The Astrological Mechanics of Character Building

Character is not a random byproduct of environment or circumstance, but the precise, predictable manifestation of planetary energies operating within the human constitution.

The energy of the planet Venus is the representation of women. Venus’s nakshatras being Bharani, Purva Phalguni, and Purvashadha fall in Aries, Leo, and Sagittarius trines respectively. In elements, this trine is called the fiery trine, one that is the manifestation of initiative, righteousness, and war. Venus’s signs fall in Taurus and Libra, where one nourishes and the other seeks balance. Simultaneously, Venus represents peace where to sustain it, you will always need to fight for it.

The opposition of Venus’s signs is always Mars’ signs where opposite Taurus sits Scorpio, and opposite Libra sits Aries, which represents the energy of males. Due to the natural order of life manifesting their energy in opposite directions to each other, a natural enmity is always present where the misbalanced meeting of them leads to violence.

The energy of Mars is that of control, overpowering others, and aggression, manifesting in males. The energy of Venus is that to sympathize, to love, to surrender, and peace, manifesting in females. Such opposite traits find it hard to coexist so take the form of sensual aggression, the forceful mixture of each other’s energy.

To balance them, the need for clear consciousness and discipline with restraint in action is necessary.

The horoscope kendras (1, 4, 7, 10) are the pillars of manifestation where the 1st house of Aries representing the uncontrolled energy of Mars sits with the 7th house Libra energy of Venus. To seek control of their manifestation, the 10th house from these houses dictates their action where the 10th house from Aries sits Capricorn, where Mars seeks the discipline and restraint of Saturn, and the 10th house from Libra sits Cancer, where the balance of the finer forces of life of Venus seeks the conscious awareness of the Moon.

And where does this come from?

From the morality and ethics represented by the energy of Jupiter that exalts in Cancer aspecting Capricorn, thereby balancing them both.

So, the only way the energy of Mars and Venus can coexist with peace is through the strength of Jupiter which also represents our laws, rules, and principles.

And where the rules do not exist, for any man to have control over their senses and energy, the logic of astrology clearly explains the need to pacify the energies of Jupiter and Saturn through mantra sadhana.

So parents, no matter how much you educate your male children, teaching them morality and ethics, if in their horoscope, Jupiter and Saturn’s energies are weak, they will most likely become individuals of loose character. So to build it, always teach them the basic poojas of Brihaspati and Shani from childhood itself.

In ancient times, every child was taught the way to do yaga, to do rituals, to worship, not only to show gratefulness to our Almighty but because they understood that specific words spoken daily affect our subconscious where conscious action is governed by it. So why not manipulate the energy that builds character?

The energy of Jupiter and Saturn is general in building one’s character, but to truly balance the individual concerned, every horoscope seeks different measures to do so.

I was personally taught about the knowledge of mantra shastra from my father right from my childhood, where, now understanding that for the universal energy to work in favor of us, we need to manipulate it, and the only way to do so is through spirituality.

Understand that...

The foundation of a human is their character.
The foundation of character is consciousness.
The foundation of consciousness is surrender.
And the foundation of surrender is the knowledge of it.
Where the vedanga of Jyotish is the light.