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Omg I am so thankful I saw that canon event post about Uttara Phalguni which lead me to the whole in-depth post about Uttara Phalguni (part 1 and 2 ofc). I just read it and I finally find something worthy and in-depth about Uttara Phalguni, my moon is in that nakshatra and I never find such cool posts, it's always something shallow or vague, so I always kind of focused on my Revati Sun and Ashwini Rising. But these posts made me love my Uttara Phalguni Moon and I have a totally new take on it, I appreciate it. All thanks to you, keep up the good work ♥

Thank you so much, glad you liked it.

Love to see those posts appreciated🤍

I do say often that moon nakshatra is more important than sun and asc nakshatras, and I think it's really healthy to be aware of and connected to it in a comfortable/unique way.

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The thing that I hate about astrology tumblr:

My Uttara Phalguni exploration (part 2) was published a month ago and just recently, hours ago I think, achieved 100 notes.

My "Uttara Phalguni canon events" post, that is SIGNIFICANTLY shorter, contains barely any explanation and no examples (that the above post has in abundance) but all of the same exact points, just did the same in less than a day.

Both had multiple tags for visibility.

People will swallow anything if it is easily palatable, no matter if it's the truth or garbage.

My latest post happens to not be garbage, but how would they know that without real examples and actual explanation?

The point is, the vast majority of the audience here is really lazy and wants instant gratification and content to consume, not something interesting and beautiful to read, not if it's longer and is not flashy enough.

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Arjuna (Phalguna 🌙) had to fight against his relatives to keep dharma in tact.

Uttara Phalguni is the generational curse breaker who must go against their family’s wishes to liberate themselves in being stuck from blossoming. The family may siphon the energy of the Divine Child which is sidereal Leo/5H/Lalita Tripura Sundari [whose nakshatra is said to be Purva Phalguni]. There is immense creative, wish-fulfilling power in Uttara Phalguni that others tend to use them for, which forces the Uttara Phalguni person to learn strategy and networking so they can climb the sevenfold path and ascend in the material world 🍎 If they don’t do this, they will lose against their enemies who seek to harvest their energy

Krittika nakshatra is the sacrificial lamb or the scapegoat. Naturally these patterns travel into the other Sun nakshatras. The Scapegoat archetype is a child who is blamed for the abuse that THEY fell victim to by family members. Often left helpless, the Scapegoat has to learn how to get it on their own.

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Uttara Phalguni canon events:

Being known as nice/sweet or popular.

Always ready to compromise for loved ones, even after multiple painful disappointments.

People mistaking your kindness for weakness.

(For women) Feeling insecure in your femininity, because growing up it seemed like women your age around you embodied clear archetypes ("black cat", "siren", "femme fatale", " ingenue coquette", "bombshell", etc.).

Wondering if you are, in fact, "the boring girl next door".

Wondering if you were asking for too much (you were not).

Complicated relationships with family members, your famiy/families and the concept of a family as a whole.

(For women) Having men disrespect you blatantly.

(For women) Men not so subtly treating you in disgustingly pathetic ways (condescending speech, talking down, interrupting, harsh language).

Thinking that if you had the recources/opportunity, you could rule a group of people/a nation.

Underestimated in many different ways.

Snapping that one(or a few) time and being seen in a different light after.

Wanting to be nice all the time, but knowing that it's impossible.

Avoiding chaos/unnecessary complications/unnecessary harshness and pettiness like plague.

Realizing that you're a natural stoic (yes, even women).

(For women) Being interested in more "masculine" things but that never diminishing your femininity, only enhancing it.

Smart (but treated like an innocent child by others).

Never cringe because you don't believe in the concept (just be true to yourself, end of story).

Cannot truly respect people who think having no morals is cool.

Being digusted by people who justify harshness/cruelty as "being smart".

Realizing, that people around you never cared as much as you did.

Realizing that, in a way, almost everyone or everyone has dissapointed you in a profound way at least once in your life.

Being impressed by your own strength over the years.

Putting faith in yourself and your beliefs rather than in others to avoid feeling hurt.

Waiting for the opportunity to express your power in a meaningful way.

Your heart's too big and golden for most of the world. You are a RARITY, and the real wealth means having you in life. In times when people are stupid/cruel, do not forget that.

My recent Uttara Phalguni exploration focused on women (both parts need to be read to understand either): Part 1 , Part 2.

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Favorite color: grass green (light). I also love pure white, milky white, light purple, light turquoise, sea blue, shades of wooden brown.

Listening: these days it's mostly "The Sundays". The last few months I add a new song or two (or more) from them that I'm obsessed with. Currently it's "Goodbye". Also, the usual_ instrumental soundtracks (most are epic-sounding), a few specific songs I love too much.

Reading: "The Pale Horse" and "Ordeal by Innocence" by Agatha Christie (only just started both but I hope I can stick to reading one and then the other). I paused reading "The Silmarillion" and "Beren and Luthien" (J.R.R. Tolkien, obv), hope to finish them.

Craving: nothing, weirdly. Maybe a creamy tart with strawberries would be nice. I love those.

Coffee or Tea: Tea. Absolutely tea. Preferably herbal.

Sleeping: could be better but at least it's not too unhealthy. Less than 8 hours but more than 5 on most nights.

Place to visit: where do I start 😩. I really want to see basically the whole of England, Wales, Ireland. Nordic countries have always been my dream destinations, probably Finland especially. Central Europe too but UK and Nordics are probably where I'll go first when I get the opportunity.

