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ramnath@nerdpol.ch

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The Ashlesha Nakshatra is represented by a coiled snake or serpent, and serpents hold deep spiritual significance. The image of a coiled snake symbolizes Kundalini energy, a powerful force within. Serpents are known for their heightened psychic abilities, allowing them to detect danger swiftly and stay vigilant. However, when this Nakshatra is negatively influenced, individuals born under it may exhibit qualities like being eerie, distant, or even deceitful. It’s a reminder that the energy of the stars can shape our personalities in intriguing ways.
Meaning: Person who #embraces, or has an intimate #connection
Nakshatra Lord: Mercury
Symbol: #Coiled #snake, #circle, or #wheel
Deity: #Ahi – the #naga or #serpent of #wisdom
Shakti: (power to/of…) #poisonous
Nature: The Sharp or Dreadful ( #Tikshna) or hard ( #Daruna)
Gana:Rakshasa Gana
Nakshatra Body VarahaMihira: Nails
Nakshatra Body Parashara: Chin
Rashi / Zodiac: Cancer Sign (Kark)
Marriage: Not auspicious
Ruling Planet: #Mercury
Ruling Deity of Mercury: #Vishnu
Number: #9
Gender: #Female
Names Letter: Di, Du, Dae, Do
Lucky Letters: D
Lucky Stone: #Emerald
Lucky Colour: Black-Red
Lucky or Favourable Numbers: 5
Common Name: Alexandrian Laurel
Astronomical Name: Alpha Hydrae
Botanical Name: Calophyllum Inophyllum
Guna: #Satwic
Dosh: #Kapha
Element: #Water
Bird: #SmallBlueSparrow
Yoni/Animal Symbol: #Male #Cat (Marjala)
Tree: Punnaga Tree or #NagaChampa

https://horoscopeeveryday.com/ashlesha-nakshatra/

ramnath@nerdpol.ch

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#Vishakha #Nakshatra - Vishakha is the sixteenth Nakshatra in #Vedic #astrology ranging from 20° Tula to 3°20' Vrishchika.

Symbol - The symbol of this Nakshatra is a Triumphal arch, #potter's #wheel.

Astronomical Name - This Nakshatra is corresponding to α, β, γ and ι Librae.

Deity of Nakshatra - #Indra, chief of the gods; #Agni, god of Fire are the deities of Vishakha Nakshatra.

Ruling Planet - Vishakha Nakshatra is ruled by #Guru (the planet #Jupiter).

Others - Another name of this Nakshatra is #Radha, a compliment to Anuradha, the #birth star of the #Sun. Vishakha has a rakshasa temperament with a primary motivation of dharma. Vishakha is formed by four stars of the Northern Scales.

https://www.drikpanchang.com/tutorials/nakshatra/vishakha-nakshatra.html

mkwadee@diasp.eu

I often like to do thought experiments while #cycling and sometimes I can't think all the way through to the end of the answer. Here's a recent one for #physicists who specialize in #relativity. A #bike's #wheel rotates such that the bit in contact with the #road is instantaneously at rest with respect to the #ground (as long as you're not skidding), at least in #NewtonianMechanics. On the other hand, the bit diametrically opposite to it is moving at precisely twice the speed of the #bicycle.

Now, imagine a #cyclist with the speed of #Hermes and the strength of #Heracles who can go as fast as possible but within the confines of what we know about the real world. If the above still holds, about the #tyres of the bike, then, in the limit, the top of the wheel can go no faster than the speed of light, c, and the mass of that bit of the wheel increases without bound. Does that mean that the bike itself cannot exceed c/2?

#Bikiking #Physics

ramnath@nerdpol.ch

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The #summer #solstice in #2023 will take place on Wednesday 21 June at precisely 3:58pm BST in the UK and 10:58am ET / 7:58am PT. Contrary to popular belief, the solstice is an exact moment and not the entire day.

The event takes place on the first day of the astronomical summer season and marks the exact point the northern hemisphere is pointing directly towards the Sun.

