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