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