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Vishakha stands for transformation. The manifesting soul has already been
individualized and under Swati's radiation has achieved a self-perpetuating
metabolism. The Vishakha phase makes the individual look forward to
discover what lies within him. It arouses the urge to change in order to
achieve something which is not entirely known. The beginning of spirituality
and the urge to move towards the source of existence or Divine origin of
things occurs under this asterism. A kind of spiritual discontent or
dissatisfaction with the existing conditions of life, restlessness in the
personal life, and a great psychological turmoil are some of the main
characteristics of Vishakha.
Such an impulse often leads to infidelity in marriage, non-fulfillment of
promises in personal relationships, and it minimizes the contribution of
others to the person. There is great non-attraction, which is not necessarily
repulsion, to existing conditions. The infidelity does not arise due to any
fault of the partner, and letting down friends does not arise due to their lack
of warmth for the person. These reactions are caused by a feeling of dryness
at the central core of one's being, which is outwardly expressed as
restlessness. Dissatisfaction at the surface, the urge to look within, the
discovery of an impersonal existence, and the need to revolt lead the
individual to a great turmoil in his personal life.
This kind of turmoil is represented by the potter's wheel. Vishakha has
inertia as its guiding impulse and harmony is the foundation on which this
impulse acts. As a result of these attributes, intense activity occurs on a
physical level. Such complex forces act on the person because Tamas is the
primary attribute of the asterism, Sattwa the secondary and Rajas the tertiary
attribute. In a potter's wheel the central axis around which the wheel rotates
is almost stationary. There is no apparent movement at that point. The
greater the proximity to the center, the less movement. Tamas is that
attribute which desires no change in the existing condition which is what the
center of the wheel represents. Remain wherever you are, whatever else
happens, exert no will of your own. This is where the clay to be shaped is
put. Harmony prevails by conforming to the will of God or by surrendering
to the impulse generated by nature. The clay does not resist. The shape
visualized in the potter's mind is gradually imprinted on the clay by the
wheel, which works according to the potter's fingers.
Under Vishakha, the Divine Will arouses the urge to explore one's inner self,
one's real nature, which, however, arouses dissatisfaction with its existing
state and urges the person to act in order to transform oneself.
The potter's wheel as a symbol is commonly found in Vedantic literature.
The cosmos itself is compared to it. Within this field the crystallized coral