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VEDIC ASTROLOGY
The nakshatras are a small part of the vast study of Vedic Astrology. They come from the Indian philosophy of Jyotish. "Jyoti" translates as candle flame or the divine principal of light; "sh" refers to the best or wisest. Therefore, Jyotish is seen as the wisdom of the stars. Jyotish is explored in the Vedas as stories of the gods that apply to everyday life. They were written in Sanskrit approximately 5,000 years ago. The Upanishad, documented from an oral tradition, spread these parables to support the notion that life is merely one stage of existence.

EASTERN VERSUS WESTERN ASTROLOGY

The tropical system of western astrology is rooted in time and focuses on cycles, starting with 1° Aries and allotting 30° to each zodiacal sign to complete a circle around the earth.	The sidereal of Vedic astrology is rooted in space and focuses on the direct observation of fixed constellations, taking into consideration the tilt of the earth on its axis. The starting point of 1° Aries alters 1° every 72 years from the tropical system.
The tropical system is seen as more earthly because of its focus on cycles and the seasons.	The sidereal system as more heavenly, because of its focus on the stars.

The last time both systems were in complete alignment was 285 AD.

Vedic Astrology first appeared in the Rig Veda, the oldest of the Hindu Vedas (3000 BCE) and largely focuses on the influences of the moon, using the stars as symbols for understanding divine grace and cosmic law.

NAKSHATRAS
The word "nakshatra" breaks down into "naksh", which means approach or worship, and "tra", which is a way of connecting to the cosmic. A later observation added to this translation by breaking the word down as: "na", not and "kshatra", destructible.

The ancient Vedic astrologers used the nakshatras to denote stationary stars through which the moon moves during its monthly cycle of 27 days and 7 hours. Modern Vedic astrology redistributes the extra seven hours into 28 nakshatras.

LOGISTICAL CHART OF THE NAKSHATRAS
The Logistical Chart associates each card with a nakshatra, the translation of the nakshatra's name, the location of the fixed stars of the nakshatra and the nature of that constellation.

	ABSTRACTION CARD	NAKSHATRA	TRANSLATION	GLYPH	FIXED STAR	STAR OF
1.	The Soldier	Uttara Bhadrapada	Lucky feet		Twin stars in Pegasus and Andromeda	Warrior
2.	The Jester	Revati	Wealthy; to transcend		Faint stars of Pisces at the tail of the fish in shape of a drum	Compassion
3.	The Leader of the Pack	Ashwini	Born of female horse		Two bright stars in Aries	Transport
4.	The Mudpuppy	Bharani	Bearing		Three fait stars forming a triangle in Aries	Restraint
5.	The Chef	Krittika	Cutters		Seven stars in the cluster of the Pleiades	Fire
6.	The Hamstergirl	Rohini	Growing one		The pale rose star that is also the eye of Taurus	Ascent
7.	The Mountaingirl	Mrigshira	Deer's head		Three faint stars near head of Orion	Searching
8.	The Thinker	Ardra	The fresh one		Bright star of Orion, Betelgeuse	Reconstruction
9.	The Rabbi	Punarvasu	Visible infinity		Two bright stars in Gemini	Renewal
10.	The Rat King	Pushya	Nourisher		Not the brightest stars in Cancer	Nourishment
11.	The Pirate	Ashlesha	Embracing		Ring of stars in Hydra	Danger
12.	The CEO	Magha	Bountiful		Bright sickle in front of Leo	Leadership
13.	The Knight	Purva Phalguni	Little fig tree		Two bright stars at the rear of Leo	Marriage
14.	The Princess	Uttara Phalguni	Latter fig tree		Two contrasting stars on the tail of Leo	Patronage
15.	The Champ	Hasta	Hand		Five stars below Virgo that make up the top of a hand	Honor
16.	The Model	Chitra	Beauty		One star in lower part of Virgo	Opportunity
17.	The Painter	Swati	Independent		Single yellow star at the heart of Libra	Art
18.	The Obsessive	Vishakha	Forked		Four stars left of the scales of Libra	Purpose
19.	The Crone	Anuradha	Subsequent success		Formation of a staff within Scorpio	Balance
20.	The Dominatrix	Jeyshta	Eldest		Three stars in a row at the heart of Scorpio	Openness
21.	The Unbreakable	Mula	The root		Nine stars at the tail of Scorpio and into Sagittarius	Roots
22.	The Aquatic	Purva Ashadha	Formerly unconquered		Three bright stars in a line in the middle of Sagittarius	Invincibility
23.	The Teacher	Uttara Ashadha	Latter unconquered		Four bright stars at the end of Sagittarius and beginning of Capricorn	Universality
24.	The Stud	Abhijit	Undefeatable		Three stars in Lyra including the star Vega, third brightest star, that "fell" to the horizon in 12000 bce	Survival
25.	The Sheriff	Shravana	Hearing		Three stars atop Capricorn and in the head of Aquilla, the eagle	Listening
26.	The Vocalist	Dhanishta	Most beneficent		Four stars in Delphinus in the shape of a drum above Capricorn and Aquarius	Symphony
27.	The Nurse	Shatabhista	1,000 healers		Faint group of stars at the heart of Aquarius	Veiling
28.	The Enigmatic	Purva Bhadrapada	Former with lucky feet		Two bright stars in Pegasus atop Aquarius and Pisces	Transformation

