November 5, 2001
Mars Heads into Battles on Three Fronts
The Bush Administration is attempting to win the War on Terrorism on three
broad fronts, adding the Public Relations campaign to the already nettlesome
battles in Afghanistan and against domestic terrorist plots. The war planet
Mars is the lead indicator in tracking all these developments astrologically.
Now that Mars is in Aquarius, networking and the building of broad-based
coalitions is the natural strategy for winning these various wars.
This coming week the President hopes to clarify his message with major
speeches to his fellow Americans, to European allies, and to the United
Nations. Transiting Mars is entering Bush's seventh house of Others, and
activating his persuasive Mercury-Pluto conjunction. Then, underscoring the
importance of transiting Mars is the transit of Uranus, which has just turned
direct while trine the U.S. Mars.
This connection energizes the U.S. military forces to begin their most
intense bombardment and deployment of special ops against the Taliban. In the
U.S. Scorpio Rising chart, Mars is found in the eighth house of corporate
capitalism: the Uranus link perfectly timed the Pentagon's assigning Lockheed
to build the next generation of fighter jets, worth an estimated $200 billion
over the next 20 years.
Mars goes on to hit the most critical points on November 19 and 20 in mid
Aquarius, activating the U.S. Midheaven, and the troublesome Mars in the Bush
inauguration horoscope (see NewsScope for January 15, 2001). Whenever
transiting Mars makes a hard aspect to the U.S. Midheaven, as it does on
these two days, the country is often subjected to major incidences of
violence. These are red alert days.
Anthrax Baffles Investigators
After weeks of investigation the government remains baffled by who sent
anthrax through the U.S. postal system that so far have killed four people. A
million dollar reward for information leading to the apprehension of the
perpetrator has gone unanswered, and the FBI has made no tangible progress in
determining the source of the deadly microbes, or even if it's domestic or
international bioterrorism.
The fledgling federal government created the post office system by an act of
Congress on September 22, 1789 (set for noon, Philadelphia). This horoscope
features strong connections to the U.S. horoscope, most notably mutual
Mercury-Mars links. The postal Mercury, as the natural ruler of letters,
trines the U.S. Mars in the communications sign of Gemini; Mars in the postal
chart is conjunct the U.S. Mercury.
The Post Office horoscope is currently under tremendous stress*. The letter
received by Senator Tom Daschle's office on October 15 kicked off the anthrax
scare, with transiting Mercury and Mars being the immediate culprits as they
resonate with the Mercury-Mars mission of delivering the mail. A retrograde
(deceptive) Mercury was conjunct the Post Office Mercury, and a hostile Mars
was opposing natal Mars as the anthrax-laden letter arrived.
One of the major dynamics in the Post Office horoscope is the T-Square
configuration made of an intense Scorpio Moon square to expansive Jupiter on
one side and networking Pluto in Aquarius on the other. Watch as transiting
Mars enters this set-up between November 19 and 26 for major developments in
this case.
Daniel Radcliffe Stars as Harry Potter
The much anticipated Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone opened in London
Sunday amidst a frenzy of excitement and record-breaking advanced ticket
sales. The movie, based on J.K. Rowling's popular books, stars child actor
Daniel Radcliffe, who is now poised on the brink of international stardom.
Daniel Radcliffe was born with his Sun in radiant Leo (July 31, 1989; UK;
time unknown) and his Mercury and Mars also located in Leo. This
preponderance of Leo planets makes him comfortable being the center of
attention, but what planetary qualities might indicate that he would be
selected from among the 60,000 hopefuls to play Harry Potter? One factor may
be that he was born on the same date as J.K. Rowling (July 31, 1965), and
both were born in years of major outer planetary alignments.
In 1989 Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune were all huddled together in early
Capricorn, and these three planets channel their generational influence via
their aspect (quincunx, or 150 degree aspect) to Radcliffe's Sun. Practical
Saturn and mystical Neptune are the closest connections, and this combination
invokes such fantasies as children flying on broomsticks, magic hats, trolls,
and dragons - just the ticket for an audience looking to escape from a real
life phantom menace.
Radcliffe's Sun also squares Pluto, and this link is known in some quarters
as the magician. Pluto bestows an awareness of multi- dimensional realities
and how they interact with the visible world. Pluto prefers to remain
invisible to dwell in the true power centers shaping our manifest world.
Perhaps it's no coincidence that Radcliffe's favorite prop from the movie set
is the boy wizard's invisibility cloak.
Reader feedback is welcome. Email: [email protected].
* The Saturn-Pluto opposition is right on the Post Office Ascendant. Advanced
astrologers will want to check the progressed chart. Note that progressed
Saturn opposes the Post Office Sun, progressed Mars opposes Pluto and squares
the Moon, and progressed Moon conjunct Uranus.
