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Jaya Jagannatha

Dear Suresh,

 

You have a fantastic style of writing and are an excellent storyteller. Keep it up.

 

What you wrote is fascinating. Nimittas (or omens) are a very important aspect of astrology as practiced by the older generation. My father, for example, puts much emphasis on them. People like my father and Sanjay ji are rare and our new generation is increasingly formula driven.

 

I am a layman when it comes to nimittas, but there are times when there are such strong nimittas that even I cannot miss! I'll give an example.

 

I was looking for a job change in June-July 2003 and got a good offer which I accepted. I gave a two-week notice at the company I was working at. When I was a couple of days away from joining the new job, a couple of new opportunities came up and seemed like more perfect fits for my background. While the job I had accepted was also a good fit, it required expanding a little bit into a related field. I was in two minds regarding whether to respond to the new opportunities or to stand by my commitment.

 

That night, I did my pooja and sat down for dinner. I was thinking of my chart and of what I should do. There was news coming on Zee TV (an Indian satellite channel). I didn't want to see the news and so reached out for the remote to switch the channel. Exactly at that time, the news program showed a clip from a festival/ritual at MahaaKaaleshwar temple at Ujjain! They showed the Shiva Lingam (idol), its abhishekam (bathing) with milk etc and then a procession of the deity's idol.

 

This may not seem to you like a nimitta regarding the burning question in my mind, unless you know something about my natal chart. My dasamsa chart (D-10) has Virgo lagna. Saturn is the 5th lord. The Jyotirlinga form of Shiva corresponding to the 5th lord of D-10 is known to give success and luck in career. The Jyotirlinga corresponding to Saturn is MahaaKaaleshwara at Ujjain. I pray to Him everyday with "Om Namassivaaya Namah Om Kaaleshwaraaya".

 

At the time I was thinking of changing TV channel, MahaaKaaleshwara's idol, which symbolizes success in career in my case, appeared in the TV channel, forcing me not to switch. All this happened when I was thinking of whether stick to the new job I accepted or consider other opportunities. This is a very clear nimitta (omen) showing that there was success for me in not considering other opportunities and sticking to this job. Without looking at my chart further or creating a prasna chart, I stuck to my decision. Hopefully, the analysis will prove right.

 

But not all nimittas are as straight-forward and as easy to decode.

 

Sometime back, a person I held in respect was accused of swindling some people of large amounts of money. After my pooja oneday, doubt entered my mind and I was wondering if the accusations had any merit. I was thinking of the person's chart. As I was thinking, the fire in the neeraajanam (camphor-lit fire offered at the end of a pooja) disappeared by itself for no reason. There was no wind as it was a closed room. There was still camphor left and the fire would've normally continued a little longer. Clearly, it was a nimitta for me, but what did it mean?

 

Fire symbolizes dharma (the elements fire, earth, air and water stand for dharma, artha, kaama and moksha respectively). The disappearance of fire shows breaking of dharma. It happened for no apparent reason. So it shows a badhaka related issue. One possibility is that the gentleman I was thinking of broke dharma due to his badhaka. But, can I be sure?

 

Actually, I concluded by interpreting this to mean that *I* was breaking *my* dharma by even thinking about the issue. I preferred to see the disappearance of fire (an inauspicious event) as a warning from God to me rather than an as an answer from Him to my question. Though there is no way I can be certain, I concluded that I was not supposed to analyze the issue further and closed it.

 

Thus, some nimittas can be tricky to interpret.

 

But, your mail is timely. I think our generation should study paranormal/psychic aspects of astrology, such as nimittas, along with analytical aspects, such as dasas, transits, annual charts etc. Each aspect of astrology has an importance of its own.

 

May Jupiter's light shine on us,

Narasimha

 

> Dear Jyotisha,> > It was Ekadasi Moon, shining bright on the lower eastern skies. Close> from it was the Red Planet in all it's glory, glowing like a fire> ball. Around 9.00pm, September 6th 2003, Pittsgrove town in rural> NewJersey was quiet, but for few birds chirping or a distant car pass> by. Gentle breeze carrying the coolness from the nearby lake and> stream was soothing to Mind and Body. In this awesome setting, on a> roof-less patio on the second floor of a beautiful house, surrounded> by huge oak trees, was Gurudev Sanjay ji. Sitting around him in circle> were 6 fortunate students of his. A beam of light was falling on the> patio from one of the windows of the house. > > Sanjay ji, is being his usual self, expounds the subtleties of the> Natal chart and dynamics of Planets. All of us are sitting in> pin-drop silence, listening to every word being said, feverishly> thinking which charts we know by heart had those combinations. Afraid> to even breath heavier, lest we miss a word being said. He is speaking> about Lagna lord's placement in various house and the obvious and> not-so obvious implications of it. Teaching shifts to Maraka planets> and Maraka houses, how and why the 2nd and 7th kill.> > He stops in the middle of his sentence…> > One of the student's cell-phone is ringing…The student picks up his> cell, quickly says few words and says "…Ok, talk to you later, Bye". > > In that exact moment the light that was falling thru the Window on the> patio, goes off. > > "There is PrethaBadha (dead spirits disturbing) on the one who called> you", utters Gurudev, looking at the person who received the call. > > "Her husband died some time ago, he committed suicide" replies the> student, astounded.> > "Shradh (Last rites) was not Done properly, call her and confirm" –> Gurudev> > We make a call to the lady to confirm…sure enough. > > She says, "Yes. Why did that thought come to you? Yes, I am disturbed> all the time, lot of turmoil. After my husband committed suicide, I> left India. My son, who is 8 years old is in India. And my Son did not> perform any last-rites"> > "Ask her to make her Son perform the last rites properly in pitri> paksha, everything will be alright. The Atma of this dead man will> rest in peace", advises Sanjay ji….And the Light from the Window comes on…> > Gurudev says…"That light is the confirmation that she will be alright,> after the Shradh".> > After the student hangs up the phone, Gurudev tells us "This is> Nimitta. Nature is always giving us information by various means. For> all your questions, there are always answers being given to you. It's> just the question of looking and interpreting it. Everything that> happens in and around your lives has meaning and lessons to be learnt.> This dead man wanted me to give this info to that lady, and he chose> me." and then calls it a day.> > I came away thinking "Why were we talking of death at that time?, why> did the women call at that exact moment?, Why did the light go off at> the very moment?, what prompted Sanjay ji say what he said?,> etc…etc…and how accurate and profound a practical lesson this> experience turned out to be for all of us present that evening with him...> > If I said, I had goose bumbs through out that evening, I am not> exaggerating….> > Just thought, I will share this with the list, hence this post.> > Best Regards,> -Suresh.