The Impact of Planets in Astrology – Dr. Shalini Mehta’s Perspective

In astrology, both inner and outer planets have a profound influence on living beings on Earth. Every planet carries its own significance, influencing various life aspects through gravitational forces and their radiative impact. At the moment of a person’s birth, the planets have different gravitational values depending on their position, date, time, and place. As a result, each planet affects individuals differently in every house of the birth chart. The positions of these planets may bring positive, negative, or neutral influences.

How Planets Affect Houses and Signs in Astrology

Many people focus on the negative influences of certain planetary placements in their astrological charts. Rituals are often suggested to mitigate the unfavorable effects of these placements. However, my approach is different. The placement of planets in particular houses and signs is not random but is instead based on one’s past life deeds (karma). The birth chart reflects the consequences of past karmas, released by a higher force according to a specific date, time, and location.

Understanding Planetary Behavior in Houses and Signs

Though planetary behavior is influenced by past actions, individuals have free will in this life to alter those effects through refined present-day actions (karmas). Therefore, instead of worrying about how the planets may behave, the focus should be on what one should do to improve planetary effects in each house and sign.

1. Negative Karmas Lead to Negative Planetary Combinations: If bad deeds were done in a past life, one may experience challenging planetary combinations.

2. Positive Karmas Lead to Favorable Planetary Combinations: Good actions in past lives will manifest as supportive planetary combinations.

3. Every Horoscope Contains Both Positive and Negative Planets: It is important to remember that every chart has a mixture of beneficial and challenging planetary influences.

4. Planetary Combinations Don’t Act Automatically: Results are not preordained. Instead, free will determines whether one can take advantage of or succumb to the planetary positions.

5. Planetary Transits Bring Changes: Transiting planets bring changes that can alter the effects of planets in different houses and signs over time.

Planetary Influence on Signs in Astrology

The position of a planet in a sign, be it a Sun sign or Moon sign, can greatly affect the outcome. In Indian Vedic astrology, the Moon sign is given more significance for accuracy. The placement of a planet within a particular sign is linked to past karmas, meaning that a planet can have positive results in one sign but bring challenges in another. It’s the alignment with karmic deeds that dictates a planet’s behavior, not the planet itself.

Are All Houses Equally Important?

No house in a horoscope is more important than another. All houses support each other, and their significance changes at different stages of life. The effects and importance of each house will shift based on planetary positions and life phases.

Planetary Results in Different Houses

The results of planets in houses vary based on both past-life deeds and present-life actions. The influence of planets on different houses will also shift over time due to how individuals act to deactivate negative influences or activate positive ones.

While planetary impacts are ever-changing, here is an overview of the general results of different planets in various houses and signs:

Sun’s Influence in Astrology

• Significations: Authority, father, government, politics, power, fame.

• Negative Placement: Abuse of power, arrogance, and downfall in authority.

• Positive Placement: Strong leadership, fame, and respect in society.

• Read More: Sun in different houses and signs in astrology.

Moon’s Influence in Astrology

• Significations: Emotions, mother, mind, changing nature.

• Negative Placement: Emotional instability, troubled relations with the mother.

• Positive Placement: Emotional stability, strong decision-making, harmonious relationships.

• Read More: Moon in different houses and signs in astrology.

Jupiter’s Influence in Astrology

• Significations: Knowledge, Guru, children, spiritual growth.

• Negative Placement: Lack of wisdom, indifference toward teachers, or strained relations with children.

• Positive Placement: Wisdom, knowledge, prosperity, and spiritual guidance.

• Read More: Jupiter in different houses and signs in astrology.

Venus’s Influence in Astrology

• Significations: Luxury, beauty, attraction, relationships.

• Negative Placement: Misuse of wealth, troubled relationships, discontent with material pleasures.

• Positive Placement: Harmonious relationships, appreciation for beauty, material satisfaction.

• Read More: Venus in different houses and signs in astrology.

Mars’s Influence in Astrology

• Significations: Aggression, might, younger siblings.

• Negative Placement: Aggressiveness, conflict, and impulsive behavior.

• Positive Placement: Courage, strength, and leadership.

• Read More: Mars in different houses and signs in astrology.

Ketu’s Influence in Astrology

• Significations: Spirituality, detachment, contraction.

• Negative Placement: Misuse of power, involvement in unethical activities.

• Positive Placement: Spiritual awakening, contentment, and peace.

• Read More: Ketu in different houses and signs in astrology.

Saturn’s Influence in Astrology

• Significations: Karma, discipline, service, and structure.

• Negative Placement: Misery, hardship, and delays due to past misdeeds.

• Positive Placement: Authority, success, and discipline in life.

• Read More: Saturn in different houses and signs in astrology.

Mercury’s Influence in Astrology

• Significations: Intelligence, wit, communication.

• Negative Placement: Confusion, indecisiveness, and poor communication skills.

• Positive Placement: Analytical thinking, success in commerce, and sharp intellect.

• Read More: Mercury in different houses and signs in astrology.