Astrology of Suicide: Pre-diagnosing Depression and Self-destruction from Birth Horoscope!

Dance of Suicide in the Horoscope: The Sabotage of Rogue Planets!

          

     A national-award winning film actress at the pinnacle of her glorious career decides one morning to put a permanent full-stop to her glitzy life by overdosing on sleeping pills, driving millions of her ardent fans into depression. A beautiful young house-wife with the whole life ahead of her consumes poison one afternoon to terminate her existence forever, immersing her beloved husband and little children in abysmal sadness. A handsome, popular, promising college student in the prime of youth and pink of health ends his life one evening by hanging himself from the ceiling of his dormitory room, sending a chill down the spine of the college community and crushing the hearts of his parents and loved ones. 

     Such real-life news-stories of suicide, a seemingly impulsive and self-destructive act, in any shape or form never fail to puzzle and shock us. And needless to say, the most affected and shattered are the stakeholders in the life of the suicide victim such as the person's parents, siblings, close family members and friends. 

     All said, can the monstrous scourge of suicide be pre-diagnosed and averted altogether? The answer is a resounding yes! Suicidal predispositions and tendencies are highly predictable and can be detected from a careful study of the birth chart, which will provide clear, vital clues and insights about the mental, emotional vulnerabilities and breaking-points of the native, allowing scope for pro-active and preventive follow-up measures.  

     So, what causes the mental structure of a person to break down, disintegrate, and thrust itself into the gruesome jaws of suicide? A thorough examination of numerous suicidal horoscopes reveals that afflictions to the moon, mercury, sun, ascendant, 4th and 5th houses along with the principal connivance of the roguish badhakathipathi invariably push the mind towards suicide. 

     Note that the Moon is the ruler of the mind, emotions, feelings, and sensibilities. The Sun is the significator for will-power, courage, heart, soul and breath of life itself. The Mercury is the karaka for intelligence, reasoning powers, and the entire nervous system including neurons or brain cells. The 4th house governs the psyche and mental peace. The 5th house rules the intellect and brain-power. The ascendant or lagna, represented by the lagna lord, signifies life, health of mind and body, and personality. And remember, the evil lord or badhakathipathi for the movable, fixed and common signs is the 11th, 9th, and 7th lord respectively.

    

     In chart 1, the Moon, karaka of mind, doubling as the lagna lord, is sandwiched between natural malefics the Sun, Rahu and Mars on the sides, and is hence subject to papakartari yoga. The sun, promoter of inner-strength, is heavily afflicted by malefics, namely, 6th lord Jupiter, 12th lord Mercury and Rahu. The Mercury, significator of sanity, is in turn combust and afflicted by malefics Rahu and 6th lord cum natural enemy Jupiter. The 5th house, the bastion of intelligence, is seriously undermined by the presence of the badhakathipathi Venus in it, whereas the 5th lord is debilitated in the Cancer sign. The lagna and the 4th house are afflicted by the occupation and aspect respectively of the debilitated 5th lord. All these roguish planetary combinations caused the native, a 58 year-old, to kill himself in a violent manner by hurling himself in front of a moving train.

     In chart 2, the Moon is in the dusthana or evil 8th house, aspected by badhakathipathi Mars and debilitated Venus from the 2nd house, a maraka house. The Mercury is combust and conjunct with the malefic 6th lord Saturn. The ascendant lord Sun and its dispositor Venus are both debilitated without effective cancellation of debility. The 4th house lord Mars, the badhakathipathi by virtue of being the 9th house lord as well, is in an inimical sign, the Virgo, and dismantles the 5th house by his evil aspect. The subject, 18 years of age, committed suicide by consuming poison.

     

     In chart 3, the manakaraka Moon, though exalted, conjuncts badhakathipathi Jupiter and is therefore drastically afflicted despite forming the powerful kajakesari yoga with the latter. The Moon's dispositor Venus is also afflicted owing to the badhakathipthi's aspect. The Mercury, who is the lagna lord too, is greatly afflicted by its fellowship with malefic 12th lord Sun and Rahu in the 4th house and by the evil aspect of the 8th lord Mars. The Sun is rendered powerless as he is eclipsed by Rahu and aspected by malefic Mars. The 5th house is undermined by the aspects of badhakathipathi Jupiter and malefic Saturn. The native, 39 years old, died by overdosing on sleeping pills.         

     These case-studies ascertain in a startling manner how the badhakathipathi's ominous foot-prints in the 5th house in collusion with the other discussed malevolent factors instill suicidal propensities in the native of a horoscope, making the person susceptible to total self-annihilation.    

Remedies

     When suicidal indications are observed in a horoscope, it is imperative that the native receive immediate, regular psychotherapy and psychiatric counseling. And modern medicine is highly effective in treating intransigent depression and chemical imbalances of the brain that are often the major catalysts for suicide. Daily practice of yoga or meditation is a powerful way to enhance mental health and head off suicidal impulses.
     Besides, it is essential that the subject turns over a new leaf and pursues a life of devotion to God and service to humans. Chanting Gayatri mantra, Panjatchara mantra ("Om Nama Shivaaya!") or the Vishnu mantra, "Om Namo Narayana!", 108 times daily will help draw down divine healing powers upon the afflicted mind. Since suicidal thoughts and inclinations always stem from acute perception and greater awareness of one's own pain and anguish, commiserating with the less fortunate is a great antidote for that. When one's mind is transfixed on God and serving the poor, needy, and suffering, it is concomitantly transformed, sublimated, detached from self and transported into the realms of self-less love and wholesome peace.

                               

By Aravindhan Nadar