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philosophy <strong>of</strong> life will also be shifting. But, in all his expressions, the<br />
individual is guided by two main objectives. First he will endeavor to be<br />
religious, whatever it may mean to him. Second, he will like to be<br />
serviceable to others. <strong>The</strong> underlying consideration for these pursuits is to<br />
purify one's life so that merging in the Divine becomes possible.<br />
Purvashadha induces the divinity <strong>of</strong> the person to externalize to aid in the<br />
purification <strong>of</strong> the ego. Wrong actions from past incarnations produce trying<br />
situations in life to rectify the karmic account.' <strong>The</strong>se experiences are at<br />
times extremely unpleasant. Jupiter, the planet <strong>of</strong> Divine grace, purges such<br />
past karmic effects to transform them into a spiritual force. If the individual<br />
born under this asterism is careful to note, instances <strong>of</strong> Divine help,<br />
sometimes appearing like miraculous assistance, can be discerned in one's<br />
life. Such Divine aid makes the person Godfearing, religious and helpful to<br />
others.<br />
However, there are other instances, particularly if the soul is on an early<br />
rung <strong>of</strong> spiritual growth, where the ego becomes inflated. <strong>The</strong> individual<br />
becomes unduly proud. This shortcoming must be eradicated whatever the<br />
pain to allow for the onward journey <strong>of</strong> the soul. For this reason one <strong>of</strong>ten<br />
finds in predictive astrology that Jupiter, the best benefic, does not always<br />
provide the material affluence usually associated with it. <strong>The</strong> clue to this<br />
contradiction is given by the disposition <strong>of</strong> Purvashadha within Jupiter's sign<br />
<strong>of</strong> Sagittarius.<br />
21 UTTARASHADHA<br />
Uttarashadha extends from 266° 00' to 280° 00' <strong>of</strong> the zodiac. Its first quarter<br />
occurs at the end <strong>of</strong> Sagittarius ruled by Jupiter, while its following three<br />
quarters are in Capricorn ruled by Saturn. <strong>The</strong> asterism itself is governed by<br />
the Sun. <strong>The</strong> Vedic deity ascribed to it is the Vishwedevas, the Universal<br />
Gods. Its primary and tertiary attributes are Sattwa, harmony, while the<br />
secondary attribute is Rajas, activity. Moksha or liberation is the primary<br />
motivational impulse radiating from the asterism. Its symbol is the rods or<br />
planks <strong>of</strong> a bed.<br />
Uttarashadha is a baffling constellation. It is an extension <strong>of</strong> Purvashadha,<br />
but in nature it has great differences from it. <strong>The</strong> impulses generated at this<br />
level primarily affect the psychological makeup <strong>of</strong> the individual. <strong>The</strong> earlier<br />
asterism shows the inner reality <strong>of</strong> the being concealed within the outer