May 7, 2001
Bush Unveils Missile Defense Plan
Last week President Bush pressed ahead with his plan to build a national
missile defense shield, a comprehensive system estimated to cost some $200
billion over the next decade. Critics, both domestic and foreign, say the
technology is unworkable, will likely restart the arms race, and does nothing
to prevent "rogue nations" from packing nuclear bombs in suitcases.
The likelihood of the NMD becoming a high-priority, controversial issue was
first discussed in the January 1 NewsScope in terms of the Saturn-Pluto
opposition hitting Defense Secretary Rumsfeld's Mars. George W. Bush's
horoscope shows startling parallel developments regarding the militarization
of our global village, since his Mars is likewise a major astrological factor
now and over the next three years.
Bush's Midheaven, the point denoting his professional role, is in the
militant sign of Aries, which is ruled by the war planet Mars. Bush's Mars
resides in Virgo, a placement often associated with the armed services. As
Mars turns retrograde on May 11, Bush is sending off a special envoy,
essentially a charm offensive, to convince NATO allies, China, and Russia of
the worthiness of this massive military project.
Using the forecasting technique of secondary progressions* Bush's progressed
Mars is nearing a square to his Sun, and will be exact in less than a year.
Over the next three years, his progressed Sun will be conjunct Mars (exact in
June 2004). This powerful double influence of Sun to Mars and Mars to Sun
represents a dominant theme for his Presidency, as his personal identity
(Sun) absorbs the militant vibration of Mars.
Neptune Shapes Political Season
Neptune's present celestial location continues to shape current events across
the American political and social landscape since this planet of high hopes
remains in a long-term square to the U.S. Scorpio Ascendant. Neptune turns
retrograde on May 10 when everything under Neptune's rule should dominate
news events, but its influence continues into early July before significantly
fading in strength.
Neptune rules espionage, and ever since Neptune first squared the U.S.
Scorpio Ascendant in March, the U.S. has experienced one spy story after
another. The discovery of FBI spy Robert Hanssen was the biggest spy scandal
since Ames Aldridge was arrested in 1994. We also read stories about the
downed spy plane off the coast of China, the mistaken targeting of a
missionary in Peru by the US intelligence agents, American listening devices
discovered in the Russian Embassy, and the list goes on…
Neptune governs flooding. Over the past two weeks residents in three states
along the Mississippi River have had to contend with the third "Flood of the
Century" in the last eight years. Neptune governs drugs. Drug-related stories
in the news have multiplied prolifically the military offensive against the
Andean drug-producing countries, John McCain's bill regarding generic drugs,
illegal drug users, including West Wing producer Aaron Sorkin and Robert
Downey, Jr., and an AIDS drug program for Africa.
Neptune rules oil and gas, and last week Vice President Dick Cheney released
his massive oil and gas program for solving the nation's energy crunch.
Neptune rules the movies. An ongoing discussion between writers and producers
threatens to shut down the entire movie and TV industry. The last time this
occurred was in 1988, which not coincidentally was the last time transiting
Neptune was forming an exact aspect to the U.S. Ascendant.
Supermodel Niki Taylor Critically Injured
Niki Taylor underwent emergency surgery on her liver and lungs last week
following a life-threatening car accident. The driver, friend Chad Renegar,
said he was distracted by his cell phone ringing as he drove down an
off-ramp. When he took his eyes off the road to answer the phone, he lost
control of the sporty Nissan Maxima, and smashed into a utility pole.
Niki Taylor was born a glamorous Pisces (March 5, 1975; Fort Launderdale, FL;
time unknown), but this sign is often associated with being a victim or
suffering intense pain. The message is doubly encoded in this horoscope since
the Sun is also square Neptune. Police said they did not suspect drugs were
involved.
Taylor is one of America's top models, and earns $15,000 a day for her work.
She has appeared on over 200 magazine covers, including Sports Illustrated,
Vogue, and Elle. Venus, the Goddess of Love and Beauty, is dramatically
enhanced by a favorable trine to Neptune, given sexual magnetism by the
opposition to Pluto, and a professional lifestyle by squaring Saturn.
Taylor has a penchant for dangerous living, as reflected by a Mars-Uranus
square. Life in the fast lane came to an abrupt halt for her as
life-transforming Pluto squared her Sun. This harsh aspect was expanded by
Jupiter's simultaneous square to her Sun from restless Gemini, a placement
that can give over-confidence while traveling.
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