Psychiatric Medical Diagnosis: Bi-Polar Disorder & Borderline Personality Disorder by Sandy L. Crowther CVA
Note: This (formerly) unpublished analysis was prepared for my presentation at the Global International Astrology Conference in Kuala Lumpur in 2002, and has been revised, updated, and delineated using Vedic methodologies.
Short term problems are exposed by the malefic transit influences over significant weak natal planets. Long term mental and emotional instability issues are shown by weakness of and/or affliction to significant natal planets, as listed below.
By understanding through case studies, what areas of the natal chart are weak with respect to mental health both natally and in transit, we can then see more clearly the complex but contributing long-term or short term factors leading to the destabilization of mental health. By determining the activations and timing factors through observing the transits, dashas, and bhuktis in effect, that may trigger an alert to upcoming tensions, we can prepare our clients, our friends, and/or ourselves, for possible trying times with respect to mental and/or emotional instability or difficulty. By studying the D-5th, we can further assess planetary strengths and weaknesses.
Significator’s of Psychiatric Problems:
1. Significant Planets:
Significator of the mind is the Moon.
Mercury rules nerves and communication capabilities controlled by the brain.
2. Significant Houses:
4th and 5th
3. Significant Signs:
Cancer and Leo
Natal afflictions to the significator planets, houses, and signs can cause the psychiatric difficulties and emotional problems to be active for long durations, where transit afflictions can relate to short-term disturbances.
4. Divisional Chart for Depression:
Divisional 5th – Panchamsha
Emotional Health Significator’s:
Depression: 5th House
Emotional Peace: 5th and Moon
Mental Peace: 4th and Moon
Nervous Control: 6th and Mercury
General karaka for 5th: Jupiter
General karaka for 4th: Moon and Venus
Points to Remember:
Mercury, ruling the analytical abilities, when badly placed or under the severe affliction of Saturn, causes unmanageable anxiety leading to depression, nervous breakdowns, hypertension, and insomnia. (Happiness, health, and general disposition in are ruled by the 1st.)
The 3rd House and Mercury rule mental growth, the 3rd and Mars rule initiatives, the 4th rules the power of basic comprehension, and the 5th rules intelligence, emotional peace of mind, and depression. (Although beyond the scope of this discussion, severe natal weakness and/or affliction of the planets connected with the 3rd, 4th, and 5th houses, along with both the Moon and Mercury, and without any contact of benefic offsetting influences, can result in severe mental handicaps, such as mental retardation.)
The overall natal weakness and/or affliction of the planets connected with the 3rd, 4th, and 5th houses, and/or both the Moon and Mercury, may result in mental deficiencies for the native, inabilities to cope, and consequently bring upon the native anything from anxiety and depression, to full blown manic episodes, depending upon the severity of affliction and weakness, and the contributing nature of any influential contacts. Both the 6th house and Mercury rule nervous control, which also factors into consideration when assessing determinants for anxiety.
Female Data: June 8,1980 Time: 9:14 AM Zone: 5:00 DST: 1 Longitude: 73W15 Latitude: 42N27 Lahiri Ayanamsa: 23:35 365.25 Day Year Birth Dasha: Me/Ju/Me (6th lord Bhukti, 3rd lord MD)
Event: July 5, 1993. – Dashas/Bhuktis/Transits: Ve/Ve
Emotional problems began their outward manifestation during the entrance into her Venus mahadasha, Venus bhukti, at the age of 13. (See transit chart above for July 5, 1993.)The event triggered the loss of her innocence, trust, and childhood.
This 13 year old female was sexually abused in the early hours of July 5, 1993, by a man she had long trusted – her best friend’s step-father, during a sleep-over at her best friend’s house. This event triggered the onset of a psychiatric disorder known as Borderline Personality Disorder, along with triggering emotional problems that she continues to cope with in life on a regular basis, in various levels of intensity, depending on transit afflictions. Transits supercede dashas, and the transits that were in effect at the onset of her depression and states of anger, and relevancy to the D-5 placements, are as follows:
MD and sub lord Venus is rashi 4th lord and karaka for 12th. In D-5th, Venus is badly placed in the 6th, disposited by debilitated and malefic Saturn, who is badly placed in the 8th malefically conjoining D-5th lagna lord, Mercury.
Debilitated troublemaker Rahu was slowly making its approaching decent to conjunct the EBM of the 5th house, creating depression and emotional havoc, and destabilizing her mental and emotional peace.
