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The antelope is a special, elusive animal. Represented as the golden deer,
symbolizing a mirage, it stands for illusion captivating human beings in
different forms of worldliness. The antelope seen in the Moon suggests the
same idea, an appearance fabricated by imagination. Seeking comfort and
pleasure in life is a sort of chase after the golden deer. Such an individual
seeks something that is really non-existent, which can only be held
momentarily.
A deer is an object of love and admiration. It has much attraction to women,
particularly young girls in love. An antelope arouses the desire for romance.
The idea of marriage contained in the stories mentioned earlier shows the
romantic urge intensified under Mrigashira. Sexual activity when the Moon
is in this asterism is astrologically said to be very effective for producing
children. Sensitivity, grace, agility, and loveliness of appearance are some of
the features of a deer which one experiences under this asterism. The quick
prancing movement of a deer resembles the radical change and the quickness
with which it occurs under Mrigashira. It is at this stage of cosmic evolution
that subjectivity takes a sudden leap, a kind of prancing, to objectivity. It is
not a mere accident that Mrigashira is half in Taurus and half in Gemini.
Taurus is the zone of subjectivity looking outward, while under Gemini the
cosmic impulse gets differentiated and duality of mind arises.
The eyes and ears of a deer are prominent. They are the main organs of
perception and receptivity. The deer is quick to register sound. It is quick in
its observation and unexpectedly fast in its responses. These features
characterize the asterism.
The gradual change of influence of the asterism from the formless spiritual,
to mental, perceptual and physical levels of operation is suggested by the
rulership of its four quarters assigned to the Sun, Mercury, Venus and Mars,
while Mars rules the asterism as a whole. These planets contribute their
energy, agility, and the quality of inquisitiveness to probe into every activity.
As the basic nature of Mars is perennial dissatisfaction and the search for
something higher and formless, even though under Mrigashira there is
inertia leading to materialization, there is also an urge toward Liberation.
This gives a constant element of contradiction in the effect of the asterism.
6 ARDRA
Ardra consists of one star, the bright star Betelgeuse or beta Orion. It
extends from 66° 40' to 80° 00' of the zodiac within the sign of Gemini ruled