Darvish Khan Writes

This is the chart for the moment Donald Trump, the president of the USA at the time, addressed a rally protesting the alleged fraudulent election of Joe Biden to the presidency, a crowd estimated at close to 200,000, with the following words:

“I know that everyone here will soon be marching over to the Capitol building to peacefully and patriotically make your voices heard.” The president also declared that he would join the march, but instead got in his limousine and left the rally. This rally culminated a two month long verbal and legal assertion that the election was stolen.

The chart has Aries rising with Mars, ruler of Aries, exactly on the rising degree, the 6th degree. Uranus is several degrees away at the 13th degree. Mars also rules Scorpio the 8th house, and at once suggests that 8th house issues are also at play. The 8th house rules public calamity. Ketu, the south node of the Moon, is in the 8th house, and is aspected by Mars from the ascendant.

Ares and Mars rule the protest rally, and the president himself. He initiated the march on the Capitol, and so he is represented by Mars. It is a powerful Mars as it is in its own sign and rising on the ascendant degree- and rendered even more volatile and unpredictable by the proximity of Uranus.  This signifies an event that would almost certainly “blow up.”

What, in the chart, represents the object of protest?

This is an event chart for a riot- and by context can be called an insurrection; what is the energy of the protagonist, Mars, directed at? Mars aspects the 4th, 7th, and 8th houses from itself. The 4th is ruled by Cancer, and in a political chart represents the homeland, the seat of patriotism and national identity. It also rules the opposition party.

The Moon, ruler of the 4th, is in Virgo the 6th; this is the house of public health and crisis, and at once suggests vulnerability. The Moon is in a lunar sign, Chitra, ruled by Mars, which further indicates a crisis is at hand, and quickly developing, because Mars is on the ascendant. Both the homeland and the ruler and chief symbol of the homeland and the opposition party are implicated.

Mars also aspects the 7th house which suggests an aggressive relation to the public and partners, which are ruled by the 7th. The 7th also rules competitors and open enemies, and describes Joe Biden as the primary object of Trump’s ire. Venus as ruler of the 7th would then represent Biden, who is safe in the 9th house of law with the Sun, ruler of the 5th of luck and merit. Mars aspects the 8th of Scorpio as well, which strengthens the house, for better or worse, but it aspects Ketu, the south node of the Moon; the combination of Mars and Ketu in the 8th is very problematic as both are fiery planets and can become explosive when influencing each other. Ketu very significantly rules the lunar sign of Ashwini where the ascendant, Mars and Uranus are placed. This means the event itself, the riot and insurrection, by lunar symbolism, is ruled from the 8th of calamity.

The 10th house in a political chart represents the president; Saturn is here in this house in the sign Capricorn, which it rules. There are three other planets here: Jupiter, Mercury and Pluto. Jupiter is weak as it is in Saturn’s sign and conjunct Saturn. It is an ally of Saturn by circumstance- but it is weak. Jupiter rules the 12th house of Pisces, which represents loss and debility; it also signifies the intelligence services in a political chart. It shows the president has an ally, a weak ally, offering secret intelligence and support, collaborating with him. This is confirmed and amplified by Mercury, also in the 10th, as the ruler of the 6th, which represents the military and police. Members of the intelligence services, the military and police, are all collaborating. Finally, Pluto in the 10th underscores that dark, secret and powerful forces are involved.

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Rahu is the name for the north node of the Moon in Indian astrology. It signifies the astronomical point where the orbit of the Moon around the Earth going north crosses the ecliptic – the apparent path of the Sun around the Earth. Ketu, the south node of the Moon, represents the Moon’s crossing the ecliptic when traveling south. The nodes represent where eclipses occur when the Sun and Moon are aligned with them. A solar eclipse occurs when both Sun and Moon are conjunct one of the nodes, and a lunar eclipse occurs when the Sun and Moon are on opposite sides of the Earth, each conjunct one of the nodes. They simply represent the astronomical relationship when the Earth, Sun and Moon are  aligned in a straight line. In the case of a solar eclipse, the Moon blocks the Sun’s light, and in the case of a lunar eclipse, the Earth blocks the Sun’s light. Eclipses are only possible because the relative size of the Sun and Moon, from the perspective of the Earth, are the same.

