Aquarius Nakṣatras: Dhaniṣṭa, Śatabhiṣa, Pūrvabhadrapada🔗

Dhaniṣṭa is also known as ‘the Star of Symphony’. Its symbol is a drum and a tabla (a small drum); both instruments symbolize richness and sound. In a sense, Dhaniṣṭa deepens the impulse of Śravaṇa’s influence to perceive the truth, and makes it more practical. Such a person will combine the balance of the meditator and the energy of the warrior.

Many seers are born under this nakṣatra, and its extreme energy can bring difficulties into ordinary people’s life. Dhaniṣṭa’s life can lead to great spiritual attainment, as well as the opposite.

Born under Dhaniṣṭa, your approach to life is very practical; you are of good behavior and kind hearted. You dislike expressing your disagreement with others till the last moment. But once you are angry, you are determined to crush your opponent.

You have excellent insight; you are attentive and can perceive the truth behind names and forms. It can make you to feel close to humanity at large and be of compassionate nature. You are also adventurous, having a free spirit, and you definitely have spiritual warrior’s quality.

On the other side, you may as well be overly turned towards the outer world. Your seeking for security leads you to overwork to acquire things for better comfort. This attitude may lead you to too much ambition or jealousy of others’ success. You can become rude, or even revengeful and fail to value people around you.

Patience and perseverance should be maintained in all trials of life.

Historian, musicians, poets, doctors and surgeons, property management, engineers, miners, scientist, research, charitably involved people can be found under this nakṣatra’s energy.

Śatabhiṣa is known as the ‘veiling star’. This nakṣatra is all about healing the human condition physically and spiritually. It is associated with the divine nectar of immortality, and gives skills for the healing arts.

Born under this star, you may have encountered a radically changing experience in your life: an experience which changed your destiny for better or worse. Such a crisis could bring you revitalization and new options in life.

You are very simple, living a straightforward life. You can possess tremendous energy and courage. But secretive in nature, you want to keep certain aspects of yourself hidden to others. More than others, you need solitude to contemplate upon your life. A need for meditation is essential here.

You have a tendency to be depressed, feel restrained and constricted in life. Many different emotions come out of this, difficult to formulate, bringing apathy or a sarcastic tone the native. You may meet obstructions, which are nothing other than opportunities for you to expand your true nature, to seek what is your path, to discover why you came on earth.

Harsh speech, rough, and prone to chronic disease, you should really do yoga. You can excel in professions such as astronomy, physics, healing, writing, secretarial work, engineering and electrical engineering.

Pūrvabhadrapada symbol is a double-faced man. This nakṣatra contributes to the raising of our spiritual aspiration in life. It is also a transformational energy where one can learn to give up the ego and live enlightenment.

Born under Pūrvabhadrapada, you will be intelligent, sensitive, expert in art, and inclined to take risks. Your personality is so charming that you can get out of any troublesome situation.

You are adaptable and extend your hand only once you are sure that your kindness will be appreciated and used for the purpose that you envision. For charity matters, you have a practical approach.

You have a strong practical need to fix your effort on a vision, an ideal for the future. This nakṣatra grants a universal stripe to a person. Your independence and self-reliance make you original in many ways: in your thoughts, in your inventions, and your skills. You are never just an ordinary person and are pretty unconventional.

But you may have unnecessary anger and anxiety. You can use harsh words at times and cynicism. You should think about starting meditating, as you need to learn to handle your response to stress. Your wavering mind needs to be calmed and brought back to constructive activities.

You may show interests in astrology, research, statistics, administration work, business planning. You may also be attracted to an ascetic and yogic style of life.

Viśuddhi cakra : expressing one’s uniqueness

There are seven major energy centers in our body, called cakras in Sanskrit. They are directly connected to our emotions and impact different aspects of our personality and the way we relate to ourselves, others, and to Existence.

Each planet resonates with a particular energy center in the body. Aquarius is connected to viśuddhi cakra located in the throat region. Viśuddhi flowers when you stop comparing yourself to others and express your own uniqueness.

We are always looking to achieve in the outer world. This is the root cause of the comparison and jealousy we feel as a consequence. People respect you only if you have achieved something tangible in the outer world. Educational degrees, beauty titles, company designations, published papers, bank balances—all are scales that society uses to grade you.

