Many ministers do not report to work for days after being sworn in; files pend while the planets realign themselves more favorably. Superstition can also influence the selection of the minister’s office, housing, and furniture, guided (if not actually directed) by gurus and pandits on the basis of time-honored, if scientifically unproven, principles.
占星家还不止能够决定什么时间举行就职仪式；星象还可以决定部长什么时候进入办公室开始工作。许多部长宣誓就职后好几天都不去办公室；文件暂停处理等候星宿移动到更加有利的位置。在源远流长、但却未经科学证实的原则指引下，迷信也能借助大师和梵学家之口影响部长们对办公室、住宅和家具的选择。