Nakshatra Lecture by James Kelleher

Krishnamurti uses Nakshatra dispositor in prediction.

E.g. Jupiter ruler of 2nd for Scorpio Ascendant in 11th in
Virgo in Hasta, Moon in 12th (Hasta's ruler is the Moon),
person should make money (Dhana yoga) but during Jupiter
period, person loses money (due to Nakshatra dispositor
Moon in 12th). Judging dasa periods based on position of
dispositor (of maha and bhukti planets' Nakshatras).
Look at the translation of the names of each of the
Gods to get additional information on each Nakshatra.
Venus in Magha : beauty parlor (thrones)
Ashwini: Twins
Often has best friend that looks just (or is) like
them
Ashwini Kumars -- healers -- road around in
golden chariots and would rescue and heal the Gods and
Goddesses through their herbal potions. They grew the
healing herbs, horses heads, healing, alternative healing,
gardening and agriculture.
(In 4th house, mother might like gardening). Ketu is ruler.
Bharani: Womb Yama: God of Death
Procreativity, creativity, slowly developing within -mulling over -- (e.g. a thought) finally giving birth,
gynecological issues, the womb itself,
Yama - the restrainer -- brings up other issues:
restraint, binder, judge and judging, going to jail, trouble
with law, upholders of the law, feeling restrained or bound,
death issues, e.g. working in hospice.
also the idea of Utopianism: a new ideal world, a brave new
society.
Krittika: Razor edge Agni

cutting things, sharp things, technical minds, sharp

minds with edges to them,
fiery, leadership oriented, Leo-like quality: those with bold,
big plans, do tend to be prone to hot, passionate, seductive
side, attracted to other people's wives.
(Agni has almost too many associations)
Rohini: The ox cart Brahma
Creativity, magnifies everything, gives rise to it.
Improving. If you have money planets in Rohini it thrives,
prospers, is blessed. Abundance. Favorite wife of the Moon.
He fell in love with her because she excelled in all of music
and the arts, especially dancing, and the sexual arts (skilled
in the conjugal arts). They often love to dance. Other women
are jealous of them (have a charge on them). They have a
strong dose of feminine creative energy. To nip jealousy in
bud, Rohini person should praise the other person, make
them feel special, immediately. (Moon in Rohini in 11th,
elder sister loves to dance.) Dramatic. The ox cart: pickup
trucks and utility vehicles?
Mrigashirsha: Deer's head Soma: The Moon
Brahma was attracted to his daughter, she took form
of deer to escape, Brahma took form of stag to pursue her,
Shiva or Indra cut off head of Brahma to protect her, and his
head became the constellation. Passion, unwise passions,
constantly searching, preyer or prey, attracted to friend's
wife, promiscuity, incest, suffering the consequences of
unwise sexual attachments, sensitivity, good researchers,
curious, good at finding things. (Afflicted Moon in
Mrigashirsha in 9th, incest with father)
Soma also seduced the wives of sages. Divine nectar:
alcohol and drugs???
Ardra: Teardrop Rudra
Emotional, tears, crying, tears as legitimate release,
going through anguish, rain and storms, (he encounters
storms when he travels, planet in 12th in Ardra), stormy
weather as a metaphor, e.g. my Ardra in the 11th -- storms
with friends. Lightning bolts.

with my Sun in Ardra, I work with those who emotionally

suffer, because Sun is the career planet, lots of people with
Sun in Ardra e.g. psychologists deal with people in anguish.
Punarvasu: Aditi: the Mother of all of the gods
Quiver of Arrows
Arrow goes out from bow, mostly stays in quiver.
Mostly liking to stay at home, and sometimes traveling. Or
mostly staying at an even keel with activity, and then
sometimes getting really dynamically involved with activity.
In 2nd, generally saves, occasionally likes to spend. Storing
up potential energy, with occasional expenditure. Aditi
means primordial vastness. Unbounded consciousness
(space) that had to exist first to be the mother of the rest of
the Gods. Symbol of freedom, they want space. Learn to
give each other space -- they need to stretch out and be who
they are, and need to give that to others. Because the planet
is Jupiter - links to knowledge, philosophical perspective.
They're interested in philosophy, yoga, meditation.
Pushya: Brihaspati: mentor/teacher of the rest of the
Gods
symbol: udder of the cow nourishment
Pushya is the most auspicious, wealthy constellation.
a good time to start things when Moon in Pushya (like
Jupiter rising) ensures success (except you don't get married
with Moon in Pushya)
Wealth, prosperity, nurturing (like Rohini, Dhanishta,
Chitra -- gemstones -- )
good at teaching, wisdom, philosophical, religious,
devotion to the teacher, like Jupiter
Ashlesha: Nagas deified serpents Intertwining
serpents symbol of healers
found prominently in charts of psychologists,
astrologers. Snakes live beneath the ground, so it symbolizes
the unconscious, dark side, you do see axe murderers here,
like the sign Scorpio, mesmerism/hypnotic, sneaky not quite
straightforward quality, manipulative, kundalini energy,
foundational energy, poison.

