All About Jyestha
To start: Let’s get into what the Jyestha Nakshatra is! Jyestha is 16.40-30° Sidereal Scorpio. This placement is ruled by two deities: Jyestha and Indra. Jyestha is similar to Alakshmi, the auspicious counterpart of Lakshmi. Jyestha is misfortune while Lakshmi is fortune. Indra rules over storms, thunder, rain, war, and rivers. Basically, sky energy. This is why Indra is comparable to Zeus, the sky deity of Greece, and Thor, the Thunder god of Norse mythology. Jyestha is Mercury ruled under the Martian ruled Scorpio.
Now, some of the GOATS in the game are Jyestha placements. Let’s cover these main 4:
Jay Z
Nicki Minaj
Lil Baby
JT
Now I will say, all of them got mugshots 😭
You’ll notice this is common with Martian ruled placements and Nakshatras (Megan and Yung Miami also have them and they’re Dhanishtha natives). It’s just comes with the Martian territory at times 😂 but let’s get into what makes them goats. Both Jay Z and Lil Baby used to sell drugs. They got out the game though and started hustling in Hip Hop. You’ll notice people giving Lil Baby GOAT status and how Lil Baby has called himself the mini Jay Z and said “Never met Jay Z but in my hood I’m live HOV” And in some ways, this is very true since they’re both Jyestha Suns! Jyestha is all about working, hustling. Jay Z said “I sell ice in the winter, I sell fire in hell, I am a hustla baby, I sell water to a well. I was norm to get cake, move on and switch lanes.” It’s like that! These two are resilient. They let someone make them. They know how to maneuver more than just music, but business. Jyestha is the epitome of real nigga energy when it shows up in Men.
8/24/23 update: Here’s the Jyestha Moon men mugshots:
I will say toxic traits of Jyestha is possessiveness. I was talking to a Jyestha Man, the exact bday of Jay Z and the first thing he told me was “I’m single and I do as I please” while tryna romance me and it reminded me of when Jay said he told Beyoncé to “not embarrass him” instead of “be mine”. It’s that energy of “I have you but you cannot have me” and some of that may come from trust issues which are Scorpio in nature.
Nicki even said this on “Right Through Me” she had a scene in the beginning when she says this:
“Stop talking to people when I’m outside doing what I have to do, embarrassing me in front of other people, stop!”
This also is a take on trying to maintain order. Nicki has always been the dominant factor in her relationships due to the Martian rulership of her Sun. I seen on Twitter how Nicki always drives her husband around on some real nigga shit. This made me think about how she always used to drive SB around too 😂😂😂 very dominant energy! This is why Looking Ass Niggas pissed off a few men, why she primarily beefs with men, and how she can hold her own around men! She’s not an average woman, and it shows. She worked hard to get to where she is, and she’s at the top by opening the doors for female rappers. It gets no more Jyestha than that. This is why when she said she “Hates lazy people” and that went viral on Tik Tok, the Martian rulership over her Sun creates that energy of motivation. Don’t trip Nicki getting her own article soon! Working on it 💚
Even with JT you’ll notice how Jyestha natives either date what seems to be a passive man (Nicki) or a man who is comfortable with their “feminine” side by dating Uzi. It’s a complimentary energy that comes from the dominant energy that comes from Jyestha natives.
Even with me as a Jyestha rising I can only date feminine types because I don’t pair well people being dominated in romantic relationships.
Anyway with JT people are always in love with her verses. She writes her own shit like Nicki and she puts in work! Jyestha has this knack for writing skills because of their Mercury rulership coming from the Nakshatra. Jay-Z could memorize what he wanted to say in the studio because of Mercury ruling over the brain. Lil Baby has good word play and an everlasting flow because of Mercury. Nicki has an immaculate pen game and birthed a whole genre of flowing because of that Mercurial influence.