It also marks the longest day of the year, with the highest number of daylight hours seen in a single day in 2023. Expect at least 16 hours of daylight in the UK and in the US.

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Zodiac Sign or #Pushya #Nakshatra Rashi- #Cancer
Pushya Nakshatra Ruling Planet- #Saturn
Pushya Nakshatra Lord or God- #Guru (Jupiter)
Pushya Nakshatra Symbol- #milk yielding #udder of a #cow
Pushya Nakshatra Degree Range- 03° 20'- 16° 40' Cancer.
Pushya Nakshatra Mode of Functioning- Passive
Pushya Nakshatra Quality- #Divine
Chara Rashi/ Navamsa- Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio
Pushya Nakshatra Lucky Number- 8
Pushya Nakshatra Yoni- Mesh
Pushya Nakshatra Dosha- #Pitta
Type of Nakshatra- #Light
Pushya Nakshatra Dasha- 19 yrs
Pushya Nakshatra Numerical Potency- 8
Pushya Nakshatra Gender- #Male
Pushya Nakshatra Guna- #Tamasic
Pushya Nakshatra Gan/ Nature- Dev
Pushya Nakshatra Element or #Tattwa- #Water
Pushya Nakshatra Lucky Color- Red
Pushya Nakshatra Mobility- #Fixed
Pushya Nakshatra Caste- Kshatriya or warrior
Pushya Nakshatra Animal- #Goat
Pushya Nakshatra Names Starting Letters- Hoo, Hay, Ho, Daa
Pushya Nakshatra Bird- #Seagull and #Crow
Pushya Nakshatra Lucky Stone- #BlueSapphire
Pushya Nakshatra #Tree- #Ficus
Pushya Nakshatra Traits- Positive, intelligent, talkative, bold, learned, helpful, strong attachment inhibits growth, love, emotional wholeness, calmness, generosity and wealth.
About Pushya Nakshatra
Pushya Nakshatra is the eighth star/Nakshatra of the zodiac. It is a constellation of three stars that are not very bright and shining. Pushya Nakshatra is referred to as “Tishya” and “The Star of Nourishment”. Etymologically, the word Pushya means “Nourishment” and Tishya means “On looker”. Pushya signifies the flower of prosperity and auspiciousness whereas Tishya represents the energy to witness, to look around, and to get informed.

Pushya is symbolized by the “Udder of a Cow”. The cow is considered the Universal symbol of motherhood and is respected highly in the Vedic religion. It represents the power of lifeforce, vitality and thus offers all kinds of productive forces to the Pushya natives.

The alternative symbol of Pushya is a “ #Wheel”. The Wheel symbolizes the movement of time. It shows a motif for progress that is achieved in the course of time. Pushya offers the idea of progress to its natives and makes them aware to utilize the time to achieve productive, creative and nurturing objectives.

Pushya Nakshatra in English is referred to as Pushya. Whereas, Pushya Nakshatra in Tamil is referred to as Poosam Natchathiram ( பூசம் நட்சத்திரம்), the name of Pushya Nakshatra in Malayalam is Pooyam Nakshatra (പൂയം നക്ഷത്ര) and the name of Pushya Nakshatra in Telugu is #Pushyami (పుష్యమి).

Pushya Nakshatra Characteristics- Physical Characteristics
Pushya is the most loved and benign star among all the Nakshatras. The children born in Pushya Nakshatra are blessed with a gentle, poised and positive persona. Their body is well built and their face is calm and radiant. Pushya Nakshatra male and female possess a peaceful and lively appearance which compliments their composed and full of life nature.

Pushya Nakshatra Characteristics- Behavioral Characteristics
The main characteristic of Pushya Nakshatra is to fulfill the surroundings. People born in Pushya Nakshatra are considered most generous, helpful and caring. They are closely connected to their community, family and society. They zealously protect them and are very inclined to address their problems. These natives are fond of a good lifestyle and food. They are content on the material plane and maternal instincts.

Pusha constellation natives respect people and expect the same from all. They are never vulgar, indecent and non-ethical. These natives are very positive outwardly but inwardly they are doubtful, skeptical and cautious.

