Technically Rahu is not a planet, but is rather a lunar node. However, for the purposes of this article and the theme of Soul Planets, I will be referring to it as a planet.

Rahu is one of the most revolutionary and rebellious planets. It’s always moving in retrograde motion, aka backwards. Similarly, people with highlighted energy of Rahu always stand out in the crowd, they are not like others. They have a ton of ideas, revolutionary spirit, and are not afraid of massive global projects. Rahu’s energy is limitless and expansive. A person with strong Rahu can create a business, scale it massively and become hugely successful as a result.

However, there is also a negative side to Rahu and its limitless nature – any type of illusion, drugs, alcohol, night life with artificial lighting, gambling, gaming, etc. Sometimes, its really hard to stop once you are there.

A person with a Soul Planet Rahu came to Earth to limitlessly serve others through social realization and creation of new massive projects and technologies to better societies.

It is worth noting that our modern world is so full of Rahu’s energy that people with a truly harmonious Rahu can be found very rarely. So as a good rule of thumb, it is important for all of us to keep improving our relationship with this planet.

You know you have a harmonious relationship with Rahu if you are:

Not interested in alcohol and other intoxicants – Rahu is an energy of smoke and illusion that clouds good judgment and ability to see reality. People with harmonious Rahu stay away from illusions and temptations. Moreover, they are inspired by the clarity of mind, and feel like it is their super power. That is why they are not interested in any kind of intoxicants whatsoever.

Inventive – all ground breaking technological advancements such as internet, smart digital devices, and self driving cars were invented under the good influence of Rahu. This energy, if used for good, can birth phenomenal ideas and projects.

Capable of controlling your desires – Rahu does not know limits. This energy wants everything in an immediate fashion without thinking or worrying about the consequences. A harmonious Rahu enables people to control their desires by consciously filtering out the ones that are excessive or unnecessary and keeping the beneficial ones. This approach prevents the rise of addictions and their consequences.

Striving towards everything natural – mental illnesses are very widespread in big cities, partially because of the constant glow of the artificial lights and processed food full of chemicals – all result of Rahu’s influence. A harmonious relationship with Rahu gives people the desire and ability to spend a lot of time out in nature, strive towards eating natural foods, wear clothes made out of natural fabrics, use natural make up and follow a natural rhythm of the day.

Generous and selfless – Rahu is a material illusion. People with harmonious Rahu recognize that material world is built on illusion and is transitory. They understand that it is pointless to try to hold onto anything material given that we cannot take any of that with us when we die. The only thing of importance that we can take with us into our next realizations is fruits of conscious growth, kindness and actions in this life.

Ways to harmonize Rahu:

• Avoid alcohol, drugs and tobacco
• Avoid gaming and gambling
• Limit time spent watching TV, getting lost watching people living illusionary lives
• Spend as much time out in nature as possible
• Eat healthy natural foods
• Maintain cleanliness at home and in relationships
• Wear clothes made out of natural fabrics
• Explore homeopathic medicinal solutions before turning to a pharmacist
• Keep your promises, don’t lie or cheat
• Organize massive charitable events and projects

So how do you feel your Rahu is doing? Remember, that we are all here to learn and grow and Rahu is one of the energies that is so vast and all encompassing that paying attention to its harmonization is something to keep in mind regardless of whether it is your Soul Planet or not. Leave a comment below if you have anything to share! XOXO, Oksana

Jupiter is positioned at the highest degree in the sky over the place where you were born at the time of your birth. It has a significant influence on you and it shows your true talents, capabilities for growth and progress in this life. It identifies which qualities you need to work on within yourself in order for you to be able to make a quantum leap in this life and reach a new level of development. 

Jupiter is a planet that gives us wisdom, true knowledge, righteousness of thought, wealth, innate unconditional love towards every living being, a good partner to women and a lot of children. These people can be gurus, mentors and teachers.

Jupiter that is not harmonized shows through in problems with morality and ethics, issues with a spouse and partners, lack of desire to have children, a certain misalignment with the energy of money, criticism of others, extreme fanaticism and lack of flexibility in relationships and daily life, pride of large amounts of information that never transformed into knowledge. 