Rahu and Ketu, before creation, were a single serpent-rakshasa (demon). The trouble started when all the planetary gods gathered at a celestial banquet to receive amrita, the celestial wine of immortality, on the day of creation (they were to be created for all time). They were all seated at the banquet table, Sun and Moon beside each other, when Vishnu poured the amrita into their mouths but the rakshasa interposed itself between the two luminaries, opened his mouth- and became immortal. The Sun and Moon were horrified, and immediately exclaimed to Vishnu the folly of what he had done, and Vishnu at once threw his discus at the now divine rakshasa, cutting it in half. Rahu became the head and Ketu became the tail of the serpent who, in revenge, forever chases the luminaries and regularly eats them and eclipses their light.

Rahu and Ketu are the most fascinating of all the planets in Indian astrology because of their ability to change and even transform the nature of the other planets. The Sun hates Ketu in particular and the Moon hates Rahu in particular for their capacity to occlude their light and render them invisible.

The Sun represents the mental body, the Moon the subtle body and the Earth (ascendant) the physical, or gross body, in a horoscope. Ketu is moksha karaka- indicator of liberation, because of its capacity to occlude the Sun, or mental body, the repository of all karma. Rahu signifies worldy ambition- intense desire, because of its capacity to occlude the Moon, or subtle body, and thereby release unchecked appetite. There is no planetary deity like Rahu that represents such insanely intense craving. Even Mars, planetary lord of desire and energy, can not compare with Rahu. Rahu is the power to completely “lose one’s mind” because of desire.

Rahu is the bad guy in Indian astrology. Saturn is also a bad guy, but for different reasons. Rahu has the capacity to affect the mind (Moon) in a dramatic manner because it specifically releases cravings from the unconscious. Rahu rules mediums, the capacity to access the astral body, but also the vulnerability to possession by demonic entities. Rahu rules hypnosis, the power to put the mind into a state in which the will is occluded. Rahu thus has a powerful relation to the astral body- the body that connects the physical body to the subtle body, the body of energy. Rahu releases energy, specifically desire, which is embodied energy- but without the guidance of spirit, or the higher mind. For these reasons, Rahu is the most feared of the planetary gods.

Now, Rahu has a good side- believe it or not, after having said all of the above. Rahu signifies imagination, visualization, the capacity to momentarily and partially become detached from the restraints of the body. It signifies everything “foreign”, and release from habitual restraint and conditioning. It rules “mind expanding” drugs and alcohol. It rules altered states of consciousness- but not truly higher states of consciousness, which are ruled by Ketu. Rahu rules the dream state. Rahu also rules the capacity to influence the public by way of charisma, the sensuous and the erotic, and the capacity to project and market desire. Rahu represents change and innovation.

Now we come to our main subject of discussion: Rahu rules cults, political and religious, because it gives the capacity to suspend judgement. Rahu occludes the capacity for critical thinking- whereas Ketu heightens the capacity for critical thinking. Rahu represents the capacity for loss of identity due to being ungrounded and disassociated, whereas  Ketu represents the capacity for loss of identity due to spiritual discrimination, i.e. “I am not this, I am not that” (which has its own perils relative to physical and mental health.)

Individuals (and nations) who markedly project charisma and authority on the basis of desire for power and fame are under the influence of Rahu, as are those who believe in such people. This is usually when Rahu (and Ketu) are associated with the Sun and Moon by conjunction aspect. Because Rahu and Ketu are an axis, when one is conjunct a planet, the other is necessarily opposite that planet. Rahu and Ketu have other ways of projecting their influence, but the conjunction aspect is the most powerful.

In the natal chart for the US, born on July 4th 1776 at 6:30 pm at Philadelphia, the US has Sagittarius rising which makes Jupiter the chart ruler. Jupiter is in Gemini, in the lunar sign (nakshatra) Ardra, which is ruled by Rahu. The Moon is placed in Aquarius in the lunar sign Shatabisha, which is also ruled by Rahu. The two most important indicators of the nation’s personality and collective karma- its moods, likes and dislikes and destiny, are thus influenced by Rahu.

Jupiter as the ascendant ruler strongly promotes growth and development, and an abiding interest in law and religion. Indeed, America is famous for its devotion to the Constitution and to myriad religious denominations and cults. That Jupiter is in Gemini, the sign of information and communication, and in the 7th house, the domain of trade, diplomacy and international conflict, all strongly promote this inherent obsession with law, morality and God- to the world.

The Moon is in Aquarius the 3rd house, the domain of media, which gives an obsession with all forms of media and communication, including the internet. The Moon rules Cancer the 8th house, where Rahu and Mercury are placed. The Moon thus broadcasts what Rahu and Mercury signify as the controlling planets in the US chart: Rahu, because it rules the lunar signs in which the Moon and Jupiter are placed, and Mercury, because it  rules Gemini, the 7th house and Virgo, the 10th house, the two most powerful angles of the US chart (because of the four planets in the 7th, and the 10th ruling the nation’s presidency).

