This gola yoga phenomenon of all planets meeting in one sign was last observed on February 3rd 1962 in Makara. The gola yoga continued for 3 days until February 5th when the Moon moved into Kumbha rashi. In that gola yoga all the planets were aligned in Capricorn along with the South Node Ketu. When the Moon broke the alignment of planets, by moving into Aquarius, the next step or yuga yoga appeared in the heavens.
This significant event must have marked the early beginnings of the promised 10,000 years of Satya Yuga, which is supposed to occur after 5000 years of the present Kali Yuga. This is described in the Brahma-vaivarta Purana 4.129. Krishna spoke to Mother Ganga about the future events which would come to pass after His departure from Earth about 5000 years ago. Mother Ganga was very disturbed by the fact that Kali Yuga was coming and she was afraid that nobody would protect her. Shri Krishna promised her some relief with the following words:
“O Ganga devi, on the earth 5,000 years of Kali will be sinful and those sinners will deposit their sins in you by bathing. Thereafter by the sight and touch of those who worship Me by My mantra, all those sins will be burnt. O Ganga devi, the whole planet will become a pilgrimage sight by the presence of Vaishnavas, even though it had been sinful. In the body of My devotees remains eternally [the purifier]. Mother Earth becomes pure by the dust of the feet of My devotees. For 10,000 years of Kali such devotees of Mine will fill the whole planet. After the departure of My devotees there will be only one varna [outcaste]. Devoid of My devotees, the earth will be shackled by Kali. Saying this, Lord Shri Krishna departed.”
It is stated in Shrimad-Bhagavatam (12.2.31) that Kali Yuga began when the constellation of ursa major or the seven sages (Sapta Rishis) passed through the lunar mansion of Magha located in Leo. Vedic astrologers have calculated that this occurred at 2:27 a.m. on February 20, 3102 BC. It took place some 36 years after Lord Krishna spoke Shrimad Bhagavad Gita to Arjuna. The initial 5000 years of Kali Yuga which were so full of darkness ended in 1898. This year is significant because Shrila Abhaya Charan De had appeared in 1896 and now at age the age of two the future world acharya was already imbibing spiritual lessons from His father Shri Gour Mohan De. By then, Shrila Bhaktivinoda Thakura, the father of Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati was actively involved in translating and presenting the Vaishnava literature into English. His son Shriman Bimala Prasada Dutt (the future spiritual master of Shrila Prabhupada) was now in ascendance. In 1905 Bimala Prasad accepted initiation from Shrila Gaura Kishore das Babaji and became Shrila Barsabanabidevi Dayitaya, and later Shrila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati. Therefore, the emerging first rays of the Golden Age began to spread their light concurrent with the lives of these three acharyas as they lay the foundation for the spreading of Lord Chaitanya’s Hare Krishna movement throughout the world. It is significant that historically we can trace that a yuga yoga also occurred back then in the signs of Libra and Scorpio on 6 November 1899.
The Dark Weeks Ahead
Patita Pavana das. Ed.
So what lies before us? First of all, the occurrence of a sequence of seven, of which the forthcoming threesome is a part, never fails to create disastrous consequences all over the earth. This has been discussed in previous editions of The Astrological Newsletter (see p. 11 for link).
As far as the immediate future is concerned, there was yuga yoga on 13 May. Next were three eclipses, Sun-Moon-Sun in earth-water-air signs. The eclipse in Gemini is very slight and will be “visible” only towards the South Pole where no one may actually witness it. However, the fact that all three eclipses are linked in a threesome occurring every lunation or fifteen days causes the influences of one sign to overlap the others. Here are the facts:
1 June 2011: Partial solar eclipse in Taurus: The first event occurs in the far north, from Siberia to Northern Canada and Iceland.
15 June 2011: Total lunar eclipse in Scorpio: The lunar event of 15 June will be 100 minutes in length, the longest one since the year 2000. According to an article by Bhattotpala in Modern Astrology Magazine, this will be the longest lunar event for nearly a thousand years. It will be visible in much of Europe, Asia (including India) and Africa, Australia, Philippines and throughout South America. This eclipse is bound to wreak havoc since (1.) Rahu will be debilitated in Scorpio for the eighteen months following his entrance into that sign on 7 June, and (2.) the Moon is also debilitated in Scorpio. The eclipse begins in Jyeshta nakshatra and ends in Moola. Take note if you were born under one of these.
01 July 2011: Partial (slight) solar eclipse in Gemini: Seen only from the Antarctic area south of Africa.
Effects so far: Already the effects are gearing up. California is strongly linked to Gemini since it is the home of many forms of communication from Silicon Valley and the computer industry to the evils of Hollywood. An early casualty of the eclipse was the fall of ex-Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger who admitted to fathering a child out of wedlock some ten years ago. The 14 May arrest of Dominique Strauss-Kahn, head of the International Monetary Fund, in the wake of sexual assault charges against a hotel maid in New York was another instance of the fall of a high and mighty personality. In the past two weeks, the Mississippi River has risen to a serious flood situation (Scorpio is a water sign) and several tornadoes have destroyed a few American towns (Gemini is an air sign). A twister in Joplin, MO “cut the town in half” (killing over 100) just as we are scribing these words. Furthermore, as just as we are going to press, a large volcanic eruption has occurred in Iceland with a Rahu-like ash cloud moving towards UK. (Scorpio is ruled by fiery Mars).
