Healing Astrology

Deities related to the Moon:

Moon symbolizes Divine Mother from universal point of view. Apas (or Soma in other system) is a controlling deity of planet. Devata is Varuna. Avatara of Vishnu, – Krishna. According Jamini's system Moon is related to a Gauri (one of the forms of Parvati, consort of Shiva). Harihara relates strong Moon with Durga, weak Moon with Kali, Moon in Martian signs (Aries and Scorpio), – Chamundi.

Deities related to Mars:

Mars symbolize Divine Sun or Warrior from universal point of view. Kuja is a controlling deity of planet (or Bhumi in other system). Devata is Kartikeya (Scanda), second sun of Shiva and Parvati. Avatara of Vishnu, - Narasimha. According system of Harihara, Mars, located in odd signs, is related to male deities like Kartikeya and Bhairava. Mars located in even signs is related to Chamundi, Bhadrakali and other female Martian deities.

Deity Vishnu relation to the planets:

Vishnu is also known as a form of Sun god, – Surya–Narayana. Vishnu represents the Sun as the power of preservation, inspiration and protection (like Vedic Savitar). He is also a Sun as abode of the cosmic waters. If Shiva represents transcendent Sun, Vishnu represents the immanent Sun, Sun involved with and furthering the cycles of existence. There are 10 lila-avataras of Vishnu, which are correlated to the nine grahas according "Brihad Parashara Hora Shastra". Correspondence is following: Sun, – Ramachandra; Moon, –Krishna; Mars, – Narasimha; Mercury, – Buddha Shakyamuni; Jupiter, – Vamana; Venus, – Parashurama; Saturn, – Kurma; Rahu, – Varaha; Ketu, – Matsya; lagna, – Kalki (avatar of Kali–yuga).

Shiva relation to the planets:

Shiva represents a transcendent Sun, as the original light and final abode. Dark forms of Shiva, like Bhairava and Rudra, are related to Ketu. Worshiping these wrathful forms in tantric style can ward off negative effects of Ketu.

Goddess relation to the planets:

There is widely excepted view in Santana Dharma, that divine Mother has infinite number of forms as many as forms of Shakti in manifested Universe. There are several major forms of Goddess from universal point of view. Divine Mother is associated with Moon; Goddess in wrathful form (like Chandika-devi, Durga) is related to energy of Rahu; Divine Daughter or Goddess of Love, – Venus. There is also late tantric tradition of Das-Mahavidya with listed below correspondence of controlling planetary energies: Mahavidya Kali, – Saturn: Mahavidya Tara, – Jupiter; Vidya Bhairavi, – Lagna; Vidya Tripurasundari (Lalita, Shodashi), – Mercury; Vidya Bhuvaneshvari, – Moon; Vidya Chinnamasta (Chamunda vajrayogini), – Rahu; Siddhi Vidya Dhoomavati, – Ketu; Siddhi Vidya Bagalamukhi (Mangala, Hingula), – Mars; Siddhi Vidya Matangi, – Sun; Siddhi Vidya Kamala, – Venus.