Good morning, my wonderful people. Welcome back.
Yesterday, I spoke of intimacy in terms of these
fundamental principles, if you remember. At the
heart of intimacy is always expansion of consciousness.
I want you to remember that tagline. Just keep
that tagline. And if with your partner you are
doing one or more of any one of these, if you're
nurturing, if you're practicing kindness, if
you're practicing freedom of the other, in addition
to freedom of yourself, if you're allowing the
other person to be as they are, and other person
should allow you to be as you are, if you are
practicing empathy with one another, we go through
situations of life. all mahadashas discovered
in this channel, you can see what periods each
one goes through. Right? So you practice empathy.
Don't try to pretend understanding place. You
cannot truly understand the other. There are
8 billion people on this planet. Each one is
living in its own universe, in its own time frame,
in its own soul evolution path. There's so many
things, isn't it? And also if you're practicing
vulnerability, being open without ego, being
vulnerable in front of the other because all
in all we are just human don't try to make it
something godly here okay consciousness is expanding
your consciousness and the consciousness of the
other is having an expansion whenever one or
more of these are being practiced this is a practice
this is a choice intimacy is one of the great
gifts of humanity Other animals may not be that
intimate. Other animals and primates, they are
all basically functioning from instinct. We all
know this. They are not having these kind of
gifts. So humanity, man and woman, in this case
intimacy can be practiced, it can be chosen and
woven into the fabric of our daily living, into
the fabric of our society even. You can apply
all these concepts even to our society and the
way we structure our living. Is it centered around
this? I ask you. So think about this. But today
I want you to get deeper. I am introducing a
deeper layer about which planets. We are talking
about Mercury, Venus and Moon, isn't it? So what
role does Mercury, Venus and Moon play in terms
of intimacy? See Jyotish is a very holistic science.
Every planet has multiple meanings, multiple
significations. So let's see that in a bit. So
on your screen in front of you now you have three
planets Venus, Moon and Mercury. Now I have listed
the qualities and characteristics which will
closely relate to intimacy since we are speaking
on the topic. What does each planet provide in
Jyotish, in Vedic Astrology in terms of intimacy?
Now Everyone has all nine planets and points
and ascendant and all the rest of it. How you
apply it depends first upon the depth of your
knowledge about it. If you don't know what the
planet stands for, it's just a symbol. It doesn't
mean anything in my life, you might say. So let's
examine what it is. Venus. In terms of intimacy,
what does it stand for? Your value system, your
eyes, your inner perception. What is your inner
perception? Inside your deepest psychological
point, inside yourself, how do you perceive the
world in terms of beauty? Because Venus is aesthetic
sense. What is your aesthetic sense like? It
has a color. Everybody has a Venus in the chart.
The colors change. So inner perception is Venus.
Sexual organs are Venus. Libra. Value system
is Venus. Taurus. All these are tied very closely
in Jyotish, why it is given certain houses even.
The creation of beauty is Venus. You might look
at all the ancient civilizations, especially
as ancient as India, for example, one of the
oldest, maybe the oldest. You see all these grand
temples, intricate carvings, fantastic temples,
like feats of engineering which we cannot even
do today. Some people did back then. You can
see the gorgeous temples of India, for example.
Why were they creating that as their way of living,
you might ask? Well, they were creation of beauty.
They were engaging their Venus very powerfully
in the world. They were manifesting Venus. They
respected Venus. Aesthetic sense, all your creation
of beauty was appreciated in externalizing that.
Even the grand pyramids of Giza, for example,
in Egypt. Why were these ancients creating these
magnificent structures using Vastu, using principles
of sacred geometry and all of this? That's Venus.
Venus also stands for the water element. Venus
and moon both are water elements. I'll come to
that in a minute. So water element has everything
to do with your body. Your body is 99 % water,
isn't it? Biologically speaking. So if you take
care of Venus and Moon properly, you're taking
care of your water body. You're taking care of
how your entire body -mind functions because
water is running through every cell of yours.
Mercury on the other hand, bottom of the screen,
stands for intelligence. It stands for innocence.
Mercury stands for children. Mercury stands for
playgrounds. Mercury is where things are youthful,
childlike. Innocence is mercury. Play is mercury.
All playgrounds are the karakas of mercury. If
you are living next to a playground, mercury
is very strong in your chart. See there? Play
is mercury. Childlike innocence is mercury. Skin
is mercury. In terms of organ, skin is mercury.
Nerves are mercury also. I haven't added that,
but yeah, skin and nerves both are mercury. So
in terms of intimacy, it might be touch. It might
be how you are touching your partner. Is it appropriate?
Is it not appropriate? We teach this to our children.
Appropriate touch. What is the right touch? Mercury
is that. Mercury is your logical sense. Your
analytical mind is Mercury, wherever you are
applying. In terms of intimacy, you've got to
understand your partner. That's what I'm bringing
here, understanding. It also stands for the earth
element. It also stands in addition to the skin,
your sense of smell is Mercury. Flowering plants
are Mercury. Plants like decorative plants, we
have so many these days in our houses. That's
your Mercury, okay? So people put flowering plants.
Take care of your flowering plants. Take care
of flowers. Flowers are mercury. Root is Jupiter.
Flower is mercury. The earth element. Everything
earthy is mercury. So if you want to ground your
intimacy, speaking in terms of intimacy, now
you have to really address the mercury and how
it is functioning in your chart. Everybody has
a mercury. Mercury doesn't disappear from somebody's
chart. Let's be real here. So it's the earth
element, it's the skin, it's your sense of smell.
How are you decorating your living room? Is it
perfumed? Is your house having nice perfumes?
Do you light a dhoop or a deep, for example?
