Service to the king, and the bruise

Krittika Nakshatra

Krittika falls in the sign of Aries and Taurus and as per mythology is ruled by Lord Agni and Lord Kartikeya. Let's start with Lord Agni. Lord Agni is the god of fire and as per mythology Lord Agni is the messenger between the realm of the humans and the realm of the gods. As per Indian mythology during rituals we offer food to fire thinking that this food is reaching the realm of the gods.

As per Hindu mythology the body after it has passed on is burnt. The idea is the body is now carried away from the realm of this world to a higher world. This process of transcending from this world to a higher world is directly linked to Lord Agni and therefore this Nakshatra. Lord Agni is the medium. Therefore spiritual awakening is directly linked to Krittika. A Krittika native has the capability to transcend to a higher plane. Lord Agni has the capability to burn away our delusions. Like whilst growing up we saw rainfall and we asked our parents what is the reason and they told us a story and we started believing that and as we grew older we got to know of the water cycle.

We burnt away that delusion and we attained true knowledge. That is the job of Lord Agni. It burns away our delusions. Therefore all educational institutes are directly linked to Krittika. All teachers, professors, trainers, motivators, coaches are directly linked to Krittika. Whilst growing up we all had difficult exams to take and we found ourselves burning the midnight oil. It's a beautiful example, a beautiful illustration. The burning of the candle, the burning of the oil in the metaphorical lamp is burning away our ignorance.

Saturn in Krittika

When Saturn is in Krittika, I immediately see a government worker. The Nakshatra is ruled by Sun. Saturn and Sun's relationship, all of this put together, I see someone serving the government, serving the king. Here the person can be in public service linked to the education sector, like the minister of education.

Rather than actually being the educator, the person is helping the process of education. The person is framing the policy, planning for the future, the future of children's education. The person may also be in charge of the administrative side of the education sector. I remember in my school days, my father used to visit the bursar.

My father used to work for the government and he would visit the bursar of my school. The bursar was responsible for the administrative side. A Saturn-Krittika-like person can play that role. Any profession that requires the use of fire very carefully can be linked to Saturn Krittika.

The person can become a master technician in the use of fire in the manufacturing industry, for example. The person can be very experienced in that domain. The person is going to face ego issues and most times the person would feel hard done by authority figures, as that's the relationship between Saturn and Sun. Here the person would be known for one's persistence.

A Saturn Krittika's fighting style would be to never give up. Once a person has started a battle, the person would be the last person standing, like in those wrestling matches, which are comedy though, but we see there are matches which have that description, last man standing is a wrestling match. The last man standing there is a Saturn-Krittika-like person in my view. The person can be a teacher of an ancient science.

The person's materialistic side is likely to be more controlled. The person may also not be as vindictive or revengeful in competitions and the person would have a strong maternal side and therefore the person can involve oneself in taking care of the ones who are abandoned by their family, the ones who are very old. A Saturn-Krittika-like person can have a career in elder care in particular. Saturn Krittika altogether is an interesting position but the person would have to learn how to manage authority in one's life.