Muscular dystrophy (MD)- Astrological pointers

Muscular dystrophy (MD) is a group of muscle diseases that weaken the musculo skeletal system and hamper locomotion.^[1][2] Muscular dystrophies are characterized by progressive skeletal muscle weakness, defects in muscleproteins, and the death of muscle cells and tissue.^[3]

In the 1860s, descriptions of boys who grew progressively weaker, lost the ability to walk, and died at an early age became more prominent in medical journals. In the following decade, French neurologist Guillaume Duchenne gave a comprehensive account of thirteen boys with the most common and severe form of the disease, which now carries his name—Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

Prognosis

The prognosis for people with muscular dystrophy varies according to the type and progression of the disorder. Some cases may be mild and progress very slowly over a normal lifespan, while others produce severe muscle weakness, functional disability, and loss of the ability to walk. Some children with muscular dystrophy die in infancy while others live into adulthood with only moderate disability. The muscles affected vary, but can be around the pelvis, shoulder, face or elsewhere. Muscular dystrophy can affect adults, but the more severe forms tend to occur in early childhood.

Working model points taken into consideration

1 Mars- for muscular system -- Saturn - Skeletal system and muscular as per Western astrology.

Saturn - As karak for chronic diseases.

Venus aspected by saturn or mars.

Sixth house of diseases.

Lord of sixth in Ascendant ,6th ,8th,10th or twelfth house aspected by malefic.

Rahu ketu axis. Gulika/Mandi

Badly placed mercury or aspected by malefics. (Mercury-Governs the nervous system)

Badly placed or functional malefic jupiter.( planet of expansion)

Saturn aspecting either Aries or scorpio.

Weak sun and moon. Sun represents soul and general body.

Mars in 12th house .

MUSCLE,Mamsa Mars is a planet of work and action, & Saturn, which is responsible for the structure of the body.

Rahu for genitical diseases. 

Virgo- The natural disease karak for the kaal pursh
WEak jupiter as jeeva.

Planets	Dhatu/Upadhatu
Sun	Asthi (Bones)
Moon	Rakta (Blood)
Mars	Majja (Bone Marrow)
Mercury	Twacha (Skin)
Jupiter	Vasa (Adipuse tissue)
Venus	Shukra (Semen/Sperm)
Saturn	Snayu (Muscle)

Body Systems – Western Model

In western medicine, the body is studied in terms of systems or groups of organs that work together. The organs in a system are grouped together because they are interconnected and also because they have made up of the same type of tissues.

System	Planet	Major Organs and Structures
Skeletal	Sun	Bones, cartilage, joints and ligaments that hold them together.
Muscular	Saturn	Muscles: (i) skeletal or voluntary (with bones and tendons is responsible for all forms of conscious movement ), (ii) smooth muscles –responsible for involuntary movement of internal organs, (iii) cardiac muscles, the bulk of the heart.
Nervous	Mars	Brain and sense organs (eyes, ears, taste buds, smell and touch receptors), nerves andspinal cord.
Endocrine	Venus	Control and influence the body’s chemistry and metabolic processes. Hormone producingglands: pituitary, thyroid, parathyroid, adrenals, pancreas, thymus, testes/ovaries.

Respiratory	Mercury	Lungs, bronchi (tubes to lungs), trachea(windpipe), mouth, larynx, nose, diaphragm.
Cardio- vascular	Sun	Heart, arteries, veins, capillaries, blood.
Lymph-vascular	Mercury	Structures involving the circulation of lymphand the body’s defense against disease, including lymph nodes, lymph vessels, spleen, tonsils, adenoids, thymus.
Digestive	Jupiter	Mouth, teeth, tongue, salivary glands, esophagus, stomach, small intestines, liver, gall-bladder, pancreas.
Excretory	Saturn	Organs and glands involved in the removal of waste matter from the body: sweat glands, large intestines, urinary system (kidneys,ureters, bladder, urethra).
Reproductive	Venus	Male: testes, penis, prostate gland, seminal vesicles, urethra.Female: ovaries, Fallopian tubes, uterus, cervix, vagina, vulva.Male and female sex hormones relates to sexual growth and function (menstruation in females).

