yooooooh, tell me why I just learned that male elephants (which are the yoni animals of Bharani), experience something called musth?!

If you don’t already know, “Musth is a natural, periodic condition in healthy male (bull) elephants, characterized by a dramatic, temporary, and often extreme surge in reproductive hormones, primarily testosterone. Derived from the Sanskrit word mada (meaning "intoxicated" or "drunk"), musth is not just a "mating season" but a state of heightened, often chaotic, behavioral and physical changes.”

Apparently, it causes extreme aggression and “madness,” altered cognition, sensory overload, irritability, and aberrant behavior within the male elephant (like they are HELLA dangerous during this time).

ok, TO MY POINT, basically, I've been wondering if people with strong elephant yoni influence (more so Bharani, but possibly Revati as well) experience hormonal rhythms with an intensity that can be likened to musth...here me out

Although elephants only experience musth annually and by nature have different processes than us (cuz we're different species, obviously), it's worth noting that yoni animals uncover the core nature of nakshatras; hence, what also shapes our relations, behavioral patterns, and essence fundamentally. Considering this, I don't think it's too far-fetched to consider that some of the likeness and processes of our yoni animals can be reflected in us.

As someone with double elephant yoni influence (Bharani Sun, Revati Moon), I find that the energy or concept of 'musth' seemingly is translated into my horomonal shifts. They don't just 'happen,' they practically surge. Not in a subtle or easy-to-ignore manner; it somewhat takes on the Sanskrit root, 'mada,' from which the word musth stems → meaning in essence a state of being 'intoxicated' or physically 'heavy' with one's own power.

Although 'mada' can be similar to 'arrogance' in translation, it can also mean 'intoxication' (which is more what I'm leaning into here).

During the hormonal peaks we experience as humans (especially for me as a lady during ovulation into the luteal phase), my energy feels like a pressure cooker, often causing me to lash out or act/feel in certain ways that are quite darker or more primal than other times.

Now, within Bharani (or possibly Revati) natives, considering a male elephant's musth often is external and causes him to dominate or act out violently, I was wondering if, depending on the gender of the native and their respective yoni animal, would this 'musth' end up manifesting inwardly, yet with the same intensity?

Say, for instance, a male Bharani native (or possibly Revati) might more intensely feel, see, and be impacted by the cycles of his hormones (which tend to be daily as well as seasonal) than the other men he associates with (who still go through them, yet just aren't as impacted or forced to be made aware of what's going on within them due to not feeling the shifts as intensely).

On the other hand, a woman Bharani native would still have a 'musth'-like feel to her hormonal shifts, (likely during her Ovulation and Luteal phases); it's just very intense inwardly (which may cause her to act out odue to the intesity of what's she's feeling) and perhaps not as noticeable outwardly/physically (as male elephants often have a clear indication that they're going through musth, specifically visible on their heads). Perhaps the manifestation of the female Bharani native in relation to her monthly phases could go as far as PMDD (as musth is a very extreme and intense time for male elephants).

With that said, I'm asking literally anyone who sees this who has a prominent elephant yoni in their chart (more so male elephant yoni) if their hormonal shifts can cause this sort of "chaotic irritability" within them (or I'm just reading too deeply into things)?

Tyyyy <3

The Social Side of Male African Elephants

The social relationships between female elephants is relatively well established; documentaries and TV shows love to talk about the matrilineal society that elephants form. But new research is emerging about the role male elephants play in that society, and it's much more social than previously thought.

The aggressive, loner persona of the male African elephant's has roots in the hormonally driven mating urge. This mating state, called "musth", is a basic way that male elephants can advertise to females that they are healthy and will produce strong, healthy babies. But musth is also responsible for some outstanding fights between males which can occasionally end in death - and overturned tourist vehicles. Musth first kicks when the male is about 30 years old and is relatively brief to begin with, perhaps lasting a few days or weeks. Older males, however, are in musth for months.

In addition, scientists once thought young males around the age of 18 were kicked out of their original family groups because females were often seen driving the males away. It is now understood that these males drifted from their original family groups, tried to join another family group but face hostility because they are strangers. In fact, 80 percent of a male's time before the age of 25 is spent with family groups, but not necessarily with their original family group. During this time a dominant hierarchy based mostly on size is established between the males. Musth can occasionally blur that line, but for the most part every male elephant has his place. Interestingly, scientists have discovered that this hierarchy is fairly flexible in times of plenty, but often becomes very strict in times of scarcity, which might ensure order in family groups, particularly where water is concerned. Even more amazing, scientists are realizing just how important socializing can be between males. For example, young males learn about mating and male society by watching older males. While play sparring often occurs between males who are the same age and size, older males will sometimes join in the fun. Hilariously, they will often get down on their knees when fighting younger males. In addition, groups of males often touch each other, particularly at watering holes, to establish bonds. They do this by throwing their trunks up on each other's heads or covering each other's backs with their ears. It's kind of like friends at a bar slapping each other's backs.

This new understanding of male elephant's social life is shedding light on just how damaging poaching can be to elephant society. Most poachers hunt older male elephants; the older an elephant the greater the tusk. But these older male elephants often teach social norms to the younger elephants; a loss of older elephants means a loss of an elder's wisdom.

Further reading: http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20141101-male-elephants-have-a-sweet-side?ocid=fbert

Photo courtesy of: Dan L. Perlmanhttp://www.ecolibrary.org/page/DP173