May 30 Today, the waxing Moon passes through the Lunar Mansion of Chitra, summary below. Mid afternoon today, the Moon moves into Libra. This combination of Chitra and Libra supports holiday social activities and beautifying the home. The ravens are quiet this morning.
It's wonderful to have a break from the
turbulence and discord in national and international affairs.
May 29 Here's the lunar house, the lunar Nakshatra, through which the Moon passes today and this evening. Because the twenty-seven lunar Nakshatras relate to individual stars or stars clusters within the constel- lations, they reveal deeper and more specific information from the universe.
Hasta is good for holiday weekend festivities in its jesting
signification. However, Hasta's grasp can bring stress in
control issues. This speaks to Corvus, the crow, known for its
raucous avarice, being
May 28 The planetary energies seem to be winding down. Following the Mars/Saturn conjunction of last weekend, the planets calmed, and over the last two days, the waxing Moon passing Jupiter stimulated affirmative actions. I received endless e-mails yesterday.
Now, however, the perceptional Moon is beyond Jupiter and enters Virgo later this morning. The Moon is weak in Virgo (although it may stimulate cognitive functions), which suggests that holiday weekend through Sunday will be less stressful. Perhaps too, people are simply exhausted from the previous week. Keep in mind, however, that Venus (vehicles) continues to be very weak, and with Mars/Saturn remaining close in Gemini, care should be taken during traveling. If you're driving, check your car before your trip, and when on the road, pay attention to any mechanical issues and traffic dangers. Use care too in athletic activities -- avoid risks and restrain impulse.
Emotions will tend to be sensitive and elevated beginning Monday through the full Moon on Wednesday.
Personally, I'm focused on getting caught up on all the tasks set aside during the last couple of weeks. Yet, I also recognize the benefit to unchaining myself from the computer and enjoying the weekend.
Following are Subscriber comments on the new ten page Forecast, #52 The Jupiter/Saturn Conjunction -- A New Twenty Year Era,
May 27 The unveiling of secreted information was predicted for Tuesday. Right on schedule, the media reported the Chalabi Iran connection, more widespread prison abuse and the Battle Ready by General Zinni and Tom Clancy was released. Also, the severe weather was forecasted for this weekend's Mars/Saturn conjunction has occurred.
Kala Sarpa Yoga begins June 1, signaling the predestined reaping of previously planted (accumulated) karmas. Kala Sarpa is active June 1 to 13, and this half month schedule will continue through October. Expect the Bush administration to be barraged with objections and dissent, over which it will be powerless to defend or refute. Certainly, Al Gore's powerfully inspiring and damming speech yesterday rang an early bell for Kala Sarpa's opening round during the first two weeks of June. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A57543-2004May26.html
Regarding yesterday's vague but serious terrorist alert, yes, there are planetary influences for inciting terrorist acts this summer, which has been previously predicted. An issue, however, is after the administration has failed to be truthful and forthcoming to the public for years, and is currently so distracted with Iraq, it is difficult to believe them now. The boy who cried wolf comes to mind, with the honest worry that this loss of confidence can only make US counter-terrorism efforts ineffectual, or even counterproductive.
Venus is Sandhi today through month's end, which means it is very weak at the edge of the house/sign of Gemini/Taurus. This infirmity is increased by Venus in retrograde motion. Although the planets are other- wise relatively benign until June 8, take care with regard to Venus' significations. Seeing the world through Vedic eyes can be helpful, although this will not necessarily resolve problems. It may only clarify karmic attachments and weaknesses which need to be addressed. I've been struggling with the Venus woman in my life, trying to help her finish moving into a new very Venusian home. Because Venus is difficult in my chart, patience here is a personal issue. This example points out that because Venus signifies happiness and contentment, frustration and impatience are further issues. Take ten seconds and think, is a good byword here. Yet, this influence can also be used to motivate us to finish tasks and take care of other responsibilities that this relatively calm interlude permits.
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May 26 This Vedic Astrologer has long predicted that Iraq would be President Bush's great misadventure, bringing his fated downfall. Events this spring are proving out that prediction, and today yet another bomb- shell explodes in the administration's face. Tire as we may of these distasteful and often horrifying news reports, it is our duty, our spiritual citizenship, to follow the trail.