METAPHYSICAL CHART OF THE NAKSHATRAS
The Metaphysical Chart associates each card with a nakshatra, the shakti (described by David Frawley), a translation of the shakti, the symbol for that nakshatra and a Dognosticliché, which perverts clichés to amuse and/or confuse.

	ABSTRACTION CARD	NAKSHATRA	SHAKTI	TRANSLATION OF SHAKTI	SYMBOL	DOGNOSTICLICHE
1.	The Soldier	Uttara Bhadrapada	varshodyamana	The power to bring rain and to grow plants	Twins	There may be two sides to every story, but you are the narrator of your life.
2.	The Jester	Revati	kshiradyapani	The power to nourish	Fish	Whether a big fish in a little pond or vice versa, stay in school.
3.	The Leader of the Pack	Ashwini	shidravyapani	The power to quickly attain one's objective	Horse's head	Attain your objective before getting on your high horse .
4.	The Mudpuppy	Bharani	apabharani	The power to take things away	Yoni	It's a matter of life and birth.
5.	The Chef	Krittika	dahana	The power to burn and purify	Knives	You are what you eat, so make every cut count.
6.	The Hamstergirl	Rohini	rohana	The power to make things grow	Chariot	When life is like being bowled over by chariots, avoid hanging out in the pits.
7.	The Mountaingirl	Mrigshira	prinana	The power to give fulfillment	Deer's head	Like a deer with headlights, look and learn.
8.	The Thinker	Ardra	yatna	The power to make an effort	Jewel	A jewel in the rough is like data waiting to become knowledge.
9.	The Rabbi	Punarvasu	vastura prapana	The power to gain or receive objectives	Bow	The slings and arrows of defeat can move the spirit.
10.	The Rat King	Pushya	brahmavarchava	The power to harness creative spiritual energy	Wheel	Don't reinvent the wheel, build a better mousetrap.
11.	The Pirate	Ashlesha	visasleshana	The power to inflict poison	Serpent	Morals of an alley cat, scruples of a snake.
12.	The CEO	Magha	tyaga shepani	The power to leave the body	Palanquin	Carry on, love and money are coming, love and money are coming to us all.
13.	The Knight	Purva Phalguni	prajanana	The power to procreate (union of polar opposites)	Couch	'Tis better to have loved on a couch than to have never loved at all.
14.	The Princess	Uttara Phalguni	chayani	The power of prosperity	Legs of a cot	You may not have a leg to stand on, but you do walk the walk.
15.	The Champ	Hasta	hasta sthapaniyaagama	The power to put one's objects of desire into one's hand	Palm of the hand	Don't bite the hand that fits like a glove.
16.	The Model	Chitra	punyachayani	The power to accumulate merit	Pearls	Cast pearls before kisses sweeter than swine.
17.	The Painter	Swati	pradhvamsa	The power to disburse like the wind	Coral	Resting on your corals is pain without gain.
18.	The Obsessive	Vishakha	vyapana	The power to achieve and make manifest	Arch	For all intents and purposes, beware the ides of the arch.
19.	The Crone	Anuradha	radhana	The power of worship	Lotus	The flower of youth is not strained.
20.	The Dominatrix	Jeyshta	arohana	The power to rise above perils and to conquer the subconscious	Earring	Can I bend your earring a moment.
21.	The Unbreakable	Mula	barhana	The power to ruin and destroy	Lion's tail	If I'm lyin', I'm dyin'.
22.	The Aquatic	Purva Ashadha	varchagrahan	The power to invigorate	Fan	It's easy to fan the flames when you're underwater.
23.	The Teacher	Uttara Ashadha	apradhrishya	The power to give permanent victory	Elephant tusks	An elephant never forgets his tusks.
24.	The Stud	Abhijit	---	---	Swans	I got it for a swan's song, warts and all.
25.	The Sheriff	Shravana	samhanana	The power to connect	Three footprints	The game's a footprint.
26.	The Vocalist	Dhanishta	khyapayitri	The power to give fame and abundance	Drum	She moves to the beat of different tables.
27.	The Nurse	Shatabhista	bheshaja	The power of healing	Empty circle	You know you've gone full circle when you return from whence you came.
28.	The Enigmatic	Purva Bhadrapada	yajamana udyamana	The power to evolve	Sword	He who lives by the sword might get shot.

