A war fought with figures

Vishakha Nakshatra

Vishakha falls in the sign of Libra and Scorpio and as per mythology it's ruled by Lord Agni and Lord Indra. Lord Agni is the god of fire and Lord Indra is known to be the king of the heavens. Lord Agni is also known to be the king of the Brahmins, the leader of the Brahmins.

The Brahmins as per mythology are known to preserve ancient knowledge. Right conduct prevails in the society. Knowledge, wisdom and, by extension, teachers are linked to the Brahmins, and Lord Agni is their leader. Tejas represents intelligence. Lord Agni is known to bestow that wisdom, the fire within us that burns the veil of delusion. That is thanks to Lord Agni. Lord Agni therefore is directly linked to spirituality.

It also keeps us warm. It's known to cook our food. However Lord Agni is known to burn incessantly. We often hear of wildfires. When Lord Agni expresses its extreme form, it's uncontrollable. Lord Agni has a dual character. It's important for you to understand that this Nakshatra has a lot to do with duality. Lord Agni is also known to be the leader of the Vasus and the Vasus are known to have sovereignty over earth.

The point I'm trying to make is Vishakha is a lot about leadership due to Lord Agni's role in the cosmic hierarchy. Similarly, Lord Indra also rules this Nakshatra. Lord Indra is known to be the king of the heavens. He is known to be the leader of the Kshatriyas. The Kshatriyas are known to belong to the caste of warriors. They are known to fight injustice. They are known to maintain law and order and Lord Indra is their leader. Once again leadership.

Mercury in Vishakha

Mercury in Vishakha leads to the battle being fought with intellect. This can translate to you being a business intelligence officer who is defeating your competitors based on your data analysis. Like investment bankers they are always competing with other investment banks so they use data to understand patterns in the market and try to build an investment strategy better than the competitors. Your fight is on a mental plane, on an intellectual plane.

That essentially is the point I'm trying to make. The native can also be an excellent debater and therefore can be a barrister where you present your views in a way that you not only challenge the opposing view, you also defeat the opposing view on logic, on reason. Within the business sector Mercury is directly linked to business, and so is the sign of Libra. Together this can lead to a business strategist where the whole purpose is to expand the influence, to defeat other players in the market, to have a higher market share.

The major downside is going to be fickle behaviour. If the strategy you are working on to achieve your goal, if it doesn't lead to timely results, you're likely to change your strategy. In a way it's a strength too. You'll be flexible with your approach but not very dependable when following through with the strategy you've built for yourself.

Lastly Mercury and Jupiter do not share the best relationship. You may have some goals but on a philosophical plane you might feel what am I doing? Like working to expand a business but also having the awareness that by such expansion you are going to be behind failing local businesses. There'll always be this conflict going in your mind that yes we have to achieve this but on a philosophical plane you'll question the purpose behind your goals.

It's an okay position, not very strong, not very weak.