Medical Astrology case study 7- Rheumatoid Arthritis

This blog will explain a case of Rheumatoid Arthritis using medical Astrology. Captured below is the birth chart of the native with this disease…

Normally, to begin with we should be starting with the first house, however in this case, lets begin with the fourth house. So, 4th house has Ketu. Ketu is inwardness. Ayurvedically, Ketu takes the rasa (nutritional fluids in the body) inwards. In this case, since Ketu is sitting in Anahata chakra (i.e. heart chakra), the heart is inwards due to which it is keeping the rasa (fluids) of the body inwards. Next to Ketu is Sun located, which shows that the heart will store heat but inwards.

In simple words, closure of heart chakra including heart will not let the food get pumped in the peripherals properly thereby creating Vata (hollowness) in peripherals but Kapha in the core. Important to note that this will not happen in all the people with Ketu in fourth. However in this case, the native has 3rd zodiac i.e. Mithun in the first house and third zodiac pushes rasa outside (Gemini/Mithun comes when weather is hot in the northern hemisphere thereby pushing rasa outwards and making it stimulated which in ayurvedic language means high Vata Pitta. First house represents the deepest constitution of the native. Thus, native has high Vata Pitta in the deep constitution. Mars (high Pitta) in the third house (which houses arms, shoulders and thyroid gland) alongwith Jupiter has further expanded this rasa in early years of life which signifies that the native was quite an active fellow (may be in sports too that pushed out rasa towards peripherals).

However the fourth house says that something closed the native’s heart chakra thereby putting a lid on it. This is what Ketu does. It puts a lid on expansion (Rahu) thereby not letting expand it further. This is ok as it may be the call of the soul to avoid  further expansion in the hard disk of Maya (this world). However, the bigger issue here is  that Saturn is posted alongwith Rahu in the 10th house. This is because, Rahu is hollowness but in an expanded state just like there are gaps in the fingers of an open  palm. These gaps donot allow neurotransmission (Sadhak Pitta) to travel from  one place to another (one finger to another) thereby weakening communication. This can be corrected however the problem comes that Saturn with Rahu further weakens communication as Saturn is reduced Pitta/heat.

That is why Saturn Rahu combination especially in a cold zodiac (like in this case), weakens that body part. In this case, native’s knee are in a very bad shape (10th house represents Knees where Saturn Rahu are posted) due to excess Vata. So much so that one of the two  knees is totally non functional. If knees will not work, the native will not be able to walk properly resulting in poor cardiac workout and cardiac output. A poor cardiac output is bound to weaken peripheral blood circulation including knees, arms, brain, stomach, skin. Thus we see a loop getting created in between weak knees and inward heart (weak pumping).

*** The native is passing through Sade Sati and while writing this blog, its the last phase of the native’s Sade Sati. Since Sade Sati further adds to slowing down of blood circulation, it is giving support to Saturn thereby further weakening the circulation. It is during this period that the native started steroids which is not hitting the root cause and is instead worsening the issue by weakening the circulation. Also to note that in the third phase of Sade Sati, Saturn is posted in the native’s tenth house which is further compounding Rahu Saturn combination and further weakening the knees and shrinking of heart.

Now, we know that the native in the deepest constitution has high Vata Pitta, however due to weak pumping of the heart (due to weak knees and vice versa), the peripherals are not getting enough blood now. It is this reason that is causing RA in the native as blood in not reaching the peripherals however nerve transmission is thereby creating pain (remember pain can happen only when Sadhak Pitta i.e. electricity in nerves pierces through hollow i.e. vata ridden areas. In simple words, burning pain happens when VP both are high.

The Treatment/Cure

Not every disease can be fully cured if it is too deep seated especially in the deepest prakriti (meaning if formed in early years  of life till the age of 18), however it can be managed by following the middle  path.  This is the reason I have treatment/cure as the sub heading here.

So, the first thing that is needed in this case is to remove foods /meds that are creating closure of the heart chakra and thus pulling the circulation inwards. Foods like garlic and onion take the blood towards the core by blocking our angiotensin receptors located near the kidneys. By doing so, it also  lowers the blood pressures. Allopathy uses drugs like sartan, olmesartan, olmat etc to reduce BP that do so by blocking our angiotensin receptors only. Thats why such foods are called as ARB (angiotensin receptor blocker). So people with already inward circulation (which is usually accompanied by low BP) should avoid such foods/meds. Noteworthy that onion is not as strong ARB as garlic is and is ok in moderation during summers as it is also not very hot as garlic is.

The native confirmed that they use loads of onion and garlic in every major meal. Also to note that since such foods increase inward circulation, they make the food more dense and push it downwards. This creates excess Venus (ojas) in them as Venus  is a dense and hot planet which due to high density takes the nutrition towards lower body and towards the core (which is why garlic is considered as tamasic). It is interesting to note here that lord of fourth house i.e. Mercury is in fifth with Venus indicating that native’s mother was also fond of consuming such foods which continued later (fifth house of native is second house of native’s mother signifying the type of food she would have consumed when native was born).

So what is needed is to totally remove garlic from the diet.  Light warm oil massages (with oils like ksheerbala or dhanvantari) on the knees will help. The native should initially begin with one or two rounds of modified Surya namaskar (in sitting position as knees are not working) however once the circulation begins reaching the peripherals, proper Surya namaskar can be done. At not cost should the native be doing more  than two to three rounds per day. This is because strain on knees when enough blood is not reaching there will create muscular and tendon tear and aggravate the issue.

Astrologically, the native will start getting respite now as Rahu has transited away from the tenth house and Saturn too will soon. It is not a coincidence that this medical astrology consultation took place when the time was ripe in line with the planetary alignment. A proof that we all are mediums to create this matrix that makes  us experiences ups and downs of life.

From Mahadasha’s angle, the native is  going through Venus Mahadasha which makes the 12th house active in this case. It is this reason that the native is going through health issues but with spiritual experiences such as understanding the marvels of Astrology. The good news is that native’s fifth house also gets active during Venus MD as Venus’s zodiacs are posted  in 12th as well as 5th house. Activation of fifth house with Venus also posted in it must be ensuring that she gets all the support and care during this period.