People with unharmonized Jupiter only see and accept their own truth. They do not listen to advice from others until they see first hand that it is correct and take it as their own rule. Sometimes standing firm on your convictions is good, for example “I know alcohol is bad and I am not listening to anybody telling me otherwise,” but for the most part this fanaticism, stubbornness and inflexibility are self-limiting and do not let the person progress further. 

You know you have a harmonious relationship with planet Jupiter if you are:

Wise – such a person is able to see any given situation from every angle and predict all possible outcomes depending on which actions are taken. This is exactly why an older person is so much wiser than someone who is young – sheer life experience that turns into wisdom. A harmonious Jupiter opens up our minds to the experience that we have accumulated across millions of our past lives and allows us to access that wisdom when dealing with daily tasks. This wisdom that spans across lifetimes is a true gift that Jupiter gives us. 

Optimistic – Jupiter is the happiest planet. A person with good relationship with Jupiter sees more good around than bad, more opportunities than obstacles, more positive than negative.

Benevolent  – harmonious Jupiter allows a person to see that every person that we meet along the way is our teacher, and that every life situation that we come across is our school, teaching us lessons and then testing our knowledge against what we have learnt. If this understanding is present then one treats everyone with kindness and acceptance and is not critical or judgy towards anybody.

Kind and respectful towards all forms of life and willing to create good – an unharmonious Jupiter makes a person greedy and not willing to share, adding constant worry or anxiety about the money. Sometimes a person might not even feel comfortable to give a complement. If you think or hear phrases such as “I’ll start giving once I have more money,” “I would love to give but honestly I do not have enough for myself,” it’s a sign that Jupiter needs harmonization. That perfect moment to give never comes. A person who is willing to give does so regardless of how much of their own money or time they have – they always find a way – this is a trait of a harmonious Jupiter. 

Honest and sincere – a harmonious Jupiter gives a person strength to live according to dharma (fulfilling his/her role on Earth) and consciousness. A person with clean consciousness has nothing to hide, that is why such people are honest, sincere, open and calm. 

Ways to harmonize Jupiter:

• Control your speech – only respectful and clean from offensive vocabulary
• Do not criticize and judge anybody, especially leadership and government
• Be more flexible, especially around the house and in relationships with the loved ones
• Always use logic and wisdom in approaching any situation
• Take care of children
• Respect your spouse, elderly, teachers and leadership
• Keep your moral compass pointing towards what is right, even in the tiniest details
• Keep a journal, record your wise thoughts
• Attend sacred and spiritual places
• Study sacred writings
• Study and explore books of great teachers
• Practice spirituality (faith, religion, etc)
• Be smart and attentive with money, keep a balance sheet
• Donate time and money to charitable causes, especially good day for donations is Thursday

Planet Saturn is positioned at the highest degree in the sky over the place where you were born at the time of your birth. This planet has a significant influence on you and it shows your true talents, capabilities for growth and progress in life. It identifies which qualities you need to work on within yourself in order for you to be able to make a quantum leap in this life and reach a new level of development. 

If Saturn’s energy is not harmonized it might show up in a person’s life as high tension and sadness. Certain fears might be present, especially regarding basic needs, for example, fear of not having enough food or lack of stable roof over one’s head, fear of loneliness, illnesses, death, war, etc. And even if the stores are full with food, a person is overly prepared for the ‘what if,’ with two refrigerators stocked up with food, or some other excessive food/item storage variety. Tension can materialize in a form of headaches, osteochondrosis, issues with skeletal structure, bone health issues or the inability to dance, and problems with teeth.

Saturn is the most serious planet out of the 9 in Vedic Astrology. It is the slowest moving planet as well. Harmonious relationship with this planet’s energy makes a person responsible, gives the ability to bring structure into chaos, organizational skills, love of cleanliness and tidiness, gives the ability to serve others, makes a person patient and serious. 

It is both hard and easy to work with one’s Soul Planet. Bringing awareness to daily emotions will reduce the amount of life situations that Universe will throw at us. Working with your Soul Planet is like preemptively taking life tests to demonstrate growth and, eventually, proficiency.

You know you have a harmonious relationship with planet Saturn if you are:

Hardworking – a person with a harmonious Saturn does not understand how it is possible to sit still and not do anything. They are constantly working to create good to others, learn to develop and grow and apply what they learn in practice.

