this house is flourishing. If a person

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is working on his Rahu, then this house (and the corresponding

area of life) will prosper in the same way as if there are Venus and
Jupiter. Just imagine how this house can be improved if this person
works on Rahu, improves and harmonizes it.
It is important to remember, however, that Rahu does not
understand the concept of a happy medium. It is the planet of
extremes: it acts either through the lower or the higher aspect. And
it is fairly easy to translate from the lower to the higher aspect (and
vice versa, the “law of the pendulum” activates).
If a person works on self-development, then the house where
Rahu is situated gains a lot from it, as it is designed for growth.
Therefore Rahu is the planet whose effects you should always work
on, it can’t be just ignored. Harmonized Rahu can quickly raise a
person up, but if the energy of Rahu isn’t used properly, it leads to
degradation.
For example, how you can quickly move from the higher Rahu
aspect to the lower? Very simple: you need to buy some alcohol and
meat, rent a pornographic film, bring it all home and… after sunset
you’ll feel an irresistible desire to relieve stress. So after only several
minutes of such manifestations of Rahu it is possible to fall from
the highest level.
Another example: you work on self-development, eat healthily,
purify your body, and lead a virtuous life, devoted to your partner,
but when you just turn on the TV… the energy of Rahu can be a
magnet: look at the TV screen – and you are fully engrossed in this
artificial life, to the point that you can’t be disrupted.
There are people who live with the fictional lives of the TV
series characters; if some character gets married, they rejoice as if
it were their own wedding, if someone died they sincerely mourn
and weep. Western psychologists have proved that 90% of television
programs have a harmful effect on the psyche. In the United States
and Canada 80% of children have serious psychological problems.
All these are the consequences of the negative impact of artificial
life, television and the Internet.

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It is important to understand that Rahu gives us a unique

opportunity to develop ourselves. We just need to slow down
mental activity, to live in the present moment, the here and now, to
overcome fear and expand our energy in the right direction. Rahu
strengthens good sense of humor without vulgarity and sarcasm.
We live in an era of Rahu, therefore we need to continuously
improve its energy and keep harmonizing it throughout our life.
The number of Rahu is 4. Anyone born on the 4th, 13th, 22nd,
31st of any month are under the influence of this planet. Number
4 is a symbol of cosmic static integrity, the ideal stable structure.
It represents the fourfold cosmic basis of the world, the four basic
elements, the four cardinal directions and the four winds.
It symbolizes the supreme law of the cycles of time, expressed in
the following order: morning – noon – evening – night, childhood
– adolescence – adulthood – old age. Each individual life passes
through four stages: birth – growth – degradation –death (or: birth
– life – death – rebirth), respectively symbolic of the four cardinal
directions. Similar to these stages of life are the four Yugas – the
great eras.

Rahu in Ignorance
Rahu in Ignorance is addiction, alcohol, deep immersion in Maya
(illusory material energy), and the tendency to eat junk food, full
of chemicals and genetically modified. Rahu in Ignorance causes a
clouding of consciousness and loss of memory. Rahu, like Mercury,
is responsible for the majority of mental health problems. It is
therefore very important to bring both of these planets at least up
to the Passion level. If both Rahu and Mercury are in Ignorance, it
almost always causes severe mental illness. How was schizophrenia
treated in the old days? Just by bringing the patient into Passion
and Goodness level, prescribing more Sattvic lifestyle, he would get
cured. People were moving to this level and healed by themselves.
Schizophrenia is when the mind is in Ignorance.

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It also causes obsession, especially when Rahu is under the

influence of Saturn. Something suddenly gets into a man’s head and
he might be violent to someone or even kill somebody, not realizing
at the time what is happening and how.
If Rahu is in Ignorance, and partly in Passion, a person can
be addicted to hard rock, or (especially when Rahu is connected
to Venus) can have strong desire to dance all night long at a
disco, a smoky, filthy room full of dirty swearing. Or it could be
drinking alcohol in a dirty bar etc. It means that Rahu in Ignorance
overshadows consciousness, and the person willingly follows Rahu’s
influence.
If a person has Rahu in Ignorance, he can’t eat and digest natural
food, he feels bad from it. It is very important to regularly go outside
and get sunlight, as it makes the mind more Sattvic and weakens the
adverse influence of Rahu.
Rahu in Ignorance is horror movies, especially with violence,
bullying, drug addiction and alcoholism.
In general the effect of Rahu manifests itself in the following
patterns: a person can be comfortable living in a dirty and untidy
environment, and speedily can fill his atmosphere with dirt
wherever he goes, both in a physical and psychological sense. He has
a preference for old, foul-smelling, and artificial food. He craves
anything that leads the mind and psyche into a state of illusion:
strong alcohol, toxic substances, highly potent drugs. He prefers to
live in a non-ventilated, smoke-filled place and to listen to hard rock
and other mind-numbing music without a break. He is dependent on
TV and computer games. He has a very materialistic consciousness,
and finds the word “God” and any discussions on spiritual topics
infuriating. Nature and beautiful landscapes may seem annoying
to him.

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Rahu in Passion
Rahu in Passion also overwhelms the consciousness. A person
with Rahu in Passion has very strong insatiable passionate desires.
When an alcoholic resorts to drinking liquid for washing windows
or cologne, this is typical Rahu in Ignorance, whereas Rahu in
Passion will stick to good wine. A person with Rahu in Passion can
greatly influence a crowd and be a good speaker; he might inspire
people with his passionate speeches.
Love for ticklish nerves situations, extreme sports (e.g.
skydiving), the desire to live on the edge – this is all Rahu in Passion;
also artificial entertainments, such as roller coasters, an artificially
created (computer generated) picture. Computer games, being as
addictive as a drug, are also Rahu and partly the effect of Ketu, as it
is responsible for computers.
Rahu in Passion, like Jupiter, causes blind fixation on some idea,
a certain fanaticism, which leads quickly to Rahu in Ignorance:
for example, terrorist attacks begin as a struggle for an idea (Rahu
in Passion) and culminate in the mass murder of innocent people
(Rahu in Ignorance). Passion can’t be maintained for a long time,
it is either transformed into Goodness level by willpower, or
automatically falls into Ignorance.
For a person with Rahu in Passion, for example in the 2nd
house, money is very important; he is too attached to it. He has
a very passionate, emotional speech, he often speaks gushingly
with aspiration and among the group of people tries to outshine
the others, makes fun of them and humiliates them. Such a person
is overly attentive to his or her appearance, especially if Rahu is
connected to Venus.
In short, the effect of Rahu in Passion is characterized by
the following traits and models of behavior: massive material
desires, striving to manipulate others, desire to make magic tricks,
fanaticism. Such people use spiritual practice in order to achieve
physical goals, power and prestige.

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This person may look clean and well groomed on the outside,
but in reality where it is unseen for others, he does not care about
being clean and tidy: he can wear dirty underwear, his home only
gets cleaned before the arrival of guests, on vacation he can “relax
to the fullest” and make a mess in hotel rooms, etc. Such person
is addicted to smoking, soft drugs and alcohol, though of better
quality than when Rahu is in Ignorance. He also suffers addiction
to TV and attraction to various electronic gadgets. Such person with
Rahu in Passion longs to live in a big city, and visits the countryside
only to have a meat barbeque and drink alcoholic beverages. His
preferences in food are artificial, beautiful and filled with various
chemical additives (coloring, preservatives, etc.). He mistakenly
sees unusual excitement and hallucinations during narcotic trances
as a sign of spiritual development. In spiritual matters the most
important thing for him is to appear very advanced to others.

Rahu in Goodness
Rahu in Goodness gives a person amazing intuition, because it is
responsible for the intuitive part of the mind. Such person can even
clearly see other worlds and accurately predict the future.
A person with Rahu in Goodness endeavors to live as close as
possible to nature, most naturally, and eat only natural products.
Since Rahu is similar to Mercury, a person with Rahu in
Ignorance is in the world of his dreams (schizophrenia), while a
person with Rahu in Passion lives with obsessive ideas in his mind.
Rahu in Goodness allows one to see the past, the present and the
future, to penetrate into other worlds. Rahu in Goodness takes a
person beyond the limits of illusion, beyond material Maya. He
realizes that everything in this world is temporary, and does not
cling to it.

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Summary
Rahu in Ignorance gives clouded consciousness and memory
loss. If a person has Rahu in such a position, he generally can’t eat
and digest natural food, it becomes bad for him. This person is
addicted to smoking, soft drugs and alcohol. He likes living in dirt
and mess. Wherever he comes, he quickly fills the space around him
with filth (both physical and psychological).
The influence of Rahu in Passion is represented by the following
character qualities and behavior models: huge materialistic
aspirations, the desire to manipulate others, to be able to make
magical tricks, fanaticism. Such people use spiritual practice in
order to achieve tangible goals, power and prestige.
The influence of Rahu in Goodness is represented by the
following personality and behavior: aspiration to live close to nature,
preference for natural products, healthy diet, regular meditation
and clear awareness that this whole world is illusory. The ability to
see the past and the future, intuitively understand the most subtle
laws of the Universe. Unselfishness. Complete absence of fear of
the future.

How to Harmonize the Influence of Rahu

To harmonize Rahu, first of all one needs to read mantras
and prayers. The mantra, harmonizing all levels of Rahu is:
Om Namo Bhagavate Varahadevaya. It can be chanted daily.
Rahu is considered the son of Maya, or Durga (the material
energy), and its representative, so the chanting of the mantra
Om Namah Sri Durgaye harmonizes it very well (108 times on
Wednesdays, Fridays or Saturdays, facing southwest).
The mantra of Shiva – Hum (with a long “U”) is also very good.
It breaks illusion and purifies the psyche from negative influences
and suggestions.

