Properties
Sidereal Location: 03:20°-16:40° in Scorpio.
Tropical Location: 27:20° in Scorpio to 10:40° in Sagittarius.
Corresponding Fixed Stars: β, δ and π Scorpionis, which form the head of the scorpion.
Ruler: Saturn, Mitra – The god of friendship.
Nature: Tamasic
Motive: Dharma (Righteousness)
Activity: Passive
C\M\D: Maintenance
A\P\M: Plant
Elements: Fire, pitta
Qualities and Direction: Soft and gentle, sideways
Sex, Species and Caste: Laborer, angel, deer, female
Special Power: The ability to devote oneself fully to the object or goal.
Activation Ages: 24, 25, 28, 36, 43, 47, 62, 65, 77, 83.
Main themes: Fellowship and friendship, help and assistance, abstinence and chastity, devotion and commitment, unconditional love, self-sacrifice, piety and godliness, complete\blind faith.
Appropriate activities: Learning and education, music and art, making and wearing new clothes, leisure and games, parties and guests, holidays and family gatherings, trips and vacations, going abroad, purchasing vehicles, constructing roads, bridges and railways.
Description
The Anuradha (with Radha) lunar mansion gets its name from the mythological story of Krishna and Radha, his greatest admirer. The deity of this mansion, the god of fellowship, friendship and fairness named Mitra, shows its emphasis on true comradery and on helping others. The symbols of this mansion are the lotus flower which represents purity, wisdom and belief, as well as the back part of the triumphal arch, which allegorically symbolizes both the devotion of a wife to her husband as well as the devotion of soldiers to their leader which makes victory possible. This mansion often plays a role in the birth charts of spiritual leaders who devote their lives to the spiritual and abstain from the material. Mars is positioned in this mansion in the chart of Yogananda, while for Martin Luther King Jr. it is the position of Ketu and of the Sun in the case of Martin Luther. One of the most interesting combinations involving this mansion can be seen in the chart of Baruch Spinoza, who was excommunicated for his beliefs, as it contains both the Sun and Saturn and they are placed only 1 degree apart.
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