Myths and Metaphysics 8808

Dr. Irene Williams is a Professor of Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies at Harvard University with a focus on Religion, Myth and Metaphysics. Dr. Irene Williams holds a BA. in Anthropology, a MA in Psychology and a Phd in Religious Studies. She is passionate about archetypes and symbols and revealing their hidden meanings.

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Hello everyone! Dr. Williams here! Welcome to the course homepage <3 Below I have attached the course syllabus for you all to review.

SYLLABUS

Course Overview

In this course we will explore symbols and myths to decode their secret meaning. With symbols we can attain life lessons without struggle, by experiencing aspects of reality (even painful things like death) harmlessly in story form. Through symbols and archetypes we can better understand ourselves and the collective and the role that everyone plays on the grand stage of life.

"Lila (Sanskrit: लीला līlā) or leela (/ˈliːlə/) can be loosely translated as "divine play". The concept of lila asserts that creation, instead of being an objective for achieving any purpose, is rather an outcome of the playful nature of the divine. As the divine is perfect, it could have no want fulfilled, thereby signifying freedom, instead of necessity, behind the creation."

-Lila (Hinduism), Wikipedia

Course Materials

I. Anuradha Nakshatra Expressing the "Enemies to Lovers" or "Enemies to Friends" Trope

II. The Black Widow - Anuradha Nakshaktra Example

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Claire Nakti recently posted a video on YouTube Shorts about one of her latest Patreon post. In this Patreon post, she researched the most common nakshatra among nuns and priests, and overall, Anuradha scored the highest, specifically for Sun and Venus.

As someone who has a stellium of planets in this nakshatra, including one of my big three and Ketu, I found it interesting since I didn’t consider myself to be religious at all or spiritual (or at least, the most spiritual). I was born and raised in a family who practiced Islam, but I was very skeptical since childhood and later grew on to be agnostic. My personality ended up being hedonistic and indulgent rather than some of the more restrictive and restrained traits that are expressed through Saturn-ruled naks, but I guess that probably its opposing manifestation I suppose.

But it’s not surprising given Anuradha’s connection to the occult through Radha’s association. Claire Nakti stated in the video that Anuradha’s shakti is “Radhana Shakti” which literally translates to the power of worship. As far as I know, Radha gained psychic abilities when she was driven to insanity from the grief of being separated from Krishna, hence Anuradha’s involvement with the occult.

Although, some of the themes from the examples she provided still resonated for me because a lot the Anuradha natives who have played the role of a nun or a priest have dealt with the theme of surrendering one’s ego to the collective for a meaningful cause. However, the shakti that each nakshatra possesses is not merely a gift, but a test as well since the soul is believed to be constantly reincarnating until it can seek salvation from the illusion of the material world. In some of the films Claire Nakti listed as an example, the natives deal with the conflict of attaining self-actualization where the power of Anuradha’s devotion is tested against the oppression that religious institutions enforce in order to reclaim their identity back.

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Hey guys what did yall think about Claire’s excerpt about Anuradha?

(Essentially that the natives are self debasing, fixated on contracts and following a restraining path and only thinking an experience is good is if it’s hard - endurance).

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this was so anuradha for her actually

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Anuradha pt. 2 - The Black Widow 🕷️

Ref Gif- film Tomie, 1999

Women with strong Anuradha placements—particularly those with the Ascendant, Sun, Moon, Mercury, or Mars in this nakshatra—often carry a dark, magnetic presence that draws both fascination and fear from the collective. Even when they have no public ties to the occult or transgressive behavior, they are frequently projected onto as priestesses, witches, or femme fatales, embodying what society represses: powerful feminine energy that cannot be controlled.

Even when these women do not claim occult identities themselves, they become symbols, projections, or spokespeople for the public’s collective shadow. They provoke whispers of witchcraft, seduction, betrayal, and karmic revenge—not because they act maliciously, but because they mirror the deep, repressed fears and fascinations of the culture around them.

Patti Smith, Anuradha sun shared a deep soul-bond with photographer Robert Mapplethorpe (as chronicled in her memoir Just Kids),who introduced her to occultism and aspects of Satanism through their partnership. Their relationship was marked by Anuradha’s key themes: devotion, artistic union, spiritual experimentation, and loss.