First of all, you don't need to be graded by anyone, including yourself. Place trust in your own intelligence. There is much you can achieve in the outer world.

But understand that there is much to be achieved in the inner world also. The outer world achievements are all incidental. They will get you instant name and fame and money. The real achievement is in the inner world.

Center yourself well with awareness and simply take part in outer world activities like a lotus untouched in a pond. Let the work in the periphery go on undisturbed, but center yourself in your Being. Automatically, you will stop swaying in accordance with outer world achievements and feel stability and joy in the center of your own Being. Finding your center is the only way out of this whole cycle of comparison with others that does not allow you to express your uniqueness as easily as you could.

Generally, the Ayurvedic dośa (body constitution) related to aquarius is vata.

Vata influences the movement of thoughts, feelings, nerve impulse, and fluids in the body.

Let’s use this scale:

If you experience symptoms such as anxiety, worry, shyness, a tendency to insomnia, chronic tiredness, mental and emotional depression, physical tension, stress, a weak immune system, headaches, underweight, constipation, dryness of skin, mental confusion, inability to take decisions, fast speech, too many fantasies, then there is a good possibility you are suffering from vata imbalance.

If you have good mental alertness, abundant creative energy, a good elimination system of waste matters, sound sleep, strong immune system, enthusiasm, emotional balance and stability, then the vata principle is balanced in your body.

Here are some of the common characteristics of people who have a predominantly vata body constitution:

○ Quick to learn and grasp new knowledge

○ Slim body

○ Talk and walk quickly

○ Cold hands and feet,

○ Excitable, lively,

○ Changeable moods

○ Respond to stress with fear and worry and anxiety

○ Variable appetite and digestion

○ Tendency to be tired easily

○ Full of enthusiasm and joy

○ Impulsive ○ Generally good management and leadership ability

○ Dry skin, dry hair, don’t perspire much

○ Headache, hypertension, sore throat, anxiety, muscle spasm, irregular heartbeat, constipation, winds, diarrhea, arthritis, neurological disorder.

How to manage vata?

Factors that can balance vata are warm and soothing food with added oil and fat, as well as sweet tastes. Cold items should be avoided and caffeine should be stopped, as it strains vata’s nervous system. Mental and emotional peace and lifestyle routines are important to restore and maintain balance. vata can be corrected by using warm sesame oil for self-massage. If you can’t massage the whole body, at least apply warm oil on the feet and scalp. Maintaining a regular routine in terms of eating, sleeping and other activities will also help you to unclutch the mind.

Food items to balance vata:

Warm and cooked food with added oil and fat is good for pacifying vata.

Warm milk, cream, butter, vegetable soups, hot cereals, freshly baked bread, potatoes, cheese and nourishing food are good for stabilizing vata.

On the other hand, food such as salads, iced drinks and ice creams, raw vegetables and greens are not very good for persons with vata imbalance. One should avoid drinks with high caffeine as vata finds it disturbing. As a snack, it is better to prefer nuts that are heavy and oily, as opposed to dry and salty.

All sweet fruits are good for vata. One should avoid unripe fruit that are too astringent. Cinnamon, cardamom, cumin, ginger and cloves should be favored.

Saturn natives can benefit from techniques that work on their body and strengthen their concentration and centeredness. Aquarius tends to live in his mind. Bringing his intellectual nature into his body boundaries and senses through physical practices (Hatha yoga) done slowly will be very beneficial.

Here is a meditation for you:

Step 1-Duration: 10 minutes - Sit in vajrāsana (kneel down and sit on your heels). Place your hands on your hips. By doing this, you are establishing a connection between the upper and lower parts of your body. Chant ‘hoo’ for as long as possible with each exhale. Begin again with each inhale, holding the chant as long as possible as you exhale.

Step 2-Duration: 21 minutes - Continue sitting in vajrāsana. With the hands on the hips, bend down at the hip to touch the forehead to the ground. Continue to chant the ‘hoo’ sound in this position.

This meditation will make your whole body to vibrate, contributing to lowering your inner chatter.