Reply To: Tara Bala Homework 2 – Analysis

[Sam]

This is a Tara Bala analysis for a college friend of mine and former co-worker too. She’s a Scorpio Ascendant with the Moon in the 12th house, the Libra side of Vishaka.

Vishaka is the bridge between Libra and Scorpio, where a person starts to become selective about the relationships they form. The Libran tendency to accommodate now needs a higher purpose. And this individual can often be really concerned about the “ambitions” of her friends, and whether or not they’re following a long term plan.

The Sun is in Anuradha, the second tara, and it’s the ruler of the 10th house in the 1st. So she’s able to get a lot of enjoyment from growing her career and fulfilling other important responsibilities. Furthermore, these things are a factor of self knowledge. The tithi is Amavasya, showing a strong bond between the mind and the soul, at the price of a great emotional sensitivity. However, because the Moon is in the 12th house, this is something she tends to hide.

Mars is in Pushya, the second tara and it’s the ruler of the 1st and 6th in the 9th. So her identity as a fighter and problem solver is in the place of principles, belief systems, and teachers. And the second tara means that from an emotional standpoint she’s going to have reasons to enjoy and accept this part of life, even as it can be a source of emotional triggering due to the debilitation.

Mercury is retrograding in Anuradha, also the second tara and it’s the ruler of the 8th and 11th in the 1st. Normally, Mercury doesn’t like to be in water signs, but its rulership of the 8th house harmonizes with the themes of Scorpio. She’s very intelligent and perceptive about peoples hidden motives—sometimes too suspicious. The probing nature of Scorpio is being fulfilled, as she’s in school to be a surgeon, and enjoys learning and studying. This shows how the second tara can turn a planet into a source of wealth.

Jupiter is in Hasta nakshatra, the seventh tara and is the ruler of the 2nd and 5th in the 11th. This is a double dhanu yoga. Hasta can either be the fist that grabs wealth or it can be the open hand of giving. She’s not rich and I don’t think she’s motivated by money. But she has a lot of faith in her own ambition and used to run her own charity in her ancestral country. The tara bala suggests that her generosity is motivated by a feeling of separation from her homeland. The desire remains unfulfilled—the charity only lasted a couple of years.

Venus is in the Purva Ashadha, the fifth tara, and it’s the ruler of the 7th and 12th in the 2nd house. Venus can be inherently conflicting for Scorpios because relationships threaten their need for independence and depth. It’s self activating in Purva Ashadha where her partners may evoke Sagittarian themes like devotion, optimism, and a philosophical outlook. I think she appreciates these things from a distance. But pursuing them for herself may lead her to feel like something is missing as shown by its being in a Pratyak nakshatra.

Saturn is in Shravana nakshatra, the 7th tara, and is the ruler of the 3rd and 4th in the 3rd house. The 7th tara is considered a difficult tara. She’s very capable of fulfilling her desires and she’s very close to her siblings. It seems to me like Saturn’s dignity and its aspect on the Moon allow her to intuitively use its energy in the right way. That doesn’t mean she doesn’t have the pressure of Saturn and awareness of loss in her heart, and the 7th tara suggests that these feelings come with a sense of separation or loss.