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obstructions which are experienced occur due to the opposing forces<br />
impinging on the individual. <strong>The</strong> ruler <strong>of</strong> this asterism, the Moon, and the<br />
rulers <strong>of</strong> its four quarters, the quick moving planets Mercury, Venus, Mars<br />
and the Moon, are all connected with regeneration and readjustment <strong>of</strong> the<br />
outer sheaths <strong>of</strong> the soul and aid in its concreti-zation and individualization<br />
in the material world.<br />
On a spiritual level, Hasta is the seat <strong>of</strong> the interplay <strong>of</strong> nature's finer forces.<br />
<strong>The</strong> two basic impulses in nature are attraction and repulsion, the expression<br />
<strong>of</strong> positive and negative energy impulses. This duality is the primary cause<br />
<strong>of</strong> all movement and growth in the universe. <strong>The</strong> universe itself is<br />
circumscribed by the twelve radiations <strong>of</strong> the cosmic creative force, which<br />
astrologically is reflected through the twelve signs <strong>of</strong> the zodiac. This basic<br />
differentiation results from the four primary motivating causes in the<br />
universe namely Kama, desire; Artha, purposeful activity; Dharma,<br />
sustaining principles; and Moksha, liberation. <strong>The</strong>se four impetuses motivate<br />
the incarnating soul. <strong>The</strong>y are affected by the three primary attributes <strong>of</strong> all<br />
activity, Satlwa, harmony, purity or goodness; Rajas or self-seeking activity;<br />
and Tamas or inertia. <strong>The</strong> hand succinctly represents these forces.<br />
<strong>The</strong> symbolic hand can refer to the actual organ and its operation, by which<br />
the individuality <strong>of</strong> the person is expressed. It also suggests a spatial<br />
dimension because the most fundamental units <strong>of</strong> measurement are based on<br />
the hand. A cubit consists <strong>of</strong> two spans <strong>of</strong> three times the four finger width<br />
<strong>of</strong> the hand. <strong>The</strong> two hands represent the positive and the negative energy<br />
currents, the centripetal and centrifugal forces, attraction and repulsion,<br />
Purusha and Prakriti, the male and female aspects <strong>of</strong> all existence.<br />
<strong>The</strong> four fingers stand for the four primary motivating forces <strong>of</strong> Kama,<br />
Artha, Dharma and Moksha mentioned above. <strong>The</strong>y also refer to the four<br />
divisions <strong>of</strong> the cosmos which in Sanskrit are Annamaya Kosha, Pranamaya<br />
Kosha, Manomaya Kosha, and Vijnanmaya Kosha, the sheaths or layers<br />
respectively <strong>of</strong> matter, life, mind and intelligence. <strong>The</strong>se four kinds <strong>of</strong><br />
impulses or four levels <strong>of</strong> existence, can be <strong>of</strong> Sattvic, Rajasic or Tamasic in<br />
nature. Together they stand for all the latent forces in the human individual<br />
as well as the cosmos. <strong>The</strong> twelve signs <strong>of</strong> the zodiac as the twelve digits <strong>of</strong><br />
the fingers <strong>of</strong> the hand, are all contained in this asterism in which their<br />
cosmic impulses become fully differentiated.<br />
This asterism therefore operates on the entire universe. It functions both on<br />
subjective and objective planes <strong>of</strong> existence. Wherever the soul can have any<br />
existence, there Hasta as an asterism has its affect. This makes it a very deep<br />
acting influence. Consequently, Hasta is said to represent Duration, Time<br />
itself. All activities can fructify only in the time-space continuum. In