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But the main mantra of Rahu is Om Ram Rahave Namaha. It is

better to chant Rahu mantra after sunset. All canonical prayers of
the various religions are also very harmonizing for Rahu.
To neutralize the negative influence of Rahu it is very good and
useful to drink warm sweetened milk before sleep at night, as it
calms the mind. Generally speaking, all dairy products are very
good for this, especially clarified butter – ghee.
In order to harmonize Rahu we must comply with the basic
religious principles:
• Ahimsa (nonviolence);
• repudiation of intoxication;
• prohibition of illicit sex;
• elimination of gambling.
Highly desirable:
• to stop eating meat, use only natural food without
coloring, flvorings and other chemicals. It is also
important to stop eating artificial and genetically
modified food;
• to wear clothes made of natural fibers (linen, cotton,
silk, etc.); to minimize the use of household items made
of synthetic materials;
• maintain cleanliness and tidiness everywhere, especially
in the place where you sleep (Vastu, the Vedic science of
organizing space in accordance with the laws of nature,
states: if the house is dirty, then Rahu energy enters
it, that’s why Brahmans devoted a lot of their time to
cleanliness). It is highly desirable that the southwest
corner of your home should contain something heavy
(for example, a large closet), it blocks the penetration
of destructive energy of Rahu into your house. A little
statue of Ganesh can be used here too. It is very healthy
to eat oranges, buckthorn, honey – they reinforce the
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Herbs are not that effective when working with Rahu, as it has
a very subtle effect, but to make work with Rahu energies easier,
it can be helpful to use fragrances that clean the psychological
atmosphere: camphor, myrtle, sage, eucalyptus, and soothing spices
such as sandalwood, lotus, and frankincense. The best herbs for
providing harmonization of Rahu is calamus.
For purification it is good to use cow dung. This is a very strong
antiseptic, and if one dilutes a small piece of dung in water and
wash the floor with it, it will also clean the subtle energy of the
home.
The color palette of Rahu matches the colors of Jupiter: light
yellow and gold. Also good for harmonizing Rahu are the sun colors;
orange, for example, as well as transparent colors. These colors will
neutralize the negative dark effect of Rahu and will enhance its
positive qualities.
Another method for the harmonization of Rahu is to donate
black or blue blankets for religious charitable organizations; to
place blue flowers into flowing water for 42 days; to do something
beneficial to take care of one’s maternal grandmother and paternal
grandfather.
It is very important to try to spend as little time as possible in big
cities, to minimize the use of technical devices, especially TV. As
often as possible to be in nature; to adhere to a vegetarian diet, avoid
all kinds of intoxication: alcohol, cigarettes, and drinks containing
caffeine.
The most dangerous thing is drugs, even a short-term
acquaintance with soft drugs can increase the adverse effects of
Rahu for many years.
It is also important to avoid anything that weakens Rahu:
excessively strong notions, hypnosis, and anything to do with
black magic. It is important to talk less and do not give in to the
false fantasies, to seek calmness and tranquility, and to develop the
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It is essential to follow the pure and clear doctrine, to maintain

discipline, moral and ethical standards and to avoid wishful
thinking.
The hardest thing is to live in the present, not worrying about
the past and not fearing the future. If we harmonize the influence
of Rahu, our lives will change dramatically for the better. Shadow
planets can manifest themselves through the highest aspect when
being in any house and sign, although, certainly, we should remember
that the position of dispositors, aspects and the connection with
other planets is very important for Rahu.

Examples of Rahu Position in Different Houses

Let’s have a look, for example, at the effect of Rahu in
the 5th house.
The 5th house signifies children, morals and ethics, higher
knowledge, intelligence, the love of a partner. If Rahu is in this
house, the extremes are at their utmost – the person is either the best
of men, or the worst. Dr. K. N. Rao said that the human mind will
be clouded (the 5th house represents the highest intelligence). Also,
it’s not good for procreation, so under no circumstances should
a woman with Rahu in such a position have abortions done, and
her health during pregnancy should be monitored very attentively.
Preparation for childbirth is to be taken quite seriously. Parents-to-
be should clean themselves in advance both at physical and mental
level.
If you have Rahu in the 5th house, this requires serious work
on self-development. The 5th house signifies morality, higher
knowledge, intellect. Rahu can shatter these meanings very badly…
A person may seem clever, but take a slippery road. Therefore, with
such position of Rahu one should be very moral and ethical, but not
attached to it, he cannot criticize other people.
If a person with Rahu in the 5th house does not comply with
moral standards, it may have a negative effect on children and
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higher intelligence. For women it is particularly dangerous – she

can do something stupid, and her children would suffer.
Rahu in the 5th house often causes fear of having children. If
such Rahu position is in the horoscope of a man, he often compels
a woman to do an abortion. But if the couple overcomes the fear,
such people will be the best parents. All it takes is to make first step
– to go through “hard core ascetics” of conception and then during
the period of pregnancy and childbirth. If a woman goes properly
through pregnancy, it is the best period of her life.
If Rahu in the 5th house is strong and in a good aspect, its
owner can be very clever and have good children, be successful in
investments.
This situation is usually not the best for formal education. A
person with Rahu in such a position is better fit for correspondence
courses and self-study.
Rahu in the 1st house shows that this person mainly concentrated
on his partners in his previous life, and in this life he has to become
a harmonious person in all respects – to spend a lot of time working
on his own self-development. He has to understand that in order to
change the world, he first of all needs to change himself.
Such people usually have some unusual appearance, they often
look very extravagant, and they may have a large ego, which
manifests itself in pride and vanity.
If Rahu manifests itself through the higher dimension, it gives
deep penetration into the essence of things, true knowledge about
how cosmic forces work, deep understanding of mass psychology, a
lack of pride and selfishness.
Those people often are lonely in their personal life and, in my
humble experience, during their childhood they may lose one of their
parents. Such a situation is quite common in the astrological maps
of saints, scientists, philosophers (Krishnamurti, Bhaktivigyana
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Rahu in the 2nd house: for such people speech is very important.
We should learn to speak the truth in pleasant words. The main
thing for a person who has Rahu position in the 2nd house is a
complete ban on alcohol and smoking. It is very helpful to become a
vegetarian. This position of Rahu gives strong concern about money
savings, sometimes greediness and bad eating habits.
Rahu in the 4th house is quite a tricky position; in my humble
experience it may give emotional instability. The main challenges of
the 4th house are contentment with life and real estate. Rahu is the
planet of desire, the planet of expansion. Therefore, in the 4th house
it can give internal dissatisfaction, fear (”Can I pay for the house?”)
and attachment to stability. Our soul needs to develop; it needs to
grow, so if our goal is to never change, this leads to degradation.
If Rahu in the 4th house is harmonized, it gives inner satisfaction
of life and good real estate conditions. This placement of Rahu
is favorable for real estate dealers, child psychologists, writers
for children, farmers, transporters, architects, interior designers,
construction engineers.
Rahu in the 7th house – such person must learn how to work as
part of a team, trust one’s partners, as well as one’s husband or wife.
If Rahu is in the 7th house, such a person will be successful overseas,
and it is useful for him to travel frequently abroad and have business
with foreigners, or even better, to fully immigrate. This situation
is very favorable for achieving social status and success at work. It
is believed that such a person will be guided by wisdom. Rahu in
such a position enhances sexual desire and can harm relationships
with spouses, which usually brings on divorce (at least in the first
marriage). In this case, it is recommended not to get married until
one is 21 years old, and marry the same partner twice, with a period
of divorce in between. Usually this helps to avert total separation.
For such a person it is important to learn how to serve one’s spouse
and to understand that success in a relationship depends on how
much we give. These people work better independently and not
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consultants, experts in management and coordinators of various

projects.
If Rahu is in the 8th house a person should learn to live by
intuition. He can choose a profession that is relevant to death (for
example, resuscitation doctor), it is good to be involved into some
research work. Also suitable are such professions as insurance
agents, investigators, writers of mystic novels. The work can be
connected with mysticism. With this Rahu position it is important
that the person is very much engaged in spiritual self-development
and selfless service.
Rahu in the 9th house generally is quite favorable. As it shows
the main area of interest and the work of a person, such a position
underlines the importance of long journeys, foreign influence,
philosophical understanding of life, acceptance of spiritual teachers,
initiation, and self-realization. Such a person often should himself
become a spiritual teacher or a political leader. Those people usually
tend to create their own philosophy. If Rahu is weak, the person
may be immoral, have an aggressive attitude towards the religious
and philosophical schools, to spiritual teachers and his own father.
Often a weakened Rahu in the 9th house denotes that the father is
an alcoholic or drug addict.
If Rahu is placed in the 12th house, such a person should do
yoga, get away for solitary retreats from time to time. This position
gives preference for all kinds of intoxication. With this position of
Rahu it is very useful to study foreign languages, to live in seclusion
once in a while, to practice ascetic forms of yoga. Such a person can
develop the correct vision of material energy (maya). Such people
often become doctors, nurses, healers, preachers, lawyers, social
workers and politicians.
Rahu in upachai houses – 3, 6, 10, and 11 – usually is favorable.
It brings good results and is an indicator of good karma. Both Rahu
and Ketu can bring a lot of good if they become Raja Yoga Karaka.
This occurs when they are in Kendra or Trikoni and aspected by
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example, Rahu is in the 4th house and aspected by Jupiter, the

owner of the 9th house. Alternatively, Ketu is in the 9th house and
connected to the owner of the 10th house, etc.

