Beneficial and harmful planets. Debunking myths about benefits and malefics.

 In classical Jyotish astrology, from this point of view, planets are divided into two main categories: malefics and benefics.

A benefactor is someone who acts as a giver, a giver of certain benefits and, accordingly, is beneficial.
A maleficent is someone who seeks to take something away from others - a maleficent.

The division is as follows:
The Malefics are the Sun, Saturn, Mars.
The benefics are Venus, Jupiter, and Mercury.

The moon is classified in both categories, calling it dark or light, depending on whether it is growing or waning. Growing is beneficial, decreasing is harmful.
It is also believed that the Moon and Mercury are very sensitive grahs with a delicate nervous organization, and if they are accompanied by a benefic, they also become beneficial; if their companion in the house is malefic, then both the Moon and Mercury are harmful.
It is worth noting that there are different opinions on this matter.

Rahu and Ketu, in turn, are shadow planets that can bring both positive and negative effects, depending on their position and aspects.


The logic of classical astrologers is as follows: benefics are planets that bring good luck.

For example, Jupiter appears to be the most favorable graha (planet) and symbolizes prosperity, wisdom, luck, and financial well-being.
Venus, allegedly, can also bring financial well-being, and also, according to some reports, can improve relationships; Mercury contributes to career achievements, etc., etc. Information varies from source to source.
There are even special names for Jupiter and Venus – the planet of "big happiness" and the planet of "small happiness".

Malefics are characterized quite terribly. And Saturn got the most of all; he is called the worst and is associated with difficulties and trials.

When mixing bad and good planets, their qualities may change slightly, but, in general, the essence will remain either destructive or conducive to prosperity.


This is according to various Vedic experts and resources that broadcast classical astrology.

What is the real situation?

I would like to say right away that this is not just our opinion, taken from nowhere!
The school of astrology, of which we are followers, has a large statistical base, and it completely negates everything that is written in most books and on the Internet on this subject. Plus, we have personal statistics, which are measured in thousands of people.

To begin with, it's not the distribution described above that makes the planet beneficial and harmful, or even the position in the horoscope! Neither aspects, nor connections, nor anything else.
It is made by the person himself!!!

Any graha can bring benefits and achievements, akin to its qualities and location, if it is properly used in the life of an individual and included in his realization.
And in the same way, any graha can be harmful if we don't practice it.

Just any one!
Both malefic and beneficial can be harmful and beneficial.

For example, the most incredible benefactor, worshipped by almost all astrological schools, Jupiter, can be so malicious that Saturn simply cannot compare with it.
In particular, the most dangerous and terrible diseases that can develop very quickly and take a person's life are Jovian; these include various types of tumors, oncology, etc.
At the same time, Saturn, if it gives diseases, is most often chronic and sluggish, which, yes, spoil life, but rarely it They're taking it away.

As for the problems, Jupiter is an expansion planet, and it expands not only the good, but also the bad, creating a real tragedy out of the situation.

The same goes for all the other malefics and benefics.
The situation varies from planet to planet, but the essence is similar.
Any unrealized graha can bring great difficulties and troubles in life, and any of the planets can bring success and happiness.


Finally, I would like to add this!

From our point of view, there is also a certain division into "favorability" and "unfavorability," but it occurs in a different context.

We call the planet favorable, which enters and controls the houses of Kona and Kendra. (1, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10 D.).

Kendra's houses belong to the material spheres, and it is naturally easier for us to work through them.
At home, kona refers to innate talents, their qualities help a person on the path of life to adapt to a situation faster and easier, achieve goals, etc.

We call the planets that enter and control the houses of dustkhana (3, 6, 8, 12, etc.) unfavorable.
These are ways of overcoming, and their implementation is more difficult, as a person has to strain himself more, take more risks, and overcome more, both himself and anything else in his life.
And that's not bad, it's just the way a person's brain works, and that's their way!

Accordingly, when a planet is unfavorable, it means that it is more difficult to fully explore. That is, it can be lazy or difficult to fully use it.
And favorable planets, on the contrary, are easier.


But we repeat once again: their usefulness and harmfulness correlate exclusively with our efforts in working on them, and not with any magical influences.
Yes, we are to blame ourselves again, yes, we will have to take responsibility into our own hands again and build our lives on our own :)


Well, if you are one of those who wants to manage your life and get what you want from it, then on our website you can calculate your birth chart and get a transcript with its analysis.
There you will find a description of each active position of the horoscope, find out how and in which sphere of life you need to use this or that planet so that it brings maximum success and positive influences and minimum harm.

With love, your Saturn.Love