Dhanishta

Dhanishta nakshatra is presided by Vasus, the 8 elemental forces (sometimes also imagined as 8 primordial serpents), which create, sustain and transform this material universe – as well as our inner universe. Earth, Water, Fire, Air, Ether, Sun, Moon and the Star (which are the 8 Vasus) do not only exist in the external universe, but also represent different levels of our consciousness, starting from muladhara chakra (root) and ending with sahasrara (crown). No wonder one of the symbols of this lunar mansion is a ladder. Being located at the very heart of zodiacal muladhara chakra, between the sidereal Capricorn and Aquarius, Dhanishta nakshatra was also marking the beginning of Uttarayana in Vedic times, which made it always associated with ascension, growth and progress.

People born under the stellar influence of this lunar mansion are courageous, ambitious and grounded – but can be a bit stubborn, too, due to strong earthly influence of this star. Dhanishta nakshatra inspires us to aspire for the stars, yet stay well grounded in this world – to find a symbolic balance between heaven and earth, and to manifest a better reality in the present moment with the power of our own intention. Vasus were also often addressed as the deities circumbulating the mystical Meru mountain (symbolising our sushumna nadi, pathway of our consciousness in our energy body) and the ones, who deliver all our prayers and intentions to the Supreme Lord.