Prana / Bodydraftschool: yoga-tantra· Frawley — Astrology of the Seers
Heart Center (Anahata chakra)
अनाहतanāhata
also: heart-chakra, heart-center, 4th chakra
pra-anahataDefinition
The fourth chakra, at the heart — the center of love and the affections. In Frawley's yogic astrology it is ruled by Venus; both the Moon (in Taurus) and Saturn (in Libra) are exalted at this center, making it the meeting point of receptivity and detachment.
Traditional
Prāṇa relevance
The heart center is, in Frawley's integration map, the destination of two movements — the lunar receptive mind brought down from the head (Moon↑Taurus) and saturnian detachment raised up from the root (Saturn↑Libra) — so it is the balance point of the subtle-body system. As the traditional heart-seat (and, in classical yoga, a seat of prana and the jiva) it is prana-relevant, though Frawley here frames it through love/receptivity/detachment rather than an explicit prana physiology [MODERN — Frawley].
Connections (8)
corresponds-to · 3
- The Anahata (heart center) corresponds to air (vayu) — the standard tantric mahabhuta of the fourth chakra. Supplied as the standard series, not from Frawley's chapter, which warns its element-rulership diverges (book p.234).
- The Moon is exalted in Taurus — the sign of Venus (lunar half) and the heart. The Moon's connection with the heart is well-known; this is 'the place of greatest receptivity and openness'.
- Saturn is exalted in Libra — the sign of Venus (solar half) and the heart. Here Saturn represents the higher principles of justice, order and detachment, necessary for using heart-energy rightly, without attachment or bias.
governs · 1
- Venus, relating to love and the affections, rules the Heart (Anahata) center. Ruling sign-pair is Taurus/Libra (Venus's two signs).
maps-to · 4
- The 2nd house (like the 2nd sign Taurus) maps to the heart center.
- The 7th house (like the 7th sign Libra) maps to the heart center.
- Taurus is Venus's lunar-side sign of the heart pair (Taurus/Libra); the Moon exalts here.
- Libra is Venus's solar-side sign of the heart pair (Taurus/Libra); Saturn exalts here.
Sources
- txt-frawley-astrology-seersbook p.229Modern✓ verifiedHeart center, 4th chakra, ruled by Venus (signs Taurus/Libra); Venus = love, heart, affections
- txt-frawley-astrology-seersbook p.231Modern✓ verifiedMoon exalted in Taurus (heart, greatest receptivity); Saturn exalted in Libra (heart, justice/order/detachment) — two exaltations at the heart
- txt-frawley-astrology-seersbook p.233Modern✓ verifiedHeart center corresponds to the 2nd and 7th houses
Other attributes
- System Of Origin
- yoga-tantra
- Location In Body
- heart / center of the chest (fourth center up the spine)
- Function
- Love and the affections (Venus); 'the place of greatest receptivity and openness' (Moon exalted in Taurus here); and the seat where Saturn's higher principles of justice, order and detachment are needed to use the heart's energy rightly, without attachment or bias (Saturn exalted in Libra here). Frawley: the lunar receptive mind from the head needs to be integrated into the love energy in the heart; saturnian detaching energy from the root needs to be brought up into the heart.
- Element Association
- air (vayu) — STANDARD tantric mahabhuta of the Anahata [TRADITIONAL — yoga-tantra; not tabulated by Frawley here; element-rulership flagged 'differs slightly' (book p.234)]
- Ruling Planet
- Venus [MODERN — Frawley, book p.229]
- Ruling Signs
- Taurus and Libra (Venus's two signs) [MODERN — Frawley, book p.229]
- Exalted Planets
- TWO planets exalt here: Moon in Taurus (lunar side) and Saturn in Libra (solar side) [MODERN — Frawley, book p.231]; table marks Moon (6) and Saturn (1)
- Corresponding Houses
- 2nd and 7th houses (like the 2nd/7th signs Taurus/Libra) [MODERN — Frawley, book p.233]