nakshatras – Nexus Astrology

Span: 23°20′ Virgo to 06°40′ Libra
Deity: Tvashtar, the celestial architect
Dasha Lord: Mars
Symbol: Pearl
Animal (Yoni): Tiger (female)
Shakti or power: punya cayani shakti = power to accumulate purity

The name Chitra refers to bright, transparent or brilliant. All qualities that can be related to this star. A word of a similar root is Chitta, which refers to a person’s mentality or consciousness. Chitta is an important concept in religions like Buddhism and Hinduism, and a fairly long one to explain and discuss. But to sum things up, it refers to consciousness, perception and the mind.

The mind is considered the source of of everything in Eastern philosophies, as our reactions and perceptions dictate our experience in this world. The mind creates the perception of good, the mind creates the perception of bad, and the mind starts our reaction to everything. As such, mind is the source of Maya. Maya refers to illusion or magic, denoting mostly the illusion of life’s events. If the Soul is eternal, nothing bad in life matters, but nothing good matters as well.

Again, these are complicated concepts upon which long books have been written about. If you don’t understand it all at once, it’s fine. The important things to understand:

Chit or Chitta: refers to the mind and our perception
Maya: illusion of life, refers to the things (good and bad) that fascinate and distract us from the spiritual (detached) reality of life.

Chitra nakshatra deals intimately with Maya. These natives are fascinated with life, they tend to be movers and shakers in the world. Many times they are related to beauty, creation and improvement of the world. They tend to have a genuine desire to improve the world.

Going into the symbol, of a Pearl, we yet again go to the word bright, brilliant or perfect. Chitra deals with the quest for perfection, the quest for something fantastic or amazing. The quest for creating beautiful and extraordinary things.

On a more esoteric level, the Pearl can also be related to spiritual progress and achievement, reached when we free ourselves from the mind and from Maya. Chitra natives have this potential. Although, I’d say that about 90% of these natives will forever be stuck on Maya and the material world. It’s not a flaw of character, it is just the nature of our times.

The deity Tvashtar is the celestial architect, responsible for creating great structures and great weapons/tools for the gods in the universe. Again, we are brought back to the idea of creating beauty, creating perfection and improving life.

The power of this nakshatra is punya cayani shakti, which refers to the idea of accumulating or achieving purity. Some authors say merit, but I think purity is a better translation. The power here shows a native creating and improving, at a quest for perfection, brilliance or purity. This can both deal with material achievements, as well as reaching spiritual purity and progress.

Some loose notes:

Strong need to create/act and have something to show
High desire for achievement.
Strong focus on material life and the world.
- Great desire to improve the world.
- Also love for material things and luxury, specially the Libra portion.
Sense of importance
- They want to fix the world, they might consider themselves responsible for improving and fixing things.
- Could show involvement in politics, activism or volunteer work.
- They feel unhappy when they can’t fix/help/improve the world around them.
  - “I could’ve done something to change that”
Great hope and trust in their own potential
- Desire to achieve the impossible, many times they do it.
- Hard workers who go after their dreams.
Love for luxury, beautiful environments, designer items, etc.
At times, they can be a tad superficial.
They love debating, discussing and writing walls of text about their thoughts.
Very convincing and charming natives.
Orderly and attentive natives.
Great need for support, appreciation and praise from others.
Sensitive, emotional and caring deep down.
Career wise:
- Architecture
- Design and beauty fields
- Arts, drama and movies
- Fashion
- Jewelry making
- Medicine
- Dentistry:
  - specially orthodontics and cosmetic fields
- Executive roles
  - Financial fields, stock market, etc.
  - Leaders, analysts, etc.
- Communication:
  - Think tanks
  - Advertising
  - convincing others
- Engineering:
  - Computers
  - Machines
  - any kind of fine and advanced technology
- Policy advisors or political fields

Chitra natives are the embodiment of the Celestial Architect, so they similarly carry a need to improve life, fix the world and make everything better. I consider this one of the most active nakshatras. This natives have a hard time sitting still. They are always on the move, doing something.

Frequently, these natives will hold multiple jobs, along with hobbies that are as much work as their jobs. I’ve met a few doctors with a Chitra Moon who would work their main job, volunteer at charity clinics and still find time to engage in some artistic hobby. Some of them paint, others write, either way they have a lot on their plate.

From an early age, Chitra tends to promote great achievers. The Chitra teen tends to be on top of his class, along with multiple extracurriculars, an active social life and maybe a few hobbies to spare. Achieving, making and creating are fundamental impulses for Chitra.

They have an almost child-like belief that everything is possible, that everything they dream about is achievable. This makes them great leaders. Also, many times they actually achieve their impossible goal. Frequently, Chitra is the flower that grows in the desert.

This belief creates and inner sense of duty or protagonism. They always think that they can fix and improve things. Many tend to get involved with politics at some point in life, usually stemming from a believe that they can fix things.

