In my divination on the referendum on Scottish independence, I had predicted that the “Yes” vote will win and that there is impending Scottish independence from the UK.
The results were contrary to my prediction that the “Yes” vote will win. The “No” vote won with 55.3% and the “Yes” vote lost with 44.7%.
Did I misinterpret the symbols manifested in the divination?
The astrological symbolism in the divination on the Scottish vote was:
Taurus rising with Mercury in the 10th house in Aquarius
I had acknowledged that the symbolism of Taurus showed the strength of the forces of conservation of Scotland’s position within the UK:
“Taurus is a fixed sign indicating that the present status of Scotland is “fixed” or stable, i.e., this symbolism points to its present and past entrenched condition in the United Kingdom.
Taurus also indicates the earth element and this symbolizes the strength of the forces of conservation of its present status of entrenchment in the UK, of the status quo.”
But I also said that “…in Vedic astrology, Taurus is a prsthodaya sign, or a sign which rises with its hind parts first, indicating “success in matters of destructive, separative, or disintegrating nature“. Independence from the UK is a matter of separation.”
Here I made a mistake in thinking that the symbolism of the prsthodaya sign, or a sign which rises with its hind parts first, which indicates success in matters of separation, is strong enough to override the symbolic indications of the earth element, e.g., conservation of status, and the fixed nature of Taurus, implying success of the “No” vote or a vote against any radical change in Scotland’s present political status.
It also turns out that in Vedic astrological texts the symbolism of the prsthodaya sign, or a sign which rises with its hind parts first, is ambiguous.
For instance, in Daivajna Vallabha, a Sanskrit text on Vedic horary astrology, there is the view that if the ascendant or rising sign (signifying Scotland in this divination) is a prsthodaya sign, it indicates a negative answer to the question at hand, and implying, in this context, that the negative answer to the referendum question “Should Scotland be an independent country?” will prevail or take lead.
On the other hand, there is the interpretation I adopted, that a prsthodaya sign indicates success in matters of separation, destruction, termination, etc.
I also made a mistake in the interpretation of the crucial symbolism of the 10th house (signifying matters of state, including statehood) falling in the sign Aquarius, another fixed or immutable sign indicating the success of the “No” vote or a vote against any radical change from the present political status of Scotland.
I underestimated the significance of the fact that both the ascendant or the first house (signifying the status of Scotland) and the 10th house (signifying its political status) fall in fixed or immutable signs, Taurus and Aquarius respectively, and that this joint symbolism not only shows the strength of the forces of conservation of Scotland’s status within the UK, but their superior strength.
The twentieth century Russian-born French astrologer Alexandre Volguine was probably influenced by Vedic astrology in his emphasis on the significance of sign rulership, or the planets ruling the relevant signs. According to Volguine, a planet’s significations are modified, strengthened, or weakened by the status of its dispositor, i.e., the ruler of the sign in which the planet in question is located or “housed”.
In my divination, I overlooked the significations of the planetary rulers of the two critical signs, the ascendant or 1st house sign Taurus and the 10th house sign Aquarius.
Venus is the ruler of Taurus. Venus signifies union rather than separation.
Remains of the Temple of Venus in the Forum of Caesar, Rome.
Saturn is the ruler of Aquarius. Saturn signifies a cautious and conservative approach. It also signifies subordination rather than independence.
Ruins of the Temple of Saturn (eight columns to the far right), Rome
On the symbolism of Mercury in Aquarius, I overlooked the significance of the conservative character of the sign ruler or dispositor, Saturn, and its constraining influence on Mercurial indications. I ought to have noticed that this conservative constraint of Saturn, the sign ruler of Aquarius, on Mercury implies that the “No” vote to a radical change in Scotland’s status will prevail over the “Yes”.
Further, the deity associated with Mercury in the Hindu pantheon is Vishnu, whose function is to preserve and protect, rather than to undermine or destroy, the order of things.
What about the symbolism of sage Kapila, the founder of the dualistic Samkhya system of metaphysics, in the divination?
I think that this symbolism was on the “right track” and corresponded to the fact that independence was the topic and issue of the divination and that there is a significant % of Scots aspiring for independence from the UK. I don’t think the recent vote has extirpated the independence movement in Scotland.
I will conclude by pointing out the synchronicity of the Scottish vote results with the numerological symbolism of Mercury and Saturn.
A sculpture of Mercury
Mercury signifies the number 5.
There were a total of 32 local government areas involved in the voting. In numerology, the number 32 can be reduced to 5 (3 + 2), the number signified by Mercury.
The “No” vote was 55.3 %. There are two 5’s in this figure!
That’s a dual occurrence of number 5, the number signified by the dualistic planet Mercury!
The “Yes” vote was 44.7%.
The number 44 can be reduced to 8 (4 + 4), the number of Saturn, the dispositor or ruler of the sign occupied by Mercury!
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