Chart 1

Lord of sixth saturn is placed in sixth and retrograde in opposition to mars lord of 3rd and 8th a doubly malefic  planet. Saturn as sixth lord aspects moon and venus on virtue of being  retrograde from previous sign and jupiter from sixth house placement ,mars also aspects jupiter .Jupiter in 3rd is in maran karak sthaan .Mars is placed in twelfth thus vitality and muscles suffer as placed in house of expenditure/loss/hospitals etc. First dasha was of Jupiter,followed by saturn when the disease was discovered.

Sixth lord in 8th ,aspected by sat/jup  due to being retrograde ,jupiter is in maran karka staan,mars is also in maran kaarka sthaan aspecting the lagna ,moon and sun rendered powerless.Mars and rahu aspects afflicted 3rd and 8th lord venus.

Sixth lord mars in 12th with ketu in opposition to rahu,Sixth lord aspects MD lord venus retrograde and combust  venus ,saturn aspects jupiter suffers from kendra adhipati yoga being the owner of two kendras a functional malefic and badhak. ,retrograde jupiter also aspects  venus. Mars is the lord of 11th and sixth .Mer as lagna lord is aspected by jup and sixth lord mars.Lagna in paap kartaari yoga,malefics in 2nd and 12 th to it.

Conclusion- Mars ,saturn aspects to benefics  , ill placed jupiter ( jeeva) and afflicted venus the other benefic  along with adverse sun and mercury placement is the common cause in all three charts and around seven others that i studied .Saturn predominant as the disease is linked to wastage of muscles  and loss of vigour and vitality Mars.

vitiligo ( fulwari) and astrology of skin disorders.

Vitiligo (pron.: /ˌvɪtɨˈlaɪɡoʊ/) is a condition that causes de pigmentation of sections of skin. It occurs when melanocytes, the cells responsible for skin pigmentation, die or are unable to function. The cause of vitiligo is unknown, but research suggests that it may arise from autoimmune, genetic, oxidative stress, neural, or viral causes.^[1] The incidence worldwide is less than 1%.^[2] The most common form is non-segmental vitiligo, which tends to appear in symmetric patches, sometimes over large areas of the body.

Vitiligo & Leucoderma are two different terms used for the same skin disease. But some causative difference is there in between vitiligo & Leucoderma. Basically Leucoderma is a Latin word which literally means ‘white skin’. It is popularly known as white patch also. It generally happens due to absence of melanin pigmentation over the skin. Wisely we call it a ‘disorder’ as no pain and symptoms can be found in Vitiligo & Leucoderma. So, it can’t be termed as a disease. It may start with a small spot which later enlarge into a large white patch. It may be pale in colour initially but gradually it turns white with time due to complete loss of melanin pigmentation over affected areas. The shape and size of a white patch cannot be judged. Cause of Leucoderma could be accidental as a cut, burn or an ulcer. With due reasons the melanocytes cells which produce melanin pigment gets damaged. Due to this damage the pigmentation gradually disappears from the affected areas and the skin becomes white there resulting into a white patch.

However cause of Vitiligo could be improper hygiene, inappropriate food combinations, regular junk food intake, insecticide/pesticide treated green vegetable intake regularly, past history of Jaundice or Typhoid fever, harsh Antibiotic use etc. One important cause of Vitiligo could be sudden emotional trauma, stress. Due to one reason or all reasons toxin substance is formed inside human body which disturbs the human Immune system and the disturbed immunity system reaches to the condition of Autoimmunity (a condition in which immune system of body destroys its own cells & tissues). This Autoimmunity is the basic important reason of Vitiligo according to Ayurvedic as well as Allopathic system of medicine.