Chitra can be specially related to silicon chips and computer advancements. Those are engineering marvels that sound more than impossible, yet here we are. Silicon is some random sand that is turned into computer chips, which can show us high quality images, videos and more. Few people appreciate the magic in this.

Other fields related to Chitra are, not shockingly, architecture and design. Medicine is another prominent area for this nakshatra, being an area that requires hard work and a lot of faith. Dentistry, specially orthodontic and aesthetic areas, as it relates to perfecting things.

I remember the Chitra Moon dentist my parents took me to, always puppy-eyed trying to convince me to whiten and fix my teeth, to make them perfect. But I must’ve had my momma’s will and God’s amazing grace (being born under an evil nakshatra), I always refused. Now my teeth belong to coffee and I never went back to his office.

These are hard working and charming natives, who will always try (and many times succeed) to convince you with their pretty smiles and bright eyes. They will usually rise in life through their gift of charming communication. They can excel on many fields, and they are always striving for high paying jobs.

Specially on the Libra side of things, these natives will have a great passion for the good things in life. They tend to be suckers for designer labels. Filling their home with beautiful and expensive things is usually a priority. However, money alone will never satisfy them. They need to improve things. If things are stagnant and there is nothing to improve, they might switch jobs or find some hobby to fulfill their eternal need for creation.

Speaking of needs, a big need for these natives is support and appreciation. But don’t we all need it? Yes, but they need it more than the average. These natives see the world through a lens of achievement and results, having people around them who are thankful and proud is the ultimate award. Partners to Chitra natives should always be mindful about this, and show appreciation and encouragement to them.

As usual, let’s delve into the negative. The main negative point of this nakshatra can be started from my final point above, they live through an external mirror, the appreciation and support of others. The lack or excess of it is usually the root for the trouble in their lives.

They might be engaged in the most evil of works, if they get their fix of praise and support, they will still do it. Similarly, at times, they can lack discernment. Only seeing the appearance and pomp, forgetting to look beyond it to understand things better.

In their relationships, they can leave and (in some cases) cheat on partners simply because they didn’t give them enough appreciation. The inverse is also true. They might keep a terrible partner, maybe even accept being cheated on, as long as they get the support and appreciation they desire.

Discernment and seeing beyond the superficial, going beyond appearances, are key lessons in life.

As a daily star:

Chitra is the day of appearance, of Maya, the mask of the world. For good, it is one of the best times in the month to improve and beautify life. Adjusting our appearance, improving our home and things of the sort. On the negative, it is hard to get the truth, as people tend to put on a mask and focus on transmitting a positive image.

→ Favorable activities with Chitra: extremely favorable for improving your appearance, buying new clothes, changing your hairstyle, etc. Any creative activity. Decoration or home improvement. Good for charming others or anything needing charisma. Great for socializing and enjoying. Good for structured work and planning.

→ Unfavorable activities with Chitra: unfavorable for confrontation, conflict or anything harsh. Not good for discovering the truth or uncovering something. Not good for marriage.

Planets in Chitra will indicate areas of life where a native has great attention to detail, as well as knack for inventing new solutions. For instance, someone with a Chitra planet related to the 11th or 2nd houses could have great skill in managing financial assets. The 9th house will frequently show some sort of esteemed academic. On love matters, Chitra is very prosperous, although partners and the relationship will need a lot of attention.

Example:

Tom Brady (Chitra ascendant at 24° Virgo): American football quarterback.
- Great achievements: Considered to be the greatest quarterback of all time.
- Hard-worker: He had achievements in both baseball and football while in high school, which led to his career.

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As I predicted on my November 2024 predictions, Trump won the election. So I decided to make this post to talk a bit more about the whys and also discuss the energy around the election too.

Trump Election and the Trends

Those that follow my work regularly know that I’ve been publishing articles on the long term prospects of the world. It’s something I decided to do since I believe we are in the cusp of great change, with the major astrological aspects of the coming years showing that.

I mention this because many of the Vedic astrologers who predicted the Trump win as well mention great transits in his chart as a main factor. I similarly considered those and, yes, they are important. But to me, the decisive factor in making this prediction was the long term outlook of the world. As I wrote in my prediction:

Looking at the transits around and specially after the election, a lot tends to align with his political messages and the policy around him.

In September, I published about Saturn conjunct Neptune. This aspect deals a lot with our cultural perception of the world and social trends, relating a lot to the mythos around society. It happens every 36 years, having last occurred around 1989.

If we look at the world, much of our current culture is derived from the events in the early 90s, when the last conjunction occurred. That was a conjunction in Sagittarius. The sign deals with travel, expansion, laws, regulations; as well as an outspoken and feisty streak.

Since the late 90s up until this day, immigration and the integration of foreign cultures has only expanded. Bureaucratic boards and regulations have similarly increased, with the EU being the greatest example. Celebrities are mostly outspoken and focused on shock and awe.

In the 80s and before, most celebrities tried remaining neutral and diplomatic. Taking a stand was reserved for those with powerful and long careers. The outspoken ones were few and vastly criticized. Nowadays, we have the opposite. Few celebrities try to remain neutral, and they are criticized for it.

