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One feels extremely disturbed if impediments are created against the
satisfaction of one's desire. But this is exactly what happens under Mula. It
makes the individual violent and cruel. His mental balance is deranged. The
need to control his passions, which, of course, is an arduous task, directs the
latent energy towards spiritual unfoldment.
Mula is male by sex and butcher by caste. Its masculinity expresses its active
quality. The individual is not very receptive, he wants to act and is eager to
move forward and achieve supremacy. The cruelty of the butcher is typical
of the Mula ego once its vehemence is aroused. It can be ruthless in
perpetrating its demonic excesses. But as it has been classified as human as
its animal type, it affords adequate spiritual possibilities to transform our
animality into divinity. The possibility of transmuting the animality of the
ego into spirituality is Mula's most important characteristic.
The different planets associated with the quadrants of the asterism reveal its
subtler influences. Its four quarters are ruled by quick moving Mars, Venus,
Mercury and the Moon which are intimately connected with the astral and
mental sheaths. The various planetary forces impinging upon the individual
are thereby primarily emotional and mental in nature. Such an individual can
be quickly impressed but their impressions can also easily be wiped out.
Ketu as governing the asterism, makes a person thoughtful. The enduring
impact of Ketu is to spiritualize the individual. Muia being located in
Sagittarius, a Jupiterian sign, works to lead a person to seek Divine help. But
if the person is still on the lower rungs of evolutionary growth, his
possessive instinct will be intensified and he will become cruel — almost
like a butcher or a demon.
20 PURVASHADHA
Purvashadha extends from 253° 20' to 266° 40' of the sign of Sagittarius
ruled by Jupiter. The asterism itself is ruled by Venus, the planet of
sensitivity. The Vedic deity presiding over it is Apas, the water goddess. The
primary quality of the asterism is Sattwa but it is affected by Rajas or
activity at a secondary level and Tamas or inertia at a tertiary level. Its
primary motivation is for Moksha. The symbol assigned to it is the
elephant's tusk.
The basic characteristic of Purvashadha is the general spiritual environment
in which the soul dwells. Like an elephant unconcerned with the surrounding
commotion and activity, the soul is attuned to the harmonious