June 3, 2002
Nuclear Showdown over Kashmir
As the threat of war between India and Pakistan escalated last week, the Bush
Administration urged the 60,000 Americans currently in India to leave the
region. Bush is sending his top diplomatic gun Defense Secretary Donald
Rumsfeld next week to try and ease tensions, although India's Defense
Minister said the situation on the border is stable.
The potential for a nuclear showdown between India and Pakistan can be read
astrologically from the Atomic Age chart (July 16, 1945; 5:29:45 am;
Alamogordo, NM), which is set for the first detonation of a nuclear bomb.
This horoscope features Uranus in the twelfth house, a possible signature for
surprise attack. Projecting the Atomic Age chart onto the global map (using
the technique of AstroCartoGraphy) puts a Uranus line precisely on the border
between Pakistan and India.
Last week's exact opposition between Saturn and Pluto closely aligned with
the Atomic Age Uranus. Transiting Pluto is retrograding back to an exact
opposition during the first week of July, and then once it turns direct will
be making a final opposition in October. The Uranus line crosses a Neptune
line in Kashmir, pinpointing the most dangerous location.
This Atomic Age Neptune is now under long-term activation by progressed
Jupiter. The Jupiter-Neptune combination signifies a religious dispute, and
will surely increase through September as transiting Jupiter and Neptune
oppose each other. Even more sobering is that the Atomic Age Midheaven,
representing the global village's nuclear destiny, is nearly conjunct Mars
(exact in January 2003). All these factors indicate that we are collectively
entering into a far more dangerous phase than the current war on terrorism.
Sun-Saturn Alignment Brings Historic Changes
A number of significant astrological events are coming into play over the
next week, with a heavy focus on June 8 and 9. Armchair astrologers will be
able to correlate these planetary events with personal and collective
changes.
The evening sky presents the beautiful conjunction of Venus and Jupiter,
exact on Monday, but a sight to behold throughout the week. This combination
of the greater and lesser benefics promises good fortune in family affairs,
bringing estranged members back together, and mutual enjoyment in extended
family gatherings. Some astrologers believe that a similar conjunction in 2
BC was the Star of Bethlehem.
On June 8 Mercury turns direct in Gemini. This astro-event will improve
communications, allow people to think more clearly, and process information
more efficiently. The recent rash of transportation accidents (railroad and
airplane crashes, helicopter rescue disaster, head-on collisions etc.) may
substantially diminish once Mercury goes direct.
The Sun and Saturn will be conjunct on June 9, which follows the Sun opposite
Pluto on June 6. The Sun entering the Saturn-Pluto opposition as Mercury
turns direct promises well for all the conflicts brought about by this
powerful dynamic. Expect important meetings to discuss the options, and to
generate constructive plans to meet the challenges. Jupiter and the lunar
node axis are in the same degrees as the Sun-Saturn conjunction, so June 8
and 9 should bring historical turning points.
The Anna Nicole Smith Show
Last week cable television's E! Networks unveiled a new reality show based on
the every day life of Anna Nicole Smith, the former Playboy Playmate and
renowned gold digger. The Anna Nicole Smith Show begins in August and
features Anna going to the dentist, Anna going to get her driver's license,
and Anna talking with her 16- year old son.
Anna Nicole Smith was born a fun-loving Sagittarius (November 28, 1967;
Mexia, TX; time unknown*) with her Sun square Jupiter, the planet of
opportunity and abundance. Jupiter is also the ruling planet of Sagittarius,
giving Ms. Smith a double Jupiter influence. Jupiter's most important
transits to her Sun-Jupiter combination have coincided with the major
developments in her life.
Smith married the 90-year old Texas oil tycoon J. Howard Marshall on June 27,
1994 when transiting Jupiter was in Scorpio and forming a favorable sextile
to her natal Jupiter. Jupiter in Scorpio is keenly aware of other people's
money. On August 4, 1995 when Jupiter was exactly conjunct her Sun, her
husband died, making her a potential heir to his $1.6 billion fortune.
Unfortunately, transiting Pluto also entered Sagittarius shortly after her
husband died, setting up a long court battle over the estate. Finally, on
March 7, 2002 she was awarded $88 million, just as Jupiter was turning direct
and closely aspecting her Sun-Jupiter natal configuration. Jupiter enters Leo
in August, when her reality TV show debuts. By the end of the August Jupiter
forms a very favorable trine to her Sun, undoubtedly bringing her plenty of
new opportunities and publicity.
* see September 25, 2000 for more on Ms. Smith
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