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A Time to Focus on Diet and Healing 
July 7, 2006 |
| Vedic Astrology Diary Archives |
Most people, if not all people, experience a time in their lives
when it becomes imperative to focus on healing their
bodies. They may be facing a healing crisis, or just wanting
to take precautionary preventative measures, like cleaning up
our diet or fasting etc. These time periods, of course, can
be traced astrologically.
The following chart is of a man who decided to give his body
an overhaul, like rebuilding the engine of his car. He was in
a Rahu-Mercury dasha and did a major detoxification program
that involved fasting and eating only raw foods for several
months. He didn't have any major ailments but was fighting some
addictions and feeling lousy.
Notice how Mercury is conjunct the Sun, the significator of
the body, and in a parivartana yoga (exchange of signs)
with Jupiter in the 6th house. The 6th house is the house of
illness, and conversely the house of health and healing. Mercury
is also in the 2nd house from the dasha lord, Rahu, and rules
the 2nd house from the Moon. The 2nd house represents what we
take into our mouth since it correlates to the sign of Taurus
which represents the mouth and throat. It therefore represents
food and diet. This healing phase extended into his Ketu sub
period also with Ketu again being in the 2nd house from the
lagna. During Ketu's dasha, Ketu was also transiting over Jupiter
in the 6th house. In addition, the double transit of Saturn
and Jupiter were both aspecting the lagna by transit (Jupiter
has been in Libra, and Saturn in Cancer), which represents a
focus on one's self and the body. See article on the
double transit phenomenon.
He ended up completely changing his dietary habits, kicking
the addictions (at least for now), lost lots of weight, and
feels better than he has in a very long time.
Natal Chart
Copyright 2006. Vaughn Paul
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