Magha: Pitris The deified ancestors Throne Room

Connected to the past, revere the past and ancient
traditions, they tend to like yoga, or traditional Chinese
medicine, astrology. Protecting the tradition. Having a
mentor, older wiser person that they highly respect (e.g.
grandparent) if in the right houses in the chart. Searching out
the family lineage. Ruler of 10th in Magha owned ice
hockey rink (throne room, special room). They're
environment is very important to them. Like to have an
office, command center. Powerful one, mighty one, poweroriented, self-ruling, they don't like working for other
people, like to do their own thing.
Note: all of the Ketu constellations (Ashwini, Magha,
Mula) have links to the past and to healing. Mula: root,
herbal healers. Magha: traditions of healing.
Purva Phalguni: Bed of marriage (conjugal bed)
Bhagha
procreativity, sexuality, creative, (in Madonna, Hugh
Hefner, Mick Jagger charts) cannot own their identity ???,
great marriage constellation (when people go into period
with Moon in Purva Phalguni become interested in
relationships), Shiva started his wedding march in this
constellation. People getting married. Bhagha means the
inherited share. (If ruler of 8th or planet in 8th is in this
constellation, person will definitely get an inheritance.)
Communal wealth. In ancient times, a person's transition
from childhood to adulthood was marked by their being
given a part of the share of the communal wealth. Transition
into adulthood, maturity. Maturation process (e.g. in the
10th, they may come into a sense of owning what they do, in
their work.) Symbol of wealth, great Nakshatra for wealth.
Uttara Phalguni: Healing bed Aruman: god of
chivalry
Healing energy, serving, helping, healing. Aruman is
god of patronage (goes along with Mitra). Person will find a
teacher, will help someone else, be a mentor, or patron.
Meeting important people. (If afflicted, you could meet

someone who was supposed to help you and it falls through

or problems come up.)
Hasta: The hands Surya: the Sun
If a person shows musical abilities here, it's likely to
be instrumental (hands). Crafts people and artists. Also
indicators of routine work. Sense of humor, clever speech,
sometimes they ridicule people, cleverness. Verbal abilities,
quick wit.
Chitra: The beautiful one Viswakarma: the celestial
architect and craftsman
He made the bows and weapons for the warriors in
Mythology.
Creative, crafts, sculptor or craftsperson more likely
than the fine arts because Chitra is likely to create something
three dimensional. Design. Weapons making. Related to
sexuality, passionate, charismatic. Pearl signifies beauty.
Love of beauty. Feels beautiful or handsome, wants a
beautiful mate.
Swati: Vayu Sprout swaying in the wind
New beginnings, tenuousness, not quite knowing if it's
going to take off and fructify. Success after struggling and
tenuous beginnings. A sprout becomes a powerful tree later
on. Vayu god of wind: air, wind, (e.g. ruler of 12th in Swati,
person might travel by air or to windy places), (as ruler of
1st may give Vata complaints, gas). Nothing can stand up to
Vayu. Time is on the wind's side. When the wind goes, even
the mountains will be worn down. Saraswati is alternative
deity, god of arts, esp. Music. creative. The Vina stringed
instrument. Saraswati has connotations of wisdom,
knowledge.
Vishakha: Indra-Agni
Both Vishakha and Anuradha have same symbol:
Triumphal Gateway covered with leaves. Enormous power,
goes for success through power. E.g. client who was a race
car driver with ruler of 10th in Vishakha, wanted bigger
engines, pushing others out of the way. Really try to get

ahead by their own power. Seek to have more power.

