A Diamond in the Rough

                               Saturn in the palace of the Jewel

On September 20, 2011 Saturn entered the lunar mansion of Chitra. His journey through Chitra will accompany historic change, progress and transformation through the year 2012.

The star that is the nexus of Chitra, was acknowledge by several cultures on many continents to be of paramount importance. In modern times the conspicuous gleaming star of Chitra nakshatra is commonly called "Spica."

Saturn’s transit through the nakshatra Chitra catalyzes a deeper reflection of how we have constructed the world around us. It polishes the internal mirror that reflects how our thoughts, actions and reactions have concretized into a physical reality we can see reflected in the world around us. It summons our objective mind to revisit the blue prints we have drawn that reflect our aspirations to harmonize the architecture of our lives.

Saturn’s transit through Chitra elicits an accounting of how we have designed the framework of our life. From the creations of our social circles, formation of our outward persona, to the structure of our living arrangements, and the environment that we have created in our immediate surroundings. Saturn’s transit through Chitra subconsciously interrogates our subjective enthrallments to allow a sobering reflection of what you have created in this life. How have you framed your world? And more importantly, what is it that you painted in the first place to constrict within the boundaries of that frame?

It is written that the Egyptians, who had temples attributed to have been built to Spica, counseled the Greeks to worship Spica as a remedy to resolve shortages of wheat and grain. The Arabs, Greeks, Egyptians and many other cultures held Spica in high esteem including religious and ritual ceremonies dedicated to Chitra.

 When we take a crooked path in our lives, Saturn attempts to reveal to us the passage that is more aligned to universal dharmic principles. The path of least resistance in the case of Saturn is the trail of persistence in integrity. Resisting the subtle yet often painful lessons that Saturn attempts to convey is to exacerbate the disjointed views and actions that fuel the downward spiral in evolution that we sometimes feel ourselves to be in.

Saturn’s transit through Chitra, also spurs one to reflect on excesses and how to curb them, or eliminate them altogether. Impulses to reflect challenging or unresolved personal issues with a psychologist or spiritual guide are also provoked by Saturn’s transit through the palace of the Jewel.

              On November 15 2011, Saturn enters Libra.

As Saturn transits from the Virgo portion of Chitra to the Libra portion there arises a focus on how we have drawn the blueprints of our life, but the themes switch from a reflection of how we have built the interactions to our ancestral lineage, arts, health routines, home, property, and diet, to how we have constructed the mechanism which responds to our connections in the world – our deals settlements contracts, business and social and romantic interactions.

Saturn’s journey through the Virgo portion of Chitra may focus on the more mercurial aspects of this concept such as written works, books, old leases needing renewal, old contracts, renovations, old art and construction projects needing completion.

Saturn’s transit through the Libra portion of this star cluster would likely be linked to new contracts, new designs, new projects and a new found transparency on the fractured nature of our relationships and contracts, both personal and business.

 On June 24, 2012 the mighty Saturn stations. In a stunning astronomical phenomenon, Saturn will appear to hover over the great jewel Spica for five days. Saturn will station, burning a hole at 28 degrees and 43 minutes of Virgo – just one degree from Spica. This causes major delays and reassessments of many construction projects, as well as art and writing projects.

On August 4 2012, Saturn heads across the threshold of Libra once again, blazing a new trail. But there is one caveat that accompanies this re-ingress into Libra. Major projects that have been started within the last year will see major delays, so make sure you give Shani some time and space to point out your shortcomings and overlooked details.

Unfortunately, Mars will enter Virgo to spar with Saturn for several weeks until they join to create a stunning spectacle in the mid-summer sky. On August 14, 2012, Mars and Saturn will conjunct in a beautiful alignment with Spica. The apparent magnitude of Mars, Saturn and Spica will be near equal, giving the conjunction the appearance of identical triplets in the sky, lined up equidistant to each other. Unfortunately, It appears that for many northern latitudes the explosive conjunction will not be visible. This potent conjunction will mar the latter half of August 2012, causing violent border disputes and terrorist attacks to monuments and art installations.

One theme that occurs when Saturn transits Chitra is the big-ego-smackdown.

There is a huge shift, or make–over that occurs. You are forced to confront aspects of your behavior that are overbearing to those around you. There is also the strong possibility that you have moved or thought of moving, experienced a shift in career, renovated, had to repair your surroundings, or have had a makeover; In fashion, make up, or career. It seems to spur one to adopt a new hairstyle, or cutting of the hair that changes your appearance. These themes have probably been introduced into your life to some degree since September 20 2011.

Saturn’s transit through Chitra spurs one to reflect on completion, from construction projects to art and music projects. A delay will occur in one of these fields.

When Saturn transits through Chitra there is danger to artist, writers and women.  Many scandals both government and social will orbit around writers and artists, and major persecutions will arise from political writings.

