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December 27, 2004

Mars Over Iraq

Mars entered Sagittarius on Christmas Day, and remains in the sign of religion, travel, and the quest for meaning through February 6. Mars here activates the desire to expand one's horizons, both in the cultural or geographical sense, as well as the inner sense. Mars in Sagittarius acts on beliefs, strives to achieve justice, and may attack others based on moral judgments.

This coming week Mars picks up the energy of a square to Uranus in Pisces (exact December 30), an exceptionally temperamental combination. Individuals with their Sun or other prominent planet located in the early degrees of the mutable signs (Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius, and Pisces) will be especially responsive to this transit, and may feel unusually nervous, irritable, impatient, or accident prone.

In the geopolitical realm, we can expect a barrage of explosions, especially in Iraq (August 23, 1921; 6:00 pm; Baghdad) where this Mars-Uranus square hits the angles. The horrific suicide bombing in Mosul last week took place as transiting Mars was nearing the fourth house cusp and square Iraq's Sun. Mars continues through Sagittarius until it forms a mighty conjunction with Pluto on January 28, only days before the Iraqi election.

Mars-Pluto in Sagittarius is the ultimate assertion of will power, especially when guided by religious certainty. While this connection presumes incredible violence in Iraq, it may also herald a Shi-ite election victory. The revered Islamic leader Ali al-Sistani has his Venus* aligned with this Mars-Pluto pair, indicating a transformative empowerment for his hand-picked legislators, and a sudden surge in his popularity. Is the Bush administration ready for a freely-elected, Ayatollah-ruled Iraq?

Pluto Transforms Rumsfeld's Public Image

Last week Donald Rumsfeld admitted that, "looking for a peaceful Iraq after the elections would be a mistake." This statement followed his admission that condolence letters to soldiers killed in Iraq were signed with a machine, and a previous snafu over unarmored vehicles. The deteriorating situation in Iraq begs for a fall guy... and pressure is mounting on the Secretary of Defense.

Donald Rumsfeld was born with his Sun in Cancer (July 9, 1932; 5:40 pm; Chicago), a placement which is aligned with the Uranus-Pluto square that is found in all the charts of those born in the early 1930s. Uranus in Aries square Pluto in Cancer brought ideological fanaticism in many forms then, including Nazism, Communism, Japanese Imperialism, and strident nationalism virtually everywhere.

Transiting Saturn is now in late Cancer where it hits the horoscopes of this Uranus-Pluto generation. Rumsfeld's chart is particularly hard-hit since his Pluto has progressed to a precise square to his natal Uranus. Saturn will pass over this sensitized degree on January 21, but for the entire month of January we can expect his public support to continue declining.

Will he be fired? Transiting Uranus is simultaneously opposing his Neptune, which is his link with Bush's Mars (see NewsScope May 10, 2004 for more on this connection). Also, transiting Pluto is conjunct his Ascendant, which has inspired him to improve his public image. Last week's secret trip to visit the troops may be enough to temporarily keep his critics at bay, at least through the election at the end of January.

Jennifer Garner, The Spy with a Thousand Gorgeous Faces

Slinky, high-kicking actress Jennifer Garner promises to be a high profile celebrity over the next month as her hot TV series "Alias" returns on January 5. Then, she stars in the blockbuster film "Elektra", a comic book adaptation which will open in theaters on January 14. Hollywood's number one action heroine is also rumored to be pregnant with boyfriend Ben Affleck.

Jennifer Garner was born with her Sun in the warrior sign of Aries (April 17, 1972; Houston, TX; time unknown), and her Mars in the multi-tasking, agile sign of Gemini. Her war planet is conjunct Venus, giving her tremendous sex appeal. This Venus-Mars duo is dramatically enhanced with a trine to exciting, electric Uranus. Venus-Mars-Uranus is flashy and entertaining, and with the Gemini influence, witty and humorous.

Garner's on-screen talent for disguise can be attributed to her four planets in Gemini, which enjoy assuming multiple personalities. Saturn in Gemini is exactly opposite Neptune, the planet of camouflage, secrets, and smoke screens. Saturn represents a field of expertise, and with the connection to Neptune, her specialty has become her changeability, easily shifting from mortal combat, to covert ops, to a gorgeous gown.

With Capricorn on Ben Affleck's seventh house of partnerships (August 15, 1972; 2:53 am; Berkeley, CA), Saturn is the ruler of his relationship patterns. Former flame Jennifer Lopez had her Venus conjunct his Saturn, and current flame Jennifer Garner also has her Venus on his Saturn. With his Saturn located in the twelfth house of secret affairs (and in Gemini, the sign of duality), loyalty and stability are chronic problems.

* For more on Sistani, see NewsScope August 30, 2004

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