LUNAR MANAZILS
While the nakshatras were understood to be the abodes where karma is stored, the lunar manazils were seen as the mansions of the gods. "Manazil" translates as "mansion" or "resting spot", and each lunar manazil corresponds to one of 28 sounds in Arabic. The lunar manazils depict favorable times for sacred acts and can determine personality traits.

The picatrix, an Arabic magical text, written around 1,000 AD, has become the encyclopedia of the lunar manazils. Those who integrated the astronomical manazils into an esoteric tradition include: Dorotheus Sidonius in the first century, H.C. Agrippa in 1533 and George Yeats in 1918.

The chart below associates each Abstraction Card with a lunar manazil, translates the name of the lunar manazil and includes descriptions of the images according to H.C. Agrippa.

	ABSTRACTION CARD	LUNAR MANAZIL	TRANSLATION	IMAGE
1.	The Soldier	Al Fargh Al Thani	the lower spout of the bucket	A black man in a garment made of hair, and girdled round, casting a small lance with his right hand
2.	The Jester	Al Batn Al Hut	the belly of the fish	A king crowned
3.	The Leader of the Pack	Al Sharatain	the two signs	A woman well clothed, sitting in a chair, her right hand being lifted up on her head
4.	The Mudpuppy	Al Butain	the belly	A soldier on a horse, holding a serpent in his right hand
5.	The Chef	Al Thurayya	the many little ones	The head of a man
6.	The Hamstergirl	Al Dabaran	the follower	Two images embracing one another
7.	The Mountaingirl	Al Hak'ah	a white spot	A man well clothed, holding his hands up to heaven as it were praying and supplicating
8.	The Thinker	Al Han'ah	the brand	An eagle having the face of a man
9.	The Rabbi	Ah Dhira	the forearm	A black man in a garment made of hair, and girdled round, casting a small lance with his right hand
10.	The Rat King	Al Nathrah	the crib	A king crowned
11.	The Pirate	Al Tarf	the gaze of the lion's eye	A woman well clothed, sitting in a chair, her right hand being lifted up on her head
12.	The CEO	Al Jabhah	the forehead	A soldier on a horse, holding a serpent in his right hand
13.	The Knight	Al Zubrah	mane of the lion	The head of a man
14.	The Princess	Al Sarfah	change of weather	Two images embracing one another
15.	The Champ	Al Awwa	the barker	A man well clothed, holding his hands up to heaven as it were praying and supplicating
16.	The Model	Al Simak	the unarmed	An eagle having the face of a man
17.	The Painter	Al Gafr	the covering	A black man in a garment made of hair, and girdled round, casting a small lance with his right hand
18.	The Obsessive	Al Jubana	the claws	A king crowned
19.	The Crone	Al Jabhah	crown of the forehead	A woman well clothed, sitting in a chair, her right hand being lifted up on her head
20.	The Dominatrix	Al Kalb	the heart	A soldier on a horse, holding a serpent in his right hand
21.	The Unbreakable	Al Shaula	the sting	The head of a man
22.	The Aquatic	Al Na'am	the ostriches	Two images embracing one another
23.	The Teacher	Al Baldah	the city	A man well clothed, holding his hands up to heaven as it were praying and supplicating
24.	The Stud	Al Sad Al Dibih	the survivor of the slaughterers	An eagle having the face of a man
25.	The Sheriff	Al Sad Al Bulah	the good fortune of the swallower	A black man in a garment made of hair, and girdled round, casting a small lance with his right hand
26.	The Vocalist	Al Sad Al Su'ud	the luckiest of the lucky	A king crowned
27.	The Nurse	Al Sad Al Ahbiya	lucky star of that which is hidden	A woman well clothed, sitting in a chair, her right hand being lifted up on her head
28.	The Enigmatic	Al Fargh Al Mukdim	the forespot of the bucket	A soldier on a horse, holding a serpent in his right hand