Organized and structured – how can you do anything surrounded by chaos? People with harmonious Saturn organizes everything in their personal as well as business lives, including bringing organization with them even when they vacation. Frequently utilized tools by such a person are a journal, daily planner, lists of tasks, which get crossed out meticulously upon their successful completion, all the while the person is thoroughly enjoying this process of organization and fulfillment of tasks.

Responsibility for his words and actions – saying something for the sake of hearing yourself talk or empty promises is not a trait of a harmonious Saturn. On the contrary, this person will definitely do what he/she said will do exactly at the time when promised. These are the people that take a word “deadline” very seriously and will not compromise it to the best of their ability.

Shyness – and not a physical one but rather shyness of thoughts. For example, upon a successful completion of a massive project, knowing that the bulk of the work was done by them, they will never even think in the direction of “I am so great, what would they do without me, etc.” On the contrary, they will feel like there was still room for improvement and will try to work harder next time. This is not to say that he will not say something like this out loud, understanding that self-praise is sometimes important and will help with career advancement.

Humble – the hardest work in our lives involves work concerning self-development and inner growth. People with harmonious Saturn understand this best of all. They understand that their time on Earth is limited and that the Universe is acting through them, so they are wise with how they spend their time. This understanding enables them to accept all life situations as the Universe’s doing in everything and surrendering to it.

Ways to harmonize Saturn:

• Yoga or gymnastics for flexibility
• Dancing
• Any type of sport activity, running or sport games
• Favorite hobby for relaxing – crafting, painting, creating, music, etc. 
• Relaxing oil massages weekly
• Water treatments, swimming, spa, sauna, steam room
• Diary of gratitudes, write down at least 3 things for which you are grateful daily
• Learn to structure and organize everything in life and at work
• Trampoline jumps
• If the fears are really strong, consult a psychologist 
• Meditation at the water or candle flame
• Live away from big cities or go out into nature as often as possible
• Smile – 400 smiles a day
• Watch funny shows or comedy movies
• Stay away from black color in your wardrobe

Do you feel a strong energy of Saturn within you? Or are you one of those people that is constantly arriving to all meeting last minute and have a zombie apocalypse kit ready at home 😂? Let me know in the comments below how it is showing up in your life! I would love to hear from you, dear Soul 🙏🏼

Planet Mars is positioned at the highest degree in the sky over the place where you were born at the time of your birth. This planet has a significant influence on you and it shows your true talents, capabilities for growth and progress in this life. It identifies which qualities you need to work on within yourself in order for you to be able to make a quantum leap in this life and reach a new level of development. 

Mars – is a warrior planet that is masculine, fiery, and feisty. This is a planet of achieving goals, logistics, engineering mindset, strategy, leadership and sport. A person with harmonious Mars is very active, a wonderful organizer and achiever both in personal and business lives. 

If Mars is not harmonious, the person gets easily irritated by everything and everybody. He/she argues with everybody, is not easy to negotiate with, and might not finish projects or might not even start them at all. The warrior character starts to show up in daily squabbles with household members or in illnesses (traumas, bad liver, high blood pressure, gallbladder, heart issues, etc).

To open up your Soul Planet is both easy and hard at the same time. Some people are working through their Soul Planet’s tasks over multiple lifetimes. But your natal chart is beautiful in a way that it shows you how to go about opening up the true talents hidden within. The more conscious efforts we apply in our lives towards opening up our Soul Planet, the less life lessons we will get in the form of various situations. 

You know you have a harmonious relationship with planet Mars if you are:

Goal and victory oriented – a person with harmonious Mars sets a goal, breaks it down into measurable tasks and actions, which he/she then successfully goes to fulfill. They set high standard bars and are not going to back down until the victory is achieved.

Heroic and courageous – warrior is a person who does not give up. This ability not to give up is one of the best qualities that makes a person stand out in a crowd and turns us into diamonds amidst the dust. As you might know, diamond is just a clunk of coal that underwent tremendous pressure. Similarly, a person who never gives up, sooner or later can become of the best representatives of the human kind.

Fearless and brave – a person with harmonious Mars can act against fear. This does not mean that he/she is never afraid, all of us face scary situations from time to time, but harmonious Mars gives people the ability to act despite being scared or afraid, the ability to conquer their fears, step over them and keep working towards their goal.

