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have been demarcated and the necessary forces required for its fulfillment
have been apportioned. The plan for the individual is now complete.
The arrow takes the idea further. As the support for carrying out the mission
has been bestowed, the arrow symbolizes the aspiration necessary for
attaining the goal. It indicates the psychological preparedness prerequisite
for externalizing latent faculties. The arrow is a missile to hit a target. For
this purpose, the various faculties given to the soul will be used. The
previous asterism, Punarvasu, has the symbol of a bow, suggesting that
under it the individual is equipped for the mission. Under Pushya he gets his
marching orders. Now he has the arrow, the instrument to set his forces in
motion towards their goal. Pushya endows the individual with strength and
power in fullness for the mission assigned to the soul.
The symbols that represent Pushya — flower, circle and arrow — have a
common quality of vibrant tranquility, absence of undue agitation, a faith in
oneself and the fullness of life. Such a psychological structure can exist only
when the individual has attained a stage of growth where there is full faith in
the Divine plan and an unflinching confidence in oneself. At this stage of
development the individual integrates the unfathomable cosmic height and
his deepest inner self. The purification of the psyche and an intuitive
perception of the Divine plan are the unique characteristics of Pushya.
9 ASHLESHA
Ashlesha extends from 106° 40' to 120° 00' of the zodiac and concludes the
first third of the asterisms that are primarily rajasic, that is active, initiative
or energetic in character. The asterism itself is ruled by Mercury while it lies
in Cancer, ruled by the Moon. Its motivating force is Dharma, honor or
principle and its attribute at both secondary and tertiary levels is Sattwa.
The presiding deity of Ashlesha is Naga, the serpent king, and the symbol
representing it is also a serpent. The serpent symbol has enjoyed a special
status in all the religions of the world. A poisonous reptile capable of ending
the life of a person by its fatal bite has not been the primary feature of its
symbology. The serpent is generally considered the embodiment of wisdom
arising from spiritual enlightenment. The Serpent Fire, or Kundalini, is the
mysterious power located at the base of the spinal cord coiled like a serpent
which properly aroused bestows spiritual enlightenment and occult powers.
The knowledge of this highly dangerous power was known to the ancient