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November 7, 2005
Saturn and Neptune Shape Global Village
Although transiting Saturn in Leo will soon turn retrograde,
over the next two years it advances into an opposition to Neptune
in Aquarius, an outer planet dynamic that will shape geopolitical
events across our global village. Authoritarian Saturn in imperial
Leo represents the empowerment of central governments and charismatic
or autocratic leaders. Neptune in Aquarius, on the other hand,
is the networking power of decentralization and democracy.
The Saturn-Neptune polarity
brings a phase of bridging
the hopes and ideologies
(Neptune) with pragmatic,
realistic goals (Saturn).
The first of three exact
oppositions between these
planets occurs in August
2006, with the next two
taking place in 2007. Great
revolutions unfold during
this planetary combination,
including the Bolshevik
and Mexican revolutions
in 1917 when Neptune was
in Leo and Saturn in Aquarius.
The Saturn-Neptune opposition
happens to land right on
the U.S. Midheaven/IC axis,
pointing to profound political
dynamics pending in this
country. With Neptune on
the nation's fourth house
cusp, we can expect that
the political, economic,
and military policies will
be shaped by the oil and
gas industry. Saturn at
the Midheaven informs us
of American dominance in
international affairs.
However, with the opposition
to scandal-plagued Neptune,
some American leaders will
certainly fall.
On a more esoteric level,
Saturn opposite Neptune
in Aquarius begs the question:
are we in the Age of Aquarius
yet? Astrologers have reached
no consensus on the date,
but like the dawning of
a new day, the moment may
be defined as the first
glimmer of light, or the
actual appearance of the
Sun. We do see signs of
the coming New Age, notably,
the internet moving us
toward a de-centralized,
information-based society.
However, as long as we
collectively depend on
oil and faith-based, organized
religion for our energy
and spiritual sustenance,
Pisces remains the dominant
paradigm.
Iran's Hard-line President
Elected last June by promising
economic reforms to the poor, Iranian President Ahmadinejad
created an international uproar last week when he advocated
wiping Israel off the map. In Tehran, a million supporters took
to the streets to demonstrate their approval, while a silenced,
internet-savvy middle class watched in dismay. Iran's reformers
seemed pushed out of the political system, but Tony Blair warned
that such policies justified a pre-emptive invasion.
Iran's horoscope (April
1, 1979; 3:00 pm; Tehran*)
warrants close monitoring
by political astrologers.
The new president has recently
been fortified by transiting
Saturn in Leo trine Iran's
Aries Sun, giving him a
monarch's sense of authority.
Saturn remains in this
favorable, supportive trine
over the coming year, but
at the same time, squares
Iran's Midheaven. This
connection challenges his
and Iran's international
standing.
As reported last August
8 and May 2, 2005, transiting
Pluto is heading into a
dangerous, volatile square
with Iran's Mars in secretive
Pisces. The national desire
for a nuclear weapons program
intensifies under this
celestial push, as does
nationalism itself. The
standard strategy for rallying
domestic unity is by identifying
a hostile enemy, and at
the moment, seems to be
Israel, which already has
nuclear weapons.
On November 16, transiting
Uranus turns direct while
forming a close square
to Iran's Moon. This link
can electrify (Uranus)
the populace (Moon). At
the same time, transiting
Mars and Saturn square
each other while activating
Iran's Midheaven, indicating
growing antagonism between
Iranian policies and world
opinion. Expect some fast-paced,
unsettling developments
over the coming week.
George Clooney, Filmmaker
George
Clooney's avant garde film "Good Night and Good Luck" is
getting rave reviews from the critics, as he marks a successful
transition from heart-throb actor to truth-telling producer in
the film business. Although this career move is already sparking
Oscar buzz for best film script (which he wrote), Clooney has been
sidelined by a rare disease that brings daily doses of intense
pain.
Clooney was born with Pisces
Rising (May 6, 1961; 2:58 am;
Lexington, KY), a sign associated
with the dream factory film
business, but also a profound
sensitivity to pain and suffering.
Regarding health issues, Pluto
opposes Chiron, and these two
planets are conjunct the Lunar
Node axis. Any affliction to
the Lunar Node axis can bring
health problems, but this is
doubly true when they are found
in the sixth and twelfth houses
of health.
He doesn't say, but Clooney
probably began having painful
episodes when transiting Uranus
touched off his Chiron-Pluto
axis two years ago. Chiron,
often associated with physical
ailments, just turned direct
on his Capricorn Moon, pointing
to structural or skeletal vulnerability.
Also, Uranus is located, natally,
in the sixth house of health,
and has recently been transiting
across his Ascendant. Three
indicators confirm the changing
health status.
Meanwhile, transiting Pluto
has been passing over his career
point, the Midheaven. Pluto
here brought the actor worldwide
fame for his leadership role
in "Ocean's Eleven",
but also urged him onto a new
career path as an experimental
filmmaker. Pluto here is willing
to broach taboo subjects, and
the McCarthy-era Red Scare,
filmed in black and white,
was just the right venue.
* For a more detailed evaluation
of Iran's horoscope, see NewsScope
January
19, 2004. This chart
is one of three in popular
use, but the one that best
fits current events.
