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June 19, 2006
Bill Gates'
Investments
Bill Gates,
the world's richest man, announced last Thursday that he will
be spending more time overseeing his philanthropic foundation,
and decreasing his day-to-day involvement with Microsoft. With
$29 billion in assets, The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
is the nation's largest charitable organization. Gates is following
in the steps of Andrew Carnegie, America's first billionaire,
who also devoted his later years to philanthropy.
Bill Gates was born with his Sun square Uranus (October 28, 1955; 9:15 pm*; Seattle,
WA), an aspect shared by many billionaires, including Andrew Carnegie. The Sun-Uranus
dynamic ensures that the individual follows his own vision and genius. With Gates'
Sun conjunct the U.S. Scorpio Ascendant, his personal path transformed the national
agenda by putting a personal computer on everyone's desk.
Last Thursday, transiting Mars and Saturn were nearly conjunct in Leo, where
they squared his Sun and formed a close trine to his tenth house Moon. As Gates
shifts directions, so too does the corporate empire he built. Unseen to all but
asteroid lovers was Vesta, which by transit was between Mars and Saturn, so that
Vesta helped define the shift in his professional direction.
Vesta, best known for its workaholic and devotional tendencies, is also associated
with investments. With his Vesta in the fourth house, Gates inherited a charitable
side from his parents, as reflected in The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation,
which was officially established on August 22, 1999. At the time, transiting
Vesta was exactly conjunct Gates' natal Vesta (and his progressed Vesta exactly
conjunct natal Mercury). Now, as Gates turns toward his Foundation, life-transforming
Pluto is squaring his Vesta.
Wikipedia's
Collective Intelligence
Wikipedia's
first entry was made on January 16, 2001 (1:08 pm**; San Diego,
CA), and a chart set for this moment defines the collective
entity. Gemini Rising shows that the group's main interest
is in knowledge and information. With Jupiter right on the
Ascendant, the participants are generally enthusiastic and
eager to contribute - all of which has led to rapid expansion
and new opportunities.
Jupiter trines Neptune in Aquarius, adding tremendous idealism for the Aquarian
values of shared responsibility and anti-elitism. This trine describes the collective
intelligence embodied in Wikipedia, which is further supported by Mercury (the
ruler of the chart) and Uranus near the Aquarius Midheaven. At the foundation
of the chart is 13º Leo, which is the precise degree of founder Jimmy Wales'
Sun (born August 7, 1966).
Wikipedia's chart presents some difficult problem areas: notably, jealousy and
envy (Venus square Pluto), and intense bickering (Mercury square Mars in Scorpio).
Also, Mars squares the Leo-Aquarius MC-IC axis, activating the central challenge
of the Aquarian Age, namely, how the individual needs interface with the collective's
needs. As transiting Saturn edges toward the IC, expect to see more fundamental
changes over the next few months.
Britney Spears
Chased by Pluto
Mel Gibson recently
put his $18 million Malibu mansion up for sale because his
next-door neighbor, Britney Spears, attracts a steady stream
of fans and rude photographers. Last week, the beleaguered,
pregnant pop star defended her relationship with husband Kevin
Federline when interviewed by Dateline's Matt Lauer.
But then she broke down in tears when asked about being harassed
by the paparazzi.
When NewsScope last covered Britney (April 19, 2005), she was experiencing a
progressed New Moon, which led to her dramatic exit from the music business to
become a mother. Her current set of problems can be seen in the activation of
her natal Mars-Neptune square, which relates to her rumored splits with Kevin,
as well as the predatory paparazzi.
Britney (December 2, 1981; 1:30 am; Mahon, GA) has Mars in the 12th house of
isolation, and Mars here is the ruler of her 7th house of partners. Mars has
great difficulty in making headway in the professional world, and this is Kevin's
personal challenge - to make it on his own. Transiting Pluto has been squaring
this Mars over the last two years, leading to balance-of-power issues between
the two.
Britney's 12th house Mars can also be seen as men hiding in the bushes. They
have cameras with zoom lenses, indicated by the square to Neptune, the ruler
of photography. Transiting Pluto has been hovering around Britney's Neptune over
the last year, adding the "relentless" factor to their pursuit. Pluto
is now retrograde, but turns direct during the first week of September at 24º05
Sagittarius, only 0º03' from the exact conjunction with Britney's Neptune.
Something's got to give....
* Astrologers use a variety of birth times for Gates, ranging from 9:15 pm to
10:00 pm. I prefer the 9:15 pm, with the most recent evidence being that transiting
Mercury (announcements) was exactly conjunct his 18º Cancer Ascendant last
Thursday.
** For more information on Wikipedia, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Wikipedia
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