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Favorite Color: pink 🌸🩷🌸 💓🌺💖🌷🪷💮

Listening: Zeki Müren- Sana Muhtacım (I can't stop listening I've been singing this all day)

Reading: A Turkish crime novel called "Beyoğlunun En Güzel Abisi"

Craving: Pizza

Coffee or Tea: Coffee ☕☕☕

Sleeping: 6-7 hours if I'm lucky, I have trouble sleeping these days.

Place to Visit: probably my aunts house which it is in another city. But I really would like to visit Kazakhstan, I have this friend there I want to see.

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The symbols you are drawn to and what they mean

Connecting them to astrological and mythological coorelations

This is as brief as possible because I think all of these deserve separate posts, but I think I managed to convey everything. The list is short but the info is interesting and there's quite a lot of it, actually.

Inspired by the attachment I've had since childhood to first symbol listed here. Could also be read for symbols showing up in your life during specific periods, or the ones that have been connected to you for a long time.

Disclaimer: I did not include flower/plant or general animal symbolism (as in, the symbolic meaning of any animal in general), because they too deserve separate explorations.

I hope you enjoy

1. Spirals

Creation, flow of life, infinity and mother nature

A spiral is a symbol representing mother nature_ as it is found in plants, animals (tail of chameleons, coiled snakes, shells of sea animals and snails), human physiognamy, and consequently, it represents the creative and feminine qualities.

Mother Earth, Goddess Gaia is symbolized by spirals. Its element would be Earth (but it can contain all other elements).

It's the flow of life and the receptive power of the female, symbolizing how it takes and gives, how through "weakness" she gains strength. In a way, it also represents how she uses necessary destruction to keep the infinity of life going. It's a cruel, never-ending torture and blissful, merciful salvation in one.

Astrologically, people with an abundance of Earth element might be drawn to it (Sun, Moon and/or Rising along with other important placements in Earth signs_ Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn).

The nakshatras of Bharani, Rohini, Punarvasu, Ashlesha, Uttara Phalguni, Hasta, Swati, Mula, Shravana, Uttara Bhadrapada and Revati might all be connected to it.

To point out the more likely ones, their association with Bharani, Punarvasu, Swati and Revati can be more obvious.

Bharani is the nakshatra of passive femininity and mother nature, especially in a creative and sexual sense and on a cosmic scale. It is the first nakshatra where we meet the feminine and we meet her in her fierce, primordial state, at her most insistent, but nevertheless, Bharani is where the feminine keeps the infinity of life and death going, associated with the wheel of fate found in various mythologies.

Swati is the freedom and the "illusion" of this and other worlds, associated with the cosmic egg and the "mother". It's where the soul is free to play in the illusion of the material world and its manifestations, where it sees not only one but multiple realities and explores them, bound only by love. It represents infinity in the sense that it allows travel through realities, contrasting its opposite Bharani, where the infinity of life is in the hands if higher forces and humans feel trapped in the limitations of the material.

Revati is nakshatra of flow and ultimate creativity (the individualized self that seeks/came from the fires of Bharani, its yoni consort). It's the nakshatra of true freedom and free will, where the possibilities are finally infinite.

Punarvasu is the open and nurturing feminine, representing infinity, just like Bharani and Revati, but in a more direct way. Bharani is the immortality of the soul, the infinite cycle of death and rebirth oveseen by the feminine (fate). Revati is the true freedom and infinite possibilities. Punarvasu is simply the force that allows infinity, the second/third/millionth chance to repeat or break the cycle (the breaking of the cycle happens in Revati_ another Mercury-Jupiter ruled nakshatra).

To emphasize Punarvasu's unique role, it's also the nakshatra of patterns and pattern recognition. Consequently, it's associated with prophecies. Ruled by the Mother goddess Aditi (whose name means "boundless"/"limitless", "innocence"), it's first nakshatra (if we start the count from the first nakshatra of Aries, the first sign) that offers such freedom and is, in my opinion, the first nakshatra of magic.

If you have these nakshatras, an abundance of Earth and Water elements, Venus and/or Moon with great relevance in your chart and possibly also major activations in 2nd, 5th, 8th and/or 12th houses, you might be highly drawn to this symbol.

Gaia/Gaea is an Earth goddess, the primordial titaness. There is an abundance of Earth Mother goddesses across various mythologies and cultures. You might feel connected to them too. It's possible that if you love this symbol, you're also drawn to the following colors: pure or milky white, grass green, soft pink, brown.

The following placement might connect to this symbol:

Sun, moon or ascendant in either of these nakshatras (not ranked): Bharani, Rohini, Punarvasu, Ashlesha, Uttara Phalguni, Hasta, Swati, Mula, Shravana, Uttara Bhadrapada, Revati.

Emphasis on Earth signs, especially Taurus and Virgo.

Ketu or Atmakaraka in Punarvasu, Bharani, Swati, Revati or Mula.

Any of the planets located in earth signs being vargottama (same sign in D1 and D9).

Taurus, Pisces or Virgo in big three in D1 and/or D9.

2. The Ouroboros

Cycles, endings, turning point, infinity

A snake eating itself/its own tail, is an ancient symbol and as relevant now as it was then.

Astrologically it connects to two nakshatras associated with serpents_ Ashlesha and Uttara Bhadrapada. Both also represent an ending of a cycle in some way. Ashlesha's symbol is the coiled snake and it wraps up the first stage of nakshatras, marking the first gandanta point (there are three in total_ the points where both the nakshatra and the sign end, transitioning from water signs to fire signs). Uttara Bhadrapada is the soul solidifying in its truth, settling into the limitations, a point where the inner serpent that began to awaken in Ashlesha has gained "wings" and has matured into a dragon.

You might be drawn to this symbol in times of intense transformation, deep cleansing and revision.

Serpents have been considered symbols of awareness, instinctual intelligence and wisdom. Snake represents the inner animal of a person and the raw part of a being, the one that's stripped bare of any constructed defences.

