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August 29, 2005
Pat Robertson and Hugo Chavez
Why does Pat Robertson hate Venezuelan
President Hugo Chavez so
much? A week ago the Christian televangelist called for the assassination
of Chavez, but after a tremendous media backlash, Robertson apologized
by week's end. As the leader of the oil-rich nation of Venezuela,
Chavez plays a key role on the world stage, but due to his pro-Castro
stance, Robertson likened him to Saddam Hussein.
Considering the popular
Sun sign comparisons, Robertson
(March 22, 1930) and Chavez
(July 28, 1954) should
be best buddies. After
all, Robertson's Aries
Sun is almost exactly trine
Chavez's Leo Sun. But as
anyone who has looked at
an actual horoscope knows,
many factors need to be
considered when investigating
astrological compatibility.
Still, their charts are
relatively harmonious when
placed side-by-side.
Astrologers are beginning
to understand the importance
of the lunar nodes in synastry
(chart comparison). The
lunar node axis, made up
of a North Node and South
Node in exact opposition,
describes a karmic path,
from the habitual past
(South Node) to the higher
or more evolved self (North
Node). One person's Lunar
Nodes aligned with another's
natal planets indicate
strong karmic ties.
Chavez has Saturn at 3º Scorpio,
almost exactly conjunct
Robertson's South Node
at 4º Scorpio. Chavez's
Saturn describes his sense
of authority, which Robertson
feels as being oppressive.
Coincidentally, Robertson's
Saturn, at 11º Capricorn,
is conjunct Chavez's North
Node at 13º Capricorn.
Astrologically, their mutual
Saturn-Lunar Node connections
describe a long-term battle
for dominance. In terms
of past life experiences,
one might conjecture that
these two have previously
fought life-and-death struggles
to achieve ultimate authority
status.
First Flight's Part of Misfortune
Last Tuesday a Peruvian
commercial airliner tried to make an emergency landing during
a storm, and split in two upon impact, killing 31 passengers.
Four other major air disasters and numerous minor mishaps made
August the deadliest month since May 2002. Mundane astrologers*
cite the current stressful planetary transits, but why did these
lead to air accidents and not train accidents, or even earthquakes?
The horoscope for the Wright
brothers' First Flight
on December 17, 1903 (10:35
am; Kitty Hawk, NC*) provides
a celestial roadmap for
tracking all flight-related
events, including tragic
accidents. This chart features
several dynamic configurations
which, when activated by
major transits and progressions,
can lead to a series of
airline disasters. Notice
that the Part of Fortune
is sandwiched between Mars
and Saturn in the twelfth
house, so that it becomes
the Part of Misfortune.
The Mars-Saturn conjunction
sextiles the Midheaven,
and both of these quincunx
(150º) Neptune, forming
a fateful Yod. This volatile
pattern has been under
duress all month as transiting
Saturn in Leo opposes the
twelfth house Mars-Saturn.
At the same time the progressed
Ascendant is precisely
quincunx Saturn, giving
a double accident-prone
whammy.
The advantage of Political
Astrology – that
is, using a radical horoscope
to plot events – is
that it also allows projections
into the future. Transiting
Saturn completes its opposition
to natal Saturn on September
6, so more accidents are
on the horizon. Over the
coming year, transiting
Pluto will be conjunct
the First Flight Sun, another
troublesome indicator.
However, this one is more
likely referring to the
pending bankruptcy of the
weaker airline companies.
Geena Davis, The First Woman President
On
September 27 actress Geena Davis, of Thelma and Louise fame, debuts
as America's first woman president in ABC's new drama Commander-in-Chief.
Considering that Hillary Clinton may be running for the office
in 2008, this TV show floats the idea of a woman president in the
real world.
The multi-talented Geena Davis
was born with her Sun in independent,
socially-active Aquarius (January
21, 1956; 12:06 am; Wareham,
Massachusetts), a position
that is powerfully underscored
by an opposition to Uranus.
This combination describes
her as an independent thinker,
and a determined advocate of
equal rights for women. The
Aquarian-Uranian vibe tends
to be experimental, inventive,
and ahead of the times.
Davis' Sun is conjunct the
asteroid Pallas, which is associated
with political and business
savvy. Pallas women are generally
capable of doing anything a
man can do, as they have the
intelligence, initiative, and
social skills to advance in
a man's world. Venus, the ruler
of her chart, is exalted in
Pisces, and favorably trine
the Ascendant, bestowing her
with natural beauty, and an
early career as a model.
Her Mars-Saturn conjunction
trine Uranus has built-in sports
ability, but it remained dormant
until she began filming A League
of Their Own. Davis went on
to develop her archery skill,
and competed in the 2000 Olympics.
Strong Mars-Saturn aspects
such as this give tremendous
self-control, and an innate
leadership ability. Davis seems
to be the perfect actress to
fulfill the new TV show's ambitions.
As the executive director said, "If
we don't consider women for
high office, we knock out 50
percent of our greatness."
* NewsScope archives have
several articles on this First
Flight chart, including August
20, 2002, and December
9, 2003.
Charles Carter invented Political
Astrology in 1951 to improve
on the mundane astrologers'
vision by working with radical
horoscopes, as described in
my book Political Astrology.
For more info on the difference
between mundane and political
astrology, see http://neptunecafe.homestead.com/wolfstar.html
