~~ Micah 6:8

Meanings

Parashara says:

"... generally short in stature but they are plump with short hands and feet.

• ... by nature philosophical, restless, full of imaginationand fond of romantic life.

• They are honest, humaneand helpful.

• On account of their being over-liberal and over-generous,

  • they often hamper their own progress.

• They are very happy when they can spend their money to help others and on charitable causes.

• These persons are not steady.

• They may change from one profession to another.

• The married life of a Meena native is generally happy

  • but they have a jealousnature. "

Saravali

(Ch. 48, Shloka 46-49)

"One born in Pisces ascendant, will be fortunate, will have well blown nose and unblown (not wide open) eyes,

• will be interested in profane knowledge and poetry, be respectable, famous, will have exposed lips and teeth,

• be tormented by leprosy, will have an afflicted face,

• be courteous, trustworthy, will be endowed with goats, she-goats etc.,

• Will have pure conduct, will have knowledge of Vedas, be courageous, will have (more) daughters,

• be modest, gently disposed, be mighty,

• will have knowledge of music and sexual union, be virtuous, liberal,

• will gain through brothers and will have good relatives.

BPHS Chapter 4: 22-24.

• "Meena resembles a pair of fish, one tailed with the head of the other.

• This Rashi is strong at night.

• It is a watery Rashi and is predominant with Sattva-Guna.

• It denotes resoluteness and is a water-resorter.

• It is footless and has a medium build.

• It rules the North and rises with both head and back.

• It is ruled by Guru."

Public-Figures

• Meena in radical lagna

• see also: Chandra in Meena

Subba Row. (1881). " The Twelve Signs of the Zodiac"

in Five Years Of Theosophy.

George Robert Snow Mead (ed.). London. (1885, 1894).

"Mystical, Philosophical, Theosophical,

Historical and Scientific Essays Selected from "The Theosophist".

Available at www.gutenberg.org

"XII. Mina (or Pisces).

• This word again is represented by 5 when written in numbers,

• and is evidently intended to convey the idea of Pancha-maha-bhutam or the 5 elements.

• The sign also suggests that water (not the ordinary water,

• but the universal solvent of the ancient alchemists) is the most important amongst the said elements."

Vocabulary:

from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon

Meena =

• dolphin

• fish

Matsya (matsa, maccha) =

• a fish

• figure of a fish

• a partic. luminous appearance

• 12th sign of the zodiac (Pisces)

• name of a people and country which ... forms part of Brahmarshi

• a king of the Matsyas

• name of Virata (as having been found by fishermen, along with his sister Matsya or Satya-vati)

Timi =

• a kind of whale or fabulous fish of an enormous size

• a fish

• the sign Pisces

• figure of a fish produced by drawing two lines (one intersecting the other at right angles)

• ocean

• name of a daughter of Daksha (wife of Kasyapa and mother of the sea-monsters)

Antyabha =

• name of the last Nakshatra ( Revati)

• last sign of the zodiac, the sign Pisces.

Antya -

• last in place , in time , or in order

• immediately following

• the ninth ; lowest in place or condition, undermost , inferior , belonging to the lowest caste

• the number 1000 billions

• the twelfth sign of the zodiac

• the last member of a mathematical series

Properties of Meena Rashi

Guna

• satva-guna

(satvas = Truthful, pure and balanced) = " dual" sign = balanced

dvyAtmaka group = "double-natured"

1. Mithuna

2. Kanya

3. Dhanushya

4. Meena

Tattva ("that-ness", element)

• jala tattva

(water element)

Rashi Owner

• Guru (Jupiter)

Udhodaya group = rises with both the head portion and the tail portion

• Meena = both pristho-daya (tail first) and shirsho-daya (head first)

• Meena is the only Udhodaya rashi

General Suitability of Gems for Meena Lagna

1. Surya ratna = no-no-no. Surya = L-6 and does not rules any other house

2. Chandra ratna = yes-yes-yes. Chandra = L-5 and does not rules any other house

3. Mangala ratna = yes. Mangala = L-2 and L-9

4. Budha ratna = maybe, if Budha is also a favorable house-lord from Chandra, because Budha = L-4 and L-7

5. Guru ratna = yes, because Guru = the auspicious lagnesha and L-10

6. Shukra ratna = no-no-no. Shukra = L-3 and L-8.

7. Shani ratna = no, because Shani = L-11 and L-12 . Shani periods benefit from Seva offered to those in cloister, such as enclosures of hospital, refugee camp, or prison. Particularly Seva aimed to help the enclosed (12) persons get started in gainful pursuits (11) or increase their social network (11). Blue sapphire is not good here but Selfless Service that is conscious, and lawfully structured will yield excellent results.

8. Rahu-ratna = unknown, depends on Rahu's lord

9. Ketu-ratna = unknown, depends on Ketu's lord

There are exceptions to all of these general rules which are caused by the position of Chandra, the active Vimshottari time lords, and the native 's personal goals, inter alia.

