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Individual Karma in 2020 in the Times of a Global Pandemic: A Note in Vedic Astrology

The condition of the individual in the times of a global pandemic is a topic worthy of discussion. Individuals create the social fabric as themselves and as something larger than themselves through groups, institutions, movements, nations and so on.  In the various systems and techniques that the ancient art of Vedic astrology affords us, both the global scenario and the realities that obtain in the life of an individual can be studied with precision.  Human birth necessarily implies a fundamental differentiation, seen through the Arudha Lagna and the various other Arudha Pada, as well as thee Bhavas reckoned from the Arudha Lagna. it is natural then to ponder the question, as people are naturally doing- ‘What does this pandemic mean for me?’  In a recent paper we looked at the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19)-  https://planetarytransformation.blogspot.com/2020/03/coronavirus-covid-19-and-vedic-astrology.html . We also looked at the concept of social distancing throug