An endless list of desires

Purva Phalguni Nakshatra

Purva Phalguni falls entirely in the sign of Leo and, as per mythology, is ruled by Lord Bhaga. Lord Bhaga is behind good fortune and is similar to the goddess Fortuna, who is associated with good luck. With this alone, I hope you get a sense of what this Nakshatra is all about.

Anything that happens in life and makes us say, “I had good luck at that time,” is relevant. You might get a great job because you applied just when there was a vacancy and the employer wanted someone with your profile. It can also be an opportunity to travel. You had no intention of travelling, but an opportunity suddenly came and you had the good fortune to visit a city or country.

Start-up owners know how difficult it is to run a business without access to funds. They may give up their jobs and then say, “Suddenly, out of nowhere, we found an investor.” I believe Lord Bhaga is behind such instances in our lives. He is known to bestow wealth and good fortune on us more than any other god.

Venus in Purva Phalguni

If you have Venus in Purva Phalguni, you're going to have a very attractive personality. You're also going to be lucky and even wealthy, particularly if the chart supports it. Some people find themselves running into good luck, such as inheriting a property.

Another example is receiving a job at the end of a challenging master's programme, when everyone is sitting for placements but only a handful obtain highly paid work. A Venus Purva Phalguni-like person can be at the receiving end of such opportunities. You're also naturally going to be very creative.

I had shared the examples of Louis Armstrong and J.K. Rowling, both of them in a creative career. Your creativity is going to be one of your strongest assets, and in love affairs, you're going to be a very loving person. Romance, I think, was invented by someone who might have had Venus in Purva Phalguni.

This includes everything from writing letters to expressing love freely, not only to the person you are dating but also in some manner within society. Venus in Purva Phalguni leads to an abundant expression of love, and therefore you'd seek a partner who is equally loving or responds to your expression of love. Venus signifies money, so this position can directly link one's career to finance, particularly its speculative side.

Speculation leads to excitement because you do not know the future. You might invest in a start-up that later raises money from a bigger player, giving you a large payoff. A prime example is Masayoshi Son.

He has made money by investing in upcoming start-ups and building a fortune based on his understanding of the market. We must not forget that Venus signifies the Brahmin caste, as does this Nakshatra, because Venus is the planetary form of Lord Shukracharya. Whatever you do, you'll be very well informed and, most importantly, very lucky.

The only downside to having Venus in Purva Phalguni is the endless list of desires one might have. Seeking pleasure from life is what Purva Phalguni is all about, and Venus also signifies that. Venus is also about going after things of the world. The Rajasic side of Purva Phalguni would be seen most strongly when Venus is there.

Somewhere you'll begin to see that all I am doing is for gratification of the senses, and that is a major downside to having Venus in Purva Phalguni. You must look at life also more philosophically.