The funny thing about Jay-Z and Nicki is that people say they “stop bags.” They’re both Jyestha/Indra. In the mythology, Indra disrupted Sages bc he didn’t want them to wake up/self actualize and become more powerful than him. Jyestha loves power and control. With that said it’s going to come off like they’re super dominant. NOW I’m not saying that this is their goal. I’m just repeating the mythology bc even if that’s not the intention, this can still give them the Indra energy. I’m a Jyestha Rising and people have tried to bad guy me and give me more power in a situation I was chillin on 😂
Now, let’s get into the symbolism. I seen that Lil Baby video with 42 Dugg called “Grace” where he has an umbrella. I’ve talked about how Jyestha represents the Umbrella amd how Indra represents Thunder, look at the screenshots of the video of Lil Baby’s scenes:
And peep the lyrics that accompany this song:
Thou shall not try one of us, if they do, ima bust
Please don’t reach for no chain
Not bout the set, but it’s more bout respect
If they get me upset they gon due that’s on gang
Ran up my check when I walk in the bank
They greet me at the door by my government name
I made a promise I’m never gon change
Rolls-Royce umbrella I’m hopin it rain yeah
In my article “Why Jyestha People Use A Lot Of Snakes In Their Work” (https://www.taisoleil.com/articles/2021/2/13/syrr68sff0diygfq4na23y3aqc44gk) I mention how Rihanna’s song Umbrella was a Jyestha anthem plus the others quoted from that article below:
Umbrella by Rihanna was released under a Jyestha Jupiter. Jupiter tends to make things bigger so I can see why the song went up for sure. It also represented helping people weather storms, in which Jyestha is always about overcoming adversity. Jupiter I’ve noticed represents cultural shifts when it comes to music, so this was the marker of the umbrella ☂ also Jay-Z was in the song and he’s a Jyestha Sun!!
I also mention how Gunna’s album Drip or Drown 2 in that very article:
A really GOOD one I just discovered. Remember how Jyestha represents the Umbrella? Look at Gunnas album cover for Drip or Drown, an umbrella! Also there’s a ring around the album, and Jyestha is also represented by a ring 😭 amazinggg. This was also dropped during Satabhisha Season, in which it represents an empty ring!
Also JT unintentionally being Jyestha:
I found this funny too JT had a Jyestha sun and I was scrolling through her page and saw she used an umbrella in her caption 😭
Now, let’s get to the most fascinating part: The etymology of Jyestha! Indra as a root word is ind-u meaning “raindrop”. Remember on Bad and Bougie the opening was by offset saying “Raindrop, drop top”well…..HE’S ALSO A JYESTHA MAN 😭 YO WHEN I CLICKED THIS IN I ALMOST LOST IT OMG FJDJDKDKSKSKSKS THE WAY LIFE REALLY CLICKS IN THIS WAY.
This was what pushed me to start and finish this article based on my already baking ideas. I’m so glad I did. I had more revelations while writing. I hope y’all enjoyed and thank you for reading. More on the way!
2/2/2022 Update: Jyestha works hard and is resourceful for a reason. Jyestha energy has Scorpio/Mercury influence as Nakshatra rulerships. This makes a lot of sense in Tarotstrology. I always say The Magician has every resource Wand, Swords, Pentacles, and Cups to make things work. With Death being Scoprio energy, it’s digging into what seems to be almost nothing to make something. This is Jyestha pulling from The Magician energy to make magic happen from what seems to be from thin air. In reality, it took a lot of hard work to get to this place in life.
We can also factor in The Tower as well for the Mars influence of Jyestha. This means the willingness to go through shit in order to prevail. I mean, this is the ruler of Scorpio energy. Destruction to create better. The willingness to go far to get the results you’re looking for.
The fixed star, Antares, is associated with Jyestha. Jyestha is the deer. The apocalyptic movie, Melancholia, has Antares as the main plot of the movie. In the movie, there’s a scene where Justine opens a book with a Deer pictured.
This is a Jyestha drag sawry! From my 6/11/23 tweets:
Some Jyesthas don’t even be making points. They just be loudest and rude and think they clocking. Pull anything out they ass just to be mean to fill space, be edgy, and get attention. Don’t even be facts. Just words. That’s a trend of y’alls. Not me tho. Then y’all wonder why some of y’all more known for being assholes than anything productive. And why your bad always outweighs your good bc you self righteous and think people need to kiss your feet instead of maintaining your title. Sad. Glad I’m built different.
