posted July 09, 2014 04:31 AM            

Re: Shiva, Rudra, Shankar, Mahakala, Mahalingam, Hara

Do you think the Shiva asteroids have the same meanings in a chart? You have mentioned that SIVA aspects show past life yoga or tantrik practices.

Re Rudra you said:
"The RUDRAS were a highly evolved type of Realized Entities......The Rudras play their part as being agents of Metamorphosis. A Strong Rudra Theme in synastry will thus play out as irreversible Personal Change if you both actualize and sustain the relationship"

It appears that Shankar is the beneficent, gentler aspect of Shiva whist Rudra is more akin to Kaali.

I have just noticed Mahalingam and have started a thread here. Have seen it in aspects to Parvati and Kaali, which is to be expected. But more interestingly, I am seeing it conjunct Ascendant or the Sun. For example, it is closely conjunct my son's Asc. I thought that Mahalingam indicates the potentiality to manifest divine qualities or it emphasises the higher octave characteristics of the planet it touches.

posted July 12, 2014 09:50 PM            

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Originally posted by Astro keen:
I have just noticed Mahalingam and have started a thread here. ... I thought that Mahalingam indicates the potentiality to manifest divine qualities or it emphasises the higher octave characteristics of the planet it touches.

Could Mahalingam conjunct Parvati or Kaali be regarded as soulmate pair in a natal, I wonder.

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Mahalingam: http://www.linda-goodman.com/ubb/Forum28/HTML/002798.html

Shankar: http://www.linda-goodman.com/ubb/Forum28/HTML/001730.html

posted July 13, 2014 06:21 AM            

I have Satie at 1.10 Pisces
sextile Parvati at 0.33 Virgo
trine SUN at 1.35 Scorpio and Karma at 0.18 Sco
So, clear links with Parvati in natal, and various aspects with Siva asteroids in synastry.

posted July 15, 2014 09:11 AM            

Would you regard Mahalingam as one of the asteroids on par with Rudra and Mahakala? As it does appear to be prominent in people's charts, where none of the other Siva asteroids feature prominently.

posted July 22, 2014 08:45 AM            

I would not count Mahalingam aspect Parvati or Kaali as a Soulmate Aspect. The Lingam is after all a fertility Symbol whereas when we consider Siva or Rudra, we are looking at the Higher Dimensional Entities and then comparing with Goddess Asteroids.

And yes, Asteroid Shankar has a more gentle side, but it can also be an indicator of being born in the time of Shankaracharya in Ancient India.

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posted July 22, 2014 08:56 AM            

There is a thread in Interpersonal Astrology where people are adding their aspects for the Siva/Parvati asteroids. The number of key aspects with Mahalingam, however, is surprising. http://www.linda-goodman.com/ubb/Forum35/HTML/000491.html

I will write the findings soon and it will be interesting to see which are the more commonly occurring pairs. Would very much like to hear your interpretations too.

With regard to the meaning of Mahalingam itself, there is a comprehensive article in Wikipedia on the meaning of Lingam - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lingam, which describes the original meaning as a cosmic pillar, as a mark of Shiva, or signifying the energy of Shiva. "The Linga Purana also supports this interpretation of lingam as a cosmic pillar, symbolizing the infinite nature of Shiva".

Or even if representing the male principle or energy, which is the commonly held meaning, it does tie in with the kundalini type asteroids. Given these interpretations, could it be that the meaning is similar to that of Shiva and Rudra, but perhaps with an emphasis on the energetic, active persona - a doer?

If people unrelated to the Indian culture have prominent aspects of the Shiva/Parvati or Rudra/Kaali in their charts and, therefore, take these as meaningful, then, by the same measure they might take account of other Vedic asteroids. This is my reasoning - not an intuitive insight which you may be speaking from .

posted July 31, 2014 08:25 AM            

Mahalingam is looking interesting, though not as frequent as Kaali and Rudra.