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and an alluring appearance but this should not beguile the student. It has the
potential of a serpent. It contains wisdom and danger simultaneously. In fact,
Chitra is one of the most mystical asterisms.
The Sanskrit word Mukta, meaning a pearl, is derived from the same root as
the words Mukti and Moksha, both meaning liberation. No one has ever
suggested that the liberation process for the human soul is a pleasant
experience. Yogis resort to difficult practices and severe austerities before
they hope to get any intimation of the final realization. During the process of
unfoldment of one's real nature and the dawn of the vision of Truth, the
aspirant must discipline himself and forego the comforts of life. Even those
who do not undertake this task voluntarily but find themselves on the path of
spirituality have to pass through severe ordeals. The process of releasing the
soul from the thraldom of matter is a hard one. On this path, the individual's
wings are clipped and his activities fettered. He feels tremendously
frustrated. He must be completely broken before he can become free. His
feet have to be washed in the blood of his heart before he can really move
forward.
In this regard, we should note that Virgo represents the Sixth house of the
cosmic man, the house of disease and opposition. This house represents the
ordeals of the seeker prior to his being ordained in the silken dress of
'Initiation' or direct insight into truth. It is the stage of trial and tribulation
which must precede the activation of the soul's faculties. When the inner
life-force begins to break the outer material crust, there is trouble and pain.
The individual feels like he is being torn apart. But this act of the churning
of the ocean is the inevitable prelude to the discovery of inner reality. The
real image hidden in the uncut stone must be carved out by the sculptor.
When the stone chips are cut, they must cause sorrow. The celestial architect
has to ultimately produce the archetype destined for the individual and for
each entity of the universe. Tvashtar must cut off the unwanted pieces of the
stone which are not essential for the true image to come forth. The word
Chitra also means an image or reflection. Under the impulse of this asterism,
the archetype, latent within, forces the outer, the external, to dissolve so that
the real image can be perceived.
The story of the origin of the pearl, whether true or false, is similar to the
process of unfoldment of inner consciousness. It is said that rain drops,
under the influence of the asterism Swati, fall on oyster shells to form pearls
within them. To get the pearls, the hard outer shells of the oysters have to be
broken. In life, impulses from above, from the supra-mental level or the
Divine itself flash on the consciousness of the individual and begin the
churning operation. They arouse the urge to realize the true Self. The