This image is a classic phrenological head chart, an
old attempt to map mental faculties and personality traits onto specific
regions of the skull. While phrenology itself is not scientifically valid, the
chart is interesting because it symbolically divides human behavior into
distinct faculties. If we interpret it through a planetary (astrological)
lens, we can correlate the faculties with planetary significations.
The Front of the Head (Forehead) – Intellect and
Cognition
Areas labeled Language, Locality, Eventuality,
Individuality, Comparison, Causality, Reflectiveness relate to observation,
reasoning, memory, and analytical ability.
|
Faculty |
Planetary
Correlation |
|
Language |
Mercury |
|
Comparison |
Mercury +
Jupiter |
|
Causality |
Jupiter |
|
Reflectiveness |
Saturn +
Jupiter |
|
Individuality |
Sun |
|
Locality
(sense of place) |
Moon +
Mercury |
|
Eventuality
(prediction) |
Mercury +
Jupiter |
A strong Mercury in a horoscope often manifests as quick
learning, language skills, analytical ability, and memory—qualities assigned to
the frontal region.
Crown of the Head – Spiritual and Moral Faculties
The upper portion contains Veneration, Hope,
Spirituality, Benevolence, Sublimity.
|
Faculty |
Planetary
Correlation |
|
Veneration |
Jupiter |
|
Hope |
Jupiter |
|
Spirituality |
Jupiter +
Ketu |
|
Benevolence |
Jupiter +
Moon |
|
Sublimity |
Jupiter + Sun |
In astrology, Jupiter represents wisdom, ethics, religion,
and higher understanding. Hence most of these faculties naturally belong to
Jupiter.
Central Region – Social and Creative Faculties
The center contains Mirthfulness, Ideality,
Constructiveness, Wit, Tune, Time.
|
Faculty |
Planetary
Correlation |
|
Mirthfulness |
Venus + Moon |
|
Ideality |
Neptune-like
qualities (in Vedic terms Venus + Ketu) |
|
Constructiveness |
Mars +
Mercury |
|
Wit |
Mercury |
|
Tune (music) |
Venus |
|
Time Sense |
Saturn |
Musicians frequently show strong Venus and Mercury
influences, while architects and engineers often display a Mars-Mercury
combination.
Side of the Head – Passions and Instincts
The chart shows Combativeness, Destructiveness,
Secretiveness, Acquisitiveness, Cautiousness.
|
Faculty |
Planetary
Correlation |
|
Combativeness |
Mars |
|
Destructiveness |
Mars + Ketu |
|
Secretiveness |
Saturn + Rahu |
|
Acquisitiveness |
Venus + Rahu |
|
Cautiousness |
Saturn |
This area resembles the instinctive survival mechanisms
associated with Mars, Saturn, and Rahu.
Back of the Head – Emotional Drives
The posterior region contains Amativeness,
Philoprogenitiveness, Adhesiveness, Inhabitiveness.
|
Faculty |
Planetary
Correlation |
|
Amativeness
(sexual attraction) |
Venus |
|
Philoprogenitiveness
(love of children) |
Jupiter +
Moon |
|
Adhesiveness
(friendship, attachment) |
Moon + Venus |
|
Inhabitiveness
(love of home) |
Moon |
These are largely lunar and Venusian qualities involving
attachment, affection, and emotional bonding.
Region Around the Ear – Appetite and Survival
The chart includes Alimentiveness, Destructiveness,
Acquisitiveness.
|
Faculty |
Planetary
Correlation |
|
Alimentiveness
(food, appetite) |
Moon + Venus |
|
Possessiveness |
Venus + Rahu |
|
Survival
Instinct |
Mars |
These correspond to basic desires and material needs.
A Planetary "Brain Map"
If we were to redraw this phrenological chart
astrologically:
- Sun
→ Identity, self-esteem, individuality.
- Moon
→ Emotions, attachment, memory, nurturing.
- Mars
→ Courage, aggression, competition, survival.
- Mercury
→ Language, logic, calculation, wit.
- Jupiter
→ Ethics, wisdom, spirituality, hope.
- Venus
→ Love, art, beauty, music, sociability.
- Saturn
→ Caution, discipline, endurance, realism.
- Rahu
→ Obsession, ambition, acquisition, unconventional drives.
- Ketu
→ Detachment, mysticism, intuition, transcendence.
An Interesting Astrological Observation
Unlike phrenology, classical astrology does not localize
faculties to physical parts of the brain. Instead, it treats the psyche as a
network of planetary influences. The Moon represents the mind (manas),
Mercury the intellect (buddhi), Jupiter higher wisdom (jnana),
and Saturn/Mars/Venus various instinctive and behavioral drives
Sun → Identity, self-esteem, individuality. Moon → Emotions, attachment, memory, nurturing. Mars → Courage, aggression, competition, survival. Mercury → Language, logic, calculation, wit. Jupiter → Ethics, wisdom, spirituality, hope. Venus → Love, art, beauty, music, sociability. Saturn → Caution, discipline, endurance, realism. Rahu → Obsession, ambition, acquisition, unconventional drives. Ketu → Detachment, mysticism, intuition, transcendence.
