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Ketu in Purva Ashadha

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Purva ashadha extends from 13.20°-26.40° Sidereal Sagittarius. This is a Venus-ruled Nakshatra.

The deity is Varuna the main symbol is a fan 🪭. An additional symbol is a winnowing basket 🧺.

The animal yoni is a monkey.

The following observations can resonate with individuals who have either their Sun, Moon, Ascendant, Atmakaraka, Lagnesh, or Ketu in Purva Ashadha.

⟢ They are relationship oriented. They don’t go long periods being single.

⟢ They are loyal and supportive to their partner.

⟢ They are generous with their spouse as well.

⟢ Depending on their ethnicity they tend to have a natural tan with their skin tone.

⟢ In general their skin is even and all one color. It’s kind of hard to describe but sometimes it naturally looks like they’re wearing foundation bc of their skin tone evenness.

⟢ They tend to have a natural doll face.

⟢ Both PA women & Men look doll-like. Barbie & Ken vibes. They are usually conventionally attractive.

⟢ A lot of people consider Purva Ashadha individuals to be the physical ideal of beauty.

⟢ They age well. They look younger as they get older.

⟢ They are often involved in high status relationships, their partnership is well known to the public. They may marry a famous person.

⟢ They can have a lot of drama in their relationships as well. They likely date people with “dramatic” personalities.

⟢ They can find themselves in love triangles often, or third party situations romantically.

⟢ They are artistically talented. I’ve seen many be interested in painting, drawing and photography.

⟢ They have naturally good singing voices.

⟢ They usually work in something related to the ocean or aquatics: marine biologist, navy personnel, deckhand, with aquatic wild life, working near water etc.

⟢ It reminds me of Ryan Gosling (who is PA moon in real life) iconically said in his role as Ken in the Barbie movie “my job is beach”. 😂 A very Purva Ashadha-coded thing to say.

⟢ Living near the water is ideal to them.

⟢ They are charming & clever with words. They know how to make people laugh & say witty things.

⟢ Something that is known about them already that I noticed too is that they can be “elitist”. Or have a an elitist mentality.

⟢ They strive to achieve high ranking, they want to be around people with high ranking.

⟢ I’ve seen that they won’t socialize with someone if they don’t like their “ranking”.

⟢ They often strive to be in high society, mingle with celebrities etc.

⟢ Despite being a Jupiter-ruled rashi, they don’t have the typical Jupiterian mentality of collective unity and loving everyone equally. They acknowledge that there is the best of things and the worst of things. They only want what they think is the best. (Since they are a Venusian Nakshatra after all).

⟢ I’ve seen in dating that if there’s a PA person of color then they strive to date someone of a different ethnicity or “date out” so to speak.

⟢ They love foreign things. They are fond of foreign cultures.

⟢ PA women are curvy, naturally plump and feminine looking.

⟢ They are ambitious and goal oriented.

⟢ They tend to be the leaders of their friend group.

⟢ It’s likely they are the eldest sibling. They had to be mature at a young age.

⟢ They can be eccentric & quirky. But this is more known if you know them personally, they might not seem that way outwardly.

⟢ They are good at taking photos.

⟢ They love wearing all black.

⟢ They have a motherly vibe, they like taking care of people.

⟢ This Nakshatra is usually an indicator of popularity and being well known.

Beauty & the Beast is essentially a "bad boy meets good girl" esque story, although that is oversimplifying things.

Love is a transformative tool and it is true love that lets both individuals transform. the Beast turns into a prince and Beauty understands the true nature of beauty, which is not shallow or superficial.

the reason, beauty is said to be in the eye of the beholder is that, when you look at someone or something with love, it becomes beautiful to you. Their character and essence transcend their physical form; beauty becomes a sentiment that is deeply felt; its profound and moving, like the beauty of nature or of ancient monuments; its beauty that is beyond the mundane; such as perfectly symmetrical features or adhering to every "trend".

Yun Hyongkeun, the esteemed artist once said, "True sorrow is connected to true beauty"

He had Purvashada Moon and Venus in UBP (Venus exalts in the sign of Pisces)

Here's an excerpt from an interview:

“What is a beautiful thing? It’s associated with the humanity’s inner world. To live most beautifully means to survive after experiencing extreme suffering and hardship,” Yun said. 

imo, this is a very Venusian sentiment; Claire Nakti in her video had mentioned how Venusians are "externally splendorous but internally corrosive"

this is to say that these natives create beauty, are drawn to beauty and perhaps are physically beautiful but more often than not, it does not come from a place of ease or comfort. just like how the beautiful lotus blooms in the mud, Venusians create beauty in the midst of chaos and ugliness.

