Key Words : Hasta = hand, Palm is the Sun, Fingers are the Sun’s rays, Has = laugh(smile), Humour, Quick wit, smiling, laughter, Deity is Savitar (vedic solar deity of the Adityas class) for creativity and transforming energy, Savitar is one of the 12 Solar Deities, Savitar is Savita, First rays of the Sun are the Ushas. Usha is the elder sister of Savita (Savitar), Usha leads the way for Savitar, Savitar is the god of inspiration, Savitar is Hiranya Hasta or golden handed which may not literally mean gold but may indicate turmeric which can kill bacteria, Savitar is also “Asura”, which comes from asu (breath) and ra (ruling force) or “ruling-life breath”, meaning Asura is another term for Prana. And Prana also means Vata here. Thus, the Hiranya-hasta is connected to Asura (Prana) here shows that it increases Prana or Vata, also relating to the symbolic wisdom of the Rig Veda stating Haridra or Turmeric is a Vata-increasing herb that here drives away infection, parasites and such, God of inspiration of Brahma Gayatri Mantra, Awaking of cognition by concentrating on the light of Savitar, Rudra chops Savitar’s arms, Hasta natives can bring out ancient wisdom and explain to ordinary people, Knowledge and Spiritual wisdom of Mercury, Tricks with the hands or the mind, Dexterity and skill with hands like pottery, Shape peoples’ lives like a potter, Anything that requires swift skills of the hands (which are swift, light and dynamic – a Laghu Nakshatra), Card games, Writing, Poetry, Mercury (exalted) skills of speaking and convincing people, Ventriloquism, Puppetry, If Rahu in Hasta then magic and hypnotism, If Rahu is the 3L or in a good place or connected with 6L and 12l then interest in healing with hands, Reiki, Pranic Healing, Youthfulness with Moon and Mercury. If 10L associated with Hasta then interest in palmistry, If Mars or Jupiter is associated then interest in Physiotherapy, Hasta in Latin is spear so skill in using the spear or spear like, Roman soldiers were called Hastati, Clenched fist of secrecy or determination or fighting,. Also trickery, deception and manipulation, Hands (shake) important in communication, Potter’s wheel is the passage of time, Time keeping and punctuality are important features,Hasta is Bhanu (Sun) and Ark, Mercury exalted so good with the pronunciation of Mantras and sacred sounds, Green (Hasta in Virgo of Mercury),Yoga, Meditation, Pranayam use hands, Fingers (Middle = dharma, Ring = artha, Little = kama, Forefinger = Moksha, Thumb = Parmatama), Mischievous all knowing smile of Vishnu reclining on his hand is Hasta, Heightened awareness and dexterity, Dexterous vision, Translation, Sign language, Female Buffalo (Mahishasura Demon killed by Durga is Hasta), If native behaves like Mahishasura will be killed by Durga, Shiva-ling in the neck of neck of Mahishasura so Durga was cursed for killing a Shiva bhakt, Hasta Sthapaniya Agama Shakti), Debaters, Manipulators, Racquet Sports, Saturn/Mars in Hasta gives technical/sporting skills, Art/drama/painting/juggling, Hasta natives have an elder sister or sister like (like Usha for Savitar) who may promote the native, Repetition of things to get perfection like a potter, Slowly gain mastery thru repetitiveness, If malefic aspects then wit can turn to sarcasm, Hasta/Chitra + Rohini is very creative, Top of the palm is Lakshmi(fortune), Middle is Saraswati (learning) and the root of the palm is Vishnu (the blessing of Vishnu is required to achieve anything
Hasta Nakshatra
Chart Analysis:
- Mahatma Gandhi:
Hasta is represented by the Golden Rays of dawn and the Potter’s Wheel of the passage of time. Gandhiji used this Ingersoll Turnip pocket watch which had a golden glow on the face (not gold but turmeric like). Gandhiji was known to be the most punctual man in India often apologising even if he were a few minutes late.
As he made his way to the prayer meeting, supported by Manu and Abha, whom he called his “walking-sticks”, he complained: “I am late by ten minutes. I hate being late. I like to be at the prayer punctually at the stroke of five.” They were probably his last words, not ‘Hey Raam’, as is the popular myth.
