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Tuesday, March 16th, 2010
This year Vernal Equinox arrives on Saturday March 20 chiming with bells of alarm. Dogs of war are chasing some countries; unrest is raising its head elsewhere. For men and women it brings confusion and misjudgement. This blog post explains why you should take care on the basis of astronomy and cosmics relating to the Vernal Equinox.
Astronomy
This year the Vernal Equinox takes place at 17.32 UTC/GMT on Saturday 20 March 2010. You have to trace your local time in reference to this.
The Sun
On this date the Sun touches the celestial equator at 00.00 degree both in longitude and latitude, as it journeys from south to northward direction. Put it the other way, the Sun is on zero point in terms of Right Ascension (Celestial Longitude) and Declination (Celestial Latitude). The word vernal means spring whereas the word equinox means equal day and night as most parts of the globe experience almost similar length of night and day time. Spring is observed in the northern hemisphere while in the southern hemisphere it is fall or autumn. The Vernal Equinox point is now in the Pisces constellation. The Sun is in Pisces constellation along with planets Venus, Mercury and Uranus during this equinox.
The Star: Omega Piscium
On the north of the Sun is the star “Vernalis” whose Latin title means “Star of the spring”. Astronomically, this star is called as Omega Piscium; the alphabet Omega is the 24 th and the last one in Greek alphabet. It is technically the last star in the Globe of 24 hours with the highest Right Ascension (RA) of 23 hours 59 minutes 50 seconds, just about 10 seconds to the Vernal Equilibrium of Zero point of RA. Vernalis is a solitary, dwarf, sub-giant of yellowish – white hue with moderate brightness at 4.0 magnitude. It belongs to the spectral type of “F5IV “. Located some 106 light years away and with a surface temperature of 6,600 Kelvin it is about 20 times luminous as our Sun and about 1.75 of it size. There are three important characteristics of this star:
1. Its location makes Omega Piscium the first star to be seen as one steers toward the east from the famous Circlet of the Fish Asterism in the Pisces constellation
2. It is the last star to be noted before we reach the Vernal Equinox point of zero in the Celestial Longitude and Celestial Latitude
3. Due to the precession of the Earth, by the time of Vernal Equinox of 2013, Omega Piscium would reach the zero pint in Right Ascension and Declination and would be precisely overhead to the Sun; a remarkable event eagerly looked for by all of us.
The Moon
At this moment the Moon has just entered Taurus constellation and has arrived at the third lunar mansion (Arabic Al-Manzil al- Qamar) of “Al-Thurayya” (The Many Little Ones). This lunar mansion is of mixed nature out of the 28 lunar mansions. Whenever the Moon is in this mansion it generates both positive and negative vibrations in equal proportions.
Mars
The way Mars behaves at this time raises eye-brow. Whenever Mars gets beyond the Earth’s tilt it is considered as an “Out of Bound” planet. The current tilt of the Earth is computed as 23 degrees and 29 minutes. Though all six planets theoretically can go out of bound in the celestial latitude known as “ Declination” it is Mars and the Moon that do it often and give rise to tension and head-aches to many.
According to Jeffrey Brock Mars is out of bound from the Earth’s axial degree of 23 degrees and 29 minutes for the period February 13 to March 15. During this period Mars as the God of War reached the maximum of 23 degree and 50 minutes. Please note that March 15 is denoted as “Ides of March”. On the day of Vernal Equinox, Mars has come within the axial degree and is known as “In bound” planet. At this moment its declination is at 8 degree 15 minutes and 29 seconds.
But the danger has not abated yet. Mars is dangerously poised in direct line of sight where it sees to the south west Procyon (Alpha Canis Minoris) also known as the “Lttle Dog” and Sirius (Alpha Canis Majoris) dubbed as the Dog Star. On the opposite side Mars is almost in direct line cutting the star Regulus and the sprawling planet Saturn on the south-east direction.
Accidental war could break out or extreme international tension would prevail for the period from the Vernal Equinox date till about the time of the arrival of New Moon on April 14.
Cosmics
Having analysed the position of the planets the following are highlights of cosmics given under two broad classifications: positive and negative cosmics:
Positive Cosmics: Lot of energy generated within you, even though much of it is dissipated due to extreme hot and dry condition in the ambience. Implementation of plans shall take place during this period. You observe a sense of going ahead and getting things done. You experience increasing tempo within business that commensurate with rising level of business demand; same thing prevails in the family tallying with several family engagements
Negative Cosmics: Fiery nature together with hastiness might mar your progress both in business and family undertakings; Health is medium; stormy mind and restless nature could sap more cosmic energy
Improving Your Life
The following are brief recommendations to help you tide over the situation:
1. Bring more patience into your lifestyle
2. Take it cool; do not let your angst and anger spill over to others; keep yourself out of trouble spots
3. Do lot of breathing exercise; you will be out of breath most of the times
4. Understand how to relax yourself; may be you should take few days off from your busy schedule; may be you should do lot more gardening, mixing earth with water; plant new saplings; uproot dried and dead ones, weeding & spurning etc. For out door activity select visiting mountains or sauntering in fruit orchards or slumbering in woods that bud early flowers
5. Use combination of colours including white, blue, red, yellow along with little black shade in your dress and clothes
6. Take care when you are making judgement, as the chance of negligent judgement is high; a state of confusion, quarrel and disputes is observed; this applies to both in your office and in the home front
7. Busy time for farmers and agriculturists and good time too
8. For those in politics, tendency to take decision on the spur of the moment is shown; for those in higher administration in public and private sectors, avoiding hasty decision is better option
9. Boon time for brokers, intermediaries, agents and those who travel to make a living
10. For women and senior citizen more onion and garlic would be required
11. Relish lot of sweets and sweet fruits; take more radish and eggplant when it comes to vegetables
12. Fruit essence for men is blueberry; for women it is Cherry. Follow the instructions on the bottle; use two to three bottles consecutively
Muthu Ashraff
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Friday, March 12th, 2010
New Moon in March 2010 reflects a great degree of expectations in you about your business and family. What is the chance of these hoped for items materializing? In this blog post let me explain the details of the New Moon in terms of astronomy and cosmics and give you few hints for improving your life.
February New Moon
The New Moon appears at 21.01 (GMT/UTC on Monday 15 March 2010. You have to trace your local time in reference to this.
Astronomy
At this time the Sun and the Moon are more than five arc minutes apart and any chance of a conjunction is averted. The location of the Sun and the Moon is given below:
The Sun
Right Ascension (Celestial Longitude) 23 hour 42 minutes 16 seconds
Declination (Celestial Latitude) South 1 degree 55 minutes 12 seconds
The Moon
Right Ascension (Celestial Longitude) 23 hour 36 minutes 55 seconds
Declination (Celestial Latitude) North 2 degree 10minutes 34 seconds
The Moon on March 12 is at apogee (farther from the Earth) at about 252,382 miles away. However, by the time it reaches the New Moon stage it has reduced the distance to about 248,897 miles away from the Earth. Illuminated less than 1 percent, the Moon cannot be seen by us. Glare of the Sun apart, the Moon’s illumination is too insignificant for it to be recognized.
Pisces Constellation
At the time of the New Moon stage, there are four planets in the Pisces constellation: The Sun, the Moon Venus and Mercury. The last two planets are to the eastern direction; Venus being much farther from the location of the Moon.
The Pisces constellation is drawn like a pair of two fishes. The Western fish is horizontal and the Northern fish is vertical in shape. A string connects both fish. Mythologically the Pisces is connected to Euphrates River. In Greco Roman tradition, Aphrodite (Venus) who is Goddess of Beauty and Eros (Cupid) who is God of Love turned themselves into a pair of fish to escape from the atrocious Typhon who is pursuing them and swam unto the depths of water. In order to stay united they tied their tails together with a string. The Babylonians considered the fish as the Goddess Atagartis emerging out of a giant egg from the depths of Euphrates. Turkic, Persian and Assyrian mythology have alluded to the Pisces constellation in similar vein. Pisces is significant today because the Vernal Equinox point lies within it pretty close to the star Iota Piscium
Star Iota Piscium
A unique star located on the neck of the western fish, Iota Piscium has a visual magnitude of 4.10 along with a spectral type of “F7V”. It is a white to yellow dwarf main sequence star located about 45 light years away. About 3.3 times luminous than the Sun it is wee bit bigger than the Sun. The star is considered to be unique and enigmatic for the following reasons:
1. It is one of the seven stars that form the Circlet of Fish Asterism. This asterism connects all seven stars from the mouth of fish towards its neck. The stars are: Gamma, Beta, Theta, Iota, Lambda, Kappa and 19 Piscium all in the Western fish within the Pisces constellation
2. Iota Piscium is the star that starts the cord that connects the head of the Western fish to its own tail. Moreover, the cord runs from Iota Piscium to the Northern fish as well
3. Vernal Equinox is located just below the star on the south-easterly direction
4. Lot of expectations about the star Iota Piscium never materialized:
a) It was considered as a variable star but changes of its luminosity is yet to be determined
b) It was considered to have planets rotating around it; nothing was ever found
c) It was considered to have stars in orbit around; still illusionary
Lunar Mansions
The New Moon arises in the twenty-fifth Lunar Mansion (Arabic Al-Manzil al- Qamar) of “Al-Saad Al-Ahbiyah” (The Fortune of the Hidden). This lunar mansion is fairly negative out of 28 lunar mansions, and dashes the hopes of many. Although you see progress in life lot of these could be transient. Cosmic interference in your affairs is heavily pronounced during this cycle of Moon. The severity abates as Sun passes the Vernal Equinox and could disappear completely by the time of Full Moon stage a fortnight later.
Cosmics
Both the Sun and the Moon traversing through Pisces constellation along with Venus and Mercury as partners help bringing you much needed equilibrium. In theory, the cosmics of the Sun as a hot and dry planet and the cosmics of the Moon as a cold and moist planet should lead you to safeguard your balanced approach in anything you do. In practice, it depends on how you face up to the given situations and tone down your expectations. The only area where you can get best results is in your health. If you suffer from chronic or severe illness go full swing and get the best medical treatment. Even for those who have terminal illness, this New Moon could bring hoped for cure at best or mitigation of suffering at worst.
Improving Your Life
1. Like what dig. com says “Patience, my friend, is a good virtue”
2. Avoid family disunity or business break-downs; do not let one spouse bringing the roof down
3. Travel-crazy lifestyle helps if you are going abroad; even for domestic travel it does help taking out the boredom away and keep you away from trouble spots
4. Bagful of expectations need to be whetted during the course of this New Moon; do not get disappointed when hoped for results are not forthcoming
5. Hot and dry climate prevails outside and you have to cool yourself much more
6. Yellow with black border in upper garments is the colour combination recommended for many; women should relish dresses that fuses both these colour shades in top and bottom dresses
7. Modest lifestyle is recommended so as to uplift the sense of patience and neutralize the angst and anger within you
8. Get more of yellow colour into your system: eat more yellow vegetables; savour fruits that are yellowish; sweets and pudding in yellow are ok
9. The effect of the New Moon lasts for a fortnight in general; for the first week it is intense but will peter off as it reaches the Full Moon stage some 14.8 days after the New Moon
10. Good time for educational pursuits and seeking medical assistance; not ideal to start romance or getting married
11. As regards to Gems & Crystals, yellow gems are good for this season: Yellow sapphire, Yellow topaz, Lemon topaz, Citrine, Garnet and Beryl could do fine. Beautiful Agate, Black Onyx, Black Spinel and Rainbow Obsidian are emphasised for those who like black hue.
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Wednesday, March 10th, 2010
When Orion rises in the east, his raised arm carrying the magnificent shield is the first thing that strikes you. If you are born under the Orion Shield then your lifestyle is outstanding. In this blog post I am etching out for you few details of the Orion Shield in terms of its astronomy and cosmics.
Astronomy
1. Orion Shield
The shield is located on the upper right of the Orion constellation where the mighty Orion carries it in his raised arm. Pliny considering the significance of Orion Shield described it as a separate constellation. Besotted with great stars in a vertical string the shield is the first to rise in the east when Orion appears after his daily slumber. There are six stars: Bayer classified these as Pi 1 to Pi 6 Orionis. Out of these six stars Pi 3 Orionis is in the west most direction, hence is the first to rise in the east followed by Pi 2, Pi 4, Pi 5, Pi 1 and finally Pi 6 with all of them having the name Orionis behind the respective numbers. It is not surprising that Pi 3 Orionis became the focus of the Orion Shield and subject of study by astronomers for centuries.
2. Common Name: Tabit
Pi 3 Orionis the lead star in the Orion shield was named as ‘Tabit” from Arabic” Al-Tabit” meaning “Endurer”. In Persian the title “Al-Taj” meaning a “Crown” is alluded to this star. Al-Sufi, Tenth century Persian-Arab astronomer ascribed the name “Al- Manica” a corruption from Latin “Mantle” meaning the cloth covering the gauntlet that Orion holds. Other aliases in Arabic are “Al-Kum” (Sleeve of the Garment) and Al-Dhawahib (Pendant). Many later day astronomers described the string of stars as a trophy of the Lion’s hide Orion holds in his right hand. A picture of Orion constellation in Urania’s Mirror published in 1825 shows this presentation. The name Orion Shield, however, has struck as the popular name for the widely scattered group of stars. Moreover, the name Tabit given to Pi 3 Orionis turned out to be the common name for all of the six stars in the Orion shield.
3. Component Stars
The six components stars can be traced between Right Ascension (Celestial Longitude) at 4 hours 50 minutes 24 seconds to 4 hours 59 minutes 5 seconds to the east and Declination ( Celestial Latitude) at North 1 degree 43 minutes 44 seconds to 10 degrees 9 minutes 59 seconds towards the north. I am not giving individual tracing locations for these stars due to want of space.
Let me give you some details of the six component stars:
Pi 1 Orionis: Located top most in the north, Pi 1 Orionis is a main sequence white dwarf star with a spectral type of “A0V” with a visual magnitude of 4.60 and located 120 light years away
Pi 2 Orionis: Located second most from the north, Pi 2 Orionis is a main sequence white dwarf with a spectral classification of “A1Vn” with a visual magnitude of 4.35 and located 194 light years away
Pi 3 Orionis: Located third most from the north, Pi 3 Orionis is a main sequence yellow-white dwarf star with a spectral type of ‘F6V” with a visual magnitude of 3.15 and located 26 light years away. It has 1.3 times of the mass of our Sun and is about 3 times luminous than our Sun. It is the brightest among the six stars in the shield. Reflected by the surface temperature at 6,400 Kelvin and rotating 2 miles per second the star gives out tepid orange hue
Pi 4 Orionis: Located fourth most from the north, Pi 4 Orionis is a blue to white giant binary star with a spectral type of B2III _ SB and with a visual magnitude of 3.65 and located some 1,260 light years away. Its companion star is a sub giant as hot as the main star rotating in close orbit. The combined effect of both main and companion stars make Pi 4 Orionis about 27, 000 times luminous than our Sun. The surface temperature about 21,000 Kelvin together with its distance from earth makes the star giving us a faded blue hue
Pi 5 Orionis: Located fifth most from north, Pi 5 Orionis is similar to Pi 4 in terms of spectral type but varies only in terms of visual magnitude a little bit higher at 3.70 and distance much farther at 1342 light years away. The surface temperature of the main and companion stars may be about 21,000 Kelvin. Combined mass is equal to about 12 Suns. The main and companion stars rotate very closely to each other, giving us on earth faded blue illumination
Pi 6 Orionis: Located at the bottom of the Orion shield Pi 5 Orionis is the odd man out among the six stars. It is an orange bright giant with a spectral type of ‘K2II Var” indicating the giant star has variable luminosity. At around 4.45 visual magnitude it is almost a faint star like Pi 1 Orionis. Located some 954 light years away it has double distinction: it rises as the last star in the Orion shield; it is also the only orange star just giving orange hue.
Cosmics
You are considered as coming under the influence of the Orion shield if at the time of your birth any one of the six stars is seen in the eastern horizon or culminates overhead in the sky cast over at the time and place of your birth. If a component star in the Orion shield rises in the eastern horizon at the time of your birth Orion Shield is your rising star and if it culminates at the time of your birth Orion shield is your culminating star. In rare cases, one of the component stars can move in the line of sight of the Moon at the time and place of your birth; if this happens Orion shield is your birth star as well.
Positive Cosmics
1. Orion Shield makes you a giant in the field of your choice: career, business or vocation
2. Orion shield gives you dignity reinforced by strength of character together with physical prowess
3. Great degree of self-confidence marks you as an achiever against all odds
4. You are blessed with two boons: a mind that remains alert and a body that remains agile
5. You have the tenacity to endure tests and tribulation in your family life and business life ultimately achieving the goals you have set for yourself
6. You will do extremely well in any career and business that borders on trading of goods irrespective of size and value
7. As Manilus in his Atronomica says you will have “unflagging energy” to meet with any situation.
Negative Cosmics
1. Over-confidence is your Achilles heal; you will be downed by this quality
2. The significant tendency to use violence against colleagues, friends and team mates is observed
3. Pride and prejudice are two aspects that harangue you throughout
4. The chances of others using you for their own benefit is more than the other way around
5. Improving your life requires that you have an ever doubting partner in the family; that can work as check and balance.
Muthu Ashraff
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Friday, March 5th, 2010
A sense of foreboding prevails as Ides of March arrives each year. This is the day Julius Caesar was assassinated. All over the world people consider this day negatively. This year too, Ides of March can have unsavoury implications. In this blog post, let me give you some ideas about Ides of March, astronomy and cosmics surrounding it and few words of caution.
What is Ides of March?
Originally Ides of March was celebrated as a day of dedication to the Roman God of War. In Greek tradition he is the mighty Aries. The phrase Ides of March is derived from Latin “Idus Martias” meaning “Half of March”. It was supposed to be a good time till 44 B.C., when Julius Caesar was assassinated by a group of conspirators at the feet of Pompey. Julius Caesar let himself drawn into his death after defying three portents that forebode the tragedy:
1. His wife Calpurnia pleaded with him not to go to Senate as she saw several visions on the previous night indicating that great harm to befall Caesar
2. The soothsayer Spurinna warned Caesar “Beware of the Ides of March”. When ridiculed and insinuated by Brutus that Ides of March have come and nothing untoward happened Spurinna said “Ides of March have come, but they have not gone”
3. The priest who carried out sacrifice of birds and flocks for the senate meeting got unfavourable omens each time a victim was put on the altar.
See how the tragedy is linked to the number 8:
1. Julius Caesar was killed in the year 44 B.C.
2. He was stabbed by conspirators numbering 62 led by Casca
3. He had 35 stab wounds on his body
Since this day, Ides of March is considered as a day of debt, disease, decay and death throughout the world. The number 8 too got its bad reputation along with it.
Ides of March 2010
This year’s Ides of March falls on a Monday. I have traced the sky chart over London at 12.00 Noon UTC/GMT and found the following in terms of astronomy and cosmics:
1. The planets Sun and Mercury are conjoined in Pisces constellation; the Sun is at Right Ascension (Celestial Longitude) of 23 hours 40 minutes and 53 Seconds, whereas Mercury is at 23 hours 46 minutes and 31 seconds
2. From this conjoining location the Moon is to the west and Venus is to the east located in the same constellation of Pisces
3. Mars is in Cancer constellation sighting the well known open cluster M 44 containing more than 350 red and white stars. This cluster is known as beehive cluster while the Romans called it as “Praesepe” meaning “Manger”. Both Romans and Greeks believed that two stars Asellus Borealis (Gamma Canceri) and Asellus Australis (Delta Canceri) are eating the grass in the manger from opposite sides. This cluster is visible from February till May in the northern hemisphere
4. Jupiter is in Aquarius while Saturn is in Virgo constellations
5. The Moon is in the 26 th Lunar Mansion “The First Spout” (Al-Fargh Al-Mukdim) which is deemed as fairly an un-auspicious mansion out of the 28 Lunar Mansions.
What You Should Do?
Having considered the astronomical position of the planets and star and related cosmics arising from the position, I am chalking out the following recommendations to be implemented by you on Monday, March 15, 2010. By following these recommendations you can keep out of harm’s way. Besides these help in improving your life too:
1. As far as possible stay indoors if you are born under Cancer; or if your birthday falls between July 20 to August 10
2. Take care before you lend money to someone; if possible postpone such lending
3. Any personal items such as a car or mobile should not be entrusted upon others
4. You must postpone any surgery scheduled on this date
5. If you are an investor in stocks and bonds, take a day off
6. Avoid long journeys
7. If you have a lifestyle as casino goer or engaged in gambling or games of chance, give yourself a holiday
8. Do not get into late drinking parties
9. Avoid brawls where you could be directly or indirectly involved
10. Believe in your gut feelings and stop listening to your brain. At the same time guard against getting too emotional on any matter
11. Do not allow you to be led into tricky situations concerning colleagues, friends or customers
12. Avoid going for a date, if this is your first one.
Muthu Ashraff
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Monday, March 1st, 2010
You are damned lucky if you are born under the influence of any Trapezium Stars. Out of several trapeziums of stars in the sky, the well known one is the Orion Trapezium. Let me sketch out this trapezium in terms of its astronomy and cosmics. Few recommendations for you in improving your life are also listed.
What is Trapezium?
A trapezium is defined in mathematics as a quadrilateral with no parallel sides. The form can vary depending on the size and shape of vertices within the trapezium.
What are Trapezium Stars?
In the heavens there are several star formations that take the shape of trapeziums. Out of these the famous and luminous one is called “Orion Trapezium” or simply “The Trapezium”.
Astronomy
Orion Trapezium is located in the Orion constellation, in the heart of Great Orion Nebula. Astronomically referred to as”Theta Orionis “and “Theta Orionis 1” it is a cluster of stars forming a visible trapezium. The Four stars that mark the vertices of the trapezium are ascribed the alphabet “Theta Orionis 1 A, B, C, & D”. These four stars as a combination acts like a never failing battery that light up the entire Orion Nebula. Bright and hot, these four stars are binaries or multiple star systems themselves spawning more companion stars. One study traced about 11 of these. Besides, the Trapezium is still working round the clock to create a big nursery of young and brilliant stars called “Orion Proplyds”. About 300 of these could be easily traced.
The Trapezium is the youngest star cluster and very much closest to the Earth. Formed jus below a million years ago, this cluster is located within the Sword of Orion the hunter, in Right Ascension (Celestial Longitude) 5 hours 35 minutes and 54 seconds and Declination (Celestial Latitude) 5 degree 26 minutes and 38 seconds south.
Some writers call these four stars collectively as “Ensis” a Latin word meaning “Sword”. The lead star in the Trapezium is Theta Orionis 1 C. This bright and whitish blue star belongs to the spectral group of “O 6 “. This star is about 40 times the size of our Sun and 210,000 times luminous than our Sun. It is too hot with 46,000 Kelvin surface heat and located about 1,350 light years away. Although this particular star dwarfs other three stars in terms of size and brilliance, all these four stars put together make the Trapezium a lively sight in the sky. Not only that it lights up the Orion Nebula by giving the energy, heat and brightness through the intense radiation and slashing strong winds blowing at the speed up to 660 miles per second. On average all four stars are in the magnitude range of 5.1 and are located within 22 arc seconds from west to east (right to left) in the order A B, C & D as shown in the picture below. From the picture it is evident that the Trapezium Stars give multi coloured reflection. Though green is dominant other colours such as blue, violet and red do mesmerize.
The Trapezium: Sky Chart & Diagram
http://www.pacifier.com/~tpope/Trapezium_Page.htm
Cosmics
You are recognised as coming under the influence of the Trapezium if at the time of your birth the Trapezium rises in the East or culminates overhead in the sky cast over at the time and place of your birth. If Trapezium rises at the time of your birth it is your rising star and if it culminates at the time of your birth it is your culminating star. In rare cases, Trapezium stars can become your birth star when the Moon figures in the line of sight at the time and place of your birth.
Improving Your Life
After evaluating both positive and negative cosmics arising from the Trapezium Stars, I am sketching few recommendations for you in improving your life:
1. Channelize your un-dying enthusiasm and go- getting lifestyle into viable results in your chosen career
2. Energize whatever you do or whomever you interact with; note that you are a power source, a huge battery
3. Popularize your stature and significance amongst relations, friends, colleagues and others; more with the opposite sex as they tend to idolize you
4. Monetize your programme of actions in career and business so that you rake in millions before others do
5. Ironize when your enemies harm you or colleagues mistreat you with a fitting response; note you are a sledgehammer and no vegetable
6. Lionize in enjoyment of pleasure in family; engaging in charitable actions concerning less fortunate people; guarding ladies under attack from unsociable elements
7. Eulogize when others do the best; note you are the best guy for valedictory function in meetings, banquets or after dinner speeches.
Muthu Ashraff
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Tags: Astronomy, Birth Star, Business, Cosmics, Culminating Star, Family, Improving Your Life, Lifestyle, Orion Constellation, Rising Star, Theta Orionis, Trapezium Stars
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Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010
Full Moon February 2010 forecasts, good and bad in equal measure. In this blog post let me explain the details of the Full Moon in terms of astronomy and cosmics and offer you few tips for improving your life.
Astronomy
1. Full Moon: The Full Moon appears at 16.38 UTC/GMT on Sunday 28 February 2010. You have to trace your local time in reference to this time.
2. Location: At the time the Moon is located at:
Right Ascension (Celestial Longitude) 10 hour 42 minutes 16 seconds
Declination (Celestial Latitude) North 4 degree 7minutes 53 seconds
3. Constellation: Sextans
4. Illumination: 99.96 per centum
5. Perigee: This is the point where the Moon is closest to the Earth in its revolution. The Moon reached the Perigee point on the previous day, that is, February 27, at 21.41 UTC/GMT when its distance from the Earth was around 222,345 miles. At the time of Full Moon, the Moon is moving away from the perigee point; consequently the pulling power is, in fact, recedes
6. Surrounding Planets: Saturn on the East in Virgo constellation; Mars towards North-west in Cancer constellation
7. Lunar Mansions: At the time of Full Moon, it is located in the Eleventh Lunar Mansion (Arabic: Al-Manzil Al-Qamar) of Al-Zubrah, which means the Mane of the Lion.
8. Star: At this time the Moon is overlooking the star Hydrobius located on the hood of the snake. The Greek word Hydrobius means “Water Dweller”. It is the brightest amongst the six stars on the hood of the snake and considered to be the most potent. Astronomically known as Zeta Hydrae, it is a bright yellow giant with a spectral class of G9III; with a magnitude of 3.11 Hydrobius showers magical yellow light that can make your pulse move faster. Located some 150 light years away, with a surface heat of 4,820 Kelvin, it is about 138 times luminous as our Sun and is about 16 times its size.
9. Asterism: The star Hydrobius is one of the six stars on the hood of the serpent known as Hydra Head Asterism. Other stars in the asterism are: Delta, Epsilon, Eta, Rho and Sigma stars, all of them in the Hydra constellation.
Cosmics
The combined effect of the Full Moon in the circumstances described above gives both positive and negative cosmic results:
Positive Cosmics: More emphasis on rationality and calculation; profit or cash-flow turns out to be the only measure leaving others out; time for intellect and rational mind; more importance of law and order, compulsion on standards and ethics in business or family affairs.
