It is a no man’s guess that the world is heading towards a conflict of a historic nature. But more than that, we are seeing a new kind of individuals who are predicting dooms day at the drop of a hat. They predicted the world will descend into war when Russia attacked Ukraine in 2022. They said we will see a world conflict when Israel bombed Palestine in 2023. But did these conflicts escalate? No!
Astrology can give interesting insights about when will the world see a conflict. In this part series, we will try to explore the planetary combinations that can lead to a war/civil war in the world. We will draw parallels from 2nd World War and what transits were going on at that time.
The questions to be answered are-
1. Logically, which planets should indicate conflict, since not all planets are bad
2. What combinations of these war causing planets will actually lead to conflict?
3. When is the transit of these war causing planets happening?
4. If they actually cause conflict, were these combinations present during 2nd World War too?
5. Which country/society will win or lose in this conflict?
6. Does the birth chart of the leader of that nation/society affect the outcome of the conflict? Or is it that the nation itself has a chart of its own and hence its destiny is fixed?
Let us explore the first two questions together
From astrological point of view, the outer planets (or slow-moving planets) are more malefic and can give intense outcomes, whether good or bad.
Thus, fast moving inner planets like Sun, Mercury, Venus, Moon and Mars have very limited capacity of causing world conflict since they switch Rashis very fast.
On the other hand, slow moving outer planets transit in one Rashi for a long time and hence are more powerful in giving their results. Which are these planets?
Out of these slow-moving planets, Jupiter is a benefic planet. Even if it gets in conjunction with the other malefic planets, it might cause other issues but not conflict. Thus, Jupiter is cancelled from our consideration for civil war/war and conflicts.
Neptune is known to cause ideological changes. For example- Neptune Saturn conjunction was active when Cold War began, when USSR collapsed, etc. It causes old thought processes to collapse and creates a new world order. This planet is not really linked to conflict or war.
Thus, the answer to the first question is, if we want to predict war/conflict, the transit of Saturn, Uranus, Pluto, Rahu and Ketu is to be checked.
Going ahead, we need to see what combinations of these planets can lead to conflict or war.
Logically, if two or more planets combine together, the energies of these planets are multiplied and hence the results are even more intense. I believe that the role of extreme outer planets is not appreciated enough. Uranus and Pluto are extreme malefics which transit in one Rashi for years together. They signify extreme events that happen on mass scale. Thus, for any massive conflict to happen, either Pluto or Uranus has to be involved. The other slow moving malefics have to be conjunct with either Pluto or Uranus to cause a major conflict. Moving ahead, death can only be given by Saturn. This is a power only Saturn possesses. If we are looking at a conflict or war, death is a natural outcome. Thus, role of Saturn in combination with Pluto or Uranus becomes conducive for war and conflict.
Thus, answer to our second question is, Uranus-Saturn and Pluto-Saturn are two combinations that will definitely cause conflicts. If Rahu and Ketu get added in these combinations, then it will be a massive world conflict.
It must be noted that low key conflicts continue to happen throughout the world at all times. These conjunctions cause major conflicts and those that alter world politics.
This table would bring clearly how Saturn Pluto and Saturn Uranus conjunctions have brought forth various conflicts-
This apart, there arose an absolute rare conjunction- Pluto-Uranus conjunction, which is rare since both are extremely slow moving planets. This conjunction happens once in 120 years. The moment two destructive planets are conjunct, they will cause conflicts. But the absence of Saturn from the equation will limit these conflicts to local conditions.
The reader will observe that this conjunction primarily has caused internal conflicts, civil wars and at max a short war with neighbors but none culminated into any major conflict.
This apart, we have very frequent Rahu-Uranus, Rahu-Pluto, Ketu-Uranus and Ketu-Pluto conjunctions. These happen every 8 to 10 years. This often boils down to local conflicts with some exceptions. But these conjunctions being frequent, often cannot lead to anything major. Let’s take a few cases for example-
The basic point is that the conflicts which were notable have occurred in the interplay of three factors-
1. Uranus or Pluto
2. Saturn
3. Rahu-Ketu
If all three factors combine (means a triple conjunction), it definitely leads to a major war (like Second World War had Uranus-Saturn-Ketu).
The
Game of Retrogression
Readers might have noted that the conjunctions of the war-causing planets are often extended and happen for at least 1.5 years. From astrological perspective, it is critical to have the predictive skills as to when exactly in this time period can a conflict break out.
Retrogression or Vakri planet is a illusion of the eye wherein the observer on Earth feels that planets are moving backwards in the sky. This is caused due to variable orbits of planets. From an astrological view, retrogression is often seen as a negative impact, especially for malefic planets. A malefic planet often gets more strength when it becomes retrograde.
Hypothesis- In a war-causing conjunction, if all planets turn retrograde at a given point, it is the start of conflict, chaos and violence.
Of course, Rahu-Ketu are always retrograde, so we have to check this hypothesis for other three- Uranus, Pluto and Saturn.
I found that this hypothesis holds true only for triple conjunctions but not for double conjunctions.
