Astrological Mythology The Meaning of ... - Mandhata Global
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<strong>The</strong>se lunar mansions appear in Chinese and Arabic astrology but have not<br />
received much attention in Western or European astrology. Each <strong>of</strong> the<br />
twenty-seven asterisms consists <strong>of</strong> 13° 20' <strong>of</strong> the zodiac and is divided into<br />
four quarters <strong>of</strong> 3° 20' extent. <strong>The</strong> asterisms are classified in various ways,<br />
as according to basic attribute, primary motivation, sex, caste, species and so<br />
on. <strong>The</strong>y are particularly revealed by their presiding deities, ruling planets<br />
and their symbolic form.<br />
Each <strong>of</strong> the twelve signs <strong>of</strong> the zodiac consists <strong>of</strong> two and a quarter<br />
asterisms. <strong>The</strong> asterisms and the signs <strong>of</strong> the zodiac both begin from the<br />
same point. <strong>The</strong> beginning <strong>of</strong> the first Nakshatra or asterism <strong>of</strong> Ashwini is<br />
the same as that <strong>of</strong> the first sign Aries. Each sign contains the combined<br />
influence <strong>of</strong> the asterisms falling within it. Compared to the signs, the<br />
asterisms or Nakshatras possess a deeper effect. <strong>The</strong> signs are merely "a<br />
heap, mass, or collection" <strong>of</strong> influences as their Sanskrit name Rashi<br />
suggests.<br />
<strong>The</strong> planets are the cosmic creative powers. Each planet radiates certain<br />
specialized forces. <strong>The</strong> planets make their impact on the zodiacal field. This<br />
specialized circle divided by the signs and asterisms is the negative or<br />
passive field <strong>of</strong> influence, while the planets are the positive or active forces.<br />
<strong>The</strong> signs and asterisms create the necessary milieu, the environment, while<br />
the planets are the precipitating factors.<br />
Prakriti, the female creative impulse, is the force that sustains the general<br />
background <strong>of</strong> the zodiac. Prakriti produces the basic conditions on which<br />
the seeds sprinkled by Purusha, the male consciousness factor, fructify and<br />
grow. <strong>The</strong> asterisms and signs <strong>of</strong> the zodiac, are the passive creative potency<br />
whereas the planets are the active or generating forces. <strong>The</strong> planets are<br />
active causes whereas the signs and asterism are the material substratum <strong>of</strong><br />
the action. <strong>The</strong> asterisms and signs constitute the horizontal arm, while the<br />
planets represent the vertical arm in the cross <strong>of</strong> cosmic creation.<br />
See the Appendix for information on the sex, class, specie, temper-ment,<br />
Animal type, directions, primary, secondary and tertiary qualities, rulers <strong>of</strong><br />
the sign, rulers <strong>of</strong> the individual Nakshatras and rulers <strong>of</strong> the quarters <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Nakshatras as well as a summary <strong>of</strong> the symbols, presiding deities, primary<br />
and movitating impulses, and characteristics <strong>of</strong> the Nakshatras.