subject: Heart Problems in Astrology [print this page] Heart disease is an umbrella term used for a variety of different diseases affecting the heart. Some common heart diseases are coronary heart disease, hypertension, heart failure, and congenital heart disease, disorders of the heart valves, heart infections, cardiomyopathy, conduction disorders, and heart arrhythmias.
The natal chart of a person can indicate whether the person is likely to have a heart disease or not.
Factors responsible for heart problems:
Ascendant: is prime indicator of health
4th house: represent heart
Sign Leo: rules heart, spine and back of body
Sign Cancer: rules chest and epigastric region
Sign Sagittarius: rules arterial system and nerves
Sun: signifies heart and blood circulation
Moon: governs fluids in body like blood
Jupiter: denotes arterial system, blood and body- fat
Mercury: nervous system connected with heart
Mars: muscular parts, blood, and circulatory system of body
Saturn: represents obstructions and blockages in body metabolism
Rahu: Dragon head denotes high blood pressure and chronic diseases
Ketu: Dragon tail denotes low blood pressure and blood clots
Different Combinations for Heart Problems:
Saturn is the single most factor responsible for prolong heart problem. If 4th house/ Cancer sign/Leo sign/ Sagittarius sign/Sun is afflicted by Saturn either by association or by malefic conjunctions, the person is amenable to heart diseases.
Sun afflicted by Rahu, indicates heart problems.
The lord of 4th house is debilitated/combust/in inauspicious house/very infant/very old age/hammed between malefic, indicates weak and problematic heart conditions.
If 4th house is badly afflicted by Saturn /Mars/Rahu, damage to the heart is indicated.
Ascendant, 4th house and Moon afflicted by Ketu indicates malfunctions of heart.
Mars and Ketu afflicting 4th house, the naive may have heart attacks in his life span.
If Rahu/Ketu afflicts Sun/Moon/Jupiter/Mercury/Leo sign/Cancer sign/Sagittarian sign/4th house, the native may definitely suffers from malfunctioning of heart.
If Sun and 4th house both afflicted by Mars either by association or by conjunction, then only surgery for heart problem is possible .If they are not related in any way, then heart surgery is not possible.
If 4th house and Mars related to 8th house or lord/Saturn in any manner then the person died of heart ailment.
The indication of the timing is given by the operating period/sub-period of weak,afflicted, significator planets.
