Do Planets Discriminate In Their Blessings?

 I received an interesting and intelligent question regarding my article “The planets(Stars) And You”. It read:

“This was an excellent read, ma'am. Very well written, as usual and was very informative as well.

I understand about Karma and its effect and also understand that the future is written in pencil and can be changed.

What I don't understand is about the influence of planets. This is where my ignorance takes over and I am in total darkness about the influence of planets and their effects on us.

Ma’am are the planets really influencing us in real time or they are just used as archetypes or representations of certain influences to make us understand. Are the planets and their influences used only for the purpose of illustration or they have a real impact?

Planets are heavenly bodies and should their presence not have an equal influence on all humans irrespective if their date of birth? For example the gravitational pull of the moon is on all water bodies equally why would it be different of different people based on their date or time and place of birth. Yes, the planets are in a different and unique position at the birth but as the person grows and others grow around him or her won't the influence of the planets start getting more and more equal for all people. After all the position of the planets is similar in relation to the earth at a given time hence for everyone on earth for that matter.

What about animals. Do they have a horoscope too and are influenced by planets at the time of their birth.

Can you please shed some light to dispel my ignorance, please.”

Gravitational pull of Moon on water

Gravitational pull of Moon on water happens everywhere. But are the effect same on the water inside a well, a river, a lake and an ocean? Similarly, the effect varies on different individuals based on their birth chart.

Yes, the planets influence us in real time

The planets have real time influence on all the beings on the earth. On full moons, the nectar of moon resides in the head region, which is why it is a great time for meditation for one on spiritual path.

Ancient authorities like Aristotle, Paracelsus, and Pliny the Elder thought some humans were driven crazy by the full Moon. The Latin name for the Moon—Luna—is the root of modern words like “lunacy,” “lunatic,” and even “loon,” as in “crazy as a loon.” Even today, many doctors, nurses, EMTs, police officers, and elementary school teachers agree that full Moons will bring out bizarre behavior—43 percent of healthcare professionals believe in what some call “the lunar influence,” as do 81 percent of mental healthcare specialists.

In 2017, a renowned psychiatrist called Thomas Wehr published a paper describing 17 patients with rapid-cycling bipolar disorder – a form of the illness where people switch between depression and mania more quickly than usual, showed an uncanny regularity in their episodes of illness.  These rhythms appeared to correlate with certain gravitational cycles of the Moon.

When Mercury goes retrograde, we experience an increase in delays, frustrations, miscommunications and even technological mishaps.

Planetary influence

The nature, for that matter, the whole Universe is always with us, showering blessings on us every second. For example, for every person in India (it is not same for all the countries, as the angle of the Sun’s rays has the effect) who exposes himself/herself to the early morning Sunlight, the eyesight will improve or be maintained. Also, the body will get enough Vitamin D, keeping the bones healthy.

Now imagine, a person is sleeping in a dark air conditioned room at the time of Sunrise. Will he benefit? Another lady is standing with Sunscreen lavishly applied on the body. The Sunlight will hasten the absorption of all the chemicals into the body, leading to deleterious effects. Because our body doesn’t recognize human manufactured chemicals, whether taken orally or applied on the body.

Influence of Planets on all humans equal?

Depending on the birth time and place, the planets are positioned in different areas of our birth chart. For example, Sun in a particular area of the chart can make one very egoistic; Jupiter in another position can make a person interested in occult sciences.

It is easy to understand with the example given above, like the person sleeping at the Sunrise. The position of a planet in one’s birth chart may act like the closed room, not giving benefits. In another person’s chart, the planet is positioned in such a favourable position that he/she benefits tremendously.

Animals and planetary influence

If the planetary influence is same for all animals, either all dogs should be getting killed in accidents on the road, or all dogs should be travelling on chartered planes with their owners. What do you think? 

And yes, there’s pet astrology which tells that pets born under Cancer (a water sign ruled by the moon) tend to be very sensitive and moody.

References:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5524624/ 

https://www.almanac.com/can-full-moon-affect-your-mood

https://www.everydayhealth.com/pet-health/pet-astrology-are-you-your-pet-compatible/