Astrology and mental health
Does astrology plays an important role in dealing with mental health problem?
Weili Xu Apr29, 2022
What comes to your mind
when you think of astrology?
What do you think astrology can do?
Why am I doing this?
Since 2016:
8 psychiatrist
5 cities
4 different diagnosis
3 therapy session
2 medication period
1 gap year
Countless days of research and struggle
Thesis: astrology plays an important role in dealing with mental health problem
Main topic
Why astrology get popular?
Why astrology get so popular?
Easily accessible:
-Internet
-Information
-Electronics
-Software
Why astrology get so popular?
Interaction device:
-Personality profile
-Know each other better
-Develop further topic
Why astrology get so popular?
Answers to the unknown:
-Philosophical inquiry
(Why, Who, Where)
-Psychological truth
(Mind, body, brain)
-Mystical phenomena
(Ghost, dream, death)
Historical development of “astropsychology”
Karl Jung and astrology
‘If I had my life to live over again, I should devote myself to psychical research rather than to psychoanalysis”
-Sigmund Freud
Historical objections
Engineer:
It robs the most human features of people by surrendering our free will and rationality to the magical stars.
Scientist:
Astrology contribute to the growth of irrationalism and obscurantism.
Contemporary attitude in psychotherapy
They believe it would be "disempowering and arrogant" for them to stop their clients from doing so.
"Supports the use of any safe methods that her patients find helpful”
The APA, namely American Psychological Association, favors "evidence-based" therapies rather than science-based. (Horgan, 2020)
Modern Psychotherapy
Cognitive Behavior therapy
Astrology in aiding modern psychotherapy
Astrology in aiding modern psychotherapy
It speeds up the time spent in therapy. Months can be spent in therapy avoiding the real issue, but the chart can help to clearly identify issues." Hills Mentioned.
Speed up the process
Astrology and Modern psychotherapy
It also serves as an important medium for people to express their worldview and self-understanding to therapists，
which would benefit psychologists to know their clients more profoundly
Sun: Ego&Personality
Moon: Feeling&Emotions
Mars: Drive&Vitality
Jupiter: Wisdom&Strength
Saturn: Fear&imitation
Mercury: Intelligence&communication
Venus: Hobbies&Likes
Understand more profoundly
Rahu: Mission&obsession
Ketu: Past life&expertise
Astrology and Modern psychotherapy
Provide alternative methods
-Traditional psychoanalytical methods might not work for everyone,
-Sometimes patients wish to use astrology as a guide to their problems.
-It also helps psychologist to identify patient’s problems more precisely
Mars+Moon: Anger&Aggression
Rahu+Moon:Confusion&Extremity
Saturn+moon: Depression&Suicide
Sun+Moon: Egoistic&Hasty
Ketu+moon: Detached&Autism
Jupiter+Moon: Peaceful&Mindful
Mercury+Moon: Witty&Calculative
Venus+Moon: Overindulgence
Astrology and Modern psychotherapy
Deliver positive energies&guidance
“Astrology can validate a person's strength and provide explanations for their obstacles when clients feel resonated with the messages. (Dinuzzo, 2021)
They are often affirming and reassuring, which provides comfort, especially during a pandemic" (Dinuzzo, 2021)
It enables us to understand our strengths and limitations to better channel our life. (Hills, 2021)
Astrology and Modern psychotherapy
Promote healthy habit
Astrology can promote positive actions and habits like "journaling," "Positive affirmations," and "attention to our own mental health as a daily practice.”
It enhance people’s self-awareness and introspect into themselves and their lives so that they can look into the future with a clearer vision. (Dinuzzo, 2021 )
Astrology in predicting mental illness
An scientific experiment
Results:
Conclusion:
Birth chart could possibly be looked at for mental illness predictions
COVID-19 and astrology
Abhigya Anand
COVID-19 and astrology
The mental health crisis
The COVID-19 pandemic triggers a twenty-five percent increase in the prevalence of anxiety and depression worldwide.
People often fail to seek professional help when dealing with their mental health problems due to high cost, insufficient insurance coverage, and lack of accessibility.(Paige, 2019)
COVID-19 and astrology
Astrological help
The difficult pandemic situations raised people’s awareness about their mental health
Many people suffering at home find it relieving to seek answers through astrology. It provides a cheap and accessible way to figure out people's mental health problems online, saving them tons of money to seek a professional therapist.(Brunier, 2022)
New age development of astrology
The dilemma
However, for certain reasons, astrology is still considered a non-mainstream pseudoscience.
The original youtube video of Anand's predictions about COVID-19 has been removed by the platform and all videos of his channel were strictly recensored
People still can't find credible sources of such events from mainstream media with credibility and authority, like new york times
New age development of astrology
Hopes and wishes
More and deeper scientific explorations for astrology need to be established to build authority, credibility, and standards for the subject.
As more and more people start to learn astrology these days, astrology should be recognized by the “main stream” ideology for its validity in solving problems
Conclusion
Due to my research on astrology’s historical application, experiential demonstration and experimental evidence, astrology is an effective way to predict, diagnose, facilitate solving many mental health problems.
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