Ardra

the moist one, the teardrop

Span6°40′ – 20°00′ Gemini (sidereal)

RulerRahu

Symbola teardrop; a human head

StarsBetelgeuse (Alpha Orionis)

Presiding deity Rudra

The storm that weeps, and the clear air after.

Ardra belongs to Rudra, the howling storm god who is also the great healer, and its weather is intense, grief and fury breaking into renewal. It sharpens the mind through upheaval and gives penetrating intelligence to those who survive their own storms. What it destroys, it clears for new growth.