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VK Sasikala was found guilty of corruption by the Supreme Court and has been sentenced to four years in prison on Tuesday. This ends her high-velocity and divisive bid to be Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu - she is now barred from contesting an election for the next ten years. At 10:30 am on Tuesday, two judges of the Supreme Court delivered their ruling separately, but agreed that Ms Sasikala had, in the early 90s, accumulated an illicit fortune with Ms Jayalalithaa, the five-term Chief Minister who she lived with, and who died in December. http://www.ndtv.com/tamil-nadu-news/sasikala-convicted-in-corruption-case-by-supreme-court-1659220 Eclipse periods (the few weeks surrounding a pair  of eclipse lunations) can be thought of  as  the beginning or end of a chapter. These periods quickly ferry us from one distinct episode to the next. The lunar eclipse of Feb. 12 will soon be followed by a solar eclipse on Feb. 26. A chart for the solar eclipse at Madras has...

Large-scale evacuations are taking place among residents of the low levels of Oroville and areas downstream after torrential rains led to the overflow of Lake Oroville in Northern California for first time in 48-year history, leading to what is said to be an imminent failure of the dam's spillway, which according to officials could "lead to a failure of the structure." Feb.12 http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-02-12/thousands-are-evacuating-after-californias-oroville-dam-predicted-fail-minutes Many of us modern astrologers may have forgotten the work of Cyril Fagan, the pioneer who gave respectability to sidereal astrology. I feel that that it is important that we remember what he said: It has long been the custom in this branch of astrology to consider maps drawn for the time of the entry of the Sun into the cardinal signs: Aries,Cancer,Libra and Capricorn. Of these, the Aries Ingress was by tradition considered the most important and possibly to be thoug...

People looking for love online are being urged to do a search of phrases in the messages they receive to help them spot sweet-talking conmen. A new UK campaign, starting on Sunday, aims to raise awareness about the growing problem of online dating fraud. The campaign, Date Safe, suggests criminals are using love letter templates and an online search could flag up some of the stock phrases. Police say the average dating scam victim is aged 49 and loses £10,000. The new report, published by the City of London Police and the National Fraud Intelligence Bureau, also reveals that on average, money is transferred within 30 days of initial contact with the perpetrator. Feb.13  http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-38936509 The news on the online dating scam comes just after the Full Moon eclipse of Feb. 12. At London the eclipse luminaries were aligned with the meridian axis and highlighted a Leo-Aquarius polarity. Leo  demands that personal integrity must precede ...

Piscis Austrinus Pisces Australis, the Southern Fish More than 200 whales stranded on a remote beach in New Zealand on Saturday have refloated themselves and returned to sea. But conservation officials have warned that they could still turn back to the beach at Farewell Spit, South Island. Earlier, volunteers managed to refloat some 100 of the more than 400 pilot whales which beached on Thursday. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-38942763 It is common knowledge that the moon is primarily responsible for the rising and falling of ocean tides. The stranding of the whales and their subsequent refloating can be attributed directly to the Full Moon eclipse on Saturday, 11 th February. A chart for the eclipse at  Farewell Spit, South Island has the luminaries aligned with the meridian. Notice that the eclipse highlights the Jupiter-Uranus opposition about which we gave the following keyphrases in our last post: Jupiter - Uranus – a lucky break, new o...

A Chinese man who was trapped in India for more than 50 years has finally been reunited with his family. The BBC had reported how Wang Qi, an army surveyor who says he accidentally crossed into India in 1963, had not been given the necessary documents to leave the country. Following the report, he was visited by Chinese diplomats, who told him efforts were being made to take him back. Mr Wang was met by family members when his flight landed in Beijing. He will now fly on to his home city of Xianyang. He flew out from Delhi on Friday night accompanied by his son. Feb 11  http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-38928217 Among the cardinal ingresses of the Sun, the Capricorn Ingress is considered by astrologers to be the most important. It is so significant that its progressions on a daily basis can help identify the issues surrounding major events. Shown here is the Capricorn Ingress chart at Delhi progressed to Feb. 10, Friday when Wang Qi boarded his fligh...

