Graha in 3rd-from-Budha

"Keep your thoughts positive, because your thoughts become your words.

Keep your words positive, because your words become your behaviors.

Keep your behaviors positive, because your behaviors become your habits.

Keep your habits positive, because your habits become your values.

Keep your values positive, because your values become your destiny. "~~ Mahatma Gandhi

Mental Target

3rd-from-Budha is an inauspicious location for matters of mental health. Any planet in 3rd-from-Budha will show that upon which the thoughts "land", upon which the thoughts hover and linger.

• Graha in 3rd-from-Budha may cause a "repeating loop" in the reasoning process.

• Consequences include distracted thinking, depressed thinking, compulsive thoughts, etc. according to the nature of that graha in 3rd-from-Budha.

Graha in 3rd-from-Budha may give excellent results in other departments of life, but those graha which occupy 3rd-from-Budha will cause some disruption of the free-moving, openly associative, neutral thinking process.

It is easier for the mental process to function when it is unencumbered by strong feelings or opinions. 3rd-from-Budha represents a content area of the thought-world which is somewhat "stuck" and upon which the mentality tends to fixate. 3rd-from-Budha contains mentalized material which is incompletely resolved from past life or early childhood experience.

If graha occupy 3rd-from-Budha, the karaka and lordship significations of those graha gain special importance (for ease or for difficulty). Strong feelings and opinions, compulsive or habitual loops, and other draining or distracting concerns will be generated by the graha(s) in 3rd-from-Budha.

Even a very capable and aware thinker will recognize the "brain drain" effect of the graha 3rd-from-Budha in their mental life.

Vimshottari Dasha effects

1.

Surya in 3rd-from-Budha

Surya cannot occupy 3rd-from-Budha.

2.

Chandra in 3rd-from-Budha

Not truly problematic, but a noticeably sensitive mental type.

M ental fluctuations like the ocean tides, one's feelings determine the rhythm of the reasoning process. Presuming Chandra is well-disposed, can be an asset in integrated mental-emotional process, so long as the native can register but does not dwell on the feelings.

Native may not be able to effectively discriminate between rational conclusions and intuitive perceptions. (These are both valid ways of thinking but they are different and should be consciously distinguished for clarity and appropriateness of judgment.)

Plus side: highly effective psycho-emotional communications with the fundamental emotional realities of humanity.

3.

Kuja in 3rd-from-Budha

Repetitive narrative of anger, dwelling on thoughts of domination and winning. If Kuja is ill-disposed, winning = revenge. Otherwise, winning via vigorous competition.

adolescent thought process oriented to activities of simple physical sport and Animal-instinct sexual pursuit

May generate the "sore loser" complex; thoughts promote intolerance of weakness and exaggerated heroism; "Napoleon complex"

4.

Guru in 3rd-from-Budha

Repeating narrative of expansion -- whether there is a foundation to support that expansion or not.

Minding other people's business, trying to save the world , Tends towardrepetition of the compassionate and global worldview, mind frequently returning to the "big picture".

broad, simple solutions to complex questions , "Pollyanna complex" , positive and cheerful but may seem like an ideologue.

5.

Shani in 3rd-from-Budha

Repeating narrative of scarcity. Chronic lack of resources (poverty), fears of social punishment, absent support from social infrastructure, heavy duties and obligation, self-isolation, insecurity.

Native perceives deep pressure from Time , a lack of ease, and a often a crushing workload.

Chronic depression or extreme sobriety during Shani periods.

6.

Shukra in 3rd-from-Budha

Repeating narrative of sensual pleasures, concern with superficial Attractiveness and petty social manners, worries about being liked .

Distracted focus due to sense-pleasure data too much interrupting the reasoning process.

Mind frequently returning to alliances, relationships, material wealth, sense delights, one's ability to receive validation for one's own beauty and attractiveness, arts and music.

Bhava indicates the mental target:

• Shukra in 1 = mind dwells on concern with personal attractiveness = Bill Clinton , Angelina Jolie

• Shukra in 3 = mind dwells on search for harmony in the immediate team, attractiveness of siblings, workgroup = Dalai Lama

• Shukra in 4 = mind dwells on beauty of the home, arts/music in the home

• Shukra in 6 = mind dwells on imbalance, attractiveness of pleasure drugs = George Harrison

• Shukra in 7 = mind dwells on attractiveness of the spouse, harmony in alliances = Jennifer Aniston, Richard Nixon

• Shukra in 10 = mind dwells on hierarchical position, social rank, one's attractiveness via favorable reputation = om Cruise

7.

Rahu in 3rd-from-Budha

Repeating narrative of Obsession, compulsive thought loops, intense disruptive desires.

Mental hunger to possess what one does not have, the socially forbidden, aboo behaviors, objects, experiences or people.

8.

Ketu in 3rd-from-Budha

repeating narrative of detachment and despair, disconnection, inability to find meaning, compulsive wandering. Potential for complete liberation if one intentionally releases the ego from connection to the thought process.

Plus side: natural inclination toward non-petitionary prayer.