Karaka "agency"

significations of Meena:

Raja Yoga for Meena lagna = Guru in Meena lagna

General Traits of Meena Lagna - Chandra in Meena

• The Problem of Luxury for Meena Lagna-

• General Suitability of Gems for Meena Lagna -

• Karaka significations of Meena-

• Meena Lagna: Friendly and Non-Friendly Domain Lordships

Natural communities,friendship networks, and sangha

Makara: befriends the orderly and the rule-driven; the status-conscious and reputable; the highly regulated and observant practitioners; law-givers and law-followers; those less concerned with networking and distribution of opportunity; the boss and the top-ranked; those of high position and conservative authority; the hierarchically oriented

Two Worlds

Like Pushan the Ferryman, the Meena native is constantly traveling between two worlds:

• the adult world + the child world,

• the material world + the astral world,

• the inner world + the outer world.

One possesses a natural affinity for children, teaching, and transactions which occur upon the bridge between the astral world and the material world.

Meena Chandra

= emotional need to live on the bridge between the astral world of the spirit guides and the material world of human society. Needs psychic nourishment taken in sanctuary, meditation, prayer, privacy, sleep, and dreams.

Marriage challenges

Meena in lagna or Chandra lagna faces a special set of marriage challenges.

• kalatrakaraka Shukra+ L-7 Budha = both enemies of lagnesha Guru.

Shukra

• Shukra = L-3+L-8 from Meena; the partner is often involved in secretive financial (Shukra) activities.

• The partner may (seem to) invest a good deal of value (Shukra) in superficial conversation and repetitive, scripted daily mental routines.

• L-3 problematic mentalism = "tranquilized by trivia" = reinforced by Guru's negative relationship to natural L-3 Budha (below).

Guru-Budha animosity = contempt or patronizing attitudes in marriage

• Lagnesha (self) Guru tends to look down on Budha as a minor player, adolescent in behavior, restricted in view due to immaturity and excessive mentalization, not capable of wisdom-knowledge. Budha is seen by Guru as impressionable, short-attention-span, calculating but not comprehending, overly sexualized, frivolously chatty, and often quite annoying.

• This dynamic can play out in marriage when the Guru-ruled native bonds with a Budha-ized spouse whose philosophical scope of awareness is rather limited and busy with superficial details (Budha).

• The spouse characteristically has more interest in repetitive and commercial communications, which may annoy the broad-thinking, religiously comprehensive Guru identified Meena native, who may find Budha's constant, trivial calculating to be a colossal waste of time.

Mangala L-2 from Meena = lagna for Second marriage = Mesha

• Mangala = friend of Guru

• second marriage tends to be easier, albeit the overall signification of Shukra as karaka for partnership remains somewhat problematic regarding financial secrecy (8) and superficial business orientation in relationships

Leadership Capacity and Style

• L-10 = Guru

• L-7 (10th-from-10th) = Budha

Leadership and lawful management of hierarchical social structures is benefitted by Guru's broad and inclusive outlook on life. Life is larger than work, larger than social customs and public approval, and larger than any single era of history.

the native creates an executive culture of optimism and inclusiveness, tending toward a priestly or professorial role. The spirit of the law is emphasized more than the letter of the law; thus punitive actions are rare and some exceptions or loopholes are tolerated. Less capable contributors may receive a share in the rewards . Imprecise but charitable application of rules and acceptance of diverse opinions under a general umbrella of broad principle.

Generally this leader creates a philosophically minded and educationally oriented environment which is appreciated by most underlings; but there is always the possibility that if Guru is not well placed a certain capricious orthodoxy or ostentatious piety can replace the reliable, impersonal, neutral, one-law-for-all-people regularity of Shani. the native is better suited to lead global, higher-academic or religious institutions while less capable in parochial settings or government bureaucracies.

Budha L-7

Consulting and advising relationships which form the spine of any leadership program are characterized by Budha's logical analytical explanatory and descriptive style. the native gravitates toward conversational, discursive behavior that is perpetually verbalizing. In the modern age, one produces a steady stream of electronic communications supported by meetings and conferences. Team-work and peer relations are integrated and well-supported by the media messaging style. Content of messages is clear and coherent so long as Budha is well placed.

On the minus side, loyalty is an issue since accurate data is more important that human bonds. the native may be perceived as somewhat fickle in lifetime advising relationships. ; one tends to adjust the trust level in relationships to suit the data stream rather than filter out information that is not handled well in existing relationships.

For example if an older colleague has not kept up with new technological developments which are key to the leadership effectiveness, that colleague may find himself suddenly out of the loop no matter a historic relationship of decades. Budha can be ruthlessly logical.

Career and Vocation

The single most influential determiner of career and vocation = lord of 10th navamsha.

However, Because Surya is a karaka for career and public recognition, and Ravi = L-6 for Meena lagna, the Meena native has some general tendency toward more modest public roles and professional leadership responsibilities within human service ministries (6).

Examples

• clinical health care, nursing and domestic service,

• management of jails and police stations, military and police professions,

• social-work, pastoral religious ministries of service to the exploited classes.

Practice of medicine and health education are particularly fortunate vocations for the Meena native.