Negative Cosmics: Fiery nature together with imbalance of cosmic energy of Leo and Virgo leads to temper tantrum both in office and in family affairs; Health is generally impaired; caring for others or considering the point of view of others might be skipped with disastrous consequences. Being careless could cost you more.
Improving Your Life
Few tips for improving your life till the next New Moon are given below:
1. Apply brakes in carefree lifestyle lest you make your life miserable
2. Control your tongue and temper, otherwise you are going to make the already bad atmosphere more poisonous; this applies to both in your office and in the hone front
3. Take care of pollution from the environment, as the heat generated could spell physical discomfiture
4. For those in politics, beware of conspiracy and calculated actions of your enemies; for those in higher administration in public and private sectors, you must be careful about giving nods to unsavoury and unlawful projects or actions
5. Good time for sales and marketing guys who are bent on travelling
6. For women ill-health in general and menstrual disorders in particular could be very nasty
7. Time to get married but not time to start a new romance
8. Those in financial markets, such as stock and bonds, you would better play the field widely
9. For business men new partnerships or new ventures in technology are best plays
10. Use lot of yellow in your system: yellow colour, yellow vegetables, fruits with yellow inside are the best for you
11. Fruit essence for men is blackberry; for women it is Apricot. Follow the instructions on the bottle; use two such bottles in this fortnight
12. As regards to Gems & Crystals, any yellow gems are good for this season: Yellow sapphire, Yellow topaz, Lemon topaz, Citrine, Garnet, Beryl and Zircon are generally recommended.
Muthu Ashraff
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Thursday, February 18th, 2010
The annual Jupiter Sun conjunction takes place at 12.00 UTC/GMT time on February 28, 2010. You can trace your local time in reference to this. Bracing together for few moments these two planets are in Aquarius constellation at the time the event occurs. They have company of planets and stars; the location of their meeting is auspicious too. In this blog I write about the Jupiter Sun Conjunction February 2010 in terms of astronomy, stars and related cosmics in order to help you improving your life.
Astronomy
1. The conjunction takes place where Aquarius hugs the jug. In Greek mythology Aquarius is Ganymede whose job is to pour divine nectar called ambrosia to the Gods out of the jug he carries.
2. The Sun enters Aquarius constellation on February 16 and meets up with Jupiter having located itself at Right Ascension (Celestial Longitude) of 22 hours, 45 minutes and 20 seconds and at the Declination (Celestial Latitude) of South 7 degree, 53 minutes and 58 seconds. After the meeting the Sun is expected to leave Aquarius on March 11, for its pleasure spot of Pisces constellation
3. The planet Jupiter enters Aquarius constellation on January 6 and meets up with the Sun having located itself at Right Ascension (Celestial Longitude) of 22 hours, 46 minutes and 38 seconds and at the Declination (Celestial Latitude) of South 8 degree, 46 minutes and 40 seconds. After the meeting Jupiter will be hanging around in Aquarius till May 4, whence it moves to its home turf of Pisces constellation.
4. Both these planets have company from the planetary kingdom; Venus to the East and Mercury to the west both located at Aquarius constellation at that time
5. Both these planets have company of great stars as well. These stars are: Hydor to the East; Ancha to the West; Situla on the North; finally Sigma Aquarius towards South-east.
Stars
1. Hydor
Astronomically known as Lambda Aquari, Hydor is a variable star located at the bend of the steam of water or ambrosia, whichever pouring out of the Jar, the water carrier Aquarius holds. The Latin name Hydor means “water”. It is also known as “Ekkhysis” from Greek meaning “outpouring”. Belonging to the class of M 2 III, it is a red giant giving bright red hue. It is 390 light years away and has visual magnitude of 3.73. Rotating away from the Earth one mile per second it is a slow moving star sitting on the elliptical path. This star is surrounded by about 100 tiny stars. In Hindu mythology, the star Hydor symbolizes the God Varuna, who has several roles to play: the god of ocean and water; the deity of the Moon; the guardian of Western direction; the god who can revive the dead; Varuna is also classified as Ashura and Deva in Hindu mythology. The surrounding stars are 100 Adityas, celestial bodies born out of Goddess Adithi known for their skills as physicians
2. Ancha
Astronomically known as Theta Aquari, Ancha is located on the right rib of the water carrier. The name Ancha is derived from Latin to mean haunch and takes affinity to old French “hanche”. Belonging to the spectral class of G8 III, it is a yellow giant giving fantastic yellow light. It is 191 light years away and has visual magnitude of 4.17. Rotating away from the Earth nine miles per second it is on the ecliptical path. Often it is occulted (overshadowed) by the Moon and rarely by other planets. It is cooler than our Sun with about 5000 Kelvin surface heat
3. Situla
Astronomically known as Kappa Aquari, Situla is located on the top of the conical water jug. The name Situla is derived from classical Latin to mean water jug, urn or a bucket. The Arabic word “Al-Satl” seems to be more appropriate. Belonging to the spectral class of K2 III, it is a giant and cool star giving crimson hue. It is 234 light years away and has visual magnitude of 5.04. Rotating towards the Earth about five miles per second it is a binary star. Situla A is fairly hot with 4,550 Kelvin surface temperature and an orange k type giant whereas Situla B is fairly red and faint with a visual magnitude of 8.8. The combined effect leaves a crimson red colour emanating from the two stars
4. Sigma Aquarius
Astronomically it is Sigma Aquari and goes without a proper name. It is a binary white sub giant with the spectral class of A0 IVs. Its companion star is also white hence the brightness and whiteness of Sigma Aquarius makes it a notable star in the heaven. Located 265 light years away Sigma Aquarius is rotating towards the Earth Just about 7 mile per second.
All four stars can be easily traced in the following picture: Hydor is shown as “y” typed on reverse; Ancha is shown to the right close to Rho (p); Situla is sown up as “k” on top; Sigma Aquarius is shown on the bottom of the four stars square.
Aquarius Constellation
Courtesy: http://www.astrofilitrentini.it/mat/costell/aqr_e.html
Cosmics
1. It is all about a turn around; your lifestyle is changing for better; your psycho metrics are tuning up well; your source of happiness is topping up
2. Never ending stream of water or ambrosia is in itself a mark of blessing; in Eastern cultures water jugs are known to bring good luck; in Western cultures chalice filled with wine is a symbol of wealth
3. It is a defining moment; you have to put your goals and objectives as against the background of reality; prune the irrelevant and un-achievable and improve the ones that has the chance of success
4. A change of career, business, or engagement is in the offing; moving house is best done this year
5. The Chinese may be damned right: Red is the colour of fortune. Spread lot of red around you because red symbolizes action, swashbuckling, going forward. When you do that source of income naturally spruces up
6. What about education or further education? There cannot be a better time than this year when Jupiter and the Sun both were in Aquarius and later move to Pisces; time for fun and frolic; leisure and travel; affairs and nuptials
7. Bad time for criminals, gung-ho operators and their ilk; a dragnet is spread around them and most would be caught and punished
8. Chronic ailments show some mitigation. You get 101 doctors looking at these; Swine flu is flushed out; new medicines for terminal diseases spring up
9. For those who are born during February 16 to March 11; you have a better scope in improving your life in the coming months than you ever had for the last couple of decades.
Muthu Ashraff
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Saturday, February 13th, 2010
New Moon in February 2010, heralds good tidings and at the same time cautions you to take care. In this blog post let me explain the details of the New Moon in terms of astronomy and cosmics and offer you few tips for improving your life.
February New Moon
The New Moon appears at 2.52 a.m. GMT/UTC on Sunday 14 February 2010. You have to trace your local time in reference to this.
Astronomy
At this time the Moon appears to us on earth as if in conjunction with the Sun even though both are 94 arc seconds apart. The location of the Sun and the Moon along with the nearby star Deneb Algedi is given below:
The Sun
Right Ascension (Celestial Longitude) 21 hour 50 minutes 17 seconds
Declination (Celestial Latitude) South 13 degree 5 minutes 16 seconds
The Moon
Right Ascension (Celestial Longitude) 21 hour 48 minutes 43 seconds
Declination (Celestial Latitude) South 10 degree 17minutes 53 seconds
Star Deneb Algedi
Right Ascension (Celestial Longitude) 21 hour 47 minutes 36 seconds
Declination (Celestial Latitude) South 16 degree 4 minutes 49 seconds
Obviously, there is convergence of three celestial bodies rather than any conjunction. The Moon is at apogee (farther from the Earth) at about 252,310 miles away. Illuminated less than 1 percent, the Moon cannot be seen by us. Glare of the Sun apart, the Moon’s illumination is too insignificant for it to be recognized.
Capricornus Constellation
The Moon, the Sun and the star Deneb Algedi are in the Capricornus constellation. At this time both Mercury and Neptune are also in the same constellation; Neptune farther away in the East while Mercury in the West from the Moon. The Capricornus constellation is drawn like a sea-goat and is well known as “Pan” the God of flocks, shepherds, hunting and rustic music in Greek Mythology; God “Enki” in Babylonian legends; the Matsaya (Fish) Incarnation of Lord Vishnu in Hinduism ; the God ‘Osiris” of the ancient Egypt. Both the Sun and the Moon traversing through Capricornus constellation bring two opposing forces towards equilibrium. The cosmics of the Sun is, it is a hot and dry planet whereas the cosmics of the Moon is, it is a cold and moist planet. Both mix cold with warmth dryness with moisture. Therefore, this leads to level headedness prevailing in the minds of people on the one hand and overall health and fitness on the other hand.
Lunar Mansions
The New Moon arises in the twenty-forth Lunar Mansion (Arabic Al-Manzil al- Qamar) of “Al-Sad Al-Sud” ( Fortune of the Fortunate). This lunar mansion has a mixed bag. It bestows upon you mental alertness and physical fitness; you befriend new friends or get new business contacts; you can build new houses or ventures. You can also get treatment for chronic illness with more tangible results. Yet at the same time the lunar mansion has negative results as well: You have to take care of your family affairs especially about your spouse; illicit or extra marital affairs can lead to infamy; for those who are in politics they have to be careful lest they miss their steps; for those in the business flamboyant partners or fanciful projects can spell doom. In summary the mansion is fairly weighted towards good results.
Star Deneb Algedi
Located in the fish like tail of the sea-goat Capricornus, the star Deneb Algedi is a white colour one. It is a four star system with three other members. Their combined brightness makes Deneb Algedi a blue star , perhaps the brightest of all in the sky. This star is called a metallic star combining both good and bad effects: good arising from its brightness bad emanating from its location.
Improving Your Life
1. Bring more zing and zest to your lifestyle
2. Take out the moribund look and go for a face lift; see whether your dress, hair style , mannerism can be uplifted for good results
3. While talking with friends, colleagues keep both feet on the ground; crossing the legs is a taboo; ladies take notice
4. Get more of red colour into your system: eat reddish cabbage or vegetables with red colour within; my favourite is beet root; red fruits and indeed water melon would get your cosmics flow deep inside
5. The effect of the New Moon lasts for a fortnight in general; for the first week it is intense but will peter off as it reaches the Full Moon stage some 14.8 days after the New Moon; so hurry up and make hay while the Sun shines
6. Do little bit gardening, mixing earth with water; plant new saplings; uproot dried and dead ones
7. If you suffer from chronic or severe illness get additional medicine or treatment; for those who have terminal illness, be rest assured you are given a new leash of life until the Full Moon; the ambience around you gives more potassium and magnesium but less calcium. If you are calcium deficient mark this
8. Use more of white, blue or red colours in your dress and clothes
9. Pan is the God of music and hunting so commemorate him with more music and dance
10. Any chalcedony including Agate, Aventurine , Carnelian, Chrsysoprase and Onyx, can be worn as Gems & Crystals.
Muthu Ashraff
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Monday, February 8th, 2010
Natural and man made disasters strike many parts of the globe frequently. Immediately organizations such as Oxfam, Red Cross & Red Crescent Societies come to the rescue of the many people affected. The staff manning these service organizations have one thing in common, the influence of the star Menkar bestowing on them the ability in disaster management. In this blog post, I examine the star Menkar in terms of Astronomy, Constellation and Cosmics. Few tips are given in improving your life too.
Menkar in Astronomy
Menkar is a bright cool orange to reddish star beaming orange colour. The star was named after its original Arabic title “Al-Minkhar Al- Qaytaas” meaning “The Nostril of the Sea Monster”. It is in the Cetus constellation or simply “The Whale” constellation. Menkar is located on the Jaw of the giant whale alias sea monster. When you take the entire constellation per se it is located on the north-eastern part and rises fairly late in the eastern sky in the horizon. Due to the variability of its brightness, Astronomer Bayer was led to believe it as the brightest star in the Cetus constellation. Accordingly, he gave the alpha status to the star. Today, the star is considered as the second brightest one.
Menkar is astronomically referred to as “Alpha Ceti “. It is classified as “M 1.5 III a” indicating it is a cool orange giant and a variable star to boot. In its stellar evolution, Menkar is almost in the penultimate stage before its eventual death. Menkar has passed the early stages such as fusing hydrogen to helium, helium to carbon and now it is in the stage of contracting the remaining carbon at the core. Consequently the star is shedding its outer layers made of hydrogen. Once this stage is passed, Menkar is set to explode as a planetary nebula. Thereafter, perhaps the remaining rump part of the star could turn out to be a large white dwarf star.
A third magnitude star in brightness in the scale at 2.5, Menkar is located in Right Ascension (Celestial Longitude) 3 hour 2 minutes and 49 seconds and Declination (Celestial Latitude) 4 degree 7 minutes and 44 seconds north. Menkar has surface temperature of 3,700 Kelvin and is about 380 times luminous than the Sun. It is about 220 light years away and about 84 times the size of the Sun. It is a horizon star and is moving away from earth at a speed of 16 miles per second. Menkar is known for special features:
1. Its brightness vary in an irregular manner; being a giant star it is given an astronomical short hand “Lb “ which conveys to the laymen “ the brightness of this giant star varies in irregular manner “
2. Menkar emits radio waves as a result of cool winds on its surface. This may also have caused the orange colour beamed from the star throughout despite its variability of its brightness
3. Menkar is the last important star to rise in the Cetus constellation as it is located in the north-eastern part of Cetus
4. Menkar has steadily and greatly lost its carbon content after it entered the third stage of contracting carbon at the core. This means that Menkar is on the fast track to become a planetary nebula compared with other stars.
Cetus Constellation
Let me say few things about Cetus constellation. The word Cetus comes from Latin, meaning a whale. According to Greek Legend it all started when Cassiopeia queen of Cepheus, the King of Ethiopia, boasted that her beauty surpasses that of the sea nymphs Nereids. Hearing this impertinent statement, Poseidon (Neptune in Latin), the Lord of the ocean and father of the Nereids sent storms to ravage the Ethiopian sea coast. When Cepheus consulted the Oracle he was advised that as atonement for the vanity of his queen he must chain his daughter Andromeda in the sea to be devoured by the sea monster Cetus, who appears in the form of a Giant Whale. Later on Cetus is seen travelling towards Andromeda, the virgin who is chained to the rock to be devoured by him. Before Cetus can finish his job, Perseus the hero appears. He has in his hand the Head of Gordon Medusa. Perseus shows this head to Cetus; on seeing Medusa, Cetus is turned into a stone. There the sea monster lies eternally.
On the contrary, Gerardus D Bouw, writing in Biblical Astronomer No 104, traces the Cetus story from Nineveh, the Assyrian capital city on the bank of the Tigris River that was revived by God after the Ninevites repented as preached by Prophet Jonah. Obviously, the whale that swallowed Jonah could easily be traced to Cetus.
Whatever the story is, Cetus constellation is largely a southern constellation with few stars above the celestial equator. It is fourth largest constellation in the known sky. This constellation has several notable stars: Deneb Kaitos, Menkar , Baton Kaitos, Al Kaf Al Jidhmah, Deneb and Mira.
Cosmics
Menkar is located just above the celestial equator and always rises in the horizon. It can influence a person in four counts:
1. Birth star sighted by the Moon
2. Lucky star sighted by one of the other six planets
3. Rising star
4. Culminating star
Positive Cosmics
1. Menkar makes you a ‘service to humanity” person. You have charitable nature in helping affected people during calamities. It can be natural disaster such as an earthquake or a man made disaster such as arson. Whatever the nature of the disaster you are one of the few to rush in with whatever help you can garner
2. Though you often languish in the cocoon shelf of your office when the moment arrives you rise to the occasion with speed and agility second to none
3. Quick analysis is your hallmark and moving men and logistics under trying conditions is the task made for you
4. You will not easily give up in your actions be it in the office or in the sports ground. Your enthusiasm never fades
5. Plump, fat with an over sized belly and besotted with un-combed hair you are, in appearance wise an anti-thesis to the heroes in the celluloid films; but when it comes to work you are marvellous and often get adulation from many quarters.
Negative Cosmics
1. The chief negative is that you are too emotional; if anything is denied you are going to take it up grudgingly and wait for the moment to demonstrate that the other party is simply wrong
2. You can be caught in a web of deceit especially in relation to financial scandals or in extra marital affairs
3. You are prone to major accidents resulting in the loss of life or limb; you are also susceptible to major breakdowns in terms of health
4. As you tread the path of helping people in the throes of crisis the chance of tripping onto electricity wire or stung by venomous snakes or attacked by hyenas and other predators cannot be over-emphasized.
Improving Your Life
The following are few recommendations to improve your life:
1. You should select white, green orange and light colours for your dress
2. Numbers 1, 5 & 8 do wonders for you
3. You must sleep, keeping your head towards the south -east
4. You must join social services or disaster management or special services organizations
5. Single marriage lasts till end
6. It would be better for you to be in the public service or work for a Non-Governmental Organizations(NGO)
7. You should use the combination of alphabets “H “ in name or user name or pet name
8. You must develop lifestyle where your suitcase is stuffed and ready to fly away on call. Like in the Lyrics of a Jim Reeves number “ I hear the sound of distant drums” you wait for the mobile to ring for the call of duty
9. During leisure, enjoy at home peacefully.
Muthu Ashraff
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Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010
Are you prepared for action at any time like the legendary SWAT Team? If yes, you have something to do with the star Merak, a fabulous star in the north-eastern sky ever so present to keep you ever so prepared. In this blog post, I examine the star Merak in terms of Astronomy, Asterism and Cosmics and outline recommendations for improving your life.
Astronomy
Merak is a bright hot star beaming with white colour tinged in green shade in the north eastern sky. The word Merak comes from Arabic “Al-Maraak Al- Dubb Al- Akbar” meaning “the Loin of the Great Bear”. It is located in Ursa Major constellation or simply “Great Bear” constellation. Merak is a part of seven star combinations known as Big Dipper Asterism. Fabulously dazzling in colour, Merak is the fifth brightest star in the Great Bear constellation, even though Astronomer Bayer in his classification gave the second place to the star by allotting the Greek letter Beta.
Merak is astronomically referred to as “Beta Ursa Major“. It is classified as A1V indicating it is white dwarf main sequence star like our Sun, fusing hydrogen to helium in its core. A third magnitude star in brightness in the scale of at 2.3, Merak is located in Right Ascension (Celestial Longitude) 11 hour 2 minutes and 27 seconds and Declination (Celestial Latitude) 56 degree 19 minutes and 41 seconds. Merak has surface temperature of 9,600 Kelvin and is about 70 times luminous than the Sun. It is about 70 light years away and about 3 times the size of the Sun. It is fairly a northern star and is moving away from earth at a speed of 7.5 miles per second. Merak is known for various features:
1. As a Pointing star: if you draw an imaginary line from Merak thru Dubhe and go up North you would arrive at the Polar Star
2. As a star with a Disk: Like the planet Saturn, the star Merak has a cooling disk surrounding it; It gives an excellent colour combination of white with greenish tinge. Various theories abound for this phenomenon. One is that the surrounding area has heated dust that gives infra-red light translating into a fascinating colour; the other is that the star Merak might have a planet orbiting it
3. Merak is located 56 degree north; therefore it is a circumpolar star that is, never setting for those who live in areas 30 degrees north
4. In close proximity to Merak, but towards the west there is a planetary nebula known as “Owl Nebula” classified as NGC 3587 or Messier Object M 97.
Asterism
Merak is a part of the Big Dipper Asterism, the most famous out of all asterisms. Big Dipper is also known as Wagon in USA and Plough in UK. The appropriate word is ladle because all the seven stars in the asterism form a ladle. This asterism is noted in astronomy because the seven stars in the asterism are related to each other in terms of speed; motion and the direction towards these are moving away from earth. This remarkable fact is known as “Ursa Major Moving Group”. The seven stars in the asterism are: Dubhe, Merak, Megrez, Phekda, Alioth, Mizar and Alkaid. In Hindu mythology the asterism is called Saptha Rishi (Seven Stages) and they are represented as stars in the following manner: Kratu as Dubhe; Pulaha as Merak ; Atri as Megrez; Pulastya as Phekda; Angiras as Alioth; Vasishta as Mizar; Bhrigu as Alkaid. Out of these sages, Pulaha personified as Merak was born from the Navel of the God Brahma.
Cosmics
Merak does not figure as a birth star, sighted by the Moon or lucky star sighted by other six planets because it is far away from the ecliptical plane. Hence, Merak can influence your life as a rising star or a culminating star only. However, the effect of the star Merak is not much pronounced in cases of persons who are born in locations above 30 degree north in latitude or below 30 degree south in latitude. This is because for those who are born in locations above 30 degree north the star Merak never sets and to those who are born in locations below 30 degree south the star Merak never rises.
Positive Cosmics
1. Merak girds up your loin; you are always ready for action; you are blessed with the ability to take stock of the situation, develop your strategies and tactics, implement these in optimum manner and go towards your stated goals
2. Merak gives you uncanny wisdom appropriate for those who are to make decision at the spur of the moment like members of the legendary SWAT Team, Commandos, Business Negotiators and CEOs of large corporations
3. Merak also gives you smart look; bright in outlook; taking responsibility and always moving forward
4. Merak gets you the pleasures of life but as you start to enjoy there is a call from your boss or office to handle another assignment. Like James Bond in the movie you have little time to enjoy the plums of life that is spread all over you.
Negative Cosmics
1. You need to put lot of acting under pressure or under a guise; hence real love and fondness escape from you
2. You can be caught in a web of deceit
3. You will also develop erratic behaviour pattern in sex, family and business relations as time goes on.
Improving Your Life
The following are few recommendations to improve your life:
1. You should select white, green and light colours for your dress
2. Numbers 2, 5 & 8 do wonders for you
3. You must sleep, keeping your head towards the south -west
4. You must join special services in the armed forces
5. Marriage through love at first sight is shown, but bewares of it
6. Any business where quick decision making is involved could fit your bill
7. You should use the combination of alphabets “S “and “L” in your name
8. You must develop lifestyle to go with “on the job and always moving scenario”
9. During leisure, be homely as far as possible because you are having enough out door activities; now is the time to look at the home front and to look after the welfare of your family.
Muthu Ashraff
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Thursday, January 28th, 2010
Moon causes mood swings, true or false. Ask this question from a doctor the answer would be a thundering No. Ask this from a farmer in the village the reply would be a smiling Yes. Most pragmatic people concede that the Moon influences them in their moods and emotions. In this blog post let me give you some ideas about the Moon and how its cosmics influence your moods.
The Moon
In Astronomy, the Moon is the closest celestial body to the Earth. In fact the Moon is not a planet; it is just a satellite. The Moon orbits the Sun, however as it is gravitationally linked to the Earth It rotates around the Earth as well. The Moon was once part of the Earth. Millenniums ago a celestial body by the name of “Theia” struck the original Earth to break it into two pieces: The broken out part emerged as the Moon the remaining part continued as the Earth.
The Moon revolves around the Earth and it takes 29.56 days to complete a cycle. In this revolution the Moon goes into phases or lunation cycles. The Moon’s journey has eight such phases: New Moon, Waxing Crescent, First Quarter, Waxing Gibbous, Full Moon, Waning Gibbous, Last Quarter and Waning Crescent (Balsamic Moon). Out of these eight Moon phases the New Moon and Full Moon are noted as regards to their gravitational influence in opposite directions. Full Moon pulls you whereas New Moon dulls you. Waxing Crescent and Waning Gibbous have similarity in the degree of gravitational pull; First Quarter and Last Quarter are equal in their gravitational influence.
Moreover, the Moon wobbles on his erratic and elliptical path thereby at times it gets closer to the Earth and at times it is farthest from the Earth. These aspects are called perigee and apogee:
1. Perigee: This is the point where the Moon is closest to the Earth in its revolution. The closest perigee recorded is 221,440 miles from the Earth. At this moment the Moon has the highest pulling power
2. Apogee: This is the point where the Moon is farthest from the Earth in its revolution. The farthest apogee recorded is 252,730 miles from the Earth. At this moment the Moon has reduced pulling power.
Cosmics
A combination of moon phases especially the Full Moon and the Perigee Moon causes several disturbances on Earth which we call simply as cosmics of the Moon:
1. Illumination of the Moon
The illumination of the Moon can reach as high as 99. 99 %. This is referred to as Bright Moonlight.
2. Water Bodies
The oceans rise causing high tides and tidal waves lashing at the shores. Most water bodies such as rivers, tributaries, lakes, ponds an springs get hyper-active and violently bubble. Under-water currents are very active and might travel in a haphazard manner. In rivers and estuaries water curling ups are experienced. In muddy water bodies twirling water can sap swimmers into the depth of water resulting in instant death. However, the biggest impact is on the human beings: fluctuating moods and emotions.
3. Mood Swings
Both men and women are subject to mood swings of varied degree. Some men are susceptible to high mood swings, while others experience low mood swings and still few others relatively mild or no mood swings:
3.1. A high degree of sexual arousal is experienced in women; in the case of men the sexuality could turn out to be fairly violent. Sometimes they tend to use force on sexual partners or masturbate. Making sex during this time does not give mutual satisfaction to partners
3.2. Generally the Moon influences the endocrine system; Pituitary, Hypothalamus, Thyroid, Adrenal, Thymus, Pineal , Prostrate, Pancreas glands together with Gonad, Sex and Sweat glands are all impacted by the Moon. Furthermore, vital organs, nerves, blood cells, and body cells are also affected by the Moon
3.3. The energy produced within the body system experiences see-saw pattern; consequently either you brim with vitality or complain about loss of concentration
3.4. The aspect of criminality raises its head; surprisingly more crimes take place during bright Moon than dark Moon
3.5. More people get into injury or cause injury on others; those who are prone to accidents and falls have tendency to suffer more
3.6. Emotional instability is yet another disturbance caused by the Moon especially in those who are engaged in stressful jobs and vocations or having competitive lifestyle
3.7. Mentally retarded children would experience fall in their cognitive ability, while those who are insane or on the borderline might engage in madder actions than ever.
What You Should Do?
1. Be prepared to handle Moon related disturbances that could severely affect members of your family
2. Do your planning well by checking the date of Full Moon and Perigee Moon. When the time gap between Perigee Moon and the Full Moon is less than six hours the impact of these disturbances is very high. So diarise the full Moon days. A worked example along with my interpretation is given below:
Month: January
Date: 30
Perigee Moon: 9.04 a.m. (UTC/GMT)
Full Moon: 6.19 a.m. (UTC/GMT)
Illumination: 99.87%
Time Gap: Less than 6 hours
Constellation: Cancer
As you are aware, when Full Moon is in the Cancer constellation the gravitational pull is exacerbated as Cancer is described as a dark constellation with lesser bright stars around. The only salutary factor is the illumination rate which is fairly low. You should exercise extreme caution in the course of this day as the Mood Swings could turn out to be more violent than you foresee.
