Jyotish Article: Where there's a Will, there's a Way! or Strengthening the Sun! ....... Mark Kincaid 5/12

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"Where there's a Will, there's a Way!"

Or

Strengthening the Sun!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Now, here's an expression which we've all heard a lot!

 

Today, I thought this might be a fun way of looking at the key to personal

change, and self-empowerment.

 

Though sometimes, trying 'to will' ourselves, into something new and

improved, feels more like pulling oneself, up, by one's boot straps!

 

However, I believe there's a great, grain of truth in this expression.

 

It's certainly true, when people don't exhibit any strength of will;

problems, and lack of effectiveness, do dominate.

 

During this very special time of the year, when the Sun, and the 'will', are

in their maximum strength, and potential; (in Exalted Sun/Aries)... this

might be a good time, to reflect on this topic.

 

In Jyotish as in Western Astrology, the "will", is a reflection of one's

Sun, Self, or self-confidence.

 

Though the quality of will, may be due, also, to emotional or Moonish,

considerations, or even any number of dysfunctions, due to functioning

malefics.

 

For right now, let's just explore, how we might strengthen our 'Wills', by

learning to strength, our Sun's, alone!

 

I also find this important, because the Sun's really such an important,

'Astrological body'!

 

In Jyotish, we tend to forget the importance of the Sun.

 

Jyotish, so often, focuses on the Moon, as being soooo, important.

 

Unfortunately, the Moon, has no real power!

 

It's light, even it's heavenly gravitational force, is a product of the Sun.

 

All the Planets, even, pale in comparison to the Sun.

 

If you've ever seen one of those Astronomy pictures, comparing the size of

the Sun, to the planets, they all pale, in comparison.

 

So, what else does the Sun represent,...

 

 

The Sun....

 

 

The Sun represent's the 'I', the Self, the ego, the entire subjective self.

 

No wonder the Sun's so important. Sun, also represent's our 'Father', and

his father, and his, and the next, and next....and then, all the way to the

ultimate Father, God-Self.

 

Sun, Self, may also reflect Consciousness, Awareness, or being.

 

This might, then, be why it's thought, generally to be so difficult to

strengthen the Sun.

 

However, in the West, there's a powerful, tradition, of believing that 'one'

can improve oneself, by a sheer act of 'Will'!

 

Recent event's in the History of the West, over the last 100 year's does

tend to confirm this believe and possibility.

 

Today, there are more billionaires, or successful people, then at any time

in the history of 'Man'.

 

In America for example, we believe that any "person can grow up to be

President."

 

This attitude seems to have helped in people's abilities to access their

will, and develop themselves, and accomplish their life goals.

 

In the East, there is a similar traditon of Self-Development. It even has a

fairly interesting name: "Self-Realization." Though it's generally thought

to be fairly difficult to find the Self, and/or become enlightened, still

there is as least, the Principle of Strengthening one'Self.

 

The problem, at least Philosophically, is that the 'self' or even, 'ego', is

that thing, which is not a thing, thought, or behavior. In other words, the

Self, is that which is the basis of all thoughts, and actions.

 

So, how do we strengthen that?

 

But, there is quite a bit of auxilary evidence that suggests that the Self,

or Sun, might be strengthened, by 'effort', by 'act of will'.

 

For those, however, who find it very difficult to make this most abstract,

and subjective, self-improvement, there are some great precednets in Vedic

Science.

 

For example, there is the time honored tradition of 'Meditation', for not

only contacting the Self, but through regular experience, then, developing

or unfolding more and more of the Self's potential.

 

Recent experience, even, over the last 45 years, has shown, (through

scientific research), that meditation can improve self-confidence,

creativity, even IQ, or Intelligence seems to be able to be strengthened.

 

How is this possible?

 

 

When one sit's down to meditate, and closes the eyes, the natural tendency

of the mind and body, is to settle down.

 

Then, picking up a mantra, (in japa meditaiton), one can learn how to

disassociate one'self, from one's normal conscious, and associate kind of

thinking, one thought after another, after another.

 

Then, one begin's to experience, thought in an "inward" direction, and

spontaneously, one experience's quieter and quieter level's of thought,

until, the very earliest stage of the thought process, is transcended and

one arrive's at the very source of thought.

 

As it turns out this Source of Thought, is a state of unlimited, potential,

awareness, and intelligence.

 

Also, as it turns out, with repeated experiences of this very pleasing,

inward experience, one begin's to exhibit more internal wakefulness, and

awareness.

 

o So, meditation may be the #1 remedy for strengthening the Sun.

 

Other things I do, include:

 

o Looking at the specific symbolisms of the Sun's weakness in anyone's

chart, to find the

unique, individual, suggestions that are appropriate for each person.

 

For example, Sun in the first house, is indicative of a malefic functioning

Sun.

 

The normal, typical explanation is because the Sun, in the first is

represenative, of a kind of selfishness, and as a result, many people

experience the results of this.

 

The Jyotish solution, or suggestion I recomend, is for those people, through

an act of will, make a conscious decision to be less selfish.

 

Since we have caused our karmas, it's only natural, that we should be able

to change our karmas.

 

o Another thing I recomend is reading literature that has a specific

purpose of strengthening the Sun, or Self.

 

For example, the Upanishads, one of the many Vedic literature, is all about

Self-Development.

 

In the Upanishads, there are these great expressions of the full potential

of the Self.

 

Isa Upanishad:

 

 

"The Spirit, without moving, is swifter than the mind;

the senses cannot reach him.

He is forever beyond them.

Standing still, he overtakes those that run.

 

To the ocean of his being, the spirit of life leads the streams of actions.

 

Who sees all beings in his own Self, and his own Self, in all

beings, loses all fear."

 

 

And finally:

 

"When a sage sees this great Unity and his Self has become all beings;

what delusion and what sorrow can ever be near him!"

 

 

 

All these words are very inspiring and even stirring as to the Self and

Sun's potential in life.

 

These and many others, for example, inspired me, in my striving for

experience and development of consciousness through meditation.

 

And, when I finally had this experience: "Who sees all beings in his

Self...and his own Self,

in all beings....loses all fear", this was the culmination of my

self-development through meditation.

 

Finally,.... developming the Self-Sun, is a very powerful, and significant

activity, because the Sun, I, ego, being at the basis of all thoughts and

actions,...if it can be improved, will be the one thing we can do to

improve, literally, each and every aspect of our live's....

 

 

Sincerely,

 

 

 

Mark Kincaid

 

 

 

 

 

 

Astrologer

Teacher of Meditation & Ayurved

m.kincaid

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