DEVELOPMENTAL STAGES
This chart demonstrates how each pair of Abstraction Cards is relegated to one of the developmental stages, the needs of that stage and the ramifications of those needs not being met.

	ABSTRACTION CARD	DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE	AGE RANGE	BRIEF OVERVIEW
1. 2.	The Soldier The Jester	Prenatal	<5 mos- birth>*	During this stage, you experience being in a physical body - sensation, motion and growth - in a safe and protected location. If your experience is positive and your needs are met, you grow up as a separate being, comfortable in your environment and connected to that which is greater than you. If your mother polluted her body during pregnancy or experienced other complications, you may experience the world as unsafe and disorientating.
3. 4.	The Leader of the Pack The Mudpuppy	Perinatal	Birth	During this stage, you experience your individual self for the first time by taking your first breath. Your first task is to disconnect physically while connecting emotionally. If your birth goes relatively smoothly, you will recognize you are now in a new world that is safe and loving. If your birth is difficult, you may develop distrust for that which is greater than you, and who imposed discomfort and fear upon you entrance into an unfamiliar world.
5. 6.	The Chef The Hamstergirl	Being	0-6 mos	In this stage, you explore the worlds of sensation, nourishment and nurturing. You begin to experience yourself as being important to specific people. This stage is key to your feelings of satisfaction and sense of belonging. If your needs were met at this age, you have a secure sense of belonging and can experience satisfaction at a job well done. If your needs were not met at this stage, you may find yourself vacillating through states of flight, fight or freeze. You may feel dissatisfaction that you don't have enough - whether it be love, income, material assets or whatever else.
7. 8.	The Mountaingirl The Thinker	Doing	6-18 mos	During this stage, you use your senses to explore the world and find balance on your own two feet. You begin separating from your parents and learn to make your own decisions and choices. You also learn that those with whom you are bonded will return once they go away. If your needs were met, you will be spontaneous, curious and willing to explore your creative urges. If your needs were not met during this stage, you may grow up conflicted about taking action or afflicted with Attention Deficit Disorder (ADHD). You may experience self-doubt and carry a burden of shame.
9. 10.	The Rabbi The Rat King	Thinking	18 mos -3 yrs	During the Thinking Stage, you discover some of reasons why things are the way they are and try to make sense of the world. Thinking promotes your feelings of personal power and the desire to build upon that personal power. This is an age when you push limits and learn how to use the word "no." If your needs were met at this volatile stage, you grow up feeling comfortable with differences and conflicts. If your needs were not met, you may continue testing boundaries and the consequences of usurping those boundaries. Ultimately you may end up being rebellious and defiant.
11. 12.	The Pirate The CEO	Identity	3-6 yrs	One of the wonders of this stage is your discovery of gender and all of the complications and challenges that come with the differences, whether they be physical, mental or emotional. Your peer groups reinforce the power of having close personal relationships. You experienced the separation, organization and conflicts within your internal reality as opposed to your external reality. If your needs were met during this stage, you better accept your sexual identity and the consequences of your behavior, taking a more realistic and pragmatic approach to life. If your needs were not met during this stage, you may experience nightmares, develop a superstitious nature and the desire to live in a fantasy world.
13. 14.	The Knight The Princess	Skills	7-12 yrs	This stage is about finding how you can be useful to your family and community. Your parents, school and your experimentation with other people, shape your values and morals. Sometimes you learn through imitation, trying on a way of behaving or acting. If your needs were met during this stage, you develop an ability to organize, a willingness to explore new communities and the ability to debate the big questions and think in the abstract. If your needs were not met, your priorities could be ill conceived as you obsess over authorities and display behavior that is competitive and unnecessarily argumentative.
