Astrology of the Bangladesh execution

Bangladesh has executed a senior leader of the Jamaat-e-Islami party after the Supreme Court turned down a last-minute appeal. Abdul Kader Mullah, convicted of war crimes during the Bangladesh Liberation War , was hanged in a prison in the capital Dhaka at 10:01 pm local time on 12 December.

The Bangladesh Liberation War (26 March – 16 December 1971) was a revolutionary war of independence in 1971 which established the sovereign nation of Bangladesh. The war pitted East Pakistan and India against West Pakistan, and lasted over a duration of nine months. It witnessed large-scale atrocities, the exodus of 10 million refugees and the displacement of 30 million people.

The current New Moon [11sg] of 3 December was conjunct the star Antares [10sg] and fell on the Ascendant [10sg] at Dacca. Alpha (α) Scorpius, Antares, is a red binary star, fiery red and emerald green, near the center of the constellation Scorpius and was sometimes called "the Heart of the Scorpion".

According to tradition, Antares is of violent character and is credited with being significant for a violent death, either in battle or by process of law. [Fixed Stars and Their Interpretation, Elsbeth Ebertin, 1928, p.70-71.] [1]

But lunations (i.e. New or Full Moons)  no matter how dramatic are not the “hour hand” of the clock. At best they can be looked upon as the “minute hand”. So where is the “hour hand”? For that we look at the current Capricon Ingress chart at Dacca. Notice that it is very significant since it carries the Pluto-Uranus-Kronos-Hades T-square on the angles.

With TNP Hades as a significator of the past and Kronos representing leaders we have here a situation where leaders from the past or those linked to a past incident face vindictive reactions or a confrontation with mortality (Pluto-Uranus). Progressing this chart to 12 Dec. by the PSSR method brings Jupiter with its attendant Yod  with Saturn-Pluto – a combination referred to by Steven Forrest  as the “Cosmic Paycheck” – on the MC. A Yod is considered a very fated combination sometimes referred to as “The Finger of God”. Here we have  the “Reaction Point” of  the Jupiter-Saturn-Pluto Yod  exactly conjunct the IC and the star Antares on the day of the execution!

Jupiter [8ge] referring to an incident from the past (since retrograde) is conjunct the stars of Hyades which was connected to the Chinese asterism Py sometimes referred to “The Announcer of the Invasion at the Border” [2]. As T’ien-Tsan it also marked a time of strictness, punishment, decapitation or flogging when any rebellious chiefs would be punished severely [3]. We can see how elegantly the ancient Chinese asterisms are not only referring to a past war but also to the punishment being meted out now under the Antares New Moon. Finally, for those readers who are interested in looking at the execution chart (the “second hand” of the clock) the MC [25ta] is conjunct the dreaded star Algol associated with hangings and beheadings! [4] 

[1] http://www.constellationsofwords.com/stars/Antares.html

[2] http://www.constellationsofwords.com/stars/hyades.html

[3] Secrets of the Ancient Skies; Diana K. Rosenberg (v.1, p.699-700)

[4] http://www.constellationsofwords.com/stars/Algol.html