Introduction Moon in Uttara Bhadrapada Sun in Uttara Bhadrapada Ascendant in Uttara Bhadrapada *note: descriptions of the 3 primary placements are interchangeable to an extent. Introduction “Reality is wrong. Dreams are for real.” — Tupac Shakur So here we find ourselves, at the very end of our journey, the last remnants of our humanity now completely dissolves. Daniel? Alexei? Bianca? Now we are nameless. Faceless. For whoever we called ourselves before was never truly us. Our memories, our bodies have now gone down the drain like dirty oil washed off clean white sheets. The colo ..read more

Introduction Moon in Shatabisha Sun in Shatabisha Ascendant in Shatabisha *note: descriptions of the 3 primary placements are interchangeable to an extent. Introduction “One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them.” — J. R. R. Tolkien In the Capricorn nakshatras of Uttara Ashada, Shravana and Dhanishta, we achieved the summit of terrestrial life but were still within the conventional confines of everyday society - presiding over it, yes, but as part of it. In Shatabisha, we are still highly concerned with the happening ..read more

Introduction Moon in Jyeshta Sun in Jyeshta Ascendant in Jyeshta *note: descriptions of the 3 primary placements are interchangeable to an extent. Introduction Ashlesha represented the thick, dark bushes of the jungle, the struggle out of the grip of Mother Nature. To survive her we had to develop cold, predatory cunning. From Leo to Scorpio was the establishing of civilization: In Magha were allowed only the strong and formidable who had escaped from Ashelsha, Purva Phalguni was contemplating the best life worthy of living and the type of persons we needed to become for ..read more

Introduction Moon in Anuradha Sun in Anuradha Ascendant in Anuradha *note: descriptions of the 3 primary placements are interchangeable to an extent. Introduction “To live is to suffer, to survive is to find some meaning in the suffering.” — Friedrich Nietzsche True union does not exist in the sign of Libra, for we must acknowledge others as separate to ourselves and relate to them in this regard, figuring out how best to navigate the world with our fellow man. Union exists in the sign of Scorpio, owing firstly to it’s water element, since this is the element of consolid ..read more

Introduction Moon in Vishaka Sun in Vishaka Ascendant in Vishaka *note: descriptions of the 3 primary placements are interchangeable to an extent. Introduction In Swati we explored ourselves and all that we are capable of doing but we were lost in potentiality — too taken by every newly discovered talent and struggling to focus. But Vishaka is defined by focus. We concentrate all our energy into maximizing our ability. But even in Vishaka, we cannot ignore all of our talents and so we focus on cultivating multiple talents simultaneously — and for this reason we stil ..read more

Introduction Moon in Swati Sun in Swati Ascendant in Swati *note: descriptions of the 3 primary placements are interchangeable to an extent. Introduction “I would rather be without a state than without a voice.” — Edward Snowden If Hasta was consciousness and Chitra the vessel especially built to contain the unique consciousness, then Swati is the animator of the vessel that gives it life. Swati doesn’t just breathe into us but it also gives us joie de vivre: color, music, comedy, tragedy, this is the oxygen of everyday life, without which we would be no more alive ..read more