Let us speak of Krithika and Nakshtra, the third one forms in the sign of Aries, but
going into Taurus, dominantly within Taurus.
So what do you think when you think of Krithika?
What will you think of?
Determined and ambitious, leadership qualities, fiery and energetic, discerning and critical
thinkers.
Krithika is very sharp, very discerning, protective and nurturing.
These are the characteristics, you might say.
But what about the instinct and the totem level?
What about the animal and the bird within Krithika and Nakshtra?
Let us get into it.
Before we get into the Nakshtra, let us examine what the instinct houses mean in Vedic Astrology.
What could it be?
It is marked over there as House No. 1, House No. 4, House No. 5, House No. 8 and House
No. 12.
You should check the planets or the lords of the houses and which Nakshtra they decide
in to get the instinct to a level of things.
Because we are only working with instinct and totems in this series here for every Nakshtra.
To the first house of the ascendant represents the head, the self, one's personality, physical
body, thinking process, intuition and logic, self-identity and expression.
The fourth house is associated with the heart center, home, family, emotional contentment,
homeland, local community.
It can provide information about a person's instinctual need for security, comfort and
their home surroundings and relationship to all these areas of life.
That's House No. 4.
Look at how House No. 1 and 4 become very instinctual.
Maybe you never thought of that.
House No. 5 is associated with the naval chakra, the belly button, the creative intelligence,
the self expression as identity, your courtship behaviors, in romance and such, learning and
intelligence and intellectual bent of mind.
Where does your mind go?
That's House No. 5.
Creative intelligence.
It also means children and therefore instinctual parenting attributes.
It also means past life karma.
House No. 8 is associated with root chakra, the sexual center, your innate sense of security.
What does it mean to be secure for you?
Are you feeling secure or insecure?
House No. 8 will tell the story.
Handling of changes of life.
Everybody's life has changes as they go through it.
How do you handle those changes is the attributes of the eight life instinct.
It also means hidden truths.
It also dictates the type and as well as the intensity and instincts regarding your
copulatory experiences.
What does it mean?
Copulatory experiences.
How do you deal with sex?
What does it mean to have sex with another person for you individually?
How do you experience it?
That's House No. 8.
That's also like you don't even know.
It's all instinct based.
This is the Lord of the eight and the eight Lord of the eight nakshatra.
For example, if you see that, that will dictate the instinct level.
House No. 12 is associated with subconscious mind psychology.
Your dream time.
What do you dream?
Your hidden desires.
Exploration of the psychic and the hidden realms.
That's 12th house.
Last one, the moon placement house.
Where is the moon placed in your chart?
It may be placed in any one of these houses, one, four, five, eight and twelve.
Or it may be placed as the Lord of one of these in some other houses.
It doesn't matter where the moon is placed, but the moon's nakshatra is vital to consider
when you talk about instinct, especially emotional instinct and reactivity of a person.
Okay.
Now let's get into nakshatras.
Let us examine the core instinctive characteristics and totems of krittika nakshatra.
The third nakshatra, which falls in the sign of Aries, the first padha, going next three
padhas into Taurus.
Here we'll dominantly examine the Torian side.
It's ruled by Agnesis.
There's a lot of fire in krittika.
A lot of transformation in krittika.
Okay.
Let's start with the instinct of the animal and the bird representation of krittika.
Krittika nakshatra is represented by peacock as the bird and goat as the animal.
So let's start with the instinct, the top two boxes you see here.
So peacock, what is instinctive nature of a peacock?
In it, beauty display.
Male peacocks have an instinctive drive to display their vibrant striking plumage during
courtship to attract the beehens.
Territorial instinct peacocks may exhibit territorial behavior to establish and defend
their mating territories.
In these shifting energies, we need to understand the instinct level from where we are operating
as humans in order to make the shift in a graceful, nice way.
Social behavior peacocks are social birds often found in small flocks or groups, especially
during non-reading seasons.
Biting in courtship instincts, especially if the lord of your eight is sitting in krittika,
this will be a dominant characteristics.
Both male and female peacowls exhibit instinctual mating and courtship behaviors with male displaying
their tail feathers, which is a well-known thing about peacocks, the bright feathers,
and females selecting the males based on these displays is typical behavior in animal and
bird kingdom, isn't it?
Vocalization and calls.
Peacocks have a range of vocalization, including their iconic calls, which are part of their
instinctual communication and courtship behavior.
