Steve Irwins demise, and Israel

Dear Readers, Namaskar
In more recent news, Steve Irwin a.k.a. ‘the crocodile hunter’ has died. Yesterday, at 11 AM Australian time, he was stung by a sting-ray during a filming for a project for his daughter. This is a very unusual death for a very unusual man, who spent most of his life in touch with nature and the wild, in efforts to preserve it. My condolences go to his family, who with Mr. Irwin have contributed to a cause very few people take interest in, namely upholding the first leg of dharma - the dharma of the world and earth.

For those interested in his chart, i haven’t found any announcements of his birth time, but the date is: 22nd February 1962 in Essendon, Victoria, Australia. Most likely the ascendant is either Aries (noon-time) or Capricorn (morning/sunrise) placing the Arudha lagna in movable signs, as the Moon in dual signs shows the demise from sea-creatures. This is likely to be Aries Lagna which also places Moon in Pisces navamsa (sea creatures specifically) and by itself very much depicts his outlook on life as a daring wildlife lover. His parents were naturalists (freedom/pravrajya) and the lord of the Bandhupada (A4) is Mars and joined a Pravrajya yoga occurs in the tenth house with an exalted Mars (nature/the earth) showing the the family influence on him, and the strong attachment to wildlife (mars exalted) from his childhood as a reptile park became the family business. You can download the JHD chart here (right click and save as).

Only two days prior to the Suns entry into Leo, the cease-fire was announced in the ‘middle-east crises’, and whilst sporadic clashes occurred between Israeli army and Hezbollah, the cease fire seems to be a reality with Suns entry into Leo. Hopefully the sign change of Jupiter, in less than two months time, will not affect the ceasefire. Jupiter’s presence in the movable signs has been the only one protecting the world against an open large scale war. Saturn will also move out of the movable signs during the same time.

As always BBC’s website is an excellent resource for following the day-to-day events.

The Jaimini Sutra course has been announced, and application forms have been made available for all those who wish to attend. However, there is limited space of 27 people, and thus a very strict selection process. For all those who wish to attend, they can download the application form here.

Yours faithfully,

Visti Larsen, Guru of Sri Jagannath Centre