Pushya exhibits the feature of expansion. Thus, the children born in Pushya Nakshatra are very direct to growth and expansion. Be it emotional or creative or spiritual or professional front, they strive to progress and leave a mark. Due to the impact of the Water element, these natives embark upon projects that are challenging. They push their limits to achieve the targets and show extraordinary willpower to strive and overcome the hurdles. Jupiter and the Moon in Pushya offer growth to Pushya Nakshatra and Saturn provide stability and unification.

Ruled by Jupiter, the Pushya Nakshatra man and woman are associated with the wisdom of God and the heavens. They are spiritual in nature and have a strong inclination towards religious and spiritual works. As Pushya is a blissful and soothing Nakshatra, people born in this Nakshatra are much sought after by people for friendship and help. They are very reliable and dependable and can be looked up to in hard times.

Pushya relates to “Brahmavarchasa Shakti”- the ability to nurture the creative powers of Brahma. It shows the priestly aspects of Pushya natives which makes them seek divine powers and celestial entities. They like to be alone and do not prefer getting into conflicts. The positive characteristics of Pushya Nakshatra male and female are love, emotional wholeness, calmness, kindness and richness. They are deeply associated with Kith and Kin and have a good disposition to serve humankind.

The negative Pusha Nakshatra characteristics are their orthodox, impulsive and narrow-mindedness. They are very rigid in their principles and do not like to compromise on their faith and values. Criticism hurts their ego quickly and they feel humiliated easily. Moreover, they volunteer for heavier jobs which often create an unnecessary burden on them. Even though these people are excessively cautious, they get easily deceived by others. Thus, they are advised to follow Panchang and astrological Pushya Nakshatra remedies.
Career Options for Pushya Nakshatra Natives
Here are some of the best Pushya Nakshatra Career options for people born in this Nakshatra.

All the professions related to the food and dairy industry such as food and drink merchandise, restaurant business, catering and hotel business.
Psychology, counseling and psychotherapy jobs.
Jobs associated with charitable organizations.
Child care professions and other care-related professions suit best to Pushya Nakshatra natives.
Religious jobs and roles of Clergy, Nuns, Priests, Gurus and Spiritual teachers.
River and lake-related jobs.
Teaching and education sector.
All kinds of business and creative jobs that require finesse.
Managers and real estate agents.
Farming and gardening are good career options for Pushya Nakshatra natives.
Arts, politics and religious bigotry are also good Pushya Nakshatra career fields.
Favorable Activities For Pushya Nakshatra
Pushya is the best Nakshatra for beginning any auspicious and religious work. You can worship Mother Goddess’ energies and initiate any spiritual endeavors. In Pushya Nakshatra, you can celebrate, rejoice and do any sort of artistic and creative works. Traveling and dealing with enemies is recommended in Pushya Nakshatra. It is believed that enemies are at their weakest in Pushya and cannot cause much harm. All activities related to children, healing, soothing and nourishing should be done in Pushya Nakshatra. Seeking legal aid, laying the foundation stones of a building, starting any construction, planning finances and monetary transactions are considered auspicious in Pushya.

Unfavorable Activities for Pushya Nakshatra
Marriage is the only activity that is not considered auspicious in Pushya Nakshatra. This constellation is generally beneficial for negative activities involving cruelty and harshness.

Pushya Nakshatra Remedies
People born in the Pushya constellation or those who are suffering from Pushya Nakshatra afflictions should pay respect to Cows, Priests, Gurus and Brahmins. They should worship the Mother Goddess and seek their blessings.

Pushya Nakshatra natives should chant the root mantra- “Om Kam” 108 times daily to alleviate the afflictions of this Nakshatra. As per Vedic astrology, chanting this Pushya Nakshatra Mantra is very beneficial when the Moon transits this Nakshatra. Reciting this mantra during the lunar month of Paush is also recommended

Natives can enhance the positive energy of Pushya star by wearing golden, yellow, white and orange colors. They should travel into Pushya Nakshatra direction- West to North and perform all the important actions corresponding to the course of this Nakshatra for positive results.
https://www.anytimeastro.com/blog/nakshatra/pushya-nakshatra/

ramnath@nerdpol.ch

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#Vishakha #Nakshatra in #Astrology can be split as Vi and Shakha. Vi means special, and Shakha means branches. The literal meaning of word Vishakha is the one with special or many branches.

