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means “teacher,” or Brhaspati, which means “lord of sacred speech.” Jupiter is the guru

to the gods.

In The Myths and Gods of India,Alain Danielou notes that Indra represents the

power of the thunderbolt, the all-pervading electric energy, which is the nature of cos-

mic as well as animal life. He is the deity of the sphere of space, and the ruler of the

storm. Indra embodies the qualities of all the gods, hence becoming the greatest. Ever

young, Indra embodies all the virtues of youth: heroism, generosity, and exuberance.

He stands for action and service but also for the need of force, which leads to power, to

victory, and booty. He leads warriors and protects them with his thunderbolt and his

bow, the rainbow. Indra loves intoxicants and pleasure. As the embodiment of virility,

Indra is represented in the bull, the perfect male. He has numerous love affairs,

including the wives of sages. He is given many names. Today, Indra is not the object of

direct veneration, but he receives incidental worship and there is a festival in his

honor called the “Raising of the Standard of Indra.”

—Norma Jean Ream

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JUSTITIA

Justitia, asteroid 269 (the 269th asteroid to be discovered, on September 21, 1887), is

approximately 35 kilometers in diameter and has an orbital period of 4.2 years. Justitia is

a “concept” asteriod. Its name is a personified form of justice. In a natal chart, Justitia’s

location by sign and house position indicates where one gives or receives justice. When

afflicted by inharmonious aspects, Justitia can show injustice or rigid, legalistic justice. If

prominent in a natal chart (e.g., conjunct the Sun or the ascendant), it may show an

exceptionally fair person or someone for whom justice is a dominant life theme.

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