This morning, Truthout.org published an amazing story about Ahmad Chalabi, the exiled Iraqi who has been a favorite of the Bush administration but whose staff is now accused of spying for the Iranians. Journalist William Rivers Pitt concludes in the article that Chalabi's duplicity allowed Iran to steer the US into invading Iraq and removing Saddam Hussein -- it's great enemy since the long and bloody Iraq/Iran war in the eighties. Here's the link and below is a summary: http://www.truthout.org/docs_04/052604A.shtml
Referenced in the Truthout article is a NY Times article, The Times and Iraq, somewhat hidden on the International page, admitting it too was duped. While the Times article fell short of admitting Iran steered us into invading Iraq through its spy Chalabi planting lies, it did admit to being mislead by Chalabi and other exiles. Again, here's the link and below are two telling excerpts: http://www.nytimes.com/2004/05/26/international/middleeast/26FTE_NOTE.html
Let's hope, and encourage, Congress to similarly pursue the truth in its investigations, exercising its oversight authority without the partisanship that has for so long violated the separation of powers funda- mental in our Constitution. And if the legislative branch declines it's duty, then the judicial branch must step in to enforce the Constitution on a wayward executive branch and irresponsible legislative one.
In closing this morning, retired General Anthony Zinnia, with spy
author Tom Clancy, have written a new book, Battle
Ready, that 60 Minutes
summarizes by stating, Zinni has
handed up a scathing indictment of the Pentagon and its conduct of
the war in Iraq. Here's
the link, http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/05/21/60minutes/main618896.shtml
This latest expose book is to be published today. Watch for
news reports.
May 25 At last evening's speech, Bush indeed looked and sounded hard, tense and commanding. It hard not to have some empathy for the fellow, but he did put build this neoconservative funhouse of mirrors. Being powerless to find his way out is the natural consequence of his own distortions. Bush didn't use once his previously often repeated ideological but empty platitude that he is changing the world.
I've noticed that fewer and fewer commentators propose successful solutions to Iraq, for there simply aren't any. They, the media and the public are gradually concluding the nation was led mislead into a quagmire. This sobering reality will continue to morph into honestly blaming Bush and his amoral cohorts for their dishonesties, which continue. In turn, administration officials are personally powerless to rescue themselves with further distortions -- for Saturn's reality and accountability significations are irresistible. The specifics and timing for these troubles upon the already exhausted and apprehensive president were detailed in the April 25 Forecast, #50 Tornado Season For Bush. Subscribers may wish to refresh their understanding here -- use the archives link to access that Forecast.
Although Bush continues his protective and self-serving distortion that only a handful of soldiers were involved with the prisoner abuses, the public simply must recognize the continuing smoke and mirrors trick of two generals taking the fall to shield civilian officials to whom they report. The top man in Iraq, General Sanchez, is being replaced, and yesterday, the Army suspended Gen. Janis L. Karpinski from her command of the 800th Military Police Brigade. To staunch the blood flow, enlisted personnel being stripped of their stripes yields to tarnishing generals' stars -- can the stains on the civilian suits be hidden forever?
Enough of the political disparaging. We all have our personal and professional lives to attend to, and as stated in yesterday's log entries, we have a breather intense planetary karmas until about June 8. Take advantage of the opportunity, for although the stretch of road directly ahead is not entirely smooth, diligent effort will advance your journey and put you to advantage as the challenges of June and July ensue. Venus is particularly weak now, which suggests attention to issues regarding: compassion, spending, vehicles, daughters, wives (for men), relationship and the reproductive system.
Previous Celestial Wheel log entries are now on a separate web page, as shown above. This speeds up both e-mail copies sent to Subscribers and web access by the public. Daily log entries will be moved to that archive once weekly.
We're nearly through the intense challenges of the May 21 to 24 Mars/Saturn conjunction. Yet, exer- cising care in activities for another couple of days. Toxic thinking is caused by Mercury conjunct Rahu, the eclipse point symbolized by the head of a serpent, and this crossing is happening right now. Basically, this makes people nervous, precipitating reflexive anxiety. Mercury/Rahu also stimulates violence actions today.
