The stars
The 27 mansions of the Moon
The Nakshatra: the Moon’s journey across the sky divided into twenty-seven mansions. Each has its own symbol, its own deity, its own planet.
AshwiniThe healers of dawn
BharaniThe bearer
KrittikaThe flame that cuts
RohiniThe Moon’s beloved
MrigashiraThe seeking deer
ArdraThe teardrop of the storm
PunarvasuThe return of the light
PushyaThe nourishment of heaven
AshleshaThe serpent’s embrace
MaghaThe throne of the ancestors
Purva PhalguniFortune at rest
Uttara PhalguniThe pact that endures
HastaThe hand that creates
ChitraThe celestial gem
SwatiThe shoot in the wind
VishakhaThe gate of victory
AnuradhaThe lotus of friendship
JyeshthaThe eldest
MulaThe root of things
Purva AshadhaThe water that wins
Uttara AshadhaThe victory that lasts
ShravanaThe ear of the sky
DhanishtaThe drum of abundance
ShatabhishaThe hundred healers
Purva BhadrapadaThe fire that transforms
Uttara BhadrapadaThe serpent of the depths
RevatiThe shepherdess of souls
The words on these profiles come from Vol. II “I Nakshatra” and have been found, one by one, in the printed book. Here they are translated from the Italian edition.