dosha and astrology

[Guest guest]

Is your dosha as indicated by the astrological chart the same as the

ayurvedic dosha? It says Taurus lagna with Kapha dosha and all the rest--the

chandra, surya and nakshatra say Vata. I always feel like Vata and some

Pitta are the ones.

Darla

[Guest guest]

Judging doshas from pulse, ashtavidha pariksha is easier than judging

them from charts. Not only Lagna, but nakshatra of lagna, lagna-lord,

his nakshatra, zodiac sign where he is situated and also conjunctions

and aspects from other planets assume importance. The planets occupying

lagna, they being conjoined by others or aspected by others also make

equal influence. Furthermore, Lagna karaka, that is sun, also assumes

importance since sun is both lagna karaka, governs immunity and blood

purity too.

 

While above things give basic prakruti, 6/8 houses and their lords,

planets there give sensitivity to the type of diseases controlled by

those signs, nakshatras, lords and occupied planets.

 

And this is not enough. What will govern the doshas will be determined

by the strength of the Lagna/Moon/Sun chart, take whichever is

stronger. This make the subject quite difficult.

 

As if to complicate the matters more, the dasa and dyanmic transits

help to know how old the disease is, what course it is likely to take,

and whether it is curable by herbs alone or needs further efforts by

subject. (The word patient now changes to "subject" here).

 

a simple "prashna kundali" [chart cast on the time of start of

consultation] can also tell whether patient has trust on healer and is

likely to find cure. an expert astrologer can tell the subject his

likely disease without even touching him.

 

Thus there are many methods, theories available, which one is best

depends on the extent of practice and insight by the healer.

 

Number of astrological texts have treated medical astrology to the

level of nakshatras and even Navamshas. Often people laugh when an

astrologer asks them to wear a certain gem stone, or chant certain

mantra etc, but it is seen that mind part of the disease gets treated

here well. the fear, anxiety, mania/phobia vanishes directly

proportional to the trust on the healer! That is a significant

achievement in medical astrology!

 

Author feels that better contribution by astrology is that it makes

ayurveda, healing herbs, methods/adminstration times of formulations

easier to understand, if a student also knows astrology. to give an

example, medicines containing Roupya Bhasma are pitta and heat

pacifiers, since this Bhasma comes from silver, silver is associated

with moon, moon with water principle, cooling effect, mind etc.

Medicines to treat nerves, depression etc also contain this and silver

water is also used. There is total consistency in ayurveda, and

astrology. The Pitta, Kapha, Vata doshas are associated with Nadi of of

each nakshatra, but here again it is not a simple tabular

classification. Certain nakshatras which span more than one sign have

mixed nadis, as proposed by Sage "Garg".

 

Being more complex, the discussion is generally avoided at the group.

 

 

ayurveda, "Darla Wells" <lethe9 wrote:

>

> Is your dosha as indicated by the astrological chart the same as the

> ayurvedic dosha? It says Taurus lagna with Kapha dosha and all the

rest--the

> chandra, surya and nakshatra say Vata. I always feel like Vata and

some

> Pitta are the ones.

> Darla

>