The dark side of nakshatras I wish more people talked about:
Krittika, Pushya, Chitra, and Vishakha are nakshatras that often get overlooked due to inconsequential and weightless interpretation/description labels put on them. However I have been observing these nakshatras closely and have found some rather interesting patterns that a lot of people seem to miss. For example Krittika is often described as just "sharp" or having "surgical precision" when handling any matter, or Pushya is described as "nurturing" or "sacrificing for others" but there are certain nuances behind these traits that go deeper that just face value. Here are the things I've noticed:
Pushya is the nakshatra I would label as the smother mother.
The typical way Pushya is described is as the ultimate nurturer but peel beneath the veil a little and you will see a darker reality. Pushya natives can often use their nurturing as a tool for total psychological control and unhealthy dependency. Pushya people in their negative expression will cook you meals, feed your ego, and acts like your savior until you can no longer function without them. Because they are ruled by Saturn which is the karaka for shame and balance, they can resort to using guilt and "morality" as weapons to disarm you once they can feel you slipping out of their grasp. Their toxic trait is that they cannot handle people who don't need them. If you try to break free from a toxic Pushya, they will likely play the ultimate martyr card, twisting the narrative so you look like the ungrateful and selfish one. And that is why the nakshatra after pushya, ashlesha, is continuation of pusha's smothering nature, as nakshatra progression often takes or evolves the traits of its previous counterpart.
Krittika is given the orphan archetype, but people are sometimes not able to see how the concept of being cosmically orphaned plays into krittika's traits.
Krittika is usually just called "angry", but its real myth is rooted in abandonment and foster/substitute parenting (the Pleiades raising Kritikeya).
I have noticed how Krittika people tend to have a rather deep and subconscious alien complex where they have a "me against the world" mentality, so they have a perchance for isolating causing other to lose interest in them as a person. However, when they do make friends or have relationships they can commit, so long as the other party does not try to "fix" their deep rooted belief system because once this happens they will completely incinerate those relationships the second they feel vulnerable.
And more on their orphan mindset, they always seem to believe that they are either "better of alone" or "are not wanted so why even try" so they can consciously or unconsciously sabotage their relationships in pure adamance just to avoid being rejected first. They can mask extreme emotional coldness as logic. They will pick apart the deepest insecurities you shared to them in your most vulnerable with surgical precision, pass it off as "constructive criticism," and feel zero remorse for tearing you down.
Vishakha is quite envious if you ask me.
People across the astrology circle call Vishakha "goal-oriented," which completely strips away how jealous people with this placement can be. Vishakhas have envy, like obsessive envy. There was this girl I knew that was so jealous of everyone for no reason, she never seemed to be okay with whatever she had, although I'm not sure if it was her vishaka moon of if she was just a really unhappy person on her own.
And what is so astonishing to me is that a vishaka person's envy is not just because they want what you have but more so that they won because you lost. They are hyper-aware of what everyone else has, and they suffer from a chronic internal emptiness that no amount of success can fill which shows how Vishakha's symbol, the poisoned vessel, comes into play. I have also notice another pattern, and it is that Vishakha people often build a relationship trap where they target people they perceive as broken or lower in status than them, build them up, and then fiercely resent them the moment that person gains independent success.
Chitra: Reducing Chitra to "art and fashion" completely misses the point of its ruler, Vishvakarma- the celestial architect who crafts illusions, chitra natives are great at this, they have a mind blowing ability for extreme superficiality and complete ego detachment. Chitras can build a perfect life, a perfect relationship, and a perfect personality, but it is often completely hollow inside. They care so deeply about how things look than how things actually feel, it reminds me of AI and how lifeless it feels. Because they view life like a canvas, if any of their relationships gets messy, ugly, or complicated, they won't try to fix it, they will simply paint over it, delete you from their life, and move on like nothing happened
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.
Saturn nakshatra ppl always think they work harder than they do. Some of the laziest people with superiority complexes i worked with were Saturnians. They always call out and always find an excuse to have someone else do their work for them when they’re actually there. I think Saturn being debilitated in Aries is very telling of that laziness; how is the most energetic rashi is your debilitation point? The planet Mars known for having so much physical abundance that it can work tirelessly for hours like a farmer or a soldier/knight? 🤣
And to me thats also why Mars is exalted in Capricorn, a Saturn ruled rashi. It’s teaching Mars to be more “lazy” and “slow-moving” with his abundant physical energy instead of aggressively pouring it out in every direction possible like in the moody and ever-changing Cancer rashi (its debilitation). Mars in Cancer people are actually quite hectic energetically. They try to do too much at one time and aggressively so.
Also the Sun literally being our planet of life and vitality, is exalted in Aries because we have more LIFE and more VITALITY in our Solar expression through the energetically abundant Aries rashi. Which is part pf the reason Saturn and Venus view Sun as an enemy. Sun is debilitated in Libra, the home of Venus and the exaltation of Saturn. Venus is all about pleasure and hedonism, about taking life slowly and only pouring passion and energy into the things that satisfy them and no one else. It’s selective hard work lol. Saturn and Venus don’t like that Sun quite literally pours an abundance of energy and vitality into everything it does instead of only those people and things they feel are “worthy” in that exclusive way the two of them do as more cold planets. I have had Saturn and Venus coworkers get mad that i go above and beyond at every job i do but then they’ll simultaneously accuse me (and others) of being lazy because they dont like that im not more selective and exclusive about what i put my energy into. They’re the type of coworkers who you can never satisfy because it’s really more about them wanting a reason to look down on you and not them actually caring about your skills and work ethics. They want you to do as they say not as they do!
Ethereal, moody Pushya girls embark on a journey with an Off-putting but charming weirdo who’s drawn to them (and kills people), helping them search for the parent who left after they themselves felt abandoned by the one who stayed.
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Hi diva!!! Came from twitter to say you’re an incredible astrologer and I love your observations❣️
My question is general, but I wanted to know what you think of each of the Saturn Nakshatras, their symbolism/any tidbits you can give? Thank you!! 🌹
hi honey love !! thanks for being so kind 🥰
so the modern association of "ruling planets" for the 27 nakshatras is actually just an organizational tool used to sequence a person's planetary periods (dashas) as defined by the vimshottari dasha system. the true rulers of the nakshatras are the Devas that are individually associated with each of them !!
i still want to give you some insight though, so let's talk about:
PUSHYA NAKSHATRA (3°20 to 16°40 cancer)
the Nakshatra Devata for pushya is Lord Brihaspati, who is actually the embodiment of planet jupiter !! and one of the most famous stories of Lord Brihaspati is the story of Him and Maa Tara.
Brihaspati is known as Devaguru (lit. "the divine teacher of the Gods"). because of His role, He becomes intensely absorbed in His spiritual duties, scriptural rituals, and His prestigious position as the priest of the Gods. and even though Lord Brihaspati's work was extremely important, it consumed all of His attention, leaving Maa Tara feeling emotionally abandoned and driving Her to seek affection elsewhere — ironically, She ends up finding it from the moon God, Chandra. the very planet that rules over the sign of cancer.
all of this is to say that pushya nakshatra, and the sign of cancer in general, is a message that life is not just about work, prestige, status, and fulfilling obligations. we have to nurture the other areas of human experience. to be "lazy" and enjoy days where you do nothing, to have sex or other physical comforts, to eat what you want without guilt or grief, to spend time listening to music or nothing at all. pushya nakshatra teaches us to nourish ourselves with activities that don't involve labor because it's important for feeling fulfilled in life.
