| The nine planets, grahas, are existence
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| | realized, it understands all. It has no
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| itself. Truly the planets form the Person
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| | motive but understanding. Budha is
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| of Time, Kalapurusha, and their abode is
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| | spiritual discrimination, viveka.
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| the Wheel of Time, Kalachakra. Each
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| | Although Budha discriminates between what
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| person is the fulness of this Cosmic
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| | is real and what is unreal, Budha itself
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| Identity. The whole wheel of energies,
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| | is neither. It acts according to the
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| shaktichakras, is itself the fullness of
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| | place it finds itself in. Budha as
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| Being. The planets, always in constant
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| | Shabda, pervades all experience, as the
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| motion, are Shakti itself. The path they
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| | substratum of discriminating thought
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| travel is the wheel. In Tantra, we say
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| | constructs.
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| that this Wheel of Energies is ourself,
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| | In the contracted sense, Budha is Buddhi,
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| both in the contracted and expanded form.
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| | or limited intellect. Airy and bound by
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| It must be understood that every person
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| | only itself, the intellect is ever trying
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| has every planet in their chart. This
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| | to grasp its environment. It is childish,
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| means that all people express these
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| | kumara. Budha is neither hostile, nor
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| cosmic energies in a fashion unique to
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| | passive, thus is called as an eunuch.
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| theirself. The way in which a person
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| | Shukra(Venus) :
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| expresses these energies, or planets, is
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| | In the expanded sense, Shukra is Kriya,
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| to be discerned through the birth chart.
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| | or active potency. Shukra is shining and
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| This follows the instruction given in
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| | attractive. Just as Shukra glimmers, so
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| Tantrik literature: "Never is
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| | does the Universe, in all its forms. This
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| Jiva(limited self), not Shiva(universal
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| | want of potency is the cause of birth.
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| Self)." Never are the planets not
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| | Thus is Shukra identified with semen.
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| operating for every individual. We
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| | Bhakti, or Divine Love, is a means to
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| contain the whole cosmos. All of these
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| | liberation. As the prem, or transcendent
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| planets can be found as your Self.
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| | love, wells up within, one takes ahold of
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| The following each planet with their
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| | the whole shaktichakra, wheel of potency.
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| signification:
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| | One becomes Parashakti, only to receive
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| Surya(Sun) :
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| | the Shivalinga, the virility of Shiva.
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| In the expanded sense, Surya is the Atma,
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| | Existence must have tastefullness,
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| Self. It is aware of itself and gives
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| | otherwise there would not be a want --
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| light to all. It is the supreme form of
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| | and thus no continuation. In the absolute
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| Consciousness itself. As Surya sheds
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| | perspective, this is the lila, or play of
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| light upon the whole of the world, so
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| | Shiva. And this bestows happiness.
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| does the Self shine as the whole world.
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| | In the contracted sense, Shukra is Kama,
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| In this way, Surya is Shiva. All planets
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| | or limited desire. Semen always has a
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| revolve around Surya. All planets are
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| | target which is the womb of creation, the
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| attracted and bound to its pull. This is
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| | vagina. And although this produces a
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| all done freely, without effort. Surya's
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| | child, its effect is limited in nature.
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| potencies give bliss, life, and
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| | Art, music, and pleasures, all give
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| consciousness to all -- pervading all
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| | satisfaction of aim. But the aim or
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| movement in the world. The spurting of
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| | result of production is but a reflection
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| life in the jungle, the desolation of the
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| | of the infinite.
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| desert. Trillions of creatures all living
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| | Guru(Jupiter) :
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| off the energy bestowed by Surya,
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| | In the expanded sense, Guru is Ananda, or
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| existing as their Self.
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| | spiritual bliss. Guru gives. The giving
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| In the contracted sense, Surya is the
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| | of this cosmos from the universal
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| Ahamkara, the individual self. It likes
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| | Consciousness, Chiti, is to be known as
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| to shine independent of other, thus it
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| | Ananda. It is maintained, stithi, by ease
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| separates itself. Personality -- the way
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| | of concentration. Thoughts and the whole
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| you shine -- is seen through the
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| | world is contained with ease in the eyes
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| placement of Surya in your birth chart.
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| | of this bliss. The freedom of laughter is
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| If Surya is too close to another planet,
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| | known to the whole world. It is said that
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| it will 'outshine' that planet, thus
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| | this cosmos is a divine comedy, Guru
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| rendering it combust. But, just as the
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| | itself. No matter how this cosmos acts,
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| supreme Self enjoys to delight in its own
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| | with proper wisdom it can be seen to be a
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| nature, so does the limited self like to
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| | hoot. Shiva is easy to please due to his
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| enjoy.
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| | constant abidance as the Guru-principle,
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| Chandra(Moon) :
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| | the principle of Bliss. Guru is the sweet
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| In the expanded sense, Chandra is Manas,
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| | nectar, rasa, that is every perception.
