Re:Rahu and diseases

[Guest guest]

This discussion on Rahu kindled interest.

 

Being a tamas (Maya) planet and always acting as agent of some other

planet, Rahu gives rise to diseases which remain in dark for quite

sometime, till their effects are felt in conspicuous ways.

 

Rahu causes many ambushes to both patients as well as vaidya if they

are under his influence. Vaidya keeps on experimenting and changes the approach

before one approach can take hold. Patient wants quick remedy and keeps changing

his healer even before the medicines of present healer take the hold. The affair

is called " Bhramanti " or " Bhramana " , the Bhrama means doubt, exclusive area of

Rahu.

 

Rahu effects

are not restricted to its dasha only, but also when he transits on

native moon, ascendent lord, sixth house lord, sixth house cusp or

sun, the karka for health/ascendent. Since Rahu is considered very

rapidly growing in power (Ardhakayam Mahaviryam Chadraditya

Vimardanam..sanskrit vedic mantra) Rahu rules those diseases which

grow rapidly like cancer tumors. Those which give maximum symptoms

after darkness are also credited to him. Especially those where

pathogens grow rapidly in Aama. Rahu likes to enjoy fruits of efforts

done by others..parasites for example.

 

Diseases are caused by rahu if and only if Rahu is malefic for the

subject. IF benific, Rahu will give rise to an astute physician who

understands medicine beyond texts. Good Rahu teaches through

experiences and generalization power. Good Rahu will unlock secret

doors for the physician and he will be given new knowledge of

chemistry. Thus Mars and benific Rahu will give rise to a skilled

surgeon, while Mars and benifi Ketu will yield a physician with extra

ordinary diagnostic skills as well as natural medicine expertism.

Mars and Malefic Rahu will cause unnecessary surgeries, hemorrage,

cheating in medicine etc Patents is the power of Rahu while Ketu

tries to spread the beneficial knowledge, without asking anything in

return! While Rahu wants power, starts forming associations, guilds,

societies, Ketu shuns publicity, and is always after most fundamental

spiritual universally applicable truth. Rahu likes to follow fixed

rules acceptable to everyone through consensus, likes evidence based

proovable techniques. doubt and scientific enquiry are the

characteristics. Rahu likes to follow established pathways, and keeps

asking evidence, since lack of trust(tamas) is its characteristics.

Rahu creates ambushes and tries to exhaust the critics by causing

time delays (appoint coommittes, enquiry commissions so that decision

making is delayed, blame is thrown elsewhere) Ketu takes rapid and

far reaching decisions without involving selfish interests.

 

Ketu is for transparencies and clarity while Rahu is shrowded in

mistries. While malefic Rahu is associated with underworld, touts,

politicians, good ketu is associated with ascetics, saints etc.

 

Exactly opposite, malefic ketu will give diseases which even a child

can easily see, e.g. leucoderma, thalesmia, infertility etc

 

Subject is without end, slightly difficult to understand. Whether

science belives or not, some have written extensive texts in local

languages on astrology and medicine, which turn out to be the truth

even in modern days. There are many who diagnose based on chart

alone in the absence of patient and have been successful. And as

someone remarked, understanding medicine using principles of

astrology gives a deeper insight, often leading to the ways acharyas

dicovered plant properties. Modern Science and spiritual ayurveda/astrology are

two poles apart. Scientists are now accepting that solar cycles, sunspot

activities, fool moon/new moon have effects on our health, but science mindset

vaidyas should now start accepting effect of cosmic radiations, UV rays,

radiations on our health. Extreme colds and heat cause deaths of poor who do not

have adequate warm clothes or a.c. homes. While science tells us about harmful

effects of moving in the open when ecclipse is taking place, should we not think

further than science?

 

Learning ayurveda like a pathy or chemistry cant give deeper insight.

There are herbs having same Veerya, Gunas etc, but they differ in

some respects. Finer points are learnt by experience and carry over

of knowledge from one generation to next. Many small practical points

are never mentioned in texts.

 

One example is in order. Curd(Yogurt) is generally contraindicated

when there is intense itching. But there is one home remedy which

become much effective when taken with yogurt!