A prime example is Erykah Badu, Anuradha rising, exemplifies many of the archetypal traits tied to this nakshatra—particularly the themes of sexual magnetism, occult knowledge, and karmic devotion. Her life is deeply rooted in spirituality and mysticism: from her involvement in crystal work to launching an incense line inspired by the scent of her own womb—a literal manifestation of the Anuradha womb energy. This isn't just branding; it’s symbolic of how Anuradha women carry a powerful and transfixing essence in their sacral space.

Despite having multiple partners and children by different men, Badu maintains deep, ongoing friendships with her former lovers. There is no public animosity, no scandalous separations—only continued bonds that display respect for her and the effect she's had on her partner's spiritual growth. This highlights a defining quality of Anuradha: the lovers never really leave. This archetype isn’t limited to Badu. Jennifer Lopez (Anuradha moon conjunct mars) often returning to Ben Affleck over the decades, lives out a similar Anuradha dynamic.

Anuradha women are often associated with the Black Widow archetype—not because they are inherently dangerous, but because of how their partners (especially men) appear drained, transformed, or even destroyed in their presence. Their energetic imprint is deep and binding. Relationships with them are rarely casual; they come with karmic weight, spiritual contracts, and initiatory consequences.

A not so positive example of this archetype can be revealed through Natasha Romanoff, played by Anuradha ascendant and sun native Scarlett Johansson, who is actually called "Black Widow". She represents the archetype of an Anuradha woman whose enemies often fall in love with her or underestimate her, only to be undone. This is classic Anuradha: devotion that turns into destruction.

Debbie Jellinsky, from Addams Family Values, played by Joan Cusack (speculative Anuradha/Jyestha rising native),may be another classic example of the Anuradha woman. Debbie is a cheerful, hyperfeminine woman who kills all her husbands, yet frames it all with charm, glamour, and tragic justification. Her devotion is conditional—love me, or die—mirroring Anuradha’s shadow side: if the bond fails, obliteration follows

This mythos of the Black Widow comes to life in the character of Tomie, created by Junji Ito, who has an Anuradha Moon. Tomie is a supernatural girl who comes back to life after the man she was devoted to kills her, and she returns in hopes to remain his girlfriend. Throughout the manga, Tomie becomes a force who drives men to obsession, jealousy, and violence—often murdered and dismembered, only to regenerate and multiply. Despite the horror she inspires, she is irresistible, drawing people back again and again.

Tomie represents the darker shadow of the Anuradha woman—the “perfect girl” archetype that men project their desires, wounds, and rage onto, only to destroy her out of their inability to possess her fully. Yet she always returns—just like the karmic thread of Anuradha devotion. Energetically, emotionally, and spiritually, the bond extends beyond the physical. Anuradha doesn’t date—they bind. Tomie represents this nakshatra's obsessive cycle of love, death, rebirth, and repetition playing out as if it's an ancestral, cosmic punishment to Radha for her devotion to Krishna.

@opalblade has observed that the Anuradha women may be linked to Radha who was known as the chief consort and recognized for her devotion and loyalty.  Krishna was said to be satiated only through devotional and loving servitude, personified by Radha, and could be seen as the woman who was "picked" out of the rest of the population for her unwavering loyalty.

We see this in two Anuradha suns, Hailey Bieber and Marina Abramović as well—women who are not necessarily traditional women, yet are consistently surrounded by obsessive attention, reverence, or criticism aimed more at their partners than themselves who represent Krishna-like qualities, such as artist or creators themselves since Krishna's birth nakshatra is in Rohini. Marina Abramović, is perhaps one of the most iconic examples. Most of her impactful work as an artist was done in sacred union with a former lover, Ulay, with whom she collaborated on performances that explored duality, trust, endurance, and loyalty. Yet, her ideas and contributions to their art was overshadowed by him. Their final piece together involved a symbolic parting: the two started walking from opposite ends of the Great Wall of China, only to meet in the middle, and part forever. She later revealed that her partner had cheated on her on the journey, adding a tragic karmic layer to what was intended as a final act of union.

Hailey Bieber, an Anuradha Sun, has become a lightning rod for obsessive public projection and spiritual speculation. Despite never publicly aligning herself with occult or esoteric practices, she has been repeatedly accused of casting love spells or curses on Justin Bieber, and even of being a longtime handler or stalker, allegedly orchestrating their relationship from a young age.