Willing and able to protect – there is always someone around us that needs a bit of help and protection. Harmonious Mars gives a person the ability to stand up for the weaker. This goes more for men than women, but sometimes a woman needs to display this protection trait as well when the situation calls for it.

Decisive and firm on your decisions – we constantly come across situations that call for a firm “No” or a firm “Yes” and a person with harmonious Mars can do just that – crossing all their ‘t’s’ and placing all the dots above their ‘i’s.’

Ways to harmonize your Mars:

• Active sports!!! Strength sports. If it is a child, then you need to teach them to achieve results in sports. 
• Any physical activity every day. Speed walking, climbing the stairs, etc.
• Set out clear goals and plans, structure them out in stages, and always check in on the progress. 
• Regularly check your states of anger and dissatisfaction. Just saying the words “I’m angry right now” or “I am currently unhappy” out loud to yourself is a great start. It is important to consciously realize it.
• Water procedures several times a day. The fire is put out by the water. Doing the dishes or just washing hands sometimes is better than no water contact. 
• Go hiking and spend more time outdoors. 
• Keep track of your speech. Poor intonation and dissatisfied speech further intensify anger. You can try singing military jodies.
• Yoga pose “Lion” 3 times a day helps vent some of the Mars’ energy outwards. 
• Playing a roaring tiger with young children. 
• Cooking food over open fire, using knives or kitchen appliances when preparing meals. 
• Meditation at the fire, burning candle, or a fireplace. 
• Regular detoxification of your liver (book by Andreas Moritz “The Amazing Liver and Gallbladder Flush” is recommended as a resource for more info on this).

To sum up, it is important to transform the energy of the fiery Mars regularly into active physical activity and not to accumulate the burning emotions within!

Do you feel a strong Martian energy within you? Let me know in the comments how it is showing up in your life! I would love to hear from you, dear Soul 🙏🏼

Moon is positioned at the highest degree in the sky over the place where you were born at the time of your birth. It has a significant influence on you and it shows your true talents, capabilities for growth and progress in this life. It identifies which qualities you need to work on within yourself in order for you to be able to make a quantum leap in this life and reach a new level of development. 

Moon is a very sensitive and emotional ‘planet.’ That is why Moon people are impacted significantly by the lunar cycles, new moons, full moons, eclipses. During these times insomnia, worrying, uneasy thoughts and fears might surface up. If people with the Soul Planet Moon practice any mind quieting exercises, they tend to develop very strong intuition and find themselves at the right place at the right moment throughout life. Often they become professional psychologists or take on a role of an informal psychologist because of their ability to feel people. But if the Moon is not harmonious in a person’s life, then these psychologists cry with every patient visit, absorbing too much of others around them and suffering as a result. 

Lunar energy is very soft maternal energy, a sense of taking care of kids, the desire to feed and comfort everybody. The better a person’s relationship is with their mother, the more he/she is at peace inside and the better his/her relationship is with own children. Worried mind – is a source of many problems, spun up fears, attachments and even depressions. 

It is both hard and easy to work with one’s Soul Planet. Some people try and fail to harmonize their Soul Planet across multiple lifetimes. Bringing awareness to daily emotions and how you react to events/triggers will reduce the amount of life situations that Universe will throw at you. Working with your Soul Planet is like preemptively taking life tests to demonstrate growth and, eventually, proficiency. 

You know you have a harmonious relationship with the Moon if you are:

Happy and balanced inside – Moon’s energy is calm, flowing, soft and serene. Hence a person with a harmonious Moon reacts to life calmly and posses the inner feeling of happiness and satisfaction. The aura of such a person adds a bit of softness and comfort to everything around them. When you find yourself around such people you don’t want to run anywhere and your worries and anxiety seem to disappear just by being in their presence.

Friendly – Moon is the only ‘planet’ in Vedic astrology that is friendly to all other planets. She does not have enemies. That is why a harmonious Moon rewards us with the same trait. It’s this peaceful friendliness towards everything that is living.

