Swati

Mythology

Swati means "self-belonging." The fixed star Arcturus lies near. Its deity Vayu: god of wind, carrier of prana (life-breath). The symbol of a young plant bending in wind: it doesn't break, it bends; lives by flexibility, not by root. Ruled by Rahu — reaching to foreign soil.

Astrological reading

Moon in Swati gives a capacity for diplomatic independence — flexible, agile, graceful. Trader, translator, diplomat, independent artist. Risk: non-attachment, no rooting, constant relocating; the "I belong to no one" rigidity.

Themes

• independence
• flexibility
• diplomatic flow
• direction-finding