Vishakha Nakshatra in #VedicAstrology is one of the Adhomukhi Nakshatras (or the Nakshatras which have their mouths downwards). In these Nakshatras, things related to tanks, wells, temples, mining, digging, etc., can be auspiciously begun and performed.

Symbol: A #Thoran ( #Door Garland)
The symbol of Vishakha Nakshatra is ‘thoran’ or the decoration of the door. This is an indication that eyelids have finished forming.

Another symbol for Vishakha is the #potter’s #wheel. This suggests the circular movement of a baby in the womb. The literal meaning of Vishakha suggests a baby’s neural reflexes to swallow amniotic fluid.

Deity: The #Shakragni
The Lord of Vishakha Nakshatra is Shakragni. Shakragni is a male combination of #Indhra and #Agni. Indra is the God of heaven, lightning, thunderstorms, clouds, rains, and streams of water. He rides on a white elephant. The meaning of the word Indhu is a raindrop.

Range 200⁰ – 213⁰ 20”
Rashi Libra (Tula) and Scorpio (Vruschik)
#Yogathara #Zuben or Alpha Libra
Position North of Vishakha
Apparent Magnitude 2.75
Latitude +0⁰ 20” 01
Longitude 201⁰13” 22’
Right ascension 14h 50m 36.1s
Declination -16⁰ 1” 16’
Characteristics of Vishakha Nakshatra in Astrology
The natives with Vikshakha Nakshatra have blood-shot eyes, are slim, and they live a healthy and long life.
The natives have a stable mind, mixed disposition, ascetic winning his senses, subtle, and have controlled senses.
The natives are unbiased and will give equal treatment to friends and foes.
The natives are strong-minded and have the potential to destroy their enemies easily. They can be skilful with fire and working with metals, and they can also be an expert in the brewery.
The natives are grounded and are kind in nature. They are always available to help others.
The natives with Vishakha Nakshatra are very obedient, intelligent, and witty.
The natives are generally candid, speak the truth, and always believe in their morals and core values.
The natives with Vishakha Nakshatra can engage in doing Yagya and worship, since they are very religious.
The natives can be fond of children.
The natives with Vishakha Nakshatra can be very reserved in nature and can have only a few close friends, but they will always cherish the people who are on their side.
The natives can sometimes be fierce and sometimes mild.
The natives are good with the words, they speak well, and are very skilful in learning various languages.
The natives with the Vishakha Nakshatra are short-tempered, quarrelsome, and they can easily get jealous.
The natives have their own way of dealing with their partner, and they can be gentle lovers.
The natives can be very charismatic, which makes them more appealing to the opposite sex.
Historical Significance of Vishakha Nakshatra in Astrology | Symbolism of Vishakha Nakhsatra in Astrology
The yoni animal of Vishakha Nakshatra is the male tiger. The tiger hunts around 3:30-4:00 am when it’s completely quiet, and certain animals are just starting to wake up.
A Vishakha native will always wake up around this time or at least become aware that they were asleep, and now they are up. Some may not do anything specific, while some may love to have midnight snacks.
Tigers also hunt at night due to their retinal adaptation to darkness; they can see extremely clearly in the dark, so a tiger or tigress can see quite well in the dark.
Vishakha Nakshatra natives can easily adapt to darkness much quicker and faster than others, especially when luminaries like Sun or Moon are in this Nakshatra.
A tiger is an extremely careful animal who is quiet when hunting, and you wouldn’t know what hit you.
He would suddenly launch at you with an attack.
Vishakha natives are also very quiet, but when they are pushed constantly, they will suddenly lunge and attack you, and they don’t just attack to show, but to cause some harm, so you know next time not to provoke them.
A tiger has bangle patches all around its body, which discourages predators and shows that they are present and not to be messed with.
The symbolism of Vishakha Nakshatra is a triumphal arch, potter’s wheel. When a triumphal arch is looked at, the “arch” can be noticed, which is very important in the life of a Vishakha native.
The symbol of an arch is connected with pillars and is considered a place of regal royal statuses like government buildings, palaces, and luxury hotels.
This symbolism represents the return of warriors from a winning battlefield.
In olden days, when a champion or solider came back from winning the battle, they were ceremonially greeted under a triumphant gate.
Whenever a Vishaka native enters a home or a workplace with an arch or pillars, they achieve quick success but suddenly also lose interest in either professional or personal life, depending upon which gates the arch represents.
The other symbolism of Vishakha is the potter’s wheel. There is also a type of wheel that is used in directing ships and yachts, which can also be symbolized by this wheel.