Case of Second World War-
The tri-conjunction of Uranus-Ketu-Saturn started from 27th April 1939 till 19th February 1940. The world war could have broken out on any day in this time interval.
• The retrogression of Saturn began on 15th August 1939
• The retrogression of Uranus began on 29th August 1939
Thus, all three planets were retrograde by 29th August 1939.
The war began with the Nazi attack on Poland on 1st September 1939. Just 2 days after all planets turned retrograde!
Case of Israel’s Attack on Hamas
The massacre in Israel took place on 7th October 2023.
The Conjunction of Uranus-Rahu existed since April 2022, but turned retrograde on 30th August 2023.
The conflict began on 7th October.
Case of First World War
Saturn-Pluto conjunction caused the European conflict which is merely exaggerated as First World War.
The war was declared on 28th July 1914 but neither Saturn nor Pluto was retrograde. They turned retro only after September-October 1914.
The conclusion that I draw is that in case of triple conjunctions, if all three planets go retrograde, that time is the most possible period when the conflict starts.
The
Future War and Conflict
Let us try answering the third question now- when is the future conflict coming up?
By looking at the planetary movements, we see a triple conjunction of Uranus-Saturn-Ketu forming in the year 2030. This combination is exactly the same as it was during the Second World War!
This conjunction begins on 17th April 2030 in Taurus sign. Ketu will move out to Aries sign in August 2031. For a brief time, Uranus will move ahead to Gemini sign, but soon will be joined by Saturn. Thus, the double conjunction of Uranus-Saturn will continue till July 2034.
We are thus seeing a period of extensive conflict from 2030 to 2034. This period is when the conflict will be at it’s extreme. It will take further few years to subside.
When will it begin? Let us apply our retrogression theory.
• Saturn will turn retrograde on 21st September 2030
• Uranus will turn retrograde on 29th September 2030
• Ketu is always retrograde
Thus, I predict the massive conflict/world war will break out any day after 29th September 2030.
Nature of
the Future Conflict
Will it be a world war? Will it be a nuclear war? Will it be a civil war?
Well, astrology cannot predict that easily. It is for the geopolitical experts to predict. Astrology will only tell when will the planetary energy combine and create a background for conflict. But it cannot predict the nature of the conflict, it’s geographical extent or the communities who will get involved.
Vedic astrologers have invented a rather funny concept of a nation’s chart. Charts can only be of living beings who have a Prarabdha of past life. Non-living entities like nations can never have any past life Karma and hence no chart can be made of a nation. This notwithstanding, Vedic astrologers will flood the market with their lame predictions about which country will win or lose.
The outcome is unpredictable but we can draw a parallel from the Second World War and conclude certain points-
1. The build-up for the conflict begins well in advance, often 10 years. If we observe the events that led to Second World War, the Great Depression of 1929 was a great cause that led frustration in youth. The rise of Fascism and Nazism began in 1930s. We find Hitler attacking Austria, Czechs and Rhineland. We find Japan invading Manchuria. The rules of League of Nations were flouted openly. Britain and France were busy appeasing Hitler hoping he won’t demand anything further. This led to absolute build up of military and political tensions.
a. In today’s times, similar tensions are building up between USA, China, Russia and India to some extent. The Middle East is continuously on the boil
b. Any aggrandizement with respect to Taiwan, Kashmir, Ukraine, Israel is enough to spiral out of control in 2030 for a future conflict
2. A feeling of despair, despondency and hopelessness was engrossing Europe in the 1930s due to economic stress, continuous apprehension of war and fear of death.
a. In today’s times, the growth of Wokeism and Leftist politics is building up stress in the societies.
b. Nations after nations are electing (or manipulating elections) to push leftist parties to power- Democrats, Labour, etc.
A Civil War, Perhaps?
I believe along with international conflict, there will be a clash of conflicting world views.
1. Islam Vs Others- This will be the prime conflict. Europe will suffer due to uncontrolled migration of Muslims. Additively, the rise of Leftist governments will ensure migrant issue is never resolved and finally it is the people who take law in their own hands. The mother of all civil wars will happen in India which will see a major showdown of Hindu-Muslim conflict. I won’t be surprised if Khalistan, Kashmir and North-East conflict gets added into this.
2. Right vs Wokes- Wokeism is breeding violent tendencies especially seen in the pro-Palestine protests. They are aggressive and can go to any level to get things done. One contrary election and they will burn down cities. There will be a decisive uprising against the Wokes
3. Racial Conflict- I believe this will be limited to USA but will be a major conflict. The Blacks and Hispanics will be fighting against the Whites. This can also boil down to racial hate against Sikhs in Canada and South Asians in Europe and Middle East.
Leaders and
Their Charts
Since nations don’t have charts, it is the leader’s chart that will decide the course of a nation’s future. Therefore, it is pertinent to see the charts of the leaders during Second World War and see how their charts influenced the outcome for their nations.
We will basically see the Dasha and Antardasha of the leader from 1939 to 1945 to assess whether the chart was strong or weak.
The most striking feature is that the growth of Hitler after 1931 happened in his Rahu Dasha. Rahu is the Karaka of illusion, sudden events, violence and twisted thought process. No wonder Hitler rose and fell in his Rahu Dasha.