Fun fact: Namjoon has a song called Yun dedicated to the artist which paraphrases this sentiment as "true beauty is true sadness". Namjoon himself has Purvaphalguni sun so it makes sense why he feels connected to this sentiment.

something that is truly beautiful affects us deeply. be it certain people or certain places, it almost makes us melancholy. now why does beauty make us sad?

innately, we understand that beauty, like life, is ephemeral and being in the presence of it, triggers our own sense of life/time passing and mortality. everything and everyone one must die; including the beautiful things and its almost painful to accept that.

now we must first understand that there is nothing shallow or superficial about beauty. Belle does not love the Beast DESPITE his ugliness but perhaps because of it. she finds him intriguing, his character, and his essence all appeal to her. if she were repulsed by him truly, she would not have wanted to marry him. although she was put off by him initially, she warmed to him after that, if that weren't the case, this story wouldn't progress the way it does.

in Claire Nakti's video about Venusian men, she mentioned how Venus's influence gives these men "true masculinity" but they're also often not considered conventionally physically attractive. She cited Pete Davidson & Travis Scott as examples and how what's appealing/sexy/magnetic about them has to do with how they carry themselves, their personality, their vibe, etc

so, we understand that Beauty & the Beast is not about a young woman who in her kindness and generosity, agrees to marry a Beast; she is attracted to him; but what makes him attractive to her is his essence, his nature etc

Now that we've established that, let's look at the story of Psyche & Eros; there are many parallels between this tale from Greek mythology and Beauty & the Beast

like all tales, this too, is a spiritual and philosophical allegory

i will quickly sum it up:

Psyche was a princess famed for her beauty, so much so that it made Aphrodite (Goddess of love & beauty, equivalent to Venus) jealous. She decided to send her own son, Eros (aka Cupid) to shoot Psyche with his arrows of love, to force her to fall in love with a hideous Beast. Much to her dismay, Eros himself fell in love with Psyche and decided to marry her.

now remember that Psyche is a mortal and Eros is a God. This union is not easy. back in her kingdom, people are in mourning because according to them, she's marrying a winged beast. after a while, she's with Eros at their abode, living a life of marital bliss, however, Eros can only visit her at night and she is commanded to never set her eyes on him. so she literally has no idea who or what he is.

one night after her sisters convince her that her new husband is a ghastly and terrifying beast, she decides to take a look at him. however Eros wakes up and realizes that she betrayed him and loses his trust in her and subsequently abandons her.

Psyche has to face several trials and tribulations before she can redeem herself and unite with Eros again; this time in the presence of all Gods, including Aphrodite, they get married, she ascends to the status of a Goddess and later on they have a child, Hedone, Goddess of Pleasure.

Psyche is the Greek word for "soul" or "mind", curiously, its also Greek for "butterfly" or "moth"

Eros means "love" and "desire"

Hedone means "pleasure"

Aphrodite is associated with love, lust, beauty, pleasure, passion, procreation and prosperity.

This is essentially a love story. Psyche is the personification of the soul, which innately longs to unite with the object of its desire. Like all mortals, Psyche despite finding it, does not trust it or understand it. It is only when she loses what she had, that she realizes how precious it was. Psyche must undergo a painful process of self-realization and undertake several trials in order to redeem herself and prove worthy of Eros.

Desire is the source of everything and Eros is the first god to have come into existence; he is self-formed. it is desire that got Psyche into this mess but its love that will get her out of it.

Thus, the quest for love finds its end in the union between soul/mind and love/desire; together they create pleasure (literally)

looking at it as an allegory, the trials that Psyche undertook were necessary because they led to her growth and development as a person. if you're familiar with Carl Jung, you will recognise this as the process of individuation.

Jung saw it as the process of self-realization, the discovery, and experience of meaning and purpose in life; the means by which one finds oneself and becomes who one really is. It depends upon the interplay and synthesis of opposites e.g. conscious and unconscious, personal and collective, psyche and soma, divine and human, life and death. (link to the article)

the story is one of Psyche's transformation; she leaves behind her kingdom to marry a complete stranger she has never seen and is later abandoned by him, then must strive to redeem herself and win him back. metamorphosis is synonymous with butterflies and Psyche is symbolised by butterfly wings.

so what does this story tell us? Psyche was a renowned beauty who harbored doubts that her new husband was a ghastly beast. but it is she who goes on an arduous and challenging journey to win back the man she feared was a beast, not the other way around.

the soul evolves, matures, and develops, and comes to unite with their love/desire and that creates pleasure. this is essentially a Venusian story.

Venus concerns itself with love & beauty and the story of Psyche & Eros, or its fairy-tale rendition, Beauty & the Beast both explore these themes.

in the same video, Claire also mentioned how Venusian influence often manifests as ugliness in men, but they are also said to possess "true masculinity" the kind that women deeply desire.

Venus creates elitism; Venusians attract each other but Venus being a corrosive planet means they have to prove worthy of each other's company.

the Venusian nakshatras are : Bharani, Purvaphalguni & Purvashada

also, keep in mind that Venus exalts in the sign of Pisces

its interesting that all 3 Venusian nakshatras are Ugra nakshatras that are "cruel" in nature, assigning the native qualities like fierceness, a tendency to be torturous and cruel. the gem associated with Venus is the diamond; they are beautiful stones that come into being after being subject to immensely straining conditions of heat & pressure. this is imo, very telling of the nature of Venusian natives. they endure so much suffering in order to create the beauty that others know them for.

one of the earliest screen adaptations of Beauty & the Beast is Cocteau's 1943 adaptation, in which Josette Day plays Belle.

