Month: June 2024 (Page 2 of 2)

• Span: 00°00′ Sagittarius to 13°20′ Sagittarius
• Deity: Niritti, the goddess of destruction
• Dasha Lord: Ketu
• Symbols: Elephant’s goad or the tail of a lion, Tied bunch of roots.
• Animal (Yoni): Dog (male)
• Shakti or power: barhana shakti = power to break things apart

The name Mula refers to the root, the base or the foundation of anything. This is the root energy, the source of power. In the chakra system, Muladhara Chakra refers to the root chakra, the first one, responsible for our basic life force and stability.

Through this name, a symbol associated with this nakshatra is that of a tied bunch of roots. This shows the collection of important energies, or important ideas, as the multiple roots. It also shows restriction, bondage, as the energies are all tied towards something. This symbolizes karma, or a strong destiny.

Another symbol is an elephant’s goad. For those unfamiliar, it is a hook-like tool, used to harness, train and handle elephants. Symbolically, this shows harnessing and taming our energies, controlling our impulses towards the proper path. The lion’s tail has a similar energy, albeit in the opposite route. When you touch the tail of a lion, he gets provoked into attacking you.

All the symbols here refer to a powerful energy and the expression of it. Being harnessed into a righteous or proper path. Or turned into anger and explosive attacks.

Following along the same line, Kundalini energy is said to rest on the Muladhara Chakra. This is a very powerful energy, seen as a miracle force, but it can be very destructive towards those uninitiated or not ready for it.

The deity, Niritti, is the goddess of destruction. She is associated with calamity, dissolution and total annihilation. Representing a very violent, fierce and destructive energy. However, similarly to Rudra — deity of Ardra nakshatra — Niritti destruction is said to work towards improvement or purification. Eliminating unneeded things, triggering transformation and leading us towards development.

Niritti is sometimes called Alaskhmi, representing the opposite of Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth. The opposite of opulence and wealth is poverty, so Niritti is said to represent poverty.

The shakti yet again shows how Sanskrit terms tend to convey multiple meanings. Barhana can mean uprooting, tearing or pulling out something. But it can also mean something vigorous, strong or powerful. So we can translate this shakti into either “power to uproot or break apart”, or into “power to exert force”.

Summarizing the points above, one of the first inferences we can make is that Mula represents power, or a strong energy. All the symbols behind this nakshatra show, in one way or another, the idea of power. Similarly, these natives tend to be very strong, active and forceful in life.

Mula tends to promote deep investigation, breaking things apart, searching for the root or base of anything. Natives here are very inquisitive, they leave no stone unturned when looking for an answer. There is an impulse, somewhat similar to Ardra (the nakshatra in the opposite sign of Gemini), of deep research. Breaking things apart until you find an answer.

The difference is that the energy here is focused, like the tied bunch of roots. Ardra searches far and wide, always looking for new ground, sometimes even lacking an aim. Mula always tends to have a focus. Either there is a total focus on some area of study, let’s say religion as an example, and the native only focuses on that. The native isn’t constantly transforming and re-inventing like Ardra, who is always looking for something new.

In the case where the native seeks some variety, there is always a target for it. For instance, with a native interested in religion, if he dabbled in technology and music too, he would find a way to promote religion through these pursuits, rather than enjoying them as separate things.

The energy here is bound, tied up towards some goal. So the native’s research will always have a focus. The native’s projects will always have a clear common thread.

An example I had was a native who studied nuclear physics, up until the PhD level. On the side, he had many seemingly disconnected pursuits, but they were all related to his research, and towards getting a position at an university abroad.

Result wise, Mula tends towards extremes in results. Either the best and most good, or a total defeat and destruction. Nonetheless, these natives tend to have an insane amount of luck in life. In one way or another, things always tend to work themselves out for Mula natives.

Mula is related to shrubs, bushes or weeds. Those are small, and usually not that noticeable plants, but look at an abandoned house or a vacant lot. At times, you can’t even see that a house exists, as the greenery grows big enough to cover and hide it. Mula is also associated with deserts, mountain peaks, caves or any type of isolated place.

These final symbols relate to the idea of isolation, being an outsider or outcast. Spiritual or magical initiations will usually require some kind of isolation, leaving society, going out of the grain. Secret knowledge isn’t meant for everyone, so some distance is required. Mula is very conductive towards any kind of spiritual path or initiation, as the natives are ready to give up and sacrifice the daily grind for a great goal.