This emphasis on Cancer the 8th house in the US chart signifies many important things about US karma. First and foremost, a compulsive sentimentality. Both Mercury and Rahu are badly placed in Cancer as it is the sign of feelings; Mercury, the capacity to think rationally, is at sea in Cancer. Rahu and the Moon are bitter enemies; Rahu is specifically the capacity to subvert the mind, and here it is in the Moon’s domicile conjunct Mercury-  the mind’s rational faculties!  This promotes an exceptional capacity for rationalization, which is applied to its essential identity as a God-fearing nation devoted to law and order, signified by Sagittarius the ascendant, and Jupiter, the ruler of the ascendant. America can do no wrong. This is the astrological signature explaining both “Manifest Destiny” and “American exceptionalism”.

What does Cancer the 8th house signify? The 8th house rules the national debt, interest rates, the stock market, i.e. the capitalization behind corporations, government bonds (publicly issued debt), the death rate as reflected in public calamities such as pandemics, disaster relief debt, insurance claims, foreign financial relations and foreign debt (balance of trade). Basically, the 8th rules debt- all kinds of debt, incurred by or related to, the public. And – let’s not forget the category of taxation as the capacity of a nation to fund the national budget.

There is an American saying, “nothing is more certain than death and taxes”, which the US chart most beautifully and exceptionally illustrates. The chart ruler, Jupiter, is placed in the 7th house, which rules foreign trade and foreign wars, is disposited by Mercury, ruler of Gemini, placed in the 8th; And Rahu disposits Jupiter’s placement in Ardra, and is in the 8th. It is the US’s exceptional destiny to fund foreign wars and corporate gain through massive public debt and taxation- by completely losing its mind!

The United States of America is a cult devoted to corporatism and militarism!

It is no surprise the King Baby Trump as a cult leader extraordinaire was born under a total lunar eclipse known as a “blood red (orange) Moon”. He was born with a red/ orange halo to lead America into insurrection.

And it is no surprise that he did so shortly after the US entered a planetary cycle of 16 years ruled by Rahu, some 12 years of which remain to highlight the US 8th house of debt and calamity!

An exceptional destiny awaits the US over the next decade (as it continues to lose its mind).

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This event chart is for 1/20/2021 at 12:00 noon at Washington DC. I am using the Lahiri sidereal zodiac. This chart helps set the themes for national politics for the next four years.

Joe Biden will be inaugurated according to long established custom on January 20th at 12:00 noon. It is unlikely that another time and place will be selected for this event as maintaining continuity of tradition will be paramount.

I should point out that because the date, time and place for the inauguration doesn’t vary, this chart always has Aries rising and Capricorn representing the 10th house, and that the Sun is always in the 10th. The other planets’ zodiacal positions vary, of course. Midday is always the preferred time for a coronation as the Sun, which represents the sovereign, is at its strongest and brightest.

The chart has the 20th degree of Aries rising with Mars, ruler of Aries, in Aries at the 13th degree. It is exactly conjunct Uranus. The Moon is also in Aries at 5 degrees. The chart thus has a double Aries ascendant as the Moon functions as a secondary ascendant. This fact reinforces the natural ascendant, i.e. makes it more powerful.  There are three planets in this double Aries ascendant.

The most important house in this event chart- after the ascendant, is the 10th house, which represents the president assuming the office of the presidency. There are 5 planets in this house: Pluto, Sun, Saturn, Jupiter and Mercury. Saturn, ruler of Capricorn, is strongly placed here.

The ascendant- the sign rising on the eastern horizon at the time of an event chart, represents the occasion itself, i.e. the electorate or public inaugurating the president. It represents the mood of the nation.

The Aries ascendant with Mars exactly conjunct Uranus and also conjunct the Moon, which represents the public and homeland, is explosive- to say the least. It indicates a tremendously edgy and ambivalent electorate. The three planets are in the lunar constellation of Ashvini which is disposited by Ketu, placed in Scorpio, the 8th house of calamity. Mars aspects Ketu from the ascendant, and rules Scorpio. This further describes the public as disturbed and volatile.