Coming full-circle, being at the same spot you once where at but now it's different, just because you have gone through it.

It's the indicator of a critical point, the one that feels like "!!!" in your soul. It's a warning and a chance, a reminder of the past and the doorway to completion.

In a way, it also represents self-mastery, as the snake is both nourishing and destroying itself.

Ouroboros can relate to the water element, as it is in many ways about completion and both of the nakshatras symbolozed by serpents_ Ashlesha and Uttara Bhadrapada are in water signs_ Cancer and Pisces, respectively.

Another nakshatra that can be associated with it is Shatabhisha_ the last Rahu ruled nakshatra. Rahu, being the head of the serpent, is closely connected to its meaning. Shatabhisha in particular is symbolized by a circle and is about containing various types of information (represented by another one of its symbols_ water reservoir).

Those who have these nakshatras are also often drawn to snake deities, mainly, goddesses: Nagas, Sirona, Tefnut, Wadjet, Asclepius, the Gorgons, so on. Snake deities are often associated with healing and water. There are also primordial water deities who may or may not be directly associated with serpents. An interesting goddess to mention is Hecate_ goddess of crossroads, who is the triple goddess of the liminal, often connected to turning points, not unlike this symbol. Self-realization and completion are deeply tied into the Ouroboros.

Astrological houses that might be connected to it: 4th, 8th, 12th.

The element of water is the most suitable for this symbol, but the element of fire can also resonate to it due to its purifying nature. People who are dominated by these elements (especially water) might connect to it.

The most possible placements of people who resonate with this symbol:

Sun, moon, Ascendant, Ketu, Atmakaraka or chart ruler in Ashlesha, Uttara Bhadrapada or Shatabhisha nakshatra.

Emphasis on water signs.

Sun or moon conjunct Rahu or Ketu.

Moon or Ketu in the 4th, 8th or 12th house.

Rahu or Ketu in the 1st house.

3. A cross

See this article to learn a little about different types of crosses

https://symbolsage.com/types-of-crosses/

Limitations, stability, mortality, the finite, devotion.

We all have our cross to carry.

What is the cross exactly? It's a symbol on its own and part of other symbols. The astrological symbols for Earth, Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto all contain it.

Looking through the many variations of this symbol, it's clear that in its simplicity it's more universal and ancient than hyper-specific. Considering the fact that it's seen in a variety of contexts across millenias, I want to exert the most prevalent meaning of the cross as it's been percieved and depicted through the people from various cultures and ages.

First of all, I have to speak about the mass popularization of this symbol through Christianity and the subsequent (and inevitable) association of it with this religion in people's minds. In Christianity, cross is synonymous with mortal suffering and bearing of Earthly struggles with grace.

Suffering of the material has to do with boundaries, limitations and the "finiteness" of it. In many ways, it relates to Saturn, as like the cross does for Christians, it represents responsibility and bearing. But Saturn is also stability. The limits and boundaries have the other side to their harshness_ the blessing of endurance, stability and realiability.

The symbol for Earth is a cross inside a circle. It shows stability in that context too. In essence, a cross might simply be the core structure.

An interesting thing is that the symbol for denial is a cross too. Denial is basically a "no" and a stop, so, it ties into the limitation aspect of it.

So, the first astrological coorelation I want to make is the connection of this symbol to planet Saturn.

Saturn relates to the symbolic role of the cross in a general sense and the nakshatras that are ruled by Saturn based on vedic astrology (Pushya, Anuradha, Uttara Bhadrapada) consequently adopt that association. Connected to sacrifice, duty and devotion, this planet clearly aligns with the meaning of the cross as people of many cultures and eras have understood it.

In its Christian sense, the cross calls to mind the crucifixion, death and rebirth of the Christ.

To credit Claire Nakti_ I learned about this next coorelation from her video.

Purva Bhadrapada nakshatra is connected to that story in a deep way. Ruled by Jupiter, bridging the Saturnian Aquarius and Jupitarian Pisces, it represents the soul passing through the abyss, where it must shed all that is unnecessary and tempting to save the only thing that really matters_ the soul. 11th house of Aquarius is about gains from friends, it's a place where we're already on a massive scale, influencing/being influenced by huge forces. 12th house (Pisces) is about renouncing all of that for spiritual enlightenment. It's connected to intense isolation and withdrawal from the material, and often, the everyday life. In Pisces, Purva Bhadrapada is alone, seeking the truth that will set them free. It is through suffering and the brave sacrifice that the enlightenment is achieved (the thematics of Purva Bhadrapada are not something to misunderstand, there is more about it that I want to say but for now, I hope this little overview is enough, for the sake of it being a part of the context).

After Purva Bhadrapada, we enter the Saturnian Uttara Bhadrapada, sitting completely in Jupiterian Pisces (the flipped rulers of Purva Bhadra). In Uttara Bhadrapada, the intense fire of the previous lunar mansion is turned to ash, and the purity of the soul that was achieved through fierce cleansing is now to be maintained by repetition and steely discipline. Uttara Bhadrapada is strongly tied to endurance, quiet or silent strength and honor. It's called "the warrior star", and its associations call to mind the idealized image of the knights of middle ages, how their moral code of honor was what they lived and hoped to die by. This lunar mansion is the stabilization of the cleansing, and it's where the soul tries to access freedom by submitting to the limitations first, once and for all. Saturn_ its planetary ruler, as I have said, is connected to the limitations of material existence, including the illusion of time, and the nakshatra of Uttara Bhadrapada is strongly tied to sacrifices and suffering, maybe even moreso than Purva Bhadrapada, because the first Bhadrapada nakshatra has yet to achieve the purity at first, the second one is pure and gives its all to maintain it.