Overpowering, excessive power is its downfall. (E.g. if the
voice is here, the person will speak to you too loudly.) Issues
with truth, (sagittarius-like), they want to speak the truth,
can be blunt.
Anuradha: Mitra God of friendship.
Success through friendship. Mitra rules over all of the
rules and regulations of human relationships. Commitments.
People value friendships, when they get ahead, they get
ahead by a win-win situation, not by overpowering
somebody. Lots of therapists and family counselors have this
constellation, want to empower their clients. Establishment
of relationships is the key to their successes in life. They
really have issues with commitment --> if you say you're
going to do something, you better follow through with it.
Wants self and others to follow thru. Committed to and
really value friends. Found in some lawyers charts, the rules
of human interaction, make sure people honor their
commitments. People who benefit thru relationship. Anyone
who deals with clients.
Jyeshtha: Indra King of the Gods Talisman is the
symbol
Rulership, leadership, e.g. CEOs of companies, people
who are good at being in charge. Indra once seduced the
wife of a great sage who was away, when he came back, he
cursed Indra to have 1000 vaginas all over his body, and was
miserable for years and had to do many austerities, and
finally the vaginas turned into 1000 eyes, and he's now
called "the 1000 eyed one". Indra is known to burst into
people's homes to get his Soma (that the person is keeping
for him). Some of his clients have seduced the wives of
others, or smoked opium. The seduction of the Soma is
using drugs. Backlash from illicit affairs. If they get into
sexual promiscuity (someone else's lovers) they get ill will
directed towards them (or cursed). Arrogance. Talisman is
the symbol of occult means, the ability to protect, indication
of being protected. Possibly a secret interest or activity in
the occult, e.g. chanting and meditating, seeking astrologers.

Mula: Nirriti: The Goddess of calamity (like Kali)

A traditional view is that it's bad to be a woman who's
born with her Moon in Mula. Different padas tell which
relative is going to die because someone married a woman
with Moon in Mula. (He hasn't seen this to be true.) Many
kinds of propititiations for a woman with this lunar
Nakshatra. Makes a woman a Kali type, someone who is in
touch with her "inner bitch". Psychologically, it allows a
person to integrate both dark and light parts of themselves,
without pushing out the dark and only going for sweetness
and light. Associated with calamities, sudden challenging
difficult experiences. He's heard it said that this is bad for
finances, e.g. financial losses. Person will have issues with
being paid what they're worth. Earning enough money.
Person goes deeply into things, (the root), so whenever they
do things, they do them with a tremendous amount of depth
and get to the root of everything, a profound job,
researchers, plumb to the depth of ideas. He noticed this
constellation in the charts of very wealthy people, so it
doesn't prohibit a person from wealth. Root is a symbol of
going to the center of things. Mars/Ketu combination does
energy healing, when he saw it in Mula, he said "You do Chi
Gung" and was right, because Chi Gung is about rooting.
Associated with the root chakra and Kundalini energy.
Healing and ancient traditions (Ketu) because of the root
concept.
Purva Ashada: Winnowing Basket Apah
Separating the wheat from the chaff. Judgement,
judgementalness, discernment, discrimination. Fighting
quality. Apah, water, client who's 10th house ruler is here
installs sprinkler systems. Ascendant or Moon, gravitate
towards water. Good position for accomplishing things,
starting projects, successes. Sexual, romantic, emotional,
sensual energy (Venus constellation), they love music.
Higher octave of spiritual energy (due to Sagittarius)
Uttara Ashada : Vishuadevas Many virtues. Tusk

Multi-virtuousness, allows successes, connection to

Ganesh, particularly good for starting new things (if
someone's bhukti planet is in this constellation, they'll start
something new -- sort of like Aries). If the planet in this
constellation falls in the Dasamsha chart in the first house or
Aries, they'll start something in their career. New beginning.
Shravana: Ear and three offset footprints Vishnu (and
Saraswati)
Listening, oral traditions, therapists, musicians, good
at convincing other people, teachers. Love to use their feet,
they walk, hike, bike, run. One his clients is a teacher who
has strong verbal abilities, is mesmerizing and convincing,
extremely good listener, and also has biked all over the U.S.,
hiked up and down the Cascade range, etc. If you were in a
period where the ruler of the 9th in the 12th, or the ruler of
the 9th in the 3rd, was placed here, they'll travel and do a bit
of walking. Ruler of 6th in Shravana if afflicted or with
malefics (esp. if in the 8th house), possible problems with
the ears or the feet. (Vishnu) Well read, into philosophy and
spirituality, knowledgeable, virtuous, auspicious
constellation for good character.
Dhanishtha: Drum: musical drum. People who have
this enjoy rhythmic music. The wealthy. Can have misogyny
(hate women). Musicians. Precious things, money, gems,
beautiful objects.
Shatabhisha: Varuna: God of water Circle is the
symbol
Veiling star, circle contains or holds within, can
conceal things, symbol of infinity, 100 physicians: healing,
difficult health problems, interest in alternative medicine,
may take a brainstorming approach to solving problems,
looking at many possible solutions before they actually get
to the right one. Rahu in 12th client in Rahu period had a
circle of protection around him (he had been threatened, and
had an armored car and guards). Psychologists that use
group circles, healing circles. Associated in general with
alternative. Connection with outer space, space program,

