Astrology and News
April 28 - a big day in Hindu astrology, time to plaster the economic cracks
Combining Western and Eastern astrology can be mentally taxing - having to work with different Zodiacs, that start in different places. In 2007, using the Western Zodiac, Mars entered Gemini on August 7. But using the Eastern Zodiac, it didn’t happen until September 16. And right now it’s the Eastern Zodiac I want to talk about.
Usually Mars stays in a sign for around six weeks. However recently this planet, from the Earth’s perspective, has been going very slowly. So the movement into Eastern Gemini on September 16 was a major shift - because it stayed in this sign for months on end. Indeed, it will finally leave Gemini, and move into Cancer, on April 28. That’s over seven months in one sign!
In Hindu astrology Gemini is not a good sign for Mars to be in, all things being equal, because Mercury rulers Gemini, and according to the rules of the system Mercury is an enemy of Mars. A lot of talking, a lot of worrying - and perhaps an inability to get anything done.
Matters got even worse on November 21 2007, when the planet Jupiter entered Eastern Sagittarius. Although Jupiter is usually happy in this sign, it was opposition Mars - in the Zodiac Gemini and Sagittarius are signs that are opposite each other. The influence of this opposition continues, until Mars leaves Gemini, on April 28. It’s been difficult to be optimistic, with so many irritations to deal with, and the world has appeared a dangerous place.
From April 28 onwards, I suspect that there’s going to be a feeling of relief. For many of us the pressure will ease up, and from a global point of view there could be a feeling that we’re returning to normal. It might only be a temporary reprieve, in an economic and political sense, but we should enjoy it while it lasts. As I’ve always maintained, it’ll be at least another year before things get really bad. The cracks in the global economic system might be appearing, but at the moment it’s still possible to plaster them over.