As predicted on May 22, Tuesday, May 25, will be significant for unveiling secret information and political posturing. Expect more revelations about, not just prisoner abuse, but also concerning the overall effort to fight terrorism and the imposition of US will upon the world. President Bush's speech this evening begins his effort to put a terrible situation in Iraq in a favorable light, and in the Mideast, Tuesday will have already begun. Mars/Saturn and Mercury/Rahu conjunctions will detract from Bush's ability to be clear and convincing, and he will tend to be hard, tense and commanding. Certainly his bicycle fall makes him the wounded warrior.
Below is an excerpt from the March 30 Forecast, #46 The Times They Are A Changin, which lists astronomical events this spring and summer promising to shake up the world.
As shown, most of the planetary stresses have passed, and most of us will have a breather until about June 8. At that time, Venus passes directly in front of the Sun, burning its significations for love, sensitivity, compassion, wealth and daughters. Take advantage of this lull in planetary dissonance to get some rest and organize those areas of your life than have been disrupted since early April.
The May 25 to October 18 Kala Sarpa Yoga, when all the planets are on one side of Rahu and Ketu (the eclipse points), doesn't signify planetary pressure but rather that fate is accentuated over free will. Kala Sarpa is translated as time serpent, for head-of-the-snake Rahu is the future and tail-of-the-snake Ketu is the past. Kala Sarpa is literally a time trap. We can thereby understand it as the predestined reaping of previously planted (accumulated) karmas. To be precise, Kala Sarpa is intermittent because the fast-moving Moon turns this Yoga (special combination) on and off as it passes by Rahu and Ketu. Because of this, Kala Sarpa is technically not active until June 1. This turned-on part of the cycle will continue until June 13. Further, Vedic aficionados will note that the current planetary configuration is a derivative of Kala Sarpa, called Kala Amrita Yoga. For more detailed information, see the Jay Weiss article at http://www.jyotishdiscovery.com/lesson15.html President Bush has Kala Sarpa in his Vedic chart, which brought his fated rise to power and signifies too a fated fall. Look, then, for Kala Sarpa to batter his administration with a harvest of fated karmas over the next several months as it works in concert with other destructive planetary karmas in his chart.
A comment by Subscriber R.C in Encinitas, CA. I had to contact you to let you know how I appreciated the following phrase on your May 22 report: " The truth may be difficult to perceive for the cacophony of cicadas and politicians."
While there are plenty of political events resulting from the Mars/Saturn conjunction, physical harms are more tangible. Here are some reported so far: 1. Possibly reflecting increasing climate instability are this weekend's violent weather in the US Midwest and the out-of-control California forest fire. 2. The Bangladesh passenger ferry capsizing and the Paris airport terminal collapse are international calamities. 3. The Washington Post reports, President Bush, always a bit star-crossed in his leisure pursuits, suffered a new misadventure in athleticism Saturday when he fell off a bicycle. The president was in mile 16 of a 17-mile course on his ranch in Crawford, Tex., when he fell from a mountain bike, suffering scrapes and scratches on his chin, upper lip, nose, right hand and both knees. But, true to form, Bush stayed the course: After getting cleaned up by the White House doctor, he completed his bike ride. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A48380-2004May22.html 4. I woke up this morning to find a blood vessel had burst last evening in my right eye. The second house is the right eye, Mars rules this house in my chart, and its conjunction with Saturn brought this minor injury. I'm glad I wasn't mountain biking with Bush!
The weighty luxury sedans and muscle cars of the late sixties and early seventies yielded to fuel efficient models after the 1973 Arab oil embargo. Today's equally heavy and fuel greedy SUVs will surely follow. Automobile styles reflect fashion, just like clothing, films, TV shows, books and other socially driven activities. The SUV fashion of fear -- terrorists can't get you in your personal armored vehicle -- is already yielding to a new fashion of expensive gasoline and rejecting the neoconservative's culture of violent imperialism. For those of you considering a new vehicle, this is a good time to do so -- before SUV trade-in prices drop and interest rates rise further.
The news yesterday seems even more bizarre than expected for these challenging four days from May 22 through 24. Tuesday, May 25, will be significant for unveiling secret information and political posturing. Again, spiritual practices are helpful now, and objective discrimination of the world and ones immediate environment can mitigate difficult situations. The truth may be difficult to perceive for the cacophony of cicadas and politicians. The prisoner abuse scandal must be the big story -- other topics are only distractions.
