Identifying Alcoholism as Illness vs. Heavy Drinking in a Horoscope
Medical astrology and the health horoscope allow us to determine, with a high degree of accuracy, whether a heavy drinker is simply someone who enjoys drinking or if they are an alcoholic.
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In general, the difference between heavy drinking and alcoholism can be summarized as follows: A heavy drinker enjoys consuming alcohol, finds pleasure in the sensations, and may enjoy socializing with others who drink. They might also feel the need to drink to numb emotional pain, but this is not an illness.
Alcoholism, on the other hand, is a disease where the individual has developed a strong physiological and psychological dependence on alcohol.
Can you see in a horoscope whether someone is a heavy drinker or an alcoholic?
Yes, you can. The full formula for alcoholism appears in a horoscope if the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 9th, and 12th zodiacal principles are afflicted by the “disease formula” (in the Felicita software, this means all corresponding numbers in the table will appear red). Importantly, the disease formula must involve the houses of the horoscope, not just the zodiacal principles themselves.
Why these principles specifically?
- The 2nd principle represents the throat, which is often affected.
- The 9th and 12th principles relate to the liver.
- The 3rd, 4th, and 12th principles reflect psychological dependencies.
- The 9th and 12th principles indicate physiological dependencies.
If certain houses are replaced by principles, we are dealing with heavy drinking rather than alcoholism as a disease.
If the full formula (2, 3, 4, 9, 12) is incomplete—meaning some principles remain unaffected—we can also classify it as heavy drinking rather than true alcoholism.
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Heavy drinking is often linked to the presence of a “misfortune formula” in the horoscope, particularly when Saturn is located in the 1st or 4th house.
This placement triggers depressive and suppressed emotional states. A person might feel dissatisfaction with themselves or, for example, their family life, leading them to drown their sorrow and sadness in alcohol.
The good news is that, as with other ilnesses, we can not only identify this issue but also work to resolve it in one way or another.
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