She has Venus & Ketu in Purvaphalguni

Penelope (2006) is a gender reversed retelling of Beauty & the Beast and it stars Christina Ricci who is Purvashada moon

James McAvoy has an exalted Venus in Pisces (UBP) which is a placement signifying ultimate devotion to the lover, its interesting how in this story he's the one who must help Penelope ("the Beast") break the spell she's under. the whole thing is sooo Pisces coded ngl

Emilie de Ravin plays Belle in Once Upon A Time, she has Moon and mercury in Purvashada

Kristin Kreuk, Purvashada sun played the Belle based character in the tv series, Beauty & the Beast

in 1997's Beautician & the Beast, Fran Drescher plays a Belle inspired character. She has Ketu in Bharani

Jane Eyre is considered by many to be loosely based on Beauty & the Beast.

To begin with, Charlotte Bronte who authored Jane Eyre, was Purvaphalguni rising with an exalted Venus in Pisces (UBP)

As such we'll look at the actors who have played Lady Jane in its film & TV adaptations.

Zelah Clarke played Lady Jane in the 1983 miniseries Jane Eyre. She is Bharani moon

Ruth Wilson who played Jane Eyre in the 2006 tv series, has Purvaphalguni moon

Sussanah York who played Jane Eyre in the 1970 adaptation has Purvashada sun, Purvaphalguni moon with Ketu in Bharani

A Court of Thorns & Roses, is a highly popular fantasy novel that is a retelling of Beauty & the Beast. its author, Sarah J Maas has an exalted Venus in Revati as her amatyakaraka

Anthony Trollope’s Ayala’s Angel features a heroine who rejects the honourable Colonel Stubbs because of his appearance and ugly surname, until she is persuaded by events that he is “the real Angel of Light” she has been seeking all along.

Trollope has Ketu in Purvashada

The Tiger's Bride is a post-modern retelling of the Beauty & the Beast. its written by Angela Carter who has Sun & Moon in Bharani.

The Beast must learn to express his heart and mind to become worth loving. He has his own journey of growth, acceptance and forgiveness.

It’s a pattern echoed in many Jane Austen novels, including Pride & Prejudice in which the proud, rich Mr Darcy must reveal his true goodness to win the witty and sharp Elizabeth Bennet.

in its perhaps most famous adaptation, Liz is played by Keira Knightley who has an exalted Venus in Revati, with Mars & Rahu in Bharani

in another adaptation of the same, the Liz character is played by Aishwarya Rai who is Purvashada moon.

to an extent, Marianne's character arc in Sense & Sensibility, also by Jane Austen is very similar. she initially falls for the handsome, young and ultimately found to be shitty John Willoughby and later realises her love for & marries Colonel Brandon, who is much older and an amputee but who truly cares for & loves her.

the 2011 movie From Prada to Nada is a retelling of Sense & Sensibility. it stars Alexa PenVega as Marianne. She has Ketu in Purvaphalguni

the 2000 Indian adaptation, titled Kandukondein Kandukondein stars Aishwarya Rai in the Marianne equivalent character. She has Purvashada Moon

Conclusion:

Beauty & the Beast focuses on Belle’s awakening to the Beast’s virtue rather than the Beast experiencing a change. it is a story about the path of a Venusian woman.

it is a quintessential Venusian tale about the union of two equals. true to Venusian nature, they have to undergo several trials and tribulations before this becomes possible.

Nakshatra Purvashada

Purvashada Nakshatra is the twentieth of all the nakshatras which range from 13:20 to 26:40 degrees in the Sagittarius sign. Purvashada nakshatra is governed by Apas, the goddess of water. This signifies to people who are good at maintaining their relationship with people especially their friends and spouse.

Purvashada is ruled by Venus and falls fully into Sagittarius. Purva means the former and Ashada mean the unconquered one. They can be very strong in their opinion and do not care so much for what others think. They are straight forward and righteous. Venus and Jupiter, both are teachers. Jupiter is the teacher of the Gods and Venus is the teacher of the Demons. Both of them are combined here in Purvashada because Jupiter rules Sagittarius. This combination gives to Purvashada, on one hand, its scholarly nature, its talent to inspire others but also a sense of art and beauty. Everything a bit over the top at times because Jupiter blows things up. Hitler had his Moon and Jupiter in Purvashada and was a great public speaker and motivator. Also, he had a sense of art. They're over the top nature, make them sometimes a bit prone to vanity and people perceive them as showing off, sometimes as justified sometimes not.

Using the Rider- Waite- Smith to understand Nakshatras. Using Nakshatras to understand the Rider- Waite- Smith.

I for one see Purvashada in the Temperencr card of the Rider-Waite- Smith Tarot. Instead of writing my own analysis, I have included a link to Barbara Pijan's website. Ms. Pijan writes extensively about Jyotish and offers Jyotish services on her website. I do not know Ms. Pijan, not have I personally used her services, but I can give an unbiased, objective approval of her works easily found on the web.

Understanding nakshatras is essential to the Vedic natural healing practices including ayurveda, yoga, meditation, yantra, mantras, Tantra the names known to western practitioners.