My May, 2000 Jupiter/Saturn conjunction Forecast is nearly complete but delayed a day or two -- several distracting responsibilities..
A comment about Tiger Woods, the young champion golfer who has been losing tournaments recently. Tiger changed Vedic planetary cycles (Dashas) from the skillful combination of Venus/Mercury to the difficult Venus/Ketu on April 14 of this year. Ketu does, however, stimulate Tiger's intuition, which explains why he sometimes makes remarkable shots. This is a classic case demonstrating the value and potency of Vedic planetary cycles. It also demonstrates that No tree grows to the sky.
May 21 The March 30 Forecast, #46 The Times They Are A Changin, described how a series of astronomical events this spring and summer portend major changes in the world. As Vedic Astrology uses a true celestial zodiac, we can actually look up and witness these configurations -- to actually see order in the universe and thereby be assured we're not alone.
The eastern US papers have been discussing for weeks the upcoming emergence of ten trillion cicadas following their seventeen-year slumber. Cicadas are, of course, locusts, and there is an avoidable comparison to ancient and modern plagues of these noisy and ugly insects. Whether the cicada invasion is truly an evil omen is not my judgment to make, however. Perhaps the cicada awakening is a reminder we humans truly are just visitors in an immense natural world over which our control is illusion. Humility, then, may be the cicada's message, and their irritating cacophony should not be ignored.
An April 25 editorial in the New York Times by Richard Cohen, America's Ayatollah , has been simmering in my favorites folder awaiting the right time for incorporation into The Celestial Wheel. The title is self explanatory. Here's the link http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A13298-2004Apr14.html
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May 20 This Alternet story, Top 10 Conspiracy Theories of 2003-2004 is revealing for claims that are turning out to hold more truth than perhaps even their suspicious creators hoped for in their favorite nightmares!!! http://www.alternet.org/story.html?StoryID=18735 Sedona is replete with such theorists and their theories. I recall one young fellow, trust fund baby, who claimed he couldn't get a job because he had to spend all his time tracking conspiracies on the internet!
Yet, as with psychics, there is always a kernel of truth, sometimes more, about which they often wrap grandiose beliefs that someone is out to get them. The problem is that, as with accomplished liars, these seeds of truth give credibility to even the most outlandish claims. My father, a country doctor whose duties included screening people for the local mental hospital, often characterized these folks as having delusions of gran- deur.
The message here is to discriminate. Consider at all the information, evaluate whether some of this explains your own failures and shortcomings -- then make a balanced judgment as to what is real and what is not. Is that bright orb on the horizon after sunset a spaceship chasing you or Venus? (see the May 21 entry about this.) Personal responsibility is integral here, for if you fall into the mindset of the young fellow who can't get a job, then you only dodge your duty to use your skills to uplift humanity. After all, we're in the same boat, currently charting dangerous waters, and everyone has to do his/her job for all to prosper, even survive.
The above log entry is made today because tomorrow begins the challenging four day period from, May 21 to 24. With the world and individuals on edge, prudence should be the byword, and overreaction can only bring malaise. So, be your own spaceship -- choose objective reality over subjective reality.
In an aside, I find that my Burmese mix Siamese cat Vayu (the wind in Sanskrit) is often my best barometer of planetary energies, and she has been even more inscrutable than usual. However, as some believe that cats can perceive other realities, which is why they often chase unseen prey, Vayu's moods and behaviors can be illuminating.
One area that seems must break loose over the next few days is the prisoner abuse issue. Today's New York Times article, Sergeant Says Intelligence Directed Abuse, is representative of secrets being unveiled. See http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A41035-2004May19.html Although we may be repelled and overwhelmed by this scandal, it promises to be a truly historical turning point. In this regard, my Forecasts are divided into three series:
Forecast
Series II - History Unfolds Forecast
Series III - The Journey To Regain Liberty
In closing, spiritual practices are of utmost importance now to remain grounded, or in some cases, to regain grounding. See the May 14 log entry.
May
19 Message from K.Z. May
18
India's election upset, putting the secular Congress Party in
control of its parliament, has been followed by the party's leader,
Sonia Gandhi, suddenly refusing to serve as Prime Minister.
