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July 10, 2006
Mexico's Chaotic
Election
On July 2 Mexicans
by the millions cast their votes for their next President,
having five candidates to choose from. A week later, following
an extremely close vote between the two frontrunners, officials
declared Felipe Calderon the winner. The populist candidate
Lopez Obrador demanded a recount, alleging voter fraud, and
that he would lead mass protests if he was denied his victory.
Mexico's horoscope is set for the signing ceremony for the new constitution on
January 31, 1917 (4:42 pm CST; Querataro, Mexico), an event that deposed the
oppressive power of the monarchy and Catholic Church. The Sun in Aquarius reflects
the human rights ideals of Mexico, with a Mars-Uranus conjunction also in Aquarius
describing the truly revolutionary shift toward democracy.
However, until recently, only one party has controlled Mexico's government. Vicente
Fox was elected in July 2000 as Mexico was experiencing its first Uranus Return,
re-kindling its revolutionary idealism. Now, transiting Neptune — the planet
of fraud and uncertainty - is conjunct Mexico's Uranus, putting a fog over
the entire process. At the same time, transiting Saturn is opposing Mexico's
Sun, perhaps indicating the judgmental role of the Federal Electoral Tribunal*
in deciding the outcome.
Saturn goes on to oppose Mexico's Mars-Uranus conjunction in August and early
September as the Federal Election Tribunal weighs its final decision. Under this
kind of planetary stress, we can expect plenty of unrest. Mars-Uranus combinations
carry the potential for violent protest. Progressing Mexico's horoscope shows
that the progressed Sun squares the natal Sun, and progressed Mars is conjunct
Jupiter - all supportive of tremendous upheaval over the coming year.
Kim Jong-Il,
International Pariah
Defying the
expressed concerns of its neighbors and the international community,
North Korea launched a handful of missiles capable of carrying
nuclear warheads. The July 4 incident took place just as Jupiter
(expansionism) was turning direct on the U.S. Scorpio Ascendant
while transiting Chiron (representing military affairs) squared
the Ascendant, and was foreshadowed in this column as "military
adventurism" the week before it happened.
North Korea's cult-like leader Kim Jong Il (February 16, 1942*; Khabarovsk, Russia;
time unknown) was born with his Aquarius Sun in an exact square to eccentric
Uranus. This aspect fosters extreme independence, self-sufficiency, and originality
at its best, but is also prone to sudden and radical breaks from expected norms.
New York's billionaire mayor, Mike Bloomberg (February 14, 1942), shares many
of Kim Jong Il's basic astrological traits.
At 2:32 pm (EDT), North Korea launched the first missile while transiting Mars
was exactly squaring Kim's natal Mars (to-the-minute if we use a 12 noon birth
time). The Mars-Mars aspect is renowned for strident conflict, and as astrologers,
we can track the short-term confrontations as transiting Mars completes its opposition
to Kim's Sun on July 17. Then, as transiting Saturn first enters this same degree
zone in August, we can expect that Kim will remain a pariah over the coming months,
and continuing into next year.
The Pentagon doesn't know what Kim will do next, but astrologers will see his
most troublesome antics coming. Recently, transiting Saturn turned direct on
his natal Pluto, initiating the intention of advancing his nuclear ambitions.
In three years, his progressed Sun will square that Pluto, marking a dramatic
escalation of this program, and possibly, an assassination attempt or coup d'etat.
Johnny Depp's
Captain Jack
Expectations
were running high that the Pirates of the Caribbean sequel
could lead the movie industry to its first mega-hit of the
year. Johnny Depp holds the all-star cast together in a spectacular
escapist film with plenty of action, humor, and a huge built-in
audience. Deadman's Chest will likely equal or surpass
the $656 million worldwide gross for the first of this swishbuckler
trilogy.
Johnny Depp was born a multi-talented Gemini (June 9, 1963; 8:44 am; Owensboro,
KY) with his Moon in ambitious Capricorn. His chameleon-like ability to assume
the persona of each of his various film characters can be seen in Neptune's square
to his Leo Ascendant. This combination demands creative control, which he used
to fashion the fabulous Captain Jack Sparrow.
With his natal Mars sandwiched between the epochal Uranus-Pluto conjunction,
Depp has been drawn to highly unusual film roles throughout his career. These
planets reside in his second house of money, and are favorably aspecting his
Taurus Midheaven and his sixth house Moon, giving him the astrological support
for financial success. He earned $20 million for his current film.
The prominence of Depp's Neptune is best applied to music and film, but has also
led him into bouts of alcohol and drug abuse. However, Jupiter trines the Leo
Ascendant, a protective influence that makes him a great entertainer, and never
lets him lose his self-esteem. Jupiter is located in the ninth house of foreign
countries, and he has found a safe and secluded home - away from
Hollywood's craziness - in southern France.
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