That was the Sagittarius impulse, which wanes more and more as we approach the new conjunction in Pisces next year.

I specifically mention celebrities, as celebrity culture was a big thing of the Sagittarius cycle. In politics, celebrity endorsements used to be powerful. Initiatives from the 90s like Rock The Vote were a clear example of this. Look at us now. Harris was endorsed by most, and the biggest, celebrities around. It made almost no difference. The celebrity age of Sagittarius is over.

Which brings us back to my main point, on why I saw the mundane trends favoring Trump more than Harris.

Harris is a lawyer and bureaucrat. She wanted to maintain immigration and foreign collaboration. All Sagittarius matters. Her imagery in the campaign was centered around sassy and outspoken behavior. Again, a very Sagittarius thing.

Along with Kamala is Brat, a big thing of the campaign was bringing people like Dick Cheney (of the Iraq War) to show how even Republicans were against Trump. War bureaucrats of the past. In many ways, her campaign was doused in Sagittarius imagery.

On the other side, Trump’s message became even stronger against immigration. He talked about reducing bureaucracy and regulations. He had an anti-war messaging, which we all should hope remains true. In many ways, his campaign was the anti-Sagittarius. A very ironic turn of events for someone who rose to fame in the 90s, by being the exact kind of outspoken character favored by that sign.

Also worth mentioning that Trump brought idealistic and somewhat coy people, like RFK Jr. and Elon Musk, into the campaign. Idealistic, yet shy, is something seen through Pisces. The sign of the 2025 Saturn-Neptune conjunction. So not only did the campaign shun the waning influences, it aligned itself with the rising ones.

On that note, Kamala is Bush. The father, not the son. Considering the Saturn-Neptune conjunctions, this election mirrors the 1992 election. It happened around the Saturn-Neptune conjunction in Sagittarius, as the world moved on from the Virgo conjunctions in 1953 and their influence.

Bush was a very Virgo character, his campaign was all about responsibility, cleanliness and maintaining the order. He lost to Bill Clinton, who ran a campaign about enthusiasm, youthfulness and economic improvement. Bush criticized Clinton for his lack of experience, making an appeal to those Virgo values that were waning culturally.

This time around, Trump was criticized for not caring about the social etiquette and moral philosophies of society, like diversity and inclusion. All Sagittarius values waning in society now, as we move into the new cycle.

Overall, Trump’s messaging aligned more with the trends I see rising with the major astrological events of the coming years, which is what motivated my prediction.

Election Day

The election day was very tense, with reports of nervousness from people on both sides of the contest. I have to admit, as someone who hates and criticizes the hyperbole of MOST IMPORTANT ELECTION EVER (always in caps lock), that this time it truly felt like it was. Hearing people talking, behaving, it truly was a significant moment. Something I felt lacking both in 2020 and 2016.

Looking at the chart above, a few things point to this. Starting from what every astrologer talked about, Mars opposing Pluto. An aspect of great tension and conflict. Some predicted great violence, riots and trouble. Which, to the best of my knowledge, has not happened. The 2016 Trump victory had a much bigger repercussion, on that sense, than this current one. On my prediction, I said that most of the protests would be ineffective and symbolical. Again, I seem to have gotten that prediction right.

But going back to that Election Day tension, it mostly comes from the Moon that day. Aspect wise the Moon sits exactly aligned with the Lunar Nodes, in the middle of them. With the Nodes being a karmic point, this indicates a day of tension and transformative events. I always look to planets sitting in the mid-point of the Lunar Nodes when making predictions, as it always denotes an intense moment. In the case of the Moon, an intense day.

Besides that, the Moon also made a square to Neptune, early in the day. Neptune relates to illusions, deception, dreams and imagination. The square shows those illusions being shattered or broken, creating a need for realignment.

The star of the show in the day’s tension, however, is the nakshatra of the Moon. Nakshatras are a specialty of mine, and a very important point of Vedic Astrology. The Moon sat on Mula nakshatra for most of Tuesday. This star is ruled by Niritti, the goddess of destruction. It deals a lot with uprooting, radical transformation and fierce energies. Natives born under this star tend to be rebels or outsiders. Events around Mula tend to leave a strong mark in the psyche.

In many ways, it was a day of tension and uprooting. People who liked the result had a whole day of tension, glued to their screens watching everything carefully. Many who disliked the result are feeling a strong shock right now.

In many countries, people believed Harris would win. A poll in Germany showed that 72% of people believed she would win the election. Needless to say, people around the world who believed their international correspondents were surprised by the results. Outside the US, most of the international press made it seem like Trump had zero chance and Harris was the perfect candidate, leading to the current shock and last minute adjustments around the world.

Overall, this was a classic Mula day. Shock, uprooting and transformation. The natural impulse of the nakshatra was strengthened by the other aspects of the day, maximizing the impact.

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Trump Election and the Trends

Election Day