Deep reading of Tula

Tula is the sign of the scales - the only inanimate rashi, a symbol of weight and counterweight. Ruled by Shukra, it seeks beauty in equilibrium. Saturn is exalted in Tula (20°), giving maturity, responsibility and social architecture. The nakshatras here are the 3rd and 4th quarters of Chitra, all of Swati and the first three quarters of Vishakha. Swati - grass in the wind - is the nakshatra of independence. Vishakha kindles the fire of long-term goals. Karmically Tula learns healthy boundaries in love and the choice between the personal and the collective. Upayas: diamond, contract-keeping, donations to just causes, the arts.