Transit debilitated Rahu was also afflicting her 9th house of good fortune, her 11th house of friends, and her 1st house of happiness. These tensions would increase as time went on and they became tighter nodal afflictions on the EBM’s of these houses. Afflictions to the EBM’s of houses run with a 5 degree orb on either side, bringing the range from 09 degrees 01 minute through 19 degrees 01 minute.
Transit debilitated Ketu was in turn aspecting the EBM’s of her 11th, 3rd, and 5th and 7th…Note the nodal axis being debilitated on the 5th/11th EBM’s. This transit nodal affliction would continue to the end of the year, increasing in severity as the orb tightened.
Both Mercury and Moon, significator planets, were weak in transit, and highly malefic Saturn, was transit afflicting 6th lord, Jupiter, from his own 8th while natal malefic Jupiter was mutually afflicting transit Saturn from the 2nd, and transit Jupiter afflicting the EBM’s of the natal 3rd, 7th, 9th, and 11th. The 11th house of friends tenanted transit main and sub-lord Venus, and was heavily transit afflicted by Jupiter and the nodal axis.
Event: March 28, 1996: Ve/Mo - Admitted to the psychiatric facility of the hospital for an 11 day period of evaluation. She was mentally and emotionally distraught, irrational, out of control, and threatening suicide.
Transits: Nodal transit stationary influences are afflicting both personal planets, natal Sun and Moon, the MT lords of Leo and Cancer. Transit Rahu is tightly afflicting natal Sun, while transit Ketu malefically conjoins natal weak bhukti lord, Moon, causing complete physical and emotional irrationality, destabilization, and breakdown.
Mahadasha lord, Venus is utterly weak natally as well as in extreme infancy in transit.
Transit 6th lord, Jupiter, is afflicting and natal Mars and natal Mercury, while Mercury is transit debilitated in Pisces, the natural 12th lord. Bhukti lord Moon is afflicted by Rahu from the 3rd in D-5th.
Event: February 21, 1999: Ve/Ra – Full Blown Manic Episode at 11:00 PM, seriously involving and affecting many family members, and resulting in one arrest.
Transits: Nodal transit stationary influences impacting natal nodes 86%. Transit bhukti lord, Rahu is afflicting natal Moon, fully strengthening and triggering the natal Ra/Mo affliction. Natal 6th lord Jupiter from the 2nd is afflicting transit Sun in the 8th, 97%. Transit Sun and Mercury, both disposited by malefic Saturn, are both badly placed in the 8th. Natal 8th lord Saturn from the 2nd is afflicting transit Mercury in the 8th, while transit 8th lord tightly afflicts natal Venus in the 12th, 86%. Natal 6th and main 4th lord are transit conjunct in the 9th house.
Can you guess who was arrested? Why? Scroll down for answer.....
Borderline Personalities comprise 2% of the general population, 10% of all mental health outpatients, and 20% of psychiatric inpatients. 75% of those diagnosed are women and 75% have been physically or sexually abused. This disorder often accompanies other mental disorders, such as bi-polar disorder.
Note: Diagnosing states of Mental Health can be a lengthy process for Professionals in the medical field, such as Psychiatrists and Psychologists, as many aspects of the behavior criteria, background, and motivational aspects of the patient must be thoroughly evaluated for appropriate medical diagnosis. Often times the psychiatric medical diagnosis is followed by lengthy and diversified experimentation in medication, with the physician searching for the appropriate medicinal prescriptive relief for that particular patient, while minimizing side effects. Often times these prescription intentions are met with unsuccessful results when it comes to finding the magic pill for behavior modification or relief, because mental and emotional states of mind are based on so many internal and external personal experiences, many of which remain a mystery to all but the patient.
Astrologer’s encounter similar experiences and investigations in their search, only we base our evaluation on the horoscope. Every individual horoscope is a woven pattern of unique energy at play, and this energy must be thoroughly synthesized and integrated before a conclusion can be drawn, especially with respect to something as delicate as states of mental health. The prescriptions we recommend are remedial measures with propitiation of the malefics. Although beyond the scope of my presentation, I advise all astrologers to become very familiar with remedials, as often times they become the saving grace for those clients experiencing depression, anxiety, etc.
Answers to Chart:
The native’s father was arrested for trying to protect both his daughter and his 9 month old grandson from possible vehicular harm or tragedy. The native’s plans were to get behind the wheel of her car with her baby in tow, late at night, while in an agitated, crazed, and psychotic state of mind. Any 911 call to police, must result in the arrest of someone when there is a domestic dispute call made to the police, in some states in the USA.