Other Saturn nakshatras of Pushya and Anuradha are associated with suffering and sacrifice as well (and natives of these nakshatras might be drawn to the cross too, as it shows their resilience and devotion), but Uttara Bhadrapada has shown to be directly tied to the ressurection of the Christ after the crucifixion (my personal take, as Purva Bhadra is the crucifixion, and Uttara Bhadrapada_ the latter, is about "the rise from the ashes", connected to the flying serpent/dragon Ahirbudnya).

So, the Bhadrapadas can be connected to the Christian story of Christ's death and ressurection. But if we take into account the general, mass associations with this symbol, then other astrological placements come into the play: Other two Saturnian nakshatras of Pushya and Anuradha; Bharani nakshatra, ruled by Saturnian God of death_ Yama, the place of Saturn's debilitation, nakshatra of physical limitations and coming into the body, as well as mother Earth and the inevitability/fate; Hasta nakshatra_ located fully in Virgo (natural sign lf the sixth house), the most material sign/house in the literal sense, connected to everything Earthy and/or Earthly (Hasta women also might tend to be intensely devoted to their chosen religion, there are examples of that in Christianity).

I want to mention a notable exception: Brigid's cross, a symbol of the Celtic goddess, is visually a little more different than others and holds a different meaning as well. It is, in its essence, Solar, matching the nature of the goddess Brigid herself.

The following placements might connect to this symbol:

Saturn in the 1st house.

Saturn conjunct Sun or Moon.

Saturn conjunct either Rahu or Ketu.

Purva or Uttara Bhadrapada in big three, as atmakaraka or Ketu.

Pushya or Anuradha in big three.

Bharani nakshatra in big three or as Ketu.

Hasta nakshatra as Ketu.

Saturn in Aries (debilitated) or Libra (exalted).

Saturn being Vargottama, exalted (in Libra) or prominently placed in D9.

4. Cup, Goblet, Chalice, Grail

The most desired thing, the ultimate, the container, the feminine.

A grail is the physical manifestation of the spiritual essence, the vessel that holds the substance.

The importance of this symbol can be understood through the concept of "The Holy Grail". Even used out of its mythological context, the term is used to describe the ultimate meaning, the most wanted thing. In various legends and written texts, it was said to have miraculous attributes including healing powers, granting infinite abundance and/or eternal youth.

The origin of it in the collective conciousness is unclear, it might be Christian or Celtic. In Christianity, it is described as the cup that the blood of Christ was spilled into. As far as Celtic legends go, it's connected to King Arthur, his knights of the round table and their quest. The Grail, according to those legends, was said to be protected and guarded by The Fisher King, hidden in a secret castle.

I'm thinking of talking more about this in another post, but to explain shortly, the Grail relates to Bharani nakshatra.

In this lunar mansion, the spark that was initiated previously takes form and gains definition, making it the place of birth. Bharani nakshatra is related to the feminine as the one who forms and manifests/birthes life. In this way, life is the most precious thing in and of itself, and the desire that drives it is under the domain of the feminine principle of the universe.

The Grail is connected to the themes of mortality, immortality, desire. Bharani, being the lunar mansion that rules over the cycle of life, soul attachments, love, desire, gatekeeping, secrecy, the "ultimate" attainment, it is mythologically connected to the quest for the Holy Grail.

For context: the symbol for Bharani nakshatra is the Yoni_ the feminine sexual organ.

Venus, Bharani's planetary ruler, is said to be the planet that grants ressurection, which is already the theme of Bharani, but it also represents the pure physical manifestation of the spiritual essence. Venus is "the goal", the ideal end-result of the journey, hence, it's the "ultimate" desired thing, the "highest" and famously considered unnattainable.

Just like how the knights went through many trials in its search, for then only three of them (Percival, Galahad, Bors, based on different versions) to find it, the treasure that Bharani protects_ the female herself, is difficult to access and requires specific energy to acquire and "possess" it, symbolised by the yoni_ female sexual organ (the main symbol of this nakshatra).

The spiritual attributes of the Holy Grail are also resonant to Bharani: the drive to "have" and "possess" but being denied it ultimately leads to humility and reverance that any creature has for what they believe is the higher power.

Bharani represents the sacred power of the feminine, rooted in her receptivity. The worship of her and everything that she represents is closely related to and, in many ways, the same as humans worshipping the divine. The love for women or a woman, especially for men, inspires feelings of awe, fear, passion and bliss.

The feminine is passive in a sense that she just IS, she does not have to do anything in particular. There is enormous power in that, and Bharani represents that power, as well as the unique and often misunderstood challenges of that state.

Bharani's core associations and themes are directly connected and resonant to the symbolic meanings of The Holy Grail, as well the mentions or depictions of cups/goblets/chalices in general. But without the meaning and the symbolism attached to "The Holy Grail", the chalice has always held that association, and if we percieve it as simply a physical manifestation of the spiritual, its meaning can be connected to the nakshatras of Virgo: Uttara Phalguni, Hasta and Chitra.

Uttara Phalguni relates to the woman as the bringer and embodyment of privilege, power and abundance, symbolised by the ripe fruit ready to be plucked. This is also the nakshatra of people who make great leaders and rulers, and women of this lunar mansion in their big three love to grant power and favors to masculine people they deem worthy. They also like to deprive those they deem unworthy, and these favors often have to do with actual, material and physical advantages and gifts, and, oftentimes, political/material/social influence.

