Key Words : Root word is Radha, (Vishakha was also Radha), Radha means devotion- accomplishment, Comes from Anuradha or perfection, Adding Anu to Radha, Anu is next or attached or the subsequent Radha which translates to subsequent success, Anuradha is a tiny spark of flash of success – small (anu) spark of intuiton can connect with the divine, Anuradha is also (like Vishakha) the triumphal archway, Vishakha and Anuradha are twin nakshatras of Radha and Anuradha, Anuradha contains the theme of duality, Deity is Mitra, Mitra means one who has overpowered the bull, Mitra and Varun are used together for this Nakshatra, Mitra rules the day and Varuna rules the night sky, They are the devatadwandas, They define love and transformation, Infinitely selfless love to Krishna, Represents devotion, Story: Mitra and Varun fell in love with Urvashi – both want to make love with her but Urvashi selects only Mitra but Urvashi picks only Mitra – Varun disappointed – Urvashi put the ejaculate of both in a pot ( Kumbha Sambhava or born from a pot) and Agastya and Vashista Rishi are born from this pot or artificial womb, Love triangle happen in Anuradha, Harappan coin with a deer and an arrow piercing its neck represents Rohini – Rudra shot this arrow to prevent Bramha from pursuing his own daughter Saraswati – two scorpions on the other side of the harappan coin – so Anuradha is called the Rohini of the Southern Hemisphere, Star of success, Associated with the lotus, Mridu Nakshatra (showing nourishment, softness and intelligence which are common for all Saturn nakshatras), Lotus is self-regenerative, Prosperity , Pink lotus for wealth, White Lotus for learning, A lotus blossoms in the midst of trials and tribulations, The star are beta scorpionis/akrab, delta scorpionis, isdids, pi scorpionis, Use of a staff by mitra to protect humanity, Mitra is the lord of compassion, protection and partnership. Diplomacy, Gentle, They enjoy luxury but have a deep spiritual nature and value friendship, They abide by their word (Mirza the Zorastrian god of oath), Rarely satisfied by being in their place of birth – keep moving from place to place, Teflon coated like the lotus – no mud sticks on it, Located in scorpio to secretive and hidden elements, Anuradha is in a watery sign so karma bubbles up, Fossiled knowledge from past life due to a stir in the watery sign, All watery signs have a stir associated with it – a scorpion is a half crab – Capricorn gives a fighting nature due to the crocodile – Fish of Pisces going for each other’s tail, Mitra imparts highly esoteric wisdom to prepared souls which is not given in written or sign language and cannot be shared with anyone, When the heaviest planets Jupiter and Saturn sit in watery signs water level goes up, Sedimentation in watery sign prarabdha karma come up and sanchita karma settles down,( Shani Dasharatha Sloka for Saturn, Saturn in Rohini give a drought), Trees or herbs which have a medicinal value, Nagkesar a medicinal tree, Radhana shakti – the power of worship, Selfless service and great empathy, Negotiator, Arbitrator , Councellor (due to empathy), Therapist as they are compassionate, High standard of excellence and perfectionism, If it gets malefic aspects then oversized ego, wrathful and ungraceful in defeat, Theme of IVF like Krittika, Like sage Vishwamitra strayed from this path of tapasya many times on this way to being a rishi from a king – Anuradha natives can also stray and correct to the right path, Like Radha these natives can fall in love with inappropriate people and must discriminate, Symbol is deer so these natives can chase the golden deer (illusion), Mitra = One who brings people together, Restore order after a shock or threat, Mitra needs to hammer out an agreement so not always the good guy, Dealmaker, Not averse to arm-twisting in the deal-making (influence of Saturn), Star of success, Organizational skills, Under the influence of Mitra efforts succeed and secret powers come out, Uncovering in the morning what was concealed at night, Nakshatra property is Moola.
Chart Analysis:
- Steve Allen:
Anuradha contains the theme of duality. Steve Allen was a successful song writer by the day and a late night show host by night. Anuradha also contains the theme of negotiations and agreements. Allen helped the just invented Polaroid camera become popular by demonstrating its use in live commercials and amassed a huge windfall for his work because he had opted (negotiated) to be paid in Polaroid Corporation stock – the stock value of which soared after its exposure in Steve Allen’s shows
Background:
Steve Allen was a multi-faceted artiste. He achieved great fame as a talk show host even though Saturn (slow) is the Lord of the 2H. However, the lord of the 2H is posited in the 10H of profession. The 2H is aspected by Mars in the 11H in Swati whose lord is Vayu – the medium through which sound travels
Interpretation:
- Small spark of intuition can connect with the divine: Steven Allen was a true fountain of creativity, driven by a force that he admitted as bigger than he. “I don’t seem to have much control over it,” he told People Magazine not long before his death. “There’s always a certain excitement that accompanies the creative impulse, and that energy always gets me going.”
