The Great Phalguṇī Switcharoo

What are nakṣatra pairs? What’s the difference between the first and the second nakṣatra in a pair? What do the words “pūrva”, “uttara”, and “phālguṇī” really mean? Why does the Nakṣatra Sūtra do a switcharoo on Ṛg Veda’s concept of which god dwells in which Phālguṇī? Vic's Website: http://vicdicara.com You can get access to my readings there, as well as my books and classes on astrology and Vedic philosophy.