Depression is a common but serious mood disorder. Astrologically, the mind is controlled by Moon, it represents our emotions, desires and expectations, presentation skills, ability to enjoy things and ideas. Moon is a very vital planet according to astrology; we have seen various cases of suicide and incurable disease. These are all due to the ill placement of Moon or the conjunction of Moon with a malefic planet.
Any afflictions to the moon are a sign of mental stress.In medical terminology, it can be defined as a major depressive disorder or clinical depression. 10 out of 9 people in the world are suffering from depression. It exists within but very difficult to diagnose,but slowly it makes a person confined and isolated from the outer world. A frequent mood swing also indicates an onset of depression.
Depression can happen at any stage of life and at any age and any stage of life. There is no benchmark age for depression. Now depression is now seen occurring in children and adolescents although severe mood disorders in adults begin as a high level of anxiety in the childhood. Risk factors for depression include-
Major life changes and trauma
Personal or family history of depression
Certain physical illness or medication
Position of Moon in chart
If Moon is in conjunction with malefic planets like Saturn, Rahu, Mars and Sun.
If placement of Moon is alone in any house of a horoscope and no other planets are on either side of the same.
If Moon is combust due to its association with the Sun.
Moon is malefic in a birth chart and posited in a malefic house.
Moon with Rahu creates Illusions, a tendency to daydream and hallucinations, therefore, the individual having this combination reacts in an impulsive manner. Ketu with Moon causes detachment.
If the 4th house is weak i.e. it has no power or under the infuence of Kemdrum dosha.
If Moon is conjoined between two malefic planets or in other words under the influence of Paap kartari dosha, due to this mind is highly vulnerable to emotional imbalance.
If Moon is placed in the 6th, it causes obstacles, fights, quarrels and illness.
If Moon is placed in the 8th, it shock or sudden events.
Remedies- How to cure malefic planet Moon
Drinking water in a silver glass can make your Moon stronger.
According to Vedic astrology, Moon denotes water and signifies our feelings, emotions and surprisingly a person with a weak Moon drinks less water, so intake of plenty of water everyday can strengthen it and will bring happiness, positivity, flourishing and lucky lifestyle.
Wearing Pearl (Moti) after consulting an experienced Vedic astrologer can help to remove the malefic effect of the Moon.
When under the negative influence of Moon, offering white flowers at cemeteries also helps.
Keeping fasts on Mondays
You should also avoid spending time in solitude.
Practicing meditation every day is one of the most preferred remedies for Moon as it
calms the mind.
Worshipping Lord Shiva and offering water to Shivalinga on a favorable day.
Remedies to strengthen 4th house.
Wearing silver ornaments can help to diminish the malefic effect of Moon and removes the bipolar and depressive syndrome.
Other Remedies useful in the treatment of malefic Moon is regular yoga and Pranayama exercises.
By keeping good relations with your mother. Moon signifies mother in a horoscope, so obey her and takes blessings from her. If you
don’t have a mother, then respect elderly and old women.
Fight Depression- Astrological Remedies
Sun Mahadasha- Periodic phase of Sun
Sun is a very potent astrological planet which brings brilliance in the native’s life. Vimshottari dasha of Sun is of six years. Sun is a Karak (functional) planet of fame. Sun rules the government (authority). Sun is a celestial body which brings light to the world, so it brings goodness to the life. Sun is also important for your career. However, being a hot planet, it also gives aggression.
Sun mahadasha usually proves to be great for those who have sun placed in 1,3,5,9,10,11 houses. Sun is also good in upachaya houses being a malefic. The 10th house is the natural digbala of the sun as it is at the zenith in the sky in the afternoon. Sun placed in Fire signs will give much better results as compared to Earthy and Airy signs, It can be said to be comparatively weak in water signs as fire and water are opposite elements.
The Sun can bring name and fame, money, wealth, social status, glory, culture, favor from government, education and life like a king.
Benefic Sun
During the beneficial Mahadasha of Sun the native will have acquisition of wealth, respect and honor from the royal people and government. The native will have great mentality and happiness.
The native gets blessed with son. The person enjoys all kinds of success during the Surya Mahadasha.
The native gets power, position, authority, political position and bureaucratic authority.
The person having Surya Mahadasha gets numbers of apparels, agricultural products, social honour and conveyances.
Malefic Sun
If the planet Sun is debilitated, ill placed in 6th, 8th 12th house and afflicted by malefic planet such as Saturn, Rahu, Ketu and Mars etc. then it will bring very bad result to the native.
The native is likely to feel the result of his bad deed or even his past Karma during the malefic Surya Mahadasha.
If the Sun is in inauspicious status in horoscope, the native losses his preowned wealth and assets or it comes under litigation. The native faces the scandal and the image in the society will get affected..
There will be dispute between father and son. The native starts feeling he is confined in all aspect of life.
Health issues occur dues to malefic affect of Sun, it will bring severe headache, ocular problem, loss of memory, intestinal problem etc.
The natives of Sun Mahadasha are perceived to attain a good and strong place in the social circle as they would receive the support of higher authorities, government institutes and the person would acquire power & authority but this period could also cause distance or separation from some close relations besides which it would also decrease the number of people serving you as your servants.
This period also holds the fear and threat from thieves, enemies, government and fire along with some health problems including venereal diseases, severe and fever besides which there could be lack of mental peace leading to unhappy living. It could enclose the person and his closed ones with fears, distress and sorrowfulness.
Remedies for Sun mahadasha
Surya dwadashnaam stotra or surya kavach stotra.
Aditya hridaya stotra
Donate gold or ruby to brahmins as per yathashakti
Wear Ruby in gold ring.
Donate jaggery, brass, wheat to brahmins on sundays.
Scientific logic behind Offering water to Sun
Importance of offering water to the Sun
According to Hindu custom, offering water to the Sun in morning time is the perfect way to start your day with a positive energy. It is also good for your mental peace and health, by doing this we could strengthen the planet Sun in our horoscope. And these days it become habit of some sort of people to ask the logic behind the customs our ancestors use to do.
So, the Scientific logic behind this is,
When the spectrum of sun rays refract through the water, it breaks down into seven colors. The energy emanating from these rays of different colors is absorbed by the body, and it balances any negativity in the body.
When these rays Falls on our Front Part Of our Brain, It is extremely Beneficial For our Brain as it helps in better decision making and logical thinking. By doing this process, we get the water therapy of Sun rays as well.
The right way to offer water to Lord Sun ,
· Ideal time to offer water to Sun is within one hour of sunrise.
· Take a bath and wear clean clothes before doing it.
· Fill a copper vessel with water, adding either sugar or honey and red chandan to it.
· In case the sky is cloudy, do this procedure by facing towards the East direction, assuming the Sun is there.
· Now straighten your hands and start pouring the water slowly. While you do that, it is important to look at the sun rays through the stream of water coming from the vessel.
· Chant the mantra 'Aum Suryay namah:'