Muthu Ashraff
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Wednesday, January 27th, 2010
After sun set during months between June till October, you are marvelled to see a bright white star in the north-eastern sky. Known as the summer star, Deneb is fascinatingly luminous. If you are born under the star you soar in wealth and fame. Let me explain about the star Deneb in this blog post, outlining its astronomy, cosmics and how you can start improving your life and lifestyle.
Astronomy
The full name of the star “Deneb” is ‘Deneb Adige” which is derived from Arabic “Al-Dhanab Al-Dajajah” meaning “Tail of the Hen”. It has couple of aliases too. One is the name of “Aridef” given from the Arabic word “Al-Ridhf” which means ‘Innermost” as Deneb is located in the tail of the swan much deep in the constellation. Another name is “Arion” one of the Lyre-players who was turned into a swan by Zeus. The star’s location in the Cygnus constellation is very unique. Whether the wings are outstretched or folded the star Deneb remains prominent and colourful.
There are number of stars in vogue carrying the common name “Deneb” meaning the tail in Arabic. Deneb Algedi and Deneb Kaitos are few of the examples. But out of all these stars Deneb Adige is the most brightest and brilliant. Hence, we call the star simply as “Deneb”. Astronomically known as Alpha Cygni, Deneb is the number one star in the Cygnus constellation. Cygnus means a swan. Deneb is a variable star located at Right Ascension (Celestial longitude) of 20 hours 41 minutes and 44 seconds and Declination (Celestial latitude) of 45 degree and 18 minutes. If you look at the star intently against the background of the nearby sky you will notice three important shapes:
1. The Northern Cross where the star Deneb is on the head, with four other stars in centre, foot, right and left of the cross
2. A flying swan with outstretched wings with the star Deneb on the tail part
3. A Summer Triangle formed by Deneb along with stars Vega and Altair.
Though Deneb is the brightest star in the Cygnus constellation, it is just the nineteenth brightest in the known sky. A blue-white super giant its apparent magnitude is 1.25, but its real or absolute magnitude must be very much higher as Deneb is about 66,500 light years away from us. It has several unique qualities:
1. It is the largest white star known to us with 20 times the size of our Sun and with a diameter of about 116 times that of the Sun
2. Its brightness changes slightly due to pulsation; Deneb has become a prototype of this type of phenomenon called “Alpha Cygni Variables” extended to other stars that pulsate in similar manner
3. Deneb is moving away from the Earth at two and half miles per second
4. Deneb has stopped fusing hydrogen at the core; heavily lashed by stellar winds, it is losing its mass steadily. Consequently, Deneb a blue- white star at present would evolve to be a red giant and then explode as a supernova after millions of years hence
5. At present, the star generates 8400 Kelvin heat giving fantastic white colour rays wherein all the colours are present in equal strength as white is the mother of all colours
6. Deneb is also surrounded by nebula; one such nebula is North America Nebula or NGC 7000
6. Deneb figures in several science fiction films such as “Star Trek”, as it remains one of the keenly watched and well –researched stars in the heaven.
Asterism
Deneb forms the Northern Cross Asterism, the one that attracts attention during the summer sky. This asterism is noted in astronomy because it arises almost in the parallel position to the star Canopus in the north eastern sky. The Northern Cross is formed by:
1. Deneb on the head
2. Sadr (Gamma Cygni) in the centre; the name Sadr from Arabic “Al-Sadr Al -Dajajah” meaning ‘Breast of the Hen”
3. Albiero ( Beta Cygni) at the foot; alternate name is Minhar from Arabic “ Al-Minhar Al-Dajajah” meaning “Beak of the Hen”
4. Delta Cygni on the left; called variably as ‘ Rukh” and Al-Fawaris” meaning ‘Mythical bird’ and ‘Rider” respectively
5. Gienah (Epsilon Cygni) on the right; the name Gienah from Arabic “ Al-Janah Al-Dajajah” meaning ‘ Wing of the Hen”.
Cygnus Constellation
There are several legends of Cygnus constellation in the Greek Mythology. Two of these are well known:
1. When Leda is married to Tyndareus King of Sparta, Zeus creeps into her bedroom in the wedding night and seduces her; as a result of the union she gives birth to a son by the name of Pollux of Gemini fame. Hence, the swan is placed in the heavens
2. Orpheus and Arion are two lyre players,; Orpheus was killed while he was in a drunken state. Zeus placed both of them as musicians for eternity in the form of a flying swan.
Cosmics
Deneb does not figure as a birth star, sighted by the Moon or lucky star sighted by other six planets because it is far away from the ecliptical plane. Hence, Deneb can influence your life as a rising star or a culminating star only. However, the effect of the star Deneb is not much pronounced in cases of persons who are born in locations above 30 degree north in latitude or below 30 degree south in latitude. This is because for those who are born in locations above 30 degree north the star Deneb never sets and to those who are born in locations below 30 degree south the star Deneb never rises.
Improving Your Life
Considering the positive and negative cosmics of the star Deneb the following are brief recommendations given for improving your life:
1. You should select blue, white or bright colours for your upper and lower garments
2. Numbers 2, 4 and 5 should do wonders for you
3. You must sleep, keeping your head towards the direction of North – East
4. You must select business or profession that deals with aviation, broadcast, telecast or satellite transmission
5. You can also deal in poultry farming and related areas
6. Dealing in white goods such as fridges and washing machines could lead to prosperity
7. Industries such as Music and films and Leisure & tourism could be more rewarding
8. You should work in pleasant areas and shun areas of rough and tumble
9. Your marriage life soars in the beginning and falls flat in the end; hence you should take care
10. You should use the alphabet “R” in the name; if this is not possible get username, pet name or business name in this manner.
Muthu Ashraff
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Monday, January 25th, 2010
After a hectic and stressful day in office you are still fresh and willing to drop your colleague miles away from your home. How did you get all love and vitality? One explanation: you are born with the star Mebsuta guiding you. This fascinating star makes an ordinary person a caring and at the same time strong leader. Let me explain about the star Mebsuta in this blog post outlining, its astronomy and Cosmics, so that you can change your lifestyle and embark upon improving your life.
1) Astronomy
The name of the star Mebsuta is derived from Arabic “Al-Mabsuta” meaning “outstretched”. Astronomically known as Epsilon Gemini, Mebsuta is a double star in the Gemini constellation. Located in the ecliptical plane, this star is often passed by the Moon technically known as “occulted”. Other planets whistle by, but occultation is somewhat rare. The last incident of such occultation occurred on August 4, 1976 when Mars passed by Mebsuta.
Location of Mebsuta is interesting; from its position at Right Ascension (Celestial longitude) 6 hours 44 minutes and 33 seconds and Declination (Celestial latitude) of 25 degree 7 minutes and 14 seconds if you draw a line to south-east you will notice a three star combination. The first one being Mebsuta on the top, the second one in middle being Mekbuda (known as Zeta Gemini) and the last one being Kebash (known as Lambda Gemini). Interestingly Mebsuta is just above the ecliptical plane whereas Mekbuda just below the ecliptical line.
Fifth brightest star in the Gemini Constellation, Mebsuta is considered as a double star.The primary star has 3.2 magnitude of brightness and glows in white to yellowish colour. Its companion however is a small 9.5 magnitude blue star. The latter appears to our eyes as close to star Mebsuta though it is about 110 arc seconds away in the deep sky. Star Mebsuta is burning helium at the core like our Sun and losing its mass steadily. As a rare type of super giant, Mebsuta is much cooler than our Sun at 4,360 Kelvin belying its classification as “G8Ib Star” generally given to yellow stars like our Sun whose surface temperature must be above 5000 Calvin. This may be due to its long distance at 900 light years away and its brightness in luminosity of some 7,600 times the Sun and its size of about 150 times the Sun. What a great super giant!
2) Cosmics
2.1) Gemini Constellation
The legend of Gemini constellation is well known. In Greek Mythology, Gemini relates to twin brothers born to one mother and two fathers. Pollux the elder was born to Zeus who creeps in on the wedding night of Leda as a Swan and beds her; Castor was born to Tyndareus, King of Sparta to whom Leda is lawfully wedded. While Pollux is immortal Castor is mortal. Pollux is a pugilist whereas Castor is a horseman. Both are inseparable twins. Castor was fatally wounded in a battle with Idas who is their mutual cousin. Pollux could not console himself with the death of his twin brother and pleads with Zeus to take his life as well. Zeus so impressed by the brotherly love shown by Pollux towards Castor, places them in the sky as immortal stars symbolizing love and affection between two brothers. The star Mebsuta is located on the right knee of Castor. Interestingly, the star Mekbuda mentioned earlier is located on the left knee of Pollux. The ancients used to swear by the name of Gemini when making oaths or transactions.
2.2) Lunar Mansion
Mebsuta is in the sixth Lunar Mansion (Arabic Al- Manzil Al-Qamar) of “Al- Hannah (The Mark)”. Those who are born under this lunar mansion have noble virtues; they work hard and never lose their love and vitality. This lunar mansion has a mixed bag; on one hand it makes a person born under it to toil hard ; on the other hand it preserves such persons unscathed from failures and disappointments making them paragons of virtue.
2.3) Improving Your Life
Mebsuta can influence your life as a Birth star, Rising star, Culminating star and Lucky star depending on the sky map cast at the time, date and place of your birth. Considering the positive and negative Cosmics of the star Mebsuta the following are brief recommendations given for improving your life:
1. You should select blue, white, yellow and light colours for your upper garments such as shirts and blazers; choose dark shades for lower garments such as trousers and skirts
2. Numbers 1, 2 and 6 should do wonders for you
3. You must sleep, keeping your head towards the direction of North – West
4. You must select business or profession that does not conflict with nature but helps people to live with nature
5. You can also select trading goods or services across the oceans
6. Industries such as Music and films, Leisure & tourism, Fashion & entertainment could be more rewarding
7. You should be a peace activist and heavily charity minded
8. You are One-marriage person; therefore select your partner wisely
9. You should use the alphabet “K” or “Q” in your name; if this is not possible get username, pet name or business name in this manner
10. On your study or work table keep a model of ship with floating sails. The replica in wood is recommended
11. During leisure, play flute or melodious instrument that uses wind; watch films that depict love and affection or arts and nature
12. Take lot of care on your feet, knee downwards; special attention must be paid to your right knee; any knee injury would be debilitating and fatal too.
Muthu Ashraff
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Monday, January 18th, 2010
Recent spat by Israel on the Turkish ambassador brought in its wake a diplomatic skirmish between the two countries resulting in a rare Israeli apology. Will the relationship between the two erstwhile partners in the volatile region of Middle-East improve? The question is in the minds of many political analysts. I examined the state of play between Turkey and Israel by watching the recent Solar Eclipse. In this bog post, I write about the Solar Eclipse in terms of Astronomy and Cosmics and pen my interpretation in point form.
Brief
Turkey and Israel were good buddies throughout the establishment of Israel in 1947. In fact, Turkey was one of the few countries that gave diplomatic recognition to the nascent country. Both Turkey and Israel moulded a political and economic relationship that stood intact during Israel’s war with Arab countries. Later in the nineties, the relationship took the shape of strategic partnership with the military dimension added to political and economic spheres. One reason for this is the similar outlook both countries had in terms of deeply hostile relationship with their respective neighbours. Turkey had to grapple with Armenia, Syria, Iran, the rebellious Kurds and ever nagging Cyprus. Israel continued to be beset with problems with the Arab neighbours and an intractable Palestinian crisis.
The turning point came in December 2008 when Israel sent its troops to Gaza on mission codenamed, “Operation Cast Lead” which resulted in the death of Palestinians in thousands. The world felt aghast, so did Turkey whose Premier Recep Erdogan was furious as he was in the midst of peacemaking between Israel and Syria. From this moment things went bad for the partnership. Recep Erdogan upped his antipathy in statements and a walk out from Davos conference in January 2009 after delivering a stinging criticism on Shimon Peres, Israeli President was a litmus test. The recent diplomatic ridicule by the Deputy Foreign Minister over the Turkish ambassador Ogug Celikkol made things worse. A Turkish ultimatum brought Israel to remorse followed by an apology but not to any sense of pragmatism though. Last Sunday, Ehud Barak visited Turkey on a previously scheduled trip but with an added emphasis on mending ties. He was partially successful. He had long and fruitful meetings with Turkish Defence Minister Vecdi Gonul and Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu. However, the plums he looked for in meeting Prime Minister Recep Erdogan or President Abdullah Gul or Defence Chief of Staff Ilker Basbug evaded him.
Solar Eclipse
Astronomy
The solar Eclipse that took place on Friday January 15, 2010 was the longest annular and partial one lasting about 11 minutes and 8 seconds. It is significant because it is the longest for the millennium as the next longest one is not due until 3043 A.D. This particular eclipse is known as Saros 141 Series. The series began in May 1,613 A.D. It repeats every 18 years and the one that occurred on Friday is 23 rd out of 70 such eclipses in the Saros 141 Series. When this eclipse took place the Sun was covered by the moon leaving the outer ring of the Sun glowing in muted brightness. Almost half of the Globe came under darkness or partial darkness, especially at the height of eclipse at 7.47 GMT/UT when the shadow cast by the Moon was seen on the earth for an extent of 225 miles. Beginning from Chad in Africa the eclipse spread to the Sea of China in the East. There are few significant pointers in this Eclipse.
1. The Eclipse was at the Moon’s Ascending Node
2. The Moon was very farthest from the Earth called apogee at some 255,000 miles away
3. At the height of the Eclipse at 7.47 GMT/UT, the position of the Planets Sun and Moon are given below:
The Sun
Right Ascension (Celestial Longitude) 19 hour 47 minutes 58 seconds
Declination (Celestial Latitude) 21 degree 7 minutes 21 seconds
The Moon
Right Ascension (Celestial Longitude) 19 hour 47 minutes 48 seconds
Declination (Celestial Latitude) 21 degree 6 minutes 22 seconds
4. There are no significant stars in the area where the eclipse took place
5. To the south east of the location there are two celestial bodies; Venus at 19 hour and 52 minutes and far away M 75 Globular cluster at 20 hour and 6 minutes.
Cosmics
1. The Sun, the Moon, Venus and the M 75 Globular are in the Sagittarius constellation whose occult ownership is ascribed to Jupiter. Sagittarius constellation represents the Centaur (a figure of half –horse and half-man in Greek mythology). Ptolemy originally drew this figure and is followed ever since. This constellation is full of bright stars and a wealth of deep sky objects such as clusters and nebulae. Additionally, the constellation heralds boon for trade and economy
2. Venus personifies Wealth & prosperity, Knowledge & arts, Happiness & enjoyment, Luxury & comfort, Sensuality & civility, Beauty and brains etc
3. M75 Globular is a vast cluster of almost 130 light years in diameter, standing some 67,500 light years away from the earth with a visual magnitude of 8.5. This cluster is about 180,000 times brighter than the Sun. This is a massive cluster, very remote portraying military and political fame and action.
4. The Moon is located at Lunar Mansion 22 of Al-Sad Al- Dhabih (The fortune of the slayer). This Lunar Mansion leads to political manipulation or political capitulation in the external theatre. It is also bad for partnership in economy or of military nature between nations. But the Lunar Mansion is good for garnering internal political power.
Interpretation
1. Turkey Israel relationship dips from one of strategic partnership to that of managing tactical issues. Turkey goes on its declared policy of “zero problems with the neighbours” and would not require any partnership with Israel on strategic level. By the same token, Israel continues to rely on military as a sole buttress to keep the country safe from the wrath of Arab neighbours and would not countenance a critical ally in the form of peace loving and non-belligerent Turkey
2. Turkish economy expands with peace dividends and the need to rely on Israel as “partner in the same boat” vanishes into thin air. Israeli economy also expands in military related arms and technology but would not be sufficient to keep Turkey aligned to it. Earlier Israel was very dismissive of the political actors in Turkey often relying on the military actors in Turkey. Now this takes a 360 degree turn for which Israel is ill-prepared
3. Both countries would make grandiose statements in public regarding improving relationship and putting the past behind, but would continue to work in the opposite direction privately
4. Turkey becomes a key player in international and regional diplomacy whereas Israel languishes in isolation in the region and much of the globe
5. Turkey is wooed by countries ranging widely such as Egypt and Saudi Arabia who are competing for leadership of Arab league and Iran and Sudan who are struggling to stay put amidst the global outburst against them. Israel on the other hand struggles to make it relevant to any of these countries in peace and prosperity
6. Both countries would continue to bash each other via the electronic and print media as a state policy to satisfy their respective electorates
7. A lop-sided equation has come into force: Turkey needs Israel less and Israel needs Turkey more
8. Outside the equation, Israel is losing clout in the United States while Turkey is moving more towards Russia
9. The final nail on the coffin is struck when Israel invades either Gaza or Lebanon in the near future out of sheer frustration.
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Thursday, December 17th, 2009
So you have found your Sun sign by looking at popular newspaper columns and internet pages and adopt it as your own. The dates given for these Sun signs are made arbitrarily and do not relate to the actual transit of the Sun. Find your Right Sun sign by reading this blog post. I explain details of the transit of the Sun so that you can find your Sun sign easily and go on improving your life.
Your Right Sun Sign
Just check the actual transit dates given in the table below and find out Your Right Sun Sign. The table details twelve Zodiacal signs plus Ophiuchus, a Sun sign that was ignored by the ancients but plays a major role today. Hence, there are thirteen such Sun signs now. In Astronomy, these Sun signs are known as “Constellations”. The table below indicates the name of the constellation, date Sun enters into the constellation, date Sun leaves from the constellation and the duration in days the Sun stays in a constellation, as shown by Dr. Lee T. Shapiro, Director Morehead Planetarium, of the University of North Carolina. The accompanying notes explain finer points over the Sun transit:
Transit of the Sun
Constellation Date Enters Date Leaves Duration of stay in days
Aries April 19 May 13 25
Taurus May 14 June 19 37
Gemini June 20 July 20 31
Cancer July 21 August 9 20
Leo August 10 September 15 37
Virgo September 16 October 30 45
Libra October 31 November 22 23
Scorpio November 23 November 29 7
Ophiuchus November 30 December 17 18
Sagittarius December 18 January 18 32
Capricorn January 19 February 15 28
Aquarius February 16 March 11 24
Pisces March 12 April 18 38
Notes:
1. The Sun transits into 13 constellations and not twelve as popularly known. In addition, the Sun while in the Pisces constellation breaks new ground by parking into the Cetus constellation on March 27. What happens is that half of the Sun’s disk is in Cetus constellation and half of the Sun’s disk is still in the Pisces constellation a unique process that lasts almost 18 hours on that day
2. Depending on the leap year adjustment the days may fluctuate plus or minus one day for every Sun sign
3 Those who are born on border days have to check the precise position of their Sun sign by looking at the sky map of their time, date and place of birth, or should consult an astronomer to trace the position of the Sun. This is because the Sun unlike the universally accepted day, does not begin its journey on twelve midnight. The time of its entry into a constellation can take place any time during the 24 hour slot
4. Duration of the stay of the Sun in these constellations is uneven. The Sun stays more than 30 days in six constellations: Taurus, Gemini, Leo, Virgo, Sagittarius and Pisces. Whereas The Sun stays less than 30 days in seven constellations: Aries, Cancer, Libra, Scorpio, Ophiuchus, Capricorn and Aquarius
5. The Astronomical name for Scorpio is Scorpius; Capricorn is Capricornus; while the calling names for Ophiuchus vary: snake handler, snake charmer, serpent carrier and its Latin name Serpentius are very common
6. The Sun stays more days in Ophiuchus than in Scorpio
7. Just above 60 per cent of the global population is born under six Sun signs of
Taurus, Gemini, Leo, Virgo, Sagittarius and Pisces
8. The longest stay of Sun is in Virgo constellation and the shortest stay is in Scorpio constellation.
Ophiuchus
Most of you have read about the twelve Zodiacal Sun signs. Probably you have not learnt much about the Ophiuchus Sun sign. Let me give you few details of the Ophiuchus. This Sun sign comes in between Scorpio somewhat of a negative Sun sign and Sagittarius an extremely positive Sun sign. Hence Ophiuchus combines positive and negative features. If you are born between November 30 and December 17 you come under the Ophiuchus Sun sign. Here is a review of this Sun sign:
Positive Cosmics: Person with becalming and balming effect, most of the time a healer, in every family a “ sugar daddy” ; compassion is your hall mark ; high dexterity and manoeuvrability in handling any situations; an excellent problem-solver and trouble shooter; moderate but satisfactory lifestyle ; ability to forecast and clairvoyance; brings opposing factions together; dull looking person with passion for bright and flashing colours; always an idealist; hates crime and criminals; artistic and expressive tendencies make you famous in publishing , media, fashion and entertainment industry; during Christmas you don the clothes of Santa Claus to distribute gifts; you do well in professions bordering on medicine, therapy and ones that bring happiness and laughter to others
Negative Cosmics: Fall victim to conspiracy and deceit; land in unseen troubles without your knowledge; too passionate in love accompanied with too quick failures in family life; prone to accidents and accidental poisoning; high sensitivity mar your health resulting in breakdowns of heart and vital organs.
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Muthu Ashraff
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Wednesday, December 16th, 2009
Bright in the sky, planet Venus is similar to our Earth. But many of her features are so unique that Venus has gained importance not only in Astronomy but in your life too. This blog post details facts about Venus in terms of Astronomy, Legend and Cosmics to enable you to understand Venus better and embark upon improving your life and lifestyle.
Astronomy
Venus is a feminine planet and I have used the word she or her appropriately:
1. Similarity to Earth: She is considered as twin sister of Earth due to similarity in terms of size, mass and gravity. The diameter of Venus is 7,521 miles about 86% of that of the Earth; her mass is about 82 % of that of the Earth. Gravity of Venus is equal to 90% of the Earth’s gravity; for example a person weighing 100 pounds on Earth would weigh 90 pounds on Venus
2. Difference between Earth and Venus: Key difference lie in the atmosphere of Venus which is made up of mostly carbon dioxide. It is too hot there with average temperature on the surface ranging about 460 degree Celsius compared to Earth’s hottest temperature at 58 Celsius. Furthermore, the density in the atmosphere of Venus is very high; something like 92 times the air pressure of Earth prevails on Venus. If you land there you would simply be crushed and melted. Yet anther difference is equally appalling. Sulphuric acid in the cloud surrounding Venus together with lack of water on surface or beneath makes the planet inhospitable
3. Proximity to Earth: Venus is the closest planet from the Earth; her mean distance is calculated as 0.28 astronomical Unit or about 26 million miles. In her orbit around the Sun, Venus travels closest to the Earth at 23.7 million miles; when it moves away from the Earth her distance is about 162 million miles
4. Appearance: Venus appears both in mornings and evenings, a scenario that led ancient Greeks to conclude that there are two such planets: Phosphorus for the morning one and Hesperus for the Evening one. However, modern astronomers found that Venus appears at times in the western sky in the evening when Venus is moving towards the Earth and other times Venus appears in the eastern sky in the morning when Venus is moving away from the Earth
5. Conjunction: In her orbit around the Sun Venus can come in between Earth and the Sun which is known as Inferior conjunction where the light of Venus is lost due to the glare of the Sun. When Venus goes to the opposite point, Sun comes in between Venus and Earth which is known as superior conjunction where the Sun completely occults (covers) Venus and shuts her light falling on Earth
6. Brightness: Venus is the brightest planet viewed from Earth after the Sun and the Moon. There are several reasons: one is the proximity and the other in the manner in which Venus rotates. The silvery planet rotates so slowly on her axis that it takes 243 days for a single revolution. Compare this with Earth’s rotation of 24 hours. Now in her orbit around the Sun Venus takes 224 days just about seven and half months to complete the journey. This feature makes Venus remaining almost as a day planet
7. Rotation: The other four planets namely, Mercury, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn rotate on their axis West to East called counter clockwise, whereas Venus rotates on her axis East to West called clockwise. There is a reason for this phenomenon. Millenniums ago Venus was struck by a huge asteroid. As a result Venus turned upside down. Even today Venus rotates on its axis that tilts about 177 degrees. So Venus is seen as rotating East to West. If she was in her original condition then she would behave like the other four planets
8. Topography: Her surface is covered by caters created by volcanoes and have topography of huge mountains (higher than mountains on Earth) with valleys in between representing bosoms of a lady. Hence the planet is considered feminine.
Legend
1. Venus is named after the Roman Goddess of love and beauty due to silvery light and the appearance of heaving bosom of a lady
2. Venus is the jewel in the sky bright with her carbon dioxide representing blue diamonds
3. Both Holy Scriptures Bible and Quran call Venus as the “morning star”; Venus is one of the stars that guided the three magi to Infant Jesus
4. Hindus called Venus, Shukra personifying the great teacher of Ashura by the name Shukracharya who is said to bestow many boons including Wealth & prosperity, Knowledge & arts, Happiness & enjoyment, Luxury & comfort, Love & marriage, Sex & pleasure, Sensuality & civility and Beauty and brains.
Cosmics
The position of Venus at the time of your birth is very important to understand the nature of your cosmics:
Firstly, you have to find out where Venus was posited at the time of your birth. Theoretically, Venus visits 24 constellations in the sky. In addition to the Twelve Zodiacal Constellations where Venus spends most number of days it also visits Four Non-Zodiacal Constellations: Ophiuchus, Cetus, Orion and Sextant. Moreover, Venus touches eight other constellations one day or less out of 1000 days as calculated by the Astronomical Institute of Utrecht University in Germany. Venus in different constellations means different things for you. Venus in Aries can make you a famed soldier and in Capricornus can make you a renowned professor. Venus in Virgo however can make you a ladies man
Secondly, you have to find out whether Venus was in the sky map of your place of birth at the time of your birth. If so, you have to see whether it was rising, culminating or setting in the sky at the time of your birth. A rising Venus makes you famous; culminating Venus turns you a man who enjoys life; setting Venus however, can cause trouble for your sex and family life
Thirdly, you have to find out whether any phenomenon involving Venus has taken place at the time of your birth. For example, if there is an inferior conjunction your life and fame are overshadowed by events beyond your control; if there is superior conjunction your rise in career and family life finally goes up in smoke due to a transgression on your part.
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Muthu Ashraff
Cosmic Adviser
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Wednesday, October 21st, 2009
What is expected from Iran for the last three decades is going to happen; Iran is turning towards the West. The cosmic forecast of Iran indicates a big turning point that will change the entire area of Geopolitics. Most countries including United States would normalize relationship with Iran and stand to gain. Some countries headed by Germany would go down as losers. Let me explain in this blog post the Cosmic Forecast of Iran in terms of Astronomy, Cosmics and the list of Gainers and Losers.
