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attained during the night is found under Anuradha. All the efforts of men
done in order to cultivate their natural powers, or to wrest them from the
hidden recesses of Mother-Earth are watched over by Mitra. It is through the
benevolent influence of Mitra that our efforts succeed and the secret powers
begin to open and come out. Mitra as the light of the day heralds the dawn,
the beginning of new possibilities. At the dawn of a new life the fruits of
past labor yield their result.
The Atharva Veda is more explicit in stating Mitra as 'uncovering' in the
morning what Varuna conceals during the night. Up to Anuradha the
individual soul has been collecting matter, immersing itself in deeper layers
of the outer world of manifestation, to become unconscious of its divine
heritage and original nature. Anuradha strives to rend the veil of ignorance
and uncover our central core to show what is hidden within us. Mitra
uncovering in the morning (the intimations of our divine heritage) what is
concealed by Varuna in the night (the ignorance under the influence of
Maya) indicates the impulse to arouse us to the ultimate truth. With this
awareness grows understanding, empathy, friendliness and union with the
universal energy. This realization is not a smooth process but full of turmoil
and conflict. As an aftermath of these conflicts of the dematerialization
process, the individual is able to identify himself with the universal, the
macrocosm.
Scorpio, the Eighth house of the Cosmic Man, the sign in which Anuradha is
found, is regarded (see Scorpio) as a secret cavity. During the period of night
or mental obscurity and ignorance, the individual loses his sense of oneness
with the universe. This darkness Mitra dispels under his watchful care. The
manner in which the "un-covering" takes place depends upon individual
circumstances. In some cases, it may give pleasant experiences that enable
the individual to recover his primeval memory, while in other instances it
may give heart-rending pain leading to the same goal. Either way it is a
process of dematerialization.
Anuradha, the name of the asterism, means the "smaller Radha," or "the
follower of Radha." Radha is, in one sense, a small lightning flash or spark.
In this way, Anuradha implies a small sparkle or fragmented lightning
representing the microcosm. The perception of our fragmentation from
wholeness arouses the urge to unite with it, to be the whole once again. In
another meaning, Radha is the beloved of Lord Krishna. Radha, deeply
attached to Krishna, stands for the same relationship of the microcosm with
the macrocosm. She was separate physically from Krishna, Divinity, but
psychologically and in essence was with him every moment. This made her
a great devotee of the Lord, though on this account she had to suffer much