The fault in our stars

The fault in our stars

Although occult sciences can sometimes give direction, Shivi Verma says that it is better to be  guided by one’s inner voice and unique capabilities, rather than divination methods 

Last year, after I contracted COVID once again, I had  to suffer its prolonged side  effects, which lasted for almost  seven months. No medicine  was effective in treating the  symptoms, and I dragged myself  through life day after day. 

Desperate, my parents consulted  an astrologer to know if malefic  planets were affecting my health  negatively and if they could  employ astrological remedies to  ward off their intensity. When the  astrologer read my natal chart, he  observed that although my planets  were largely adversely placed to  my general well-being; through  the dint of my determination,  and industry, I had been able to  overcome their pernicious effects  to a great extent. He said that I had  created paths where none existed  and had reaped the rewards of  my never-say-die attitude, which  was evident from my horoscope.  He suggested a few rituals, which  were to be performed for eleven  Sundays to ease my problems, and  took his leave. 

The astrologer’s words made me  reflect on my past as a teenager,  which was afflicted by a defeatist  and fatalist mentality. I would  eagerly show my hands to self proclaimed palmists, wanting  to hear something grand and  outstanding about my future, only  to be hugely disappointed. They  said that all the lines in my palm  were weak and that my life would  be full of failures and hardships.  When my father consulted various  astrologers, hoping to hear  something bright and promising  about my future, none could give  him any hope.  

I often wondered why destiny was  so ill-disposed towards me and  treated me in a stepmotherly way. 

However, spirituality brought a  paradigm shift in my life. As my  connection with my inner Divine  grew, I began to find a well-spring  of inner strength and confidence  within myself. The inner voice  grew louder and louder and began  to strongly guide me in my journey  of life. 

My focus from my stars, fate,  and destiny shifted to what I  was capable of as a person. I was  more interested in what life and  situations could teach me and  how I could use challenges to  grow as a person. Needless to say,  life rewarded me for this changed  attitude. 

I reasoned that if humans  were meant to read planetary  movements and their effect on  their lives, then these connections  would be visible to our naked eyes.  We would not need to do courses  in astrology to predict our future  and learn the characteristics of  different planets. 

Secondly, very often, I saw that  people stopped giving their 100 per  cent to a task, simply because an  astrologer predicted that Saturn,  or Rahu, or Ketu was retrograde  in their chart for a certain length  of time. They waited eagerly for  that period to get over to reap  good results in life. This was a  debilitating way to live —always  looking at the sky, putting life and  effort on hold, and waiting for a  favourable time to come. 

This is not to suggest that one  should never consult astrologers.  Sometimes, when the road  becomes too rocky, perhaps an  astrologer can give you some hope  and mental relief. It’s good to  take the help of these divination  methods, but it’s unwise to hinge  your whole life on these occult  sciences. Astrology can be a good  servant but a bad master. 

Editor of Life Positive, Shivi Verma is a devotee who found  all her answers in loving God  

passionately. 

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