Reply To: Jyotisha Class 2 Reflection

[JewelGreenberg]

So…LOL! First go round, I read my chart wrong, so this is a redo. All of you had such excellent interpretations of your own pattersn – it’s really inspiring!

My 6th house is actually empty of planetary placements.
With Taurus as my Ascendent in First house, my 6th house is Libra, ruled by Venus.
The nakshatra for my 6th House is Chitra (3rd pada), which shares Mercury and Venus as Star Lords. That bit is extra for this assignment, but I’m trying to get used to the language.

With the Sixth House being the house of health, disease, and daily practice, and it’s planetary ruler VIRGO governing, in general, the abdomen, and more specifically, the intestines, lower spine, fingers, and spleen, I’ve looked for health connections in those areas.

I’ve typically been someone with a “cast iron stomach”, but the two times I’ve had GI issues, they’ve been big problems, to the point of hospitalization.

I’ve never had a lot of pain in my fingers and have never broken any bones, but I bit my nails for years and they tend to peel. Also, my cuticles are usually pretty dry.

Lower back issues cropped up in my early 40’s and have been resolved with physical therapy.

Of the most interest to me is the relationship I’ve had with this area of my body. I’ve always had a difficult relationship with my belly, to the point of having self-diagnosed mild BDD (Body Dysmorphic Disorder). I’ve never seen this area of my body as beautiful, youthful, nice, or anything positive. But now, in my mid-40’s, and at the end of my Venus dasha, my feelings are changing to some extent. It just doesn’t seem as important for my belly to be a certain way – it doesn’t have the same gravity that it used to in my psyche, but that could also be connected to leaving the entertainment industry and moving out of Los Angeles which are both so physique-focused. I simply care less about it. At 46, I’ve gotten much more interested in getting stronger rather than thinner and I wonder if my Sun dasha which is next has anything to do with that shift in focus.

Also, a reminder to us all, no effort on this past is wasted! I’m so glad the connections I made, albeit when I was looking at my chart incorrectly, have been helpful, and the process of developing those connections have helped me further understand how the relationships and influences between House, Sign, Planetary Ruler, Dasa, etc can interact and inform my own experiences. Well done, all!

Vella, I usually need to wait for the urge to come back to re-start my practices, and that has traditionally included setting the stage by getting back to time in nature and hiking first, and working with my physical body in some way (a regular strength training class, getting back to a regular routine of 20 min of yoga every day, etc). Then, the desire to return to pranayama and meditation arrives. I usually need to work from the outside (physical body) in (mind, energy).

Manou, I LOVED reading what you’ve shared about your own chart! Fascinating!

Randall, yes, these relationships are nuances and complex, and looking at them on paper (house, sign, etc) is giving me insight to my own tendencies in life. 🙂