Mercury--
 Mercury represents a subtle and sharp mind, intellect and well defined logic. A person influenced by Mercury will be interested in knowing the occult sciences also. And most importantly, it represents ths skin of the individual. The nature of the disease in a person may vary depending upon the nature of the planet afflicting Mercury. It is a well known astrological fact that Saturn is a slow moving planet and causes chronic diseases that are difficult to cure and carry on for a long period of time. Similarly  Mars is a fiery planet and is known for its violent behavior. Therefore the troubles caused by Mars come on suddenly and are very forceful in nature. Rahu is a slain demon without any body of its own and therefore the problems it causes are also similar in nature, which cause a lot of anxiety but have no substance. Moon is a watery planet and represents fluids in the body. It is also a fast moving planet and a changeable one as its shape and size changes everyday. Keeping the nature of these planets in mind is important in getting to understand the diseases that a person may be troubled with. In case Saturn afflicts the mercury of a person, he can be prone to chronic skin troubles which are difficult to cure and keep progressing slowly despite the best possible treatments. In case mars afflicts such a mercury, there are often violent and sudden aggravation and patients often see long periods of remission when they are not at all troubled by any disease. It is only occasionally that the disease surfaces and it happens quite suddenly and violently. In case Rahu affects Mercury, the disease is often difficult to diagnose and the patient is often at a loss to understand what afflicts him or her. Such people are also often prone to sudden outbreaks or episodes of diseases. The involvement of Moon in such cases leads to the formation of pus or in cases of eczema, there is often oozing of discharges. This is known as wet eczema. In cases where there is involvement of Ketu, one often sees infections and allergic reactions to different antigens. 

• Leucoderma Moon, Sun and a malefic posited in Cancer, Scorpio and Pisces gives the problem of leucoderma  
• Moon, Venus and a malefic planet placed in a movable sign causes leucoderma
• Mars and Saturn posited in 2nd/12th house, Moon in ascendant, and Sun is placed in 7th house
• Rahu, Sun, Mars/Saturn associated with Moon and Mercury/ ascendant
• A malefic planet in Cancer/Scorpio/Pisces may cause white patches on the body
• Ascendant posited in 8th house associated /aspected by malefic, chances of having white patches increases
• Moon in ascendant hammed between two malefic planets posited in 2nd and 12th
• Moon, Mars and Saturn together placed in Aries/Taurus

Skin disorders 

In astrology, the planet mercury and the sixth house in the horoscope is responsible for skin related disorders.

The astrological cause:

If Planet Saturn, Rahu and Mars are placed unfavorably and Sun and Moon are also weak in the horoscope, skin infections appear.

When planet Ketu is placed unfavorably in the 7th house then pimples appear on the face. But this ill effect can be overshadowed when planet Mercury is strong in the horoscope. Contrary to this, if planet Mercury is weak, then the subject definitely faces this problem.

Symptoms/Indications:

The malefic placement of the planet Moon causes whiteheads, blackheads and pustules.

Papules are caused by weak Moon in the horoscope.

Malefic Rahu causes painful pimples.

Remedies:

Counter evil planetary effects of sixth house.

Chant the Surya Mantras or recite Aditya Hradya Strota.

Feed dog with a chapati on Saturday.

Chant Saraswati Strot.

Worship Parad Shiv Linga. 

Skin Disorders    Ascendant: general mental and physical health 2nd house: represent face, pimples on face, facial scars6th house: sickness Saturn: natural significator of skin, age related problems, eczema , incurable diseases Moon: blood impurity, anaemia Venus: beauty of skin Mercury: stress in life, skin problems Mars: boils, rashes, allergies, measles

Sixth lord saturn aspects the Mercury the chief significator of  skin diseases ,debilated and combust Mars aspects the moon with 4th aspect ,Mercury here is lord of lagna or physical body here ,in navamsa saturn is conjuct mercury and lagan rashi virgo is placed in 6th house ( the disease Karak house),The child was detected to have vitiligo in 2004 in the  Maha dasha of Jupiter ( the panet of expansion) here it is malefic and badhak as it owns two kendras and antar dasha of moon the dispositor of jupiter +Sun +Mars,moon is aspected by debilated mars.