These narratives have ignited an explosion of online tarot readings, psychic analyses, and parasocial investigations, not only aimed at uncovering Hailey’s supposed intentions, but extending into the lives of those orbiting her and her husband. She has become, unwillingly or not, a public conduit for the collective’s fixation on taboo feminine power—especially the archetype of the “dark feminine” who uses hidden or mystical influence to secure devotion and control. These allegation not only come from jealousy, but also due to Justin Beiber's behavior towards her, revealing a dark, unattractive, drained side that is shown rarely to the other women around him yet only towards Hailey. I want to express again in detail this phenomenon more where not only the Anuradha woman becomes entangled and has a lasting bond with her “Krishna”- like partner, but even when the man appears drained, decayed, the woman remains vibrant, strong, unaffected—almost untouchable yet loyal to the partner. Even if it appears the union is destructive/fatal, there is still the inability to release the bond. And these bonds are often lifetimes long. Sharing intimacy with an Anuradha native can result in an addiction or energetic entrapment, especially for the partner. It's not simply romance—it’s devotion, obsession, and karmic tethering. Anuradha’s sexual energy isn't casual; it acts as a spiritual glue, representing the web Anuradha wraps it's partner's in. In this web, we get to see what that entrapping devotion does to the Krishna-like partner that can result in a spiritual, ego-death.

I want to mention first that this also ties into a point @vennavenus made about Solar women, especially in Uttara Phalguni, and how their light illuminates the truth of their partners. They reveal a man’s true capacity for partnership—not through accusation, but simply by being radiant in contrast. If the man withers in the light, it reveals what he carries in shadow.

It’s important to note that Mitra, the deity of Anuradha, though tied to Scorpio’s water, is a Sun god—governing loyalty, spiritual contracts, and divine friendships. The Anuradha woman, then, is not merely a siren—she is the eternal mirror, reflecting her partner's true nature through unwavering devotion. Along with the examples I mentioned where this dynamic is revealed through the various Anuradha women above, it is chillingly embodied in Shelley Duvall, who has an Anuradha Moon, in her iconic role as Wendy Torrance in The Shining. Throughout the film, she becomes the emotional and spiritual mirror to Jack Nicholson’s unraveling character, Jack Torrance who is an author. Wendy is not simply a passive victim—she is a vessel of loyalty and resilience, enduring terror and abuse without ever fully breaking. Her presence reflects Jack’s descent into madness, not by challenging it directly, but by holding space with a painful and maternal stillness.

Her horror is not just fear—it is cosmic witnessing. She represents the feminine face of Mitra (Radha): bound by loyalty, holding the contract of family and care even as it spirals into violence. Her wide-eyed terror and fragility do not make her weak; they make her a vessel for Anuradha’s sacred role—mirroring the truth of what has been hidden.

In this way, Wendy Torrance becomes the embodiment of the Anuradha Black Widow archetype—not in the sensational sense of seduction and death, but in the deeper, esoteric tradition of the devotional feminine who holds space for transformation through decay. Her unwavering loyalty and presence act as a kind of spiritual ouroboros: a cyclical ritual in which the man must confront his own reflection, his madness, his ego-death, in order to complete the karmic loop.

Wendy is not there to destroy Jack—she is there to initiate him. But like many Anuradha figures, her love and loyalty become catalysts for ego-collapse, especially in men who are already fragile or fractured. She represents the silent keeper of cosmic law, the one who maintains her vow even as the contract rots, until karmic justice enacts itself. Her resilience is not passive—it is sacred, Saturnian, and binding. The Anuradha woman does not need to raise a weapon to be dangerous—her very presence demands transformation. And in The Shining, it is Wendy’s survival, not Jack’s violence, that carries the deeper spiritual victory.

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House of cards, Mercury&Saturn nakshatras

Heyyy there.

I wanted to talk about the show House of Cards, which I just started- and which I believe is one of the best shows out there to represent Mercury-Saturn nakshatra themes. (Also just a simple masterpiece from David Fincher once again.)

(Before anything else, I want to be very clear: this is not an eulogy or a personal endorsement of Kevin Spacey. The allegations against him are serious and well known.That said, his performance in this series is undeniably phenomenal, and I want to focus strictly on the astrological, symbolic, and narrative themes of the show! He probably plays the role so well because he is that corrupt himself lol)

House of Cards was featured in Claire Nakti’s Cinderella video, and it’s honestly one of the clearest fictional representations of Mercurial-Saturnian rise to power I’ve seen so far. The series doesn’t romanticize success through purity or integrity - it shows power as something slow, strategic, patient, cold, and often corrupt.

It was created by David Fincher, Ashlesha moon.

