Gemini Eclipse and fratricide of Chaddha brothers

Gurdeep Singh Chadha was one of India's most powerful businessmen, a liquor and real estate baron whose influence was intertwined with his money. Known as Ponty, he was a mysterious figure, described in the media as an "invisible man," even as his political influence protected him. But Chadha, who was in his mid- to late 50s, was killed Saturday, shot in the chest, reportedly by his younger brother Hardeep, who was also killed, after an argument escalated into a gunfight at a luxury farmhouse outside New Delhi. The Shakespearean overtones were inescapable: The brothers had been fighting over the family business since their father's death last year. They converged at the farmhouse with retinues of armed guards, and soon the bullets flew. There were conflicting witness accounts of Saturday's confrontation, but, broadly, police officials told Indian news media that the shootout had been set off by a dispute over ownership of the luxury farmhouse.

Shown above is the chart for the solar eclipse of 21st May 2012 at 0ge21. Gemini is known as the zodiac sign related to siblings. On 17th November, the war god Mars moved into Capricorn and immediately formed an inconjunct aspect to the eclipse from 0cp21 thereby triggering the eclipse and not surprisingly creating aggression between siblings. Readers will note that the Ascendant of the eclipse chart at 26ta22 is conjunct Jupiter [24ta56] and square the centaur Nessus [26aq16]. Jupiter in Taurus is a perfect symbol for a luxury farmhouse. Philip Sedgwick in his book The Soul of the Sky explains how Nessus is a symbol of bad blood and feud over money and property.

Nessus rules bad blood. He appears in instances in which previously familiar people become mortal enemies over physical aspects of life. Commonly, the issues are the possession elements of love, property and money. The perihelion of Nessus lies in Libra; its node stands firm in Taurus. Whenever issues of money, especially regarding estates, inheritances and taxes, come about, Nessus reigns. All bets are off. All is fair in love, war and the preservation of economic stability - the primary causes of conflict. The fight is dirty, underhanded and based upon the idea that someone either has or is taking away what one feels rightly belongs in her/his possession. And finally on the Ascendant at 26ta20 is the dreaded star Algol. It [Algol] causes misfortune, violence, decapitation, hanging, electrocution and mob violence, and gives a dogged and violent nature that causes death to the native or others. It is the most evil star in the heavens. [Robson*, p.124.]