The potter’s wheel shows the creative and artistic side of Vishakha natives. They know how to sculpt something from nothing and how to get a business or venture from thin air.
The wheel goes around, and the pottery is created in the middle. Vishakha natives think the world revolves around them, and they become too self-centered and egotistical.
The pottery wheel is also in a shape of a galaxy on the finger of Vishnu and Krishna, and this again signifies that Vishakha natives think they run and rule the world.
The wheel also represents what goes around, comes around. Vishaka natives are more susceptible in getting quick back karma based on their actions.
Vishakha Nakshatra is the only Nakshatra with two different deities, with each of them having their own individual Nakshatras.
The deities are Indra, who presides over Jyeshtha Nakshatra, and Agni, who rules Krittika Nakshatra. Indra is the king of the Gods, who is the champion, and is seen as the one enjoying all the luxuries, drinking soma, & gambling.
He is the king of Gods, yet he is the most insecure, as he is not willing to let go of his throne and ends up acting out of his insecurities.
Agni is the God of fire who, along with Indra, drinks soma. Agni transfers the offerings from the men to the Gods and back. He is present in all the fire rituals, especially yagnas & havans done by the men to fulfil their desires.
The story goes that Agni was filled with great hunger and needed to burn down the Khandava forest to quench his hunger. However, Takshaka, the serpent king, lived in the forest and was a friend of Indra.
Hence, Indra would bring down rains to prevent Agni from consuming the forest.
After obtaining their divine weapons and the chariot from Varuna, Arjuna and Krishna created a canopy of arrows, which allowed Agni to consume the forest.
Indra was happy that his son, Arjuna, was able to complete his task and blessed him.
Indra also killed Visvarupa, son of Tvashta or Vishwakarma. As a result, Tvashta created Vritra to avenge Visvarupa’s killing, but unfortunately, he too was slayed by Indra with his Vajra, prepared from the bones of Rishi Dadhichi.
Vishakha natives are extremely insecure and cannot take defeat by another person.
They want to be the champion; they want to be the first and will do whatever it takes to achieve it.
Since Vishakha represents two deities, it shows a divide, a division in these natives.
They are always split into decisions, what to do, what not to do, whether to pick this or that, and they usually have a split personality or mood disorder due to such confusion in their life.
Vishakha natives are extremely clever in accomplishing their mission in life.
Vishakha natives can easily penetrate into their enemy’s heart by befriending them, and when they know what hurts the person the most, they will use that against them.
Vishakha Nakshatra is about Indra and Agni and shows that at one point in their life, Vishakha natives find a fascination with fire rituals, raw fire pit, barbeque or even a smoker.
In mythology, Indra is seen being obsessed with Ahilya, the wife of sage Gautam.
He started stalking and pursuing her even after she was married. He tricked his way and transformed himself into her husband’s body, and made love to her.
Ahilya, though knowing something was wrong, surrendered and made love. When her husband walked into the hut and saw them both, he cursed Indra to have his body covered with 1000 yonis (vagina). Ashamed, he went into isolation, and when other Gods found this, they pleaded to Brahma to help Indra.
Brahma went to sage Gautam and requested that a thousand yonis be turned into thousand eyes. The wish was granted.
The above mythology shows the sexual obsession of a Vishakha native. At one point in their life, they will seduce someone else’s spouse and even be in danger of getting caught.
Vishakha natives would be obsessed with porn, constant masturbation, and always having a lustful eye for every beautiful female or male.
The thousand eyes of Indra transforms into the obsession of spying on others, having an obsession with spying on others, especially on women.
Vishakha natives simply always want to bring down the heavens to the Earth. These natives want to have a lavish house, a bar in the house, beautiful paintings.
Most of the time, Vishakha men love painting of classic nude women or dancing women.
This is because, in Indra’s palace, there were dancers, parties, and all the pleasure of the heaven.
Vishakha Nakshatra also deals with secret societies, obsession for learning about the illuminati, freemasons and skull & bone society.
Attributes of Vishakha Nakshatra in Astrology
Spread from 20’00” Libra (Tula) up to 3’20” Scorpio (Vrischika).
Another name of this star is Radha, a compliment to Anuradha, the birth star of Surya.
From this is derived the fulfilment of action, variety of enterprise, achievement irrespective of the means employed, and fearless and unscrupulous pursuit of self-interest.
The native born under this star works at various things but hardly concentrates on any one of them. To spread about and to dissipate is another attribute of this star.
