Bang! Bang ! Bang ! Bank. Straight to the Bank. We must thank 50 Cent for the number “Straight to the Bank “ this is what came to my mind when analysing the Jupiter – Sun Conjunction taking place on Saturday, January 24 this year. When Jupiter bangs upon the Sun ( not physically anyway ) it presages that only banks including the often maligned World Bank can salvage you and many others out there from this economic recession. This conjunction gives more weight to banks, financial ministries and presidencies of many countries across the globe in their goal of reversing the economic recession.
At 7.00 UTC/GMT time on January 24, the Jupiter- Sun Conjunction of January 2009 takes place with both good and bad news. Good news is..... You guessed it right, the economic recession is slowly winding-up. The bad news is everyone is conserving cash that the economic engine is out of gas. This is where the banks can come in, provided they have the tenacity to weather the crisis and governments have the willingness to lend these institutions capital and bailouts. In this blog I write about the Jupiter – Sun Conjunction January 2009 in terms of positional astronomy, stars, constellation and cosmic interpretation.
1. Positional Astronomy
1. The conjunction takes place in-between two stars Pi Capricorni and Rho Capricorni both in the Capricornus constellation. This constellation is historically depicted as a Sea –Goat. On the celestial sphere the conjunction takes place at Right Ascension (RA) 20.42 hours and on the Declination (DEC) at 19.44 degrees South. As a result, the planet Jupiter would be in total eclipse and thereafter could not be viewed from the earth till end of this month
2. Sun enters the Capricornus constellation on January 20, whereas Jupiter has already entered it on January 4. Sun would leave the constellation on February 14, while Jupiter continues its stay till early February 2010.
3. The previous Jupiter- Sun conjunction took place on December 23, 2007; the next is due end – February 2010
4. Simultaneously, the Moon, which is on 27.9 days, almost at the end of its lunation cycle, occults (over-shadows) the Star Nunki (Sigma Sagittari) in the Sagittarius constellation.
2. Stars
1. Pi Capricorni : this star is called “Oculus” ( Latin – Eye), located in the right eye of the sea-goat. A triple star system with close companions these star showers blue to white colour lamination. It is a bright giant, approximately 670 light years away, classified as B8III star with a visual magnitude of 5.0. It is located at RA 20.43 hours
2. Rho Capricorni : this star is east of the previous one by 0.03 hours, about 27 minutes apart. Called as “ Bos “ ( Latin – Bull) it is located on the right side of the face little away from the right eye. A binary star with a visual magnitude of 4.78 it is classified as F2IV, a yellowish- white sub-giant and approximately 98 light years away from the earth. This star is located at RA 20.46 hours
Both stars are considered to be a good pair. A sketch of the stars is shown below; see right just above the minus 20 latitude:
Pi & Rho stars in Capricornus
Courtesy : http://www.astrofilitrentini.it/mat/costell/cap_e.html
3. Capricornus Constellation
One of the ancient and mysterious constellations, Capricornus is celebrated as God in many cultures. In Greek mythology it is “Pan” the god of flocks, shepherds, hunting and rustic music. Often the god is presented with human legs and with goat’s horns. Pan is very lustful and at the same time has a helpful disposition. For all his misdemeanours, the gods are pleased with him as he forewarns dangers.
But the Babylonian had another version of the constellation. In Babylonia he is” EA” or “ ENKI” , the God who educates and rewards; god of intelligence and intuition. This god was depicted to have human upper part lower part of a Fish. In Hindu mythology, Lord Vishnu is said to have taken an incarnation called Matsaya ( Fish ) to save the Hindu sacred books of Vedas from deluge that threatened the entire humanity. EA often appears on earth pre-warning calamities and educating how to save from these. In one instance EA has taught people to make an ark during a deluge. This story is comparable with the Noah’s Ark in the Bible. For more than 15,000 years the Babylonians have been celebrating god EA donning goat’s skin. God Ea can be compared with God Osiris in Egyptian mythology - a do-gooder and educator. In early times, the December solstice was marked in the Capricornus constellation. Due to precession of earth , this is now in Sagittarius constellation. However, many systems such as astrology still use Capricornus as a sign for winter solstice.
