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Pushya Nakshatra

Pushya falls entirely in the sign of Cancer and, as per mythology, it is ruled by Lord Brihaspati.

Lord Brihaspati is the teacher of the gods, providing the guidance and direction that even the gods need. While researching Pushya, I was reminded of the opening phrases of the Bhagavad Gita, where Lord Krishna is described as the milker of its elixir. He extracts the milk of spiritual wisdom. Lord Brihaspati has a similar role: he extracts spiritual wisdom and imparts it to the gods, who in turn pass it to us.

Lord Brihaspati's primary duty is to pass divine knowledge and wisdom to the gods. A Pushya native can therefore be a teacher, mentor, guide, trainer or consultant. As per mythology, Lord Brihaspati guides Lord Indra, the king of the heavens. This may translate to the Pushya native being an adviser to a king, like the old and wise mentor whom a king consults in films set in ancient times.

Ketu in Pushya

Ketu in Pushya creates an excellent environment for you to find answers within. You can become a student of spirituality and philosophy, and you may enjoy spending time with yourself exploring that side of life. Ketu is directly linked to ancient sciences, past-life skills. The person may naturally be an expert in a science unknown to the person in this life, but the person might feel, you know, I don't know why, but I feel I'm an expert in this.

I haven't learnt it, but I was naturally drawn to it, like a person who's built one's career in finance suddenly finds, no, Ayurveda. I really feel it's logical and scientific, so I'm going to give up my career in finance to pursue Ayurveda. That's a past life association. Ketu is known for piercing logic and strategic planning, and this Nakshatra is all about that too.

The person can be an expert in warfare, particularly in devising a strategy to defeat one's enemies. The person can also be an expert policymaker in the finance sector. With Ketu's piercing logic, the person would have the capability to understand complex concepts very easily. The downside to having Ketu in Pushya is that you may isolate yourself from society in pursuit of your goals, whether those goals are linked to research or spirituality.

Lastly, whilst a Ketu-Pushya-like person can be an expert in something, perhaps due to a past-life association, in this life the person may lack proper guidance. Just like Rahu, a Ketu-Pushya-like person must also seek proper guidance. That's my view.