Hasta is the veiled woman, concealed and unreachable until she decides to reveal herself. All Virgo nakshatras, as well as Bharani, relate to the woman being "a recource". Hasta is basically "barren" to almost everyone. It also shares the archetype of the passive feminine who aims for self-sufficiency (connected to goddesses similar to Persephone and Proserpina, more directly associated with Hasta than Bharani) with Bharani, and they both relate to it in different ways.

Chitra relates to crafting and scuplting, to fitting the outer shell to the inner substance. It's the nakshatra of materials in the literal sense and relates to precious objects. Material things are not shallow if they are of value (if they are made correctly, in accordance with the rules and the law, if their appearance and physicality aligns with the essence), and that is what Chitra has to prove.

The sign of Virgo (the maiden, the virgin) shares the themes of the physical manifestation and limitation with Bharani nakshatra (which is placed fully in Aries, natural ruler of the 1st house of the body). The constellation of Virgo has been described as "The Queen of Heaven", possibly reffering to ancient goddesses who share this title: Inanna, Isis, Nut, Astarte, Asherah. Bharani relates to the idea of "The Kingdom of Heaven", closely connected to the Holy Grail. Sumer goddess Inanna, in particular, who is mentioned the most often to carry that status, is archetypically extremely similar to the Norse goddess Freya. Freya is deeply resonant to Bharani nakshatra (so is Inanna), and both of those goddesses are somehow associated with love and beauty as well as the underworld. Both also represent the "maiden" aspect of the feminine, not just the "mother" aspect, and "the maiden" archetype can be associated to Bharani and the sign of Virgo. These goddesses, therefore, might connect with people who are drawn to the grail's symbolism.

Besides them, one of the very few to own the Grail, according to Arthurian legends, was Morgana, also called Morgan or Morgan le Fay_ enchantress and a sister of Arthur. Morgan le Fay could have been a goddess herself, but whether or not she was, she's still an important representative of the achetype of the magical woman/ambigous witch, even today. Morgan le Fay is also sometimes linked to The Morrigan_ a fierce triple goddess of battle, victory, fate amd death.

Mercury nakshatras, especially Jyeshta and Revati might relate to Morgan le Fay, and Jyeshta in particular might connect to The Morrigan.

Another interesting astrological coorelation would be the lunar mansion of Mrigashira ("Deer's head", the first one to be ruled by Mars, bridging Venusian Taurus and Mercurial Gemini, ruled by the moon god Soma). It is the nakshatra of quests and searching, in every sense of those words, and as The Holy Grail is almost inseparable from the quest of the knights in the collective human conciousness, it resonates to the symbolism of the Grail in a mythological way. Mrigashira (in Taurus) has the same planetary rulers as Bharani, the primary nakshatra connected to the grail: Bharani's nakshatra ruler is Venus and its sign ruler is Mars, with Taurean Mrigashira it's the other way around (Mars as nakshatra ruler, Venus as sign ruler). Both of these nakshatras are connected to bravery and action, both are points of importance in terms of decision making (in different ways), both are connected to love/sex/union/genders, both relate to the empowerment of the identity or the humbling of it through love (manifests in different ways). "Soma", the name of Mrigashira's god, is also the name of the mythological drink, the nectar of gods, sometimes seen as the drink that alters conciousness and gives knowledge, sometimes it's the drink of immortality. The nakshatra of immortality is Bharani (again, the same things have been attributed to Bharani). These two nakshatras are connected in many intetesting ways.

The last placement I want to mention is Vishakha nakshatra_ lunar mansion sitting opposite Bharani, bridging the signs of Libra and Scorpio, belonging to the same astrological caste (mleccha/outcast) as Bharani. "Vishakha" means "poison vessel", so it's easy to see that it shares themes with Bharani and in many ways is the other side of the coin. Another name for Vishakha nakshatra is "Radha", meaning "the gift". While this lunar mansion deals with the substance of the poison (energy/anger) itself, its name suggests that it is also directly connected to the vessel that contains it. This latter theme is more often expressed through feminine/female natives of Vishakha nakshatra. Vishakha is also the same caste as Bharani_ mleccha (outcast), like Ashlesha and Shravana nakshatras.

This is the only caste that has all of its nakshatras forming a pattern on the wheel_ they all square two of the others and oppose the remaining third other one, making all of them the corners of a square. All of these four nakshatras (Bharani, Vishakha, Shravana, Ashlesha) came up when I was researching characters/people connected to Arthurian legends.

Note: Bharanis and Vishakhas make an amazing team and have excellent platonic chemistry, in my opinion.

The three nakshatras connected to the Holy Grail through their own symbolism all have both Venus and Mars associated with them. With Bharani and Mrigashira, one is the nakshatra lord and other is the sign lord (flipped versions of each other), Vishakha however bridges the Venusian Libra and the Martian Scorpio. Venus is the feminine in her abundant and pure state, at her end-goal. Mars is the force of movement and action, the masculine in his natural assertive and active state. When these two planets come together (when they're both associated with the same thing or when their union creates something) then procreation, desire, sexuality, sexes, love, division and unity are at the forefront. Bharani is the one nakshatra out of the three that does not have another rashi ruler, making those two planets its only direct rulers.

If we think about how life is created_ through the masculine asserting on and entering the feminine, then the feminine going through the hard and laborous (no pun intended) process for nine months and a life-threatening birth at the end of that period, we can see the interplay between those two planets as well as the themes of Bharani nakshatra. In its most overarching sense, the Holy Grail is the feminine body, the female herself, in all of her human incarnations and as the great feminine/mother nature. The feminine suffers from the limitatioms she herself creates, but those limitations are necessary, and she barely has the choice in all of it. The feminine as the hand of fate is both the authority and the servant, as the suffering she "creates" affects her too, and she is only the servant of the cosmic universal law, which she herself represents.

