On 11 December, the Supreme Court of India ruled
that homosexuality is illegal. It set aside a landmark 2009 verdict by the
Delhi High Court which had decriminalized gay sex.
The eclipse
[11sc15] of 3 November along with Saturn [13sc53] was conjunct the star Alphecca. Alpha (α) Corona Borealis,
Alphecca, [12sc28] is a brilliant white star in the Northern Crown [1].
Alphecca is noted for conveying honor, dignity and
artistic ability. But like all Venusian stars it can also have its undesirable
effects. Medieval astrologers, who tended to emphasize the more perverse side
of astrology, asserted that Alphecca rising indicates a life spent in a variety
of pleasurable pursuits by an individual who decked his body with adornments,
secretly engaged in love affairs or adultery and who "bedded boys and
girls" according to Firmicus Maternus. If the star is setting,
disgrace will come of all this. [Fixed Stars and Judicial Astrology, George
Noonan, 1990, p10.]
Notice that
the eclipse was strongly placed at Delhi
since it was square the MC [10aq12] which itself is conjunct the star 71 Aquilae [11aq53], SE of the Eagle
(Antinous) [2]. Antinous (27 November, c.
111 – before 30 October 130) was a Bithynian Greek youth and a favourite of the
Roman emperor Hadrian. He is frequently
described and depicted as a beautiful boy and youth. The relationship is believed
to have been sexual [3].
These two
references to the stars should be enough to show that, among other things, this
eclipse is about gay relationships. This is further confirmed by the asteroids Hera [15sc] and Sappho [17sc] [4] conjunct Saturn
[13sc] and the eclipse.
Hera-Sappho: Strong relationships (including
sexual) or “marriages” between same sex partners [5]
Since
Saturn rules tradition, the law etc. it is not surprising that an archaic law going
back to 1860 was quoted by the Supreme Court in its judgement. This is further
brought out if we progress the eclipse chart to 11 December. On the Ascendant
are the TNPs Kronos-Hades [5] in aspect to Uranus-Pluto.
Kronos-Hades : an ancient law
Uranus-Pluto-Venus: the need for an end
(Uranus-Pluto) of an old order governing love and relationships (Venus)
As eclipses
tend to bring to our consciousness a need to transform an old way of being and usher in a new one,
this too is about a need for an acceptance of the rights of the gay community.
[2] Secrets
of the Ancient Skies, Diana K. Rosenberg (v.2, p.578)
[5] Mechanics
of the Future; Martha Lang-Wescott (p.173)
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