Pakistan delays hanging of paraplegic man

Virgo – the goddess of Justice

The planned hanging of a paraplegic prisoner convicted of murder in Pakistan has been delayed, his lawyer has said. Abdul Basit could not be hanged in compliance with the jail manual because he is in a wheelchair, a magistrate said when ordering the postponement. Pakistan's prison guidelines require that a prisoner stand on the gallows. Rights groups say hanging Basit would constitute cruel and degrading treatment. Abdul Basit, 43, is paralysed from the waist down and uses a wheelchair after becoming ill in prison. Sept. 22; http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-34318470

The news comes at the Sun’s ingress into Libra, an important event in mundane astrology. A chart for the Ingress at Islamabad, Pakistan is shown here. A skewed Grand Cross aligns with the meridian.  Mercury[14li] is on the MC amidst stars of the Virgin and Bootis.

Bootes – the reaping hook arm

The constellation Virgo  was sometimes identified with  the virgin goddess Iustitia or Astraea, holding the scales of justice in her hand as the constellation Libra. Interestingly, many of the other mythological female figures who were believed to represent Virgo include Dike (Greek mythology), and Erigone (Roman mythology), all of whom represented Justice. Here the stars of Virgo combine with the star Merga [15li], the reaping hook in the left hand of Bootis, hinting at punishment in the pursuit of justice.

Anchored to the Grand Crossand in aspect to Mercury is the TNP Admetus [29ta] which  is conjunct the Pleaides  cluster. A keyword for Admetus is "delays".  In China  this was part of the asterism Mao-Téou linked to execution of criminals. It is placed opposite Saturn [0sa] conjunct the star Yed Prior [2sa] also referred to as “Man of Death” implying  someone chosen to die.

Auriga – Man in Wheelchair

On the descendant  with the TNPs Kronos and Hades are stars of Auriga, the Charioteer, which according to Diana Rosenberg often indicates a person in a wheel chair. Also here is the asteroid Hephaistos which is linked to problems with the lower limbs.  The combination of Kronos-Hades can be interpreted in our context here as disgust (Hades) with rules or the executive arm of the government (Kronos) or even as a question of how to apply rules (Kronos) to people who already are in a bad shape (Hades).