Beeja & Kshetra Sphuta-The Astrology of Sperm & Ovary

The method has been detailed in Shri Bepin Behari's book "Astrology Simplified." The details under the heading "SPHUTA" are given below, from Page 187 SPHUTA [Sphuta = opening, blossoming]. Calculations relating to the possibility of having an offspring. Three important sphutas are considered in this regard: (i) Beeja (seed) sphuta, (ii) Kshetra (field) sphuta, and (iii) Putra tithi (opportune date for impregnation) sphuta. Beeja sphuta is obtained by adding the longitude of Sun, Venus and Jupiter in the husband's chart. The sum indicates a sign and its Navamsa. If both of these are in odd signs, virility is present and the chances of an offspring are good. If both are in even signs, virility and the chance of progeny are both absent. If one is odd and the other is even, the progeny may be delayed. Kshetra sphuta is worked out by adding the longitudes of Jupiter, Moon and Mars in the wife's natal chart. If the sign and Navamsa thus obtained are both in even signs, fertility and chances of progeny are assured. In case both are in odd signs, the progeny will be delayed or even denied. If one is odd and the other is even, there may be a delay but the progeny can be expected.

Putra tithe sphuta is decisive in progeny prediction. It is determined as follows: Multiply the longitudes of natal Moon and Sun separately by 5, subtract the result obtained from Sun from that of Moon, and convert the result into degrees, minutes, etc. Divide it by 12. The quotient plus 1 gives the tithe required. If this is less than 15, it is deemed to be in the dark half ,and if the remainder is less than 6, the tithe is in the first half. If it is more than 6, it would be in the second half.Impregnation during this period has greater chance of fertilization.

A Horoscope Vol.1 by Dr. B. V. Raman”



***** Page 221 mentions this as

Though the 5th house maybe strong and all indications for birth or children maybe present, there will be no issues if there is no strength or vitality for Beeja and Kshetra. Beeja is the seed of the male and Kshetra is the bed of the woman. In other words Beeja and Kshetra represent, not exactly the sperm and the ovum, but the element that really makes the male and female fluids fertile.------------ if the Beeja and Kshetra in their horoscopes are not strong, when judged according to astrological rules, they will not bring forth any issues.
When the Beeja (male) is weak and Kshetra (female) is strong, then children may be born late in the life after undertaking the necessary remedial measures. The strength to cause pregnancy is controlled by the Sun – lord of vitality – in general. Venus governs the seminal fluid. These two must have favorable positions in the horoscope particularly in odd signs. Similarly, in the case of a female, Mars governs the nature of blood and the Moon
controls the strength to bear children. These two planets should preferably occupy even signs. In case of a male, add together the longitude of Sun, Venus and Jupiter. Expunge
multiples of 360 degrees. The sign arrived at indicates what is called “Beeja Sphuta” or longitude of seed. Similarly in a female horoscope add together the longitude of Mars, Moon and Jupiter. Expunge multiples of 360 degrees. The sign arrived at represents the
longitude of the bed or “Kshetra Sphuta”

 For males, flow of seminal fluid is controlled by Venus and power to help in causing pregnancy is governed by the Sun who is the lord of vitality. These two planets must have good placements preferably in odd signs with benefic associations and aspects for males—for females, it will be worthwhile to mention that Moon gives strength to conceive and bear the children and also regulates and controls the flow and cycle of menstruation; whereas Mars, in case of females, plays very important role and is responsible for quality and superiority of blood. As such for females, the Moon and Mars should preferably find good placement in their horoscopes in even signs with benefic associations and aspects. Jupiter who is a natural significator for issues for both males and females should find good placement in horoscopes. Considering the above facts, Beeja Sphuta for males is worked out from the longitudes of Sun, Venus and Jupiter; and, in case of females, Kshetra Sphuta is worked out from the longitudes of Moon, Mars and Jupiter.
      Following table will be useful and enable the readers to work out Beeja Sphuta and Kshetra Sphuta for forecasting the results regarding issues:

