Travel that can entangle you

Ashlesha Nakshatra

Ashlesha is one of the most fascinating Nakshatras. It is very different from Pushya and Punarvasu, the other two Nakshatras in Cancer. As per mythology, Ashlesha is ruled by Lord Vasuki, the king of the serpents. We often attach a negative connotation to serpents, but we must understand this through mythology.

In the Bhagavad Gita, while explaining his role to Lord Arjuna, Lord Krishna says that among the serpents he is Lord Vasuki. He also says that among the Pandavas he is Lord Arjuna and gives several other examples. The point is that Lord Krishna regarded Lord Vasuki as the king of the serpents, and Lord Vasuki rules this Nakshatra. During the churning of the ocean, Lord Vasuki's body helped the gods and demons churn it. Lord Vishnu is also known to sit on the serpent Sheshnag, symbolising his close relationship with the serpents.

Similarly, Lord Shiva, or Lord Rudra, carries a snake around his neck. Serpents share a close relationship with the gods. Ashlesha therefore possesses the Sattvic guna, a selfless quality. Its methods may be extreme, but in most cases its intention is likely to be selfless.

Jupiter in Ashlesha

When Jupiter is in Ashlesha, you can become a strategic planner. It brings together the wisdom of Jupiter and the intelligence of Mercury, the Nakshatra ruler. Jupiter's purpose is to guide society and impart education without selfish reasons.

But this Nakshatra is known to be self-serving and therefore the person may use one's knowledge, one's experience, one's wisdom to better one's circumstances, like an education startup, a business. They no longer are educating people, they are also trying to grow their wealth. It's a business. You hear of so many education startups.

They start on the principle of offering quality education but eventually you find them to be simply businesses. The quality of educators goes down. They want you to download their apps. The whole education sector becomes commercialized.

This combination can lead to commercialization of education. Moderation here would be the key. You have to serve yourself. There's nothing wrong with that.

Using your knowledge the right way would be a challenge for you and I think you'll also encounter teachers who want something from you. The passing of knowledge from them to you may not be entirely selfless. Jupiter Ashlesha can be a difficult position from that point of view. Foreign travel is directly linked to Jupiter and in Ashlesha that foreign travel may not be a source of pleasure.

It can actually lead to you being entangled in a difficult situation. You naturally need to read the birth chart entirely but I'm trying to highlight the possibilities that can arise if you have Jupiter in Ashlesha. Lastly and on the bright side a Jupiter Ashlesha native can educate the society in a very captivating manner. Your style of teaching can be very unique.

You can attract a huge following. That's my view of Jupiter in Ashlesha.