a Few Notes on Writers and Storytelling in Vedic Astrology - and how to use that in your own chart!
Researched for my use, published for your reference. Disclaimer in bio. I use Sidereal placements but suggest checking both.
✒️ Ardra has massive connections to Gothic fiction. Mary Shelley (Frankenstein) and Lord Byron (romantic poetry) both had Ardra Ascendants, with Shelley also having Ardra Saturn and Indu Lagna. Charlotte Bronte (Jane Eyre) had an Ardra Mars and Emily Bronte (Wuthering Heights) had an Ardra moon.
📖 This makes sense! Ardra is the Star of Sorrow. It is also called the Star of Oppression. The Vimshottari Dasha says Ardra can be connected to condemnation and sacrifice. It is ruled by the Howling God, Rudra, born crying for he had no name. He was the god of Destructive Storms and Thunder, and also the Lord of Wild Animals and Medicines. This aligns with many common Gothic motifs!
📖 As a result, Gothic fiction can be an amazing introspective dive for Ardra natives... if they aren't too afraid to see their own wounds reflected back at them. Like Frankenstein's monster, Ardra natives often end up rejecting or being rejected by their "creators" - whether that's their families or their gods. Catherine and Heathcliff and their tragedy will speak to the wild Ardra native's inclination to lash out or run away out of fear of being trapped or abandoned. Etc!
✒️ You can look at an author's D5 for common threads in their popular works. For example, D5 Mars in its own sign or house is common for suspense and noir authors, as is prominent Scorpio. Both of these things are true for Agatha Christie (Hercule Poirot books and other mystery novels), Arthur Conan Doyle (Sherlock Holmes series), and Truman Capote (In Cold Blood)!
📖 If you are a creator, you can look to it for inspiration, or use it to analyze your works for patterns you never even noticed! For example, I also write original fiction in my own time. My D5 Ascendant is Sagittarius, ruled by Jupiter, and faith, fate, and the divine are common themes. My D5 sun is 6th house Taurus and my works usually explore one on one relationships with lots of dialogue. Venus, my D5 sun's sign ruler, is in the 12th and Scorpio and the plots typically involve secrets, mysteries, and the link between life and death. Etc. etc. etc.
📖 Even if you don't consider yourself a creator, you can use your D5 to look at the creators that helped shape you! For example, my D5 has a Mula Ascendant and a triple conjunction in Bharani under 1º, and my favorite author as a child, Cornelia Funke, has Bharani Mars and a Venus/Saturn conjunction in Mula under 2º in her D1. I also loved Peter and Wendy, and on top of us sharing D1 Ardra Risings, J. M. Barrie has his D1 sun in Krittika, same as my D5 Jupiter.
✒️ Fairy tales are usually associated with Punarvasu, Hasta, and Revati. Hans Christian Anderson (The Little Mermaid, The Emperor's New Clothes, etc.) had Punarvasu Rahu, Hasta Saturn, and Revati Sun and Mercury. J. M. Barrie (Peter and Wendy, later iterations known as Peter Pan) had Punarvasu Jupiter, its ruling planet, in the 1st and D10 Hasta Ascendant and Pluto. Hans Grimm (Grimm's Fairy Tales) had Hasta Moon, which is its ruling planet, and Revati Rahu.
📖 Punarvasu is the Star of Renewal. It prospers the greatest only after experiencing failure - a common theme in fairy tales. There is a Rags to Riches element to this nakshatra, or the reverse. It's not a romantic nakshatra but it is well suited to travel. I personally associate it with The Emperor's New Clothes, The Lost Princess, and Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves.
📖 Hasta is the Hand, which has more than one meaning. This nakshatra puts what you want in your hands, but there is also a connection to palmistry, fate, and magic. These natives have the quick wit and mystical audacity that gives characters in fairy tales the happiest endings. They're also willing to 'take with both hands'. I associate this nakshatra with Jack and the Beanstalk, Rumpelstilskin, and The Seven Ravens.
📖 Revati is the Star of Wealth, because they find what has been lost or overlooked and appreciate it appropriately. They are at their best when they act as guides, or as guardians, to those who need them. I associate them with The Blue Bird, The Frog Prince, and Thumbelina.
Hope this was useful, thanks for reading. If you have any questions, feel free to message, ask, or reply ♡
309 notes
·
View notes
D&d Player Recruitment:
Looking for 2 new players for the group. We run long hours and have fun. Must be 18+, Fur Friendly, No Kink Shaming, Friendly (don't be a dick), Able to roll with the punches as a game plays, Team Player. Current group is chaotic, the DM is chaotic and doesn't hold back with descriptions or consequences and the game can be NSFW and graphic at times if/when it calls for it.
Game info: D&D 3.5e
Runs every Saturday noon to midnight
Uses discord for voice
Roll20 for gameboard
Myth-weavers for character sheets
The game will be set in a Victorian era with low magic (with dinosaurs). You wake up with no memory of your past and a foreboding feeling of what may be coming, and a guilt of what you may have done.
You'll be attempting to avoid the plot without knowing your past. Derail things, start a store, spend 5 hours helping an elderly man pick potatoes, but beware of the quest giver over at the inn. You will not know you class or abilities starting out. As you hit milestones you will level up and uncover more info on your abilities and class.
Summary - Avoid the plot, Amnesia, set in Victorian era low magic setting (with dinosaurs), Theme of Redemption
Varients - individual milestone and Cliche Variant to invoke cliches
DM will need character arch type (ie mage, caster, niche melee type) for the general character DM'll be making you so that DM can ensure you are playing something you'll like. You will not know your name at the start, other players will get randomly get assigned to pick races and names for other players. This will be uncovered as time goes on you start knowing not much more than you do now.
Message me if interested
Disclaimer:
There are two small children in the house, so noise levels may very dependent on the brand of chaos they choose to display.
6 notes
·
View notes
My dice have finally arrived!
My odd-numbered irregulars, 5 to 19:
And my opti-dice, balanced both for weight and average number around each vertex:
A 1-sided die would be a sphere, and a 2-sider is just a coin, so in terms of actual manufacturable dice I only need 3, 14, 16, and 18 to complete my collection
Hell, I may as well throw in a 21 for good measure. Super critical!
Now if only I had a game to play with them...
29 notes
·
View notes