other aspects of technology. Love of astrology and

metaphysics.
Purva Bhadrapada: Aja ekaba (relatively unknown
deity) form of Agni
You see this in many spiritually-oriented people's
charts (even though the constellation has a bad reputation),
but also in many axe murders this came up (as did
Ashlesha). Passions run amok. People who had run off with
a lover, crimes of passion.
Aja: The unmanifest, the unborn one, one awareness, (one
footed goat), one being.
Agni: Symbol of deified fire. Passion can be directed to
spiritual growth, meditation.
Funeral cot: symbol of transcendent of materialism. A
deeply spiritual symbol. Yogis favor meditating in
graveyards, because it reminds him of the transience of life,
bring his mind to the spiritual level, and to forget the world.
(It's considered a good omen to see a dead body.)
Connection with death in this and the next two nakshatras.
Emergency rooms, sitting with dying parent.
Uttara Bhadrapada: Funeral cot Ahirbudhnya a Sea
serpent
Enjoy being around water, kundalini symbol, all of the
associations with serpents.
Both Bhadrapada constellations together are called the
scorching pair because they're both associated with
combustion or heat, and therefore passion and desire. But
Uttara Bhadrapada has the capacity for channeling this
desire in a constructive direction. More inclined to have a
passion for life, or for their work, than to seduce their best
friend's mate.
Revati: ruled by Pushan who ushered souls into the
realm of Yama (death) often find hospice workers. Pushan is
the ruler of the road, so people love to travel with this
Nakshatra. He's also the ruler of animals, he was the animal
keeper of the gods, so people who love animals. Pushan is

Caretaker of animals. He found lost animals. Herdsman of

the Gods. Healers of animals.
Drum symbol: increments in time. Project that's started in
this period progresses sequentially.
Yogini Dasha: the names of each of the periods tells
you what will happen during those periods. E.g. Mangala,
pingala, danya, etc. Arjanji's book has section on translations
of each of the words, e.g. Mangala, and it fleshes out the
symbolism of each period.
Rahu and Ketu: Ketu is a subtle, etheric planet. Ketu
represents refined technologies, e.g. Rahu is hardware, Ketu
software, Rahu x-ray machine, Ketu the x-ray pictures. Ketu
represents computers, programming.
Trimsamsha chart is the key to the person's hidden
character.
He prefers the unreduced Ashtaka Varga Bindus of
each planet in their own varga chart to Shad Bala as measure
of a planet's strength.
Sarpa drekkanas: The 2nd and 3rd drekkanas of
constellation of Cancer, 1st and 2nd drekkanas of Scorpio,
and 3rd drekkana of Pisces. In the Brihat Jataka 2nd to last
chapter. He likes the drekkanas. (Best version of Brihat
Jataka by Swami ...). Four types of drekkanas: sarpa
(snakes), ayuda (weapons) chatushpa (animals), pakshi
(birds). The sarpa drekkanas are used for bondage, (prison,
ticket, restrained by police ) lies, cheating, manipulating,
serpenty types of things, poison, emotional nature (e.g. upset
and anger). The chatushpa drekkanas cause the person to
"fornicate with the teacher's wife". He found them in the
charts of prostitutes. Carnal, sexual inclinations. Also
important in animal lovers. Pakshi drekkanas tendency to
travel.
1st drekkana of Scorpio. A woman naked coming
across the sea, displaced from her home and family. Asked a

person who had the Moon in the 4th house in this drekkana
if his mother immigrate? No. But his paternal grandmother
(12th) immigrated!
Moon in 7th in a drekkana described as a woman
skilled in needlecraft, and she's an acupuncturist! Another
client with Sun in the 8th in the same drekkana, and he's a
dentist.
Nakshatras of wealth are Rohini, Dhanishta, Purva
Phalguni, Pushya.
In interpreting dasa systems, place the Maha Dasa
planet (or sign) as the first house and look at where the
bhukti planet falls, and where the ruler of the other houses
fall too, e.g. if the lord of the 2nd falls in the 12th in a chart
with the Maha dasa planet as 1st house, that period will
incur expenses.