NAKSHATRA #19
Mula
The Root
- Range
- 0° Sagittarius → 13°20' Sagittarius
- Ruler
- Ketu
- Deity
- Nirriti — goddess of destruction
- Symbol
- Bundle of roots torn out
- Gana
- Rakshasa (titan)
Mythology
Mula means "root"; its symbol the bundle of torn-out roots — the new doesn't come without dismantling the old. Its deity Nirriti: goddess of destruction, of absence, of death. The Galactic Center falls near this nakshatra — the collective root. Ruled by Ketu — release from old traces.
Astrological reading
Moon in Mula carries the capacity to see the root of structures — philosopher, researcher, esoteric student. Their lives often pass through cycles of "tearing it all down and starting over." Risk: bottomless seeking; constantly dismantling without building.
Themes
- finding the root
- destructive seeking
- deep philosophy
- ancestral wound