15. 16.	The Champ The Model	Recycling	12-18 yrs	This stage is about re-experiencing the previous stages and picking up the lost threads. In some ways, it was a very fragile time because you had a lot going on physically, mentally and emotionally. However this was also a stage for discovering what you do best. If your needs were met during this stage, you more successfully integrate sexuality into the needs of younger stages and determinate the people with whom you wish to nurture ongoing relationships. If your needs were not met, sex can become a weapon and your needs not met in earlier stages manifest negatively, sometimes in the forms of one-upsmanship, alienation or egocentricity.
17. 18.	The Painter The Obsessive	Individuation	18-22 yrs	In this stage you separate from parents and decide upon your personal moral values. You may experience more sexualized relationships that makes them more complex, paving the way for future experiences in intimacy. This is a time when the role you take in groups becomes more defined as you are asked by society to become a responsible adult. If your needs of this stage are met, you have a much better chance of establishing healthy relationships with people who share your values. If you needs of this stage are not met, you may experience immature symbiotic relationships or become promiscuous because you are guided by the unfulfilled needs of childhood rather than your adult needs.
19. 20.	The Crone The Dominatrix	Intimacy	23-30 yrs	You've explored your sexuality and now you may be contemplating starting a family. Whether nor not you have found a partner, you seek a community to whom you can commit yourself and with whom you identify. You establish a lifestyle, structure your time and you may start focusing on you career. If your needs of this stage are met, you establish your own lifestyle, build a career foundation and perhaps marry. If your needs are not met, you may turn into a know-it-all and live on the edge with no focus or commitments, dictated by short-term plans and needs.
21. 22.	The Unbreakable The Aquatic	Generativity	31-40 yrs	During this stage, you establish clear boundaries and learn to balance family, work and community. You learn that you can't do it all by yourself and may have to ask for help. You discover how personal values affect the lives of you and others. If your needs are met during this stage, you'll be productive, advance in your career or in having a family and feel personally empowered by the choices you make. If your needs are not met during this stage, you may become self-absorbed, scattered and find you lack a foundation from which you see the world.
23. 24.	The Teacher The Stud	Transformative	41-50 yrs	This stage can cause you psychological reorientation or upheaval, especially when it comes to your life purpose. You may have to deal with challenges demanding both personal control and acceptance where there is no control. In this way, you become even more of who you are. If your needs of this stage are met and you allow transformation, you may find yourself re-evaluating your life and taking more responsibility. If your needs are not met, you may feel victimized by present circumstances or past events, display risky behavior as a way of reverting to a younger age or madness may shape your reality.
25. 26.	The Sheriff The Vocalist	Wisdom	51-65 yrs	During this stage you synthesize all of your experiences and knowledge into wisdom. Therefore, you are often seen as an authority or mentor. You may find you seek fulfillment rather than success. And of course, there are all those body changes. If your needs are met during this stage, you will be more accepting, find more meaning and enjoy your new role as a wise person. If your needs are not met, you may have bitter regrets, a spiritual hunger or your body may break down completely.
27. 28.	The Nurse The Enigmatic	Integrity	66+ yrs	During this stage, you reflect of the meaning of your life and contemplate the nature of your death - not that there's any hurry. With retirement or even semi-retirement comes a major life change, often leading to a new way of living. If your needs are met during this stage, you maintain your ego strength through new projects or volunteering in your community. If your needs are not met, you may feel uncomfortable with your leisure time, bemoan your life, fear anything new and feel nothing but grief.