What about goats on the other side, the animal?
Herbivorous diet.
Goats are herbivores with a natural instinct to graze on a variety of plants, shrubs and
grasses.
Grigarius nature, goats are naturally social animals found in herds, displaying strong
need for social interaction and companionship.
Mating and reproduction.
Once again, lord of the eight.
Goats have an instinctual mating and reproductive behaviors with seasonal breeding patterns,
once again, typical to animals, nothing big there.
Foraging and climbing skills.
This is unique to a goat.
It's well known there are lots of YouTube videos on that.
Goats have a natural ability to forage and climb steep and rugged terrain, making them
adaptable to various environments.
This would give you a skill.
You've got a climbing instinct.
They may be even climbers, if that's in it, isn't Krithika.
Right.
Communication through vocalizations.
Lord of the fifth house, goats use vocalizations such as bleeding to communicate with other
goats in their herd, conveying information and expressing emotions.
So now let's take combination.
Let's take a call of how this ties into the life lesson of Krithika.
Using internal fuel, goals and targets to ignite internal fire and transform your life.
Productive energy to others.
Krithika, you have an internal fire.
You need to use this fire to be able to be productive to others.
And what is that internal fuel?
These instincts might give you clue about what your instinct level of functioning is,
apart from the houses, apart from the planets and so on so forth.
Okay.
So we need to see that, that particular aspect.
Now let's get into the totem part of it.
You see the totem part of it signifies the deeper meaning, not just the instinct level.
You might say it's a deeper level of understanding the instinct itself.
You see what I'm saying.
So let's see the totem meaning of peacock beauty and elegance peacocks are known for
their stunning vibrant plumage.
The totem meaning emphasizes the importance of embracing beauty, creativity and elegance
in one's life.
Confidence in self expression.
Peacocks display their feathers proudly symbolizing self confidence and the need to express oneself
authentically and boldly using internal fuel.
That's your internal fire, Krithika.
Vision and awareness, the distinctive eye pattern on a peacock's feathers is associated
with vision and heightened awareness.
The transformative eye, you might say, their totem may inspire individuals to see situations
from multiple angles and gain a deeper understanding of their surroundings.
Krithika nakshatra has a very sharp tongue.
They are very discerning in their approach.
They can understand things very quick.
They have a powerful discernment.
It's ruled by Agni.
Resplendence and exuberance, peacock's vibrance display symbolizes enthusiasm, celebration
and exuberance.
Their totem meaning can encourage individuals to embrace moments of joy and celebration.
Very good to have a peacock as a symbol in your house.
If you are Krithika dominant, for example, let us see what the goats have as a totem
symbol.
Independence and self-reliance, goats are often seen as independent, self-reliant animals,
symbolizing the importance of personal autonomy and the ability to rely on one's own resources,
determination and perseverance.
Goats are known for their ability to climb steep, challenging terrain, embracing challenge
with ease, I might say.
Their totem meaning reflects determination, perseverance and willingness to overcome obstacles
in life.
Sacrifice and nurturing In various cultures, goats have been associated
with sacrifice and nurturing.
Their totem may represent willingness to make sacrifices for the well-being of others, importance
of caring for loved ones.
I can think of that particular life lesson over here.
Using internal fuel to ignite your internal fire to transform your life.
Inter-brackets, productive energy to others.
Look at that, how closely it ties into sacrifice and nurturing.
Playfulness and curiosity Goats are known for their playful, curious
nature, encouraging individuals to approach life with a sense of curiosity, childlike
curiosity and willingness to explore new experiences.
Vertility and abundance Goats are often seen as a symbol of fertility
and abundance.
Their totem may represent potential for growth, prosperity and creativity in one's life.
Let's take a step back.
Let's think of Krutika nakshatra and all of these instincts that it possesses.
Because this is the symbol given to us by the ancients, the peacock and the goat, as
Krutika nakshatra, as the totem symbols and instincts.
When we speak of innate talent, which is buried in us, especially if Krutika is dominant
in your natal chart, this is what defines you as a person.
In the next one, let's take up the fourth nakshatra.
After Krutika, I think it's Rohini, within Taurus, strongly within Taurus and always try
to combine the zodiac energy along with nakshatra energy, the life lesson and the instinct.
You see how complex this gets.
This is the deep level of esoteric understanding folks.
This is not the superficial level.
I'll see you in the next in the meantime.
Thanks for listening, watching and be safe.
Be awesome.