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August 14, 2006
Saturn Fortifies
UNIFIL
Over the weekend,
the U.N. Security Council approved a plan to end the hostilities
between Israel and Hezbollah, with both parties agreeing to
abide by the resolution once the timing is confirmed. The cease-fire
calls for a massive increase of U.N. troops and a matching
force from the weak Lebanon military in order to jointly secure
the border between Lebanon and Israel.
In an extraordinary historic parallel, the U.N. Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL*)
was originally mandated one Saturn cycle ago on March 19, 1978, shortly after
Israel invaded Lebanon following attacks by the PLO. Saturn, the ultimate reality
checker, was in Leo then and under duress from a square to Uranus in Scorpio.
Now Saturn has returned to Leo, and is likewise under duress - this time
from an opposition to Neptune.
Israel ignored UNIFIL since it was militarily ineffective, and expanded its invasion
into Lebanon in 1982. Saturn cycles present an opportunity to learn from the
past and make corrections. This time, 15,000 troops will hit the ground matched
by 15,000 Lebanese soldiers, and Israel has promised to halt its military offensive.
However, as described in NewsScope July 24, a powerful square between Pluto and
the lunar node axis unfolds this coming October.
In addition, Pluto will be making hard hits to the national horoscopes in the
region (see www.neptunecafe.com for
these charts), all of which says that this conflict is not settled. From the
broader view of the emerging Age of Aquarius, UNIFIL may again need radical increases
in strength in response to further escalation of the conflict. In this sense,
the pressure-cooker Middle East becomes the oyster that will eventually create
the pearl of an effective global security force.
Pluto in Capricorn
Several readers
were curious about last week's statement concerning the Age
of Aquarius: "Ultimately, we'll need an effective global
government to oversee and enforce environmental regulations.
This won't happen until Pluto works its way through Capricorn
(the sign of government)." "When is that?" was
the common refrain. The quick answer is that Pluto first enters
Capricorn in 2008 and exits in 2024.
This interval presents an astrological window when individual sovereign nations
and corporations will be challenged to relinquish control over their domains.
This infers that only tremendous calamity - such as global warming, regional
war, or financial collapse - will push sovereign entities to unite for
a common purpose and collective security. Pluto in Capricorn provides the celestial
motivation for the restructuring of governments.
Hard aspects from other outer planets to Pluto in Capricorn describe the most
fundamental shifts. The most interesting one begins when Uranus enters Aries
and squares Pluto from 2011 to 2013. This Uranus-Pluto contact ignites the revolutionary
forces that began in the mid-1960s when Uranus and Pluto were conjunct. Coincidentally,
it loosely corresponds to the apocalyptic end of the Mayan calendar in 2012.
As chronicled by Richard Tarnas in his book Cosmos and Psyche, the Uranus-Pluto
cycle ushers in enormous historical changes that require humanity to radically
expand its vision. The Uranus-Pluto conjunction in the 1960s fostered social
and political upheaval across the planet, but hadn't yet the technological capacity
to make it a united, global revolution. With the internet now in place, the Uranus-Pluto
square in 2012 presents a different story.
Marilyn Monroe
Stages a Comeback
Legendary film
star Marilyn Monroe has been in the news lately, beginning
with CBS's "48 Hours Mystery" investigation of her
alleged homicide. Paris Hilton announced plans to bury her
pet goat next to Marilyn's grave, while a Canadian singer offered
proof that she is the reincarnation of Marilyn. Meanwhile,
Lindsay Lohan wants to entertain the troops in Iraq just as
Marilyn did during the Korean War.
Marilyn Monroe was born with her Venus in flirtatious Aries (June 1, 1926; 9:30
am; Los Angeles, CA), and located near her Midheaven, the career point. Naturally,
Venus here gravitates toward a modeling career or as a beautiful celebrity. Venus
is supported by a sextile to Jupiter and a trine to her first house Ceres-Neptune
conjunction, all of which tremendously enhances her charm and sex appeal.
Marilyn's Moon in Aquarius is in the seventh house of partners and the general
public. This Moon is under dynamic tension from a square to Saturn and an opposition
to Neptune, all of which combine to create her psychological confusion and eventual
addiction to pills. Pluto in her 12th house of secrets is exactly conjunct the
U.S. Sun, perhaps accounting for her enormous and mysterious impact on the American
psyche.
At the time of her death on August 5, 1962, Marilyn had recently experienced
a progressed Sun-Pluto conjunction in her 12th house, at the same time that her
progressed Venus and Midheaven were conjunct her Gemini Sun. This describes the
most important relationship of her life, which was the secret liaison with President
John F. Kennedy. Gemini is the sign associated with brothers, and reportedly,
Bobby Kennedy was her most recent love interest.
* For the story on UNIFIL, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UNIFIL
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