Outside of spirituality, the idea of isolation creates interesting results. The natives tend to be unusual personalities. Sarcastic, somewhat aloof, bold in their statements, saying things without much filter or care for feelings and etiquette. They tend to tell it like it is, speak their mind, leaving no stone unturned no matter what. They also, usually, tend towards outside or radical perspectives and opinions. Making their disagreements with others even more tense.

They are true unapologetic outsiders. Behaving, acting, dressing, talking and believing differently than others. Yet, at the same time, they are very charming and attractive. There is always something magnetic about these natives. Again, this duality shows their great luck. On one hand, they can put people off with their ways. On the other hand, their charm helps them through life.

Many times, Mula deals with being an outsider in regards to gender norms. With many Mula men doing things like drag, or breaking into the traditional female territory. Similarly, Mula women can tend towards more tomboyish or male pursuits. There is an androgynous tendency here too.

As usual, let’s delve into the negative. The big shadow of Mula deals with the outsider energy, and its expressions.

Everybody loves the idea of an outsider. Innovation is a pretty buzzword that people throw around. But that is all in theory. In reality, every outsider or innovator was heavily criticized or detested. People love boundaries being pushed, if they are not their own boundaries. They love to see society changing and evolving, if they don’t have to deal with the harsh process of it. People love outsiders, just not in their backyard.

Being true outsiders, Mula natives will never be loved by all, maybe not even tolerated by all.

They can act in arrogant ways at times because of these trends, so learning to tame and smooth their edges becomes important. Another issue here could be anger. Extremes of anger, verbal attacks or tearing down people can happen when these natives gets angry. Again, they need to learn to control these destructive instincts.

As a daily star:

Mula is a excellent star for investigation, as it signals finding the lowest common denominator in all subjects. So this can be a day of discovery, finding new things, collecting information, seeing the common ground between multiple ideas, etc. Analyzing problems comes naturally here, so this is the day to tackle your deep issues and concerns in life. It can be an excellent time for self-analysis, understanding the root of your problems, and reaching breakthroughs.

This can be a very grounding day, as it becomes hard to distract ourselves from our problems. It might not be an easy day, if we want to run away from our problems. But it can be a great opportunity for healing and improvement, if we let go and understand our problems.

→ Favorable activities with Mula: Great for analysis, going deep into a subject, doing research, etc. Excellent for self-inquiry or analysis, contemplation or psychological understanding. Any activity that requires courage, strength or charm. Public presentations, confrontations, etc. Great for planting, gardening, dealing with seeds and crops. Good for remedies, specially herbal or natural medicine. Great for adventures. Good for expressing sexuality. Good for worship of fierce deities like Kali, as well as dealing with the darker side of the occult in general. Good for initiation into the occult, or study of subjects like astrology.

→ Unfavorable activities with Mula: unfavorable for anything requiring tact, diplomacy, balance or compromise. Not good for dealing with finances and banking matters. Unfavorable for marriage.

On a predictive manner, planets in Mula tend to show some intense energy or event that uproots you. For instance, a 9th lord here tends to show an important change related to the father, maybe a fight that triggers a change in you. Venus here shows a love affair that transforms you. Any communication factor, like Mercury or the 3rd lord, can show brash communication and an off-putting demeanor when placed in Mula.

Examples:

• Jeffree Star (Mula Ascendant at 03° Sagittarius + Mula Moon at 13° Sagittarius): American makeup artist and online personality
  • Outsider/rebel: As a child, he experimented with his mother’s makeup and started wearing it, later turning this into an internet career and successful business.
    • Similarly, he has been involved in controversy because of his use of swastikas in some earlier works, as well as comments seen as racist.
  • Breaking gender barriers: Many times, Mula natives tend to be androgynous or engage in some form of cross-dressing.
• Jiddu Krishnamurti (Mula Moon at 02° Sagittarius): East Indian teacher and religious leader
  • Outsider/rebel: He preached a different kind of spiritual doctrine, focused on independent salvation. He claimed that tradition and doctrine were barriers to salvation, an obviously controversial point, in a world where people want to take everything literally.
    • He was against blind beliefs, acceptance of authority and religious ceremony.
  • Great luck: He experienced a whole life of material prosperity, living well-off. As a child, he had access to a whole world of scriptures and education.

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