In case of	Add Longitude of natal planets	Resulting Sign/Navamsa	Results
males	Jupiter, Sun & Venus	both odd	virility assured
	Expunging 12 signs	odd/ even	mixed results
		even/odd	doubtful
		both even	virility nil
females	Jupiter, Moon & Mars	both even	fecundity assured
	Expunge 12 signs	even & odd	children after
		odd/ even	great efforts
		both odd	fecundity nil

 

Sexual diseases and astrology

Rule : Lagna-esae neecha-rasisthe, neecha-graha samanvithe, neecha-amsae, paapa-varge vaa du-seelo, rogavaan bhaveth = If birth lagna (Ascendant) is weak and is occupied by malefic or inimical planets or planets that are debilitated or combusted or retrograde, the person suffers diseases caused by his / her sins

In the sexual and reproductive sphere, Mars is related to sexually transmitted diseases and often features in the charts of women undergoing abortion

disease:

• In a horoscope, association of the Lord of 6th house with any of the planets will show up as a disease. If both the Karaka and Lord are associated with 6th lord, then problems will be magnified.
• Position of planets in 6th house in the horoscope causes problems.
• The planet Mars signifies wounds and injuries due to accidents, etc.
• Rahu is responsible for suddenness.
• Saturn represents chronic diseases.

Please note that association and aspect by an agent is essential. Weakness of the Karaka/Lord is important. General Weakness, but not amounting to disease should be looked at very carefully. If a planet is debilitated or is associated with other inimical houses, e.g. 12th and 8th, it will not cause disease by itself. However, it will signify general weakness and lack of development for that body part.

Sexual functions 

1.     This especially relates to the male reproductive system, testosterone levels, testes function and sperm production. Also the androgen levels of the adrenal cortex. There is a Mars influence during puberty for development of male secondary sexual characteristics, and also the ongoing levels of male libido and physical performance during adult life. Problems include: 

2.     Arteriosclerosis of the penile arteries, penile erection dysfunction, low libido. Consider Saturn-Mars patterns. 

3.     Under-development of the male system, immature genitalia. A weak Mars, also consider the added influence of Uranus. 

4.     Inflammation of the gonads or system, e.g. orchitis, prostatitis. Consider also the Moon.

According to the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) there are over 15 million cases of sexually transmitted disease cases reported annually. The age group at the greatest risk for acquiring an STD is adolescents and young adults between the ages of 15 - 24 with 3 million becoming infected each year.

Most STDs are treatable although at one time gonorrhea was easily cured yet has now become resistant to many of the older traditional antibiotics. And other STDs, such as AIDS, genital warts (HPV) and herpes, all of which are caused by viruses, have no cure. Some of these infections are asymptomatic, some are extremely uncomfortable and others are just down-right deadly!

AIDS, genital warts, hepatitis, herpes, syphilis, and even gonorrhea have all been known to cause death

Inheritance denied- An astrological study

Sun- Father 

Moon- Mother

8th house - Inheritance

fourth house- Property and mother

ninth house - Father and fortune

2nd house - Wealth and family.

From the above chart if we see sun the karak of father is debilated and afflicted while moon the karak for mother is afflicted by rahu in fifth house ,moon is also the lord of 8th house.Coming to fourth house of property ,mother and mental peace we have a retrograde Saturn which makes the mother act as a step mother and becomes a chief preceptor  in denial. Lastly i am disclosing a very important  principle that whenever the Natural  karak of second house Jupiter sits in eighth house and aspects second house by opposition the native either is denied inheritance or looses and squanders it without deriving any long term benefits out of such inheritance.

Inheritance and finances through astrology

8th house. The inheritance could be through the father or the mother or any other family members, or friends or from any one for that matter. If the 8th house is well placed, or the 8th house is well aspected, then there is great possibility of you inheriting from elders.
Business is seen from the 7th house. Also the karaka for business is mercury; the 3rd house also represents Trade. Same rule applies here as well. Benefic planets aspecting the 7th house, placed in the 7th house, aspecting the 7th lord, placed along with 7th lord etc would help. The same way we have to consider 3rd house, its lord and then finally the Trade Karaka mercury.

