People keep coming to ask you things. Your gift for teaching shows before your gift for learning, and your reputation becomes your wealth.
Myth and role
Brihaspati is the teacher and priest of the gods, lending them wisdom and strategy whenever they fought the demons. The word "guru" is itself another name for this planet.
In Vedic astrology Jupiter governs wisdom, teaching, children, fortune, and expansion. It is counted the most auspicious of the nine planets.
Innate strengths
- When you explain, people truly understand
- Your long-range judgment is usually right
- Your reputation brings in opportunities
Shadow side
- Words come first, execution comes late
- You get involved in others' business and neglect your own
- You enjoy the adviser's seat a little too much
Lucky items
- Color
- Saffron yellow
- Gemstone
- Yellow sapphire
- Day
- Thursday
- Direction
- Northeast
- Number
- 3
- Deity
- Brahma — and the teacher Dakshinamurti
Traditional remedy
On Thursdays, serve someone something yellow to eat.
Everything so far is fixed by your date of birth alone. The 27 birth stars depend on where the Moon was at the moment of birth, so they need a birth time to be certain.
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