Holiest Night of the Year - Sunday, March 10th IST
On February 25, 2013|
The 14th Moon on March 10th IST is considered the Holiest Night of the Year, it's called Maha Shivaratri. This is the night that Lord Shiva dissolves the hardest karmas. Shiva is the primordial archetype from which everything was created and into which everything will return. Even the worst of karmas can be remedied, by going back to the source, plus extraordinary boons for wealth, health and power can also be attained. It is only possible on the Night of Shiva.  On Shivaratri, Goddess Parvati performs special poojas to Lord Shiva for the benefit of the world. By participating in Shivaratri rituals, you are personally connecting with the Goddesses special prayers, which will lighten your karma and the worlds’ karma. On this special night, Shiva descends into the earth-plane and destroys negativity, providing you a window of opportunity to simply dissolve your problems with; Money, Career, Family, Health, etc. Astrological Considerations for Maha Shivaratri DayMaha Shivaratri falls on the night of March 9th in USA and March 10th in India. Maha Shivaratri occurs on the 14th waning Moon, the evening just before the New Moon, when both the Sun and Moon are in Aquarius. The sign Aquarius is governed by Lord Saturn. The two notable placements of planets to watch out for on this Holy Night are Mars in Pisces and Saturn Retrograde in Libra. From March 4th to April 12th, Mars will be giving an "8th House Aspect" to Saturn. The planets Mars and Saturn are enemies and their energies are competing in nature. This aspect of the 8th house is not favorable for the careers of the people belonging to the following Moon signs: Aries, Taurus, Leo, Sagittarius. But still, blessings will be there during this malefic time period as Lord Shiva destroys the negativity on the night of Maha Shivaratri. Performing rituals to Shiva in the form of Rudra will reduce this malefic influence of this difficult time. The planets; Sun, Mercury (Retrograde), Venus, Saturn (Retrograde) and Rahu are in zodiac signs that all indicate a western direction. This is not a favorable time as the calming influence of benefic planets will be weak or missing. So the time will be vulnerable to bring natural calamities such as earthquakes and create a downtrend in World Economies. AstroSpeak:Astrologically Shiva is the Overlord of 3 Planets: Sun/Surya - Represents the Universal Soul, Gives you Authority. Jupiter/Guru - Teacher of the Gods and teaches us the forces of light that are within us. He educates us to rise above the pettiness and impurities of the Earth plane. Saturn/Shani - Worker who perseveres despite the unpleasantness. He is the agent of our karma. It is through Saturn that we discover true happiness. |