The story follows Frank Underwood, a man who begins as a sidelined politician. He wanted to become Secretary of State and was denied that position. Instead of reacting emotionally, he retreats, observes, and slowly builds leverage. Through manipulation, alliances, intimidation, and long-term strategy, he eventually becomes President of the United States.

There isn't an inch of integrity in him: - Frank rigs the election (through voter suppression, manipulation, and back-channel deals rather than a single dramatic act). - His rise is not fast money or fame - it’s institutional power.

He kills and assault a bunch of people including his ex mistress by throwing her in front of a train

Astrologically, what strikes me is how Mercury and Saturn dominate.

Frank (Kevin Spacey) is Revati Moon with Pushya sun and Rising. Revati being the final nakshatra of Mercury feels extremely relevant: this is Mercury at the end of the cycle, where cleverness becomes strategy, speech becomes psychological control, and intelligence becomes long-term orchestration. It's like the perfect combination of Ashlesha’s manipulation and getting people to do what you want or Jyeshtha’s overt dominance through envy and hunting what you want until you get it. It's subtler, quieter, and more patient.

Pushya reinforces that Saturnian quality: through endurance, control through restraint, power through waiting. His biggest asset was fear.

The show itself is obsessed with Mercury themes:

lessons on how to gain & maintain power

strategy

persuasion

manipulation

secrets

leverage

reading people

controlling narratives

Frank breaks the fourth wall all the time. In the middle of conversations with powerful people, he turns to the camera and teaches the audience about power. It feels like a dramatized version of The 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene (Ashlesha moon), a Mercury manual on how power actually works, not how we wish it worked (featured in Claire’s ashelsha video).

One of the most Saturn–Mercury quotes in the entire show comes from Frank when he talks about Raymond Tusk’s downfall (another politician) who was played by Magha sun Gerald McRaney:

“What a waste of talent. He chose money over power - the mistake nearly everyone makes. Money is the McMansion in Sarasota that starts falling apart after ten years. Power is the old stone building that stands for centuries. I cannot respect someone who doesn’t see the difference.”

Money (Ketu) = illusion, fast reward, decay does not last and crumble. Power (Saturn) = slow, structural, enduring and long term.

Now, where the show becomes even more fascinating astrologically is when Claire Underwood, played by Robin Wright, an Anuradha Moon with a Revati Sun, comes in. She plays Frank’s wife and political partner to some degree (Think 90-2 000s Hillary Clinton)

At first, Frank completely underestimates her. He believes she exists as an extension of him : useful, loyal, elegant, but ultimately subordinate. He gives her power thinking it’s borrowed power.

That is his fatal mistake.

Saturn through Anuradha is endurance, loyalty, silent ambition, survival through pressure. Claire doesn’t dominate loudly. She doesn’t manipulate through words the way Frank does (at least not as much). She outlasts him. She absorbs humiliation, neglect, and emotional cruelty that he puts her through and she learns. 

Frank makes her president and thinks he is still in control : As Claire is sworn in as President, Frank stands beside her. He breaks the fourth wall and says : “I’m proud of her, she deserves it, even if it lasts a couple of weeks”

Even in her triumph, he still assumes her power is borrowed, provisional - something he has allowed, not something she truly owns. 

However, what happens is : Claire becomes President. She outgrows Frank politically. She keeps power while he collapses and eventually dies.

What I find incredible is that Claire represents a more evolved Saturnian path than Frank. Frank uses Mercury first, Saturn second. Claire uses Saturn first, Mercury later.

What’s particularly significant is that Claire Underwood does break the fourth wall before the very end. There is a moment where she looks directly at the camera and says, “I’ve always known you were there.” This is the first time she openly acknowledges the audience, and it’s deeply unsettling precisely because it interrupts a long-established rule of the show: until then, the fourth wall belonged to Frank alone (mostly). 

It signals a transfer of narrative authority. She literally takes control over the narrative. Claire doesn’t just take political power; she takes control of perception itself. She exposes the fact that Frank’s monopoly over narration was never absolute. He was an unreliable narrator. She even said at one point “He lied to you”, to the audience.

When she later says “My turn,” the symbolism becomes explicit: she is no longer acting within Frank’s story - she is claiming authorship over it. This reads as Saturn overtaking Mercury. Claire’s power asserts itself through timing, restraint, and inevitability. She doesn’t narrate power to the audience - she reminds them that she has always seen them, and now decides when they are allowed to be seen in return.