Astronomy
I observed the sky of Tehran, Iran as the New Moon began its monthly journey on the Sunday 18 October, 2009 at 9.03 a.m. The Eastern Sky had five planets in the raw: Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus and Saturn. All these Planets are posited in the Virgo Constellation at this time. Incidentally, Al-Biruni, the famous Arab Astronomer identified major part of Persia (Now Iran) coming under the Virgo Constellation. The astro – position of the planets this time are given below:
Planetary Position
Planet Right Ascension Declination
hh:mm:ss dd:mm:ss
The Sun 13: 32: 16 9: 38: 28 South
The Moon 13: 23: 39 14: 30: 11 South
Mercury 12: 49: 18 3: 14: 07 South
Venus 12: 17: 02 0: 10: 32 South
Saturn 11: 58: 26 2: 21: 52 North
Stars & Cosmics
1 The Star Spica (Alpha Virginis) the brightest star in the Virgo constellation was flanked by both the Sun and the Moon; Sun sights it on the south-west whereas the Moon sees it on the North. A blue binary star of 0.95 magnitude with a spectral class of B1 located 262 light years away, Spica is positioned on the wheat sheaf in the left hand of the ever green Virgin. This star is all about setting standards and maintaining discipline; it is about ethics and planned efforts; it is about norms and practices
2. The star Poorima (Gamma Virginis) a white colour star of 3.40 magnitude with a spectral class of F0 located 39 light years away is positioned on the waist of the ever green Virgin. Al-Biruni called it as a “ Turn”. This star signifies an about turn from the evil or dangerous path to good and beneficial path. The Planet Mercury sights this star on the north-west direction
3. The star Zaniah (Eta Virginis) a yellow star of 3.85 magnitude with a spectral class of A2 located 250 light years away is positioned on the left arm of the Virgin. It symbolizes amusement and enjoyment of life and its pleasures; Chinese treated the star as maintainer of Law. The Planet Venus sights this star on the south-east direction
4. The star Zavijaya (Beta Virginis ) a pale yellow star of 3.61 visual magnitude with a spectral class of F9 located 36 light years away is positioned on the top of the winged right shoulder of the ever green Virgin. It signifies the choice of a right teacher or master to lead one into the right path. The Planet Saturn sights this star on south-west direction.
Lunar Mansion & Cosmics
The new moon starts its journey from the Fourteenth Arabic Lunar Mansion (Manzil) of “Al-Simak” which means “Un-armed”.
This Manzil denotes the western direction, equal opportunity and a win-win situation. It beams powerful light onto the hitherto dark situation. Moreover, the Manzil indicates prudence, care and equanimity. As the name suggests there will be a farewell to arms. Iran becomes an accepted nuclear power, regional power and an anchor for peace and stability in the global scene.
Gainers
The Cosmic Forecast is set below; please note that, it does not take part overnight but over a period of time.
United States normalizes its relation with Iran, supplies nuclear fuel for its reactors, builds reactors and refineries and undertakes infra structure projects such as roads, railway, shipyards etc. USA supplies arms and advanced technology and becomes number one trading partner
Turkey follows suit in similar manner with emphasis on joint collaboration in infra-structure, buildings and military hardware along with commodity trading. It also becomes the key conduit for Iran’s gas and crude oil in several pipeline projects
France jumps the gun and offers nuclear reactors, advanced planes and radars etc. France also undertakes cultural, literary and sports training not to forget film, fashion and arts
Russia doubles its efforts to ink more deals on Oil & Gas. Russia is bent on “ Pipelinistan “ a concept linking Turkey, Iran, Central Asian Countries and Russia to join together for the supply of the region’s liquid assets to Far –East, Eastern- Europe , Caucasus and to Western – Europe and continue to close deals for its companies like “Gasprom”. Russia also supplies advanced war planes and military assets to establish Iran as a strong power in Persian Gulf. More than that Russia completes “ Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant“ and comes with couple more to generate much needed electricity
Syria goes deeper as the most trusted and tested partner and binds itself in cooperation in every economic and social activities
Brazil and Venezuela are cast in the role of making Iran a great trading partner for the Latin America. Bolivia and Nicaragua also joins the bandwagon
China gets more oil and goes up-beat in selling all the junk it has which is not wanted by the Americans now. In any case China always believes in soft power
Other gainers include Italy, Spain, India, Indonesia, Scandinavian and almost the entire Non-aligned group of countries.
Losers
Germany, the fellow Aryan Country gets the top slot amongst the losers. It sees its trade volume and share in the Iran cake dwindling in staggering speed
Israel is dubbed as the second best loser; neither it has nuclear one-manship in the Middle East nor it has monopoly clout to influence the future trends in the region
Britain goes to dog house be it David Cameron or Gordon Brown in the helms
Other laggards include most of the Arab countries except for Iraq, Lebanon and the Palestine.
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Muthu Ashraff
Cosmic Adviser
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Monday, October 19th, 2009
Have you seen action in the battle field or engaged in political gerrymandering or in corporate brinkmanship? If yes you are one of the chosen few who have the sight and influence of the huge and bright star Antares. In this blog post, I examine the Star Antares in terms Astronomy and Cosmics and outline recommendations to improve your Life and Lifestyle.
Astronomy
The word Antares means “Like Ares” or “Rival to Ares”; as you know, Ares is the Greek god of war, whom the Romans called as Mars. Antares is located in the Scorpio constellation where it is the brightest star. Beaming in red and orange hue with a greenish tinge the star is the sixteenth brightest in the known sky. It has number of aliases: The Arab astronomers called it “Al-Qalb al-Aqrab” meaning the “heart of the Scorpio” as it is located in the middle of the Scorpio constellation. This led to the Latin name “Cor Scorpii” meaning the same. It is also known as “ Vespertilio” meaning “Bat” as it hovers in the ecliptical path like a bird.
Due to its metallic red colour, its location in the ecliptical path and its shining brightness, Antares is often confused for or compared with the Planet Mars. Antares is frequently occulted by the Moon; other Planets also sight the star as and when they sojourn in the Scorpio constellation. Mars conjuncts Antares once in two years.
This red super-giant astronomically known as “Alpha Scorpii” varies in brightness between 0.9 to 1.1 magnitude. It is a binary with a companion star much smaller than itself. Astronomers describe Antares as a semi-regular pulsating binary. It is classified as a red colour intermediate super giant luminous at times and less luminous at some other times which is written in astronomical short-hand as “M 1.5 Iab-Ib”. The companion star is blue-white and a main sequence star, which is written in astronomical short-hand as “B2.5 V”. Due to its pulsating nature and varying degree of brightness and due to the blue-white colour of its companion star mixing with its own metallic redness, Antares whimsically radiates in an unusual orange hue with a greenish tinge.
In addition to the companion, Antares has two aide-de camps as they say in the Military. It is flanked by two great stars: Sigma Scorpii in the north-west on the upper segment and Tau Scorpii in the south-east on the lower segment; both the stars are called by the Arab Astronomers as “Al-Niyat” , which means “The Arteries”. They had a logical reason to do so: since Antares is the heart of the Scorpio both Sigma and Tau Scorpii the two stars flanking the heart , should better be named as arteries. Antares the General, cannot be left with is the aid-de-camps only. A litany of soldiers has to stand guard the commander. So we have one of the brilliant star cluster M4 (Messier Object 4) Globular Cluster with about 50 stars within located half-way between Antares and Sigma Scorpii. I am giving you an excellent astro-photo of this scenario:
Antares
http://www.nightsky.at/Photo/Neb/Antares_M4_APO.html
The orange-red glowing super-giant Antares is at the bottom left; M4 globular cluster of stars is at the bottom right . The bright white-blue star Sigma Scorpii is on the top right of the picture.
Antares is located in Right Ascension (Celestial Longitude) 16 hour 29 minutes and 24 seconds and Declination (Celestial Latitude) 26 degree 25 minutes and 55 seconds south. Much cooler than the Sun it has surface temperature of 3,400 Kelvin. It is about 604 light years away and about 15 times the size of the Sun. It has 500,000 million miles diameter something like 800 times the Sun. To cap it all, Antares is 60,000 times luminous than the Sun. Antares is moving away from earth at a speed of 2 miles per second. Large and powerful stellar winds blow within Antares making huge red flairs and great sound of lashing. Sadly, Antares has finished its helium stock and is now losing its own mass; one day it will end its life as a great red star by transforming itself as a brilliant supernova.
Cosmics
Historically, Antares together with three other stars namely, Regulus, Fomalhaut and Aldebaran were considered as the Royal Stars of Persia about 3000 B.C. They were venerated as the four guardians of heaven: Regulus in north, Antares in west, Fomalhaut in South and Aldebaran in East. The Persian names went as Venant, Satevis, Hastorang and Tascheter respectively. These four stars not only acted as guardians but also marked the season as well. These were located approximately in 6 hours interval in the space roughly about 3 months marking the equinoxes and the solstices. The star also personifies the Arab warrior Anter who lived in the days before the Holy Prophet. This warrior was once a slave; when he was called upon to take part in battle he did so proving his valour resulting him being manumitted; he was also allowed to marry his sweetheart a lady of noble personage. In the Euphratean culture Antares is the Lord of the Steed. The star marks the Eighteenth Arabic Lunar Mansion (Manzil) “Al- Qalb” (The Heart ) which is generally considered as fortunate.
The following are Cosmics Highlights of the star Antares
1. It is just opposite of the Star Aldebaran located in the east, when Antares sets
Aldebaran rises and vice versa. Antares represented the Autumn Equinox in early times; today Antares can be seen at its highest point on June 22 every year
2. Antares has opposite directions. It is the star of bravery and at the same time of foolish and rash behaviour. Antares personifies a great general who can be deceived by a puny soldier; great military honour leading the person to bask in the glory and wither away later
3. Whoever born under the star would move towards west from their birth place
4. Antares grants you several positive cosmics: Courage & Determination; working against many odds to achieve your goals; amassing wealth from spoils of war or victory in ventures such as corporate raiding; fortune, eminence and action orientation; fight for social causes like liberty, equality and fraternity in the style of French revolutionaries; lot of energy flowing from the Base Chakra (Nafs in Arabic); the energy flows of Fire, Spirit, Air, Water and Earth would be finely balanced at the beginning but would go haywire as you grow older; magnanimity trimmed with selfishness is your hallmark
5. Negative cosmics abound: rash behaviour; insubordination; rebelling against the establishment; sowing discord amongst the rank and file especially in the army corps; arrogance & over-confidence; slip of the tongue and not fault of the brain; often betrayed by own confidante’s ; wisdom taking back-seat ; success savoured in ventures dissipates if level head does not prevail
6. The Arabic Lunar Manzil Al-Qalb makes you a high-spirited person with huge fire energy along with the sound of fury; you will rise like a meteor unless heavens forbid you will fall like Napoleon Bonaparte. This Manzil is favourable for those who engage in war or fight for a worthy cause; on the fillip side this Manzil encourages rebellion, sedition and insubordination.
Lifestyle
The following are few of the recommendations for improving your life:
1. If Antares is your birth star, join the army or get into army related business activity. Often wear strong shade colours but not black; drink lot of water and eat red meat. Never get drunk; but lot of sex
2. If Antares is your Lucky star sighted by Mars follow the above recommendation with some modifications to suit your temperament and chemistry
3. If Antares is your rising star get into politics straightaway
4. If Antares is your culminating star it is better for you to get a job in the Government service where your function is to regulate people, commerce & industry
5. Women born under the star are susceptible to pregnancy related problems
6. Recommended gems include: Carnelian, Amethyst and Onyx.
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Muthu Ashraff
Cosmic Adviser
Tags: Antares, Astronomy, Cosmics, Gems & Crystals, Improving Your Life, Lifestyle
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Tuesday, September 29th, 2009
Are you born with a silver spoon in your mouth? You are if you satisfy one of the three conditions the English idiom sets for a person born with a silver spoon in his mouth. Either you are born into wealth and privilege or have good fortune that you did not earn but inherited from your family or simply you have every good thing happening around you with least efforts on your part. In all these cases there is the influence of the great star Megrez up on you. In this blog post, I examine the Star Megrez in terms of Astronomy, Asterism, Constellation and Cosmics and outline recommendations to improve your lifestyle.
Astronomy
Megrez is a bright hot star beaming with bluish-white colour in the northern sky. The word Megrez comes from Arabic “Al-Meghrez Al Dhaneb Al- Dubb Al- Akbar” meaning “the base of the tail of the Great Bear”. Al-Meghrez also means Buttocks. It is located in the constellation known as Ursa Major or in simple language “Great Bear”. Megrez is a part of seven star combinations known as Big Dipper Asterism. The other stars are Dubhe, Merak, Phekda, Alioth, Mizar and Alkaid all in the Great Bear. Beautiful star Megrez is the faintest amongst the seven stars. Its strategic position in the Asterism and the fact that to the north of the star there lies a starless sky except for the Messier 40, a Deep Sky Object of unusual and curious nature has made Megrez a legend in the sky.
Megrez is astronomically referred to as “ Delta Ursa Major“. It is classified as A3 V indicating it is blue-white dwarf with a variable brightness. It is a star of fourth magnitude in brightness with 3.3 visual magnitude. Megrez though ranked fourth as Delta in Greek alphabet, is the last in terms of brightness amongst the seven stars in the Big Dipper asterism. It is located in Right Ascension (Celestial Longitude) 12 hour 15 minutes and 25 seconds and Declination (Celestial Latitude) 57 degree 01 minutes and 57 seconds. A hydrogen fusing star, Megrez has surface temperature of 8,600 Kelvin; though the radiation is lesser than the Sun its higher internal compression makes Megrez 20 times luminous than the Sun. It is about 81 light years away and about 2.5 times the size of the Sun. It is fairly a northern star and is moving away from earth at a speed of 8.4 miles per second. Megrez has two companion stars: Delta Ursa Major B an 11 th magnitude star and Delta Ursa Major C a 10 th magnitude star both are located about three arc-minutes away from Megrez. The companions are too faintest to be seen without the aid of a telescope. Moreover, Megrez shares equidistance from the North Pole with the star Caff ((Beta Cassiopeia) which has led Megrez to be called as “ Kaffa “ by some writers erroneously.
I am reproducing a drawing made by Abu’l-Husayn Abdu’r-Rahman as-Sufi (Azophe), 10 th Century Persian Astronomer in his book
"Suwarul-Kawakib", (Uranometry) of the Great Bear below:
Drawing : Great Bear by Azophe
Credit: http://www.icoproject.org/img/ss83.jpg
I have rotated the drawing to align it to the north. To trace the stars in English language, I give below a star map:
Star Map : Ursa Major
Credit: http://www.greatdreams.com/constellations/ursa-major-lrg.jpg
You can observe the following: the strategic position of the star Megrez in the middle of the spoon linking the handle to the bowl; the star-less region above the star Megrez; the double star optical illusion north of Megrez lying between Alioth and Megrez known as Deep Sky Object Messier 40. In the above sky map M 40 is not typed.
Asterism
Megrez is a part of the Big Dipper Asterism, the most famous out of all asterisms. Big Dipper is also known as Wagon in USA and Plough in UK. The appropriate word is ladle because all the seven stars in the asterism form a ladle. This asterism is noted in astronomy because the seven stars in the asterism are related to each other in terms of speed , motion and the direction towards these are moving away from earth. This remarkable fact is known as “Ursa Major moving Group”. In Hindu mythology the asterism is called Saptha Rishi (Seven Stages), who incant the name of Vishnu in unison.
Constellation
Megrez belongs to the constellation Ursa Major. In Greek mythology, the legend of Ursa Major the Great Bear goes like thus: Callisto daughter of King Lycaon, king of Arcadia, became a companion of Artemis (Diana) Goddess of Hunting, after taking a vow to remain as chaste nymph. Zeus known for ravishing virgins had his sight on Callisto and eventually seduced her. Callisto became pregnant; on finding this Artemis became wild and chased Callisto away from her group. Later Callisto gave birth to a son who is called as Arcas. Enraged that Callisto gave birth to a child, Artemis turned Callisto into a bear to be hunted by her. Zeus thought otherwise and sent Callisto the bear to the heaven in the northern sky. Forever, the mother bear lurks in this region bestowing blessings to those who love her, albeit evading her hunters.
Cosmics
On the positive side Megrez is a star of great fortune. The star gives you the silver spoon from the time you are born till your end, put it in other words milk and honey for you in your entire life span. Megrez provides you with wealth, happiness, success and quiet type of life. It makes you a prudent and cautious person, sometimes hesitating initially or postponing matters, but later taking full responsibility and completing the task in hand. If you are under the influence of Megrez you are basically diminutive in nature, with a medium height but with an over-developed buttock. You generally shy away from public cynosure; you are not the kind of party types with lots of friends; you will have chosen friends, colleagues and relations upon whom you spend lavishly. You will always enjoy higher life style than your parents. You are not a great talker, but a quiet doer and a smart worker. You have equanimity in belief, attitude, composure and behaviour.
Equally important are the negative comics: In most cases you prefer being silent than to say a firm No. This could be misinterpreted by people around you. Their subsequent actions might embarrass you and you will regret why you have not spoken with a firm voice initially. You will continue to face the same situation over and over again. Though you are quiet in outward appearance internally your mind works in stereographic manner. Consequently, anyone who brushes you will get slithered by the bear’s claws that you possess.
Improving Your Life
The following are few recommendations to improve your life:
1. You should select blue, white and light colours for your dress; always opt for two – piece dress
2. Numbers 2 and 7 do wonders for you
3. You must sleep, keeping your head towards the North
4. You must select business management course for your studies
5. You should select your spouse with lower living standards than yours
6. Any business that borders on buying and selling especially across the oceans will take you to the top.
7. You should use the alphabet “Z” in your name or sound similar to it; for example if your name is Cynthia you pronounce it as “Zynthia”
8. On your study or work table keep a model of steering wheel of a ship
9 During leisure, watch action or sport films where there is car race, car-chase, horse-race or Ice-skating etc.; Watch films with children (they know better) space cartoons where the movement is fast and thrilling
10. The effect of the star Megrez is not much pronounced in cases of persons who are born in locations above 33 degree north in latitude or below 33 degree south in latitude.
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Muthu Ashraff
Cosmic Adviser
Tags: Astronomy, Big Dipper Asterism, Cosmics, Improving Your Life, Megrez, Ursa Major Constellation
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Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009
Saturn – Sun Conjunction is an annual event; the location of the event and the setting matters a lot in interpreting the event. This year it took place in Virgo constellation heralding twists and turns in your family life and business life. This blog post explains the event in terms of astronomy and cosmics and gives summary Interpretations.
1. Astronomy
1. The conjunction took place precisely at 18.30 GMT/UTC time on September 18, 2009 even though the signs of conjunction are apparent from the previous day. This event took place at the exact point in the celestial longitude known as Right Ascension (RA) of 11 hour and 45 minutes. However, the celestial latitude, known as Declination (Dec) is somewhat different. Saturn is located at 3 degree 40 minutes north whereas Sun is located at 1 degree 40 minutes north, just below the Saturn.
2. Most importantly, the conjunction is in Virgo Constellation where Sun stays the longest period of 44 days in its year long ecliptical journey. Saturn enters Virgo constellation on September 2, whereas Sun enters on September 16. The fact the conjunction taking place within three days of Sun’s entry is quite significant. Moreover, the planet Mercury is also located in Virgo constellation at this time. The Moon though close by is in Sextans Constellation south of Virgo and Leo constellations.
3. From this location if we look around we find planets, stars and an asteroid 2 Pallos in several directions:
North: The Star Nu Virgo a red giant of 4.0 visual magnitude with a spectral class of M0 located 313 light years away and positioned on the head of the ever green Virgin
North-west: The Star Sigma Leo a blue-white giant of 4.05 magnitude with a spectral class of B9 located 214 light years away and positioned on the right knee of the lion in Leo constellation
West: In the west there are 3 celestial bodies: 89 Leo a star, 2 Pallos an asteroid and Tau Leo a significant star. I have considered the last one Tau Leo for my review. The star Tau Leo is a yellow giant of 4.95 magnitude with a spectral class of G 8 located 621 light years away and positioned on the shank of the right leg of the lion in Leo constellation
South-west: The Star Upsilon Leo which is similar to Tau Leo a yellow giant of 4.30 magnitude with a spectral class of G 9 located 178 light years away and positioned on the paw of the right leg of the lion in Leo constellation.
The Moon is also located in the same direction, but in the Sextans constellation just below the star Upsilon Leo
South-east: The planet Mercury
East: The Star Zavijaya, astronomically known as Beta Virgo, a pale yellow star of 3.61 visual magnitude with a spectral class of F9 located 36 light years away and positioned on the winged right shoulder of the ever green Virgin
2. Cosmics
1. Virgo constellation is known as ever green virgin with a winged shoulder. In Greek legend Virgo represents the virgin goddess, the daughter of Astreos and Eos. In another myth Virgo is Peresphone, daughter of Zeus and Demeter, Goddess of harvest. Pluto abducts Persephone to the underworld. Consequently pains over it and neglects her duty. As there are no harvests, there was famine forcing Zeus to restore Persephone on a seasonal basis so that she spends few months in underworld and many months on earth. In Babylonian mythology it symbolizes the goddess Istar, a queen of star & lover of Taammuz who is the God of Harvest. Taammuz was killed during an intervening autumn. So Virgo goes to the underworld during winter in search of her lover and returns during the spring.
2. Virgo heralds spring and season of renewal. Virgo gives you positive cosmics including springing back to action after any calamity, fondness towards arts and crafts, romantic love, knowledge of the un-seen, faithfulness to the spouse and family, being loved by friends & enemies alike and taking responsibility. Negative cosmics are: seasonal in nature, often taken for a ride by the opposite sex, too absorbed in a matter and unwittingly caught in a conspiracy or tragedy.
3. The location of the conjunction is a Trapezium formed by the stars Zavijaya (Beta Virgo), Nu Virgo, Sigma Leo, Tau Leo and Upsilon Leo. The last three namely Sigma Leo, Tau Leo and Upsilon Leo forms a straight line and symbolizes the rear right leg of the Lion from its knee downward. This right leg is drawn backward compared to the left leg. This part represents the West. The other side of the trapezium consists of two stars, namely Zavijaya (Beta Virgo) and Nu Virgo. This represents the west. The conjunction location is closer to the east and away from the west.
3. Interpretations
1. East is rising; west is sinking. Countries such as Japan and South Korea experience economic turn around. China consolidates its power; Eurasia is on the rise. Europe as a whole is in the doldrums except for few countries in the North and the East. United States is pushed backward by Russia and countries in Asia.
2. Business blossoms in the East and flow of money would go towards east from the west
3. Family life and business life of those born under Virgo Constellation improve tremendously. Whereas those born under the Leo Constellation would suffer losses and feel sorrow
4. Persons who are born on dates 8, 17 and 28 would experience improvement in their lives
5. Persons whose names has H, F and LL are expected to do well
6. Those who hold administrative jobs would scrape through but those who are engaged in operational or marketing related jobs face disappointments.
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Muthu Ashraff
Cosmic Adviser
Tags: Astronomy, Cosmics, Saturn Sun Conjunction, Virgo Constellation
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Tuesday, September 1st, 2009
Ramadan 2009 begins on a very auspicious moment. The Planet Jupiter harbinger of wealth and fortune sings the praise of the Lord in chorus with other bright stars in the sky. Not only that, Jupiter casts its benign eye on the earth. For many of you this marks a turning point for a better life. In this blog post, I describe the event in terms Astronomy, Stars and Cosmics to improve your lifestyle.
1. Positional Astronomy
Observing from Colombo, Sri Lanka at 8.00 p.m. on Friday, 21 August 2009, the sky chart gives the following astronomical position of the planet Jupiter and its companions:
1. Jupiter is in the south-eastern sky in the Capricornus constellation located at right Ascension (RA) 21 hour 35 minutes and in Declination (Dec) of 15 degree and 30 minute South. Capricornus constellation is historically depicted as a Sea –Goat and on this date Jupiter is on the curled tail of the Sea-Goat. Jupiter is on its last leg of a year long journey through the Capricornus constellation beginning on 4 January 2009, and ending on 9 February 2010.
2. On the day 21 August, Ramadan 2009 begins and Jupiter sings the praise of the Lord in chorus with planet Neptune and stars Nashira and Deneb Algedi. The other members of the choir include stars Mu Capricorni along with stars 42, 44 and 45 Capricorni, all in the Capricornus constellation.
2. Stars
1. Nashira: Astronomically known as Gamma Capricorni, Nashira is a white colour star with a spectral class of A 7 and with a visual magnitude of 3.65. It is located approximately 139 light years away. Celestially its position is on Right Ascension (RA) 21 hour 40 minutes and Declination (Dec) 16 degree 39 minutes. The star is located in the curled tail of the Sea-goat. The word “Nashira” means “Fortune” in Arabic. A well meaning star it signifies position of wealth along with political and business patronage. It also marks social status.
2. Deneb Algedi: Similar to Nashira, Deneb Algedi is a white colour star with a spectral class of A 5 and with a visual magnitude of 2.85. It is located approximately 39 light years away. Celestially its position is on Right Ascension (RA) 21 hour 47 minutes and Declination (Dec) 16 degree 04 minutes. Deneb Algedi is also located at the curled tail of the sea-goat like Nashira. The name Deneb Algedi is derived from Arabic “ Al-Dhaneb Al-Jady” meaning “ tail of the goat” given by Ulugh Beg, the Mongolian Emperor and Astronomer. A fascinating star and brighter one than Nashira due to its closeness to earth, Deneb Algedi signifies wisdom and wealth in equal measure.
Both stars are considered as an excellent pair. Arab astronomers coined the word “Muhibbeen” meaning “Loving Friends” to indicate their companionship. Both stars are located in the Lunar Mansion (Arabic: Manzil Al-Qamar) of “Al- Saad –Al Suud” which means “The Fortune of the Fortunate”. Stars located in this lunar mansion such as Nashira and Deneb Algedi and planets traversing the lunar mansion, that is, Jupiter and Neptune right now, are considered as harbingers of good fortune. This lunar mansion signifies the Hebraic/Arabic alphabet Yod/Ya and relates to the wheel of fortune turning to better times.
3. In addition to the Stars, Jupiter is having the friendship of the planet Neptune. Significantly the planet Neptune was discovered on 23 September 1846 by Johann Galle, a German Astronomer in the Berlin Observatory. At the time of discovery Neptune was located in space between Deneb Algedi and the Star Mu Capricorni. Right now after 163 years Neptune is in the same location between the stars Deneb Algedi and Mu Capricorni. I give you the location of all three: Deneb Algedi, Neptune and Mu Capricorni as on 21 August 2009 for your attention:
Celestial Body Right Ascension Declination (South)
Deneb Algedi 21h 47 minutes 16 degree 04 minutes
Neptune 21h 49 minutes 13 degree 35 minutes
Mu Capricorni 21h 53 minutes 13 degree 30 minutes
Neptune is the furthest planet in the solar system and is very similar to Jupiter in terms of icy clouds and storms lashing on its surface. Neptune emits a bluish tint and located 29 Astronomical Units from the earth (One Astronomical Unit equals to the distance between Earth and the Sun and given as 149.6 million kilometres). Neptune joining Jupiter in the lunar mansion “Al- Saad –Al Suud“signifies the turning to better times.
3. Cosmics
Make a date with the planet Jupiter in the early night say between 7.00 to 9.00 p.m., to improve your family life and business life. Look at the sky and observe the brilliance of planet Jupiter. Due to brightness of Jupiter you will not be able to see the stars Nashira, Deneb Algedi or planet Neptune with the naked eye. It does not matter. Fix your eyes on Jupiter. Stay for few minutes in this position. You will observe passing clouds sometimes obstruct your view. Never mind. Take a bath in the brilliance and glory of Jupiter. Now invoke the blessings of the Planet Jupiter on you. Your outstretched palms in prayer and incantation will receive the cosmic energy. Now take a step back and fondly massages your body with your palms. You will see a feeling of elation running up in your spine.
