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​in western astro, it's all about exact mathematical degrees. but in jyotish, it’s called drishti, which literally translates to "sight" or "glance."

​in vedic astrology, planets literally have eyes. they sit in one house, but they stare at other houses across your chart. an empty house in your chart might look totally chill, but if a heavy planet is staring at it from across the room, u are going to feel its energy there.

​every single planet looks directly across the street at the 7th house from wherever it sits. but the outer planets mars, jupiter, and saturn are so heavy that they get "special" extra glances.

​🔥 mars (aspects the 4th, 7th, and 8th houses from itself): mars has an aggressive, protective stare. wherever mars is looking, u will experience friction, competition, and a massive drive to defend that area of your life.

​● jupiter (aspects the 5th, 7th, and 9th houses from itself): the ultimate blessing. jupiter's glance is literally made of pure grace. whatever house jupiter looks at gets protected and expanded. if u have a totally trashed or weak house, but jupiter happens to be staring at it, it gets saved.

​● saturn (aspects the 3rd, 7th, and 10th houses from itself): the strict teacher glare. saturn’s stare is actually way harder to deal with than the house it’s currently sitting in. wherever saturn is looking, u will experience delays, heavy responsibilities, and u will have to work 10x harder to get results there.

​the 12 zodiac signs are cool, but in jyotish, the sky is broken down even further into 27 nakshatras (lunar mansions). since the moon rules your mind, the exact star cluster the moon was sitting in when u were born is literally the hardwiring of your brain.

​it explains your deepest instincts, your hidden talents, and exactly how u process emotions.

​for example, u could be an aries moon, but depending on the nakshatra, your mental vibe is completely different:

​●ashwini moon (0° to 13°20' aries): represented by the horse. pure speed and adrenaline. these people process things instantly. they have a crazy need for movement, racing, and diving headfirst into things without overthinking. they are the impulsive pioneers.

​●bharani moon (13°20' to 26°40' aries): represented by the womb, ruled by the god of death. this is heavy, intense, and deeply psychological. they go through extreme emotional transformations and are usually drawn to the darker, philosophical sides of life (major dostoevsky protagonist vibes tbh).

Mars + Saturn in female chart shows she is very determined and bossy as a person, Have to take responsibility and hard worker

Venus is with ketu in male chart and Mars with ketu in Female chart, struggle in finding right partner and if married, struggle in married life.

Jupiter + Saturn and Jupiter + ketu - These people are old soul, highly spritual, experienced and wise. If needing advice go to them. You won't regret it. ( Especially Jupiter with ketu are God's favourite ⭐)

Sun in 1st house, Venus + sun , Venus + Mars, Venus in Libra, sun in Libra, Moon + Venus are some of the combinations shows famous personalities, rich placement and also shows Spotlight attention on them.

Rahu wherever sits you have hunger towards that house eg - if it's in 12 th, hunger for spirituality, wanting connection with supernatural, universe , beyond the world.

If it's in 6 th house, these people can be obsessed with work, service, gym, routine, daily life that they don't want to change it.

I’ve been thinking a lot about why so many K-Pop groups/kpop solo artists are trying to make it big in the West right now, but most of them seem to hit a wall. I wanted to share two main reasons why I think this happens, just to see what you guys think.

1. Looks vs. Actual Talent

It feels like a lot of entertainment companies care way more about finding people who look perfect rather than people who can actually sing or dance well. They pick people for their appearance and then try to rush-train them before they debut. Because of this, some idols debut without being fully ready or polished.

When they try to break into the Western market, it becomes a bit of an issue. While Western award shows definitely have a lot of issues with racism and bias, we can’t just blame the entire audience. Western music fans really value live singing and personal artistry. If an artist is mostly just about looks, people might pay attention for a month or a year, but the hype fades. Fans want real talent, and there are plenty of Western artists who aren't "traditionally" beautiful but sell out arenas because their talent makes them so attractive.

2. Unrealistic Beauty Standards & What We Choose to Make Viral

We've all seen those viral clips of agency bosses admitting they choose looks over talent during auditions. What worries me is that the internet makes these idols go viral for their looks, even when we know a lot of it is surgically enhanced by the companies. If you look at pre-debut pictures, it is pretty clear that many of them had a lot of work done, which is totally their choice, but it sets a really unhealthy standard for younger fans.

The Korean beauty standard is already so strict about being super thin and having perfect skin. When young kids look in the mirror and compare themselves to groups where everyone looks like identical triplets, it makes them feel insecure. It pushes young people to get unnecessary clinical treatments to fit into the exact same mold, which breaks my heart.

