Rashi - Basic Information

Biped Rashis (Human): These rashis are symbolized by humans and are known for their adaptability and intelligence. They are not as physically strong as quadruped rashis but excel in using their intellect to overcome challenges. Biped rashis are primarily interested in matters of the 1st house, such as health, thinking, and finding their true nature. They are less interested in 7th house matters like partnerships and relationships. The biped rashis are Gemini, Virgo, Libra, the first half of Sagittarius (15 degrees), and Aquarius.

Quadruped Rashis (Four-Footed): Symbolized by four-legged animals, these rashis are strong, powerful, and capable of carrying heavy burdens and accomplishing great tasks. They are less adaptable than biped rashis but are more focused on action and achievement. Quadruped rashis are particularly interested in 10th house matters, such as work, command, and power. They are less interested in 4th house matters like emotions and psychology. The quadruped rashis are Aries, Taurus, Leo, the second half of Sagittarius (15 degrees), and the first half of Capricorn.

Footless Rashis: These rashis are represented by creatures that move in water, like fish. Their strength lies in their ability to surrender and merge with something greater than themselves. Footless rashis are interested in 4th house matters, such as emotions, psychology, and inner peace. They are less interested in 10th house matters like work and authority. The footless rashis are the second half of Capricorn and Pisces.

Aries:

• Element: Fire
• Quality: Willful
• Guna: Rajas
• Caste: Kshatriya
• Direction: East
• Symbol: Ram
• Planetary Ruler: Mars
• Planetary Exaltation: Sun
• Day/Night Strength: Night-strong
• Rising: Back-rising
• Body: Quadruped
• Color: Red
• Motivation: Adventure and excitement
• House Interests: 10th house matters (work, command, power)
• House Disinterests: 4th house matters (emotions, psychology)
• Development: Through healthy competition
• Mentality: Intuitive
• Intuition: Helps people intuit concepts to understand the concepts behind things and the natural order behind things
• Additional Information:
  • Motivated by the thrill of striving towards a goal, not just achieving it.
  • Individuals are often full of ideas but may lack the maturity to implement them effectively.

Taurus:

• Element: Earth
• Quality: Grounded, Solid, Stable, Practical, Logical
• Guna: Rajas
• Caste: Vaishya
• Direction: East
• Symbol: Bull
• Planetary Ruler: Venus
• Planetary Exaltation: Moon
• Day/Night Strength: Night-strong
• Rising: Back-rising
• Body: Quadruped
• Color: White
• Motivation: The desire to take care of things and to own things
• House Interests: 10th house matters (work, command, power)
• House Disinterests: 4th house matters (emotions, psychology)
• Development: Through guidance from books, texts, and teachers
• Mentality: Rational
• Rationality: Uses reason and logic to see how it can put to use what it has to fulfill the goal it needs to fulfill. It also has the good sense to understand how much it has and how much it needs and how much to ration out on a daily allowance.
• Additional Information:
  • Enjoys being part of the whole machine and showing up. Its life has worth because it develops some aspect of itself or provides services for others.
  • Individuals know what they want and need but may lack the skills to acquire them easily.

Gemini:

• Element: Air
• Quality: Intellectual and Curious
• Guna: Rajas
• Caste: Sudra
• Direction: Northeast
• Symbol: Twins
• Planetary Ruler: Mercury
• Day/Night Strength: Night-strong
• Rising: Front-rising (unique combination)
• Body: Biped
• Color: Green
• Motivation: Trivia and interests
• House Interests: 1st house matters (health, thinking, true nature)
• House Disinterests: 7th house matters (partnerships, relationships)
• Development: Through freedom of exploration and creativity
• Mentality: Intellectual
• Intellect: Uses its intellect to understand processes and concepts and to develop new techniques and skills to satisfy a particular requirement based on its perceptions.
• Additional Information:
  • Motivated by interest, entertainment, and games.
  • Individuals are inventive and capable of both dreaming and achieving.

Cancer:

• Element: Water
• Quality: Yielding
• Guna: Sattva
• Caste: Brahmin
• Direction: North
• Symbol: Crab
• Planetary Ruler: Moon
• Day/Night Strength: Night-strong
• Rising: Back-rising
• Body: Many-footed (arachnid)
• Color: Pink
• Motivation: To create harmony and goodness
• House Interests: 7th house matters (partnerships, public, self-discovery)
• House Disinterests: 1st house matters (health, thinking, true nature)
• Development: Through a good environment, love, and care
• Mentality: Feeling-based
• Feeling: Feels itself and, by being aware of itself, can become aware of all things
• Additional Information:
  • Naturally aspires towards realization, knowledge, and goodness.
  • Individuals are in touch with their feelings and adaptable but may lack consistent focus.

Leo:

• Element: Fire
• Quality: Willful
• Guna: Sattva
• Caste: Kshatriya
• Direction: North
• Symbol: Lion
• Planetary Ruler: Sun
• Day/Night Strength: Day-strong
• Rising: Front-rising
• Body: Quadruped
• Color: Violet
• Motivation: To uplift people
• House Interests: 10th house matters (work, command, power)
• House Disinterests: 4th house matters (emotions, psychology)
• Development: Through healthy competition
• Mentality: Intuitive
• Intuition: Capable of intuiting the divine self
• Additional Information:
  • Naturally aspires towards realization, knowledge, and goodness.
  • Individuals are consistent, steadfast, and managerial, maintaining the status quo.