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Muthu Ashraff
Cosmic Adviser
Tags: Astronomy, Business Life, Capricornus, Cosmics, Family Life, Jupiter, Ramadan 2009
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Thursday, August 13th, 2009
The brightest and fastest amongst meteor showers is the famous Perseids Meteor Shower. So popular it is, Google put the picture of the shower on the title page along with its name. The Perseids stream never disappoints. Many enthusiasts have gathered in open spaces and or on the roof of their houses to see the magnificent cosmic firework on August 12, when Perseids reached its peak performance. This blog post details for you Perseids in terms of astronomy, cosmics and how it affects your family life.
Meteors
You have heard about meteor showers or shooting stars or falling stars, or simply meteors. There are millions of these shooting stars seen throughout the year. When you look at the night sky generally after mid-night you will observe streaks of light flicking away in the sky for a second or two. What you see is not a physical matter, because most of these meteors are so small to be seen from the earth, but the atmospheric reaction when these fast moving meteors hit at the earth’s atmosphere resulting in a friction between the air molecules and the surface of the meteor. So you see the burning of the gaseous particles in glowing colour.
Meteors originate in the following manner. Usually comets pass through the Sun in their orbit and when they get closer to the Sun, they shed parts of their matter. These are known as Meteoroids which travel alone or in a group in the vast expanse of the space. When some of these meteoroids enter into the earth’s orbit we call them Meteors to distinguish from the Meteoroids. Most of these meteors burn out as shooting stars as described above.
Perseids
Most of the showers are named after the constellations they originate from; we call this as “radiant”. Perseids takes its names from Perseus constellation, to which we can trace back its origin or radiant at the point where delta Persei a brilliant star is located. Perseids Meteor Showers which we call “Perseids” for easy reference commences on July 23 and ends by August 22 every year. The stream strikes at about 90 miles per hour. On average 50 to 80 meteors could be seen within an hour, which is technically called as Zenithal Hourly Rate (ZHR). This level peaks to about 120 ZHR during 11, 12 & 13 August. Moreover, the level rises to about 200 to 500 when the Earth comes into the path of the comet 109P / Swift Tuttle when it flies past the Sun. The comet’s debris is the one that is transformed into the fascinating shooting stars, hence we call this comet the parent of the stream. During the years 1993 and 1994 high rates of ZHR were recorded as the 109P / Swift Tuttle comet was passing through the orbit of the earth. In fact, the comet discovered by Lewis Swift and Horace Tuttle in 1862, after whose names it is named was last seen on earth on March 29, 1995 in Australia. The Perseids stream is seen in different cosmic colours. These are keenly watched because the stream coincides with summer time in the Northern Hemisphere. The radiant Perseus constellation lies beyond the ecliptical path of the Sun in the North. Nevertheless its proximity with Aries and Taurus constellations bestows to it high cosmic significance.
Cosmics of Perseids
Perseus is all about bravery, love, wisdom, perseverance and advancement of worldly or spiritual learning. You have learnt about the hero Perseus. He set himself to free Andromeda, the virgin who was chained to the rock to be devoured by Cetus, the whale. Before Cetus can complete his task, Perseus arrives with the Head of Gordon Medusa in hand. He showed the head to Cetus. On seeing Gordon Medusa, Cetus is turned into stone. Perseus then marries Andromeda, so goes the Legend.
Against this mythological background I observed the sky chart from Tehran, Iran at 6.00 p.m., on August 12. I noticed significant phenomena which seriously affect the influence Perseids has upon the people on the earth. One relates to the position of the Moon which is on its last quarter. Although the Moon is 21.5 days old it is still brighter to overshadow the brightness of the shooting stars. Moreover, the Moon is in the first Lunar Mansion (Manzil-Al-Qamar, in Arabic) of Al-Sheratain (means: Two signs). This Manzil is defined as very auspicious moment for beginning any matter or work; besides the Moon itself is in the Aries constellation, which is the first zodiacal sign. The other relates to the position of Sun, which is in the Leo Constellation. On its direct path lies Regulus the Royal Star, Mercury and Saturn all in the Leo Constellation. Now let me give you the result.
How Perseids Meteor Shower 2009 affects you?
1. Babies born in your family during the peak period 11 to 13 August 2009 would be brilliant and maverick at one and the same time. You should take care to neutralize the quality of any eccentric behaviour in them. Let me give you some of the noted persons who had similar birthdays whose brilliance, extra ordinary perseverance and non-conformist behaviour are well documented:
August 11
Steve Wozinak – Co-founder of Apple computer
Alex Haley – Author of the Book “ Roots: The Saga of an American Family”
August 12
Cleopatra VII – Egyptian Queen who ended her life by allowing herself to be stung by a cobra
Cecil B DeMille – Legendary Film Producer
George Soros – Investor
August 13
Sir Alfred Hitchcock – Legendary Film Producer
Fidel Castro – Cuban Leader
2. Those of you who are born in the period 11to 13 August would go through severe mental stress arising from delays, failures and losses in family and business life
3. Those of who are born in the First Moon Mansion of Al-Sheratain are set to reach your best performance in career, business and social life but miserably fail in family and married life
4. Those of you who are born under stars in Perseus Constellation such as Mirfak (alternatively known as Algeneb), a brilliant white and lilac star or Miram, a greenish white giant will have tremendous boost.
5. If your birth or lucky stars are Menkib, Athik and Misam in the Perseus constellation you would achieve above-average results.
6. If you are born under the Star Algol in the Perseus Constellation, you would tend to achieve less than average results. However, if you are feminine you will go have excellent time in family and business life.
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Muthu Ashraff
Cosmic Adviser
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Thursday, August 6th, 2009
(Originally written on Blogspot on Wednesday March 25, 2009)
Celestial bodies constantly move from one position to another, each time signalling what action is cosmically good for the world. The President of the United States is the number one citizen of this earth. And the responsibility is primarily cast on him. On Sunday March 22, the sky had a significant alignment not seen for the last 100 years or so. Seven planets and two bright stars were almost on a straight line. It heralds great opportunity for the United States in particular and the World in general. Let me briefly touch on this alignment of seven planets and two stars in this blog post and the related cosmics of how Barack Obama should face up to the events unfolding in nine countries including the United States.
The Alignment
From the vantage point of the holy city of Jerusalem, I looked at the Eastern sky at 6.00 a.m. on Sunday March 22, 2009. I traced the Moon first. From there when I drew a line towards east I can extend my view up to the Sun. In between these two luminaries I sketched Star Dorsum, Jupiter, Neptune, Mars, Star Hydor, Mercury and Uranus. So I see seven planets and two magnificent stars. Incidentally, the planet Neptune is close to the Star Deneb Algedi where it was found by Astronomer Galle working under the direction of Astronomer Le Verrier at the Berlin Observatory on September 23, 1846. For the benefit of my readers I like to sketch details of the Stars Dorsum and Hydor.
Dorsum
Astronomically known as theta Capricorni, Dorsum is a double star located in the back of the sea-goat Capricorn. The Latin word dorsum means “ the back”. Belonging to the class of A 1 V, it is a main sequence dwarf star giving a brilliant white hue. It is 156 light years away and has visual magnitude of 4.1. Rotating almost 72 miles per second, it is a fast action star sitting on the elliptical path. This star coming between the Moon and the Sun in considered as heralding good times.
Hydor
Astronomically known as lambda Aquari , Hydor is a variable star located at the bend of the steam of water pouring out of the Jar the water carrier Aquarius holds. The Latin name Hydor means “ water”. It is also known as Ekkhysis from Greek Meaning “ outpouring”. Belonging to the class of M 2 III , it is a red giant giving bright red hue. It is 390 light years away and has visual magnitude of 3.7. Rotating away from earth one mile per second it is a slow moving star sitting on the elliptical path. This star is surrounded by about 100 small stars. In Hindu mythology, the star symbolizes the god Varuna, who has several roles to play: the god of ocean and water; the deity of the Moon; the guardian of Western direction; the god who can revive the dead; Varuna is also classified as Ashura and Deva in mythology. The surrounding stars are 100 Adityas , celestial bodies of goddess Adithi and Kasyapas known for their skills as physicals. This star coming between the Moon and the Sun in considered as heralding good times.
Now let me give you how this relates to the cosmics of nine selected countries and how Barack Obama should face up to these countries.
Cosmics of Nine Selected Countries
1. United States: From Globo Cop to Globo Console
The USA is changing its role getting out of the idea of using force to start consulting and consolidating. This remarkable change is good omen for the global economy and politics. Exit route in Iraq and Afghanistan is shown; recession is on the waning side. New and dependent relationship with Asia is forecast with China replacing Japan as the main partner. It is time to reflect on nuke issue with Iran and North Korea pragmatically. Once again confidence is brimming. Barack Obama is fixing many leaks at one and the same time, he should continue to do so as directed by the star Hydor.
2. Russia : Wild Bear to Terrific Tiger
Czar Putin would continue to rattle Europe, to vent anger on USA; he brings Russian winter to incalcitrant Europe by withdrawing gas in right time; but he can be a good partner too provided Barack Obama plays up to him all his Judo tackles. Russia’s unique position in traversing Europe and Asia should be explored. Russia on rise and bringing the terrific country into world’s financial and trading system in orderly manner is key priority for USA and would be done. Russia as partner and not as enemy is the likely proposition for Barack Obama.
3. China: Yellow Peril to Yellow Dawn
Both Napoleon Bonaparte and Nikita Khrushchev got it right; Napoleon said “ Do not wake China the sleeping Giant” Khrushchev went further and said “ China is yellow peril”. China is becoming both military and economic power but weak in politics. The expression “Yellow Dawn” is not mine. One of my colleagues Angel Garrett uses it as her Yahoo ID. But it is very apt for China as a rising giant with lot of yellow hue. Earlier European generals feared the Russian army in their backyard; now the world would be careful that the Chinese armed forces are not around . Barack Obama has to repeat the mantra of “Open Sesame” and get Chinese money flow into U S bonds and investments once again.
4. India: Nowhere to go Except to the Moon
Unlike China, India is reeling; her foreign policy is in shambles; neighbours have no good word for her; balancing priorities and policies have gone haywire. Facing an Election that would bring a hung parliament, India is in the bad books of every country. Nobody fears the Greek bringing gifts now; but they hate when Indians are invading their job markets. With abundant cheap labour especially in IT industry India is a head-ache for Barack Obama. With China he can come into terms be it Yuan appreciation or continuous buying of US Government bonds or WTO safeguards. What he can do with Indian cheap labour inside USA? It has touched raw nerve centres. Hence, Barack Obama talks with China seriously but just say hello to India. So Indians would better go to the Moon.
5. Indonesia: From Democracy to Demo Crazy
The fourth populous country and a brimming democracy, Indonesia has arrived in the global scene. Barack Obama was wise to send the Secretary of State on her first official mission underlining the importance of Indonesia. Japan has been always wise in giving the largest aid to this country; Australia got messed up; first it is East Timor and then interfering in domestic affairs. China plays balanced game knowing too well the strategies in the Malaccan Strait. Incumbent President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, popularly known as SBY is seeking re-election. He is dismissed by the electorate as America’s pet. Barack Obama got it over the plate; he must move carefully in an orchestrated manner to ensure Susilo re-elected , lest the Russians would be there. Barack Obama knows the country and its potential from his childhood days. And for all that there were low key demos by the Indonesians against Ms Clinton.
6. Japan : Flogging the Dead Horse
You look at the faces of Japan’s leaders; haggard old and laggard. So is the country. Japanese are fast losing the stamina and their dollars. Any entanglement with North Korea is devastating. Let China handle the case. Japanese are well advised to play second flute to USA, Russia or China in that order. Economic woes and political instability continue to harangue. Japan shall build more bridges with Asean countries and emerging tigers such as Brazil. It already has sizeable Brazilians inside Japan. Another turn is to go for Turkey & Germany together with Indonesia. Barack Obama has Japan on his side; Like the God Varuna and his 100 companions he has to cure the ills of two counties USA Japan at one and the same time.
7. Germany : Buried with the Bundesbank
Nobody underestimates the power and potency of this Aryan nation. Rising nationalism, this time non-Nazi will push the country to go out of the Euro loop. Germany was too preoccupied with the European integration and defending the Euro, the ruling currency of a motley group. Other than Gerhard Schroeder, the most successful socialist Prime Minister all others are rightists. Their apparent mistake is to ignore the Turkish population living inside the county and friendly Brazil, where the majority of the Nazis fled at the end of world War Two. Barack Obama should prod the Germans to continue this policy so that Bundesbank would be deeply buried in Europe.
8. Turkey : East or West, Turkey is Best
Nobody visualizes NATO without Turkey; that is where Turkey is heading to. Slowly and gradually the Turkish army has to give up directing both domestic and foreign policy. Recep Tayyip Erdo?an, the prime minister of Turkey is not only a nationalist but a pragmatist too. How long he can wait to join the EU? How long Northern Cyprus could be isolated? Russia and China would be glad to get Turkey in Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), which groups Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan (Turkic Ethnic Group) with Russia and China. Iran is an observer country already. The loss of Turkey would be colossal. Barack Obama is scheduled to visit Turkey in April. He has to bypass both NATO and EU and sign with Turkey a “Special Relationship”, modelled on the unwritten agreement between USA & UK existing now. More than Europe America just cannot lose Turkey.
9. Iran : The Empire Strikes Back
Persia was an empire and Iran is an empire. Like Germany this Aryan nation made telling mistakes. One is to change its name to Iran. Winston Churchill famously said “ I do not know which is what Iran or Iraq”. Ever since she became Iran the country is smouldering in fire. To add to this is the incendiary branch of Islam known as “Shiaism”. But Iran is a great country with pride and tradition. It also has immense resources including educated and cultured manpower. Hospitality is something the Iranians are proud of. They are not hostile to foreigners least to the Americans. Barack Obama has made a tactful start with the message for Iranian people on the Iranian New Year, Nowruz; the time is excellent but the context was rattling. Ayatollah Ali Khameni was prompt in accepting the timing and dismissing the context. No threat can work with the Empire. Parodying Winston Churchill “ Which is fearsome: Iranian Nukes or the Army of Iranian women garbed in the Black Chador? Incoming Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu is pitched on the former, of course, with disastrous consequences; but Barack Obama has to concentrate on the latter. It is time to Americanize the country. He should not repeat the mantra “ unclenching the fist” but “ disrobing the chador”. A westernised Persia is a safety valve for America. Barack Obama has to move in that direction faster.
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Muthu Ashraff
Cosmic Adviser
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Wednesday, August 5th, 2009
A woman is raped every two minutes in the United States. About 68% time the perpetrator is already known to her. About 25% time the crime takes place in public area just under the nose of public authorities. Sadly, only 25% of the rape incidents are reported to the Police. The victims fear reprisal from men or social stigma in reporting rape incidents to the Police. Some consider it as personal issue and many fear the cost of inquiry and subsequent litigation will do more harm than the rape itself. So increasingly women resort to get equal with the perpetrators in vengeful manner. But their efforts are giving more negative results than expected. In this blog post let me describe the reasons for women taking revenge, the types of women’s revenge and how the women can make it positive by receiving necessary cosmics from the Star Algol, the eternal symbol of women’s revenge.
Women are Wronged
The following are instances how women are wronged by the men folks:
1. Rape in number one
2. Men taking mean advantage in dating, but when it is time to take it to the next level they simply drop off
3. A love affair turning sour due to no fault of women
4. Men cheating on their wives habitually
5. Break-up of marriage with consequent mental pain and collateral losses
6. Daughters often neglected by parents
7. Overt and covert discrimination in colleges and in offices
What women are doing?
Women biologically and socially are not expected to take physical revenge. In Germany in 1890s there was an expression in vogue: “Schadenfeude” meaning harm & joy; it relates to gaining satisfaction or pleasure felt at someone else’s misfortune or discomfiture. The society then and now rules that the men can take painful revenge either physically or otherwise. This leads women to have little space by taking limited actions which, broadly can be categorised under two captions: Negative and Neutral
Negative Responses by Women:
1. Psychological, where the women make men un-wanted or keep them at bay by not giving attention and speaking with them
2. Sexual, where women with certain types of Yoni (Vagina) such as Tiger or Monkey can shut out sex for husbands or boy friends. For fuller Details of Types of Yoni read my blog post clicking “ Types of Yoni for Sex and Marriage”
3. Spiteful, where the women use hate mails and hoary gifts to get back at the offenders. Those who prefer this type of revenge can refer to web page http://www.thepayback.com/ for necessary guidance.
Neutral Responses by Women:
1. Peaceful, where they withdraw from social activities and roll themselves into cocoon shelves
2. Attempting to forget and sometimes forgive the offenders; in certain cases this might simply become negative because the offender is given further licence to repeat such offence to other women.
What women can do?
Women can take charge; turn the incident into a window of opportunity. Succeed so that the offender is ashamed. Nothing succeeds like success. The women can take in cosmic energy from the star Algol and go ahead and beat the offender in his own back yard. For example you are in career in marketing where the fellow marketer bargains for sexual pleasure for getting you through the sales goal. The star Algol will give you the cosmic power to tilt the table against this Casanova. Let me give you a brief of the Star Algol, its astronomy, legend and cosmics.
The Star Algol
Astronomy:
Modern astronomers call Algol as Beta (B) Persei, located in the Perseus Constellation. Originally considered as a double star Algol A & B was found to orbit each other. Algol A is the brighter one whereas Algol B is the dimmer one. When orbiting each other the less bright Algol B comes between Algol A and the Earth causing an eclipse. This is what we call as “blinking” This happens once every 3 days and lasts almost for eight (8) hours. During this time the brightness of the star Algol is reduced drastically. In the Nineteenth century this star was found to have another companion this time Algol C which orbits both Algol A & B. However, the third star does not interfere in the eclipse and related blinking phenomenon. Algol is 93 light years away and 95 times luminous than the Sun and nearly 3.5 times the size of the Sun. Arab astronomers called Algol by several names: Al-Gul (Ghoul), Algul (Mischief maker) and Ra’s Al-Gul (Holder of the Demon’s head).
Legend
Algol represents the blinking eye of the head of Gorgon Medusa one of the three Gordon sisters who later becomes the lover of the God Neptune. On hearing this Minerva the jealous wife of Neptune turns her beautiful lock of hair to that of hissing serpents. Such was the fearful countenance of Gordon Medusa, that anyone looks at her would be turned into stone. The legend says Perseus kills Gordon Medusa and takes her head in his left hand to battle with Cetus the Whale to save the beautiful maiden Andromeda. Perseus shows this head to Cetus; on seeing Medusa, Cetus is turned into a stone. After saving Andromeda Perseus drops the head of Gordon Medusa into the ocean. Aptly, the Greek hero Perseus is called as – Hamil Ra’s Al-Ghul -( Bearer of the Demon’s Head ) in Arabic.
Cosmics
The blinking phenomenon is treated with much caution. So much so Arab commanders would wait till this blinking phase to pass before even commencing battles. This star is powerful and potent as if the Gorgon Medusa is still alive. Moreover, it is very bright indeed during the time Algol A is seen fully on the earth. It gives hot and bright blue to white rays. However, the cosmic potency is very high when Algol starts blinking.
In Hebraic law, Algol represents the first and estranged wife of Adam, Lilith; who according to the tradition was turned into a demon. Algol is the eternal symbol of feminine energy known as “ kundalini”, passion of women, power of women and the revenge of women; four rolled into one. Though many critics decry the power as evil, I consider the star Algol as the symbol of women’s liberation. Her cosmic energy will empower women to get to the top of any situation. Such power, however, has to be brought into mind and body. The procedure to imbibe the cosmic energy into your mind and body is explained next.
Cosmic Energy Procedure
1. Find out the time of blinking by observing the star, or consulting with a local astronomer regarding the time of its blinking
2. Once every three days look at the sky; point to the star Algol and view it for few minutes so that you are pitched direct to Algol
3. Raise your hands , bring the hands parallel to your chin; spread fingers like stretched palms; now bend your fingers of both hands inwards as if to represent Tiger’s Paws
4. As you bend the fingers inhale slowly emptying your lower abdomen and driving the air into the lungs; as you progress you will be able to make lower abdomen almost flat. When this happens the Kundalini ( female) energy is awakened and rises up
5. You should incant statements such as “ I do best “ or “ I succeed” or “ I make better of life” . If you are unable to vocalize it say the incantation with lower tone
6. Hold your breath for few seconds
7. Exhale slowly synchronizing it with the straightening of fingers so that it would appear once again like stretched palms
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Muthu Ashraff
Cosmic Adviser
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Wednesday, August 5th, 2009
(Originally written on Blogspot on Sunday March 8, 2009)
Celebrity actress Aishwarya Rai is the highest paid female artist in the Hindi cinema world known as “Bollywood” in its long history. This 35 year old super star is one of the most searched people in the internet thanks to her millions of fans spread wide across the globe. Her way of handling people of different walk of life with a bewitching smile and clear vocal tone accompanied with innocent splutter of laughter contributes to her immense popularity. Featured in many films and commercials this star epitomizes India’s culture and at the same time acts as a beauty ambassador for her country. What makes her tick? Most fans and critics point out to her greenish-bluish eyes. Recently she was voted by United States TV as an actress with the sexiest eyes. Lot of others count her legs as sexiest too. Undoubtedly, both her eyes and legs are her main assets. The question is which her risk assets are. For the moment we can leave her eyes aside. What would happen to her slender and succulent legs? This blog post looks at this query: I describe snippets of Aishwarya Rai and establish her legs as the main risk assets by looking at the astronomy and cosmics of her stars.
Bio Snippets
Born on November 1, 1973 in Mangalore, Karnataka, India, Aishwarya Rai was trained as a classical dancer and wished to become an architect. Like many others who shared her birthday of November 1 she finally got into the entertainment industry. Her compatriots with the same birth day include: Bo Bice – singer; Scott Chapman – musician ; Logan Green & Penn Badgley – actors ; Manju Warrier & Natalia Tena – actress ; Yuko Ogura – model.
She walked on the romp of Femina Miss India Contest in 1994 and tripped but went on to win the coveted title. Later in the same year she walked more confidently in the Miss World Pageant and won the title too, the second Indian to do so. This double crown brought her to the notice of cinema industry. The first to cast her as a film personality was the innovative director Mani Ratnam. His film “Iruvar” (1997), a parody of Tamilnadu (South Indian State) politics showed Aishwarya a slender star in the silver screen. She went across to the Hindi cinema world of Bollywood in 1999 and starred in several films. She has acted in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali and English films numbering more than forty. Devdas, Dhoom, Jodha Akbar and the latest Pink Panther 2 are some of the well known titles.
In 2004 the Time magazine included her credentials in“100 Most Influential People”. She entered into the house of fame when her wax figure was unveiled in the London Madame Tussauds Wax Museum in 2004. She was voted as the 9th beautiful women in the Harpers List. De Beers the diamond giant commissioned her for their Nakshathra Diamond series. She has won several honours in the film industry both in India and abroad. She married Abhishek Batchan , some three years younger to her in a glittering but private marriage ceremony in April 2007.
In one of the interviews she said “since the age of thirteen, I have got always attention, which at times has been un-warranted”. True enough her eyes and more than that her walk and gait attracted lot of attention. This is because the centre of her cosmic energy is located in her legs. Therefore, her legs are the main assets that make her successful and earn lot of income; at the same time these are risk assets too.
Risk Assets
In the financial jargon, risk assets are “assets that are used in a business to generate higher levels of income”. Such assets are looked after with caution and care, because these are subjected to a great deal of risk. One type of risk is the diminution of value of the assets, another risk is the reduction of its earning streams, but the greatest risk is the total loss of the assets. Like in finance, human beings also have assets that give value for them and enhance their earning capacity. Human beings also run the same risk of diminution of value, reduction of income and total loss of the assets.
Now let me give you a brief of the main stars that generate cosmic energy to Aishwarya Rai and the risks she is faced with.
Review of Stars
1. Tejat Posterior
Astronomy: Astronomical name for this star is Mu Gemini, located in Gemini constellation. It is the Fourth brightest star in the Gemini constellation. This star is a binary (double) star. It exudes reddish rays and has a visual magnitude of 3.2 degree. It is 232 light years away and almost 125 times luminous than Sun and about 104 times the size of the Sun. It is a red giant and can be seen in the Northern sky on any clear day especially during spring and summer, Tejat heralds Sun’s early days in the northern summer. A feature of the star is its variability in terms of brightness; for every 27 days it loses almost 20% of its brightness and then comes back to normal.
Cosmics: The Arabic word “Tejat” refers to something “unknown”. Another meaning assigned to this name is “ back foot”. It is located in the left ankle of the Northern Twin Castor. This star gives her tact and knowledge and a sense of forecasting future and take care of it. It gives her artistic talent in dance and music and pushes her into film or entertainment industry or fashions. It also gets her business partnership in these areas. Her cosmic energy would be in the ebb once in 27 days. At this moment the left ankle is weak and tends to break. There is double whammy. Saturn was sighting this star at the time of her birth.
2. Khambalia
Astronomy: Astronomical name for this star is Lambda Virgo; it is located in the Virgo constellation. A binary star like Tejat Posterior, it exudes white rays and has a visual magnitude of 4.5 degree. It is about 187 light years away. The companion star orbits Khambalia once in 206 days. It is a white luminous giant.
Cosmics: The star Khamabalia is located at the left foot of the Virgin close to the toe. “Khambalia”, is a Coptic word meaning “crooked & clawed”. This star refers to a limb that crooks and clawed. In Arabic the word “Khamsa” refers to five or a pentagram as well. Generally it refers to the five toes of a foot. This star gives immense inner power; makes her pirouette on her toes in any dancing sequence. It also gives her the power to walk in style. Since Sun was sighting this star at the time of her birth she would turn out to be an excellent dancer for which convincing evidence is seen in her films where dancing scenes show her in the best of her elements. The star also gives immense income from her profession. The risk of breaking the toes is ever so present.
3. Imad :
Astronomy: Astronomical name for this star is Theta Ophiuchus and located in the most southern part of the Ophiuchus constellation. Generally we consider the Ophiuchus as the thirteenth zodiacal constellation . This bright star is a class B Blue-white sub-giant exuding great deal of blue colour. It has a visual magnitude of 3.3 degree. It is 560 light years away and almost 11,500 times luminous than Sun but as regards to size it is just about 7 times the size of the Sun. The star is noted for high degree of pulsation.
Cosmics: Imad is located at the right foot of the Ophiuchus who is also known as snake handler. The Arabic word “Imad” means a pillar. Another word used for this star is “Kaki” meaning lower leg. The star gives Aishwarya Rai a great deal of manoeuvrability in her right leg. Venus is sighting this star at the time of her birth. Hence, it also gives artistic ability in the use of right leg. Her right leg is like sugar cane with plenty of succulence. Not only that, she has cosmic power for curing those who suffer from arthritic ailments by gentle massage with her right leg. Time to come this feature would be at the end of its tether, whereupon she would experience listless feeling or numbness in her right leg.
