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enfp 4w5 479 | punarvasu ⇧ ashlesha 𖤓 purva bhadrapada ⏾

[pinkchailovrr]

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this blog is dedicated to thought bursts of any kind! my current interests lie in MBTI (typology in general) and more recently vedic astrology. possibly some personal anecdotes as well :)

*i do want to specify that i am NOT a professional/practicing astrologer whatsoever. i am interested in it and have discovered cool things, but i cannot formally read charts or provide any sort of feedback.

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ashlesha: misunderstood & overlooked?

when i went through the mahadasha + antardasha for the planets in ashlesha in my chart, i look back and realize that i was constantly catching "strays" from people for seemingly no reason at all, and as a result, my guard was constantly up. i don't typically share super personal stories on here, but it feels important to considering all the negative discourse about ashlesha. if you truly want to understand this nakshatra, the best way is to see things from their perspective, not by those who have been negatively affected by them.

one example was a tech class i took during this antardasha. there were only about five students in it, and i was the only indian-american. our teacher seemed nice at first, but over time, he started making passive-aggressive comments toward me. one time he asked us why we wanted to work in tech, so when it was my turn, i started off by mentioning that my parents initially suggested it. he immediately cut me off with a condescending, "ohhh, so your parents suggested it?" before moving on to the next student. another student shared the same thing and got no such commentary.

it seemed that i was the only one who could notice this micro-aggression. i knew exactly what he was implying: because my parents are indian, they must have forced me into tech, right? they didn't, btw. it was ultimately my decision.

he made similar comments on other occasions, sometimes about indian culture, sometimes about me personally. i wanted to defend myself badly, but there was an clear power imbalance (mleccha status at play!), so i usually ignored him or redirected the conversation.

i shared this frustration with some of my classmates, to which none of them seemed to understand where i was coming from. they felt i was reading into it too much, though i knew i wasn’t. but then again, how could they notice the micro-aggressions? micro-aggressions are called micro-aggressions because they're so subtle. oftentimes, nobody except the receiver notices them. they were also visibly taken aback from how bitter i very clearly was. to them, i had to be overreacting somehow.

a year later, another indian-american classmate experienced similar treatment, and suddenly, everyone understood what i had been talking about. the teacher had even made an inappropriate sexual joke toward her, which only confirmed the discomfort i had felt all along.

there were many such incidences during this antardasha where an injustice i experienced went unnoticed by others, and so when i grew bitter, others were both confused and repulsed by my resentment.

the main takeaway i want to convey is how much of what an ashlesha experiences goes unnoticed, either because people don't understand it or because they choose to turn a blind eye. then, they'll mock and sneer at the ashlesha's bitterness even if the native has every right to be bitter.

ashlesha nakshatra's mleccha status plays a huge role in this phenomena. think of it this way: could an aristocrat conceptualize or understand the whereabouts and struggles of a peasant? would they really care to in the first place?

a lot of posts i see criticizing ashlesha mimic this because they insist that ashlesha is some sort of inherently malicious energy. they don't want to entertain the idea that there is a solid reason for an ashlesha's behavior. i mentioned in a post i made a while ago how people focus on an ashlesha's reaction way more than the behavior that caused it, and i stand by that statement. the mass lack of sympathy for this nakshatra is jarring.

the biggest lesson i learned from this time was to never let things slide, even if other people think i'm being too harsh. anytime i did let something slide, i payed the price by inevitably growing bitter and letting something affect me way more than it had to. however, in this particular case, defending myself was complicated, because talking back to a teacher as a student is much easier said than done in the moment.

how an ashlesha navigates being misunderstood seems to be an integral part of their karmic journey. you can either bite back or hold the resentment in your body—either way, you can expect disapproval from other people.

this post was soo much longer than i intended it to be, but i don't regret it because i think the best way to clear up the misunderstandings about ashlesha is to share in-depth firsthand experience. if anyone has their own experiences they want to share, feel free to share in my comments or inbox!

[vaastrologyconfessions]

I've noticed that Jyeshta authors are particularly great at storytelling, such as Suzanne Collins, Gege Akutami, and Stephen King, who all have Moon in this asterism.

Creative Writing is one of those artistic professions where an author's moon nakshatra tends to be fucking obvious in the stories they write about. Like all three of these creators above are known for gratuitously killing off their characters.