The native of this star aims at success and is pleased with it when it happens; nothing else matters.
Other attributes include obedience to religious injunctions, quickness of the uptake, and also loss and disaster from enemies.
Description of Vishakha Nakshatra in Vedic Astrology Treatise
According to Hora Sara: The native born in Vishakha Nakshatra will be odiously disposed, will utter too much, have sons, wife, money, and wisdom, and be respectful towards the learned, preceptors, and Brahmins, and be liberal in donations. He will suffer from eye diseases.
According to Jataka Parijata: If a native is born under the star Vishakha, he will be proud, but luxurious, overcome his enemies and betray much irritability.
According to Sage Narada: The native born in Vishakha Nakshatra will be extremely jealous, slim, skillful in languages, will destroy his enemies, be an ascetic, wealthy and miserly.
According to Brihat Samhita: The native born under Vishakha Nakshatra becomes jealous, greedy, bright in appearance, clever in speech, and quarrelsome.
Vishakha Nakshatra Pada Description
Vishakha Nakshatra 1st Pada:
1st Pada of Vishakha Nakshatra is ruled by Aries Navamsa (Governed by Mars).
The native born in the first pada of Vishakha Nakshatra focuses on relationships, is passionate, instinctive and willful in nature. His relationships may lack strong commitment, he can appear rude, adamant unpredictable and fearful.
Those born in the first pada of Vishakha Nakshatra possess a small girdle, remember help rendered by others, proud, are addicted to bad jobs, troublesome to relatives and bereft of corns and wealth, wise, enjoyers and peaceful.
Vishakha Nakshatra 2nd Pada:
2nd Pada of Vishakha Nakshatra is ruled by Taurus Navamsa (Governed by Venus).
The native born in the second pada of Vishakha Nakshatra is lustful, creative, talented with arts, changing the way culture and art works, changing family traditions and values, and creative with change in finances.
Those born in the second pada of Vishakha Nakshatra make money work in different ways, stand up for business ethics, have strong material ambitions, and love for luxury.
Vishakha Nakshatra 3rd Pada:
3rd Pada of Vishakha Nakshatra is ruled by Gemini Navamsa (Governed by Mercury).
The native born in the third pada of Vishakha Nakshatra is involved in changing family traditions and values, going against grains of expectations or family values, being creative with money, making money work in different ways, standing up for business ethics or changing them.
Those born in the third pada of Vishakha Nakshatra are bestowed with fame, long life, and happiness. They reap the good of all their jobs. They carry on trade and commerce.
Vishakha Nakshatra 4th Pada:
4th Pada of Vishakha Nakshatra is ruled by Cancer Navamsa (Governed by Moon).
The natives born in the fourth pada of Vishakha Nakshatra make their point or invoke change, digg deep for information, do whatever it takes to prove a point, are emotional, sensitive, and seek emotional extremes, changes, possess persuasive ability, and are talented at dealing with emotional baggage.
Those born in the fourth pada of Vishakha Nakshatra are givers, respected, always enjoying, religious, and endowed with children. They are endowed with gems.
Sun’s Ingress (Nov 6th – Nov 19th) for Vishakha Nakshatra
The Sun enters Vishakha Nakshatra on Nov 6th and remains there till Nov 19th.
If you are born during this period, your Sun is in Vishakha Nakshatra.
Thulasi Vivaha and Thripurari Pournima are celebrated during this period. Even Chathurmasa ends during this period.
On Thripurari Pournima, the demon Thripurasur was killed by Lord Shiva. On this day, 720 wicks are illuminated in temples. This is also called Dheva Diwali.
Thulasi Vivaha is performed during this period. One meaning of the word Vivaha is a type of wind. Therefore, this might indicate starting observation of winds suggested by Shree Varahamihira.
According to Varahamihira, the sky’s observation should start around this period for the next monsoon because the cloud formation starts around this time.
Tree of Vishakha: Vikantaka
The tree for Vishakha is Vikantaka.
This is also called the governor’s plum.
It is anti-malarial, anti-bacterial and anti-cancer.
The fruit is used to make jam and wine.
The bark is used as a tanning material.
Applications of Vikantaka
Vikantaka is effective in jaundice and liver disorders.
The leaves and roots are used to treat snakebite.
Roots are effective in colic.
The gum is effective in cholera.
It is also effective in throat infections and pneumonia.
It is even effective in nasal bleeding and other bleeding disorders.
Astronomical Information of Vishakha Nakshatra
Some astronomers consider 24 Librae as Yogathara of Vishakha, and other astronomers consider Alpha Li- brae as Yogathara. Here, Alpha Librae is considered because of the ecliptic latitude.
Alpha Librae is a double star. It can be occulted by the Moon and by other planets.
It is a white star considered hotter than average.