Oil and mineral mining are very active and profitable during Saturn’s transit through Chitra and Swati, but many hazards including severe destruction to the environment is indicated. Ironically, Saturn’s transit through Chitra also influences the initiation and building of environmentally friendly villages and cities.

Destruction of historic artifacts, monuments and artistic works of art overshadow this transit of Saturn through the lunar mansion Chitra.

Saturn’s transit through Libra causes intense windstorms throughout its roughly two and half year journey through Libra.

             

On October 11 of 2012, Saturn will spend his last day in the domain of Chitra. The great King of Dharma will not bask in the shimmering rays of the jewel Spica for another 

29 years.

Om Praam Preem Praum saha Shanaishcharya Namaha

                          The Scorpion's Shadow

                 Partial Solar Eclipse November 25 2011

The partial solar eclipse that occurs on November 25 may appear to be benign because its shadows do not make significant landfall in key places of the world, but due to the nature of the planets involved, I believe it to be a volatile eclipse with wide reaching effects. The eclipse occurs in the sign of the shady enigmas – Scorpio. The Sun, is obscured in the star cluster of Anuradha by a voracious Rahu in Jyestha. The Moon is debilitated and virtually hemmed. Mars throws a fiery aspect on Sun, Moon, and Rahu destabilizing this eclipse yet further as it creates a key link with the eclipse in Scorpio. Lastly, the eclipse is not aspected by any benifics. One incredible feature to this eclipse is that the capricious pundit Mercury stations just three degrees away from Rahu.

Though steeped in a shadowy stasis, old secrets will emerge through the inertia of the tombs in which they have been laid – chasing the light of truth. This eclipse allows a reflection of the lies we have told others, and most importantly, the lies we have convinced ourselves to believe. Psychotherapy involving Jungian shadow theories are in synch with the tides of solar currents that ripple forth from this fractured Sun.

Buried messages meant only for our ghost to find, will resurrect themselves, haunting the original locations of their falsehoods, revisiting their rights for a proper burial in a proper place.

For the next year obscure corporate, governmental and military deceptions will strive to see the light of day. The truth of these many deceptions will slowly leak out like 40 year-old nuclear waste oozes out of a flimsy 50-gallon oil drum. Corporate scandals and deceptions in international trade will dominate headlines for the next year and half.

Sexual scandals will emerge involving transgender, transsexual and homosexual individuals and issues.

Starting with this eclipse, and for the next year and a half, ministers and diplomats must be weary of kidnapping, injury, or death while on their diplomatic missions.

This eclipse creates a major stall in negotiations, diplomatic talks, and government related documents attempting to pass some muster.

Mercury placed in this location also represents a break down of communication between diplomats of at least two pairs of countries resulting in verbal and informal threats between nations.

This eclipse is also challenging to veterans mentally and physically.

Musicians that play, or construct xylophones, hang, steel drum, Balinese temple bells, gongs, and Tibetan bowls should avoid caves, ferries, locations that lack auspicious light, dangerous treks or sailing trips for the next year. Though challenging for many artist and writers, the eclipse will be a transformative circumstance for them as well, spurring a shift or growth in their art form through experimentations of foreign paradigms within their field.

This eclipse is very debilitating to the remote tribes of the Amazon jungle. It is also one of many eclipses in the last decade that indicate deforestation and destruction to trees.

Expect a volcanic eruption, and earthquakes In Indonesia, Papa New Guinea, Australia, Chile, Italy or Argentina.

This eclipse spurs the formation of a destructive cyclone in the last week of November. Lightning storms will also be prevalent during the latter part of November to mid-December. Southern Africa, Argentina, Chile and Australia will be hit by intense lightning storms.

You can expect total mayhem out of Italy, Central Africa, Southern Africa, Pakistan, Afghanistan and especially Kashmir. Chile and Argentina will see its share of political unrest as well.

These combinations are brutal for the animals of Kashmir, and the Afghan-Pakistan borders with Iran. Forest animals begin a dark new struggle for the next two years that will coincide with a serious threat to the stabilities of many eco systems and habitats.

Indonesia, Papa New Guinea, New Zealand, Australia, Italy, Chile and Argentina will see political travails with major tensions and changes surrounding shifts in leadership.

 Though this eclipse is not a prosperity dissolving eclipse, the precarious position of stationary Mercury, three degrees from macho-man Rahu, indicates adverse effects to currencies, treaties, and economic policies. This aspect of the eclipse represents a brief, yet steep economic correction fueled by inflationary factors (especially food related) and murky economic policies. It also foreshadows the trade war I foresee occurring in 2012.

                       Om Hraam Saha Suryaye Namaha
        

                     Om Ram Ramaya Namaha

Vedic Astrological Analysis of 2012

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