Background:
Charles F. Andrews in his book, Mahatma Gandhi: His Life and Ideas: “It has been easy to outline the main programme of Mahatma Gandhi by holding up my hand with five fingers. Removal of untouchability, removing influence of drugs and alcohol, equality between men and women, Hindu Muslim Unity and Home spinning in villages – the uniting factor which binds these five factors is Ahimsa or non-violence (Vishnu)
- Corvus the Crow (ingenuity): Mahatma Gandhi used his ingenuity to approach complex problems with simple solutions (The Cow in Our Economy – Akhil Bharat Seva Sangh Prakshan). “We shall endeavour to improve the breed of cattle and will also be able to produce pure milk, ghee, etc. This is not merely a religious issue. It is an issue on which hinges the economic progress of India. Economists have furnished irrefutable figures to prove that the quality of cattle in India is so poor that the income from their milk is much less than the cost of their maintenance. We can turn our gaushalas into centres for the study of economics and for the solution of this big problem.”
- Crows hold the power to foresee the future: No wonder, man has emerged as a violent species. Mahatma Gandhi foresaw this situation and one of his major intentions while he wrote ‘Hind Swaraj’ was to teach the Indians that ‘modern western civilization’ with the above said consequences posed a greater threat to them and to humanity than did colonialism. He said that “I would ask you to read Hind Swaraj with my eyes and see therein the chapter on how to make India non-violent.
- Ignored warnings (by the Raven of the Crow): Gandhiji opposed Partition till the end. In the 1937 legislative elections, the Congress won a majority in Uttar Pradesh. Muhammad Ali Jinnah asked Jawaharlal Nehru for a coalition with the Muslim League, but the latter refused despite Gandhi’s advice to build bridges with the Muslim League. However, Nehru was eager to get independence as soon as possible. Such a political stance coupled with British imperial manoeuvres made the Partition inevitable.
- Scavenging (crows are scavengers): Mahatma Gandhi called for the end of manual scavenging more than 100 years ago, and yet caste-dictated, government-funded manual handling and transport of human excreta persists. They are treated by both society and government as social outcasts (like the Crow) fit only for this degrading and dangerous work. With the Sun in Hasta, he wanted government intervention to end scavenging
- Malevolence, Malicious, Fiendishness, Repulsiveness and Lying are associated with the Crow/Raven: In the book, “Mahatma Gandhi and His Myths by Mark Shepard the author says, “ Gandhi’s most bitter critics have called him a charlatan, a deceiving malicious fraud
References:
http://maddy06.blogspot.in/2008/06/gandhijis-ingersoll-watch.html
https://books.google.co.in/booksid=TcCvo56N9lMC&pg=PT226&lpg=PT226&dq=mahatma+gandhi+distinctive&source=bl&ots=8cICCRz3F&sig=Nn7zSgWU5zpjHoos8aYDidJpCS8&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwinqo_-6J7LAhXDwo4KHRPTDWIQ6AEISjAL#v=onepage&q=mahatma%20gandhi%20distinctive&f=false
http://www.laphamsquarterly.org/roundtable/most-punctual-man-india
http://www.mkgandhi.org/nonviolence/phil2.htm
https://books.google.co.in/booksid=lq4ZfGG406EC&pg=PA19&lpg=PA19&dq=mahatma+gandhi+malicious&source=bl&ots=DNhgMKRJuJ&sig=Dfmlj0LtQ2axChPjnCpqvDrJJgk&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi57u2xg5_LAhXOBI4KHfAsA1cQ6AEIOTAG#v=onepage&q=mahatma%20gandhi%20malicious&f=false
- Brooke Shields:
Hasta is represented by the Golden Rays of dawn. The rays of the Sun, at dawn are turmeric (blonde) in colour. She is more than punctual, packing for trips days in advance; she habitually tugs at her taut jeans to smooth out imaginary wrinkles; the books in her schoolbag are arranged like soldiers on parade. “I was always, always conscious of having everything perfect,” she says. “Even when I was a little kid, I used to empty out all my closets just so I could refold (repetition of things to get perfection) the clothes. I’m just much happier that way. But I get too obsessed.”
Background:
The elder sister guide theme: Teri Shields, Brooke Shields mother and Manager who landed Brooke her first job in a soap advertisement when she was just eleven months old — often faced criticism for her handling of the star’s early career. Among Ms. Shields’ controversial decisions — arranging for a photographer to take nude pictures of her when she was 10, allowing her to play a teenage prostitute in 1978’s Pretty Baby, and allowing her to star in the sexually provocative R-rated film The Blue Lagoon when she was 14.
Interpretation:
- Spinning of the Potter’s Wheel: “My exercise of choice is spinning at SoulCycle” (SoulCycle is a New York City-based fitness company with studios in nine U.S. states. Founded in 2006, it offers indoor cycling (also known as “spinning”) workout classes to sculpt the body.)