Ohio Governor John Kasich has delayed eight upcoming executions amid a row over the legality of the state's execution process. Earlier this year a magistrate judge declared a three-drug process the state had proposed to be unconstitutional, but Ohio is appealing against the ruling. The judge banned the use of drugs that paralyse inmates and stop their hearts, but lawyers for the state said they were unable to find a willing supplier. One prisoner was set to die next week. Feb.11 http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-38926967 This news is another example of how the effect of an eclipse can be felt long after it has gone. Shown here is the chart for the Total Solar Eclipse of March 8, 2016  drawn for Columbus, Ohio. The eclipse is opposite Jupiter which is placed in the 12 th house associated with prisons and prisoners. Progressing the eclipse chart to Feb. 11, the date of the news brings Jupiter to MC triggering the eclipse configuration. Also ...

Carpathian shepherd dogs have been reintroduced to the Zarand Landscape Corridor to guard livestock and help mitigate human-wildlife conflict in Romania. These special puppies have been provided to shepherds in areas where sheep are frequently attacked by wolves. The puppies are Carpathian shepherd dogs, an ancient breed originating from the Carpathian Mountains and symbolic of traditional Romania. More importantly, these dogs are born with an innate instinct to safeguard the livestock they are put in charge of and are not afraid of predators such as wolves and bears.  Feb. 6 http://www.fauna-flora.org/news/working-with-wolves-sheepdog-puppies-join-new-flock/ The Zarand Landscape Corridor traverses the Arad county of Romania. We have shown here the sidereal Capricorn Ingress chart for Arad, Romania which would be more or less valid for the entire Corridor. Notice that the Jupiter-Uranus-Pluto T-square straddles the horizon axis. The Ascendant and Jupiter are c...

In Cambodia's capital, motorbike taxis are everywhere - but it's extremely rare to see women drivers transporting tourists. Those who do are judged harshly. Katya Cengel meets the young entrepreneur trying to change that. When they show up at a Phnom Penh hotel in their tight red T-shirts and skinny jeans, people tend to get the wrong idea about Renou Chea and her fellow Moto Girl Tour guides.  Jan.5 http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-38827372 In mundane astrology aspects between planets are studied very carefully especially when those planets appear on the angles in any particular place. On February 1, transit Mercury and Uranus formed a square in the heavens. A chart for the exact aspect drawn for Phnom Penh has the square as part of a larger T containing Jupiter-Pluto  straddling the angles. Moreover, Jupiter stationed retrograde on Feb. 6 triggering the T. Among other things, Uranus opposite Jupiter is about a breakthrough in socio-cultural issues. Being...

Earthquake tremors were felt in Delhi-NCR and Uttarakhand at around 10:30 pm. It lasted for 30 seconds. India’s capital city and the surrounding areas was rocked by a quake today on Monday night. http://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/earthquake-hits-north-india-tremors-felt-in-delhi-ncr-117020601257_1.html The epicenter of the earthquake was the town of Rudraprayag in Uttarakhand. Shown here are three charts (a) the progressed tropical Capricorn ingress for Feb. 6  (b) the sidereal tropical Capricorn ingress for Feb. 6  (c) the event chart for the quake.  Notice that all of these carry the Jupiter-Uranus-Pluto T-square on the angles.  This is a combination that is well known to be linked to earthquakes and similar natural disasters.  Let us also remember that Jupiter stationed retrograde today at 23 Libra.

Triangulum the Northern Triangle Scientists have come up with the sort of idea that’s normally only found by exploring ‘inner space’ with the aid of hard drugs – that our entire universe is a ‘vast and complex hologram’. In other words, everything we see is an illusion, and our world is actually a two-dimensional hologram rather than a 3D space, sort of like watching a 3D film, according to University of Southampton researchers.  Jan.30 http://metro.co.uk/2017/01/30/our-entire-universe-is-an-illusion-and-reality-is-actually-a-2d-hologram-say-scientists-6415724/#ixzz4Xsk4oy12 The Capricorn Ingress chart holds a special place of importance in mundane astrology. Many astrologers look upon it as the annual chart and use its daily progressions to understand the reason behind events. Shown here is the Capricorn Ingress chart for Southampton progressed to Jan 30, the date of the news. Notice that the Uranus-Jupiter-Pluto T-square aligns with the meridia...