She fears assassination. While these political intrigues are
mysterious to westerners, they are of obvious importance for world
stability; India, the world's largest democracy, is sandwiched
between the volatile Mideast, Pakistan and communist China.
Further, these events bear testimony to the building tensions in the
celestial map that have been exhaustively described in this
astrologer's Forecasts.
Whether Sonia Gandhi employs her country's astrology is
unknown. However, it seems impossible she was not
apprised of her chart significations and therefore would not have
led her party to victory unless her chart was well disposed.
Sonia's concern, then, must be for the greater karmas influencing
her country, region and indeed, the entire world. Sonia's
precipitous withdrawal, then, is a wake-up call for all to pay
attention and use caution during these turbulent times.
Escalating violence in Israel/Palestine and in Iraq is further
testimony to a world churned up by the frustrated violence primarily
signified by the Mars/Saturn conjunction. Whether this
churning results in sweet butter or soured cream is as yet unknown,
but Vedic philosophy brings some comfort in the concept that only
challenge stimulates change and thereby promotes growth.
Giving in to fear, however, can jeopardize opportunities. This
is a time for resolute courage to embrace and effect positive
change.
The New York Times reports today that Hummer sales have dropped
off. Although this news advises there have been eight straight
months of declining Hummer sales, it's interesting that the report
comes on the day that Venus (vehicles) begins is weak retrograde
period. (Other giant SUV's didn't see sales decreases until
April.) Perhaps this is some good news -- consumers finally
abandoning the fashion allure of these personal
armored vehicles to the reality
of higher gas prices and disenchantment with the warfare Hummer's
symbolize. Instead of saluting their Hummers in patriotic
support of America's military imperialism, declining sales of these
monsters reflects growing social awareness. This is an
excellent example of how a loss of worldly benefits can result in
societal benefits. As the wheel of karma inevitably turns, so
must the wheels in Detroit.
The September 30, 2003 Forecast, A
Technological Breakthrough*,
predicted a major technological advance as early as January of this
year. Other astrologers and the press have reported similar
findings, although it is too early to appreciate the value of
recent advances. No one understood, for example, the
tremendous importance of the 1947 invention of the transistor until
its applications began to change the world. I remember buying
a transistor radio in about 1957 and being enthralled by this
scientific marvel. The point here is that a technological
breakthrough could both stimulate the US and world economies and
enable independence from foreign oil and polluting from fossil
fuels. Aware investors can benefit here. So again, some
hope. (*This
and the other 52 in-depth Forecasts are available only to Subscribers,
who can access these from the private archives web address they have
been
given.) May
17
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Tomorrow, May 18, Venus begins it's retrograde motion. See the
May 12 log entries, below, for a full discussion of Venus and the
gathering energies relating to Mars approaching Saturn in Gemini,
which peaks from May 21 to 24. Saturday, the 22nd will be the
most difficult. It's not a good period for a weekend trip or
other activities that may expose you to the angst and frustration
everyone will feel.
Because Saturday is Saturn's day, one can propitiate Saturn to
reduce its harms by performing charity, especially for the elderly,
chronically ill and the poor.
Since this period falls over the weekend, news releases from
governments will tend to bunch up on Friday and again on
Monday. Look for an attempt at damage
control by The US government on
Friday, but then after more Iraq violence, prisoner abuse
revelations and reactions and likely terrorist attacks, the
Bush administration will be hard pressed on Monday to defend
itself.
I stand by the May 13 log entries about the extent of the prisoner
abuse issue. This had truly mushroomed since then, and as
mushrooms are grown in the dark, it is a fitting analogy to the
government's dirty secrets coming to light.
Here are some provocative articles presenting a wider view than the
US corporate media: http://observer.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,6903,1217973,00.html http://www.thenation.com/doc.mhtml?i=20040531&s=vest http://santacruz.indymedia.org/newswire/display/9112/index.php
(Note: this is a recent speech by Fidel Castro
in which he talks about Guantánamo and Latin America countries,
which, with their Spanish heritage, resonate with Spain's recent
elections and pull-out from Iraq .) May
16
May 13 Celestial Wheel entries (the e-mail
exchanges with Subscriber
K.Z.), included the statement that It seems there is a larger plot that is being hidden behind the
administration's smokescreens of indignant righteousness, but the
planets portend that by the end of May, the smoke yields to truth.
