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 This is a Jyotish experiment to forecast Fidel Castro’s next health crisis by using Ashtakavarga, Vimshottari dasa, and Gochara. FC’s exact birth time is unknown, but an unofficial source gives his time of birth as 2:00am August 13, 1926, Biran, Cuba. In the past, many astrologers have spent many hours synching Castro’s well known events to his Vimshottari dasa based on this widely accepted birth time and it seems pretty close to being accurate, therefore I will base this experiment on the above given time.
Tradition teaches that if we look at Bhinna Ashtakavarga (BAV) for the Lagna lord and that of Moon, and we check the Vimshottari Antardasas; during the Antardasa of planets lording signs with less than 4 Bindus in either Moon or Lagna lord’s Bhinna Ashtakavarga the person’s health falls significantly. Fidel Castro is in his Ketu Mahadasa, Sun Antardasa, but Around April 1st, 2009, begins his Moon Antardasha and Pratyantardasa (Ke–Mo–Mo). Mercury is Lagna lord in Fidel Castro’s chart and if we look at Cancer (ruled by Moon) in Me BAV we find 6 Bindus, which doesn’t support a health crisis, but if we look at Mo BAV we find that Cancer only has 3 Bindus, supporting a possible health crisis. Now let’s consider the following facts:
- It is very important to know the relationship between the Antardasa lord and the Mahadasa lord; in this case we can see that both lords (Ketu and Moon) are enemies.
- In addition to the sign of Cancer having only 3 Bindus in Mo BAV, the ascendant Gemini and Sagittarius only have 2 Bindus. I must point out that at the beginning of Moon’s Antardasa, the Lagna lord (Mercury) will be debilitated in Pisces, and Jupiter (Sagittarius’ lord and Mecury’s dispositor) will also be debilitated in Capricorn and transiting its natal placement not being able to provide any support to Me or any other planet in Pisces, the 8th from Arudha Lagna (see Jaimini Upadesa Sutras in regards to the 8th from AL).
- Although the nodes are not included or used in Astakavarga, we must remember that Ketu is exalted in Sagittarius.
 
As if the above facts and Gochara weren’t enough to cause major health problems, Mahadasha lord Ketu and Antardasa lord Moon, rule the 7th (Yuvati) and 2nd (Dhana) Bhavas respectively, both Maraka (death inflicting) Bhavas. (Parashara - BPHS Ch. 44, 2-5)
Ketu’s Mahadasha will last until May 2013, and Moon’s Antardasa through October 2009. During the first part of September 2009 the Vimshottari dasa will be Ke-Mo-Ke.
The period from around the beginning of April through the end of October 2009 could be very significant in Fidel Castro’s health, but more specifically the beginning and end of this period could become part of a historic event for the Cuban people.
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