Strange sight in the sky: This combination picture shows the different stages and colours of the moon in the sky over Mexico City during the Feb 20 total lunar eclipse. Ancient Indianseers held that any strange sight in the sky should be considered ominous. – AFP
In my previous post, I downloaded an article in which a Feng Shui master gives an explanation as to why China is experiencing quite a bit of domestic problems at present, especially the recent earthquake that took countless of lives and made millions homeless.
Now here is another article that I am posting by a Vaasthu Sastra practitioner, T. Selva. In the article he tries to make sense of the disaster that occured from the Vaasthu Sastra perspective.
Calamitous Conjunction
by T. Selva
The horrific earthquake in China could be the result of an inauspicious astrological period.
SADLY, astrology claims that the calamities that recently beset Myanmar and China are far from over because we are currently in an inauspicious period.
According to renowned Indian astrologer E.K. Dhilip Kumar, the chances of such disasters recurring over the next few months are high. In fact, tragedies had been anticipated following the Feb 20 total lunar eclipse, which was considered a bad omen.
I contacted Dhilip to find out why there has been turmoil and uncertainty, ranging from political disasters to natural disasters, in many countries, and he embarked on an astrological analysis, which I now share in this column.
According to Dhilip, a total lunar eclipse is rare, and, “Ancient seers of India held that any strange sight in the sky is to be considered ominous and could offer a clue about what lies in the future.”
During the eclipse, the moon’s disk took on a dramatically colourful appearance, changing from bright orange to blood red to dark brown and very dark grey – a strange sight in the sky, indeed.
“As per ancient textbooks of Indian astrology, the effects of a total lunar eclipse is likely to
last for a period of six months, and a partial eclipse has effects up to three months,”
says Dhilip.
“The consequence may be felt all over the world in general but the effect may be
extraordinary on certain nations and people who are born under a particular zodiac sign.”
Dhilip says this is based on the “birth” of the nation, or the date of independence or formation of the nation. (Predictions that are more accurate can be made if the exact time of formation is known. In the absence of such time, the date can help identify the correct moon sign.)
When China was formed, the moon occupied Capricorn, and Saturn occupied Leo, the fiery sign, last year as well as in this year, says the astrologer. The Brihat Samhita, a classical textbook of astrology, states that when Saturn is in Leo, there could be large scale destruction of people and property as well as famine, drought, and other natural calamities.
“Such an outcome may be greater in nations having Leo as an unfavourable house in the astrological chart,” says Dhilip.
“For example, the current transit is unfavourable for China, as the moon sign of China is Capricorn, and Saturn occupies the highly inauspicious 8th house (Leo).
“What is important is the planetary position on the date of such an eclipse. On Feb 21, as per the Indian Ephemeris (an astrological almanac), Saturn occupied Leo along with the moon. When Saturn influences the moon, it always indicates misery and trouble.
“Saturn rules mass, hence, large scale misery is usually related to Saturn-Moon conjunctions,” explains Dhilip during a phone interview from Chennai, India. He adds that, “Usually, when an event happens during a Saturn-Moon conjunction, it may repeat at least one more time.”
Saturn-Moon conjunctions are also known to “bring out” matters that have been “hiding” for a long time – and earthquakes, of course, are the result of hidden underground stressors that take place over a long period.
The epicentre of the 7.8 magnitude quake in China was in a mountainous region about 100km from Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan province. Tellingly, the sign Leo, in which the Saturn- Moon conjunction happened, rules over mountainous regions.
Dilip also did an astrological analysis of China’s horrific Tangshan earthquake of July 28, 1976, that claimed more than 250,000 lives. His analysis reveals that on the date and during the time of the disaster, a similar Saturn-Moon conjunction could be seen in the nation’s astrology chart.
Scientists may dismiss such observations as coincidence, but they have not been able to discredit them.
So it would be best to take heed and be cautious when the year’s second lunar eclipse, this time a partial one, takes place on Aug 16. (The next total lunar eclipse, similar to this year’s eclipse in February, will occur on Dec 21, 2010.)
“Individuals born under the moon sign of Cancer, Leo, Virgo, and Capricorn in particular should exercise more caution,” he says.
“All those connected to these four zodiac signs should be extra careful because they will experience a higher level of stress and face challenges at home or work or within a partnership or relationship.”
In fact, because Saturn will continue to occupy Leo throughout this year, everyone, generally, should be cautious.
As for remedies, he recommends mass prayers and charitable activities to benefit the needy combined with seeking out blessings from great souls; all this could help reduce the possibility of calamitous events repeating themselves.
“The message of peace and love should reach people who are suffering to reduce the current pain and sorrow and also prevent any repeat of such events,” he says.
Seismologist Chen Xuezhong of China’s geophysics institute, the State Seismological Bureau, had warned of a strong earthquake in Sichuan province in a paper published in December 2002 in the periodical Recent Developments in World Seismology (the article is still available online). However, he had not been able to narrow it down any closer than “any time after 2003”. He has reportedly suggested that seismologist and astrologers should work together and use large volumes of data to make finer, more accurate predictions.
SOURCE: http://thestar.com.my/lifestyle/story.asp?file=/2008/5/18/lifeliving/20080518112958&sec=lifeliving
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