ASLESHA

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dear Chris

 

you

<<This is my Moon's nashaktra. I notice no one mentioned it. It seems like a

pretty bad one. Has to do with snakes and cats, and being a destroyer of

homes. Any insights to it? I happen to love cats very much, and wish I were

as wise as a serpent and harmless as a dove, when I do things.Any sharing would

be appreciated.Thanks,chrys333>>

 

me

In my opinion, every planet, sign, house or naksatra can indicate either good or

bad trends. It is up to us by free will, to try to take advantage of the good

indications and to try to minimize or avoid the bad trends.

 

Of course, we cannot always avoid the bad trends but at least we could pray to

learn how to minimize them.

 

Aslesha can be a good constellation, it is called the Clinging Star, its symbol

is a coiled snake and its demigod is Ahi (snake). Another name for Ahi is

Naga. According to the vedas, the Naga people are very powerful. They have

mystical powers and generally live underground. They have the powers to appear

under any form or shape that they want. In Mexico, people with those powers are

called Nahuales. A Nahual is a wizard that can take the form of a coyote (to go

to places to see and to run fast); an eagle, to fly fast; a crow, to learn

something or to give a message, etc.

 

Arjuna the great hero of the Mahabharata, married a beautiful Naga lady that

took the human shape of a lady. Please correct me if i am wrong.

 

According to the book Astrology and Jyotirvidya by Viswa Nath Deva Sarma "It has

power to secretely travel or penetrate into a place where ordinarly it is

impossible to go. Such power is despicted by the name Chandra-Ketu- another

name of Shiva-the lord of wisdom. Chandra-Ketu is, therefore, represented by

the symbol of Shiva in yoga with Chandra (as Chandra or Moon appears in krishna

Chaturadasi, or the 14th moon dark day) on his forehead and a snak coiling round

his neck."

 

Also, you can see that the coiled snake is a powerful symbol among the medical profession.

 

best wishes

Natabara Das

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Dear Chris

 

Ashlesha is one of my favorite naks. It seems to get a lot of bad press. The

nagas are magical beings who can bring gifts, temptations or obstacles. The

funny thing, the Ashlesha must learn how to distinguish the difference <grins>.

I call it one of the magicians. The snake appears to be sleeping to those who

would watch, but in fact he is waiting, preparing for his next leap. Often

Ashleshans [my word] take what appears to be great leaps. One man appeared to

stop smoking over night! In fact he had been preparing to stop for 3 months

and finally had his mind prepared to make the leap. He quit cold turkey and

never looked back. They also have the capacity to change relationships

quickly, but there are really very loyal. The quickness I find is very

analogous to Mercury the planetary lord. It seems to really fit here.

Ashlesha has a tough time telling the truth. I've seen them make promises and

never fulfill them. They might say whatever you want to hear and then forget

or simply reframe it in their minds to fit something else.

 

A good friend of mine has this placement for his Moon and he said that Ash. has

to learn to tell the truth. Another friend tells the silliest lies. It is as

if he can't simply say that he made a mistake or had an agenda. Not long ago

he left his dog with me. Now, I love dogs and have often taken care of this

dog because my friend is so out of condition and preoccupied that he never took

her for a walk and had a very small yard. [these traits I do not ascribe to

Ash.] Anyway, he said that he would have too many things in his vehicle to

stop and pick her up on his return. That was 2 months ago! I asked him what

all he bought on that trip and he said a sweater and some earrings! Anyway,

the dog is having a better life, but he might of simply told me that his new

girlfriend didn't like the dog. I had actually figured that out, but he could

simply tell the truth. No, I didn't call him on it. I've known him for 10

years and he would not admit his mistake. This is an extreme and he has

several planets in Ash. in the 1st with Rahu and Jupiter so it is the extreme.

Still, it is a trait that I had not seen mentioned. Again, this is one of my

favorites because of the charm and ability to stretch between the worlds and

shape-shift. That, unfortunately must always be balanced with accountability.

 

cynthia