Three Identical Strangers

What happens if one day you met 2 persons who look exactly like you? That was precisely what happened to Bobby Shafran when he discovered he had a twin brother on his first day of college. His brother was Eddy Galland and they quickly realized that they were twins separated at birth. But to their surprise, a few months later, they found David Kellman, who was another exact replica of themselves. They were actually triplets.

 Apparently, the triplets were deliberately given up for adoption to three couples, each of a different social class (one blue-collar, one middle-class, and one affluent). Unknown to them, they were all part of a study on genetics and human behavior, particularly under the theme of ‘nature’ versus ‘nurture’.

Despite growing up apart and unaware of each others’ existent, the three brothers displayed numerous similarities. All of them liked the same films, smoked the same cigarettes (Marlboros) and had been wrestlers at college. They also had the same mannerism (talking, walking, laughing, etc) and share the same taste for the type of girlfriends. Sadly, they also had similar struggles with mental illness growing up: all three displayed separation anxiety; all three experienced depression at times, and all three made visits to psychiatric hospitals as teenagers.

From a Vedic astrology’s perspective, all of them have the exact same Rasi chart with Aries as the Ascendant. In a way, this implies that the nature of a person is very much dictated by his natal chart, regardless how the external factors may have changed.

The triplets were born 11-16 minutes apart from each other, which mean that their Navamasha (D9) charts were different. It is said that the D9 chart tend to manifest its effects towards the later part of life and it does seem to be the case for these brothers. As they grew older, they began to look less and less like each other. After marriage, their paths in life began to separate, and they ended up having very different outcomes in life.

You can watch their story, in the documentary, Three Identical Strangers (https://tinyzonetv.to/movie/watch-three-identical-strangers-2018-free-16868) or on Netflix in some countries.

Bruce Willis' Health analysis using Vedic Astrology

Bruce Willis’ family first announced his diagnosis of aphasia (a disorder typically caused by damage to the area of the brain that controls language expression and comprehension) in Mar 2022. As of today, his condition has worsened and has developed into a form of dementia. 

 

Based on his Vedic astrological birth chart, his health may likely to have started as early as 2020, when he started his Saturn/Rahu period.

For reference, Bruce Willis was born on 19 March 1955 at 6.32pm in West Germany (His mother is a German, father an American).

Rahu and Ketu give their effects closely together since they are two ends of the same entity in ancient mythology.

So any affliction by Ketu will also manifest during Rahu’s period, in his case Rahu’s sub-period.

In his natal chart, Ketu closely afflicts his Mercury which is already weak due to its placement in the 6^th house of diseases. Mercury is associated with the brain, cognitive abilities, speech and the nervous system.

 

The Mahadasha lord, Saturn is involved in a Papa Sankhya Yoga (which is bad) in the D6 chart (the divisional chart for health matters) and badly placed in the 12^th House of losses. Its conjunction with Jupiter will act as a protection from serious illness for most part of the Mahadasha period.

Looking Rahu in D6, it is placed in a challenging 8^Th house and is associated with 2 malefics, Ketu (yes, Rahu and Ketu can be in the same sign in some divisional charts) and Sun. Association with benefics such Moon (debilitated), Mercury and Jupiter provided some alleviation.

All these indicated an inclination towards illnesses that affect the cognitive abilities.

Bruce Willis has recently entered his Jupiter sub-period, leaving the problematic Rahu sub-period behind, thus we should expect some improvements in his condition and surely the deterioration of his overall heath can be slowed down.

(Note: The above analysis is only using Vimshottari Dasha. I have not incorporated the use of planetary transits which can give even more insights). 

Regards

Alvin