Astrological Mythology The Meaning of ... - Mandhata Global
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Even passive energy can be highly electrifying, which is the basic nature <strong>of</strong><br />
Aries within whose field both these asterisms function.<br />
Yama, the god <strong>of</strong> death ruling this asterism, can be interpreted in two ways.<br />
One meaning <strong>of</strong> the word is the deity itself, the other is a yogic term. Yama<br />
refers to various yogic practices, disciplines and observances (Yamas and<br />
Niyamas) through which our inner nature is harnessed and energized. In<br />
both senses, Yama refers to the means which enable new life-forces to<br />
permeate the physical form. As the god <strong>of</strong> death, Yama directs the life-force<br />
towards a new birth for the soul. When the old form becomes decrepit and<br />
unable to manifest the soul further, the god <strong>of</strong> death Yama enables us to<br />
detach from the old form to assume a new one. In this sense, Yama is the<br />
deity providing suitable channels for a more efficient flow <strong>of</strong> life-energy.<br />
<strong>The</strong> central purpose <strong>of</strong> yogic practices like breath control or observances <strong>of</strong><br />
truthfulness and non-violence, is to cleanse the physical form <strong>of</strong> the being so<br />
that the spiritual forces can flow freely into it. <strong>The</strong>se yogic practices are<br />
similar to the rejuvenating process occurring at the time <strong>of</strong> death. <strong>The</strong><br />
difference is that in Yoga the process is assumed voluntarily while at death it<br />
occurs involuntarily.<br />
Bharani thereby indicates the passive potentiality capable <strong>of</strong> providing the<br />
essential environment where the different kinds <strong>of</strong> life-forces can fructify.<br />
<strong>The</strong> female sex organ is not so much a channel for the satisfaction <strong>of</strong><br />
personal sex craving as a means for providing nourishment for the future<br />
expression <strong>of</strong> the life-force. It is a center <strong>of</strong> energy where evolutionary and<br />
generative processes can fructify and prosper.<br />
Bharani is the productive zone <strong>of</strong> Aries where originality and impulsiveness<br />
are much in action. Bharani provides impetus for new forms <strong>of</strong><br />
manifestation to concretize, or for the actualization <strong>of</strong> any concept.<br />
Psychologically, the attraction which the female sex represents to the male<br />
has an element <strong>of</strong> the unknown within it, a kind <strong>of</strong> darkness: this unknown<br />
realm <strong>of</strong> darkness is ruled by Yama, the god <strong>of</strong> death. It is this unknown<br />
aspect behind all creative energy, which springs from the deepest layer <strong>of</strong><br />
being, that is the passive or Shakti principle. This element is the real<br />
fountain <strong>of</strong> all inspiration which transcends all known laws <strong>of</strong> logic. In<br />
ordinary human beings, the sudden downpour <strong>of</strong> universal energy is <strong>of</strong>ten<br />
expressed as human love, which is generally blind. Bharani is not so much<br />
rationality as emotion, or action under cosmic forces.<br />
In predictive astrology, Bharani makes the person very sensitive. <strong>The</strong><br />
individual registers the slightest expression <strong>of</strong> kindness and helpfulness. He<br />
keeps in his heart any distasteful treatment given to him. He is <strong>of</strong>ten restless,<br />
impatient and uncharitable with those individuals and activities that do not