August 5, 2002
Neptune Brings Crisis of Confidence
Last Thursday federal prosecutors handcuffed two top WorldCom executives and
took them to court, charging them with improperly categorizing $4 billion as
expenses. The WorldCom case joins the parade of indictments and
investigations against top-level management, as Attorney General John
Ashcroft trumpeted the Bush Administration's determination to get tough on
corporate crime.
The astrological phase kicking in now (as described in recent NewsScope
columns) is associated with Jupiter's entrance into Leo. Jupiter in Leo
represents the fat cats who made good while employees were laid off and stock
portfolios wiped out. Jupiter in Leo doesn't usually conjure up such a
sinister interpretation, but at the moment, Jupiter is being modified by an
opposition to Neptune, the Prince of Scandals, Fraud, and Deception.
Many astrologers wouldn't ordinarily assign a Jupiter-Neptune aspect much
importance since Jupiter is known as a beneficial influence, and the aspect
occurs relatively frequently. However, Jupiter and Neptune form their exact
opposition as they simultaneously square the U.S. Scorpio Ascendant. This
infers that the Jupiter-Neptune vibration sets the tone for the entire
nation.
Neptune is beginning a long-term square to the U.S. Ascendant, building up
what many observers are calling a "crisis in confidence." As Jupiter heads
into the opposition with Neptune on September 11, these two planets hit vital
points in both Bush's and Cheney's personal horoscopes. We can expect that
the Bush Administration will be pressed to answer why no one from Enron or
Halliburton has been handcuffed.
Jupiter Urging Bush into Iraq
One of the most important natal configurations found in George W. Bush's
chart is his Mercury-Pluto conjunction opposite Ceres. Mercury-Pluto aspects
are noted for their mental fixations (as well as their more positive traits
of investigation and persuasion). Ceres is the asteroid denoting the
parent-child relationship, and can be associated with his close connection to
his father.
Projecting the horoscope's natal planets onto the grid of the world
(AstroCartoGraphy), the astrologer finds that Bush's Ceres and Pluto lines
run right through the middle of Iraq. As the transiting Sun and Mars
contacted his Mercury-Pluto-Ceres last week, the Senate held extraordinary
open hearings on Bush's intention to oust Saddam Hussein.
Up next: transiting Jupiter and Neptune activate Bush's Mercury-Pluto-Ceres
combo. Neptune has already been in this degree zone for over a year, and this
is how long Bush has admitted harboring plans to "eliminate" Saddam. As
Jupiter emerges from Bush's twelfth house, his secret grand designs become
evident. The desire to do something big, something historically significant,
becomes overwhelming.
Transiting Jupiter arrives on Bush's Ascendant on September 4 and around that
time also squares Saddam Hussein's Sun (April 28, 1937). Senator Biden (the
chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee) said that Bush will
probably not invade Iraq this year. Early September is shaping up to be the
critical test for that statement. Jupiter returns to this degree area in
April and May 2003, the next astrological window of opportunity.
Director Shyamalan Highlights Crop Circles
Hollywood hunk Mel Gibson gives the latest Disney movie Signs plenty of
celebrity status, but the real star of the paranormal thriller is the
mysterious crop circle phenomenon**. Film-maker Manoj Night Shyamalan, who
last entertained audiences with The Sixth Sense, takes the view that the
worldwide spectacle of crop circles is a map for the invasion of an alien
civilization.
Shyamalan was born a creative Leo (August 6, 1970; Pondicherry, India; time
unknown) with his Sun energized by a close conjunction with Mars. This
Sun-Mars blend bestows a self-confidence and determination that carried the
talented screenwriter to early success. He began making films at the age of
10 with his father's 8 mm camera, and by 1993 had won the prestigious Debut
Film of the Year with Praying with Anger.
Shyamalan gives his movies an eerie pace based on psychological details
rather than gory or extravagant special effects. The emphasis on details is
astrologically apparent since he has four planets in Virgo. Although we don't
know exactly where his Moon is (without an accurate birth time), it's likely
closely conjunct Pluto since this combination is keenly attuned to emotional
depths and paranormal phenomena such as ghosts and crop circles.
With a Moon-Pluto conjunction, Shyamalan intuitively grasps the deep and
subtle undercurrents that shape our troubled times. As he says about the crop
circles, "We're fascinated with wondering what our place is in the world and
in this universe - whether we're the only ones, or whether we're part of a
larger system." Now that transiting Jupiter has entered Leo, this young
writer-director can look to his next project and name his budget and starring
actors.
* The specific arrest of the WorldCom executives arrived as the faster moving
Sun in Leo opposed Neptune. The week before the Adelphia CEOs were arrested
as Mars opposed Neptune. The Sun and Mars act as triggers for the underlying
Neptunian situation.
** see http://abcnews.go.com/sections/2020/DailyNews/cropcircles_020802.html
for ABC's commentary on crop circles, or
http://www.cropcircleconnector.com/2002/windmillhill/windmillhill2002a.html
for a picture of the magnificent July 18 crop circle near Avebury, England.
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