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January 24, 2005

Neptune Inspires Freedom Speech

President Bush's Second inaugural address used the word "freedom" 27 times and the word "liberty" 15 times, but not once did it mention Iraq. While Bush's supporters called "the freedom speech" a bold vision for America's mission in the world, his detractors decried the disconnect between the current horror in Iraq and the laughing, dancing Fat Cats at the inauguration balls.

Astrologically, Bush's speech can be seen as kicking off a major Neptune transit. Neptune in now in Aquarius, the sign associated with freedom and liberty, and is rapidly heading for the U.S. fourth house cusp, the foundation of the national horoscope. Neptune enters the fourth house in March, and over the next year remains within one degree of this vital point.

In political astrology, the fourth house is associated with domestic affairs, patriotism, and national roots. Neptune here colors the domestic vibe with an idealistic aura, which Bush called "the march of freedom" across the global village. Neptune here inspires transpersonal urges, and fills the populace with lofty goals. It's the idea that "God is on our side", and whatever furthers American interests is divinely guided.

Neptune takes some 165 years to make one complete cycle around the zodiac. The last time Neptune was in this degree area was in the 1840s when "Manifest Destiny" was the catch phrase of the day. At the time white Americans were filled with nationalistic, expansionist zeal, which blinded them to the genocide of Native American nations, and the systematic profiteering through slave labor. How much have we learned since then?

Deepak Chopra, Peace is the Way

"Like any habit, war has worn a groove in our minds," writes Deepak Chopra in his latest book Peace is the Way. "We reach for war the way a chain-smoker reaches for a cigarette, muttering all the while we have to quit." Chopra should know. He used to be a chain-smoker when he was a doctor, and was on the verge of an emotional breakdown.

Chopra was born with his Libra Sun conjunct Chiron (October 22, 1946; 3:45 pm; New Delhi, India). The Sun-Chiron link describes the path to self-fulfillment as a healer – not in the traditional sense of the medical doctor, but one that practices the mind-body connection. In 1984 when transiting Pluto passed over his Sun-Chiron he left his medical practice, took up meditation, and changed his life.

Since then he has gone on to write 40 books and electrify the New Age, mind-body movement. With Uranus, the planet of revolution, exactly conjunct his fourth house cusp, Chopra's psyche is grounded in a need for dynamic, fundamental change from traditional pathways. Ignoring this psychological need leads to tremendous anxiety. The healthy expression of this placement comes from being a global citizen.

This Uranus happens to be precisely conjunct the U.S. Mars, the natural ruler of war, and in the Scorpio Rising U.S. horoscope also rules the sixth house of health. The medical establishment used to call him a fraud, but now he's invited regularly to speak at medical schools. Over the last year transiting Pluto entered his tenth house of career while opposing his natal Uranus, as he changed his professional focus from alternative medicine to promoting peace.

Ron Howard Directs The DaVinci Code

Called the biggest film adaptation since "Harry Potter", "The DaVinci Code" is already generating plenty of international buzz, even though filming won't start for several months, and the release date is scheduled for May 2006. Director Ron Howard will be calling the shots as he once again teams up with Tom Hanks, a combination that proved successful in 1984 with "Splash", and again in 1995 with "Apollo 13".

Ron Howard was born with his Pisces Sun square Mars and trine Saturn (March 1, 1954; 9:03 am; Duncan, OK). The Sun-Mars square pushed him to express himself early and eagerly, an astrological factor contributing to his success as a child actor. By the age of 15 he had already begun feeling and expressing his more mature side, the Sun-Saturn trine, leading him into directing.

The shift from child actor to director is paralleled by his Lunar Node connections, which esoteric astrologers use to explore reincarnation. Uranus is conjunct the South Node in the fourth house of the home, which represents the talents and tendencies he brings into this life from previous lives. Uranus here describes his sudden, early fame, aided by his parents who were both actors.

The Moon in authoritarian Capricorn is exactly conjunct his North Node, showing how he would eventually find professional success through directing. His Pisces Sun is near the twelfth house, so that he feels more comfortable standing behind the scenes. Over the next year filming for "The DaVinci Code" takes place as transiting Uranus is conjunct Howard's Sun. This is the kind of celestial electricity that makes for blockbuster entertainment.

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