Rahu signifies strong combination of 6,10 with an above average Saturn sublord (6,10 with 5,9,12). This is the reason why Hitler rose suddenly to power till his Rahu-Saturn period. But the war took place in Mercury, Ketu and Venus period. Mercury is moderately strong with 6,10 and 9,12 combination and Sun sublord with 6,10,11 combination. Similarly, Ketu is quite strong with 1,6,10 and Saturn sublord of 6,10 with 5,9,12. Thus, Hitler was undefeatable in his Mercury and Ketu period till 1942. He had successfully captured West Europe in this period.
The Venus period lasted till his death. If one sees, Venus signifies 7,8 with a Mercury sub of 6,10 and 9,12. Now Rahu being the planet for sudden changes, it gives it back to the person who misuses the power. With a bad Antara of Venus, Rahu suddenly gave a pushback to Hitler till he finally shot himself in the head.
Such an unstable and wild Dasha for Hitler automatically translated for violence and chaotic times for Germany.
Rahu dasha was there till 2038. If one observes, Rahu is in the star of Ketu and sub of Venus. It is an average planet with no 6,10,11 combinations. No wonder Churchill could never attain power in this Dasha. His Jupiter dasha began in 1938. His Jupiter-Jupiter and Jupiter-Saturn period lasted during the times of WW2. If we look at Jupiter, it has decent significations (1,4,7,8) but a strong Mercury sublord (1,2,10). No wonder he became prime minister of the War Cabinet in 1940. If we look at Saturn, it is very strong with 6,11 and Saturn is it’s own sublord. Thus, Ju-Ju and Ju-Sa period are strong for Churchill.
He thus was successful in leading England to victory due to his chart. England resisted the advance of Hitler’s Luftwaffe in 1940 and 1941. It built up it’s supplies and the Allies began their advance in 1944. England emerged victorious in WW2.
Thus, good chart of Churchill automatically raised the fortunes of England
Stalin’s Mercury Dasha was on during the war times. Mercury-Ketu, Mercury-Venus, Mercury-Sun and Mercury-Moon periods were on during the war.
If we observe, Mercury is very strong with 2,10,11 but with a negative sublord of Rahu. It has 7,8,12, the combination for death and violence. A strong planet with a negative sublord means the goal would be achieved but with a lot of losses. The same happened with USSR. It emerged victorious, a strong pillar in Cold War but at the cost of millions of deaths during Nazi advance into Soviet Russia.
His Bhukti period of Ketu was decent (2,6,11 with 7,8,12) keeping USSR out of war temporarily. The biggest loss of lives during Nazi attack happened in Venus period. Venus is very strong with 2,10,11 but very bad Jupiter sublord of 5,8,12. Thus, USSR emerged out of the Nazi attack but with consequence of millions of lives. The later Sun period again has 1,2,11. The war ended in his Moon period which was quite bad for him. Needless to say, this period saw him becoming suspicious of USA and thus began the Cold War.
Overall, Joseph Stalin’s chart was stronger than both Churchill and Hitler. Naturally, the stature of USSR was larger in the war and so were the benefits USSR got after the war (control over East Europe).
His Ketu dasha was on when USA got drawn in the war. In general, the reader will observe the prolific 10th house significations in his chart. This native was born to lead and be successful.
Ketu is very powerful. It has strong 10,11 with Rahu sublord which is above average (6,10 with 8,9). This Dasha was bound to be very beneficial for him. His Antara periods include Ketu, Venus, Sun, Moon, Mars and Rahu till 1945. By looking at the significations, all of these periods had a proper 10,11 combination or strong 10. This signifies continuous success.
The story of USA in WW2 matches with the chart of it’s leader. USA began it’s advance against Japan, liberated SE-Asia and then wholeheartedly helped the Allies in securing a landing in Normandy and the rest is history. USA emerged as the pillar of world order in the Cold War. It had very little to lose but much more to gain in the new world order.
Thus, Germany < England < USSR < USA was the order of benefit one got from WW2. The same matches with charts of their leaders Hitler< Churchill< Stalin< Roosevelt with Hitler’s chart being the weakest.
In conclusion, when the War/Civil Unrest breaks out in 2030, no nonsensical charts of nations will work. It is the leaders of the nations who will craft the destiny for their nations. Thus, who will lead India in 2030-2034 becomes a very critical part for our future as a civilization
Conclusion
and Summary
This article thus comes to the following conclusions
1. Uranus/Pluto+ Saturn + Rahu/Ketu causes world changing conflicts
2. Period of retrogression of all three planets to be checked
3. The next world conflict/civil war can begin any day after 29th Sept 2030
4. A feeling of despair and despondency will rise as we approach 2030. The society will generate tensions. Groups based on religion, caste, region, ideology and insurgents will rise.
5. Exact nature, zone and geography of conflict cannot be predicted with full accuracy. That’s the work of strategic experts.
6. Charts of leaders, not nations, will matter. Hence elect wisely.
Views expressed above are those of the guest author.