Case Studies
Rahu is a shadow planet, and great caution is necessary to
work on it. For harmonizing Rahu it is very important to have a
healthy lifestyle. I have made friends with a very noble and honest
businessperson. Rahu is in fall in his horoscope, very weak and
associated with the house children (of which he had three). When
the period of Rahu began in his life, his eldest son became ill with
cancer and suffered for some years. He and his wife did everything
they could, but the child died. The businessman himself had
problems in the chest area; Rahu gave him a few diseases. He was
prone to drinking, meat eating, and smoking. Although he did not
have very strong dependence on them, I advised him that it was still
necessary to stop all that. I gave him some recommendations and he
started working on self-improvement…
—
When Rahu is weakened in the house of partners, it usually
causes widowhood, early death of a spouse, loss of husband or wife.
Quite recently a man came to my consultation who had lost his very
dear spouse at an early age. There are about a hundred similar cases
in my practice.
—
Rahu in the 1st house, the house of personality, often causes very
short temper, extravagance and difficulties in marriage, as Ketu in
this case occupies the status of the house of marital relations.
A young boy, the son of one of my businessmen friends from the
US, has a weakened Rahu in his chart. He is deeply into computer
technology (Rahu is partly responsible for this), artificial food, and
is unfortunately drawn towards alcohol and soft drugs. As a child
he had mental problems and was not good with other people because
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of his short temper and unpredictable character, he was lazy and did
not want to learn.
I have been consulting him for quite some time, explaining
the importance of a healthy lifestyle. I gave him a course for the
harmonization of Rahu and working on hidden subconscious
programs and psychological problems. I told him how to change
internally, how to adopt a healthy lifestyle, enjoy nature, which
mantras to repeat. He began to follow my advice and soon married
an Israeli girl of the same age as him. He started helping his father,
became calmer, more successful and harmonious. They got involved
into big business; no long ago they had a wonderful child.

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South Descending Node
Tail of the Dragon

General Significations of Ketu

Ketu is the oldest of the planets. Its symbol is a flag, it is associated
with the deity Ganesha. Ketu is the most important of the planets,
because it signifies the beginning and the completion of everything.
Geographically Ketu is represented by severe depressing places,
particularly dry and hot (the Sahara desert, the Judean Desert, the
Dead Sea area, and so on). That is why many hermits went out
into the wilderness in pursuit of liberation. Ketu is represented
by all uncultivated lands, cemeteries, prisons and shelters. Ketu is
associated with renunciation of the world, so in the cemeteries its
energy is very strong.
There is no universal opinion about the direction of Ketu: some
say that Ketu has no direction at all, others claim that the direction
of Ketu is northeast (in the US it is Alaska).
Ketu represents corpulent people, people with a belly, short and
stocky types. Ketu increases oddity and hypnotism, especially if it
is located close to the ascendant.
Ketu represents the sense of smell, and there are two extremes –
either such people have an acute sense of smell (“sniffs like a dog”),
or vice versa.
Ketu is an indicator of either great wealth or extreme poverty.
Ketu is the most unpredictable factor in the Universe. All
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period of changes (especially in the beginning and in the end), but

to predict how things will turn out is almost impossible.
All kinds of something coming to an end – this is Ketu.
Rahu likes to learn, and Ketu to teach. Rahu is the planet of
knowledge, and Ketu is the planet of wisdom.
Due to its strong attachment to the past, Ketu represents inertia.
If Rahu always worried about the future, Ketu is always focusing on
the past. If a person is strongly attached to the past, he cannot take
risks, he cannot start something new.
Understanding the role of the axis of Rahu-Ketu in the horoscope
is very important for the astropsychologist. Rahu is responsible for
the future, for expansion. Ketu represents the past and provides
compression. So when a person begins to worry about the future,
becomes afraid of it, then Rahu gets out of balance. On the other
hand, if a person is immersed in the past, regretting it, constantly
living in it, this brings disharmony to the Ketu energy. However, if a
person lives in reality, in the here and now, is not worried about the
future nor taken up with regretting the past, then Rahu and Ketu
are in equilibrium.
All religions and spiritual teachings say that in the spiritual world
there is neither future nor past, there is only the present. If we start
living in the present moment, then comes the realization that the
kingdom of God rests within us.
Everyone worries about tomorrow, but no one can know the
future, only God. Whenever God gives us some information about
the future, He gives us the opportunity to change it. According to
the Gestalt therapy, the primary cause of all neuroses is that people
do not live in the present. When a good psychologist works with a
client, he first and foremost tries to understand how well attuned he
is to time. If a person is not in the here and now, there is no point in
talking to him; first he has to get back to the reality.
Therefore being in the present moment is very important, it
harmonizes Rahu and Ketu. Eckhart Tolle describes this very well
in his book “The Power of Now” and in his other books.
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Ketu gives stubbornness, but it can give energy of intense

concentration, deep immersion and enlightenment.
Ketu and the Sun are somewhat similar in their effect – they
both can give life and affect us greatly. The solar side of Ketu
manifests itself when Ketu is connected to the Sun in the chart, or
placed in the 5th house or the sign of Leo. Nevertheless, Ketu may
also represent the negative influence of the Sun; it can completely
destroy and disrupt the Solar energy, which represents our sense of
self-identity. For this reason it is considered the most powerful of
the planets.
Ketu can act like the higher aspect of Mars; sometimes it can
be even more impulsive than Mars. Both of these planets represent
instinctive awareness, but with Ketu it is more profound.
Of all the planets Ketu pays attention only to Jupiter. If Ketu is
somehow connected with Jupiter in the chart (connected, aspected
by it or under its signs – Sagittarius or Pisces), the bad qualities of
Ketu are suppressed, thus demonstrating a very good karma. But
here too, the extremes can emerge, either as the character of a great
saint or a great demon. For example, the charts of both Hitler and
Mother Teresa contain Ketu associated with Jupiter.
Similar to Jupiter, Ketu can also represent benefits on all levels.
If Ketu is well located, it means luck, mercy, success, etc. Ketu is
positively manifested if it is in the 9th or the 12th house, which
in the abstract horoscope represent Jupiter’s signs – Sagittarius and
Pisces.
The aspect of Jupiter on Ketu indicates good karma from
previous lives. But we should also take into account Rashi-Drishti
(aspects of the signs). Many teachers say they are even stronger than
the Graha-Drishti (aspects of the planets).
Ketu is a very emotional planet, the planet of extremes. It is
manifested through either an extreme constitution (a 48 size in
shoes), or intense emotions. An example of the humor of Ketu is
Charlie Chaplin (very unusual, unconventional, unpredictable
and silent). Among animals Ketu represents dogs, so it is not very
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favorable when a dog lives inside the house – it brings the energy of
Ketu, the energy of separation, of unexpected negative changes. A
dog should live in the yard of the house. Eagles also signify Ketu.
Ketu represents the 8th house and the 8th sign (Scorpio). Ketu is
in charge of homeless, disadvantaged people, can cause unexpected
profit as well as unexpected loss.
Other indicators of Ketu:
• biology (especially genetics);
• viruses, bacteria, HIV/AIDS;
• the insurance business;
• people with psychological problems and those who treat
them (psychologists and psychotherapists);
• harsh and depressing places, dry and hot, uncultivated
land, cemeteries, prisons and shelters;
• unexpected loss or achievement;
• the ancient pyramids and tombs.
Along with the Sun, Ketu is directly linked to our attention, it is
responsible for awareness. Therefore, in the 1st house Ketu often
gives, on one hand, sensitive nature, on the other – a great intuition
and insight.
Ketu is a planet of the spiritual world; it is responsible for
enlightenment and liberation. This is why it is considered the most
important planet.
Ketu is a very intuitive, psychic and psychological power that
can connect us either with a higher reality or with a lower reality
and move us beyond the limitations of the physical level. This is the
reason Ketu is considered one of the strongest of the planets, and it
resembles the Sun in many ways.
Ketu is the force that connects us with the soul. It is responsible
for yoga, whose purpose is liberation and immersion in pure love
to God.