Last comes the moon. Well, it should be the first
really, because you're doing moon matching. The
same principles which I'm doing for moon, by
the way, apply to these other two planets as
well, okay? Just so you know. 1 -3, 1 -4, 4 -10,
3 -11, 1 -7, all these principles I am explaining.
Moon stands for emotional. Moon is your emotional
body. Moon is peace, cancer. The fourth house
is peace. We all desire peace in whatever way
of functioning, more so in intimacy. You do not
want to be partnered and have a battleground.
That's not what the object was to begin with.
Nobody wants this. Why are we doing that is the
question then. The lack of understanding is where
I am coming from. Moon is peace. Moon is the
heart. Your heart center. Center of your chest.
That's moon. That's your subconscious mind also.
Very deep. That's why moon power for the inner
nature means a person is highly intuitive. Moon
aspected by Ketu is seriously intuitive. Okay?
Moon is your emotional intelligence also What
we call emotional intelligence in mainstream
psychology is moon in Vedic astrology And it
is the water element So Venus and moon both are
water element. What's the difference in terms
of physical reality? Moon is the flowing water
cancer is flowing water like the rivers like
waves in the ocean Venus is more like the element
of water itself, H2O. Venus goes to the DNA level,
the molecular level of things. So Venus and Moon
put together. Mercury stands for the earth element.
Mercury stands for trees. This is why people
feel most peace when they go to places where
river is flowing. If you want to improve all
these three planets, go stick your feet in a
river, in a flowing river next to the stream
in a forest. See, this is why we love forests,
this is why we love oceans, because it has all
these elements. Palm trees next to the ocean,
Venus, Moon and Mercury, all three together.
Now let's see the details of the nakshatras.
Now we come to the last good match of mrikshira,
which is to say, ladies Mercury, Moon is in mrikshira,
and the man's Moon is sitting in Ashwini nakshatra.
If you remember the rules, I am trying to match
Ganas first. Gana has to be matched. Don't try
to mismatch the Ganas, it will be a disaster.
So, what does this dynamic gives us? Let's briefly
run through it. Brikshira in Gemini being a man
of curiosity, questioning, lot of mental movements,
so pay attention to Mankiri also here. Dialogue
driven bonding. adaptability, networking and
ideas exploration. Mrikshira is like the constant
investigator paradigm you might say. Ashwini
in Aries is highly moving. This is an Ashwini,
isn't it? Speed, instinct, courage, action first,
emotions later kind of. Very driven person. Spark
and rapid attachment. Detachment also if you're
not careful. gives us the leaven three axis signature
what does that mean it's the signature of this
relationship which becomes gains to effort leaven
house is the gain Aquarius typically speaking
and third from it is effort futuristic vision
and immediate action Aquarius is very futuristic
minded technological minded so this gives us
a signation of leaven Three relationships, signification
of future vision versus immediate action is Ashwini.
Ideas exploration, Mrikshira versus execution,
Ashwini. Friends to lovers tone, these are friends
who become lovers. Momentum based bonding, that's
another signature of this relationship. This
is a growth based movement access. Intimacy builds
in this kind of relationship by doing, by trying,
by launching, by learning together. These are
the signatures. You understand the signatures,
you can work through this better rather than
me going on extensive essays here. Marikshira
stimulates through ideas, conversations and options
while Ashwini activates through decisions, actions
and first moves. It's an initiator Ashwini. The
keywords here being mental excitement, motivational
chemistry, shared goals, fast bonding and youthful
energy. This relationship characteristic is like
that. Everyone will change, we will see that.
Ashwini becomes the starter, Brikshira becomes
the connector. Attraction and intimacy tones
here being playful, very playful energy, very
highly dynamic, high energy, yes, very very high
energy relationship. This is a high energy couple.
sexually spontaneous, very spontaneous, okay?
Friendship -driven desire. They need to be friends
first. They are friends for life, so to speak.
Strong, let's do this chemistry, let's go for
it. Very highly dynamic, charged relationship.
This intimacy thrives with travel, with projects,
with new experiences, exploring different kinds
of experiences. These two might be even a very
highly social bird. that couple, verbal, physical
engagement is necessary. The risk factors now.
Impatience, scattered focus. If your energy is
moving too much in this relationship, and you
want to see Mercury, Venus and other parts as
well, if energy is moving too much in a relationship,
the risk factor becomes grounding. So scattered
focus, too much of going from one thing to another.
Emotional inconsistency. This can be the risk
factors. Starting more than sustaining. See,
there is a grounding element. If there is no
grounding element present in a chart, between
the two charts, needle in the vamsha, man and
woman. This can get very scattered. Therefore,
it needs more of counselling. Talking versus
acting imbalance. There is an imbalance which
can be corrected. This is a choice. Intimacy
is always a choice. So this relationship could
fail if action outruns communication or curiosity
avoids commitment. There has to be some degree
of commitment in anything, isn't it? Your work,
any area of your life, work, family, etc, etc.
This is a high growth, high excitement 11 -3
pairing, excellent for collaborative efforts.
Suppose man and woman are doing different things
in a collaborative way. Suppose they are working
on projects together. This will succeed. Excellent
for collaboration, friendship based love and
for forward momentum. If your life goal is to
go, I'm going there and I need a partner who
is with me on this. That's the relationship here.
Best for those who value movement, stimulation,
shared ambitions and lively intimacy. Very lively
couple. Have you seen those? Not ideal for those
who are seeking emotional depth first, stillness
or heavy domestic kind of bonding. It's a selection.
There's a whole buffet of kind of things available
for us in our lifestyles. But you have to choose
wisely. You can't have a partner who is more
earthy and who wants dynamism as well. The two
are contradictory, isn't it? I shall see you
in the next one. Meanwhile, take care and be
safe.