Virgo:

• Element: Earth
• Quality: Grounded, Solid, Stable, Practical, Logical
• Guna: Tamas
• Caste: Vaishya
• Direction: Northwest
• Symbol: Young girl
• Planetary Ruler: Mercury
• Day/Night Strength: Day-strong
• Rising: Front-rising
• Body: Biped
• Color: Clear/colorless
• Motivation: To overcome physical ills and liabilities and physical or material suffering
• House Interests: 1st house matters (health, thinking, true nature)
• House Disinterests: 7th house matters (partnerships, relationships)
• Development: Through guidance from books, texts, and teachers
• Mentality: Rational
• Rationality: Uses reason to understand problems and develop strategies to improve or overcome them
• Additional Information:
  • Motivated to do a good job to avoid repercussions of doing a bad job.
  • Individuals are skilled, adaptable, and receptive to fulfilling duties.

Libra:

• Element: Air
• Quality: Intellectual and Curious
• Guna: Rajas
• Caste: Sudra
• Direction: West
• Symbol: Human figure
• Planetary Ruler: Venus
• Planetary Exaltation: Saturn
• Day/Night Strength: Day-strong
• Rising: Front-rising
• Body: Biped
• Color: Blue
• Motivation: Opportunities
• House Interests: 1st house matters (health, thinking, true nature)
• House Disinterests: 7th house matters (partnerships, relationships)
• Development: Through freedom of exploration and creativity
• Mentality: Intellectual
• Intellect: Ability to derive knowledge through intellect to make choices
• Additional Information:
  • Motivated by passion and making choices.
  • Individuals are full of worldly wisdom and practical knowledge.

Scorpio:

• Element: Water
• Quality: Yielding
• Guna: Tamas
• Caste: Brahmin
• Direction: West
• Symbol: Scorpion
• Planetary Ruler: Mars
• Day/Night Strength: Day-strong
• Rising: Front-rising
• Body: Many-footed (arachnid)
• Color: Orange
• Motivation: To remove itself from fears, vulnerabilities, emotional suffering, and trauma
• House Interests: 7th house matters (partnerships, public, self-discovery)
• House Disinterests: 1st house matters (health, thinking, true nature)
• Development: Through a good environment, love, and care
• Mentality: Feeling-based
• Feeling: Aware of feeling what's hidden
• Additional Information:
  • Develops a goal of spirituality, knowledge, understanding, and wisdom due to the trouble in life.
  • Individuals succeed through tenacity and perseverance.

Sagittarius:

• Element: Fire
• Quality: Willful
• Guna: Sattva
• Caste: Kshatriya
• Direction: Southwest
• Symbol: Centaur (half human, half horse)
• Planetary Ruler: Jupiter
• Day/Night Strength: Night-strong
• Rising: Back-rising
  Body: Biped (first half), quadruped (second half)
• Color: Yellow
• Motivation: To search for truth and dispense knowledge
• House Interests: 10th house matters (work, command, power) in the second half, 1st house matters (health, thinking, true nature) in the first half
• House Disinterests: 4th house matters (emotions, psychology) in the second half, 7th house matters (partnerships, relationships) in the first half
• Development: Through healthy competition
• Mentality: Intuitive
• Intuition: Towards truth and purpose
• Additional Information:
  • Naturally aspires towards realization, knowledge, and goodness.
  • Leads by envisioning goals others want to reach.
  • Individuals are goal-oriented but can be idealistic and impractical.

Capricorn:

• Element: Earth
• Quality: Grounded, Solid, Stable, Practical, Logical
• Guna: Tamas
• Caste: Vaishya
• Direction: South
• Symbol: Crocodile
• Planetary Ruler: Saturn
• Planetary Exaltation: Mars
• Day/Night Strength: Night-strong (first half)
• Rising: Back-rising (first half)
• Body: Quadruped (first half), footless (second half)
• Color: Multicolored
• Motivation: To manage problems and lead others through difficulties
• House Interests: 10th house matters (work, command, power) in the first half, 4th house matters (emotions, psychology) in the second half
• House Disinterests: 4th house matters (emotions, psychology) in the first half, 10th house matters (work, command, power) in the second half
• Development: Through guidance from books, texts, and teachers
• Mentality: Rational
  Rationality: Uses reason and logic to see possibilities and prepare against them
• Additional Information:
  • Motivated by the trouble in life and the desire to gain to avoid falling behind.
  • Individuals are aware of their duties and responsibilities but may worry too much, leading to delays.

Aquarius:

• Element: Air
• Quality: Intellectual and Curious
• Guna: Tamas
• Caste: Sudra
• Direction: South
• Symbol: Human figure
• Planetary Ruler: Saturn
• Day/Night Strength: Day-strong
• Rising: Front-rising
• Body: Biped
• Color: Brown
• Motivation: To fulfill the immediate in order to rid itself of trouble, misery, and suffering
• House Interests: 1st house matters (health, thinking, true nature)
• House Disinterests: 7th house matters (partnerships, relationships)
• Development: Through freedom of exploration and creativity
• Mentality: Intellectual
• Intellect: Uses intellect to understand the self and find peace
• Additional Information:
  • Seeks immediate fulfillment for lacks and emptiness.
  • Individuals succeed through stubbornness and perseverance, often driven by a sense of purpose.

Pisces:

• Element: Water
• Quality: Yielding
• Guna: Sattva
• Caste: Brahmin
• Direction: Southeast
• Symbol: Fish
• Planetary Ruler: Jupiter
• Day/Night Strength: Day-strong
• Rising: Both front and back-rising
• Body: Footless
• Color: Black
• Motivation: To desire truth
• House Interests: 4th house matters (emotions, psychology)
• House Disinterests: 10th house matters (work, command, power)
• Development: Through a good environment, love, and care
• Mentality: Feeling-based
• Feeling: Can feel the presence of God
• Additional Information:
  • Naturally aspires towards realization, knowledge, and goodness.
  • Individuals are capable but may struggle with knowing when to let go or hold on.