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Ketu is the cosmic force that represents the beginning and the
end of the drama of existence. Without Ketu it is impossible to go
beyond the bounds of time and repetitive cycle of births and deaths.
The sign and the house where Ketu is situated show the sphere
in which we worked in the past life, and where we possess profound
realization. This is the area where our true talents are located, in
which we have reached perfection in past incarnations.
The sphere affected by Ketu in a person’s chart is always
associated with some ambition and obsessions; it is the area of
our disappointments and greatest vulnerabilities. This is the
most difficult department in life, the usual source of most of our
misfortunes. It is not recommended to be overly taken up with the
achievements of the past, because in this life we have to walk a new
path, to expand the energy of Rahu.
The talents connected with Ketu we have already got, this is in
what we are already capable, but at the present moment we need to
perform challenging Rahu tasks, but unfortunately many prefer to
follow the path of least resistance and dive into the zone of Ketu.
For example, Rahu is situated in the 4th house and Ketu,
correspondingly, is in the 10th. If Ketu is in a good position,
such a person is usually successful in his career, but even if Ketu
is harmfully placed (in its weaker sign, badly aspected, etc.) and
as a result his career is not very successful, he may still feel more
comfortable at work than at home. It is important for him to work
specifically on Rahu, and then his career will improve automatically.
A person should learn to control emotions and not to be their slave,
to find peace for his soul. Until he discovers harmony and inner
satisfaction and begins respecting his mother (relationship with
one’s mother is one of the principal values of the 4th house), his
career will not thrive.
Another example: if Rahu is in the 5th house, the person has
to work on deep wisdom, harmony in relationship with children,
building a relationship with one’s partner based on love. Ketu, being
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an active social life. But if someone becomes a public figure, he may

not have enough time left for his family. Therefore it is necessary
to focus on finding balance, as money will come easily enough
anyway.
If Ketu is in Leo sign, it brings awareness of oneself as an
individual. It indicates that the person had a very strong personality
in a previous life, and now his karmic task is to inspire others. For
this he needs to be very flamboyant and stand out from others. It is
important for such a person not to be selfish, but to serve others and
learn to give, because his Rahu is in Aquarius, the sign of service
and giving.
The higher the level of soul evolution, the more harmony and
energy exchange there is between Rahu and Ketu. The dispositor
of Ketu can be called a karmic exhaustion planet, or the planet that
controls input and output of a certain kind of energy.
What does this mean? The talents of a person in this life can be
easily encoded through the dispositor of Ketu and its position in the
map. Ketu symbolizes our achievements. If the dispositor of Ketu
is Venus, such a person can be very creative and can have a certain
talent in art. If it is Saturn, then he will have organizational skills
and an aptitude for serving others. If it is Mars, then he will have
managerial and leadership skills, or can be a surgeon. If it is the
Moon, then he will have intuition and be successful in psychology
and parenting. If it is Mercury, then he can be an astrologer. If
it is the Sun, then he may have qualities of leadership, success in
medicine, spiritual knowledge, and spiritual psychology. If it is
Jupiter, then he is good at pedagogy, teaching, science and religious
service (of course, this is a very short description).
The two signs and two houses occupied by Ketu and its dispositor
is the key to uncover the talents, abilities, and basics of human
nature. Ketu indicates what we have learned from past incarnations.
For example, Ketu in the 1st house gives intuition, inclination to
philosophy, and keen insight. It shows that this person worked
greatly on self-development in his previous life. The connection

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between the two karmic control planets (the dispositors of Rahu

and Ketu) usually defines the direction in which a person will have
progress in this life. If there is a strong link between two planets, it
may even indicate a certain fate in the present life.
Lal Kitab links Ketu with Mars and Saturn, saying that Ketu is
somewhat of a bridge between their energies, and its location in
the chart shows the sphere of life in which those energies should
harmonize and get along with each other.
Therefore, in order to bring the house in which Ketu is situated
to prosperity, we have to learn to find a balance between activity
(Mars) and caution (Saturn), action and patience, impulsiveness and
restraint. Learning how to control those energies is one of the most
important karmic challenges in this lifetime.

Ketu in Ignorance
The influence of Ketu in Ignorance is characterized by the
following qualities and behavior: huge unreasonable temper
tantrums that flare up at the slightest whim, difficulties with self-
identity, tendency toward self-destruction, great sense of insecurity,
the desire to escape from the world, to hide in one’s hole, which is
usually dirty and strange.
Since Ketu is a fiery planet, its energy in Ignorance may emerge
as strong unreasonable anger and extremely impulsive behavior.
Ketu in Ignorance can also give problems with identity and huge
fears.
A person with Ketu in Ignorance is not able to accept variations
in life, change of circumstances. Such person may live in slums on
the outskirts of town, near the cemetery, in abandoned or strange
places.
Ketu in Ignorance gives inability to concentrate. The actions
of such a person completely defy all logic and common sense; he
himself cannot even understand why he acts in this way and not
otherwise.
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Ketu in Passion
The influence of Ketu in Passion is characterized by the following:
unpredictable behavior, sudden mood swings, conservative attitude,
the desire to fight for a variety of outdated values and ideas,
participation in various wars, mass riots, etc.
Overconfidence is periodically replaced by self-doubt.
A person with Ketu in Passion tries very hard to avoid any and
all changes; he is greatly attached to stability, and by that itself he
attracts into his life those changes that frighten him so much.

Ketu in Goodness
The influence of Ketu in Goodness is characterized by the
following typical qualities and behavior: complete renunciation of
the material world, absence of attachment to anything whatsoever,
a gift of foresight, strong sensitivity, recognition of the Divine soul
in all and everyone, wisdom, determination, discipline, great inner
strength. Such person is not afraid of death at all, but neither does
he strive towards it.
In contrast to people with Ketu in Goodness, who have amazing
insight, and great vision people with Ketu in Ignorance can suffer
hallucinations, for example, based on alcoholism, and in case of
Ketu in Passion, a person may claim to see abnormal beings and
similar things. Ketu in Sattva (Goodness) gives people a deep
understanding of spiritual truths, as well as mystical abilities. Very
many mystics are born with Ketu in Goodness.

How to Harmonize the Influence of Ketu

Most problems due to Ketu arise because of a misunderstanding
of the need for limits. The effect of Ketu becomes harmful if a
person does not restrict himself at all: works too much or too little,
reads, eats or sleeps too much or too little, etc.
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Ketu is weakened when we insult someone. The beneficial effect

of Ketu is terminated completely if the person insulted in any way
someone who sincerely serves God. The adverse effects of Ketu
are strengthened by living in a big city, or using various modern
technical devices.
For harmonizing Ketu, it is very important to stop digging into
the past or regretting it. It can appear, for example, if a person
achieved something in life and then lost it due to relocation or
a change in the political or economic scene. Such a person often
cannot accept it, and instead of continuing to live and thrive, he
just moans and mourns, feeling sorry for himself and remembering
how good things were. One must concentrate on the present day.
Ketu is harmonized by visiting the wild and nature, but without
the use of intoxications (alcohol, etc.) which by itself quickly takes
the shadow planets out of balance.
We have to get rid of such character qualities as pessimism,
hypocrisy, and limited worldview.
To enhance Ketu a person has to learn to trust his own thoughts
and feelings, to develop intuition and foresight. He needs to
introduce elements of self-discipline into his life, along with
freedom of spirit and ability to be compassionate towards others,
and develop willpower and determination.
Ketu energy, like Solar energy, is improved by strengthening
spiritual knowledge, which develops the ability to plumb the depths
of our inner world.
Ketu is greatly strengthened by “Buddhist psychological
training”, when a person spends all day at the cemetery, seeing
how people are buried, and realizing that he will be himself buried
some day. Meditation on death and awareness that everything in
this world is temporary increase the higher energy of Ketu, because
psychologically Ketu symbolizes the illusory power of our fears and
dependence on our achievements. This power is distracting us from
constructive action and change. Ketu teaches us that in this world
we will sooner or later lose everything: our health, loved ones, job,
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money and even our body; that excessive attachment to anything or

anyone will only disrupt us and the object of our attachment.
Usually, when a person enters the period of Ketu, it means that
there will be some changes in his life. The weaker Ketu is, the more
people are afraid of change and the more powerful and painful
these changes will be.
I often had to work with the charts of people who have entered
the period of affected Ketu, and usually these people received blows
of fate in that area of life touched by Ketu in their horoscopes.
Additionally, the stronger their attachments, the stronger were
the strikes – rare and hard-to-diagnose diseases, utter professional
collapse, loss of personality, etc.
Ketu requires us to be completely detached internally from
anything in this world. On the external level, we need to lead an
active life, fulfill our duties and exercise care towards our body and
everything that surrounds us.
At the physical level, energy of Ketu is stimulated by colors of the
Sun – bright, warm, clean and clear shades of yellow and orange.
Cloves, celandine, and wormwood neutralize adverse effects
of Ketu. To harmonize the Ketu energy the following herbs that
sharpen perception are helpful: sage, calamus, myrtle, and juniper.
For a weak Ketu the following aromatic oils with powerful, deeply
penetrating fragrance are suitable: camphor, cedar, myrrh, and
frankincense. In cases of severely affected Ketu use these soothing
herbs: elderflower and skull-cap flower.
Mantras for reinforcing Ketu and sharpening perception:
Om Namo Bhagavate Matsyadevayya, Om Sri Ganeshayya
Namah, Om Namah Ketave and Om Kem (with a drawn out “e”).
Regular chanting of the mantra Om Namah Shivaya neutralizes
the negative effects of both Rahu and Ketu.
Lal Kitab recommends the following in order to harmonize Ketu:
• to throw into flowing waters flowers of the earth color
for 47 days;
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• pierced ears or nose;

• to feed stray dogs for 47 days;
• to donate warm clothes to a religious organization;
• to do something positive for one’s paternal grandmother
or maternal grandfather.
But the best tool to help you neutralize the adverse effect of all
the planets as soon as possible is devoted service to the world and
development of the Divine unconditional love.

