There is
Life after Death…
Astrologer Dayanidhi
Iyyengar
There
is one thing that is certain in this lifetime: eventually we all must die. A
belief in the cyclical reincarnation of the soul is one of the foundations of
the Hindu religion. Death is viewed as a natural aspect of life, and there are
numerous epic tales, sacred scriptures, and vedic guidance that describe the
reason for death's existence, the rituals that should be performed surrounding
it and the many possible destinations of the soul after departure from its
earthly existence. While the ultimate goal is to transcend the need to return
to life on earth, all Hindus believe they will be reborn into a future that is
based primarily on their past thoughts and actions. Most of the Hindus believe
in the cycle of birth, death and rebirth, which is called 'Samsara'.'Samsara'
or the doctrine of rebirth is also known as the theory of reincarnation or of
transmigration of the soul.
This
doctrine is considered to be a basic tenet of Hinduism. According to doctrine
of rebirth, differences between individuals, even at the time of their birth
are due to their past karma i.e. actions done in the past birth. For example if
one child is born healthy while another is handicapped or blind, the
differences are attributed to their deeds in their previous lives. Those who believe
in this theory reason that since all actions may not bear fruit in this life,
there has to be another life for facing or reaping the consequences of one's
actions.
Some
people know ahead of time when their death will occur. Terminal illnesses, when
diagnosed ahead of time, allow a person to set his or her affairs in order,
make relationships right, and say goodbye to loved ones. In these cases, every
person involved has a chance to gradually adjust and make peace with death, as
much as possible. However, not everyone has this chance. Many deaths occur
suddenly. Death can, and often does, strike without warning.
No
one is promised tomorrow. The only thing we can count on is today, Now!
Many
people around the world turn to religion to answer questions about death and
the afterlife, especially when someone is facing his or her own mortality.
Strangely, even a brief glance at many of the world’s religions reveals that
many theologies glamorize death, promising rewards in the afterlife, including
increased understanding of God and the universe and even, in some cases,
supernatural powers that were unavailable during the mortal life. Death often
seems more attractive than being alive.
From the point of view of Hinduism, dying may
be compared to falling asleep and after-death experiences to dreams. The
thoughts and actions of the waking state determine the nature of our dreams.
Similarly, after death the soul experiences the results of the thoughts it
entertained and the actions it performed during its life on earth. After-death
experiences are real to the soul, just as a dream is real to the dreamer, and
may continue for ages. Then, when the soul wakes up after this sleep, it finds
itself reborn as a human being.
According
to the Hindu scriptures, some souls after death also may be born as human
beings without going through the experiences of heaven or hell. There is no
real break in the spiritual evolution of the soul toward Self-knowledge. Even
the soul's lapse into sub-human birth from human life is a mere detour. A dying
man's next life is determined by his last thought in the present life. The
Bhagavad Gita says: "For whatever objects a man thinks of at the final
moment, when he leaves the body - that alone does he attain, O son of Kunti,
being ever absorbed in the thought thereof." And the last thought of the dying person
inevitably reflects his inmost desire. These different courses after death have
been described to warn people against neglecting the path of Self-knowledge,
which alone can confer immortality and eternal peace and happiness.
Planets
can play a part in death and dying. All of them do. You cannot look at just one
planet, one aspect or one configuration--it is the culmination of all of them
that must be looked at in totality. And even then, if the person decides to
utilize this death energy on another plane of expression, they'll keep on
living and breathing and being around for some time to come!!
Sun
Sun
can be intimately tied into our death time.The two big "triggers" in
progressed charts is your Mars and Sun. Many times, in many deaths, the Sun is
not prominent. With the Sun involved, it usually means the person has truly
fulfilled all there soul desires this time around and it is a natural time to
move on.A Sun death can be slow or quick. Usually, there is some beautiful gift
of awareness, a deeper soul connection made with the self before passing--a
gift is given because these people have earned such grace by working hard,
being responsible and shouldering the loads they came in to carry and learn
from or give back to humanity in the balance of their unique karma.
