August 6, 2001
Middle East Teetering on Catastrophe
Tens of thousands of Palestinian mourners cried for revenge last week
following an Israeli missile attack on Hamas which killed eight people
including two boys. International opinion condemned the targeted
assassination of militants, while Hamas vowed to target Israeli leaders.
Ariel Sharon's office said it would continue to follow a policy of active
self-defense, meaning striking against those it believes are plotting
terrorist acts.
As the violence escalates in the Middle East, the astrology of the situation
looks ever more dangerous. Israel's horoscope (May 14, 1948; 4:37 pm; Tel
Aviv) is piqued by several major disruptive aspects, notably transiting
Uranus squaring Israel's Taurus Sun-Chiron opposition. This transit dogs the
concurrent Saturn-Pluto opposition into 2002, double marking a tense
developmental phase bound to disturb the international community.
In addition, Israel's progressed chart features one of the most explosively
volatile aspects imaginable. Progressions, based on the fractal formula of
one day equals one year after birth, describe an internal process of
development, with Mars the planet to monitor as a war indicator. Israel's
progressed Mars is squaring Uranus, and will be exact in January 2002.
Between now and then, the situation can only get worse.
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's horoscope (February 27, 1928; 7:30 am; Yehud,
Israel) reflects the current violent atmosphere, and likewise shows a
crescendo of belligerence heading into January 2002 (progressed Mercury trine
Mars, progressed Moon conjunct Mars). From these measurements, the perilous
Middle East situation cannot be internally controlled.
Tom Daschle, Opposition Leader
On May 24 when Senator Jeffords announced he was changing parties, the
balance of power shifted the 50-50 Senate to the Democrats, thrusting Senator
Tom Daschle of South Dakota into the leadership role. Since then Daschle has
been a thorn in President Bush's side by controlling the political agenda,
and harping on Bush's isolationist policies.
Tom Daschle was born with his Sun in philosophic Sagittarius (December 9,
1947; 1:55 pm; Aberdeen, SD*), and tremendously enhanced by a conjunction
with Jupiter. This optimistic, expansive combination naturally assumes
leadership status by virtue of a powerful Fire Grand Trine connecting to
Saturn and Pluto in Leo, and an Aries Ascendant. At the time Jeffords jumped
parties, transiting Pluto had entered Daschle's Grand Trine.
Daschle also knows how to play hardball. His chart ruler is Mars, found in
hardworking, meticulous Virgo. Mars here is often associated with a critical
attitude, and in this case the square to Mercury increases the tendency
toward a sharp tongue. Mars is also opposed to the political strategy
asteroid Pallas, found in the 12th house of secret deals. Daschle was well
aware of Jeffords plan, having engineered the switch over the preceding
months as transiting Saturn hit this hardball T-Square.
Transiting Saturn and Pluto are now forming the first of three oppositions,
and under this confrontational vibration, we can be sure that Tom Daschle
will continue to politely heckle the Bush Administration. Daschle's
performance is guaranteed to be pivotal over the next year since the third
and final Saturn-Pluto opposition perfectly aligns with his Sun. The
developing astrological scenario places him as a leading contender in the
2004 Presidential race.
Mariah Carey Hospitalized
"I'm trying to understand things in life right now," wrote Mariah Carey on
her official web site last week, "and so I really don't feel that I should be
doing music right now." Carey checked into a psychiatric hospital only days
before her scheduled headliner appearance for MTV's 20th anniversary show,
and her spokesperson said she had suffered from a physical and emotional
breakdown.
Mariah Carey was born an energetic Aries (March 27, 1970; New York, NY; time
unknown) with her Sun exactly aligned with the generational Chiron-Uranus
opposition. Those born with this polarity prominent in their charts are
driven to experience the unusual, the innovative, and the futuristic. With
Chiron in Aries, the compulsion is further fueled by a need to be first in
some pioneering field.
As one of the most successful female solo singers in pop history, Carey has
worked non-stop to fulfill her inner compulsion to be Number One. Ambition is
generally described by Saturn in the horoscope, and over the past month,
transiting Neptune has been in an exact square to her Saturn which operates
as a weakening or diluting influence. When Neptune collides with Saturn,
ambition needs a vacation, and ignoring Neptune often leads to physical and
emotional breakdowns, exactly as Carey experienced.
Another factor, underplayed in media reports, is Carey's relationship status.
Her boyfriend of three years, singer Luis Miguel, proposed marriage earlier
this month, according to one report. But in another report, the two have just
separated. The current Saturn-Pluto opposition squares Carey's Juno, the
marriage asteroid. Her inability to control her relationship must be a major
distraction.
* data is rated AA from his birth certificate, according to NewsScope
correspondent and data sleuth Romy Ransom.
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