# The Rise and Fall of Geographies: Vedic Astrology Insights by Abhigya Anand

At the Divinations Bhaarata Conference held in London, Abhigya Anand breaks down an advanced cyclical theory in Vedic Astrology, pertaining to the prosperity and decline in Nations, ideologies, religions and civilisations. In this episode, he dives deep into global history for the last 2000 years, covering 135 major Great conjunctions briefly. He explains why India, China and Africa went through extreme poverty and decline. He also analyzes how intellectual, judicial, soceital, economic and geopolitical situations favour geographies that are undergoing favourable astrological trigons. The episode also introduces different theories for timing prosperity and decline. He suggests new theories to map out cartographic associations to prosperity timelines.
00:00:00–00:07:10 — Abhigya Anand: an Introduction. 00:07:11–00:14:20 — Development of Commerce Through Super Cycles 00:14:21–00:20:31 — The Problematic Effects of the Ulekha Conjunction 00:20:32–00:26:19 — Trigonal Sequence in Astrology Explained 00:26:20–00:32:16 — The Importance of Great Conjunctions and Genghis Khan 00:32:17–00:38:33 — Sidereal vs Tropical Zodiacs: Natural Zodiac Explained 00:38:34–00:51:16 — Trigonal Super Cycle: Historical Significance 00:51:17–01:00:06 — Historical Cycles of Power and Wealth in India and China 01:00:07–01:09:21 — The Importance of Great Conjunctions in Astrology 01:09:22–01:15:54 — Lifespan of Religions and Human Thinking 01:15:55–01:26:24 — The Decline of Islam in the Modern Era 01:26:25–END — Decline of Western Imperial Powers and Civil War, transformation of the South and East