In the end, House of Cards isn’t just about corruption or politics - it’s about who controls the narrative. Mercury explains power. Saturn decides who keeps it.

Frank spent the series explaining power to us. Claire waited until she had it and then reminded us she had always been watching. That’s the moment the story stops being Mercury’s and becomes Saturn’s.

Revati teaches how to maneuver the world through intelligence and timing. Anuradha teaches how to endure it until it bends. House of Cards shows what happens when strategy meets stamina - and stamina wins.

It really is just a story about a saturnian woman emasculating a man & I’m here for it.

Emeraude

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THE BLACK WIDOW

Anuradha Nakshaktra Example

Claire Nakti connected Anuradha to the black widow trope. Female Black widows are known for killing and then consuming their mates after copulation. Claire Nakti tied the two symbols together through the Marvel characters Black Widow and Madam Web and Iggy Azalea and Rita Ora’s song Black Widow. All of which feature Anuradha natives (Iggy Azalea, Rita Ora, Scarlett Johansson, Dakota Johnson, and Sidney Sweeney). I watched the film the House of Gucci and I felt like it showcased a real world example of the Black Widow Anuradha archetype.

Patrizia Reggiani (Anuradha Asc, Jyestha Sun, Mula moon) was the wife of Maurizio Gucci, the heir to the Gucci empire. She hired a hitman to kill him after he divorced her. Before his death the Gucci family lost control over the business. No member of the family currently runs the company.

The way Patrizia fixated on Maurizio demonstrated Anuradha or Scorpio’s (she is Jyestha Sun) main dilemma. She pursued him, raised him to his pinnacle of success, and then dragged him down when she was no longer able to control him.

This is another example of the danger of Scorpio misplacing its devotion, and discharging all of its energy and gifts into another person instead of allowing it to fuel their own growth and empowerment.

Funnily enough, I felt like the most Scorpio part of the movie was the way the director spliced a scene of Patrizia taking a bath with Maurizio’s assassination. Claire Nakti has tied the 8th house and Scorpio to shedding blood, or shedding old and dead things as well as to individuation and separating yourself from unwanted links. In a way, Patrizia was unconsciously cleansing herself when she killed her husband. It was an externalized attempt to shed a link that was tormenting her and that she internally and externally had no control over.

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S C O R P I O N

Attaining Victory Over the Sting of Death

Section I The Sting of Death

“Death is swallowed up in victory. O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?”

-1 Corinthians 15:54–55 Paul quotes Hosea 13:14

Vrishchika is the Sanskrit term for Scorpio. Vrishchika is associated with nakra (a swarm of bees or wasps) and kita (insect or stinger). Scorpio is then not only associated with scorpions but any creature with a stinger. Creatures use their stingers to protect themselves and to overcome prey. An example of this is the way a male scorpion uses poison to subdue potential mates and enemies. The male scorpion penetrates and injects venom into his victims via the aperture created by his stinger.The invasive and toxic traits of the insect, the arachnid and other poisonous creatures like snakes make them harbingers of death and disease and deeply feared within the human psyche. This may indicate that it is in the house of the scorpion that we first meet death and come to learn how and why death happens. 

During her Renaissance tour Beyonce dressed as a bee. Her fans call her "Queen Bee" and her fanbase is the "Bee hive." Her moon is in the Scorpio portion of Vishaka. Her main background dancers the Les Twins have their suns in Jyeshta.

The director and both of the main characters of the film Stung (2015) are Anuradha sun and potentially Anuradha moon.

The other mother in Coraline is played by a scorpio sun (jyestha) native. In her true form she has metallic needle like fingers and pokes holes into dolls.

I was going to write more for this post but I got writers block so here is the first portion of it.

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Anuradha Nakshatra Expressing the "Enemies to Lovers" or "Enemies to Friends" Trope

= अनु anu after + राधा rādhā

= after accomplishing, a prosperity ritual

In Claire Nakti’s article Contemplate that which Allures you she equates worship with union asserting that you merge with whatever you contemplate. Another translation of Radha is worship and Anuradha means after Radha. It is the aftermath of Vishaka’s volatile reunion with the libido. I’m not 100 percent sure what that entails but the following films seem to contain opposing figures who are forced to connect and over the course of the story they have to learn to work together. Sometimes it works out and other times it doesn’t.

A list of films with two or more Anuradha natives:

Down by Love (2016)

Materialists (2025)

Zootopia (2016)

Antz (1998)

Living Single (1993-1998)

The Man from Toronto (2022)