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with Indra, the heavenly nectar, Amrit, and Vinata was released. It must be remembered, however, that the nectar was taken away by Indra from the serpents in the first place, who became the enemies of Garuda. The legend further states that this mythical bird eats up the serpents who are mortally afraid of it. Immortality of the physical sheath, through which the incarnating soul gains experiences and casts them aside when they are no longer necessary, would be harmful to the end sought after by Saturn. The soul encased in these sheaths is always immortal and therefore not in need of the nectar. The Nagas or serpents who wanted the nectar are denied it. Indra will not let them have it. The Nagas arc highly evolved occult beings but they arc not gods. Hence, their gaining the everlasting bliss and immortality which the celestial nectar produces would be injurious. As Kadru is the mother of the serpents who are also said to be fathered by Kashyapa, immortality to serpents would not have been helpful. The serpents are deceitful, and treacherous and attack at unsuspected moments. Perpetuation of such psychological traits is dangerous for the working of the natural law of evolution which Saturn directs to its goal. The hostility of Saturn's vehicle, the Vulture of Garuda, against serpents or Nagas alludes to the prevailing illusion and ignorance through which the evolving entities must successfully emerge. Saturn aims at dispelling darkness and inculcating wisdom in the most practical manner. This can happen when the evolving soul understands the nature of ignorance and the limitations imposed by the encasing sheaths. Saturn also aims at destroying and dissolving these sheaths, which causes the death of the human body. The allegory has other meanings. Nagas are wise men or seers. Garuda as the vulture represents the cycles of time and conscious unfoldment through which the soul is lead to enlightenment. Saturn reaches its goal by the evolutionary method. This explains the role of the vulture as his vehicle. The Sanskrit word 'Gridha', which stands for vulture, also means greed and a covetous nature. When a person strives greedily after material objects and passionately longs for their possession, Saturn makes them frustrated and gradually turns them away from these desires. Saturn arouses discontent and thereby directs the individual to that which is enduring. The vulture refers to the psycho-physical process of destruction and disappointment in the material realm that finally leads to spirituality. Vultures fly toward the Sun and Saturn is the son of the Sun; Garuda as a vehicle enables Lord Vishnu to have perfect control over Time so that final dissolultion in Eternity is possible. Garuda's relationship with bolh Vishnu and Saturn suggests a similarity in their task of preservation of the cosmos at an earthly level.
In Western thought, Saturn is represented as an old man with a sickle in his hand. The Hindus consider him either as a Yatna, the god of death, or as Shiva, the Supreme God of the Cosmos. Whatever status is assigned to Saturn, the references to him esoterically emphasize that he loves mankind and was placed to guide it toward its higher destiny. 8 RAHU THE NORTH NODE OF THE MOON The importance afforded the lunar nodes is a special feature of Vedic astrology. However, very Httlc information is given in astrological texts to explain their meaning. In Hindu mythology and Vedic spiritual literature, however, many references can be found to them. Through this can discern their true nature and understand why they are so powerful in spite of the fact that they have no concrete form. The ancient seers were aware of several invisible planetary influences and called them "shadowy planets" (chhaya grahas). The astrological sage
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Contents Part I: Astrological Mytho
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Magha Purva Phalguni Uttara Phalgun
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The medium of expression for impart
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Whether the symbol is a natural obj
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churning of the ocean under which t
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elationship is represented as the T
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y a circle with a central point. Th
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The circumference has yet other cha
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down even his own body for the task
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1 THE SUN SURYA Hindus give great i
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action in the world. Lastly the sym
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Vivaswat, the early morning, a name
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3. INDRIYATMAN OR HRISHIRESHA The i
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Page 29 and 30: The first ray is called Sushumna. I
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Page 37 and 38: This led to a war in heaven. The Go
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Page 41 and 42: Kosha or Intelligence sheath (relat
Page 43 and 44: Vishnu, the preserver of the univer
Page 45 and 46: The energy which illumines the mind
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Page 51 and 52: of energy as Shukra and assigned it
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Page 57 and 58: from boundless thirst for the unkno
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Page 61 and 62: Narayana lays on his serpent-coiled
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divinity, though still beset with t
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there is the union between the conc
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The crocodile as a symbol of Capric
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special benediction, guidance, and
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Ganymede, the object of lust person
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the fish was important to them beca
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super-terrestrial Adam and his thre
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These lunar mansions appear in Chin
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This allegory describes the beginni
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2 BHARANI Bhatani extends from 13°
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conform to his highest ideals. He h
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the soul and enables them to operat
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entire manifestation, which concret
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Rohini leads the soul into the mund
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In both these myths, Tara, the wife
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y Mercury. Its symbol is a human he
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7 PUNARVASU Punarvasu extends from
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The same idea is expressed by the s
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have been demarcated and the necess
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absorbed into its own system. It is
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necessary for completing its mundan
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During the course of one's hectic l
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12 UTTAM PHALGUNI Uttara Phalguni,
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13 HASTA Hasta extends from 160° 0
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consciousness, there is no real dif
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momentary flash becomes the guiding
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affected by the surrounding environ
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Vishakha stands for transformation.
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of vague disillusionment with the s
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pain and anguish. Under Anuradha th
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forefinger. It is the reward he has
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19 MULA Mula extends from 240° 00'
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One feels extremely disturbed if im
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veils the Supreme force energizing
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physical garb trying to purify and
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have already attained their status
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peripheral activities are trimmed,
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with universal sympathy and compass
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evolutionary process. In human bein
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as ordained to him; the direction c
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with speech and action. Where these
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etween a warrior and a cow. The sym
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individual towards liberation but i
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The exaltation of Venus in the last
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