- Tricks with the hand: “I can open a twist-off beer bottle with my forearm and while falling asleep. I dream about decorating imaginary houses”
- Hasta: “ Laughing is my favourite thing to do”
- Hasta+Rohini is very creative: Brooke Shields has Hasta in the Lagna and Rahu and Jupiter in Rohini. Brooke Shields’s creative role in films were very controversial/provocative (Rahu) and her fortune (Jupiter) was linked with her creative pursuits.
- Connection with racquet sports: Other than playing tennis occasionally, she was married to Andre Agassi!
- Writing skills: Brooke Shields is a Princeton graduate and is a prolific writer being the author of five books – the Moon in the 3H and Mercury in the 10H. The native suffered from Carpal Tunnel Syndrome due to too much typing and had to have surgery on both here wrists
- Spear (headed): Brooke Shields spearhead films on the subject of ‘coming of age’ topics. These are films like Pretty Baby, Blue Lagoon, Alice, Sweet Alice etc.
References:
http://www.maryellenmark.com/text/magazines/life/905W-000-017.html
http://radaronline.com/exclusives/2012/11/brooke-shields-breaks-silence-mother-teri-shields-death/
http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/brooke-shields-25-things-you-dont-know-about-me-2013106
http://www.oliviajasminesinger.com/new-page-1/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brooke_Shields
- Paul McCartney:
With his Lagna is Hasta, Paul McCartney could play 40 musical instruments which included bass guitar, acoustic and electric guitars, piano and keyboards, drums and many other musical instruments
Background:
The theme of Mantras: Paul McCartney, the former member of the Beatles reflected on his first experience with Transcendental Meditation over 40 years ago, when he was taught personally by Maharishi. Paul recalled: “It was great. We [the four Beatles] all went into a room one by one, while Maharishi was there.” Paul said Maharishi then gave him his personal mantra, to facilitate the meditation process. “It’s yours, you don’t need to verbalize it; you want to keep it inside,” Maharishi told Paul.
Interpretation:
- Crows hold the power to see the future: Paul McCartney has revealed that he had the premonition of The Beatles’ huge success before the band ever got together. In an interview with The Big Issue the superstar exclusively revealed that he had dreamed of digging up gold coins in his garden. In a world exclusive, McCartney told the magazine: “Life gives you minor premonitions. You don’t think of them as premonitions until the dream comes true and you think, ‘hey, I wonder if that was a sign?’ I had a dream about digging in the garden with my hands. I’d dreamt that before but I’d never found anything other than an old tin can.
“But in this dream, I found a gold coin. I kept digging and I found another. And another.” When he told Lennon next morning, John replied: “That’s funny, I had the same dream.” McCartney added: “So both of us had this dream of finding treasure. And I suppose you could say it came true.”
- Ignored warnings (theme of Corvus): Paul McCartney ignored the warnings given to him not to carry Pot into Japan. The drug was discovered in his baggage and he had to spend 10 days in near solitary confinement and was potentially liable to spend seven year in jail spending time in rock-breaking labour which he was spared due to his status. He was deported from Japan in 10 days of his arrest.
- Unkind/Destructiveness/Malevolence are themes of Corvus: Now The National Enquirer reports that a Beatles biographer has hours of audiotape from Paul McCartney’s stepmother and stepsister in which they claim that he was cruel to his ailing father and has always treated them with contempt. If you read what they’re saying, it sounds like they didn’t get along with him and are bitter and pissed off that he didn’t support them
- Painting skill: Paul McCartney could drum up a painting! Originally, Paul’s paintings were inspired by empty spaces he wanted to fill in his homes. From there Paul really took to it producing numerous abstract works like “Big Mountain Face and “Egypt Station.” Painting appealed to McCartney because there were no rules like in music and he could express himself in any way he saw fit.
References:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_McCartney
https://www.quora.com/What-are-the-different-instruments-that-Paul-McCartney-played-throughout-his-career
http://www.tm.org/blog/maharishi/paul-mccartney-first-meditation-maharishi/
http://www.bigissue.com/mix/news/622/how-beatles-foresaw-golden-future
http://www.celebitchy.com/2611/is_paul_mccartney_actually_the_mean_mofo_that_heathers_making_him_out_to_be/
http://www.therichest.com/rich-list/most-shocking/top-10-little-known-facts-about-paul-mccartney/?view=all
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