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