The 10th house planets signify a powerful concentration of energies. The Sun rules the fifth house of cabinet, Saturn rules the 10th of the presidency and the 11th of Congress while Jupiter rules the 9th of the courts and the 12th of intelligence services. Mercury rules the 3rd of media and the 6th of the police and army. Pluto is also in the 10th, having just entered the sign Capricorn and will for the next four years- until the next general election, be approaching its natal placement in the July 4th, 1776 birthday chart. This is a “Pluto return” to its natal placement at 6 degrees Capricorn, the exact degree placement of the Sun in the inauguration chart. Both the Sun and Saturn here in the 10th house refer to the president: Saturn by rulership of the 10th, and the Sun as symbol for the ruling sovereign.

This is a rather heavy symbolism for the well-being, longevity and ruling powers of the president. The Sun- the president, is sandwiched between Pluto and Saturn which indicates a “rebirth” of the presidency and government: Pluto is catabolic, it breaks down and releases energy; Saturn and Capricorn refer to government and administration.  Mercury rules the lunar constellation in which Ketu is placed, and thus connects the explosive energy of the ascendant (the public) and the 8th house (calamity) to the 10th house of the president. The Biden presidency (the Sun) will have to also endure the oppression of Congress (Saturn), and Jupiter is debilitated and thus offers diminished support.

The ongoing Pluto return in the US chart promises the death and rebirth of the national identity as this degree placement is the degree of the 12/21/2020 conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn (which sets the broader social agenda for the next 20 years) and is the degree placement of the Sun (the president) in the inauguration chart.  This process will be at its most acute for the coming four years. In the US chart, Pluto by transit is aspecting Mercury in the 8th house of transformation; Mercury rules the 7th and 10th houses, and thus this will portend enormous changes in how the US relates to foreign nations, international trade and armed conflict abroad- all relative to the executive branch.

There is one more factor to consider: The US chart is in a planetary period in which Rahu  will dominate the US chart for the coming decade. Rahu- along with Mercury, is in the 8th house, the house of calamity and transformation, and like Mercury is activated by the transiting conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn, and by Pluto as well.

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Jupiter and Saturn have been close together for some months, visible in the evening sky as a pair of bright wandering stars. Both planets are now in early Capricorn of the Lahiri sidereal zodiac- not the tropical zodiac familiar to the West, and will attain exact conjunction on the Winter Solstice, December 21st at 6 degrees Capricorn.

Jupiter, according to Indian astrology, is at its maximum debility at 5 degrees Capricorn. That it is also conjunct Saturn in Saturn’s own sign- where it is most powerful, is a double blow to its significations. Jupiter represents, in one word, dharma, or righteousness- individual and social, and this conjunction thus signifies a striking low point in terrestrial affairs.

Jupiter and Saturn conjunct every 20 years, so the conjunction is itself not unusual. What makes this conjunction unusual is that it happens with Jupiter at maximum debility, with Saturn being extremely strong, and that it also happens on the darkest day of the year (in the northern hemisphere). Jupiter and Saturn are the two most important social planets in astrology. They represent opposing and complementary forces or karmas, and represent how individual karmas relates to the wider world.

Jupiter rules religion, philosophy, education, travel, law, the courts, finance and the professions (as opposed to the trades).

Saturn rules government, hierarchy, consolidated power- anything and everything that imposes limits and finality. It rules the trades, labor, disease and suffering. It also rules democracy- rule by the people, but also rule by the mob. It rules corporations because corporations are legally owned by shareholders. It rules administration and bureaucracy.

This transiting conjunction at 6 degrees Capricorn falls in the 2nd house of the USA chart of July 4th, 1776 at Philadelphia at 6:30 pm, known as the Kelleher chart. The 2nd and 8th houses form an axis that is referred to as the financial axis of a chart. The conjunction will aspect Rahu and Mercury in the 8th house; Mercury rules houses 7 and 10, which rule foreign affairs and conflicts, and the presidency, respectively. This transiting conjunction will thus directly affect the presidency, foreign affairs and since Rahu is the ruling planet of the US chart at this time according to the Vimshotarri dasha cycle, it will activate Rahu and 8th house significations in an especially unpredictable manner. Moreover, this transiting conjunction falls exactly on top of the US natal Pluto placement; Pluto by transit has just entered Capricorn as well, and over the next 4 years is making a “Pluto return” to its natal placement at 6 degrees Capricorn.

The karmas that are activated in this month of December will be dramatic and continue for years. The US will experience trauma signified by Jupiter and Saturn transiting over natal Pluto, directly affecting the presidency and promoting martial conflict and financial chaos.

Something unexpected is about to happen- apart from the pandemic, which may climax in the coming months. The pandemic is only the opening act.

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