Breaking headlines yesterday unveiled amazingly consistent
information with this position, and it would be difficult not to be
aware of these. The
Seymor Hersh's May 15 The New Yorker article reprinted in
Truthout.org http://www.truthout.org/docs_04/051604A.shtml And Today's
Washington Post Article, Knowledge Of Abusive Attacks May Go
Higher http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A29988-2004May15.html
The May 13 Log entries further predicted: many
secluded locations where prisoner abuse occurred, this degraded
activity was originally and primarily to find WMD and civilian
contractors are actually mercenaries. Finally, I stated
again that the Iraq invasion is Bush's great
misadventure.
The planetary significator here is Saturn. Although slow and
deliberate in its action, Saturn is coldly glacial in its
unrelenting enforcement of accountability upon those who violate
this planet's duty, honesty, humility, selflessness and concern for
the common man. Saturn is the original enforcer.
Stay tuned - for The Times They
Are A Changin. May
15
Mars/Saturn influences are not limited to limited to mundane (world)
events, and personal experiences may be surprising. One area
that appears to be more pervasive than others is
mechanical/technical. For example, when a client visited
yesterday, who has with a fallen (weak) Mars, my desk clock stopped
ten minutes after she arrived. A twist of the battery fixed
the problem. Later, I spilled coffee on my computer keyboard,
and now whenever I hit the backspace key, the computer jumps to the
Compaq Pressario website!
Starting tomorrow, Sunday, the Moon will be with Rahu (the eclipse
point signified by a serpent's head), which will sensitize emotions.
The Moon will be new at midnight on Tuesday, which signals the completion
of eclipse effects from the May 4 total Lunar Eclipse. As the
Moon then begins to wax, it is appropriate to use information gained
during the eclipse season to begin initiating new activities.
Just like farmers plant crops on a waxing Moon, actions initiated
when the Moon is waxing tend to grow
with the brightening Moon. However, it is also true that the
brighter the Moon, the more it is able to support ones
efforts. Considering too the elevated planetary energies this
spring, conservative action is probably the wisest course. May
14
It's interesting how
the public opinion polls are reported to swing toward and away from
Bush, and similarly for Kerry. Sometimes major changes are
reported in just a week or so. Although these move- ments must
reflect the dynamics of domestic and international stress, they also
must respond to the gathering of dissonant planetary energies --
notably, again, Mars' closing in on Saturn in Gemini. As the
frustration, anger and debased actions resulting from this planetary
conjunction impact the world in a dizzying roller coaster ride,
these also influence individuals. The suggestion here is to
maintain objectivity and not indulge in overreactions to
current short term issues. These may or may not be truly
meaningful when measured against the larger canvas of the
life. It's not over until
the fat lady sings.
Current issues result, at least in part, from the unveiling of
information during the just-completed eclipse season. Recall
the full Lunar Eclipse in Libra (relationships) just ten days ago on
May 4. Relationships include, not just personal and romantic
associations, but also dealings among groups, including businesses
and nations. It takes the objectivity of time to integrate
these inveilings so that we don't miss the forest for the
trees. Yet, we must also pay attention to the trees of events
that must change the entire forest. Yesterday's Celestial
Wheel log entries are intended identify a primary current influence,
not inflame emotions.
Another way of understanding the Lunar Eclipse is to consider it's
Lunar Nakshatra, or Moon's house. There are twenty-seven of
these, and they therefore subdivide the zodiac with finer detail. Swati
Compare this with the Lunar
Nakshatra for the Mars/Saturn conjunction, which Subscribers
will recall was recounted in the April 25 Forecast, Tornado
Season For Bush. Ardra
Ardra resides within Gemini, the twins, ruled by
intellectual Mercury. Adra’s
symbol is the teardrop and literally means wet or moist,
bringing an association with flowing of liquids.
The teardrop implies loss or disappointments,
confirmed by this Nakshatra’s deity, Rudra, the god of
storms and destruction.
Both weeping and howling sounds are given.
