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Sunday 30 August 2015

Who killed Sheena?

Indian media is currently rife with news of the killing of a girl Sheena allegedly by her own mother. No wonder the news has gone viral, the more sensational it is the more coverage it will get from the media. 

I decided to examine this question. Let me say at the outset, this is an astrological study and first of a kind that I have ever done. Rely on it at your own risk. This is for my own education and not for any legal purposes. If it helps, consider this entire blog as hypothetical. I accept no responsibility for actions supposedly stemming from this post.

Anyway, getting back. I cast a chart at 22:17:20, Pune, Aug 30, 2015 using the seed 85 and asked the question: Who killed Sheena?

The ongoing DBA was of JU-KE-RA. Both KE and RA are first rate malefics and rule sudden actions like murders, for example.

Significations:

Jup 1 5 9                            Ke  1 2 3 5 8 9 11         Ra  2 3 11
Ke  1 2 3 5 8 9 11              Sat  4 6 7 8                    Su  1 2
Sat  4 6 7 8                         Me 2 3 11                     Ke 1 2 3 5 8 9 11

This was quite odd as I had expected to see a lot of 7 8 12 combinations here.but there are none. Since we know for a fact that Sheena was infact murdered, lets take 7 8 combination as enough of a significator of aggression. It may also suggest that the murder was not a result of someone 'losing his/her head' but a planned activity and hence the full combination of aggression is lacking.

Only two planets of the DBA are exhibiting the 7 8 combination, so we shall ignore Rahu for now.

Ketu is a planet that usually refers to someone is so-called lower strata of society. This may refer to the person who actually carried out the crime. Notably, Ketu also refers to the neuter gender. Since the police has actually gotten hold of the driver of the main accused (who is also in custody) I will not spend too much time analysing Ketu.

It is the Jupiter which interests me. It denotes 7 8 at a stronger level than Ketu ie. at the Sub level. Jupiter generally refers to a very well respected person in society. Jupiter is conjunct with Sun in Leo Ascendant in the chart. Sun is the natural significator of the Father. In addition Jupiter is aspected by Saturn who is the 8th lord and Saturn is also the natural significator of death. Most interestingly Jupiter is also receiving the 7th aspect from Neptune. Neptune is known amongst astrologers as the planet of illusion. Magicians and illusionists are said to have a powerful Neptune.The more negative manifestations of Neptune include deception, trickery, deceit etc. Its quite possible that the killer, represented by Jupiter has skillfully woven a net of deceit and seems to be sitting pretty behind it  for now. On another note, 'Jupiterians' are known to be well built or large people.

So I decided to check if what the media is carrying as news of the killer (allegedly the mother) is true or not. The third house cusp is owned by Saturn. Saturn is also posited in the star owned by Saturn. So whatever we are seeing is not the truth as of today. Note, the third house governs news and communications.

Based on this,  I feel that the crime has been carried out by only males, one of whom is in a very respected position, perhaps 'father-like'. While the mother may have knowledge of the crime at worst, I do not see a woman as a killer based on this chart at least. 

Lets see how this unfolds!

Thursday 13 August 2015

Will Namo ask for a bullet proof glass enclosure tomorrow?

Aug 15 is India's independence day and is marked by a speech from the Prime Minister. Since 1985 the PM has made this speech from behind a bullet proof glass. Last year, Namo broke away from this custom to make his point without the protection of the enclosure.

There are rumours in the main stream media that Namo will this time opt for a protective enclosure. I decided to check if these rumours will turn out to be true.

I cast a chart in Pune at 12:10:23 noon, 14th Aug 2015, seed 75.

The ongoing DBA is Me-Ma-Ma.

Me signifies 2 3 12, 1 4 11, 1
Ma signifies 5 10 12, 4 7 8, 1 4 11

I feel Namo will not opt for a glass enclosure. But the presence of 7 8 12 suggests that he should take adequate measures for security. He is very important for the stability and progress of the country.

RBI rates

Again, on the same topic. But there was a surprise devaluation of the Chinese Renminbi over the last couple of days. This will cause Chinese exports to become more lucrative versus other exporting countries. This puts India in a quandry. Generally, if rates are cut by the central bank, the currency weakens based on interest rate parity. So there have again started chatters of a reduction of the repo rate by the RBI by end of September 2015.

I cast a chart to check if this would actually happen. The chart details are, Aug 13, 2015, seed 80, Pune at 13:42:56.

The result is negative. RBI will not cut rates before September 30, 2015.

Tuesday 11 August 2015

To bribe or not to bribe, that is the question!

The entire post below is hypothetical:

It seems I have been blessed with a few unusual questions off late to sink my teeth into. This question came from a person whose father is being harassed/ threatened by someone in power. Of course the threat will go away if a sum of XX is paid to him as a bribe.

So the person asked me to check if the father should pay the bribe will the problem go away as is being promised. The seed given was 127. I cast a chart on 11th Aug, Pune at 18:27:18. As the question pertained to the querist's father, on whom the querist is no longer dependent, I rotated the chart to make the 10th house as the Ascendant. If the questioner was dependent on the father then I would have rotated it from the 9th house.

The ongoing DBA is: RA-MA-RA

Rahu signifies: 2 3 12, 1 2, 4 1 11
Mars signifies: 1 5 10, 5 7 8, 2 6 9

I would have like to see 6 10 11, 10 11, 6 11 for success but Rahu gives a solitary 11. Mars gives 6 8, 5 8, 7 8...nothing really positive.