I feel like if we are going to make an idol go viral, it would be so much better to hype them up for things that truly matter. Let's make them viral for their actual talent, their natural beauty, their sweet personality, or how wonderfully they treat the people around them. I just wish 90% of the viral clips on our feeds weren't just about their faces when we know it's a standard forced on them by an industry.

I know this is a hot take and a lot of people might disagree, but I really feel like the industry needs to change how it does things.

We all know how the story goes - Dua and Callum had found themselves meeting because they realized they were reading the same book and had bonded over that as their introduction to each other.

Now what I did NOT expect was to see they both have Mercury conjunct Rahu in their charts.

Dua's D9 / Navamsa Chart

Callum's D1 / Rashi Chart

The fact their charts mirror this same Mercury configuration so closely, and it had actually led to them to bond over it seems like an astrological manifestation that is way, way too good to be true lol but its never impossible

And tbh sometimes synastry works in this way, when you do end up meeting people with the exact same configurations as you, which, let's admit it... familiarity is one aspect that keeps a couple with each other anyway.

While this varies from person to person, Dua and Callum astrologically seemed to just have a preference for familiarity based on how their charts interact with each other.

(I will try to make a post about their Darakarakas soon, so I can flesh out this familiarity. They're a couple that have so many similar astrological configurations that it's interesting. For example, Callum inherently is very very overwhelmingly Sagittarius, while Dua is glaringly Leo. They both have fire stelliums, and they mirror these fire stelliums onto each other as well.)

In the case of Dua and Callum, they have a mutual desire to master their Mercuries, and this is quite a shared language which would benefit them because the other partner mirroring this same Mercury configuration means they get to grow with each other while developing their Mercuries which would tie to their life paths in some way. Dua in fact has been doing her share of fulfilling her Mercury conjunct Rahu in D9 through her avid book reading, as well as her having a podcast where she invites authors to discuss about their authored books with them.

Popularly, the Gemini sign is seen as bipolar; its natives are characterized as dual. Modern (Western) astrology believes that this sign is represented by two identical figures, twin brothers. When I was a follower of tropical astrology, I heard an explanation for why Geminis carried this dual characteristic: it has to do with two twin brothers where one dies and the other goes to the underworld and asks to switch places with his brother (some versions say that the brother asks for his brother to return to life). The lord of the underworld accepts on the following condition: while your brother is back, you stay, and vice versa. This is how the energy of Gemini is explained.

In Jyotish, the duality of Gemini is something much deeper, involving energies and tantra. Gemini in hinduism is Mithuna, which comes from Maithuna. Maithuna/Mithuna is a sanskrit term representing a sexual union ritual. I won't post images here due to Tumblr's policy, but when searching for images of Mithuna on Google, you'll come across pictures of statues of a man and a woman in erotic poses.

Mithuna is a representation of a man and a woman, side by side, each touching the other's genitals. They are not engaging in sexual intercourse, there is no penetration, but they are in contact with regions that carry the symbolism of the primordial energy of both man and woman. Therefore, Mithuna (Gemini) is the representation of the symbiosis between masculine and feminine energy.

Gemini is dual because it carries two energies: masculine and feminine. Regardless of gender, Gemini natives are able to be expansive because they possess both energies. Living in a society where they have to choose a side is a big problem for Geminis. Gemini is not dual to the point of separation, but rather of integration, and that is why natives are indecisive and do not make quick decisions: they don't want to choose between one or the other, they want both, they want everything.

I previously spoke about the Ardra nakshatra and its rebellious nature, but I believe that Gemini in general carries this rebellious air, of being different and not fitting into a social pattern due to the integration of two opposing energies, the feminine and the masculine. Their worldview is not separated between what is feminine and what is masculine since they possess this natural integration. Gemini women, for example, usually exhibit tomboyish characteristics from childhood, or dislike girly games like playing house.

Mithuna is the perfect symbiosis between masculine and feminine energy; they possess the ability to understand the difference between the two sides and become indecisive when choosing only one. I believe it's a mistake to describe Gemini as dual because even when they choose a side, they don't remain faithful to their choice and keep fluctuating, leading others to describe them as deceitful. Gemini unites, it doesn't separate. It is symbiosis of duality, not separation.

Their dual nature, between feminine and masculine, is reflected in their appearance. It is described that those born under the sign of Gemini typically possess androgynous characteristics, which is a blend of masculine and feminine physical traits resulting in an ethereal appearance.

If you come from hardship you don’t need an exalted Venus or moon because you will continue to feel contempt with your conditions and never ameliorate them.

That’s why Moon in Scorpio which is debilitated is so common among wealthy people.

You need to be the restless one if everybody in your bloodline was resting.