Visibility: The first eclipse of the dark triad will be visible in the Northern Hemisphere including Siberia, No. China, Iceland and No. Skandanavia where the residents will witness a highly inauspicious “midnight Sun eclipse.” Note that Iceland, an eclipse touch-down point, is already affected. On 15 June, Europe will witness the rising of an eclipsing Moon, a dreadful augury. The third event will be the eclipse nobody may witness due to it occurring in towards the South Pole.
Coming events: Prediction requires a look at trends; a due consideration of rashis, planets and omens; a knowledge of current events as well as “gut feelings.” We shall hazard a few ideas, and the picture for America is not a pretty one. In the coming 2-3 months, America will certainly experience a devastating hurricane season, with more tornadoes on the way. Obama’s grip on the American public will continue to loosen as his ratings fall in the wake of rising martial zealousness at home and abroad, unfulfilled promises and senseless wars waged against innocent civilians. More scandals will rock the American finance world and another major player in the American corporate government will become implicated. Shake ups and scandals in America’s puerile world of sports can be expected. Since Scorpio is the sign ruling private affairs, a few major sex scandals are sure to come to light. The financial woes of California will deepen as more people are forced into homelessness and abject poverty with rising unemployment. The possibility of an earthquake in California looms large. The grim specter of riots with brutal police response is not out of the question in some of the larger cities where taxpayers now find themselves frustrated by Washington, DC’s empty promises. Several attacks on innocent crowds by Rahu-like mad men armed with high-powered weapons are naturally expected. The dollar of a stagnant economy will continue to weaken stirring the powers that to force its young men and women into more senseless wars. Some act of terror may strike, but the perpetrator will remain unseen.
South America will be subject to increasing wars on either the political front, from drug lords or both. Some insurgency or fall of government amidst scandal there is a possibility. South America will continue zealously throwing off the influence of its friendly big brother to the north, the Estados not-so-Unidos.
Another major earthquake, from possibly in the Mediterranean area to the Middle East and Afghanistan could hit the headlines. More problems are due for Australia, which is still recovering from serious flooding in the north. The Philippines will face guerilla tactics from rebel insurgents. The wars in Africa and the unrest in the Middle East will continue to spread uncontrollably as a few more governments will crumble in those areas. There will be many water-connected disasters such as shipping accidents or more tsunamis or floods or the like in different parts of the world. An outbreak of an epidemic or mass food poisoning may hit the headlines, and for this we look towards the Orient. India will suffer usual landslides in the hilly regions, mob riots, separatist violence and building collapses during the monsoon. Some terror arrack cannot be ruled out. More heads will roll in Indian government in the current efforts to weed out corrupt officials and politicians.
In the wake of all this cosmic activity, I expect that there is a reasonable possibility of a comet showing up later this year and--if it does--many of these unhappy circumstances will find themselves terribly exacerbated. During the advent of Mathuranath Shri Krishna, Narada purposely provoked Kamsa to force the Lord’s advent. As the world spins out of control, the mass of people, realizing how they have been cheated, lied to and manipulated by the powers that be will become ripe for the teachings of Bhagavat-dharma. Hence the growing planetary desperation when people are arising from complacency creates a wonderful opportunity for preaching the glorious message of the Supreme Absolute Truth.
But, by factoring in the yuga yoga of 13 May, the overall picture grows far brighter. Much of what we are foreseeing for the remainder of 2011 and into 2012, appears to be a sort of cleansing in preparation for the coming mini-Satya Yuga at hand. Not only is this a likely result of the May 13th yuga yoga, but notice the extraordinary length of the 15 June lunar event. According to the source quoted above (Modern Astrology June 2011), it is the longest for a thousand years. That means that after things bottom out, there will be improvement, but only if you chant and preach. Next, notice that the Gemini solar eclipse is practically invisible and only covers an area near Antarctica, which is an unknown region of earth. Hence the last eclipse is very difficult to analyze. Occurring in an unknown region gives a glimmer of hope arising out of hopelessness.
It is felt that what we are witnessing are the events leading up to the narrow bridge to the mini-Satya Yuga inaugurated by Mahaprabhu and brought West by Shrila Prabhupada. Chaos will increase before the Moon of Lord Gauranga and Sun of Lord Nityananda are fully appreciated all over the world. Devotees must be vigilant during this interim period. Only the chanting of the Holy Names of the Lord can accelerate the great changes that are at hand, and that means keeping up our sixteen rounds per day. Let us pray together that sankirtan yagna will once again echo throughout the world as it did during the times of Shrila Prabhupada’s manifest lila as the only panacea for the rough times ahead. Apart from that, people of faith must band together in order to lend mutual protection to one another.
On a practical note, during the weeks overshadowed by eclipses, it is best to keep a low profile and not to make any major changes if they can be avoided; especially on the days of eclipse when travel is forbidden. Those born with the signs of Gemini, Taurus and/or Scorpio sitting prominently in their horoscopes (lagna or especially as the Moon sign) should be doubly cautious. During eclipses, the rays of the Sun and Moon turn poisonous. Unsightly birth marks on new born infants reveal that their mothers might have ventured out during Rahu’s mischief. No food is taken during an eclipse, and any cooked food is consumed before the event or given to dogs. Chanting Hare Krishna and preaching are the best means of throwing off the effects of Rahu’s shadow.
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