Astronomically, this constellation is very significant. It braces the Tropic of Capricorn , an imaginary line on 23 degrees and 30 minutes South of Equator. Furthermore, the planet Neptune was discovered in 1846 traversing within the Capricornus constellation.
4. Cosmic Interpretation
The following are highlights of the cosmic interpretations, though does not form an exhaustive list :
1. Whenever the Sun traverses through Capricornus, it mixes cold with warmth. The cold wintry air which has less humidity is heated with cosmics to make people from falling sick. Chronic ailments such as rheumatism would generally be relieved. More minerals such as potassium and magnesium are stored in the sun-light that is showered all over the earth. Sun goes on to patch-up things; make peace between warring enemies; brings end to sufferings; harmony would be restored. Before it leaves the constellation Sun makes things happen around you
2. As the conjunction takes place in a very auspicious location of the “ pair” , that is two stars that are considered so, economic and political leadership would be very much balanced. The good indication was how the Gas Row between Russia and Ukraine was resolved recently.
3. This conjunction taking place in the first week of Obama Presidency itself is remarkable. Barack Obama has a full plate of problems both domestic and international, which he and he alone can handle. In doing so, he would combine political and economic acumen and resourcefulness. He will complete the Herculean tasks of Un-doing of actions by despots, Establishing peace, Stabilizing the world economic system & Investing in prosperity and growth( Read details in my blog post “ Mars- Sun conjunction in December 2008 Presages Hanukkah with Peace".
4. Barack Obama’s priority would be two-fold; one is to reverse the Economic Recession. The burden of stabilizing the world economy will be shared by USA, European Community, Japan and China as I mentioned in my blog post “ 2009 Forecast”. The Jupiter – Sun Conjunction reinforces this point. My prediction of bloodletting continuing in the Middle –east, Afghanistan, Kashmir and Palestine and peace prevailing in countries bordering East and South China Sea and the Caucasus is also lent credence. ( Read details in my blog post “ 2009 Forecast”). Knotty issues such as Cuba and Venezuela would be gradually eased
5. Good time for politicians, commanders –in chief of countries but bad for commanders-in chief of armed forces. Church and business leaders gain respect while trigger –happy men would be perished.
6. Diplomacy is in the fore-front; we see a United Nations where consensus reigns rather than cold war brinkmanship
7. Services such as education, shipping would grow; entertainment industry would be driven by music and videos rather than big budget films. Manufacturing industries that cater to the civilian needs would rise; arms and ammos would, however , plummet. Technology takes the back-seat; computers and software dwindle. Gas, oil and other cartels would see trouble; all these reinforcing my comments made in 2009 Forecast
8. Health wise it is bad for people suffering from chronic ailments and those connected with liver and head; ailments in the heart and hands abate; the ones affecting legs would be stagnant. Those who are obese run big risk
9. Serious incidents in the oceans are forecast; while Somali piracy goes down major accidents would occur; climate would also prove to be nasty
10. The danger of an asteroid hitting the Earth is a possibility. The Asteroid Belt between Mars & Jupiter needs more study than it receives now
11. Those who are born under stars of Sagittarius, Capricornus and Pisces constellations would do very well. Spotlight is turned on the following stars in these constellations:
· Sagittarius : Ascella ( zeta) Nunki (sigma) Kaus borealis ( lambda) tau & phi
· Capricornus: Algedi(alpha) Dabih(beta) Nashira( gamma) Deneb Algedi ( delta) , sigma, pi, rho & upsilon
· Pisces : Gamma, Beta ( Fom-Al- Samakah ) , theta, iota, lambda kappa & 19 piscium
12. Those who have 6 & 3 in their number combinations would excel
13. This is time for expansion and not contraction; lot of energy cascading; intelligence combined with money should see an end to financial downswing. But as stated in “ 2009 Forecast “ expenditure overall would be curtailed. That begs the question who and what can be done to reverse this trend.
14. Now we go back to the beginning of this blog post. Yes it is the Bank; Barack Obama has to convene a meeting of big industrialized nations and the representatives of the big banks and chalk out a plan immediately. Recession that kept everyone to bow his head would be over. As the first quarter ends on 31st March, there would be a sigh of relief throughout the world. My best wishes to the leaders of nations across the globe for making peace and prosperity a reality.
Muthu Ashraff
Cosmic Adviser
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E-mail: cosmicgems@gmail.com
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