Kalapurusha, the body of time
The 12 signs laid over one body, from Aries the head down to Pisces the feet.
- 5-minute lesson
- Basic course: Jyotish Shishya
- Vedic astrology
- Head to feet
- Why it matters
A first look at the lesson
The texts picture the whole zodiac as one person, Kalapurusha, the body of time. Aries is the head, and the signs run down the body in order to Pisces, the feet.
This picture links signs to the body. It is also why the houses of a chart follow the same line: the 1st house stands for the head and the body as a whole, and the 12th for the feet.
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More lessons on this subject
- The 12 rashis in orderLearn the 12 signs in order, with their numbers, Sanskrit names and what each name pictures.
- Counting from a signCount the 4th, 7th or 12th sign from any sign, and find the sign opposite it.
- The four elementsFire, earth, air and water: every sign belongs to one, in a pattern that repeats every four signs.
- Movable, fixed and dualEvery sign is movable, fixed or dual, in a pattern that repeats every three signs.
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