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| the Mind. Its light, or awareness, is
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| | In the contracted sense, Guru is
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| borrowed from Surya, supreme
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| | overconsumption. Guru the physical planet
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| Consciousness. Just as Chandra reflect's
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| | is the largest, besides Surya. It is
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| Surya's own light, thus making it its
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| | big-bellied, but learned. It enjoys to
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| own, so does the mind reflect the light
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| | consume the tasty juice of fruits, only
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| of supreme Consciousness. Chandra is
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| | to grow fat. Too much fat makes one
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| Devi, or Goddess. Mind assumes all forms.
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| | lethargic, tamasik. Thus through sattwa,
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| As Chandra travels through each lunar
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| | or calm abidance, does one fall into
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| mansion, Nakshatra, it 'marries' the
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| | tamas, inertia.
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| quality of that star -- as the Moon,
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| | Shani(Saturn) :
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| though retaining its own form appears to
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| | In the expanded sense, Shani is Vilaya,
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| take on various phases of waxing and
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| | or ending. Ending is so fearful, why?
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| waning, so is mind assuming a new energy
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| | After the end is the calm, shanti. Shani
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| at every moment. Chandra's orbit reflects
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| | is shanti. Moving slowly, shainaicharya,
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| the infinite ways Mind reflects all
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| | through the three worlds, Shani is his
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| dispositions. The fullness of Chandra is
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| | own enjoyer of Time. Having no generative
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| Soma, immortality. The absence of Chandra
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| | function, Shani is rendered an eunuch. He
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| is Mrityu, death. Thus, Chandra is the
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| | has no attraction, for he has
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| complete manifestation of all potencies.
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| | subliminated all activity into his slow
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| Subtlely, Chandra bestows the bliss of
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| | walk. His gaze alone does the same. Shani
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| immortality which is won through wisdom,
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| | is old man Time, taking all and losing
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| Gnana. This is recognizing itself as
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| | nothing of itself. Shiva, limp on the
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| nothing other than the light of Surya,
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| | burning grounds of Consciousness,
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| which is Shiva.
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| | smashan, gazes without emotion into the
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| In the contracted sense, Chandra is
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| | rage of Kali. Shani's gaze itself
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| Vritti, or thought-wave. It's limited to
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| | produces moksha.
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| individual thoughts, feelings, emotions.
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| | In the contracted sense, Shani is
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| Wherever Chandra is in the chart, will
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| | habitual destruction. Ended intellect,
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| show in which way your individual mind
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| | ended will, ended love. Slow, dumb and
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| works and operates. Chandrabeing the
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| | dull. Not knowing what to destroy, it
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| fastest moving planet makes its
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| | destroys the very thing which would prove
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| placement, aspect, etc. very important.
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| | fruitful. Thus is Shani the significator
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| Angaraka(Mars) :
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| | of bad results, papa karma.
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| In the expanded sense, Angaraka is Iccha,
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| | Rahu and Ketu(Lunar Nodes) :
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| absolute Will. Will is energy, prana.
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| | In the expanded sense, Rahu and Ketu are
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| Each living and non-living thing is in
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| | Gnana, liberating wisdom and action.
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| some degree of movement. Every object or
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| | There is no limit to this wisdom. Going
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| creature is willing its own existence
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| | backwards through all modes of
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| freely. Angaraka is the process of Will.
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| | conception, it spits out forever its own
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| The Universe is the absolutely free Will
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| | history, karma. The final giving up,
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| of supreme Consciousness, Chiti. In this
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| | moksha, the supremely free, avadhut.
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| freedom of movement, svatantrya, there is
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| | Beyond the processes of spiritual union
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| no hindrance whatsoever. Billions of
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| | and worldly enjoyment, yoga and bhoga.
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| galaxies flung through infinite space --
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| | Unattached, and supremely intoxicated,
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| what can stop this process? Supreme
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| | two sides of the same coin. Utterly mad,
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| Consciousness, freely out of its own
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| | and at peace, how to describe Shiva
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| nature, has produced all this. And all
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| | Mahadev? Continously expanded
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| this, at its core, is doing this all as
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| | consciousness, with no limits to insight.
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| Will. Doing without restriction, Shiva is
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| | Dwelling in the forest as the primordial
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| thus most blissful.
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| | snake. With blue hue and horrible.
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| In the contracted sense, Angaraka is
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| | Roaming naked, covered in ashes, and with
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| limited will. All will for one thing or
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| | bliss eyes, Rahu and Ketu are the end.
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| another. This sparks the process of
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| | In the contracted sense, Rahu and Ketu
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| becoming. Wherever Angaraka is in the
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| | are poison. Mental poison, snake poison.
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| chart is where your energies will most
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| | Wherever Rahu is, there you will find
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| likely be centered. If Angaraka is in a
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| | your weaknesses. Your habitual hauntings.
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| bad position in the chart, effort becomes
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| | Wherever Ketu is, is where you will find
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| restricted, which thus results in anger.
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| | your lack, that which you can never
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| In freedom is reflected happiness.
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| | grasp. That which is out of your reach.
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| Budha(Mercury) :
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| | Ruling outcastes and filthy buildings.
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| In the expanded sense, Budha is Shabda,
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| | They are the outcaste and the foreign.
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| or Sound of the Divine. It is speaking,
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| | And the unexpected.
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| hearing, and cognizing it all. Fully
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