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Muthu Ashraff
Cosmic Adviser
Tags: Aishwarya Rai, Astronomy, Celebrity, Cosmics, Legs are Risk Assets
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Wednesday, August 5th, 2009
(Originally written on Blogspot on Wednesday February 18, 2009)
“Butterflies are always following me, everywhere I go”, said Mariah Carey after her music album “Butterfly” was released in 1997. The best selling female vocalist of our time, more than 200 million albums sold for her credit, Mariah Carey has played multiple roles: singer, songwriter, record producer, actress and TV presenter. Her epitome came in 2008 when she surpassed legendary Elvis Presley into number one spot for her song “Touch my body” What endeared her to many? Her vocal range of octave 5 to 7 , her talent in singing diverse melody from ballads to hip-hop, her babe face look or her mixed background (her mother is Irish, her father is black Venezuelan). What is that keeps this Celebrity Diva going against all odds? The answer is simple; it is her magical birthday of March 27. In this blog post I give you a review of Mariah Carey & Cosmics surrounding her birthday of March 27.
Mariah Carey
Born on March, 27, 1970 in Huntington, Long Island, New York, Mariah Carey got into music after her graduation. She was just 18 when she started as a back-up singer in 1988. Thereafter, her career spanning some 21 years can be grouped into three phases:
Development phase: In 1989 she met Tommy Mottle and signed up with his Colombia Records. Her debut album “Mariah Carey” hit the market in 1990, followed by “Music Box” in 1993, “Merry Christmas” in 1994, “Daydream” in 1995” Butterfly” in 1997. Her hit song “I still Believe” was released in 1999. In the meantime she married Tommy Mottola in a celebrity wedding in 1993 whom she divorced in 1998.
Transition phase: In 2001 she left Columbia Records to join Virgin Records, a subsidiary of EMI , for a record US $ 100 million contract. But her first album under Virgin Record ” Glitter” was a failure and she fell overnight from her exalted position as a Diva. By this time she was hospitalized with complaints such as exhaustion. Later the rumours floated around her undergoing psychiatric treatment. Consequent to these developments EMI announced the buy-out of the remaining portion of the contract for U S $ 28 million landing a body punch on Mariah Carey. She did not give up; she redoubled her effort to get into the box seat once again.
Rejuvenation phase: In 2005 entire calculus changed. She is back on the top of the chart with her album “Emancipation of Mimi”. The hit song in that chart “We belong together” mesmerized her fans. Later she was nominated for 8 Grammy awards and won 3 of these. In 2006 she signed up with Pepsi for their TV commercials. In 2008 she bypassed the legendary Elvis Presley for the Number 1 spot with her single “Touch my body”. She has been featured in many TV shows and in the recent Obama inauguration. One of her performing photo is shown below:
http://www.popstarsplus.com/music_mariahcarey.htm#Bio
In her career she has made few statements that are noteworthy and show her inner structure:
Quote 1 It’s hard to be someone that people talk about and write about, you know? They don’t know me.
Quote 2 I always felt like the rug could be pulled out from under me at anytime. And coming from a racially mixed background, I always felt like I didn’t really fit in anywhere.
Quote 3 I hope to be around past the 90’s. I don’t want to just be categorized as one of this era. My goal is to have a career that stands.
Quote 4 In this world, I call the shots and I think I know best.
You realize that she is talking about fear, anxiety, sense of not belonging, and determination to make it; she also hints at something magical that keep her going and to bounce back from calamities. You got it; it is her birthday of March 27.
Birthday March 27
Every year on March 27, something unusual happens in the Sky. At this time the Sun is traversing the constellation Pisces. The Sun enters the Pisces on March 11 and stays there till April 18. On March 27 it breaks new ground by parking into the constellation Cetus. What happens is half of the Sun’s disk is in Cetus constellation and half of the Sun’s disk is still in the Pisces constellation. This unique process lasts almost 18 hours in that day.
Many celebrities and historical figures share this birthday with Mariah Carey. Some of them are: Actress Gloria Swanson ; Actor Richard Denning; British politician Nick Hawkins ; U S politician Cyrus Vance; British Prime Minister James Callaghan; German Historian Golo Mann; British automobile pioneer Sir Henry Royce and King of France Louis the Seventeen.
Cetus Constellation
Whoever born on this date has two Sun signs: Pisces and Cetus. They receive the cosmics from both these constellations. Pisces is well known as a constellation. Let me say few things about Cetus constellation. The word Cetus comes from Latin, meaning a whale. Legend says that Cetus is a sea monster who is travelling towards Andromeda, the virgin who is chained to the rock to be devoured by Cetus. Therefore, it starts moving from Eridanaus where he usually resides bypassing the Pisces to reach Andromeda. Before Cetus can complete his task, Perseus the hero appears. He has in his hand the Head of Gordon Medusa. Perseus shows this head to Cetus; on seeing Medusa, Cetus is turned into a stone. There the sea monster lies eternally. This constellation has several notable stars: Deneb Kaitos, Menkar , Baton Kaitos, Al Kaf Al Jidhmah, Deneb and Mira.
Cosmics
Both Pisces & Cetus together provide Mariah Carey with dual strength; it is something like twin engine aeroplane; when one engine stops the other starts. These two constellations give Mariah Carey a sense of being evergreen, a feeling of renewal, and lot of cosmic energy related to sex & survival; these constellations make her a person of religious belief; person of wisdom & perseverance; person with a fascinating and lavish life-style. Determination to reach the zenith is her main driving force. She is pushed to work hard and her work is appreciated globally. Millions benefit by listening to her song. Her work contributes to the lively hood of sundry. Mariah Carey has special gift and talent: octave voice and fascinating beauty.
There are negatives as well: she becomes a part of a Cult, a Diva, quite some fan clubs, films about her not to forget the gossip columns. She will have craving for popularity and if she does not get it she can be psychologically affected. She needs care and attention more than average women. Fear, anxiety and sense of not belonging would continue to mar her progress. Moreover, her compulsiveness & moodiness would drive away friends and colleagues. Consequences of any hasty decision would take lot of time to turn around. More than that she lacks vital salt in her system causing physical exhaustion.
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Muthu Ashraff
Cosmic Adviser
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Monday, August 3rd, 2009
(Originally written on Tuesday, February 17, 2009)
President Barack Obama signed the U S Dollar 787 Billion Economic Stimulus Package into law with the official title “the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act” on Tuesday February 17, 2009 in Denver Colorado. He called this law “the most sweeping economic recovery package in our history.” The legislation will save or create 3.5 million jobs. There has been intense debate about the Package in the television and newspapers before it became a law. Will it succeed? What happens if it fails to deliver? Where is the B plan if the package fails? These questions kept propping up in the discussion. You saw eminent economists, financial experts expressing their doubts about this plan.
What do the Cosmos says? Nobody asked this question. What is magical about the number 787 in this package? As Barack Obama signed the Plan into law something happened in the sky. That is, Mars Conjuncts Jupiter at that moment. At 9.30 a.m. UTC/GMT on Tuesday February 17, these two celestial bodies came so close for the pleasure of all viewers on earth. In this blog post, let me give you a brief note on the Mars – Jupiter Conjunction, mystical feature of Denver Colorado, the Number 787 and Cosmics regarding the success of this plan.
Positional Astronomy
1. The conjunction took place in between two stars Upsilon Capricorni and Eta Capricorni both in the Capricornus constellation. This constellation is historically depicted as a Sea –Goat. On the celestial sphere the conjunction took place at Right Ascension (RA) 20.82 hours. At this point Jupiter is at Declination 18.04 south and Mars at Declination 18.56 south. To put it another way Mars is 33 minute below or south of Jupiter.
2. Mars entered the Capricornus constellation on February 3, whereas Jupiter is already there from January 4. After this conjunction, Mars would leave the constellation on March 11, while Jupiter continues its stay till early February 2010.
3. The previous Mars – Jupiter conjunction took place on December 2006; the next is due May 2011
4. Simultaneously, the Moon, which is on 22.5 days old, has just entered the Sagittarius constellation whose occult ownership is ascribed to Jupiter. Moreover, on this date the Moon is in the 19th Arabic Manzil (Lunar Mansion) of Al-Shaula, a fortunate and auspicious time to make new beginning or planting new trees. It also symbolizes pumping of air.
Capricornus Constellation
This conjunction took place in the mane of the sea-goat Capricorn. Originated from Babylonia the sea- goat personifies” EA” or “ENKI”, the God who educates and rewards; god of intelligence and intuition. 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. God Ea can be compared with God Osiris in Egyptian mythology – a do-gooder and educator. You can read about Capricornus constellation in my blog post “Jupiter- Sun Conjunction in January 2009”.
Denver, Colorado
The Colorado state is located south west from the central point (meridian) of United States. South-west is the cosmic direction for Barack Obama.
The Number 787
This number springs the picture of Boeing 787 Dreamliner, a passenger aircraft of novel design and master craftsmanship, made from brittle carbon compounds rather than flexible aluminium. It is the most fuel-efficient passenger plane. Though many were sounding about the safety of the design, it became the most successful project in Boeing’s history. So far 895 planes are in the order book. Now the stimulus package comes with the same figure of 787 Billion U S Dollars. What this number signify? It stands for the Arabic prayer “Bismillah –ir – Rahman- ir- Raheem”, which means “I begin In the name of God, the Beneficent, and the Merciful”. So anything done invoking the name of God receives the blessing of the Lord.
Cosmics
This stimulus package will succeed’; there in not an iota of doubt about that. The following are in support of my cosmic conclusion:
1. The signing of the Law coincides with Mars- Jupiter conjunction, where Mars represent energy and enthusiasm while Jupiter represents willingness and capacity
2. Mars and Jupiter put together, you get the energy and willingness to give a big try, make it succeed, assert power, ready for action , implement plans, do everything possible to alter the event. Succinctly, you can reverse the financial recession
3. But Mars and Jupiter together mean lot of hard work, you are not going to get it over the plate; you have to find ways and means of doing your actions. You have to start low and go up gradually.
4. Mars and Jupiter together is creative power; there are jobs to be saved or created; the ambitious plan need to be put in action with this as a major goal
5. The conjunction taking place in Capricornus constellation indicates that there is intervention by God through Barack Obama, modern day God Enki. It is great victory for a man who is in office less than a month. It is also a great victory for the world, because this will lead many nations to unveil their stimulus plan and already some of these are operational
6. The Moon in the Arabic Manzil (Lunar Mansion) of Al-Shaula is indeed very rewarding; it heralds the time for a new beginning; besides this the time you have to pump air. A good coincidence, because the economy needs lot of air to be pumped into. Besides, Moon in Sagittarius, just –in-time is another plus point.
7. Denver, Colorado in the south-western region fits rightly in the Obama administration, because for Barack Obama, this direction to start his Big Bang in his career as President is very auspicious.
8. The mystical feature of number 787 showers more grace than anything else. The U S Dollar 787 Billion may be a small and inadequate figure for the current financial hole. But the number is precise, the setting is excellent, the action is sincere, and the result will be marvellous.
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Muthu Ashraff
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Monday, August 3rd, 2009
You are fascinated by the star Alnilam located in the buckle of the Belt of Orion. Looking overhead in early night you see without even a telescope the blue-white star in its splendid glory. “I am honoured; what a great star“you muse to yourself. A sense of elation runs through your spine. “I hope, I have something to do with this star” mulling this thought you turn your head once again to see Alnilam. Now you see the star and the surrounding nebulae bathed in blue-white colour. You remain spellbound. In this blog post, I give you a brief of Alnilam: its Legend, Astronomy and Cosmics along with a Sketch of this great star in your chart.
Legend
Alnilam is located in the middle of three stars that form the Belt of Orion. From west to east, these stars are Mintaka, Alnilam and Alnitak. Out of the three stars Alnilam is most brilliant. It was called the buckle of the belt, something that tightens and at the same time gives an aura of iron discipline. Though loosely translated as “string of pearls” the word Alnilam comes from Arabic “nilam” which means order, arrangement, discipline, honour, being exalted. It is also used to imply authority. The Turks used it to mean governor or vizier. In India the erstwhile rulers of Hyderabad are Nizams. So much is that a person who receives honour in any undertaking is generally described as Nizam. Our star Alnilam had another name given by Arabs; “Alnasak” which means “the line”, referring to the celestial line drawn through the star that links Aldebaran to the north- west and Sirius to the south-east. This line was also considered as authority and standard. Traditions state that many kings wore their jewels in the centre of their crown or following the steps of Alnilam in the centre of their belt.
The belt of Orion consisting the three stars is an asterism itself that is a sub-group within a constellation. Different cultures had different names for this asterism: in Latin America it is “three Marys” reflecting on the trinity of Holy Mary; in the middle-east it is “three magi” who were the first to bless Infant Jesus; Chinese meant it as a beam while Arabs took it as a scale or standard.
The constellation Orion is called Hunter or Giant. The latter was chosen by Al-Sufi, 10th century Persian-Arab astronomer when he drew the constellation and the star Alnilam. Orion was so tall that he can wade through the oceans. Blinded by his father, Orion looked at the Sun and regained this eye-sight. He fell in love with Aurora, the goddess of Dawn and eventually was killed by Scorpio. Orion marks all four seasons in the sky. Orion also said to mitigate the coldness of winter.
Astronomy
Alnilam is astronomically referred to as epsilon Orionis; it is classified as B01a spectral class, which means blue-white very bright supergiant. It is a star of second magnitude in brightness with 1.7 visual magnitude. Alnilam is 30th brightest star in the sky and 4th brightest in the Orion constellation. It is located in Right Ascension 5.60 hrs and Declination of 1.20 degree south. It is seen throughout the year. A solitary star with surface temperature of 25,000 kelvin, its intense radiation makes the surrounding molecular nebulae (NGC 1990) glow in bright blue bath. See the image below:
http://www.astrophotos.net/images/nebula/ngc1990.jpg
Alnilam is 1,300 light years away and about 37,500 times luminous than the Sun and about 40 times the size of the Sun. The star is just below the celestial equator and both luminaries Sun & Moon have occasions to come in straight line perpendicular to the star. On June 19 every year Sun gets into Orion constellation within 2 to 3 degrees and forms a straight line to Alnilam towards the southern direction. Alnilam is moving away from us at a speed of 16.5 miles per second. Like all super giants Alnilam is shedding its mass mostly due to the stellar winds lashing the star at 1,250 miles per second, much more than the speed of the solar winds. Time to come, Alnilam would transform into a red supergiant, in that case, it would be brighter than Betelgeuse, and thus become the number 1 brightest star in Orion Constellation.
Alnilam’s features as solitary star with simple structure and its central position in the belt of Orion and the Orion constellation as a whole has made it a standard in astronomy. Alnilam is used for celestial navigation and to mark position of other stars. Moreover, its brilliant blue colour has made the star an object of study among many astronomers and occultists.
Cosmics
Cosmically Alnilam means three things woven together. Discipline, Standard and Honour; no wonder the phrase “string of pearls“was applied to Alnilam. On the positive side Alnilam gives you unshakable confidence in what you do; makes you an orderly and methodical person; showers you with prosperity and pleasant life; grants you honour in every undertaking you do; finally transforms you as a dignified and exalted person in the eye of friends and enemies alike. Equally important are the negative comics: with success and honour you lose your head; throw away the standard; you are now an arrogant zealot; your piety has taken the back seat. This is how you fall. Not only that you can be caught in a web of deceit or conspiracy like Julius Caesar; sometimes you may be poisoned like Hamlet’s father. Take care. Alnilam is all about discipline, standard and honour; if you take one pearl out the string breaks and you go down the sink.
Symbology equates Alnilam as a line drawn west to east slanting down; it is well supported by the Hebrew letter Aleph implying upright and exaltation; standard and honour. In meteorology Alnilam is for all seasons; if the star and the surrounding nebulae becomes duller in brightness it signifies rain and wind. All blue colour gems & crystals are recommended generally; specific colour tone depends on the star’s position in your chart. Alnilam has positive resonant with the numbers 1, 2 & 3.
Sketch in your Chart
Birth Star- You have all three qualities of the star and would do well in anything you touch; call it Midas touch
Sighted by Sun- Military & political honour
Sighted by Jupiter Excellence in trade, professions such as legal, religion education
Sighted by Saturn- Political high office or exalted position in priesthood
Sighted by Mercury- Education, writing, research, accounting & IT
Sighted by Venus- Entertainment, leisure, hospitality & show business
Sighted by Mars- Military commanding office, corporate high office,
If these planets are in houses 1,3,5,7,9 & 11 the effect is high, in houses 4 & 10 the effect is moderate except for Jupiter in 4 and Sun in 10; in houses 2,6,8 & 12 the effect is less except for Saturn in 8.
If you are born in June 18, 19 & 20: you have a life ladled with standard & honour with excellent inter-personal relationship.
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Muthu Ashraff
Cosmic Adviser
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Monday, August 3rd, 2009
Lunation cycle is about Moon, its orbit around Earth and the phases or stages in the Moon’s cycle. Traditionally lunation cycle is viewed as an important barometer to understand human lifestyle. In this blog post I explain the lunation cycle in general and review the Eight phases of Moon in its orbit around the Earth. I give a brief on Astronomy and the Cosmics for the Eight Phases of the Moon in a Lunation Cycle so that you can improve your life style.
Lunation Cycle
The Moon takes 29 days 12 hours and 44 minutes (29.53 days) to complete the orbit around Earth and return to the original position where it started. This we call a synodic month. During a synodic month Moon goes through eight phases in its lunation cycle. Each phase lasts a number of days. The duration is asymmetrical, that is not exactly uniform. Like Sun, Moon also rises in the east and sets in the west. Though many consider the Moon as a satellite of Earth, it is in fact a planet of its own. It has a diameter of 2,140 miles little more than quarter of the Earth and revolves around the Sun in synchronization with the Earth. Earth’s gravity keeps the Moon on a specific path. When the Moon and Earth meets on every 45 degree tangentially you can see that the Moon’s gravity rises resulting in greater pulling power for the Moon evidenced in high tides. Likewise when the Moon comes very close to the Earth called “perigee” the pulling power of the Moon over Earth is high.
Lunation cycle is useful to study about mind, medicine, agriculture, calendar, meteorology etc. It is very useful in women’s affairs such as menstruation, marriage and pregnancy. The eight phases are: new moon, waxing crescent, first quarter, waxing gibbous, full moon, waning gibbous, last quarter, waning crescent (Balsamic). A schematic representation is given below:
Courtesy: http://csep10.phys.utk.edu/astr161/lect/time/phases.jpg
1.New Moon
Astronomy: This lasts from 0 day to 2.4 days. You cannot see this Moon as its light is lost against the background of the Sun’s glare. Sometimes you can see the darkened part of the Moon in the western sky as Moon sets along with the Sun. During this time the Sun, Earth and Moon are almost on direct line at the zero degree in relation to the Earth. In case this alignment is too close we have solar eclipse. Generally we have two solar eclipses in a year. Since the Earth is in-between Sun and Moon, the Sun’s light first fall on Earth, reflects back on the Moon and bounce back to the Earth. This process of Sun-Earth-Moon-Earth is an interesting phenomenon. At this phase Moon lags behind the Sun by few minutes. Astronomically, movement is measured in minutes and hours. The zero point of the Moon tangentially to the Earth can neutralize the gravity of the Earth.
Cosmics: If you are born during this phase, you have dependency syndrome, you cling to someone or idea to protect you. You have lot of intuition like baby tortoises hatched in the sea-shore. You need constant prodding and guidance. You are not good in leading but good in advising, reforming etc. Many will take you for granted. Unless properly guided you may become a dreamer or revolutionary. Your mind is never stable.
2.Waxing Crescent
Astronomy: This phase lasts from 2.4 days to 7.4 days. During this time we can see the crescent Moon in the western sky as it sets with the Sun. The light side of the Moon faces away from the Earth. It slowly grows from a sliver to just smaller than half of the disk. At the beginning of the phase, Moon is ahead of Sun in terms of movement by about 2.5 hours. The Moon rises progressively late in the morning almost an hour late every day. Unless there is dim Sunlight you cannot see the Moon. Progressively the Moon sets late in the evening. You can see the Moon almost overhead in the northern sky after the Sun sets. During this fairly long phase, the Moon passes the 45 degree tangent to the Earth giving it high pulling power.
Cosmics: If you are born during this phase, you are a busy guy, in soccer you are in the wings always running but less scoring. You like growth, cherish greenery and like to be with grandma or grandpa; you can story-tell, bring new ideas of how to fix the roof that is leaking. Once you make –up your mind you will cling to it like a child. You can do things like advanced maths, play chess and card games because your mind works faster than what the body can bear. Split-second decision making is your hall-mark. Negatives are; you always demand attention, go forward blindly even if there is an obstacle.
3.First Quarter
Astronomy: This phase lasts from 7.4 days to 11.1 days. During this phase, the Moon is just over-head, rising in noon and setting at midnight. At 7.4 days, the Moon passes the 90 degree tangent to the Earth neutralizing the gravity of the Earth. On the 7th day half of the Moon disk is illuminated. We call this first quarter because half of total globe is equal to quarter. Sunlight reflected on the Moon is increasing; Moon is ahead of Sun by 6 hours at the start of the phase. You can see Moon in the broad daylight after it arises over-head; Moon is visible from noon till well past mid-night. You will see the right side of the Moon illuminated.
Cosmics: If you are born during this phase you strike middle course in any matter. Furthermore, intermediary work like banking & finance, stock & bond broking appeals to you. You have strong mind and positive outlook. You tend to look after your physique well. Leading an active life-style you are a club-going personality. Negatives are: temptation to make quick buck leading into criminality; craving for self—praise. Depending on your element you either become a peace maker or a trouble-monger
4.Waxing Gibbous
Astronomy: The Moon is fast reaching its fullness. This phase lasts from 11.1 days to 14.8 days with most part of the Moon disk illuminated. At the beginning of the phase the Moon is 135 degree tangential to Earth with high gravitational pull over Earth. Moon is ahead of Sun by 9 hours at the start of the phase. The Moon rises late in the afternoon towards east and sets early morning, before the Sun rise. You will observe the Moon looks closer to the Earth now than in the early phases.
Cosmics: If you are born during this phase you are good in auditing or profession that evaluates and reports to an independent party. A stable mind asking others to “dot the I and dash the T”, you are a perfectionist when it comes to others; in your personal matters, you gloss over details. You are curious, anxious and do lot of coaching your spouse how to run the house. Though your mind yearns for sophistication and good life you cannot get it because you are too honest. Negatives are: your impatience and lack of pragmatism will make you an odd man out. Enemies fear you because you crush them; friends are scared because you do not toe their line.
5.Full Moon
Astronomy: In the night you see the full Moon, a full disk of illuminated part facing the Earth. This phase lasts very short from 14.8 days to 16.2 days. Moon is ahead of Sun by 12 hours at the full Moon stage. The Moon is in the east as Sun sets. At this point Moon has reached half-way through its orbit. This phase is like the New Moon. All three- Sun, Earth and Moon align almost on a straight line. Moreover, the Moon is at 180 degree tangential to the Earth neutralizing the gravity of the Earth. Violent storms specially in the oceans appear during this time. If the Moon aligns more closely then we have lunar eclipse. Generally we have two lunar eclipse in a year. This Moon is also called as Night Moon because it is there in the sky the entire night. After reaching the full moon phase the Moon starts to wane.
Cosmics: If you are born during this phase you always make two choices: yes or no. A personality with bright face and inviting look, you are enjoying the best that nature has given you. You have lot of energy and make others energetic too. You enjoy life and allow others to do the same. Very charitable person; promises you keep, mistakes you forgive. Your magnetism attracts every and sundry. Unless monitored, you will tend to over-do many things. Negatives are: you are perennially weak in relating to the opposite sex including your spouse. There is only one way to take you out: create a fear in you that you will fail. Thereafter you are an humpty dumpty.
6.Waning Gibbous
Astronomy: As the longest spell, this phase lasts from 16.2 days to 22.2 days. Moon is behind the Sun by little more than an hour at the start of the phase.The Moon is slowly receding from fullness. Though major part of the Moon disk is illuminated, it is losing its brightness steadily. At the beginning of the phase the Moon is 225 degree tangential to Earth with high gravitational pull over Earth. The Moon rises late in the night towards south east and sets after Sun-rise. You observe that the Moon is giving much cooler even though paler light.
Cosmics: If you are born during this phase you are a land-lubber, that is neither you will move nor be swayed to accept reality. But when it comes to sway others you will do better. If you are not controlled you will bring the entire roof down. You are good at marketing, advertisement and selling ice to Eskimos. Your mind power is such that it can break any issue into small parts and then join to resolve. Jig-saw puzzle appeals to you. You have the capacity to reflect and report on any event; something like a trouble shooter. Negatives are: You are resistant to change and you simply do not like others pushing you around. At some critical moment you may suddenly give up.
7.Last Quarter
Astronomy: This phase lasts from 22.2 days to 25.9 days. During this phase, the Moon is just over-head, rising at midnight and setting in noon. Moon is behind the Sun by 6 hours at the start of the phase. As Sun rises you see the Moon over-head. At the beginning the Moon passes the 270 degree tangent and the pulling power of the Moon is very high. Only half of the moon disk, that is left half is illuminated. Sunlight reflected from the Moon is decreasing. You can see Moon in the broad daylight in some days.
Cosmics: If you are born during this phase you are a principled person with a rational approach. No place for emotions; “let us see” is your mantra. You come with “out of the box solutions” to any problem. You have the stomach to face insult, defeat and tragedies. Whether success or failure you remain composed and cool. Negatives are: your relationship with the bosses and colleagues is not smooth; many critical matters will remain un-settled. Many army generals have this feature.
8.Waning Crescent (Balsamic)
Astronomy; This last phase is known as Balsamic. It lasts from 25.9 to 29.6 days. During this time we can see the Moon once again becoming a crescent. It rises in the early morning in the south western sky; it sets in the afternoon amid the glare of the Sun. Once again you see the Moon losing Sunlight reflected on it. You also see the sliver thin with the right side partly illuminated. At the beginning the Moon passes the 315 degree tangent to the Earth with high pulling power. As days go by the Moon disappears from your view. The Moon is behind the Sun by about 9 hours at the beginning of the phase and by the time it runs its full course of 29.6 days it l reaches almost 12 hours behind the Sun.
Cosmics: If you are born during this phase, you love light fragrances, light colours etc. You have complete control over your temper; you crack witty jokes. A person with powerful inner power you are good in back-room operations, this is due to your slow burning energy. You tend to study subjects like history and quickly draw parallels in any issue of human understanding. You are futuristic too. Very satisfied with what you have you will not break rules or be un-faithful to your spouse. Negatives are: you have searching mind prompting you to look through the key-holes; fantasize specially in sex; if you are male you may acquire qualities of feminine.
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Muthu Ashraff
Tags: Astronomy, Cosmics, Eight phases of Moon, Lifestyle, Lunation Cycle
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Monday, August 3rd, 2009
(Originally written on Blgspot on Friday January 16, 2009)
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:
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” ).
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 “ Forecast 2009 ”. 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 “ Forecast 2009 ”). 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.
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Muthu Ashraff
Cosmic Adviser
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Friday, July 31st, 2009
(Originally written on Blogspot on Sunday December 21, 2008)
As the world awaits the inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United Sates, the sky is trembling. Will there be peace or war? Will economy recover or nosedive further? Will climate improve or turns hotter? All these questions are in the lips of the people around the world. Media channels are discussing, newspapers are predicting and laymen are fantasizing. Surely their concerns are addressed to, by the heavens. The message is clear and loud: “It is up to you”. In this blog post I draw the sky map, and review the celestial bodies and give you the cosmic interpretation.
