Photographs
of two farmers bidding an emotional farewell to 6,000 pigs who they feared
would drown in severe flooding in China may have helped secure their rescue. Pictures
of the tearful goodbyes spread across social media, with many netizens calling
for the animals to be saved.
The
animals have been partially submerged in the water since Monday, when the farm
flooded after heavy rain in Shucheng county in Anhui province. Many dozens of
people have been killed in flooding along the Yangtze River after torrential
rain, and millions of others have been affected.
Initial
reports said the pigs could not be moved due to environmental protection and
epidemic prevention measures. Now local media report that a team has visited
the farm and that the pigs have been rescued. July 5 http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-36710811
A truly remarkable story that illustrates the power of
social media to bring about changes. But can this story be seen in the stars? A
chart for the New Moon of July 4 drawn for Shucheng county offers clues. Here
the New Moon [12cn53] is conjunct 17 Monocerotis,[12cn30] a star in Chinese
asterism Sse-Tou, the Four Trenches which among other things
came to represent China’s four great rives, the Hoang-Ho, Yang-Tsze, Hoai and Tsi
and the irrigation trenches associated with them. Astrologers judged whether
there would be floods or droughts by the clarity or blurriness of these stars.
Also here Venus [20cn26] is conjunct stars in Canis Major which were part of
the Chinese asterism Choui-Wei, the Situation of the Waters which governed
the overflowing of rivers. The astrologers said that if this asterism was clear
and tranquil it was a good omen, but if it faded or seemed to drift and combine
with the Milky Way, the rivers of the Empire would overflow and flood the land
[1].
Finally, we look for the pigs, the lovable characters in
this story who are in distress. And sure enough we don’t have to look far. The
IC [27ar01] is part of the Chinese asterism Wai-P’ing,
The Outer Enclosure. This was a
bamboo hedge fence around the pig farms and marshes to keep the animals safely
in and people safely out [2]. (How strange that we can actually see the pigs’ enclosure
in the picture with the news!)
[1] Secrets of the Ancient Skies; Diana K. Rosenberg (v.1,
p.703)
[2] Secrets of the Ancient Skies; Diana K. Rosenberg (v.1,
p.689)
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