Devotion, and the confrontation that never comes

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.

Venus in Anuradha

A Venus-Anuradha-like native would be excellent at maintaining relations. If they are in the business sector, the native can be a human resources manager, responsible for harmony in the relationship the company has with the employees, to oversee whether a certain policy needs to be changed to accommodate certain issues that the employee might have. In the finance sector, the native can be an account manager, making sure the concerns of the client linked to money are addressed. Or in one's personal life too, the native might have this peace-loving way of dealing with one's personal life, one's relationship.

The only downside I see here is the native may not want to confront one's partner, and that can lead to some issues never being discussed. Or the native keeps going along with the idea of one's partner and doesn't gather the strength, or should I say doesn't feel it necessary to raise one's concern. Overall, the native would be a very dedicated partner, a very committed partner, and may attract individuals who are similar. I think you also understand the concerns of people in your life.

The empathy might be one of your strongest qualities. Alongside Moon, I think Venus is another planetary position which very strongly indicates the power of empathy. You'd understand what people are going through. It's going to be your natural tendency to consider everyone as your friend, and the desires that you might have from life could be linked to exploration.

A Venus-Anuradha-like native might be very fond of travel, and the native might also be very keen to learn in life. Individuals who want to continue to learn, be a student throughout their life, may have Venus in Anuradha. The major downside I feel is the native being disappointed by the response one gets from one's partner or from one's friends. The native oneself might be very honest and dedicated and very hard-working, willing to put in the hard work, the effort, in a relationship, but the native might feel disappointed.

Again, whilst one is doing one's duty in a relationship, the native might go to the extreme. I'm referring to the tamasic quality linked to Anuradha. When you go to the extreme, you expect that response also in the extreme, and when that doesn't come your way, you feel disappointed. Altogether, this is a very strong position, but there's this tamasic guna that might affect your personal life.