Jupiter
Jupiter
is involved in aggressive cancers where there is cellular regeneration at
optimum, and tumors are present, or an aggressive lymphoma. Ailments involving
the liver can also come from this planet, as well. Tumors are Jupiter's
"thing." It is also, by co-rulership of the liver, tied into the
lymphatic system as well which is why, in many forms of cancer and dying of
cancer, the Jupiter is active by transit or progression. On the other hand,
Jupiter is also the "guardian angel" provided it is in good, soft
aspect at the time. If it is, it means a gentle, non-struggling death. Transit
is easy and comes all at once, although the person may linger for days, weeks,
or even months. With a good Jupiter aspect around at the time, the person does
not suffer as much. They will also have a wonderful, optimistic, open attitude
about their passing into the next world.
Venus
When
someone is in the process of dying, Venus or Jupiter would be always around.
They are both "guardian angels" of a type; although Jupiter's other
side can be heavily involved in a death. Venus promises no suffering, or a very
short period of suffering. There is grace with this planet when it comes to
dying. It says that the dying will be "easy" or painless or less of
something other than it could have been. Venus is sometimes seen in deaths
where the person dies in their sleep. Venus around is good because the person
sees his journey into death as something beautiful, creative and an opening,
not an ending or a closing or a loss.
Rahu and Ketu
The
Moon's Nodes are intimately concerned with the forging of connections and the
dissolving of connections. These connections are with other people, places,
associations, groups, your company/corporation and possibly, the country you
live in.We are constantly cutting ties and making new ones. The North Node is
about creating new ties. That can be seen as dying and going to a more ethereal
place of existence.
The
South Node is about creating old connections with old, familiar places, people
or things.They will be active in a marriage, in a divorce, in a birth, in a
death, in the creation of a company, or the dissolvement of a corporation or
country.
Mars
Mars
acts as a "trigger" for death or a near-death experience. It also
rules knives, guns and fires. You will see an active Mars in a lot of violent
shootings. Mars is about a violent death of some sort -through some kind of
sport-related accident or a car accident. Mars rules mechanical things and
machinery and often, people slice off a finger, get their arm ripped off in a
combine, or are decapitated or lose a leg in an accident. Mars is one of the
co-rulers of surgery, so any accident involving Mars can mean minor or major
surgery, too. Since Mars rules anger, temper and the male harmone testosterone,
these additions can make or break if there will be an accident or death--or
not. Deaths are usually violent and sudden and the person may die instantly (as
in a bullet to the head) or linger on for a couple of days, and maybe a
week--but no more than that. A Mars death is clean and swift.
Uranus
Uranus
is implicated in surgery and accidents. Usually accidents of a
"weird" or unusual nature--such as sky diving, bungee jumping, while
you're skiing you run into and hit a tree and kill yourself--or some other loopy,
dumb kind of thing that no one would ever think could happen and create an
accident. Uranus also rules airplanes and flight.It also rules over lightning
and electricity--so many people get a jolt--either by a cord, by a lightning
bolt or zapped through some strange, odd way. Surgery is co-ruled with Uranus
along with Mars. With Uranus, you can have a "weird" car accident, or
unexpected surgery .A Uranus death is always sudden. There is no lingering on
with this planet.
Saturn
Saturn
is often seen as Father Time--when your time's up--you're going. Father Time is
here for all of us. We are all going to die some day. However, we move through
many "mini-deaths" throughout our lives on the spiritual, emotional
and mental level, too. And Time does erode our body so that when we're in our
sixties, our body does not function as a twenty-year old's will, too. Its your
choice on how you handle Saturn's energy.A Saturn death is a lingering death.
It doesn't happen quickly; it happens over time. Sometimes, a long, suffering
time. Saturn is one of the planet's of longevity in one's life, also. The good
side of Saturn, so to speak. A conjunction, sextile or trine between this
planet and your Sun can give you a long, long life, although the whole chart
must be taken into consideration for this.