Balanced emotionally – when a Moon is not harmonious, a person might explode in emotional reactions or, conversely, be emotionally constrained and not able to understand or express what he/she is feeling. When our Moon is harmonized, our emotional sphere is balanced, our emotions are conscious and measured.

Internally satisfied – as Beyonce puts it: “Money can’t make me happy and a fella can’t make me fancy,” we often forget that internal happiness is not controlled by outside factors, but rather is dictated by the state of our mind. Moon is exactly that ‘planet’ that gifts us with inner happiness and satisfaction when we live in a harmonious relationship with her.

Open and capable of taking care of others – Moon’s energy is maternal caregiving energy. Like a mother who intuitively knows when her baby is hungry or full, cold or hot, and just the right thing to do to make him more comfortable, a person with a harmonious Moon is always ready to take care of others by sensing just what do without making it feel intrusive or invading. This care is always natural, comforting and soothing.

Ways to harmonize your Moon:

• Observe the Moon cycle. On days of new moon, full moon and eclipses – make it a point to rest and relax more. 
• Practice yoga. Especially focusing on balance poses.
• Take water treatments – baths, long showers, water SPAs, swimming in pools, rivers, lakes, seas and oceans. 
• Listen to calming music.
• Express creativity through your favorite form of art.
• Drink a lot of water (no less than 2.5 liters)
• Meditate. Whether it is by calmly looking at a water surface for 15 minutes (it could also be a picture or a screen saver with water in it)
• Do the dishes (water)
• Check in with yourself several times a day and bring back your consciousness back to here and now.
• Develop the right side of the brain. Attend drawing classes for development of the right side of the brain. 
• Cook and feed relatives, friends, co-workers. 
• Participate in charitable programs related to childhood, motherhood or feeding others.

Do you feel a strong Lunar energy within you? Let me know in the comments how it is showing up in your life! I would love to hear from you, dear Soul 🙏🏼

Mercury is positioned at the highest degree in the sky over the place where you were born at the time of your birth. It has a significant influence on you and it shows your true talents, capabilities for growth and progress in this life. It identifies which qualities you need to work on within yourself in order for you to be able to make a quantum leap in this life and reach a new level of development. 

Mercury is a planet of communications, intellect, foreign languages and astrology. Harmonious Mercury makes people sharp, logical, great speakers, polyglots, brilliant writers. It also gives us the ability to lead any type of negotiations, run a successful business and the ability to sell anything under the sun. 

A Mercury that is not harmonious gives people issues with their communications – one might talk non-stop or be overly quiet, or might not be able to formulate his/her thoughts properly before they even turn into words. Such a person will have a hard time communicating with others. and are frequently misunderstood by their listeners. Often, these people attend tons of seminars and lectures, but cannot apply their knowledge in practice, cannot focus and concentrate. Such a person might think that he/she has issues remembering things, for example, foreign words, and would often think and say that they have bad memory.

You know you have a harmonious relationship with Mercury if you are:

Curious and able to learn – Mercury is responsible for our intellect, something that requires constant toning and training. A person with good Mercury always works to keep his/her brain sharp by exploring new knowledge, which they find inspiring and motivating. Whether it be learning a new language just because, or take a course on speed reading, learn about astrology, etc. These people have the mindset of “why not?”

Clear thinker and excellent communicator – Why some people can think clearly while others have just a mumbo-jumbo in their heads? The reason is that Mercury is not compatible with our emotional side (Moon). A person with a harmonious Mercury is able to separate his thinking from his emotions. Such a person can concentrate on the very process of analytical thinking and healthy weighing of all contributing factors to whatever the situation might be. People that think clearly – express themselves clearly. Hence, their speech (both written and oral) is concise, grammatically correct, structured and clear.

Logical and analytical – Mercury is the only planet that exalts in it’s own sign, Libra. Its most favorite task to do is to gather information, analyze, structure and organize it – and this is something which the sign of Libra is the most suitable for. Hence, the better your Mercury – the more analytical and logical you are.

Communicative and able to negotiate effectively – Sometimes 5 minutes spent with an expert in any area can help us more than weeks trying to make sense of that topic on our own. A person with a harmonious Mercury understands that better than others, that is why one of their most important skills is the ability to communicate effectively as well as acquiring and maintaining beneficial relationships.