The struggle and the limitatioms are not simply "negative", they're also "positive" and necessary for life itself to exist. This process (cycle of life, death and rebirth) that the feminine oversees is, ultimately, "neutral", because it's the only thing that is. That's what the justice that mortals think they cannot comprehend is. We can't know some things, because we're not meant to.

Generally, the soul is seen as "masculine", but it cannot taste life unless it enters the form_ the "feminine". Not only is the grail the feminine as human women, but it's also the body itself, since the body itself is the feminine.

To review, people with following placements might connect to this symbol, moreso if they have multiple of these:

Bharani nakshatra in big three (especially), ketu (also really important), atmakaraka or as chart ruler.

Virgo in big three or as Ketu.

Mrigashira, Vishakha or Ashlesha nakshatra in big three.

Emphasis on elephant yonis_ Bharani and Revati (one or both).

Important or many placements in the first house, especially Venus, Ketu and Moon.

Sun, Moon, Venus, Mars, Atmakaraka or chart ruler in the 8th house. (8th house is a house of vulnerability and receptivity, but also a place where fierce protection is emphasized.)

Venus being Vargottama (in the same sign in both D1 and D9)

Ketu in the 1st or the 7th house.

Rahu and Ketu axis in Taurus and Scorpio (Rahu or Ketu in either), especially if they're in Jyeshta and one if the Snake yonis_ Rohini or Mrigashira. (Refer to my post about Morgan le Fay)

Most of these placements are also connected to Arthurian legends: its stories, characters and motifs. I'm most likely going to explore this better in another post.

I hope you liked this. This kind of posts are way more natural to me, here it was a lot easier for me to research and convey the gist, I'm just more interested in it. It's a little different, I know. I hope it's interesting and appreciated nontheless.

[marsprincess889]

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God I fucking love being a monk at the Monastery of Lindisfarne on this fine morning of June 8th, 793. I love looking at all the gold and silver objects and alive monks that live here.

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Reblogging this because the new age spirituality loves to preach faith and love and light without actually understanding what they are?? Or the context??? (Not that I'm an absolute expert myself but come on now).

"Your third eye is opening" "you're experiencing kundalini awakening" "your chakras are aligned" and, most often, "trust your intuition"/"you are spiritual and intuitive" (and different wordings of these/different usage of this terminology) are the phrases and words that are used too liberally.

Yeah, you might genuinely think that it is your intuition talking but, what if it is not and what if we all percieve and experience those things differently and generalizing the same narratives is harmful to most of the people, especially in a vulnerable online community?

Something to take in, no?

Too many people will pass around "always trust your gut!" and "your intuition never lies" content when actually your "intuition" isn't immune to either propaganda, bigotry or trauma reactions. Which is important to be aware of actually

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There are only two genders, and they're called "Roman Empire fan" and "Middle Ages enjoyer".

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Prev has appeared in a Norwegian drama (film) that centers around dentistry.

(Found inspiration from the opening titles of Monty Python and the Holy Grail, if you know you know lol)

In case you guys want to @redwinewhiteroses @rose-maidenn , anyone who wants to join can join.

Oh and, a moose once bit her (@eurydiceauxenfers).

Mind you, moose bites can be pretty nasty.

New REBLOG Game

Just fucking lie about the previous poster

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_ Lizzie Bennet probably, on one random tuesday.

How the fuck did it take me this long to figure out why “prejudice” is spelled like that. Prejudice. *Pre-judice*, as in, pre-judicial, as in judging prematurely.

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Aaand once again!

How it feels to post an original and long analysis that I'm passionate and pretty confident about only to get notifs that ppl liked my old astro observations posts:

😭 Lmao i'm not angry but why do u guys gotta leave me like this.

Edit: not u guys liking this and ignoring the post i was referring to

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Astrology observations

Part 12

Vedic

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1. Bharani natives (especially girls and women) might be told that they're too much or too intense, or that they need to "chill". Their uncompromising nature suffers when people force them to tone themselves down. In reality, they're not too much at all. Their intensity is them just fulfilling their cosmic truth. Sometimes things ARE that serious and for Bharani women, their strength and power lies in their radicalism and fierceness. For Ashwinis (previous nakshatra), for example, thinking too much or going deep is not natural nor is it really required of them cosmically. For Bharanis, that kind of easygoing and dismissive (in a neutral sense) attitude, that is correct for Ashwinis, is truly unhealthy. You can even see the difference between them when you look at their yoni animals (Bharani's elephant and Ashwini's horse).

Bharanis do have a humorous side to them though but elephant yonis in general (Bharani and Revati) are the least careless amd dismissive yoni type, in a sense that they have a need to consider everything and be thorough. After all, Elephant yonis represent authority and there's a responsibility in both of those nakshatras that they carry deeply within themselves.

2. I've noticed that enemy yoni nakshatras of the same gender (for example: male horse and male buffalo/ashwini and swati) always share a theme but they have opposite purposes and represent that theme in different ways. I cannot go over all of them in this type of post but let me know if you'd like me to make a separate one to do that.