From the Training Course

Ketu is the lower part of Rahu’s body. According to the legend,
it also received its share of ambrosia and became immortal. Ketu
is the beheaded half-planet, a shadow planet as is Rahu, but not so
negative, so Ketu is Moksha-Karak (the cause of liberation from
the cycle of birth and death, or indication of enlightenment, which
frees a person from the shackles of the material world). It provides
spiritual tendencies, asceticism and detachment from worldly
desires and ambitions. Ketu is also a semi-planet that gives wisdom,
the ability to discern and jnana yoga – spiritual knowledge, a true
understanding of one’s purpose. To the people who are under Ketu
influence it gives psychic abilities and makes them masters in the
art of healing with herbs, spices, food and with the help of tantric
practices, and it enables them to treat people afflicted with evil
spirits, ghosts and astral forces. People under the influence of Ketu
also have the ability to enter unnoticed or dissolve into the crowd.
Ketu can be more damaging if it is placed at a disadvantageous
position or in close conjunction with another planet. Ketu destroys
the force of the planet that it is connected to, or the house in which it
is located, causing the planet to act in a very unpredictable manner.
The zodiac sign of Ketu is Pisces. In some schools of astrology, it is
considered that Ketu is exalted in Scorpio and falls in Taurus, while
others believe that Ketu is exalted in Taurus and falls in Gemini.
Rahu and Ketu are considered to be elemental and instinctive
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forces. But the power of Rahu is hedonistic whereas Ketu has the
energy, relieving from attachment to worldly desires. Its best (and
worst) results Ketu gives in 48-54 years. It is believed that Ketu is
connected to sesame seeds, black or dark green clothing, flags, oil,
gold, iron, weapons and people with disabilities. K. N. Rao believes
that computers are also under Ketu influence.
In numerology, Ketu is associated with the number 7.
Anyone born on the 7th, 16th or 25th of any month is under the
control of Ketu. Number 7 is symbolic in the Vedic tradition. It is one
of the main numerical parameters of the Universe. It is the sum of
the two main mystical numbers – 3 and 4 – and describes the general
idea of the Universe. The number 7 plays a dominant role. The seven
tones of musical scales are first mentioned in the Indian Vedas.
This number is of particular importance in Hindu mysticism, it is
a symbol of health. People perceive all the surrounding phenomena
through the seven holes in the head: two eyes, two ears, two nostrils
and the mouth. People tend to assimilate incoming information
if it does not exceed seven units. If the number of characters, for
example, dots on a paper is less than seven, then a person does not
need to count them, but simply calls it intuitively. If the number of
dots is greater than seven, then the mind begins to count.
The gem of Ketu is Cat’s Eye stone.
Ketu is the personification of all kinds of endings and new
unexpected beginnings.
The chapter on Ketu is the final one in this book. I hope that
after reading it, you, dear reader, will begin a new life. How much
better it will be than the previous one depends on you, how you will
use this newly discovered knowledge.

Case Studies
In Toronto I have been consulting a woman who had weakened
Ketu in the house of children in her horoscope. I immediately
pointed out that her first pregnancy was not successful in such
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and such a period, and she confirmed it. I asked if she had hard to
diagnose digestive diseases that started a year ago and continued
up to the present time. She confirmed it. I gave her advice about
what to do in order to get rid of it, told her what to do to resolve the
issue of childbirth, and she began to follow everything very strictly.
She is soon due to have a baby, and the pregnancy period has been
favorable. And, as I understood, her digestive problems disappeared
long before conception.
—
It is believed that Ketu period usually brings dramatic changes
in life, and my practice confirms this. Once I told my friend, who
had Ketu in a certain position in the House of career, that in two
or three months he would stop working at his company. He replied
that it seemed impossible, as he had just extended his contract and
would not be able to leave – they would not let him go just like that,
because he was much appreciated. Three months later, he called
me and asked where he had better go to work, as his company had
temporarily shut down.

Mantras for each planet

The Sun – Om Namo Bhagavate Ramachandrayya
The Moon – Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevayya
Mars – Om Namo Bhagavate Narasimhadevayya
Mercury – Om Namo Bhagavate Buddhadevayya
Jupiter – Om Namo Bhagavate Vamanadevayya
Venus – Om Namo Bhagavate Parashuramayya
Saturn – Om Namo Bhagavate Kurmadevayya
Rahu – Om Namo Bhagavate Varahadevayya
Ketu – Om Namo Bhagavate Matsyadevayya

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Conclusion
Dear readers, thank you for reading this book and I sincerely
hope that it has not only aroused your interest, but also may become
an impetus for changing your lives for the better in all respects.
From my humble experience, it is more than possible.
The knowledge we have examined here can easily be verified in
everyday life. By converting the energy quality of any planet to the
level of Goodness, you will soon notice the favorable effect of this
planet on those areas of life (health, career, relationship, etc.) for
which it is responsible.
For example, by starting to live in a harmony with Jupiter, you
will see how your financial affairs will improve, your children will
become healthier and bring you more joy, a husband will bring more
and more happiness to his wife, your immune system will work
better, the state of your liver and bile passages will be improved,
excessive fat in your body will decrease, or increase if there is a lack
of it. You become truly spiritual. In addition, everything for what
Jupiter is responsible directly in your chart will be improved.
You may notice that the planets which have been weakened from
your past life, or the influence of which you lowered to the level of
Ignorance in this incarnation, are very difficult to strengthen and
improve and it requires much more effort... But this should be done
in any case, otherwise you may feel enormous suffering and endure
degradation, both in this life and in subsequent lives. Moreover, you
may bring much suffering to your nearest and dearest.
Such improvements are quite possible if one only wishes it. I
would like that this book as well as my other books will help you
in these improvements. Moreover, I would like to create a system
whereby you can progress on your own. Unfortunately, I can give
consultations to only a limited number of people, even with the
support of my best students. Although there now exists more
and more counselors in Vedic astrology – the economic crisis has
somehow contributed to that process - in my opinion, very few of

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the same time. In this area of knowledge it is easy to cause harm
by inept advice, even if a consultant has extensive theoretical
knowledge.
I am often asked how to tell if an astrological adviser is reliable.
This is easy to determine in the following ways:
• Pay attention to how widely he advertises his services. You
will never see the real masters being advertised somewhere,
offering free online or personal consultations for the purpose of
attracting customers.
• Always carefully listen to your friends or relatives’ comments
and recommendations. 95% of what is written in newspapers
regarding extraordinary healing abilities comes from advertising
agents.
• Read books and articles by this particular counselor - his own
works, not what he allows on his site without a signature; if he
does not have any serious works, it is more than strange.
• Always listen to your heart and intuition, especially in this
matter. Listen to your heart, how these people have inspired you.
After consultations follow up as to whether you have received
inspiration, positive energy and a desire to approach the Divine.
When the level of the adviser is low it is visible by the various
negative predictions he makes and by his rude language.
In my opinion, astrology is a Divine science, and it is intended
for bringing people closer to the Divine and not for fortune telling.
Only God knows the future, and it depends on our thoughts and
actions in the present and the past.
As soon as I get time, I would like to issue a sequel to this
book, where readers could learn and find out a lot simply by their
birthdate, and pinpoint the primary ways of harmonizing their fate.
It is relatively easy. I’m not sure that I will have free time to write
such books-manuals in the coming couple of years, that is why we
have started to put selected lectures on astrology and psychology
on my site, www.bleckt.com, mainly in an audio format. Also this
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is being done because many people due to the crisis unfortunately

cannot obtain my full courses.
To my biggest regret there is no chapter in this book about
the scientific basis of what we have discussed. For many years I
have been collecting various scientific evidence (the influence of
planetary rhythms, the moon, the other planets, etc.), but it all got
lost as a result of moving to another country. In that absent chapter
I intended to answer the most frequently asked questions: how the
chart works for those who were born at the same hour, with twins,
etc., etc. However, we are planning to do it in the coming books.
In conclusion, I want to thank with all my heart Boris Shitikov,
Elena Skomorokhova, Olga Shiryaeva, Sergei Medvedev, Julia Shell,
Maria Utkina, Anna Skorobogatova, Yulia Degerli, Natalia Agranat,
Angela Arhipova, Alexandra Laguteeva and everybody who helped
me to publish this book. This book was published thanks to their
strong desire and great efforts. Many thanks to Arcady Zilberman
for his valuable advice on the book design. I feel also deep gratitude
for Sergey Buzatu and Svetlana Borzunova for their great assistance
in organizing the distribution of my books.
A special profound gratitude for one of my teachers, David
Frawley. I have always felt his support and desire to convey
Knowledge to all people.
I would like also to wish all our readers to become harmonious,
that means to become happy, healthy and successful!
Thank you for making it possible to help you somehow in this. I
hope my teachers would be a little pleased with my efforts.