[pixieundisclosed]

Revati natives need not be understood as requiring a father figure like King Raivata to determine an appropriate match. Rather, this narrative may symbolize the arrival of a (possibly younger) partner later in life. By the time Balarāma ultimately encountered Revati, a considerable amount of time had elapsed, so much so that all of her previous suitors (and everyone she had previously known) had passed away. When King Raivata brought Revati to Brahmaloka to consult Brahma regarding her future spouse, time on earth continued to advance. Time operates differently in Brahmaloka, so as a result, the duration of their stay there corresponded with an even greater passage of time on earth (far beyond mere months or years, extending to eons). When King Raivata and Revati returned to earth, they entered into a new phase of existence. That is why I mentioned the possibilities of a younger partner eariler because Revati is older than Balarāma. These two were born and raised in different eras, which could make them quite distinct in other ways beyond age alone.

P.S. I’m not a professional or doctor so please do not see me as one. Time seems to be a major theme in the story of Princess Revati, which automatically makes me think about Saturn because it’s a planet associated with time. Interestingly, according to Vayu Purana (chapter 53), Shani was born under Revati nakshatra.

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big fat post about ashlesha cooking up! prepare yourselvesss

[kingkvntt]

uttara phalguni are matchmakers bc we know what it looks like when a man loves a woman / when there’s natural chemistry. that’s why it’s hard for us to get with men. we see through their nature too easily and it turns us off as we craveeeeeeee serious commitment. our idea of love is “take care of me by sticking to your promises, and always promise me that there’s more to come.” big provider energy. unfortunately if you’re a heterosexual woman be prepared to come across a lot of men who feel emasculated by you. solar energy shines and then you have those who judge it for shining but the sun is gonna keep on shining. if you don’t like it get an umbrella. either way you’re gonna miss me when i’m gone.

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i really think that john kiriakou is a shravana ascendant trust

his eye shape is common among shravanas but more importantly, the way he storytells reminds me SO much of my dad who is a shravana asc.

[vaastrologyconfessions]

The Vedic Astrology Behind The Rich: I wasn't expecting these results... (Part 1: Results)

Note: I am not an astrologer. I am a total novice when it comes to vedic astrology. However, I like spreadsheets. A little too much, maybe. Also, this article is the results which I am asking for help when it comes to interpretation, since I am not good at interpreting astrological placements.

I've seen lots of discourse among both vedic and western astrologers about 'billionaire'/'millionaire' aspects, placements, nakshatras, etc. Some have produced research studies such as Claire Nakti in her early days. Well, I wanted to see for myself what astrological placements were more common among the extremely wealthy than among the general population.

I also have to admit: I've had frustrations with Claire Nakti's earlier research studies. She slips in far too many ideological rants instead of concrete explanations for her results, especially in her oldest surveys. From what I remember, her study on 'multi-millionaires'/'billionaires' had numerous flaws: small sample size, C-rated birthtimes which are known for being ... really dicey (the Beyonce debacle, for example), and little-to-no explanation of the statistical methods she was using (how did she measure these results with? Frequency? The confidence intervals she is using for her data? P-values? She explains absolutely none of that in her wealth video).

Going away from Claire Nakti, many other sources I found about 'billionaire'/'multi-millionaire' astrological analyses did not mention any sort of data collection besides some anecdotes or guesses. For my overthinker self, that's not enough.

It was from these frustrations that I decided to take a look over at Astrodatabank's B-rated birthtimes+ and collected the charts of 200 multimillionaires and billionaires. The metric for this sample was a net worth of at least $2 million USD or more. All birthtimes were B-rated or higher; most of them were A-rated or AA-rated.

I collected these charts into a Google spreadsheet and analyzed the frequency each placement appeared in compared to estimates of the general population (chi-square test). My confidence interval is at 95% (p=0.05 or lower for results to be considered significant).

For the Ascendant, to account for differences in certain signs' ascension times, I calculated them based upon the duration each sign is estimated to arise on the horizon within the northern hemisphere---where the large majority of charts in this survey were collected from. Yes, I know this isn't the best method. Not by a long shot.

For this survey, I used sidereal Lahiri ayanamsa. I only looked at D-1 charts.

Placements I analyzed included:

Planets (Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Rahu, Ketu) in Houses, Signs, Nakshatras. I also looked at Planets within the Same Sign as each other (Conjunctions/Conjoined). Planets in the Same Sign as the ASC and MC/IC were included as well.

Ascendant in Sign and Nakshatra.

Midheaven in Sign and Nakshatra.

Charakarakas, ranging from Atmakaraka to Darakaraka.

House Lords in Houses, ranging from 1st Lord to 12th Lord.

Big 3 (Sun, Moon, ASC) in Signs and Nakshatras.

