Here Share is an answer; I googled it. Although I know nothing of jyotish astrology, it speaks to your question.
"One of the confusing things in Vedic Astrology is how two planets, the Moon and Mercury, are both said to signify the Mind. The way this happens is that the Rational Intellect gets assigned to Mercury, while everything else having to do with Mind gets given to the Moon...." http://www.livingskillfully.com/moon.html http://www.livingskillfully.com/moon.html ---In [email protected], <[email protected]> wrote: wgm, I've heard or read several jyotishis say that Moon signifies mind. Maybe they mean manos and Mercury is buddhi, intellect? ---In [email protected], <[email protected]> wrote: I don't think John meant the moon signified the mind, rather the moon in Pieces affects the mind (like all of the other signs affect each other as a composite whole) in an emotional, imaginative way depending on the aspects and other indicators. Moon in Pieces makes one very sensitive, perhaps too much depending on the other aspects. FWIW ---In [email protected], <[email protected]> wrote: John, I still a bit perplexed about why jyotish calls the Moon the significator of the mind, rather than Mercury. On Sunday, November 3, 2013 1:10 PM, "jr_esq@..." <jr_esq@...> wrote: Share, Pisces is a dual sign and is watery by astrological definition. If the Moon is placed here, the Moon becomes more sensitive since the Moon is already wavering and watery by nature. ---In [email protected], <jr_esq@...> wrote: Why was it written that Jesus was born in a manger? Because he was born on December 25 which astrologically lies between the signs of Sagittarius, a horse, and Capricorn, the goat. Interesting? Bill Donohue explains more of his observations as follows: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4M6j6DwBWBg&list=PL4HZ228v9duPReHJuT6prrAUc9BzFEo_t http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4M6j6DwBWBg&list=PL4HZ228v9duPReHJuT6prrAUc9BzFEo_t
