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It’s Punarvasu season!

The Sun has moved into Punarvasu (20°00’ Gemini – 3°20’ Cancer), and I would like to honor this special occasion.

So get cozy, grab a cup of tea, and let’s explore the wonders of this pure, inspiring Nakshatra.

Punarvasu is the 7th Nakshatra in the Cosmic Story, and is known as the Star of Renewal.

Prior to this, the Soul found itself drenched with sorrow and apprehension in the stormy Ardra, but here, Hope reveals itself to the Soul in the form of Punarvasu, the Return of the Light.

Punarvasu is composed of 2 Sanskrit words:

1. Punar: again, once more, anew

2. Vasu: light, radiance

It means Return of the Light, and Restorer of Goods.

Punarvasu represents the calm after the storm, the relief that comes after hardship, the solace that succeeds the tempest.

The ruling deity of Punarvasu is Goddess Aditi, the Embodiment of Infinity.

The Celestial Mother, she is the Goddess of the Heavens, the Earth, the Past, the Future, the Infinite.

She is the Principle of the Feminine Divine, the Mother of the Universe, and Consciousness itself.

Aditi is a combination of the Sanskrit prefix A- and word Diti.

Diti is Duality, and Aditi is the absence of Duality. With her non-dual nature, Aditi is able to shower her Divine Love on all of Creation, without discrimination.

The All-Nourishing Aditi is symbolized by the Cow.

Punarvasu is closely associated with the Ashta (8) Vasus, a group of deities that represent the various aspects of Nature.

The 8 Vasus are:

Varuna – Water
Prithvi – Earth
Vayu – Wind
Agni – Fire
Akash – The Sky, Ether
Aditya – The Sun
Chandramas – The Moon
Nakstrani – The Stars

The Vasus, children of Aditi, guide the Soul towards its destined path.

One of Punarvasu’s symbols is a house, and this relates to the theme of making a home on Earth—the migration of the Soul from the Heavens to the Terrestrial Plane.

The Vasus assist the Soul on this journey.

The theme of home is highly relevant here, since Punarvasu is where the Soul leaves the sign of Gemini and enters the sign of Cancer.

The themes of nourishment and comfort are even more pronounced in Cancer, as the Moon comes into play and the Soul feels more settled and secure.

Thunderstorms increase the fertility of the earth, and Punarvasu—the succeeding Nakshatra of the stormy Ardra—relates to the themes of growth, abundance, and fertility.

This theme of growth is seen in bamboo, Punarvasu’s sacred plant, which is the fastest-growing plant on Earth.

This theme of abundance is very much associated with Punarvasu’s Nakshatra Lord: Jupiter.

Jupiter—the Guru of the Devas—imparts to this Nakshatra not only material wealth, but also spiritual riches.

This is why Punarvasu is so auspicious for undertakings of a spiritual nature.

Jupiter is exorbitantly powerful in Punarvasu’s final Pada (0°00’ – 3°20’ Cancer), being exalted, Vargottama, and in a Pushkara Navamsha.

Jupiter is in a state of deep exaltation here, being in very close proximity to its highest point of exaltation in the 5th degree of Cancer.

Punarvasu’s Yoni animal is the male cat.

This relates to Shashthi Devi, a motherly deity whose Vahana (mount) is a cat. She is associated with fertility, and serves as a protector of children.

This gives the nurturing, Deva-natured Punarvasu a gentle, mild-mannered temperament.

So when you think of Punarvasu, think of clear skies, flora in full bloom, and pastel trees swaying in the wind.

This is where the Soul lies comforted in ethereal bliss, and where the purity of the Infinite abounds, soothing, nourishing, and nurturing everything that it touches.