When evaluating personalities from the perspective of the sun and the moon in Vedic Astrology,
it gives a completely different picture and this is what we will analyze in these series with
K studies. Without the K studies, we will be lost. We will have no reference points or
perspectives on how to look at this from an objectively scientific, logical perspective.
So from the perspective of Vedic Astrology, two guiding principles are the sun and the moon.
The two luminaries that guide and focus our energies as a soul in particular directions.
That's the principle, the sun and the moon. So number one, the rule is the ascendant nakshatra
has the energies of the rising sun, your rising sign also, the external meal principle, what you
display in the world, what the personality wants to show in the world, the physical personality,
the ego structures, extroversion, rates which are displayed externally, external drives,
external impulses, external behaviors, etc. The sun is all about shining forward. It brings forth
anything that will shine in the world. It's an external meal principle is the first one we
should see the ascendant nakshatra. The next one is the moon nakshatra, which has the energies of
mind as translated to emotional content, the subconscious desires, the deep seated emotional
tendencies and needs, the introversion, the emotional impulses, you can also call it the
emotional body. This is the moon, the second luminary. So we are talking both about the display
of external and internal and that's all we are in this polarized world when we come in as souls.
So let's evaluate with case studies one by one because we are talking about three kinds of
ganas here, the dev gana, the manushya gana and the rakshasa gana and we are talking about ascendant
and moon nakshatra. In the placement in the birth chart, it gives us number of combinations
which we shall see one by one. So let's consider the case of ascendant nakshatra in dev gana
and moon nakshatra also in dev gana. This is the first pair. What does it lead to? What kind of
personality does this person become? First of all, they are spiritual and philosophical.
This person may have a deep interest in spirituality and may be drawn to philosophical
or intellectual pursuits. They may have a strong sense of morality and ethics.
They are artistic and creative. They may possess a natural creativity and may be drawn to artistic
and creative pursuits. They may have a talent for music, poetry or other forms of artistic
expression. They are compassionate and nurturing by nature. They may have a natural ability to
empathize with others, may be drawn to helping professions. They may have a strong desire to
care for others, may be nurturing and supportive in their relationships. They are idealistic and
optimistic. They may have a strong belief in the goodness of humanity, may be optimistic about
the future. They may be driven by a desire to make the world a better place. How beautiful is that?
They are diplomatic and charming. They may possess excellent communication skills, may be skilled at
negotiating and resolving conflicts. They may have a natural charm that allows them to connect
with others on a personal level. People with this combination may be motivated by a desire for
spiritual growth and may be drawn to practices such as meditation, yoga or other forms of
self-improvement. They may also be motivated by a desire to create beauty and harmony in the world.
They may be drawn to artistic and creative pursuits. Let's take this up with a particular case study.
Let's take this chart of Lady called S. This lady has ascendant in Ashwini nakshatra,
which is Devgana, as well as moon in Revati nakshatra, which is Devgana again. So we are
talking about Devgana's combinations of ascendant nakshatra and moon nakshatra.
So what are the themes? And we will examine this in conjunction with the elements as well.
Those are her predominant elements. There's a lot of fire and there's a lot of earth,
subdued air and average water as element strength because you've got to examine the element strength
if you need to get closer to the accuracy of the personality. So Ashwini is in first pada as we
can see there in ascendant. So there's a lot of fire, initiator, risk taker, energy in this person
already. A very adaptable, commanding and friendly Ashwini energy. And the fire element is also very
strong overall in the chart, which makes this person having difficult to maintain relationships,
very impulsive, well groomed, a lot of fire energy. And because we are talking about ascendant as in
sun, this will be displayed to the rest of the world, even in her relationships, lack of stability,
lack of consistency, a lot of seeking of power. Okay. There's a little bit of materialistic and
grounded also, even though I have mentioned it as pada too, it's basically she has a lot of earth
element. So there's fire and earth, think fire and earth in her case. So she's very fiery by nature
and she's also got fair bit of grounding on that. So you want materialistic gain also.
So that's the ascendant, nakshatra's qualities for her. Now the moon of hers is in Revati.
Revati is also a Devgana. This nature is softer as opposed to Ashwini who was very swift.
And so these people, now we are talking about moon in Revati. So we are talking about the
subconscious desires, the hidden heart, the emotional body. So Ashwini,
Revati loves to help people. It is unorthodox. They are introverts. They are secretive in nature.
We are talking all about emotions here. They have a healthy body. They could be the guiding light
to masses. So this lady might have a hidden desire to help other people. Okay. They are very
practical and ambitious. Again, earth and fire is there, which sort of complements the Ashwini
part in the ascendant. They might be having on the downside living in a fantasy land or have
addictions or too needy or clingy for affection. That's one of the downsides of Revati also.
So you see how this plays out in the next one. We shall see other combinations of
Devah, Dev Gana with other particular nakshatras.