A person with a good sense of humor – in Vedic mythology Mercury is a young prince, who loves to play and joke around. Similarly, a good Mercury gives a person a good sense of humor (not dirty or perverted humor) and this sense of highness and playfulness. Such a person can notice the funniest moments in any situation and even light heartedly laugh at their own self.

Ways to harmonize:

• Develop speech. Read out loud, recite poems
• Form and say thoughts and emotions out loud to yourself
• Record your speech, find imperfections and work to improve them
• Be generous with compliments to others
• Learn foreign languages
• Write. You might just copy paragraphs from lectures, books or copy down recipes from a culinary book
• Apply learnt material in practice
• Study precise sciences
• Learn to communicate (take classes, read articles and tips on effective communication, participate in toast masters, etc.)
• Keep a journal. You can write out 100 good qualities about yourself, your partner, your parents and keep reading them out loud. 

Venus is a planet of beauty, luxury, wealth, good taste and artistic talents. This is a planet of artists, musicians, love and romantics. But only a harmonized Venus rewards a person with these qualities. Having Venus as your Soul Planet points to your soul’s desire to work through the qualities of this planet and establish a harmonious relationship with it. Vedic Astrology suggests that this task sometimes can take several lifetimes to complete. And until you harmonize your relationship with your Soul Planet, its energy will be coming through in a distorted way. So instead of tasteful you will find distaste, instead of beautiful you will find unattractive, instead of happily in love, you will find either an old maiden or a girl that is promiscuous, etc. 

Non-harmonized Venus might show up in a form of lack of attention towards one’s appearance, not wanting to create, absence of romantic adventures in relationships, or promiscuity, vulgar behavior, excessive clinginess to partners, or to material things.  

It is important for a person with Venus as Soul Planet to learn how to differentiate between unconditional love and attachment, to be faithful and loyal in relationships, create a space of beauty and love all around you. 

You know you have a harmonious relationship with Venus if you are:

Attractive – not so much what you look like, but rather how you carry yourself, how tasteful your choice of clothing is, how appropriate and carefully selected your accessories are, etc. A person with harmonious Venus will never sacrifice his/her self-care, but at the same time does not spend day and night looking in the mirror. A look after multiple ‘perfecting’ plastic surgeries points more towards a Venus that is not harmonious than the other way around.

Artistic/Creative – this does not necessarily mean that the person needs to be a dancer, opera singer, drama actor or a great painter, but rather apply creativity in daily life, whatever the surrounding might be. Harmonious Venus gives a person ability to creatively solve problems and difficult situation in any given field, whether it be engineering, sales negotiating, cooking, construction, teaching, etc.

Harmonious relationship with he opposite sex – a good Venus gives a person the ability to find a good partner, build solid relationship and be happy in a marriage as well as the ability to understand, respect, support, and value the opposite sex.

Satisfaction with their material standing – a person with harmonious Venus does not lack anything and is genuinely happy with what they have. Venus is responsible for wealth and abundance, but too often we see people who seemingly have it all but are still unhappy. People with a good Venus really know how to enjoy what they have to the max – hence they are the ones who are truly living beautifully.

Kindness and ability to forgive – Venus, unlike other planets, does not gain strength from being located in its own signs where she rules, Taurus and Libra, but rather in Pisces – the most kind and sensitive sing out of the entire zodiac. Hence, the more harmonious your Venus is, the kinder you treat those around you and the more accepting and understanding you are towards everyone’s differences, easily forgiving their mistakes and only seeing the best in people.

Ways to harmonize: 

• Create, draw, sing, play musical instruments, craft, dance, cook – any artistic expression would do as long as you keep the energy of creativity and inspiration flowing through you!
• Create beauty all around yourself – elegant setting of the table, dress nicely, decorate your space.
• Be faithful to your partner.
• Learn how to differentiate between love and attachment.
• Learn how to accept gifts graciously.
• Learn how to ask for help (for women).
• Take care of your appearance. 
• For men – shower your wife with flowers and jewelry gifts often.

So, if any area in your life that touches on anything Venus related is lacking, you know where to start harmonizing your life! Remember, you are the OWNer and Creator of your destiny.

Is your Soul Planet Venus? How do you see it come through in your life?

Don’t know what your Soul Planet is? Find out here👇🏼