- A Lotus blooms in the midst of trials and tribulations: When Allen was only 18 months old, his father died suddenly. Because his mother needed to continue performing to earn a living, his mother left young Allen in the care of her family— the Donohues—in Chicago while she travelled the vaudeville circuit. His boyhood was unsettled at best, and he attended 18 different schools before finally graduating from high school. Of Belle, Allen later observed that “she had an innate wit” but “was really not ideally cast for the role of mother.” Despite the turbulence of his childhood, Allen credits his years with the Donohues with ingraining in him a sense of comedy and comic timing that, in the years to come, would serve him well. The Donohues created for Allen a world of laughter, bantering and bickering constantly but never without at least a touch of humour.
- Star of Success: Steve Allen was an American television personality, musician, composer, actor, comedian, and writer. Allen was a creditable pianist and a prolific composer, having written more than 14,000 songs.
- Under the influence of Mitra efforts succeed and secrets come out: The man who invented the television talk show surpassed even himself when he created Meeting of Minds, the award-winning series that captured America’s imagination. Many believe that Meeting of Minds is the most brilliant series ever to be written for television. The show provides a ground-breaking opportunity to be exposed to ideas by way of a medium not normally known for its intellectual vigour. He envisioned the show as a stimulating round-table discussion conducted like any other talk show – except that the participants would be actors portraying some of the greatest minds and most prominent figures of history. Accordingly, such characters as Aristotle, Catherine the Great, Oliver Cromwell, Emily Dickinson, Margaret Sanger, Gandhi, Thomas Paine, Cleopatra, Theodore Roosevelt, and St. Thomas Aquinas appear in startlingly effective juxtaposition, their characters revealed through brilliantly conceived dialogue.
- Varuna the lord of the night: In 1953, Allen’s big break came when he was asked to host a late-night talk show on NBC television. It was an untried format at a time of night—11:30 p.m. to 1 a.m. — that usually attracted few viewers and most knowledgeable observers held out little hope for its success. But they hadn’t reckoned on the magic that Allen could conjure up on very short notice. And conjure it, he did. Building on a base made up of the same blend of music, banter, and zany sketches that had so charmed his radio audiences, Allen added the allure of high-profile guest stars. The combination proved irresistible to television viewers who suddenly started pushing back their bedtimes so they wouldn’t miss the Tonight Show.
References:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Allen
http://biography.yourdictionary.com/steve-allen
http://www.axs.com/5-things-you-didn-t-know-about-steve-allen-66056
http://www.amazon.com/Meeting-Minds-Illustrations-Amazingly-Successful/dp/0879755504
- Woody Allen:
Radha natives can fall in love with inappropriate people and must learn the how to discriminate. All throughout Woody Allen has been accused of inappropriate sexual relationships and even of child molestation. While he was dating/living with Mia Farrow he was also having an affair with the adopted daughter of Mia Farrow.
Background:
Star of Success is a theme of Anuradha. Allen’s most popular film Annie Hall won four Academy Awards in 1977, including Best Picture, Best Actress in a Leading Role for Diane Keaton, Best Original Screenplay and Best Director for Woody Allen. Annie Hall set the standard for modern romantic comedy and ignited a fashion trend with the clothes worn by Diane Keaton in the film. The film is ranked at No. 35 on the American Film Institute’s “100 Best Movies” and at No. 4 on the AFI list of “100 Best Comedies.”
Interpretation:
- Duality of Mitra and Varuna: Born as Allen Stewart Konigsberg actor, director and screenwriter Woody Allen legally changed his name to Heywood Allen when he was 17 years old. He later called himself Woody Allen. Also Sun (father) in Anuradha. His father worked in multiple jobs of a salesman, jewellery engraver and a taxi driver among others
- Lotus blossoms in the midst of trials and tribulations: Coming from an often volatile and loud Jewish middle-class family in the Midwood section of Brooklyn gave Allen all the material he needed to start writing monologues and performing stand-up comedy while still in high school. His early life of turmoil in an overcrowded apartment would ultimately give him years of fodder for what would become a prolific and award-winning career in motion pictures and screenwriting.
- A Lotus is regenerative: His daily writing routine could go as long as fifteen hours, and he could focus and write anywhere necessary. Dick Cavett was amazed at Allen’s capacity to write: “He can go to a typewriter after breakfast and sit there until the sun sets (like the lotus follows the sun) and his head is pounding, interrupting work only for coffee and a brief walk, and then spend the whole evening working.
- Concept of Kumbha Sambhava (born from an alternative womb): He and Mia Farrow maintained a relationship during this period (during the filming of Hannah and Her Sisters), but never married. They did have one biological child together; a son named Satchel (now Ronan) in 1987, and adopted two other children, a daughter named Dylan and a son named Moses (he adopted other children too in later marriages). Later, Woody Allen’s ex, Mia Farrow, made headlines after stating in an interview with Vanity Fair that Frank Sinatra could be the father of her 25-year-old son, Ronan, who is Farrow’s only official biological child with Allen.
References:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woody_Allen
http://www.vanityfair.com/news/2014/02/woody-allen-sex-abuse-10-facts
http://www.biography.com/people/woody-allen-9181734
http://www.flowersociety.org/lotus-plant-study.htm
- Jimi Hendrix:
Jimi Hendrix had the Sun, Mercury and Venus in Anuradha and the Mars in its twin star Vishakha. The lord of Anuradha is Mitra one of the Adityas. The lord of Vishakha is also Agni. Jimi Hendrix’s Mars (fire) is in Vishakha in the sign of Venus. When a journalist suggested that it would be cool if the guitarist played “Fire,” then actually played with fire. After the Experience concluded their opening set with “Fire,” Hendrix put down his guitar by the amplifiers and sauntered back to the front of the stage as Mitch Mitchell and Noel Redding continued to jam. While Jimi was distracting the crowd, Chas doused the Stratocaster in the fuel. Hendrix grabbed the guitar, knelt beside it and, after a few burnt matches, set it alight during the performance
Background:
Jimi Hendrix had his Bhrigu Bindu in his 2 H of speech which is also the owner of the 3H of the use of hands. Jimi Hendrix was a guitarist, songwriter and singer. The lord of 2H and 3 H is posited in Rohini which is ruled by the Moon and Venus. Rohini gives musical gifts. Saturn in the 6H of effort is aspected by Venus, Mercury and Sun from Anuradha further enhancing his musical gifts but tinging it with the power of Scorpio which is a mysterious sign and also the natural 8H of the zodiac
Interpretation:
- High Standard of excellence and perfectionism: According to the Guitar Player Magazine (May 2012), Jimi Hendrix changed everything. “What don’t we owe Jimi Hendrix? For his monumental rebooting of guitar culture “standards of tone”, technique, gear, signals processing, rhythm playing, soloing, stage presence, chord voicings, charisma, fashion, and composition?” He is guitar hero number one.
- A Lotus blossoms in muddy waters: Jimi Hendrix had a difficult childhood, sometimes living in the care of relatives and even acquaintances at times. His mother, Lucille, was only 17 years old when Hendrix was born. She had a stormy relationship with his father; Al. Hendrix would only see his mother sporadically before her death in 1958. In many ways, music became a sanctuary for Hendrix. He was a fan of blues music and taught himself to play guitar. At the age of 14, Hendrix saw Elvis Presley perform. He got his first electric guitar the following year and eventually played with two bands—the Rocking Kings and the Tomcats. In 1959, Hendrix dropped out of high school. He worked odd jobs while continuing to follow his musical aspirations.
- Associated with trees or herbs: While Sun, Mercury and Venus are posited in Anuradha (giving the association of herbs), retrograde Saturn from Rohini is aspecting (Saturn is bad in Rohini – piercing the heart of Rohini causing a drought) Anuradha. This could have perhaps led to the negative usage of herbs. Jimi Hendrix was known to use Marijuana and LSD among others.
- Radhana Shakti: Jimi Hendrix worshiped the guitar. He could pay the guitar with his teeth, behind his back, and without touching the strings, amazed his audiences and contributed to his reputation as a showman. A more subtle unorthodox technique of his, however, was that he played his Fender Stratocaster upside down to accommodate his left-handedness. His left-handed skills were much to the chagrin of his father who believed it was a sign of the Devil. In fact, he believed that he was possessed by some spirit and that he was wrestling with it constantly.
- The star of Graffias/Akrab: According to Ptolemy it is of the nature of Mars and Saturn and it is mentioned by Robson as causing ‘extreme malevolence, mercilessness, fiendishness, repulsiveness, malice, theft, crime, pestilence and contagious diseases’. A hotel guest discovered Hendrix lying on the bed in a pool of blood, with the room in devastation after a violent rampage. The guitarist had broken the window and injured his hand while wrecking the room in an apparent drug-and-booze filled fury, and he was arrested and transported to the hospital for treatment after police were called to the scene. Hendrix was charged with criminal damage, and local authorities placed him under a travel ban. Friends have often recalled that the normally peaceful musician became violently angry if he drank. There was even an incident in which a girlfriend reportedly had to have stitches after Hendrix struck her above the eye with a bottle in a drunken rage.
References:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimi_Hendrix
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/magazine/when-jimi-hendrix-came-to-washington-and-blew-its-mind/2013/07/18/ca80eb58-dd18-11e2-85de-c03ca84cb4ef_story.html
http://biography.yourdictionary.com/articles/drugs-did-jimi-hendrix-take.html
http://biography.yourdictionary.com/articles/drugs-did-jimi-hendrix-take.html
http://www.clashmusic.com/feature/12-things-you-never-knew-about-jimi-hendrix
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