A mind that serves, and what shakes it

Anuradha Nakshatra

Anuradha is one of my favourite Nakshatras, and you'd find that out very soon. It's my favourite as it's ruled by Lord Mitra. Lord Mitra is known to be the keeper of peace and Lord Mitra is also known to be the Lord of Promises. Honesty and truthfulness are directly associated with Lord Mitra and therefore with this Nakshatra. Immediately you can understand why this is my favourite Nakshatra. Well, the world needs more peace and Lord Mitra is all about that.

Lord Mitra now holds us accountable for our word. If we've said something to someone that we'll do, we must do it as part of our duty as a human being. That quality of Lord Mitra is behind it. An Anuradha native will always come across as very honest, truthful and reliable.

It is not only about honesty and truthfulness; it is also about maintaining relations peacefully. That's very important. That's very, very important and it's directly linked to Anuradha and therefore you'd find diplomats, for example, having a strong Anuradha influence.

Moon in Anuradha

If Moon is in Anuradha, you're naturally going to be a research-minded person, very keen to explore. The service oriented nature of Anuradha would also be part of your thinking. I would classify Moon-in-Anuradha natives as social workers. Perhaps they're not doing it on a full-time basis, but they'll always have that inclination to serve the society that's linked to Saturn.

Moon is a natural signifier of all careers which are considered therapeutic, helpful for people, helpful for the society. The entire healthcare sector is directly linked to Moon. Moon-Saturn's association can lead to that way of life. Your style of serving the society would be by protecting the society, by nurturing the society.

Very much the duty of a mother, but here more to do with nurturing, upbringing and protection. In the Nakshatra Punarvasu, I'd mentioned that's directly linked to the maternal side we all have. Here with Anuradha, it's also linked to the duty attached. An elder brother looking after a younger brother, for example, there's a sense of duty attached to it.

You need to accompany the brother, the younger one, hold the younger one's hand while crossing the road, for example, and the duty-bound nature is what you are going to feel when you're helping the society. You'll feel it's a matter of duty, I have to do this. Honesty, reliability, truthfulness would be reflected in the manner of how you explain things, in the manner of how you express yourself. Interestingly, whatever you do, whether it's public service or research, the quality of Anuradha to rise above the mundane would also be part of your thinking.

Whatever you end up doing, you'll have a higher purpose. If you are helping the ones on the street to overcome the challenge of homelessness, so you go over and beyond just looking after your own community, you go beyond that. You start framing a mechanism on how the ones who are suffering can be helped on a larger scale. Moon is a very soft, maternal planet and this nakshatra has the nature of Mridu.

Altogether, Moon Anuradha is about looking after people and in a duty-bound manner, I find this position to be extremely strong. The only downside I see is that the person can become so absorbed with one's cause that anything that goes wrong would affect you significantly. We must keep in view, Moon isn't strong in the sign of Scorpio. You'll find yourself getting mentally disturbed when things don't go your way.

Or should I say the effort you have been making for a long time, if it doesn't result in what you were expecting, you would find yourself being very disturbed. Like a social worker planning something on a large scale, it doesn't pan out as planned. In that example, the worker can get extremely affected by what has happened. You're likely to be moved by good and bad news in pursuit of your goals.

A Moon-Anuradha-like person can apply the healing touch to a relationship which has gone sour for some reason, whether it's a personal relationship or business in nature, that's another quality a Moon-Anuradha-like native is going to possess.