3. Women with Venus, Sun or Jupiter nakshatras in their big three all feel taken advantage of in different ways, and even if they don't in the beginning, at some point they clearly do. These are all giving and energetically abundant planets and when they influence the chart of a woman (a naturally passive and receptive polarity), it might manifest as those women being used for their giving nature. Their energy is not meant to give endlessly because of their passive modality (femininity). They need people who truly appreciate them. I think that oftentimes people see that they're capable and automatically put a stamp of "masculinity" on them, many times without even realizing it. Others start to take them for granted and get used to relying on them, emotionally, psychologically, mentally or materially. I think men then start to hold these women up to masculine standards and do not respect them unless they meet those imaginary and unrealistic criteria, because average masculine energy cannot truly percieve energetically abundant women as fully feminine, no matter how those men themselves describe their perception. They start to measure Venusian/Solar/Jupitarean women's worth by how much they adapt to masculine whims or compromise their natural urges to "serve" them. This, I think, is one of the most heinous crimes of men against women, because they don't even fully realize that they're doing it, while those women are being siphoned of confidence, vitality, gentleness and beauty within them. Even though it's different, this also happens with other women, whether through platonic or romantic attachments, when the other woman has none of those nakshatras and only posesses the influence of receptive and/or passive planets (moon, rahu, ketu, mercury, mars, saturn), especially Ketu, Rahu or Moon.

4. Venus and Rahu balance the destructive tendencies of Ketu.

While Ketu nakshatras are prone to ignorance, Venus nakshatras are prone to stubbornness and generally have an uncompromising nature. Ketu is the potential and the unmanifest, so, while there's freedom in exploring something without interference, it's still not realized and not set in stone, that is why Ketu's energies may manifest as confusion. The Ketuvian essence hates control (which may manifest as intentional or unintentional ignorance in Ketu natives), but it must be controlled somehow, because Ketu is endlessly absorbing and, therefore, dangerous for life and living things. That is where the solidifying and material forces come in. Venus nakshatras, as they come right after Ketu nakshatras, ground and materialize Ketu's energies. Venus is the pure and impeccable manifestation of the essence into the form (think of Bharani nakshatra and its themes), making the potential of Ketu real and possible.

The other force that balances Ketu is its opposite_ Rahu. Ketu is receptive and absorbing, Rahu projects and discharges its energy outwardly. Ketu is the haze, Rahu is the clarity (whether real or illusory), but the Rahuvian labels are dangerous too without Ketu's experience. In a way, unlike Venus, Rahu needs Ketu in return. Venus is a natural progression after Ketu that takes its energy and birthes it into the world, so in that context, it does "need" Ketu's energy in return, but it functions purely and correctly without need for balance because Venus is the balance itself, and the end goal. Rahu is the other side of the nodal coin, the label and the knowledge of existence to the sleeping Ketu.

5. Vishakha ⚡ natives are rather "harmless" or "meek" in their childhood and younger years, but as time goes on, they mature more and more into their confident and assertive side. It's not really that noticable if you've observed them day by day and have been close to them, you'll notice it if you look back and remember how they were years ago and compare it to how they are now.

This duality might manifest in different ways, but it's almost always about slowly going from one side of the spectrum to the other, whatever that spectrum is.

One interesting thing about them is that they're rather easy to trigger, only they themselves repress it. It comes out anyways, mostly with aggressive language, tone or action, but that aggression is masked by the Vishakha native. Vishakhas are rarely, if ever, comfortable with aggression when they're younger, but their energy often manifests that way, due to how they function: Vishakha is about containing the energy/the anger so that it can be even stronger later, when it's finally expressed. It's like pushing one side of the seesaw so that when you let it go, it jumps up and the other one goes down. It's an act of balance through both extremes. First three fourths of Vishakha are in Libra, the Scales_ the sign of harmony and balance, and the last fourth is in Scorpio, where its energy/poison is transforming after all the interplay between two opposites.

6. This might only be my personal opinion, but I still consider it true: I think that the process of learning about/researching nakshatras reflects the nature of the nakshatras themselves, each and every one of them.

Like how I always "knew" what Bharani was about and recognized its nature deeply but the exact proof behind my reasoning was hidden, so I refused to trust it. Once I trusted what I felt I found the proof that helped me wrote down my throughts logically (the gatekeeping and the bravery/leap of faith required to access your desire, in my case, the understanding of the nakshatra).

With Punarvasu, I had an understanding but I drift back and forth between thinking I know everything about it and then discovering I don't, because I find new patterns that add to old information and expand it (the returning/repetition of patterns and expanding each time).

With Magha, I did not even try and it just came to me when I was not even actively seeking it (the detachmemt from the body in Magha/effortless nature of Ketu).

Note: I think my chart definitely plays a role in when/how I understand each nakshatra and how I approach them. Same is true for everyone else, in my opinion.

7. Often, when people are ignorant, they unconciously express the nature of their Ketu nakshatras in a negative way. Think of the complaints you have had about each and every nakshatra_ people's Ketu placements express that when those people are in a rather tamasic (ignorant) state.

Everytime you get so fed up with a person that you don't even think it's any worth talking to them, your reasoning for that are those negative traits that their Ketu nakshatra posesses (Ketu is not always negative though).

Like, if your friend which Chitra Ketu annoys you, you might think: "they love to gossip and to stir drama so much and take little time to self-reflect, they're chaotic, superficial, and a hypocrite", because that's the negative state of that nakshatra.

For someone with Swati Ketu, it would be: "they're so scattered and unintegrated, they say/do a lot but barely any of it is of substance. They're all over the place and don't really know what they're doing/saying in the grand scheme of things".

For Ashlesha Ketu it would be: "they're so emotionally/psychologically manipulative, they bite and then act innocent/try to apologize immediately. They're clingy and emotionally suffocating".

For Dhanishta Ketu it would be: "they crave attention so much, they're so extra. They do things just to be popular and get admiration from anyone."

You get the gist.

The reason why those traits, whatever they might be in specific cases, are annoying, is because the person is largely ignorant of them themselves, so, they're ignorant to the ignorance.

While the positive side of Ketu is about experiential knowledge and instinctive power, the negative is blindness and a dangerous spiral downwards towards more and more ignorance.

