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Chandra in Vishakha (Radha) Nakshatra

Emotional & Relationship effects in Radix and Navamsha

Sri Raga recital to Krishna-Radha - Ragamala Tradition, c. 1800's

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ragamala_paintings


Vishakha / Radha

  •  ruled by Guru

  • 20 Thula 00 - until - 03 Vrischika 19


  • USA Pres 39 Jimmy Carter

  • S.A. Pres. Nelson Mandela

  • Elizabeth Taylor (film actress)

  • Marie Sklodowska Curie (chemist, discoverer of polonium & radium)

  • USA Supreme Court Justice William Rehnquist

  • Warren Beatty (actor)

  • Barbara & Jenna Bush (twin daughters of US Pres Bush-43)

  • Linda Eastman McCartney (first wife of P. McCartney Beatle)

Radix Moon in Vishakha = "Fiery Lightning" - brilliant & forceful

(Guru-Shukra-Indragni -- Guru-Kuja-Indragni)


Vishakha= thunderstorm: Indra = terrifying thunder, and Agni = brilliant forks of lightening.

After nature's awesome, frightening & amazing display of light and sound, Indra & Agni bring the nourishing, essential Rain which feeds all of Life.

Vishakha represents the "fork" of sky lightening and also the "fork" of rushing rivers released by Indra. Indra also rules earthquakes, whose terrible sound & fury can change the fork of huge rivers.


Need for recognition of their power.

Forceful & brilliantly intelligent, known for quick, flashing wit and Brilliant Intuition.

Knowing the depth of their own power, Vishakha are patient geniuses of Timing. Held in high regard by others, generally believed to be well-intentioned & friendly.

Just as folks know from experience that the scary thunderstorm will always bring nourishing rains, so Vishakha's occasional outbursts of scathing or bombastic wit bring insights that can evoke a great healing.


Vishakha natives like to shake up placid conventions and shock the conventional expectations.

The native wields a penetrating emotional glance which feels like a strike of lightening.

The results are almost always favorable because their jolting comments and glare are followed by a movement toward alliance of warring factions (Anuradha).

Physically, Vishakha natives often experience small electrical shocks jolting their nervous systems, at a moment when their consciousness requires recognition of truth. (Also true for Vishaka in radix lagna.)


Downside of Vishakha can be jealousy of others' material wealth & social status, esp. in the quarters of Kuja.

Vishakha's wisdom is brilliant but fleeting. This native may feel frustrated when those moments of awe-struck recognition of their amazing power have passed, and they have to get back to boring old work.

Vishakha's bursts of truth are unpredictable. Typically they are not rewarded for their social contributions until a body of their observations has built up over time.

Success after mid-life only.


B.V. Raman says in 300 Important Combinations (p 304)

"when the Moon in Libra is aspected by Mars or Saturn, the native is supposed to become cruel."...

"when the Moon is in the first quarter of Vishakya and powerfully aspected by Saturn and the Sun, he would not only be lacking humanitarian feelings but would be completely impervious to human suffering".


  • Deep emotional need for appreciation of their shocking brilliance

Spiritual director of this section of the path:

Trauma profile:

  • fear of stagnation, ignorance, & darkness

Navamsha Moon in Vishakha (intimate relationships)


Dane Rudhyar (astrologer)

In order to mirror one's own subconscious emotional patterns, one attracts a core partner who expresses Vishakha behavior.

The partner expresses one's own dormant "shocking" brilliance, and the partner becomes the provider of moments of amazing, but also frightening, emotional insights.

The partner may seem to be flashing their powers and trying to scare the native, until the native realizes that the partner is simply mirroring back the native's own fleeting, brilliant, insightful awareness.

Das - Behari says of Chandra in Vishaka Nakshatra, ruled by Brihaspati:

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