The results were....bizarre, to say the least.

Sun nakshatra, house placements and sign were null compared to the general population (Sun conjunctions were not, however). Same for the Moon and Venus.

For the Ascendant, nakshatras were not statistically significant. However, one borderline result (p=0.09) was the ASC sign; this was due to a large amount of folks with sidereal Aries Ascendant, mainly Ashwini or Bharani. However, in a survey with such a small sample as n=200, it likely doesn't mean much of anything. I will still include it because I think it was rather interesting.

What WAS statistically significant when it came to Planets were:

MERCURY

At a p-value of 0.014, Mercury in Signs were highly significant on a statistical level in this survey.

Mercury in Virgo and Cancer appeared 38% higher than expected. I find this to be a rather interesting result, though a bit obvious: Virgo is the exaltation of Mercury, so it isn't a surprise that a strong Mercury lends well to material wealth. What I find confusing is Mercury in Cancer. I'm not sure why a sign which Mercury struggles in would be so common. However, what I find more revealing is...

Three signs appeared far lower than expected for Mercury:

Mercury in Sagittarius, which appeared 64% lower than expected.

Mercury in Taurus, which appeared 46% lower than expected.

Mercury in Leo, which appeared 40% lower than expected.

Mercury is weak in Sagittarius, a Jupiter-ruled rashi, so I wasn't too surprised at how low it was. Taurus and Leo? That confused me.

However, neither Mercury in Houses nor Nakshatras were statistically significant.

However, Mercury conjunctions with other planets were significant at a p-value of 0.0123. The highest one will be covered later on.

2. Mercury conjunct Saturn, which appeared 50% higher than expected.

3. Mercury conjunct ASC, which appeared 38% higher than expected.

One Mercury aspect was underrepresented: Mercury conjunct IC (-34%).

JUPITER

Jupiter, the planet of abundance and prosperity, being statistically significant (p-value of 0.02, for Jupiter in Signs) for extreme material wealth is....obvious.

Jupiter in Virgo appeared 62% higher than expected. 13.5% of the sample had this placement. Clearly, Virgo, ruled by Mercury, is a rashi that is concerned heavily with the material world, including wealth. Unlike Gemini, it is earthy and grounded. However, Jupiter in Virgo is viewed as a weak placement by Western astrologers because of how materially focused and practical it is. Natives of this placement can struggle with the more immaterial side of life.

Jupiter in Sagittarius, the mooltrikona placement of Jupiter, appeared 32% higher than expected. Jupiter is at home in this sign, so it isn't a surprise that it includes the overaccumulation of monetary wealth into the equation.

Two signs were extremely underrepresented in this survey: Jupiter in Aries, which appeared 64% lower than expected, and Jupiter in Aquarius, which appeared 46% lower than expected.

The nakshatra results were not too difficult to determine once we see the signs. At a p-value of 0.015, they were even more significant than signs:

Jupiter in Chitra Nakshatra, appeared 116% higher than expected.

Tie between Jupiter in Vishakha Nakshatra and Jupiter in Ashlesha, both of which appeared 75.5% higher than expected.

Jupiter in Uttara Ashadha Nakshatra, coming in third place, appearing 62% higher than expected.

One nakshatra was SEVERELY underrepresented:

Jupiter in Ashwini Nakshatra, which appeared only once in this survey, 86.5% lower than expected.

Jupiter also appeared on a Conjunction level (Planets in Same Sign):

Jupiter conjunct DSC appeared 45% higher than expected.

Jupiter conjunct Ketu appeared 46% lower than expected.

SATURN

Now, THIS RESULT surprised me. Throughout this survey, Saturn was significant both on the Signs AND House placement.

The planet of obstacles, delays, difficulties, age, and time, also being one of the most important planets for multi-millionaire/billionaires in this day and age? Yep. It seems so contradictory at first, until you look at the structure of how wealth is accumulated in this era...

Generally, billionaires rely on equity and investments to accumulate excessive wealth. On a global scale, individuals with extreme wealth usually INHERIT wealth instead of generating it through hard work and persistence. Many of these folks don't reach their peak net worth until middle-age (forties and fifties), after Saturn matures at age 36.

The importance of outer planets like Jupiter and Saturn along with the irrelevance of the luminaries indicates that this level of material accumulation is...based entirely on structural factors such as upbringing, luck, opportunity, and being surrounded by wealth from an early age. Access to networks, financial knowledge, rising up the career hierarchy, etc. is limited to the most privileged members of society in this unfair, cruel world.