To be less influenced by the negative side of our Ketu (it is easy to fall under Ketu's darkness for people who do not often self-reflect), we have to be honest with ourselves, for ourselves, not for the outer projections influenced by others or the constructed, distorted view. We all carry the negative, destructive potential of our Ketu. Ask yourself, how much of the negative traits of your Ketu nakshatra do you unconciously exhibit?

I'm going to briefly go over all of them (look at yoir Ketu and big three nakshatras):

Ketu nakshatras

Ashwini: not hearing others, using bullying/brute force, averse to depth and nuance, glossing over most things, ignorant in a childish way. Magha: having too big of an ego, unnecessarily demonstrative, too prideful to listen to others. Mula: thinking that you have monopoly over the larger truth, ignoring things if they do not fit in your narrative.

Venus nakshatras

Bharani: self-oppressive, masochistic, fatalistic, stubborn. Purva Phalguni: demanding to be pampered, inadequately capricious, performative and dramatic. Purva Ashadha: close-minded, arrogant, too sure of their own superiority.

Sun nakshatras

Krittika: too self-involved, too critical, averse to traditional femininity. Uttara Phalguni: friendly because they're opportunistic, too dependant on the community. Uttara Ashadha: detached and cold, averse to all emotions, have an unbalanced/unhealthy masculine.

Moon nakshatras

Rohini: illogical, needs to be babied, generally blissfully unaware. Hasta: manipulative and insecure, too materialistic, unoriginal with a superiority complex. Shravana: too eager to compromise, too easily influenced.

Mars nakshatras

Mrigashira: compulsively avoidant, too easily distracted, suspicious of everything, always on edge. Chitra: shallow and superficial, chaotic, hypoctirical, lover of gossip/drama. Dhanishta: attention-seeking, too direct, unecessarily aggressive, a bully.

Rahu nakshatras

Ardra: too reliant on intellect, sees problems where there aren't any, unecessarily critical, mean, contrarian. Swati: scattered and unintegrated, contradict themselves, wanting to be different for the sake of it even if it's illogical/detrimental. Shatabhisha: overcomplicate things, too detached, mysterious but want to be aware of others.

Jupiter nakshatras

Punarvasu: too accepting, flaky and impartial, averse to confrontation and negative emotions. Vishakha: indecisive but radical, always swing back and forth, represses anger and expresses it later. Purva Bhadrapada: drunk on their own grandiose, big gestures/statements but little soul, imposes their decisions/opinions on others.

Saturn nakshatras

Pushya: too neutral/impartial, too self-involved, too clinical and by-the-book. Anuradha: dependant and opportunistic, prone to herd mentality, too mindful of others' opinions. Uttara Bhadrapada: having a stubborn one-track-mind, too ambitious.

Mercury nakshatras

Ashlesha: emotionally manipulative, psychologically dependant, clingy but avoidant. Jyeshta: obsessed with independence, averse to any help, combative and too sure of themselves sometimes. Revati: too abstract, too detached/impartial to worldly events, thinking of themselves as the exception to the rule.

Important note: these are my little formulaic interpetations, feel free to disregard them. It is extremely important to not view your Ketu as something negative, but rather to see the true value in it. Once you become aware of your Ketu (often it's a long process, but the start of it still shows), then all the "negativity" turns into magic. The negative side of Ketu is simply the fact that it's unaware and naturally ignorant, so when you see it and acknowledge it, it becomes an irreplacable ally.

Being "aware" of your Ketu is an extremely internal and personal process, one that is hard to explain and nearly impossible for others to understand. Ketu is the intelligence of the body, not the mind, so to be aware of it, you need to rely on that inner knowing and bodily instincts and try to calm your rational mind (Rahu). Over time, if nurtured, that intelligence becomes more and more sophisticated and integrated, and thus, easier to recognize. Although, often, "controlling"/accessing your Ketu is an uphill battle where the more you try to tame it, the more it resists. My take on it is that it is not meant to be tamed, but rather befriended, like a wild animal. Ketu, in essence, is your inner animal, and I think it's meant to be worked on carefully, rather than crudely controlled. The whole point of Ketu is that it does not submit, so, controlling it will only lead to difficulties. So, if you try to approach your Ketu with a rational mind, I think you'll be more separate from it.

Accessing your Ketu begins with trusting your body and inner knowing, and you stay connected to it by carefully facing its true nature, choosing to access your deep truth over relying on false, outward generalizations day by day, time and time again (again, it's individual to everyone)...

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Let me know your thoughts 🤍

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Unfortunately I do not have all the resources to keep me safe, that is why I need your help, whatever you can contribute to me will be of great help.

Okay kids, are you ready for a lesson in SPOTTING ONLINE SCAMS????

*please don't message this person or harass them-- i do recommend that you report and block them, however.

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though this one should obviously be taken with a grain of salt, it is also worth noting the poor grammar here, because this can be (but isn't always!!!) another red flag. Note also that all the details are really vague and don't quite make sense... user describes "enduring cold" and their "nose freezing" though it's the middle of the summer. This user says that they're "sick," but doesn't really offer any further details about this. This user says that they need money for "resources," but don't elaborate on what exactly they need. They vaguely elude to a need for lodging, caretakers, and medicine, but don't actually give us any details-- despite this they have a "$1200" goal. What is this specific goal of $1200 for? Is that the cost of their medication? Overdue medical bills? Cost for rent this month?... They also apologize in their ask for "tagging" me... but they didn't tag me. They sent me an ask.

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And if we GOOGLE this user's tumblr name or paypal name, we can find results like this:

This also led me to find them on @/kyra45's blog on their list of current scam accounts.

Despite all this, they have close to 100 reblogs from well-meaning people trying to signal boost and ask for donations on their behalf.

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