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August 22, 2005
Cindy Sheehan, Peace Mom
Anti-war protestors camped outside Bush's ranch in Crawford Texas
carried on their vigil, even as their leader, Cindy Sheehan, left
for Los Angeles to visit her ailing mother. In California, Sheehan
reiterated her demand that Bush explain the "noble cause" that
killed her son in Iraq. Meanwhile, candlelight vigils were held
in cities across the nation to support the grieving mother.
Cindy Sheehan was born
with her Sun in the caring,
maternal sign of Cancer
(July 10, 1957; Bellflower,
CA; time unknown*). Mars,
the planet associated with
initiative, anger, and
heroic efforts, is empowered
by a network of aspects
to other planets, and is
placed in proud, self-confident
Leo. She began her protest
on August 6 when the New
Moon in Leo landed right
on her Mars.
Ceres, the asteroid representing
the mother-child relationship,
is found in Gemini, exactly
conjunct the U.S. Mars.
Her son Casey went to Iraq
and died there on April
4, 2004 as transiting Pluto
opposed her Ceres. Pluto-Ceres
connections often bring
the loss of loved ones,
and a lengthy grieving
process. Pluto continues
to oppose her Ceres, and
the U.S. Mars, so that
her personal grief is influencing
the entire Iraqi war effort
(Mars).
Sheehan's Chiron is also
a key player, since it's
located at 16º Aquarius,
exactly opposite the U.S.
Midheaven (and conjunct
the fourth house cusp).
Chiron, associated with
wounding and healing, is
currently being activated
by transiting Neptune.
This combination projected
her personal pain onto
the nation's radar, creating
widespread sympathy, and
evermore confusion over
the Pentagon's mission
in Iraq.
Saturn Heading toward Hamas' Pluto
Last week Israeli troops
forcefully evicted Jewish holdouts from Gaza, as bulldozers
demolished their illegal settlements. Palestinian President
Mahmoud Abbas said the strategic evacuation from Gaza was the
result of Palestinian sacrifices and patience. However, the
rival Hamas party declared victory, saying that Israel was retreating
due to their armed resistance, and that attacks would continue
until all of Palestine was "liberated".
The military arm of Hamas
was officially created
on August 18, 1988 (noon;
Gaza, Israel**) when the
Sun was in imperial Leo
and favorably supported
by trines to a Jupiter-Uranus
conjunction in religious
Sagittarius. The Sun is
also closely linked to
Mars in militant Aries
(by a tri-octile, or 135º aspect).
These connections astrologically
describe the central mission
of Hamas, which is a religious,
military movement.
Pluto Rising is also closely
linked to Mars, underscoring
the group's unrelenting
extremism. Last week Hamas
leader Khaled Meshal told
reporters that this was
the beginning of the destruction
of the Jewish state, and
that "the armed struggle
is the only strategy that
Hamas possesses." Transiting
Uranus trine Hamas' Pluto
reflects the empowerment
Hamas feels, and its organizational
establishment in Gaza.
Meanwhile, transiting Saturn
in Leo is heading into
a square to the Hamas Pluto.
Saturn represents the challenge
of authority, which in
part is coming from Abbas,
who is demanding that Hamas
disarm for the sake of
peaceful co-existence.
As the Hamas horoscope
indicates, disarming will
be a major problem. Saturn
first squares the Hamas
Pluto in October, when
we will see how much authority
Abbas carries.
Hunter Thompson Goes out with a Blast
Last
Saturday the ashes of gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson were
shot out of a cannon over Owl Farm, the isolated Colorado house
where the author did all his writing and drinking and carousing.
The ceremony was attended by 150 of his closest friends, including
actor Johnny Depp, who portrayed Thompson in the movie version
of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.
Thompson was born with an intense
Sun-Pluto conjunction in the
homestead sign of Cancer (July
18, 1937; Louisville, KY; time
unknown), a combination given
an energetic boost by a trine
to Mars in Scorpio. The Sun-Pluto-Mars
influence over the personality
gives a never-ending quest
for power and life and death
struggles over the social environment.
The tendency toward self-destructive
behavior arises when victory
is denied.
This same trio of planets can
be found in Hamas' chart (above),
as well as in Peter Jennings'
(profiled last week). While
Jennings channeled his innate
awareness of violence through
his daily reports, Hamas and
Thompson gravitated toward
more personal expressions of
anti-social behavior. Thompson
shot himself on February 20,
2005 as transiting Saturn,
Chiron, and Pluto were all
aspecting his Sun.
Thompson's Mercury, the natural
ruler of writers, is found
in Leo, where it's supported
by trines to Saturn in Aries,
and (most likely) his Sagittarius
Moon. A Fire Grand Trine provides
an endless source of creative
inspiration. Now that transiting
Saturn is conjunct his Mercury,
his assorted letters, short
stories, and an unpublished
manuscript (Mercury) are being
consolidated (Saturn) by his
32-year old wife, and will
be published over the next
few years.
* This data was found by astrologer
Judy Johns, moderator for yahoo.com's
Political Astrology newsgroup.
A detailed look at Ceres in
combination with other planets
can be found in Political Astrology,
the author's just-released
book. For an excerpt on Ceres
and more info on the book,
please visit http://neptunecafe.homestead.com/wolfstar.html
** see NewsScope June
9, 2003
for further delineation of
the Hamas horoscope.