That is when I started to understand why Saturn was so important for billionaires:

Saturn in Signs, at a p-value of 0.02: Saturn in Cancer appeared 74% higher than expected. Next was Saturn in Libra, its exaltation sign, appearing 50% higher than expected. In contrast, Saturn in Taurus appeared 46% lower than expected, trailed by Saturn in Gemini (34% lower than expected).

Saturn in Houses, at a p-value of 0.04, so not as significant per se but interesting to look at: Saturn in 1st House (along with Saturn conjunct ASC) appeared 68% higher than expected, followed by Saturn in 11th House and 5th House, which appeared 32.5% and 26.5% higher than expected. Two Saturn in Houses placements were underrepresented: Saturn in 4th House (-39.7%) and Saturn in 6th House (-57.8%).

Saturn conjunct MC appeared 38.5% higher than expected. Meanwhile, Saturn conjunct Ketu was underrepresented, appearing 51.8% less than expected....clearly the more prominent Saturn is, the more likely you may be a multimillionaire by 50 years old (just joking here).

However, if on a p-value level alone, there is one planet which eclipses the importance of Saturn for material wealth...

MARS

If there is one planet we could consider indicative of billionaire/multimillionaire levels of wealth, it is MARS.

Mars in Signs was extremely significant, at a p-value of 0.0017. This is one of the lowest p-values in this entire survey.

Mars in Virgo appeared 86% HIGHER THAN EXPECTED. A fifth of the sample had this placement. Second place was Mars in Cancer, its debilitation sign, which appeared 38% higher than expected.

One Mars sign was heavily underrepresented: Mars in Pisces, which appeared 82% lower than expected.

This result was only matched by Mars in Nakshatras, which were...at a p-value of 0.00085.

Mars in Hasta appeared 170% HIGHER THAN EXPECTED.

Second place was Mars in Rohini, which appeared 75.5% higher than expected.

Third place is Mars in Vishakha, which appeared 62% higher than expected. Vishakha was also a top Saturn placement, though the p-value wasn't high enough to reach the confidence interval for Saturn in Nakshatras.

Fourth Place goes to Mars in Pushya, which appeared 48.5% higher than expected.

Fifth place is a tie between Mars in Ashlesha and Mars in Purva Bhadrapada, which both appeared 35% higher than expected.

Three Mars placements were heavily underrepresented when it came to Nakshatras:

Mars in Revati, which had only one individual with this placement (-86.5%).

Mars in Uttara Bhadrapada and Mars in Shatabhisha (-73%).

Mars did not disappear either when it came to Planets in Same Signs as Each Other (aka Conjunctions):

Sun conjunct Mars appeared 80% HIGHER THAN EXPECTED.

Mercury conjunct Mars appeared 74% higher than expected.

OTHER RESULTS

Sun conjunct other planets (p=0.005): Sun conjunct ASC and Sun conjunct Moon appeared 56% and 30% higher than expected respectively.

Rahu/Ketu signs and Ketu nakshatra, at p=0.01 (Rahu in Signs), p=0.01 (Ketu in Signs), and p=0.03 (Ketu in Nakshatras) each. Cancer-Capricorn (56%), Aries-Libra (38%), and Taurus-Scorpio (44%) axes were overrepresented while Virgo-Pisces (-58%) and Aquarius-Leo (-46%) were underrepresented. Ketu in Uttara Ashadha appeared 129.5% HIGHER THAN EXPECTED while Ketu in Magha appeared 86.5% LOWER THAN EXPECTED. Second and third place for Ketu nakshatras goes to Ketu in Jyeshtha and Ketu in Vishakha. Edit: I fixed the Ketu in Signs figure.

Midheaven Nakshatra, p=0.0322. Midheaven in Uttara Ashadha, Purva Ashadha, and Ashlesha took the top while Midheaven in Pushya and Swati were underrepresented.

1st Lord in Houses (p=0.003): 1st Lord in 1st House appeared 87% HIGHER THAN EXPECTED. Second place goes to 1st Lord in 6th House, which appeared 39% higher than expected. Meanwhile, 1st Lord in 5th House was underrepresented, appearing 64% lower than expected....

To conclude this post, I want to ask the Vedic Astro folks here how to interpret these results because ummmm....they confuse me.