With respect and love,

Rami.
July 15, 2009
Ontario, Canada
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Supplement
Main Differences Between Vedic Astrology and
Western Astrology
1. Modern Western astrologers use the tropical abstract Zodiac,
suggesting that the Sun comes to the same point on the vernal equinox.
Vedic astrologers take into account the sidereal (fixed) horoscope.
The Universe expands constantly, stars move little by little, they do
not stand still. The Sun returns to the same point every year with a
little displacement, which is approximately 50.26 arc-seconds. This
Sun’s shift back against the stars is called precession or Ayanamsha.
Indian astrology considers this very slight shift, which is about 23
degrees for 2000 years. The coincidence of these two Zodiacs falls on
the spring equinox of 285 AD. Thereby, the first difference between
the Vedic and Western charts is that the planets and Lagna are shifted
back by approximately 23 degrees, depending on the date of birth.
2. In Vedic astrology each house takes a whole sign even if the
Ascendant sign falls on the first degree. In Western astrology one sign
can cover up to three houses.
3. Western astrology does not take account (at least until recently)
of Rahu and Ketu, the shadow planets, which are important
characteristics of human karma and other important moments.
Westerners use the planets Uranus, Neptune, Pluto, and now even
Chiron. However, in order to check their influence we need hundreds
of years. Moreover, the modern Western schools now begin to
consider smaller planets and even comets.
On our sites you can find an article completely refuting their
influence (www.bleckt.com, www.alterp.com).
Vedic astrology uses only the Sun, the Moon, Mars, Mercury,
Jupiter, Venus, Saturn and the two lunar nodes, Rahu (Dragon Head)
and Ketu (Dragon Tail). Thus, the Vedic astrologer works with nine
planets, and in the interpretation of some moments also makes use
of 10 upa-graha or invisible planets such as: Dhuma, Vyatipata,

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Paridhi, Indrachapa, Upaketu, Mandi, Gulika, Kala, Yamakantaka,

Ardhaprahara and Mrityu.
4. Western astrology attaches great importance to the position of
the Sun in a specific sign (it is there for one month), whereas Vedic
astrology works based on the position of the Moon in a sign (2 days)
and Lagna, the Ascending sign, which varies every 2 hours on average.
From the position of Vedic astrology it is rather strange to see people
read their psychological characteristics, prognosis for the future and
determine their compatibility with others on the basis of the month
they were born.
5. Western astrologers use mostly transits of the planets for
predictions, as well as progression, Solar and Lunar. So far there are
few who have mastered the knowledge well and can make successful
predictions. I have heard from people who have been teaching
Western astrology and advising for many years that their system is
unable to make successful predictions. Therefore, they began styling
themselves as psychological astrologers, humanistic, etc., although in
my view their psychological analysis is quite superficial.
Vedic astrology pays approximately 10% of attention to transits.
The remaining predictions are made based on the various systems:
Das (periods), primarily Vimshottri-dasa, where as a basis it is
taken as a position of the Moon in a particular Nakshatra (Lunar
mansion). Vedic astrology uses many different systems of periods of
the planets, Dasa systems, the most common of which is Vimshottri-
dasa, a 120-year cycle of the nine planets. Also, in Vedic astrology
there are different systems of the signs periods, when signs and not
planets rule certain spheres of a human life. In both cases each of the
periods is ruled by a certain planet or a sign that brings into play the
potential of a birth chart. In total, there are about fifty systems of
periods (of the planets or signs) that allow the Jyotish to achieve high
accuracy in predicting events of a human life, especially the time of
their occurrence. In Western astrology such systems of periods are
absent.
The Greeks were is possession of this knowledge, but later on it
disappeared, was lost. Some Western researchers and astrologers have

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been trying to restore this «Greek» system. According to many people

dealing with Western Astrology for a long time and acquainted
with such kind of knowledge, this system of periods amazes with
its accuracy. During almost every one of my courses, several people
attended who had been previously practicing Western astrology for
many years. Afterwards most of them completely went over to the
Jyotish (Vedic astrology), and the rest combined both systems.
6. Vedic astrology uses 27 Nakshatras (Lunar mansions) which are
of great importance, they make it possible to see much deeper any
person’s chart, any event. Some Western astrologers have lately also
started using this knowledge. The Arabs, in their turn, obtained it in
the process of conquest, copied it from the Vedas, and gave it their
name. Greeks and Persians also had knowledge of the Nakshatras.
The position of the planets in the Nakshatras (firstly of the
Moon, the Ascending sign, the Sun) enables to reveal quite a lot. Each
Nakshatra takes 13° 20´ degrees and is divided into 4 parts (Pads).
Nakshatras show quite exactly under what star a person was born.
7. Western astrologers use only one chart, the natal. Vedic
astrologers say: yes, it is the most important one, but there is also
the no less important moon chart, plus 16 extra charts (Vargas),
which help to see in detail all aspects and areas of life, to penetrate
deeply into human psychology, including the subconscious. Vedic
Astrology also has many tools that are unique and are not used in
Western astrology. These are Karaki or indicators that provide an
understanding of different categories of people or other spheres of
human life, and also other prediction methods such as: Ashtakavarga,
Sudarshan Chakra Chakra Sarvatobhadra, Saham, etc. as well as
dozens of Lagnas, argalas, Sahams, various chakras, varshaphal,
ayurdaya, avasthas, Prashna, navatara, upagrahas, nadis, etc. All of
them are a part of the objective reality and always act together. In
Western astrology it is considered maximum 5% of the real picture.
8. Vedic astrologers use yogas - connections of the planets. There
are thousands of yogas (planetary combinations), only a few hundred
basic. There are still schools in India that teach only yogas, and due

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astrologers know nothing about it.
9. The system of aspects’ interpretation is also different. An aspect
in astrology means an influence of one object to another (“one
planet looks at the other”), that is, the influence is transmitted over
the distance. In Vedic astrology different planets «give» different
aspects according to their nature, in Western astrology aspects of
all the planets are the same. In Jyotish the aspects are asymmetrical
(that is, the aspect of 90 degrees ahead of the planet is not the same as
the aspect of 90 degrees in back of the planet), in Western astrology
aspects are symmetrical. In Western astrology there are many aspects
and they are calculated on the basis of the degrees of the planets, in
Jyotish there are not so many aspects and they are calculated based
on the houses of the planets (the planet in one house «looks» at all
the planets in another house and the sign of the house). In Western
astrology aspects themselves can be good and bad, in Jyotish planets
are considered to be favorable or unfavorable and not their aspects.
Also, there are no aspects of the signs in Western astrology, whereas
in Jyotish along with the aspects of the planets there are aspects of the
signs.
10. Vedic astrology uses a deeply studied upaya system (methods of
the planetary influences harmonizing), as well as Ayurveda (medicine
and psychology), etc.
11. In Vedic astrology much attention is paid to the personality,
qualities of character and spiritual level and Sadhana (daily spiritual
practice) of an astrologer. In Western astrology it is not important.
12. Vedic astrology was given by enlightened sages in meditation
many years ago and was a part of the Vedas. Modern Western astrology
is just fragments of some knowledge. Vedic astrology was transmitted
by Parampara (the chain of disciples’ continuity) for many millennia.
From India it spread to Persia (it was the Persian astrologers who
predicted the coming of Jesus Christ), then to ancient Greece where
it was still at that time closely connected with its roots. Later on,
with the spreading of Christianity, astrology was resolved and then
banned, much knowledge and many books were lost in Europe. In
the 19th century in Europe astrology was completely forgotten, as it
was believed that with the growth and development of technology it
had become obsolete. It was revived in the 20th century and appeared
more like a commercial project. It became popular for giving different
kinds of predictions in the media (for the week, month, year, etc.),
and mostly in accordance with the position of the Sun, which is, as a
rule, far from objective; it was also mixed up with magic, etc. All this
caused much damage to the very word Astrology.
Most importantly the Jyotish (Vedic astrology) places God in the
center of the Universe, while Western astrology, with its characteristic
materialist approach, keeps God out of the world picture, and aims at
exploiting the resources of the material Universe. In Vedic astrology
there is an important principle of the Guru (spiritual teacher), or
Ishta Devata, without the blessing of whom an astrologer has no right
to engage in predictions, whereas in Western astrology there are no
restrictions, even someone self-taught can engage in astrology. Jyotish
in Sanskrit means «light», the Divine light, and Vedic astrology is the
science of how to shed God’s light on people. The main objective of
a real Vedic astrologer is to bring a person closer to God’s love, at the
same time helping to solve problems existing in the material world.
«Astrology» is just a «stars’ science» and even the word itself is
with the implication that a man is a master of nature (as in any other
physical sciences).
The main objective of the real Vedic astrologer is to bring a person
closer to God’s love and of the secondary importance, helping at
the same time to solve all kinds of problems existing in the material
world.
Early Christianity had rejected astrology in its struggle with the
authority of Magi, Druids, shamans, and in general any competing
spiritual outlook, even though Christ’s birth had been predicted and
marked by the Ascending of the star, which is one of the branches of
the astrology, prediction astrology.
Interestingly, the official prohibition of astrology was in the 4th
century. Neither Jesus nor his disciples opposed the astrology. The
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given a book of a well-known Rabbi about the planetary influences
on human health and the fate of the USA, who adduces hundreds
of evidences, relying on the Holy Scriptures and sayings of sages,
confirming the authority of astrology.
In the 3rd century, after the church rejected a treatise on the
Transmigration of a soul and formulated religious dogmas that could
help as well in political issues, governing a state, astrologers were quite
useless.
This prohibition had a positive outcome, as it forbade people to
turn to fortune tellers and astrologers for predicting the future. Only
God knows the future. Astrology, apart from the approximate vision
of the future, can tell quite exactly when to begin certain activities
such as planting crops, taking medication, religious sacrifices, etc.
By putting aside this knowledge, civilization doomed itself to a lot
of lean years, epidemics of many diseases, poverty. This prohibition
broke the tradition of Western astrology and, most importantly,
the spiritual basis of astrology was lost, it was alienated from the
understanding of the law of causes and effects, i.e. the law of karma.
Although modern Western astrologers started using the words
«karma» and «reincarnation», but obviously these words are new in
their vocabulary. Even 50-100 years ago there were very few people
in society who believed in the reincarnation of souls, and several
hundred years ago it was possible to be burnt merely for expressing
such ideas aloud.
Speaking about scientific character of Vedic astrology, we mean
three factors that are assigned primary importance by those who
practice the science of Vedic Astrology:
1. The basic principle is to mention the author of classic works
on Jyotish (Vedic astrology) at discussing the astrological techniques,
beginning with the great enlightened sages who lived thousands of
years ago, to many famous astrology pundits of our time.
2. If this technique is consistent with the shastras principles
(classical Vedic scriptures), then it must stand the test of logic and
common sense (nyaaya), that is, it should be the logical extension of
existing established principles.
3. If the two factors above are confirmed, the proposed principle
must also pass a test on a large number of randomly selected charts.
Along with these three factors it is also a requirement to study
a detailed explanation of the principles of Vedic astrology, because
the classical works are not complete, since many parts have been lost,
and many topics are only a very brief explanation, which must be
developed in order to become practically applicable.
In conclusion, I would like to say that I am a supporter of objective
and unprejudiced opinion, but in this article Vedic astrology is
presented in a beneficial way. That is my opinion after about 20 years
of studying and teaching this science.
Finally, many people now have noticed the growing popularity of
Vedic astrology and have started to teach or advise actively without
having proper skills and knowledge. On the other hand, there are
intuitive and very spiritually advanced people who use Western
astrology in consultations. Therefore, in this issue the personality
determines the result.
A harmonious personality, even using unsuitable tools, can help
you more than one who uses a precise tool but unskillfully. The
same medication may be prescribed by two different doctors and the
result will be different. The energy and development personality level
of a doctor, a psychologist, an astrologer, a teacher can scarcely be
overestimated.
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ABOUT AUTHOR
Dr Rami Bleckt is a well known Russian-born writer, psychologist,
philosopher and a public figure.
After graduating from high school, he enrolled at a Military
Academy in St. Petersburg (Russia) where he studied Sports Psychology
in a special experimental group, which trained professional officers.
Famous psychologists, psychotherapists and teachers were working
with this selected group of students.
The goal of this work was to determine the limits of human psyche
during overwork; how the internal state of a person influenced their
ability to achieve specified results; if it was possible to create a super
man from an average person by changing his internal state of being.
After studying many psychological disciplines and psychological
techniques Rami achieved very impressive results in many sports.
All these factors cemented his trust in the power of psychological
techniques, and the tremendous influence our sub-consciousness and
internal state have on our life.
During his studies Rami began exploring Christian literature, and
later Eastern Philosophy and Theology. After graduating from the
Academy he continued studying sports Psychology wrote articles and
served as an officer of Paratroopers Brigades. He also participated in
anti-Communist movements.
Plunging deeper into the studies of yogic practices and Vedic
literature he realized that they were the basis for those successful
psychology techniques used by his teachers in the Academy. Rami
understood that those techniques were a small part of the legacy left
to the world by saint Indian sages.
After such a profound realization he left his military service and
became a monk for 5 years. During that time he traveled and stayed
in different Ashrams in India and other countries.
During those 5 years he studied spiritual practices, Indian
Astrology, Eastern Philosophy and Psychology, and some Buddhist
Philosophy and Psychology. He also studied Medicine and different
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specialist.
While continuing to study and work at his own character’s
improvement Rami started popularizing the received knowledge and
wisdom. He is also one of the most popular Russian-speaking Vedic-
astrologers in the world according to mass-media.
Rami holds a PhD in Psychology. The topic of his dissertation
was “The Ancient Wisdom in Retrospective. Scientific Experiment”.
He is Doctor of Philosophy in Alternative Medicines – Ph. D. (A.
M.) and has a Master Degree in Alternative Medicine – M. D. (A. M.).
(According to the Canadian Qualification Rami is Master Degree just
in Psychology). Also he is Bachelor in Pedagogy.
In 1995 he began giving personal consultations to people. He
also taught at college and university the fundamentals of Eastern
Psychology and religious Psychology. Rami has been conducting
educational lectures, seminars, which ignited great interest in Russia,
Canada, the USA, Lithuania, Kazakhstan, Israel, the Great Britain,
Ukraine, Germany and others.
Rami was even asked by Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs to
conduct lectures for prisoners in four different prisons.
Rami Bleckt took the complete course of “Vedic Astrology” in the
American Vedic Research Institute. He also took a course in Aurveda
for Beginners and an Advanced Course for Professionals. He also
took a Yoga Teachers Training Course at Shivananda Ashram in
California.
Rami was awarded Joytish Guru Title. This highest Vedic
Astrologer title was awarded to him by one of the best-known and
trustworthy Indian schools.
On the basis of ancient knowledge of pure soul sages and on the
basis of latest achievements of modern science, Rami developed
several unique personal courses and workshops: “Learning Vedic
Astrology and Alternative Psychology Easily with Love”, “Anatomy of
Success”, “Vedic Astro-Psychology”, “Practical techniques of Eastern
psychology for a western person”, “Alternative Psychotherapy”, “The

