Astro-Analyzing the Addiction

Addiction has been defined as psychological dependency on psychoactive substances [for example alcohol, tobacco and drugs].

When someone is addicted, he is caught in a complex behavior disorder where he can't control his actions and thoughts.

Lack of will power and inability to stop the compulsive behavior, despite its causing harm and trouble to the native, is the sure sign of being addicted.

Factors causing addiction in astrology:

Ascendant: personality of the person.

Moon: indicates mental tendencies and mental disorders.

Venus: is the significator of drugs and alcohol

Saturn: offers obstructions in life, addiction for smoking, drugs and

Sun: stands for will power, indicates addiction for non-vegetarian food

Mars: addiction of alcohol.

Rahu/Ketu: intoxication, phobia, psychological and psychiatric disorders, abnormal behavior patterns and addictions.

12th house:indicates alcoholism.

Different combination for an addict:

Ascendant:

• Malefic in ascendant, indicates addiction.
• Lord of ascendant aspected by Mars indicates addiction.
• Lord of ascendant is weak and in affliction indicates addictive patterns.
• Lord of ascendant is in debilitated/set/hemmed between malefic/in inimical house and the Moon is weak in horoscope indicates the tendency of being addicted.
• Lord of ascendant is weak, Venus combined with Rahu/Ketu and Moon is weak in the horoscope, indicate addictions.

12th house:

• Malefic planets posited in 2nd, 11th and 12th house may lead to mental anxiety and stress.
• Lord of 12th is a malefic and an evil planet is posited in 12th house, indicates unnecessary expenses on immoral purpose.
• Saturn/Rahu in 12th house, may lead to long term addiction.

Venus:

• Venus with Rahu/Ketu gives some attraction to obsessive addictive tendencies.
• Venus in 6th indicates alcoholism and drugs addiction.

Rahu/Ketu:

• Sun and Moon afflicted by Rahu/Ketu indicates addictions.
• Jupiter and Rahu combined in 4th/6th/12th, indicate compulsive smoking habit.

Saturn:

• Saturn is the lord of ascendant, Venus posited in 8th and aspected by Saturn, indicates very addictive nature.
• Sun and Moon in 7th aspected by Saturn indicates desire for smoking.

General:

• Debilitated Jupiter in horoscope indicted presence of some compulsive disorder addictions.
• Mars, Saturn and Rahu combined in a house, gives long period addiction.
• Mars or any other malefic in 3rd/11th, indicates addictive friend circle.

BY

GEETA JHA 

INDIA