In one of the strongest earthquakes that has struck
the Southern Chinese province
of Yunnan
“Earthquakes are often found to be
associated with eclipses. An eclipse is always liable to cause seismic
disturbances where it is visible, especially if it falls very close to the line
of the horizon, i.e. the cusps of the first and seventh houses or of the
meridian, i.e. the cusps of the tenth and fourth houses. In addition to this,
certain of the zodiacal signs are more closely associated with earthquakes than
are others. The four fixed signs are very important in this respect; and of
these Taurus and Scorpio are more often related to great shocks of earthquakes than are other
signs, when eclipses or important conjunctions occur therein, or when
oppositions or squares are thrown to major planets therein”. H.S. Green
Shown here
is the chart for the last solar eclipse of April 29 in Taurus. Although placed
in the 9th house, the meridian axis is aligned with TNP Admetus (Taurus)
opposite Saturn (Scorpio) – the two fixed signs most related to earthquakes. Also note that Admetus is in hard aspects to all
the legs of the Grand Cross particularly to Uranus and Pluto. Martha Wescott’s
delineation for Uranus-Admetus is:
Changes and tension “at the core” (of the earth, of
the foundation, of the person); eruption of long held tension.
As always, the test of whether an eclipse or
any other chart is a major significator for an event is to progress the angles
and see if it coincides with an important planet. Here the progressed Ascendant conjoins Saturn
(Scorpio) – the planet and sign, H.S. Green includes among primary indicators
of violent earthquakes.
Quite often
apart from the primary indicators (eclipses, ingresses etc.) we may have a moon
phase that acts as secondary indicator for an event. Shown here is the chart
for the current Crescent Moon phase of July 31. Notice that the Moon [23vi] is
on the Ascendant conjunct the star Benetnash (Alkaid).
The last star in the Great Bear. Benetnash (Alkaid)
means 'hired mourners'. If the influence of this star is exercised, an
influence of a Mars-Uranus-Saturn nature is present. Experience has shown that
many human lives are to be mourned. Reinhold Ebertin made a survey of this
fixed star covering centuries when associated with transits of the major
planets over this degree. The results have been recorded in the 40th yearbook
for Cosmobiological Research 1969. In accordance with adopted belief of ancient
times, this fixed star is supposed to be bound up with the realm of the dead
and is therefore associated with death and mourning. In an important position
in a mundane map, Benetnash will claim human lives in calamities such as
mine accidents, collapse of houses and bridges, mountain slides, earth tremors
and catastrophes caused by weather. [Fixed Stars and Their Interpretation,
Elsbeth Ebertin, 1928, no.46, p.57, under the name Benetnash]
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