[pinkchailovrr]

maybe it's because i'm still young and relatively new to it, but work lowkey scares the shit out of me. especially because workplace politics can play a huge role and i'm not well-versed in that whatsoever. it’s a bunch of underlying rules that everyone else seems to be aware of except me 😭

i’m sure many other people feel the same way when they first start out but it’s intimidating nonetheless 😔

[entryintostratosphere]

SUKUNA RYOMEN: KRITTIKA

Sukuna has two techniques, slashing and fire. Krittika's symbol is a dagger and its deity Agni is that of fire. Much of his attacks also centre around the kitchen and butchery, such as "Malevolent Kitchen/Emperor's Eating Area", Cleave/Dismantle (preparation of meats) and Furnace, a flame attack activated by the word "open", much like one would open a stove. Krittika's wish is "May I be the eater of foods for the gods" and is uniquely connected to food overall (being also half in Taurus, a sign of nourishment).

Unsurprisingly, Ray Chase (the English VA) has Krittika sun Shatabhisha moon. The Japanese VA Junichi Suwabe has Krittika Mars, Krittika Venus and Krittika Saturn, as well as a fellow Sun nakshatra Uttara phalguni moon.

[pinkchailovrr]

why is the vedic astroblr community obsessed with pick me girls 😖

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just finished the manhwa revelation of youth and thoroughly enjoyed it. i loveee when i find a romance manhwa that suits my taste. this one was pretty feel-good too, not angsty at all.

i'm 99% sure chung-ah is a sun nakshatra girlie. probably uttara ashada. i'm not rlly sure about yohan but he definitely has saturnian influence. also feel like he’s got some kind of moon influence, maybe rohini?

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Babe I was wondering as to why we attract certain types of people at certain points in our lives like is it a dasha thing or planetary maturation thingy like...💞 at some point you can see patterns in the placements of people you've been friends with or been attracted to for instance that's actually kinda crazy when you look at it 💀

i do think your dasha (specifically antardasha) can influence the kinds of people you meet.

for instance, during my saturn-saturn antardasha, i got close to two friends who both had prominent saturn (one with moon in anuradha, the other a capricorn stellium). after that dasha ended, i don't talk to either as much anymore because life moved on for us.

during my jupiter-venus antardasha years ago i became really close with two venusians (purva phalguni moon, bharani moon).

so yes, you can attract people based on your antardashas. consequently, some of these connections can also be short-lived.

[pinkchailovrr]

I rlly loved ur naks analysis on geto + gojo. I knew there was some element of shatabhisha with the two but I always thought of geto to resemble shatabhisha more because of his strong empathy, moral conviction, and his secretive nature esp when going through transformation (the changing of his worldview + ideals) At first, geto adhered and upheld the principles he was taught as a young sorcerer but then he changed and wanted to break the pattern of suffering through unconventional and violent means.. All of it just reminded me of shatabhisha

Your analysis made a lot of sense though.. The symbolism with the pair was amazing, geto + gojos storyline had to have been my fav in the show. Lmk ur thoughts! 💛

hii thank you! i understand why you see shatabhisha influence in geto's personality more and i agree with that. i should clarify that the shatabhisha themes i highlighted in gojo stem less from his personality traits and more from his role in the narrative. my intention is to analyze how nakshatra themes manifest in the plot, not so much in the characters' personalities.

so for geto, while he resembles shatabhisha more personality-wise, i'd argue that his storyline is more purva bhadrapada-coded. (gege akutami has a mercury ak in pbp.)

i think the "principled" to "destructive and violent" pipeline is something i see more in purva bhadrapada than shatabhisha. geto's moral decline came from his sense of intellectual pride, something often seen with this nak. other random characters that share a similar pipeline are characters like walter white from breaking bad (pbp moon).

geto also became a cult leader, which is how the dark side of jupiter can manifest, especially in men. because of this, i feel like geto's character development resembles purva bhadrapada the most.

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if you are a punarvasu, i am BEGGING you to actively work on your people pleasing and boundary-setting.

the punarvasus ik including myself that have gone through really trying times can trace our struggles back to a time where we tolerated way more than we should have. (whether it's with friends, family, work, etc.). one act of people pleasing results in a multitude of problems, almost like a domino effect. if you stand up for yourself the way you deserve, you will bypass SO many problems in the future.

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tbh i have seen many sun nakshatra natives struggle to draw the line between objectivity/practicality and straight up pessimism. a lot of them pride themselves on their realistic outlook on life but then they don't really acknowledge the positive parts of their lives either. at best they are calmly content with their lives and at worst they are "glass half empty" kinds of people.

[boldtasmaniangel]

I have so much to write about the nakshatras and planets in my mind, but I'm too lazy to even begin. 🙄😒

[pinkchailovrr]

me and u both 🙌 i’m just accepting this little lazy phase