2nd house in a horoscope. Fixed Deposits, Liquid cash etc are seen from the 2nd house. Benefic planets placed in the 2nd house are very good for earning finance. Of course if these benefic planets have good lordship that would be the best combination.

For example if 11th house lord (lordship) is placed in 2nd house, it is very good. 11th is for gains. 10th house lord placed in 2nd house is very good. This mean earn from profession as 10th is for career. 7th lord placed in 2nd house is very good as it would mean finance via business or foreign connection or even from the life partner.
th house. Also the karaka for business is mercury; the 3rd house also represents Trade. Same rule applies here as well. Benefic planets aspecting the 7th house, placed in the 7th house, aspecting the 7th lord, placed along with 7th lord etc would help. The same way we have to consider 3rd house, its lord and then finally the Trade Karaka mercury.

11th house is for gains. Have a look at where the 11th lord is placed. This would tell us from which area from which you are going to gain. 11th placed in the 3rd house would mean gains through siblings as 3rd represents your siblings or even from the business as 3rd also represents Trade. 11th lord placed in 7th house would mean, you gain from your partner, business or from a foreign land.
6th house of speculation. Whether you are good at speculation is also can be seen from the chart. Many people do take lottery and participate in raffles. But are they all lucky to get it? No. only a handful of people is lucky. Whether gambling would make you a millionaire or a bankrupt, these can be seen from your chart!

Abhichara detection through astrology

Mercury with mandi or gulika aspected by mars in badhak sthana will make one suffer from abhichara dosha .Enemies resort to abhichara when they cannot harm a person through wits and schemes . Abhichara acts only through purva janma yoga . When a person is having a good phase of time abhichara does not affect him but affects in due course when bad times strike.

Following planetary states/combinations indicate Abhichara

1. Aspect of lord of house of harm( Badkesh) on 6^th house or vice-versa.
2. Conjoining or interchanging of lords of house of harm and 6^th house.
3. Lords of 6^th house or house of harm occupying their own houses.  

Position of Mercury and strength of 6^th & 8^th lords need to be assessed to distinguish type of spell (Maha abhichara or Khshudra abhichara) used on the victim. Caste, physical stature of the enemy, whereabouts, and details on his accomplice can be found through the chart. Motive of the enemy, relationship with the victim, placement and form of the Kshudra (incanted articles) can also be known through minute observations involving Rahu, Ketu, Gulika, Mandi and Saturn by their occupied signs and positions. 

As per Prashna Maarga the 3 categories in to which the agents of harm fall into are –

1) Hantu kama: ‘Death wishing’; the spirits who attack the native wishing to kill him, with an intention of total destruction.

2) Rantu kama (Rati kama): ‘Sex wishing’; the spirits who attack the native wishing to indulge in enjoyments especially sexual enjoyment.

3) Bhoktu kama (Bali kama): ‘Sacrifice Wishing’; the spirits who attack the native, wishing to get sacrifices and oblations.

 lagna lord has drishti of Badhakesh (lord of house of harm) then it is Ranthu kama (sex wishing); If Badhakesh (lord of house of harm) has aspect of 6/8 lords it is Hanthu kama (death wishing); Lagna or lagan lord (lagnesh) has (i.e. aspect-conjunct-placement) (drishti-yoga-sthiti) of 6/8 lords it is again Hantu kama (death wishing). If no planets in Badhaka sign and Badhakesh also has no drishti of other planets and lagna /lagna lord with some other planets (other than 6/8 lords) then it is Bali kama (sacrifice wishing).

Entry points-- Kendar rashis of kaal pursh ,Aries,cancer,libra and capricon offer entry points.if they be afflicted in trik bhaavs ,then these rashis act as doorway for abhichaara to enter in.