As a Jyestha you have to maintain your position because it is VOLATILE. Mercury is our Nak for a reason because the position is neutral and can go anyway. Mercury works with whoever follows the code of conduct (Mars) but also knows WHEN to shake shit up (Ketu as a co-ruler). Mfs also don’t be reading and weakening your Mercury when Mercury is all about knowledge Jyestha. Bc you should know that Indra has fucked up before and had a whole body full of vaginas bc he thought bc he had power, he could have who he wanted. That’s not how Mercury operates!
Mercury can only give you where it makes sense. He turned those vaginas into eyes through meditation. That was his atonement. You cannot change your past, but you can make something out of it for a better future. When you consider how Mercury is also the representation of the prince and the SUN is actually the King, you can see why Indras position is so volatile. He maintains his position by knowing who to try and who he cannot fuck with or it’ll ruin his position.
Bc Mercury is also social, what ends up happening when you get too friendly. It makes people think your position is for the taking. People try is because people think relativity gives them access to disrespect us. That’s why you have to be picky about who you talk to.
All ima say is be CAREFUL is all. It’s not bad to be that way but from experience if you get too caught up, you can fall from grace. Mercury and Ketu is not the energy that lets you slide.
Reason being? Ketu is always going to test your position and Mercury is going to require you to refresh and prove your knowledge. Are you worthy of the position? Are you worthy of that power? If not, you will fall and have to rise again. Fight again through Mars. Indra maintained his position because there is power in being SMART. Not just power trippy. That’s a Solar principle to have the power to impact everything through force. Mars has to work harder. Mercury has to think smarter.
To understand why Indra has to work smarter, check out this article: https://www.taisoleil.com/articles/2021/2/13/syrr68sff0diygfq4na23y3aqc44gk
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As a Jyestha placement, The Library was my fav Avatar episode. The Owl is Alakshmi/Jyestha. Jyestha is ruled by a Mercury Nak. Mercury = knowledge. Jyestha is coruled by Ketu, the underground Nagas. Why the Library was buried underground. Nagas hold secret and lost info. This is when they found out to attack during an eclipse. Eclipses are caused by the luminaries are conj the Nodes, Rahu and Ketu. This show aired during a 5/Mercury Day and Universal 2/Moon day during a 7/Ketu year using Vedic numerology. Alignment. The Solar eclipse weakened the fire benders because they lost their connection for fire. Agni/Mars energy does not hold because it’s not a fire that lasts. It relies on the Sun. The Sun is permanent fire that never goes out. Also now you know why Agni Ki is Agni = Fire.
Deer shed their antlers. Now you know why Jyestha, a Scorpio Nakshatra, is the Male Deer. Now you know why Ketu, the Node that purges, co-rules Scorpio.
When the deer is born. It already has to learn how to walk. The deer doesn’t get carried. They come out stumbling and want to get it right. There is no time. The symbolism to Jyestha’s and even Anuradha’s independence since birth. The independent nature of the Scorpio sign. Ketu being the dog and Scorpio often taking the lone wolf route.
The magpie in Bambi, which has a Jyestha Mars: “..The children can't move when they come out of the egg, they just lie in the nest, and they need looking after oh, you can't possibly imagine how much looking after they need. How much work it takes to feed them, how anxiously you watch over them. Think about it, just for a moment, I ask you, think how stressful it is to go get food for the children and at the same time make sure nothing happens to them; they can't take care of themselves at all when you're not there.”
The life of a Jyestha indeed. Why we are often told we can handle independent tasks and face the brunt of life early. It feeds us in our adult years that we have to be smarter and make moves to secure our position. Indra’s position was a high one, and needed to be protected by those who wanted him to fall.
The creator of the Teletubbies, Anne Wood, had a Jyestha Venus. Jyestha/Indra is rainbows and rabbits. Often featured in the show:
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Eric Barone, the creator of Stardew Valley, is a Jyestha Sun. The Jyestha Nak is known for hard work and obsessively working on what they are interested in. Often times there is a lot of risk and detriment associated with Jyestha. They can discard everything to obtain one goal. But once they hit that goal? It’s all worth the risk.
This is because Ketu rules Jyestha. Ketu is adamant about the foundational forms of happiness through trials, tribulations, and lots of work. To maintain a spiritual connection to your goal, Ketu understands the willingness to forsake anything for it.
He spent countless hours on Stardew Valley. That amount of concentration and hunger is the power of the basis of Ketu, the detail oriented energy of Mercury, and the work ethic of Mars.