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Influence of Planets on our Destiny and Health”, “Four Steps on the

Way to the Highest Harmony”, “The Alchemy of Happiness”, “Fast
Personal Growth with the Help of Eastern Psychology”, “Ten Steps
on our Way to Perfection”, “Harmony in Private Life – Relations
between a Man and a Woman”, “The Secrets of Managing your
Future or How to Live Happily in the Present”, “The Secrets of Sub-
Conscience Operating. The Key Techniques to Solve any Problem”,
“How to Grow a Genius out of your Child and Yourself”, “How to
Turn Any Crisis into a Big Victory” and many others.
For 9 years Rami lived in Israel and studied ancient cultures
and religion. For 6 years Rami has been a head of the Israeli center
of Vedic Astrology and Aurveda. Rami participated in different
charitable programs aimed at settling tensions between Jewish and
Arabic population by peaceful means.
In 2004 Rami was selected as a Best Teacher in the 5th International
Festival of Psychology and Psychotherapy Stars. In 2007 he was
granted the International Award of Alchemy as “The Person of the
Year in Workshop Trainings”
Rami is an author of various educational articles, dedicated to
the consciousness research, super deep emotions, the role of sub-
consciousness in human life, the influence of planets on human
psyche, the nature of mind and its influence on our life, the
dependence of fate on a person’s character, etc. He has written more
than 100 publications.
Rami has written very interesting books that changed lives of many
people : ”Destiny and Me”, “Ten Steps on our Way to Happiness” (click
here to read the extract), “Three Energies. The Forgotten Canons of
Health and Harmony” (click here to read the extract), “How to Deal
with Universe or How Planets Influence our Health and Destiny”,
“Alchemy of communication. The Art to listen and be heard.”, “How
to become a seer. A Guide to the Vedic Astrology”.
Some of books have been already translated into English,
Lithuanian, Czech and Lettish. Now they are being translated into
German, French, Georgian and Hebrew.

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Since 2006 Rami has been organizing annual International

Festivals of Psychology and Psychotherapy Stars. According to the
professional opinions, this forum was evaluated as one of the best in
its category in the world. The festival is annually held in Israel.
He regularly participates in radio and TV programs of the main TV
channels in various countries. His articles are published frequently in
periodical popular newspapers and magazines.
The programs with his participation draw much public attention
as he can easily and with a good deal of humor explain the most
profound things to people and his speech sounds persuasively and
trustworthy. The online consultations provided by Rami to unknown
people during live broadcast are found very impressive as he can
describe a person’s character, sub-conscious programs, tell him/her
about some past events from his/her life and give a piece of good
advice.
In 2007 Rami founded an International magazine“Thanksgiving
with Love” in the Russian language. He is the chief editor. The total
number of all issues has reached 500 000 copies and it is spread in
many countries of the world.
Rami is a personal, independent advisor and a consultant formany
political leaders, famous public figures and known businessmen in
several countries of the world.
Since 2004 he has headed non-commercial International
Association of Eastern Psychology. The main goal of this organization
is to provide people with opportunities to become healthy, happy
and harmonious on the basis of ancient wisdom and modern science
achievements.
In 1996 in Lithuania on the “International competition among the
experts in Eastern Psychology and Philosophy” Rami was awarded a
title “pandid” (a scientist, an expert – Sanskrit)

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Rami recommends you to read:

The Holy Scriptures: Bible, Bhagavad-Gita, Upanishad, Torah, and

the statements of gurus of Sufism, Buddhism, and Cabbala.
1. The works of the Lubavitcher Rebbe (Menachem-Mendel
Schneerson).
2. Ayurveda tractates: Charaka-Samhita, Sushruta-Samhita,
Ashtangahridaya-Samhita.
3. Khita-Padesh – a tractate on the Eastern psychology and
pedagogy.
4. The books by Doctor of Medicine David Frawley, primarily
“Ayurveda and the Mind” and “Ayurvedic Therapy.”
5. The books by S. N. Lazarev “The Diagnosis of Karma,” 1-12.
6. The books by Shivananda Swami.
7. Professor Viktor Frankl’s books.
8. Joseph Murphy, “The Power of Your Subconscious Mind.”
9. Robert Svoboda’s books.
10. The books by Swami Rama and the books by the ancient Indian
sage Patanjali: “Yoga-Sutras,” “Mahabhasya” and “Charaka.”
11. Abraham Maslow, “The Farther Reaches of Human Nature”
and other books and articles by this author.
17. Father Alexander Elchaninov: “Notes,” (Moscow edition,
company “Russian Way,” 1992).
18. Rudiger Dahlke and Thorwald Dethlefsen, “The Healing Power
of Illness: The Meaning of Symptoms and How to Interpret Them.”
19. The books of Vishnu-Devananda Swami.
20. The books of Ekhart Tolle.

