Release of the longest-serving death row inmate in Japan

Rhadamanthys, Minos & Aeacus

A man believed to be the world's longest-serving death row inmate has been granted a retrial in Japan over multiple murders in 1966, after doubts emerged about his guilt. Shizuoka District Court decided to “start the retrial over the case” of Iwao Hakamada, 78, who was convicted for the grisly murder of his boss and the man's family, a court official said. “The court suspends death sentence and confinement of the person who had been ruled guilty,” the official said. He is the sixth person since the end of World War II to receive a retrial after having a death sentence confirmed, and his case will bolster opponents of capital punishment. March 27, 2014; The Australian (News)

The Waning Crescent Moon Phase took place on March 27 at 10:28 UT. As always the most significant points of a chart are the Ascendant-Descendant and MC-IC. At Shizuoka the planet Mars[23li23] and the TNO  Rhadamanthus [23li57] were conjunct the Ascendant [25li07].

Rhadamanthus, Minos and Aiakos were the three judges of the dead. They were originally mortal men, sons of the god Zeus, who were granted their position after death as a reward for the establishment of law on earth.

Philip Sedgwick gives the following key phrases for Rhadamanthus

When positive - sanctions second chances, latitude giving, open-minded, fair, nonjudgmental, seeing the larger picture

When negative - critical, judgmental and damning

Mundane - judges, courts, karmic penalties, justice

The Crescent Moon [21aq40] is conjunct the star Nashira [21aq59] of Capricorn .

“Nashira which lies just south of the ecliptic and conjoins Beta Gruis, is a fortuitous star. Prominent alignments with Beta Gruis and Nashira are exemplary of carriers of good tidings associated with legalities. The last decan of Capricorn is of libraries, courts , publishing houses, or literary agencies where any legalities are formulated or concretized” [1].

But as always we can find causes that are distant in time and those that are close by. Shown above is the chart for the November 3, 2013 eclipse at Shizuoka. It is obviously significant for the place since a prominent Grand Cross straddles the meridian axis. Additonally, the eclipse and Saturn form a quincunx to the MC and Uranus. The eclipse [11sc16] is conjunct the star Alphecca, alpha Corona Borealis [12sc29] which was part of the asterism T’ien-Lao, the Celestial Prison. The MC [15ar] is conjunct the star Alpheratz, alpha Andromeda – a very fortunate star that has, since ancient times, been associated with release from captivity.

Progressing the eclipse chart by the PSSR method to March 27, the date of the news, brings the angles once again in alignment with the powerful Grand Cross triggering the potential of the eclipse. And as we know Uranus-Pluto stand for endings and new beginnings.

[1] http://lunarplanner.com/LunarMonths2005/lunarmonth.05.02.08.html