1. Sky Map
This month the new moon is on Saturday, December 27. It also heralds the first month of Muharram in the Islamic Calendar. At 6.00 p.m., on this day, looking out at the south-western sky from the vantage point in the holy city of Mecca, I trace the following sky map:
1. The new moon is just 0.2 days old and is in the twentieth lunar mansion of Al-Naam ( Ostriches) which activates the number 6 and tames wild beasts and anger
2. Five planets are in somewhat direct formation as:
- Mars Right Ascension 18.03 hours
- Sun do 18.45 hours
- Moon do 18.50 hours
- Mercury do 19.72 hours
- Jupiter do 19.99 hours
3. Incidentally all these five planets are in the Sagittarius constellation in that order. Mars is just entering and Jupiter is about to leave. Sagittarius constellation represents the Centaur (a figure of half –horse and half-man in Greek mythology). Ptolemy originally drew this figure and is followed ever since. This constellation is full of bright stars and a wealth of deep sky objects such as clusters and nebulae. It also marks the December solstice. According to occultism it relates to the number 6 and to the figure of “Lovers”. When Moon is in the constellation it is a double sixer. A sixer is a cricket parlance where a batsman hits the ball to fly over the fence resulting in a score of 6 runs
4. Both luminaries Sun and Moon are on North-South alignment encompassing between them, the bright star Kaus Borealis and two star clusters M 28 Globular and M 25 Open. The Moon also conjuncts the M 25 open
5. Mars enters the December solstice, which is winter in northern hemisphere and summer in southern hemisphere. Mars is in company with three star clusters; M20 Trifid, M21 Open and M8 Lagoon. The last one is the most active star forming cluster in the sky now. Please read about these 3 clusters in my blog post “Cosmic Sunbath during December Solstice”.
6. The departing Jupiter says hello to M75 Globular cluster. You can read about the M75 cluster in my blog post “Will Israel Attack Nuclear sites in Iran?
Oh Grace, I stopped with Number 6
2. Review of the Celestial Bodies
A review of the star Kaus Borealis and clusters M 25 & M28 are given below:
Kaus Borealis
This magnificent star is located in the handle of the bow where the arrow is placed. In Arabic it is “Al-Qaus-Al-Shamaliya” meaning the northern bow. Due to the location of the star somewhat away from the centre, Al Tizini the 15th Century Arab astronomer called it as “ Rai-Al- Naaim “ meaning the keeper of ostriches. Al-Kazwini called it as “ Al-Thalimain” meaning “watchers” because the star Kaus Borealis is deemed a protector of many stars under its care. This star marks two asterisms that is a group within a constellation. These are: the Milk Dipper and the Bow. To be born under this star is considered to be very auspicious indeed.
Astronomically, the star has a great magnetic field and emits X-rays throughout. Located some 77 light years away, the star is classified as K1V Dwarf. It is about 50 times luminous than the Sun and about 3 times the size of the Sun. A supernova exploded close to this star location exploded some 2400 years ago.
M25 Open
A remarkable open cluster containing about 600 big stars out of which about five are giant stars. It also contains few variable stars as well. Located about some 2300 light years away, its hot rays are cosmically exhilarating
M28 Globular
It is small compared to many globular. Located some 18,000 light years away it must be fantastically bright to enable us to view it despite its small size. Some astronomers think it is a nebulae and not a cluster. Whatever it is, this star cluster is most active and alive. Recently pulsars that spin on their axis in milliseconds were found in this cluster making it a very lively one.
3. Cosmic Interpretation
1. Phew! It is going to be too hot in 2009. The hole in the ozone layer will be more gaping. Heat wave will be seen in many countries between the equator and the Tropical lines especially in sub-Sahara and desert nations. On average climate will be hotter by points of a degree of Celsius. Correspondingly, there shall be storms and rains lashing at the eastern China Sea and western pacific. Eastern Indian Ocean will be very much unstable. Tsunami type storms will originate from mid-pacific to travel far and wise. Earthquakes would be experienced in many fault areas.
2 More than the temporal climate, the ambience in the economy will be damning. Crisis situation will continue for the first quarter of 2009 with little abatement. I shall review this position when Jupiter conjuncts Sun on January 24, 2009.
The burden of stabilizing the world economy will be shared by USA, European Community, Japan and China. Initially a reluctant Russia would join hands later. A joint US- China co-operation should kick-start the economy, later joined by some of the laggards such as Canada and Australia. Fringe countries Brazil, India and Turkey could contribute with human and technical resources
3 Politically, peace is the most endangered species; under constant stress, it will reach breaking point. Only the intervention of the level-headed men and women advising the presidents of USA, Russia and China, will make peace prevail. All these countries will have presidents who are flexible, who reason out their arguments and exert their positions with diplomacy and force in equal measure based on sense of justice and fair-play. Although nationalistic, these presidents would be humanist in their approach.
But trigger-happy men would roam all over the world. The struggle between love and hate would continue throughout the year. They would generate heat globally and would be ready to facilitate and finance the war. Middle –east, Afghanistan, Kashmir and Palestine would continue to be flash-points whereas countries bordering East and South China Sea turn calmer. So would be the Caucasus.
4. Rise of Russia, China, Brazil and Turkey is foreshown; decline of USA, Japan and India is predicted. European Countries would be stagnant. Oil and resource exporters will go through political turmoil besides a sluggish economy
5. Globally, people would be much worried about themselves rather than others. The age of milk and honey would be replaced by work and sweat. Little charity will be forthcoming. Sports and leisure would be of less priority; health-care and shelter would receive more attention. Un-employment would lead to high crime rate
6. But there is a silver lining; more people would be attracted to walk in the path of god which is the path of glory. They will ask for transparency in their government; call for freedom; rise-up for justice and fair-play. And finally more people would pray for peace.
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Muthu Ashraff
Cosmic Adviser
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Friday, July 31st, 2009
(Originally written on Blogspot on Thursday, December 11, 2008)
Praying for peace is generally left with priests and preachers of religions. Many busy men and women never bothered to say prayers for peace. Not anymore. This decade has brought such calamities to you me and to the other guy. Right now we are all concerned with peace as the guiding mantra for prosperity in the year 2009. The litmus test is whether peace would prevail or not. A signal from the heaven indicates that peace would prevail only if humanity joins in prayer for peace.
I observed an interesting phenomenon. Looking at the evening sky from the city of Bethlehem towards the eastern direction on Friday December 12, a full moon day I observed the white and brilliant Moon is on the line of sight with the star Elnath towards the north-westerly direction. Both are pretty close in terms of degree, just about one and half. Both are brilliant white. To cap it all both are showering bright light down on the earth. Let me explain about the star, its cosmics and the way you and me can pray for peace and prosperity in the year 2009.
1. Elnath, the Star of mystery
Elnath has been steeped in mystery. Though mentioned from the Babylonian times, the position of the star as regards to astronomy has not been clear. Early Greek writers including Ptolemy and Aratus considered the star as part of the Taurus (Bull) constellation. Thereafter, Arab astronomers included it in the Auriga (Charioteer or Rein-holder) constellation, and referred it as “ Al- Kab – Dhil Inan meaning “ the heel of the rein-holder”. Al-Kazwini, the 13th century Persian astronomer called it as “ Al- Tawabi – Al – Ayyuk” meaning “ the two in the ankles” because the star Elnath is a double star located on the ankle of the charioteer. In 17th century, Bayer, the German astronomer agreed and gave the name gamma Aurigae.
But the star’s position in the borderline between Taurus and Auriga gave rise to debate once again. Later Arab astronomers described the star as “ Al–Karn Al–Thaur Al – Shamaliyyah” meaning “ northern horn of the bull”. In fact the name of the star is derived from Arabic Al Nath meaning “Butting with the horn”. Modern astronomers tend to agree with this stance and have included Elnath within Taurus constellation.
A double star, one brilliant white and the companion pale grey, Elnath is of 1.7 magnitude, 25th brightest star in the known sky and a Class B 7 giant. It is about 4.5 times size of solar and about 700 times luminous than our Sun. This star has abundance of manganese compared with the rest of stars. You can trace the star at Right Ascension 5.40 hours and Declination of 28.60 North.
2. Cosmics
Like in the case of astronomy, Elnath remains as mystery in terms of cosmics as well. Its occult significance has never been explained. Though many modern writers tend to describe the star as a violent one related to blood and warfare, mainly due to its description as the butt of horn of Taurus, tradition treats the star with divinity. Hindus considered Elnath as their deity for fire called “ Agni”. Interestingly, the god Agni was often depicted to have 3 legs, a rare feature in Hindu mythology but with high cosmic relevance. Incidentally, fire is considered to be the first of five elements, the others being Ether, Air, Water and Earth. You are aware that your five fingers represent these five elements. When you curl your fist with a thumb –down manner you would see the fire element going down. You would notice that, adrenalin that runs in your system gets duller making you becalm your anger. Pictorially Auriga constellation is shown as the Charioteer flying away to the heaven, to peace and prosperity, after controlling all the five elements with a special emphasis on fire by trampling it under his right foot. So much for the cosmics.
3. Praying for Peace in 2009
Elnath, the star teaches you to do the same. You can control fire and make peace by following the prayer schedule given below. This would grant you inner peace and peace in the globe; shower you prosperity and prosperity for the world. Do the incantations 131 times daily for 131 day beginning from the date given below. To simplify and classify I have listed the prayers under Five Major Religions. Those who follow religions other than those given below should consult their religious elders for guidance.
1. Judaism – YHWH SHALOM
– begin on 25 Kislev ( December 22, 2008)
2. Christianity – OH THE LORD OF PEACE
– begin on Christmas day
3. Islam – YA SALAM
- begin on Muharram 1 ( December 29, 2008)
4. Hinduism – OHM SHANTHI OHM
- begin on Pushya 1 ( January 15, 2008)
5. Buddhism – NAMO SHANTHI JAGATH SHANTHI
– begin on Duruthu Full Moon day ( January 10, 2009)
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Cosmic Adviser
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Friday, July 31st, 2009
( Originally written on blogspot on Sunday December 7, 2008 )
A key issue faced by the parents of mentally retarded children is the absence of medication or relief. Roughly estimated to be about 2 to 3 per centum of population, mentally retarded children show signs of retardation at much early age. For the parents such children cause much anxiety. They need to be given special guidance in the way they could conduct themselves in social skills and learning. Most of these children cannot lead normal lives without aid and assistance. Though it is no longer a social stigma, mentally retarded children often feel that they are neglected. Special care by professionals along with cosmics could bring sought after relief to these children. In this regard, the heaven sent boon is the Geminids meteor shower that takes place during December, the season of gifts and care. Let me explain to you about the Meteor showers and how best you can make use of these.
1. Meteors
You have heard about meteor showers or shooting stars or falling stars. There are millions of these shooting stars seen throughout the year. Most of the showers are named after the constellation they originate from. Perseids for example has its name from Perseus constellation; Leonids and Orionids take their names from Leo and Orion constellations respectively. When you look at the night sky generally after mid-night you will observe streaks of light flicking away in the sky for a second or two. What you see is not a physical matter, because most of these meteors are so small to be seen from the earth, but the atmospheric reaction when these fast moving meteors hit at the earth’s atmosphere resulting in a friction between the air molecules and the surface of the meteor. So you see the burning of the gaseous particles in glowing colour.
This is how the meteors begin. Usually comets pass through the Sun in their orbit and when they get closer to the Sun, they shed parts of their matter. These are known as Meteoroids which travel alone or in a group in the vast expanse of the space. When some of these meteoroids enter into the earth’s orbit we call them Meteors to distinguish from the earlier ones. Most of these meteors burn out as shooting stars. But some of these are large enough to breakthrough and finally hit at the surface of earth, thence these are referred to as Meteorites.
2. Geminids
First discovered in 1862, Geminids stream has its radiant or origin from the Gemini constellation. The stream builds up slowly and peaks for couple of days and then peters out. It begins on December 8 when you see one or two shooting stars per hour. On December 13 & 14 you can observe about 120 shooting stars per hour. As it tails off you see about 2 falling stars per hour. These shooting stars slam at 25 miles per second and offer a magnificent vista to look at in the early hours between 1 to 5 a.m.
3. Cosmics of Geminids
The Geminids stream, unique on several counts has much cosmic relevance to children, especially to the ones who are handicapped:
1. Unlike in the case of all other meteor showers, Geminids do not originate from the debris of a comet, bur from the splinters of an Asteroid. The parent of the Geminids was identified in 1983 and named as “3200 Phaethon”. Incidentally, the parent asteroid is credited with a rare honour. It orbits the Sun and gets too close for comfort, resulting in the fascinating Geminids stream
2. Both planet Jupiter and our Moon have cosmic influence over this Asteroid.
3. During the peak of the shower in December 2008, the Moon is in Taurus constellation belonging to Venus and Jupiter is in its own Sagittarius constellation. The Geminids emanate orange and yellow colour shooting stars, considered to be most auspicious for the children
4. Geminids bring in energy that stimulate mental faculty. Those children who are under the age of 16 would benefit immensely.
4. Viewing
If you can stand the December cold, snow and perhaps the snippy air you can view the celestial phenomenon or December 13 & 14, between 1 00 a.m. to 5.00 a.m. local time.
a) Northern Hemisphere: Look towards East and almost over-head; Mark Betelgeuse a red giant star in the Orion constellation (alpha Orion Right Ascension 5.9 hour and Declination 7 degree North); from there turn your eyes towards the North-East. You will see Castor, a white star in the Gemini constellation (alpha Gemini Right Ascension 7.6 hour and Declination 33 degree North). Just above the Castor you will see the falling stars.
b) Southern Hemisphere: Look towards West and to the Horizon; Mark Betelgeuse; from there turn your eyes towards the North-west. You will see Castor and just above the shooting stars.
5. Useful Hints
a) It is necessary to protect mentally retarded children from the cold, snow and the wind
b) Staying in open and flat place is recommended
c) Provide comfortable seating arrangements
d) Children should be accompanied with the adults and not left alone
e) Viewing the Geminids stream by naked eye is recommended
6. Harnessing Energy
One of the recommendations given for the care of mentally retarded children is to take them along for a walk or an excursion or to while away their time away from home. You can add little adventure too. What best adventure than looking at the mid-night sky in December with the cool air snipping you and the delight of looking at those orange and yellow steaks falling all over these children. Not only that, the Geminids stream will give these children pleasure and a bit of panacea. So go and harness the energy while you can have it. However, depending on particulars of date, time and place of birth of the children, harnessing of the cosmic Geminids energy would require different colour of attire and accessories such as metals to be worn with.
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Muthu Ashraff
Cosmic Adviser
Tags: Astronomy, Cosmics, Geminids, Mentally Retarded Children, Meteor Shower
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Friday, July 31st, 2009
You will never miss the bright star Aldebaran in the Taurus constellation. Looking at a clear sky you see the phenomenon of the charging bull onto Orion , the hunter. You will notice the remarkable red eye of the bull displaying passion , power and fair-play. Yes. It is the Royal star of Persia, one of the four guardians of cardinal directions with responsibility to protect the eastern segment. The star is a splendid object to watch specially during November when you see fascinating fire showers of a meteor in close proximity to Aldebaran. Let me explain the legend, astronomy and cosmics of this great star.
1. Legend
From ancient time Aldebaran marked the Vernal (spring) equinox. In many cultures it was known as the Eastern Star. For Persians it was not only the Guardian of East but also represented the god Mithra, who personified for many qualities such as wisdom, light, power and glory. But god Mithra demanded un-swerving loyalty, integrity and fair-play. Any temptation of greed & passion would negate all the rewards; instead the punishment turns the table: dishonour, incarceration and possible death in ignominy coming in its wake. In later times Aldebaran was also connected with Eastern religions such as Zoroastrian and Buddhism, Often the star is described as The Buddha’s Eye symbolizing the divine wisdom. For Western religions, Aldebaran stood for the archangel Michael who guarded the East.
Though the name Aldebaran is etymologically from Arabic, the star was called by different names across the globe. Ptolemy called it as “ torch” due to the rose colour light emanating from it. Romans called it “ Palilicium” due to the disappearance of the star into evening twilight when feast of Pales was celebrated. For Persians it was Taschter. In Latin it was “ Occulus Tauri” or the Eye of Taurus. Indian named it “Rohini”, for its fire-red.
The Arabic name Al-Dabaran meaning the “ follower” led to many observers to the conclusion that the star follows either or both Pleiades and Hyades two famous sub-groups located within Taurus constellation. This may be due to Aldebaran being the first star in the V shape group of Hyades consisting of six stars inclusive of it. But in terms of legend it is incorrect, because Taurus the bull is charging against Orion the hunter towards the South-eastern direction. Therefore, Aldebaran is not following the Hyades at all. As regards to following Pleiades it must be pointed out that Pleiades is to the west of Aldebaran. Moreover, the word “ follower “ used by Arabs may be construed to mean the one who follows archangel Michael. Fortunately for us Interesting and convincing evidence comes from Al-Sufi , the 10th Century Arab astronomer who counted Aldebaran completely out of the Hyades group.
Let me explain little bit of Hyades; in mythology Hyades represent the seven daughters of Atlas and Aithra. However, there are only six stars in the V shape formation now; Hesiod the Greek Poet gives only five names of the daughters. Therefore, Al-Sufi is right in taking Aldebaran completely out of the Group of Hyades. Yet another proof is that of gamma Tauri, a star in this group which is called as “Prima Hyadum” or the first of the followers. Hence, we can safely treat Aldebaran as distinct from the group of Hyades. Whatever it may be, Aldebaran stands singularly out of these six stars.
There is some warning; the vacant space between Aldebaran and westwards to Pleiades is full of mines. Al-Biruni initially summoned his courage to call this area ”Al-Daika” or “ growing small”. But later he abandoned his courage and called it as “ Kalb-Al-Dabaran” meaning “the dog of the follower”, a metaphysical expression to indicate that you are treading on an evil path.
2. Astronomy
Aldebaran is astronomically referred to as alpha Tauri, an orange-reddish giant of K5III spectral class. It is a star of first magnitude in brightness generally hovering around 0.85 to 0.9 magnitude range, reflecting its variability. It is located in Right Ascension 4.60 hrs and Declination of 16.45 degree North. It is best seen in November though for about 8 months you can watch it without binoculars. It has three companions; all are red dwarfs smaller than our Sun. Companion B is close by whereas C & D are far away. Its surface temperature is below 4000 Kelvin, much lower than that of our Sun. Due to this cooler temperature, the star gives orange to rose colour light. Aldebaran is some 65 light years away and about 300 times luminous than the Sun with about 2.5 times of the size of the Sun. The star is very close to the Ecliptic. Hence, often is covered or occulted by both luminaries the Sun and the Moon, by the latter much regularly. Sun is pretty close to it in early June whereupon the star loses its brightness completely. Aldebaran is moving away from us at a speed of 30 miles per second.
Aldebaran is in advanced stage of its evolution like our Sun and burns helium into carbon. Astronomers continue to study the star for its solar spectrum and the fact it rotates slowly and wobble in its path. The beauty of Aldebaran is that it is very close to the point where we see the meteor Taurides. The debris of a dead comet by the name of Encke is showered towards earth in high velocity. For us on earth this phenomenon is clear during November 5 to 12. Though this cannot be seen every year due to obstruction by planets , especially by Jupiter, the 2008 shower of the meteor was marvellous indeed.
3. Cosmics
Cosmically Aldebaran means many things to many people. Generally it showers courage, wisdom and light; grants honour, fortune and wealth; takes you to higher sexuality and sensuousness. But negatives are damning: you brush on the wrong side, then the, Royal Star gives you a spank. You always go in a merry –go- round. You succeed in life and there is temptation and then you fall fast. No wonder, the Persians equated it to God Mithra. When you are unscrupulous or tempted your honour turns into dishonour; your courage transforms into violence; your sexuality over-turns to sadistic and hyper-sex.
If Aldebaran is your birth star, and placed well with the Sun and Moon it is an excellent motivator. It teaches you how to be a disciplined soldier, statesman business leader and a societal man. Its position with other planets also generates positive or negative energy; positive energy makes you a great personality enjoying success with pleasure; negative energy, on the other hand, would end you in prison and lead you to your demise in ignominy.
Symbology equates it as the eastern part of the Cross supported by the Hebrew letter Aleph implying leadership and hard work often signalling peace with resoluteness. In meteorology Aldebaran is everything put together: rain, thunder, lightning and wind. Ancient cultures saw Aldebaran heralding rain as well as spring.
Diamonds are forever with Alderbaran. Women under the influence of the star should choose diamonds sparkling in reddish or rose hues. For men it must be bluish for courage and definitely more zing to their sexual potency.
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Friday, July 31st, 2009
(Originally published in Blogger on Tuesday November 25, 2008)
Mars-Sun Conjunction takes place almost at regular intervals, usually once in two years. Previous conjunctions in August 2002, September 2004 and October 2006 are of commonplace when compared with the conjunction scheduled to take place on December 5, 2008 at 22.00 GMT/UTC. It is phenomenal because the conjunction would be in the Ophiuchus constellation, which is a Non-Zodiacal constellation through which the Sun traverses in its ecliptical path. In fact the Sun enters this constellation on November 30 and leaves on December 18. It is indeed phenomenal because this event takes place in direct line between the stars “Imad” (theta Ophiuchi) and omega Ophiuchi. Incidentally, Johannes Kepler, a 17th Century German Astronomer observed a supernova exploding in the area of sky close to the star theta Ophiuchi in 1604. Let me give you a brief:
1. Astronomical Position
1. The event takes place on the parallel line between theta and omega Ophiuchi at the left foot of the Ophiuchus at the location marked Right Ascension(RA) of 16.85 and Declination(Dec) of 22.65 South. As a result, the planet Mars would be in total eclipse
2. From this location if we look at the directions we find planet, stars and Globular Clusters in all eight directions:
North: The Star “Hun” known technically as zeta Ophiuchi; a blue giant of 2,5 visual magnitude; third bright star in this constellation emitting blue to white colour; spectral class of O9 located on the left knee of the Ophiuchus
North-west: Omega, phi, chi and psi Ophiuchi: four stars of benevolent nature forming almost a semi-circle located in RA ranging between 16.41 to 16.53. All stars more or less are of 4.5 visual magnitude with spectral class ranging from A to F
West: Rho Ophiuchi; a magnificent blue-white star giant giving a hue of bluish reflection in the nebulae surrounding it. A “Class B” luminous giant located at RA 16.42
South-west: M62 Globular Cluster; located at RA 17.01. Though visually of 6.5 magnitude it is 22,500 light years away and has large stock of stars, populated densely with variable and X-Ray emitting stars
South: M 19 Globular Cluster, located at RA17.05. Though visually of 6.8 magnitude, this cluster is some 28,400 light years away. Rich with stars and fairly densely populated with stars; the cluster is moving away from the earth at 90 miles per second
South-east: The planet Mercury located at RA 17.20
East: Xi Ophiuchi a double star of 4.5 visual magnitude located at RA 17.35
North-East: Sabik known technically as eta Ophiuchi; Al – Tizini the 15th Century Arab Astronomer called it as “Sabik” an unusual name meaning “it precedes the other stars”. This star is located in the left leg of Ophiuchus. It is a binary and a variable star of A2 spectral class emitting white to yellow rays.
2. Mythology
This constellation is named after a famous Greek physician by the name of Asclepius who learned the art of reviving dead person by observing a live snake reviving a dead one. He started to cure humans from all diseases including the ones that bring death upon them. Fearing that he would make humans immortal in doing so, Zeus struck him with a bolt. However to honour his greatness Zeus placed Ophiuchus in the sky along with the serpent. Interestingly, the serpent was placed such that its head (Caput) onto his right and its tail (Cauda) onto his left and the middle coiled in between his thighs. He was called as Ophiuchus in Greek and Serpentarius in Latin both mean “the serpent handler”. Universally, the Serpent became the symbol of medicine thereafter.
3. Cosmics
Whenever the Sun traverses through Ophiuchus constellation it gives a salutary, becalming effect on the terrestrial sphere. Here the Sun becomes a “healer” or “sugar daddy”. The fact that Mars conjuncts Sun means the fire and rage of Mars would be extinguished and in its place you find serenity and peace. This event taking place on December 5 2008 is followed by three important celebrations for the three religions: Islam, Christianity and Judaism.
• For the Jewish nation it is Hanukkah, the “Festival of Light” on December 22
• For Christians, it is Christmas celebrating the birth day of the Prince of Peace on December 2
• For Muslims it is the “Day of Arafath” scheduled to take place on Saturday December 7 in the Holy city of Mecca followed by the Festival throughout the world
4. Hanukkah
Hanukkah begins on the 25th day of Kislev, which is the 9th month in the Jewish calendar. This year the 25th date falls on December 22. The celebration lasts for eight days. On the first day one candle is lit and on the second day one more is added making it two and so on till the eighth day when eight candles are lit. These candles are placed right to left in the Menorah. This event commemorates the cleansing of the Temple by Judas Maccabeus who struggled with Antiochus Epiphanes, the Greek overlord who desecrated the Temple by slaughtering pigs inside. Since, there is nothing left inside the Temple that was clean except for little olive oil the lamp was lit with this little oil. Miraculously, this little oil lasted for eight days. Since then it is customary to light candles for eight consecutive days.
But the Hanukkah, this year has much more significance:
1. When the Mars-Sun conjunction takes place there are celestial bodies in all eight directions
2. On the day this conjunction takes place the Moon is in its eighth day
3. The number eight denotes the power of super natural to re-write the history of chaos that commenced on 2000 and ends in 2008, an eight year period.
5. Action and Re-action
The Action is for the world to send greetings to the Jewish nation which begins the festival of light on December 22. As each day passes with candles lit in ascending order the heaven and the eight stars that were located in the eight directions shall be illuminated and would bestow blessings of the Lord on the terrestrial beings.
The Re-action is also of eight-fold:
1. Changing of helmsmen in countries across the globe takes place
2. Un-doing of actions by despots, maniacs and ungodly men who brought the world to its knees in politics and economics
3. Establishing peace in theatres of war across the globe
4. Stabilizing the world economic system such that confidence in currencies and banks is restored
5. Investing in prosperity and growth such that the peace dividends percolate to varied segments of people across the globe
6. Liberalizing trade and movement of people so that the entire globe becomes a small village
7. Understanding different cultures across the globe so that bridges are built and boats are never burnt
8. Raising the sense of social responsibility of the people so that Charity is one again enthroned.
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Muthu Ashraff
Cosmic Adviser
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Sunday, June 21st, 2009
Every person is born under a celestial object. It might be a Star, Cluster or Nebulae. The last two are referred to as Deep Sky Objects (DSO). In this Blog I am writing about stars only. Whether a birth star is a Lucky Star or not depends on two considerations: One relates to astronomy; the other relates to cosmics. In an earlier Blog I wrote about the astronomical considerations. In this, I give you a bird’s eye view of the chief cosmic considerations about your birth star.