I remember that Shri KSK has tackled a similar query on page 241 of his sixth reader. In it he says, 

"whosoever you approach is to be judged from the 7th house. 11th house shows the benefactor and and the fulfillment of ones desire. It also shows success.

If the lord of the 7th house is deposited in the constellation of the planet signifying the 11th house then, you can straightaway buy him. But if the significator of 5 or 8 or 12 happens to be the lord of the constellation in which the sublord of the 7th is situated then he will receive the money and cannot or will not oblige you."


In the rotated chart, Jupiter is the 7th CSL. Jupiter is posited in a constellation owned by Ketu. Ketu is occupant of the 9th house. Ketu is posited in the star owned by Saturn. Saturn owns 7th and 8th cusp and is posited in the 5th cusp. So Ketu signifies: 9, 5, 7 , 8.

Since Ketu signifies 5 and 8 out of the three negative houses Shri KSK identified (above), one can conclude that it is not advisable to bribe the official as he would take the money and not do the work anyway.

The blog author is of the opinion that bribes should not be given in any case, whatever would have been the result astrologically. 

Will the US Fed raise rates in the September policy meet?

After my success in predicting what the Indian RBI will do, I decided to try to predict the US Fed's stance in its policy meet in September. As usual, this post is for my academic interest only, do not take it for a market opinion and no not trade based on astrology.

There is a strong belief in the market that the USA will increase rates in September as a sign of normalisation of the economy. In fact in the today's Business Standard edition the Atlanta Fed President Dennis Lockhart is quoted as being "very disposed" to a rate increase in the Fed's September policy meeting.

Fair enough, now lets see what the starts suggest. I cast a chart at 9:45:53 AM, 12th Aug 2015, Pune with the seed 200.

The relevant DBA for the September meet is JU-VE-RA

Assuming that the market is anticipating a rate rise, I posit that 3 11, 2 6 10 11, 3 6 10 11 to give me a positive answer for rate rise 6 8 12 or 3 6 8 or 3 6 12 or 3 6 8 12 for a negative answer, ie market anticipation being belied.

Jupiter sigs: 3 7 12, 2 3 7 12, 6 7 8 9
Venus sigs: 5 7 10, 2 3 7 12, 5 7 10
Rahu sigs: 6 7 8 9, 7 8, 5 7 10

Dasha lord directly denies rate hike, Venus is slightly positive but even it has a 7 12. Rahu is also negative.

So If i was a betting man, I would say that the Fed will disappoint the market and the rate hike will not be announced.



Friday 7 August 2015

The first time

This question came from someone in a fledgling relationship was curious on when it would be consummated. An unusual question for an astrologer, but the student in me could not resist a crack at it. The chart and significators are as below: 




Love can take many forms. Within even the context of opposite sexes, we could have platonic love and love with a physical component. 
The combination for platonic love is 5 11. The 5th cusp is governs love and ones heart and the 11th cusp is fulfillment of desires. When planets signifying 5 11 are in operation, a person falls in love. 

The physical component of love is 5 8, 5 12, and 5 8 12. The 5th cusp is love, 8th cusp deals with sexual organs and the 12th cusp is for pleasures of the bed. Usually 5 8 12 signifies scandalous love, something that society frowns on or an affair that is talked about. 

If the 4th cusp is signified along with 5 11, 5 8, 5 12 or 5 8 12, then the affair is secret from the world. The 4th house is the house of secrets. 

Coming back to the question at hand, we see that three planets signify the relevant combinations: 

Jupiter: 1 2 5, 7 12, 9 12 Venus: 7 12, 1 6 11, 1 2 5 Moon: 9 12, 3 4 11, 1 2 5

Jupiter is directly signifying sexual activity (5 12).

Venus is showing 5 11, 5 12 and 5 6 12. So sexual activity and love is indicated. The 5 6 12 combination suggests a break-up between lovers, BUT, the presence of 11 means the break is likely to be only temporary.

Moon also shows 5 11 and 5 12, so love and sex. 

The native is currently in DBA of Venus-Moon-Ketu. VE and MO are in agreement for physical relations. Ketu doesn't have a explicit combination. I am not aware of any denial combinations for sex and usually the D and B lord prevail over the A lord.

But, seeing the 6 8 12 combination of Ketu, I don't see it as likely. In fact it is better if the native does not indulge in this activity at this time either. The reason is: The combination for physical activity when one is not fully in agreement requires Venus and Rahu/ Ketu (RA/KE deal with sudden or unexpected incidents) in DBA with 7 8 12. As Ketu is signifying 7 8 12 and the Dasha swami is Venus, its better that the native is sure of what might transpire in the heat of the moment before putting himself/ herself in a position of vulnerability (and guards self against it). This Ketu Antara ends on August 31, 2015. 

The key dates when So for the consummation I would look at the next Antara, which is Venus, beginning from 1st September 2015. On 8th October, Moon, Venus and Jupiter conjoin in the Leo sign in the 6th house. This goes on through the period, 8th, 9th and 10th October 2015. This would be the period to suggest the consummation of the relationship. I wished the native well. To do what feels right in the head and heart. Not break any laws and yes, carry protection!