India’s second wave of covid-19 began in February 2021 and by mid April a combination of government incompetence (house 10), reckless human behavior (Mars) and aggressive virus variants had ignited a major catastrophe (Mars). It only took a few weeks for complacency (Jupiter) to turn into overwhelming loss and despair (Saturn).
In mid April Kumbh Mela, the world’s largest religious festival (Jupiter) attracted millions of pilgrims whose misplaced faith (Jupiter) believed that Maa (mother) Ganga would save them from the pandemic (Saturn).
India’s second wave of covid-19 was far more aggressive (Mars) and deadly (house 8) than the first.
In the last week of April, 2021 over one million new covid cases were being reported every 3 days and the (under-estimated) death count was over 2500 per day. Oxygen (Mercury) and hospital beds (house 12) were in short supply (Saturn) and the hospital system (house 12) was overwhelmed.
India’s chart progressed to May 14, 2021
Chart data is 12.00am IST, August 15, 1947 (28N38; 77E13 – New Delhi)
Progressed Sun (political leadership) at 4 Scorpio 14 in house 6 (sickness/covid 19) was square (high-discord obstacle) progressed ascendant (the people) at 4 Leo 22 in house 3 (out and about daily life activity and travel).
Progressed Mercury (oxygen) at 20 Scorpio 54R in house 6 (covid-19) and cusp ruler of house 1 (the people) was square (obstacle) progressed Saturn (shortages, loss and grief) at 21 Leo 26 in house 4 and cusp ruler of house 9 (religion) and house 10 (Modi’s administration).
Progressed Venus (social activity) at 18 Scorpio 39 was conjunction birth chart Jupiter (complacency, faith and religious festivals) at 19 Scorpio 05 in house 6 (covid-19) and cusp ruler of house 8 (death).
Progressed Mars (the virus) at 15 Leo 00 in house 3 and cusp ruler of house 12 (hospitals) was conjunction progressed Pluto (drastic situations) at 14 Leo 52 and opposition birth chart Midheaven (the administration and worldwide publicity) at 15 Aquarius 34.
And progressed Jupiter (misplaced faith) at 00 Sagittarius 55 in house 6 was inconjunct birth chart Mars (reckless behavior) at 1 Cancer 14 in house 2 (finances and the people’s money).
Major Moon aspects timed India’s second wave
In February 2021 when India’s second wave of covid-19 commenced progressed Moon in its chart at 14/15 Aries was trine progressed Mars, birth chart Saturn and progressed Pluto.
On February 20, 2021 major stimulation to house 6 (covid-19) and house 8 (death) commenced when progressed Moon in house 11 moved to form a sesquisquare aspect with progressed Jupiter. It reached peak power on March 21 and ended April 18, 2021.
And on April 18, 2021, with progressed Moon trine birth chart Venus, the major Moon stimulation to the progressed Venus-birth chart Jupiter conjunction and houses 6 and 8 was at peak power. This stimulation ends on May 16, 2021.
India’s astrological situation remains dire for several months.
On May 8, 2021 the progressed Venus-Jupiter conjunction in house 6 (covid-19) is again stimulated when progressed Moon inconjunct progressed Venus starts > peak power date is June 7 > end date is July 7; and on May 20 progressed Moon inconjunct birth chart Jupiter starts > peak power date is June 17 > end date is July 15.
On July 8 the progressed Mercury-Saturn square aspect is stimulated when progressed Moon inconjunct progressed Mercury in house 6 (covid-19) starts > peak power date is August 3 > end date is August 30; and on July 25 progressed Moon trine progressed Saturn in house 4 starts > peak power date is August 21 > end date is September 18.
And on August 11 the progressed Sun-ascendant square aspect is stimulated when progressed Moon trine birth chart Sun starts > peak power date is September 7 > end date is October 5.
India’s 2021 covid-catastrophe involves human actors responding badly to various energy-events in its birth chart and what happens over the coming months involves the country’s administration and people getting it right, its vaccine rollout and a lot of help from other countries – Jupiter in India’s chart rules house 7.
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