ACTION CARDS

CHAKRAS
Chakra translates as "wheel" or "vortex." The seven chakras describe metaphysical and biophysical energy centers in the body. The chakra model was developed at least as early as the second century BC, and was embraced by the early Hindu Vedas. Controversy surrounds the history prior to the Vedas. Some say the chakras were part of Norse traditions, carried east during the Aryan invasion of India in the second century BC.

The meaning of the chakras evolved separately according to differing religious, yogic and occult traditions throughout India, China and the west. Therefore, the basic orientation of each chakra is similar in most traditions, but details may vary.

A lotus, each with a varying number of petals, symbolizes each chakra. The action for each Action Cards is designed to help balance a particular chakra.

Consider attaching your own actions to the Action Cards based on the chakras.

Each pair of Action Cards shares a chakra and the chart shows the associated chakra, the location in the body where it resides, issues that surround each chakra and the primary sense each evokes:

	ACTION CARD	CHAKRA (Sanskrit)	TRANSLATION	LOCATION	CENTRAL ISSUES	SENSE
29. 30.	Sniffing and Scenting Digging and Burying	Muladhara	Root	Base of spine, legs, feet, large intestine	Survival	Smell
31. 32.	Herding and Hunting Begging and Whining	Svadhisthana	Sweetness	Abdomen, genitals	Sexuality, emotions	Taste
33. 34.	Submitting and Surrendering Attacking and Biting	Manipura	Lustrous gem	Solar plexus	Power, energy	Eyesight
35. 36.	Rocking and Rolling Scratching and Grooming	Anahata	Unstruck	Heart	Compassion, acceptance	Touch
37. 38.	Listening and Paying Attention Barking and Howling	Vissudha	Purification	Throat	Perception, intuition, imagination	Hearing
39. 40.	Catching and Fetching Playing and Challenging	Ajna	To perceive	Third eye	Wisdom, knowledge, spirituality	ESP
41. 42.	Running and Chasing Sleeping and Dreaming	Sahesrara	Thousand-fold	Top of head		Empathy

REACTION CARDS

The symbol for each Reaction Card were taken from a mandala first published in Azoth of the Philosophers ,1659, by alchemist Basil Valentine. "Azoth" translates from the Greek by alchemists referred to the One Thing. The One Thing is the spiritually charged presence that manifests what we know as matter. In other religions, the One Thing is known as God.

The history of the Emerald Tablet is unknown. The content remains, although largely in symbols rather than text. The goal of alchemical practices is transmutation through chemical change. Alchemy is one of many complex Hermetic traditions.

This chart shows each Reaction card with its associated chemical and alchemical processes and the animal associated with each step:

	REACTION CARD	CHEMICAL PROCESS	ALCHEMICAL PROCESS	ANIMAL
43.	Fireworks	Calcination	Blackening	Raven
44.	Water Dish	Dissolution	Whitening	Swan
45.	Kitty	Separation	Greening	Lion
46.	Treats	Conjunction	Iridescence	Peacock
47.	Squirrel	Fermentation	White Stone	Unicorn
48.	Raccoon	Distillation	Reddening	Pelican
49.	Dog House	Coagulation	Transmutation	Phoenix

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Training of Thought:Critical Thinking for Writingis a digital textbook withcomics and graphicsfor higher education.

Migrainistain offers humor for migraineurs and their supporters.

Training of Thought:
Critical Thinking for Writing
is a digital textbook with
comics and graphics
for higher education.

Migrainistain offers humor for migraineurs and their
supporters.