Spiritual practices can be grounding and encourage taking a
longer-range and more objective view. Understanding the
symbolism in the Nakshatras that are driving our current realities
can be very helpful. Polarization is not just a political
matter but also one in which we can become victims of our own minds. May
13
Following is an e-mail exchange with Subscriber
K.Z. from Roscoe, Illinois. This is pretty hot stuff, and it's
fascinating how Vedic Astrology can sometimes pierce the smokescreen. First
message from K.Z Subject: so this must be
it?? My
Reply
Yes, K.Z. Saturn and Mars are transiting Bush's
twelfth house of loss, and this house signifies places of seclusion --
islands, caves, ashrams, hospitals and prisons,
as well as far and distant places.
My Forecast efforts have focused on Bush's problems with foreigners,
health issues, personal safety and loss of reputation that were a result
of his great misadventure
in invading Iraq. Further, I had predicted Bush would be disgraced
last November, but he managed to hang on through dropping polls.
We now know the prisoner abuses occurred then.
Of course you are absolutely correct, and this is a great example of
a good prediction but
not being able to see
exactly how the karmas will actualize.
This example also suggests areas in which Bush may find himself
embroiled. For example, doesn't this suggest that the island
prison
in Guantanamo holds more horrible secrets? Consider,
Bush's Saturn rules the eighth house of secrets, and Saturn is the
planet of death and degradation. Perhaps prisoners were killed in
Guantanamo,
or in other secret island prisons, or even in a cave, perhaps in Afghanistan,
where there are more caves than houses?
I
noticed that Senators and the press inquired to casually about what information the
abuse was intended to wring out of the detainees. They assume that the increasing Iraq violence last
summer and fall spurred this inhumane pressure, for the US was desperate
to find how who exactly was attacking. Only on PBS was the
statement made that abuse was used to find out about WMD. This is
not just provocative in itself, but it raises the likelihood that the
administration, in its desperation to find WMD, decided by policy to
torture the information out of the prisoners. Further, if the
questioning were about WMD, the prisoner abuse would have begun much
earlier, last summer, and would have occurred at all Iraqi prisons, plus
secret holding facilities on islands,
in caves
and perhaps even hospitals and
ashrams? And, aren't
Second message from K.Z., (with my comments in maroon
following her thoughts)
Subject: Religious Right Involvement http://balkin.blogspot.com/2004_05_09_balkin_archive.html#108438760317186426
Fourth message from K.Z Subject: Bingo - WMD
More speculation, but the Time article here
definitely puts the two together. Why else would Cambone be sitting
next to Taguba yesterday?
Fifth message from K.Z Subject: Distilled Down
Just amazed. Found these links right after I sent the original
email.
May
12
Already, Subscribers are reporting Mars/Saturn inspired violent accidents, and my older daughter required a (violent) cesarean May 8. For Ally, Mars/Saturn are transiting her fifth house of children. And, of course, depraved violence in the Mideast is cranking up. This combination of the aggressive planet of war (Mars) with the repressive planet of of loss and authority figures (Saturn) also brings criminal activity and victimizing. Mars is currently 6 degrees away from Saturn, ordinarily too distant to have much effect, which speaks to the potency of this malevolence.
People should use care in all their activities and be especially aware that subjective anxiety and frustration will only amplify problems in the objective reality. That is, how we react, or not, to challenges will impact their impacts upon our lives. Moderation in action and expression are necessary, by individuals, groups and leadership. Although everyone is affected in some way, two Ascendants are most difficult. People with Aries Ascendants have this cosmic clash in their eighth house of accidents and catastrophes, and those with Cancer Ascendants find Mars/Saturn in their twelfth house of loss and hospitalization.
Venus, the planet of love, grace, wealth and compassion, becomes a contributing factor to political, military and economic concerns beginning May 18, when it turns retrograde (weak). (Venus' crossing directly in front of the Sun June 8 will be felt as that date approaches.) As Venus is also the significator, relationship, vehicles and daughters, these will be sensitive areas. Also, use care in luxury purchases. In President Bush's chart, Venus signifies his friends and groups, and since his advisors are his friends, look to Rumsfeld, Cheney and Rice experiencing further problems. Again, see Tornado Season For Bush. Groups for Bush would be include the Republican Party, other political interest groups and Congress.
NASA has pointed out that when Venus is very bright, as it is now, there are increased reports of UFOs, for Venus's low position in the sky can give the illusion on the highway of being followed. I suggested to my clairvoyant friend, Jananda, who relates to space beings, that he title a lecture, Be Your Own Spaceship. Humor is always a good tension breaker.
