April 10, 2000
Mars Marches into the Trouble Zone
Last Monday a federal judge ruled that Microsoft violated the Sherman
Anti-Trust Act, and now possible sanctions include breaking up the world's
largest software company. Japan replaced its Prime Minister, and the Celera
Corporation announced it had finished sequencing the humane genome. The stock
market crashed and recovered, and Juan Miguel Gonzalez arrived in Washington.
Across the political, economic, and social spectrum historic events have been
arriving at a stunning pace. Last week's events coincided with the
conjunction of Mars and Jupiter, and made momentous from transiting Saturn's
square to the U.S. Midheaven. All three of these planets are in Taurus and
heading toward epochal alignments in May.
Many astrologers are watching and anticipating major events around May 3 when
a seven planet alignment takes place in Taurus. While we may certainly
experience unusual and spectacular situations around then, it's important to
recognize that these planets are involved in a process. Genetic research,
anti-trust lawsuits, and political tension between the U.S. and Cuba have
been incubating for years.
The transit of Mars is the activating agent. Watch Mars make his contacts to
the outer planets for the long-term processes to reach climactic turning
points. Last week Mars was conjunct Jupiter; next is the conjunction to
Saturn (April 15), followed by the square to Uranus (April 19-20). Mars
square Uranus is an extremely dangerous anarchy vibration since it takes
place on the anniversary of the Waco, Oklahoma City, and Columbine
catastrophes.
NASDAQ's First Saturn Return
The Nasdaq composite index completed a wild ride last week, as technology
stocks suddenly collapsed and then roared back. Monday's record loss of 349
points was surpassed by a 574 panic sell-off on Tuesday, only to close with a
record 179 point gain on Friday.
Tuesday's panic selling coincided with some beautiful astrological
signatures. While "beautiful" is not often a term used to describe huge
financial losses (Bill Gates lost $12 billion), the poetic symmetry apparent
in the support price of 3650 is something only astrologers could appreciate.
Last week's roller coaster swings were expected since transiting Uranus, the
planet of volatility, was conjunct Nasdaq's Sun. But when the Nasdaq began
falling on Tuesday, no one knew how far it would go. After accelerating
through successive technical support levels the market finally reached bottom
at 1:20 pm ET at 3650, a level not seen since early January.
Another key astrological signpost of last week's plunge was Saturn. The
Nasdaq was experiencing it's first Saturn Return, a time for a major reality
check. Fundamental analysts have long warned of a Tulipmania.com situation,
where internet exuberance is paralleling a situation much like when the
bottom fell out of Holland's raging tulip market in 1637.
When the Nasdaq fell to 3650 last week, transiting Mars and Jupiter were
conjunct at ten degrees Taurus, the identical location where Saturn turned
direct in early January, and which marked the previous 3650 support line.
Undoubtedly, the wild gyrations are not over, and it's worth noting that the
Tulipmania catastrophe occurred under the auspices of a Saturn-Uranus square,
the same astrological signature we're entering over the next two months.
Elian Gonzalez and the Psychologists
Elian's father arrived in the U.S. on Thursday and is expected to reunite
with his son this coming week. Lawyers, politicians, the extended family, and
the divided Cuban community all have a vested interest in this survivor's
allegiance and whether he'll be psychologically harmed if he returns to Cuba
with his father.
Considering the extraordinary interest in Elian's state of mind, one of the
most significant astrological configurations in his horoscope is his
Mercury-Pluto conjunction (b. December 6, 1993; Cardenas, Cuba*). When
Mercury is modulated by Pluto, the mind becomes intensely curious and
perceptive, but can also turn suspicious and obsessive. Professional
astrologers frequently tout a loving, caring family situation is needed to
safeguard against the unhealthy mental attitudes associated with this aspect.
Additionally, Elian's Mercury is in a challenging square to Saturn and Pallas
in Aquarius. To a boy, Saturn represents external authority figures, most
often the father, but relevant in this case is that Saturn can represent the
state or national authority. Pallas is known as the political asteroid, the
diplomatic strategist working for the benefit of the state.
Saturn and Pallas in ideological Aquarius shape Elian's Mercury through the
competing political and religious belief systems all clamoring for a piece of
his mind. The Elian Gonzalez case will likely continue to occupy the
international press for many weeks yet. The pending outer planet alignment
featuring a Jupiter-Saturn conjunction in Taurus happens to line up opposite
Elian's Mercury and Pluto.
*In a recent email an intuitive NewsScope reader makes a good case that Elian
Gonzalez has Leo Rising, and suggests a 9:45 pm birth time. This puts his
Mercury-Pluto aspect in the fourth house of family, the home, and
psychological foundations. Do you agree or disagree? Reader feedback is
welcome.
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