December 18, 2000
Powell Appointed Secretary of State
As expected, President-elect George W. Bush appointed retired general Colin
Powell to the Secretary of State post, an important move giving the new
administration star power and credibility. Powell's personal charisma,
political skill, and military knowledge have made him a popular and towering
figure on the American political scene, and now he brings his stature and
skills to foreign affairs.
Over the next two years the most important outer planet configuration will be
the Saturn-Pluto opposition. This shape-shifting celestial event takes place
in the signs of Gemini and Sagittarius, along an axis that figures
prominently in Colin Powell's horoscope.
While Chiron is popularly known as the "wounded healer" archetype, in
American politics it can be associated with military events. Powell's Aries
Sun (b. April 5, 1937; 12:01 pm; Bronx, NY) is very nearly conjunct the U.S.
Chiron in the 6th house of military service, so that he naturally personifies
the qualities associated with the U.S. as superpower.
Powell's natal Chiron is likewise powerfully placed in his horoscope by being
conjunct the South Node and square Neptune.* This is the exact degree area of
the pending Saturn-Pluto face-off during 2000 and 2002. Powell's ability to
articulate and explain America's role in the world will make him the
superstar of the Bush cabinet. Due to the celestial tension between Saturn
and Pluto, he will undoubtedly play a major role in shaping our global
village over the next few years.
Recession Clouds the Horizon
Last week's fourth quarter earning warnings from Microsoft sent the NASDAQ to
fifty percent of its value from the high set last March. While the technology
sector remains near its year low, the old-economy stalwarts from the Dow were
also faltering, leading some experts to predict a recession beginning as
early as next quarter.
Astrologically, the downward trend looks firmly in place, with both Jupiter
and Saturn opposing Pluto over the coming year. Under the theory first
espoused by financial astrologer Lt. Cdr. David Williams, when outer planets
are in harmony, the economy tends to do well; when the outer planets are in
hard aspects to each other, the economy tends toward recession.
Over the last few years the outer planets have been relatively benign. Only
last year during the Jupiter-Saturn conjunction and their square to Uranus,
has the market turned disastrously south. We can expect that this trend will
continue with the oppositions of both Jupiter and Saturn to Pluto in 2000.
For a closer look at how these planets impact the U.S. notice that they are
occurring in the 2nd and 8th houses in the Scorpio Rising horoscope. These
are the financial houses, and the most direct, immediate economic news
happens when the outer planets line up with natal planets from these houses.
The soaring technology sector from 1998-2000 paralleled Pluto's transit from
the 2nd house opposite the 8th house Uranus, the planet naturally associated
with new technologies. Now that Pluto is under stress from Jupiter and
Saturn, we can expect the reversal.
Gwyneth Paltrow Safe from Stalker
Last week rising superstar Gwyneth Paltrow completed secret court testimony
against a stalker who was ordered sent to a lockdown psychiatric facility.
The Ohio man had been sending her pornographic material since March 1999 and
persisted even after the FBI visited his home and told him to stop. Paltrow
testified that she suffered from nightmares and feared being sexually
assaulted by the crazed fan.
Gwyneth Paltrow was born in the Cinderella sign of Libra (September 28, 1972;
Los Angeles, time unknown), with her Moon in sociable, charming Gemini.
Paltrow's Sun, representing her personal identity, is easily overlaid with
mythic archetypal imagery by being closely linked to three outer planets:
Jupiter, Neptune, and Pluto. Individuals with these outer planet contacts
tend to play roles larger than life, a quality especially valuable in the
film business.
In Paltrow's chart her Sun-Pluto conjunction is further energized by a
conjunction with Mars. The Sun-Mars-Pluto triple conjunction makes for a
compelling personality, one that must come to terms with absolute, ruthless
force. Since Mars represents the masculine, competitive drive, women with
this combination must either learn to assume its inherent strength, or be
harassed, even victimized by men who play this archetypal warrior for them.
Other famous women with the Sun-Mars-Pluto combination reflect this difficult
challenge. Nancy Reagan has it, and she was ferocious behind the scenes in
defending Ron from his enemies. Natalie Wood is another example, but she
became a drowning victim in a mysterious boating incident. We can see the
conflict being acted out in Paltrow's case since she was relentlessly
stalked, but finally assumed her own power to get him convicted.
* Powell's progressed chart shows a progressed New Moon conjunct natal Chiron
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