The economic situation is becoming increasing bizarre -- huge trade and Federal Government deficits, a weak dollar and falling product prices have stimulated growth. However, rising energy costs, escalating war and inevitable inflation work against prosperity. There's also the hollow shell of employment statistics, which disguise workers' problems of lower wage jobs and unaffordable health care. Look to the stock markets to really tell you what's happening, and these do continue to be either flat or falling slightly. I was an economics major in college, and I refuse to believe that the old rules don't count. As Shakespeare said, Never a bor- rower nor lender be. Also, this housing boom, fueled by unrealistically low interest rates, not only can't last (housing is yet another ephemeral economic stimulus), but it is also pricing the middle class out of the mar- ket. Keep in mind that homes, because real estate is fixed in location and is leveraged by mortgages, is always a local market with consequent major swings up and down.
Earth changes and environmental degradation, which must be linked. are time bombs which affect every area of life in a truly global fashion. These must be addressed by government as integral to the economy and quality of life issues. The New York Times reports that with 80% of Glacier National Park's glaciers melt- ed, visitors are hard pressed to find an ice sheet. When I visited the park in 1958, glaciers defined the landscape. Environmental problems are yet another increasing debt which must be repaid down the road.
May 11 This daily log was launched yesterday, and its easily accessible by the public via this new page on the website. The wheel in the graphic is a photo of the sun wheel in the temple at Kararak, India. It associates with occultism and astrology. The Celestial Wheel is also an added benefit to Forecast Subscribers, who are e-mailed this page daily. Comments and suggestions about The Celestial Wheel are welcome!
Martha Stewart's sentencing hearing is scheduled for June 17. The issue is whether the judge will require jail time. Although Martha's planetary cycles and transits are improved since her trial, Mercury, which rules her 12th house of confinement, is under siege that day by the hot Sun and Mars. As Mars is the significator of the courts in this chart, and the 17th is a Tuesday (Mars' day of the week,) some jail time seems unavoidable. Martha will be hard pressed not to show her temper.
Will Donald Rumsfeld lose his job? Rumsfeld's planetary cycles are Mercury/Mercury/Rahu until May 18, suggesting he will face further criticism and be locked in a battle to save himself. From May 18 to September 12, Rumsfeld will be running Mercury/Mercury/Jupiter, which will appear to alleviate the stress, but this will also influence for him to make judgments at odds with reality. Since the Iraq insurgency is expected to become more virulent in late May, it seems impossible that Rumsfeld will be able to defend himself against the natural consequences of his egoism and mistakes. Rumsfeld may be forced to step down in June. Venus's transit across the Sun June 8 will be a pivot point.
I posted the following on the April 29 Forecast, The Presidential Campaign, regarding John Kerry's birth time: John Kerry's birth time is May 9. Note on John Kerry's sunrise 7:10 AM birth time. An alternative time of 8:03 AM was recently posted on the Astrodatabank website. This is very soft data -- an unconfirmed verbal report by Kerry's former sister-in-law from 1996. The U S Naval Observatory data indeed shows sunrise at 7:10 AM Mountain Standard Time, but Wartime was used in 1943. This advances the time to 8:10 AM. Yet, the 7:10 AM chart better describes Kerry, especially his physical appearance. The one hour variance does not, however, change this Forecast's conclusions. The birth data for newly prominent public figures who have undocumented birth times evolves as they become better known. Kerry's will undoubtedly be similarly refined. )
Being composed now is another major Forecast effort, the Jupiter/Saturn conjunction. This Forecast, for Subscribers only, investigates the twenty year cycle initiated on May 20, 2002, when these two planets of social evolution conjoined in Aries. With the world in flux, his is a good time to do some long term personal planning to avoid pitfalls and insure economic security.
May 10 Mercury and Venus have been weak for the past three days, which has brought communications and relationship issues. Artists have felt a creativity void. Others have experienced focus and energy problems. We can expect now greater personal clarity, and this influence extends to the Iraq prison issue.
The next few days are a relative calm, but anxiety and frustration will begin to build after May 14.
Copyright 1999-2004 Doug Riemer
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