https://vidhyamitra.com/vishakha-nakshatra-in-astrology/

mkwadee@diasp.eu

First day of #Winter and a couple of km from home, I rode over some twigs on the #CyclePath and suddenly I head a slap-slap-slap coming from the front #wheel. Looking down I saw on of them had become embedded in the #tyre. I hoped that the thorns from it hadn't #punctured the #InnerTube but a few hundred metres further down, I knew it had deflated and I had to walk the rest of the home. So, another chore for me to do. Ho hum.

#Bicycle #Bike #Cycle #Cycling #Biking

escheche@diasp.org

The Yule Goddess ~ Winter's Mistress

'The #Yule #Goddess is resplendent in her frozen realm: Deer and Goat faithfully by her side. At #Winter #Solstice, the Holly King is defeated by the Oak King, both of whom have battled for the Goddess' favor throughout the year.
Yule or 'LUL', the Anglo-Saxon word for the festival of the Winter Solstice, means 'wheel'. Deeply rooted in the cycle of the year, it is the seed time of year, the longest night and the shortest day, where the Goddess once again becomes the Great Mother and gives birth to the new Sun King. In a poetic sense it is on this the longest night of the winter, 'the dark night of our souls', that there springs the new spark of #hope, the Sacred Fire or the Light of the World!'
In old almanacs Yule was represented by the symbol of a #wheel, conveying the idea of the year turning like a wheel and the spokes of the wheel, were the old festivals of the year, the solstices and equinoxes.

#winters #mistress #art #hollysierra #blackandwhite #pencil #drawing #vellum

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One-Wheel Cubli Balances Like Magic


Eight years and 14 million views ago, ETH Zurich introduced the Cubli, a robotic cube that can dynamically balance on a single point. It’s magical to watch, but at the same time, fairly straightforward to understand: there are three reaction wheels within the Cubli, one for each axis. And in a vivid demonstration of Newton’s third law, spinning up a reaction wheel exerts a force on the cube in the opposite direction, resulting in precision control over roll, pitch and yaw that allows the Cubli to balance itself, move around, and even jump.
https://spectrum.ieee.org/balancing-robot-cube
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