India's Karmic Earthquake

At 8:46 am on January 26 India suffered a 7.9 earthquake, it's worst in 50
years. The epicenter was near Ahmedabad, a metropolitan city of 4.5 million
near the border with Pakistan, but was felt as far away as Nepal and
Bangladesh, both over 1000 miles away. Officials estimate that the death toll
will eventually exceed 15,000.

The astrological indicators for this devastating earthquake were described in
last week's NewsScope, with the most precise timer being the exact
conjunction of the Sun and Neptune. This conjunction took place exactly
opposite India's Mercury, which is the ruler of its Gemini Ascendant (August
15, 1947; 12:00 am; New Delhi). India and Pakistan share the same birth
moment, but they have different Ascendants since their charts are set for
their respective capitals.

Why India was struck by this predicted earthquake should be apparent by
comparing the transits to India's chart. Jupiter is conjunct India's
Ascendant, and the Mars- Uranus square lines up closely with India's
Sun-Jupiter square. Then, some geologists and ecologists have advanced the
theory that earthquake activity is directly connected to underground nuclear
testing which tends to destabilize the regional sub-structure.

India conducted five underground tests on May 11, 1998 during the Full Moon
as the Sun was conjunct militant Mars. The Mars-Uranus square during last
week's earthquake was exactly lined up with the Nuke Test's Sun-Mars-Moon.
From this we can see that the location of the earthquake near Pakistan, and
the nuclear tests, also conducted near Pakistan, are the fruit of actions
flowing out of actions, which is the Hindu definition of karma.

The Mars-Saturn Duel

On Saturday, February 3 at 4:33 pm EST Mars and Saturn will be exactly
opposite each other in the fixed signs of Scorpio and Taurus. Over the coming
week this cosmic conflict promises to bring much trouble to our global
village, with adversaries and sworn enemies gearing up for battle in the
economic, political, and military spheres of influence.

Since this Mars-Saturn dynamic happens to line up closely with the U.S. Moon,
Americans are feeling the pinch. A flurry of corporate lay-offs headed
business news last week, pointing to mounting recessionary pressure, an
economic condition confirmed by Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan. And in
California corporate, state, and federal interests are competing over a
long-term energy plan.

On the political front John McCain and George W. Bush launched competing
legislative agendas. McCain's national standing allows him to establish a
rival political platform as Bush's educational program must vie with McCain's
campaign finance reform measures. Then, John Ashcroft's fate was postponed
until this coming week, when the Mars-Saturn vibe reaches maximum potency.

Mars-Saturn combinations have a propensity toward violence. We can expect
terrorist activity in traditional hotspots around the world, as well as
incidents of insane brutality over the coming week. Militarily, Defense
Secretary Donald Rumsfeld is moving ahead to deploy a National Missile
Defense program in spite of unanimous dissension from the rest of the world's
nations. On February 3, the day of the Mars-Saturn opposition, Rumsfeld flies
to Germany to confront allies at a European security conference.

Arnold Schwarzenegger's Heart

Body-builder and Hollywood mega-superstar Arnold Schwarzenegger was awarded
$4,700 in a defamation suit last week. A Berlin court found a heart
specialist guilty of slander for saying on a radio talk show that anabolic
steroids gave Arnold heart disease.

Arnold Schwarzenegger was born a bigger-than-life Leo (July 30, 1947; 4:10 am;
Graz, Austria) with his Moon in hard-working, ambitious Capricorn.
Astrologically, the Sun in Leo is associated with the heart, and any major
stress to the Sun tends to correspond to heart problems. The strong guy's Sun
squares Chiron, the planetoid known for its tendency to wound. Chiron here
makes one feel under-valued and under-appreciated and pushes the individual
to extraordinary lengths to compensate (George W. has the same aspect).

The bazillionaire underwent open heart surgery on April 17, 1997 and now
claims he is in excellent health. At the time of his operation, transiting
Uranus opposed his Sun, reflecting the event's inherent danger and risk.
However, transiting Pluto was trine his Sun, allowing for total regeneration
of his physical heart and quality of life.

Holistic health experts say that that to improve the heart's condition one
needs to nurture empathy and quality relationships, as well as purge
destructive chemicals and hectic lifestyles. Last week when the court ruled
in Arnold's favor the transiting Sun-Neptune conjunction was exactly opposite
Arnold's Sun. Arnold seems to have learned this lesson of the heart: he
donated the $4,700 to Germany's Special Olympics.

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