There are two types of editors in today's media
world. The first type work absolutely for their owners, they are invested in
their position, political connections and hefty salary. The second type is a
much rarer breed. They will fight with their bosses day and night, ethics
matter to them, they stand up for journalism and journalists. They are true
editors. And a star among them was a certain 'Lucknow Boy' - the veteran
journalist Vinod Mehta who passed away
on Sunday morning in New Delhi. Something that many iconic editors seem to have
in common is their training in the school of hard knocks, their immersion in
the churning cauldron of human experience. This certainly holds true for the
trajectory of Vinod Mehta's life. http://huff.to/1Gmhfip
Vinod Mehta
died on the eve of the Waning Gibbous Moon of March 9. A chart for the Moon
phase at Delhi is shown here. Notice that the Sun as lord of the 8th
house of death is placed in the 3rd
house associated with newspapers and magazines and by extension with their editors
. This brings out the essence of the news – the death of an editor. But as
always a representative chart will have several elements that flesh out the
details of the news.
The Gibbous
Moon phase places a powerful T-square on the meridian. In our context, the Uranus-Pluto square
represents the courageous individual who,
on behalf of the people's liberties
(Uranus in Aries), struggles against the misuse or abuse of power by those in authority
(Pluto in Capricorn).
Conjunct the
MC is the TNP Zeus along with the stars of Corvus and the Virgin. In yesterday’s
post [1] on the BBC, we had discussed the challenge posed by these stars. An
extract from the post is reproduced below. It would appear that while BBC failed in its
journalistic duties, Vinod Mehta met the same challenge with complete
integrity.
Corvus
is the Latin name for both the raven and the crow and these two birds are
usually paired together in mythology. From the same family, their obvious
intelligence and ingenuity, as well as their distinctive caw, has given them a
widespread association with trickery, storytelling, the relaying of messages,
and the serving of self-interest. But the colour of their plumage has also
drawn a universal connection with malevolence, sinister forces, and ominous
warnings. The stars of Corvus share this reputation and the classical myths
that relate to the constellation speak of mistrust, shameful motives,
insincerity, glorification in the misfortune of others, and the bearing of bad
news.
The
Crow is a talking bird, and these are people in love with gossip, tidings,
what’s happening, what’s new, what’s up – many journalists, newsmen and media
people are born under these stars. Gutsy and intellectually curious they often
reach positions of power and influence but weakness of character and poor
judgement can cause them to become nasty, destructive and even malevolent. The
worst of them become greedy, scavenging and exploiting opportunists. But also here are the stars of the Virgin
which longs for “truth” and “purity”. Both the stars of the Crow and the Virgin
are in tropical Libra which seeks a
sense of balance.
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