1. Name of a star
Most of the big and bright stars are already named. About 70 percent of such names originate from Arabic sources, while about 20 % are derived from Greco-Latin sources. The balance is contributed by diverse sources including Hebraic, Sumerian, Babylonian, Egyptian, Persian, Turkish, Chinese and host of others. Let me give you few illustrations:
· Aldebaran (alpha Taurus) from Arabic means “followers”
· Hydor (lambda Aquarius) from Greek means “water”
· Ascellus Borealis ( gamma Cancer) from Latin means “ northern donkey”
· Sargas ( theta Scorpion) from Babylonian
· Nunki ( sigma Sagittarius) from Sumerian means “ voice from the sea”
· Yildun (delta Ursa Minor) from Turkish means “ dance”
There are variations of names as well. Few examples:
· Al-Ras Al- Asad Janubiah ( epsilon Leo) known as Al-Ras-Al- Asad Australis
· Tejat Posterior ( mu Gemini ) Tejat from Arabic means “unknown “ and posterior from Latin means “ rear”
· Tarazed ( gamma Aquila) from Persian means “ Scale”; also referred as Al-Meezan from Arabic with similar meaning
· Kochab ( beta Ursa Minor) origin is disputed between Hebraic and Arabic
Stars found after the Middle Ages were not named. In order to classify the stars Bayer used individual letters of Greek alphabet. This was done purely on the basis of visual magnitude. Since the alphabet has only 24 letters modern astronomers use numbers instead of names or alphabet. For cosmic purposes it is the name that matters a lot.
2. Colour of a star
The colour of a star and its surface temperature are co-related. From ancient times colour of star was accorded great significance. Few examples are given:
· White – Deneb Adige ( alpha Cygnus) – denotes immense wealth
· Pale Yellow – Al-Gorab (delta Corvus) – denotes misery
· Blue – Denebola ( beta Leo) – denotes power & glory
· Red – Antares ( alpha Scorpion) – denotes bravery & victory
· Orange – Altarf ( beta Cancer) – denotes cold & calculated personality
3. Location of a star
Position of star is of prime importance. Greek astronomer Ptolemy discoursed on the subject of the cosmic relevance on the basis of each star’s location in a particular constellation. He identified more than 1000 stars in 48 constellations. Ptolemy used direction, part, limb or position to identify the location. For example, in the case of stars in Aries constellation, he employed head, mouth, back foot and tail as specific locations. Depending on this location, each star has different cosmic effect, he concluded. This leads us spontaneously to the subject of constellations.
4. Constellations
Basically, a constellation is a group of stars, seen from the earth as forming a particular pattern in the sky. In ancient times, constellations were named mainly after living beings: Greek Gods, Mythological figures, Heroes, men and women, animals, birds, Fish, serpents, dragons and many others. Virgo & Hercules are good examples. Very few of them were named after a device such as pair of scales as in the case of Libra. Of course, utility items such as sword, bow and arrow were in the list; mode of transport such as ships found their way to the heaven.
Arab and Greek astronomers were locating stars by observing the sky in the northern hemisphere by naked eye or using early telescopes. As the middle age passed, astronomers were travelling to continents in the southern hemisphere and by using modern equipments they were able to find several stars. By this time the life style has changed from agriculture to industrial age. Hence new found stars were grouped under constellations with such names as Circinus (compass) and Telescopium (telescope), both of these formed by La Caille in 1752. Not that the astronomers were entirely mechanical in their mind-set. Still they had a sense of breathing in their thoughts. Pavo (peacock) constellation formed by Bayer in 1604 bears evidence to this.
As technology progressed, the need to re-capitulate constellations arose. Argo Navis (Ship), an ancient constellation was sub-divided into four individual constellations; Carina (Keel), Vela (Sails) Puppis (Stern) and Pyxis (Compass Box). In the modern times the International Astronomical Union has recognized 88 constellations to bring the burgeoning of constellations to an end.
It must be pointed out that these 88 constellations are now divided into eight constellation families. The Zodiac family consists of the 12 zodiacal constellations such as Aries. The Hercules family has 19 constellations the largest number for a single family whereas Orion family has only 5 constellations including the famous Orion the hunter. Astronomers Bayer added 11 new constellations while La Caille was proficient with 13 of the new ones.
5. Asterism
In addition to be grouped under a constellation, some of the stars get into prestigious clubs known as “asterism”. An asterism is technically a sub-group within a major constellation. The asterism is known for a particular pattern, or symbol or form. Few of these are explained below:
· Sickle of Leo: a sickle shape asterism traversing from head to the body of the lion. The stars are Regulus ( alpha), Algeiba (gamma), Aldhafara (zeta) & Al-Ras Al-Asad Australis (epsilon) all in the Leo constellation
· Belt of Orion: a belt shape asterism in the waist of the hunter. The stars are Mintaka (delta) Al Nilam ( epsilon) & Al Nitak ( zeta) all in Orion constellation
· Circlet of the Fish: a circle in the mouth of the western fish. The stars are Fom Al-Samakah ( beta) , gamma,, theta, iota, kappa, lambda and 19 Piscium all in the Pisces constellation
6. Formation
Stars do make a formation within and across constellation into various shapes such as triangle, square, round etc.
1. Within constellation: The stars located in the western and northern part of the Cancer constellation forms a Square. The stars are: eta, theta, zeta and mu Cancer. Incidentally all these stars are located between 8.12 hrs to 8.50 hrs of Right Ascension (RA)
2. Across constellation: The stars Markab (alpha) Scheat (beta) & Algenib (gamma) from the Leo constellation form a major Triangle by joining Alpharetz (alpha) of Andromeda constellation.
7. Lunar mansions
Stars find their home in Lunar Mansions, known in Arabic as Al-Manzil al-Qamar. There are 28 lunar mansions. The boundary line of each mansion is defined by several writers, such as Abneragel (Ali bin Ali-Rajal) , Dorotheos, Agrippa, Al-Biruni and Ibnu Arabi.
8. Zodiacal signs
Lastly, stars are also at home in a particular zodiacal sign. The ancient 12 signs are accepted without contest. Yet, it must be made clear, that the Sun travels in its ecliptical path across these 12 signs plus Ophiuchus ( Serpent carrier) & Cetus ( Whale) constellations as well.
Both Lunar mansions and Zodiacal signs are given in zodiacal degree rather than in the astronomical measure of Right Ascension. At present time these two measures do not tally. The Vernal Equinox of 21st March originally fell on the Aries sign. At present, it is in the Pisces sign. In time to come as we move on to the Aquarian age it would fall on Aquarius sign. This is due to what we call as the precession of the earth given as the difference between the solar time and the star time. Nothing to despair! We have two consoling facts:
1. Due to the tilt of the earth in its axis, at present 23 degree 44 minutes we have different set of circumstance. The tilt itself is variable and the International Astronomical Union periodically computes it. As a consequence we have differences in seasons and climate; more than that, the change of North star. Right now the North Star is Polaris. After 5000 years the North star would be Alderamain ( alpha Cepheus) and in 7000 years time it would be Vega ( alpha Lyra)
2. The Universe is on constant move. Our Solar System is moving. Milky Way Galaxy, to which our solar system belongs is moving. To cap it all, the Local Group of Galaxy to which the Milky Way belongs is also on the march.
Therefore, movement is a fact of life on earth and in the heavens. We can map the movement on the Lunar mansion as well as in the Zodiacal signs as well and get on with our work.
Though there are many other cosmic considerations, the above 8 items are the chief ones that need to be evaluated to find out the impact and influence of your Birth Star.
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Muthu Ashraff
Cosmic Adviser
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Sunday, June 21st, 2009
Every person is born under a celestial object. It might be a star, Cluster or Nebulae. The last two are referred to as Deep Sky Objects (DSO). In this Blog I am writing about stars only. Whether a birth star is a Lucky Star or not depends on two considerations: One relates to astronomy; the other relates to cosmics. Astronomy is based on observational and calculated data. Unlike in the case of other physical sciences it cannot be proved by exact evidence or precision. For example, the distance between the Earth and the Sun is about 93 million miles. Nobody ever did physically measure it anyway. However, astronomical data throws a lot of light and perhaps insight upon the impact and influence the stars have on you and me. The following are a broad brush stroke of the chief astronomical considerations about your birth star.
1. Visual Magnitude: It is also referred to as apparent magnitude. Conventionally written as lower case “m or V”. This is a measure of brightness of a star as you see it from the earth. You can see stars up to 6th magnitude by naked eye. Beyond 6th magnitude you can see them using telescope only; hence the term telescopic stars. The scale of brightness runs from 0 to 25. As the scale goes higher the stars become dimmer and fainter. Sometimes we use the scale with minus value. This relates to extreme brightness. In the case of negative value as the value goes lower the extreme brightness shoots up.
Visual magnitude ignores the distance of the star from the earth. As you are aware, the brightness of a star is the function of its internal energy generation and the quantum of light it emits into space. A good example is Sirius, the dog star, which is some 26 times brighter than the Sun, but being almost 9 light years way it appears to us dimmer than the Sun.
2. Absolute Brightness; In order to evaluate absolute brightness of stars, astronomers have set –up a standard. They place stars as if they were located 32.6 light years away. When we do this the scale of absolute brightness would read as follows: The Sun is 4.8, whereas Sirius 1.4 . Hence Sirius is about 3.4 times brighter than the Sun. Absolute Brightness is conventionally written as upper case “M or Mv”. It is alternatively known as Real Brightness. For purpose of analysis absolute brightness is preferred over visual magnitude.
3. Spectral Class: This is a system of classification based on the spectrum of a star. Astronomers see a star and observe an emission line from which they can surmise the co-relation of the surface temperature with its colour. Generally we talk about 7 spectral types given as O,B,A, F,G,K,M. A useful mnemonics is Oh Be A fine girl And Kiss Me. I give below surface temperature, colour of each classes and a specimen star that goes with it.
Class Surface Temperature (Kelvin) Colour Star
O 30,000 to 50,000 Blue Alnitak
B 10,000 to 30,000 Blue to White Rigel
A 7,500 to 10,000 White Altair
F 6,000 to 7,500 White to Yellow Pherkad
G 5,000 to 6,000 Yellow Procyon
K 3,500 to 5,000 Orange Altarf
M Less than 3,000 Red Antares
Each spectral class is further sub-divided into a scale of 0 to 9. For Example: the Sun is G2 star whereas Rigel is B8 star.
4. Luminosity: This is very much linked to Absolute Brightness. Luminosity stands for total brightness including the quantum of light and energy a star emits into the space, along with other aspects such as wavelengths and electro – magnetic radiation. Luminosity is given in Yerkes Class in Roman Numbers and was developed by the University of Chicago, Yerkes Observatory.
Class Type
I a Very luminous super giant
I b Luminous super giant
II Luminous giants
III Giants
IV Sub-giants
V Dwarfs
VI Sub-dwarfs
VII White Dwarf
Super giants are very large stars. Betelgeuse is an example. White dwarfs are smaller than our Earth. Sirius B and Ruiz are good examples.
On the subject of spectrum there is one more thing must to be noted. Astronomers observe the line of emission carefully and describe peculiar details (if any) surrounding such line of emission. Usually, this peculiarity is given in lower case. The following are few of these:
e for emission lines present
k for interstellar absorption features
m for enhanced metallic
n for nebulous due to spinning
p for peculiar
q for red and blue lines present
s for sharp absorption lines
v for variable features
w for weak lines
Now you can read the notation of any star and find out what it means. Here are some examples:
· Deneb Adige, A2Iae : White 2 very luminous super giant, with emission lines present
· Castor, A2Vm : White 2 Dwarf with enhanced metallic
· Alpheratz, B8IVmnp : Light blue 8 sub-giant with enhanced metallic, nebulous due to spinning and peculiar emission
5. Light Year: Stars are too far away. Hence we use a system known of light years (l/y) to indicate their distance. A light year is the distance light travels in one year in a vacuum. It is estimated as a staggering 5,880,000 million miles. The closest star to our earth is Alpha Centauri C which is approximately 4.3 l/y away whereas. In contrast , Vega is about 25 l/y away.
6. Size of a star: This generally means the Radius of a star, which is presumed to be a function of luminosity and temperature. The radius of the Sun is 432,163 miles. The radius of Algenib is more than 2 million miles, which is about 4.5 times that of the sun. Hence we write it as “4.5 Solar”.
7. Mass of a star: This is arrived at after using the law of gravity. In order to attempt this analysis, we need to compare a star with its companion. Fortunately for us, majority of stars do have such companions. About half of the star population are binaries. Many others are double stars. The mass of stars vary in a scale from 0.08 of the Sun to more than 100 times of the Sun. For example, Mirzam has a mass of 15 times that of the Sun, conventionally written as “15M Sun”.
8. Age of a star: The age of any star is just an estimate only. The Sun is approximately 4.5 billion years old. It has 5 Billion years left before its potential death as a star. Compared to this Alnitak is about 6 billion years old.
9. Companions: Stars like humans beings have never been single. They have relationship with one or more stars. Such relationship takes several forms:
A) Double star: Two stars that appear to us on the earth as if close to each other. Acubens is a double star one is white and the other is red.
B) Binary Star: A binary is two stars that rotate around a common centre. Alpha Centauri A & B are binaries
C) Multiple star system: This consists of double stars or binaries or even ternary. There are two types. First, it may have physical relationship with a binary or a star that orbits it. Second, it may be an optical issue, that is we see them close to each other but there is no gravitational relationship established. Regulus is a multiple star system.
10. Variable stars: a star whose brightness varies regularly. This variation takes place once in few minutes or in months or in years. Algol for example varies every 2.9 days whereas Mira does so every 330 days.
11. Motion of a star: There are two types of motion.
A) Proper motion: Also known as Real Motion. All stars have motion in relation to each other in the space. Likewise our Milky Way also has motion. In fact the entire Universe and the Cosmos are in motion. We calculate proper motion of a star by observing its position over a period of time. Proper motion is generally given as units of arc second for year. The star with the fastest motion is Bernard’s star with 10 seconds of arc per annum.
B) Radial motion: This motion relates to the position of the star to or from the Earth. Some stars proceed towards the earth. Example Mu Cassiopeia which approaches the Earth 61 miles per second. Many others move away from the earth. Aldebaran, for example, recedes from earth 30 miles per second.
12. Main Sequence star: This type of stars generates energy by converting hydrogen into helium at the core. Our Sun is a main sequence star. The hotter they are the brighter. Most of these are Dwarfs as per Yerkes classification given earlier. Those stars that are no longer main sequence stars are known as Post-main sequence stars. These stars burn helium and are at the end of their life span. After 5 billion years our Sun would also become a post-main sequence star before its eventual death.
Though there are so many other astronomical considerations, the above 12 items are the chief ones that need to be evaluated to find out the impact and influence of your Birth Star.
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Cosmic Adviser
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Sunday, June 21st, 2009
This is an era of anarchy. Everywhere there is chaos, turmoil, war and pestilence. Financial melt-down, political instability, economic recession and social upheaval are spreading right across the globe. Why this anarchy? The answer is very simple: it is because there is no monarchy – reigning or constitutional – in many countries; it is because even there is one already the people are clamouring for its abolition. Recently, Nepal sent King Gayendra into oblivion. Down under, the debate of abolishing monarchy springs up time and again.
Wherever the monarchy was removed, very often unceremoniously and un-constitutionally, it was followed with an extended period of chaos. Twentieth Century was dotted with countries that had the share of turmoil arising from this phenomenon. Russia, Germany, Austria, Italy, Spain & Turkey in Europe, Afghanistan & Iran in Asia, Egypt & Libya in Africa are chief amongst these nations. Will this trend continue?
No absolutely not. Surveying the Sky in 2008, Douglas Gies of the Georgia State University found an interesting companion star for the Royal star of Regulus. This is “D” star in the group. Already Regulus has two companions “B” & “C”. One more companion to Regulus reverses the trend of abolishing monarchy. In its stead restoration of Monarchy would take place across the globe. A good lesson has already been learnt in this current financial melt-down. In countries where monarchy is retained, the ill-effect of the chaos is less. Look at the Nordic countries; look at Japan; look at even England. The situation is not as bad as in countries where there is no monarchy. Now look at the United States, Germany and France.
Historically, Royalty and Regulus are very much connected. Regulus together with three more stars namely, Antares, Fomalhaut and Aldebaran were considered as the royal Stars of Persia about 3000 B.C. They were venerated as the four guardians of heaven: Regulus in north, Antares in west, Fomalhaut in South and Aldebaran in East. The Persian names went as Venant, Satevis, Hastorang and Tascheter respectively. These four stars not only acted as guardians but also marked the season as well. These were located approximately in 6 hours interval in the space roughly about 3 months marking the equinoxes and the solstices. Out of the four guardians, Regulus was given a pride of place. It represented the Summer Solstices and was depicted as the Lion; no wonder the Persian flag had Lion as its emblem. Yet another reason is that the star Regulus is in Leo Constellation.
In various cultures Regulus was saluted royally. Babylonians called it “Sharru” – King; Indians enthroned it Magha- Mighty; Arabs coroneted it Maliky – Kingly; Romans anointed it as Basilica Regia or Stella Regia – Royal star; Greeks went little muted Basiliscos – The little king. The present name Regulus meaning “the little king” perhaps originated from the Greeks. As Regulus was located away from the head towards the body of the Lion it was named Cor Leonis – Lions’ Heart. Al-Biruni had it much more colourfully “Al-Kalb al-Asad - the heart of the Lion”. But for modern astronomers it is simply Alpha (a) Leonis.
Astronomically, Regulus is of 1.35 magnitudes with a magnificent Bluish-white colour aptly described as B-7 star. It is approximately 3.4 times size of the Sun, 137 times luminous than the Sun. A young star formed few million years ago, Regulus spins much faster than the Sun. Like the sun it generates light and energy by converting hydrogen into helium at its core. We call this “main-sequence”. In fact Regulus is the star that is much closer to the Sun amongst the main sequence stars in the heaven. Due to its rapid rotation the Round star turned like a pumpkin. Not only that, it gives out much more luminosity. Though the luminosity of 137 times is given the visible luminosity can raise high as 340 times.
Regulus is located almost on the Ecliptic. Consequently often it is overshadowed by the Sun. On or about 20th August the Sun would completely cover Regulus. The Moon also does this job regularly. You can locate Regulus at Right Ascension (RA) 10 hour 15/100 minutes and Declination (Dec) plus 12 Degree 12/100 minutes. The best time to view is April to June period.
As already mentioned Regulus has companion stars B C and D. Hence we call Regulus a “multiple star system”. Few words about its companion would not be out of place.
B – An orange dwarf binary star of 8.5 magnitude and K2star orbiting once in 120,000 years
C – A faint red dwarf considered as M4 star orbiting once in 1000 years
D – A white dwarf just a third of the size of the Sun orbiting every 40 days. It was found due to its gravitational pull. Enough of astronomy for now.
Regarding cosmics, the Royal star is a great spectacle to look at. In fact Regulus is approaching the earth travelling about 5 miles per second. Day after day it becomes brighter and more bluish and not to mention more royal. Its soothing light brings you inner harmony and enhances your vision. Have you ever been touched by a Royal? If so you will know the soothing effect of the royal touch. You can experience the same feeling while looking at the royal star of Regulus.
If you are born under this star it is truly magnificent. It gives you magnanimity, liberal attitude, independence and the halo effect around you. But do not worry; Fame of the Monarch spread much far and wide. Even if you are born under any star that is located in one of two areas given below you can continue to have the royal feeling. And auspiciousness to boot.
1. The area called as “ Sickle of Leo”, a sickle shape group of stars showing the head of the lion and its nearer body, Regulus marks the end of this sickle
2. The Triangle formed by Regulus with Procyon in the Constellation Canis Minor and Alphard in the Constellation Hydra.
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Sunday, June 21st, 2009
This blog post was originally published in Blogger on October, 9 2008
As the Jewish nation marks the beginning of Yom Kippur minutes before sun-down on Wednesday the 8th October 2008, Israel begins to celebrate the holiest and important holiday known as “Day of Atonement” that comes after 10 days of repentance, in the 7th month of Tisheri in the Jewish calendar and the nagging thought of what to do about a Nuclear Iran . Traditionally, the Blowing of shofar (horn) Takes place in Yom Kippur. But will the drums beat and beagle blow for a war with Iran?
Political expediency set apart, signals from the cosmos would indicate where Israel is heading for. Will there be a quick and indecisive war or a period of prolonged uneasy peace? At sun-down on 8th October viewing from Jerusalem the heavens above show the following:
1. The moon was on 8.8 days old in the first quarter indicating some tough decision-making is right at the corner. Such a decision would be anchored upon the raw strength of military calculation meshed with pragmatic consideration. The Moon is on the 24th mansion of Al-Shad – al-Suud (most fortunate of the fortunate), hence, it forecasts that the army can be sent forth on a successful mission.
2. The Moon sights M75 Globular, a vast cluster of almost 130 light years in diameter, standing some 67,500 light years away from the earth with a visual magnitude of 8.5. This cluster is about 180,000 times brighter than the Sun. Due to the massive nature of the cluster the Moon sights the implication is that the assignment for the Israeli forces would be a very tough one. Either it must be concentrated attack over several sites at one and the same time or just a mission that would botch like the one President Carter undertook years back
3. When I checked the position of Mars, the planet of war it gives a different outlook. Mars is hemmed between the Sun and Venus almost in direct line on the south-west direction. In fact Mars is almost equidistant between the two. The Sun touches right Ascension (RA) 13th hour Venus on RA 15th hour and Mars just passing RA 14th hour. Mars is in a non-threatening triangle formation with Kappa and Lambda Virginis, two stars in the 5th Magnitude, located more towards the western part of the Virgo Constellation. Lambda Virginis is known as Khambalia, a Coptic word meaning “crooked & clawed”; In Arabic it relates to the word “Khamr” the wine. It also stands for secrets of divinity in cosmics. On another angle it also indicates forgiveness yet another divine quality. Does Israel possesses the necessary intelligence regarding the nuclear sites of Iran or she is ready to live with Iran with the power of mutually assured destruction?
4. At the end of line stands Venus, the Goddess of Love and significantly pretty close to Zuben Elgenubi located at RA 14th hour and 88/100 minutes and Declination at 15 degree 87/100 minutes. This star also faces Mars directly. Known in Arabic Al-Zuban –al-Janubiah (the claw of the south). It is also known as Al-kiffah-al-Janubiah (south tray of scale) & Al-Wazn –al- Janubiah (weight of the south). Modern authors have called it simply as Kiffa Australis or South Scale. Al-Biruni holding a different connotation used the word Zaban meaning “Push” that is, the star pushes the other stars. Zuben Elgenubi is a double star alpha 1 of pale yellow colour & 3rd magnitude and alpha 2 of light gray colour & 6th magnitude. Both the star Zuben Elgenubi and Venus are in the Libra Constellation. The star generally foretells serious losses and destruction for the city or country. However, the Libra Constellation and the fact Venus is now there makes the chance of war very minimal. May be Al-Biruni is right; instead of pushing for war Israel might push for start secret negotiations with Iran for a settlement.
5. The question mark is how Saturn behaves in the heaven. Al-Biruni classified Jerusalem under the influence of Leo Constellation. Right now Saturn is there in Leo at RA 11th hour 18/100 minutes. At this pint Saturn has an open-ended V formation with two stars. Sigma Leo a 4.1 magnitude star and 59 Leo a 5.1 magnitude star. Let me digress for a moment. Leo constellation commemorates the war between Hercules and the Nemean Lion. Although the Lion bit off Hercules’ finger ultimately he kills the lion. As far as Saturn stays in the Leo constellation , the idea of war would be ever present in the mind of Israeli leaders.
6. It is widely expected that Israel will launch an attack between November 4 the Election Day in United State and January 20, 2009 Inauguration Day of the 44th President of the USA. When I traced these days, I found an interesting phenomenon. Saturn continues to have some relationship with Sigma Leo till it bids goodbye to Leo Constellation on or about 8th September 2009. Since Sigma Leo, is at the bottom of the right hind leg of the Lion and the fact that the drawing is sketched such that the Lion keeps right hind leg as back foot (the left hind leg is in front) the presumption is any military action would be kept on back-burner.
Therefore, it is clear that the talk of attacking nuclear sites in Iran is for the domestic consumption in Israel rather than a serious military assignment. The price to be paid for an attack on nuclear sites in Iran would be much higher than the price for having a period of un-easy peace.
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Muthu Ashraff
Cosmic Adviser
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Sunday, June 21st, 2009
This blog post was originally posted on Blogger on October 7, 2008
August 4, 1961
Barack Obama is born under a bright and luminous star known technically as Gamma Tauri but commonly known as Prima Hyadum (Hyadum1). The Greek name Prima Hyadum means the first of the rain-giver. The appearance of the star is considered as a welcome relief from the scorching Sun. A yellow coloured star of 3.9 magnitude, Prima Hyadum is chief among the group of six stars called Hyades and located on the forehead of the Bull, in the Taurus Constellation. From this strategic position, the other stars branch off over the V shape head of the Taurus. Arab astronomers also called Prima Hyadum as Awwal-al Debaran (the first of the followers).
Mythologically, Hyades are seven daughters of Atlas and Aethra and half sisters of Pleiades. Classical authors such as Homer and Pliny have mentioned the star in their works so did cultures such as Babylonian, Chinese and Indian. It is said that Samson used the weapons of Hyades to defeat the Philistines.
Astronomically, the star group consists of 6 stars and not 7 stars as mentioned in the mythology. Prima Hyadum is approximately 600 million years old, 150 light years away from the earth, about 2.6 times the size of the Sun and 65 times luminous than the Sun. Though the star is said to vary in its luminosity the variation is insignificant. It is very rich in iron and oxygen and has a huge magnetic belt surrounding it. The star emits X-rays. It is prominently seen in the month of November in the Eastern sky. You can locate the star by looking at Right Ascension (RA) 4 hour and 30/100 minutes and Declination(Dec) 15 degrees 80/100 minutes.
Cosmically, Prima Hyadum is a great benefactor. Often it appears after a period of instability to effect stability on the earth. The name Prima Hyadum itself suggests that it is a welcome rain sign after a period of chaos and dryness.
Barack Obama who comes under the influence of this star shall have the following qualities:
1) A Change Agent
2) A peerless commander-in-Chief
3) Be victorious over competitors and enemies
4) A person who brings glad tidings and welcome relief
5) A stabilizer in the Six realms: Politics, Economics, Military, Society, Technology & Wellness
6) A Hard worker
7) Leads followers and people to Greatness
Shows fairness to friends and enemies alike
9) Combines diplomacy with bravery
November 4, 2008
On Election Day, the north-western sky shows an interesting triangle formed by the Moon which is 6 days old with Jupiter and three stars known as Chi (X) Sagittari. These stars are individually known as X1, X2, and X3 respectively. Though these stars vary in the magnitude from 5.02 for X1, 7.26 for X2 and 5.45 for X3 these are very auspicious. You can locate the three stars at RA 19 hours 43/100 minutes and Dec minus 24 degree 25/100 minutes approximately. Furthermore, these stars are located on the fluttering shawl of the Archer Sagittarius.
These three stars signify the enhancement of the 3 – dimensional Superpower status of the United States in Political, Economical and Military realms. On 4th November 2008 the President elected would be the person who will turn-around the United States from the present abyss
The Message
Therefore, that the message from the heavens is read clearly as follows:
1. What the heavens want and what the people on earth want are synthesized in the form of Barack Obama being elected as the 44th President of the United States
2. Barack Obama will win the Presidential Election convincingly
3. More women would vote for him across the political divide
4. The percentage of Republicans voting for him will be more than the percentage of Democrats voting for his opponent.
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Muthu Ashraff
Cosmic Adviser
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