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THE JEWISH APPROACH

TO ASTROLOGY
Today many Jews are wary of studying the science of the planets,
and regard it as unnecessary at best. Some may even consider it as
contrary to the Jewish faith. It may come as a surprise for some
to know how many references there are in Jewish literature to the
planets and constellations. With this article I hope to clear up some
of the misconceptions on this subject.
The traditional Jewish view on astrology is somewhat of a mystery.
On the one hand, the Torah warns us against practicing divination or
soothsaying, and to “be perfect with the L-rd your G-d” (Deut. 18:13).
Rashi interprets this as “do not delve into the future.”
On the other hand, there are many passages throughout Jewish
literature that indicate the validity of astrology. Perhaps the most
obvious yet overlooked manifestation of the Jewish attitude to
astrology is the famous Jewish wish “Mazal tov!” This is commonly
translated as “good luck,” yet the literal translation of “mazal” is
planet or constellation!
According to the Talmud, on one’s birth date the specific mazal
under which he or she was born is particularly powerful, and this can
cause increased success for that person (see Jerusalem Talmud, Rosh
Hashana 3:8).
The Talmud (Shabbat 156a) speaks of an hourly cycle in which
alternate seven mazalot, in this order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Sun,
Venus, Mercury, Moon. (This cycle starts at roughly 6 PM on Tuesday
evening, i. e. the beginning of the fourth day of Creation, when the
heavenly bodies and stars first came into existence.)
It continues to describe various personalities that are affected by
these planets. For example: “He who is born under Jupiter will be a
person intent on doing the right thing (the Hebrew word for Jupiter is
tzedek, which means righteousness)… One born under Mars will be a
shedder of blood… [Instances of this may be] a blood-drawer, a thief,
a slaughterer, a performer of circumcision, or a judge who decides
capital punishment.”
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However there is an opinion later in the passage that states: “The

nation of Israel has no mazal, as it is written (Jeremiah 10:2): Do not
learn the way of the nations, and do not be dismayed at the signs of
Heaven, for the nations are dismayed at them.”
The example is further given of the patriarch Abraham, whose son
Isaac was born to him in his old age, although the position of his stars
showed he was not destined for it. G-d told him: “Why do you think
[you will not have children], because your constellation Jupiter is in
the west, I will put it back in the east!”
It is further explained that while there indeed is a certain destiny
determined by a person’s mazal, we are given the opportunity to
rise above them through prayer to G-d and the performance of His
commandments.
In particular it is written (Proverbs 10:2): “Charity saves from
death.” The Talmud brings a story to illustrate this: “Rabbi Akiva had
a daughter, about whom the astrologers foretold that on the day she
enters the bridal chamber, a snake will bite her and she will die. He
was very worried about this.
However, on that day she took a brooch and stuck it into the wall
and it happened to penetrate into the eye of a serpent. The following
morning, when she took it out, the snake came with it. “What did
you do?” her father asked her. “A poor man came to our door in the
evening,” she answered, “and everybody was busy at the banquet, and
there was none to take care of him. So I took my portion and gave it
to him.””
The Midrash states that Haman chose the month of Adar to carry
out his plan to destroy the Jewish people because its zodiac sign,
Pisces – the fish, indicated that he would swallow the Jews as fish
swallow each other. Ultimately however he himself was the fish that
ended up being swallowed.
The zodiac signs are also enumerated in many Jewish liturgical
poems. One such composition describes the sun, moon, stars and
twelve signs of the zodiac as mourning for the exile and the destruction
of the Temple in Jerusalem.

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One of the greatest Jewish poets, Shlomo ibn Gabirol, in his most
famous composition “the Royal Crown” describing at length the
greatness and majesty of G-d and His Creation, devotes a paragraph
to each of the seven planets and the properties associated with them.
For example, he describes Venus as “producing tranquility, joy,
delight, song, and exultation…” and Saturn as “awakening wars,
plunder, spoil, and hunger, destroying lands and uprooting kingdoms,
by the will of the One who appointed it to do its work.”
We see from the above that all negative forces associated with the
Universe can be counteracted. With this we can understand Rashi’s
directive “to not delve into the future”; while it is fine to be aware of
the planets’ influence on us, this should not cause us to be unnaturally
dependent on them, to the point of our entire life revolving around
them.
What we can do is to make the most of their favourable effects,
which definitely are beneficial according to all opinions, and to deal
with any negative aspects without giving way to excessive worry
about them.
Similarly, in the positive aspects we have the ability to better
ourselves at any time, and are not limited to when any particular mazal
is “on our side”; however it is self-understood that any auspicious time
will only add to our performance.
Thus, while we are commanded not to engage in activities solely
on the basis of time, we may arrange it so that certain actions begin
at a time that is deemed auspicious, as a good omen (siman tov). For
example, many have the custom to hold Jewish weddings only during
the first half of the lunar month, when the moon’s light is growing
larger.
Above all, we must not lose sight of the fact that ultimately it is G-d
who controls the planets; they do not have free will nor any powers
on their own, but they are the tools chosen by G-d to run this world.
Thus one should not pray to them as separate entities. Instead, “the
heavens tell of the glory of G-d” (Psalms 19:2). By meditating on the
magnificent heavenly beings, who act as servants and emissaries of
G-d, we can develop a much greater appreciation for their Master and
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Creator. Of course, any understanding of the energies G-d put in the

world should be utilized in order to better perform His will.
Rami Bleckt, the author of this book, has put together a most
practical and informative guide to understanding the influence of
the planets. The information he has made available can inspire and
help many people to understand how they can indeed “come to terms
with the universe.”

Rabbi Shmuel Rabin

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction...................................................................................3
Our Relationship with the Planets ..................................................7
Energies and the Planets ................................................................10
Healing at a Karmic Level .............................................................12

The Influence of the Sun ..............................................................15

General Information about the Sun, Classic Description  .........15
The Sun in Ignorance ......................................................................17
The Sun in Passion  ........................................................................18
The Sun in Goodness  ..................................................................20
Summary .....................................................................................26
How to Enhance the Beneficial Effects of the Sun  ...................28
From the Training Course  .........................................................30
Case Studies  ..................................................................................35

The Influence of the Moon .......................................................35

General Information on the Moon, Classical Description  .........35
The Moon in Ignorance  .................................................................36
The Moon in Passion  .....................................................................42
Influence of the Moon in Ignorance and Passion on Health .....44
The Moon in Goodness  ................................................................44
Summary .........................................................................................47
How to Reinforce the Positive Influence of the Moon  ............48
From the Training Course ..........................................................51
Case Studies ......................................................................................53

The Influence of Mars ...............................................................57

General Information about Mars, Classical Description ..........57
Mars in Ignorance ..........................................................................58
Mars in Passion ...............................................................................59
Mars and Health ..............................................................................62
Mars in Goodness ...........................................................................63
Summary ...........................................................................................66

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How to Intensify the Favorable Influence of Mars  ................67

From the Training Course ..........................................................71
Case Studies ......................................................................................73

The Influence of Mercury ........................................................75

Mercury in Ignorance  ....................................................................76
Mercury in Passion  .........................................................................76
Mercury in Goodness .......................................................................79
Summary .........................................................................................84
How to Harmonize the Influence of Mercury .............................85
From the Training Course  ...........................................................87
Case Studies  ........................................................................................88

The Influence of Jupiter .............................................................91

Philosophical Understanding of Jupiter .....................................91
Jupiter in Ignorance ........................................................................91
Jupiter in Passion .............................................................................93
Jupiter in Goodness .........................................................................97
Summary ........................................................................................99
How to Enhance the Beneficial Effects of Jupiter ....................100
From the Training Course ............................................................102
Case Studies .......................................................................................105

The Influence of Venus.............................................................109

Philosophical Concept of Venus ................................................109
Venus in Ignorance .....................................................................110
Venus in Passion  .....................................................................111
Venus in Goodness ......................................................................114
Summary ..................................................................................118
Methods of Harmonizing the Influence of Venus ................119
How to Develop the Ability to Love ..........................................120
From the Training Course ..........................................................122
Case Studies .......................................................................................124

The Influence of Saturn ..........................................................129

Philosophical Conception of Saturn .............................................129
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Saturn in Ignorance .....................................................................131
Saturn in Passion ..........................................................................132
Saturn in Goodness ......................................................................134
Summary ......................................................................................135
How to Harmonize the Influence of Saturn .............................136
From the Training Course ...........................................................139
Case Studies .......................................................................................141

The Effect of the Shadow Planets .............................................145

Philosophical Understanding of Rahu and Ketu ..................145
The Influence of Rahu and Ketu on our Health ....................146

Rahu ...............................................................................................149
General indicators of Rahu .........................................................149
Rahu as an Indication of Karmic Challenges .........................155
Rahu in Ignorance ...........................................................................157
Rahu in Passion ................................................................................159
Rahu in Goodness ............................................................................160
Summary ..........................................................................................161
How to Harmonize the Influence of Rahu ...............................161
Examples of Rahu Position in Different Houses .........................164
Case Studies .......................................................................................168

Ketu ................................................................................................171
General Significations of Ketu ................................................171
Ketu in Ignorance ............................................................................177
Ketu in Passion .................................................................................178
Ketu in Goodness .............................................................................178
How to Harmonize the Influence of Ketu ..............................178
From the Training Course .............................................................181
Case Studies .......................................................................................182
Mantras for each planet...............................................................184
Conclusion......................................................................................185
Supplement.....................................................................................189
Differences Between Vedic and Western Astrology .............189

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