Can Astrology Help with Mental Health?

Do you think astrology can help with mental health? Maybe you think it’s all jargon. Whatever the case may be, you made it to this blog post because you got curious. In today’s article, we’ll be talking about astrology and if it’s possible to improve one’s mental health via astrology.  Astrology certification provides individuals with the opportunity to deepen their understanding and proficiency in the intricate art of astrological interpretation. These certification programs typically cover a wide range of topics, including the fundamentals of astrology, the interpretation of celestial bodies’ positions, chart reading techniques, and the historical and cultural significance of astrology.

What is mental health?

Mental health is a state of well-being in which the individual or person is aware of his or her own abilities, can work fruitfully and productively, can manage the normal stresses of life, and can contribute to his or her community. 

A mental disorder is defined as a health condition that affects and alters the emotional responses, cognitive functioning, and behaviour associated with distress and or impaired functioning.

Having known what mental health is and what is a mental disorder also is, the question becomes “can astrology help with something as important as mental health?” we’ll have to find out and to do that, you’ll have to keep reading.

Astrology and mental health

Mental health has to do with a person’s ability to enjoy life and also obtain a balance between the effort to achieve psychological resilience and the day to day activities of life. A lot of thinkers, scholars, and astrologers say that the moon and the state of mind have some relationship. Is that true? Well, for starters, the word lunatic which represents a mental disorder is derived from the Latin word lunacy which means luna (moon). 

In the past, people often believed that the phases of the moon and madness were intertwined. If a relationship can be established between the phases of the moon and the corresponding effects it has on a mental patient, it can help to time the period when the person is likely to have mental fits.

In our modern age, Venice astrology (mental health astrology) has a matured system of judging those complications. The divisional charts, dasa system, and horoscope all help in giving a decent summary of the various aspects of life. Hence, adequate clues concerning the psychological state of an individual can be obtained from a duly cast horoscope. Asides from helping with diagnosing the mental health of the patient, they can also be used as a preventive tool to reduce the effects of the disease before it starts.

In the study of Vedic astrology the Moon represents the mind, Mercury represents intellect and logic, Jupiter represents wisdom and maturity. If these three planets are afflicted in the horoscope then the probability of having a mental disorder may increase.

The fifth house of the horoscope has a special role it plays in judging mental disorders. The fifth house is known to represent fascination, logic and thinking. If the fifth house becomes afflicted, then the fifth lord may experience problems with respect to the thinking or logic method of the mind.

The moon can be said to be afflicted if it’s associated with malefic planets or it receives the aspect of malefic planets. Additionally, the placement of the moon in the sixth, eighth or twelfth is not welcome as it can produce or result in lunatic behaviour. 

The type of planet and the degree to which it’s afflicting the fifth house, Mercury, Jupiter, and the Moon holds the key to understanding the degree of mental problems. If the afflictions are present in all those parameters then help from the psychiatrist will be necessary. 

When the moon is under the affliction of the sun, it can cause a person to lose his temper quickly or become a very troublesome person. If the moon is afflicted by Mars, the person could become very aggressive, short-tempered, and violent. If the moon is afflicted by Saturn, it can cause the person to have acute mental depression.

Asides from the planets, Ketu and Rahu on the moon can also cause more complications. If Rahu afflicts the moon, the person may possess crafty thoughts and may also suffer from phobias and schizophrenia. It can also give rise to suicidal tendencies. If Ketu afflicts the moon, just like Rahu, it’ll produce similar tendencies and it could also make the person become irrationally suspicious of others, making the person behave like a maniac. 

A good psychological state is assured when the fifth lord, Mercury, Jupiter, and the moon are well placed without afflictions. A strong fifth house without any affliction is needed for a healthy state of mind.